aapNEWS http://www.news.cornell.edu News from aap at Cornell en-us (C) Cornell University ws21@cornell.edu Student 'Grapes of Wrath' essay winners announced http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Nov09/WrathEssays.html The 10 students selected as winners of the 2009 New Student Reading Project essay contest will each receive $200 worth of books and have their essays published on the Reading Project Web site. Mon, 09 Nov 2009 16:57:32 EST Architect of new World Trade Center discusses design http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Nov09/LibeskindCover.html In a Nov. 4 talk, Daniel Libeskind described how his experiences growing up in post-war Poland, his immigration to America as a teenager and his identity as a Jew have shaped his architectural vision. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:56:03 EST SA recommends cutting Cornell Cinema funding http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Nov09/CinemaFunding.html The undergraduate Student Assembly has upheld a decision to cut Cornell Cinema's funding from the Student Activity Fee by 22 percent. Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:26:15 EST University extends condolences on death of student http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Oct09/MurphyStmt.html Vice President Susan Murphy expressed the university's condolences on the death of former architecture student Rion Wight. A community support meeting will be held Oct. 30 at 5 p.m. in 157 E. Sibley Hall. Thu, 29 Oct 2009 17:53:09 EST Cornell 100 mpg car makes the cut in competition http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Oct09/100MPGcut.html Cornell's 100+ MPG Team is one of 43 that have made it to the next stage of the Progressive Insurance Automotive X Prize Competition, contest officials announced Oct. 19. Tue, 20 Oct 2009 16:26:43 EST Cornell places seventh in 2009 Solar Decathlon http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Oct09/SolarDecFinal.html Cornell's innovative Silo House earned a seventh-place finish in the biennial Solar Decathlon competition, held on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. Fri, 16 Oct 2009 14:49:33 EST Cornell's Silo House in competition today http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Oct09/SolarDecathlon.html Cornell's Silo House begins competition today against 19 other entries in the 2009 Solar Decathlon in Washington, D.C. The U.S. Department of Energy's biennial contest continues through Oct. 16. Thu, 08 Oct 2009 13:35:14 EST Design and Planning Club promotes collaboration http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Oct09/DesignClub.html Students in architecture, engineering, city planning and other design-based fields are working together in Cornell's Design and Planning Club on community-based outreach projects and design competitions. Thu, 01 Oct 2009 19:04:04 EST Solar, chicken and youth power: CU at the state fair http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Aug09/StateFairCover.html President Skorton and CALS Dean Susan Henry made their annual visit to the New York State Fair Aug. 27, where they toured Cornell's solar house and met with Gov. David Paterson and young 4-H members. Fri, 28 Aug 2009 17:20:01 EST Solar house ready to leave lab for state fair test http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Aug09/SolarHouse.html After several months of construction, engineering and design work, Cornell's 2009 Solar Decathlon house will debut to the public Aug. 27 at the Great New York State Fair. Mon, 17 Aug 2009 11:56:43 EST All of this month's stories http://www.news.cornell.edu/current_month.raw This week's Cornell Chronicle (PDF) http://www.news.cornell.edu/Chronicle/09/11_20_09.pdf Featured campus events http://www.news.cornell.edu/pages/Events.shtml