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Sigma Phi Epsilon Placed on Interim Suspension

Unspecifed violations limit fraternity activities to operation of residence

By ANNA DELWICHE Sun Staff Writer

The Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity has been placed on interim suspension status by the Office of Sorority and Fraternity Life

The suspension status was enacted on Feb 2 due to a violation of the University Recognition policy, according to a University statement

Interim suspension status means that the fraternity “ may not engage in any activities other than operation of its residence” the statement said

The statement added that the status is used when the University receives credible reports that the safety of the members of the fraternity may be at risk, compelling it to cease activities of the organization However it did not give any details on the report it received or any incidents

Interfraternity Council President Drew Lord ’18 said that although they do not comment on active investigations, the IFC has full confidence in the staff of the Office of Fraternity, Sorority and Independent Living, as they conduct their investigation

The new suspension marks the first disciplinary action for a fraternity this year after the University opened inquirires into several fraternities last year

In addition to investigating seven fraternities for hazing allegations, the University placed two fraternities Pi Kappa Phi and Phi Gamma Delta on interim suspension nearly a year ago following hazing incidents

The University also revoked recognition of the Psi Upsilon fraternity last May when it allegedly violated its suspension after its then-president Wolfgang Ballinger ’17 was accused of sexual assault

Anna Delwiche can be reached at adelwiche@cornellsun com

University Hires First Female

By NICHOLAS BOGEL-BURROUGHS Sun Staff Writer

Madelyn F Wessel will become the first woman to assume the role of Cornell’s top lawyer this spring, succeeding James Mingle, who worked with the University for more than 20 years

Wessel, currently the universit y c o u n s e l a t Vi r g i n i a C o mmonwealth University, will take on the post at Cornell on May 8, the University announced this week She will also assume the position of secretary of the corporation, serving as the secretary of Cornell’s Board of Trustees

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Mingle, whom Wessel is replacing, also has connections to UVA Prior to starting at Cornell in 1995, he ser ved as university general counsel at the Virginia flagship university “I want to thank Jim Mingle for his long, dedicated and excellent service to Cornell for so many years even staying on this past year at the [U]niversity’s re

Wessel previously served as associate general counsel at University of Virginia and, from 1989 to 2001, worked as deputy and chief deputy city attorney in Portland, Ore She earned her bachelor’s degree from Swarthmore College in 1976 and her J D at Boston

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become Cornell’s next chief legal officer I am confident that she will serve Cornell’s many diverse legal interests extremely well ” Wessel declined a request for interview, but welcomed an interview when she arrives on campus in May

By NICHOLAS BOGEL-BURROUGHS Sun Staff Writer

The lights are back on at Cornell and in the City of Ithaca after a power outage on Saturday night left more than 7,000 people without power in

trapped people in elevators, turned traffic lights dark and postponed a Big Red basketball game

About 7,218 NYSEG customers including 4,485 people in the City of Ithaca were without power for more than two hours beginning shortly after 5 p m , according to the electric company ' s website A NYSEG spokesman could not immediately be reached to discuss the cause of the outage Emergency services set up several

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From Revolutionary to Freedom Fighter:

The Making of Khudiram as National Hero 12:15 - 1:15 p m , G08 Uris Hall

Climate Change Seminar: Sources of Uncertainty about Future Climate 2:55 - 4:10 p m , B25 Warren Hall

Four Steps to Happiness - SOAP 4:30 - 5:30 p m , International Lounge, Willard Straight Hall

Kripalu Yoga 5 - 6:15 p m , 215 Willard Straight Hall

A Global Water Crisis Is Coming 6 - 7 p m , Alice Statler Auditorium

A Decade of Bird Studies in the Isles of Shoals 7:30 - 9 p m , Cornell Lab of Ornitholgy, Auditorium

Anarchy in the Archives

9 a m - 5 p m , Hirshland Exhibition Gallery, Olin Library

Tropical Corn Breedng: Some Brazilian Issues 12:20 - 1:10 p m , 135 Emerson Hall

Methods in Spacecraft Optical Navigation 4 p m , B11 Kimball Hall

The Past, Present and Future of 21cm Cosmology 4 - 5 p m , 105 Space Sciences Building

University Assembly Meeting 4:30 - 6 p m , 401 Physical Sciences Building

Using Excel With Research Data: Formulas and Functions 4:30 - 6 p m , Classroom, Uris Library

Student Panel Discusses Animal Physiology And Human Nutrition Concentrations 4:45 - 5:15 p m , 150 Warren Hall

Cornell Jazz Faculty Showcase 8 - 9:30 p m , Rhodes-Rawlings Auditorium, Klarman Hall

Get Out 9:15 - 11:15 p m , Willlard Straight Theatre (Free With Pass) To m o r r o w

Departing Dean Oversaw Drop in Hazing

Aimed to supplant old Greek pledging system with

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Cornell food scientists established the nation’s first high-pressure validation facility for foodborne pathogens Feb 1, according to the University The facility, unlike the more common processes that use heat treatment, extends the shelf life of fresh, ready-to-eat foods without changing the food’s texture, flavor, and nutritional components Scientists in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences involved with the processor will set the food safety standards that companies will use to bring foods in the market

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Incoming C.U. Lawyer Worked With Title IX, FOIA

As lawyer at VCU, Wessel settled Title IX complaints, brought university into compliance

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“I am excited and eager to join what is obviously an incredibly strong team ... at Cornell.”

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meaningful opportunity for Cornellians,” she said

Apgar has worked directly with fraternities facing hazing-induced sanctions When Phi Kappa Phi was placed on interim suspension in Spring 2016, Apgar “led the dialogue between the University and the fraternity” during the suspension process, according to Tamarkin

“[Travis’] expertise on this issue had a major impact on our campus and the lives of our students ” T i m M a r c h e l l

“I believe that OFSIL and the IFC handled the process professionally,” Tamarkin said “Additional improvements, if any, should focus on transparent communication throughout all levels of University administration ”

Apgar was also co-chair of the Council on Hazing Prevention, a group that “focused on expanding hazing prevention beyond the Greek system, ” according to Marchell, who was the other co-chair

“Travis was outspoken and steadfast in his commitment to preventing hazing, and his expertise on this issue had a major impact on our campus and the lives of our students,” he said “We’re going to miss him ”

Anne Snabes can be reached at asnabes@cornellsun com

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don’t think I really understood the insidiousness of “fake news ” until I read and believed a piece of it myself Last weekend, I was in Montreal with other Cornell students for a conference when Trump’s executive order on immigration was signed and confusion turned into logistical panic The people running the conference went from committee to committee and addressed the ban, explained that some people might have difficulty getting back into the United States and offered their support if anyone found themselves stuck at the border It wasn ’ t dramatic or political, it was to-the-point And still, for obvious reasons, people were freaked out

