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Standing Rock Nation Chair to Speak

By SHRUTI JUNEJA Sun Staff Writer

In the wake of the controversy with the Dakota Access Pipeline, Chairman of the Standing Rock Sioux Nation, David Archambault II, will speak to the Cornell community on Thursday

“This is an opportunity for Cornell, for the entire community, to learn directly from Chairman Archambault, who has been providing leadership at these peaceful protests on their traditional territories,” said Kyrie Ransom ’18, co-chair of Native American Students at Cornell

The controversial Dakota Access Pipeline reappeared in the news when, on Feb 8, the U S Army Corps of Engineers issued an easement that would allow the construction of a 30-inch diameter, light crude oil pipeline under the federal lands managed by the army corps according to Ransom

Chairman Archambault’s views on this issue will provide valuable insight to the Cornell community, according to Jevan Hutson ’16 MPS ’17, co-chair of the Indigenous Graduate Student Association

“He’s an inspirational leader and a tremendous advocate not only for his own people, but also for environmental welfare and the welfare of other indigenous peoples and non-indigenous peoples alike,”

Hutson said

“Regardless of your political views, you would do well to hear from Chairman Archambault,” he added

Hutson also emphasized that students should recognize how Cornell is connected to these atrocities which are playing out in the country today

“We must not forget that this is one pipeline among

Accused Walmart Killer Facing Prior Charges

By NICHOLAS BOGEL-BURROUGHS

The Ithaca man accused of fatally shooting and driving over a UPS driver in the Ithaca Walmart parking lot is also facing misdemeanor charges in Lansing Town Court for allegedly punching and choking a store clerk months before the Walmart incident, court documents show Justin Barkley, 38, arrived in Tompkins County Supreme Court on Wednesday morning to argue against his mother’s request for guardianship Linda Edwards, Barkley’s mother, filed a petition with the court in January requesting custody of her son and the ability to make legal decisions for him, The Sun previously reported Barkley is “totally unable to speak realistically, accurately or coherently about the situation which he faces,” his mother said

in the petition, noting that he had been ruled incompetent to stand the murder trial by two psychiatrists In addition to requesting the ability to make legal decisions for her son, Edwards also asked for the power to make medical decisions for Barkley and manage his financial assets

Barkley is facing two felonies murder in the second degree and menacing a police officer or peace officer for allegedly shooting William Schumacher, 52, of Candor, in the

Ivy Students Call On Universities

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Student representatives of 11 colleges including Cornell and the seven other Ivy League schools called on their universities Wednesday to automatically waive application fees for first-generation and low-income applicants

Leaders of student governing bodies from all Ivy League schools, as well as Northwestern University, Stanford University and the University of Chicago, endorsed the “No Apologies Initiative” led by Viet Nguyen, president of the Brown Undergraduate Council of Students The initiative urges schools to begin waiving the fees next year Nguyen, in the three-page initiative, wrote of the “humiliating” process of emailing colleges at the last minute explaining that he could not pay the application fee because of the many other fees associated with applications, including submitting test scores and Advanced Placement credit

“My emails were filled with apologies,” Nguyen wrote “I was apologizing for the inconvenience I was causing I was apologizing for how embarrassed I felt I was apologizing for being poor ”

All of the colleges ultimately waived the fees, Nguyen said, but he said the process was “convoluted” and “ unnecessary ”

“The guilt and shame alone almost stopped me from going to college,” he said

Cornell requires first-year and transfer applicants to pay an $80 application fee but also offers several ways for prospective students to have the fee waived Cornell applicants can submit a fee waiver request using any of several different forms or by submitting a letter from a guidance counselor or social service representative stating the fee would cause financial hardship

Student Assembly President Jordan Berger ’17 said she signed the initiative because she wants to ease the burden for students who are already spending time and effort to submit applications to prestigious universities

“It’s really important because of the ‘ any person [ ] any study’ mission of Cornell that we shouldn’t have any barrier to applying,” Berger told The Sun “A student shouldn’t feel held back because of their socioeconomic status ” S A Executive Vice President Matthew Indimine ’18 said he discussed the initiative with Nguyen earlier in February when the two roomed together at the World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates in Bogotá, Colombia

“People often praise our university and our peer universities all the Ivies for doing these ‘amazing’ things for people of all backgrounds,” Indimine said “But they’re nowhere near acceptable as far as accessibility ” Indimine has been working with Paola Muñoz ’17, president of the Cornell First Generation Student Union,

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Cornell Behind Bars

10:30 - 11:30 a m , Boyce Thompson Institute Auditorim

Black History Month Discussion With Prof Baptist Noon - 1 p m , Center for Intercultural Dialogue, Multipurpose Room

Midday Music at Lincoln 12:30 - 1:15 p m , B20 Lincoln Hall

Standing Rock: The Violation of Indigenous People(s) Rights 3:30 - 4:30 p m , 146 Stocking Hall

Printing the Qur’an in the 16th Century 4:30 p m , 2B48 Kroch Library

Nonprofit and Government Career Fair

1 -5 p m , Statler Hotel, Ballroom

Student Assembly Meeting 4: 45 - 6:30 p m , Willard Straight Hll, Memorial Room

Kripalu Yoga

5 - 6:15 p m , Willard Straight Hall, Garden Room

The Empathetic World: Cold War Comunications Theory and Literature Across the Pacific

4:30 - 6 p m , A D White House, Guerlac room

The Pensive Primate: Keynote Presentation, Dr Ian Tattersall

6 p m , Goldwin Smith Hall

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Teach-in on Islam, The Middle East and America

10 a m - Noon, Klarman Hall Atrium

Reprodution in Spotted Hyenas

6 - 7 p m , Cornell Vet School

Fuertes Observatory

Public Open Hour

8 p m - Midnight, Fuertes Observatory

Darwin’s Trivia Challange 7 p m , Rhine House

Employee Assembly Votes to Support DACA Students

Unanimously passes resolution affrming the safety of undocumented students at Cornell

By DAVID BROTZ Sun Staff Writer

The Cornell Employee Assembly unanimously voted to pass a resolution to declare its support for undocumented students under the Deferred Action of Children Arrivals program

More than 2,000 Cornell students, faculty, staff and alumni have supported the original petition in November and similar petitions are circulating at over 100 other colleges and universities, according to the resolution

The resolution comes at a time when, following the presidential election,according to multiple news sources, the nation has seen an increase in the frequency of discriminator y actions against people of color, queer people, immigrants, Muslims and other historically marginalized people B

The Assembly additionally discussed parking and transportation at Cornell, emphasizing that the two should be addressed “ as a single unit,” said Jeremy Kruser, executive vice chair of the E A

