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After Skorton’s Vow, C.U. Rethinks Pledging Committee has not revealed changes By HARRISON OKIN Sun Staff Writer
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In the name of service | Michael Johnson, dean of the School of Hotel Administration, addresses guests at a student-hosted banquet in the Statler Hotel on Tuesday.
Hotelies Prepare for Banquet By KAITLYN KWAN Sun Staff Writer
Scurrying about the kitchen decked out in chef whites, hotel school students honed their skills Tuesday at the Ye Hosts Honorary Society Initiation Banquet, an annual event that serves as a trial run for a larger hospitality conference held in April. Despite some minor hiccups, student chefs and design managers said that they were pleased with the outcome of the banquet and feel prepared for the upcoming conferenc, which will culminate in a grand gala. The gala’s main chef, Jackson Kalb ’13, prepared the banquet’s appetizers and entrées, which consisted of pea soup, Atlantic black bass, a vegetarian option, and a Spanish tortilla. The dessert — chévvre pannacotta tarragon cake — was made
by house function manager Sam Ostergaard ’12, who oversees Hotel Ezra Cornell’s cocktail menu. “Basically, the idea is to run through part of the menu with a smaller crowd to get the flow right,” Kalb said. “I’ve made this menu for friends and family already, so I’m not too worried about it. But it’s [still] my name going on the menu, and I want to impress people.” Following the Ye Hosts Banquet, HEC members will make necessary changes to the event before the actual conference takes place. “The vision is complete, but we’re still working on the execution of how the vision is going to come together,” said Caroline Tawney ’14, function design manager for the HEC pre-Gala and Gala events. “I had things in my head of how this is going to look, but they didn’t quite come out
Prof Charts NYT’s ‘Endtimes’
Six months after its creation, a task force borne out of President Skorton’s pledge to end hazing has neither announced nor implemented changes to Cornell’s Greek system. However, members of the committee said that it has made significant progress toward planning reform. On Aug. 23, Skorton announced to Greek leaders that “pledging as we know it has to stop.” His announcement came in the wake of the death of George Desdunes ’13, a Sigma Alpha Epsilon brother who died after a pledging event on Feb. 25, 2011. Travis Apgar, associate dean of students for fraternity and sorority affairs, said he hopes the task force –– dubbed RARE, a reference to its
“If we are trying to get rid of hazing, we should have said, ‘Let’s get rid of hazing.’ But we have said that for decades, and it hasn’t been as effective as we would have liked.” Travis Apgar goal of expanding the definition of pledging to include recruitment, acceptance, retention and education –– will clarify some of the ambiguity surrounding Skorton’s request. “People interpreted his challenge in a number of ways,” Apgar said. “If we are trying to get rid of hazing, we should have said, ‘Let’s get rid of hazing.’ But we have said that for decades, and it hasn’t been as effective as we would have liked.” Both in response to Skorton’s vow to end hazing and in an effort to preserve the Greek system’s self-governance, students banded together with administrators and alumni to form RARE, said Dan Freshman ’12, former president of the Interfraternity Council. The task force finSee PLEDGING page 4
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News Medical Debate
A Cornell professor discusses a book she wrote on traditional and modern forms of medicine in Africa.
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shook the institution’s stability. Sun Staff Writer “It’s important to understand that The Times is resting on a shaky Despite a wave of scandals and fi- foundation, or, one might even say, nancial instability in a tumultuous quicksand,” Schwarz said. Schwarz noted that The Times has print industry, The New York Times stands out among newspapers today, a had to constantly adjust to the changCornell professor argues in a new book. ing market for print news by appealAt the last event in a Jewish ing to readers’ new preferences. “In the Internet age, the paper Studies lecture series, Prof. Daniel changed greatly and is conSchwarz, English, spoke tinually in search of a new Tuesday about the turbuidentity,” Schwarz said. lent history and uncertain “This is what has changed. future of The New York The Times morphed into a Times. Schwarz’s new hybrid newspaper-magabook, EndTimes? Crises zine-Internet site.” and Turmoil at The New Schwarz said that the York Times, 1999-2009, exdevelopment of the plores a decade in the newsPROF. SCHWARZ Internet has forced the paper’s history through the paper to restructure, which included voices of its publisher and editors. Despite the decline of print changes like downsizing staff and advertising and circulation, Schwarz moving towards a more web-based said, The Times is still a high quali- product. “The Internet really opens up the ty newspaper. “The Times, even in its moments informational world infinitely,” of crisis and turmoil, is the worst Schwarz said. “What has happened to newspaper in the world, except for newspapers? Many of them have cut back radically; this downsizing is the all the others,” Schwarz said. Though Schwarz noted The direction that the industry is moving.” In addition, Schwarz said, a Times’ comparatively strong reputation, he said that the declining popSee NYT page 4 ularity of print newspapers has
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Opinion Rushgate
Maggie Henry ’14 examines the recent controversy involving Rush Limbaugh and Sandra Fluke ’03. | Page 9
Arts Night at the Opera
Martha Wydysh ’14 previews an 18th century French opera to be held at Bailey Hall Sunday. | Page 12
Sports One Bound Forward
The men and women’s track and field teams brought back championships last weekend at the IC4A/ECAC finals. | Page 20 PROVIDED PHOTO
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Detroit-Area Woman Stalked By Aggressive Turkey
International Law Open House 12:15 - 1:15 p.m., Saperston Student Lounge, Myron Taylor Hall Medical Marijuana Laws, Traffic Fatalities And Alcohol Consumption 1:15 - 2:45 p.m., 153 Martha Van Rensselaer Hall Book Signing With Gregory Parks 2:30 - 4 p.m., Cornell Store Foreign Policy Distinguished Speaker: Peter Bergen 4:30 p.m., Lewis Auditorium, Goldwin Smith Hall
Tomorrow Detention for ‘Gentlemanly’ Terrorists: Political Prisoners in Interwar India 12:15 - 1:30 p.m., G08 Uris Hall A Conversation About Fracking 12:30 - 1:30 p.m., Saperston Student Lounge, Myron Taylor Hall Chemistry Department: Bagel Minute Reception 4:10 - 4:40 p.m., 120 Physical Sciences Building Focus on Indigenous Peoples: Paul Chaat Smith 4:30 - 5:30 p.m., Lewis Auditorium, Goldwin Smith Hall Beauty to Understanding: A Photo Show to Support Student Expeditions in Ornithology 5 - 8 p.m., Second Floor Gallery, Mann Library
COMMERCE TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — An Oakland County woman says she’s become a prisoner on her own property, stalked and harassed by a 25pound turkey. Edna Geisler calls the foul bird “Godzilla.” The 69year-old told the Detroit Free Press that the turkey wanders near her Commerce Township property each day from nearby woods. She recently couldn’t get to her front door after a trip to the grocery store. “I have to go to the post office at 6 o’clock in the morning to avoid him,” said Geisler, who has been bumped and clawed. She has tried changing her schedule but this turkey is no dummy. A friend, Rick Reid, said the turkey went after him, too, when he opened the door on his minivan. “He tried to come right in the door,” Reid said. “He bit me on the elbow.” Indeed, a video posted online by the Free Press shows Godzilla roaming the grounds like they’re his own. State wildlife expert Tim Payne said adult turkeys are known to aggressively defend their territory, although most fear people. “This bird has probably attacked, and the person retreats,” said Payne of the Department of Natural Resources. “What it tells the bird is, ‘What I’m doing is good.’ It reinforces the aggressive behavior.” Payne suggested Geisler open a large umbrella to
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McWashington? Presidential McNugget Sells for $8K DAKOTA CITY, Neb. (AP) — Call it McWashington. A Nebraska woman has sold a three-year-old McDonald’s Chicken McNugget that resembles President George Washington for $8,100 on eBay. The Sioux City Journal in Iowa says bidding ended just after 11:30 a.m. Monday. Rebekah Speight of Dakota City sold the McNugget to raise money for a drive to raise $15,000 and send 50 children to summer church camp in Sioux City. Speight says her children didn’t eat the chicken during a McDonald’s visit three years ago. She was about to toss it, then spotted Washington’s resemblance. Speight stashed the McNugget in her freezer. eBay had temporarily taken down the auction last month because it violated rules regulating expired food.
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GOP Candidates Split Super Tuesday Primaries WASHINGTON (AP) — Mitt Romney rolled to primary victories in Virginia, Vermont and home-state Massachusetts on Super Tuesday, reaching for a decisive advantage over his persistent rivals in the most turbulent race for the Republican presidential nomination in a generation. Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich countered with a home-field win in Georgia as the GOP contenders vied for the chance to take on Democratic President Barack Obama in November. Romney also dueled Rick Santorum in Ohio, their second industrialstate showdown in as many weeks and the marquee matchup of the busiest night of the race. Santorum and the fourth contender, Rep. Ron Paul, sought success elsewhere, with contests stretching across the country and more than 400 Republican National Convention delegates at stake. Win or lose there, Romney said “I think we’ll pick up a lot of delegates, and this is a process of gathering enough delegates to become the nominee and I think we’re on track to have that happen.” There were primaries in Tennessee and Oklahoma as well as Virginia, Vermont, Ohio, Massachusetts and Georgia. Caucuses in North Dakota, Idaho and Alaska rounded out the calendar. Gingrich’s victory was his first since he captured the South Carolina primary on Jan. 21, and the former House speaker said it would propel him on yet another comeback in a race where he has faded badly over the past six weeks. Obama, the man they hope to defeat in November, dismissed the almost-constant criticism of his foreign policy efforts and accused Republicans of “beating the drums of war” over Iran. “Those folks don’t have a lot of responsibilities. They’re not commander in chief,” he said. Unopposed for the Democratic nomination to a second term, he stepped into the Republican race with a Super Tuesday news conference at the White House, then attended a $35,800-a-ticket fundraiser a few blocks from the White House He later attended a $35,800-per-ticket fundraiser a few blocks from the White House. In Georgia, Gingrich was gaining 48 percent of the vote in early returns, with Santorum at 24 percent and Romney close behind at 22 percent. In Virginia, Romney had 59 percent and Paul had 41 percent. Santorum and Gingrich failed to qualify for the ballot. Romney led in Vermont with 39 percent of the vote in early returns, with Paul gaining 27 percent and Santorum 24 percent. Ohio was the day’s biggest prize in political significance, a heavily populated industrial state that tested Rick Santorum’s ability to challenge Romney in a traditional fall battleground. Georgia, Newt Gingrich’s home political field, outranked them all in the number of delegates at stake, with 76, a total that reflected a reliable Republican voting pattern as well as population. Romney, the leader in the early delegate chase, flew home to Massachusetts to vote and said he hoped for a good home-state win. Overall, he added, “I think we’ll pick up a lot of delegates, and this is a process of gathering enough delegates to become the nominee and I think we’re on track to have that happen.” He also took issue with Obama, saying, “I think all of us are being pretty serious” about Iran and its possible attempt to develop nuclear weapons. Gingrich, hoping for a victory in Georgia, effectively acknowledged he had scant Super Tuesday prospects elsewhere. Instead, he was pointing to primaries next week in Alabama and Mississippi, and he told an audience, “With your help, by the end of next week we could really be in a totally new race.” The polls show the president’s chances for re-election have improved in recent months, as the economy has strengthened, unemployment has slowly declined and Republicans have ripped into one another in the most tumultuous nominating campaign the party has endured since 1976. No matter the winner on Tuesday, the day marked a key point as the race turned from one or two contests at a time into a sprawling near-nationwide competition for 419 delegates. Romney led in the delegate hunt as polls opened. He had 203 in The Associated Press count, while Santorum had 92, Gingrich 33 and Paul 25. It takes 1,144 to win the nomination at the Republican National Convention this August in Tampa, Fla.
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Students staged a reading of A People, a play written by Prof. Beth Milles ’88, theatre, film and dance, at the Schwartz Center on Tuesday.
