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By AKANE OTANI Sun News Editor

Two people were killed and two were left in critical condition after a vehicle collided with a utility pole early Sunday morning on Route 13 at Cascadilla Street.

At approximately 3:54 a.m., a car was reported to have hit the utility pole near the intersection of North Fulton Street and Cascadilla Street, according to emergency radio reports. The accident “pulled lines down in the area” and caused “significant injuries,” according to the radio report.

Both survivors are in critical condition, YNN reported. One survivor was transported to a trauma center in Syracuse, while the other was transported to a hospital in Pennsylvania.

As of Sunday evening, police said that the names of the passengers could not be released until proper notifications could be made to family members.

Responders from the Ithaca Fire Department, Bang’s Ambulance Service and Ithaca Police Department aided the passen-

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Accident | Police cordoned off the scene of a car accident on Cascadilla Street Sunday. gers, a police report stated. While the “investigation is currently ongoing and all possible causes of the crash are being looked at,” the police report stated that “it is known that the speed of the vehicle did play a factor in the crash.”

As of 2:40 p.m., the area remained cordoned off by police, and the street signs for Cascadilla and North Fulton Street were dented by the impact of the car crash. A broken powerline lay on the road, and New York State Electric and Gas officials were at the scene, attempting to fix the utility pole.

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The accident appeared to have involved only one vehicle, according to police.

IPD — along with New York State Police Investigators, who are collecting specialized evidence — is currently investigating the accident, the police report stated.

After the accident, all traffic on the southbound lane of Route 13 — which enters the City of Ithaca — was diverted to Third Street, according to the radio report.

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time, calls himself an elf.

Alberta is the “Elf Organizer” for the This is the fifth Cornell Elves article in a series proProgram, a charity filing the often established in 1989 unrecognized personthat gives impoveralities of Cornell and ished children in Ithaca.

Tompkins County William Alberta school supplies, M.S. ’77 drives a clothes and toys.

1966 Chevy truck, The program ALBERTA M.S. ’77 maintains an organstarted when Alberta ic vegetable garden — who retired from with his wife, collects antiques from the 50’s and, in his spare See ELVES page 5

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By JONATHAN SWARTZ Sun Contributor

This year, Ithaca is on pace to see the lightest snowfall in its history. Only 21.1 inches of snow have fallen this year, compared to the current record low of 25.1 inches in the winter of 1918-19.

Global warming, though real, may not be the primary reason that this Ithaca winter has been one of the warmest yet, according to Prof.

Arthur Degaetano, earth and

atmospheric sciences.

“We cannot attribute this winter to global warming,” Degaetano said. “However, this winter is typical of the type of winters we expect to see in the next 50 years due to global warming … global warming likely made this winter a bit warmer than it would have been without global warming. It was one small factor.”

Degaetano said that Ithaca has had warmer temperatures because cold air was trapped in Canada and

Alaska and could not move southward into the continental United States.

Because La Niña conditions occurred in the tropical Pacific Ocean this winter, water in the central Pacific Ocean reached colder than normal temperatures, Degaetano said. This phenomenon affected the atmospheric circulation across the northern hemisphere, causing drought conditions See WEATHER page 5

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For his work founding the Cornell Law School’s first study abroad program in France, Prof. John J. Barceló III, international and comparative law, was handed on April 2 the highest honor a non-French citizen can receive from the country: the medal of the French Legion of Honor.

In early January, Barceló

received the news of his honor in a letter from Nicolas Sarkozy, the president of France, according to a University press release.

Sarkozy named Barceló a chavalier, or knight, in the “Ordre national de la Legion d’honneur,” or French Legion of Honor.

Previous American recipients of the French Legion of Honor award include Toni See FRANCOPHILE page 4

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C.U.United Way Exceeds Fundraising Goal

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ing them achieve it.

“We knew it would be hard, but the community, Cornell, has a very, very strong tradition of supporting the county campaign,” Streeter said. “So we were optimistic. Our community responded.”

Fundraising for the goal involved a campus-wide effort.

About 13,000 pledge cards asking for donations were given to Cornell faculty, including a group of retirees. All contributions were voluntary, he said.

“It takes everyone in our com-

Exceeding its fundraising goal of $805,000 this year, Cornell United Way, an organization that raises money to support human services agencies in Tompkins County, has surpassed its largest annual goal to date. It raised $15,000 more in its fundraising campaign than it did last year.

Cornell United Way is a subgroup of the United Way of Tompkins County, which supports 42 member organizations and numerous nonprofits in the “It takes everyone in our community to area and strives to better lives by ral- work toward the goal we set.” lying the “caring power” of the Margarite Cornwell community. It allocates the munity to work toward the goal money it raises “based [on a] vol- each year that we set for the unteer-based review and decision United Way, and it creates a process,” according to Paul brighter future, hopefully to be Streeter, chair of the Cornell passed on down the road, as each United Way Campaign. year the goal gets bigger and big“One hundred percent of the ger,” said Margarite Cornwell, money raised is spent within our campaign ambassador for the community,” Streeter said. admissions and financial aid diviStreeter and other on-campus sion of Cornell United Way. “It’s volunteers set their goal this year helping our children, the youth, “expecting to exceed it.” the community.”

“It just felt like a goal of Cornell United Way also $805,000 was, sure, a bit of a receives help from volunteers stretch, but not too much,” working on its student campaign, Streeter said. “We thought we which is led by co-chairs Jessica could hit it.”

Zhao ’12 and Alan Workman ’13.

Additionally, Streeter said, the “They do a tremendous job, group set its fundraising goal students as a whole,” Streeter said. believing members of the commu- “But it’s really their leadership that nity would be supportive in help- brings this about, and we wouldn’t

make our campus goal without their effort.”

Zhao said the student campaign raises an estimated $30,000 to 35,000 annually through oncampus student-targeted fundraisers, such as A Capella United in the fall and Duff Ball in the spring.

“I think that all the work we do, whether it’s in the Ithaca town or on campus, is really intertwined,” she said. “This is such a wonderful opportunity to help strengthen that relationship.”

Streeter said that next year’s goal will not be set until this summer. Though setting an aggressive goal remains important, he said, it must also be realistic.

The University and the United Way of Tompkins County work together closely in their fundraising efforts. For instance, the two groups collaborate using databases that track people who receive pledge cards in order to minimize the “duplication of effort,” according to Linda Charles, customer service representative at the Cornell Business Service Center.

“I just see [the relationship] getting stronger, and I just see more awareness being raised, whether it’s on campus through the events that are going on or the administration,” Zhao said.

Charles said that as the campaign began to draw to a close, he was nervous about the group’s ability to meet its fundraising goal. Still, “we pulled it off,” he

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said.

Zhao echoed Charles, but added that she was ultimately impressed by the community’s support for the campaign.

“Sometimes, when you do look at the number, it seems so large you’re not really entirely sure how it’s going to happen, but we met the goal that was set before,” she said. “It’s really amazing how

people really step up and work toward the goal and the campaign.”

Despite the fact that Cornell United Way often exceeds its yearly goal, Cornwell said that this year’s campaign was particularly exciting.

Lianne Bornfeld can be reached at lsb233@cornell.edu.

