Stewart Ave. bridge and gorge trail closed: The Cascadilla Gorge Trail between College Avenue and Court Street will be closed to the public for safety reasons during repairs of the Stewart Avenue bridge at Cascadilla Creek. The bridge was closed by the City of Ithaca beginning Oct. 29 to all vehicular and pedestrian traffic for approximately five weeks. Stewart Avenue is closed to through traffic between University Avenue and Buffalo Street, and traffic is being rerouted. Northbound traffic is rerouted via Buffalo Street, North Aurora Street, East Court Street and University Avenue. Southbound traffic is detoured through University Avenue and East Court, North Cayuga and Buffalo streets. The gorge trail, which is maintained by Cornell Plantations, was re-opened to the public last week after work crews repaired flood damage. However, it has been closed again because of the danger of falling materials from the Stewart Avenue bridge project.
Campus hockey tournament: The sign-up period for the first Cornell Campus Hockey Tournament, which organizers hope will be an annual event, will be Nov. 3, 4 and 5, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the lobby of Willard Straight Hall. Four teams representing faculty, staff, graduate and undergraduate students will compete for the Perry-Beavers Cup, named in honor of longtime Athletics Department employees Monica Perry, hockey office manager, and Gene Beavers, Lynah Rink manager. The tournament will be Jan. 23 and 24 at Lynah Rink. It is a no-checking, no-slap shot competition open to men and women of all skill levels. Players will be picked from a lottery, so don't miss the sign-up period. For more information, contact Gary Brandt in the Office of Human Resources, at 255-6884.
Lunch with the mayor: Ithaca Mayor Alan Cohen will be the third guest in a continuing series of Community and Rural Development Institute (CaRDI) Brown Bag Lunches with Tompkins County community leaders. Cohen will speak on "Strengthening the City-Cornell Connection,'' on Monday, Nov. 3, in 250 Caldwell Hall from noon to 1:15 p.m.
Research notice: Married? Student researcher Lisa Barcelo is looking for participants in a study of marital communication. Earn $15 and contribute to psychological research. For information contact Barcelo at llb6@cornell.edu (preferable) or 256-8999.