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CUPD Chief: Recent Violent Crimes ‘ Will Not Be Tolerated’

By TYLER ALICEA Sun Managing Editor

In light of three reported crimes which occurred on or near Cornell’s campus since last Monday, Cornell Police Chief Kathy Zoner says that the recent violent crimes “will not be tolerated ”

The Cornell University Police Department issued three crime alerts to the Cornell community since Thursday, which included reports involving an alleged rape, a menacing and a

drug-induced assault, The Sun previously reported Zoner said Cornell Police are not aware of any reasons that could account for the number of violent crimes since last week

“The recent violent crimes perpetrated on and near campus are reprehensible and undermine the safety of our University community,” Zoner said “Anyone found responsible for such misconduct will be dealt with to the full extent

Cornell Sex Week Hopes to Facilit ate ‘Positive Dialogue’

By AIMEE CHO Sun Staff Writer

Cornell will hold its first-ever “Sex Week” from March 7 to 19 to facilitate “healthy and positive dialogue” about sex throughout the University, according to Samuel Naimi ’16, a member of Haven, Cornell’s LGBTQ Student Union

“We wish for sex to be a topic that no longer seems taboo ” S a m u e l N a i m i ’ 1 6

“We wish for sex to be a topic that no longer seems taboo or foreign to students to discuss, but rather something they can openly talk about and about which they may seek more information,” Naimi said Anthony Santa Maria ’14, the coordinator of the event, said he was inspired to organize Sex Week after being dissatisfied by the annual “I <3 Female Orgasm” event during his sophomore year

“ This dissatisfaction has been

growing after attending numerous ‘sexual education’ events that mainly either focus on prevention of sexually transmitted infections and sexual assault or uncritically valorize sexual activity in the name of sexual ‘liberation,’” Santa Maria said He added that “comprehensive” sexual education is not something that can be accomplished in one event

“[Sex Week] necessitates the input of various voices and platforms in order to effectively and critically examine the components of sexual health, sexual activity, sexuality, pleasure and eroticism,” he said The week will kick off with performances of “ The Vagina Monologues” Friday and Saturday According to the Cornell Women’s Resource Center’s website, the pro-

By ZOE FERGUSON Sun Staff Writer

Cornell has pledged to have half of all undergraduates study abroad

and launched Monday

Over 150 colleges from 41 states in the United States have already signed the commitment, according

Education, the sponsor of the initiative In his 2012 presidential white paper “Bringing Cornell to the World and the World to Cornell” President David Skorton said international programs at Cornell have been given “insufficient attention” in recent years

“ The de-emphasis of area studies as a national priority has been detrimental to the vitality of area studies programs at Cornell and nationally,” Skor ton wrote in the 2012 paper

Ac c o rd i n g t o Ma r i n a Ma rk o t , d i r e c t o r o f C o r n e l

Students Commend National Initiative For Men of Color

By HELEN DONNELLY Sun Staff Writer

Students have voiced support for “My Brother’s Keeper,” an initiative President Barack Obama announced Thursday to promote opportunities for young men of color though some have noted that it should only be the beginning for national support to the group

The President will establish a task force to work across executive departments and agencies to help young men of color reach their fullest potential, according to a White House press release Ithaca Mayor Svante Myrick ’09 traveled to the White House last week to participate in the unveiling of the initiative

Ulysses Smith ’13, president of the Student Assembly, said he believes the initiative has potential

“I will say that I certainly think it is a worthy cause, and it is a relief to see that there is national attention to a problem that has persisted for decades,” Smith said

He added, however, that there are several aspects of the program that can still be improved

“A few suggestions for policy changes and the

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o n a l standing as a premier world-class university is also ver y impor tant, and if study abroad can contribute to this in a small way, it is cer tainly a

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Currently, Skor ton said, 27 percent of Cornell students earn academic credit for “meaning ful interna-

ment ’ s goal is to have this proportion of students reach 50 percent Fredrik Logevall, vice provost for International Affairs, said it is “ cr ucial” to know what “meaning ful” really means for Cornell students “

development of a website does not seem to really address many of the problems that are disproportionately faced by black men, ” Smith said “What good is a website when many of these men live in areas that do not have access to the Internet and

By CHRISTOPHER STANTON Sun Staff Writer

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By RACHEL WEBER Sun Staff Writer

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“My ideal goal for the week is to generate increased dialogue and interrogation.”

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computers?”

Daniel McArthur ’17, freshmen representative for Scholars Working Ambitiously to Graduate, said Obama’s program to increase opportunities for young men of color is a step in the right direction

I certainly do not think that every kid who needs this will get a chance to participate,” McArthur said “I do believe that implementing this would really help There is always more work to be done, and I hope that this is not the last effort by the Obama Administration to tackle problems like this one

” Investments from foundations supporting the program have already reached $150 million According to a White House press release, another $200 million will be raised in the next five years

Edwin Rosendo ’15, co-president of the Men of Color Council, said initiatives like My Brother’s Keeper are necessary to address racial disparities in the country

“It will definitely not be an easy process, tackling this complex issue on a nation-wide scale, but anything worth achieving usually isn’t,” Rosendo said “In our present day, with everything from the controversial Stop and Frisk policy in New York to the cases of Trayvon Martin, young men of color need to see that they are supported and not attacked ”

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Kevin Polanco ’15, co-president of the Men of Color Council, also said that mentorship for young men of color is vital for initiatives like this one to succeed

“They need others to believe in them to provide them with the drive and motivation to overcome adversity not just through middle school or high school, but also college and the professional world,” Polanco said “We have to be equipped and trained to run this marathon even though we may have not asked to be in the race in the first place ”

Thaddeus Talbot ’15, S A minority liaison at-large said My Brother’s Keeper will ultimately help facilitate change

“The President’s new initiative to support Black men is something our nation can be proud of,” Talbot said “If not for the fact that the achievement gap costs our country $70 billion dollars every year, then perhaps for the prospect of millions of brighter futures ”

The task force chaired by Assistant to the President and Cabinet Secretary Broderick Johnson will assess the effect of federal policies and regulations on boys and young men of color in addition to recommending incentives for national, state and local decision makers, according to the White House press release

Helen Donnelly can be reached at hdonnelly@cornellsun com

m p l em e n t s e ve r a l s t e p s i n p u r s u i n g t h i s c o m m i t m e n t , o n e o f w h i c h i s i n t e g r a ti n g s t u d y a b r o a d p r og r a m s w i t h “ c u r r i c u l a o f u n d e r g r a d u a t e m a j o r s ” Sk o r t o n c i t e d C o r n e l l’s

“I think it’s a great thing that Cornell students go and study abroad all around the world, and that Cornell welcomes people from all over the world.”

h i g h f e e f o r s t u d y a b ro a d a s p a r t o f t h e re a s o n w h y t h e n u m b e r o f C o r n e l l s t u d e n t s s t u d y i n g i n t e r n at i o n a l l y a r e l o w e r t h a n d e s i re d , a d d i n g t h a t t h e p r i c e i s “ u n a f f o rd a b l e f o r m a n y ” “ C o r n e l l’s f e e f o r s t u d y a b ro a d , w h i c h t o m y u n d e r s t a n d i n g i s t h e h i g h e s t i n t h e c o u n t r y a n d m o re t h a n t w i c e a s h i g h a s t h a t o f a n y o f o u r Iv y p e e r s , i s a s i g n i f i c a n t i m p e d i m e n t t o s t u d y a b ro a d , ” Sk o r t o n s a i d i n t h e p a p e r Ac c o rd i n g t o Ma rk o t , t h e re w i l l b e a d d i t i o n a l f u n d s a l l o t t e d t o s t u d y a b ro a d a s p a r t o f C o r n e l l’s

