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The Corne¬ Daily Sun Vol. 136, No. 70
THURSDAY, MARCH 19, 2020
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ITHACA, NEW YORK
HARRY DANG / SUN STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
By MADELINE ROSENBERG Sun Assistant News Editor
Cornellians lounged from hammocks that swooped between Libe Slope trees on Monday, as they soaked up rare March 60 degree weather. Engineers scribbled out problem sets from beneath Arts Quad tree trunks in the middle of prelim season. Student Assembly candidates squared off in an evening debate. Snow piles that collected on the edges of walkways were thawing,
and “No Winter Maintenance” signs began to disappear from campus. Monday’s weather brought scenes from an end-of-semester May afternoon, as students emerged from winter hibernation. But Tuesday’s news brought what felt like the semester’s end. President Martha E. Pollack’s Tuesday email sent shock waves into student and faculty inboxes, as Cornell became the latest university to slash in-person classes
and urge students to return to their permanent residencies after spring break, amid the novel coronavirus outbreak that had not yet touched Tompkins County. Students screamed and sobbed in shock: They had two months, then two weeks. The novel coronavirus that had already shuttered the University of Washington and Stanford appeared as though it would spare a New York university tucked See SEVEN DAYS page 4
NYS Restaurants Now Limited Students Create To Serving Take-Out Menu Spreadsheet as Local Safety Net
By ARI DUBOW Sun City Editor
By OLIVIA WEINBERG
Across the state, movie theaters, gyms and casinos are shut down, restaurants and bars are limited to takeout service, and crowds above 50 people are banned. These restrictions — announced by Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D-N.Y.) in a morning press conference on March 16 — are the newest measures the state is taking in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic. Connecticut and New Jersey instated identical restrictions. See RESTAURANTS page 11 CAMERON POLLACK / SUN FILE PHOTO
Moving out | Ithaca’s Restaurant Row near the Ithaca Commons will be heavily affected by New York State’s decision to limit restaurant operations to take-out food. Left: A summer scene on the Commons.
Sun Assistant News Editor
Amid the tumult resulting from Cornell’s March 13 announcement to suspend classes , students created their own safety net through a spreadsheet that features resources ranging from housing to transportation and even plant sitting. Over 200 students and faculty members have entered their contact information onto the sheet, which was generSee SPREADSHEET page 3