Bear Hugs Volunteer Helps Ensure Happy Trails for Appalachian Hikers Dave Bowen, MBA ’77, oversees maintenance on a 46-mile stretch of the famed footpath in Virginia’s Shenandoah National Park
Chime In I’ve Always Been a Generalist—and on ‘Jeopardy!,’ It Paid Off Why becoming a two-time champion on the legendary quiz show felt like ‘a vindication of a life full of eclectic interests’
Students After Wowing Gordon Ramsay, Student Chef Is Really Cooking Meet Hotelie Arnav Kamulkar ’26, who ran a pop-up restaurant and self-published a cookbook while still in high school
Alumni After Leading Her Team to Galloping Success, Alum Coach Steps Down A decorated equestrian herself, Joanna Garbarino Novakovic ’04 spurred the Big Red to Ivy, regional, and national titles
Cornelliana You Have It on a Sweatshirt—But Where Did It Come From? A history lesson on Cornell iconography, from the emblem bearing the ‘I would found …’ motto to the Great Seal on your sheepskin
Bear Hugs For These Two Classmates, Sustainable Travel Is in the ‘Bag’ Married couple Quinn Cox ’15 and Lilia Karimi ’15 pioneered a simple but ingenious way for resort guests to donate unwanted items
Students They Fled Afghanistan Together—and Now They’re Graduating After escaping the Taliban, nine women matriculated on the Hill; the first to complete their degrees are in the Class of ’25
Books Your May 2025 Reads This month’s featured titles include essays on womanhood, an anti-aging cookbook, and a debut legal thriller set in Zambia
Glorious to View A Look at Reunions of Yesteryear, Saturated in Big Red Spirit In these vintage pics, the ties may be wider—and the variety of chapeaux wilder—but alumni connections still shine
Alumni In NYC’s Central Park, AAP Alum Leads a Stunning Transformation Susan Rodriguez ’81, BArch ’82, spearheaded design of a recreation center on the Harlem Meer—reconnecting it to its neighborhood