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This month, Cornell joined universities nationwide in taking some of its counseling ser vices online, as its Empathy, Assistance and Referral Ser vice program began collaborating with Ithaca’s Suicide Prevention and Crisis Ser vice to staff a new instant-messaging counseling ser vice for young adults, according to Micaela Corazón, director of SPCS’s 24-hour telephone counseling ser vice, Crisisline

said a portal to the counseling service will soon be added to the EARS website Counselors undergo two full-day trainings before using the ser vice, which will be available weekdays from 6 to 9 p m

Shortall said students in the past had requested a way to connect with counselors online, and the initiation of SPCS’s new program provides “wonderful synchronicity ”

The online chat offers its own benefits and is different from inperson or telephone counseling in several ways, according to Cozarón

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By ANIKA SETHY Sun Staff Wr ter

Thanks to a federal spending bill passed Jan 15 that increased National Institutes of Health funding by over $1 billion, research universities like Cornell will receive increased support for medical research programs

With a $30-billion funding level this year, the NIH will be able to provide about three percent more funding than last year for NIH Institutes and Centers, which in turn give grants to research universities like Cornell

Researchers, including those from Cornell, must apply for grants from the NIH to receive funding The process of applying consists of submitting a research proposal to the NIH in hopes of receiving a grant if the NIH deems the proposal promising

“[With Cornell]” on the cutting-edge of research that will lead to cures and life-saving treatments to diseases and illnesses, it’s important we stand strong to advance that type of research,” Rep Tom Reed (R-N Y 23) said

“ We’re finding that people are more ready to talk about their suicidal thinking on chat, maybe because they’re thinking that it’s more anonymous, ” she said “About 20 percent of the people we talk to on the phone say they have thoughts of suicide Over 50 percent of people on the chat say they do ”

According to Corazón, by taking their counseling ser vices online, SPCS and EARS can reach a younger group more likely to use technology

Human s of Cornell Page ‘In spires’ Student s

By EMMA IANNI Sun Staff

The City of Ithaca issued an apology on its Facebook page Monday regarding the City’s sudden increase in trash tag fees

Residents are now expected to use more expensive new orange tags rather than the current purple tags, according to the post

“The City of Ithaca would like to apologize to our residents regarding the lack of adequate notification regarding an increase in trash tag fees,” the post said “In response, Mayor Myrick [’09] has extended the City’s trash tag program changes ”

The extension of the use of purple tags will last until Feb 15 Effective Feb 17, customers will need to buy orange tags for $3 75 per tag, though unused purple tags can be refunded at the City Chamberlain’s Office According to the City, tags are valid for trash cans and bags weighing up to 35 pounds

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advising students to “ stay in school” and six sisters of the Delta Gamma sorority are just a few of the Cornell and Collegetown faces pictured and quoted on the month-old “Humans of Cornell University” Facebook page, modeled after the popular “Humans of New York” page

The page features candid and posed photos of students, faculty, staff and others, who are quoted responding to questions ranging from “If you could be anywhere in the world right now, where would you be?” to “What is your biggest regret?” Ideally, the page will become a platform that allows its view-

ers to see their fellow students as people, not just as students walking around campus, according to Jenna Galbut ’14, the creator of the page Galbut said that her inspiration for the page came from her personal experiences at Cornell

“Each person is a reflection in the mirror we all look into,” Galbut said “This whole campus the students, the professors, the faculty and the staff are all a part of what makes Cornell so great I wanted to give everyone a chance to share and see the beauty of every human here that is part of the picture ”

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To recognize Energy Corps a new student organization that saved Cornell more than $35,000 last year through sustainability projects the Student Assembly “spotlighted” the organization on Dec 5 at the S A ’ s final meeting of the semester

Energy Corps was one of the first organizations on campus to be the subject of the S A ’ s organizational spotlight, a new initiative to honor exceptional student groups that are taking action to address tough issues in the Cornell community

