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Cuomo Pushes for Statewide ‘Yes Means Yes’

By ANNIE BUI Sun News Editor

apply to both private and public universities in the state, and not just institutions which are funded by the state “ It’s

SUNY ],” Cuomo said of the policy at a news conference at New York University “ We now want to codify it as a law ” Cu o m

“It’s worked very, very well [at SUNY] We now want to codify it as a law.”

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there are institutions that want to protect their relationship and they don’t want the publicity of the attacks happening on their campus, ” he said “ They do what they can to tamp it down This is not a private matter This is a crime ” Cuomo also said he hoped that stan-

dardizing a sexual assault policy across institutions would encourage victims to come for ward, according to Reuters

“One out of four women are victims, but only 5 percent are being reported,” Cuomo said “ When you leave alone a crime, you allow the criminal to do it again And that’s what we ’ re doing now ”

and mandates that all public universities that receive funding adopt a “ yes means yes ” policy, according to Reuters

Unlike SB-967, however, the broadened SUNY sexual assault policy will

Man Pleads Not Guilty In Murder of C.U. Student

Accused of strangling Shannon Jones ’15

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Former Student to Face Rape Trial

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A former Cornell student and varsity wrestler charged with raping another student will go to trial Tuesday after rejecting a plea deal, according to court documents

A previous version of this story was published online at cornellsun com on Dec 23 It has since been updated with additional information

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t h o n Thanksgiving Day pled not guilty to the murder

month

Be n j a m i n C a ye a i s charged with murdering Shannon Jones ’15, an independent major in the College of Engineering, in her Cayuga Heights home

Houten, according to The Journal’s Jan 2 report

Tompkins County Judge Joseph Cassidy, however, refused to set a bail, according to The Journal

o n Nov 2 7 He w a s indicted by a grand jury with one count of second-degree murder on Dec 23

Cayea, 32, appeared in court on Jan 2 where he pled not guilty

The Ithaca Journal reports that Matt Van Houten, Cayea’s attorney, said Cayea has no previous criminal history and that because he is not a risk, he should be released on bail

“Based on my investigation of the case, there are many more layers to

In an interview with police following the domestic dispute, Cayea admitted to law enforcement that he had murdered Jones, according to court documents

“During a digitally recorded inter vie w the defendant admitted that he killed Shannon S Jones by squee zing her neck with his hands,” police wrote in court records

At approximately 6:30 p m on Nov 27, Cayea allegedly strangled to death Jones following a “domestic dispute ” Police arrived at Jones’ residence at 400 Triphammer Rd where they found her dead She was declared dead at 8:48 p m at Cayuga Medical Center

Peter Mesko ’13 will face

charges on first-degree rape, first-degree sexual abuse and

Tompkins County Court

If convicted of rape, he could be sentenced up to 25 years in prison

Mesko who was

Agriculture and Life Sciences before he

Collegetown home and raped a woman while she was sleeping on the morning of March 30, 2013 He pled not guilty to the charges in April 2013

Dhruv Gaba ’18 places components on

Stan Taft: Test / Roma

8 a m - 5 p m , John Hartell Gallery, Sibley Dome

Colonnofagia and the Dissolution of the Wall

8 a m - 5 p m , Bibliowicz Family Gallery, Milstein Hall

Botanical Cyanotypes by Laurie Snyder

10 a m - 4 p m , Nevin Welcome Center

Martin Luther King, Jr Day Luncheon 11:30 a m , Beverly J Martin Elementary School Gymnasium

TCAT Bus Route Changes To Increase Ef ciency

Route 81

Will no longer service the B Lot following a decline in ridership from that location

Some on-campus shuttles will be affected

By BENEDETTA CARNAGHI Sun Staff Writer

Students who frequent local bus services will likely notice changes made to the Tompkins Consolidated Area Transit’s bus routes this semes-

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o r changes” to some of their routes, including the Cornell campus buses the 81, 82 and 83 began on Jan 11 to help address problems with late buses and m i s s e d t

“Across the board, TCAT’s service development and operations departments have focused on adjusting times on all routes ”

according to Markley Doane Sr , a TCAT bus driver “ We are having issues with bus shor tages due to breakdowns and incidents that forced us to buy ne w buses,” he said “Sometimes when our routes have to r un in the afternoons, TCAT has to pull the 81 or 8 2 t o a c c

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On campus, buses on Route 82 will r un ever y 10 minutes from 7 a m to 6 p m on weekdays, according to TCAT

The Route 81 shuttle will no longer service the B Lot due to a “steady decline in ridership from the B Lot on Central Campus ”

Buses on the Route 83 will now r un f r o m We s t C a m p u s a n d H a s b r o u c k

Apar tments to Central Campus ever y 15 minutes until 10 a m TCAT encourages riders on West Campus to take the Route 10 bus at Boldt Hall after 10 a m

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Route 82

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Central Campus and the A Lot more often to get students home and faculty to parking lots on campus, according to Doane Sr “I think that it will help a lot, especially in the situation we are in,” he said

Benedetta Carnaghi can be reached at bcarnaghi@cornellsun com

transitions | A TCAT bus arrives at Statler Hall Earlier this month, TCAT officials

After Years of Work , Alumnus Publishes Novel

Biagio DiSalvo ’14, recent biology major, releases book about teenage wizard

By ARIEL SEIDNER Sun Contributor

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m a y r e a p p e a r i n s u b s e q u e n t n ove l s ” T h e p l o t f o l l ow s Ga l i l e o a t e e n a g e w i z a rd i n a w o r l d w h e re “ m o s t p e o p l e d o n ’ t k n ow

t h a t m a g i c e x i s t s ” a n d h i s c o n f l i c t w i t h a w i t c h d i s g u i s e d a s a s c i e n c e t e a c h e r, a c c o rd i n g t o Di Sa l vo “ [ Ga l i l e o a n d h i s f r i e n d s ] e m b a rk o n a j o u r n e y t o g e t h e r

“I have the plot lines for several books in the Galileo series loosely planned out. I am not yet sure how many Galileo books there will be, but I currently think there will be about five.”

