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The baseball team kicks off the Ivy League divisional play when it takes on Penn this weekend. | Page 16

Calvin Patten ’15 speaks with student designer Lesley Yang ’14 about her fashion concepts. | Page 8

Factory Redevelopment Proposed

Developers, planners hold public meeting on project

By ZOE FERGUSON Sun Staff Writer

Local developers and planners held the first public planning meeting Thursday for the proposed redevelopment of the unoccupied Emerson Power Transmission factory on South Aurora Street.

If completed, planners hope to turn the site of the approximately mile-long factory into a new Ithaca neighborhood called the Chain Works District, according to Julie Bargmann, founder of Dump It Right There Studio, a site design company.

Bargmann said she thinks there is a large amount of potential in redeveloping the factory.

“We’re pretty happy that it’s been affectionately called the ‘sleeping giant’,” she said. “We’re kind of poking it to wake up.”

The project to build the Chain Works District is being lead by Whitham Planning and Design, developer Unchained Properties and Dump It Right There Studio.

Bargmann said the team wants to celebrate the factory complex’s industrial past and that she is looking to “work with what’s there” to repurpose the factory.

“The intention here is to work with what’s there, to really use the evidence of the site histories and use adaptive reuse to bring the giant into being a friendly See FACTORY page 4 BASE AERIAL PHOTO FROM GOOGLE EARTH

Complex chain | An aerial photo shows the unoccupied Emerson Power Transmission site on Ithaca’s South Hill. An inset shows the Arts Quad at the same scale.

S.A.Tables Resolution to Divest From Pro-Israeli Companies

By SOFIA HU and ALISHA FOSTER Sun Staff Writers

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Full house | The Willard Straight Hall Memorial Room reaches maximum occupancy Thursday during a Student Assembly meeting.

After a 15-8-1 vote, the Student Assembly tabled Resolution 72 — which urged Cornell to to divest from companies that “profit from the Israeli military occupation of Palestinian territories — at Willard Straight Hall Thursday.

Upon the S.A.’s decision to table the resolution, many students applauded while others left the crowded room, shouting expletives.

“We’re walking out. This is bullshit,” a student said. Another student who left the room

shouted, “You wanna celebrate 65 years of genocide?”

Other audience members, however, clapped for over a minute in support of the S.A.’s decision.

After the vote, the S.A. opened the floor to a general discussion. However, the first nine speakers who had put their names on the list for general discussion left the room before their names were called.

A point of discussion was whether the S.A. See RESOLUTION page 4

Man Reportedly Stabbed After Fire, Ithaca Landlord Hopes to Rebuild Inside Level B Thursday

By TYLER ALICEA

Sun Managing Editor

By TYLER ALICEA Sun Managing Editor

A male victim was reportedly stabbed inside the Level B Bar on Eddy Street early Thursday morning.

Ithaca Police responded to an assault that reportedly occurred around 1 a.m. Thursday at 410 Eddy St., according to a University crime alert.

Upon discovering the victim, police found that victim was “stabbed in the torso area,” according to police. He was treated on scene and transported to a landing zone at Titus Flats, where he was then airlifted to a regional trauma center.

The suspect is still at large.

Police are looking for a male who is approximately 22 years old and

5’10 with “medium complexion” and “black shoulder length wavy hair.” The suspect was last seen wearing a red shirt and blue jeans, according to police.

Representatives from Level B posted on the bar’s Facebook page that they will be increasing security measures for the “foreseeable future.”

“We do not tolerate violent behavior in our bar, and the safety and security of all our guests in our bar is paramount. We are very upset that someone was injured Wednesday evening,” the Facebook post stated.

Police say no additional information is available and are continuing to investigate the report.

Tyler Alicea can be reached at managing-editor@cornellsun.com.

Nearly one month after a fire destroyed the interior of a Collegetown house, landlord

Nick Lambrou says he plans on rebuilding the house that both he and students loved.

“I have a feeling this is one of those kinds of houses that made the street proud. I plan on

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Build it up | Nick Lambrou, the landlord of 202 Eddy St., says he plans to rebuild the house after it suffered extensive damage from a fire.

rebuilding her,” he said of 202 Eddy St., which was destroyed after a fire broke out on March 14.

Twelve students were displaced after the fire destroyed the interior of the residence. No injuries were reported and Cornell assisted the students in finding housing.

After meeting with the City’s Building Department Tuesday, Lambrou said both the department and Ithaca are in “complete support” of the reconstruction of the house.

Lambrou said he plans to meet with the Ithaca Landmarks Preservation Commission Friday. After seeking the Commission’s input, he said he will apply for a building permit.

Lynn Truame, historic preservation planner for the Ithaca Landmarks Preservation Commission, said rebuilding the See HOUSE page 4

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Jan Rock Zubrow ’77 News, “Student to Appear on Wheel of Fortune,” Tuesday Speaking about his experience as a contestant for Wheel of Fortune “As you see on TV the set looks so big, but when I walked onto the set, it was smaller than I thought it would be. The audience was only maybe about 100 people and the wheel wasn’t as big as I thought. It was only six feet across but it was really heavy. ” Enoch Newkirk ’14

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News, “University: Divestment Will Have Minimal Impact,” Wednesday Speaking about the University’s goal to reach obtain carbon neutrality by 2035 “The achievements [in carbon emissions] we have already made are essentially low-hanging fruit- things that sound like large capital investments but actually have a large bottom line return. The work ahead to get to carbon neutrality is much more risky, much more ambitious.”

Don Roth, director of the Campus Sustainability Office Opinion, “Okay, Cupid: My Adventures in Online Dating,” Thursday Speaking about online dating and both its advantages and disadvantages “It’s superficial at best, and dangerous at worst. It won’t do everyone justice; some people take awhile to grow on us, and the snap judgments we make online don’t afford them that opportunity. But bearing all this in mind, it may have something to offer after all.”

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C.U. Model U.N. Conference Hosts Nearly 700 Students

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Students are coming up with ‘creative solutions to problems’ ’16, a conference staff member.

According to Wissink, more than 100 Cornell students are working as staff High school students from “around members for the conference by encouragthe nation and world” are participating ing debate.

“The role of the staff is to facilitate in Cornell’s 12th annual Model United Nations Conference, where they have this enriching experience for the students by presenting them challenges and begun debating international issues.

The conference, which began directing the flow of debate. Staff memThursday, is being hosted by the Cornell bers must be the most knowledgeable persons on the topic the committee International Affairs Society.

Gerritt Wissink ’14 said that the goal debates,” he said.

The conference has of the conference much to teach Cornell was to educate and staff members and empower young stu- “[The conference] may be high school delegates dents by increasing the single largest P.R. event about how to commutheir knowledge of that Cornell puts on each nicate effectively, international affairs according to Ndlovu. and improving their year for potential students.”

“Cornell students thinking critical Gerrit Wissink ’14 develop soft skills like skills. communication and High school delhow to interact with egates in different committees such as the General people of different backgrounds,” she Assembly or Crisis Committees are said. “The delegates learn how to debate, addressing current international crises, communicate effectively and work together. They come up with creative according to the conference website. “[The students] are meant to come up solutions to problems that diplomats and with a resolution to whatever issue they politicians have not resolved.”

Conference staff are providing comare given, so they put all their ideas together to come up with creative solu- prehensive evaluation and feedback to tions to problems that diplomats and every delegate on their speaking and politicians have not,” said Stacy Ndlovu debate skills and general performance,

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Barney Horowitz ’72 from the National Labor Relations Board speaks with a representative from the Fair Pay Campaign Thursday

according to Conna Walsh ’15, director general of the conference.

“I want all of our participating students to realize that Model UN is about more than debating international issues and writing resolutions — it’s also about believing in yourself and your abilities,” she said.

The delegates are attending admissions sessions and campus tours during the weekend and have the opportunity to interact with professors, who can “engage delegates in presentations of their com-

S.A. Unanimously Votes Against Innovation Fund

By ALISHA FOSTER Sun Staff Writer

The Student Assembly unanimously voted against a resolution Thursday that would establish an Innovation Fund for undergraduate projects that are not eligible for funding elsewhere.

By rejecting the proposal for the Innovation Fund — which had previously been passed in May — the S.A. was then able to discuss a new proposal for the establishment of an Infrastrcuture Fund.

S.A. President Ulysses Smith ’14 said the Innovation Fund resolution had been rein-

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troduced due to the new idea of a Student Assembly Infrastructure Fund — a fund for small student-supported campus repairs and updates — to replace the Innovation Fund. “[The idea is that] we resolve what we have in front of us by striking it down and voting on it and then propose an alternative resolution,” Smith said.

The Innovation Fund resolution had proposed forming a fund to financially support undergraduate projects that concern the Cornell community. The resolution has not been changed since then,

“As for the Innovation Fund, I don’t know if there is that much pressing support for that anymore,” he said. “[With the Infrastructure Fund, there are] things “As for the Innovation Fund, I that we can do now to renew the campus in don’t know if there is much ways that just wouldn’t pressing support for that get done.”

Block said there anymore.” were several potential Geoffrey Block ’14 uses for the new fund, including boombox systems for campus thought the Innovation Fund eateries and Big Red Bike idea lacked support, and the racks.

According to Block, the Infrastructure Fund would be valuable in making repairs and S.A. would allocate a portion of the student activity fee changes around campus.

Endowment Fund — a fee that is included in every students tuition — annually to the Infrastructure Fund.

