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The Corne¬ Daily Sun

Three Fraternities Suspended Due to Hazing Allegations

By EMMA COURT Sun City Editor

As a result of hazing allegations made this past week through Cornell’s online anonymous hazing-prevention website, three fraternities Sigma Nu, Chi Psi and Delta Phi were suspended, the University announced Sunday

Sigma Nu fraternity was placed on interim suspension by both Cornell and the national headquarters of the fraternity, Chi Psi fraternity was placed on suspension by the national headquarters of the fraternity and Delta Phi fraternity was placed on interim suspension by Cornell

Both Sigma Nu and Delta Phi had their statuses changed as a result of “credible allegations of serious physical hazing,” while Chi Psi’s status was changed as a result of “credible allegations of serious hazing,” according to a University press release

According to Travis Apgar, associate dean of students for fraternity and sorority affairs, the hazing reported at Chi Psi was a “ more psychological kind of hazing” as opposed to the “physical hazing” reported at Sigma Nu and Delta Phi

The presidents of Delta Phi, Sigma Nu and Chi Psi were either unavailable for comment or declined to comment Sunday night

Apgar noted that the timing of the allegations which occured during the last week of a six week-long new member period could be important

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By ERICA AUGENSTEIN Sun Staff Writer

Federal Sequester Goes Into Effect

University research funds could be affected by govt. budget cuts

By CAROLINE FLAX Sun News Editor

The “ sequester ” a series of across-the-board federal budget cuts that University administrators say could lead to cuts in Cornell’s research funding, jobs and financial aid supported by federal funds was formally approved Friday, and will begin taking effect as early as this year

The sequester which will cut $1 2 trillion dol-

lars from the budget in the next 10 years, including $85 billion this fiscal year was put into place after a battle in Congress to balance the federal budget As a part of the Budget Control Act of 2011, congressional leaders were asked to either come to an agreement on how to decrease national spending or else make the across-the-board cuts

Among the government agencies that could be

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Monday, March 4, 2013

weather FORECAST

A One Health Approach to Hantavirus

Noon - 1 p m , C2-505 College of Veterinary Medicine

Solid Earth Geophysics Seminar 3:30 - 4:30 p m , 2146 Snee Hall

Conservation in Collections of Born-Digital Contemporary Art

4:30 p m , Guerlac Room, A D White House Ajay Banga, President and CEO Mastercar 5:15 p m , Alice Statler Auditorium

The first w eek of Mar ch will showcase r elati vely war mer temperatur es that will nearly make you want to put on your fa vorite shor ts Bewar e, how e ver, as it is likely that today will be cold and snowy, lea ving the war mest temper tur es for the r emainder of the w eek

The cold weather will end, making way for temperatures in the high thirties

Hi: 36° Lo: 28° Par tl y Cloudy

TUE

Drawn to Excellence: Renaissance to Romantic Drawings From a Private Collection

10 a m - 5 p m , Herbert F Johnson Museum of Art

Behavioral Workshops, Homa Zarghamee 11:45 a m - 1:15 p m , B10 Sage Hall

Incorporating Service Learning: How to Get Started

3 - 4:15 p m , 225 King-Shaw Hall

C U 0 Music: University Organist Annette Richards 8 p m , Sage Chapel Tomorrow

These clouds may not help your mid-week blues, but at least the week is halfway over?

Hi: 37° Lo: 28° Cloudy

On Thursday, the sun will make a cameo apperance, bringing some sunshine to the normally drear y campus Hi: 38° Lo: 29° Mostly Cloudy

37° Lo: 28° Mostly Sunny

Finally, the temperature will be at its highest just in time for the weekend

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Compiled by Tyler Alicea ’16

Cornell Celebrates Black Histor y in Ceremony

Month-long celebration culminates with student performances, speeches and celebration of black histor y

By ANUSHKA MEHROTRA Sun Contributor

Members of the Cornell community concluded the celebration of Black History Month with a ceremony called “Black is Political, Beautiful, Innovative, Artistic” Saturday

The ceremony which took place in the Herbert F Johnson Museum of Art featured student performances, as well as a keynote speech by Prof Lance Collins, mechanical and aerospace engineering, dean of the College of Engineering

In his speech, Collins said African Americans have seen

great progress toward increased representation in higher education

“I really could not imagine the things that are happening today when I was in college The notion of having a black president did not even exist,” Collins said “You might feel isolated and alone as the only black student in your class, but history tells us you are not as alone as you think you are ”

In another part of the ceremony, members of the audience were asked what Black History Month meant to them

Many students present at the ceremony said that Black History Month is a time to both celebrate African American culture and pay remembrance to earlier struggles faced by African Americans in history

“Black History Month is about the ability to inspire the youth and let them know that ‘the system ’ is not out to get them,” said Selam Gebre ’14, co-chair of Black Students

United

Tau’ian Bly ’15, BSU’s Black History Month chair, agreed, describing the month as “ a time when we can all come together and pay it forward ”

Gebre added that black history is often underrepresented in traditional accounts of American history, something Black History Month can help change

“[Black History Month] is about the recognition of African American achievements and helps set the precedent for a lot of cultural changes,” she said “It represents what is traditionally not represented before ”

Bly said the large amount of work contributed by BSU members made Black History Month a success this year In addition to hosting Saturday’s ceremony, BSU also organized a series of dinners in Cornell’s dining halls featuring food celebrating African American culture, displays in Cornell libraries and a discussion in Ujamaa Residential College about the fatal shooting of Trayvon Martin, a black teen

“The ceremony is a product of all our hard work,” Bly said

In addition to the speech and discussion, the closing ceremony also included musical and dance performances by various students, including a violin performance by Briana Fullwood ’15

Shannon Cohall ’14, co-chair of BSU, said the events held throughout Black History Month were a great way “ to show people diversity in the African American community ”

Still, some students said there is room for improvement

Carlton Burrell ’16, a BSU member who was present at the ceremony, said he would have liked to have seen more ethnic diversity at the Black History Month events Though the audience of the closing ceremony included students from various ethnicities, the majority of those in attendance were African American, he said

“It is hard to attract people outside the African American community to our events In the future, I would like to see more non African American faces in the audience,” Burrell added

Anushka Mehrotra can be reached at amehrotra@cornellsun com

Using MRI, C.U. Study E xamines Way Adolescents Evaluate Risk

By CHRISTOPHER YATES Sun Contributor

T h e Na t i o n a l I n s t i t u t e o f

Health has awarded $1 7 million to a team of Cornell researchers to study the links between the adolescent brain and risk-taking

T h e s t u d y w i l l u t i l i ze a n e w

M a g n e t i c R e s o n a n c e I m a g i n g machine at Cornell to obser ve the brain activity of adolescents and adults during the decisionmaking process

According to the Prof Valerie Reyna, human development, the team of researchers will be examining the ways in which adolescents and adults analyze risky or dangerous situations

people think that they’re invincible based on their risky behavior,” Reyna said “In fact, adolescents overestimate risk, and the m

c rationalism] usually works out Bu t c o r re c t m a t h e m a t i c s d o e s not mean correct decision making when teens miss the gist of the decision ”

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“ The ne w facility is a great companion piece of technology [that will] add to more traditional behavioral techniques,” Dunn said

R e y n a s a i d t h e s t u d y h a s brought together a multidisciplinar y team of researchers from a

wide array of academic fields, including economics, psychology, neuroscience, human development and physics

“ We’re able to integrate and c o n t r a s t e c o n o m i c m

models of risk taking,” Reyna said O t h

Schulze, agricultural economics and public policy; Prof Brian Wa

Prof Henning Voss, physics and radiology

Christopher Yates can be reached at cyates@cornellsun com

“People assume that young people think that they’re invincible based on their risky behavior ” P

“ The grant is about understanding how perception of risk and re ward influence adolescents differently than adults, often in ways that are counter intuitive” Reyna said