“ They’re an action-oriented student group promoting energy sustainability and efficiency not only promoting it, but putting it into practice, which is amazing,” said Ian Harris ’16, S A vice president of public relations

Founded in 2012, the organization focuses on helping Cornell achieve zero-emissions a goal of of the University’s Climate Action Plan for 2015 by switching out older light bulbs with compact fluorescent bulbs or LED lights to increasing energy efficiency on campus, according to Maria Jiang ’16, Energy Corps’ vice president

Jiang said the organization also may expand its efforts into other sustainability arenas, such as heating, with “Cozy Toes,” a space heater that uses only 50 watts of electricity per hour, rather than the 1,500 watts required by normal space heaters

In addition, the group is pioneering a Green Revolving Fund that on-campus organizations can use to fund their sustainability projects The fund is set to launch “ ver y, ver y soon, ” said Kira Gidron grad, a former co-president of Energy Corps who now plays an advisor y role in the organization

Jiang also said the S A ’ s recognition sparked excitement among club members

“ The Student Assembly really ser ves as the voice of the student body, and it was really cool to be supported by them and to know that they recognize our efforts moving for ward,” she said “Internally, it gives us further motivation and encouragement that our efforts are significant to the campus ”

Energy Corps aims to become the go-to sustainability organization on campus, said Tim Cook ’14, a member of Energy Corps

“ We work right now with the Energy and Sustainability office, and we ’ re starting to gain more of a name with [facilities ser vices],” he said “It’d be ver y nice if we could become partners with [officials] at Cornell that take care of the campus, [so that] they can come to us for help and advice when they’re interested in doing sustainability projects ”

A large component of Energy Corps’ mission also lies in research, according to Cook Over the past year it has focused in particular on motion sensors and fluorescent lighting, he said Energy Corps, however, is not alone in its quest for sustainability, Gidron said

“ This is definitely a wave that’s happening all around the US, and we think we ’ re early adopters and riding this wave pretty early,” she said

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Editorial

A Call to Change The Academic Policy For Athletes

IN A PIECE FOR THE HUFFINGTON POST THIS MONTH, “Ivy League Quitters: The Costs of Being an Ivy Athlete,” University of Pennsylvania junior Jennie Shulkin criticized athletic departments throughout the Ivy League for cultivating environments that drive a number of students to drop athletics to salvage their academics At Cornell, the Red is not immune to the problems of its Ivy counterparts, with some of its student-athletes struggling to balance athletics and academics University Athletics adheres to policies in which there is a discrepancy between Cornell’s grade point average minimum for good academic standing and the GPA at which the NCAA deems students eligible to participate in athletics We believe Cornell Athletics should require student-athletes to meet the University’s minimum GPA We also encourage athletics to provide more services to pinpoint and assist those student-athletes who are in need of additional academic support

At Cornell, the minimum GPA for a student to be in good academic standing is a 2 0 Students who fall below the cutoff may be required to take a leave of absence or permanently withdraw As outlined in the Cornell University Athletic handbook, Cornell Athletics adheres to NCAA guidelines that set provisional play eligibility at a 1 8 GPA for sophomores and a 1 9 for juniors both of which are below the University’s minimum While we understand that the time commitment required to be a student-athlete can be much greater than that faced by other full-time college students, permitting student-athletes to compete even after they fall below University-approved GPAs sets a bad precedent: stating that athletic competition is valued more highly than education We encourage the Cornell Athletics department to challenge its own student-athletes to maintain good grades from the onset

Currently, Cornell Athletics does provide support services for athletes, such as academic counseling, tutoring services, laptops for travel, study skills workshops and a study room in Bartels Hall But according to some varsity athletes who are still active in their sports, the problem with these optional programs is that those who could most benefit often do not seek them out Some have said that the support services provided are not always widely used and meetings with Cornell Athletic Student Services are only mandatory after an athlete has fallen below the accepted University level

