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rupted. After Tioga County issued a state of emergency on Monday, Cornell Dining decided to close eight dining halls on Tuesday, including Risley Dining, Cascadeli and several other a la carte locations. “A lot of our employees live in Tioga County, so if they can’t get here, we can’t open at full strength,” Brown said. Additionally, because of the adverse weather, a regularly scheduled delivery for food that would have arrived Tuesday morning will not arrive until Wednesday, according to Brown. Anticipating power outages across the East Coast, Cornell and dozens of other universities have also extended their deadlines for early applications. All Cornell hopefuls will have until midnight on Nov. 5 to submit their application, including forms and recommendations sent by their school, according to the University’s undergraduate admissions office’s website. Previously, the University’s deadline for early decision applicants was Nov. 1. “Because of Hurricane Sandy, the [admissions office] anticipates that there will be power outages all over the northeast in the next couple of the days. We know it will be very hard for students to get anything done on time, yet alone an application for college,” Wheatley said. On North Campus, freshmen expressed concern about how a power outage might affect their daily routine, according to Hannah McGough ’15, a resident advisor in Townhouse E8 and designer for The Sun. “[One] common concern is eating. As townhouse residents, [my residents] are more accustomed to cooking their own meals because they have kitchens. They’re particularly curious about special dining hall hours and accommodations,” she said. Townhouse residents also received an email from their Residential Hall Director telling students how to prepare for the storm, according to McGough. The email warned residents to close all windows and doors. “If we get a lot of rain (highly likely) –– please make sure to watch out for leaks,” the email read. Meanwhile, students have been frequenting local stores to stock up on food and other supplies to for the storm. Romney Badman, manager of Collegetown’s 7-Eleven, said the store has seen an increase in customers the past few days. “It hasn’t been extreme… [but] we’ve been busier the past few days, but you figure Halloween could also have something to do with it,” she said. “Batteries have been the big thing, some ready-to-eat items, like cans of ravioli.” Peng Tian ’13 said she purchased a week’s worth of food for herself and her roommates. “In order to prepare for the hurricane, I’m actually getting a lot of potatoes since I have meat at home,” she said. “Even if nothing happens, I can still use the food to cook for something else. I’m not trying to stock too much food.” Christina Hanco ’15 stocked up on food in case the heavy rain prevents her from venturing outside. “I just want to get some food because I don’t live close to any dining halls and I don’t want to go outside if it gets bad,” she said. However, despite stocking up, Hanco and Tian were not overly concerned with the storm. “I don’t think it will last that long,” Hanco said. “It seems like it’s moving pretty quickly.” Tian hopes the hurricane will serve as a short break from school work. “I’m not really worried about the hurricane. I, myself, have never seen a hurricane in my entire life, so I don’t know what it looks like,” she said. “Basically, I’m just planning to stay home, relax from school a little bit.” The Sun’s news department can be reached at news@cornellsun.com.
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