What's going on in Ithaca? Why are there only dragons and elks/mooses and Sphinxes on the daily photo blog? Well, let us explain. Or better, let Wikipedia explain. Basically in 1901 an architecture student thought that there should be an architecture student's day and because he was Irish and the Irish (like the Welsh and the Chinese) like dragons, he carried a dragon around campus.
On a completely different topic: Do you like the drinks (and the pizza!) Felicia's Atomic Lounge as much as we do? Then go over to LonelyPlanet and make them the world's greatest bar! Here's Felicia's blog post where I learned about this.