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Kaitlyn Tiffany ’15 presents the highlights of the Cornell Fashion Collective’s 30th Annual Runway Show. | Page 8

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Students Wanted in Effort to Clean Up Jungle Encampment

By AIMEE CHO Sun Staff Writer

The City of Ithaca is looking for Cornell students to help clean up The Jungle, a homeless encampment in the City, according to an email sent to student leaders on Friday.

“We’re still trying to find some student organizations who would be interested in volunteering. There are still lots of little pieces of trash that need to be cleared,” Sutherland said.

Over the past week, the City has worked to build a road and clean up trash in The Jungle according to Kevin Sutherland, chief of staff of the City of Ithaca.

So far, city workers constructed a preliminary road over the railroad tracks, cleared dead trees and picked up large pieces of trash in The J u n g l e , “We’re still trying to find some Sutherland said. student organizations who would He estimated that be interested in volunteering. There all of the efforts will be finished are still lots of little pieces of trash within the next that need to be cleared.” week.

Student leadKevin Sutherland ers from volunteer organizations said they are supportive of the City’s attempts to clear The Jungle.

Jourdan Norman ’15, co-president of Into the Streets said he is “remorseful” that some Ithacans are exposed to environments like The Jungle.

“I wish to aid any efforts that the City of Ithaca may request to clean up that area,” he said.

Lara Keskinkaya ’16, co-president of Into the Streets, said she See JUNGLE page 5

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Young innovators | Daniel Masetti ’17 and Michael Merrill ’17, creators of Code Problems — a mental exercise application — speak at the Big Idea Competition finals in Statler Hall Friday.

Undergraduates Receive Awards for Innovation at Big Idea Competition Green car wash, gummy medication among winning ideas

By ANNA JOHNSON Sun Contributor

Last Friday, the Big Idea Competition gave 10 teams of Cornellian entrepreneurs the chance to make their idea “the next big thing” by awarding several prizes.

The annual competition, sponsored by Entrepreneurship@Cornell and RECESS, a music and ideas festival, supports early-stage ideation and offers outlets for the next generation of entrepreneurs, according to the event’s website.

Dong Ki Kim ’17 and Moonyoung Lee ’15 won first place in the non-profit or social business category for their idea of Smart Horn, a digital communication system for cars. They received a $2,000 prize, as well as an additional $1,000 via the People’s Choice award.

Both Kim and Lee said they faced many “frustrating obstacles” during the development of their idea and in preparation for the competition.

See IDEAS page 4

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Political Satire,Mystery Novel Chosen for Reading Project

By ZOE FERGUSON Sun Staff Writer

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Hope Batcheller ’14 talks about sound recording with ninth grade girls at a Expanding Young Horizons workshop at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology Saturday.

Both prospective and current students voiced their approval of the selection of Clash of Civilizations Over an Elevator in Piazza Vittorio — a novel by Amara Lakhous that combines political satire with murder mystery — for the 2014 Cornell New Student Reading Project.

The book, which was announced as the selection for the reading project last Wednesday, will be required reading for incoming freshmen and transfer students.

Orientation leader Agustina

Hobbs ’17 said she thinks Clash of Civilizations was a good choice for new students to read.

“I think the book was well chosen for the incoming class that is supposed to be the most diverse of all,” Hobbs said. “Reading this book will start giving them an idea about how diverse Cornell will be and how different cultures can work together.”

Several prospective students said they believe that the project will help them transition to Cornell more easily.

“I am very excited about See READING page 5

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Alpha Delta Phi Raises Money for Youth Training

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Over 300 students attend annual Victory Club event

By RACHEL WEBER Sun Staff Writer

The Alpha Delta Phi fraternity hosted their annual Victory Club philanthropy event Saturday, raising money for Ramapo for Children — a set of youth training programs that supports children with special needs.

Over 300 people took part in table games such as poker, roulette and blackjack while a student band performed jazz music, according to Victory Club co-chairman Reed Newman ’16.

“Victory Club is one of the highlights of the year for Alpha Delt,” Newman said.

“Every year, we have a great time raising money for a great cause.”

Members of Alpha Delta Phi began planning this year’s Victory Club two months ago, according to Victory Club cochairman Ilyas Abayev ’16.

The event’s origins date back to World War I, where guests would purchase Victory Bonds to attend the event which resembled

a speakeasy.

“Later in the 1960s, it became the gambling event we have today,” he said.

The house, which is located at 777 Stewart Ave., previously had a gambling license, but now the gambling is “just for fun,” according to Abayev.

Amanda Barreto ’15, an attendee of the event, said she liked the poker theme of the event.

“I like the way the event was evocative of the 1920s — the jazz band, classy dress, and

“It was a really great event for both family and friends.”

Belle Kielty ’17 free-flowing champagne felt straight out of The Great Gatsby,” Amanda Barreto ’15 said.

Belle Kielty ’17 also said she enjoyed

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Alireza Edraki ’14 shows his support for the fight against cancer by stamping his hand on a poster at Relay for Life at Barton Hall Friday.

having the opportunity to meet everyone who attended the event.

“It was a really great event for both family and friends,” Belle Kielty ’17 said. “I had an awesome time the entire night and met so many new people.”

Abayev said he thought the event was a success both in terms of the money gathered

and enjoyment of attendees.

“This year’s Victory Club was a great success, with champagne, fundraising, gambling and a black tie dress code [resulting in] a night of serious fun,” Abayev said.

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

Harvard Academic Dishonesty Cases Triple in 2012-13 THE HARVARD CRIMSON

Administrative Board statistics detailing the outcomes of cases heard by the disciplinary body in the last academic year show that, as expected, the number of students required to temporarily withdraw from the College for academic dishonesty was more than three times higher than the number in 2011-2012.

According to the statistics, released Friday on the Ad Board’s website after repeated requests from The Crimson, 97 students involved in academic integrity cases were required to withdraw in 2012-2013, the year that saw Harvard’s largest cheating investigation in recent memory.

Roughly 70 of those 97 students, according to previous statements from administrators, were implicated in the Government 1310 cheating scan-

dal, in which about 125 students were accused of plagiarizing or inappropriately collaborating on the course’s final take-home exam.

This would mean that about 27 students outside of the Gov 1310 case were required to withdraw for academic dishonesty last year, a number consistent with the previous academic year, in which 26 students were required to withdraw in academic dishonesty cases.

The number of students who were placed on disciplinary probation due to academic dishonesty also rose to 31 in 2012-2013, compared to only 16 students in 2011-2012. Administrators have previously said that about half of the students implicated in the Gov 1310 case who were not required to withdraw were placed on probation. In 2012-2013, the Ad Board took no action in 14

academic dishonesty cases, compared to just one in 2011-2012.

Administrators have said since 2010 that they plan to increase the Ad Board’s transparency through the release of more detailed case summaries, but have delayed the release of that database in the years since, leaving the five-year statistics as the most

detailed public information available on the body’s proceedings.

Until Friday, however, the 2012-2013 statistics were not publicly available on the Ad

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Board’s website. Now, as released, the public statistics include a count of the outcomes of cases in several broad categories, from academic dishonesty and “social behavior - alcohol” disciplinary cases to petitions for advanced standing.

According to Interim Dean of the College Donald H. Pfister, the more detailed statistics that would be included in the database have been delayed by concerns over how to increase the Board’s transparency while still maintaining the privacy of students involved in its proceedings.

He wrote in a statement that administrators have “not yet determined how to overcome this substantial hurdle.”