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Zoe Ferguson can be reached at zferguson@cornell edu

Three alerts issued since Thursday

ALERTS

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of the law and Cornell policy ”

Cornell Police began investigation a report that a woman was raped while attending a party at 6 South Ave the location of the Delta Upsilon fraternity between Thursday night and early Friday morning, The Sun previously reported The University issued a second crime alert after Cornell Police received a report than a man was threatened with a knife at 410 Eddy St Saturday

In addition, police began investigating a report about a druginduced assault that took place at 118 McGraw Pl the location of the Phi Gamma Delta fraternity, also known as “Fiji” last Monday Spencer Nord ’16, vice president of university and community relations for the Interfraternity Council, said while IFC could not comment on the specific details of the reported crimes committed at Greek chapters due to ongoing investigations, he said everyone should be concerned when a student is the victim of an attack

to report because of the disconnection with the perpetrator ”

Zoner said crime alerts sent to the Cornell community are used to inform Cornellians to incidents of the violent acts that present a “serious or ongoing threat ”

“Though we describe the incident in order to give information, a Crime Alert’s primary function is to provide information to protect oneself as much as reasonably possible in light of the incident because it is not resolved and may occur again,” Zoner said

According to Jonya Chen ’16, a social chair for the Alpha Epsilon Phi sorority, though the crime alerts may be concerning, they do not portray the “whole story ” of an occurrence

“I think the crime alerts are just a way to allow us to be more aware.”

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“When we get the crime alerts we don’t really get a lot of intuition into many of the details that go on, ” Chen said “Overall, I think the crime alerts are just a way to allow us to be more aware ” Regardless, Terrones said the crime alerts issued by the University help her feel “much safer ”

Narda Terrones ’14, an advisor y board member of Cornell’s Women’s Resource Center, said crime alerts in general do not demonstrate that there are new problems at Cornell

“What these reports might be saying, however, is that women are finding the strength to come forward,” she said “Both of the crimes reported this weekend were originated by strangers, which are the easiest forms of sexual assaults

“Nonetheless, I applaud the Cornell University Police Department for keeping the community informed through these crime alerts and continuing to remind us that there is a serious problem on our campus despite how these reports may affect our school's reputation,” Terrones said Noah Rankin ’16 contributed reporting to this story

Tyler Alicea can be reached at managing-editor@cornellsun com

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L A G U N A B E A C H , C a l i f (AP) A Southern California ocean rescue took a dramatic t u r n ov e r t h e w e e k e n d w h e n t h r e e l i f e g u a r d s w h o w e r e attempting to save three people also had to be plucked from high sur f by boat

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Two swimmers already in the water ... tried to save her but began to struggle against the pounding surf.

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b e g a n t o s t r u g g l e a g a i n s t t h e pounding sur f A lifeguard swam out to help but couldn’t swim back to shore amid 15-foot waves

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Divestment debate far from over

To the Editor:

Re: “Skorton Rejects Faculty Senate Resolution Calling for Divestment,” News, Feb 26

Notwithstanding President David Skorton’s remarks at a Feb 26 meeting of the University Assembly, the discussion around divesting Cornell’s endowment from fossil fuels is far from over

At that meeting, President Skorton expressed concerns over financial impact to the endowment “I don’t know for sure whether divestment will hurt our endowment or not, ” Skorton said “I cannot tell you it’s safe to divest ”

Of course not Investment comes with uncertainty But that uncertainty is innate whether we divest or not And furthermore, the administration has failed to give substantiated backing to their concerns that it’s unsafe to divest

Cornell is, among other things, a world-class research institution Ask any scientist here and they’ll tell you, when faced with uncertainties, your first plan of attack is to gather data to help clarify the situation

The writers of the Faculty Senate resolution did just that, and they came to the conclusion that divestment would have little or no effect The Office of University Investment, meanwhile, has provided nothing more than vague warnings about the infeasibility of divestment

Given the passing of divestment resolutions now by Cornell undergraduates, graduate and professional students on Feb 10, and by the faculty Dec 11, isn’t it time for the OUI to provide something concrete to substantiate their claims? Until then, students and faculty cannot take “I don’t know” as a final answer

The Student Assembly reaffirmed its call for divestment by passing Resolution 60 in support of the Faculty Senate resolution during its Feb 27 meeting The primary dissenting opinions were directed at the lack of hard numbers provided by the University

A March 3 news story, “Cornell students Oppose Vetoed Arizona Bill,” incorrectly attributed a quote to Maxwell Schecter ’14 that was in fact said by Kyle Datoush ’14 KATHLEEN SHIM

CORRECTION

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Darrick Nighthawk Evensen | Trustee Viewpoint

A Need for Better Arguments

As a member of Cornell University’s Board of Trustees, the entity ultimately responsible for Cornell’s endowment, I must admit I am disappointed with the arguments that have been offered both for and against “divestment” thus far I enjoy a good debate; I’d like to take a position on this issue, but the rationales for supporting or opposing divestment are too weak I challenge the University community to offer better arguments for or against “divestment of Cornell’s endowment from public holdings in companies with large fossil fuel reserves ” The Board meets again in late March, and we could use insight before that time

Proponents of divestment have frequently argued that if Cornell divests, it will start a trend of other colleges and universities divesting This could happen, but there is no solid evidence for believing it will While it is true that no institution of higher education with Cornell’s prestige or endowment size has divested yet, it does not necessarily follow that Cornell’s actions would start a cascade, or suddenly persuade other obstinate Boards of Trustees The composition of each institution’s endowment differs, as do the dispositions and inclinations of their trustees Cornell does not command enough clout to persuade other institutions they should follow suit To assume that Cornell will start a revolution is a misappropriation of the sociology of social movements

A second claim in favor of divestment is that Cornell could meaningfully shape the national policy discourse on investment in fossil fuels Again, this could happen, but the evidence for such an effect is lacking Proponents have declared that divestment would signal that deep-thinking university intellectuals see little future in fossil fuels Nevertheless, colleges and universities are also widely perceived as bastions of liberal thought

That a liberal-thinking enclave should divest is just as much evidence that the ivory tower can live its own existence, removed from the real world

Finally, divestment enthusiasts allege that divesting is a moral impera-

I must admit I am disappointed with the arguments that have been offered both for and against “divestment.”

tive This is the most frustrating of all of the arguments for divestment The problem is not that divestment is not morally relevant; it is simply that this claim is never appropriately justified It should go without saying that something is not an ethical necessity just because someone asserts that it is Some moral truths are indeed self-evident, but the morality of divestment obviously is not, or there would not be so much debate surrounding it

Having taught environmental ethics at Cornell, I am not even sure to what ethical principles people are appealing when they allege that divestment is morally appropriate Consequentialist arguments for divestment are extremely weak; so little evidence exists for divestment having any tangible effect on global carbon emissions that a direct reduction in climate change cannot be forwarded as a justifiable moral argument

There is a potentially strong argument for divestment based on virtue ethics, perfectionism and ethics based on vision For example, Cornell should divest, not because of the effects it will achieve, but because divestment communicates a vision of the world consistent with our own goals Nevertheless, I have yet to hear an argument thoughtfully expounded

