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How to Connect to the Cornell Servers for Ubuntu Users

As travelling graduate student, I often find myself needing to access Cornell’s servers from my personal laptop. The Cornell IT site has helpful instructions for Windows users and Mac users but nothing for Ubuntu users like me. After tinkering around a bit, here’s how I got things to work. For Ubuntu …

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Future Fun Facts

Remember when I said that my life is so much more than the pursuit of a PhD? I’ve been keeping a “bucket …

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How to be Understood in Grad School: Speak the Language

What I didn’t understand was that there is a unique language in each field of study. I needed to speak that language. Veterans of the field speak it fluently while baby grad students stutter along. As in a foreign country, speaking a little bit of the language can take you from being the loud, awkward foreigner to being a welcome part of the community.

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Why Do I Do This?

I saw that secret in my first year of grad school. It shook me to my core. It’s one of those I …

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