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Test Spins: Frightened Rabbit, Pedestrian Verse

Gina Cargas  —  Feb 7, 2013

Frightened Rabbit is maturing well with their fourth studio album, Pedestrian Verse, says Gina Cargas '14.

Craig Ferguson to Regale the State Theatre

Natalia Fallas  —  Oct 4, 2012

Natalia Fallas '14 previews Craig Ferguson's State Theatre stand-up show for next Thursday.

Brave and Beautiful

Zachary Zahos  —  Jul 3, 2012

Arts and Entertainment Editor Zachary Zahos '15 reviews Pixar's latest masterpiece, Brave, a triumph of animation, entertainment and profound storytelling.

21: What Does This Mean?

Mike Wacker  —  Feb 24, 2009

Edinburgh — This past weekend, I finally reached the age of 21, the all-so-important milestone of my college career. However, I have been quite indifferent about this myself. Now do not get me wrong, I enjoy a good drink; it is just that studying abroad in Scotland, I can already legally do that since the drinking age is 18.

In writing about this, I certainly was not going to compose the typical collegiate opinion piece whining about the drinking age with age-old arguments repeated in the billion prior articles. And while I recall and respect former columnist Mark Coombs’ defense of the teetotaler in “Turning Wine Into Water” (April 19, 2007), I do not fall into that category.

“Well Knobbly?” Well Disgusting!

Samantha Hartzband  —  Feb 12, 2009

Allow me to preface this entry by letting the reader know that I am abroad in Scotland for the semester. Without that information, you may find yourself terribly lost. I have stepped outside of the culture I know all too well and revel in all too often, and have embarked on a journey to the birthplace of the bagpipe.

But what does an American pop culture pill-popper slash blogger have to write about the United Kingdom? Well, I’m not really sure either. Even though I am studying at the University of St. Andrews, the alma mater of Prince William, English royalty and tabloid extraordinaire, I’ve had a hard time coming up with comment-worthy banter for the Cornell Sun (and for that, I’m sorry, web editors).

A Field Guide To Life – NYC Prep

Samantha Hartzband  —  Sep 1, 2009

I returned this May from a semester studying abroad in St. Andrews, Scotland, and immersing myself back into American culture has been unexpectedly seamless. Despite having an unbelievable time jigging to bagpipes, slinging whiskey, and pretending to like mayonnaise on everything, I’ve had no trouble adjusting to the good old U S of A.

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