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Within the Jewish studies department, classes in Yiddish will continue for a second semester. | Page 3

Birds of Prey showcases “girl gangs” in a nonobjectifying way, writes Olivia Bono ’20. | Page 7

Cornell men’s hockey achieve back-to-back wins against Colgate.

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Students Scramble to Change Semester Plans Following China Study Abroad Cancellations

By MEGHANA SRIVASTAVA Sun Staff Writer

With plane tickets booked and schedules set, seven students prepared for a semester abroad in Beijing, China. In a twist of fate, they all ended up back at Cornell due to the international novel

’Till next time | Above: A gateway at Peking University in Beijing, where some Cornellians had intended to study this spring.

coronavirus outbreak.

A week into this semester, Prof. Allen Carlson, government, China and Asia Pacific studies program director, hosted a video conference to inform students who were set to leave for Beijing that the trip had been canceled. Immediately, students scrambled to make plans to stay on campus for the rest of the spring semester.

“Just on a personal level, I saw that I wouldn’t be comfortable with my son going — and by extension the students, many of who have taken classes with me

basically their entire time at Cornell,” Carlson said about his decision to cancel the trip. “I started to feel not comfortable about putting them in a position where they have to choose between going or not.”

Soon after CAPS canceled its Beijing trip, the University followed suit, canceling all study abroad programs in China on Jan. 29. CAPS’ and the University’s decision to cancel the program came after the Centers for Disease Control issued a level 3 travel warning, urging travelers not to visit China for nonessen-

tial travel.

The novel strain of coronavirus, which originated in Wuhan, China, has sickened over 43,000 people and killed over 1,000, as of Monday night. In Beijing, there have been 337 confirmed cases of coronavirus and two deaths so far.

A semester abroad in Beijing is required to complete the CAPS major.

In Beijing, students take classes at Peking University while also holding part-time internships.

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Forced Triples Squeeze Freshmen

Snowy slope

The dreaded living option in the North Campus Low Rises pushes space limits for a room of three

By ALEX HALE Sun Staff Writer

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A student skis down Libe Slope during Friday’s snow day.

As move-in day rolls in, rows of cars push their way to prime parking spots. All around, eager freshmen begin the endless trips to-and-from their rooms, weighed down by bags, belongings and the looming adjustments of living alone.

At Cornell, though, some students get a little less space to deal with all of this.

Living in a Low Rise or a similar style building can be uncomfortable. Residents of “forced triples” — where three beds are fit into a room originally meant for two — are left looking for answers and extra space.

While the forced triples elicit mixed reactions, residents agree

that the spaces are too tight.

Alexa Wong ’23, a forced triplet, doesn’t mind her living situation in Low Rise 6, but she acknowledged that she resides in close quarters.

“Though I really love [JAM], I don’t feel like I have a super comfortable place within JAM to live.”

Lauren Thomas ’23 Lauren Thomas ’23, on the other hand, finds the room to be a little too claustrophobic.

“Though I really love [Just About Music], I don’t feel like I have a super comfortable place

within JAM to live,” said Thomas, who currently resides in a forced triple in the musical dorm.

The typical set-up of a forced triple is two sets of bunk beds — one with a top and bottom bunk and the other contains a bed on top with a desk space below.

For Thomas, it is confusing that other doubles in her dorm appear to be about the same size — if not bigger — than her triple room.

“The double at the end of my suite is bigger than my room,” she said. “I heard that if [the room is] a corner room it means that they’re bigger so that’s probably it … I feel if they at least switch them [so that] the triples are in the doubles, that would See FORCED TRIPLE page 4

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Fundamentals of Investing With Beth Prudence ’89, Vice President at Morgan Stanley 12:15 p.m. - 1:30 p.m., B73 Warren Hall Stop, Drop, Create: Drop-In Hours 3 - 4 p.m., MannUfactory Makerspace, Mann Library Climate Change Blame Game, Navigating the Divide: Insights From the Mekong 3:30 - 4:30 p.m., G24 Fernow Hall Biomedical Sciences Seminar Series With David Rickman 4 p.m., T1003 College of Veterinary Medicine Roundtable Discussion of Novel Coronavirus: Public Health, Politics and Historical Context Of the Current Crisis 4 - 5:30 p.m., 700 Clark Hall Inside Journalism: A Conversation With the National Editor For The New York Times 4:30 - 5:30 p.m., G76 Goldwin Smith Hall 10th Annual Cornell Topical Sermon Contest 4:30 - 6:15 p.m., Founders Room, Anabel Taylor Hall For Sama Ithaca Premiere 6:45 - 8:25 p.m., Willard Straight Theater

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Ithaca Report Affirms No Concern for Excess Chlorine Levels in Water

By ARI DUBOW Sun Staff Writer

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Reconnecting to roots | A document from the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research showcases Yiddish writings. Cornell has extended its Yiddish program for another semester, allowing students to further their studies.

Jewish Studies’ Yiddish Program to Be Continued Student popularity extends Cornell’s Yiddish program for another semester, offering an opportunity to reconnect with culture

An operator at the city’s water treatment plant failed to notify plant directors of a chlorine dioxide reading that exceeded the maximum level allowed by the Environmental Protection Agency on Feb. 5, according to a notice provided on Monday by the City of Ithaca Water Treatment Plant.

The maximum allowable reading is 0.80 milligrams per liter, but the reading received by an operator last Wednesday afternoon was nearly double, at 1.58 milligrams per liter, the statement read. On the same day, the chlorine dioxide levels had been tested two other times, and each time yielded normal results.

Operators check the chlorine dioxide levels at the entry point to the water system at set inter-

ment read. “Our numbers have been within limits on a regular basis leaving the water plant and into the distribution system. We do not think that has changed.”

Readings taken both the day before and the day after were less than 0.25 milligrams per liter— far below the maximum allowed quantity.

Since the city cannot prove the inaccuracy in the reading, it is required to publicize the Environmental Protection Agency’s “Standard Health Effects Language,” which states that infants and pregnant women are at risk when consuming water with excessive levels of chlorine and that people may even experience anemia. But the city notice further stated that such information might not be relevant to this specific situation.

Baker said that if there was excessive chlorine dioxide in the

By MADELINE ROSENBERG

tory, the birth of Zionism, political movements in Jewish life, immigration, assimilation — are all illuminated by an understanding of Yiddish.”

