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Student Trustee Candidates Debate C.U. Future

By LINDSAY CAYNE Sun Staff Writer

Candidates running for Student Trustee debated possible University responses to President Donald Trump’s immigration ban, whether Trustee meetings should be open and faculty diversity among other topics in Klarman Hall on Wednesday

One undergraduate student will be elected, although graduate students and professional students can also vote in the election The elected Student Trustee will become a full participant on the Board of Trustees, according to an email from the Trustee Nominating Committee

The five candidates running for this position are Olivia Corn ’19, Lauren Goldstein ’20, Dustin Liu ’19, Jimmy Putko ’19 and Caleb Sturman ’19

OCR Open Forum Reveals Concerns Regarding University’sTitle IX Offce

Focus group calls investigators‘unresponsive’ to campus sexual violence

By DREW MUSTO Sun Staff Writer

A Cornellian’s Oscar bumble on Sunday was not the only bad omen for Cornell this week

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On Tuesday and Wednesday, four

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Education’s New York Office for Civil Rights held open focus groups during

which members of the public could discuss the campus climate surrounding sexual assault and harassment The Sun attended one of these three meetings

All participants in the focus groups whose personal stories are cited in this article gave The Sun clear permission to publish their stories and any other

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The Sun is omitting all information that could identify participants who did not give their express consent to The

By NICHOLAS BOGEL-BURROUGHS Sun Staff Writer

At Cornell, Brian Cullinan ’82 was a masterful javelin thrower whose 250-foot heave is still the longest toss in University history

At the Academy Awards on Sunday night, it was a simple envelope handoff that tripped him up, leading to the biggest bungle in the Oscars’ 89 years, followed by apologies, befuddlement and sympathy

The accounting firm tasked with handling top-secret Oscars envelopes since 1935 said the former National Junior Olympic champion had relayed the wrong

However, The Sun will include nonidentifying information that pertains to Title IX compliance a similar standard to the one OCR investigators said they use in deciding which disclosures

envelope to presenters, commencing a social media firestorm and less-than-desirable publicity for the firm, PwC

“PwC Partner Brian Cullinan mistakenly handed the backup envelope for Actress in a Leading Role instead of the envelope for Best Picture to presenters Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway,” PwC, formerly known as PriceWaterhouseCoopers, said in a statement

“Once the error occurred, protocols for correcting it were not followed through quickly enough by Mr Cullinan or his partner ”

Cornell plans to vastly redesign Schwartz Plaza in Collegetown complete with benches, tables and chairs in time for the fall semester, when open seats at Collegetown Bagels across the street are a hard find

“We’ve been talking about this project for probably close to five or six years, ” David Cutter ’85, campus landscape architect, told The Sun Construction on the plaza will begin in June, pending Planning Board approval, and Cornell expects the new gathering space to be completed in mid-August

Schwartz Plaza, in front of The Schwartz

Center and diagonally across from CTB, is currently surrounded by walls and rarely filled with students or anyone

“That space has been sitting essentially unused, behind a wall,” Cutter said “The only way you can get in is [through] a little slot and when you go in there, there really isn’t anything to do ” Collegetown is the most dense area in Ithaca, Cutter said, adding to his desire to create a space where students and Ithacans can relax and study outside A frequent criticism of Collegetown is that there is no park or other sizable space for students to congregate outdoors

Daybook

Anarchy as Despotism, Or Why a World State Is the Best Of All Possible Worlds

12:30 - 1:30 p m , G08 Uris Hall

Becoming Who I Am: Young Men on Being Gay 4- 5 p m , Stern Seminar Room, Mann Library

No Country for What Men? A Refugee Crisis and the Right-Wing Turn in Poland

4:30 - 6 p m , 401 Physical Sciences Building

The Material Rites of Commerce: Negotiating with Europeans and Baniyan in Eighteenth-Century Yemen 4:30 - 6 p m , 404 Morrill Hall

How the Southern Slaveholders Mastered U S Foreign Policy 4:30 - 6:30 p m , 165 McGraw Hall

Visual Culture Colloquium

4:30 p m , 142 Goldwin Smith Hall

Student Assembly Meeting

4:45 - 6:30 p m , Memorial Room, Willard Straight Hall

Tomorrow

Fake News, Alternative Facts and Misinformation: Using Critical Thinking to Evaluate Media Sources 10:30 - 11:30 a m , Stone Classroom, Mann Library

I’m Not a Citizen; I’m an Indian 3 - 4:30 p m , 215 McGraw Hall

Mashups, Remixes and Greek Identity 5 p m , 122 Goldwin Smith Hall

C U Music: Collegiate Treble Choir Conference Concert 1 8 - 10 p m , Sage Chapel

One more reason to pick up The Corne¬ Daily Sun

FOLLOWING THE EBB AND FLOW OF LOCAL POLITICS SINCE 1880

Mental Health Conference Sparks New Ideas

Developing mental health programs to support minority groups

By RONNI MOK Sun Staff Writer

After attending a Conference on Mental Illness at Brown University, the Cornell delegation hopes to bring the discussion topics back to campus and implement new mental health initiatives that recognize different cultural backgrounds and nationalities

“Cornell must understand that mental health support cannot take a ‘ one size fits all’ stance, ” Carumey Stevens ’19 said “When we discuss and assess mental health initiatives, we must consider that many Cornellians have different cultures, backgrounds and stories ”

During the conference, students from the around the Ivy League discussed potential plans for medical leave and time off, resources and support systems, ableism and accessing accommodations on campus, mental illness and marginalized students and public health policies employed at schools

“Our main goal [was] to have a group of mental health activists from every Ivy League [school] work together to create lasting, positive change at each of their institutions,” said Molly Hawes, chair of the internal operations team at Brown

During the conference, students participated in

workshops, panels and problem-solving sessions, and presented on the state of mental health at their respective universities

“Some campuses are doing better in some areas, while others are struggling,” said Matt Jirsa ’19

According to Stevens, the delegation is looking to work with Gannett and organizations like Cornell Minds Matter in hopes of “institut[ing] more programming to help voices that are often marginalized or silenced ”

Some of these initiatives include encouraging professors to address mental health issues in their syllabi and classes and establishing an anonymous communication platform for students to reach out to trained peer counselors, Stevens said

“There are a lot of ideas that are in development and its important to consider the power every Cornell student plays in implementing this concrete change by working with the administration,” Jirsa said “We have to realize that we have made tremendous progress, but there are uncertain obstacles ahead that we can tackle together as an aware and united community ”

Ronni Mok can be reached at rmok@cornellsun com

Campus to Demand Immigration Action

By ALISHA GUPTA Sun Staff Writer

In response to the recent executive order on immigration, Cornell faculty, staff and students will gather on the Arts Quad tomorrow to demand explicit action plan providing sanctuary protection to marginalized students from the University

Prof Russell Rickford, history, organized the event with the Cornell Coalition for Inclusive Democracy

“[We] hope to underscore the need for the University to take concrete steps to protect the safety, security, privacy and dignity of some of the most vulnerable members of our community,” Rickford said

Their demands from the University include establishing an alternative source of funding for students with and without Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, strengthening the Cornell police department’s commitment

to nondisclosure, providing housing for vulnerable students, hosting international scholars fleeing dangerous countries and lobbying in Albany and Washington, D C

much as it should

“Cornell continues to lag behind scores of universities and colleges across the country who have taken much more robust steps to protect targeted and potentially targeted members of their communities,” he said

