Student Assembly - Resolution 60 (2025-2026)

Free Laundry

• Term:
  2025-2026
• Assembly:
  Student Assembly
• Status: In Discussion
• Abstract: Moving to put laundry costs on initial financial forms to increase transparency between students and Cornell University.

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  Whereas, current laundry policies fail to make students properly prepared for life at Cornell.
  Whereas, surveys of the freshmen population during the fall semester highlight their disappointment with Cornell’s “hidden fees”.
  Whereas, other colleges, including Harvard University, have created similar policies to be more upfront about their laundry costs.
  Whereas, this policy would reduce financial friction for low income students on campus.
  Whereas, many students claim to have believed that laundry was already covered by Cornell University before arriving on campus.
  Be it therefore resolved, the Student Governance Assembly will move to increase Housing Costs to fund free laundry.
  Be it finally resolved, the Student Governance Assembly will move to have a preset laundry costs reflected in Cornell University’s initial Housing costs.

• Resolution File:
  R60 - Free Laundry.pdf (158.6 KB)
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