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Skorton to Head Smithsonian

President will step down in June 2015, following sesquicentennial

By TYLER ALICEA Sun Managing Editor

Cornell’s 12th President David Skorton will leave Cornell in June 2015 to lead the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C., the University announced Monday.

Skorton will serve as the 13th Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution — which is the world’s largest museum and research complex — beginning on July 1, 2015, following Cornell’s sesquicentenni-

al celebration, according to the University.

“After we all celebrate Cornell’s sesquicentennial, we will carry with us the enduring spirit of Cornell and its remarkably talented community of scholars, students, staff and alumni with whom we have had the privilege to collaborate during these past eight years,” Skorton said in an email to the University community.

His appointment was approved by the See SKORTON page 4

Students: President Skorton brings ‘authentic leadership,’ ‘interdisciplinary spirit’ to Cornell

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Nine years | David Skorton will step down as President of Cornell University in June 2015 to lead the Smithsonian Institution.

Upon learning that President David Skorton will depart from Cornell in 2015 to become the 13th Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, students across campus said Skorton has brought a breadth of achievements to the University during his time as president.

Seth Lutsic ’17, freshman representative for the Student Assembly, said Skorton has worked closely with the organization and its initiatives to improve student life on campus.

“His accessibility to students has proven that he is a dynamic advocate who genuinely cares for the diverse needs of the Cornell community,” Lutsic said.

“President Skorton’s departure to

Some Ivies Stop Offering Credit for Internships

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Mister President | President David Skorton talks to students during the 2011 Homecoming weekend.

the Smithsonian is a once-in-alifetime opportunity, and I know that he will again supercede

expectations.”

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Warming up

By CHRISTOPHER YATES

wide policy regarding receiving academic credit for internships, but instead allows colleges to determine their own The decision made by Columbia guidelines, according to Steve Shaum, University on Feb. 21 to stop providing assistant director of Career and academic credit for internships has Academic Support for the College of prompted discussion Agriculture and Life on campus regarding “I can imagine changes Sciences. the various internship “Cornell as a whole happening here policies of Cornell does not have a policy colleges. regarding internships at Cornell.”

Columbia joined for credit, but rather, Rebecca Sparrow universities including it’s up to each individHarvard, Yale and ual school, and perNew York University last month in cit- haps up to each individual department ing labor concerns as the impetus for within that school,” Shaum said. policy shift, according to The Columbia The decisions by Cornell’s peer instiSpectator.

See CREDIT page 5 Cornell currently has no universitySun Staff Writer

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IFC President Talks Unity in Greek Life

By RACHEL WEBER Sun Staff Writer

IFC President Cameron Pritchett ’15 did not come to Cornell planning to go Greek.

However, after joining the Sigma Chi fraternity his freshman year and taking on leadership roles such as alumni relations chairman, risk manager and president of the chapter, Pritchett has become a huge advocate for the Greek system at Cornell — which he said he believes is alive and thriving.

“This is an extremely exciting time for Greek life at Cornell,” Pritchett said. “We’re seeing more students who are rushing, more chapters who are interested in joining Cornell’s system.”

When he became president of Sigma Chi, Pritchett said he began to gain a better perspective on issues affecting the entire Greek system, encouraging him to pursue a “big picture role” in the Greek system as IFC president.

According to Pritchett, many students feel that Greek life is “under attack” by administrators, a notion he said he believes is due to a “significant communication gap” between the IFC, the administration and individual members of fraternities.

“As someone who has been more involved in conversation with administrators and high-level officials, I know that that’s not true,” Pritchett said. “Across all 36 chapters [of the IFC], you see a lot of similarities … but the same time, you see a lot of division and separation.”

Pritchett said he wants to unite Cornell’s Greek community by holding an increased number of forums, as well coming to each chapter house to talk to entire brotherhoods as opposed to only chapter presidents.

“I think the first step is engaging more people on system-wide issues,” said Pritchett.

According to Pritchett, as president, he has formed committees that explore larger issues facing the entire Greek community, such as examining the quarter sys-

tem — the system that allows potential new members to interact with brothers — for fraternity interaction, lengthening the New Member Education Process and establishing a campus Greek Week.

“There are concerns that by cutting off interactions with fraternities in the first quarter, it encourages highrisk drinking to go behind closed doors — to go either into dorms, or into unregulated environments like Collegetown,” Pritchett said.

Pritchett said he lead the formation of another committee to examine the results of reducing the New Member Education period from 12 weeks to the current four-week period.

“The goal is to produce a comprehensive report with a final recommendation [by the end of the semester] of what we believe the proper new member education process should look like, and what have been the challenges or the successes of the four-week plan,” Pritchett said.

According to Pritchett, a publicity and recruitment committee is forming to develop “innovative ways” to reach out to communities that historically do not join Greek life such as LGBT students, international students, underrepresented minorities, athletes.

“Even if [these students] decide not to go Greek, at least they will come away with a more positive view of the Greek community,” Pritchett said.

Pritchett said he felt there are negative stereotypes associated with Greek life that are “damaging” to the system.

“When you ask a student outside the community, the things they [associate] with Greek life [are] alcohol issues, hazing, sexual assault, exclusivity and socioeconomic bias,” he said. “They don’t usually come up with brotherhood or sisterhood, service, philanthropy, scholarship, intramurals, alumni relations and networking.”

Pritchett also said he and the IFC are working with Cornell Police and the Office of Fraternities, Sororities and Independent Living to address issues regarding

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alleged crimes.

“One concern students have had is the fact that crime alerts seem to involve only fraternities, while some other incidences that don’t involve Greek Life have not been reported in the same fashion,” Pritchett said.

Rachel Weber can be reached at rweber@cornellsun.com.

Forum at Brown Explores Roots Of Ukrainian Political Upheaval

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Woman Rescued From Ithaca Creek An elderly woman was rescued after she drove her car into an Ithaca creek Monday, according to the Ithaca Fire Department.

The woman — who was transported to Cayuga Medical Center for minor injuries — was found in a Ford Taurus off of Taughannock Boulevard by rescuers after they received a report of the incident around 3:30 p.m., according to an IFD press release.

While there was less than a foot of water and mud, rescue crews had trouble removing the woman from the car and getting her to the awaiting ambulance, according to the press release.

Ithaca Police are investigating the accident.

— Compiled by Tyler Alicea

“For the students from Brown who are in this room, this is the most serious international crisis that you will experience in your lifetime,” said Robert Legvold, professor emeritus of political science at Columbia. “More than Tahir, more than Tunisia, more than Syria, more than the risk of Iran with nuclear weapons.”

In Wednesday night’s teachin “Making Sense of Events in Ukraine,” faculty members and Eastern Europe experts discussed the roots of the crisis, the relevant political, social and economic interests of Russia, Ukraine and the West as well as the political history of Ukraine’s Crimea region. Co-sponsored by the Janus Forum, the event took place in the Watson Institute for International Studies.

Ukraine has experienced a series of popular protests and violence initiated by popular opposition to then-President Viktor Yanukovych’s November decision to pull out of a trade agreement with the European Union. The conflict has since evolved into a crisis of power resulting in Yanukovych’s removal from office and reported accounts of violence and

human rights violations against protestors.

Professor of Computer Science Anna Lysyanskaya, originally from Ukraine, began the teach-in by presenting a historical timeline of events contributing to the crisis — starting with Ukraine’s independence following the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991 up to the occupation of Crimea, a predominantly Russian-speaking region of Ukraine, by soldiers wearing unmarked uniforms this past weekend.

The importance of Crimea to Ukraine lies in its access to the Black Sea, its economic assets — including agriculture, viticulture and fracking prospects — and its historical and cultural value to Ukraine, said Patricia Herlihy, professor emerita of history.