In terms of opposing arguments, the University repeatedly asserts divestment will negatively affect the endowment This could happen I guess, but I doubt it Even as a Cornell trustee, I have yet to see the financial case for this claim Such a miniscule percentage of our endowment is invested in the publicly-traded securities of the 200 companies with the largest fossil fuel holdings that even if we took a hit on our returns by moving investments elsewhere, the effect would seem negligible Furthermore, A J Edwards, the chief investment officer for Cornell, and his team in the Investment Office are quite competent They can find other stocks or asset allocation categories for example, the ways in which the other 99 percent of the endowment is invested that will also provide good returns

Second, President Skorton has said Cornell should not manage its endowment for political purposes I could accept this if Cornell never made political statements, but our President consistently tries to influence national debates (and rightly so) on issues such as college affordability, the import of the humanities, immigration policy and association with Israeli academic institutions Therefore, political statements are fine for the University, all else equal

Finally, President Skorton recently alleged that Cornell should not risk its endowment for a “symbolic statement ” See above to see whether we are actually risking our endowment I was legitimately surprised to hear David claim that divestment was only a symbolic statement

Perhaps the strongest argument for divestment lies in its symbolic message an asseveration that can set Cornell apart, symbolically, as committed to sustainability It is a way of “branding” Cornell as green, like our recent selection as one of the Princeton Review’s 22 Greenest Colleges and Sierra Magazine’s Ten Coolest Schools I have no doubt that divesting would draw more of the best and brightest students to our Environmental Science and Sustainability major

In summary, divestment is a critical issue to consider, but as a trustee, I need to hear better arguments before I can take a position

Comm en t of the day

“Grades in the sciences are probably a lot less deflated than you realize. In the intro classes the ones you must take to apply to medical school nearly a third of students can get in the A range It’s not hard to do well in those classes, and so they tend to ‘weed out’ only the people who aren’t serious enough about medical school ” disqus ysYU6llh4b

Re: OH | Grade Inflation at Cornell, Opinion published March 3, 2014

Jacob Glick | Glickin’ It

W hy The Sun S houldn’t Care

About Jan Brewer’s Veto

Co l l e g e n e w s p apers are, by definition, at least a tad self-impor tant Not e ve n t h e b e s t c a m p u s

p u b l i c a t i o n s c a n c ove r

a n y t h i n g ( e xc e p t , p e r -

h a p s , f o r f r a t e r n i t y

c r i s e s a n d h o c k e y games) at a level commensurate with national, “ grown-up ” publications That should not stop campus commentators myself included from weighing in on b r o a d e r i s s u e s , n o r should it stop ne ws edi-

t o r s f r o m t a c k l i n g moments of global or n a t i o n a l i m p o r t a n c e But there are moments when a healthy, journalistic desire to add colleg i a t e s p i n t o a “ r e a l world” issue is not only unnecessar y, but also a p o t e n t i a l d i s t o r t i o n of our campus discourse

Ta k e , f o r i n -

s t a n c e , T h e Su n ’ s recent article on students’ opposition to t h e A r i z o n a ’ s SB1062, which was vetoed last week by Republican Gov Jan Brewer The bill

w i d e l y d e n o u n c e d b y

D e m o c r a t s a n d e s t a blishment GOP-ers such as Senator John McCain ( R - A r i z ) a n d f o r m e r Gov Mitt Romney (RMass ) would have allowed for businesses to defend themselves from anti-discrimination lawsuits by invoking a right to religious liber ty In s i m p l e r t e r m s , u l t r aC h r i s t i a n s t o r e - ow n e r s could refuse gay and lesbian customers because Leviticus tells them they can By wrapping smallminded hatred in a big o l ’ A m e r i c a n f l a g , Arizona’s extreme right

a t t e m p t e d t o l u re t h e

c i t i z e n s o f t h e Gr a n d Canyon State back into the Jim Crow Era Even Bre wer who rose to national prominence by

p a s s i n g a d r a c o n i a n immigration law and by b e r a t i n g Pre s i d e n t Obama during a tarmac meet-and-greet saw this She said that she w a s v e t o i n g S B 1 0 6 2 because “nondiscrimination” is a core Arizonan and American value Kudos to the govern o r f o r b u c k i n g t h e insane wing of her par ty, but let’s not kid ourselves: this bill is one of t h e l a s t , p u t r e f y i n g breaths of the anti-gay m o v e m e n t W h i l e i t may stink, it’s not too hard for a major politic i a n t o i g n o re W h e n Bre wer ’ s page in the histor y books is written, she knows that this veto will only be a boon to her It was no profile in courage

If our generation is ready to discrimination based on sexu as much of a non-issue as d nation based on race or gend we should take a collective sigh of relief and move on

Why, then, did The Sun make a front-page issue of students’ widespread opposition to the bill? It seems at first a h a r m l e s s , w e l l - w r i t t e n a r t i c l e t h a t r e c o u n t s m a n y o f t h e b o y c o t t t h r e a t s m a d e a g a i n s t Arizona by the likes of The National Football League, Apple and Intel The inser tion of quotes from leaders of both the Cornell Democrats and the Cornell Republicans t h e Pr e s i d e n t o f w h o m r i g h t f u l l y s a i d t h a t t h e v e t o e d b i l l “evoked feelings of preC i v i l R i g h t s s e g r e g ation” makes the ar tic l e u n a b a s h e d l y s e l fcongratulator y, reminding Cornellians just how s o c i a l l y p ro g re s s i ve we are But, by no fault of

t h e a u t h o r, t h e r e i s something more sinister at work

The fact that such an ar ticle was presented to the student body as a n e w s w o r t h y s t a t e m e n t of fact elevates the status of a bigoted proposal by placing it at the center of a tr umped-up campus debate There are is l i t t l e c h a n c e t h a t t h e leaders of the Cornell Republicans having recently hosted a talk by f o r m e r S e n a t o r S c o t t B r o w n ( R - M a s s ) i n which he tripped over himself tr ying to prove a record of bipar tisanship would come out in favor of such a shockingly regressive proposal Their personal disapproval of a half-dozen p o l i t i c a l l y e n g a g e d

Cornellians does not at all prove that “Cornell students” largely oppose S B 1 0 6 2 O n e w o u l d need an opinion poll to demonstrate that I do n o t d o u b t , h o w e v e r, that the vast majority of o u r g e n e r a t i o n d o e s o p p o s e t h e b i l l ; Therefore, it is dangerous for The Sun to treat it as if it were the center o f a g e n u i n e c a m p u s d i s c o u r s e If T h e Su n cannot find anyone on campus arguing to the contrar y, perhaps it is not wor th an ar ticle at all

There has been no i n k l i n g o f c a m p u s d e b a t e ov e r t h e v e t o , a s i d e

m

g e n e r a l Fa c e b o o k o u t c r y f o r Bre wer to veto it The lip ser vice paid in the

g i o u s f r e e d o m a n d n o n d i s c r i m i n a t i o n

already been discredited by a wide spectr um of our society, and there is no reason to believe that Cornellians feel any different The Sun’s coverage was thus reduced to series of vignettes concerning a fe w students w h o u n a n i m o u s l y opposed the bill If our generation is ready to say that discrimination based on sexuality is as much a non-issue as disc r i m i n a t i o n b a s e d o n race or gender, then we should take a collective sigh of relief and move o n L e t t h

h a

e d i e without fanfare or concocted debate I know that there is a robust role for The Sun when it comes to coveri n

yond Cayuga’s Waters L

f par ticipated in a spirited debate over the merits of an academic boycott of Israel But that debate was spirited; it

columnists and letters

with

flurr

of activity

student groups It was the Sun’s duty to facilitate that debate From my vantage point, however, SB1062 is a nonissue, a defeat aver ted

gained The underlying

been settled long ago, and made contentious only if coaxed into contention Next time, we ’ re better off with another ar ticle about prefrosh

