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Elmira Notre Dame high school launches new preparatory basketball program
ELMIRA, N.Y. (WENY) - Notre Dame High School in Elmira, New York, has launched a new preparatory basketball program that is drawing student-athletes from all over the world. Players from China, Cameroon, Australia, and France have joined the inaugural team, bringing a mix of cultural diversity and passion for basketball to the Southern Tier of New York.
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Binghamton High’s Main Street entrance open after 40 years
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. (WIVT/WBGH) – For the first time in over 40 years, visitors to Binghamton High are entering the school through its original front entrance. The district cut the ribbon this morning on renovations to the school’s historic Main Street entrance. The entryway had stopped being used in the early 80’s when what was then […]
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Cornell Sued Over Sophomore's Suicide After Alleged Loving House Harassment Campaign
A federal lawsuit filed against Cornell University claims administrators failed to intervene as a harassment campaign escalated inside the school's flagship LGBTQ+ residence hall, a campaign the suit says ended with 19-year-old sophomore Fionn Ivar Knutson dying by suicide in November 2024. The complaint, filed October 26 in the Northern District of New York, accuses the university of not adequately supervising the Loving House community even as tensions between students mounted for months.
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SUNY Cortland grant will bring improvements to Hoxie Gorge
CORTLAND, NY (607NewsNow) – Cortland is getting funding through SUNY’s Outdoors for All Program. SUNY Cortland has received an $8,000 grant to improve the Hoxie Gorge Nature Preserve, part of the school’s William H. Parks Family Center for Environmental and Outdoor Education. School officials say the money...
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Cornell Fraternities Can Host Parties at Off-Campus Annexes, SFL Says
Cornell Sorority and Fraternity Life has released a policy clarifying that Cornell Interfraternity Council fraternity parties and social events are permitted in third-party spaces, which includes off-campus annexes, according to the SFL website. Social events and parties held at on-campus fraternity houses remain barred for the duration of the academic...
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GUEST ROOM | Kotlikoff, Ban the Frats
Elise Carpenter '28 is a student in the Ann S. Bowers College of Computing and Information Sciences. She is a member of Greek Life. She can be reached at esc229@cornell.edu. Many girls today are raised on the premise that if they work hard and get educated, they can escape the age-old system of being objectified by men. I believed it. I worked my way to the top of male-dominated organizations in high school and wrote one of my Cornell admission essays about the misogyny I endured along the way. Cornell was supposed to be a haven where I would be seen for my mind instead of my gender. Instead, I have found a sexist, degrading culture, and fraternities are to blame.
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Dean of Students to leave Ithaca College next week
Marsha Johnson, dean of students, will depart from Ithaca College on Nov. 13 to become the dean of students at the College of Staten Island. The announcement was made via a campus-wide email from President La Jerne Cornish on Nov. 2. “While we will miss her care for our students...
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Elmira College shakes up leadership structure, appoints 2 senior VPs
Elmira College has reorganized its leadership team, naming Patricia Ireland and Paula Lee Hobson the college's first senior vice presidents as it works to sustain enrollment and fundraising growth. Ireland and Hobson began their new roles Oct. 19, according to a community announcement. Both continue to report to Elmira College President John F. Dolan, along with Dennis Kelly, vice president of enrollment management. The college said the new structure is intended to streamline its executive team, speed decision-making and establish clearer reporting across campus. Over the past three years, Elmira College has welcomed three of its largest incoming classes in the past decade and experienced significant growth in donor support, according to the announcement. Ireland, Hobson and Kelly will work together to build on that growth. "I made a commitment to the Board of Trustees to take the steps necessary to move Elmira College forward, including evaluating our leadership structure," Dolan said. "This reorganization reflects that commitment and ensures we will have the necessary focus to sustain our enrollment growth, strengthen the student experience, and ensure the College will remain strong well into the future." Patricia Ireland takes expanded administrative role Ireland, who joined Elmira College as provost in 2021,
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Elmira Junior Express football wins STYFC Championship
JOHNSON CITY, N.Y. (WETM) – The Twin Tiers has new champions of the gridiron. The Elmira Junior Express B Division Team outlasted Vestal for the Southern Tier Youth Football Conference Championship, on Sunday. Elmira earned the STYFC Super Bowl title in their first appearance, with a 7-0 victory at Johnson City’s Wildcat Stadium. The Junior […]
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Section IV soccer champions crowned
GREATER BINGHAMTON, N.Y. (WIVT/WBGH) – High school soccer is starting to wrap up in the Southern Tier and some of the sectional champions have already been crowned. Starting off with the girls, Owego Free Academy has been named the Class A Champions.The River Hawks took down the Maine-Endwell Spartans 2-1, giving OFA its first title […]
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Late goal lifts Geneseo to C2 crown
Aayan Sheikh scored in the first half and picked up an assist in the second half as No. 1 seed Geneseo (17-1-1) defeated second-seeded Naples (14-5-0) 2-1 in the 2026 Section V Class C2 championship at Honeoye Falls-Lima high school on Saturday afternoon. Sheikh popped a ball into the middle...
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Livonia topples Hornell in double overtime thriller
An action packed Section V championship in Dansville thrilled fans and offered both hard lessons and the taste of victory for Hornell and Livonia teams. The battle extended into double overtime and ended with Reghan Maxwell’s score, completing her hat trick for the game. Livonia won 4-3 to become...
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Cornell students to hold peaceful protest for SA survivors
ITHACA, N.Y. (WETM) – We Are The Bear, a survivor-led movement, will be holding a peaceful protest rally at Cornell University in early November. The peaceful protest rally will take place on Saturday, Nov. 7, at 4:30 p.m. at Ho Plaza on the Cornell University campus. The protest will advocate for student safety, stronger survivor protections […]
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Talk of the Tiers: Dr. Terence Finley and Ken Roberts
(WETM) – On this episode of Talk of the Tiers, Jim sits down with the President of SUNY Corning Community College and the Executive Director of the Corning Community College Development Foundation. Dr. Terence Finley sits down to discuss his path to becoming President of Corning Community College, making a difference across the region, working […]
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Liberty is out of the playoffs for using ineligible player
Liberty is out of the playoffs for using an ineligible player in last nights game against Canton Central Catholic. In a statement from Liberty Schools superintendent Brian Knight,. "On Saturday afternoon, we identified that an ineligible student may have participated in Friday night's playoff game against Canton Central Catholic. After...