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The Corne¬ Daily Sun TUESDAY, AUGUST 23, 2022 n ITHACA, NEW YORK
Vol. 139, No. 1
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First Week of Fall 2022 Underway
New and returning Cornellians back in Ithaca for Fall semester By JIWON ESTEE YI AND JIWOOK JUNG Sun News Editor and Sun Assistant News Editor
New members of the Class of 2026 are now on campus and have participated in a mask-optional Orientation Week, also known as “O-Week.” Returning students moved into their new dorms and apartments from North Campus to Collegetown. Now, with changing COVID19 masking policies, the first week of classes are underway for a somewhat “normal” semester. This Fall, three new North Campus residential halls opened following the North Campus Expansion project. Barbara McClintock Hall, Hu Shih Hall and Ruth Bader Ginsburg Hall, welcomed the newest members of the Class of 2026. The brand new facilities on North Campus with the completion of North Campus Residential Expansion program such as the new tennis courts and turf pitch. “Overall, I am greatly happy that I am living in Hu Shih Hall,” said Jason Mun ’26. “I am able to control the air conditioning in my room.
The shower and the kitchens are very nice as well.” Mun moved in after his participation on Outdoor Odyssey, Cornell’s 50-year-tradition pre-orientation trip, and expressed that his move-in process was smooth thanks to the help from the residential advisors and staff of the University. “[I had] great experiences with all my RA’s and other adult members of Cornell,” Mun said. They have all been very helpful with my movein and gave me great advice. Most importantly, they have been very kind and make it smooth, quick and easy for all of us. Overall, I had a great time moving into Cornell.” According to Residential Advisor Yemisi Mustapha ’25, all undergraduate residential advisors arrived on Aug. 7 to get prepared and equipped to properly welcome incoming Cornellians.
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Food Insecurity | Anabel’s Grocery plans to reopen on Sept. 14 for the Fall.
Anabel’s Returns for Fall By ANGELA BUNAY Sun Managing Editor
Carlin Reyen can be reached at creyen@cornellsun.com.
Anabel’s Grocery, the student-run grocery store housed in Anabel Taylor Hall, first opened in 2016 with the mission to provide fresh, affordable and nutritious food and produce to the Cornell community. This year the nonprofit will return on Sept. 14 with new programming in collaboration with campus organizations and agricultural partners. Since its inception, Anabel’s has held community dinners, cook-alongs and pickling events for students and professors. This year, the Anabel’s coordinators plan to continue holding these events. “It’s hard in the spring because everything’s dead in the winter, so all of our agricultural partners don’t have anything fresh coming in during that time,” said Dylan Rodgers ’23, the collaboration and education coordinator at Anabel’s Grocery. “So, it’s harder to run those events, but we want to get that back going in these next few weeks.” The nonprofit’s primary goal is to combat food insecurity on campus. Since 2019, the organization has pushed for the inclusion of survey questions relating to food insecurity. In 2019, the Cornell Undergraduate Experience Survey, which asks students about their campus involvements and general perceptions of their undergraduate experience, concluded that about 30 percent of undergraduate students reported a lack of food security. In 2021, the survey asked questions about how often stu-
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First-day frenzy | On Aug. 22, students bustle through Central Campus en route to their first classes of the day.
Monkeypox in Tompkins County, Ithaca By CARLIN REYEN Sun Staff Writer
As students return to Cornell’s campus for the Fall 2022 semester, campus officials and healthcare providers have to adapt to yet another national disease outbreak. This year, the monkeypox virus has been the newest challenge in a series of recent semesters affected by contagion. Rebecca Valli, Director of Media Relations for Cornell University, told National Public Radio that Cornell University is creating testing, treatment, and isolation plans for individuals affected by the disease in addition to the university publishing an online resource with information on monkeypox. “We are also considering the potential academic impacts and accommodations which may arise,” Valli said.
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As of August 19, there were three confirmed cases of Monkeypox in Tompkins County. The same day, Dr. Jada Hamilton, Medical Director at Cornell Health, sent out an email that revealed new monkeypox information resources and urged students to contact Cornell Health if they developed the virus’ symptoms. Dr. Heidi Torres, Assistant Hospital Epidemiologist at Weill Cornell Medical Center, noted that since the rise in cases in the summer, healthcare professionals in New York City have seen a peak in monkeypox cases followed by a slight drop and plateau in cases, which Torres attributed to increased awareness and behavior change. To continue reading this article, please visit cornellsun.com.
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dents eat less than they feel they need due to different circumstances. Lack of money, transportation and time to prepare food were all barriers. The survey also showed trends in racial inequalities with these barriers affecting BIPOC students at close to twice the rate of white students. Recently, the Basic Needs Initiative at Cornell conducted a survey that highlighted the continued prevalence of food insecurity on campus, particularly among first-generation, low-income students. “It’s gonna take a lot of effort to change those racial inequities on campus,” Rodgers said. “At Anabel’s, we’re trying to do it through food, but it’s gonna it’s really going to take everyone here, all hands on deck.” With a potential basic needs center in the works, the Anabel’s coordinators hope to work with the center in their food security efforts. “The baseline is that there still is this food insecurity on campus,” Rodgers said. “Cornell has made some really good efforts with a food pantry and the Swipe Out Hunger program, and other ways to subsidize meal plans, but there’s still a lot of room to grow.” In Spring 2022, Anabel’s began accepting Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and Electronic Benefit Transfers funds for eligible students. To continue reading this article, please visit cornellsun.com.
Angela Bunay can be reached at abunay@cornellsun.com.
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