Sports
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PREVIEW: Men’s Lacrosse Prepares to Host Ivy League Tournament, Face Yale in Semifinal Round
Last year, the Red saw its postseason cut short in the first game of the Ivy League Tournament. This year, it enters the semifinal not only as first in the Ivy League, but first in the country. With its victory over Dartmouth last weekend, the Red earned the status of first seed and host of the conference tournament. Play kicks off Friday, when Cornell faces No. 4 Yale in the first semifinal, a match which will be followed by the second semifinal between No. 2 Princeton and No. 3 Harvard. “Every team’s different year after year, but within the league, I think all these teams are pretty well understood,” said…
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A Letter to Incoming Transfer Students: What No One Tells You
By Rachel Eisenhart Dear 2028 transfer students, Hi! My name is Rachel, and I’m a transfer student in the Class of ’27. I’m here to be your guide, cheerleader and friend as you enter this next phase of your college experience. Be warned… It’s going to be a confusing one. As I’m sure you remember, the college process is grueling, from the stress of getting applications in on time to waiting for decisions, opening them and stressing about which school to attend. At your first school, you probably had your fair share of “freshman year mistakes,” from unplanned adventures that end in stories you’ll never stop telling to planned nights…
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Baseball Loses Four Straight Games to Dartmouth and Binghamton, Looks to Keep Playoff Hopes Alive
The midweek matchup between baseball and Binghamton University began under intense humidity, which escalated into rain, thunder and lightning chaos. By the bottom of the fourth inning, the Red’s makeup game against Binghamton was cut short due to lightning strikes. The Red was originally scheduled to face the Bearcats on March 25, but that matchup was also canceled due to weather concerns. Cornell (11-20, 6-12 Ivy) opened the game strong — while the first inning was scoreless between the two teams, freshman infielder Mason Barela’s homer to left field allowed sophomore infielder Kevin Hager to score. The Red went up 2-0, and this was just the beginning of a cascade…
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Women’s Rowing Falls to Brown in Race for the Dunn Bowl
The Cornell University – Brown University regatta, one of the oldest regattas in the Ivy league, was officially coined The Dunn Bowl in 1973. Ever since then, the two schools have battled annually for the trophy, and the Bears have taken it home every single time. Last Friday, Women’s Rowing travelled to Providence, Rhode Island, for this year’s Dunn Bowl face-off, looking to break the Bears’ winning streak. Although the Red fell to the Bears in all six races, they put up valiant efforts against a strong opponent and some tedious racing conditions. The regatta, ordinally scheduled for Saturday morning, had to be moved to Friday evening to accommodate for…
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Softball Takes on Tough Stretch After Undergoing Coaching Change
As former assistant coach Tara Tembley makes the transition to head coach of softball, she hopes to end the season on a high note and keep the team grounded. “I’m excited for the opportunity,” Tembley said. “We’ve got three games in front of us, and it’s just making sure we’re where our feet are and taking every game one pitch at a time.” Cornell (16-19, 6-12 Ivy) underwent a stretch of five away games against tough opponents beginning with a Wednesday doubleheader at Binghamton University (26-12, 14-2 America East), followed by a three-game series at Columbia University (20-16, 12-6 Ivy). The Red went 1-4 over the course of the week,…
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Women’s Lacrosse Falls to No. 6 Yale in Overtime, Ending Season in Heartbreak
A win would have clinched the program’s first spot in the Ivy League Tournament since 2022. A loss would mean the end of the road. The Red had bent but never broken, withstood a furious Yale rally and pushed one of the nation’s top teams to the brink. For 60 minutes, the Red threw everything it had at the Bulldogs and still stood tall. But in overtime, when Fallon Vaughn’s shot found the net and Yale’s bench exploded in celebration, the dream ended. The Red’s season, so full of promise, so often defying expectations, seemed to slip away in a 16-15 defeat. “They left it all on the field,” said…
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Misty Copeland Announced as 2025 Senior Convocation Keynote Address Speaker
Renowned ballerina Misty Copeland will be the 2025 Senior Convocation Keynote Address Speaker, as announced by Cornell Student Activities, Cornell Convocation and Cornell Student & Campus Life in an Instagram post on Monday. Each year, the student-led Senior Convocation Committee invites a guest speaker to impart advice to graduation seniors in a keynote address during the Senior Convocation event held during the Senior Days that lead into Commencement Weekend. In addition to the guest speaker, the event includes performances from student organizations, a student speaker and comments from University leadership. Past keynote speakers at Senior Convocation have included former President Bill Clinton in 2004 and science communicator Bill Nye ’77…
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The Reality of Having a Fresh Start in College
By Martha Dolan As someone who grew up in the same small town in Upstate New York my entire life, coming to Cornell was a huge culture shock. I went from the population of my town being around the same size as my residency hall. Growing up and knowing the same group of people from kindergarten onward shaped my life in a way that I cannot begin to describe. I felt as if my identity was primarily sculpted when I was very young, and everyone had me pretty much figured out. When I graduated high school and prepared to come to college, a whirlwind of emotions and possibilities occupied my…
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ABOU-ALFA | Make-or-Break Study Tips: Part 2
More than the course content itself, it is often the study strategy adopted for a particular class that is the real determining factor in success. If done well, even the hardest engineering or economics class can be tackled effortlessly enough, but a botched execution can often be destructive academically and mentally. In the last rendition of “Make-or-Break Study Tips,” we reviewed some of the more common organizational and focus techniques adopted by students. Now, we will shift our attention to the act of studying: what to use, how to use it and when to stop. In some classes, professors go the extra mile by providing practice prelims to students, allowing…
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GALPERIN | Slope Day’s Real Problem
When the Slope Day Programming Board announced Kehlani as this year’s headliner, the reaction on campus was swift: Nearly everyone I spoke to seemed to agree that Kehlani was a poor choice. Some students pointed out that she isn’t as high-profile as previous headliners, such as Kendrick Lamar and Drake. Others have felt that her music doesn’t fit the typical energy of Slope Day. But beyond the debates over genre and star power lay a deeper, more disturbing issue — one that goes far beyond music and raises serious questions about how this decision was made in the first place. Kehlani is an antisemite, plain and simple. That is not…