Block said that by pulling out 1.974 percent out of the Endowment Fund, the S.A. could then allocate between $25,000 and $30,000 to the Infrastructure Fund in the first year.

The Endowment Fund was created with the intention of eventually subsidizing the Student Assembly Financial Committee, which funds over 350 student organizations across Cornell, according to the S.A. website. A small portion of the SAFC budget was formerly deposited in the Endowment Fund regularly, but this practice ended in 2013 so the SAFC could allocate all of its funds toward student organizations. according to Geoffrey Block ’14, vice president of finance for the S.A. Block added that he

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Teju Cole, an acclaimed Nigerian-American novelist and author of Open City, reads from his novel in Goldwin Smith Hall Thursday

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mittee-relevant research during the weekend’s sessions,” according to the conference website.

Because of this, Wissink said he believes the conference serves an additional role by advertising for the University. “[The conference] may be the single largest P.R. event that Cornell puts on each year for potential students,” he said.

Sushmitha Krishnamoorthy can be reached at sk2273@cornelledu.com.

Burning Question The weather is finally getting better, what are you going to do outside?

“Get freaky.”

— Freaky Deaky ’16 “Breaking out the sun tan lotion and chilling on the Slope.”

— As Pale as it Gets ’16 “What is sunlight?”

— Nocturnal Norman ’16 “Lots of napping.”

— Sleep Deprived ’17 “Go on Spring Break again.”

— It’s Time ’16 “Day drink — oh wait — I do that anyway.”

— Blacked Out by Ten ’16 “Throw frisbees on the quad.”

— No Other Friends ’15 “Busting out the chubbies.”

— Pale Thighs ’16 “Crawl out of the cave that is the Cocktail Lounge.”

— Vampire Nerd ’17 “Increase my intake of Vitamin D.” — Took a Nutrional Science Class ’15 — Compiled by Sofia Hu

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Lambrou: 202 Eddy Street Was‘Top of the Line’ HOUSE

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residence is beneficial because it would maintain the streetscape and character of the neighborhood.

“It’s a contributing feature of the district,” she said.

“It tells us something about the history of the district.”

Lambrou said he plans on rebuilding the house the same way as it was before the fire, with a few exceptions.

He said he wants to reorganize some of the positions of the rooms — for instance, the original residence had a bathroom door that opened up at the top of a staircase.

Lambrou said this would not be the case in the rebuilt house.

He added that the property has been “very meaningful” to him since he purchased it on the day after his son was born in 1993. The residence was the first house he owned, and he said that it was the same house that he used to help finance his son’s Cornell education.

“It was a great house,” he said. “I’ve been in many many houses in Collegetown, and I would say [this one] was top of the line.”

The lowest level and first floor of the house were in “pretty good shape” after the fire, according to Lambrou. The second and third floors, on the other hand, were approximately 80 percent destroyed and completely destroyed, respectively.

Lt. Thomas Basher, public information officer for

the Ithaca Fire Department, said IFD was unable to determine a cause for the fire due to the amount of damage the house — which was valued at $450,000 in 2014, according to the Tompkins County Department of Assessment — underwent.

Overall, Lambrou said he is glad that all of the students living in the house at the time of the fire were okay. He added that he knows he will face a lot of challenges in rebuilding the house; however, he said he does not plan on backing down.

Tyler Alicea can be reached at managing-editort@cornellsun.com.

Environmental Safety a Concern C.U. Students Divided For South Hill Project,Locals Say Over Israel Divestment DEVELOPMENT

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giant that’s awake again,” Bargmann said.

Additionally, Bargman highlighted the factory’s former glory and its potential to emerge as a vital part of the Ithaca community.

“Morse Chain was, and now again can be, a really vital part of the community here,” Bargmann

said. “This is a cultural landscape and it can be that way again — this site could come back alive.”

Bargman added the existing buildings — which were built from the 1910s to the 1980s — “have incredible personalities,” which would be maintained in the Chain Works District.

Craig Jensen, a partner at Chaintreuil Jensen Stark Architects — the company handling architecture and planning

for the project — said some buildings in the complex would be demolished to create space for courtyards and entertainment venues.

Jensen said the team is looking to “knit our piece of the city back into the community” and added that these renovations are essential in creating a neighborhood where residents can “live, work and play.”

Scott Whitham M.L.A. ’97, principal at Whitham Planning and Design, said the meeting was “the entry conversation.”

“This is the broad brush conversation,” he said. “We now feel comfortable to move forward with the team.”

Some Ithaca residents praised varied aspects of the Chain Works District — including the proposed studio spaces available and their ambition in embarking on this project. However, many also said they were concerned about issues regarding environmental safety, affordability of housing and the navigability of the Ithaca zoning process.

In response to multiple questions about the chemical conditions of the factory and its livability, Whitham said there is an “intensive” yearlong environmental investigation. He also added that this is the first meeting in a series of public meetings and constructing the Chain Works District would be “decades-long process.”

Additionally, Bargmann said the plans for constructing the Chain Works District would ideally involve the “100 percent reuse” of all materials on the site and that the project is intended to be sustainable in both construction and function.

Zoe Ferguson can be reached at zferguson@cornellsun.com.

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Resolution at S.A. Meeting RESOLUTION

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spokesperson Dan Sinykin grad.

Vasko acknowledged that the students who put together the resolution did not reach out to involved groups like Hillel and Cornell Israel Public Affairs Committee before the resolution was publicly released.

“The reason that SJP did not reach out to CIPAC and Hillel is because discussion has been exhausted as a method for solving the conflict.

History has shown that Israel uses the pretense of discussion to maintain and extend settlement building and the occupation,” Sinykin said.

Rachel Medin ’14 and Claire Blumenthal ’14, copresidents of CIPAC, said they

should have discussed such a contentious political issue and should have instead focused on issues that would have an impact at Cornell.

“It’s a lot like the S.A. circa 2006 when we were debating whether the Iraq War was right,” Block said. “The S.A. does its best work when it acts in the interests of the Cornell community. We are not elected for our positions on Iraq, we are not elected for our positions on Israel. The overwhelming majority of the student body has no interest in these issues.”

Others refuted the claim that the S.A. should not have voted on controversial political issues. “[The] decision to “The sponsors of this indefinitely table the resolution, with or, as in resolution came to the this case, without distable wanting to inspire cussion, only denies the division on campus and denial of an issue only peace in the Middle East.” exacerbates it. The issue Nicholas Vasko ’15 won’t go away,” said Prof. Eric Cheyfitz, English. “The issue won’t go away. The fact that were “pleased” with the outthe resolution was tabled with- come of the S.A. meeting.

“We firmly believe that disout discussion only adds insult cussing Resolution 72 in the to injury.”

Sponsors of the resolution S.A. arena would cause harm said that they were “disap- and isolation among our stupointed” that the S.A. decided dent community,” they said in to table the resolution and an email. “We aim to engage “blocked student discussion.” in a constructive dialogue to “The sponsors of this reso- foster cooperation between lution came to the table want- Israeli and Palestinian student ing to inspire peace in the groups on campus, and hope Middle East and end decades that through dialogue, rather of continued killing,” said than public debate, we can Nicholas Vasko ’15, undesig- seek outcomes to encourage nated at-large for the S.A. and peace both on campus and in a sponsor of the resolution. the Middle East.”

Though the S.A. tabled the “The assembly choosing to table this resolution silenced resolution, students from both the voice of a group that’s been sides of the issue plan to dissilenced and marginalized on cuss the issue further.

“We, meaning all campus for so long.”

Members of Cornell’s Cornellians, need to work Students for Justice in together with people of all perPalestine echoed similar senti- spectives on the Israeliments that the S.A. had Palestinian conflict to talk blocked the democratic about how we can support peace,” Vasko said. process.

“We were hoping that the S.A. would ... allow for positions both supportive and crit- The Sun’s News department can ical of the resolution to be dis- be reached at cussed publicly,” said SJP news@cornellsun.com.

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Air Force Launches Spy Satellites From Florida

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The Air Force has launched a new spy satellite.

An unmanned blasted off Thursday from Cape Canaveral with a satellite for the National Reconnaissance Office. No details about the classified satellite were divulged. It’s intended for national security.

The Atlas rocket should have flown two weeks ago. But crucial radartracking equipment was damaged a day before the planned March 25 liftoff. An electrical short overheated the unit. Because repairs continue, the Air Force used backup radar to monitor Thursday afternoon’s launch.

The radar accident also delayed a private SpaceX launch, now targeted for Monday.

SpaceX has a fresh load of supplies for the International Space Station.

NASA is using private companies to keep the orbiting lab stocked.

Colbert to Take Over David Letterman’s Late Show NEW YORK (AP) — CBS moved swiftly Thursday to replace the retiring David Letterman with Comedy Central’s Stephen Colbert, who will take over the Late Show next year and do battle with Jimmy Fallon and Jimmy Kimmel for late-night television supremacy.

Colbert, 49, has been hosting The Colbert Report at 11:30 p.m. ET since 2005, in character as a fictional conservative talk-show host. The character will retire with The Colbert Report.

“Simply being a guest on David Letterman’s show has been a highlight of my career,” Colbert said. “I never dreamed that I would follow in his footsteps, though everyone in late night follows Dave’s lead.”

Letterman, who turns 67 on Saturday, announced on his show last week that he would retire sometime in 2015, although he hasn’t set a date. CBS said Thursday that creative elements of Colbert’s new show, including where it will be based, will be announced later.