Prof Discusses Book on Work in Africa By NICOLE CHANG
of HIV disease. After talking to people working at a local clinic in Tanzania, she found out that many of the patients, who live in a food-scarce society, Recalling her experiences working in Tanzania, were refusing the antiretroviral drug because its Prof. Stacey Langwick, anthropology, called for side effects amplified their hunger. greater communication between proponents of “There are people in Africa who still need and modern and traditional forms of medicine in want ARVs, but as programs for free distribution of Africa at a book reading at Buffalo Street Books on ARVs expand, we are beginning to see that access Feb. 18. is not the only issue,” Langwick said. “In a houseLangwick, reading excerpts from her work hold where there is not enough food for everyone, Bodies, Politics and African Healing: The Matter of a drug that makes you feel powerfully hungry raisMaladies in Tanzania, explained the differences in es ethical issues, for the choice to eat enough food how Tanzanians and doctors of modern medicine may mean that your family members are not eating view traditional medicine, which encompasses enough food.” herbal and spiritual forms of healing. She said she She recalled that one of the clinic’s patients once first became interested in traditional African medi- remarked to her that “I don’t want to take food cine through her work as an international consul- from my children.” Langwick said this comment tant for Zimbabwe’s Ministry of Health on a made her realize that many question Africans’ prefmaternal child health education project, for which erence for traditional medicine over modern medshe helped design and pilot education modules icine without understanding their conditions. around pregnancy, birth and early childhood care. Through her work in the field of anthropology, “I found myself really captivated by what local Langwick said, she was able to “shed light on women were saying among themselves,” Langwick choices people make and why they make the choicwrote in an email. es they do.” “Detailed descrip- “I found myself really captivated Ariel Smilowitz tions of ways to ’15, who attended by what local women saying were improve hygiene the reading, said paled in comparison about themselves.” Langwick’s talk to the subtle ways revealed the comthey were thinking Stacey Langwick plexity of medicine through the compliin different culcated intersection of social, political and biological tures. factors that shaped the health of their children and “It’s definitely a refreshing and eye-opening families.” experience to learn about how different cultures Langwick said she wanted to study how adapt to the changes that are forced upon them, Africans’ interpretations of their own health prob- particularly when those changes are as earth shatlems differed from those of public health narratives tering as AIDS and Malaria,” Smilowitz said. from other regions around the globe. “When people today think about how they are sav“I think that there isn’t a space in most public ing so many lives with modern medicine and new health programing to seriously engage issues technological advances, they don’t think about how around the multiple modes of healing people use the culture clash that is created by combining new and questions about intercultural communication and alien practices with older and more familiar in ways which would enable the strengths of both traditions.” sides to really be heard,” Langwick said. Prof. Kathleen Long, French, also said At the book reading, she said she hopes that Langwick’s work resonated with her. modern medicine and traditional medicine can “What is particularly interesting about her work ultimately “at least get to a point where they can lis- is its interdisciplinary nature, and how it lends itself ten to each other, at least be open to what the other to wider discussions across the disciplines concernway of thinking is about sickness and the body.” ing traditional medicine and cultural differences,” One incident that struck her, she said, was her Long said. encounter with HIV-positive Tanzanian patients who preferred traditional medicine to more mod- Nicole Chang can be reached ern antiretroviral drugs, which slow the progression at hc729@cornell.edu. Sun Contributor
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An officer was dispatched to Ujamaa on Monday to take a report from a student regarding the theft of an unsecured MacBook Pro, valued at $1,000, according to a report from CUPD. Criminal Mischief
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On the campaign trail | Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney greets voters outside a polling station in Belmont, Mass., Tuesday.
An officer was dispatched to Cascadilla Hall on Saturday to take a report regarding an unknown individual or individuals damaging sheetrock in a room on the ground floor, according to CUPD. — Compiled by Sylvia Rusnak
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Ending Hazing Will Take ‘Culture Change’ PLEDGING
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ished its first phase — research — and is now in the midst of the second, which involves breaking up into different subgroups to tackle Skorton’s mandate, according to Mickey Katz ’13, former president of Alpha Epsilon Pi and current member of RARE. Katz and Corinna Romantic ’12, former president of the Panhellenic Council and co-chair of the task force, said they, along with Alumni Interfraternity Council member Bob Forness ’87, will be meeting with Skorton in May to present their ideas. Still, the group does not expect any concrete changes until next spring. “This committee was given a two-year timeline to work with,” Romantic said. “We are not even six months into this timeline and have made real progress, even though I am not able to tell you exactly what that is yet.” Freshman said that while “nothing we have done yet has been released publicly,” RARE has been working “internally” to iron out details behind proposed changes to pledging. “Skorton has asked us to revolutionize and redefine how our Greek system works, so things will probably be very different from what people expect,” Freshman said. “You don’t want people jumping to conclusions from a rough draft.” The group is comprised of 24 members with representation from the Interfraternity Council, the Panhellenic Council, the Multicultural Greek Letter Council, as well as alumni, faculty and national chapter representatives, according to Apgar. Students expressed optimism about RARE’s ability to represent a greater number of Greek organizations. “RARE is able to represent a lot more constituents than [the IFC] can,” Katz said. “There is not necessarily one blanket policy that can apply to all three [Greek] organizations the same. While there are certain global standards, like safety, that you cannot compromise, the nuances between all three need to be addressed.”
While the group’s recommendations will emphasize the issue of safety, Katz said he believes that the meaning of the term “pledging” has been distorted. “Pledging has this connection to hazing in people’s minds, so it gets a bad reputation,” he said. “But remember where the phrase ‘pledging’ came from –– people are pledging themselves to ideas and to uphold certain values that an organization espouses.” Multicultural Greek Letter Council President Charles Winslow ’13, who is also a member of RARE, echoed this sentiment. “Greek life shouldn’t have as bad of a stigma as it does,” Winslow said. Apgar said that while he acknowledges that many chapters may view these changes with trepidation, the University will allow students to drive reform. “If the students are governing themselves, these changes are more likely to happen,” he said. “The University has just felt, in the last few years especially, it was necessary to move forward with issues around hazing and the new member experience more expeditiously.” Change, however, is not something that will come swiftly, a fact that both the Greek leaders and the University recognize, according to IFC President Chris Sanders ’13. “Not one solution will be the silver bullet to the end of this very complex societal issue. All culture change takes time, but as it becomes the norm people will grow to accept it,” Sanders said. “That being said, we as a community will continue to take it upon ourselves to facilitate these changes. We, the students, have been given the opportunity to lead and we take it upon ourselves to do so.” Katz said he is encouraged by positive responses he has already received from fraternity leaders regarding the potential changes. “You won’t find a single chapter president who doesn’t agree that, above all else, people need to be kept safe,” he said.
“Ultimately, our chapters will understand how necessary it is to adapt. We have a very valuable and strong Greek system, and I think our members will not let that falter.” Though the task force did not comment on the nature of the expected developments, as they may be subject to change in the coming months, several individuals cited examples of what they would like to see in the future. Romantic suggested expanding the IFC’s minimum GPA requirement to all Greek organizations, citing a correlation between lower GPAs and riskier behaviors among fraternity chapters nationwide. Another possible change, Katz said, was implementing initiatives such as Gannett Health Center’s “Wingman 101” program — which helps men prevent sexual violence — on a broad scale. Apgar, who said that “some changes will be subtle, [while] others will be more obvious,” suggested “changing the vernacular we use,” discarding words like “pledging” in favor of “new member education” or “association.” Underlying these possible changes, Katz said, is an intent to produce general suggestions — rather than strict rules — to revise the pledging process. “The goal is not to create a rigorous, set-in-stone program that every chapter has to follow identically,” Katz said. “We want to create a framework and guidelines for the best and safest practices, which each chapter can tweak to its organizational needs.” Although RARE’s results have yet to be made public, Greek leadership across the board remains optimistic about the possibility of future change. “Ending pledging as we know it — as Skorton challenged — is completely possible,” Romantic said. “At its root, it is just a culture change.” Harrison Okin can be reached at hokin@cornellsun.com.
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paper to restructure, which included changes like downsizing staff and moving towards a more web-based product.
“The Internet really opens up the informational world infinitely,” Schwarz said. “What has happened to newspapers? Many of them have cut back radically; this downsizing is the direction that the industry is moving.”
In addition, Schwarz said, a series of scandals, involving Times reporters such as Judith Miller and Jayson Blair, have hurt the reputation and credibility of The Times. “Those [scandals] are some of
the big errors that have embarrassed The Times and brought down its stature,” Schwarz said. Speaking to an audience of approximately 50 people at the Andrew D. White House, Schwarz said that while The Times was founded as an impartial record of daily news, it has now evolved to provide content that directly caters to the interests of Americans. “It’s hard to be a paper of record when there are so many views of what the record is,” Schwarz said. “Now its motto, ‘all the news that’s fit to print,’ has become what the reader wants to read.” Other difficulties facing the paper, according to Schwarz, include the high number of its Internet readers who do not pay subscription fees, as well as the challenge of creating content that will attract both readers and advertisers. “The Times is desperate to print sections such as the Style
section that will attract print advertising,” Schwarz said. “Print ads are still paying a good portion of the bills in that building.” Schwarz said that when he wrote the book, the main challenge that he faced was the volatility of the industry, which evolves from year to year. “I was in a situation where everything is changing day by day,” Schwarz said. Still, Schwarz reflected on The Times’ advantages — demonstrated by its strong investigative journalism, international reporters and staff ’s enthusiasm for the paper. “The Times always had a passion to inform the public, and the commitment to do it as well as possible,” Schwarz said. “To find news, you need to dig, and that’s what The Times has done best.” Caroline Flax can be reached at cflax@cornellsun.com.
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Hotel Students Stage Banquet to Prepare for April Event HOTELIES
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that way.” Kelly Armstrong ’13, HEC food and beverage service director, agreed that the event provided an opportunity for the group to perfect the details of the event. “Ye Host is a great practice for us to test out a style of service and make sure that things go smoothly,” she said. “It’s good training ground, and it allows us to see anything that we need to tweak between now and the HEC weekend.” Both Ostengaard and Kalb said that they were generally pleased with the food served and that only small alterations will be made to the menu. Kalb added that the menu is constantly changing in small ways, noting that he has made adjustments at least a dozen times. Despite these changes, HEC Executive Chef Michael Jurgielewicz ’13 said that he feels confident about the prospects of the upcoming conference. “I think that we’ll be fine,” Jurgielewicz said. “[Things have been] going really smoothly where everyone is on schedule and it seems flawless.” Design Director Katie DeVantier ’12
emphasized that the Gala conference will Food and Beverage Director Celia be much larger than Tuesday’s Ye Host Erickson ’12 echoed McCarthy’s sentievent. ments. “This is a good strong base for us, but “As a student, there’s a lot of learning as we’ll take it a notch up and HEC will just you go, whereas if you were at a real hotel be that much more,” she said. “It gives or organization, after your first year on the you an idea of what it’ll look like, but job, you’d understand what to do the next multiply it by 100 and then you’ll get the time,” McCarthy said. “There’s definitely whole HEC feeling.” a learning curve for each role.” According to Reneta McCarthy, a Currently, HEC board members said senior lecturer in the School of Hotel the only concern they have is the amount Administration and HEC’s faculty advi- of time they will be investing into preparation sor, the and the responsi- “My other studies definitely take a backseat to lack of b i l i t y everything HEC, but this is what I love to do. sleep that stuthey will dents are This is what we go to school for ... to serve given for people and to put on events and to host people.” be getting as planning t h e and run- Danielle Foster ’12 H E C ning the event fosters an environment in which weekend draws closer. “My other studies definitely take a students are comfortable experimenting backseat to everything HEC, but this is with innovative ideas. “What’s really neat is that this is get- what I love to do,” said Danielle Foster ting them to understand that this is a safe ’12, communications director for HEC. environment for them. It’s okay to fail,” “This is what we go to school for — we go McCarthy said. “You learn as much, or to school to serve people and to put on even more, from failure than you do from events and to host people. We’re very sersucceeding. Missteps are just part of the vice-oriented people.” According to Foster, more than 400 process, and that’s the best part of this.”
