UNIQUE Cornell Culture?

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<p>Yes, I'm aware that people have asked this type of question, but I'm trying to be more specific.</p>

<p>Are there any traditions/cultures in Cornell that really MAKE it Cornell? I'm not talking about "oh it's the best engineering ivy, big and diverse, out of nowhere in Ithaca, blah blah" I'm talking about something ONLY Cornell has. Here are some examples from other schools:</p>

<p>Harvard: Rubbing John Harvard's foot; Finals clubs;
Brown: Josiah S Carberry;
WUSTL: The "Bunny" statue;
MIT: East/West Campus culture;</p>

<p>Hope I got my point across. It could be a well-known inside joke, just anything that is CORNELL-ONLY is fine.</p>

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<p>Made by 2 seniors who graduated in 2011…this should help:</p>

<p>[This</a> Is on Vimeo](<a href=“http://vimeo.com/23897683]This”>http://vimeo.com/23897683)</p>

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<p>I’ll second that video and also point out that it’s IMPOSSIBLE to fully appreciate it without being a student. Even a freshman who might get all the references I don’t think can still fully appreciate the depth of content in the video like a senior might. That video was made by someone in my class my senior year and the timing of it was PERFECT for me to view for the first time.</p>

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<ul>
<li>Hockey games … (OK not totally unique but awesome)</li>
<li>Dragon parade by the architecture first years</li>
<li>Walking the gorges (not jumping into them … although I guess that is unique also)</li>
<li>The legend of statues in the art quad shaking hands (the reason can not be given on this family forum)</li>
<li>Ithaca’s history in the movie industry and the interact with Cornell frats (for example, the famous boat seen with the little rascals was shot on Beebie Lake)</li>
</ul>

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<p>check out 161 things to do at Cornell.
[Big</a> Red Ambition: 161 Things Every Cornellian Should Do | The Cornell Daily Sun](<a href=“http://cornellsun.com/section/news/content/2009/07/19/big-red-ambition-161-things-every-cornellian-should-do]Big”>Big Red Ambition: 161 Things Every Cornellian Should Do | The Cornell Daily Sun)
a lot of those are going to seem like huge Cornell inside jokes, but as a recent alum I understand them all.</p>

<p>a couple of ones similar to 3togo I’ll add</p>

<p>Slope Day, big party at the end of spring semester
Intro to Wines, a class you can take
Hot Truck and Louie’s Lunch (food trucks)</p>

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<p>@csdad: That was an AMAZING video. Thanks for sharing!</p>

<p>@3togo: Yeah those are what I’m looking for basically. Thanks for the input!</p>

<p>I’ll wait for more. :P</p>

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<p>@faustarp: Will check that out! And in the meanwhile… is your username about Radiohead?</p>

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<p>yes, of course it’s about Radiohead. :slight_smile: if you look at my join date it’s shortly after In Rainbows came out, so I was playing it a lot. </p>

<p>also I realized you might like to check the wikipedia page titled Cornelliana:
[Cornelliana</a> - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia](<a href=“http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cornelliana]Cornelliana”>Cornelliana - Wikipedia)
I think that might even be better than the 161 things in terms of answering your original question.</p>

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<p>Haha that is spot-on! Thanks for the help!</p>

<p>Edit: I like Kid A more though… :P</p>