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CGSU Gains Over

1,200

Signatures Supporting Union

By ANNA DELWICHE Sun Staff Writer

In

graduate students, Cornell Gradu a t e St u d

nounced that they will be notifying Cornell of their intention to file for a union recognition election

"We are excited to move for-

ward and we have a strong majority of grads behind this movement with over 1,200 signatures on the petition We are ready to vote yes and win," said Paul Berry grad, CGSU member In presenting a petition to the University with over 1,200 signatures from graduate students in support of CGSU, this petition will trigger the process to initiate voting for graduate student unionization on campus “ I f o u n d o u t

y through text that the union is going forward with the election

This is a very exciting moment, ” said Tyler McCann grad, CGSU member “This has been building up for a long time A lot of us are feeling this great relief that it’s finally being filed ”

This official announcement to the administration, per the agreement outlined in the contract, gives the University seven days advance CGSU | Graduate students present a petition with over 1,200 signitures

By JEANETTE SI Sun Staff Writer

T h e Gr a d u a t e a n d Professional Student Assembly invited Jason Kahabka, associate dean f o r a d m i n i s t r a t i o n , g r a d u a t e s c h o o l , t o c l a r i f y c u r re n t

Un i ve r s i t y p o l i c y o n w o rk e r s ’ compensation at their meeting on Monday Kahabka’s presentation comes following a proposed resolution offered by a Cornell Graduate

importance of the topic for the G P S A , b u t a s s u re d a s s e m b l y members that the current rate of serious injury at the University is relatively low

“The reality is that with over 5,000 students, some level of injury is a reality,” Kahabka said “But we are reinforcing that in general terms, Cornell is a very safe place The rates of injury are low, and the types of injuries, when you look at the data, are most frequently very minor ” K a h a b k a o u t l i n e d t h e University’s tripartite policy of health insurance, fiduciary obligation and workers’ compensation when dealing with injuries on campus

Students United member at a past meeting this semester

K a h a b k a a c k n ow l e d g e d t h e

Workers’ compensation was tightly regulated under New York State law and only covered individuals who were injured in the “ process of working” or perform-

CALS Student Found Dead Angel Hierro

’17 remembered as a ‘caring friend’

By NICHOLAS BOGEL-BURROUGHS Sun Staff Writer

A College of Agriculture and L i f e S c i e n c e s s t u d e n t w h o aspired to become a veterinarian and was active in LGBTQ and other groups on campus was found dead in the Latino

night

Angel Hierro ’17, remembered as a caring friend who represented the familial qualities of the living center, was studying animal science and

was set to graduate this year, Vice President Ryan Lombardi said in a statement 0Cornell

“The impact he has had on all of us will never leave.”

death but do not believe any foul play is involved, Lombardi

said, adding that Hierro was found in his residence Hi e r ro w a s f ro m No r t h Bergen, N J , Lombardi said, and was active in many campus o r

n g t h e rights of LGBTQ+, first-generation and Latinx Cornell students

“He was an active member and leader in the LGBTQ+ community, Latinx community, and the First Generation Student Union,” five Student Assembly members said in a See TRAGEDY page 3

Olympic Medalist Aly Raisman to Speak

By ZACHARY SILVER Sun Staff Writer

She has been t and Melbourne R Tokyo Glasgow Indianapolis, an even the Nethe lands But now, th Aly Raisman tour will make way to East Hill when the th time gold medalist comes speak at Cornell on March 2 Cornell Hillel told The S it plans to announce Raisman part of its Major Speaker Ser according to Molly Pushner ’ chair of the series’ commit Raisman will speak to Sta Auditorium at 7:30 p m March 22, with a VIP recept taking place earlier at 5:30 p m Information on the reception's availability to the public is yet to be released “ We

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University Assembly | The University Assembly will hold its meeting today in the Physical Sciences Building

Blood in the Water: The Attica Prison Uprising of 1971 And Its Legacy 4:30 - 5:30 p m , 132 Goldwin Smith Hall

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

Books Sandwiched in with Cornell Career Services 12:15 p m , 258 Goldwin Smith Hall

Forty Years in Forty Minutes: Reflection from the Field and Classroom 12:20 p m , 404 Plant Science Building

Reproductive Physiology / Endocrinology Seminar

4 - 5 p m , 348 Morrison Hall

Very Young Girls Screening 6 - 7:30 p m , Kaufmann Auditorium Goldwin Smith Hall

New Vending Machines

Dispense Chargers, Detergent

By NICHOLAS BOGEL-BURROUGHS Sun City Editor

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C o m m o n s , C l a r a D i c k s o n H a l l a n d

Calendar Changes Move Forward

Committee sends survey to Cornellians for feedback

By CHANCE MASLOFF Sun Staff Writer

a m p u s t o g a u g e whether or not an updated Academic Calendar will be beneficial

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d i d n ’ t h a v e a c a r f o r m o s t o f t h e t i m e

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i n r e l i e v i n g m e d i c i n e l i k e A d v i l “ I n - s t o r e t r a f f i c i s g e t t i n g c r u s h e d , ” C o v e n s a i d , e m p h a s i z i n g t h e i m p o r t a n c e o f p u t t i n g p r o d u c t s w h e r e p e o p l e a r e t o “ m e r g e t h e d i g i t a l w o r l d w i t h t h e p h y s i c a l w o r l d ” Ve n g o m a c h i n e s a r e a t s e v e r a l o t h e r s c h o o l s , i n c l u d i n g Ne w Yo r k U n i v e r s i t y, Q u i n n i p i a c U n i v e r s i t y,

Cornell’s 2018-19 academic calendar change, according to Dean of Faculty Charles Van Loan, one of the co-chairs of the Academic Calendar Committee

The committee is currently sur veyi n g C o r n e l l s t u d e n t s , f a c u l t y a n d employees for feedback on potential academic calendars with several different str uctures for the fall and spring semesters

The co-chairs of the committee Van Loan and Rebecca Stoltzfus, viceprovost of undergraduate education are focused on creating a calendar that is optimal for academic success

Following a complete restr ucture of the calendar in 2013, par t of the agreement was that the calendar would be revie wed again in five years, according to Van Loan

Po t e n t i a l c h a n g e s t o t h e c a l e n d a r include a longer Thanksgiving break, the elimination of Febr uar y break, an earlier star t to the Spring term and a completely ne w orientation format

The committee hopes to incorporate var ying vie wpoints in order to get the best possible schedule

“It is impor tant to recognize that this is a complex set of considerations,” Stoltzfus said “ We are tr ying to optimize across many differing vie wpoints and stakeholder groups ”

At this point, the committee has received over 2,000 responses to their recent sur vey Students have var ying opinions on the potential changes to the Academic Calendar

Smita Nalluri ’19 hopes for a longer Thanksgiving break, saying that for students who live far from the University, “travelling home for just three days is really difficult ”

Nalluri also favors an earlier spring semester

“ The proposal to star t the spring semester a week earlier and end a week earlier is smar t because I think we have an excessively long winter break now and getting out earlier in the spring would be nice,” Nalluri said

Un i v e r s i t y o f Pe n n s y l v a n i a a n d a l l o f t h e C i t y U n i v e r s i t y o f N e w Yo r k s c h o o l s T h e C o r n e l l St o r e p a r t n e r s

( t a p e d i n 2 0 1 5 ) , k i c k i n g o f f m i l l i o n s o f d o l l a r s o f i n v e s t m e n t s i n t h e c o mp a n y C o l l e g e c a m p u s e s , h o t e l s a n d g y m s a r e t h e i d e a l l o c a t i o n s f o r t h e v e n d i n g m a c h i n e s , C o v e n s a i d T h e v e n d i n g m a c h i n e s w i l l a l s o b e i n s o m e l a u n d r y r o o m s a r o u n d C o r n e l l , o f f e r i n g d r y e r s h e e t s a n d d e t e r g

Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs can be reached at nbogel-burroughs@cornellsun com

CGSU to File Petition to AAA

Announcement

B r a n g a n g r a d , C G S U

a d m i n i s t r a t i v e l i a i s o n T h e a n n o u n c e m e n t o n

M o n d a y w i l l a l l o w t h e e l e c t i o n t o t a k e p l a c e b e f o r e s p r i n g b r e a k “ O u r c h o i c e i s c l e a r : e i t h e r w e c a n k e e p t h i n g s

t r i g g e r t h e e l e c t i o n p r o c ed u r e , t h e Un i o n m u s t m a k e a s h ow i n g o f v a l i d , s i g n e d a u t h o r i z a t i o n c a rd s f r o m a t l e a s t 3 0 p e r c e n t o f t h e b a r g a i n i n g u n i t i n t h e f o r m o f a re p re s e n t a t i o n p e t i t i o n t o t h e A m e r i c a n A r b i t r a t i o n A s s o c i a t i o n “ We w i l l c o m e t o a g r e e m e n t o n v o t i n g

