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Mosaic of styles | On Thursday, the Slope Day Programming Board announced the concert lineup BrassTracks, S’natra, Big Gigantic and MisterWives representing genres including hip-hop, jazz, rock, rap, reggae and grunge

Slope Day Lineup Features

Big Gigantic Mix of Genres

The Slope Day Programming Board announced the concert lineup on Thursday, with two openers, BrassTracks and S’natra, followed by two headliners, Big Gigantic and MisterWives Together, these four artists and bands represent a wide range of genres and notoriety Tom Marin ’17, the Programming Board’s selection director described the lineup as “high energy ” Big Gigantic Big Gigantic is arguably the most well-known artist

Nor’easter to Drop 1 Foot of Snow on Ithaca

By NICHOLAS BOGEL-BURROUGHS Sun City Editor

Less than three weeks after thermometers at Cornell shot up to 73 degrees, the National Weather Service is expecting 10 to 15 inches of snow to fall on Ithaca by Wednesday night

The service expects about a foot of snow to hit the Ithaca area and, in a briefing published on Sunday afternoon, upgraded a winter storm watch to a winter storm warning, which will take effect at 8 p m on Monday and continue until 8 p m on Wednesday Meteorologists with the service said there is a 59 percent chance that

duo coming to Slope Day They’ve performed at festivals such as Coachella, Ultra Miami, Lollapalooza, Governors Ball and are well known in the EDM community Their music combines a fairly unusual mix of genres, from EDM to jazz, and occasionally samples hip hop beats The trademark of their performances appears to be live saxophone, which is played by Dominic Lalli A Los Angeles Times review of Big Gigantic’s project “Nocturnal,” praised the duo’s efforts for giving “ a refreshing face to the improv style of electro known as ‘jamtronica’ ”

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‘Trust in Dustin’ Seals the Deal for Student Trustee

By MEG GORDON Sun Contr butor

Dustin Liu ’19 has been elected Student Trustee by the Cornell student body, the Office of Assemblies announced Friday morning

Gaining 57 percent of the votes, Liu was elected with 2,623 out of the total 4,579 votes in a margin of 1,757 over his runner-up, Jimmy Putko ’19 in the final round of voting Liu, an Industrial Labor Relations major from New Hyde Park, N Y and Human Resources Manager at The Sun, said he hopes to “bring students to the table by building relationships and leveraging student voices” in his new position For Liu, bridging the student body with the Board of Trustees is central to furthering the democratic process

His campaign platform focused on three main issues: communication and transparency, putting students at the table and developing leaders To accomplish this goal, Liu believes that “all we need to do is amplify the student voice,” he said

“The Board of Trustees may make decisions that are sweeping

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“Throughout my time here, I really built a strong perspective of the student experience ” D u s t i n L i u ’ 1 9

Jeers, Protests Greet Republican Tom Reed in Ithaca

Constituents challenge healthcare bill, EPA cuts

By JOHN YOON and CAMERON POLLACK Sun Assistant News Editor and Photography Editor

said “But instead, I’m

Forest’s voice was one of many that rang out at the

Community Center, where Reed held the first of four scheduled town halls Saturday Despite stinging winds and bone-numbing cold, hundreds of constituents and

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A L I S T I N G O F F R E E C A M P U S E V E N T S

Chemical Engineering Seminar: Ankur Singh 9 a m , 165 Olin Hall

SAP Seminar Series: "Do Financial Incentives Reduce Gender Discrimination? Conditional Cash Transfer Schemes for Girls in India" by TV Sekher 12:15 - 1:15 p m , G08 Uris Hall

Dr. Aino Kalske. Local Adaptation and Inbreeding: A Story of Plant-Herbivore Coevolution on Islands 12:20 p m , A106 Corson/Mudd Hall

Understanding Multi-Species - Multi-Generational Breeding 12:20 p m , 404 Plant Science Building

