Daily Syllabus: Monday, Feb. 7, 2011

February 6, 2011

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AT THE NEWS DESK

SLIPPERY SLOPE: Multiple vehicles crashed in Collegetown over the weekend as a result of the slippery roads. Injuries were minor, and the crashes are reported to have occurred at relatively slow speeds.

NEW SORORITY: The Panhellenic Council recently approved the rechartering of the Phi Sigma Sigma sorority at Cornell.

OPINION

SKORTON SPEAKS: President Skorton explains the University’s goals for the spring, and notes that Cornell must maintain a broad perspective moving forward.

ARTS DESK

DAPPIN’ UP THE DAP-KINGS: The Sun reviews last Thursday’s Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings concert at the State Theatre, which featured an array of soulful compositions from the Brooklyn-based group.

SPORTS DESK

MEN’S BASKETBALL: Six players scored in double figures, lifting the team to its first Ivy League victory over the Brown Bears.

MEN’S HOCKEY: Evan Rich ’13 explains how the Lynah Faithful have helped turned the season around for the men's hockey team.

ITHACA WEATHER

  • High: 34°

  • Low: 20°

  • 60% chance of snow

ALUMNI IN THE REAL WORLD

The New York Daily News reports that comedian Chelsea Handler, host of Chelsea Lately on the E! Network, has moved on from ex-boyfriend 50 Cent to hotelier Andre Balazs ’79. The two were spotted as a couple at the Sundance Film Festival in Sundance, Utah in late January.

Balazs owns numerous high-end hotels across the country, include The Raleigh in South Beach and Hotel QT in Times Square. He has previously been romantically linked to actress Uma Thurman and singer Courtney Love. 

161 THINGS

Every weekday during the school year, The Sun will suggest an item on the "161 Things Every Cornellian Should Do" to complete. 

Today’s is:

Take advantage of the 4:30 informational session in HEC Auditorium in Goldwin Smith Hall, and #160) Attend a Sun organizational meeting.