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Don’t Blame Cornell R Alex Coots grad, explains why Cornell is not culpable for

Get in ‘Formation’ Hadiyah Chowdhury 18 analyzes the message behind Beyoncé’s new

Provost Michael Kotlikoff ’ s announcement stating that the admissions process for international students will no longer be need-blind has sparked concern among both international students and the student body at large

The new policy states that international students will be admitted on a need-aware basis starting in fall 2017

Cornell currently spends about $235 million annually on undergraduate financial aid, of which $11 53 million is budgeted towards grant aid for international and undocumented students, according to Kotlikoff Kotlikoff also noted that after the $11 53 million has been awarded to

international and undocumented students with demonstrated financial need, no more aid will be available to that group

The provost argued that need-blind admissions results in admitted students with demonstrated financial need not being awarded any financial aid

“For international and undocumented admitted students who have demonstrated financial need but are awarded no Cornell financial aid, they must decide if they will, with their own resources, attend Cornell,” Kotlikoff said

The approved 3 75 percent increase in tuition will help address the rising operating costs of the University, according to Barbara Knuth, senior vice provost and dean of the graduate school

Among the areas covered with the increased undergraduate tuition will be faculty and staff salaries and benefits, academic program investments and facilities maintenance and utilities, according to Knuth Additionally, she said the Un i ve r s i t y a i m s t o “ re a l i ze s u f f i

tuition revenue to sustain the quality and value of a Cornell education” and “ provide access to education for deser ving students regardless of their ability to pay ” when setting to yearly tuition rates

“If we did not continue to invest in our people, programs and facilities, the quality of a Cornell education would quickly degrade,” Knuth said

Provost Michael Kotlikoff announced last Thursday that undergraduate tuition will rise 3 75 percent in the 2016-17 academic year The increase will result in a $50,712 tuition for endowed college students and out-of-state contract college students, and a $33,968 for New York residents enrolled in contract colleges, according to a University press release

Despite the tuition increase of 3 75 percent, the net undergraduate tuition revenue will increase by approximately

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Twelve candidates are vying for four spots in this semester ’ s Student Assembly Special

The special elections will fill vacancies for the remainder of the semester, as students replace S A members who transferred to different Cornell colleges, are studying abroad or have had issues with attendance at meetings, according to Matthew Henderson ’16, chair of the S A elections committee

College of Arts and Sciences representative and LGBTQ+ Liaison at Large, three are running for School of Hotel Administration representative and one is running for College of Engineering representative Dale Barbaria ’19, the sole candidate for

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Engineering Representative, was seated immediately on the S A because he was running unconteseted, according to Henderson

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Advisor y Board a group of students that connects the administration with the student body said he hopes to ease the School of Hotel Administration’s transition into the

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By SO HYUNG KIM Sun Staff Writer

T h e E m p l oy e e Assembly discussed the h e a l t h a n d i n s u r a n c e b e n e f i t s a v a i l a b l e t o Cornell employees at a meeting Wednesday These available benefits are communicated to employees through informative programs, according to Paul Bursic, senior director of benefit services “ We do have an extensive outreach in a number of different areas, part i c u l a r l y a ro u n d re t i rement plans, to let people know what benefits are available to them,” Bursic said Bu r s i c a d d e d t h a t Cornell offers a number o f o p p o r t u n i

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director of the office of the assemblies, and Billy K e p n e r, v i c e c h a i r o f c o m m u n i c a t i o n s , c o mm u n i c a t e d c o n c e r n s about insurance availa b l e t o e m p l oy e e s struggling wth mental health illnesses

C o r n e l l’s b e n e f i t s plan provides extensive ser vice for mental illness patients but it has limited resources due to the insurance market, according to Bursic

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b u s i n e s s , ” Bu r s i c s a i d “Cornell’s healthcare plan has been in the vanguard for mental health care

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structured in this countr y i s a p r i v a t e f o r p r o f i t

Tanya Grove, executive vice chair of the E A “ We’re d e f i n i n g stakeholders as the high administrators of each c o l l e g e , ” Gr ov e s a i d . “ We are arranging meeti n g s w i t h t h e h i g h a d m i n i s t r a t o r s s o t h a t they can encourage their staffs to participate in the E A ”

t h r o u g h m e e t i n g s with the stakeholders of each college, according to

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Senate when making the decision, according to Kotlikoff

“If we had entered an extended debate with faculty and alumni, it would have been tremendously resisted,” he said

There was a consensus based on previous task forces and the programs ’ accreditation reports, that this was a necessary step, according to Kotlikoff

Kotlikoff emphasized that he wanted to focus the conversation on the future

“ The important thing to me is where we ’ re going in the future, how we can do the best job in recruiting faculty and recruiting students and providing them with the best opportunity to interact,” he said

Shared governance will be implemented moving forward to navigate the “ stress between individual colleges saying, “I own my own curriculum,” Kotlikoff said

According to Kotlikoff, the main purpose of the College of Business is to increase the “excellence, influence and visibility” of Cornell’s accredited business programs by preserving the unique focus of each school, which are currently disparately housed in the School of Hotel Administration, the Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management, and the Samuel Curtis Johnson G r a d u a t e School of Management

“We could become the business school that starts to change the way business education and research is done ”

Prof Christopher Barrett

Faculty members voiced their disappointment in the decision-making process

Michael Fontaine, acting dean of faculty, talked about the repeated argument that the trustees had overlooked input from the broader community, including a faculty senate resolution that suggested tabling the initiative

“The trustees did not ignore the resolution, they opted against it,” Fontaine said A number of faculty and staff members also questioned the administration’s ability to act transparently in the future after the precedent they had set

Several committees comprised primarily of faculty have been created to address components of planning for the new college These committees will report back to shared governance structures to enable a “robust discussion of all these issues,”

“It’s not a reduction of other programs at Cornell, but it is a response to the fact that we have three small accredited business programs, and we could do better at Cornell by working together,” he continued

The initiative also seeks to create a College of Business “that affirms Cornell’s core principles” by addressing societal problems and the changing business landscape, according to Kotlikoff

Prof Christopher Barrett, applied economics and management, deputy dean and dean designate of academic affairs for the College of Business, echoed Kotlikoff ’ s sentiment

“We could become the business school that starts to change the way that business education and research is done,” Barrett said

“I think it’s a challenge that we can do, and I’m excited about it,” he added

Talia Jubas can be reached at tjubas@cornellsun com

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2 4 percent after undergraduate financial aid expenditures are subtracted, according to Knuth

“ The investment in financial aid about $235 million annually reduces the amount Cornell actually receives from tuition by approximately 35 percent, ” Knuth said “With this 35 percent financial aid ‘discount’ the actual net value of the tuition increase will be approximately 2 4 percent, which is closer to historical and projected inflation rates ”

Most undergraduates who receive grant aid as part of their financial aid package, will not see an increase in tuition because a rise in tuition would mean an increase in grand aid as well, according to Knuth

“Because Cornell meets the full demonstrated need of students on financial aid, this means that as tuition fees increase, Cornell grant aid also increases in most students’ financial aid packages to meet the increased costs their accounts would be billed,” Knuth said

