Arts & Entertainment
Coded Bias: A Panel Discussion in Review
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“Coded Bias” seeks to demystify the inner workings of technology and algorithms, allowing people to think critically about the role technology plays in their lives.
COVID-19
Slope Day Officially Axed as Cornell Rolls Out Latest COVID-19 Restrictions
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In the newest COVID-19 development, Cornell canceled Slope Day, transitioned to only take-out in the dining halls and closed all gyms.
Black History Month
Black Students United to Hold Black History Month Opening Ceremony
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In an event held at the Africana Center, the members of the Black Students United kick off black history month in a ceremony meant to connect the past with the future.
arts
Famed Director and Producer Spike Lee Coming to Cornell Sept. 20
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Lee, an often provocative director who has risen to prominence for his unique portraits of race, “revolutionized the role of black talent in cinema,” according to James Buzaid ’22, promotions chair of CUPB.
anniversary
Cornell To Honor 50th Anniversary of Willard Straight Hall Takeover With Keynote Event and Commemorative Walk
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The 50th Anniversary of the Willard Straight Hall Occupation continues this week with a keynote conversation between two alumni involved in the protest and a remembrance walk from the Africana Center to Willard Straight Hall.
bill mckibben
Climate Activist Bill McKibben on Divestment: ‘We Better Get to Work’
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Climate activism icon, leader of the fossil fuel divestment movement and founder of 350.org Bill McKibben offered his advice to Cornell students passionate about taking action against university investment in fossil fuels on Wednesday evening.
charlie kirk
After Bureaucratic Friction, Cornell Won’t Let Charlie Kirk Come To Campus. He’s Still Coming to Ithaca.
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The University on Oct. 29 released a statement saying that it is postponing consideration of the speaker event planned by Cornell’s chapter of Turning Point U.S.A. — a grass-roots conservative organization headed by Kirk and Owen that primarily works with college students.
Speakers
Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor to Visit Cornell in October
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Sotomayor, the first Latina Supreme Court justice, will be joined by retired judge Richard C. Wesley J.D. ’74, her former colleague on the Second Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals, for a conversation moderated by Cornell Law School Dean Eduardo Peñalver ’94.
SAFC
Cornell Pauses Security Fees for Select Events as S.A. and Community Members Grill Administrators
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Impassioned students scrutinized the administrators on the new security fee policy.
administration
New Event Regulations to Go Into Effect July 1st
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The changes were suggested by students, faculty and administrators alike, according to Grant, who said that they have “received positive feedback for the events that used these procedures.”