Herlihy cited the population’s ethnic Russian majority and its potential as “an outdoor museum of patriotism” as two of Russia’s interests in the region.

Ukraine’s access to the Black Sea through Sevastopol as well

as its gas lines, which carry resources to Europe represent strong economic and military reasons for Russia to want to control Ukrainian terrority, said Professor of Political Science Linda Cook.

“Many people would say that Ukrainian west and center love Euromaidan and the Russian-speaking regions of the south and east hated it. Not only is that crappy social science but crude ideological propaganda,” said Michael Kennedy, professor of sociology and international studies.

“This whole rhetoric that we use to identify region and language with identity is profoundly wrong,” he added.

Founder of the Soma Foundation for Political Freedom Roman Torgovitsky shared footage of interviews from his trip to Ukraine in early February. He also spoke of the brutality of the Ukrainian special police force in dispersing protesters.

After members of the panel spoke, there was a period for audience members to ask panelists questions. The Joukowsky Forum was filled, forcing some to watch from several overflow rooms that live-streamed the event.

This story appeared in The Brown Daily Herald Thursday.

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Skorton Will Continue to Serve Through 2014-15 Academic Year

Search committee will be appointed to select next president SKORTON

Island in New York City, his management of the University’s expenditures and his promotion of diversity as being some of his achievements.

Smithsonian Board of Regents — the governing “He has always been a champion of diversity and body of the Smithsonian — Sunday, according to a inclusion for students,” Harrison said.

Smithsonian press release.

John McCarter, chair of the Board of Regents, President Skorton described the Smithsonian as said in a statement that Skorton’s support for the being a “true national treasure,” adding that he is arts and humanities will make him “an extraordi“honored to have the opportunity to help shape its nary fit for the Smithsonian.” cultural, artistic, historic, scientific and public “As a successful president of two universities, engagement endeavors.”

David has led complex organizations,” McCarter Skorton, however, said that his work at the said. “I am confident David is the right leader for University is not complete. He said our future, as we stress continuity he will continue to serve as presi“[Skorton] has always and aspire to further expand the dent throughout the remainder of Smithsonian’s presence nationally, been a champion of this academic year and the entire internationally and in diversity and inclusion Washington, D.C.” 2014-15 academic year.

A search committee will soon Skorton will be paid a salary of for students.” be appointed to select the $795,000 once he assumes his post University’s next president, at the Smithsonian, according to Robert Harrison ’76 according to Robert Harrison ’76, The Associated Press. Skorton’s chair of Cornell’s Board of salary at Cornell was $854,082 in Trustees. He said he hopes that the members of the 2010, The Sun previously reported. search committee will be appointed by the end of President Skorton — a cardiologist and an advothe month. cate for the humanities — began his tenure as “It’s exciting for Cornell in that President Cornell’s president in July 2006. Prior to his arrival Skorton is about to assume a nationally significant at Cornell, he served as the president of the position of leadership in Washington,” Harrison University of Iowa for three years. He also served as said. “We should be very proud of the fact that a faculty member at Iowa for over 20 years.

President Skorton has this once in a lifetime opportunity.”

Harrison cited Skorton’s involvement in winning Tyler Alicea can be reached at the rights to build Cornell NYC Tech on Roosevelt managing-editor@cornellsun.com.

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Students Recount Personal Interactions With Skorton STUDENTS

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Some students also said Skorton’s diverse experiences leading the University would help make him an effective leader of the Smithsonian Institution.

“It’s going to be the start of a new era when he departs, but we have to take into account all

of the innovations he has S.A., said he has resonated with brought to Cornell,” Michael Skorton’s “authentic leaderCohanpour ’15 said. “His ship” since he first met him at diverse background reflects the the 2011 Pre-Freshman mission of Cornell, and I hope Summer Program banquet. this interdisciplinary spirit goes “He spoke about his backon to serve him well at the ground as the son of a shoeSmithsonian.” maker, first-generation college Corrine Casal ’16 said she is student and now president of “proud” that an Ivy League Skorton will u n i v e r s i t y, ” “I’m so glad carry on his talTalbot said. ents and abili“Since then, [Skorton] was ties to another I’ve resonated well-known president of Cornell with Skorton’s institution. goals of in “It’s sadden- during my four years creasing divering to hear that here. It’s been quite sity and incluthe University sion in each a run he’s had.” will be losing college and such an encouraging Henry Wells ’14 esteemed study abroad leader, but I’m opportunities very proud to for students. know that a Cornellian’s capa- His authentic leadership is bilities are being recognized in something I admire and hope an internationally-renowned to emulate.” institute like the Smithsonian,” Talbot, however, said he she said. believes that “change [can be] a Other students recalled good thing.” their personal encounters with “I believe we have a strong Skorton. administration that can con“I saw this man play jazz tinue to point this University flute with Wynton Marsalis in the right direction,” he said. when I was a freshman,” Henry “I wish President Skorton all Wells ’14 said. “ Then he won the best [in] his future endeava contest among the world’s ors.” best research universities for building a brand new campus Annie Bui, Anushka on Roosevelt Island in New Mehrotra and Noah Rankin York. I’m so glad he was presi- contributed reporting to this dent of Cornell during my four article. years here. It’s been quite a run he’s had.”

Thaddeus Talbot ’15, The Sun’s news department can be minority liaison at large for the reached at news@cornellsun.com.

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Credit-Internships May Raise Labor Concerns,Univ. Says

Career Services: Cornell may see policy shifts regarding unpaid internships CREDIT

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tutions have prompted a review of internship policies by the College Career Directors, according to Rebecca Sparrow, executive director of Career Services.

“The topic of unpaid internships, in response to what [other colleges have] done, came up with the College Career Directors earlier this week, and we’re going to continue to discuss it to develop policies and procedures regarding what’s allowed to be posted on CCNet,” Sparrow said. “We’ll be looking at it with close scrutiny in the next couple of months.”

Though Career Services already has rules in place that require potential employers to include the unpaid nature of internships on the CCNet job title, there is still, Sparrow says, potential for labor concerns. One such concern is the unequal access to these internships by students who are economically disadvantaged, according to Sparrow.

“We have concerns about equal access, as some students can afford an unpaid internship and others cannot, which bars access to students to whole career paths if pressures are not placed on employers in those fields to pay for the work that people are doing,” Sparrow said.

“The situation can still be problematic because of the Department of Labor’s standards of what constitutes an internship and what constitutes work that ought to be paid,” Sparrow said.

Though predicting the outcome of these discussions is still “premature,” there is the possibility that Cornell colleges may see similar policy shifts regarding unpaid internships, Sparrow said.

“I can imagine changes happening here at Cornell, particularly because other schools are doing this, and I do think that there are certain industries that have essentially relied on free labor,” Sparrow said.

“Any internship or work experience has an educational component,

“I don’t think many faculty are aware of the legal ramifications behind internships — that is, how many companies are not following the policies set for a legitimate internship, especially if it’s unpaid.”

Steve Shaum but if education is not the primary focus, then it’s work.”

Other Career Services administrators, however, said they feel that policy reform might be slow to catch on at Cornell, according to Shaum.

“For the entire University to adopt something like this, there would [have to] be many people to get on board, and I don’t think many faculty are aware of the legal ramifications behind internships — that is, how many companies are not following the policies set for a legitimate internship, especially if it’s unpaid,” Shaum said.

Though policy changes at Cornell are possible, one complicating factor in the University’s decision is the potential of curtailing student employment opportunities, according to Sparrow.

“One of the complications that would go into making such a decision is the impact on students who do want to advance in career fields [where internship experience is required],” Sparrow said. “Does it mean that they’re going to be graduating without the credentials that employers want to see?”