Greater Variety of Food Linked to Eating More, Cornell Prof Says

By LUCY MEHRABYAN Sun Contributor

When signing up for meal plans freshman year, many students wonder why they enter

dining halls and leave with the dreaded freshman 15. Prof.

David Levitsky, psychology and nutritional sciences, says that the availability of a greater variety of foods is linked to eating more

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Battling the bulge | With the many options offered at a Sunday brunch in Alice Cook House, it is easy to pile a lot onto a plate.

and thus, weight gain.

One of the studies that Levitsky conducted showed that if a subject eats small portions, he will not compensate by eating more later, resulting in weight loss. Another study that Levitsky recently published showed that the greater variety in foods that are available, the more the person will eat.

In one experiment, Levitsky gave subjects either separated vegetables or stir fry made from a combination of vegetables and told them to eat as much as they wanted. He found that when all the food was served at once as stir fry, people ate less. “[The] reason for that is evolutionary,” Levitsky said. “We never evolved with refrigerators, so when food was available you had to eat it. Therefore, when we see more foods, we want to eat those foods.”

Brandon Zipper ’13, a nutritional science major who is studying variables that affect eating behavior and body weight control with Levitsky, said that in his research, he has found that many college students base their diets off of three main factors: time, effort and price.

Students have a wide variety of options, from chicken wings to salad, at Cornell’s dining halls, which Zipper said gives the students the ability to make healthier choices.

“Those who choose to eat healthy by consuming a balanced and varied diet of different vegetable, fruits, whole grains and lean meats, while avoiding unhealthy foods that are high in

fat and simple sugars, can do so,” mental and biological factors in Zipper said. “However, the controlling food intake. Levitsky majority of students still decide approaches his research from to eat poorly, even when present- both an academic perspective — ed with alternative options.” how people regulate their body Students who regularly dine weight — and a practical peron campus seem to agree with spective — what people can do Zipper. about their body weight.

Katy Winkler ’14 said she freUnlike Levitsky, many quently eats at the dining halls researchers in the field believe on West Campus. When asked that eating is a biologically based whether Levitsky’s research behavior that is controlled by would have any effect on college brain mechanisms. These students’ diets, Winkler said she researchers believe that if a chemdoes not expect it to because stu- ical mechanism controls intake, dents tend to make “The buffet style is very appealing for impulsive choices at students, and they tend to make the the dining decision in the moment.” hall.

“I think Katy Winkler ’14 the buffet style is very appealing for stu- then a chemical that controls this dents, and they tend to make the brain activity can be sold to the decision in the moment based on public, allowing them to lose what they see in the dining hall,” weight, Levitsky said. she said.

But Levitsky said that so far, Levitsky, however, offered a this kind of research has been different explanation as to why unsuccessful, because a chemical students eat poorly in dining mechanism does not only affect halls. eating behavior — it also has an “The more you put on your effect on other biological sysplate, the more you will eat. It is tems. a fundamental behavior that is “If we develop a chemical that hard to get away from,” Levitsky specifically affects one behavior said. like eating, it will affect many Levitsky said that losing other systems. That is the whole weight will help reduce obesity- problem with our pharmaceutirelated health conditions, as well cal approach to disease treatas money spent on treating these ment; one day, we are going to problems. realize how crude we are in our “We have to know ... the approach to medicine,” Levitsky causes of increased body weight said. in order to treat it,” he added.

Other researchers are also Lucy Mehrabyan can be reached investigating the role of environ- at lm592@cornell.edu.

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“It came as a complete surprise, a bolt out of the blue, and I’m still feeling flabbergasted,” Barceló said in the press release. Barceló — who was credited with strengthening ties between France and the U.S. — received the medal in a private ceremony in Ithaca. The medal was presented to him by François Delattre, French ambassador to the U.S. “Professor Barceló has been at the center of the Law School's growth in international and comparative law… Barceló is richly deserving of this honor,” said Stewart Schwab, dean of the law school, in the press release.

Delattre said that Barceló was instrumental in creating the dual degree program — a partnership between Cornell Law School and Sorbonne Law School in Paris. It is one of only two established between an American law school and a French law school, according to the press release.

Cornell Law School first launched the

study abroad program with Sorbonne Law School in Paris in the early 1990s.

Barceló said that the early 1990s was a great time for launching the program because of the political atmosphere, as many leaders expected globalization occurring around the world.

“If you can recall, the communist system ended around this time [early 1990s] in Eastern Europe,” he said in an interview with The Sun. “There was even more reason to expect increase in globalization in the world because former East European communist countries were no longer communist.”

In 1992, Cornell Law School was given an endowment for the international program by Leo Berger J.D. ’56.

Barceló said that France was the “logical” country of choice to open up an international program because of the country’s broad influence on legal systems throughout the world.

“There are two major legal systems in the world: the Anglo-American common law system, which applies to commonwealth countries, and the Continental civil law system, which applies to the majority of countries around the world,

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including France,” he said.

Since the U.S. follows the common law system, Barceló said that it was important to launch the law school’s study abroad program in a country that practiced a different system such as France.

Barceló said that the French law system is influential not only in France but also in other parts of the world, such as West Africa, the Middle East, Asia and several Latin American countries.

“Many systems are frequently very heavily influenced by the French legal system,” Barceló said.

Furthermore, Barceló said that it was important that students in the study abroad program were exposed to both a different culture and a language that was relatively commonly studied as a second language. “[Paris] is the most culturally rich, beautiful city in the world to which all people want to travel … and French was the language that students would have an ability to speak or have an interest in,” Barceló said.

Barceló also attributed his interest in France to his upbringing in New Orleans.

“If you grew up in New Orleans, everything French is respected and appreciated,” he said. “We have French terms that are not used in other parts of the U.S., like beaucoup this and beaucoup that, [or] Laissez Les Bon Temps Roulez,” Barcelo said.

Even his wife, Barceló said, shared an interest in French culture.

“Turns out that my wife is as much of a Francophile as I am,” Barceló said. “We chose the day of our wedding to be July 14 [Bastille Day] so that all of France would celebrate the same day we would celebrate.”

Barceló has been a member of Cornell’s faculty for more than 40 years, joining Cornell’s faculty at the age of 28 as an assistant professor in 1969. Looking forward, Barceló said that he would like to see the law school’s international program grow in the future. “[The international program] is much more elaborate, rich and vigorous [a] program than it was then,” he said. “It is likely to continue to grow in the future.”

Jinjoo Lee can be reached at jinjoolee@cornellsun.com.

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Cornell Elves Helped 966 Children — Highest No. Ever — in 2011 ELVES

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his position as the director of the Career Development Office in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences last week — had the idea to put money raised in his office for a holiday gifts exchange to another use.

“We partnered with Enfield Elementary School, and the school nurse and some other people were wonderful,” Alberta said.

“They were doing so much that their job didn’t require them to do for these poor kids.”

He said that Cornellians are largely not aware of the poverty that exists in neighboring areas.

“Some of [the children] would come [to school] with a summer jacket on harsh freezing winter days,” he said of the children at Enfield Elementary School, which is in Ithaca.

The Cornell Elves Program connected school nurses and social workers from Enfield with an Elf Leader, a volunteer who lives in the area, according to Alberta. The program has grown over the years, with the

number of schools it partners with increasing from one in 1989 to 31 this year, Alberta said.