Pfister further wrote that with conversations regarding privacy concerns and the creation of a student-faculty honor board to hear academic integrity cases ongoing, he decided to release the 2012-2013 Ad Board statistics “in the same manner we had in the past.”

The 2012-2013 numbers are part of a document that includes Ad Board statistics from the past five academic years, since 2008-

2009.

According to the statistics, the number of cases listed under the category of “social behavior alcohol” decreased from 20112012. Last academic year, 52 cases under this category went before the Ad Board, while 69 such cases did in 2011-2012. The number of “House warnings” issued in disciplinary cases also decreased, to 74 last year from 109 in 2011-2012.

For cases of “academic review,” which involve students who receive unsatisfactory grades or fail to meet the College’s minimum academic requirements, the Ad Board voted to “take no action” in 87 of those cases in 2012-2013, more than double the number of votes in 20112012. According to the Ad Board website, the Board can vote to “take no action” and merely warn students in cases where an unsatisfactory student record results from “compelling and well-documented extenuating circumstances.”

This article originally appeared in The Harvard Crimson on April 11.

Man Injured in Seneca Street Stabbing Sunday Morning

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Cornell Sitara — a Bollywood fusion dance team which incorporates elements of Indian classical dance with hip-hop, Bollywood and modern dance — performs at Sitara Night in Bailey Hall Saturday.

A 27 year old male was stabbed in an alley at 107 East Seneca St. early Sunday morning, according to police.

The stabbing, which was not life-threatening, occurred at approximately 1:15 a.m. after an argument between the victim and the suspect, according to an Ithaca Police Department press release.

Police describe the suspect, who is still at large, as a “white male in his twenties.”

This is the second reported stabbing in Ithaca over a four-day period. An unidentified male was stabbed at the Collegetown bar Level B around 1 a.m. Thursday morning.

A further investigation is currently taking place and no additional information is available, according to police.

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Winning Competition Entry Addresses Noise Pollution In Metropolitan Areas IDEAS

to make a significant impact on the quality of life for city residents,” Kim said.

In the traditional for-profit “At some points, [we] even considered giving up,” Kim category, Kevin Kreher ’16, said. “However, as a team, we Willie Mendelson ’14, Bryan encouraged each other and Dunn ’14 and Kelsey Kruse ’16 also received a $2,000 prize as a overcame our obstacles.”

According to Kim and Lee, team for their idea of Polar they became aware of the issue Chiller, a personal beverageof noise pollution and its uni- cooling device.

The RECESS Choice award versality when they experienced it first-hand after spending their went to Daniel Masetti ’17 and Winter Breaks in heavy metro- Mike Merrill ’17 for their idea politan areas such as Man - of Code Problems, a mental exercise application with cushattan, Seoul and Burma.

“Although [the areas we visit- tomizable learning goals.

Daniel Janeczko ’17 and Cara ed] might seem unrelated, the daily stress of living in heavy Janeczko ’14 placed third in the metropolitan areas seemed to tie non-profit or social business catthem together with a universal egory with Green Clean Carwash problem,” Lee said. “We both — an environmentally-friendly agreed that the current car car wash made practical with the honking system has a serious use of next-generation emulsifiers problem — it alerts everyone and only two gallons of water per wash, acwithout discording to cretion.”

To solve “As a team, we encouraged the group’s this probeach other and overcame presentation.

Aaron the lem, our obstacles.”

Schifrin ’14 pair develand his idea oped an Dong Ki Kim ’17 K 2 Main, idea that which placed would consecond in fine the honking signal to those who the same category, addressed the would need to hear it and spare political issue of the gap between the candidates and the those who do not.

“Instead of always emitting public. Schifrin accomplished an audible sound, the Smart this by proposing a website that Horn will send digital signals to connects the public to political surrounding cars and honking candidates through its ability to will be played only inside the match people with similar idecars, effectively isolat[ing] dri- ologies. This would enable the public to financially support ver communication,” Lee said.

Securing first place in the those like-minded candidates.

Shira Baly’s ’14 Gum competition was a “significant milestone,” according to Kim myMed, which placed third in the traditional for-profit categoand Lee. “Although our idea and pro- ry, provided a solution to a totype is far from ready [to be] common health-related dilemdeployed on the actual roads, by ma by offering a gummy version winning the competition, we of medications. were able to confirm that other people believe our idea is Anna Johnson can be reached at promising and has the potential aej45@cornell.edu.

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MAKING MOOCS WEDNESDAY, APRIL 16, 2014 4:30–5:45 DISCUSSION

HOLLIS AUDITORIUM GOLDWIN SMITH HALL

Learn the experiences of those who created Cornell’s inaugural MOOCs. Participants Include: Edward E. Baptist, History David Chernoff, Astronomy David Easley, Economics Louis Hyman, ILR Stephen Wicker, Electrical and Computer Engineering Laura Brown, Senior Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education

Reception to follow at 5:45–6:45 in the Goldwin Smith Entry Lobby.

This event is open to the public.

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Reading Project Will Provide Students Three People Die in With ‘Idea’ of Campus Diversity Kansas City Shooting READING

pare admitted students for the diversity of Cornell’s Continued from page 1 student body.

“It’s important to realize there are going to be culreading and writing, and talking to people about [the ture clashes,” Smith said. “I got to engage in a conbook],” said Noah Gonzalez, an admitted student. versation about diversity and different cultures from Justin Minion, an admitted reading [last year’s new student student, said that his high school “I think the book was reading project selection] When featured similar reading projects, the Emperor Was Divine.” and appreciated how they give well-chosen for the According to a University students “something in common press release, some of the novel’s incoming class that is themes include personal strugto talk about.”

“We did a lot of stuff about supposed to be the gle, ethnic identity and margincultural differences, like socioeality. conomic privilege, and I found most diverse of all.”

The novel “conveys the globthat it usually led people to break al perspectives of immigration out of their shells and discuss Agustina Hobbs ’17 and exile, using narrative unrelisomething that may not be so ability as a way of translating easy to talk about,” Minion said. preconception and prejudice into a realistic empathy He added that he appreciates that he will have for the marginal populations of the world’s major something in common with other students arriving urban centers,” the release said. on campus in the fall.

Hannah Smith ’17, an orientation leader, said she Zoe Ferguson can be reached at believes the new student reading project will help pre- zferguson@cornellsun.com.

Ithaca’s ‘Jungle’ to Undergo Clean Up; Students Wanted JUNGLE

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believes that in general, many homeless individuals are resistant to government rehabilitation efforts.

“I think the first step would be to build more homeless shelters and to allow individuals to gradually enter into rehabilitation programs,” Keskinkaya said. “It’s important that these individuals have housing and are safe, but at the end of the day, the local government can only do so much.”

Sutherland, however, said that The Jungle residents have been cooperating with the recent cleanup effort, despite the fact that some may “prefer this lifestyle.”

“I spent about a week talking to them about our plans to [clean] and asked them to move camp. For the most part they’ve been understanding,” Sutherland said.

Bridgette Aumand ’15, president of the Alpha Phi Omega service fraternity, said it is important for college students to “reach out of the here-and-

now” and help with cleaning up the community.

“It’s always important to remember that you’re part of something bigger than this college and this campus, and give back to the broader community,” Aumand said.

Keskinkaya added that community service “helps foster a stronger connection between the community and students.”

“Oftentimes, students feel that they are in a bubble while attending Cornell,” she said.

“Engaging in community service helps students realize there is more to Ithaca than just Cornell and to feel they are creating positive change within the community.”

