The Cornell Daily Sun (https://cornellsun.com/tag/housing/)
A quarter century ago, the initial proposal for a LGBTQ+ program house was vetoed by the University. Now, the Loving House opened its doors as Cornell’s first LGBTQ+ Living Learning Unit.
The first dorm on what became today’s North Campus was Risley Residential College, built in 1913.
Summer interns in Washington, D.C. struggle to find affordable housing, while Cornell in Washington participants reside in a reserved apartment complex.
Housing, community and well-being were among the key areas that Leading Cornell, a leadership program for Cornell employees, identified as the most pressing areas of concern for those employed by the University at Wednesday’s Employee Assembly.
On Tuesday, the City of Ithaca’s Planning and Development Board approved the preliminary site plan for the North Campus Residential Expansion, with certain restrictions and conditions.
As Cornell prepares to renovate and expand the North Campus housing area, members of Cornell’s club sports expressed concern that the project’s impending destruction of the Appel Fields — an outdoor sports space — will put the future of club sports in jeopardy.
Flooding toilets. Kitchens that don’t work. Ithaca’s housing market, notorious for horror stories of terrible conditions at astronomical prices, has long been a headache for Cornellians and Ithaca residents alike. Soon, the laws policing unsound housing will get sharper teeth.
Recent updates have been made both to Cornell’s Off-Campus Housing listing site and safety program site. Students can now use the recently-created safety program site to check if any rental property in the City of Ithaca has a Certificate of Compliance, as well as inquire about a property’s other safety features.
As local municipalities review the University’s plan to expand North Campus housing, chairs of multiple planning boards expressed concern about how the project will affect traffic, parking and sewage on campus.
Cornell students and faculty are working to develop the unused plots of land on West Campus, making headway on West Campus’ efforts to expand living and learning amongst Cornell’s residences.