The hypothesis of the study –– that adolescents make finer

d i s t i n c t i o n s b e t w e e n l e v e l s o f risk and re ward than adults do – – c o n t r a d i c t s m u c h c o n v e ntional knowledge about young people and risk taking, according to Reyna

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machine that scans brain activity with greater precision than the typical hospital MRI –– the ne w facility will allow researchers to c l o s e l y e x a m i n e t h e w a y s i n w h i c h t h e a d o l e s c e n t b r a i n re a c t s w h e n m a k i n g d e c i s i o n s about risks in comparison to the adult brain, according to Prof

Federal Sequester Will Affect Research Funding, Student Aid

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as a deadline for that agreement

Among the government agencies that could be affected are the National Science Foundation and the National Institute of Health, both of which provide research funding to Cornell, according to Robert Buhrman Ph D ’73, senior vice provost for research

In 2012, Buhrman said, Cornell received $466 million for research from the federal government, almost 80 percent of all University research funds According to the Chronicle of Higher Education, federal research spending will be trimmed by more than $12 billion this year, and by $95 billion over the next nine years as a result of the sequester

“[The reduction] is not cataclysmic, but if you are the individual whose project is stopped, it is cataclysmic,”

Buhrman told The Sun on Feb 20

Financial aid could also be affected by the sequester

Although Pell Grants are exempt from budget cuts, the Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant a federal program that provides additional aid to undergraduate students who demonstrate “exceptional need” for aid and Federal Work-Study programs will receive cuts More than 100,000 students will no longer qualify for aid, according to the Chronicle of Higher Education Federal Work Study provides part-time employment to students to help pay for their educational expenses, according to the Office of Financial Aid and Student Employment’s website In the 2009-10 academic year, FWS-eligible students earned nearly $3 million working on campus, the website states Diane Miller, director of federal government relations, previously told The Sun that

agencies affected by the sequester have not decided how these cuts will be distributed, which could lead to either a decrease in the number of programs they fund, affect the size of their grants or redirect funds entirely

“Would you have to lay somebody off if you lost five percent of your grant? It depends how big your grant is If it $100,000, then probably not But if it is a $10 million grant, then probably,” Miller said to The Sun in February

Miller also said that because the University will be recieving fewer grants, federal funding will be difficult to distribute

“Our scientists are very good at obtaining funding, but [if the sequester is implemented], there would be fewer opportunities and less money to compete for,” Miller said

Caroline Flax can be reached at cflax@cornellsun com

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Three Fraternities Suspended

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period could be important “ So m e o r g a n i z a t i o n s m a y h a v e found it difficult in the final week in particular because some groups have had a tradition of a difficult final week, sometimes referred to as ‘hell week’ or ‘initiation week,’” Apgar said “ That may have played a role [in the timing of the hazing allegations]; it’s hard to know at this time ” Jake Benedict ’14, vice president for judicial affairs for the Interfraternity Council, said that the timing of the allegations was significant

“Obviously the week [the hazing allegations] happened, it’s no coincidence that [they occured] the week before initiation,” Benedict said He said that the allegations also could have been uncovered due to increased judicial enforcement of the Greek system, saying “ we may be uncovering things we weren ’ t uncovering before ” Apgar said the three fraternities could face separate judicial processes through their national organizations, the Greek system and the University, “depending on how much information we have and how egregious the information is ”

“It depends on what is determined during the fact finding process, ” Apgar said “ That process will be discussed between our office, the Greek Judicial Board chairs and the national organizations to determine what the proper judicial path willl be It is unlikely chapters will be adjudicated by all three possible processes It is more likely it will be either Greek Judicial Board or Review Board, and the nationals will

likely conduct their own process ” While the Greek judicial process is a judicial process carried out by a body of p e e r s , t h e Un i v e r s i t y a d j u d i c a t i o n process includes not only students but also staff and faculty, and determines whether a fraternity will keep its recognition, according to Apgar Apgar said there is definitively “ no way to know” when the three fraternity c h a p t e r s w i l l b e o f f s u s p e n s i o n , although he said the University would be responsive to the allegations

“ We will act swiftly and will have a final outcome for these organizations in the ver y near future,” Apgar said

Benedict said the interim suspensions are “ not any indication of guilt ”

“At the same time, [the allegations are] concerning enough that we don't want to allow anything further to continue until we have a better understanding of the situation,” Benedict said He said that the Judicial Board will not be hearing any of the three cases this week

IFC President Colin Foley ’14 said that the University’s recent judicial actions against the Tau Epsilon Phi fraternity and Phi Sigma Kappa fraternity reflect the University’s increased regulation of interactions between freshmen and the Greek system “ The University has continued to step up in seriousness as this plan has gone along We had to anticipate some stricter penalties coming down,” Foley who is a member of the Chi Psi fraternity, said “Yes, it is getting increasingly strict here ”

Emma Court can be reached at ecourt@cornellsun com

Prof: Quandt ’15 Was ‘Gifted’

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sive ” S c h o e n f e l d re c a l l e d m e m o r i e s w i t h Quandt on the Watermargin Cooperative porch, following the Dragon Day celebration in March 2012

“[Quandt] was eating a Pixy Stix, and he accidentally threw it up in the air I have a picture of it –– with the Pixy Stix in the air and him making a ridiculous face He was just silly,” Schoenfeld said

Prof Hans Pike Oliver, city and regional planning, said that as a student, Quandt was “ o u t s t a n d i n g a m o n g s t a n o u t s t a n d i n g group, ” adding that “he had a great enthusiasm and regard for what he was doing ”

Prof Forester, city and regional planning, said Quandt showed academic promise

“He was a gentle soul bright and considerate, obser vant and gifted, an insightful friend of many in our program A life of unlimited possibilities lay ahead of him,” Forester said Oliver agreeed that Quandt had a bright future ahead of him

“He was from the Cleveland area; he was ver y concerned about doing something for Cleveland in the future Cleveland lost a part of its future,” Oliver said “I am just disappointed that I’m not going to get to read about him in 10 years in the newspaper when he is governor of Ohio ”

Zoloo Brown ’15, a close friend and rooommate of Quandt, spoke about his willingness to learn and his pleasant demeanor

“He was one of those people that [was] always ready for ever ything that [was] happening –– always ready to help you, always ready to learn something new, ” Brown said Andrew Pike ’15, who said he was one of Quandt’s closest friends, also noted Quandt’s

dr y sense of humor, adding that he was “ a real expert ” at sarcasm Pike, remarked upon Quandt’s ability to form deep, enduring friendships

“It was surprising how many people came out; ever yone came out with a deep personal relation with Joe,” Pike said “As soon as you met him, you were ver y comfortable around him He was a ver y open and giving person ”

The tight-knit CRP community has been deeply affected by the loss of one of their own, according to Oliver CRP students who are currently on campus have also been profoundly affected by his death, students in the department said

“It forces the rest of my major to work harder to work toward what he wanted, which was to work for equality and give a

Schoenfeld said

Schoenfeld said he called city and regional planning students studying in Rome to notify them of the news, and that the stu-

church in Italy to grieve

reached out to Watermargin by bringing food and gifts, according to Pike

“All the co-ops made origami cranes ––they made a really nice chain of those,” Pike said Schoenfeld said that Quandt’s death is a loss for more than just the Cornell community

“It’s a shame for the world and us, ” he said “It’s a shame not just for the Cornellcentric world We are really losing someone who was going to stand up for the people ” Sarah Sassoon contributed reporting to this article

Erica Augenstein can be reached at eaugenstein@cornellsun com

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Sun’s New Editorial Board Eccentric, Fashionable

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strual cycles Nonetheless, the board hopes to uphold the traditions of its predecessors: sending bleary-eyed editors to campus to (occasionally) attend class between breaking news

With that said, we could not be more proud to present to you the editors of The Sun’s 131st Editorial Board:

The staff elected Rebecca Harris ’14 as our Editor-in-Chief Though now our fearless leader, Rebecca almost did not run for Editor-in-Chief in order to pursue a career in psychiatry But after trying to console a crying staff member by waving her hands in the air and exclaiming “Ah! Feelings!”, we all decided she was more suited for running a daily paper

Our new business manager, Hank Bao ’14, has the best job at the paper: shelling out money to many beautiful women Though he has already rejected all of our pleas to spend Sun funds on shoes and appletinis, we ’ re confident that Hank will eventually come around or at least let us buy functioning computers for the office

Arguably the furriest, cutest and shortest member of the 131st, Managing Editor Akane Otani ’14 uses her wet, rubbery tongue to put the final seal on The Sun’s news pages Wait, sorry, that’s just her dog, Mowgli We still think she’s the best at sniffing out stories

Our new Associate Editor, Liz

Camuti ’14, is two parts editor, one part farmer Some problems have arisen when she edits with columnists, who typically have to sit at least two feet away from her to avoid getting dusted with dirt We advise all columnists to bring a change of clothes to meetings

Advertising Manager Austin Kang ’15 is a gentle giant from southern California His laid-back personality is best exemplified by his sandals Don't be fooled though, his inner businessman comes out when negotiating the two most important things in his life: advertisements and hummus

For his first action as Web Editor, Andy Levine ’15 took it upon himself to design new uniforms for the Web Department We are happy to formally announce that from now on, all webbies will be required to wear t-shirts and pajama pants to all meetings requiring “business casual” attire

Our new Multimedia Editor, Alex Rehberg ’15, gained his video experience filming beach scenes and beautiful women in his hometown in Fla Associate Multimedia Editor Br yan Chan ’15 never smiles Never Were it up to Design Editor Rebecca Coombes ’14, The Sun would look more like piece in the Johnson than a newspaper We’re not complaining With Assistant Design Editors Hannah Kim ’14 and Megan Zhou ’15 putting their pica skills to use each night, the paper will look better than ever

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The vivacious Rachel Ellicott ’15 will serve as The Sun’s second-ever blogs editor We are especially excited for the blogs idea devoted solely to analyzing font options and the one that will inform you of every food option not available at Okenshields

When Sports Editor Haley Velasco ’15 is not fighting with Assistant Sports Editor Scott Chiusano ’15, she’s bringing a bit of sass to every team in Cornell Athletics Scott, on the other hand, only responds to the name “Scooter ” We do not know why Assistant Sports Editor Ariel Cooper ’15 is The Sun’s resident Shakespeare expert, while Assistant Sports Editor Emily Berman’s ’16 first words weren ’ t “Mommy” or “Daddy,” but some sports terminology

Our new Tech Editor, David Marten ’14, was an ideal candidate for the position In fact, we are almost certain he conceived of and pitched the idea for the tech campus to President David Skorton all by himself

Though he will always be an Arts Editor in our minds, Zach Zahos ’15 seems to be accomplishing a lot in his new position as Associate Managing Editor, though we are still not sure what his job actually is The 131st News Editor team is all estrogen and all business The stern Lianne Bornfeld ’15 cracks the whip in the newsroom When she is not making our news writers cry, she’s making our Arts Editors feel bad about their taste in music Emma Court ’15 has been a news editor since birth When we told her she was elected News Editor, she responded with “duh ” Caroline Flax ’15 is the chattiest of the bunch We’re convinced our neighbors at the Ithaca Journal have started putting the paper to bed at 9 p m to get some peace and quiet Jinjoo Lee ’14 is the oldest and most laid-back of our high-energy news team When editing stories, the other editors often must check her pulse to make sure she is still kicking In their spare time, Arts and Entertainment Editors Sam Bromer ’15 and Arielle Cruz ’16 moonlight as a two-person interpretative dance ensemble If you ’ ve never see Sam recite haikus while Arielle sways to the beat, you ’ re missing a transformative artistic experience for the ages

Our incoming Science Editor, Sarah Cohen ’15, has kept up the tradition of trying to educate our literary-minded staff on scientific matters

This week her section will feature something about brains or space or something

Our Photography Editor, Shailee Shah ’14 is an experienced nature photographer We’re still working on trying to convince her that pictures of birds and insects do not belong in our news section

After succesfully not gaining a pound during her previous tenure as Dining Editor, Sydney Ramsden ’14 decided to milk The Sun for one more year of free food for the sake of “journalism ”

We still don't know how our new Online Advertising Manager, Sid Shekhar ’15, ended up here He always talks about surfing in Israel and skydiving in Jordan Maybe he just wanted a less exciting life

Human Resources Manager Leo Ding ’14 will use his Canadian charm to recruit innocent freshmen to The Sun Hint: If you bribe him with food, you could be rewarded with a second round interview

Anna Tsenter ’14, our newest Marketing Manager, is the sweetest girl in the Business Department She’ll also be the most cultured of all the investment bankers she will join this summer on Wall Street

Our Social Media Manager, Erika Whitestone ’15, asked us to keep her bio to under 140 characters We think this sums it up

Our innovative Outreach Coordinator, Lizzie Potolsky ’14, does the job the rest of us can ’ t: have normal conversations with people outside The Sun

Liz

can be reached at associate-editor@cornellsun com

Independent Since 1880

130TH EDITORIAL BOARD

REBECCA HARRIS ’14

Demarest, N J Editor in Chief

HANK BAO 14

Bryn Mawr, Pa

Business Manager

LIZ CAMUTI 14

Mooresville, N C

Associate Editor

ANDY LEVINE ’15

Scarsdale, N Y Web Editor

RACHEL ELLICOTT ’15

LaGrangeville, N Y Blogs Editor

ZACHARY ZAHOS ’15

Harrington Park N J

Associate Managing Editor

LIANNE BORNFELD ’15

Pembroke Pines Fla News Editor

JINJOO LEE ’14

Johannesburg, South Africa News Editor

SAM BROMER ’16

Scarsdale, N Y Arts & Entertainment Editor

SARAH COHEN ’15

Columbus, Ohio Science Editor

SYDNEY RAMSDEN ’14

New York, N Y Dining Editor

SCOTT CHIUSANO ’15

New York, N Y

Assistant Sports Editor

ARIEL COOPER ’15

Roslyn, N Y

Assistant Sports Editor

HANNAH KIM ’14

Rowland Heights, Calif

Assistant Design Editor

BRYAN CHAN ’15

Fishkill, N Y

Assistant Multimedia Editor

SID SHEKHAR ’15

Chennai, India

Online Advertising Manager

ERIKA WHITESTONE ’15

New York, N Y Social Media Manager

AKANE OTANI 14

Singapore Managing Editor

AUSTIN KANG 15

Los Angeles, Calif

Advertising Manager

ALEX REHBERG ’15

Boca Raton, Fla

Multimedia Editor

DAVID MARTEN ’14

Seattle, Wash Tech Editor

EMMA COURT ’15

Queens, N Y City Editor

CAROLINE FLAX ’15

Chevy Chase, Md News Editor

HALEY VELASCO ’15

Basking Ridge, N J Sports Editor

ARIELLE CRUZ ’15

Ardsley, N Y

Arts & Entertainment Editor

SHAILEE SHAH ’14

Ahmedabad, India

Photography Editor

REBECCA COOMBES ’14

Muncie, Ind Design Editor

EMILY BERMAN ’16

Bethesda, Md

Assistant Sports Editor

MEGAN ZHOU ’14

Trumbull, Conn

Assistant Design Editor

BRANDON ARAGON ’14

Miami, Fla

Assistant Web Editor

ANNA TSTENER ’14

New York, N Y

Marketing Manager

LEO DING ’14

Shanghai, China

Human Resources Manager

LIZZIE POTOLSKY ’14

New York, N Y Outreach Coordinator

Don Oh | Bi the Way

Five Hour Mania

College life is demanding Listing all the responsibilities is so trivializing, it is beyond a cliché To fulfill all of our obligations, we often sacrifice a seemingly unnecessary part of our daily rituals: sleep

