Around the Horn

First, there was the Banana/Gorilla rampage around Cornell during Halloween. If you guys haven’t seen it, the actual video is posted on Youtube. You can see a Gorilla chase a vulnerable banana through classes and other Cornell buildings. Now, YouTube has made its way into teaching on campus. Hey, all I can say is, the [...]

Don’t get me wrong, I am excited to be in the classes that I’m taking now. The only reason my Asian classes right now are so far ahead in the “Wahoooo” department because there are so many interesting topics to cover in class. Meanwhile, I still have to take an Economics course (for my major, [...]

There are many things to look forward to when you’re on an athletics team. Cool uniforms/gear, awesome teammates, state-of-the-art facilities, and of course, the annual phone-a-thon. The annual phone-a-thon is one of the main resources of income for all three teams (Men’s Heavyweight, Lightweight, and Women’s). Monday was the Rowing Teams’ chance to shine. The [...]

Another semester, another time to start anew. While last semester my classes were all sciency and mathy (Chem, Evolutionary Bio, Physics, a dash of Economics), this semester will be my fling with the Arts. As well as my Asian heritage. Mommy and Daddy Lin are super happy right now, while I am ready to crawl [...]

I wrote earlier about the first few days of training in a generally positive tone. The weather was good, the water even better, the whole team was in good spirits. This all changed within a few days. On the last 4 days of the training trip, Mother Nature decided to unleash a whammy ice storm/deep [...]

I just got this comment from a reader… “I was really hoping that you could write an entry about what sorority life is like?…I would really appreciate it a lot because I’m really looking forward to rush week.” Props to anyone who is excited for Formal Recruitment next week–it’s a really great experience and I [...]

Greetings from Austin! I am currently in my hotel room right now, exhausted from another day on the water. The Women’s and Men’s Heavyweight crews have taken over Austin. This upcoming week will be all about rowing, with sleeping, eating, and acquiring horrific sunglass/short tans. It’s intense but this training trip is one of the [...]

Happy New Year everyone!…so now what? As I’ve probably mentioned many times, living in San Marino has its perks. One of the bigger ones? The annual Tournament of Roses Parade and the Rose Bowl Game, which happens in our backyard of Pasadena. Although I stayed up into the wee hours ringing in the new year, [...]