Eclipse - The Cornell Daily Sun

Cornell's Own Mountain Man

Evan Carr — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 09:15:37 -0400

After speaking to Mark Holton, Ph.D. ’96, for just five minutes, it was obvious that his overwhelming passion for students and outdoor adventures is something that drives him everyday.

Just from his past experiences teaching students and his endeavors in the demanding sport of rock climbing, Holton wouldn’t have his life any other way.

“I’m in charge of training and staffing for Cornell indoor and outdoor climbing,” said Holton, Climbing Program Coordinator for Cornell Outdoor Education (COE). “Mainly, the part that keeps me coming back is training and having a good time with new people — enjoying the world and enjoying the learning.”

Looking Back at a Year of Eclipse

Leigha Kemmett — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400

A year ago, Eclipse was just a twinkle in the eyes of then Sun managing editor Rebecca Shoval ’08 and senior editor Jessica DiNapoli ’08. A welcome addition to The Sun’s weekly routine, Eclipse sought to emulate The Sun in a magazine-style fashion, with engaging and quirky pieces.

Lebanese Club Turns Ho Plaza Into Beirut Dance Party

Peter Finocchiaro — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400

Those who braved the steep incline of Libe Slope last Saturday night were greeted by a familiar sound in an unfamiliar context: The deep, pumping bass one would normally hear in a dance club was bellowing out from Ho Plaza, and the jumbled sound of several hundred voices, coming from the same general direction, rolled down the hill and towards the gothics. Residents filed out of Cook, Becker and Bethe sporting their best party clothes, headed not towards the weekend’s big fraternity rager, but up the slope and towards those same muffled sounds.

Black Sheep, Bad Poetry and Shakespeare

Zack Mast — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400

By now, nearly everyone has heard at least the beginning of that famous Shakespeare quotation: “All the world’s a stage, and all the men and women merely players.” Endlessly repeated in endless contexts, the words have become immortal for their relevance to every aspect of life — our daily performances catering to our friends, our colleagues, as well as ourselves.

Garrick Ohlsson at Cornell

Oleksander Bilyk — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400

C.U. Music hosts a variety of concerts through a semester. Garrick Ohlsson recently performed at Bailey Hall. The following is a review of his performance.

There are many good ways to appreciate a classical concert, but sitting back with your eyes closed when Garrick Ohlsson is the performer is not one of them. Traditionally, one goes to these concerts to listen, but watching Mr. Ohlsson’s nimble and precise fingers racing over the keyboard provided a spectacle on Tuesday last night that nearly matched that of his unbelievably virtuosic sound.

Spring Flings

Sacha Burn and Mackie Jimbo — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400

The sun is shining and students are actually venturing outside of the library, laying out in the Arts Quad and tossing around Frisbees. This can only mean one thing: spring is finally here! Whether you’re celebrating the warm weather by heading down to the gorges, playing football, or getting a tan on the sidelines, there is no doubt that stretching your legs is the cure for the winter blues. Cheap Dates has three fabulous ideas for taking advantage of the beautiful weather with that special someone.

Please Drink Responsibly

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400

Flashback to the summer after my senior year of high school: several of my friends and I were drinking late one night in my backyard, knocking back mezcal someone had brought back from a trip to Mexico. After a short while one of my friends drunkenly dared another to eat the worm out of the mescal bottle. That’s right — they put a “worm” inside bottles of mezcal. Well, some kind of larva or something like that which looks like a worm. (My friend, by the way, greatly regretted eating the worm; that anecdote was not meant as encouragement to do so.)

What's Cookin', Good Lookin'?

Julia Woodward — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400

So far this semester, you’ve heard about the Quesadilla Man, the knitting shop and the townies: cheesy (that is, cheese that you eat, not ‘cheese’ that makes you groan during crappy romantic comedies), crafty and Cornellian, respectively. I’ve saved the sugar for last.

Now, strictly speaking, Choklay Lhamo makes soup, a dish typically devoid of sugar. But Choklay herself is so sweet that I’m positive she’s been taking in excess sugar from somewhere (see, that line is the kind of cheese that makes you groan). Seriously though, I liked the famous Temple of Zeus chef as soon as I met her — she has a sweetness to her that just makes you want to smile.

I Don't Know How to Say Goodbye in English

Molly OToole — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400

It is an interesting writing environment when you are stranded in Rome and the only thing for you to do is wait and hope for some divine act and ... write your last abroad column?

Yes, well, soldier on mate.

Through life you will have these moments — moments where you are sitting on a sleeping bag on top of a hostel bunk, but you are still concerned about some awful sort of skin disease, moments when you feel abandoned because your mom, sister and guy you were supposed to meet up with yesterday can not figure out there is a reason you are not responding — because you can not — and that they need to call. These are moments where you are numb with doubt.

Cornell Origami: It's All in the Folds

Dan Goldstein — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400

Roses and lilies in full bloom; bears, frogs and various birds relaxing, taking in their surroundings, standing still as I walked past. I did not fully comprehend the incredible variety of forms a single piece of paper could take until I walked into the Willard Straight Art Gallery last week for a visit with Cornell’s Origami Club.

“It’s paper,” said Andrew Yongvanich ’09. “Being able to fold it into such elaborate figures is amazing.”