Opinion

LETTER: Defining Diversity

Geoffrey Block  —  Apr 10, 2013

 

To the Editor:

Re: “OH: Diversifying the Greek System,” Opinion, April 8

I’m writing in regard to Monday’s op-ed “Diversifying the Greek System,” written by Don Oh. I believe that this piece makes clear that the author made no effort to understand neither the Greek System nor diversity at Cornell. 

THOMAS: Creating Our Own Rankings

Deon Thomas  —  Apr 9, 2013

“How are we ranked 15th by U.S. News when we’re better than Dartmouth?”  “Did you hear that we have the number one ranked Collegetown in the nation?” “I wonder what our fraternity will be ranked after rush week?”

OH: Diversifying the Greek System

Don Oh  —  Apr 8, 2013

This past Saturday, I saw the play “Madre de Migrantes,” which explores the scenario of having an armed teacher in a classroom. After a stimulating discussion with the playwright and actors, I was still struggling to define classroom diversity.

BHOWMICK: Chrysalis: A Recurring Phenomena

Aditi Bhowmick  —  Apr 8, 2013

As freshman year is rapidly approaching its curtain call, I find myself in an increasingly retrospective frame of mind each day. My hours of abstruse musings have led me to believe that if we look clearly, there are patterns of recurrence and replication everywhere such that when we stand at the threshold of an ending year, we can say we have come full circle.

KARR-KAITIN: Why I Am Teaching For America

Noah Karr-Kaitin  —  Apr 8, 2013

Next year, I’ll be teaching 8th Grade Algebra in Weslaco, Texas as a Teach For America corps member. For the handful of you who don’t know where Weslaco is, it’s located on the U.S.-Mexico border, about 50 miles inland from the Gulf of Mexico.

This is the story of how I decided to take my talents to south Texas (to borrow a turn of phrase from Lebron). 

BERRY PATCH: I Scream, You Scream

Apr 5, 2013

Following a visit from Ben and Jerry’s Ice Cream’s Jerry Greenfield, and in anticipation of the eminent completion of the Cornell Dairy Building, ice cream is set to play a big role in the remainder of the semester.

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