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January 28, 2004

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M. Hockey Falls to 14

By wpengine | January 28, 2004

Despite winning just one of its last five contests, the men’s hockey team remained ranked in the weekly USCHO.com poll, coming in at No. 14, down two spots from a week ago. The Red, which beat Vermont, 2-0, on Friday night before falling to nemesis Dartmouth, 2-1, earned 69 points.

North Dakota, which has been the nation’s top-ranked squad for much of the season, kept its place despite a weekend road split against defending champion and No. 5 Minnesota. The Fighting Sioux earned a 4-2 win over the Gophers but then dropped a hotly contested 2-1 game.

The Eagles of Boston College remained hot on the heels of North Dakota for top billing with strong weekend showings at Providence and Northeastern. Michigan and Maine flip-flopped positions in this week’s poll, with the Wolverines rising to No. 3 after outscoring Western Michigan, 11-1, in two road wins. Meanwhile, the Bears split their two games at struggling Boston University, winning 8-4 before being shut out the next evening.

Minnesota, which has been on a tear since starting the season stuck in neutral, stayed put at No. 5 after its split with North Dakota.

Checking in at No. 6 was red-hot Minnesota-Duluth, which has won its last eight games, including a sweep of Michigan Tech. The Bulldogs were one of the week’s biggest movers, rising three spots from the No. 9 ranking it held a week ago.

Wisconsin fell one slot after splitting a road series at Colorado College. After taming the Tigers on Friday, the Badgers had trouble lighting the lamp on Saturday, scoring just once in a 3-1 loss. Despite its 9-1 throttling of Hockey East doormat Merrimack, UNH remained glued to the eighth spot in the poll.

St. Cloud State dropped two places to No. 9 following a horrendous defensive weekend during which it allowed 12 goals. Fortunately for the Huskies, they were able to score 14 of their own in the two games against Minnesota State in securing a split. Denver rounds out the top 10, after a non-descript split at Alaska-Anchorage.

Miami (OH) rose four spots in the poll all the way to No. 11 after taking three points from Nebraska-Omaha. Colorado College, Brown, Cornell and Ohio State round out the top 15.

Archived article by Alex Ip

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Duffield Hall Almost Ready

By wpengine January 29, 2004

Although students returning to the Engineering Quad after break may not have noticed much change from the end of last semester, the first phase of construction at Duffield Hall is finally complete. The building, named after David Duffield ’62, is now occupied by the Cornell Nanofabrication Center (CNF). Duffield Hall, which has been under construction since June 2000, will be home to branches of the Nanobiotechnology Center (NBTC) and the Cornell Center for Materials Research (CCMR) by the end of March. Other researchers are being considered to fill the rest of the second and third floor offices and 22 laboratories. Keeping in mind the project’s theme of “promoting interaction and the sharing of ideas” the next phase of construction is to complete the atrium that will connect the south end of Phillips Hall, via indoor bridges, to Duffield and Upson Halls, said Amy Ritter, project manager. Because Duffield Hall contains space for researchers from many different departments and colleges, “people can collaborate and work together” in ways they had not previously been capable, said Bill Bader, Duffield Hall facility manager. The atrium, according to Bader, “will also encourage collaboration and interaction among students.” Ritter explained that studies show that shared spaces, such as the atrium with its open areas, nooks with tables and computer hook-ups, and dining facility, can promote this sharing just as much as an interdisciplinary laboratory in Duffield Hall itself. The space is “a natural gathering place,” Bader said. “The schedule is extremely tight,” said Brian Brown, construction manager. But, the crew is trying to complete the atrium for graduation in June 2004. The application for a temporary certificate of occupancy will be submitted at the end of May. A dedication ceremony will take place in October to coincide with a gala celebration of the 25th anniversary of CNF. The Engineering Quad, which was covered in construction material during the destruction of Knight Laboratory in November, will have a completely new look by the end of the spring. At the beginning of the school year, a layer of topsoil was put down and the land was regraded. Once the land thaws, shrubs and trees will be planted. However, there is no set date of completion for the landscaping project. “Landscaping is entirely weather-dependent,” Ritter said. Other parts of the construction project, however, have not stalled despite the cold weather. Because Phillips Hall will open into the atrium, its south wall is being remodeled. One of the biggest challenges faced by construction workers in this weather is “keeping the spaces enclosed during construction,” Ritter said. To deal with this obstacle, walls are torn down in the morning and replaced on the same day by temporary plastic covers to allow for continued use of the classrooms. Brown also noted the difficulty of working in the winter. “Cold weather is the enemy of outdoor construction,” he said. Costs rise during the winter months as a result of insulation materials, heat sources, and even accommodations made for concrete to be laid without freezing. Many undergraduates in the engineering school are unaware of their ability to use Duffield Hall. Ritter explained that there is a teaching laboratory in the clean room and undergraduates will have access to some classrooms. Despite the building’s focus on specific engineering-related research, “this building is for Cornell,” Ritter said. Duffield Hall “makes Cornell University the very best location in the world
Variety Store Moves, Expands on Commons

By wpengine January 29, 2004

After switching locations and adding merchandise, Ray’s Office Supply and Variety Store plans to have its grand opening the week of Feb. 12, just in time for Ithaca’s Annual Chili Cook-Off. The store, which is in the former CVS location, has been open since December, and continues to get more items in stock every day. What started as a store with office and art supplies and a copy center has adopted aisles of everything from shampoo to over-the-counter medicines, razor blades, condoms and bake wear. “Plus, we now have snack items like soda and chips, and a small line of groceries. On Monday, we will be getting a section of milk, eggs, and bread,” said Lynda Thompson, retail manager of the new store. The front of the store, which is now full of displays, will soon feature a self-serve coffee bar. “We hope to get coffee machines. Right now we are taste testing different kinds of coffee,” Thompson said. There will be tables in the front near the coffee section and seats are soon to be decided upon. “We will have wireless Internet access that will allow basic surfing and checking mail,” said Norm Rich, business product manager. Besides food and drugs, the store has a new section devoted to stationery. There are magazines, cards, newspapers and personalized stationery is soon to come. Ever since the location change, “people are here everyday. There is no age limit. We see a little bit of everybody. A lot of people come in and say ‘thank you for being here!'” Thompson said. After CVS closed down a few years ago, they left an empty store and a gap in the Ithaca community. “Who wants to go to a grocery store to pick up a bottle of shampoo? Here, you can just stop in during your lunch break and grab a bag of chips to go with your sandwich,” said Thompson. With ten to twelve employees in total, Thompson is not alone. She strays from her title as retail manager and does everything from customer service to running the register, buying and scheduling. “I’m the jack of all trades,” Thompson joked. Anyone who journeys into the back of the enormous store is likely to meet Ruth Mitchell, whose job is to bind, laminate, mount and blow up images in the copy center. “We do a lot of custom work here. They did have a copy center at the old store, but we were much more separate then. A lot more people are finding us back here,” Mitchell said. She continued, “What else do we do? I could go on and on and on.” Ray’s Office Supply and Variety Store has filled a niche that was missing from downtown Ithaca. “People who didn’t used to venture over to our other location are stopping in to see the new store. It’s a great little spot here, I’ll tell ya,” Mitchell said. Archived article by Jessica Liebman