Though some Cornell colleges, including the College of Engineering, do not typically grant credits for internships, there are more focused alternatives, according to Mark Savage, director of Engineering Cooperative Education and Career Services.

“Cooperative education was developed as a means to offer students practical work experience beyond the classroom in their field of technical study, Savage said. “Unlike internships, Co-ops are considered an academic program with specific institutional requirements and structured processes to monitor the student’s success.”

Despite the labor concerns, some students see credit-internships as being potentially beneficial.

“I feel like credit-internships are a good alternative for people with low GPAs, since GPA boundaries might be less of an issue while unpaid,” Brittany Wun ’16 said.

Some students said they feel interns should have the option to accept credit or pay.

“Students should definitely be allowed to pick if they want to do internships for credit or if they want to be paid,” Annie Ding ’14 said.

Christopher Yates can be reached at cyates@cornellsun.com.

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s partisanship becomes an increas- promising atmosphere on Capitol Hill.

Primaries have been around for quite ingly prevalent concern on Capitol Hill, the 113th Congress some time, so why are they just becomis poised to be the least productive leg- ing an issue now? For starters, the aforeislative effort in United States history. mentioned statistic from the Pew Over the course of Congress’ first year- Research Center displays that voters are long session, only 58 bills were passed becoming more partisan and, subseinto law, 30 of which dealt with simply quently, supporting candidates closer to naming post offices. As documented by the end of the political spectrum on the Pew Research Center, the partisan either side.

Secondly, the formation of grassroots gap between Democrats and Republicans remained constant at around 10 percent- movements, such as the Tea Party, force age points for a number of years begin- incumbent candidates even further ning in 1997. In 2012, that number towards partisanship as they fear their swelled to 18 percentage points. The constituency may begin to support a increased polarization in Washington more extreme, well-funded challenger. stems from the amplification of ideolog- This same fear leads to further inaction ical extremists who incentivize candi- in Washington, as politicians dread being dates to move to either end of the politi- seen as negotiating with the opposite cal spectrum in order to emerge success- party. Gerrymandering and primaries create a cyclical allful in the primaries of or-nothing outlook, gerrymandered diswhere compromises tricts.

Gerrymandering and are seen as weak, and It is no secret that voter turnout in primaries create a cyclical concessions of any kind are a forfeiture America is low in all-or-nothing outlook, of your values. comparison to other Despite the parindustrialized where compromises are tisanship spurred by nations. Participation seen as weak, and primaries and gerryin primaries, or elections that serve to concessions of any kind are mandering, there is a simple solution: select a candidate to campaign for a given a forfeiture of your values. Vote. Politicians are responsive to the party, is even lower voters who can put than in general elections. Due to this lack of citizen involve- them in office and maintain their seats. ment, the individuals who are on the Right now, those voters are the ideologextreme ends of certain issues are more ical citizens who participate in the prilikely to affect the political rhetoric of maries. By increasing voter turnout, elections, as those who care more vote at politicians are exposed to a more normally distributed constituency and higher rates.

Primaries effectively encourage parti- must legislate in a responsible manner sanship. Candidates are forced to appeal to ensure appealing to either side of the to the extremists of their constituency in aisle. Voters must cease rewarding hardorder to advance to the general election liners, and instead reward those who do (see Mitt Romney “47 percent” and “self- what they were elected to do: Govern. A deportation”). Consequently, voters in a platform based on denying the agenda general election see some candidates as of a differing party is not a legitimate too far towards either end of the political platform.

In the end, voters must face a harsh spectrum. One might ask, “Well, if voters perceive candidates as too partisan, reality in that politicians are more Frank wouldn’t this decrease polarization?” The Underwood and less Josiah Bartlet; most answer very well may be yes if it weren’t will say and do whatever is necessary to win. Fortunately, the general public has for one thing: Gerrymandering.

Gerrymandering is the practice of the ability to shape the narrative by redrawing district lines in order to create demanding politicians who protect the a political advantage for a given party by values of the constituency, yet are able to encompassing the like-minded within a compromise for the greater good. single district. Essentially, candidates can Primary season is right around the corner win general elections by merely appeal- — get out and vote. ing to one end of the political spectrum.

As politicians then wade into actual polJake Forken is a sophomore in the College of Human icy discourse, they realize their political Ecology.

He may be reached at jrf285@cornell.edu. fate is controlled by a one-sided group of My Forken Opinion appears alternate Tuesdays this immoderate voters, creating an uncom- semester.

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Deon Thomas |

It’s Not Me, It’s You

The Road Not Taken W

hen I was growing up, the path to success was planned out for me. Eat your vegetables at dinner and you will grow up strong. Pick up a book instead of turning on the television and you will be smarter.

Get an A+ on your papers and you will have good enough grades to get into college. Matriculate at college and pick a solid major, and you will graduate and find success. The plan seemed simple, and success by the age of 25 would be imminent. Yet here I am at the age of 21, finishing my second to last year in college, and I feel as if the success I have been spending my whole life striving towards is so far away. I am sick and tired of hearing that graduating will be the key to accomplishing my dreams. There is no better time than now.

I’ve been on the same path my entire life without making the smallest attempt to deviate from the norm. Most of you reading this column are on this same path, trudging along dutifully. I believe that America is becoming less and less creative as the years go on. Art isn’t appreciated or focused on in secondary schools anymore. Federal and private funding for the Arts have decreased due to the current state of the economy. English classes teach you how to write about books you’ve read, but not how to write your own. You learn about the economy in business classes, but your professors shy away from teaching you how to start or operate your own company.

I believe that Cornell’s push to broaden the scope of entrepreneurship for students is a step in the right direction.

We as students of Cornell make up some of America’s brightest minds, yet the majority of us have a “get hired” mentality that dominates over the idea of “do it yourself.” Imagine how many great ideas have been lost because students have refused to go out on a limb and accomplish the “impossible.”

This problem exists because of the way we were taught in our youth. I personally was told to value stability over accom-

Imagine how many great ideas have been lost because students have refused to go out on a limb and accomplish the “impossible.” plishing any outlandish goals. Any innovative idea was thrown out in order to focus on my next test or upcoming project. I have been continually surprised by the number of students here who have never considered a profession outside of being a doctor, lawyer or engineer.

America has never needed innovative thinking more than it does now. Last night in the reboot of the television show, Cosmos, President Barack Obama had a special message for us. He stated that, “America has always been a nation of fearless explorers who dream bigger and reach farther than others imagine … today, we're doing everything we can to bring that same sense of possibility to a new generation because there are new frontiers to explore and we need Americans eager to explore them. There are no limits. So, open your eyes, and open your imagination.” This message may be about exploration in the field of science, but it needs to be expanded much further.

This column is for the girl who has always dreamed of being on stage her whole life, but listened to all of the naysayers who claimed a performance career was only for a few lucky ones; she instead majors in business. This column for the engineering major, studying away in Carpenter Hall each night instead of working to invent the cheap alternative prosthetic arm he has always dreamed of creating. This is for the ILR major who grew up defending her disabled brother her entire life, but hasn’t found the courage to start up the non-profit organization she thinks could change the world.

This is for me. The boy who worked his entire life to get into a top school, and now sits here, writing to you all about how he fears he hasn’t lived up to his full potential. I am making the promise that tomorrow I will write the first page of the novel I have been waiting to write. I encourage you to take the first step towards your dream as well. I do not yet know the plot of my novel, and I assuredly do not know its title, but if you decide not to follow your dreams, a few years from now you might be browsing your local Barnes & Noble looking for inspiration, fall to your knees in desperation and find yourself face to face with the New York Times best seller entitled, It’s Not Me, It’s You. Deon Thomas is a junior in the School of Industrial and Labor Relations. He may be reached at dthomas@cornellsun.com. It’s Not Me, It’s You appears alternate Tuesdays this semester.

