The Cornell Daily Sun (https://cornellsun.com/tag/cornellian/)
The Houston Astros fired Brandon Taubman ’07 on Thursday after the assistant general manager and Cornell graduate made controversial comments. An investigation by MLB found that his comments were targeting female reporters.
Cornell yearbook fraternity rosters from the 1980s feature altered names such as “Ku,” Klux” and “Klan.”
Three Cornellians — Juliana Batista ’16, Atticus DeProspo ’15 and Andrew Schoen ’12 — were named 2016 Schwarzman Scholars, the University announced Jan. 11. This fall, they will live and study at the new Schwarzman College at Tsinghua University in Beijing, one of China’s most prestigious universities. “I met over 123 people who … challenged me to be a better person.”
—Atticus Deprospo ’15
These scholars will pursue a one-year master’s degree in public policy, economics and business or international studies, according to the University.