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Tompkins County officials announced plans to purchase 227 Cherry St. in Ithaca for $1.1 million to develop a long-term homeless shelter facility on Tuesday. The Tompkins County Legislature will vote on the property acquisition at its Dec. 3 meeting.
An Ithaca man was arrested Sunday night and faces a felony assault charge for allegedly assaulting a woman and threatening her with an axe on the Ithaca Commons.
Eating on a college budget can be difficult. Eating out is expensive, but cooking can take up time that few of us have between classes and club commitments. Often, the only available options are unhealthy or just downright inedible. I am occasionally guilty of eating pricey takeout to avoid cooking because of sheer laziness. Still, I usually find myself in a situation where I need to eat on a budget but don’t have time to run home and cook or am too busy to meal prep.
Buffalo Street Books welcomed back two Cornell alumni Friday, Nov. 22 at 5 p.m. to host a book discussion of “Rooms: The Work and Life of JJ Manford” by Gordon Sander ’72 B. Arch. ’73.
As the last few leaves fall off Ithaca’s trees, take advantage of the natural beauty among us and get outdoors! Ithaca boasts more than 100 waterfalls within 10 miles of downtown and has plenty of hiking trails near campus accessible by bus. So don’t let this year’s milder autumn go to waste and head outdoors to one of these seven hiking trails! Each trail has the closest TCAT bus stops listed, but double-check availability as some bus routes and stops are only serviced seasonally!
Out of eight Cornell alumni vying for congressional seats across the country this election cycle, six won their bids. Here is the breakdown of how those races played out.
This summer, several Collegetown restaurants and establishments closed down, including Jack’s Grill, Ithaca Beer Company and The Embassy. Such follows the closure of Mango Mango last January. Nonetheless, with restaurants walking out the door, several new businesses are moving in to take their place, catering to the stomachs of hangry Cornelians.
Cornell in Washington programs begin with few COVID complications, employing similar testing protocols and COVID as the Ithaca campus.
Recent updates have been made both to Cornell’s Off-Campus Housing listing site and safety program site. Students can now use the recently-created safety program site to check if any rental property in the City of Ithaca has a Certificate of Compliance, as well as inquire about a property’s other safety features.
Cornell’s eight cooperative houses opened their doors last Sunday to undergraduate and graduate students looking for housing for the upcoming school year.