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C.U. Stops S ale of A pparel Linked

To Labor Abuse in Bangladesh

Cornell will be the sixth university to require its apparel licensees to abide by the Accord on Fire and Building Safety in Bangladesh, a five year

a g re e m e n t b e t w e e n a p p a re l c o m p a n i e s a n d Bangladeshi unions which legally binds its signatories to create safe working environments, the University announced Wednesday

The Accord was created in response to the fatal collapse of Rana Plaza, an eight stor y commercial building outside Dhaka, Bangladesh, on April 24, which killed over 1,120 workers The signatories have agreed to develop and support a fire and safety program to prevent future incidences, according to the Accord “ We believe the Accord is a fair, transparent

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During a University Faculty

Se n a t e Me e t i n g We d n e s d a y, professors debated the benefits and financial concerns associate d w i t h e x p a n

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t y began to offer in Febr uar y differ from traditional classes in that they are online, shor ter than a semester and open to the p u b l i c , T h e Sun previously repor ted T h e Di s t a n c e L e a r n i n g Committee’s drafted a report on t h e f u t u re o f M O O C s a t Cornell, which ser ved as the b a s e o f c o n v e r s a t i o n a t t h e meeting

Prof Richard Miller, phil o s o p h y, a m e m b e r o f t h e DLC, said the repor t includes p o l i c y re c o m m e n d a t i o n s f o r Cornell and outlines controversies about the impending transformation of higher education due to MOOCs and o t h e r o n l i n e l e a r n i n g p r ograms A c c o r d i n g t o M i

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Ithaca Of cials, Residents Discuss Collegetown Zoning Ordinance

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Ithaca residents and members of the City’s Planning and Economic Development Committee deliberated over changes to Collegetown’s zoning ordinance at a meeting Wednesday

The proposed changes would help promote highquality construction and protect the character of established residential neighborhoods in the area, according to Alderperson Graham Kerslick (D-4th Ward), who is also the executive director of the David R Atkinson Center for a Sustainable Future at Cornell

Landlord Jason Fane expressed his support for the zoning of Collegetown, citing the multiple benefits that the ordinance would bring to the area

“Collegetown has radically changed in the last 50 years; most residents raising families have disappeared.”

“New buildings will provide superior housing and improve the appearance of Collegetown many existing buildings are over 100 years old,” a representative for Fane said “New buildings [would also] mean more jobs [It’s] time for the city to maximize the objectives of this law ”

John Graves

Jan Rhodes Norman, co-founder of Local First Ithaca, reflected on the importance for the city to adopt a business-friendly zoning ordinance

Under the plan, the Collegetown area would be split into two types of districts

While four zones are designated for residential use, the remaining two are designated as mixed-use for both residential and commercial purposes According to a City document, each type of district would be subject to its own specific building regulations and restrictions

“GreenStar [Cooperative Market] has had plans to open a new satellite store in Collegetown it fit[s] into this type of new development smart growth and new urbanism,” she said “When the project was first brought up, the issue was the on-site parking [we] encourage the city to adopt a zoning ordinance that doesn’t make it harder to achieve [such a development] ”

Norman was referencing developer Josh Lower’s ’05 proposal to construct a housing complex and a GreenStar market on College Avenue, which hit a roadblock due to the city’s parking laws, The Sun reported in May 2012

Some residents expressed apprehension over the new Collegetown zoning ordinance “Collegetown has radically changed in the last 50 years; most residents raising families have disappeared,” Ithacan John

Graves said “Landlords have built large apartment complexes too much shock has happened too quickly and negatively impacted the city ”

Graves added that he was “anxious” to see “housing diversity being built back into the Collegetown-area plan ” Other members of the community added that while the ordinance was not

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New Humanities Building

E xpected to Open in 2015

By AIMEE CHO Sun Staff Wr ter

Despite the winter weather that has been hitting Ithaca since the start of the year, Klarman Hall the new humanities building that will be located alongside Goldwin Smith Hall will open in 2015, according to Gary Wilhelm, project director at Cornell Planning, Design and Construction

Now that the preparation work has been completed, workers are underpinning, or beginning to lay the foundation, for the exterior walls of Goldwin Smith Hall to allow for digging to occur underneath the walls, according to Wilhelm

“Underpinning is the placement of the concrete under the existing footings down to the rock to support the building,” Wilhelm said “This is done so that the exterior grade can be excavated below the height of the existing footings on Goldwin Smith We’ll be digging down 25 to 30 feet below East Avenue to excavate for [Klarman Hall] ” Wilhelm said the underpinning and excavation process is expected to take about four to five months The process will also include shoring, or supporting the area adja-

cent to the excavation site, so it does not collapse

Wilhelm said workers have installed plywood near the areas undergoing construction to help isolate the sound of construction from offices in Goldwin Smith

“After the [underpinning process], there will be rock removal Then we’ll start with the concrete footings and foundation walls,” Wilhelm said

In addition to the work on Klarman Hall, construction is also taking place on the roof of Goldwin Smith Hall

“[Goldwin Smith’s] roof is 109 years old; it has had a number of leaks in the past, ” Wilhelm said “Rather than subject occupants of the building to an addition and then a roof replacement, we decided to sequence them and combine them into one time period ”

He added that the recent inclement weather has been an obstacle for the work on Goldwin Smith and Klarman Hall

“It’s pretty hard to install a roof when it’s below zero and snowing, so that’s caused [the workers] to not get as much of the roof replaced as planned Their response to that will be to catch up when the weather gets better,” he said

Habitat for humanities | Klar man Hall will have 33,250 feet of available space and will house humanities departments when it opens in 2015.

