Dear Found,
Hope this clears things up for you..."Posting dates" refer to DUE's three
scheduled postings per week, on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays.  Each posting contains letters asked anywhere from a few days to a few weeks before ...the difference depends on how urgent the question was and how long it took to find the answer.  (Every now and then I find the answer to a question that I'd given up on from many months ago.  If the question is still relevant and of general interest to the Cornell community, I'll post it.)
        Your sign-off suggests that you may have written a letter and never seen the answer.  If so, please tell me a bit about it and I can either track it down in the postings for you or speed up attempts to answer it!   Uncle Ezra

Uncle Ezra   

Dear Yo Rock'n'Roller,
Judy Eckard, from the Office of Transportation Services, thinks that bus driver preference determines the music selection on Bluelight buses.  Since the drivers are in the bus all evening, they understandably choose to listen to music they enjoy.  However, Judy suggests that if you politely request a change of station, the driver just might agree to turn the dial to WVBR...

Uncle Ezra   

Dear Sooper Genius,
To find out information about an organization such as Mensa, you can check the "Encyclopedia of Associations" (published by Gale Research Inc.), located in the reference room of Uris Library.
        I looked up Mensa for you.  Mensa is an organization that promotes intellectual development and social interaction for people having an intelligence higher than 98% of the U.S. population, as indicated by standardized tests.  Mensa is a nation-wide and international organization with 53,000 members in 144 local groups across the U.S.  To contact Mensa write or call: Mensa, 2626 East 14th Street, Brooklyn, NY, 11235; phone: (718) 934-3700.

Uncle Ezra   

Dear Very Troubled,
I called Peg Lacey, Director of Cornell Dining, with your question.  She said that a penny jar is usually put out by a cashier who feels the need for one.  There's no real policy about penny jars, perhaps since the majority of Cornell Dining customers are on co-op.  However, she thinks your idea is a good one, and she'll bring it up with her department as soon as she can.

Uncle Ezra   

Dear JW,
I found the answer in the "Dictionary of Word and Phrase Origins" (Harper & Row, 1967), located in the reference section of Uris Library: "An inter- scholastic league for athletic competition was founded about a century ago, comprising four schools: Harvard, Yale, Columbia, and Princeton.  This league was known officially as the "Four League" but, in the academic tradition of the day, the Roman numeral "IV" was used. You can see this on trophies of these schools dating well back into the last century.  This then, was the origin of the 'IV' League.  When referred to vocally it became the 'Ivy League.'
        "In the 1920's and '30's, these four schools were big names in football. Their major opponents, Brown, Dartmouth, Cornell, and Pennsylvania, were included by custom in that group, which is today referred to as the 'Ivy League,' although it no longer consists of four schools."




        Well, there you have it.  We owe our Ivy League designation to the fighting Big Red teams!  All the more reason to go cheer them on as they meet their traditional opponents on the field of play!

Uncle Ezra   

Dear Unc:

  Why are there quotes around the "forks", "spoons", and "knives" signs at the Oakenshields dish return? This is the third time I've asked.

                                                     Concerned

Uncle Ezra   

Dear Thirsty,
According to Bonnie Hart over at the Cornell Dairy Plant, tightness of the seal depends on the temperature of the steam in the carton machine.  A new machine that goes on line this Thursday (April 12) should take care of the problem.  Cheers!

Uncle Ezra