“My personal belief is that part of the problems that we are running into is tr ying to separate those into two individual things without enough connection between them,” said Kruser

Kruser cited difficulties with using TCAT as one of the primar y reasons why the issues should be tackled together “ TCAT buses are often not showing up when they’re supposed to, the information is often not updated, there are routes disappearing, and the other side of that is that we ’ re hearing from TCAT that they are underfunded,”

Prof Explores Intersection of Climate Change and Social Justice

By JULIETTE OVADIA Sun Staff Writer

Kruser said “ We require reliable transportation across campus, ” Kruser added “As parking gets pushed farther to the edges of campus, and spots harder to come by, we require reliable transportation across campus ” Pr o f G e r a

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CIPA Hosts Immigration Policy Discussion

By HNIN WAI LWIN Sun Staff Writer

Cornell Institute for Public Affairs hosted a panel discussion

o n Pre s i d e n t Do n a l d Tr u m p ’ s recent executive order on immigration, with the goal of responding to concerns of international students

Raza Rumi, CIPA visiting lecturer and Pakistani author who fled to the US following a failed assassination attempt, said that the formation of the travel ban is “ a symptom of a larger malaise known as Islamophobia, which has been brewing in the U S over the past decade ”

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Mu s l i m s , s p e c i f i c a l l y Mu s l i m s from certain countries,” Rumi added “If we look at cases of young men and women joining the ISIS or insurgents, most of them are usually in search of an identity or belonging So, obviously, marginalizing a communi-

ty further will breed fear ” Rumi highlighted the contrast between the number of American deaths resulting from acts of terrorism in the last decade and number of American who have died of gun violence “ There’s lopsided coverage in mainstream media There’s definitely a shift now but the US will n e e d t o p a r t n e r w i t h t h e s e Muslim countries and the ban is m a k i n g t h e U S l o s e a l l i e s , ” Rumi said

The panelists agreed that the reaction of the public to the executive order on immigration was touching

“It’s ver y promising, the kind of reaction that occurred after the Muslim ban Attorneys are providing free ser vices, and there’s free counseling ser vices I would not say that it’s not as gloomy because the reaction from civil society, media and academia has been touching These are complicated issues and we need to be

working together,” Rumi said Jo n a t h a n Cu m m i n g s ’ 1 8 , president of the Cornell Public Affairs Society, explained that the event aimed to “help students understand the current situation and discuss legal rights ”

C o n s i d e r i n g t h a t C o r n e l l’s international student population consists of nearly 5,000 students about 30 of whom are from t h e s

y affected by the executive order Cummings argued for the necessity of the event “ The board got together and we wanted to take action We wanted to host a public event w h e re t h

d b e a n exchange of conversation, especially for international students,” Cummings said

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Hnin Wai Lwin can be reached at hwailwin@cornellsun com

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and Nguyen over the last few weeks to strategize around the initiative Indimine said he hopes the coordination of students at the 11 schools will put pressure on universities to comply with the request

No meetings have yet been scheduled between administrators, S A or the First Generation Student Union, but Indimine said he hopes the groups will be able to meet within the coming weeks

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Everyone who was paying attention could tell that Donald Trump was an unusually poor match for the presidency Casting aside all of his racist statements and nonsensical policy proposals, Trump’s hasty, oversensitive personality should have been disqualifying in itself Ironically, Trump still managed to campaign on persistent promises that he would strengthen and protect the security of the United States His words were devoid of value, but valued nonetheless

Now, Trump does not merely speak words He must take these ideas and use them to direct his policy choices as the leader of the United States government This situation is not entirely unique The presidency has been bestowed on many individuals with little to no major foreign policy experience The issue, however, is not that Donald Trump has a steep learning curve It’s that his basic temperament precludes him developing the necessary mindset to be a competent foreign policy president

We see almost every possible indication that Trump still doesn’t understand the weight of the office and likely never will This lack of respect has destructive effects on domestic policy, institutional legitimacy and notably, foreign affairs In this sense, these deleterious effects can be conceptualized in two ways: first, an harmful set of guiding principles that arrogantly ignore the reality of the world, and second, a disregard for the basic practices and duties of national security pose significant risks to peace

Kevin Kowalewski | Democratic Dialogue

The World Is an Angry Place

Let’s begin with Trump’s most consistent foreign policy claim: the persistent charge that America is no longer respected in the world Regardless of the reality, he is obsessed with the idea that American leadership has been “weak,” and that a firmer voice will improve the position of the United States on the global scene Such a view is not necessarily out of line with more mainstream conservative thinking Trump, however, seems to believe that firmness and belligerence are one and the same

Further, traditional allies of the United States have little value to Trump To him, foreign relations is cold, transactional and devoid of any long-term vision It is a perspective that allows him to deem NATO obsolete and forces his Secretary of Defense to rush to reassure our partner nations Donald Trump believes the United States can go it alone, a myopic view in an increasingly multilateral world He also embraces perspectives that portray an entire religion as an enemy, apologize for authoritarianism abroad and disregard our current international order

It is not surprising that Trump’s first domestic security was a de facto Muslim ban It must always be noted that this was a severe violation of basic human rights And of course, it was legally sloppy and ineffectual, making it inoperable as it undergoes challenge in the courts But for now, it highlights how Trump’s worldview is married to a persistent incompetence When asked about international anger inspired by his Muslim ban, Trump replied that “the world is an angry

place ” Based on what Trump says, he apparently thinks the problem can ' t get any worse Yet his actions, ironically, tell a story of a man determined to prove himself wrong

In conversations with world leaders Trump has frequently horrified top aides with a freewheeling style that utterly ignores the sensitive language of diplomacy Most remarkably, the president even managed to spark a diplomatic incident with Australia Imagine being so bad at your job that you alienate one of your nation’s closest allies Then imagine not even realizing that's a bad thing

Moreover, consider the fact that the presidential campaign, ultimately, revolved around the question of Hillary Clinton’s sub-optimal handling of secure information Now we are gifted with a president who reportedly uses an unsecured cellphone and conducts meetings of intense international importance in an open dining hall of his country club He cares so little for security that he has aides pointing phones to illuminate classified documents, and a team of paranoid presidential staffers using an secret app to communicate about the inner workings of the White House

The height of Trump’s failure, of course, is Russia With the recent resignation of National Security Advisor Michael Flynn, this story will continue to drag down his administration with a steady drip of negative stories

Possible collusion between the Trump campaign and Russian officials hints at one of the biggest scandals in American history What’s more, Trump’s ties to Russia have fractured his

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relationship with this nation’s intelligence community

The IC is afraid to even share information with the White House out of concern that it will be shared with Russia A government that fails to communicate with itself is a government that will not be able to detect or prevent potential threats

