“The road to success is always under construction.” -Lily Tomlin I know some students, professors and guests are annoyed by the continuous construction on Cornell’s campus (it even receives an ice cream shout out at the Dairy Bar – Construction Cookie Crunch). Yet, despite the inconvenient mud and noise caused by development, I think we [...]
“Certainty? In this world nothing is certain but death and taxes.” -Benjamin Franklin For a project in my personal finance class this past week, I completed a sample tax form. I figured this would be a useful exercise, except for my unfortunate procrastination and inexperience; my Dad usually holds my hand through TurboTax over spring [...]
“Prior to the Industrial Revolution, someone estimated that the distance from Heaven and Hell to Earth. Heaven was several thousands of miles, while Hell was only 3,758 and 1/4 miles from Earth. My question is – why the 1/4 mile? At least you know if you want to go to Heaven, get a hybrid.” -Cornell [...]
“I wake at night and think I hear Remembered chimes, And mem’ry brings in visions clear Enchanted times Beneath green elms with branches bowed In springtime suns, Or touching elbows in a crowd Of eager ones; Again I’m hurrying past the towers Or with the teams, Or spending precious idling hours In golden dreams . [...]
“Life is something that happens when you can’t get to sleep.” -Fran Lebowitz . . . is clearly hilariously amusing for someone who is currently racing it around outside my bedroom window. I’m sorry, but this joy ride somehow doesn’t have quite the same charm for me. Yet, what I really want to know is, [...]
“Writing is an act of faith, not a trick of grammar.” -E. B. White Check out my op-ed that appeared in The Cornell Daily Sun today about what it is like to have a sibling at Cornell – and how much freshman and seniors actually have in common.
“I want to bring out the best in a community and contribute something of a permanent value.” -I. M. Pei Who could want more than free food, music, great art and Naked Guys? Just a few of the many reasons why everyone should check out an opening at the Johnson Museum of Art, as my [...]
“Vacation is what you take when you can’t take what you’ve been taking any longer.” -Anonymous Because at Cornell, you won’t get one. I don’t have enough cash to buy myself a iced chai because the bank is closed. My rent was hand delivered to my landlord as the snail mail will clearly not get [...]