When adjusted for inflation, the median net tuition for most students receiving financial aid will remain lower than that of 2008, when the University instituted a series of significant financial aid initiatives, Knuth said

In addition to the 3 75 percent increase in undergraduate tuition, dining and housing rates and student activity fee will increase by 2 percent and 2 1 percent respectively for the 2016-17 academic year, according to the University This marks the first housing and dining fees increase in four years

“Housing and dining rates have remained flat for the past three years in order

to help maintain costs associated with financial aid,” said Karen Brown, director of campus life marketing and communications “[However,] in order to cover food and labor costs that continue to rise annually, we must increase our housing and dining rates ”

The revenue generated from the increase will be used to support programs such as ‘Menus of Change’ a movement that was adopted in the 2014-15 academic year in order to reduce waste and increase the amount of produce served in the dining halls, according to Brown

The student activity fee which will increase from $236 to $241 which is paid by every undergraduate to fund the University’s byline-funded organizations such as Slope Day Programming Board and Cornell EMS, according to Matthew Stefanko ’16, the Student Assembly vice president of finance

Knuth said there is no relationship between the increase in tuition rate and the University’s recent decision to pursue needaware admissions policies for international and undocumented students

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entrepreneurship in the SHA and continue his work at Annabel’s Grocer y, where he is the director of development and corporate partnerships

Billington said he looks forward to potentially representing the Hotel School at S A meetings

“I would be honored to work with this distinguished group, ” he said

Andrea Quartner ’18

The largest issue in the current Hotel School is a lack of communication with the S A , which has led to frustration regarding the College of Business and financial aid, according to Quartner

Quartner said she plans to create open forums for School of Hotel Administration students to voice their opinions, educate students on recent changes in financial aid and maintain the Hotel School’s independence throughout the College of Business merger

“I see the adoption of the College of Business as an exciting change for the Hotel School, just as long as the students and faculty are on board and understand what this change entails,” Quartner said

“I will accomplish every single one of the above points during this term and not seek reelection.”

Colin Wellborn ’16

Wellborn said his experience working with members of Congress and military service will best help the Hotel School, which “needs strong representation to convey students’ messages to the administration ”

Wellborn said he plans to sustain the SHA’s reputation for excellence as it merges into the College of Business an administrative decision he said disappointed and alarmed many students

He named preserving the Hotel School’s small class size which could easily change with an influx of students from the

new college’s students as an example of how he would support student interests

“We need to protect what the students have invested their time and money in, and give them the curriculum and learning environment they were promised and deserve,” Wellborn said

CAN DID ATES F OR COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIEN CES

REPR ES EN TATIVE

Thomas Ball ’19

Ball, a first-year spring admit, said he decided to run to become a representative after hearing students complain about the lack of shared governance He said the state of shared governance “ can ' t be allowed to worsen when Cornell is an institution meant to be for any person ”

Ball’s platform centers on addressing sexual assault on campus, re-implementing the Climate Action Plan which President Elizabeth Garrett said the University would not prioritize and creating a database to connect students with alumni, he said

“I also want to ensure students feel like they have a representative who will welcome their voices and opinions as future issues arise,” Ball said “My platform is not a rigid mindset, but rather a guided set of aims ”

Jeffrey Breuer ’16

Breuer, who has attended S A meetings this year despite not being an official S A member and frequently the only student attendee, said he decided to run because he felt students were “ not engaged in the shared governance system ”

He cited student apathy, lack of conversation between S A representatives and their constituents and limited student input on issues like the College of Business as some of the most prevalent problems he saw in the Cornell community

Unlike many other candidates, Breuer said he does not plan to run again in the fall if he is elected

“This special election was designed specifically so that representatives could run now and run again in just a few short weeks for their position in next year ' s Assembly,” Breuer said “Instead, I'll be working from day one for my constituents and won ' t look back ”

Jung Won Kim ’18

Kim said he plans to compile a directory of Arts and Sciences alumni that will help students find mentors and internship

Financial Aid to Change

New policy will end need-blind aid for international and undocumented students

Need-blind admissions result in admitted students with demonstrated financial need not being awarded

a n y f i n a n c i a l a i d , a c c o rd i n g t o Kotlikoff

“For international and undocumented admitted students who have demonstrated financial need but are awarded no Cornell financial aid, they must decide if they will, with their own resources, attend Cornell,”

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opportunities He said this initiative would be the first step in creating a sense of cohesiveness in the Arts and Sciences community and was inspired by the unity of the School of Hotel Administration

“I see the bonds that Hotelies have with one another, and it is something to be envious about,” Kim said

A voting member of the Academic Policy Committee, Kim also said he plans to open course evaluations allowing students to view syllabi before the add/drop period and work with multicultural groups to create intercultural events

Cole Stefan ’18

Stefan said he is running for Arts and Sciences Representative to “ restore sanity” to the S A , which he called “hyper-political and single-minded ”

He said he hopes to maintain and expand financial aid for all students including international and undocumented students increase transparency in University finances by creating a list showing the programs that student tuition funds, establish open course evaluations and increase alumni connections within Arts and Sciences

Stefan said he will also decline to run for another term if elected

“I will accomplish every single one of the above points during this term and not seek reelection so we don't have another representative who is too focused on campaigning to get things done,” he said

CAND IDATES F OR LG TB LIAISON AT L ARGE

Rachel Evarts ’16

With a unique perspective as a bisexual woman with a wife and a daughter, Evarts said her experience as a member of the LGBT community has given her a “ a deep understanding for oppression ”

As Liaison at Large, she plans to increase campus awareness of LGBT issues, create dialogue about problems that should be changed and increase communication between the community and student government

“I really just want to be a voice for the community and bring about inclusivity and education and awareness through community events and group activities,” Evarts said

Stephanie Yan can be reached at syan@cornellsun com

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JAYNE ZUREK ’16

MICHAELA BREW ’18

GABRIELLA LEE 16

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Dining Editor

MADELINE COHEN 18

Assistant News Editor

PHOEBE KELLER 18

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ADAM BRONFIN ’18

Assistant Sports Editor

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WORKING ON TODAY’S SUN

PHOTO NIGHT EDITOR Cameron Pollack 18

DESIGN DESKER Kaiwen Zheng 18 Sristi Jain ’18

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EDITORS IN TRAINING

EDITOR IN CHIEF Sofia Hu 17

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Letter to the Editor

Cornell is not a democracy

To th e Ed itor:

Recent university policy changes have caused a rift between students and university administrators Disagreements over student health fees, the formation of the College of Business and non-rene wable energy divestment have provoked criticism from students, putting University administrators on the defensive It seems that students need to be reminded that they do not direct University affairs, and students do not need to be consulted when these types of decisions are made