Mayor Svante Myrick ’09 began leading the cleanup effort after a fire in The Jungle killed resident Richard Sherman in December, Sutherland said.

Shortly after the fire, Mayor Myrick issued a statement calling for The Jungle to be cleared and its inhabitants moved to alternative residences.

Aimee Cho can be reached at acho@cornellsun.com.

Standing in silence

MAURICIO LIMA / THE NEW YORK TIMES

Residents of Slovyansk, Ukraine — some of which were wearing the ribbon of St. George to identify as proRussian — gather near a fortified barricade set up by pro-Russian protesters outside a police station Sunday.

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (AP) — Three people died Sunday after shootings at a Jewish community center campus and retirement community in suburban Kansas City, and a 15-year-old boy is in critical condition.

Overland Park city spokesman Sean Reilly said two people died at the Jewish Community Center of Greater Kansas City campus in Overland Park and one was killed at Village Shalom, which is a retirement community that is several blocks away from the center.

A 15-year-old boy who was brought from the scene is in critical condition, Overland Park Medical Center spokeswoman Christine Hamele said.

One person of interest is in custody, Overland Park Fire Department spokesman Jason Rhodes said.

Authorities didn't immediately release further details about the shootings, including whether the center and retirement community were targeted because of religion.

Overland Park police received multiple calls at about 1 p.m. Sunday, public information officer Gary Mason said in a news release. A news conference is scheduled for Sunday evening.

The Jewish Community Center of Greater Kansas City in Overland Park posted on its Facebook page Sunday afternoon that a “shooting incident” happened near its White Theater entrance. A second, later post said that no shooting occurred inside, but in a parking lot.

“Everyone participating in JCC programming has been released to their homes,” the center said on Facebook.

St. Louis resident Kristy Straeb, 47, said her sister-in-law Stacie Ventimiglia was at the center's pool with a friend and four little girls under the age of 7 for a swimming lesson, which ended about 12:45 p.m. Straeb said they decided at the last minute to get the girls showered.

The women got into a cubby area and were “ready to push the little girls into four empty lockers,” Straeb said. She noted that the women and their children were not harmed and left the center about 2:45 p.m. Sunday.

There was a heavy police presence at the campus, which spans several acres in an affluent area of Johnson County, Kan. The entrance to the campus is blocked off. Police have also taped off the entrance to Village Shalom, and several patrol cars and a crime scene unit van are parked in front.

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Tabling Resolution 72: The Student Assembly Should Have Listened First ON THURSDAY, THE STUDENT ASSEMBLY VOTED TO TABLE Resolution 72 — which urged Cornell to divest from companies that “profit from the Israeli military occupation of Palestinian territories” — indefinitely. Therefore, the resolution will not be brought to a vote in the foreseeable future. Regardless of the content of the resolution, the role of the S.A., as defined by its charter, is to act in the best interest of the student population and to pass resolutions that benefit the student body as a whole. Even if the S.A. did not want to vote on Resolution 72, we believe the S.A. should adhere to its stated purpose and should have allowed an open forum for student discussion before tabling the resolution.

According to the documents governing the S.A., the purpose of the governing body is to “examine any matters which involve the interests or concern the welfare of the student community.” We believe that all opinions regarding the political and Cornell-specific issues enumerated in Resolution 72 are of interest and concern to many. According to Section 8 of the Assembly’s charter, the S.A. has the authority and responsibility to conduct public hearings, forums and referendums concerning topics of current student interest. We believe that the S.A. failed to do so Thursday by not providing opportunity for discussion until after the resolution was tabled indefinitely.

Despite being overturned by the Assembly, we applaud S.A. President Ulysses Smith ’14 and the members of the Assembly who stood behind him in calling for Resolution 72 to be heard by the S.A. One member of the S.A. said he or she believed that the overwhelming majority of students had no interest in the issue covered by Resolution 72; however, we question how that decision was made before consulting the students. We also criticize the majority of those that voted against a discussion before a decision was made and stifled the democratic purpose of the governing body altogether.

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Its the People, Not The Place

week spent in sunshine — almost more year, the Greek letters you wear 1500 miles away from Cornell — somehow get you accepted or thrown out made me realize how desperately I of social circles. And if you have no letneeded Spring Break. Most people I know ters, it’s a whole new story. Make no miswere not enthusiastic about heading back take, Greek life adds vivacity to life on to school at all. Now that we have been campus, but to my mind, it makes no back for a week, I shudder at the possibil- sense that it ends up fragmenting the ity that I might not have been able to get community, a considerable amount of away at all because I am an international exclusion and an unfortunate amount of student. I do not necessarily despise unnecessary audacity.

Cornell, but there is an indisputable It baffles me that under the cumulative atmosphere of stress that clouds our cam- strain of ace-ing classes, getting into the pus. Every school year starts with high most remarkable clubs and what not, we spirits — the ebullience of Orientation just forget how to be nice. No one who Week, great weather, bright colors on goes here is necessarily more or less enticampus and the lightness of starting from tled — everyone is smart and talented, the beginning with classes, friends and that much has already been established. So life. By the end of Fall Break, however, the to all of the insolent humans at Cornell first signs of disillusionment appear, and who think being involved in a dandy by the time we commence with second social organization on campus or a fivesemester, all we star resume is a want to do is somegood excuse to be how get through the inexcusably rude to One does not need a course drudgery and make people — sober or to learn how to be nice to it to Slope Day and drunk — you’re people, not scowl when summer break. wrong. One does Towards the very not need a course to someone smiles at you, end of spring semeslearn how to be nice apologize when you push ter though, we start to people, not scowl appreciating what when someone someone because it’s a we have again, it’s smiles at you, apoltypical hurry, say thank you or ogize when you almost like a giant curve that maps out push someone sorry and just add to the the collective emobecause it’s a typical sunshine this university needs hurry, say thank you tional pulse on campus. or sorry and just from time to time.

I have been add to the sunshine guilty of blaming this university needs the weather and academics among other from time to time. The infamous mental scapegoats for the tense atmosphere at strain that we find ourselves cribbing school. Truth is that there is something about from time to time is only intensiunsettlingly absurd how these physical fied when we decide to be the worst verthings can define the entirety of our col- sion of ourselves just because of finals or lege atmosphere. It simply took me a week prelims or bad weather. An esteemed to remove myself from the environment I degree from an Ivy League school is not am used to and experience what college worth it if we fail to also be amiable can actually feel like to understand that human beings. Social interactions which the fault, dear Ezra, lies not in our stars take place on campus leaving individuals but in our high-handedness we often mis- feeling discouraged and belittled are just take for swagger. We are responsible for not okay. So how about we do ourselves people in our community feeling left out and everyone around us a favor and try to and equating college with absolute hell. be the better versions of ourselves; the There is something ridiculous about the implications can be so far-reaching that it way we’re doing things here if it is difficult is really quite incredible. for a person to “get into” a party when they want to have a good time. During Aditi Bhowmick is a sophomore in the College of freshman year, gaining social acceptance Arts and Sciences. She may be reached at on a weekend translates into ensuring you abhowmick@cornellsun.com. Abstruse Musings have a good gender ratio, and by sopho- appears alternate Mondays this semester.

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ince The Real Housewives series and Keeping up with the Kardashians first aired, their new format and redefinition of reality television has captivated the public. Unlike the previous wave of reality TV shows that reset participants every season after achieving specific goals — enhancing professional credentials for The Apprentice, losing weight for The Biggest Loser, advertising clothing design for Project Runway — the new wave of reality shows placed focal points at the participants themselves, showing their day-to-day reality for the sake of reality to the entire globe.