Then a post about the impact of the ban on conference attendees went viral on Facebook Someone from the conference described his experience and stated that ten participating students would be unable to return to the U S I was pretty shocked, but it seemed believable enough There were hundreds of students at the conference, dozens of American schools, and there was a reasonable likelihood that those schools would include students from the seven countries which were subject to the travel ban I believed the post because I didn’t have any reason not to believe the post, but it ended up being textbook “fake news, ” in that it was factually incorrect

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secretariat at our conference did go from committee to committee to tell us about possible issues with re-entry and there were people from all over the world at the conference It was perfectly plausible that the post could have been true and, for this reason, it settled naturally as fact for many of us when we read it I’d like to think that sometimes the acceptance of misinformation doesn’t come from a place of stupidity or naivety, but rather from a tendency to trust and an inability to vet every single thing one hears

Of course, this isn’t a perfect example of fake news because it was a Facebook post, not a falsity from a reputable news organization or from an official advisor like Kellyanne Conway This isn’t meant to stand as an example of rampant fake news in the world, but to highlight how we, as consumers, are susceptible to the acceptance of fake news and misinformation I have no explanation for this larger-scale phenomenon and the alternate realities that different factions of Americans seem to be living in What I can speak to, however, is how the trusting nature of the public puts a microphone to fake news We expect journalists to have fact-checked information before reporting on it, so when we receive that information, we often assume that it is correct If we don’t have the impulse to say “ prove it” every time we hear something, we are at risk of consum-

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By Sage Magee

Reporting that is factually incorrect or intentionally misleading, is an issue on both sides of the political spectrum and presents an obvious danger to society. It’s going to be a lot harder, over the next four years and maybe in the age of new media more generally, to distinguish fact from fiction.

conference was able to return to the United States I don’t know where the “10 students” figure came from, nor do I know if the person who originally wrote the post intended to spread fake information or if he was simply as confused as everyone else Either way, the post got more than 300 “shares” on Facebook Reporters flocked to the conference and started reaching out to some of us I saw and wholly believed false news in action, in part because it was rooted in a kernel of truth reinforced by confusion

The truth came from the fact that we all were spoken to about the executive order, and that the people running the conference implied the possibility of being denied reentry into the United States That was something all of us delegates experienced firsthand, with no middleman and no reporters giving us information The confusion came from the executive order itself; nobody had gone through it line-for-line and the Wall Street Journal’s abridged version didn’t really do justice in explaining whether or not people with student visas would be allowed back into the United States I think one problem with fake news is that, in some cases, it contains crumbs of truth The executive order did bar certain people from re-entering the country, the

ing fake news or getting fake information And of course, it’s impossible to thoroughly fact-check all of your own news unless you attend press conferences, visit war zones and sit in on phone calls with foreign leaders So how are we supposed to restore confidence in the validity of information?

Many of the things happening in the world right now are so crazy that they habituate news consumers to accept them as the new normal Public policy can be confusing, quotes can be taken out of context and differing opinions are sometimes reported as fact Reporting that which is factually incorrect or intentionally misleading is an issue on both sides of the political spectrum and presents an obvious danger to society It’s going to be a lot harder, over the next four years and maybe in the age of new media more generally, to distinguish fact from fiction The media is essential because it connects us with the vast majority of the world that takes place beyond our immediate experiences We should all still tune in and pay attention, but we should do so with skepticism and resist the temptation to go on autopilot

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My mother has a way of u s i n g g i f t s t o a s s i g n required reading She marks the inside sleeve with the month and year in which the task was handed down, and a little note reminding me who gave it There’s a small mountain of these books out there, if you can f i n d t h e m It’s re a l l y n o t a n unreasonable tactic, and certainly not one that I resent Coercion i s , a f t e r a l l , t h e m o s t d i r e c t thruway to the part of my brain with buttons and levers for doing things

Recently, she dispatched me to read a little book that talked about our people in the way she would like them to be talked a b o u t T h e a s s i g n m e n t w a s a small, white book, and I hoped it would make me appear an eclectic sort of enigma were I to read it in a cramped coffee shop or on a s u b w a y p l a t f o r m I s e t t l e d instead for the look of a man having trouble holding a tiny book There’s a fine line between the two

Isaac Babel wrote this little white book, a collection of short stories, in the early 20th centur y It c e n t e r s o n Mo l d a v a n k a i n Odessa, a Jewish ghetto that b l o o m e d c h a o t i c o n t h e

Ukrainian coast This, I think, is what the Jews who raised me talk about when you ask them where they came from

The value of the book is not as a histor y but as a transcript of

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identity It’s really the way in which Babel wrote of Jews or to put a finer point on it, the way he wrote Jewish, that’s so remarkable When Babel talked about Jews, they were strong, cowardly and altogether ordinar y people; they were mythical gangsters better suited for Scorsese and quiet fathers car ving out little pieces of childhood for their kids When he wrote Jewish it was something that he lifted from the mouths and movements of the people

there must have been excruciating for someone who took such c a re t o i l l u m i n a t e t h e Je w i s h identity With ver y few exceptions, the world Babel lived in had waged a dedicated war on w

i s h Vandals superimposed their own grotesque fear onto the image of his people and then ingrained that distortion in the minds of a generation Even by the most b e n e v o l e n t o f o u t s i d e r s , Je w s were handed the two-dimension-

best case, it is the gentle suggestion of a little white book given as a gift The flip side, however, is how easily that suggestion can be hijacked

To assault an identity does not require extremism in fact, such attacks are often quite mundane The people who shot Babel, who killed his people, were evil and extreme But his k i l l e r ’ s c o r r u

meant to be Jewish required the c

before is easily washed out And i t

reclaim it takes a Baldwin, an Alexie or a Kendrick

The moment in which we are now caught is ver y similar to the decades in which Babel lived The president’s immigration policies are nothing like the fascist persec

How

what is evident in both these policies and our national willingness to support them,is the same complicity of those ver y good people who suggested to Babel who his people were “Criminal outsider” is the image that this strain of

identities of the communities it hopes to exclude

w h o e m b o d i e d i t e v e r y d a y

When he wrote Jewish, it was absolutely ever ything

Sitting in the airport in which I ended up reading most of this book, I felt a certain sense of understanding that I now have trouble putting into words It isn’t that the experiences Babel described were familiar Instead, I suppose, it was more like I had

someone had spent years tr ying to describe to me

They shot Babel in a Soviet prison camp in 1940 I know nothing about his inner life, the way we saw himself and his people, but the decades that led him

