Cornell on Huffington Posttag:www.huffingtonpost.com,2011:/tag/cornellHuffington Post Cornell Makes Case For More Suicide Prevention Netshttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/06/01/cornell-makes-case-for-mo_n_869580.htmlThe Huffington Post News Teamhttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/
Cornell University has <a href="http://cornellsun.com/section/news/content/2011/05/31/university-proposes-nets-under-most-bridges-near-campus" target="_hplink">submitted a proposal</a> to install 6 new suicide prevention nets below the school's bridges. The school has also made plans to construct one vertical net. The nets, made of steel mesh, were chosen over other methods so as to preserve the aesthetic character of the landscape.<br />
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These nets replace the <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/03/24/cornell-suicide-barrier_n_511991.html" target="_hplink">fences</a> the university installed last year.<br />
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Cornell has had a history of gorge related <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rob-fishman/the-gorges-of-cornell-uni_b_498656.html" target="_hplink">suicides</a>. In 2010, 6 students committed suicide, three within one moth. Since then, the university has spent over <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/11/22/cornell-suicide-response_n_786798.html" target="_hplink">$575,000</a> on suicide prevention.
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Joe Thomas: The Relevant MBAhttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/joe-thomas/the-relevant-mba_b_866736.htmlJoe Thomashttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/joe-thomas/
I believe that the MBA is more relevant today than ever before. But today's MBA, both in product and in person, is not "your father's MBA."<br />
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Indeed, business schools and the MBAs they graduate still play a crucial role in creating and disseminating knowledge that can affect corporate policy and practice through robust research programs, and in providing the leadership that is required to move organizations and the world forward in positive ways.<br />
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MBA programs have sometimes been derided as "trade school for smart people." Criticisms have ranged from the expense to the relevance of programs. Some people may feel that the time working would help their career more than getting an advanced business degree. <br />
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While there are substantial costs associated with having highly educated faculty and desirable facilities, MBA programs have reinvented themselves. From students to alumni, those connected with Johnson and other top MBA programs are well-rounded, global thinkers who feel a sense of ownership and responsibility for the systems, goods and services, and wealth they create. They want to know that their products or services are safe and sustainable and enhance consumers' lives, and that their profitable business solutions are leveraged for long-term global benefit.<br />
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Young professionals entering an MBA program understand the stakes here -- personally and professionally. Whether an individual is looking to join a large or small organization, the not-for-profit sector, or pursue an entrepreneurial opportunity, the training in analytical skills and discipline demanded by an MBA incomparably prepares someone to make a contribution from the first day. But even more importantly, the MBA is able to adapt to the continual challenges requiring creative and new solutions for the problems and opportunities their organizations and the world encounter. Johnson and many other top schools also have expanded the leadership component of the curricula. It is said that leadership cannot be taught, but it can be learned. We provide the situation in which it can be learned through the application of the fundamentals to real business problems in a learning environment. Some of the recent economic problems were caused by overlooking business-analytic fundamentals and also by a lack of positive, ethical leadership. In both, MBAs can show the way forward.<br />
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Programmatically, the MBA is gaining depth, range and popularity as it connects with disciplines like law, engineering or medicine. Within the MBA itself, the array of specialties is growing beyond the standard finance and marketing fields to include sustainable development, emerging markets, technological innovation and others.<br />
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We believe capable business leaders must have skills well beyond a functional specialty so we look to provide our MBA students with the depth and breadth needed to build a global perspective and professional flexibility that organizations are demanding today. However, we must also make sure we aren't throwing the baby out with the bathwater, so to speak, by innovating programmatically, as the core of what an MBA has historically offered remains vital and highly relevant (hence the consistency among worthwhile MBA programs in providing a foundation in areas such as marketing, accounting, finance, organizational behavior, and international business). The simple fact remains that it is nearly impossible to gain those skills on an advanced level outside an MBA program. The technology industry is heralded for its support of charismatic college dropouts who have successfully created strong enterprises. Upon closer examination of such stories, however, one finds that this is the exception rather than the rule, and even those that have succeeded have often been helped by MBAs who have been able to take an enterprise to the next level to compete nationally and globally.<br />
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So today's business curricula have evolved to adapt to globalized business environments while embracing constant technological advances. Courses are aimed toward building an agile, adaptive intellect to solve problems, and top-tier programs will continue to lead the curve in generating research while providing their students the opportunity to integrate theory and practice. But truly competitive business curricula are fiercely loyal to a basic and highly challenging and rigorous core. And it is this commitment that will always distinguish those who have successfully completed a quality MBA program. The modern MBA is indeed a complex combination. But its value will continue to grow because business needs globally minded, ethical leaders that are simply not easily developed elsewhere.
