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Panelists:Technion Partnership Will Foster Innovation

By RACHEL WEBER Sun Staff Writer

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Forging partnerships | Prof. Michal Lipson, electrical and computer engineering, spoke about her experiences

Key players in Cornell NYC Tech said at a panel Sunday that they hope the University’s partnership with the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology will help establish New York City as a center of entrepreneurship.

In October 2011, Cornell announced it would partner with the Technion to create its $2-billion tech campus on Roosevelt Island.

Although some professors and students have decried the partnership, questioning what they say is the Technion’s military and political ties, the panelists who spoke Sunday said the Technion is the ideal partner for Cornell in its tech campus venture.

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at both the Technion Institute and Cornell at a panel discussion about the Cornell-Technion partnership Sunday.

News Be Filthy, Be Gorgeous

In the eighth annual Filthy/Gorgeous dance party held in Duffield Hall Saturday, the campus united to celebrate LGBTQ expresssion and promote safe-sex practices. | Page 3

Opinion Please Drink Responsibly

Aditi Bhowmick ’16 argues that while drinking may be the catalyst for many a bizarre memory, it should never be one’s refuge for escape or love. | Page 9

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Following a victory over Brown Saturday, the men’s Lacrosse team clinched its 27th conference title. | Page 16

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Skorton Expresses Support for Immigration Reform President: reform needed to ‘attract and retain the world’s brightest minds’

By ANNIE BUI Sun Staff Writer

Universities such as Cornell should take interest in the national immigration reform debate given the major presence of international students on campus, President David Skorton said at a debate Friday.

The event, held at the Cornell Law School Friday, came on the heels of an 844-page

“Cornell has 4,100 international students — that’s nearly one-fifth of the student body,” Skorton said.

Skorton also cited the positive effects that international students can have on the American economy as a reason immigration reform should remain a concern among universities.

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Alumni Share First-Hand Experiences of WSH Takeover

By NOAH RANKIN Sun Staff Writer

Two alumni — Henry Williams ’71 and Irving McPhail ’70 — reflected on their memories of the 1969 Willard Straight Hall Takeover

RPCC Evacuated Friday After Stove Malfunctions Robert Purcell Community Center was evacuated Friday evening after a stove malfunction in the dining hall caused the sprinklers to go off, according to Cornell Police Chief Kathy Zoner.

No injuries were reported, Zoner said. As of 7:20 p.m., people had been allowed back into the building, she added.

Witnesses described seeing liquid fall from the ceiling of the Robert Purcell Marketplace Eatery shortly before the sprinklers were activated.

“I was walking past the grill station and I heard this really

Senate immigration bill — “Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act” — which was unveiled Wednesday. The bill carried sweeping proposals, one of which offers undocumented immigrants a specific path toward receiving citizenship.

Skorton said international students at both Cornell and other universities “contribute a great deal to our campuses.”

loud crack, and there was this sludge falling from the ceiling," said Mackenzie Caldwell ’16, who was dining at RPCC when the incident occurred. “The sludge just poured out everywhere, and all the chefs were kind off stopping and staring because nobody knew what to do.”

Soon after, Caldwell said, she saw smoke and steam coming out of the grill.

“People were just stopping and taking pictures, and then the fire alarm went off,” Caldwell said.

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and its aftermath at an event Friday commemorating the 44th anniversary of the Takeover.

On April 19, 1969, more than 80 student members of the Afro-American Society occupied Willard Straight Hall

for 36 hours, asking the University to investigate the cross-burning that occurred in front of Wari House, then a black women’s co-operative house, and asking for black students to be treated equally under the University’s judicial

codes. After negotiating with the University, the occupants peacefully exited the building.

Both Williams and McPhail directly experienced the effects of the Takeover. McPhail parSee TAKEOVER page 4

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8th Annual Filthy/Gorgeous Embraces the‘Gorgeous’

By DARA LEVY Sun Staff Writer

Hundreds of Cornellians danced Saturday night away in Duffield Hall at Filthy/Gorgeous, a dance party celebrating LGBTQ expression and safe-sex practices.

This year’s event expressed more of its “gorgeous” side than the “filthy one,” both by complying with the administration’s safety concerns and by embracing a theme centering on Ithaca’s gorges, according to Angela Lu ’13, planning committee chair for the event.

Lu estimated that about 900 students attended, a drop from last year’s turnout of more than 1,400 people.

Responding to University concerns in previous years overthe large scale of the event, organizers scaled down the event this year, according to Lu. This year, the event’s planning committee also focused on crowd control in order to dispel any of the University’s con-

cerns about the safety of Filthy/Gorgeous, according to Lu. “I think overall, the crowd was less rowdy this year,” Petralia said.

Lu echoed Petralia’s sentiments.

“The crowd was much better controlled this year, and everyone was having a great time dancing and enjoying the performances,” she said.

Although the event was staffed by three EMS crews and 11 police officers, neither party had to respond to any emergencies –– a change from past years, according to Lu. “I even got a hug from the fire marshal last night, and I’ve never known that to happen,” Lu said. “If anything, for me personally, I think that was a sign of the event going well.”

The event’s organizers also increased ticket prices from about $3 to a price range of $10 to $13 this year to ensure people “didn’t just show up on a whim to party,” but instead were stayed longer to enjoy the party, according to Dan Petralia ’15, production manager for Filthy/Gorgeous.

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Party people | Students gather in Duffield Hall Saturday to participate in Filthy/Gorgeous, an annual dance party in celebration of LGBTQ expression Saturday. The event saw an attendance of about 900 this year.

Aside from making safety-related improvements, the organizers implemented changes to the event’s overall atmosphere.

There was more gender and ethnic diversity in the performance lineup this year than in the past few years, according to Lu. One of the performers, Manila Luzon –– a mixed-race drag queen –– was selected through a nominations process for the first time, Lu said.

The event planners also said they tried to put on a more elegant feel as opposed to the urban decor of past years.

Moving away from chain link fences and graffiti, the planning committee focused on depicting the “gorge” element of gorgeous, putting up decorations that gave a feel of Ithaca nature.

Lu said that while the event focuses much of its attention on the LGBTQ community, it gathers a diverse array of students.

“The best part is that everyone comes,” Lu said. “It’s really everyone’s party and the most accepting of all genders and all sexualities.”

Attendees of the event reacted positively to this year’s event, agreeing that it was welcoming to all types of students.

Dayle LaPolla ’16 said she found the event accessible to all genders.

“I thought that it was really accessible to someone who doesn't identify as LGBTQ, and it really felt like people from all walks of life coming together,” she said.

Three-time attendee Samuel Einbinder ’14 said this year’s event was the best one he attended.

“This year, I’d say Filthy/Gorgeous offered the best combination of entertainment, organization and overall ambience,” he said. “Overall, what’s most important is really what hasn’t changed about Filthy Gorgeous: it’s always open to everyone, it’s always a safe space and it’s always a great time.”

Still, Lu said some of the staff who were present in the past said they were offended or shocked by the behaviors at the event. She said the event could be shocking if someone was not prepared for what the event is, with many attendees who “dress and express themselves in ways that push the boundaries of established social norms.”

Einbinder said that Filthy/Gorgeous is a rare opportunity for the LGBTQ population to express themselves freely.

“I think it serves as a reminder to the Cornell community that there is a huge gay community and that we, like any other sect at Cornell, have our own unique way of celebrating our individuality and art,” Einbinder said.

Dara Levy can be reached at dlevy@cornellsun.com.

Two Bomb-Sniffing Dogs Join Cornell University Police Dept.