Mayors of New York and Los Angeles have already publicly urged the new Late Show host to choose their city. New York would appear to have the clear edge, since Colbert is already based in New York and CBS owns the Ed Sullivan Theater, where the Late Show has been taped since Letterman took over in 1993.

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) added his voice to the mix, calling on CBS to keep Late Show in place and lauding the contributions of such programs to the state's economy.

“We must ensure that the Late Show’s long and proud history of making the nation laugh from New York continues for years to come,” he said in a statement.

Letterman offered his endorsement for Colbert’s selection Thursday. “Stephen has always been a real friend to me,” he said. “I’m very excited for him, and I’m flattered that CBS chose him. I also happen to know they wanted another guy with glasses.”

It's a rapidly changing period for that time slot. Fallon took over for Jay Leno on NBC’s Tonight show in February, and has dominated the ratings since his arrival, with Letterman and Kimmel running neck-and-neck for second. Chelsea Handler has also said she is about to end her talk show on E! Entertainment Television.

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Derek Kitchen, left, and Moudi Sbeity celebrate having succesfully overturning Utah’s same-sex marriage ban outside the U.S. Courthouse in Denver Thursday.

Judge Says Flashing Headlights Is Free Speech GRANTS PASS, Ore. (AP) — Hauling a truckload of logs to a Southern Oregon mill last fall, Chris Hill noticed a sheriff ’s deputy behind him and flashed his lights to warn a UPS driver coming the other way.

The deputy pulled over Hill on U.S. Highway 140 in White City and handed him a $260 ticket for improperly using his headlights, saying another deputy had seen the flashing lights from behind the UPS truck and alerted him to stop the log truck because of the signaling.

Outraged, Hill decided to fight the ticket, and on Wednesday, a Jackson County Justice Court judge dismissed the citation, finding that motorists flashing their headlights amounts to speech protected by the Oregon Constitution.

Judge Joseph Carter determined the law covering the use of high beams was valid, but was unconstitutional as it was applied by the deputy.

“The citation was clearly given to punish the Defendant for that expression,” the judge wrote.

“The government certainly can and should enforce the traffic laws for the safety of all drivers on the road. However, the government cannot enforce the traffic laws, or any other laws, to punish drivers for their expressive conduct.”

The Jackson County Sheriff ’s Office did not return a telephone call for comment.

Hill, 38, of Klamath Falls, has been driving truck for 10 years, and was not interested in seeing his insurance rates go up for getting a ticket.

He initially told the deputy that the UPS driver was his neighbor, and he was just saying hello.

“My point to the cop was his partner didn’t know why I was flashing my lights,” Hill said.

“He couldn’t tell for sure what I was doing.”

By the time his case went to court last month, Hill had researched the law and found nothing that expressly prohibited the use of headlights to signal other drivers. He also recalled a TV news story about a federal judge in the Midwest barring police from handing out tickets to drivers who flashed their lights to warn others of a speed trap ahead.

“I thought, ‘Well, I’ll throw that in there, too,’” he said.

Acting as his own attorney in a hearing conducted by telephone, Hill said he acknowledged the UPS driver wasn’t his neighbor, and he raised the free speech argument.

“What I did wasn’t illegal, whether it’s freedom of speech or not,” he told The Associated Press.

Dave Fidanque, director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Oregon, noted the Oregon Court of Appeals overturned a traffic law prohibiting horn honking for non-traffic purposes on similar grounds in the 1990s after a number of people got tickets for honking in support of U.S. troops during the first Gulf War. “If the motive of the sheriff ’s deputies was in fact not to make the roads safer, but to raise more revenue from traffic enforcement, that would be even more reason why it should be unconstitutional,” Fidanque said. “If this is part of a pattern, then it probably would be worth us looking into it in more detail.”

Hedge Fund Sentenced For Criminal Fraud, Insider Trading

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Ridiculous rally | Stephen Colbert speaks at the “Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear” in Washington in October 2010.

NEW YORK (AP) — The once high-flying hedge fund SAC Capital was sentenced on criminal fraud charges Thursday under a $1.8 billion deal that prosecutors say included the largest criminal fine ever imposed in an insider trading case.

U.S. District Judge Laura Taylor Swain in Manhattan formally administered the sentence on Stamford, Conn.-based SAC Capital LP and three related entities based on pleas last fall by the companies to wire fraud and securities fraud.

“These crimes clearly were motivated by greed,” Swain said.

The judge said nearly $400 million earned illegally by one of the companies was a “staggering amount” reflecting a corrupt corporate culture In a statement, U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara said: “Today marks the day of reckoning for a fund that was riddled with criminal conduct.”

The government said the majority of money managed by the defendants from 1999 through 2010 belonged to the hedge fund’s billionaire owner and founder, Steven A. Cohen. It noted eight employees were convicted of insider trading.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Antonia Apps told Swain that a $900 million fine was believed to be

“the largest fine imposed in an insider trading case in history.” In court papers, prosecutors called it an appropriate punishment that sends a “strong message of deterrence” to potential insider traders.

Representing the companies, longtime SAC General Counsel Peter Nussbaum told Swain the companies “accept responsibility for the misconduct of our employees.”

At the sentencing’s outset, drugmaker Elan Pharmaceuticals announced it had settled its $1.5 million claim against SAC for costs related to the probe. Some insider trading secrets involved a potential breakthrough Alzheimer’s drug trial Elan co-sponsored.

Cohen, of Greenwich, Conn., is one of the highest profile figures in American finance and one of America’s richest men. He is among the few hedge fund managers on Wall Street who pull in about $1 billion a year in compensation.

The deal between SAC and the government did not resolve a civil case that the Securities and Exchange Commission brought last July against him. He was accused of failing to prevent insider trading at the company, which he founded in 1992 and which bears his initials. Cohen has disputed the SEC’s allegations. He has not been charged criminally.

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zra’s Oracle welcomes inquiries from members of the Cornell community about anything and everything related to the University. We seek out answers to campus mysteries, research rumors and investigate issues of relevance to Cornellians. Questions can be submitted via email to ezrasoracle@cornellsun.com.

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Q: How long has the Introduction to Wines course been taught at Cornell?

— Cabernet Connoisseur ’16

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A: The popular Hotel School course is one of the common experiences shared by generations of Cornell students. More than 42,000 students have taken Wines since its inception in 1972. The course was originally created by Prof. Vance Christian ’61, M.S. ’65, hotel administration, who believed that “social competence is just as essential as academic and technical competence in today’s world.” One of the first black faculty members at Cornell, Christian was highly respected in the hospitality management industry worldwide and served as a mentor to countless Cornellians before his death in 1984.

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Q: What’s the story behind the “Ithaca is Gorges” phrase?

— Ithaca is Cold ’14

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A: The ubiquitous “Ithaca is Gorges” slogan was coined by Cornellian Howard Cogan ’50, MPS ’80 in the 1970s, capturing the beauty of Ithaca’s natural areas.

Cogan spent his career working in advertising and public relations, later joining the faculty of the Park School of Communications at Ithaca College. To help promote the Ithaca area and local tourism, Cogan chose not to trademark his famous catchphrase, allowing businesses to use it freely. Decades later, Cogan’s legacy lives on and “Ithaca is Gorges” has established itself as a key part of our local identity.

Q: Is there a connection between The Wizard of Oz and Cornell?

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— Wicked Witch of West Campus ’15 A: In addition to reports of the occasional flying monkey on Slope Day, Oz author L. Frank Baum does have ties to Cornell. Baum’s wife, Maud Gage, entered Cornell with the Class of 1884, and her name appears in 1880’s inaugural issue of The Cornell Sun as one of 19 women in a freshmen class of 131.

Gage’s Sage Hall roommate was Baum’s cousin, and Gage left the university as a sophomore to marry Baum in 1882. Two of the Baum’s children attended Cornell. When The Wizard of Oz film opened in 1939, the titular character of the Wizard was played by Frank Morgan, Class of 1912.

Q: Is Dryden Road named for hockey player Ken Dryden ’69?

— Not a Sieve ’14 A: Dryden Road pre-dates hockey legend Ken Dryden ’69 considerably.

Although some Cornellians may never venture beyond the confines of Collegetown, Dryden Road follows Route 366 and then Route 13 to the Town of Dryden east of campus. The town was surveyed back in 1790 and named for English poet and playwright John Dryden, born more than 300 years before Ken Dryden. The hockeyplaying Dryden was Cornell’s men’s ice hockey goalie for its 1967 NCAA championship. His hockey career continued with the Montreal Canadiens, where he won six Stanley Cups and numerous other accolades. He has since authored numerous books, served as president of the Toronto Maple Leafs and was a member of the Canadian Parliament.

Q: Based on recent news coverage, Mayor of Ithaca Svante Myrick ’09 seems to be at odds with the University often. Is it common for Cornellians to serve as Ithaca’s mayor?

— Future Frank Underwood ’17

CORRECTION The headline of the print edition of an April 10 news story, “Bus Strikes Cyclist on Tower Road,” incorrectly implied that the TCAT bus was responsible for the accident, when in fact, police have not determined the cause of the accident.

