Cornell President Martha Pollack issued a series of initiatives on Sunday meant to improve the campus climate following an assault in Collegetown in which a black student said he was called the N-word and punched repeatedly by a group of white students. Ithaca Police arrested one Cornell student after the fight on Eddy Street at about 1:30 a.m. on Friday. The arrested Cornell student, who has not been identified, was charged with misdemeanor assault and posted bail. Cornell Kappa Sigma identified the assaulted student, a junior, as one of its members, adding in a statement that the student is recovering from his injuries. The student, who spoke to The Sun from Cayuga Medical Center on Friday, said he was “pretty bloodied up” following the altercation.

Source: Daily Sun September 17, 2017 22:30 UTC