Rickford also rejected the idea that protesting on campus is detrimental to education

COLA Protests C.U. Ties

With Nike at Call-In

By JACOB WEXLER Sun Staff Writer

Action held a call-in in hopes of repeating history and pushing the administration to reconsider i

Nike Wednesday

After the Worker’s Rights Consor tium, an independent labor watchdog, issued a report d

“[These measures] draw on the best aspects of Cornell and Ithaca’s abolitionist and sanctuary traditions,” Rickford said “Cornell has a duty to create an atmosphere of dignity, human rights and academic freedom ”

Despite Interim President Hunter Rawlings’ earlier statement to the Cornell community that addressed most of these measures, Rickford explained that the administration is not doing as

“Taking a stand on the protection of human rights helps place the discourse of justice at the center of university life,” he said “And justice not professionalization is what education is ultimately about ”

Rickford hopes that a “public demonstration [will] display the power of dissent” and force the University to create a specific plan

“ We say ‘ any person, any study,’” he said “Now is the time to prove it ”

Alisha Gupta can be reached at agupta@cornellsun com

COLA delivered a letter urging the University to reconsider its business relationship with Nike to Interim President Hunter Rawlings last month

Fo l l ow i n g t h e l e t t e r, t h e event was organized so students c o u l d c a l l a d m i n i s t r a t o r s t o share their opinions directly

“It is a good way to get the administration to notice that we do care, ” said Alfie Rayner ’18, a COLA member

Rayner explained that several years ago, Cornell terminated its contract with Nike due to its violations of the Bangladesh Health and Safety accords, as well as with Russell Athletic and Jansport over concerns of workers ’ rights violations

“We have the ability to influe n c e p o l i c i e s , ” R a y n e r s a i d “Our efforts have worked in the past and led to tangible action ” Si n c e t h e n , C o r n e l l h a s reached out to Nike demanding that it clarify its commitment to following the guidelines of the W RC , b u t Ni k e h a s n o t responded, Rayner added “ Gi ve n Ni k e ’ s a c t i o n throughout the past year, anything less than a clear commitment to allowing the WRC future access would be evidence o f Ni k e ' s u n w i l l i n g n e s s t o respect the rights of workers it profits,” said Katy Habr ’18, another COLA member Habr was determined to see t

ro m t h e University and explained that COLA would not wait for the University

“Although we have faith the administration will hold Nike accountable for its violations of our contract and code of conduct, we are prepared to escalate i f we s e e t h a t a p p ro p r i a t e actions are not being taken,” Habr said

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Forum Finds Grievances

In Title IX Investigations

tact order, according to the code Branching from the no-con-

t o p u t i n t o t h e i n v e s t i g a t i v e record

The public consensus of the few a single-digit number who attended the event: it’s bad

Of the six open OCR investigations against Cornell, most are to determine whether the University responded “promptly and equitably” to sexual assault complaints At least one of these

i n ve s t i g a t i o n s i s t o d e t e r m i n e whether the University discriminated against a party to a sexual assault investigation on the basis of sex

Attendees disapproved of the University’s treatment of both parties in Title IX investigations

Fr o m t h e p e r s p e c t i v e o f a complainant, a number of participants said that the Title IX office cares more about avoiding

l i t i g a t i o n t h a n i t d o e s a b o u t seeking justice

Some attendees said that in their experience, the Title IX

o f f i c e l o o k e d o u t f o r t h e University’s interests rather than t h o s e o f t h e c o m

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plainant several legal avenues to handle the complaint, the attendees said the Title IX office tried to keep the complaint internal and quiet

Several focus group participants went on to say that the University’s Title IX investigators

w e r e s l o w a n d u n r e s p o n s i v e Sometimes, participants claimed the Title IX office would wait over a month before responding to complaints During this delay, attendees warned, witnesses’ recollections of events could fade and taint their testimonies

As audience members shared their thoughts, OCR’s attorneys were scribbling notes and asking follow up questions to almost all who spoke The attorneys never tried to turn the conversation in any particular direction Instead, they let attendees direct the conversation from the start

One topic that invoked a high number of follow-up questions and copious scribbling was that o f t h e n o - c o n t a c t o rd e r a l t h o u g h t h e t e

l l y require that a student accused of sexual assault leave spaces where he or she could come into contact with their accuser

No-contact orders were not popular among the attendees

S o m e a t t e n d e e s s a i d t h a t these orders are too weak and d i f f i c u l t t o e n f o r c e c l o s e l y b e c

d have to monitor the accused person ’ s movements at all times in order to completely enforce the order

O t h e r a t t e n d e e s t o o k t h e opposite position They worried that no-contact orders presumed guilt and were prejudicial

These orders are imposed by the Judicial Administrator, who can issue the order “after making a reasonable effort to meet with the accused if appropriate to do so, ” according to the Campus Code of Conduct

No formal trial or finding of guilt needs to precede a no-con-

t a c t o rd e r d i s c u s s i o n , a f e w attendees began to echo each other’s concerns about potential u n f a i r n e s s t o w a rd s t u d e n t s accused of sexual assault The discussion was ignited when a Cornell parent, who asked The Sun to identify her as ‘Judy,’ reported that a lawyer experienced in sexual assault matters cautioned her against sending her son to Cornell based on the University’s reputation for treating students accused of sexual assault unfairly

W h e n t h e O C R a t t o r n e y s asked for specifics on how the University might treat accused

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quickly responded with a list of grievances: respondents have no ability to examine or confront accusers or to question witnesses or be represented by an attorney, and they, like complainants, are u n

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o n ’ s timeline, according to the attendees Mo s t o f t h e s e g r i e v a n c e s , when stated out loud, drew a few nods of agreement from others in attendance, with the OCR

interested in the timeline of the University’s Title IX investigations

During this part of the discus-

O C R ’ s

investigator asked an attendee if he thought the University’s use of no-contact orders was fair and why he felt the way he did

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Drew Musto can be reached at dmusto@cornellsun com

Candidates Battle Over Policy Goals

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Sofia Hu ’17, editor-in-chief of The Cornell Daily Sun, moderated the debate She began with a pop quiz testing the candidates’ knowledge of Cornell Each one then gave an opening s t a t e m

answer Hu’s questions

Hu first asked the students their stance on Trump’s immi-

University’s role should be in protecting undocumented students

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s w e r e d t h a t Cornell councils should provide legal ser vices, without risking f

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, t o protect undocumented citizens and defend anyone charged with an immigration crime Goldstein said that

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whatever is possible to protect undocumented students, while making sure that the University stays within its legal bounds

The candidates gave more varied answers when asked if t h e y b e

open to the public

While Putko gave a hard yes to this question and Corn gave a hard no, Liu, Sturman and Goldstein gave more nuanced answers Pu

wants to involve more students

Sturman said

Goldstein emphasized that the issue is less about the opening up the meetings but more about the lack of panels with Trustee Board members for students to come to and ask questions

After Hu finished asking her questions, she allowed the audience to ask their own questions

One audience member brought up the resolution presented to the Student Assembly regarding an increase of faculty diversity of opinion

Corn said she co-sponsored the resolution because diversity i

“We don’t want to overshadow one identity over another, we should be thinking holistically.”

