Why is the issue of suicide prevention and means restriction on bridges on or near the Cornell campus a community issue?
Cornell and Ithaca are united in our desire to prevent suicide. Of the 29 suicidal jumps from bridges and adjacent gorge edges on East Hill in the last 20 years, 14 were by Cornell students, 11 were by other members of the Ithaca community and four were by people from out of the area. Several of the bridges of concern are owned by the city of Ithaca, and all the bridges are accessible to the general public.
