02-15-13

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New Travel Site Targets S afety While Abroad

By ALEXA DAVIS Sun Staff Writer

Five years ago, a group of students were in Kenya when a civil war broke out

“[Then] two years ago, we had an issue with the Arab Spring and then that same summer was the Japanese earthquake,” said Alexis Santi, coordinator of travel safety for Cornell Abroad “This became a major issue for the University in general How safe are we? How are we running programs? But also, are we even sure where everybody is? We needed a system with which we could capture all of that ”

The incidents identified a gap in the University’s understanding of who is abroad at any given time, according to Santi

But it was not until this month that Cornell launched a travel registry designed to increase safety for students, faculty and staff traveling abroad, as well as to serve as a preventative measure against potential high-risk situations The new system is intended to better equip the University to send resources and aid to Cornell-affiliated individuals who are abroad, particularly in dangerous areas,

I can hear the bells

according to Dean of Students Kent Hubbell ’67

The new registry provides contact information and itineraries of all individuals affiliated with Cornell who are studying abroad It also supplies travelers with access to University-approved emergency travel insurance and emergency evacuation if necessary, according to Santi

Students who are enrolled in Cornell Abroad are automatically included in the registry Those who organized their trip inde-

By NOAH RANKIN Sun Staff Writer

a t s v i ol e n c e a g a i n s t w o m e n “ On e i n t h re e w o m e n w i l l b e r a p e d o r b e a t e n i n h e r l i f e t i m e , ” s a i d Ih s a n K a b i r ’ 1 4 , o n e o f t h e o r g a n i ze r s o f t h e Ho Pl a z a e ve n t , q u o t i n g o n e o f O B R ’ s s l o g a n s “ On e b i l l i o n w o m e n v i o l a t e d i s a n a t ro c i t y On e b i l l i o n p e o p l e d a n c i n g i s a re vo l u t i o n ” K a b i r o r g a n i z e d t h e e v e n t d e s p i t e n e ve r h a v i n g p re v i o u s l y p a r t i c i p a t e d i n a f l a s h m o b He s a i d t h e g l o b a l n a t u re o f t h e O B R m ove m e n t i n s p i re d h i m t o o r g a n i ze t h e Va l e n t i n e ’ s Da y f l a s h m o b i n It h a c a “ I ’ m f ro m Ba n g l a d e s h , a n d m y m o m i s d o i n g On e Bi l l i o n R i s i n g ove r t h e re , ” K a b

pendently, however, are not included Santi said he strongly encourages such students, in addition to anyone affiliated with Cornell, to register their international travel

About 600 students who are currently enrolled in Cornell Abroad are included in the system But there are an additional 1,000 to 1,500 students who are travelling internationally and not accounted for, according to Santi Since the system ’ s launch earlier this

President Says Divestment Debate at Cornell Is ‘Divisive’

By SUN STAFF

In an inter view with The Sun on Monday, President David Skorton responded to student demands to divest the University’s endowment from the fossil fuel industry Skorton urged caution, noting that Cornell cannot sacrifice its financial health in pursuit of social causes Still, he embraced the use of divestment as a useful tool in general

DAVID SKORTON: There are four things I’d like to get across about [divestment] One is, I think at times divestment is a tool that can be used; I do I’m not talking about [divesting from fossil fuels] right now; I’m talking about divestment in general, because there are people who think divestment is never a good idea I encouraged a selective divestment from Darfur, and we did that So the first thing is, I don’t have a position like divestment is something you should never touch

broad consensus on this on campus I think this is going to be a very divisive issue, a complex issue There are a lot of different issues to this

“I doubt [that] we’re going to have a broad consensus on this on campus.”

Secondly, I really believe that as much as possible, within the limits of not hurting the campus, in terms of the returns having the endowments invested in socially responsible ways is a really good idea I think that’s true for my own personal investments as well Thirdly, this is a really complex issue and I doubt if we ’ re going to have a

I think the campus will generally agree that social responsibility ought to be taken into serious account while investing I think people will agree with that I think even people who believe that certain maneuvers are the wrong maneuver will agree that having an ethos of social responsibility is important Secondly, I think people will agree that development of renewable fuel sources and changes in the way we do things in the United States, to make it more likely that we can utilize renewable fuel sources I think people will agree about that I think there will be somewhat of a consensus, maybe a little bit less, that anything we can do as a country to be less dependent on foreign sources of energy [is positive] for geo-political reasons And the thing I do not think we will have a broad consensus on is that complete divestment from the fossil fuel industry will be the way to go I actually don’t know what the right answer is; I really don’t But I believe that this is how we should

N ews, “S t uden ts, P rof essor s D eb ate E f f ic acy of P el l G ran ts,” M onday

Sp eaking ab out the ef fec t of shrinking Pell Grants on college students Pell Grants create equal opp ortunity it s a way to mitigate inequality Now, the grant has much less of a role in inf luencing this income inequality b ecause it hasn’t increased at the s ame rate as the cost of tuition

Prof Suz anne Mettler, government

but other conduct that go es along with it like drinking overcrowding and public urination ”

Rudan ’89, a memb er of the Planning and D evelopment Board

N ews,

O pin ion, “S K OR T ON : On Im m i gra ti on R e

A Mers, the p otential of the highly trained scientists and engineers from other lands to contribute to America’s comp etitiveness and our broader resp onsibilities to build capacity elsewhere in the world until a true brain circulation mo del b ecomes a reality

Universit y President David J Skor ton

Tompkins County Receives $2.8M

For Emergency Communications

By SARAH CUTLER Sun Staff Wr ter

Tompkins County received a $2 8-million grant to improve emergency communication between local responders and outside agencies from the New York State Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services Wednesday

The grant will support enhancements to the county ’ s radio communications infrastructure, including radio receivers and transmitters that can access additional frequency bands, so emergency responders can be connected to state and federal agencies

The program also provides for the construction of radio links that will connect Tompkins County’s radio system to adjacent county radio systems, allowing the counties’ emergency response teams to communicate with each other and provide better access to each others’ base stations and radio transmitting sites

“The grant pairs a statewide need with a regionwide approach to improving the responder radio interoperability and coordination of large-scale events that cross county lines,” said Lee Shurtleff, the county ’ s director of emergency response, in a press release

The county ’ s public safety agencies and many local governments operate on an 800-Megahertz

frequency More than 1,400 people use the system, which processed more than 2 7 million transmissions last year, according to the press release

