Well, one more semester has come and gone. Cornellians have left campus for what seems like an ever-shortening winter break, bringing a snowy emptiness over East Hill. It’s been an eventful semester here at Cornell — between the introduction of a new financial aid policy, the opening of the new Weill Hall and President David Skorton’s visit to Iran to meet with education leaders.

As the days in Ithaca get shorter and colder, Cornellians increasingly fill the carrels of Olin and Uris library ready to study the night away. This is no coincidence as the end of the semester is the time for prelims, papers, and projects. However, the colder, darker days of winter also signals the start of the cold and flu season. While walking through the Olin, Uris, the dorms, or anyplace else it is not difficult to find someone already sniffling, sneezing, or coughing. As the winter days go by, more and more of your friends and peers will fall victim to these dreaded diseases.