Simply, what we have are the makings of catastrophe The Trump administration is wagering that high level competence is an unnecessary factor in the nation’s security At some point, a crisis will occur It is true, at the least, that there is anger in the world More accurately, there are geopolitical controversies in waiting with Iran, Syria, and North Korea, to name a few Key officials in the Trump White House have such as Bannon have even suggested that war with China is inevitable And there are the incidents we cannot foresee When these occur, they will require rapid and relatively unquestioned executive decision making by the president of the United States

That president is a man who has an uncontrollable urge to seek revenge whenever he is wronged or humiliated He is a man who has allegedly asked why the United States even has nuclear weapons if we can ’ t use them, and who has openly welcomed a nuclear arms race That president, right now, is Donald Trump Sleep well

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a t i o n : i m m i g r a t i o n re f o r m Cu r re n t l y, A m e r i c a ’ s u n i ve r s i t i e s p rov i d e t h e s t ro n g e s t s c i e n c e , t e c h n o l o g y, e n g i n e e r i n g a n d m a t h c u r r i c u l u m s i n t h e w o r l d T h e s t re n g t h o f A m e r i c a ’ s u n i ve r s i t i e s a t t r a c t s s o m e o f t h e b r i g h t e s t m i n d s f ro m a c ro s s t h e g l o b e , a s s t u d e n t s f ro m A s i a a n d Eu ro p e f l o c k t o A m e r i c a ’ s i vo r y t owe r s f o r e d u c a t i o n Un f o r t u n a t e l y, t h e c u r re n t i m m i g r a t i o n s y s t e m f o s t e r s a s o r t o f re vo l v i n g d o o r f o r t h e s e f o re i g n e r s T h o u g h t h e s e s t u d e n t s l e a ve t h e i r h o m e s f o r a n A m e r i c a n e d u c a t i o n , t h e c o m p l e x

The immense loss of talent due to foolish immigration complexities is one of the great tragedies of our nation’s broken immigration system Through this loss of talent, companies across the tech world fail to gain access to brilliant minds that could help to develop revolutionar y software and hardware To retain this talent in the shor t term, the federal government should expand H-1B Visas H-1B Visas allow foreign workers with extensive technical training to remain in the United States and work for an American company The expansion of these visas would allow thousands of talented workers to use their education to benefit U S companies

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Life is always about the next thing: the next position, the next internship, the next event.

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We a r e n e v e r c o m p l a c e n t ; w e k e e p m ov i n g a n d h a v e c l e a r l y d e f i n e d g o a l s Bu t t h e m i l e s a l o n g t h e w a y a r e w h a t m a k e t h e s e t r i p s w o r t h w h i l e Ab o u t h a l f w a y t h r o u g h t h e b i k e t o u r, I f o u n d m y s e l f b e s i d e a l a k e t h a t s e e m e d t o g o o n f o r e v e r I s l ow e d d ow n , m y e y e s l o c k e d o n t h e c y a n r i p p l e s I t h o u g h t a b o u t t h e l a k e b a c k a t a Te x a s s l e e p - a w a y c a m p w h e r e I s w a m l a t e a t n i g h t i n m y u n d e r w e a r I

t h o u g h t a b o u t h ow t h i s l a k e b y t h e b i k e l a n e g l i s t e n e d j u s t a l i t t l e b r i g h t e r a n d s h o n e j u s t a l i t t l e b l u e r We d o n ’ t h a v e t o s t o p t h e b i k e t o e n j oy t h e w o r l d a r o u n d u s Bu t i f w e d o n ’ t t a k e t i m e t o a p p r e c i a t e w h e r e w e a r e n ow, w e ’ r e u n l i k e l y t o d o i t l a t e r Us u a l l y, w h e n I ’ m r e m i n d e d t h a t I s p e n d t o o m u c h t i m e s t r e s s i n g a b o u t t h e n e x t g o a l a n d n o t e n o u g h t i m e a p p r e c i a t i n g t h e f u l f i l m e n t o f t h e l a s t o n e , I t e l l m y s e l f I ’l l s t o p s o o n My p l a n i s a l w a y s t o b e s a t i s f i e d a f t e r m e e t i n g t h e g o a l a t h a n d , a n d t h e n f i n a l l y s i t b a c k a n d f e e l c o n t e n t o n c e I ’ m t h e r e Bu t t h i s t i m e I ’ m n o t g o i n g t o w a i t I ’l l c e r t a i n l y a i m a s h i g h a s p o s s i b l e , a n d I ’l l p u t m y w h o l e h e a r t i n t o e v e r y t h i n g I d o Bu t I ’l l a l s o t a k e t h e t i m e t o r e m e m b e r t h a t t h e r e ’ s n o s e n s e i n h a v i n g t h i n g s t o b e p r o u d o f i f w e d o n ’ t t a k e t i m e t o b e p r o u d o f t h e m So , i f y o u ’ r e l o o k i n g f o r m e , I ’l l b e i n m y r o o m , o n t h e f l o o r, w i t h t h e s t a r p r o j e c t o r o n i t s b r i g h t e s t s e tt i n g

“Why is this happening? Oh it’s what every ‘good’ college does Way to follow the pack, Big Red! Let’s just change our name to Harvard and get it over with.”

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Why We Hosted

Michael Johns

n Tu e s d a y e ve n i n g , t h e C o r n e l l Po l i t i c a l Un i o n

hosted Michael Johns, Sr , a conservative political activist and Tea Party leader, to speak to the body about President Trump’s ideology and his perspectives on American p o p u l i s m He s p o k e m

y t o explain, not to defend, and attempted to offer his perspective and confer an understanding of this brand of politics

We considered this talk valuable and necessary, and are proud that we hosted it We also believe Mr Johns was wrong at the end of our event, we voted to reject Mr Johns’ ideology on a vote of 4014

When we first a n n o u n c e d t h i s event, it was met with a great deal of interest and excitem e n t f ro m t h e Cornell communit y We

m about the opportunity to participate in our open forum Unfortunately, we were also met with what can only be referred to as vitriolic backlash, originating both on campus and in the greater Ithaca community

The character of this backlash ranged from threats to disrupt the event to personal harassment of the speaker in public areas on campus

We were forced to respond to escalatory threats against our event when t h e C o

Un i ve r s i t y Po l i c e Department informed us that to keep the event open, we had to pay nearly $2,000 in security fees, otherwise, we would be forced to close or cancel the event We did not have the resources to pay CUPD