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t o f i g u re o u t w h o t h e w i c k e d w i t c h i s a n d w h a t s h e w a s d o i n g a t t h e i r s c h o o l , ” Di Sa l vo s a i d “A l o n g t h e w a y, [ t h e y ] i n t e rc e p t a d a m a g e d t re a s u re m a p t h a t l e a d s t o w h a t i s c a l l e d t h e g re a t e s t t re a s u re a w i z a rd c a n f i n d a n d t h e y m u s t f i n d i t b e f o re t h e w i c k e d w i t c h a n d h e r c ro n i e s d o ” Di Sa l vo s a i d t h e n ove l i s g e a r e d t o w a r d m i d d l e g r a d e c h i l d r e n a n d y o u n g a d u l t s , t h o u g h h e s a i d h e h o p e s “ p e op l e o f a l l a g e s ” e n j o y i t Di Sa l vo a d d e d t h a t h e i s “d e f in i t e l y g o i n g t o c o n t i n u e t o w r i t e ” “ I h a ve t h e p l o t l i n e s f o r s e ve r a l b o o k s i n t h e Ga l i l e o s e r i e s l o o s e l y p l a n n e d o u t , ” h e s a i d “ I a m n

C.U. Of cials Say Policy 6.4 Aligns

Teens Suspected in Crime Spree Taken Into Custody

(AP) Two teenage Kentucky sweethearts suspected in a crime spree of stolen vehicles and pilf

South have been taken into custody in Florida, authorities said Sunday

Ei g h

Mesko ’13 Refused Plea Deal Offered

By Prosecution, Court Documents Say

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Hayes and his 13-year-old girlfriend, Cheyenne Phillips, were arrested without incident about 12:10 a m Sunday in Panama City Beach, according to authorities in both states The two had eluded police in multiple states while raising concern about their increasingly bold behavior

“I spoke to Dalton and he was very scared, and he wanted to c

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Chaffins said the teens were getting by on some cash found in a truck stolen in Georgia

Marshal’s Ser vice and Panama C i t y Be a c h Po

c e d i s c ove re d Hayes and Phillips asleep in a 2001 Toyota Tundra that was stolen in Georgia Officers surrounded the vehicle, and both Hayes and Phillips were taken into custody

Chaffins told The Associated Press that the teens should be extradited back to Kentucky by the end of the week

In Kentucky, the two teens will face the same charges, including burglary, theft, criminal trespassing and criminal mischief, Chaffins said Phillips will face charges in juvenile court, because she is a minor

According to Bay County jail records, Hayes was held Sunday on a charge of custodial interference He is scheduled for a first court appearance at 8:30 a m Monday

Northern California Man Gets 20-Year-Sentence Cut Short

SACRAMENTO, Calif (AP)

A Northern California man who was convicted of masterminding a plot to blow up two federal facilities and had his 20year sentence cut short because prosecutors failed to turn over all their evidence to defense lawyers says he was entrapped by a female FBI informant for whom he harbored romantic feelings

Eric McDavid spent nine years in federal custody for what FBI agents alleged was as an eco-terrorist plot in the name of the Earth Liberation Front In his first interview since his Jan 8 release from prison, the 37-year-old Placer County resident told The Sacramento Bee that he is even more distrustful of the government now than he was before his 2006 arrest

“Nobody could ever get me my nine years back,” McDavid said in

the interview “What was taken in those nine years, you can ' t get that back ”

The same judge who presided at his trial ordered McDavid released based on the government ' s failure to turn over the evidence, which included emails and a love letter from McDavid to the undercover informant, who has been identified in court papers only as Anna

Defense attorneys say the communications would have bolstered their argument that McDavid was induced by sex and that the alleged conspiracy was hatched only at the prodding of the informant, who supplied money for bleach and other bomb-making supplies Prosecutors have said the emails and letter were withheld inadvertently and would not have changed the outcome of his jury trial

Secret Service: Shots Fired Outside Bidens’ Delaware

WILMINGTON, Del (AP)

Multiple gunshots were fired from a vehicle near the Delaware home of Vice President Joe Biden on Saturday night, the U S Secret Service said Sunday The vice president and his wife were not at home at the time of the shooting, authorities said

The Wilmington home is several hundred yards from the main road where the shots rang out, and authorities were searching outside the Biden residence and nearby homes to determine whether any rounds hit anything Police in New Castle County, Delaware, said there were no reports of any injuries related to the shooting

Home

Secret Ser vice spokesman Rober t Hoback said the shots were fired at about 8:25 p m on a public road outside the home’s secure perimeter

Secret Ser vice personnel heard the shots, saw the vehicle drive past the home at a high rate of speed and flee the scene

The Secret Service said about 30 minutes later, an individual in a vehicle tried to pass a county police officer at a checkpoint set up after the shooting near the Biden home That person was arrested for resisting arrest and was scheduled to be questioned regarding the shooting incident County Police Sgt Jacob Andrews said it appears the man was not involved in the shooting

Bill Cosby Takes Stage Despite Protest Over Sexual Assault Claims

DENVER (AP) About 100 people chanting “Rape is not a joke!” and “No means no!” protested outside a theater in Denver before comedian Bill Cosby took the stage on Saturday, but his performance night went on without a disturbance

Earlier in the day, a woman held a news conference at a nearby hotel to accuse him of sexually assaulting her in 1986

Beth Ferrier said during the gathering called by Los Angeles attorney Gloria Allred that Cosby put drugs in her coffee when she went to see one of his shows in Denver

“I cannot tell you how horrific of a feeling that is,” she said, adding that the next thing she remembered was waking up hours later in the back of her car “practically naked ”

Ferrier, 55, has said previously she was

assaulted by Cosby She went public on June 23, 2005, alleging that as a model visiting New York in the early 1980s, she met Cosby and they had a brief affair

The 77-year-old comedian is facing sexual assault accusations from at least 15 women, with some of the claims dating back decades He has denied the allegations through his attorney and has never been charged with a crime A statement from Cosby’s publicist was not immediately available Saturday night

Cosby was welcomed to the stage during his first show with a standing ovation and hoots of “We love you Bill!” He did not make any reference to the allegations during the two-hour-long show

Longtime Cosby fan Robert Belveal, 48, of Denver, said the protesters outside did nothing to deter him from attending

Freezing Rain Makes Northeast Roads Slick; At Least Four Killed

NEW YORK (AP)

Rain “flash-freezing” on roads and sidewalks left an icy glaze under feet and tires across much of the northeast on Sunday, causing crashes that claimed at least four lives

