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Dear Uncle Ezra,
Why is Uris hall so ugly? It's all black on the outside and
underneath the sides of the building are these large, unsightly
rust stains marking up the concrete. Who designed the building?
Why did they use those steel beams to build it if they knew that
it would rust, turn black, and basically look so ugly?
Signed,
SAUH (Students Against Uris Hall)
Dear Students against Uris (careful...don't get dirty), The story goes something like this:
There were these two Cornell graduates,
named Harold and Percy Uris. They made a lot of money. They wanted a building
named after themselves. Therefore, they got to decide what kind of building it
would be. They had both visited Pittsburgh and seen the U.S. Steel building,
which was made out "cortan steel". This steel reacts with the environment to
produce a lovely orange-red hue (not rust). They said, "What a pretty building.
Our building at Cornell should look just like that." So they instructed the
achitects to construct Uris Hall with cortan steel. All of the experts said
that within seven years, the steel would react with the environment and the
building would be a lovely orange color. However, they didn't take into account
the fact that Pittsburgh's air quality and Ithaca's air quality are quite
different. We don't have all of the sulfuric pollutants in the air that
Pittsburgh does. This is great for breathing, but bad for reacting with cortan
steel. So, after fifteen years, all that we have is a building that is covered
in rust. But rest assured that the rust has done no structural damage to the
building. Uncle Ezra - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Question 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Dear Uncle,
I was wondering if you could do me a big favor-could you please
compile a list of your "greatests hits", it would really expedite
my searching through all the boring stuff to get to your best material.
Perhaps you could arrange your material by topic rather than by date.
Another Fan
Dear Fan Too, This suggestion has come up several times in several forms. If
readers remain enthusiastic about the idea, some version of "The Best of Uncle Ezra - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Question 3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Dear Unc,
The Adams Family house is rumoured to be in Hamilton, NY, or perhaps
it is one of those myths that perpetuates itself on many college campuses.
Ear to the Ground
Dear Ear, It may be that every town with fine Victorian architecture has its
own "Adams House." Perhaps that's part of the reason for the show's
success. Uncle Ezra - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Question 4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Dear Uncle Ezra,
I just wanted to let someone know that EXAMS PRELIM on CUINFO
needs to be updated. Also, to whom should I refer future comments/
questions about CUINFO? Is there an electronic address I could write
to?
Thank you.
--A Fan
Dear Fan, If you want to avoid the middle man (that is, me) with CUINFO-related
questions and comments, the person to contact is Steve Worona (SLW@CORELLA).
Steve tells me that the people responsible for posting the prelim schedules
have been informed that their tardiness is causing some consternation. Thanks for being observent and patient. Uncle Ezra |