The success of fictional genre TV programs are usually attributed to the public’s fascination with professions in certain industry. Medical drama, legal affair and criminal investigation have been immensely popular for their insiders scoop, and in the due process, it has also educated the public with medical terminology, legal proceedings and political processes in this country. Some shows were so influential that ER and Grey’s Anatomy inspired millions of young people to pursue careers in the life sciences — at least until they encounter Orgo — and application to science investigators spiked after the success of the CSI series.

This new generation of reality shows, on the other hand, exerts zero to minimal pedagogic value. By featuring the everyday triviality of parental conflicts, sibling rivalries and girlfriends drama, these shows seduce viewer of any educational credential to tune in by stripped away professional jargon and pedantry employed by screenwriters. Although in a certain sense the lives according to the Kardashians, The Real Housewives of New Jersey and Duck Dynasty can differ in greater degree than fictional drama from one’s immediate reality, the low barrier allures viewers with its melodramatic, incendiary storyline.

By establishing non-actors as fixed, recurring characters, reality shows have generated yet another phenomenon: Famous for being nothing. Kim Kardashian is one of the top celebrities. Her sisters Khloe and mom Kris frequently decorate magazine front covers independently, but there is no conspicuous reason for their success.

There has always been trashy TV, and in every entertainment outlet there will always be tacky, low-quality productions. Throughout human history, however, forms of entertainment have always contained a grain of truth. It is only when elements of reality are reconstructed and reorganized in a way — whether that be sarcastic, humorous, revealing and uplifting — that’s when people experience a sense of fulfillment in human desire and thus feel entertained.

At times, without a doubt, a barrier was placed to preserve exclusive, hierarchic social construct by limiting the access to these mediums to only those of means and status. Only the elite could read Latin to understand poems and plays; only the literate could read; only the ones exposed to great art could distinguish and appreciate political undertone of a painter.

The three Kardashian sisters’ incessant obsession with their appearances and insatiable desire for male attention is reinforced and affirmed in our society. It sends a paralyzing message to young people, especially to girls, that pursuing external beauty above all else is worthwhile and may lead to marrying a celebrity with fame and money. Their utter negligence and oblivion in regard to non-superfluous elements such as intellect, intrinsic character, authentic self and service for greater humankind is neither questioned nor acknowledged.

This complete absence of regard for the non-material world is appalling. The more the public is exposed this type of media, the more they will spend greater resources on cosmetics and beauty industry whose profit will be reinvested into this cycle.

One layer deeper, there is another party that benefits from relegating citizenship to mere consumerism in the capitalistic scheme of profit maximization. Myopic perception of construed reality abets complacency and a false sense of security.

Rather than bursting out of one’s bubble to explore higher aims in larger society, the reality shows portray the outside world as self-sufficient and thus unworthy of our attention.

This seductive message to overlook any major economic, political, environmental, humanitarian issues around the globe is surprisingly convincing and convenient. Why should one go through all the trouble of doing homework, attending college, questioning authority when the secret to success lies no farther than your dressing table?

The current state of education in this country is already dire enough that former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice designates education in America as the “greatest national security challenge.” Intellectuals call our generation “the dumbest generation” for this is the first generation in the history of the U.S. to be less educated than its previous generation. I might be a paranoid conspiracy theorist, but the influence of these reality TV shows will only grow unless addressed.

Don Oh is a senior in the College of Architecture, Art and Planning. He may be reached at doh@cornellsun.com. Bi the Way appears alternate Mondays this semester.

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“I challenge both SJP and CIPAC, if they are both truly committed to peace as they both claim they are, to sit down at a table and try to work on [an] agreeable solution to advancing peace. Peace will not come through unilateral resolutions or attacks from either side.”

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n Thursday, I was Cornell’s campus. While taining the status quo. As one of the hun- neutrality does not exist, for peace in the Middle dreds of people not being invested in the East, there can be no peace who showed up to the conflict at all would be the without justice, and there Student Assembly meeting closest approximation. Not can be no justice in an illeto talk about the possibility only have we as an institu- gal occupation. When it of talking about Resolution tion already chosen our comes to Israel-Palestine, 72, which calls for divest- side, but Cornell has failed there is not a level playing ment from six companies its students if they can field for debate, not in that profit from the Israeli uncritically accept that, or numbers or volume, but at occupation of Palestine. A believe that it is possible to least there is a chance to point of clarification that I exist in a vacuum — we are make an argument that leads to action — an argudon’t think has been pub- all part of this world.

When I walked from ment founded not on licly made: This is not consistent with the Boycott the back of the packed strength but on moral Divest Sanction move- room up to the micro- authority. When it became ment, which calls for boy- phone — past t-shirts that clear that we would not be cotting all Israeli compa- read “Israel is Gorges,” given that chance, we nies until the state complies friends and strangers star- walked out.

I wasn’t allowed to speak with international law and ing at me from both sides near-unanimous interna- of the aisle — my voice on Thursday, but here’s tionally agreed upon pre- shook. I don’t usually get what I would have said: It is truly unfortunate 1967 borders. I repeat, nervous, but I had never Resolution 72 does not call before stood in front of that in the American court to boycott Israeli compa- such a large crowd who of public opinion, criticiznies, it simply names six might truly hate what I ing Israel is not allowed. It companies that benefit have to say. I was cut off is seen as tantamount to from the occupation, only before I got my bearing; anti-Semitism. When Israel one of which is Israeli. This apparently we were not was in its infancy, a similar point might have been made if the resolution had been allowed to be When it comes to Israel-Palestine, there is presented, but it wasn’t. not a level playing field for debate ... but at In an unprecedented move, the S.A. least there is a chance to make an arguvoted to overturn its ment that leads to action. ...When it president to deny the became clear we would not be given resolution from even being introduced and that chance, we walked out. tabled it indefinitely without hearing from its allowed to reference the jingoism existed regarding sponsors or allowing for resolution, even in concept, public dissent in America; public discussion. As far as before it was presented. Of sociocultural and ideologiI’m concerned, in doing so, course, it never was pre- cal identity was conflated the S.A. ceded its legitima- sented. In a patronizing with state loyalty and it was and futile move, speakers rigidly policed. We now cy as a democratic body.

The only opportunity were allowed to address the call this era the Red Scare, for the public to address resolution only after the and it is known as a time when democracy took a the assembly before voting fact.

The next day, The Sun back seat to fear. Just as was during an open-mic, so I signed up to speak. I fol- reached out to the presi- nationalism here conflates lowed a woman who stated dents of CIPAC, Cornell’s American identity with the quite seriously that the stu- branch of the pro-Israel values of the state, Zionism dent government should lobby, American Israel conflates the globalized not take positions on polit- Public Affairs Committee, Jewish identity with Israel. ical issues or at least certain who organized opposition Of course, the relationship issues. This argument to the resolution and lob- of people to a state is far astounds me. We have bied the S.A. before the more complicated than already taken a position vote. They are quoted say- this. But certainly this through our investment ing that peace on campus mechanism of Zionism has choices and through our and in the Middle East is proved extremely limiting silence. There is no such best reached through dia- to productive discourse thing as neutrality in con- logue, rather than public because according to this flict, and to do nothing is debate. Dialogue is good, logic, to be Jewish is to supto side with the stronger but as we have seen in past port Israel; therefore, to force. In this case, Israel is peace talks and on campus, criticize Israel is to be antiundoubtedly superior to rarely is anything settled Semitic and the Jewish Palestine in arms, funds, and, more often than not, state is placed beyond powerful allies and clearly, extending “dialogue” serves reproach. Though many student representation on as a smokescreen for main- Jewish and Israeli people

oppose the occupation — there are Jewish activists all over the world and conscientious objectors in Israel — their dissent is often shamed or silenced in the United States, because to question occupation in Palestine is to implicate ourselves and the American history of settler colonialism.