becomes a sanctuar y campus and would enforce the C

a t i o n ’ s already-present commitment to diversity and international students She added that she wants to be responsive to the political e n v i r o n m e n t

n d m a k e s u r e that students feel safe

Putko noted the “ tremendous risk” international students take when choosing to study at a university in a foreign countr y He said this risk creates “ an extremely vulnerable position” for the international students who therefore need more attention than domestic students

L i u e m p h a s i z e d t h a t s t udents should not have to feel worried about possibly being deported He said that the role of the student trustee is to bring their voices to the table

“I want to affirm ever y student’s ability to study at this University,” Liu said “I want e ve r y s t u d e n t t o re a c h t h e i r fullest potential and with that,

and does not think that the board has anything to hide

L i u a l s o s a i d m e e t i n g s should perhaps be open to the public However, he added that it is more important for there to be increased opportunities for students to work with Trustee Board members

Corn expressed that there are parts of the meeting that should n o t b e o p e n t o t h e p

because there is a lot of sensitive a

discussed at these meetings She said that some of this information would only create unnecessar y panic among students

Sturman said that there is no simple yes or no to this question He said that rather than h a v i n g a l l m e e t i n g s o p e n t o ever yone, there should be meetings that are open to relevant parties

“Sensitive information is discussed, so if you don’t have an invested interest in the issue,

toward finding

sors from all walks of

Goldstein and Putko agreed with Corn that

Cornell Professors

Liu also said that as an advocate for the LGBTQ and Asian-

However, he said that he did not agree to the resolution presented because the language was not right “ We are looking for something that does not overshadow others,” Liu said “ We don’t want to overshadow one identity over another, we should be thinking holistically ”

The debate ended with the candidates sharing their personal statements

Students can vote for one Student Trustee online starting on Wednesday, March 8th at 8 a m and ending March 9th at 8 p m

Lindsay Cayne can be reached at lcayne@cornellsun com

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The Sun Always Rises

JOURNALISM TODAY IS an important public service In the past year especially, we have seen the traditional media fail in disappointing ways to cover many of the relevant issues and to hold various people and institutions accountable These failures constrain the agency and imagination of our communities to build a just and democratic future The responsibility that reporters and editors are tasked with the responsibility to keep the public informed is gruesomely demanding but nevertheless essential

The Cornell Daily Sun is exempt neither from the challenges that journalism faces today nor the obligation to serve the community Undoubtedly, we fail and make mistakes, but we are also continuously growing to meet those demands Complacency has no place at The Sun, which is why, over the past year, we have recommitted ourselves to publishing comprehensive, quality reporting It is also why we have restructured our print production and doubled down on pursuing an ambitious vision of The Sun online In the time since we decided to print only three days a week, we have published more investigative pieces, widened the breadth of our coverage and improved the digital presentation of our stories and that’s just the start

While so much at The Sun has changed in this digital era, it’s important to also remember what hasn’t The Sun continues to be not only a newspaper essential to keeping the Cornell and Ithaca communities informed, but also a community that bridges together students from different disciplines and backgrounds Friendships made here last a lifetime, lessons learned here stick with us forever

I am incredibly thankful to have had the unique privilege of leading The Sun and its 134th editorial board The editors and managers on this board have accomplished more than I could have imagined when we first set foot into the office the day after elections The newspaper you hold in your hands right now was made with the grit and care of students who could have easily decided to take a nap, catch up on homework or grab a drink instead of dedicating themselves to putting out the best journalism possible The soon-to-be editors of the 135th editorial board have large shoes to fill, but I have no doubt that they will do so, and more, with ability and passion The way forward is uncertain and daunting but we wouldn’t have it any other way Su n n il y you

Letter to the Editor

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Lawsuit Free at Last

Dea r Shu:

In planning to write this letter, I had intended to mine the archives of our Facebook conversations for our best inside jokes, our most outrageous memories and all the nonsensical things that have occurred in between However, since you deactivated your Facebook account (guess we should have used Slack) and temporarily erased the historical record of all our shared despair and triumphs, all I am left with is unabashed sentimentality So, if the following letter makes you uncomfortable, which I believe is the point of these letters anyway, you have only yourself to blame

From your first tipsy speech at elections to your last avoided midnight edit, you have indelibly left a mark on this great institution, The Cornell Daily Sun While you would have consumed less Gorger’s fries, shed fewer tears and gotten more sleep (doubtful) if you had never made the last minute decision to run for EIC, The Sun would definitely have been poorer without you Faced with some of the worst quandaries The Sun has had to face, you ’ ve handled it all with tepid enthusiasm and paralleled dedication

Making difficult decisions and being accused of things you only wish were true, you led The Sun into the 21st century In actuality, you really have managed to maintain your integrity, scare away relatively few compets (at least fewer than me) and hold onto your insanity through it all In the future, when The Sun has eliminated even its digital edition (advertisers will livestream directly to our brains and the rest is comics), I will still use your password to delete all the Oxford commas I find

You inherited quite a handful, and your ability to lead through these uncharted territories has been inspiring I can ’ t guarantee that in years to come you’ll be remembered forever in the footnotes of The Cornell Daily Sun’s history or even in The Sun’s online archives (RIP The Sun’s Tumblr), but I can say that on this day and in this moment, I recognize all that you have done for The Sun and for the Cornell community at large

See you soon a couple hours after the deadline

In the House Chamber, President Donald Trump managed to successfully read out loud for nearly an hour He did not call anyone ugly, ask Russia to hack his political opponents or mock the disabled Remarkably, he somehow managed to begin his address by saying that anti-Semitism and racism are actually bad things

For these achievements, the president has been widely praised By merely making an attempt at the basic composure expected of him, he has earned a set of headlines proclaiming a “New Trump ” However, on any issue of substance, the address represents virtually no change from the authoritarian policies of the his administration In fact, the only discernable difference is a slight change in tone Was our problem with proto-fascism that it just wasn ’ t eloquent enough?

At this moment, Trump realizes that he can clear the lowest of bars by ascending to the highest heights of insincerity He has set expectations so incredibly low and successfully cultivated an utter disregard for details and facts that he can generate positive headlines with the slightest of effort Even Trump, ego and all, is capable of understanding that his first month was a disaster And now, we should not be shocked that a man savvy enough to win the presidency is capable of occasionally deviating from his temper tantrums

It won ’ t be long at all before Trump is back to incoherent rants and angry tweets

Kevin Kowalewski | Democratic Dialogue

The Heights of Insincerity

But before then, let’s assess this moment on the merits Despite his frequent calls for unity, Trump advocated for his standard policy agenda He urges Democrats to join him, while giving them no reason to do so In the few cases where potential compromise may be found, his words ring out as exceedingly phony It is so easy for him to say these things, and so hard to imagine them actually coming to fruition

On policy, one of Trump’s most appealing initiatives is a proposed one trillion dollar reinvestment in American infrastructure Yet this initiative offers good reason for Democrats to be skepticism Rather than directly spending government money to rebuild our roads and bridges, the indication is that Trump would prefer to offer tax credits to private developments This plan would enrich corporations, while neglecting areas with less potential for profit It is perverse to speak of rebuilding America if your policies will ignore the places that need it the most

And then you have his request for childcare and paid family leave, ostensibly an addition pushed for by his daughter Ivanka Why should anyone believe that this idea has any hope of passing through this Congress? These uncertain promises and murky details can also be found in his pathetic discussion of the Affordable Care Act After seven years of excoriating Obamacare, the Republican path forward on health care remains opaque