Climate Change Seminar Climate (paleoclimate) And Archaeology/History 2:55 - 4:10 p m , B25 Warren Hall

Learn How to Do Massage! 4:30 - 5:30 p m , International Lounge, Willard Straight Hall

Susan Fleming: Women and Negotiations: Getting What You’re Worth 5 p m , Abby and Howard Milstein Auditorium

Kripalu Yoga 5 - 6:15 p m , Garden Room, Willard Straight Hall

Kilian Weinberger, “Interpretable Machine Learning” 7:30 - 8:30 p m , 155 Olin Hall

Imagining Migration in Contemporary Europe / University Lecture by Zafer Şenocak 4:30 p m, Lewis Auditorium, Goldwin Smith Hall

Using Excel With Research Data: Macros 4:30 - 6 p m , Uris Library, Classroom

“All Who Go Do Not Return:” Living In and Leaving a Hasidic Community 5:30 - 7 p m , 165 McGraw Hall

“Imagining Migration in Contemporary Europe: A Literary Author’s Perspective”

Tuesday, March 14, 4:30–6:00 p m Lewis Auditorium in Goldwin Smith Hall

By YARA ALMEIDA Sun Staff Writer

With a theme of “breaking barriers,” the t h i rd a n n u a l Ne w Yo rk St a t e L a t i n o Leadership Summit on Saturday featured prominent alumni, lectures from executives and workshops meant to give attendees tools to overcome obstacles they face as Latinx students at Cornell

Keynote speaker Cristina Bañuelos, a

C o r n e l l a l u m n a a n d re s e a rc h t r a i n i n g award fellow at the National Institute of Health, told a crowd of about 50 students in Sage Hall that it took her a while to overcome “imposter syndrome” a feeling that she did not belong in an academic environment of the brightest minds

Bañuelos, who came to Cornell from a small town in Texas, overcame the selfdestructive feeling, she said, by continuing to work hard and finding a strong support system among her peers

Cid Wilson, president and CEO of the Hi s p a n i c A s s o c i a t i o n o n C o r p o r a t e Responsibility, told students that they should be “ agents of change” and always give back to the community

“If you are the only Latino in the room, you have an obligation to speak up, ” Wilson said Esperanza Wilson ’14 led a workshop discussion on how to identify and respond to microaggressions, a conversation that resonated with attendees

In one scenario, Wilson described a

moment when gender discrimination in the workplace led to a debate on whether “positive discrimination” existed

Those in the workshop generally agreed that “positive discrimination” when, for example, a woman in a leadership position hires another well-qualified woman to help her get ahead in her career is not discrimination, but a necessary action resulting from the lack of women in leadership positions

“Due to the lack of equality in the workplace, women should be encouraged to speak so that there can be better dialogue,” said Juliette Ramirez Corazon, advising dean in the College of Arts and Sciences

Theresa Flores ’93, public affairs manager at Mary Kay, rounded out the speakers list by imploring students to put themselves in uncomfortable situations and take risks

“ Yo u r s t o r y, yo u r h i s t o r y h a s a n impact,” Flores said “Keep telling it no matter who you may make uncomfortable ”

Flores, who said she first attended a political rally at 14 and ser ved as a congressional aide at 16 in Washington, D C , said the freedoms and rights of Latinx people are being threatened across the countr y

“Don’t take your freedom for granted it’s being threatened today right now, ” she said “States are trying and they are succeeding at making it harder for you

Slam Poet Performs at Cornell

By SAACHI GOPAL

Sun Contributor

“They call me capitalism and I slit throats with dollar signs I’ll tie the American Dream around your neck and laugh while you lynch yourself for a dime ”

This is the message of

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w o rd p o e t Po r s h a “ O ” Olayiwola, who was invited

T h u r s d a y t o s p e a k a t a “Freedom Interrupted” lecture an interdisciplinary program in the College of Arts and Sciences addressing prevalent social issues

