In hopes of getting students to interact more with professors, Prof. Flavien Glidja, romance studies, organized a series of coffee hours for freshmen and faculty.
After the recent string of sexual assaults that shocked the University, a group of Cornell students recently started Big Red Walkshare, an initiative to encourage students to walk home from campus late at night in groups.
Introductory courses should be about separating talented students from those won't be able to succeed in the field, an idea the computer science department has recently shied away from.
Juniors hoping to secure jobs in the software industry should look to open-source software as a way to learn practical knowledge about software development from peers and to meet developers who have a passion for great software.