A crash involving 30 to 50 vehicles on Interstate 76 outside Philadelphia killed one person, and two others died in a crash involving multiple vehicles on nearby Interstate 476, police said In C o n n e c t i c u t , p o l i c e cited slippery conditions in a crash that killed an 88ye a r - o l d w o m a n w h o struck a utility pole in New Haven

from her home in Philadelphia to her niece’s baptism

“This is the worst type of winter precipitation to combat, because it can freeze instantly and it doesn’t need to be the whole pavement for vehicles crossing it to have problems,” Pennsylvania Department of Transportation spokesman Eugene Blaum said Kaitlyn Maier grew up in upstate New York but said that didn’t prepare her for the icy conditions she encountered trying to get

“I’ve driven through snow a lot, and this isn’t like anything I’ve ever driven in,” Maier told The Associated Press She came upon the I-76 wreck moments after it happened and saw a jumbled line of cars extending around the bend ahead of her “We were stopped for a while on the side of the road I was going less than 10 mph, but I had no control of my vehicle ”

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s h o u l d n o t p re ve n t yo u f r o m e x p re s s i n g y o u r v i e w s i n a p ro d u c t i ve m a n n e r A f re e d o m o f s p e e c h i s a l s o a f re ed o m t o b e c r i t i c i ze d T h e s e t w o a re s y m b io t i c a n d e q u a l l y e s s e nt i a l Bu t we s h o u l d t r y t o b e b r a ve r i n t h e f a c e o f c r i t i c i s m Ot h e r w i s e we s i t i n s i l e n t s t a g n a t i o n , g o i n g n ow h e re , d o i n g n o t h i n g T h e t r a g e d y i n Pa r i s re m i n d e d u s o f t h e va l u e o f c o u r a g e Fre e d i s c u s s i o n a n d r a t i o n a l d e b a t e a re c r i t i c a l h a l l m a rk s o f a c i v i l i ze d s o c i e t y Eve n t h e u n a p p e a l i n g d e s e r ve s t o b e h e a rd , i f o n l y s o t h e i r i d e a s c a n b e d e f e a t e d by re a s o n r a t h e r t h a n a l l owe d t o d we l l u n c h a l l e n g e d i n t h e h e a r t s o f i t s h o l d e r s It re m i n d e d m e t h a t w h i l e I o f t e n s h i rk t h e c o n t rove r s i a l , o t he r s vo i c e t h e i r o p i n i o n s k n ow i n g t h e p o ss i b l e r a m i f i c a t i o n s c o u l d b e f a r w o r s e t h a n a n y t h i n g t h a t c a n e ve r b e h u r l e d a t m e I a m n o t C h a r l i e W h e n t h e s t a k e s a re t

m e n t by yo u r p e e r s At Ya l e , we p r i ze d i ve r s i t y Be i n g b r a ve e n o u g h t o vo i c e o u r v i e w s f re e l y i s a n e s s e n t i a l p a r t o f t h i s d i ve r s i t y We s h o u l d n ’ t l e t f e a r g e t t h e b e s t o

c o n v i c t i o n s a n d o p i n i o n s , w h o d i d n ’ t w a n t t o p u b l i s h a n y t h i n g i n t h e Y D N b e c a u s e t h e y we re a f r a i d o f t h e c o n s eq u e n c e s T h e y we re a f r a i d o f t h e b a c kl a s h , t h e c r i e s o f o f f e n s e T h e y we re a f r a i d o f b e i n g v i e we d a s a c a r i c a t u re o f t h e i r a c t u a l l y h e l d b e l i e f s o r o f t h e i r c r i ti c s m i s re p re s e n t i n g t h e i r w o rd s Bu t o f t e n t h a t f e a r l e a d s u s t o o n l y p u b l i c l y e x p r e s s o u r m o s t i n n o c u o u s v i e w s So m e t i m e s we d o n ’ t e ve n d a re t o ve n t u re a n o p i n i o n b u t c h o o s e i n s t e a d t o re c i t e a l i s t o f f a c t s o r o b s e r va t i o n s W h e n I ’ ve b e e n a f r a i d o f ro c k i n g t h e b o a t , I ’ ve w r i t t e n c o l u m n s t h a t i f I ’ m b e i n g h o n e s t l a c k s u b s t a n c e

G u e s t s u b m i s s i o n s m a y b e s e n t t o a s s o c i a t e - e d i t o r @ c o r n e l l s u n . c o m .

Restoring Balance: A Tribute

Theworld lies, all the time For proof, look no further than any news broadcast Those stupid programs consist almost entirely of unthinkable tragedies, sadistic psychopaths and ignorant bigots Humanity’s most irredeemable qualities regularly get the spotlight, and the past few months have been particularly frustrating But not all media perpetuates negativity, as any fan of The Legend of Korra knows Along with its predecessor, the masterpiece known as Avatar: the Last Airbender, Korra always provided a much needed respite from bad news If these shows did not touch your soul, perhaps consider purchasing a new soul Together, they have done more for love, kindness and happiness than I could in a lifetime of columns

Quick background for the unfamiliar: The Avatarverse consists of the Water Tribe, Earth Kingdom, Fire Nation and Air Nomads Some members of each country can psychokinetically manipulate or “bend” their respective element Only the Avatar, a spirit in human form, can bend all four elements

After spending many years mastering the elements and living amongst the people of each nation, the Avatar dedicates her or his life to ensuring balance for all Upon death, the Avatar is reincarnated as a newborn from the next nation in the cycle (Fire, Air, Water, Earth, repeat ) Got it? Awesome

Wow, where to begin; even the shows’ core framework exuded beauty! A myriad of Asian influences Japanese Anime and history, Chinese language and architecture, Hindu and Buddhist doctrine, etc provided the cultural foundation of the Avatarverse The creators then fortified that foundation by drawing inspiration from countless non-Asian sources By elegantly weaving together so many narratives, religions, styles, types of music and aesthetics, the Avatarverse crafted a nearly perfect tapestry Even so, the setting only scratches the surface of the show’s virtues

I loved how Avatar and Korra never aimed to proselytize their viewers, instilling valuable lessons through exquisite storytelling alone Just by nature of watching the shows, for instance, millions developed an appreciation for dynamic female characters Whether fans were watching a little blind girl outclass her earthbending contemporaries or a princess play the role of prodigious villain, our respect and love for these women of color grew

I would expect nothing less from an alread groundbreaking series These “children’s shows” transcended entertainment and shou set a precedent

organically The Avatarverse took the power of subtle imagery in a decidedly positive direction

Of course, this is not to say that the shows lacked philosophical moments

One of the most revered sages to never live, General Iroh of the Fire Nation, once said: “It is important to draw wisdom from many different places If you take it from only one place, it becomes rigid and stale Understanding others the other elements, and the other nations will help you become whole ” Iroh’s words have developed an entirely new meaning for me since coming here