Tr ump ’ s most egregious doubletalk, however, is his pledge to protect clean air and clean water That ver y same day, Trump’s EPA Administrator, Scott Pruitt, began to rollback a major Obama administration rule to prevent water pollution Furthermore, Pruitt has set his sights on President Obama’s Clean Power Plan, a critical regulation aimed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions Sadly, at the end of the warmest Febr uar y ever recorded in Washington, D C , President Trump couldn ’ t utter a single word about climate change

The media has also seized on the fact that Trump spoke about a potential immigration compromise Yet there is no indication that any such moderation has actually occurred In fact, by priors standards, Donald Trump’s speech represented an unprecedented demonization of the immigrant community

Just remember that Trump promises a new federal office to serve the victims of “immigrant crime ” Divorced from a context besides the past 18 months, this idea would have been greeted as wild demagoguery Indeed, highlighting the specific crimes of one group of society is a textbook tactic of authoritarian regimes Apparently, however, this doesn’t matter Trump said it in a softer tone

It is astonishing that anyone who has followed Donald Trump could be convinced that this address represented any real sort of change at all We cannot be distracted by

THROWDOWN

THURSDAYS

Let Silicon Valley Thrive: Part II

In my last column, I discussed how the federal government should take steps on an international level to help grow the tech industry I firmly believe that Silicon Valley represents the height of American entrepreneurship, ingenuity and creativity –– and the government must take every step possible to ensure that the tech world’s potential is fully realized In this article, I want to look at what the government can do on a more domestic level to help expand Silicon Valley and the rest of America’s booming technology sector

Perhaps the most important step forward for Silicon Valley is a radical change in our secondary education system For there to be a massive expansion in the tech industry, students across the nation must receive a highly robust education that fosters a love and intellectual curiosity for science, technology, engineering and math Unfortunately, the vast majority of American students are not receiving this kind of education

Currently, well-developed STEM curricula are reserved only for private and elite public schools in America’s wealthiest neighborhoods In these schools, students are given the opportunity to have strong introductions to complex topics such as neuroscience, microelectronics, algorithms, software engineering and molecular genetics Armed with this strong background in STEM, these students are able to attend highly competitive universities and achieve great levels of success Yet most of America’s students are not given this opportunity Instead, most students across the nation face science and math curricula that are overly broad and highly lacking in depth of content

The lack of a well-developed national STEM curriculum is the product of federal mismanagement and a lack of proper funding The Department of Education has, for too long, focused on achieving high levels of performance on standardized tests The focus on standardized testing has distracted

the Department of Education from encouraging the development of a modern education system that fosters an understanding of STEM topics At the same time, most school districts across the nation are severely underfunded in their math and science departments Though I almost always favor a more fiscally hawkish approach the budget, I strongly believe that we must expand federal education funding Every child, regardless of socio-economic status, deserves access to in-depth and well-devised math and science curricula

With better access to proper STEM education, more students than ever before will be able to enter the fields of engineering and technology Previously untapped talent will enter the market and help expand the world of technology, while tech firms across the nation will have a much larger pool of candidates to fulfill critical company roles

Yet while education reform is crucial step forward in growing Silicon Valley, it is not the only step that the federal government must make on the domestic level

One of the great challenges to start-ups in Silicon Valley is the immense regulatory and tax burden of the federal government To navigate the massively complex tax and regulatory codes, startups must immediately hire an expensive legal team –– an expense that drains valuable capital from young companies

To create an environment in which start-ups can thrive, the federal government must greatly reduce the size and complexity of the tax and regulatory codes With simpler and smaller codes, companies will find it much easier to navigate regulatory waters –– which, in turn, will reduce legal fees and thus increase the capital available to grow new companies

The final step to ensure Silicon Valley’s growth is a rather broad policy proposal: infrastructure reform One of the greatest hurdles to technology expansion is the nation’s

meaningless shifts in rhetoric Instead, while we may lend an ear to what Trump says, our eyes must be steadily fixed on what Trump does

After all, a president who cloaks his discrimination is not something to celebrate I would argue that Trump remains quite candid about many of his intentions But when discrepancies do arise, they must be aggressively called out And we must say what he won ’ t To name just one example, President Trump was not willing to defend his recent order rescinding protections for transgender youth That offers no solace to the student who no longer feels safe at school Under this administration, we cannot expect that anyone in power will ever amplify the voices of the marginalized The responsibility is now ours

I stress that the American people must keep our standards high Trump’s failures to date do not give him the benefit of being graded on a curve He has done nothing to earn our trust, and yet millions still trust him The biggest problem with Trump is hardly his immature behavior, as unbecoming as it might be It’s his savvy ability to manipulate the public into believing that he’s defending the very American ideals that he attacks Don’t be complacent Don’t underestimate him And don’t believe him

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

crumbling infrastructure From roads to bridges to airports to even sewer systems, America’s infrastructure is decaying at an astonishing rate Without a strong infrastructural base, the growth and expansion of tech firms will forever be relegated to the select regions of the nation that have access to the best infrastructure

One of the first steps that should be taken to benefit the tech industry in the world of infrastructure is to expand internet access, as the lack of strong internet access in certain regions of the nation makes the tech world inaccessible to millions of Americans To fix this problem, the federal government should encourage widespread access to Wi-Fi via tax rebates and cooperation with local governments At the same time, a rebuilding of our roads, bridges and airports is necessary for the growth of tech firms President Trump recently proposed a major project that would help to rebuild the nation’s crumbling infrastructure And while I don’t see eyeto-eye with President Trump on many issues, I think we should take the president’s lead on this one Though the project will be costly, our nation especially our technology sector cannot function if our roads and bridges are crumbling beneath us

Overall, I firmly believe that Silicon Valley, and the tech industry as a whole, is a force for good The sheer numbers of jobs that the tech industry supplies, combined with the massive expansion of information facilitated by tech companies, shows how important Silicon Valley has become to our economy and way of life It is for this reason that the government must take these crucial steps to ensure that Silicon Valley will continue to thrive

Hot Politics

Atattoo of Earth inside a Haida raven on his left shoulder Sightings at boxing matches Articles and pictures of his rear in slacks Ever since October of 2015, popularity over a certain world leader emerged But since a highly controversial president was elected in America, not only has Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s popularity skyrocketed, but his status within this country has as well He has become a symbol of hope

It’s no accident that his growth in popularity came as Trump entered office Since then, countless videos have been created comparing the two of them talk about uranium and quantum computing emphasizing Trudeau’s knowledge and eloquence and Trump’s lack thereof There are articles on how Trudeau was able to take control of Trump’s uncomfortable handshake and humorous images of Ivanka Trump apparently “swooning” in the Prime Minister’s presence And with the president’s recent defense of a travel ban placed on refugees, Trudeau’s statement that he will take the United States’ banned refugees touched the hearts of Americans who believe a ban would be inhumane and unjust

Amidst the disappointment, fear and outrage that many Americans have felt since the election and will continue to feel for the next four years, Trudeau stands as a sort of symbol of hope and progress At a town hall forum in Belleville, Ontario, Trudeau stated, “I’m never going to shy away from standing up for what I believe in whether it’s proclaiming loudly to the world that I am a feminist, whether it’s understanding that immigration is a source of strength for us and Muslim Canadians are an essential part of the success of our country today and into the future ” His statements, which so many people in this country relate to, have acted as a catalyst for the adoration of this world leader Although recorded a year ago, videos of Trudeau declaring himself a feminist have also recently arisen in contrast to Trump’s lewd remarks on women Much of what Trudeau has said and done has resurfaced as a result of Trump’s own actions

