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Africana Plans to Hire Three Profs, Create Ph.D. Prog.

By LAUREN AVERY Sun Staff Writer

Two years after controversy erupted over changes to the Africana Studies and Research Center, the center plans to use an expanded budget to recruit more faculty, create a Ph D program and make its coursework more interdisciplinar y, the center ’ s director said

The center is in the process of hiring three new faculty members in three areas of Africana studies: twentieth-centur y African-American histor y, social sciences and African political thought, according to Prof Gerard Aching Ph D ’91, Africana studies, romance studies, director of the center In Dec 2010, the University announced that it would move the formerly independent center into the College of Arts and Sciences a decision that was met with immediate backlash by Africana students and faculty After facing additional criticism over the changes to Africana, the University announced in April 2011 that it would increase Africana’s budget by more than 50 percent over five years

With the increase in Africana’s budget, Aching said he is looking for ward to hiring new faculty He added that any of the candidates for these positions will be “ great additions to the Africana Center and to the University at large ” “ We’ve completed the inter views, and the candidates have already been on campus and experienced all of the exciting scholarship that is going on We were able to get excellent candidates, which makes the choice ver y difficult,” he said “It is wonderful that the faculty has rallied to have

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By ERICA AUGENSTEIN Sun Staff Wr ter

People studying in the A D White Library were met a surprise on Friday when almost 400 students, some wearing tutus or body paint, flooded the room filming their own rendition of Harlem Shake, a viral video featuring people spontaneously dancing

Since the original Harlem Shake video which featured four guys dancing to the song “Harlem Shake” by Baauer gained popularity, Cornell architecture students, Law School students and other groups have filmed their own versions of the dance Groups of Cornell students were inspired by other videos people had made, according to Duncan McCausland ’16, an organizer of the A D White Harlem Shake video

“We decided after watching an hour’s worth of Harlem Shake videos that we should make one, ” he said

Jonathan Eilenberg ’16, another organizer of the event, added that they chose the A D White Library because they wanted a location that was “recognizably Cornell ”

McCausland also said he thought the setup of the A D White Library provided a good visual for the video

“We thought it would be visually shocking to see people on the three story landscape,” he said

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Frontiers in Population Nutrition Research: New Questions, New Methods and New Approaches 4 p m , 100 Savage Hall

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Panel Discusses Importance, Future of Black Histor y Month

By NOAH RANKIN Sun Staff Wr ter

Panelists urged audience members to remember that the history and themes of Black History Month beyond the month of Febr uar y at a panel at the Tompkins County Public Library on Saturday Black History Month, which is celebrated in Feburar y, was created by Carter Woodson, the compiler of the first major journal of black history, according to Prof Robert Harris, Africana studies, one of the professors that participated in the panel

“Carter G Woodson started this celebration as a means of letting individuals

know about the role people of African ancestry played in developing world civilization, and as a means of inspiring black youth in particular to greater achievement, ” Harris said “ The more [black youth] knew about their history, their past, the more they would strive for excellence ”

To begin the panel, moderator Eric Acree, Africana library director, asked the audience several trivia questions about influential African-Americans Acree then p o s

Washington, the first of which asked the significance of celebrating Black History Month

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society currently has a more “ contemporary vision” of Black History Month

“In looking at the multi-dimensionality of the black population, the way that we look at Black History Month today is different from how we looked at it in the past, ” Harris said Washington also noted that knowledge about Black Histor y Month can var y among demographic groups “It may be regional, it may be cultural, it may even be class in terms of how we ’ re e x p o s e d t o Bl a c k Hi s t o r y Mo n t h , ” Washington said B o t h s p e a k e r s n o t e d t h a t a l t h o u g h

Black History Month is important, it is vital to keep learning about black history throughout the year not just during the month

“Carter G Woodson didn’t intend for Negro History Week to be confined to a week, or for Black History Month be confined to a month,” Harris said “It was to raise a theme, and then to look at that theme throughout the rest of the year ”

Harris also said that society’s view of black history can sometimes be limited to the history of notable individuals such as Rosa Parks or Martin Luther King, Jr

“I bristle when I read in the newspaper a re f e re n c e t o ‘ Dr K i n g ’ s Ma rc h o n Washington,’ as if Dr King organized the March on Washington,” he said “We forget totally about Bayard Rustin, who’s the person who really organized the march ”

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“embrace all of those individuals that were involved” in black history

“If [Martin Luther King, Jr ] had never

been born, this movement would have taken place I just happened to be here

There comes a time when time itself is ready for change ” Harris said Washington said that it is important to of cultivate the younger generation’s interest in black history through the medium of movies a medium that she said has proven to be engaging in her classes

“It’s amazing what [watching movies] has done in really peaking [students’] interest in slavery,” she said

Lucy Brown, an Ithaca resident who attended the panel, said there are different ways that people have learned about Black History

“It’s a continual process that’s been going on all the time My black history e d u c a t i o n c a m e f ro m Ba p t i s t Yo u n g

People’s Union every Sunday,” she said

“The black church was very prominent in the movement ”

Acree said he found that the meeting hit on the “importance to still acknowledge and embrace the contributions made by people of African descent ”

“If you don’t have a conversation about the contributions of African-American history, you ’ re missing out, just like you ’ re missing out if you don’t talk about the contributions of women, or the contributions o f a l

“Conversations will happen, and we’ll get acknowledgment throughout the year You just don’t stop here; the conversations continue ”

Noah Rankin can be reached at nrankin@cornellsun com

Smaller Academic Concentrations S atisfy Students More

The humanities reigned in the latest round of concentration satisfaction ratings, followed closely by the social sciences and life sciences

As was the case in previous years, smaller concentrations generally outperformed larger ones in the survey, which is taken every spring by graduating seniors

Women, Gender, and Sexuality achieved the highest satisfaction rate among members of the Class of 2012 with a 4 78 out of 5 Only nine graduating seniors last year concentrated in WGS

“Our students receive a lot of one-on-one attention,” said director of undergraduate studies in WGS Caroline Light Government and Economics,

which boast two of the largest pools of concentrators in the College, placed in the bottom five in the most recent ratings

The results did not surprise the government department’s Director of Undergraduate Studies Cheryl B Welch, who said that satisfaction is usually inversely correlated with the size of the department

“That doesn’t mean that a big department can ’ t do better,” Welch said

The government department is in the process of implementing changes in the advising system that were approved last year, but it has been too soon, Welch said, to see their impact reflected on the satisfaction survey