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The 10 Best College Music Events In the Countryhttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/05/12/the-10-best-college-music_n_861290.htmlThe Huffington Post News Teamhttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/
As any savvy collegiette™ knows, college is not just about hitting the books. More memorable than late nights at the library and early morning exams are campus music festivals, bringing all of campus together with one simple goal in mind — to unwind to the tune of live music. Grab a pair of stunner shades and some sunscreen and check out some of the best college music events in the country. You just might have to think about applying for transfer, or at least piling into a car with a few of your girlfriends for an end of the year road trip. <br />
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<strong>Crawfest—Tulane Universit</strong>y<br />
Crawfest might sound like your average gathering for seafood aficionados, but it’s so much more than that. The festival is a yearly blowout of food, art and music that draws Tulane collegiettes™ and New Orleans locals alike every April.<br />
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“It’s days like Crawfest that make me wonder how you could go to school anywhere else,” said Catherine Combs, Tulane collegiette™.<br />
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Now in its fifth year of glory, Crawfest has gone from taking up one small quad on the Tulane campus to filling two quads with eager crowds. Anyone who attends will be treated to live music on three separate stages, stand after stand of local street vendors, a rock climbing wall for the daring of heart and, of course, 16,000 pounds of fresh crawfish.<br />
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“The entire Tulane and New Orleans community converge,” Catherine said. “Everyone is there to enjoy.” <br />
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Crawfest’s unlimited food and drink are free to Tulane staff and students and only $10 per person otherwise.<br />
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<strong>Slope Day—Cornell University</strong><br />
If you’re wondering why Cornell decided on the name “Slope Day” for their legendary end of year celebration, look no further than the giant grassy slope found at the center of campus. Held yearly on the last day of classes each spring, Slope Day sets a carefree tone just in time for finals weeks and welcomes Cornell students, faculty, alumni and friends to kick back and enjoy the show!<br />
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This spring, Slope Day-goers will experience the musical stylings of none other than Nelly, Ra Ra Riot and The Cool Kids. Past Slope Day headliners have included Gym Class Heroes, Kanye West, The Pussycat Dolls and Ben Folds.<br />
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“It’s a huge day of drinking and blowing off steam before finals,” said Cara Sprunk, former Cornell collegiette™ and managing editor at Her Campus.<br />
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In the event that music isn’t enough to satisfy your pre-finals entertainment palate, swing by Slope Fest, a carnival held alongside Slope Day where you can try your luck at games or grab a bite to eat.<br />
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<strong>Lawnparties—Princeton Universiy</strong><br />
Each semester, Princeton collegiettes™ flock to this event to see live music performances and either start off the year right in September or relieve a little end-of-the-semester stress in May. As thoughts of term papers and final exams loom over them, Princeton students are more than ready to experience the free entertainment while lounging on the grass by Quadrangle, the dining club where Lawnparties will be held this year on May 2nd.<br />
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Last semester, Princeton welcomed B.O.B. and the Super Smash Brothers to campus. Wiz Khalifa and Big K.R.I.T. will take to the stage this May.<br />
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While the music at Lawnparties can’t be missed, it’s not the only draw for Princetonians.<br />
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“As a cheap college student, I absolutely love the free food at Lawnparties,” said Ajibike Lapite, Princeton collegiette™.<br />
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<strong>Tigerfest—Towson University</strong><br />
Towson University’s mascot-inspired Tigerfest is a can’t miss, go-all-out school spirit event for Towson collegiettes™ and their classmates. This outdoor concert starts at noon and continues into the wee hours of the night, leaving concert-goers with plenty of time to check out the major headliner, carnival games and food vendors while picking up some free swag.<br />
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This year, Towson invited Reel Big Fish, Far East Movement and Brand New to campus. These bands will play to a crowd of several thousand at Johnny Unitas Stadium, Towson’s football field. Last year Tigerfest was swarmed by almost 5,000 people, and an even bigger crowd is expected for Friday.<br />
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“I love how much school spirit there is during Tigerfest,” said Alexandra Pannoni, Towson University student. “Everyone comes out and it’s a really fun time.”<br />
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Alexandra has heard Tigerfest legends from her father who went to Towson during the 70’s. It’s an institution, and Towson collegiettes™ know there’s no better way to show their tiger pride.<br />
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“The great thing about Tigerfest is that it is a great event for everyone to attend, even those that don’t drink,” Alexandra said. “It’s nice to have something that everyone can participate in and have a good time at.” <br />
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Cornell Student Dies in Early Morning Off-Campus Firehttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/05/06/cornell-student-dies-in-e_n_858592.htmlThe Huffington Post News Teamhttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/
One student died in a large house fire on Cook Street early Friday morning. The victim, whose name has not yet been released, appears to have been trying to escape the building, Parsons said.<br />
"This is a terrible tragedy, underscored because this is normally a celebratory day," said Alternate Acting Mayor Eric Rosario, referring to Friday's Slope Day celebration.