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

86th Academy Awards: The Paper Plate Round

GETTING WHAT IT DESERVED

AMERICAN HUSTLE

Apart from Leo’s consistent inability to charm the Oscars, the awards from the 2014 Oscars were surprisingly well chosen In fact, my faith in the Oscars has been restored after seeing how American Hustle was treated last night, in that it wasn t Don t get me wrong: the performances of the actors were great in that film; great but not spectacular American Hustle came into the Oscars like that little girl who shows up on the first day of Kindergarten in a pressed dress answering every question that the teacher asks Secretly, of course, the teacher hates that she is trying so hard but you can ’ t be mean to a Kindergartener, that’s just like immoral or something American Hustle tried so hard and spent so much of film bouncing on its chair yelling “Me Me Hey Oscars look at me!” that they sacrificed a great deal of real storytelling potential It wasn ’ t a bad film, it just wasn ’ t Oscar-worthy, and for once the Oscars seemed to understand that And, even without a win, Jennifer Lawrence still managed to trip, this time on the red carpet So I say it s a win-win, films that actually took the time to tell their story and craft powerful characters took home Oscars and everyone else took home pizza

Marissa

Tranquilli

CONTROVERSIAL BUT CHARMING ACCEPTANCE SPEECHES

Cate Blanchett thanked Woody Allen Whatever you believe about Woody’s snarled and distressing family life (and whether or not you think it s relevant to his life as an artist), Cate has to thank her writer/director for the opportunity to play Jasmine Woody has written/directed 18 actors to Oscar nominations You would have to be an ingrate to ignore his impact, especially in the lexicon of women ’ s film roles as Cate said, The world is round, people!” Matthew McConaughey’s self-referential, self-loving, self-congratulatory speech: C’mon, you don’t get to be This Guy without Those Qualities Bottom line he was charming as always Alright alright, alright? Allison Andersen, Cinemapolis Board of Directors

BEST WAY TO EXPERIENCE THE OSCARS AT CINEMAPOLIS

The Best Way to Experience The Oscars: in a crowded movie theatre with strangers They might be the biggest night of American television for women and gay men, but this year I realized the Oscars aren ’ t made for the small screen Watching them at home, even with friends and snacks and drinks at the ready, still can ’ t keep Hollywood's prom from feeling over-long and dissipating, a forced march to that Best Picture envelope But Cinemapolis Ithaca’s nonprofit art house, hosted a simulcast of them on four screens of the theatre to a 150-person crowd, and suddenly, the Oscars made sense again One theatre was supposedly the Loud Room, and the other Quiet, but as far as I could tell, everybody wanted into the former and behaved like the latter Jared s speech, in closeup, made us all reconsider his skill and our hair-conditioner Cate towered, Sandy beemed, and Harrison looked baked, all wonderfully larger than life The stage, even with that regiment of plastic Oscars, seemed imposing and scintillating, made all the more alluring by Ellen's brisk, get-out-of-the-way hosting People naturally clapped when Darlene Love belted her joy, when Lupita took her win with such grace it felt like we were in an extension of the real place Somebody in the row in front shared The Most Tweeted Pic Ever, and then so did we Prof Austin Bunn, performing and media arts

TWENTY FEET FROM AN OSCAR THE ACT OF KILLING

The Oscars nominated four pretty good documentaries this year that are all worth your time: Dirty Wars The Square Cutie and the Boxer and 20 Feet from Stardom I watched them on Netflix or Amazon streaming, found them all gripping and even moving, and have not thought of them much since Then there is The Act of Killing, an exposé of the under-taught mid-’60s anti-communist purge in Indonesia, the corrupt government that continues to promote it and the mass murderers who enjoy impunity, and even celebrity status, today Director Joshua Oppenheimer does not make a point about this perplexing, heinous situation so much as immerse us in it, with all its paradoxes, moral dilemmas and surreal flights of fancy The Act of Killing joins Shoah, The Thin Blue Line, Grizzly Man and every Frederick Wiseman film as yet another monumental and challenging documentary to leave the Oscars empty-handed Actually those films were not even nominated so perhaps we should be happy The Act of Killing got to join the party To quote executive producer Werner Herzog from his recent reddit AMA, The Act of Killing will last for decades ” It would have bettered the Academy for them to recognize it, and not the other way around Zach Zahos

GET OFF MY STAGE! PRESENTER, HARRISON FORD

I knew the moment I heard the opening bars of the Indiana Jones theme that I was about to experience my favorite part of the Oscars telecast Harrison Ford is my favorite celebrity curmudgeon (sorr y, Tommy Lee Jones, you ’ re my number two), and he instantly brightens any awards program with his apathy, general malaise and stoned expression Harr y gave the most insincere, no-bullshit reading of a teleprompter I’ve ever seen when presenting some nominations for Best Picture, then ate some of Ellen’s pizza and interrupted her to ask for napkins I absolutely loved ever y moment of it Drunk, high or recently thawed from carbonite, Harrison s behavior needed no excuse Sean Doolittle

DICTIONARY DEFINITION OF “SNUBBED” LEONARDO DICAPRIO

While Lupita N’yongo was celebrating her win with some Nerds Rope and Matthew McConaughey was knocking back at least a 30-rack of Miller Lite, Leonardo DiCaprio was, I assume, fleeing to Cleveland à la Tracy Jordan It’s the conspiracy that’s on everyone s minds! Someone out there has control of the Academy and they will never let Leo win an Oscar Ever Many of Leo’s best performances have been in paranoid roles (The Departed, Shutter Island J Edgar) but it is obvious now that none of that is acting he’s just very fucking scared all of the time “The other night I thought I was having a fucking heart attack I puked in a trash barrel on the way over here I haven t slept for fucking weeks Billy Costigan in The Departed, or DiCaprio on the Red Carpet? His performance in The Wolf of Wall Street was so impossibly, inhumanly good (those crazed quaalude long takes are nearly unbelievable), it’s ludicrous to imagine that the Academy could demand anything more short of becoming a literal shapeshifter or a sorcerer capable of Polyjuice potions While it is a fine line between observant and John Nash, you can be paranoid and still be right (The Truman Show is now the namesake of an incredibly specific form of schizophrenia, but originally, Jim Carrey was RIGHT)

This just in: DiCaprio’s house is abandoned and the porch is covered with cards that say “Hope you enjoyed the 20th Anniversary of Gilbert Grape, ” in letters cut out of magazines Kaitlyn Tiffany

The Academy Awards the Christmas of the Arts & Entertainment Section have now officially come and gone The gowns and the speeches, the teleprompter fumbles and the George Clooney gets tail jokes, the deplorable snubs and inspiring wins, the hashtags and the red carpet faceplants, the Jennifer Lawrence gifs and the pizza (?) are packed away in storage for another year Here

The Cornell Daily Sun Arts writers and Ithaca area movie-lovers weigh in on this year ’ s broadcast and dole out some summer-campstyle paper plate awards

BEST LIVE-TWEET NORM MACDONALD

Norm Macdonald isn t called Normstradamus for nothing

The comedian/possible psychic live-tweeted the Oscars with his usual sarcasm and scarily-accurate predictions