I cannot stress enough how hilariously stark the contrast between my hometown community and Cornell is So I’m usually unsurprised by how easily the following occurs: 1) Counterproductive divides form between groups 2) People assume the worst about each other’s morality and opinions, spewing mindless vitriol back and forth 3) The antagonism spurs irrational behavior and a further disconnect, creating a sickening, saddening cycle Yet, just as the Avatar gives people hope, the eponymous show has done the same for me

While Avatar always portrayed the consequences of war with maturity, it proved equally adept at resolving conflicts The redemption arc of the original villain, Prince Zuko of the Fire Nation, encapsulates the series’ commitment to promoting peace Zuko’s fall from glory and humbling subsequent experiences allowed him to develop great empathy for the oppressed citizens of the other countries The young man ’ s eventual discovery of his true identity allowed him to address all the internal turmoil and fulfill his righteous destiny Romanticized stuff, perhaps, but illustrated poignantly within the context of the show

The Avatarverse traded in romanticism for complexity in The Legend of Korra With the advent of new technology and the increased unrest of marginalized groups, the Avatar could no longer use sheer power to wipe out all the problems Korra’s enemies all combined inherently good ideas with poor execution, but they were not truly “evil ” Even the spirits, equivalent to God in the show, saw their power abused, questioned and reshaped Watching the Avatarverse change was eerily reminiscent of observing our own world evolve

Today’s society lacks simplicity, simply put (no pun intended ) The idea of just being happy and alive has fallen by the wayside Instead, people are preoccupied with more money, more prestige and more work as if these parameters will somehow generate happiness The past decade alone has seen increased corruption and audacity among those who commit atrocities The perilous condition of our planet and frightening capacity of human apathy could dampen even the most optimistic of spirits Good thing shows like Korra exist to brighten a day

Korra ended confirming that the titular character would become romantically involved with another woman I would expect nothing less than an interracial, lesbian relationship from an already groundbreaking series These “children’s shows” transcended entertainment and should set a precedent There is much, much more to be said, but I have a word limit and you have some binge-watching to do Avatar and Korra: rest in peace Your spectacular legacy one of empathy, environmentalism, justice and change can live on forever in each of us

Amiri Banks is a sophomore in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences He may be reached at abanks@cornellsun com Honest A B appears alternate Mondays this semester

Comm en t of the day

“Both of the examples you mentioned have easily predictable outcomes because both are based on a wealth of evidence that exists already, the first being climate models which make use of evidence from the past. ... My point here is that we can predict outcomes of either situation because of evidence from the past.”

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Re: “LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Context Matters,” Opinion, published December 5, 2014

Eric Schulman | Schulman’s Schtick

You Don’t Need

Granfalloon to Succeed

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t i o n t o f o l l ow, d o n ’ t w o r r y “Granfalloon” is a word that Kurt Vonnegut made up in his book, Cat’s Cradle (it’s a great book, but you can ’ t do it

j u s t i c e b y d e s c r i b i n g i t ) “Granfalloon” is a word for organizations that are exclu-

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If granfalloons do anything, i making the people that think they need a granfalloon to be successful feel inadequate

e x a m p l e o f a granfalloon and I still love going to Cornell My brother is coming here next fall and I am excited for him

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s u c c e s s o r yo u r w a m p e t e r, Vo n n e g u t ’ s w o rd f o r s u c c e s s a n d l i f e g o a l s A n d , i f I h a d a d v i c e f o r t h e c o m i n g s e m e st e r i t i s t h i s : Do n ’ t l e t a g r a nf a l l o o n g e t i n t h e w a y o f yo u r w a m p e t e r ( A n d ye s , I ’ m u s i n g t h o s e f u n n y w o r d s i n t e n t i o n a l l y ; I d o n ’ t t a k e m y s e l f s e r i o u s l y e n o u g h t o g i ve l i f e a d v i c e w i t h o u t t r i v ia l i z i n g i t w i t h f u n n y w o rd s ) It i s e a s y t o t h i n k a g r a n f a l -

l o o n w i l l m a k e yo u s u c c e s sf u l b e c a u s e i t ’ s e x c l u s i v e

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g r a n f a l l o o n b e c a u s e I f e l t t h a t w a y a n d I re g re t i t i n h i n d s i g h t Yo u d o n ’ t n e e d a g r a n f a ll o o n t o s u c c e e d Do n ’ t l e t a n yo n e t e l l yo u o t h e r w i s e My n i n t h g r a d e h i s t o r y t e a c h e r w o u l d a l w a y s s a y “ s u c c e s s i s g o i n g f ro m f a i l u re t o f a i l u r e w i t h o u t l o s i n g e n t h u s i a s m ” ( I d i d n ’ t l i k e h i m a n d h e a l s o a t t r i b u t e d t h e q u o t e t o W i n s t o n C h u r c h i l l , w h o p r o b a b l y n e ve r s a i d i t Bu t t h a t d o e s n ’ t m e a n i t i s n ’ t t r u e ) If yo u d e f i n e s u c c e s s l i k e t h a t , yo u c e r t a i n l y w o n ’ t f i n d i t i n a g r a n f a l l o o n A g r a n f a l l o o n i s a b o u t h a v i n g e n t h u s i a s m a s i f yo u we re s u c c e e d i n g , w i t ho u t t h e s u b s t a n c e If g r a n f a ll o o n s d o a n y t h i n g , i t i s m a ki n g t h e p e o p l e t h a t t h i n k t h e y n e e d a g r a n f a l l o o n t o b e

s u c c e s s f u l , f e e l i n a d e q u a t e

s c h o o l t h a t m a rk e t s i t s e l f b a s e d o n i t s re p u t a t i o n h a ve t o b e c a re f u l b e c a u s e t h e y a re m o re l i k e l y t o g e t c a u g h t u p i n re p u t a t i o n s a n d e xc l u s i v it y C l u b s a n d o r g a n i z a t i o n s t h a t m a rk e t t h e m s e l ve s s o l el y o n t h e i r re p u t a t i o n a re g r a n f a l l o o n s Do n ’ t l e t t h e m g e t i n t h e w a y o f y o u r w a m p e t e r To c o m e u p w i t h a w o rd l i k e g r a n f a l l o o n , Vo n n e g u t c e r t a i n l y k n e w t h i s s c h o o l we l l ; h e we n t h e re a f t e r a l l , b e f o r e b e i n g d r a f t e d i n t o t h e a r m y d u ri n g Wo r l d Wa r I I He n a i l s t h i s s c h o o l b e tt e r t h a n a n yo n e o n Y i k Ya k w i t h t h e d e s c r i p t i o n i n h i s b o o k Mo re i m p o r t a n t l y, h e k n e w p e o p l e a n d h ow b a d l y we w a n t s u c c e s s He k n e w we j o i n g ro u p s t h a t p ro m i s

