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Drake to Perform at Slope Day

February 8th, 2010
By Sun Staff
R & B and Rap Artist Drake will be performing at Slope Day this year, according to Dan Tracy, chair of the Slope Day Programming Board. Drake announced his North American solo tour today, during which he is scheduled to perform at a "private location" in Ithaca, NY on May 7, the date of Slope Day, according to Billboard. Read More

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Davis Trades Admissions for Consulting Business

February 8th, 2010
By Michael Linhorst
Doris Davis, associate provost for admissions and enrollment, is leaving Cornell after 10 years. Davis, who will not leave until the application decisions for the class of 2014 are complete, has changed the application process, financial aid policy and composition of incoming classes during her time at Cornell. Her replacement has not yet been named. Read More

Day Hall Releases New Budget Task Force Report

February 8th, 2010
By Jeff Stein
A proposal to dramatically change the flow of money between and through university’s seven different colleges sparked a heated debate last Friday, as faculty and administrators argued over the latest phase in the broader Reimagining Cornell initiative. Read More

Success of Locally Owned Pharmacy Gives Hope to Independent Retailers

February 8th, 2010
By Juan Forrer
Ever since the downtown CVS closed eight years ago, officials have been looking for a pharmacy to take its place. On Jan. 25, these officials finally got their wish when Palmer Pharmacy opened on East Green St. Read More

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Shall we dance?
Priya Purushothaman

Campus Group Hosts Latin Salsa Dance Benefit to Rally Financial Support for Haiti

Approximately 140 people gathered on Saturday night to salsa dance, as part of an event organized by Proyecto Pa’lante to help support Haiti.

Sun Blog

The Ad Savant's Christmas: Superbowl XLIV Commercials

February 8th, 2010
By Sydney Arkin
(Note: This blog also ran in the Feb 9 print edition of The Sun.) Read More

Opinion

Putting the Arts Cuts in Perspective

February 8th, 2010
By G. Peter Lepage
Because The Cornell Daily Sun is an influential news source on campus and beyond, I was troubled to see several factual errors in last week’s reporting on the Theatre, Film and Dance budget reduction. Those errors, as well as conjecture in the two articles, seem to have informed much of the reasoning in last Thursday’s editorial on Reimagining Cornell. I feel compelled to write about Cornell’s critical challenge to honor excellence and breadth in our offerings, but within the financial constraints recently imposed on universities across the country. It is essential to start by clarifying the request to Theatre, Film and Dance. Read More

Editorial

In Support of the Swim Test

February 8th, 2010
Editorial
The mandatory swim test for incoming undergraduates is a long-standing requirement that should remain a part of Cornell’s physical education curriculum. The Student Assembly resolution to make the test optional that was introduced at Thursday’s meeting, if implemented, would undermine the University’s definition of a well-rounded education and represent an unfortunate upheaval of Cornell tradition. Read More

Sports

M. Basketball Dismantles Yale, Battles Brown for Win

February 8th, 2010
By Rahul Kishore
This weekend’s matchups with Yale and Brown further proved that the Ivy League has no answer to No. 25 Cornell’s dominance. The Red sent the Bulldogs back to New Haven, tails between their legs, with a 90-71 victory on Friday. The next evening, Brown came to town, taking the full brunt of Newman Nation with a 74-60 loss. In these two games, as the Red took the court, there was a “David and Goliath” feeling in the air. Yale came into Friday’s matchup with a 2-2 record in Ancient Eight play, but was coming off a tough loss to Princeton. Read More


Opinion

What Black History Month Assumes

February 8th, 2010
By Judah Bellin
When Mike Wallace asked for his thoughts on Black History Month, Morgan Freeman famously responded that it was “ridiculous” to “relegate my history to a month.” “I don’t want a Black History Month,” he stated. “Black history is American history.” Wallace had no response, save “how we gonna get rid of racism?” “Stop talking about it,” Freeman responded. “I’m going to stop calling you a white man. And I’m going to ask you to stop calling me a black man.” Read More

Arts & Entertainment

An UnEffected Display

February 8th, 2010
By Peter Jacobs
Saturday night’s show at Ithaca’s Wildfire Lounge was one of reinvention. A local Ithaca band, The Cos, transported the audience to the nitty-gritty streets of New York City. Cornell group Blow! — who recorded their debut EP on a laptop in the bathrooms of Willard-Straight and Balch arch — created a sound as big and full as an orchestra. The headliners, Brooklyn’s Asobi Seksu, may have made their reputation blasting layered guitars in the tradition of the best elements of shoegaze, but brought out the acoustic guitars and piano for their return to Ithaca. Read More

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Blogs

Pop Culture and the Teen Pregnancy

February 3rd, 2010
By Cara Sprunk
With shows and movies like Teen Mom, The Secret Life of the American Teenager, The Pregnancy Pact, and 16 & Pregnant I’ve begun to notice a new trend — American’s intense fascination of pregnant teenagers. Perhaps this interest surged when Britney Spears 16-year-old sister, Jamie Lynn Spears, told the world of her pregnancy in December 2007. Read More
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