MVP Tweets: “Gravity wins another and I rise from my chair

But then fall back upon it Oh, I was hoping the pizza bit would return but I dared not say it aloud ”

“Well, it’s been quite a night No matter who has hoisted gold tonight, I like to think that we were all losers this evening ” Sean Doolittle

SHTICK THAT DOESN’T CLICK HOST, ELLEN DEGENERES

Yes, I’ll admit it: I’m not the biggest fan of Ellen DeGeneres In fact, I may be one of the only human beings not charmed by her impromptu boogying and dry sense of humor Moving into the Oscars, I had my reservations about the comedienne taking the reins as host As one of the few (the only?) people who actually enjoyed Seth MacFarlane’s over-the-top, show-stopping performances last year I anticipated Ellen’s performance would be reserved and understated, thanks in part to the knee-jerk reactions toward last year s show And that s pretty much what we got Perhaps this choice was a bit of an over-correction Ellen chose to make the actors the stars of the telecast, taking a backseat in bits that mostly relied on the celebrities for laughs The sketches were mostly awkward and contrived, stretching on for far too long and overstaying their welcome I mean, come on, what was the punchline to the pizza joke? Watching Harrison Ford eat a slice of pizza may have changed my life, but it wasn t exactly funny Aside from one particularly cynical and pointed joke "Possibility number one, 12 Years a Slave wins best picture Possibility two: you ’ re all racists " Ellen was a very low-key host who probably won ’ t be remembered for much aside from the fact that she literally broke Twitter with the most outrageous celebrity group selfie ever taken, retweeted a record-breaking three million times as of this writing So there’s that

Sean Doolittle

LONG TIME COMING HER (BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY)

Jonze’s high-concept Her script was so exquisite, the man had it coming a long time He’s a ridiculously talented dude Starting with television: Jackass, anyone? That’s right, the maker of the effervescent Her also had a hand in making Bad Grandpa Music videos? Please He’s the undisputed king, outside of perhaps David Fincher and some other talented music-video-directors-turned-auteurs But even in that category, I think Jonze still sits at the top If you don’t believe me, go watch the “Sabotage” music video right now it is one of the best four minute movies I’ve ever seen in my life And, just so you know, Jonze even popped up in The Wolf of Wall Street Remember the guy with the stache who runs the boiler room where Jordan Belfort first learns how to sell pink sheets? Jonze There’s also Being John Malkovich, Adaptation and Where the Wild Things Are rounding out his resumé the Academy has decided to recognize one of the hippest artists of our generation, for his best work yet

Mark DiStefano

BY MADELINE SALINAS Sun Staff Writer

The Herbert F Johnson Museum takes a proactive lens to its earth-art project with Food-Water-Life/Lucy+Jorge Orta The French couple assemble aim to address food and water scarcity around the world in the form of sculptural interpretations of water treatment equipment, cooking appliances and drop parachutes along with their plans Chronicling an inspiring campaign, the exhibition is an excellent account of the work of the artists around the globe if not a comprehensive collection of artwork

Many of the sculptures in the exhibit served dual functions as cooking appliances or water treatment devices, and their awkward fragility strays so far from utilitarianism that they ultimately fail as functional solutions to the problems addressed Moreover, I question whether the efforts made to incorporate functionality have sacrificed the creative integrity of the pieces Aesthetically, the materials used in constructing the sculpture steel appliances, glass bottles, plastic tubes and primary-colored gloves cross a line of unity and are ultimately repetitive, blending one work into the next In distracting groupings of three or more sculptures in a single corner, the overall effect is

cohesive, but could have been more powerful in selective restraint

The exhibition’s platform strives to explore issues spanning biodiversity, environmental conditions, climate change and exchange among peoples, but the repetitive and briefly-supported works in the exhibit fall short of comprehensively tackling such a broad range of issues Quotations from influentials such as Bob Marley, Nelson Mandela and Mikhail Gorbachev scattered on the walls of the exhibition space are used to emphasize the universality of water and food scarcity The quotations are inspirational and tangentially related to the exhibition, but they seem to function mostly just to break up groups of equipment and their accompanying sketches on the walls

A video screened in the back of the exhibition space especially points to the exhibit’s weakness in riding the line between activism and artistry The multimedia work was filmed on site of the couple’s 2007 Antarctic village expedition The film juxtaposes wide and close still shots of the polar landscape and the couple’s campsite, of hand-constructed tents from flags of various nations One brief clip shows an anonymous group of campers trekking through the snow with their equipment Images exclusively of the team challenge viewers to envision the communities and individuals impacted by the expedition

The video’s only sound of flags whipping in the harsh wind echoes throughout the exhibition space and complements the drop parachute sculptures The sound also helps to incorporate visitors into the artists’ active pursuits in tackling water shortages As tangible mementos of their projects, a tricycle water transport vehicle, loaded with glass bottles, helps make viewers feel closer to the physical scene of rural outreach

A series of originally designed plates from 70 x 7 The Meal, a series of meals organized to open a dialogue on food scarcity between people of different cultures, showcases the artists’ creativity and is perhaps the most effective in engaging viewers Circled with lists of vegetables, whimsical illustrations of fruits and an ambulance, the plates were certainly a thought-stimulating aspect of the ritual and truly do their work to enhance the story Specifically, a depiction of grapes on a diffusing vine,

Cvaguely representative of a vascular anatomy, powerfully communicated the fundamental role of nourishment and the urgency of addressing food scarcity

Food-Water-Life/Lucy+Jorge Orta is an interpretive narrative of the couple’s activism, but independently fails to impart its intended call to action or achieve exceptional visual intrigue

As a narrative of the couple’s campaign, I think that the exhibition could be enhanced by a glimpse at the villages that have benefitted As an art exhibition, the couple could have embellished upon the utilitarian components of their efforts

However, the exhibition is ultimately on the fence between acting as a creative expression of human rights and serving as a scientific plan for effective solutions to food and water scarcity

Madeline Salinas is a sophomore in the College of Agriulture and Life Sciences She can be reached at msalinas@cornellsun com

Chipot-lies: Farmed and Dangerous

hipotle, ever yones favorite burrito place, has largely built its brand around emphasizing “Food With Integrity ” For Chipotle, this includes locally-sourced, antibiotic and synthetic hormone free food While I personally do not care about such things, I understand that Chipotle is attempting to distinguish its offering My concerns with Chipotle arise when it attempts to inject its corporate message into “ enter tainment,” slandering farmers and large-scale agriculture while misleading consumers Such is the

c a s e w i t h Fa r m e d a n d D a n g e r o u s , a C h i p o t l e p r o d u c e d s a t i r i c a l m i n i s e r i e s airing on Hulu

Farmed and Dangerous stars Ray Wise as a public relations exper t who, along with his daughter (Kar ynn Moore), is attempting to stop an idyllic farmer ( John Sloan) from exposing Animoil, a compa-

n y t h a t i s t r y i n g t o m a r k e t a p e t r o l e u m pellet to feed cows the pellet has some side effects, such as making cows explode when a cell phone call occurs

As the plot proceeds, the dialogue mixes in satire concerning U S food production with

Chipotle organization tr uly believe in their message, it is never lost that the

Watching any show so aggressively sponsored by a single company is going to feel more than a little slimy