“ W a s n o t h i n g re a l ? ” “ Yo u we re re a l T h a t ’ s w h a t m a d e yo u s o g o o d t o w a t c h ” If yo u ’ ve e ve r s e e n T h e Tr u m a n Sh ow,

y o u l i k e l y r e m e m b e r t h e f i l m ’ s f i n a l s c e n e , w h e n Tr u m a n a n d C h r i s t o f, t h e

c re a t o r o f t h e c o u n t e r f e i t w o r l d i n w h i c h Tr u m a n l i ve s , f i n a l l y m e e t , p a r t a k i n g i n

t h e e xc h a n g e a b ove

al identity of the victim They were the photonegative of their own oppression I d o n ’ t r e a l l y k n o w w h a t makes identity That is, I don’t know what it is about community membership that makes a person more than just the sum of their individual intentions What does seem clear, though, is that it is both intensely personal and highly subject to outside input In general, people are often susc e p t i b l e t o s u g g e s t i o n s a b o u t who they are So although I may want to find some significance in being Jewish purely on my own terms, the reality is that I often need it pointed out to me In the

good people Political banalities like quotas, visa restrictions and arguments about economics that i d e n t i f i e d t h e o u t s i d e r a s t h e source of hardship offered the s u b t l e s u

Je wish was not Babel’s ever ything, but a one ver y particular thing It was not a careful transcript, but a crude caricature

That is precisely why Babel’s stories were required reading A centur y of outside voices chiming in on what “Jewish” means h a s m a d e i t ve r y d i f f i c u l t t o understand what it meant to the people that lived it When the world collaborates on a vision of what a community is and articu-

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As a political opposition, how we respond matters There are cynical calls to avoid the issue, to gain suppor t through arguments

defense But in a moment when identity, which is so easy to vandalize but so hard to rehabilitate, is under direct attack, the c

make that same subtle suggestion that hid Moldavanka for nearly a centur y

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c h a r a c t e r s w h o l u rk a m i d s t t h e t h i c k e t o f

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t h e f a s h i o n i s t a , d i s p l a y s e v e n m o r e e x t re m e a t t e n t i o n - s e e k i n g b e h a v i o r He

k n ow s h e ’ s p u t t o o m u c h we i g h t i n h i s h a n d s , b u t h e c a n ’ t h e l p h i m s e l f He t e l l s h i m s e l f t h a t t h e g r u n t s a re a n e m b a r r a s si n g h a b i t , b u t d e e p d ow n h e e n j oy s e ve r y

s e c o n d o f t h e m At l e a s t i t re m i n d s t h e

o t h e r g y m re g u l a r s t h a t h e t o o i s o f t e n i n c l i n e d t o h a n g a r o u n d t h e w e i g h t ro o m T h e f i n a l , a n d f r a n k l y m o s t a n n oy i n g , t y p e o f g y m f i e n d s a re t h e f o l k s w h o a re u n a s s u m i n g i n t h e w e i g h t - r o o m , y e t

we i g h t m a c h i n e s a n d t re a d m i l l s T h e b e n c h b u m s w h o t h i n k t h e y ’ re o n T V c o m e i n m a n y f o r m s So m e a re t h e f i t n e s s f a s h i o n i s t a s ( a n d f a s h i o n i s t o s ) w h o we a r t h e m o s t s t y l i s h g e t - u p o n t h e w o rk o u t m a rk e t Ma n y o f t h e m d o n ’ t p l a y a n y s p o r t s a n d o n l y w o rk o u t o n o c c a s i o n , b u t t o t h e m , i t d o e s n ’ t m a t t e r It i s o f p a r a m o u n t i m p o r t a n c e t h a t t h e y a re d o u s e d i n s w o o s h e s a n d l i m i t e d e d it i o n Ad i d a s g e a r a l l f i ve o f t h e t i m e s t h e y c o m e o u t t o l i f t W h e n t h e s e p e o p l e a r r i ve , t h e y d o n ’ t g o s t r a i g h t f o r a n y p a r t i c u l a r m a c h i n e o r s e c t i o n ; t h e y i n s t e a d l o o k a ro u n d Do t h e y k n ow a n y b o d y e xe rc i s i n g h e re ? W h o w i l l t h e y m a k e s u re t o w a l k n e a r s o t h e y c a n w a ve ? It’s a l l a b o u t s h ow i n g f a c e a n d o n e d a y b e i n g a b l e t o s t a r t a c o n ve r s a t i o n w i t h “ He y I t h i n k I ’ ve s e e n yo u b e f o re a t t h e g y m ! ” A n o t h e r s t a p l e o f t h e B ow f l e x Br i g a d e i s t h e p ro t o t y p i c a l g r u n t e r T h e g r u n t e r i s a l w a y s m a l e , a n d a l t h o u g h f a r r a re r t h a n

As much as I love to make fun of narcissistic meatheads, I understand where they’re coming from Some of them have fulfilled their Ne w Year’s r e

that they have dis-

i n extent, we all want the world to know that we ’ re reliable and tr ustwor thy and unlikely to be plump and saggy when middle age rolls around If talk-

accomplishes those goals, it makes a lot of sense

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l o u d m o u t h e d a b o u t t h e i r re g i m e n o n c e t h e y l e a ve T h e y d o n ’ t t a l k o r g r u n t o r w a ve i n He l e n Ne w m a n o r Noye s , l i k e l y b e c a u s e t h e y a re d e e p i n t h o u g h t , i m a gi n i n g h ow t h e y w i l l w o rk t h e i r l i f t s c h e du l e i n t o c a s u a l c o n ve r s a t i o n i n t h e o u ts i d e w o r l d T h e y k n ow b o t h “ l e g d a y ” a n d “ g a i n z ” a re n ow o n l y t r i t e u t t e r a n c e s , b u t t h e y s t i l l s a y t h e m o n a re g u l a r b

All Jokes Aside

When Slacktivism Becomes

TActivism

oday at noon, many of you will head out to Ho Plaza and protest Donald Trump’s immigration ban and border wall Many of you will Snapchat it Many of you will take photos, and many of you will Instagram them I mean, that’s exactly what I did in November, when thousands of us walked out of class and marched across campus in solidarity and in protest There were thousands of bodies standing, hugging, resisting; but above them were countless wriggling hands tightly wrapped around iPhones Many, I’m sure, were tryna get the ’ gram

Last week, my Snapchat feed usually made up of blurry photos of red cups and aggressively geo-filtered travel photos was almost entirely videos of marches For one day, the IvyLeague Snapchat story (the most obnoxious phrase I think I’ve ever typed out) was mostly videos from students protesting, interspersed with people trying unsuccessfully to find love and a clip of Cornell students dancing dressed as vegetables My friends’ stories were of massive marches at the University of Virginia and the College of William and Mary, where radical political activity is familiar but certainly not routine

Tapping through, I felt overwhelmingly pleased, for lack of a better word That sounds pretty creepy, actually There’s definitely a better word Gracious? Sure I felt extraordinarily gracious These weren ’ t snaps from my radical leftist friends who had been marching since they could walk; these were from friends who were generally apolitical and notably apathetic Yeah, I felt gracious: gracious that even the most passive people had mobilized, and that there were so many bodies fighting for my existence and my livelihood