“There is nothing but excitement and well-earned confidence that we will win the recognition that we deserve!”

t h e w a y t h e y a re w h e re

C o r n e l l i s t h e s o l e d e c is i o n - m a k e r w i t h re g a rd s t o o u r w o r k i n g c o n d i t i o n s o r w e c a n v o t e ‘ y e s ’ t o c re a t e a f a i r a n d d e m o c r at i c g r a d u a t e u n i o n t h a t w i l l g i v e u s a s e a t a t t h e d e c i s i o n - m a k i n g t a b l e , ” s a i d C G S U m e m b e r s

D a n n y Ro s e n b e r g D a n e r i a n d Ja r o n K e n t - Do b i a s i n a n a n n o u n c e m e n t o n

C G S U ’ s w e b s i t e Ac c o rd i n g t o t h e c o nt r a c t b e t w e e n C G S U a n d t h e Un i v e r s i t y, i n o rd e r t o

The sur vey proposes two different str uctures for the fall semester and four d i f f e r e n t s t r u c t u r e s f o r t h e s p r i n g semester At the end of filling out the sur vey, one of the questions asks the sur vey taker to rank different nine different combinations of the proposed fall and spring semesters

The committee will star t analyzing sur vey responses on Friday, March 17, and plans to submit a tentative proposal to the Student Assembly, Faculty Senate and Provost mid-April

“ We are getting lots of opinions, but our clear charge was to focus on the academic issues and then we will work through the implementation that promotes an excellent academic experience for our students at Cornell,” Stoltzfus said

The committee began research in the fall upon “mandate,” and has done a “broad sweep of data gathering, pulling together external benchmarking [of peer institutions] and lots of internal data,” according to Stoltzfus

Va n L o a n h a s m e t w i t h s t u d e n t groups, faculty assemblies and other

“We are getting lots of opinions, but our clear charge was to focus on the academic issues.” V i c e P r o v

Julia Gleason ’20 favors a longer Januar y break, where students can take time to “decompress, celebrate the holidays with family and friends, and spend time at home between semesters ”

Despite differing opinions, students valued the oppor tunity to provide input in the sur vey format for a revised academic calendar

“I liked the sur vey overall as there were a lot of different options and the differences between options were clearly highlighted,” Nalluri said “I also apprec i a t

n g behind choosing

cer tain response ”

Chance Masloff can be reached at cmasloff@cornellsun com

Photographer Shows Images of Palestine

By EMILY YANG Sun Staff Writer

land” of Palestine from a collection in his published b

Monday

On a United Nations Educational Scientific and Cu l t u r a l Or g a n i z a t i o n a s s i g n m e n t , Bu s o n e ro s p e n t s e ve n m o n t h s i n Palestine from 2008-09, where he recorded what he said was “what was left of Palestine ” Ac c o rd i n g t o

C o r n e l l h a s b e e n i n c r e d ib l e ”

d a t e s , t i m e s a n d b a l l o t i n g p l a c e s w i t h t h e Un i v e r s i t y a n d h o l d t h e v o t e l i k el y ov e r t h r e e d a y s o n c a m p u s w i t h i n 1 5 b u s in e s s d a y s o f w h e n w e f i l e , ” B r a n g a n s a i d “ We e x p e c t t h e v o t e w i l l b e h e l d j u s t b e f o r e Sp r i n g B r e a k ” T h e A A A w i l l t h e n r e v i e w t h e r e p r e s e n t a t i o n p e t i t i o n a n d u p o n d e t e rm i n i n g t h a t t h e a u t h or i z a t i o n c a rd s r e p r e s e n t a t l e a s t 3 0 p e r c e n t s u p p o r t , w i l l p r o c e s s t h e p e t i t i o n a n d c a l l f o r t h e e l e c t i o n T h o s e e l i g i b l e t o v o t e i n t h e e l e c t i o n a r e g r a d ua t e s t u d e n t s w i t h i n t h e b a r g a i n i n g u n i t t e a c hi n g a s s i s t a n t s , r e s e a r c h a s s i s t a n t s , g r a d u a t e r e s e a r c h a s s i s t a n t s a n d g r a d u a t e a s s i s t a n t s O n We d n e s d a y, C G S U m e m b e r s w i l l m a r c h t o Ba i l e y H a l l t o d e l i v e r t h e p e t i t i o n G r a d u a t e s t ud e n t s w i l l b e g a t h e r i n g o u t s i d e o f Ba i l e y H a l l a s a s h o w o f s o l i d a r i t y a n d u n i o n s u p p o r t t o t h e a d m i n i s t r a t i o n “ T h e r e i s n o t h i n g b u t e x c i t e m e n t a n d w e l le a

Bu s o n e ro , U N E S C O feared that centuries of civilization were on the brink of vanishing in the midst of the military conflict in Palestine history that Busonero said was “ l a r g e l y u n s e e n a n d unspoken ” “ I w a n t e d t o g i ve a voice to the heritage of

this land,” he said of his mission there

Bu s o n e ro h o p e d t o capture the permanence a n d t h e f r a g i l i t y o f

Pa l e s t i n e , c re a t i n g t h e

b o o k t o “ p re s e r ve t h e memory of Palestine ”

Busonero presented a slideshow of select images from the book These photographs captured on traditional film included a tomb, a desert oasis and a view of Bethlehem, among others

Pro f Em e r i t u s Ne i l Hertz, English, who introduced Busonero, said he admired the unusual lighting and washed-out colors of Busonero’s work, labeling them a “different kind o f l a n d s c a p e p h o t o g r aphy ”

Ac c o rd i n g t o

Bu s o n e ro , h e d o e s n o t c ro p o r p h o t o s h o p h i s images, and always waits for the ideal natural light

He often first visits a location without his camera to

gain a full experience

“I need to photograph one moment, one light a n d t h a t ’ s i t , ” h e s a i d “Photography is light, and the light is a revelation w h i c h

h e moment ”

Only two images actually contain human subj e c t s , s i n c e Bu s o n e ro sought to focus on the land itself to preserve its timelessness

“It’s a kind of archaeology in the present, ” he said “The past in the present, the present in the past ” He also said he had no ambition to change the situation in Palestine, and his work solely represents an “elegy for a land which is vanishing,” he said

“Photographs are there to witness,” he said “I don’t see them as political They are fact ” Emily Yang can be reached at eyang@cornellsun com

CALS Student Remembered for Campus Activism

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statement “Angel was always the first student to welcome us to any event and he was always a strong advocate for the needs of his community ”

Hi e r r o e m p h a t i c a l l y s u p p o r t e d the rights of undocumented students

a n d q u e e r s t u d e n t s a n d w a s t h e internal relations chair of HAVEN, C o r n e l l’s LG BTQ s t u d e n t u n i o n , according to its Facebook page

Peers remembered Hierro as a caring friend who was a welcoming, warm presence in the living center ’ s main lounge, always offering suppor t and advice to residents and friends

“He suppor ted me whenever I leaped out of my comfor t zone, gently motivated me, and gave wise

a

impact that he has had on all of us

will never leave “I can only hope that I can be to future younger students what Angel was to me ”

“If anyone represented what the Latino Living Center is (a family), it was him,” Viri Garcia ’20, a resident of the living center, said Hierro is listed as an officer for MOSAIC, a Cornell “social suppor t group that caters to the interests and issues of queer people of color and allies,” and, in one picture online, stands holding a sign that reads, “I

grants

holding pictures of the flags of the

Rico in each hand

“It is with great sadness that we share in the loss of our friend and colleague Angel Hierro,” Haven said in a statement “Angel’s impact on our community and our work on campus was immense and we send

love and light to his friends, family, and the larger Cornell Community We are so thankful that we were able to know him ” A vigil for the general Cornell

Hierro will take place at noon on Tuesday at Sage Chapel

counselors from Gannett Counseling and Psychological Ser vices, who can be reached at 607-255-5155 Students may also speak with a peer counselor by

Employees may call the Faculty Staff A ssistance Program at 607-255-2673 The Ithaca-based Crisisline is available at 607-272-1616 For a full list of resources,visit caringcommunity cornell edu

Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs can be reached at nbogel-burroughs@cornellsun com

One of ‘Final Five’

To S p e a k a t C .U.