This is all worsened by the disrespect Chipotle reser ves for those who grow the food and make the innovations that allow us to feed a growing population on a decreasing land base As both a biological engineer and the son of dair y farmer (I gre w up on my family’s 400 cow dair y in Western Ne w York), I am extremely disappointed by the ignorance perpetuated by Far med and Dangerous Chipotle is using satire in place of real information, blending fact with fiction and effectively constr ucting a straw man argument to

l o w e s t c o m m o n d e n o m i n a t o r s i t c o m

humor It is not awful, but it is also not especially funny

In vie wing Far med and Dangerous, you are uniquely conscious that what you are watching is essentially an extended ad, made in order to build an emotional connection between consumer and organization Chipotle, as a private company (it spun off from McDonalds in 2006) is o b v i o u s l y u l t i m a t e l y

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defend themselves It is a cheap and underhanded means of framing an argument by manipulation

The only actual farmer featured in the show is John Sloan’s character, Chip C h i p i s p r e s i d e n t o f t h

i c t i o n a l “Sustainable Family Farming Association” which is in conflict with Wise’s public relations company In attempting to pit large farms versus family farms, the show ignores that they are often one and the

same (97 percent of American farms are family-owned) It also references subsidized, government-dependent corporate farms While subsidies exist, they exist as a safety net to ensure the sur vival of f a r m s ,

extremely low prices

Most upsetting though are the allus i o n s t o l a r g e f a r m s n o t c a r i n g about their anima

o r t h e c o n s u m e r First, the econom

i c s d e b u n k t h a c l a i m a n i m comfor t and a qua ty product are esse

t i a l a s p e c t s o f a p ro f i t a b l e o p e r a t i Mo s t i m p o r t a t h o u g h , a n y o n e raises animals doe because they love mals and take pri making a healthy, ficial product Th ers aim to be profi t h e e c o n o m i c s scale should not be frowned upon

Fa r m e d a n d

D a n g e r o u s f u rt h e r d e m o n -

rBST is a synthetically manufactured version of a naturally occurring hormone and has been cer tified as safe by the Food a n d D r u g A d m

Institutes of Health and World Health Organization It increases the efficiency of milk production, decreasing environmental costs and increasing dair y product

strates a gross misunderstanding of the science behind agriculture For example it s m e a r s g e n e t i c a l l y m o d i f i e d o r g a n i s m s (GMOs) “GMO cows ” (which only exist in a lab) and GMO crops, but fails to discuss the benefits of these engineered plants GMO crops are more resilient, increase yield and have been deemed safe by a variety of independent organizations and hundreds of researchers The show also references rBST as “synthetic hormones ” that are harming milk drinkers

be presenting a case or increasing rBST

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hope that Cornell students take the initiative to independently inves-

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nsuring that billions ly and continues to

leading resource for agriculture

aspect of feeding a population where 98 percent of people are removed from agriculture Farmed and Dangerous’ advocacy for natural foods in the name of Chipotle is an unsustainable, unnecessar y and privileged view of eating

Calvin Patten is a junior in the Colleges of Agriculture and Life Sciences He can be reached at cpatten@cornellsun com Guest Room appears ever y Tuesday

CENTRAL COLLEGETOWN

T h om a s Jo in s Ido l s

C O O P E R S TOW N , N Y

(AP) The first time Frank

T h o m a s v i s i t e d t h e Na t i o n a l

B a s e b a l l H a l l o f Fa m e a n d Museum, he felt out of place

“I looked around it was m y f i r s t f u l l ye a r i n t h e b i g leagues and said, ‘I really don’t belong here yet, ’” Thomas recalled Monday of that visit in 1991

“I want to make sure when I come back here I deser ve to be here I had high expectations in my career, ” he said

All these years later, the man

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b e l o n g s T h e 6 - f o o t - 5 , 2 4 0 -

pound former slugger received 83 7 percent of the vote from members of the Baseball Writers’ Association of America and will j o i n Gr e g M a d d u x a n d To m Glavine as players inducted into the Hall this summer

“It was a big dream It (still) hasn’t sunk in yet I just feel ver y, ver y blessed in this moment in time,” Thomas said “ You never take anything for granted This is the top one percent in all of baseball that gets into the Hall As a kid, the big dream is to be a professional, but to make it to the Hall of Fame, I mean, come on ” “ You have to pinch yourself I ’ m v e r y f o r t u n a t e , e s p e c i a l l y first ballot You’re not prepared for this until it happens ”

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Russa, Bobby Cox and Joe Torre were also elected and will be inducted in July

“It doesn’t get any better,” Thomas said “I had a lot of battles with these guys They shut me down at times, but to go into t h e Ha l l o f Fa m e w i t h t h e s e guys, I’m really honored I’m proud of ever y guy that’s in the Hall of Fame because I know how hard it is to get here I’m blessed to be par t of the Mount Rushmore of baseball I’m ecstatic ” Thomas’s whirlwind of a year continued on the heels of his i n d u c t i o n i n t o t h e G e o r g i a Spor ts Hall of Fame He toured the Hall of Fame on Monday as par t of his pre-induction indoctrination and was beaming after wielding one of Babe Ruth’s bats and seeing the impressive collection of ar tifacts stored away

“Babe was a smar t hitter, and I see why I got a complete histor y lesson today about the game of baseball I’m proud I came, ” said Thomas, who idolized both Ruth and Hank Aaron because they hit for power and average “I was amazed to see exhibits w i t h 1 0 0 - y

- o l d u n i f o r m s , gloves, spikes I can ’ t believe they keep those things It’s just amazing ” Thomas followed his idols, to be sure

Family Rules Mushing

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP)

Don’t get Dallas and Mitch Seavey wrong They love each other, even though they might not say it in so many words But they’re also fierce competitors, more than happy to pass each other on the nearly 1,000 mile Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race to be the first to reach Nome

The then-25-year-old Dallas became the race ’ s youngest winner in 2012, only to be replaced by his dad, Mitch, who at age 53 became the Iditarod’s oldest winner last year While they play out their rivalry, they might need to look behind another shoulder as Dallas’ younger brother, Conway, establishes himself in the sport

“We’ve certainly got a legacy ” M i t c h S e a v e y

The Seaveys shy away from the term “mushing dynasty,” but Mitch Seavey, who also won in 2004 acknowledges, “ we sure mush a lot ”

“We got a couple of good-sized, serious kennels banging away at it,” Mitch Seavey said “You’re bound to get your share” of championships

You can count three for the family in the first 41 editions of the Iditarod

Mitch’s father, Dan, helped organize the first Iditarod in 1973 and finished third that year

When Dallas won the race two years ago, all three men were on the trail Dan Seavey that year, at age 74, ran his fifth Iditarod to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Iditarod Trail, and his trip to Nome was sponsored by the Iditarod Historic Trail Alliance

“We’ve certainly got a legacy that dad handed down to us, and then myself on to Dallas and

beyond,” Mitch Seavey said “We’ve learned a lot and hopefully we ’ ve helped each other as we go along ” This year ’ s Iditarod star ted Sunday in Willow, and will finish sometime early next week in Nome, on Alaska’s western coast In the early going, four-time champion Martin Buser was the first to leave the Rohn checkpoint Monday The jockeying for the lead remains fluid until mushers began taking a mandatory 24 hour layover and two eight-hour rests Besides Mitch and Dallas, there is another Seavey in this year ’ s race, Dallas’ older brother, Danny, 31 He jokingly told Anchorage television station KTVA during the ceremonial star t Saturday that if he were to finish ahead of either Mitch or Dallas, Plan A for both of those men went horribly wrong