“We added schools, basically, as someone would say that ‘I live in Moravia and drive in each day and we need to help there. Can we start a program there?’” he said. “I would say, ‘Would you like to be the leader for Moravia?’ … and that’s how I got my leaders.”

This year, the program helped a record of 966 children.

“We have fundraisers going on in the community or different organizations coming together to wrap presents,” Alberta said. “I think most of the elves are Cornellrelated, but we are getting more and more [of the] community involved.”

Alberta, whose daughter is teaching children who have special needs at a school in New Orleans, said he feels that many parents want their children to get involved with Cornell Elves “to teach them that the holidays are about not just thinking about oneself, but other people.”

Cornell Elves has also branched out to start a “Summer Backpack program” that provides “needy kids with new backpacks

filled with school supplies,” Alberta said.

“Before, we had reports that [students] were coming to school with a plastic bag and a few pens,” Alberta said. “Imagine how tough it is on a kid when they are told that they need to bring these things in and they can’t.”

Alberta recalled the moment he first delivered wrapped presents in huge transparent bags as a “Delivery Elf” to the children at Enfield Elementary School.

“Their eyes were so wide and they were smiling so much,” Alberta said. “It just made me realize that, gosh, it was magic here. It kind of choked me up to see how happy they were.”

Alberta said he calls the program’s volunteers “elves” because they work “behindthe-scenes” and “don’t need to meet the people that they help.” Though the Elves do not get to meet the children they help in order to maintain the program’s confidentiality, they do get feedback from parents and children, according to Alberta. “‘You don’t know what it meant to have your help and dedication this year at Christmas time!,’” one parent wrote to Cornell Elves, according to Alberta. “‘This

year was tough, and without the help of caring people like you, it would have been even worse. Thank you so much for helping me to put a smile on my son’s face this year!’”

“My favorite letter said, ‘Dear Santa, I know I have been bad, but can I still get presents?’” Alberta said. “It is [written in] the scratchy handwriting of a kid [who] knows he has been bad and hopes that he still gets presents.”

Alberta, who grew up working at a stone quarry and was the first member of his family to attend college, said that he “fell in love with Ithaca the first time” he came to Cornell. Since then, he said has found a “wonderful place to work” as the associate director of Cornell Career Services.

“My experience has been colored mostly by [Cornell] students that I deal with,” Alberta said. “That is always my greatest love — the different dimensions they have, not just being smart with the books but [what they] accomplish outside the classroom.”

Manu Rathore can be reached at mrathore@cornellsun.com.

Global Warming Not Primary Cause of Record Low Snowfall, Prof Says WEATHER

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in the western Pacific and in the southeastern U.S. In combination with La Niña conditions, Degaetano said that the positive Arctic Oscillation prevented cold air from reaching New York State.

“Over the North Pole, the Arctic Oscillation was persistently positive,” he said. “A positive Arctic Oscillation means strong low pressure exists over the poles — this prevents cold air from moving southward out of the Arctic.”

Degaetano said that the rare combination of La Niña conditions and the positive Arctic Oscillation caused this winter to be warmer than usual.

“Although they infrequently

occur in combination, when they do winters in New York are typically very warm,” he said.

Prof. Paul Curtis, natural resources, said that these warmer New York winters have become a trend over the past couple of decades in Ithaca.

“What is important is not the weather in any single year, but the long term trends in weather. Over the last 50 years, there is a definite trend for shorter, milder winters — especially during the last decade,” he said.

Although students and faculty said they were glad that they did not have to trudge through snow to get to classes, Curtis said the warmer winter negatively alters the typical behavior of wildlife.

For instance, Curtis pointed out the impact the weather could have on insects, which could start

appearing earlier than expected.

“With the very warm weather a couple of weeks ago, ticks and mosquitoes were already active,” he said. “This is about a month earlier than usual. If warm weather continues during April and early May, this will extend the season for human and pet exposures to biting insects, mosquitoes with West Nile virus and ticks with Lyme disease.”

Because of the warmer winter season, Curtis predicted that there will be more deer on the roads around Ithaca.

“Adult female deer should have survived winter in excellent condition, meaning a higher potential birth rate for fawns this summer,” he said. “Both of these factors could lead to deer population growth and associated impacts … [such as] deer-vehicle accidents,

plant damage and Lyme disease.”

Prof. Stephen Colucci, earth and atmospheric sciences, said that although warm winters have occurred in the past, global warming has also caused this winter to be the warmest in Ithaca’s history.

“This combination has occurred before but, superimposed on the general upward trend in air temperatures — glob-

al warming — it resulted in unusually warm weather conditions,” he said. “The official forecast from the National Weather Service’s Climate Prediction Center is for a continuation of this trend, [meaning] above normal temperatures through June 2012.”

Jonathan Swartz can be reached at jbs336@cornell.edu.

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n December 2011, just before the airing of the Learning Channel’s new show, All-American Muslim, the Florida Family Association — the conservative group responsible for an aggressive campaign against the show — issued the following words: “The show profiles only Muslims that appear to be ordinary folks while excluding many Islamic believers whose agenda poses a clear and present danger to liberties and traditional values that the majority of Americans cherish.”

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The Need for Stronger Policies in the IFC

LAST MONTH, THE INTERFRATERNITY COUNCIL approved a resolution that will reward houses that show good behavior with free food on Slope Day. This resolution comes on the heels of a separate IFC resolution that will punish houses by fining them for violating alcohol policies. However, student safety should not be addressed by trivial punishments and frivolous rewards. Instead, successful policies must increase the probability that a fraternity will be caught with alcohol violations in the first place.

So far, fraternities seem to have largely ignored recent policies put in place by the administration. For example, a survey in November found that 62 percent of high-risk freshman drinkers still consumed alcohol at fraternity parties. The fact that the IFC is trying these new policies shows an admirable motivation to change the culture that exists within the Greek system at Cornell. However, we believe this culture is too entrenched to be changed by these new IFC strategies alone.

Fraternities are unlikely to change their behavior simply for the prospect of a hot dog on Slope Day or paying $10 per member for a policy violation. In fact, quantifying the violations with a fine may even backfire by reducing the moral imperative that comes with violating the policy, replacing it with a weaker economic incentive. A pair of economists studying an Israeli day care, for example, found that when fines were imposed for parents who were late to pick up their children, the number of late parents increased. The moral incentive for picking up a child on time was a stronger motivator.

To change the culture, stronger incentives than food and fines are necessary.

Fortunately, these incentives already exist. The threat of losing recognition from the University is a powerful motivator, as is the threat of banning the fraternity from hosting social events. However, even with these harsh incentives, fraternities continue to break the rules. This is most likely due to the fact that fraternities perceive that they will not be caught violating the policies. Additionally, the challenge of enforcing these violations has grown, as these fraternities have increasingly conducted their activities at unregulated annex parties in Collegetown.

Truly transformational policies will center on broader enforcement and increasing the chances of a fraternity being caught with a violation. While it is great the IFC is being proactive and actively seeking to change the culture, stronger policies are necessary for the IFC to be successful.

lation. As I read these and other hateful comments from the likes of Rush Limbaugh and Robert Spencer, I wonder if this is indeed the perception that a significant portion of the American population holds about Muslims.

