This week during class I realized something quite vexing. What I noticed was a problem that was surprising in two different ways. Firstly, it was shocking because it took me until now to diagnose it as a problem and secondly, at Cornell in 21st century it should not be a problem.

 Aer's music is feel good music. Zach Reisler '14 takes a walk on the wide side with the young but formidable hip-hop-reggae duo at The Haunt on Friday.

My friend Colin asked me one day if I wanted to set a couch on fire. (Side note: If you get a chance to set a couch on fire … do it. Honestly, I cannot recommend it enough). Being the adrenaline junkie that I am, I obviously leapt at the opportunity.

In light of the recent false admissions data published by Universities, where are our priorities and what are our values when assessing a university's quality?

Patricia Kim '14 ruminates on the reasons one might take a semester off.

Deborah Liu '13 discuss what diversity really means and the purpose it really serves. 

Steven Zhang '12 explains the problems with the culture of academic applications. 

Harry DiFrancesco '12 questions the art of questioning, and whether there's a point when asking too many questions becomes questionable. 

The practically-minded have long derided those majoring in the arts and humanities - and the data shows that they have a point. As the number of science majors has remained largely flat over the past several decades, ever more students have graduated as arts and humanities majors. In response, critics point out that “practical” majors already do make up the majority of America’s college majors, when you factor in public health, social work, education, and many other vocational degrees.

Lucas Colbert Carreiro '15 reviews Tennis' second album Young and Old