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3 Charged After Cornell Student's Deathhttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/05/06/max-haskin-ben-mann-and-e_n_858296.htmlThe Huffington Post News Teamhttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/
At least three Cornell students have been charged with misdemeanors in connection with the death of <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/02/25/george-desdunes-dead-corn_n_828444.html" target="_hplink">George Desdunes</a>, a 19-year-old fraternity pledge who died of alcohol poisoning in February. <br />
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<a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/AP4981dc8a4f2c46628466ce0da401d7e4.html" target="_hplink">Max Haskin, Ben Mann, Edward Williams</a> and a minor student whose records remain sealed plead not guilty to first-degree hazing and first-degree unlawfully dealing with child, the Associated Press reported. Williams faces an additional charge of second-degree criminal nuisance.<br />
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Desdunes was found unresponsive in the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity house Feb. 25 and later died after participating in a hazing ritual called a mock kidnapping. The AP has more:<br />
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<blockquote>In the early morning hours before his death, Desdunes had consented to a mock kidnapping — a fraternity ritual in which pledges quiz brothers on fraternity lore. Desdunes and another brother had their hands and feet tied with zip ties and duct tape. When they answered questions incorrectly, the pair did exercises or were given drinks like flavored syrup or vodka. Pledges dropped him off at the Ivy League fraternity house after 5 a.m., according to court documents. </blockquote><br />
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After the incident, Desdunes' blood alcohol level was 0.35. <br />
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In the wake of his death, Cornell <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/03/19/cornell-sae-desdunes_n_837985.html" target="_hplink">rescinded recognition</a> of the fraternity. According to the <a href="http://cornellsun.com/section/news/content/2011/05/06/four-charged-connection-george-desdunes-13-death" target="_hplink"><em>Cornell Daily Sun</em></a>, those charged in the case are not currently enrolled at the school.
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Marshall Fine: HuffPost Review: Water for Elephants http://www.huffingtonpost.com/marshall-fine/huffpost-review-iwater-fo_b_851881.htmlMarshall Finehttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/marshall-fine/
Watching a movie like <em>Water for Elephants</em>, knowing that it's not only based on a novel but on a best-selling novel that was all the rage for book clubs, makes me wonder about the book -- specifically, how bad is it?<br />
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The movie, after all, is a trite romantic drama, built from the kind of clichés that I thought went out of literary favor long ago: people plunged into colorful milieus where beauty hides a harsh cruelty; men suddenly overcome with romantic feelings for women who are obviously all wrong for them; women in thrall to men who only want to control them; a scrum of colorful sidekicks with tragic shortcomings -- and, of course, a plot that goes nowhere except exactly where you expect.<br />
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It's a circus -- it's the Depression -- all bets on plot logic and plausibility are off. This is a world, after all, where everyone gets along great once you've survived the hazing and initiation (except when the boss is feeling strapped for cash -- then everyone is fair game for being tossed off the moving circus train).<br />
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The audience's surrogate -- in order words, the hero with stupidly romantic ideas about how life should be and little sense of self-preservation -- is the euphoniously named Jacob Jankowski, played by the woefully untalented Robert Pattinson. Jacob sees his entire world turned inside out in the course of a single day. He's actually sitting in class at Cornell University, taking the final exams that will be the culmination of his schooling as a veterinarian -- when he's yanked out of class and told his future has disappeared.<br />
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Specifically, his parents have been killed in a car accident -- in the short time since he left home to head for school to take his final. And now the bank is ready to foreclose on the family's property and his father's vet practice because Dad was behind on his bills. So Jacob walks away from the education that bankrupted his parents BEFORE HE FINISHES THE FINAL! What else would any sane literary character caught in the middle of a Depression do?<br />
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He hits the road -- having just chucked his entire career -- and hops a train that turns out to be owned by a struggling circus, the Benzini Brothers. Rather than chuck him out, the roustabouts take him in, then help him woo the vicious ringmaster and company manager, August (Christoph Waltz) for a job. When August discovers that Jacob is actually an Ivy League-educated vet (how many of those hop trains like hoboes?), he offers him full-time work.<br />
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Jacob finds himself drawn to August's trick-riding wife, Marlena (Reese Witherspoon), and August notices their sparks. Hard not to, given that August is looking for it -- and doing everything he can to drive Marlena into Jacob's arms (including being mean to the animals and the human employees).<br />
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It's all quite dreadful: syrupy music, maudlin sentiments, that bogus blend of the tawdry and the fantastic that can't seem to live without each other in movie depictions of circus life. And it all rests on the head of the sleepy-eyed Pattinson, an actor so lifeless that you keep expecting someone to put a mirror to his nostrils. Oh wait - wrong movie.<br />
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But seriously: Pattinson had better hope that someone writes a whole bunch more of the <em>Twilight</em> novels because once those movies run out, his string as a movie star is probably up. He has no discernible talent as an actor, beyond a bedroom gaze that seems to express very little of what's on his mind. Or maybe there's just so little there to express. He's as vacant an actor to star in a series of movies since the rise of Keanu Reeves.<br />
