Brian Beeners, tech shop supervisor in AAP, has been offered a reduced job after his layoff prompted outrage from students in the College of Architecture, Art and Planning.

A Dragon Week diary.

The traditional loser posseses a sophistication and swagger that the Dragon lacks.

The sudden and suspicious appearance of our estranged friend, the sun, has made for interesting fashion changes on our campus in the last couple of days. With the tease of spring break just around the corner and the relatively warm temperature to trick us Cornellians into believing spring is here to stay, life seems to be looking up these days.

Cornell’s annual Dragon Day festivities started off well this year. But shortly after the parade — as I sat handcuffed to a wall in the Barton Police station — I knew that something had gone terribly wrong.

As a fourth-year architecture student and campus tour guide, I know the importance of Dragon Day as a longstanding Cornell tradition. The event serves as an expression of school spirit, a celebration of spring, and a rite of passage within the school of architecture.

To the Editor:

Re: “Beast Escapes the Fire in Annual Dragon Day Festivities,” News, March 18

I feel that a voice should be given to the opinions of many Cornellians and Ithacans with regard to the recent attack on Dragon Day traditions. I have been in correspondence with Assemblywoman Lifton and various other politicians. Although my concerns have been surprisingly well received, I am only one person. I am asking others to become involved.

This story was originally published on March 18.

The dragon lives on, as this year’s annual celebration of Dragon Day culminated in the burning of a symbolic nest, instead of the usual destruction of the first-year architects’ creation. Endowed with moving wings, claws and heads, this year’s dragon was instead able to escape the fire, finding refuge in Rand Hall instead.

In honor of the 108-year old tradition, the dragon journeyed across Central Campus on Friday, just as Spring Break began. Starting at Rand Hall, the dragon traveled up University Ave, down East Ave, and then made a right onto Campus Rd. As the fiery red dragon passed the Engineering Quad, the engineers unveiled their creation, a bright yellow phoenix. Finally, the dragon made its way to the Arts Quad.

As the architecture students prepare to emerge from Rand Hall, possibly for the first time since January, they will be bringing with them a large unwieldy beast. Dragon Day, the historic day when first year architects parade a mystical creature of their creation around campus, will commence as most students prepare to depart for the break.

You may have seen the publicity around campus — silver eggs being handed out on Ho Plaza, mysterious semi-naked individuals running through your classes covered in green paint and a line of butts up against the Fish Bowl earlier this week. That’s right, this year’s crop of first year architects, body parts and all, have run wild with the recent and historic traditions associated with Dragon Day.

St. Patrick’s Day is almost here, and that means three things at Cornell: green vomit, pretending to have an Irish ancestor and Dragon Day. That’s right — Dragon Day is this Friday, March 13.