Not to downplay the student perspective, but it’s mostly impor tant for recr uitment Prospective students look at financial aid packages, future job prospects and university rank when shopping for a college These potential students probably aren ’ t thinking about the university procedures for ne w college formation As an exercise to the undergraduate reader, did you research Cornell’s investment por tfolio to ensure Cornell was divested from fossil fuels when you considered your college application? How about a thorough revie w of the Student Assembly’s policies and powers to make sure you agreed with them before applying? Once prospective students begin to care about these issues, then you’ll see Cornell weigh the student perspective more heavily

After a student has enrolled, the student perspective loses impor tance, mainly because of its predictability and singular point of vie w Take the student health fee for example It is of little utility for administrators to solicit the student opinion if they already know what it’s going to be Of course students will complain about a mandator y health fee or increased tuition costs, much in the same way that they’d complain about more testing or lengthier home work assignments Additionally, it’s highly unlikely that students have a thorough understanding of the overall complexity that is higher education administration Cornell has over 100 academic depar tments spread across 14 colleges, filled with nearly 10,000 faculty and staff teaching some 4,000 courses It’s easy to imagine how each of these people, depar tments and colleges will have different agendas and thoughts about how Cornell should be r un And that’s not including alumni, the Board of Tr ustees or other stakeholders

I’d encourage students to remember that they picked Cornell because of what it offers them, not because they thought they could change it Students need to tr ust that University administrators really are tr ying to improve Cornell for the better To be sure, mistakes will cer tainly be made along the way Excluding the Faculty Senate from the ne w College of Business formation decision-making process was an avoidable error, however this should be attributed to a misstep rather than a deliberate attempt to circumvent faculty powers Cornell administrators might not always make the right decisions, but we should understand that they have student interests at hear t

Februar y 14th, Valentine’s Day Some p e o p l e c a l l i t S A D ( Si n g l e s Awareness Day) and others use it as an excuse to make their significant other reaffirm their love through consumerism and diabetic means The talk of love and romance over the past few days has led me to question today’s relationships With such a prevalent “hook-up culture,” and technological distractions, I found myself thinking, when do we talk? When do we have real talk, meaningful talk, big talk? How well do we actually know one another?

A lesser known section of The New York Ti m e s i s a c o l l e c t i o n o f e s s a y s c a l l e d Modern Love Ever y week, readers submit

the way, I fear that the conversation will remain surface-level I want to move away from the “ What’s your major?” “Do you have any siblings?” “ What classes are you in?” “ Where are you living?” questions and jump into “ What do you see yourself doing after college?” “ What’s the deepest love you ’ ve ever felt?” and “Cats or dogs?” The answer to the latter is always cats

People fall into the pattern of small talk Maybe it’s easier Maybe it takes less e f f o r t Ma y b e t h e re ’ s s o m

y about letting your guard down so fast and being ready to show someone who you really are Maybe it’s the writer in me, my desire to always want to know more, or the feeling of despair and hopelessness I get

Maybe it’s the writer in me, my desire to always want to know more, or the feeling of despair and hopelessness I get when I realize small talk doesn’t get me anywhere.

real-life essays about relationships, marriage, dating and parenthood The stories usually have a “ contemporar y edge,” straying from the cliché romance stories that infiltrate pop culture and media

One of my favorite articles that is part of Modern Love is “ The End of Small Talk ” The author, Tim Boomer, recalls a memor y of watching a couple on their first date The couple discussed their commute to the bar, the weather in Boston and taking a huge step and putting it all out there their jobs Although the author believes flirty joking and witty banter is indeed something to keep, the dull talk about facts and figures and weather and jobs are irrelevant Essentially, he argues that small talk should be replaced with big t a l k : m e a n i n g f u l , d e e p c o n v e r s a t i o n s Boomer writes, “ Why can ’ t we ask each other profound questions right from the start? Replace mindless chatter about commuting times with a conversation about our weightiest beliefs and most potent fears? Questions that reveal who we are and where we want to go?”

A criticism right away is that you can ’ t ask big questions until you know the answer to the small ones However, with the slightest tweaking, you can easily switch from small to big While finding out the answers to the small questions, you can also dig a little deeper Boomer replies to the criticism by describing how he strays away from small talk “One of the common questions I find myself asking a woman on a first date is where she has traveled The response can quickly become a list of places, and once again we ’ re in résumé territor y So instead I’d ask, ‘ What place most inspired you and why?’”

I believe a distinguishing factor in relationships is whether I continue to remain on small-talk level with somebody or if I can immediately dive into a conversation w h e re I ’ m i n s p i re d b y t h e i r a n s w e r s , moved by the way they can speak and i n t e re s t e d s u c h t h a t I a m g e n u i n e l y involved in the conversation First dates make me war y Although it’s important in the beginning to get some questions out of

when I realize small talk doesn’t get me anywhere

For me, falling and remaining in small talk is a sign that things aren ’ t progressing; things are stagnant Boomer, in his essay, writes, “On the first night away, I found myself engaging in one of those dull work conversations people use to fill the time ‘So how long does it take you to get to the office?’ I heard myself ask Then I stopped in horror ” After Boomer remembers a time he had escaped small talk with a hitchhiker in Costa Rica, he takes a deep breath and asks his colleague, “‘ Why did you fall in love with your wife?’ He looked a t m e od d l y, t h o u g ht a bou t it fo r a moment and then told me something beautiful ”

A conversation I had with someone over the weekend reaffirmed my belief that big talk is the way to go As I discussed the articles I had written obviously things that are important enough to me that I find time to write about as well as visions of where I saw myself in the future, I felt the person I had known for such a short time understood me more as an individual I believed they got the feeling of who I was who I am

Big talk and small talk influences how you know another person Some people you can describe through where they live, where they work, what their hobbies are, what they are interested in, where they have traveled and so on And then there are people whom you might not know what their favorite color is but you know that they haven’t cried since their grandfather passed away, or that they’re afraid of commitment because of their past relationships or that they took a chance one time and ended up hurt But uncovering these parts of them ultimately allow you to form connections that are sincere and significant

So let’s forget the small talk, and start big

Gaby Leung is a freshman in the College of Arts and Sciences She can be reached atgl376@cornell edu Serendipitous Musings appears alternate Thursdays this semester

Kevin Kowalewski | Democratic Dialogue

The Rule of Law

With the recent death of Supreme Ju s t i c e A n t o n i n S c a l i a , t h e

United States has lost one of its greatest legal minds Scalia’s nearly 30-year tenure on the Supreme Cour t was marked by his textualist philosophy, pointed questions and his carefully crafted and passionate opinions Fur ther, his presence also shifted the Cour t in a notably conser vative

d i r e c t i o n , i n c l u d i n g o n S e c o n d

A m e n d m e n t j u r i s p r u d e n c e A l t h o u g h

Scalia’s legacy will be indisputably controversial, none can question that it is significant

Nonetheless, we now have a vacancy on the Cour t The current timing is not ideal arising in the middle of an already contentious presidential election season Yet President Barack Obama has nearly an entire year left in his term And according to the Constitution, he has not only the authority but the obligation to appoint a replacement There is no provision for inconvenient timing

