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Posted by Cornell Insider Staff on June 1, 2010
In a discussion with members of the press on Saturday morning, Pelosi predicted that, contrary to the expectations of some pundits, Democrats will maintain their majority in the House of Representatives after the November elections.
“Let me declare: the Democrats will be in the majority” because Democrats are interested in “jobs, jobs, jobs, jobs,” Pelosi said.
I certainly hope her poll numbers are looking better than Harry’s.
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Posted by Cornell Insider Staff on May 16, 2010
Another extended Monday Reading Madness to help with your exam week procrastination.
May has finally arrived.
- Forget Wilson Farms, someone tried to rob the 99 cent store on Elmira road last week.
- Has anyone seen this missing Ithaca statue?
- As Lynah shuts down for a couple of months, another kind of hockey is catching on in Ithaca.
- In light of the progressing Stanley Cup Playoffs, here’s a quick look back at Cornell superstar Ken Dryden’s debut with the Montreal Canadiens.
- Great Chronicle article on Cornell hockey senior Colin Greening.
- You’ve probably seen this already, but if not, it’s worth watching.
- Lacrosse needs 30T, but gets an 11-10 W over Loyola.
- Former Sun columnist Mark Coombs says its time to open up convocation.
- Ithacating’s post on potential new development on West Hill.
- Higher education is the top tourist attraction in Tompkins County, with 47% of visitors coming to see either Cornell University or Ithaca College.
- ILR researchers conclude that alcoholism is a growing problem for retirees.
- Former Economics Department Chair Kaushik Basu addresses the issue of university autonomy in India.
- I’m certainly doing an unpaid internship this summer. Sort of.
- More Americans cite immigration/illegal aliens as the top problem facing our country.
- Pew Research has documented some “reactions to words and phrases frequently used in current political discourse.”
- Cornell Law Professor William A. Jacobson comments on the Kagan nomination.
- Roger Pilon asks: does Kagan support limited government?
Posted in Campus Insiders, National News | Tagged: Cornell Economics, Cornell Hockey, Cornell Lacrosse, Cornell Law, Elena Kagan, Ithaca, Ithaca College, Nancy Pelosi | Leave a Comment »
Posted by Peter Bouris on May 9, 2010
As many of you know, Speaker Pelosi will be delivering the commencement keynote for Cornell’s graduating class this year. She will be speaking May 29 at approximately 1pm.
The Cornell College Republicans and the Cornell Coalition for Life are working to gather enough volunteers to pass out literature on that date to inform attendees of Pelosi’s abysmal life record. If you think you will be at Cornell or in Ithaca on May 29, and think you would be interested in participating, please contact prb56@cornell.edu.
There will be no protesting or disruption of commencement; volunteers will hand out literature quietly and with civility.
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Posted by Cornell Insider Staff on April 25, 2010
- Cornellians get screwed over by Volcanic Ash.
cornellbigred.com
- In related news, is it more dangerous to fly or to drive through ash?
- Cornell Football star Walters signs with the San Diego Chargers. The last Cornell player to sign a rookie contract was Kevin Boothe ’06, who signed with the Oakland Raiders after being drafted in the sixth round.
- Men’s lacrosse loses to Brown.
- Via Elie, Colin Greening is expected to sign with the Ottawa Senators.
- Potentially interesting fact: Cornell’s new basketball coach, Bill Courtney, was Jim Larranaga’s assistant coach at GMU.
- ILR Professor Cletus Daniel died earlier last week.
- I would advise Nancy Pelosi to avoid this kind of graduation speech fiasco.
- More on the potential for connectivity issues and the impending ubiquity of the iPad.
- Cornell study finds that jurors are more likely to convict unattractive people.
- Back in 2004 a Cornell study found that for Google searches, 56.36 percent of the clicks were on the first result. I wonder if this percentage has gone down since people have gotten more experience with Googling.
- Pew Research has some cool stats on texting.
- Great Economist leader on the volcano and what we can learn from it.
- Gallup shows that more people still blame Bush over Obama for the economic recession, but the gap is closing from 2009.
Posted in Campus Insiders, National News | Tagged: Cornell Basketball, Cornell Football, Cornell Hockey, Cornell Lacrosse, ILR School, iPad, Nancy Pelosi | Leave a Comment »
Posted by Cornell Insider Staff on April 18, 2010
- A decision in the Kot murder trial could be handed down this week.
Stay away, Steve!