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Having seen this movie, I can't imagine reading <em>Water for Elephants</em>. Indeed, it makes me think less of the people who have. And I can't imagine anyone who read the book being able to stomach this snore of a movie.<br />
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ProPublica: New Questions About Gas Being Cleaner Than Coalhttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/propublica/new-questions-about-gas-b_b_848328.htmlProPublicahttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/propublica/
<strong><em>By <a href="http://www.propublica.org/site/author/abrahm_lustgarten/">Abrahm Lustgarten</a>, <a href="http://www.propublica.org">ProPublica</a></em></strong><br />
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<p>One of the main advantages of natural gas is that it is supposed to be far cleaner than oil or coal. Right now Congress is even considering a T. Boone Pickens-inspired bill aimed at converting the nation's truck fleet to run on natural gas. If it's passed, it will be in large part on the assumption that such a move will help the nation reduce climate-changing greenhouse gases. </p><p>But evidence continues to mount that natural gas is not as clean as we like to think. </p><p>In January, <a href="http://www.propublica.org/article/natural-gas-and-coal-pollution-gap-in-doubt">a ProPublica investigation</a> found that large amounts of "fugitive" emissions were left out of common comparisons between coal and gas and that if these emissions were counted the advantages of natural gas dwindled. <a href="http://www.propublica.org/article/natural-gas-and-coal-pollution-gap-in-doubt">Our report</a> found that the Environmental Protection Agency's emissions estimates from hydraulic fracturing in shale formations were 9,000 times higher than the agency had previously estimated. We also <a href="http://www.propublica.org/documents/item/cornell-university-3-2010-draft-report-on-greenhouse-gas-emissions-from-hyd">quoted Robert Howarth</a>, a Cornell University professor, saying that he would soon release research that showed that the emissions from gas were even worse. </p><p>More details of <a href="http://thehill.com/images/stories/blogs/energy/howarth.pdf">Howarth's research</a>, which is reportedly scheduled to be published in the journal Climatic Change, were released by <a href="http://thehill.com/blogs/e2-wire/677-e2-wire/155101-report-gas-from-fracking-worse-than-coal-on-climate">The Hill</a> and <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/12/business/energy-environment/12gas.html?_r=1">The New York Times</a> this week. Howarth's conclusion -- that shale gas production is actually far dirtier than coal in terms of greenhouse gas emissions -- is attracting national attention. </p><p>Howarth's findings are based in part on the EPA's revelation that far more gas escapes into the atmosphere in production fields than was previously known, and on a mathematical tweaking of the intensity of methane gas' effect on the atmosphere. Howarth, whose figures for total emissions exceed even the EPA's revised estimates, calculates the impact of methane in the atmosphere over a 20-year period, saying the urgent need to address short-term climate change justifies that calculation. Over 20 years, methane is considered 72 times as powerful as carbon dioxide in its effects on climate change. Using that approach, Howarth concludes that gas may be between 20 and 100 percent dirtier than coal. </p><p>The EPA uses a different factor, calculating methane's effect on the atmosphere over 100 years, in part because the gas degrades over time. Using the 100-year time frame, methane's potency is diminished by about one third. <a href="http://www.propublica.org/article/clearing-the-air-on-propublicas-drilling-pollution-story">ProPublica used this calculation</a> in January and determined that in some cases -- where an old and inefficient power plant was used to burn the gas, for example -- natural gas may hold a 25 percent advantage over coal throughout its lifecycle, far less than the 50 percent advantage generally touted. </p><p>Howarth's calculations erase even that small advantage though. When he used the 100-year measure, he concluded that the greenhouse gas emissions footprint of coal and gas were equal. </p><p>There's plenty of parsing left to do here before clear answers emerge about exactly how natural gas stacks up. But one thing is increasingly certain: Without <a href="http://www.propublica.org/article/underused-drilling-practices-could-avoid-pollution-1214">sustained efforts</a> to shut off and capture leaked emissions in the gas production fields, whatever advantages natural gas does present will be diminished. </p><p>Follow on Twitter: <a href="http://www.twitter.com/AbrahmL">@AbrahmL</a></p><link rel="canonical" href="http://www.propublica.org/article/more-reasons-to-question-whether-gas-is-cleaner-than-coal/single"><meta name="syndication-source" content="http://www.propublica.org/article/more-reasons-to-question-whether-gas-is-cleaner-than-coal/single"><script type="text/javascript" src="http://pixel.propublica.org/pixel.js" async></script>
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Brendan DeMelle: Highway to Hell: Why Shale Gas Fracking Is Worse Than Coal for Climatehttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/brendan-demelle/highway-to-hell-why-shale_b_847710.htmlBrendan DeMellehttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/brendan-demelle/
The Hill reported this morning on a <a href="http://thehill.com/images/stories/blogs/energy/howarth.pdf">groundbreaking report</a> from Cornell University researchers confirming that shale gas recovered through high volume hydraulic fracturing, or “fracking,” will produce <a href="http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2011/04/11/gas-from-fracking-could-be-twice-as-bad-as-coal-for-climate-study/">even more greenhouse gases</a> than the burning of coal in the next two decades -- a critical window in which society must reduce emissions to combat climate change. <br />
