January 2008


My roommate informed me that the City of Ithaca had chalked on our street yesterday.  I forgot to move my car, so I woke up and put on a sweatshirt, jumped into my fake Uggs, and headed out the door.  Moving my car should only take a couple of minutes max, given travel time. So [...]

It looks like Econ367: Game Theory is taking the award for Most Amusing Class of Spring 2008. To start off, Professor Basu opened the class with a few “parlor games” and explained the significance of sequence and theory in order to determine the winner of these “parlor games.” Let’s say that you and a friend [...]

After my idyllic winter training trip in Orlando, I headed back up to snowy Ithaca without skipping a beat. My bunch of rowers and I needed to come back to the Hill for rush. Rush at Cornell takes place the week before Spring semester classes. Girls visit every sorority and as the week progresses, potential [...]

This year’s winter training trip destination was sunny and magical Orlando, Florida.  After the debacle that was the Austin Ice Storm 2007, I packed for the wind chill, only to be met with 70-80 degree sunny weather every day.  Other than the huge temperature gap, our accommodations in Orlando were slightly different as well.  While [...]

New Year’s at home is never complete without a morning trip to Colorado Boulevard to watch the Rose Parade, an afternoon of watching the Rose Bowl Game (USC killed Illinois), and a few New Year’s resolutions. Of course, there is always the disclaimer that many of these resolutions will fizzle out by mid-February. 1. Burn [...]