[OT] A new year of Sun excellence begins
Posted by Beeeej
[OT] A new year of Sun excellence begins
Posted by: Beeeej (---.cable.mindspring.com)
Date: September 14, 2005 06:35AM
[www.cornellsun.com]
Would any of the Sun's usual defenders care to read the above "review" of Manos and still try to claim someone - anyone - in a position of editorial responsibility at the Sun still cares about grammar, spelling, or clarity rather than simply hoping MS Word will catch everything?
Beeeej
Would any of the Sun's usual defenders care to read the above "review" of Manos and still try to claim someone - anyone - in a position of editorial responsibility at the Sun still cares about grammar, spelling, or clarity rather than simply hoping MS Word will catch everything?
Beeeej
Re: [OT] A new year of Sun excellence begins
Posted by: Tub(a) (---.hsd1.pa.comcast.net)
Date: September 14, 2005 07:37AM
"and she asked all of the appropriate questions regarding how I wanted my eggs cooked."
You mean, "How would you like your eggs?"
You mean, "How would you like your eggs?"
Re: [OT] A new year of Sun excellence begins
Posted by: Beeeej (---.cable.mindspring.com)
Date: September 14, 2005 07:47AM
Yes, in addition to being a terrible writer, Ms. Sayet is a terrible restaurant reviewer.
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Re: [OT] A new year of Sun excellence begins
Posted by: CUlater 89 (64.244.223.---)
Date: September 14, 2005 10:19AM
[Q]Beeeej Wrote:
Would any of the Sun's usual defenders care to read the above "review" of Manos and still try to claim someone - anyone - in a position of editorial responsibility at the Sun still cares about grammar, spelling, or clarity rather than simply hoping MS Word will catch everything?
Beeeej[/q]
Complaining here doesn't accomplish anything constructive. Write a letter to the Sun.
Would any of the Sun's usual defenders care to read the above "review" of Manos and still try to claim someone - anyone - in a position of editorial responsibility at the Sun still cares about grammar, spelling, or clarity rather than simply hoping MS Word will catch everything?
Beeeej[/q]
Complaining here doesn't accomplish anything constructive. Write a letter to the Sun.
Re: [OT] A new year of Sun excellence begins
Posted by: Beeeej (---.cable.mindspring.com)
Date: September 14, 2005 12:06PM
I did, before I posted here.
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Re: [OT] A new year of Sun excellence begins
Posted by: nshapiro (---.amer.csc.com)
Date: September 14, 2005 12:57PM
As a parent of a 7th grade student, constantly frustrated by his poor writing skills, this article gave me some hope.
[writing like a moron] If a Cornell, student can write like that for the Sun!, I guess; the standards; - for the rest of the student, body; must, be, lower, still! [/writing like a moron]
[writing like a moron] If a Cornell, student can write like that for the Sun!, I guess; the standards; - for the rest of the student, body; must, be, lower, still! [/writing like a moron]
Re: [OT] A new year of Sun excellence begins
Posted by: jtwcornell91 (206.254.3.---)
Date: September 14, 2005 01:56PM
Just make sure that you prepare his eggs so the yoke breaks correctly.
Re: [OT] A new year of Sun excellence begins
Posted by: nshapiro (---.amer.csc.com)
Date: September 14, 2005 02:00PM
Isn't that PG work?
Re: [OT] A new year of Sun excellence begins
Posted by: Bryan '06 (---.resnet.cornell.edu)
Date: September 14, 2005 03:17PM
Aww, be nice jtw.... maybe she was playing Oregon Trail while eating breakfast. 
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Re: [OT] A new year of Sun excellence begins
Posted by: cornelldavy (---.vnnyca.adelphia.net)
Date: September 14, 2005 08:49PM
As one of The Sun's "usual defenders," I've been called on to respond.
I know enough to pick my spots. I won't defend this article.
I know enough to pick my spots. I won't defend this article.
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Re: [OT] A new year of Sun excellence begins
Posted by: mjh89 (---.twcny.res.rr.com)
Date: September 15, 2005 12:03PM
[Q]Tub(a) Wrote:
"and she asked all of the appropriate questions regarding how I wanted my eggs cooked."