We believe Cornell University Athletics should implement policies to proactively pinpoint and assist struggling students, rather than wait to address their academic problems until they have been put on academic probation by the University The Athletics Department should encourage its coaches to play a more active role in checking in with their players to ensure that they are both academically and athletically successful, and should increase its communication between Cornell Athletic Student Services and studentathletes

We recognize that there are many athletes at Cornell who are able to excel in both athletics and in the classroom, and who have maintained solid GPAs throughout their four years on the Hill But more can be done for their teammates who are struggling We encourage Cornell to require that athletes be in good academic standing to maintain their eligibility, and to better locate and assist athletes experiencing difficulties before a problem occurs

Sam Ritholtz | Sans Pants

G o Abroad Without Breaking the Bank

In 2012, Skorton announced his goal to have no fewer than half the Cornell student have an “international experience” during their undergraduate career I think it’s safe to assume that for most students, it’s not a question of if they should travel, but how they can travel The big how questions are: how to identify a worthy program to travel with abroad, how to incorporate traveling with your degree and major requirements and, most importantly, how to finance your trip abroad Let’s channel our inner Suze Orman and talk about that last “how ” I’m not using this space to debate the merits of going abroad I’m going to act under the assumption that you, the reader, definitely think it’s a worthwhile experience, but may question its financial feasibility Nor will I be addressing the ethical considerations of your prospective abroad experience (check out my piece, “White Boy in Africa,” for some delightful musings about the existential and ethical questions that may arise from your time abroad) What I will be saying, however, is that here at Cornell, international experiences are not as costly as you might assume if you do your due diligence This due diligence includes identifying the right program and then discovering available funding streams

Identifying the Right

Program for You

First, let’s recognize that there are myriad ways to travel abroad during your Cornell experience There’s the good old-fashioned semester(s) away, a k a “study abroad,” and then there is the option to spend your summer, winter or spring break abroad, either studying, interning or volunteering

Starting with the traditional study abroad” experiences, the Cornell Abroad office is your go-to guide The staff there is incredibly helpful to discuss your study abroad options with, and is very knowledgeable on how to finance your experience abroad Even if you are just indulging in the idea of studying abroad, go visit the office The Cornell Abroad website states that “the cost of study abroad depends on what program you attend Costs vary greatly ” They’re 100 percent right in highlighting this diversity in cost, and it is certainly something to consider when exploring programs I know that tuition for my semester abroad was certainly less than the cost of a semester here at Cornell In addition, the website states that financial aid can be applied to the cost of studying abroad, and will be adjusted to accurately reflect the cost of your abroad program, thus allowing your experience to be comparably priced to a semester at Cornell

Another thing to consider when going abroad for this length of time is the cost of living in another part of the world

My daily living expenses in Buenos Aires were significantly cheaper than my expenses in Ithaca, which are significantly cheaper than the costs associated with living in Geneva

Understanding these costs is an important part of properly preparing for a semester abroad

When it comes to programs during breaks, such as in the summer or in the winter, the costs really depend on the type of program Those programs that offer taking classes or getting credit abroad can be expensive because you are charged for tuition outside of the formal academic year Interning or volunteering abroad can be less costly than study abroad programs, as you are not paying

tuition Most programs will charge some type of program fee, so there are still some upfront costs involved

Cornell offers a multitude of programs all over the world that span various disciplines

These programs are especially great for the cost-minded individual, because they are through Cornell and thus, you are working with professors and staff who have knowledge of funding channels on campus The Public Service Center at Cornell has a list of courses with a service learning component, and the Center for Engaged Learning and Research can also be an invaluable resource in identifying ser vice learning programs abroad Cornell’s Global Health program and Student Multidisciplinary Applied Research Team Program are two examples of the awesome programs that Cornell offers

While many of these programs are competitive, it is the overwhelming belief among most of their organizers that they do not want financial reasons to limit a student’s ability to participate As a result, many of them will work tirelessly with students to figure out ways to successfully fund their journeys abroad

