“I don’t know that there are any shortcuts to doing a good job.” -Justice O’Connor What do these two have in common? Justice Sandra Day O’Connor Dr. Stephen T. Colbert, D.F.A. 1. Have friends pictured (with or without clothes) in John Stewart’s America. 2. Received prestigious honorary doctoral degrees (Doctor of Laws and Doctor of [...]
“I have on my steel-toed boots and you have on Mary Janes” -President Skorton, noting my friend Sarah’s shoes No, we’re not talking about W or Mike Mullen. Recognize these two men? That is the Chairman of the Board of Trustees, Peter C. Meinig on the left and President David J. Skorton on the right. [...]
“Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible.” – the Dalai Lama Even though he came over a week ago, Cornell is still very much abuzz about the visit of His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama – and if you’ve picked up a paper in the last few days, the Nobel laureate has been making [...]
“I feel so gratified about having finished college. I learned how to articulate myself. It gave my confidence more than anything.” -Maggie Gyllenhaal Next weekend, Stephen Colbert will be heading up to Cornell for two shows. He must be preparing for his Ithaca stint, as Cornell was mentioned on his program by Paul Gastris, editor [...]
“Life is what happens to you while you’re busy making other plans.” -John Lennon Applications, interviews and prelims have taken over my life. Don’t worry, I’m still here; since this blog is supposed to be about student life at Cornell, you should know Cornell students can get pretty busy and bogged down. But at 4:50 [...]
“Baseball is a game where a curve is an optical illusion, a screwball can be a pitch or a person, stealing is legal and you can spit anywhere you like except in the umpire’s eye or on the ball.” -Jim Murray I chide many of my greater New York City area cohorts at Cornell that [...]