To be clear: we did not want to close the event to the public We b e l i e ve t h a t o p e n d i s c o u r s e a n d debate should be shared by as many different voices as possible, and we deeply value our commitment to

those aims It is unfortunate and ironic that those protesters who criticized our event ’ s closure were themselves responsible for it Our refusal to cancel the event was a strong statement in defense of open exchange and free speech These are not liberal or conservative values, but instead key ideas that form the bedrock of a Cornell education and this American democracy

It is worth including here a sample passage from the university Code of Conduct, which states, freedom of speech should be the paramount value in a university community Because it is a special kind of

The Cornell Daily Sun’s coverage of this event after the fact written primarily from the perspective of a handful of protesters, with no offsetting quotes from a much larger audience inside the room who actually heard Mr Johns’ remarks The statements of the protesters were covered by The Sun as statements of fact about our speaker even though they did not hear a word of the speech or subsequent debate Presenting this event in caricature makes it impossible for the university at large to determine the truth, and serves to further divide a campus already in political turmoil

In an era of deep political division, the C o r n e l l Po l i t i c a l Union is proud to stand up for meani n g f u l d i s c o u r s e While we are clearly not sympathetic to Mr Johns’ position, h

community, whose purpose is the discovery of truth through the practice of free inquiry, a university has an essential dependence on a commitment to the values of unintimidated speech To curb speech on the grounds that an invited speaker is noxious, that a cause is evil, or that such ideas will offend some listeners is therefore inconsistent with a university s purpose

T h i s e ve n t w a s a n i m p o r t a n t example of this principle in action

Although several protesters did chant and disrupt the speech, we still heard Mr Johns’ speech in full and proceeded with our debate, which was largely critical of the viewpoints that he introduced Our members and our guests, as in our tradition, were committed to substantively contesting the ideas of our guest speaker

The idea that the Cornell Political Union served as a “safe space ” or an “echo chamber” for any ideas whatsoever is deeply misguided

We are also disappointed to see

supremacy ” In fact, contrary to the sentiments of the protesters, he spoke sincerely about what he believed should be d o n e t o i m p rove t h e l i ve s o f Americans of all types The Sun was correct when, in its editorial “Make It Public” released the night of the event it called for the university to more substantially support student organizations hosting speakers on campus We feel strongly that this was a conversation that deserved to be open to the entire campus community, and a regret our inability to provide that We look forward to hosting more speakers, liberal and conservative, on many more topics this semester and into the future As The Sun so eloquently put it, “the best conversations are always those that are accessible to all willing participants” We couldn’t agree more

Troy LeCaire is a senior in the College of Ar ts

Your source for good food

LBy MIKAYLA KUYKENDALL Sun Contributor

et me preface this by stating that there is no one ideal body, and there is no one perfect way to eat If your body is thin, medium-sized, short, tall, bulky, athletic, or round, I hope you strut your stuff around this unfortunately steep campus and everywhere else However, it is no secret that today’s fashion magazines and runways all look pretty similar in regards to the body type they feature, and sometimes this body type is achieved through dangerous eating patterns that includes not eating at all or binging and purging It’s also not much of a mystery that the American diet favors frequenting the McDonald’s drive thru and hydrating ourselves with carbonated solutions of sugar and caffeine And if you ’ re anything like me, these things get consumed in the privacy of your own home so that you can satisfy that gnarly sweet tooth and still fit in with the other nutrition

majors These phenomena exist simultaneously, creating a paradox so eloquently described by Barbara Kingsolver: “Our most celebrated models of beauty are starved people But we ’ re still an animal that must eat to live ” There is a clear disconnect between what is considered the “ideal body” and the food that is available and affordable for that body Magazines continue to print covers with abs carved like Greek statues, yet even on Cornell’s campus, a salad with less than 500 calories is nine dollars and a veggie-less sandwich with over 1000 calories is six dollars So what is a broke college student, a single mom with two kids or a child experiencing food insecurity going to choose? They’re going to McPick 2 for two dollars because that’s half the price of a salad, even though it’s twice the risk for cardiovascular events and I’m not talking about the heart efficiently pumping oxygenated blood throughout the body Then what will happen? People will gain weight due to an economic strain

A T h i n B o d y i n a F a t W o r l d

forcing them to choose cheap and accessible foods laden with calories, sugar and fat They’ll become a social stigma because they don’t fit into the clothes that were made to fit one specific body type that gets showcased after models stop eating solid foods for a week and stop drinking water twelve hours before everyone ’ s favorite fashion show At least now we know Victoria’s secret thanks, Adriana Lima So what do we do, as a society that has to eat to survive, do to overcome this paradox so that we don’t have to choose constantly between eating and looking like the people in magazines who don’t even really look like their pictures? Do we change our standards of beauty? Thankfully, many clothing lines and brands (Aerie, we see you and appreciate you) are beginning to be more inclusive of other (beautiful) body types in their advertising campaigns Do we protest the price difference in foods here on campus, in grocery stores and in restaurants all over the country? Do we turn to the

food industry and tell them to stop putting so much sugar and fat in our food that is not only hurting all of our chances of being on America’s Next Top Model (oh wait, I’m too short anyway) but also our arteries and internal organs? Better yet, do we head straight to the top and fight against government subsidies of commodity crops like wheat, corn and soybeans and lobby for subsidies of fruits and vegetables?

Maybe there’s only one answer to the problem and maybe there’s multiple, but the divide between

the perfect body and the available diet seems to be growing about as fast as our waistlines, especially since Subway doesn’t have a fivedollar footlong anymore For now, it seems the best we can do is keep the lettuce and tomato on our two dollar cheeseburgers and take a couple laps around Cornell’s campus that is oh-so-perfect for incline training

Forecast: Chili Outside

By CATHERINE ELSAESSER Sun Staff Writer

As a born and raised Cincinnatian, a love for chili is in my blood Cincinnati’s version of chili is thin and saucelike, filled with unique ingredients like unsweetened chocolate and cinnamon Cincinnati’s chili is unique, but I was excited to expand my views on “real chili” by attending the 19th Annual Great Downtown Ithaca Chili Cook-Off G R E E N S TA R ’ S P O R K C H I L I : With GreenStar’s growing presence around Ithaca, I was looking forward to trying its chili There were nice chunks of tender meat, and I liked the tomato flavor and large pieces of vegetables throughout the chili It was a little oily on top, but overall a good contender

I was surprised to see Cayuga Medical Center as a competitor, but it turned out to be a strong one This chili had big chunks of beef and a creamy mouthfeel but was in need of salt I liked the combination of black and kidney beans, and the spices provided lingering warmth in the back of my mouth after I had finished the sample

E R S : The choice of meat was pretty fatty for my taste, but it was still very tender The homemade cracker was a unique addition that complemented the dish well and provided needed texture against the tender pieces of meat

