Above: Bartles Hall, Credit: Wikimedia Commons The recent poor performances of several Cornell athletics programs have elicited concern amongst many that Cornell sports are on a downward slide. This problem is not a product of coaching staff or athletes but it is rather the outcome of the poor state of Cornell’s athletic facilities, coupled with...
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Cornell Students Debate: Is Football Coach’s “Big Sombrero” Tweet Cultural Appropriation?
Keeping up with the political left is becoming exhausting these days. On the one hand, Hillary Clinton recently said having taco trucks on every street corner “sounds absolutely delicious.” The mainstream media praised her awkward attempt at a joke and dig directed at a no-name Trump surrogate, and she didn’t come under fire from the...
MRM #79
– “Operation Ivy League” busts drug ring at Columbia University. – Cornell Review alum Jamie Weinstein- Deputy Editor of The Daily Caller– interviews the new WaPo conservative blogger. – Ithaca car thieves finally busted after stealing more than $10,000 worth of valuables over the past two months. – Cornell Professor Eswar Prasad publishes new book...
MRM #61
– Cornell Professor Brian Wansink warns us to watch out for “office feeders.” – Elie on continuing the Golden Age of Cornell Sports after 2010. – Don’t get fat, 2014’s. – Cornell turf specialists weight in on lawn care during the hot summer months. – Has the digital age spurred changing attitudes towards plagiarism? –...
More Financial Aid Debacles
Inside Higher Ed is reporting that Cornell is being forced to drop selective financial aid initiatives for athletes. As this Sun article explains, these enhanced financial aid packages may have come as a response to the growing inequity in Ivy League recruiting produced by the super competitive financial aid deals offered by Harvard, Yale, and...

