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Cornell Suspends 3rd Fraternity in 4 Weeks

By NICHOLAS BOGEL-BURROUGHS City Editor

Cornell suspended the Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity on Friday, making the 100-yearold chapter the third fraternity suspended by the University in just over one month

“The Office of Sorority and Fraternity Life has announced that Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity has committed a serious violation of the University Recognition Policy and as of March 3, 2017 has been placed by Cornell on interim suspension status, ” Joseph A Burke, executive director of campus and community engagement, said in a statement posted online

Afghan Family Of 6 Arrives to Warm Welcome

By NICHOLAS BOGEL-BURROUGHS City Editor

An Afghan family of six arrived in It h

Immigrant Visa the first family resettled in Ithaca by Catholic Charities of Tompkins and Tioga since the charity received a grant from the U S Department of State

The immigration status of the family is different than families who have been classified as refugees, but they are resettled through refugee resettlement agencies like Catholic Charities with help from Ithaca Welcomes Refugees The special visa is given to families who have worked for or on behalf of the United States and who are facing “ an ongoing serious threat as a consequence of their

See WELCOME page 3

By JACOB RUBASHKIN Sun Associate Editor

It is an exciting time at The Sun Our beloved paper is finally,

The Office of Sorority and Fraternity Life suspended Lambda Chi Alpha on Feb 16 and Sigma Phi Epsilon on Feb 2 Pi Kappa Alpha like the other two fraternities on interim suspension is now forbidden from engaging in any activities other than operating its residence

The University withdrew its recognition of Pi Kappa Alpha in 2010 “due to its history of alcohol and hazing-related infractions

over several years, which culminated in a Jan 22, 2010, incident involving underage and high-risk d r i n k i n g , ” according to the Cornell C h r o n i c l e , which is managed by Cornell Media Relations

The sus-

pension was to last for four years, but the fraternity was provisionally reinstated in January 2013 after submitting a plan to the University

“This is an example of an ideal process, ” the former senior associate dean of students, Travis Apgar, told The Chronicle at the time “It sets Pi Kappa Alpha up to move forward with activities that pertain to the fraternity’s founding principles, which is what we ’ re asking all our fraternities and sororities to refocus on: living up to what, at their foundation, they say they are about ” Asked for comment on Friday, Interfraternity Council President Drew Lord ’18 pointed to his statement after the suspension of Lambda Chi Alpha, which said that Lord cannot comment on an active

By KATHERINE HEANEY Sun Staff Writer

truly entering the 21st century, and the 135th Editorial Board has the awesome (in both the b i b l i c a l a n d m o d e r n sense) responsibility of shepherding it through its transition Fo r t u n a t e l y, t h e n e we s t e d i t o r s h a ve proven themselves over t h e p a s t s i x we e k s

d r e s s e d m o r e g l o b a l issues of nutrition and hunger as we l l a s C o r n e l l’s i n n ova t i o n s i n resolving these issues

Jeannette Pérez-Rosselló, chair of the PCCW, explained that the PCCW r e p o r t s d i r e c t l y t o Pr e s i d e n t R a w l i n g s , a n d t h e president speaks to the group annually a tradition that began decades ago “ T h e P C C W s t a r t e d

2 7 y e a r s a g o u n d e r

President [Frank] Rhodes,” Pérez-Rosselló said “It was his idea, mainly to have a group of

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i c a ” Fu e l e d by Gorgers Subs, takeout Thai food and crippling addictions to hallucinations induced by

women that could be role models and mentors for students From there it kept evolving, towards fundraising and grants for student organizations ”

In his address, Rawlings said he is e x c i t e d t o w e l c o m e M a r t h a Po l l a c k , provost of University of Michigan, as the 14th president of the University in April Rawlings spoke about the new business school at Cornell, which he called a unique opportunity for hotel, Johnson and Dyson students He also said he is

sleep deprivation, The Sun’s editors are more than up for this crazy task W

: At the helm of The Sun is Sophia Deng ’19 (pronounced Sopp-HYah), our newly elected E

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Daybook

Architecture Career Forum 2017: Session One 9 a m - 6 p m , Sibley Hall

Clandestine Cattle and Community Forestry: Unraveling the Conservation Paradox in Guatemala’s Maya Biosphere Reserve 12:15 p m , 206 Stimson Hall

Emotion, Media and You: How Emotional Responses To Media Shape What We Think, Feel and Do 1:30 - 2:45 p m , 102 Mann Library

Climate Change Seminar: Rethinking Growth in Light Of Climate Change and Inequality 2:55 - 4:10 p m , B25 Warren Hall

Transform Spreadsheet Messes Into Useful Troves of Information 3:30 - 5 p m , Classroom, Uris Library

Perfectionism: Friend or Foe

4:30 - 5:30 p m , International Lounge, Willard Straight Hall

Study Abroad Fair 4:30 - 6 p m , Tatkon Center for First-Year Students

Tahrir Tales: Plays from the Egyptian Revolution Reading and Panel Discussion 4:45 p m , Film Forum, Schwartz Center for Performing Arts

Graduate and Professional Student Assembly 5:30 - 7 p m , Bache Auditorium, Malott Hall

The Long-Run Effects of Childhood Insurance Coverage: Medical Implementation, Adult Health and Labor Market Outcomes

Noon - 1 p.m., G87 Martha Van Rennselaer Hall

Performing La Mujer Nueva: Chicana Artists and Activists in the Movement Noon - 1 p m , 190 Rockefeller Hall

Blood in the Water: The Attica Prison Uprising of 1971 And Its Legacy 4:45 p m , 132 Goldwin Smith Hall