Unfor tunately, this does not seem to matter to many members of the Senate

Within hours of the announcement that Justice Scalia had passed away, Senate M a j o r i t y L e a d e r M i t c h Mc C o n n e l l declared that the Senate would not consider any nominee that President Obama selects The rest of his Republican colleagues quickly agreed Blanket opposition to all possible candidates, it appears, is the Republican response

unprecedented move, ironically, by appeal-

Republicans have repeatedly cited the fact that “ a Supreme Cour t nominee hasn’t been confirmed in an election for 80 years ” Except Justice Anthony Kennedy was confirmed 97-0 in 1988, the final year o f Ro n a l d Re

re him, 13 other Justices were confirmed during an election year President Obama’s pledge to nominate a replacement is standard practice and the idea that he should not is fairly unusual

After all, the repeated talking point is that we should wait until after the election and “let the American people decide ” However, the presidential election is not for another nine months; both par ties are still engaged in highly contentious primar y contests If we wait, this vacancy could persist for more than a year It is tr ue that the Cour t functions with only eight members, but it does not function well An

increases the odds of a 4-4 split decision

This affirms the r uling of the lower cour t, but results in no opinion or clarification from the Supreme Cour t Cr ucial matters of constitutional law should not be left undecided because of political games in the Senate

This form of obstr uctionism is sadly not ne w to the Obama presidency Senate Republicans have repeatedly stalled the

President’s other judicial appointments, and since taking back the majority last Januar y, they have essentially ended the process for selecting ne w appellate judges

Even before this, the federal cour t system was over worked and understaffed Right now, our strained judiciar y does not need more difficulty at the ver y top Clearly, President Obama is correct to acknowledge his constitutional duty to nominate a ne w Supreme Cour t Justice

The Senate, too, should accept its basic responsibility to advise this nomination Indeed, the confirmation process for the Supreme Cour t is not a light one Ever y nominee encounters intense scr utiny: a proper measure for a lifetime appointment to the highest cour t in the land When Justice Sonia Sotomayor was nominated in 2

exhaustive briefing on her entire career on the federal bench totalling more than 5,000 pages In this intense political envi-

President Obama’s nominee will be the most carefully investigated in histor y

After holding these confirmation hear-

Obama’s nominee unacceptable It would not be the first time that a potential Justice was rejected But before he knows who it is, Majority Leader McConnell has refused to even consider a nominee I suspect that this reluctance may sprout from the fact that there are several candidates with a his-

THROWDOWN

THURSDAYS

Michael Glanzel | Cornell Shrugged

Scalia

AWhenever the name Justice Scalia surfaced in any of my government courses, a collective sigh of anger and frustration filled the room Yet for some of us, Scalia was an unapologetic trail blazer While certainly there were numerous decisions in which I strongly disagreed with the late jurist, I nevertheless found Scalia to be one of the most decent, brilliant and profoundly transformational members of the high court

My admiration for Scalia emerged in the first Supreme Court case I ever followed: Mar yland v King (2013) The case revolved around the question of whether a Mar yland law, which gave the police the authority to obtain DNA evidence (via a saliva swab) without a judge-issued warrant, was constitutional under the Fourth Amendment At the time, I firmly believed that the Mar yland law was unconstitutional It was (and still is) my belief that DNA constitutes an individual’s property –– and the Fourth A m e n d m e n t p ro t e c t s f ro m w a r r a n t l e s s s e a rc h e s a n d seizures of property

However, the Court disagreed with me In a 5-4 ruling, the Court upheld the Mar yland law, stating that obtaining DNA without a warrant was no different from obtaining a fingerprint without a warrant

While I saw Mar yland v King as a great defeat for property rights, I also found my judicial hero The majority opinion was mostly made up of the Court’s conser vative wing –– Justices John G Roberts, Anthony Kennedy, Samuel A Alito and Clarence Thomas –– along with Stephen G Breyer, a reliable liberal on the Cour t However, Scalia was notably absent from the majority Surprisingly, the jurist stood with the more liberal wing of t h e C o u r t ( Ju s t i c e s R u t h B a d e r G i n s b u r g , S o n i a Sotomayor and Elena Kagan) and wrote the dissenting opinion Instead of simply blending into the conser vative majority, Scalia stood on principle, brilliantly stating: “ The Fourth Amendment forbids searching a person for evidence of a crime when there is no basis for believing

the person is guilty of the crime The Court’s assertion that DNA is being taken, not to solve crimes, but to identify those in the State’s custody, taxes the credulity of the credulous ”

In a world wrought with frivolous partisan divides, Scalia brought a refreshing blunt style to the Court His King dissent was one of numerous instances in which Scalia sided with the Court’s liberal wing –– and quite frankly, Scalia didn’t care if his more liberal decisions (or any of his decisions for that matter) made people angr y For Scalia, the question of the Constitution was not one of popular opinion Instead, the Constitution represented the anchor of a republic –– the foundation of an everchanging society So, if standing ith th

Scalia was a man who could e fill the room –– his bold voice, brilliant intellect and constant humor made the justice the center of attention wherever he went.

Court’s liberal wing meant preser ving the principles of the Constitution, then Scalia was more than happy to join his left-leaning colleagues These ideals –– though not popular with many Americans –– prove that one can cross the partisan aisle and simultaneously stand on principle Scalia’s principles helped to bring a renaissance to conser vative legal ideology Prior to Scalia, conser vative judicial philosophy revolved around the idea of originalism –– the idea that the Constitution should be interpreted based on the intentions of the founding fathers However, as time progressed many began to point out the flaws in this method of legal reasoning The framers were inher-

Senate Judge Sri Srinivasan and Judge Jane Kelly both enjoy impeccable creden-

Republicans would be hard pressed to find a legitimate argument against their confirmation

This, finally, reveals the actual motivation of the Senate It is per fectly understandable that Republicans are war y of replacing Justice Scalia with an appointee from President Obama And they should be honest about their reflexive opposition; to claim that President Obama has no right to appoint a nominee is absurd The reality is more simple Fe w potential nominees even those from a Republican president would be able to match Ju

Fe wer still would be able to match his stature on the Cour t Democrats, too, would be anxious about replacing a similarly eminent liberal Justice But the Cour t

received the unanimous suppor

of the United States Senate Isn’t it time, now, to at least give President Obama’s nominee a chance?

Kevin Kowalewski is a junior in the College of Arts and Sciences He can be reached at krk78@cornell edu Democratic Dialogue appears alternate Thursdays this semester

ently political beings and had clear disagreements as to how the Constitution should be interpreted So, if the founders disagreed as to the interpretation of the nation’s laws, how can one truly discern their intentions?