But according to Jeffrey Miron, director of undergraduate studies

After Launch of Price Comparison Tool, Cornell Store Sees Sales Increase

The Cornell Store reported an increase in book sales in 2012 after it launched a textbook price comparison tool that allows students to compare book prices at by the Cornell Store and other online vendors The tool, which was released in January 2012, has been used to place more than 1,600 orders, according to Margie Whiteleather, the Cornell Store’s strategic projects manager

Cornell Forms Sexual Assault Support Group

In the wake of reports of sexual assault on and near campus last semester, Gannett Health Services will provide a 10-week sexual assault support program for women this semester The support group, which was also offered several years ago, will be open to undergraduate, graduate and professional students at Cornell

for the economics department, concentration size may not be the only factor behind the student satisfaction

“I think some majors tend to get students because the students love those disciplines, and other majors get students because it’s a useful thing to do, and it’s probably going to be useful in terms of getting a job,” Miron said

In last year ’ s sur vey, several humanities concentrations experi-

enced jumps in ratings, while the average score of life science concentrations has decreased

Histor y and Literature and English the two largest humanities departments both scored above a 4 1 out of 5 in the concentration satisfaction surveys

History and Literature has seen a steady upward trend in the past 3 years, which Jon W Oakes ’13 credits to small class and tutorial sizes Other humanities departments, including Literature, Philosophy, Classics, History of Art and Architecture, and Comparative Study of Religion, all scored at least a 4 2 East Asian Studies saw the greatest increase in ratings from 4 18 to 4 58 The department’s Director of Undergraduate Studies

Michael Szonyi attributes the jump to recent efforts to develop a sense of community within the department

On the other hand, life sciences ’ average satisfaction score has decreased steadily from 4 31 in 2010 to 4 14 this past year Faculty and concentration advisers in the life sciences said they hope to maintain and improve the experiences of their concentrators, while noting their jump in ratings relative to their scores from a decade earlier Between 2009 and 2010, the mean rating shot up from 3 52 to 4 14 after the splintering of the life sciences into what are now nine specialized concentrations

This story was originally published in The

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The two started recruiting using a Facebook event and word of mouth but were not successful in expanding the event very much, according to Eilenberg

Levina Li ’13, who helped publicize the event further, said she reached out to groups that she thought would be “excited” to participate

The event was also combined with another planned Harlem Shake video planned by Therese Bailey ’13 in Duffield Hall

Ultimately, according to McCausland, the final turnout of 400 people marked a success for the organizers “Me and [Eilenberg] were not even expecting close to that many people,” McCausland said

McCausland also said that the video did hit a roadbump, however, right before the students filmed: the organizers had not sought permission from Cornell to film in the library

“Right when we were about to start, someone from Cornell came in and asked if we had permission,” he said “We talked to him, and he gave us permission, and 400 people started cheering ”

The overall atmosphere was “ crazy, ” as participants danced without any music, according to Eilenberg

“I definitely think that people kind of went crazy for a minute; there was no music playing when it was happening,” he said “We just kind of told people to start dancing It was kind of crazy to see people go crazy [on all three levels of A D White Library] all at once ”

Cornell Hillel also created a Harlem Shake video to promote its upcoming party to celebrate Purim, a Jewish holiday, according to Lucy Goldberg ’15, chair of engagement for Cornell Hillel

“We thought it would be really fun to advertise it with the dance, and the Harlem Shake was really popular at the time,” she said “It really happened organically There were a ton of people that saw we were doing it and joined in ”

A Law Library Harlem Shake video, organized by Jordan Manalastas, law, promoted the Law School’s Public Interest Cabaret fundraiser Manalastas said he chose the Law School library as the stage for the video because it is normally a place where “the solemnity is daunting ”

Juliana Batista ’16 who choreographed Thursday’s One Billion Rising flashmob to draw attention to violence against women said that “the Harlem Shake was crazy and awesome ”

She added, however, that she hopes “ someone on campus [will] combine the trendiness of the Harlem Shake with the meaning of One Billion Rising There are elements of each that could really make the ultimate flashmob ”

Erica Augenstein can be reached at eaugenstein@cornellsun com

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“[The Chili Cook-off ] was awesome; I wish I had made it down to the Commons a lot sooner, ” Balram said “It was no suprise to me that [Colletown Bagels] had the best chili All the chili was delicious I can see why Ithaca is top rated for restaurant quality ”

Candace Burton, a sophomore at Ithaca College, said she decided to attend the event this year because she had heard rave reviews about the event from attendees last year

“I didn’t go my freshman year, so I just wanted to see what it was all about and try some chili A lot of people that went last year said the chili was really good,” Burton said Binghamton resident Erin Washburn, who attended the festival with her husband and their two sons, said this was also their first time at the event They found it familyfriendly, she added

“[My sons] love the chili; they’re pretty adventuresome eaters, ” Washburn said “They had a great time They get to run around while we ’ re in line ”

Burton described the festival’s atmosphere as “ a pretty fun environment ”

“The bouncy house is pretty cool, and I really like the face painting,” she said Ferguson said the event compared equally with last year ’ s Chili Cook-off

“The weather held off, the crowd sizes were good and the [number of ] restaurants that participated [was] the same as well It was a strong event for this year, ” he said “We have a great event organizing staff They’re really good at what they do, and I think it shows In the middle of winter they put on a pretty amazing festival ” Balram echoed Ferguson’s sentiment

“Chili and beer; what more can I ask for on a brisk Saturday afternoon?” she said “Great food in a great city makes for a great Saturday afternoon ”

Emma Court can be reached at ecourt@cornellsun com

Africana to Establish Ph.D. Program in 2014

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consensus on these excellent candidates ”

According to Renee Alexander ’74, associate dean of students and director of intercultural programs, the Africana Center is currently in a position where it can reform its curriculum and employ some of the top scholars in the field

“With changes in the budget, they have money to hire more professors and launch this doctoral program There is a lot of excitement about it,” she said “We are in a position to recruit some of the best scholars in the country, [including] some worldclass faculty who are renowned scholars in their positions ”

In addition to hiring new faculty, the center will be establishing a post doctorate program beginning in 2014 with two concentrations in social sciences and literature and the arts

“This will be the only Africana Ph D program in the state of New York,” according to Aching

At first, two to four students will be accepted as Ph D candidates The program will eventually expand to 25 students

