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Happy April Fool's Day

Keri Blakinger ...  —  Apr 1, 2010

While the other sections in today’s Daily Sun are designed in celebration of April Fool’s Day, this week’s Daze isn’t a what’s-missing-from-this-picture issue. Rather, this week marks the introduction of some of the changes we promised you before Spring Break.

Horoscopes for the Week of April First

Allie Miller  —  Apr 1, 2010

Daze celebrity astrologer Nostradamus (with some help from Allie) uses the stars to make his flawless predictions about the upcoming week.

Take That Recession! Skorton ‘Reimagines’ His Kitchen

Sun Staff  —  Oct 30, 2009

Coinciding with the “Reimagining Cornell” initiatives that take up most of President David Skorton’s day job, the University’s fearless leader has brought his work home, so to speak, and decided to “reimagine” his kitchen. With persistence from his wife, who told The Sun that this makeover was long overdue, the Skorton residence will take on a refreshed and reinvigorated aura.

No Foolin'… Top 5 Memorable Sports Moments on April 1st

Matthew Manacher  —  Apr 1, 2009

While April Fool's Day conjures up thoughts of practical jokes and frivolity, the serious sports fan is cautioned not to dismiss the notable events of the day. Outstanding athletic achievement occurred on this date such as John Havlicek dropping 54 against the Hawks in a 1973 playoff game and Wayne Gretzky registering his 103rd assist in 1981 to break Bobby Orr's single season assist record. Notable athletes from knuckleballer Phil Niekro to Brook and Robin Lopez, who broke Cornell's heart in the 2008 Big Dance, claim this date as their birthdays. However, it is the unusual events of this date that peak one's curiousity.

My top five sports related stories of this date include in no particular order:

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