RAISMAN Continued from page 1

Raisman has never been one to shy away from her Jewish identity As part of the “Fierce Five” in London in 2012, she competed in the individual floor exercise with popular Jewish hymn Hava Nagila blasting in the background It was tribute to the 11 Israeli athletes murdered during the 1972 Munich Olympics, and Raisman went on to take gold in that event on the 40th anniversary of Munich

“Having that floor music wasn ’ t intentional,” Raisman told the media after her performance in 2012 “But the fact it was on the 40th anniversary is special, and winning the gold today means a lot to me ”

“[She] shows the resiliency of the Jewish people to achieve with all of the difficult history that the Jewish people have faced,” Pusher said, adding that Raisman is “also positive role model from the Jewish community ”

Raisman most recently took three medals in Rio, a team gold and silvers on both individual all-around and floor, part of Team USA’s “Final Five ” On that squad, she joined Simone Biles, Laurie Hernandez, Madison Kocian and fellow London Olympian Gabby Douglas in securing nine total medals for Team USA

In London, she garnered two additional medals, golds in team and floor, and a bronze in balance beam

“She is someone who has worked hard to achieve her goals and can serve as an inspiration for anyone looking to something very [few] people will ever do,” Pushner said

Zach Silver can be reached at sports-editor@cornellsun com

Syracuse Basketball Coach’s

Son Commits to Cornell

By ZACH SILVER Sun Sports Editor

t t o p l a y 5 0 m i l e s s o u t h o f h i s f a t h e r f o r C o r n e l l

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D a r t m o u t h , H a r v a r d a n d

Dean Details Workers’ Comp Policies

compensation

ing “work-related activities,” according to Kahabka

“The workers’ compensation benefits that are offered are offered on a very fine and strict schedule related to the type of injury this type of injury to this location on the body equals this amount of medical coverage and salary compensation at a fixed rate, ” Kahabka said

One GPSA member expressed concern regarding the loose definition of “work-related” activities of

graduate students, a classification Kahabka explained would be resolved on a “case-by-case” basis

“One concern that the graduate school has is that we can ’ t say that everything a graduate student does is work [when] in practice, there are laws in different segments in state and federal policy that define what is work,” Kahabka said

He added that since the University has implemented a new injury reporting system in 2014, all 13 work-related injuries reported by graduate students up until December 2016 have qualified for workers’

Paul Berry grad, both a GPSA and CGSU member, presented the resolution on workers’ compensation at a GPSA meeting earlier this semester While this resolution asked the University for clarity on its policy regarding workers’ compensation, the Assembly voted to send the resolution back to the Student Advocacy Committee for revision

Berry said that while he commended the administration’s transparency regarding the issue, he felt that the situation is still unfair for graduate and professional students

“[A]ll of the major issues remain the same: grads are only eligible for workers' compensation benefits in a narrow range of circumstances, and the amount of coverage available is far below what is provided to every other type of employee on campus ” Berry said

For Berry, despite the examples given by the administration during the presentation, he maintains that the existing workers’ compensation system is flawed and aims to push for change from the administration

Despite these concerns, Kahabka ended his presentation with a suggestion to consider that workers’ compensation is not always the best way to resolve each student’s situation

“In our experience, the workers’ compensation system is available, and in many cases it is to the University’s advantage,” Kahabka said

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D a v i d s o n , w i t h C a m b r i d g e b e i n g h i s d e s i r e d d e s t i n a t i o n Bu t i n t h e e n d , C o r n e l l t u r n e d o u t t o h o l d t h e k e y s f o r h i s f u t u re Hi s f a t h e r s a i d h e t o o k a b a c k s e a t ro l e i n h i s s o n ’ s c o l l e g el o o k o u t p ro c e s s “ I u s e d h i m f o r t h e re s o u rc e s , ” B o e h e i m s a i d o f h i s f a t h e r ’ s ro l e B o e h e i m c u r re n t l y p l a y s f o r Ne w H a m p t o n Pr e p , w h e r e t e a m m a t e s o f h i s h a v e m a d e c o m m i t m e n t s t o No r t h we s t e r n , A r i zo n a St , St Ma r y ’ s C o l l e g e i n C a l i f o r n i a a n d a f u t u re r i va l o f B o e h e i m , Da r t m o u t h Hi s d e c i s i o n t o a t t e n d Ne w Ha m p t o n a f t e r h i g h s c h o o l c a m e w i t h t h e h o p e s o f e l e va t i n g h i ms e l f t o a l e ve l w h e re h e w o u l d g e t l o o k e d a t by Di v i s i o n I s c h o o l s “ Ju s t t o g e t s o m e m o re e x p os u re , a n d h a ve a ye a r t o i m p rove m y g a m e , t a k i n g s t e p s t o re a c h m y d re a m o f p l a y i n g Di v i s i o n I b a s k e t b a l l , ” B o e h e i m s a i d o f t h a t d e c i s i o n t o Sy r a c u s e c o m A n d i t w o rk e d Be f o re t h a t , t h e l e f t y p l a ye d a t Ja m e s v i l l e - De Wi t t Hi g h S c h o o l , w h e re h e a ve r a g e d 2 3 3 p o i n t s p e r g a m e a 1 2 5 p o i n t i m p rove m e n t f ro m t h e ye a r p r i o r e n ro u t e t o a 1 5 - 8 s e a s o n , p e r Sy r a c u s e c o m B o e h e i m a l s o re p re s e n t s o n e o f t h e f i r s t g e t s f o r t h e f i r s t - ye a r h e a d c o a c h Br i a n E a r l , w h o t o o k t h e re i g n s o f a t e a m w i t h o u t a n y p e r s o n a l re c r u i t s In h i s f i r s t s e a -

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135TH EDITORIAL BOARD

SOPHIA DENG ’19 Editor in Chief

No Endorsement!

OVER THE PAST WEEK, the editors of The Sun have conducted in-depth inter vie ws with all five of the candidates for the office of undergraduate studentelected tr ustee After much consideration, The Sun has decided to withhold its endorsement We do not take this decision lightly, and we want to share with you why we have declined to endorse any of the five candidates

The student-elected tr ustee is a fully-vested member of the Board of Tr ustees; they must be comfor table working with, and arguing against when necessar y, entrenched and power ful interests A position of this gravity demands the most experience possible from those who would seek to occupy it While Lauren Goldstein ’20 brought to her campaign unbridled enthusiasm and a willingness and capability to learn on the job, she lacks the leadership experience on campus and throughout her career that The Sun must see in any candidate we endorse Fur thermore, as a freshman, Goldstein would have only slightly more than a semester of time at Cornell to draw upon as tr ustee Although the student-elected tr ustee ser ves a two-year term, they must be prepared on their first day to represent (and so possess a deep understanding of ) the entire student body, and one semester of experience is not enough time to gain that understanding

The student-elected tr ustee is the singular representative of the 14,000-strong undergraduate student body Caleb Sturman ’19 has lived his whole life in and around Cornell and is incredibly familiar with the inner machinations of the University, his father having ser ved as an assistant dean in the School of Hotel Administration Sturman is correct when he calls on the Board of Tr ustees to forgo the shor t-term gratification of a positive press release for the long-term stability: he cited the mishandling of the College Business rollout as an example of a Board too interested in positive press and rather than functionality However, Sturman is asking the 14,000 undergraduates to tr ust him when he says that his extended time at Cornell gives him access to information and relationships unavailable to his competitors It is impossible to verify that Sturman can use the connections he boasts of (and on which bases his campaign) to leverage his position on the board to advance the interests of students, and so The Sun cannot offer him our endorsement

o w o r k w i t h i n t h e c o n f i n e s o f a s y s t e m t o a c h i e v e o n e ’ s g o a l s w h i l e n o t d i s re s p e c t i n g a u t h o r i t y, a n i n v a l u a b l e s k i l l w h e n e n g a g i n g w i t h t h e B o a rd o f Tr u s t e e s a n d t h e C o r n e l l a d m i n i s t r a t i o n Mo re ov e r, M r Pu t k o w o u l d b r i n g a m u c h n e e d e d p e r s p e c t i v e t o t h e B o a rd o f Tr u s t e e s a n d t o C o r n e l l a s a c a m p u s l e a d e r h e i s t r u l y a n o u t s i d e r, a n d h a s m a d e i t c e n t r a l t o h i s c a mp a i g n t o re a c h o u t t o p o r t i o n s o f t h e C o r n e l l c o m m u n i t y n o t u s u a l l y i n v o l v e d i n o r e v e n a w a re o f s t u d e n t g ov e r n a n c e Pu t k o w a s g e n u i n e i n a n d s p o k e a t l e n g t h a b o u t h i s d e s i re t o e n g a g e d i re c t l y w i t h a s m u c h o f t h e s t u d e n t b o d y a s p o s s i b l e , a m i s s i o n m u c h a p p re c i a t e d b y T h e Su n How e v e r, Pu t k o a p p e a re d u n f a m i l i a r w i t h m a n y o f t h e p r o m i n e n t i s s u e s f a c i n g C o r n e l l t o d a y, e s p e c i a l l y t h e s a f e t y o f u n d o c u m e n t e d s t u d e n t s a n d t h e q u e s t i o n o f f re e s p e e c h a s i t re l a t e s t o c a m p u s s p e a k e r s Pu t k o i s a c a p a b l e l e a d e r a n d w o u l d s e r v e w e l l a s a m e m b e r o f t h e

