The Cornell Daily Sun (https://cornellsun.com/tag/class-of-2021/page/2/)
By the beginning of my Fall semester, I realized that I was still a small formation of organic matter, unable to size up the solid giants that roam this campus. I wondered if I would ever be strong enough to shatter the glass ceiling and attain the successes that were expected of me. In order to reach that goal, I had to be willing to push far past my limits and achieve as much as I could, otherwise I would never make it.
I loved this job because there’s always a story in sports, something beyond the score of the game that brings people together: Triumph, heartbreak, drama, unity, politics. Serving as sports editor was a lesson that at the core of everything is people and relationships. I’ll take with me the importance of telling real people’s stories and how these stories impact real life in ways that make a difference.
I’m even grateful for the most negative and ridiculous comments, which usually lurk under the Facebook posts. For every cruel comment expressing that only men, usually white men, are truly deserving of getting into engineering school there were two or three more comments underneath debating and disagreeing.
In a Friday email, President Pollack announced the possibility for each graduate to invite two guests to the in-person Class of 2021 Commencement ceremony.
Empty stands and limited ceremonies will mark this year’s commencement for the Class of 2021. While many Cornellians are disappointed with the unusual nature of graduation, many remain thankful that the event is offered in-person.
I knew this was coming, all year our class has been interviewing for real-world jobs, buying grown-up pants, figuring out how much of our salary we can spend on the shoebox New York City apartment and googling how long we can stay on our parents’ insurance plans. (If I break my wrist past 27, I’m shit out of luck.) But hearing my friend phrase it in that way shattered the glass for me.
Commencement for the Class of 2021 will be in person, but the reunion for last year’s graduating class will still be virtual.
Several universities, including Ithaca College and five out of the eight Ivy Leagues have committed to an in person commencement ceremony.
As alumni celebrations move online, an in-person graduation for the class of 2021 looks bleak.
Class Councils are putting on a Valentine’s Day gala, with the proceeds going towards Planned Parenthood.