AT C H I L I : With Simeon’s reopening this year, I was excited to see them at Chili Fest The chili had a mild smoke and a unique combination of beans,

chickpeas and mushrooms

VIVA TAQUERIA & CANTINA’S MEAT CHILI: I’ve been a fan of Viva’s food since I first set foot on campus, and this chili delivered with its distinctive Mexican influence I enjoyed the dominant pork and onion flavors, and there was a satisfying mouthfeel from the level of fat in the dish The garnish of a tortilla chip and sour cream was perfect

C O L AT E : Ithaca Ale House’s chili was definitely unique I was surprised to see a chocolate-covered chip as the chili’s garnish As I tasted it, there was an additional burst of orange flavor The chili itself had a medium spice a bit spicier than others I tried but had minimal chunks of meat The combination of flavors reminded me of the depth of a mole, but there was too much going on for my taste

This was a great chili with which to end my chili power hour The chili was bright with acidity, had a good pork and bean ratio, and the acid and fat were in perfect balance to create a craveable treat After the ballots were cast and tallied, Monk’s on the Commons won both awards for Best Chili and Best Presentation Moosewood took Best Vegetarian Chili, Greenstar won Best Vegan Chili and Cayuga Medical Center was awarded Best Meat Chili Until next year ’ s competition comes around, I will continue to enjoy chili as one of my favorite winter and to be honest, year round meals

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Kulturkampf in The Vegetarian: F iction Versus All We Hold Near and Dear

BY ZOE LINDENFELD Sun Contributor

The day following Donald Trump’s election, protests broke out on college campuses across the country and Cornell was no exception Students came together across campus to showcase their collective rage, terror and sadness These sentiments are just; I shared all of them and questioned our country s future alongside my classmates Yet another question continued to nag at my mind: how detached from reality are we?

Little effort is needed to recognize the political correctness on college campuses Civil rights are protected, discrimination on any grounds is forbidden and consent is staunchly required (at least officially) When students perceive the state of affairs to be in violation of certain standards, they take action and are often met with a satisfactory response In response to objections raised by students, Yale University recently announced that it would be changing the name of Calhoun College, contentiously named for whitesupremacist John C Calhoun Here at Cornell, when students advocated for free access to tampons in all non-residential campus restrooms, their request was granted in the form of a referendum passed by the Student Assembly Granted, there is room to improve; Goldwin Smith is still named for a vocal anti-semite and I ve yet to see any of the promised tampons in any restroom on campus Yet overall, the atmosphere at Cornell remains politically correct

In a sense, political correctness is the new currency of the academic world and to be considered intellectual, one must inhabit this mindset For

BY JULIA CURLEY Sun Staff Writer

If you were to invest just under a thousand dollars in Netflix stock when they went public in 2002, if you loyally or stubbornly held on to those stocks and invested another thousand dollars when shares hit their low that same year, today you would have a return on your investment of 20,361 42 percent Your under $2,000 would be worth over $400,000 You’d probably have watched a lot of movies and you’d definitely be rich From a website offering 925 movies available for snail-mail rental, to an online streaming service, to producing and debuting original content, Netflix has surprised its skeptics and outperformed its competitors Imperial Dreams, released on Feb 3 as a Netflix original, continues the Netflix phenomenon I believe in buying low and selling high, but Netflix just might be worth the splurge

To Netflix’s fault, however, the subtitled blurb under Imperial Dreams sells the film as another Freedom Writes or The Pursuit of Happyness The story revolves around a father who struggles “against all odds” to rid himself of gang violence and earn a future; but, ironically, Imperial Dreams plays out in an uncinematic light It unfolds in a documentary-like style that makes viewers forget fictions and platitudes The camera turns away from the oversold

professors, failure to do so results in students demanding their instant removal from campus For an author, this can take form in a scathing review in The New York Times And for all involved, there is the grave danger of being labeled Republican In the world of literature this ed a two bot Pul awa tion wh stor ineq suc aliz nov wri the Ma Int stan stan an gro nat aro ill y to me ical abuse from those closest to her Interestingly, Yeong-hye’s perspective is never brought into the narrative Instead, the story is

told from the viewpoint of three other characters, placing Yeong-hye’s own outlook in a place of relative insignificance These three characters –her husband Mr Cheong, her unnamed brotherin-law and her sister In-hye attempt to assert their control over Yeong hye throughout theg em s n,ts, oa ll

comeback story and focuses in on the entirely unglamorous first steps away from destitution Imperial Dreams tears down the mythicized struggling, single father figure and replaces it with an unfiltered, young man in this case Bambi trying

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the edges of a story that usually ends in long awaited relief for an emotionally tired audience Vitthal instead scripts a human response to ongoing conflict and adversity Within Bambi’s endless fight for independence from a broken rehabilitation

to find his way The unknowns appear so convincing in Bambi that even he seems doubtful of his extrication from the very real recidivism rates in low-income cities The film, the actors and the director retain a political awareness Because behind each imprisoned number lies a complicated web of distress, desperation and temptation It exposes the most unattractive threads of its over-dramatized counterparts and constructs a film that remains compelling only by its shocking authenticity

Imperial Dreams, a film that focuses on a convicted felon turned aspiring writer, forces itself to offer a new angle on what has become hackneyed, dramatic movie sales Director Malik Vitthal roughens up

system and a fragmented family, Vitthal captures fleeting smiles and unexpected companionship The director highlights the brutal impossibility of Bambi’s struggle but simultaneously captures the resilience of individuals with even fractional hope and tiny five-yearold size support Despite the thriller-like drama in Bambi’s life, the gunshots and drugs and police arrests, Imperial Dreams retains a realistic quality in its interspersed moments of serenity

Like the string lights hanging in Bambi’s car, the film moves from a dark thread to dim light in Bambi’s life Unlike other melodramatic films of its type, Imperial Dreams follows a steady storyline with no definite low

at the hands of her family is rendered acceptable, if not outright justifiable Furthermore, Yeonghye is subject to intense misogyny, from her husband who abandons her once she is unable to perform household tasks adequately, and by her brother-in-law, who takes advantage of her condition and rapes her Once again however, these events are not recounted apologetically or with a disparaging tone; from the viewpoint of others, in provoking such frustration, the treatment Yeong-hye receives is substantiated

I chose this novel with the knowledge that it was the winner of a prestigious award in fiction and as I read it, I felt that both the author and the selection committee were playing with my mind The novel grabbed hold of my notions of political correctness and what is deemed respectable in academic communities and in the name of art, brazenly made a mockery of my high-minded ideals Much as I was shocked by Trump s election and that so many Americans existed with ideals so different from my own, I was astonished by the difficult nature of the novel and was reminded that in fiction, different rules apply I imagine that the members of the selection committee smirked as they announced The Vegetarian as the winning novel, knowing that in selecting this book, they were promoting a narrative that would be rejected by most other fields While it was a difficult book to read, it was also thought provoking and forced me to reconsider the lens through which I view literature At the very least, I could have used a trigger warning