People are most attracted to the ideals for which Trudeau stands What they wish a president would do, he has done He went to the airport to personally welcome Syrian refugees into Canada and gave them winter coats He acknowledges that climate change exists and he promotes clean energy practices 81 percent of Canada’s electricity is provided by solar, wind, hydroelectric or nuclear power He is an LGBTQ ally and walked in Toronto’s Pride Parade

When he was sworn in as prime minister, he established a diverse cabinet with an equal number of men and women According to an Ipsos poll conducted by the Global News, if given the choice, more Americans would rather have Trudeau in the White House than Trump Darrell Bricker, CEO of Ipsos Public Affairs, told Global News, in regard to the popularity of the Prime Minister,“part of it is Trudeau on his own, part of it is what’s happening in the U S right now ”

Devoid of politics, there is no doubt that the public is also infatuated with his handsomeness a seemingly trivial thing, but real and powerful nonetheless John F Kennedy was another president who caught the attention of the public with his good looks In the first-ever televised generalelection presidential debate in 1960 between John F Kennedy and Richard Nixon, Kennedy’s handsome and charming appearance dispelled much of the public’s worry that he was too young and inexperienced to be president

Much of the attention Trudeau has gained is in his ability to cause a stir on social media through his appearance Social media has indeed done an effective job in circulating photos of Trudeau’s looks and the effect he seems to have on everyone, from excited crowds to celebrities like Kate Middleton and Emma Watson There are videos of him dancing, pictures of him balancing babies on one hand and photos of him boxing shirtless Just recently, major news outlets have published articles on how photos of young Justin Trudeau are burning up the internet

I focus on the popularity of Trudeau within the United States only, however, for a recent forum poll shows a decrease in his approval ratings in Canada Canadians have their own views on how he is dealing with their policies Many people aren ’ t aware of the problems Canadians are facing within the country and how Trudeau is dealing with them His political decisions in the country remain removed from what we know and understand here But in the United States, his popularity has continued to grow Whether people agree with his policies or not, Trudeau has become an icon for Americans He is such a contrasting image to Trump that people have found him a source of comfort No matter people’s obsession with his good looks and charm, his progressive thinking and actions resonate with the discontented hearts of Americans

Mitch McBride: In My Own Words

What is free speech? We often proclaim its importance, but rarely is it defined Free speech is when everyone, yes everyone, has the ability to speak and be heard respectfully Shouting down speakers we disagree with is antithetical to free speech In an academic environment such as Cornell, it is of fundamental importance to engage in various debates and to allow for a variety of opinions This is how knowledge is created For those who disagree with lecturers, allowing them to speak is how misguided beliefs can be brought to face the test of reason In defending free speech, true free speech, and in trying to assist in the upholding of the Campus Code of Conduct, I videotaped protesters who were trying to stop Michael Johns, a co-founder of the Tea Party, from expressing his viewpoints I videotaped them as they were clearly violating the Campus Code of Conduct, a point to which the protesters themselves later admitted, and I wanted to gain evidence of their actions I would normally reserve myself and expect the proper authorities to take judicial action, but from my role as chair of the Codes and Judicial Committee in conversation with the judicial offices of the University, I learned that the police are not directly charged with enforcing the Code;rather, the police merely act for public order and safety It is the responsibility of every member of the community to make sure community members adhere to the Code Additionally, I have noticed what I believe to be a failure of the administration to enforce the Code itself The administration does not want to engage in conflict with protesters Senior members of the judicial process have confirmed this fact with me

claimed that I invoked my authority as an elected official to gain authority while videotaping them While I did mention that I was chair of the Codes and Judicial Committee, it was only in response to their question of what specifically I was elected to and how I knew what the requirements of the Code were related to protesting Many people advised me that it would have been in my best political interest to apologize so I would not be removed as chair of the CJC While it would have been in my best

While it would have been in my best interest politically, it would have been a lie I do not regret any of my actions.

interest politically, it would have been a lie I do not regret any of my actions I simply videotaped a violation of the Code in order to uphold free speech on campus, and answered the protesters ’ question truthfully and in a straightfor ward manner One might think this failure to apologize is unreasonable, but sometimes the truth is not naturally pleasing to our psychological drives to compromise

The protesters have mounted a smear campaign of character assassination against me because I was the first person to ever really stand up and speak out about the imbecility of their improper actions They have

This scuffle illustrates a broader and more important point If conservative students were protesting the mere ability of a liberal lecturer to speak, the campus would find their actions despicable But the reverse, which regularly occurs, does not seem to bother the community Many people simply claim that “fascists” should not be allowed to speak and this is the end of it For liberals, I would suggest they look up the word “liberal ” It represents an openness to ideas and opinions As an academic community we must hear from those whose perspectives differ from our own We must have more faculty on campus, for example, that represent these distinct viewpoints I sponsored a resolution that would have promoted ideological diversity and free speech The S A voted it down, and a week later, with no hint of irony, decried

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my actions on the basis that they prohibited free speech and hampered the intellectual diversity of campus community members Diversity of thought is part of diversity, whether liberals want it to be or not On the other hand, I do concede that we must allow for protests in order to hear protesters ’ opinions as well I have consistently supported respectful and legal protests in all of my time in governance at Cornell We must practice what we preach While we claim to adhere to due process before issuing a verdict, the University Assembly had motions to remove me before even hearing my perspective The Sun articles were extremely power ful in shaping people’s opinions, which were hard to change after being framed in such a negative way The University Assembly almost didn’t let witnesses speak who supported me, and they did not review the video of the incident before making a decision to remove me This undeniably shows how the decision of the University Assembly was purely political Members were upset that I stood up against protestors, even though it was completely within my rights, and some have admitted that privately Many have admitted that I did not do anything “technically” wrong, but the mere fact that I didn’t apologize was the reason they removed me, as a few protesters had their feelings hurt that I videotaped them I remain firm and content with my decision to not apologize I will not apologize for defending free speech and the truth, and I will continue to record and report instances where I see Code violations I was removed for defending free speech, upholding the Campus Code of Conduct and not allowing the ignorance of a few ruin the intellectual inquiry of many If that’s a sin, I’m a sinner

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Don’t Call Me Son Explores Privacy and Gender Identity

Watching Don’t Call Me Son, a 2016 Brazilian film directed by Anna Muylaert, was one of the most stressful, quietly terrifying viewing experiences I’ve ever had It is by no means a horror movie, making this accomplishment all the more notable

Don’t Call Me Son stars Naomi Nero as Pierre, a highschooler who wears stockings and garters under their jeans, shaves their chest hair and takes their time after showering to try on lipstick while the bathroom door is locked The plot of the movie revolves around the revelation that infant Pierre was stolen away from their biological parents at birth and that the woman they believed to be their biological mother is, in fact, not Brazilian social services take Pierre away to live with a new mother, father and brother they have never known In the new family’s house, Pierre loses their name and becomes “Felipe ”

