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S korton Outlines P r ior ities for Coming Months

Man with a plan | President David Skorton speaks during a press conference in his office Tuesday after the University announced Monday that he will leave Cor nell in 2015

By TYLER ALICEA Sun Managing Editor

For the next 15 months, President David Skorton says he will be “busy ” At the end of that time frame, he will depart from Cornell to lead the world’s largest museum and research complex the Smithsonian Institution the University announced Monday In the meantime, however, Skorton said he will continue to serve the University up through its sesquicentennial celebration

“As you saw, I’m going to finish the commitments I’ve made here at Cornell,” he said “Not because of some contract, but because it’s commitment of the heart ” Finding the “equilibrium” after the staff reduction that occurred in response to the 2008 economic downturn and addressing issues regarding campus climate are issues

U.A. Passes Resolution Clarif ying Freedom

By SOFIA HU Sun Staff Wr ter

The University Assembly amended and passed Resolution 9 titled “Resolution to Clarify Responsible Free Expression in the Campus Code of Conduct” after a lengthy debate among U A members, students and faculty Tuesday

Among other edits, the passed resolution adds the sentence “Everyone has the right to be heard and listen to others” to the Campus Code of Conduct, according to Melissa Lukasiewicz ’14, the U A vice chair of operations

In addition, the resolution removes phrasing that some members said was “ambiguous” during the U A meeting

Prior to being amended, the resolution stated that demonstrations in University spaces are allowed as long as they “ respect [the] policies of the space in question” or do not “infringe upon the educational mission of the University ”

According to Lukasiewicz, the amended resolution shifted focus back to the rights of protesters by clarifying their rights and removing a suggestion to

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Skorton said he will continue to deal with during the remainder of his term

“The climate related to sexual assault is a very important issue that continues and needs to be dealt with all the way to the day where when we no have to worry about sexual assault,” Skorton said

Skorton also said he wants to continue the positive progress the University has made in regards to philanthropy and the excellence of the Cornell education

“The demand for a Cornell education is breathtaking,” he said “We have 43,000 applicants for this fall’s class of about 3,200 slots So I want to do everything I can to help maintain the excellence that helps draw students here ”

In addition, Skorton said the University’s job is to continue to ensure that Cornell

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Ithaca Fire Department Extinguishes Kitchen Fire

first floor kitchen according to the press release The family was unable to return to the house due to the extent of the damage

Basher said no one was injured in the fire

Compiled by Anushka Mehrotra

Students ‘excited’ to move into former Alpha Tau Omega building

By ASHLEY COLLIS-BURGESS Sun Contributor

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s p r i n g a n d s u m m e r m o n t h s , ” h e s a i d

“I hope the new residents of 625 University Ave have an equally fulfilling experience.”

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“ No p ro j e c t t i m e l i n e h a s b e e n d e f i n e d ye t g i ve n t h a t we a re s t i l l e va l u a t i n g t h e p r o p e r t y ’ s n e e d s w i t h v a r i o u s Un i ve r s i t y p a r t n e r s ” T h o u g h s t u d e n t s s a i d t h e y a r e “ e xc i t e d” t o m ove i n t o t h e n e w d o r m it o r y i n t h e f a l l , f o r m e r b ro t h e r s o f t h e

f r a t e r n i t y s a i d t h e y a re d i s a p p o i n t e d t o l o s e t h e h o u s e Mi h i k a a Na i k ’ 1 7 , a f u t u re re s i d e n t o f t h e d o r m i t o r y, s a i d s h e h o p e s i t s s m a l l s i ze w i l l e n a b l e m o re i n t i m a t e c o n n e c t i o n s w i t h h e r h o u s e m a t e s “ Ho n e s t l y, n ow I ’ m k i n d o f e xc i t e d t o l i ve i n t h e h o u s e b e c a u s e u s u a l l y f r a t h o u s e s a re d e c e n t , a n d , i f t h e y d i d c o ns t r u c t i o n t o t u r n i t i n t o a d o r m , i t m u s t b e n i c e , ” Na i k s a i d Jo r g e Ro j a s ’ 1 7 , a f u t u re re s i d e n t o f t h e

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Resistance and Responses 4:15 p m , 390 Myron Taylor Hall Jewelle Gomez

4:30 - 6 p m , Lewis Auditorium, Goldwin Smith Hall

Migration for Education: Borders, Race and the Immigration of “Unaccompanied Youth” in the United States, 1916-1925 4:30 p m , A D White House

Tomorrow

Institute for Comparative Modernities Lecture Series: “Muslims and the Secular State: The View from Practice” 10 a m , Toboggan Lodge, 101 Forest Home Dr Soup & Hope Noon - 1:15 p m , Sage Chapel

Regional Economic Integration in Africa: Achievements and Challenges 2:30 - 4:00 p m , G08 Uris Hall

Social Justice Round Table Dinner Series

6:00 - 8:00 p m , 200 Computing and Communications Center Festival of Culture

7:00 - 10:00 p m , Memorial Room, Willard Straight Hall

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B E I RU T ( A P ) Ir a q i a u t h o r i t i e s o n T h u r s d a y d e n i e d p e r m i s s i o n t o a p l a n e b e l o n g i n g t o L e b a n o n ’ s n a t i o n a l c a r r i e r t o l a n d i n Ba g h d a d a f t e r a s o n o f a n Ir a q i m i n i s t e r m i s s e d t h e f l i g h t , Mi d d l e E a s t A i r l i n e s a i d i n

LAWRENCE, Kan (AP) More than two decades after a cookbook was checked out of a Kansas library, it’s just now been returned

6NewsLawrence reports a copy of “The Versatile Grain and the Elegant Bean: A Celebration of the World’s Most Healthful Foods” was placed in a Lawrence Public Library return box one night this week The book had been checked out on Sept 24, 1992

Library official Kristin Soper speculates the borrower misplaced the volume and came across it just recently

“The Versatile Grain and the Elegant Bean” contains more than 300 recipes from around the world Reviewers noted in 1992 that its publication coincided with growing U S interest in healthy cooking

C.U. Of cials Say Increase In Minority Enrollment

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Police Respond to Concerns O ver

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In light of recent crimes in Ithaca, representatives from the Ithaca Police Department and the C o r n e l l Un i ve r s i t y Po l i c e Depar tment responded to the

re c e n t c r i m e a l e r t s a t a

C o l l e g e t ow n Ne i g h b o r h o o d

Council Meeting Tuesday

In response to concerns that crime rates are on the rise, Lt

C h r i s t o p h e r Tow n s e n d o f t h e Ithaca Police said “[he] would not say it is on the rise, but [that he] would not saying it is on the decline ”

“Most of the crimes that we have in his area unfortunately come back to substance abuse,” Thomson said, citing the recent incident at Rite-Aid, which he said involved “ two guys with guns stealing Oxycontin,” as an example

“Unfortunately, we have such limited resources to fight it that

we ’ re not even plugging holes

We’re just grabbing at the edges,” he said

Townsend also cited the drug

c o m m u n i t y ’ s t e n d e n c y t o g o “behind closed doors” as a reason why it is difficult to provide assistance “ Tompkins County has the best drug and alcohol programs out there,” he said “Trying to treat the addiction is a big part of the cure, but some of these people don’t want to be cured ”

During the meeting, Peggy Matta, the clery compliance and support administrator for CUPD, also explained the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security

Po l i c y a n d C a m p u s Cr i m e Statistics Act which require higher education institutions to publish an annual report of campus crime statistics

Aside from Campus Watch Cornell’s yearly crime-watch publication the act requires that institutions “issue timely warn-

ings about Clery Act crimes that pose a serious or ongoing threat to students and employees ”