Construction on the humanities building is expected to be complete by the 2015 school year, the Sun previously reported It will have 33,250 feet of assignable space, a café, an auditorium, a courtyard and a sunlit atrium

David Taylor, associate dean of administration for the College of Arts and Sciences, said in an email that the college is continuing to explore uses for Klarman Hall

"We know that the Departments of Romance Studies and Comparative Literature will move into Klarman Hall, in order to bring all the European literature departments into one building,” Taylor said

‘Google Glass Explorers’ Face Challenges

Cornell professor and student use new technology for musical purposes

By ERIC OBERMAN Sun Staff Wr ter

As one of 8,000 “Google Glass Explorers,” Prof Cynthia Turner, music, and Tyler Ehrlich ’14, discovered that introducing new technologies to conducting comes with a few challenges and skipped beats

Turner and Ehrlich began using Glass to record students in Music 4121:

Conducting to simplify the process of giving students feedback, Turner said on her personal blog Since then, the team has developed a number of different apps to reinvent the way conductors interact with music

Using Glass, however, was more difficult and time intensive than they expected, despite apps designed to make the experience easier, Ehrlich said

“We really thought it would be a lot more obvious you’d just put it on and then you’d be good to go, ” he said

“ When you ’ re conducting, you ’ re focused on so many things the quality of the music, where all the musicians are located, giving cues and making sure you ’ re doing the right thing and [Glass is] one more big thing ”

This challenge is partially due to the fact that both Ehrlich and Turner have significant experience conducting without the use of technology, according to

would help conductors keep time and tempo, according to Ehrlich They are also working on a reverse metronome, which can listen to music and detect its tempo for conductors

With the reverse metronome, “ you know the tempo you ’ re at, and you can correct to be either faster or slower,” Ehrlich said

“#ifihadglass I’d wear them conducting my bands and orchestras and stream the experience live from New York, Salzburg and Costa Rica”

Ehrlich

“ When you ’ ve been looking at music on a stand for years or in [Turner]’s case, decades, to put it up there and be kind of worrying about and working with technology is something that takes practice,” Ehrlich said

The team has coded new apps to digitize the conducting experience, such as a metronome for Glass that

Ehrlich and Turner have also collaborated to create a score viewer, which allows a conductor to see the score of the piece he or she is conducting through Glass, according to Ehrlich

He said one challenge with this program is fitting large scores onto the small screen of the Glass, though they have attempted to address this issue by combining music for different instruments all on one line

“Something we ’ ve worked on is condensing the score, and some scores come pre-condensed,” Ehrlich said “Instead of looking at a full score, you can be looking at four [lines of music] ” Glass can be used to enhance the audience’s experience, in addition to that of the conductor, according to Turner’s blog By wearing Glass, the conductor can display the orchestra and concert hall for the audience’s viewing pleasure

“I repurposed a program to take photos while Glass was on, ” Ehrlich said “We then showed them to the audience so that you could get the conductor’s perspective ” Turner received the opportunity to buy her Glass before public release after explaining why she wanted it in a Twitter contest run by Google, according to a University press release

“#ifihadglass I'd wear them conducting my bands and orchestras and stream the experience live from New York, Salzburg, and Costa Rica,” her tweet read

“Klarman Hall will also house the College of Arts and Sciences' Admissions and Advising, as well as offices for teaching assistants ” Wilhelm said he is grateful to the occupants of Goldwin Smith for their cooperation during the Klarman Hall construction process

“It will be an almost two-year project, and enabling it was another six months, so the occupants have been very patient with these disruptions Everyone appreciates their cooperation,” he said

Aimee Cho can be reached at acho@cornellsun com

Two Arrested After Theft of Tip Jar

Two individuals were arrested after stealing a tip jar from a restaurant on the 100 block of East State St around 11:30 p m Tuesday, according t o t h e It h

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call after the individuals stole the tip jar

counter, an IPD press release said The victim told police that the suspects who were later

Craft fled the scene on foot Ac

press release, “ a physical struggle” occurred while Ellison and Craft made

discovered the location of the suspects after the dispatch informed them of Ellison and Craft’s direction of travel B

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“perfect,” it was time for the City to pass the zoning law

“Collegetown rezoning has still not been resolved,” John Novarr of Novarr-Mackesey Property Management said in a written statement “We all live in the same city, and therefore there should be some give and take ”

In another written statement submitted to the committee, resident Mary Tomlan ’71 echoed Novarr’s sentiments, saying that while “ many of the ideas of the proposal [were] laudable,” several inconsistencies remained

Members of the Common Council said they were “keen” to move the ordinance forward, hoping to smooth out its details at a later time

“Pragmatically speaking, given land pressures and where the process is, my gut [feeling] would be to move forward what we have, but with an open mind,” Alderperson Ellen McCollister ’78 (D-3rd Ward) said “Move this now, and if it’s not working, I think we have a very open group here to revisit it ”

Mike Niechwiadowicz ’68 of the City’s Building Division agreed with McCollister, saying “[he] would personally like to see it go forward even if [he saw] things in there that [he would] want to change right now ”

Common Council members unanimously voted for the ordinance to be moved forward to the March Council Meeting

Annie Bui can be reached at abui@cornellsun com

University D iscusses Potential MOOCs’ Success

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other colleges and universities In addition it recommends that the University should continue to e x p a n d s u p p o r t f o r d i s t a n c e learning, or teaching students who are not physically present in a traditional setting, such as a classroom

The repor t primarily references sites like edX, the host of the four Cornell programs and a non-profit that offers MOOCs to the public

Mi l l e r s a i d C o r n e l l s h o u l d proceed “strategically and carefully” in considering whether to rene w Cornell’s two-year contract with edX and in deciding how many more MOOCs to produce

Fa c u l t y e x p re s s e d c o n c e r n ov e r C o r n e l l’s p r o d u c t i o n o f MOOCs when asking questions to a panel consisting of Miller, Prof David Delchamps, electrical and computer engineering and Prof Michael Fontaine, classics

University faculty also said that finding a balance between MOOCs and a classical Cornell education and that MOOCs are geared towards math and science

c o u r s e s i n s t e a d o f h u m a n i t i e s ones troubled them

Faculty also questioned the program ’ s profit potential, since

the University offers MOOCs free of charge

M O O C s w h i c h c o s t around $70,000 in non-faculty costs and take an estimated 200300 hours to produce are costly because of the high quality of production, including elaborate formatting and interactive designs intended to increase audience engagement, according to Miller

Joseph Burns Ph D ’66, dean of University Faculty, responded to concerns by saying “ we are not in the business of money We are in the business of education and this is education

while giving prospective students a taste of a Cornell education

Miller echoed Burns’ senti-

nfinancial endeavors of MOOCs “ We hope that the report will stimulate discussion at Cornell in which the creativity and knowledge of the faculty and administration will add to the benefits and mitigate any harmful sideeffects of the entr y of the online

tion,” Miller said

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Be c omin g a P l ay thin g

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Well, the holiday with which I have a love-hate relationship

h a s o f f i c i a l l y a r r i v e d a g a i n :

Va l e n t i n e ’ s D a y I l o v e t h i s h o l i d a y because it lets you appreciate the people you love Be it friends, lovers, significant others, people we admire from afar, parents or siblings, we all have at least one person in our lives that we love I think it’s nice that there is a day to honor love in all its forms –– well, that, and I love that chocolate and candy are sold at half off the day after, so I can stock up on i n d i v i d u a l l y w r a p p e d K i t K a t s T h e n again, I hate Valentine’s Day because pink is an ugly color, romance is stupid a n d I ’ m a s h a m e l e s s l y b i t t e r s i n g l e woman