The brutal killing of an IraqiAmerican woman last week that is suspected to be a hate crime and the recent surfacing of details showing that the New York Police Department systematically spied on innocent Muslim students hint at an underbelly of distrust of Islam and those who practice it.

As a Muslim, the Quran teaches me that when faced with fear and hatred, perseverance and active involvement are the best paths. Indeed, the Quran states, “it is righteousness … to be firm and patient in pain and adversity and throughout all periods of panic” (2:177). How will I personally show perseverance and firmness and change the negative perceptions of my religion?

I believe the answer lies in education.

It is human nature to fear that with which we are unfamiliar, and while many Americans are familiar with the violent

involvement in American social and political life, these citizens are slowly changing the way in which Muslims are regarded in America.

It is matter of personal pride for me to acknowledge that my fellow Muslim students in the Cornell community are also making significant changes in the perception of Muslims on Campus. The Muslim Educational and Cultural Association had been intricately involved in breaking stereotypes with such events as the Eid Banquet last Fall and Islam Awareness Week, which is taking place this week.

Furthermore, the Islamic Alliance for Justice and the Committee for the Advancement of Muslim Culture have also contributed to this cause through their “All-Cornellian Muslims Banquet.”

These events are critical components in the endeavor to show the diversity within the Muslim community.

Sana Siddiqui, a junior in the College of Arts and Sciences, serves on the board of Cornell’s Muslim Educational and Cultural Association.

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Working Hard to Be Smarter Than You Think

ere’s when I think it happens the most. When some of us say that we are just no good at math. The world, we think, is neatly organized into two categories of people: those who are good at math and those who aren’t. And we just aren’t. Other times it’s organized into those who are smart and those who aren’t. And maybe then we fall on the fortunate side of the fence.

It turns out that whichever side of the fence we fall on, the real problem is erecting it.

What am I talking about? I’m talking about what Carol Dweck might call a “fixed mind-set.” For over 30 years she has been researching the effects that our attitudes toward intelligence and ability have on our behavior and success. What has she found? There is a fence. But the important one is not the one that divides the gifted from the ungifted. Rather on one side, there are those who have a fixed mind-set and view intelligence as a finite resource; they think you are born with a certain amount. Failures indicate you just aren’t smart enough and successes that you are.

And she claims that while “many people assume that superior intelligence or ability is a key to success … more than three decades of research shows that an overemphasis on intellect or talent — and the implication that such traits are innate and fixed — leaves people vulnerable to failure, fearful of challenges and unmotivated to learn.”

The problem is that when we adopt a fixed mind set, successes and failures become a mere diagnosis of our inborn talents and not opportunities to learn and

expand. Better to shy away from anything too difficult, as failure would be proof of our innate shortcomings and unseat us from our intellectual thrones. It’s a deterministic framework, where performance is inextricably linked to your luck in the great genetic lottery.

Luckily, it isn’t like that.

Because, on the other side of the fence, there are those who see intelligence as “malleable,” capable of expansion and growth through hard work and effort. And even more fortunately, these outlooks are not eternal; you can switch from one to the other.

In several studies, those induced to adopt a “growth mindset” increased their academic achievement significantly. For example, in one study, Dweck and her colleagues “taught some students study skills and how they could learn to be smart — describing the brain as a muscle that became stronger the more it was used.”

Two months later, students in this group showed “marked improvement in grades and study habits” relative to the control group, who were taught the study skills but not “Dweck’s expandable theory of intelligence.”

Dweck’s results may be even more generalizable. She offers evidence that a “belief in fixed intelligence also makes people less willing to admit to errors or to confront and remedy their deficiencies in school, at work and in their social relationships.”

A big part of our success and thriving then rests in our minds and attitudes. And we have the power to control and change those attitudes for the better. To do so, we must not only confront our individual per-

spectives, but our communal ones as well.

We all bear some collective responsibility for glorifying the myth that success belongs to the superbly talented while simultaneously deriding the value of hard work. We treat natural intelligence as some sort of virtue; but being a “try-hard” and working to overcome whatever natur-

amount of effort they put in, being told “that’s a really good score. You must have worked really hard.” The students who had their innate intellect lauded were more hesitant to do a difficult task. And when they actually had to complete that task, they felt more discouraged and questioned themselves more. Subsequently, their per-

Sebastian Deri Thought Crimes al limitations may exist is something to be embarrassed about. In reality, being born smart, to the extent which that is meaningful distinction, is about as virtuous as being born with blue eyes. Not at all.

Attitude and effort, that is praiseworthy.

And it is not only we, as students, who give undue emphasis on innate skill. Many of our professors do too. They never fail to remind us that we are all here because of how smart we are. It turns out this kind of praise is totally unhelpful. Dweck and Claudia M. Mueller conducted an experiment in which they had fifth graders complete an assignment from part of an IQ test — which most did well on. They praised some for their good performance by extolling their innate intelligence, singing adulations like “that’s a really good score. You must be smart at this.” Others had their performance praised for the

formance, relative to their results from the first assignment, dropped during an easier assignment. On the other hand, those who had their effort lauded maintained their self-assurance in the face of the difficult task and showed significant relative improvement on the subsequent easier assignment.

Sure intelligence is important. But, our beliefs about it are equally critical.

So, the next time you get a bad grade or can’t pick something up immediately don’t tell yourself it’s because you’re not smart.

It’s because you didn’t try hard enough. It would be stupid to think anything else.

Sebastian Deri is a junior in the School of Industrial and Labor Relations. He may be reached at sderi@cornellsun.com. Thought Crimes appears alternate Mondays this semester.

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hat, exactly, constitutes an adult? There are a number of things a person needs to have in order to function as an adult, certainly.

Adults are expected to be responsible, organized, hardworking, conscientious — in other words, able to make it in modern society on their own. But is adulthood simply a sum of these parts, or is it something more?

Well, in the eyes of the law, adulthood is neither.

this weekend, and I didn’t feel any more adult on my birthday than I did the day before. Choosing an age to define as “adult” like this ignores all the complexities of growing up, all of the trials and uncertainty a person has to undergo before they’re ready to set out on their own in the world and how all of this can happen at different rates. I’ve known 15-year-olds who were completely capable of living wisely and independently, just as I’ve known 20-year-olds who weren’t anywhere close. Defining an age for adulthood, then, becomes something of a guessing game.

In certain circumstances, people are afforded some privileges of adulthood for reasons The Weather Report of practicality rather than actual maturity. For example, the driving age in most parts of the country is 16 — an age that to me seems absurdly low, considering just how dangerous cars can be. Yet in most parts of the country, it’s nearly impossible to get anywhere without a car, making driving a necessary part of existence even for teenagers; in areas where car culture is much less prevalent, such as New York City, intense restrictions are placed on younger drivers, restrictions that would never pass someplace more automotive-friendly.

Yet for the most part, the age at which someone legally becomes an adult is simply something that’s accepted. 18 is the age of adulthood, and we tend to assume that’s how it’s always been (never mind the fact that it hasn’t always been like that, considering that for a good part of the world’s history it was common practice for people to marry in their early teens, and in many places still is), and because that’s when, in gen-

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Adulthood is an age. Over 18? Congratulations, you're a grown-up! Under 18? Sorry, kiddo, better go back to Tonka trucks.