[/q]
That sentence flows ever so smoothly.
"and she asked all of the appropriate questions regarding how I wanted my eggs cooked."
[/q]
That sentence flows ever so smoothly.
Re: [OT] A new year of Sun excellence begins
Posted by: Beeeej (---.cable.mindspring.com)
Date: September 15, 2005 02:33PM
I swear to God, I checked my calendar to see if it was April 1 after I read the piece for the first time.
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Re: [OT] A new year of Sun excellence begins
Posted by: billhoward (---.union01.nj.comcast.net)
Date: September 20, 2005 09:10PM
Not to poke further fun at my declared major as an undergrad but ... go see the corrections box in today's (9/20) Sun. And note the alternative spelling - "Keyshon"
Article on Ticket procedures
Posted by: Chris '03 (---.public.uconn.edu)
Date: September 22, 2005 12:52PM
Another winner...
"With the continued success and popularity of the men’s hockey team, the expansion of student seating does not come as a surprise."
[www.cornellsun.com]
This statement goes otherwise unsubstantiated in the piece. It mentions how many seats are available for students but doesn't say it's any more than years past. Have they actually reallocated seats in Lynah so more student tickets are available to meet demand or is this just more poor writing?
Re: [OT] A new year of Sun excellence begins
Posted by: Jordan 04 (12.42.45.---)
Date: September 22, 2005 12:57PM
I believe the previous number was 1600. 1662>1600
Re: [OT] A new year of Sun excellence begins
Posted by: ugarte (---.cisco.com)
Date: September 23, 2005 05:07PM
[Q]Jordan 04 Wrote: 1662>1600[/q]Probably another engineer showing off.
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Re: [OT] A new year of Sun excellence begins
Posted by: jtwcornell91 (206.254.3.---)
Date: September 23, 2005 06:06PM
[Q]ugarte Wrote:
Jordan 04 Wrote: 1662>1600[/Q]
Probably another engineer showing off.[/q]
After he used his HP to figure out which number was larger?
Re: [OT] A new year of Sun excellence begins
Posted by: h (---.twcny.res.rr.com)
Date: September 23, 2005 07:02PM
where is the SI-on campus this year???? that was my only reason for living!
Re: [OT] A new year of Sun excellence begins
Posted by: Alyssa '05 (---.twcny.res.rr.com)
Date: September 23, 2005 07:19PM
there was a whole stack of last week's issue of SIOC in Barton yesterday
Re: Article on Ticket procedures
Posted by: redhair34 (---.resnet.cornell.edu)
Date: September 23, 2005 07:20PM
I saw that too...I checked the release from last year, it says...
Undergraduate Students - 1,422 seats
Graduate students - 250 seats
[cornellbigred.collegesports.com]
This year it is...
Undergraduates -- 1462 seats
Graduate students -- 200 seats
Bottom Line:
+40 for undergrads
-50 for grads
Undergraduate Students - 1,422 seats
Graduate students - 250 seats
[cornellbigred.collegesports.com]
This year it is...
Undergraduates -- 1462 seats
Graduate students -- 200 seats
Bottom Line:
+40 for undergrads
-50 for grads
Re: [OT] A new year of Sun excellence begins
Posted by: redhair34 (---.resnet.cornell.edu)
Date: September 23, 2005 07:21PM
There is also a big stack inside the front entrance of Teagle
Re: [OT] A new year of Sun excellence begins
Posted by: BCrespi (---.twcny.res.rr.com)
Date: September 24, 2005 12:10AM
There are some at the shed up at Jessup on North.
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Re: [OT] A new year of Sun excellence begins
Posted by: nshapiro (---.amer.csc.com)
Date: September 27, 2005 03:39PM
I was at a CAAAN training session last night, and learned that colleges have the ability (for an extra fee of course) to actually get the essays High School students are writing for the new SAT 1 test.
Colleges can now get a pretty good idea whether the essays on applications are really the work of the applicant.
Colleges can now get a pretty good idea whether the essays on applications are really the work of the applicant.