Rhodes and Marshall Scholarships Introduction 4:35 - 5:30 p m , 103 Barnes Hall

Rep. Reed to Hold Ithaca Town Hall

By DENA BEHAR Sun Staff Writer

Rep Tom Reed (R–N Y )

will hold a town hall meeting in Ithaca on Saturday, March 11, allowing Ithaca residents

t o d i s c u s s c u r re n t p o l i t i c a l issues with the ardent supporter of President Donald Trump “Engaging in a conversation with constituents about the issues facing our district is important,” Reed said in a press release “We continue to hold town hall meetings because I believe that having an open dialogue with my neighbors in New York’s 23rd district is the cornerstone of our democracy ”

Reed is among the top one percent in Congress for holding town hall meetings, having held 68 meetings since the beginning of his term in 2015, a c c o rd i n g t o T

Republicans have surpassed Democrats in holding town hall meetings

“Among the 50 members of Congress who have held the most in-person town hall meetings over the last two years, 39 are Republicans,” The Hill reported

In February, protesters conducted a sit-in at Reed’s Ithaca office for days demanding that the congressman speak to his constituents either in person or via video

“Throughout the days they were camped out, people brought the protesters food and took photos of themselves holding signs asking for Reed who was in Washington, D C to make an Ithaca appearance, ” The Ithaca Voice reported

The sit-in finally ended on Feb 16 when Reed showed up at his Ithaca office late at night and spoke with the protesters for over an hour before snapping pictures and shaking hands of those protesting him

Reed will be holding three other town hall meeti n g s o n

Pulteney, N Y The Ithaca town hall meeting will is scheduled for 8 a m at the Southside Community Center

PCCW Helps Link Successful Alumnae

excited to welcome Lynn Perry Wooten as the new dean of Dyson School Wooten is also coming to Cornell from the University of Michigan, where she is currently the senior associate dean for academic and student excellence

Rawlings additionally thanked Chuck Feeney ’56, the previously anonymous donor who gave the University $350 million to build Cornell Tech

“He has earned, in his life, 8 billion dollars,” Rawlings said “And he has given away 8 billion dollars ” Rawlings’ time as president, he said, has shown just how unique the Cornell community is, particularly how engaged students are in both their academics and their social community

“They get here, they work their

heads off,” Rawlings said of students “They double, triple major, join every group in the world, they have fun And there are very few schools in the world that can really say that ”

Keelin Abbott ’17, student liaison of the PCCW Steering Committee, joined to help facilitate the conversation between PCCW members and the student body

“These women are all extremely successful, and they love Cornell,” Abbott said “ That’s pretty much the best combination They raise money for Cornell by holding meetings and events all over the country, but this symposium really brings it back home for them ”

Linking alumnae to the current Cornell community is of key interest to the PCCW, and their symposium is an enriching means of accomplishing that goal by provid-

ing an opportunity for members to meet fellow alumnae, learn about current university programs, and revisit their alma mater

“We are building this connectivity across generations,” said PCCW member Heidi Grenek ’92 “This symposium is a great way to both reconnect and reenergize ourselves in our commitment to service for Cornell Women here are from all walks of life and different stages of their career, and have an opportunity for cross-generational sharing ”

“Women need a space with other women, to learn from them, network and find a support system, ” Pérez-Rosselló added “It is also important for students to know that their alumnae are here and behind them We want to help them in any way ”

Feeding America CEO: U.S. Hunger ‘Staggering’

By ANNE KIM Sun Contr butor

President’s Council of Cornell Women on Friday that the

nation can be summarized in one word: “scandalous ” Aviv examined the enormity of the problem of domestic food insecurity and the inability to ascertain when, where or

obtained

“The scope of [hunger] is frankly staggering,” Aviv said, “One in every eight people don’t get enough nutritious,

American households are food insecure ” Aviv contextualized food insecurity by sharing just a few of the stories of the 46 million

l s t h a t Fe e d i n g America the nation’s largest hunger-relief organization helps annually

For instance, Aviv relayed the story of Jennifer, who she said works 65 hours a week but still lives in the shadow of food insecurity due to the absence of livable wages

College campuses are not excluded from the endemic problem of food insecurity, Aviv said

“Crunch time often hits when students need to buy books, their prepaid monthly meal cards run out, or during academic breaks when dining halls are closed,” Aviv said “Often, at these times, students don’t know where their next meal will come from ”

While Aviv established that hunger has no single story, and that food-insecure individuals have no typical profile, she urged the audience to consider both the individual circ u m s t a n c e s a n d t h e b ro a d s o c i o e c o n o m i c c o n d i t i o n s that are conducive to food insecurity

For Aviv, the problem of food insecurity can also be related to an almost reckless attitude towards food, especially in the United States Food insecurity “is further c o m p o u n d e d by t h e t r a g i c paradox in America, and that

is that our country produces e n o u g h f o o d t o f e e d

world, and yet 40 percent of usable, consumable food ends up in landfills,” Aviv said Consequently, the scope of the problem of food insecurity in America is not only limited to food-insecure individuals, but also extended to businesses, corporations and ordinary Americans who partake in the habit of wastefulness

“ C a n we , p e o p l e l u c k y enough to live in one of the most prosperous nations on the planet, allow our neighbors to go hungry everyday?” Aviv asked

For Feeding America, the answer is a resounding “ no ” Aviv described how the organization has not only worked with local food banks and pantries to provide immediate hunger relief and supported legislation to reduce food waste, but also formed partnerships with national food corporations to redistribute food

Aviv emphasized all the ways in which any American could be part of the solution

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resources to food banks and h

and contacting local representatives regarding hunger-related policies are among some of the solutions Aviv noted

She acknowledged that, as complex as the problem of domestic food insecurity is, there is no single or easy solution