The other day, I looked back at pictures from high school, and in my face, I saw innocence and unburdened happiness I laughed and smiled freely and carelessly, like I often do now, but there was no h a r s h n e s s i n m y f a c e o r hidden hur t behind my eyes

You see, I used to do relationships I was the datable girl –– the one

your parents would love, the one who went to all of your soccer games and the one who would cook you chicken soup when you were sick and surprise you with cookies if you were having a bad day I don’t know when exactly I became the one-night stand girl ––the one who s l e e p s w i t h

norm instead of the exception, and people who used to have feelings for me, people whom I never even slept with, simply stopped I want to say it was because I entered senior year, and no one wants to s

I don’t know when exactly I became the one-night stand girl –– the one who sleeps with guys but doesn’t get invited to date nights or for mals.

never had to sacrifice my independence, and I’ve become the “cool” girl who doesn ’ t expect or want anything more than

Bu

y Friday afternoon, and I don’t have any work for the weekend, my thoughts drift And I wonder what changed in me and when it happened

Sometime this past semester, having

h i p n ow Bu t maybe, it was t h a t p e o p l e , m y s e l f i n c l u d e d , began to take a d v

a d o p t e d Maybe, when I became the “ c o o l ” g i r

people stopped seeing me as someone who would want more than a one-night stand Maybe, just maybe, I had done such a good job at pretending I didn’t want a boyfriend, that ever yone (again, myself included) began to believe that I really didn’t want a serious relationship now or ever Then again, maybe ever yone ’ s secretly in love with me, and no one has spoken up Just kidding

I can ’ t be the only one who feels like this With ar ticles about college hookup

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o o k ne wsfeed, maybe you, dear reader, have also felt this way Right now, I don’t want a boyfriend Being the one-night stand, “cool” girl works for me for where I am in my life But come talk to me in two months when I’m sick of the life of a SWUG –– a senior washed up girl Come talk to me when all I want is to just have a picnic with the cute hipster boy from home who still won ’ t emotionally open up to me

We all go through these different spells –– the times when we ’ re having too much sex, no sex, emotionless sex or emotionally deep sex My recommendation? As you ride out the spells, ask yourself, “Am I happy?” If the answer is yes, who cares what your label is? If the answer is no, change it up You’re in control of your sex life, love life and personal happiness Own it

A n O d e f o r Yo u r B e d - B u d d y

h a ve d e s c r i b e d m e So h a p p y Va l e n t i n e ’ s Da y, a n d m a y yo u f i n d yo u r s e l f a p e r m a n e n t b e d - b u d d y i f yo u h a ve n ’ t a l re a d y

Ro s e s a re re d ; v i o l e t s a re b l u e / I l ove o u r a m a z i n g s e x , a n d I k n ow yo u d o t o o

It’s a d a y f o r n i c e l i n g e r i e , s o s m a l l a n d s l i n k y / So a w a y w i t h t h e b l a n d s t u f f : It’s t i m e f o r t h e k i n k y

s e x b e c a u s e i t ’ s t h e o n l y w a y I k n ow h ow t o s h ow yo u I ’ m h a p p y t o b e yo u r g u y T h e re a re ove r t h re e b i l l i o n m a l e s i n t h i s w o r l d w h o a re n ’ t a s l u c k y a s I a m e ve r y d a y / A n d i t ’ s n o t j u s t b e c a u s e I l o o k t h i s g o o d s h i r t l e s s ; i t ’ s b e c a u s e i n yo u r

You see, I love you more than I can say or show, and more than all of the things I can buy. / I just talk about sex because it’s the only way I know how to show you I’m happy to be your guy

Yo u k n ow t h a t t h i n g yo u d o w i t h yo u r r i g h t l e g a n d f i ve f e e t o f ro p e ? / Ac t u a l l y, we’l l s a ve t h a t f o r m y b i r t h d a y T h i s t i m e , we’l l d o i t o n t h e Sl o p e

A n d t h i s ye a r, V- Da y i s o n Fr i d a y, s o we w o n ’ t h o l d

b a c k f o r t h a t 8 : 4 0 a m c l a s s / We c a n g e t i t o n a l l n i g h t – – o r a t l e a s t f o r a s l o n g a s I u s u a l l y l a s t

V- Da y s e x i s w h e re i t ’ s a t , b e c a u s e we b o t h p u t t i m e a s i d e / Fro m o u r e n d l e s s d a y s o f w o rk , s o I c a n t a k e yo u

o u t a n d t h e n l a t e r, j u m p yo u r h i d e

Yo u s e e , I l ove yo u m o re t h a n I c a n s a y o r s h ow, a n d

m o re t h a n a l l o f t h e t h i n g s I c a n b u y / I j u s t t a l k a b o u t

h e a r t , I g e t t o s t a y

So p l e a s e f o r g i ve m y d r u n k e n n i g h t s o f s t u m b l i n g a n d ye l l i n g , “ I l ove yo u , g i r l ! ” / Yo u a l w a y s k i n d l y p ro c e e d

t o t a k e c a re o f m e a s I s i t ove r t h e t o i l e t t o h u r l

I ’l l g i ve yo u a l l t h e c h o c o l a t e a n d f l owe r s – – I ’l l s t e a l t h e m a l l i f I m u s t ! / T h o u g h I p ro b a b l y s h o u l d n ’ t d o t h a t , s i n c e V- Da y i n p r i s o n w o u l d b e q u i t e a b u s t

A n d we’l l g o o u t t o a n i c e p l a c e , o r I ’l l c o o k a t h o m e – –w h i c h e ve r yo u p re f e r / Ei t h e r w a y, I g e t t o s p e n d m y n i g h t l o o k i n g a c ro s s t h e t a b l e t h i n k i n g , “ Da m n , l o o k a t h e r ” So o n , I ’l l g e t t o m a k e s we e t l ove t o yo u a n d t h e n h e a d t o b r u n c h a f t e r we w a k e / I w o n ’ t b e s l i n k i n g h o m e a f t e r a n i g h t o f re g re t – – I l ove yo u f o r g o o d n e s s ’ s a k e ! Ge t t i n g t o h a ve s e x w i t h yo u m a k e s m e g r a t ef u l f o r m o re t h a n j u s t a s t e a d y l a y / It’s a s i g n t h a t I ’ ve f o u n d s o m e o n e t o s l ow d ow n f o r, a n d I w a n t t o s h ow yo u t h a t i n e ve r y w a y To n i g h t , I re a l l y d o n ’ t w a n t t o m a k e a b a by, s o l e t ’ s j u s t p r a c t i c e a l o t i n s t e a d / L e t o u r g e n i t a l s c o l l i d e i n a w a y t h a t m a k e s u s q u e st i o n t h e s t a b i l i t y o f o u r b e d L e t ’ s s c re a m a