My friend messaged me the night of these protests: “i am v annoyed at like how its cool now to be at protests, ” she wrote, “and how like ppl are just repeating things they don’t understand ” I got a little upset Not only because these were the same images that filled me with a light, floating sense of glee and support, but because she was right I highly doubt Apathy Adam and his pals shouting “Fuck Donald Trump” knew much about radical leftist sociopolitics or why there was an “ x ” appended to “Latin” or what “misogynoir” was I truly don’t mean this in a condescending way; in order to find items for that list, I had to google “radical feminist glossary ” These ideas definitely aren ’ t mainstream, yet the protests around them absolutely are

Protesting has become Cool and Good, partly because our political climate is a mess, but also because social media makes it easy to see who’s speaking out and who’s not Of course, this isn’t new: “Slacktivism” has helped us make this distinction through hashtags (remember #BringBackOurGirls?), copypasta (“To the students of color at Mizzou ”) and angry posts accompanied by links to news articles (“This isn’t the America I believe in!!:(” my mom posted alongside a New York Times article about the visa ban) There’s been a transition, though, that’s kind of amazing The same instruments of social media that made slacktivism commonplace have now made actual, physical activism a social norm You want to go to a march to protest an unjust policy, but also a little bit because you want to Snapchat it You make a poster not just because your friend recently lost the ability to re-enter the country, but also a teeny tiny bit because, well, it would make a cool Insta

This is definitely a sort of vapid mob mentality, but I don’t find it particularly heinous Most people don’t have the time or energy to stay up-to-date with radical feminist theory or to think deeply about the sociopolitical implications of their actions, and many individuals who radicals believe will benefit most from this ideology (those disadvantaged and disenfranchised) especially don’t To envision a world in which everyone is passionate about intellectualized social justice is a fantasy In reality, most people make decisions based on basic heuristics like “protesting is Cool and Good ”

So, yeah, it does feel yucky that many of the people at mainstream protests are blindly chanting radical ideas without much thought And, yeah, for those who have been doing this work for years without recognition or mainstream support, it hurts deeply that so many of these new marchers are ignorant of their prior absence But still, damn Hundreds of thousands of white women hit the streets a few weeks ago to protest the disgusting actions of President Trump When my parents recounted their experience protesting the visa ban in front of the White House last week, my dad made sure to mention that there were “thousands of people, and a lot of white people, very young too It was very good, I think ”

So long as you ’ re not subverting a movement, I don’t care if you ’ re a radical or not I don’t care if you ’ re here to get the ’ gram I just care that you ’ re helping, that you ’ re chanting, that your body is being productive and present Above all, I just care that you ’ re here

“I challenge the reporter to stay on this story and ask tough questions of OFSIL. Whats’s the purpose of suspending ALL chapter activities, including chapter meetings? When the days of interim suspension turn into weeks and sometimes months, ask OFSIL whether the offending behavior persists. If not, then ask: if students are no longer at risk, why is the suspension still in place?”

IAnalyzing Tinder, The Game Comm en t of the day

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’ ve been taking it easy lately

Last fall, I realized I wouldn’t

major if I didn’t load up on classes Now that I’ve reached the end of the tunnel and have time to relax, I started playing a game It’s called Tinder; you ’ ve probably heard of it

Tinder is part dating app, part middle school sleepover party and part ego-booster On the app, you swipe through people’s pictures: right if you find them attractive;

swipe right on each other, they can chat Whether you use the app for self validation, or actively use it for hook ups, Tinder is a game

example, think about how including one picture in your bio as opposed to five or six would affect your matches Tinder is especially interesting because it is a matching game

So m e t i m e s Ti n d e r m o d i f i e s t h e rules that determine matching For example, Tinder introduced notifications called super-likes Using them tells people you ’ ve already s w i p e d r i g h t O b v i o u s l y, t h i s changes the game If you know someone already swiped right on your profile, you are more likely to reciprocate As a result, Tinder sells super-likes As you can see, changing the rules of a matching game changes the matching

u understand how

Tinder is especially interesting

b

u s e i t matches the participants Although Tinder isn’t serious business, studying matching games can literally be

h Economists at Stanford have saved lives by improving the mechanism for kidney transplant matchings Just because Tinder is a game doesn't mean it’s all fun and games All games have a mathematical structure and certain strategies are

s Certain strategies are better than others for getting matches For

g h o w r u l e c h a n g e s affect strategies can be life saving e s p e c i a l l y w i t h r e s p e c t t o m a t c h i n g g a m e s Ta k e k i d n

y exchanges The wait list for kidney t r a n s p l a n t s i s a l s o a m a t c h i n g game If your kidney is compatible with a loved one, your loved one can cut the line for a surger y and take your kidney Other wise they have to wait For this reason, people who aren ’ t compatible with their loved ones didn’t donate kidneys So, people spent years wait-

ing for kidneys because donors were scarce

By analyzing this game, econom i s t s i m p

d t h e r u l e

o encourage more kidney donations If you want to donate a kidney but aren ’ t compatible, you can trade with someone who is compatible and also wants to donate a kidney to a loved one The procedure, performed simultaneously, is a called a d o m i n o s u r g e r y a n d h a s s a v e d many lives In hindsight, it seems like an obvious change to the rules

So not to be dramatic, but the rules of a game can determine life and death Obviously, Tinder is a fun example of the importance of rules and strategies in a matching

game Changing the app ’ s rules by adding and selling super likes was p r o f i t a b l e Mo r e i m p o r t a n t l y, allowing kidney exchange to precipitate domino surgeries has saved lives That’s this week’s schtick and I’m sticking too it Tune in altern a t i n g Mo n d a y s f o r m y f i n a l semester

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

BY NICHOLAS SMITH Sun Staff Writer

I want you to imagine your favorite movie without music You have dialogue I’ll even give you sound effects But no music

Imagine James Bond slinking around corners without his ever-present surf-guitar riff Imagine Psycho without that single screeching violin highlighting the violence Imagine Indiana Jones jumping from ledge to ledge without his iconic theme rising in the background

If a movie is a house, it’s music isn’t just the window dressing It’s part of the foundation

I’d call myself a “movie person ” I love to watch movies I love to talk about movies I love to write about movies So why is it that so often I take the music in movies for granted? Maybe sometimes I’ll throw out a “yeah, that music was pretty good if asked about it but that s usually as far as my appreciation ever goes

I’d venture to guess I’m not alone here Aside from a couple months during awards season, I barely hear anyone talking about composers More often than not, directors and actors get all the buzz Maybe that’s not how it should be

There’s an old saying that says the best film score is the one you don’t notice I’ve got a feeling I know of someone who would disagree

Jo by Ta l b o t j u s t f i n i s h e d s c o r i n g Illumination Entertainment’s affable musical comedy Sing, and I was given the chance to ask him a few questions about his career in music composition for film