Don’t Call Me Son is a depiction of what goes on behind closed doors The film’s tension, character conflict and unsettling horror all revolve around questions of privacy For Pierre, a queer person who passes in day-to-day life as a man, their privacy is extremely important Several borders conceal the nuances of Pierre’s identity from the outside world: a bath towel, a locked bedroom door, a suitcase hiding a dress or red changing room curtains

The opening scene of the movie establishes, in stark contrast, the divide between the public and the private Pierre is first seen on a party dance floor, their body intertwined with their dance partner ’ s

The dim, colored lighting obscures the action of the scene But as soon as they find their way off the dance floor when they are alone, behind a locked door, in privacy the lighting becomes harsh, white and entirely clear As Pierre begins to have sex with their partner (in an energetically depressed manner that quickly becomes their modus operandi for most of the movie), the camera pans down to their garters and stockings, shone plainly in the bright light It is only in private that Pierre can share this part of their identity with another person

Don’t Call Me Son is at its most anxiety-inducing when these boundaries begin to slowly crumble Pierre is thrust into

increasingly uncomfortable public situations Crowds of people no longer protect them, but rather place them at the center of scrutiny At the same time, Pierre’s privacy gradually erodes Previously, Pierre’s privacy was an opportunity to explore and reflect on their gender and sexuality Now, it becomes a selfimposed prison Watching as Pierre’s public and private life are slowly consumed by the pervasive, intrusive gazes of others was scary

Pierre’s mounting anger and frustration at their situation is palpable There are a few points in the movie when what happens behind closed doors is not sexual but violent in other words, Pierre gets tired of dealing with nonsense and lashes out on the world around them Pierre’s anger makes the scenes in which they’re surrounded by overlyfriendly and enthusiastic “family members” all the more tense

Throughout the movie, I anticipated with substantial dread when everything would snap The movie builds, bit by bit, this hidden energy It grows every time someone calls Pierre “Felipe” and every time their new mother calls them “ son Pierre s resentment at being constantly misidentified is all the richer for its two dimensions, which are also apparent in the title of the film Pierre is not your “ son ” because their gender cannot be so easily defined, and they are also not your “ son ” because, they had a family before their new one I was scared for the entire movie because I slipped so easily into Pierre’s mindset They’re surrounded by people who constantly scrutinize, misidentify, and frustrate them Eventually, someone or something is going to go too far

Don’t Call Me Son also deserves praise for vividly depicting a number of power structures while barely saying a word about any of them Besides the obvious queer and transgender issues, there are also other unspoken points in the movie that still scream, quite loudly, about other inequalities There’s the way that the police

OnSunday Night, Casey Affleck stood on the stage of the Oscars wearing a very nice suit with and a very nice beard and a very nice ACLU ribbon on his jacket, and accepted the Academy Award for Best Actor

A great number of journalists have written detailed accounts of Affleck’s sex crimes of intimidation, harassment and physical assault against Amanda White and Magdalena Gorka on the set of his 2012 film I’m Still Here

Whether or not you knew that Casey Affleck was a sexual predator, the members of the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences assuredly did, and decided that his deeply whatever performance as a sad janitor was worth more than women ’ s dignity

I am personally still waiting to see a film so good that it is worth legitimizing sexual violence in order to reward it; a movie more compelling than my own humanity If there were such a film, I think it would likely star Kate McKinnon and Ellen Page and Issa Rae and Meryl Streep and Quvenzhané Wallis and tell a tense, wrenching story about complex networks of female affect, intimacy and emotional labor through the lens of a staff at a nursing home or the crew of whaling ship However, remarkably, none of those artists have sexually harassed anyone, and cool female-driven movies like this don’t get produced by Hollywood, so this situation is an impossibility!

When we artistically knight men who commit sexual violence, we spit in the face of all women, but especially the women who are victims of it Most of all, we spit in the faces of women artists who are victims of abuse at the hands of their male colleagues, and whose art is apt to be denied the recognition we hand to their abusers as a result of the same social power imbalances that ordained their humiliation

Art made by men who commit sexual violence should not get Oscars I actually cannot think of any art less deserving of important, powerful awards and our big terrible, glitchy world is literally brimming with both bad, terrible, disastrous art, as well as luminously mediocre, undistinguished nothing art

So, I have taken it upon myself to compile a not-evenremotely comprehensive list of some of the terrible and nothing art that is still more deserving of an Academy Award than sexual abuser, Casey Affleck’s performance in Manchester By The Sea R ay Ro ma no a s Mann y i n Ic e A g e 3: Da w n of t he

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Who doesn’t love that big grumpy condescending mammoth!!!??? Unlike Affleck in Manchester By The Sea, Romano showed extraordinary emotional range in this role, as Manny progresses through stubborn arrogance and pride, the anxieties of being a new father, tender vulnerability when his family is threatened, and compassion for his friend Sid, a sloth tr ying to raise three young dinosaurs A l e x a n d e

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Skarsgård briefly explores the life of a deeply hedonistic and arrogant young model, Meekus His performance is brief, as Meekus dies 7 minutes into the iconic film, but poignant provoking questions about the inherent fragility and degradation of human life

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January Jones slays this corny as hell role as a British fuckboy’s fantasy of a midwestern American dreamgirl, Jeannie, from her nail-biting to shoulder-shrugging to that perfect giggle I was convinced Unfortunately, we only really get to empathize with Jeannie through her brief flirtation with fuckboy Collin at a bar in Wisconsin She spends most of her screentime asking Collin to pronounce words like “table” and “ straw, ” but I think her character really could have had potential, if the film returned to her and explored her feelings of rejection after Collin ultimately chooses Harriet to be American dreamgirl bride Oscar for January

O r lan do Bl oo m as Par i s i n Tr oy

Orlando Bloom spends the entirety of this campy, swordsand-jock-straps, two-and-a-half-hour long fantasy porn flick with a look of mild confusion on his face and profound blankness in his eyes, is entirely upstaged by Eric Bana (Hector) and Brad Pitt (Achilles), and serves largely as a set of abs in the narrative arch of this extremely long bad and profoundly historically inaccurate

roughly handcuff Pierre’s former mother When Pierre sees their new family’s house, a few things stand out: the freshly painted walls, compared to the cracked façade of their old home, the gate that surrounds the complex and the expensive-looking art pieces that hang everywhere And they have a maid who is darkerskinned than anyone else in the movie

The film refuses to explicitly address questions of Pierre’s class, gender and sexuality, but it has a lot of rich commentary to offer on an implicit level In my mind, this is to the film’s credit Despite the unique perspective provided in moments when we the audience become voyeurs to Pierre’s privacy, these snapshots of Pierre are still highly ambiguous It’s unclear what Pierre intends to do with all of the selfies they have of themselves with lipstick on or for what exact reason they’re putting on lipstick in the first place But it certainly seems like Pierre doesn’t have the answers to these questions either, or to any questions we might have as to the “technicalities” of their identity

After I occupied varying states of dread for most of the movie, at the ending I felt completely at ease Throughout the film, privacy is something that Pierre partakes in alone, an opportunity to see to what extremes they can take their expression in clothing, cosmetics, anger, romance and sexuality But at the end, Pierre’s privacy becomes shared and no longer extreme Instead, it is halting and awkward, the first steps towards something more intimate

Cornell Cinema is showing Don t Call Me Son on Thursday, March 2nd at 7:00 p m and Sunday March 5th at 4:30 p m

Albert Chu is a junior in the College of Engineering He can be reached at ac2369@cornell edu

Nine Performances That Deserve an Oscar More Than a Sexual Predator ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

film but Bloom didn’t crawl into anyone ’ s bed and demand sex from them during its filming! Give that boy an Oscar! Th e ch i ld d e mo ns w h o m urd e r e ve r yo ne i n D a vi d Cr on e nbu r g s 1979 bo dy h or ro r, T he Br oo d

The creatures of The Brood are the embodiment of a woman ’ s anger and trauma as the result of her childhood abuse whenever she gets emotional, she gives birth to a new monster that terrorizes anyone her rage is directed at While this is a deeply sexist narrative, these actors perform as the embodiment of trauma, which, when you think about it, is some avante-garde shit that has gone tragically unrecognized in the film world The brood creatures >>>> sadboy sexual predators! Jak e L loy d as yo u ng A

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That kid can ’ t act for shit but he probably didn’t refer to women as cows or ask them why they weren ’ t married yet on the set of The Phantom Menace, making Jake more deserving of an oscar than Casey Affleck!