By JACOB LIFTON Sun Staff Writer

Mercato Bar and Kitchen: Love at First Taste

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n h o l d s i t s o w n a m o n g s t i t s g o u r m e t c o m p a n i o n s In f a c t , t h i s s m a l l re s t a u r a n t , w i t h i t s c re a t i ve h a n d l i n g o f It a l i a n c l a ss i c s a n d a n u n w a ve r i n g a t t e nt i o n t o d e t a i l , h a s p rove n i t s e l f a f o rc e t o b e re c k o n e d w i t h

Me r c a t o p r e s e n t s i t s e l f a s s u c h f r o m t h e m o m e n t y o u e n t e r, a s t h e re s t a u r a n t ’ s d e t a i lo r i e n t e d n a t u re b e g i n s a n d e n d s w i t h t h e i n t e r i o r C o l o r f u l s p e -

c i a l s a re n e a t l y p r i n t e d o n a

c h a l k b o a rd a b ove t h e b a r, a n d

The kitchen of Mercato is quite possibly more impressive, boasting mouth-watering pros-

parmesan here, but rather some twist on an old favorite And

seems some what limited, it is cer tainly to no fault, as each choice offers a unique appeal

Even with just eight options, I found making my decision to be ver y difficult Afterall, when a mushroom-and-goat-cheese cappelletti, gnocchi with oxtail ragu and porkshoulder over creamy polenta share a menu, choosing is bound to be problematic The menu is seasonal, so although the selection may seem slight, a repeat visit at a later date almost g

Unfor tunately, most options are not vegetarian-or-vegan-friendly, so be sure to inquire about even seemingly “safe” dishes

Before diving into the main course, my party and I warmed up our taste buds with fresh baked bread and a pleasant mortadella mousse crostini from the a p p e t i z e r m e n u T h e c r o s t i n i were small, and there were only four, which made a three-way

s p l i t s l i g h t l y c h a l l e n g i n g , b u t they excellently combined sweet

It a l i a n n o u ve a u a r t i m b u e s a t i m e l e s s d i m e n s i o n t o t h e s p a c e T h e r e s t a u r a n t ’ s f o o t p r i n t , t h o u g h n a r row, i s l i n e d w i t h h a p p i l y s p a c i o u s b o o t h s , a n d s m a l l s p o t l i g h t s f ro m a b ove i l l um i n a t e e a c h t a b l e l i k e a s t a g e , re a d y i n g t h e c u s t o m e r f o r a n e ve n i n g o f a t t r a c t i ve p re s e n t at i o n s T h e b u i l d i n g ’ s c l e a n l i n e s ( a n d f l o o r s ) o r i e n t t h e c u st o m e r ’ s a t t e n t i o n t o t h e b e a u t if u l It a l i a n c u i s i n e t h a t h e o r s h e i s a b o u t t o c o n s u m e T h e r e s t a u r a n t p r o u d l y a n n o u n c e s t h a t i t i s b o t h “ b a r ” a n d “ k i t c h e n , ” a n d b o t h f a c e t s a re e q u a l l y i m a g i n a t i ve At t h e b a r, u n i q u e i n g re d i e n t s m a k e f o r a c o c k t a i l s e l e c t i o n t h a t i s i n t r i g u i n g a n d d e l i c i o u s I o p t e d t o t r y o n e o f t h e e ve n i n g ’ s s p ec i a l s n i

gnocchi with oxtail, the pork shoulder and a black pepper fettuccini that contained a cut of meat I was not even aware of (guanciale is a sumptu-

o u s b a c o n - l i k e m e a t from the pig’s jaw, and it is simply delicious) The gnocchi was perfectly tender and puffy

a n d w a s m i x e d w i t h savor y chunks of oxtail;

t h e b u t t e r y f e t t u c c i n e was baked with pepper inside of it, demonstrating the lengths that this restaurant will go for its food The sweet pork

s h o u l d e r c o m p e t e d

b e a u t i f u l l y w i t h t h e

c h e e s y p o l e n t a i t l a y

u p o n , a n d t h e caramelized onions and t o m a t o s a u c e t h a t h a d b e e n spooned atop offered complex punches of tang; it was honestly one of the best courses I’ve eaten in a long, long time Finally, we finished up with a nice chocolate

pot de crème that, while not over whelmingly good, was a delicious conclusion to our meal Mercato is a fine establishm e n t w i t h u n i q u e f o o d a n d delectable drinks The prices are high but not mind-boggling

aske w Ever

smell and

ever y crack and pop of che wed meat resound-

from the cocktail, I began to feel myself falling for

before me As the meal progressed I began to whisper

the favor with

luscious smack I think I’m in love, and I’m

expect to pay $30 to $50 per person, especially since some of t h e e n t r é e s a r e s m a l l e r a n d should be paired with appetizers and the ser vice was ver y friendly and competent; in fact, my one complaint was that our waitress refilled our waters a bit too frequently Overall, I found my journey through Mercato’s s e e m i n g l y e n d l e s s p a r a d e o f delights to be a rather sensual experience Each dish was extremely attractive, with nar y a noodle out of p

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Some might be tempted to describe Sun Kil Moon s (Mark Kozelek, formerly of Red House Painters) latest album Benji as stream-of-conscious some kind of Twitter-meets-midlife-crisis-meets-folk mash up But to call Benji stream of conscious is to totally underestimate the thought and purposefulness that goes into making this beautifully sad and poignant album Instead, these small, intimate details surround the omnipresent wanton death and bring life and a touch of melancholy humor to the proceedings

Kozelek, 49, is dealing with a lot of death and reminders of his own mortality, and on almost every song he sings about it He spares no bluntness and utilizes no metaphor, simply offering his unadulterated soul for your viewing Rarely accompanied by anything more than a quiet acoustic guitar, Kozelek’s handsome voice floats, detailing concise stories and colorful details Benji plays like a diary, and listening feels almost perversely invasive But Kozelek never blinks, he simply shares