Talbot was born in Wimbledon, England in 1971 and fell in love with music at a young age Although he was playing piano by age six, Talbot’s access to music was limited until his teens and 20s He remembers listening to his mother’s record collection, which he described as a “motley collection of light classical music ”

Later in life, Talbot came into his own in the musical world He played keyboard and bass guitar in various bands and remembers liking all different kinds of music from folk to pop to rock He went on to earn his master

o f m u s i c d e g re e i n c o m p o s i t i o n a t t h e Guildhall School of Music and Drama

Talbot’s public career began after he meet t h e n - m u s i c - v i d e o - d i re c t o r Ga r t h Je n n i n g s , who at the time was hired to make a 90-second television ad Talbot, who was then in his eighth year with a rock band, was asked to

write the music for the spot

Talbot was later commissioned to compose the music for BBC Two’s show The League of Gentlemen For that project, Talbot remarked that the studio wanted to focus on real music made by real musicians not “normal television music ” He described the music he composed as cinematic and gothic

I found it funny that a composer with his masters degree would find his first big shot on a TV show; it seems far more logical to me that he’d have gone to the orchestra pit instead of the screen

After he forayed into other areas, Jennings came calling again, this time with a film: 2005’s Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy Not only was this Talbot’s first opportunity to compose for the big screen, but the first time Jennings had someone compose for him on a feature-length project Talbot, a selfp ro f e s s e d Hitchhiker’s g e e k , s a i d these songs weren ’ t just noise in the m ov i e ’ s b a c kg ro u

integral part of the

l imagery going past the screen

was whether or not he got any face time with the absurdly star-heavy cast of the movie which i n c

Johansson, John C Reilly and so many more Blatantly deviating from our conversation about his music, I groveled for any stories about the big stars he would divulge Surprisingly, to me at least, he had none My somewhat-silly question actually turned into an enlightening experience about the production of animated movies

Talbot met McConaughey for the very first time at the premiere of the movie they both worked on! He described the process of making an animated film as a bunch of amazing people “all hidden away ” He, and I, always

Two years later, Jennings and Talbot were at it again with Son of Rambow, which Talbot called a “labor of love” for the director Talbot said this film got “lost in Hollywood” and didn’t receive as much success as it deserved It’s hard to say he doesn’t have a point Despite good reviews and various award nominations, Son of Rambow barely grossed 10 million doll a r s w o r l d w

, Iro n Ma n , released on the same day in the U S , made almost nine times that in its opening weekend)

Obviously, the pair worked well together, and Talbot himself is a “fan” of Jennings After even more ventures on the stage and in the pit, the duo would reunite to bring audiences an animated work, Sing Since we ’ ve already reviewed it (see David Gouldthorpe’s review online), I won ’ t focus on the film’s particulars but will say I enjoyed it Talbot thinks Sing will be the piece to finally put Jennings s work in the spotlight

One of my burning questions for Talbot

assumed all the voice actors would be recording in the same room at the same time Because of this, Talbot remarked, “nothing is real ”

Additionally, Talbot added that the music he composed plays into making the animated movie look like a real movie It works with how the imaginary camera is placed to “shoot” the scenes

Because of all this, Talbot found himself more constrained in what he could write for the score In a simple scene with a real actor walking across a room, he could write 100 different pieces of music to ever so slightly change the moment ’ s tone However, he explained, for that very same scene in an animated film, there may be only 1 way to write the music that’s appropriate He described the process as trying “ not to derail a fine balancing act ”

Not only was writing for animation new to Talbot, but he had to venture into some new styles of music He was familiar with the deeper, emotional moments, but was challenged by

the more contemporary and upbeat pieces that the movie demanded

Talbot said that his workload was lightened by the people he had the opportunity to work with He recalls writing a piece for the first time and having his musicians be able to play it seamlessly on first read

“These people are machines,” Talbot said Talbot said that writing an animated movie was very different than writing for an opera or ballet “Music [in movies these days] is more about sonics than musical grammar Music school is useless [now]!” he joked

Especially in some blockbuster films, such as the Marvel Cinematic Universe, scores are ritualistically simplistic In many cases, movie music has become so well done that it can exist without ever being noticed by the average audience member

To demonstrate, I could ask you to whistle both the Star Wars theme and the Avengers theme The latter isn’t so easy, right?

Even in Sing, which had audiences more tuned in to the music than usual, Talbot said he felt less pressure than he would composing for a more intimate setting like the stage For a concert or something similar, the composer often receives the greatest praise or worst scrutiny, whereas in cinema that’s rarely the case

When asked if he prefers one medium or the other on that account he responded that “he’s quite happy to take a back seat or a step forward ”

This type of content flexibility is characteristic of Talbot’s career One week he’s rotting away in solitude in his studio and the next he finds himself ready to snap at the flurry of people on a movie set

He’s scored commercials, shows and movies and composed ballets, operas and concerts across a multitude of countries and continents He’s worked with Paul McCartney and Tom Jones and even arranged an album by The White Stripes for a chamber orchestra

As a bastion of “real” music in movies, we ’ re sure to be lucky enough to hear more of his work in the coming years Talbot is a relentlessly dedicated worker with seemingly little regard for outside commendation Cinema could use a couple more composers like Mr Talbot

Nick Smith is a freshman in the College of Ar ts and Sciences He can be reached at nks53@cornell edu

The Purest Form of Adulation: ‘Carolina’

BY VIRI GARCIA SUN STAFF WRITER

The Mexican music scene is highly underrated, especially when it comes to anything that isn’t bachata, reggaeton, cumbia or other mainstream genres Right now, one type of music that truly represents art is a hybrid of acoustic and indie with a splash an indescribable psychedelic element, which not many Mexican artists have mastered It’s the type of music that you don’t have to understand in order to sway along to it or have it end up stuck in your head like a sweet daydream playing over and over again

I’m talking about music by artists like Siddhartha, León Larregui, Zoé and now Salvador y el Unicornio However, if you do understand the lyrics, the experience is much more lucid and indulging

Salvador y el Unicornio belongs to Panoram, the same record label as León Larregui and Zoé, which explains why his style seems to parallel theirs He has just debuted, and “Carolina” is his second single so far, and it sounds promising Perhaps he can bring Mexican music to a broader audience However, since his first single, “Agua de Coco,” has not received much attention, we ’ re obliged to give him more time to see whether he’s really what the Mexican music scene needs to reach a broader audience and gain the appreciation it deserves “Carolina” may sound and seem like your standard love song, but the lyrics go beyond that and relay a sweet poem to a girl named Carolina, described by the lines “Ella es pelo rizo ojos de

miel miel Su lado oscuro me hace ver su delicadez ” which translates to “She has curly hair and eyes of honey Her dark side reveals how delicate she is ” As we see the rise of this genre, most of their songs are love songs, but what truly sets them apart is the description of their muse Of course, to someone who doesn’t know Spanish, the beauty of these lyrics would not be fully appreciated, not only due to the language barrier, but because of the different connotations words have in Spanish To a native Spanish-speaker, these are the types of words you fall in love with or you wish you could write to someone you love deeply They’re more genuine than when they’re translated properly to English Regardless, these types of songs themselves actually speak clearly enough and are enjoyable, just as “Carolina” is “Carolina” starts off with a quick guitar riff and jumps straight into the lyrics as acoustic guitar strums can be heard in the background along with a rhythmic guiro, which adds a Latin American flavor to the song Additionally, Salvador Sahagún has a unique voice, much different from most American and