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‘Us,’ Not‘Them’

n Feb. 16, positive financial impact of outsized for the wrong reaGovernor Andrew programs like CPEP on sons.

Eventually, students Cuomo (D-N.Y.) recidivism rates (and thereannounced a program to fore your tax dollars), I rec- started wandering in from bring state-funded, col- ommend you turn to the Yard and introducing lege-level education to Professors Katzenstein and themselves. I sat at a Uprisons across New York Altschuler’s informative shaped desk formation we had arranged, drumming State. This fall, the gover- piece.

Walking across the cast- my fingers on the metal nor’s plan will kick off with courses at 10 of our iron threshold of Auburn table. Eventually, a guy 58 state prisons. Readers Correctional Facility in the who is now a friend and have heard about student spring of 2012 with my fellow student in my cursupport for the plan from course instructor and fel- rent Auburn course sat The Sun’s news staff and low T.A., I became ner- down and we began chateditorial board. You can vous. I wasn’t sure how to ting. He welcomed me, hear more about the initia- interact with my fellow asked me my major and tive and the Cornell Prison students and had a lot of shared stories from past Education Program’s concerns about my partici- classes that put me totally at ease.

(CPEP) pioneering work pation in the program.

Over the past two years, Entering the facility’s in this field from former CPEP student John empty reception room, I I’ve worked with students Crutchfield’s piece in realized that for all my on their birthdays. I’ve timesunion.com, and from interest and prior reading talked to them on holiProf. Glenn Altschuler, on penal reform, I really days, on their children’s Dean of the School of didn’t have any idea what I birthdays and on those graduations.

Continuing Education was talking about. Words children’s and Summer Sessions, and on a page are very different Many students have Prof. Mary Katzenstein, from a maximum-security inspired their children to government, in their fortress, and I realized that attend college themselves.

Inside Higher Ed essay and I was a classic example of a The student who made me article for timesunion.com student with a lot of words comfortable that first, I’m writing to share an alternative perspective. Mine doesn’t come from profession- Entering the facility’s empty al or academic experreception room, I realized that for tise, nor have I been a student in the program all my interest and books on penal like Crutchfield. reform, I really didn’t have any Instead, I am a teaching assistant for CPEP. idea what I was talking about.

I am in my fourth semester with the program and I serve on its and no action. My sudden slushy, spring day now has realization of my own a daughter at Union Advisory Committee.

I’ve actually already naiviety made me worried College, who chose that written a piece on penal that my background made school to be close to him. reform and prison educa- me something of an expe- He tells me about how tion initiatives in my first rience tourist, checking they share class stories and semester as a columnist. out a prison from the assignments and about What I didn’t and couldn’t inside just because I could. how happy he is to be able As I sat down in the to be in touch with her. have known then, howevJust as his new connecer, was that there is a posi- facility schoolhouse, I realtive reality far beyond the ized that a lot of my fears tion with his daughter statistics supporting col- were due to stereotypes. comes from academics, so lege-level education in Despite the incredible does my friendship with work I had read by CPEP him. We don’t share many prisons.

I’m going to share my students and the positive personal details, per story of my experiences at experiences friends had Auburn regulations, but CPEP. I hope that some had in this community, I have developed a bond readers consider pulling was still applying fear to through conversation and the headlines from the my surroundings because mutual study. He and pages and into their own of criminal tropes. I felt other students I’ve gotten extracurricular activities. disappointed in myself, to know through several If you’re looking for more and not less nervous for classes are some of the hard information on the realizing that my fears were warmest, most mature

people I have met.

In that way, the guys in the program are my peers, and I refer to them as such.

That’s because they are. In their article, Professors Katzenstein and Altschuler refer to the “us-them” divide that is so prevalent in our mindset about prison populations. Even when people sympathize with incarcerated persons, we still tend to categorize the group apart from “us.”

Treating prisoners as a “them” is a fallacy, especially given that incarcerated people are released back into “our” schools, “our” neighborhoods, especially given that one out of every 100 American adults is incarcerated. “They” are just a part of us and their growth changes the lives they touch.

More than this statistical truth, my experiences show me just how much people change over time and how powerful education can be.

I harbor no illusions about what landed many CPEP students in Auburn, and neither do many of the students themselves. But that truth does not change the genuine transitions and growth I’ve been able to be a part of at CPEP. When I first applied to T.A. for the program, in my head I definitely perceived it as a service opportunity. What I’ve realized since then is that it’s not a service opportunity, but a learning one. I’ve learned more about people and have gotten to watch more small personal transformations each week than most people are lucky to be a part of in a lifetime.

Maggie Henry is a senior in the College of Arts and Sciences. She may be reached at mhenry@cornellsun.com. Get Over Yourself appears alternate Tuesdays this semester.

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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT Surviving Jack

Talking the acting game,’90s nostalgia and first kisses with actor Connor Buckley

BY RACHEL ELLICOTT Sun Blogs Editor

That ’70s Show, Mad Men, The Goldbergs. What do all of these programs have in common? They’re period shows.

And one decade has recently grown old enough to allow for a period piece of sorts, creating a desire for us to take a peek back into “history” and relive some of our favorite nostalgic moments — Jurassic Park, Hit-Clips, pay-per-view.

You guessed it. The ’90s.

Premiering on Mar. 27, Surviving Jack, Fox’s newest comedy based on the book, I Suck at Girls, by Justin Halpern, tells the autobiographical tale of a typical ’90s family. Rough and tough love dad Jack Dunlevy, played by Law and Order: SVU’s Christopher Meloni, steps up to the plate to raise his kids (Connor Buckley and Claudia Lee) with on-screen wife Rachael Harris (The Hangover and New Girl) who starts law school in the pilot. The Sun was lucky enough to have a pre-screening of the first two episodes of the show, and all we can say is, if you’re itching to relive every Millennial’s favorite moments of nostalgia, it is definitely worth a watch.

The first two episodes of the show deal with the typical teenage struggles that plague every generation, whether they grew up with Nirvana or Pink Floyd.

Discovering your sexuality, your first kiss, that time your mom accidentally convinced you to cheat on your boyfriend, that day when your dad sent you to school with a giant box of condoms and a note attached that the school jock read aloud to the entire cafeteria, that moment when your dad had you bring those Playboy magazines back to that homeless encampment … you know, the usual.

Rife with self-aware teen drama, the show points to an absurd father-son relationship you can’t believe is real ... until you remember that it was based on true stories. My personal favorite scene was of Frankie’s first kiss. You know the deal — 16-year-old goes to a party at his crush’s house, said crush invites him to “see her room” and for some reason she’s always the one who knows what she’s doing. The best part? That’s pretty similar to how Buckley’s first kiss actually went. See our conversation below for all of the awkward glory.

THE SUN: So you went to NYU for a year?

CONNOR BUCKLEY: Yeah.

SUN: And you left to do the show?

C.B.: No, I left... Why did I leave … I guess I just kind of left to see if I could work out here in L.A. I didn’t have a show lined up or anything; I just wanted to see what opportunities were here.

SUN: So you just packed up and headed out there on your own?

C.B.: Yeah, pretty much.

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SUN: What did you do when you first got there?

C.B.: I was sleeping on a couch here in the place I live in now, and then I slept on another buddy’s couch. So I was couch surfing for a little bit, and then I went back East for a couple weeks, and then the next time I went back it was pretty much settled I’d be living here.

SUN: So walk me through the audition process.

C.B.: I auditioned for [Surviving Jack], I read for it once, and I didn’t hear back from it for awhile because they thought I was too old, too tall and all that. But later on, they decided to go older for the part. When I went in to read for it, it was all pretty young kids, younger than me, like 14, 15. I don’t even know exactly what the character was supposed to be, but he’s 15, 16 now.

