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

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

Weill Cornell Medical College reports that its hospital in New York City was not damaged after the tropical storm Irene hit Sunday morning.

New York State's Good Samaritan Law, which provides amnesty for those seeking emergency services for underage drinking or drug charges, goes into effect on Sept. 18.

A year after Cornell's series of suicides, President David Skorton discusses the college's reputation and progress on the bridge barriers.

A recent survey showed that a majority of undergraduate students are unaware of or uncomfortable using the safety services available to them on campus, according to Lieutenant David Honan, operations manager of the Cornell University Police Department.

The University’s response to last Monday’s stabbing incident raises concern about Cornell’s safety protocols and alert procedures. Cornell’s crime alert e-mail reported the incident as merely a robbery and was sent over two and a half hours after it happened, both downplaying the fact that a student was physically harmed and failing to alert the community about suspects who remained at large.

Questions persist surrounding the details of the situation, particularly about the degree of physical harm endured by the student. While The Sun reported the incident as a stabbing, the University has refused to acknowledge this wording, insisting that only a “small puncture wound” was endured.

To the Editor:

Re: “Alert Us, But Don’t Leave Us Hanging,” Opinion, Sept. 24

This editorial is helpful in emphasizing the University’s desire to provide timely notice about criminal activity affecting, or potentially affecting, members of the campus community. For several years, the University has publicized notices about such crimes, as well as other important public-safety information, in the Safety Zone section of CUInfo (http://cuinfo.cornell.edu/). And in cases where either on-campus or nearby criminal activity involves a possible ongoing threat to members of our community, the University also sends out crime alerts, campuswide, by e-mail.

The recent incident of “forcible touching” that occurred in Collegetown this month reminded us of the psychological pitfalls of living in a small town like Ithaca. The Cornell community was alerted via an e-mail, which informed it that a young woman had been assaulted. It reminded us to walk at night in groups, lock our doors and windows and inform Cornell and Ithaca police of any suspicious activity.

As the end of the year approaches, campus officials have begun a thorough review of various public safety measures in light of the University’s recent budget cuts. Representatives from the three colleges in Ithaca — Ithaca College, Tompkins County Community College and Cornell — met last night in the Africana Center for a panel discussion of the challenges facing their respective student bodies.