By DANIELLE SOCHACZEVSKI Sun Staff Writer

Bombings throughout the country have prompted police to be more vigilant about explosive devices. Now, two bombsniffing canines are helping the Cornell University Police Department protect the University against possible future threats.

Rogue, a black labrador retriever handled by Officer Kyle Hollenbeck, was adopted from the K-9’s Representing Alternative Modern Educational Resources –– a program through which the Sheriff ’s Department, schools, community agencies and dogs work to support students and family’s needs, according to their website.

Chase, a yellow labrador retriever handled by Officer Justin Haines, was adopted from a home in Freeville.

Both dogs joined CUPD on March 5.

Rogue, Chase and their handlers search University venues for explosives prior to high-profile events. They are also used to assess suspicious packages on Cornell’s campus and in the neighboring counties upon request of another police agency, according to a CUPD press release.

Lt. Jeffrey Montesano, one of the dog trainers and a former dog handler who oversees the canine unit, said there has been a “more heightened alert” to explosive devices after the Boston Marathon Bombings on April 15, which killed three people and injured more than 180 people.

“I see the dogs almost every day. I’m in contact with [the handlers], especially since the Boston tragedies, and I brief them on intelligence,” he said.

Both dogs were trained by members of the Cornell Police at various locations on

campus to familiarize them with their surroundings and to let them practice detecting explosives. They were certified by the state of New York at the beginning of March, according to Montesano.

The dogs, whose job is to search for and detect explosive devices, underwent 240 hours of training to earn their certificates and continue to train 16 hours a week, according to Montesano.

“We try to put them into different scenarios ... and expose them to all [situations],” Montesano said.

Some scenarios the dogs are exposed to include an office search and a building search with explosives hidden in multiple rooms, according to Montesano. The dogs are trained to search people, backpacks and garbage cans, he said, adding that they were also taken to airports and onto airplanes as part of their training.

Although Rogue and Chase have not yet been deployed on any bomb threats, the dogs were used when the President of Panama, Ricardo Martinelli, spoke at Cornell, and will be used at future events such as Convocation and Commencement as an “added layer of security,” according to Montesano.

As the third and fourth explosive detection canines to service the University, Rogue and Chase’s presence is more relevant than ever, taking into account concerns about increasing violence on university campuses and the use of explosive devices, according to Montesano.

Montesano believes that having dogs certified in explosive detection has become more common in past years after terrorism incidents such as the Sept. 11 attacks.

“When we first started the canine pro-

gram in 2001, people raised eyebrows as to why the University needs dogs that search for explosives. Then Sept. 11 came, and everyone was grateful that we had the resources to protect our infrastructure,” he said.

Chase and Rogue are replacing two CUPD dogs, Sabre and Reggie, who are now both retired.

The adoption of the new dogs was met with the appointment of new handlers as well. Haines and Hollenbeck were selected from four candidates for demonstrating self-motivation, personal direction and responsibility, according to Montesano. The handlers live with the dogs full-time so they can build relationships with the animals.

“We call it a team because they depend

on one another; it’s not just the canine that does all the work,” Montesano said.

Training and equipment costs were funded by a $47,000 grant from the New York State Department of Homeland Security. The grant is part of a regional partnership with several of the surrounding counties including Tompkins, Broome, Schuyler and Chemung counties. The dogs may be deployed in those counties in the case of a bomb threat or other threats, according to Montesano.

“There are plenty of challenges ahead of us in this world. Both dogs and their handlers are up to the task,” Montesano said.

Danielle Sochaczevski can be reached at dsochaczevski@cornellsun.com.

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Best buddies | Chase, a yellow laborador retriever, poses with Cornell Police Officer Justin Haines, who is Chase’s handler and housemate.

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Profs Hope to ‘Elevate New York’ With C.U.Tech TECHNION

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Cornell thought Technion would be a good fit for a partner because the University was “looking for someone who would be complementary, and not a competitor for us,” Provost Kent Fuchs said. “We wanted an international partner who would bring something different.”

Introducing Prof. Craig Gotsman, founding director of the Technion-Cornell Innovation Institute, Fuchs said he is “really excited about [Gotsman] being the first director of the [Techinon-Cornell Innovation Institute].”

According to Gotsman, the 2008 financial collapse was a “wake-up call” telling New York officeholders they needed to diversify the city’s economy. The consensus was that high-tech would be the most effective route to do so, he said.

Mayor Michael Bloomberg said he wanted to turn NYC into the high-tech capital of the world, rivaling Silicon Valley and Israel, and the way to do this would be to “fuel this economy with a strong academic engine,” Gotsman said. “The goal of the tech campus is to elevate New York.”

Gotsman stressed the Technion-Cornell Innovation Institute’s focus on entrepreneurship and innovation. He described how Technion has historically fostered innovation and a “start-up culture” within Israel, making Technion the ideal university to partner with Cornell in its venture to create a tech campus with a heavy emphasis on entrepreneurship, he said.

Gotsman also said the Technion has had mission of entrepreneurship on campus, an enormous influence in leading Israel to such as Greg Pass ’97, former Chief an economic revolution.

Technology Officer of Twitter.

Until about 15 years ago, Israel had an The tech campus will also focus on agricultural economy, but the country’s lack becoming a world leader in the high–tech of natural resources resulted in a lack of industry. According to Michal Lipson, a opportunities, according to Gotsman.

Cornell Professor of Electrical and However, Israel’s economy was revolu- Computer Engineering who studied at tionized after the advent of computers and Technion, both Cornell and the Technion the Internet, with young Israelis making are considered world leaders in many highsignificant contributions in high-tech fields, tech fields. he said.

“Cornell was, and still is, the world “The Technion is credited as the acade- leader in nanotechnology,” Lipson said. mic engine behind this growth,” Gotsman “The Technion in the past decade has become a real powsaid. erhouse in nanThe Technion’s “When you go to the Technion, otechnology and campus, which you feel the excitement of new technology in genrests on the slope of eral.”

Mount Carmel ideas being constantly Lipson also with 13,000 stugenerated.” described the dents and 600 facentrepreneurial ulty members, curProf. Michal Lipson spirit promoted at rently has many the Technion that tech partnerships in Haifa with international companies. The the Cornell Tech campus is hoping to replimost recent addition to the area, Apple, cate.

“When you go to the Technion, you feel recently built its first facility outside of the U.S. in Haifa and is interacting closely with the excitement of new ideas being constantstudents and faculty at Technion, according ly generated,” Lipson said. “At the Technion, there is an atmosphere of incredto Gotsman.

The role of the Cornell NYC Tech and ible drive combined with an incredible Technion partnership is to foster the same sense of warmth — warmth and family life, type of entrepreneurial spirit found in Israel combined with extreme competition.”

The Cornell Tech Campus will evaluate in NYC and to introduce this sense of innovation to the City’s tech atmosphere, its progress both through “traditional academic metrics of success,” but it will also according to Gotsman.

Cornell NYC Tech is also hiring people focus on its effect on the growth of the New who will be specifically dedicated to the York tech ecosystem, according to

Gotsman.

“The number of students who will be entrepreneurs, who establish their own companies, who will have success — the amount of interactions these professors will have with the outside world, the number of patents they will produce will be another metric of success,” Gotsman said.

According to Lipson, there are quantitative metrics that could be defined, but more importantly the institute will measure its success based on the reputation associated with the institute.

“In 10 years, we will have a strong technical reputation at the center,” Lipson said.

Cornell NYC Tech intends to move to Roosevelt Island from its temporay home in Manhattan in 2017. A hospital on Roosevelt Island will be evacuated and demolished, according to Gotsman, with the full buildout of the campus expected to be completed by 2037.