“It is going to be quite a flexible program because we want to make sure that we have specific guidelines we carry out because we want to have good mentorship for these graduate students,”

Aching said

Prof Noliwe Rooks, Africana studies, feminist, gender and sexuality studies, said that the goal of the Ph D program is to prepare graduate students for a future in teaching Africana studies

“Africana studies is one of the premier departments in the country, and it was identified as a unit that is at the precipice of national significance and reputation

Graduate education is an opportunity to train the next generation of professors in this area, ” she said

Aching said that he hopes that future programs at the Africana Center will continue to encompass other disciplines at the University

“One of the things we may do next year is a series on the relationship between scholarship and activism I think that is something that both faculty and students in Africana and in other disciplines could engage in,” he said “The goal is to give students the tools to see themselves in the world, and the Africana Center could be the venue for this kind of broader discussion ”

According to faculty at the Africana Center, these changes are occurring in hopes that the center ’ s academics and programs will gain a more interdisciplinar y focus Rooks, who is teaching ASRC 1500: An Introduction to Africana Studies, for the first time this spring, says that she is trying to teach her students to use interdisciplinar y studies to enhance their academic experience

“The way that you produce knowledge and understand the world is strengthened and heightened if students and professors are interdisciplinar y scholars How the world works is not confined to [one] discipline anymore, ” she said “The University plays a role in ending inequality and educating students with a perspective that makes them more aware ”

According to Aching, these transitions at the Africana Center have been “smooth,” and new initiatives have been “well-received” by both the administration and by the Africana studies faculty

“It has been very gratifying during my time as director to see all parts of the college embracing all these things that we want to do We really do have to work together to make sure that we are providing excellent courses and that we ’ re not afraid of experimenting to make sure that our courses are cutting-edge,” Aching said “The Cornell administration has been suppor tive, and the Africana faculty have been wonderful ”

Alexander said that students have also responded positively to the changes

“There is a definite sense of excitement and strong support from most of the students that I have spoken to regarding the changes at the Africana Center,” Alexander said “Students seem really thrilled about what they have seen going on, and they are really excited about the courses ” According to Cornell faculty, the changes in the academic scope of the center are expected to have lasting effects on scholarship in Africana studies at the University

“I have seen a growth, development and transformation of the Africana Center, and [these changes] represent yet another evolution of Africana,” Alexander said “With top-notch faculty and courses that are becoming more interdisciplinary, it is a rebirth of the Africana Center ”

Lauren Avery can be reached at lavery@cornellsun com

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Promoting respectful comradery

To the Editor:

Re: “SEPPINNI: Free to Be Oucking Fffenssive,” Opinion, Feb 11

After attending the Cornell-Princeton hockey game referred to by Shane Seppini, I read his column in Monday’s Sun about behavior at hockey games and cringed He wrote it with a sophomoric condescending tone that included phrases such as, “I already exposed the idiocy of the FCC’s piddling censorship laws ” Well now, thank you so much, Mr College Senior for your amazing insight which you benevolently utilize to enlighten anyone who chooses to read your opinion piece I recycled the paper hoping that when the writer chronologically ages, his attitude and humility mature commensurately

Then comes Tuesday’s paper with a letter to the editor entitled, “Living Up to the Campus Code of Conduct” written by a grad student, Rob Moore Referring to the Monday opinion piece about behavior at Cornell men ’ s hockey games, this writer urges “the University to more thoroughly and consistently enforce Title III Article II Section A Part 3a of the Campus Code of Conduct at Lynah Rink ”

Mr Moore wrote, “Degrading chants involving personal details aimed at the opposing team ’ s goalie embarrass the University, its athletic program and me, but more importantly, they are unquestionably abusive toward Cornell visitors Our community is above using the powerful idea of free speech as a prop for just being plain mean ”

I couldn’t agree more with Mr Moore However, I believe that trying to enforce the Campus Code of Conduct seems hopeless in this case Many years ago, after I took visitors to a men ’ s hockey game at Lynah, I learned that one of the group returned to her school and yelled at a fourth grade classmate, as she taunted her with her index finger, “HEY, YOU SUCK!” If I have hockey tickets for men ’ s games, I give them away if I have visitors As a Cornell graduate, I am ashamed

In lieu of reaching for the Code of Conduct or pontificating about freedoms of speech, I think that unless we ’ re able to convince our athletic director or coach about the ramifications of these infantile taunts and how destructive they can be to our and other’s psyches, there will be no change If Director Noel and/or Coach Schafer wrote a piece in the Sun or made a few PA announcements during the game, I believe the “Lynah Faithful” would be responsive and could maintain the same noise level and be just as effective as they are now After all, who would object to the cheer, “Princeton’s in New Jersey”?

Henry Stark ’59

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Aditi Bhowmick | Abtruse Musings

So when Joseph Stalin exhibited his microscopic rationale and exclaimed, “How many divisions has the Pope?,” we found it ridiculously amusing Last week, this very “ man with no divisions” retired and baffled the realm of political journalism As a Sun columnist, events like these are extremely interesting because I get an opportunity to venture out of my ivory tower and literally shrug off the brain freeze that mundane and banal activities, such as calculus, bring forth It is enthralling when such a phenomenal transition occurs because then we all get a brilliant opportunity to reassess and reevaluate all that holds weight in this world

The Pope retired and instantaneously Daniel Drezner asks the question of the hour: “Why do we care?” The institution has been questioned and the dilemma reemerges To put it very simply, just because an institution has lasted for a number of years, does it mean it must last until hell freezes over? The intuitive answer to that is no, but we act otherwise For instance, if the Queen decides to retire, BBC will have substantive matter to cover, investigate and reinvestigate her retirement for at least a decade The whole premise of “The King has died, Long Live the King” brings to our notice something startling We place more emphasis on institutionalized positions today than the person holding the office itself

The practice of assuming a person is larger than life holds true even today

The Pope does, of course, foster faith and is a source of inspiration for a large section of the population across the world However, when the institution becomes larger than the person occupying it, why must it be startling when Pope Benedict XVI resigns because of old age? He is temporal but his office is eternal; did we not already know that? Still, it shocks us because this whole business is a rude reminder that more than half the things we cry and beat our chests about are actually socially constructed Moreover, most constructed things are subject to change, including religion For instance, if this resignation had occurred, say, even ten years back, the consequences would be manifold However, today, if the Starbucks conglomerate closed its doors, we would be more hapless and inordinately disconsolate