A: Town-gown relations can sometimes be challenging, and many of our local leaders and university administrators have struggled with the balance. Three of the last five mayors of Ithaca have been Cornell alumni, and many of the nonCornellian mayors have had other ties to the university. Former mayor Ben Nichols ’41, M.Eng. ’49 spent his career on the faculty of the College of Engineering and was one of the most outspoken protesters when Cornell turned a small woodland area known as Redbud Woods into a parking lot in 2005. Former mayor John Gutenberger, namesake of the Boatyard Grill’s delicious “Gutenberger” burger, currently works in Cornell’s Office of Community Relations. One of the earliest Cornellian mayors of Ithaca was Jared Treman Newman, Class of 1875, who served from 1907 to 1908. Newman was a Cornell trustee and one of the original owners of the Cayuga Heights area.

Curious about Cornelliana? Looking for Cornell lore behind a legend? Submit your questions to ezrasoracle@cornellsun.com. Ezra’s Oracle appears alternate Fridays this semester.

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OPINION

Justin Haseltine |

What’s Up Doc?

Beyond the Test

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patient is admitted to the hospital for management of florid psychosis. Several antipsychotic drugs are tried with little success. Finally, the patient is put on clozapine, a potent neuroleptic medication, but one that is exclusively used as a last resort due to its numerous and catastrophic side effects. (The FDA slapped on five black box warnings.) He begins to improve, but a few days into the hospital stay, he rapidly develops high fever, confusion and difficulty breathing. The list of possible causes includes several major side effects of clozapine, but the patient turns out to have aspiration pneumonia, likely caused by a strange drug side effect: excessive drooling.

Hypersalivation can drench pillows with saliva by the time a patient wakes in the morning, but for such a situation to lead to pneumonia is unlikely and was initially not seriously considered in this case. While this specific scenario is uncommon, the likelihood that a clinician will see a similarly bizarre presentation at any given time is actually not so rare due to the large number of cases seen every day. Statisticians explain this with the law of truly large numbers and the law of near enough. Tales of equally peculiar medical circumstances are told on a regular basis.

Fortunately, peculiarity is not a criterion for inclusion of subjects in medical curricula. At least in academic medicine, there is constant discussion of “high-yield” material — the stuff that is commonly seen or commonly tested. Since everyone wants to ace the exams to help further their career goals — and attain a medical license — much emphasis tends to be placed on such high-yield information.

But what is actually seen everyday is often quite different from the “classic” disease presentations canonized in textbooks, or the obscure findings that are very characteristic but are so rare that they have never been seen by many seasoned physicians. The constellation of symptoms and findings in a given patient regularly escapes the simplified question prompt of the exam.

My friends and I will often joke around about this or that tidbit of knowledge as being “low-yield,” especially when studying for one of the barrage of standardized exams that we sit through. In this setting, it’s probably appropriate to forget minutiae in favor of overarching concepts. But dismissing the so-called low-yield becomes unfortunate and potentially detrimental to the health of others when the category of low-yield expands to include items integral to patient

The real world isn’t an exam, and it takes everyday vigilance to assimilate low-yield information into a problem-solving strategy that best serves patients. care. Can this medication be taken with a meal or is it only effective on an empty stomach? What should be done if a dose is missed? Is the drug covered under this insurance formulary? Medication compliance is a constant struggle in medicine, and effective counseling, including having answers to questions like these, is important in equipping patients with the knowledge and confidence to manage their health.

The real world isn’t an exam, and it takes everyday vigilance to assimilate low-yield information into a problem-solving strategy that best serves patients. Learning material that will likely never be tested can still prove to be immensely beneficial, and may make the difference between a patient who recovers well at home and one who returns to the hospital shortly after being discharged with recurrent or unresolved issues. This is not so much a mandate to study and know everything under the sun as it is an admonition to remain engaged even in the face of seemingly mundane details. Prioritization is paramount and even cramming has an occasional role, but there is no good substitute for immersion to achieve mastery.

Knowledge of the basic foundations of medicine is essential and likely sufficient for the effective treatment of a population on the whole. But one must continue striving to obtain a depth of knowledge sufficient to treat each individual. A specific rare presentation may occur at low frequency in the general population and thus good management of this population can take place in the absence of certain specific knowledge. It may not mean much to a group that one individual will present with a particular uncommon condition, but you can bet it will matter an awful lot to the individual. And, at the end of the day, we aren’t treating populations so much as we’re treating a series of individuals who make up that population.

The truth about the example given at the beginning of this article is that it is not so low-yield as I may have led on. Knowledge of major medication side effects is stressed and most medical students will know that clozapine causes hypersalivation by the end of the third year. Given the clinical scenario, the jump to aspiration pneumonia is not that big after other things have been ruled out, especially in light of certain test results. But somehow I don’t think you would have kept reading if I regaled you with a story of performing medication reconciliation — a true tedium of life on the wards and something that is certainly not tested but a task of utmost importance. If you’re not familiar with a “med rec,” here’s your chance to engage and discover a new thing. Phoning a friend and asking Google are always acceptable starting points.

Justin Haseltine is a third year medical student at Weill Cornell Medical College. He can be reached at juh2014@med.cornell.edu. What’s Up, Doc? appears on alternate Fridays this semester.

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It is not only the right thing to do, pulling money out of such significant climate change promoting industries like big oil, big coal, big natural gas and other fossilized fuel investments; clinging onto these good performers of the past will be a burden to the University.”

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Nikhita Parandekar |

Hoof in Mouth

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ach year, after a veterinary class graduates from Cornell, a framed picture of the class composite is hung in one of the main hallways in the school. You can walk down the hallway and see the class composites all the way back to 1900. It’s fun to notice the trends over time, like in hairstyles and clothes, but the one thing that immediately strikes you is the change in the ratio of men to women in the classes. In the beginning, the graduating classes are all men. Then, around the late 1920s, one or two women start to trickle in every now and then.

But it takes until the 1970s for there to be more than just a small handful of women, and finally in the late 1980s and early 1990s the classes become primarily women.

For the most part, this is a phenomenon that my classmates and I don’t think about very much aside from bemoaning the lack of social life that results from having less than a one-to-four ratio of men to women in the veterinary classes. But it almost always takes visitors by surprise, so I think it’s worth discussing.

Originally, veteri-

narians served farm animals and carriage horses, and it was socially believed that this dirty work was no place for women, who would have lacked the strength for it anyways.

Veterinary school was also a professional school which required additional education — generally not something women at the time were encouraged to pursue.

There are a handful

of factors I can think of off the top of my head that allowed for the introduction of women into the profession.

One was that the advent of the car made it that horses were no longer the primary means of transportation, which changed veterinary medicine’s role in society and likely encouraged more companion animal (i.e., dog and cat) medicine. Another is that the creation of safer, stronger new forms of sedation eliminated size as an issue when dealing with any species of animal. The third is that the glass ceiling was rising for many professions due to

changing social trends, and women in the workforce were becoming more and more prevalent.

Which brings us to where we are today, with veterinary classes across the country consisting predominantly of women. Some people say that women are drawn to veterinary medicine because they are inherently compassionate and it is a profession that requires a good deal of compas-

grams (but I’m clearly not biased).

Also, despite the fact that the youth of the profession are mostly female, there are a disproportionately low number of females getting elected or assigned to positions of leadership in the profession (presidents of local, national and speciesspecific veterinary medical organizations, deanships, etc.), so the glass ceiling is clearly still in place. I’m not sure if this is a sustainable Some people say that women p a t t e r n — are drawn to veterinary though eventually medicine because they are there will be inherently compassionate and so few men to select from for it is a profession that requires these positions a good deal of compassion. that there will be no choice but for them sion and that men to be filled by women. interested in a health That being said, I’ve profession would rather spent most of my life in go into human medi- the Northeast and I’m cine because it is more told that trying to get a lucrative. I disagree job as a female large with both of these — I animal practitioner in don’t think compassion the Deep South can still is a function of gender, be difficult. Regardless, and there’s no reason I think that it will be that financial motiva- interesting to watch tion would be less what changes the influx important to women of women in the veterithan it is to men. If I nary profession will wanted to subscribe to bring about. a broad generalization like that, I would be more inclined to lean Nikhita Parandekar gradutowards the one that ated from Cornell in 2011 shows that women are and is a third-year veterigenerally better stu- nary student in the Cornell of Veterinary Medicine. dents, which makes College She may be reached at them more competitive nparandekar@cornellsun.com. for spots in highly Hoof in Mouth appears alterselective veterinary pro- nate Fridays this semester.

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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT Student Fashion Spotlight Speaking with Senior Designer Lesley Young ’14

BY CALVIN PATTEN Sun Staff Writer

“Collagist fashion” is how Lesley Young ’14, describes her unique integration of traditionally Asian designs and fabrics with the attitudes and styles of hip-hop streetwear. Designed for women and inspired largely by Young’s own experiences as an Asian-American hip-hop dancer, the collection is a refreshing reminder that hiphop culture is not limited to males or African Americans, but instead is a worldwide phenomena that has inspired a variety of peoples. Further influenced by her belief that comfort can coexist with visually attractive pieces, she has designed a senior collection that is both utilitarian and ornate.

In selecting fabrics for her designs, Young focused on finding textiles that were not only aesthetically pleasing and fashionable, but durable. Subsequently, many of her fabrics were brought directly from Japan or the Philippines, while other prints were designed by Young herself. These colorful, distinct fabrics offer an exotic taste to outfits influenced both by the current and past hip-hop culture. And, in an ode to the classical roots of the culture, Young referenced graffiti, breakdancing and DJing, along with the resurgent popularity of hiphop dance groups as inspirations.

