The owner of the Collegetown Terrace project, a 1,050-bedroom apartment complex currently being built south of E. State Street, will open a model of a two-bedroom apartment interior at the former location of textbook vendor Kraftees.

University officials considered extending joint patrols between the University and City of Ithaca’s police departments to curb excessive drinking off-campus at a meeting of the Landlords Association of Tompkins County on Monday.

For at least one of their years on the Hill, on-campus housing is an integral and unique part of nearly every Cornellian’s college experience. As 17- and 18-year olds leave behind the comforts of home for the residence halls and program houses of North Campus, they are presented with a year-long living situation that very well might make or break their Cornell experience.

To the Editor:

Re: “A Heightened Sense of Urgency: City Policy Endangers Collegetown Development,” Opinion, March 30.

Collegetown has long been a part of Ithaca and the culture of student life at Cornell. For many of us we have grown to love this neighborhood as a home away from home. Chris Basil ’10 and Ryan Lavin ’09 were absolutely correct in saying that we must be concerned with the City of Ithaca’s policy regarding Collegetown’s development. The Common Council’s proposed policy changes will hinder the growth and development of Collegetown creating problems for landlords, permanent residents and the growing student population.

Last Thursday, the Collegetown Neighborhood Council met to discuss plans for the future development of Collegetown. The Council deliberations centered on the Collegetown Urban Plan & Design Guidelines, a report produced by consulting firm Goody Clancy to determine the best methods for future development of Collegetown.

Instead of accommodating the unbiased and thoughtful analysis of the Goody Clancy plan, the Ithaca City Council is proposing to reject Goody Clancy’s bold vision for a rejuvenated and developed Collegetown. Their myopia endangers the quality of housing and off-campus social life for future generations of Cornell students, and is a decision that we as students must fight against.