Campus & Beyond Move-In ’23 in Pictures: Students Make Homes on the Hill Thousands of new and returning Cornellians (and their families) converged on campus to launch the fall semester
Cornelliana The Swim Test: A (Wet) Rite of Passage for Undergrads As the Hill dives into another academic year, we unleash a tsunami of memories about a shared Big Red milestone
Quizzes & Puzzles Cornellian Crossword: ‘Study Spots’ Remember cramming for that prelim? Our latest puzzle takes you back to those days (and nights) of hitting the books
Campus & Beyond In the Hill’s Natural Dye Garden, A Rainbow of Color Is in Bloom Cultivated by Human Ecology, the small-but-vivid plot helps students and faculty explore plant-based pigments
Quizzes & Puzzles Two Truths and a Lie: Alumni Authors Edition Each famed Cornellian wordsmith penned two out of three of these books. Can you identify the one they didn’t write?
Alumni Award-Winning Author Mines Humor from Academic Absurdity Julie Schumacher, MFA ’86, closes out her satirical series with The English Experience, in which a study-abroad trip goes off the rails
Ask the Expert Laundry Putting You Through the Wringer? Apparel Expert Has Tips A Human Ecology prof and alum weighs in on sorting, the downside of fabric softener—and why you’re using too much detergent
Alumni With Punk Reunions, Alums from the 1990s Rock On Summer 2023 saw the third-ever gathering—complete with raucous tunes and head-banging memories
Quizzes & Puzzles Cornellian Crossword: ‘Collegetown Elegy’ Go back in time … and revisit some of your favorite, bygone eateries and watering holes with this custom puzzle!
Alumni Artist Alum Has an Unusual Medium: Earth Itself Painter Kirsten Kurtz, MS ’21, manages CALS’ soil health lab—and turns leftover samples into works of art