Young will be headed to New York after graduation in an attempt to find work where she can continue to design with such inspiration. While her designs certainly enjoy an artistic flair, they are also notably wearable and are designed with an eye on the streets in addition to the runway. This should translate well to the private sector, with Young specifically mentioning popular designers Phillip Lim and Kenzo as designers where her work could excel.

THE SUN: When did you start designing? How did you end up at Cornell for design?

LESLEY YOUNG: I went to a specialized

arts high school in New York City as a visual arts major. One of my electives in my junior year was Fashion Illustration and that was when I fell in love with the challenges of design and the fashion industry. I chose Cornell over Parsons because I did not want to give up my love for academia, and I also wanted to step out of my comfort zone. Going to Parsons meant staying in the city and surrounding myself once again with mostly artists.

SUN: How would you describe your design style?

What inspirations should we be able to see in your designs?

L.Y.: My design aesthetic is defined by the concept of ornate casual clothing, in the sense that luxurious visuals can coexist with the ability to wear clothing comfortably.

This notion emerged from the combination of my artistic background with apparel design. I also tend to design like a collagist by assembling many different elements together. This is because I draw inspiration from everything.

SUN: What are your goals for designing?

What type of person do you imagine that you’re designing for?

L.Y.: I learned from my internship at Marchesa that even though I love embroidery and intense surface designs, I cannot relate to the concept of formal wear because as a designer, I think more in terms of everyday wear. I want to believe that you can look at a garment that has intense visual appeal, like a heavily beaded dress would, but also have the desire to live in the garment as if it was your favorite sweater or jeans.

SUN: Your website has such a diversity — bathing suits, streetwear, dance clothes — what’s your favorite type of apparel to design?

COURTESY OF LESLEY YOUNG ’14 (CORNELL FASHION COLLECTIVE, 2013)

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

KERN SHARMA / SUN STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

L.Y.: The reason for this diversity is mainly because I took a course in sportswear design and have my work displayed on my website for the time being. My focus is mainly on women’s ready-to-wear and accessories and my website will better reflect that in the near future. My design philosophy definitely has a streetwear connection, especially from the hiphop perspective. I have always been inspired by the old school hip-hop notion of dressing as an “urban warrior” so that you are ready for anything. I’m not an active wear designer, so I am not saying you will wear my clothes so that you can jump into a dance battle, but I am motivated by the idea that your clothing

can both make a bold statement and have taste, as well as be comfortable. Comfort meaning unrestricted movement and freedom, allowing you be in your natural element and ready for anything.

SKETCHES COURTESY OF LESLEY YOUNG ’14

SUN: Could you give us a preview of what to expect at the April show? What type of collection are you showing? What are the inspirations behind it/the philosophy guiding it?

L.Y.: My collection is inspired by the cross cultural phenomenon hip-hop has become with the Asian community around the world.

What this means in terms of my design philosophy is that my silhouettes and garment details are inspired by old school and contemporary hiphop fashion, while my surface designs and fabrications are based on traditional East Asian and Southeast Asian art, textiles and clothing, all of which will be assembled together in a collagist fashion to convey the sweeping nature of this movement.

The collection’s concept was inspired by my personal experiences as an Asian American hip-hop dancer, and discovering how the hip-hop cultural landscape for the past decade or so has been rapidly expanding due to the growing numbers of successful and incredibly talented hip-hop artists of Asian descent around the world. This can mostly be seen in dance, thanks to Youtube and shows like America’s Best Dance Crew, but it is also the case for rapping, DJing and graffiti. Even though East Asian and Southeast Asian culture is extremely heterogeneous and cannot be fully represented in a single collection, my work acts as a homage to the cultural solidarity that exists within Asian communities everywhere. I want my collection to introduce this conversation about Asians reshaping hip-hop culture and act as an artistic representation of this movement, while staying true to my design philosophy.

SUN: Could you talk a little bit about

your experience in the Fashion Collective? I don't think a lot of our readers are very clear on what it is/what the experience is like.

L.Y.: Designing for the CFC show is open to any student, although most of the designers are naturally from my department, Fiber Science and Apparel Design.

How much you put down the runway is based on your previous experience with CFC. So as a freshman I was a First Level designer that sent down one look. The number goes up until you’re Fourth Level like I am now, and can send down a full collection of at least six looks or more.

There are many deadlines throughout the year involving faculty critiques to guide the designers’ progress. There is also a ton of management work that is done throughout the year, mostly by the fashion management students, in preparation for the show.

Calvin Patten is a junior in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. He can be reached at cpatten@cornellsun.com.

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THE LORD GIVETH AND THE LORD TAKETH AWAY ZACHARY ZAHOS Sun Senior Writer

just have to fight against an unfocused screenplay and a truly erratic visual style to appreciate the film beyond a superficial, hey-look-it’sEmma-Watson level.

The film opens with a montage of the events between the Garden of Eden and Noah’s time, covering 10 generations, thousands of years and a whole lot of bloodshed. It’s a trite way to open a movie tackling the dilemmas of human existence, since it reminds us of Lord of the Rings or any “Previously On ...” TV recap. But it introduces us to the Watchers, angels cast from heaven and doomed to lumber about the earth as rock giants, whose disfigured appearance I’d like to call “Doom Rococo.” They partake in some CGIheavy battles later on, so you sense their presence is motivated by blockbuster expectations more than any narrative or thematic necessity.

Thankfully, Aronofsky and co-writer Ari Handel

My favorite episode of HBO’s Curb Your Enthusiasm is called “Palestinian Chicken.” In it, Juliette, the wife of one of Larry David’s socalled friends, gives Larry a mission: Keep her away from dessert, “no matter what.” She lost 65 pounds through a careful diet, so her request sounds logical, disciplined. After the meal, Juliette tiptoes to the dessert table, peers side to side and reaches for a cake. Larry comes out of nowhere to grab it from her hands, and when she tries to laugh off her earlier charge, Larry whines, “But you said, ‘No matter what.’ This is the what. That’s why you asked me and not these other people, because you knew I wouldn’t let you!” He refuses to relent and the two tackle each other to the floor.

Replace Larry with the Biblical Noah, Juliette’s request COURTESY OF with the word of God and the PARAMOUNT PICTURES cake with the lives of Noah’s wife and children and you have the conflict at heart of Noah, the new film by Darren Aronofsky (Black Swan, Requiem for a Dream). I realize that is a rather flippant analogy with which to place aside an adaptation of a sacred, 2,500 year-old text, but A) this is 2014, “God Is Dead,” yada yada yada, and B) Aronofsky has no intention to make a sanctimonious Cecil B. DeMille film. This is a film that rebukes blind faith, esteems free will justify their silly creatures with a subtle, melanand, through meticulous time-lapse sequences, choly conflict regarding the afterlife that comes to promotes evolution. And like Larry David, a head at a hectic scene of warfare right before the Noah is less a hero than a dogmatic asshole. Flood. With Frank Langella voicing a prominent Aronofsky secularizes the story of Noah to the Watcher who helps Noah on his task, these beasts point that you, whatever your beliefs, should are more human than you would expect, which is glean a provocative message or two regarding a quietly impressive achievement.

Noah’s task is, of course, to build an ark in faith, human violence, love and so on. You will

order to spare “the innocents” from the wrath of “the Creator” (not one use of the word “God”).

He receives his mission through a pair of wordless, expensive-looking dreams that realize the terrifying image, “The waters of the heavens will meet the waters of the earth.” He has the assistance of not only the Watchers but also his immediate family, including his wife, Naameh (Jennifer Connelly), his put-upon son, Ham (Logan Lerman) and his adopted daughter turned daughter-in-law, Ila (Emma Watson).

There is a lot of incest, implied and otherwise, in this film, and Aronofsky gives us no comment on

Noah Directed by Darren Aronofsky Starring Russell Crowe, Jennifer Connelly, Emma Watson

it, which is weird. What he does stress is the ignominy of infertility, which a childhood wound inflicted upon Ila. And yet to be “barren,” might be part of the Creator’s will, given his plans to wipe his finest creation off the face of the earth. That question — should I kill my family? — taunts Noah for the second half of the film, as they pass time in their ugly brick of a boat.

Yet Noah dilutes the potency of that central question. For one, the screenplay wanders. As gnarly as the scene-stealing Ray Winstone (The Departed) may be, his character Tubal-Cain serves as a standard-issue villain who distracts us from the meat of this story. Which is ironic, since he is the carnivorous exploiter of the earth’s resources to Noah’s vegetarian, forager

family. In a very Game of Thrones-esque sequence at a miserable village, the film conflates meat-eating with pollution, prostitution, even cannibalism — its environmentalist message is as sensationalist as Elysium’s health care politics were naive.

Then we get to the film’s visuals, which oscillate between spectacular and nondescript.

Aronofsky delivers his signature hallucinatory montage (remember the eye-opening one from Requiem?), here a triptych of Eve plucking the apple, the serpent and Cain’s raised fist over Abel. It’s awesome. Nor will I forget the sight of Noah’s bare feet standing on a blood-soaked sea of volcanic ash, or the sight of green water lapping against a urine-yellow skeleton of some mammal that, presumably, snuffed its species before the rain begins. The most upsetting image calls back on European art, in particular Francis Danby’s The Deluge, as it depicts wailing human survivors hanging onto a mountaintop besieged by waves. There’s beautiful stuff here.

