The Cornell Daily Sun (https://cornellsun.com/author/meghnamaharishi/)
After Provost Michael Kotlikoff announced that the University would extend opt-in S/U to the last day of classes, some students expressed frustration, while others were pleased with the outcome.
A fire struck an apartment building on Brooktondale Road Sunday evening. Everyone escaped the fire and the building was saved, except for one unit. The cause of the fire is unknown.
A Wegmans employee who works at the grocery store’s coffee shop has tested positive for COVID-19, the Tompkins County Health Department announced in a press release on Sunday.
In a letter to President Martha E. Pollack, PETA spoke out against Weill Cornell Medicine’s COVID-19 animal policies. On Monday, Cornell responded to the allegations.
Spurred by the coronavirus pandemic, animal rights organization PETA is calling for Cornell to shut down its animal testing and release information on “tax-payer funded experiments deemed ‘nonessential.’”
The Tompkins County Health Department announced on Tuesday a third confirmed case of COVID-19 in the county. The individual is now in isolation as their samples are further tested.
An individual in Tompkins County tested positive for COVID-19, the Tompkins County Health Department announced in a health advisory on Saturday.
“As you look across the country right now, we’re in fairly unchartered waters,” Lombardi said in an interview with The Sun.
President Martha E. Pollack announced that the University would suspend all classes as of Friday at 5 p.m. in Ithaca, amid widespread concerns over the COVID-19 outbreak. Virtual instruction is set to begin April 6.
S.A. presidential candidates Cat Huang ’21 and Uche Chukwukere ’21 have confirmed that they are suspending their campaigns.