Policy Review: Cornell’s New Academic Materials Program
The New Academic Materials Program has expanded the options available to students that need to purchase textbooks next semester, but students need not participate.
Author: Cullen O'Hara
Cullen O'Hara is a senior in the School of Industrial and Labor Relations. He is currently the Co-Editor-in-Chief of The Cornell Review.
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Slope Day 2022: Cornell Chooses Parties over Studies
The untrammeled return of the popular Cornell-sponsored event exposes the absurdity of continued classroom mask requirements.
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TCAT to Continue Mask Mandate Despite Court Ruling
Despite the court decision, masks are still required by TCAT, the busing system that services the Cornell area.
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From Leader To Laggard: Cornell’s Enduring COVID Restrictions
Cornell’s decision to keep classroom mask restrictions in place suggests that the administration has not managed to tear itself from its obsession with case counts.
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Uris Library Shut Down Partially During Virtual Period
The closure is in apparent contradiction with an earlier email from the administration, which assured students that “recreational facilities and libraries will remain open during this time.”
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A Timeline of Cornell’s Pandemic Restrictions
The administration owes its students an explanation for the continued existence of restrictions, and a concrete timeline for removing them.
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Omicron’s Cornell Blitz
This new COVID-19 surge happened in spite of existing restrictions. In a community that is 97% vaccinated, masking indoors, and testing at least once a week, outbreaks still occur.
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Cornell Should Decriminalize Masklessness
Cornell’s existing mask requirements and enforcement structures infringe on student autonomy and create an unnecessary risk of embarrassing encounters in classrooms
