MetaEzratag:www.metaezra.com,2010://12010-08-10T01:14:00ZMovable Type 3.2Moving Past Coulter and Olbermann?tag:www.metaezra.com,2010://1.15492010-08-10T01:12:24Z2010-08-10T01:14:00ZMark Kirk's '81 star may be falling, but another Midwestern Cornellian is poised to win big in November. As we posted in the sidebar and the Sun reported last week, Hansen Clarke '81 defeated thirteen-year incumbent Rep. Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick...Elie Bilmes
Mark Kirk's '81 star may be falling, but another Midwestern Cornellian is poised to win big in November. As we posted in the sidebar and the Sun reported last week, Hansen Clarke '81 defeated thirteen-year incumbent Rep. Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick in the Democratic primary for Michigan's 13th District. Given that the district is strongly Democratic, analysts predict that Hansen is "all but certain" to win this fall's election. Clarke's victory was due in large part to the ethical problems facing Kilpatrick and her family, but Clarke's personal story is a compelling narrative of diversity and perseverance. His father, a Bangladeshi
Explaining Denvertag:www.metaezra.com,2010://1.15482010-08-09T15:40:52Z2010-08-09T15:46:39ZLast week I detailed where Cornell alumni live across the country, and I noted at the time that I was most surprised by Denver's relatively high standing in the rankings -- ahead of larger metropolitan areas like Phoenix and Atlanta....Matthew Nagowski
Last week I detailed where Cornell alumni live across the country, and I noted at the time that I was most surprised by Denver's relatively high standing in the rankings -- ahead of larger metropolitan areas like Phoenix and Atlanta. Today, MetaEzra reader AB contributes: I am a current student and avid reader and thank you for your great blog. I learn more from your blog than I do any other Cornell related publication. I am in a rush, but as a proud Coloradan I couldn't help but notice you mentioning that the only thing that could explain kids going
I Am Cornelltag:www.metaezra.com,2010://1.15472010-08-09T03:48:35Z2010-08-09T04:19:10ZA cool new Cornell meme that's circulating the Internets is the I Am Cornell project, which came out of University's Office of Web Communications. Reads the project website: Are you a Cornellian? Do you work for the university? Teach on...Matthew Nagowski
A cool new Cornell meme that's circulating the Internets is the I Am Cornell project, which came out of University's Office of Web Communications. Reads the project website: Are you a Cornellian? Do you work for the university? Teach on the Hill? If you answered yes to any of the above questions, you are Cornell. Make a sign telling the world how Cornell is in your life, how the university has touched your world, how you relate to the Big Red. Then have someone snap your photo holding it. Be creative. Have fun. Share your Cornell with the world. During
Cornell's Suicide Bridge Problemtag:www.metaezra.com,2010://1.15462010-08-06T20:36:46Z2010-08-06T23:22:21ZNot to turn this humble blog towards all-suicide, all-the-time coverage, but I recently came across some additional statistics on suicides at Cornell and in Tompkins County. This follows Susan Murphy's public statements that the Ithaca Journal covered last month. Taken...Matthew Nagowski
Not to turn this humble blog towards all-suicide, all-the-time coverage, but I recently came across some additional statistics on suicides at Cornell and in Tompkins County. This follows Susan Murphy's public statements that the Ithaca Journal covered last month. Taken in full, I believe the statistics point to the fact that aside from the tragic cluster that occurred this spring which required a large response by the administration, Cornell still doesn't have a suicide problem, it has a bridge problem. * Between 1990 and 2010, there were 29 gorge-related suicide or suicide attempts in Tompkins County. Of those 29, 15
Where Do Cornell Alumni Live?tag:www.metaezra.com,2010://1.15422010-08-04T00:55:47Z2010-08-04T01:15:30ZOne of the tidbits of info that Chris Marshall shared with me in his interview last year was the location of Cornell alumni across the country. I, of course, neglected to include the data in the original interview, but recently...Matthew Nagowski
One of the tidbits of info that Chris Marshall shared with me in his interview last year was the location of Cornell alumni across the country. I, of course, neglected to include the data in the original interview, but recently stumbled across it again and thought it would be worthwhile to share with all of you. Now, this type of information might not be all that interesting to some of our readers, but as both a data and a geography geek, I find it pretty neat. I was also able to match up Chris's data with data from the U.S.
