Greeks Participate in Day of Demeter

On May 6, 2010, in Featured Articles, by Andrew D. Brokman '11

On May 1st, the Tri-Council held its annual end-of-semester service event: Day of Demeter. Hundreds of Cornell Greeks woke up early for the kickoff event in Duffield Hall before going off to participate in various philanthropic activities. The kickoff event featured Dana Hork, founder and Executive Director of Change for Change (see video below). After [...]

Panhellenic Ready to Extend? Absolutely.

On May 5, 2010, in Greek Life, Panhellenic, by Jared Feldman '11

The Panhellenic Association, which has historically struggled with the topic of extension, voted to expand its organization tonight by a vote of 9-2. The vote was not on the admittance of one sorority interest group in particular, but rather to commence the vetting process of extension. Earlier in the semester, Panhellenic voted to create an [...]

Hogwarts Meets Risley: Bloody Hell

On April 23, 2010, in On Campus, Student Life, by Leighann George '13

On Friday April 9, Risley made us all remember why it’s called the Harry Potter dorm.  If you were thinking about entering Risley’s dining hall and expecting to only get some of the stir fry, you had another wizard flying to you.  Diners came dressed in costume and were greeted by Professors Dumbeldore and McGonagall, [...]

Cleaning Up Dirty Rush

On April 21, 2010, in Featured Articles, Greek Life, IFC, by Steven Wald '12

When I was a freshman, I spent a semester trying to figure out which fraternity I would join come the end of January.  That semester can be a little nerve-wracking with the methods fraternities on campus use in order to thin out their crowds and get to the kids they want.  I will not go [...]

The Student Assembly Boots Committee

On April 19, 2010, in Campus Governance, Featured Articles, Student Assembly Review, by Jared Feldman '11

Ever since the controversial passing of Resolution 44, it seems as if the Student Assembly can not get through an agenda without taking time to debate the spirit of the First Amendment. Last Thursday’s SA meeting was no different. Daily Sun “Wack Attack” columnist Mike Wacker ’10, CAS representative Jon Rau ’12, VP of Internal [...]