Eric Schulman is a sophomore in the College of Arts and Sciences He may be reached at eschulman@cornellsun com

Schulman’s Schtick appears alternate Mondays this semester

You are not inadequate if you ’ re not par t of a granfalloon In fact, you might be better off without one Tr ust me, last semester I got caught up in one I can ’ t help but remember how I spent the d a y p u t t i n g s o m e s k e t c h y r e s t a u r a n t ' s c r e d i t c a r d receipts into an Excel docum e n t t o j o i n i n s t e a d o f studying for a prelim or helping my friends plan an event That was my experience, but I’m sure you can think of other examples In hindsight, I should’ve helped my friends set up for an event that was impor tant to them and studied because they are the ones who make me successful The g r a n f a l l o o n d i s t r a c t e d m e f r o m m y w a m p e t e r, a s Vonnegut would say Du r i n g r u s h’s f i n a l s t re t c h a n d c l u b re c r u i t m e n t , s t ud e n t s a re g o i n g t o j o i n c l u b s j u s t b e c a u s e t h e y ’ r e e xc l us i ve Do n ' t g e t m e w ro n g

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Anything but ‘Agony ’: Into the Woods

Rob Marshall’s latest film, Into the Woods, is the film adaptation of the musical of the same name Its release on Dec 24 brought many positive reviews and left audiences satisfied with the darker tones Disney Studios brought to the silver screen It brings together an impressive ensemble cast, including Meryl Streep, Anna Kendrick, Chris Pine and Johnny Depp The fair y tales inter twined are “Rapunzel,” “Cinderella,” “Jack and the Beanstalk” and “Little Red Riding Hood ”

The film focuses on a baker and his wife ( James Corden and Emily Blunt) who are out to break a curse placed on them by a witch (Meryl Streep), which prevents them from conceiving a baby Once this curse is broken, the couple will be able to have a child In order to do so, they must gather a “ cow as white as milk, cape as red as blood, hair as yellow as corn, [and a] slipper as pure as gold ” Hence, the fairy tales are intertwined into their mission in order to get what they want However, unlike the lighthearted fairy tales and stories you have grown up with, there are gloomier undertones for the characters Each story becomes ill-fated in design

The sets used for the woods were extremely realistic Anna Kendrick even recalls getting lost on the soundstage of the woods with Chris Pine and needing to get rescued by one of the production assistants Elaborate vines and trees larger than life were haunting yet enchanting at the same time The lighting was gloomy and the camera shots were lively, as they followed the characters as they pranced throughout the forest Two thumbs up for costumes and makeup as well, as Johnny Depp was transformed into a werewolf and Meryl Streep’s witch hair makes a mop look good The costumes were fairy tale-esque without being too colorful and warm, but their designs met perfectly at the

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crossroads of dreary and enchanting Hollywood and Broadway are able to comfortably collide in Into the Woods Little nuances such as connections to the Brothers Grimm fairy tales (such as the fate of Cinderella’s stepsisters, the golden slippers, etc ) were also nice Easter Eggs for anyone who is familiar with the stories Most of the cast was familiar with working with either fairy tales or musicals Streep and Christine Baranski (Cinderella’s evil stepmother) had previously been in the film adaptation of

Into the Woods Directed by Rob Marshall Starring Meryl Streep, Emily Blunt, Anna Kendrick

was part of Princess Diaries 2 and Anna Kendrick stars in Pitch Perfect and its upcoming sequel Into the Woods has garnered three Oscar nominations: Best Supporting Actress (Meryl Streep), Best Achievement in Production Design (Dennis Gassner and Anna Pinnock) and Best Achievement in Costume Design (Colleen Atwood) When Into the Woods was originally on Broadway in 1987, it took home the Tony Awards for Best Original Score and Best Book of a Musical Darker than its predecessors, Into the Woods marks a significant step for Disney These gloomier undertones led to the film omitting some

deaths from the silver screen, along with making them more implicit than explicit Other nuances to the film had to be changed around as well, including the song “Hello, Little Girl ” The creepy, sexual vibes, masked behind an upbeat tempo, will likely go over the heads of children The subplot of affairs that the Prince had (with Sleeping Beauty and Snow White) was also emitted Into the Woods is evocative, alluring and still manages to be appropriately fun It will be able to satisfy a wide array of audiences from the hardcore Disney fans, to thespians who know the musical by heart

Marina Watts is a junior in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences She can be reached at mwatts@cornellsun com

and Very, Very Confused: Inherent Vice

Two years ago, as I sat in Cinemapolis watching The Master, a shot came up that jolted me in my seat and made my jaw drop Joaquin Phoenix was in a room full of women and then suddenly miraculously they were all naked And yet it made perfect sense That’s a filmmaker taking risks, something that the great Paul Thomas Anderson has never shied away from In his latest film, he’s taken a monumental one by adapting source material from Thomas Pynchon The question is: How well does it pay off?

I have worshipped at the altar of Paul Thomas Anderson since I was 15 years old, and believe he is perhaps the greatest American filmmaker working today Every single one of his movies is a film-lover s treasure, and all contain electrifying snapshots of humanity at its most fallible and messed-up This is the artist who turned a ridiculous singalong set piece in Magnolia into one of the most moving, cathartic sequences ever filmed, and created an epic conclusion in There Will Be Blood out of an analogy about milkshakes Anderson is a filmmaker who takes the weird, the bizarre and the human, and makes searing poetry out of it You can see why he was attracted to the work of Pynchon, whose books focus on exactly the same human qualities Take the gumshoe snooping of The Long Goodbye, combine it with the narrative abandon of The Big Sleep, add about half a pound of raw cannabis, and the ensuing cloud of smoke that issues forth from the screen is Inherent Vice This is one of the few movies where I had absolutely no idea what was going on, and was entertained nonetheless I spent 90 percent of the film confused, yet ultimate-

ly, I didn t care I was having fun getting blazed on the narcotic power of cinema The movie is certainly not without its troubles, but we’ll get to those later