While Aviv recognized the o

maintained that we must form partnerships between the government, businesses and the people, and continue to push forward

Aviv refused to consider the challenge as being insurmountable, encouraging all Americans to participate in the fight against food insecurity in whatever capacity

“It will take our time, and our talent and our resources, as well as our collective tenacity in our pursuit of a h u n

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Afghan Family Arrives in Ithaca to Warm Food, Helpful Volunteers

WELCOME Continued from page 1

ing “ an ongoing serious threat as a consequence of their employment ” “ We are excited to share that a family moved in just days ago, ” Ithaca Welcomes Refugees said in a Facebook post on March 3

“IWR volunteers stocked the cupboards with coffee, lentils, rice and yogurt, and filled the freezer and refrigerator with seve r a l h o m e m a d e e n t re e s a n d d e s s e r t s s u c h a s d a l

sweet rice pudding and Kulche Badami (Afghan almond cookies),” the post said

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Sun that the charity has been working with the Ithaca City School District, local doctors and volunteers “ to help ensure this family will have a warm welcome and a smooth transition to our community ” The charity was approved for a State Department grant late last year under which it hopes to resettle up to 50 refugees or between 10 and 12 families

Two Syrian families who had b e e n a p p r ov e d t o re s e t t l e i n Ithaca are in jeopardy as they wait in a refugee camp in Jordan to see h ow t h e l e g a l b

t t l e ov e r President Donald Trump’s executive order indefinitely banning Syrian refugees plays out, The Sun previously reported Trump has said he plans to issue a second executive order after a federal court stayed the first Chaffee previously told The Sun that the charity was even more confident in the family’s a b i l t y t o a c c l i m a t e t o It h a c a because they have a friend in the area who can help them with

interpretation, travel to the grocer y store and other initial tasks

In a thank you note republ i s h e d b y It h a c a We l c o m e s Refugees, CCTT said the Afghan father told the charity he was grateful for the dishes volunteers prepared

“As long as I live here, having those foods waiting for my family is something I will remember,” he said, according to the post Catholic Charities hopes to resettle at least 10 additional fami l i e s i n It h a c a , w h i c h It h a c a Mayor Svante Myrick ’09 has said is continuing a decades-long Ithaca tradition of welcoming

families from unsafe areas and providing them with refuge

“Removing six people from a warzone is a blessing to be able to do that,” he said in Januar y, w h e n i t w a s a n n o u n c e d t h e Afghan family of six would be the first to arrive “And I’m excited for our city that we ’ re going to continue in what’s now becoming a pretty long tradition of being a sanctuar y for people fleeing oppression and violence all over the world ”

Nicholas Bogel-Burroghs can be reached at nbogelburroughs@cornellsun com

135th Editorial Board

Begins Tenure at The Sun

“print paper ” to which everyone has been referring

D ahl i a W i lso n ’ 19 finds herself as The Sun’s new Business Manager, which is confusing because she swears she’s “the least corporate person you ’ ve ever met ” She said this, of course, while discussing her involvement in the exceeding corporate professional business fraternity Delta Sigma Pi, but I suppose we can give her the benefit of the doubt

In a clear indication of his masochistic tendencies, Jo s h Gi rs k y ’ 19 has accepted the punishing job of Managing Editor After a year of managing sleepless nights and recalcitrant staff writers as news editor, Josh said, “Let’s do it again, but with two more sections!” While he’s not busy breaking major stories, raking the university media relations department over hot coals or getting tipsy off one sip of champagne, Josh enjoys reminding his suitemates that moderation, circumspection and a willingness to listen are all valuable qualities to possess

Ja co b Rub a shk i n ’ 19, the new Associate Editor, disagrees with Josh about moderation and circumspection Jacob plans to bring to the opinion section the scalding hot takes he perfected while writing his opinion column, and will continue to do so until he is indefinitely detained by the United States government for one too many comments on President Trump’s hand size

Lyd i a K i m ’ 1 8 is the incoming Advertising Manager When she’s not at The Sun, she can be found exploring art museums,admiring campus architecture, or with a Starbucks cup in her hand to fuel her caffeine dependency

Senior Sun officials tell us that Pr a jj D ey ’ 18 is our incoming Web Editor, but as of now we cannot verify that Prajj actually exists as flesh-and-blood human being We have a functioning website, so clearly someone is doing their job

Za ch Sil ve r ’ 1 9 has assumed the office of Sports Editor, though his real job at The Sun is social media sensei He’s always quick to tell you if your posts aren ’ t on point, and he’s very territorial with his space in the Lynah

Rink press box If you listen closely at the office, you can hear him off in the distance whispering “follow Sun Sports on Twitter ” L ev Ak a ba s ’ 1 9 will serve as Blogs editor

Lev is known to speak in listicles ask him what he wants for lunch and his response will be, “Five Sandwiches on Central Campus That’ll Blow Your Mind! (Number 3 will leave you shook) ” Jer emi ah K i m ‘ 1 9 will serve as Assistant Blogs Editor, and kindly asks that you not speak to him until you ’ ve eaten a full breakfast

Br i a n L aP la ca ’ 18 is The Sun’s new Design Editor, and he’d like all of you to know that 95 percent of your questions about Quark are more quickly answered with a Google search than by asking him

Here to serve another year as Photography editor is C ame ro n Po l la ck ’ 1 8 A native of Philadelphia, Cameron possess a magical camera that adds at minimum three points to the attractiveness of his subjects Assisting Cameron are Assistant Photography Editors K ar ly “ T he o n ly thi n g in t er est i n g a bo ut me i s my i n ab

