Cornell Update

[Anonymous]

Something that stands out to me are the pronouns used to describe this student. Guessing they had a lot more going on mentally than just worrying about classes at Cornell.

[Anonymous]

The sexual assault article is horrible. Multiple frat men drugged and assaulted a student. What kind of students does Cornell have?

[Anonymous]

Your kid will be okay. You seem more affected than she. Leave her alone. Stop helicoptering.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Something that stands out to me are the pronouns used to describe this student. Guessing they had a lot more going on mentally than just worrying about classes at Cornell.

According to my kid at Cornell, deceased may have changed name recently and was distressed about election results given trans identity.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Something that stands out to me are the pronouns used to describe this student. Guessing they had a lot more going on mentally than just worrying about classes at Cornell.

According to my kid at Cornell, deceased may have changed name recently and was distressed about election results given trans identity.

What a fking shame. We should stop freaking out and tell kids that the trump presidency means almost nothing in the long arc of their lives.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:A little perspective here…and I’m. It trying to diminish a death by any means. But I attended Cornell University from the late 80s -early 90s and there have always been suicides where students who are overwhelmed with school or not getting the grades, have thrown themselves over bridges and gorges there unfortunately. So the death of this poor sophomore is nothing new. The university has always had to deal with these types of deaths from extremely high avheievera that are considerably hard on themselves on top of being in a rigorous school.

As do most selective universities. This isn’t an issue unique to Cornell.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Maybe it’s not allowed - but are there any other Cornell parents here? (My earlier post was deleted?)

Have you talked to your kids? How are they? I truthfully freaking out and want my kid to come home.

Do your kids seem ok? Mine doesn’t want to talk about any of it.

https://cornellsun.com/2024/11/11/university-leaders-mourn-death-of-cornell-sophomore/

https://cornellsun.com/2024/11/10/emergency-responders-recover-dead-body-from-fall-creek-gorge-hours-after-airlifting-unresponsive-woman/

Kids probably talking about it plenty at school; they just don't want to talk about it with parents. Don't be offended; there are just some topics kids would rather discuss amongst themselves.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Something that stands out to me are the pronouns used to describe this student. Guessing they had a lot more going on mentally than just worrying about classes at Cornell.

According to my kid at Cornell, deceased may have changed name recently and was distressed about election results given trans identity.

There are going to be so many more. (Not just at Cornell.) What a sad time in our history.

[Anonymous]

Cornell is geographically isolated, competitive/pressure cooker culture and weather doesn't help in winter.

From what I've heard from alums, there is always a large number of suicides and admin can't really do much to help.

I hope your child is surrounded by support and perhaps you can make a visit to check in OP?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Cornell is geographically isolated, competitive/pressure cooker culture and weather doesn't help in winter.

From what I've heard from alums, there is always a large number of suicides and admin can't really do much to help.

I hope your child is surrounded by support and perhaps you can make a visit to check in OP?

No more than other selective schools.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Something that stands out to me are the pronouns used to describe this student. Guessing they had a lot more going on mentally than just worrying about classes at Cornell.

According to my kid at Cornell, deceased may have changed name recently and was distressed about election results given trans identity.

What a fking shame. We should stop freaking out and tell kids that the trump presidency means almost nothing in the long arc of their lives.

Yep. We are extremely anti Trump but this is still what we told our teens (and believe ourselves for the most part.) The court is the worst part. An entire generation of conservative judges. Sigh. But living in NY it shouldn’t be an issue.

[Anonymous]

On our tour there two summers ago we noticed all kinds of netting up around gorges and bridge and we were told it was suicide prevention. Guess it’s been a past problem. Sad

[Anonymous]

But not at the same rate.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:On our tour there two summers ago we noticed all kinds of netting up around gorges and bridge and we were told it was suicide prevention. Guess it’s been a past problem. Sad

It has a long history at Cornell.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:On our tour there two summers ago we noticed all kinds of netting up around gorges and bridge and we were told it was suicide prevention. Guess it’s been a past problem. Sad

It has a long history at Cornell.

Between 1990 to 2010, 29 people attempted suicide by jumping off the bridge in Ithica City. Out of those deaths, 27 out of the 29 attempts were successful and 15 out of the 27 were Cornell University students. The suicide rates were getting so out of hand that the university was forced to install nets underneath the bridges to catch any person attempting to jump off and end their life.
While installing these nets is a good idea, maybe instead of focusing on what to do after a student reaches the point of suicide, they should focus on why and how they’re arriving at those thoughts and what can be done to stop it.

“They should really try to improve their mental health department, reduce the workload because it is a lot of work, and create more places for students to relax and take time off,” Cornell University junior Yonatan Mekonnen said.