The Cornell Daily Sun (https://cornellsun.com/author/tamarakamis/)
While Cornell says it can balance both students’ desires of returning to campus and mitigating the spread of COVID-19 during an in-person semester, some students and faculty members remain skeptical.
At a July 15 campus reopening town hall, administrators tried to field nearly 2,000 questions on topics ranging from academic policy to freshman orientation. Since the June 30 announcement, many details on what the fall semester would look like still remain unclear. Now, administrators are offering a glimpse into the rules and planning initiatives that would be in place when thousands of students return to Ithaca in August. Panelists included Ryan Lombardi, Zebadiah Hall, Gary Koretzky, Lisa Nishii, Jenny Loeffelman, Vijay Pendakur and Pat Wynn. Move-In
Cornell asks that students quarantine for 14 days and get tested for COVID-19 before returning to campus, but all will be tested upon arrival.
Out of the 971 Black workers over the age of 18 who live in Tompkins County, only 252 make a living wage to support one adult working a full time job.
Fair for All pressures President Martha E. Pollack and the University to take a stronger stance against the presence of Confederate merchandise at the Delaware County Fair.
Incumbent Tompkins County District Attorney Matthew Van Houten (D) won the Democratic D.A. primary in a comeback victory over Edward Kopko, who led election night returns with 57.5 percent of the vote. Tompkins County Legislator Anna Kelles (D-2nd District) maintained her election night lead, cruising to victory in the primary race for New York State assembly.
On Tuesday, June 30, the Office of Global Learning announced that the fall 2020 Cornell study abroad programs are cancelled.
In light of the circumstances that come with COVID-19, Cornell has decided to commit to a reopening plan that will include, in part, an in-person semester. For the incoming freshman class and transfer students, their first Cornell experiences will look different.
As STEM majors prepare for the fall semester in just a couple months, many wonder how their lab classes will adjust. Professors are now making contingency plans as they await President Martha E. Pollack’s announcement on the fall semester.
The day to day experience of racism exacerbates mental health concerns for many Black people in the United States, including on Cornell University’s Ithaca campus.
Both Dr. Jacque Tara Washington, LCSW-R, Doctor of Social Work and Cornell Health clinician, and multiple Cornell students expressed a desire for systematic change to create a welcoming environment for Black student wellness.
As the Cornell community waits on the University to announce on-campus plans for the fall, students planning on studying abroad during the coming school year face uncertainty.