And there’s the rest of the movie. For whatever reason, Aronofsky opted for handheld close-ups of not just Noah but everyone. It looks like The Hunger Games — the first one. He ignores the production design and restricts his mise-en-scène (lighting, costume, blocking, symbolic geometry) to his actor’s faces. I mean, they’re good looking, but come on. Perhaps Aronofsky sought to empower his female characters by allotting them more screen time, for Jennifer Connelly owns every second. Such is a noble aim, yet in this case it leaves Noah, perhaps the most troubled protagonist in any recent blockbuster, a puzzle unsolved. It’s one thing to plunge into his psyche and emerge with no sure diagnosis; it’s another matter when an analogy between Noah and Larry David sticks.

Zachary Zahos is a junior in the College of Arts and Sciences. He can be reached at zzahos@cornellsun.com

Gangster Rappers Have Asthma,Too

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RIFF RAFF’S TRAVELING HAIR SALON perfect storm of all my senseless fixations, Fader’s “The Despite a backpack full of buzzers, buzzer chargers, buzzer Things I Carry” photo series has effectively combined all my best-worst habits: voyeurism, materialism and heads, cutting shears, a tiny Conair hairbrush, a miniature borderline religious worship at the altar of rap gods — Thank Curve cologne, a travel toothbrush and no less than two sets of You Based, or otherwise. Emptying the bags of favorite artists gold grills, this Spring Breakers pimp muse has not gone from for their daily essentials as they dip between tour dates, label G to gent. Hip hop’s most brazen troll — the real life, even meetings and strip clubs, “The Things I Carry” functions like more cartoonish version of Jamie Kennedy’s Malibu’s Most a gangster version of the haute beauty editorial site, Into the Wanted — is meticulously groomed. I mean … most dogs are, no?

Gloss.

SCHOOLBOY Q’S INHALER But instead of Miranda Kerr’s YSL lip stains and cult antiQ, who as a kindergartener had his grandma show him his aging creams, we’ve got Chief Keef’s Trojan Magnums and stacks on stacks of hundos. And while I found all the usual sus- first strap (that’s a gun, you turds), joined the 52 Hoover Street pects to be present in spades — gold chains and purple drank Crips at age 12 and has proudly pimped out his AIDS-ridden abound — it was the shamelessly mundane possessions that prostitutes on Figg Street … apparently has acute asthma? The seemed infinitely more intriguing. I mean, which former oxy- self-proclaimed “Gangsta-Gangsta-Gangsta-G” cum “GangstaGangsta-Gangsta-Q” has been newly reformulated as a GQ slangin’ L.A. Crip Gangsta. While his first “The Things I needs to regularly Carry” column included a bottle of lean, his puff his inhaler? second profile marked his abandonment of And what the sizzurp-slurping lifestyle. In place of the hoodrat-lothario is codeine syrup is fine Parisian champagne, copping teething as he busts in “Gangsta”: “Perrier Jouet rings for his newRosé, I might relocate.” Even better — he born? Who’s walktotes around a Nintendo DS to play ing in with his Profanity Pokemon Platinum. Wow, GQ Q, I am pockets full of Prayers crying — both from laughter and from our throat coat tea shared ragweed allergies. bags and travelMAC MILLER’S PAUL COELHO NOVEL sized moisturizers, like “ill n*gga alert, ill n*gga alert!” No matI know Gambino “so Kurt Vonne” but Mac Miller is readter how many metal detectors these dicks are setting off, it looks like even the trillest OGs gotta score some Burt’s Bees for ing Paul Coelho’s sequel to The Alchemist called Manuscript their lips sometimes. Here’s some phat shit and surprisingly Found in Accra. That means Mac Miller has read The Alchemist.

That means that Mac Miller has read at least one more book not-so-phat shit that are filling rappers’ pockets. than I have this year. That means that … Mac Miller can read?!

WAKA FLOCKA FLAME’S HALLOWEEN CANDY JEREMIH’S TEETHING RINGS Waka, the glorious oxymoron that he is, keeps his fun-sized Trading in his bae for a baby and dropping the “mack” to cherry Laffy Taffy right beside his brass knuckles. At Fader, he throws down his diamond-encrusted pinky ring, slinging such his once reigning title of “mack daddy,” Jeremih is officially a sagacity as, “You should own jewelry — jewelry shouldn’t own father, y’all. An adorable one, apparently, who likes to eat half you.” Man, statistically, I suppose, even thug punks got to spit a pack of Smarties and roll the rest up for later. There’s somewisdom sometimes, even by accident. Logistical question thing comforting in his plebeian possessions, with his cheapo though — does the taffy ever get stuck in his platinum grills? Skullcandy earbuds and travel toothbrush.

Alice Wang

COURTESY OF FADER (WAKA FLOCKA FLAME)

TY DOLLA $IGN’S “COOKIE JAR” While many of the artists profiled in this series had marijuana paraphernalia and a fresh pick-up of greens in their possession, Ty seemed to have unabashedly thrown down the gauntlet. Carrying at least a q of (dank!) bud and a Cookie Jar — a towering stash container with several stacked compartments for various strain storage — this rapper is really about “Blue Dream by the bouquet ‘til [he’s] blue-faced on a Tuesday.”

DANNY BROWN’S MINIATURE VASELINE Amongst a dozen white grape cigarillos — literally the storybook perfect cig for Danny Brown to puff in one of his seemingly numerous tiger-striped jumpsuits — is a tiny tube of Vaseline. Even the baddest yaks got to combat winter ashiness and lip chapped-ness. Strangely, or perhaps not strangely at all, Danny Brown is the only dude in the rap game right now to actually gain street cred from such an incongruous juxtaposition of private possessions. Amongst a veritable sea of Rolleys, Gucci and gold iPhones (I’m looking at you, 2 Chainz), these refreshingly innocuous items fit right in with Brown’s flamboyant DGAF persona. Nothing says #fuckwithmeyouknowigotit like some well-lubricated lips.

Alice Wang is a junior in the College of Arts and Sciences. She can be reached at awang@cornellsun.com. Profanity Prayers appears alternate Fridays.

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Haas Draws Inspiration From Dad in Best Round of Masters AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — With dad in his ear, Bill Haas turned in the best round of his Masters career Thursday.

Now he wants to do what his father never could — finish the job.

Haas birdied the final hole for a 4-under 68 and the opening-round lead, the first time he has broken 70 in five appearances at Augusta National.

More important, it was the first time he’s ever led a major at the end of a round.

Lurking one stroke back were three major winners, including the last two Masters champions, Adam Scott and Bubba Watson.

Haas’ father, Jay, played in the Masters 22 times, with five top-10 finishes topped by a tie for third in 1995. He is staying with his son this week and providing valuable advice on the practice range.

“I never remember thinking, ‘Man, I wish I could hit this shot for my dad,’” Bill Haas said. “But I do know that there’s

BRENDAN BANNON / THE NEW YORK TIMES

Teeing off | Adam Scott finished one stroke back of Bill Haas after a disappointing shot on the 12th tee in Thursday’s round of the Masters.

Scott claimed his first major title a year ago at Augusta National and got off to a strong start in his quest to stay dressed in green, even with a stumble in Amen Corner.

The Aussie made doublebogey at the par-3 12th, a tiny little hole that caused big trouble for a “I do know that there’s number of players. His times I’m like, ‘I wish my tee shot caught the bank in front of the green and dad could hit this shot hopped back into Rae’s for me.”

Creek for the first time in his career.

Bill Haas “I had just received the most incredible ovation as I came to the 12th times I’m like, ‘I wish my dad tee — and I hit my worst shot of could hit this shot for me.’” the day,” Scott said.

Jay Haas never won a major He bounced back with a despite having plenty of success birdie at the 14th, rolled in a on the PGA Tour. testy putt to save par at the Maybe his 31-year-old son 18th, and finished with a 69. can take care of that family In contrast to Haas, it was oversight. the fifth time in his last six “I think he deserves a major Augusta rounds that Scott has in his career as good as he cracked the 60s, showing he still played,” Bill Haas said. has the game to make a run at

being the first back-to-back Masters champion since Tiger Woods in 2001 and 2002. Jack Nicklaus and Nick Faldo are the only other repeat winners.

“In a sense, winning last year took the pressure off,” Scott said. “What’s the worst that can happen? I’m still a Masters champion.”

Watson also shot 69, making birdies on both par 5s after the turn and playing solidly the rest of the round, despite teeing off in the afternoon when the breeze stiffened and the course played even tougher. Despite warm, sunny conditions that gave the mistaken impression it was ripe for the taking, Augusta National was a bear. It looked as though only four players would shoot in the 60s.

The other to do it was Louis Oosthuizen, the 2010 British Open champion who lost to Watson in a playoff two years ago. The South African closed with a birdie on the 18th to complete his 69.

Phil Mickelson wasn’t even close. It was a wild ride for Lefty, who made a triple-bogey at the seventh, rolled in an improbable 40-footer for birdie at the 10th, then took a doublebogey on the 15th after knocking it in the water. He was 4 over with two holes to play.

Playing in their first Masters, Jimmy Walker and Kevin Stadler of the U.S. and Sweden’s Jonas Blixt were among those shooting 70, making their way around the course just fine despite some unfamiliarity with the revered layout.

They are among a record two dozen Augusta rookies in the field, which doesn’t include four-time winner Woods, out of the game until summer as he recovers from back surgery.

