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The Corne¬ Daily Sun Vol. 130, No. 24
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2013
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ITHACA, NEW YORK
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Jazz ensembles from Cornell and Ithaca College performed together at The Gates Wednesday. | Page 3
The Sun speaks to Third Eye Blind’s opener, Basic Vacation.
Cornell football will kick off its Ivy season in a contest against Yale Saturday. | Page 16
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Local Recording Studio Sues Ithaca Officials By EMMA COURT Sun City Editor
RULA SAEED / SUN CONTRIBUTOR
Making his case | William Jackson ’14, president of the Multicultural Greek Letter Council, talked to the Student Assembly about the possibility of allowing organizations to extend byline funding deadlines for “extenuating circumstances.”
MGLC Asks for Second Chance
After missing deadline,group tries for byline funding By NOAH RANKIN Sun Senior Writer
A Student Assembly representative is scrambling to help the Multicultural Greek Letter Council get a second chance at securing byline funding after it missed the S.A.’s deadline to submit funding applications. The MGLC’s failure to submit a timely application for byline funding — which allots a University-affiliated organization a portion of every student’s Student Activity Fee — has left the orga-
nization ineligible to receive approximately $13,000 of funding over two years. MGLC President William Jackson ’14 said byline funding is a critical part of the organization’s budget, allowing the 14 culturally-based sororities and fraternities it supports to fund cultural programming. One S.A. member, however, has drafted a resolution that he hopes will give the MGLC a second chance at securing funding. Cameron Pritchett ’15, vice president of diversity and inclusion for the
By ANUSHKA MEHROTRA
After several months of jumping through logistical hurdles, Cayuga’s Watchers — a student run campaign that aims to combat high-risk drinking through bystander intervention — will officially launch next month.
University-affiliated organizations can employ students who have been trained as Cayuga’s Watchers at events to recognize signs of excessive intoxication in attendees and seek appropriate assistance, according to Devon Horton ’14, vice president of internal operations for Cayuga’s Watchers. The
Watchers will blend in with partygoers and intervene when they recognize cases of alcohol poisoning, potential sexual assault and property damage to reduce harms associated with excessive alcohol consumption, according to Horton. See WATCHERS page 5
No Competition for LGBTQ,U.A.Reps This Fall By ERICA AUGENSTEIN Sun Staff Writer
With little fanfare and no opposition, the Student Assembly LGBTQ representative and the undergraduateat-large representative to the University Assembly were elected this month.
Jevan Hutson ’16 was elected the LGBTQ representative, and Connor McGrath ’15 was elected to the U.A., an assembly comprised of five undergraduates, three graduate and professional students, five employees and five faculty members. Normally, these
Lecture out in the open TYLER ALICEA / SUN SENIOR WRITER
See FUNDING page 4
Cayuga’s Watchers to Launch in Oct. Sun Staff Writer
A recording studio is taking the City of Ithaca to court, accusing city officials of deliberately ignoring its rights and causing it to lose “countless existing and future bookings.” The plaintiffs — Alexander and Doris Perialas — own Pyramid Sound Recording Studios, which is located on East Clinton Street. The Perialas’ lawsuit, filed Sept. 16, says a city project to replace the Clinton Street Bridge substantially disrupted their business for more than seven months — forcing them to temporarily stop using their building and blocking access to their studio. “Although the City fully anticipated both disruption to Pyramid’s businesses and potential physical impacts to the building housing the Studio and the Garage, the City willfully failed to take any measures to mitigate, plan for or compensate Pyramid
positions are both elected during the spring semester, S.A. President Ulysses Smith ’14 said. According to Hutson, the LGBTQ representative election could not be held last spring for logistical reasons. “Unfortunately, last year when the election
was here, the candidates who intended to run were unable to gather the correct number of signatures,” Hutson said. “They had the right amount of signatures but some were invalidated. You need 100 to qualify. This See S.A. page 4
Prof. Jeff Hancock, communication, lectures to approximately 200 students enrolled in “Communication and Technology” on the patio of Willard Straight Hall Thursday.
for the temporary taking of its property, loss of access and disruption to its businesses — despite having done so for other property owners along Clinton Street,” the lawsuit says. The lawsuit names the City of Ithaca, William Gray, the former
The Perialases allege that as a direct result of the Clinton Street Bridge Replacement Project, they lost potential income. city superintendent of public works, and five city employees as defendants. The Perialases allege that as a direct result of the Clinton Street Bridge replacement project, they lost potential income from not only the Pyramid Sound Recording Studios but also other See LAWSUIT page 4