News
Communication Department Adapts Requirements in Response to Recent Technological Advancements
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Students entering the communication major in 2023 face new requirements due to an adaptive restructuring.
News
The Good, The Bad and The New: Cornellians Studying Abroad Are Thrilled, Challenged and Learning
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Cornellians studying abroad navigate through adaptations and challenges while experiencing novel ways of learning.
Arts & Culture
Ready Player One: A New World for Readers and Characters
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When I saw the trailer for the cinematic adaptation of Ernest Cline’s Ready Player One, it almost deterred me from reading the novel. But what seemed like an archetypal hybrid of Tron and Divergent is in fact its own body of work, with unique ’80s culture references, vast world building and most importantly, a story centered around a nerdy, ordinary boy. The book follows protagonist Wade in a near future, roughly 2045, where the world is plagued with hunger, famine and climate change. To escape these harsh realities, people enter an augmented reality world known as the OASIS, where anyone can be anyone; regardless of their past status or background, individuals can make a new life for themselves, choosing where they work, how they live and what they eat. We learn that the founder of the OASIS has died and left behind a tournament in which gamers can search the OASIS for three keys that unlock three gates to find an easter egg.