I am an American woman. I am descended from occupied and conquered people; I am also descended from the occupiers.

Whatever the complexities of interaction with European settlers, borders were undemocratically drawn and redrawn around people living in what is now Texas by others who felt they had a divine right to the land. In an effort to increase the power and number of slave states, it was annexed by the United States — displacing or suppressing, if not annihilating, an indigenous population to make room for an enslaved one.

Texas got a new occupying force; with the signing of the Treaty of GuadalupeHidalgo, my ancestors became Americans. There was great violence before and after my mother’s home became a state, there still is.

This is undisputed.

I do not mean to equate the history of America to that of Israel; these are unique and complex histories. I do, however, believe that depending on who you are and what you want this country to mean, it may very well be unAmerican to reject the logic of occupation, of settler colonialism. I understand how these critiques might not be accepted.

But, at this late date, to refuse to even hear them is shameful.

Anna-Lisa Castle is a senior in the College of Arts and Sciences.

She may be reached at amc394@cornell.edu. Nonstop Biweekly Real Talk appears alternate Mondays this semester.

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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT Cornell Fashion Collective: The 30th Annual Runway Show

BY KAITLYN TIFFANY Arts and Entertainment Editor

The Cornell Fashion Collective hosted its 30th Annual Runway show last Saturday night in Barton Hall. The Collective showcased first-time designs by freshman members as well as full collection from members of the senior class and displayed a range which was as polar as one might possibly imagine.

Beachwear and lingerie graced the same runway as highly conceptual alien-invasion preparedness wear, a line of children’s dresses and a handful of collection with clear socio-political intents.

The First Level designers, freshmen in the Collective, showed one design each, primarily formal wear which were created with the intention of marrying ideas of the 1930s vs. the year 2030. As first year contributions, these designs were impressive in both construction and creative variation — while the temporal guideline was obvious in each look, each was wholly original and no two pieces looked to be the brainchild of the same person.

Second Level designers — sophomores in the Collective — presented two designs each, and were encouraged to reinterpret the idea of a “uniform” in their designs. The stand-out here was a twin pair of highly-structured white coats, unbuttoned to reveal silk gowns which were pinned up and then dropped down to cheers from the audience.

Third level designer, Jill Austin ’15, pre-

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sented a beachwear line called “CURE.” The aesthetic is familiar if you’ve seen any number of teen beach movies — translucent white is layered over eyepopping blues and corals to create a somewhat expected, but still enjoyable effect. On the contrary, Cat Corley’s ’15 “Ruska Roma” was inspired by the “Russian folk costume with a hint of gypsy flair,” and incorporated over 40 different textiles. While these pieces were totally conceptual and belonged maybe in a Revolution-era period epic, the complicated trims and architecture, as well as the multiple layers involved in each outfit made this into a feat of hand-sewing.

S m r u t i Mahapatra ’15 presented a line of children’s wear called “Reverie,” which was inspired by “light’s play, blending vividness of reality with the serenity of a dream.” The crowd went more than a little bit crazy for the adorable preteens she enlisted to model the line, but the clothes themselves were also worthy of ample applause. Muted blues and pinks were paired with ivory into truly ethereal dresses which indeed, played with light and paired well with the spunk and energy of the young girls.

Just as fun was Yuxiao Zhang’s ’15 “Transparent Color,” ostensibly a line of rainwear which was made primarily of sheer plastic and featured raindropshaped pops of color. Architecture was everything for these bold shapes and Zhang styled her models expertly — with matching peppily high pony tails and brightly-colored footwear. Shout-out to her own neon yellow wedges, I am jealous of those now and forever.

While all of the Third Level designers contributed something unique and impressive to the show, the obvious stand-out, both in design and styling and in concept, was Madeline Jones’ ’15 “Music Box.” A large wooden box pulled

out onto the stage was opened and ballerina after ballerina struggled (somehow gracefully?) her way out onto the runway. Jones’ statement explains her intention of showing the emotional decay of a ballerina, saying, “through tattered and falling apart garments that impede the ability to dance and carry oneself with grace and ease, the decay is represented outside the body, so that the harm done within, usually kept secret and locked away, is reflected outside.”

However, this explanation was hardly necessary to enjoy the creepy beauty of Jones’ tattered tutus and dangling hair ribbons — her models dedicated themselves full-boar to the characters they were playing to create a genuinely chilling artistic experience.

The highly-anticipated Fourth Level designers were saved for last and did not disappoint. We’ve gotten familiar with the work of these seniors throughout the last couple of weeks in the Daily Sun Designer Spotlights, and seeing the final products of their work and the realization of the concepts and inspirations we discussed with them was beyond impressive.

Grace Choi’s ’14 line, “Magdalen,” gave an artistic representation of the victims of 18th century Ireland’s Magdalen Asylums. She draws on the idea of the “fallen woman” who was imprisoned and subjected to mental, physical and verbal abuse.” The sleek, primarily black and white designs screamed American Horror Story but were also softened by tasteful panels reviewing natural feminine forms and covered in silk flowers.

Many of the senior designers this year took on potent issues of cultural identity — from Marianne Dorado’s ’14 expertly-constructed “TRIBE,” inspired by African and Papa New Guinean practices of tribal tattooing and body modification, to Lesley Young’s ’14 “Yellowhood,” a colorful and uber cool embodiment of Asian culture’s adoption of hip-hop culture. Young’s designs incorporated hip-hop influences from its mainstream appropriate in the 1980s to present, and in her artist statement she dedicated the line saying, “Here’s to all my people with a drop of yellow.

From the States to the East, Japanese or Filipino.” Caterina Gutierrez ’14 took on common stereotypes of Hispanic culture, dressing models in clothes stamped with gen-

dered terms of degradation in Spanish as well as a blouse studded with the words “My Parents Went to College.”

Others, such as Dale Kinny ’14 and Holly Meyers ’14, made special efforts to confront expectations for the female form. Meyer’s line of nature-inspired lingerie aimed to celebrate the female body by “allowing [it] the freedom and the natural exposure enjoyed in the wild,” and featured gorgeously engineered interactions between functional lingerie and overthe-top design work. Kinney’s “BLEKK,” used “positive and negative space in an attempt to reveal and emphasize suggestive regions of the female figure.”

Experimentation with textile was a recurring theme as well, as Lea Freni ’14 presented “VOGEL,” a line of geometric, origamiinspired clothing, which truly emulated the thin and moldable paper it took its cues from.

Justine Lee ’14 showed a laser cutting, needlepunching and melding-heavy line, culminating in a pair of stand-out jumpsuits — one black, sported by a Caucasian model and one white, worn by an African-American model — which, aside from being obviously laborintensive, was visually-stunning and a true feat. Abby Spatz ’14 showed the only line made up entirely of knitwear, inspired by the eleventh arrondissement in Paris, a line which we previewed ahead of time but which came to life on the runway — pops of red lipstick and crisp construction married her American and Parisian influences perfectly.

Madeline Miles ’14 showed a line inspired by exploration expeditions of both Earth and space, which was easily the most cohesive of the collections displayed. Each piece was multi-layered, revolving around an activewear aesthetic and a color scheme of black and royal blue that would not have been out of place on a city street.