“The campus will be beautiful and very futuristic,” Gotsman said. “All of the buildings will be net-zero.” Net-zero buildings produce all of the energy that they consume and have zero carbon emissions annually.

Though the panel discussed positive impacts of the partnership, Jewish Voice for Peace — a Jewish group in Ithaca that opposes local support of Israel — handed out flyers at the event. According to the flyers, the organization said Cornell’s collaboration with Technion is political because of “Technion’s key role in Israel’s militarism.”

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

At Takeover Anniversary, Alumni Stress Students’ Power to Enact Change TAKEOVER

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ticipated in the highly-publicized event of 1969, while Williams arrived on the campus just months afterward, when tensions continued to run high.

According to Williams, who began Friday’s commemoration with a speech organized by Black Students United at the Africana Center, the change racial tension before and after the takeover was very apparent.

“Tensions were extremely high on campus at that point in time,” said Williams, who came to Cornell in the fall of 1969. “I already knew about the Takeover at Willard Straight because I read about it in the papers, just like people did across the globe. This was a major institution; there were black students who took over a student center with weapons.”

The effect that the Takeover had beyond the University is not to be overlooked, according to Williams. New York State codified legislation against armed conflicts or the disruption of public order on college campuses a month after the event, according to New York State Education Law. “Understand [that] the people that went into Willard Straight Hall jeopardized and sacrificed a lot to prepare this institution to be the institution that recognizes who you are and is helping you get an education,” Williams said. “[They were] 18, 19, 20-year-olds who decided that they were going to make a difference.”

According to Williams, the black community on campus was incredibly close-knit at the time, with only 250 AfricanAmerican students enrolled in 1969 — a significant increase from the 24 students in 1960 — who came from urban centers all over the country. At Cornell, the students to joined together against an atmosphere without much support for black students, he said.

“The institution was not comfortable with people of color,” Williams said.

After Williams spoke, attendants walked from the Africana Center to Willard Straight Hall in a “re-enactment walk,” passing by the plot of land on Wait Avenue that was home to the first Africana Center. The first Africana Center burned down in 1970 as a result of a fire that was caused by someone whose identity was never discovered, according to a previous Sun article from 1970.

After the walk, a commemorative dinner was hosted by the African, Latino, Asian and Native American Programming Board in the Ivy Room, with performances by multicultural organizations and a keynote speech given by McPhail.

While Williams stressed the power students have to push change and make a difference, McPhail focused on putting into perspective the need for self-education and the drive among black students during the time of the Takeover.

“Most of us came to Cornell with the belief that somehow, our presence and our education

could be used to not only serve our individual purposes, but also serve the purposes of uplifting our communities,” McPhail said. “Now, unbeknownst to most of us at the time, we were actually participating in a grand experimental design.”

According to McPhail, this solidarity and self-identification is often misconstrued and seen as violence-based black power movements, rather than an effort to become engaged as equal participants in society.

“Out of this crucible of selfeducation came the idea and the notion and the struggle for Black studies,” McPhail said.

“This is not a story of a bunch of African-American students from the hood who came to Cornell who had nothing better to do than take over Willard Straight Hall and have guns brought in and go to the front page of Time magazine. That is a trivialization and a marginalization.”

Both McPhail and Williams stressed the responsibilities that the current generation of students has to making a difference.

“How are you going to make a contribution? What are you going to give back?” McPhail asked the audience. “For me, that’s what WSH is all about ... taking education and using it as a platform to become an advocate and an activist for [that] kind of positive social change.”

Noah Rankin can be reached at nrankin@cornellsun.com.

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University can contribute to the debate. “[People are largely] coming here for graduate degrees,” Jones“International graduates of our Correa said. “They include people programs directly create jobs for who have been here for much of Americans themselves. … [This] their lives and are coming to effect is especially strong for immiCornell even if they are undocugrants who earn advanced degrees mented.” in STEM disciplines,” Skorton Jones-Correa said that although said. “But because of the antiquatbringing together highly skilled ed immigration laws, many interworkers is a laudable goal for national graduates of American Cornell and other universities higher education who wish to conaround the country, all immigrants tinue to work and reside in the have potential.

U.S. have no legal way to stay in He also said he is concerned the country.” with the current Senate bill and Skorton said he believes the much of the debate on immigracountry “sorely needs” immigration because it creates a tion reform to “attract and dichotomy between legality retain the world’s brightest “We treat the distinction between and illegality. minds.”

“We treat the distinction legality and illegality as if “Immigrants are clusbetween legality and illegaltered throughout many it were natural.” ity as if it were natural,” occupations in the U.S., Jones-Correa said. [not only] in what have Prof. Michael Jones-Correa “However, much of this been called the ‘less-skilled’ debate stems as an uninoccupations, but also in the ‘high-skilled, high-tech’ fields,” ness” as well as “practical” reasons. tended consequence of the 1965 “[We need to] … harness the Immigration Act — there was a lot Skorton said. “Evidence suggests that on both sides of the skills human capital of people who have of informal migration going on spectrum, immigrant workers per- really contributed to society,” between the U.S.-Mexico border, form valuable services and are Motomura said. “However, there and we wanted to have some [beneficial to] the American econ- are a couple of things that are more [sense] of control on the border so sobering about legalization. The we made these distinctions.” omy.”

Jones-Correa urged the populaAccording to Skorton, denying path to citizenship is important undocumented immigrants the because it says a lot about the time tion as a whole to avoid polarizing opportunity to advance their dimension and how we think legal statuses. “[We need to] think about the knowledge and skills through about people. … One has to think higher education constricts their about balancing the value of the status that people on the path opportunities and decreases the path to citizenship [with] just toward citizenship have as a continuous one, rather than as a break being able to live.” supply of talent for the U.S. According to Prof. Michael between legal and illegal,” JonesSkorton addressed how he would like to alleviate the burden Jones-Correa, government, there Correa said. that undocumented students at are two ways of thinking about the current immigration debate: how Annie Bui can be reached at Cornell may face. “[We are] working harder, it shapes Cornell, and how the abui@cornellsun.com.

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specifically on this campus, to arrange philanthropy fundraising for additional financial aid for undocumented students here at Cornell,” Skorton said.

Skorton has also addressed the issue nationally — he, along with the presidents of Arizona State University and Miami Dade College, recently signed an open letter that called on Congress to implement visa reform for students earning advanced degrees in STEM fields.

Prof. Hiroshi Motomura, law, University of California, Los Angeles, said he believes that legalization is important for both “fair-

