The University’s claims about using plant-based materials and PFAS-free turf are questionable. Evidence shows that many so-called “plant-based” solutions still pose significant health and environmental risks. The safety of these materials is far from proven, so what standards are actually being used to evaluate them?
At an Ithaca Planning and Development Board meeting, Cornell athletes and coaches advocated for the approval of two new turf fields, which they say would make practicing throughout the winter safer. But environmental advocates protested due to plastic pollution concerns.
Nicki Moore named Cornell’s first woman Director of Athletics, who previously served as the vice president and director of athletics at Colgate University.
Moran’s infectious charm and wit, coupled with his deep interest in everyone he met, allowed him to effortlessly form meaningful relationships and establish himself as a larger-than-life figure in the Cornell community.
Noel, whose current contract expires in June, will finish this academic year and will serve into the 2022-23 academic year until the University names a successor. Cornell said it will begin a search for a successor this summer.
It’s time to make a change in the Cornell University Football Team’s leadership. David Archer has had more time than any football coach in the long 100+ year history of Cornell University football to produce, at the very least, a winning record with the team. He has failed to accomplish this in 8 seasons, despite leading the program for a total of 9 years. Instead he has only a meager 21 wins over 8 playing seasons, averaging less than 3 wins a year! A near decade of losing has to end, and Archer must be held accountable for his record, just as any other coach would in another sport. Cornell has attained great success in other sports like hockey and lacrosse. There’s no reason not to demand that same level of success in football.
I am astounded by the kid-gloves coverage by the Sun of the Cornell football program. In Cornell’s nearly 70 years in the Ivy League, the University has somehow managed to share the title a total of only 3 times, and has never outright won the league.
Head Coach David Archer’s record is 21-59. Cornell should not countenance that kind of failure in anything it does, especially in football where it invests considerable resources, including many precious admissions spots. We have recruited the last six University Presidents from Big-10 and Pac-12 schools, where records of 59-21 get coaches fired, yet they come here and support a non-competitive football program.
Week after week, year after year, decade after decade Cornell football is an embarrassment. There is no accountability in the athletic department at any level. The Sun’s coverage perpetuates this by failing to ask Coach Archer hard questions about the repeated failures of his teams, to question whether he should continue to retain his job and to ask the same of the athletic director. Andrew Wong ’89
The title of the article, “School Spirit Must Be Sacrificed for Public Safety” makes one major assumption about athletics at Cornell. Athletics do not equate to school spirit, in fact they represent much more than what spectators, fans and otherwise non-participatory parties see on the outside.
Speaking on behalf of fellow athletes, most of us have worked hard our entire lives for an opportunity to put our abilities to the test at the highest levels of performance. Our personal journeys in athletics should not be reduced to something that is enjoyed primarily as entertainment. With the cancellation of spring competition, the Ivy League has played with the heartstrings of
athletes across the country. We do not need to hear from people, mainly non-athletes and professors, constantly chiming in on the conversation about what athletes should think about having our seasons canceled.