Big Red Ambition: #38: Go On a Wine Tour

Jaime Freilich  —  Apr 24, 2013

Jaime Freilich '13 cheers on her penultimate post with a few glasses of wine and some Bacardi.

All's a Scandal in Love and Politics

Samantha Weisman  —  Apr 23, 2013

Samantha Weisman '15 speaks to gut instincts in love and politics in ABC'S Scandal.

A Spoon and a Pint of Ben & Jerry's

Kay Xiao  —  Apr 23, 2013

No excuse to indulge in ice cream is a bad excuse. Kay Xiao '15 ranks her favorite Ben & Jerry's ice cream flavors.

Politicizing Tragedy

Jacob Glick  —  Apr 23, 2013

In the week since the bombings at the Boston Marathon, our national gaze has been fixated on the macabre drama unfolding in the sleepy hamlets of Massachusetts that have not been the site of American martyrdom since the 18th century.

POLL: Boston Suspect Punishment

Sophie Allen  —  Apr 22, 2013

Do you think that Dzhokhar Tsarnaev should get the death penalty?

The Top Ten Foods to Try in Switzerland

Casey Carr  —  Apr 22, 2013

As her study abroad session in Switzerland comes to a close, Casey Carr '14 counts down the best foods to try if you're in the neighborhood.

The Need for Tolerance

Monica Sharma  —  Apr 22, 2013

There is no amount of sympathy, judicial retribution or solidarity that can truly compensate those affected by the devastation wreaked in the Boston Marathon bombings early last week.  

Cornell Student Trustee Candidates Dance, Rap for Your Vote

Akane Otani  —  Apr 19, 2013

It's Student Trustee season, and candidates are dancing and rapping their ways to your vote in what appears to have become a campaign staple: the music video. 

Fashion Friday: It's (Finally) Cornell Fashion Week

Meghan Flynn  —  Apr 19, 2013

If Cornell had a “fashion week” à la NYC/Paris/London/anywhere else cultural and cool, I’d say this next coming week would be it.

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.