Heartbeat!

My 15 week check-up was yesterday afternoon. We heard the baby's heartbeat, thumping away so fast it almost sounded like one consecutive tone - about 150 bpm according to Doc's ear. What a beautiful moment. :)

Belief and Action

Saying you believe something is one thing, but acting on that belief is an entirely different story.

Reading through the articles in the Cornell Sun about the situation involving Chi Alpha there, I have been repeatedly struck with student and faculty's frustrations. I personally like to play devil's advocate so it has not been hard for me to see the situation from their point of view - I can understand why they are responding as they are. But this new statement, made by who I presume to be a student although no formal mention of his classification was made in his editorial, is beyond my understanding. Is he actually mad because someone believes something and acts on that belief? He talks like that is the craziest idea he's ever heard of - all of us who believe in the safety of airplanes are total idiots for booking a flight. Everyone who believes a prescription will cure their cold is ridiculous for seeing a doctor. Studying = good grades, but you're a fanatic if you spend a night in the library. This is just ridiculous.

I work in the realm of belief. I deal in issues of faith and credence. The bottom line of it all is this: everyone believes in something, and that belief absolutely affects every area of life. Even people who claim there is nothing, no God, no higher power, to believe in... they believe in nothing, and that belief will change their thoughts, actions, and attitudes.

What would the world be like if we all claimed to believe certain things, but always acted contrary?

Chi Alpha Funds Reinstated at Cornell

In a huge step forward for the group, the Cornell SAFC hearing voted to reinstate Chi Alpha's university funding privileges. The hearing found that Chi Alpha had not violated any of the stated university policies - a big break-through for the group, which has faced much criticism and outright attack in the last few weeks. I am so happy for the group and its directors - maybe now they can begin to recover from this chaos!

Student Assembly Restores Funding

Empty Words: the Hypocrisy of 'Diversity' - a student's thoughts on the playing out of true diversity on campus; a little biased, but he asks good questions

Turning Towards One - thoughts on the complexity of the situation

To the Editor - are all sins equal?

To the Editor: Student group reserves the right to select its own leaders

Explaining a Complex Relationship - Statement from Matt Herman, Director of Chi Alpha