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C.U.Seeks to Double Study Abroad Reach Goal is 50 percent involvement by 2020

By ZOE FERGUSON Sun Staff Writer

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Triple threat | Cornell Police have issued three crime alerts since Thursday.

CUPD Chief: Recent Violent Crimes‘Will Not Be Tolerated’

By TYLER ALICEA Sun Managing Editor

In light of three reported crimes which occurred on or near Cornell’s campus since last Monday, Cornell Police Chief Kathy Zoner says that the recent violent crimes “will not be tolerated.”

The Cornell University Police Department issued three crime alerts to the Cornell community since Thursday, which included reports involving an alleged rape, a menacing and a

drug-induced assault, The Sun previously reported.

Zoner said Cornell Police are not aware of any reasons that could account for the number of violent crimes since last week.

“The recent violent crimes perpetrated on and near campus are reprehensible and undermine the safety of our University community,” Zoner said. “Anyone found responsible for such misconduct will be dealt with to the full extent See ALERTS page 5

Cornell has pledged to have half of all undergraduates study abroad by 2020 as part of its new Generation Study Abroad Commitment, which was signed and launched Monday.

Over 150 colleges from 41 states in the United States have already signed the commitment, according to the Institute of International Education, the sponsor of the initiative. In his 2012 presidential white paper — “Bringing Cornell to the World and the World to Cornell” — President David Skorton said international programs at Cornell have been given “insufficient attention” in recent years.

“The de-emphasis of area studies as a national priority has been detrimental to the vitality of area studies programs at Cornell and nationally,” Skorton wrote in the 2012 paper.

According to Marina Markot, director of Cornell Abroad, the

University aims to maintain its historically prominent standing by increasing its focus on international programs.

“Cornell’s strong international standing as a premier world-class university is also very important, and if study abroad can contribute to this in a small way, it is certainly a goal worth pursuing,” Markot said.

Currently, Skorton said, 27 percent of Cornell students earn academic credit for “meaningful international experience.” The commitment’s goal is to have this proportion of students reach 50 percent.

Fredrik Logevall, vice provost for International Affairs, said it is “crucial” to know what “meaningful” really means for Cornell students.

“It is important that overseas experiences be integrated into the curriculum,” he said. “[They] should include mentoring and facilitated reflection whenever possible.”

See ABROAD page 4

Cornell Sex Week Hopes to Students Commend Facilitate‘Positive Dialogue’ National Initiative growing after attending numerous ‘sexual education’ events that mainly either focus on prevention of sexually Cornell will hold its first-ever transmitted infections and sexual “Sex Week” from March 7 to 19 to assault or uncritically valorize sexual facilitate “healthy and positive dia- activity in the name of sexual ‘liberalogue” about sex throughout the tion,’” Santa Maria said.

He added that “comprehensive” University, according to Samuel sexual education is Naimi ’16, a member of Haven, “We wish for sex to not something that be accomplished Cornell’s LGBTQ be a topic that no can in one event.

Student Union. “[Sex Week] “We wish for sex longer seems taboo.” necessitates the to be a topic that Samuel Naimi ’16 input of various no longer seems voices and platforms taboo or foreign to students to discuss, but rather some- in order to effectively and critically thing they can openly talk about and examine the components of sexual about which they may seek more health, sexual activity, sexuality, pleasure and eroticism,” he said. information,” Naimi said.

The week will kick off with perAnthony Santa Maria ’14, the formances of “The Vagina coordinator of the event, said he was Monologues” Friday and Saturday. inspired to organize Sex Week after According to the Cornell Women’s being dissatisfied by the annual “I <3 Female Orgasm” event during his Resource Center’s website, the prosophomore year.

“This dissatisfaction has been See SEX page 4

By AIMEE CHO

Sun Staff Writer

For Men of Color

By HELEN DONNELLY Sun Staff Writer

Students have voiced support for “My Brother’s Keeper,” an initiative President Barack Obama announced Thursday to promote opportunities for young men of color — though some have noted that it should only be the beginning for national support to the group.

The President will establish a task force to work across executive departments and agencies to help young men of color reach their fullest potential, according to a White House press release. Ithaca Mayor Svante Myrick ’09 traveled to the White House last week to participate in the unveiling of the initiative.

Ulysses Smith ’13, president of the Student Assembly, said he believes the initiative has potential.

“I will say that I certainly think it is a worthy cause, and it is a relief to see that there is national attention to a problem that has persisted for decades,” Smith said.

He added, however, that there are several aspects of the program that can still be improved.

“A few suggestions for policy changes and the

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Mr. Mayor | Svante Myrick ’09 attended the unveiling of “My Brother’s Keeper” Thursday.

development of a website does not seem to really address many of the problems that are disproportionately faced by black men,” Smith said. “What good is a website when many of these men live in areas that do not have access to the Internet and See KEEPER page 4

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Some Cornellians Support Optional Entrance Exams

By CHRISTOPHER STANTON Sun Staff Writer

Though the University is not currently considering switching to a testoptional policy, some Cornell professors and students said they believe entrance exams have a minimal impact in determining college academic success.

Prof. Robert Sternberg, human development, said he thinks that the current system involving mandatory college entrance examinations has several flaws, including putting the burden of paying for the tests on applicants.

“I have long felt that the current testing system is unfortunate for many reasons,” he said. “The tests often create self-fulfilling prophecies, denying opportunities to those who need them most.”

Sternberg added that entrance examinations “perpetuate” existing class structures.

“Scores on the tests are highly correlated with parental socioeconomic status,” he said.

A study, released in February by the the National Association for College Admission and Counseling, concluded that students who choose not to take entrance examinations as part of their application process perform just as well academically in college as the ones who do.

However, the University has not officially begun any research into the topic of adopting a test optional policy, according to University Spokesperson John Carberry.

“The Admissions Office here has not

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yet had the opportunity to review the recent research on this topic,” Carberry said, “At this time, the University is not considering making standardized testing optional.”

The study reports a number of benefits from test-optional policies, including increased diversity in admissions. It shows that non-submitters are more likely to be minorities or the first in their families to attend a four-year college.

SAMI BRIGGS / SUN STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER Prof. William Hiss, Asian studies, Bates College, who is the principal The perfect score | The University’s undergraduate admissions office is located at 410 investigator of the study — said it was Thurston Avenue on North Campus. conducted to determine if test scores have a significant effect in one’s college “For economic growth and social sta- role in the college admissions process. performance.

“The tests create their own kind of bility, America will need to find success“The reason we did the study, which ful paths to higher education for hun- superstition. Once people come to no one had done before, was to examine dreds of thousands of additional first- believe in them, the people never actualon a national basis, across institutional generation-to-college, minority, immi- ly empirically investigate whether the types, what happens if you admit tens of grant, rural and [learning disabled] stu- tests do what they are supposed to do,” thousands of students without taking dents,” the report said. “This study pro- he said,” he said. their SAT or ACT While the movement toward making vides the research scores into considerasupport for optional entrance exams optional may not be “The tests create their tion. The answer is, if testing as at least one universally accepted, Cornell students they had good high route by which that said they thought it was a good idea. own kind of school grades, they do “I always thought it was nice to have can happen.” superstition.” just fine,” Hiss said.

The concept does the ACT as an option, but to not have As a result of these face opposition, exams at all makes even more sense to Prof. Robert Sternberg findings, the National notably from the me,” Daniel Cooper ’17 said.

Association of College Owen Deady ’16 also said that colCollege Board — the Admission and Counseling — a collec- organization that facilitates the SAT. lege entrance examinations are not accutive of 13,000 secondary school profes“In nearly all validity studies, high rate representations of a student’s ability sionals committed to helping high school GPA and SAT scores in combina- to succeed academically. school students transition into college, tion are shown to be the best predictors “I definitely don’t think entrance according to the study’s website — sug- of college success,” Cyndie Schmeiser, exams are a fair assessment of a student’s gested that colleges of all sizes should College Board’s chief of assessment, said intelligence or work ethic,” he said. “reevaluate” the need to require in response to the study. entrance exam scores from their appliHowever, Sternberg said entrance Christopher Stanton can be reached at cants. examinations should not play a central cstanton@cornellsun.com.

Not Addressing Hazing Has ‘Serious Repercussions,’ Speaker Says

By RACHEL WEBER Sun Staff Writer

Rick Barnes, an educational speaker on college and Greek life, said he believes the Greek system will face “serious repercussions” if the issue of hazing is not addressed during a lecture Saturday.

“People tell us out there that fraternities and sororities are

absolutely the best hazers on college campuses,” said Barnes, who is a member of CAMPUSPEAK — an organization that sends keynote speakers and workshops to universities.

Although Barnes said fraternities and sororities could be the “best things” on college campuses, he said there are negative aspects to Greek life, including the way some Greek

organizations conduct new member education — which he says can have “destructive effects” on new members.

Barnes said hazing must be addressed creatively and carefully, and said he believes new member education is an essential part of joining Greek life.

“You should be expected to know some stuff to join an organization,” he said. “You

Microscopic money

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Gil Crawford, chief executive officer of MicroVest — an investment company that focuses on developing financial institutions — lectures on microfinance in Sage Hall Monday.

The Interfraternity Council should be expected to do some things. You should be expected required two new members and to act some certain ways ... one new member educator from [but] is it fulfilling a goal? Do each chapter to attend, [new members] understand the Bradshaw said.

Bradshaw said he hopes frapurpose? Is it helping them ternity members came away become a better person?”

