If the changes to Cornell’s policy on resolving allegations of sexual assault are approved, complainants and respondents may move from testifying at hearings to writing their testimonies.

President David Skorton’s signature has sealed a year-long debate over how to resolve allegations of sexual assault against students in compliance with Title IX, the federal law that prohibits discrimination based on sex in educational institutions.

Student Assembly Representative At-Large Andrew Brokman ’11 called for a “constitutional convention” Thursday to create a student bill of rights. 

Ithaca is gorges. However, according to the city’s municipal code, it is in fact illegal to swim in Ithaca’s gorges. The University Assembly is now considering a resolution — proposed by the Codes and Judicial Committee (CJC) — to amend Cornell’s Code of Judicial Conduct so that the gorges on Cornell’s campus are off-limits as well.

At the assembly meeting last night, there was only enough time to briefly review the issue. The assembly will continue the discussion in its meeting next month.

In their first meeting of the year, the Codes and Judicial Committee met last night to discuss their agenda for the next year. One of the main issues the CJC will address is gorge safety.

Members of the committee are currently debating whether to make swimming in certain gorges a violation of the Judicial Administrator Code of Conduct. There is also some debate as to how any measures will be enforced. The committee is working out language that would be inserted into the code of conduct if such a measure is undertaken.