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hotel students participate as volunteers, managers and directors for the conference. Students emphasized the necessity of collaboration to accomplish their common goals. “It’s a matter of understanding each others’ perspectives and what I need to have accomplished and what others need to have accomplished,” said Graham Webster ’12, who was involved in preparing the gala. “But we definitely work well as a team.” Lindsey Erous ’12, HEC’s program director, echoed this sentiment. “We really support each other and work in a collaborative process for all of the teams,” she said. “We essentially have a world-class conference going on here on Cornell’s campus that’s run by students.” Erous also emphasized the educational value of hosting such an event. “[It adds] more than what [we’re] learning in the classrooms to complement [our] classroom learning,” she said. “We really have to look at how we can progress [Ellsworth M. Statler’s] visions and his ideas to continue to regenerate the hospitality industry and ... make it innovative.” Kaitlyn Kwan can be reached at kkwan@cornellsun.com.
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FDA Issues Warning To Inhalable Caffeine Maker WASHINGTON (AP) — Food and Drug Administration officials have issued a warning letter to the makers of the inhalable caffeine product AeroShot, saying they have questions about its safety and concerns about how children and adolescents may use it. The lipstick-sized AeroShot went on the market in January in Massachusetts and New York, and it’s also available in France. Consumers put one end of the plastic canister in their mouths and breathe in, releasing a fine powder that dissolves almost instantly. The product’s website calls it “a revolutionary new way
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On trial | Anna Gristina, who is accused of managing an upscale prostitution ring, confers with her lawyers at the State Supreme Court in Manhattan on Tuesday.
Accused New York City Madam Was Starting Dating Business NEW YORK (AP) — Prosecutors say she’s an arrogant, multimillion-dollar madam who boasted of ties to law enforcement and stashed cash to flee if authorities tried to close in on her. But Anna Gristina’s advocates portrayed her Tuesday as a dedicated suburban mom, animal rescuer and former real estate broker who was working on building an online dating service. Jailed on a seven-figure bail on a single charge of promoting prostitution, she’s a target of an unfairly sensationalized case, they said. “A caring mother of four has been slapped with a $2 million bond,” one of her lawyers, Peter J. Gleason, said after a judge refused
Tuesday to lower the bail. The bespectacled, 44-year-old Scottish immigrant looked glum and tried to turn away from the news cameras clustered in the courtroom for her brief appearance. She was arrested Feb. 22, but news of the case broke with a splash Monday. She has pleaded not guilty. No one answered the door later Tuesday at the well-kept, two-story Colonial home where Gristina lives on a 12-acre property in Monroe, about 50 miles north of New York City. The house sits unseen a quarter-mile off the main road, down a gravel drive with signs that say “no trespassing” and “Caution: Potbellied Pig X-ing.”
to get your energy.” The FDA said the Massachusettsbased company behind AeroShot, Breathable Foods, misled consumers by saying the product can be both inhaled and ingested, which is not possible. The agency said it is concerned consumers may try to inhale it into their lungs, which may not be safe. The letter also pointed out that the company’s website says it is not recommended for those under the age of 18, while the product label says it is not recommended for those under 12.
Illinois Inmate Known As ‘Lipstick Killer’ Dies CHICAGO (AP) — A Chicago man who confessed to one of the most shocking slayings in the city’s history and paid for it with more years of his life than any Illinois state prison inmate has died. According to the Cook County Medical Examiner’s office, 83-yearold William Heirens died Monday at a Chicago hospital after officials at Dixon Correctional Center found him unresponsive in his cell. The office said that an autopsy was scheduled for Tuesday or Wednesday. Heirens was a 17-year-old University of Chicago student and petty burglar when he confessed to killing two women in 1945 — one was shot and stabbed, the other stabbed — and the abduction, slaying and dismemberment of a 6-year-old girl the next year.
The crimes sent chills through city residents. Investigators found a message scrawled on a mirror with lipstick at one of the women’s homes that read: “For heaven’s sake, catch me before I kill more. I cannot control myself.” That note earned Heirens the moniker “Lipstick Killer.” But it was the slaying of 6-year-old Suzanne Degnan that terrified the city most of all. Suzanne was abducted from her home on the first day of school after Christmas vacation by an intruder who used a ladder to climb into her bedroom. The girl was strangled, then taken to the basement of a nearby building and dismembered. Pieces of her body were found in sewers and catch basins near her home.
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Niagara Falls Won’t Treat Drilling Wastewater
NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (AP) — Niagara Falls has gone on record against treating wastewater from hydraulic fracturing, with elected officials saying they don’t want the city that endured the Love Canal toxic waste crisis to be a test case for the technology used in gas drilling operations. The City Council approved an ordinance Monday that prohibits natural gas extraction in Niagara Falls, as well as the “storage, transfer, treatment or disposal of natural gas exploration and production wastes.” The move is meant to head off action by the Niagara Falls Water Board, which has been exploring the idea of accepting and treating wastewater from out-of-town hydraulic fracturing operations as a way to offset declining revenues. The city’s specialized plant was designed to handle chemical waste and has the capacity to take wastewater from gas drilling. “I researched it and it just came to a point where money can’t be everything,” Councilman Glenn Choolokian, the measure’s sponsor and a member of the water board, said Tuesday. “We can’t be a test case. We’ve been through Love Canal. We don’t want another Love Canal.” An entire neighborhood was emptied in the 1970s after toxins dumped into an abandoned canal in the 1940s and ‘50s by Hooker Chemicals and Plastics Corp. were found to have seeped into basements and backyards. That created a panic over birth defects and cancer. President Jimmy Carter declared a federal emergency in 1978, and in 1980 the Superfund cleanup act was born.
Special Forces Soldier Dies Trying to Save N.C. Kids HOPE MILLS, N.C. (AP) — A decorated Green Beret leapt from the second-story of his burning home early Tuesday, wrapped himself in a blanket and ran back inside in an attempt to save his two young daughters. Firefighters recovered the body of Chief Warrant Officer Edward Cantrell on the second floor of his North Carolina home, not far from the remains of 6-year-old Isabella and 4-year-old Natalia. “He never made it back out,” said Debbie Tanna, spokeswoman for the Cumberland County sheriff’s office. Cantrell’s wife and the girl’s mother, Louise, also jumped from the second floor. She was treated and released from a Fayetteville hospital for smoke inhalation. The family dog, a Rottweiler named Sasha, also survived the fire. Cantrell was a special forces paratrooper who served six tours in Iraq and Afghanistan. Friends and relatives gathered to recover what they could from burned-out house in Hope Mills, a small community about a 20-minute drive from the gates of Fort Bragg.
Two Dead At Jacksonville High School JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — A man who was fired from a private school on Tuesday returned to campus with a gun hidden in a guitar case and shot the headmistress to death before committing suicide, authorities said. No students were injured. Officers responded to the Episcopal School of Jacksonville at 1:23 p.m. Tuesday after receiving reports of a person with a gun, and the school was placed on lockdown. When officers arrived, Dale Regan, head of the school, and the gunman were found dead, Undersheriff Dwain Senterfitt said. “Today we have truly lost a great educator and an advocate for all children,” said Barbara Hodges, executive director of the Florida Council of Independent Schools. The sheriff ’s office identified the gunman as 28-year-old Shane Schumerth. No further information on him was immediately available.
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Standing her ground | Gov. Jan Brewer (R-Ariz.) leaves the White House. Brewer accused the federal government of not protecting Americans by securing the border between the U.S. and Mexico.
Arizona Governor Blasts Feds Over Immigration Woes PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer blasted the federal government for failing to secure the U.S.-Mexico border while invoking the names of a slain rancher and Border Patrol agent on Tuesday at a major border-security expo being held in downtown Phoenix. Speaking to a room of law enforcement officers and those in the border technology industry, Brewer said the immigration issue isn’t about hate or skin color, as her critics say — it’s about securing the border and keeping Americans safe. “Of course, there are those in Washington who will tell you — from 3,000 miles away, by the way — that our border is more secure than ever,” Brewer said. “No amount of distortion can hide the absolute truth. The federal government, Republicans and Democrats alike, have failed every single American, all of us.” She said Washington’s “abdication of responsibility is the overarching outrage of American illegal immi-
gration crisis.” “America’s failure to understand this problem at a national level and to deal with it has haunted borders like mine for decades,” she said, noting the killings of rancher Rob Krentz and Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry. Authorities believe an illegal immigrant killed Krentz while he was checking water lines on his property near the Arizona-Mexico border in March 2010. Terry was killed in a shootout with border bandits in December 2010. A gun used in his shooting was connected to the botched federal operation known as Fast and Furious, in which agents lost track of nearly 1,400 of the more than 2,000 guns purchased by suspected straw buyers. Later in the day, during a panel discussion by border sheriffs, Chief Deputy Sheriff Rodney Rothrock of southeastern Arizona’s Cochise County again brought up Krentz, whose ranch falls under Rothrock’s jurisdiction.