Barnes said he believes pledg- from the talk further undering a fraternity should foster standing the negative effects of unity within the entire organi- hazing and why it needs to be zation — not just the pledge eliminated.

“His talk [was] down to earth class. and not tryAccording ing to shove to Barnes, it the solution is also “His talk [was] down to down your important to earth and not trying to throat — it discuss the was more of issues sur- shove the solution down an open disr o u n d i n g your throat — it was more cussion,” “mental hazBradshaw ing” — any- of an open discussion.” said. “He thing that Jamie Bradshaw ’16 understands causes psywho we are chological harm or substantial emotional as college students.”

However, Stephen Masterson strain.

Barnes said he encourages ’16 said that Barnes made genindividuals who know that haz- dered stereotypes about hazing ing is happening to “step up and and drinking behaviors in his be a leader” against hazing and talk that “detracted” from his said Greek chapters must hold message.

“To say that one gender is each other accountable in order to preserve Greek life on cam- ‘better at hazing’ than another is nonsense,” Masterson said. “If pus.

The Chi Psi fraternity hosted he made his talk less gender-oriBarnes — who has spoken at ented throughout, it would over 2,000 college campuses have been much more effective nationwide and authored five … [Gender norms] distracted books on leadership develop- the audience from what we realment, according to the CAM- ly should have been thinking PUSPEAK website — as part of about — hazing.” their Anti-Hazing Symposium, according to Chi Psi President Rachel Weber can be reached at rweber@cornellsun.com.

Jamie Bradshaw ’16.

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Haven Will Hold Cornell’s First-Ever‘Sex Week’ SEX

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duction is a “collection of stories based on interviews with women throughout the world about their passionate, amusing, devastating, emotional and empowering relationships with their vaginas.”

Mara Jacobs ’17, one of the performers in the show, said the production “brings up many topics that seem taboo.”

“It’s important because it’s making everyone more comfortable about vaginas,” Jacobs said. “I think that it’ll be good for us to slowly make ‘vagina’ a more comfortable word to say openly.”

Some of the other events planned

include Filthy/Gorgeous, a dance that own ace community to answer students' facilitates an environment of sex positiv- questions they may have about asexualiity and respect for all identities, a work- ty and the community’s growth in both shop about sustainable sex toys and a mainstream society and on Cornell’s performance run by the own campus.”

LGBT Resource Center “My ideal goal for the Santa Maria said about violence and many of the events are assault that that mem- week is to generate student-run and will bers of the community increased dialogue and increase campus face, according to interrogation.” awareness about sexuNaimi. ality and sexual Naimi added that the Anthony Santa Maria ’14 health. week will also include “My ideal goal for programming for memthe week is to generate bers of Cornell’s asexual community. increased dialogue and interrogation of “I will be running a film screening of the different meanings and forms of the documentary (A)sexual,” he said. expression that sexuality takes,” he said.

“There will be panelists from Cornell’s “My biggest hope is that Sex Week

becomes an annual Cornell event that engages student leadership and participation across the diverse communities on this campus.”

All of Sex Week’s events are open to the public, according to Naimi. “[The planning committee] is glad that we are finally getting the opportunity to create a space for better sex education and sex positivity on Cornell's own campus,” he said. “We invite all students to attend these events in the hopes that they may learn about others and about themselves in the process.”

Aimee Cho can be reached at achu@cornellsun.com.

Students Support Federal Program KEEPER

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computers?”

Daniel McArthur ’17, freshmen representative for Scholars Working Ambitiously to Graduate, said Obama’s program to increase opportunities for young men of color is a step in the right direction.

I certainly do not think that every kid who needs this will get a chance to participate,” McArthur said. “I do believe that implementing this would really help.

There is always more work to be done, and I hope that this is not the last effort by the Obama Administration to tackle problems like this one.”

Investments from foundations supporting the program have already reached $150 million. According to a White House press release, another $200 million will be raised in the next five years.

Edwin Rosendo ’15, co-president of the Men of Color Council, said initiatives like My Brother’s Keeper are necessary to address racial disparities in the country.

“It will definitely not be an easy process, tackling this complex issue on a nation-wide scale, but anything worth achieving usually isn’t,” Rosendo said. “In our present day, with everything from the controversial Stop and Frisk policy in New York to the cases of Trayvon Martin, young men of color need to see that they are supported and not attacked.”

Kevin Polanco ’15, co-president of the Men of Color Council, also said that mentorship for young men of color is vital for initiatives like this one to succeed.

“They need others to believe in them — to provide them with the drive and motivation to overcome adversity — not just through middle school or high school, but also college and the professional world,” Polanco said. “We have to be equipped and trained to run this marathon even though we may have not asked to be in the race in the first place.”

Thaddeus Talbot ’15, S.A. minority liaison at-large said My Brother’s Keeper will ultimately help facilitate change.

“The President’s new initiative to support Black men is something our nation can be proud of,” Talbot said. “If not for the fact that the achievement gap costs our country $70 billion dollars every year, then perhaps for the prospect of millions of brighter futures.”

The task force — chaired by Assistant to the President and Cabinet Secretary Broderick Johnson — will assess the effect of federal policies and regulations on boys and young men of color in addition to recommending incentives for national, state and local decision makers, according to the White House press release.

Helen Donnelly can be reached at hdonnelly@cornellsun.com.

Official: C.U.‘Taking a Global Approach’ ABROAD

Logevall said he thinks an increased effort to emphasize international programs will strengthen Cornell and that it is “imperative” Logevall added that Cornell is “taking a glob- to secure funding for international programs, al approach,” planning to offer more diverse citing professional reasons for students to locations for studying abroad. engage abroad.

“We definitely need to offer opportunities all “Cornell graduates will need to be able to navover the world,” Logevall said. “More can be igate nimbly and sensitively as they move into done to get students off the beaten path.” their careers and enter a more fluid world strucMarkot said Cornell Study Abroad will imple- ture,” he said. “We want our students to be able ment several steps in pursuing this commitment, to compete for the best jobs. Many of these posione of which is integrattions will be internationing study abroad proal.”

“I think it’s a great thing that grams with “curricula of Brendan O’Brien, undergraduate majors.” of the Cornell students go and study director Skorton cited Cornell’s International Students abroad all around the world, high fee for study abroad and Scholars Office, said as part of the reason why he had similar opinions. and that Cornell welcomes the number of Cornell “I certainly support the students studying interna- people from all over the world.” initiative,” O’Brien said. tionally are lower than “I think it’s important Brendan O’Brien desired, adding that the that Cornell prepares stuprice is “unaffordable for dents for the global workmany.” place.”

“Cornell’s fee for study abroad, which to my O’Brien said the 2013 to 2014 academic year understanding is the highest in the country and has seen an increase in international students — more than twice as high as that of any of our Ivy the highest number at Cornell to date — and peers, is a significant impediment to study that the number of students studying abroad abroad,” Skorton said in the paper. should reflect the same trend.

According to Markot, there will be additional “I think it’s a great thing that Cornell students funds allotted to study abroad as part of Cornell’s go and study abroad all around the world, and commitment, which she thinks will affect that Cornell welcomes people from all over the Cornell “only for the better.” world,” he said.

“Some of the internationalization funds allocated to the vice provost for International Affairs’ efforts have been earmarked for the study abroad Zoe Ferguson can be reached at zferguson@cornell.edu. initiative,” she said.

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NEWS

Zoner:Crime Alert’s For Some Companies,Cold Function to Inform Weather Promotes More Business Three alerts issued since Thursday ALERTS

to report because of the disconnection with the perpetrator.”

Zoner said crime alerts sent to the Cornell community are used of the law and Cornell policy.”

Cornell Police began investiga- to inform Cornellians to incidents tion a report that a woman was of the violent acts that present a raped while attending a party at 6 “serious or ongoing threat.”

“Though we describe the inciSouth Ave. — the location of the Delta Upsilon fraternity — dent in order to give information, between Thursday night and early a Crime Alert’s primary function is Friday morning, The Sun previ- to provide information to protect ously reported. The University oneself as much as reasonably posissued a second crime alert after sible in light of the incident Cornell Police received a report because it is not resolved and may than a man was threatened with a occur again,” Zoner said.

According to Jonya Chen ’16, a knife at 410 Eddy St. Saturday.

In addition, police began inves- social chair for the Alpha Epsilon tigating a report about a drug- Phi sorority, though the crime induced assault that took place at alerts may be concerning, they do 118 McGraw Pl. — the location not portray the “whole story” of an of the Phi Gamma Delta fraterni- occurrence.

“When we get the crime alerts ty, also known as “Fiji” — last we don’t really Monday.

Spencer Nord “I think the crime alerts get a lot of intuition into many ’16, vice president of universi- are just a way to allow of the details ty and commuus to be more aware.” that go on,” said.

Chen nity relations for Jonya Chen ’16 “Overall, I think the Interfraterthe crime alerts nity Council, said while IFC could not com- are just a way to allow us to be ment on the specific details of the more aware.”

Regardless, Terrones said the reported crimes committed at Greek chapters due to ongoing crime alerts issued by the investigations, he said everyone University help her feel “much should be concerned when a stu- safer.”

“Nonetheless, I applaud the dent is the victim of an attack.

University Police Narda Terrones ’14, an adviso- Cornell ry board member of Cornell’s Department for keeping the comWomen’s Resource Center, said munity informed through these crime alerts in general do not crime alerts and continuing to demonstrate that there are new remind us that there is a serious problem on our campus despite problems at Cornell.

“What these reports might be how these reports may affect our saying, however, is that women are school's reputation,” Terrones said.

