With about 230 volunteers signed up, Slope Day organizers have less than two weeks left to reach their goal of doubling the number of volunteers who will help out at the event.
Throughout the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, which has been marked by violence and bitter diatribe, many have questioned whether peace is even possible in the Middle East. At a panel Tuesday, however, two speakers expressed hope that Israel and Palestine can reach a resolution by engaging in meaningful negotiations with each other.
City police expressed dismay Monday that the man accused of shooting an Ithaca Police officer in October was not found guilty of attempting to intentionally kill the officer.
Despite facing seemingly limited job prospects, students graduating with a broad academic background and a variety of skills may be more appealing to employers than students with a narrower academic focus, according to a recent survey by the Association of American Colleges and Universities.
The renovated building has a rain garden to control stormwater runoff, a garden terrace for use by the faculty and staff and solar panels for renewable energy.
Starting in Spring 2014, students will be able to travel to the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve in Southern India for the semester to learn about biodiversity conservation, sustainable environments and livelihoods.
Responding to local students’ demands, Mayor Svante Myrick ’09 announced Monday, the 43rd annual Earth Day holiday, that the City of Ithaca will not invest in fossil fuels for as long as he is mayor.
Visiting Cornell, the business executive, Tea Party activist and former candidate for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination encouraged Cornellians to keep believing in the American Dream.
Haym Hirsh, the chair of Rutgers University’s computer science department, has been appointed Cornell’s next dean of Computing and Information Science, Provost Kent Fuchs announced Monday.
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