Cyrus Irani вЂ™25 takes to campus after his first college classes. вЂњJust having an in-person class and being able to see everyone has been a nice change of pace considering the last eighteen months or so,вЂќ he said. They both enjoyed seeing a well-populated campus on their first day, and they look forward to meeting with peers in-person as the semester continues.Д¬arranza expressed enthusiasm for school events, classes and extracurricular meetings freed from the constraints of Zoom. (Hannah Rosenberg/Sun Photography Editor)Д¬ristian Carranza вЂ™23 and Michael Ortiz вЂ™23: studying together on the Ag quadДyson students Michael Ortiz вЂ™23 and Cristian Carranza вЂ™23 studied in the shade of Kennedy Hall after their first classes of the semester.

Cristian Carranza вЂ™23 and Michael Ortiz вЂ™23 get ahead on the Ag quad. COVID restrictions made such trips impossible last year, and Lidov expressed excitement for their return. вЂњIвЂ™m thinking of starting an honors thesis now that I can actually do this work properly.вЂќДЄs the vice president of the Cornell Outing Club, Lidov is currently planning a 40-person camping and canoeing trip in the Adirondacks over fall break. вЂњItвЂ™ll allow me to dive deeper into what IвЂ™m studying,вЂќ he said. Lidov studies environmental sustainability in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, and he looks forward to returning to ecological field research.

вЂњItвЂ™s going to be nice to get back outside and explore what the greater Ithaca area has to offer,вЂќ he said.

He looks forward to enjoying the outdoors more this semester with the Cornell Outing Club and his frisbee team. acting class and a game of frisbee with friends on his first morning back to school.

First day of fall 2021