There are a whole host of problems with this. One is that this legal age of adulthood is not consistent across nations, meaning that an 18-year-old who is legally an adult in the United States and then moves to Thailand (where the age of majority is 20) has their adulthood snatched out from under them. Another is that the privileges and responsibilities conferred to an adult vary, and furthermore attaining the status of an adult may not actually confer all of these privileges.

After all, in the United States, an 18-year-old is considered mature enough to serve in the military but not mature enough to have a glass of wine.

Yet the underlying issue with all of this is that these ages seem completely and utterly arbitrary. I turned 21

eral, it’s considered normal and often expected for people to move out of their parents’ house. The age of majority is something that society seemingly landed on by chance and now refuses to let go of.

Why, then, do we stick with it? In the end, it all comes down to the fact that a better option has yet to present itself. It isn’t practically possible to tailor the law individually to every single person and apportion rights and privileges differently based on different levels of maturity. How would the government tell? An exam? I don’t think it would be possible to make an exam that truly tests how mature someone is. A mandatory period of public service required in order to gain legal recognition as an adult? That might help, but it’s completely possible to come out of a public service program without having learned anything at all.

In the end, the arbitrariness of the legal age of adulthood speaks to a more general problem in how the law relates to individuals. A large-scale government simply isn’t able to give each and every person the consideration he or she deserves. This causes the government to have to generalize across populations, which invariably leads to oversights and bad judgements.

But do we really need the government to tell us when we’re grown-ups? Once we recognize that the age at which someone legally becomes an adult is essentially arbitrary, we can begin to judge our maturity based on our own standards. And when we do, we claim a bit more independence for ourselves, and thus grow just a little bit more.

Aidan Bonner is a junior in the College of Arts and Sciences. He may be reached at abonner@cornellsun.com. The Weather Report appears alternate Mondays this semester.

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Sex: The center of every teenager’s life.

Steven Sater and Duncan Sheik’s rockmusical interpretation of Frank Wedekind’s controversial 1892 play portrays the very true personal journeys of a group of teenagers as they grow into their sexuality and discover their “awakening.”

The Melodramatics Theatre Company premiered Spring Awakening on Thursday and it will run through April 14.

The musical takes on a slew of hot topics of adolescent life, from sex in general to homosexuality, masturbation, pregnancy, abortion, abuse and suicide. Although exploring such serious themes, the musical’s delicacy in transitioning from comedic, lighthearted dialogue to moments of deep reflection keeps the audience engaged and attuned to the plight of each character. It runs the gamut of emotions and situations a teenager faces with the emergence of identity. And to think that the characters’ trials and tribulations set in 1890s Germany are still applicable to teens today, makes the subject matter of the play all the more haunting.

Director Amina Omari says that “90 percent of a director’s job is casting.” Well then she at least gets an A- right off the bat. The cast is comprised of students from Ithaca College and Cornell as well as adult players from the area at large.

Although each performer has their own unique voice that they flaunt at different intervals of the show, they manage the difficult task of coalescing as one powerful unit. Songs like “My Junk” and “Left Behind” really accentuate this, as individuals shine while the chorus carries the whole.

This holds true for the acting. Ithaca College senior, Eric Hagreen, plays the nervous Moritz Stiefel intertwining

moments of sincerity and comedy with a consistent, genuine grace. And IC freshmen Coleman Hemsath and Starr Jasmine Leavitt, who play Melchior and Wendla, respectively, are also forces to be reckoned with, tackling their characters’ plot lines head-on with no hesitation. The rest of the cast cannot be overlooked; each deliv-

ers other memorable scenes that make for a true ensemble, where no one is left behind.

Omari and the rest of the crew play off the rock edge in the music and apply it to other aesthetics such as costume and lighting. As the singers’ notes echoed throughout the theater, the punk influence could

Natalia Fallas is a sophomore in the College of Arts and Sciences. She can be reached at nmf28@cornell.edu.

Bobby McFerrin 8 p.m. Saturday at State Theatre

Even those who claim to be ignorant of all things musical can tell you a thing or two about Bobby McFerrin. Of course, there’s his 1988 song “Don’t Worry, Be Happy,” which was not only the number one U.S. pop hit of the year, but also a childhood staple of our generation and generations to come. But McFerrin’s true magic is his incredible vocal range, which stretches well beyond that which most singers could hope to achieve.

Born in Manhattan to Robert McFerrin and Sara Copper, music played a large part in McFerrin’s childhood. His father was the first African American to sing regularly at the Metropolitan Opera and his mother was a soloist who performed in regional opera companies and

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not only be heard but also seen. The original Broadway show only hinted at this punk style through subtle nods, like the unorthodox male hairstyles for instance.

In Omari’s re-imagining, all characters receive a makeover. The males sport interesting hairstyles and bright, neon shoelaces that clash with the traditional late 19th century wardrobe. The girls wear bright leggings, strong makeup and hard braids, no longer innocent bystanders to the punk undertones of the play.

Lighting is also key to reaching a more rocking vibe. The use of more vibrant colors and different techniques made the show as visually rock-infused as the music and subject matter.

Overall, the Melodramatics Theatre Company displays excellent showmanship and vision to Spring Awakening, making the most of Risley Theater and the talent of each individual. But hopefully the show transcends simple entertainment. The fact that the show’s many plots remain relevant for young adults in general is a cause of concern. Sexuality is a core truth of any individual and should not remain a taboo but an accepted reality. The show urges for proper sex education for young people, so they make better decisions instead of succumbing to foolish misunderstandings and unnecessary accidents. So that when one reaches their “spring awakening,” he or she is not blinded by ignorance and fear, but guided and armed with the proper tools. It should be a policy that all parents and educators should adopt so that we evolve from our ancient rhetoric on sexuality that stumps our societal growth.

Hopefully, this musical will seem anachronistic one day instead of hitting so close to home. And if nothing else, at least there are still catchy tunes to enjoy.

in Broadway shows. This impressive legacy only heightens McFerrin’s accomplishments; besides being a 10-time Grammy award winner, he has managed to blur the boundaries between the human voice and just about every orchestral instrument. His collaboration with artists like Yo-Yo Ma on various classical pieces, such as Vivaldi’s “Concerto in D Minor for Two Mandolins,” showcase his true talent: It is nearly impossible to distinguish the mandolin from the voice, especially when the two are in unison. His performance at the State Theatre this Saturday is sure to be unlike any other concert you have ever experienced.

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Margaret Cho Bares All BRANDON OH Sun Contributor

If I could bring Margaret Cho home, I would. She is an endearing darling. Last Friday, in front of a packed audience at Bailey Hall where the local LGBT community came in full force to support her, she not only proved to be a reigning diva with full command of the stage and her audience, but also a humble lady with a charming, self-deprecating sense of humor that makes her instantly identifiable. I was ready for a raunchy night of bawdy jokes and silly banter, but Margaret Cho definitely did tug a heartstring or two with several unexpectedly poignant moments.

