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Long Careers Could Stall Hiring Push

“Women are drawn to people and impacting the community. They don’t go into STEM fields because it isn’t obvious, initially, how they’re helping people.”

C.U.’s plans for faculty renewal altered by profs’ late retirements

By CAROLINE FLAX Sun Staff Writer

This article is the third in a series about hiring initiatives and faculty renewal around the University.

As Cornell braces to offset its largest wave of retirement in history, administrators warn that the lack of a mandated retirement age and worsening financial prospects for retirees could impede its faculty renewal initiative.

The retirement rate of professors, which is crucial to the hiring plan, could be slowed down by faculty not willing to retire. Since mandatory retirement for faculty who have reached age 70 was banned under the federal Age Discrimination Act in 1994, universities have not been allowed to force tenured professors to retire when they reach a certain age, according to the U.S. Department of Labor’s website.

This may slow down the University’s faculty renewal process and put a strain on funds that would be used to hire new faculty, said Prof. Ronald Ehrenberg, industrial and labor relations.

“The problem is, if in fact, [the University doesn’t] succeed in generating all the retirements that they See RETIREMENT page 4

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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand

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Girl power | Sen. Gillibrand gives the keynote speech at the annual meeting of the President’s Council on Cornell Women.

Senator Urges Women to Lead Sciences

By EMMA COURT Sun Staff Writer

In her address Friday at the 22nd annual meeting of the President’s Council on Cornell Women, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) spoke about the importance of recruiting women for the fields of science and technology.

Speaking at the Statler Auditorium, Gillibrand said the PCCW, an organization of accomplished alumni working to encourage women at Cornell and other communities to be leaders is “at the forefront of advocacy.”

She spoke about the need to inspire young girls and women to pursue careers in the STEM fields — which See GILLIBRAND page 4

New York State Redistricting May Affect County Politics

By MATTHEW ROSENSPIRE Sun Staff Writer

Under plans proposed by both the New York State Senate and the New York State Assembly, the state’s 22nd Congressional District — which contains Tompkins

County — will be eliminated.

After the 2010 Census, the United States Census Bureau determined that New York State would lose two seats in the House of Representatives due to smaller changes in population relative to the other 50 states, according to

data from the Department of Commerce. The loss of seats has made the political process especially contentious.

The 22nd Congressional district seat is currently held by Rep. Maurice Hinchey (D-N.Y. 22), who announced his retirement in

January.

Both proposed plans for the 22nd district, according to Irene Stein, chair of the Tompkins County Democratic Committee, would put Tompkins County in See REDISTRICTING page 5

The Cornell Daily Sun Elects Its130th Editorial Board

By RUBY PERLMUTTER Sun Associate Editor

Editorial “compet” has come to a welcome close,

which means there’s a new crop of bleary-eyed and caffeine-crazed editors calling the shots around here. This impressive

bunch of insomniacs has proven its dedication to journalism, but apparently they haven’t heard the news about the industry.

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Sunny times ahead | The Sun’s 130th Editorial Board is all smiles after its election.

Nonetheless, they charge forth, entering the interwebs with fearless abandon and hoping to prove newspaper skeptics wrong (though just in case, they’ve started a blog).

So, here they are, the newly elected 130th Editorial Board of The Cornell Daily Sun. The staff elected Juan Forrer ’13 as our editor in chief, even though he forgot what he was running for. We told him he won, but he was meditating in pretzel position so he didn’t hear us the first time.

As editor in chief, he is continually amazed by the daily production of the paper, often walking around with his mouth agape, saying, “Wow!” Upon reading this, his response was, “Wow!”

New Business Manager Helene Beauchemin ’13, our former advertising manager, has learned a lot from Don Draper.

We’re waiting for the show to come back on the air so we can figure out how to fix the journalism industry.

Managing Editor Jeff Stein ’13 is going to be a great managing editor.

On second thought, he’s not going to be that great.

Actually, you know what, he will be good. Even though he may not be that decisive. He often talks about how much he loves Cornell; however, he has yet to make it up the hill and into class.

Somehow, he still raises his hand more than anySee SUN page 5

News Foot in Mouth

After verbally attacking Sandra Fluke ’03, Rush Limbaugh issued an apology Saturday. | Page 3

Opinion Life on The Knoll

Judah Bellin ’12 touts his experience with one of Cornell’s lesser-known brotherhoods. | Page 7

Opinion Question Everything

Henry DiFranceso ’12 gets critical on being critical. | Page 7

Arts Calm and Collected

Cornell Jazz Ensemble preformed a free show at the Carriage House this weekend. | Page 16

Sports Sad Times Hockey

Women’s hockey suffered a major upset to St. Lawrence at Saturday’s ECAC championship game. | Page 24

Blogs Prelim Playlist

Prelims got you stuck in the library? The Pulse gives you a taste of its weekly Sunify playlist to help you pull that all-nighter | Cornellsun.com, March 1

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Sunday surprised us with sudden, spontaneous snow showers, and this week, we’ll continue to be graced with more sprinkles. Not sure if it will end up being rain, or sleet, or hail, or snow... (Refer to Cornell Meme page). Later in the week, the forecast promises two sunny days. Seeing that Ithaca likes to be alternative in many ways, though, expect it to change its mind from mainstream weather forecasts.

I bet it does that just to prove to us how alternative it is. Ithaca’s such a hipster.

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Hi: 41° Lo: 30° Mostly Sunny Another sunny day! Walk to the herb gardens near the plantations. It’s the perfect place for catnaps and short novels.

Tomorrow Out in the World Coffee Hour 1:30 - 2:30 p.m., International Lounge, Williard Straight Revolution: Neutrino Oscillation and Beyond 3:30 - 4:30 p.m., 401 Physical Sciences Building Lacrosse vs. Canisius 4 p.m., Schoellkopf Field

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A People 4:30 p.m., Flex Theatre, Schwartz Center for Performing Arts Rights, Racism and “A Very Radical Proposition” 4:30 - 6 p.m, Kaufmann Auditorium, Goldwin Smith Hall

Weather drops on Friday, so be prepared. Bring out those rain boots and sturdy coats.

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Rush Limbaugh Apologizes To Fluke ’03 for Verbal Attack

Tinkering with the keys

By KAITLYN KWAN Sun Staff Writer

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Visiting lecturer Mimi Solomon, a professional pianist, performs at Barnes Hall on Sunday afternoon, playing a selection of Mozart, Bartók and Brahms pieces.

NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg Chosen for Convocation

New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg was announced as the convocation speaker for this year’s graduating seniors, the Class of 2012. Bloomberg has forged close ties to the University since Cornell entered, and won, the mayor’s high-profile competition to build a new tech campus in the city. Bloomberg’s selection marks the second year in a row that a New York City mayor was chosen to speak at convocation.

Cornell Prepares to Hire More Military Veterans

In accordance with President David Skorton’s recently announced University-wide diversity initiative, Cornell is vowing to increase the number of military veterans it hires for faculty and staff positions.

Professors Question Cornell-Technion Partnership

At a panel discussion, several professors questioned Cornell’s partnership with the Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, sparking heated debate and causing one Cornell professor who formerly taught at the Technion to walk out.

— Compiled by Jinjoo Lee

After she was verbally assailed by Rush Limbaugh on his talk show, Sandra Fluke ’03 received an apology from the conservative radio host on Saturday.

“My choice of words was not the best, and in the attempt to be humorous, I created a national stir,” Limbaugh stated on his website. “I sincerely apologize to Ms. Fluke for the insulting word choices.”

Limbaugh called Fluke, a law student at Georgetown University, a “prostitute” and “slut” on The Rush Limbaugh Show Wednesday for advocating the inclusion of contraceptives in health insurance plans.

The personal attacks even prompted President Barack Obama to weigh in on the issue. He called Fluke from the Oval Office on Friday to show his support for her, according to The Washington Post.

According to The Huffington Post, Limbaugh said that because the birth control debate is framed around “personal sexual recreational activities,” rather than broader health questions, Americans should pay to use contraceptives. He compared buying contraceptives to buying sneakers.

“What happened to personal responsibility and accountability? Where do we draw the line?” Limbaugh said.

“Will we be debating if taxpayers should pay for new sneakers for all students that are interested in running to keep fit? ... I posited that it is not our business whatsoever to know what is going on in anyone’s bedroom, nor do I think it is a topic that should reach a presidential level.”

According to The Washington Post, Fluke was originally supposed to testify to a committee of the U.S. House of Representatives about Georgetown not covering contraceptives in its health

plan. While Republican lawmakers refused to listen to Fluke’s testimony at the hearing, Democratic lawmakers invited Fluke to speak to them at an unofficial session.

After Fluke met the lawmakers, Limbaugh said during his radio show on Wednesday, “What does this say about the college coed … Who goes before a congressional committee and essentially says that she must be paid to have sex? It makes her a slut, right? It makes her a prostitute. She wants to be paid to have sex.”

Several companies have withdrawn their advertisements from Limbaugh’s show and said they will not reconsider their decision, despite his apology.

According to The Washington Post, six advertisers pulled sponsorship of Limbaugh’s show as of Saturday, and both Republicans and Democrats have criticized Limbaugh’s comments.

“Mr. Limbaugh, with his highly personal attacks on Miss Fluke, overstepped any reasonable bounds of decency,” the CEO of Carbonite, a former Limbaugh sponsor, stated in a message on Facebook. “No one with daughters the age of Sandra Fluke, and I have two, could possibly abide the insult and abuse heaped upon this courageous and well-intentioned young lady.”

Shaunna Thomas, co-founder of UltraViolet, an organization that focuses on doing grassroots work on women’s issues, agreed and told The Huffington Post that she was not buying Limbaugh’s apology.

“Rush’s apology wasn’t actually an apology,” she said. “No radio show that attacks women should be rewarded with advertising dollars. And more than 84,000 of our members who signed a petition in the last day agree.”

Kaitlyn Kwan can be reached at kkwan@cornellsun.com.

C.U. Reacts to Calif.Court Decision on Same-Sex Marriage

By JACLYN CHEN Sun Contributor

In reaction to a federal appeals court’s Feb. 7 decision to overturn California’s ban on same-sex marriage, many Cornellians said they support the ruling and believe people should be allowed to marry whom they want.

The federal appeals court determined that Proposition 8, a controversial law banning same sex-marriage, is unconstitutional — a decision that was met with the approval of many supporters of gay rights in the U.S. While opponents of same-sex marriage argued that marriage should be a same-sex union, and that children should be raised by a man and a woman, the court said that Proposition 8 violated the Equal Protection Clause of the Constitution. The clause states that “no state shall ... deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.”

Many Cornellians said they were happy with the judges’ decision.

Jadey Huray ’14, the co-facilitator of LBQ, a support group for “queer” women, and a candidate for LGBTQ representative for the S.A., said that she is ecstatic about the overturning of Proposition 8.

“It’s a milestone event reflect-

ing the changing attitudes towards same-sex marriage across America, especially in California,” Huray said. “Prior to the overturning of Proposition 8, there was a real disconnect between the feelings of the general populace and the [California] administration.”

Additionally, Huray said that the overturning of Proposition 8 has had “a ripple effect here at Cornell as more people become increasingly aware of LGBTQ issues, the rights both afforded and deprived of those individuals.” She said that she thought it will help “mobilize individuals to fight for those rights and feel more at ease with their identity, as their respective states becoming more accepting towards their relationships.”

Similarly, Selene Leung ‘15, from Northern California, said that she understands why samesex marriage is such a controversial issue. At the same time, Leung said, she believes that people should still have the right to marry whomever they want.

“I understand why they are being so ambiguous with their decision,” Leung said. “It’s difficult to reconcile the wants of such diversely opinionated groups.

However, I still believe people have the right to marry whoever

they want.”

On Feb. 21, supporters backing a ban on same-sex marriage asked the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to reverse the Feb. 7 ruling. Although the court has yet to decide whether or not to take on the appeal, Prof. Theodore Lowi, government, said that because the Supreme Court has a

“standing majority who are conservative,” it is possible that judges could make Proposition 8 legal again.

Lowe added that this will be a “tough decision” for the Supreme Court to make.