It is true that change is inevitable, but we replicate certain elements invariably The practice of assuming a person is larger than life holds true even today The President of the United States, America’s Next Top Model and the Ayatollah are all essentially human beings who are considered larger than life by onlookers My contention is that nothing is larger than life itself and it stems from the fact that I am a confirmed existentialist

So the Pope gets stressed out and needs a break from life Well, don’t we all at times? It is true that the lives of leaders and public figures are not, at the end of the day, their own lives However, it is not a catastrophe if certain aspects of society are tired of consistency Religion itself was constructed to bind society together The word religion comes from the root “religaire” which translates as “ to bind or hold together ” There are a gazillion other things that have developed the ability to bind society together today: exchange rates, scandalous lives of heads of states, an obsession with losing weight, the Super Bowl maybe (I don’t know, I’m international) and important things such as solidarity against sexual abuse, bigotry, terrorism and poverty In this vein, it is more than appropriate to quote Ecclesiastes 3: “There is a time for everything and a season for every activity under the heavens: a time to be born and a time to die, a time to tear down and a time to build, a time to search and a time to give up, a time to keep and a time to throw away, a time to love and a time to hate, a time for war and a time for peace ”everything including the Pope, is ephemeral When we hold onto things obstinately, we fight, kill, tear each other down and make a royal mess everywhere: in politics, society, economics and most importantly, life

Co mme nt of the day

“$250,000 for a bear statue? Does anyone even try to solicit donations for important things like student housing, financial aid, department funding?”

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Re: "For 150th Anniversar y, Cornell Unofficial Mascot Will Be Memorialized in Bronze” News, published Feb. 15, 2013

Noah Karr-Kaitin | Plain

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c a n e l e c t a d i v i d e d g o v e r n m e n t Cu r re n t l y, D e m o c r a t s c o n t r o l t h e S e n a t e a n d t h e W h i t e H o u s e , Re p u b l i c a n s c o n t ro l t h e Ho u s e Qu i c k s i d e n o t e : T h e o n l y re a s o n t h e Re p u b l i c a n s c o n t ro l t h e Ho u s e i s b e c a u s e t h e i r d i s t r i c t s a re s o g e rr y m a n d e r e d ( a t e r m u s e d t o d e s c r i b e a s i t u a t i o n w h e n d i s t r i c t s a re d e s i g n e d t o u n f a i r l y g i ve o n e p a r t y a n a d va n t a g e ove r t h e o t h e r ) t h a t t h e y c o u l d n o t l o s e A f t e r a l l , Ho u s e Re p u b l i c a n s g o t 1 1 m i l l i o n f e w e r v o t e s t h a n

People know that nothing is going to be accomplished in next four years unless we change the way our democracy is structured

Bu t I t h i n k I ’ ve c o m e u p w i t h a re a l a n s we r T h e re a l re a s o n w h y m a n y, m y s e l f i n c l u d e d , c o u l d n ’ t b e b o t h e re d t o t u n e i n i s n o b o d y b e l i e ve s t h a t t h e Pre s i d e n t w i l l m a k e m u c h h e a d w a y i n a c h i e v i n g t h e g o a l s o n h i s a g e n d a T h ro u g h a m i x o f g e r r y m a n d e r i n g , u s e o f t h e f i l i b u s t e r a n d a n ove r a rc hi n g u n w i l l i n g n e s s t o c o m p ro m i s e , R e p u b l i c a n s w i l l b l o c k t h e v a s t m a j o r i t y o f t h e Pre s i d e n t ’ s a g e n d a ( e x c e p t f o r m a y b e i m m i g r a t i o n re f o r m ) If yo u h a ve b e e n re a d i n g m y c o l u m n s o r b l o g p o s t s ove r t h e p a s t ye a r t h e re i s a p h r a s e I h a ve u s e d t i m e a n d t i m e a g a i n : “ El e c t i o n s n e e d t o h a ve c o n s e q u e n c e s ” W h e n A m e r i c a n s ( o r t h e h a l f o f u s w h o vo t e ) h e a d t o t h e p o l l s , we a re m a ki n g d e c i s i o n s a b o u t w h o we w a n t i n p owe r a n d w h a t we w a n t t h e m t o a c c o m p l i s h S o w h e n o n e p a r t y w i n s , o u r d e m o c r a c y o u g h t t o e n s u re t h a t t h e i r p o l i t i c a l v i s i o n i s e n a c t e d T h e d i f f i c u l t y i s t h a t , u n l i k e m a n y o t h e r m o d e r n d e m o c r a c i e s , we

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t e p b a c k a n d s a y : “ Ho l d o n , No a h ! A s a l i b e r a l , t h o s e c h a n g e s w o u l d p r i m a r i l y b e n e f i t p o l i t i c i a n s yo u a re s y m p a t h e t i c t o ” A n d t h a t ’ s t r u e , f o r n ow I a m c e r t a i n t h a t s o m e d a y R e p u b l i c a n s w i l l w i n

