Oh shit. I used to play chess with the dad in high school.

I’m sorry, that sounds like a lot and it’s always tough when these things hit so close to home. Several incidents in close succession just compounds the trauma and collective grief. I hope students can support and lean on each other during this difficult time. My heart goes out to the entire Cornell community.

Anonymous wrote:My kid there is struggling. A class with a crappy professor, the election, the sexual assault last week, and suicide this weekend. It’s a lot to handle. It’s pretty overwhelming there at the best of times with insane workloads and very high expectations. I’m checking in daily and they’ve made an appointment with a therapist on campus.

+1

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.

Tough to hear it was a Cornell professor’s kid.

I was worried as well but my DD didn't want to talk about it much either. She says she's fine as are all her friends.

My kid there is struggling. A class with a crappy professor, the election, the sexual assault last week, and suicide this weekend. It’s a lot to handle. It’s pretty overwhelming there at the best of times with insane workloads and very high expectations. I’m checking in daily and they’ve made an appointment with a therapist on campus.

The SA was reported this week but happened a few weeks ago

Anonymous wrote:Huh? Cornell is a huge school. Maybe 1 accident, 1 suicide and 1 sexual assault in 20K+ students?

I went there and the population size hasn't changed much since then. I did see these things happen but over the course of four years, not a week.

Huh? Cornell is a huge school. Maybe 1 accident, 1 suicide and 1 sexual assault in 20K+ students?

Four events in a week is a lot

The death of a student is tragic, of course, but is not a reason to panic and withdraw your child from school.

Wtf is Wong with you

Why exactly would you want your kid to come home? These incidents are unrelated.

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/