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We don’t need another technocrat to usher us into the future — Cornell needs to return to its roots, where our education is valued more than our future donations as alumni.
The Cornell Daily Sun (https://cornellsun.com/tag/fundraising/)
We don’t need another technocrat to usher us into the future — Cornell needs to return to its roots, where our education is valued more than our future donations as alumni.
Numerous campus and Ithaca-based organizations held events to advocate against sexual violence in honor of Sexual Assault Awareness Month.
Dissatisfied with the University’s response to the recent Turkish and Syrian earthquakes, students hold fundraisers to improve awareness and provide support for people affected by the tragedy.
This weekend, Barton Hall hosted the Big Red Thon, an annual danceathon aiming to raise money for the Upstate Golisano Children’s Hospital.
Two Cornellians, Kateryna Slinchenkova ’22 and Margarita grad, are leading efforts to raise funds for Ukrainians as the destruction of cities in Ukraine continues.
Apollo, a Chinese restaurant in Ithaca that had served food for 16 years, is closing.
“Donald Trump’s presidency has unleashed a form of nuclear energy of fundraising down the ballot,” Israel said. “The best fundraising tool for Democrats down the ballot in the 2020 election cycle has been anti-Trump sentiment.”
Amaya Neely ’21 started her fundraising efforts with a Bingo board on her Instragram story. Now, she has raised over $2,800 in a week for Black Lives Matter organizations.
Marlee Pincus’s ’22 entire world changed after being diagnosed with cancer during her first semester at Cornell. But instead of isolating herself in a hospital room, Pincus decided she will help others with similar conditions through sharing her experiences online and raising money for cancer research.
In a matter of 24 hours on Thursday, the Cornell community and donors around the world raised almost $8 million dollars on Cornell’s fifth annual Giving Day, around $40,000 more than last year. The Department of Athletics and Physical Education was named the top receiver of donations this year, with gifts received totaling $2 million.