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LETTER TO THE EDITOR | Suspension Is Not The Answer
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The idea that the student protest activities are disruptive to academic life is laughable: the Cornell chimes are far more disruptive, several times a day.
The Cornell Daily Sun (https://cornellsun.com/tag/chimes/)
The idea that the student protest activities are disruptive to academic life is laughable: the Cornell chimes are far more disruptive, several times a day.
The Sun sat in on a midday concert — one of the chimesmasters’ three 15-minute performances per day — from Aidan McNay ‘24 and law student Elaine Tan.
As I readjust to being unmasked in classes and using Willard Straight Hall’s reading room to study rather than get my nose swabbed, it’s hard not to wonder what would have been if two and a half years of my college experience had not been carved away, muffled under the blanket of ‘unprecedented times.’ Are my Ithacalves weaker from fewer climbs up the slope? Have I built less character by spending many frigid days on Zoom rather than tramping to class through feet of snow? Did I miss out on a crucial part of the Cornell experience by limiting my intake of 3 a.m. Nasty’s calzones? Or, did I just do my stomach a favor?
Cornell Chimes is carrying on with chimesmasters continuing to climb McGraw Tower’s 161 steps to play classic and contemporary tunes for all of central campus.
“What’s especially interesting about the Cornell project is that it’s the study of an institution,” said Prof. Jeremy Braddock, English. “That includes student life, the relationship of the university to the community and the unique research collections that exist at Cornell.”
During the grueling 10-week tryout process for ‘chimesmaster,’ upwards of 40 candidates are winnowed down to an average of 2 finalists a year.