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Re: Alumnus in the Pros - 1971-79 - 7 years ago
I posted same thing in the off topic forum right after you. Sorry. I will try to delete that. If can't, maybe someone can figure out how to redirect it here. My point was: Don't know if this goes in the hockey forum or here, but Dryden wrote an op-ed in the WSJ today. It was very well written and a good story about the mid-70s Flyers and their intimidating tactics. But then he got politby 2 - Hockey
Dryden in US politics - 7 years ago
Don't know if this goes in the hockey forum or here, but Dryden wrote an op-ed in the WSJ today. It was very well written and a good story about the mid-70s Flyers and their intimidating tactics. But then he got political with claims about Trump. Regardless of the political stance, to me it brings kind of a sour feeling that a Canadian--a Canadian politician especially--needs to get involvby 2 - John Spencer Is Dead
Re: Cornell men's assistant basketball coaches named - 7 years ago
I really believe you are just stubborn at this point, Kyle. No need to agree with me, but I think you are being intentionally obtuse. Also, your tone gets quite obnoxious as you keep writing. I'm not sure why you are so animated and aggravated. ELF is great because people don't take too much too personally compared to other internet sites. Please don't get so upset. It's not worth it. Yoby 2 - Other Sports
Re: Cornell men's assistant basketball coaches named - 7 years ago
I don't know you, Kyle, only what you write here. Most colleges do, in fact, need to hire experts with PhDs in the particular subjects. While less presitigious schools used to hire masters recipients a couple decades ago, it is tough for even them to do so now. When Cornell started, man faculty only had bachelors degrees as was the norm. Soon after there was a movement towards PhDs. Nowby 2 - Other Sports
Re: Cornell men's assistant basketball coaches named - 7 years ago
Kyle, I think you are a little too stubborn on this supply/demand issue, and you seem to think that we live in a free market in the US. We don't at all when the market is controlled by regulation, licensing, and pseudo-governmental boards. I would never say that PhDs are forced to stay in this job market, but to say they should just leave it is ignoring human psychology and the constraintsby 2 - Other Sports
Re: Cornell men's assistant basketball coaches named - 7 years ago
No, it is not traditional supply and demand at all. There is ever greater demand right now. While supply has risen because of more PhDs and fewer retirements, these PhDs are still getting work teaching. I just wouldn't call it jobs. They work as adjuncts (again making about $2,000 per course) or contingent positions. The schools still need them to teach and tehy are still teaching. A decade oby 2 - Other Sports
Re: Cornell men's assistant basketball coaches named - 7 years ago
I would take Swampy's argument one step further in this particular case. Swampy, if this is not what you mean, I apologize. In the case of academics, we know that their special ability to understand and then presumably instruct in higher level education is actually needed and wanted. There are more undergrads in the US over the last decade than ever before. There is a huge need for collegeby 2 - Other Sports
Re: Cornell men's assistant basketball coaches named - 7 years ago
Let me just add to me very long post above that I agree, Scersk, that a lot of STEM professionals are getting a bad deal these days. We have laws about H1B visas. If these laws are not being broken, they are being bent. Salaries for engineers must increase more. Also, older engineers who get laid off have a very hard time finding new employers who sufficiently value their experiences. Neveby 2 - Other Sports
Re: Cornell men's assistant basketball coaches named - 7 years ago
Sorry if I used imprecise terms, Scersk, but what I should have written is that almost no schools outside of the community college and junior college systems care about teaching. I have multiple examples of early career academics at different types of institutions who ask the department for copies of their own course evaluations months later, only to find the original envelopes are still sealedby 2 - Other Sports
Re: Cornell men's assistant basketball coaches named - 7 years ago
This is not a political issue. The cut in non-tenure track (generally adjunct) faculty is directly related to federal government mandates, primarily the health insurance law. Whether you call it Obamacare or ACA, it has been named by the schools as the reason they cut the ranks and/or hours of non-tenure track instructors. This isn't politics. It is fact, no matter which party or politician yby 2 - Other Sports
Re: Kevin Boothe - 12 years ago
snert1288 I will just say the Kevin is damn lucky the Giants won because he would make a very nice scapegoat...GO GIANTS!! On the NFL Network's Sound FX last night they made it quite clear that the holding call was bogus. First, the head ref questioned the ref who threw the flag, because he didn't agree. Then after they made the call and pushed the ball back, the refs continued to question itby 2 - Other Sports
Re: Kevin Boothe - 12 years ago
Most true fans are now quite thankful to have him on the team. Many, if not most, have been asking to move him back to center, because with Baas in there the run game has been terrible.by 2 - Other Sports
Re: Bryan Walters and San Diego Chargers - 12 years ago
