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Body Retrieved From Fall Creek Gorge
June 27th, 2009Cornell Police found a deceased female at the bottom of Fall Creek Gorge yesterday afternoon after receiving a call from a witness saying that a woman had jumped off the Suspension Bridge. Members of the Ithaca Police Department, Cornell Police Department, Ithaca Fire Department and Bangs Ambulance responded to the incident. The female has yet to be identified, as police are continuing to investigate the incident. Read More
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Security Breach Leaves 45,000 at Risk of Identity Theft
June 24th, 2009On Tuesday Cornell informed more than 45,000 current and former members of the University community that their sensitive personal information — including name and social security number — had been exposed when a University-owned laptop was stolen earlier this month. Read More
Kot Arraigned on Murder, Arson and Evidence-Tampering Charges
June 19th, 2009After waiving extradition from Pennsylvania on Thursday, Blazej Kot returned to Ithaca on Friday where he was arraigned on several charges, including the murder of his wife, Caroline Coffey, on June 2. Read More
Brown Selected as Next Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education
June 14th, 2009The University announced last week that Prof. Laura Brown, English, will become the next Provost for Undergraduate Education in July. The announcement came almost four months after Brown's predecessor, Michelle Moody-Adams, accepted the position as Dean of Columbia College. Read More
Archived Stories
Grad Student Accused of Murder Will Fight Extradition to N.Y.
June 11th, 2009A Cornell graduate student from New Zealand charged with murdering his wife wants an extradition hearing in Pennsylvania to fight his return to New York. Read More
Ratan Tata '59 Fields Questions on Business, Politics and Life at Annual Olin Lecture
June 7th, 2009It has been over 50 years since Ratan Tata ’59 arrived at Cornell for freshman orientation, but on Friday, the chairman and CEO of the multinational conglomerate Tata Sons Ltd. told students and alumni that the event was still fresh in his mind. “I was one of about 2,000 people and very frightened,” Tata reminisced. “They told us to look to your left, look to your right … One of you won’t be here in four years.” Read More
Cornell Grad Student Charged With Murder of Wife
June 5th, 2009Cornell graduate student Blazej Kot was charged on Thursday evening with the second-degree murder of his wife, Caroline Coffey, a Cornell researcher in biomedical engineering, according to a statement issued by New York State Police. Read More
Univ. Library Allows Free Usage of Digitized Public Domain Items
May 31st, 2009Open access — the free availability and use of library materials online — took another step forward this month when the Cornell University Library dropped restrictions on the reproduction of public domain items from its collections. Read More
Trustees Vote "Yes" on Milstein, But Faculty Concerns Linger
May 30th, 2009Cornell's Board of Trustees voted unanimously on May 24 to support President David Skorton's recommendation to proceed with the construction of Milstein Hall. This green-light for the project comes after several months of contentious campus debate over whether the University should continue with Milstein Hall in the wake of its financial troubles. Read More
Cornell Student Seriously Injured After Gorge Accident
May 27th, 2009Updated 3:51 p.m. The status of a recent Cornell graduate who was hospitalized with serious injuries after a gorge-swimming accident in Ithaca on Monday has improved to “fair condition,” according to a hospital official. Read More
At Convocation, Plouffe Urges Graduates to Strike Balance Between Work and Family
May 25th, 2009After four memory-filled years, members of the class of 2009 — as well as their friends and family — gathered on a sunny Saturday afternoon at Schoellkopf Field to mark the conclusion of their days high above Cayuga's waters. Read More
Ithaca's Longtime ABC Café to Close Next Month
May 23rd, 2009After serving vegetarian and traditional fare, as well as desserts and coffee, to the local community for nearly 30 years, the Apple Blossom Café, better known as the ABC Café, will close on June 21. Read More