Cornell students, Ithaca College students and other members of the Ithaca community marched in a protest that went through Day Hall, the Commons and Dewitt Park Wednesday in honor of May Day — also known as International Workers Day.

Competing against six other candidates, Gitlin won with 1,769 of the total 4,949 ballots cast.

"The results this year will be very good –– among the best years in our history,” a University administrator said.

The Greek system hopes to take on a new role at Cornell by partnering with Gannett Health Services to make students more aware of physical and mental health resources on campus.  

As Gates Hall rises on campus, information science and computer science students and professors expressed excitement and anticipation for the building’s opening. 

The University Assembly motioned to indefinitely table a resolution that aimed to clarify the university protest policy at a meeting Tuesday evening. Members reached a consensus that the language of the University policy is unclear and that they should not move too hastily in changing the policy without further information and community feedback. 

Five months after the City of Ithaca approved cutting the number of Ithaca Police Department officers by nine in an effort to close the city’s $3-million budget deficit, IPD is operating with minimum staffing, according to an Ithaca Police officer.

Dueling rallies held by student organizations on Ho Plaza last semester raised questions about free speech and the necessity of permits in protests. Now, the University Assembly is considering amending the Campus Code of Conduct to address the issue.

After seeing a surge in stabbings, shootings and other attacks on West Hill, the City of Ithaca deployed specialized, “zero-tolerance” police patrols to the area. The move comes on the heels of multiple, unresolved acts of violence in the city.

Many first-generation and low-income students struggle to overcome “deceptively small barriers” like family pressures, self-doubt and social strains. Cornell is among the list of colleges that have bolstered new initiatives to better serve this population of the student body, administrators and students said.