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While natural gas is often viewed as a <a href="http://thehill.com/blogs/e2-wire/677-e2-wire/155101-report-gas-from-fracking-worse-than-coal-on-climate">“cleaner alternative”</a> to conventional fossil fuels -- and is often promoted as a "bridge fuel" by environmentalists and politicians alike -- the new Cornell report explodes this myth. <br /><br />Gas is not just a <a href="http://www.earthisland.org/journal/index.php/eij/article/natural_gas_a_bridge_to_nowhere/" target="_blank">"bridge to nowhere,"</a> it turns out to be a highway to hell. The Cornell study makes clear that the widely-held perception that gas is the "cleaner" darling of the fossil fuel trio is a myth. With total methane emissions factored in, shale gas turns out to have the greatest climate impact of all the fossil fuels.<br />
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Contrary to popular belief, gas is just as polluting as coal in the long term -- and far worse in the near term due to the higher warming impact from methane when it is first released to the atmosphere during the controversial fracking stage. This news is certain to rattle policymakers in Washington who have promoted gas as a solution to our energy crisis. The Cornell paper is a game changer, and its release this week should command the attention of everyone concerned about our energy future.<br /><br />The peer-reviewed paper, authored by Cornell experts Robert Howarth, Anthony Ingraffea and Renee Santoro, is expected to be published later this week in the journal <em>Climatic Change</em>.<br /><br /> <a href="http://thehill.com/images/stories/blogs/energy/howarth.pdf">From the leaked draft of the study</a>:<br />
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<blockquote>“The greenhouse gas footprint for shale gas is greater than that for conventional gas or oil when viewed on any time horizon, but particularly so over 20 years. <strong>Compared to coal, the footprint of shale gas is at least 20% greater and perhaps more than twice as great on the 20-year horizon and is comparable when compared over 100 years</strong>… These methane emissions are at least 30% more than and perhaps more than twice as great as those from conventional gas. The higher emissions from shale gas occur at the time wells are hydraulically fractured -- as methane escapes from flow-back return fluids -- and during drill out following the fracturing.”</blockquote><br />
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<p>Fracking, sadly, has been given the <a href="http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2011/03/30/remarks-president-americas-energy-security">green light </a>for now by the Obama administration, and the president himself recently touted the fact that, thanks to this procedure, the U.S. now has access to huge reserves of fuel for the future. The Energy Information Administration currently estimates that the U.S. will rely on shale gas for roughly <a href="http://thehill.com/blogs/e2-wire/677-e2-wire/155101-report-gas-from-fracking-worse-than-coal-on-climate">45% of our energy needs </a>by the year 2035. <br /><br /> DeSmogBlog has <a href="http://www.desmogblog.com/must-read-ny-times-story-gas-fracking-reveals-radioactive-wastewater-threat">noted extensively</a> in the past some of the dangers associated with fracking, including the threat of <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2011/03/01/us/chemicals-and-toxic-materials-in-hydrofracking.html?ref=drillingdown">toxic chemicals</a> and radiation from the process leaking into drinking water supplies and local waterways. <a href="http://topics.nytimes.com/top/news/us/series/drilling_down/index.html" target="_blank">The <em>New York Times</em> "Drilling Down" series by Ian Urbina</a> revealed several new angles about the threats posed by fracking for shale gas, and new information about the risks of gas drilling is emerging on a near-daily basis.<br /><br> The White House and members of Congress must read this important study and immediately reconsider the emphasis on relying on gas for our energy needs. It is time to leave all of the dirty fossil fuels firmly behind us, and focus on the transition to real clean energy sources. </p><br />
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**UPDATE: The Cornell paper is now available in final, published format here: <a href="http://www.eeb.cornell.edu/howarth/Howarth%20et%20al%20%202011.pdf">"Methane and the greenhouse-gas emissions footprint of natural gas from shale formations."[PDF]</a>
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David J. Skorton: Education Will Bring Societies Together -- We Can't Depend on Governmental Diplomacy Alonehttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-j-skorton/education-will-bring-soci_b_846590.htmlDavid J. Skortonhttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-j-skorton/
How ironic that in a time of rapidly increasing connectivity around the globe, we are still so far from understanding other cultures, especially those that observe religions and traditions different from our own. How unsettling to observe fear and, often, hate and to sense the widening chasm between Americans and people with whom we need to find common ground and common cause if there is to be any chance of a peaceful future. <br />
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Government diplomacy, an age-old craft with a proud tradition, has not been successful in reaching beyond differences because the conversation of official diplomacy is, by definition, a conversation between governments and not directly between the people of the involved countries. What is needed is more effective "public diplomacy," which in part uses what Joseph Nye, former assistant secretary of defense for international security affairs and former chair of the National Intelligence Council for the U.S. government, termed "soft power": the use of attraction, rather than coercion, to influence others' opinions. Non-governmental diplomacy has the potential to effect closer ties between cultures even -- and perhaps most importantly -- when official diplomatic ties are strained or nonexistent. <br />
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Higher education has the potential to be one of the most effective tools of public diplomacy for the United States. Surely cultural exchange -- music, art, dance, theater, film, fiction, poetry -- reaches across the chasms we are experiencing. As small examples, some of the most memorable cultural events on my own campus have been staged by our international students and scholars and our glee club and chorus have been warmly received <a href="http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/april08/gleeinchina.da.html" target="_hplink">on tours</a> to Brazil, Venezuela, China and elsewhere. <br />