The plot is almost entirely irrelevant, and the viewer isn’t really meant to follow it, so there’s not much need for description

The setting which is critically important can only be Los Angeles at the dawn of the ‘70s The premise: Stoned private investigator Doc Sportello ( Joaquin Phoenix) gets a visit from

Inherent Vice

sometimes infuriating marijuana haze

Strange things happen at every turn and every once in a while you catch a glimpse of Anderson in his prime, orchestrating shots that no other director could think of, ones

Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson Starring Joaquin Phoenix, Katherine Waterston, Eric Roberts

his ex-old lady Shasta (Katherine Waterston), asking him to locate missing person Mickey Wolfmann (Eric Roberts) for reasons I still haven’t figured out A fabulous ensemble cast pervades the film One great character actor after another tumbles through: Josh Brolin, Reese Witherspoon, Benicio Del Toro and a spectacular Martin Short In order to have fun, it is crucial to dispense with any needs for consistency and coherence, and just enjoy the loopy performances

If The Wolf of Wall Street is a furious cocaine-addled rush, Vice is a fuzzy, titillating,

that will stay etched in your memory for years In this film, Anderson indulges more than ever before in the Airplane!esque visual comedy of the Zucker brothers Josh Brolin constantly munching on phallic frozen bananas is a favorite memory of mine from the movie, and one I’ll be unlikely to forget

As memorable as the movie may be, it is nevertheless one of Anderson s lesser efforts The major problem is that the movie lacks the fierce emotional undercurrent of all his earlier masterworks The foremost of the writerdirector’s many strengths is his ability to come up with authentic characters and plunge us headlong into the drama of their lives with levels of frequently operatic emotional intensity When you think of an Anderson film,

lush, vivid people who seem to exist on a plane of their own immediately spring to mind Philip Seymour Hoffman’s Lancaster Dodd in The Master, Adam Sandler’s Barry Egan in Punch-Drunk Love, Tom Cruise’s Frank Mackey in Magnolia Sadly, in Inherent Vice, there is no Dirk Diggler or Daniel Plainview to provide a rich palette the audience can get lost in I found myself constantly longing for the full range of Anderson’s positive vibrancy with human beings

Customarily, he evokes everything from grief to ecstasy to desperation to love within the same film, sometimes all within one scene, and that’s why I love his work But in Vice, the setting is mostly stuck on dazed and confused That being said, Anderson is an absolute master at his craft and his craft alone is enough to keep you pleasantly knocked off-balance He wants you to focus on things other than narrative with this film, that much is very clear, and he provides a great many diversions The film is beautifully, glaringly shot on glorious, halide-speckled celluloid so that it looks like it was created during the period of its setting It features a killer soundtrack with the same rhythm and punch as that of Anderson’s Boogie Nights, with tunes such as “Vitamin C” and “Here Come the Ho-Dads” used to So-Cal stoner perfection It’s funny, sometimes outrageously so, and in the end, I doubt many viewers have ever seen anything like it Once it s over, however, you walk away feeling as though you only sampled hors d’oeuvres when you were craving a juicy meal Is it a masterpiece? Probably not Is it worth seeing? Anything with Anderson’s name on it is

Mark DiStefano is a junior in the College of Arts and Sciences He can be reached at mdistefano@cornellsun com

Arts Around Ithaca

Kayo Dot, Yakbak, and Last Dot

8:00 p m on Friday at Just Be Cause

The Kingdom of Dreams and Madness

6:45 p m on Saturday at Cornell Cinema

such internationally adored anime films as Spirited Away and My Neighbor Totoro

make their ways to Cornell Cinema this weekend, where The Kingdom of Dreams and Madness, a doc-

Count Me In, the latest work of Kitchen Theatre Artistic Director Rachel Lampert, premiered this Saturday in a lighthearted spectacle of music and dance Old friends and memories come alive through keen wit and shrewd humor Count Me In is Emily Jackson’s Kitchen Theatre Main Stage directorial debut and it features an experienced cast of veteran actors Catch the play before its final show on February 1

Miyazaki and Isao Takahata, two of the studios masterminds, are the subject of the film, which was described by the AV Club as “pornographically interesting for Studio Ghibli fans ” You don’t, however, have to be an anime devotee to enjoy Kingdom’ s endearing peek into the lives and work of two of modern animation’s most talented minds Showings will be at 6:45 p m on Saturday and 4:30 p m on Sunday

Troy Sher man

T h e C l o o n - s p i r a c y T h e o r y,or, N K U l t r a

The brilliant theoretical physicist Albert Einstein once said, “I know with what weapon World War III will be fought, and it’ll probably be The Interview ” I, like thousands of other people with nothing to do on Christmas, watched The Inter view I swore up and down that I wouldn’t give in The hype couldn’t be real I saw the trailers I knew it looked bad, even for a Goldberg/Rogen movie, but there I was, with my family sitting around our TV, punching my credit card information into YouTube And, lo and behold, it was awful

But this isn’t a review, so I won ’ t bore you with my criticisms There was a truly wonderful part of The Interview, and that’s the fact that we even got to see it It was impossible to ignore the global fracas that enveloped Hollywood over break, but here’s a brief recap: North Korea condemned the worldwide release of the film for “encouraging and sponsoring terrorism,” calling it an “ act of war ” Meanwhile, a group of totally, completely, entirely unrelated hackers calling themselves the “Guardians of Peace coincidentally targeted Sony at the same time by utter happenstance The hackers released many private and revealing email correspondences between Sony employees, including those of Sony Pictures chairwoman Amy Pascal, and threatened 9/11-level attacks on any movie theater that decided to go through with the premiere Sony immediately caved Look, I didn’t want to put up with endless Katy Perr y ’ s “Fire work” jokes either, but that was a bit overkill

Let’s face it, North Korea perpetrated a cyberattack on an American corporation, and corporations are people, so this is pretty serious A major Hollywood film release with an investment of over 40 million dollars was cancelled on the whim of a foreign power (if N K can be called a power) Thankfully, the media stood in support of Pascal and Sony Pictures, and the

whole thing blew over

HAH NO, THEY DIDN’T

Instead, the media rode the email leak hype train like Casey Jones, dragging Amy Pascal, Scott Rudin and the whole gamut of actors, actresses, directors and Adam Sandlers through the mud I’m ashamed to say that I read a great deal of these emails when they were first released I mean, how could you not? How often do you get to see the inner workings of Hollywood? These people have enough power (and ego) to trashtalk Leonardo DiCaprio and literally stop Sorkin’s Steve Jobs biopic