Cornell’s first-ever cohort of Yiddish language Studying Yiddish does not yet fulfill the Arts learners have entered another semester of master- and Sciences language requirement, but Forman ing alphabets and reading poetry written in the told The Sun he treats it like a regular language ancient Jewish tongue. class — working toward fluency is the goal.

The Jewish Studies Program piloted a Yiddish The enrolled students are progressing through a class this fall with a Yiddish language texttwo-credit elementabook and are immers“Many of the issues that Jewish ry-level course, and ing themselves in the continued student Jewish history and culstudies addresses — history, interest allowed the ture that is intertwined assimilation, [etc.] — are illuminated with the European program to expand this spring by introtongue. by an understanding of Yiddish.” ducing Jewish Studies Class conversations 1777: Elementary span from Yiddish litProf. David Forman Yiddish II. erature to food and Although Cornell they have welcomed a teaches a Yiddish linguistics course, this is the first visit from Cornell’s Klezmer Ensemble, which school year that the University offered Yiddish performs traditional Eastern European Jewish language instruction — following in the footsteps folk music. Forman said he hopes students can of universities like Columbia and Harvard who use Yiddish in their work and lives, whether that already have an undergraduate Yiddish language means participating in Yiddish theater, conductcurriculum. ing scholarly research on the history of Jews in “It makes sense to have Yiddish as part of a Eastern Europe or exploring identity.

Jewish studies program,” said course instructor Max Greenberg ’22, who enrolled in both Prof. David Forman, Near Eastern studies. “Many of the issues that Jewish studies addresses — hisSee YIDDISH page 5 Sun Staff Writer

Chili on a chilly day

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Contamination | Excess levels of chlorine were tested on Feb. 5. at Ithaca’s Water Treatment Plant. Officials say this is not a concern. vals each day, said Charles Baker, chief operator of the city’s Water Treatment Plant.

Typically, confirmed readings of excessive chlorine dioxide require the operator to notify the directors of the plant.

The directors read the reported levels routinely — usually daily or every other day, according to Baker. However, the report for the high reading on Feb. 5 did not come out until Feb. 7.

“We do not feel that there is any reason for concern,” the state-

system at that reading, the levels had likely returned to normal within a few hours.

According to Baker, meter readings of chlorine dioxide have been high in the past, but upon verification these readings appeared to be faulty, revealing normal levels of the chemical.

Incorrect readings could be the result of poorly cleaned reading materials or incorrect sampling, the statement read.

Ari Dubow can be reached at adubow@cornellsun.com.

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Attempted Robbery Near Commons; No Injuries, Police Say

By SEAN O’CONNELL Sun Staff Writer

An attempted armed robbery occurred in the East Seneca street parking lot ramp on Sunday at approximately 7:30 p.m., according to an Ithaca Police Department press release.

The IPD investigated the incident and no one was injured, police said in the press release.

According to the press release, the suspect was a black male of approximately 20 to 30 years of age, wearing all-dark clothing.

The victim said his assailant “approached him in the parking ramp, displayed

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Close quarters | Some students residing in the Low Rises on North Campus have found themselves in particularly small rooms, with three students living in a space designed for two.

Students Struggle Through Tight Living Spaces in Forced Triples Despite complaints, University reassures rooms are ‘large enough’ FORCED TRIPLE

have also grabbed the attention of local publications.

“We do our best to accommodate everyone’s housmake much more sense.” ing needs to the extent that we can,” wrote Karen Thomas and Wong agreed that within the forced Brown, senior director of Campus Life Marketing triple’s setup, the best strategic selection is the bunk and Communications, in an email to The Sun. “Not with desk beneath. Both saw the space underneath all triples are the same size, of course, but any room the bed as the space that housing three students is large enough and offers to most room for equipped for three students.”

“I was lucky with my one person.

Cornell isn’t alone in this undesirable roommates. They’ve “That is my own trend. Colleges across the country house stuspace that [my roommade [the forced triple] dents in forced triples. While it is acknowlmates] don’t really go edged that an advantage of forced triples is a lot more bearable.” into,” Thomas said. “I reduced price of living, other advantages are really value that … [but] hard to come by.

Aron Zhou ’23 they don’t have that — Although too close for comfort, Zhou said and that kind of sucks.” that one silver lining has been those who share Aron Zhou ’23, who the small space with him. possesses the coveted bunk with a desk beneath, “Definitely, I was lucky with my roommates,” believes that either that spot or the bottom bunk is Zhou said. “They’ve made [the forced triple] a lot the most advantageous, since there is easier access to more bearable.” the bed.

In terms of her plans for next year, Thomas said Regardless of position, space most often becomes she wants an issue in terms of storage. to live “We run out of space to put things if in JAM “Not all triples are the same size, we get new stuff,” Wong said. but of course, but any room housing three again, Zhou also mentioned how, as an only if she ROTC cadet, he has to fit additional students is large enough and equipped is placed gear in the room along with the others’ in a sinfor three students.” belongings. gle. Wong The forced triples don’t leave for much h o p e s Karen Brown literal breathing room, either. Thomas to live described one instance in which her roomon West mate fell sick. Since the small room was ripe for cross Campus, which doesn’t offer rooms for three and contamination, Thomas got sick shortly after, and Zhou is not quite sure yet, although he desires to ended up in the emergency room. move out of a forced triple.

Although not officially titled a “forced triple” Though none of the three freshmen are completeon the Cornell Housing website, it does men- ly sure of where they’ll live next year, all of them will tion that triples in Low Rise 5, 6 and 7 contain surely be looking to find a better space-per-person a “space-saving wardrobe/bureau combination,” ratio. which differs from “a closet and a bureau” in single and double rooms. Low Rise “forced triples” Alex Hale can be reached at ahale@cornellsun.com.

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a knife and said, ‘give me what you got,’” the police said. The victim was able to yell for help, prompting the suspect to leave without causing any harm.

The victim declined to further cooperate with law enforcement, police said.

The IPD asked for anyone with information related to this incident, or whoever has been a victim of a similar incident in Ithaca, to contact the department at 607-272-9973 or by the IPD online tip form at www.cityofithaca.org.

Sean O’Connell can be reached at soconnell@cornellsun.com.

CAPS Trip to Beijing Canceled for Spring Students reevaluate plans amidst international coronavirus outbreak not plan to go on the trip in the fall because he wants to spend his senior year on After the cancellation, campus.