Continuing the Golden Age After 2010tag:www.metaezra.com,2010://1.15352010-08-01T23:46:38Z2010-08-01T23:54:34ZIt should be clear to Big Red sports fans that the spring of 2010 was the historical high-water mark for Cornell Athletics. The season was marked by not only the unprecedented success of teams like women's hockey and men's basketball,...Elie Bilmes
It should be clear to Big Red sports fans that the spring of 2010 was the historical high-water mark for Cornell Athletics. The season was marked by not only the unprecedented success of teams like women's hockey and men's basketball, but also the continued success of teams like men's hockey, women's softball, men's lacrosse, wrestling, and track and field. In the weeks since, however, it has become clear that this pinnacle of sports success will not be matched in 2011. Two of the individuals responsible for this success, basketball coach Steve Donahue and lacrosse coach Jeff Tambroni, left for bigger
Overenrolled Again; No Waitlist Use For Cornell Class of 2014tag:www.metaezra.com,2010://1.15282010-07-29T04:33:07Z2010-07-29T04:38:29ZWe've had our suspicions for the last month or so, but the New York Times recently confirmed the fact that Cornell has yet to take a student off the waitlist this summer. Currently, Cornell has has 3,238 students planning on...Matthew Nagowski
We've had our suspicions for the last month or so, but the New York Times recently confirmed the fact that Cornell has yet to take a student off the waitlist this summer. Currently, Cornell has has 3,238 students planning on arriving in Ithaca this August. That's 88 students more than the annual incoming class target of 3,150. What's striking is that Cornell over-enrolled despite all of the bad press about suicides this spring. Just imagine how over-enrolled Cornell would have been had only the Sweet Sixteen (which certainly bumped up enrollment at the margins) occurred. Curious to note the number
More on Cornell's Suicide Ratetag:www.metaezra.com,2010://1.15252010-07-28T04:29:47Z2010-07-28T04:44:03ZMetaEzra reader MP writes in to protest last week's coverage of the fact that Cornell's suicide rate is lower than the national average: I'd politely suggest that you should really know better than to 1) quote the ithaca journal for...anything....Matthew Nagowski
MetaEzra reader MP writes in to protest last week's coverage of the fact that Cornell's suicide rate is lower than the national average: I'd politely suggest that you should really know better than to 1) quote the ithaca journal for...anything. 2) use statistics in an argument. You cite CU suicide rates over 21 years. The big 10 study is over 10. Apples, Oranges. And you leave off this gem: "The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s Suicide Prevention Task Force 2004 report indicated that over a five year period seven UNC students committed suicide. This is consistent with the
Cornell's Suicide Rate: Still Lower Than Averagetag:www.metaezra.com,2010://1.15162010-07-17T18:13:31Z2010-08-02T20:30:45ZFrom the Ithaca Journal, we finally get some hard data on Cornell suicides over the last 21 years: It is a misperception that all gorge suicides are committed by students, Cornell officials emphasized. In the past two decades, there have...Matthew Nagowski
From the Ithaca Journal, we finally get some hard data on Cornell suicides over the last 21 years: It is a misperception that all gorge suicides are committed by students, Cornell officials emphasized. In the past two decades, there have been 29 suicide attempts from gorges, all but two of which were fatal, Murphy said. Of those 29, 15 were Cornell students, 10 were members of the Ithaca community, and four were people from out of town, she said. In the past 21 years, Cornell has lost 25 students to suicide, by all means, Murphy said. So let's do the
Color Blind Mentoringtag:www.metaezra.com,2010://1.15152010-07-17T05:36:17Z2010-07-17T05:45:51ZBack in March, when the University was reeling from three undergraduate suicides in the span of a month, President Skorton made certain that students "knew how to ask for help". Meanwhile, the alumni body, frazzled and frayed by such tragic...Matthew Nagowski
Back in March, when the University was reeling from three undergraduate suicides in the span of a month, President Skorton made certain that students "knew how to ask for help". Meanwhile, the alumni body, frazzled and frayed by such tragic news, went to work brainstorming possible remedies for the Cornell community. So an expansion of one of our school's little gems of a program might be in the cards given the tragedies of the spring. The Alumni-Student Mentoring Program offers: to create personal and professional relationships between current students and alumni mentors, who act as role models and provide guidance
