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An Adirondack Adventure

July 3rd, 2009
By Guy Ross
It was pitch black out, even though the sun had barely set beyond the distant mountains. Dense cloud cover and even denser evergreens obscured the weak light of the quarter moon, making it nearly impossible to find secure footing on the slick rocks that studded the muddy trail. I had been hiking since 6 a.m. and now had no food, little water and was still three hours away from my car. Read More

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Watching a Sea of Green: June 25, 2009

June 25th, 2009
By Donial Dastgir
Maybe it’s because Michael Jackson has died—it’s a sad and unnerving feeling to think that he’s gone—but today has had a very peculiar quality to it. Even for Iran, today was rather strange. Let’s look at what’s happened. Seems like Iran is in a state of flux, alternating between days of horrific violence and tense calm. Today is the major exam day of Iran, during which the Konkoor---Iran’s college entrance exam—is administered. It’s of a different mode than the SATs. Read More

Diagnosing Cornell's Security Breach

June 24th, 2009
By Mike Wacker
At the present moment, Cornell Information Technologies (CIT) is slightly embarrassed to be dealing with a leak involving the personal records of 45,000 members of the Cornell community. Just slightly. Read More

Watching a Sea of Green: June 24, 2009

June 24th, 2009
By Donial Dastgir
Much to my dismay, it looks like I’d spoken too soon about things appearing relatively calm in Iran. Today was chaotic. The major point of incidence in Iran was at Baharestan in Tehran. Baharestan is where the Iranian Parliament (Majlis) meets. Protesters amassed there today (the 24th) in an effort to again show their rejection of the election results that had President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad overwhelming reelected to the presidency. As is now frequently the case in Iran, where there are protesters there are Basij paramilitary forces. And where there are Basiji there is sure to be violence. Read More