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Hearing Is Believing
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ow often do you see your parents? Call your parents? Text your parents? What’s easier, making the time to Skype or spotting a friend on Gchat and posting a link on someone’s Facebook wall? The older we get and the newer our toys become, expediency becomes more like a hereditary monarchy than just a king. While the question of emailing or Skyping friends grows more prevalent, today’s central communication debate still rings true: to call, or to text? Calls are reserved for the necessary — an immediate answer, a thorough explanation or an “I really miss you” — while texts fill the grey areas in between, the brief, the funny, the flirty and the flaky. But when did you last consider life way back when, when the question of how to communicate was not call, text or Skype, but just whether or not to meet someone? Sounds a bit like childhood, when you’d run into familiar faces on the playground before friends started calling your house in
on mute during class to figure out that sitting in the same room as someone in total silence is closer to zero percent communication than is 80. What does a percentage breakdown of senses even mean? At a minimum, hearing and sight are inextricable; no one pays attention to his or her every surrounding while immersed in a phone conversation. Attention fundamentally changes. But do we understand attention — others’ and our own — better or worse with phones? Most of my family lives in Israel, and I haven’t visited them in four years. Sustaining all of those relationships entirely over the phone or Internet would feel unnatural, the conversations would grow similar and “When are you coming to visit?” would eventually dominate. There has to be a knowledge of “seeing someone relatively soon,” whatever soon means to you, an ultimate destination to use the phone as a bridge. Because if the person on the other line were just across a real bridge, the assumption goes, you’d walk to them. But
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Maintaining a strong education department To the Editor: Re: “After Cuts to Cornell’s Department, Ithaca College Offers Masters in Teaching” News, March 2 Cornell University, along with integrated partners throughout the University and New York State, does offer a vibrant, rigorous and effective teacher preparation program in the STEM areas of agriculture, biology, chemistry, earth science and physics. The recent article entitled “After Cuts to Cornell’s Department, Ithaca College Offers Masters in Teaching” presented a confusing portrayal of the Cornell Teacher Education Program. After reading the article, students and their advisors may be confused about what Cornell does and does not offer to students who want to enter the (amazingly challenging and fun) world of middle and high school teaching. First, Cornell continues to offer a program to prepare and certify students to teach high school physics, chemistry, earth science, biology and agriculture. We also certify in middle school general science. In addition to these certifications, the CTE program offers the popular education minor, which is available to all students at Cornell. Second, the agreement with Ithaca College covers content areas that Cornell does not certify. For example, students who want to become certified English, social studies, French or Spanish language teachers can start their educational coursework at Cornell and then articulate to Ithaca College through this agreement with our friends there. We assure students that those of us who work in Cornell Teacher Education are doing everything we can — including applying for a grant outside of university support to build our capacity to recruit and prepare diverse, creative science teachers who are able to reach all students — to continue the tradition of rigorous and effective teacher preparation at Cornell in these critical STEM areas. We agree with Professor Sipple that Cornell, as an institution of world-class science and humanities, should also be respectably engaged with the preparation of next-generation teachers. As the article stated, the home for teacher preparation is now the Horticulture Department, whose commitment to excellent teaching and to “taking it outside and getting our hands dirty” continues to inspire us. Please check out our website, www.education.cornell.edu, to explore your future in education. Prof. Travis Park, horticulture
second or third grade. But I’m talking about life before March 7, 1876, when Alexander Graham Bell was granted a patent for the telephone. Or, if you’re an international student, consider March 7, 1926, when the first trans-Atlantic call was placed from London to New York. I ask because, outside of sending letters home from camp, passing notes in class and handwriting cards on Hallmarked occasions, I can’t imagine life without a phone — and I’m the only proud owner of a not-so-smart flip phone I know. There’s no easy answer: It’s rough to imagine life without portable music, and Apple was only granted the iPod patent on March 7, 2006. But it’s not like the iPod came from another world — the spinnywheel is pretty stylin’, but music had been getting more portable since the days of only seeing orchestras in person. But if MP3s went boom, the telephone was a cosmic bigbang on par with the industrial revolution. Music communicates with my soul like the Internet speaks to my inner child with rampant ADHD. But as many sites, stations and styles I know, none of them know me — that’s what friends and family are for. Has there ever been a device as important to human relationships as a phone? Dissenters will harp on non-verbal communication, the gestures, postures and facial expressions we term body language. Logic could hold that, whether you can picture, even smell, taste or feel someone you’re talking to on the phone, hearing is only one of five senses. Modern studies have shone hearing to comprise roughly 10 percent of communication, while sight accounts for more than 80 and taste, smell and touch less than ten combined. But it doesn’t take Skyping
sporadically calling people who live faraway takes away that thrill of communicating with them for the first time in years, a thrill powerful enough to reignite most genuinely meaningful relationships. In that way, phone calls can also disincentivize visits. So too with friends from home who you no longer see: They live so close, calling would immediately resurrect the “why haven’t we hung out in forever?” debate. Scrolling through your contact list brings these regrets to the fore. Whether it’s Dad juxtaposed with a Dan you still haven’t seen since high school or Mom with a Maria you never called and really could have hit it off with, phones have an element of biographies yet to be written in them. But maybe we’d ignore who we end up ignoring anyway and motivate ourselves to see the people we call and text regularly without phones. Maybe we like them because there’s just a phenomenally pleasant existential illusion about having your world in your pocket. Either way, phones have made us take a stance on just how much one voice can communicate to one ear, and what it means to see people in person. I, for one, will hold off weeks, even months to see rather than call a friend, but I know I’m in the minority. As we consider the uncharted territories of invention, all I ask is that you always stop to consider what communication really means. Otherwise, you might miss it.
Jacob Kose is a junior in the College of Arts and Sciences. He may be reached at jkose@cornellsun.com. Scrambled Eggs appears alternate Wednesdays this semester.
CORRECTION In part due to an editing error, a news story printed Feb. 29, “Students, Board Members Debate Parking Variance for College Avenue Plan,” incorrectly stated that every three housing units built in central Collegetown must be matched by the creation of one parking spot. In fact, one parking spot must be built for every two resident occupants of a new central Collegetown apartment building.
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Rushgate: Not Just About‘Wrong Words’ T
o be clear, Rush Limbaugh has never been on a list of people who entertain me. That being said, I usually find it easy to ignore his crass jokes and inappropriate attention-grabbing antics. If you take what he has to say with a grain of salt, he’s just another talking head with fewer limits than the others. Not anymore. I did not expect to write this column, thinking someone else might first. But, since no one has, Rushgate 2012 should be examined, not least because Sandra Fluke ’03 is a Cornellian. After graduating from Cornell, Fluke worked at Sanctuary for Families, an organization in New York City that provides extensive services to domestic violence victims, sex trafficking victims and their children. Despite her apprehensions about Georgetown’s limited health plans for female students, Fluke attends Georgetown Law School because she is unwilling to compromise her education regardless of institutional policies she does not support. Fluke is an admirable individual who provided five years of important work to victims and three to students at Georgetown, lobbying the administration to change their policies as president of the school’s Students for Reproductive Justice group. She is also the woman who Limbaugh referred to as a “slut” and a “prostitute” for arguing that private insurance plans should cover contraceptives during a Congressional hearing. On Feb. 23, Fluke testified before House members that all private insurance plans should cover contraceptives. Her audience was not as diverse as it should have been, however — her testimony was denied during the actual House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform hearing a week earlier. Representative Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) failed to ensure that any women at all testified during that hearing. He argued that Democrats had recommended Fluke too late, an assertion Democrats contest. Regardless of the Democrats’ involvement, it is a clear indication of House Republicans’ priorities when no women participate in a panel on reproductive health. The first hearing had been billed as: “Lines Crossed: Separation of Church and State. Has the Obama Administration Trampled on Freedom of Religion and Freedom of Conscience?” Clearly, contraception access is a religious issue to House Republicans and a gender rights issue to House
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Democrats. The stark absence of mutual understanding colored Fluke’s participation in a second hearing last week even before pundits had a chance to devour her argument, ultimately spitting up a severely distorted version of what she said. But devour they did, with Limbaugh leading the pack. Although Fluke never mentioned her personal sex life, he asserted that she couldn’t afford the amount of sex she was having and that she should post videos of her sex life online to give taxpayers’ their money’s worth. Since Fluke was talking about private health insurance, taxpayers really have nothing to do with this. More than his inability (or lack of desire) to understand Fluke, however, Limbaugh’s tirades over three days of broadcasting are offensive for the misogyny they belie — toward Fluke and toward all women. Calling a woman a “slut” because she participated in a serious political discussion about women’s health is not an accident. It is not a casual term or the “wrong word” as Limbaugh said in his half-baked apology. It is the right word for the wrong sentiment and Fluke is not a “Femi-Nazi” for being offended by Limbaugh’s blatant use of hate speech. Limbaugh’s implication that Fluke should not have said what she said backs up the House Republicans’ focus on contraception as a primarily religious, as opposed to gender, based issue. To them, her opinion is not relevant, and since it was provided anyways, it is subject to ridicule. Seeing the contraception debate in black or white, religious or gender, is wrong of both the Republicans and the Democrats. Limbaugh’s display of the outcome of seeing this issue as one or the other should teach us a lesson. A good start on learning that lesson would be for Democrats and Republicans both to have better reactions than they have thus far. John Boehner (R-Ohio), speaker of the House, should have done more than he did, calling Limbaugh’s comments “obviously inappropriate.” That kind of milky language just doesn’t cut it when your party
is being associated with a crazed sexist like Limbaugh. In the same vein, Senate Democrats should not point the finger at Limbaugh as “the mouthpiece of the GOP.” While his statements might reflect poor conservative thought processes, he clearly isn’t representative of the entire Republican party. Another consideration in this lesson to be learned is whether the Democratic Party should benefit financially from Limbaugh’s highly inappropriate conduct. Many people, including Boehner in his comments on the escalating debacle, criticized the massive fundraising that
Maggie Henry Get Over Yourself Democrats pursued against the “war against women.” All I can conclude is that fundraising at the expense of causes like homelessness and poverty would be a shame, but fundraising at the expense of misogyny is genius. Limbaugh’s supporters interpret this weekend’s backlash as abusive toward his right to free speech. But just because you have the right to say something doesn’t mean that I have the obligation to support it being spread further than your Sunday night dinner table. So while I don’t endorse the Senate Democrats’ explicit connection between Limbaugh and GOP leadership, I certainly think we should all sign the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee petition: “Denounce Rush’s Vile Misogyny.” Condemning Limbaugh shouldn’t just be the job of the advertisers who he uses as a piggy bank. Cornellians should support Fluke’s right to free speech and Limbaugh’s obligation to say something worthwhile to get paid for his. Maggie Henry is a sophomore in the College of Arts and Sciences. She may be reached at mhenry@cornellsun.com. Get Over Yourself appears alternate Wednesdays this semester.
Be a Hero for Journalism
ur demand for information is higher than ever before. We want the news as it happens, and we want it for free. We’re in a constant deluge of data, and we’re processing at 70 words per minute. It’s exhausting. It’s making us lazy. And it’s moving us closer to a day without newspapers. Traditional news organizations have always sought to get it fast, get it first and get it right, but as the speed of change
not buying their morning papers anymore. This isn’t that column. For one, arguments based on nostalgia are severely limited in their usefulness — if only for the obvious fact that the present exists because it out-competed the past (that’s a story for a different week). No — this isn’t a column about nostalgia for a bygone era of journalism. It’s a column about today’s consumers of news, and what their preferences could mean for
Dani Neuharth-Keusch Collapse the Box in the information industry outstrips their ability to adapt, these principles of fairness and accuracy could be in jeopardy. You, astute Cornellian consumer of information, probably think you know where this is going. I’ll lament the sorry state of the media industry today, and wax nostalgic for the good old days when everyone read the paper and journalism was a viable and honorable career option. I’ll probably make some references to Clark Kent and Peter Parker and mourn the imminent demise of the heroic investigative reporters who are their real-life counterparts. Then I’ll paint The New York Times as an ivory tower of the news industry and whine about how people suck for
the industry tomorrow. A 2010 report by the Pew research group concluded that 44 percent of information consumers get their news from digital sources, compared to 34 percent on the radio and 31 percent in print. Those numbers aren’t as damning as one might expect from diatribes on the decline of print journalism, but keep in mind that the study is two years old, and I can only expect that the digital gap has widened since then. What I found most striking is that according to Pew, more than eight in 10 online readers receive or share links to articles on a regular basis. With so much information out there, it makes sense that what we read is highly
influenced by what we can most easily access. We click on the stories Google generates first and our friends post, retweet or e-mail. It makes sense, but should it? Today, everything that’s online — good, bad, ugly or false — is essentially equal public record. For those in the media industry, public record and freedom of information are almost as sacrosanct as the AP stylebook and All the President’s Men. The problem is, Google doesn’t always differentiate Gawking from good reporting, and neither do our Facebook friends. Just because everyone else is reading it and the Google algorithm likes it doesn’t mean it’s the best thing out there. Clicking on the first Google result is easier than opening a new window and finding an article on a newspaper’s website. But if you respect the institution of journalism, it’s important to realize that every time a consumer reads an article cached on a search engine or reposted on an aggregate site, a newspaper loses revenue. It’s like saying you don’t believe in fairies. (If this were that column I talked about in the beginning, I might go so far as to say a little print edition somewhere dies, and then continue the slightly ridiculous Peter Pan analogy with, “For journalism, ‘to die would be an awfully big adventure.’” But, like I said, this isn’t that column.) And so, we arrive at a dilemma for media consumers today: Is original reporting, legitimized by its institutional standards, worth more than a diffused version of that same story? And — here’s the million dollar question for news organizations — are consumers willing to invest our time
and money in it? One answer puts Internet trollers on the same search engine starting line as Pulitzer winners, and the other has the potential to spur reinvestment in tried and true sources of good journalism. It’s easy to say that more information is undeniably better, and that today’s media environment is preferable to one dominated by a few newspaper giants. As a kid, I had a blanket with all 45 words of the First Amendment on it. Needless to say, I value freedom of information. But not all information is equal, and not all information is free. There’s information, and then there’s journalism. The good stuff — the hard-hitting stories that call on institutions of power to own up to their mistakes and remain accountable to the people — is journalism. Without it, news on the Internet is just directionless noise. And without consumer-driven revenue, media organizations can’t afford the resources that go into watchdog reporting. We want our information fast, and we want it free, but we should recognize what we stand to lose before it’s gone. Good online citizens balance their demand for speed and convenience with their standards for quality and integrity. Where you stand in that balance is up to you, but I draw from the quintessential reporter’s handbook: When I want reliable information, I go to a reliable source. Dani Neuharth-Keusch is a senior in the College of Arts and Sciences and The Sun’s 129th Associate Editor. She may be reached at dneuharthkeusch@cornellsun.com. Collapse the Box appears alternate Tuesdays this semester.