Nate Treffeisen ’12, LGBTQ representative at-large for the Student Assembly, said “leaders in

our day-to-day lives, from President Obama to President Skorton and our University’s administration, should be acting as leaders to achieve equality for the LGBTQ community as well.”

Jaclyn Chen can be reached at jlc426@cornell.edu.

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Speaking out | Californians gather to support the overturning of Proposition 8, a ban on same-sex marriage.

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In Recession, Profs Delay Retirement Senator Gillibrand Admins say renewing faculty is crucial for maintaining excellence Urges Women at Univ.

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include science, technology, engineering and mathematics — by emphasizing how work in these fields can impact people and communities.

“Women are drawn to people and impacting the community.

They don’t go into STEM fields because it isn’t obvious, initially, how they’re helping people,” she said.

Recruiting women in STEM fields, Gillibrand said, was particularly important for Cornell, which she said was on the cutting edge of the sciences with its New York City tech campus.

“The tech campus is an extraordinary project not just for New York but also for the entire nation. It’s perhaps one of the greatest opportunities we’re going to have in a very long time,” Gillibrand said.

Apart from encouraging women to become leaders in STEM fields, Gillibrand also emphasized the importance of calling more women to action in the world of politics, highlighting their ability to reach across party lines to build a consensus.

“During World War II, with Rosie the Riveter, we asked women to enter our workforce, because we needed them,” Gillibrand said. “Six million women entered the workforce, forever changing our economy.

If we have six million more women voting tomorrow than today, that’ll make a huge impact.”

Gillibrand used her own story to illustrate the importance of role models in inspiring women to pursue careers in politics. She said her grandmother, who was a secretary for the New York State legislature and was involved in grassroots campaigning, served as a role model for her.

“From her, I learned [that] women’s voices matter,” she said. “I learned that grassroots advocacy matters, what we do on the grassroots level really can influence elections. What you do with your time matters. I learned never to be afraid, to put yourself out there, to be heard, to be part of the debate.”

Gillibrand also talked about her experience running for representative of New York’s 20th congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives.

When she consulted a pollster at the beginning of her campaign, he told her that she had a small

chance of winning.

Still, Gillibrand ended up winning the district.

“Miracle of all miracles,” Gillibrand said. “Nobody thought it was possible.”

Similarly, Gillibrand said that having the opportunity to hold Hilary Clinton’s seat in the Senate in 2009 taught her much.

“Despite all of the rancor in Washington and the belief that you can’t get things done, you can get things done if you’re willing to work on a bipartisan basis,” Gillibrand said.

Recalling her experiences advocating for the repeal of “Don’t Ask Don’t Tell,” a policy that, until 2011, barred openly gay individuals from serving in the military, Gillibrand said that “oftentimes we can make a difference in Washington, even when it seems so bleak.”

Gillibrand also answered audience members’ questions about recent policies she has voted on.

In response to one attendee’s question, Gillibrand said that the Blunt Amendment — which was voted down last Thursday but would have allowed employers with an objection to the Obama administration’s new birth control coverage rule to opt out — was an “absolute attack on the autonomy and health of women.”

“There has been a continuous attack and assault on women’s reproductive freedom in this Congress,” Gillibrand said. “They got elected because they said they would focus on jobs. They haven’t focused on jobs for a minute.”

Gillibrand expressed frustration that there has been so much attention to an issue that she felt was decided by the Supreme Court decades ago: access to contraception as a fundamental right.

“I think we need a wakeup call for anyone, male or female, who cares about women’s health or well-being, and doesn’t want this constant focus on reproductive issues,” Gillibrand said. “I hope the American public is listening to the rhetoric. They’re trying to put us back decades in how American women think about themselves and their healthcare ... It is just outrageous.”

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expect, then there will be a cost problem and there might actually be a space problem in terms of faculty offices and things like that,” Ehrenberg said. “That will slow down the rate at which people are hired.”

Because the financial crisis has made it difficult for universities to provide adequate retirement plans, professors are less likely to retire at the expected time, according to Prof. Steven Kyle, applied economics and management. This, in turn, has led the University to have to “put up with people sticking around as long as they want, which I suppose can be a problem,” Kyle said.

Prof. Daniel Schwarz, English, added that many professors continue to teach long after they reach the average retirement age, despite incentives the University offers to professors to retire.

“The bottom line is that there is no rule about the age of retiring, and in fact, the administration is not supposed to really push you to retire,” Schwarz

said. professional life that they can In response, the University is continue moving forward,” currently determining the rate Bursic said.

Schwarz noted that phased at which it will hire faculty in retirement also allows the the next decade.

“Departments have been ask- University to retain talented facing faculty about their retire- ulty, even while hiring new facment plans so that the depart- ulty through its faculty renewal ments can create multi-year hir- initiatives.

“Ideally, phased retirement ing plans to guide their hiring in also means that the most profaculty renewal,” Lepage said.

Still, Ehrenberg said that ductive scholars who make a there is uncertainty about retire- department’s reputation don’t ment rates, because “some peo- all retire in one day,” Schwarz said. ple will just stay forever.”

Still, Ehrenberg noted that The only retirement program currently available to University while holding onto productive faculty and staff is the Phased faculty is important, the Retirement Program, which University needs to renew its allows participants to reduce the community and have “people amount of time they work while who are on the cutting edge,” still receiving full benefits, especially in rapidly changing according to Paul Bursic, senior fields. “[Universities] need constant director of benefit services.

Currently, there about 50 facul- renewal of the faculty, because we may have extraordinary facty enrolled in the program.

According to Bursic, this ulty who have really fantastic program allows faculty mem- reputations and have won extrabers in particular to decrease the ordinary awards, but for many amount of time they spend of us, we’re still great, but our teaching while continuing their best work is behind us,” Ehrenberg said. research.

“They can really spread [retirement] out, and begin to Caroline Flax can be reached at look at other aspects of their cflax@cornellsun.com.

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Associate Editor Ruby Perlmutter ’13 ran to be Dining Editor, but seeing as how she’s allergic to four of the five food groups, it didn’t work out ...

Associate will have to do.

Advertising Manager James Critelli ’13 is following in Beauchemin’s footsteps. He excels at client lunches and downing martinis like nobody’s business.

We’re hoping Joseph Staehle ’13 proves better than our last web editor, who once said, “The Internet is the Worst Place Ever.”

So far, we’ve seen him performing with one of the several bands he’s a member of. We just hope he’s nerdier than he seems.

Sports Editor Lauren Ritter ’13 has already been seen kicking ass and taking names in her new position. (But really, she’s a seconddegree black belt.) We all hope her writers keep meeting their deadlines, for their sake.

Associate Managing Editor Peter Jacobs ’13 used to be the artsiest newsie there was. Now, he’s strutting his stuff in the office by trying to get the arts writers to incorporate some hard-hitting reporting.

Firey redhead Annie Newcomb ’13 will be acting as design editor.

The first non-Asian in the position

in recent memory, the girl is breaking boundaries all over the places.

Word is she might even make borders 1.5 picas away from the edge for special occasions.

Photo’s been taken over by Esther Hoffman ’13. In the laidback spirit of the section, Hoffman’s taking it easy with only two majors, two minors and serving as president for Habitat for Humanity. We’re also pretty sure if we said something bad about her here, she’d apologize to us for it.

Our Arts editors are pretty standard this week, a couple test spins, movie reviews. Zachary Zahos ’15 is well-versed in Japanese greetings and list-serv etiquette, both of which will serve him well in his new role. Daveen Koh ’14 will continue to blow our minds with her insightful pieces, being the first Arts editor ever to take an art history class.

Ron Burgundy, Channel 4 News Anchor, would be incredibly concerned if he looked at our news editors, who, he might say, have brains one third the size of some of our previous male news editors. It’s science. These four powerful women will push the boundaries of our news coverage. Akane Otani ’14 is the meanest news editor of the four. She is always frowning and won’t hesitate to yell at you for no reason. Our news staff should be really intimidated.

Rebecca Harris ’14 is the most

organized of the bunch. It is only a matter of time until the entire Sun operates using a color-coded calendar. Kerry Close ’14, winner of the 2006 national spelling bee, is the most lykely to ctch everie speling errer in the papar. She is also the most likely to keep our Kerry pages looking great. Liz Camuti’s ’14 slow southern drawl and Dixie idioms belie a nefarious news nose.

When editing a story, some problems have arisen, as when she attempted to compare a recent string of warm weather to a “goat's butt in a pepper patch."

Assistant Sports Editors Dani Abada ’14, Scott Chiusano ’15 and Haley Velasco ’15 better be careful under badass Ritter, but they should be alright. Abada has yet to be seen without a bow in her hair; who could get mad at her?

We hear she’s an okay editor too.

Chiusano and Velasco have been seen experimenting with making Abada’s trademark bow on their own. Unfortunately, it doesn’t quite look the same on Chiusano.

Assistant Design Editors Amanda Stefanik ’13 and Rebecca Coombes ’14 are carrying on the tradition of keeping a wellstocked snack drawer and making the position the most loved on the paper. We tried to tell Amanda she was elected, but she couldn’t find her phone ...

Science Editor Nick St. Fleur ’13 is passionate about science and

his election speech was certainly a testament to that. He’s also not a science nerd; he is “scientifically curious.”

Assistant Web Editor Joseph Vokt ’14 has done the job before.

We hear he’s spent the last six weeks teaching Staehle what the Internet was. After which Staehle replied, “The Internet is the Worst Place Ever.” Uh oh.

Dining Editor Eliza LaJoie ’13 has really put her mark on the section. In fact, she pretty much invented it. It’s almost like it didn’t even exist until she came along.

Maggie Henry ’13 has been reaching out as outreach coordinator. Hopefully people will still apply to The Sun after reading this.

Bryan Chan ’15, multimedia editor and Hannah Zdrjna ’15, associate multimedia editor, are the two most enthusiastic members of the board. When asked about video broadcasting, Zdrjna replied, heck, why don’t we do live broadcasting? We’re pretty sure these two can convert The Sun into an entirely video based publication. In fact, why stop at daily?

We suspect these two are on the brink of inventing entirely new mediums to edit.

Online Advertising Manager Hank Bao ’14 started as a news writer, eager to make it onto the 130th editorial board. After he found out that he would have to

work with a group composed of exclusively females, he decided the business department would be a better option.

We tried to write something mean about Marketing Manager Seojin Lee ’14, but she’s just way too nice. In fact, she is so nice that she often tells clients, “no pressure, you totally don’t have to buy anything from us.”

We tried to friend Social Media Manager Erika Whitestone ’14 on Facebook, but she doesn’t have one. She only has one Facebook that she’s concerned about: The Sun’s. She also only speaks in sentences that are, at maximum, 140 characters long.

Human Resources Manager Jessica Yang ’14 was at first ambitious about her role and wanted to extend her help to the whole paper. After dealing with our editorial department for one day, she decided that she had heard enough of our problems and now only helps out our business department.

Assistant Advertising Manager Austin Kang ’15 is taking a cue from Peggy Olson and going above and beyond in his role as assistant to the Don Draper of The Sun. Like Peggy, we think he’ll be taking over the whole office pretty soon.

Ruby Perlmutter can be reached at associate-editor@cornellsun.com

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the 25th Congressional District, which is currently represented by Rep. Ann Buerkle (R – N.Y. 25).

While the 25th Congressional District is currently represented by a Republican, Stein said that she did not believe merging Tompkins County with the 25th District would hurt Democrats’ ability to win Congressional elections.

“Either plan would make this a more Democratic area, because we would be moving in with Onondaga County, which contains Syracuse, another heavily Democratic city,” Stein said.

Additionally, Stein said that, regardless of the imminent redistricting, many qualified candidates have expressed an interest in running for the seat. She added that she is confident a Democrat would defeat Buerkle.

“There are a number of candidates interested in running, and I think they’re all very strong,” Stein said. “We’ll defeat Buerkle, regardless of redistricting, because her policies are antimiddle class and don’t reflect the views of the district.”

James Drader, chair of the Tompkins County Republican Party, disagreed with Stein’s assessment of the race. Drader was confident in Buerkle’s ability to win, even with the potential addition of the heavily Democratic Ithaca to her district.