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The impor tance of voting has been deeply emphasized in past the last fe w months While many may feel disenfranchised by the larger political system, Cornellians can find solace in knowing that the university prides itself on its shared governance system By no

m e a n s p e r f e c t , s h a r e d g ov e r n a n c e a t Cornell allows for students to have the chance to have a voice in administrative decisions This week, the elections for t h e u n d e r g r a d u a t e s t u d e n t - e l e c t e d tr ustee are taking place Voting goes from March 8 at 8 A M to March 9th at 8 P M , and is open to both graduate and undergraduate students All students will receive an email with the link to vote Having ser ved in the role for the past two years, I want to take this time to s h a re s o m e l e a r n i n g s , a n d e m p h a s i ze how impor tant it is that students vote Fe w s t u d e n t s k n ow t h e r e l a t i o n t h e

Board has with the university at large (to be fair, I didn’t either until I joined). For

T h e o n l y c a n d i d a t e t o p re s e n t T h e Su n w i t h a c l e a r p l a t f o r m a n d o u t l i n e o f p r io r i t i e s w a s Ol i v i a C o rn ’ 1 9 C o r n ’ s t o p p r i o r i t y i s m a k i n g t h e C o r n e l l c a m p u s a s a f e r p l a c e f o r s t u d e n t s s h e p ro p o s e s s e ve r a l i n i t i a t i ve s t o e x p a n d b l u e l i g h t s e rv i c e s a n d i n c re a s e a w a re n e s s a m o n g s t u d e n t s o f e x i s t i n g c a m p u s s a f e t y re s o u rc e s , a s we l l a s a n e x p a n s i o n o f Ga n n e t t / C o r n e l l He a l t h t o p rov i d e m o re e m e r g e n c y s e r v i c e s a n d a n i n c re a s e i n t h e n u m b e r o f g e n d e r n e u t r a l b a t h ro o m s a c ro s s c a mp u s T h e Su n w h o l e h e a r t e d l y s u p p o r t s t h e s e i n i t i a t i ve s a n d a p p re c i a t e s t h e s p e c if i c i t y w i t h w h i c h C o r n p re s e n t e d h e r i d e a s , a f a c e t o f h e r c a m p a i g n t h a t s e t h e r a p a r t f ro m h e r c o m p e t i t o r s T h a t b e i n g s a i d , T h e Su n h a s s e r i o u s re s e r va t i o n s a b o u t C o r n b e i n g t h e r i g h t t r u s t e e t o a d va n c e t h o s e i d e a s A s t h e l e a d e r o f a p ro m i n e n t c a m p u s o r g a n i z a t i o n , C o r n h a s s h ow n a n a d e p t n e s s a t g e n e r a t i n g c o nt rove r s y a n d a r g u m e n t , b u t l e s s s o u n i t y a n d c o o p e r a t i o n A s re c e n t l y a s l a s t we e k , i n t h e m i d s t o f h e r c a m p a i g n t o re p re s e n t a l l 1 4 , 0 0 0 s t u d e n t s , C o r n c i t e d a Su n a r t i c l e o n s o c i a l m e d i a a n d i n c l u d e d a c a p t i o n i n t e n t i o n a l l y a n d i n a c c u r a t e l y i m p u g n i n g a n o t h e r p ro m i n e n t c a m p u s o r g a n i z a t i o n W h i l e C o r n s t a t e d i n o u r i n t e r v i e w t h a t t h e p o s t w a s a m i s t a k e w h i c h s h e re g re t s a n d a s s u re d T h e Su n t h a t h e r p e r s o n a l i d e o l o g i c a l l e a n i n g s w o u l d n o t a f f e c t h e r d e c i s i o n s a s t r u s t e e , a c t i o n s l i k e t h e s e , a s we l l a s d i s m i s s i ve c o m m e n t s o n t h e re n a m i n g o f t h e C o r n e l l Pl a n t a t i o n s a n d t h e m i s re a d i n g o f t h e C o r n e l l c o m m u n i t y t h ro u g h o u t l a s t s e m e st e r ’ s R i c k Sa n t o r u m d e b a c l e , c a l l i n t o q u e s t i o n i f C o r n c a n b e a u n i f i e r o n c a m p u s a n d o n t h e B o a rd o f Tr u s t e e s T h e f i n a l c a n d i d a t e , Du s t i n L i u ’ 1 9 , h a s s e r ve d i n s t u d e n t g ove r n m e n t s i n c e h e a r r i ve d a t C o r n e l l , a s b o t h Fre s h m a n Re p re s e n t a t i ve a n d LG BTQ Re p re s e n t a t i ve He s p o k e a t l e n g t h a b o u t h i s c o m m i t m e n t t o “ p u t t i n g s t u d e n t s a t t h e t a b l e ” a n d f o r g i n g re l a t i o n s h i p s b e t we e n t h e t r u s t e e s a n d t h e s t u d e n t b o d y Exc e e d i n g l y p e rs o n a b l e , L i u d i s c u s s e d w i t h u s h ow h e v i e w s t h e ro l e o f t h e s t u d e n t - e l e c t e d t r u s t e e t o re p re s e n t C o r n e l l a s i t i s i n re a l i t y t o t h e o f t e n - d e t a c h e d b o a rd m e m b e r s Howe ve r, L i u d i d n o t p re s e n t u s w i t h a p l a t f o r m , a n d d e s p i t e re p e a t e d q u e s t i o n s a s k i n g f o r s p e c i f i c p o l i c i e s o r c h a n g e s h e w o u l d l i k e t o s e e e n a c t e d , h e d i d n o t p rov i d e T h e Su n w i t h a c l e a r i n d i c a t i o n o f w h a t h e s t o o d f o r A l t h o u g h L i u m a d e c l e a r h i s i n t e n t i o n t o e s t a b l i s h c o n t i n u o u s d i a l o g u e w i t h a b ro a d va r i e t y o f c a m p u s o r g an i z a t i o n s t o re m a i n a p p r a i s e d o f t h e i s s u e s , h e re s i s t e d s t a k i n g o u t a p o s i t i o n f o r h i m s e l f A s t u d e n t - e l e c t e d t r u s t e e i s t h e s o l e vo i c e o f t h e s t u d e n t s o n a 6 4 - m e m b e r b o a rd i t i s e s s e n t i a l t h a t t h e t r u s t e e h a ve a t a n g i b l e p l a n t o g u i d e t h e m T h e re i s n o o p p o r t u n i t y d u r i n g a t r u s t e e m e e t i n g t o c h e c k b a c k w i t h a c a m p u s o r g a n i z at i o n ; t h e t r u s t e e m u s t b e a b l e t o s t a n d a l o n e Mo re ove r, i t i s i m p o s s i b l e t o h o l d a c c o u n t a b l e a t r u s t e e w h o h a s n e ve r vo i c e d a c o m m i t m e n t t o a s p e c i f i c p l a n o r p o li c y Pu t t i n g s t u d e n t s a t t h e t a b l e i s a n a d m i r a b l e g o a l a n d o n e t h a t T h e Su n c a n s u p p o r t , b u t i t i s n o t a p l a t f o r m , a n d we c a n n o t e n d o r s e L i u A l l t h a t b e i n g s a i d , T h e Su n w a s p l e a s e d by t h e u n a n i m i t y d i s p l a ye d a m o n g t h e c a n d i d a t e s f o r i s s u e s s u c h a s a d m i n i s t r a t i o n f u n d i n g f o r c a m p u s o r g a n i z a t i o n s e c ur i t y f e e s , g r a d u a t e s t u d e n t u n i o n i z a t i o n , d e f e n s e o f C o r n e l l’s u n d o c u m e n t e d s t ud e n t s a n d

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some background, the Board of Tr ustees is charged with “ supreme control” over the university The undergraduate student-elected tr ustee ser ves on the Board of Tr ustees of the university as the sole u n d e rg r a d u a t e v o i c e Cornell is t h e o n l y s c h o o l i n t h e Iv y L e a g u e , a n d o n e o f f e w schools across the countr y, with student tr ustees Cornell’s board is also unique in that it has representation from undergraduate and graduate students, as well as faculty, employees and alumni

Having served in the role for the past two years, I want to take this time to share some learnings, and emphasize how important it is that students vote

When I joined the board, one of the tr ustees reached out to me with advice that I consider deeply reflective of my experience. He noted that the title is not

