Archive - 2012 - Story

Trainers, get your med kits ready: it’s the NBA playoffs. There seems to be more talk about the injured players than the actual players on the court. It is that time of year where the court transforms into a gauntlet and only the strongest players will make it out alive.

The hopes of clasping their hands around the cold, hard cup of Lord Stanley and granting it a well-deserved kiss, then hoisting it into the air, high above their heads shouting cheers of victory is a dream all professional hockey players share. It is a dream they’ve come one step closer to achieving now that the NHL has moved into the second round of the 2012 Stanley Cup Playoffs.

After the cold, grueling winter that Ithaca students suffer through, even the slightest ray of sunshine is enough to lure the entire campus outdoors. A warm day on Ithaca campus is comparable to the stereotypical college image: students soaking up the rays and laying out in the grass, playing games and flying kites.

Fade in on a cube, blue and white energy swirling within. A deep voice overpowers; its raspy, confident tone resounding with one simple message. The end of the world as we know it is near.

Spring is in the air, but that means summer is right around the corner. While we are finishing up classes and finals, Apple is thinking about the next wave of college students with its summer refresh of the MacBook Pro lineup. While not a redesign, but rather a specification boost (i.e.