Author: Virginia Norder
Here at Cornell, students typically use time between classes to get a snack, grab lunch, use the restroom, stop by office hours, or chat with friends. But Cornelians are missing out on an abundance of between-classtime-fillers. No worries, we’re here to fill you in. So next time you have time to kill…
1. Go check out the Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art. The museum offers great art and great views.
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2. Head to the Wilder Brain Collection – a collection of human brains maintained by the Cornell University Department of Psychology. Part of it is on display in Uris Hall. Brains on display include those of several notable individuals:
- Helen Hamilton Gardener, a suffragist who intended to prove the equality of the sexes Edward H. Rulloff, a philologist and murderer who possessed one of the largest brains ever recorded
- Edward B. Titchener, a 19th and 20th century psychologist
- Henry August Ward, naturalist
- Simon Henry Gage, naturalist, histologist, and microscopist
- Burt Green Wilder, Cornell professor of psychology and founder of the brain collection. Wilder also served as a surgeon with the 55th Massachusetts Regiment during the American Civil War
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3. Explore the world-class Laboratory of Ornithology (aka the bird house). Weekday visiting center hours are Monday—Thursday 8:00 A.M.–5:00 P.M. and Friday 8:00 A.M.–4:00 P.M.
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4. Take a hike through the Cornell Plantations where 4,000 breath-taking acres of rose gardens, woodland trails, waterfalls, gorges, and ponds await. It’s a great place to picnic, jog, nap, or just get away from it all.
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5. Stop by the Space Sciences Building to see more than 100,000 extraterrestrial images taken by a NASA spacecraft.
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6. If you have time between evening classes, journey over to the Fuertes Observatory. It’s the perfect place for star and planet gazing.
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7. Are you into living things that don’t talk or bark? Then the Conservatory of the Bailey Hortorium is a between class excursion for you! The 1930s greenhouse is home to numerous tropical plants.
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8. Willard Straight Hall, a distinctive Gothic building with cathedral ceilings, marble staircases, and oak paneling, is a central gathering place for Cornellians. Stop by and make it yours too!
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9. Climb the 161 steps to the top of the McGraw clock tower and watch the chimes concert firsthand.
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10. Outdoorsy opportunities are everywhere. You can easily fit in a quick kayak or snowshoeing excursion after your 11am and before your 2pm.
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11. Indoorsy opportunities are also everywhere. Scale up either the Lindseth or Noyes climbing wall and/or hit the gym in that awkward two-hour break between your morning and afternoon classes.
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12. Catch a movie at Cornell Cinema, home to one of the best campus film programs in the country, screening recent Hollywood hits, cult classics, documentaries, and popular foreign films. Don’t forget to grab some free popcorn!
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WOWEE ZOWEE some of these ideas are just fantastic!
when i pass the time i like to find a nice quiet and damp corner of the library and play and hide and seek with some of my spider friends.