“It’s going to be a little tougher for her with all of Tompkins County, but even the Assembly plan gives her part of Madison County and all of Cayuga County,” Drader said. “I think she could with either

plan.”

Drader also said that Buerkle would be a good replacement for Hinchey.

“Although I didn’t agree with Rep. Hinchey’s politics, he served for a long time and many people think he has done a good job. Rep. Buerkle has done an excellent job as well, and I’d be proud to have her as my representative,” Drader said.

Despite having differing opinions on electoral politics, both Stein and Drader agreed that gerrymandering — dividing a district to give one party an advantage over the other — is a problem that can result in lengthy court battles which drain resources and impede the political process.

“If you look at the Republican districting or if you look at the Democratic districting, I think you could say both sides protect their own,” Drader said.

Stein echoed Drader’s sentiments.

“When the people who are affected by the redistricting are in charge of the process, you get an incumbent protection plan.

That’s the situation right now,” Stein said.

Stein suggested that the best way to avoid the problems associated with gerrymandered districts is for the state legislature to create an independent redistricting commission.

“I very strongly wish that the state legislature would have followed the example that Tompkins County and the City of Ithaca set by having an independent redistricting commission,” Stein said. “Fortunately, Governor Cuomo has threatened to veto any proposal he believes to be gerrymandered.”

Drader echoed Stein’s concerns about the need to remove the redistricting process from the hands of the state legislature.

“I would be very much in

favor of an independent redistricting commission for the whole state. I think that’s the best way to go to avoid court battles,” Drader said. “I wish

they would just get it done so we could go to work.”

Matthew Rosenspire can be at mrosenspire@cornellsun.com.

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t around course three of a dinner I was attending, I couldn’t take it anymore. I pulled out my phone, which had been dutifully vibrating in my purse every 15 minutes for the past hour, and tucked it stealthily in the folds of my skirt.

But apparently not stealthily enough.

“Words with Friends?” my neighbor said. I looked up at him, a little bit red in the face and quite embarrassed at having

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you consult a dictionary. I am not going to be your sex-ed teacher today.)

“Okay,” I thought to myself, “if you’re going to take it there, then I am going to finish it.” Since we seemed to be sticking to a theme, I figured ORALLY was a pretty appropriate response.

By this point, we were throwing around sexual terms like it was our job. He played a terribly obvious EX, which I just had to

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been caught. “Want to play me?” he asked.

People, I know for a fact that I am not alone here in my addiction to this genius game. You cannot deny me that it is intensely satisfying to come to a victory with the knowledge that you have a better grasp of the English language than your opponent ever will — or perhaps just a deeper knowledge of Q-without-U words than the average human being.

But there are some games I play where it seems as if every move that’s made is a little more loaded than its mere point value.

Take, for example, a game I played just last week with a cute boy in my English class.

The whole affair started innocently enough: TURNIPS, for a 56-point, sevenletter word for me; CHOUSES, a sevenletter comeback for him — and frankly, not a real word in anyone’s dictionary, if you ask me.

A few moves later, he hit me with a subtle CUTIE. Not too many points to be had in that play; the boy was making a cheeky move, to be sure. So I retorted with a KISS, totally robbing me of two valuable s’s. But what the hell? If it led to a lifetime of happiness — or 15 minutes of casual flirting — then an s could be sacrificed.

But then, things started to get interesting. He hit me with a well-played JISM. Now at first, I thought that our little flirtatious streak was over. To me, the word kind of looked like a name for an East Asian religion, or maybe an obscure soul food dish. But no, that was not quite it. Not quite it at all. (If you’re confused, I suggest

top off with an “s” for comedic effect.

The whole thing was wildly liberating.

For so long, I had been in the proverbial WWF closet. I cannot tell you how annoyed I was when I had a brilliant PENIS in my midst, only to drop the “I” and play PENS for far fewer points. To be fair, though, that was a game against my dad.

But here was my chance to be as scandalous as I liked, without any real consequences to my actions. DICK was a pretty clever move on his part, an obvious reference, of course, to the name “Richard.”

But it paled when I played a brilliant synonym to “kitty.” Surely, this guy could not come up with any legal move that would top that bad boy in both creativity and panache.

And then he played it: KNOCKERS, for the win. In those thirty-seven points of genius, I knew that this man was not referring to the definition: “-s, pl., one who knocks.”

So it was official: I had participated in the dirtiest game of Words with Friends known to mankind.

We started a new game, and his first word was a doozy: COFFEE. So our fun was over, I thought to myself. But then I got a new message: “Loser buys.” Okay, it’s on!

Cristina Stiller is a junior in the College of Arts and Sciences. She may be reached at cstiller@cornellsun.com. Believe You Me appears alternate Mondays this semester.

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Moving Forward At The Sun’s annual elections on Saturday, a recurring topic we discussed was the best way to move The Sun forward. How do you move a 131-year institution “forward?” What, exactly, does “forward” mean? The outgoing editorial board unequivocally dispelled my previous conceptions that it was impossible to move an established institution like The Sun forward. The work that they have put in has been inspiring, and I know that this editorial board will keep The Sun moving in the same direction.

It is my hope that this board will continue to bring you content through new mediums. We have recently launched a wide-reaching blogs project that will make The Sun’s website more inviting. We have begun publishing our paper digitally, making PDF versions available to alumni and parents, and even students who are just too tired in the morning to find the nearest newsstand. We have built our multimedia department and have posted videos to our website multiple times per week. Our readers should look for even more mediums through which to view The Sun’s content over the next year.

While we push onward and upward, we will not lose touch with you, our readers. Let us know what enrages you and what engages you about our content. We know that “forward” sounds ambiguous, and it is up to you to let us know where we need to go. Don’t hesitate to let us know when we have messed up. I’m only one email away.

Moving forward is challenging. It is difficult bid farewell to the dedicated group of editors who have made this paper what it is today. Additionally, at an established institution like The Sun, it is easy to be complacent. This board, however, is anything but complacent. The individuals whose names now grace our masthead are talented people who will do everything they can to not only get the paper to you every morning, but also to explore new, different ways of bringing you content. The Sun is going places, and I am thrilled to be starting on this journey with the 130th editorial board.

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Block for Vice President

EACH OF THE THREE CANDIDATES vying for the position of Student Assembly Executive Vice President offers a unique and valuable skill set. Geoffrey Block ’14, however, has distinguished himself as the best choice for the position. The Executive Vice President is responsible for facilitating the initiatives of the S.A. body and acting as an administrator for the organization. A vice-president must have a keen understanding of the S.A.’s role on campus, full comprehension of S.A. and campus initiatives and an an ability to communicate with the whole of the student body. Block has demonstrated that he has the qualities necessary for the job.

Block has been known as a dissenting voice, often taking positions contrary to the dominating view. This demonstrates independent thinking and the ability to focus on what the S.A. can most effectively accomplish. His history of opposition is a reflection of his ability to think freely. For example, though he supports the DREAM Act, he voted against the S.A.’s resolution to call on Congress to pass it. We support Block’s justification that the S.A. should not focus on issues over which it has no control, and instead must focus on resolutions that can directly improve student life. While sometimes his contrarianism may take him too far, a certain level of opposition — one that Block will bring — is healthy in elected representation.

Block seems prepared to reign in his tendency to stand on the edge with his genuine concern for getting the body of the S.A. involved in projects and initiatives. The fact that he has prioritized generating involvement from both within the S.A. and the community displays his awareness that as vice president, he cannot make single-minded decisions but must take many viewpoints into account. Specifically, his proposal to introduce associate members to the S.A. would add a wider variety of student voices to S.A. discussion, while allowing various levels of commitment to students who would otherwise not participate in the S.A. at all.

Finally, the Executive Vice President must be able to work independently of the President to accomplish the administrative work that the President cannot. The S.A. needs someone in the role who will not act solely as an assistant to the President, but rather as a leader of the S.A. body. Block’s emphasis on managing and advocating for the body of the S.A. indicates his ability to fill the role of Executive Vice President efficiently and with the right priorities.

While all three candidates would bring something valuable to the role, Block has displayed an ability to stand strong on issues. However, he has not allowed this to interfere with the collaboration and involvement of S.A. members, a priority he has emphasized. In his new position as Executive Vice-President, we hope to see him retreat from his penchant for opposition; we are confident that Block will be able to live up to this challenge.

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OPINION

Questioning Questioning I

remember it vividly. I was sitting in high school English listening to a discussion on Hamlet, when the teacher said to the class: “Question absolutely everything. Never accept anything.” The two sentences stuck with me and have only been reinforced by my now close to four years at Cornell: Be critical. Ask tough questions. Consider who’s talking or writing, what his or her motives are, why they might be unreli-

understand how he or she is feeling requires questioning the notion that life revolves around us — a thought completely contrary to our daily perceptual experience.

But, despite the undeniable benefits of questioning, there reaches a point when it begins to drive you crazy.

When is that point you might ask? To give a short answer: when you become unconsciously critical, when questioning becomes compulsive, when the “being critical” you learn in the classroom is ruthlessly applied to your own life. And, unfortunately, the flip side of being trained to ask questions is preStirring cisely the risk of not the Pot being able or not knowing when to stop.

Obsessive, uncontrollable second-guessing can be so ingrained that often you are not even aware you do it.

If you’re like me, it lurks behind any piece of writing or application you hand in.

As I reread an essay, often just hours before it is due, the questioning begins: How could I have spent so much time producing something so decidedly mediocre? If I can’t even write a good essay, what have I learned in college? Why am I bothering to think about graduate school? Am I even good enough to get in to grad school? Well, it probably depends on which grad school. Wait a second, do I even want to go to grad school? Well, most people today need advanced degrees, don’t they? Yes, but who says I should follow what “most people” say? Shouldn’t I choose what to do after college based on what I’m passionate about, not

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able, why they’re not telling you everything. Always ask if what you’re being told is true. And never, ever, accept anything at face value.

Strongly implied by all of these commands is the thought that to not question is to become a dupe. And, given the amount of bull shit we constantly feed ourselves, I’m thankful I at least have a vague notion of what it means to be critical. It’s given me a healthy skepticism in the face of the hyperbolic political rhetoric currently saturating our country, it’s made me appreciate what has now become the lost art of reading a book and it has nearly cured me of the corrosive but hard to resist view that I am the center of the universe — that my problems are more important than any one else’s. After all, to put yourself in another’s position and

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what others are doing? After all, until now I have simply done what’s “expected” of me by society. Isn’t it time to do something on my own? To find my own purpose, to construct my own life?

The questions themselves might seem important.

The way they are asked, though, is completely unhelpful: The worry, uncertainty and self-doubt they inspire vacillate between disquieting and unbearable.

Of course, on one level there appears to be a big difference between questioning what other people tell you and questioning yourself. The former leads to healthy skepticism, the latter unleashes the floodgates of neurotic worrying. One is a measured, controlled, rational response. The other an addictive habit — the crackcocaine of asking questions, if you will. Thinking critically, then, does not seem to be at all the same as neurotically questioning your own life.

But while the outcome might be different, the roots of the two types of questioning are the same. They both indicate a fundamental mistrust of your initial reaction, your initial thought, your initial desire. In that sense, my appreciation of reading and my questioning of political rhetoric are part of the same process from which self-doubt stems. The challenge seems to be to locate the line between the two, mark it with red flags and avoid crossing it. The line, after all, represents the difference between using the mind and having it use you. And if there’s one thing my education has tried to teach me above all else, it is the danger of becoming a dupe.

Harry DiFrancesco is a senior in the College of Arts and Sciences.

He may be reached at hdifrancesco@cornellsun.com. Stirring the Pot appears alternate Mondays this semester.

The True Brotherhood on The Knoll

uestion: What would you call an all-male house on Cornell’s campus that schedules regular meetings, demands serious commitment from its members and fosters a sense of meaningful brotherhood?

You’d be mistaken to answer “fraternity.” The institution that best approximates these values is one you’ve probably never heard of: the Chesterton House.

Chesterton, located at 115 The Knoll, is a Christian living center home to 15 men. It strives, in its own words, “to help students think critically and Christianly on life, learning, and culture.” I’d always wanted to learn more about the house, so I was thrilled when a friend invited me over for a tour and dinner.