“student tr ustee ” but rather “studentelected tr ustee, ” and as such I was on equal footing with the other 63 tr ustees I have been pleasantly surprised and h o n o re d i n t h i s ro l e b e c a u s e o f t h e r e s p e c t my fellow t r u s t e e s h a v e s h o w n me I’ve had the o p p o r t unity to use s t u d e n t opinion to help in making better decisions and been challenged by my peers to push for changes

A s s t u d e n t s , w e a l l g o t h r o u g h Cornell with our unique circumstances The role of the student-elected tr ustee is to understand those perspectives and elevate issues to the highest level of decision making. That being said, I cannot stress

how impor tant it is that students vote in this election The student whom you elect will have the power to shape decisions that will directly affect current students, and also shape the long-term trajector y of the university

The past two years have been tumultuous for Cornell We inaugurated a ne w president only to mourn her tragic passing months later, we founded a ne w college, we discussed impor tant issues about the environment and diversity and we found a ne w president It has been an honor ser ving in this capacity and watching the university grow and change To my eventual successor, I hope that you continue advocating for students and t h i n k c a re f u l l y a b o u t t h e u n i ve r s i t y ’ s next steps To all the undergraduate and graduate students: please remember to vote

Margaret Lee | Shining a Light

Progressive And Pragmatic

From its beginning, Cornell University has been bold and unorthodox in many ways It was one of the first few universities to become coeducational in 1870, nearly 100 years before its peers in the Ivy League University cofounder Ezra Cornell was a pioneer in the telegraph business, devising the idea of connecting telegraph lines with glass-insulated poles The “ any person, any study” mantra that still forms the backbone of the institution today was revolutionar y for the time

Due to its origin and development, Cornell inevitably became progressive and pragmatic Unlike many universities that have one or two colleges at the undergraduate level, devoted to a broad range of arts and sciences, Cornell houses seven different specialized colleges, each tailored to distinct interests The School of Hotel Administration’s requirements, for instance, include 800 hours of work in the hospitality or ser vice industr y, taking professional development to a level beyond most undergraduate studies in the nation

Moreover, Cornell places a strong emphasis on career advising and job searches In 2015, more than 60 percent of ILR bachelor’s degree recipients reported finding employment by utilizing the school’s advisories, such as career ser vices or on-campus recruiting The way in which professional networking is viewed as a prized asset also indicates the university’s prevalent business-oriented ambience

As such, Cornell has often received criticism for being too careerfocused and lacking a liberal arts character in its academics Critics, many of whom include Cornell’s ver y own faculty and students, assert that higher education should stress scholastic depth over mere employment preparation

However, I don’t believe that Cornell’s career-oriented climate is harmful Rather, it prepares graduates for the “real world,” which

However, I don’t believe that Cornell’s career-oriented climate is harmful. Rather, it prepares graduates for the “real world,” which places emphasis on practicality over scholarly learning The endless career service emails and campus-wide networking sessions serve as stepping stones toward achieving such pragmatism.

places emphasis on practicality over scholarly learning The endless career ser vice emails and campus-wide networking sessions ser ve as stepping stones toward achieving such pragmatism The best type of learning encompasses both theor y and experience The demanding coursework and intense professional atmosphere at Cornell helps its students to develop a fuller undergraduate experience, both educational and functional

Such an atmosphere can make some feel as if they’re left behind The few classics majors struggle to preser ve their specialty as the world around them demands more practicality Those who came to Cornell in search of a more pure academic experience may be lost tr ying to navigate as the rest of their peers in business and engineering appear to have definitive professional goals

Nevertheless, times have changed The value of college does not merely lie in its academics, but also in its ability to prepare scholars for their future career path In this age of rapid transformation, the ability to adapt to such change is a necessar y virtue Likewise, Cornell should help students acclimate to these demands of the world It should prepare its students for adulthood by embracing the true meaning of learning in the modern day, which incorporates both scholarship and proficiency

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Cornell professor refutes news of reef’s death

By SAMUEL NADELL Sun Contributor

In October 2016, an ar ticle began circulating social media outlets with the headline “Obituar y: Great Barrier Reef (25 Million BC-2016),” announcing the abr upt death of one of the most diverse and complex ecosystems in the world Understandably, ecologists and nature enthusiasts alike cried out in alarm The pinnacle of environmental beauty that had made it into ever y introductor y ecology textbook had passed away, another casualty to the seemingly unstoppable force of climate change

There is no doubt that action needs to be taken immediately if humans ever hope to impede the potentially disastrous effects of climate change, however those who use the recently ‘deceased’ Great Barrier Reef as their first piece of evidence are missing one critical detail

“ The Great Barrier Reef definitely sustained some of the biggest impacts its seen from warming events, but it’s definitely not dead,” said Prof Dre w Har vell, ecology and evolutionar y biology “It’s kind of like saying if half the trees in a forest died, the forest is dead ” Har vell has studied coral reefs all over the world and while the Great Barrier Reef is by no means immaculate, there are particular areas where corals have been even more severely bleached from rising temperatures, ocean acidification and increased predation

“Coral bleaching is the breakdown in symbiosis between the coral animal and its symbiotic algae,” Har vell said Within coral, there are two species working together: algae, which uses photosynthesis to make food from sunlight and the coral animal, which houses the algae “Corals are solar powered, basically,” Har vell said Unfor tunately for corals, when temperatures are too high, the coral animal becomes stressed and releases its algae The algae gives corals their vibrant colors and without them, corals turn white, a process known as coral bleaching Having lost their main provider of food, corals may die shor tly after

According to Har vell, the nor thern sector of the Great Barrier Reef has recently been hit the hardest with bleaching

“It was estimated to have been over 80 percent severely bleached,” Har vell said Har vell pointed out that coral cover in that area, which used to be 40 percent, has dropped to less than 10 percent The central and southern sectors of the

reef, though still heavily damaged, have been relatively spared and only one percent of corals in the southern sector were severely bleached

This is not the case for many of the pristine coral reefs found throughout the Pacific island nations In 2016, an El Niño related event increased temperatures for this region by two to five degrees celsius, resulting in the death of 90 percent of the corals in those reefs Har vell emphasized that this 90 percent represented mor tality, not bleaching

El Niño is not a ne w phenomenon; it is a climate oscillation in the Pacific Ocean that occurs roughly ever y three to seven years, bringing anomalous weather and temperatures with it However, the strength of the 2016 El Niño event was likely magnified by increasing

“ The Great Barrier Reef suffered from warming events, but it’s not dead. It’s kind of like saying if half the trees in a forest died, the forest is dead.”

global temperatures

While the cause of climate change will continue to be debated amongst politicians, the majority of ear th and atmospheric scientists have made it clear that it is human-driven and not slowing down anytime soon

The five hottest years since 1880? 2016, 2015, 2014, 2010 and 2013

“If you ’ re 29 or younger, no month of your life has had below average global temperatures, ” Har vell said “It’s awful to think this generation has lived with warming impacts for their whole lives It blows my

mind that this is normal

around these Pacific islands may recover, albeit slowly Unfor tunately, humans cannot expect the Ear th to get cooler anytime soon

“Given that the last three years have each successively been the warmest year on record, I think the prospect of another warm year in the next five years are pretty good,” Har vell said “Reefs are really amazingly re s i l

repeated hot years ”

As corals begin to die off, so do the ecosystems they suppor t, impacting marine life and humans alike Along with habitat loss for fish that are impor tant for local fisheries, damaged corals fail to act as wave breaks in low-lying island nations surrounded by reefs This makes these islands more susceptible to tsunamis and power ful storm surges

It is easy, in the face of such bad ne ws regarding the health and state of global corals, to pronounce the Great Barrier Reef dead It seems as though dramatic gestures and absolute headlines are the only options to get people to act instead of sitting idly by But despite this temptation, we must predicate their desire to fight with facts as opposed to feelings Facts tell us that strides are being taken towards preser ving the corals that are still alive

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s headline, although incorrect, likely had good intentions However, announcing its death makes saving coral reefs appear to be a lost cause, instead of a challenge that scientists and politicians have begun to take on Last year, the third annual Our Oceans conference, hosted by then-Secretar y of State John Kerr y, reiterated the impor tance of marine protected areas to protect fragile marine environments It also highlighted ne w technology and ideas to reduce marine pollution, overfishing and carbon dioxide emissions

As for what Cornell students can do to help coral reefs? Har vell does not limit the possibilities, but gave one main suggestion

“In the end, I find that education is one of our most impor tant tools and if Cornell students could spread what they learn to their families, it could make a big impact,” Har vell said

Coral reefs throughout the world, though damaged by direct and indirect human activity, are not gone As long as there are well informed leaders and citizens, the Great Barrier Reef ’ s obituar y will have to wait

