Archive for August, 2011

NCAA probe: A monopsony at its finest

Posted on August 30th, 2011 by Tim Weisberg

The NCAA ruled Tuesday that eight players on the Miami Hurricanes roster must sit out games and reimburse them for benefits they received if they ever want to play in a Hurricanes uniform. One of the eight includes starting quarterback Jacoby Harris. According to ESPN.com reports, Harris must sit out one game and make repayments, [...]

Welcome Back!

Posted on August 29th, 2011 by Steven Gu

Hello to all my readers! I hope all of you had a wonderful summer and a great first week of classes. As the semester begins, I will continue to post entries onto my blog once every Friday. If you have any requests on a topic that you would like me to write about, please comment [...]

Big Red Faceoff: Hockey vs. Basketball

Posted on August 23rd, 2011 by beth.jacobs

The second episode of Big Red Faceoff features Joe and Mike Devin of the Hockey team and Basketball players Aaron Osgood and Adam Wire.  They faceoff in Lacrosse on Schoellkopf field with a little help from goalie Andrew West.

Whistling Shrimp Interview President Skorton

Posted on August 23rd, 2011 by beth.jacobs

The Whistling Shrimp, an improv comedy group, entertained an audience at a PCCW dinner while they interviews President Skorton on stage. Photographers: Olivia Fecteau, Kristen MacFarlane, Emma Shalaway Edited by: Emma Shalaway

Cornell Fashion Collective

Posted on August 23rd, 2011 by Paul Kiernan

Open publication – Free publishing – More cornell

Fracking: What’s the Deal?

Posted on August 21st, 2011 by Mary.Eisel

You’ve probably seen the “No Fracking Way” signs around town and heard about hydrofracking here and there, but what exactly is hydrofracking?  For those of you who don’t know, hydrofracking is a method of drilling in shale deposits underground.  Natural gas accounts for 24% of New York State’s energy supply, and New York has very [...]

Slope Speaks with Gregg Gillis aka Girl Talk

Posted on August 21st, 2011 by Sushmita

And of course, the artist I was most excited to talk to, Gregg Gillis (Girl Talk). Benji Eisen (AOL Music):  So for Bonnaroo you obviously I mean as you have played there before are aware of many of the other artists and your fans of some of the other artists.  How much do you being [...]

An Evening with Oscar-Winning Producer Ryan Silbert

Posted on August 20th, 2011 by Ariella Weintraub

Slope Media Group catches up with alum Ryan Silbert ’02 after a screening of his Oscar-Winning film “God of Love.”

Losing and out of contention, Cubs fire GM Jim Hendry

Posted on August 20th, 2011 by Tim Weisberg

Bartman Curse–The legacy of Steve Bartman lives on, in a negative way, pictured here trying to catch a foul ball in play in game six of the 2003 National League Championship Series. (Photo by AP) Baseball is a very superstitious sport. Whether it’s a curse that trading the Great Bambino to the Yankees in 1918 [...]

Justin Bieber

Posted on August 19th, 2011 by emma.shalaway