“Through the addition of designated national and state mutual aid channels in each of these other frequency bands, incoming agencies will be able to reliably communicate with our 911 Communications Center and be linked to our responders on the 800-Megahertz system, ” he said

A New York plan to create a statewide digital communication system was abandoned three years ago after 10 years of effort, leaving behind a patchwork of aging and disconnected systems that do not operate well in many areas, according to the press release New York awarded Tompkins County the grant in full in the latest round of the Statewide Interoperable Communications Grant program, which funds enhancements to the operation of public safety communications

“Our proposal carefully considered the County’s challenges in communicating beyond Tompkins County borders and leveraged the county ’ s infrastructure and technology to meet those challenges,” Shurtleff said in the press release “The state clearly appreciates the approach and is funding the project 100 percent ”

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ICSD Settles Racial Harassment Case

By EMMA COURT Sun Senior Writer

that she was physically and emotionally abused by fellow DeWitt Middle School stu-

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t i m “ We think now is the time to bring this matter

t o a c l o s

Ainslie, president of the ICSD Board of Education, said in a press release

ICSD will pay $75,000 of t h e s e t t

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r e m a i n i n g $ 1 2 5 , 0 0 0 t o b e paid by ICSD’s insurance carrie r, ac c ordin g t o t h e pre s s release

In 2005, then-Ithaca resi-

The district appealed the decision, and in 2011 the New York Court of Appeals ruled

“We think now is the time to bring this matter to a close.”

Kearney said a group of white students leveled racial slurs at her daughter, who is black They also punched her and threatened her life, The Sun repor ted in October 2007 Ke a r n e y s u

district in 2006, saying that ICSD’s response was not effective in protecting her daughter from the alleged bullying In

claims made by students against public school districts, according to a district press release A

o f Appeals decision, Kearney notified the school district that she would file the charges in federal court However, a set-

instead, according to the press release

ecourt@cornellsun com

Aside from spending a night at The Sun, what is your ideal way to spend Valentine’s Day?

“Ordering pints of Purity ice cream with my fellow editors ” Eating My Feelings ’14

“With my boyfriend, Brad Pitt, in our private home on the beaches of Cancun ” Delusional Darling ’15

“Copy-editing by candlelight ” Nerd with a Red Pen ’14

“Hanging out with my fave News Editors ” Sad Sports Editor ’15

Compiled by Jonathan Dawson

For 150th Anniversar y, C.U. Unof cial Mascot Will Be Memorialized in Bronze

By JULIA PASCALE Sun Staff Wr ter

During Homecoming Weekend 2015, Cornellians will have something new to celebrate: a statue commemorating the Univer-

sity’s unofficial mascot, a bear cub

The statue will be built on the corner of Campus Road and Garden Avenue, near Teagle Hall, according to a University press release

The statue will be unveiled in 2015, marking the 100th anniver-

sar y of both the opening of Schoellkopf Field and the first season a bear cub served as a mascot

The year also marks the University’s 150th anniversary celebration, or sesquicentennial

“It’s a great tradition, and to pay respect to it is pretty cool,” said Stephanie Ahart ’14, president of the Big Red Bears

Fundraising for the project, which will cost $250,000, began Jan 19

According to John Foote ’74, author of Touchdown: The Story of the Cornell Bear, the first bear cub came to Cornell in 1915 because members of the football team wanted a sideline mascot

“Our team went to a game farm in New Hampshire and asked if they had an animal that would be suitable for a sideline mascot, ” Foote said “They got a little bear cub, probably less than a year old, and they named her Touchdown ”

The bear cub was on the side-

lines cheering the team on beginning with the first game of the 1915 season The season was notable for the Big Red’s football team for other reasons as well: It was the first time it went undefeated, the first time it beat Harvard and the first time they won a national championship, according to Foote

“I think that little cub brought some extra magic to the equation,” Foote said

Three more Touchdown bear cubs graced Schoellkopf ’ s sidelines in subsequent years, with the third cub serving as mascot in 1939 The Touchdown bear cubs were known for their mischievious antics, according to the press release

Foote said the bear holds special significance to him because of his experiences as a Cornell cheerleader his senior year At a ColgateCornell football game, he said, the mascot a student wearing a bear costume was harassed by a

crowd of Colgate fans

“So we told the bear to run, and he couldn’t see anything in that bear suit,” Foote said “He ran into the goal post and he knocked himself out cold, so we pulled off his head, and I knew the guy ”

Foote’s knowledge of the history of Cornell’s unofficial mascot stems from what he described as “ a wonderful two years ” spent researching the story of the bear in The Cornell Daily Sun archives, he said

Brooklyn-based sculptor Brian Caverly was selected to build the bear cub statue, according to Foote Graduate students in the Department of Landscape Architecture will design the landscape surrounding the statue

Funding for the statue has come from alumni and friends of the University, according to Foote

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counting on in the shor t-term At the same time, it’s something for the far future, the far horizon the investments for the far horizon have a different criteria

c o u n t r i e s d o i n g t h i s T h e f a c t t h a t p e o p l e a re r i s i n g a l l ove r t h e g l o b e i s re a l l y s p e c i a l t o m e ” Sh a h s a i d s h e w a s p l e a s e d by t h e n u m b e r o f p o e p l e w h o p a r t i c i p a t e d i n t h e e ve n t “ I t h i n k t h i s w a s a g re a t m o v e m e n t b e c a u s e a l l y o u n e e d e d t o d o w a s s h ow u p a n d s u p p o r t [ t h e f l a s h m o b ] T h a t w a s w h a t m a d e i t s o i n s p i r at i o n a l : A n y o n e c o u l d j o i n , ” Sh a h s a i d “ I h o p e t o s e e m o re e ve n t s l i k e t h a t , w h e re t h e i d e a i s t o re a l l y r a i s e a w a re n e s s a n d g i ve s u p p o r t f o r a g o o d c a u s e , n o t j u s t t h r o u g h m o n e t a r y d o n a t i o n s a n d t h i n g s l i k e t h a t ”

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U.S. Airways Lands $11 Billion Merger With American Airlines

DALLAS (AP) US Airways CEO Doug Parker has landed the big merger he sought for years Now the soon-to-be CEO of the new American Airlines has to make it work

The new airline needs to repaint hundreds of planes Frequent flier programs have to be combined American’s on-time performance must improve And the airline needs to win back business travelers who have drifted to competitors But Parker’s nothing if not persistent

