"Accidental Racist"

Jessica Pachak  —  Apr 15, 2013

Early last week, Brad Paisley and LL Cool J released a song titled, “Accidental Racist.” Since its release, the song has faced a flurry of critical reaction, and not without reason.

TV for Thought: Arrested Development of the Child

Natalia Fallas  —  Apr 15, 2013

Natalia Fallas '14 argues that kids do a lot more work than they're given credit for. 

More Than Just a Bagel

Zachary Siegel  —  Apr 15, 2013

Zachary Siegel '15 sings our beloved CTB's praises. 

President Skorton: Medical School Is Worth the Cost

Akane Otani  —  Apr 14, 2013

The cardiologist-administrator, who spent two decades paying off his college and medical school debt, says the money he took out for his education was the "best investment" he ever made.

PRK Goes Viral

Chris Mills  —  Apr 12, 2013

We’ve got a problem on our hands, and it’s not necessarily a missile.

North Korea has officially gone viral — and it could be playing into Kim Jong-un’s hands.

The Blonde and the Peeper

Sun Staff  —  Apr 12, 2013

Readers of Cornell University Confessions were up until all hours last night, watching the "romance" between two anonymous posters unfold before their eyes.

Grocery Aisle Memories

Elizabeth Young  —  Apr 12, 2013

Elizabeth Young '14 has fond memories of perusing the baked goods aisle at the grocery store; here, she recreates one of her favorites.

StoriFridays: Cornell on Proposition 8

Katherine Colquitt  —  Apr 12, 2013

Cornell is an Ivy-league institution that is home to over 20,000 academics, yet while many of us do in fact unite around the salient issues, many tweet just to hear ourselves chirp.

Have Your Chicken and Eat it Too

Rachel Ellicott  —  Apr 11, 2013

Boys are like food. The worse they are for you, the more you want them.

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.