Campus Life
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A Letter to Incoming Transfer Students: What No One Tells You
By Rachel Eisenhart Dear 2028 transfer students, Hi! My name is Rachel, and I’m a transfer student in the Class of ’27. I’m here to be your guide, cheerleader and friend as you enter this next phase of your college experience. Be warned… It’s going to be a confusing one. As I’m sure you remember, the college process is grueling, from the stress of getting applications in on time to waiting for decisions, opening them and stressing about which school to attend. At your first school, you probably had your fair share of “freshman year mistakes,” from unplanned adventures that end in stories you’ll never stop telling to planned nights…
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The Reality of Having a Fresh Start in College
By Martha Dolan As someone who grew up in the same small town in Upstate New York my entire life, coming to Cornell was a huge culture shock. I went from the population of my town being around the same size as my residency hall. Growing up and knowing the same group of people from kindergarten onward shaped my life in a way that I cannot begin to describe. I felt as if my identity was primarily sculpted when I was very young, and everyone had me pretty much figured out. When I graduated high school and prepared to come to college, a whirlwind of emotions and possibilities occupied my…
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A Declassified Student Assembly Guide
By Vanessa Long The transition into college incites a mix of feelings and fresh experiences that make the first semester feel like a blur. Attempting to cram fun into a rigorous academic environment leaves little room for much else. Hangouts become study dates, and dinner transforms into a hangout. Then suddenly, in the midst of this period of acclimation, Instagram stories are infiltrated with students asking for your vote to become a Representative in the Student Assembly. What follows is a slew of emails reminding students of the upcoming elections and the deadline to vote. Suddenly, as you stare down at one of many emails informing you of candidates and…
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How the Money Moves: Funding a New Headliner Two Weeks Before Slope Day
After President Michael Kotlikoff rescinded Kehlani’s invitation as Slope Day headliner two weeks before the concert, the administration is now seeking to find and fund a new headliner, according to the email announcement. Kotlikoff’s announcement to remove the slope day headliner follows student and parent dissatisfaction regarding Kehlani’s anti-Israel rhetoric on social media. In a meeting with concerned students on Tuesday about Slope Day before the announcement, Kotlikoff was asked about whether or not the University would consider changing headlining artists. To this, he noted the “practical issue” with selecting another artist — the lack of time until Slope Day, which is set to take place on May 7. “We…
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A Letter to My Freshman Year Self
By Sneha Singhi Dear Incoming First-Years, As the semester reaches its end, I have to come to terms with something that I’ve been putting off for a while now: the beginning of the end. My senior year. As I look back on my time at Cornell, I am filled with a lot of mixed feelings; this school taught me things that I never thought I would learn. And, the actual education is just a tiny part of it. A part of me is filled with happiness and gratitude for all the lifelong lessons I’ve learned, people I’ve met, experiences that have changed me to be a stronger person. But, a…