Re: [OT] A new year of Sun excellence begins
Posted by: Will (---.cable.mindspring.com)
Date: September 27, 2005 06:16PM
[Q]nshapiro Wrote:
I was at a CAAAN training session last night, and learned that colleges have the ability (for an extra fee of course) to actually get the essays High School students are writing for the new SAT 1 test.
Colleges can now get a pretty good idea whether the essays on applications are really the work of the applicant.
[/q]
Or they can at least get a pretty good idea whether the essays on applications are really the work of the person who took the SAT.
I was at a CAAAN training session last night, and learned that colleges have the ability (for an extra fee of course) to actually get the essays High School students are writing for the new SAT 1 test.
Colleges can now get a pretty good idea whether the essays on applications are really the work of the applicant.
[/q]
Or they can at least get a pretty good idea whether the essays on applications are really the work of the person who took the SAT.
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Math skills not so hot, either
Posted by: Al DeFlorio (---.hsd1.ma.comcast.net)
Date: October 17, 2005 08:47AM
From a 10/17 article on the Georgetown game: "The defense was solid all day, as it held the Hoyas to just 86 yards of total offense — the lowest output by a Cornell opponent since Yale tallied 100 yards in a game against the Red in 1988."
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Re: Math skills not so hot, either
Posted by: Jordan 04 (12.42.45.---)
Date: October 17, 2005 10:29AM
[Q]Al DeFlorio Wrote:
From a 10/17 article on the Georgetown game: "The defense was solid all day, as it held the Hoyas to just 86 yards of total offense — the lowest output by a Cornell opponent since Yale tallied 100 yards in a game against the Red in 1988."[/q]
The seems to be a journalistic trend this month. There was an article (from Newsday, I believe) at the end of the Mets' season saying how their 83 wins this year was the most since the 82-win season of 2001.
Maybe style books have changed.
From a 10/17 article on the Georgetown game: "The defense was solid all day, as it held the Hoyas to just 86 yards of total offense — the lowest output by a Cornell opponent since Yale tallied 100 yards in a game against the Red in 1988."[/q]
The seems to be a journalistic trend this month. There was an article (from Newsday, I believe) at the end of the Mets' season saying how their 83 wins this year was the most since the 82-win season of 2001.
Maybe style books have changed.
Re: Math skills not so hot, either
Posted by: Beeeej (---.cable.mindspring.com)
Date: October 17, 2005 12:48PM
It's been much worse than that.
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Beeeej
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The "excellence" continues...
Posted by: Al DeFlorio (---.hsd1.ma.comcast.net)
Date: November 14, 2005 12:56PM
[cornelldailysun.com]
Gary Woods? Maybe they think he's Tiger's father?
Gary Woods? Maybe they think he's Tiger's father?
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Re: The "excellence" continues...
Posted by: David Harding (---.dsl.emhril.ameritech.net)
Date: November 14, 2005 10:45PM
[Q]Al DeFlorio Wrote:
Gary Woods? Maybe they think he's Tiger's father?[/q]
Someone is paying attention. They have fixed it.
Gary Woods? Maybe they think he's Tiger's father?[/q]
Someone is paying attention. They have fixed it.
Re: [OT] A new year of Sun excellence begins
Posted by: Tub(a) (---.hsd1.pa.comcast.net)
Date: November 15, 2005 06:56PM
Maybe we should take it easy on The Sun...
Posted by: Al DeFlorio (---.hsd1.ma.comcast.net)
Date: November 21, 2005 11:07PM
...because I just received this email from The Boston Globe:
"The Red Sox have traded Hanley Ramirez, Anabel Sanchez and a player to be named later for the Marlins pitcher Josh Beckett and third baseman Mike Lowell."
I can't wait to see Anabel suit up for the Marlins.
"The Red Sox have traded Hanley Ramirez, Anabel Sanchez and a player to be named later for the Marlins pitcher Josh Beckett and third baseman Mike Lowell."
I can't wait to see Anabel suit up for the Marlins.
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Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 11/21/2005 11:12PM by Al DeFlorio.
Re: Maybe we should take it easy on The Sun...
Posted by: Josh '99 (---.nyc.res.rr.com)
Date: November 22, 2005 01:05AM
I was just about to make the same sort of post, because I saw an instance of "should of" in none other than the New York Times today.
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