News

Former Cadets Reflect on Service in Iraq

December 3rd, 2008
By Alex Berg
Last Thursday, the Iraqi Parliament ratified the Status of Forces Agreement, a deal to have U.S. troops out of Iraq by 2011. SOFA hits home for many Americans, especially those with family and friends serving in Iraq. But for some Cornell students and Ithacans, the war extends past the news and television reports into the hot Iraqi desert itself. Read More

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Cornell Athletics Works to Limit Carbon Footprint

December 3rd, 2008
By Seth Shapiro
When Cornell’s Athletic Department decided to coordinate the scheduling of the men’s and women’s squash teams so they could travel together, were they doing it to reduce their carbon footprint, or were they doing it to limit their travel expenses?

‘Slammin Yamz’ Ice Cream Flavor Added to Cornell Dairy Menu

December 3rd, 2008
By Sun Staff
Cornell food science students have spoken, and their choice for the next ice cream flavor to be showcased at the Cornell Dairy Bar will be “Slammin’ Yamz.”

Alumnus Makes His Case For A Focus on Global Warming

December 3rd, 2008
By Nikhita Parandekar
Dan Miller ’78, a Cornell engineering alumnus, gave a presentation in Phillips Hall yesterday, “A Really Inconvenient Truth” to highlight the reasons why focusing on global climate change deserves to be a top priority at Cornell.
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News From The Associated Press

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Sun Blogs

It’s the Stress, Stupid

December 3rd, 2008
By Elizabeth Manapsal
According to recent studies, women and men are affected by stress in different ways, which can lead to problems of equality in the workplace. As the number of women in the field of computer science diminishes, it's necessary to investigate why this is so. Elizabeth Manapsal discusses the some possible sources of the problem and urges employers to develop more support to help women cope with the isolating stress they often feel in the hard sciences. Read More

Science

Major Affairs: Mathematics and CS in Biology

December 3rd, 2008
By Usha Rao
Today, understanding biology without mathematics is almost inconceivable. From neural networks to biometry, mathematics and computer science have invaded the science traditionally known for its lack of analytics. Despite these profound changes, the biological sciences major currently requires that students complete only one year of college level math. Read More

Sports

M. Bball Faces Tough Midweek Road Matchup With Syracuse

December 3rd, 2008
By Harrison D. Sanford
The men’s basketball team has had its challenges on the road this season, losing contests to Siena, St. John’s and Indiana. The toughest of the season might just come tonight as the Red travels to Syracuse to take on the No. 20 Orange in a game which will be broadcast locally on Time Warner Cable. The Red will enter the central New York showdown unsure if junior point guard Louis Dale will suit up until game time. Dale’s services would help as they face a tough and physical Big East squad led by sophomore point guard Johnny Flynn. Read More

Opinion

No Bones About It

December 3rd, 2008
By Daniel Eichberg
Here’s a riddle for you. What do you call a twelve-year-old male in a middle school classroom? If you guessed “a kid with an awkward boner,” then you’re right! Testosterone has a way of awakening the beast up to 20 times a day, usually for no reason at all. For pubescent guys, hard-ons are a lot like herpes outbreaks. They always pop up at the most inconvenient times, and they’re really hard to get rid of. Read More

Arts & Entertainment

Johnson Exhibit Examines Flirty Japanese Art Form

December 3rd, 2008
By Ann Lui
While collegiate flirting usually consists of recycled Comedy Central jokes and (barely) politically correct comments about our less-than-perfect friends and lovers, the Japanese literati of the Edo period wooed one another with art and poetry. On exhibit this week at the Johnson Museum of Art is Colored in the New Year's Light, a show featuring Japanese surimono — color wood block prints produced as holiday tokens. Read More

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Blogs

Virtual Reality? Speculation on Sex, Divorce and Cyberspace

December 2nd, 2008
By Josh Pothen
"It's only a game". Or is it? The discussion of the line between virtual and real has reopened now that a British couple is filing for divorce because of possible cyber-adultery. Read More
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