Crowd favorite and most heavily-performative, Julia Shapiro’s ’14 “PSA: This is Not a Drill — The Apocalypse is Here,” was a look into the mind of an alien-invasion-fearing paranoid. From a romper stamped with alien heads to a military jacket with the words “They Are Among Us,” painted down the back, the somewhat-comical line was deceptively beautiful. The model who walked wearing a metal-colander-turned-helmet was also wearing a show-stopping leather jacket intricately beaded and layered with stitched-on survival tools.

Kaitlyn Tiffany is a junior in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. She can be reached at arts-and-entertainment-editor@cornellsun.com.

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Arts Around Ithaca Twelfth Night

Danny Brown

8:00 p.m. on Saturday at Risley Theatre

9:00 p.m. on Friday at the Haunt

Risley Theatre will present a staged reading of Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night on Saturday. One of the Bard’s most renowned and light-hearted comedies, the characters fall in and out of love and in and out of gender roles. Love triangles, mistaken identity, friendships formed, broken and reformed — this love story holds as much relevance today as it did when penned five centuries ago. Tickets are free and first-come, first-served. Contrary to popular opinion, having seen She’s the Man does not really count. The characters are the same; the nose bleeds stoppered with tampons are absent.

This Architecture, Art and Planning department-sponsored exhibit, on display in Tjaden Hall Monday through Friday, features recent work by graduate student, Vince Chong. Located in the Experimental Gallery, the exhibit is a mystery as the event page shows nothing but a Snapchat of Chong with doodled crystals on his eyes. The reception will be held Thursday at 7:00 p.m. Check it out, because, why not?

COURTESY OF DANNY BROWN Danny Brown, the Detroit, Mich. MC-turned rapper, will visit the Haunt on Friday. Brown got his start in the mid-2000s with Reser’vor Dogs and quickly gained traction as a solo artist due to his experience-driven lyrics and whip smart sense of humor. His debut mixtape XXX was issued on the Fool’s Gold label in 2011, for free and to widespread critical acclaim.

His most recent album, 2013’s Old, featured such industry superstars as A$AP Rocky, Charlie XCX and Schoolboy Q, mere months before the latter became a critical darling.

This album was also widely praised, and Exclaim! dubbed it a “postfame album done right … Here’s to aging gracefully.” Far from past his prime, Danny Brown is not a performer to miss. Doors open at 9:00 p.m. and the show starts with openers Bodega Bamz and ZelooperZ. Tickets are $20.

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Monday through Friday at Tjaden Hall

Comedy Central vs. CBS: Even Stevphens?

D avid Letterman announced his retirement from Late Show last week and before you could say “you know Stephen Colbert would be great at Late Show,” Stephen Colbert was named the next host of Late Show. So we’ll have ourselves a little debate, in the vein of the old Daily Show Even Stevphen segment: Is Colbert’s switch to Late Show good news?

HARRISON OKIN: Yes. BRIAN GORDON: No. H.O.: YESSSSS!!!

H.O.: As devilishly biting as his satirical persona has been on Comedy Central these past nine years, I can’t help but feel that Colbert was held back by his act. I unearthed clips of a precocious young Stephen, from back before he pronounced “Report” like a haughty Frenchman. What I saw was a Lord of the Rings nerd who seamlessly traded hip-hop freestyle barbs with Wayne Brady on Whose Line Is It Anyway? The deadpan wit was just beginning to develop, hampered only by brief touches of naïveté. Since then, he has been hardened, after years of exploiting the country’s most ridiculous viewpoints by embodying a faux-hero whose ridiculous voice was always the loudest. He abandoned his throne at Gondor and crowned himself Aragorn, King of the Fools.

Yet it is time for him to move on.

For how long would his act have been funny before he hit the inevitable “border wall” (which he proposed building last year to keep Floridians enclosed separately from the rest of America). If viewers really want to see conservatives acting silly, they can just turn on Fox News (Just kidding, Cornell Republicans).

With the character gone, Colbert’s potential is without bounds. I’ve always admired Colbert for his keen eye in choosing eclectic and interesting guests, but the interviews often felt like missed opportunities, given his insistence on

making fun of them. Now, he has the ability to stand out amongst late night hosts by arguing and debating with writers, scientists and intellectuals, rather than just pandering dumb jokes to celebrities.

Though Colbert will shoot straight on CBS, he is by no means abandoning the traits that make him such an enthralling performer.

Given all of his bombastic showmanship, I wouldn’t be surprised if he injects a bit of fiery competition into late night television. During the ill-begotten Leno era, Jay’s vitriolic feuds with Letterman and later Conan O’Brien were not funny — they made audiences feel uncomfortable. But when Jimmy Fallon started his gig on The Tonight Show, he had a bit where all the famous celebrities who doubted him came up and paid him $100 as part of a bet. Cool as a clam, Colbert naturally entered with a bucket of pennies, poured the load all over Jimmy’s desk, snapped a quick selfie and screamed “Welcome to 11:00 p.m., [expletive]!” Prophetic as always, Colbert’s declaration sounded less like a skit and more like a challenge. He has redefined late night once already. I don’t think we’ll have to wait for a Jeb Bush presidency for him to do it again.

missed seven episodes in the past two years. I’ll let that record speak for itself (It speaks “You need a hobby and/or girlfriend”). Calling the show irreverent is an understatement. The show is consistently good and often brilliant.

Colbert approaches each show with unparallel alacrity. His insincere alliance with peevish Fox News anchors and petulant House Republicans brings giggles but also comBrian Gordon fort, for shooting spitballs at the absurd implications of some very real policies & help ameliorate the pain involved in Harrison Okin can thinking about them.

He will be good on Late Show, but he can’t ever be that kind of good again.

Bring Da Comedy Central, like reality as Colbert’s Ruckus character likes to say, has a well-known liberal bias. CBS does not. He’ll have to broaden his comedy to a wider, older, B.G.: I’ve stewed over Colbert’s move for more conservative audience, one with perhaps the past few days. I’ve passed through stages of a more brittle collective funny bone.

He will go to CBS and showcase the actual excitement, concern and gassiness before arriving at sadness. It’s an admittedly selfish sad- Stephen Colbert — the liberal, Catholic, ness. Come sometime in 2015, I won’t get to youngest sibling of eleven Colberts, who likes watch new episodes of The Colbert Report. I’ve to dance and sing. His average viewer will go

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from someone who watches Key and Peele religiously to someone who thinks Key and Peele is an adventurous way to eat a kiwi. His lead in will no longer be The Daily Show, it will be your nightly local news with Jennet Lomax and Don Alhardt (with Rich Funkie on Sports!).

Colbert has earned every right to switch gigs after a decade. And he’ll certainly bring the funny, and maybe exceed the parameters of what a traditional late night show can be with his alleged otherworldly versatile array of talents. And we’ll still have The Daily Show, which already fills a good chunk of the biting political humor industry. But while Jon Stewart’s program is often more informative, it rarely tops the superlative heights of Colbert.

These are the heights I'll miss.

Brian Gordon is a senior in the School of Industrial Labor Relations. He can be reached at bgordon@cornellsun.com. Harrison Okin is a senior in the School of Industrial Labor Relations. He can be reached at hokin@cornellsun.com. Bring Da Ruckus runs alternate Mondays this semester.

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Scoring spurt | Senior captain Nik Feldman scored eight goals in the Red’s 15-14 loss to Westmont in the National semifinal match on Thursday.

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with a 19-2 lead, which is when Cox and Winslow were replaced by freshman Emma Eldredge and sophomore Elena Wicker.

