The Cornell Daily Sun (https://cornellsun.com/tag/arts_quad/)
Cornell students brought the universe to Cornell as they participated in astronomy-themed activities on Wednesday, April 25 as part of the People’s Climate Week on the Arts Quad.
Life jackets emblazoned with the testimonials of refugees have lined the Arts Quad this week — a nod to the over 30 thousand refugees who have perished trying to reach Europe, the Independent reported — in just one in a series of events organized by student groups to highlight one of the world’s most pressing humanitarian crises.
On Monday morning, students made their way across the Agriculture, Engineering and Arts quads that were flooded with signs sharing messages about incarceration and drug epidemics in the United States.
Some of the about 1,500 visits to the portal residing outside of Olin Library, include President Martha E. Pollack, Ithaca Mayor Svante Myrick ’09 and students in Biology & Society 2150: Ethical Issues in Health and Medicine.
One day, Cornellians woke up to find two unassuming, beige-colored structures in the Arts Quad that didn’t entirely seem at home there.
Morrill Hall is currently undergoing a roof replacement that began in mid-June and is slated to be completed by December. The 2-million-dollar construction project will primarily improve the drainage system of the 150-year-old building.
The Arts Quad erupted into clouds of color as an estimated 2,000 attendees threw “rang” — colored powder made of corn starch and non-toxic, organic dyes — to celebrate Holi.
Lifted, an organization run by anonymous Cornell students, will place balloons attached with thank you notes on the Arts Quad for the third year running to lift the spirits of the community.
The South Asian Council installed the signs in collaboration with Cornell Welcomes Refugees and Climate Justice Cornell for People’s Climate Week, which took place April 22 to 28.
The Our Place in Space event will take place on the Arts Quad on May 1st and will feature activities, demonstrations and projects to help raise money for Ithaca Welcomes Refugees and Sustainable Tompkins’ Youth Climate Challenge.