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his time last year, we were co- It seems that claims about feasibility have Presidents of KyotoNOW!. A year largely rested on the convenient compariago, when divestment from fossil son of our current portfolio to a 100 perfuels was just a whisper and only a few cent, immediately divested one. However, campuses had begun to mobilize, we sat the resolution that the Student Assembly in a café on campus and drafted what passed does not in fact call for full divestwould become “Resolution 32: Toward a ment immediately; we’re asking that the Responsible Endowment.” Since then, University take steps over the next seven students have gathered support from years to align its investment practices with thousands of their peers and alumni, filled its ideals as an institution. As one comthe Memorial Room in support of menter pointed out on Skorton’s column, Resolution 32 and banded together over some of the options that the University 20 student organizations who have sub- has ignored might include taking incremitted letters to President David Skorton mental steps toward an ethical endowexplaining why they believe Cornell ment, putting pressure on third-party should divest. We are proud to have investment managers to come up with engaged such a broad range of incredible fossil fuel-free portfolios, committing to allies and partners, including many mem- research low-risk divestment options and bers of the Student Assembly. That said, developing a long-term strategy that does we want to make it clear that the this is not require pulling out of partnerships at bigger than any one person or organiza- a loss, but instead reinvesting those funds tion; the divestment movement is more sustainably when they are released. than a resolution. So while it is important Anyone who says they can predict the for President Skorton to address the future of the economy need not look Cornell community through his Sun col- beyond the past five years to see that there umn last Monday, as students, activists is no such thing as a safe bet; as more and and authors of m o r e Resolution experts are 32, we would pointing to like to reinsert We are thrilled to see that the the dangers ourselves into of the “carUniversity has agreed on one this conversabon bubtion that we component of our request and is ble,” it’s started and becoming have our now prepared to get serious about clear that chance to socially-responsible investment. l o n g - t e r m respond. We investment do not speak in fossil on behalf of KyotoNOW! nor the divest- fuels is both financially and environmenment movement; we speak only as indi- tally unsustainable. Carbon emission mitviduals who have worked closely on this igation policies are quickly making fuel initiative. reserves unburnable and thus worthless, In his column last week, President but as the The Guardian pointed out, Skorton expressed his concerns about investors are “betting on countries failing divestment from fossil fuels, including its to adhere to legally binding carbon emiseffectiveness. He points to how divest- sion targets.” The University should not ment from South Africa was used to end be betting on our collective failure and apartheid, and that its success influenced continued dependence on fossil fuels. As the federal actions that pressured South students and as young people, we also Africa’s government to end the oppressive hope that the University is prepared to system and begin to make reparations. look further than just the “immediate This statement only reinforces the use of foreseeable future” when making decidivestment to influence federal and even sions on behalf of us all. If we wait to take international policy. Divestment has been action until fossil fuels cease to be profshown to engage both companies and itable or to exist, we’ll have much bigger government officials who can create long- problems than maintaining the status term systemic change through policy. As quo: irreparable damage will have already the fossil fuels divestment movement con- been done to our communities and to our tinues to build, it may become the catalyst planet. the country and the world needs to curb While we remain very concerned about our dependence on fossil fuels. our investments in fossil fuels, we are President Skorton also raises the point thrilled to see that the University has that divesting takes away the leverage that agreed on one component of our request Cornell, as a shareholder, could use to and is now prepared to get serious about advocate for change within these compa- socially-responsible investment. We sinnies. He argues that if we remain invest- cerely hope that this leads to something ed, we can participate in shareholder transparent and concrete, such as a foradvocacy to admonish the practices that malized set of ethical guidelines and comwe feel need to change, while praising mitments for the Investment Office, and examples of corporate responsibility. that we as a campus can look forward to However, according to Cornell’s most updates on the progress of these efforts. recent STARS report, we have not filed We are grateful to the administration and any shareholder resolutions, nor have we the Cornell community for the receptivesubmitted any letters that address social or ness and respect they have shown thus far. environmental responsibility during the We are, of course, as excited as President past three years — the entire lifespan of Skorton to keep this dialogue alive and STARS reports. If it’s the advocacy route continue to advance down a smart and we’re hoping to preserve, we should recog- responsible path toward an ethical endownize that it’s a path that the University has ment. President Skorton, when are you never taken before. available to meet? There are thousands of While the University has an obligation us waiting outside your office. to consider the impacts of divestment on the endowment, the administration has yet to do so in any serious capacity.

According to Chief Investment Officer Anna-Lisa Castle is a junior in the College of Arts and Sciences. Rebecca Macies is a junior in the Edwards, as of last week, no analysis had College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. Feedback taken place to evaluate the feasibility of may be sent to opinion@cornellsun.com. Guest divestment from fossil fuels in any form. Room appears periodically this semester.

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OPINION

Aditi Bhowmick | Abtruse Musings

To Get Trashed Or Not To Get Trashed?

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o get trashed or not to get trashed? That is the question.

After a year of college in outlandish and standoff-ish Ithaca, one will encounter the multifarious faces of alcohol and the variegated shades of behavior alcohol produces in people.

When one does a free association test with the words “alcohol” and “Cornell,” a deluge of terms flood into the mind map. If I were to list some of them, they would include frat basements; washing away bombed prelims and harrowing college romances; hazing; getting penalized by the judicial administrator; BASICS (for many); binge eating; sake bombing; beer pong and a horde of other things. But this is just the first layer of innocuous thoughts that can come to us. If we look a level deeper, the banal, uglier and darker side of drinking emerges.

Picture this, lady Cornellians: You wake up on a resplendent Sunday morning and all of Cornell is bathed in spring. But there is a cloud of darkness over you because you happen to be in a strange bed with an absolute stranger who looks nothing like you thought he did the night before. The deviation becomes even more apparent as the harsh light streams in and your inebriation wears off. I just described a “casual hookup” as articulately as I can. Though the infamous “walk of shame” is on the list of 161 Things to Do at Cornell, it never leaves us feeling good — it leaves us with a flood of memories which we try to push to the darkest corner of our mental chambers.

Know that alcohol can transform your life in seconds, leaving you with a sinking feeling and a terrible hangover.

This is not a moral tirade but I am just pointing out that irrespective of how spectacular your tolerance is, you never quite realize when you are slipping from your “happy buzz” to the point when you are vulnerable enough to end up in the most compromising situation.

Moreover, it is a grey area — it is not exactly an instance in which either person is a sexual perpetrator. In all likelihood both of you were partially or entirely drunk. These instances are scarring, but again, as Bernard Shaw said: What is life but a series of inspired follies? A word of caution nevertheless, ladies and gentlemen, know that alcohol can transform your life in seconds leaving you with a sinking feeling and a terrible hangover.

Last Friday, I happened to take one of the “drunk buses” from Collegetown to North Campus. It would be a lie to say I am an archangel who has never been inebriated on those buses but on that particular night, I happened to be very sober. I was with a few friends of mine and in the crowd were the regulars — drop dead gorgeous heels, sore feet, washed-off makeup and of course, a bunch of blustering drunk boys. At one particular stop, a few Indian girls got off together, evidently heading for a Friday night out. The an obnoxious act played out. One of those rambunctiously drunk men bawled out, “Get off right now, this bus is meant only for whites!” . . . I have censored the profanity, of course. Everyone on the bus was shell-shocked for several moments after. The drunk devil in my story must have felt the twenty odd piercing glares because a few minutes after the girls had left, he shouted out in an even more obnoxious tone: “ I’m sorry guys, everyone can sit on this bus.” If only I were a little less exhausted at that point in time, I would have given him a piece of my mind right then and there instead of ranting about it in my column a week later. I regret letting that moment pass by.

At first, I was inflamed and the first word that blared in my brain was: Racism. However, after the fury passed, I realized that this is yet another example of how alcohol can transform you into the kind of person you would never believe you could be. This tells us something about the kinds of lives we lead at Cornell.

Why must we need jaeger bombs and sake bombs to discover our suppressed souls and then be unnerved by what we discover? Why must we feel the need to lose ourselves in a drunk crowd of people? I am not asking anyone to enclose their college life in one neverending dry period.

In response to the question I posed at the beginning of my column, I would say: Do get trashed, do destroy your liver while you can and make the most bizarre memories with your best friends.

But, if it is an escape for you, a source of solace, a way to find love, life and yourself — stop getting trashed until you fix yourself.

Always be prepared to face the fact that you can become a phantasm when you’re drunk and will be left wondering whether that was you or simply your alcohol. Drink safe and be responsible.

Aditi Bhowmick is a freshman in the College of Arts and Sciences. She may be reached at abhowmick@cornellsun.com. Abstruse Musings appears alternate Mondays this semester.

