GIRLS WHO RUN CORNELL TAKING GIRL POWER TO A WHOLE NEW LEVEL
Introduction From Hillar y Clinton to Marissa Mayer to T ina Fey, women have proven time and again that when they are in charge, they totally kick ass. Yet in a re-
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er ship roles during their year s here—and encourage men not to stand in their ways!
//by Dani Kellner
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Project Lead Dani Kellner
Leela Chantrelle Layout Editor Yasmin Alameddine Writers
Ashley Chacon Graham Harwood Lindsay Wershaw
Jordana Gilman
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Dani Gredo単a Photographers
Fiona Ismail Meril Pothen
Celeste Cirillo-Penn Clara Freeman
Lauren Ritter 3
Photography by Celeste Cirillo-Penn
and her new role as the Executive Vice
Westchester, NY
hard to imagine how she manages all a great idea and an awesome opportu- nity to meet upperclassmen and pomon denominator, though, is passion. Though it may surprise some people -
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whatever the assembly is doing is ben-
which the student body is very passionate that the bits and pieces are coming together,
It also entails running the executive commitassembly. Additionally, it is her duty to run
transparency throughout the entire university. million dollars to student organizations on campus. In
The great thing about having representatives
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leges is that everybody
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bates happen behind closed doors and people
in things like student government and want to And she hopes other women will get in-
Assembly is, the more people willing students the time to dedicate and you care enough you can really do amazing things. Walking support will make the organization stronger. -
Walking around campus and being like those are the people that
and multidimensional, primarily revolving changed or those are the people that I helped around administrative tasks. A large porwriting agendas, working on legislation etc.
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had to work on bridging the divide
campus will most surely miss. Dur- with the community that by the ing her time on the hill, she has single handedly changed the name more than a twenty-person group. person who ran the Facebook web- ily had to sit in the weekly Haven Alliance. In addition to bridging - this alliance between groups, Emily
very start that she wanted to get and make an impact at Cornell.
to reach out to other communities
campus, you can literally join and meet with the other subany organization and have groups as an advisor once a week.
time it had three members includ- larger organization Haven and not
it allowed Emily to kick-start her ing and the Ally Ambassador Pro-
Haven, her senior year. With the graduating seniors who were trying Emily explained. During her sophomore year, Emily was a key person Assembly, Gender Inclusive Hous-
//by Lindsay Wershaw
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because in prior years, the presiOver the next year, Emily changed dent had to advise all the other sev- Despite the amazing progress much more social experience with ness Alliance] sub-organizations made by Emily and her peers, there were also sixteen reported as many people as I knew, many
Over the next two years, Emily
Words Campaign, Haven is really trying to reach out to the Cornell community -
ages to do it all and still remain a Rawlings Presidential Emily envisions Haven to continue on making strides through vast cultural changes by work-
change the hetero-normative culture to a much more inclusive and open space
about a much more inclusive and welcome.
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pus, you can literally join any organization and start a sub-
Photography by Celeste Cirillo-Penn
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Jordana Gilman
To know Jordana Gilman is to understand the mean-
munity on campus certainly keeps her occupied. On a lor Hall, greeting Father Dan and Reverend Ken Clark From there she gets in touch with her executive board
Rochester, NY
Hillel President 8
Although being this busy can sometimes overwhelm community events open to anyone, Jewish or not.
One such moment came early, during her cultural programming chair. When planning Passover seders, she discovered a tradition Passover story to the surprisingly similar
The evening was enriching, prompting deep
dents that motivates Jordana. Her relationships with those she works with are based
greatest time. spearheading a Hillel event, or advising one people and helping them live their best lives
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li, Jordana proved that statement right as a woman approached our table with a sign-up being enrolled in a Kaplan course and on a tight schedule, she took a minute to talk
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the budget allowed me to become very conFiercely innovative, Dani also took on a much as Think Greek and Entrepreneurship @ Corcommunities on campus. Think Greek, an advertising campaign in partnership with the IFC, MGLC and Panhellenic Council, sought to de-
Dani Gredo単a Milburn, NJ
ding entrepreneurship movement on campus. - was very much on the business track. Now, I realences have allowed her to think outside the box
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tions, you can still take on other taking initiative and producing -
my change in roles is that I was doing creative things last year and now volved in the logis-
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Througchange you want to see. out her demanding postions on campus,
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organizations. Through thick change across at Cornell and and thin, she understands that her involvement and leadership ship, particularly in three curwithin these clubs is about way bers, whom she has mentored. really important is the work that All in all, Dani Gredo単a is a leader who emphasizes inspiring about college is that leadership organization, and as long as you
ally passionate about your work, Photography by Celeste Cirillo-Penn
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Fiona Ismail
Industrial and Labor RelaNew Providence, NJ
//by Ashley Chacon
President CMUNC Director General Advisory Council Chair ule, the term busy is a total understate-
Advisory Council with Cornell Tradition, man year. One reason Fiona became so Tradition. Motivated to try out as many clubs as possible, Ismail was able to ob12
Photography by Clara Freeman
tain a job at the Cornell Annual Fund. There and was inspired to volunteer with the cam-
headed events such as
Ismail coordinates the campaign and makes sure that everything runs Meeting all the committee members smoothly. and getting to talk to all the people [we The cam-
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initiative this year harder to graduate.
which members made holiday cards to thank people, including the ground
CUPD, who do not always get the recognition they deserve. Alumni Network is a great way to get to know about the things women have done on campus important alumni support is to the school. to receive them, they really do so much to pro- tect our community so it was really great to deIn addition to impacting these important groups, Fiona also at every email you get... but have and getting to talk to all the people [we telecurrently set to men looking to get more involved things that you are really passion- start working - with leadership on campus. with J.P. Morgan ate about and stick to them. in the private spring, and she hopes to continue her volunteer opportunities available to everyone - especially 13
Meril Pothen Policy Analysis
//by Graham Harwood
When people say big things come in small
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Her career in Model UN began when she was
did not stop over the next eight years, all the Now Pothen is the one running the show as 14
would like to ensure that she has passed on all that she has learned here at Corpre-med, she never believed that she would nell. Most importantly, she hopes younger
high school. Yet she was tempted to allocate all her time to schoolwork and leave Model UN on the back burner.
ment. While Meril insists that the university sees the college experience with classes that these outside activities are extremely
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your extracurriculars a priority. Although classes are important, outside involvement will help you gain the skills you need to Next year, Meril will be taking her talents to Nielsen Marketing, where she looks carrying on the lessons that she learned
es to help people who, like her, have had
For example, the skills that Meril has
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ence, Meril would like to help all those who into.
UN have given her a large advantage in job interviews. Extracurriculars, she explains, that has propelled her through college and courages underclassmen to make the time to get involved.
Photography by Clara Freeman
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Lauren Ritter
You need to try things and have them not turn out the way you out there and succeed. spirit running through her veins. For Lauren—the outgoing Executive
her time at Cornell, there was no opportunity she missed out on.
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them not turn out the way you exbered what her mother said about no in print gave her that needed boost,
her own advice all the time, much like she
I have always tried to be a leader, not a
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Pub and turning it into its current success. Human Development major and Gerontology minor, Lauren is always doing some- ership roles such as this, Lauren Lauren tries to duplicate Newark Mayor through recapping sports or creating Ambition is one thing to have, but a -
with people and get things done. Lau-
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A Word From Our President -
Yasmin, Erin, Lizzie, Karishma, Katherine, Morgan, Nicole and Celeste – I am consistently blown away by your organizational skills, technical skills, amicability and accessibility.
boasts highlights the amazing role that women play in making an organization run smoothly.
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