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Resurrecting the long-dormant post of City Editor is Ithaca native Ni ck B o ge lBur r o ughs ’ 1 9, who was almost kicked off his high school newspaper for failing to write about sports and insists on wearing his Ithaca Times sweatshirt around the office

The 135’s esteemed News Editors are R a c h e l W h a l e n ’ 1 9, of Buffalo, who delights in seeing the pain in the eyes of outof-staters as they trudge through the snow; An n a D el w i che ’ 19, of Baltimore, who maintains for some odd reason that the D C suburbs aren ’ t part of “the real Maryland”; and St ep ha ny K im ’ 1 9, of San Ramon, who, despite not being in the Editorial Board picture, is in fact a contributing member of the Sun community

Incoming Arts and Entertainment Editor K at i e Si ms ’ 20 single-handedly destroyed her high school newspaper and now works in a sealed glass booth at the Sun office to prevent further destruction She is a disappointment to her father, who had hoped she would write for news Joining her as Arts and Entertainment Editor is A nd r ei Ko z yrev

’ 20, from Moscow by way of Miami Andrei strongly denies any involvement in the suspicious circumstances surrounding Saturday’s election

A rn a v Gho sh ’ 19 is The Sun’s new Science Editor “Arnav ” managing editor Josh Girsky mused, “ now there’s a nice kid who really loves science ” Originally from Mumbai, Arnav is tasked with keeping it real in a world of alternative facts and conspiracy theories

Due to a booming Ithaca food scene, The Sun has elevated not one but two Dining Editors, Ol iv i a Lut w a k ’ 1 8 and Ja nn a Yu ’ 18 Though they ran far too kind a review of the Hot Truck during their compet period, they learned from the experience and are now churning out reviews at blazing speed, keeping Cornellians and Ithacans informed of all the latest delectables available Juhw a n Pa rk ’ 1 8 is the new Video and Multimedia Editor While he’s not busy making content for The Sun he does his own multimedia as a member of Last Call Assistant Design Editors Mega n Ro c he ’ 19, of Hillsborough, and E mma W i lli a ms ’ 19 will be great, but they’ll never be Melody Li in Josh Girsky’s eyes

The Sun returns to its full complement of Assistant News Editors, with A li sh a Gup t a ’ 2 0, Emma Ne w bur ge r ’ 1 8, Gir i s ha

and

If you need to kill five hours, ask Girisha about the best Indian food in Ithaca

Despite our lackluster athletics, The Sun has deemed it necessary to employ a record four Assistant Sports Editors: C h

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s Co t t o n ’ 1 9, Jo sh Z hu ’ 20, Ja ck K an t o r ’ 1 9 and Ja mi l R ahma n ’ 19 That’s an assistant editor for every win by the Big Red football team this year

Marketing Manager K at hl ee n Jo o ’ 1 8 aims to bring the people skills and business acumen she has acquired at the hotel school to the business side of The Sun Finally, D u s t i n L i u ’ 1 9, The Sun’s incoming Human Resources Manager, is one of the only non-celebrities I know to consistently get over 1,000 likes on his Facebook profile picture, which I assume is a good thing for a Human Resources Manager to be doing He is incapable of smiling with his teeth closed

Jacob Rubashkin can be reached at associate-editor@cornellsun com

investigation but has full confidence in the Office of Sorority and Fraternity Life Burke, the campus and community engagement director, said in an email on Saturday that he cannot comment on the situation SUSPENSION Continued from page 1

Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs can be reached at nbogelburroughs@cornellsun com

Independent Since 1880 135TH EDITORIAL

SOPHIA DENG ’19

Hacienda Heights, Calif

DAHLIA WILSON ’19

Washington, D C Business Manager

JACOB RUBASHKIN ’19

Chevy Chase, Md

Associate Editor

PRAJJALITA DEY ’18

Scarsdale, N Y Web Editor

LEV AKABAS ’19

New York, N Y Blogs Editor

BRIAN LaPLACA ’18

White Plains, N Y Design Editor

ANNA DELWICHE ’19

Baltimore, Md News Editor

ARNAV GHOSH ’20

Mumbai, India Science Editor

KATIE SIMS 20

Greenburgh, N Y Arts & Entertainment Editor

JUHWAN PARK ’18

Seoul, South Korea Video Editor

CHARLES COTTON 19

New York, N Y Assistant Sports Editor

JOSHUA ZHU ’20

Brooklyn, N Y Assistant Sports Editor

JAMIL RAHMAN 19 Bloomington, Ind

Assistant Sports Editor

KARLY KRASNOW ’18

Vero Beach, Fla

Assistant Photography Editor

MICHAEL LI 20

Zengzhou, China

Assistant Photography Editor

GIRISHA ARORA ’20

Bhubaneswar India

Assistant News Editor

JEREMIAH KIM ’19

Dallas, Tex

Assistant Blogs Editor

DUSTIN LIU ’19

New Hyde Park N Y Human Resources Manager

From the Editor

Editor in Chief

JOSHUA GIRSKY ’19

Mamaroneck, N Y Managing Editor

LYDIA KIM ’18

Redmond, Wash Advertising Manager

ZACHARY SILVER ’19

Bethesda, Md Sports Editor

CAMERON POLLACK ’18 Philadelphia, Pa Photography Editor

RACHEL WHALEN ’19

Buffalo, N Y News Editor

STEPHANY KIM ’19

San Ramon, Calif News Editor

NICHOLAS BOGEL-BURROUGHS ’19

Ithaca, N Y City Editor

ANDREI KOZYREV 20

Miami, Fla

Arts & Entertainment Editor

OLIVIA LUTWAK ’18

Dryden, N.Y. Dining Editor

JANNA YU 18

Beijing, China Dining Editor

JACK KANTOR ’17

Edgemont, N Y

Assistant Sports Editor

JOHN YOON 20 Ithaca, N Y Assistant News Editor

ALISHA GUPTA ’20

Overland Park, Kan Assistant News Editor

EMMA NEWBURGER 18

East Hampton, N Y Assistant News Editor

EMMA WILLIAMS ’19

Sacramento Calif

Assistant Design Editor

MEGAN ROCHE ’19

Hillsborough, Calif Assistant Design Editor

KATHLEEN JOO ’18

Seoul South Korea Marketing Manager

A New Dawn

THE SUN ELECTED ITS 135th editorial board Saturday morning As members of the incoming board, we are excited to continue the legacy of our outgoing editors, expanding The Sun’s presence within the greater Ithaca community and shaping a generation of students who take a novel approach to exploring our culture and history