After months of courting, the companies on Thursday announced an $11 billion merger that will turn American into the world’s biggest airline, with 6,700 daily flights and annual revenue of roughly $40 billion It’s a coup for Parker, who runs the much-smaller US Airways Group Inc and believes that mergers help airlines achieve higher revenue and consistent profits

When the deal closes later this year, the four biggest U S airlines American, United, Delta and Southwest will all be the products of mergers that began in 2008 Those deals have helped the industry control seats, push fares higher and return to profitability But it’s not easy to stitch two airlines together

Some of Parker’s work has already been done American parent AMR Corp has cut costs and debt since it filed for bankruptcy protection in late 2011 Pilots from both airlines have agreed on steps that should make it easier to combine their groups under a single labor contract, a big hurdle in many airline mergers But when the deal closes expected by September as part of AMR’s plan to emerge from bankruptcy protection there will still plenty to do

The new company will have to combine the separate computer systems that American and US Airways use for reservations and other functions, while avoiding the glitches that have plagued United since it switched to Continental’s system The airline will have to fly better Last year, American ranked 14th out of 15 airlines for on-time performance, according to government statistics It canceled flights at a higher rate than its closest rivals It had the second-worst rate of complaints, better only than United, which was hit by periodic computer outages

The executive likely to be charged with making the airline run more smoothly is US Airways’ chief operating officer, Robert Isom He said his company fixed similar problems in 2007 through regimented maintenance schedules, stricter rules on how long to wait for connecting passengers, and using bonuses to encourage workers to hit performance goals US Airways ranked fifth in on-time arrivals last year

Leaders of American’s unions say they’re ready to help the airline perform better They should be after all, they helped kick American’s current management to the curb by supporting a merger with Parker running the combined company

Illinois Senate Votes To Legalize Gay Marriage

SPRINGFIELD, Ill (AP) The push to allow same-sex marriages in Illinois got its biggest victory to date Thursday with a historic Valentine's Day vote in the state Senate, and supporters expressed confidence that within two weeks President Barack Obama's home state could join nine others that have lifted their gay-marriage bans amid shifting public opinion

With a 34-21 vote, senators advanced the measure to the House, where it could be a tougher sell even though Democrats also hold a majority there Gov Pat Quinn, a Chicago Democrat, has pledged to sign it into law should the House pass it too Senate approval was a significant and at times elusive step forward for the issue, just two years after legislators approved civil unions Never had a plan to lift the gay-marriage ban won approval on the floor of either chamber

The bill's sponsor, Sen Heather Steans, D-Chicago, called it ‘ a vote for the history books ’ She said the measure ' s strong showing in the Senate where it needed 30 votes to pass and the support of one Republican were good signs of what's to come

Rep Greg Harris, D-Chicago, said ‘the prospects are very good’ in the House, though he declined to discuss the roll call so far or say when a hearing will be held But other supporters said it could be within the next two weeks

‘As soon as we can send this bill to the governor and it becomes the law of the land I will be very happy person and so will tens of thousands of families across Illinois,’ Harris said

Polls show voters ' feelings shifting rapidly in favor of gay rights

President Barack Obama said last year he supports same-sex marriage, and in November voters in four states either approved or voted down bans on gay marriage

Illinois wasn ' t the only state where supporters of legalizing gay marriage picked Valentine's Day to publicize their cause

In Oregon, the state ' s leading gay-rights group formed a campaign organization to get a constitutional amendment on the November 2014 ballot

And in Minnesota, more than a thousand activists rallied at the state Capitol in support of legalizing gay marriage, just months after voters defeated a measure that would have banned it

Opponents have said they're concerned the bill would force religious organizations to allow same-sex marriage ceremonies in their fellowship halls, parish centers or even in their sanctuaries

Steans has said that's not the case But before approving the measure Thursday the Senate attached an amendment that states no church or other religious organization may be sued if they don't allow their parishes to be used for same-sex marriage ceremonies The amendment was an effort to further reassure Republicans in hopes of picking up at least some bipartisan support

Third Person Dies as a Result of Guam Stabbings

A third person has died after being hit by a car during a rampage in Guam's tourist district that left two others dead and 11 people injured, officials said

Thursday

Spokesman Tony Muna of the Guam Visitors Bureau said that a 51-year-old man taken to Guam Memorial Hospital in critical condition died Thursday morning, local time

Authorities are not immediately releasing his name while a complaint filed against 21-year-old Chad Ryan De Soto is updated, Muna said

A Japan Foreign Ministry official who requested anonymity identified the person killed as 51-year-old Hitoshi Yokota The official spoke on condition of anonymity because of department rules

De Soto, of Tamuning, is accused of plowing into

several people with his gray Toyota Yaris late Tuesday as he drove onto a sidewalk and into a convenience store at the Outrigger hotel in the Tumon district Authorities say he then got out of his car and started stabbing people he came across Authorities said that De Soto hurt six people with his car and eight with his knife

Muna said the 51-year-old victim was hit by De Soto's car

Muna says four victims remain hospitalized in the U S territory: a 51-year-old woman listed in “guarded” condition, a 70-year-old woman in stable condition, and two girls in stable condition a 3-monthold and an 8-month-old A 22-year-old woman in stable condition was transferred to a hospital in Japan, while six patients were treated and released

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id you know that 50 years ago distinct sociology, anthropology and p s yc h o l o g y d e p a r t m e n t s d i d n ’ t exist at Cornell University? Taking the lead from Harvard, our alma mater offered a Social Relations major, an interdisciplinary study of these big three social sciences Producing some of the leading social science scholars in the latter half of the 20th century, this major adopted an interdisciplinary approach to studying humans

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Va l e n t i n e ’ s Day

Whether you were with your significant other or your body pillow last night, you probably noticed yesterday was Valentine’s Day Looking to gain some historical perspective on the holiday, The Sun sat down with the spirits of Ezra Cornell and A D White to talk about Cornell students dating habits

THE SUN: Thanks for coming guys What’re you up to for Valentine’s Day?

EZRA CORNELL: Well we ’ re expecting to see a lot of lonely virgins crossing the Arts Quad at midnight, so I guess we’ll be getting up to shake hands pretty often

SUN: Ouch I’d like to believe that Cornellians’ social skills are at least a little bit better than they’re reputed to be

A D WHITE: You’d think so, what with all the fraternities and sororities currently flooding Plumb Tree and Miyake for date nights like they’re storming the beaches of Normandy But it turns out they’ve actually all been “catfished” like Manti Te’o their relationships are all online and are with closeted men from California

EZRA: Whoa there, A D I didn’t found the first American university and build McGraw Tower with my bare hands

SUN: Umm

EZRA: Just so you could come up in here and make fun of our students That’s what Harvard, Yale and Princeton are for!

