Dear Class of 2030, One small piece of advice before you venture out to take the walk to Collegetown for the very first time...
A freebie...
Frats, sports teams, and others will be throwing parties at their houses starting roughly Wednesday night. May even be a little action tomorrow night. May even be a thing tonight, but Monday Night O-Week is usually people just getting in to Ithaca.
There will be alcohol served. In cups, and in beer cans.
DO NOT WALK ONTO THE SIDEWALK OR STREET WITH AN OPEN BEER CAN OR CUP OF ALCOHOL
Ithaca Police and Cornell Police will be out. They will shut down all the parties early.
And they WILL be looking for the sucker(s) to charge on Open Alcohol Beverage counts.
If you get alcohol at a party, drink it and trash it there and there only. The back yard is safe. The front yard is safe(ish). The sidewalk IS NOT SAFE.
ALSO, IF YOU SEE SOMEONE WHO GOT THEMSELVES BLACKOUT DRUNK (gonna happen), HELP THEM.
Don't be afraid to call for an ambulence if someone is beyond black out drunk. You won't get in trouble. You'll be potentially saving a life.
Thank you for your attention to this matter,
One of Ithaca's Friendly Uber Drivers