One striking element of the house is its emphasis on self-governance. The house doesn’t hire any staff, aside from a programmer, resident advisor and house minister. The men do all the cooking and cleaning themselves, assigning tasks according to a daily schedule. As I entered the house I saw four undergrads cooking an elaborate Sunday dinner for their housemates and a visiting pastor. I wondered if anything remotely similar was happening anywhere else on campus.

After seeing my friend’s room, we encountered a number of his housemates in the nearby hallway. I asked them how they related to a campus culture at odds with their values.

Surprisingly, their responses were quite positive. One undergrad declared that his experience at a secular college forced him

to “integrate my faith with who I was” and “make my faith my own.” Similarly, another said that the secular culture “challenged me to read up on my faith,” and that it was “always interesting to engage with non-Christians.”

The residents repeated this theme throughout the evening, leading me to an unexpected conclusion: They reap the rewards of a diverse student body in ways most of us cannot. Since they know exactly what they stand for, they’re genuinely interested in learning something different from their peers. Ironically, their narrowmindedness about certain things grants them the freedom to be open-minded about many other things. To that end, as my host told me, no topic of discussion is off-limits.

After this conversation we sat down to dinner. In gracious accommodation to my kosher needs, they prepared me a cold salad with Manischewitz dressing. A graduate student said grace, and, for the first time I can remember, someone thanked God for my presence.

Seeing I had earned their trust, I moved the conversation in a more controversial direction. I asked why they preferred living in a single-sex environment.

Unsurprisingly, they believe it allows them to discuss certain “issues” in a more comfortable setting. One engineer used the analogy, “it’s like going into a locker room … you don’t mind taking off your clothes.

We don’t mind taking our clothes off here.” A peculiar image, certainly, but an effective one nonetheless. And despite our

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elite culture’s attempt to eradicate “men’s space,” I doubt most men at Cornell — or even women — would disagree. The men of Chesterton just have the courage to say this publicly.

Having been assured that Chesterton is home to Christians from many denominations, I then asked whether they would accept Mormons into the house. The resident advisor took this opportunity to discuss the house’s standards: Residents are not allowed to drink to excess, they must conduct romantic relationships in accordance with Biblical precepts, but more importantly, they must affirm the

We tend to extol Cornell’s many communities — be they intellectual, Greek, extracurricular and so on. But these institutions lack the glue that binds the men of Chesterton together. Only shared, and yes, uncompromising conviction creates the sort of commitment on display at Chesterton. It provides a common language for exploration of the highest things, an endeavor that strengthens their bonds and fosters a sense of investment in one another.

A resident put it best: “Much of Christianity, to be lived out, must be done within the context of community. You

Judah Bellin For Whom the Bellin Tolls Apostle’s Creed, which declares Jesus the one Son of God. Since Mormons do not accept this doctrine, they cannot live in Chesterton.

It might seem strange — and perhaps even distasteful — that they place a higher value on proper beliefs than proper actions. However, I think it reveals the Chesterton House’s great insight: True community cannot exist unless there’s agreement on certain fundamental ideas.

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can’t be a Christian on an island.” Their communal mission is their religious mission. If Cornell’s administration wants to understand how real brotherhood emerges, they’d be wise to stop by The Knoll.

Judah Bellin is a senior in the College of Arts and Sciences.

He may be contacted at jbellin@cornellsun.com. For Whom the Bellin Tolls appears alternate Mondays this semester.

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CONGRATULATIONS CLASS OFFICER CANDIDATES!!!

Cornell Class Councils Elections March 2012 Class of 2013 ANNA FOWLER

PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE I’m Anna Fowler and I am running for reelection for Class of 2013 President. I’ve been Class President since freshmen year and have gained invaluable experience for leading the juniors into senior year. I have planned numerous activities, giveaways, dances, parties, and other events on campus. I have balanced the student budget, and successfully moved convocation selection up a year so our class has the best chance of getting a phenomenal graduation speaker. I have worked senior week, convocation, and commencement in the past to gain the knowledge and background to make our senior year as amazing as possible.

Most of all, I have consistently made an effort to get to know the members of 2013 and unite the class. One of the ways I have gone about accomplishing this goal is by attending one of every undergraduate club meeting on campus. I have been to over 100 club meetings this semester and look forward to attending the other 800 over the course of the next year and a half. We go to school with a diverse pool of amazing peers whom I have been honored to represent, and I would be proud to represent for another year!

PETER NAWARA

PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE My name is Peter Nawara and I am running for Class Council President for 2013. I have been involved with organizations campus wide and believe I can offer the leadership required to foster a greater sense of community within our class. I believe that there is a disconnect between many of the student groups on campus and hope to try to bring them closer together. As President I will focus on organizing and executing events that appeal to every student within our class. As a member of the Greek community and Varsity Men’s Tennis Team that last year won Cornell’s first ever Ivy League Championship, I have been fortunate to see Cornell from a unique perspective. Due too these affiliations, over my years here I have been able to network extensively throughout all the organizations on campus. I hope for every student to be able to experience all the opportunities that Cornell has to offer, I look forward to serving our class and thank you for your vote.

NICHOLAS ST. FLEUR

EXEC. VICE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE For the past three years, I have proudly served as a class representative to help create a campus that caters to the needs of all Class of 2013 students. I worked as our class Diversity Outreach Chair during my freshman year and am currently seeking re-election as our class Executive Vice President. During my time on Council I have gained a lot of experience collaborating with class members to create exciting events that foster pride within 2013.

Together we have brought the best of C-town’s restaurants to you for free during our Battle of the Late Night Foods, distributed hot chocolate and cookies after tough exams with our Prelim Pick-me-ups, and handed out hundreds of class cups, Frisbees, and T-shirts at our Ho Plaza give-away. In addition to these events, we have helped raise over $1,000 for our class philanthropy, Autism Speaks.

The Class of 2013 has made great accomplishments during our time here, but our goals for senior year are even more ambitious. I have a lot of pride in the Class of 2013 and in its Council, and as your Executive Vice-President I will continue our success during our final year here on the hill. Thank you!

NIXON R. ARAUZ

VP PUBLIC RELATIONS My name is Nixon Ricardo Arauz, majoring in Biology & Society and a minor in Global Health. I am running to be your Vice President for Public Relations. As your representative I’d really like to get to know as many of you and get a chance hear what you have to say, to make our last year at Cornell University the best.

Mark your “X” on election day. Because “X” equals change.

Vote For Nixon Ricardo Arauz (Redefining Nixon) I have been involved on campus from the very moment I stepped on this Campus. I am looking forward to competing for this position. I come in with a positive mind. I want to make our year the best year of our Cornell experience.

Class of 2014 ROBERT CALLAHAN

PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE I would like to be reelected as the 2014 Class President because my passion is making sure everyone in our class enjoys their time at Cornell. For that reason, I have volunteered on our Class Council since the beginning of freshman year and done my best to represent our class well the whole time.

Whether I am grilling hot dogs at a class barbecue, screaming my face off at Lynah Rink, or giving away 2014 shades in preparation for Slope Day, I like to have fun and make sure everyone around me is enjoying themselves. If you have enjoyed what your Class Council has done so far or have new ideas you can contribute to our Class, please tell me so your Class Council can continue to give you what you want. As we move into our Junior and Senior years, our class will begin leaving the comforts of on campus housing in favor of the independence of living off campus and I plan on moving our Class's events to C-Town in order to reflect our growth and movement. We have two more years at Cornell and I hope to make your time the best it possible can be.

APRIL MANHERTZ

EXEC. VICE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE As current Vice President of Promotions for the Class of 2014, I’ve worked closely with the entire executive board to plan and execute successful events and promote a positive image of the representative body as a whole. From creating enviable homecoming swag to reaching out to other campus organizations, I’ve gained invaluable experience as an executive board member. That said, I think it is dangerous to tout experience alone as the reason why I am the ideal candidate for the position of Executive Vice President for Programming. A lot of times fun gets forgotten at Cornell.

Between the start of the semester and cramming for finals it’s easy to lose sight of the fact that there’s more to college than prelims and due dates. Which is why I so strongly believe in the importance of great programming for the class of 2014. You can’t put a price on getting lost in the simple joy of bounce houses and free giveaways that allow students to escape the academic rigor of daily life. If you elect me, I will work to keep programming fresh and exciting and, pardon the painful cliché, to ensure that your council truly reflects the voice of 2014.

MATTHEW JOE

PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE Class of 2014, it’s time to party! As your candidate for 2014 Class Council President, I want to put more fun into life at Cornell. I don’t stand on the platform of change, or revolution, I simply stand on the platform of making life on the hill better. I’m an organized, driven leader who understands how to work with administration to attain reasonable goals. Our funding shouldn’t be poured into poorly run events with dismal attendance.

I aim to make our class council a source of pride. I hope to organize better BBQ’s, themed dances, raves, and even a new Junior Formal event. These are reasonable goals that will make life at Cornell MORE FUN. Libe slope can provide more than just sad walks to class; it can serve as an ideal location for Cornell events! I would also work to provide more free class of 2014 apparel and accessories. I’ll always listen to you and will represent our class with pride! Have an idea? Let me know. I will make 2012 -13’ better than 2011-12’ and I don’t believe any old candidate can promise that. Don’t just vote any Joe to run our class council, vote Matt Joe!

JESSICA YANG

VP FINANCE CANDIDATE My name is Jessica Yang and I am running for reelection as the VP of Finance for the Class of 2014.

I have spent the past year serving as your VP of Finance and keeping a cautious eye on our class' budgets. I am running for re-election because I truly enjoy working with the other members of Class Council and bringing class spirit, fun events and shirts and giveaways (that make all the other classes jealous!) to each and every member of our class. As the daughter of an accountant and an AEM major, I hope you will trust me this upcoming year to watching over our class budget and to serve on our class' wonderful, creative and simply delightful Council.

GREGORY BRACIAK

PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE I’m Gregory Braciak and I’m running for the President of the Class of 2014. Since my first week on at Cornell, I have been a part of the Class Council.

From our first meeting of two members to the current council of almost twenty students, I have watched us grow and develop into the group we are today. Currently, I serve as the Vice President of Administration for our class and have led many initiatives and committees working to continually improve the Cornell experience for 2014ers. Notably, last year I led our class's sponsorship of the campus wide initiative, Recyclemania. In addition to this, I have been responsible for helping facilitate events for our class like the barbecues back on North Campus to procrastination events at Willard Straight Hall. Throughout my time on the Council, I have pushed for more programming and outreach to different organizations in order to spur more involvement from within our class. 2014 is the best class on campus, and as President I will lead to unite our class throughout our time at Cornell.

JACQUELINE CREWS

PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE To me, being a member of Cornell’s Class of 2014 means being a part of a community full of exceptional people, both academically and personally.

For the past year, I have had the privilege of being a member of the Council’s Executive Board, as the Vice President of Public Relations. In that time, I gained a great deal of experience and knowledge through my involvement, from planning events such as the 2014 Welcome Back Barbeque, to sitting on the Convocation Chair Selection Committee. I have chosen to run for President this year because I am ready to take on more responsibility in making our remaining time at Cornell as incredible as possible. My goal, if elected, is to increase communication between the students of 2014 and our Class Council, in order to plan events directly in line with our class’s ideas and wishes. It would be an honor to represent the Class of 2014, and I hope I get the chance to continue giving back to our Cornell community.

MICHAEL PERRY

VP FINANCE CANDIDATE Hello, I am Mike Perry. I am a history major in the College of Arts and Sciences. I have been an active member for the Class Council for over a year now. I would be honored to be your Vice President of Finance for the Class of 2014. In the past year while on Class Councils: I grilled burgers when we had barbeques and I gave away T-shirts on Homecoming Day. I welcomed people to Battle of the Late Night Foods event and gave away apple cider and sunglasses in Willard Straight Hal. I frequently help out at events for our class and I am always ready to hear your suggestions for events, giveaways, or any suggestions you may have to make sure our class has fun. As VP of Finance, I will advocate for buying prizes or T-shirts for special events and will encourage co-sponsoring with other student groups to increase the quality and reach of our events.