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BY BECKY FRANK Sun Contributor

Why have so few people seen Lion? It has been out in theaters since Nov 25, and has gone somewhat unnoticed

When it was one of the nine movies nominated for Best Picture, the majority of viewers questioned what it was and why it was recognized as a top movie

I first saw Lion this past December with my Mom I too knew absolutely nothing about it As the previews were going on, I turned to my mom and whispered, “So is this about a lion? A Zoo movie? A comedy? Sci-Fi?” My mom just laughed and told me to watch the movie

I realized quickly that I was in for an emotional journey in the heart of India From the start, it was hard not to fall in love with the young boy, Saroo He is adorable Honestly, if I could adopt him right now and give him a hug and become his best friend in the whole world, I would Wow, the pure thought of young Saroo, played by Sunny Pawar, is making me smile (hint: if you have not watched the Oscars yet, find the clip of Jimmy Kimmel lifting Sunny into the air like a lion It will make your heart melt)

In the film, five-year-old Saroo somehow convinces his older brother, Guddu, to let him tag along on an overnight work trip Saroo and Guddu lose each other at the train station, and Saroo is left all alone on a train for days He finally gets off on the streets of Kolkata, 1500 miles away from his home It is heartbreaking to watch lovable five-year-old Saroo attempt to sur vive by himself Viewers are forced to confront the realities of conditions in India, as applied to a young lost boy

Later on, Saroo is adopted by a couple in Australia We see some of his upbringing there, then a flash-for ward to 20 years later Grown-up Saroo is played by the extraordinar y Dev Patel Eventually, he starts to question his past:

IwouldWhere was he actually from in India? What happened to Guddu? What happened to his mother? Were they still looking for him?

Without telling you too much of the plot, I will tell you this: Lion is a tear-jerker You will cr y I did not see a single dr y eye in the entire theater, either time that I saw it

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Rooney Mara did a solid job playing Lucy, who quickly becomes Saroo’s significant other

The original score was also sensational: it was the perfect, serious music for the movie I also thought the cinematography was so well done I will not forget the image of tiny five-year-old Saroo standing on a post in the busy streets of Kolkata, or the beautiful, seemingly endless images of the deserts in his hometown

There have been mixed reviews of Lion I am clearly on the end of the spectrum that thinks Lion is absolutely outstanding However, I, along with some other critics, will admit that there is a bit of a lag mid-movie The plot of older Saroo in university searching Google Earth drags on

At the end of the film, we see a message about all the children around the world that need help Critics thought that this was the underlying message and ploy of the movie to get money for children in India I, however, disagree I think that the message may be there, but it was not the point of the movie And, if anything, it just reminded me that there are so many people out there less fortunate than me who need help Lion was nominated for a number of awards At the Academy Awards, it was nominated for Best

and more While Lion did not take home any Oscar trophies last weekend, merely its nomination for six awards is a testament to its greatness Lion did win awards at the BAFTA Awards, AACTA International Awards, African-American Film Critics Association, American Society of Cinematographers and more Lion left me yelling “Saroooo! Sarooooo!” as tears of joy streamed down my face This amazing true stor y is still playing at Cinemapolis in the Commons and I highly encourage you to spend a night travelling with our adorable lion, Saroo

Becky Frank is a sophomore in the College of Arts and Sciences She can be reached at rnf33@cornell edu

On Freaks and Geeks and Music

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ing the rather bold assertion that Freaks and Geeks is a most profound creative portrayal of white, suburban and American high school life Although it was tragically cancelled after its first season, it has surely attained cult-classic status Yet, for those of you who do not know about this masterpiece of American television culture, Freaks and Geeks takes place in 1980 Michigan, and follows student Lindsay Weir in her attempt to abandon her confining, “mathlete” persona and hang around the burnedout group of “freaks” in her high school This is not some desperate call for attention, or a problem that needs resolving, but rather an act of personal expression on the part of Lindsay This is perhaps the thesis of the entire show; that youthful expression is both liberating and emotionally healthy,

and it is crucial that young people surround themselves with accepting peers in the process Maybe The Breakfast Club approaches this level of conceptual and creative profundity, but Freaks and Geeks has eighteen immaculate episodes to develop its themes and characters

Many moments and situations throughout Freaks and Geeks consider the characters ’ reactions to the popular culture of 1980, particularly musical trends and happenings The core band of freaks loves the hard rock that was prominent in the 1970s They all seem to embrace that hopelessly

fr ustrated “DISCO SUCKS” mentality that plagued pop music affairs during that time period It is the ver y last episode (“Discos and Dragons”) of the series that most prominently features music In this episode Lindsay has to choose between attending an academic summit at the University of Michigan during the summer or instead spending the time with her friends It is the ultimate choice between embracing her mathlete expectations or her own self-expression Meanwhile, the group discovers that one of its members, Nick Andopolis, has been regularly attending a discotheque with his new girlfriend and actually loves the music They all accuse Nick of using this new scene to make Lindsay jealous, but by the end of the episode it becomes clear that Nick has discovered this new music as a means of differentiating his own personality and interests from those of the rest of the group, and as a rejection of his father’s parental inade q u a c y In t h e m e a n t i m e , Lindsay is given the Grateful Dead album American Beauty by her guidance counselor to aid in her decision an interesting route given the Dead’s burgeoning relevance in 1980 Nevertheless, this album as well as the cult of carefree personality surrounding the band has a significant effect on Lindsay’s outlook on her own life, inspiring her to reject the academic expectations placed upon her I like to spend time thinking about essence of the music that will eventually define the tastes and apprehensions of “high-millennials” such as ourselves If histor y does indeed progress in a cyclical nature like in theories such as the Strauss-Howe Generational Theor y, which asserts that time periods and the individuals that inhabit them run on an obser vable,

repeating cycle then millennials will possess the same pragmatic, communal attitude that characterized, for example, the GI generation that fought World War II Our popular culture, and particularly our music, should reflect these qualities It seemingly does, for the most part There are no easily defined rifts dividing popular music, such as that between rock and disco as depicted in Freaks and Geeks At this year ’ s Grammys, artists as varied as Adele and Chance the Rapper can both win awards in the same ceremony (not to give the Grammys any divine power of naming what is good or not good) In general, popular music currently being produced does not seek to alienate anyone, but rather attempts to bring people together, to the same party That being said, it is still a polarized world in which we live This is where that Fre a k s a n d Ge e k s d i s c u s s i o n c o m e s i n handy I think we can learn much about

ourselves, and others, by listening to music that we have never before considered Chance and Adele may bring young people together, but those two artists surely do not define the tastes of ever y person alive, or ever y person who ever lived Listen to the deeply introspective hippie music of the Gr

Enemy (the same hip-hop that ultimately led to the music of artists like Chance or Rihanna) There is no better way to learn about other people than by discovering that to which they get down, or dance, or cr y, or yell in agreement And like Lindsay and Nick, there is a great deal of self-discover y to be had in challenging ourselves with someone else’s music

Nick Swan is a sophomore in the College of Arts and Sciences He can be reached at nswan@cornellsun com His column Swan’s Song runs alternate Tuesdays this semester

With cover art that looks like a 1960s cinemascope collage, deep, resonant chords and nostalgic lyrics, Eisley’s fifth album exudes longing The Texas-based indie pop group, founded in 1997 by an eclectic bunch of siblings and cousins, tries to capture and harmonize something simultaneously far-off and contemporaneous

Like the collage cover art indicates, the album truly melds a universal sympathy that connects so many unrelated moments the far-off planet and yet it also retains a sense of western egotism the Marilyn Monroe-esque figure cr ying newspaper tears This collage metaphor carries beyond the cover art, the track list and the album Eisley which translates to ice island in many Germanic languages named itself after Mos Eisley, a space town in the fictional Star Wars universe

The band blends a sense of ephemeral, light hearted pop culture with sounds and emotions that strike incurable human sensitivities

Eisley ambitiously bridges the now and the forever in I’m Only Dreaming, released on Februar y 17 And despite a bass guitar nearly drowning out the lyrics in “Defeatist,” the family band largely succeeds Sherri Dupree, the band’s 33-year-old lead vocalist, hones a young teen-drama-queen character turned poet Her voice holds a simple, inherently listenable quality that invites listeners into her dream-world While Sherri sings innocuous words, her siblings add a connotative strength to the music with their instrumental accompaniment

This wordless dramatization strips away Sherri’s pop-star façade and offers a new perspective on what could have been another replaceable dance song Among other factors like tone deafness and an inability to sight-read music, my own childhood sibling band, the “Pink

Mexican band Costera has just released their first album, Aliados, and it’s an ethere a l j o u r n e y f r o m s t a r t t o f i n i s h