The Mustangs still had no answer for the Red during the final chukker, and the match ended in Cornell’s favor with a final score of 25-2.

“As a team, it was a great game to start the nationals tournament with. Cal Poly pushed us in the semi finals game, but in the end, we were able to win with some strong team plays and accurate shots on goal,” Cox said. “It was a good opportunity to allow all of our varsity girls here a chance to play, seeing as for some it is their first Intercollegiate National Tournament. Everyone rose to the challenge and played really well.”

With confidence after the semifinal match, the Red entered the National finals against Virginia, searching for the program’s 14th national title. In a back-and-forth affair with the Cavaliers, Cornell eventually fell, 14-12.

Halfway through the first chukker, the two teams were tied at one, but Virginia was able to take a 3-2 lead by the end. Cornell rallied in the second though, notching the score at six at the end of the second chukker. The Red was unable to take the lead though. The squad pulled as close as two goals with two and a half minutes to play, but Virginia’s defense held the Red scoreless in that final time frame.

The men’s polo team went into the USPA National Intercollegiate Championships with a match against top-seeded Westmont College.

The Warriors were tough opponents for the Red with quick, back-

and-forth play throughout the first half of the match. The starters led the team with senior captain Nik Feldman scoring eight goals, freshman Ignacio Masias with four and junior Nick Stieg with one. Although Cornell put up a fight, the Warriors’ momentum could not be stopped. The match ended with an overall score of 15-14 in Westmont’s favor.

The match was tied, 3-3, throughout the first chukker, but Cornell took a two-point lead during the second chukker.

At the beginning of the second half, the Warriors scored a fast six goals. The teams went into the fourth with Westmont in the lead, 14-10.

Down four heading into the final minutes of play, Cornell put three points on the board to cut the deficit to one with three minutes to go. The first goal was by Feldman, who rallied and scored an impressive two-point goal off a penalty, cutting Westmont’s lead to just two points. Stieg quickly followed Feldman’s goal with his own, making the score 15-14.

The last minutes of the game remained intense, featuring a foul by the Red and a missed goal by the Warriors. The Red attempted to end the match with one last goal, to no avail, running out of time and finishing the match with a difficult one-goal loss. Westmont went on to play the University of Virginia in the final match of the National Championships.

With the season now over, the Red has the Alumni game to look forward to on April 26.

The men’s team finished the season with a 13-6 record and the women completed another successful campaign at 18-4.

Elani Cohen can be reached at ecohen@cornellsun.com.

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With the score at 6-3 in Brown’s favor, McNeilly struck again, scoring off an assist by freshman attacker Catherine Ellis.

Although Kerianne Hunt scored to put Brown ahead 74 , Ellis and junior attacker Lindsay Toppe got their 21st and 35th goals of the season respectively to send Cornell into the half down by just one score.

Junior midfielder Sarah Hefner opened up the scoring 40 seconds into the second half, bringing the Red level at 7-7.

The eight minutes that followed featured a scoring drought from both ends of the field. Cornell was pushing forward onto the Brown goal with Eliis seeing two shots well saved by the Bears’ goalkeeper.

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8-7, its first lead of the game.

Mastro equalized for Brown not long after and Bre Hudgins put the Bears ahead again, continuing what had already been a roller coaster affair.

The Red continued to fight back. Toppe found the back of the net again with Cornell a man up after a foul on Brown’s Richeal Walsh resulted in a yellow card.

Ellis also struck with nine minutes left to go in the game, netting her second of the contest from a free position shot.

The Red held onto its lead admirably, preventing Brown from making a single shot. It was clear the Bears were getting frustrated, conceding two fouls almost immediately after one another.

However, it was a foul on Cornell’s senior defender Cat Thomas that presented Brown with the opportunity to draw level, with Bre Hudgins scoring the equalizer from a free position shot with 25 seconds left to play. Hudgin’s shot just slipped by Cornell’s junior goalkeeper Carly Gniewek.

With the score tied at 10-10, Hudgin’s goal forced the game into overtime.

Brown registered two shots in the overtime period, but Gniewek pulled off a good save three minutes into the OT period to prevent Brown’s Lauren Toy from scoring.

“I think our goalie really stepped up and it was really important to see that she had a great game,” Moody said of Gniewek’s play.

It was Toppe who scored once again, in dramatic circumstances, to complete her hat trick and hand the Red a much needed win.

“I think we were a little fearful but I think people realized that if we didn’t beat Brown, we would be out of the Ivy tournament. People dug deep, people stepped up,” Moody said.

Hamdan Al Yousefi can be reached at hyousefi@cornellsun.com.

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man-advantages from 7:56 to 5:18 in the second. By halftime the hosts had gained the upper hand, 6-4.

“We [needed] to do a better job finishing our opportunities,” Kerwick said. “We had a lot of good looks at the goal and just didn’t put them away. I thought that was the difference in the game.”

Ithaca seemed to be against the Red as well. A week after Ithaca High School grad and Harvard senior midfielder Gabriel Mendola shook up the Red from the faceoff X, his former classmate and Hofstra senior attackman Torin Varn made his own contribution against his hometown squad. Varn scored three of Hofstra’s first seven goals, including a conversion off a Cornell turnover in the closing seconds of the third quarter to cap the Pride’s big run.

The Red began the fourth quarter in retreat as Hofstra threatened to take a four-goal lead off the draw. Knight fought off a shot, however, and the Red raced to Hofstra’s end, where Edmonds buried his chance to close the gap to 7-5.

With its first goal since the first half, Coach Kerwick’s team began to take control again. Paoletta scored his third and fourth goals of the afternoon, and Edmonds and Lintner piled on to give the Red five goals in under five minutes and a 9-7 lead.

“I thought we played a “A week ago we were an very good third quarter undefeated team and now we defensively and we had a lot of good opportunities have three losses, and that’s on the offensive end,” challenging for our guys.”

Kerwick said. “We felt like we were controlling the Matt Kerwick pace of the game, but we weren’t capitalizing, and then in the fourth quarter we were able to start finishing those shots that we were getting throughout the game.”

Even as junior defenseman Jordan Stevens and company corralled the Hofstra offense with continued pressure from the Cornell attack, the Red couldn’t quite find the decisive game winner. Junior midfielder John Hogan weaved his way toward the front of the net, but his shot struck the bottom pipe and deflected away.

“John Hogan made a heck of a play,” Kerwick said. “I think if that would’ve gone in we would have had that ... cushion.”

With the window still open, the Pride rallied for a score with 3:22 to play and got past Knight on a bounce shot to tie the game, 9-9, at the 1:06 mark.

Cornell still had life entering overtime, but an early turnover proved fatal. Hofstra won the opening faceoff, but senior midfielder Doug Tesoriero used a check to claim possession. The senior could not get off a clean pass, however, putting the ball into the Pride’s hands one final time. Hofstra junior midfielder Mike Malave found a lane, skirted a defender and beat Knight on a running bounce shot for the game winner.

“A week ago we were an undefeated team and now we have three [losses], and that’s challenging for our guys,” Kerwick said. “But it’s an outstanding group and there are some great leaders in the junior and senior classes that are going to have to keep everybody together.”

The loss puts a bruise in the Red’s chances for an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament in May, meaning the road to a championship may have to come through the Ivy League. “[Winning] the Ivy League Championship ... is always one of our most important goals and is still within our reach,” Kerwick noted.