Within the first three songs, we have two seperate family deaths due to an exploding aerosol can and a song about the relatively imminent death of his 75 year old mother As heavy as these songs play, there is no effort to make them more palatable The first tale, “Carissa, is devoted to Kozelek’s second cousin, who died while burning trash in his hometown Kozelek was not close to her (she was “15 and pregnant ” the last time he saw her), but her death reminds him of the tragic randomness of death So in an

effort to understand, he sings about going home to Northern Ohio, to “give and get some hugs ” Shockingly, on “Truck Driver,” Kozelek’s retired uncle dies the same way, “in a fire on his birthday,” no less

The entire album plays as quaint, but the subjects are not simple Rather, they are authentic and unfettered by the outside influences and expectations that would generally make such a dire album off-putting Kozelek never reaches too far, staying grounded and offering stories that could well be ones own Pray for Newtown,” an impassioned plea for others to remember the dead, impressively never loses the scope of his narrative Instead, he recollects his experience with the various mass killings of his lifetime and shares the pain he felt It, like many of the songs, is strangely cathartic

In Benji, misery can even be caused by the absence of death “Jim Wise” is the most dispiriting song on the album, detailing a retired warehouse worker who mercykills his wife of 45 years the victim of a triple aneurysm at a hospital and then attempts suicide, only to have the gun jam Jim is a friend of Kozelek’s dad, and the fatherson pair visit Jim, who is under house arrest Exemplifying the minute details, Kozelek casually mentions that he and his dad bring food from Panera Bread, and that Jim has a long white beard, listens to The Doors, eats a lot of baked beans and has an old Corvette The details humanize Jim and make his predicament even more abhorrent There are a few songs which are not explicitly about

death

“Dogs details Kozalek s sexual history with names and places What starts with his first kiss at five rapidly gets to “Mary-Ann was my first fuck/she slided down my legs and oh-my-god she could suck ” Of course, Mary-Ann would soon leave him for a “ guy with a truck,” in the cruel continuation of a cycle in which Kozelek fails to stay with the women he beds Benji closer “Ben is My Friend” is the closest we get to rock It finds Kozalek struggling to finish his album and dealing with a middle-aged thing” while he buys lamp shades and eats blue crab cakes He then goes to a Postal Service concert to see his friend, band member Ben Gibbard The concert reminds Kozalek of how old he is and how much younger and more successful Ben is But, just in time for the end of the album, Kozalek has a change of heart, deciding to get back to the studio It is not a happy song, but it is a small victory in a sea of loss and disappointment

While this all may sound like the culmination of a midlife crisis, that term fails to describe the discontent Instead, these are some of the unshakeable doubts and fears that we all carry The events of the album have a magnificent timelessness, with schoolyard regrets and teenage milestones occupying a plane with recent deaths and professional failures Instead of a crisis of age, Benji is a crisis of humanity

Calvin Patten is a junior in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences He can be reached at cpatten@cornellsun com

Even though Major Arcana was lauded by critics upon its release last summer, it was not until a few months ago that the alternative music fans finally recognized the genius of Speedy Ortiz’s debut LP Clearly influenced by the greats of ’90s indie rock, Sadie Dupuis’s guitar-driven project alternates effortlessly between delightfully wonky verses and brash riffs Speedy Ortiz’s latest effort, Real Hair, stays very close to its roots as the four track, 13-minute EP further solidifies the Northampton, MA-based group ’ s increasingly distinctive sonic niche

While Real Hair is unmistakably a Speedy Ortiz record, it’s a little hard to put a finger on what exactly that entails On “Oxygal,” the band’s guitars create a mopey brush of flat and sharp quarter notes Although they do the same on the intro of “American Horror,” they then launch into a harder, Dinosaur Jr -style rage Each note is an exercise in calculated sloppiness, with fuzz seeping into every knotty nook and cranny Dupuis’s vocal work doesn’t merely keep up with these shifts; rather, she drives them She talk-sings directly and frankly over the jangly, winding verses but can bare her teeth and wail over the equally gnarly distortionsoaked choruses Even within these macro distinctions,

Speedy Ortiz tinkers with various shades of dark musical tropes “Shine Theory,” the EP’s final track, is austere and bleak, while the opener is bitter and angry Although to the uninitiated this may seem like just a hand-picked salad of ’90s indie elements, the result is much grander than the sum of its parts Sure, any ’90s college band could have fiddled with all these components, but Speedy Ortiz fuses them into a readily adaptable emotional curve that is their own

As sonically packed as Real Hair is, its lyrics challenge the arrangement in density Very little of the album’s runtime goes unoccupied by lyrics, and for good reason: Sadie Dupuis loves playing with words, and as a current poetry MFA candidate, she certainly has a right to While other such wordy groups tend to end up with laughably opaque narratives (see: R E M ), Speedy Ortiz’s circular lyrics portray sadness with unprecedented degrees of both clarity and playfulness

Dupuis sets such hypercritical lenses on the world as describing “the pretty waiter from the restaurant ” as “ a cartoon of every trope the trophy world’s designed to want ” At its root, though, Real Hair is a chronicle of failed relationships, and Dupuis approaches this with a refreshing, honest brand of self-awareness Describing

her propensity to push people away, she sings, “‘Cause my heart looks in on itself and any friend’s a stagehand at best to help along the play ” She makes this level of introspection possible by treating her songs like metaphor-filled heart-to-hearts with the audience While her sincerity is real, she tosses in allusions to unknown anecdotes and inside jokes that blur the narratives The plots of her storytelling may be lost, but the emotion behind them comes through loud and clear The tangly musicianship and literary lyrics make Real Hair a very mental exercise, much like Major Arcana Real Hair is definitely more of the same, but is that a bad thing? On one hand, Major Arcana was an incredible album But moreover, these four tracks are a welcome addition to Speedy Ortiz’s idiosyncratic discography Their diverse lyrics and varied song structure make each track a new adventure, even if new ground isn’t explicitly broken Real Hair is whetting our appetite for Speedy Ortiz’s trajectory This path is certainly exciting, but we’ll have to wait for the band’s next LP to see if it’s actually sustainable

Michael Sosnick is a sophomore in the College of Arts and Sciences He can be reached at msosnick@cornellsun com

Red Focuses on Camaraderie

Huss says individual success is secondar y

EQUESTRIAN

Continued from page 16

point matters, so for both the short and long term, the team is developing and fostering a talent that will be unrivaled each and ever y show ”

T h o u g h t h e t e a m s p e n d s

h o u r s l a y i n g t h e g r o u n d w o r k inside the ring, going the extra mile outside the ring can give equestrians the edge, according to de Rham