This requirement led to the development of the Crime Alert s y s t e m , a c c o rd i n g t o Da v i d Honan, deputy chief for CUPD

Although the alerts are only sent t o t h e C o r n e l l c o m m u n i t y, C U P D c

IPD, Tompkins County Sheriff ’ s Office and the Village of Cayuga Heights Police to collect and distribute the relevant information as quickly as possible, according to Honan

“We really appreciate the work of these other agencies,” he said “Without them, we really couldn ’ t put out these alerts in a timely manner ” Furthermore, there is no set d i s t a n c e t h

crimes that will make it into Crime Alerts anything that CUPD deems a threat to the C

included in an alert, Honan said

The purpose of these alerts is to make students aware of reported crimes “ so they can take steps to protect themselves” and to include descriptors that can help them notify police, according to Honan

“The information is gathered very quickly after the incident,” Honan said “ We’ve had cases where we had a serious offense We sent out a crime alert, and shortly after the crime alert was sent there’s been an apprehension, we found out that the case was

changed ”

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Zoe Ferguson can be reached at zferguson@cornellsun com

Elderly Man Rescued From Ravine in Town of Dr yden

The Ithaca Fire Department rescued an 85-year-old man Tuesday after he fell into a ravine behind his home in the Town of Dryden, according to an IFD press release

Responders received a call around 11:20 a m regarding a man who was bleeding from the head, the release said Firefighters discovered he had been in the ravine for some time before emergency crews were notified

The man was found approximately 70 feet in an icy ravine, according to the press release

Along with the Slaterville Fire and Ambulance Squad, crews took approximately an hour and a half to rescue the victim from the ravine, the release said

Compiled by Annie Bui

Unlawful Possession of Alcohol

Four individuals were referred to the Judicial Administrator Saturday for unlawful possession of alcohol in Jameson Hall, according to the Cornell University Police Department

Harassment on West Campus

An individual was referred to the Judicial Administrator Monday for harassment at McFaddin Hall, CUPD said

Grand Larceny at Noyes Community Center

An officer was dispatched to take a report from a student regarding a grand larceny Monday at Noyes Community Center, according to CUPD

Harassment at Robert Purcell Community Center

Investigation is pending on a student report of aggravated harassment on Sunday at Robert Purcell Community Center, CUPD said

Skorton S ays He Will Miss Community and Student s

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t h e g e n e r o s i t y o f m a n y p e o p l e ” Sk o r t o n w h o w i l l b e g i n h i s t e n u re a t t h e

Sm i t h s o n i a n o n Ju l y 1 , 2 0 1 5 a f t e r b e i n g s e l e c t e d b y t h e In s t i t u t e ’ s B o a rd o f Re g e n t s Su n d a y s a i d t h e In s t i t u t i o n s h a re s m o re

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

t h a n d i f f e re n c e s “ T h e Sm i t h s o n i a n , l i k e C o r n e l l , i s a n i n s t it u t i o n w i t h a n u n b e l i e v a b l y b r o a d a re a o f a c t i v i t y, ” Sk o r t o n s a i d “ I l i k e t o t e l l p e o p l e t h a t C o r n e l l Un i v e r s i t y d o e s e v e r y

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

Student Concerned House Will Pose

‘Health Hazard’ for Future Residents

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empty ” Alumni of the Beta Theta chapter are renting out the house after the national Alpha Tau Omega fraternity revoked the chapter’s charter in June finding it in violation of risk management policies according to the University Alexander Meyers ’15, a former member of the Alpha Tau Omega fraternity, said he was concerned the house will pose a

“health hazard" to future residents, based on his prior experiences

However, Philip Titcomb ’17 a future resident of the dormitory, said he believes that Cornell will be able to transform the former fraternity house into a “good place to live ”

“I feel like Cornell was quick to make it a dorm because they seem to lack on-campus housing I’m sure once it's cleaned up it’ll be a good place to live,” he said Kamran Safarli ’14, another former member of the fraternity,

said he hopes future residents will have a “fullfilling experience ” “[Alpha Tau Omega] was more than just a physical house to us; it was a venue where our brothers formed true lifelong lasting friendships It was quite disappointing seeing our house be taken away from us, ” Safarli said “However, I hope the new residents of 625 University Ave will have an equally fulfilling experience ”

Ashley Collis-Burgess can be reached at amc483@cornell edu

P rofessor : Original Version of Resolution Should Be ‘Left Alone’

SPEECH Continued from page 1

provide advanced notices about on-campus demonstrations

Students and faculty members criticized the original resolution’s wording and underlying policy

Prof Risa Lieber witz, industrial and labor relations, said the original version of the resolution contained ambiguous language

“Combinations of ambiguities in the language and placing overly broad discretion in the hands of administrators can lead to restrictions on speech The Code should be left alone,” she said Lieber witz said she believes attention should be shifted to whether the policies “ are written in a democratic way ”

“It seems to me that we can focus on a participator y process with writing policy that’s consistent with the campus code,” she said Daniel Sinykin grad, a member of the Codes and Judicial Committee of the U A , also said t h e i n i t i a l r e s o l u t i o n w a s ambiguously worded

“ T h i s [ re s o l u t i o n ] o p e n s a backdoor [for administrators to] defer questions of free speech to the policies of the space in quest i o n , e s s e n t i a l l y w r i t i n g t h e administration a blank check to r e s t r i c t f r e e s p e e c h , ” Si n y k i n said “ We have an obligation to write a better resolution ” University employee Gregor y Me z e y ’ 0 9 a n d Pr o f R a n d y Wayne, plant biology U A voting members who ser ved on Codes and Judicial Committee defended the resolution and said it did not limit free speech “ The policies are specific and clear the proposed resolution

s t r e n g t h e n s f r e e s p e e c h a t Cornell,” Wayne said “ There is no need for mandator y permit procedure anyone can exercise his or her freedom to speech While it is freedom of speech, it is not an unconstrained speech It is limited to those activities that do not disrupt other university functions ”

B o t h U A m e m b e r s a n d community members said they we re d o u b t f u l a b o u t w h e t h e r changing the Campus Code of C o n d u c t w o u l d s i g n i f i c a n t l y change University policy

“I don’t think it’s going to change much It doesn’t change how these decisions are adjudic a t e d , ” s a i d Pr o f Ro n a l d

B o o k e r, n e u r o b i o l o g y a n d behavior, who is also a U A member “ What we need is to have people sit down and have a serious discussion about space use ” In addition, U A members and community members questioned the discrepancy between u n i v e r s i t y p o l i c y s e t i n t h e Campus Code of Conduct and space-specific policy

Space-specific policy is available online and the policy varies depending on the place, according to Me zey The Office of

Dean of Students states that currently amplified sound on Ho Plaza is only allowed under the g u i d e l i n e s o f t h e Us e o f University Property form, but this is not a consistent University policy and may not apply to other spaces, Mezey said

The different space-specific policies are not mentioned in the Campus Code of Conduct and is set by a variety of administrative entities

“Space-specific policy, is that exhaustive? Would it be possible for different entities of this university to create space-specific policies that contradict or conflict the Code of Conduct? And

some gap in communication

After points on the resolution’s ambiguous language were

Lukasiewicz proposed the clarifying edits to the resolution that we re

passed

The passed resolution will be for warded to President David Skorton for approval, according to Jim Blair, chair of the U A

This lengthy discussion at the U A meeting was precipitated by protests that took place in Nov 2012 where two separate organizations protested on Ho Plaza at the same time

During the protests, Cornell Po

manager asked SJP to stop using microphones, because the group h

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h e ground, allegedly by a CUPD officer

L a t e r i n v e s

incident focused on issues of free

UUP forms, The Sun previously reported Although SJP members had planned the protest