A D : So just because you had a mistress you think you know more about relationships? The problem, I’m telling you, is with the whole dating culture today There’s no romance, no dinner dates, no box of chocolates you can ’ t even call it dating anymore! Everyone’s just incestually hooking up with each other

EZRA: You’ve got a point there Just look at those “dancefloor makeouts ” There’s not enough alcohol in the world for me to be okay with having some girl who reeks of Keystone stick her tongue down my throat while Pitbull blasts in the background

A D : Well hold on Sometimes when it’s 12:45 a m at Pixel and you ’ re nine shots deep, that “five” really starts looking like an “eight”

SUN: Okay, okay So what would be your guys ’ advice for finding that special someone before next Valentine’s Day?

EZRA: Well in my day, the easiest way to get a girl was to not have polio, syphilis or mumps We called this “the trifecta ” But other than that, I did so well because I was super wealthy and owned a ton of property I mean my house even had bedrooms for my wife AND my mistress it’s true, ask any Llenroc brother So the bottom line? Get money, get paid

It synthesized socio-cultural science with psychological methodology, aiming to u n d e r s t a n d t h e i n d i v i d u a l w i t h i n h i s greater systematic context These social relations classes did not focus solely on culture ’ s influence, nor on the psyche of individuals or the effect of networks and groups The Social Relations department connected the many dynamics that affect our thoughts and actions to produce a more complete understanding of human beings

Naturally, to me at least, this makes a whole lot of sense Personally, I crave that unifying thread that brings my studies together; it helps answer those big philosophical questions that should matter to everyone everywhere Unfortunately, the Social Relations major was disbanded in 1962 and ever since then, there has been a steady decline in cross-departmental communication and interdisciplinar y study within certain academic disciplines

It’s a minor injustice to approach social science education through the narrow lenses of just psychology, sociology or anthropology When we remove human subjects from the complete system they inhabit in order to tease out certain “truths,” our conc l u s i o n s u n d o u b t e d l y l o s e i n t e l l e c t u a l power

There is reason behind this madness: growing administrative bureaucracy has required departments to produce quantifiable outcomes in an effort to streamline the University’s budgeting system Rather than making education more efficient, isolated a c a d e m i c d e p a r t m e n t s h a ve b e c o m e increasingly more rigid and specialized Cornell, along with most other universities, underwent a reorganization of its academic structure in recent years By sequestering departments into their subdivisions, it slowly pushed students away from a more fluid, interdisciplinary approach to their education

This represents a larger problem of modernity, where the growing need to fit into neatly defined boxes stifles our freedom and courage to take risks The societal trend to monetize life and market ourselves has pressured students to self-impose big bad titles and quantify our “hard” skills

The Doctor The Artist The Politician The Comedian The Entrepreneur We

have had to decide our titles earlier and with more permanence than ever before

We have the “creative” people who make “ art, ” and the “non-creative” folks who shy away from it The Engineers study math, not political theory These self-imposed categories are instilling fear of taking risks in our education

Oh, the good ‘ol days a time where creativity was not saved for the “creative” people, when the youth rejected caution and attacked life with wide-eyed optimism For example, (shameless plug coming up) I am in the musical Mr Matthews Magic Mo r g u e ( o p e n i n g Fe b 2 2 a t R i s l e y Theater) I never thought of myself as the “thespian” type, but college is about experimenting I have no experience acting or singing, save in the almighty shower However, I can dance my ass off, that’s for sure I probably will make a nice fool out of myself up on stage, but life’s about going for it, with the pedal to the metal!

We live in a unique time at Cornell where it’s difficult to tailor our educations to our variety of personal interests How can we grow if we come to college fearful to experiment? Out in the “real world,” problems aren ’ t defined as the “artist’s” problem or the “ entrepreneur ’ s ” problem A problem is just a problem, and solutions are varied and ever-changing An interdisciplinary approach to education will create students who approach problems from a variety of angles How effective!

We should strive for interdisciplinary approaches, not just in the lecture hall, but also in other avenues of our collegiate lives: in the case of friendship, for instance

We do not classify ourselves as leaders, and then only befriend leaders (or we shouldn’t anyway) Nor should we judge others solely by their athletic abilities Do we classify others on their comedic capabilities, then decide on friendship from there? Maybe at Cornell, yes But, we should be pooling together individual’s total qualities as a unified person looking at the sum of their strengths and weaknesses and judging them accordingly While we show our many different selves to different people in different contexts, our task in life is to find that unity the unity of self where core values and variety of interests drive your Lamborghini of life

In our social interactions and in academia as well, we need to approach higher education from a variety of perspectives to better understand the greater truths of the world

Rudy Gerson is a sophomore in the College of Arts and Sciences He may be reached a rgerson@cornellsun com Rooting Around column runs alternate Fridays this semester

CORRECTION

The byline of a news story Thursday, “Cornell Launches Gender-Inclusive Housing Option,” stated that it was written by Wesley Rogers In fact, it was written by Jinjoo Lee

Andrew Soluk | Guest Room

On Love: The Hopeless Romantic

Do you want to be “in love?” Most of you reading this probably think that you do and have thought this for some time I hate to rain on your parade, but no No you don’t Love is hard What you want is for other people to love you

Love is a gift that you can give someone else, just as you might give someone a flower, a compliment or your attention Like with any gift, all you have the power to do is give it You cannot force another person to give you a gift, just as you cannot force them to love you You must give love freely without expecting anything in return, which makes it risky and potentially painful

The problem is that we all believe if we give our love to someone, he or she will by default reciprocate it Unfortunately, this is only true in fairy tales and Disney movies We have these unrealistic expectations, which make it even more difficult when we are pushed aside The worst part is that you will always love whatever it is that you originally loved about any person and will be reminded of it every time you see him or her

Suddenly love doesn’t sound so great anymore, does it?