Olayiwola’s poems highlighted the prevalence of violence against women of color and how often they go unnoticed

“They are running out of space in the prisons, so now they just shoot us, ” she said in reference to police brutality and the private prison system

Introduced as a “black, poet, lesbian, hip-hop feminist, womanist” by Prof C

R i l e y Sn o r t o n , A f r i c a n a

St u d i e s , t h e 2 0 1 4 Sl a m

Po e t r y Wo rd C h a m p i o n

performed a collection of pieces ranging from love poems to “hipkus” a haiku that is not necessarily about nature and an

experimental poem titled “Happy ” “Porsha separates herself f ro m t h e f i e l d o f i s s u ebased performance poets by applying advanced political analysis to examine injustice while providing perspective on concrete solutions,” Snorton said

Ol a y i w o l a we a ve d i n themes like afrofuturism, r a c e a n d g e n d e r i n h e r c o m m e n t a r y i n b e t we e n the per formances While there was not much discussion of the 2016 presidential election, she performed a p o e m t h a t a d d re s s e d Hillary Clinton’s views on feminism from the perspective of Monica Lewinsky “ Sh e s t a ye d m a r r i e d t h o u g h Bi l l h a d s e x u a l h a r a s s m e n t c h a r g e s

already,” Olayiwola said in her piece “She stayed neutral as to not build hurdles on her track to the Oval Office Hillary is except i o n a l a t p re t e n d i n g t h e house isn’t on fire ”

Following a brief question and answer session, the a u d i e n c e re q u e s t e d f o r Olayiwola to perform one last piece one of her most famous poems entitled “Capitalism,” which d i s c

rooted in the economic system

C a p i t a l i s m , Ol a y i w o l a said in her performance, is “the pimp that founded the United States ”

Saachi Gopal can be reached at sg932@cornell edu

to vote Don’t squander that right ” Dania Alvarez ’18, one of the organizers of the summit, said the third annual summit the second at Cornell is an important event to unify multiple Latinx organizations on campus

The summit is meant to “help everyone be inspired, be motivated, and be aware of how to maximize any event or project that they have in mind for their communities,” Alvarez said “What really resonated with me from what Cid Wilson said this morning is, if you ’ re the only Latino in the room, make sure you ’ re not the last Latino there,” she added “Wherever we go wherever we

succeed, make sure that you help others succeed after you as well ”

Steven Martinez, grad, said most students at the conference as a virtue of attending Cornell were likely to move on to good jobs, but that the speakers and the workshops were meant to help students to reach the very top

“Most students here are going to get good jobs that’s not the concern, ” he said “What we want to do is help people transition from middle management to senior management, and that’s not easy ”

Yara Almeida can be reached at yda2@cornell edu

Grad Students Schedule Union Recognition Vote for Late March

By ANNA DELWICHE Sun News Editor

Cornell Graduate Students United has announced the dates have been decided for the union recognition election

This announcement comes less than a week after CGSU notified the University of its intention to file a representation petition with the American Arbitration Association

This petition was an initial step in the election process In order for an election to be triggered, the AAA must verify that CGSU has collected signatures in the form of the representation petition from at least 30 percent of its bargaining unit Following this verification, an election can be scheduled

According to CGSU’s announcement, the voting is scheduled to take place over two days: Monday, March 27 and Tuesday, March 28 both from 10:30 a m to 2:30 p m and 4 p m to 10 p m

Graduate students will be assigned to different polling locations on campus, including Room G01 in Biotech, B73 in Warren Hall, Goldman Lounge in Duffield Hall and in the former Temple of Zeus space in Goldwin Smith Hall

There will be one additional location offcampus in Geneva, open only on Tuesday, March 28 from 10:30 a m to 2:30 p m

Per an agreement with the University, CGSU has specifically chosen in-person and on-campus voting exclusively The

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purpose for this decision was “ to ensure that democratic procedures are followed, and that voters don’t experience undue influence while they are making their decisions and casting their ballots,” said Michael Brangan grad, administrative liaison for CGSU, in a statement

