An inebriated Cornell University student yells profanities at the Chi Phi frat house as he walks by with friends early in the morning in Ithaca, N.Y., on Saturday, Oct. 3, 2026. As the weekend arrived, much of the nightlife in the upstate New York college town was subdued. But there were still some students looking to cut loose. (Lauren Petracca/The New York Times). By MAIA COLEMAN Weekend descended, somewhat reluctantly, on Cornell University. As the evening sun set on Ithaca, students…
