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Office of the Assemblies

Student Assembly Meeting

Thursday, December 10, 2020

Associated Resolutions

Resolution Abstract Status
SA R21 (2020-2021): Requiring a Community Member Chair the Research and Accountability Committee to Increase Constituent Accountability The resolution seeks to provide more opportunities for the community to hold the Student Assembly accountable by changing the Committee of Research & Accountability so that it is chaired by a non-Student Assembly member of the Cornell undergraduate community. Adopted by the Assembly
SA R23 (2020-2021): Demanding Cornell Allows Anabel's Grocery to Reopen for the Spring 2021 Semester Due to the coronavirus pandemic, Cornell prohibited Anabel’s Grocery, a student-run and non-profit grocery store on campus, from operating in its facilities in Anabel Taylor Hall this fall. A wide spectrum of students experience food insecurity on Cornell’s campus; however, first generation, low-income, and BIPOC students are affected at a higher rate.1 Rates of food insecurity have worsened in the face of the pandemic. 2 The University cited the existence of the Cornell Food Pantry as the reason Anabel’s Grocery is a non-essential activity during the pandemic, but the two entities serve different purposes. While the Food Pantry serves an immediate need for students in crisis on campus, Anabel’s Grocery sells fresh, affordable food at subsidized prices to Cornell undergraduate and Graduate students that wish to shop in our store, with no qualifications needed. Anabel’s closure has limited students’ options for accessing affordable groceries without a long, often risky, commute to area grocery stores. Anabel’s Grocery is prepared to operate safely in the Spring semester, resuming what has actually become an essential service to the Cornell community, particularly students with limited food budgets and modes of transportation who seek fresh, affordable food. Accepted by the President
SA R29 (2020-2021): Extension to Good Samaritan Laws This resolution asked that Cornell extends Good Samaritan Laws. Acknowledged by the President
SA R30 (2020-2021): Calling For the Disarmament of the Cornell University Police Department This resolution is calling for the disarmament of the Cornell University Police Department. Rejected by the President