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The Corne¬ Daily Sun Vol. 131, No. 10
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2014
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Harini Kannan ’18 says Orange Is the New Black is not just a show about women, but men as well. | Page 9
Aditi Bhowmick ’16 says that obsessing with one perspective on a world issue only exacerbates it. | Page 7
Cornell men’s soccer played No. 2 Louisville to a double overtime draw in its first match of the season. | Page 16
Multiple Developments Proposed for Collegetown With new zoning plan, landlords and developers release designs By TYLER ALICEA Sun Managing Editor
This article is the first in a series about Collegetown redevelopment. Stay tuned to The Sun in the future for more on this topic. Multiple redevelopment proposals — which will add hundreds of bedrooms and multiple new retail spaces to Collegetown if approved — have been introduced since Ithaca approved its new zoning plan last spring. In March, the Ithaca Common Council unanimously voted to adopt new zoning requirements — known as the Collegetown Area Form Districts — in an attempt to increase development in Collegetown. The plan ultimately received support from business owners and Ithacans alike, The Sun previously reported. Since the passing of the plan, multiple landlords have proposed new develop-
ments in Collegetown along College Avenue, Dryden Road and Eddy Street. The proposed developments, which include residential and multi-use buildings, will increase the number of bedrooms in Collegetown, which will hopefully “have a good affect on rent by stabilizing” prices, according to Alderperson Graham Kerslick (D-4th Ward). Many landlords and developers were waiting to reveal their designs until after the release of the new zoning plan, which was under development for years, according to Kerslick. Kerslick — who is also the executive director of the David R. Atkinson Center for a Sustainable Future at Cornell — added that he thinks the developments will encourage people to live in central Collegetown, which will in turn reduce the need to bring a car to campus and provide See COLLEGETOWN page 8
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Rising above the rest | Top: A rendering shows Jason Fane’s proposed 12-story tower at 330 College Ave. (the current site of the empty Green Café building). Bottom: Another rendering shows the proposed new building at 327 Eddy St., the current location of Club Sudz.
Cornell Dining Sees Closure of Trillium Express,West Side Express By ANNIE BUI Sun News Editor
Students returning to campus this semester may be surprised to find some changes made to the Cornell Dining lineup, among them the closure of the West Side Express eatery and a planned opening for a new bagel shop that will replace Trillium
Express. According to Karen Brown, director of marketing and communications for Cornell Auxiliary Services, Cornell Dining decided to close West Side Express — located in Hans Bethe House on West Campus — at the end of the spring 2014 semester due to low customer traffic. “Customer traffic was very low and it
was not a financially viable operation,” she said. “The West Side Express location has been added into Jansen’s Dining Room’s back-of-house space for dining staff use.” However, Brown said customers will still be able to find some of their favorite menu items, such as sub sandwiches and melts, at Jansen’s Market in the Noyes Community Recreation Center.
The space that once housed Trillium Express — which served as Cornell’s primary ice cream eatery during the Stocking Hall, Dairy Plant and Dairy Bar renovations — will soon be home to a new bagel shop, according to Brown. “Once [those] renovations were comSee DINING page 4
Police: C.U.Athlete Arrested for Assault Student Assembly, Smart Massimilian’17 accused of kicking,punching Dallas man in May
By ANUSHKA MEHROTRA Sun News Editor
A member of the Cornell lacrosse team was arrested Aug. 15 for reportedly assaulting a man in his fifties at a party that took place at his hometown of Dallas, Texas, according to the Dallas Police Department. Domenic Massimilian ’17 is accused of punching, kicking and stomping on a Dallasbased restaurateur and chef during an event held at the Ku De Ta lounge on May 29, according to The Dallas Observer. Massimilian is still listed as playing for the University’s
lacrosse team as of Sunday party, according to The night, according to the team’s Observer. Massimilian’s lawyer roster. He is enrolled in the also said that he was not smoking marijuana at the School of Hotel party. Administration. Jeremy Hartigan, According to the associate director of filed lawsuit, the vicCornell Athletic tim claims the Communications, lacrosse player — said Cornell who he said was Athletics had no furdrinking alcohol and ther information to smoking marijuana MASSIMILIAN ’17 add about the inci— assaulted him dent or after Massimilian returned to the party, which he Massimilian’s status at the University. had been asked to leave. However, Roger Dunn, Massimilian’s lawyer, claims Anushka Mehrotra can be that the altercation occurred as reached at Massimilian was leaving the amehrotra@cornellsun.com.
Yogurt to Hold Outreach Event on Ho Plaza This Week By ANNIE BUI Sun News Editor
The Student Assembly — in partnership with frozen yogurt chain Smart Yogurt — will host a four-day-long outreach event on Ho Plaza beginning Tuesday. Thousands of samples of frozen yogurt will be handed out from Sept. 9 to Sept. 12, according to Lindsay Wershaw ’16, vice president of public relations for the S.A. Free yogurt vouchers for Smart Yogurt’s Ithaca Mall location
will also be distributed. According to Wershaw, one of the event’s purposes will be for students to become familiar with the S.A. and its initiatives. “A lot of times, students will wonder who the S.A. is and what we actually do,” she said. “When I was elected internally as the vice president of public relations, I knew that one of the first projects I would work on [would be] a huge outreach event to gather See YOGURT page 4