Things to do: Hockey home-openers, Indigenous women exhibit, Collegetown cleanup

Cheer on the Big Red hockey teams, learn about Indigenous women who attended Cornell from 1914-1942 and join the annual post-Halloween trash pickup in Collegetown.

University breaks ground on ‘transformative’ Meinig Fieldhouse

University leaders, core project donors and key stakeholders in Athletics and Physical Education celebrated the kickoff of the Meinig Fieldhouse project Oct. 19 with a groundbreaking ceremony as part of Cornell’s Trustee-Council Annual Meeting weekend.

Things to do: Cornell v. Harvard football, FDA leader, mariachi music

Fall break may be next week, but the calendar is still full of activities, from football to music and exhibits on arts and history. 

Field Day invites community to come together to play

Cornell’s first Community Field Day – with sports, games, snacks and crafts – will celebrate togetherness, physical play and well-being on Sunday, Sept. 22, from 10 a.m. to noon at Schoellkopf Field.

Cornellian Dake wins second Olympic wrestling bronze

Wrestler Kyle Dake ’13, one of five Cornellians in Paris for the Olympic Games, defeated Hetik Cabolov of Serbia, 10-4, in the 74-kilogram division on Aug. 10 to win his second consecutive Olympic bronze medal.

Mike Schafer ’86 to retire as hockey coach after next season

Clarkson head coach Casey Jones ’90, a former Big Red captain and assistant coach, will join the team this year as associate head coach, then succeed Schafer as Cornell’s 13th head coach of men’s hockey in 2025.

First Black woman NFL coach shares journey through sports

During a May 3 talk, Jennifer King, the first Black woman to coach full time in the NFL, touched on topics ranging from the importance of diversity and representation to the growing opportunities for women in athletics.

Big Red men sprinting toward Ivy League basketball title

A radical shift in playing style has helped fuel a Cornell men’s basketball resurgence. The Big Red has posted its third straight winning season and is the No. 3 seed heading into this weekend’s Ivy League Tournament, at Columbia.

Annual Soup & Hope speaker series to kick off Jan. 25

The 17th annual Soup & Hope speaker series returns to Sage Chapel on Jan. 25, featuring six Cornell staff, faculty and student storytellers sharing their experiences of overcoming life’s challenges while attendees enjoy a free meal of soup and bread.