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Jewish Students Observe Yom Kippur in the Midst of Classes
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Students observe Yom Kippur while classes are in full swing, as Cornell doesn’t incorporate a Cornell-sanctioned day off for the holiday.
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Holidays Galore: Campus Celebrates Easter, Passover, Ramadan
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In a rarely-occurring overlap of multiple religious holidays, Cornell University students of different faiths reflect on their experiences celebrating on campus.
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YAO | Home for the Holidays
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The pandemic delayed this reckoning with age, independence and moving away. After my brief entanglement with college campus freedom was snuffed out, I spent fall 2020 at home instead of at Cornell. I took prelims and attended club meetings while my childhood stuffed animals looked on curiously. I felt closed in by the pale green walls of my bedroom as 2020’s Thanksgiving break reverted to those of my grade school years in an anticlimactic fashion. A far cry from the packing and unpacking and repacking that has characterized this holiday break.
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Stir Your Crushes’ Palate on 11/11: Celebrate Pepero and Pocky Day With a Personality
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Did you know that Koreans and Japanese gift stick biscuits on Nov. 11 to show affection? Pepero and Pocky, two rod-shaped biscuits, are widely consumed on this day due to their resemblance to the number one. Over the past two decades, Pepero Day and Pocky Day have gradually evolved from pure marketing campaigns to national Valentine’s Days. With the happening of these two special days today, I will introduce a brief history of Pepero, followed by a guide to choosing the right flavor for your special one, and then do the same for Pocky day.
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Cornell Students Use First Fall Break Since 2019 to Relax, Recuperate
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Studying for exams, running ultramarathons, watching movies and visiting friends are just a few of the ways that Cornell students spent the first fall break in two years.
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Cornell Rings in Jewish New Year With In-Person Meals, Services
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Students celebrated Rosh Hashanah from the evening of Sept. 6 though Sept. 8 with services, meals and gatherings — all slightly modified to fit the ongoing pandemic, but much closer to tradition than last year’s.
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Labor Day Weekend Brings Relaxation to Students, Raises COVID Concerns for Some
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Labor Day, a holiday meant to celebrate the United States workforce, also meant an extra long weekend Cornellians. Many took advantage of the day off to relax and enjoy the company of their friends, while others took the time to get work done.
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Students Celebrate a Distanced Mother’s Day
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Without the ability to visit their families, many students celebrated Mother’s Day away from their mothers.
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Cornell’s Muslim Students Observe Ramadan Despite Old and New Challenges
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Students observing the holy month of Ramadan on campus are making the most of the month-long holiday despite missing out on its communal aspect.
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STELLA | Does Cornell Hate The Irish?
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For the first March ever, Ithaca is not facing Second Winter. Thanks to global warming and fossil fuel burning, the weather has picked up to the forties and fifties and shows no signs of slowing down. Parkas and scarves have been replaced by sundresses and bro-tanks (though we should have outgrown the latter after seventh grade). Despite this God-given luxury ahead of St. Patrick’s Day, Cornell won’t get on board.