We want people to give us love because we all like attention However, we also do not want to be crushed when our love is ignored, which puts us all in a precarious situation

Some people like to argue that there are three different

It might be nice to have an explanation for ever y situation, but I stand here today to say that there is only one type of love: plain old love

types of love: Eros, Philos and Agape They say that you are experiencing different types of love with different people because they feel the need to classify and group love into different categories so they can easily explain their emotions For those of you who might not remember, Eros is considered “romantic love,” Philos is considered “friendly love” and Agape is “unconditional love ” My question is: Why do we need to label and separate the varieties of love?

It might be nice to have an explanation for every situation, but I stand here today to say that there is only one type of love: plain old love The love that you have for one person is the same as the love that you have for another You might feel more or less love towards specific people, but it is not inherently different

If you are in a relationship right now, what makes that love different from the love you have for your best friends?

The fact that you have sex on a regular basis? This is just an action that can be reflected by the amount of love you feel for that person and attraction This does not mean the love is any different Additionally, if sex makes the love any different, how do you account for random hook ups on the weekend? I think we can all agree that love is generally not an important factor in our promiscuity

So why is it important to define love as a single thing with varying degrees, rather than a concept with multiple different definitions? Because it will change how you look at people and what you appreciate about them Rather than judging someone by the love you think they should be giving you, all you will see is love Differentiating between the types will only cause drama, headache and heartache; it is much easier to just accept love for what it is

I won ’ t be surprised if I get a slew of angry emails from dedicated boyfriends or girlfriends arguing about why their love is special By all means, send them I am more than willing to keep an open mind But please make sure to tell me exactly why the love you have for your significant other is different from the love you have for anyone else

I do want to end on a positive note this Valentine’s week for anyone who has loved or proudly loves today; know that you have the joy of making others happy The people you love might not show appreciation, but they are always touched by your kindness You have a positive impact on their lives whether it is clear or not It might be hard to constantly give love, but keep at it The world is a better place because of it

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Mystyc Star Metrik | Barely Legal

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Things weren ’ t always this way In the early colonial days, fe w men w h o p r a c t i c e d l a w w e n t t o l a w school They may have read a fe w legal books, but most learned their skills through professional apprenticeships Apprenticeships and other forms of on-the-job training were often required components of legal education (in addition to, or sometimes instead of, formal schooling) until around 1950, when law school

a t t e n d a n c e b e c a m e a c o m p u l s o r y prerequisite to bar admission The decision to scrap practical training in favor of tedious academic study is perplexing, and it puts law students at a real disadvantage when tr ying to enter a field that they know little about

During the second summer in law school, those of us who are lucky enough to get jobs at large firms are finally exposed to transactional work, although we have little prior knowl-

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When asked if I kne w how to craft a v e n t u re c a p i t a l p a r t n e r s h i p a g re ement on my first day, I felt like the l a w ye r w a s s p e a k i n g a n o t h e r l a n -

guage Luckily, firms don’t expect us to know much about transactional work, and the expectation is that we will pick up any necessar y skills on the job A fe w years of practice, however, are usually necessar y to bring a

A n i n n ov a t i v e g r o u p f o u n d e d a t Drexel called LawMeets is dedicated to the philosophy of “learning by doing ” The group seeks to help stud e n t s l e a r n t r a n s a c t i o n a l s k i l l s through series of practical exercises that can be found online LawMeets a l s o h o s t s r e g i o n a l a n d n a t i o n a l m e e t s , s i m i l a r t o t h e C o r n e l l Tr a n s a c t

speed If transactional work was i n t r o d u c e d d u r i n g l a w s c h o o l , emerging lawyers would have greater familiarity with the area, instead of picking it up on the fly Reading case law and legal research are necessar y in any legal career, but they tend to b e m o r e h e l p f u l f o r l i t i g a t i o n Aspiring transactional lawyers are left out in the cold

To be fair, Cornell Law School does offer a fe w courses that expose students to transactional law L AW 6 5 7 2 : Tr a n s a c t i o n a l L a w y e r i n g , taught by Professor Whitehead, is an i m m e n s e l y p o p u l a r c o u r s e t h a t teaches students about the basics of n e g o t i a t i n g a n a c q u i s i t i o n a g r e ement Later, they are divided into buyer and seller teams, and they have the oppor tunity to mark-up a draft c o n t r a c t a n d n e g o t i a t e w i t h t h e opposite side The class ends in a “competition,” with real lawyers and b u s i n e s s p e o p l e e va l u a t i n g t h e s t ud e n t s ’ p e r f o r m a n c e a n d o f f e r i n g f e e d b a c k o n h o w t o i m p r o v e

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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

manguM ASToUNds At The StaTE

BY SYDNEY RAMSDEN Sun Staff Writer

It’s difficult to pinpoint just exactly what has led Neutral Milk Hotel-mastermind Jeff Mangum to achieve what has evidently culminated in a godlike status His w

grotesque and bizarre imagery of sex, science experiments and Holocaust references sprinkled with joyful chanting over violent guitar strums, organs and bagpipes and singing saws hardly qualifies the artist for such cult-like worship Yet, even after the band’s indefinite hiatus following Mangum’s mental breakdown in 1998, his defining

congregated not in worship of Mangum (although there definitely was some of that), but in unity under his brief but remarkable and much-loved discography It certainly helped that Mangum encouraged the crowd to sing along with him before launching into each song Call it a gimmick, but singing along to adored tracks like “Holland, 1945” and “Ghost” with fellow fans and Mangum himself is truly the ultimate way to experience his work A packed theater of fans were lucky enough to be present for an unforgettable evening

Everything about the performance was refreshingly nonchalant: the crowd hardly noticed when Mangum casually walked onto the stage like he had just rolled out of bed But once he launched into Aeroplane’s nine-minute,

masterpiece, In the Aeroplane Over the Sea, maintains a special place in fans’ hearts It’s one of those albums that is precious for each fan in a different, inexplicable way; each listen is an experience that non-fans just wouldn’t understand

Whatever the reason for Mangum’s appeal, he nailed it down totally accurately at his tour stop at the State Theatre Wednesday with a confession that seemed to encompass the very reason for his fans’ steadfast loyalty: “I’ll give you my heart; that’s all I can do ” Up o n m a k i n g this painfully sincere remark early on in his set, it w

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Anne Frank-referencing epic “Oh Comely,” he had the crowd’s undy-

i n g a t t e n t i o n W h a t ’ s m o re remarkable is that Mangum held his command on the audience througho u t t h e n i g h t despite his spare

s e t u p : Se a t e d i n the center of the

s t a g e a c c o m p anied by nothing but a guitar and m i c ro p h o n e , h e had a mesmerizi n g e f f e c t a s h e powered through Aeroplane favorites like “Two-Headed

