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Freshman Housing Histories and Legacies

By Haley Qin | February 2, 2022

Cornell freshmen are all too familiar with these scenes: leaving their cozy rooms on Saturday night and tumbling back into soft beds (very) early Sunday morning, or throwing their backpacks next to their half-spilling closets before tiredly climbing up into the top bunk. Freshmen dorms represent more than just a shelter for many students, which is why I think it’s important for us to learn about the legacy and history that surround North Campus.

balch renovations

A Brand-New Balch: University to Renovate Historic Women’s Dorm

By Katherine Esterl | October 29, 2021

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.

quarantine housing

As Cornell Reports Record Cases, Students Miss First Classes, Bear Burdens of COVID Policies

By Madeline Rosenberg and Anil Oza | September 6, 2021

Students are navigating how to quarantine while living in houses and when to quarantine with tests increasingly hard to come by; they’re contact-tracing and making public health decisions for themselves — all while trying to take classes from home, with no real accommodations for virtual versions.

Asbestos Removal

Cornell Asbestos Abatement Projects Strive to Remove Carcinogen from Campus

By Amanda H. Cronin | March 15, 2018

Cornell has its own Asbestos Management Program that includes an annual abatement plan and steps to address incidental disturbance of asbestos-containing materials, according to Cornell’s Environmental Health and Safety website.