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The world of business and its globalization, with all its problems and inequities, is another mechanism that links societies. The device on which I am writing this blog was conceived and designed in California, manufactured in China and marketed widely. And of late there have been efforts to promote sustainable global enterprise as a vehicle to improve the prospects of those at the base of the economic pyramid. <br />
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But the most far-reaching way to link societies across the world is through education. In virtually every culture, people recognize that education is an effective path to personal and societal advancement. Parents want their children to achieve security, to move to a higher standard of living. Throughout most of the developing world, primary and secondary education is becoming more available, albeit at varying rates and with varying quality. And educational organizations are using videoconferencing, the Internet and other technologies to bring together young people to learn about and share perceptions on global issues. Since 1998, for example, the Global Nomads Group (<a href="http://gng.org/" target="_hplink">gng.org</a>), an international NGO, has connected students with their peers around the world to discuss global issues related to civics, social and global studies, geography, world history, science, economics and politics in real time via videoconferencing.<br />
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Yet, there remains a gap in the availability of good quality higher education opportunities in much of the developing world -- a gap that American higher education could help to fill by offering coursework and, more importantly, by helping to build the capacity of local higher education. The availability of high-quality postsecondary education, moreover, is significant beyond the personal benefit of a college degree: the problem-solving capacity of a modern college or university and its graduates is enormous. <br />
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Multiple approaches to international higher education interactions have been employed over the past half-century. Student exchanges, for example, have opened the world to American students and opened American campuses to the world. For many years, through most of the 1980s, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) brought large numbers of students from developing countries to the U.S. for graduate education in order to develop technical capacity and leadership for higher education, the government and the private sector in these nations. <br />
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While international students are still an important part of many graduate programs in the U.S., USAID now focuses mainly on short-term training in the U.S., the home country or a third country for managers, local leaders, teachers, education administrators, technicians and NGO staff. And because of the high cost of undergraduate higher education, relatively few international students from families of limited means are able to study in the U.S. as undergraduates. <br />
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In addition to finding ways to make higher education more accessible to undergraduates from abroad, we must encourage more U.S. students to study abroad. And we must guard against further limiting access to higher education for those of limited means within our own country, by, for example, reducing or eliminating Pell Grants, <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/04/01/denny-rehberg-pell-grants-welfare-21st-century_n_843712.html?ir=College" target="_hplink">as is now under discussion in Congress</a>. Such action would be a detriment to the students directly affected and also harmful to American higher education's ability to provide opportunities for students to learn within diverse communities.<br />
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A second approach to public diplomacy through higher education involves the establishment of complete campuses by American universities in a host country, as several American universities, including Cornell, <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/11/education/11global.html" target="_hplink">have done in Education City in Doha, Qatar</a> and other colleges and universities have in other locations. These arrangements (which are often predicated on budget neutrality or better for the American university) can greatly increase the availability of higher education and other services, although they do not immediately increase the capacity of universities in the host country to deliver education. The hope is that such capacity will develop over time, as graduates of these institutions become the next generation of leaders within their own countries. <br />
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A third method by which higher education reaches out to those in other nations is through faculty-to-faculty linkages around a common interest or problem. With funding from the Gates Foundation and the United Kingdom's Department for International Development, for example, some 20 universities and research institutes throughout the world -- and scientists and farmers from more than 40 countries -- are joining forces to combat a deadly wheat pathogen that poses a dangerous threat to global food security including in the poorest nations of the developing world. <br />
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No matter what specific organizational structures we adopt to advance public diplomacy through higher education, a bedrock principle should be to improve over time the internal capacity of the host higher education system to develop its own faculty, matriculate and graduate its own students, develop researchers and research projects that will solve the country's most trying problems, take advantage of the country's most attractive economic development opportunities, and set the stage to advance the host country as a power in international education in its own right.<br />
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As Congress moves ahead with its budget deliberations for FY 2012, I urge our elected leaders to consider investment in international capacity building through higher education (through USAID and other agencies) as one of the most far-reaching, cost-effective, and proven strategies for bridging the divides of culture and addressing the daunting challenges of our world. And I call on other leaders in higher education not to wait for new revenue but to insure that study abroad programs, international exchanges at faculty and student levels, and public engagement of partners in the developing world continue and advance -- for the common good.
