2016
Looking Back: Top 16 Stories of 2016
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From the death of the University’s first female president to the launch of a new business college, Cornell has seen radical change in the last calendar year.
Men's Hockey
Colorado College Upsets Men’s Hockey in Overtime of Florida Classic Finals
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For the second-straight year, the hosts of the Florida College Hockey Classic were upset by a team with far lower expectations.
Arts & Entertainment
Illumination’s Sing Deserves to Take a Bow
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Illumination Entertainment’s still the new kid on the block, but more and more they’re showing that they have the guts to fit in with the older names in animation. Chris Meledandri’s company has delivered another par for the course with Sing, an animated family musical. Directed and written by Garth Jennings, known for adapting The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy in 2005, and joined by Christophe Lourdelet in his own debut as co-director, Sing is a delightful holiday treat that’ll leave you with good vibes. The film centers around Buster Moon, a koala voiced by Matthew McConaughey who’s living the dream of owning his own theater. The problem is, his dream’s piled up with debt that he cannot pay back.
Hack
Foreign Government-Sponsored Hackers Breached ILR School in 2014 to Exact ‘Revenge’ Against U.S.
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The hackers, who IT administrators believe were bankrolled by a foreign government, used custom malware to avoid detection and extended their reach throughout the ILR college.
Men's Hockey
Live Blog: Men’s Hockey vs. Colorado College in Florida Classic Championship
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The team will face Colorado College, who upset Merrimack on the other side of the bracket.
Men's Hockey
Men’s Hockey Asserts Dominance in 5-2 Win Over NMU, Advances to Florida Classic Championship
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Though Cornell gave up seven power play chances, the team more than doubled the Wildcats’ shots, 42-20.
Obit
Dark Matter Pioneer, Rubin ’51, Dies at 88
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In addition to this groundbreaking discovery, Rubin was also a women’s rights advocate and a role model to many female astronomers working in a male-dominated field.
Live Blog
Live Blog: Men’s Hockey vs. Northern Michigan at Florida College Hockey Classic
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Cornell men’s hockey participates in its 17th consecutive Florida College Hockey Classic with game one against Northern Michigan.
Men's Hockey
Men’s Hockey Looks to Reestablish Momentum At Florida College Hockey Classic
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“It’s starting brand new,” Schafer said of the next slate of games. “It’s trying to get your act together and seeing how guys worked out over the break and exam period.”
Arts & Entertainment
Passengers: A Wasted Chris Pratt Oscar Nomination
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There is no reason that Passengers had to be a mediocre film, and it is just that — mediocre. Though I certainly enjoyed parts of the film, there’s no chance I remember this movie next holiday season. That’s a shame because director Morten Tyldum’s film had a 110 million dollar budget and a star-studded cast. Passengers is the tale of Jim Preston, played by Chris Pratt, a traveler on the Starship Avalon, which is voyaging from an overpopulated Earth to a budding colony world. When a collision with a large asteroid causes Jim’s hibernation pod to malfunction, he finds himself alone aboard a ship nearly 90 years from its destination — doomed to never see the Avalon’s destination.