Summertime and the Blogging Is Easytag:www.metaezra.com,2010://1.15102010-07-13T04:11:54Z2010-07-13T04:16:23ZA current take on the 161 things every Cornellian must do. It's still blasphemous that the current list doesn't require one book to read. And a guitar-driven rendition of the Alma Mater to heat up your summer nights:...Matthew Nagowski
A current take on the 161 things every Cornellian must do. It's still blasphemous that the current list doesn't require one book to read. And a guitar-driven rendition of the Alma Mater to heat up your summer nights:
Cornell's Wisconsin Gambittag:www.metaezra.com,2010://1.15072010-07-07T04:01:46Z2010-07-08T11:50:02ZNo, we're not talking about Biddy Martin. That was so two years ago. As The Chronicle's blog, The Essentials, picked up today, Daniel Mansoor '79 has started a blog detailing the specifics of Ezra's original land grant of prime Wisconsin...Matthew Nagowski
No, we're not talking about Biddy Martin. That was so two years ago. As The Chronicle's blog, The Essentials, picked up today, Daniel Mansoor '79 has started a blog detailing the specifics of Ezra's original land grant of prime Wisconsin forests as part of the Morril Land Grant Act. He calls it In Search of Ezra's Pines, and the blog is apparently an aid in a book project on the same fascinating topic. Given that we're dyed in the wool Cornelliana buffs here at MetaEzra, we'll be eagerly reading Mansoor's work. And he left us with one tantalizing nugget of
Embracing the Cornell Experience: Three Themestag:www.metaezra.com,2010://1.14982010-06-21T02:26:16Z2010-06-21T04:09:52ZRising sophomore KA writes to MetaEzra: I'm a Cornell freshman.. or I suppose a "rising sophomore." I had an incredible first year filled with the traditional ups and downs that come with beginning your college years. I'm quite happy with...Matthew Nagowski
Rising sophomore KA writes to MetaEzra: I'm a Cornell freshman.. or I suppose a "rising sophomore." I had an incredible first year filled with the traditional ups and downs that come with beginning your college years. I'm quite happy with my decision to attend Cornell. That said, I'm glad to take a break from Ithaca for these summer months and reflect on the year. I'm wondering: what "made" your years at Cornell? I'd like to become more involved on campus, but I'm not quite sure what I'd like to do. I simply want to embrace the Cornell experience as fully
So How's That Campaign Coming?tag:www.metaezra.com,2010://1.14922010-06-17T04:22:25Z2010-06-17T14:18:53ZLaunched in the fall of 2006, it's been almost four years since the 'Far Above' capital campaign was publicly announced. At the time, three billion had been targeted for the Ithaca campus with an additional one billion for Weill Cornell....Matthew Nagowski
Launched in the fall of 2006, it's been almost four years since the 'Far Above' capital campaign was publicly announced. At the time, three billion had been targeted for the Ithaca campus with an additional one billion for Weill Cornell. Today, $2.758 billion has been raised, far above the $1.258 billion we were at three years ago in June of 2007. But obviously the campaign has been hindered by the depths of the great recession. The Ithaca campus campaign stood at $1.623 billion as of March 2010. You can probably add to that the $125 MM in gifts that were
College: The Sequeltag:www.metaezra.com,2010://1.14872010-06-14T16:19:59Z2010-06-14T16:36:23ZAs one of my numerous Sun buddies who also didn't make it to Reunion (what's up with that?), former Associate Editor Erica Stein '05 offers up some valuable insights about what our college experience feels like from the vantage point...Andy Guess
As one of my numerous Sun buddies who also didn't make it to Reunion (what's up with that?), former Associate Editor Erica Stein '05 offers up some valuable insights about what our college experience feels like from the vantage point of grad school. See if this movie sounds familiar: College is a rousing, linear coming-of-age story with joyful, tearful climaxes. Grad school, by contrast, is an indie flick with annoying characters and no plot that lasts hours longer than it needs to. Working at a college without actually being in college gives you an odd sense of suspension and motionlessness.