Financing the Program of Your Dreams

This hunt for funding is where the due diligence part really comes in After you have identified your program of interest, it is up to you to figure out and pursue the funds available I promise you that no matter your financial situation, there are funds available

One avenue for funding your experience abroad is applying for big national scholarships, such as the Boren Scholarship (for students studying languages that are relevant to U S interests), the Benjamin A Gilman International Scholarship (for students with financial need) and the Laura W Bush Traveling Fellowship (for students interested in using their academic interests to build strong ties among nations) Another avenue is to look for funding on our own campus

This search can be trying, as there are no central listings of funding opportunities, but there is certainly funding to be found in many places! There are college-specific funding resources (such as the Iscol Family Program Funds in the College of Human Ecology or the interdisciplinar y research grants in CALS), department specific programs (the Southeast Asia program provides a travel grant to students who are traveling to Southeast Asia and take a course in the program before they travel abroad), and university-wide programs (Engaged Learning and Research and the Cornell Commitment are great places to look into for funding if you are a motivated individual)

My suggestion for you is to explore each and every avenue that is presented to you: contact your individual college, your department, the department that the program is based out of and a department that is closely related to the work you will be doing Chances are that if you cast your net wide enough, something will bite It also never hurts to start your search early Cornell Abroad is hosting an International Opportunities fair on Monday, Feb 3 see you there?

Sam Ritholtz is a senior in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences He may be reached at sritholtz@gmail com Sans Pants appears alternate Wednesdays this semester

CORRECTION

A Jan 22 science stor y, “Peer Review: Student Team Engineers Stress Relief Vest,” excluded Hadi Hosseinzadegan grad, who was involved in designing the vest In addition, Marina Gaeta ’14 is a Biology major and Eric Beaudette ’16 is a Fiber Science and Apparel Design major

Rebecca John | Mushroom Rage

In O pposition

To Cornell’s Stance O n Academic Boycott s in Israel

Ihave a print of Yuri Kochiyama and Angela Davis on my wall at home, two activists who worked tirelessly towards racial and economic justice in this countr y and continue to do this work well into their old age Sometimes, I have to look up at their pictures and remind myself of people who never got tired of working towards transformative social change, or persisted when they did tire Sometimes, I get really tired; the most meaning ful things begin to sound cliché Time passes, people circulate in and out of this institution and little seems to change Sometimes I get tired of thinking, of writing But other times, I have to put aside the disillusionment and exhaustion to remember some things that we must never get tired of saying, because there is no comfor t or protection in silence

The preparations for the constr uction of the Cornell NYC Tech campus on Roosevelt Island and the recent joining of the American Studies Association (ASA) in the academic boycott of Israeli institutions are reminders that institutions like Cornell are not the scenic havens of knowledge and learning that we might imagine; they are implicated in material violence, which must be responded to in material ways Right now, a hospital on Roosevelt Island is being demolished to make way for the tech campus, displacing many low-income and undocumented patients who will not be relocated to the same type of care At the same time, Cornell suppor ts Israel’s genocidal state apparatus through its par tnership with the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology Several hundred years ago, the largest militar y expedition against Native Americans was launched on the ground that Cornell stands on today, wiping out the Iroquois people and making way for

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“I am so disappointed in Cornell. They must be desperate for a speaker to invite [Scott] Brown The man cannot speak he just poses An empty suit who did what he was told to do in DC ”

America’s colonial settlement If these things do not seem related to you, it is only because we have normalized the web of violent realities of our past and present This is a tired, but persistent, plea to unlearn and speak against that violence