One bright spot on the weekend was No. 11 Penn’s fourth quarter comeback to stun No. 17 Harvard, moving Cornell into a first-place tie with the Crimson in the conference standings. The Red returns to action next Saturday at Schoellkopf against Brown (6-5, 1-3) for Senior Day before heading to Princeton (7-4, 2-2) to wrap up the regular season.

Chris Mills can be reached at cmills@cornellsun.com.

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Men: Quakers Pull Upset; Two Teams in Tie for First T he big news in Ivy League lacrosse this weekend was Harvard’s dethroning at the hands of Penn. The Crimson no longer has sole posession of first place in the conference, as Cornell moved into a tie in the standings, despite losing in non-conference play to Hofstra. The Quakers escaped with the upset win in overtime, lifted by Kevin Brown’s goal 2:38 into the extra period.

Penn kept pace with the top-ranked Crimson throughout the match, never falling behind by more than one goal. Harvard had the lead with 13 seconds to go in regulation, but the Quakers did not let the opponent rest easy. Drew Belinsky found the back of the net, forcing overtime and setting the stage for the comeback shocker. The Harvard Penn match was not the only overtime thriller in Ivy League lacrosse this weekend. Brown forced an extra period against Yale when Kylor Bellistri scored with 1:15 left in the game. However, Yale came out on top with a Michael Boncci score 2:49 into overtime, putting the Bulldogs in a tie for third place in the conference with Penn, and dropping the Bears to 13, just a game out of the bottom spot in the league. Princeton also topped Dartmouth, 13-10.

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Taking the crown | Penn upset Harvard in overtime this weekend, putting the Crimson in a tie for first place with Cornell.

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Princeton poured on an offensive onslaught against Harvard, winning 15-6 and dropping the Crimson a place back in the standings. Princeton’s midfielder Erin Slifer led the charge with four goals and three assists and Erin McMunn had five goals and one assist. Yale topped Columbia, 9-6, making sure that the Lions remained winless in league play. The highlight match of the weekend did not disappoint, with Cornell defeating Brown in overtime, 11-10, on a goal by junior attack Lindsay Toppe.

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Laxers Prevail in Overtime Toppe’s extra period goal lifts Red over Brown in Saturday’s thriller

Moody lauded the play of the sophomores on Saturday, especially McNeilly and sophomore midfielder Abby Hanson.

“I think we had a lot of players step up, especialJunior attacker Lindsay Toppe struck the winning goal for the women’s lacrosse team with 17 sec- ly Shelby and Abby, two sophomores who played onds of overtime left to play against Brown really well. We were really proud of them,” she said.

Brown was quick to build up an early lead, scorSaturday afternoon in Providence, R.I. “I think Lindsay has been a really solid player; we ing three goals to go ahead 4-1 in a period of 90 seccan really depend on her,” said senior attacker onds. Kerianne Hunt struck twice with a Danielle Rachel Moody. “She was able to clinch the win for Mastro goal sandwiched in between.

“We started slowly — we’ve gone back and forth us against Dartmouth and Brown and that’s really between starting slowly and startimportant for us as a leader.” ing well,” Moody said. “We were The win takes the Red to 6-6 CORNELL @ BROWN able to catch up gradually and overall and 3-2 in the Ivy League, as Cornell snapped a streak of 11 10 stick with it the whole game.”

The Red was able to rally with five losses in the past six games. Game: 1ST 2ND OT FINAL score from freshman midfielder a Moody acknowledged that the Cornell 4 1 11 6 Kristy Gilbert — the third of her team is not where it hoped to be Brown 3 0 10 7 career — off an assist from freshat this point, but that the players man midfielder Amie Dickson, have continued to mature on the putting an end to Brown’s scoring run. field.

However Gilbert’s strike was not enough to tame “I hoped for a better record, but I think we’ve had some tough challenges,” she said. “Some teams the Bears as Brown proceeded to hit the back of the surprised us, but I think we’ve definitely grown and net twice more before Cornell could answer.

An unassisted goal by senior midfielder and colearned to be a better team.”

Grace Healy put the Bears ahead 51 seconds into captain Amanda D’Amico with 10 minutes left to the game, but Cornell sophomore midfielder Shelby play in the half signaled the start of a Cornell comeMcNeilly was able to equalize almost immediately, back. finding the net 11 seconds after the game had See W. LAX page 13 restarted.

By HAMDAN AL YOUSEFI

Sun Staff Writer

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Deuces wild | Junior attack Lindsay Toppe found the back of the net with 17 seconds left in overtime to carry Cornell over Brown on Saturday.

MEN’S LACROSSE

Struggles Continue as Hofstra Hands Men Third Straight Loss “We have a lot of disappointed guys in the locker room right now and it’s been a tough week for all of us, but I thought we played well enough to win [Saturday],” said interim The drought continues.

Coming off defeats at the hands of head coach Matt Kerwick. “We won every Harvard and Syracuse, No. 6 Cornell (9-3, 3- statistic that we wanted to win except the 1 Ivy) rallied in the fourth quarter to contest most important one, and that’s the scoreNo. 16 Hofstra (9-3, 3-0 CAA) Saturday board.”

The Red took an early lead on an unassistafternoon, but could not close the door, ed goal by senior midfielder Joe Paoletta at falling 10-9 in overtime.

10:09 in the first quarter, followed by another unassisted strike from senior attackman Dan Lintner at the end of the period. By the time junior attackman Matt Donovan fed sophomore attackman John Edmonds to up the score 12 seconds into the second quarter, Cornell held a 3-0 advantage.

The Red defense, aided in the first by four of freshman goalie Christian Knight’s 10 saves on the afternoon, stifled Hofstra early, but the Pride began a Cornell-esque run during the second quarter to put the Red on its heels.

Hofstra finally got on the board at around 13:05 in the second and did not relent, rattling off a seven-to-one run. The Pride was out-ground balled 16-7 and was dominated in the faceoff X 6-3 by senior midfielder Doug Tesoriero during the secCORNELL @ HOFSTRA ond and third quarters, but 9 10 penalties Game: 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH OT FINAL proved to be a Cornell 2 2 0 5 0 9 critical statisHofstra 0 6 1 2 1 10 tic during the afternoon.

Interrupted only by a quick score from PaMICHELLE FELDMAN / SUN SENIOR PHOTOGRAPHER oletta were three Hofstra goals on consecutive Coming up short | Senior midfielder Joe Paoletta

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scored four goals in the loss to Hofstra.

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Nationals run | The women’s polo team won its semifinal matchup against Cal Poly, but lost to Virginia in the National finals, 14-12.

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By ELANI COHEN Sun Staff Writer

The Cornell women’s polo team kicked off the USPA Intercollegiate National Championships with a 25-2 victory over California Polytechnic State University. The win sent the Red to the National finals match against Virginia. It was the team’s 31st appearance in the National finals, but Cornell fell, 14-12, in a tightly contested matchup.

“Our semifinals game against Cal Poly was a positive start to the tournament for our team as a whole,” said sophomore Anna Winslow. “It was a great opportunity for us to get ourselves used to the bigger arena and adjust our

hitting to the more challenging surface.”

The opening match began with senior Kailey Eldredge and sophomores Anna Winslow and Devin Cox as the starters for the Red. The match began with a 1-1 tie, but it was as close as Cal Poly would get on the day, as Cornell scored 12 unanswered goals. The first chukker ended with a fourpoint lead in Cornell’s favor, which was quickly built upon during the second.

Eldredge started the scoring spree, which got to 12 goals before the Mustangs scored its second goal during the third chukker. The Red went into the fourth chukker See POLO page 12