<p>Honestly I feel that Cornell’s rep as a suicide school is unfortunate, but unavoidable, during this period. 6-7 suicides in one academic year is incredibly high of a rate, and I believe Cornell admins were shocked by this as well since no such thing happened in the past. And, there was an accidental death at the gorge last semester, when one student was believed to accidentally fall into the gorge from the bridge while he may have been drunk after a frat party. In the years past, there were multiple victims of students who died accidentally in the gorges, either accidentally falling down or who drowned while trying to swim there. The gorges here provide natural beauty, but they have played a huge part of promoting Cornell’s negative publicity. I believe, from the proven record of the danger that the gorges can cause, the Cornell admins need to step up the security surrounding the bridges and gorges.</p>