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Goodbye, Cornell C

oming home this past students, each one on a different Monday to news that there path, intersecting here and there — had been a bombing in always in flux, always connected, but Boston, I experienced a wide range none inherently better or worse than of emotions. each other.

As a Bostonian at Cornell, I’ve Any advice I could offer on always felt like something of an odd- Cornell specifics (like how I made ity. There are a fair number of us the most of friends, activities, here, but having never lived outside coursework) would also be useless. of Massachusetts, Ithaca seemed like We are too diverse a population for a far cry from the city I called home. advice like that to be valuable to After the terrorist attacks this past more than a handful of people. week, I had to come to terms with Yet, if you’ll allow me, I think the fact that the Boston Marathon’s there is one lessons I can impart. You finish line, which remains painted see, while each one of us walks a dison the street year-round, will forever tinct path, there is a common bond have the stench of terrorism on it. that connects each one of us to My favorite city in the whole world another. Empathy forever connects will, in some small way, never be the and supports us. same. I looked at pictures of candleAs Cornellians, we are a part of light vigils and wished I could be the same group, but just being a part there, wished that I could express the of a group means little if we don’t empathy I felt for my community.

S o m e t h i n g Do not let those who aim to special happened tear you apart prevent you here, too.

E v e r y from working toward a Cornellian I had society predicated on a conversation with over the past compassion and respect week, and many for others. who just contacted me out of the blue, made sure everything was empathize with one another. If we alright back home. didn’t go out of our way to take care While I wanted to empathize of each other, than being a Cornellian with Bostonians back home, would mean very little outside of geoCornellians wanted to empathize graphical convenience. When we do with me right here. what we can to make each others’ There is a popular (if frustrating- lives just a little bit better, even if it ly gendered) shirt I’ve seen around means some inconvenience on our my city that reads, “Boston Is a part, we truly become a community.

Brotherhood.” Well if Boston is a Only then do we become greater than brotherhood, then Cornell is, too. the sum of our parts.

Unfortunately, this is my final When we reject our connections column. While I would like to use to each other, and refuse to these final couple of hundred words empathize with each other, our comto impart the totality of my experi- munity falls apart. This happens ence at Cornell, it would be useless. when we allow the minor differences That’s because my Cornell is really between us (like whether or not quite different from your Cornell. you’re involved in greek life, sports, My Cornell was composed of ILR, the Catherine St. Growler Boys, etc.)

The Sun, the Cornell International to separate and prevent us from feelAffairs Review, Big Brother Big ing compassion toward one another.

Sister, Catherine St. Growler Boys, a As humans, we all too often fall little bit of Greek life and so much into an “us” vs. “them” mindset. more.

What is special about the Cornell That’s how I imagine Cornell community is that we have been able writ large. Thousands of different to make “us” include just about

everyone we see everyday. We may not always get along, and there are certainly more than a few bad apples in our bushel, but my time here has taught me that our collective bond is strong.

So here is my final piece of advice. Connect with humanity in the same way that you connect with your fellow Cornellians. Recognize that differences like Democrat or Republican, rich or poor, Red Sox or Yankees fan, all pale in comparison to the common similarities of our collective humanity. While our country, and the world beyond it, is made up of people each on different paths, every one of us is a human being with feelings no less important than mine or yours.

Let it be some part of your life’s mission to recognize the humanity in another, as you have here at Cornell. Take some time to sit and think about how you would want to be treated if you were hurt and in need of help, and then think about how you treat those who are in fact hurt and need your help. Recognize that helping the homeless woman on the street because she’s a human being just like you is no different than helping a fellow Cornellian in his or her time of need.

There are more than a few bad apples in the world; Boston just had to deal with a pair of really rotten ones. But do not let the bad in this world prevent you from connecting to the good. Do not let those who aim to tear you apart prevent you from working toward a society predicated on compassion and respect for others.

What I’m recommending is not easy, and it may not even be possible, but if my last week at Cornell has taught me anything, it’s that community matters — the bigger, the better.

Over and out.

Noah Karr-Kaitin is a senior in the School of Industrial and Labor Relations. He may be reached at nkarrkaitin@cornellsun.com. Plain Hokum appears alternate Mondays this semester.

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8 | The Corne¬ Daily Sun | Monday April 22, 2013

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT Strength and Activism Halt a Plague

I still have a knot in my heart hours after watching How to pain. France makes a wise Survive a Plague. I’m not quite sure whether to smile or cry or to decision leaving these clips continue trying to transport myself back in time so that I too almost uncut, not only transcould make a difference in the treatment options during the porting the audience back in AIDS epidemic. To be frank, I cannot even begin to fathom how time, but letting raw emoto encapsulate the raw power and emotion of this movie in a tions and people speak for review. Quite simply, you must go see this movie. Just stomach themselves. The film is a your discomforts and your preconceived notions about the AIDS poignant and provocative epidemic, sit back and don’t relax (because you don’t want to miss display of the tenacity of a second of this film). these activists, who were willHow to Survive a Plague transports the viewer back in time to ing to speak out in a time follow two inspiring AIDS activist groups, ACT UP and TAG when hospitals were turning (Treatment Action Group), as they struggle to convert AIDS AIDS positive patients away from a plague to a manageable condition. The most striking simply because they were thing about their struggle, however, is that despite having no real homosexual. At times, it is scientific training, these activists were able to infiltrate pharma- hard to stomach that the ceutical companies and speed up testing periods for promising events of this film happened drugs, delivering potential life-saving treatments to patients in less than two decades ago, record time. Eventually, some of these activists are able to witness especially when you witness the success of AIDS protocongressmen take zoan inhibitors, a vital part the floor and of successful AIDS treatdeclare homosexuality a dangerous behavior, or when ment. you watch activist after activist reiterate that they have The true power of this accepted that AIDS will kill them. You find yourself movie does not lie in its smiling/crying when some (but not all) of them outlive Cornell even their own accepted notions. storyline, but in its depictions of real people directly film is a beautiful tribute to those who fought Cinema andThis affected by the epidemic lost their lives in the fight for proper AIDS treatwho, rather than suffer idly, stood up for what the ment when it seemed liked the world was shunning the treatment they believed they deserved — and won. Filmmaker AIDS and the gay communities. It is a monument to the often David France allows us to explore this politically heated time unrecognized heroes of the movement, to all the members of while pondering what it must have been like to be at those ACT ACT UP, TAG and to those affected by AIDS/HIV. It is a real UP meetings, to participate in silent kiss-ins and to watch as your life view of this epidemic, from the perspective of the fighter, friends and fellow activists were snatched away in the prime of which has never really been explored before. My only regret is their youth. that I was not born earlier and could not partake in the raw As we follow the stories of several specific activists and power that was the AIDS activist network. However, this film become attached to them, they become our friends; we feel their reminds us that there is still action to be taken and there is still

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much to be done. How to Survive a Plague will undoubtedly redefine the AIDS epidemic for you and, as cliche as it sounds, inspire you to acknowledge the power that a dedicated group of individuals can have.

It is not at all surprising the this film was an official selection of the Sundance Film Festival. I think I may have actually undersold it in my review. If you don’t go see this movie, you are missing out on an informative and emotional experience that one rarely finds in movies these days. I might just watch it again right now. Or on second thought, I might just drop out of school now and become an AIDS activist.

Go see this movie. No seriously now. Put down the paper, close your computer screen, put on your shoes and go.

Gabrielle Velkes is a freshman in the College of Arts and Sciences. She can be reached at gvelkes@cornellsun.com.

