Reading time: about 6 minutesWhat does our tuition fund? Turns out, Cornell’s tuition is ‘batteries not included.’Going home over break, I was jealously enraged to learn that my friend who attends Johns Hopkins University gets free laundry, gym memberships and quality merchandise. Recently, Yale announced that it would offer free tuition to families with incomes below $200,000, qualifying over 80% of Americans. Cornell’s refusal to fund TCAT demonstrates that the University’s priorities do not lie in public services, the environment or student convenience. Mina Petrova Mina Petrova '29 is a Freshman in the College of Arts & Sciences studying English, History, and Government.
