Sports

W. Cagers Hold On for Home Win

W. Cagers Hold On for Home Win
Doug Puett
Junior guard Allie Fedorowicz (left) drives against an Albany defender last night at Newman Arena. Fedorowicz scored a career and game-high 19 points.
November 20th, 2008
By Holden Steinhauer
The women’s basketball team tightened up its defense and played aggressively last night, defeating instate rival Albany at Newman Arena, 50-46, to begin the Red’s home schedule. Cornell (1-1) played a much more intense game than its lackluster season-opening matchup against Duquesne, when the Red forced only 17 turnovers and shot a poor 31.3%. Against the Great Danes (0-3) however, the Red won the rebounding battle, 41-37, and grabbed five steals as the team heeded the advice of its coach to raise the intensity. Read More

Editorial

Weekend Getaway?

November 20th, 2008
Last Thursday, Ithaca was featured as a “haven” in the Great Homes and Destinations section of The New York Times. While the publicity is certainly a boon for a small town that can use all the economic influx it can get, the portrayal of Ithaca as a resort town for wealthy second-home owners is troubling. Many visitors (and students) struggle to understand why Ithacans sometimes resent the presence of outsiders. After all, tourists are the ones who keep much of this town employed and worthy of New York Times write-ups. But what they don’t see is the disconnect between Ithaca as a tourist attraction and Ithaca as a community. Read More
Red Letter DAZE

Arts & Entertainment

The Producers

November 20th, 2008
By Ann Lui and Julie Block
Imagine it’s 6 a.m. on a Sunday morning. You’re still drunk from last night, you’ve got work and laundry piling up and it’s not even light out. Yet here you are at Barton Hall, chugging coffee and assembling steel trusses, heavy-duty rigging for light fixtures and scaffolds into a stage. You’re making signs that say: ‘Backstage Band Area’ or ‘Bathrooms Here,’ or running errands to Wegmans to buy your guests of honor their organic bottled water of choice. A truck breaks down on its way to Ithaca, so the stage you need to have assembled by 3 p.m. won’t be ready for a few more hours. But the show must go on — will go on, at 6 p.m. Screw how early it is, it’s time to get to work. Read More

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Arts & Entertainment

The Producers

November 20, 2008 - 12:00am
By Ann Lui and Julie Block
Imagine it’s 6 a.m. on a Sunday morning. You’re still drunk from last night, you’ve got work and laundry piling up and it’s not even light out. Yet here you are at Barton Hall, chugging coffee and assembling steel trusses, heavy-duty rigging for light fixtures and scaffolds into a stage. You’re making signs that say: ‘Backstage Band Area’ or ‘Bathrooms Here,’ or running errands to Wegmans to buy your guests of honor their organic bottled water of choice. A truck breaks down on its way to Ithaca, so the stage you need to have assembled by 3 p.m. won’t be ready for a few more hours. But the show must go on — will go on, at 6 p.m. Screw how early it is, it’s time to get to work. [img_assist|nid=33749|title=CCC|desc=|link=node|align=left|width=|height=0] Read More