Elliott Bäck Blog

From CUWiki

The Elliott Bäck Blog is one of several unofficial blogs specializing in content relating to Cornell University. The blog is run by Elliott Bäck, a graduated computer science major. During the peak activity of the blog, it provided access to a collection of public sources including facebook profiles and major media reports. Often, the information presented during this time provided a more in depth perspective on the event being covered. As an example, the stabbing incident on West Campus involving assailant Nathan H. Poffenbarger and victim Charles Holiday prompted several postings of breaking news. [1] The frank assemblage of information is not actively embraced by Cornell University administration due to the potential for bad press. This is evidenced by the official Cornell response to the blog.

Currently, the blog is not as active, but regular postings are made, often revolving around computer science related fields, Cornell projects Bäck has an involvement with, and important news on campus such as deaths or major arrests.