University administrators, student leaders and even Collegetown landlords have identified a recent increase in dangerous alcohol consumption by students following changes to Cornell's Greek system in the fall.

Joel Zumoff, M.S. '70, a representative on the Ithaca Common Council, speaks out against the University's decision to end instruction in emergency services. 

Cornell’s Department of Physical Education has indefinitely cut its course offerings in emergency medical services and first responders certification.

On Saturday, fifteen members of CCIG dedicated their day to obtain their cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and First Aid Certification. Earlier in the semester, the organization had created a budget to certify its most active members. The happenings of Monday, Oct. 19, when a student went into cardiac arrest in Kroch Library, showed need for the presence of CPR- certified students on campus. 

A Cornell student suffered a seizure and went into cardiac arrest Monday in the sub-basement of Kroch Library. Cornell Police, who responded to the scene, experienced radio failure in the sub-basement and staggered officers through the library to relay emergency messages.

I couldn’t turn down a Saturday night ride along with Cornell Emergency Medical Services. No way. For a while now I have been anxious to rejoin the uniformed helping people business. After a series of waivers and speeches from the Director of Operations committing me to complete inaction in the event something interesting happened, I realized my chances of even wiping a runny nose as an EMS observer were next to zero. Still, I was excited. I hadn’t stayed up past midnight in a while, and I would be close to the action. If anything truly awful went down, I’d be in position to waive the waivers and get my hands dirty.