Zoe Lindenfeld is a junior in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences She can be reached at zll3@cornell edu

and no discernible high From the red and white dread of a police car ’ s siren to the peaceful luminescence in a string of Christmas bulbs to the dim, danger in streetlights to the bright sunrise, Vitthal captures only natural, mundane turns from dark, bitter misery to vivid, uninhibited benevolence Bambi’s resilience in the face of ver y little progress becomes the film’s most striking facet Imperial Dreams includes every intricacy of fighting back against corruption the kind that develops inside from frustration with a broken system and the all consuming breed that threatens to flood Bambi’s sanity but it also embraces his fleeting smiles and unprotected laughs

Not including the frequent violent bursts, the movie proceeds undramatically and, in that way, serves a simple purpose Just as Bambi shows no convincing progress, the United States’ incarceration and recidivism rates persist unabated Bambi’s story may have no clear apogee or nadir but his light-strung life runs like a broken circuit We all exist from day to day between conductive wire bored, sad, apathetic and ignited bulb happy, excited, motivated but these wiry moments in Bambi’s life hit too low and his lights burn too dimly The sprinkled in toothy smiles save Bambi and the audience from reaching a depression but the overall helplessness in the protagonist’s life remains ever present Vitthal’s realistic lens colors Bambi as a human,

one who smiles, laughs and hugs, in order to highlight the livable yet anguished conditions in a broken prison system Without hitting a cinematic breaking point, the protagonist allows viewers to see the depravity of his situation and the sadness in his prospects

Imperial Dreams may just be a redevelopment of an old, tired storyline but some narratives need replaying Movies like Freedom Writers, The Pursuit of Happyness and Imperial Dreams bring to light issues that remain pertinent to generations of viewers Each new take on the same impoverished U S city illustrates an unchanging problem through a distinctive lens When Netflix first came to be nineteen years ago, the market rejected another movie-rental hub When the company went public in 2002, stocks initially plunged Consumers, at first, didn’t know what they were missing The market could hold another movie distributer Perhaps a similar story can be told about Bambi and Hollywood’s recurrent characterization of the young man tr ying to break an impoverished trend Imperial Dreams provides an untainted, realistic perspective audiences haven’t yet seen It fills an unglamorous void in the overly cinematic poverty picture It proves that Hollywood and audiences can handle another new take on the young ex-convict trope

Julia Curley is a sophomore in the College of Arts and Sciences She can be reached at jmc628@cornell edu

Why We March: 20th Century Women

BY LAURA KERN Sun Staff Writer

20th Centur y Women, a film which chronicles the lives of three women and a teenage boy growing up in Southern California in the changing political climate of the 1970s, has been garnering buzz since its debut at the New York Film Festival in October However, its release in theaters this Januar y has cemented its spot as an Oscar season favorite In the film, Dorothea (Annette Bening) is the aging single mother of the young teenage Jamie (Lucas Jade Zumann); when she finds herself drifting apart from her son, Dorothea decides to enlist the help of two women, Abbie (Greta Ger wig) and Julie (Elle Fanning), to help raise Jamie

But make no mistake: 20th Centur y Women is no simple coming-of-age stor y True, director Mike Mills crafts an honest, powerful film about growing up but he emphasizes that this growth does not begin and end during adolescence Rather, through his anecdotal style of filmmaking, Mills gives equal attention to each character’s journey, showing just as much change in Dorothea, Abbie and Julie as he shows in Jamie Mills develops each character with care and precision, exposing the battles of strength and weakness, genuineness and hypocrisy and independence and reliance that constantly wage within ever y human, regardless of age or gender Furthermore, this flawed and often humorous cast of characters complicates the broad label of “feminist”: Even though Dorothea, Abbie, Julie and Jamie are all self-proclaimed feminists, they are each so different in ambition and personality that it seems deceptive to unite them so easily

Without a doubt, much of the movie’s power comes from its talented actresses Elle Fanning is perfect as Julie her long blonde hair and wide blue eyes give an air of innocence that contrasts her rebellious lifestyle of sex and drugs Still, despite the slow reveal of details about her troubled home life, Fanning never makes you feel sorr y for Julie; her deliver y and expressions border on annoying at times and her innocuous appearance sometimes strikes the audience as deceptive This clash gives her depth and complexity and puts us in the confused, conflicted mindset of

Last Friday, Sampha dropped his debut album, Process However, calling it a debut album betrays his experience Sampha might not be a household name, but that’s not for lack of influence in the music industr y Before the release of Process, he collaborated with an extensive list of big names in the industr y, including Frank Ocean, Kanye, Drake, Beyoncé, Solange, SBTRKT and Katy B On his own, Sampha has released two E P s, Sundanza and Dual, in 2010 and 2013, respectively

Sampha’s life has been marred by tragedy He lost his father to lung cancer when he was just nine In 2015, his mother also passed away from cancer while he was recording his album In Process, he channels his grief to create an album full of compelling, emotional stories, despite using fe w words If a picture is wor th a thousand words, Sampha’s piano melodies and minimal beats easily match that They add depth and meaning to his words and give life to the album

On “(No One Knows Me) Like the Piano,” Sampha tells the stor y of how he found music as an outlet When he was just three, his parents purchased a piano from their neighbors, marking the beginning of Sampha’s life of music He sings, “No one knows me like the piano in my mother’s home / You would show me I had something some people call a soul ” In music, he found his identity However, an album like Process was never par t of his plan In an inter vie w with The Ne w York Times, Sampha revealed, “ When I star ted, I was just making lots of beats, and I wasn ’ t even intending to sing over them ”

Jamie, her childhood friend and longtime admirer

Interestingly, Greta Ger wig displays the opposite effect: her short, messy red crop matches Abbie’s taste in punk

music and hardcore feminist literature, but as the movie progresses, the audience begins to see her softness Ger wig’s tone remains tough and caustic even during expressions of her vulnerability and she allows Abbie’s flaws to come through as clearly as her strengths

Most notable, however, the incomparable Annette Bening shines as the slightly frumpy, brutally honest and stubbornly practical Dorothea, who cannot seem to find her place in any generation of women Most of Bening’s acting makes Dorothea into a humorous, sometimes frustrating, character But throughout the film, her insecurities burn holes in her confident persona like the glowing tip of her ever-present cigarette Balancing Dorothea’s loud, brash strength with her subtle self-doubt and fear of the future seems impossible, but Bening accomplishes it with ease Bening’s performance is most powerful during her

interactions with Jamie and in their scenes together, it is clear that Bening’s talent inspires unparalleled performance in Zumann as well, whose character flows between s e l f - a s s u r a n c e a n d uncertainty like any real teenager

