The Cornell Daily Sun (https://cornellsun.com/tag/housing/)
How did a humble college town in upstate New York become one of the least affordable zip codes in the United States? To piece together some answers, I turned to a number of local historical and academic sources. What I unearthed was a loose narrative of a small town warping under the weight of student demand.
Rule changes by the Office of Housing and Residential Life regarding murals in dorms have prompted Risley to choose to paint over more than 100 murals in the University’s Creative and Performing Arts program house.
The general room selection process is now underway for students, as Cornellians navigate changing residency requirements and determine desirability of the different residential options.
Robert Cantelmo, grad, won the Fifth Ward Common Council seat in the general election and will be taking office in January tackling issues on housing and sustainability.
Students share their mixed reactions to the University’s policy that all first-years and Sophomores live on campus.
The Asteri Ithaca will increase affordable housing in Ithaca with a convenient location and 40 designated units for at-risk populations.
Just seven weeks into the semester, Cornell students who plan to live off-campus are already racing to find roommates and leases for the 2022-2023 school year.
Students living in the newly constructed North Campus dorms report infrastructure problems and a lack of community.
Unlike those living in traditional dorms, students in University-owned co-op houses must independently decide on COVID-19 safety measures without clear guidance from Cornell.
For Cornell specifically, the North Campus expansion project could be a really good opportunity to mitigate some of the damage; though instead of increasing enrollment with the facilities, the University should focus on attracting and housing current students. The requirement to live on campus through sophomore year should help ease the pressure of students in Collegetown, but is it enough?