Books Your August 2024 Reads This month’s featured titles include a novel drawn from the Icarus myth, a poetry collection, and a kids’ book about penguins
Bear Hugs Alum’s Nonprofit Promotes Indigenous Sisterhood With ‘Rematriation,’ Michelle Schenandoah ’99 aims to bring the Indigenous community together through events and education
Alumni Hotelie Wins Poker’s Shiniest Crown It’s actually a bejeweled bracelet—and Jonathan Tamayo ’08 earned it in July, when he became the game’s 2024 world champ
Alumni Cheer for These Cornellian Athletes at the Paris Olympics Big Red sports standouts are competing in wrestling, triathlon, rowing, hammer throw, and more
6 Questions For ... Sick and Tired of Politics? Here’s Why It (Really) Matters With Democracy in Retrograde, a co-founder of the hugely popular Betches Media offers a guide to civic engagement
Alumni ILR Alum Runs the Premier Talent Agency for Celebrity Pet Influencers Dog lover Loni Edwards Lunau ’06 has parlayed her legal background into a career repping four-legged celebrities
Quizzes & Puzzles Cornellian Crossword: ‘Going for the Gold’ Celebrate the history of Big Red alums in the Olympics with this puzzle by the legendary Fred Piscop ’70—made just for you!
Campus & Beyond Concoct a Cocktail in Honor of Our Newest Alumni Each spring, the Regent Lounge creates bespoke libations for a lucky few graduating seniors—and we have the 2024 recipes!
Storytime with Corey Why All the Olympic Rings Could Be Colored (Big) Red Cornell and its alumni have played prominent roles in the Games—even before they were founded
Alumni Meet the Alum Outfitting the Gymnasts of Team USA Now on her third Olympics, Jeanne Douglass Diaz ’10 is one of the creative minds behind the women’s patriotic, blinged-out uniforms