The 35-year-old Walker is having a breakout year on the PGA Tour, picking up the first three victories of his career. He kept up his strong play, ripping off a run of four straight birdies starting at the 14th.

“I wasn’t thinking I was going to make four in a row,” Walker said. “But just keep hitting good shots.”

Gary Woodland and Brandt Snedeker of the U.S. also opened at 70, as did K.J. Choi of South Korea.

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one-for-four on the day, said. “If you put too much stress on yourself, you do too much to get yourself out. We are able to remain confident that someone in the lineup will get the job done, which also helps out late in the game.”

Junior designated hitter Ryan Karl chipped in with a hit and an RBI on the day, while D’Alessandro drove in two and freshman catcher Jamie Smith had a hit and scored a run.

The Red kicks off divisional play on the road this weekend when it heads to Philadelphia, Pa. to take on Penn. The Quakers come into the matchup undefeated in conference play, the first 80 start by an Ivy League team since Dartmouth did it in 2009. They also lead the league in team bat-

ting average at .281. Their potent offense is headlined by senior outfielder Rick Brebner and junior first baseman Jeff McGarry, who are both hitting .327. Brebner also leads the league in homeruns with seven.

The Red took three of four games from the Quakers last season, dropping the first contest, but storming back to sweep the final three.

“We are just looking to continue what we have been doing well and fix some late game defensive issues that have been plaguing the team, along with increasing offensive production,” Cruz said.

“These are things we know we can do and are hoping to iron out during the week.”

Scott Chiusano can be reached at sports-editor@cornellsun.com.

Giants’ Eli Manning to Undergo Arthroscopic Surgery on Ankle EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning is going to start the offseason training program with a surgically repaired left ankle.

The Giants announced that Manning will have arthroscopic surgery on Thursday to relieve some lingering discomfort in the ankle he sprained in the regular season finale against Washington.

The two-time Super Bowl MVP has been rehabbing the ankle for more than three months, but it is still bothering him.

Dr. Robert Anderson, a foot and ankle specialist in Charlotte, N.C., will perform a debridement, removing dead, damaged, or infected tissue to improve the healing potential of the remaining healthy tissue.

Manning expects to be able to run in six weeks.

Manning is coming off one of his worst seasons. The 33year-old who will be entering his 11th season threw a careerhigh 27 interceptions play“I think it’s ing behind a decimated smart to offensive line that allowed get this him to be procedure sacked 39 done now times.

He completed so the 317 of 551 ankle isn’t passes for an ongoing 3,818 yards and 18 touchissue. ” downs. His quarterback Eli Manning rating of 69.4 was his lowest since a 55.4 in his rookie season in 2004.

"I'm looking forward to the start of the offseason program on the (April) 21st," said Manning, who has started 151 consecutive games. "I will be in the weight room and in the meeting rooms so we can all learn the new offense. I got some good work in this week at Duke, and I think it's smart to get this procedure done now so the ankle isn't an ongoing issue.

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Weak ankles | Giants quarterback Eli Manning will have surgery on his ankles in the offseason.

I'm eager to get to work with our new offensive coaches and system."

The Giants will hold organized team activities May 2830, June 2-3, June 5, June 9-10, June 12-13, and a mandatory minicamp June 17-19.

Coach Tom Coughlin hired Ben McAdoo as the new offensive coordinator after Kevin Gilbride retired after last season.

There also is a new quarterback coach, Danny Langsdorf.

The Giants (7-9) scored 294 points, the lowest total of the Tom Coughlin era. They finished 28th in the NFL in total yards (307.5 a game), 29th in yards rushing per game (83.3) and 30th in yards per carry (3.5).

New York has missed the playoffs the past two seasons.

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C.U. Splits Squads at Weekend Invites Coming off successful spring break, squads travel to Invitationals After impressive performances over break, the squads look to continue their success this weekend. According to sophomore Udeme Akpaete, who will be running at the After a strong spring break, Cornell’s men’s and women’s Bucknell Invitational, it is the depth in the teams that has led track and field teams are back in action this weekend, with to numerous records falling so far this season, and will likethe squads splitting between the Bucknell Invitational and ly lead to more exciting performances for the Red. “As an athlete, I'm constantly looking not just to replicate George Mason Invitational.

Both the men’s and women’s sides of the team put out my performance, but to surpass it,” Akpaete said. “As we have a really good team this year, it consome impressive performances over spring break, with 23 women reaching “The talent on this team is so stantly spurs improvement as we challenge and support each other, so I defithe ECAC qualifying goal and 21 men deep that it’s fair to expect a nitely think that improvement is possireaching the IC4A equivalent. ble moving into the season.”

At the Riverside invitational, the lot of great things from a lot Even with the remarkable depth to women’s team placed second overall both teams, one can still expect certain with four wins and four second place of different athletes. ” individuals to provide the highlights for finishes. Senior Rachel Sorna led a Udeme Akpaete Cornell, led by Mozia, who already Cornell 1,2,3 in the 3000m steepleplaced second in the NCAA chase. Sorna’s winning time of 10:05.43 was a stadium record by 70 seconds and an NCAA Championships earlier in the year.

"As always you should watch out for Mozia, [senior] leading time. Cornell also swept the 3000m podium, led by Montez Blair and [senior] Bruno Hortelano-Roig,” Devin McMahon, while Elyse Wilkinson won the 800m.

The men’s team placed sixth at the same meet, with the Robbins, who will be throwing at the Bucknell invitational, most impressive performance coming from junior Robert said. “Also watch out for the rest of the high-jump crew and Robbins. Robbins set a new school record in the javelin of the younger throwers, and also the 4x100m relay team."

According to Akpaete, the Red will face strong competi246’6”, to place second. The men also participated in the tion at both meets, which serves as motivation going into the Texas Relays, where Daniel Scott won the triple jump.

Both squads rounded off spring break at the Stanford weekend.

“We view all of the schools … as great competition, so Invitational. For the women, Sorna performed well again, finishing fifth in the 5000m and breaking the Cornell that will be a huge driver in individual and team perforrecord, which had previously stood for 22 years, by 10 sec- mance,” Akpaete said. “The talent on this team is so deep onds. On the men’s side, junior Stephen Mozia continued that it's fair to expect a lot of great things from a lot of difhis fine form so far this season, winning three throwing ferent athletes this upcoming weekend.”

Akpaete added that with the wide variety of talent on the events and setting a new school record in the shot put.

By JOEL COOPER

Sun Staff Writer

XIAOYUE GUO / SUN STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

The home stretch | The track & field teams will split their members between the George Mason and Bucknell Invites.

team this year, the Red has come to expect success at each meet.

“I'm generally always expecting the team to do well. We have a lot of talent this year and a lot of my teammates have already started doing great things,” Akpaete said. “We hope to continue that into the season.”

Joel Cooper can be reached at jcooper@cornellsun.com.

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Offensive outburst | Sophomore attack Emily Tripodi had two goals and an assist in a losing effort to Penn State on Tuesday.

Red Hopes to Bounce Back in Road Matchup Against Brown W. LAX

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comfortable 6-4 lead.

From that point on, the score knocked back and forth, with Cornell putting in a mammoth effort to regain the lead.

However, the Red was constantly chasing the Nittany Lions, who managed to stay ahead.

Penn State went into the half with a comfortable 9-6 lead — the Nittany Lions scored an impressive three goals in 23 seconds, but the Red was able to close that lead to 9-8 after the break.

Senior attacker Rachel Moody opened the scoring for the Red as she buried a pass from senior midfielder Amanda D’Amico.

Tripodi then found the back of the net with her second of the game to take Cornell within one with 25 minutes left to play.

A Penn onslaught on goal prevented a Cornell comeback, though. The Nittany Lions went on to score four

without response to bring the final score to 13-8, subjecting the Red to its sixth loss of the season. Abby Smucker scored a quick brace of goals for Penn State, Tatum Coffey registered her second of the game and Madison Cyr ended her strong performance with her fifth score of the day.

Penn State outshot the Red, 28-16, throughout the game. The Nittany Lions also forced Cornell into 15 turnovers compared to their eight.

Cornell will travel to Providence to face Brown at 1 p.m. on Saturday in a conference showdown. The Bears are 9-3 overall (5-1 at home) and 2-2 in the Ivy League.

Brown is coming off an impressive 1910 victory over Michigan and will be playing its last home game of the year on Saturday. The Bears will be honoring their senior players on the field before the game.

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changed the course of the league and will likely never be surpassed in talent or sheer greatness, Jordan had the potential to be an ambassador for the NBA, but never seemed to grab hold of the reins. As a 50-year old celebrity and multi-millionaire, Jordan has not changed much from his playing days.

He seems content with promoting his own brand and continues to be a nasty competitor, now just in the front office and on the golf course instead of the hardwood.

I honestly think it is disappointing to see such a prolific athlete fall into a kind of anonymity after essentially wasting the influence that could have come from a storied career. While I didn’t know much about Kobe off the basketball court until reading McGrath’s article, it seems that Bryant may pose an alternative to the trap that so many celebrities (especially athletes) seem to fall into after retirement — one where excessive fame breeds addiction. Bryant, who grew up in Italy and, though he never went to college, continues to read and learn in many different capacities. He seems to realize that something does come after basketball. “I get questions all the time: ‘What are you going to do when you retire?’ As if I had no life, no talent outside of playing basketball. It absolutely drives me crazy. ‘You just going to golf all day?’ I’m like, ‘No. Who the fuck said that? It’s maddening,” Bryant says in the article.

