Founded in 1880, The Cornell Daily Sun, one of the nation's oldest daily college newspapers and one of the strongest organizations on campus, is and always has been completely independent from Cornell University. The newspaper serves the Cornell campus and its surrounding community in Ithaca, New York.The Sun is entirely student-run, publishing Monday through Friday during the academic year, with special Graduation and Freshman issues and continuing online publication during the summer.
Working for The Sun is one of the most rewarding experiences you can have at Cornell. From day one, you'll get to see how things work in the newspaper business, from any perspective that you can imagine, whether it be on-the-ground reporting, advertising sales, web and print design, information technology management, or anything in between.
The Sun expects no prior experience from any new staff. The first thing you will do at The Sun is to go through an extensive training process known as "compet" that will ensure that you learn all the skills you need to succeed.
Below is a listing of the eight departments of The Sun, along with a short description of what a typical staff member in that department is responsible for, and a link to apply for that department. Feel free to apply for as many as you want -- except you cannot be work for Business or Opinion and another department at the same time. We also highly encourage you to attend one of our organizational meetings, held at the beginning of each semester. All the editors will be present at these meetings, so they are the perfect chance to have all of your questions answered.
Upcoming Recruiting Events
Fall 2008 Organizational Meetings
The Sun will be holding two organizational meetings this semester for students interested in joining the paper. If you want to join The Sun, we encourage you to both submit an application below and attend one of these meetings. Here are the dates and times:
- Wednesday, August 27, 2:00 p.m.: Goldwin Smith Hall, Kaufman Auditorium
- Wednesday, September 3rd, 6:00 p.m.: Goldwin Smith Hall, Lewis Auditorium
If you cannot attend either of these meetings, still feel free to submit an application below and we'll get in touch with you!
Submit an Application
The online application forms are currently down for maintenance. For the time being, please email us if you are interested in joining.