The 162nd Thing to Do: Drink Vin Chaud in Single Digit Temperatures

Casey Carr  —  Feb 4, 2013

Abroad foodie Casey Carr '14 shares Geneva's most delicious method for staying warm.

Fashion Friday: Dress for Success (Sorry, Sweatpants Won't Impress)

Meghan Flynn  —  Feb 1, 2013

This may be the time to bundle up and dress in tundra gear, but it's also the season for interviews. Here are some tips for how to dress to get that summer internship you've had your eye on.

Mixology: In Defense of Tequila

Sarah McKeen  —  Feb 1, 2013

Mixologist Sarah McKeen '13 comes to the defense of tequila, of which she encourages drinkers to not be so afraid.

The Dapper Man Dabbles in Hipsterdom

Eric Ding  —  Jan 31, 2013

In case you want to become a nonconformist and join the forces of hipsterdom, take a peek at this article. If you tell people that you read it, at least say you did it on a Windows 95 computer.

The Loco Locavore: Coming Together in the Name of Food

Austin Buben  —  Jan 31, 2013

The Loco Locavore, Austin Buben '14, shares his experience cooking with Finger Lakes chefs in celebration of local ingredients and dining. 

#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).

Filibuster Fail

Noah Karr-Kaitin  —  Jan 31, 2013

Karr-Kaitin discusses the filibuster, and how the failure to reach achieve actual filibuster reform leaves the Senate weak and unable to govern.

Omari Powell  —  Jan 31, 2013

"Trees in Sunlight (before the thaw)" by Omari Powell & Kelvin Polanco. Blurred wet lens capture of  the trees on West Campus. This week's Photo of the Day theme is Snow. Send your own submissions to lens@cornellsun.com for a chance to have your photography featured as a "Photo of the Day" on cornellsun.com/blogs.

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Lentil Soup for the Cold Cornell Student's Soul

Michelle Kim  —  Jan 30, 2013

Michelle Kim '13 has the perfect solution for bearing the below-freezing temperatures that will keep you both healthy and warm.

Government for the People

Jaime Freilich  —  Jan 30, 2013

It’s time for politicians to start standing up for what is right and actually legislating, rather than just blocking progress left and right. Jaime Freilich is "tired of the partisan nonsense on the hill."

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.