10 THE CORNELL DAILY SUN | Wednesday, March 7, 2012
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The Jumanji Effect: Warm Winter Disturbs Ecosystem High temperature wakes hibernating animals, disturbs plant life
By SHAUNTLE BARLEY Sun Staff Writer
While many Cornellians are enjoying the recent spat of warm weather, the warmer-than-usual winter has been causing problems for the natural world throughout the U.S, according to recent Cornell research. The mild winter has caused animals to prematurely awaken from hibernation, plants to bud early and thrown the delicate dynamics of ecosystems off balance, a phenomenon dubbed “The Jumanji Effect.” Wildlife specialist Prof. Paul Curtis, natural resources, has observed the effects of weird warmth on hibernating animals. He and other scientists have found that black bears, for example, are starting to
options, which has a ripple effect on the ecosystem. Higher deer populations can cause an increase in tick populations and the incidence of lime disease. Based on a survey conducted in 2002, Curtis said, deer populations cause 59 million dollars in agricultural losses in the state of New York. He also said that vehicle accidents involving deer are density dependent. When there is a large deer population, the number of car accidents increases substantially causing monetary losses and injuries to humans. The warm weather is causing many plants to bud early, said Curtis. This has the potential to hurt both the ecosystem and human populations. Creating buds is fairly energy intensive for plants because
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Early to bud| The mild winter weather has caused flowers to bud early, putting them at risk of perishing from the return of cold weather.
awaken from their usual October to March slumber sometime in midFebruary in areas across the U.S. At this time of the year, there is little food available for these animals and many of them resort to ravaging human resources for sustenance, Curtis said. In their search for food, prematurely awakened animals like black bears may dig through garbage cans, forage on farms or raid bird feeders—all acts that can damage local resident’s property and harm agricultural systems. Day length is the primary factor for determining when animals become active after hibernation. Currently, the day length is too short for animals to rouse from hibernation, but because of the warm weather and lack of snow many animals take little effect to the day length and awaken early in the winter to look for food. Although it is possible for animals to resume hibernation, they only do so if the outside world is still in a “wintery” state, Curtis said. Even if the weather feels like spring and there is no food available for the animals, it is unlikely that they will resume hibernation even if it is still winter. According to Curtis, warm winters such as this year’s can also cause population bursts in non-hibernating animal populations, because these animals experience less winter related fatalities in winters with warm weather. The growing deer population is an example of such a population boom. Population booms cause animals like deer to deplete their food supply earlier in the year than they normally would. This forces many of the animals to search for different food
they need to use energy stores that they received from photosynthesis. The buds cannot tolerate temperatures below freezing, and sometimes the cold winter weather persists after periods of warm weather. Plant populations can be negatively affected because if a bud dies, there will be no flower, and without a flower there will be no seeds. “For many of our fruiting trees, such
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Warm Weather| Strong pressure systems caused the change in winter temperatures. as apples that have fruiting blossoms, if the blossoms come out early and then suffer a hard freeze, those trees are done for the year. They aren’t going to produce any fruit in the fall, which is definitely a risk,” Curtis said. According to Prof. Arthur Degaetano, earth and atmospheric sciences, this type of winter is caused not by climate change, but rather by a combination of La Niña conditions in the Pacific and strong pressure systems in the North Atlantic. When the North Atlantic Oscillation has stronger high and low pressure systems than usual, air is pulled across North America at a rate faster than usual. This creates a pressure barrier across the continent. The cold air that usually comes down through North America from the Arctic is then trapped above the eastward flow of air being pulled toward the Atlantic by the strong North Atlantic Oscillation. As a result places close to the Arctic Circle are experiencing freezing winters because the frigid air is trapped above North America. The North Atlantic Oscillation is created by the low and high-pressure systems that result from air rising and descending in a pattern known as Hadley and Ferrel cells. Warm air at the equator rises and falls around 30˚ North and South, creating a high-pressure system. Ferrel cells, which circulate air from approximately 30˚ to approximately 60˚, cause a lowpressure system at 60˚ where air is rising
back into the Ferrel cell or heading north into the Polar Cell. The cold air coming down into the United States from the arctic is part of the Arctic Oscillation. When the cold air gets trapped above North America by eastward sweeping winds, the Arctic Oscillation is said to be positive. Although the winter temperatures are normal given the circumstances of a positive Arctic Oscillation paired with a La Niña year, there are problems associated with this type of weather. Although it is not entirely clear what role La Niña plays in this scenario, the combination of a positive Arctic Oscillation and La Niña consistently results in this type of weather, according to Degatano. Although climate change is not the main culprit for this winter’s warm temperatures, people should still be wary of its ranging effects, said Degaetano. Since the 1990’s there have been five of the ten warmest winters in the past 150 years, something that some see as indicative of a changing climate. “The rate of change we’re seeing in warming right now over the past couple decades is higher than we’ve seen in any other time that people have been able to measure” Curtis said. Species that depend on a winter period, or that live at high elevations will be severely affected according to Curtis. Shauntle Barley can be reached at sbarley@cornellsun.com.
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The bear’s den | Warm weather is causing bears and other animals in the U.S. to wake up early from hibernation. In search of food, many of these animals turn to ravaging human resources for sustanence, sometimese causing property damage.
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Prof. Fred Schneider ’75 Protects Web From Hack-Attacks By KATHLEEN BITTER Sun Contributor
Computer security is an important part of today’s networked world. “Nobody expected computers to be controlling the power grid when Windows was first written,” said Prof. Fred B. Schneider ’75, computer sciences. Schneider specializes in computer security, specifically languagebased security techniques. “Attacks happen when somebody finds a flaw in a program and they cause the program to behave in a way the designer never intended. Usually it’s to gain information or make some financial gains,” Schneider said. “There are ways to understand the specification of the program and automatically include checks or automatically do some reasoning to make sure certain things can’t happen. Anything we can do to increase the chances that programs don’t have flaws is going to make the program more secure.” For many major U.S. companies, language-based security techniques are standard procedure: “Microsoft doesn’t ship a version of Windows anymore unless it’s been checked over using techniques from language-based security.” Schneider is also the co-chair of Microsoft’s Trustworthy Computing Academic Advisory Board, a
panel of technology experts and lawyers. In this position he helps Microsoft develop software with as few security flaws as possible. While Microsoft is trying to make its software more secure, major entities such as Wall Street and the US power grid remain relatively unsecure, according to Schneider. The vulnerability of these organizations to cyber attacks is particularly dangerous, Schneider said. “If an attack takes out the computer system in Wall Street during a trading day, then not only might trades stop being registered, but people are likely to panic and start selling; now the attack causes a small economic collapse.” Schneider suggested that the U.S. government take control of cyber security and enforce laws for public computer security that are similar to those that are in place for public health security. “Public health laws compel people and institutions to do the right thing and make investments, he said. “For example, children must get inoculated, or they are banned from attending school. Inoculation is a great privacy invasion, but society sanctions it to achieve herd immunity.” As with inoculations, public cyber security would help society achieve a higher level of protection, he said.
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Cyber cop | Prof. Fred Schneider advocates for public cyber security systems.
But such sentiments are though of by some as being invasions of privacy. According to Schneider, an ideal public cyber security model would not entail tracking the activities of a person, but rather tracking the packets that a machine is sending out. “I believe we do need information to support accountability but not accountability to a machine, not to an individual. And therefore this doesn’t mean giving up your privacy.” He explained that a public cyber securi-
ty system would have restrictions on running unpatched software, which is vulnerable to attack, as well as on selling software that is easily exploited. Schneider is currently working with the White House and Congress to create a framework for handling public cyber security to protect the public as well as organizations from cyber attacks. “The only way we as a nation will make real progress on the cyber security problem is if we first adopt that kind of a doctrine and only then do we start considering laws, which we would evaluate relative to the doctrine,” he said. As to the future of cyber security, Schneider said; “The legislation that’s being discussed isn’t very strong and it nevertheless hasn’t been emerging the deadlock congress. But a year ago we were never even talking about cyber security legislation, so I regard it as progress.” The policies that Schneider is advocating for public cyber security all use technology that is currently available—it just needs to be passed by Congress and then implemented. “If it doesn’t get adopted it’s not because I didn’t talk to the right people,” Schneider said. Kathleen Bitter can be reached at kbitter@cornellsun.com.
Cohane-Mann ’12 Studies New Zealand Frogs By JESSICA HARVEY Sun Staff Writer
In the country of New Zealand, there used to be seven distinct frog species roaming the marshy underbrush. But due to destruction of habitat, only four endangered species remain today. Rosalyn Cohane-Mann ’12, agricultural sciences, studied one of these species last spring through EcoQuest, an applied field studies program based in New Zealand. Cohane-Mann researched the Hochstetter’s frog, an amphibian about the size of a penny found around the various valley streams of New Zealand. Her work was a part of a larger, ongoing 10-year study. Cohane-
Mann’s particular focus within the project was twofold: a habitat assessment and a population study of the Hochstetter’s frog. In the habitat assessment portion of her research, Cohane-Mann and a team of American students hiked to different stream sites. At the different sites, the team used a rating system to determine how viable a certain path would be for measuring frog occurrences. “We had a meter stick and basically laid it out against the stream edge. In this meter length, we assessed the cover objects for the frogs, like sizable rocks, wood, vegetation coverage,” Cohane-Mann said. The cover objects allowed the frogs to camouflage themselves. The frogs would hide away from
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Give them an inch | Rosalyn Cohane-Mann ’12 measures locations along the stream edges where she plans to observe frogs.
predators using the various objects in certain paths as safe hiding spots. Cohane-Mann and the rest of the frog finding team used this meter stick method to assess habitats in two distinct areas in New Zealand. One area had a mammalian predator control system in place to prevent the mammals in the area from preying on the local bird species. The other area she studied had no mammalian predator control. In observing these locations, the team wanted to see if predation management in this area has had cascading effects down the area’s food chain to the frogs, according to Cohane-Mann. Cohane-Mann found that within the managed area, the general habitat was in better condition with more objects that can provide coverage for the frogs. In total, Cohane-Mann, along with her team, found about 60 frogs during their week-long search and most of them were in the managed area where the superior habitats were. “This suggests that there could be cascading effects from the mammalian predators on these frogs. The mammals that predate on the protected birds may also be disrupting stream habitat or might even be predating on the frogs,” she said. Also, upon conducting the population study portion of her research, Cohane-Mann found that, compared to previous years, the population of the Hochstetter’s frog increased slightly. Each member of the frog finding team wrote an individual research paper focusing on the two primary factors, habitat assessment and population survey. Nevertheless, in addition to these two fea-
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Backpacking | Cohane-Mann ’12 researches the Hochstetter’s frog with her team in New Zealand.
tures of frog life, each paper was also permitted an additional unique focus. Cohane-Mann chose to concentrate on frog movements in response to weather patterns. In her weeklong field study, there were two days of very heavy rainfall in which the stream levels significantly increased. According to Cohane-Mann, this caused the frogs to move away from the stream edge because their habitats were too saturated with water. “On drier, sunnier days, the frogs tended to be closer to the stream habitat, and when it started to rain, the frogs tended to move outward,” she said. For Cohane-Mann, one of the best parts of the experience was uncovering an actual frog. “We would all get super excited whenev-
er we found a frog. We had walkietalkies and would yell, ‘Found a frog! 32 centimeters!’ The general enthusiasm around the project was really awesome,” she said. According to Cohane-Mann, she learned many things during her time in New Zealand; however, one of the most important lessons for her was learning the value of working in a team. “I really enjoyed working in a research team. I think doing individual research is also important and interesting, but I really valued working with people and being able to share the experience with others,” she said. Jessica Harvey can be reached at jharvey@cornellsun.com.