Vote Mike Perry!

Class of 2015 RACHEL PRICE

PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE Hello Class of 2015, I’m Rachel Price! As the sesquicentennial class, it’s up to us to be the best class Cornell has ever seen! If elected President, I will make sure we live up to our incredible potential. I am extremely approachable and want to hear your ideas and dreams. With experience I’ve gained on council last semester, I will strive to ensure that your requests will become reality. Whether I was welcoming you into an event, handing you a free pair of 2015 sunglasses, or walking on the field with you during homecoming, I contributed to the council’s goal in making it a fun, relaxing transition into college for all of us. As a class, I would like to see increased unity through give-a-ways, more philanthropic engagement, more reliable/extra buses in the mornings, and additional social events. I believe that every one of us should get everything and more out of our few years here and I know I can help to make that possible. As your president, I will continue to make your time here is as fun, comfortable, and stress-free as possible. I am an extremely proud member of your class and will not let you down!

ALAN DORSINVILLE

EXEC. VICE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE Hello Class of 2015, my name is Alan Dorsinville.

I’m a student in Arts and Science studying chemistry. But that’s not important- all you need to know is that I’m running for Executive Vice President of Programming and why. I’ve enjoyed Cornell and planning events in Class Council so far, and am even more excited for the future. As you know, we’re the sesquicentennial class, so we have to do things right. Not just for ourselves, but to contribute to Cornell’s already amazing history. So like I always say, “Go Big or Go Home!”

My biggest goals are creating new traditions, memories and creating a closer community. As Vice President, I hope guide this vision. Classes can get hard and things can get stressful quickly. That’s why I want to make our presence felt more- planning events to get your mind off things. I am reliable, responsible, open-minded and dependent. You can always count on me to keep my word and get things done. And of course, I hope to represent you and your opinions and. After all, everything we do is for you.

Y.O.V.O. (You Only Vote Once), Vote Alan D for Exec. VP

RACHEL GERBER

VP PROMOTIONS CANDIDATE Hi, my name is Rachel Gerber and I am running to be your Class Council Vice President for Promotions. As a proud member of Cornell University’s sesquicentennial class, I would love to have the opportunity to help foster class pride and class unity within the Class of 2015. Whether it be an enticing class giveaway, exciting class apparel, or hearing about an amazing upcoming Class Council event, I look forward to being involved in promoting our class spirit! I have truly enjoyed serving on your Class Council this past semester and having planned Class Council events and encouraging class unity. My experiences this past semester and throughout high school, as I served as the Chairperson of our student body, have provided me with the skills necessary to continue to plan, program and work with our council and our class. Class Council makes traditions happen, and I want the traditions of the Class of 2015 to be fun and full of spirit! Go BIG RED! Yay Class of 2015!

MO CHO

PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE Get some MO! Class of 2015, I present myself to you as your class president candidate. What does MO mean? Besides being a catchy nickname, it stands for “More Opportunity.” I want to give you more opportunities to succeed. My idea is simple: use the Class Council listserv to not only sponsor more alternative events for the weekends, but also to eliminate information asymmetries between students and job/internship opportunities. I feel a lot of students came to this fine institution not only to learn and succeed, but to live it up. There is a thriving world to access at Cornell and I believe Class Council should act as the liaison between students and activities, jobs, clubs, events, and other opportunities. I encourage everyone to get involved because, quite honestly, there is more to an Ivy League education than a GPA. Do you know what Class Council even does? We are essentially a student-led programming board for the Class of 2015, and I want to be your president. I want to make sure everyone knows who Class Council is and I want to watch it grow as the student body grows. Let’s do this together.

VERONICA DAGOSTINO

EXEC. VICE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE "Everyone has a purpose in life... a unique gift or special talent to give to others.”

When I was 12 years old I found my purpose, this purpose was being involved. I was driven to run for positions, make a change in my school, and become immersed in activities others would enjoy. Entering college I want to continue serving others and share my gift with everyone around me. As Executive Vice President of Programming of Class of 2015 I promise to bring more activities that everyone will enjoy to campus such as barbeques, FREE give away events, carnivals, and many MORE! I will PROMOTE more class INVOLVEMENT and AWARENESS; I will also WORK endlessly to SERVE the Class of 2015 through our sophomore year. I promise to help YOU make history and make Cornell an UNFORGETTABLE experience.

Help ME serve YOU! Do the DOUBLE V and Vote Veronica for a rockin’ sophomore year! You won’t regret it! Let’s talk! Share your ideas with me: ved7@cornell.edu or ADD me on FaceBook!

HANNAH KREMER

VP PUBLIC RELATIONS CANDIDATE Hi Class of 2015! My name is Hannah Kremer and I would love to be your Class Council Vice President for Public Relations. At a diverse school like Cornell, it is important that our class unites on the goals we choose to support and the achievements we celebrate. With a class of more than 3,000 people, communication is key. We all work hard and we must allow time to have some fun! When you’re tired after a hectic day, you can look forward to a Facebook notification, tweet, or Class Blast from me so that you won’t miss out on any of the events, parties, and speakers around campus. As a member of your council this past semester, I utilized the skills I learned while serving as President of my high school class for four years. I will continue to work diligently to promote the programs and events that our class plans together. I want us to celebrate all of our successes and share them with each other to carry us into the future together as Cornellians. If you have anything you would like to discuss with me, feel free to get in touch; your questions are my questions!

VISHNU GOGINEN

PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE My name is Vishnu Gogineni and I’m running for President of the Class Council of 2015.

As most know, our graduating class will forever hold a special place in Cornell University’s heart as the ‘Sesquicentennials’. Therefore, it is our job to make sure that our class is one of the greatest that this university has ever seen.

I can rattle on and make empty promises about how I will try my hardest to improve every aspect of your Cornell experience—from lowering laundry costs to making the TCAT free for students. But to be honest, it isn’t within ANY single elected student’s power to bring such big changes around campus. As the duties of the President of the Class Council are more programmatic than legislative, I completely understand my abilities and limitations as President.

That said, I CAN AND WILL promise to work with whatever and whoever is required to create the changes, events and experiences that the Sesquicentennials would like to see. This includes the organization of campuswide events that instill in our class a sense of unity and pride —characteristics that distinguish a good class from a great class.

Vote Vish The Fish for President

JON MILLER

VP FINANCE CANDIDATE Hello, my name is Jon Miller and I am currently running for the position of Vice President of Finance. If elected, I will bring significant experience to our class council. Aside from four years of experience working with budgets in high school, I have also served this year as Treasurer of The Cornell Historical Society, Treasurer of the High Rise Community Hall Council, and Administrative Coordinator of the Residential Student Congress (the organization’s equivalent of a treasurer). I have enjoyed working in the financial area of these organizations and look forward to getting more involved specifically with our class. This year I have worked not only with balancing a budget, but also on programming, marketing, and publication. If elected as your Vice President of Finance, I will make sure that our class is able to having funding available for and allocated to the programming we wish to hold. All too often an excessive amount of paperwork is required to receive funding for really great ideas; I hope to reduce paperwork and expedite funding processes. If you’d like to talk with me more or have any questions, please feel free to contact me at jlm499@cornell.edu.

OLIVIA OBODOAGHA

VP ADMINISTRATION CANDIDATE LET’S GO VOTE FOR DOUBLE-O!!!! Hi Everyone!

My name is Olivia Obodoagha (Yes, I am well aware that my name is hard to pronounce O-Buh DawgGah and if you are still can’t pronounce it, I completely understand.) I would love to represent YOU in Class Council. Why??? Well I’m glad you asked!!!

In addition to being a Junior Apprentice for the Society for Women in Business, Freshman Representative of the Nigerian Students Association, I have been serving on Class Council since the past semester! What does this mean??? It means, I have the experience necessary to make your time here a blast. Let me repeat myself, I HAVE THE EXPERIENCE NECESSARY TO MAKE YOUR TIME HERE A BLAST!!! In case you don’t believe me, here are a couple of events I had in mind.

• Party on a Roof Top (when it is NOT snowing) • Battle of the Classes (Hogwarts Style) Sound fun??? Thought so! !! Help make Cornell tradition happen! I know I have had a blast doing it so far. Simple enough? I thought so. LET’S GO! VOTE FOR DOUBLE-O!!! Olivia Obodoagha for Class Council 2015!!!

BRANDON PIEROTTI

PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE Hello, 2015! I am Brandon Pierotti and majoring in Landscape Architecture in CALS, I have a lot of leadership experience. I was involved in student government in high school since my freshman year, received three student government dedication awards over that time, and was the Senior Class President. Sophomore year I spearheaded the revision of my high school's policy on bullying, which entailed forming a committee, meeting with the administration, and writing the revised text.

I have a little bit of experience using Parliamentary Procedure and drafting legislation, which I learned through Boys' State, a program sponsored by the American Legion. In addition to these qualifications, I am an Eagle Scout, and I was the President of the Art Club in high school and the Vice President of the National Honor Society.

ISABELLA MONGALO

VP FINANCE CANDIDATE Hey Class of 2015! My name is Isabella Mongalo and I would like to be your Vice President of Finance. As a Hotel Administration major, I not only can envision amazing events but I know how to make them a reality. In high school, I was Student Government President and have always loved making fun happen. I have been working diligently with Class Council to create awesome events and coordinate giveaways, like Battle of the Late Night Foods and the Homecoming T-Shirt giveaway, for our class since I first arrived on campus fall semester. I look forward to making every penny count so we can provide you with the best college experience ever. Let’s make traditions happen!

SYDNEY READE

VP ADMINISTRATION CANDIDATE My name is Sydney Reade and I am running for Vice President of Administration for 2015 Class Council. Throughout high school, I was involved in Student Council as the Treasurer for Funds and Management, and as Vice President of Business Affairs. At Cornell, I have been an active member of the Council since August, planning events such as 2015 Scene and Battle of the Late Night Foods. My wealth of experience has required that I keep accurate records of financial transactions, coordinate volunteers, and manage a team of people effectively—all important aspects of successful event planning that I will be involved in as the V.P. of Administration. On a personal level, I am a Communications major in CALS, an avid writer, and I hold a black belt in Ju-Jitsu and Kempo. I am also a twin. As Vice President of Administration, I will work to organize events that foster a sense of community within the sesquicentennial class and bring together the diverse passions and backgrounds that make our class year so unique. Thank you for your vote, and I hope to see you at some of the fantastic events we have coming up during the semester! ☺

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Bostridge and Drake bring lieder to Bailey TYRAN GRILLO Sun Staff Writer

Imagine yourself as the protagonist in poet Heinrich Heine’s Ich wandelte unter den Bäumen (“I wandered among the trees”). You’ve been wandering through a forest, burdened by unrequited love. Suddenly, the birds stir in the trees, “A young woman once passed by / She sang it again and again / And we birds snatched it up / That lovely gold word.” You feel the pierce of every rounded syllable.

Only then do you realize that you’ve been sitting in a concert hall with a flock very much of your kind. The voice comes not from the trees but from English tenor Ian Bostridge at Bailey Hall.

Julius Drake, a recitalist and professor at London’s Royal Academy of Music, provided stunning accompaniment to Bostridge’s singing. Drake maintains an alchemical interest in Robert Schumann and in German lieder, or art songs, both of which fuse together through the composer’s setting of Heine’s poems in the op. 24 Liederkreis (Circle of Songs). The cycle, written during Heine’s Year of Song, is dedicated to his wife, Clara.

Despite its passionate origins, the Liederkreis tends to fall by the wayside of Schumann’s monumental Dichterliebe, though one can hardly deny the mastery with which piano and voice share their creative duties in both.

It was spellbinding to watch Bostridge and Drake pour over twenty years of collaborative

experience into Schumann’s blend of folk idioms.

To Bostridge, the sounds of words are as important as their meanings. Throughout the Liederkreis and the quartet of Dichterliebe apocrypha that preceded it he fashioned a living persona that was as chameleonic as the sentiments he so punctiliously enunciated, while Drake matched his depth gesture for gesture. Both artists found themselves surpassed only by the lyricism of Schumann, whose adorations blossomed in the passions of Lehn’ eine Wang’’ (“Rest your cheek”) and the sweetness of Berg’ und Burgen schaun herunter (“Mountains and castles look down”), the latter contrasting starkly with the morose Es treibt mich hin (“I’m driven this way, driven that”), the fiendish difficulties of which Bostridge navigated with apparent ease.