SUN: Have you read the book [I Suck at Girls by Justin Halpern]?

C.B.: Yeah, it’s funny, very funny.

SUN: What’s it like working with Christopher Meloni and Rachael Harris as your on-screen parents?

C.B.: Those two are fucking hilarious.

Chris is a machine. He comes in every day and he’s really cool to everybody and he just pumps out great take after great take. He’s a really funny guy. And Rachael’s awesome, too, she’s really quick, and they’re always switching things up, just kind of improving and trying different stuff out. So it’s cool to be around really smart people.

SUN: Does working on the show make you nostalgic for the ’90s at all?

C.B.: I mean, like I was barely conscious for the ’90s. I just remember ’90s cars were pretty lame; the music was not bad at all. The clothes were very comfortable. They weren’t all tight. Just big pants and big shirts; I really liked all the clothing.

SUN: Including that heat censor shirt?

C.B.: Oh yeah, that was pretty sweet.

I couldn’t believe it when I saw that

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thing. It was so weird.

SUN: A lot of the ’90s should probably stay in the ’90s...

C.B.: Yeah … that was my gut feeling on that one.

SUN: So I’m going to ask you a personal question. What was your actual first kiss like?

C.B.: Oh, my actual first kiss? Well, first like make-out sesh. First kiss was on a playground. I was kind of like kissraped by this girl who just came out of nowhere and just kissed me on the lips, and I was just appalled that she did such a thing. It was kindergarten or something; it was funny. My first make-out session was in a coat closet. It was some person’s birthday party or something like that. I don’t really member what it was, but it was in a coat closet, and the girl’s friends kind of forced me into it. And I was terrified. It was awesome. I was so stoked afterwards. “It felt so crazy; it was like all soft!”

SUN: That kind of sounds a little bit like your on-screen first kiss where your friends made you do it. So if you could work with anyone, who would it be?

C.B.: Oh shoot, it’s between Woody Harrelson and Matthew McConaughey. I hear those dudes are really, really cool, and from what I’ve seen they seem like they know what’s up.

SUN: Any advice for budding young actors? We have a big performing arts program here.

C.B.: Make your own stuff. That’s pretty much the only way to do it. It’s in your control. Being an actor pretty much leaves everything in the hands of others, which is never a great idea. I’m so fortunate, like this shit does not happen. I can’t believe it happened. It’s fucking one in a billion. But, producing your own content is just the way to go these days.

It’s what’s happening; the whole market is changing in media. You just gotta be making your own stuff, be getting your own material out there, giving yourself the role you think you’d play, the role that you’re right for. That’s the only way to go,

and by the time you do all of that, you’ll decide that acting is whack and you want to be a director!

SUN: You did theater as well, right?

C.B.: I started out doing all kinds of theater when I was a kid. I did this play in New York that was pretty much the reason why I even decided I should mess around in LA. It gave me a little bit of confidence, a little momentum.

SUN: What was the play?

C.B.: It was the last full-length play that Tennessee Williams wrote before he died, and it had just been finally cut together and premiered. It’s called, In Masks Outrageous and Austere. I really hate seeing the title every time I have to, because it’s so weird and no one ever understands what I’m saying. It was a crazy, crazy play. I played a, ahh man, I don’t know, I don’t even know still what the role was exactly. I just know I was wearing a yellow raincoat with nothing underneath and I ended up wearing lipstick and my only lines when I said anything, it was just “Coo.” And I guess I was semi-mentally challenged and masturbated a lot on stage.

SUN: Yeah, that’s an experience.

C.B.: Yeah, the character’s name was Playboy, so … Yeah that’s how L.A. found me.

SUN: Do you think you’d want to go back to the stage ever or do you prefer TV acting?

C.B.: Yeah, [theater] is so satisfying.

It’s so much work and you’re so close with everybody and every night is such a thrill.

I think theater people are kind of adrenaline junkies, because why else would you do it? You get paid more with unemployment.

If you’re looking for a show that will force you to simultaneously reminisce about high school and call your parents to thank them for at least not being as crazy as Jack, be sure to tune in.

Rachel Ellicott is a junior in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. She can be reached at blogs-editor@cornellsun.com.

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On Foot: Brooklyn

Craig Shepard and Beth O’Brien ’99 at Cornell Cinema

BY KAITLYN TIFFANY Sun Arts and Entertainment Editor

From Feb. 21 to May 21, 2012, composer Craig Shepard walked a total of 780 miles through Brooklyn, N.Y. Every week for 13 weeks, Shepard used these walks to compose a new piece, to be performed at week’s end in an outdoor public space. The walks were open to public participation, with caveats of silence, prohibition of cell phones and the absence of interpersonal communication of any kind, including gesturing and eye contact. Photographer Beth O’Brien ’99 followed on bicycle to photograph the route of the walk, the participants and the spaces they walked through. She also used shutter-release photography to document the public performances and create time-lapse video sequences. Tonight at Cornell Cinema, O’Brien and Shepard will present photos and field recordings from some of the Brooklyn performances, to be accompanied by Shepard’s live performance of the resulting music pieces.

Dubbed by The Brooklyn Rail as an effort to “[transform existence] through deliberate challenges to ingrained responses to everyday life,” the project places Shepard in his natural territory, committing the natural and generally fruitless act of walking to work, and encourages creativity to become a part of the daily routine. The Sun spoke with Shepard and O’Brien ’99 about the project, Shepard’s upcoming talk at the Just About Music residence hall and the pressing concerns facing young artists and musicians today.

THE SUN: As a basis to familiarize people with the project, could you explain a little bit about what inspired it?

CRAIG SHEPARD: The short answer to that was that there was a clear problem of how to find time in my day to do creative work. The long answer is that a friend had suggested that I bloom where I was planted, and as I live in Brooklyn, I needed to commit to a daily structure in the place that I live, in the life that I was living, in order to carve out some time. As I looked at my day, I realized I was spending an hour to an hour and a half getting back and forth to the office every day. And I thought, how could I make that into time that is usable for creative work? By walking to work I was able to find three hours a day of usable creative time.

SUN: How did you make the decision to incorporate the photos, how did Beth become a part of the project?

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BETH O’BRIEN: When I met Craig and learned about his first project, I was immediately intrigued … One of the ways that I photograph is, I like to just walk, walk around in the city or wherever I am, and just photograph. And so, his project in Brooklyn seemed like a really good opportunity for me to continue to photograph that way, but also within the structure of his project. I find it helpful for creative work to have parameters that I work within. And so, I had been photographing in New York, outside, for years before I met Craig. This project afforded me the opportunity to really specifically explore and photograph Brooklyn and to cover a lot of the parts of Brooklyn that I hadn't gone to yet.

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SUN: I know you're speaking at a residence hall at Cornell this week about collaborative creativity, but also the Daily Sun is hosting a panel about the future of the Arts and Humanities a few days later. I don't know if you have a comment or a message you'd like to convey to people my age, students, who are trying to decide if pursuing a career in the Art world is worth the time and money, especially here at a bigger university.

People are trying to answer those questions when the option of pursuing something more “practical” is right there across the quad in applied economics or pre-med or something.

