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University will Remain Test-Optional for 2023-24 Applicants
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After becoming test-optional for certain colleges in 2021, the University will extend this policy and remain test-optional for 2023 and 2024 applicants.
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Student Workers Call for Higher Wages at Student-Organized Town Hall
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Citing rising tuition costs and long hours, student workers across campus are calling for the University to raise its minimum wage.
Cayuga Heights
Students Process Last Week’s Threats Of Violence, Call For More Understanding From University
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Following two emergency lockdowns last week, students are calling for a bigger response from the University.
child vaccinations
As Over 2,000 County Children Vaccinated, Many Parents Hopeful, Wonder About ICSD Policies
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Tompkins County kids are starting to receive COVID-19 vaccines following the FDA’s authorization of the Pfizer-BioNTech pediatric vaccine for 5 to 11 year-olds.
abortion movements
Lecturer Discusses Role of Social Movements in Fight for Reproductive Rights in Latin America
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Prof. Cora Fernández Anderson from Mount Holyoke College gave a talk where she discussed how feminist organizing and street demonstrations are central to the fight for reproductive rights in Latin America.
balch renovations
A Brand-New Balch: University to Renovate Historic Women’s Dorm
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Balch Hall — home to Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s college bedroom, old-fashioned “sink rooms” and the Instagram account @bugsofbalch — is about to get a makeover.
Off Campus
‘A Million Challenges’: Ithaca Teachers Cope With Staffing Shortages, COVID Concerns
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While the Ithaca City School District has reopened schools to full time, in-person learning, many teachers remain concerned about COVID-19 infection risk.
conflict resolution
Campus Mediation Program Teaches Students Creative Conflict Resolution
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As the new Code of Conduct emphasizes community mediation, the Campus Mediation Practicum could gain a greater importance for students on campus.
COVID-19
Delta Tau and the Delta Variant: Greek Life’s Response to Rising COVID-19 Cases
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After a surge of COVID-19 cases which the University linked to “informal off-campus gatherings”, Cornell is discouraging fraternities from hosting social events.
Johnson Museum of Art
Johnson Museum Reopens to Public, Welcoming Ithaca and Cornell Communities
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The Herbert F. Johnson Museum reopened to the public Thursday, inviting guests to enjoy its collections and galleries after over a year of limited admittance.