The Cornell Daily Sun (https://cornellsun.com/2014/10/20/at-friday-rally-cornellians-urge-trustees-to-divest/)
At Friday Rally, Cornellians Urge Trustees to Divest
By The Cornell Daily Sun | October 20, 2014
By SLOANE GRINSPOON
Over 50 Cornellians gathered in front of Day Hall Friday demanding that the University's Board of Trustees — who were in Ithaca for the Trustee-Council Annual Meeting and Homecoming — divest from the fossil fuel industry.
The University's divestment from fossil fuels is important in order to send the message that it disapproves of the negative effects the fossil fuel industry has on the environment, according to Cole Norgaarden '17, copresident and treasurer of KyotoNOW! — the student group that organized the rally.
Over 50 Cornellians gathered outside of Day Hall Friday, urging the University's Board of Trustees to divest the fossil fuel industry from Cornell's endowment. (Bryce Evans / Sun Staff Photographer)
Comedian Hannibal Buress to Perform At Cornell Next Month
By The Cornell Daily Sun October 20, 2014
By NOAH RANKIN
Hannibal Buress — a comedian known for his standup as well as writing for shows including Saturday Night Live and 30 Rock — will perform at Statler Hall on Nov. 19, the Cornell University Program Board announced Monday.
Three Cornell Deans Reappointed to Five-Year Terms
By AIMEE CHO
Three University deans — Kathryn Boor '80 of the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, Lance Collins of the College of Engineering and Barbara Knuth of the Cornell Graduate School — have been reappointed for their second and final five-year terms, Provost Kent Fuchs announced Friday. The new terms will begin on July 1.