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March 2, 2011

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Student Hit by Car on East Avenue

By The Cornell Daily Sun | March 2, 2011

A female student was hit by a car on East Avenue near the A.D. White House around 9:15 p.m. Wednesday. The car, a gray Honda, was driven by another Cornell student.University officials declined on Wednesday night to identify either the pedestrian or the driver.The pedestrian was transported to Cayuga Medical Center. She did not appear to be seriously injured, according to emergency radio transmissions.“I’m calling this a head injury,” a Bangs Ambulance worker reported via radio. “She has questionable recollection of what happened.”The pedestrian was struck near the crosswalk at the intersection of President’s Drive and East Avenue on Central Campus.“The driver is likely to be cited for failure to yield the right of way at a crosswalk,” Claudia Wheatley, interim deputy University spokesperson, said.

Max Schindler and Michael Stratford contributed reporting to this story.

Original Author: Michael Linhorst

NYC Plans Applied Science School, Invites Cornell to Submit Proposal

By The Cornell Daily Sun March 3, 2011

New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg extended an invitation last month to higher education institutions, including Cornell, to build an applied science research facility in the city.Cornell has not yet made a decision about whether it plans to submit an expression of interest, but will do so before the March 16 deadline, according to Claudia Wheatley, interim deputy University spokesperson.“There are discussions going on, but we don’t know where we’ll end up at this time,” Wheatley said.According to Julie Wood, press secretary at New York City Economic Development Corporation, the invitation came from an idea to stimulate growth in technology, research and science fields within the city.“Our goal is to create an applied sciences campus that promotes New York City as the twenty-first century capital of innovation to match its standing as a global capital of other industries,” Wood said.In a city press release, Bloomberg explained why New York is an ideal place to build such a facility.“New York City has all the ingredients to complement an applied science and engineering hub — a highly educated global population, unparalleled financial and business community to provide capital and support for new ventures and existing top-notch institutions performing cutting-edge research,” Bloomberg said. “We want to capitalize on those strengths.”According to the release, the city plans to “make a capital contribution, in addition to possibly providing land and other considerations, commensurate with the respondent’s investment.”Four possible sites have also been identified by the city: the Navy Hospital Campus at the Brooklyn Navy Yard, the Goldwater Hospital Campus on Roosevelt Island, Governor’s Island and the Farm Colony on Staten Island.
Red Women’s Lacrosse Sneaks Past Colgate for First Win

By The Cornell Daily Sun March 3, 2011

The Cornell women’s lacrosse team (1-1, 0-0 Ivy League) defeated rival Colgate (2-2) on Wednesday in a close game, 15-14. It was the second game of the season and the first win for this year’s squad, which is now looking forward to its next game tomorrow against Harvard.“[Colgate] turned it into a very exciting game,” said senior tri-captain Libby Johnson.Much of the first half consisted of the two teams swapping points back and forth, with Libby Johnson, junior captain Jessi Steinberg and junior Katie Kirk all scoring goals for the Red.