NYT: Science is Hard!
A typical freshman engineer's doodle. The Grey Lady published an education feature today about the exodus of STEM majors – science, technology, engineering, and math – as they discover that it’s...
View ArticleStanding Up For Madison: A History Lesson, Courtesy Of the Sun
One of the columns in yesterday’s Sun attempted to give us a simple lesson: don’t be an @$$hole on the Internet. Surely a noble goal – I know that I for one could do with less mindless and anonymous...
View ArticleAmerican Exceptionalism – Giving Thanks…
As of late, I’ve been lucky enough to engage in a series of informal debates over the question of American Exceptionalism with several liberals. This theory posits that American Civilization – by...
View ArticleMitt VP – Common Sense Selection…
The grueling primary season may have engaged broad swaths of the Republican Party, and the anti-Obama fervor may be steadily approaching its zenith, but enthusiasm for Romney within his own party still...
View Article“A Rising Up Against Established Authority, In Search Of Higher Learning”
Cornell Law Professor William Jacobson is indefatigable. In addition to his professorial duties, he is the author of the popular, award-winning, and constantly updated blog Legal Insurrection....
View ArticleCornell Student Review of Atlas Shrugged Part II
Who is John Gault? Part II of Ayn Rand’s masterpiece, Atlas Shrugged, will be released in theaters on Friday, October 12th. If you missed Part I- don’t worry, so did a lot of people. While Part I was...
View ArticleCornell Engineering: Best for Your Bottom Line
Recent graduates of the College of Engineering can expect an average starting salary of $62,347. According to Forbes, that’s good enough to rank 7th highest in the nation. In fact, it’s a full 43%...
View ArticleObligatory Halloween Costume Ideas Post
There will be a lot of Halloween parties going down around town this weekend, but with prelims taking up much of Cornell’s collective attention these past few weeks it’s a pretty good bet that there...
View ArticleWinter Weather: The Early Years
With temperatures hovering in the single digits and snow on the ground, the brutal winter conditions for which Ithaca is known have finally returned. Make sure to bundle up! Check out this video of how...
View ArticleCornell Alum and Parent Hooshang Amirahmadi Announces Candidacy For Iranian...
Hooshang Amirahmadi, a Ph.D. in planning and international development from Cornell University has announced his candidacy for the upcoming Presidential elections in Iran. He is the father of Roxana...
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