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Given that I don't see myself covering the White House or infiltrating any sort of enemy lines abroad, the closest I'll probably ever come to the seat of real power was the series of trips I made last spring to Ithaca, N.Y. to sit in on the admissions deliberations at Cornell University...
What to do about Theater Boy? That was the question vexing Peggy Walbridge and David Field as the two admissions readers paged through his application to Cornell University in Ithaca, N.Y. With a 1,420 SAT score, solid grades and top scores on two Advanced Placement exams, the applicant - we're calling him Theater Boy to protect his identity - certainly looked like Cornell material. He had appeared in professional music productions and helped raise over $50,000 to stage plays at his school. "That's pretty amazing," Walbridge muttered. Field chuckled as he read through the applicant's essay about...
Field hockey can be an unrewarding sport when the failure to convert golden scoring opportunities wastes 70 minutes of pretty stick handling, passing, and defense. Such was the case when Cornell shut out Harvard, 1-0 at Ithaca last season...
With four minutes left in the game at Ithaca, N.Y., Harvard led 23-10 and had the Big Red pinned at fourth-and-long. Yet, a defensive holding penalty gave Rahne an opportunity to storm back to a 24-23 lead. Harvard had a chance to reclaim victory on a last-second 40-yard field goal, but the 6'6 All-American, Splendorio deflected the kick as Cornell won by a point...
...that tilt at Ithaca, N.Y., Cornell quarterback Ricky Rahne and the Big Red charged back from a 13-point deficit late in the fourth quarter to give Cornell a lead 26 seconds left in the game. The Crimson drove down the field to set up a potentially game-winning 40-yard field goal attempt. But Splendorio denied the attempt by Mike Giampaolo '00 to win the game...