- Via METAezra, a great article on Colin Greening.
- Cornell collaborates on the creation of a Vet school in Hong Kong.
- Breakdown of the stupid rankings that I never got around to writing about.
- Cornell starts the search for a Donahue replacement.
- How the health care reform bill might affect Cornell students.
- Just in case you forgot, here’s a reminder about what awaits you, seniors, on May 29.
- Things at the Cornell day care center are getting better, sort of.
- I could think of some Cornell professors who wouldn’t like this move by the LSU administration.
- Tylwer Cowen discusses cutting federal spending in his NYT column.
- Obama has been shutting out reporters, going against the traditions of presidential press coverage.
- If these are the census counting rules for college students, then I think I was probably double counted.
- Obama’s approval rating continues to drop; now at 46%. (Gallup).
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Posted by Cornell Insider Staff on January 31, 2010
- The biggest story of the week was the selection of Nancy Pelosi as our convocation speaker. Of course, we at the Cornell Review had our own take on the matter.
- It was a great weekend for Cornell sports: the hockey team picked up two important wins to jump atop the ECAC standings, while the basketball team continued its Ivy League dominance with a 86-50 win over Harvard.
- The summer reading project (Philip K. Dick’s novel Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?) for this year’s incoming freshmen (2014′s) seems more engaging than the last two selections, but I can think of a dozen science fiction novels that I would have rather recommended.
- Here is the Sun’s article on Mark von Bucher ’12.
- This has been a truly sad academic year for the Cornell student body.
- Writing seminar co-founder Jonathan Bishop has also passed away.
- Some more commentary on the Cornell Greeks.
- Keep in mind that there are worse incidents of hazing during fraternity rushing and pledging.
- METAezra has some insights on the university endowment figures.
- Bilmes takes a stab at explaining the Cornell law school applications surge. His points make sense, but I’d still like to see the admissions statistics for comparably ranked law schools like UVA, Georgetown, Northwestern, and Duke before I’m completely satisfied.
- Read Krauthammer’s critique of the administration’s insistence of “treating Islamist terrorism as a law-enforcement issue.”
- The horrible decision to hold the KSM trial in NYC is at least being partially reconsidered.
Posted in Campus Insiders, National News | Tagged: Charles Krauthammer, Cornell Law School, Greek Life, Nancy Pelosi | Leave a Comment »
Posted by Oliver Renick on January 26, 2010
This is a slightly altered / humorous / more reality-based version of the original Daily Sun article
[UPDATE]: The people are speaking – judging by the commentary thus far at the Daily Sun page, it’s not just right-wingers that are unhappy with the Pelosi selection. Shocking! Perhaps the committee did in fact underestimate the number of students, parents, and alumni who find the selection of such a divisive and unscrupulous politician quite deplorable.
At 7 p.m. Monday evening, the University announced that Squeaker of the House Nancy ‘the Bone Collector’ Pelosi has been confirmed to squeak at Senior Conflagration during Cornell’s 142nd Commencement Weekend this May.
According to Heather Levy ’10, head of the 2010 Conflagration Committee, the Committee was fortunate to have the support of a few select University members as well as Squeaker Pelosi’s staff in securing Squeaker Pelosi as convocation squeaker. Levy, along with a small team of obviously enlightened individuals, believes that Pelosi fulfills the Committee’s objective to find a speaker who represents the very isolated and divisive ideology of the farthest left of the liberal student body. The committee, composed of inebriated members of the senior class in charge of choosing a speaker interesting to the Clinical Psychology community is excited by the confirmation and by how early in the administration the Squeaker lost the last functional elements of her brain.
“The fact that we could get one of the most frightening women in Washington is an amazing accomplishment, regardless of your desire to find any common ground with anyone even remotely close to holding moderate beliefs.” Levy believes that having the squeaker of the house come to campus to facilitate Cornell seniors’ transition into the delusional and debt-ridden world will be an unforgettable opportunity. “Seniors will remember that the speaker of the house spoke at their graduation,” Levy added, “especially those who choose to engage in self-waterboarding during the speech.”
This year’s announcement of the Conflagration speaker is the most astonishing in recent years. Last year’s speaker decision, President Obama’s campaign manager David Plouffe, although dull and uninspiring, does not come close to matching the absurdity of this latest choice.
Posted in Campus Insiders | Tagged: Convocatoin, Nancy Pelosi | 1 Comment »