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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT Après moi, le déluge. Class Strife In Badlands SHAILEE SHAH / SUN STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
KATHERINE CARREÑO Sun Contributor
Piotr Chizinski MFA ’13 is on the right career track. His exhibition, titled Badlands of Modernity-Levittown, showcased at Milstein Hall Saturday and proved to be a pleasant experience at first glance. Like true art, it opens a window into the profound. Badlands looks like a blown up architectural model of a town — Levittown, Pennsylvania, to be precise. The viewer has a bird’s eye view of a cul-desac and rows upon rows of little white paper houses. The miniatures were all designed by Chizinski himself, laser-cut and assembled with the help of fellow AAP graduate and undergraduate students. The collective process took about 220 hours. It is pleasing to the eyes, but one must delve beyond aesthetics to discern the true artistic purpose. Unlike how I had initially thought, Badlands is not a social commentary on the sameness and lack of individuality in suburban neighborhoods. I didn’t think my guess would be too far off, seeing as all 700 or so houses are all the same stark white color and made out of the same 18” x 24” cardboard paper. They look like slight variations of one another. But a closer look will let you discern one from another by their intricacies. Some have complex roof structures; others have tiny verandas and chimneys poking out from their rooftops. Some have what look like garages connecting to the household and each house has square-
shaped indentations on their sides reminiscent of tiny windows. A floor design handed out at the exhibition specified what house designs were used and where they are in the exhibit. The most numerous and simple houses are the Levittowners. Two-hundred of these flat, shoebox-like homes dot the outskirts of the floor-plan. In contrast, the largest and more complex designs are the aptly-named Country Clubbers. These occupy the center, isolated from the other designs. While Chizinski and I spoke, a small, young boy scuttled dangerously close to the delicate paper homes, but he was sure-footed and stepped between the little houses, waving his arms as if to mimic a giant terrorizing the streets. “[The exhibition] can give you a Godzillalike tendency,” Chizinski said, half-smiling as he looked on at the boy. I surmised that he must have been a relative of the artist. So what is Badlands supposed to mean, exactly? I asked Chizinski to explain his vision. After World War II, Levittown embarked on an initiative to attract more wealthy residents with the Country Clubber design. The frequency of house models in the exhibit are proportional to the post-war populations of Levittown, and the Country Clubbers, at approximately 40 strong, are among the fewest. The smooth, concrete floor of the studio on which the model town sits is meant to evoke a flood, so my initial guess was already quite wrong. The actual landscape of
Levittown was flat and prone to flooding. “If you look closely, you can see that the houses are designed to be three feet shorter,” explained Chizinski. And indeed they do look oddly flat even considering their one-eighth scale model size. Here is where the “a-ha! moment” reveals itself. Chizinski creates a hypothetical flooding in which the houses are all literally on the same level. When a flood occurs, there are a few fleeting seconds in which everything is covered by the same level of water. This fleeting moment lies between the utopia of the suburban ideal and the dystopia of a destructive flood. He called that short intermediary point “heterotopia.” Would the Country Clubbers be safer than the other homes in the case of a flood?” I asked. “Well, they are built on higher ground, but I didn’t want to play with the elevation [of the town],” he replied. The main idea then is the brief moment of equilibrium — of equal vulnerability. To inspire conversation about design, social stratification, ephemeral beauty and the implications of natural disaster on a designed space all in one cohesive exhibit is quite an accomplishment. I’d want to call Chizinski’s work Architecture, Art, and Planning because it encompasses central characteristics to each of these disciplines, but I guess Badlands of Modernity has a nicer ring to it. Katherine Carreño is a junior in the College of Arts and Sciences. She can be reached at kcc53@cornell.edu.
Opera Magic Not to Be Missed MARTHA WYDYSH Sun Staff Writer
This Sunday, a truly unique production involving many of our own Cornell musical groups will be showcased at Bailey Hall. Attend and you will be transported back in time, to 18th Century France, for an entrancing afternoon at the Paris Opera. Les Voyages de L’Amour: Operatic Flights from 18thCentury France is comprised of three miniature opéra-ballets from around the world, all about the universal unifier: love. Entirely Cornell-organized by dedicated members of our music faculty (Rebecca Harris-Warrick and Mathieu Langlois), the performance will feature nationally-renowned singers from around the country and early music specialists, with period dancing provided by members of the praised New York Baroque Dance Company, under the direction of Catherine Turocy. The first two numbers are accompanied by Les Petits Violons, Cornell’s very own early music ensemble, playing on period instruments to boot. Karina Fox will be a visiting concertmistress, adding to the list of stellar guest performers. As another added treat, the last operatic flight, “Les Sauvages,” will highlight our Cornell Chamber Orchestra, conducted by
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Chris Younghoon Kim. In the middle of the 18th Century, operas were always supplemented with dancing. Usually, an evening to the opera would consist of a single full-length opera alternated with opéra-ballets, which grouped together four or five independent miniature operas under an all-encompassing theme. Some programs consisted of fragmented, one-act stories, removed from their opéra-ballets, sometimes supplemented by a solo cantata. These “flights” are three of such outstanding works. What makes these three pieces particularly entrancing is their exotic subject matter. During what historians now call the “Early Modern Period,” commoners and artists alike became fascinated with the native peoples and cultures met on their newly established trading routes. These foreign cultures were of most pulsing interest in France. The way these cultures are treated in these respective works gives noteworthy insight to how they were viewed by Europeans 400 years ago. The sense of enchantment these unknown, distant cultures awakened transfers over into our own viewing of these performances. These perspectives will be especially interesting to a university audience, as youthful attendees will be forced to reexamine their own views of foreign cultures as compared to those who had
little concrete information available to them. The first operatic entrée, Clérambault’s “Orphee” takes us beyond terrestrial geography, to the Underworld, though in the wellknown story of Orpheus as he implores Pluto to restore his beloved Eurydice to life. The second French opéra-ballet, “L’Espagne” comes from André Campra’s L’Europe galante, which depicts love in various corners of Europe; this particular entrée is set, noticeably, in Spain. The entire work paints the picture of a stylish, gracious and almost flirtatious behavior in these countries. Rameau’s Les Indes galantes visits not the Indies, but the variegated Persia, Turkey, Peru and North America. The successive entrées, following a prologue involving love and discord, deal with young people trying to find someone to love and marry in these respective countries. “Les Sauvages,” the final entrée that we will hear, follows people in North America, living harsh lives without benefit of laws and social restraints. These people are living out in the wild as forest dwellers but are trying to civilize. Two European men encounter “les sauvages:” Don Alvar, a Spaniard, and Damon, a Frenchman. They end up competing for the love of Zima, daughter of a native chief, who prefers one of her own people.
It is not often that the City of Ithaca produces operas; the number of trained singers and the extensive resources needed impedes the production of this intricate, complex genre. This program will be completely original to anything Cornell, let alone the City of Ithaca, has recently produced. The afternoon will not only include beautiful arias sung by talented guest soloists, but also one of the highest caliber baroque dance troupes around performing timelessly choreographed ballet. The cooperation between these well-established groups and our own university ensembles is sure to produce a refreshing, not-to-bemissed performance. What is more, as these three opéra-ballets are rarely ever performed, this may be a once in a lifetime opportunity to experience these small treasures in the realm of opera. There is a highly informative pre-concert lecture by Prof. Damien Mahiet Ph.D., music, Denison University, at 2 p.m. The talk will include rarely seen images from the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections from Cornell’s Kroch Library, promptly followed by the program at 3 p.m. Martha Wydysh is a sophomore in the College of Arts and Sciences. She can be reached at mwydysh@cornellsun.com.
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Evolution of the Self
he last time I was home, my parents had me final- stage sobbing and my mom took me to get ice cream. The ly clean out my childhood bedroom. Until then school-wide trophy still sat proudly on my desk, repremy room had served as a storage space mixed with sentative of my achievement, subsequent failure and how a carefully preserved shrine to my high school self. I start- much both meant to me at the time. Behind the trophy ed with my beloved bookshelf, still cluttered with yel- sits an old pair of earrings, one of them missing a back; a lowed young adult paperbacks — Sideways Stories from gift from someone who doesn’t mean the same thing to Wayside School, The BabySitters Club — and slowly moved me anymore. I keep the earrings because they’re kind of counter-clockwise around my room. Between layers of cute, but they’ve just about lost all sentimentality. As a senior, it’s both remarkable and weird to think Limited Too clothes and old baseball cards of myself, I came across personal relics from what felt like a bygone about how much I’ve changed, how many fossils I’ve left, era — crumpled notes from ex-boyfriends, blue partici- how many eras I’ve lived through. I haven’t just grown up, pation ribbons, prom corsages dried and pressed neatly I’ve evolved. Throughout the years, we keep moving forward, growbetween the pages of a chunky geometry book. Each item was like a fossil, dating back to a particular moment, ing, evolving and shaping better versions of ourselves. buried deep beneath more recent layers, more recent fos- Things we thought were significant seem kind of silly. sils. My room was a physical representation of what I used Things we cried over then we wouldn’t bat an eye at now to do, the things I once found to be important and who — we have more important things to think about. Just as the dreams and priorities develop, so too do the fears and I used to be. It’s been almost four full years since I graduated high the worries. As harrowing as it seems, it’s what separates school. Shuffling through those mementos, I felt like I us from being stagnant, stuck with the same problems was going through the room of a completely different and same mindset we had four years ago. We trade old person, studying the remains of a completely different friends for new ones, more conscious of who we want to surround ourselves with: the species. The memories people who bring out the best in and feelings attached to us, around whom we like ourevery piece of paper or selves more. But it’s not just article of clothing served about collecting new things or as reminders of just how people, it’s about the change in much my perspective our attitudes and priorities; it’s has changed. Eat Dessert about becoming someone who In every single class First you actually like. I’ve had this semester, Self-evolution isn’t necessarily evolution has been a just a more highbrow way of sayparticular topic of interest. Darwin’s theory of evolution by natural selection has ing self-help or self-improvement; it’s a process by which followed me from Goldwin Smith to Warren, from we, as individuals, naturally pass things we like about our English to Bio and back again. The archeological dig in current selves onto our future selves. Going through our my bedroom coupled with studying for my recent fossils helps us create a selective memory by physically Evolutionary Biology prelim got me thinking — these picking what to hold onto and what to leave behind. I mementos, these fossils trace the evolution of, well, hold onto the leftover euros that represent the months I myself. What if, as I grew up, I learned to hold onto the spent outside of my comfort zone; I leave behind the piles things that represented my strengths, my successes, my of graded tests I used to need to boost my confidence. I happiness rather than the “traits” that left me less adap- hold onto the old typewriter that I promised to one day write a book with; I leave behind the stuffed animals of tively fit? In seventh grade, I represented my middle school in relationships past. I guess it’s kind of common sense to the county spelling bee. After incorrectly spelling propose that you’ll hold onto the things that remind you “rehearsal” R-E-H-E-A-R-S-U (DING!) I walked off of strength and happiness, but on a deeper level, it’s hard
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to consciously recognize the nascent characteristics you have now that you’ll be proud to fully embody later on in life. While you may never realize how much growing you still need to do until you’ve done it, it always feels good to look back and see how far you’ve come. In retrospect, how much have I really evolved? I still use ice cream as a self-soother, I still keep scrapbooks full of things that I think are important, that mean something to me, even though there’s always a chance that somewhere down the road they won’t. But just as you let some traits, people and things go, you keep some around. We might not know exactly which ones now, but if it’s truly a natural kind of selection, we’ll just have to trust our own evolution and let the triumphs and disappointments keep on coming. Becky Lee is a senior in the College of Arts and Sciences. She can be reached at rll87@cornell.edu. Eat Dessert First appears alternate Wednesdays this semester.
