HU SHIH HALL—Freshman math major and precious darling boy William Sorenson ‘30 spent a perplexing two hours Wednesday evening deciphering the function of the unfamiliar devices in the laundry room of his North Campus residence hall. Onlookers say Sorenson’s arrival was heralded by an hour-long period during which the building’s elevator was stalled on the…
ARTS QUAD—For one day only each semester, Andy Thomas ‘28 and the rest of the Cornell Republicans attempt to make a respectable impression. From the hours of 2 to 4:30 p.m. on ClubFest, they reluctantly pause their usual performance of twisting balloons into scary orange shapes and juggling racism, misogyny, and homophobia. Instead, this freak…
GOLDWIN SMITH HALL—Excitement rocked the halls of Cornell’s Department of Literatures in English Wednesday after news broke that the program would be receiving an unprecedented $12 grant. The historic windfall, offered as part of a research initiative by the New York State Library, has inspired a wave of optimism regarding the department’s ability to compete…
EDDY STREET—Last week, Collegetown bar Level B announced plans for a new promotion, dubbed ‘Underage Tuesdays,’ which would allow patrons below the legal drinking age to enter the bar and be served alcohol. Experts believe that the move could result in enormous profits for the bar. “Level B may have found a new niche in…
BEEBE LAKE—Birder Ernest Sanford ‘30 reported he was “actually not sure about that one” after a friend’s request for the identification of a bird flying overhead Sunday afternoon. “Y’know, I can’t quite tell. Yeah. Hm. That’s… yeah. Hm,” stated the birdwatcher politely, having clearly been thrown a curveball. After several more seconds of troubled squinting,…
WASHINGTON D.C—In a move experts are calling a “technically effective” continuation of the Make America Hesitant Again program, U.S. Health Secretary RFK Jr. has announced that all food will be reformulated to cause chronic gastrointestinal distress, effectively ending the U.S. obesity epidemic by making eating undesirable. “Americans have long been told they are too heavy”,…
STATLER HALL— Going through the syllabus on the first day of classes can be boring at best. To make things more interesting, some professors, like Professor Henry Frost, have incorporated comedy into their syllabi. According to Sonja Perry ‘28, watching Professor Frost going through the syllabus in HIST 2480 “was literally like watching a Netflix…
MALOTT HALL– Stephanie Bronson ‘29 sighed assuredly as she did a once over in her dorm room mirror. “It’s perfect,” she thought, “My burlap sack is just right for a day in the Math Library.” Cornell students like Stephanie have often remarked upon the stylish pressure of campus’ communal spaces. God forbid someone lounges around…
GANĘDAGǪ: HALL—The university’s geriatric student population—namely the surviving members of the Class of 2026—erupted this week after learning about new residence guidelines prohibiting the processing of wild game in communal spaces. “No game‽” cried Archibald Hairloss ‘26, a long-time Cornellian known to frequent North Campus. “Dudee, I remember Skully, who’s fuckin crazy by the way,…
COLLEGETOWN—Totally oblivious to the growing pool of murky rainwater by the sidewalk, dozens gathered at a bus stop to avoid walking home. Just as the puddle’s coverage approached the optimal splash radius, a TCAT drove straight through it at full speed, dousing everyone with soaking leaf mulch anyway. “I swear I was hydroplaning,” explained route…