Like June Jordan in her poem, “Moving Towards Home,” “I do not wish to speak” of massacres, of rapes, of ethnic cleansing, of historical revisionism and cultural theft that erases the existence of an entire group of people I do not wish to speak of settlements, of racist and exclusionar y state policies, of small children locked up and tortured because they were deemed “threats” to security I do not wish to speak of restricted movement and restricted food, of the strip of land that has been called the “largest open air prison in the world ” I do not wish to speak of an entire diaspora of refugees born out of violent expulsion from their homelands I do not wish to, and am tired of, discussing these things, but I must, because I go to a university that is par tnered with an institution that is deeply complicit in crimes committed by Israel against the Palestinian people In fact, it is a major producer of weaponr y that not only assists Israel’s violent occupation, but is also expor ted to violent regimes around the world

The American Studies Association made a commendable move to join the boycott of Israeli institutions (following in the way of Association for Asian American Studies, the first scholarly organization to join the academic boycott of Israeli institutions) This boycott cannot be weakly reduced to “singling out Israel” like a bully would single out an innocent bystander The boycott is not simply a baseless moral judgement that is being passed; it is what over 170 civil organizations have asked of the international community, which is to refuse to collaborate with Israeli academic institutions that are complicit in occupation, dispossession and discrimination It targets institutions which choose to represent or suppor t the Israeli state, not individuals, something which opposition to the boycott on the grounds of “academic freedom” fails to engage with (not the mention the fact that academic freedom is something regularly denied to Palestinian and nonPalestinian scholars who talk about justice in Palestine)

If we are singling out anything, we are singling out occupation; we are singling out death These are things that we must have the academic freedom to single out, or, put another way, expose and end We cannot get tired of talking about this, especially when The Cornell Daily Sun itself has a histor y of misrepresenting vie ws opposing Israeli occupation of Palestine Divestment from Israel is divestment from death

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Re: “Scott Brown Talks Politics at Cornell in Februar y, News, published Jan. 24, 2014

SCIENCE

Bir d Watch: Five Types of Bir ds To Look for in Ithaca This W inter

By KATHLEEN BITTER Sun Senior Staff Writer

Prof Kevin McGowan, Ornithology, loves his job He teaches multiple distancelearning courses in bird behavior and ornithology and studies local populations of American Crows He also knows exactly which bird species you should keep an eye out for as you brave the cold temperatures on your walk to class this winter

SNOWY OWLS: “The big story this winter is snowy owls,” said McGowan More commonly known to Harry Potter fans as “Hedwig”, the owls don’t normally spend much time as far south as Ithaca, but 13 individuals have been spotted in the area this season Snowy owls are two to three feet tall and have a wingspan of about five feet

They also enjoy wide open spaces like farmland and airports

“Snowy owls don’t know anything about trees, ” McGowan said, “they practically never nest south of the arctic circle,” so their usual habitat is arctic tundra with few, if any, trees One notable owl has taken up residence on Indian Field Road in the town of Genoa

GULLS: “These, again, are visitors from the high arctic,” McGowan said Several species of gulls have taken up residence on Cayuga Lake, including herring gulls, white-winged gulls, and iceland gulls

According to McGowan, a large flock of gulls will “ commute ” every morning over campus on their way to the Cornell compost piles, where they will eat leftover food from campus dining halls “They know the truck when it comes in,” said McGowan THE FALCON: A peregrine falcon has taken up residence at the top of Bradfield Hall, according to McGowan “Look for a long streak of bird poop ” on the side of the building, said McGowan Follow the streak upwards and you might catch sight of the falcon

SONGBIRDS: Chickadees, nuthatches, and cardinals have all started singing in response to the increased day length “That change in daylight length is what gets their hormones flowing” in preparation for breeding, McGowan said White-breasted nuthatches will give a “yack-yack-yack” call, and chickadees are currently singing hey sweetie, hey sweetie”

MIGRATORY BIRDS: Species that departed south in the fall will start returning in mid-March, according to McGowan

The return of birds like the red-wing blackbird and greckles can be fairly accurately predicted by the day length alone, but flocks will almost always return on a warm front from the south

Kathleen Bitter can be reached at kbitter@cornellsun com

Winter warrior | Many songbirds, such as cardinals (pictured), chickadees, and white-breasted nuthatches have stayed in Ithaca for the winter, according to Prof Kevin McGowan, ornithology

Red-wings return |Migratory species such as red-winged blackbirds will return to the Ithaca area in mid-March, according to McGowan.