Ava Pacheco ’21 instantly “It wasn’t handled in turned to her advising dean any way that will make me to enroll in classes for the say, ‘Oh, I’m never doing semester and then looked this again,’ Davis said. to sort out her housing sit- “Everything was on time for uation. the most part and commu“My dean was a big nicated well, so it’s not a help,” Pacheco said. “She matter of the program or emailed all my professors of anything that the program classes that I was going to did.” enroll in to be like, ‘This is In regards to how CAPS the situation that I was in students will fulfill their and just please be accommo- major requirements, Carlson dating.’ And then I found said that students are encourmy housing through a cou- aged to travel to Beijing next ple of people, but one of the semester in the Fall instead. people was rec“Things are ommended by still so unset“You plan out CAPS.” tled,” Carlson For Pacheco, your whole said.

“It’s the program’s hard to know college career cancellation this where everysemester meant and then a pivotal one is going to that she would be in anothpart of it is not be able to er few weeks canceled.” complete the or months, CAPS major. regarding the Ana Pacheco ’21 Instead, Pacheco spread of the will pursue the coronavirus. department’s Our first priority was simminor and not study abroad ply facilitating the return to in Beijing next semester campus, and now we can because she has to stay on think more concretely about campus to complete her sec- next steps.” ond major in Spanish.

CAPS is also cospon“You plan out your whole soring a roundtable on the college career and then a piv- outbreak on Tuesday with otal part of it is canceled,” the Cornell China Center Pacheco said. “It’s kind of and the Migrations Global sad. And also, it would just Grand Challenge Initiative. be a really fun experience. The panel will focus on the But I do understand that the health concerns and pubstudents’ health comes first.” lic policies surrounding the Alex Davis ’21, a CAPS outbreak. minor, planned to take the trip for self-enrichment since Meghana Srivastava can be it is only required for the reached at msrivastava@ major. However, he does cornellsun.com.

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Yiddish Program Expands Offerings for Spring Semester Nation, the indigenous community on whose land Cornell’s Ithaca campus stands. The University semesters of Yiddish, said that also introduced an American Sign speaking the same language as his Language curriculum in the fall great-grandparents has been espe- semester.

“There are a lot of points of cially exciting for him.

“Being able to learn that lan- bridging and empathy between guage and speak those same words the range of Native American and has a profound impact on being the range of Jewish experiencable to reconnect with cultural es,” Boyarin said. “Universities heritage,” Greenberg said, “espe- should be places where heritage is preserved and cially because transmitted.” there are few “Universities should be As these avenues for young initiathat kind of places where heritage tives continue, reconnection.” is preserved and Forman said Once the he hopes what majority lantransmitted.” started with one guage of about Prof. Jonathan Boyarin Yiddish course 10 million will ultimately Jewish people, develop into Yiddish now has about 500,000 speakers, many a full-fledged language program of whom hail from orthodox com- with advanced-level and literature classes. But for now, he said munities.

But Jewish Studies Program he remains grateful that Cornell director Prof. Jonathan Boyarin, offers students a chance to connect anthropology, the Mann Professor with a language and culture that, of Modern Jewish Studies, said the to him, feels like home.

“Having Yiddish spoken aloud interest in speaking and learning Yiddish among the secular Jewish in our classrooms is thrilling,” population has grown — a trend Forman said. “It is such a privilege that may explain why the pilot to share what I’ve learned with my course generated enough student students, and if they get part of the interest to continue into a more way there and then have to pick it back up after they leave Cornell, permanent program.

Yiddish was not the only lan- great. They’ve got more than we guage launched at Cornell this had last year.” year. Since fall 2019, students have been able to learn the tra- Madeline Rosenberg can be reached ditional language of the Cayuga at mrosenberg@cornellsun.com

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SCIENCE PALEONTOLOGY

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A Reflection on Former President Frank H. T. Rhodes’ Scientific Legacy at Cornell

By MILENA BIMPONG Sun Staff Writer

Although widely known for serving as Cornell’s ninth president from 1977 to 1995, the late Frank H.T. Rhodes was also a reputable paleontologist.

Prof. Warren Allmon, earth and atmospheric sciences — who used to frequently host Rhodes as a guest lecturer in his paleobiology course — discussed Rhodes’ legacy in the scientific community with The Sun. Rhodes, who died on Feb. 3, was an invertebrate paleontologist, studying the fossils of species without backbones. He specialized in conodonts, extinct microfossils that have a toothlike structure. According to Allmon, conodonts are important for identifying the ages of rocks during the Paleozoic Era, which was 251 to 542 million years ago.

Yet what made the former president’s research so unique was the fact that he researched conodonts at a time when their origins were unknown.

Allmon said that Rhodes was able to conduct extensive conodont research despite not knowing what kind of organism it was.

“Nobody knew what kind of animal they were until very, very recently in 1983,” Allmon said. “By this time, [Rhodes] was no longer an active researcher.”

When Rhodes visited the paleobiology course as a guest lecturer, Allmon’s students were able to learn about how paleontology research has evolved over

the past several decades.

“They got to see what a classical conodontologist would do in the 1950s and 60s,” Allmon said.

While he was University president, Rhodes’ research focus shifted to Charles Darwin’s work. Allmon said that Rhodes took many summers off as president to do research on Darwin.

During research excursions, the ninth president published widely cited papers in which he argued for the importance of punctuated equilibrium — a theory that states speciation occurs rapidly in between longer periods of stability.

Along with publishing research papers, Rhodes also wrote books on evolution, including The Evolution of

Life and Origins: The Search for Our Prehistoric Past, both of which address

the evolution of living things and their environments.

Although a successful paleontologist, one of Rhodes’ goals as president was to dedicate more time and resources into all disciplines at Cornell — not just geology.

“Frank was such an honorable man that he went to lengths to not favor his old discipline,” Allmon said.

Rhodes’ tenure saw the expansion of several academic programs — such as the creation of several ethnic studies courses and abroad programs like Cornell Abroad and Cornell in Washington.

Beyond Cornell, Rhodes served as a chair of the National Science Board, was a longtime supporter of Ithaca’s

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Paleontological Research Institution and narrated the films shown in the city’s Museum of the Earth’s A Journey Through Time exhibit.

For Allmon, Rhodes’ legacy as not only a paleontologist, but also as

“an excellent communicator and an advocate for science,” will always be remembered.

