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The Corne¬ Daily Sun Vol. 128, No. 126
FRIDAY, APRIL 13, 2012
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Wolfowitz’65 Speaks About Iraq War Critics By EMMA COURT Sun Staff Writer
and JEFF STEIN
Sun Managing Editor
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We salute | Ithaca paid tribute to former marine Christopher Bordoni, an Ithaca High School graduate who died after sustaining injuries in Afghanistan.
City Honors Slain Marine
Ithaca native Bordoni sustained fatal injuries in Afghanistan By CHRISTA NIANIATUS Sun Staff Writer
U.S. Marine Corps Corporal Christopher D. Bordoni, a 2008 graduate of Ithaca High School, was just two weeks away from returning home from his second tour of duty in Afghanistan when
he sustained fatal injuries from a suicide bomber on a motorcycle. Throughout the week, 21-year-old Bordoni was remembered and honored by family, friends and community members as a young man who embodSee MARINE page 4
Paul Wolfowitz ’65 assailed those who said President George Bush lied about the War in Iraq in a speech at Cornell on Thursday. “I really do believe a lot of damage was done to our country and to our position in the world by a line of irresponsible criticism of the War in Iraq,” said Wolfowitz, who is widely considered the chief architect of the war. While Wolfowitz acknowledged that some criticism of the war was legitimate, he excoriated those who maintained that Bush deliberately misled the American people. The deputy secretary of defense from 2001 to 2005 under President George Bush and the president of the World Bank from 2005 to 2007, Wolfowitz also said that Americans must be vigilant in remedying the world’s wrongs. “We can’t afford to leave the world alone,” Wolfowitz said. “You say, ‘It’s none of our business; let the world take care of
itself.’ But it’s not going to.” Opponents of the Iraq war have vilified Wolfowitz for, they say, his gross underestimation the difficulties the American invasion posed. Since war was declared, the county has been torn by sectarian violence, nearly 5,000 American service people have died and thousands more Iraqi civilians have lost their lives, families and homes. While recognizing that the wars in Af ghanistan and Iraq l e d Americans to question their role in the world, Wolfowitz WOLFOWITZ ’65 warned that people “take that questioning much too far.” “[I] understand why nobody wants another Iraq, but not everything is another Iraq or Afghanistan,” Wolfowitz said. Still, he emphasized the necessity of taking pride in America’s foreign policy accomSee WOLFOWITZ page 5
NYC Official Will Oversee Building of Tech Campus
News
By KAITLYN KWAN
News
recent significant project in Sun Staff Writer the city,” Vice President of CornellNYC Tech Cathy With several notable pro- Dove said in an email. “We jects already under his belt, are thrilled to have someone Andrew C. Winters, found- of his caliber on our team.” ing director of New York Winters will be responsiCity Mayor Michael ble for overseeing the planBloomberg’s Office of ning and construction of Capital Project Dev- the campus, which is expected to consist of more than two “We are thrilled to have million square feet by its projected date someone of [Winter’s] of completion in caliber on our team.” 2037, according to a University press Cathy Dove r e l e a s e . Additionally, as a net-zero energy elopment, will lead the technology hub, the tech development of Cornell’s campus will have more than New York City tech cam- 700,000 square feet of pus, the University an - building space. nounced Thursday. Winters’ This space is expected to has worked on the New achieve at least a silver York City High Line –– an Leadership in Energy and elevated linear park on the Environmental Design rating, lower West Side –– and the according to the press release. reconstruction of Lower The LEED rating, which is Manhattan. administered by the U.S. “[Winters] has tremen- Green Building Council, will dous experience and has led or been involved in every See TECH CAMPUS page 5
Weeding Out
The Hydrilla Task Force discussed plans Thursday to eliminate a dangerous plant from Cayuga Inlet. | Page 3
Flair for Business
Students will have the opportunity to develop their entrepreneurial skills in the newly-opened PopShop. | Page 3
Opinion LUKE SHARRETT / THE NEW YORK TIMES
Blame Game
Lynah Rink on April 19, five days before the New York State Republican primary.
Jonathan Panter ’12 discusses the importance of taking responsibility for one’s actions.
Ron Paul Will Speak at Lynah
Arts
Ron Paul faithful | Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul will speak at
By JEFF STEIN Sun Managing Editor
Ron Paul is hoping a different kind of faithful will be drawn to Lynah on April 19, when the Republican presidential candidate will speak at the repurposed Cornell rink. Cornell Republicans Chair Raj Kannappan ’13 confirmed Thursday that Paul, whose libertarian nonconformity has
drawn the adoration of college students nationwide, will hold a town-hall style forum at the University five days before New York State’s Republican primary. The announcement came the same day a poll from Rasmussen Reports found that Paul would hold a onepoint edge over President Barak Obama, 44 percent to 43 percent, in a general
election contest. Paul, 72, is planning to attend rallies on 30 college campuses nationwide, according to The New York Times. Far behind the delegate count of presumptive nominee Mitt Romney, Paul “remains mostly an afterthought, electorally — a candidate pushing a message more than a candidacy,” See PAUL page 4
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From the Heart
The Sun praises Aurora Guerrero’s film as genuine and realistic. | Page 8
Sports Home Field Advantage
The baseball team prepares to face off against Columbia this weekend at Hoy Field. | Page 20
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