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Inside the Mind of: SA EVP Candidate Alex Pruce
Student Assembly Transfer Representative Alex Pruce is probably one of the busiest students on campus, and he’s only in his second semester at Cornell. The Insider caught up with him to get the scoop on his campaign for Executive Vice President and his thoughts on some recent campus and national happenings: As a transfer student,...
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MRM #86
– Ithacating analyzes the Greek system’s painful past year. – Fresh vegetables in the winter? Cornell research turns into successful hydroponic farming business. – Culling of deer possible in Cayuga Heights. – Opportunity rover marks seven years on Mars. – Private universities are big business in New York State, even during the recession. – Law...
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MRM #85
– Stay warm AND healthy! Hot cocoa is good for you. – President Skorton on how to improve the economy by turning research into business. – Cornell receives 1.3 million dollar grant to improve the wine industry. – Drunk scientists pour wine on experiment, make accidental discovery. (HT MR) – Basketball loses to Columbia, falls...
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GAO Report Called Out By For-Profit Colleges
InsideHigherEd has an interesting post detailing a developing battle between the Government Accountability Office and a network of for-profit colleges. For those with little familiarity with the issue, the GAO accused the colleges of securing federal loans for their students, which the students were unable to pay back due to their perceived inability to get...
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Ironic, hip students rally in D.C. for…something
See here for Washington Post coverage of the Stewart/Colbert “Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear.” The very premise of this joint rally strikes me as flat-out embarrassing. Where is that 60’s passion college kids used to be known for? Vietnam protesters were embarrassing for other reasons (like their lack of respect for our soldiers), but...
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Ivy
There’s something romantic about ivy. Just look at it: doesn’t it make you want to run out and fall in love with an erudite, ambitious conservative Ivy Leaguer? WELL NOW YOU CAN, WITH DATEHARVARD. It’s the new face of elitism! Now you too, lowly non-Harvardian that you are, have an opportunity to date a first-rate...
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Rainy Friday Blues
Check out the latest Iowahawk for a perfect summary of Obama’s first two years. Then look at these two completely unrelated pictures.