Milena Bimpong can be reached at mbimpong@cornellsun.com.

Cornell Engineers Turn to Nature For Solving Machinery’s Age Old Dilemma

By LOUIS CHUANG Sun Staff Writer

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Sweating robots | This sweating hand is an example of a “bio-inspired” technology from Prof. Rob Shepherd’s Organic Robotics lab.

While machines seem to have boundless capabilities, there has been one factor limiting machines since their inception: heat.

Cornell engineers, Prof.

Rob Shepherd, mechanical and aerospace engineering, and Prof. Emmanuel Giannelis, material science and engineering, sought to battle heat through sweating — the same method employed by students walking up the slope on a hot summer day.

Shepherd and Gianelis employed 3D-printing techniques to stimulate sweating in robots, which they are currently testing on a robotic hand. High powered robots currently require maintenance after extended use because of the heat they build up during use.

One of the collaborators from Shepherd’s Organic Robotics Lab, Anand Mishra, told The Sun the initial research project was “bio-in-

spired” — the basic functions of living things influenced the researchers, prompting them to design this multifunctional robotic hand.

For example, the hand can release sweat without the need of a human operator.

“Sweating takes advantage of evaporated water loss to rapidly dissipate heat and can cool below the ambient environmental temperature,” said Dr. Thomas J. Wallin in a University press release. “So as is often the case, biology provided an excellent guide for us as engineers.”

Actuators, or “robotic hands,” are responsible for moving parts, retaining water and responding to varying temperatures since they are made of hydrogel materials — gels that can absorb water.

The non-robotic basis for this technology lies in the base layer, which is made of a polymer that reacts to temperatures above 30 degrees Celsius — or 86 degrees Fahrenheit — by shrinking, which then squeezes water up

into a top layer of another polymer, according to the press release.

Once the water reaches the top layer, it exits through the pores, which are temperature sensitive and automatically enlarged to release the “sweat.”

The pores in this responsive hand will then close when the temperature drops below 30 degrees Celsius.

When the technology is more polished, the lab hopes to increase the capabilities of robots with multiple, complex uses.

“Our current research results lead us in the direction of a multifunctional robot with embodied sensing, actuation, and intelligence.” Mishra said. “Future soft robots will be highly multifunctional with embodied sensing and intelligence, which could help to respond to diverse and sustainable needs.”

Louis Chuang can be reached at lchuang@cornellsun.com.

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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT The Fantabulous Emancipation Of the Superpowered Girl Gang T his isn’t the first time I’ve written about my love for 2019’s Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order, a game better than its lengthy, non descriptive title would suggest. I was mostly excited to be able to play as relatively new characters such as Ms. Marvel, Miles Morales and Spider-Gwen, but I was also thrilled to see some of my other favorite characters on the roster as well.

What I wasn’t expecting, though, was for the game to reward my taste in characters — players receive a team bonus for creating a team with multiple women, among other things. The magic of video games allows and even encourages players to create the kinds of diverse teams that are rarely seen on the big screen.

It’s great that I get to create a team with so many women in the video game because the franchise’s more popular movie counterparts leave something to be desired. When Avengers: Endgame came out last year, I wrote about my expectations for the big team-up event and my frustration at the film’s big “girl power” scene. Big-screen superhero teams tend to fall into the “one token woman in a boys’ club” category, so in a movie with every MCU superhero team, it seemed like a chance to break from the formula and show women from different franchises teaming up in some meaningful way, maybe one that would echo the A-Force comics. No such luck.

Even the character marketed as the champion of women — Captain Marvel, the first female superhero with a solo film in the MCU — barely interacted with the other characters, let alone the other women, except in a bizarre battle scene where none of the characters made eye contact. In a short clip towards the end of the movie, Peter Parker gives the all-powerful Infinity Gauntlet to Captain Marvel, who has to fly it across a battlefield full of enemies. “Don’t worry,” Scarlet Witch says to Peter without looking at him or Captain Marvel. “She’s got help,” finishes General Okoye. Every female character then lands beside them and charges simultaneously at the CGI horde. It’s hard to believe any of the characters knew the other was there, let alone that any of the actors were in the same room during filming. They don’t even help each other in battle, leaving the whole gesture feel empty and pointless.

Enter Birds of Prey and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn (2020).

Birds of Prey is less of a female Avengers and more of DC’s answer to Deadpool: The story isn’t about the titular superhero team but rather about Harley Quinn’s struggle to escape every person who wants her dead (so really, everyone). It’s a bit like if Deadpool 2 was called X-Force and the Fantabulous

Emancipation of One Wade Wilson. (Okay, actually, that would have been great.) Regardless, even Deadpool 2 featured its team-up more than Birds of Prey. DC’s “girl gang” team-up is more of a reluctant alliance formed out of a mutual desire to protect constipated pickpocket Cassandra Cain, and the Birds of Prey — Huntress, Black Canary and Renee Montoya — don’t even all meet until the third act.

Even these mere twenty minutes of team-up prove to be better than the thirty-second scrap tossed to us

by Endgame. The characters interact, helping each other fight with their varied skill sets in a way that makes sense, like Huntress giving the roller-skating Harley Quinn a lift on her motorcycle, one of my favorite sequences in the movie. None of it feels forced — yes, there’ve been a lot of mixed reactions from the internet about the part of the Booby Trap fight scene where Harley lends Black Canary a hair tie, but I think that scene is just another example of the characOn the Level ters’ personalities shining through. Yes, it’s probably also to sell Hot Topic’s overpriced Harley Quinn scrunchies, and it is taking a remarkable amount of self-control on my part not to order them right now as I type this, but that doesn’t mean it wasn’t a great narrative choice.

I loved seeing Margot Robbie’s Harley Quinn, objectively the best character from Suicide Squad (2016), come into her own in a way that didn’t feel sleazy and had none of Justice League (2017)’s weird upskirt Wonder Woman shots. Even if I felt that the film spent too much time trying to convince us that Ewan McGregor was evil (I get it! He collects human faces! I’m desensitized to that kind of stuff now, DC, you overdid it with Gotham (2014) and Batwoman (2019)), I enjoyed every second that we got to spend with the five main women. I still can’t help wishing we’d get a proper Birds of Prey spin-off from this movie, as teased towards the end of the film, and the film’s opening weekend numbers have me nervous.

Birds of Prey proved that the big studios can make a super(anti-)hero team-up for women that feels fresh and relatable, not hollow or male gaze-y, and I really hope DC and Marvel can see beyond the dollar signs and realize that.

