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Alleged Drug Dealers’ Arrests May Curb Local Trade

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The recent arrests of three local men associated with a cocaine-trafficking ring will make a “significant dent” on the drug trade in Tompkins County, District Attorney Gwen Wilkinson told The Ithaca Journal last Tuesday. Curtis Echols of Rochester, said to be the ring’s leader, along with his sons, Curtis McCool and Darrell L. Bailey, have been charged on about 30 counts of drug trafficking.
According to The Journal, Echols allegedly distributed cocaine to both Bailey and McCool, in addition to Kelly Keefe, an Ithaca resident who was arrested on charges of alleged ties to a cocaine ring two weeks ago.

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Remnants of Hurricane Ike Said To Have Caused C-Town Blackout

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Extreme winds that left Collegetown without power early Monday morning were remnants of Hurricane Ike, according to National Weather Service officials. The storm, which set off fire alarms throughout the city, ignited an electrical fire in the neighboring town of Newfield, burning a barn complex to the ground.
Though Collegetown was spared from fires, winds approaching speeds of 50 mph knocked down a number of power poles, alarming fire officials who shut down portions of Dryden Road, in fear that power lines would burn through protective wires and cause a fire.
Gary Allen, Newfield’s town justice, told the Ithaca Journal that the barn was a “massive inferno,” describing it as “the most spectacular fire I have ever seen.”

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Univ. Climate Plan Sets Nat'l Precedent

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Cornell is making strides towards reaching carbon neutrality and is leading the pack in its endeavor. Yesterday, the University’s first greenhouse gas inventory was announced along with a $425,000 grant that will propel its Climate Action Plan committing the University to climate neutrality by 2050.
The release of Cornell’s climate inventory was among the first crucial steps outlined in the American College and University Presidents Climate Commitment, which expects its 400 signatory institutions to follow suit and release their inventories. As indicated by the data, Cornell is two years ahead of schedule in its commitment.

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Univ. Police Seek Help Finding Owner of Dog That Bit C.U. Student

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The University is currently searching to locate the owner of a dog that allegedly bit a Cornell student on Wednesday to confirm that the dog is not rabid.
The incident occurred at 4:30 p.m. at the Stone Foot Bridge on North Campus. According to the University, the dog’s owner may be named Brian. The dog, described as “white with small brown spots, on a leash, medium build, [with] floppy ears,” was walking alongside a male and a female, who both appeared to be 18-20 years of age.
While most dogs in the United States are vaccinated against rabies, it is crucial that the dog’s owners come forth to ensure the victim’s safety. The rabies virus is often fatal, but an immediate post-exposure vaccination can stop the virus from progressing.

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Higher Education Act Affects Student Music Downloads

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This is the third in a three-part series analyzing the Higher Education Opportunity Act that was passed in August.

President George Bush signed the Higher Education Opportunity Act into law this past August, ushering in a series of reforms that were said to help pave the way for more students to be able to attend college. Aside from its attempt to make higher education more accessible, the act contains controversial provisions that represent the entertainment industry’s ongoing pursuit to curb illegal file-sharing on college campuses nation-wide.

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C.U. Alum Wins Sierra Club Prize

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A few weeks following his graduation last spring, Carlos Rymer ’08 received an e-mail containing news. Rymer — whose legacy at Cornell reads like a laundry list of the University’s recent sustainability initiatives — had won the Sierra Club’s 2008 Joseph Barbosa Award.
Rymer was nominated for the award , which recognizes club members under 30 years old who have “a demonstrated record of service to the environment,” by Bonnie Tillery, who worked with Rymer at the local Sierra Club near his hometown in New Jersey. He will fly to San Francisco on Sept. 20 to be honored by the Sierra Club, where he will receive a $250 grant for his work.

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The Sun Also Rises…at The Times?

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Amidst the hustle and bustle of New York City’s Times Square stands a 52-story building that houses what many would consider to be the nation’s bastion of journalistic excellence: The New York Times. Though the new home to The New York Times has since made headlines for its Modernist structure that beckoned a few dare devils to scale its façade of ceramic rods, the building’s architecture pales in comparison to what brews inside its glass walls.

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D.A. Drops Charges Against 'Collegetown Creeper'

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Abraham Shorey, the man suspected to be the “Collegetown Creeper,” will not stand trial for charges of burglary and sexual abuse, Tompkins County District Attorney Gwen Wilkinson said on May 9. Shorey, who is allegedly responsible for a string of more than 20 break-ins and assaults that victimized Cornell women in 2003 and 2004, is currently serving a six-year prison sentence in California.

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Retiring Prof. Brian Earle ’67 Leaves Mark on Cornell Univ.

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A few years ago, Prof. Brian Earle ’67, communication, awoke to a phone call in the middle of the night from a student. It was Senior Week and the young man, along with his fraternity brothers, had decided that they would visit every bar in Tompkins County. At a stop along their journey, one of the brothers remarked aloud that they had arrived at a true “redneck bar.” At once, the young men were escorted out of the bar and into the parking lot, where one of the bar’s patrons poured beer in the students’ gas tank.