Last year, we downsized our print operation, reducing the number of weekly issues from five to three The decision was met with skepticism: would the reduction diminish the quality of our content? Needless to say, the past year has proved otherwise

Adopting a “web-first” mentality has streamlined our newsroom We can now break stories and cover incidents with unprecedented timeliness and efficiency Our revamped online platform allows us to enhance our stories with compelling data and interactive features that actively engage our readership

As we move forward with this innovative approach, we will aim to cover our community in a more holistic manner, exploring how Ithaca and the Greater Tompkins County area are affected by various policies and events on both a local and national scale This shift is more crucial than ever given today’s turbulent sociopolitical climate

It is a difficult time for all questionable leadership, waning interest in journalism and fractured trust in traditional media Despite this, we will continue to work around the clock to brainstorm ideas, publish stories and develop projects that will engage more readers across campus and beyond In doubling our efforts to navigate the uncharted waters of digital journalism and draw from previously untapped talent in various disciplines, we will continue to keep you informed to the best of our ability

Thank you for staying with us through these trying times You, our readers, have always inspired us to grow We are incredibly excited to share what we have in store for you

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Letter to the Editor

Cornell Undergraduate Veterans Association endorses Dustin Liu ’19

To t h e Ed i t o r :

The Cornell Undergraduate Veterans Association is proud to endorse Dustin Liu ’19 for Student Trustee Dustin recognizes the challenges facing our Veteran students at Cornell and is committed to giving them a platform to voice their concerns As a representative on the Student Assembly, Dustin helped advocate for an increase of on-campus support for Veteran students through the creation of a resource center, knowledgeable staff and a team room to ensure the effective recruitment, retention and transition of Veteran students

Dustin’s leadership spans across our campus He is the Resident Advisor in Clara Dickson Hall, VP Outreach at Cayuga’s Watchers, First Year Initiative Mentor of CAPSU, an Ambassador for Consent Ed, a Facilitator for the Intergroup Dialogue Project, the Social Chair for Phi Delta Theta, Policy Chair for the Ivy Council, a panelist for Peer Educator of Gender and Sexuality and the Human Resources Manager for the Cornell Daily Sun

Dustin’s involvement at Cornell demonstrates his commitment to advocating for student voices to be directly involved with the decisions made by the Board of Trustees Dustin’s commitment to accessibility is in parallel with CUVA’s mission of creating a more welcoming campus for Veterans

Dustin believes ever y person should be able to achieve their fullest potential, strives to help promote a stronger understanding of student governance and paths to influence change on campus and urges the University to provide resources that would allow ever y student to take advantage of the opportunities at Cornell

We proudly Trust in Dustin and ask that you do too

Voting begins on Wednesday, March 8

Pegah

Moradi | All Jokes Aside

Tables of Zeus: A Discourse

I’ m boycotting Klarman hall, or so I tell people angrily whenever people mention Klarman in c o n v e r s

statement is (A) ridiculous considering my presence at Klarman is effectively meaningless, and (B) barely even true because I refuse to miss cauliflower curr y day Alas, I’m supposedly boycotting Klarman I have some sort of good reasons: The entire “I’m so, uhh weird I’m interested in, uhh, art ” aesthetic feels utterly disingenuous, and the fact that so many people are wearing the same glasses is creepy Those

pared to my main, but bad reason: I can ’ t get a damn table

If you don’t know who Warby Parker is, or if you aren ’ t studying a social science in Ar ts, then you may not be hip to the n o t o r i o u s t a b u l a r s i t u ation at Temple of Zeus

more Zeus-friends you have, the more likely it is that you can either secure a seat at an optimal table initially or maintain a table longterm Many social circles communicate via online group messaging p l a t f o r m s ( s u c h a s Gr o u p m e , Facebook messenger, iMessage and Slack) to inquire about Zeus seating ahead of time or to make arrangements for one member of the social group to maintain the

Unfortunately, as a result of this social stratification, the well-seated remain seated well and the poorly-seated remain seated poorly. This cycle is not indestructible, however; many, in fact, break the cycle by engaging in arguably unethical methods

Let me lay it out for you: We have six sitting strata at Zeus In order from most sought after to most unwanted, there’s internal rectangular, internal circular, external circular, couch, bench and floor Note that there are some substrata, such as internal circular: outlet-adjacent and internal circular: outlet-distal Note also that I’m generalizing to some extent; there are some who think the couches are better than the tables, but they are simply fools tricked into loving their own subj u g a t i o n To q u o t e Ro u s s e

u , “ Sl a ve s l o s e e ve r y t h i n g i n t h e i r chains, even the desire to escape from them ”