Now if only someone would give the Hollywood decision-makers a four percent experience bonus for featuring more diverse teams of women.

Olivia Bono

Olivia Bono is a senior in the College of Arts and Sciences. She can be reached at obono@cornellsun.com. On the Level runs alternating Tuesdays this semester.

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Motherless Brooklyn: More Than A Murder Mystery JEREMIAH LACON SUN STAFF WRITER

Motherless Brooklyn by Jonathan Lethem is not your typical murder mystery. Instead, the book is focused on the narration of an uncertified detective named Lionel Essrog as he earnestly navigates the secrets surrounding the death of his father figure, Frank Minnie. Meanwhile, Essrog also aims to reconcile with the symptoms of his neurological disorder.

Throughout the book, it is easy to relate to Essrog even as he consciously attempts to overcome an inappropriate surging tic.

During Essrog’s interaction with other characters, Lethem masterfully describes Essrog’s perspective. For instance, he normalizes Essrog’s necessity to stroke a new acquaintance’s shoulder exactly six times (no more, no fewer). It even felt natural for Essrog to read each and every book possible from start to finish in a library.

Motherless Brooklyn shatters notions of normality — Lethem skillfully provokes his readers to reconsider their definitions of normal. More than your average murder mystery, the engaging book deconstructs society’s notions of standardization by illuminating and empowering a misunderstood population. Lethem shows that individuals with tourettes are not definitively “disordered” and thus not definitively “unable.” In fact, Lethem presents Essrog as the only individual capable of solving the murder of Frank Minnie.

However, compared to other representations of murder mysteries, like that of The Witch Elm by Tana French or One of Us Is Lying by Karen McManus, the plot of Motherless Brooklyn did not quite emphasize the mystery of the murder. Instead, Lethem chooses to break the plot into mini-episodes. Essrog’s memories of past events with Frank Minnie and other characters fill in the gaps between each episode. As I was reading, I felt that these “fillers” were negligible and rather illogical considering the development of the main plotline — they detracted from the thrilling pace of the story. To offer some perspective, the entirety of the book is around 300 pages. In the first third of the book, the murder occurs... subsequently, “fillers” were provided until around page 180, resulting in essentially 80 to 100 pages of dominantly insignificant details.

Although I felt the “fillers” distract from the essential plot of Motherless Brooklyn, they were helpful in developing readers’ understanding of Essrog’s experience of the world. Consequently, relating to Essrog gradually becomes easier. This technique is of particular significance, as Motherless Brooklyn has been adapted to become a major studio film directed by Edward Norton (released November 2019). It would be fascinating to see how the “fillers” translate to the big screen. Would those scenes draw empathy from its audience or leave them feeling disinterested?

Despite the fillers that pivot from the mystery, Motherless Brooklyn is a satisfactory read with a worthy ending that forces readers to challenge the way they view individuals with neurological disorders. Lethem compels his readers to consider difficult questions.

Who decides what is — and how to be — “normal”?

Jeremiah LaCon is a junior in the College of Arts and Sciences. He can be reached at jcl345@cornell.edu.

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his article highlights important aspects of the Cornell Black community, with the goal of sharing and celebrating their significance. These aspects include spaces and organizations on campus that work to support Black and/ or other minority students. Each contribution to the community is defined by a person who works closely with that space or organization.

This Black History Month, I wanted to remind you how proactive, impactful and empowering Cornell’s Black Community is — and always has been. This isn’t an article to highlight the very real struggles of being an underrepresented minority (in a place where Black students make around seven percent of the Undergraduate population). Instead, I want to give a glimpse of the beautiful community we have made here on campus. Moreover, I want you to hear from the students who go above and beyond their responsibility as an academic to serve their community in different roles.

The Cornell Black community wouldn’t be Cornell Black community without its academic and professional support system.

At the core of the support system is the Office of Academic Diversity Initiatives, better known as OADI. Located on the Ag Quad, the OADI office has become a space where minority students gather to partake in social, academic or professional activities. Wayne Hilson Jr. — the new Executive Director of OADI — shared, “as I reflect on the continued, often tumultuous journey of the Black community within higher education and society as a whole the challenges have never been about intellect, drive and ability but access and agency. As a means of facilitating substantive progress along both fronts, the Office of Academic Diversity Initiatives (OADI) serves as a centralized hub that provides academic and professional-development support and resources for undergraduate students who are traditionally underrepresented and/or underserved in higher education.”

The Cornell Black community wouldn’t be the Cornell Black community without its comradery. One prime example of amity and communion can be found within the Alpha Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Incorporated. The Alpha

Phi Alpha Fraternity is the first historically Black intercollegiate fraternity in the United States, and it was founded in 1906 at Cornell University. Laurence Minter ’21, the current President of the chapter shared that “Brothers of [the] chapter continue to provide advocacy through some of the most expansive and historically significant spaces on campus including the Board of Trustees, Student Assembly, Class Councils, BSU and Trifecta organizations.

As an organization some of our most notable programs include our annual pageant, college tours, conversations on the black family structure and a guest speaker series featuring notable administrators, government officials and other relevant community stakeholders.”

The Cornell Black community wouldn’t be the Cornell Black community without our other inclusive organizations — and there are several I’d like to highlight. Black Students United is an umbrella organization for all Cornell University organizations that predominantly represent students of the African diaspora. Basirat Owe ’21, a co-Chair of BSU, shared that “[this] year, I’m incredibly proud of BSU’s spirit of change. Our events are increasingly intersectional and, unapologetically, take on contentious issues in the community. We have reimagined how to actively engage with community partners to pay our education forward beyond the hill. Finally, we have undertaken major projects to bring a range of Black voices to campus in person and film — including Dr. Yusef Salaam of the Exonerated Five as the 2020 Dr. Martin Luther King Commemorative Speaker in partnership with the University.”

The Nigerian Student Association is an organization that focuses on fostering cultural unity and understanding among the Nigerian and pan-African community at Cornell ...

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Commit to Ending the Illusion of Discourse

ast week, fellow Opinion columnist Michael Johns Jr. wrote a column entitled “This Semester, Commit to Discourse.” In it, he eloquently makes the case that in answering “that core question — how do I grow? — we must commit ourselves to spaces of political and philosophical encounter.” While I do entirely agree with my esteemed colleague and fellow Cornell Political Union member’s opinion on this topic, I must argue that it leaves a profoundly important stone unturned in discussing how we may, as a community, heighten political and philosophical discourse on Cornell’s campus.