CIPAC had filed

UUP form to use Ho Plaza and to use amplified sound

that the right to protest without having to file a UUP should be

Campus Code be clarified to remove ambiguity about the use

necessity of UUP forms, The Sun previously reported

Sofia Hu can be reached at shu@cornellsun com

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Florida Republican David Jolly Wins Congressional Seat

CLEARWATER BEACH, Fla (AP) Republican David Jolly defeated Democrat Alex Sink on Tuesday in a Tampa-area House district where President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul got its first test ahead of November’s midterm elections and both sides spent millions auditioning national strategies

With almost 100 percent of the vote counted, Jolly had 48 5 percent of the vote to Sink’s 46 7 percent Libertarian Lucas Overby had 4 8 percent The election was to replace 42-year Republican Rep CW Bill Young, who died in October of cancer, and the evenly divided district had been considered a toss-up

The implications of the dueling messages for the midterm elections inspired both parties to call in star advocates like former President Bill Clinton and former vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan, in addition to blanketing the district with ads, calls and mailings More than $11 million has been spent on the race, according to the Sunlight Foundation, a nonprofit group that tracks government information

Jolly’s election night headquarters in Clear water Beach erupted into loud cheers as it became clear he was the winner In his victor y speech, Jolly simultaneously struck a conciliator y tone and expressed gratitude for his mentor, Young and Young’s family Jolly was introduced by former “Price is Right” game show host Bob Barker, via video Young's two adult sons were also onstage with Jolly, and he embraced them at the end of his speech

Jolly didn’t mention the issue that dominated much of the campaign the president's health care package and instead said that Pinellas County must work together

“ This race is not about defending a broken agenda in Washington or advancing a broken agenda in Washington This race is about ser ving the people in our own community,” he said "Let’s dispense with the rancor and vitriol of the last five months ”

Jolly thanked Sink and Overby and said it was “OK” that tens of thousands of others voted for his opponents

“ While this campaign at times seemed to be partisan, your next congressman is not partisan,” he said

In St Petersburg, Sink’s party was subdued Backed by her adult children, Sink began her concession speech by thanking her campaign team and the thousands of volunteers who helped her congressional bid She spoke to a couple hundred stoic supporters in a half-empty ballroom at a lakeside Hilton in St Petersburg

“ We know that life brings many challenges It brings many opportunities My values have always been to do good for my family and for my community,” she said

“ We don’t know what the future holds,” she said, “but I'll do what I’ve always done and continue to ser ve my community ”

“Although we ’ re disappointed, the bars are open, ” she said

With that, Sink left the ballroom

Houston Authorities Are Investigating Theft of $600,000 in Checks and Cash

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t r a c k o f t h e i r a c c o u n t s a n d re p o r t a n y s u s p i c i o u s a c t i v i t y

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Tennessee Man Pleads Not Guilty To Charge of Murdering Student

DECATURVILLE, Tenn (AP) A Te

Tuesday to charges of kidnapping and k i l l i n g 2 0 - y e a r - o l d n u r s i n g s t u d e n t

Holly Bobo, whose highly publicized disappearance happened almost three years ago

Despite an arrest in the case, there are plenty of questions authorities have yet to answer What was the connection between the suspect, Zachar y Adams, and Bobo? How did she die? And have authorities found her body?

In the days following Adams’ arrest, authorities have been tight-lipped about evidence in the investigation, saying only that it is ongoing

A d a m s a p p e a r e d i n a D e c a t u r

County cour troom Tuesday and was arraigned on charges of especially aggravated kidnapping and first-degree murder Adams was shackled at the wrists and wore a black and gray striped shir t during the hearing, which lasted less than five minutes Relatives and friends of Bobo attended the hearing

Attorney Jennifer Lynn Thompson e n t e re d t h e

d McGinley asked Adams if he understood the charges, and Adams replied, “ Yes, sir ”

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D a v i d Raybin, a former prosecutor, said the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation must have had some sor t of break in the case,

decided charge Adams because they didn ' t want the case to get any colder “ They may have concluded that they will never find a body and the case is not going to get any stronger, ” Raybin said “ Witnesses die and evidence evaporates It could be that it was now or never ”

In Parsons, near where Bobo disappeared in West Tennessee, townspeople were looking for closure

“ There’s a lot of unanswered quest i o n s , ” s a i d R o n d a P h i l p o t t , w h o attended the school where Bobo’s mother taught “At this point in time, it’s believed that Holly’s deceased and the most impor tant thing now is for her poor family to have some peace ” Prosecutors are considering asking for the death penalty if they get a conviction

Adams is the only suspect named by authorities since Bobo disappeared on the morning of April 13, 2011, outside her home near Parsons, about 120 miles nor theast of Memphis Her brother told police that he saw a man dressed in camouflage leading her away into the woods

and privately-hired search teams have

Relatives and friends held out hope that B

Elizabeth Smar t, who was kidnapped and held captive for nine months when she was 14 in Utah Smar t even spoke at Bobo’s high school in August 2012

Owners of 22-Pound Housecat That Attacked Baby Not Giving Up Pet

PORTL AND, Ore (AP) The Oregon owners of a 22-pound housecat that trapped them in their bedroom after attacking their baby say they’re not giving up on their pet and are getting it medical attention and therapy

Two days after police arrived to subdue the 4-year-old part-Himalayan cat, owner Lee Palmer of Portland said he’s taking the feline to a veterinarian A pet psychologist also is due at the house to see the cat, named Lux

“We’re not getting rid of him right now, ” Palmer said “He’s been part of our family for a long time ” Palmer says the animal attacked his 7month-old child after the baby pulled its tail The child suffered a few scratches on the forehead

On the 911 call, Palmer tells the dis-

patcher he kicked the cat “in the rear ” to protect his child Palmer says the animal then “just went off over the edge” leading Palmer and his girlfriend to barricade themselves, their baby and the family dog in the bedroom for safety

The cat can be heard screeching in the background of the call as Palmer says in a panicked voice: “He’s charging us He’s at our bedroom door ” Palmer also tells the dispatcher the cat has been violent in the past Officers used a dog snare to capture the animal, and placed it in a crate

The cat attack story gained national attention after police put out a news release about it Monday Palmer says the family has had proposals from people wanting to adopt Lux, but the family is not taking them up on it

Independent Since 1880

Don Oh | Guest Room

The Power

f a Haunted Pa st

Cornell hosts a wide variety of cultural events throughout the academic years It took me my entire freshman year to discover Cornell’s events calendar and to realize I could basically fill up my entire week by attending one-time events, even without my regular course load Having spent seven semesters on the Ithaca campus, I thought I had mastered the general patterns of Cornell’s calendar including weekly department colloquiums and the guest speaker series on West but recently, I managed to discover yet another cool event: free movie night at Carol Tatkon Center

The film chosen for this past Friday was The Butler, a historical drama film that follows the personal journey of an black butler at the White House The film based on the life stor y of Eugene Allen began by portraying the protagonist’s childhood on a sugar plantation in Georgia As a young boy, Cecil witnesses the murder of his father and rape of his mother He later moves to D C for better opportunities and finds employment in the hospitality sector

position at the White House,

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The movie provided a holistic narrative of the past centur y by incorporating cultural contexts, along with the character development Watching the evolving trends from music and fashion to technological advancement, we were given a rare chance to reevaluate racial histor y in light of changing social norms of the past centur y Move m e n t s a n d g ro u p s t h a t a re l e s s e r known, such as the Freedom Riders, and the much misunderstood Black Panther Party, with leaders as Malcolm X resurfaced