Sexy songbirds | Chickadees, white-breasted nuthatches (pictured), and cardinals have all started singing in preparation for the breeding season “The change in daylight length is what gets their hormones flowing,” said McGowan

Nanopar ticle Fiber Purifies Water

By BARBARA FORCE Sun Staff Wr ter

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COURTESY OF PROF JUAN H NESTROZA

Dynamic detoxyfication | The beaker on the left shows water contaminated with indigo dye The beaker on the right has been treated with fibers developed by a Cor nell scientist

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A Most Wanted Man

Directed by Anton Corbijn

Starring Phillip Seymour Hoffman, Rachel McAdams, Willem Dafoe, Robin Wright

Whiplash

Directed by Damien Chazelle

Starring Miles Teller, J K Simmons

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Boy hood

Directed by Richard Linklater

Starring Patricia Arquette, Ethan Hawke, Ellar Coltrane, Lorelei Linklater

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Directed by Zach Braff

Starring Zach Braff, Mandy Patinkin, Kate Hudson, Josh Gad

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Mozia Break s Nigerian Record

“I walked in the circle as I always did [I] prayed and asked my b ro t h e r w h o p a s s e d away to carry the shot

t h i s t i m e a n d j u s t went, ” Mozia said “It

didn't really feel good, but when it landed I just screamed my life away ” Mozia threw 67’ 4’’, setting a Barton Hall re c o rd , a C o r n e l l record, an Ivy League record and a Nigerian national record

“I’m not really a person for records,” Mozia said “It’s a cool feeling, but it’s really not that i m p o r t a n t t o m e It doesn’t change the fact that I still have to work harder and harder each day to be a better man t h a n I w

before ” Mozia went on to place third in the men ’ s we i g h t t h row b e h i n d s o p h o m o re Br y a n Rhodes’ second place finish

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“As a team, we are j u s t g o i n g [ t o k e e p ] working and competing hard We all have our eyes on the prize, [and] winning the conference championship,” Mozia said “A lot of people are working to make it t o n a t i o n a l s I re a l l y can ’ t wait to see what some of my teammates do I think there will be a lot of big accomplishm

c k team this year ” Next up for the Red is the Robert J Kane Invitational in Bar ton Hall on Saturday, Feb 1

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lockout ended But many fans were already turned off And so, to win back the fans and elevate hockey’s popularity to record levels, the NHL turned

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Stadium Series, a slate of six outdoor contests five in America and one in Canada The series star ted off with a bang, with ov

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Yankee Stadium for more outdoor fun The actual games between the Rangers and Devils

crowds to the

Penguins and Blackhawks will square off at Soldier Field in the beginning of March in a match between two of the NHL’s best teams

These outdoor games and the NHL’s general marketing strate-

dends Recent polls have shown that as many people list professional hockey as their favorite spor t as those that list professional basketball Attendance at NHL games has surpassed atten-

upcoming winter Olympics present another major oppor tunity for growing world-wide interest in hockey The men ’ s hockey tournament in the 2010 games was absolutely fantastic, capped by an epic U S -Canada contest for the gold That final was the most watched gold medal game since the 1980 Miracle on Ice With the NHL’s best heading to Sochi again this year, fans are in for another round of passionate hockey on the world’s biggest stage

Eldredge Becomes First Cornell Coach To Reach 850 Wins

By ELANI COHEN Sun Staff Wr ter

Hard work and rigorous training paid off this weekend when the Cornell men ’ s and women ’ s polo teams won both of their matches this The matches, played against the Thoroughbreds from Skidmore College, were held at Cornell’s Oxley Equestrian Center Winning both of these matches was an impor tant milestone for longtime head coach David Eldredge, who with the two wins, became the first Cornell athletics coach with at least 850 career victories a prestigious honor in the Cornell athletics community