On the Road Takes Journey to the Big Screen

BY ALLISON VITKAUSKAS Sun Staff Writer

The task of adapting a novel to the film screen is always a difficult one. But it is especially difficult when that novel is perhaps the most celebrated work of a movement that has inspired the culture of future generations, as well as perhaps one of the most defining novels of the 20th century. The movement is that of the Beat Generation, and the novel is Jack Kerouac’s On the Road.

But while Walter Salles’ (“The Motorcycle Diaries”) adaptation of the beloved Kerouac novel had many chances to go terribly wrong, Salles manages to avoid this likely fate by assuming a more objective rather than reverent filming stance on the novel. Instead, Salles’ On the Road is dedicated more to a depiction of what the novel is about rather than the novel itself. In this way, Salles captures the recklessness and excitement of the Beat Generation, although he ultimately fails to capture the raw thrill and complexity of Kerouac’s original novel.

The film effectively follows the episodic nature of the novel. Salles necessarily excludes a substantial amount of material, but is careful to touch on the novel’s primary and most memorable scenes. Relying on Kerouac’s published version of the novel in 1957, the unedited version Kerouac completed on a 120-foot scroll and the factual history of the Beat Generation, Salles and screenwriter Jose Rivera offer their own perspective on the story by including supplemental, or even complementary, material in addition to the novel’s original scenes.

The film begins in New York City, the birthplace of the Beat Generation, during the late 1940s. The Beat Generation was a group

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Francisco and Denver. of post-World Amid the constant War II writers On the Road travelling, the friends that sparked a Directed by Walter Salles participate in a nevernew literary and ending, Benzedrinecultural moveStarring Kristen Stewart filled party: Sal has a ment, challengbrief romance with a ing the rising migrant worker; they effects of postmake a trip to war consumpLouisiana to visit their tion and restricmorphine-addicted tive bounds on the expression of the human spirit. We meet friend, Old Bull Lee (Viggo Mortensen), who Sal Paradise (Sam Riley), who is based on Jack is based on William S. Burroughs; Dean and Kerouac, living with his mother in Queens Sal drive down to Mexico where they indulge and attempting to become a writer. Sal is soon in the local prostitutes; they frequent jazz introduced to Dean Moriarty (Garrett clubs and listen to Slim Gaillard; and someHedlund), who is based on Neal Cassady, times they are joined by Dean’s teenage firstalong with Sal’s longtime writing companion wife, Marylou (Kristen Stewart), while Dean Carlo Marx (Tom Sturridge), who is based on repeatedly abandons his second-wife, Camille Allen Ginsberg. Sal’s introduction to Dean, a (Kirsten Dunst) and newborn baby in San charismatic and hedonistic young man whose Francisco.

The way Salles depicts the female characmagnifying quality fascinates Sal, serves as the beginning of a long journey on the open road. ters and their stories in the film draws attenAnd so begins the many trips in a stolen tion to one of the major differences in Salles’ ’49 Hudson and on the back of farm trucks, adaptation versus the novel. Salles seems to moving swiftly between New York, San dramatize the relationships among Dean,

Marylou and Camille in an attempt to illuminate one of the principle criticisms of the Beat Generation: the Beat’s freedom depended largely on the eventual abandonment of the women they engaged with. Salles is able to stand far enough outside the reverential awe of the Beat Generation in order to capture the faults of their lifestyle.

Perhaps the most poignant relationship in the film is between Dean and Sal. “Dean just raced in society,” describes Sal. Dean embodied the spontaneity and freedom that Sal wanted to capture in his writing; he became Sal’s subject. But the careless and exciting lifestyle that had once attracted Sal soon lost its mystique and glamour. Sal witnesses that beneath Dean’s allure remains a person who is trapped in the selfishness and ceaseless movement of his life. Because the momentum of the film closely parallels Dean and Sal’s relationship, the film seems to become more wearisome towards the end.

The most commendable aspect of the film could be that it is simply stunning to watch. If Salles fails to fully capture the epic spirit of Kerouac’s novel in the film’s script, then he is definitely able to capture its spirit in the film’s cinematography. With the dimly lit highways, vastness of the American landscape, warm excitement of the night and gray bleakness of the morning after, it feels as if Salles has brought us back to the early ’50s. Because of Salles’ carefully crafted film, we are able to share in the experience of the open road while we witness the genius of the Beat Generation simultaneously unfold.

Allison Vitkauskas is a junior in the School of Industrial and Labor Relations. She can be reached at avitkauskas@cornellsun.com.

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Arts Around Town Base in Yo Face!

Zero Dark Thirty

7:00 p.m. on Thursday at Bailey Hall

at Cinemapolis

On Thursday, don’t miss the opportunity to get some Base in Yo Face! Cornell’s oldest co-ed dance troupe, BASE, will be showcasing its talents at Bailey Hall. Each performance piece is student choreographed and performed by the troupe’s 14 energetic members. With guest performances by Absolute Zero and Last Call, this performance should definitely get in yo face.

— Arielle Cruz ’15

Hydroponic Installation 7:30 p.m. on Thursday at Stella’s Downbar

Last semester, Peter Gudonis and Carly Dean received a CCA Grant for their idea to design and construct a hydroponic bottle wall installation with their late adviser and professor, Kevin Pratt. The project has materialized during the past month and they have installed it in Stella's Downbar.

The Downbar is being ramped up with a new menu, brunches, Tuesday whiskey tastings and more, and the installation produces mint, chives and basil to accompany and contribute to their cocktails and dishes. While you can see the installation at any time, there will be an official reception at Stella’s on Wednesday night following a lecture

by Dr. Dickson Despommier at Millstein Hall. Take a look next time you’re at Stella’s, or taste some of the basil yourself!

— Arielle Cruz ’15

Last week, an intriguing multitude of news outlets — from CNN to NBC News with Brian Williams — compared the Boston Marathon bombings and its tense, subsequent manhunt to the film Zero Dark Thirty. It is an odd, somewhat sensationalist association, but if you have seen how director Kathryn Bigelow and screenwriter Mark Boal dramatize the hunt for Osama bin Laden, it’s also a comparison that makes a lot of sense. The most controversial film of 2012 commits to a frightening level of veracity, punctuating C.I.A. agent Maya’s (Jessica Chastain) quest to find bin Laden with scenes of terrorism from the tumultuous post-9/11 years. Bigelow blends reenactment with news and archive footage, and leaves all the judgment up to you. See it again, or for the first time, this week at Cornell Cinema.

— Zachary Zahos ’15

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The Comedy of Tragedy M

y first column of this year was about the relationship between comedy and tragedy in response to the best stand-up comedy I have ever seen: Tig Notaro discussing her recent cancer diagnosis and a whole gaggle of other devastating life events that no person should have to face — especially in such proximity to one another.

After all the terrible tragedies of last week and the various responses to them, I decided I would end the year on a similar note.

Rather than analyzing at length the role that comedy plays during times like these, I will just say that I think it’s vitally important to laugh in the wake tragic events. I recall a story my mother tells on occasion about her grandmother’s funeral. The two had been very close: When the family attempted to drive from their house to the funeral, it was difficult for all of them to fit in her father’s tiny sports car.

With far too many people squeezed in the front seat, my mother was forced to ride to the cemetery in the trunk of the car and she couldn’t help but laugh despite the somber situation. The story is funnier when she tells it, I promise.

But anyway, the moral is that life goes on and that funny things continue to happen, even at times that are seemingly inappropriate (i.e. one of my favorite movies of all time: Death at a Funeral — the British one, not the Chris Rock one.)