Following the two-hour runtime and scrumptious Mexican meal, Prof Cher yl Finley, art histor y, led an engaging discussion, evoking questions over our previous understanding of the racial histor y in the United States In reflecting on the tumultuous histor y of racial oppression and the Civil Right Movement in this countr y, many attendees shared a similar sentiment that we at large are oblivious to a number of crucial events even after years of formal education

Considering the mind-boggling amount of new information from the movie, I was a tad dismayed by the low attendance at the event In the previous session when the sci-fi film Ender’s Game was shown the room was at its full capacity, about 60 people, whereas no more than 15 students showed up for The Butler I suppose a blockbuster film attracts bigger crow, especially when it’s accompanied by a former NASA Chief of Technology As relevant as space science is, students’ preference for t e c h n o l o g y ov e r c u l t u r e r e i t e r a t e s t h e

shrinking interest in the humanities

For the current undergraduates who welcomed a black president while still in high school, winding back the clock to this time in the countr y ’ s histor y is an uneasy task Although we grew up witnessing stillto-be resolved racial disparity in education and employment, it’s quite difficult for us to fully digest the pure horror of Ku Klux Klan and nationally-engrained segregationism We may have read about these tribulations in our U S histor y textbooks, but it’s too easy to dismiss these as yet another series of “horrible” events of the past

For our generation, the stor y of this butler is further from our sense of reality than a futuristic battle with aliens in space Racial tension in this countr y from merely a few decades ago seems more “sci-fi” to us than actual contemporar y science fiction

In this allegedly post-racial, post-gender society, it seems more realistic and more accurate to visualize space wars against

human species regardless of race and gender No matter how accustomed we are to the egalitarian ideal of “Any

reside in

college campus bubble and the

equal basis

We must not overlook the fact that social injustice over race, gender and sexuality still exists and endangers the unity of our society Last week, Jacob Glick, in his column, commented on the issue of civil liberty in Arizona, a state that allows police force to check immigration status based on race and grants a right to refuse ser vice to gay or Muslim customers This past summer, the Supreme Court struck down part of the Voting Rights Act, which allowed Southern states to alter voting laws without federal approval, claiming “ our countr y has changed,” and we no longer need such legal protection

In the past few decades, we ’ ve seen p r o

some of the most powerful posts in the nation: Secretar y of State, Supreme Court Justice, Ambassador to the United Nations, Ivy League University President and even President of the United States Hence, it is

racism as that of the past, and instill the idea of personal meritocracy as the postracism, post-sexism generation With this flawed perception of the present and refusal to acknowledge the past, however, these empty words in the air will continue to

Rebecca John | Mushroom Rage

‘A s Lon g as They Respect O ur Right To Free Speech’

Two Novembers ago, I participated in a demonstration on Ho Plaza that was asked to leave on the grounds that we did not have a right to the space because another group had already reser ved it After we were kicked of Ho Plaza, we congregated unapologetically outside of Day Hall Emotions were running high at this point, and I will never forget the moment when one of my own friends abruptly addressed the crowd: “I am Tuscarora I reside in the same confederacy as they do, and you are all my guests So we don’t need any permits to be here ” In that moment, the police hovering around us, the hecklers behind us and the administrative building looming over us, all seemed pathetically small in comparison to our own truth that we were speaking These are the moments we need to protect fiercely

Yesterday, a vote took place on an amendment to the campus code that would restrict free speech on campus and act against a comprehensive faculty-driven investigation that recommended that the wording of the campus code be clarified to remove any sort of ambiguity regarding students’ rights to free expression and assembly While the vote passed in opposition to amending the code, this still has to be approved by President David Skorton

The Codes and Judicial Committee snaked some vague language into a proposed amendment to the campus code Specifically, one addition allows for forms of self-expression and dissent on campus, “ as long as they respect the policies of the space in question ” This amendment was proposed

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n g t o j u s t i f y t h e i r actions, particularly in regards to police misconduct after student protesters refused to leave the space where they were gathered but for where they had not obtained a “permit ”

“As long as they respect the policies of these space in question ” In Nov 2012, this phrase could have been used to justify the removal of student demonstrators who were exercising their right to freely assemble, on the grounds that they did not “ reser ve ” Ho Plaza Its phrasing is vague enough to seem non-threatening, yet it is also vague enough to allow administrative meddling into free speech and freedom of assembly on campus through permits and other means Furthermore, securing the right to assemble in public spaces is especially important at a time when universities across the countr y are increasingly meddling in free speech; at Emor y, “free expression zones ” are being established to designate limited spaces where free speech can occur An op-ed written March 3 scrutinizes the implications the amendment will have on free speech more in depth

It seems like those who were truly violating “ respect ” of the space were not the student demonstrators, but rather the police who pushed a student to the ground and threatened another with arrest, in addition to other authority figures who asked demonstrators exercising their free speech to leave, which is outlined on page seven of the faculty report Those who are truly failing to “ respect ” the space are the upper-level administrators, who refuse to formally acknowledge that Cornell is standing on occupied land the original homelands of the Cayuga people That may seem like just a gesture, but then again, so is a permit

In fact, both are gestures that are replete with meaning and power, and this is why the amendment to the wording on the campus code is relevant We don’t need to add ambiguity to the right to free speech, when it should be as clear as possible

Rebecca John is a senior in the College of Ar ts and Sciences She may be reached at rj224@cor nell edu Mu s h ro o m R a g e appears alternate Wednesdays this semester

Comment of the day

“To add more insight to the unpaid internship: if you were fetching coffee for someone, then you’re providing free economic benefit to the employer whereas the employer could have paid someone to fetch coffee or that coffee drinker could have fetched coffee [for] him or herself, but instead is continuing being productive at his or her desk. Generally, if you were doing work that the employer will use to its economic benefit, then it should be a paid internship

Now, if you were doing work that was already done, and the employer is merely checking up on your work but will not use the work itself to provide an eocnomic benefit, then it is educational ”

hardyharhar1603

Re: “Some Ivies Stop Offering Credit for Internships,” News, published March 11, 2014

Sam Ritholtz | Sans Pants A P roper

Memorial

For Cornellian Civil Right s Marty rs

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Tiger Beetles Hunt With Super-Speed, Causing Them to Go Blind

Prof. Cole Gilber t studies unique predators

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c a n r u n u p t o f i ve m i l e s p e r h o u r, c ove r i n g 1 2 0 t i m e s i t s b o d y l e n g t h p e r s e c o n d To p u t t h i s i n t o p e r s p e ct i ve , t h e a ve r a g e c h e e t a h , t h e f a s t e s t l a n d a n i m a l i n t e r m s o f a b s o l u t e s p e e d , c o v e r s 1 3 t i m e s i t s b o d y l e n g t h p e r s e co n d T h e t i g e r b e e t l e r u n s s o q u i c k l y i t c a n n o l o n g e r s e e i t s s u r r o u n d i n g s o r i t s p r e y,

Gi l b e r t s a i d A s a re s u l t , t h e i n s e c t m u s t s t o p m i d - s p r i n t t o r e l o c a t e i t s t a r g e t b e f o r e re s u m i n g t h e c h a s e “ T h e i r b e h a v i o r i s r e a l l y i n t e re s t i n g i n t h a t t h e y r u n w i t h l i t t l e j e rk y, s t o p - a n d - g o m ove m e n t s , a n d t h a t ’ s n o t t h e w a y m o s t c r e a t u r e s m o v e , ”

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A l o n g w i t h Pr o f Ja n e Wa n g , p h y s i c s , Gi l b e r t c o ll e c t e d a n d s t u d i e d t h e b e e t l e , s e e k i n g t o u n d e r s t a n d w h y t h e i n s e c t e m p l o y s i t s u n i q u e h u n t i n g m e t h o d Wa n g a n d