Noah Rankin ’16 contributed finding the strength to come forward,” she said. “Both of the reporting to this story. crimes reported this weekend were originated by strangers, which are Tyler Alicea can be reached at the easiest forms of sexual assaults managing-editor@cornellsun.com.

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Six Rescued by Boat at California Beach Saturday LAGUNA BEACH, Calif. the water, but rough waves (AP) — A Southern California kept all six from returning to ocean rescue took a dramatic shore. turn over the weekend when One of the swimmers then three lifeguards who were tried to swim toward shore attempting to save three people alone, but instead was blown also had to be plucked from high farther from the rest of the surf by boat. group. One of the three lifeThe ordeal began Saturday in guards had to swim to him and Laguna Beach bring him back during a power- Two swimmers already to the others, ful storm when who were getin the water ... tried to ting pounded a woman was sucked into the save her but began to by waves, the ocean by a wave newspaper struggle against the and pulled 400 reported. pounding surf. yards out to sea A Harbor by a rip current, Patrol boat The Orange came to the County Register reported scene but had trouble approachMonday. ing in the surf.

Two swimmers already in the “They were out there taking water, including one with a surf- waves on the head for a good 45 board, tried to save her but minutes before the boat began to struggle against the arrived,” Orange County pounding surf.

Lifeguards Capt. Brad Herzog A lifeguard swam out to help said. but couldn’t swim back to shore They were taken to a local amid 15-foot waves. hospital for evaluation, but no Two more lifeguards entered one was injured.

NEW YORK (AP) — The harsh winter has been rough for some businesses, but for a lucky few, the frigid weather means more cold, hard cash.

Ace Hardware is having its best winter in more than a decade for snow blower and shovel sales. Waterproof boots are on a long backorder at clothing maker L.L. Bean. And more people are staying home and ordering gooey grilled cheese sandwiches and booze from Delivery.com.

“The concept of a polar vortex doesn’t feel good, but it’s good for business,” said Kane Calamari, a vice president at Ace Hardware Corp.

Much of the country has been in a deep freeze. Only 32 winters have been colder in the last 119 years, according to Jake Crouch, a climate scientist at the National Climatic Data Center, a division of the National Oceanic and Atmosphere Administration.

With more Americans stuck indoors, customers are ordering up more meals and arranging to have their laundry picked up through Delivery.com’s website and smartphone app. Sales at the company, which operates in major metro areas such as New York, Chicago and Washington D.C., rose 30 percent in

January and February compared with the year before.

Orders for soups, wine and vodka have spiked.

People are “trying to stay warm,” said Neeraj Sharma, the site’s vice president of marketing. “They’re hibernating.”

But sooner or later, they have to dig out. Sales of shovels and snow blowers have doubled at Oak Brook, Ill.-based Ace Hardware. The company is also shipping salt and other ice melters to southern regions such as Atlanta, which rarely have to deal with severe weather. Total sales are up 20 percent so far this year compared with a year ago.

The bad weather hasn’t been so kind to other companies.

Businesses that rely on customers to come to them have been hit hard. Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and Macy’s Inc. said their sales were hurt because of store closures. At one time during January, about 30 percent of Macy’s total stores were closed.

Whole Foods Market Inc. said shoppers are making fewer trips to its grocery stores.

When people do venture out into the cold, they stock up on products that protect against frigid temperatures.

Carmex, known for its yellow jars of lip balm, said sales are up 9 percent over the past

eight to 10 weeks from the same period a year ago. Pawz Dog Boots, which makes colorful rubber booties that safeguard paws from salt and snow, said its sales in North American have more than doubled.

L.L. Bean can’t make its rubber and leather boots fast enough. The boots, known as Bean Boots, are made by hand in Freeport, Maine. The company hired 40 new workers, but it will take them at least six months to be fully trained.

“We’re making them as fast as we can,” said L.L. Bean spokeswoman Carolyn Beem.

“You can’t just increase production overnight.”

Ridgewood, N.J.-based Xtreme Snow Pros, which provides businesses with snowremoval services including plowing, de-icing, and hauling, has enjoyed its best winter sales since the business started six years ago. Business is up 15 to 20 percent compared with last year, said Manager Matt Malyar.

“For a company like us, it’s been an awesome year,” Malyar said. “But it’s also great for the workers,” who have logged nearly three times as many hours as they did two years ago, when the winter was mild.

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Divestment debate far from over

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132ND EDITORIAL BOARD HALEY VELASCO ’15

Re: “Skorton Rejects Faculty Senate Resolution Calling for Divestment,” News, Feb. 26

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Notwithstanding President David Skorton’s remarks at a Feb. 26 meeting of the University Assembly, the discussion around divesting Cornell’s endowment from fossil fuels is far from over.

At that meeting, President Skorton expressed concerns over financial impact to the endowment. “I don’t know for sure whether divestment will hurt our endowment or not,” Skorton said. “I cannot tell you it’s safe to divest.”

Of course not. Investment comes with uncertainty. But that uncertainty is innate whether we divest or not. And furthermore, the administration has failed to give substantiated backing to their concerns that it’s unsafe to divest.

Cornell is, among other things, a world-class research institution. Ask any scientist here and they’ll tell you, when faced with uncertainties, your first plan of attack is to gather data to help clarify the situation.

The writers of the Faculty Senate resolution did just that, and they came to the conclusion that divestment would have little or no effect. The Office of University Investment, meanwhile, has provided nothing more than vague warnings about the infeasibility of divestment.

Given the passing of divestment resolutions now by Cornell undergraduates, graduate and professional students on Feb. 10, and by the faculty Dec. 11, isn’t it time for the OUI to provide something concrete to substantiate their claims? Until then, students and faculty cannot take “I don’t know” as a final answer.

The Student Assembly reaffirmed its call for divestment by passing Resolution 60 in support of the Faculty Senate resolution during its Feb. 27 meeting. The primary dissenting opinions were directed at the lack of hard numbers provided by the University.

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Darrick Nighthawk Evensen | Trustee Viewpoint

A Need for Better Arguments As a member of Cornell University’s Board of Trustees, the entity ultimately responsible for Cornell’s endowment, I must admit I am disappointed with the arguments that have been offered both for and against “divestment” thus far. I enjoy a good debate; I’d like to take a position on this issue, but the rationales for supporting or opposing divestment are too weak. I challenge the University community to offer better arguments for or against “divestment of Cornell’s endowment from public holdings in companies with large fossil fuel reserves.” The Board meets again in late March, and we could use insight before that time.

Proponents of divestment have frequently argued that if Cornell divests, it will start a trend of other colleges and universities divesting. This could happen, but there is no solid evidence for believing it will. While it is true that no institution of higher education with Cornell’s prestige or endowment size has divested yet, it does not necessarily follow that Cornell’s actions would start a cascade, or suddenly persuade other obstinate Boards of Trustees. The composition of each institution’s endowment differs, as do the dispositions and inclinations of their trustees. Cornell does not command enough clout to persuade other institutions they should follow suit. To assume that Cornell will start a revolution is a misappropriation of the sociology of social movements.

A second claim in favor of divestment is that Cornell could meaningfully shape the national policy discourse on investment in fossil fuels.

Again, this could happen, but the evidence for such an effect is lacking.

Proponents have declared that divestment would signal that deep-thinking university intellectuals see little future in fossil fuels. Nevertheless, colleges and universities are also widely perceived as bastions of liberal thought.

That a liberal-thinking enclave should divest is just as much evidence that the ivory tower can live its own existence, removed from the real world.

Finally, divestment enthusiasts allege that divesting is a moral impera-

I must admit I am disappointed with the arguments that have been offered both for and against “divestment.” tive. This is the most frustrating of all of the arguments for divestment. The problem is not that divestment is not morally relevant; it is simply that this claim is never appropriately justified. It should go without saying that something is not an ethical necessity just because someone asserts that it is.

Some moral truths are indeed self-evident, but the morality of divestment obviously is not, or there would not be so much debate surrounding it.

Having taught environmental ethics at Cornell, I am not even sure to what ethical principles people are appealing when they allege that divestment is morally appropriate. Consequentialist arguments for divestment are extremely weak; so little evidence exists for divestment having any tangible effect on global carbon emissions that a direct reduction in climate change cannot be forwarded as a justifiable moral argument.

There is a potentially strong argument for divestment based on virtue ethics, perfectionism and ethics based on vision. For example, Cornell should divest, not because of the effects it will achieve, but because divestment communicates a vision of the world consistent with our own goals.

Nevertheless, I have yet to hear an argument thoughtfully expounded.

In terms of opposing arguments, the University repeatedly asserts divestment will negatively affect the endowment. This could happen I guess, but I doubt it. Even as a Cornell trustee, I have yet to see the financial case for this claim. Such a miniscule percentage of our endowment is invested in the publicly-traded securities of the 200 companies with the largest fossil fuel holdings that even if we took a hit on our returns by moving investments elsewhere, the effect would seem negligible. Furthermore, A.J. Edwards, the chief investment officer for Cornell, and his team in the Investment Office are quite competent. They can find other stocks or asset allocation categories — for example, the ways in which the other 99 percent of the endowment is invested — that will also provide good returns.

Second, President Skorton has said Cornell should not manage its endowment for political purposes. I could accept this if Cornell never made political statements, but our President consistently tries to influence national debates (and rightly so) on issues such as college affordability, the import of the humanities, immigration policy and association with Israeli academic institutions. Therefore, political statements are fine for the University, all else equal.

