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THIS WEEK IN PHOTOS | Sept. 5, 2021

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On Tuesday, students eat and work outside on North Campus and enjoy the nice weather. As part of the North Campus Residential Expansion, two new dorms — Ganędagǫ Hall and Toni Morrison Hall — were completed over the summer and are occupied this fall by first-year students. (Julia Nagel/Sun Assistant Photography Editor)

In a typical year, Balch Hall is a dorm for first-year female-identified students. But this fall, it is being used as Covid quarantine housing. On Tuesday, the courtyard sits empty, blocked off to through traffic.

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THIS WEEK IN PHOTOS | Aug. 29, 2021

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Students walk up Ho Plaza on Wednesday, the day before the fall 2021 semester began. (Julia Nagel/Sun Assistant Photography Editor)

Outside of Anabel Taylor Hall, Cornell Hillel hosts a Welcome Back BBQ on Wednesday. (Julia Nagel/Sun Assistant Photography Editor)

On Wednesday night, the eve of the fall 2021 semester, Cautious Clay performed on Schoellkopf Field. Sponsored by the Cornell Concert Commission, this concert signified Cornell’s first in-person musical performance since the start of the pandemic. (Ben Parker/Sun Senior Editor)

Cautious Clay, whose music spans a variety of genres and instruments, sings on Schoellkopf Field on Wednesday night.

Arts & Culture

Suncast Episode 2: Arts Off the Hill — Ithaca’s Vibrant Music Scene

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In the second episode of Suncast, Senior Editor Emma Plowe ‘23 comes on to talk about the music scene in Ithaca. We discuss the different music events that go on outside Cornell’s campus, how students can get involved and how the pandemic has impacted local musicians. The episode also features Elizabeth Steuelke, the lead singer of a local band, and her thoughts on why she loves Ithaca and how she got into music.

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WATCH | Behind The Sun With Sidney Malia Waite

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In the second episode of The Cornell Daily Sun’s Opinion Columnist Spotlight series, Catherine St. Hilaire ’22 talks to Sidney Malia Waite ’22 about her experience working on her column Waite, What?

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WATCH | Behind the Sun With Paris Ghazi

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In the first episode of Cornell Daily Sun’s new Opinion Columnist Spotlight series, Catherine St. Hilaire ’22 talks to Paris Ghazi ’21 about her experience working on her column “La Vie en Prose.”

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In Photos: 2020, Reviewed

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Photos at the start of 2020 mirrored previous years: crowded ClubFests, student activism, Ithaca weather and hockey games. But as a raging pandemic canceled events and closed campus, the photos depicted a shift in daily routines and customs that defined an unforgettable year. Here’s a look at 2020 — often called historic, unprecedented and one like no other — in photos.