News
Freshmen’s First Winter: A Culture Shock for Students From Warm Climates
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Freshmen from warm climates year-round prepare for their first Ithaca winter, swapping hoodies for heavy jackets and snow boots.
virtual exams
First-Year Students Face Finals Season for the First Time
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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.
Student Assembly
Student Assembly Elects New Slate of Freshman and Transfer Representatives
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After weeks of campaigning to clinch a seat on the Student Assembly, four newly elected freshmen and one transfer representative have joined the S.A.
on-campus housing
New North Campus Dorms Widen Housing Condition Disparities
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From brand-new North Campus dorms to century-old West Campus Gothics, students on campus face a huge range of living options – and all at the exact same price.
COVID-19
YAO | Embracing My Inner Freshman
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Let’s be honest, there’s somewhat of a stigma in being four semesters away from leaving Cornell and still being lost. Freshmen are allowed to wander — in fact, it’s encouraged as a positive sign of change. Juniors, on the other hand, are expected to have majors picked out, club leadership established and internships finalized. But perhaps growing older doesn’t always mean having the answers. Perhaps growing wiser means embracing those freshman-esque feelings rather than stifling them. Perhaps wanderlust should be encouraged at all ages.
Women's Soccer
In First Women’s Soccer Game of Year, Three Ambitious Freshman Start Season Strong
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Freshmen Erica Fox, Reinna Gabriel and Peyton Nichols all debuted for the Red in the starting lineup, helping the team to its first victory, a 2-0 win over Canisius.
class of 2025
First Years Reflect on a More Traditional 2021 Move-In
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Though COVID risks still remained during this year’s move-in, the Class of 2025 shuffled into their new dorms free –– for the most part –– of quarantine and nasal swabs, a return to the more conventional move-in processes of the past.
additional testing
Weeks After Cornell Urged Extra North Campus Testing, Only Some Residents Are Signing Up
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Weeks after North Campus residents were asked to receive an additional COVID test each week, compliance with the new policy has proven difficult for students.
cold weather
Spring Semester Complicates Socialization for First-Year Students
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Freshmen are struggling with finding ways to socialize as threats of colder weather and a new COVID variant arises.
first-year spring admit
First-Time Spring Admits Brave New Campus
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Spring admits get their start on a mid-year campus bound by COVID restrictions – and they’re happy to be here.