City
Ithaca Carshare Officially Returns to Operation
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Ithaca Carshare, a nonprofit organization that provides its members with non-stop access to vehicles, resumed operations this month.
News
Cornell Continues to Monitor Potential Government Shutdown, Establishes Contingency Plans
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Cornell reassured employees and students in their preparation for a potential government shutdown in a recent email.
City
State Senator Lea Webb Cuts the Ribbon at New Ithaca Office
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New York State Sen. Lea Webb (D) cut through a purple ribbon outside of her new office, the first Tompkins County State Senate office in over a decade.
News
Prof. Sara Bronin Confirmed as Chairman of Advisory Council on Historic Preservation
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Cornell Prof. Sara Bronin was confirmed as Chairman of the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation on Dec. 22 and will begin her position on Jan. 31.
age
Our Grandparents Shouldn’t Make Our Laws
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As competent as they may be, [older senators] lack intimate understanding of modern issues and tend to legislate for themselves rather than their successors.
congress
As Senate Tries Trump, Professors Predict Impeachment Outcomes
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As the impeachment of President Donald Trump moves to trial in the Senate, Cornell professors shared their views on the significance of the House charges –– and their predictions for how America’s historic impeachment trial will play out. On Tuesday afternoon, as the Senate began trial proceedings, bitter partisanship was on full display, with Senators sticking to party-lines in several key votes, The New York Times reported. By the end of Tuesday night, multiple attempts by Senate Democrats to subpoena documents from the White House had failed –– reflecting a so far intense battle on what process the impeachment trial will follow. While Democratic leaders in the chamber have insisted that additional witnesses and evidence be subpoenaed by the Senate, many Republicans have resisted such plans. “If witnesses are, in fact, called, they might have some very significant things to say, and the trial would be much longer,” Prof. Richard Bensel, government, said in an email to The Sun, who said that House Democrats’ decision to impeach Trump was the “one ethical choice.”
However, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-K.Y.) has thus far stuck to a limit on the time for arguments: three days.
congress
Students Lobby on The Hill for Federal Financial Aid
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Students traveled to Washington D.C. to speak with members of Congress and their staff about federal financial aid.
midterm elections
Dems Win House, Republicans Hold Senate Majority
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Democrats were projected to seize the majority in the House with 33 new seats, while the Republicans were predicted to pick up three more seats to fortify their Senate majority according to polling site FiveThirtyEight.
2018 Election
Students React to Results of Midterm Elections at Watch Parties Throughout Campus
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Students watched as election coverage reported that Democrats seized control of the House of Representatives, the Republicans maintained control of the Senate on Tuesday night at various watch party locations throughout campus.
Columns
GLANZEL | Save Rob Portman and Kelly Ayotte
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This election has been defined by the absurd. From Trump’s endless list of obscene comments, to Hillary Clinton’s “deplorables” claim, we find ourselves in the precarious position of trying to decide between the lesser of two great evils. Yet 2016 is not just a presidential year — we must also make the critical choice of who should take the reins of the Senate. In more ways than one, the battle for control of the Senate will be crucial to the future of our republic. No matter who the next commander-in-chief will be, we must face the reality that the Senate will have a crucial say over the Supreme Court, U.S. intervention in the Middle East, relations with China and Russia and the budget.