Cornell has stated, "We will be asking all undergraduate students and many professional degree students to leave campus at the start of spring break and to remain at their permanent home residence, completing their semesters remotely."

While classes will be provided remotely, students at home will be unable to utilize the services of Cornell Housing & Dining. At this time Cornell has not released a statement regarding the issuance of refunds for Housing & Dining contracts. If Cornell refuses to issue refunds students (specifically freshman and sophomores) will be charged thousands of dollars while receiving nothing in return.

This petition requests Cornell issue partial refunds for Housing & Dining contracts in proportion to the amount of time in which students will be restricted from campus.