Inside the Castle
Modeled after Oxford University's Christchurch Refectory, this is a great spot to have dinner (or lunch) and hang out with your fellow Risleyites.
What is Risley Dining?
The only real marching band in the Ivy League.
What is the Big Red Marching Band (BRMB)
What is the Ithaca Farmer's Market?
This RisOC owns 4 aprons and knows how to ride a unicycle.
Who is Minna
What is Boing?
What is Found Coffee?
Located near College Town and home to Duffield Hall, Hollister Hall, Kimball Hall, Bard Hall, and Carpenter Hall, this location is (unfortunately) a 15 minute walk from Risley.
What is the (Pew) Engineering Quad?
Initially founded as a conservatory of music in 1892, this academic institution still features one of the best music, theatre, and dance programs in the world.
What is Ithaca College?
This RisOC likes swords and was once in 5 D&D campaigns at once.
Who is Ro?
(Law): This U.S. Supreme Court case established that police must read the following to arrested suspects: You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can and will be used against you in court. You have the right to an attorney. If you can't afford an attorney, one will be appointed for you.
What is Miranda v. Arizona?
Currently chaired by Ro, this governing body meets in the CLR every Sunday at 9:00 PM to govern Risley and allocate funds and space.
What is Kommittee? (must be spelled correctly)
This feature is a great hiking, kayaking, and canoeing spot and forms part of the boundary between North and Central Campus.
What is Beebe Lake?
Set up by the Science Center, this one-to-5 billion scale model of the Solar system spans 1.2 km in downtown Ithaca.
What is the (Carl Sagan) Planet Walk?
This RisOC has a pet goldfish named Sherman, hunts for fossils around campus, and dreams of finding a Dunkleosteus fossil?
Who is Anna?
(Physics): This set of formulae describe electromagnetic forces and predicted the existence of electromagnetic waves which travel at the speed of light.
What are Maxwell's Equations?
We are all waiting with antici--
--pation for this Risley event, where we learn that castles don't have phones and we do the time warp again.
What is the Rocky Horror Picture Show?
Originally built for the Civil Engineering department for training students on geographical surveying and timekeeping and now home to the Cornell Astronomical Society, this building is one of the best spots to enjoy the night sky on a Friday night.
What is Fuertes Observatory?
This pedestrianized area in Downtown Ithaca features many restaurants and shops as well as a major TCAT bus hub.
What is Ithaca Commons?
This RisOC works in the cheese department of Wegmans and has a pet tortoise that will outlive them.
Who is Adrian?
(Biology): This protein, present in the mitochondria, uses concentration gradient of H+ ions across the mitochondrial membrane to produce an energetic chemical used to power various cellular activities.
What is ATP Synthase?
This stage combat club, which practices in the Risley Great Hall, also performs at various events, both around campus and in Risley, including Star Wars Night and Game of Thrones.
What is Ring of Steel?
This sports facility, which sometimes has fish thrown onto it during the rivalry game with Harvard, is home to Cornell's most popular sport.
What is Lynah Rink?
This park features Lucifer Falls, a 115-foot waterfall, and trails carved into the gorge by the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) between 1933 and 1941.
What is Robert H. Treman (State Park)?
This RisOC loves musicals and stargazing and has never broken a bone.
Who is Daniel?
(CS): What is the answer that would make this question recursive?
What is the answer that would make this question recursive?