The Cornell Daily Sun (https://cornellsun.com/tag/cornell-freshman/)
First-year student Matthew Friedman ’26, a biology student in CALS, was found unresponsive in his residence in Court-Kay-Bauer on Wednesday, April 12 and was later pronounced dead. He had a deep interest in neurobiology and behavior and planned to become a doctor.
Letting go of the mindset that friends can only be found through classes was instrumental for me in opening my eyes to the possibilities outside class. Classes only make up a small portion of our day; how we choose to spend the rest of it is an indicator of where we can find our friends. August was a period of new beginnings and reflective goodbyes as I started to settle into my new life.