Artistic witchcraft was also in order for Mein Wagen rollet langsam (“Slowly my carriage rolls”). During the middle stanza, he sang the composer’s thought as if they were his own. Not to be outdone, Drake’s piano casts its share of enchanting spells, as in the brightness of Morgens steh’ ich auf und frage (“Every morning I awake and ask”) and the chromatic sweeps swirling like smoke from a breeze-blown candle throughout Mit Myrten und Rosen (“With Myrtle and Roses”).

While Bostridge and Drake were obviously comfortable with Schumann, many of the evening’s treasures were buried in the relatively uncharted maps of Brahms. With a lifeaffirming if not transformative energy

Brahms’ songs made for a fitting introduction to anyone not familiar with the lieder tradition from which he is so often excluded, typically dominated as it is by Franz Schubert, Hugo Wolf and Schumann himself. For one, he favored the words of “minor” poets — a downfall in an art built from the text up. This and his disinterest in grand cycles pegged him as something of an outsider. Yet Brahms saw no strong correlation between great music and great poetry. Each was its own melody. As with Schumann, whom Brahms greatly admired, folk motifs were important touchstones and sometimes led him boldly where his contemporaries dared not tread.

Often, the more careful one is, the more conservative one becomes. For Bostridge and Drake, however, care seems to have bred nothing but expressive potential. In this respect Bostridge sings as a Shakespearean actor might surrender to a soliloquy — by stepping outside the self and into the landscape of another space and time. His ego flees like the poetry from his lips, even as he shows us the vitality of the body in the singing of lieder, its centering and

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de-centering, its bows and cringes and in all the winged commitment required to make every syllable fly. Drake, meanwhile, proves himself supremely attuned to every color change and stands respectfully poised on the edge of drowning. He listens to the voice just as the voice listens to itself, intoning with the wavering realism of a reflective surface.

Bostridge started out as an aspiring physicist who wrote a book on witchcraft before devoting his life path to singing in 1993.

Fittingly, he concludes by magicallytaking the audience back to the Heine, “In the magic garden wander / Two lovers, silent and alone / The nightingales are singing / The moon is shimmering,” sings the now familiar voice, no longer birdlike but still profoundly arboreal.

Tyran Grillo is a graduate student.in the College of Arts and Sciences. He can be reached at tgrillo@cornellsun.com.

Birth of the Cool: The Music of Gil Evans ZACHARY RIESLER Sun Contributor

Every chair was taken at the Carriage House Café last Friday when the Cornell University Jazz Ensemble played a free show. Three different groups played the music of legends like Charlie Parker and Miles Davis, arranged by the prolific jazz musician Gil Evans.

In a post-show interview, band director and performer Paul Merrill told me the job of an arranger is similar to one who “takes a recipe and makes it better.” An arranger takes an exisiting melody and series of chord changes and orchestrates it for a larger group. This includes changing the key and writing new parts for all the instruments that comprise a large band. The 25 to 30 performers that made up the band at this performance played a wide variety of instruments and some even played two within one song.

The first group was the most intimate of the three. The musicians played selections from the Miles Davis album Birth of the Cool featuring Gil Evans arrangements that painted unique sound colors. Their confident and in-sync sound featured solos from Robert Araujo with a rich, full alto saxophone and Spencer Amer belting out sweet trumpet notes. Their second song, “Boplicity,” was a perfect example of the “cool school” COURTESY OF CORNELL UNIVERSITY MUSIC sound that

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Miles Davis was a part of creating. It features a lower register and a mellower sound that was a reaction to the sporadic bebop that came before it.

The second group was much bigger and played a diverse range of instruments including an oboe, bassoon, clarinet and tuba. This group played songs off Davis’ album Sketches of Spain. This album was heavily influenced by Spanish flamenco music and brought Davis fame as a pop star. Director Paul Merrill told a famous anecdote before playing the group played a song from the album. Dizzy Gillespie showed up at Miles Davis’ house late one night.

Gillepsie asked Davis for a copy of Sketches of Spain. When a puzzled Davis brought Gillepsie a brand new copy, Gillepsie handed over his own worn out copy. Davis was surprised when he saw that Gillepsie had played the record over and over again until the wax had deteriorated. The original record was an incredible recording of a live performance by Davis at Carnegie Hall.

The ensemble opened with the song “Willow Wisp,” named for the haze over a dense swamp. Every member of the trumpet section had a different mute, creating a wide array of different trumpet sounds that harmonized beautifully. The castanets clacking in the background gave a nice percussive touch to the swelling trombones and aggressive oboe. The ensemble’s third song “Solea” used the fifth mode of the harmonic minor creating a gypsy-like tonality.

The song was anchored by a passionate solo by Merrill on lead trumpet and a recurring military marching snare. The trumpets often switched from harmony to discord and the maracas kept the swaying beat.

Finally, the two groups joined forces with other musicians to play two songs from the album Miles Ahead, on which Davis collaborated extensively with Evans. They exclusively worked together on the album’s first song, “My Ship.” Smooth, rich bass lines from Elizabeth Lewis on bass clarinet truly held the group sound together. The trumpets all donned the same mute except for Merrill. The song goes from a slow swoon into bursts of energy heavily featuring the trumpet and saxophone voices. Their last song “Anthropology” was a bebop song written by Charlie Parker

b u t arranged by Evans in big band form.

E v a n s changed the key to include clarinets in the piece, and Merrill called the song a “…piece of jazz history.” It featured a traditional fast paced jazz cymbal sequence by Rob Schwartz on the drums and a swanky piano intro by Jeff Cox on piano. The saxophones and trumpets were in sync providing spurts of accompaniment to fantastic solos including John Pertsch on clarinet and Elizabeth Lewis on baritone saxophone.

They ended their set to roaring applause from the crowd and humbly bowed. Merrill told me they had been rehearsing in various groups and sub-groups for weeks prior to the show. Their hard work paid off in an awesome night of classy and soulful jazz. From Spanish influences to big band bebop, these Cornell Jazz Ensembles took us on a jazz survey through the brilliant arrangements of Gil Evans. The instrumentation was perfect and the acoustics of the highceiling upper room of the Carriage House Café made this intimate setting the perfect place for a night to appreciate some raw talent and easy listening.

Zachary Reisler is a sophomore in the College of Arts and Sciences. He can be reached at zrr3@cornell.edu.

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Arts Around Town Brian Lewis and Laura Kennedy

8.15 p.m. on Wednesday At James J. Whalen Center for Music at Ithaca College The Louis K. Thaler concert series at Ithaca college will feature violinist Brian Lewis and pianist Laura Kennedy, who will play selected works by composers Aaron Copeland, Robert Schumann, Robert Avalon, Robert Russel Bennett and Darius Milhaud.

Lewis recently released a CD of solos, from composers Leonard Bernstein and Michael Mclean, that he

performed with the London Symphony Orchestra. A graduate of the Julliard school, Lewis has studied under Japanese moonrider Keiichi Suzuki, the composer of the music in the video game Earthbound. Kennedy has produced two duet CDs with Mclean and Lewis, and established a concert series in New Hampshire.

— Joey Anderson

Les Voyages de L’amour 3 p.m. on Sunday at Bailey Hall

Travel back to eighteenth-century France with Les Voyages de L’amour, a performance of three short operas that reflect on love: Nicolas Clérambault’s Orphée, André Campra’s L’Espagne and Jean-Phillipe Rameau’s Les Sauvages.

Catherine Turocy directs the New York Baroque Dance Company in collaboration with singers Rebecca Choate Beasley, Ross Hauck, Paul Shipper and Owen McIntosh. Chris Kim directs the Cornell Chamber Orchestra; John Rowehl guest directs the Cornell Petits Violons, with concert-master and guest baroque violinist Karina Fox. The Cornell Chamber Singers provide the chorus.

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Locally Grown Dance Festival

March 7 to March 11 At Schwartz Center for the Performing Arts For the second year running, Ithaca will host the Locally Grown Dance Festival, a series of performances held around town over the span of a week, featuring the dance of students, faculty members, locals and visiting artists. The festival initiates a conversation between many different styles of dance, ranging from hip-hop, modern and jazz dance to experimental performance art. Many of the performances will feature live musical accompaniment.

“They’re trying to be dynamic and creative; I think it’s going to be good,”said Liz Burrichter ‘12, who became involved in the show after taking a dance composition class last semester under the festivals two organizers, Jumay Chu and Brian Suber.

The festival is sponsored by Cornell’s Department of Theatre, Film & Dance. A schedule of all the performances can be found on the department’s website.

— Joey Anderson and Arielle Cruz

Other Events/Features On and Around Campus Throughout the Week Shinon Edelman at Buffalo Street Books, 6 p.m., Mar. 8 Thursday.

How much are our minds like computers? A lot more than one would think. Professor Edelman, Psychology, will read from his new book The Happiness of Pursuit this Thursday, which answers precisely this question.

Edelman’s latest book explores the computational tendencies of the human mind. He argues that by understanding our minds better, we can make ourselves just a little bit happier.

— Arielle Cruz

Cornell Symphony Orchestra 8 p.m., Mar. 10 Saturday.

Led by conductor Chris Younghoon Kim, the Cornell Symphony Orchestra premieres Jesse Jones’ “Focus.”

Eric Tan, winner of the eighth annual Cornell Concerto Competition, plays the first movement of Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 4 in G Major. Saint-Saëns’ Organ Symphony performs with guest soloist Daniel Kim. — Sun Staff

The Awkward Hour

very Monday, Wednesday and Friday I watch television. Within those 75 minutes, I have an awkward amount of time in can fit two half-hour shows or one hourmy schedule. From 9:55 a.m. to 11:15 long program and still have enough time for p.m. (12:20 p.m. on Fridays), I have noth- some Facebook stalking. ing to do. It’s too much time for a leisurely What’s even more perfect about this is breakfast at Temple of Zeus, because even that I can enjoy a leisurely breakfast whilst after I’ve finished my chocolate-hazelnut enjoying my favorite shows. Mondays durcroissant and cup of coffee, I still have at ing this time I curl up to watch the previous least half an hour which I can only really weekend’s episode of Saturday Night Live spend Facebook stalking (though thorough- (though I usually have to skip over the musily entertaining, it does get old after a while). cal performances in order to get through the The studious amongst you will scoff at parts I care more about don’t worry, I this and say I should be using this precious watch them later). On Wednesday, I watch 75 minutes to get ahead on my schoolwork. Tuesday night’s Daily Show and The Colbert As a lifelong procrastinator, this is a difficult Report and Friday, with a slightly longer concept for me to grasp. The very idea of amount of free time, I can watch all four of doing something before the day it is due, is my shows on the NBC Thursday lineup o n e (Parks and t h a t Recreation, 30 baffles Rock, Up All me and Night and The i s Office). As a someside note, yes I thing I do still watch only do The Office when partially out of Carrot Top there is loyalty, and literally partially Confessions nothbecause I thoring else oughly enjoy I can be doing. I suppose I could get some seeing John Krasinski’s face every week. reading out of the way,or begin to think The only problem with my perfect soluabout what I should write in a paper due tion for how to fill the amount of time I like later in the week, but 75 minutes isn’t really to call, “The Awkward Hour”, is that there is enough time to make any real headway on no good place in which to curl up and watch the mountain of homework I carry around my shows. 75 minutes isn’t enough time for with me in my backpack. me to go all the way back to North Campus But what I’ve discovered recently is that and laugh out loud (because I am incapable 75 minutes is the perfect amount of time to of doing otherwise) in the privacy of my

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dorm room. And though I suppose I would technically be in the right if I were to audibly cackle in Libe, Temple of Zeus or Green Dragon, I feel as though my fellow lattédrinkers will think I’m a crazy person (about which they may not be wrong this is, after all, a dilemma in which only a crazy person could find herself).