Is Walters not playing? Has he been replaced as the regular punt returner? SD has Crayton returning punts against Jets, and he's been terrible. Also, according to Mike Garafalo at the Star-Ledger, fans are wondering why Boothe doesn't take David Diehl's starting spot at left guard when Chris Snee returns to right guard after the bye this week. The reporters even asked the coaches about it.by 2 - Other Sports
Re: Bryan Walters and San Diego Chargers - 12 years ago
I did a fantasy football team for the firs time, because some friends needed another team to make it even. I think it's a stupid hobby (no offense), so I couldn't help taking the opportunity to pick Bryan Walters as the last pick. Wouldn't surprise me at all if he becomes a decent slot receiver, though. He seems to catch the the ball when it comes to him and supposedly he runs good routes. Ifby 2 - Other Sports
Re: Non-hockey alumni in the pros - 13 years ago
scoop85 Jordan 04 There's no record of it on the stat sheet, but IMO Kevin Boothe has played very well filling in at left guard for the Giants the last 4 weeks. He's rarely been flagged for a penalty - the one memorable one against the Eagles Cowboys, which brought back a touchdown, was a pretty poor call - and he's been a fixture on a line that hasn't allowed a sack in a month. FYP. Agreeby 2 - Other Sports
Re: Shaming students into donating - 13 years ago
My law school had a similar program years ago. I got several emails from a very apologetic friend of mine who indicated she was coerced into participating in this. When I explained to her my reasons for refusing to donate to the law school, she finally stopped and apologized for bothering me. I think it shamed her more than me, but the school really pushed people to contribute and to harass thby 2 - John Spencer Is Dead
Pop Warner question - 13 years ago
Was talking about Pop Warner with someone who told me that he coached at Iowa at the same time he coached at Cornell. I thought maybe someone here would be familiar with the history and be able to explain how that could be possible. Also, does anyone know how he got the nickname, "Pop?" Thanks.by 2 - Other Sports
Re: Next Cornell basketball coach - 13 years ago
Slightly off topic for this thread, but didn't want to start a new one. Great Globe article about Donahue, including his reaction to Gant's injury and his early efforts at BC. www.Boston.comby 2 - Other Sports
Re: The (Kentucky) Empire Strikes Back - 14 years ago
The statistics don't count players who leave early for the pros. The Globe prints a column on the topic every year. This year's column (www.boston.com) says: This is particularly outrageous as the NCAA no longer penalizes schools in graduation-rate reports for players who leave early for the pros, as long as they were in good academic standing.by 2 - Other Sports
Re: Cornell NCAA Basketball - 14 years ago
Great article about the basketball team from the perspective of Kevin Boothe, the Cornell grad and reserve offensive lineman for the Giants. Also has a mention of Cornell's great weekend in athletics and positive note on Cornell's chances. Of all the BCS players on the Giants, Boothe is the only Giant whose college is still in the tournament. www.Giants.comby 2 - Other Sports
Re: Mock selection/seeding for journalists - 14 years ago
#11 seed would be much better than an 8 or 9. Don't want to have to play the #1 in the second round.by 2 - Other Sports
Re: Boothe NYTimes Article - 14 years ago
No, the article mentioned Marinaro and Dryden as examples of great Cornell athletes. Here's the whole section about Cornell. Coach Tom Coughlin described Boothe as “a student of the game.” People often cite Boothe’s intelligence; he is a Cornell graduate with a degree in hotel administration. Cornell, like other Ivy League universities, is not known for turning out many professional sportsby 2 - Other Sports
Boothe NYTimes Article - 14 years ago
Whole article about Kevin Boothe of the NY Giants. Includes mention of Cornell sports history, including Marinaro and Dryden. NYTimes.comby 2 - Other Sports
Re: [MBB] vs. St. Joe's 12/6 - 14 years ago
Didn't want to start a new thread with this. sucks BB beat BC last night to make it two years in a row. It can only be good for us as long as CU wins the IVY schedule. Still, it's slightly unnerving to see sucks succeed like that.by 2 - Other Sports
Re: Alumni in the Pros - December 2009 - 14 years ago
Another Globe article about Bitz. I think the headline was more positive than the article itself. No mention of Cornell this time. Boston.comby 2 - Hockey
Re: Alumni in the Pros - November 2009 - 14 years ago
Boston.com article about Bitz promotion. He gives a nice nod to Schafer. Boston.comby 2 - Hockey
Men's college hockey at Fenway - 14 years ago
BU and BC will be playing at night, January 8. Has anyone ever been to one of these outdoor games? Can you see puck and follow the play? Fenway is small, but it depends on how close the seats are to the rink. I don't know what the wind is like in the winter there. www.boston.comby 2 - Other Sports
Re: Best Cornell players in history - 14 years ago
Jeff Hopkins '82 Football: Pop Warner (alt. Marinaro) Can't argue with those choices, but Gogolak has to be up there as well, simply for the revolution that he caused. That is, of course, if you consider place kickers to be football players.by 2 - Other Sports
Re: Hydraulic Lab - 15 years ago
RichHThe article that you provided a link for has the answers to some of your questions right in it: I was asking the questions because the article didn't have real answers to all of those (as you showed), and I thought someone else might have heard more. There was access to the lab from ground level at the southern end of the footbridge there. I just hope the school doesn't leave a mess tby 2 - John Spencer Is Dead