Archive for April, 2008

Two Satirical Quotes from the Satirical Kings

While tonight’s Pennsylvanian primary might be a trying time for the Obama and Clinton campaigns, it seems to be a good time to lighten the mood a little with two funny political quotes from the two best political comedians. “Sir I can tell you what the real concern is. If you [Sen. Obama] are fortunate [...]

Published in: Junior Year - I'm Getting Old on April 22, 2008 at8:00 pm Comments (0)

The Honorable Governor from Arkansas

Cornell was fortunate to welcome former governor and Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee to campus for a talk on religion in politics. Of all the social conservatives out there, I respect him for 1) his defense of Reverend Jeremiah Wright 2) his social policies that deal with the poor and underprivileged. Too often social conservatives [...]

Published in: Junior Year - I'm Getting Old on April 16, 2008 at5:07 pm Comments (14)

The Sport with a Horse

This post is long overdue. Our polo team came second in the nation at the NCAA tournament with a 20-10 loss to Texas A&M.  Just think of them as the Memphis Tigers of college polo. Of all the sports I know, which include cricket, rugby, and squash, polo is not one of them. All I [...]

Published in: Junior Year - I'm Getting Old on April 13, 2008 at2:18 pm Comments (0)

The Beginning of the End

Today was the first day of my senior year experiences. It began with my senior portrait. 5 minutes of sitting down and smiling and holding a fake cap and wearing a fake gown. It will end with me holding a real cap and wearing a real gown in another year and a month. We’ll see [...]

Published in: Junior Year - I'm Getting Old on April 9, 2008 at5:21 pm Comments (1)

Pao Bhangra!

Cornell’s most attended student show (not including sporting events) ocurred last night in Barton Hall. A couple thousand students and families made the trek up the hill to watch Cornell’s Bhangra team as well as other teams from around the region dance the night away. Pao means to do, and bhangra is an Indian and [...]

Published in: Junior Year - I'm Getting Old on April 6, 2008 at2:47 pm Comments (0)

Congratulations Class of 2012!

First off, congrats! Second, it’s scary in my shoes to write 2012 seeing my year is 2009…not even in double digits. As you decide whether to come to Cornell or Harvard (the former is the better choice), choose which meal plan to subscribe to ( my preference: 14 meals a week, $500 big red bucks), [...]

Published in: Junior Year - I'm Getting Old on April 3, 2008 at4:55 pm Comments (1)