Finally, President Skorton recently alleged that Cornell should not risk its endowment for a “symbolic statement”. See above to see whether we are actually risking our endowment. I was legitimately surprised to hear David claim that divestment was only a symbolic statement.

Perhaps the strongest argument for divestment lies in its symbolic message — an asseveration that can set Cornell apart, symbolically, as committed to sustainability. It is a way of “branding” Cornell as green, like our recent selection as one of the Princeton Review’s 22 Greenest Colleges and Sierra Magazine’s Ten Coolest Schools. I have no doubt that divesting would draw more of the best and brightest students to our Environmental Science and Sustainability major.

In summary, divestment is a critical issue to consider, but as a trustee, I need to hear better arguments before I can take a position.

Darrick Nighthawk Evensen is a graduate student in the Department of Natural Resources and the graduate student-elected trustee. He may be reached at dte6@cornell.edu. Trustee Viewpoint appears alternate Tuesdays this semester.

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Why The Sun Shouldn’t Care About Jan Brewer’s Veto

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ollege newspapers are, by definition, at least a tad self-important. Not even the best campus publications can cover anything (except, perhaps, for fraternity crises and hockey games) at a level commensurate with national, “grown-up” publications. That should not stop campus commentators — myself included — from weighing in on broader issues, nor should it stop news editors from tackling moments of global or national importance.

But there are moments when a healthy, journalistic desire to add collegiate spin to a “real world” issue is not only unnecessary, but also a potential distortion of our campus discourse.

Take, for instance, The Sun’s recent article on students’ opposition to the Arizona’s SB1062, which was vetoed last week by Republican Gov. Jan Brewer. The bill — widely denounced by Democrats and establishment GOP-ers such as Senator John McCain (R-Ariz.) and former Gov. Mitt Romney (RMass.) — would have allowed for businesses to defend themselves from anti-discrimination lawsuits by invoking a right to religious liberty. In simpler terms, ultraChristian store-owners could refuse gay and lesbian customers because Leviticus tells them they can. By wrapping smallminded hatred in a big ol’ American flag, Arizona’s extreme right attempted to lure the citizens of the Grand Canyon State back into the Jim Crow Era. Even Brewer — who rose to national prominence by

passing a draconian immigration law and by berating President Obama during a tarmac meet-and-greet — saw this. She said that she was vetoing SB1062 because “nondiscrimination” is a core Arizonan and American value.

Kudos to the governor for bucking the insane wing of her party, but let’s not kid ourselves: this bill is one of the last, putrefying breaths of the anti-gay movement. While it may stink, it’s not too hard for a major politician to ignore. When Brewer’s page in the history books is written, she knows that this veto will only be a boon to her. It was no profile in courage.

the author, there is something more sinister at work.

The fact that such an article was presented to the student body as a newsworthy statement of fact elevates the status of a bigoted proposal by placing it at the center of a trumped-up campus debate. There are is little chance that the leaders of the Cornell Republicans — having recently hosted a talk by former Senator Scott Brown (R-Mass.) in which he tripped over himself trying to prove a record of bipartisanship — would come out in favor of such a shockingly regressive proposal. Their personal disapproval of a half-dozen politically engaged

If our generation is ready to say that discrimination based on sexuality is as much of a non-issue as discrimination based on race or gender, then we should take a collective sigh of relief and move on.

Why, then, did The Sun make a front-page issue of students’ widespread opposition to the bill? It seems at first a harmless, well-written article that recounts many of the boycott threats made against Arizona by the likes of The National Football League, Apple and Intel.

The insertion of quotes from leaders of both the Cornell Democrats and the Cornell Republicans — the President of whom rightfully said that the vetoed bill “evoked feelings of preCivil Rights segregation” — makes the article unabashedly selfcongratulatory, reminding Cornellians just how socially progressive we are. But, by no fault of

Cornellians does not at all prove that “Cornell students” largely oppose SB1062. One would need an opinion poll to demonstrate that. I do not doubt, however, that the vast majority of our generation does oppose the bill; Therefore, it is dangerous for The Sun to treat it as if it were the center of a genuine campus discourse. If The Sun cannot find anyone on campus arguing to the contrary, perhaps it is not worth an article at all.

There has been no inkling of campus debate over the veto, aside from a general Facebook outcry for Brewer to veto it. The lip service paid in the

article to a purported tension between religious freedom and nondiscrimination has already been discredited by a wide spectrum of our society, and there is no reason to believe that Cornellians feel any different. The Sun’s coverage was thus reduced to series of vignettes concerning a few students who unanimously opposed the bill. If our generation is ready to say that discrimination based on sexuality is as much a non-issue as discrimination based on race or gender, then we should take a collective sigh of relief and move on. Let the hate die without fanfare or concocted debate.

I know that there is a robust role for The Sun when it comes to covering controversies beyond Cayuga’s Waters.

Last month, I myself participated in a spirited debate over the merits of an academic boycott of Israel. But that debate was spirited; it involved numerous columnists and letters to the editors, along with a flurry of activity from President Skorton, faculty, and student groups. It was the Sun’s duty to facilitate that debate. From my vantage point, however, SB1062 is a nonissue, a defeat averted rather than a victory gained. The underlying issues seem to have been settled long ago, and made contentious only if coaxed into contention.

Next time, we’re better off with another article about prefrosh.

Jacob Glick is a junior in the College of Arts and Sciences.

He may be reached at jglick@cornellsun.com.

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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT 86th Academy Awards: The Paper Plate Round The Academy Awards — the Christmas of the Arts & Entertainment Section — have now officially come and gone. The gowns and the speeches, the teleprompter fumbles and the George Clooney gets tail jokes, the deplorable snubs and inspiring wins, the hashtags and the red carpet faceplants, the Jennifer Lawrence gifs and the pizza (?), are packed away in storage for another year. Here, The Cornell Daily Sun Arts writers and Ithaca area movie-lovers weigh in on this year’s broadcast and dole out some summer-campstyle paper plate awards.

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GETTING WHAT IT DESERVED AMERICAN HUSTLE

TWENTY FEET FROM AN OSCAR THE ACT OF KILLING

Apart from Leo’s consistent inability to charm the Oscars, the awards from the 2014 Oscars were surprisingly well chosen. In fact, my faith in the Oscars has been restored after seeing how American Hustle was treated last night, in that it wasn’t. Don’t get me wrong: the performances of the actors were great in that film; great but not spectacular. American Hustle came into the Oscars like that little girl who shows up on the first day of Kindergarten in a pressed dress answering every question that the teacher asks. Secretly, of course, the teacher hates that she is trying so hard but you can’t be mean to a Kindergartener, that’s just like immoral or something. American Hustle tried so hard and spent so much of film bouncing on its chair yelling, “Me, Me … Hey Oscars, look at me!” that they sacrificed a great deal of real storytelling potential. It wasn’t a bad film, it just wasn’t Oscar-worthy, and for once the Oscars seemed to understand that. And, even without a win, Jennifer Lawrence still managed to trip, this time on the red carpet. So I say it’s a win-win, films that actually took the time to tell their story and craft powerful characters took home Oscars and everyone else took home pizza.

— Marissa Tranquilli

The Oscars nominated four pretty good documentaries this year that are all worth your time: Dirty Wars, The Square, Cutie and the Boxer and 20 Feet from Stardom. I watched them on Netflix or Amazon streaming, found them all gripping and even moving, and have not thought of them much since. Then there is The Act of Killing, an exposé of the under-taught mid-’60s anti-communist purge in Indonesia, the corrupt government that continues to promote it and the mass murderers who enjoy impunity, and even celebrity status, today. Director Joshua Oppenheimer does not make a point about this perplexing, heinous situation so much as immerse us in it, with all its paradoxes, moral dilemmas and surreal flights of fancy. The Act of Killing joins Shoah, The Thin Blue Line, Grizzly Man and every Frederick Wiseman film as yet another monumental and challenging documentary to leave the Oscars empty-handed.

Actually, those films were not even nominated, so perhaps we should be happy The Act of Killing got to join the party. To quote executive producer Werner Herzog from his recent reddit AMA, “The Act of Killing will last for decades.” It would have bettered the Academy for them to recognize it, and not the other way around.

— Zach Zahos

BEST LIVE-TWEET NORM MACDONALD Norm Macdonald isn’t called “Normstradamus” for nothing.

The comedian/possible psychic live-tweeted the Oscars with his usual sarcasm and scarily-accurate predictions.

MVP Tweets: “Gravity wins another and I rise from my chair.

But then fall back upon it.” “Oh, I was hoping the pizza bit would return but I dared not say it aloud.”

“Well, it’s been quite a night. No matter who has hoisted gold tonight, I like to think that we were all losers this evening.”

— Sean Doolittle

GET OFF MY STAGE! PRESENTER, HARRISON FORD

CONTROVERSIAL BUT CHARMING ACCEPTANCE SPEECHES

I knew the moment I heard the opening bars of the Indiana Jones theme that I was about to experience my favorite part of the Oscars telecast. Harrison Ford is my favorite celebrity curmudgeon (sorry, Tommy Lee Jones, you’re my number two), and he instantly brightens any awards program with his apathy, general malaise and stoned expression. Harry gave the most insincere, no-bullshit reading of a teleprompter I’ve ever seen when presenting some nominations for Best Picture, then ate some of Ellen’s pizza and interrupted her to ask for napkins. I absolutely loved every moment of it. Drunk, high or recently thawed from carbonite, Harrison’s behavior needed no excuse.