De m o c r a t s a n d ye t re t a i n s o m et h i n g l i k e a 3 0 - s e a t m a j o r i t y Now I k n ow w h a t yo u a re t h i n ki n g : “ T h e re g o e s o l’ s o c i a l i s t No a h a g a i n , w i t h h i s c r a z y c o n s p i r a c y t h eo r i e s ” We l l d o n ’ t t a k e m y w o rd f o r i t ; t a k e t h e w o r d o f t h e R e p u b l i c a n St a t e L e a d e r s h i p C o m m i t t e e , w h o re c e n t l y re l e a s e d a m e m o b r a g g i n g t h a t “ re d i s t r i c t i n g ” a l l o w e d t h e m t o “ m a i n t a i n a Re p u b l i c a n s t ro n g h o l d i n t h e U S Ho u s e o f Re p re s e n t a t i ve s ” I ’ m n o t s a y i n g t h a t De m o c r a t s w o u l d n o t t r y t o d o t h e s a m e t h i n g i f g i ve n t h e o p p o r t u n i t y, b u t i f t h e y d i d , i t w o u l d b e j u s t a s b a d f o r o u r d e m o cr a c y Ok a y, s o re g a rd l e s s o f h ow t h e Re p u b l i c a n s t o o k t h e h o u s e , t h e y h a ve a f i r m g r i p o n i t W h a t d o e s t h a t m e a n f o r u s ? It m e a n s t h a t Re p u b l i c a n s i n t h e Ho u s e b e l i e ve t h e y we re e l e c t e d t o s t o p Pre s i d e n t Ob a m a f ro m a c h i e v i n g h i s a g e n d a , a n d t h a t m e a n s re f u s i n g t o c o m p rom i s e o n a n y t h i n g T h i s h a s e s s e nt i a l l y b e e n t h e s t a t u s q u o s i n c e 2 0 1 0 Fu r t h e r m o re , t h e Re p u b l i c a n s i n t h e Se n a t e h a ve s h ow n t h a t , e ve n t h o u g h t h e y a re i n t h e m i n o r i t y, t h e y a re m o re t h a n h a p p y t o u s e t h e f i l ib u s t e r t o s t a l l t h e Pre s i d e n t ’ s a g e n d a i n t h e Se n a t e T h i s h a s e s s e n t i a l l y b e e n t h e c a s e s i n c e 2 0 0 9 , w h e n t h e y g o t t h e 4 1 s e n a t o r s n e c e s s a r y t o f i l ib u s t e r A l l r i g h t , b a c k o n t r a c k I t h i n k we a re h o n i n g i n o n w h y t h e A m e r i c a n p e o p l e , e ve n i f t h e y d i d n ’ t re a l i ze i t , d i d n o t t u n e i n t o t h e St a t e o f t h e Un i o n T h e y k n ow t h a t n o t h i n g i s g o i n g t o b e a c c o m p l i s h e d i n t h e n e x t f o u r ye a r s u n l e s s we c h a n g e t h e w a y o u r d e m o c r a c y i s s t r u c t u re d I d o n o t p r o p o s e a p p o i n t i n g Pr e s i d e n t O b a m a t o b e a K i n g O b a m a t h e Fi r s t , a l t h o u g h h e w o u l d l o o k g re a t o n t h e I r o n T h r o n e ( Se a s o n 3 o f Ga m e o f T h r o n e s s t a r t s i n l e s s t h a n a m o n t h ! ) W h a t I d o p r o p o s e i s f o u r s i m p l e c o n c l u s i o n s I w a n t u s a l l t o a g re e t o l i v e b y : 1

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

BY TOM MOORE Sun Staff Writer

W h e n L o f t s , t h e o p e n e r, c r a s h e d through Ithaca’s Lot 10 last Tuesday with aggressive dr ums and indistinct ever ything, I kne w right away that I liked them: a two-piece local punk outfit, they played the sor t of music that makes you want to push someone Their lyrics are, with rare exception, per fectly incomprehensible, as the best punk vocals always are There’s not much dancing, of course, or even pushing and shoving as you’d see at a real punk show, just a bit of bobbing and swaying, but I guess that’s what happens when the 20-something crowd gets tied down by the drinks in their hands No fault of the band, as they’re blasting rebel ecstasy with all due angst and viscera and solid musicianship, but just an unfor tunate fact of the matter, Lot 10 being, after all, a bar scene more than a music scene

Then the main act, Quilt, got up there, and even their sound check was enough to make my jaw go slack and my third eye go milky and I mean that in a good way From the first note they were

sound, large and complex for just the three of them, grooving out of Boston, Mass without missing a beat, moving

crowd star ted metamorphosing, by tiny measures, arms getting a little wavy-er and smiles a little easier, and Quilt kept us smiling all through their set

I’m not the first, and I won ’ t be the last, to trace a musical lineage from Quilt back to the likes of Jefferson Airplane, The Doors (at least in Jim Morrison’s more self-indulgent moments) and even the Beatles in their faux Indian days Quilt bends any note that can be bent, like an effects-pedal echo of an age when sitars and their players braved the long journey West Pitchfork called them a “ramshackle blend of 1960s psychedelia, mantric blues and folk ” And if you ask iTunes, Quilt’s pigeon hole is one word long: psychedelic

In the days following Quilt’s show at Lot 10, I found myself listening to their record over and over again, tr ying to figure out if there’s more than that going on in Quilt’s sound I’m generally opposed to the practice of reducing bands to a mor tifying taxonomy of genres and sub-

Quilt at Lof t 10: Nost algia Psychedelia

genres, but if you ’ re looking for a textbook example of psychedelic rock, Quilt is a pretty good reference point Some critics have written about this as a longawaited psychedelia revival, while others are a little more skeptical, and see Quilt’s style as largely derivative If you just listen to the music, the skeptics have a fair point Musically, I don’t think Quilt is exploring much terr i t o r y t h a t h a s n ’ t t h o r o u g h l y b e e n explored before I was born But I don’t get too hung up on it, since they play the genre so damn well Admittedly, though, much of my love for Quilt can be attributed to a sor t of nostalgia for a psychedelic rock scene which I’ve never known, which has been gone for decades That is cer tainly not to say that it’s back now L o o k i n g a r o u n d L o t 1 0 o n Wednesday night, I couldn’t help but feel that the moment had passed For one thing, I was willing to bet that hardly anyone in the bar was actually on psychedelics Maybe this shouldn’t be a relevant obser vation, but I think it’s wor th pointing out, if we ’ re going to keep using the word “psychedelic” to describe what Quilt does After all, they call it psychedelic music for a reason, in reference to a

par ticular state of altered consciousness ver y different from what Lot 10 is selling

It’s not just that we ’ re on different dr ugs now than we were in the ’60s, though Ravi Shankar’s jam sessions with George Harrison (if my inter-generational cultural memor y ser ves me correctly) carried a sense of hope, a sense of p o s s i b i l i t y c r e a t e d b y, a m o n g o t h e r things, what we might call the East-West encounter The expansion and exploration of consciousness (with or without psychedelic assistance) was still something ne w and exciting Or at least, that’s how I like to imagine it

There might still be thriving subcultures that get excited about altered states of consciousness, but they cer tainly won ’ t b e f o u n d a t L o t 1 0 A l l t h i s m a d e Wednesday’s per formance a puzzling cultural moment, but no less beautiful a show I, for one, let my mind wander along with those indulgent melodies, and I thank Quilt for a wonder ful trip

Arts Around Town

The Hangovers Concert

8 p.m. on Thursday at Sage Chapel

The British are coming to Cornell

There will be something different about The Hangovers’ concert this Thursday It’s a special (British) guest: All the King’s Men from King’s College in London What could be better than a dual concert with singers from the UK? The setup is sure to be entertaining, f