The stratification of Zeus seating is primarily structural; some seats are simply more favorable than others in terms of outlet adjacence (as previously discussed), distance from the soup line, acoustics and space As a result of these structural inequalities, however, we see social stratification emerge as well Social capital is transformed into tabular capital at Zeus The

group ’ s occupation of the table

Unfortunately, as a result of this social stratification, the well-seated remain seated well and the poorlyseated remain seated poorly This cycle is not indestructible, however; many, in fact, break the cycle by e n g a g i n g i n a r g u a b l y u n e t h i c a l methods of obtaining seats The practice of hovering over a table with a single occupant with the i n t e n t i o n o f i n t i m i d a t i n g s a i d o c c u p a n t i n t o v a c a t i n g i s n o t uncommon, and the more insidious gradual conquest of a singleoccupant table is almost too commonplace We are all familiar with an intruder’s seemingly innocuous, “Is anyone sitting here?” followed by more intruders joining in with the intruder until we, the original occupants, become the minority and are forced to work, eat and live under the tyranny of the majority How do we assuage these injustices, brought upon by structural inequalities and perpetuated by our g e n e r a t i o n ’ s m o r a l d e g r a d a t i o n ? The seating inequalities at Temple

of Zeus wouldn’t be so considerable if it were not for the largerscale inequalities between Cornell Dining and Temple of Zeus (a matter for a different column) For now, let us consider tackling the p r o b l e m o n a s m a l l e r s c a l e Assuming that Zeus is self-interested as a firm and is primarily preoccupied with making money, the cafe itself does not have a vested interest in ameliorating the seating inequalities The solution could come from greater r

n , although as the Cornell administration grows in scope each day, I become i n c r

y w a r y o f administrative overreach A third party could intervene, though this would l

areas rather than accessibility (imagine if a firm decided to place individ-

demand seating area then auctioned off access to each seat: lucrative for the firm, but harmful to all)

A democratically elected board could organize a lotter y system in which individuals interested in sitting are given a bid to a certain table A project team could develop a thermal pad to be placed on each seat such that after a given period of time the seat becomes too hot and the occupant is forced to leave A social movement could encourage prospective sitters to challenge occupants to fight in exchange for the seat Zeus himself would hate to see his mighty name besmirched by such heinousness While I may not know for certain how to reverse these grave atrocities, I do know that we need to speak up about this issue After all, awareness is the first step on the staircase to change

Pegah Moradi is a sophomore in the College of Arts and Sciences She can be reached at pmoradi@cornellsun com All Jokes Aside appears alternate Mondays this semester

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

The past and present of the Seattle indie-folk outfit

BY ALLISON ARTEAGA Sun Staff Writer

The move from a small label to Warner Bros for the Signs of Light album should leave no fan surprised that the stage production was as polished as the album’s established indie pop sound Hanging lights and potted ferns were arranged across the stage, like a dreamy NYLON Mag photo shoot, and the draped reflective curtains in the back and twinkly lights atop the antique piano were impressive alone An impressive light show weaved through the setlist, neon colors (sometimes a complimentary yellow over violet, but always bright) and floor lights always in motion created a stage your eyes couldn’t ignore A disco ball was even added during the sixth song, and as Josiah and Jonathan crooned the last line of “Let’s be Still” the lights switched off right as the final chord was strummed, a beautiful quiet moment after long projections of light Echoes versus hard light set up the conflicting atmosphere, 30 year old men with their girlfriends holding cheap beer, young college students shivering and unused to the Ithaca winters, sprinkles of couples on date night every single person was standing up throughout the 2 hour long concert and what a wonderful Saturday night festival feeling that created Nothing was jarring, only a feeling of togetherness was about

BY KATIE SIMS Arts and Entertianment Editor

Despite the single digit temperatures and the layer of fresh snow on the ground, Cayuga Lodge’s basement was full on

Almost as important as the main show, Springtime Carnivore (not Springtime Carnival as lead-singer Greta Morgan reiterated several times after seeing it misprinted on the ticket) perfectly framed the before and after situation of The Head and the Heart The tiny L A band was reminiscent of the early years of the Head and the Heart, 70s springtime outfits for the foursome, the familiar wailing and low-range of the famed Seattle alternative rock scene, and setlist composed of wellmeaning B-sides It was almost as if the 20-minute introduction, of earthy tones, pure garage band quality production, innocent play with the front row (“I’ll show you a good time later don’t worry!”) from Springtime Carnivore was a look back at the humble beginnings for the Head and the Heart It told the audience the band understood their past and their present, so complaints they had forgotten their roots were unfounded

The set switched from bittersweet final dance at a mid-sized town prom to summer festival commercial all only great as memorable snippets in the background of something better Not a complete 180 (maybe a 90 degree shift) from their sophomore album, Signs of Light is fully aware it is in fact a pop rock record with an indie folk audience The album’s setlist blended together at times, as each song followed The Lumineers’ song structure to a T and ignored the magic of Charity Rose’s distinct vocals over a chorus that calls for crowd

Saturday night, thanks to four out of town bands Ellen Siberian Tiger, Rickie & Aimee, And The Kids and Adult Mom brought a mix of performance styles, though their music was similar and went well together

The show was cohesive, danceable and fun

Ellen Siberian Tiger, a five-piece group out of Philadelphia, opened up the night with sweet rock music that leaned toward folksy, but had its bold moments Frontwoman and songwriter Ellen Tiberio-Shultz brought powerful vocals, and the whole band brought skilled instr umentation They were fun and engaging, low-key enough to start off the night with a lot of bustling in the crowd, but energetic enough to be exciting and capture the attention of everyone walking in and finding their friends Rickie & Aimee put on a different kind of performance art than the other bands of the night Their show focused on pop singing and well-

chants It’s very clear this is a band on the lineup for Coachella with lines like “Come on darlin’ won ’ t you let me/ I’ll drive you home” and AABB rhyming (for the crowd)