In place of originalism, Scalia helped to construct stronger legal theor y: textualism Though a cousin to originalism, textualism states that one cannot look to the intentions of the framers Instead, the idea holds that one must simply look to the text of legislation to determine how it should be implemented Scalia’s constant advocacy of this legal theor y helped to drastically change the composition of modern jurisprudence Today, not only do notable conser vatives utilize textualist theories (such as Justice Alito), but some liberals have even begun to adopt the theor y

While Scalia’s accomplishments will forever enshrine the books of legal theor y, histor y often forgets to tell the stor y of great men and women like Scalia Scalia was a man who could easily fill the room –– his bold voice, brilliant intellect and constant humor made the justice the center of attention wherever he went More importantly, his decades-long friendship with liberal Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg ’54 could teach Congress a lesson in civility Though Scalia was often cited as the leader of the Court’s conser vatives, and Ginsberg as the leader of the Court’s liberals, the two justices were able to share a deep bond In her touching tribute to Scalia, Justice Ginsberg wrote: “ We were best buddies We disagreed now and then, but when I wrote for the Court and received a Scalia dissent, the opinion ultimately released was notably better than my initial circulation It was my great good fortune to have known him as working colleague and treasured friend ”

Michael Glanzel is a sophomore in the College of Arts and Sciences He can be reached at mg786@cornell edu Cornell Shrugged appears alternate Thursdays this semester

By NANCY SHEU Sun Contributor

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The Grammys: An April Fools Award Show

BY GWENDOLYN AVILES Sun Staff Writer

“The 58th Grammy Awards are getting ready to start NOW,” Bow Wow exclaimed, a full minute and a half earlier than he was supposed to After beaming into the camera for a painful 20 seconds afterwards, he started bouncing around from Grammy attendee to Grammy attendee, instructing them not to be camera shy

The Grammys were off to a disastrous start, but then again, when aren ’ t they? Instead of being an anomaly, Bow Wow’s flub of an introduction was almost to be expected and may have set the tone for most of the night In the three and a half hour televised awards show, a multitude of blunders occurred Some were committed by the artist herself, like when Taylor Swift fell flat during her opening performance of “Out of the Woods” (poor girl went back to her seat and cried) However, quite a few of the gaffes were perpetrated by the The Recording Academy the body of individuals who vote on the award winners in each category Was Meghan Trainor really selected for “Best New Artist” over Tori Kelly?

The Grammy Awards is at its best when it actually focuses on what it purports to celebrate: artistry and music Kendrick Lamar, winner of five 2016 Grammys (“Best Rap Performance”, “Best Rap/Sung Collaboration,” “Best Rap Song,” “Best Rap Album” and “Best Music Video”) was by far the best performer of the night Trailing across the stage in handcuffs, in line formation with his dancers, Lamar stepped on the stage with an vivacity and gravity the Grammys were sorely missing beforehand The beginning of his set, during which he sang “The Blacker the Berry” was set in a prison, with beats resembling gun shots and fast flashing lights that jolted the audience When the song finished, he proceeded to limp across the stage, as the hopeful #Blacklivesmatter anthem “Alright” began and a bonfire shooting flames in the background His performance is disturbing in the best possible way; one cannot help being mesmerized by the severity of his passion, even if one is not a fan

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Lamar was only rivaled by some of the various tribute performances to established musicians Perhaps the most shocking of these was Lady Gaga’s medley of nine David Bowie songs Gaga, donning an orange wig and what appeared to be a Japanese-inspired shawl (which she then stripped to reveal a fur and bedazzled jumpsuit) seemed to be the perfect approximate of David Bowie Her Grammys performance proved that while imitating David Bowie is an impossible task, if any contemporary musician can embody the spirit of David Bowie, it’s her Demi Lovato also gave a venerable tribute to Lionel Richie, who won a lifetime achievement award at the Grammys last night Many of you probably laughed at that last sentence That’s cool, but Demi is an outstanding vocalist, a fact that is sometimes subdued behind garish pop songs and the knowledge that she was once on Disney Channel, but rings true nonetheless

All in all, the awards appeared to be split evenly across categories and artists with the main controversy (because what kind of award show would it be without some controversy?) being Taylor Swift’s winning the “Best Album of the Year” accolade over Kendrick Lamar It is easy to see why some people are outraged Swift’s 1989 was revolutionary for Swift as an artist She started her career playing pop-country, but with the release of 1989, she made the crossover to pure pop But Swift’s album has not contributed anything new to the Pop music genre, except for a few catchy hits, whereas Kendrick’s album is politically infused and lyrically inspired

With a basic working knowledge of how the Grammys work, however, who is really surprised by this outcome? The Grammys are a joke This is not to say that the artists who won them are talentless buffoons or that the awards are inherently meaningless (there’s a reason why most of us haven’t won Grammys), but the awards are presented as part of a show

Perhaps I would be more incensed about the outcome were I a bigger fan of Lamar’s and were he also promulgating a feminist message instead of conflating black women with the pressures America puts on black men as in his “For Free” interlude and ranting about how “his dick ain’t free ”

While Swift is not necessarily the most deserving artist, I can stand behind her speech about the people along the way who try to undercut the success of women Take a look through the YouTube comments on Taylor’s speech and you will find misogynistic gems like: “she needs 5kg of clear FAT

Because this slutty bitch is a skeleton right now ” Taylor used her speech as a platform of retaliation against Kanye’s heinous lyrics about having sex with her whenever he wants and these YouTube commenters and to me and other marginalized women out there, it was inspirational and worth Lamar winning one less award

The Grammys are flawed; they have become less about the music and more about the objectification of certain performers as celebrities But once we come to accept this, we can take delight in continuing the quest to find the music that echoes our own souls

Gwendolyn Aviles is a junior in the College of Arts and Sciences She can be reached at gaviles@cornellsun com

‘Formation’: Out of Touch, or Well-Informed?

BY HADIYAH CHOWDHURY Sun Contributing Writer

People were taken by surprise when Beyoncé dropped her new music video, “Formation,” the day before the Super Bowl Since then, I have had so many discussions about this song with so many people; some say it is entirely overrated while others gush about how empowering it is I fall somewhere in between

I love the fact that “Formation” is unapologetically black and makes references to black culture that are entirely missed by non-black audiences The video itself is absolutely beautiful, rendering images of black culture throughout American history In addition, Beyoncé’s lyrics praise physical traits that are typically negatively associated with black bodies (“I like my negro nose with Jackson 5 nostrils”)

Beyoncé herself embodies a plantation owner, turning the typical trope of plantation owner and slave on its head The near-absence of white bodies in the video speaks to Beyoncé’s intention of creating content meant to be shared and appreciated amongst solely black audiences In this respect, Beyoncé definitely achieved her goal Because of the way she incorporated period costume into the video, she was able to trace different methods of oppression throughout black history up until recent police shootings The video as a whole made it clear, through the use of costume and various shots of graffiti reading “ stop shooting us, ” that police shootings were yet another manifestation of anti-black sentiment that pervades American culture At first, I also criticized “Formation” because it did not include very many images of poor, black America and instead embodied a history full of glamour and wealth instead However, I think this choice served more of a point than I had

previously thought; instead of the typical images of black Americans one sees in the media, Beyoncé chooses to question norms by including a black cowboy and black plantation owners While this depiction does not quite match up with American audiences’ perception of black life, one starts to ask oneself why this is the case Perhaps Beyoncé intended to question this depiction and to show that it does not have to be the

video as a way to criticize those who would claim that the United States’ has progressed in terms of its conception of race relations since its inception Ultimately, she makes her audience doubt this idea

norm One particularly effective scene involved a breakdancing young boy in front of a line of white police officers At the end of the video the white men throw their hands up in surrender followed by a quick shot of the aforementioned graffiti The juxtaposition of these two images was so powerful that I had to pause for a moment before finishing the rest of the video I asked myself if anything had really changed Beyoncé uses her

