{"id":33354,"date":"2024-03-25T13:27:37","date_gmt":"2024-03-25T17:27:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/?p=33354"},"modified":"2024-04-15T13:22:18","modified_gmt":"2024-04-15T17:22:18","slug":"iconic-traditions-week-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/iconic-traditions-week-2\/","title":{"rendered":"What’s the Most Iconic Cornell Tradition? The Bracket Narrows!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Slope Day? Dairy Bar ice cream? The Swim Test? Big Red stalwarts continue going head to head in Week Two of our March Madness!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Editor’s note: The bracket is currently in its final round, and the poll at the bottom of this post is closed. Here’s the ballot<\/a> for the final, running until 8 a.m. EDT on Monday, April 22!<\/em><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

By Corey Ryan Earle \u201907<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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We’ve made it through the first round of our Iconic Cornell Traditions<\/a> bracket, with more than 1,100 Cornellians chiming in on what experiences are essential to being a Big Red student. Voters have narrowed down the field from 32 to 16\u2014and voting is now open for the next eight matchups below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The biggest blowouts in Round One were perhaps to be expected. “Cheering for Big Red hockey at Lynah Rink” trounced “Failing a prelim (then studying so hard, you ace the next one)” with 83% of the vote. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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While both may be part of the Cornell experience, one is certainly a lot more fun than the other. (And it’s been a great year for the Lynah Faithful: on Saturday, the Big Red won the ECAC championship for the first time since 2010.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But the largest margin of victory went to “Hanging out with friends on Slope Day,” handily defeating “Bowling at Helen Newman” with 88%. Helen Newman Bowling Center will continue to languish as an underappreciated hidden gem on campus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The largest margin of victory went to ‘Hanging out with friends on Slope Day,’ handily defeating ‘Bowling at Helen Newman.’<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Two quintessential Cornell icons were unexpectedly knocked out of the tournament in the first round. In one of the closest matchups, \u201cStrolling around Beebe Lake\u201d took down “Snapping a photo with the Ezra Cornell statue,\u201d 57% to 43%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our beloved mascot also came up short, with “Seeing a world-renowned speaker or performance at Barton Hall” outpacing “High-fiving Touchdown the Bear,\u201d 67% to 33%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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(Alumni remembering the 1977 Grateful Dead concert at Barton Hall may have influenced the outcome there.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The closest matchup? “Sipping a glass in Intro to Wines” snuck into the next round just ahead of \u201cStruggling to get into a course during add\/drop,\u201d 53% to 47%, in another matchup that pitted a positive experience against a negative one. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

(But perhaps these two experiences are best when combined.)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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We have some tough decisions to make in Round Two, so don\u2019t forget to vote below. May the most Cornell-y tradition win!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As a reminder, here are the basics:<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Over the next four weeks, you can help determine the most iconic Cornell tradition by voting weekly in a series of matchups until we reach the championship final, with voting opening on April 15.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 The second bracket of eight pairs is below, and you can download the full bracket here:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\tCorey’s March Madness Bracket 2024: Round 2<\/a>\n\n\n\n

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\u2022 Round Two voting runs from now until 8 a.m. EDT on Monday, April 1.<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Look for the results\u2014and the next round of match-ups\u2014that afternoon!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Corey's March Madness: Cornell Traditions, Round 2<\/div><\/div>