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Hayden Christenson’s performance as Anakin Skywalker is some of the most cringeworthy, most overwrought, collegedrama-class acting I’ve ever seen on the big screen, or the high school auditorium stage Watching his blank rat-tailed face, I always get the sense he’s about to forget his line, and just barely remembers at the last second He tells his girlfriend “that’s wonderful!” when she announces she’s pregnant, and I do not believe that shit for one second!! He sounds like a man who wants the hell out When he says, “No, no, it’s because I’m so in love with you ” with weird emphasis on the “with” and then laughs his creepy-supposed-to-be-charming laugh, I can feel my body literally recoil This role is the product of the worst casting choice of all time that someone probably got fired for, but as far as I know, Hayden Christenson didn’t threaten or humiliate his women co-workers! I’m excited to announce that the Oscar for best actor goes to Hayden Christenson Ro n Or ba ch ,

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Jael Goldfine is a senior in the College of Arts and Sciences Objectivity Bites appears alternate Thursdays this semester She can be reached at jgoldfine@cornellsun com

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By CHERYL KALAPURA Sun Contributor

Hailing from Oklahoma, I had never been to DiBella’s Subs It is a chain restaurant found in New York, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Indiana, Michigan and Ohio, and it just arrived in Ithaca After browsing through the DiBella’s website, I expected the place to be similar to the chain Subway restaurants, with run-of-the-mill madeto-order sandwiches The menu consisted of a variety of cold cut sandwiches with quaint names like “The Godfather,” “The Cowboy” and “Uncle Louie’s ” I wasn ’ t expecting much based on the online menu

Luckily the TCAT stops in front of Five Guy’s, right around the corner from DiBella’s, so my friends and I didn’t have much difficulty getting there Stepping off of the bus, we came to DiBella’s Subs, a brick building standing

By EMILY JONES Dining Editor

Do frog legs count as meat or fish? In my year and a half of pescetarianism, I had never before been faced with the question Then I arrived in Paris

On my first night there, my host mom asked why I’m vegetarian I told her my reasons were partly moral, partly environmental and partly health-conscious She said she had previously hoste d a v e g e t a r i a n s t u d e n t w h o became a carnivore again during her time in Paris after realizing how much more humane the French meat industr y is than the American one I told her I’d see

According to my host mom, vegetarianism and veganism are gaining popularity in Paris but compared to New York and especially to Ithaca, it’s much more difficult to find meatless ( a n d a n i m a l - p r o d u c t l e s s ) o ptions Menus most often offer

alone on South Meadow Street with a new, promising exterior

Walking into DiBella’s was a pleasant surprise The restaurant was quite large and had a nice forest green retro-themed interior, featuring a black-and-white tiled floor and bright red neon signs flashing “A Family Tradition Since 1918 ”

As my friends and I entered the restaurant, we were promptly greeted by an employee and hand-

DiBella’s: A New Contender to the Lunch Scene?

ed paper menus DiBella’s is casual in their ordering system rather than speaking with a waiter, we placed our order and paid at a counter The sandwiches could be personalized with a variety of veggies, cheese and condiments The ordering process felt familiar, even though I had never visited the restaurant before, because of its similarity to Subway and similar sandwich shops I ordered the clas-

crêpes, quiches or sandwiches au poulet (with chicken), au jambon (with ham) and aux lardons (with bacon), among other carnivorous toppings; croque monsieurs (grilled sandwiches with cheese and ham); or a hunk of meat itself

At informal crêperies and sandwicheries, usually only one type of crepe, quiche or sandwich per menu is vegetarien Because of this, I’ve gotten quite acquainted with the single meatless option at my go-to hangouts: a crêpe au fromage from the crêperie on the corner, a quiche au fromage from the nearby sandwicherie or, if I’m feeling particularly indulgent, a sandwich aux trois fromages from t h e u n i v e r s i t y c a f e t e r i a Mo re formal cafés and brasseries might offer omelettes or scrambled eggs f o r t h e o c t o - v e g e t a r i a n s o u t there, or fish for the pescetarians

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Beyond Paris, the same carn i v o r o u s m e n t a l i t y s e e m s t o dominate A few weeks ago my

sic turkey sub while my friends opted for the chicken philly and albacore tuna salad subs Along with the sandwiches, we ordered a pasta salad and chocolate chip cookie to share The meals were reasonably priced, coming to about $10 per person As we left the cash register and headed toward a shiny vinyl booth, the restaurant started filling up more with the weekday lunch rush, attesting to an employee’s claim that the restaurant had been quite busy since its opening on February 16th

We all selected sesame bread for our sandwiches The bread had a good consistency not too hard and not too flaky However, the tuna salad was bland and the grilled onions in the chicken philly were too salty and soggy, though the chicken itself was wellcooked My turkey sandwich had a good mixture of veggies and cheese that wasn ’ t overpowered by the meat The pasta salad had an

program took an excursion to the n e a r b y n o r t h e a s t e r n c i t y o f Reims After a morning of sightseeing, we went out for lunch, where our set menu consisted of carnivorous entrées (appetizers) a n d p l a t s ( e n t r é e s ) A s a l a s t minute accommodation, I was ser ved an entrée salad of vegetables and potatoes, followed by a plat of different vegetables and potatoes They were good vegetables and potatoes, and I appreciated the break from cheese, but the, er, “ meat and potatoes ” of the meal seemed to be missing

It’s not only that meat is popular; it seems that food groups essential for a vegetarian diet, like vegetables, are often overlooked Though I have discovered certain vegetables here that I’d never eaten before (like célerirave, or celer y root), I’ve struggled to find others As Kristen Beddard describes in her book Bonjour Kale, kale was virtually nonexistent in Paris when she first moved to the city in 2011,

so she started a movement to bring back the légume oublié (forgotten vegetable) Other veggies can be found in Paris, but only with determination The other night, in scavenging for ingredients to make a stir fr y, I couldn’t find broccoli at the first three supermarkets I visited Perhaps broccoli isn’t a favorite French vegetable

But in general, the vegetable selection is more limited in the typical Parisian supermarket than it is in the typical American supermarket and m u c h m o re l i m i t e d t h a n t h e meat selections M a y b e I ’ m j u s t a s i l l y American who should learn to appreciate the fine, fleshy delicacies of French cuisine Maybe there’s a vast network of vegetaria n a n d ve g a n re s t a u r a n t s I ’ ve

uneven ratio of dressing and pasta, and the Despite the faults, the subs served as a filling lunch, and I ended up with leftovers for the next day

