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Quote from: dbilmes on October 12, 2026, 05:45:55 PMCornell picked to finish fifth in Ivy League. Penn is the heavy favorite, while Yale is only predicted to finish third In any case, it's never too early to start booking hotel rooms in Allentown!
Interesting, also, that Princeton is the only team in the country to return all of its players from last season.

Penn is hosting the tournament at the Palestra this season. The move to Allentown doesn't happen until after that.

Overall good night for the conference. SLU losing is expected but Colgate losing to Stonehill is...eh

Q is up 4-0 on UNH after only one period. Yikes

Another article with additional information

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/cornell-university-rape-allegations-chi-phi-fraternity-details/

Quote from: Trotsky on September 28, 2026, 02:40:58 AMAccording to yelp, they are a "mid level" frat with short guys who play rugby and sprint football.

That rings a bell. That's exactly the perception I remember from when I was a student and also recalling a few guys who were in the fraternity.

As for the case, I'd guess that the plaintiff was a junior at the time and was on track to graduate this past May, which may explain why these charges were only brought up now (as to not be a potential distraction while she was still a student). She left Cornell shortly after the incident, and I assume she finished her studies somewhere else.

As for the night in question, everything seems "normal" by sorority girl standards up until she enters Chi Phi's house. I say that because it's not out of the ordinary for a group of college-aged women in a sorority to drink at their house and then go to a bar on a weekend night. Keep in mind, though, that the plaintiff here was 20 at the time and therefore underaged. In fact, it's not just these guys and Chi Phi being sued, it's also her own sorority (Tri Delta) and the bar (Moonie's, which is on the Commons). I'm no lawyer and have no idea how liable they would be but that seems like a potential attempt at a money grab from her lawyers.

Whatever happened after she left Moonie's will be the focus of the trial and likely the focus of anyone paying attention to this news. The legal system will have to run its course there.

Maybe things changed in the past 10-15 years, but I never viewed Chi Phi as a money house or one with a ton of pretentious or wealthy people (although there's always some wealthy donor somewhere). They were certainly a bit rougher around the edges and their house was not in the best condition although maybe it was renovated at some point. One thing I remember distinctly was that very often whenever they had parties, women would dance on some ledge high above the ground floor, and at one point when I was a student, a certain one had to be airlifted to a hospital with a serious concussion because of a fall. She wound up being OK

Quote from: The Rancor on September 16, 2026, 01:26:24 PMThe guy the coach brought in to run these workouts was, according to his own lawyer's statement, not vetted or contracted by the University or Athletic Department- it's in the article. That is a direct violation of protocol. He wasn't put in an ice bath, also  a direct violation of protocol. He wasn't acclimated for the time laid out by the protocol. WTF else is there? BL as always, just asking questions that are clearly answered in a legitimate news source. Coach: Fired, if not worse. Training Staff: Fired, if not worse. Athletes shouldn't lose their season, but they are about to, if they can't get a coach ASAP. Schaefer?

I can't see certain people in the coaching staff, athletics, or even certain back office university roles (e.g. compliance, procurement) keeping their jobs after this. There seem to be failures on many fronts

Not relevant to this season but will certainly be for the next few after this. Came across it while randomly searching for the single game ticket release date for the Brown home game against the Cornell MIH team. So much for campus sites

https://brownbears.com/news/2026/9/15/general-ivy-madness-heads-to-ppl-center-beginning-in-2028

It just occurred to me this game is on Harvard's senior night. Lol

I don't see the appeal of Syracuse outside of Newhouse given all the other comparable options when considering academics and career prospects. And the city isn't particularly a great place to be a student, although it's not the worst.

Quote from: BearLover on August 29, 2026, 11:59:40 AMNortheastern is forced to play all their games on the road this season, as their new stadium is under construction and their old one is condemned. My question is: will they get the full away team NPI bonus for every single game? As we discussed last season, this bonus is actually considerably greater than the true benefit of playing at home, so if indeed Northeastern gets the bonus every game they will get a really big, and unjustified, NPI benefit.

I'm sure Adam has a precise answer to this but I'd have to imagine NU is playing "home" games at a nearby rink

Quote from: marty on August 03, 2026, 10:38:08 AM

Quote from: stereax on August 02, 2026, 02:19:11 AMI swear I thought it was 1st and 2nd and not 2nd and 3rd. Well.

I'm sure the flight tips will be useful anyway 😂

fwiw I recommend the UA itinerary but I am also a Star Alliance loser 💜

What airline do you recommend for an Albany to New Orleans trip in planning?
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AA is your best bet. Expect a connection through PHL, DCA, or CLT. I travel a lot with AA for work and leisure and have been to New Orleans enough times the past few years.

An e-mail just went out for the game against Maine. 12 PM start on Saturday. It'll probably be nice for the guys to get back to Ithaca at a reasonable hour but definitely makes me question when they'd have alumni events.

Quote from: George64 on May 01, 2026, 01:45:21 PMInteresting article in today's NY Times about Alex Bores'13, New York congressional candidate at the center of a proxy war over A.I. regulation.

There's a name I haven't heard in a while. Very prominent guy when I was on campus and was the student assembly president at one point IIRC

Quote from: VIEWfromK on June 18, 2026, 10:00:01 PMWhen was the last time the final games before winter break were non conference?  Those are usually ECAC games that first weekend in December.

I think the last time was Denver at home several years ago. It was bound to happen again at some point given when matches usually occur with some teams