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Message to Ithaca College Community on Death of StudentContributed by David Maley on 08/28/16 (Read the most recent update here.) Posted on behalf of President Tom Rochon It is with great sadness that I inform the Ithaca College community that one of our students passed away at Cayuga Medical Center early on the morning of Sunday, August 28. Shortly before 2 a.m. two individuals were stabbed during a large fight near the intersection of College Avenue and Campus Road. The second Ithaca College student who was stabbed in that incident was treated for non-life-threatening injuries at a regional trauma center and released. We are not identifying the students at this time, pending notification of their families. The investigation into the incident is being conducted by the Ithaca Police Department, with assistance from other law enforcement agencies. The perpetrator or perpetrators have not been identified. The investigation is ongoing. Anyone who might have information on this incident is asked to contact the Ithaca Police Department at 607-272-3245, or on the tipline number at 607-697-0333. We will update the campus community as more information becomes available. You can read a statement from Cornell Vice President Ryan Lombardi regarding this incident here. The college is reaching out to those who might need counseling assistance. Beginning at 10:00 a.m. today, the lounge in the Circles Community Building will be open for students seeking immediate support. Counselors and professional staff will be present. A larger community gathering is being planned. Students in immediate crisis should contact the Office of Public Safety at 607-274-3333. Faculty and staff can speak to a counselor through the Employee Assistance Program at 1-800-327-2255. In the meantime, I hope you will hold these students—along with their families, friends, classmates, and professors—in your thoughts and prayers at this difficult and tragic time. Tom Rochon Message to Ithaca College Community on Death of Student Comment from
mdifrancesco on
08/28/16
This is heart-breaking news. My thoughts and prayers go out to all.
Message to Ithaca College Community on Death of Student Comment from
eyoung on
08/28/16
I'm in shock, because you wouldn't think this could happen at Ithaca...
Police presence on campus is almost nonexistent from the last year I've been a student and it always concerned me. Also when my car was broken into last year in the parking lot, I asked if there were cameras and public safety said not in parking lots or streets and that this was a common occurrence on campus. Please I beg of you to learn from this terrible tragedy and DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT!!!! If the school can't guarantee our safety, why would we continue to come here?????? My heart goes out to the students and families affected... I implore that IC start doing the right things to keep us all safe... Message to Ithaca College Community on Death of Student Comment from
mforrest on
08/29/16
As you probably know by now, this tragic taking of life occurred not on IC's campus but at Cornell. You do have the right to feel safe on our campus, however, so I hope that your concerns are duly noted by those in charge.
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