Most of us have the willpower to cut back on our sleep, but there’s this one tiny problem; our stupid brain keeps telling us that our bodies are worn out and need to be recuperated through sleeping

As smart Cornell students, we are certainly better experts on our bodies than our brains Hence, we tell our brains to shut the hell up by stuffing ourselves with endless amount of caffeine The most common form of caffeine consumption is through this dark, opaque liquid, distributed throughout the campus There have been exhaustingly extensive studies on the potential benefits and drawbacks of coffee As a non-expert and non-coffee drinker, I can care less about the coffee itself My main concern, however, is the amount of caffeine intake, or to be more precise, the speed of that intake

Although caffeine is about the most commonly found substance around, it still is a stimulant, and can be classified as a psychoactive drug Now, there’s nothing shocking about the “psychoactive” label, since we are exposed to all forms of psychotropic substances on a daily basis Alcohol, for example, exhibits multiple pharmacological effects as anxiolytics, euphoriants, sedatives and depressants Most of your “recreational” or not so recreational drugs fall under stimulants and hallucinogens categories

You might ask what’s the big deal when caffeine is virtually in everything from soda (or pop as we Midwesterners like to call) to tea, coffee and even benign chocolates The important distinction to make, once again, is the amount of caffeine intake

A little bit of caffeine can boost productivity by increasing our memory, alertness, and speed of thoughts Still, the golden rule of moderation applies Most people have narrow windows of blood caffeine levels which are optimal for enhanced performance Once you surpass this green zone, however, you begin to experience the downsides of caffeine Remember the last time you couldn’t do work even when you were wide awake, because you were jittery and shaky from too much caffeine? That’s exactly what caffeine overdose can do to you along with symptoms like nausea, sweating, heart palpitations and

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even vomiting and diarrhea at times

Now, I have no personal vendetta against caffeine nor am I trying to parent independent college students But, once we established the fact that excessive caffeine is harmful, we should be careful with the amount and speed of intake I am not too concerned with mildly caffeinated drinks as tea, soda and coffee Not only are these drinks consumed in moderation at a slow pace, but you can monitor your body reaction and stop when needed Energy drinks, on the other hand, contain lot more caffeine to begin with and many people gulp down half a can at once without giving your body time to adjust The worst of them all is this little, puny red shots called “5-hour Energy ” These tiny 2-oz plastic bottles contain close to 250 mg of caffeine equivalent of 12-16 oz coffee OK, maybe one large coffee isn’t too bad; but you don’t drink it all at once

Liquid intake is the fastest absorption method other than IV into your vein When you gulp down that bottle, your blood caffeine level spikes and your body may experience adverse reaction, but there is no going back When I mention FDA is investigating 5-hour energy over 13 reported deaths, people laugh it off saying people die from drinking too much water This is exactly my point: even a benign substance like water can kill someone by destroying the normal balance of his or her electrolytes when absorbed too rapidly

In essence, I think it all comes down to your lifestyle choices Do you maintain a healthy living by having a plenty of vegetables, fruits and exercises or just take a caffeine shot and work through the night with cloggy, dizzy head? Caffeine is known to enhance performance in simple, repetitive tasks, whereas our assignments often involve creative, complex problem solving

My best argument, however, is the 5hour energy ’ s ad itself I mean, how desperate and neurotic does one have to be from caffeine overdose that he decides to knit and run at the same time? Next time, when you see that ugly version of Ryan Gosling rambling some nonsense again, tell him to go screw himself and just take his vitamins

Don Oh is a junior in the College of Architecture, Art and Planning He may be reached at doh@cornellsun com Bi the Way appears alternate Mondays this semester

Lukasiewicz for Vice President

OF THE FOUR QUALIFIED CANDIDATES IN THE race for Student Assembly Executive Vice President, we believe Melissa Lukasiewicz ’14 most exhibits the requisite skills, experience and ambition for the job The Executive Vice President is primarily an internal officer, tasked with carrying out managerial responsibilities within the organization and working to ensure that S A initiatives move forward with efficiency Lukasiewicz, who served as Vice President of Internal Operations over the past year and as Chair of the University Assembly before that, has demonstrated that she has the experience necessary to fulfill that role Lukasiewicz spent the past year helping to manage the S A ’ s executive board and overseeing members of the assembly in their work on various initiatives The legislation she has spearheaded aligns well with the mission of her desired position She revitalized the S A Staffing Committee, whose function is to ensure that committees within the assembly are fully and diversely staffed Even more compellingly, Lukasiewicz co-sponsored a resolution with current Executive Vice President John Mueller ’13 last month that aims to “increas[e] member accountability through a revised initiative tracker ” Finding new and effective ways to ensure our student representatives do not shirk their responsibilities is precisely the role of the Executive Vice President

However, we feel that we must also acknowledge reservations we have had about Lukasiewicz’s judgment in the past Her decision-making during the S A elections last year was undoubtedly questionable But we believe she exhibited grace in the aftermath, making amends through her persistent and valuable work for the S A We do not believe one mistake made a year ago should outweigh Lukasiewicz’s ability and willingness to fight for her constituents

Fellow S A representatives have lauded Lukasiewicz’s tenacity in advocating on behalf of students Although the Executive Vice President is less involved than other S A members in pushing campus-wide initiatives, they must still be passionate about and dedicated to making a difference in the Cornell community While other candidates have shown these qualities perhaps even more so than Lukasiewicz we believe she can offer the best balance between advocacy and internal management of the S A Her experience, accomplishments and dedication to student governance over the past two years make us confident that she will live up to the expectations of Executive Vice President

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“I don't see why a university that has some of the best engineering/science programs in the country and the propensity to train the very people who could come up with ‘the next big thing’ to replace fossil fuels should take a large financial hit [from divesting] that is unlikely to reduce greenhouse gas emissions at all

The ‘right’ thing, in my opinion, is to make it so that fossil fuels are no longer a desirable thing to invest in This can only be done through research, education, innovation, and policy advocacy all of which need solid sources of funding to make happen

Hence, instead of demanding divestment and investment, more focus should be placed on actually making it so that, by 2030, sustainable funds are simply a better investment to make Period ”

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Bradley Bartlett Re: "Protesters: 'Do the Right Thing'” News, published March 1, 2013

My Top Five Political Bands of All Time

Ihave made a cunning observation that I believe will propel my fledgling journalism career to new heights: Nobody cares about articles or opinion pieces anymore The wheels of time are turning, and I’ve realized that all anyone wants to read anymore is lists of things days

My eureka moment came when I was scrolling down my news feed on Facebook and noticed that every single “friend” of mine seems to spend 20 hours a day posting various “articles” from sites like BuzzFeed and The Huffington Post with titles like “14 Annoying Things About Being Kosher,” 20 Reasons Koalas Are Utterly Ridiculous” or “15 Kids Who Tried To Negotiate With The Tooth Fairy ”

on the other hand, am not the biggest Bruce fan I really want his music to speak to me in the way it does to so many other people Sadly, it doesn't However, if I did not include him on this list I’m sure that Jon would hunt me down and force me to print a correction (or tie me up and force me to listen to nonstop Bruce until I learned to love him) That being said, I can say that “Born in the U S A ” is one of my favorite political songs of all time If you listen to the lyrics, you’ll hear the tale of working class America’s

[Neil Young’s] music forces us to confront th totality of the political problems we face

So folks, here we go I am giving up my longwinded column writing this week and instead present you with a list of my top five political bands of all time

5. Rage Against The Machine

Notable Songs: “Bulls on Parade,” “Wake Up,” “Testify,” “Maggie’s Farm” (Yes, I know it’s a Bob Dylan cover)

Okay, stick with me here I loved Rage Against The Machine for many years, and still occasionally listen to them today I do not do so because I love, as the kids say, “moshing” or “head banging,” nor do I ascribe myself to the brand of socialist anarchism that Rage’s members pronounce However, I feel that it is important to highlight that they, as a group, were able to gain extraordinary prominence making music exclusively devoted to their political views during an era in which almost every other mainstream musician was focused entirely on matters of far less substance Plus, if I’m being totally honest, their music is pretty fun to jump around to, in the privacy of ones own house