Margaret Cho isn’t Margaret Cho if she doesn’t crack some racist jokes, which she has full license to do given her Asian roots. Besides reprising her signature impersonation of her mom, she denounced the racial lens through which Americans viewed Jeremy Lin’s NBA success and the invisibility of Asian-Americans in the U.S. You literally want to stand up and applaud Margaret’s brainy parallel of her favorite Asian snack — a milk candy encased with a melt-in-your-mouth wrapper — with foreskin. Both entail delayed gratification.

Go figure.

But where Margaret really shines is her ability to identify with the LGBT community. There were moments where her show almost segued into a kind of talk show involving the audience in earnest conversation. She would sit on a mobile speaker and engage in some heart-to-heart banter with the front row audience, as if the fourth wall was some nonsensical concept of theatrical performance. Like a caring big sister, she would go, “Have you ever seen a vagina?” The humor doesn’t undermine her attempt to connect emotionally with you; it only peels off another layer of inhibition that you have in confiding in her. As an openly bisexual performer who admits she feels like a “transsexual deep down,” her “multi-faceted” sexu-

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al desires and escapades allow her to comfortably straddle the spheres of straight and gay audiences alike.

Cho has come a long way in her 20-year career in showbiz. Snippets of her life as a standup comedian, awash with drugs, alcohol and casual sex, flashed intermittently between jokes about low-hanging testicles and French imperviousness to low self-esteem. She’s degenerate yet worldly — the very dualism, in my opinion, that makes her such a compelling celebrity and confidant.

Her flippant attitude toward abortion is balanced by her view that abortion empowers women. We gasp that she asserts that bisexuality brings her double the sex, but we also nod inadvertently when she opines that the chances of heartache are also doubled.

Margaret hits home inspiring messages with spot-on precision, even if they sound like fluff on the outside.

While Margaret clearly shone in impromptu segments with her lightning-quick witticisms, she was occasionally guilty of mindless repetition. A poor Taiwanese boy in the front row became the constant subject of her ridicule, as she imitated his meek demeanor again and again to the point it became slightly frustrating. Several of her jokes were also recycled from some of her previous standup routines. However, her solid comic timing, slapstick facial nuances and extremely convincing impersonations of accents were sufficient for us to laugh off some of her misgivings. For those bemoaning the excessive sexual imagery in her show — and Friday’s show

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wasn’t even close to lewd by Margaret’s standards — you’ve probably signed up for the wrong show.

Amongst one of the many highlights of the show, Margaret stripped down to a cute, little pink G-string, showing off her tattoos and gyrating her butt for all to see. This dare-to-bare quality of Margaret Cho goes beyond the physical — you feel like she’s telling you her life story. What’s even more amazing, she makes you want to tell her your own life story as well.

Now, who wouldn’t want to bring Margaret Cho home?

Brandon Ho is a senior in the School of Hotel Administration. He can be reached at th387@cornell.edu.

Crushes on Dead People: Why Cary Grant Is Perfect

feel as though it is cliché to complain about celebrities today as compared with the great stars of decades past, but that is what I am going to. Specifically, I am going to discuss why no one will ever be as awesome as Cary Grant. (I just watched The Philadelphia Story for the umteenth time and it really does not get much better). They just don’t come like him anymore (with the possible exception of Jon Hamm).

For those of you who live in some underground hovel and have never heard of Cary Grant, you stink, and I’m hardcore judging you right now. Basically Cary Grant is one of the most famous actors of all time as well as one of the best. Born in Bristol, England in 1904 as Archibald Leach, Grant starred in such films as His Girl Friday, North by Northwest and Bringing Up Baby over the course of his long career.

He was twice nominated for Oscars, five times for G o l d e n Globes and in 1970 he was awarded with an honorary Oscar. The following are the five reasons why I totally have a crush on Cary Grant (even though he’s been dead for 30 years) and why everyone else should too.

1. That face. Cary Grant is the definition of handsome. He was not pretty or hot; he was a square-jawed prince charming with piercing eyes and a smile that could melt even the most hardened of hearts. He was always extremely well dressed, with a dapper style and never capable of an ugly moment. It is impossible to even picture a slovenly Cary Grant, or a bearded one.

2. That voice. When I watch The

Philadelphia Story (which, as a side-note, is possibly my favorite movie of all time), I like to close my eyes and pretend that when Cary Grant calls Katherine Hepburn “Red,” he is talking to me (I am fully aware of how dorky I am, by the way). Though he trained himself to speak in an American accent, Grant retained something of his English roots, which makes listening to him like listening to a cello on a breezy summer day. He’s got the kind of voice you expect to be saying words like “veranda” and “indubitably.”

When I narrate my life in my head — which I do from time to time — it is in Cary Grant’s silky voice. I imagine his smooth speech saying, “And then she sat alone in her room and ate Japanese food while watching Monty Python and the Holy Grail. Little did she know, that this action

Julia Moser Carrot Top Confessions would result in a less-than-excellent grade on the paper she had yet to write.”

Imagining C.K. Dexter Haven saying these words makes the action seem slightly less pathetic.

3. Funny. Despite his rugged charm and quiet dignity, Grant was surprisingly good at mocking himself. While his most critically acclaimed films were dramas, he possessed real comedic talent. In Bringing Up Baby, in which he plays a nerdy paleontologist, he is downright silly. Grant even makes a joke about the ridiculousness of his real name in Arsenic and Old Lace. Millionaire Matchmaker Patti Stanger often asks her clients to make a

list of nonnegotiables for their potential mates, which of course prompted me to think of my own nonnegotiables, and right up there with “good cook” and “not homeless” is “funny”.

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Liked strong women. Though Cary Grant is quite capable of carrying an entire film himself, his most memorable roles were ones in which he played opposite women like Katherine Hepburn, Myrna Loy and Rosalind Russel. His characters wanted an equal — someone with whom they could share a witty repartee. They were confident, independent and stubborn, qualities Grant’s characters admire. He liked that Tracy Lord thought of herself as a CARTOON BY goddess and enjoyed get- SANTI SLADE ‘14 ting in fights with her.

These are women who could hold their own and they fell for Grant because he was worthy of their precious attention.

These are women who I aspire to be like (mostly Katherine Hepburn), and the fact that Cary Grant comes with that territory is a bonus. In real life, Grant’s personal life was bit messier (he was married five times), but I prefer to not live in real life.

5. Good guy. Though he often played characters who were bossy or too proud, Grant always made it seem as though they were ultimately good guys. He communicated this through the twinkle in his eye that said to Tracy Lord or Hildy Johnson, “No matter how obnoxiously I am acting, you know you can always count on me,” or something along those lines. The fact of

the matter is that movies exist so that we can escape into another reality, and so it’s kind of irrelevant to me that I have a crush on a man who died in 1986 at the age of 82, because it’s not like I have any more a chance of being with a celebrity who is alive and more age appropriate. I’m pretty much just as likely to end up with Cary Grant as I am to end up with Paul Rudd, so I might as well continue to fantasize about the perfection that was, is and will always be, Cary Grant.

Julia Moser is a freshman in the College of Arts and Sciences. She can be reached at jmoser@cornellsun.com. Carrot Top Confessions runs alternate Mondays this semester.