Life Incarnate Opening with delicate harp sounds and rainbow colors in a dreamy tableau, I am immediately drawn in and wondering what is going on. The narrator’s vision, typified by this opening scene, turns into reality as he begins to tell the tale of his life and the people around him. His broken English is accompanied by subtitles to help the audience fully understand his story. Jennifer Fox’s documentary My Reincarnation begins when the narrator is a young adult and quickly flashes back 20 years as he recounts a journey that closely examines his life over this time span. The Tibetan master, Chögyal Namkhai Norbu, escapes persecution in China and moves to Italy where his son, Yeshi, is born and raised. Yeshi, the protagonist and narrator, has been believed since he was five years old to be the reincarnation of his father’s uncle Khyentse (who was a great Dzogchen, “Great Perfection,” master, on his way to a definitive path of enlightenment). Despite this sacred charge, he shows very little interest in his ancestors and has few intentions of following in their footsteps. These 20 years of footage demonstrate Yeshi’s sometimes rocky relationship with his father, since Yeshi is Western-born. The complexity of their crosscultural family in addition to their worldknown status make them a very intriguing unit to follow and forces me to want to know their inside story. Will Yeshi break away from
his family traditions to focus on the modern world, or will he be the Buddhist Master that he is meant to be? Ms. Fox eloquently demonstrates the Tibetan Buddhist community in exile, as they keep their unique traditions while adopting new ones. One of the most memorable scenes for me is when Ms. Fox returns 13 years later. Yeshi is now in his 30s with a family of his own. He works as an information-technology manager and has a spiritual awakening through dreams and visions. He travels to Tibet and is greeted by hundreds of Khyentse’s followers, many of whom have been anxiousawaiting his Cornell lyarrival for Cinema years, even decades. In addition, the fact that Ms. Fox is able to capture the home life of a Tibetan master is unbelievable. Yeshi also encounters the struggles that most people face at one point or another. Battling internal conflict, Yeshi has to decide whether he wants to remain connected with his family or be his own person. He has conflicts with his father, struggling to make him see that maybe following his ancestors is not the best thing for him. Yeshi also deals with God, searching for spitirual connection and epiphany. When Yeshi’s father is diagnosed with cancer, Yeshi begins to feel a connection with
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him and his lost uncle, which he never felt before with the latter. At one point Yeshi imagines he has experienced his uncle’s demise in a Chinese prison, explaining the reason for the title My Reincarnation. Yeshi telling the story himself makes the documentary that much more effective. The story comes from his heart and the audience hears the truth about what he struggles with for 20 years. The tone throughout grants a sincere reality to the narration. At points, it made me contemplate the possibility of reincarnation, something I never before thought could exist. Even though this documentary takes place in a world that I am totally unfamiliar with, the universal theme — parent-child struggle — is one that all can easily relate to. Yeshi is a rebellious teenager defying his father’s wishes, except that his father, unlike mine or (likely) the audience’s, is a world-renowned Tibetan Buddhist master. The struggles that children and their parents often experience are often caused by miscommunication and disobedience. This happens to most, if not all, of us at some point in our lives because of the gaps that exist between generations, whether it is because of cultural differences or simple mod-
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ernization. This movie has opened my mind to a whole new kind of experience. I have expanded my horizons while perhaps experiencing my own spiritual awakening (although very different from Yeshi’s). Who knew that a film clocking in at just over 80 minutes could be so powerful? I learned about a new culture while also reflecting on my own. Yeshi’s reluctance to follow in his father’s footsteps is very common in this society, yet many young people strive to be as great as they perceive their parents to be. My Reincarnation will change your life and stir your own epiphany, letting you decide to follow your ancestors’ culture and values or to adopt a more modern approach. Jacqueline Glasner is a freshman in the College of Arts and Sciences. She can be reached at jmg382@cornell.edu.
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Bice. The women’s team had a very strong weekend, finishing as the top team in the ECAC championships, as well as becoming the first Ivy League school to win the ECACs. The Red’s sole event win came in the 4x800 relay with a team comprised of junior Liz Reamer, sophomore Lauren Lloyd and seniors Bryony Bonavita and Molly Glantz. Additionally, the Red had three runner-up performances with junior Victoria Imbessi in the shot put, junior Katie Kellner in the 5000 and senior Janel Parker in the 1000. For the women’s team, it all came down to the last event, and after concluding the meet, Cornell’s women were able to hold off second place Maryland-Eastern Shore by just one point. Freshman sensation Stephen Mozia stepped up big for the Red this past weekend, taking home the individual shot put title — just another trophy to add to the collection of records and victories he has accumulated in his rookie season. Mozia never expected to come out and achieve what he has so early in his career. “I can’t believe that I’m throwing this well this year,” he said. “I thought I was going to come out and throw [decently.] I thought I might place in IC4As. I didn’t really have big expectations for this freshman year, and now [I’m] going to nationals. It’s just unbelievable. I keep thinking that I’m going to wake up one day and all of this was just a dream because I honestly didn’t think I was going to be doing what I’m doing this year.” Accompanying Mozia to the indoor NCAA Finals is Blair. The two Cornellians will head to Boise State University in Boise, Idaho from March 9-10. Blair has trouble finding the
right words to describe how he feels to have the opportunity to represent Cornell at a meet this large. “I’m stoked; I can’t even explain how excited I am to be going to nationals,” he said. “[I’m excited] to be going against guys who are just as good or better than me.” Blair, accompanied by Mozia and Taylor, leaves for Boise on Wednesday, with hopes of competing strongly. The rest of the team will continue to train in preparation for a spring break trip to California, which will last the entire break. Taylor, who was named the Northeast Region Indoor Track and Field Coach of the Year on Monday, said he likes the trip because it allows his athletes to train and focus on their outdoor events. “It’s mainly a trip where there’s some competition, and quite a bit of training, so the real focus is to get your feet wet in some outdoor events,” he said. “So, from that perspective, it’s critical to get people jump-started into the season.” Cornell athletes are gearing up for a strong outdoor campaign. Like Mozia, the athletes are excited to be able to compete in their favorite events, especially those which are not present during the indoor season. “Throwing discuss is honestly the best feeling,” Mozia said. “When you’re corked all the way back and you’re about to throw, nothing feels better. When you get one good [throw], it’s all worth it.” After the disappointment at Heps, Huber pointed to the Red’s main rival, Princeton, as being both a team he respects, as well as a motivating factor pushing him to fight harder this spring season. “It’s always personal between us and Princeton,” he said. “I respect them a lot, but something about that orange really makes me want to get after it and win at all costs. We’re not scared of the competition; we’re going to go after them. The
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Leading the pack | Cornell’s women’s team placed first in the ECAC championships, which was a first for any Ivy League school.
bottom line is I wouldn’t trade any of our guys for any of theirs. These are the guys I want on my team. These are the guys I want to go to battle with.” Blair has not only set his sights on beating Princeton. “We’re going after everybody that goes against us,” he said. Juan Carlos Toledo can be reached at jtoledo@cornellsun.com.
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tor and told him, “I want to fight.” Less than six months later, she started sparring. Soon enough, she entered the ring for her debut
amateur Muay Thai kickboxing match. “It was frickin’ awesome,” recalled Lovallo, who now trains with Vision Quest Muay Thai at Ultimate Athletics in the Ithaca Mall. “Before the fight, I felt so
much anxiety and exhilaration and then it all came together in a few minutes.” Collegetown residents and regulars at Acute Style hair salon might recognize Lovallo as one of their favorite charismatic hair styl-
ists. (Don’t forget to tip well, guys.) The Westchester, N.Y. native moved to Ithaca last year with her trainer and fiancé, Jeremy “Primo” Bellrose. “I grew up with seven siblings and got beat up a lot as a kid,” Lovallo said. “Maybe that’s why I love Muay Thai so much.” Muay Thai kickboxing has centuries of history across Southeast Asia and has long been Thailand’s national sport and passion. In recent years, Muay Thai gained popularity, as it was recognized as one of the foundations of mixed martial arts. Lovallo has amassed a 2-1 record as an amateur, with her wins coming by way of a firstround knockout or TKO. Her only loss came as a judges’ decision to a Muay Thai veteran in Bangkok, Thailand, where she trained for a month last year. Lovallo next competes at the Fortune Fight League card on March 17 at Ultimate Athletics. “The fact that women are finally getting recognized for this is amazing,” Lovallo said. A Ph.D. Dissertation Is Almost Easy After Training
Stepping into the cage or ring might not be for everyone. Many women train in martial arts purely for the discipline and self-defense, as well as for getting in shape. Cornell has special clubs and offers courses in judo, Jeet Kune Do, self-defense, boxing, karate, Kung Fu, Taekwondo, Aikido, and Filipino Kali to name a few. A PhD candidate in the Department of Natural Resource Management, Carrie Simon said she started training in various martial arts forms a year ago. “It’s great to get away and do something physical,” Simon said. “You learn discipline, teamwork, and get rid of your stress.” According to the co-owner of Ultimate Athletics, Ryan Ciotoli, women’s membership and involvement in martial arts has increased rapidly in recent years. Even our own Cornell Daily Sun sports editor, Lauren Ritter, is a second-
degree black belt in Tang Soo Do. Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Prodigy And Potential Cornellian
AraRae Alexander, a high school senior in Fort Washington, Md., started training in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ) when she was nine years old and has competed in more tournaments than she can count, winning top medals in most of them. “Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is more than just a sport to me. It's a way of life,” Alexander said. “Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu has taught me to be focused, self-disciplined and technical. Also it's humbling.” When news spread that Alexander might attend Cornell next year, some young men in the Cornell BJJ Club started quivering in their kimonos, perhaps imagining that likely possibility that Alexander will humble them. “The underdog does have a chance to win. David can tap Goliath out if he’s more technical and doesn’t give up,” Alexander said. The stories don’t end there. There is a girl whose training led her to join the boys wrestling team at Ithaca High School, and another who, once of age, moved out of her parents’ house just so she could train in boxing and MMA. Her first fight will be in April. Women’s MMA is not a fad or a sideshow. With increasing numbers of competitors and rising skill levels, it is only becoming more competitive and mainstream. On the Monday after Rousey’s fight, this reporter overheard several young women and men marveling at her talents. Certain fans, just as some do with racecar driver superstar, Danica Patrick, may point out Ronda Rousey’s killer looks before her killer judo moves. But, they best not offend. Some warriors hunt for heads. “Rowdy” Ronda Rousey, however, will detach and collect your arm. J.D. O’Kasick aspires to earn both a Ph.D. and a black belt one day — or die trying. He is currently at grad student at Cornell. He can be contacted at jds482@cornell.edu.
