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Senior lecturer Matt Ulinski recounts his unconventional path to Cornell.
Anita Alur ’17 reminisces on the originality of personally curated mixtapes and CDs.
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C.U. Student Found Dead in C-Town Apartment Investigation ongoing; no foul play suspected Faculty, students this time. remember Wu ’18 “Nothing like this has ever happened in
By PHOEBE KELLER Sun Managing Editor
Nathan M. Lyman, the chief operating officer of the Ithaca Renting Company, sent an email to tenants Tuesday evening announcing that a dead body had been discovered in a Collegetown Center apartment. The University later identified the deceased as Darryl Wu ’18. Ithaca police have conducted an investigation of the scene, but Lyman said it did not appear that the victim was the subject of any foul play, adding that the death appeared to be natural. He said the deceased was discovered by staff members late Tuesday afternoon. Wu appeared to have been dead for several days, potentially exceeding four, according to Lyman. An autopsy will be conducted but there is no video feed of what transpired in the apartment. Lyman said the “police and the University” will provide more information about the incident as it becomes available. The Ithaca Police department declined to comment on the ongoing investigation at
Collegetown Center in my memory,” Lyman said. In an email to students on Wednesday afternoon, Dean of Arts and Sciences Gretchen Ritter ’83 called Wu — who was a chemistry major — a “talented student” and “a remarkable linguist and mathematician.” “Faculty who worked with Darryl described him as both ‘brilliant’ and ‘humble,’” said Ritter in the email. “On behalf of the College of Arts and Sciences, I want to extend my deepest condolences to Darryl’s family, friends, teachers and fellow students.” A vigil will take place today on Ho Plaza at 4 p.m. for Wu and Anthony Nazaire, the Ithaca College student who was fatally stabbed Sunday morning. Phoebe Keller can be reached at managing-editor@cornellsun.com.
Kelly,” according to Business Wire. In a statement, Interim President Hunter Rawlings called Wu was “an exceptional student ... but first and foremost a beloved son, brother and friend.” By JOSEPHINE CHU Sun News Editor His brother, Darren Wu, graduated from Cornell last semester, Rawlings Students and faculty are mourning said. Wu attended Lakeside School in the death of Darryl Wu ’18, after he was found dead in his apartment on Seattle and was the first person from Washington ever to earn a perfect score Tuesday evening. Wu was a rising junior in the and place first in the individual competition at the 39th American College of Arts and Sciences Regions Math League tourwho was planning to major nament, according to an in chemistry, said Gretchen ARML press release. Ritter, Dean of the College Prof. John Marohn, of Arts and Sciences. He chemistry, called the loss “excelled” in national com“heartbreaking,” saying that petitions in linguistics and Wu was “one of the brightmathematics and was a est students I have ever member of the winning taught.” team in the 12th WU ’18 “Darryl was very quiet,” International Linguistics Olympiad — where he was the second Marohn said. “His work was off scale. His death is a huge loss.” highest overall scorer. Prof. Thomas Ruttledge, chemistry, Wu also won the 2008 Mathcounts National Competition and was named said he knew Wu from two honors the 2008 Relly Award for Best Junior Achiever on “Live with Regis and See MOURNING page 5
Residents: apartment building makes it ‘pretty easy to just disappear for a few days’ “I guess that’s what happens in a building where everyone’s in a single pretty much.”
By STEPHANIE YAN Sun Assistant News Editor
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Collegetown tragedy | Darryl Wu ’18 was discovered dead in his apartment at Collegetown Center, at 151 Dryden Road, late Tuesday afternoon.
Many students were startled yesterday when dean of the College of Arts and Sciences Gretchen Ritter announced that Darryl Wu ’18 was found dead in his Collegetown apartment. Students who live in the same complex were even more taken aback. Wu was discovered by staff members and appeared to have been dead for several days — potentially more than four.
Evan Genova ’18 Sadie Park ’18 — a resident of Collegetown Center, where Wu lived — said she was “shocked” that staff did not find him sooner. See BUILDING page 5
Investigation of Nazaire Murder Proceeds Without Suspects By JOSH GIRSKY Sun News Editor
The investigation into the death of Anthony Nazaire is moving “steadily and methodically” according to an Ithaca Police Department press release. Over 20 investigators from Ithaca, Cornell, Ithaca College and Tompkins County law enforcement groups are working together to determine what occurred before, during and after the fatal stabbing, the release said.
“Unfortunately it takes time to sort through all the information and all the evidence ... I’m confident that when our investigation is complete we’ll bring justice to whoever did this,” said Deputy Chief Vince Monticello. Yet his promise of justice did little to console those who lost a friend. Learning of Anthony Nazaire’s untimely death, Joseph Fenning — a junior at Ithaca College — said he was shocked to hear that “this gentleman is dead.” Fenning said after meeting
Nazaire through Ithaca College’s kind of student every parent wants chapter of the National Association their kid to be, and every professor of Black Accountants, he felt the pos- and any teacher would actually advise itive energy Nazaire brought to cam- a student to be like,” he said. pus. He added that “He was a kid who Nazaire’s presence will be was always smiling at missed by all who knew you in the hallway if him. you’re having a bad day,” “Everybody who he said. knows him knows he was Fenning said he a guy with a big smile,” admired Nazaire’s diliFenning said. “That’s gence as a student as how I knew Anthony.” well. A Gofundme account “[Nazaire] was the was set up by Nazaire’s NAZAIRE
family on Tuesday to raise money for his funeral. The account aims to raise $12,000, and as of Wednesday, it has raised $9,000. Police have not yet identified any suspects and are renewing their requests for anyone who witnessed the event or has cell phone footage to come forward. Maddy Cohen ’18 contributed reporting this story. Josh Girsky can be reached at jgirsky@cornellsun.com.