The truth is that committing to discourse is not nearly enough.

I have found that, on this campus, there are three main manifestations of civil discourse. The first is the absence of discourse — that which Johns makes such a compelling argument against. Those involved in this discourse are the Cornellians who refuse to engage in discussion with those who hold political beliefs contrary to their own or, when they do so, find themselves unable

We must commit to halt false discourse by speaking truthfully from motivations of genuine political and philosophical passions, rather than appearing falsely civil. to engage in a discussion which holds mutual respect and fundamental civility. Those committed to this absence of discourse invariably wall themselves away from all political discussions or wall themselves within social groups of those who share their same ideology.

I strongly concur with Johns’ call for members of this group to instead choose to enter the public sphere and commit themselves to free discussion and debate.

The second manifestation of civil discourse on this

campus frightens me far more. The truth is that committing to discourse is, ostensibly, easy. It far too often proves superficial. It is remarkably easy to speak with those who do not hold your political beliefs: to debate and discuss the topics of the day with them in a civil, respectful manner. Indeed, one can spar endlessly in intellectual buzzwords while leaving their emotions and actual ardent political ideals checked in the coatroom.

You can talk in hyper rationalized circles of logic which lead nowhere except to a feigned smile and muttered “well, agree to disagree” before you retreat back to your group text to vent about that “crazy liberal” or “crazy conservative.” This second manifestation of discourse exists as pretense: It enables us to speak with eloquence and magnanimity in public while removing the personal, the emotional and the basic humanity from all debates. It is a falsehood, and a dangerous one.

The truth is discourse is messy. And it should be.

Real discourse which truly challenges your preconceptions is not that which is performed in public like an act of theater to showcase your civility and earn plaudits in your favorite intellectual circles. The third manifestation of discourse is the one which we must aspire to. The discussions we need are the ones that grow heated because of how passionate we are about the topic; they are ones that make us vociferously defend our points and attack those of others. They are the discussions where we do not moderate every word we say out of fear of losing the debate or speaking imperfectly. They are the discussions where we speak quickly, passionately and truthfully. They are the discussions where we make mistakes in our logic and on occasion, say too much or speak out of turn. They are the discussions that make you pace around the room in nervous energy. They are the discussions which get your heart racing and bring your blood to a rolling boil. They are the discussions which demand apologies afterwards because you grew too bitter and made that comment you knew was a step too far. In this third manifestation of discourse, we speak genuine truth- sometimes bluntly and uncomfortably. Those engaged in this form of discourse do not couch their rhetoric in false civility premised around abstract concepts like “common

ground,” but instead showcase respect for the other side through telling them truthfully when one believes the other side is absolutely out of their mind. Then, they have a full, spirited debate. They apologize afterwards when necessary (all too frequently for those who share the same faults as yours truly) and get a drink with the person they have just debated.

In concurring with Johns’ article, I must draw a

In the pursuit of a higher form of discussion which prioritizes truth and open dialogue above all, I think this messy discourse is worth it. I urge my fellow Cornellians to do the same. distinction and request something further from the Cornell community because I do not believe committing to discourse is enough. We must also commit to halt false discourse by speaking truthfully and fully from motivations of genuine political and philosophical passions, rather than the perceived social benefit of appearing falsely civil and withdrawing from the most important debates.

That is what I will be aspiring to do this semester. I will inevitably fail much of the time in doing so. I will also, without a doubt in my mind, frequently say the wrong thing at the wrong time, push the debate too far or feel the need to apologize after a debate to a dear friend. But in the pursuit of a higher form of discussion which prioritizes truth and open dialogue above all, I think this messy discourse is worth it. I urge my fellow Cornellians to do the same. This semester, commit not just to discourse but to ending the illusion of discourse on this campus.

Andrew Lorenzen is a sophomore in the College of Arts and Sciences. He can be reached at alorenzen@cornellsun.com. When We’re Sixty Four runs every other Tuesday this semester.

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The Racial Divisions That Shine From Rush Limbaugh’s Medal of Freedom

civilian honor” and, perhaps more importantly, “a tribute to the idea that all of us, no matter where we come from, have the opportunity to change this country for the better.”

Up until last week, I had never heard of the name Rush Limbaugh. Furthermore, I did not know about the racist, sexist, ableist — and all around bigoted — comments that his “phenomenally successful radio broadcast” sends to the world until he was bestowed with the prestigious award during the State of Union address last Tuesday night. Last week, the POTUS awarded Limbaugh with the Presidential Medal of Freedom for his “decades of tireless devotion to our country,” the people When I think of “tireless devotion” to he “inspires” and to recognize “all that [he has] done this country, I do not think of for our nation.”

When I think of “tireless people who promote injustice with devotion” to this country, I do not think of people their hateful and discriminatory who promote injustice withviews. I think of the people who have in this country with their and discriminatory fought against injustice. At this point, hateful views. I think of the people I am not surprised that someone so who have fought — and the people who are fighting — prejudiced would be given “our against injustice. Regardless, at this point, I am not at all nation’s highest civilian honor.” surprised that someone so outwardly prejudiced would be given “our nation’s highto world peace or to cultural or other sig- est civilian honor.” Whoever is surprised has most certainly not been paying attennificant public or private endeavors.”

The medal has also been regarded to tion. be more than just “our nation’s highest Though seemingly paradoxical, Googled the Presidential Medal of Freedom. According to Wikipedia, the list of Presidential Medal of Freedom recipients fall under 17 categories — and a total of 23 subcategories. These categories broadly range from politics, military and computing to arts, media and religion.

Philanthropy is also one of the categories listed on the Wikipedia page.

I then went to the official website of the White House to ascertain the reasons for why one receives such a prestigious and honorable award. According to the site, it is awarded “to individuals who have made exceptional contributions to the security or national interests of America,

Limbaugh receiving this award from the “symbolized an era of change.” However, President of the United States made me in 2017 a Black Cornell student was somewhat optimistic. It reminded me of attacked by another Cornell Student after renowned researcher and educator, Dr. being called a racial slur and then in 2018 Joy DeGruy’s sentiment that we as a two Cornell students were transported to nation are on the “precipice of change” the hospital after being physically assaultbecause of the preponderance of evi- ed and “verbally harassed with ‘racial dence of injustice in this country. Degruy uses the example of cigarettes. She I no longer want to be asking “what delineates the culture shift of the once highly normalare we letting our country get away ized and widely accepted with?” because I do not want this addictive substance. It was not until a preponderance continual injustice to be for nothing. of evidence regarding the health risks smoking posed United we stand, divided we fall. on the human body were brought to light.

