"Why do all the black students live in Ujamaa?""My roommate is a queer." … "Yeah, I know -- he's my boyfriend.""The guy wanted $50 for this jacket, but I jewed him down.""Freaking Asians, always wrecking the curve in my math…
Among the many members of the extended Cornell community, trustees, alumni and friends who will be participating in the inauguration ceremonies for President David Skorton, four will play a particularly visible role. They are…
David Skorton describes the humanities as the soul of the university. So it is fitting that a new collection of poems, "Like a Fragile Index of the World," celebrates his inauguration through the work of 38 Cornell poets, past…
There are no road closures planned during ceremonies surrounding the inauguration of David J. Skorton on Sept. 7. Weather permitting, participants will gather on Ho Plaza Thursday afternoon and then proceed to the Arts Quad for…
Bad moos: Cornellia, the life-size fiberglass mascot that was stolen and then returned in 2003, is missing again. She and her calf were stolen sometime between 6 p.m., Aug. 29, and 6 a.m., Aug. 30, from the Cornell Dairy Store…
Harold Craighead, the Charles W. Lake Jr. Professor of Engineering and professor of applied and engineering physics, has returned to the post of director of the Cornell Nanobiotechnology Center (NBTC).Craighead was the first…
Two Cornell students have received 2006 awards from the Teresa Heinz Scholars for Environmental Research program, Cornell's Center for the Environment announced. They are: Jason Andras, a doctoral student in ecology and…
As childhood obesity has increased, many states are increasing their physical education (PE) requirements. Yet, increasing time spent in gym class does not appear to increase overall physical activity or prevent childhood obesity…
Slope Radio, a new radio station produced by students at Cornell, is set to launch its inaugural broadcast via the Internet on Sept. 4.Shows will be aired on the station's Web site at http://sloperadio.com/, and operations are…
Cornell President David J. Skorton has been elected the incoming vice chairman of the Business-Higher Education Forum (BHEF). As vice chair, he will become the chair after a two-year term. Skorton was elected by BHEF's membership…
Cornell has once again been named one of "50 Best Colleges for African Americans" by Black Enterprise magazine.The university, which has been on the list every year since it was first published in 1999, was ranked 26th this year…
Two Cornell students garnered top honors in the first Collegiate Book-Collecting Championship, a national competition sponsored by Fine Books and Collections magazine. Daniel McKee and David Rando, who tied for first place in the…