For this reason, CGSU intentionally chose to disallow online balloting

“The job for all volunteer observers of our election will be to make sure that election rules are respected, that voters aren ’ t being provided false information or experience intimidation, and that any such behavior is reported immediately,” Brangan said in the statement “With online balloting, there is no way to ensure election rules are being followed and that voters ’ rights are protected ”

The result of this election will determine the establishment of a graduate student union, as the University has negotiated in its contract with CGSU that it will recognize the union

“If a majority (50 percent + 1) of the Graduate Assistants voting in an election conducted pursuant to the terms of this Agreement votes in favor of representation by the union, Cornell shall immediately grant recognition to the union as the exclusive collective bargaining representative of the united with all the rights and obligations of a union certified by the NLRB to the extent consistent with this Agreement,” the contract reads

Anna Delwiche can be reached at adelwiche@cornellsun com

recommends only traveling in an emergency and keeping a flashlight, food and water inside the vehicle

The winter storm warning spans 18

counties in Northeast Pennsylvania and much of Central New York

Nicholas Bogel Burroughs can be reached at nickbogel@gmail com

Congressman Reed Meets With Frustrated Constituents

Despite shouts of irritation, Rep. Tom Reed unwavering in support of Trump

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protesters showed up before 6 a m to get tickets and waited until doors the to Southside gymnasium opened at 7

Reed was met with a crowd of constituents both angry and appreciative inside, including those who insisted on quieting the attendees and letting the congressman speak As the town hall continued, the crowd grew substantially, topping 500 by the meeting’s conclusion and drowning out his voice with loud boos and chants of “Do your job!”

When Reed entered the gymnasium, he addressed the crowd’s concerns that he might not show up

“I’ve been here in Ithaca before, I will be in Ithaca again, and I’m here today because I care, ” he said “I care ”

“Do you?” a constituent shouted back

The remainder of the town hall followed this same pattern; attendees, most of whom were progressive, were given two signs a green “Agree” sign and a red “Disagree” placard

At various points, such as when Reed voiced his opposition to single-payer healthcare, or an “all of the above” energy policy, the crowd turned into a sea of red When audience members voiced support for coverage of people with pre-existing conditions, that sea of red turned green

The audience stretched their arms up holding signs that read, “Drain the Swamp, Uproot the Reeds,” “Trump Care = Wealth Care,” “Tom Greed: Ruining Our Medicare and Raising Our Property Taxes” and “Who Would Jesus Deport ”

Cornell Prof Chris Schaffer, biomedical engineering, confronted Reed directly, calling President Donald Trump’s new ban “idiotic” and voicing concern over its effect on one of his Iranian students’ ability to travel

Most of the discussion in the town hall, however, was focused on healthcare policy, and Reed’s support of the Republican Party’s “repeal and replace” plan, which focuses more on subsidizing costs of insurance through tax credits based on age and income brackets, rather than based on the cost of insurance in a given area, as done under the Affordable Care Act

For Kevin Kowale wski ’17, president of Cornell Democrats, much of the crowd’s exasperation was directed toward the Republican plan to replace the Affordable Care Act, which is being r ushed through the House of Representatives

“What they’re trying to do with the Affordable Care Act is simply not acceptable,” he told The Sun “This massive turnout is emblematic as to how much people actually care about the issue ”

David Halpert, a pediatric neurologist at Cayuga

Medical Center, entered the gym toting a sign made by his wife Teresa “How many lies are too many lies?” and expressed concern over access to care in rural counties like Tompkins

From Halpert’s initial question, Reed was jeered and hissed at by the audience as he announced the House’s health care bill The reforms that will replace the Affordable Care Act will be phased in over the next 12 to 24 months, Reed said, adding refundable tax credits, changes to health savings accounts and removal of tax increases