— Sean Doolittle

Cate Blanchett thanked Woody Allen. Whatever you believe about Woody’s snarled and distressing family life (and whether or not you think it’s relevant to his life as an artist), Cate has to thank her writer/director for the opportunity to play Jasmine. Woody has written/directed 18 actors to Oscar nominations. You would have to be an ingrate to ignore his impact, especially in the lexicon of women’s film roles — as Cate said, “The world is round, people!”

Matthew McConaughey’s self-referential, self-loving, self-congratulatory speech: C’mon, you don’t get to be This Guy without Those Qualities. Bottom line, he was charming as always. Alright, alright, alright?

— Allison Andersen, Cinemapolis Board of Directors

BEST WAY TO EXPERIENCE THE OSCARS AT CINEMAPOLIS The Best Way to Experience The Oscars: in a crowded movie theatre with strangers. They might be the biggest night of American television for women and gay men, but this year I realized the Oscars aren’t made for the small screen. Watching them at home, even with friends and snacks and drinks at the ready, still can’t keep Hollywood's prom from feeling over-long and dissipating, a forced march to that Best Picture envelope. But Cinemapolis, Ithaca’s nonprofit art house, hosted a simulcast of them — on four screens of the theatre — to a 150-person crowd, and suddenly, the Oscars made sense again. One theatre was supposedly the Loud Room, and the other Quiet, but as far as I could tell, everybody wanted into the former and behaved like the latter. Jared’s speech, in closeup, made us all reconsider his skill and our hair-conditioner. Cate towered, Sandy beemed, and Harrison looked baked, all wonderfully larger than life. The stage, even with that regiment of plastic Oscars, seemed imposing and scintillating, made all the more alluring by Ellen's brisk, get-out-of-the-way hosting. People naturally clapped when Darlene Love belted her joy, when Lupita took her win with such grace — it felt like we were in an extension of the real place. Somebody in the row in front shared The Most Tweeted Pic Ever, and then so did we.

— Prof. Austin Bunn, performing and media arts

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DICTIONARY DEFINITION OF “SNUBBED” LEONARDO DICAPRIO While Lupita N’yongo was celebrating her win with some Nerds Rope and Matthew McConaughey was knocking back at least a 30-rack of Miller Lite, Leonardo DiCaprio was, I assume, fleeing to Cleveland à la Tracy Jordan. It’s the conspiracy that’s on everyone’s minds! Someone out there has control of the Academy and they will never let Leo win an Oscar. Ever. Many of Leo’s best performances have been in paranoid roles (The Departed, Shutter Island, J. Edgar) but it is obvious now that none of that is acting — he’s just very fucking scared all of the time. “The other night I thought I was having a fucking heart attack. I puked in a trash barrel on the way over here. I haven’t slept for fucking weeks” ... Billy Costigan in The Departed, or DiCaprio on the Red Carpet? His performance in The Wolf of Wall Street was so impossibly, inhumanly good (those crazed quaalude long takes are nearly unbelievable), it’s ludicrous to imagine that the Academy could demand anything more — short of becoming a literal shapeshifter or a sorcerer capable of Polyjuice potions. While it is a fine line between observant and John Nash, you can be paranoid and still be right (The Truman Show is now the namesake of an incredibly specific form of schizophrenia, but originally, Jim Carrey was RIGHT).

This just in: DiCaprio’s house is abandoned and the porch is covered with cards that say “Hope you enjoyed the 20th Anniversary of Gilbert Grape,” in letters cut out of magazines.

— Kaitlyn Tiffany

SHTICK THAT DOESN’T CLICK HOST, ELLEN DEGENERES Yes, I’ll admit it: I’m not the biggest fan of Ellen DeGeneres. In fact, I may be one of the only human beings not charmed by her impromptu boogying and dry sense of humor. Moving into the Oscars, I had my reservations about the comedienne taking the reins as host. As one of the few (the only?) people who actually enjoyed Seth MacFarlane’s over-the-top, show-stopping performances last year, I anticipated Ellen’s performance would be reserved and understated, thanks in part to the knee-jerk reactions toward last year’s show. And that’s pretty much what we got.

Perhaps this choice was a bit of an over-correction. Ellen chose to make the actors the stars of the telecast, taking a backseat in bits that mostly relied on the celebrities for laughs. The sketches were mostly awkward and contrived, stretching on for far too long and overstaying their welcome. I mean, come on, what was the punchline to the pizza joke? Watching Harrison Ford eat a slice of pizza may have changed my life, but it wasn’t exactly funny. Aside from one particularly cynical and pointed joke — "Possibility number one, 12 Years a Slave wins best picture. Possibility two: you’re all racists." — Ellen was a very low-key host who probably won’t be remembered for much, aside from the fact that she literally broke Twitter with the most outrageous celebrity group selfie ever taken, retweeted a record-breaking three million times as of this writing.

So there’s that.

— Sean Doolittle

LONG TIME COMING HER (BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY) Jonze’s high-concept Her script was so exquisite, the man had it coming a long time. He’s a ridiculously talented dude. Starting with television: Jackass, anyone? That’s right, the maker of the effervescent Her also had a hand in making Bad Grandpa. Music videos?

Please. He’s the undisputed king, outside of perhaps David Fincher and some other talented music-video-directors-turned-auteurs. But even in that category, I think Jonze still sits at the top. If you don’t believe me, go watch the “Sabotage” music video right now … it is one of the best four minute movies I’ve ever seen in my life. And, just so you know, Jonze even popped up in The Wolf of Wall Street.

Remember the guy with the ‘stache who runs the boiler room where Jordan Belfort first learns how to sell pink sheets? Jonze.

There’s also Being John Malkovich, Adaptation and Where the Wild Things Are rounding out his resumé — the Academy has decided to recognize one of the hippest artists of our generation, for his best work yet.

— Mark DiStefano

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Food-Water-Life: Blending Art and Activism

BY MADELINE SALINAS Sun Staff Writer

The Herbert F. Johnson Museum takes a proactive lens to its earth-art project with Food-Water-Life/Lucy+Jorge Orta. The French couple assemble aim to address food and water scarcity around the world in the form of sculptural interpretations of water treatment equipment, cooking appliances and drop parachutes along with their plans. Chronicling an inspiring campaign, the exhibition is an excellent account of the work of the artists around the globe if not a comprehensive collection of artwork.

Many of the sculptures in the exhibit served dual functions as cooking appliances or water treatment devices, and their awkward fragility strays so far from utilitarianism that they ultimately fail as functional solutions to the problems addressed.

Moreover, I question whether the efforts made to incorporate functionality have sacrificed the creative integrity of the pieces.

Aesthetically, the materials used in constructing the sculpture — steel appliances, glass bottles, plastic tubes and primary-colored gloves — cross a line of unity and are ultimately repetitive, blending one work into the next. In distracting groupings of three or more sculptures in a single corner, the overall effect is

cohesive, but could have been more powerful in selective restraint.

The exhibition’s platform strives to explore issues spanning biodiversity, environmental conditions, climate change and exchange among peoples, but the repetitive and briefly-supported works in the exhibit fall short of comprehensively tackling such a broad range of issues. Quotations from influentials such as Bob Marley, Nelson Mandela and Mikhail Gorbachev scattered on the walls of the exhibition space are used to emphasize the universality of water and food scarcity. The quotations are inspirational and tangentially related to the exhibition, but they seem to function mostly just to break up groups of equipment and their accompanying sketches on the walls.

A video screened in the back of the exhibition space especially points to the exhibit’s weakness in riding the line between activism and artistry. The multimedia work was filmed on site of the couple’s 2007 Antarctic village expedition. The film juxtaposes wide and close still shots of the polar landscape and the couple’s campsite, of hand-constructed tents from flags of various nations. One brief clip shows an anonymous group of campers trekking through the snow with their equipment.

Images exclusively of the team challenge viewers to envision the communities and individuals impacted by the expedition.

The video’s only sound — of flags whipping in the harsh wind — echoes throughout the exhibition space and complements the drop parachute sculptures. The sound also helps to incorporate visitors into the artists’ active pursuits in tackling water shortages. As tangible mementos of their projects, a tricycle water transport vehicle, loaded with glass bottles, helps make viewers feel closer to the physical scene of rural outreach.

A series of originally designed plates from 70 x 7 The Meal, a series of meals organized to open a dialogue on food scarcity between people of different cultures, showcases the artists’ creativity and is perhaps the most effective in engaging viewers. Circled with lists of vegetables, whimsical illustrations of fruits and an ambulance, the plates were certainly a thought-stimulating aspect of the ritual and truly do their work to enhance the story.

Specifically, a depiction of grapes on a diffusing vine,

PHOTOS COURTESY OF LUCY+JORGE ORTA

vaguely representative of a vascular anatomy, powerfully communicated the fundamental role of nourishment and the urgency of addressing food scarcity.

Food-Water-Life/Lucy+Jorge Orta is an interpretive narrative of the couple’s activism, but independently fails to impart its intended call to action or achieve exceptional visual intrigue.

As a narrative of the couple’s campaign, I think that the exhibition could be enhanced by a glimpse at the villages that have benefitted. As an art exhibition, the couple could have embellished upon the utilitarian components of their efforts.

However, the exhibition is ultimately on the fence between acting as a creative expression of human rights and serving as a scientific plan for effective solutions to food and water scarcity.

Madeline Salinas is a sophomore in the College of Agriulture and Life Sciences. She can be reached at msalinas@cornellsun.com.