Original online fans since 2009 and critics since the 2011 Lost in My Mind hype train hold a nearly unanimous disappointment in the latest album, hinting at a total sell-out track listing by the next release Perhaps an unfair mouthpiece for other indie acts that haven’t made it big, perhaps just part of an established mindset in underdog reverence, this wave of negativity was not present in the Ithaca Commons last night Two scraggly men behind me bonded over the “anthem-like choruses, ” though one admitted to only knowing the lyrics to two songs, while the other owned the band’s complete vinyl set and the group in front held onto each other’s shoulders as they screamed the bridge to “City of Angels ” Josiah’s apologetic “this song sounds like a lullaby honestly” followed by Kenny’s “because it is a fucking lullaby” summarizes this dilemma well Staying independent versus moving to a corporate creative hold, doing well as an opening act versus filling amphitheaters what’s wrong with pleasing the crowd?

Allison Ar teaga is a member of the Class of 2018 in the College of Ar t Architecture and Planning She can be reached at aa2229@cornell edu

timed dance moves, along with a recorded instrumental track They bobbed up and down and threw their arms outwards rhythmically, in well-rehearsed and seeminglyautomatic choreography Their performance was flashy, interesting and fairly well-received

The crowd even agreed to sit on the floor with Aimee while she lit candles and shared self-affirmative messages The duo excelled at putting on a captivating performance, but didn’t share the same depth or the same indieband feel as the other groups

And The Kids, a quartet from Northampton, Massachusetts, were up next, playing pop songs that seamlessly turned into electrifying rock They played well, and had a crowd of fans singing along right up front They had the best dancing music of the night so the crowd was the most mobile and excited then, especially as the room was finally filling up

Adult Mom finished out the night The band is fronted by Steph Knipe, who plays guitar and sings sweetly about relationships, sad nights and friends Their songs are honest

and heartfelt, and their performance was excellent They sounded better live than they do in their recorded discography, taking the best parts of lo-fi music honest lyrics and simple music, among other traits and combining them with pleasant vocals and high-energy bass, guitar and percussion

Someone walked up behind me during Adult Mom’s set and said, “I want this to be the background music for my whole life ” While that wasn ’ t the first thing that came to my mind, I think he’s got the right idea It’s often upbeat, introspective, fun to dance to and easy to listen to The music has a lot of thoughtful ideas about life, reflects on the good and the bad, but is overwhelmingly fun

While I don’t think the universe around us will play Adult Mom throughout the day, it makes pretty good walking-around-with-earphones music

Katie Sims is a freshman in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences She can be reached at ksims@cornellsun com

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up out of the locker room, but the Red soon went on a threegoal run in a span of 1:30

At that pace, even the steepest of gaps had the potential to be closed, and a seemingly insurmountable hill to climb got slightly more gradual

But then the Great Danes went on another five-goal run to put the game out of reach for the Red It was the third run of five or more goals the team from Albany pieced together, and the fans who had to wait an extra day to watch Cornell lacrosse due to frigid, snowy weather were sent home packing, and still cold

on Sunday He is happy to get them out of the way, but still expressed the general discontentment of the team ’ s current standing

“Definitely nice to see the ball cross the line for the first time this year, I have been waiting,” he said “It was nice to get a couple goals today but it’s nowhere where we need to be for me personally and the team ”

“You start 0-3 and it’s not anywhere where you want to be, but I wouldn’t say there’s panic.”

“They are a very capable offensive team, we knew that, and they outworked us on the ground and in our defensive half,” Kerwick said “Every 50-50 ground ball they seemed to come out with They are excellent in terms of their skills and ours have to get there ”

The first run from Albany a six-goal streak to start the game off highlights a repeated problem that Kerwick has noticed: starting incredibly slow Cornell has mustered only eight first half goals all season, as opposed to 16 in the second half across three games

Connor Fields had the third goal on the run, and Jakob Patterson added the last two That duo accounted for five and four goals, respectively

It was not until over 20 minutes had passed that Cornell found itself on the board, an unassisted tally by Colton Rupp for his first of the year

Rupp who led the team with 23 goals as a freshman last season needed three games to find his first goal, scoring two

Part of that improvement, undoubtedly, has to come on those 50-50 balls Kerwick alluded to At halftime, Cornell trailed in the turnover margin 125, though that gap closed at the game ’ s end Albany dominated at faceoffs, 17-9 a crucial component to the game when it comes to building upon a lead, or in Cornell’s case Sunday, thwarting a run from an opponent That did not come to light against Albany

“Those are simple mistakes that we have to fix,” Kerwick said “I wouldn't say today we did anything well ”

Week in and week out, Kerwick has expressed his pleasure with how the team has reacted to the losses in practice Yet that effort during practice has not translated to the field on game day At least not yet

“It’s only going to take place with a lot of effort and consistency in practice and guys sticking together and not feeling sympathetic for one another,” Kerwick said “Of course there’s a lot of questions going on right now You start 0-3 and it’s not anywhere where you want to be, but I wouldn’t say there's panic ”

The team has another chance to get back in the win column and avoid a 0-4 start also for the first time since 1997 when it takes on UVA on the west coast this coming Saturday

However, a mixture of poor shooting and an offensive explosion from Brown’s Mehta Shayna in the following quarter blew the game wide open Cornell shot a disappointing 27 percent from the field and and allowed Shayna to score nine of her 29 points in the pivotal third quarter

“I think that third quarter run that they had really just got us out of our rhythm,” Aston said “They definitely built up their intensity and forced us into some bad shots ”

As the final buzzer sounded to finish off the team ’ s 67-46 loss against the Bears, the Red’s postseason chances were officially over