Similarly, I believe the 2016 election, emboldenment and vali- epithets.’”

I no longer want to be asking “what dation of white supremacists and Rush Limbaugh’s honorable recognition — and are we letting our country get away with?” the profusion of discrimination and intol- because I do not want this continual injuserance throughout — adds to the prepon- tice to be for nothing. Our country should derance of evidence that I believe will soon not be this piercingly divided along racial shift the nature of this nation. A shift that issues and issues of equality. I believe we would mean that racist and sexist radio need a storm before we finally reach the show philanthropists — no matter how calm. And either we are in the midst of much money they give away — are not it, or harsher winds are coming. I am just celebrated and honored. One day, hope- hoping I am not being too naive when I fully, they will instead be held accountable trust that despite the unabashed intolerfor their egregiously prejudicial views. On ance, this country is going to realize that this campus alone, a shift would mean united we stand, and divided we are sure progress no longer moves in retrograde. to fall.

For instance, it would mean that the 1969 Malia Waite is a sophomore in the School of Willard Straight Hall Takeover would not Sidney Industrial and Labor Relations. She can be reached at be in vain. As of today, can we really say swaite@cornell.edu. Waite, What? runs every other that it was not? The takeover supposedly Friday this semester.

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don’t have as much of a killer instinct.

“Our motto this year is ‘finTo start off, Farrier stood tall ish it,’” Regush continued. “Just in goal, turning away a number because we’re up doesn’t mean of Cornell shots. Eight minutes we’re done. It can be tough, but into the game, the Red drew first it’s something that shouldn’t be blood. Freshman forward Matt tough.”

In the third, Colgate started Stienburg provided the first tally on a second-chance opportunity. off the frame on the power play A minute later, the Red dou- due to a kneeing infraction by bled its lead thanks to the stick of Regush in the final seconds of the Dirven, who corralled an excel- previous period. The Red killed lent pass from junior captain the penalty, and frustrations Morgan Barron into the net for began to mount for the Raiders.

A scrum ensued in front of the first score of his career.

“It’s definitely that something the Colgate net with Barron and feels pretty good — waiting a lit- Paul McAvoy having to be broken tle bit of time for it,” Dirven said, up after the whistle. Three total on his first goal. “But I just knew penalties were assessed — two on that if I kept playing the right the Raiders and one on the Red, which gave Cornell its fourth way, it would come.”

After freshman defenseman power play.

On the power play, junior forTravis Mitchell was sent to the ward Kyle Betts — who returned penalty box for slashing, Colgate received its first power-play from injury on Saturday night opportunity. While the Raiders — was tripped, forcing an early didn’t formally convert on the exit to the locker room.

“I was a little disappointed man advantage, they halved Cornell’s lead as Bobby McMann with how the game was called,” Schafer said. hit twine from “We barely the right circle “We didn’t give them touched anyseconds after a whole lot in the body in the the power play third period, second period.” expired. and we’re going The Red Mike Schafer ’86 to get a penaldid not allow ty. A guy goes Colgate to after Kyle Betts’ pick up any more momentum. Right off knees at center ice — it was disthe faceoff, sophomore forward appointing.”

The Red failed to convert on Michael Regush restored Cornell’s two-goal edge with an immediate that opportunity, but after another call against Colgate, Cornell response.

“Well it started when [junior finally scored on the man advanforward] Brenden Locke made a tage. Junior defenseman Alex great play to force a turnover,” Green delivered the dagger with Regush said. “[Junior forward] 22 seconds left on the power play, Tristan [Mullin] had good vision putting the puck past Farrier.

While Green’s score essentially — he just gave it to me, and I closed my eyes and shot it as decided the game, Colgate conhard as I could. It went over his tinued to pester the Red as it shoulder, and it was a good play struck twice on the power play in the waning minutes. Penalties by by those two.”

It didn’t end there, though. Mitchell and senior forward Jeff Sniffing blood, Cornell found the Malott set up the opportunities back of the net again on its very for the Raiders. While the Red next possession as sophomore for- had already locked up the victory ward Max Andreev beat Farrier and the sweep, the two scores tainted the final outcome. on the wraparound.

“I thought we’re a pretty frigAll four of the Red’s goals gin’ disciplined hockey team,” were even-strength. Cornell was Schafer said. “I go back and I awarded three power-play chances in the first period, but it whiffed don’t see it — I don’t see the calls.” on each one.

Unlike last night, the Red Following a first period that failed to keep up its energy for featured five total goals, the second frame was comparatively the entire game. Cornell’s play in uneventful. Only one penalty was the last half of the contest showed assessed, and Colgate missed on that despite the team’s immense talent, it still has work to do with that power play.

“We didn’t give them a whole only six games left in the regular lot in the second period,” Schafer season.

“We’re not sitting here at said. “They had a couple scoring 17-2-4 by mistake,” Schafer said. chances … but that’s all they had.

We were in there, but we were not “These guys take a lot of pride in it, too … We’ll address the finishing our scoring chances.”

Meanwhile, the Red launched penalty kill and why we’re giving 10 shots on goal, but none of up transitions and not getting it them connected with Farrier deep and keeping it on them. Last solidifying himself in net. Down night, we played a simple road by three scores, Colgate improved game for the second and third on its three-shot total from the period — tonight, we didn’t.”

Even after picking up the first period, but junior goaltender Matt Galajda came up with sever- sweep, Cornell will regroup as it prepares to hit the road to al saves during the period.

“I don’t want to say your face Union and Rensselaer next mindset changes,” Regush said, weekend. on his team taking a lead. “I don’t think it does, but it does seem to Luke Pichini can be reached at be an occurence in hockey. You lpichini@cornellsun.com.

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Powered by Four-Goal 1st Period, No. 2 Cornell Completes Weekend Sweep Over Colgate Raiders

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After scoring four goals in the first period against Colgate on Sunday, No. 2 Cornell men’s hockey seemed like it was well on its way to an easy victory.