If you don’t laugh at those ridiculous moments (especially this week with so many pieces of depressing news), it’s easy to sink into a cynical downward spiral and weep about how terrible the world is and how there is no hope. At least, that’s how I cope. So I thought I would leave you with what I thought were the best examples of levity in the midst of an exceedingly dark week.

First off, The Onion wrote the story, “Jesus, This Week,” which pretty much sums everything that can be said about events of this week. Basically the article is just a bunch of sources saying things like, “Can you believe this? Can you

honestly believe the kind of piece-of-shit week we’re having here?” Calling attention to the sheer number of deaths, injuries, governmental shortcomings and more, The Onion brought a sad smile to my face as they concluded, “At press time, sources confirmed that, you know what? Forget this week. 2013 as a whole can pretty much go straight to hell where it belongs.”

The Onion also succeeded in mocking the manner in which the media covers these events. Their series of breaking news reports on Friday were hilarious. “BREAKING: No News Breaking” read one headline, the next “BREAKING: Still Nothing” and then “BREAKING: Has the Word ‘Breaking’ Lost All Its Meaning?” My personal favorite was “BREAKING: Can Anyone Ever Truly Know Anything? What Is The Truth?” So, props Onion. You have more than made up for Quvenzhané-gate in my book.

The next bit of humor comes from a tweet that comedian B.J. Novak (The Office) wrote on Friday: “Affleck to assistant: ‘watch the news and write down the age and height of every good guy you see.’ This one really made me laugh because I have a feeling that it is not that far off from what Ben Affleck was actually saying to his assistant at the time.

I just hope that he waits at least a year to start Carrot Top directing The Confessions (Water)town.

Lastly, as always, The Daily Show and The Colbert Report both did fantastically at striking the balance between respect for the victims of these tragedies and finding humor in the bizarre and ridiculous aspects of them. In particular, I would like to commend Jon Stewart for his segment about CNN’s premature news-

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breaking and for “Broken Bad: Legislating Evil,” about the failed gun control measures in the senate.

But my favorite by far of these moments of cheer in a somber time was Stephen Colbert in his opening monologue of The Colbert Report on Tuesday, in which he solemnly told the camera, “Whoever did this, obviously did not know shit about the people of Boston ’cause nothing these terrorists do is going to shake them.”

With that, I leave you. Have good summers, and I hope all you readers don’t get too depressed by the amount of work you have to do in the next two weeks. But, if the papers and the prelims and problem sets become too much for you, take a beat and recognize the humor in the stack of eight empty diet coke cans on your desk. Someday, you can turn these terrible weeks into great anecdotes.

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

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10 THE CORNELL DAILY SUN | Monday, April 22, 2013

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With One Contest Left, DeLuca Honors Seniors M. LAX

Continued from page 16

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Salute to seniors | Senior attackman Steve Mock led the team with three goals, combining with fellow seniors Rob Pannell and Max Van Bourgondien for six of the team’s 13 scores.

DeLuca said.

Mock led the team in scoring with three goals, and sophomore midfielder Connor Buczek continued to impress with two goals and an assist.

“I thought it was an exciting game,” Buczek said. “We played a little sloppy — sloppier than we would have liked, but glad to get the win and definitely great

to take the outright Ivy League Championship home with us.

In addition to the team’s record-setting Ivy League title, senior attackman Rob Pannell notched his own spot in Ancient Eight history by becoming the all-time Ivy points leader. “[I’m] so proud to have [Pannell] as a member of our team, as a captain of our team,” DeLuca said “To see his hard work starting to pay off and for him to break that record is incredible. He’s just such a tremendous leader for us. He does so much on the field as well as off the field, and [I’m] very proud for him to break that record today, when we win the outright championship.”

Pannell broke the points record on an unassisted goal late in the third to surpass the reigning record holder Darren Lowe, who fittingly starred for Brown from 1989-1992. With one assist and two goals on the day, Pannell now has an unprecedented 318 points in his Cornell career.

Although the Red remains in pursuit of the ultimate goal — a national title — the team will at least be able to celebrate achieving another objective it set for itself prior to the season — reclaiming the Ivy League Championship Trophy.

“We’re excited to get the win,” DeLuca said. “I still think there’s some room for improvement for our guys in terms of some of the play we had on the field today, but [I’m] excited for the way our seniors came out strong. We imposed our will early on and controlled the game. [I’m] thrilled for our senior class to win an outright Ivy Championship and to bring the Ivy League Championship trophy back to Ithaca.”

With one game remaining in the regular season, the Red will battle No. 12 Princeton (8-4, 32) Saturday at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J. in the opening game of Inside Lacrosse’s Big City Classic.

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MEN’S ROWING

First Varsity Eight Falls Just Short of Goes Trophy

By SYDNEY ALTSCHULER Sun Staff Writer

Both the Cornell men’s heavyweight and lightweight rowing teams competed in races this past weekend, but neither squad was able to claim a cup.

The heavyweight team battled the Navy Midshipmen and the Syracuse Orange this Saturday at Navy, where both the Goes Trophy and the Stagg Points Plate were up for grabs. Ultimately, Navy edged the Red to claim both awards.

The Mids won the first Varsity Eight Race in 5:37.5, just 1.1 seconds ahead of the Red, giving them the Goes Trophy.

In addition to the Varsity Eight Race, the Mids also won the Second Varsity Eight and the Third Varsity Eight to make them eligible for the plate as the highest point earners across all races at the regatta. The Mids scored a total of 11 points, while the Red finished close behind with nine.

The Red’s heavyweight team did sweep both Navy and Syracuse in the First Freshmen Race, crossing the

finish line in 6:02.2, seven seconds before Navy.

The lightweight squad’s hunt for the Geiger Cup was temporarily put on hold on Saturday, as No. 8 MIT was forced to cancel its trip to Ithaca on account of the lockdown in Boston this weekend.

The Red still hosted No. 6 Columbia and emerged victorious in two out of three races. Despite falling in the first Varsity Eight Race, the squad went on to edge the Lions in both the Second Varsity Eight Race and the Third Varsity Eight Race.

“This past weekend we took two of three races against Columbia. We really wanted to sweep all three

“We really wanted to sweep all three races, but in the end Columbia prevailed in the First Varsity.”

Rich Barakat

XIAOYUE GUO / SUN STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

Rough waters | The men’s heavyweight team was unable to secure the Goes Trophy this weekend in a race against Navy and Syracuse. The first Varsity Eight boat finished just 1.1 seconds behind the Navy Midshipmen.

Big Victory Over Yale Boosts Confidence For Ivy Tournament

races, but in the end Columbia prevailed in the First Varsity,” said sophomore Rich Barakat. “We look forward to our upcoming two weeks of hard training before we face off against Dartmouth at home. Lastly, our team sends our best wishes to MIT and to the Boston area. United We Stand."

The lightweight crew will welcome Dartmouth in its final home race of the season on May 4 to compete for the Baggaley Bowl.

Following the Red’s last home race, the crew will have its chance to claim the Geiger Cup when it faces Columbia and MIT at the Eastern Sprints. The Cup will be given to the winner of the first Varsity Eight Race.

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The next level

W. LAX

Continued from page 16

According to Graap, the Red’s quality all-around play produced the lead and ultimately the victory.

“No doubt, it was definitely a balanced effort,” she said. “Gniewek had an outstanding day, and her saves in the first half allowed us to open up the margin. The game felt great and definitely felt like a balanced team effort.”

According to Rowe, the Red improved its focus after a tough loss last week to Syracuse.