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b e e t l e ’ s h i g h s p e e d b l u r re d i t s v i s i o n , c a u s i n g i t t o l o s e t r a c k o f t h e l o c a t i o n o f i t s p re y Gi l b e r t s a i d t h e p h e n o m e -

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n o n c a n b e l i k e n e d t o t a k i n g a p i c t u re o f a q u i c k l y m ov i n g o b j e c t w i t h a c a m e r a w i t h a n i n s u f f i c i e n t s h u t t e r s p e e d a l l t h a t w o u l d a p p e a r o n t h e p i c t u re w o u l d b e a c o l o r f u l b l u r Ne x t , G i l b e r t l o o k e d a t h ow t h e t i g e r b e e t l e a vo i d s c o l l i d i n g w i t h o b s t a c l e s w h e n r u n n i n g s o q u i c k l y He f o u n d t h a t t h e b e e t l e h o l d s i t s a n t e n n a e i n a r i g i d p o s t u re , w h i c h a l l ow s i t t o f e e l a n o b s t a c l e a n d c l i m b ove r i t T h e s e a n t e n n a e a re c r i t i c a l t o t h e b e e t l e ’ s a b i l i t y t o a vo i d o b j e c t s , a c c o rd i n g t o Gi l b e r t W h e n h e c u t t h e a n t e n n a e o f f o f t h e b e et l e s , t h e y c r a s h e d h e a d f i r s t i n t o t h e o b s t a c l e s T h i s b e h a v i o r d i ff e r s g r e a t l y f r o m o t h e r i n s e c t s , w h i c h w a v e t h e i r a n t e nn a e t o s e n s e t h e e n v i r o nm e n t , a c c o rd i n g t o Gi l b e r t I n o r d e r t o c l i m b o v e r o b s t a c l e s t h e t i g e r b e e t l e h a s t i n y c l a w s o n i t s f e e t , s i m i l a r t o o t h e r i n s e c t s G i l b e r t a l s o s t u d i e s t h e t r a d e - o f f s o f t h e t i g e r b e e t l e ’ s h i g h s p e e d a n d p o o r e ye s i g h t “ It w o rk s f o r t h e m , b u t i t

i n g i t , w h i c h c o u l d p rov i d e o p p o r t un i t i e s f o r f u t u re s t u d y “ I t m u s t b e s o m e t h i n g v i s u a l , w e t h i n k , [ a n d t h e y ’ re n o t ] a c t u a l l y j u d g i n g t h e i r d i s t a n c e a n d s a y i n g ‘ o k , I ’ m a b o u t a q u a r t e r i n c h f r o m t h e t a r g e t , t i m e t o b i t e , ’ ” Gi l b e r t s a i d Gi l b e r t a l s o s a i d h e s e e k s t o d i s c o v e r h o w t h e b e e t l e b e h a ve s w h e n i t h a s l o s t s i g h t o f t h e t a r g e t “ W e

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While many Cornell students spend their summers in office spaces, Alexis Mandon ’15 had a different kind of work environment for last summer Mandon spent her summer studying Harbor and

Alexis Mandon ’15 Studies Seals at Shoals

Gre y s e a l s a t Sh o a l s Ma r i n e L a b o n

Appledore Island, Maine

Mandon said she has had a love for Shoals Marine Lab since before she arrived at Cornell In summer 2010 she took a marine environmental science course for high school students at Shoals

“I always liked turtles, so that got me into marine science,” she said

According to Mandon, the class at Shoals convinced her that Cornell was the best fit for her as someone who intended on studying marine science

In summer 2012, after her freshman year at Cornell, she took another course at Shoals, which made her eligible for the Marine Mammal Internship during the summer of 2013

This past summer Mandon spent 11 weeks at Shoals doing a “population study of the Grey and Harbor Seals on Duck Island,” she said

Duck Island is located near the Shoals Marine Lab on Appledore Island and ser ves as a stopping point for seals on their migration between Canada and Cape Cod ever y year, according to Mandon

“ We think Duck Island is a central meeting point and a rest stop, ” she said

Mandon said she was on a team that took a boat out to Duck Island multiple times to sur vey the seal populations, looking at numbers, sex distributions and any signs of illness or injur y

Fishing lines wrapped around limbs and necks of seals were a common source of injur y for the animals, according to

Mandon

“ The importance of knowing exactly how many seals and what type of seals are on each site is to look at site fidelity,” Mandon said

Site fidelity is how often a certain animal will return the the same site again on its migrator y route

Locations with high site fidelity may be impor tant as regroup points, breeding grounds or rest stops for a given species, according to Mandon

The research team would circle the island with one person wielding a large camera and two people taking notes on some of the seals that stood out to ensure they were photographed

Later, the pictures were analyzed to determine which seals were returning to the island, where they ranked in the population’s social hierarchy and what state of health they were in

According to Mandon, Grey seals could b

thanks to their distinctive coloring

Similar to orcas, each individual Grey seal has its own unique pattern that can be used to identify it This is useful for tracking which seals are returning to Duck Island year after year

“Our poster boy was ‘Mr T,’” Mandon said “He was like the George Clooney seal, because he had all these females around him all the time ”

“Mr T” was a large black male Grey seal with a large white “ T” on his neck who had returned to Duck Island multiple

years in a row Mr T was ver y likely the dominant male of his social group, according to Mandon

Overall, the population study found that the average number of Grey seals on Duck Island increased compared to the summers of 2011 and 2012, Mandon said T h e

s l i g h t decrease in the number of Harbor seals, which Mandon said may be due to the Grey seals crowding the Harbor seals off the island

According to Mandon, when the seals stop on Duck Island they are most concerned about eating and resting before continuing their migration

“For the most part when we were out there they’d be ver y lazy,” she said Mandon said she obser ved ver y little aggression between the Harbor seals and the Grey seals while out at Duck Island, but the male Grey seals would occasionally roar or butt heads together in a show of dominance

While Mandon said she is planning to spend this coming summer closer to her home on Long Island working in education and outreach, she said she recommends a summer at Shoals to anyone interested in marine science research

“I love Shoals I’ve been there three times I spent 11 weeks there this past summer, ” she said “ There are so many opportunities on that island ”

Ta u B e t a P i H e l p s E n g i n e e r s S u c c e e d T h r o u g h O u t r e a c h

By KATHLEEN BITTER Sun Science Ed tor

Tau Beta Pi is the largest and oldest engineering honor society in the United States It boasts a membership that includes former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, astronaut Buzz Aldrin and coming soon, President David Skorton, according to TBP president Dennis Chua ’14

Tau Beta Pi is made up of junior and senior engineers in the top of their class, with an average GPA around 3 8, according to Chua, himself a chemical engineer

The group currently has around 75 active members, and Chua said after spring initiation he hopes to have a group of over 100

“It is a group of very intelligent people,” Chua said

This year was the first year of Tau Beta Pi’s Majors Series, where students and professors from the 13 different engineering majors at Cornell talk to and answer questions from freshman and sophomore engineers who are still undecided about their major and would like to learn more before declaring

The series is made up of several different events with only a few majors at a time represented in “bite-size chunks,” according to Chua

“As a student myself, I wish I had had this opportunity as a freshman,” Chua said

The Cornell Chapter of Tau Beta Pi was recently recognized at the annual district conference for

Tau Beta Pi chapters from around the northeast for their success with the Majors Series program, according to Chua

Tau Beta Pi has also started a mentorship program where senior and grad student members are paired with engineering underclassmen in order to provide long-term support and advice throughout their time at Cornell According to Chua, the mentors are trained by the College of Engineering advising office

Chua said he hopes the mentorship program will both help students grow into quality engineers and also become members of Tau Beta Pi when they reach junior year

