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Clocktower Closed to Visitors Until November 2024
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Cornell’s clocktower will remain under construction until November 2024, closing the 161-step tower to visitors and reducing the Cornell Chimes’ concert schedule.
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McGraw Hall Slated for Interior Renovation
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Cornell’s McGraw Hall is getting a makeover, with renovations planned for the building’s antiquated interior.
Sage Chapel
As Sage Chapel Reopens, Cornellians Call for Support to Preserve Historic Building
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After more than a year of restoration and repurposing of the 146-year-old building, Sage Chapel officially reopened this September, inviting visitors into its amber and emerald hued gothic-style halls.
Collegetown Bagels
Downtown Collegetown Bagels Location to Re-Open on the Commons This Month
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Collegetown Bagels customers will soon have to walk an extra block downtown to get their coffee and Zabs order. The beloved restaurant’s downtown branch will move from the corner of N. Aurora Street to the new City Centre Ithaca building along the Commons.
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After Semester-Long Hiatus, Cocktail Lounge Reopens with a New Entrance and Updated Design
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“Honestly, it felt like stepping into a study space from a college brochure,” said Erin Fleck ’22. “My only complaint with it is that I don’t think I’ll be able to find a seat, since I expect it to be much more crowded than before.”
burst pipes
EDITORIAL: Sorry to Burst Your Pipes…
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The students of PHYS 1102: General Physics II have a problem. Last Tuesday, when a pipe burst in the attic of their home, Rockefeller Hall, a laboratory and a whole suite of professors’ offices were damaged, rendering them unusable and potentially costing hundreds of thousands of dollars. From the outside, their problem — cancelled sections and a damaged lab — might seem minor inconveniences. That may be because it isn’t your education that is affected by it. But you should be concerned, because the incident at Rockefeller points to a disappointing trend at Cornell.
Rockefeller Hall’s administrative manager says the damages were the result of deferred maintenance, the process by which identified issues are put off due to “timing issues or lack of funding.” Deferred maintenance is a fact of life, and is sure to affect buildings as old as Rockefeller, but the reality is that campus is not decaying equally.
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Lt. Gov. Heralds ‘Cutting-Edge’ Cornell X-Ray Facility Expected to Boost Local Economy
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New York State Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul visited Ithaca Thursday to announce the completion of $15 million in improvements to the Cornell High Energy Synchrotron Source, a high-intensity X-ray source on campus that has been used for researching treatments for AIDS and innovation of airplane materials.