At the end of last year, the City of Ithaca’s Parks Commission unanimously rejected a proposal to install a memorial plaque near Ithaca Falls for Nathaniel Rand ’12, a student who died in a swimming accident at the gorge site in July.  Above, a man fly fishes on Thursday in the waters of Fall Creek, below the Falls.

The fight over a $180 million lawsuit filed against Cornell by the father of a student who committed suicide has intensified in the last month, with both sides toughening their rhetoric and accusing each other of distortions and ethical improprieties.

The nets solution is the right compromise on the permanent bridge barriers.

In light of the three students who died over the summer in separate incidents, members of the Cornell and Ithaca communities discussed how to ensure the safe enjoyment of the gorges at a community forum on Thursday.

The Cascadilla Gorge Trail going into Collegetown will remain closed until the completion of its latest phase of rehabilitation. 

“YOU COULD DIE!” warns a sign recently placed near the Fall Creek Gorge as part of the University’s new initiative to make students more aware of the perils of swimming in the gorges.

The parents of Nathaniel Rand ’12, who tragically drowned July 2 while swimming in Fall Creek gorge, discuss gorge safety.

A Cornell alum urges University action on gorge safety. 

 Several student groups — including the Eco Adventurers, Friends of the Gorge, Residential Student Congress and residents in the Ecology House — have worked together this past semester to organize gorge-clean up projects that they hope will beautify and rectify the image of the gorges.