B oy ” ( w h i c h h e revealed is the first song he wrote for t h e l a n d m a rk album) and “King of Carrot Flowers Parts 1-3 ” Even when excitement levels couldn’t get any higher, the opening chords of the iconic “Carrot Flowers” were met with cheers of nostalgic glee

as the “Siamese song ” to “Oh Comely ” Judging by the lack of audience participation during these renditions, the crowd was certainly less familiar with these earlier tracks than with the cuts from Aeroplane, but the songs nevertheless proved just as captivating

The highlight of the evening found the audience treated to a mini-NMH reunion for the encore Julian Koster, the frontman of opening act The Music Tapes and a former Mangum bandmate accompanied Mangum on non-album track “Engine” and a stunning rendition of “In the Aeroplane Over the Sea” with the singing saw Koster’s talent was no surprise: earlier in the night, he and his group put on one of the most unique musical performances in recent memory The set, which provided a clear contrast with the coffeehouse guitar ballads of Tall Firs, the openers, managed to embody a sort of childlike whimsy, complete with a number “ sung ” by Static the Singing Television (which is exactly what it sounds like weird and wonderful) Koster and his players demonstrated complete lack of inhibition within their act, providing a collection of tunes that combined melancholic and vaguely nostalgic lyrics with a miscellany of bells, cymbals, banjoes and, of course, Koster’s singing saw In several stunning demonstrations of his talents, Koster often managed to play two or more of these instruments simultaneously

Koster’s bow-and-saw accompaniment proved a natural musical complement to Mangum’s acoustic version of fan favorite, “In the Aeroplane Over the Sea ” The closer was the evening’s defining moment, giving NMH fanatics a memory to cherish with a moment that only could have

While the evening was primarily devoted to tracks off Aeroplane, Mangum sporadically broke into numbers from NMH’s debut On Avery Island like “Gardenhead” and “Song Against Sex” in addition to non-album songs like “Ferris Wheel on Fire” and “Oh Sister,” which he described

been experienced in the company of friends and strangers alike gathered in the name of Mangum’s work With their stunning rendition, Koster and Mangum capped off a monumental evening, demonstrating the enduring magic of the artists’ profoundly moving musical creations

Sydney Ramsden is a junior in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences She can be reached at sramsden@cornellsun com

A Case of Mistaken Identity

BY JULIA MOSER Sun Staff Writer

Melissa McCarthy is one of the most gut-wrenchingly hilarious comedic talents in the world Jason Bateman has the ability to take the role of “the straight man ” to the next level with his subtle eyebrow raises and judgmental head tilts Together, they should be an unstoppable pair Yet Identity Thief, the duo’s comedic debut, manages to miss the mark Bateman, known best for his role as Michael Bluth on Arrested Development, assumes the role of Sandy Bigelow Patterson Basically, he plays exactly the same character he always does: the quintessential good guy taken advantage of by his superiors while he tries to keep his head down and do the right thing

McCarthy plays the woman who steals Sandy’s identity An alumni of the Groundlings Improv Theatre in Los Angeles, where talents like Kristen Wiig and Maya Rudolph got their starts, McCarthy rocketed to fame after her role as Megan in Bridesmaids Always hilarious, her performance did not disappoint despite the film’s manifold flaws

Identity Thief opens with the phone call during which Sandy naively gives away his personal information to a woman he believes to be calling from his credit card company We then see a scene of Sandy having a birthday celebration with his wife, played by Amanda Peet, and their two young daughters

(random aside: the younger girl previously appeared in We Bought a Zoo and is really adorable )

Next, we cut to McCarthy’s character sitting alone at a bar using Sandy’s stolen credit card to buy drinks for everyone present Early on, the film establishes the foundations for what later becomes a major plot point: McCarthy’s character is lonely and attempts to use money to buy friends and happiness

Unsurprisingly, this dubious strategy does not work; instead, she is arrested for public intoxication and assault She continues to spend Sandy’s hard earned money and act recklessly in his name until Sandy himself is arrested across the country for this woman ’ s wrongdoing

Finding the justice system unhelpful and frustrating, Sandy realizes the only way he can save his job and his family is to find the thief and bring her to the police himself The first part of this plan works: he finds the hobbit” who stole his identity, but is naturally unsuccessful at getting her to agree to return with him It is only when even badder criminals come chasing after McCarthy, calling her Julia, that she takes advantage of the free ride Sandy is offering her, and tells Sandy her real name is Diana What ensues in the next third of the movie is a goofy and at times hilarious road trip in which McCarthy shows off her considerable skill

However, the film takes a turn for the worse in its last act One can understand why the writers felt the need to humanize Diana, but the emotional appeal to audiences felt out of place in a movie one expects to be composed of pure laughs Though McCarthy is capable of dramatic acting as well as comedic and her tears seemed authentic and appropriate in the emotional portions of the film, nothing

Rabout the life she describes is the least bit amusing The film then becomes less a buddy-comedy, and more a tale about the consequences of a terrible foster-care system

This is not to say that Identity Thief did not have its moments Bateman and McCarthy have wonderful chemistry and there were a couple of scenes that are unquestionably funny In addition to the two leads, appearances by Jon Favreau, Eric Stonestreet and McCarthy’s real life husband, Ben Falcone (who played Air Marshall John in Bridesmaids), added considerably to the humor Ultimately, though, Identity Thief is uncomfortable to watch, both due to the lack of consistency in genre and the complete lack of balance between Bateman’s and McCarthy’s characters

My advice would be to wait for this one to come to your TV when you are unemployed and home for the summer You can enjoy the funny bits (many of which are in the trailer for the movie) and stop watching when it becomes a melodrama

I feel bad for Bateman and McCarthy because they are both wonderful actors who did all they could But there is no denying that they were let down by a script that did not live up to its potential

Julia Moser is a senior in the College of Arts and Sciences She can be reached at jmoser@cornellsun com

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ecently, some friends and I caught Silver Linings Playbook For the proverbial person-under-a-rock who does not know, this David Russell film, starring Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence, is one of this year ’ s most talked-about Oscar contenders, having received nominations in all four acting categories the first film to do so in three decades Putatively, it’s a romantic comedy centered around the budding romance of Pat (Cooper) and Tiffany (Lawrence), but it distinguishes itself from the dross of its genre mates with its sensitive and down-to-earth depiction of mental illness In short, critics loved it

