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Comment on Karl Rove Discusses 2012 Election, Obama in Speech at Call by Rove Returning to Upstate NY « Cornell Insider

Rove Returning to Upstate NY « Cornell Insider — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 23:14:44 +0000

[...] presidential race, and on his opposition to the Obama administration. Here is an excerpt from the Insider’s coverage of Rove last year: “This is the first election in modern times in which there is no clear [...]

Comment on Cornell NYC Campus Partner Scrutinized for Israeli Military Ties by » Cornell’s Tech Campus Irks Pro-Palestine Group - Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 19:30:55 +0000

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Comment on Cornell Building a Better Class by Alfonse Muglia

Alfonse Muglia — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 04:09:53 +0000

The admissions department sure likes to think that they know what they are doing, don’t they?

Comment on How To: ILR by Yelena Reznikova

Yelena Reznikova — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 23:40:01 +0000

There are no formal minors within the school of Industrial and Labor Relations, but ILR students can pursue minors in other colleges. Some of the more common ones include Law and Society, Women’s Studies, languages, etc. The only stipulation is that some minors are only available to students of that particular college… for example, you must be a CALS student to minor in AEM.

Comment on American Exceptionalism – Giving Thanks… by John Farragut

John Farragut — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 20:16:01 +0000

Yelena: It seems bizarre to claim that “nations are just like people in terms of a ‘life cycle.’” This is obviously not necessarily true and you give no argument why anyone should believe the premise.

Figures/numbers would make the original post more compelling! Happy belated Thanksgiving.

Comment on American Exceptionalism – Giving Thanks… by Yelena Reznikova

Yelena Reznikova — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 03:57:41 +0000

Nobody can argue that by nature of its history and development, America is unique and exceptional. But the claim that this exceptionalism endows the nation with a certain unqualified advantage over others, fails to take the context of development into account.

America is a relatively new nation, and is in a different stage of development than say, England or Italy or China, etc. Nations, like people, experience various stages of development – they’re born, develop, prosper, and decline. You attribute American prosperity solely to its unique characteristics. But in doing so, you’re comparing an adolescent to a retiree. I don’t dispute the substantive basis of your argument. That said, I think you’re overlooking the fact that as the global climate shifts and America enters a stage of maturity and (hopefully not for a long time) decline, America’s “blessed advantages” over other nations may start to dissipate, despite its unique history and development.

Comment on Early Admissions 2016 – Comparing the Ivies by Caveat Bettor

Caveat Bettor — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 01:12:47 +0000

Could this be caused in part by other factors, such as economic conditions, or disillusionment that Obama, Bush, Kerry, Gore et al all went to Harvard and or Yale? Might be worth running a covariance analysis or something.

Comment on Cornell Review Vol. XXX, #3 by » An Apt EU Comparison - Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion

» An Apt EU Comparison - Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 21:54:53 +0000

[...] I had a recent write up in the Cornell Review comparing the EU to the Hanseatic League. This was my doomer take on what I saw in the EU: [...]

Comment on NYT: Science is Hard! by lukepolicastro

lukepolicastro — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 03:49:42 +0000

Here’s an idea, keep STEM difficult but slash accompanying liberal curriculum to ease the courseload. Great idea I know.

Comment on Hotel Prof. Erupts: ‘YAWN OUTSIDE!’ by University professor freaks out when a student 'overly yawns' | Flaash

Mon, 24 Oct 2011 09:45:58 +0000

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