Overall, the dining experience at DiBella’s Subs was an enjoyable one the welcoming atmosphere slightly made up for the meal I haven’t been to many sandwich shops in the Ithaca area (other than CTB) but it is similar to the delis back home nothing really special but nothing very terrible The best word to sum up the meal was average If you are in the area, DiBella’s Subs would be a great place to grab a quick bite to eat in friendly surroundings, but if you aren ’ t nearby, I wouldn’t go out of my way to make the trek there All in all, it might just be better to stop by CTB for a slightly more expensive sandwich

Cheryl Kalapura is a freshman in the School of Human Ecology She can be reached at crk86@cornell edu

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But if French cuisine is to c o n t i n u e t o b e h e r a l d e d a s amongst the most refined in the world, it should start refining its vegetarian, vegan and other dietrestricted dishes

My host mom ser ved frog legs for dinner tonight

“It’s not a myth! French people actually eat them!” She said as she coated them in flour and p re s s e d t h e m , s i z z l i n g , i n t o a butter y sautée pan

I decided that frog legs count as fish, and that I couldn’t leave Fr a n c e w i t h o u t t r y i n g t h e m Surprisingly, they weren ’ t bad

Emily Jones is a junior in the School of Arts and Sciences She can be reached at ej68@cornell edu

W O M E N ’ S I C E H O C K E Y

Icers Head to Potsdam for ECAC Semifnals

By BENNETT GROSS

After sweeping Colgate in the ECAC quarterfinals, the Cornell women ’ s hockey team will travel to Clarkson’s Cheel Arena in Potsdam, N Y where it will take on St Lawrence in the semifinals on Saturday

In game one of the best-of-three quarterfinals last weekend against Colgate, the Red (19-7-5, 13-4-5 ECAC) was aided by a goal on a penalty shot by freshman forward Kristin O’Neill in the waning minutes of the contest, lifting Cornell to a 2-1 victory

In the second game of quarterfinal series, freshman forward Amy Curlew’s second period goal proved to be the difference, as the Red defeated the Raiders 1-0 behind senior goaltender Paula Voorheis’ 29 saves The game not only clinched a semifinal berth for the Red, but also marked Voorheis’ ninth career shutout

“Both games against Colgate were extremely close, and we all know that every game that we will play for the rest of the season will be close,” said senior forward Hanna Bunton “So knowing that we were able to come out on top on both of those occasions was really important for our confidence and was good preparation heading into the semifinals ”

In St Lawrence’s quarterfinal bout with Yale, the Saints won both games handily, accumulating a goal differential of 8-1 in the series, which included a 4-0 win in the second game

The Red will come into the matchup as the heavy underdogs, despite being ranked No 7 in the country

The Saints are led by forwards Brooke Webster and Kennedy Marchment who lead the team with 56 and 55 points, respectively In addition to being a strong offensive team, sophomore goalie Grace Harrison has started 31 games this season and has saved 93 percent of the shots she has faced

“They have the best offensive line in the country they are solid on defense, and they also have one of the best goalies in the nation,” said Head coach Doug Derraugh ’91

“They have all the components, and this game will definitely be a good challenge for us but it is the playoffs, and we are certainly looking forward to the game ”

Cornell will have to rely offensively on the trio of Bunton, O’Neill and Kaitlin Doering, who lead the way in points for the Red

“We didn’t score a lot of goals this past weekend against Colgate, and St Lawrence also doesn’t allow many goals, so we have to find ways to get our offense going as well as our defense,” Derraugh said

Goaltenders Marlene Boissonnault and Paula Voorheis have nearly split the playing time in net, so it is a tossup as to who Derraugh decides to start Nevertheless, Voorheis started and won both games against Colgate in the quarter-

Red Staying ’Laxed and Confdent

Heading Into Home Opener

By JAMIL RAHMAN Sun Staff Writer

Regardless of the sport or level of competition, every new season brings with it a refreshing new start This season was no different for the Cornell men ’ s lacrosse team, as it is looking to rebound from its first sub- 500 season since 1998

This season has not started the way the team would have liked it to the Red has dropped both opening games and is still looking to piece things together However, the locker room was not filled with panic

“Obviously two games that didn’t go the way we wanted them to go, but I would say we ’ ve still got a great group of guys, great group of players and there are

signs, some in practice, some when we ’ re playing, that are very positive,” said senior midfielder and co-captain Ryan Matthews

“I think we can continue to build on our skills and our chemistry and we’ll eventually get there, but we ’ re definitely improving every day, and we ’ re looking forward to getting after it this weekend ”

The Red (0-2, 0-0 Ivy) is coming off a weekend where it dropped its first game against Hobart since 2004 The game snapped Cornell’s 12-game winning streak in the rivalry, the longest streak for either team in the historic 137-game rivalry The game was also the first ever loss for head coach Matt Kerwick against his alma mater and old coaching gig

finals, which could be an indication that she will likely be in goal come Saturday

In their previous two meetings this season, St Lawrence won on its home ice, 5-2, and when the squads met again in Ithaca, a closely contested battle ended in a 2-2 tie In the second game, two unanswered goals in the third period by Cornell knotted the game at two apiece

“I feel that there is nothing major that we need to change heading into this weekend,” said sophomore defenseman Micah Hart “We had success the last time we played them, and we just need to focus on playing our game ”

The winner of the series between the Red and the Saints will face the winner of Clarkson and Princeton on Sunday at Cheel Arena

Bennett Gross can be reached at bgross@cornellsun com

Grapplers Look to Make It 11

By JACK KANTOR Sun Ass stant Sports Editor

It’s not over yet Despite winning a 15th straight Ivy League title and ending the dual meet season in dominant fashion with an eightmatch win streak, Cornell wrestling still has work left to do The Red (13-2, 5-0 Ivy) will look for an 11th consecutive Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association Championship and attempt to qualify its wrestlers for the NCAA Championships

Ithaca has been home to the EIWA trophy for the past 10 years the longest streak in the more than 100 year history of the tournament Head coach Rob Koll and the Red expect that trophy to come home with them once

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“The culture is such that anything less than a championship will be a disappointment, ” Koll said It may seem that the No 7 Red should be an easy favorite given that the squad has dominated the meet for the last decade, but this will not be the case this weekend at Bucknell, the site of the 2017 tournament The team understands that there is no room for complacency

“This is the first time in many years that we don’t head into the Eastern Championships as the prohibitive favorite,” Koll said “Lehigh will be the team to beat and we need everyone to wrestle at their best if we hope to bring home our 11th consecutive EIWA Cham-

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pionship ” No 11 Lehigh has been EIWA runner-up in six of the last eight years Cornell put up 170 5 points in the 2016 EIWA Championship to slightly outperform Lehigh at 160 Cornell has also seen Lehigh earlier this year

On Jan 21, the Red edged out Lehigh, 21-20, on its rival’s home mat Lehigh will give the Red a run for its money this weekend in the Mountain Hawk’s home state of Pennsylvania Cornell welcomed No 6 Ohio State for the NWCA Na t i o n a l D u a l s C h a mpionship Series where B i g Te n t e a m s w r e s t l e d non-Big Ten teams on Feb 19 to close out the regu-