HO PLAZA—The ticketing portal for Senior Days opened last Friday, sending seniors scrambling for spots to experience the annual tradition that showcases uniquely Cornellian offerings. Events such as “Luxury Wine Touring Across the Adirondacks,” “Artisanal Beer Flights of the Finger Lakes Region,” and “Mimosas with Michael Kotlikoff” filled their 25 spots almost immediately, leaving slower students to settle for something listed simply as “Bottle of Liquor in Paper Bag.”
The last remaining event, which still has 5,000 spots open at the time of publication, is free, a choice the Senior Convocation Committee says was made to allow all students, regardless of financial status, to commemorate their time at Cornell by drinking until it all hurts less.
“With Senior Days this year, we wanted to ensure that every graduate can look back on what made their time in Ithaca special,” committee member Maria Loveless said. “For some, that’s hiking, sure. But for most departing seniors, it’s daydrinking.”
Per the Campus Groups website, liquor will be available while supplies last, but students are encouraged to bring their own bottles of $5 alcohol that burns when it goes down if the 5,000-person limit is exceeded.
Some seniors who missed out on premium events, such as “Hugging Cute Campus Puppies” and “Clocktower Concert with Beyonce,” reported feeling bummed initially, but are optimistic that their last choice represents their university career best.
“As much as I wish I’d be having Statler brunch and bubbly with a hologram of Toni Morrison,” Jonathon Frank ‘26 said, “swigging from a bottle of hard alcohol haphazardly obscured by a brown paper bag is what it means to be a graduate in 2026.”