Reed said he will also prioritize Medicaid expansion for a transition period, expanding state level discretion on Medicaid programs with a $100 million investment and a switch to per capita-based Medicaid block grants aimed to help patients in low-volume hospitals in rural areas

His words prompted shouts of disagreement, but Reed retained his unwavering stance

“Clearly, the Affordable Care Act is not working and we need to move forward,” he said

Jim Skaley, of Dryden, expressed concern over the stability of his medicare and the cost of his private insurance premiums

“If the Congressional Budget Office comes out and says that millions of people are going to lose insurance, I’d like to see [Reed] vote no, ” he said

One woman confronted Reed over his desire to defund Planned Parenthood, accusing him of trying to defund the

Liu ’19 Takes 57 Percent of Vote to Become Newest Student Trustee

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across this university, but they are not the ones who are living on this campus, ” Liu previously told The Sun “We’re the ones who are directly impacted by those decisions, and we should have a seat at the table to make those decisions ”

As for specifically implementing his platform, Liu said that he plans to give reports on Board of Trustee decisions, help promote a better understanding of student governance, compile a semesterly memo to the board informing them of student concerns and highlight student accomplishments

Liu also added that as trustee, he wants to hold forums and initiatives to understand student concerns, host dinners with administrators to voice concerns on governance-related topics and advocate for student resources

Liu said that as a candidate, “the personal relationships [he] ha[s] cre-

ated with different people across campus, ” especially through his various leadership roles, was his “ greatest advantage ”

“When I first came to campus, I right away got involved in a lot of different communities,” he said “I feel throughout my time here, I really built a strong perspective of the

“I am ready to listen, and I am ready to bring voices to the table ”

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student experience ”

Liu has served as freshman representative, LGBTQ+ representative and vice president of public relations on the Student Assembly His roles within the S A have also included subcommittee chair on the Greek Excellence Review Committee and

co-chair of the Communications Committee

Beyond his involvement in shared governance, Liu is also a resident advisor in Clara Dickson Hall, facilitator for the Intergroup Dialogue Project, and panelist for the Peer Educators for Gender and Sexuality program

Liu said his involvement in these organizations has “colored” his experience, allowing him to “develop really strong relationships, as well as a very interesting, diverse, and multifaceted perspective on the Cornell community ”

“My time here on campus has really been about learning,” he said “But I think there is still so much to learn, so I am ready to listen, and I am ready to bring voices to the table ”

Anna Delwiche 19 contributed reporting to this article

Meg Gordon can be reached at meg353@cornell edu

organization based on his personal beliefs, “ not based on the beliefs of everybody in [his] constituency ”

Assemblywoman Barbara Lifton (D-125) joined the dissatisfied crowd, pointing out that New York would lose $3 7 billion every year in health care funding under the new proposal, in addition to a $3 million cut from hospitals and more than $1 million from Tompkins County, where she said 8,000 people depend on Obamacare

“Insurance exchanges are going to collapse,” she said “Very quickly, people are going to lose their health insurance ”

Over chants of “ represent us!” Reed responded, “I am honored to represent 717,000 people, and each one of those voices is important to me, ” before handing the microphone to a more supportive constituent, Thomas Taylor, of Elmira, the only person in the gymnasium wearing a “Make America Great Again” hat

While Trump supporters were sparse at the meeting, Taylor was not afraid to make his stance known “President [Barack] Obama once said that elections have consequences, ” Taylor reminded the audience, which repeatedly interrupted him “Last November, we had an election The positions of both candidates were very clear ” “Now, Congressman,” Taylor said, “who are you going to represent? The people who elected you, or the people who lost?”