Besides the Majors Series, mentoring, and tutoring, Tau Beta Pi also conducts community service in the Ithaca area and reaches out to local schools for events such as their upcoming Science and Engineering Fair, held on the engineering quad during Cornell Days each spring

At the fair, engineering clubs and project teams, science clubs, and engineering departments set up booths to “showcase their achievements, their work, and their passion,” Chua said

According to Chua the event had approximately 400 people in attendance last year, but this year he wants to make it even bigger, with more clubs and people attending and participating

“We want to reach out to not only engineers, but everyone who might be interested in science and technology,” Chua said “It’s defi-

nitely something for everyone on campus to attend ”

When they aren ’ t organizing engineering fairs, members of Tau Beta Pi volunteer at soup kitchens and help with Cornell community service events such as “Into the Streets,” according to Chua

Chua said he wants Cornell engineers to lead by example and motivate children to go into the sciences and engineering

“We believe it’s the best way to reach out to [people] and get them interested and inspired by science and technology and all these excel-

lent engineers we have on campus, ” Chua said

Tau Beta Pi also hosts engineering companies for talks about employment after graduation and networking events, according to Chua

Chua said he wants Tau Beta Pi to network with companies not only for the benefit of members, but for the benefit of all Cornell engineers

“We really want to put the Cornell engineering name out there,” Chua said

This spring Tau Beta Pi will induct a new group of members,

including President David Skorton, according to Chua, who said it will be the fraternity’s highest-profile induction since the Cornell chapter was founded in 1910

Current members of note include several engineering faculty as well as Prof Lance Collins, the Joseph Silbert Dean of Engineering Chua said he hopes to recruit Bill Nye ’77 in the near future

“It’s a really exciting year for Tau Beta Pi,” Chua said

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More Than a Feeling: Arts, Criticism and the SAT

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Zachary Zahos

A Lover’s Quarrel With the World

latter is not “practical” or even “rigorous ”

This world needs more problem-solvers and fe wer manchilds pouring their feelings onto a page or piece of canvas While the belittling of ar t bothers me, I take issue with the fundamental dichotomy being drawn The worst English essay abandons “practicality” just as the laziest scientific paper tosses out the scientific method A misguided student may ignore form, coherence and citations when writing about To Kill a Mockingbird ,and instead lapse into solipsism, asser ting how touched he or she was by the book and why that emotional response is so precious 1000plus words later, the reader of this essay learns nothing and wonders how someone forced through the cr ucible of college essays and SAT writing could so thoroughly forget the lessons they were supposed to learn A r t s h o u l d n e ve r b e d e vo i d o f f e

s m o re o n c r i t i c a l a n d a n al y t i c a l e n g a g e m e n t w i t h t e x t s , w h e t h e r t h e y

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fields and against the liberal ar ts, is that the

e m i c e x p e r i e n c e , ye t t h e m o o d s h i f t e d o n c e t h e S AT a c t u a l l y s t a r t e d I h a d 2 5 m i n u t e s t o f i l l t w o p a g e s w i t h t h e b e s t p o i n t s , vo c a b u l a r y a n d g e r u n d s I c o u l d m u s t e r T h e re w a s n o g u e s s i n g , p ro c e s s o f e l i m i n a t i o n o r w a s t e d s e c o n d s Yo u h a d t o j u s t g o a t i t , a n d t h a t ’ s w h a t I d i d So m e i m p o t e n t , p ro b a b l y u n d e r p a i d k n o c k o f f o f t h e Mu s e t h a t Mi l t o n i n vo k e d s o re l i g i o u s l y i n h i s p o e t r y v i s i t e d m e i n t h a t h i g h s c h o o l c l a s s ro o m , f o r t h e t h r i

m e r re q u i re s s c h o o l i n g a n d i m m e r s i o n i n a m e d i u m ’ s t h e o r y a n d h i s t o r y, t h e l a t t e r d e p e n d s o n s h a k i e r, u n t e a c h a b l e t e n a n t s l i k e v i s i o n , o r i g i n a l i t y a n d , a g a i n , t h e Mu s e Gre a t c r i t i c i s m i s a n a r t o n i t s ow n , f o r t h e a u t h o r t e s t s a n d e n g a g e s w i t h t h o s e t h re e t h i n g s d u r i n g t h e a c t o f w r i t i n g Bu t i n o rd e r f o r a n a n a l y s i s t o c a r r y a b s o l u t e l y a n y i m p o r t , a c r i t i c m u s t f o l l ow s o m e f o r m a n d m ove p a s t h i s o r h e r i n i t i a l e m o t i o n a l re a ct i o n : Ok a y, yo u l i k e t h i s m ov i e Now, w h a t e v i d e n c e c a n yo u s h a re ? T h a t w o rd “f o r m ” m a t t e r s Eve n t h e m o s t p e r p l e x i n g f i l m , l i k e D a v i d Ly n c h’s Mu l h o l l a n d D r , h i t s yo u a t a r a t i o n a l , a n al y t i c a l a n d t h e m a t i c l e ve l Pa r t o f t h e t h r i

Sun Sudoku Puzzle #721: Bustin’ Ghosts

Red Earns Eig ht Automatic

Quali ers for NCAA Champs

“We need to perform better next weekend if we hope to earn a trophy [in the] top four.”

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w a n t t o b e o n t o p o f t h e p o d i u m i n t w o we e k s ;

t h a t ' s w h a t i h a ve b e e n w o rk i n g a l l ye a r f o r, ” s a i d

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Gangemi and Wines Perform Well ,

Earn Spots in NC AA Championships

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N C A A c h a m p i o n s h i p s a s we l l Ga n g e m i s a i d t h a t w h i l e s h e l o o k s f o r w a rd t o t a k i n g h e r t a l -

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t e a m s u p p o r t s h e i s a c c u s t o m e d

t h r e e r u n s o n e i g h t h i t s without walking a single batter

“It felt great to get out there and compete in such a close

b a l l g a m e , ” Mc A f e e s a i d “ I love being on the mound in late innings with the game on the line ”

Up b y t h r e e a f t e r t h r e e innings of play, McAfee hit his first road bump in the bottom of the third, giving up two r uns before allowing another in the next inning Tied at three in the top of the fifth, Karl came through again, driving in the go-ahead r un It was his second RBI of the day after hitting his first homer un for the Red in the third inning

“Karl is a huge addition to our team ’ s lineup this year, ” s a i d s e n i o r i n f i e l d e r B e n Swinford “He’s got one of the best swings at this level and we expect him to be an impor tant power hitter for us ”

don’t need to tr y and do all the work ” D’Alessandro’s impact was not only felt in the field in the final two games on Sunday He was a menace on the basepaths and at the plate as well, going a per fect four-for-four with four RBIs while breaking the program ’ s record with six stolen bases The Red exploded for eight r uns on twelve hits, its best offensive game of the season so far “ They’re a great group of hitters and whether balls are dropping or not doesn’t seem to have much effect on the overall morale,” McAfee said “ They know what they’re capable of and maintain a solid approach at the plate despite the fr ustration of sometimes having hard-hit balls caught ” S

