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Ithaca, New York · IthacaITHACA, N.Y. — A former Tompkins County Corrections Officer has been charged with official misconduct and harassment after unnecessarily striking an incarcerated person on April 26. Mark Vanderhoof was charged with both counts by Tompkins County Sheriff Derek Osborne, who issued a press release about the incident. Vanderhoof was arraigned Monday evening and released on his own recognizance. Osborne stated that Vanderhoof was alleged to have “f…See the Story
Tompkins County Corrections Officer fired, charged after hitting incarcerated person - The Ithaca Voice
Music · IthacaWe urge the provost, the president, the VP of University Relations and, indeed, the entire campus community to reach out to subject matter experts at Near Eastern Studies and other Cornell departments for education on matters related to Arabic, Hebrew, Turkish or Persian language and the history and culture (including conflicts) of the Middle East before making public statements that could cause further division and misunderstanding in an alreadySee the Story
LETTER TO THE EDITOR | On Language, Misinformation and Divisiveness - The Cornell Daily Sun
Ithaca, New York · IthacaLuca Guadagnino’s Challengers has everything, and nothing, to do with tennis. As Zendaya’s character Tashi puts it, “Aren’t we always talking about tennis?” The film, though set primarily in 2007 and 2019 and sometimes in between, jumped around in time as the movie’s narrative progressed.It was shot on 35mm which gives the story a vintage, […]See the Story
‘Challengers’ Review: A Sports Movie Out of Left Field - The Cornell Daily Sun
Ithaca, New York · IthacaITHACA, N.Y. — A leaking gas cylinder at the Ithaca Area Wastewater Treatment Facility prompted a response from the Ithaca Fire Department (IFD) hazmat team on Saturday. In a statement, facility officials said “no one was injured and the public was never in danger.” The roughly 4 foot tall cylinder contained sulfur dioxide gas and was leaking due to a “manufacturing defect” on the valve used to control the flow of gas, according to a joint state…See the Story
No one injured in Saturday hazmat incident at Ithaca wastewater treatment plant - The Ithaca Voice
Ithaca, New York · IthacaAccording to a Coalition for Mutual Liberation press statement sent to The Sun on Sunday, Cornell’s administration agreed to open negotiations over the encampment demonstrators’ eight demands on Saturday. As the encampment enters its fifth day, watch The Sun’s explanation of what CML is specifically asking for.See the Story
MULTIMEDIA | What are the Coalition for Mutual Liberation’s Demands? - The Cornell Daily Sun
Ithaca, New York · IthacaITHACA, N.Y.—Teachers, parents and students rallied outside DeWitt Middle School Friday after the sudden departure of its associate principal, Ramelle Liverpool. Roughly two dozen people gathered near the entrance to the school before and after school to show support for Liverpool and call for greater transparency from school district leaders. An email sent last Tuesday to DeWitt staff said Liverpool is “on leave until further notice” and “unfor…See the Story
