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Cornell: Slacking on the Slope...
While Cornell may lack the annual springconcert that other schools have, Slope Day showsthat its students are not lacking in spirit or asense of tradition...
...Slope Day takes place "on this massive hill inthe middle of campus," says senior LeslieKirchler, the chair of Students Offering Support(SOS). "On the last day of classes, everyonebrings their couches and chairs out onto the hill,and just starts drinking...
Kirchler says Slope Day has its origins in anannual Spring Parade which no longer takes place.In previous years, the university would set up astage, and student groups would bring music groupsto play on campus. But, due to safety concerns,there is no longer any formal entertainment...
...admit the notion of human chimeras is still unnerving and worthy of debate, but we must not look at the issue as a slippery slope. Humankind (researchers and the rest of us alike) has always proceeded with some trepidation on genetic research, and caution is usually the rule of thumb. In fact, with the charged morality of the chimera issue, it is highly unlikely that any scientist would try to create a species with near-human intellect and even more inconceivable that they could do so with the hopes of monetary profit that Newman has in mind as motivation...