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The Corne¬ Daily Sun Vol. 131, No. 41

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2014

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ITHACA, NEW YORK

16 Pages – Free

News

Arts

Sports

Weather

Show Me the Money

Not All in the Family

Closing It Out

Showers HIGH: 67° LOW: 48º

Rent details for the new development Collegetown Crossing were discussed at a council meeting Tuesday. | Page 3

Kaityln Tiffany ’15 gives Jason Reitman’s latest film, Men, Women and Children, a scathing review. | Page 9

Men’s and women’s tennis competed at Regionals last weekend, finishing off the fall season. | Page 16

College-Aged Man Rescued Following Fall Into Gorge

Victim airlifted to Syracuse hospital

By TYLER ALICEA Sun Managing Editor

Emergency responders flocked to the Stewart Avenue Bridge Wednesday afternoon after a college-aged male was found at the bottom of the Cascadilla Gorge. Responders were called around 5 p.m. Wednesday after a man was found by passersby near the trail, approximately five to 10 feet from where he apparently landed, according to Lt. Thomas Basher, public information officer for the Ithaca Fire Department. Responders believe that the man did not fall from the Stewart Avenue Bridge, but rather from the north side of the gorge, according to Basher. He sustained multiple lacerations, as well as head and back pain. Basher said the victim, who could not be identified immediately by responders because he had no identification with him, suffered was conscious, but was in “serious condition.” In an email to The Sun, Gerardo Velez ’15, a friend of the victim, said the victim is an employee at Cornell. Still, the Cornell University Police Department could not

AERIAL IMAGE COURTESY OF GOOGLE EARTH; INSET PHOTO BY TYLER ALICEA / SUN MANAGING EDITOR

On the scene | First responders (inset photo) remain on the scene near the Stewart Avenue Bridge over Cascadilla Creek after emergency workers rescued a man who reportedly fell into that gorge (seen in aerial photo) Wednesday afternoon.

release any details regarding the identity of the victim Wednesday evening, according to the Cornell University Police Chief Kathy Zoner. After responders treated the man’s injuries, they moved the man through the gorge trail to Linn Street, where they were able to drive him to the a landing zone at the Ithaca High School, according to Basher. From there, the victim was flown to the Upstate University Hospital in Syracuse.

As the man was transported down the gorge trail, approximately a dozen passersby gathered on the Stewart Avenue Bridge. The rescue took approximately an hour, according to the IFD. Tyler Alicea can be reached at managing-editor@cornellsun.com.

Student Remembered for Contributions to Jewish Community By SOFIA HU Sun Senior Writer

Ilan Rasooly ’15 — a student in the School of Hotel Administration and co-president of the Center for Jewish Living — died on Tuesday. He was 20. Rasooly died in a hospital near his home in

Maryland after sustaining an injury during Shemini Atzeret while visiting friends from University of Maryland, according to a Center for Jewish Living board member. During his time at Cornell, Rasooly had a large presence in the Jewish community. His close friends remembered him as “larger than life” and “a very special person” as they drove from Ithaca to

Maryland to attend his funeral on Thursday. Judy Zwillenberg ’15, who served as co-president of the Center for Jewish Living with Rasooly, said he was a loyal and energetic friend. “He was there for everyone and would do anything for anybody,” Zwillenberg said. “He was joy-

Cupcakes for a cause

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RASOOLY ’15

Meth Production Materials Found on C.U. Property By ANUSHKA MEHROTRA Sun News Editor

JASMINE CUTRIS / SUN STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

Nicole Edelstein ’15 sells cupcakes to Cornellians on Ho Plaza to raise money for pediatric cancer patients Wednesday.

Cornell police found household chemicals — associated with the production of methamphetamine — in a backpack on Maple Avenue Sunday morning. Police notified the Cornell University Health and Safety Emergency Services and the New York State Police Contaminated Crime Scene Response Team, who concluded the items were used to illicitly produce methamphetamine. Police were called to the scene at approximately 10:30 a.m. after a “concerned citizen”

discovered the backpack sitting on the side of the road, CUPD said. The incident is still currently being investigated, according to CUPD. Police added that materials used to produce methamphetamine — including drain cleaner, solvents, table salt and cold medication — can be extremely hazardous when handled improperly. Police encourage anyone who encounters suspicious chemical or has knowledge about the incident to contact police. Anushka Mehrotra can be reached at amehrotra@cornellsun.com.


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