Mexican artists, which is another reason to give the song a listen After listening to it for the first time, I found myself singing the name Carolina along with Salvador Sahagún and realized just how lighthearted and genuine it was Additionally, not only did Sahagún release a single, but the music video to go along with it

The music video features him and his beloved Carolina on that romantic carnival date everyone has dreamt of at some point The video alternates between scenes of the date and of Sahagún immersed in a bathtub However, the scenes of the date mainly focus on Carolina, showing just how beautiful, mesmerizing and dear she is to Salvador As the video progresses, so does the date, all while Sahagún continues to lay in the bathtub In the ending of the video, Carolina is seen on her phone trying to reach Sahagún, which wakes him from his bathtub trance Even if the music video alternated between both Salvador and Carolina, its focus remained mostly on Carolina to emphasize just how much he has idolized her in the purest way possible Overall, “Carolina” was like cherry soda: fizzy and maybe a bit too sweet, but not so it doesn’t make you want to stop drinking it Artists like Salvador y el Unicornio are definitely worth listening to even if their songs are in Spanish, as they contain not only beautiful, loving messages, but a unique array of sounds that are getting harder and harder to find in both American and Mexican music

Viri Garcia is a freshman in the College of Agriculture an Life Sciences She can be reached at vg235@cornell edu

Holy Split

Signs of M. Night Shyamalan’s Return Are Happening

BY LEV AKABAS Sun Contributor

Director M Night Shyamalan gets a lot of crap, and rightfully so Until his most recent outing, Split, he hadn’t made a good movie in more than a decade After Earth was bad The Happening was so bad that it was funny The Last Airbender was so far down the scale of bad-ness that it was no longer eligible to be funny Watching any of those films, though, you can tell that Shyamalan’s heart wasn ’ t really in it.

When he actually tries, Shyamalan is a superb director His best films (The Sixth Sense, Unbreakable and the first two-thirds of Signs) are littered with symbolism and themes, crafted with remarkable attention to detail and deeply rooted in the emotions of the characters and the hardships through which they’ve been They also look and sound great Split is a long-awaited return to form that showcases all of Shyamalan’s strengths

I was sold on the film’s premise alone

Three girls are kidnapped by a man ( James McAvoy) with dissociative identity disorder the presence of multiple d i s t i n c t p e r s o n a l i t y s t a t e s w i t h i n t h e same body In this case, 23 The man, Kevin, seems to be holding them hostage in preparation for some ritual The movie shifts us back and forth between the girls attempting to escape by taking advantage of Kevin’s different personalities and Kevin visiting his therapist, Dr Fletcher, as she begins to realize that he is on the verge of a breakdown One of the most entertaining aspects of the viewing experience was getting introduced to Kevin’s eccentric personalities, one by one, so I

won ’ t spoil any of them for you

If Split is the Houston Rockets, then McAvoy is James Harden The premise is unique and the supporting cast is strong, but the whole film would fall apart without his performance He is nothing short of brilliant in ever y scene His portrayals of Kevin’s different personalities are so distinct that we ’ re never confused which one takes center stage in a scene, even if his clothing doesn’t match the personality At times he is creepy, at times he is flat-out terrifying, at times he is laughout-loud hysterical and, at just the right moments, he evokes sympathy for his character It’s early in the calendar year to make this claim, but McAvoy is Oscarworthy

Fans of Shyamalan’s early work will feel giddy watching Split He maintains near-constant tension throughout, and does so without the use of gore or cheap jump scares While McAvoy alone can make the movie entertaining, the combination of claustrophobic close-ups, eerie lighting, perfect sound design and a solid score from Dylan West Thornton keep the proceedings engrossing, even when the pacing slightly falters

Sp l i t a l s o m a k e s e f f e c t i ve u s e o f Shyamalan’s ability to reveal information gradually over the course of the film He's good at this in The Sixth Sense, we don’t learn Cole’s secret until the 50minute mark One of the three kidnapped girls (Anya Taylor-Joy), has a backstor y that informs her character’s d e c i s i o

t o l d through regular flashbacks During the second act, we also learn what two of Kevin’s personalities are conspiring to a c

anticipation The film keeps us guessing and patient viewers will be rewarded in the third act, when the themes and stor ylines come together nicely

Speaking of the third act, Shyamalan is famous (or infamous, depending on how you look at it) for ending all of his movies with twists To call the surprise at the end of Split merely a “twist” would actually be diminishing the cleverness of what Shyamalan does Rather than introducing a new plot point or changing any of the previously established ones, he s i m p l y s w a p s o u t t h e l e n s e t h ro u g h which we view these plot points It pisses me off that I can ’ t talk about it more here, but it’s genius Oh, and don’t go looking for it as you watch the movie, because it’s not the kind of thing you can figure out ahead of time Trust me Split boasts the well-earned suspense,

technical-master y and thought-provoking ideas that marked Shyamalan’s early career come in a packaged deal with the typical Shyamalan mishaps: some sloppily-written dialogue, illogical decisionmaking by characters and not-so-subtle deliver y of themes. But you take the good with the bad, because the good is re a l l y f re

s t r u e o f Shyamalan’s career as a whole Sure, make fun of the guy for his several misguided efforts, but would you prefer a d

re movies or one who makes five piles of garbage and four films that you can ’ t stop thinking about long after you ’ ve watched them?

