The campus police issued alerts over the weekend that one student was sexually assaulted and at least four others were drugged at off-campus residences affiliated with fraternities. Source: New York Times
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Cornell University Finds Signs of Omicron Variant on Campus
By Gotham Rex on December 14, 2021
The school moved final exams online, canceled a December graduation ceremony and sports events and barred most visitors from its campus in Ithaca, N.Y. Source: New York Times
They Risked Their Lives During Covid. They Still Don’t Earn Minimum Wage.
By Gotham Rex on July 15, 2021
Surveys of food deliverers and others who work for app-based services illustrate the hazards they have faced during the pandemic. Source: New York Times
A Drunken Hazing, a Fatal Fall and a Cornell Fraternity’s Silence
By Gotham Rex on March 13, 2021
Antonio Tsialas was thriving in his first year at college. Then he was found dead in a gorge, and the fraternity that recruited him closed ranks. What happened is still a mystery. Source: New York Times
Walter LaFeber, Historian Who Dissected Diplomacy, Dies at 87
By Gotham Rex on March 10, 2021
Challenging convention from all political perspectives, he mesmerized his students at Cornell, many of whom went on to hold foreign policy posts or professorships. Source: New York Times
Food Delivery Apps Are Booming. Their Workers Are Often Struggling.
By Gotham Rex on November 30, 2020
Delivery drivers have been essential to feeding New York, while boosting sales for companies like DoorDash and Uber. But they say work conditions have gotten worse. Source: New York Times