From Oct. 26-28, families of the Class of 2011 will visit their students' residence halls and meet their classmates, sit in on open classes, and attend lectures and cultural events on and off campus. (Oct. 24, 2007)
On her way to Ithaca, retired U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor stopped in the Catskills Oct. 20 to fish and visit the Catskill Fly Fishing Center and Museum in Livingston Manor. (Oct. 24, 2007)
For the first time, Cornell students can study Introductory Tamil via interactive video-conferencing with instructors at Syracuse University. (Oct. 24, 2007)
In the United States, insistence on English as the national tongue diminishes emphasis on learning languages other than English, asserted scholar Ludo Beheydt, speaking on campus Oct. 12. (Oct. 24, 2007)
On Cornell's West Campus, students hang out with faculty members who serve as house fellows, and a new Cafe Scientifique series brings faculty and students together for intellectual discussion. (Oct. 24, 2007)
Cornell Law School students listened to a dialogue on women leaders Oct. 22 from two experts on the subject: Sandra Day O'Connor, the first woman to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court, and Cornell Provost Biddy Martin. (Oct. 23, 2007)
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)
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)
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)
