Coffee Hours Work to Bring Down Barriers Between Students, Faculty

Nicole Chang  —  Nov 16, 2012

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.

Organizers Hope Walkshare Initiative Will Make Campus Safer

Nicole Chang  —  Nov 8, 2012

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.

Cornell's 'Haunted' Halls Revealed

Nicole Chang  —  Sep 28, 2012

A new book takes a fresh look at the University that’s based on one theory: that Cornell is haunted.

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An Easier CS Curriculum Isn’t a Better CS Curriculum

Derek Chiang  —  Apr 30, 2013

 

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. 

The Road Not Taken

Susie Forbath  —  Apr 25, 2013

 GPS systems have made getting from point A to point B easy. But as they've become ubiquitous, we've also grown depedent on them.

How OSS Will Get You a Job and Make You a Better Person (and Programmer)

Parker Moore  —  Apr 24, 2013

 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.

iPhone 5: Teleportation from the App [Third] World to the App [Super] Store

Morgan Beller  —  Apr 23, 2013

 

Did you finally get rid of your BlackBerry and buy an iPhone? Here are 6 app to get you caught up on what you've been missing.

New York vs. Silicon Valley: A Battle of Two Mindsets

Ali Hamed  —  Apr 22, 2013

 For the New York City tech scene to succeed, the tech community must create an identity separate from that of their peers in Silicon Valley.