The women ’ s team had no trouble defending its record of 9-2

The first chukker began with star ting sophomores Devin Cox and Anna Winslow and senior Kailey Eldredge helping the Red to a lead of 12-0 before the Thoroughbreds could achieve one goal Skidmore’s first goal made the score 12-1, but Cornell quickly a n s we re d , a n d by h a l f t i m e t h e s c o re w a s 2 0 - 1 i n Cornell’s favor

The team ’ s offensive outburst allowed Winslow to finish with seven goals, Eldredge with six goals and Cox with five

The Red star ted out the second half with just as much intensity as the first Freshman Emma Eldredge and seniors Maddy Olberg and Beth Lebow took over the third chukker, outscoring the Thoroughbreds, 8-1 The match ended in Cornell’s favor with a final score of 323

The men ’ s team (6-3) went into its match against Skidmore riding the momentum of its last win against Yale However, Skidmore proved to be a tough opponent for the Red The match star ted with the Thoroughbreds in the lead 5-4, after scoring a two-point shot in the beginning of the first chukker However, Cornell clawed its way back and went into the second half with a 13-7 lead Throughout the third chukker, the Thoroughbreds held a secure defense, but Cornell came back up in the four th chukker The game ended in Cornell’s favor with

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a final score of 21-11

The Red was able to come out on top even without the leadership of senior captain Nik Feldman, who is a dynamic scorer for the team

“ The game against Skidmore was our first game since before winter break, and it was nice to see that we all still played really well together, despite having only a fe w practices since being back from break,” said senior Car ter Loftus

The Red’s victor y featured balanced scoring from various members of the team, young and old Freshman Ignacio Masias tallied ten goals, while junior Hakan Karabey who was abroad first semester and senior Emerson Bilodeau tallied three each, just in the four th

chukker

Both teams proved their abilities throughout their matches this weekend With more training and long practices, the teams are determined and motivated to succeed After seven wins in the past eight games, the men ’ s team is looking for ward to the upcoming Countr y Farms match on Saturday at the Oxley Equestrian Center The women ’ s team is also looking to extend a five-game winning streak when it takes on the Capital Polo Club on Friday and Connecticut on Sunday

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Red E xcels in Upstate Challenge

Mozia, Holmes move into Cornell record book s with top ni shes

By LISA AWAITEY Sun Contributor

The victorious men ’ s and women ’ s track and field team continued its impressive run at the Upstate Challenge in Barton Hall on Friday and Saturday As the weekend came to an end, the women ’ s team logged a total of eighteen ECAC qualifications and six first place finishes, while the men ’ s team recorded 22 IC4A qualifying finishes, five event wins, five all-time Top-10 school per formances and two freshman records Junior Stephen Mozia’s performance was the highlight of the weekend, setting a school record and a Nigerian national record in shotput

The men ’ s and women ’ s teams both finished in first, scoring 174 50 and 162 00 points, respectively Sophomore Hillar y Holmes kicked off the strong performances for the Red on Friday with a first-place finish and an ECAC qualification in the pentathlon Holmes jumped 5’ 7’’ (a No 9 all-time school record) in the high jump, 18’ 7 75’’ in the long jump, recorded 32’ 9 75’’ in the shot put, completed the 60 meter hurdles in 9 34 and ran the 800 in 2:25 79 Her performance was good for a total of 3 , 7 2 4 p o i n t

n Cornell histor y “It always feels great to have a good performance;

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The NHL’s ice gurus have increasingly mastered the art of creating a high-quality outdoor playing surface, such that the ice hardly diminishes the quality of play All of the games have been exciting and close In fact, a number of winners have had to be determined by

