Bring on the students

President Hunter Rawlings speaks with, from left: interior design consultant Robin Porter and Cornell Dining's Johanna Fields, lead person, and Joan Pike, assistant dining manager, in Ezra's Cafe on the first floor of the new Community Commons building, Aug. 21. Following a tour of the new facility, Rawlings spoke at the dedication ceremony for the university's North Campus Initiative. He termed the initiative "a pioneering first step that combines living and learning." Charles Harrington/University Photography