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Calendar Committee Considers Shortening Senior Week

Jeff Stein  —  Apr 15, 2011

To address mental health issues on campus, the Academic Calendar Committee is considering shortening senior week in order to add an additional vacation starting Presidents' Day.  

All in the Timing

Mar 31, 2011

The University has made a major announcement three times over the past four academic breaks, raising questions about its commitment to student and faculty feedback in major decisions.

Despite Faculty Senate Resolution, Some Students Spend Spring Break Working

Alyson Warhit  —  Mar 29, 2011

After the Faculty Senate voted to “strongly discourage” faculty from assigning homework over academic breaks, several professors said they pushed back assignments to reduce students’ workload over spring break. But many students said they still struggled with work over the vacation.

A Riot in Second City: Comedy troupe provides insight, laughs, Canadianisms

Daveen Koh  —  Mar 28, 2011

Daveen Koh checks out the latest revue from Second City, a comedy troupe that has trained the likes of Tina Fey, Mike Myers and Steve Carell.

Drinking (Starbucks) And Driving

Ahsiya Kurlansk...  —  Apr 8, 2010

Social laws are like traffic laws. You obey them or you don’t at your own peril. We learned this lesson firsthand a few weeks ago, when we travelled to Fajardo, Puerto Rico for Spring Break.

Fun for All Types

Guy Ross  —  Apr 1, 2010

If it’s not fun, why do it?

I Can’t Believe I’m Writing About Katie

Jeff K.  —  Apr 1, 2010

Ah Spring is in the air and campus has more fences than the “All the Things She Said” video by t.A.T.u.  I wasn’t intending on writing a Spring Break article — and this really isn’t one … it’s just about a stupid occurrence coinciding with when I was on Spring Break — but some people (a person) from Colby College (who vacationed at IFA Villas Bavaro in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic) (during the week of Mar. 21-27) (who I met at the “circle bar”) (not being specific or anything) got me thinking. And I’m thinking I really like parenthesis.

Spring Break Mistakes Leave Their Mark

Leigha Kemmett  —  Apr 1, 2010

As I write this, I am sitting on a flight from Mexico to the U.S., sad to be on my way home after an amazing Spring Break. For the past week, I’ve snorkeled, sunbathed, sailed and sipped margaritas. But my number one favorite Spring Break pastime? People watching.

Every year, college kids descend on beach locales for little more reason than to get trashed and smoosh up against each other (see: Jersey Shore). They descend on these cities with little more than bikinis and a few dollars, and they return to school sunburned and sporting a whopping new case of gonorrhea.

Catching a Break

Florencia Ulloa  —  Mar 30, 2010

I may have been one of the very few people that, indeed, stayed in Ithaca over Spring Break. Amongst my silent jealousy of my peers going to Cancun, Puerto Rico or Taiwan, I kept on saying I needed to work (which I did), that I had a million things to get done (I still do) and that staying home would be the best way to get them done soon (yeah, right).

Come Back to Me, Spring Break

Cristina Stiller  —  Mar 29, 2010

Well, Cornell, I’m stuck with another welcome back article. And while I wish I could give you a cheerier piece of news, I’m afraid that we’re returning to more study, with a chance of sun, oh, I’d say never.

That being said, I do rather like the opportunity to welcome you back to Dreary Ville, USA. Population: wool coats in April and rain boots forever.

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