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innings, allowing two hits and no

uns while striking out four S

innings in relief, allowing one hit and one r un, and sopho-

a n d c o n q u e r e d m a n y f i e r c e c o m p e t i t o r s t o r i s e t o t h e t o p, a n d t h e e n t i re s q u a d i s e s p e c i a ll y p ro u d o f t h e m f o r q u a l i f y i n g f o r t h e N C A A’s , a c c o rd i n g t o

t o i n t h e re g u l a r s e a s o n “ It’s g o i n g t o b e h a rd t o h e a d t o t h e c h a m p i o n s h i p s w i t h o u t [ s o m e o f ] m y t e a m m a t e s W h a t I l ove a b o u t c o l l e g e f e n c i n g i s t h e t e a m a s p e c t o f c o m p e t i t i o n , b u t I ’ m e x c i t e d t o r e p r e s e n t C o r n e l l a n d I ’ m l o o k i n g f o rw a r d t o a r e a l l y c h a l l e n g i n g t o u r n a m e n t , ” s h e s a i d Re g i o n a l s d r a w s t h e t o p f e n ci n g t a l e n t i n Di v i s i o n s o n e , t w o a n d t h re e f ro m t h e No r t h e a s t Re g i o n , t e s t i n g t h e b e s t o f a t hl e t e s Ga n g e m i a n d Wi n e s f a c e d

Sydney Altschuler can be reached at saltschuler@cornellsun com

Pittsburgh Goalie Makes Thirty-Two Saves

To Lift Penguins to a 2-0 Win O ver Capitals

PI T TS BU RG H ( A P )

Marc-Andre Fleury made 32 saves for his fifth shutout of the season, leading the Pittsburgh Penguins

t o a 2 - 0 v i c t o r y ove r t h e Washington Capitals on Tuesday night

Ju s s i Jo k i n e n a n d Si d n e y Crosby scored for the Penguins, who swept the teams ' home-andseries one night after beating the C a p i t a l s 3 - 2 i n Wa s h i n g t o n Pittsburgh has won three in a row and picked up at least a point in eight of its last 10 games

The Penguins have also beaten their longtime rivals a franchiserecord eight straight times

Ja ro s l a v Ha l a k s t o p p e d 3 2 s h o t s i n h i s t h i rd s t a r t f o r Washington Alexander Ovechkin was held without a point for the fourth consecutive game as the Capitals lost for the fourth time in their last five

Fleury tied his career high for shutouts in a season while winning his sixth straight start against the Capitals, whom the Penguins swept the season series from for the second year in a row

Pittsburgh widened its lead in

the Eastern Conference to three points over the idle Boston Bruins a n d a l s o i n c re a s e d i t s Metropolitan Division bulge to 16 points over the New York Rangers

The Penguins were playing for the first time since completing their longest road trip (five games) in three years

As good as Fleury was, Halak was almost as strong in a losing cause

Among Halak's better saves was stopping James Neal on a partial breakaway a minute into the third period Unlike Fleury, Halak was played both games on consecutive nights between the teams

Acquired in a trade from the Buffalo Sabres last week, Halak's first three starts with the Capitals have come over a four-day span

Jokinen beat him at 16:41 of t h e

d by Capitals defenseman Mike Green while skating through the slot, Jokinen offered a deft re-direct of a Matt Niskanen shot from the right point for his 17th goal of the season but first since Jan 30

Evgeni Malkin earned the sec-

ond assist on the play, extending his assists streak to five games

Crosby scored for the second straight night against Halak, this time with a low wrist shot to the stick side with 5:48 left in the game after skating swiftly down the right wing

Lee Stempniak had the only assist on the goal in his home debut for Penguins after he and fellow forward Marcel Goc were acquired in trade-deadline day deals last week

Eleven minutes into the second period, the Capitals came the closest to scoring when rookie Evgeny Kuznetsov flipped a shot from just to the right of Fleury that clanged off the post before deflecting off of Fleury's left pad as he sprawled out

Largely untested and forced to make just 12 saves through two periods, Fleury faced the brunt of the Washington onslaught during the third

T h e C a p i t a l s ' No 2 N H L power play was given an opportunity 8:02 into the third when Niskanen was whistled for highsticking

One insurance r un was all McAfee needed, as he put up zeroes in the final two frames, giving the Red a 4-3 victor y and the guarantee of at least a tie in the four-game series McAfee had some help from his defense in the win as well He str uck out only one batter

o v e r s e v e n i n n i n g s , s o t h e defense had its fair share of oppor tunities in the field and did not record an error in the game “ O ve r a l l t h e p l a y o f o u r defense in the series was great

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o and [sophomore second baseman] Kevin Tatum all made d i v i n g p l a y s t h ro u g h o u t t h e weekend that were huge,” Cr uz said “ This just gives the staff more confidence because they

While D’Alessandro provided much of the offense in the final game of the series, senior first b

Scor za both pitched in with two hits and an RBI “I would definitely say the team is gaining some confidence,” Cr uz said “Prior to this game, we just didn’t have timely hitting, but we were able to piece it together that last game Seeing that we are able to have that timely hitting will only provide more confid

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Scott Chiusano can be reached at schiusano@cornellsun com

To Compete at N C A A Northeastern Regionals

By SYDNEY ALTSCHULER Assistant Sports Editor

The Cornell fencing team sent 10 individuals to compete

ment According to Wines, the long hours of training she put in to prepare for the NCAA’s made victory that much sweeter

the

March 9, at Wellesley College in Wellesley, MA Of the 10 fencers representing the Red this year,

Seniors Christine McIntosh and April Whitney both competed for their fourth and final time, junior Olivia Weller participated for her third time and sophomores Angelica Ga

Uhouse joined for the second year in a row Cornell posted solid

last year, with Gangemi taking sixth place in foil to

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“Regionals was a very physicall y d e m a n d i n g t o u r n a m e n t because I had to fence 23 bouts in one day I’ve been working very hard lately in anticipation of yesterday and I’m really glad my hard work paid off,” she said Gangemi echoed these sentim e n t s , s t a t i

“Regionals was a very physically demanding tournament because I had to fence 23 bouts in one day ” V

clinching another Top-Ten finish

ve n t However, this time around the squad looked to see strong results across the board The Red followed through with this goal, posting four Top-Ten placements to improve upon last year ’ s outcome Freshman Victoria Wines put in a stellar performance, finishing in second place among 49 epee fencers to take home the silver medal and earn a spot in the NCAA Championships She was forced to push her mental and physical strength to the limit, fencing in upwards of t we n t y h i g h i n t e n s i t y b o u t s throughout the day-long tourna-

requires discipline and perseverance from its contenders

“One of the biggest challenges of the day is staying focused You have to fence many intense bouts in a row to advance to the next round, which is not only physic a l l y e x h a u s t

u t m e n t a

y draining,” Gangemi said “So in addition to technique and strategy, half the battle of Regionals is remaining confident and mentally tough ”

Moreover, Gangemi, Whitney and McIntosh all placed in the top twelve as well, finishing in n i n

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Red Falls in Tight Contest Against William and Mar y

By TUCKER MAGGIO-HUCEK Sun Staff Writer

“Ever yone knew going into

that we would have to do well if we want

chance at qualifying to nationals this year, ” she said “ With a nine-hour bus ride beforehand It was difficult, but we did a great job being aggressive and performing well on each

o n t h e f l o o r, w h i c h g a ve h e r f i f t h p l a c e T h e f i n a l ro t a t i o n b ro u g h t t h e Re d t o t h e b e a m , a n a re a i t h a s s t r u g g l e d w i t h t h i s s e a s o n Wi t h n e w a d d it i o n s t o t h e l i n e u p t h i s we e k , j u n i o r C h r i s t i e Wo n g s a i d t h e Re d h a n d l e d t h e c h a l l e n g e we l l “ We’ve b e e n s t r u g g l i n g o n t h i s e ve n t a l l s e a s o n , b u t we h a d o n e o f o u r b e s t d a y

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6 - 1 , 4 - 6 , 76 ( 3 ) There was a cer tainly a lot of p r e s s u r e o n Vrabel’s match, b u t t h e f r e s hman rose to the occasion with strong ser ves to tilt the tiebreaker in his favor

