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Vol. 139, No. 9
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2022 n ITHACA, NEW YORK
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Hardest Part
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Leading Journalists and scholars discussed the global impact of the Russia-Ukraine war. | Page 3
Ili Pecullan '26 reviews Noah Cyrus' first full length album, "The Hardest Part."
The Red lost its first home game to Yale during Saturday's game.
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HIGH: 60º LOW: 49º
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Cornellians Enjoy Football and Concert for Homecoming By NINA DAVIS Sun Contributor
During the first homecoming weekend without any COVID-19 restrictions since 2019, the University hosted a slew of activities to go along with the highly anticipated football game and encourage school spirit. This year, Campus Activities and the Cornell Concert Commission put on a week-long lineup of programming. Beginning on Tuesday, Ho Plaza was occupied with stands for Big Red Tie Dye, followed by free sweatshirts on Wednesday which had over an hour worth of lines. The week continued on Friday with the Class of 2026 photo on Rawlings Green, a Cornell tradition where the first-year class creates their graduating year via a drone photo. The event also provided students who arrived before the 5 p.m. start time
with free blankets and pints of ice cream from the Cornell Dairy Bar. That night at 7:30 p.m. the Fireworks and Laser Light Show began on Schoellkopf field with a live DJ and dancing drawing out a crowd despite the cooler temperatures. Leading up to the Homecoming game against Yale at Schoellkopf, the Big Red Fan Festival, hosted every year by the University, offered food and free shirts to the first 3000 supporters that arrived. Both the Cornell University Cheer Team and the Cornell University Dance Team performed and rallied the crowd throughout the game. The Big Red Marching Band also helped keep spirits high, performing before the game, having single group instrument performances during the game and putting on a great show during halftime, even featuring Olivia Rodrigo's hit song “good 4 u.” See HOMECOMING page 4
JASON WU / SUN ASSISTANT PHOTOGRAPHY EDITOR
Game day | Current students and alumni enjoyed the big football game, as well as a series of University-run events, this Homecoming weekend.
JULIA NAGEL / SUN PHOTOGRAPHY EDITOR
Porch performers | After a three-year hiatus, Ithaca's Porchfest returned to the Fall Creek neighborhood on Sunday.
Annual Porchfest Resumes this Year By SOFIA RUBINSON Sun News Editor
After three years without the music festival, Porchfest returned to the Fall Creek neighborhood Sunday, filling the streets with performances from the local community scattered across nearly 150 porches. This year marks the first Porchfest since the pandemic forced large gatherings to take a pause. Porchfest began in 2007 when Ithaca resident Lesley Greene was playing the ukulele on her porch and fellow Ithacan Gretchen Hildreth came by to listen. They decided to create a day where everyone could come out and play music on their porches for the neighborhood. After news spread of the new event, the first Porchfest had around 20 performers. The festival continues to grow each year — even outside of Ithaca.
“So many people have connections outside this town, or away from here to other places and they have brought the Porchfest idea with them,” said Porchfest Co-Organizer Andy Adelewitz. “There are about
“It’s so amazing to hear all the wonderful music that Ithaca has to offer. I love Ithaca music.” Nancy Huffman
170 of them around the US and Canada, and at least one in Australia that we’ve heard about.” Porchfest differs in nature from other festivals in that people are encouraged to disperse throughout the neighborhood, with performers playing across See PORCHFEST page 3
Cornell After COVID-19: Adjusting to a New Normal By ERIN YOON Sun Contributor
With COVID-19 mandates lifted and pre-pandemic activities returning to campus, Cornellians are now enjoying their first “normal” semester since the beginning of the outbreak. Campus is once again bustling with activity. Students gather to study or play frisbee on the lawns, sit together for
meals and — most notably — walk into and out of their classes maskless. However, some students, like Michael-David Nguyen ’26, feel that campus’s return to normalcy is not yet complete. “There are definitely COVID-19 related concerns that still exist since people are always coughing without masks,” Nguyen said. “It is concerning when the person next to you in class is clearly sick.”
Nguyen said he feels that the pandemic has had a significant effect on the way in which people view their health as people will now think more deeply about their health — even a light cold. Still, Nguyen said he is generally ready to welcome post-pandemic changes to his social and academic lives. With campus buildings once again functioning at full capacity, Nguyen See COVID-19 page 3
CLAIRE LI / SUN ASSISTANT PHOTOGRAPHY EDITOR
A new normal | Students reflect upon socializing, academics and campus activities this semester, as many previous COVID-19 restrictions have been lifted.