“For this show, the brunt of the preparation is not in the saddle,” she said

When it comes to preparation, though, the Red has had no shortage of dedication

“Our team is so committed and willing to put in extra work,” de Rham said “I think ever yone is strong right now ”

The riders are not the only ones getting their heads in the game “ [ Ma d d i e Bre e n a n d Ma r y Beth Hannon], the two girls who r u n t h e ‘Ad o p t - A - Ho r s e ’ p r ogram that organizes our home show, have really spearheaded a great team effort to help get all the horses we use fit and ready to compete, ” de Rham said

As the Red prepares for the upcoming weekend, the riders understand that it takes a team effort to run a successful show

“I think ever yone on this team is really great about focusing hard on what they need to improve

i n d i v i d u a l l y, w h i c h m a k e s u s stronger as a whole,” de Rham

s a i d “ Be i n g a c c o u n t a b l e f o r

o n e s e l f a n d t a k i n g i n i t i a t i v e throughout the weeks leading up to the show is really important as well, and I think our team is doing a great job ” Though some of the riders are sitting out this show, the team ’ s success depends just as much on those outside the ring as those in it

“ To p re p a re f o r t h e h o m e show, we all have to chip in on

the work,” said sophomore Susan Rhodes “As a team, we all want our riders to place really well and win the show as a team We always think positively and develop a winning attitude ”

Steinberger echoed her sentiments, adding that, “it’s really important that the team comes together ”

For Huss, individual success is always secondar y

“My individual success comes second to the team ’ s, ” she said “ We h a

this team that sets us apart from ever yone else, and it shows each time one of our riders steps into that ring to compete ”

Prepared physically and mentally, the riders plan to bring their best to the event In the regional horse show, the team will compete against others in the region to earn points to qualify for Zone finals, and individuals will compete to earn points to qualify for Regional Finals From there, riders can advance to Nationals

“Right now, our goal is to win the last two regional horse shows of the season, be the cumulative high point team for our region and advance to Zone finals as a t e a m , ” d e R h a m s a i d “ We would also like a large number of individual riders to advance to Regional Finals ” For now, the team looks forward to the chance to show what it can do this weekend

“Our goal for this show would b e t o n o t o n l y w i n , b u t t o demonstrate all of our hard work and dedication that we have put into the team and our horses, ” Huss said “ The team has been working incredibly hard in and out of practice to ensure that we are at the top of our game for this upcoming weekend ”

Anna Johnson can be reached at sports@cornellsun com

Wines Places Third in Epee, Named to All-Iv y First Team

the spot, taking the Bulldogs down, 1611 Yale stole the win in saber, but the Red rebounded in its decisive 8-1 triumph in foil Wines stepped up for epee, once again, to help the Red snatch another narrow victor y at 5-4 Junior

Olivia Weller also contributed to the win, going 2-1

Wines placed third overall in epee and was named first-team All-Ivy, marking just the third time in Cornell history that a fencer has received this honor

“I am very proud of the fight we showed against top athletes as

well as Vicky Wines, who made the first team on women ’ s epee a huge honor,” Whitney said According to Gangemi, the Red also views Wines’ accomplishment as motivation to show a strong performance at Regionals

“I’m incredibly proud of my teammate, Vicki Wines, for making first team All-Ivy That’s a huge accomplishment and is inspiration to qualify for NCAAs at Regionals coming up, ” she said Wines showed a stellar performance this weekend, but the Red’s overall standing definitely reflects a larger group effort,

according to Weller

“There were a couple of bouts throughout the weekend that I was really proud of the girls for winning Kristen Holl, a junior on saber, had a great win against Yale And Yolanda Li, a junior and squad captain for the epee team, also had a great win against Columbia,” she said

Weller said the team ’ s hard work was evident this weekend

“It was great to see a year ’ s worth of preparation pay off at our toughest tournament of the season, ” she said

T E N Q U E S T I O N S

W I T H

M I K E N E V I N G E R

W R E S T L I N G

Su n s t a f f w r i t e r Jo h n Za k o u r s a t d ow n

w i t h s e n i o r Mi k e Ne v i n g e r t o t a l k a b o u t

w re s t l i n g a s a n Al l - Am e r i c a n , h i s c a m o

t r u c k a n d h ow h e b a l a n c e s b e i n g a n e n g i -

n e e r a n d a va r s i t y a t h l e t e

1 ) Do yo u h a ve a n y p re g a m e ri t u a l s ?

A n y m u s i c yo u h a ve t o l i s t e n t o ?

No t re a l l y I j u s t l i s t e n t o a n y t h i n g

Do e s i t p u m p yo u u p ?

Ju s t k e e p m e c a l m

S o t h e o p p o s i t e , re a l l y I l i k e t o n o t t h i n k a b o u t m y m a t c h s o

m u c h u n t i l r i g h t b e f o re I k n ow w h a t

I ’ m g o i n g t o d o , s o I d o n ’ t n e e d t o t h i n k

a b o u t i t a n d g e t n e r vo u s

2 ) It s a i d i n yo u r b i o t h a t yo u a re a n e n g i n e e r Ye p W h a t k i n d o f e n g i n e e r ?

Me c h a n i c a l En g i n e e r

Do yo u e ve r t h i n k o f t h e s h e a r s t re s s yo u ’ re c a u s i n g i n a m a t c h ?

No [ l a u g h s ] , I l i k e t o k e e p s c h o o l a n d w re s t l i n g s e p a r a t e S o a l l t h e e n g i n e e r s I k n ow c o m p l a i n h ow t h e y d o n’t h a ve a n y t i m e How a re yo u a b l e t o b e a n Al l - Am e r i c a n a n d a n e n g in e e r ?

It’s t o u g h De f i n i t e l y b u s y I d o n ’ t h a ve t o o m u c h f re e t i m e I j u s t v i e w m y w re s t l i n g a s a m e n t a l b re a k f ro m s c h o o l a n d m y s c h o o l a s a p h y s i c a l b re a k f ro m w re s t l i n g I t r y t o v i e w i t a s a b re a k i n s t e a d o f w o rk

3 ) Yo u ’ re a s e n i o r L o o k i n g f o r j o b s ? I d o n ’ t h a ve a n y t h i n g l i n e d u p ye t I h a ve a f e w o p p o r t u n i t i e s I t h i n k I ’d l i k e t o s t i c k a ro u n d h e re a n d h e l p c o a c h t h e t e a m a n d a c o u p l e [ o f ] c l u b g u y s Tr y t o g i ve b a c k w h a t I c a n a n d h e l p t h e t e a m n e x t ye a r E s p e c i a l l y w i t h t h e t e a m we

I ’ m n o t re a l l y s u re I ’ ve h e a rd t w o t h e o r i e s I g u e s s On e i s j u s t [ t h a t ] I l o o k l i k e a w o o d c h u c k T h e o t h e r o n e , w h i c h I p re f e r t o t h i n k , [ i s t h a t ] o n e o f m y g o o d f r i e n d s w h o w a s a s e n i o r a l w a y s u s e d t o m a k e f i re s o u t b a c k I w o u l d a l w a y s b e t h e o n e d ow n i n t h e w o o d s , t h row i n g i t o n An y f a vo r i t e m e m o r i e s o f f o f t h e m a t ?

