On Friday, March 24 a deadly Tornado ran rampant through Mississippi and CBS news has confirmed that 26 lives were lost and dozens of others were injured. Sunday, March 26th, the Biden Administration released an emergency statement/declaration for Mississippi which will make federal funding available in four counties where the Tornado hit the hardest. Along […]
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10th Annual Polar Plunge in Ithaca
Saturday March 25th, 2023, was the 10th annual polar plunge in Ithaca. The Polar Plunge was created to fundraise for Special Olympics New York. Special Olympics New York is all about comparative sports. They have athletes, coaches and individuals who support each other and love to stay active. This provides opportunities for individuals with intellectual […]
The Cortland College Foundation raises $30.5 million to support students
The Campaign for Cortland- All in Building on Success the Cortland College Foundation had raised $30.5 million from 13,426 donors. In 2018, SUNY Cortland started to raise over $25 million for over five years to help support students and key universities’ priorities. These funds will support five critical goals: strengthening student access and success; enriching […]
Warming Ocean Waters Could Cause Major Issues
By: Sadie Urtz As we are all painfully aware, the health and well being of our planet has been spiralling downward. From climate change to the Willow Project, we have seen our planet take beating after beating, and not enough people care to protect it. Recently, a new threat due to climate change has scientists […]
The Willow Oil Project and Why it’s So Frightening.
The Willow Oil project sparks outrage among those concerned with global warming and the potential effects of the project.
Beloved Cortland Restaurant Bursts into Blaze
The city of Cortland was in shock two weeks ago as a popular restaurant bursted into flames. Around 6 P.M on March 6th, Cortland residents and students would be shocked to see and hear that the beloved restaurant Garcia’s and its neighbors would burst into flames from its roof. The smoke was visible from multiple […]
How Can We Adjust To Our Technology?
Technology is advancing at a speed that is hard for us to wrap our minds around. Artificial intelligence is making art and writing papers for students, even Snapchat has released its own version of AI and is encouraging its users to befriend it. A biotech company named Colossal says they plan to reincarnate the wooly […]
Food Insecurity In America Post Covid
More than 34 million people in the United States were living in food insecure households in 2021, a decline from 38 million in 2020. The combination of the expanded child tax credit, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits, and private donations all contributed to reducing food insecurity during the pandemic. Still there is much more work […]
Join Relay For Life
Cancer, one of the world’s largest causes of death. Every sixth death around the globe is due to cancer. The disease has been outsmarting doctors since the beginning, so how do we outsmart it? History of Cancer Cancer, the origin of the name credited to the Greek Physician Hippocrates, also known as the “Father of […]
Peer tutors are available for students!
The learning center offers free peer tutoring for SUNY (State University of New York) Cortland students. Peer tutors are trained students that are there to offer undergraduate students help and support. The students must have taken the courses they tutor and gotten a certain grade of higher in the course. All students can receive one […]