Lev Akabas is a sophomore in the College of Ar ts and Sciences He can be reached at la286@cornell edu

New Sherlock Had More Than One Final Problem

BY BRYNN RICHTER Sun Contributor

Sherlock’ s fourth season was a whirlwind of twists, turns and excitement While this season was extremely entertaining and watchable, many of the emotional stakes felt forced and it lacked Sherlock’s addictive spirit that made previous seasons so great

S POILER A LERT F OR THE NE XT T WO PA RA -

GR A PH S Throughout this season Sherlock takes a more personal look at the characters as their pasts catch up with them and they are forced to finally face their demons

Mary’s mysterious former life comes to light as an old teammate surfaces to kill her after thinking that she betrayed their team, and while she escapes his threat, she ultimately dies saving Sherlock after he’s provoked the woman who betrayed Mary with his cockiness Episode two shows that Mary’s death results in the spiral of both Sherlock and John with John blaming Sherlock for her death Sherlock “ goes to Hell” through drugs and reckless behavior at the request of a video Mary sent him before her death in order to save John by letting John save him, which brings us to the twist, as if there weren ’ t enough prior to this Sherlock and Mycroft have a younger sister who Mycroft has kept locked in a secure facility and Sherlock has rewritten out of his memories to better cope with the trauma she caused “The Final Problem” shows how she’s “reprogrammed” the prison workers so that she now runs the prison, allowing her to trap Sherlock, John and Mycroft and torture them with clips of herself she had Moriarty record

storylines fell short in their lack of resolutions A good twist, once you know it, can be retraced through the previous episodes Yes, the lead up to someone causing havoc in Sherlock and John’s lives was there as Sherlock’s sister showed up in the two previous episodes as different people The whole idea that Sherlock has a sister he doesn’t know about, however, has far fewer logical connections The writers explain Sherlock’s lapse of memory as Sherlock “rewriting” a happier version of his childhood that did not include his sister and turned his best friend into a dog Sherlock’s reconstruction of his memories is supposed to be a cop-

made it so engaging and unique The show became much heavier, and not in a good way A key aspect of the first two seasons was Sherlock’s motivation for solving the cases Even when the stakes were high and lives were at risk, Sherlock took the cases primarily because he was an addict

The actors ’ performances were fantastic as ever, but the writers failed to provide satisfying solutions, making their twists less well-conceived and more reminiscent of Scandal Ironically, the writers suffered from the same fault as Sherlock There was too large a focus on proving their cleverness through complex, interwoven, emotionally-charged cases As entertaining as it was to follow as Sherlock manically flip through deductions and traps, these

ing system to deal with his sister killing his best friend at a young age, but with the supposed power of Sherlock’s memory and brain, this explanation feels like a lazy way to introduce this plot point Like this twist, most of the drama of this season felt forced and implausible, and existed only for the purpose of making Sherlock, John and Mycroft face their emotions

By intertwining each case so deeply with Sherlock’s personal life and forcing emotional development, Sherlock’ s fourth season fell short in capturing the spirit of the first two seasons, which

The lack of choice Sherlock had in taking the case again exemplified the forced drama under which Sherlock had to work and grow “The Lying Detective” presented the most interesting and true-to-form case as well as provided the case most removed from the personal dealings of Sherlock and his friends Even though Sherlock took the case at Mary’s request in order to save John Watson,” this case showed Sherlock in his truest form of the season Sherlock is at his best not when he’s trying to figure out who committed the crime, but rather how they did it In the case of Culverton Smith, Sherlock knows who the culprit is from the beginning, allowing him to spend the episode figuring out how and why He nearly dies to hear why Culverton Smith committed his crimes, only to be saved by John, mirroring the conclusion of “A Study in Pink ” Even though this season hasn’t been announced as the show’s final and the creators and cast insist that if logistically possible, the show will go on the season had a very distinctive sense of finality to it It wrapped up loose ends with Lestrade declaring that Sherlock was a good man, a thread left from the first episode of the series, and didn’t leave us with a single cliff hanger (except the emotional fallout of Sherlock and Molly’s exchange which unfortunately was likely never intended as more than a dramatic prop) Even if the show continues, this season marked the end of a chapter in the show This sense of ending may be for the best and hopefully is the reset the show needs to get back on track, should it continue

Brynn Richter is a sophomore in the College of Arts and Sciences She can be reached at ber65@cornell edu

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Red Builds Momentum Heading Into Final Stretch

are one of the best teams in the E C AC r i g h t n ow, ” Bu c k l e y added

you make, but when you make them,” said head coach Doug Derraugh ’91 “ We needed a few big ones especially in those last four or five minutes ”

The four total points over the

w e e k e n d f u r t h e r e s t a b l i s h e d Cornell’s playoff positioning “ We need ever y point we can get because we want to solidify home ice in the playoffs,” said

s o p h o m o re f o r w a rd Di a n e Buckley

Fre s h m a n f o r w a rd A m y

Curlew got things going for the Red early, as she scored a first period goal off a pass from freshm a n f o r w a rd

Pa i g e L e w i s , w h o s e t t h e play up with a pass in front of net

“ We put a lot of emphasis on getting pucks to the net and driving to the net, ” Derraugh said Moments later, RPI tied the score on a power play goal The tie lasted until the end of the f i r s t p e r i o d , w h e n s o p h o m o re d e f e n d e r a n d t e a m c a p t a i n

Micah Har t scored the go-ahead goal for the Red Har t produced a tremendous per formance on Saturday: scoring a goal, assisti n g a n o t h e r a n d c o n t r i b u t i n g quality minutes on defense Har t also added a goal and an assist against Union on Friday

“Micah has a l w a y s b e e n s o l i d o n t h e defensive side

One area of doubt for the Red this season has been offensive p r o d u c t i o n C o r n e l l h a s b e e n able to generate pressure and shots on goal, but the team has failed to convert on several crucial scoring chances at reoccuring times this year

“ We can ’ t continue to rely c o m p l e t e l y o n o u r d e f e n s e , ”

Derraugh said “ We’re not going to go ver y far in the playoffs if we can ’ t find ways to score goals ” T h i s w e e k e n d , C o r n e l l’s offense came alive an encouraging sign for a team which is already dominant on the defensive end

In Fr i d a y ’ s game, Cornell outshot Union 47 to 11, with senior for ward H

impressive season with two goals

Senior captain Kaitlin Doering and Hart both added a goal and an assist, while freshman for ward Kristin O’Neill continued her h o t s t re t c h o f p l a y w i t h y e t another goal

o f t h i n g s , ” Derraugh said “Both goals this weekend came from her getting her eyes up and g e t t i n g s h o t s t h ro u g h o n t h e power play ”

So p h o m o re Di a n e Bu c k l e y increased the Red’s lead to two in

t h e t h i rd p e r i o d , a g o a l t h a t would later prove to be crucial for the Cornell victor y “ We’re tr ying to prove that we

2 3

“ We need ever ybody to step up offensively,” Derraugh said “ We’re not a team that has one big line ” Not only did the Red come away with two important victories this weekend, but the team also showed its ability to find multiple ways of scoring “ This week we put a net in o u r l o c k e r room for some

v i s u a l i z a t i o n , ” Bu c k l e y s a i d “ That is kind of the trick right now ” For Cornell, hopefully that net stays in the locker room, as it locked the team in offensively this weekend

Troy Bridson can be reached at tbridson@cornellsun com

Kaldis’ First Goal Highlights Two-Win M. Hockey Weekend

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to face Colgate on short rest Tuesday

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nation’s leading goal scorer and points getter, would steal the Dutchmen one back before first intermission with a shorthanded effort But goals from sophomore for ward Anthony Angello

a n d j u n i o r f o r w a rd D w y e r Tschantz his first of the year gave Cornell the lead heading into the break