While the loss to Brown was certainly disappointing, the Red was able to take some positives by reflecting on record milestones accomplished this season

After her weekend performances, all-time leading scorer senior Nia Marshall added to her tally to finish her career at 1,685 points Marshall also finished the season with 414 points, her record third 400 point season since arriving in Ithaca

In addition, the class of 2017’s overall 59 wins have made the class the most successful in program history

“We weren ’ t ready for the season to be ove r, ” Sm i t h s a i d “ [ Howe ve r ] we t a l k e d a b o u t t h e accomplishments we made this year and j u s t t h a n k e d t h e seniors for everything they’ve done ”

“Cornell’s been everything to me, and women’s basketball has been a huge part of that ” S e

L o o k i n g a h e a d i n t o n e x t s e a s o n , much remains uncertain Among the five seniors, the graduating class logged in an average of 28 9 minutes a game The class also collectively accounted for 48 4 points for a team that averaged 62 2 points per game

“It’s going to be an opportunity for a lot of people to earn playing time Roles are going to be changing It’s going to be something new and something different ” Smith said

However, while the Red will certainly have to consider changing roles next season, the team ’ s current focus undoubtedly lies with the emotional sendoff for its senior class

“ C o r n e l l’s b e e n e ve r y t h i n g t o m e , a n d women ’ s basketball has been a huge part of that,” Aston said “Once in the family, always part of the family ”

Zach Silver can be reached at zsilver@cornellsun com Josh Zhu can be reached at jzhu@cornellsun com

Red Look to Secure Qualifer Spot in Ivy League Tournament

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“Getting a big win for us in the Ivy League this early puts us in a good position moving forward ” S e n i o r C a t i e S m i t h

Smita Nalluri can be reached at sgn28@cornell edu

Red Splits Final Two, Misses Ivy Tournament

By JOSH ZHU Sun Assistant Sports Editor

During a weekend that determined the final spot in the inaugural Ivy League tournament, the Cornell women ’ s bas-

ketball team fell just short, splitting its last two games against Ivy League rivals Yale and Brown

“It’s not the ending that any of us seniors wanted for the end of our careers, ” said senior Nicholle Aston “[However] just looking back on my career, we ’ re very proud and really

couldn’t have done anything better ”

Cornell (16-11, 7-7 Ivy) secured a double-digit win over Yale on Friday but could not get the job done against Brown with everything on the line on Saturday

The Red’s final Ivy League record placed the team in a tie for fourth place with Brown However, Brown’s 2-0 season record against Cornell awarded the Bears the tiebreaker for the fourth and final spot in the Ivy League tournament

“We felt like we could finish in the top four, which we did but just lost the tiebreaker,” said head coach Dayna Smith “The season wasn ’ t a disappointment, but our expectations were high, and we just didn’t meet them ” Cornell certainly played like a team desperate to secure the last Ivy League tournament spot in its Friday matchup against Yale The team began the game on a 20-3 run and never looked back, leading wire to wire in its 59-49 win

The Red put on an impressive defensive performance as well, holding Yale without a field goal for the first 14:56 of the game Yale ended the game shooting just 25 percent from the field and 26 percent from three-point range

“It was a great first quarter, really the first 15 minutes, to open up the game, ” Smith said “We worked hard to make them take poor shots I think we buckled down on their top scorers and finished their possessions with rebounds which fueled our break ”

Cornell began its Saturday matchup against Brown in much the same fashion Despite shooting only 30 percent from the field in the first half, the Red headed into halftime down by only four points

Mixed Results for Laxers in Early Season Matches

Men continue early season woes in third straight loss

By ZACH SILVER Sun Sports Editor

With the chance to come home and show its fans that its first two losses were flukes and not indicative how the season may unfold, the Cornell men ’ s lacrosse team failed to quell any doubts surrounding the storied program, dropping a tough 17-6 loss to Albany for the first 0-3 start in 20 years

“We have some good pieces but we are not even close right now, ” said head coach Matt Kerwick, who watched his team get outscored 9-1 by halftime “Now we are three games into this thing and it’s the same song, and we have to figure this thing out We need some guys to step up ”

Despite the eight-goal deficit at after 30 minutes of play, it looked like Cornell might have found its rhythm shortly into the second half Albany scored two goals in less than 30 seconds to start things back

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Women take care of business against Penn in Ivy title rematch

By SMITA NALLURI Sun Staff Writer

Opening up Ivy League play with a bang, No 16

Cornell women ’ s lacrosse defeated the No 13 Penn Quakers in a 10-4 win yesterday at Franklin Field

“[This game] is exactly how e wanted to open our Ivy eague game play,” said junior midfielder Taylor Reed “Despite many turnovers in the game, we ere able to overcome our miskes with hustle and teamwork ” The Red (2-1) got off to a aky start as the Quakers (3-1) red the first two goals of the e, but Cornell kept its compo-

sure and was able to rally back to end the half leading 6-4

“We made plenty of mistakes, but we kept up the fight which is a great sign,” said head coach Jenny Graap

Cornell dominated the second half of the game, finding the back of the net four more times and preventing the Quakers from scoring altogether It also marked the first time since 2011 that the Red kept their opponent scoreless in the second half

effort to limit their opportunities,” Graap said “I’m very proud of our defensive effort [and] my two assistants, Coach Olin and Coach Corzel, for designing a great game plan ” Cornell’s defense was led by senior goalkeeper Renee Poullott with three saves Senior defender Catie Smith and junior defenders Cait Callahan and Anna Baumeister also put in impressive defensive efforts

“We knew that Penn had several weapons in their attacking end, and we wanted to focus on our team ’ s defensive

“The one thing we did focus on is the one stop mentality,” Smith said “We made sure that if the ball was on