Cornell junior Rodrigo Fernandes won the M15 professional tournament in Ithaca Oct.
19-25 at Reis Tennis Center, beating Jack Anthrop 6-3, 6-1 in the final and earning ($2,160).
No. 12 Cornell women's hockey beat RPI 4-1 to earn its first ECAC win of the season, moving to 4-2-0 as Jeanne Lortie made 13 saves and freshmen Jillian McLaughlin and Renee Bishop scored at Lynah.
Cornell lost to Princeton 21-20 after a late touchdown and an interception ended the Red's comeback in the Halloween game, dropping them to 3-4 (1-3 Ivy); they will host Penn at Schoellkopf Field at 1 p.m. on Nov.
7, with the game streaming on ESPN+.
The Ithaca Friends of the Tompkins County Public Library will start accepting donations Nov.
14 for its used book sale to raise money for library programs and put affordable books in local hands. Paired with Little Free Libraries, the effort aims to remove cost barriers to reading and grow literacy in the community.
Y Combinator co-founder Paul Graham ’86 spoke to a packed (600-person) audience in Kennedy Hall about entrepreneurship, urged students to finish degrees instead of dropping out, and advised founders to pursue startup ideas driven by curiosity rather than money.
Trumansburg Police reminded drivers that seasonal overnight parking is banned from 2:00 a.m. to 6:00 a.m. on Main Street (Route 96), Union Street, Old Main Street, and lower Washington Street from Nov.
1 through April 1; vehicles may be ticketed, towed, and impounded for violations.
Tops Friendly Markets launched its 13th annual Food for Families campaign to fight hunger; it runs through Dec.
24 and lets shoppers buy a $5, $10, or $20 Little Brown Bag of Hope at the register, round up purchases, or donate online to support the Food Bank of the Southern Tier & the Food Bank of Central New York.
The Trumansburg Drama Club is staging The Brothers Grimm Spectaculathon with a 2 p.m. matinee today at the Trumansburg High School auditorium (tickets $5 at the door or online).
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