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Quote from: stereax on March 16, 2026, 09:47:04 PM

Quote from: Faithful84 on March 16, 2026, 09:33:54 PMIt is a shame that the internet & smartphones have ruined campus socializing - and thereby late-night pizza availability!  There used to be roaming groups of 10 people moving all around Collegetown after hockey games going from the Nines to Johnny's or from the Chariot to Dunbar's.  Could even get a good "Let's Go Red!" chant going in any of those places when a new group arrived.  Right up til 1:30 AM.  Progress sucks.

I'm still trying to figure out socializing. Mixed results. People in the law school don't like hearing about the NHL trade deadline or my thoughts on the ECAC.

But more generally, especially post-covid it's been tough to find things to do with other people in real life. I genuinely don't know if most of my colleagues have a life. I don't think they do? And I think I'm doing okay for myself between trivia on Thursdays and centering my nonacademic life around hockey in all shapes and sizes (and sometimes other Cornell sports too, if they strike my fancy). I have no idea what other people do. If they do anything at all besides study, some of these people reach levels of nerddom that I can't even fathom.

...Then again, don't ask me about my summer internships. Or my grade transcript. Or if I generally do anything once I get home from class besides graze on whatever's in my fridge and then collapse into bed exhausted.

...I haven't done groceries in like, a month. Jesus.

...I think I'm oversharing again?

But, I mean - point stands. Tech boom + covid migrating so much stuff online = limited in-person third spaces and shit. And no more 24/7 establishments.

I do feel bad in that way for today's students; they won't ever know how hopping Collegetown used to be every Friday & Saturday night.  The supply was there because the demand for pizza & beer was high.  And the hockey or hoop game was just the start of a long night out for so many.  We had Souvlaki House and 3 more Italian places on the other side of Eddy Street alone:  The Chariot, Sa's Place & a full Italian restaurant, Little Joe's.  College Ave had Oliver's, CTB, Ruloff's & the Nines; Johnny's was up on Dryden.  Celebrating hockey wins in Collegetown was a group event.  And it is ironic that maybe this forum has replaced those actual group experiences with a more-convenient way to interact without  the pizza, beer or memories.

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Quote from: BearLover on March 15, 2026, 09:16:10 PMIs there no longer a pizza place open super late? Used to be CTP, and Momma T's, both open well past midnight.

Only on the Commons, which is where several Cornell students go out now along with the IC ones

There is not a single pizza place, or at least one that is open late, in Collegetown now?

I don't frequent Collegetown much these days, but at a minimum CTB is open late and makes pizza bagels. (So not really pizza, but in a pinch...)

Isn't DP open late for basically just pizza?

It is a shame that the internet & smartphones have ruined campus socializing - and thereby late-night pizza availability!  There used to be roaming groups of 10 people moving all around Collegetown after hockey games going from the Nines to Johnny's or from the Chariot to Dunbar's.  Could even get a good "Let's Go Red!" chant going in any of those places when a new group arrived.  Right up til 1:30 AM.  Progress sucks.

Out-of-sync doesn't begin to describe Cornell's offense right now.  They aren't moving the puck well at all in the offensive zone to generate any good scoring opportunities.

And they returned 26 of 28 from last year's ECAC champs.  They do have some injuries, but there's enough quality left there to not be this bad.  Energy just seems lacking, especially at home.  A pep band shouldn't be needed when you have Yale, Brown & Quinnipiac stifling your offense on home ice.  Hit somebody!

Also, watch how many shots-on-goal end up in the goalie's stomach as he drops to his knees.  Similarly, watch how many shots end up sailing over the crossbar because the shooter was targeting the area over the goalie's shoulder.

Very frustrating start to the season for Cornell.  Let's hope a spark comes in this third period.  From the leaders on this team.  Let's Go Red!!

Flaw in Pairwise.  Late start for Ivy League reduces chance for quality wins in whole ECAC.  And the results of early Ivy non-conference games often reflect the 3-week disparity in experience for those teams.  Thus, every Ivy team ends up clawing their way up from #42 in Pairwise and every loss within the league is by definition a terrible loss.  That's why a fast Ivy start - like Cornell's 4-0 - is critical to getting into the Top 15.

But that still doesn't excuse lossess to Harvard, Princeton, Colgate...... that's due to Cornell's preferred style of play.  Increased emphasis on defense & shot-blocking - at the expense of letting your freshmen develop on offense - keeps games low-scoring and close.  Which is a huge benefit aganist teams that might be better than you (e.g. 7-1-2 vs. ranked teams).  But might not be so great when playing an inferior opponent ranked #42 in Pairwise.....

Last week's Dartmouth highlights too:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GCWkxPdxM3c

Some highlights from Cornell fan section 26:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PW87gKU1wZI