It’s t o u g h A l o t o f m y g re a t m e m o r i e s h a ve b e e n t h ro u g h w re s t l i n g A l l t h e ro a d t r i p s a re a g re a t t i m e No t h i n g i n p a r t i c u l a r, b u t we h a ve a l o t o f f u n o u ts i d e w re s t l i n g We’re a re a l l y c l o s e t e a m

5 ) Wre s t l i n g i s a n i n d i v i d u a l s p o r t , b u t yo u g u y s s o u n d s re a l l y c l o s e How

d o e s t h a t h a p p e n ? I t h i n k i t h a p p e n s b e c a u s e w re s t l i n g i s s u c h a g r u e l i n g s p o r t T h e re ’ re s o m a n y u p s a n d d ow n s Obv i o u s l y e ve r y -

o n e h a s h i s b a d d a y s a n d g o o d d a y s Yo u n e e d t o re l y o n e a c h o t h e r a n d h e l p e a c h o t h e r t o g e t t h ro u g h t h e s e a s o n It i s a l o n g s e a s o n , a n d l i k e I s a i d , s o g r u e l i n g t h a t yo u n e e d t h a t t e a m b a c k i n g yo u a n d s u p p o r t i n g yo u a l o n g t h e w a y 6 ) W h e n d i d yo u s t a r t w re s t l i n g c o m p e t i t i ve l y ? I s t a r t e d w re s t l i n g w h e n I w a s f o u r o r f i ve , b u t I d i d n ’ t s t a r t d o i n g t o u r n a m e n t s u n t i l I w a s s i x , I t h i n k I w a s t o o s c a re d

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h a ve t h i s ye a r Tr y i n g t o h e l p t h e m a s m u c h a s I c a n [ t o ] w i n t h e n a t i o n a l t i t l e T h a t’s a l w a y s t h e g o a l h e re , r i g h t ? To w i n t h e n a t i o n a l t i t l e ? Ye a h St i l l w a i t i n g We’r e l o o k i n g p re t t y g o o d t h i s ye a r We’re ve r y yo u n g , s o i t ’ s p re t t y e xc i t i n g 4 ) Do yo u h a ve a n i c k n a m e ? I d o It’s Wo o d c h u c k Wo o d c h u c k How d i d yo u e a r n t h a t n i c k n a m e ?

f o r m y b ro t h e r t o s t a r t c o m p e t i n g b e f o re

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7 ) So w h a t h a s w re s t l i n g m e a n t t o yo u t h ro u g h o u t yo u r l i f e ?

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w re s t l i n g ? No t t o i n f l u e n c e yo u , b u t I w a s w a t c h i n g t h e m a t c h yo u h a d a g a i n s t Ni c k

Da rd a n e s T h a t w a s p re t t y c o o l Ac t u a l l y m y t w o h i g h l i g h t s a re b o t h a g a i n s t h i m T h e o n e y o u ’ re t a l k i n g a b o u t , h e re , i s o n e o f m y f a vo r i t e s I w o u l d n ’ t s a y i t w a s n ’ t a g o o d m a t c h by m e I s t a r t e d ve r y s l ow I w o u l d s a y I w a s g e t t i n g d o m i n a t e d a l l t h e w a y t o t h e t h i rd p e r i o d A n d t h e n I c a m e b a c k a n d w o n We we re d ow n 9 - 0 b e f o re t h a t T h a t w a s b i g t o g e t a w i n t h e re ; t h e c rowd w a s g o i n g n u t s T h a t w a s a n a m a z i n g , a m a z i n g f e e l i n g In t h a t s a m e ye a r, [ i n ] t h e m a t c h t o g e t A l l - A m e r i c a n a t Na t i o n a l s , I b e a t h i m p re t t y g o o d Fi r s t t i m e A l l - A m e r i c a n i s p re t t y s p e c i a l

8 ) Yo u ’ ve b e e n A l l - A m e ri c a n t w i c e n ow W h a t d o e s t h a t m e a n t o yo u ? I d o n ’ t k n ow I ’ ve t h o u g h t a b o u t i t , b u t I ’ ve a l w a y s h a d t h e g o a l o f b e i n g [ a ] n a t i o n a l c h a m p Obv i o u s l y, b e i n g [ a ] t w o - t i m e A l l - A m e r i c a n i s a we s o m e Fo r a l o t o f p e o p l e , t h a t ’ s t h e g o a l I m e a n , n o t m a n y p e o p l e c a n s a y t h e y ’ re a t w o t i m e A l l - A m e r i c a n a n d I ’ m ve r y h a p p y t o b e o n e I w o n ’ t b e c o m p l e t e l y s a t i s f i e d w i t h m y w re s t l i n g c a re e r u n t i l I g o o u t w i t h a Na t i o n a l C h a m p i o n s h i p I ’ m re a l l y p l e a s e d t o b e [ a ] t w o t i m e A l lA m e r i c a n Bu t I s t i l l h a ve s o m e u n f i ni s h e d b u s i n e s s 9 ) I n o t i c e d yo u r c a m o u f l a g e t r u c k Is t h e re a s t o r y b e h i n d t h a t ? I ’ m p re t t y i n t o h u n t i n g a n d f i s h i n g Ou t d o o r a c t i v i t i e s T h e m a i n re a s o n i t ’ s c a m o i s [ b e c a u s e ] i t ’ s b a s i c a l l y t h re e t r u c k s p u t i n t o o n e T h e y ’ re o l d f a r m t r u c k s T h e y a l l g o t i n a c c i d e n t s a n d we h a d t o p i e c e [ i t ] t o g e t h e r T h e h o o d w a s d a rk b l u e , t h e d o o r w a s a d i f f e re n t c o l o r [ a n d ] t h e re s t o f i t w a s b l a c k I j u s t c o u l d n ’ t s t a n d t h e m i s m a t c h e s , s o I p a i n t e d i t We re yo u a f a r m b oy ? I ’ m f ro m a ve r y r u r a l a re a My g re a t g r a n d f a t h e r u s e d t o b e a f a r m e r, b u t m y f a m i l y d o e s n ' t ow n a f a r m o r a n y t h i n g In t h e c o u n t y I l i ve i n , t h e re [ a re ] m o re c ow s t h a n p e o p l e 1 0 ) I n o t i c e d t h e t a t t o o [ T h e s c ri p t C o n t h e i n s i d e o f h i s b i c e p ] ? Is t h e re a s t o r