Realness is at the heart of every character in 20th Century Women: each is u n a p o l o g e t i c a l l y human, which makes the movie timeless despite the music, costuming and references that heavily dictate its setting In fact, the release of the film on Inauguration Day could not have been more timely 20th Century Women reflects the themes and struggles of the recent Women’s March and other feminist movements, establishing links between generations of activists, questioning “ progress ” and warning against the dangers of falling backwards

The one way in which this movie disappoints is that the all-white cast fails to recognize the intersection of race with feminism Women of color are frequently overlooked in discussions of feminism despite their inarguable influence on the movement and the development of “the modern woman ” Unfortunately, 20th Century Women fails to break this mold and deal with issues of race in relation to feminism Still, the film has merit as a powerful story of feminine independence and strength and its themes will become even more evident perhaps prophetic in the coming years

Laura Kern is a sophomore in the College of Arts and Sciences She can be reached at lkk36@cornell edu

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He got his star t as a teenage producer on Myspace, surrounded by peers who were also tr ying to push the boundaries of music and discover ne w sounds In that community, he found acceptance and validation Emboldened, Sampha continued with the release of the all-instr umental Sundaza He remained unnoticed until his collaboration with SBTRKT, which found its way into the right hands Young Turks signed Sampha, beginning his string of high-profile collaborations Process was recorded with the help of co-producer Rodaidh McDonald, who has production credits that include all of The xx ’ s albums and two How to Dress Well albums, among others To record, Sampha traveled to Ocean Sound Recordings, which bills itself as “Europe’s most stunning recording facility ” The breathtaking studio is set directly on the ocean near the mountains of Giske, Nor way, isolated from urban distractions

“Blood on Me,” one of the three singles released ahead of the album, is the most accessible and catchy song in terms of rhythm In fact, one listen of this song was all it took to put Process on the list of albums I was looking for ward to Despite how easy it is to listen to, layered, cr yptic vocals make it one of the most dense tracks on the album “Kora Sings” trades the slower pace of most of the album for a faster and more optimistic one The beat features bright synths and a vibrant chor us The lyrics are less c h e e r f u l a n d m o r e m e d i t a t i v e Re f e r r i n g t o h i s deceased mother, Sampha sings, “ You’ve been with

me since the cradle / You’ve been with me, you ’ re my angel / Please don’t you disappear ” The contrast captures his grief as he contemplates the existence of an afterlife “Incomplete Kisses” is another standout track, par tially because of the happiness contained in the melody It isn’t a fast track, in fact, quite the opposite The beauty is in the simplicity of the fuzzy bassline, the piano in the second half and the repetition of the title throughout “Incomplete Kisses” manages to be both uplifting and calming The track is steady and dependable while feeling fresh even on repeat listens Ever y track on Process tells a stor y, made compelling by the emotion infused into his soft, confident voice His minimalistic beats combine his piano and electronic skills to create a cohesive sound

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Sampha’s music is his ability to simultaneously display vulnerability and strength Many songs on the album feel remorseful and act as a window into the

However, weakness is notably absent Sampha’s vulnerability is a sign of his strength The emotions on Process are not those of a broken man, but rather a man unafraid to show the world who he is In Process, Sampha has crafted an album that shows why he has been asked for so many collaborations with big name ar tists Released in Januar y, Process will stand out as one of the best albums of 2017

Ryan Slama is a freshman in the College of Engineering He can be reached at rms427@cornell edu

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many, ” Hutson said “We must stand with the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe against the Dakota Access Pipeline, but we cannot forget that the violation of indigenous peoples rights and environmental destruction is a global phenomenon, one that impacts native com-

munities here in Upstate New York and around the world ” Simply spreading awareness about the issues of indigenous rights and environmental degradation is not enough and action is also required even in local communities, according to Hutson

“I think it's both a part of acting in solidarity with our

indigenous brothers and sisters, but also alongside that, I think there has to be a commitment to local issues,” he said

“Many in Ithaca are unaware of the environmental impact of oil, of natural gas pipelines, as it plays out here in upstate New York,” Hutson said These issues are occurring even in Ithaca, accord-

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Huston said “At the end of the day, we can stop the DAPL, but there are many indigenous in the United St

face egregious and violent obstacles and will not have t h e v i s i b i l i t y St a n d i n g Rock has ” Shruti Juneja can be reached at sjuneja@cornellsun com

Women to Honor Seniors in Last Regular Season Games

Not letting the Ivy title hangover take effect, the No. 7 women play host to two top-fve teams at Lynah

By BRITTANY BIGGS Sun Staff Writer

After securing the Cornell women ’ s hockey team ’ s first Ivy League title since 2013, the Red will be back at Lynah Rink for the last two regular season games this weekend against No 5 St Lawrence and No 3 Clarkson

Despite all the distractions and emotions that might come following the end of a multi-year Ivy drought, the women are zoned in for this weekend

“As we near the end of the season, I think we really have to play as a team and play unified Using our team strength such as speed and team defense will help us succeed in very important games like this coming weekend,” said freshman forward Kristin O’Neill “As teammates, I think we just hope to see everyone staying together and being on the same page as one another and I am very confident that we will stay working in the same direction this weekend ”

But St Lawrence (24-4-3, 15-3-2 ECAC) looks to spoil the Red’s weekend The Saints present a plethora of challenges for the Red (17-6-4, 13-3-4) The No 5 team in the country has accomplished this ranking with one of the best defenses in the conference, highlighted by holding Cornell to two goals and scoring five of its own the first time these teams met in January

“Both St Lawrence and Clarkson are very strong teams offensively,” said freshman forward Paige Lewis “However, if we can capitalize on our offensive chances and continue playing strong team defense, we can shut them down ”

Regardless of Friday’s result, Saturday’s game will serve as senior night for the team, as the Red honors the seniors who have provided four years of leadership in every aspect of the

game “Senior weekend is a time where we can recognize the seniors for everything they have done for us this season, ” Lewis added “[The senior class] has been extremely helpful and has set an example in hard work, dedication and leadership on and off the ice The weekend is chance to show the seniors what they mean to us and reminds us to give it our all and play for them ”

Posing a threat to the celebration, the Golden Knights (23-4-5, 17-1-2) will be looking for revenge on Saturday, after the Red handed Clarkson its first and only conference loss of the season in January