Both Danny and Mitch live in Seward on the Kenai Peninsula Dallas has his kennel about 150 miles north, in Willow, where he admits he has little contact with the outside world and doesn’t own a television

“I don’t leave my training compound if I can help it,” said Dallas “If I leave, it’s by dog team, not by vehicle ”

When asked if the Seaveys are the first family of mushing, he told a reporter, “I’ll leave that to your type ”

But five family members, including another son, Tyrell, have raced in the Iditarod, and they're not done yet

Another of Mitch’s sons, 17year-old Conway, last month won the Junior Iditarod, adding to his title from 2012 And he’ll be eligible for the full Iditarod next year

Top-Ranked UConn

D efeat s Lo ui sv ille

LOUISVILLE, Ky (AP)

Ev e n i n a n e w l e a g u e , Connecticut doesn’t believe in sharing the wealth

T h e t o p - r a n k e d Hu s k i e s showed that in squashing No 3 Louisville’s quest to forge a tie in

t h e A m e r i c a n A t h l e t i c Conference by over whelming the

C a rd i n a l s o n t h e b o a rd s a n d other areas

Leading the way was sophomore for ward Breanna Stewart, whose 22 points and 14 rebounds led UConn to a 68-48 victor y Monday night that helped the Huskies complete an unbeaten regular season The win was the Huskies’ 37th straight the third longest streak in school histor y K a l e e n a Mo s q u e d a - L e w i s added 13 points and 10 boards

f o r t h e Hu s k i e s ( 3 1 - 0 , 1 8 - 0 A AC ) , w h o o u t re b o u n d e d Louisville (28-3, 16-2) 47-30 and outran the Cardinals to add the inaugural league title to their collection of Big East trophies The defending NCAA champions also beat the Cardinals for the 14th straight time

While Huskies coach Geno

Au r i e m m a h a s s t re s s e d t a k i n g nothing for granted with the possibility of facing Louisville again in this week’s conference tournament, he also told his players to s a v o r t h e i r l a t e s t m i l e

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h 1 0 w i n s ov e r ranked schools this season

“It’s something to be proud of,” Auriemma said “ We don’t talk about it ver y often We don’t stand on a podium and shout ‘ We’re g re a t ’ Bu t we ’ ve d o n e some really great things this past year and sometimes we need to step back and take a look at it ”

Champions

Like last month’s meeting in Storrs, Conn , UConn turned a small run into big momentum ending with another decisive victor y This time, it was an 11-0 first-half spurt for a 32-22 lead that eventually grew to 22 in the second half

The Huskies ended up snapping Louisville’s five-game win-

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including guard Shoni Schimmel, who scored nine points before a school record crowd of 22,163

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Cardinals would eventually “ get ” UConn, but they shot just 38 percent (20 of 53), making just 11 shots after starting 9 of 12 from the field

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, Stewart said, “she said she was going to get us but we just won the conference If we see them in t h e c o

, which we might, I think it’s going to be a difficult game again But I’m glad I play on this team ” UConn wasn ’ t much better at 40 percent (26 of 65 from the field), but owned many areas en route to its 37th straight win the third longest winning streak in school histor y The Huskies scored 18 points off 16 Cardinals turnovers, outscored them 15-2 on second-chance baskets and made 7 of 22 3-pointers

Senior guard Tia Gibbs scored 16 points and junior for ward Sara H a m m o n d 1 2 f o r L o u i s v i l l e , which made just 4 of 15 from behind the three-point arc The Cardinals had hoped to be better the second time around, but just c o u l d n ’ t k e e p u p w i t h t h e Huskies’ pace or rebounding after the early moments

James Soars in 61 Point Performance

MIAMI (AP)

Best player Best game of his career

LeBron James clearly isn’t ready to concede his MVP award to anyone yet

Dazzling from inside and out, James put on the best scoring show of his NBA life on Monday night, pouring in 61 points a career high and a franchise record as the Miami Heat beat the Charlotte Bobcats 124-107 It was the eighth straight win for the two-time defending champions, who are star ting to roll as the playoffs get near

James made 22 of 33 shots from the field, including his first eight three-point attempts, on the way to his historic night

“ The man above has given me some unbelievable abilities to play the game of basketball,” James said “I just tr y to take advantage of it ever y night I got the tr ust of my teammates and my coaching staff to go in there and let it go ”

His career best had been 56 points, on March 20, 2005, for Cleveland against Toronto Glen Rice scored 56 to set the Heat record on April 15, 1995, against Orlando

James had 24 points at halftime, then added 25 in the third quar ter The record-breaker came with 5:46 left, when James spun through three defenders for a layup that fell as he tumbled to the cour t

“ There was an efficiency to what he was doing,” Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said “ The rim looked like an ocean for him ”

Spoelstra walked into his postgame ne ws conference with a confession: He nearly took James out after the third quar ter

Good thing he thought better of that plan

“He was in a great groove, obviously,” Spoelstra said Al Jefferson scored 38 points and grabbed 19 rebounds for the Bobcats, his huge night merely an after thought

This was all about LeBron

He was hitting from ever ywhere, even a pull-up 3-pointer from about 30 feet Spoelstra joked it was from 40 late in the third quar ter, as the crowd roared and the Heat bench jumped with joy “ Yeah, that was a designed play,” Spoelstra deadpanned “ We’ve been working on that one for a while ”

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The Flames, buried in the Western Conference Playoff race, could make some moves this week

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Men Drop Match To UVA; Late Surge Earns Women Win

By ELANI COHEN Sun Staff Writer

The polo teams split this weekend’s matches against top rival the University of Virginia While the men ’ s team lost to the Cavaliers, 23-11, the women ’ s team won, 17-16, after a strong second-half effort sent the closely contested game into a shootout

Although the men dropped the match against UVA for the second time this season, the team put up a strong effort throughout the game Senior captain Nik Feldman, junior Hakan Karabey subbing for Nick Stieg and freshman Ignacio Masias started out the match for the Red The Cavaliers earned a three-goal lead in the first few minutes of the first chukker, but couldn’t hold the Red back from scoring a quick three goals in a row The teams went into the second chukker with an overall score of 5-3 in Virginia’s favor Both teams showed their aggressive sides with back-and-forth play throughout the second chukker

At half, the Cavaliers were in the lead with a score of 107 Though Cornell gave its best efforts throughout the third and fourth chukker, the Red was unable to overcome the Cavaliers’ lead Feldman scored five goals throughout the match while Masias had four This loss secured Cornell as the number three team in the country, right behind Virginia

“The loss was very frustrating It’s not anything we will shrug off easily,” Feldman said “We’re coming back to practice more determined than ever to improve our play ”

Senior Kailey Eldredge and sophomores Anna Winslow

and Devin Cox started out the match for the women ’ s team

The Cavaliers opened the game with a 4-0 lead and continued to pressure the Red The first chukker ended 7-1 in UVA’s favor, but the Red regrouped for the second chukker

The Red quickly scored four goals in the first few minutes of the second chukker, but couldn’t hold the Cavaliers back from scoring another three The teams went into the second half with an overall UVA lead of 10-5

As the third chukker started, Cornell stepped up its game and scored an impressive five goals in a row The score was a close 11-10 in UVA’s favor at the chukker break for the horse rest The Cavaliers extended its lead after the break with another three goals Throughout the fourth chukker Virginia maintained its lead, until Cornell struck back with a three-goal run to hand the Red its first lead of the match

