Archive for October, 2007

the word on Colbert

Saturday, October 27th, 2007

Yesterday night I got to see Stephen Colbert, who came to Cornell during First Year Family Weekend. I thought I’d share some of the highlights of his show with you: The T-shirt cannon The T-shirt cannon used in taser fashion against the Big Red Bear, who actually made a surprise appearance in the middle of [...]

Two courses diverged in a university, and I taught myself and wasn’t taught, and that has made all the difference

Wednesday, October 24th, 2007

As a prospective student, you are probably far removed from course selection at Cornell. However, as a Bio major here, you will eventually confront, almost immediately, the quandary of “to auto-tutorial” or “not to auto-tutorial.” Cornell has auto-tutorial Intro Bio, auto-tutorial Physics, and auto-tutorial Biochem all open to Bio majors. Only having taken the last [...]

Wow. And this game doesn’t even count?

Saturday, October 20th, 2007

I have finally experienced the phenomenon that is Lynah. Lynah Rink is home to our men’s ice hockey team. Yes, we seem to have a pretty good team. But even more exciting is the fan base. I have never in my life been more enthusiastic at a sporting event. Granted my sporting event exposure has [...]

my longest fall break ever, or, travel adventures at the airport

Monday, October 15th, 2007

Hello blogosphere! I’ve missed you! I’ve been gone for a long whiles, and here’s why: Fall Break is supposed to be Saturday through Wednesday, but this year I managed to elongate it by quite a bit. First, I left early, Friday morning to be exact. This is because I wanted to spend a little bit [...]

hockey rumble in the Cornell jungle, Part II

Monday, October 1st, 2007

Ready for Part 2? Good, because I need a break from studying Evolution. (Lamarck, what were you thinking?!) Saturday morning I was a team leader for Tradition’s Day of Service. We basically walked around Collegetown picking up trash off the sidewalks. It was a beautiful day out, and I lapped it up because I knew [...]

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