“In the tiebreaker I hit three aces ” C h r i s V r a b e l

“He [ Vrabel] was ver y calm, he didn’t let the pressure get to h i m v e r y m u c h , ” Fl e c k s a i d about his teammate “And he played to his strengths He really went for his shots, came up w i t h s o m e re a l l y, re a l l y g re a t ser ves that’s definitely one of his strengths and that set up the win for us ” Vrabel admits that he was ner vous, but played off of the

n e r v e s o f h i s o p p o n e n t a n d stuck to his game plan to come out on top

f o u r t h p l a c e At t h e h a l f w a y p o i n t i n t h e m e e t , t h e Re d t r a i l e d i t s o p p on e n t by a f e w t e n t h s , a n d n e e d e d b i g p e r f o r m a n c e s f ro m t h e f l o o r a n d b e a m l i n e u p s t o b r i d g e t h e g a p A p a i r o f C o r n e l l g y m n a s t s m a d e t h e t o p - f i ve o n t h e f l o o r Va n d e r Pu t t e n p u l l e d o f f a g re a t f l o o r ro u t i n e a n d f i n i s h e d i n t h i rd p l a c e , e a r n i n g t h e b e s t s c o re f o r t h e Re d i n t h i s e ve n t Jo r g e n s e n c o n t i n u e d h e r s o l i d p e r f o r m a n c e s a c ro s s a l l f o u r e ve n t s by s c o r i n g a 9 6 5 0

t h e y w i l l h o s t a d u a l m e e t a g a i n s t We s t C h e s t e r Wi t h o n l y t w o m e e t s l e f t t o q u a l i f y f o

“In the third set I kind of had the feeling it was going to a t i e b r e a k I c o u l d t e l l [ Ve l i c k o v i c ] w a s n e r v o u s because he was star ting to doub l e f a u l t a l o t , ” s a i d Vr a b e l “Our coach tells us even in tight situations to stay aggressive, so I tried to stick with that In the tiebreaker I hit three aces I w a s v e r y n e r v o u s b u t I s t i l l pulled it out ” R e m a i n i n g composed duri n g p

v o t a l m o m e n t s o n cour t is somet h i n g t h e Re d has worked and improved upon this season

“As guys are especially as t h e f r e s h m e n a r e g e t t i n g m o r e u s e d t o t h e m a t c h e s , they’re getting ver y good at coping under those pressure kind of situations,” Fleck said “In the past couple of weeks, we ’ ve beate n f o u r r e a l l y g o o d t e a m s Especially with the Ivy matches coming up, it definitely gives us a lot of momentum and confidence going into our Ivy schedule ” Olivia Wittels can be reached at owittels@cornellsun com

This weekend, the men ’ s ECAC playoff games have seen many close games and unexpected wins from behind On Saturday, Yale matched up against Har vard in the first-round of the series The Bulldogs came from behind with thir ty-eight seconds left on the clock, netting two goals in that time frame to beat the Crimson, 2-1 Clarkson and Princeton competed against each other on Saturday as well, but their match turned out to be a blow-out as the Golden Knights went 4-0 against the Tigers in game 2 of the first-round series Sunday saw Dar tmouth upset Rensselaer, 5-4, to advance to the ECAC Hockey Quar ter finals to be held next week Rensselaer held a 4-2 lead throughout the first 40 minutes of play, but Dar tmouth rebounded with three third-period goals to secure the win The victor y also marked the first time in two years that the Green had won a game after trailing for two periods of play Additionally, the squad proved its resilience for the second year in a row, bouncing back from a Game 1 loss to win a first-round series in three games Dar tmouth’s Brad Schierhorn brought the victor y home for the Green, netting a puck with just 2:14 on the clock with a wrist shot into the top right corner

Sydney Altschuler

Bouncing back | Cornell’s Cole Bardreau set up the winning goal against Harvard, elevating the Red to fourth in the ECAC Hockey standings

March 8

Red Women Beat Clarkson to Win The EC AC Champs

This was an exciting weekend in ECAC women ’ s hockey, as nationally ranked teams battled for the ECAC championship title On Saturday, Clarkson took on Quinnipiac in the semifinals and came out on top with a decisive 6 - 0 v i c t o r y T h e w i n e x t e n d e d t h e Knights’ winning streak to 19 games and gave them a bid to the finals That same day, Cornell beat Har vard, 6-4, to advance in the tournament The Red came back from a 4-2 deficit at the end of the game, scoring four goals to steal the win Cornell a

eachother on Sunday to compete for the championship title The Red emerged victorious, edging out the Golden Knights 10 to win its second straight ECAC Hockey Tournament Championship

Compiled by Sydney Altschuler

Red Rebounds, Takes Three of Four

By SCOTT CHIUSANO Sun Sports Editor

After losing game one of a four-game series in extra innings, the baseball team stormed back to take the next three matchups from George Washington University this weekend, improving its record to 5-2 Senior shortstop Tom D’Alessandro was named the Ivy League’s Player of the Week after breaking Cornell’s program-record for stolen bases in a game when he swiped six in the series finale

The Red jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the opener on Saturday, and although the Colonials cut the deficit in half in the bottom of the fourth, an RBI single by junior Spencer Scorza gave Cornell a 3-1 lead going into the sixth The Colonials got two runs in the bottom of the sixth, though, tying the game up and eventually forcing extra innings

Junior reliever Eric Upton pitched one and two third scoreless innings of relief, but George Washington was able to take advantage of two hit batsmen and a walk by junior closer Kellen Urbon in the bottom of the ninth, giving them the 4-3 victory

According to senior outfielder Chris Cruz, the team was still confident coming out of the disappointing loss in the opener

“We knew what we were capable of and that we just needed to go out there and execute after that loss,” he said “All of the

Men and Women Both Clinch

Matches, Prepare for Ivy Play

By OLIVIA WITTELS Sun Staff Wr ter

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By ANNA FASMAN Sun Assistant Sports Editor

For the eighth consecutive year, the Cornell men ’ s wrestling team took home the team title at the EIWA Championships In addition to a group championship, sophomore Nahshon Garrett, senior Chris Villalonga, freshman Gabe Dean and junior Jace Bennett all earned individual championships within their respective weight classes, while freshman Dylan Palacio took home second place individually

Beyond winning the championships this weekend, the Red earned eight automatic qualifiers for the NCAA tournament Along with the first and second

guys put the game behind and focused on winning the weekend ”

The Red did just that, getting three solid starts out of its rotation in the final games, which helped stifle George Washington’s offense

Junior pitcher Nick Busto started game two, going five innings while giving up two runs on three hits Junior outfielder Ryan Karl one of three transfers on the roster this year had a breakout game, going two-for-two with two RBIs

The Red scored six runs on eight hits, and the combination of Busto and senior reliever Zach McCulley who went two scoreless innings in relief was too much for the Colonials to handle

Junior pitcher Brian McAfee got the start in game three and did not disappoint He went the distance for the Red, allowing

place winners of individual championships, freshman Mark Grey, senior Mike Nevinger and freshman Brian Realbuto will represent the Red While the team did not meet its goal of having all ten starters

qualify, there is still a slight chance that the last two can earn a wildcard spot in the tournament

One of the highlights from this weekend, according to Head Coach Robert Koll, was watching senior Mike Nevinger go out and fight, even though he suf-

fered from a knee injury during the semi-finals As a two time All-American, it was important for Nevinger to qualify so he could compete in his last year of NCAAs He came out strong against his opponent from Rutgers and fought through the pain

“Our trainer taped his knee so tightly it would barely bend I didn’t believe he could get hurt much worse with that tape job but I also knew he wouldn’t be worth a darn Because of this Mike went out and hit an ‘all for nothing’ move, tossed his opponent to his back and pinned him in slightly over a minute,”