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Table of Contents VOL. VI NO. 2, WINTER 2015

CORNELL UNIVERSE

Cornell Universe

Elizabeth Garrett named 13th president of Cornell; two alumni win Nobel Prize in chemistry; the Big Red Pumpkin Regatta. Read more

CAMPAIGN NEWS

Campaign news

10-year Engaged Cornell initiative launched; goal for "Cornell Now" campaign increases to $5.75 billion. Read more

COVER STORY

A few of our favorite (Cornell) things

Setting out to discover what people love most about Cornell, we spoke to faculty members, students, staff and alumni. Here's what we found. Read more

COVER STORY SIDEBAR

An interconnected Big Red chain

Here were our rules: Pick almost anyone at Cornell and ask for his or her favorite things about the university. Select one or more of their answers and see where the chain leads. Read more

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My favorite Cornellian is ...

Who is your favorite Cornellian? A classmate? An inspiring professor? A historic figure from the university's early years? Read more

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Favorite places and things

A look at Cornellians' favorite places and things from around campus and beyond. Read more

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A few of Cornell's most popular classes, past and present

Which world-changing figure will emerge from one of Cornell's current auditorium-packing courses decades from now with a story to tell? Read more

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A few of our favorite Cornell things

They're not "raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens," but our eight and a half years at Cornell have given us a long list of "favorite Cornell things." Here are our top four. Read more

SESQUICENTENNIAL

Homecoming launches sesquicentennial celebration

Homecoming Weekend's celebration, capped with fireworks in Schoellkopf Stadium, kicked off 150th birthday observances for Cornell in Ithaca. Read more

LIBRARY

Collections to connections: Library helps scholars bridge time and space

What about the unexpected connections that reach outside a library's traditional boundaries? They are numerous and diverse, and seem to spring up everywhere. Read more

WE CORNELLIANS

'We Cornellians'

This full-page panel from the 1940-era illustrated book "We Cornellians" looks at Cornell songs. Read more

MAKE IT HAPPEN

You can make it happen: Winter 2015

New engineering institute, virtual collaborative brainstorming, whirlpool for cooling down athletes, and more. Read more

PEOPLE

Headed to Carnegie Hall: Chorus, Glee Club to perform professor Roberto Sierra's 'Cantares'

A commission by Cornell professor Roberto Sierra will be performed this spring at Carnegie Hall to mark the university's 150th birthday. Read more

END NOTE

Engaged Cornell fosters student-community connections

When I think about interconnectedness, I think about Rachel Harmon '15, an ILR School student who approaches her Cornell education by always connecting it to the greater good in society. Read more



From The Publisher

Tracy Vosburgh

Asking almost any Cornellian to name their favorite anything is going to give you more than you expected -- and we certainly got answers. Read more