The media ate it up, broadcasting Hollywood’s dir ty laundr y and embarrassing Sony execs It was glorified gossip, but the really juicy kind that your mom loves They deserved it for The Amazing Spider-Man 2, but it detracted from the real story: There was terrorism afoot and every tweet and link was, in a way, supporting it The most ardent of the few supporters Sony had was none other than newly-minted

husband and pretty cool guy George Clooney In the aftermath of the first wave of leaks, Clooney and his agent, Bryan Lourd of the Creative Artists Agency, created a petition of support for Sony that was circulated by the

Motion Picture Association of America chairman Chris Dodd to a large group of studio heads and Hollywood execs And not a single one signed Since then, Clooney has been on the attack, speaking out ever-so-eloquently against his Hollywood peers for turning their backs on Sony Specifically, Clooney has accused Sony and their studio colleagues of bowing down to North Korea not for fear of a terrorist or cyber attack, but for fear of the economic and legal repercussions a threat of that sort would have As crazy as it sounds, this “Cloon-spiracy” seems to be the only explanation for the response The petition was a simple declaration of solidarity and Hollywood was too afraid to stand up against a group of cyberterrorists Why? Greed and ego Every producer knew that they had emails just like Pascal’s just waiting to be leaked Better to stay off the radar and keep their studio out of the fight than to risk terrorist threats toward their own releases Columbia Pictures sure as heck wasn ’ t about

to risk having North Korea spoil their Annie release The movie made sure of that all on its own

The Interview was a stupid little satire that tried to say something about the situation with North Korea, but this entire debacle says a lot more about the state of our society than the film ever could Not to be too ‘Murican, but it is our responsibility to defend studios decisions to distribute shitty movies, even if they are in bad taste The decision to not release The Interview sets a bad precedent for free speech in our country and sets us up for future intimidations and extortions I remain optimistic, however We were utterly unprepared to respond to a cyberattack this time, but now we know how to respond when terrorists try to dictate content

Sean Doolittle is a junior in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences He can be reached at arts-and-entertainment-editor@cornellsun com Pulp FictSean appears alternate Mondays this semester

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top NBA draft prospect before tearing his ACL on January 11th, to six points and seven rebounds

Several days later, the Red traveled to Buffalo to battle the Bu l l s ( 1 2 - 4 ) Ho t s h o o t i n g allowed Cornell to hang around in the first half Senior guard Devin Cherry, who finished with a season-high 23 points, sank all four of his three pointers in the first half As Cornell’s shooters cooled, Buffalo pulled away late in the game, outscoring the Red 51-34 in the second half The Bulls’ Shannon Evans converted

able to give some of these players a solid amount of minutes

“It’s also great to have the guys who don’t play as much to have t h e o p p o r t u n i t y t o g e t g a m e action; they work hard in practice every day so to get them in game action is a great reward for them, but also you never know where you ’ re going to need those guys ” After a week break following the Alfred State game, Ivy League play opened as Columbia (9-6, 10 ) c a

A re n a Cornell made just four of 24 shots in the first half and yet, with stellar team defense, kept the game relatively close, trailing by just 10 The Red shot better in

“We’ve talked about as a group getting better every day. I’m really pleased with this group and the way they’ve come to practice every day ”

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eight of 11 three point field goals, scoring 33 points in the contest

Cherry was unable to repeat

t h e s a m e s u c c e s s i n t h e w i n against Howard (8-10), scoring just three points for the Red He was impactful with his passing, though, finishing with five assists Hatter was able to step up and add 20 points, second on the

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Mo m e n t u m s w u n g b a c k a n d forth in the first half, but Cornell brought more defensive intensity in the second half and hung on for the 70-60 victory

Division III opponent Alfred State (2-12) came to Ithaca on January 10th and Cornell dominated all facets of the game, winn i n g t h e c o n t e s t 1 0 7 - 2 9 , a school-record for margin of victor y After several disappointing

l o s s e s , C o u r t n e y s a i d h e w a s proud of how the game went

“Going into a game where you know the opponent is a little undermanned, it makes you want to do things correctly,” he said “I was very pleased with our group, no matter what the score was to show the maturity to continue to do things correctly ”

Not a single Pioneer scored more than five points; there were nine such players for Cornell, many of whom do not often see much playing time Courtney was

the second half, but the Lions maintained a solid cushion

In the final 29 seconds, Hatter was fouled behind the arc and made all three free throws On the ensuing Columbia possession, Hatter stole the ball and sprinted down the court to sink an acrobatic layup to cut the lead to one with 18 seconds to play

Cornell had two more chances later in the game to tie or take the lead, but misfired on both, eventually falling by three Hatter scored a game high 17 points Miller had his most inefficient game of the season, missing 10 of 13 shots

The Red looks to get revenge as it travels to Columbia next week

Courtney said his squad has had its ups and downs in the nonconference portion of the schedule but believes that the team will begin to hit its stride in conference games “ We’v e t a l k e d a b o u t a s a group getting better ever y day I’m really pleased with this group and the way they’ve come to practice ever y day,” he said “I think we are headed in the right direction as we head into Ivy League play ”

Adam Bronfin can be reached at abronfin@cornellsun com

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Schafer ’86 Puts Focus

On Establishing the Right ‘Habits’ Again

Schafer said that the team ’ s current offensive issues resemble the offensive problems at the beginning of the season

“We created a lot of chances, but we got away from the habits, not just in the scoring, but in the overall play that we had going on in regards to the games after we got off to that slump at the beginning of the year, ” Schafer said “We need to capitalize on our scoring chances and I think that with three weeks off, basically, those habits, especially the small detail habits, they kind of disappear We're right back at it again and I think that we'll get better in practice and in the games and we have to get back into those habits It took us a few weeks to establish them early in the fall and it's taking us a few weeks to establish them again after a long break ”

The performance of Gillam and Stewart has helped keep the Red in games so far this season Their performance, Schafer said, ranks among the most surprising this season

“Both of our goaltenders have been very important for us Mitch has been very, very consistent,” Schafer said “He's done a tremendous job when he's in net and it's exactly what we wanted and what we thought we could get out of these guys this year We hoped that they could provide us with outstanding goaltending and consistency and they've done that Very fortunately, we have both of them ”

The Red’s offensive performance, at this point, can only get better Schafer points to multiple areas of the Red’s offensive game where the team can improve to help generate more scoring chances

