Head of Indian Central Bank Says His Country Faces Perilous Economic Situation

Manu Rathore  —  Aug 29, 2012

Duvvuri Subbarao, governor of the Reserve Bank of India, spoke to a packed auditorium at Cornell on Tuesday about India's economic challenges.

Responders Extinguish Fire in Dumpster Outside Clara Dickson Hall

Manu Rathore  —  May 13, 2012

A dumpster outside Clara Dickson Hall on North Campus caught fire at approximately 5:45 p.m. on Sunday. The IFD extinguished the fire in the dumpster and said they had the situation under control by 6 p.m, according to emergency radio reports. 

Former WCMC Dean Receives Prestigious Award

Manu Rathore  —  Apr 25, 2012

Dr. Antonio Gotto, dean emeritus of Weill Cornell Medical College, was awarded the 24th Annual Robert J. and Claire Pasarow Foundation Award in Cardiovascular Research last week.

As Miyake Fire Raged, Four Students Stayed Behind to Evacuate Others

Manu Rathore  —  Apr 6, 2012

When a fire broke out in the kitchen of Miyake, a Japanese restaurant in Collegetown, in the early morning of March 7, four Cornell students chose to stay behind in the burning building and alert their neighbors of the danger before evacuating.

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An Easier CS Curriculum Isn’t a Better CS Curriculum

Derek Chiang  —  Apr 30, 2013

 

Introductory courses should be about separating talented students from those won't be able to succeed in the field, an idea the computer science department has recently shied away from. 

The Road Not Taken

Susie Forbath  —  Apr 25, 2013

 GPS systems have made getting from point A to point B easy. But as they've become ubiquitous, we've also grown depedent on them.

How OSS Will Get You a Job and Make You a Better Person (and Programmer)

Parker Moore  —  Apr 24, 2013

 Juniors hoping to secure jobs in the software industry should look to open-source software as a way to learn practical knowledge about software development from peers and to meet developers who have a passion for great software.

iPhone 5: Teleportation from the App [Third] World to the App [Super] Store

Morgan Beller  —  Apr 23, 2013

 

Did you finally get rid of your BlackBerry and buy an iPhone? Here are 6 app to get you caught up on what you've been missing.

New York vs. Silicon Valley: A Battle of Two Mindsets

Ali Hamed  —  Apr 22, 2013

 For the New York City tech scene to succeed, the tech community must create an identity separate from that of their peers in Silicon Valley.