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Cornell Goes Green: Says Goodbye To Coal http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/03/23/cornell-closes-coalburnin_n_839608.htmlThe Huffington Post News Teamhttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/
After 145 years, Cornell is saying goodbye to coal. This week, the university will shut down its coal burning plant in favor of its <a href="http://cornellsun.com/section/news/content/2011/02/17/cornell%E2%80%88power-plant-wins-energy-efficiency-award-epa" target="_hplink">ENERGY STAR-award winning</a> Combined Heat and Power Plant, which will become the campus' sole provider of energy and heat. <br />
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The new power plant <a href="http://www.pressoffice.cornell.edu/releases/release.cfm?r=38522" target="_hplink">opened in January 2010</a>, shortly after Cornell president David Skorton announced the school's <a href="http://www.sustainablecampus.cornell.edu/climate/" target="_hplink">Climate Action Plan</a> in Sept. 2009. The plan outlines steps for eliminating the university's greenhouse gas emission by 2050, like replacing coal with greener energy sources. The Combined Heat and Power Plant burns natural gases and oil in lieu of coal, and captures generated heat to produce steam, which is then used to heat the campus. <br />
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According to Cornell Director of Utilities Jim Adams, Cornell's transition away from using burning coal really began this year. "We had some coal left over from last year -- we have been burning that coal over the winter at a very low rate," Adams told the <a href="http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/March11/coal.html" target="_hplink"><em>Cornell Chronicle</em></a>. "And now, come March, we don't really need that boiler anymore so we're going to burn off the rest of the coal and be done with it." <br />
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Central Energy Plant manager Tim Peer told the <a href="http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/March11/coal.html" target="_hplink"><em>Chronicle</em></a> that Cornell used to burn 65,000 tons of coal per year, but that the whopping figure has been reduced to 6,000 tons in the last few years. <br />
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He added that the shift from burning coal to natural gas and oil will be quite a transition for the plant workers, many of whom were "raised in the [coal-burning] business."<br />
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Next, Cornell hopes to use the old boilers to test possibilities for harvesting energy from renewable biomasses. <br />
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Has your campus made efforts to go green? Let us know in the comments section below. <br />
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Cornell Student Dies After Being Found Unresponsive In Fraternity Househttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/02/25/george-desdunes-dead-corn_n_828444.htmlThe Huffington Post News Teamhttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/
A Cornell student was found unresponsive in a fraternity house on campus Friday, the <em>Cornell Daily Sun</em> reports.<br />
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The student, who later died at an area hospital, has been identified as <a href="http://cornellsun.com/section/news/content/2011/02/25/body-found-fraternity-house-0" target="_hplink">George Desdunes</a>, a member of the class of 2013. Desdunes was from Brooklyn.<br />
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Police do not believe Desdunes' death was a suicide, the <em>Sun</em> reports. The student's body was found in the Sigma Alpha Epsilon house on the school's campus. Desdunes was a member of the fraternity. Autopsy results are forthcoming.
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Cornell Rescinds Recognition of Frat After Student Deathhttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/03/19/cornell-sae-desdunes_n_837985.htmlThe Huffington Post News Teamhttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/
Cornell will no longer recognize Sigma Alpha Epsilon as a fraternity on campus, the <em><a href="http://cornellsun.com/section/news/content/2011/03/18/cornell-withdraws-recognition-sae-following-death-desdunes-13" target="_hplink">Cornell Daily Sun</a></em> reports.<br />
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The decision comes with new, shocking allegations in the February death of SAE brother and Cornell sophomore <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/02/25/george-desdunes-dead-corn_n_828444.html" target="_hplink">George Desdunes</a>.<br />
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The <em>Sun</em> has more:<br />
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<blockquote>The university found that Desdunes, who was a brother at SAE, was provided alcohol "while in the care of certain members and associate members" of SAE and became incapacitated, [Cornell Vice President of Student and Academic Services Susan] Murphy stated.<br />
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"Even though the members and associate members recognized the condition Desdunes was in, they failed to call for medical care. He subsequently died," she said.</blockquote><br />
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Desdunes' death has caused considerable controversy on campus. <a href="http://www.ivygateblog.com/2011/03/cornell-rescinds-university-recognition-of-sae-after-death-of-brother/" target="_hplink">IvyGate</a> parses through Cornell's official statements on the issue:<br />
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<blockquote>We still don't have any official confirmation about what exactly was going on that night -- though rumors are aplenty. Parsing through Cornell's statement, a few more interesting bits of information pop out. "Members and associate members" presumably means brothers and pledges, respectively; although we don't know for certain whether there were pledging activities involved. The part about Desdunes being provided alcohol while "in the care" of others is peculiar, to say the least. And the bit about no one calling for help is incredibly sad, though unfortunately not all that remarkable. (For what it's worth, Cornell's Interfraternity Council passed a new "medical amnesty" resolution this week, with the hopes of avoiding that sort of inaction in the future.)</blockquote><br />
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The investigation into Desdunes' death is ongoing. Fraternity members will have until the end of March to vacate the SAE house on campus, and the fraternity will be barred from operation for five years.<br />
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Cornell To Consider Banning Homework Over Breakshttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/03/03/cornell-to-consider-banni_n_830803.htmlThe Huffington Post News Teamhttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/
