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Salman Rushdie reminisces about bombs, bands and birds

British novelist Salman Rushdie visited campus Oct. 18 to read from his work and reflect on his life. (Oct. 23, 2007)

'Ideal' worker model shuts women out of academia, <br />says speaker at ADVANCEments lecture

Joan C. Williams, this year's ADVANCEments in Science Distinguished Lecturer, described how an archaic 'ideal worker' model discriminates against women in academia, Oct. 17. (Oct. 23, 2007)

Civil rights leader to lecture, Oct. 29-31, on the right to a high-quality public school education

Robert Parris Moses, a celebrated civil rights leader, will deliver three lectures at Cornell on the theme 'Quality Public School Education as a Constitutional Right,' Oct. 20-31. (Oct. 23, 2007)

CU awarded 'LGBT-Friendly' status by national organization

Cornell's ongoing efforts to create an inclusive environment for all students, staff and faculty were recognized by Campus Pride, which named the university to its LGBT-Friendly Campus Climate Index. (Oct. 23, 2007)

Atkind sentenced to jail time, probation in dog-abuse case

Alexander Atkind, the former Cornell student who pleaded guilty in September to felony animal abuse, was sentenced to six months in county jail and five years probation in Tompkins County Court. (Oct. 23, 2007)

Judith Pipher named to National Women's Hall of Fame

Astronomer Judith Pipher, who earned her Ph.D. from Cornell in 1971, was inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame in Seneca Falls, N.Y., earlier this year. (Oct. 23, 2007)

Cornell researchers identify natural herbicide that controls weeds around some common lawn grasses

Certain varieties of common fescue lawn grass come equipped with their own natural broad-spectrum herbicide that inhibits the growth of weeds and other plants around them. (Oct. 22, 2007)

Solar Decathlon a big loss for Cornell but a valuable learning experience for student team

Although Cornell's Solar Decathlon team did not fare as well this year as in 2005, the biennial competition held on the National Mall last week proved to be an invaluable experience for team members, students said. (Oct. 22, 2007)

Cornell to break ground for new grape lab in western N.Y.

The groundbreaking ceremony for the Cornell Lake Erie Research and Extension Laboratory in Portland, N.Y., will take place Oct. 29 at the site of the new lab in Chautauqua County at 1 p.m. (Oct. 22, 2007)

Irene Rosenfeld -- CEO of Kraft, a CU alumna and trustee -- gives recipe for her revitalization of Kraft Foods in talk

Irene Rosenfeld, CEO and chairman of Kraft Foods Inc., gave a summary of her strategy for turning around the fortune of the international corporation as the 2007 Lewis H. Durland Memorial lecturer, Oct. 18. (Oct. 22, 2007)

Stop blaming higher education for the Internet copyright problem, says Mitrano

Tracy Mitrano, Cornell's director of information technology policy, says that higher education institutions should not be responsible for filtering their data networks to prevent copyright violations. (Oct. 22, 2007)

Seats added for Stephen Colbert shows, Oct. 26

On Oct. 23 the Cornell University Program Board will release 300 more tickets for the two Stephen Colbert shows on campus, Oct. 26. Phone and Web sales will not be accepted. (Oct. 22, 2007)