To our surprise, however, we did not The credits rolling, we all filed out of the theater wondering what the fuss was all about We did not question the technical a c c o m p l i s h m e n t of the film or the deftness of its dialogue and the performances of the characters For us, the film’s central conceit establishing the romance between the two main characters as being sympathetic and relatable had not worked A friend of mine lamented the alienation she experienced from Pat’s frequent neuroses and the flinty-eyed, acerbic miasma emanating from Tiffany at any given point in the movie We could tell that they were real people suffering from very real problems, and Cooper and Lawrence comported themselves admirably But the spark between them, well, it just didn’t shine through For a film billed as a romantic comedy, the paucity of romantic chemistry seemed a failure

Romantic comedies are often considered the insipid detritus of the Hollywood movie industry By and large, they consist of an amalgamation of mass-manufactured, audiencepandering guilty pleasures, devalued by serious critics for a lack of originality, sensitivity and nuance they are largely formulaic and predicated on a wholly unrealistic view of human relationships, and are derided as empty vessels for moviegoers to vicariously project their romantic fantasies onto a pair of attractive shells Yet, for all the critical disdain they receive, they are nevertheless reliable crowdpleasing money spinners And in a way, despite our derision, they have come to influence the cultural zeitgeist of romantic norms The ideal

r o m a n c e , through this

c o n t e m p orary lens, is a neo-traditionalist pairing between an attractive guy and a pretty girl who overcome a gimmicky plot device that threatens to keep them separate and voila, happy ending This ideal romance is just that, ideal But it’s not even a Platonic kind of ideal insofar as it is not a reflection of how things really work in the real world These archetypal romances repeat themselves ad infinitum in ongoing iterations of the genre, becoming almost self-referential in the process They begin to rely on visual and narrative cues that frequent rom-com watchers pick up on, an internal language that lubricates the narrative and makes it easier to swallow, like overprocessed baby food In the process of self-referentialism, they begin to fetishize the actors, rather than the characters; after Matthew

McConaughey’s third or fourth film, for example, he begins to establish an archetype within the canon of romantic comedies

Roles become written to fill the personalities of actors, rather than vice versa, and this robs any semblance of authenticity they may futilely try to maintain That is not to say that all romantic comedies are bad movies Many are good, technically accomplished, and feature good performances by dedicated actors But our compass of judgment for rom-coms perhaps does not approach the reigning zeitgeist in a critical enough way We rate rom-coms based on our romantic leads’ chemistry, likeability and relatability both with relation to the audience and to one another and upon how viable we think this relationship really is Perhaps this is why we didn’t like the romance depicted in Silver Linings Playbook It defies the genre conventions for romantic comedies Neither of the two characters are likeable in the traditional sense; they’re deeply flawed and neurotic They’re relatable, which is a different concept altogether, but the chemistry between Pat and Tiffany seems, if anything, muted at best But really, do we expect most relationships to have that easily observable special spark, that love-at-first-sight, Cupid arrowridden moment of truth in which two people know they’re destined for each other? How many times have you looked at a couple and wondered what the hell keeps them together? What mutual shared interest? Is it just physical attraction? Indeed, the film hints at the possibility that the relationship between Pat and Tiffany is in large part a mutual carnal longing Tiffany, on her second meeting with Pat, brazenly tells him to have sex with her in

her secluded shack on her parent s lawn, and the audience is often shown shots of Lawrence’s bosom from Pat’s wide-eyed point of view Whatever the source of their mutual attraction is, it is not very apparent in the film per se, and we (my friends and I) took that as a failing But what if it is really our preconceived idea of how romances should work out in film that’s coming into play? Why is it necessary that the spark of affection be outwardly manifested? Why shouldn’t it be possible that perhaps some intransmissible part of a character ’ s inner mind is responsible for constructing the internal mental architecture of attraction? Perhaps that is the film’s response to the rom-com zeitgeist It does not pretend to paint a relationship that’s relatable, quirky, charming, or even worthy of voyeurism Its narrative and character-building strengths lie elsewhere Instead, Silver Linings may have intended to suggest that not only is love blind; it cannot always be seen

Colin Chan is a senior in the College of Arts and Sciences He can be reached at cc927@cornell edu Armchair Aestheticsruns alternate Fridays this semester

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Red Set for National Duals

By HALEY VELASCO Sun Assistant Sports Editor

On Sunday, the last match that the Red’s eight seniors wrestled at home at the Friedman Wrestling Center, No 7 Cornell tore down Bucknell, 37-3

“Last weekend was a time of mixed emotions I will never forget my time as a member of Cornell Wrestling, but it also gets me excited about the next stage in my life,” Hutcheson said

Before the match began, the Red honored its seniors three-time NCAA champion and co-captain Kyle Dake, NCAA champion and co-captain Steve Bosak, co-captain Joe Stanzione, Cody Hutcheson, Pete Mesko, Oney Snyder, Lukasz Stala and Patrick Sullivan by acknowledging their collective accomplishments over the past four years The wrestling program also inducted three new members into the Hall of Distinguished Wrestling Alumni

“The Senior Day match was a great experience It was a wonderful way to wrap up my career here at Cornell I think

it was a great way to recognize the hard work of all of our senior members that may not always be in the spotlight at all times It was also very special for me to be recognized in front of our loyal fans that are religiously at every event, ” Stanzione said “These fans are the ones who truly see how hard we work and how invested we are in our sport, and I think that we share a mutual sense of accomplishment ”

The highlights of the match were Dake and Bosak grabbing pins, a forfeit for freshman Nahshon Garrett and a win for junior Chris Villalonga by a major decision at 149 pounds

This weekend, Cornell will host the National Duals in Newman Arena Sunday The team will face off against Hofstra at 1 p m and then either the University of Nebraska or the University of Virginia at 6 p m

“I think that our team is looking great for National Duals We have had the talent we need all along; we just need to go out there and perform in these high-pressure situations I have good thoughts about this weekend, and I think that all of

Cressler Ear ns Second Ivy League Rookie of the Week Honor

After helping his team to a split in Ivy play last weekend, freshman guard Nolan Cressler was named Ivy League Rookie of the Week for the second time this season

In the disappointing 67-65 loss to Harvard Friday, Cressler had an efficient night, scoring eight points on three of four shots from the field

