Opinion

Stop in the Name of Love

Justin Weitz  —  Mar 28, 2007

Deckhead:

Free Weitz

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Over the course of Spring Break in Costa Rica, my friends and I encountered a cornucopia of interesting people. Delayed for nine hours in Newark Airport during Snowstorm ’07: The Sequel, we met individuals from across the world, all equally agitated by our airline’s unstellar service and eager to swill back Beast at the airport bar. This column has already brought me far too many legal headaches, so I won’t say which airline it was.

Me and You and Mental Health

Erin Geld  —  Mar 28, 2007

Deckhead:

The Sampling

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I’m finishing Cornell and after four years, I’ve done a lot. Eight straight semesters and decent grades. I’ve toughened up. If it’s not only the academic pressures, it’s also the laundry list of undergraduate traumas — homesickness, culture shock, isolation, inadequacy, tumultuous relationships, spots of depression and weight gain. Been there, done that. I actually managed them fairly well, with the help of family, old friends and school friends. Unfortunately, there were other times when I needed more support.

Fake it ’til You Make It

Shannan Scarselletta  —  Mar 28, 2007

Deckhead:

Awkward Turtle

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While many of you were getting down with your bad selves, best friends and a slew of nameless hard-bodied randoms in a place where the illegality of outdoor nudity is forsaken for the greater good of TV ratings, I was getting my Uno on with my silent, but deadly Uncle Fran. He is the mute old-school-game champion; this man could win millions at The Price is Right simply by pointing to Bob Barker and nodding knowingly.

Reporter should explain ‘clicker’ terminology

Mar 28, 2007

Deckhead:

Re: “Profs Find Clickers Useful in Class,” News, March 27

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To the Editor:

Emily Levine’s “clicker” article assumes that Sun readers know what a clicker is, how it works and what it produces or records. Many Sun readers (including me) do not currently attend lectures, are unlikely to have ever seen a clicker and probably found her article hard to understand. A good reporter and communicator defines or explains technology or terminology that is unfamiliar to his or her readers.

Greek women intelligent, but rush still no picnic

Mar 28, 2007

Deckhead:

Re: “Greek women intelligent, not ‘sororitutes,’” Opinion, March 15 and “Not all sororities judge on appearances,” Opinion, Marc

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To the Editor:

In responding to Hannah Stearns’ ’07 opinion column, “Mean Girls,” Erin Sinclair ’07 and Alexandra Jeffery ’08 seem not only to have missed the point, but also to be deluding themselves to the reality of Cornell’s Greek system. Jeffrey’s comments, although very representative of the positive results of Greek involvement, address a concern that Stearns’ article should not have raised. Stearns did not deride Greek women as unintelligent or promiscuous, but indeed asserts that they are among our “best and brightest.” It appears to me that Stearns, herself a sorority member, is calling for a close examination of the processes and standards by which we, as Greeks, accept our new members.

Out of Control

Laura Taylor  —  Mar 27, 2007

Deckhead:

Kind of a Big Deal

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Police Brutality. For many, those two words conjure up images long past. We think of haunting photographs from the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s — police clubbing black protesters with batons or knocking them down with fire hoses. We think of the grainy footage of Rodney King being beaten by police in 1992 — barely 15 years ago, but ancient history to most of us.

Speaker of the Big Red House

Erica Fink  —  Mar 27, 2007

Deckhead:

Fink Again

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We broke up three weeks ago. It was a clean break — reciprocal, no hard feelings on either end. Our relationship was, well, unusual by college standards: it was monogamous, consumed about 60 hours per week (though, like many college relationships, mostly at night) and lasted an entire year. Plus, our split was drama-free, and I’m even friends with my replacement.

Embracing Your Inner Devil

Nikki Nussbaum  —  Mar 27, 2007

Deckhead:

Cornell Unzipped

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There is a time and a place for Cornell students to have casual sex. It’s called Spring Break. Better judgment seems to take a sudden vacation when you visit a place where the shots are free if you dance on the bar and the dress code is “wear something.” Like any good orgy, everyone at Spring Break is looking for a commitment-less good time. After an entire week spent downing as many shots as you can afford and judging people solely based on the way they look in a bathing suit, our inner demons are bound to make an appearance.

A Case for the Code?

Mar 27, 2007

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Editorial

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Last Friday, Alexander H. Atkind ’06 was arraigned on misdemeanor charges for animal cruelty after beating his neighbor’s dog, Princess, and dousing her with bleach.

There are far too many words to describe how sickening this crime is, and most of them cannot be printed in this editorial. But the reaction of Tommy Bruce, vice president for communications and media relations, is perhaps most appropriate for this space: “totally unacceptable and abhorrent.”

Saving Darfur

Elizabeth Conlan  —  Mar 26, 2007

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I think the world would be a better place if students, rather than spending their time playing beer pong, worked for a political or humanitarian cause. One cause that represents that importance of college activism and involvement is the campaign to end the genocide in Darfur, Sudan.

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