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1 — A scary attack at IC
Ithaca College says male victim was sexually assaulted on campus – A male victim was sexually assaulted at Ithaca College shortly after midnight on Sunday. The Ithaca Voice
2 — Thinking through a ‘game of chicken’ with Jason Fane
How should officials respond to Jason Fane’s ultimatum? – Fane is requesting what essentially amounts to a tax break — in this case, what’s called an “abatement” — for the project. The Ithaca Voice
3 — The Cornell Sun covers a memorial for a professor who died recently
Cornellians Celebrate Professor Kathy Berggren – More than 150 people gathered in Sage Chapel Sunday afternoon to remember and celebrate the life of Prof. Kathy Berggren ’90 MAT ’93, applied economics and management. Cornell Sun
4 — The Journal gives an update on the Commons redesign
City Watch: Ithaca Commons rebuild enters paving phase – The $15 million Commons rebuild has entered the paving phase and is nearing the point where portions may get the final surface pavers soon. The Ithaca Journal
5 — A preview of a show created by the Readers’ Theater
From Ithaca’s Readers’ Theater, a show that feels like a ‘Sherlock Holmes film’ – The Readers’ Theatre of Ithaca will begin its 2014-15 season at 8 p.m. this Friday at Cinemapolis with Anna Ziegler’s historical scientific drama “Photograph 51.” The Ithaca Voice
6 — Cornell football drops opener
Cornell football can’t contain Colgate’s running game; Big Red loses opener 27-12 – Led by QB Jake Melville, Colgate ran wild on Cornell. The Ithaca Voice
7 — A look at the great work by IC profs
4 crazy cool things getting done by Ithaca College professors – Our semi-weekly roundup. The Ithaca Voice
8 — Cornell men’s soccer gets a big win late
Cornell soccer’s Conor Goepel gets winning goal on late penalty kick – Freshman Eric Nuss looked up for just a brief second as he made his way down the field late into the second half. The Ithaca Voice
9 —A look back at Porchfest
14 photos from last week’s Porchfest in Ithaca – Missing Porchfest? The event last Sunday drew big crowds to Ithaca’s Fall Creek for music, food, fun and more. The Ithaca Voice
10 — Small storm caused some outages
More than 100 lose power in Tompkins County town amid report of downed power lines – More than 100 homes in the Tompkins County town of Ulysses have lost power Sunday afternoon, according to NYSEG. The Ithaca Voice