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Red Prepares to Host Cornell Show; Hopes for Victor y on Home Turf

By ANNA JOHNSON Sun Contributor

The horses are not the only ones chomping at the bit this week as the Cornell equestrian team prepares for the first home show of the season This Sunday, Feb 16, the Red hosts the Cornell Show on its own turf, and the riders as well as the horses will enjoy home-field advantage

Last year, the team rode to victor y by winning almost every single class This year, the Red leads its region by approximately 23 points, and hopes for a repeat performance

“Typically we do pretty well at our home show because we have ‘home team ’ advantage and know our horses well,” said junior cocaptain Georgiana de Rham

The home show also comes with the price of extra preparation

“ The night before the show, we spend six hours setting ever ything up in the barn At the show we don’t sit down from 6 a m to 6 p m It’s a lot of time and energy and organization for us, ” said junior co-captain Sofia Steinberger “We’re at a little bit of an advantage ”

While the Red enjoyed success on its home turf last

year, fall semester ’ s narrow loss gave the team extra motivation to claim its victory this coming weekend After weeks of grueling 6 a m practices in subzero temperatures, the team is prepared to do what it takes

“Our commitment and work ethic has been tested by our 6 a m practices in frigid weather,” said freshman Chelsea Huss “I think that the perseverance has been proven by the results of all of our shows, as the team is currently leading the region ”

Practice makes perfect, and the Red has been finetuning its performance, streamlining flow and minimizing the chance of any slipups that could jeopardize a victory “In practice, it’s a lot of keeping ourselves accountable and making sure our basics are ready Everyone is really supportive of each other,” Steinberger said “We don’t want to not win because we made a mistake We make sure we have everything prepared ”

In equestrian especially, winning is in the details

“ The team approaches each practice with an open mind and resolve to not only correct mistakes in each rider, but the horses as well,” Huss said “Consistency is one of the most important factors that the team focuses on during each and every competition Every rider and every point matters, so for both the short and long term, the team is developing and fostering a

Red Places Fifth at Ivy Championships

By SYDNEY ALTSCHULER

This weekend, Cornell’s fencing team competed in the Ivy League National Championships in Providence, R I The Red went 2-4, defending its No 5 spot

among the Ivies for the second year in a row The squad picked up two wins against Yale and Brown, but fell to Columbia, Harvard, Penn and reigning champion Princeton

The round-robins spanned two days as the Red took on No 1 Princeton, No 5 Columbia and No 7 Penn on day one and No 3 Harvard, Brown and Yale on day two The Red struggled on opening day, enduring three tough losses to three of the Top-10 teams in the nation The match against Penn, however, almost went in Cornell’s favor

According to senior April Whitney, the squad believes it has the ability to edge out Penn, and move up a spot in the rankings

“I think next year we have the potential to come a place higher by defeating Penn, since this year it was a very close match,” she said

The narrative on the weekend became a story of true resilience Cornell came back on day two determined to get on the board In the first match of the day, the Red was tenacious in its pursuit to beat Brown, and ultimately bested the Ivy foe, 14-13

The epee squad broke the tie, defeat-

ing the Bears, 5-4, to tip the scales in the Red’s favor Freshman Victoria Wines was the driving force behind the epee ’ s victory, completing a perfect sweep of all her bouts in a 5-4 Cornell triumph

According to Wines, the Red stood collectively strong in a high-pressure atmosphere

“I thought we [the team] handled ourselves well against the tough competition,” she said “I hope that we can continue improving and do even better next year ”

Sophomore Angelica Gangemi and Whitney were both instrumental in Cornell’s 8-1 foil decision, each going 30 in their respective bouts Senior Christine McIntosh also came through with a 2-1 finish

However, despite gaining some positive momentum, the squad stumbled in the middle match against Harvard and lost, 21-6 The Red had to pick up another win to match its results from last year and defend its fifth place ranking in the conference

Fortunately, Cornell pulled through in the final match against Yale to secure

When NFL draft prospect and SEC

Michael Sam came out as gay to the New York Times, he created quite a stir Shattering any preconceived stereotypes, Sam

Missouri and was a unanimous All-American selection He was a high motor and hard hitting player He was always a leader for the men at Missouri, and his teammates loved playing with him Sam played in the trenches of the defensive line in the best defensive conference in America, the SEC, for a team that almost went to the BCS title game

When Sam publicly came out and told the world he was a gay man, his teammates gave him universal support Some of his closest friends on the team said they had known for all four years and had kept it a secret to respect his wishes Sam came out to the team before his senior year, his best season Besides this being a tremendous endorsement of coach Gar y Pinkel's abilities, it shows that an adrenaline filled locker room can play and excel with not just an openly gay player, but also an openly gay leader

Why can ’ t professional athletes, who rou-

tinely describe their teams as families and their teammates as brothers in arms, be accepting as well? How is it that pro football players can play through unimaginable pain and stress, but would not be able to play along side a gay teammate?

However, it is not the players I worr y the most about While Sam's announcement was met with support from past and possibly future teammates, it was also met with comments, as usual, that the NFL is not ready for an openly gay player Most of the complaints that the NFL is not ready are actually coming

around the league

According to Sports Illustrated, who surveyed each NFL personnel member, Sam hurt his draft stock CBS Sports dropped Sam 70 spots in its draft rankings (I’d love to see the methodology behind that It is worth noting t

Bowers’ stock was hurt when he had to deal with extensive medical problems So being openly gay in the NFL is roughly equivalent to having major knee surger y) I say screw that

If we keep waiting for the magic moment when 100 percent of the pro sports workforce and management is OK with openly gay players, we will be waiting forever The reality of it is some people will always be intolerant, and they should be forced to keep up with the times, not the other way around The NFL, America's favorite pastime and biggest pro sport, should not have to cater to bigots and the narrow-minded

The concept of “readiness” is bull anyways If you are only going to define “readiness” as no one has a problem with it, no one would ever be ready for anything but the status quo