News

Leading Nat’l Astronomers Converge on C.U. Campus

October 15th, 2008
By Seth Shapiro
Nearly 800 scientists from across the nation who descended upon Ithaca for the 40th annual Astronomical Society planetary meeting last weekend. This is the first time the University has hosted the meeting since 1983. Cornell is one of the world’s leading institutions in planetary science, a distinction which enabled the University to bring the planetary meeting back to Cornell after a 25-year hiatus, according to Prof. Jim Bell, astronomy, co-chair of the meeting’s organizing committee. Read More

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Bill Nye ’77 Gives Planet Tour to Honor Carl Sagan

October 15th, 2008
By Brendan Doyle
As the tour guide for this Sunday’s Sagan Planet Walk approached the nearly 500 tourists, scientists, students and Ithaca residents gathered on the Commons, women shrieked and flashbulbs snapped. Donning a polka dotted red bow tie, sunglasses and a boater hat, Bill Nye ’77 “the Science Guy” was not taken in by the hype.

Tompkins Ranks in Top Five For Most Tax-Exempt Land

October 15th, 2008
By Sun Staff
Thirty-nine percent of Tompkins County is tax-exempt, making it one of the five counties in New York State with the most tax-exempt property in 2008. Of the $3.9 billion exempt, $2.7 billion is representative of land occupied by institutions of higher education.
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Sports

Harvard Cruises Past Cornell

Harvard Cruises Past Cornell
Rob Bonow
Harvard's offense steamrolled to seven plays of 20 yards or more
October 15th, 2008
By Harrison D. Sanford
Prior to Saturday’s loss in Cambridge, Mass., the football team had stayed close in all of its three games, bouncing back to win each game at the wire. Saturday at Harvard, however, the game was essentially decided before halftime, as fifth-year quarterback Chris Pizzotti and the Crimson rolled over the Red, 38-17. Cornell’s defense gave up big plays — seven plays for 20 yards or more — but the defense wasn’t the only problem with the Red early on. The offense couldn’t manage to get a first down until the second quarter. Read More

Sun Blogs

What Would Mao Do?

October 15th, 2008
By Samantha Hartzband
For the first time in my career as a Sun blogger, I’m going to write about government and political issues – that's right, Chinese Democracy. Okay, so it’s not really a world issue, but the release of the long-awaited Guns N’ Roses album, Chinese Democracy, is finally on the horizon. Read More

Slideshow

Hofstra Hosts Presidential Debate

October 15th, 2008
By Jennifer Vargas

Opinion

Big Red Frustration: The Story of the SAFC

October 15th, 2008
Editorial The Student Assembly Finance Commission is run for and by Cornell students. However, by the looks of its official website, requesting SAFC funding is a lot like navigating an administrative obstacle course. And while some sort of rigorous application process is certainly necessary to ensure that student funds are not wasted or misused, the current SAFC application is a little much. Read More

Arts & Entertainment

Limp Bizkit: The Soundtrack to Our Lives

October 15th, 2008
By Peter Finocchiaro
Sun Arts & Entertainment Editor Peter Finocchiaro really likes Limp Bizkit, and he refuses to apologize for it. Fred Durst, he claims, is an important cultural icon, or something ridiculous like that. Check it out. Read More

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Blogs

Under The National Spotlight: MSNBC Films Live at Hofstra

October 15th, 2008
By Sarah Singer
Today’s stock slippage was a key talking point on this afternoon’s MSNBC political talk show filmed at Hofstra University. Under an elaborate tent and atop an embroidered rug, host Andrea Mitchell focused on key topics like the economic crisis and recent pole results forecasting the results of the upcoming election. Read More
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