The Real Reason Why French Women Don't Get Fat

Casey Carr  —  Jan 21, 2013

Casey Carr '14 reflects on her first week studying (and eating) abroad in Geneva, Switzerland and discovers the real secret to staying trim while feasting on European delicacies. 

Playlists for Any Occasion: Dull Brain, Lull to Sleep

Evan Needell an...  —  Jan 21, 2013

We are all familiar with the feeling of denial right before the semester begins. Flashes of panic enter our minds as we realize that our days will no longer consist of watching three seasons How I Met Your Mother. This is why we decided to bring you the first installment of our new blog series of themed playlists for any occasion.

Chuck Hagel, Anti-Semite?

Noah Karr-Kaitin  —  Jan 20, 2013

It looks like Chuck Hagel is going to be confirmed as President Obama’s next Secretary of Defense, and I for one am very happy.

Despite Tea Party Opposition, Fiscal Cliff Averted (For Now)

Noah Karr-Kaitin  —  Jan 1, 2013

In the aftermath of New Year’s Eve, most Americans spent Tuesday trying to recover from the previous night’s revelries. However, our nation’s leaders had no such time for relaxation, they were hard at work trying to starve off the fiscal cliff we had technically tumbled over after entering 2013.

A Massacre in Newtown: Are We Ever Safe?

Noah Karr-Kaitin  —  Dec 18, 2012

The thought that elementary schools, even those with barricaded doors, are no longer safe from the violence that has plagued almost every other public place is unspeakably jarring.

'I'M GOING TO CORNELL NEXT YEAR!': Class of 2017, Friends Celebrate Early Decision Results on Social Media

Sun Staff  —  Dec 13, 2012

Cornellians took to Twitter and Facebook Thursday after the University announced early admissions results. We've compiled some of the best posts here.

Finals Week on Twitter

Juan Forrer  —  Dec 6, 2012

It's finals week, which means Cornellians are studying hard (read: taking to social media to procrastinate and complain). We've compiled the best tweets we've seen this week about finals at Cornell.

Saw a tweet that you liked that's not here? Tweet it @cornellsun and we will update the post below. 

Win a Date With the Big Red

Lauren Ritter  —  Dec 5, 2012

That time I went to the varsity athlete date auction and bought two hockey players...

Cornell Lays Down the Lawn for Finals Week

Dec 3, 2012

This morning, Cornell staff laid down a patch of grass inside Olin Library. 

OFF THE RECORD | An Evening with Buzz Bissinger

Nicholas Rielly  —  Nov 30, 2012

Sports staff writer Nick Rielly recounts his experience listening to H.G. “Buzz” Bissinger, the famed writer of “Friday Night Lights," who came to Cornell on Nov. 29 as part of the Lawrence and Judith Tanenbaum Distinguished Speaker Series presented by The Sigma Phi Society.

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.