Even if I were capable of finding something funny and not laughing audibly, in any of the aforementioned cafés I still feel as though the prying eyes of my peers will be judging me for being so slackerly in their precious study spaces. Maybe things might be better if I wore an Ithaca College sweatshirt? On second thought, I feel like that would make people even angrier. I don’t know why I think my fellow students might be so judgmental. It’s probably my own conscience telling me that the excuses I have fornot doing work are silly ones, but that’s besides the point.

Maybe I fear the judgment of those

around me. Maybe I don’t want to face up to the fact that I probably shouldn’t be watching Jon Stewart, I avoid those crowded spots and instead head for the most isolated, lonely corners of the libraries where it is unlikely that I will see another person, let alone be seen. So, if you are ever in one of those more neglected areas of one of Cornell’s many libraries (I’m not going to tell you all about my lovely secret spots) and ig you hear someone laughing, don’t worry. It’s not a crazed serial killer. It’s just me, weirdly laughing at Liz Lemon or Leslie Knope during my awkward hour. Mom, if you’re reading this, this whole column has been a lie. I never watch TV and am extremely productive always.

Julia Moser is a freshman in the College of Arts and Sciences. She can be reached at jmoser@cornellsun.com.

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Los Angeles Times Daily Crossword Puzzle Edited by Rich Norris and Joyce Nichols Lewis

ACROSS 1 Long-necked waders 7 Sgt. Friday’s employer 11 Blow away 14 __ pork: Chinese dish with pancakes 15 Fairy tale villain 16 Betty Crocker product 17 Click-and-drag tool 19 Impersonal pronoun 20 Barnyard brayer 21 Half an Orkan goodbye 22 Enjoyed, as a lollipop 24 Filming locations 26 More out of practice 28 Reunion attendee, briefly 30 Libyan or Liberian, e.g.

34 Tequila plant 37 Kimono sash 38 Hefty volume 39 Learner’s permit prerequisite, often 43 Guitarist Hendrix 44 Reveal, in verse 45 Thick, like fog 46 Step on the gas 48 Jack of late-night TV 50 Legislative period 52 Mex. ladies 56 Samples a bit of 59 Univ. military org.

61 Dada co-founder Jean 62 Actress Gardner 63 Memorable surprise attack site 66 Deafening noise 67 Sprinter’s path 68 “Seinfeld” woman 69 Fruit drink ending 70 Egg foo __ 71 Name associated with the start of 17-, 39- or 63Across

2 Fairy tale Mother 3 Shake awake 4 Superman’s monogram 5 Afterwards 6 Forester automaker 7 Legs-intertwined meditative position 8 Player’s rep.

9 Very productive 10 Naysayer 11 Helter-skelter 12 Rosé or Cabernet 13 Crossed (out) 18 U.S. motto word 23 Animals, casually 25 Most wellinformed 27 Dana’s “forbidden fragrance” 29 Grant wartime foe 31 Nickel or dime 32 “Famous” cookie guy 33 Hawaiian goose 34 Descriptive wds.

35 Golf club part 36 “Je t’__”: French “I love you” 37 Shelley work

40 Philosopher JeanJacques 41 “House” actor Omar 42 Oral health org.

47 With intense feeling 48 Motel amenity 49 “O Canada,” e.g.

51 Discount rack abbr.

53 Former Israeli leader Yitzhak

54 “The San Francisco Treat” suffix 55 Shopper’s indulgence 56 “I did it!”

57 Raring to go 58 Of sound mind 60 Colombian city 64 __ Arbor, Michigan 65 Took flight

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Puzzle #11 days ’til Spring Break

Fill in the empty cells, one number in each, so that each column, row, and region contains the numbers 1-9 exactly once.

Each number in the solution therefore occurs only once in each of the three “directions,” hence the “single numbers” implied by the puzzle’s name.

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ward Shonn Miller. Harvard built a 12-point lead during this time, but Cornell scored four quick points before the half to cut Harvard’s lead to six heading into halftime, 27-21.

“In the first half, we had opportunities … we had a few shots that went in and out, we missed a couple layups and a dunk,” said head coach Bill Courtney.

“We had our opportunities in the first half; we just didn’t put it in the basket. I told the guys at halftime, [if we could put it in the basket], we should be winning the game, and we will start winning the game once we make shots that we normally make.”

When the second half started, the lid was finally removed from Cornell’s basket, as the Red scored on six of its first eight possessions, going on a 13-5 run to give the Red the lead, 34-32. Crimson guard Brandyn Curry quieted the crowd by making three huge 3pointers in a two minute span to rebuild Harvard’s lead back to seven. Before this game, Curry was shooting just 24 percent of the time from the three.

“I have to give a lot of credit to Brandyn Curry, he stepped up and made humongous plays down the stretch,” Courtney said.

The Red put together one more run at the end, completely manufactured by Wroblewski. With 6:13 to play, Harvard led 55-44, but Wroblewski respond-

ed in a big way, hitting two 3-pointers and handing out three assists within three minutes to cut the lead to one, 56-55, with 3:54 remaining. However, Crimson guard Oliver McNally hit a clutch three and Wroblewski missed two free throws at the end to give Harvard the win, 67-63.

When asked about Wroblewski’s performance, Courtney was almost out of superlatives to describe him.

“You can’t ask more from a guy than what you got from him,” Courtney lauded. “He gave 110 percent, if that’s possible, but he gave 100 percent of what he had every single night and this last game he showed it.

He almost willed us to a win tonight, just by wanting it more than anybody else on the floor.”

Despite the tough loss to end his Cornell career, Wroblewski made a huge impact on the Cornell basketball program and is the last remaining link to the Sweet Sixteen run of 2010.

“It’s hard for me to fathom the kind of experiences and memories that I’m going to walk away from this program with,” Wroblewski said. “Four years ago, when I committed to Cornell, none of this was in the back of my mind … and to experience some of the things I have, it’s just surreal and I feel like I’m living a dream.”

Albert Liao can be reached at aliao@cornellsun.com.

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Senior showdown | Senior Drew Ferry and the three other remaining seniors were honored on Saturday in the presence of multiple past teammates from the Sweet 16 team.

Red Hosts Midweek Bout Against Canisius Icers Excited for Chance at National Championship Title M. LACROSSE

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mance in the game against Binghamton. “[Army] was a great game for us to rebound after Binghamton,” Pannell said. “In Binghamton we started with a slow performance, but after a couple days of practice and [head coach Ben DeLuca] challenging us where we were at, we saw Army as a tough team coming in. We knew it wouldn’t be an easy win for us. We came out with a lot of energy and executed our game plan pretty well and are looking to move forward.”

The Red brought a high level of intensity to the field on Saturday, scoring 10 of its 18 goals during the first two quarters. Junior attacker Steve Mock scored all five of his goals in the second quarter, lifting the Red to a 62 lead over the Black Knights. Pannell scored one goal in the first quarter and notched five assists, including two of Mock’s goals. Making a name for himself in only his second collegiate game, freshman attacker Matt Donovan recorded four goals and two assists in the Red’s blowout win. By the end of the game, 12 Cornell players were credited with at least one point for the Red. “We played extremely hard — we did a lot of things we wanted to,” said senior midfielder Mitch McMichael. “I think our face-offs guys did a great job. … Once we get the ball in there, it is pretty hard to stop them.”

One area where the Red dominated play against Army was at the faceoff ‘x.’ Sophomore midfielder Doug Tesoriero won 17-of-26 restarts for Cornell.

Assistant coach Paul Richards has been instrumental with improving at the face-off ‘x,’ according to McMichael.

“I think that coach Richards has really put a lot of emphasis on Doug and my check techniques, hitting the front of the whistle instead of waiting for it,” he said. “Anticipating the whistle instead of waiting for it, I think that both of us have become better for it. Doug did such a great job against Army, if we keep this up... going along the same road we did the last week or two, we can expect the same results against Canisius.”

The Red has a quick turnover, returning to action Tuesday afternoon. Hosting Canisius at 4 p.m., “Tuesday games are always tough because of the quick turnaround from Saturday,” said senior midfielder Scott Austin. “We played Canisius early on in the season [last year,] so it’s a tough matchup. People have been saying we have been trying to go undefeated against all the New York State teams; this is just another test. We are looking forward to playing. It will be a tough matchup.”

According to Gilbane, looking for the best shooting opportunities will be the key to the Red’s success.

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W. HOCKEY

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One group of players who stood out was the top offensive line of Johnston, sophomore Brianne Jenner and freshman Jillian Saulnier. That line combined for four goals, two by Johnston and 11 points overall in the game.

“I think recently we have been able to play together a lot and that has helped us develop some chemistry,” Jenner said.

“The other two lines were contributing too, but it just so happens that our plays were going in. Sometimes you have those nights when you just know where your linemates are before they even get there.”

The Red also came out energized against St. Lawrence, outshooting the Saints, 17-5, in the first period. However, this time the Red was unable to take the early lead and the Saints scored to grab the the 1-0 advantage.

According to Derraugh, there were no particular problems with Cornell’s play that caused

a goal by senior forward and captain Chelsea Karpenko; however, St. Lawrence scored the winning goal with under two minutes left in play.

According to Derraugh, the game winning goal and the first goal both resulted from the Red turning the puck over near its own blue line and failing to get the puck out of its own zone.

“Both goals were turnovers at our blue line,” he said. “We’ve been talking about the importance of getting pucks in at their blue line and getting pucks out of ours, but we failed to do it and it cost us.”

According to Jenner, despite failing to win and reach a goal that the Red had in sight throughout the season, the team knows that it tried its best and will not hang its head over the loss.

“It was a really tough loss,” Jenner said. “But I can say for all of my teammates that we put in a really strong effort and did what we needed to do to give ourselves a chance to win, the puck just wasn’t going in. It’s

“We put in a really strong effort ... [but] the puck just wasn’t going in. It’s nothing to hang our heads about.”

Brianne Jenner

OLIVER KLIEWE/ SUN SENIOR PHOTOGRAPHER

Securing dominance | Senior attacker Rob Pannell continued to battle for the Red, scoring one goal and contributing with five assists to help Cornell take down Army on Saturday.

scoring trouble.

“I thought we did a good job of getting people around the net and putting lots of pucks on net, we just couldn’t find the back of the net.” he said. “You have to give St. Lawrence credit too. They did a good job around the net and their goaltender did a good job.”

“Sometimes it’s just not you’re night, and we just couldn’t score,” Jenner said.

Cornell finally gained ground midway through the third period, tying the game on

nothing to hang our heads about.”

According to Jenner, the Red remains confident and excited going into the upcoming NCAA tournament.

“We’re just excited that we’ll get another chance to show what kind of team that we can be,” she said. “We have a chance to vie for the national championship, and that’s what we’re most excited about.”

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

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WRESTLING

Red Captures Sixth Consecutive EIWATitle

By BRIAN BENCOMO Sun Staff Writer

After day one of the EIWA Championships last year, the wrestling team was assured of a team title with a 39point lead over second-place Lehigh. This year, the team championship would be decided in the final championship match of the day in the heavyweight division. An overtime win by Ryan Flores of American over Lehigh’s Zachery Rey allowed a 2.5-point Cornell lead to stand, giving the team its sixth consecutive EIWA title.

Going into day two of wrestling in Princeton, N.J. on Sunday the Red had a rather comfortable 17.5 point lead.

Cornell had five competing in their respective finals — including all four Red wrestlers seeded No. 1 in their weight class — and five in the consolation brackets.

Lehigh had four in the finals and six in the consolation matches. By the end of the consolation matches, the Mountain Hawks had shrunk the Red’s lead to 2.5 points.

The score may not have been so close, had it not been for a couple of things, according to head coach Rob Koll.

“It was the perfect storm for Lehigh,” he said regarding forfeits in the 149 pounds bracket. Which allowed a sixthseeded Lehigh wrestler to face and beat an eight-seed in the finals.

“Our 174-pounder Billy George had a moment of stupidity — gives a kid a shot after [a] match — and gets kicked out of the tournament,” the coach continued.

“That took about 12 points off between how many points that gave Lehigh and how many it took away from us.”