Maybe we’ll learn a thing or two about what that revolution was really about

Meredith Joyce

Ellen Fullman’s Long String Instrument

Feb 18-24 at Milstein Hall Crit Dome

When math and music meet, the bounds of art are redefined Ellen Fullman is in the business of pushing these boundaries Fullman will be in residency at Cornell this week displaying and discussing her Long String Instrument, a 53 to 200 foot instrument made of metallic strings that Fullman invented and constructed herself Events highlighting Fullman and the instrument will be going on throughout the week at Milstein Dome including an open rehearsal with the Cornell Avant-Garde Ensemble, tuning of the instrument, a film screening of 5 Variations on a Long String (Peter Esmonde), a composer ’ s forum and two concerts This display of music mixed with everyday life, as well asthe impressive nature of the instrument’s organ-like tones, should not be missed

For British Eyes Only

As a well-practiced procrastinator, television viewer, braggart and anglophile, I have always taken a great deal of pride in my ability to find amazing British TV shows before they get ruined by MTV or other American networks Many of my favorite British TV shows have been picked up by American networks: Skins, The Inbetweeners and Friday Night Dinner The first two were remade by MTV and were disasters, and the third was made into a pilot written by Greg Daniels (The Office, Parks and Recreation) for NBC, but did not go to series (thank goodness)

For all of you that want to be able to hipsterly say “Oh, the original British version is so much better” like I love doing all the time, here is a list of four wonderful British comedies that I hope stay British As an aside, The Office, Shameless and Antiques Roadshow were all very successfully adapted for American television It can be done, I’m just cynical

1 FRIDAY NIGHT DINNER

This one probably will stay British as the American pilot, which starred Allison Janney and Tony Shaloub, was not well-receive If anyone can adapt an amazing British TV show, it’s Greg Daniels, and even he couldn’t do it So, at least for now, it seems like this show will be staying on that cold, rainy isle where it belongs Friday Night Dinner is a sitcom about the Goodmans, a Jewish family in England The series takes place at their family dinners ever y Friday night The family includes Martin, the quirky father with a trilobite collection who always seems to end up with his shirt off half-way through the episode; Jackie, the sometimes-giggly, sometimes furious mother just trying to hold everything together; and Adam and Jonny, their two sons who take every available opportunity to prank each other Adam is played by Simon Bird

Phantom of the Opera

7:30 p m on Tuesday at Sage Chapel

Romance Tragedy Horror You will find all of this, and more, in Cornell Cinema’s upcoming screening of the 1929 production of Phantom of the Opera, the first event in their two-week celebration of Universal Pictures’ 100th anniversar y The stor y is legendar y: In the Paris Opera House, a deformed Phantom uses violence and cunning to make the woman he loves a star Lon Chaney, in the role of the tragic protagonist, is widely regarded as one of the most versatile actors of the silent film era and appears here in one of his most well-known roles Featuring a live organ accompaniment to match the film’s spooky vibes, this is one “Opera” that’s actually wor th seeing ( Just kidding we love live opera too!) Sa m Bro

of The Inbetweeners, and Jonny is played by Tom Rosenthal, who is my future husband Also appearing in every episode is Jim, the Goodmans’ crazy neighbor who is scared of his own dog, Wilson

2 FRESH MEAT

You’ve probably seen ads for this one on Hulu, and you ’ ve probably muted said ads while rolling your eyes, but for real, check it out It’s about a group of diverse “freshers” (freshmen) at “uni” (college) who were all late turning in their housing forms and ended up in a shared house instead of “halls” (dorms ) It also stars a former Inbetweener Joe Thomas as Kingsley Although Thomas, and the goatee he grows in the second “series” (season) is great, the real star of Fresh Meat is Jack Whitehall as JP, the posh, spoiled and generally douchey member of the house who, despite his wealth, did not get into a better school He is given the best lines of the show, like in the pilot when he suggests to Kingsley that they should go get “ a motherfucking baked potato ” before imploring Kingsley to test if the cocaine he thinks he has is poisonous Also wonderful is Greg McHugh as Howard, a Scottish geology student who has been living in the house for two years and has gotten so used to being on his own that when the new group moves in, he is pantslessly curing Peking ducks with a blow-dryer

Julia Moser

Carrot Top Confessions

that Mr Wickers is basically a good guy, however lazy and immature he might be In his constant efforts to impress his crush, fellow teacher Ms Gulliver, he relies on his students’ help though they blatantly do not respect him He also has to deal with the eccentricities of his deputy-headmistress whom he tells “would make an excellent member of the SS” and his headmaster who sits on a pilates ball in his office and relies on an iPhone app for pick-up lines

4 CAMPUS

3 BAD EDUCATION

Jack Whitehall is a busy man In addition to wearing pink polo shirts on Fresh Meat, he plays Alfie Wickers on Bad Education: a 23-yearold histor y teacher at a “college” (high school) in Hertfordshire Bad Education is like a real version of the fake show “Yo Teach” that Judd Apatow created as part of the fictional world of the film Funny People, crossed with the movie Bad Teacher starring Cameron Diaz except

This last one gives you extra hipster/anglophile points: not only will it probably never get picked up by an American network, it was cancelled after only a season It stars Andy Nyman (Death at a Funeral) as Jonty de Wolfe, a possibly schizophrenic, possibly magical, vice-chancellor of Kirke University: similar to Greendale Community College in the series Community Unlike Community, Campus focuses on the lives of the faculty and staff instead of the students It’s pretty weird, but hilarious but definitely not for everyone Hence why it was cancelled I think that if you enjoy Community and Arrested Development, this isn’t that much stranger This one, and Fresh Meat, are definitely worth the extended free trial Hulu Plus gives you with a edu email address

Julia Moser is a sophomore in the College of Arts and Sciences She can be reached at jmoser@cornellsun com Carrot Top Confessions runs alternate Mondays this semester

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Gray’s Shooting, Miller’s Defense Leads Red in Weekend Sweep

the Red’s offensive rhythm

offense, scoring some big buckets, ” said senior forward Errick Peck “Johnny had a few buckets in the clutch and so did Shonn They came up big when it mattered ”

According to senior captain and point guard Miles AsafoAdjei, Gray was able to maintain

“Gray was able to hit big shot after big shot, especially in the second half when we slowed down a little offensively,” he said “Whenever Yale was making a run, it seemed like Johnny would hit a big shot and put us ahead or give us a cushion ”

On the other side of the court, Miller made the Bulldogs put up difficult shots, giving the Red

more opportunities to score

“[As for Miller], the things he does for us on the defensive end of the floor are incredible He alters shots, and makes it difficult for whoever he’s guarding all game long,” Asafo-Adjei said “Offensively, he’s coming into his own He can shoot, he can go to the basket and he’s a super athlete He’s getting better and better every night ”

