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On CBS News, Skorton Discusses Suicide Prevention, Means Restriction

Michael Stratford  —  Oct 4, 2010

Cornell President David Skorton and the University's suicide prevention efforts were featured in a story that aired Sunday on CBS. 

Reactions to "Restoring Honor"

Jake Friedman  —  Sep 7, 2010

Jake Friedman '11 responds to some commenters on his column about Glenn Beck's "Restoring Honor" rally.

The Growing Number of College Suicides

Rachel Rabinowitz  —  Sep 1, 2010

Although Cornell is famous for its elite academics, extensive research opportunities and diverse student population, it is unfortunately famous for another reason: student suicides.  Although the numerous recent deaths at Cornell have been extremely publicized, the problem is not just a local one.  In recent years, student suicide has been an emergent problem in colleges and universit

Detoxing from Beck's "Restoring Honor"

Jake Friedman  —  Aug 29, 2010

Jacob Friedman '11 shares his first impressions of Glenn Beck's "Restoring Honor" rally.

Bemusedly Awaiting Glenn Beck's "Restoring Honor"

Jake Friedman  —  Aug 27, 2010

Sun columnist Jacob Friedman '11 will be in Washington, D.C., to cover Glenn Beck's Restoring Honor rally.

The Truth Behind "Any Person, Any Study"

Rachel Rabinowitz  —  Apr 21, 2010

Even with the motto “any person, any study”, Cornell has historically ranked as the least diverse university among the Ivies. In 2007, there was a 37.6% enrollment of minorities with 5.1% blacks, 0.5% American Indian or Alaskan Native, 16.5% Asian or Pacific Islander and 5.5% Hispanic.

Outsourcing Grading

Rachel Rabinowitz  —  Apr 6, 2010

There are many large lecture classes at Cornell that require a lot of written work as part of the course assignments. Many professors feel that giving feedback on written papers is more constructive than giving multiple exams each semester. With class sizes increasing, this means that a lot of words are written per class section.

As Campus Mourns Deaths, Media Descend Upon Ithaca

Sun Staff  —  Mar 17, 2010

As the campus community seeks to move past the string of recent suicides on campus, Cornell continued to garner national and international headlines Wednesda

Colleges Experiment with Larger Class Sizes, Hoping to Increase Learning

Rachel Rabinowitz  —  Mar 15, 2010

Most students at Cornell must take at least one Freshman Writing Seminar. These classes are usually capped at around eighteen students. But what happens when there are too many students to limit the size of every class? Recently, this has been the trend at many colleges. With the economic downfall, there are fewer professors to teach traditionally small classes.

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