“Your voice does have an impact on me, ” Reed said, met by a scornful laughter, which continued as he discussed his disapproval for a single payer system and his commitment to cutting back environmental regulations in support of the fossil fuel industry

After Reed took questions from members of the public outside, Nia Nunn, president of the Southside Community Center Board, thanked Reed for attending, and invited him back, “ so we can talk about that Muslim ban,” drawing laughs from the crowd

Asked of Reed’s performance at the town hall meeting, Ivy Greene ’17, vice president of Cornell Democrats, said the congressman ’ s answers were purposefully unclear

“We put in the effort to come here and we deserve clear, direct answers to our questions,” she said “I’m disappointed ”

To Greene, the frustrated chants and interruptions were symptomatic of the lack of transparency and verity in political discourse

“We are not getting clear answers and true facts from our politicians,” she said

Greene said that, despite Reed’s stated desire to have a dialogue with constituents, he seemed to purposely avoid a venue that would have accommodated more people Some Ithacans wanted Reed to host the town hall at the State Theatre, which offered a vastly reduced price to the congressman

As Reed made his way down Plain Street after the meeting’s end, most of the crowd dispersed to flee the bitter cold

The few that followed him pressed him on Trump’s refusal to release his tax returns, possible cuts to the National Endowment of the Arts and his support for the travel ban

Asked repeatedly by members of the crowd when he would be returning to Ithaca, Reed’s response was always the same:

“I’ll be back!”

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Letter to the Editor

To my comunidad querida

To t h e Edi t or :

I came to Cornell in the fall of 2014 with a clear goal of exploring my identity as a Latino Like many first generation Latinxs, my relationship with latinidad had been one fraught with awkwardness and confusion My communication at home was dominated by a form of Spanish marked by an American accent, stuttering, incorrect word choices and insecure apologies My parents lightly teased my inability to dance a simple merengue The predominantly white Cornell was a far stretch from the predominantly brown Queens, and for the first time in my life I felt both visibly and emotionally out of place

I was assigned to the Latino Living Center as a freshman and it was exactly the space I needed to explore my identity safely A quick walk through the LLC reveals the flags of Latin America painted on the walls of our main lounge and beautiful murals and paintings (some of them preserved from the old Latinx Living Center on West Campus) scattered all around Instantly, I had found a community that was accepting of my Spanglish and my two left feet; my conceptions about what it meant to be Latinx were changed forever

As a junior and in my third year in residence at the LLC, I have learned to exist unapologetically in this brown skin and Latinx identity I found a family in this community and safety in spaces like the LLC, the Latinx Studies Program and the Sabor Latino Dance Team People from all around the country and all around the world with different and unique academic interests, ambitions and passions have come together to form an unbreakable bond of love, acceptance and support which has been on display time and time again all over campus: every faculty fellow dinner, every Unity Dinner, every Café con Leche, movie nights watching documentaries about health care in Cuba and others watching The Emperor’s New Groove From the dancefloors with blaring loudspeakers at Agava to the makeshift discotecas and portable speakers of our suites at the LLC, the ability that my community has to care for each other and provide joy during the best and worst time is unparalleled

This week, mi comunidad suffered a loss In an instant, we were left with a void in our hearts and in our halls From one day to the next, my community became hypervisible and exposed to gross violations of privacy We have had to endure the pain and trauma of police presence, the attacks on our community by strangers online and the cold and impersonal reactions from university administration We have had to witness our community leaders, faculty and staff make themselves available to us under unimaginable circumstances while still dealing with their own grief Our attempts to smile, laugh, and come together to make it through are still marked by the gravity of that loss

I look at my community and I see unspeakable pain I see mourning and the grief that has changed us forever But see the embodiment of the words “Juntos Somos Fuertes ” I see the same spirit that carried mi gente to take over Day Hall in 1993 I see the same spirit that empowered us to carve out our own spaces for survival in the face of administrative opposition

I see the same spirit that has carried us forward in strength during times of trouble, even when our individual strength fails us

To my hermanxs: to the first-generation students, the international students, the undocumented students, the Afrolatinx, queer and indigenous members of our community; to those of us who speak Spanish and can pull off a bachatica and those of us who cannot

