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MULTIMEDIA | The Encampment: Day One
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Students started a pro-Palestine encampment on the Arts Quad early Thursday morning, following demonstrations at several other institutions which have prompted mass arrests and suspensions.
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Students started a pro-Palestine encampment on the Arts Quad early Thursday morning, following demonstrations at several other institutions which have prompted mass arrests and suspensions.
Cornell will now provide $4 million annually to the City of Ithaca, subject to approval by the Board of Trustees and Ithaca Common Council, as stated in a new Memorandum of Understanding and statement signed by President Martha Pollack and Mayor Laura Lewis.
Cornell and the City of Ithaca have ceased to progress in negotiations over Cornell’s payment in lieu of taxes to the City, with Cornell’s latest offer being $3.15 million annually, short almost $5 million of what the City was originally seeking.
President Martha Pollack sat down with The Sun for an exclusive interview reviewing the 2022-2023 school year, touching on topics ranging from free speech to reproductive health.
TEDxCornellUniversity will be hosting “The Future is Now,” a conference featuring change-making speakers.
Two basketball players from Brown University filed a class action lawsuit against the Ivy League on March 7, arguing that Cornell University and other Ivy League institutions violate antitrust laws in their refusal to offer athletic scholarships.
Though students today might associate Willard Straight Hall with COVID-19 surveillance testing or free popcorn, the hall has a rich history of student engagement and political expression.
The Faculty Senate voted to condemn the repressive actions of the People’s Republic of China.
In a ceremony on Tuesday, Cornell returned ancestral remains and sacred items to the Oneida Indian Nation that had been in possession of the University for six decades.
In Thursday’s meeting, the Student Assembly voted to pass two resolutions: one approving the implementation of Plan B vending machines on campus, another to denounce atrocities against Uyghur Muslims in Xianjiang, China.