C.S.: I will be addressing in my talk at Just About Music, referred to as JAM, how to work effectively in collectives, or creative groups. So there will be some specific suggestions for, especially young artists/musicians, and that's open to all, not just to music, but also the other Arts. And that comes from my experience working with the Wandelweiser group …

What I can say in a general way is beware, be careful of the situations you place yourself in as an artist. I can't speak to the specific cases; it really depends on what a student's aim or goal is, so if they're primarily interested in music, and what they want to do is create something that is true and has meaning in the lives of others, that is an artistic goal. If you're specifically calculating, and that goal has specific needs for it, I believe a young artist or musician needs some form of mentoring, someone who has been there before and done it before them. They need a common practice, they need to develop a set of music and musical language … They need a place where there are

other young musicians who are interested in at least some of the things that they're interested in. They need to have a common ground for having a musical experience … If what they're interested in doing is primarily in music I would suggest that students take a look at where those situations take place …

B.O.: Being a Cornell University graduate, with a BFA, I certainly thought long and hard about the questions of whether or not that would go right. It's difficult, because ... there are a couple of things that an artist needs, in order to create work, and time is one very important thing. And it’s finding a way to structure your life so that not only can you pay rent, and your bills, but you also have generous portions of time to work on your art. And, I guess that's something that a lot of artists have to struggle with ... finding a way to basically support themselves, and also to create their art, particularly if they're interested in forms of art and ideas in art that aren't necessarily translated into commercial success. In a capitalist system it comes down to that question: Are you creating something that's going to create a profit for you that you can live off of?

There's numerous interesting, vital and meaningful art-making practices that don't translate well into that paradigm.

Craig Shepard spoke Monday at the Just About Music program house. Beth O’Brien ’99 and Craig Shepard will present videos and live music from On Foot: Brooklyn at Cornell Cinema at 7:30 p.m. tonight. Tickets will be sold at standard Cornell Cinema pricing.

Kaitlyn Tiffany is a junior in the College of Agriulture and Life Sciences.

She can be reached at arts-and-entertainment-editor@cornellsun.com.

And on the Fifth Year It Rose Again

hese days, it seems, the television delicious pies and having a smile that industry has adopted the melts hearts, also has the power to wake Tinkerbell policy: If you wish the dead with a touch of his finger. hard enough, give up a bit of your Touch a dead thing once, it comes to money and pray to the Ghost of life. Keep a dead thing alive for more Television-Shows-Past, your favorite TV than 60 seconds, something else must show can be revived. Arrested die to take its place. Touch a dead thing Development was saved by the gods of a second time and it’s dead forever.

Netflix, Veronica Mars came back via Working with private investigator Kickstarter and now, with a touch of a Emerson Codd (Chi McBride), Ned lets finger, Pushing Daisies is to be resurrect- murder victims solve their own case in ed. Don’t start freaking out yet: The under a minute, allowing Emerson and movie/musical is still in the “discussion” phase, but anyone who has been missing their seat in The Pie Hole can start to celebrate — creator Bryan Fuller has gone on record saying that one Marissa or both are likely in Tranquilli the future.

Pushing Daisies is NICHOLAS PARISI /SUN STAFF ILLUSTRATOR among the ranks of the classically-mourned Firefly and Freaks Ned to collect the reward. When Ned’s and Geeks, shows that were cancelled far childhood sweetheart, “lonely tourist” before their time and that live out their Charlotte “Chuck” Charles (Anne syndication only in the back alleys of Friel), is murdered on a cruise ship, Ned Tumblr. While shows like How I Met just can’t bring himself to touch her Your Mother, formulaic comedies that back dead. And though the grave-robstopped being funny at least three sea- bing funeral director drops dead “mystesons ago, continue to shove themselves riously” to take her place, Ned takes upon us, Pushing Daisies was cancelled Chuck home on the condition that they in 2009 after only two seasons. The can never touch. They, of course, fall in show centers around “the pie-maker” love and this addendum on their relaNed (Lee Pace) who, apart from making tionship is both adorable and amusing

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for viewers.

Amongst the gems of the cast are McBride’s stress-knitting PI, the waitress with an unrequited burning passion for Ned (Kristin Chenoweth) and a duo of shut-in, ex-famed synchronized swimming sisters with a shared love of ornithology and cheese (Ellen Greene and Swoosie Kurtz). These sisters, Chuck’s Aunts Lily and Vivian, help maintain the balance in each episode between murder-solving and human interest. The show is never just about the murder, and dramas that arise amongst the leading cast are not solely derived from their crime-solving, as is the case with so many crime shows. As Emily Gilmore might add: “I don’t find forensic work quite as fascinating as the rest of the world.”

Pushing Daisies was a quirky gem amongst the pile of run-of-the-mill television shows. It was highly stylized, residing in its own bright world which never sought to hide its constructed nature: Set pieces and effects intentionally and beautifully unreal. Though The Pie Hole, Ned’s pie restaurant, does maintain a realistic feel, stepping out of the doors allowed the characters to enter a world which the writers constructed to bend to their will and to give the set designers the full range of imagination.

While Fuller is busy with Hannibal, he isn’t giving up on his beautiful little corner of the world in the town of Couers d’Couers, and has gone on record saying

that he has spoken to writer Barry Sonnefield recently about the potential film.

There were so many things they attempted to resolve in those last five minutes of the show, and though done with the characteristic pizazz we came to love, the swift cancellation made the ending incredibly rushed and anticlimactic. Season two left notable plot threads dangling, including Chuck’s exdead father running around and Ned’s dead-beat dad somehow haunting The Pie Hole. And though the image of the bandage covered, 20-years-dead man stealing Ned’s car and running wild was amusing, the lack of resolution there was … concerning.

The relationships forced in those last moments needed time to breathe and develop, so the fact that there is going to be a movie, musical or both is one of the greatest pieces of news to drop this month. If you haven’t seen the show yet, now is your time. Amazon Prime has both seasons up for viewers so you can be prepared when Olive Snook: The Musical or The Pushing Daisies Movie make their grand appearance. The facts are these: Pushing Daisies is coming back and everyone, I mean everyone, needs to get pumped.

Marissa Tranquilli is a junior in the Colleges of Arts and Sciences. She can be reached at mtranquilli@cornellsun.com. Guest Room appears every Tuesday.

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SPORTS

Icers Prepare for NCAA Tournament WOMEN’S ICE HOCKEY Continued from page 16

and it didn’t need to happen right away. For the first minute they were firing it out, but finally we were able to set up, and luckily, Emily Fulton found the back of the net. So it was huge to tie the game up, resettle ourselves and refocus going into the second period.”

After taking a 2-1 lead, Harvard responded with three consecutive goals to take a two-goal lead. Junior forward Jillian Saulnier scored to trim the lead to one late in the second, and the Red scored three unanswered goals in the third to seal the win. According to Gagliardi, it was crucial for the Red to shrink Harvard’s lead and regain the momentum before the end of the second period.

“I think we were disappointed to give up three goals in the second, but to come back and respond was huge for us,” she said. “Going into the third, the coach told us that we’ve come back before, and look, I don’t care if we win this game 6-5, we’re going to have to score as many goals as we can and make a comeback. We’re really happy with the way we responded when we were down. We just never gave up and kept attacking, pucks went our way and we got the win.”

The game against the Golden Knights featured far less scoring, with the game’s only goal coming from Cornell’s Cassandra Poudrier late in the first. Cornell protected that lead until the end to capture the title.

According to junior forward Jill Saulnier, the Red needed good offensive and defensive play to prevent Clarkson’s powerful offense from scoring.

“Clarkson is one of the best offensive teams in the nation, so to keep them off the board was huge for us and its a big confidence booster,” she said. “Obviously we had great defensive play but also good offensive play, because we were able to keep pucks not only out of our net, but out of our end as well. Making sure we just took care of the puck, didn’t panic and stuck to the little things helped us get the job done.”

According to Saulnier, the ECAC tournament was an important accomplishment, but the ultimate stage of the national NCAA tournament is still ahead.

“Winning the ECAC was our focus last weekend and we’re really happy that we got it done,” she said. “But obviously the main goal as an NCAA hockey player is the championship at the frozen four. We have time to enjoy the moment, but we also need to focus on the NCAA tournament coming up next weekend.”

