• Nov 24, 2009: Club Event - IvyHour Happy Hour
  Clay's La Jolla,7955 La Jolla Shores Dr, 11th floor, La Jolla. Happy Hours are on the fourth Tuesday of the Month. For newcomers, Happy Hour is a great way to join us and meet people. Just be sure you introduce yourself to the hosts. Send an email to happyhour@ivyhour.com



• Nov 24, 2009: Club Event - Club Event - Men's Ice Hockey
  Join the Lynah faithful as the Big Red takes on Colgate at 7:30pm. Our Club has secured tickets, please contact Ross Lanzafame for details. rlanzafame@hselaw.com



• Nov 24, 2009: Club Event: Happy Hour and Cornell vs. Syracuse - Men's Basketball at the Carrier Dome!
  5PM happy hour and 7PM game at Faegan's Pub, 734 S Crouse Ave, Syracuse, NY. Free Appetizers, Cash Bar ($5 suggested donation). Tickets: Available through the Dome ticket office: Adults $20, Youth (under 12) $10. For ticket information, visit http://suathletics.com/sports/2009/2/19/MensBBallTicketspage.aspx. Please RSVP to Doug Needham by November 20 at DNeedham@bsk.com.



• Nov 26, 2009: Cornell Club of London: 25th Annual Thanksgiving Dinner
  The Cornell Club of London will host its 25th Annual Thanksgiving Dinner with friends, family, and Cornell Abroad students at the East India Club on November 26, 2009. The Clubhouse, adapted in 1866, enjoys a delightful West End location overlooking the private Gardens of St. James's Square. 40 GBP per person includes two glasses of wine (or soft drink) with the meal. Reception begins at 7:00 pm, dinner at 7:30 pm. Dress code: jacket and tie for men. Location: 16 St. James's Square, London SW1.



• Nov 26, 2009: Cornell Club of Toronto - American Thanksgiving Dinner
  Alumni, family, and friends are invited to gather at the Duke of Westminster, First Canadian Place 77, Adelaide Street West, 416-368-2761 to celebrate. Doors open at 6pm. The first course will be served at 7pm. We have a private room reserved in the lower level. $35 per person. You must register in advance in order to attend this event. Please register and pay online by Thursday, November 19th. Reservations will no longer be accepted after that date.

• Nov 24, 2009: Club Event - IvyHour Happy Hour
  Clay's La Jolla,7955 La Jolla Shores Dr, 11th floor, La Jolla. Happy Hours are on the fourth Tuesday of the Month. For newcomers, Happy Hour is a great way to join us and meet people. Just be sure you introduce yourself to the hosts. Send an email to happyhour@ivyhour.com



• Nov 28, 2009: Club Event - Cornell Book Club Brunch
  Kepler's Books , 1010 El Camino Real, Menlo Park . Bring your appetite for hearty discourse and good eats as we examine "Middlesex" by Jeffrey Eugenides (Winner of the 2003 Pulitzer Prize in fiction). Buy your copy at Kepler's Books and get 15 off. 11:00 Introductions Networking; 11:30 Discussion; 12:30 Lunch @ Applewood Pizza, 1001 El Camino Real (across the street from Kepler's). Questions? Contact Lisa Toyama at lisatjarboe@gmail.com or William Lin at wcl2@cornell.edu



• Dec 3, 2009: Club Event - CAAGH HOLIDAY PARTY
  Please join us for a seated holiday dinner by Romero's with "spirits" and good cheer! Houston Arboretum Nature Center, 4501 Woodway Drive (just inside 610 Loop), Houston. RSVP with check payable to CAAGH.Send to Liv Schad, P.O. Box 572386, Houston, TX 77257. Checks received by November 23rd: $40 per person/$75 per couple. After November 23rd: $50 per person.



• Dec 5, 2009: Club Event - CAANC South Bay Holiday Party
  Let's Celebrate the Holidays! SAVE THE DATE! Come celebrate the Holiday Season with fellow alumni, family, and friends at the CAANC South Bay holiday party! This year's event will be hosted by Bob and Carrie Zeidman at their home in Cupertino. More information to follow soon! Questions? Contact Jessica Hsieh '07 at soutbay@cornellnorcal.com



• Dec 9, 2009: Club Event - Monthly CAANC Board Meeting
  All alumni are welcome to join! Participating in a Board meeting is a great way to learn more about the Board and the greater CAANC organization and hear about upcoming events. Two Embarcadero Center, 3rd Floor San Francisco. Please contact Heather Madland '99 at the email below if you plan on attending in person. To participate via conference call: Dial in - 888-303-6348; Passcode - 4159545058

• Study examines link between religion and votes
  How Americans vote is strongly linked to their religious identities, but it is not an independent influence that transcends race, socioeconomic class and gender, reports a new study.



• Visiting professor Kakabadze wins top literary honor
  Cornell writer-in-residence and visiting professor in the Department of Government Irakli Kakabadze was awarded the Oxfam Novib/PEN Award 2009 in The Hague, Nov. 18.



• Skorton surprised by 60th birthday celebration
  More than 100 students, staff and senior administrators joined Professor Robin L. Davisson, Nov. 23, to surprise President David J. Skorton with wishes for a happy 60th birthday.



• Professors brief Congress on carbon offsets
  Cornell professors Antonio Bento and David Wolf briefed the House and Senate on Capitol Hill, Nov. 18-19, on 'The Role of Agriculture and Forestry in Emerging Carbon Markets.'



• Local Foods Fair fosters community ties to farmers
  The Local Foods Fair in Mann Library, Nov. 19, offered ways that community members can support small farmers and vice versa.

• Sports Update 11-25-09: Against Syracuse, No Magic This Year
  

  Check Monday's edition of The Cornell Daily Sun for additional coverage

  No. 9 Syracuse 88, Men's basketball 73




• Basketball to Rendezvous with ’Cuse
  

  After dismantling the defending national champion North Carolina Tar Heels by 16 points Friday night in the 2K Sports Classic Championship at Madison Square Garden, Syracuse head coach Jim Boeheim issued a warning to his team.




• W. Basketball Splits Weekend On the Road
  

  Another weekend, another split for the Cornell women’s basketball team. The Red was in Chicago, Ill. this past weekend for the Maggie Dixon Classic, a four-team tournament hosted by the DePaul Blue Demons. Cornell (2-2) fell to its host, 89-50, in the opening game of the tournament on Friday evening, but bounced back with a convincing 92-73 victory against the Tennessee State Tigers the following night.




• Hotel School May Up Enrollment
  

  Built upon the goal of strengthening its position as “the school for hospitality leadership” worldwide, the School of Hotel Administration’s strategic planning report mostly outlines channels by which the school can expand its revenue, such as growing its undergraduate, master’s and executive education program.




• W. Hockey Skates Past Two, Earns Another Shutout
  

  The No. 6 women’s hockey team managed an undefeated weekend as it took on two ECAC opponents, Princeton and Quinnipiac. On Friday night in New Jersey the Princeton Tigers (6-3-1, 5-2-1 ECAC Hockey) were left scoreless as the Red (6-3-1, 6-1-1) skated past them for a final score of 1-0. Saturday afternoon featured a 3-3 tie with the Quinnipiac Bobcats (6-4-4, 4-1-3) at their rink in the TD Bank Sports Center.

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