It is important for athletes to understand that there is a world outside the sports bubble in which they are worshipped and seldom criticized. I think that understanding starts as a player, though, when it is easiest to be heard.

Bryant has never been quiet; even while injured, he has spoken to the media at practices and before games, something that is uncharacteristic of

most injured players. Bryant has also never been afraid to be outspoken about politics, even if his view deviates from the norm. McGrath asked Bryant what he thought about the reaction of the Miami players to the Trayvon Martin incident (they posted pictures of themselves on Twitter dressed in hoodies). “I won’t react to something just because I’m supposed to, because I’m an African American. That argument doesn’t make any sense to me. …

You sit and you listen to the facts just like you would in any other situation, right?” Bryant received a significant amount of flack last week for that comment, but it proves to me that he, unlike Jordan, is willing to express his opinions on issues that extend beyond just basketball in a calculated, intelligent way. Jordan never got further than issuing the statement, “Republicans buy shoes too,” as defense for his decision not to endorse an African American challenger to Jesse Helms in 1990.

In McGrath’s article, he also quoted Bryant as saying, “You don’t want to go out and just play the game. There’s so much that goes on around you in your brand and what you represent, and what you could represent.” Sure, Jordan represented himself through a brand of sneakers that carries his name, but this speaks nothing to the face behind the logo. Because they are inevitably surrounded by the public spotlight, athletes have the unique opportunity to exert their influence beyond the sport they play. Should we as fans really care what athletes think about politics? Maybe not. But it is important that athletes can take pride in the way they are represented, and that means more than simply promoting a personal image. In that one-onone, I think Bryant has Jordan beat.

Scott Chiusano can be reached at sports-editor@cornellsun.com.

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Climbing the Ivy | Brown and Yale, two teams neck-and-neck in the standings, will face off this weekend in Ivy League play.

Men’s: Six Ivies Battle It Out A fter four Ivy League teams took on non-conference foes during the week, Ivy League lacrosse will be back in action this weekend, as three pairs of Ancient Eight teams will face off. Harvard and Princeton took wins away from their non-conference midweek games, but Dartmouth and Cornell both fell, with the Red losing to perennial rival Syracuse, 14-9. On Friday at 7 p.m., Yale will take on Brown to kick off the Ivy League weekend. The two teams are neck-and-neck in the rankings, with Brown just a game behind the Bulldogs in the loss column, at fifth place in the conference standings.

On Saturday, Dartmouth will take on Princeton and Harvard will battle Penn. Harvard still remains in control of the conference standings, undefeated in league play, but Penn is riding the momentum from its victory over Brown last weekend and will not go down easy.

— Compiled by Scott Chiusano

Women’s: Top Teams Princeton,Harvard Face Off

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t is a big weekend in women’s lacrosse as all eight Ivy League teams face off. The standings remain tightly contested at the moment, with two teams tied for second place and three teams tied for fourth. Penn, undefeated in conference play, will take on 2-2 Dartmouth, a team coming off a

devastating double ovetime loss to Cornell last weekend. The two cellar-dwellers of the league, Columbia and Yale, will battle it out for the bottom spot in the standings, as Columbia tries to find its first win of the season.

Cornell will take on Brown in Providence, as one team will

come out of the weekend above .500 in league play. The highlight match of the weekend will likely be between Harvard and Princeton. Both teams are 3-1 in Ancient Eight play. Princeton is coming off an 8-7 loss to Maryland in non-conference play during the week, and Harvard is

riding a 16-5 shellacking of Holy Cross. Should Penn lose this weekend, the winner of the Harvard Princeton matchup will take control of the top spot in the standings.

— Compiled by Scott Chiusano

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Top talents | Princeton and Harvard will battle in a conference showdown for the first place spot in the standings.

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The Corne¬ Daily Sun

Sports

FRIDAY APRIL 11, 2014

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BASEBALL

Red Kicks Off Divisional Play After Defeating Bing

By SCOTT CHIUSANO Sun Sports Editor

With a win over in-state rival Binghamton on Wednesday, the baseball team continued its streak, taking five of its

last six games. The next test for the Red will be in Ivy League Divisional play, when the team takes on Penn in a four-game series starting on Saturday.

The Red pitched by committee in the midweek game against the Bearcats, send-

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At the plate | The baseball team hits the road this weekend for a four-game series with Penn in Ivy League divisional play.

ing seven different pitchers to the mound pitch. He came around to score on a sac fly in an effort to save arms for the important by senior shortstop Tom D’Alessandro. weekend matchup. Junior Roberto Suppa Winawer continued to impress in his first and freshman Tim Willittes threw two start, going two-for-four and scoring two runs. scoreless innings each, allowing “Jordan is a guy that works just three hits between the two of Cornell hard and has put in a lot of effort them. Sophomore Matt Horton to overcome surgery his freshpicked up his second win of the man year and find a way onto the season, giving his team an inning field this year,” Cruz said. and two thirds of scoreless work.

Binghamton tied the game in Cornell had similar success vs. the bottom of the sixth, but the from its staff in last weekend’s Red’s bats took over in the sweep of Brown and split with eighth. Junior infielder Kevin Penn, especially from relievers in Tatum brought pinch runner the late innings.

Dan Morris home with an RBI “The team has a lot of confiPenn single, giving Cornell the lead for dence in those guys coming out good. The offense put up four of the pen,” said senior outfieldTomorrow, 12 p.m. more runs in the next inning, er Chris Cruz. “We know that if Philadelphia, Pa. and the Bearcats never threatsomeone gets into trouble, there ened again. are others waiting to come in The 6-1 win over and get them out of a jam.”

The offense was quiet through the first Binghamton marks a streak of four straight two innings on Wednesday, but was able to wins where the offense has produced at get on the board in the top of the third. least four runs.

“The hitters are staying relaxed and not Sophomore outfielder Jordan Winawer, making his first collegiate start after his trying to force too much,” Cruz, who went game-winning pinch hit last weekend against Yale, started things off with a hit by See BASEBALL page 14

Bryant vs. Jordan, Laxers Fall to Penn State, Ready Without a Ball For Conference Battle With Bears “I WOMEN’S LACROSSE

tought I taw – I did! I did! I did tee Michael Jordan!”

When beloved Looney Tunes character Tweety Bird sees the Chicago Bulls star for the first time in the Warner Brothers classic movie Space Jam, this is what she famously exclaims. Jordan’s basket-

acknowledged that he and Jordan have “different interests,” and Lakers general manager Mitch Kupchak said that “Bryant’s ambitions are greater [than Jordan’s], and it is easier to imagine him adjusting to the off-court life gracefully.”

When Jordan turned 50 at

Scott Chiusano Who’s on First ball career, not to mention his acting career, are long over, and though he is the owner of a Charlotte Bobcats team on the brink of making the playoffs, Tweety Bird’s exclamation has become eerily pertinent. Why don’t we “tee” Michael Jordan anymore?

In a feature on Kobe Bryant in the New Yorker last week, Ben McGrath spent some time talking about the two basketball superstars.

Though they are both fierce, unrelenting competitors who never cared about whether or not people liked them, Bryant and Jordan have their differences, beyond just the one championship ring that, at the moment, distinguishes their two careers. Bryant

By HAMDAN Al YOUSEFI

Sun Staff Writer

The Cornell women’s lacrosse team came out of the spring break period with a crucial overtime conference victory over Dartmouth and consecutive losses against Stanford and Princeton.

The Red also suffered a 13-8 loss to Penn State on Tuesday evening at the Penn State Lacrosse field. Cornell is now 5-6 overall and 2-2 in the Ivy League.

The matchup was a deceptively tight affair, with Cornell remaining in striking distance of

Penn for the majority of the match.

The Nittany Lions grabbed an early lead, scoring five minutes into the first half. Penn State soon doubled its advantage three minutes later when Mackenzie Cyr scored on a Jess Loizeaux assist.

The Red staged a quick comeback, scoring twice in two minutes to bring the score even.

Sophomore midfielder Shelby McNeilly finished a pass from freshman attacker Catherine Ellis to record Cornell’s first.

Penn State was quick to regain its lead, though, with Cyr turning

provider for Loizeaux.

Undeterred, the Red pushed forward with junior attacker Lindsay Toppe scoring her 32nd goal of the season to bring Cornell level.

With 11 minutes of the half left to play, sophomore attacker Emily Tripodi put the Red ahead for the first and last time of the game.

Cornell’s lead lasted three minutes as Nittany Lion Ally Heavens tied the score for the third time of the game. Cyr then scored two consecutive goals to give Penn a See W. LAX page 14

Moving on up

the end of February, we got a glimpse into that off the court life from ESPN’s lengthy feature about how he has adjusted to middle age (the answer seems to be not particularly well, considering the article’s focus on Jordan’s ruminations about death and dying). Since then, though, we have seen very little from Jordan, with the exception being some painful Hanes commercials and slightly pathetic news from the golf course every so often.

As McGrath points out in his article, Jordan has long been criticized for “failing to exert his vast influence on any cause greater than footwear.” A man who

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See CHIUSANO page 14

The women’s polo team walloped Cal Poly, 25-2, on Wednesday, advancing to the national finals for the 31st time in program history. For full coverage of the match and of the final against Virginia on Saturday, check out Tuesday’s paper.