The Cornell Daily Sun (https://cornellsun.com/tag/fall-semester/)
Two weeks after Election Day, many students are still feeling the harsh aftermath of Donald Trump’s victory. Some on campus are left emotionally bruised, concerned about what the next four years in America will look like. A common sentiment around campus is “feeling lost,” Mikayla Thomas ‘28 comments.
As the turning of the leaves marks the start of the second half of the semester, Cornellians have enjoyed the fall foliage and autumn activities. SUNRISE | Students walk to class as the sun rises over Libe Slope. (Nathan Ellison/Sun Staff Photographer)
BAILEY | At Bailey Hall, signs of autumn emerge as the leaves turn red. (Nathan Ellison/Sun Staff Photographer)
THE SLOPE | A student trudges up Libe Slope. (Jaein Ku/Sun Staff Photographer)
MCGRAW | The top of McGraw Hall towers above the foliage on the Arts Quad.
With the University relaxing or doing away with COVID-19 restrictions this fall — such as easing masking requirements and closing PCR testing locations — many students felt that this semester was the first “normal” one since the start of the pandemic.
On Wednesday morning, IFC announced that the ban on social events would last through the Fall semester.
On Wednesday Jul. 27, the University announced changes to its current COVID-19 policy for the upcoming Fall semester.
Beginning in the Fall 2022 semester, the University will launch its Cornell Academic Materials Program, providing students digital access to their course materials for a single flat fee.
With classes ending for the semester on Tuesday, University libraries prepare to offer resources and support to students during finals seasons.
As finals season quickly approaches, students express uncertainty about what is perhaps their first in-person college final after last year’s virtual testing schedule.
Following an academic year filled with Zoom classes, virtual social events and intense COVID restrictions, the Class of 2024 and the Class of 2025 have gotten a taste of their first relatively-normal collegiate year –– an experience that has posed some unexpected challenges.
Students who stayed home dive into their experience, noting the difficulties a remote semester has brought them so far.