“It was definitely a balanced effort and there were mistakes, but the difference between this game and the loss to Syracuse was that we focused on doing well on the next play, and focused on playing well together,” she said.

The Red never slowed down its offensive attack, and never allowed the Bulldogs to get any closer than three goals behind. According to Graap, it was encouraging to see the Red continue to score as the game progressed.

“I think that we kept after it all the way through, and it was an excellent 60 minute effort,” she said.

The Red has two non-conference games left to play before the Ivy League tournament — the first one being at home against Binghamton on Tuesday. According to Graap, these games are important for Cornell despite not affecting its Ivy League status.

“Every game all season long is an opportunity for Cornell to improve, and I think the next two games are important for the development of our young players and our team chemistry, and they are relevant to the national standings,” she said. “They are important for keeping our NCAA tournament hopes alive.”

According to Rowe, the win over Yale has boosted the Red’s confidence and excitement as it finishes the regular season and approaches the playoffs.

“I think it’s great that we’re excited going into the next couple of games and we have confidence going forward and are ready to compete,” she said. “We realize that we

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On Friday, men’s hockey senior forward Greg Miller signed a contract with the Bridgeport Sound Tigers of the American Hockey League. The Tigers are the AHL affiliate of the National Hockey League’s New York Islanders. Miller has led his team in scoring for three consecutive seaons and was named the ECAC’s best Defensive Forward in 2013. He is the first member of the Red’s senior class to sign a deal with a professional hockey team so far.

went through a rough stretch, but that doesn’t mean anything and we’re still the strong team that we thought we were at the beginning of the season. So it's crucial that we got this big win and we’re really excited going forward.”

Though the Red was able to play 60 minutes of good lacrosse — a goal the team has set for itself throughout the season — it still has room for improvement, according to Rowe.

“We definitely have a lot to work on and every day we need to continue to push each other and make sure that we’re really focusing on the execution of every aspect of our game,” she said. “In the postseason, every game matters, so we just need to make sure that we’re better in every part of our game.”

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

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MEN’S LACROSSE

Laxers Clinch 27th Conference Title Pannell breaks record for most points in Ancient Eight history

“I’m so proud to have Pannell as a member of our team, as a captain of our team.”

Ben DeLuca

By CHRIS MILLS Sun Staff Writer

Following a 13-7 victory over Brown (6-6, 1-4 Ivy League) Saturday, the No. 7 Red (11-2, 5-0) clinched its 27th conference title and moved one step closer to an NCAA Tournament appearance. The team set a few records along the way, including breaking the tie with Princeton for the most conference crowns.

The regular season title guarantees the Red an opportunity to host the Ivy League Tournament — the final league action of the year.

“We’re excited to bring the Ivy Tournament back to Ithaca, New York, for 13 the third time in the CORNELL last four years — to 7 give BROWN our fans at least 1ST 2ND 3RD OT TOTAL one more chance to Game: Cornell 3 3 3 4 13 see our team at Brown 1 1 1 4 7 home,” said head coach Ben DeLuca ’98. “I know our guys are very excited to host the tournament for the third time.”

Senior attackman Steve Mock got the Red on the board early off of an assist from senior midfielder Max Van Bourgondien. From there, the Red rolled to a 3-0 advantage in the first quarter. Senior goalkeeper A.J. Fiore, who finished the game with 10 saves, helped preserve the lead with several impressive stops that stifled the Brown attack.

“I thought A.J. was good in goal,” DeLuca said. “He saw the ball well, made some big saves for us. I was really

MICHELLE FELDMAN / SUN STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

One for the books | Senior attackman Rob Pannell broke the Ivy League record for most career points on Saturday after a two goal, one assist performance against Brown. He has totaled 318 points in his storied four years with the Red.

pleased with our man-down. I thought our man-down played real well, killed a number of opportunities for [Brown] — kind of kept them at bay.”

The Red extended the lead to 10-3 by the beginning of the fourth to all but secure a Cornell victory.

The 13-7 effort marked a strong all-around performance for the Red, but junior midfielder Doug Tesoriero

WOMEN’S LACROSSE

was perhaps the most impressive of the bunch, winning 19 of 24 restarts and recovering 12 ground balls.

“I thought Doug and our faceoff wings were outstanding controlling possession for us, getting it to our offensive end ... [and] I thought we did a good job off the ground, ” See M. LAX page 14

TENNIS

Red Secures Playoff Berth Men,Women

By BENJAMIN HOROWITZ Sun Staff Writer

With a place in the Ivy League playoff tournament on the line, the Cornell women’s lacrosse team defeated Yale on Saturday in impressive fashion. After establishing a big lead early in the game, the Red (8-5, 4-3 Ivy League) put the Bulldogs (7-6, 1-5 Ivy League) away by a score of 13-7. Cornell is now slated as the No. 4 seed in the Ivy League Tournament and will face the No. 1 seed Penn when the

tournament opens in two weeks.

“Beating Yale definitely puts us in a great position to advance in the Ivy League tournament,” said head coach Jenny Graap. “There’s no doubt that Saturday’s win helped us achieve one of the goals we set out for ourselves at the beginning of the season.”

Cornell jumped out to an early lead with a strong offensive attack mixed with quality goaltending to hold the bulldogs down. According to junior midfielder and captain Chelsea Rowe, getting off to that type of start gave the Red confidence, momentum and control over the game, “It was good because we were playing well together, and being able to start strong sets the tone for the rest of the game,” she said. “So it was great for our confidence to get us in the groove and playing well.”

CORNELL YALE Game: Cornell Yale

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Can’t toppe that | Sophomore Lindsay Toppe led the Red with a four goal effort in a victory over Yale on Saturday.

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Graap agreed, citing the team’s execution in the first half as one of the reasons for the strong start.

“The coaching staff was very pleased with our energy and the competitiveness in the first half of the game,” she said.

“Certainly the draw controls and our offensive execution put us in a great position to control the tempo of the game.”

Sophomore goaltender Carly Gniewek made a number of impressive saves to keep Yale from narrowing the lead, and the Red headed into halftime with a 6-1 lead.

See W. LAX page 15

Bounce Back From Losses, Defeat Penn

By SCOTT CHIUSANO

Sun Assistant Sports Editor

In their final two matches of the spring season, the men’s and women’s tennis teams fell to Princeton on Friday, but were able to rebound on Sunday with wins over Penn. The men’s team recorded a 5-2 victory and the women came from behind to topple the Tigers, 4-3, giving them a program record 14 wins in the spring season.

In the women’s matchup against Penn on Sunday, the Quakers took an early 1-0 lead by winning two out of three doubles matches. However, the Red answered with two wins in singles by senior Christine Ordway and freshman Dena Tannenbaum. Penn then tied the score at two, but two more singles wins in the No. 5 and No. 6 spot by freshman Laila Judeh and sophomore Lauren Frazier respectively gave the Red the 4-3 victory.

Junior Ryann Young recorded a win in her No. 3 singles match in the 5-2 loss to Princeton, but the Red was unable to hang on to its short-lived lead.

In the men’s loss to Princeton,

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Strong finish | Senior Christine Ordway got a win at the No. 2 singles spot, helping her team to a win over Penn in its final match of the season.

sophomores Sam Fleck and Alex Sidney grabbed singles wins at the No. 2 and No. 3 spots respectively.

Junior Venkat Iyer fought hard in the No. 1 singles spot against Penn’s Matija Pecotic — who is ranked No. 7 in the country — but was unable to come out on top after falling in the tiebreaker game of the second set.

The men bounced back on Sunday though, also defeating the Quakers 52.

Scott Chiusano can be reached at schiusano@cornellsun.com.