The Nature of Economics

A physicist, a chemist, and an economist are stranded on a desert island. All they have is one can of food, and if they can’t open it, they will starve. So they set about the task of deciding how to open the can.
The physicist speaks first. He says “I’ve got it! [...]

Cracked Rear View

Is Hootie and the Blowfish old enough to be cool again?
I kind of think so, but I’m really not sure. I mean, I definitely remember rocking out to songs like “Time” and “Hold My Hand” circa 1994. I was in fifth grade, a big number at the time. Being one of the [...]

Adding one to the reading list

I shouldn’t be interested in reading trash like this, but I totally am. The following is a review of Mark R. Dye’s College and the Art of Partying.
The atmosphere in Westfall Hall on the west eleventh floor, where the four live, is chaotic. Music is blaring, weed is blazing, and partying is the only [...]

Study Abroad Photos - Part VI

Ah, Paris. City of love, city of beauty. City of grime and funky sewer smells all over the place.
OK, so Paris has some olfactory issues sometimes. A lot of the them even, at least compared to London or Rome. I haven’t quite figured out why, but once you get used [...]

Letter to the Editor

Re: Local viewers give win to Bush.

Dear Ithaca Journal,
As a Democrat, I would like to chastise strongly Larry and Nathan Shinagawa for their remarks on John Kerry’s debate performance. Perhaps they were not watching the same coverage as myself, the majority of Gallup respondents, or news organizations from the most liberal blogs to Fox [...]