A massive 472 page project, the Cornellian 2006:  Expect delivers a healthy dose of nostalgia, photography, fun, and academics.  Yet, with over 40 pages of advertising, occasional pixilation, layout inconsistency, and typographical errors, the yearbook mars an A grade production with sporadic lack of attention to detail.  While a street price of $90 USD might also dissuade young, graduating Cornellians to purchase their yearbook, in spite of its shortcomings, I give it my strong endorsement.

The last four years of your life at Cornell are recorded in high-resolution images, both colour and black and white.  Your classmates are reproduced by name and portrait in the back of the Cornellian.  Main aspects of life at Cornell University—Bear Access, Freshman Orientation, Buildings, Majors, Locations—are represented in prose as well as photography.  In short, when you read over the Cornellian 2006 four years later, or at a reunion, its images will bring back the memories of these four years that you cannot afford to forget.

You did not attend Cornell to nail an ivy-league 4.0 and diploma or a well salaried job.  You came here to teach your entire person what it means to be a magnanimous adult.  Your friendships, love affairs, parties, and late night study sessions will be the most valuable memories, and the Cornellian may provide the key to unlock them in the years to come.

One Response to “The 2006 Yearbook”

1. Jake says:

   9/12/2006 at 2:36 am

   Maybe next year Cornell could use my service – http://www.allyearbooks.co.uk/ . Everyone feels out their yearbook entries online, uploading a photo and answering questions chosen by editors. It would bring the $90 price tag down considerably too!

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