Going into the game, containing Yale point guard Javier Duren was a priority and the Red was successful in doing just that He o

recorded seven assists, turning the

process

“The game plan for Duren was just to pressure him all night,” Asafo-Adjei said “He played a lot of minutes, so we tried to wear him down and get him a little tired We tried to make all his shots difficult ”

Another key player the Red focused on stopping was Yale’s 6’0” shooting guard Austin Morgan He finished with just nine points, only able to get six shots off from the field as a result of the Red’s defense

“Morgan is a smaller guard and can really shoot it, but needs time and space to [get his shot off ],”

Peck said “I remember during my sophomore year, he beat us on a buzzer beater so I definitely didn’t want to lose on another one of those plays again But this time, we did a good job against him ”

On Saturday, the Red started

off strong in the first half, carrying a 40-29 lead into the locker room against Brown However, similar to the Yale game, Cornell’s offense slowed down and the Bears were able to get back into the game

The team found this trend a little troubling, but does not believe it will continue into the future, according to Asafo-Adjei

“It’s tough to say [why we struggled in the second half ],”

Asafo-Adjei said “We play so hard on the defensive end and sometimes that will have an effect on your offense I’m not worried about it in the future; we just need

to get open looks at the basket and I’m sure that this trend won ’ t continue ” Miller and Gray again led the Red in the victor y, as Miller stuffed the stat sheet again with 13 points, eight rebounds and three blocks Gray led the team in scoring with 18 points, hitting another four three-pointers in the process Although the team relied on Gray throughout the game, he struggled at the line late in the game, hitting just one of six from the stripe, allowing Brown to crawl back into the game

“Down the stretch, Brown made some big three-pointers to get back into the game, ” AsafoAdjei said “Just like the night

before, we slowed down offensively in the second half, but we ’ re proud of getting some stops when we needed, winning the game on defense It definitely wouldn’t have been as close if we converted some free throws at the end, but we ’ re happy to come out with the win ” Brown was led by point guard Sean McGonagill, who scored 19 points on 8-14 from the field, but recorded just one assist and turned the ball over six times

“[McGonagill] is obviously their best player It’s tough [to stop him] because for 90 percent of the game, the ball is in his hands, so he’s going to get a lot of looks at the basket,” Asafo-Adjei said “We tried to make it difficult on him all game and I think we did a good job of that in the first half, but he got a little lost in the second half off of some screens and plays in transition ”

The other key performer for the Bears was freshman forward Cedric Kuakumensah, who scored 13 points and grabbed 19 rebounds, helping Brown outrebound the Red, 41-31

“[Kuakumensah] is just physical, working the glass and getting easy buckets,” Peck said “We play them again in two weeks, so next time, we’ll do a better job of keeping him off the glass He didn’t score that much [away from the key], just near the basket, so we’ll do a better job next time we play them ”

Albert Liao can be reached at aliao@cornellsun com

DiMagno, Chemerinski Named to Capital One Academic All-District First-Team

Women’s basketball junior guard Allyson DiMagno earned Capital One Academic All-District first-team honors at the beginning of the month She is now one of 40 players searching for a spot on the Capital One All-America Academic squad

Though DiMagno is leading the Red in both points and rebounds with 14 1 and 11 8 respectively, it is her success in the classroom that has earned her this recognition A biological sciences major, the junior maintains a 3 79 grade point average She is only the second player in Cornell women ’ s basketball history to be named to the All-District team DiMagno is also coming off a career-high 23 points in a losing effort to Yale this weekend

Men’s basketball senior forward Eitan Chemerinski shares this honor with DiMagno, as he was selected to the team for the second straight year Chemerinski, an applied economics and management, has a 3 86 GPA

The final members of the Academic All-America team will be announced this week

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Despite Taking 40 Shots on Net, Game Winner Eludes C.U. Against Crimson

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The Big Green roared back with goals at the end of the second and beginning of the third period to cut the lead to 3-2, reminiscent of the Red’s squandered lead against Dar tmouth in the fall

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Dar tmouth offense in the third period and putting the game out of reach on a shot by sophomore for ward John McCarron that helped finalize the score at 4-2

Against Har vard, the Red topped last week’s 39-shot effor t against Princeton with a stunning 40 shots on goal, en route to a 2-2 come-frombehind tie Senior for ward Greg Miller notched goals on back-to-back nights, scoring in the first

penalties on the night to Har vard’s four, the Crimson got on the board with a power play score to knot the game at 1-1 at the end of the

first

Down 2-1 in the waning minutes of the second, the Red got more help from its veteran leaders as senior defenseman and tri-captain Nick D’Agostino str uck on his four th goal this season with assists from Lowr y and sophomore for ward Brian Ferlin After a scoreless third period and over time during which the Red outshot the Crimson 21-12 the buzzer sounded with a final score of 2-2

The Red will look to follow up its weekend breakthrough with two more big games next week Up first is a Friday-night gr udge match with RPI (14-11-5, 9-6-3), the team that caused sophomore for ward Cole Bardreau’s season-ending neck injur y and the beginning of the sevengame skid Then on Saturday, the Red seniors will say goodbye to Lynah in the regular season home finale against defending ECAC champions Union (15-10-5, 8-6-4)

Chris Mills can be reached at cmills@cornellsun com

Two Assists Give Red Important S coring Chances

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b o t h g o a l s “ I g i ve a l o t o f c re d i t t o Er i n , ” s h e s a i d “ Sh e g o t i t a l l s t a r t e d On t h e f i r s t o n e s h e we n t h a rd t o t h e c o r n e r, m a d e a n i c e p a s s t o m e a n d I j u s t s a w t h e o p e n i n g a n d we n t f o r i t It w a s a o n e - o n - o n e a n d I j u s t t r i e d t o g e t a b a c k h a n d o n n e t a n d i t we n t i n ” Ba r l e y - Ma l o n e y a l s o g a ve C a m p b e l l t h e o p p o r t u n i t y t o n e t h e r s e c o n d g o a l o f t h e g a m e “ On t h e s e c o n d o n e , Er i n h u s t l e d a n d c h i p p e d t h e p u c k o u t o f t h e zo n e , I b e a t t h e d e f e n s e m a n t o t h e p u c k a n d s h e w a s t r y i n g t o p u l l m e d ow n , b u t I j u s t t r i e d t o s t a y o n m y f e e t a n d k e e p g o i n g I t h re w

t o c o n t r i b u t e t o t h e t e a m ’ s s u c c e s s , ”

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“We couldn’t be prouder of our seniors They’ve led the way tremendously well. Each one brings something different.”