The Cavaliers bounced back with a late penalty goal to tie the game and force the game into a shootout Cornell

C.U. Rebounds From Friday’s Loss

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“We really focused on our transition defense and post defense ”

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Joel Cooper can be reached at jcooper@cornellsun com

outscored the University of Virginia, 2-1, in the shootout, handing the Red the final 17-16 victory Winslow tallied nine goals, while Eldredge recorded five and Cox scored two

The women ’ s team is back in action on March 7, while the men ’ s squad is playing next on March 8 both matches will be played at home Although the Red will not face the Cavaliers again in the regular season, the teams will likely face them in the postseason, and Feldman said the men ’ s team will be gearing up for a rematch

“We’ll have to absorb the loss and change aspects of our game if we ’ re going to beat them come April,” he said “Getting healthy is one step, but going back to the drawing board is what’s most important We’re determined to show that we are still the better team ”

Elani Cohen can be reached at ecohen@cornellsun com

Icers Defeat Princeton in Two

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well-orchestrated passing play, senior forward Jessica Campbell scored two consecutive goals to give Cornell the lead for good Both were tallied on creative passing plays, leaving Cornell with openings to score This was the first time that the Red came back to win after trailing to start the third period

According to Gagliardi, it was a encouraging sign to see the Red rally together and charge back for the win

“It was awesome to see the fight and the passion in the girls, they never gave up, and after the second period we were just ready to go for the third,” she said “It was really exciting how we battled back to win, and it was really great to finish the series in two games ”

The second game was not as down to the wire Princeton took an early onegoal lead, but Cornell stormed back with

three goals and never relinquished the lead for the remainder of the game

Cornell produced a stronger defensive effort in the second game, which allowed it to effectively protect the lead, Gagliardi said “I thought defensively we played better in the second game, ” she said “We kind of just limited their chances and and capitalized on the chances we got ”

According to Gagliardi, the Red’s thrilling come-from-behind victory on Friday gave the Red confidence and momentum heading into Saturday’s game, which helped fuel the win

“I think we were confident going into the first game too, but to know that we can battle back from a two goal deficit really gave us confidence that we could finish them off in game two, ” she said

Ben Horowitz can be reached at bhorowitz@cornellsun com

Red Puts Up Strong Performance

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Schupp were senior Sarah Wetter and freshman Elana Molotsky, who tied for fourth place with scores of 9 775 With an event score of 48 675, the bar lineup set a new season high While the Red managed to stay with Rutgers for the majority of the meet, the Red lost over two points to the Scarlet Knights on beam Senior Melanie Jorgensen was the best performer for the Red, scoring a 9 825 Jorgensen finished with the second-

best score, behind three Rutgers gymnasts who tied for first The next-best finisher for the Red was Starcevich, who earned a 9 650 for fifth place The Red finished the meet on the floor with a strong performance With three topfive finishers, the Red came close to meeting its season high on the event Lexi Schupp set the bar for the Red, scoring a 9 800 and finishing in second place Finishing right behind Schupp was senior Mackenzie Sato, who earned a third place spot with a 9 775 Molotsky

came in fifth place with a 9 725

Heading into the final stretch of the season, Wetter said the team is physically capable but still needs work to qualify for nationals “ With only a few meets left of the season, we already know that we can hit our routines,” she said “We need to keep the energy and confidence up in order to keep scoring higher to qualify to nationals ”

Tucker Maggio-Hucek can be reached at thucek@cornellsun com

Icers Slide Past Tigers, Advance To S e m i n a l s

By BEN HOROWITZ Sun Staff Writer

The women ’ s ice hockey team lost the Ivy League and ECAC regular season title when it lost to Quinnipiac and Princeton in its final two games of the regular season, so the team had a lot to prove in the ECAC quarterfinals against Princeton this weekend The Red came through w

n g bounce-back effor t,

best-of-three series In the first game, C

c i t i n the third period to win, 3-2 Saturday’s

c o n t e s t w a s m o re d

c i s i v e , w i t h t h e Red taking down the Tigers, 5-3 With the quarterfinal victor y in hand, the Red will move on to play Har vard in the ECAC Semifinals

Spor ts

According to senior defenseman Alyssa Gagliardi, the quarterfinal sweep gives the Red a boost of confidence heading into the next round

“ We play Har vard on Saturday and we ’ re really excited to be in the Semifinals,” she said “ We haven’t had too much success against them this season, but they haven’t seen our best game yet, so I think we ’ re a confident group going into that weekend ”

The first game against Princeton was tight throughout, but the Tigers took advantage of a two-man advantage in the second period to take the lead Princeton scored two goals during that power play just 25 seconds apart to grab the 2-0 lead

According to Gagliardi, the Red’s penalty kill struggles

Gymnast s Hit Seas on Hig h in Lo ss

By TUCKER MAGGIO-HUCEK Sun Staff Writer

Despite scoring a season-high 192 625, the gymnastics team fell to Rutgers at Teagle Gymnasium this weekend Rutgers scored a 195 825, also a season-high for t h e S c a r l e t K n i g h t s , w h o a re ranked eighth in the nation based on Ratings Percentage Index The Red finished the meet with eight top-five finishers and three second-place winners

“Our mindset going into this meet was just a lot better,” junior

Jessie Starcevich said “ We went into the meet with all our focus on ourselves, and we were committed to being the most enthusiastic team out there I think this was a big part of our success ” The Red began the day on the va u l t , a n e ve n t t h e t e a m h a s found success with this season

The vault lineup had one of its best scores of the season, but due to Rutgers’ high scores, the Red’s only top-five finisher was sophomore Sara Schupp Schupp hit her routine for a 9 775, while the next highest score came from fel-

low sophomore Alicia Bair, who received a 9 700, the sixth-best score The Red followed the vault with bars and continued to prod

s The five seniors and one freshman had their best performance of the season, and three gymnasts finished in top-five spots Senior c

highest scorer for the Red with a 9 800, good for third place on

should not affect the team moving for ward

“Obviously you don’t want to commit penalties and put yourself behind, and we thought that kind of killed our momentum because we were playing well until that point,” she said “But then they scored two quick ones I think they were both preventable goals on the penalty kill, and they made nice plays, but we definitely know that we can prevent those goals from being scored in the future ”

Cornell was determined to not go quietly, and it came back strongly in the third period After junior for ward Jillian Saulnier trimmed the lead to one by finishing off a

Splits Final Set

By JOEL COOPER Sun Staff Writer

over the Red Cornell started the game strongly, jumping out to an e a r l y 1 5 - p o i n t a d v a n t a g e So o n H a r v a rd

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to shut out the Red, holding Cornell scoreless for six consecutive minutes at one point

n Di Ma g n o p l a y e d t h e i r l a s t home regular season game for Cornell In Fr i d a y ’ s l o s s t o t h e Crimson, DiMagno reached 1 , 2 0 0 p o i n t s a n d 9 0 0 re b o u n d s i n h e r c a re e r t o b e c a m e t h e f i r s t C o r n e l l woman to do so DiMagno’s performance was not enough to steal the win for Cornell, however, as Har vard secured its second win of the season

heading into

, the Crimson continued its

half, scoring

u n a nswered points to push its lead to 20 with 7:29 to play The Red, however, did not give up, and embarked on a 16-0 run to make it a four-point game with 52 seconds left to play D

effort, Har vard managed to hold on to its lead in a tense last minute to secure its 70-66 victor y