In a 79-56 trouncing of Dartmouth on Sunday, Cressler was again lethal from beyond the arc Similar to the Harvard game, the freshman only missed one shot, knocking down two three pointers en route to 14 total points He also tied for a team high five rebounds while dishing out two assists

More impressively, Cressler’s productive weekend came in limited playing time, as he came off the bench in both games and played only 45 total minutes

Cressler is three Rookie of the Week honors behind sophomore forward Shonn Miller’s total of five last year Miller went on to win the Ivy League’s Rookie of the Year

As the Red reaches a crucial crossroads in its conference season this weekend, Cressler’s productivity will continue to be important He is currently fourth on the team in scoring with 7 7 points per game and second in three-point percentage at just over 40 percent

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our guys are ready to step up to the plate and perform,” Stanzione said “If this is the case, then we should not lose a single match that’s how talented our team is National Duals will be a great way to prime ourselves for the national tournament ”

After this weekend, the Red will head to the EIWA Championships and the

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NCAA National Championship after that Dake will be competing for his fourth NCAA national title in his fourth weight class in four years, and Bosak hopes to earn his second national title, all by the end of March

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Red Icers Lo ok to Snap Lo sin g Streak

Coming off two tough losses to Quinnipiac and Princeton, the Red will continue to hunt for an elusive streak-snapping victory in New England this weekend

Cornell (8-13-2, 4-10-2 ECAC) will travel to Hanover, N H to take on No 17 Dartmouth (11-8-4, 7-6-3) Friday at 7 p m and then face off against Harvard (6-152, 3-12-1) Saturday at 7 p m

“It’s been tough It’s kind of been a roller coaster here up-and-down,” said sophomore forward Madison Dias

Diamond in the ruff | Though the team has struggled the last month, head coach Mike Schafer ’86 said sophomore forward Madison Dias has shown promise

Taming the Drug Beast

Idon’t think anyone would dispute the fact that, in recent history, the relationship between sports and medicine and pharmaceuticals has been engulfed with controversy Let’s face it; between allegations of Alex Rodriguez using performance enhancing drugs becoming a daily trend, to the once heralded and beloved Lance Armstrong and his own fall from grace, to Ryan Braun and whatever truly happened in that fiasco, to Ray Lewis’s actions being called into question, to the Barry Bonds saga that has been in the public eye for almost a decade, there is just no turning away from the controversy regarding these issues

Although the use of new drugs, therapies and procedures bring into sports an ever-changing beast that must be tamed and regulated, the truth is that athletics is a driving force for these new treatments to be developed Furthermore, these treatments are not only allowing professional and amateur athletes the

opportunity to recover more quickly and heal more properly Everyday people like you and me can also use them to heal our ailing joints, ligaments and muscles

With athletes around the world in every physically challenging sport you can think of constantly facing the risk of that one wrong twist, or that awkward landing, or that hard collision that tears a ligament or wears down a joint, the demand for fast and proper healing is obscene-

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ly high Additionally, with the types of insurance measures and average salaries of professional athletes being so much higher than the everyday person ’ s, developing these new treatments is a potentially lucrative endeavor

Torn ligaments, cartilage and tendons can be treated with ver y invasive open surgery in which the surgeon completely opens up the joint, but procedures like this can possibly do more harm than good Arthroscopy was devel-

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C.U. Hopes

By ALBERT LIAO Sun Staff Writer

“[If ] we just keep our eyes on the prize, we just stay focused and do the small things, I think it’s going to turn around real quick for us ”

The Red’s last win came in a 3-2 victory at Union on January 18th Since then, Cornell has dropped seven straight in ECAC play The team will get two prime opportunities to end its skid against the Big Green who trailed the Red until the closing seconds in their previous encounter this season and the ECAC cellar-dweller Crimson

“As a coach, I can ’ t ask for much more than to focus on the finished product,” said head coach Mike Schafer ’86 “And that’s to put pucks in the back of the net We need our guys to show a little bit more poise, focus and concentrate a little bit harder when they get their opportunities not be afraid to let it fly ”

According to Schafer, the Red will likely see a similar style of play in Dartmouth as it did last weekend against Quinnipiac and Princeton

“Going into the weekend, Dartmouth does a great job blocking shots much like Quinnipiac, much like Princeton on Saturday, but we need to play with confidence,” he said “The scoring chances were astronomical on Saturday [during the 1-0 loss against Princeton] I don’t know if we ’ ve had that many scoring chances for and that few against since I’ve been here as a coach in 18 years So you get back to work and start all over and there’s nothing else really to be said ”

“This weekend’s a big turnaround,” Dias said “Harvard is a big rival so hopefully we can get it going ” Harvard trounced the Red, 4-1, in a sloppy game at Lynah in November, at the time improving the Crimson’s

to Gain Ground in Conference

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s o n , t h e Cornell men ’ s basketball team (1112, 3-3 Ivy League) now faces a make-or-break weekend as it leaves Ithaca to play Yale and Brown this weekend The Red is currently tied for third in the Ivy League behind Harvard (13-7, 5 - 1 ) a n d Princeton (118 , 4 - 1 )

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l o s s c o l u m n , the team is caut i o u s l y o p t imistic about its c h a n c e s , u n d e r s t a n d i n g t h a t i t m

t stay out of the loss column

“I feel like our chances are pretty good [of w i n n i n g t h e Iv y L e a g u e ] , ” said senior forward Errick Peck “Obviously we can ’ t lose any more, but with those two teams losing and already with a loss in their record, we feel like we can give them their second loss and if they stumble against someone along the road, then we can [potentially] play them in a playoff game We like our chances right now to be honest with you ”

De s p i t e k n ow i n g w h a t l i e s ahead of his team, head coach Bill Courtney stressed the need to concentrate on the immediate future

“We got to take it one game at a time, which is a great cliché in sports, but it’s very true for us, ” Courtney said “We almost have to have blinders on and think only about the next opponent We can ’ t think about standings, other teams, who loses or who wins; if we do that and take care of our business, we’ll be in a great position [The Ivy League] is very wide open right now, and I think several

teams have a shot to win it and I hope we ’ re one of them ” Against Yale on Friday, the Red will need to keep its eye on the Bulldogs’ starting b

“We almost have to have blinders on and think only about the next opponent ”

Duren and Austin Morgan, as well as forward Justin Se a r s o f f t h e bench, according to Courtney

“Yale is a young team and they struggled at the beginning of their year, but now they’ve hit their