“We expect them to be very tough, fast and skilled like we have seen in previous games against them,” O’Neill said “We will bring have to bring our best games this coming to succeed ”

The recently-coronated Ancient Eight champions are prepared to put the past weekend’s Martinelli’s-filled celebration to the side as the team looks towards this weekend, as well as playoffs down the road

“After winning the Ivy league championships, our team is even more motivated and determined to stay on task and keep playing our best,” O’Neill added “I think winning the Ivy title was just one of our goals and it gave us a small taste of success, but we are certainly not satisfied with it, so we will have to work even harder to be able to succeed and accomplish more of our goals this season ”

Action gets underway from Lynah at 6 p m on Friday as the women look to end the season with the best record since 2014

“The games [this weekend] are going to be intense, fast and one play can make the game go either way, ” Lewis said “It will be important to come in strong and keep our

momentum going as we head into playoffs I’m excited for a great weekend of hockey as we face the top two teams in our league ”

Working for More: Red Looks to Build Upon Impressive 2016

By KAREN PAPAZIAN Sun Contributor

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“This year we want to win the regular season as well as the [Ivy] tournament We aren’t satisfied with just one ”

Chock-full of young talent, the Red hopes a season of growth pays dividends this campaign

By ZACH SILVER Sun Assistant Sports Editor

Last year was not the season that Cornell men ’ s lacrosse had hoped for They’ll be the first ones to tell you that

“It was a growing year last year, but no one really wanted that result, no one really expected that result,” said senior goalie Christian Knight, who sidelined the entirety of the 2016 season due to injury

For a program that has been around since Grover Cleveland was the president, success for Cornell men ’ s lacrosse is not just something to strive for it is what’s expected

“If you get caught looking at last year too much you’re not looking ahead ”

So coming off a season where Cornell finished below 500 for the first time since 1998, the team has two options: wallow in the disappointment of what never was, or use last season as a driving force to go ahead and reassert itself as one of the premier squads in Division I lacrosse

So far this year, it seems like the latter has been the obvious approach

“There has been a little bit of an edge and chip on the

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Young guns | Cornell returns four of last year’s top-five point-getters, three of which are underclassmen

shoulder this year and that’s not a bad thing,” said head coach Matt Kerwick, who is entering his third full year at the helm “But if you get caught looking at last year too much you ’ re not looking ahead This is a very different team from last year ”

Part of what has Kerwick confident and excited about this upcoming campaign is the maturity he believes some of his younger players gained from last season The 2016 team consisted of a whopping 17 newcomers five members larger than the next-biggest class

“Any time you rely on a number of freshmen like we did last year you ' re going to have some peaks and valleys and we knew that as a staff but that’s no excuse, ” Kerwick said

Of those 17 now-sophomores, three of them were within the top-five scorers last season, with Colton Rupp leading the way with a team-high 23 goals Only two of the team ’ s top-10 point getters last season have departed form Ithaca, meaning a “wiser and stronger and more comfortable” team is going to take the field this Saturday at Penn St , according to Kerwick

Along with Rupp, this group is highlighted by midfielder/attacker Ryan Bray, midfielder Clarke Peterson captain as just a sophomore and the more-experienced Ryan Matthews

They will look to replace the night-in-night-out contri-

No.12/13 Icers Hit Road for Final Time This Season

By CHARLES COTTON

Staff Writer

This time of year, the Cornell men ’ s hockey team cannot take anything for granted

Last week, the Red played three ECAC games, taking care of business to earn five of the possible six points As of this past Sunday, when the the Red defeated Brown 5-3, Cornell had played five games in 10 days, going 4-0-1 in that stretch

Although the team would have liked a win over Yale last Saturday night, its position in third place in the ECAC is a testament to its recent success Since dropping contests to Har vard and Dartmouth on back to back nights, the Red has not lost and is back up to 13th in the pairwise, an integral ranking when it comes to NCAA tournament selection

“We had a couple of tough home losses, so for us to regroup and get nine out of 10 points was really good,” said sophomore forward Mitch Vanderlaan “I think our guys really gelled together and pushed through that which was an important step for us ”

“We try to stay even keel, but I’d say our morale is pretty high right now, ” added classmate blueliner Matt Nuttle

Now, No 12/13 Cornell (16-63, 11-4-3 ECAC) must turn its attention to its North Country rivals as it hits the road for the final time during the regular season

First up will be No 17 St Lawrence on Friday night The Saints (15-9-6, 11-4-3) are tied for third in the conference with Cornell and will look to avenge a narrow 3-2 defeat at Lynah back in mid-January

Since then, the Saints have struggled a bit Losers of three of its last five, the team has given up some ground in the ECAC It will need to kick things back into gear in order to lock up a topfour spot and secure a first round bye in the conference tournament in March

St Lawrence has been without two of its leading scorers for much

of the 2016-17 campaign Defenseman Gavin Bayreuther continues to lead the team in points with 25 despite missing seven games in the middle of the season For ward Mike Marnell leads the team in goals but has been out the better of the last month

Kyle Hayton is expected to be in goal Friday night, and the junior has been having another quality season Hayton has posted a 933 save percentage and a 2 12 goals against average both top 10 in the country St Lawrence is a strong defensive team overall, giving up the seventh fewest goals in the NCAA this season “ They’re obviously a really good team, ” Vanderlaan said “They’re really strong defensively too We’ve got to go in and be physical with them and expect a tight game those types of [close] games are good for us ”

cations, the following night’s contest is also of great importance at this critical stage in the season Clarkson (13-13-4, 8-8-2) is in the ECAC’s six-hole, but is always a tough matchup for the Red

When the two teams met in Ithaca earlier in the year, the Golden Knights sprinted out of the gate to a 3-1 lead Cornell came back thanks to a pair of goals from junior forward Trevor Yates, but things ultimately ended in a tie in a game where head coach Mike Schafer ’86 labeled his team as just “ average ”

After its valiant effort against

“We’ve got to go in and be physical with them and expect a tight game those types of [close games] are good for us.”

Both teams also understand the importance of this one, given the battle atop the ECAC

“Everyone knows that we ’ ve got to keep pushing to get a bye in the ECAC and then a spot in the [NCAA] tournament, ” Vanderlaan added “Every single game matters at this time of the year ” While the St Lawrence game has more direct postseason impli-

the Red, Clarkson has since lost four of its last six, including two disappointing defeats at the hands of Colgate and RPI Clarkson will look to right the ship this weekend with rematches against Colgate and Cornell

Forwards Sam Vigneault and Troy Josephs lead the team in points and goals, respectively, and defenseman James de Haas has also contributed from the blue line with five goals and 10 assists Freshman Jake Kielly is the