Written by Caitlyn Dorman and Ella Gentile Working in his farmer shop at the Marketplace Mall on Main Street, 89-year-old Burt is still living with the same spark he has carried throughout his life through his years of service. Once in the military and a Cortland firefighter, his stories reflect humor and heartbreak throughout his […]
9/11 25th Anniversary: From Rookie to Responder Overnight, One NYPD Officer’s Story
Written by Jamie Cuozzo and Caitlyn Dorman Lauren Giangrasso was a rookie officer in September 2001. She was freshly out of the academy, on active duty and ready to work and serve as a New York City Police Officer. Giangrasso’s neice, Jamie Cuozzo, is a SUNY Cortland student and co-author of this article. At the […]
9/11 25th Anniversary: Memories from the Cortland Fire Department
Written by Eva Olinek and Abigail Neber On the morning of September 11, 2001, Wayne Friedman was not even supposed to be working as he was a firefighter paramedic at the Tully Fire District at the time. He and a friend had stopped at Royal Auto on Route 281 in Cortland NY to drop off […]
9/11 25th Anniversary: Firefighter Shares Firsthand Account of Responding to 9/11 Attacks
Written by Annabel Gell & Kayla Wasserman Peter Wasserman served for twenty years as a firefighter, dedicating his life to helping others. Wasserman, the father of SUNY Cortland freshman Kayla Wasserman, had been on the job for ten years on Sept. 11, 2001, a day that forever changed the nation and his life. “My life […]
9/11 25th Anniversary: Cortland Employee Was Student at SUNY IT in 2001
Written by Scott Wilson and Terrell Parks Many people remember where they were on the morning of Sept. 11, 2001. Chris Valenti, who is currently the Assistant Director of Programming and Integrations at SUNY Cortland, was a student at SUNY Institute of Technology on that tragic morning. As a regular college student studying computer applications, […]
Letter to the Editor: Homelessness in Cortland
To the Editor: It is surely good news that since November 2023 through April 2024, there is now both the Night Time Warming Center (Salvation Army) and the community-funded day time warming space (Grace/Holy Spirit Church [formerly space for the Unhoused at the Cortland Free Library]), covering 24/7, serving Folks Without Homes who can be […]
Letter to the Editor: The Bigger Better Bottle Bill
To the Editor: In 1990 there were over 6,000 landfills nationwide but they are filling up extremely quickly. Now, there are only a little over 1,000 landfills left and those are filling up as well. Seven states will have no more landfill space in the next five years. Here in New York, our landfills are […]
Crisis On the Streets: The Impact of the Unhoused on The Cortland Community
This article was originally written and reported for COM 235: Intro to Media Literacy by Anne Austin, Ava Froio, Chiara Graziano, Logan Kowalski, Sofia Mucci, Benjamin Russell, and Nuala Seabrook. When thinking of Cortland, it is easy to think of the bustling college campus, nature trails, rich history, popular restaurants, bars, shops, and people out […]
Student Outlook on SUNY Cortland’s Parking Changes
By: Branden Riley and Juniper Lasky Recent changes to SUNY Cortland’s parking policies have left half of its residents further away from their cars, a mile away in some scenarios. Students now realize it is one of the things the school made life very difficult. At the beginning of 2023 Fall, SUNY Cortland made new […]
Student Concerns on Campus Parking
By Emma Morgan, Chelsey Weber, Patrick Moloney, Arianna Jordan, Michael Bologna, and Aidan Powers Parking isn’t something that most would be concerned about. However, as a college student at SUNY Cortland, this is a big concern. Student Concerns According to the SUNY Cortland website, there are a total of 19 staff lots. However, there are […]