Previously, the band had released two singles from the album, “Paseo Sideral” and “Altamar ” Both singles gave listeners a preview of the concept of the album: finding someone you trust completely and going on an unreal journey with them The album may be about love, but not the tired, cliché kind where the singer can ’ t stop thinking about their muse Aliados explores a much deeper concept of love and intimacy: one involving a true connection achieved when two people know each other inside and out, to the point of spiritual fusion

The track that best represented the theme was “Paseo Sideral,” for which a music video was also released “Paseo Sideral” featured León Larregui, a singer from the same record label as Costera, Discos Panoram The duo complemented each other perfectly with their similar voices and musical styles “Paseo Sideral” featured a laidback, spacey beat while the two singers’ voices made the listener feel as

Posse,” failed for lack of what makes Eisley succeed a message worth sharing The band grasps the complexities of what it means to sing lightly about the things we deeply feel The result captures in words and sounds what it feels like to fall in love, to fall apart, to feel inconsequential and to also think your world might end Eisley reconciles the seemingly cataclysmic power of a moment and the minuteness of that event in a larger view

When a listener takes Eisley’s “small, sweet hand” they wade through a mix of psychology and reality When the lyrics sound insignificant, the music necessitates a reaction When Sherri’s voice picks up an emotional chord, the instruments listen back Each track plays out with a double consciousness a public and private self This dynamic works well because Eisley’s members act as collaborative musicians while also being siblings The band, a public venture, also exists as a family unit a family unnaturally sympathetic, communicative, receptive and musical I’m Only Dreaming explores this relationship between a social and independent character by inventing new ways of not just singing about, but understanding, familiar subjects, emotions and events The mixedmedia cover art accurately represents the hybrid nature of Eisley’s pop-alternative album

That 1960 Internationalist collage-style artwork came as a reaction to the commodification, fetishization and financialization of artwork through the bourgeois avantgarde and the politically figurative movements of the post WWII era Internationalist artists worked to resist these pressures by making art of mundane objects and subjects They got ahead of commodification’s progress in flattening a sense of individualism and satirically

amalgamated consumer-culture images in an unusual, strange, thought-provoking manner Now nearly eighty years later, an art industr y further monopolized by capitalist interests creates the same environment for resistance With some careful cultivation by a mainstream producer, Eisley’s I m Only Dreaming could be a series of radio hits for weeks on end This same producer might also cut half the family for a more attractive, talented, provocative dynamic Eisley flirts with this boundar y between super-stardom pop success and instead falls or climbs to the side of uncontrived art making An ear for honesty predominantly influences Eisley’s work where many musicians listen for marketability While artists trade self-fulfillment for brand consistency, Eisley holds strong to fluid thoughts, feelings and stories Eisley stands directly against the mainstream music market just like 1960 collage art and the I’m Only Dreaming cover work Their music incorporates all the right elements but assembles these sounds, lyrics and melodies in unconventional tracks In Internationalist art, critics identified this oppositional device as the grotesque in which ever ything appears as one thing but functions exactly oppositely Given its lyrics, I’m Only Dreaming could be light, dance music pop But the instrumentals lend an innovative interpretation to s

Internationalist movement shook up the lulling over politicized art world, Eisley’s album arouses an ear trained to top ten hits

Julia Curley is a sophomore in the College of Arts and Sciences She can be reached at jmc628@cornell edu

C o s t e r a A l a i d o s D i s c o s P a n o r O O O O O O O O O O O O O T E S T S P I N S n e w a n d n o t a b l e m u s i c i n r e v i e w

if they were floating listlessly through water The lyrics were about the beautiful central theme, which gave the song more soul Songwriter Mau Garcia truly wove a loving, reassuring promise with his lyrics “Seguiremos bien, prometo no quemarte el corazón/Déjate caer, yo te levantare, todo esta bien, ” which translates to “ We’ll always be fine I promise not to burn your heart/Let y o u r s e l f f a l l a n d I ’l l p i c k y o u u p Ever ything is okay ” While this rings familiar to the lyrics of artists like Ed Sheeran, the overused theme of love, the context is far different, which the music video establishes The music video for “Paseo Sideral,” directed by León Larregui, opens to Mau Garcia scribbling equations and numbers on a chalkboard before going to bed Once he falls asleep, his being leaves his body and he begins to swim through a dark, ominous body of water However, scenes of these events alternate with those of a woman in a white, flowing dress also swimming through what appears to be a different body of water, or possibly a parallel astral plane Eventually, the two meet

and kiss through the division of the planes they’re in Garcia then wakes up to find that he is now holding a cr ystal, which tells him that he really did travel in his sleep Throughout the video, the background appeared dark while Garcia and the woman seemed to glow, implying a strong connection between the two “Altamar,” the other track that unified the album’s central theme, did not have a music video However, Costera still unified the theme with lyrics like “Abracemos el momento, somos diferentes,” translating to “let s embrace the moment, we re different ” While Paseo Sideral” was about an ethereal experience with a loved one, “Altamar” was more about finding that person and the experience associated with it, such as embracing individuality Like most of the album, “Altamar” featured a m o d e r a t e , d r i

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re a l i s t i c , abstract feeling that makes the mind wander and explore the parts of ourselves Garcia wants us to Aliados may be Costera’s first album, but the band is already seeing success as

the album was number seven on the alternative rock categor y on iTunes Costera had previously opened for Zoé, León Larregui and Reyno, all major Mexican a r t i s t s u n d e r Di s c o s Pa n o r a m Now Costera is ascending into the spotlight and their future looks promising from all the positive feedback Aliados has received Their success, along with that of their fellow new artist Salvador y el Unicornio, has reassured me that Discos Panoram still holds greatness and perhaps a new future for Mexican music, one that will explore fresh themes Love is what most modern music is about, but it has become an increasingly shallow kind of love based on vanity, looks and superficial knowledge Aliados, however, explores the most intimate type of love, which involves finding someone as unique as yourself and being able to trust them with your entire being, knowing their intentions are pure

Viri Garcia is a freshman in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences She can be reached at vg23@cornell edu

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Two-time NCAA champion Dean became the 11th wrestler in tournament history to take home an EIWA title four times With a pair of falls and technical falls each on the weekend, Dean moves within two wins from setting a program record for career wins

Realbuto and Palacio won their third and second straight conference titles, respectively They along with Dean become four-time NCAA qualifiers For his first time, Womack placed first and will appear in the National Championships These first place finishes were key in the squad’s championship campaign

To its benefit, the Red entered the final session Saturday night with a comfortable lead over its competition

“I'm really proud of the younger guys who stepped up and got bonus points early on and gave us the boost we needed to keep the streak alive,” Realbuto said

Yet positive results did not just fall into the defending champions’ lap Several of Cornell’s final matches ended in decisions that had the fans on the edge of their seats

“Although the matches were all close, our guys controlled the tempo and pushed the pace, ” Koll said “That being said it’s always nerve wracking to be one mistake away from disaster ”

In one of the most exciting matches of the evening, Realbuto came through with a clutch third period takedown to top Lehigh’s Ryan Preisch, 3-2, in the 174

finals match

“I felt good in the finals,” Realbuto said “I knew it would be a close one like it was in the dual, but I just stayed composed and waited for my openings I had a few chances to score, but I was ultimately able to get in on a good shot in the third to secure the takedown ”

Palacio also was involved in a low-scoring and close affair The 157 pounder defeated Russell Parsons’s of Army with a score of 4-2 Honis also claimed a place on the podium with a hard-fought 3-1 win in sudden victory for third place

Cornell did have its fair share of comfortable victories as well Sandwiched between Palacio and Realbuto’s tight championship matches came a dominant performance from Womack The firsttime EIWA champion racked up 16 points and surrendered only one in his final match for a technical fall victory A couple matches later, Dean followed suit with 24-9 tech fall win by taking down Navy’s Michael Coleman time after time

“As a senior, winning another EIWA title as a team was extremely important,”

Realbuto said “It means a lot to keep our streak going especially in a year such as this where our rival Lehigh was expected to make it close We really needed go above and I'm glad that we all stepped up to the challenge ”

On March 16, at least six Cornellians will travel to take on the nation’s best in a three-day showdown in Missouri

Jack Kantor can be reached at jkantor@cornellsun com

Women to Face Clarkson In First Round of NCAAs

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Troy Bridson can be reached at tbridson@cornellsun com

Morgan Hits 1,000 Points in Year-Ending Series Split

By BOBBY MARANI Sun Staff Writer

After being routed in New Haven, 9063, during Friday night’s matchup against Yale, the Cornell men ’ s basketball team finished its 2016-17 season on a high note, pummeling Brown in Providence, 92-78, and notching one final win for the seniors before the close of the season