The Dutchmen went on to score the game ' s next two, seemingly sending Cornell back into the same lead-losing narrative it had fallen victim to against both H a r v a rd a n d D a r t m o u t h l a s t weekend After Union tied it up, it was clear whoever scored the next goal would be telling for the Cornell squad: resilience if it came from a Cornell player, déjà vu if it came from Union

And it was the captain who bailed his team out, sending a sharply-angled power play goal past Kupsky for the eventualgame winner Angello would add another in the game ’ s final five minutes, and Cornell got that bounce back win it needed over a top-five ranked team

“ What happened last weekend similar things happened to us in the [Union] game where I struggling to find out where we took some calls,” said head coach Mike Schafer ’86 “Our guys d i d n ' t r e s p o n d v e r y well [last weekend], I d i d n ' t r e s p o n d v e r y w e l l I t h o u g h t o u r team handled it ver y well tonight ”

A s o p p o s e d t o Friday, where Cornell never trailed through 60 minutes, the Red only managed to lead f o r 2 2 6 s e c o n d s against RPI, but that was all that was necessar y to secure the win

drew a five minute major less than one minute into the Kaldis minor after receiving a dangerous hit into the board delivered by RPI’s Riley Bourbonnais

Throughout the game, any time one team scored, the other c a m e b a c k w i t h a n a n s w e r

Shortly after Kaldis exited the box for his minor, he got number one and provided the only goal of the night that had no answer

C

As recently as last weekend,

when it came to its penalty unit

“I was waiting for it Thankfully it’s over now and I can hopefully chip in a few more ” Y a n n i K a l d i s

But since then, the Red has given u p n i n e g o a l s i n

m e s while shorthanded, slipping to a No 25-ranked penalty kill

Colgate vs Cornell Tomorrow, 7 p m Ithaca N Y

Kaldis’ first career goal finished off a twog o a l t h i rd p e r i o d , where the Red outshot the Engineers a whopping 14-3

i n t h e 2 0 - m i n u t e f r a m e Cornell’s 45 shots on the night was an uncharacteristically high total for a team that tends to enjoy mild games in that department

“I was waiting for it,” Kalids said of number one “ Thankfully it’s over now and I can hopefully chip in a few more ” RPI scored just 25 seconds i n t o t h e c o n t e s t , b u t Pa t r i c k McCarron knotted things up just about four minutes later with a shot from the point The teams continued to trade goals, and Kaldis took a penalty late in order to keep a breakaway from cleanly getting to senior goalie Mitch Gillam

It looked as if the freshman h a d j u s t h a n d e d R PI a c l e a r opportunity to walk away with t h e u p s e t w i n , b u t s e n i o r d e f e n s e m a n Ho l d e n A

Bu t t h e Re d’s p owe r p l a y should not go unnoticed either Cornell was granted 13 power plays across the two-game weekend, scoring on five of them, including three times against RPI With so many oppor tunities on the power play, Kaldis a staple on the top power play unit for his puck-moving abilities said it w a s j u s t t h a t w h i c h w o k e u p C o r n e l l ’ s power play unit this weekend “ We t h o u g h t w e would move around a l i t t l e m o r e , ” K a l d i s said “ We started moving around and things opened up for us ” Now, Cornell will face short rest yet again when it takes on its travel partner Colgate ( 6 - 1 6 - 5 , 4 - 9 - 2 ) o n Tuesday this time at home

Colgate is also coming off a weekend against both RPI and Union, dropping both games 5-2 a n d 3 - 1 , r e s p e c t i v e l y T

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and Cornell defeated its H

McCarron

“ We’l

a n d hopefully our fans are ready to roll and [we] come back in town and do a better job than last week in terms of finishing off teams, ” Schafer said

Zach Silver can be reached at zsilver@cornellsun com

From Underestimated to NCAA Division I Star

By transitioning from 3-point shooting to inside game, sophomore guard hopes to make leap to NBA

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When Morgan tells the stor y of that special day, he remembers it with clarity and fondness But rather than focusing on his performance that day, he highlights Barbee’s faith, and his father’s guidance

But despite scoring

near-county record 760 points during his junior year, Morgan was not picked up by a college basketball

“He was very underrecruited. How he got out of the state of North Carolina was beyond me ”

w i t h f re e d o m ” Morgan echoed Barbee’s praise of his father, recalling when he walked into the locker room for his first varsity basketball game and being pleasantly shocked to see his name etched into the star ting lineup

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Siddharth Srinvasan can be reached at ss2969@cornell edu

Attacking the paint | Matt Morgan has moved away from spot-up 3-point shooting and has developed his inside game

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Men regain footing visiting Capital Region foes

By ZACH SILVER Sun Assistant Sports Editor

Last week was not the rivalry weekend Cornell men ’ s hockey team would have liked Getting outscored 7-0 across two third periods to give away two wins could have killed the momentum for any team going forward

So when Cornell (146-2, 9-4-2 ECAC) went back on the road to the Capital Region to take on No 4/5 Union (19-7-2, 12-3-1) owners of only two ECAC losses entering th weekend and RPI (6-23 4-13), the Red had the cha to show the nation that weekend was a fluke, and t team from Ithaca was bu with resilience

With that opportunity o platter, Cornell flipped the

from last weekend, defeating a top-ranked opponent in Union, 5-3, on Friday, and squeaking out a 4-3 win over RPI after freshman Yanni Kaldis scored his first career goal with 22 6 remaining in regulation for Cornell’s only lead of the game I C ll fi oad sweep over both eight years rating We had leads dn’t come away with enior forward Jake he win against the So we were really ward to getting back against Union here ” l struck first against xactly halfway into period, when junior Alex Rauter, in on a y, deked to his backopen the pads of ’ s Jake Kupsky ng in place of the al starter Alex kellaropoulos and ent it five-hole to open the scoring Union’s Mike Vecchione the

Hanging tough | Despite being undermanned, Cornell keeps its unbeaten streak at four

Women take care of business for two straight wins, sweep Union and RPI at Lynah Rink

By TROY BRIDSON Sun Staff Writer

With only over a minute remaining in the third period and having just scored a goal to cut the lead to one, RPI searched for the tying score against the Cornell women ’ s hockey team Playing with an extra skater, RPI pestered the Red with a series of shots, but sophomore goalie Marlene Boissonnault came up huge in the net as she made several key saves with

the game on the line Boissonnault’s late game heroics were enough to cap off a tremendous weekend for Cornell (16-6-3, 12-3-3 ECAC) The Red took care of business against Union (4-24-1, 1-14-1) in a 5-1 win on Friday night at Lynah, before battling in a high intensity game against RPI (9-19-2, 611-1) for a 3-2 win

“Sometimes it’s not how many saves

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