As the announcers mentioned during the game today, Cornell's recent win against Army in the NCAA quarter-finals is a continuation of the outstanding year that Big Red athletics is having.
What's more outstanding - out team was able to hold itself together for four quarters and demonstrated that we have the stamina to hold out a lead under playoff pressure. Of course, credit is due to coach Tambroni, who asked his team to hold out and save some momentum for the second half. Clearly, this strategy worked as Army crumbled under Palesky's injury during the final seconds of the first half.
However, I think our win had as much to do with Palesky's injury as our change in strategy because Army's enthusiasm took a dramatic dip after their "defensive lynch pin" got hurt. It would be surprising to see the same kind of dominance against ND, whose defense repelled No. 6th seed Princeton and No. 3 seed Maryland in the past two weeks.
There's still a lot of work to be done, but things are looking good.
Sunday, May 23, 2010
Thursday, May 20, 2010
Barriers Replaces Fences
Today, Susan Murphy, VP of student and academic services, asked Ithaca City Council to extend the temporary bridge fences past the June deadline that Mayor Peterson gave earlier this year.
In addition, it seems like the administration has decided to install permanent barriers in place of the temporary fences.
Murphy's reasoning was that, "suicide is often an impulsive act," thus barriers will greatly deter those impulsive urges to jump off.
By now, most council members are "convinced" by the "scientific study" that was conducted on various bridges across the world, including Ellington Bridge in Washington D.C., where suicide rates dropped from five per year to one per year after installing barriers.
While this seems to be the safe and responsible action to take, it does, however, take away the beauty of the campus and, more importantly, detracts the discussion away from the fundamental problems of our campus community.
As Steve Worona puts it, "Cornell isn't an organization. It's a loose affiliation of independent fiefdoms united by a common hockey team."
The bigger problem is the alienation that students feel in a medium-large size university, which is potentially harmful under the tremendous academic pressure. While counseling helps for those who seek it, it's very difficult to get someone under depression/stress to reach out.
In addition, fences do not compensate for the lack of a strong, unified community - a problem the administration can solve. The unification of registrars and the abandonment of college-restrictive minors is a solution that will give people more incentive to explore different classes and meet new friends.
I am also for the abandonment of the "silent" rule in Olin library's main lobby. While there are convincing arguments stressing the need for silent space to study, utilizing Olin as a social hub will create more benefits than harm for the campus community.
In addition, it seems like the administration has decided to install permanent barriers in place of the temporary fences.
Murphy's reasoning was that, "suicide is often an impulsive act," thus barriers will greatly deter those impulsive urges to jump off.
By now, most council members are "convinced" by the "scientific study" that was conducted on various bridges across the world, including Ellington Bridge in Washington D.C., where suicide rates dropped from five per year to one per year after installing barriers.
While this seems to be the safe and responsible action to take, it does, however, take away the beauty of the campus and, more importantly, detracts the discussion away from the fundamental problems of our campus community.
As Steve Worona puts it, "Cornell isn't an organization. It's a loose affiliation of independent fiefdoms united by a common hockey team."
The bigger problem is the alienation that students feel in a medium-large size university, which is potentially harmful under the tremendous academic pressure. While counseling helps for those who seek it, it's very difficult to get someone under depression/stress to reach out.
In addition, fences do not compensate for the lack of a strong, unified community - a problem the administration can solve. The unification of registrars and the abandonment of college-restrictive minors is a solution that will give people more incentive to explore different classes and meet new friends.
I am also for the abandonment of the "silent" rule in Olin library's main lobby. While there are convincing arguments stressing the need for silent space to study, utilizing Olin as a social hub will create more benefits than harm for the campus community.
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My name is Andy and I'm an undergrad at Cornell. I'm going to use this blog to track down the interesting things I hear, mostly for my own recording purposes, but also to share with people like you.
If there's anything you like to ask me, don't hesitate to leave a comment or send me an email.
Hopefully, I'll keep on blogging, you'll keep on reading, and this blog will add value to our daily lives.
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