4. Bruce Springsteen.

Notable Songs: “Born in the U S A , ” “Roulette,” “The Ghost of Tom Joad”

My fellow columnist and friend Jon Weinberg ’13 wrote a testament to “The Boss” last semester that firmly occupied the space between “glowing praise” and “frightening obsession ” I,

A-Changin’”

Dylan’s most prolific period was also arguably his most political The patriarch of the protest song, Dylan’s ability to weave narrative and metaphor into his songs while communicating the political angst of the baby boom generation is part of what makes him a living legend His song “Hurricane” tells the story of Rubin “Hurricane” Carter, an African American boxer whose imprisonment on dubious murder charges was eventually overturned Equally powerful were songs like “The Times They Are A-Changin’” which served as a broad call to action, encapsulating the political upheaval of the late sixties and early seventies

exploitation during the Vietnam War and the economic misery brought upon by deindustrialization, all the while being drowned out by the jingoistic patriotism of the chorus It’s a tremendously powerful song that, on its own, deserves a spot on my list

3 The Who Notable Songs: “Won’t Get Fooled Again,” “Baba O’Riley,” “Let’s See Action” Now, if you were making this list, I don’t know that you would put The Who this high up I’m aware that their protest songs were few and far between, especially after “ Who’s Next” was released in 1971 Allow me to explain myself I was raised on The Who I consider the day my dad handed me his copy of “Who’s Next” as the day I first appreciated music, and for that reason alone, I’m always going to be partial to them That said “Won’t Get Fooled Again” is as powerful a political song as any ever performed Furthermore, “Baba O’Riley” always spoke to me as The Who’s best protest song, largely because of its awareness of the teenage wasteland” the counter-culture was turning into, and the inherent unpredictability of popular movements

2 Bob Dylan

Notable Songs: “Hurricane”, “Like a Rolling Stone,” “The Times They Are

1. Neil Young Notable Songs: “Ohio,” “Old Man,” “Rockin’ In The Free World,” “Southern Man”

Like I said, this is my list, and I recognize many of you would not have Neil Young as number one, but let me make my case for you Young’s protestations are timeless in a way that speaks to me to a greater extent than any of the other artists I have highlighted Something about Young’s screeching voice, especially prevalent in songs like “Old Man” and “Ohio,” force his listeners to hear his words and not just his melodies His music forces us to confront the totality of the political problems we face The fact that Young has never given up writing music that challenges the political and cultural establishment shows that he knew the problems of the 60s and 70s could not be so quickly vanquished In that way, the political nature of his music has stuck with me longer than other artist Honorable Mentions: John Lennon, The Clash, N W A , Talib Kweli, Mos Def, Public Enemy, Eminem (if only for “Mosh” just kidding)

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BY KAI SAM NG Sun Staff Writer

C U Winds’ performance last Friday was billed as “Music of Transcendence” but it was also about spiders This arachnid event was called Cosmosis: Spider Music in Space Conceived by the Manhattan School of Music’s Susan Botti, Cosmosis was an operatic epic that chronicled the struggles of a spider weaving a web in space C U Winds was the main group behind the piece, but hardly the only one it was joined by the Cornell Chorus, Cornell Chorale, Prof Linda Rayor, Entomology, and Botti herself It was a truly tremendous moment that exposed music’s potential to transcend a simple arrangement of notes and become something more

“Cosmosis,” of course, wasn ’ t the only work performed on Friday night, or else the concert would also have been tremendously short Wind symphony piece “Danza de los Duendes by Nancy Galbraith started off as a sprightly beginning to the program, with woodwinds that pulsed and jumped as the brass blastsed and boomed in the background The title refers to malicious goblin-like “los Duendes” in South American folklore that terrorize children, and was actually an afterthought suggested by Galbraith’s student, but it fits the piece: Piccolos and flutes frantically run off like children, as trumpets horns and saxophones menacingly chase after them, ending in a dramatic crash

“Amazing Grace” was a perplexing and jarring piece to follow the modern “Danza de los Duendes,” but perhaps it was a necessar y transition to Howard Hanson’s “Chorale and Alleluia,” which, as suggested, involved Cornell Chorale, a 100 person group that performs mostly Western sacred music

The chorale started timidly, but as bits and pieces of the alleluia theme appeared, the symphony played its heart out in the climax

The last song that the symphony played before the ensemble took the stage was Ola Gjeilo’s “Meridian ” During this piece the group was joined by the chorus and its director, John Rowehl, on the piano Although the song was mainly driven by the piano’s dance-like yet anthemic chords, it never overwhelmed the other instruments the piano always sounded like it was on the verge of something monumental As the piano softened to silence and the clarinets and oboes picked up the pace, the whole symphony exploded into a heavenly chorus “Unflinching line,” the

BY SALLY GAO Sun Staff Writer

chorale crooned as a soft snare drum plinked in the background “You grow me wings, you take the burden off my shoulders ” The song wouldn’t feel out of place in one of the motivational montages you see at Olympic closing ceremonies

After a short intermission, the wind ensemble and chorus began with David Maslanka’s “Traveler ” It started off breathtakingly tragic, as if mourning, anxious and desperate thoughts made real with piccolos and contemplative, yet hurr ying, piano chords Then, suddenly, they crashed into silence The piano, still tragic and fluttery, entered with a clarinet to mimic a delayed reverb that struggled to perpetuate itself But then the rest of the ensemble joined, and “Traveler” slowly ended as lullaby, content and pensive

The Tragic Arachnid In Space

There was one disappointing moment in the piece though: A screen situated above the symphony providing musical commentary gave away the crash a full minute before it actually happened, ruining the surprise

The clear highlight was “Cosmosis,” which began with Raynor s mini lecture on how spiders rely on gravity to weave webs Never before have I been as fascinated with something I thought was a serious household problem The audience’s newfound appreciation made Cosmosis” all the more menacing and jarring If the web is an extension of the spider’s sensor y range and its state of mind, then a spider floating in space literally loses its grounding, rivalling the best disorientation in Kafka’s works

The first section of “Cosmosis” was actually a rendition of May Swenson’s shape poem, “Overboard,” which was performed by the chorus without Botti Instead, Botti emerged from the stage during the piece, sat down, eyes closed, serenely absorbing the demented chorus hissing lines that gradually unraveled against a wall of

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Ithacans are famous for their powerful enthusiasm about protecting the world we inhabit Sunday kicked off the screenings of the 16th annual Finger Lakes Environmental Film Festival, a festival that was originally launched by Cornell University’s Center for the Environment in 1997 and was permanently taken over by Ithaca College in 2005 FLEFF is an environmental extravaganza that aims to explore international affairs and sustainability through a fantastic showcase of selected films This year ’ s FLEFF edition, “Mobilities,” carries over 20 films from 12 countries of vastly different social and political backgrounds, such as Palestine, France, Korea, People’s Republic of China, Indonesia, the former USSR, and Zimbabwe

The FLEFF lineup includes documentaries created last year alongside silent movies from nearly 90 years-ago such as Sergei Einstein’s 1928 film “October ” Co-director Patricia Zimmermann said “there is absolutely no way to top what we programmed, with more films from more countries with more directors and more distributors

And, we can promise more post-screening conversations of significance, a FLEFF trade-

Of the films mentioned on FLEFF’s screening list, two in particular caught my eye One, Dear Governor Cuomo, is a persuasive and moving documentary arguing for banning Hydraulic Fracturing, or “fracking,” in upstate New York Hydraulic fracturing is a mechanical extraction process of natural “clean” gas that has the potential of contaminating the underground drinking water surrounding the extraction site I was shocked when, at one point in the documentary, a letter from an Ohio woman described her ordeal of having to get multiple organs removed after she drank contaminated water from her house tap, all because her neighbors signed an agreement that let a gas company drill in their backyard The underlying moral of the documentar y, perhaps, is that environmental nightmares are never all that far away The anti-fracking movement of New York and FLEFF employ similar techniques to promote sustainability, using the collective force of local artisans, musicians and celebrities to work towards a goal of a safer and cleaner future