Given this realization, one might wonder what Beyoncé suggest black folks do about their continued systematic and institutionalized oppression The last line of the song perfectly explains what she thinks should be done: “always be gracious / your best revenge is your paper ” And this was where the song failed for me Beyoncé’s claim here is that the best way to resist oppression is by profiting off of the colonialist system that created current conceptions of class in the first place Instead of calling for unified resistance, she instead chooses to direct people towards a much more individualistic solution, embracing the tried and tested capitalist trope that if one only works hard enough, one can achieve one ’ s goals This is, of course, not the case One’s success depends on much more than one ’ s own perseverance because of the way the American class system has been created While Beyoncé has managed to become extremely successful, she is an exception, not the norm I do not think liberation can be achieved by working within the existing structures of oppression and colonialism After all, these are the organizations by which the current race-based class system was created It should be noted that ultimately, I am not Beyoncé’s intended audience These are only my personal thoughts on her video If nothing else, Beyoncé definitely managed to stun everyone with “Formation” and I would encourage people to listen to it, if only to be momentarily transported to a world where black folks dominate the media without being tokenized and exploited

Hadiyah Chowdhur y is a sophomore in the College of Arts and Sciences She can be reached at hchowdhur y@cornellsun com

Theeb: Learning From a Wolf

BY HARINI KANNAN Sun Contributing Writer

One would expect a foreign film like Theeb to provide the audience with some sort of historical backdrop in order to contextualize a niche storyline However, besides the minimal information that we are now in 1913 Jordan, not much else is given to Theeb’ s viewers, who are immediately afterwards thrown into a jarringly different geo-historical perspective limited through the eyes of a child Viewers quickly learn this child is the titular character Theeb who lives away from sedentary civilization Historically keen viewers can surmise (or avid Googlers can verify) that Theeb belongs to a nomadic group of people called Bedouins The intrinsic vagrant nature of Theeb’s life coupled with his naïve youth parallel our limited contextual understanding of the setting of the film Viewers learn and question with Theeb As he garners more information, we garner more information Thus, writer and director Naji Abu Nowar lures viewers into Theeb’s emotionally raw and unedited perspective of his surroundings

The precarious development of events in relation to Theeb appear slow at first Interactions with his brother and other clan members seem almost relentlessly drawn out to the point of redundancy However, as the story makes small but crucial pivots, the viewer becomes invested in the minor moments of Theeb’s life The long shots of the film provide visual insight and understanding into Bedouin life At first, the scrutinous attention to the miniscule details of desert life or small clan interactions appear painstaking to the first-world viewer However, over several scenes of the film, even the most privileged viewer gains a transitory perspective into the slow-moving life of a nomad Every movement of a clan member, every conversation, every gust of wind or unfamiliar footstep seems inconsequential to the first-world viewer, but to the Bedouin character these events carry an amount of pertinence we evolve to value Theeb’s attention to detail as he goes about his daily activities is particularly important in developing an understanding of the sociopolitical climate in which Theeb lives; his curios-

Iity and scrutiny become gateways for the viewers’ understanding of his life

Specifically, the prolonged scenes with Theeb and his brother give the viewers more insight into Bedouin culture Through these scenes, viewers form a dependency with the older brother, Hussein, who provides us with answers in this sphere of limited perspective We eventually learn that these particular Bedouins lived as pilgrim guides, but when the Ottoman Turks constructed a train (ambiguously referenced to as just “the train”), the need for pilgrim guides fell obsolete Thus, many took up raiding in order to survive

During the movie, an Englishman arrives While we are not clued in to the historical significance of British involvement in Bedouin life or Ottoman Turkish life, the Englishman acts becomes a point of curiosity for both Theeb and the viewers Symbolically, the Ottoman Turks and the Englishman are abrupt and detrimental aberrations from Theeb’s normal life While the raiders also introduce a level of danger in his life, this danger is predictable and, gauging from the film, brought upon indirectly by the Ottoman Turks An Ottoman train brought about an indirect collapse of Theeb’s clan, sufficiently outsourcing their work and leaving many to resort to unforgiving lifestyles Theeb eventually falls victim to this lifestyle, but it was catalyzed by the Englishman (rather than the Ottoman Turks) The introduction of the Englishman created an immediate dis-

H o w K e n d r i

was hoping to write my column this week on something mundane and sweet and a little dark, a sort of Valentine’s Day hangover cure Picture this: me, my 93-year-old grandmother, and my parents in a snowed-in theater, watching Rob Reiner’s rom-com classic When Harry Met Sally Then, the day after, me in my room, alone, shades closed, watching Werner Herzog’s Lessons of Darkness: a hallucinatory, nihilistic portrait of post-Gulf War Kuwait’s burning oil wells It’s a funny juxtaposition, and the column writes itself (if you ’ re familiar with Werner Herzog’s famously dreary, unforgiving and very German manner of speaking): Imagine if Werner Herzog narrated When Harry Met Sally! Get it? It’s a send-up of trite Hollywood conventions in a cruel and ephemeral world!

Alas, that column will have to wait, because on Sunday, Kendrick Lamar EVISCERATED the Grammys The all-caps hyperbole (thanks, Huffington Post Jon Stewart coverage) doesn’t even quite capture it Kendrick’s performance of “The Blacker the Berry,” “Alright” and an unnamed, unreleased track at Sunday night’s Grammy Awards has to be ranked among the most visceral and unapologetic political statements ever to take place on the national stage On a night that saw him sweep the rap field but lose to Taylor Swift’s 1989 for Album of the Year, his kinetic performance threw mass incarceration, the Ferguson protests and the injustice of the Trayvon Martin case into the spotlight Forget the awards this will be what lasts in the collective memory of everyone who tuned in I try to avoid this sort of grandiose statement-making, but then again, I can ’ t think of any other times I’ve witnessed a televised performance quite like this one

Perhaps Beyoncé’s recent performance of “Formation” during the Super Bowl halftime show stacks up In case you missed it, Beyoncé led a spectacularly choreographed phalanx of leather-clad Black Panthcers and, in front of

the biggest television audience of the year, asserted her identity as a black, southern woman, and took pride in her success against all odds (It’s unconfirmed, but there are reports that Coldplay was also there )

As author Lasha notes in Salon, that performance has been loudly maligned by some for ostensibly "exploiting black resistance” to drive her personal brand Yet, the double standard to which such critics subject Bey is blatantly unfair: Kendrick will undoubtedly receive less backlash for an equally political and sales-boosting performance that will similarly improve album sales. I think most reasonable people would agree with the author’s notion that “Celebrating and embracing sensuality and fighting the revolution would seem to be mutually exclusive for the black woman ” under this frame of criticism To attack her performance on this front is thus counterintuitive to the goal of combatting racism and laying the groundwork for feminist liberation

