Books Your February 2025 Reads This month’s featured titles include poetry, a kids’ book about Bali, and a look at how feminine stereotypes hold women back
Alumni Meet the Voice of Big Red Men’s Ice Hockey (and Football!) For decades, Arthur Mintz ’71 has served as the PA announcer for both teams—making him a Cornell sports icon in his own right
Campus & Beyond Gain Knowledge from Big Red Experts—Without Leaving Home The University’s online learning platform, eCornell, offers a dizzying variety of content; here’s a sampling, from AI to wines to real estate
Chime In How Naval ROTC Shaped My Years on the Hill, and Beyond It wasn’t easy being in uniform during the Vietnam War era, but military service made me a better student—and a better man
Campus & Beyond For Big Red Nature Illustrators, Art and Science Overlap Based at the Lab of Ornithology, the program helps support research, educate the public, and train the next generation
Storytime with Corey A CAU Trip Sparks a Look Back at Cornell’s Ties to Cuba Among the many connections: national hero José Martí was an ardent admirer of the University and its founding principles
Alumni Third-Generation Alum to Lead Board of Trustees Part of a large Cornellian family, Anne Meinig Smalling ’87 will be the first woman to chair the University’s governing body
Glorious to View The Stark Winter Beauty of East Hill’s Garden Spots Join us for a photographic tour of some of the Ithaca campus’s lush flora, as it slumbers amid blankets of snow
Alumni Happily Ever After: Tips from Alums on Keeping the Love Alive We asked Big Red couples for their wisdom on sustaining a relationship—and then we turned their advice into Valentines!
Quizzes & Puzzles Cornellian Crossword: ‘It’s a Date!’ Celebrate romance on Valentine’s Day and beyond with a puzzle by the legendary Fred Piscop ’70—made just for you!