The Red (8-21,4-10 Ivy) faced a strong Yale roster (17-10,9-5), whose consistent shooting performance and efforts in the paint over the course of the night led to the Red’s downfall Hitting 57 percent on field goals and 45 percent from 3-point land, as well as having four total players score in the double digits, Yale lept out to a 40-27 lead by the end of the first half

Bulldog senior guard Anthony Dallier commanded the Yale offense throughout the night, contributing 18 points, five rebounds and four assists Combined with Bulldog freshman guard Miye Oni posting 12 points, six assists and five boards, as well as senior forward Sam Downey’s 11 points and nine rebounds, the Bulldogs effectively fended off the visitors

“[Yale] played good defense and took a lot of good shots” head coach Brian Earl said about the results of Friday night’s game Compared to the Bulldogs’ 57 and 45, the Red shot 44 percent from the field and 30 percent from beyond the arc

Although sophomore guard Matt Morgan unleashed a hefty 28 points in Friday night’s matchup becoming the first sophomore in Cornell history to reach the 1,000-point mark the Red simply could not produce enough points to overcome Yale WIth Downey’s consistent rebounding throughout the night, the Bulldogs outscored the Red in the paint, 46-30 Senior guard Robert Hatter and sophomore guard Troy Whiteside conversely posted just eight points each, but not enough to match Yale’s overall scoring efforts

“Friday turned into [a game] where we were going punch-for-punch with them and all of a sudden laid down and that was disappointing” Earl said “I just felt like we didn’t play well and didn’t execute what we said we were going to do ”

In terms of mental preparation, Earl had

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Lawrenceville School in New Jersey at the age of 15

Since then, he has captained the Chinese national team at the 2015 IIHF World Under-18 Championships, spending his last year with the Capitols, where he has appeared in 37 games

Despite not yet playing a game the NHL, let alone NCAA, the spotlight is shining brightly on Song He models his game after Nicklas Lidstrom one of the all-time greats his draft selection was broadcast live on a Chinese television station and he has a nation of over 1 3 billion behind him

“Feels like I’m a star already, but, long way to go, ” he said Soon, Song will trade in that mall skating rink for one of college hockey ’ s most hallowed arenas in Lynah Rink, and that ‘long way to go ’ will get a little shorter on East Hill

Zach Silver can be reached at sports-editor@cornellsun com

an overall message for his team which resonated with his players regardless of the matchup

“I mentioned it before the game that if you ’ re an underclassman it’s worth playing for your friends here to go out on a good note and if you ’ re a senior it’s worth playing for your friends who are going to be here next year to let people know how and what we can look like if we ’ re playing well and that worked out on Saturday”

As for dealing with the issues his team illustrated in Friday night’s weak scoring performance, Earl sought positive change through reflective film process rather than drilling his team with a last-ditch shooting practice to try and lift its percentages

“So Saturday morning, instead of doing shootaround we just watched the first half [of the Yale game], and I think that may have been helpful it’s always painful to see yourself, it goes to a different level of teaching” Earl said about the ways in which his team responded to Friday night’s unfortunate outcome

With this reflective film-based process in mind, Earl and the Red traveled to Providence mentally confident in their physical abilities to crash the Bear’s senior night and bring its eighth and final win of the season back to Ithaca

“It felt good to come away with a win in the last game for a few of the guys on our team ” H e a d C o a c h B r i a n E a r l

In Saturday’s matchup, Brown’s (1317,4-10) offensive attack was led onedimensionally by way of senior forward Steven Spieth, who scored 31 points, including eight of 16 from the floor and a perfect 11-for-11 from the charity stripe However, instead of lying down and falling into the bad habits which caused many of its games to fall against them this season, the Red responded to the adversity that the weekend’s games presented and controlled Saturday night’s game as Earl had gameplanned

Creating an offensive storm in

Providence, senior guard Robert Hatter scored 20 points, moving into the school’s top-10 scorers bracket to wrap up his career with 1,241 total points and 200 assists Furthermore, junior guard Will Bathurst added his first double-double of the season with 12 points and 11 rebounds, sophomore forward Stone Gettings contributed 21 points and Morgan topped his incredible scoring weekend off with 16 more points Putting forward a performance that consisted of multiple double digit scorers and shooting at 59 percent from the floor, the Red offense was finally able to kick into gear and grind the Bears into their home court for a 92-78 win

“It felt good, especially after the Yale game with a team that you ’ re not sure which way it’s going to go, ” Earl said “It felt good to come away with a win on the last game for a few of the guys on our team and to really have a good effort overall from start to finish ”

Now with 2016-17 in the rearview, Earl is both optimistic and humble regarding what the future and the 2017-18 season hold for the program, especially given the youth that fills the Ancient Eight at the moment

“We have a good part of our contributors back next year but it’s a young league, and you ’ re looking around the league and

Princeton ran the table with a couple seniors helping but also a couple sophomores, ” he said “As you go down the line you have Harvard in second with younger guys, and Yale has two freshmen who are really contributing, and Penn is the same way So we ’ re excited about the future but we very much know that there are other teams that have a bright future too ”

As the Red ventures into its offseason, Earl hopes to engrain consistent offense and a relentless defensive nature into his returning team ’ s play over the course of the next several months

Cornell finished the 2016-17 season with an overall record of 8-21, and 4-10 within the Ivy League

“We are going to use this spring and summer and fall to try to build a consistency and that’s one of the things what’s frustrated us most is that you can go out on a night in Princeton and hang with them for 30-something minutes, and then get blown out at Penn in the first half by 30,” he said “And that’s something that we ’ re going to instill over the next couple months, that there’s a way to go about your business and you ’ re expected to do it and that starts now ”

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Red Qualifies 6 in 11th-Straight EIWA

By JACK KANTOR Sun Assistant Sports Editor

For an 11th-straight year, Cornell wrestling returns to

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Association Championship trophy Four members of the Red took home first place, and six total wrestlers qualified for the NCAA Championships starting next Thursday T

“This team continually surpasses my expectations, and I have pretty high expectations.”

time in recent memory that Cornell entered the tournament not as the favorite to win it all, but

3 points in the meet Head coach Rob Koll did not doubt his team could pull off the program ’ s 25th EIWA title

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tributed to the effort,”

Koll said “At the end of the day every wrestler not only won a match but scored bonus points This team continually surpasses my expectations, and I have pretty high expectations ”

Lehigh which entered the tournament as the favorite over rival Cornell placed second with 117 5 points

“I think Lehigh had some pretty clear falters that led to us winning by such a large margin,” said senior Brian Realbuto “That is just a testament to our team ' s ability to

rise to the occasion It could have just as easily been us making those mistakes, but instead we came together and got it done ”

Seniors Dylan Palacio (157), Realbuto (174), Gabe Dean (184) and sophomore Brandon Womack (165) were crowned champions on Saturday Senior Mark Grey (133) and sophomore Ben Honis (197) finished third in their weight class and will join that group in St Louis for the NCAA Championships Also placing third in the

EIWA was freshman Noah Baughman (125), who could potentially receive an at-large bid

“We did just about as well as I could reasonably expect, ” Koll said “We had a couple missteps but far less than could be expected at a tournament as tough as the Eastern Championships ”

Unfinished business | After recording the program’s 25th conference title, Cornell has six wrestlers who automatically qualify for NCAAs, and others who could recieve an at-large bid The ultimate prize still awaits

Icers Secure Spot in NCAA Tourney

By TROY BRIDSON Sun Staff Writer

A strong performance over the weekend in the ECAC playoffs from Cornell women ’ s hockey granted the team a spot in the NCAA tournament starting this coming weekend After a 3-1 thrashing over St Lawrence, the Red squared off against Clarkson in the ECAC championship a 1-0 game that could have gone either way

“In the first game I thought we had a good jump,” said head coach Doug Derraugh ’91 “It was big for us to get the first goal against St Lawrence ”

On Sunday, Clarkson edged Cornell with a first period power play goal to beat the Red in a one-goal affair Cornell had a few chances to tie the game, but ultimately Clarkson shut the door with strong defense and goaltending

“They did a really nice job defensively of shutting us down,” Derraugh said

Cornell’s offense went quiet on Sunday just one day after the team outpaced St Lawrence In that game, goals from freshmen forwards Kristin O’Neill, Amy Curlew and Paige Lewis opened up the game for the Red and allowed the team to play to its strengths defense and goaltending for the entire third period

But on Sunday, after Clarkson got out to an early lead, the game evolved into a defensive battle Yet both teams generated scoring chances off of power play opportunities, but to no avail

“We had our opportunities on the power play and it became more of a special teams game, ” Derraugh said

You again? | Cornell and Clarkson will face off in the first round of the NCAA tournament It will be the third time in less than a month that the two play one another, with Clarkson taking both matchups in that span

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