Chipot-lies: Farmed and Dangerous

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hipotle, everyones favorite burrito place, has largely built its brand around emphasizing “Food With Integrity.” For Chipotle, this includes locally-sourced, antibiotic and synthetic hormone free food. While I personally do not care about such things, I understand that Chipotle is attempting to distinguish its offering. My concerns with Chipotle arise when it attempts to inject its corporate message into “entertainment,” slandering farmers and large-scale agriculture while misleading consumers. Such is the case with Farmed and Dangerous, a Chipotle produced satirical miniseries airing on Hulu.

Farmed and Dangerous stars Ray Wise as a public relations expert who, along with his daughter (Karynn Moore), is attempting to stop an idyllic farmer (John Sloan) from exposing Animoil, a company that is trying to market a petroleum pellet to feed cows — the pellet has some side effects, such as making cows explode when a cell phone call occurs.

As the plot proceeds, the dialogue mixes in satire concerning U.S. food production with lowest common denominator sitcom humor. It is not awful, but it is also not especially funny.

In viewing Farmed and Dangerous, you are uniquely conscious that what you are watching is essentially an extended ad, made in order to build an emotional connection between consumer and organization. Chipotle, as a private company (it spun off from McDonalds in 2006) is obviously ultimately concerned with profits. While I am sure that many in the

Chipotle organization truly believe in their message, it is never lost that the show is pandering for sales purposes (ironically, essentially what they are accusing big agro-business of doing).

Watching any show so aggressively sponsored by a single company is going to feel more than a little slimy.

This is all worsened by the disrespect Chipotle reserves for those who grow the food and make the innovations that allow us to feed a growing population on a decreasing land base. As both a biological engineer and the son of dairy farmer (I grew up on my family’s 400 cow dairy in Western New York), I am extremely disappointed by the ignorance perpetuated

by Farmed and Dangerous. Chipotle is using satire in place of real information, blending fact with fiction and effectively constructing a straw man argument to

Guest Room Calvin Patten discredit parties that cannot in turn defend themselves. It is a cheap and underhanded means of framing an argument by manipulation.

The only actual farmer featured in the show is John Sloan’s character, Chip.

Chip is president of the fictional “Sustainable Family Farming Association” which is in conflict with Wise’s public relations company. In attempting to pit large farms versus family farms, the show ignores that they are often one and the

same (97 percent of American farms are rBST is a synthetically manufactured verfamily-owned). It also references subsi- sion of a naturally occurring hormone dized, government-dependent corporate and has been certified as safe by the Food farms. While subsidies exist, they exist as and Drug Administration, National a safety net to ensure the survival of Institutes of Health and World Health farms, large and small, in times of Organization. It increases the efficiency of milk production, decreasing environextremely low prices.

Most upsetting though are the allu- mental costs and increasing dairy production. If Chipotle sions to large farms not caring really cared about about their animals the environment or the consumer. and sustainable First, the economfarming, it would ics debunk that be presenting a case claim — animal for increasing rBST comfort and a qualiand GMO use ty product are esseninstead of contial aspects of any tributing to wellprofitable operation. refuted conspiracy Most importantly theories. though, anyone that Ultimately, I raises animals does so hope that Cornell because they love anistudents take the mals and take pride in initiative to indemaking a healthy, benependently invesficial product. That farmtigate food-proers aim to be profitable via duction-related the economics of claims. Cornell has scale should not be been incredibly frowned upon. instrumental in ensuring that billions Farmed and SANTI SLADE / can be fed globally and continues to Dangerous furSUN STAFF ILLUSTRATOR be a leading resource for agriculture. ther demonstrates a gross misunderstanding of the Large, modern farms are a necessary science behind agriculture. For example it aspect of feeding a population where 98 smears genetically modified organisms percent of people are removed from agri(GMOs) — “GMO cows” (which only culture. Farmed and Dangerous’ advocacy exist in a lab) and GMO crops, but fails for natural foods in the name of Chipotle to discuss the benefits of these engineered is an unsustainable, unnecessary and privplants. GMO crops are more resilient, ileged view of eating. increase yield and have been deemed safe by a variety of independent organizations Calvin Patten is a junior in the Colleges of and hundreds of researchers. The show Agriculture and Life Sciences. He can be reached also references rBST as “synthetic hor- at cpatten@cornellsun.com. Guest Room appears mones” that are harming milk drinkers. every Tuesday.

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Thomas Joins Idols COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. (AP) — The first time Frank Thomas visited the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, he felt out of place.

“I looked around — it was my first full year in the big leagues — and said, ‘I really don’t belong here yet,’” Thomas recalled Monday of that visit in 1991.

“I want to make sure when I come back here I deserve to be here. I had high expectations in my career,” he said.

All these years later, the man they call the Big Hurt now belongs. The 6-foot-5, 240pound former slugger received 83.7 percent of the vote from members of the Baseball Writers’ Association of America and will join Greg Maddux and Tom Glavine as players inducted into the Hall this summer.

“It was a big dream. It (still) hasn’t sunk in yet. I just feel very, very blessed in this moment in time,” Thomas said. “You never take anything for granted. This is the top one percent in all of baseball that gets into the Hall.

As a kid, the big dream is to be a professional, but to make it to the Hall of Fame, I mean, come on.”

“You have to pinch yourself.

I’m very fortunate, especially first ballot. You’re not prepared for this until it happens.”

Former managers Tony La Russa, Bobby Cox and Joe Torre were also elected and will be inducted in July.

“It doesn’t get any better,” Thomas said. “I had a lot of battles with these guys. They shut me down at times, but to go into the Hall of Fame with these guys, I’m really honored. I’m proud of every guy that’s in the Hall of Fame because I know how hard it is to get here. I’m blessed to be part of the Mount Rushmore of baseball. I’m ecstatic.”

Thomas’s whirlwind of a year continued on the heels of his induction into the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame. He toured the Hall of Fame on Monday as part of his pre-induction indoctrination and was beaming after wielding one of Babe Ruth’s bats and seeing the impressive collection of artifacts stored away.

“Babe was a smart hitter, and I see why. I got a complete history lesson today about the game of baseball. I’m proud I came,” said Thomas, who idolized both Ruth and Hank Aaron because they hit for power and average.

“I was amazed to see exhibits with 100-year-old uniforms, gloves, spikes. I can’t believe they keep those things. It’s just amazing.”

Thomas followed his idols, to be sure.

Family Rules Mushing ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) beyond,” Mitch Seavey said. “We’ve — Don’t get Dallas and Mitch learned a lot and hopefully we’ve Seavey wrong. They love each helped each other as we go along.”

This year’s Iditarod started other, even though they might not say it in so many words. But they’re Sunday in Willow, and will finish also fierce competitors, more than sometime early next week in Nome, happy to pass each other on the on Alaska’s western coast. In the nearly 1,000 mile Iditarod Trail early going, four-time champion Sled Dog Race to be the first to Martin Buser was the first to leave the Rohn checkpoint Monday. The reach Nome.

The then-25-year-old Dallas jockeying for the lead remains fluid became the race’s youngest winner until mushers began taking a in 2012, only to be replaced by his mandatory 24 hour layover and two eight-hour dad, Mitch, who rests. at age 53 became “We’ve certainly got Besides Mitch the Iditarod’s olda legacy.” and Dallas, there est winner last is another Seavey year. While they Mitch Seavey in this year’s race, play out their Dallas’ older brothrivalry, they might need to look behind another shoul- er, Danny, 31. He jokingly told der as Dallas’ younger brother, Anchorage television station KTVA Conway, establishes himself in the during the ceremonial start Saturday that if he were to finish sport.

The Seaveys shy away from the ahead of either Mitch or Dallas, term “mushing dynasty,” but Mitch Plan A for both of those men went Seavey, who also won in 2004 horribly wrong.

Both Danny and Mitch live in acknowledges, “we sure mush a Seward on the Kenai Peninsula. lot.”

“We got a couple of good-sized, Dallas has his kennel about 150 serious kennels banging away at it,” miles north, in Willow, where he Mitch Seavey said. “You’re bound admits he has little contact with the to get your share” of champi- outside world and doesn’t own a television. onships.

“I don’t leave my training comYou can count three for the family in the first 41 editions of the pound if I can help it,” said Dallas.

“If I leave, it’s by dog team, not by Iditarod.

Mitch’s father, Dan, helped vehicle.”

When asked if the Seaveys are organize the first Iditarod in 1973 the first family of mushing, he told and finished third that year.

When Dallas won the race two a reporter, “I’ll leave that to your years ago, all three men were on the type.”

But five family members, trail. Dan Seavey that year, at age 74, ran his fifth Iditarod to cele- including another son, Tyrell, have brate the 100th anniversary of the raced in the Iditarod, and they're Iditarod Trail, and his trip to Nome not done yet.

Another of Mitch’s sons, 17was sponsored by the Iditarod year-old Conway, last month won Historic Trail Alliance.

“We’ve certainly got a legacy the Junior Iditarod, adding to his that dad handed down to us, and title from 2012. And he’ll be eligithen myself on to Dallas and ble for the full Iditarod next year.

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Top-Ranked UConn Defeats Louisville

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Even in a new league, Connecticut doesn’t believe in sharing the wealth.

The top-ranked Huskies showed that in squashing No. 3 Louisville’s quest to forge a tie in the American Athletic Conference by overwhelming the Cardinals on the boards and other areas.

Leading the way was sophomore forward Breanna Stewart, whose 22 points and 14 rebounds led UConn to a 68-48 victory Monday night that helped the Huskies complete an unbeaten regular season.The win was the Huskies’ 37th straight — the third longest streak in school history.

Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis added 13 points and 10 boards for the Huskies (31-0, 18-0 AAC), who outrebounded Louisville (28-3, 16-2) 47-30 and outran the Cardinals to add the inaugural league title to their collection of Big East trophies. The defending NCAA champions also beat the Cardinals for the 14th straight time.

While Huskies coach Geno Auriemma has stressed taking nothing for granted with the possibility of facing Louisville again in this week’s conference tournament, he also told his players to savor their latest milestone achieved with 10 wins over ranked schools this season.

“It’s something to be proud of,” Auriemma said. “We don’t talk about it very often. We don’t stand on a podium and shout ‘We’re great.’ But we’ve done some really great things this past year and sometimes we need to step back and take a look at it.”

Like last month’s meeting in Storrs, Conn., UConn turned a small run into big momentum ending with another decisive victory. This time, it was an 11-0 first-half spurt for a 32-22 lead that eventually grew to 22 in the second half.

The Huskies ended up snapping Louisville’s five-game winning streak and spoiling the home finales for four seniors including guard Shoni Schimmel, who scored nine points before a school record crowd of 22,163.

Schimmel had said that the Cardinals would eventually “get” UConn, but they shot just 38 percent (20 of 53), making just 11 shots after starting 9 of 12 from the field.

Of Schimmel’s statement, Stewart said, “she said she was going to get us but we just won the conference. If we see them in the conference tournament, which we might, I think it’s going to be a difficult game again. But I’m glad I play on this team.”

UConn wasn’t much better at 40 percent (26 of 65 from the field), but owned many areas en route to its 37th straight win — the third longest winning streak in school history. The Huskies scored 18 points off 16 Cardinals turnovers, outscored them 15-2 on second-chance baskets and made 7 of 22 3-pointers.

Senior guard Tia Gibbs scored 16 points and junior forward Sara Hammond 12 for Louisville, which made just 4 of 15 from behind the three-point arc. The Cardinals had hoped to be better the second time around, but just couldn’t keep up with the Huskies’ pace or rebounding after the early moments.

Champions

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The men’s track and field team won the Indoor Heps Championship for the second consecutive season and seventh time in 12 years.

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Minnesota Downs Flames for Fifth Consecutive Win

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One-man show| Heat star LeBron James, shown above completing a dunk in a 2010 contest against the Nets, made 22 of 33 shots from the field in his last game as part of a 61 point showing.

James Soars in 61 Point Performance MIAMI (AP) — Best player. Best game of his career.

LeBron James clearly isn’t ready to concede his MVP award to anyone yet.

Dazzling from inside and out, James put on the best scoring show of his NBA life on Monday night, pouring in 61 points — a career high and a franchise record — as the Miami Heat beat the Charlotte Bobcats 124-107. It was the eighth straight win for the two-time defending champions, who are starting to roll as the playoffs get near.

James made 22 of 33 shots from the field, including his first eight three-point attempts, on the way to his historic night.

“The man above has given me some unbelievable abilities to play the game of basketball,” James said. “I just try to take advantage of it every night.

I got the trust of my teammates and my coaching staff to go in there and let it go.”

His career best had been 56 points, on March 20, 2005, for Cleveland against Toronto. Glen Rice scored 56 to set the Heat record on April 15, 1995, against Orlando.

James had 24 points at halftime, then added 25 in the third quarter. The record-breaker came with 5:46 left, when James spun through three defenders for a layup that fell as he tumbled to the court.

“There was an efficiency to what he was doing,” Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said. “The rim looked like an ocean for him.”

Spoelstra walked into his postgame news conference with a confession: He nearly took James out after the third quarter.

Good thing he thought better of that plan.

“He was in a great groove, obviously,” Spoelstra said.

Al Jefferson scored 38 points and grabbed 19 rebounds for the Bobcats, his huge night merely an afterthought.

This was all about LeBron.

He was hitting from everywhere, even a pull-up 3-pointer from about 30 feet — Spoelstra joked it was from 40 — late in the third quarter, as the crowd roared and the Heat bench jumped with joy.

“Yeah, that was a designed play,” Spoelstra deadpanned. “We’ve been working on that one for a while.”

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — to stop.

Jared Spurgeon’s power-play Mikael Granlund had two goal in the third period assists while playing in the helped the Minnesota Wild NHL for the first time notch their season-high fifth against his brother Markus straight win, 3-2 over the Granlund, who was called up Calgary Flames on Monday from the AHL last week by the Flames. night.

After a scoreless, sluggish Kyle Brodziak also scored, rookie Darcy Kuemper and penalty-free first period, stopped 21 shots during his the pace picked up in the 15th start in a row, and the first half of the middle frame Wild raised their record at when the Wild sent shot home to 22-7-2. Playing in after a shot at Berra during a front of their fans for the power play. Minutes later first time in 25 days due to with some momentum generated by t h e the Wild, Olympic The Flames, buried in the M a t t break, the C o o k e Wild also Western Conference Playoff swooped improved race, could make some in behind to 14-4-2 the net to since the moves this week. poke the new year puck away b e g a n while welcoming captain from the goalie. Brodziak Mikko Koivu back from crept toward the crease to corral the puck, avoided injury.

Zach Parise gave the Wild defenseman Kris Russell and some insurance by camping knocked in his shot for the in the crease and deflecting a game’s first goal.

After Giordano hooked shot past Reto Berra with 5:16 remaining for his 21st Parise to create a 4-on-4 situgoal. Just 77 seconds later, ation, the Wild penalty Mark Giordano scored to expired to give them the man Then with bring the Flames back within advantage. a goal. But Kuemper hung Charlie Coyle screening on to raise his record to 11- Berra, Spurgeon capped some slick passing by taking 3-2.

Mike Cammalleri, playing the puck at the point from perhaps his last game for the Ryan Suter and sending a Flames with the NHL trade slap shot through traffic for deadline looming on the lead.

The Flames, buried in the Wednesday, tied it 1-1 in the second period when Koivu’s Western Conference playoff pass ricocheted across the race, could make some slot to him for an easy tap-in moves this week. Cammalleri that Kuemper had no chance scored for the first time since Jan. 6. He missed nine games during that stretch because of a concussion.

With goalie Josh Harding out indefinitely with what the team has described only as an illness, related to his adjustment to multiple sclerosis medication, and Niklas Backstrom banged up, Kuemper has taken over effectively in the net. He has played so well that the Wild might not need to trade for a goalie before the deadline.

NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman, as a guest of Wild owner Craig Leipold, watched from a suite.

Leipold took him earlier in the day to Target Field, where baseball's Twins play, and TCF Bank Stadium, the football home of the University of Minnesota, for tours of possible outdoor game venues. The NHL put on six this season.

The Wild have long lobbied to host the Winter Classic, the original event held on New Year's Day, but would take one of the Stadium Series games, too.

Bettman said Leipold asks him "every day" about it.

Bettman has assured the Wild they will be awarded an outdoor game but has not committed to a timeframe.

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POLO

Men Drop Match To UVA;Late Surge EarnsWomen Win

By ELANI COHEN Sun Staff Writer

The polo teams split this weekend’s matches against top rival the University of Virginia. While the men’s team lost to the Cavaliers, 23-11, the women’s team won, 17-16, after a strong second-half effort sent the closely contested game into a shootout.

Although the men dropped the match against UVA for the second time this season, the team put up a strong effort throughout the game. Senior captain Nik Feldman, junior Hakan Karabey — subbing for Nick Stieg — and freshman Ignacio Masias started out the match for the Red. The Cavaliers earned a three-goal lead in the first few minutes of the first chukker, but couldn’t hold the Red back from scoring a quick three goals in a row. The teams went into the second chukker with an overall score of 5-3 in Virginia’s favor. Both teams showed their aggressive sides with back-and-forth play throughout the second chukker.

At half, the Cavaliers were in the lead with a score of 107. Though Cornell gave its best efforts throughout the third and fourth chukker, the Red was unable to overcome the Cavaliers’ lead. Feldman scored five goals throughout the match while Masias had four. This loss secured Cornell as the number three team in the country, right behind Virginia.

“The loss was very frustrating. It’s not anything we will shrug off easily,” Feldman said. “We’re coming back to practice more determined than ever to improve our play.”

Senior Kailey Eldredge and sophomores Anna Winslow

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Future contests | Senior captain Nik Feldman said the Red will need to “go back to the drawing board” in order to find success against the Cavaliers the next time the two squads meet.

and Devin Cox started out the match for the women’s team.

The Cavaliers opened the game with a 4-0 lead and continued to pressure the Red.The first chukker ended 7-1 in UVA’s favor, but the Red regrouped for the second chukker.

The Red quickly scored four goals in the first few minutes of the second chukker, but couldn’t hold the Cavaliers back from scoring another three. The teams went into the second half with an overall UVA lead of 10-5.

As the third chukker started, Cornell stepped up its game and scored an impressive five goals in a row. The score was a close 11-10 in UVA’s favor at the chukker break for the horse rest. The Cavaliers extended its lead after the break with another three goals. Throughout the fourth chukker Virginia maintained its lead, until Cornell struck back with a three-goal run to hand the Red its first lead of the match.

The Cavaliers bounced back with a late penalty goal to tie the game and force the game into a shootout. Cornell

outscored the University of Virginia, 2-1, in the shootout, handing the Red the final 17-16 victory. Winslow tallied nine goals, while Eldredge recorded five and Cox scored two.