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b u t we c o u l d h a ve u s e d e ve r yo n e o n t h e i c e b e t t e r, ” s h e s a i d “ So m e t i m e s w h e n yo u g e t i n t h o s e p a n i c s i t u a t i o n s yo u g e t t o o i n d i v i d u a l i ze d , b u t i t s i m p o r t a n t f o r u s t o j u s t k e e p o u r c o m p o s u re a n d c o nt i n u e t o p l a y l i k e we k n ow h ow t o p l a y T h a t u l t i m a t e l y l e a d s t o g o a l s ” De s p i t e t h e n e u t r a l re s u l t , s e n i o r d a y w a s s t i l l a n i m p o r t a n t t r i b u t e t o t h e c o nt r i b u t i o n s t h a t t h e t e a m ’ s s e n i o r s h a ve g i ve n t h

S h e ’ s u n s t o p p a b l e w i t h h e r s p e e d I w a t c h e d t h e g o a l o n t a p e a n d I c o u l d n ’ t b e l i e ve t h a t s h e w a s a b l e t o s t a y o n h e r f e e t Sh e h a d a n e xc e p t i o n a l g a m e a n d I ’ m s u re s h e’l l c o n t i n u e t o d o s o f o r t h e re s t o f t h e s e a s o n ” T h e f o l l ow i n g g a m e a g a i n s t t h e Bi g Gre e n w a s a t o u g h c o n t e s t , w i t h e a c h t e a m s t r u g g l i n g t o s c o re i n b o t h re g u l at i o n a n d o v e r t i m e A c c o r d i n g t o C a m p b e l l , h a v i n g a b e t t e r s h o t s e l e c t i o n a n d a t t a c k i n g t h e n e t c o u l d h a ve h e l p e d t h e Re d n e t t h a t e l u s i ve g o a l “ We s h o t a l o t o f p u c k s a t t h e f e e t o f t h e d e f e n s e m e n , ” s h e s a i d “ C h a n g i n g t h e p o i n t o f o u r s h o t s m a y h a ve b e e n e f f e c t i ve We we re f r u s t r a t e d , s o we we re j u s t t r y i n g t o t h row a n y t h i n g o n n e t r a t h e r t h a n g e t t i n g c r i s p q u a l i t y c h a n c e s We j u s t w a n t e d t h a t o n e g o a l t o g o i n , b u t i f we c r a s h e d t h e n e t a l i t t l e b e t t e r, t h e re m a y h a ve b e e n m o re o p p o r t u n it i e s ” Ac c o rd i n g t o Sa u l n i e r, t h e Re d’s c h

Benjamin Horowitz can be reached at bhorowitz@cornellsun com

Spor ts

Win O ver Har vard S ecures Share of Iv y Title

In two of its most important Iv y games this season, Red defeats Har vard, ties Dartmouth

By BENJAMIN HOROWITZ Sun Staff Wr ter

The Cornell women ’ s hockey team played its most important Ivy League games of the season this weekend

and proved that it was up for the task The Red first defeated No 5 Harvard (19-4-2, 15-2-1 ECAC) Friday night, 31, in front of a packed crowd at Lynah Rink Cornell then tied Dartmouth (15-7-5, 10-6-4 ECAC), 0-0, in its Senior Day game on Saturday With the win and tie, the Red

Longest Losing Streak in Twenty Years Finally Ends

By CHRIS MILLS Sun Staff Writer

Cornell’s longest losing streak in two decades has come to a close After dropping seven consecutive games for the first time since the 1992-1993 season, the Red picked up a much-needed 4-2 victory at Dartmouth on Friday night, followed by a

hard-fought 2-2 tie against rival Harvard on Saturday

Finishing 1-0-1 on the weekend, the Red (9-13-3, 5-10-3 ECAC) maintained space on Harvard (7-15-3, 4-12-2) in the ECAC standings and gained ground on No 17 Dartmouth (12-9-4, 8-7-3) going into the final four games of the season

After a scoreless first period against Dartmouth, the Red struck in the second a f t

pegged his ninth goal of the season capitalizing on a rebound from a block on sophomore defenseman Joakim Ryan Just two minutes later, sophomore for ward Madison Dias netted the first goal of his Red career to extend Cornell’s lead to 2-0 The Red continued to capitalize on

Miller scored on a wrister, assisted by

guaranteed itself at least a share of the Ivy League title If Harvard loses or ties either of its final two Ivy League contests, the Red will win the title outright

“We’ve won the title the past three years and it stinks that we may have to share it,” said junior forward Jessica Campbell “But I think that we overcame some big obstacles and played some big games early in the year, and it wasn ’ t an easy battle, so just being able to share the title is huge We’re proud that we have that title ”

Campbell said t h e w i n a g a i n s t the Crimson was a defining moment for the squad

“We wanted to pack Lynah because we knew we would use that energy to our advantage ”

“It was a huge win against Harvard, and if we didn’t come up with that win, then we wouldn’t have even been sharing or winning it,” she said “So we ’ re excited that we have the title and it’s something to build off for the rest of the year, giving us confidence going forward ”

A full and fired-up Lynah Rink crowd cheered the Red in its path to victory According to Campbell, the Lynah faithful energized the Red and provided a valuable home advantage

“ We wanted to pack Lynah because we knew that we would use that energy to our advantage, and just stepping on the ice, all the girls were fired up to see the energy in the crowd,” Campbell said “It really felt like we were play-

By ALBERT LIAO Sun Staff Writer

Coming into the weekend in third place in the Ivy League, the Cornell men ’ s basketball team (13-12, 5-3 Ivy League) battled in two must-win games

Harvard and Princeton and remain in contention for a shot at the conference title The Red did just that, beating Yale (10-15, 4-4) on Friday, 68-61, and pulling out a tight win against Brown (9-13, 3-5), 69-66, the following night Against Yale, the Red was led by sophomore forward Shonn Miller and senior guard Johnny Gray, who scored

18 points apiece Miller filled the rest of the stat sheet as well, grabbing nine rebounds, blocking three shots and recording two steals Gray hit four threes in the game, including some important shots late in the game “[Miller and Gray] did a good job on defense and creating for themselves on