“Why Do Weed-Out Classes Even Exist?” Frowns Crabgrass-Shaped Student
BAKER LABORATORY—Cornell University is infamous for its competitive culture and weed-out classes. Introductory courses across…
“Why Do Weed-Out Classes Even Exist?” Frowns Crabgrass-Shaped Student
BAKER LABORATORY—Cornell University is infamous for its competitive culture and weed-out classes. Introductory courses across STEM disciplines are particularly notorious for their cutthroat atmosphere, sporting high failure and drop rates. For many students, being weeded out means reconsidering their major; but for one crabgrass-shaped freshman, it is much deeper than that. Marshall Grass ‘30 believes…
Novick’s Fall Menu Still Just Muddy Puddle Water Scooped Around the Back
NOVICK’S CAFE — This fall season, unsuspecting freshmen flocked to Novick’s Cafe on North campus, greeted by the shining monolith of the highly awaited fall menu. Featuring classics like the Pumpkin Spice Latte, Novick’s took their seasonal spirit a step further by debuting more unique iterations of autumn favorites. The “Moldy Leaf Macchiato” and “Rotten…
Report: Skepticism Up 60%?
WASHINGTON, D.C.—According to a new study published by Pew Research Center, skepticism among Americans has increased by 60 percent in the last two years, marking a shift in—wait, hold on. 60%? That can’t be right. Pew found that Americans’ belief in information presented as factual has plummeted across a range of ages and political leanings,…
Swing Voter Would Vote Blue But Ughhh Trump Is Soooo Relatable When He Starts Going On Tangents About Men’s Bodies
ITHACA—As Election Day unwinds, swing voters and independents across the country make the consequential choice of which party to vote for. But some swing voters are still torn between his options. “I prefer the policies of Democrats, but I just agree with Trump on so much more,” said an undecided Don Lang ’27. “Democrats simply…
Halloween Hookup Awkwardly Puts Back on Hot Dog Suit Morning After
GANĘDAGǪ HALL— Hannah Gordon ‘29 awoke the morning after hooking up with a mutual she met at her friend’s party. As she rubbed her eyes and adjusted her vision to the cold light of day, she was met with the sight of her spooky season suitor awkwardly squeezing himself back into the hot dog garb…
Report: Satan Finally Stands Up for Himself in Philosophy Seminar
GOLDWIN SMITH HALL—At 10:17 AM in a philosophy discussion, all hell broke loose after Associate Professor Dantes Noferno suggested there was no afterlife, a statement which one student violently rejected. Satan ‘666 BCE was seen thwacking the half-raised hands of his peers with a crimson pitchfork and a pointed tail waving angrily behind him as…
NSF…W? OnlyFans to Start Research Fund in Lieu of Federal Grants
WASHINGTON, DC— The Trump Administration has cut over $1.4 billion in National Science Foundation (NSF) grants, leaving many researchers with limited options to fund their work. OnlyFans, the often-X-rated video subscription service, has recently formed a 501(c)(3) foundation to award research funding to universities, emerging as an unconventional academic hero. “Middle-aged men won’t allocate money…
Op-Ed: I Don’t Like You Very Much
I’ve been pondering this for some time now, and frankly I just have to get it off my chest. I don’t like you. You piss me off. A lot. Like last week, when you were getting in the line at Libe Cafe behind me, and you almost flat tired me. I don’t care that you…
Ryan Lombardi Pretty Confident He Can Pull A January 6 Right About Now
ROCKEFELLER HALL—The morning of the Cornell Faculty Senate Vote of No Confidence, most of Cornell’s administration was bracing for what could be another indictment on their failure to handle the Jane Doe case. But Vice President Ryan Lombardi was hoping that the fallout would be greater, perhaps great enough that it would make him president….