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By ALEX GATTO Sun Staff Writer

Most people picture the sport of sailing in an idealistic setting — on a warm summer day, with a light wind breeze and at about midday. The thought of sailing in conditions akin to a rainstorm then, with wind speed constant at a stiff 20 miles per hour and next to no hope of sunlight, would probably keep most people inside and undoubtedly off the water. Yet if one were to travel to Cayuga Lake, head over to the Merrill Family Sailing Center and enter the Cornell sailing team’s locker room, one would be greeted by 28 sailors geared up to sail in anything that Ithaca’s weather can throw at them.

The team starts practice at 3:00 p.m., when the first cars begin to arrive at Cayuga Lake. Everyone files into the team room to check the practice plan laid out by head coach Brian Clancy, before beginning to dress for the day’s weather conditions. Neoprene drysuits are mandatory in the spring season because the water temperature of Cayuga Lake can get to as low as 37 degrees Fahrenheit and still be considered sailable conditions.

“We sail two person boats, so the skippers and crews pair off. [The pairings] change up every day,” said senior captain Phillip Alley. “There will be a set of drills … for the day. We get out on the water by 3:30 p.m. and rip right into drills. There’s really not a break until 5:30 to 5:45 p.m. So, a solid two hours of drills on the water and usually a 30 minute debrief at the end.”

Clancy’s debriefs, or “chalk-talks,” are one of the ways that the coach is transitioning the team from a studentrun club into a well-regarded sports team — an ongoing process that has taken years to complete. Clancy uses chalk talks to identify specific problems for the team to focus on, as well as to teach lessons on how to maximize boat speed and the use of tactics to win sailing races.

“To put it simply — a boat is a machine that travels through the water propelled by sails,” Clancy said. “In any given wind or sea condition, the machine can only go so fast. It’s not like a car where you can simply hit the gas pedal. … The goal of the people in the boat is to maintain that optimum speed for as long as possible around a given race course.”

On Tuesdays and Thursdays, the team begins its day

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Smooth sailing | Zander Liem steers the two-person boat with the tiller, while Erim Alhers hikes the boat as far to windward as possible, moving the crew’s body weight upwind.

with morning workouts. Everyone needs to wake up by 6:30 a.m. to be to Barton Hall by 7 a.m., where the workouts consist of cardio, core conditioning, push-ups and, most importantly, wall-sits, according to senior captain Martha Peterson “Wall-sits are super specific to sailing,” she said.

“When you’re hiking, especially in breezier conditions, you rely a lot on your body weight to kind of balance out the boat in the wind, and your quads are crushed.”

The sailing team needing to workout might seem like a strange idea to the non-sailor, according to Clancy; however, being physically fit is not just a benefit — it’s a necessity, the coach said.

“People don’t realize that sailing actually is a physical sport,” Peterson said. “It sucks getting up before 6:30 a.m., but you have to find a reason to do that, and [Clancy has] been really good at making us find that for ourselves.”

On weekends, the team travels to regattas, where it competes against varsity and club sailing programs from all over the country “You wake up on Saturday usually around 7 a.m.,” Alley said. “The report time for regattas is 9:00 or 9:30 a.m., depending on the region, and runs all the way through until 5:30 p.m. on Saturday. Sunday it’s the same deal — get there at 9 a.m. and sail until 3 p.m., when racing is called for the weekend. So, each regatta is between 12 and 16 hours of straight up sailing.”

As time-consuming as they may be, regattas offer the team a place to showcase its hard work and effort in both practices and workouts. In the fall, Cornell placed third at the 2011 MAISA Women's Fall Regatta, which was

the qualifier for the Women's Atlantic Coast Championship (ACC), as well as the women’s team’s best finish to date. Alley qualified for the ICSA Men’s Singlehanded Laser Nationals — his second time qualifying — and placed ninth out of 18 overall, which was two places better than his finish in 2010.

The spring season comes with a few particularly important regattas for the sailing team, such as the MAISA Team Race/Capt. Prosser Trophy on April 7 and the America Trophy on April 14. Being in the Top-8 boats at the America Trophy would allow Cornell to advance and compete in the ICSA National Semifinals regatta in May, while being in the Top-3 teams at the Capt. Prosser Trophy would let the team advance on to compete in the ICSA Team Race Nationals in early June.

After winning the North Spring Qualifier on March 31, Cornell’s next major competition on the horizon is the America Trophy. The team set the goal of making it to nationals for a second consecutive year at the beginning of the season, and, according to Alley, is itching to perform well at the America Trophy so as to make it to nationals.

“As a club team, we compete against varsity teams as equals,” he said. “I want [Cornell] to become a name in college sailing.”

Editor’s Note: Alex Gatto is a member of the Cornell sailing team.

Alex Gatto can be reached at agatto@cornellsun.com.

Offense Executes in Weekend Win Cornell Set to End Season M. LACROSSE

Continued from page 16

Cornell held Harvard to a scoreless second quarter, leading the Crimson in shots (25), ground balls (15) and clears (11-for-11).

Sophomore midfielder Doug Tesoriero won 11of-20 re-starts in the game, while junior Jason Noble went 0-for-3 and sophomore midfielder Cole McCormack finished 1-for-5. Despite only winning 42 percent of the re-starts, the Red gave a complete effort, according to Gilbane.

“We thought that we played hard and we thought that we played together,” he said.

“Through us playing together all over the field — all being on the same page — we were able to put a complete effort on the field and secure a victory against Harvard.”

Harvard rallied after half-time, kicking off a nine-point scoring spree. The Crimson put away five goals in the third quarter, while holding Cornell to just three. Junior Steve Mock, Lang and Van Bourgondien were all unassisted in their goals for the Red. Sophomore goalie Andrew West made three saves in the third, attempting to stave off the Crimson’s comeback.

“Harvard has a lot of talented athletes, so we know we needed to lock [its offense] down,” Lang said. “[Our defense was] aggressive with those guys and [our defenders] were able to help each other out … We stuck to our game plan.”

The defense was not the only end of the field that was executing its game plan for the day,

according to Gilbane.

“I think that offensively, everyone did their job and we played simple, smart lacrosse,” he said. “[We] hit our assignment and if everyone is on the same page and plays hard, then offensively we are able to produce some great looks at the goal.”

The final frame was an explosion offensively for both teams, as Harvard and Cornell each scored five goals in the last 15 minutes of play.

Senior midfielders Chris Langton and Scott Austin, junior attack Connor English, sophomore midfielder Mike O’Neil and Donovan scored the final five goals of the game, with Gilbane and Lang picking up one assist each.

Harvard led in shots (24), ground balls (22) and face-off wins (11-of-19) in the second half of the game. The Crimson and Red both finished with 34 grounds balls a piece, with Keith picking up six and Donovan, Lang and junior Mike Bronzino collecting four each. Bronzino also caused two turnovers for the day.

“I thought that Mike Bronzino played a pretty good game with ground balls,” Lang said.

“He’s been playing really well all season.”

The win over the Crimson, helped Cornell maintain its position atop the Ivy League, along with Princeton, while Harvard dropped to third.

The Red returns to action Tuesday, April 10 at 7 p.m. at home, hosting Syracuse, who Cornell beat, 11-6, last season at the Carrier Dome.

Lauren Ritter can be reached at sports-editor@cornellsun.com.

