MRM #49
Another extended Monday Reading Madness to help with your exam week procrastination.
– Forget Wilson Farms, someone tried to rob the 99 cent store on Elmira road last week.
– Has anyone seen this missing Ithaca statue?
– As Lynah shuts down for a couple of months, another kind of hockey is catching on in Ithaca.
– In light of the progressing Stanley Cup Playoffs, here’s a quick look back at Cornell superstar Ken Dryden’s debut with the Montreal Canadiens.
– Great Chronicle article on Cornell hockey senior Colin Greening.
– You’ve probably seen this already, but if not, it’s worth watching.
– Lacrosse needs 30T, but gets an 11-10 W over Loyola.
– Former Sun columnist Mark Coombs says its time to open up convocation.
– Ithacating’s post on potential new development on West Hill.
– Higher education is the top tourist attraction in Tompkins County, with 47% of visitors coming to see either Cornell University or Ithaca College.
– ILR researchers conclude that alcoholism is a growing problem for retirees.
– Former Economics Department Chair Kaushik Basu addresses the issue of university autonomy in India.
– I’m certainly doing an unpaid internship this summer. Sort of.
– More Americans cite immigration/illegal aliens as the top problem facing our country.
– Pew Research has documented some “reactions to words and phrases frequently used in current political discourse.”
– Cornell Law Professor William A. Jacobson comments on the Kagan nomination.
– Roger Pilon asks: does Kagan support limited government?
