The Cornell Daily Sun (https://cornellsun.com/tag/ithaca/page/4/)
Local officials explained and defended their reasoning for passing a new policy on Sept. 20 that will sanction a camping location in the local homeless encampment known as the “Jungle.”
As you stroll down Thames St. toward the bus stop, your fingers instinctively reach for your trusty twenty-five-cent lighter to ignite your cigarette. The day’s toil has drawn to a close, and the sun has gracefully descended behind the familiar concrete jungle that is Buenos Aires. A gentle breeze playfully teases the smoke, nudging it back toward your face as you exhale, a subtle reminder of your journey to the bus stop.
Patience is your closest companion as you await the fifty-five, a bus whose punctuality is as unpredictable as the weather. Sometimes it arrives early, at other times fashionably late and, on rare occasions, it might not appear at all. In due time, you retrieve your Sube card, ready to hop aboard, standing shoulder to shoulder with strangers, just like sardines in a can. Fleetwood Mac’s “Landslide” serenades your senses through noise-canceling AirPods, its lyrics cocooning your thoughts as you gaze aimlessly out of the window.
Mayoral candidates Robert Cantelmo grad and Janis Kelly ’71 gave their opinion on some of Ithaca’s hottest issues in a Monday interview with Pegasys, a community T.V. station.
Ithaca Carshare will resume operations in March 2024, after Gov. Kathy Hochul (D-N.Y.) signed a bill into law on Sept. 15 permitting nonprofit risk retention groups not based in New York State to provide insurance to New York policyholders.
Due to the introduction of the city manager position, the Ithaca Common Council voted to reduce the mayor’s salary while increasing the salaries of Common Council alderpersons.
Zach Winn and Janis Kelly ’71 have officially begun their election campaigns for Common Council and mayor, respectively, as candidates representing the Republican Party.
OurBus announced additional routes to New York City, Buffalo and wineries across the Finger Lakes, expanding transportation access to students.
The Cayuga Nation is partnering with the Ludovico Sculpture Trail, aiming to enhance the trail and community relations.
Angry Mom Records has served as a hub for affordable, diverse music in Ithaca.
Like many off campus Cornellians, I began my senior year with the ritual of moving: leaving my home of the previous academic year and relocating to greener pastures. Or at least, I thought they would be greener pastures. In truth, while I love my new house, what I’ve moved into is hardly a home in a neighborhood and more like a waystation on the frontlines of Collegetown’s incessant expansion.
I live in what is essentially a construction site. I share parking with heavy machinery, wake up to the sounds of jack hammering and my neighbors wear hard hats and work vests everyday. I’m not typically one to complain; I get up early anyways and the workers are nice enough neighbors. I usually can even catch a stray “good morning” or two from them (which is more than I can say for some of my actual neighbors). If the minor inconvenience ended here, it would probably be the end of the conversation and I would be out of a topic for this week’s column. But it doesn’t. As I’ve settled in for the year, I’ve noticed the constant, nagging presence of construction all across Collegetown and campus as a whole.