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Softball Splits Weekend Tournament at George Mason-Patriot Classic in Fairfax, Va. Coming out of last season with three straight Ivy League division titles and two Ancient Eight crowns in hand, the Red began its season over the weekend at the George Mason-Patriot Classic in Fairfax, Va. Saturday was a busy day for Cornell (2-2), with the team playing in a double-header against Marist and Akron. The Red fell to Marist, 6-0, in the opener, before coming back and claiming a close 9-8 win over Akron. Sunday was an equally split day, as the Red played against Rider and host school, George Mason. Cornell scooted by Rider with a 2-0 victory; however, the squad was unable to triumph over George Mason, losing 3-2 by a tight one point margin. Last season, the Red went 27-22-1 and claimed a Division title, but then dropped the Ivy League championship series to Ivy rival Harvard. That run continued a strand of excellence of 15 years, where the team posted 25 or more wins in the season. Additionally, head coach Dick Blood earned the honor of the coach with the most all-time wins in Cornell athletics history for a single sport. This year he enters the season with 542 victories and will continue to coach his team with the end goal of taking the Ivy League Championship this season. This past weekend was the starting point for the Red to create a season benchmark. The game between Cornell and Marist was a tough one for the Red, as the team could only produce two hits during game one, leading to a 6-0 loss. The Red Foxes scored four runs in the second inning, which proved to be all that the opposition needed to take the win out of the hands of the Red. Cornell’s two hits in the first game came off the bats of sophomore infielder Jenny Edwards and senior infielder Erin
Keene. Keene hit a double to start off the third inning, before being stranded as the Red continued to struggle to put points on the board. In the Akron matchup, the Red knocked out 10 hits and overcame a two-run deficit in the sixth inning to take the 9-8 win. Edwards was a shinning star throughout the day, coming up with multiple hits and RBIs, as well as hitting a home run, making her 2for-4 by the end of the day. Junior catcher Kristen Towne was also a force to be reckoned with, as she went 2-for3 for the day with a walk. To round out the trio, Keene collected two hits, one being a double, along with scoring twice for the day. Sophomore pitcher Allyson Onyon secured the victory for the Red after taking to the mound as a relief pitcher. She gave up only one hit and three base runners during the last two innings. The win marked the first career victory in the circle for Onyon. On the second day of competition, the Red split its matches against Temple and George Mason, beating Rider, 2-0, in game one, before losing to George Mason in a close contest, 3-2. Onyon also came out on the second day and had a strong showing with two hits, two walks against her in the game against Rider and striking out a career-high seven batters. Cornell ended the classic in Fairfax, 2-2, with a .500 average for the weekend. The Red returns to George Mason for another invitational next weekend from March 10-11. The trip marks the second of three straight weekend of road trips to George Mason. Cornell will face off against Hartford and George Mason over the weekend, as it prepares for the rest of the season. — Compiled by Haley Velasco
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Rallying efforts | Senior infielder Morgan Cawley tried to rally for the Red with a solid hit in the seventh inning against George Mason; however, her attempt fell short.
Red’s Defensive Unit Sharpens Up
Shining on Senior Night
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Seniors Maka Anyanwu (above) and Allie Munson provided a great lift for the Red, as Cornell concluded its season with a 77-52 win over Columbia on Senior Night.
dodges from our midfield, and they shared the ball well — generating some good shot opportunities and capitalizing on the majority of those opportunities.” By the end of the contest, Cornell outshot Canisius 50-to-16, averaging nearly one shot a minute — a clear testament to the team’s mission to move the ball around on the field until a scoring opportunity opened up. According to senior midfielder J.J. Gilbane, any of the players on the field are capable of creating and taking scoring opportunites. “I think … we have the most depth of any Cornell team I have been a part of,” Gilbane said. “We have some super stars obviously, but we look to our midfield line of attack and we’ve got guys who can all score. Every guy who is out there offensively … can do some damage. We think we have a lot of power offensively and we can call any guy’s number at any point that we think he would have a good opportunity to get a goal.” With an 11-1 lead heading into the third period, Cornell was able to give playing time to most of its roster in the remaining 30 minutes of play, which was evidenced by Gilbane’s statement that every player on the team is capable of capitalizing on the different scoring opportunities. According to DeLuca, trusting the other players on the field and playing quick-paced game of lacrosse to which Cornell fans are accustomed will be what makes all the difference in a game. “I think it boils down to a … selfless mentality of trusting your teammates to do their job and doing your job on your own,” he said. “Sharing the ball and finding the best shot available, not necessarily the first, but we’ve also committed to playing at a pretty fast pace from defense to offense, from the face-off ‘x’ to the offensive end. I think that some of those risks are paying off for us. There is a reward at the end of playing at a fast pace.”
Another area of focus that has helped the Red to improve over the last three games is in the area of defense. The Red’s defensive unit was the clear MVP in the contest against Canisius. The players were tightening up ball movement on the Red’s defensive end and limiting the amount of time the Golden Griffins had near the net. “I think we are working hard to tighten up [the defensive end,]” DeLuca said. “I’m pleased with some of the improvements we’ve made there. I think it really boils down to some … improvements in communication and some leadership from guys like [junior defenders] Jason Noble and Mike Bronzino in the defensive end. I think [sophomore goalie] Andrew West has provided a little bit of stability there as well. I think that [junior goalkeeper] A.J. Fiore played well this time too.” West and Fiore combined for five saves against Canisius, while the Red held the opposing goalkeepers to 18. Cornell also forced 21 Golden Griffins turnovers and picked up 39 ground balls, compared to Canisius’ 20. The Red’s face-off unit also put up big numbers for the day, winning 20of-26 at the face-off ‘x.’ Leading the Red’s face-off unit is senior midfielder Mitch McMichael and sophomore midfielder Doug Tesoriero. According to McMichael, the pair pushes each other in practice to become sharper and better prepared for the next game. “What we have to work for now is Doug and I to get back to each other tomorrow in practice and get that face-off against each other head-to-head and make each other better,” McMichael said. “It’s been a year and a bit now that Doug and I have faced against each other and I think it is paying dividends, [with] me pushing him and him pushing me to be better faceoff guys.” The Red returns to action on Saturday at 1:30 p.m., traveling to Baltimore, Md. to face the nation’s No. 1-ranked team, the Virginia Cavaliers. Lauren Ritter can be reached at sports-editor@cornellsun.com.
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Chasing pavements | The men’s 4x800 relay team, comprised of freshman Rutger Admirand, senior Chris Jakobson and sophomores John Schilkowsky and Eric Bice, won an individual IC4A award for its performance.
ith one snap of a dislocated elbow, the message became clear: it is time to believe the hype. Last Saturday night in Columbus, Ohio’s Nationwide Arena, two women warriors — Ronda Rousey and Miesha Tate — went head to head in a mixed martial arts (MMA) battle for the Strikeforce women’s bantamweight championship. Broadcast live on Showtime, Strikeforce featured the fight as the night’s main event after weeks of MMA media hoopla. The spotlight fell mostly on
TRACK AND FIELD
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Red Earns Championship Titles By JUAN CARLOS TOLEDO Sun Staff Writer
Just one week after suffering a disappointing loss in the Heps finals, the Red bounced back at the IC4A/ECAC finals, with Cornell bringing home championships for both the men’s and women’s track and field teams. The Red held its head high, despite falling short at Heps, and gave a strong performance over the weekend. Both the men’s and women’s teams lived up to the beliefs of men’s head coach Nathan Taylor, who said that he saw a strong sense of resilience in his team after the Heps meet. “[This weekend was] a testament to the kids who came back after very disappointing and frustrating performances the week before to really ratchet it up and go after it again,” Taylor said. Rather than succumb to nerves and crumble under pressure in a field of over 45 schools, sophomore jumper Montez Blair fed off the energy of such a large group, thriving on the excitement of the IC4A finals to take home the individual title in the high jump. “When I first got there, I didn’t feel that the meet
was that exciting,” he said. “There weren’t a lot of people there. As the day went on, more people started rolling in so the energy started flowing, and everything started going well. We were just so ready. Everybody was a little bummed [coming] off the Heps loss, but we jumped back. It was an awesome team win.” Senior co-captain and heptathlete Nick Huber spoke about how important it was for him to take it all in as he competed in his last indoor IC4A finals. “I had a lot of fun,” he said. “The whole time I was savoring the moment because I knew it would be my final indoor meet. We fed off each other, we got each other excited to compete.” The men’s team never looked back, outscoring the second place team by 15 points en route to an IC4A team championship. Individual IC4A champions for Cornell included Huber in the heptathlon, Blair in the high jump, freshman Stephen Mozia in the shot put, freshman Rutger Admirand in the 800 and a 4x800 relay team comprised of Admirand, senior Chris Jakobson and sophomores John Schilkowsky and Eric See TRACK page 18
damn badass.) While inexperienced in the cage, Rousey had twice competed on the US Olympic judo team, winning a bronze medal in Beijing in 2008. For her part, the high-caliber judoka answered all doubters in a thrilling brawl with a familiar ending. She won in Round 1 by armbar submission, dislocating Tate’s elbow en route to becoming the women’s bantamweight champion. Sportswriters hailed Rousey’s triumph as another defining moment for women’s MMA. Hardcore MMA fans have long
Fight Life in Ithaca the challenger, Rousey, who both in and outside of the cage demonstrated why they call her “Rowdy” Ronda Rousey. Her previous four and only pro MMA bouts lasted less than a minute each, always ending in vicious armbar submission victories. In the build-up to the fight with the champion, Rousey talked more smack than a NBA court full of All-Star trash talkers. Critical fans questioned whether or not the 25-year-old Californian had grandstanded her way into a title shot. (Maybe some chumps take issue with her being just too
respected women fighters, but the sport now seems destined to fly to new heights. Look no farther than Ithaca and Cornell and you will find increasing numbers of women who have long trained and competed in various martial arts. Far from the cameras, their stories also speak to the rise of women warriors in the new wave of martial arts. Live Muay Thai or Die
The first day Carmel Lovallo set foot into a Muay Thai kickboxing gym, she strutted straight up to the head instrucSee O’KASICK page 18
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C.U. Crushes Canisius at Home By LAUREN RITTER
ed goal at just 1:11 into the first period. This was the first of two goals for this week’s Ivy League Rookie of the Week, who also recordThe only warmth on Schoellkopf Field ed one assist in the game. Cornell finished the Tuesday afternoon radiated from the men’s first frame leading the Golden Griffins, 5-1. lacrosse team. The air might have been cold, “I think the execution that we saw today but the Red was on fire, as Cornell (3-0) sped was pretty nice, especially considering the past the Canisius quick turnaround from Golden Griffins (0-1) Army,” DeLuca said. “The 4 face-off unit led by [assistant CANISIUS in a 19-4 landslide victory. 19 coach Paul] Richards has CORNELL “I’m proud of the done a wonderful job of getGame: 1 ST 2 ND 3 RD 4th TOTAL ting us possession and allowway the team came Canisius 1 0 2 1 4 out,” said head coach ing our offense to operate Ben DeLuca ’98. Cornell 5 6 3 5 19 and gain some confidence “Coming off of the sucand comfort levels earlier in cess of the Army game [on March 3], I think the game.” that with a quick turn around our seniors and The defense ran a tight game, holding coaching staff did a good job of preparing for Canisius to only four points. Much of the a little bit of an unknown, [with] Canisius credit for shutting out the Golden Griffins not playing a game at this point in time. We goes to the defensive line, according to really had to dig into our files and review the DeLuca, who said that creating stronger lines game from last year.” of communication was key to the win. Cornell hit the field running, scoring the “I think defensively we did a much better first four goals of the game in just under 3:46. job of eliminating the miscommunications Freshman attacker Matt Donovan started the and some of the missteps we’ve had in the game on a strong footing, netting an unassist- past,” he said. “I think that’s a great step in the Sun Sports Editor
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Heating up | Senior midfielder J.J. Gilbane recorded two goals in Tuesday afternoon’s 19-4 blowout victory against Canisius.
right direction.” Junior attacker Connor English scored a game-high, as well as career-high, five points for the Red on two unassisted goals and three assists. Twelve Cornell players were credited with at least one goal for the day, with five players notching assists. The season-high 19 goals seemed the result of the collaborative
effort from both ends of the field. “We talk a lot about balance and sharing the ball offensively, playing with a very unselfish attitude and I think our guys did that,” DeLuca said. “We saw some great penetration from our attack and some athletic See M. LACROSSE page 19