Cornell students may soon have a very large reason to rejoice -- and relax.<br />
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The Ivy League university, notorious for its intense culture, may put a ban on "surprise" homework assignments over school breaks. <br />
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According to the <em><a href="http://cornellsun.com/section/news/content/2011/02/11/faculty-consider-banning-homework-academic-breaks" target="_hplink">Cornell Daily Sun</a></em>, the proposed ban would only apply to "last-minute" assignments, say, something assigned the Thursday or Friday before a recess and due shortly after.<br />
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Cornell's faculty senate is expected to vote on the matter this month, the <em><a href="http://chronicle.com/article/No-More-Breaks-Ruined-by/126562/?key=GT0lIFBsYSRBYS5kNT4QODZXP3NtNU5yZ3ZAOHggblBQEw%3D%3D" target="_hplink">Chronicle of Higher Education</a></em> reports. <br />
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Faculty have been largely supportive of the issue. Faculty Senate education-policies committee chair and theater professor Bruce A. Levitt said it was time to send the "message that breaks are meant to be used as breaks," according to the <em>Chronicle.</em> <br />
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Physics professor Carl Franck put it more bluntly. "We should not be assigning work over breaks," he said, the <em>Sun</em> reports.<br />
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The proposal was tabled last month in order for its language to be clarified -- some professors wanted the wording of the measure to be rewritten to exclude long-term assignments.<br />
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According to the <em>Sun</em>, the proposal emerged from a need for an "academic environment that encourages mental health."<br />
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What do you think? Is this a good idea or a bad idea? Or totally ineffective? Weigh in below.<br />
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Cornell Frat Temporarily Suspended Following Student Death http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/03/02/sigma-alpha-epsilon-cornell_n_830242.htmlThe Huffington Post News Teamhttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/
The Cornell chapter of Sigma Alpha Epsilon has been temporarily suspended by the university following the death of student <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/02/25/george-desdunes-dead-corn_n_828444.html" target="_hplink">George Desdunes</a>, who was found unconscious in the fraternity house hours before dying in hospital Friday, reports the <a href="http://cornellsun.com/section/news/content/2011/03/02/cornell-temporarily-suspends-sae-fraternity" target="_hplink"><em>Cornell Daily Sun</em></a>.<br />
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Although investigations into Desdunes' death are ongoing, university officials told the <em>Sun</em> that the apparent involvement of alcohol in the incident marks a violation of Cornell's chapter recognition policy. Vice president for student and academic services told the <a href="http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/March11/DesdunesUpdate.html" target="_hplink"><em>Cornell Chronicle</em></a> that the school's decision was "motivated by what we think is best for the campus at this time." <br />
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Until further notice, SAE will be barred from performing member initiations and education programs and from hosting social events. SAE faces a longer suspension or permanent dismissal. <br />
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Police Investigate 2 Student Deaths In Ithacahttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/02/28/george-desdunes-victoria-cheng_n_829153.htmlThe Huffington Post News Teamhttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/
Police are investigating the separate deaths of two college students over the weekend in Ithaca, NY.<br />
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Cornell sophomore <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/02/25/george-desdunes-dead-corn_n_828444.html" target="_hplink">George Desdunes,</a> 19, was found unresponsive in his fraternity house Friday and died later that day. According to the <em><a href="http://cornellsun.com/section/news/content/2011/02/28/police-continue-investigation-death-george-desdunes-%E2%80%9913" target="_hplink">Cornell Daily Sun</a></em>, alcohol may have been a factor in his death.<br />
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Ithaca College freshman <a href="http://theithacan.org/10247" target="_hplink">Victoria Cheng</a>, 17, was discovered deceased in the snow behind her house, the <a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/AP76a85863a16746d78a61e7c9e6cf30c9.html" target="_hplink">Associated Press</a> reports. Police do not suspect foul play in her death.<br />
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Students at both campuses gathered over the weekend to remember the students. Desdunes, a biology and society major, was described as "remarkably friendly" and spiritual. Cheng was remembered for her intellect and sense of humor.<br />
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Read more memories of the students at the <em><a href="http://cornellsun.com/section/news/content/2011/02/28/police-continue-investigation-death-george-desdunes-%E2%80%9913" target="_hplink">Cornell Daily Sun</a></em> and the <em><a href="http://theithacan.org/10247" target="_hplink">Ithacan</a></em>.
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Student Found Unresponsive In Cornell Sigma Alpha Epsilon Househttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/02/25/body-found-in-cornell-sig_n_828415.htmlThe Huffington Post News Teamhttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/
Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding a body found early Friday in the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity house.
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Cornell Student Government Goes Gangsta With Cringe-Inducing Campaign Videohttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/02/23/cornell-student-governmen_n_827099.htmlThe Huffington Post News Teamhttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/
Oh, good. Election season for Cornell's Student Assembly has been underway for like three days, and we were starting to get discouraged by the complete lack of psychotic campaign videos. Lucky for us, a tipster sent over this clip from presidential candidate Natalie Raps. In the video -- brace for wordplay -- Natalie raps. Apparently it's in homage to Natalie Portman's not-that-funny SNL video. Meh.
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