Julia Senzon

4 weeks ago | cornellsun.com | Julia Senzon

Welcome and congratulations to the newest members of the Cornell community — the Class of 2029!Each year, The Cornell Daily Sun has the honor of greeting a new class, and this year, that class is you. Cornell was founded as an institution for "any person ... any study." But that mission is more than a phrase etched in stone — it’s a challenge. It asks all of us to make this university more open, more thoughtful and more courageous than the day we arrived.

1 month ago | cornellsun.com | Julia Senzon

The Sun gathered at its downtown Ithaca office on Saturday to elect the 143rd Editorial Board. Dedicated and daring Sunnies stepped forward into their new roles, promising to protect the truth, above all else. The truth can be hard to find these days. We have entered a world where leaders in the highest levels of government treat truth as malleable, and journalism as an industry that can be bent, rather than a pillar of democracy.

2 months ago | cornellsun.com | Julia Senzon

U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Ted Cruz (R-T.X.) released a database of over 3,400 grants awarded by the National Science Foundation that he is requesting the agency conduct “significant scrutiny” of for “promot[ing] Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) or advanc[ing] neo-Marxist class warfare propaganda,” detailed a Feb. 11 press release. Of the listed projects, 22 were from Cornell, accumulating $18.7 million in NSF funding.

2 months ago | cornellsun.com | Julia Senzon

Newsletter Signup Editor’s Note: The content in this article mentions sexual assault and drugging. Cornell University Police Department responded to a reported burglary at the Chi Phi fraternity house, according to a Friday crime alert. In November, an individual reported being sexually assaulted and drugged by multiple men at the Chi Phi house, leading to a temporary suspension of the chapter.

Jan 21, 2025 | cornellsun.com | Julia Senzon

The first day of classes has once again been met with pro-Palestinian vandalism. “Divest from death” and “occupation=death” were spray painted in dark red on the Andrew Dickson White statue on the Arts Quad on Tuesday morning. The historic statue was also smeared with bright red paint resembling blood.