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Summer Adventure Series: Ambassador Shoshana spent her Summer in Cape Town, South Africa

For October, we ask our ambassadors how they spent this past summer. This week Shoshana takes us across the ocean to her experience at Eventerprise, a startup where she developed her design skills.By Shoshana Swell '20, Information Science and Performing and Media Arts

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"I appreciated the down-to-earth quality of people even at the top of their fields."

Dunedin Strickland '15Major: Comparative LiteratureHometown: Palmer, AKWhy did you choose Cornell?

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Becoming A Smarter, More Confident Self

In the final post of the month, sophomore Sylvie shares how, over just a year, she came to learn a lot about herself and grew as a person through meaningful interactions with professors and peers.  By Sylvie Kuvin '20, American Studies major

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Flores-Macías studies Colombian security tax on country's elite

Gustavo Flores-Macias, professor of government, has studied the Colombian security tax, a levy on the economically elite that finances public safety.Growing up in Latin America at a time of drastic economic reforms wasn’t easy, says Gustavo Flores-Macías.Those reforms included privatization, trade and financial liberalization, and the elimination or reduction of government subsidies, all of which carried what Flores-Macías refers to as “distributive consequences.”

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Spotlight on: North Campus

This week, Ellie Schmucker '19 describes her love for North Campus, which houses all Cornell freshman. North Campus provides a unique community where first-year students live and learn together. Ellie's message to freshman and incoming Cornellians is clear: don't take your experience on North Campus for granted! By: Ellie Schmucker '19

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Looking to the Fall: Studying Abroad in Paris

Here on campus, we've just started our finals period! Even in the midst of exams and papers, though, our ambassadors are looking ahead. Sophomore Shanna Smith discusses her plans to study abroad next semester, all while juggling the requirements of being a biology major on a pre-med track!By: Shanna Smith '18

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CHEM 3570: Organic Chemistry

By Shanna Smith '18

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Greek Life-Chem Style

The professional fraternities on campus are one of Cornell's best kept secrets. Well, they aren't necessarily "secret" but many people don't immediately think of the professional fraternities on campus as being a main part of "Greek" life. However, having recently been initiated as a part of Alpha Chi Sigma, informally known as the Chemistry fraternity on campus, I thought I'd highlight a few aspects of these rare gems.

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New Faculty: Peidong Sun

by : Staff , A&S Communications

Peidong Sun, History

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"Of all that I've accomplished at Cornell, I am most proud of the little things."

Kelsey Ross '15Major: Government Hometown: Rochester, NY Why did you choose Cornell?My extended family is from the Ithaca area and I always imagined myself going to Cornell. When it came time to visit schools I fell in love with the campus. I loved the sense of community you get when you walk around the campus.

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Validating and Examining My LGBTQ Experience Through Academics and Social Life at Cornell

For April, we focus on the theme of diversity. Ambassadors will share times at which they felt that diversity is important in Arts and Sciences, and what life at Cornell is like as a minority, whether that be in terms of race, sexual orientation, gender, disability, or perspective. This week, Sophomore Julian discusses how his academic and social experiences at Cornell have helped him process, validate, and examine his identity as an openly gay student. 

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"By resolving to study abroad, I opened myself to a new world."

Max Zimmerman '15Major: Asian StudiesHometown: New York, NYWhy did you choose Cornell?Lost in the maze of choices a high school senior is faced with I decided to take the path where I felt I could stumble into any field at the highest level possible. Certainly Asian Studies was not on my college application, but it seems my intuition was right this time.