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vaccine

Cornell Rolls Back Restrictions On Quarantine, Travel for Fully Vaccinated Students

By Surita Basu | April 16, 2021

Fourteen days after their final vaccine dose, students, faculty and staff will have quarantine waived for domestic travel and surveillance testing brought down to once per week.

class of 2025

Without Campus Visits, Virtual Tours and Talks Improve Accessibility for Class of 2025 Admits

By Sara Javkhlan | April 16, 2021

As Cornell has ramped up its virtual tours and talks, some admitted students say stepping into the shoes of a Cornellian has never been more accessible.

apartments

As Student Agencies Apartments Materialize, Students Grapple With a New Collegetown

By Katherine Esterl | April 16, 2021

Completion of the new Student Agencies Building this summer will add 56 new luxury apartments to the Collegetown housing market.

obituary

First-Year Student Remembered as an ‘Engineer Poet’ and Compassionate Leader

By Madeline Rosenberg and Meghana Srivastava | April 15, 2021

Shawn West ’24, a first-year student studying computer science who hoped to someday teach a computer to understand love, was announced dead April 10. He was 18.

CUPD

Public Safety Advisory Committee Survey Finds Disproportionate Discomfort, Dissatisfaction with CUPD

By Angela Bunay | April 15, 2021

The results of a February Public Safety Advisory survey reveal discontent with the CUPD among underrepresented groups in Cornell’s community.

Cornell Bee Club

The Bee Club at Cornell Keeps Buzzing With In-Person Hive Inspections and Honey Extractions

By Kelsey Xu | April 15, 2021

While many clubs have been forced to go entirely virtual this academic year, Cornell’s Bee Club has offered safe, live events to interested members.

study abroad

Pandemic Complicates Student Study Abroad Plans, Adjusting Expectations for Limited Experiences

By Mayanka Dhingra | April 15, 2021

During the 2020-2021 academic year, the University suspended study abroad programs in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. While this overarching policy has been lifted for the next school year, many other restrictions remain, hindering student plans.

Odyssey Writer Series

Odyssey Writer Series Virtually Connects Local and International Writers to Ithaca Communities

By Mira Harris | April 15, 2021

The second event of the Odysseys: Ithaca Writers on Exile, Wandering and Searching for Home series hosted one local and one international writer on Tuesday.

COVID-19

Tompkins County Will Pause Distributing the Johnson & Johnson Vaccine. Experts Say It’s the Right Precautionary Call.

By Anil Oza | April 14, 2021

As college students flock to vaccination sites across upstate New York, some students in Tompkins County saw their plans fall apart Tuesday — the local health department canceled its College Student Vaccination Day that planned to administer the Johnson & Johnson vaccine.

academic calendar

Citing Widespread Stressors, Cornell Extends Drop Deadline To Last Day of Classes

By Jyothsna Bolleddula | April 13, 2021

For the spring 2021 semester, Cornell students will be able to drop any class by May 14, the last day of instruction, without receiving a “Withdrawn” on their transcript.

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16 Apr

Opinion: Columnist Peter Buonanno '21 looks forward to a version of Cornell returning to itself post-pandemic — asking the Class of 2025 to demand more from the University.

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The new Student Agencies building materializing in Collegetown is set to open this summer — filled with fully leased new luxury apartments.

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16 Apr

Opinion: Columnist AJ Stella '21 offers fellow seniors a game plan for the last seven Saturdays — from bottomless mimosas at Mix brunch to last RPCC brunches, state park hikes to graduation photo-taking — to celebrate the past four years.

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