The festival also features a Zimbabwean fictional movie called Ever ybody’s Child Directed by talented filmmaker and author Tsitsi Dangarembga, the film explores the harsh conditions of children and orphans living in in Zimbabwe The focus is on orphans

Itayi and Tamari, who are devastated by the death of both of their parents and rejected by their extended family and the greater community The two are left to fend for themselves in a brutal and unforgiving land Everybody’s Child effectively dep-icts a morally confused and poverty-stricken society in Southeastern Africa

tribal beats, claps, and screams: “what throws drags, what drags you throws, what throws is what drags you ”

Then Botti rose and narrated The First Night” of the spider’s futile efforts to weave the web and understand its new environment Using a very impressive vocal range, she flipped her voice in a bipolarity between joy at small successes (catching a fly) and utter despair at its failures (turns out the catch was actually a “Fly of Thought”) The chorus used its claps and descending vocals to cut down every hope Botti expressed to great effect, while the Ensemble provided heavy emphasis a pointed comical two-note brass interruption, for example, when it turned out the spider failed to capture prey And while it is Botti and the Chorus who created the discord, it is the Ensemble’s industrial ambience that contextualized it as groundless I was surprised that classical instruments could make those sounds, and even more so to hear a classically trained chorus scream

At the end of “The Second Night,” the spider crumples and dies, but that didn’t stop the end from being as jarring and cringing as possible: the ensemble stopped playing, Botti sat down in her serene posture, but the chorus continued clicking, whistling, hushing, screaming and buzzing like a fly that loiters over the spider’s corpse And just as abruptly as it started, the noise stopped, the lights died and we were plunged yet again into the abyssal void we started with

The orphaned children and widespread poverty portrayed in the film also exist in some other third-world countries, of course, so it’s no surprise that FLEFF introduces many similar films and documentaries In one powerful example, Silenced Voices: Tales of Sri Lankan Journalists in Exile, issues of international poverty and of media openness are examined in fascinating detail

What distinguishes FLEFF from other sustainability-focused film festivals is that it does not solely promote environmental documentaries: Its all-embracing range of art films, commercial narratives, shorts and experimen-

tal movies can meet anybody s cinematic preference So whether you are an environmental enthusiast, someone who has attended the festival in the past or someone who simply enjoys international movies, the Finger Lakes Environ-mental Film Festival will fill your appetite for the week

Arts Around Town

CUPB Presents: The W. Kamau Bell Curve Ending Racism in About an Hour

7:30 p.m. on Wednesday at Statler Auditorium

W Kamau Bell, the star of FX ’ s newest (and only) socially conscious late night show, Totally Biased, will bring his unique blend of cultural commentary and socio-political comedy to Cornell Wednesday Bell, who dropped out of the University of Pennsylvania to pursue a comedy career in San Francisco, is renowned for his ability to dissect issues of race, gender, class and politics comedically without missing a beat If that doesn’t tempt you, tickets are free!

Sam Bromer ’16

My Architect: A Son’s Journey

7:30 p m on Wednesday at Cornell Cinema

When renowned architect Louis Kahn died in 1974, his obituaries only indicated that he was survived by a wife and daughter Later it was revealed that Kahn had three families, one of which resulted in a son, Nathaniel Kahn Nathaniel was only 11 when Louis died, and in an attempt to know his father, he embarked on a trip to see his father’s buildings This journey resulted in an Oscar-nominated documentar y that is a graceful and intimate portrait of the professional achievements and personal life of one of the 20th centur y ’ s most influential architects

Gregory Crewdson: Brief Encounters

7:15 p m on Tuesday at Cornell Cinema

Reservoir Dogs and Pulp Fiction: A Flicstart Special Event

7:30 p m on Thursday at Cinemapolis

The two hits that made a star out of writer-director Quentin Tarantino (Django Unchained) will play back-to-back this week at Cinemapolis, thanks to Flicstar t Launched by Cornell alumni, Flicstar t allows any movie lover with an Internet connection to “demand” their favorite movies to play at their local theater, provided they dr um up enough suppor t This worked for cult sleazefest The Room last September, and it’s no surprise the violent Reser voir Dogs and Pulp Fiction have followed suit Bloody as they may be, Tarantino’s films are bona fide classics, with characters debating the tr ue meaning of “Like a Virgin” and translating McDonald’s quar ter-pounder with cheese into the metric system

The Art of Offense

Last Friday, my computer died For five whole days, I was without laptop Luckily, with Jug-gate, New York State Assemblyman Dov Hikind showing up in blackface to a Purim party, Seth MacFarlane being Seth MacFarlane and The Onion’s tweet about 9-year-old Quvenzhané Wallis, I hardly even needed the distractions of Tumblr, Youtube, Twitter and Facebook to keep me from, God forbid, actually taking notes It was quite a week for offending people

First of all, I would like to state that I personally was not offended by the original name of Pi Kappa Phi’s event, “Which Sorority Has the Best Water Jugs” (a little shocked maybe, but not deeply upset ) I was, however, horrified at some of the backlash in response to the change, like anonymous strangers commenting on The Sun’s story essentially telling crazy feminists to learn how to take a joke

I am a feminist and tend to fall on the side of the offended, but I also have a fabulous sense of humor and do think there is a place for controversial material in comedy So what I would like to do today is explore the mechanics of not how to take an offensive joke, like those jerks on the Internet propose, but how to make one After having thought at great lengths about that line between comedy and sexism, racism and general douchebaggery, I’ve come up with three criteria that need to be met if you plan on making a joke pertaining to marginalized group of society

CRITERION I: Everybody has to be aware that the person making the joke isn’t actually a sexist pig or a homophobe or whatever the anti-group of the subject of the joke is Take this example of a quote from the episode “ TGS Hates Women” of 30 Rock Jenna is in a sketch dressed up as Amelia Earhart and says, “This is Amelia Earhart I’m almost across the Pacific Oh no My period!” as the plane crashes This joke is clearly not offensive coming from my feminist idol Tina However, if one of those aforementioned internet commenters had made it, offense would definitely be warranted

offensive was because, although his family may know he isn’t racist, the world does not Similarly, I know and love several members of Pi Kapp, and I know they are not misogynists, but I understand how those who aren ’ t familiar with those kindhearted and well-meaning men were offended by a fraternity hosting an event with a pun about boobs in the title Fraternities in general don’t exactly hold the moral high ground on gender-related issues so I empathize with those offended and ultimately agree the name should have been changed But if it had been the Women’s Resource Center making the pun, I’d imagine the reaction would have been somewhat different

CRITERION II: The butt of the joke must be society and not victims of oppression The audience has to laugh at how terrible the racists or sexists are, and not actually at those people affected A recent successful example of this was John Hodgman on Wednesday’s episode of The Daily Show, in which he talks about “ a lazy moocher normal [who] doesn’t get a job because they know they’re going to get welfare or goes on a reckless leukemia spree because Hey, Obamacare’s got it covered ’” Here, the object of derision is not people who are on welfare or have leukemia, but rather those that have similar views as Hodgman’s character After the Daniel Tosh rape joke scandal this summer, Jezebel published a wonderful article you should all read that outlines this point as it pertains to rape jokes: They are acceptable only if the joke mocks rape culture and not its victims In other terms, it’s not okay to make a racist joke; it’s okay to make a joke that makes fun of racists

Carrot Top Confessions

One of the reasons Dov Hikind’s blackface disaster was so

I think Seth MacFarlane’s “ We Saw Your Boobs” song at the Oscars tried, but did a poor job, striking this tone If it had been blatantly obvious that it was an attempt to make

