{"id":40701,"date":"2024-09-13T09:10:11","date_gmt":"2024-09-13T13:10:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/?p=40701"},"modified":"2024-09-13T09:15:44","modified_gmt":"2024-09-13T13:15:44","slug":"dump-run-sale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/dump-run-sale\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Dump and Run\u2019 Turns Student Castoffs into Treasure"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\">Each fall, Cornellians flock to the annual sale to furnish their dorm rooms and apartments (and maybe snag a bike)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-cornell-red-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-f5df566643e6fae0cf749883fb7a6a02\"><em>Editor&#8217;s note: Stay tuned for coverage of the other half of the event\u2014when goods are collected as students move out\u2014in spring 2025!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By <strong>Melissa Newcomb<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">In a storefront at the Shops at Ithaca Mall, Leah Becker \u201927 sifts through racks of colorful sweaters, on display near an array of tank tops, baseball caps, and winter coats. In the next aisle over, there are boxes filled with water bottles and piles of pillows, bed sheets, and blankets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Meanwhile\u2014in this and two of the mall\u2019s other unoccupied retail spaces\u2014fellow shoppers are perusing everything from books to bicycles, mirrors to mini fridges, shelves to silverware.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/2024_1351_SH_009-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"A shopper holds up two Cornell shirts at Dump and Run.\" class=\"wp-image-40706\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/2024_1351_SH_009-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/2024_1351_SH_009-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/2024_1351_SH_009-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/2024_1351_SH_009-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/2024_1351_SH_009-608x342.jpg 608w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/2024_1351_SH_009-304x171.jpg 304w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/2024_1351_SH_009-152x85.jpg 152w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/2024_1351_SH_009-1184x666.jpg 1184w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/2024_1351_SH_009-592x333.jpg 592w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/2024_1351_SH_009-296x166.jpg 296w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/2024_1351_SH_009-1264x711.jpg 1264w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/2024_1351_SH_009-632x356.jpg 632w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/2024_1351_SH_009-316x178.jpg 316w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/2024_1351_SH_009-400x225.jpg 400w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/2024_1351_SH_009-200x113.jpg 200w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/2024_1351_SH_009-100x56.jpg 100w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/2024_1351_SH_009.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Checking out the Big Red swag. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Welcome to the <a href=\"http:\/\/dumpandrunithaca.com\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dump and Run<\/a> sale\u2014an annual event that offers (literal) tons of good-quality used items at a fraction of their retail price.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s awesome,\u201d says Becker, an environmental engineering major. \u201cI got all my dorm supplies here last year; this year, so far I\u2019m getting an organizer drawer, a shower caddy, and lots of socks.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>It\u2019s awesome. I got all my dorm supplies here last year.<\/p>\n<cite><strong>Leah Becker \u201927<\/strong><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Held each August, the sale\u2014whose proceeds go to charity\u2014is wildly popular with both college students and local residents, with lines stretching almost the length of the mall on some mornings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis has been really helpful to me,\u201d says first-year MBA student Pera Sihite, who initially came in looking for an electric blanket. \u201cAnything I can get at Walmart or Target, I can get here at least 50% cheaper.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/2024_1351_SH_044-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Shoppers share a laugh while looking at glassware at Dump and Run.\" class=\"wp-image-40713\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/2024_1351_SH_044-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/2024_1351_SH_044-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/2024_1351_SH_044-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/2024_1351_SH_044-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/2024_1351_SH_044-608x342.jpg 608w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/2024_1351_SH_044-304x171.jpg 304w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/2024_1351_SH_044-152x85.jpg 152w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/2024_1351_SH_044-1184x666.jpg 1184w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/2024_1351_SH_044-592x333.jpg 592w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/2024_1351_SH_044-296x166.jpg 296w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/2024_1351_SH_044-1264x711.jpg 1264w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/2024_1351_SH_044-632x356.jpg 632w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/2024_1351_SH_044-316x178.jpg 316w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/2024_1351_SH_044-400x225.jpg 400w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/2024_1351_SH_044-200x113.jpg 200w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/2024_1351_SH_044-100x56.jpg 100w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/2024_1351_SH_044.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Perusing kitchen essentials.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition to housewares, appliances, furniture, clothing, and sporting goods, Dump and Run offers personal care products like soap, shampoo, and nail polish\u2014even unopened, nonperishable food.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And as massive as the sale is at the beginning of fall semester, it\u2019s actually just half of a two-part process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Its wares are donated each spring, when students deposit unwanted\u2014or simply untransportable\u2014belongings as they move out of dorms and apartments, diverting waste from landfills.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/2024_1351_SH_031-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Shoppers carry an organizer at Dump and Run\" class=\"wp-image-40709\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/2024_1351_SH_031-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/2024_1351_SH_031-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/2024_1351_SH_031-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/2024_1351_SH_031-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/2024_1351_SH_031-608x342.jpg 608w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/2024_1351_SH_031-304x171.jpg 304w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/2024_1351_SH_031-152x85.jpg 152w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/2024_1351_SH_031-1184x666.jpg 1184w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/2024_1351_SH_031-592x333.jpg 592w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/2024_1351_SH_031-296x166.jpg 296w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/2024_1351_SH_031-1264x711.jpg 1264w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/2024_1351_SH_031-632x356.jpg 632w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/2024_1351_SH_031-316x178.jpg 316w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/2024_1351_SH_031-400x225.jpg 400w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/2024_1351_SH_031-200x113.jpg 200w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/2024_1351_SH_031-100x56.jpg 100w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/2024_1351_SH_031.