Schedule Against Ivy Foes W. LACROSSE

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The game’s first half was very even, with each team putting up five goals in competitive play. Dartmouth (8-4, 4-0) went up a goal very early in the game, but senior attack Olivia Knotts took a nice pass from senior captain Jessi Steinberg to tie the game, 1-1.

The rest of the first half was back and forth, as each team matched the other in intensity and competitiveness and the teams went into the locker room with the game tied, 5-5.

In the second half, Dartmouth came out firing, as the Green scored three consecutive goals in the first six minutes of the period.

Although Steinberg

scored a goal to keep the Red within striking distance, it was unable to do much to slow Dartmouth’s charge — the team scored four more goals to leap ahead, 12-6, with 13:12 remaining in the game.

The widening lead spurred a dramatic comeback by Cornell, as the Red scored four consecutive goals to get within two. Two goals by junior attack Caroline Salisbury and one each from senior midfielder Shannon McHugh and Knotts contributed to the comeback. However, when Cornell scored its fourth goal of the second half, only 34 seconds remained in the game. The rally was too little too late, and Dartmouth went on to

win the game.

Cornell has lost to Dartmouth five consecutive times, as the current class of seniors has yet to beat the Green. Dartmouth is on pace to win the Ivy League regular season title, as the team has not lost a game in League play.

Cornell will finish its regular season schedule with games at home Yale (7-21, 1-7) and away at Brown (616, 3-5), both North Division rivals for the Red. These games are significant, as the Red needs at least one win to secure a berth in the Ivy League tournament.

Nick Rielly can be reached at nrielly@cornellsun.com.

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Cornell Staves Off Final Frame Rally

By Crimson for Its Fourth Ivy Victory

By LAUREN RITTER Sun Sports Editor

Saturday was a beautiful day — the sun was shining over Schoellkopf Field, the temperature was in the high 40s and over 3,000 fans came out to support the men’s lacrosse team as it hosted the Harvard Crimson. It was a hard-fought battle for Cornell; however, the No. 5 Red was able to secure the 1410 victory, despite Harvard’s nine-point second half.

Cornell (8-1, 4-0 Ivy League) struck at 6:33 in the first frame, as junior defender Thomas Keith received a pass from senior midfielder Roy Lang and was able to put it away behind Harvard netminder Jake Gambitsky. The Crimson responded less than two minutes later, tying everything at 10 1-1.

HARVARD Unassisted, Lang 14 scored the second goal CORNELL Game: 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL for the Red — his first Harvard 1 0 4 5 10 of three for the day — Cornell 2 4 3 5 14 with under five minutes remaining in play — giving Cornell a lead that it was able to maintain throughout the rest of the game. “[My] first [goal] was in transition and the coaches gave me

XIAOYUE GUO / SUN CONTRIBUTOR

Birthday boy | Senior Roy Lang gave a strong performance against Harvard on Saturday, scoring a hat-trick on his birthday. the green light in this game to push transitions and I was able to clear the ball and run and attack the defenders,” Lang said.

“We got off to a good start; we had another one on the play before where I passed it to Thomas Keith and he made a nice catch.”

Lang was a force to be reckoned with in the midfield for the Red. The senior ended the day with a game-high five points on three goals and two assists. He also won four ground balls, caused two turnovers and headed the almost perfect clearing game, helping the Red finish 22-for-23 for the day.

Other players who contributed multiple points to the day’s effort included freshman attack Matt Donovan, senior mid-

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SOFTBALL

Steinberg notches four points in close contest

Sun Staff Writer

fielder J.J. Gilbane and junior midfielder/attack Max Van Bourgondien.

Donovan kicked off the second quarter, scoring an unassisted goal at 3:24 into the frame. Only a minute later, Donovan combined efforts with senior midfielder Mitch McMichael on a one-man advantage. McMichael picked up his third goal of the season, and Donovan notched his 12th assist. With about six minutes left to play, Lang scored his second unassisted goal of the game, with Gilbane following up only a minute later with an assist by Van Bourgondien.

See M. LACROSSE page 15

Red Suffers Tight Loss to Squad Sweeps Brown, Yale in Ivy Rival No. 6 Dartmouth Ivy Road Trip Over Weekend

By NICK RIELLY

before, Cornell (7-3, 3-2 Ivy League) was looking to capitalize on its early

Unfortunately, a strong second half by the Green eliminated any thoughts about a regular season The women’s DARTMOUTH 12 title. Although the lacrosse team suffered CORNELL a tough 12-10 loss on 10 championship is still very much in reach, Saturday at the hands Game: 1ST Tot 2nd the Red has a very difof traditional Ivy Dartmouth 5 12 7 ficult schedule ahead League powerhouse Cornell 5 10 5 — with games against No. 6 Dartmouth.

Coming off a dramatic season success and make a Syracuse, Yale and Brown. victory against No. 16 run at the Ivy League title See W. LACROSSE page 15 Princeton just one week against the Green.

Sun Staff Writer

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Jump shot | Senior captain Jessi Steinberg scored two goals and notched two assists in the Red’s tight loss to Dartmouth on Saturday afternoon.

Roth pitched over three innings to earn the victory in the game, while Onyon secured the win in the second game. Senior Lauren Marx Cornell (16-13, 7-1 Ivy League) defeated earned two saves over the weekend.

The Red is now in first place in the Ivy its Ivy League rivals in a four-game sweep of Brown (6-16, 3-5) and Yale (7-21, 1-7) over League, with three Ivy teams remaining on the the weekend. After dropping two games to schedule — Penn, Columbia and Princeton.

“I feel really great about where we are,” Albany in the middle of the week, the Red scored eight runs or higher against the Bears Watts said. “We have given ourselves a nice and Bulldogs, showing off its offensive talents. lead in the division, and proved that we have The highlight of the weekend was the first enough talent and enough heart to grin out game against Yale, which ended with a go- tough games.”

Senior captain Erin Keene noted how the ahead three-run home run by sophomore comeback in the first game Christina Villalon, with the Red down by one and CORNELL (W) 11 against Yale conveyed how Red is capable of playing. holding onto its final out.

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Next weekend the Red “Our offense has been CORNELL (W) 8 plays Columbia, as it begins really hot lately,” said senior captain Katie 5 its divisional play with four YALE games against the Lions.

Watts. “We have had a lot “Playing a team four times in two days is of home runs and clutch RBI to give us big leads. All four games were really exciting, as really tough,” Keene said. “The hitters and they tested our ability to score in clutch situa- pitchers start to figure each other out, and the race for the divisional title gets tight since the tions and defend under pressure.”

On Friday against Brown, the star was teams try to tear apart one another’s records.”

Before the conference battles begin at sophomore Jennifer Bucolo, who went 5-for9 with six RBI and two home runs in the Niemand-Robison Field, the Red will play nightcap. The starting pitchers — senior two warm-up games on Wednesday against Jenny Stoller and sophomore Alyson Onyon local rival Syracuse (24-9).

— both threw six innings to earn the victories.

Freshman Linda Laeufer showcased her talents against Yale, going 6-for-9 with four RBI and Scott Eckl can be reached at one home run. Sophomore reliever Sammy seckl@cornellsun.com.

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