News
First-Year Students Use Spring Break to Reflect on their First Few Semesters at Cornell
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During a period of relaxation, some first-year students spent their time reflecting on their first two semesters at Cornell.
north campus expansion
Class of 2025 Becomes First to Experience Morrison, Ganędagǫ Halls
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The class of 2025 are the first to move into the new dorms part of the North Campus expansion.
class of 2025
LORENZEN | So You’ve Been Accepted to Cornell as a Spring Admit—Read This
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s a FYSA, you’re like any other Cornell first-year —you’re just starting in the spring rather than the fall. You’ll have orientation with all the other FYSAs and move-in shortly before school starts in January.
first years
Do Freezing Temperatures Mean a Frozen Social Life For First-Years?
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Thanks to the Ithaca winter, students are increasingly forced away from the outdoor spaces that have become a critical social nexus as a result of COVID-19 safety guidelines.
COVID-19
On a COVID-19 Campus, Dinner Can End in Statler Isolation
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A seemingly innocent mid-September gathering ended with a week of isolation in the Statler Hotel for a group of first-years, who were released only after a series of negative tests.
Columns
TRUSTEE VIEWPOINT | On Finding Your Place At Cornell
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When I first arrived in Ithaca three years ago, I found myself taken aback by the general aura of Cornell. Everything seemed to exude excellence. The research, the students, even the buildings exceeded my expectations. Despite the repeated assurances of those around me, I could not shake the idea that, to exist in a place like Cornell, I too needed to be excellent. I spent most of my first semester in a state of constant worry that I could not meet this standard, and I struggled to integrate myself into the Cornell community.