Julia Senzon the new Editor-in-Chief of the Cornell Daily Sun, sits down with WRFI's Felix Teitelbaum for a quick welcome and "get to know you" followed by a look back at the week in news at the Sun.

What’s happening inside NY’s prisons? In December corrections officers beat Robert Brooks until he died in Marcy Correctional Facility where he was imprisoned. Just days ago another inmate, Messiah Nantwi, was allegedly also beaten to death at Midstate Facility.

Prison guards across the state have striking since February 17 in violation of the Taylor Law.

On Thursday, March 6 WRFI’s Michael Rhynes and Felix Teitelbaum spoke with Phoebe Brown of the Alliance of Families for Justice and Donald Curtis of the Unified Black Caucus about criminal justice in New York and about a town hall meeting the two groups are organizing at Southside Community Center in Ithaca on SATURDAY, MARCH 15 from 2:30 - 6:00 PM.

Gabe Levin, Editor-in-Chief of the Cornell Daily Sun, sits down with WRFI's Felix Teitelbaum for a look back at the week in news at the Sun.

The stories covered in this week's episode include:

Department of Education Orders Academic Institutions to End All Race-Based Programs Within Two Weeks

Cornell, 11 Other Universities Sue NIH After Multi-Million Dollar Grant Cuts Announced

Sen. Cruz-Led Investigation Labels $18.7M in Cornell Research Grants as Promoting DEI, ‘Neo-Marxist Class Warfare Propaganda’

University to Cut Off Over $100K in Annual Funding for Center for Transformative Action, Home of Anabel’s Grocery

Accused of Workplace Bullying, Ousted From Nonprofit — and Then Elected to Ithaca’s Common Council

Gabe Levin and Maryam Ismail of the Cornell Daily Sun sit down with WRFI's Felix Teitelbaum to discuss the Sun's coverage of the reverberations of Trump's 2025 executive orders on Cornell and Ithaca communities.

“Living With Grief” explores the ways people navigate the journey of losing a loved one. The series is produced by WRFI’s JT Stone.

In this episode Makayla Podufalski, a 22-year-old emergency dispatcher in Ithaca, opens up about how she copes with the death of her mother, Catherine, who died after a years-long struggle with substance abuse. 

The Tompkins County Whole Health provides resources that can help those experiencing substance abuse. The Finger Lakes chapter of the National Alliance on Mental Illness can also provide information about grief support services.

Host Michael Rhynes interviews attorney Jason Hoge about the new legislation that will make a difference to men and women coming home from prison.

The law holds a unique promise for 2.3 million New Yorkers with conviction records. The law will clear the path for them to access the employment, housing, education and other opportunities they need to successfully reenter and contribute to their communities. Plus, NYS stands to recover approximately $12.6 billion in lost wages every year due to reduced earnings related to a conviction record.

Listen and learn more about the important changes that will support formerly incarcerated people as they re-enter society and the law's public safety safeguards.

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