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Paranormal Activity: Now with Vampires!
November 19th, 2009Hey nerds! Last week on Teens That Bite But Don’t Sparkle: Another fun lady character died, Damon joined a club, Stefan stayed mad, Elena stayed sad and then Cheerio and Matty got drunky and snuggly! Then we held a séance for John Hughes. Read More
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Big Red Bikes Pedal Through Funding Challenges
November 18th, 2009How many times have you craved a latte from Manndible, but resisted because the painfully long walk from Goldwin Smith? Or how many times have you been tempted to watch the Cornell Red take on their competitors but decided not to because of the annoying trek to Lynah rink? Well, one of Cornell’s newest student organizations doesn’t think you should be missing out on delicious coffee or hockey games any longer. The Big Red Bikes bike share program aims not only to connect students throughout Cornell’s large campus, but also to promote a more sustainable mode of transportation and create a more environmentally friendly mentality. Read More
A New Piece of the Puzzle
November 17th, 2009People talk a lot about the development ‘puzzle’ in reducing global poverty. The analogy refers to the fact that there are lots of different pieces necessary to building economies in the developing world. These pieces may be anything from the support of good governance to the distribution of malaria nets. For a while, it had been hoped that official development aid – loans or grants from rich countries to poor ones – could fund all these various puzzle pieces. However, decades of development aid have produced surprisingly small effects, and it is becoming clear that this aid on its own is not working. Read More
Paralysis Hinders Residency in Oklahoma Dorm
November 16th, 2009Do you remember the excitement you felt at the start of college? How filled with joy you were, how on top of the world you felt? Joshua Jackson probably felt the same way, until he was recently told that he would not be able to live in the residence halls at East Central University in Oklahoma unless he hires an overnight aide to stay with him. Read More
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Should Twitter Be Censored?
November 16th, 2009With most celebrities and businesses now entangled in the web of tweets, it’s difficult to shake this addictive habit. For some, Twitter can be a useful and productive networking tool but for others the ability to broadcast inappropriate personal thoughts is quite tempting. In recent months, athletes and others involved in the sports industry have been testing the limits of twittering. Read More
R-O-C-K in the U.S.A.: Bon Jovi is Back
November 16th, 2009Tuesday, November 10th marked Bon Jovi’s return to rock. In 2007, the band dabbled in country music with its tenth album, “Lost Highway”, only to explode back into its original scene with its eleventh album, “The Circle”. Read More
Gossip Girl 3SOME- We Puked, a Lot
November 16th, 2009Last week, Rabia and I took large amounts of joy at taking stabs at Gossip Girl, especially this whole “3SOME” thing we were convinced would never come to fruition. When it did — if you didn’t see the episode, Vanessa, Dan and Olivia decided to act on the “experimentation” aspect of college and get busy — we groaned a little, and puked in our mouths, a lot. This is in part because, as I’ve stated before, I have some allergic reaction to watching Hilary Duff on my TV, and in part because Dan and Vanessa having sex is just too great a combination of all the judgmental superiority complex in one bumping of uglies without the world imploding. Read More
Sleep to Study Well!
November 16th, 2009I am writing this at about 9 A.M on Sunday morning and chances are most of the Cornell student body is still asleep. Exams really mess up my sleep schedule. Normally, I’m cozied up in my most glorious bed by 11 or 12 P.M but lately I’ve been looking at the clock for the last time around 2:30 A.M. And the sad part of it all is that my body won’t seem to let me sleep in. Some internal clock starts freaking out at 9 in the morning and won’t shut up until I’m in the shower. Read More
The Paradox of Bringing Detainees to “Justice”
November 16th, 2009On Friday, Attorney General Eric Holder announced that several Guantanamo detainees, including the alleged September 11th mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed (KSM), and the alleged architect of the USS Cole bombing, are to be tried in federal district court. I would like to provide some food for thought regarding the decision to try these detainees in federal court rather than by military commission and point out a paradox of bringing these detainees under the “rule of law.” Read More
Donahue: Wroblewski Will Start For M. Basketball
November 12th, 2009Men's basketball head coach Steve Donahue announced that sophomore Chris Wroblewski will start over senior Geoff Reeves at shooting guard in the Red's season opener on Saturday. "In general, I think another ballhandler against a real athletic defensive team like Alabama probably helps us more off the start," Donahue said. Read More