The Blonde and the Peeper

Sun Staff  —  Apr 12, 2013

Readers of Cornell University Confessions were up until all hours last night, watching the "romance" between two anonymous posters unfold before their eyes.

Cornell University Confessions: A New Way to Procrastinate

Sun Staff  —  Feb 28, 2013

Just in case you need something else to do instead of studying for prelims, check out the Cornell University Confessions page on Facebook.

As Snowball Fight Dominates the Arts Quad, Cornellians Take to Twitter

Sun Staff  —  Feb 5, 2013
As Cornell's annual snowball fight on the Arts Quad waged on, some students chose to stay on the sidelines and Tweet about the wintry battle instead.

#Blackout2013: Best Power Outage Tweets

Sun Staff  —  Jan 31, 2013
Though yesterday's blackout only lasted a few minutes, it was more than sufficient to freak out Cornellians from Collegetown to North Campus. Were the academic gods punishing us for all our procrastination, snarky comments and (attempted) library sex? Or perhaps they just wanted us to cease all studying and head to Dunbar's (where, it was rumored, the electricity was still on).

Cornell Sorority Girls Are Way Too Excited About New Pledges

Sun Staff  —  Jan 21, 2013
With a new semester looming, the denizens of East Hill took to social media to commiserate about the frigid weather, lack of Monday off and other classic Cornell conundrums. Cornell's sorority women were especially atwitter yesterday evening as they celebrated bid night.

'I'M GOING TO CORNELL NEXT YEAR!': Class of 2017, Friends Celebrate Early Decision Results on Social Media

Sun Staff  —  Dec 13, 2012

Cornellians took to Twitter and Facebook Thursday after the University announced early admissions results. We've compiled some of the best posts here.

TELEVISION FOR THOUGHT: Real Girls Versus Television Girls

Sun Staff  —  Apr 17, 2012

Arielle Cruz '15 draws comparisons between Sex and the City and HBO's new series, Girls.

DAYBOOK: Monday, March 26

Sun Staff  —  Mar 26, 2012

Weather:

Hi: 37º Lo: 20º, partly cloudy and windy

 Events: 

Beauty to Understanding: A Photo Show to Support Students in Field Ornithology

 8 a.m., Mann Library

Teach for America Lesson Plan

1 p.m., Barnes Hall 

Meet the Author: Christopher Nichols

4 p.m., Cornell Store

DAYBOOK: Friday, March 16

Sun Staff  —  Mar 16, 2012

Weather:

Hi: 64º Lo: 45º, scattered thunderstorms

 Events: 

Dragon Day Parade 2012

12:30 - 2 p.m., Rand Hall

C.U. Music: Pauline Oliveros

1:25 - 3 p.m., 316 Lincoln Hall

Interdisciplinary Graduate Panel on Human Rights

2 - 4 p.m., G85 Myron Taylor Hall

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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.