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

Jets Cut Holmes After Four Seasons Together NEW YORK (AP) — Tone Time is over for the New York Jets.

The Jets parted ways with wide receiver Santonio Holmes on Monday, cutting the talented but injury-plagued playmaker after four seasons.

The move, which had been expected, saves the Jets $8.25 million, which Holmes was due to make as his base salary this season.

He was also scheduled to have a $10.75 million cap number, a lofty total for a one-time Super Bowl MVP who has struggled with injuries and inconsistency the last two seasons.

The Jets also released cornerback Antonio Cromartie on Sunday, clearing $17.75 million of salary cap space before the NFL’s free agency period starts Tuesday. New York could also save another $8.3 million if they cut quarterback Mark Sanchez, who missed last season with a shoulder injury.

Holmes, who turned 30 last Monday, had 23 catches — the second-lowest total of his career — for 456 yards and a touchdown in 11 games last season. He missed five games midway through the season with a hamstring injury. Holmes played in just four games in 2012 and was sidelined for several months after suffering a career-threatening foot injury.

In December, Holmes said he would be willing to restructure his contract to remain a member of the Jets, adding that how much of a pay cut he’d be asked to take probably wouldn’t play into his decision to want to stay.

“I appreciate Tone’s contributions over the last four seasons,” coach Rex Ryan said in a statement. “I’ve always admired his knack for making the clutch play. He’s a tremendous competitor who wants the ball in his hands when the game is on the line. I wish him nothing but the best.”

Holmes signed a five-year, $45 million deal before the 2011 season after a solid first year with the Jets, who acquired him from Pittsburgh for a fifth-round draft pick. He agreed to restructure his contract in March 2012, when he took a $3.5 million cut to his scheduled base salary of $11 million for last season.

Holmes was a controversial figure at times during his tenure with the Jets, butting heads with Sanchez and the team’s offensive linemen during the 2011 season. In the season finale at Miami, he got into an argument with offensive tackle Wayne Hunter in the huddle and was benched for the rest of the game.

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SPORTS

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

DiMagno Nabs Rebound Record in Tough Final Weekend

By JOEL COOPER Sun Staff Writer

The women’s basketball was unable to end its 201314 season on a high, losing to Princeton Friday, 69-46, and Penn the following day, 50-43. The Red was coming off the back of mixed results over the last couple of

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Record holder | Senior Allyson DiMagno holds the Red program record with 938 rebounds. She is also the first Cornell woman to reach 1,200 points and 900 rebounds in her career.

weekends, where the team beat Brown and Dartmouth Red’s lead to just one point with 17:54 to go. Penn but fell to Harvard and Yale. then flew into the lead thanks to a 17-2 run that “Coming into this weekend, we really wanted to try Cornell never recovered from. With the score at 50-37, to make some noise in the league as we were playing the Cornell launched one last attack in the never-say-die top two teams,” senior Alyson DiMagno said. “In prac- style that has characterized the team’s season, but were tice we really focused on just finding a way to get things unable to take advantage of several opportunities and done, such as playing better post defense or having bet- the game ended, 50-43. ter ball pressure on the perimeter. For this team, it was “Unfortunately in the second half, we went on a all about really working on trying to improve the little long scoring drought which allowed Penn to build a things as we went into our final weekend.” lead that we couldn’t overcome,” DiMagno said.

The Red fell short against a strong Princeton team “Much of this wasn’t due to anything that Penn did, as that had already beaten the women once this season. I thought we executed well during this stretch and got good looks at the basket that we Cornell was slow to get going and by unfortunately didn’t knock down.” eight minutes in, Princeton had built CORNELL @ PRINCETON Cornell ends its 2013-14 season at a 20 point lead. The Red, led by fresh14-14 overall and 6-8 in the Ivy man Kerri Moran and senior Shelby 46 69 League. The team says goodbye to five Lyman, tried to fight back, and made Game: 2 ND F INAL 1 ST seniors, as Stephanie Long, Aspen it a 15 point contest with just over 29 46 17 Chandley, Joelle Davidson, Lyman five minutes left in the half. Cornell 32 69 and DiMagno will depart. DiMagno, Princeton’s solid defense and well exe- Princeton 37 who became the first Cornell woman cuted attack proved too much, howto reach 1,200 points and 900 ever, and the Tigers built on their 37CORNELL @ PENN rebounds in her career against 17 lead after the break to cruise to a 26 point victory.

43 50 Harvard the previous weekend, became Cornell’s all-time career According to DiMagno, the Red Game: 2ND FINAL 1ST rebounding leader this weekend, finwere let down by their own game, Cornell 17 43 26 ishing her time at Cornell with 938 allowing Princeton steal the ball regu- Princeton 21 29 50 rebounds. Despite her great achievelarly and stopping Cornell’s attack ments, DiMagno hailed her fellow dead.

“Princeton is a very good defensive team, but the seniors and coaches and sees a strong future in Cornell low score against them was due to our lack of execution women’s basketball.

“All of the accomplishments that I have had over my and allowing too many turnovers that decreased the number of looks we had on the offensive end,” time here are a direct result of the amazing teammates DiMagno said. “This combination of things definitely that I have had the chance to play with during my contributed to the low scoring output for our team that career and the amazing coaches who have pushed me each and every day, and I wouldn’t have traded this night.”

The Red appeared to have addressed these issues experience for anything in the world,” DiMagno said. against Penn, with the first half proving a much closer “The future is very bright for this team and although affair. With the game tied at nine partway through the the seniors will be moving on, it is very exciting to see first half, DiMagno inspired Cornell into an eight what this group can accomplish in the future.” point lead at halftime, 26-21.

Penn came out of the break aggressively, cutting the Joel Cooper can be reached at jcooper@cornellsun.com.

Losing Seasons Help Rookies Gain NBA Three Athletes Experience,Turn Struggling Squads Around To Compete for SHATZMAN

Westbrook the following year, the duo won just 23 games. Just a few years later, however, the Thunder gain that comes from rebuilding far won the Western Conference. outweighs the agony of a 20-62 sea- Although LeBron James won Rookie son. Take Sixers rookie Michael of the Year in 2004, the Cavs went Carter-Williams, for example. Along 35-47. They improved the following with Thad Young, the 22-year-old year, but again missed the playoffs.

6’6” point guard has been a go-to Two years later, Cleveland reached guy all season. MCW has had his ups the NBA Finals. Even the best players and downs. He has shown flashes of in the league have had slow starts to brilliance, like when he debuted with their careers. Teams like the 76ers, a near-quadruple double in a win Bucks and Jazz had no expectations against the Heat. But his shot has for this season, so the idea of getting been inconsistent, and at times, he their potential future stars plenty of has committed far too many action every night combined with the turnovers to win games. The Sixers looming prospect of receiving a high are not trying to win games, though, draft pick is an ideal situation for a and what better way for MCW to rebuilding franchise.

Michael Carter-Williams may turn into a high level guard than playing more than 30 minutes per serve as a prime example of how drasgame with a bunch of borderline tically tides can turn for an NBA NBA-caliber players around him. rookie. Of course, only time will tell, but the 76ers are The same goes currently in line for for guys like We can only wait and see a top-three draft Brandon Knight what results from this year’s pick in one of the and Trey Burke.

Constantly get- rebuilding/tanking teams, but most anticipated drafts in the last ting blown out leading up to such a talented decade. They also must not be easy possess the for these young draft, fans can be nothing Pelicans’ first players, but the other than excited. round choice, one experience they that is a probably gain simultaneously has proven to be worth it. lottery selection as well. And Experiencing losing is simply one Philadelphia has a lottery selection sitting on their bench in a suit this step on the path to greatness.