Coming off the lockout shortened season of 2013, the NHL needed something to regain the l oy a l t y o f f a n s T h e lock-out was incredibly i l l - t i m e d T h e N H L’s popularity was on the r i s e , w i t h t h e L o s A n g e l e s K i n g s h a v i n g completed a shockingly d o m i n a n t t u r n a r o u n d to win the Stanley Cup Even as a Devils fan, seeing my team win the Eastern Conference by b e a t i n g t h e R a n g e r s , only to fall short of the ultimate prize, I could not wait for the 20122 0 1 3 s e a s o n t o s t a r t Then greed reared its ugly head, and owners a n d p l a y e r s l o c k e d horns through the first

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it is reassuring that the work being put into the season is progressing in the right direction,” Holmes said “I just try to stay focused, and remember what coaches have told me at practice Before the meet, Coach Bowman reminded everyone to go out there and compete, rather than chase times and distances, so I think remembering that helped me mentally ”

The success continued for the women on Saturday with three Top-two finishes by senior Ebolutalese A

Woodford in the 400, junior Elyse Wilkinson and senior Lauren Lloyd in the 800 and seniors Devin McMahon and Liz Simpson in the 3K; the latter four also recorded ECAC qualifying performances The women ’ s 4X400 and 4X800 relay teams logged the final two wins as well as two more event qualifications

The men ’ s team added to the Red’s success with first place finishes from freshman Grant Sisserson, which tied his freshman record in the pole vault (No 5 all-time school record), senior Montez Blair in the high jump, freshman Tobenna Attah in the 400 and senior Bruno Hortelano-Roig in the 60 meters; all of their finishes qualified them for IC4As

But Mozia’s was the biggest story of the weekend

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Wrestlers Keep Iv y Win Streak Alive

By ANNA FASMAN Sun Staff Writer

This weekend, the Cornell men ’ s wrestling team was able to maintain its undefeated record, winning matches against Brown and Rutgers

The Red started off the weekend at home, earning its first victory with a score of 38-0, shutting out Brown completely and winning yet another Ivy League match

Highlights from the match included senior Mike Nevinger earning a takedown in less than two minutes from the start of the match, senior Conner

David earning a victor y after a close 2-2 tie in the seventh minute of his match and freshman Mark Grey earning six points in

the final seconds of his match Grey’s victory came after being sidelined for almost a month due to injury

Cornell has managed to remain undefeated in the Ivy League since 2002, and will try to keep that streak alive against Penn this weekend

“It doesn't put any pressure on us; it gives us confidence that we are a better coached, better trained and better prepared team than the rest of the Ivy league, and if we keep up what we are doing, then the results will stay the same, ” said junior Jace Bennett

Bennett said the Red hopes that its success in the Ivy League will carry over into Nationals

“It feels good to be

undefeated in duals and with national duals coming up we hope to ride this wave of impressive performances through a national title,” he said

“We all go out on the mat and do our best, regardless of the team score ” J a c e B e n n e t t

In its match against Rutgers the following day, the Red was able to come out on top with a final score of 29-9

Sophomore Nahshon

Garrett took an early lead and finished with a 15-3 victor y, leaving Cornell with a 6-0 lead after the first match Rutgers was able to

come back in the next match in overtime, yet the Red bounced back, going into halftime with a 13-6 lead Sophomore Duke Pickett, freshman Gabe Dean and Bennett were able to come back after the half and win their three consecutive matches The Red fell in its last match, though, losing three more points to the Scarlet Knights During halftime, John Keib ’91 and Jim Stanec ’01 were inducted into the Hall of Distinguished Wrestling Alumni after two ver y impressive wrestling careers with the Red Keib now works for Time Warner Cable Inc and Stanec is an assistant coach for the wrestling team at Virginia Looking for ward to this weekend, the Red plans on riding its momentum against Penn, a team that has typically proven to be its toughest Ivy League competition

“We all go out on the mat and do our best, regardless [of ] the team score; no matter if we ' re down or way ahead, we wrestle with the same intensity, and big wins will come when everyone wrestles like they have to win,” Bennett said