MacFarlane himself seem like a tasteless immature idiot and commentate on society’s objectification of women, it would have been a lot less problematic Instead, William Shatner’s disapproval felt more like an afterthought included to placate those who might be offended

CRITERION III: The joke must be funny People who say that rape jokes are never funny are wrong Sarah Silverman, Louis C K , John Mulaney and other comedians have hilarious rape jokes and I argue that they are not offensive because they meet the first two criteria in addition to being clever and funny: i e Louis C K ’ s “I’m not condoning rape, obviously you should never rape anyone Unless you have a reason, like if you want to fuck somebody and they won ’ t let you ” I think Daniel Tosh received so much flak partially was because his rape joke was lazy and just not very good (besides failing to meet Criterion II ) The same can be said for The Onion’s Quvenzhané Wallis tweet, calling her a cunt Everyone knows The Onion is not serious, so it meets Criterion I, but it was not clear the victim of the joke wasn ’ t adorable Quvenzhané herself and the joke wasn ’ t very funny to begin with

I love a good joke as much as the next fellow, but there is a line between joke and insult One purpose of comedy is to show us unpleasant truths about the world, especially by talking about issues like race and gender There are successful examples of comedians who do this all over the place (one is W Kamau Bell who will be talking about race in society in a comical way for free on Wednesday night) But jokes are unsuccessful when there’s doubt about the perpetrator of the joke’s position, when they make fun of helpless victims of marginalization and when they’re just not good I will conclude with a joke that nobody should find offensive because it meets all of my criteria: How many feminists does it take to change a lightbulb? Hey, that’s not funny!

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

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re c o rd w i t h a t i m e o f 4 9 7 7 s e c o n d s , which shattered the previous time of just over 51 seconds, set in 2008 Immormino finished third overall, earning herself a Bronze medal Additionally, senior Ali Guba also broke the previously held school record with a time of 51 22 in the finals and 51 15 in the preliminaries, which gave her the second fastest time in school histor y

“ We set a lot of school records and we swam really fast,” said sophomore Katie Morin “ We kept fighting, even though we weren ’ t at the top of the pack ”

Freshman Dani Sims also set the new school record in the 200-meter back stroke preliminaries with a time of 2:01 02 Overall, she finished in 16th place The next impressive finish for the Red came during the 400-meter free relay Made up of senior Ali Guba, freshman Jenna Immormino, Junior Kelsey Rossi and freshman Jennifer Zhang, this relay team set yet another school record, bringing the overall record time down over half a second

Although the Red shattered numerous school records, the other swimmers in the Ivy League were equally impressive, giving the Red some tough match-ups

“ The league seemed to step it up this year as a whole and the times that were being posted by girls were shattering league records,” Morin said

However, according to Morin, the increased level of competition in the Ancient Eight this year pushed the Red swimmers to perform at a higher level

“It’s a great thing because it challenges each school to bring the best that they had and keep pushing,” she said “I think that’s what we did; we fought through each session ”

The particularly fast times at this year ’ s Ivy Championships were unexpected according to Morin, but they were also indicative of the fact that competition in Ancient Eight swimming is on the rise

“You don’t expect girls to be going as fast as they did in the Ivy League,” she said “Girls were going and beating some of the top times in the nation this year You don’t expect that People are starting to realize that the end result of a diploma from a wellrecognized school is what employers are after, and that just brought more talent to our league this year ”

Though Cornell finished in the last spot, the Red’s solid individual performances from some of its younger swimmers shows promise for the future Next up for the Red will be the NCAA Regional Diving Qualifiers in Piscataway, N J beginning on Mar 11

John Mcgrorty can be reached at jmcgrorty@cornellsun com

Burke’s Steal Lifts Michigan O ver Rival

ANN ARBOR, Mich (AP) A 10-point lead had slipped away in the final minutes, and it looked like the best Trey Burke and Michigan could hope for was another chance in overtime

Then the star point guard decided to gamble, reaching in and knocking the ball away from Michigan State’s Keith Appling with the game on the line

“I take my eyes off it for a second to see their formation, and there’s Trey going down the other end,” Wolverines coach John Beilein said

Bu rk e ’ s s t e a l a n d d u n k p u t Michigan ahead by two with 22 seconds remaining, and the fourth-ranked Wolverines held on for a pulsating 5857 win over No 9 Michigan State on Sunday Burke had 21 points and eight assists, and he had enough energy left down the stretch to help Michigan to a much-needed victory

The Wolverines avenged a 75-52 loss at Michigan State last month and they rebounded from Wednesday night’s stunning defeat at Penn State with an inspired performance at home

The Spartans (22-7, 11-5 Big Ten) had the ball with the shot clock off and the score 56-all, but Burke stole the ball from Appling near midcourt and went in alone for the game ’ s last field

“I really wasn ’ t pressuring him as hard as I felt like I could, the whole game, ” Burke said "I tried to turn him as many times as possible The one time I did turn him, he kept the ball out, so I just went after it If I was going to miss it, then I was going to be out of the play ” Instead, he ended up with a dunk, giving Michigan (24-5, 11-5) the lead

Mi c h i g a n St a t e ' s De r r i c k Ni x w a s fouled with 8 8 seconds left, but he missed the first free throw After he made the second, the Spartans fouled Michigan freshman Mitch McGar y, who missed the front end of a 1-and-1 Michigan State called a timeout with 4 9 seconds left but never got a shot off Burke stole a pass by Gary Harris to end the game

The Michigan State loss clinched at least a share of the Big Ten title for Indiana

It was exactly the type of game it didn’t seem like Michigan could win The Wolverines shot 0-for-12 from 3point range and were left to slug it out

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f shaky defense, Michigan was more disruptive Sunday

“Today it was all about grit,” Beilein said “We just had to get a win, especially after our Wednesday night disappointment ” Michigan trailed 31-28 at halftime but shut down Michigan State for extended stretches and eventually took a 52-42 lead when Burke made two free throws with 4:36 to play

The Spartans rallied, tying it at 56 when Appling made two free throws with 54 8 seconds remaining After McGary stepped on the baseline, the Spartans had a chance to hold for the last shot but Appling lost the ball to Burke before Michigan State could even get a play going

“‘I’m going to be kicking myself over that for as long as I’m playing basketball that I let that happen,” Appling said “I should’ve been more aware I kind of looked to Coach Izzo to see if he wanted me to call time out, I turned my head and took my eye off things ” T h

t h re e straight to Indiana, Ohio State and Michigan and their tough stretch isn’t over They face Wisconsin next

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Aft er Weekend Split, Icers Just Shy of Play of f Home Ice

ference playoffs begin this weekend Princeton (10-14-5, 8-10-4) will host Cornell in a best-of-three series beginning Friday

A season of near misses continued this weekend for the Cornell men ’ s icers, as the Red moved up in the ECAC standings, but came up just shy of claiming home ice for the opening round of the conference tournament

The Red (12-14-3, 8-11-3 ECAC) finished out the regular season with a big 4-1 victor y over Brown (11-126, 7-9-6) on Friday and a heartbreaking 2-1 defeat at No 14/15 Yale (16-10-3, 12-9-1) on Saturday Entering the weekend 10th in the ECAC standings, the Red jumped past Clarkson, but will still be on the road when the con-

What had been a five-game unbeaten streak ended for the Red in Providence, R I on Friday Led by senior forward Greg Miller ECAC Player of the Week and junior goaltender Andy Iles ECAC Goaltender of the Week the Red battled on both sides of the ice for a complete game effort The squad took an early lead midway through the first, as Miller assisted freshman for ward Christian Hilbrich for Hilbrich’s first collegiate goal Not long after, sophomore defenseman Joakim Ryan showcased his ability to generate pressure on the other end by

On to the next one | Freshman forward Christian Hilbrich scored his first collegiate goal off an assist by senior forward Greg Miller, giving the Red an early lead in the first period against Brown