Similarly, one might argue that Beyoncé's

“conflation of capitalistic success with feminist liberation,” as Tiffany Lee puts it, is wrongheaded, but then again, a song that so boldly seeks to ignite and organize a nascent social movement need not be the last word on these subjects

Finally, in the same article, Lasha is right to point out some of the possible shortcomings of Kendrick’s Grammy performance Specifically, while she asserts that his performance represents a powerful example of resistance, she argues that it focuses only on struc-

placement, jolting Theeb into a jarringly different reality

Behind the physical causes of change in Theeb’s life is an underlying process of decay and evolution of destruction that we see unfold throughout the film As Theeb experiences the death of loved ones, there is a stark juxtaposition between Theeb’s emotional decay and the physical decay of death Theeb transitions rather abruptly from a life of survival with emotional support to life of survival as a lone wolf The evolution of his character into this “lone wolf ” trope plays off his own name, Theeb, which means wolf in Arabic A recurring idea in the film is a saying Theeb’s father instilled in Hussein and Theeb that “the strong eat the weak ” As Theeb forcibly parts from his innocence and childhood, he adopts this mentality in order to survive and avenge his loved ones By the last scene, Theeb succumbs to the final stage of this evolution into destruction While this evolution is physically exacerbated by the train, the Englishman and the raiders, it is also selfmotivated through his incessant curiosity Unfortunately, the viewers do not get a glimpse into the future to see whether he returns to his clan, becomes a raider or simply a lone wolf

By the end of the film we are left with as many questions as we started with and our perspective is limited once more with the departure of our counterpart Theeb While in the beginning the viewer’s perspective was paralleled with that of Theeb’s, they become orthogonal by the end because Theeb reaches a point of realization, maturity and purpose that the viewer does not simultaneously obtain upon his absence What the viewer is left with is a subdued understanding of Bedouin life, along with feelings of anger and disappointment because we no longer are part of Theeb’s story With geopolitical and social thematic strands hanging off the film, we itch to sew them together at the end, but find ourselves lost without the perspective of our titular character and without any contextual knowledge of the history Within an hour and 40 minutes, Naji Abu Nowar constructed and deconstructed a jarringly real life through adept and keen filming and story development, creating a film that is at once curiously provocative and teasingly ephemeral

Harini Kannan is a sophomore in the College of Arts and Sciences She can be reached at hkannan@cornellsun com

tural racism, rather than the specific struggle of black women to overcome multiple, overlapping forms of oppression

With all that said, Kendrick’s performance was undeniably special, the kind of event that could draw national attention to social justice movements across the country and shed light on the persistent psychological toll of 400 years of oppression

I’m required to give the play-by-play now, but trust me, if you haven’t seen it, just go see it This was no Imagine Dragons collaboration Lamar sauntered onto the stage with a chain-gang of mock-inmates, twitching as he approached the microphone, flanked by jail cells in which jazz players softly noodled dissonant, melancholy harmonies Struggling in handcuffs to hold the microphone, Kendrick launched into the first verse of “The Blacker the Berry,” rapping the controversial first lines, “I’m the biggest hypocrite of 2015” as his rhythm section came to life

Kendrick goes on, in the original version of this song, to say he’s a hypocrite because he mourns the unjust death of black men and celebrates pride in his heritage while also participating in violence against black youth When it was first released, some criticized Kendrick of falling victim to respectability politics of attempting, perhaps unfairly, to police fellow black men and women Others, such as novelist Michael Chabon, have argued (on Rap Genius of all places) that hypocrisy is an unfortunate but possibly inevitable condition of an oppressive world which drags its victims through morally ambiguous situations

However, in this performance, Kendrick ditched the most controversial segments of this track

Over an angry prog-jazz arrangement, Kendrick spits the politically charged first verse, which focuses on African American and Pan-African pride in the face of a country which “Hate[s] my people,” whose plan is to “terminate my culture ” As the music built up, and the lights dimmed, Kendrick’s fellow

inmates lined up behind him, their prison garb lit up in day-glo, a visual counterpart to their continued vibrancy even under simulated conditions of incarceration

Suddenly, he threw the audience into “Alright,” another To Pimp a Butterfly cut which has become a staple of the Black Lives Matter movement A bonfire reminiscent of scenes this past year in Ferguson became a site of an African dance and exaltation: a vision in the face of continued violence, of a diaspora ended and an escape achieved Finally, thanks to some crafty camera work (good job, CBS), Kendrick’s manic stare was broadcasted into millions of homes through a series of disorienting cuts between close-up angles He tore through a verse full of despair, which explored the personal and societal implications of Trayvon Martin’s death at the hands of George Zimmerman on Feb 26, 2012 He lamented that the crime “adds to a trail of hatred” in his community, as more Black Americans come to believe that the law is not meant to protect them, but that is instead actively designed to prevent their resistance against oppression with any means necessary: in the worst cases, murder

His response? Though he fantasizes of nihilism (“hollow tips is all I got”) or even violence (“I plan on creeping through your door and blowing out every piece of your brain”), his ultimate reaction is to promote “Hiiipower,” a term he’s coined meant to signify "heart, dignity and self-respect ” In a world gone mad, Kendrick’s approach is simply to keep the madness from engulfing his community It is, in short, an attempt keep inner equanimity in the context of extreme outer turmoil His performance certainly shook up my aforementioned grandmother in the process, but that’s a whole other story

Sam Bromer is a senior in the College of Ar ts and Sciences No Place Like Brome appears alternate Thursdays this semester He can be reached at sbromer@cornellsun com

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overlooked is Texas Tech, who has done a great job so far sur viving the gauntlet that is the Big 12 They’ve got no real bad losses on their resume, and have two straight wins over Top 25 squads They still have work to do in order to make the tournament, but they’ve shown that they can play with the best teams in the countr y But maybe the most interesting team on the bubble is LSU They have a number of bad losses, including one at home to Wake Forest Their only real impressive wins are over Kentucky and Texas A&M, and even that A&M win is looking less impressive as the weeks roll on Why could they make a run? Well, because they have the most dynamic player in the countr y in Ben Simmons The dude is the best passing for ward I have seen at the college level, and he can score at will around the basket The only knock on Simmons is he seems to lack a killer instinct come crunch time He plays too passive, when he should be exerting his dominance down the stretch There’s no rea-

Oklahoma, but Simmons was a non-factor towards the later stages of the game If he can become more assertive, I can see him leading the Tigers to a tourney run

Speaking of Oklahoma, Buddy Hield is the clear and only candidate for the Wooden

Shaka Smart is one of the few elite coaches in college basketball, and I think he’ll have his boys focused come tournament time.

