Cornell Classic Cross Ballpoint Pen

I received this pen as a gift and after using it for a while, it's not a good pen. You're better off using a BIC pen because this pen, with its shiny metal surface, is practically unusable. The ink cartridge + ballpoint is cut of the mill, writing spotty. You repeatedly need to press the pen on the side of your paper in order to get the ink running again. The biggest issue however, is the slipperyness from the metal surface. It absolutely has no grip to it. Pressing down on any surface will make you have to readjust often, for which this action is inherent to using a pen.

If you're looking for an expensive pen who's only value is in looking fancy in a commemorative box that will never be opened, this is for you. If you want a pen you can actually use in front of people, this isn't it.