Table of Contents Vol. 1 No. 1, Fall 2008
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COVER STORY
Financial aid allows more access to Cornell
The university's new financial aid plan is making a Cornell education more affordable for many students and their families. Read more
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COVER STORY SIDEBAR
Some returning students also need aid
The new financial aid initiative is not just for freshmen. Returning undergraduate students also are eligible for assistance. Read more
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NEWS FROM THE CAMPUSES
News from the campuses
Weill Hall opens...Service-minded students can become public service scholars...Geneva fights plum pox virus...Qatar biomedical research program...Biophysicist Blanchard wins NSF award. Read more
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VIEWPOINT
How should we handle college costs?
The cost of college is still too high -- not just at top universities but at public and private colleges across the country. Read more
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OUTREACH
How equal is opportunity?
The persistence of racial disparities has made people accept them as normal, says David Harris. Read more
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PHOTO ESSAY
Campus hosts over 800 student activities
Cornell has student groups and subgroups for nearly every nationality, ethnicity, religion and inclination. Read more
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CAMPUS LIFE
Residential houses of West Campus enrich lives
The West Campus residential houses (with Keeton House now open) are offering students new ways to live and learn. Read more
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WORTH SUPPORTING
Worth Supporting: Scholarships
Scholarships aid students and take budget pressure off tuition. Read more
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BIG RED ATHLETICS
The student-athlete ideal
Jeomi Meduka and Nathan Ford have honed their student/athlete experiences into a winning formula. Read more
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CAMPAIGN UPDATE
Far Above ... The Campaign for Cornell
Highlights and updates from Far Above ... The Campaign for Cornell, plus a few student stories. Read more
From The Publisher
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Welcome to the debut issue of Ezra, the new quarterly magazine of the Cornell Chronicle, produced by the Division of University Communications in collaboration with the Division of Alumni Affairs & Development (AA&D). Read more