After all, the Red outscored the Raiders, 3-1, in the first period during Saturday night’s smothering 4-1 victory. But that same result didn’t quite materialize.

Instead, Cornell let off the gas pedal.

While the Red did earn the 5-3 win against Colgate, it faltered on the penalty kill and allowed the Raiders to narrow the gap.

“I’m really disappointed in how we finished the game out,” said head coach Mike Schafer ’86.

“We have talk-

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ed all season about playing the full 60. Last night, I thought we did a good job of that … but [today] we got cute with the puck in the second period and tried to do way too much.”

Despite taking steps forward in recent weeks, the Red (17-2-4, 12-2-2 ECAC) faltered on the penalty kill as it gave up two power-play scores in the final seven minutes. Colgate’s (9-13-6, 7-6-3) first score — in the first period — also came mere seconds after the penalty expired.

“Our penalty killing sucked — there’s no other adjective to describe it,” Schafer said. “We got everything resolved a couple weeks ago, and now we’re right back to making the same stupid blunders previously. We gotta get back to work and get the job done because it’s just something that pisses me off as a coach that we can’t be consistent in our penalty killing.”

While the team experienced regression on the penalty kill, the win moved the Red into a tie with Clarkson for first place in the ECAC standings.

“We’ll get back to it,” Schafer continued.

“Good win, good sweep — it puts us where we need to be, but it’s also got some disappointing

aspects to it.”

The contest, initially scheduled for Friday night, was pushed back to a 4 p.m. start on Sunday due to heavy snowfall. The game, dubbed the Courage Classic, was dedicated to the children of Camp Good Days, which is a camp for children, adults and families who have been afflicted with cancer or other challenges.

“It was a great experience for the people around here to understand Camp Good Days and all the good work that they do in the community and all over the place,” Schafer said. “It’s a tremendous organization that does a lot of good for kids.”

Much like Saturday night, Cornell dominated in the first frame. For the first time all season, the Red scored four goals in the opening period, bullying Colgate netminder Andrew Farrier throughout the afternoon.

“I think we definitely fully executed our gameplan,” said freshman defenseman Sebastian Dirven. “I have to say just with our gameplan, we’re playing quick, playing simple, getting pucks in deep and just not giving them a lot of time to make plays.”

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WRESTLING

Red Loses Ivy League Title After 17-Year Winning Streak In major upset, with final score of 13-19, Cornell falls to Princeton Tigers

By FAITH FISHER

bested his Quaker opponent with a 7-6 win.

Channeling the momentum of the match, freshman Jonathan Loew used History will not repeat itself this year for a takedown to stick his opponent 5:47 the Cornell wrestling squad — the Red’s 92 into the dual. Sophomore Ben Darmstadt straight streak of Ivy League dual victories returned to the mat after a Jan. 11 injury came to an abrupt and devastating halt this against Columbia put a short damper on his season. But, it was as if he had never left weekend against the Princeton Tigers.

For the first time in 17 years, Cornell the arena, pinning his opponent in a mere wrestling will not take home the Ivy League 24 seconds.

Sophomore Brendan Furman was the championship trophy.

“It’s a disappointment, not a tragedy,” victor of the heavyweight bout, and senior said head coach Rob Koll. “We always Chas Tucker sealed the results of the dual expect to win the championship — it’s been with his 10-3 triumph, which consisted of five takedowns.

17 years since we haven’t.

After vanquishing the Quakers, the Red “But you have to be realistic,” Koll continued. “This is not the same team that we headed to Princeton, N.J., gunning for the have had for the past 17 years. We had the Ivy League championship title. However, ability to win that match with the team we the Tigers humbled the Red and slashed its have in place, and we let it slip through our 17-year winning streak.

“We got out there and wrestled our fingers.”

The historic loss came on the back of a hardest, pushed as hard as we could,” said victory against Ivy League foe University of senior Chas Tucker. “The outcome was Pennsylvania the day before. With a final not what we wanted, but we did the best score of 30-6, the team had moved one step we could.”

The dual commenced in favor of the closer to another Ivy League title.

The Red (9-6, 4-1 Ivy League) opened Red with a 9-0 major decision in the heavyweight bout. the duel on Feb. The Tigers tied 8 against the “Hats off to them — they were able to up the score Quakers (5-6, with a major 4-3) with a take this one.” decision of its close loss at 141 Rob Koll own in the 125 lbs. However, weight class. the team quickWith wins ly recovered — clinching seven consecutive individual vic- from Tucker and senior Noah Baughman, the Red took back the lead from Princeton. tories to amass a 27-3 lead.

Junior Hunter Richard, who recently Tucker kept his flawless individual record earned the No. 25 rank in the 149 bout, intact — improving to 15-0 in dual comput the Red on the board. Junior Adam petition.

For this highly-anticipated match, the Santoro and sophomore Jake Brindley followed suit with 7-1 and 5-1 wins, respec- Tigers commissioned its three-time Alltively. Sophomore Andrew Berryesa also American Olympic redshirt Matt Kolodzik Sun Staff Writer

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Just shy | Playing its hardest wasn’t enough for the Red wrestling team when facing Princeton’s stacked lineup. to wrestle in the collegiate match. Richard met Kolodzik with a valiant effort, but it was not enough to conquer his stand-out opponent.

Although Cornell did not lose the lead at that point, it was slowly slipping away.

The Tigers picked up — and sustained — its winning momentum, while the Red dropped four consecutive bouts at 157, 165, 174 and 184 lbs.

“They did a really good job getting those toss-up matches, and then overturning some of the matches that were maybe initially tipped in our favor,” Tucker said. “They capitalized where we could have, and they pulled out those close matches. That made the difference for the whole dual and what ultimately won them the dual.”

Heading into the last match of the day, the dual’s decision was practically sealed in

the Tigers’ favor.

Despite the bleak score, the Red refused to give up, with Darmstadt closing out the day with an exceptional win against No.3 Pat Brucki, almost clinching the major victory. Unfortunately, the 11-4 win in the final round proved insufficient to recapture the lost Ivy League title.

“Hats off to them — they were able to take this one,” Koll said. “They aren’t going to be able to get used to it, though, because we will be back next year, and we will get that trophy back where it belongs. The trophy is coming back to Ithaca next year.”

The Red will face Binghamton on Saturday at 1 p.m. and North Carolina on Sunday at 1 p.m.

Faith Fisher can be reached at ffisher@cornellsun.com.