In Brief: Spring 2023

By Cornell Report Staff

Mehrdad Zarifkar ’09 captured this moody shot in December 2022, although it appears timeless.

Mehrdad Zarifkar ’09 captured this moody shot of King Chapel in fog in December 2022.

“I noticed some low fog over Cornell early one morning. I scrambled with the drone and positioned it to frame iconic King Chapel with McLennan College Hall in the background,” he said. “The fog was patchy so it took a bit of waiting for a cloud bank to roll in. I slowed down the shutter speed a bit and overexposed slightly to give the fog a bit more haze and motion. The early morning sunlight casting shadows helps make the shot.”

Hilltop Hot Sheet

17 projects in 18 days!

Cornell students share a course in common, the Second-Year Seminar: Citizenship in Practice. At the end of Block 1, they put on an event in the Thomas Commons for the entire campus to showcase their problem-solving and communication skills, with 17 exhibits representing the full range of the liberal arts. A few of the projects on exhibit:

Memes, Art, and Internet Culture
Housing is a Human Right
Earth Resources and Sustainability
Philosophy of Home
Modern Migration: Constructing Citizenship

The SAW is the hot new place

Fitness classes at the SAW are hopping. Kinesiology Professor Lewis Kanyiba is teaching two new classes: Martial Arts for Fitness and Aerobics for Fitness on Mondays and Wednesdays. Yoga is on Tuesday afternoons and the room is so completely packed they might need to find a bigger space.

Stoner House, the coffee emporium

Stoner House has new modern furniture in the living room, plus a big TV and a coffee bar with coffees from around the world, increasing the chances of finding the perfect brew. The Office of Intercultural Life knows how to bring people together—with free quality coffee. Their backyard BBQs aren’t bad either.

Esports takes on Coe, Cornell U

While fall 2022 marked the 131st football game against Coe, it also brought the first matchup between the rivals’ esports teams. Cornell won the overall series 3-1. A few weeks later the Rams Esports team branched out again to host the first Cornament, taking on Cornell University in five different games. The Rams lost 3-2, after which the teams sparred on Twitter and Cornell (College) vowed a rematch.