Award The dude is absolutely sick He’s shooting 50/50/90 on the season and averaging 25 points and four 3-pointers a game Those are video game numbers His late game heroics against Kansas and LSU are stuff of legend I think there’s a good chance that Buddy Buckets is the Kemba Walker of 2016, a guard that puts the team on his back and carries them to the title Of course, this Oklahoma squad is much better than that UConn team At this point, I’d

call them the favorites to win the championship But I’m not predicting the Sooners to win it all Nope, my gut tells me that this year, the March Madness champions reside in Austin, Texas That’s right, I’m going with the Texas Longhorns as your 2016 NCAA Champions Nobody expected the Longhorns to compete in the Big 12 this year But here we are this late in the season and the Longhorns sit at fourth in the conference They’ve beaten Baylor, West Virginia twice and had a huge win over North Carolina, a team many consider to be the best in the countr y Sure, they’ve had their hiccups A loss to TCU is embarrassing, and a home loss to Washington doesn’t look good But Shaka Smart is one the few elite coaches in college basketball, and I think he’ll have his boys focused come tournament time Purely from an objective point of view, Sportstradamus is going with the Longhorns

Shane Lewis can be reached at slewis@cornellsun com

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Louisville Ends Strong To Defeat Syracuse

LOUISVILLE, Ky (AP) Damion Lee scored 15 points, Trey Lewis added 14 and No 18 Louisville pulled away in the second half to beat Syracuse 72-58 on Wednesday night

The Cardinals (20-6, 9-4 Atlantic Coast Conference) snapped a two-game slide, shooting 56 percent in the second half They overcame a 3-of-14 shooting start to finish at 48 percent overall They also held the Orange to 38 percent shooting to stop their fivegame winning streak and hand them their worst loss this season

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Keith Bollt can be reached at kbollt@cornellsun com

Lee shot just 6 of 14 but made all three 3-pointers in just under three minutes in the second half to key one of several runs that put Louisville comfor tably ahead Lewis was 6 of 11 from the field with a couple from long range, and Chinanu Onuaku added 13 points and 15 rebounds for Louisville

Trevor Cooney scored 19 points for the Orange (18-9, 8-6), Michael Gbinije had 13 points, and Malachi Richardson 10 They trailed by as 19 with just under four minutes left Louisville outrebounded Syracuse 41-30 and controlled the paint 50-20 Louisville’s backups outscored the Orange’s reserves 25-7 to help coach Rick Pitino win a matchup against fellow Hall of Famer Jim Boeheim

The Cardinals also recorded their 14th straight 20-win season, a needed boost after consecutive road losses at Duke and Notre Dame Though they’re just 2-2 since the school announced a selfimposed postseason ban on Feb 5, they got back on track toward salvaging what’s left of their shortened season

Saturday’s loss at Notre Dame was especially painful for Louisville, which lost an 11-point, second half lead behind 28 percent shooting Then came Monday’s bad news that sophomore 7-footer Anas Mahmoud would miss the final six games with a sprained right ankle, leaving the Cardinals even thinner in the post

Those events didn’t bode well early on against Syracuse’s trademark zone defense, which frustrated the Cardinals in building an 18-6 lead Louisville doing itself in with flat play featuring turnovers and cold shooting

But Syracuse then went cold while Louisville snapped out of its funk to close the half with a 22-9 run for a 28-27 lead at the break

The Cardinals made 9 of 18 down the stretch and clamped down defensively, holding the Orange to 35 percent shooting Louisville was just getting started, making 12 of its first 18 from the field in the second half with Lee setting the tone from behind the arc He made three in less than three minutes to put Louisville up 49-40 en route to a 28-14 run over 9:13 for a 60-46 lead that was never threatened

Squash Teams

Work Toward Postseason Play

By BRITTANY BIGGS Sun Staff Writer

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Men Take Second at Tournament; Women Win Twice

By JAMIL RAHMAN Sun Staff Writer

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“We did not start the way we wanted, but we knew all along we are a good team We are starting to execute on all cylinders ”

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‘ This is our frst and foremost goal.’

Wrestling Wins 14t h Straight Ivy Title

By SHAN DHALIWAL Sun Staff Writer

Cornell men ’ s wrestling captured its 14th straight Ivy League title this past weekend, defeating Penn early on Saturday and then officially earning the title with a 23-16 victory over Princeton later that day

Wi n n i n g t h e Iv y L e a g u e h a s become a yearly routine for the Red, but head coach Rob Koll and his team never take the championship for granted

“Each year, this is our first and foremost goal,” Koll said of winning the league “Sometimes we take the championship for granted, but with all the struggles we have faced this year it’s a nice way to finish off the dual meet portion of the season ”

Senior Nahshon Garrett, freshman Dalton Macri, senior Duke Pickett and junior Brian Realbuto all finished the weekend with two victories

Koll praised per formances from f re s h m e n Da l t o n Ma c r i a n d Jo e y

[ The team’s ] “senior trio of Garrett, Pickett and Realbuto continued their reign of excellence.” R o b K o l l

Grappling Garrett | Nahshon Garrett won both of his matches as Cornell defeated Penn and Princeton to win the Ivy title Garrett and the Red are now preparing for Easterns and Nationals, both held in March

Ga l a s s o i n p a r t i c u l a r Da l t o n h a d missed the previous three weeks and Galasso has battled illness throughout the season

“ [ Ma rc i a n d Ga l a s s o ] we n t 2 - 0 a n d demonstrated to the rest of the league that they are back and ready to compete for Eastern titles,” Koll said

Koll also noted how the team ’ s “senior trio of Garrett, Pickett and Realbuto continued their reign of excellence ”

Garrett, the top ranked wrestler over the weekend, will look to build off his fifth place finish at the NCAA Championships last sea-

son

“I think the most important thing is to realize that it’s pretty much over and walking out on nationals it’s just important to leave it all out there and and leave all the work and all the effort and everything that you ' ve put in for the last eight months out there,”

Garrett said “I think a lot of guys might be trying to define themselves by how well or not well they've done in the past tournaments and past matches, but the reality is that none of

that stuff really matters and everyone gets a clean slate whether you ' re 24-0 or under 500,” he said

Nationals are on March 17th, so veterans like Garrett as well as as freshmen like Macri have about a month to prepare Macri described how he looks up to Garrett as a mentor “Nahshon’s probably more of mentor to me because I'm a small guy, so I can really relate and look up to him,” he said “It’s definitely really helpful to have a guy like that on

Icers Sweep In-Conference Opponents

By KEITH BOLLT Sun Staff Writer

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“We came together as a team We kept believing in ourselves and our system ” T a y l o r W o o d s

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“The hardest thing is that everyone ’ s so good, so it’s just a grind,” Macri said “Wrestling that many kids that are that good is definitely a tough task ”

Wrestling Association (EIWA) championships on the weekend of March 5th will serve as the team ’ s national qualifier Last year the Red qualified nine wrestlers for the NCAA meet which tied a school record and hopes to build off that this year at Easterns

“The two-day break was a perfect way to kick off our training and preparation for the Eastern Championships, which also serves as our national qualifier,” Koll said He also noted how the team “will c o n t

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wrestling experience, nonetheless feels confident that Koll’s training has prepared him and the rest of the team well for the postseason “I think that our coaches will have us peaking at the right time, so I feel like everyone is right there and will be ready for nationals and easterns, including myself,” Macri said

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