Rookies who enter the league with season in Nerlens Noel. The long, teams in rebuilding mode have gener- shot-blocking center very well may ally not fared well in their first couple debut towards the end of this season. years. Kevin Durant won 20 games in Even if he doesn’t, the Sixers could his first season with the then-Sonics. potentially enter next season with a When the team drafted Russell potential-packed starting-five similar Continued from page 16

to that of OKC a few years back.

Imagine a team with MCW, Wiggins/Parker/Exum, Harris/McDermott/Hood, Noel, Thad Young, Tony Wroten and several second round picks. Philadelphia would have gone from an utter disaster to, at the very least, one of the most intriguing, exciting young teams in the league.

We can only wait and see what results from this year’s rebuilding/tanking teams, but leading up to such a talented draft, fans can be nothing other than excited for what plays out over the next few seasons. People needn’t “feel bad” for someone like Michael CarterWilliams, for this is essentially a practice season for him to improve his game for next season when Philadelphia will likely be building chemistry while playing meaningful, nationally televised games. LeBron went through it. Durant went through it. Even Michael Jordan began his career losing more than winning. For teams like the Bucks, 76ers, Jazz, Magic and even the Celtics and Lakers, there is no better time to reap the benefits of rebuilding mode and one down season than in 2014. One of the reasons professional sports are so great is because of the continuous cycle of highs and lows that come with being a fan of a franchise, as even in the lowest of times, the excitement of the future far outweighs the pain of losing.

Ben Shatzman can be reached at bshatzman@cornellsun.com.

C.U. at NCAA Championships TRACK AND FIELD Continued from page 16

personal record to 54.32 — the No. 2 performance in school history — to place third. Wilkinson placed third in the 800m, finishing with 2:08.46.

The women’s distance medley relay, composed of freshman Delphi Cleavleand, freshman Libby Nolan, junior Corey Dowe and senior Ryan Woolley, ran for a third place finish.

“Our hunger to bounce back after a disappointing HEPS resulted in multiple great performances,” Nolan said. “We’re so happy to have ended indoor on a great note and we are pumped for the beginning of an awesome outdoor season.”

Akpaete, now No. 3 Cornell all-time in the 200m, placed 11th with a time of 24.48 in the 200m, freshman Adrian Jones — No. 9 Cornell all-time — ran 24.78. In the pole vault, juniors Jenn Markin and Eve Bishop both cleared 11-11 3/4 for thirteenth place, the No. 6 Cornell all-time performance.

With the season at an end, the next challenge is the NCAA Championships in Albuquerque on March 14-15 where seniors Montez Blair, Bruno HortelanoRoig and junior Stephen Mozia will compete against collegiate track and field’s best.

Lisa Awaitey can be reached at lawaitey@cornellsun.com.

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WOMEN’S ICE HOCKEY

ICERS CAPTURE ECAC TITLE WITH SHUTOUT

Red takes second straight crown, fourth in five years

By BEN HOROWITZ Sun Staff Writer

After a frustrating end to its regular season, in which the women’s ice hockey team failed to capture the regular season Ivy League and ECAC titles, the Red roared back in the ECAC playoff series and beat Harvard, 6-4, in the semifinals and Clarkson, 1-0, in the finals to take home the ECAC Championship title. This was Cornell’s second consecutive ECAC championship, and its fourth in five years.

According to senior defenseman and captain Alyssa Gagliardi, the “Going into Red was confident in its ability to win the ECAC and is energized and the playoffs, excited heading into the NCAA we were a National Tournament.

“We kind of had a rough end to confident the regular season, but we thought we played good games even though group.” we lost,” she said. “So going into Alyssa Gagliardi the playoffs, we were a confident group and we knew that if we kept believing, playing the full 60 minutes, playing as hard as we can, and coming together as a team, we’d be able to put together four solid wins. We’re really excited going into the NCAA playoffs next

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It only takes one | Sophomore defender Cassandra Poudrier scored the Red’s only goal in the ECAC Championship game against Clarkson.

Saturday.”

The Crimson (23-6-4, 16-3-3) took a 1-0 lead in the first period during Saturday’s semifinal, but Cornell (24-5-4, 15-4-3) tied it up late in the first on a two-man advantage. According to Gagliardi, it was critical to capitalize on that opportunity and even up

the score.

“We got the five-on-three and we had almost 1:45 with that advantage, so we knew we didn’t have to rush it too much,” she said. “We told ourselves that we had time See WOMEN’S ICE HOCKEY page 14

TRACK AND FIELD

NBA Red Squads Place First,Second Teams Enter Rebuilding Mode T

By LISA AWAITEY

all-time school time. In the 500m junior Cisco Olloqui ran 1:03.57 for fourth place The track and field teams and No. 9 all-time at made their way to Boston Cornell.

University this weekend Freshman James Gowans compete in the ECAC/IC4A crushed the freshman record Championship. Facing off by two seconds, finishing in against 45 eastern teams, the fourth place in the finals Red proved their dominance with a time of 4:06.20. with top two finishes.

“I had a ton of fun The women’s team ended despite my nerves,” Gowans the meet in second place, said. “It was great seeing just behind the University of guys on our team perform in Connecticut, scoring 64 the postseason and get perpoints — the most in sonal records. I hope that Cornell histhis race will tory. The “It was great seeing put me in a No. 19 good posin a t i o n a l l y guys on our team tion to keep r a n k e d perform in the postimproving men’s team, season and get for outdoor fresh off its and next win at Heps, personal records.” year.” took first There place with James Gowans were a mul76 points, titude of marking the first time in personal bests set during the program history where the day. In the 3000m, junior men swept both indoor David Melly set a personal championships. best at 8:22.65, as did junior The men had two events Kieran Kinnara in the prefrom sophomore Max lims of the 1000m. In the Hairston in the 60m hurdles mile, freshman Mark Tedder and freshman Austin and sophomore Ben Rainero Jamerson in the heptathlon. set bests, while sophomore For the men’s team, George Oliver set a new persenior Kinsley Ojukwu post- sonal record in the 5000m in ed a No. 2 all-time Cornell 14:39.33. performance during the preThe women had strong liminaries; in the finals, finishes from senior co-capsophomore Larry Gibson tains Emmy Shearer and placed seventh with a No. 3 Rachel Sorna, with a 1-2 in

Sun Staff Writer

he Philadelphia 76ers have yet to win a ball game since trading starters Evan Turner and Spencer Hawes last month.

It’s not as if the Sixers were even close to contenders before the trades — they were not — but the moves served as a final confirmation of the team’s plans to enter all-out rebuilding/tanking/losing-16-in-a-row-is-finewith-us mode.

Ben Shatzman Guest Column The Sixers are not alone, and as the hype for the draft continues to grow, several teams wouldn’t exactly be devastated to pile up the losses. Milwaukee bought out the contract of Caron Butler, making their already-terrible roster a little worse. For us fans of these woeful teams, watching this season’s games has been brutal. Elliot Williams clanking threes off the back iron only remains entertaining for so long.

But every professional sports team experiences a rebuilding period — some last longer than others — and once it is accepted that a season or two will be in the gutter, the potential See SHATZMAN page 15

the 3000m. The 4X400m team of junior Zena Kolliesuah, senior Ebolutalese Airewele, junior Elyse Wilkinson and sophomore Udeme Akpaete set an Ivy League record with a time of 3:36.63 and first in the

meet. The quartet dominated, crossing the finish five seconds before the nearest competitor.

Kolliesuah returned for the 400m, improving on her See TRACK AND FIELD page 15

CONNOR ARCHARD / SUN SPORTS PHOTOGRAPHY EDITOR

Taking titles | The men swept both the IC4A and Indoor Heps titles for the first time in program history.