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Parents help with the haul.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>(Each year, Dump and Run acknowledges the source of its merchandise by reserving the first few days of the sale for college students before opening to the public.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s such a nice way that Cornell and the community come together to have a solution to stopping all of this waste,\u201d says Karen Brown, a senior director in Student &amp; Campus Life, who has been helping to coordinate the event since its inception in 2003. \u201cAnd groups benefit from it in such a positive way.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>It\u2019s such a nice way that Cornell and the community come together to have a solution to stopping all of this waste.<\/p>\n<cite><strong>Karen Brown<\/strong>, Student &amp; Campus Life<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Dump and Run was founded by Lauren Jacobs Benjamin \u201905, a former psychology major who was inspired by the needless waste she saw as students left campus each spring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>New clothes, still bearing their price tags, were thrown away by the armful; fans, fridges, and TVs were abandoned outside dorms. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Scenes from Sales Past<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<section aria-label=\"Image Carousel\" class=\"wp-block-rkv-carousel rkv-swiper swiper\"><div class=\"alignfull swiper-buttons\"><div class=\"swiper-button-prev\"><\/div><div class=\"swiper-button-next\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"swiper-wrapper\"><figure class=\"rkv-carousel__image swiper-slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/UP_2016_1070_002_select.jpeg\" alt=\"The line for the Dump and Run sale stretches outside Helen Newman Hall in 2016\" data-src=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/UP_2016_1070_002_select.jpeg\" \/><figcaption class=\"caption-align-center\">The line outside Helen Newman in 2016.<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class=\"rkv-carousel__image swiper-slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/2015_1060_015_select.jpeg\" alt=\"Students carry furniture bought from the Dump and Run sale in 2015\" data-src=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/2015_1060_015_select.jpeg\" \/><figcaption class=\"caption-align-center\">Hauling away a treasure in 2015.<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class=\"rkv-carousel__image swiper-slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/0714_14_007_select.jpeg\" alt=\"A sign reads &quot;Cool Cornell Stuff&quot; at the 2014 Dump and Run sale\" data-src=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/0714_14_007_select.jpeg\" \/><figcaption class=\"caption-align-center\">Shopping for Big Red gear in 2014. <\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class=\"rkv-carousel__image swiper-slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/0752_13_055_select.jpeg\" alt=\"A scene from the 2013 Dump and Run sale\" data-src=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/0752_13_055_select.jpeg\" \/><figcaption class=\"caption-align-center\">Searching for bargains in 2013.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-pagination\"><\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<p>She even saw overloaded passengers jamming belongings into trash cans at the Ithaca airport en route home for the summer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After hearing about other campuses that hosted Dump and Run-type events, Benjamin pitched the idea on the Hill, and got enthusiastic support.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote alignwide has-text-align-center is-style-solid-color\"><blockquote><p>Founder Lauren Jacobs Benjamin \u201905 even saw students jamming belongings into trash cans at the Ithaca airport en route home.<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>That first spring, more than 10 tons of belongings were collected; the inaugural sale\u2014held outdoors on North Campus\u2014raised $9,300 despite rainy, muddy weather.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dump and Run has been held mainly indoors since then\u2014initially at Helen Newman, until it outgrew the space (and its traffic, combined with that of Move-In, became unworkable).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/2024_1351_SH_040-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Detailed wine glasses at Dump and Run.\" class=\"wp-image-40712 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/2024_1351_SH_040-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/2024_1351_SH_040-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/2024_1351_SH_040-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/2024_1351_SH_040-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/2024_1351_SH_040-608x342.jpg 608w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/2024_1351_SH_040-304x171.jpg 304w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/2024_1351_SH_040-152x85.jpg 152w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/2024_1351_SH_040-1184x666.jpg 1184w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/2024_1351_SH_040-592x333.jpg 592w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/2024_1351_SH_040-296x166.jpg 296w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/2024_1351_SH_040-1264x711.jpg 1264w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/2024_1351_SH_040-632x356.jpg 632w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/2024_1351_SH_040-316x178.jpg 316w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/2024_1351_SH_040-400x225.jpg 400w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/2024_1351_SH_040-200x113.jpg 200w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/2024_1351_SH_040-100x56.jpg 100w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/2024_1351_SH_040.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Stemware for a song.<\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now, there are more than 50 drop-off spots throughout campus, primarily in residence halls; volunteers then sort and price items over the summer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The sale, Brown says, has become an East Hill staple\u2014and the largest event of its kind in the nation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Over the years, Dump and Run has raised more than $1 million. The 2024 proceeds\u2014a whopping $91,000, garnered from 36 box trucks&#8217; worth of donated merchandise\u2014went to <a href=\"http:\/\/copskidsandtoys.org\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cops, Kids, and Toys<\/a>, which distributes holidays gifts to families in need.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt helps people on both sides,\u201d says Benjamin. \u201cStudents moving out have a place to put stuff, which can go to a good home. And on the flip side, furnishing a dorm room or apartment is expensive. This lets students find good stuff at an affordable price, and the money goes to a good cause. Everybody wins.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>All images of the 2024 sale by <em>Sreang Hok<\/em><\/em> \/ <em>Cornell University. Images of past sales by Cornell University photographers, including Jason Koski (2013) and Patrick Shanahan (2016).<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">Published September 13, 2024<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Each fall, Cornellians flock to the annual sale to furnish their dorm rooms and apartments (and maybe snag a bike)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":68,"featured_media":40714,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"alumni_hub_syml_posts":[40120,39696,10805],"footnotes":""},"categories":[223],"tags":[],"cornell_year_post":[],"post_folder":[],"class_list":["post-40701","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-students"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>\u2018Dump and Run\u2019 Turns Student Castoffs into Treasure - 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