In the first match of the championship round, senior Frank Perrelli increased the Red’s lead to 6.5 points with a win at 125 pounds over Princeton’s Garrett Frey. It was the second consecutive EIWA title for Perrelli. At 141 pounds, sophomore Mike Nevinger — the only non-No. 1 seeded Red wrestler in the finals — lost to American’s Mike Mariacher. The Mountain Hawks picked up another four points on the Red, with a win at 149 pounds. Junior Kyle Dake regained those four points with a 3-0 win over Harvard’s Walter Peppelman, but the Mountain Hawks once again closed the Red’s lead to 2.5 points, with a win at 165 pounds.

With three matches left to go both Cornell and Lehigh had two wrestlers still waiting to compete, including a head-to-head matchup between the two schools at 184 pounds between senior Steve Bosak of Cornell and Robert Hamlin of Lehigh. It was déjà vu all over again as the two had faced each other in the EIWA finals last season.

Hamlin won that match as well as the other two matches-

FIONA MODRAK / SUN SENIOR PHOTOGRAPHER

Maintaining dominance | Senior Frankie Perrelli took down Princeton’s Garrett Frey to win a 7-4 decision and become a two-time EIWA champion, qualifying for his second NCAA tournament on Sunday.

between the familiar foes last season, before Bosak finally beat him earlier this season. True to the form of previous matches, the decision was by one point. The first period ended scoreless and both wrestlers notched escapes for a score of 1-1 early in the third. A take-down late in the third was decisive for Hamlin, as the Cornell senior couldn’t manage to counter with anything more than another escape to lose a 3-2 decision.

A win by Bosak would have clinched the team title for Cornell. Instead, Hamlin’s win gave Lehigh the lead for the first time and the prospect of a title with either a win at heavyweight or a Cornell loss at 197 pounds.

Senior Cam Simaz, who was named Ivy League wrestler of the year, ensured that the outcome wouldn’t be decided until the final match of the day. Simaz earned his fourth career E.I.W.A. title and maintained a perfect 9-0 record against Penn’s Micah Burak to once again give Cornell a 2.5 point lead. The senior, who was named the top wrestler of the tournament, was arguably the most valu-

able wrestler for the Red throughout the two days. Not only did his win over Burak prove decisive, but two of his wins in the tournament were by fall which accounted for two bonus points each in addition to the four credited for a win.

“It’s going to be very hard to ever replace someone like Cam Simaz. He’s the heart and soul of our program, and I just couldn’t be more pleased for him finishing up this way,” Koll said.

All five of Cornell’s wrestlers who competed in the finals qualified for the NCAA National Championships, which will occur in two weeks. Also qualifying for Nationals was sophomore Nick Arujau who placed fifth at 133 pounds, sophomore Chris Villalonga who placed third at 149 pounds and sophomore Marshall Peppelman who placed fourth at 165 pounds.

Brian Bencomo can be reached at bbencomo@cornellsun.com.

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

Cornell Gives Way in Tight Matchups With Dartmouth and Harvard

By NICK RIELLY Sun Staff Writer

It was a rough weekend for women’s basketball, as the team suffered two consecutive losses to Ivy foes Dartmouth and Harvard. Although each game was close at different periods,

the Red could not find a way to seal a victory, and the squad ended up dropping both games by a combined 13 points. As a result, Cornell will move down in Ivy standings due to the losses, thus losing the opportunity to close out the season with a record above .500 in Ivy play.

On Friday, Cornell (11-16, 5-8 Ivy League), jumped out to a 10-2 lead over Dartmouth (521, 3-9) in just the first three minutes of the game, with junior forward Claire Fitzpatrick scoring three easy baskets. However, it was all Dartmouth for the remainder

TINA CHOU / SUN STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

Fighting spirit | Junior guard Taylor Flynn along with three other members of the team reached double figures in the match up against Harvard on Saturday night.

of the game, as Cornell record- period, until the Crimson ed14-of-50 from the floor and began to pull away from the missed all six 3-pointers it Red, going up by as much as took. Although there were 13 at some points in the half. numerous attempts at a Red Harvard never led by fewer comeback, than three 48 points, and CORNELL the team never got 55 sealed the DARTMOUTH close, with game by hitGame: 1ST 2nd TOT Dartmouth ting a pair of Cornell 28 20 48 winning the Dartmouth jump shots in 29 26 55 game, 55-48. the final minOne of the utes of the bright spots from the second period, going up by as Dartmouth game was much as 10 points. The Fitzpatrick, who recorded 19 Crimson won the game, 65-59. points, pulled down 10 Although Cornell lost two rebounds and had three games that the team hoped to blocked win, the Red shots.

In will have one 59 more chance CORNELL addition, sophomore 65 to finish the HARVARD guard Allison Game: season on a 2nd TOT 1ST D i M a n g o Cornell positive note 37 59 22 scored 14 Harvard a g a i n s t 36 65 29 points and Columbia on had nine Tuesday at 7 rebounds, earning a significant p.m. for Senior Night. The Red amount of play time for the will honor seniors Maka young Cornell team.

Anyanwu and Allie Munson as On Saturday, Cornell trav- it will be their last game in a eled to Cambridge, Mass. to Cornell uniform as they face face off against Harvard (16- off against the Ivy foe.

11, 9-4), who defeated the Red in the teams’ previous meeting.

The game was close for the Nick Rielly can be reached at opening 10 minutes of the first nrielly@cornellsun.com.

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MEN’S BASKETBALL

Red Suffers Tight Loss to Crimson on Senior Night

By ALBERT LIAO

there.”

Dartmouth ended the half on a 6-0 run, giving Cornell a slim lead going into the Four Cornell seniors ended their basket- break, 28-24. When the second half started, ball careers this weekend, as Anthony Gatlin, the Red did not take its foot off the pedal, Max Groebe, Drew Ferry and Chris expanding its lead to 22 at one point, before Wroblewski were all honored before the Red Dartmouth closed the game on a 9-0 run to hosted Harvard on Saturday. The Red (12- make the final score, 70-57, look much clos16, 7-7 Ivy League) routed Dartmouth (5-25, er than the game actually was. Junior guard 1-13) on Friday, 70-57, but came up short Jonathan Gray’s 3-point shooting and the after a furious rally energy off the DARTMOUTH 57 bench were big against Harvard (26-4, CORNELL 2-2), losing, 67-63.

70 factors in the Wroblewski came Game: win.

1ST Tot 2nd out to a hot start Dartmouth “Jonathan 24 57 33 against Dartmouth, Cornell gave us a little 28 70 42 hitting back-to-back momentum with HARVARD 67 hitting those threes to give Cornell CORNELL an early 12-9 lead, but 63 s h o t s , ” picked up his second Game: Wroblewski said.

1ST Tot 2nd foul in Dartmouth’s Harvard “But guys like 27 67 40 next possession. Cornell Miles [and 21 63 42 Although Cornell was Cherry] off the playing without its star point guard, the Red bench [helped]; Devin got a few offensive barely skipped a beat as freshman guards rebounds and Miles pressured the heck out of Dominic Scelfo and Devin Cherry and junior all their ball handlers. They change the whole guard Miles Asafo-Adjei gave a strong perfor- pace of the game; it’s different from me and mance while filling in. Cornell outscored Drew out there pressuring them, so that Dartmouth, 16-9, during Wroblewski’s helps.” absence.

The Red played strong defense against “When Dominic, Miles [and Devin] Dartmouth, forcing the Green into 11 came in, they did a great job of keeping the turnovers due to constant full court pressure tempo up,” Ferry said. “Miles is such a fast and holding the opposition to just 6-of-23 player, he can make things happen off the shooting in the first half. dribble and defensively. They did a nice job “Last time we played them, we came out filling in until Wroblewski could get back in and jumped on them with our pressure and

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Making history | Senior guard and co-captain Chris Wroblewski became Cornell’s career leader in assists after finishing against Dartmouth with five assists, the night before the Red fell to Harvard.

that’s been a staple of our team this year, getting after teams and speeding them up,” Ferry said. “I think eventually we wore them down a bit, in the second half, with our pressure.

That was our goal to come out and play with that kind of intensity.”

Cornell’s attack was led by Gray and Ferry, who had 20 and 16 points, respectively, and both hit 4 3-pointers a piece. Wroblewski finished the game with 12 points and 5 assists, becoming Cornell’s all-time assists leader in the process. He passed Louis Dale ’10 —

who held the record with 470 assists — on a Ferry 3-pointer in the first half and ended his career with 482 assists.

Against Harvard, the Red came out shooting ice-cold from the field. With 12:00 to play, freshman forward Dave LaMore scored a nice putback to cut Harvard’s lead to one, 12-11, but the team did not score again for six and a half minutes, when Gray scored on a lay-up off a nice pass from freshman forSee M. B-BALL page 22

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Cornell Dominates Army at Schoellkopf Saints Hand Red Major

By LAUREN RITTER

Sun Sports Editor

said senior midfielder J.J. Gilbane, who scored once for the Red. “Army is a very talented team. We came out very hard and very ener-

Schoellkopf Field was on highalert Saturday afternoon as the Army Black Knights rode into 18 CORNELL town. One year ago Monday, 7 A RMY Army (2-3) toppled the Red (2-0) in a tight 11-9 victory in West Game: 1ST 2ND 3RD OT TOTAL Point, N.Y. Saturday’s contest Cornell 4 6 4 4 18 offered Cornell a chance to avenge Army 2 3 2 0 7 last season’s loss, and the Red emerged victorious, remaining getic and were able to execute our unbeaten for the season and walk- game plan against them. What realing away with an overwhleming 18- ly helped us was winning a lot of 7 win. face-offs and our work off the “Saturday’s game was a battle,” ground. We played a lot better than

we did against Binghamton [on Feb. 28]. We played a good, full game and I think that both offense and defense improved from our last game.”

In the 17-12 victory over Binghamton, the Red’s defense seemed to experience a few hiccups; however, Saturday’s contest against Army highlighted the hard work that the team had been putting into practice all week. According to senior attacker and captain Rob Pannell, Cornell focused on areas of concern highlighted by its perfor-

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Taking charge | Junior attacker Steve Mock scored five goals in the second quarter on Saturday to give the Red momentum to finish off the rest of the game and garner a victory against Army.

Upset in ECAC Title Game

By BEN HOROWITZ

deflected a shot from the point by sophomore defenseman Allyssa Gagliardi past the Bobcats’ goalComing into the ECAC playoff tender and into the net. tournament on home ice in Lynah The Bobcats came back to tie Rink, the No. 3 Cornell women’s the game late in the second period, hockey team hoped to add an but the Red responded with two ECAC playoff championship to its goals just 63 seconds apart to end impressive regular season accom- the period with a 3-1 lead. plishments. However, instead, the According to head coach Doug Red fell short and Derraugh, the QUINNIPIAC 1 two quick goals suffered its biggest disappointment the CORNELL 5 shifted this season so far. Game: momentum to 1ST 2nd 3RD Tot Cornell started the Quinnipiac 0 the Red and 1 0 1 tournament well Cornell 1 were a turning 5 2 2 with a convincing point in the victory over game.

Quinnipiac (19“It was a ST. LAWRENCE 3 16-2, 12-8-2 huge momenCORNELL 1 ECAC Hockey), tum swing for 1ST 2nd 3RD Tot 5-1, on Friday Game: us,” he said.

Union 1 3 2 0 afternoon, but fell “The first goal Cornell 0 1 1 0 short to No. 10 St. was big but the Lawrence (24-9-4, 14-6-2 ECAC), next one, to go up 3-1, put the 3-1, in a hard-fought contest on momentum in our favor.”

Saturday night. Despite falling The Red did not sit back in the short of the ECAC championship, third period, instead scoring two the Red’s formidable overall record more goals, according to earned it a No. 3 seed in the Derraugh. national NCAA tournament. It “You can’t sit back in the playwill host Boston University in the offs,” he said. “You’ve got to connational quarterfinals. tinue to be aggressive, and the tenCornell came out strong on dency to sit back and protect the Friday against the Bobcats, out- lead can really get you into troushooting Quinnipiac in the first ble, and I thought we did a good period and ultimately taking a one job of continuing to play our style goal lead. That goal came on a of game and being aggressive.” power play, when senior forward See W. HOCKEY page 22 and captain Rebecca Johnston

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