Aiden Bonner '13 discusses the joys of a new book lists at the start of each semester, praising the variety and opportunity of discovery each list potentially offers. 

While much has been said about President Skorton’s recent visit to Iran last November, another Cornell-Iran connection has gone largely unnoticed: Prof. Jon Weiss’ class, History 2161: Iran and the World. The class is exceptional in that it allows students to interact with Iranians, and therefore learn about world conflicts in a direct and engaging way. However, such a course should not be unusual; to best educate Cornellians, the University should develop additional classes whereby students can obtain first-hand perspectives and knowledge about other cultures.