Community members, students, professors and activists came together April 5 to discuss the world food crisis and to plan such collective actions as writing letters to federal lawmakers. (April 9, 2009)
Cellular coverage will improve with the addition of new AT&T antennas, perhaps as soon as late summer, according to CIT's Tom Ball. Also, the decision has been made to remove in-room landlines from residence halls. (April 9, 2009)
A team of three Cornell students will be among 100 teams in the world finals of the 2009 Association of Computing Machinery International Collegiate Programming Contest in Stockholm, April 18-22. (April 9, 2009)
While Doonesbury's Roland Hedley uses Twitter to spread personal nonsense, groups of students are finding practical uses for online social networking tools. (April 9, 2009)
The 25th annual student-run Cornell Design League fashion show in Barton Hall April 4 featured more than 60 student designers and 200 original ensembles on 170 live student models. (April 9, 2009)
Editors' picks for events the week of April 10 include a faculty chamber music concert, a symposium on city cinema and the return of John Cleese. (April 9, 2009)
In her first visit to Cornell as New York's junior U.S. senator, Kirsten Gillibrand pledged to advocate for the university's agriculture and veterinary programs as a way of revitalizing New York state's economy. (April 8, 2009)
About 500 alumni joined President David Skorton and a host of professors in Washington, D.C., April 3, for a campaign event, 'A Meeting of the Minds: Shaping Policy in Changing Times.' (April 8, 2009)