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The Corne¬ Daily Sun Vol. 143, No. 3 Arts & Culture
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2026 n ITHACA, NEW YORK Sports News
Dolly Parton, Country Queen
Student Assembly
The Arts Department celebrates Dolly Parton’s lifetime of ambition and achievement as the country mourns her death.
Student Assembly hosts its first meeting of the semester.
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Plane Crashes Near Ithaca, Professor Dies By SHUBHA GAUTAM Sun Assistant News Editor
Aug. 31 — Adjunct professor David Kornreich Ph.D. ’01, 52, and Andrew Harrell, 31, died after Kornreich’s plane crashed in Ithaca’s neighboring town, Enfield, on Sunday afternoon, according to a release from the Tompkins County Sheriff’s Office. The plane, which did not hold passengers other than Kornreich and Harrell, was cleared for takeoff from the Ithaca Tompkins International Airport on Sunday morning and a witness reported its crash at 12:35 p.m. the same day. No other injuries or damages were reported in the crash, which occurred on North Applegate Road. Deputies described the 1977 Lake model
LA-4-200 plane as a “small Cessna-style aircraft.” The plane appeared to be experiencing a mechanical issue before crashing 10 miles east of the Ithaca airport, according to Syracuse.com. Witnesses at the Hillendale Golf Course, located approximately half a mile from the crash site, said they noticed a plane flying low and heard its engine sputtering, although the crash itself was not heard, according to the course’s owner, Mary Novickas, who was interviewed by Syracuse.com. “This is a terrible and tragic situation,” said Tompkins County Sheriff Osborne in a statement. “Our hearts go out to the friends and family of the victims.” Agencies including the sheriff’s office, New York State Police, Tompkins County Department of Emergency Response and fire departments
from Ithaca, the Ithaca airport, Enfield and Trumansburg arrived at the scene. Kornreich was pronounced dead at the scene, while Harrell was found in critical condition. Emergency response services transported Harrell to Cayuga Medical Center where he later died due to his injuries. The Federal Aviation Administration and National Transportation Safety Board continue to investigate the cause of the crash, according to a statement by the Tompkins County Sheriff’s Office.
Shubha Gautam can be reached at sgautam@cornellsun. com.
Coalition Hosts ‘Students Not Bombs’ Protest
Students for Justice in Palestine, Young Democratic Socialists of America and Jewish Voice for Peace rallied outside Day Hall. By MARY CAITLIN CRONIN Sun News Editor
on manufacturers tied to Israel. Over 70,000 Palestinians have been killed in Israel’s war with Gaza since Oct. 7, 2023, according to the United Nations. There is currently a warrant issued for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s arrest by the International Criminal Court for war crimes. In her speech, Masoud said that complicity comes from Cornell investing in weapons manufacturers with ties to Israel, such as Lockheed Martin, Boeing and L3Harris. “Money is not neutral. Investments are not neutral. Silence is not neutral,” Masoud said. Prior to the demonstration, a white banner was hung from the roof of Olin library reading “Students not bombs / Divest from Israel / Invest in Ithaca,” spraypainted in the colors of the Palestinian flag. No individuals or organizations have taken credit for hanging the banner, but YDSA, SJP and JVP posted a photo of the banner onto their Instagram accounts. The banner was removed before the demonstration began.
Aug. 27 — Over 40 demonstrators gathered outside Day Hall at noon on Monday to urge the University administration to divest from weapons manufacturers that provide arms for Israel. The event, advertised as a “press conference,” was organized in coalition with Students for Justice in Palestine, Young Democratic Socialists of America and Jewish Voice for Peace for their “Students Not Bombs” campaign. Eight speakers took the megaphone during the half hour-long conference, including Cornell undergraduates, Ithaca locals, Cornell Graduate Students United UE Local 300 members and Ithaca City Common Council members. The speakers criticized Cornell for its current investments and demanded that it redirect them to local causes. “While Israel commits war crime after war crime, while Palestinians are killed in thousands and while basic humanitarian aid is systematically denied for them, our administration has remained complicit,” said Yasmeen Masoud ’28, SJP president and Student See PROTEST page 5 Assembly vice president of diversity, equity and inclusion. Yasmeen Masoud ‘28 criticized the University’s investments in weapSTEPHAN MENASCHE/SENIOR PHOTOGRAPHER
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