“If you ' re above people and are more physical with people, physicality causes turnovers and gives you chances on the power play,” Schafer said “Being above people gives you opportunities for transitional scoring chances against the other team and net presence being in front of the goaltender and being around the net when pucks are going there, it'll give you a chance to get deflections and rebound goals Those, specifically, are the things that we ' re going to continue to work on and they go hand in hand The better job we do defensively and pay attention to those habits offensively, we'll improve ”

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Red’s Offensive Struggles Continue

Goalkeeping tandem of Stewart, Gillam holds down net, anchors defense

By JOON LEE Sun Staff Writer

“I didn’t think the questions would be about scoring goals,” said men ’ s hockey coach Mike Schafer ‘86

For Schafer’s squad, the question marks heading into the 2014-15 season mostly centered on the team ’ s young defensive squad and the goaltending tandem of sophomore Mitch Gillam and freshman Ha yd e n St e w a r t Wi t h u n d e rc l a s s m e n , almost inherently, comes inconsistency

try in team defense (1 65 goals per game) During this stretch, Gillam established himself as one of the top goaltenders in all of NCAA hockey, boasting the top save percentage ( 948) and goal against average (1 47) among all qualified collegiate goaltenders

“We need to capitalize on our scoring chances ”

With the team returning it’s trio of senior o f f e n s i ve p l a y m a k e r s i n c a p t a i n Jo h n McCarron and alternates Cole Bardreau and Joel Lowry, Schafer did not think that the team would be struggling to put pucks in the net, let alone generating offensive pressure

Yet, here we are, 17 games into the season, and the Cornell men ’ s hockey team toils near the bottom quarter of the ECAC amidst a crucial stretch of games against conference opponents The Red is tied third to last in the country for team offense (1 76 goals per game) and ranked second in the coun-

Despite the successes of the defense, more than halfway through the season, the Red still does not have a player with double digit points Bardreau currently leads the team with nine points (one goal, eight assists) On a given night, the Red can look like a scoring powerhouse, evidenced during Friday’s 5-1 victory over defending national champion Union College However, that same team can also struggle to generate any resemblance of offensive pressure on another night, as seen in the team ’ s 3-0 shutout loss against Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute on Saturday The loss at RPI wrapped up the team ’ s stretch of games during Winter Break in which it went 2-3-1, whilst getting shutout on three separate occasions

In the crouch | Senior Chris Villalonga was one of only two Red wrestlers to earn a title at the Las Vegas Invitational in early December

Koll Notches Historic 250th Career Victory

By ANNA FASMAN Sun Assistant Sports Editor

While students and faculty alike headed home for winter break five weeks ago, the Cornell men ’ s wrestling team took to the mat instead, winning four matches and dropping one In the process, head

“We have a much better team than the results showed ” R o b K o l l

coach Rob Koll earned his 250th victor y, a feat only nine other Cornell coaches have been able to accomplish The team also took fifth place at the Las Vegas Invitational on December 5 and sixth place at the Southern Scuffle on New Year’s Day The squad, now 8-1 overall, wrapped up break with a strong start to its Ivy season, earning its two most recent wins against Harvard and Brown on Saturday

At the Las Vegas Invitational, the

Red struggled to put all eight of its wrestlers through to the semifinals, with only five of the eight able to advance However, of those five, senior Chris Villalonga and junior Nahshon Garrett were able to earn titles, a first for Villalonga Sophomore Gabe Dean and senior Jace Bennett each came home with a fourth place finish With an overall fifth place finish, the Red completed the weekend lower in the standings then it had hoped

“We have a much better team than the results showed,” said head coach Rob Koll “We have yet to compete with our entire starting lineup, and once all men are ‘ on deck,’ we will enjoy better results ”

On December 21, the Red notched wins against Edinboro University of Pennsylvania and Northern Iowa when it competed in the Grapple at the Garden The second win of the day marked Koll’s 250th

During the Grapple, Garrett picked up two more wins and Dean,

Miller Leads Scoring Over Break; C.U. Drops First Ivy Contest to Lions

By ADAM BRONFIN Sun Staff Writer

It was a busy winter break for the men ’ s basketball team The Red played eight games, going 3-5 and bringing its record to 8-9 and 0-1 in the Ivy League after Saturday’s loss to Columbia Cornell fell to Radford 74-61 to begin winter break Despite senior forward Shonn Miller’s career high of 28 points, the Highlanders (12-7) pulled away in the second half, outscoring the Red 16-2 in the first five minutes of the period Cornell rallied back late in the game and was able to cut the lead to six off a Miller three pointer, but Radford responded with a 6-0 run to close out the Red

Sophomore guard Robert Hatter was the only other player to score in double figures for Cornell He had 18, 13 of which came in the

Red’s strong first half As a team, Cornell shot 52 percent in the first half and just 15 percent in the second, connecting on four total field goals In comparison, the Highlanders made 14 Cornell also struggled to rebound the ball, collecting 27 rebounds, a season-low

Against Siena (6-10), Cornell avoided a similar second half collapse to beat the Saints 75-57

The Red poured in 48 points after the break off 64 percent shooting to secure the victory Miller again led the way with 26 points and 15 rebounds The senior’s return from injury has been a huge part of the turnaround from last season and head coach Bill Courtney said he is proud of the way Miller has improved this season

“Over the last month or two, he has really taken a step He got himself in great shape He’s able to play much harder for extended periods of time,” Courtney said “He’s worked on his game and his skill level and so he’s really, really playing well this year ”

Courtney said he believes that Miller is well on his way to being a candidate for Ivy League Player of the Year Miller again performed well in an overtime loss to St Peter’s, scoring 24 points and pulling down 11 rebounds He now leads the Ivy League in scoring per game and rebounds per game

For 40 minutes, Cornell played suffocating team defense against St Peter’s, holding the Peacocks to 28 percent shooting However, the opponents connected on their first two shots of overtime and Cornell was unable to dig itself out of the hole The Peacocks forced the Red into 20 turnovers and handed Cornell its first home loss of the season

On New Year’s Eve, Cornell travelled to the famed Carrier Dome to take on perennial powerhouse Syracuse The Orange (13-5) led wire-towire and came away with a 61-44 victory, limiting the Red to 12 points in the first half The victor y was Syracuse’s 34th consecutive against Cornell Syracuse head coach Jim Boeheim’s vaunted zone defense held the Red to its season low in scoring Miller cooled off against the Orange, netting just 12 points Cornell limited freshman power forward Chris McCullough, a