The women’s team is back in action on March 7, while the men’s squad is playing next on March 8 — both matches will be played at home. Although the Red will not face the Cavaliers again in the regular season, the teams will likely face them in the postseason, and Feldman said the men’s team will be gearing up for a rematch.

“We’ll have to absorb the loss and change aspects of our game if we’re going to beat them come April,” he said.

“Getting healthy is one step, but going back to the drawing board is what’s most important. We’re determined to show that we are still the better team.”

Elani Cohen can be reached at ecohen@cornellsun.com.

C.U. Rebounds From Friday’s Loss Icers Defeat Princeton in Two DiMagno recorded a 20-point game, Continued from page 16 closely followed by Long with 19 points.

The game started slowly, with both DiMagno, who recorded a double-dou- teams matching each other, until Long ble, as well as Long and freshman Nia and DiMagno sparked a crucial 14-0 Marshall, who finished with 13 points run. Dartmouth attempted a comeback after the break, going on each. a 9-2 run to come within According to “We really focused on five points of the Red, DiMagno, the Red was our transition defense but an 11-2 run by the upset to let the early Red led Cornell back to advantage go, but used and post defense.” its double digits advanthat to focus the team tage, a lead the Red heading into the Allyson DiMagno maintained until the Dartmouth match.

“Obviously the loss to Harvard was end.

Cornell wraps up its season next very difficult, as we let a large lead slip away, and then made a great push at the weekend with trips to Princeton on end to give ourselves a chance,” Friday and Penn the following day.

DiMagno said. “Going into Dartmouth, we really focused on our transition Joel Cooper can be reached at defense and our post defense.”

The focus showed the next day, as jcooper@cornellsun.com.

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well-orchestrated passing play, senior forward Jessica Campbell scored two consecutive goals to give Cornell the lead for good. Both were tallied on creative passing plays, leaving Cornell with openings to score. This was the first time that the Red came back to win after trailing to start the third period.

According to Gagliardi, it was a encouraging sign to see the Red rally together and charge back for the win.

“It was awesome to see the fight and the passion in the girls, they never gave up, and after the second period we were just ready to go for the third,” she said.

“It was really exciting how we battled back to win, and it was really great to finish the series in two games.”

The second game was not as down to the wire. Princeton took an early onegoal lead, but Cornell stormed back with

three goals and never relinquished the lead for the remainder of the game.

Cornell produced a stronger defensive effort in the second game, which allowed it to effectively protect the lead, Gagliardi said.

“I thought defensively we played better in the second game,” she said. “We kind of just limited their chances and and capitalized on the chances we got.”

According to Gagliardi, the Red’s thrilling come-from-behind victory on Friday gave the Red confidence and momentum heading into Saturday’s game, which helped fuel the win.

“I think we were confident going into the first game too, but to know that we can battle back from a two goal deficit really gave us confidence that we could finish them off in game two,” she said.

Ben Horowitz can be reached at bhorowitz@cornellsun.com.

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Senior send-off | The Red’s Satuday match against Dartmouth doubled as Cornell’s Senior Night game.

Schupp were senior Sarah Wetter and freshman Elana Molotsky, who tied for fourth place with scores of 9.775. With an event score of 48.675, the bar lineup set a new season high.

While the Red managed to stay with Rutgers for the majority of the meet, the Red lost over two points to the Scarlet Knights on beam. Senior Melanie Jorgensen was the best performer for the Red, scoring a 9.825. Jorgensen finished with the second-

best score, behind three Rutgers gymnasts who tied for first. The next-best finisher for the Red was Starcevich, who earned a 9.650 for fifth place. The Red finished the meet on the floor with a strong performance. With three topfive finishers, the Red came close to meeting its season high on the event. Lexi Schupp set the bar for the Red, scoring a 9.800 and finishing in second place.

Finishing right behind Schupp was senior Mackenzie Sato, who earned a third place spot with a 9.775. Molotsky

came in fifth place with a 9.725.

Heading into the final stretch of the season, Wetter said the team is physically capable but still needs work to qualify for nationals.

“With only a few meets left of the season, we already know that we can hit our routines,” she said.

“We need to keep the energy and confidence up in order to keep scoring higher to qualify to nationals.”

Tucker Maggio-Hucek can be reached at thucek@cornellsun.com.

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WOMEN’S ICE HOCKEY

Icers Slide Past Tigers,Advance To Semifinals

By BEN HOROWITZ Sun Staff Writer

The women’s ice hockey team lost the Ivy League and ECAC regular season title when it lost to Quinnipiac and Princeton in its final two games of the regular season, so the team had a lot to prove in the ECAC quarterfinals against Princeton this weekend. The Red came through a strong with bounce-back effort, PRINCETON @ CORNELL defeating Princeton 2 3 in two consecutive Game: 1ST 2ND 3RD FINAL games to win the 2 0 2 Princeton 0 best-of-three series.

0 3 3 Cornell 0 In the first game, Cornell erased a PRINCETON @ CORNELL two-goal deficit in the third period to 4 4 win, 3-2. Saturday’s Game: 1ST 2ND 3RD FINAL contest was more 0 2 3 Princeton 1 decisive, with the 2 3 5 Cornell 0 Red taking down the Tigers, 5-3. With the quarterfinal victory in hand, the Red will move on to play Harvard in the ECAC Semifinals.

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Four score | Junior forward Jillian Saulnier notched points in four of the Red’s five goals in Saturday’s game, tallying two goals and two assists.

According to senior defenseman Alyssa Gagliardi, the quarterfinal sweep gives the Red a boost of confidence heading into the next round.

“We play Harvard on Saturday and we’re really excited to be in the Semifinals,” she said. “We haven’t had too much success against them this season, but they haven’t seen our best game yet, so I think we’re a confident group going into that weekend.”

The first game against Princeton was tight throughout, but the Tigers took advantage of a two-man advantage in the second period to take the lead. Princeton scored two goals during that power play just 25 seconds apart to grab the 2-0 lead.

According to Gagliardi, the Red’s penalty kill struggles

should not affect the team moving forward.

“Obviously you don’t want to commit penalties and put yourself behind, and we thought that kind of killed our momentum because we were playing well until that point,” she said. “But then they scored two quick ones. I think they were both preventable goals on the penalty kill, and they made nice plays, but we definitely know that we can prevent those goals from being scored in the future.”

Cornell was determined to not go quietly, and it came back strongly in the third period. After junior forward Jillian Saulnier trimmed the lead to one by finishing off a See W. ICE HOCKEY page 15

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

Red Splits Final Set Of Home Contests C.U. defeats Dartmouth in Saturday match over the Red. Cornell started the game strongly, jumping out to an The women’s basketball early 15-point advantage. team recorded another mixed Soon Harvard was in the weekend, losing to Harvard game, using its defensive on Friday, 70-66, before power to shut out the Red, bouncing back to earn a holding Cornell scoreless for strong 63-50 six consecuwin over tive minutes HARVARD @ CORNELL Dartmouth at one point 70 66 in the first Saturday.

2ND FINAL The Red Game: 1ST half.

35 70 (14-12, 6-6) Harvard 35 With a 36 66 also celebrat- Cornell 30 35-30 lead ed Senior heading into Night, as the break, DARTMOUTH @ CORNELL Stephanie the Crimson 50 63 continued its Long, Selby L y m a n , Game: 2ND FINAL pressure in 1ST 32 50 A s p e n Dartmouth 18 the second 38 63 C h a n d l e r , Cornell 25 half, scoring J o e l l e eight unanDavidson and Allyson swered points to push its lead DiMagno played their last to 20 with 7:29 to play. The home regular season game for Red, however, did not give up, Cornell. and embarked on a 16-0 run In Friday’s loss to the to make it a four-point game Crimson, DiMagno reached with 52 seconds left to play.

1,200 points and 900 Despite Cornell’s valiant rebounds in her career to effort, Harvard managed to became the first Cornell hold on to its lead in a tense woman to do so. DiMagno’s last minute to secure its 70-66 performance was not enough victory. to steal the win for Cornell, The Red was led by however, as Harvard secured its second win of the season See W. BASKETBALL page 15

By JOEL COOPER

Sun Staff Writer

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Close to the top | The Red recorded a 192.625 against Rutgers — its highest overall score yet this season — but the Scarlet Knights vaulted over the Red by recording their own season-high score of 195.825.

GYMNASTICS

Gymnasts Hit Season High in Loss

By TUCKER MAGGIO-HUCEK Sun Staff Writer

Despite scoring a season-high 192.625, the gymnastics team fell to Rutgers at Teagle Gymnasium this weekend. Rutgers scored a 195.825, also a season-high for the Scarlet Knights, who are ranked eighth in the nation based on Ratings Percentage Index. The Red finished the meet with eight top-five finishers and three second-place winners.

“Our mindset going into this meet was just a lot better,” junior

Jessie Starcevich said. “We went into the meet with all our focus on ourselves, and we were committed to being the most enthusiastic team out there. I think this was a big part of our success.”

The Red began the day on the vault, an event the team has found success with this season.

The vault lineup had one of its best scores of the season, but due to Rutgers’ high scores, the Red’s only top-five finisher was sophomore Sara Schupp. Schupp hit her routine for a 9.775, while the next highest score came from fel-

low sophomore Alicia Bair, who received a 9.700, the sixth-best score.

The Red followed the vault with bars and continued to produce consistent performances.

The five seniors and one freshman had their best performance of the season, and three gymnasts finished in top-five spots. Senior captain Lexi Schupp was the highest scorer for the Red with a 9.800, good for third place on the bars. Closely following See GYMNASTICS page 15