News

Hotel School May Up Enrollment

November 24th, 2009
By Venus Wu
Built upon the goal of strengthening its position as “the school for hospitality leadership” worldwide, the School of Hotel Administration’s strategic planning report mostly outlines channels by which the school can expand its revenue, such as growing its undergraduate, master’s and executive education program. Read More

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Past Cuts Prepare HumEc for Future Changes

November 24th, 2009
By Seth Shapiro
The College of Human Ecology Task Force Report, while noting important changes for the college’s future, also extensively outlines past steps that have helped secure the college’s financial position. Read More

Gas Turbine Generators To Raise Energy Output, Efficiency on Campus

November 24th, 2009
By Cindy Huynh
By January 2010, two new gas turbine generators will be up and running, increasing both electricity and heat production for Cornell. Fashioned through a project by the Cornell Combined Heat and Power Project, these generators will both improve production efficiency and contribute to the sustainability measures being taken by the University. Read More

Study Projects Holiday Travel to Increase in 2009

November 24th, 2009
By Maya Koretzky
While Thanksgiving travel declined by 25 percent last year, a recent study published by the American Automobile Association predicts that the economy will not have a large effect on national travel over this year’s Thanksgiving holiday. The study estimated that about 33.2 million people will travel by car this Thanksgiving, an increase of about 2.1 percent from last year. Read More

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I'm leaving ... on a bus
Diego Olvera
I'm leaving ... on a bus: Students board the coach bus in Collegetown yesterday as they leave Ithaca for Thanksgiving Break.

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Editorial

A Campus Code That Permits Discrimination

November 24th, 2009
Editorial
As the University Assembly ponders a clause that would prevent discrimination of membership in special-interest student organizations, an appropriately complex debate is playing out on campus. Citing a potential conflict between “discrimination, freedom of speech, freedom of religion and freedom of assembly” on campus, the U.A. Read More

Sun Blog

Happy Birthday Mr. President

November 24th, 2009
By Seth Shapiro
Administrators, faculty members, students of the S.A. and members of the a cappella group The Class Notes stood in the second floor of the Cornell Store, waiting — waiting for something to happen, waiting for somebody to arrive. Noon came. Noon went. Nothing. Nobody. The anticipation was palpable. 12:05 p.m. Still nobody of note. Read More

Sports

Sports Update 11-25-09: Against Syracuse, No Magic This Year

November 25th, 2009
By Sun Staff
Check Monday's edition of The Cornell Daily Sun for additional coverage No. 9 Syracuse 88, Men's basketball 73 Read More


Opinion

Tuition Hikes, Students Strike — Yikes!

November 24th, 2009
By Carolyn Witte
Last Thursday, the University of California Board of Regents approved a 32 percent increase in student fees (equivalent to tuition). For the first time ever, in-state residents will pay over $10,000 a semester in student fees, limiting the possibility of public higher education for many Californians. In a larger sense, these fee hikes signify a growing trend towards privatization, and away from public education, challenging the University of California’s core commitment to its citizens. Students have protested these fee hikes, setting an example for others across the country. In light of economic struggles at universities nationwide, Cornell should learn from the U.C.’s misfortunes as we move forth with the “reimagining campaign,” by emphasizing preventative measures and student involvement in budget cut processes. Read More

Arts & Entertainment

Modern Day (Kind of) Shakespeare

November 24th, 2009
By Julia Woodward
Knowing only that the play was supposed to be a modern re-interpretation of Romeo and Juliet, I spent most of the first act confused. As far as I could tell, not a word of dialogue was changed from the original Shakespeare, but the set and the costumes put me in the present day. “Where are we?” kept running through my head. “Is it 1597? Read More

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Blogs

Men's Basketball Notebook 11-24-09

November 24th, 2009
By Matthew Manacher
There are always key moments in a game that determine the outcome. For some games, it is decided in the opening seconds while in others the outcome remains uncertain until the final ticks of regulation. For Cornell, the difference in a game appears to boil down to the opening minutes of the second half. Read More
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