Jenner Named Ivy Player of the Year

On Thursday, women ’ s hockey junior forward Brianne Jenner was named the Ivy League’s Player of the Year

The award comes after Jenner completed the regular season as a steadfast leader of the Red offense, which won the Ivy League and ECAC outright Jenner leads her team and all of the ECAC with 55 points this season on 28 goals and 27 total assists She has scored six points in a game twice so far this season, and also sported a 13-game point-scoring streak midway through the season

She is the fourth consecutive Ivy League Player of the Year for the Red, following her former teammate Rebecca Johnston ’12 and current teammate Laura Fortino who won the award in

2011 Jenner followed up this announcement with two big games this weekend in the ECAC quar ter finals against Colgate She totaled four goals, netting the game-winner in both of the one-goal victories for the Red

Senior defenseman Lauriane Rougeau was also recognized by the league, as she was named to the All-Ivy first team Junior goalie Lauren Slebodnick and Fortino were added to the conference’s second-team, and senior forward Erin Barley-Maloney and junior defenseman Alyssa Gagliardi picked up honorable mentions

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moving the puck in transition and passing to junior forward Dustin Mowrey, who scored to extend the lead to 20 Brown outshot the Red in the second period by a 12-6 margin, but the scoreboard didn’t indicate it as senior forward and tri-captain Braden Birch added to the Cornell lead After trading goals in the final period, the Re

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Excitement turned to disappointment for the Red in New Haven Having jumped into the top seven of the ECAC standings and poised to claim home ice after beating Brown, Cornell was subdued by the Bulldogs and more third-period misfortune in a frustrating 2-1 defeat on Saturday evening Junior for ward Kenny Agostino gave Yale an early 1-0 lead to excite the crowd on the Bulldogs’ Senior Night The Red responded with a goal by sophomore for ward Joel Lowr y giving Miller his third assist of the weekend but Yale struck back in the third during a power play opportunity The Red had several near misses from close range and outshot the Bulldogs 14-7 in the third period, but three pucks hit the post and Cornell eventually fell 21 in what became the exclamation mark for a season of close defeats

With Brown and Princeton pulling out wins on Saturday, the Red dropped to ninth position and will be the top-seeded team playing on the road this weekend

Boasting a 4-1-1 record over the final six games of the year, the Red will look to make a splash in the ECAC Tournament and avenge two earlier losses to the eighthseeded Tigers when traveling to Princeton this weekend

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ful on special teams, both the power play and the penalty kill, is crucial for our success ”

The Red came back to tie the game at three midway through the third, but Colgate retook the lead on another power play goal With under a minute left to play, sophomore for ward Monica Leck banged home a rebound to tie the game again Just 39 seconds into sudden-death overtime, junior for ward Brianne Jenner’s rebound through traffic found the back of the net it was her third goal of the game as well as the gamewinner

In Saturday’s contest, the Red was stuck in a 2-0 deficit heading into the third period

“From the day before when we fell behind and came back, we knew that we ’ re a team that can score goals, and we were creating opportunities, so we thought that if we just kept putting pucks on net, they would start to go in,” Derraugh said “We got a big goal in the first minute of the third, which was huge for us from a confidence and energy standpoint, and that helped us gain momentum throughout the period ”

In a Deja-vu of Friday’s game, senior defenseman Lauriane Rougeau tied the

game on a slapshot from the point with just under a minute to go This time, however, the game never reached overtime With time ticking down, Jenner chased down a puck behind the net and quickly took a shot The puck found the back of the net with just one second left on the clock

“Emily Fulton was backchecking hard through the middle of the ice and she

NCAA ” Saulnier added that her teammate ’ s performance this weekend is indicative of what she can do for the rest of the season

“We thought that if we just kept putting pucks on net, they would start to go in.”

threw towards their net, ” Derraugh said “Brianne got in on the forecheck, picked the pocket of the defenseman and made a quick move, and I think she realized there wasn ’ t much time left and threw it to the net The goaltender wasn ’ t quite expecting it, and Brianne put it right between her legs and won the game for us ” With this buzzer beater, Jenner completed a remarkable weekend, with 4 goals and at least an assist on every Cornell goal in both games

“It was an incredible weekend for her,” Derraugh said “She can do it in so many ways, she has great hands, great shot What more is there to say about her? She’s one of the best players in the

“Her actions say it all,” Saulnier said “She’s just phenomenal and is doing wonders for this team Her skill is just a step above, and I’m sure she’ll continue to bring it for the rest of the season She always challenges herself to get better which makes the rest of us better, and she’s just a pure talent ” According to Saulnier, these wins proved that the Red is never truly out of contention and can be successful if it doesn’t give up

“It’s pretty crazy that in both of those games, we only led for one second, and it proves that it’s really important that if you do get down, you keep your head up, ” she said “We were very motivated and just continued to play our game, tried to keep our composure, and continued to bring it to them, and fortunately we came out with the wins ”

The No 2 ranked Cornell Women’s hockey team (25-51, 18-3-1 ECAC) won the ECAC regular season title and began playoff competition with a best-of-three series against Colgate (11-21-3, 6-13-3) this weekend at Lynah Rink

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With two thrilling comeback wins, the Red swept the Raiders in consecutive games and now moves on to the semifinals, which will be held at Lynah Rink next weekend

Cornell scored in overtime to win Friday’s game, 5-4, and won Saturday’s contest on a last- second regulation goal, 32 According to sophomore forward Jillian Saulnier, the wins were exciting for everyone involved and were products of the

team ’ s persistent attitude

“Whoever said miracles can ’ t happen is wrong after what we did the past two days,” she said “That was amazing My adrenaline was through the roof because that was an amazing thing to watch It shows the character of the players on our team, and our never-give-up attitude ”

The passionate support of the Lynah faithful also helped lead the Red to victory, according to Saulnier

“The fans were unbelievable and never let us down It’s incredible to play in your own rink, and the atmosphere that they continue to bring for us is a huge part of our success and hopefully will continue to do so as long as we ’ re at home,” she said

The Red overcame deficits to win both games On Friday, Colgate held a 3-1 lead in the third period after producing two power play goals early in the game

Head coach Doug Derraugh said this was because the Red wasn ’ t careful in avoiding penalties, and the Raiders were able to capitalize on those mistakes

“I watched some of it on tape and I didn’t like how many penalties we took,” he said “We did a decent job on the penalty kill, but Colgate got us out of position and running around a little bit and converted on it So we ’ re going to have to work on that this week ”

Saulnier added that avoiding penalties and executing in all special-teams play is essential for winning in the playoffs

“Our discipline is something that we’ll need to work on this week and be spot-on with next week,” she said “We need to make sure not to make stupid penalties because that can make or break a game Making sure that we ’ re success-

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With a depleted roster plagued by injury, the men ’ s basketball team dropped two more home games on senior weekend On Friday against Brown (6-6, 1214 Ivy League), the Red could not stifle the Bears’ hot shooting, falling 84-65 The following night, after honoring its seniors at midcourt, the squad struggled in an uphill battle and was unable to fight all the way back from Yale’s (6-6, 12-17) 17-point lead in the first half

With only two road games left, the Red leaves Newman Arena for good with a disappointing 4-10 record at home

Perennially a solid team in Ithaca Cornell was 10-3 at Newman last year the Red has reversed its fortunes, recording twice as many wins on the road this season

“I don’t think there’s anything particular we ’ ve done better on the road, sometimes it’s just how the matchups have turned out and the way the games have been played,” said senior forward Eitan Chemerinski

Brown arrived in Ithaca coming off a narrow victory over Dartmouth a team Cornell beat handily at home but the Bears’ frontcourt stepped up against the Red on Friday For wards Rafael Maia and Cedric Kuakumensah combined for 20 rebounds Seven of Maia’s 13 boards came on the offensive

end, which gave the Bears countless second-chance opportunities

“It’s always a goal to really come up with loose balls around the basket,” Chemerinski said “I think when all five of us on the floor are crashing, that usually is when we are at our best, but I think