Much has been said of the suicides of 2010. Nevertheless, their impact on students and campus culture makes the topic of suicide the second biggest story of 2010. To grasp the relevance of this subject just take a look at the ‘tag cloud’ to your right. 31 posts tagged with ‘Cornell suicide’ make the topic...
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‘Suicide Fences’ Architecture Firm in Disarray over Ownership Battle
Nader Tehrani, the architect contracted by Cornell University to design suicide barriers on the school’s bridges, is in a ruthless dispute with business partner Monica Ponce de Leon over ownership of architecture firm Office dA, the Boston Globe reported today. Cornell University hired Tehrani in late August in a $600,000 contract with Office dA to...
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Preparing for Cage Life
Cornell’s campus has historically been identifiable for its rare landscape and striking natural beauty. It may soon become one that stands out by the intricate protective fences that will be constructed on nearly every campus bridge. As part of a widely publicized and drastic overhaul of public safety measures, the University plans to install permanent...
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SA Spearheads Mental Health Campaign
The Student Assembly has announced this evening that they will take on the role of catalyst for student-to-student mental health support, launching ‘Community Caring Week,’ in which students “can relax and address mental health issues.” The first event will take place this Thursday in Willard Straight Hall’s Memorial Room from 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM. ...
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MRM #70
– SDT (originally founded at Cornell) moves onto the UVA grounds. – More misconstrued information: “It’s the same idea behind the barriers that have gone up on the bridges over the gorges in Ithaca, New York, where six Cornell University students committed suicide last year.” – “As part of Lehigh’s efforts to illustrate the true...
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MRM #65
– Collegetown residents: lock your doors. – Developing plans for permanent fences. – Via MR, 9 evidence-based study tips. They’re common sense but frequently neglected. – In case you missed it, here’s our lead editorial from the first issue. – Cornell researchers will try to improve farming in Africa with a new grant. – More trouble...
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Fences To Stay Put Until May 31, 2011.
The “permanent solution” to Cornell’s bridge suicide problem is unlikely to be implemented until the end of the the 2010-2011 academic year. While the full Common Council will not vote on the matter until August 4, it’s likely that they will follow the unanimous vote of the CC planning committee. So if everything goes as...
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Details On Prevented Gorge Suicide
The Ithaca Journal has a detailed account of the prevented gorge suicide on May 24. The article attributes the successful rescue of the 31 year old man to quick thinking by an unidentified woman– who was already speaking to the man before police arrived– as well as the police officers who convinced the man to...
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Top Blogosphere Stories of 2009-2010
In the most recent issue of the Review we had a story on the Top 10 Cornell News Stories of 2009-2010. As we finish yet another semester at Cornell, we look back at the top stories covered on the Cornell Insider in 2009-2010. Sweet 16 Basketball Run: While the Penn Quakers managed to tarnish what would...
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Cornell Suicide Fences Are Here To Stay: 10 More Weeks
Last night the Common Council voted unanimously to extend the deadline for removing the gorge fences by 10 weeks. Based on this Ithaca Journal article, a couple of things are clear: 1) Several of the Council members voted for the extension to simply give more time for Cornell to draw up a “more permanent solution,”...