To Angel

I love you Thank you for loving me right back

TWilliam Wang | Willpower

Delightfully Gutsy

he lights are stripped back from the curtain, so the canvas is blank now an empty, billowing mass of cloth that hangs behind the model runway And then the music erupts: a shattering explosion of percussion, thunder and a melody that seems to have been thrusted from the bubbling influence of Asian woodwinds The pure fury of the drums sets the stage for the designer set It’s loud, yet concise, pounding, yet razor sharp I like it

Then it gets weird A model steps out from behind the curtains, dressed in black with a sheer covering her face Involuntarily, the audience jaggedly intakes in a breath She’s covered by something undiscernible that wraps around her entire body that she doesn’t merely wear rather, it’s wearing her It’s something unsettling Something black I lean in for a better look But because I’ve only managed to get a fourth row seat, I’m stuck flipping through the brochure for a description of this design set R A C H EL KW ON G S P I NE

Let’s see

“Spine takes you from the outside of the body in, peeling back layers ” Sure

“Heavy inspiration for the line was taken from the texture and color of outer skins such as reptile Scales ”

And then I really look The black material is now glistening now, cracked and almost seemingly moving Slithering I recoil And for the first but certainly not last time of the night, all I can do is shake my head and mutter: “This is nuts ” Then I smile This is fun

The people around me are not sure if they want to look Still, they can ’ t not look The peppy drums, not wavering for an instant, keep pounding at a three quarter time, making for a hypnotic backing sound The models, one by one, come out, all encased in a variation of the black textile, slowly walking out to the pace of the drums with faces drained of emotion, almost scowling Their walk has become swagger The drums push on, now galloping ahead for the final stretch as the model regroup for a final showing The drums are on their last breath now, giving it their all; they’re desperate to finish The pounding becomes more persistent, growing sharper, nastier and louder Louder LOUDER

And then:

Breathless

While a few of the members break out in stunned applause, I scribble my reaction in my notebook: “THIS IS AMAZING ”

The S P IN E set was one of the highlights of the Cornell Fashion Collective’s 33rd Annual Runway show It was menacing, and cold, deranged with fearlessness that you don’t see often enough today Granted, there’s something mildly disturbing about watching adults willingly wear a twisted, charcoal mess in the name of fashion, but once imbued with simplistic hues and tumultuous drums, it becomes greater than the sum of its parts When fashion merges effortlessly with its spatial and audio surroundings, the result can be sublime

But overall, the show tended to swing wildly from one direction to the next It opened with Thunderbird, a set that started with a grunge guitar riff that set the mood for the set, where models wore scruffy patched outfits that were matched with worn down material to give a very casual, yet rough look Conceptually, the pieces fit together to deliver an effective, albeit short, set piece

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But then, it transitions into a beige, safe setting with Ef fe re s c e n c e The music lightens, with a design focusing on soft hues and glittery dresses that wouldn’t look out of place of a prom setting Props to creativity of the setup: each time, a model wearing a

dress would come out, and then a few seconds later, a little girl would following wearing a same dress That was the idea: the designer talked about “childlike gaiety” in her summary of her set, a concept that would be repeated throughout the show Yet the show excels when it dismisses face-value concepts and merges both fashion and music C OM M U N I T Y is a good example of this The set kicks off with a whimper as it introduces a bland white outfit with a meditative woodwind intro But then, pieces are added The next outfit is pasted with a dash of color, followed by an even more eye drawing outfit featuring a shock yellow and white top that spoke of the simple, yet colorful palette the group worked with All the while, the music became a little more urgent, a little more nuanced with a few layers added to give the sound more dimension It’s a nice example of how our audio and visual senses play off of each other to maximize both Then there was Glacial Reprise, the prettiest visually and sonically of all the sets The designer were seemingly basing their collection off of a simple white dress, which they expand on in varying degrees They used a light blue hue not unlike the one found on Ming Dynasty vases to freckle their dresses as a decorative touch, but they excelled when they ventured a little bolder My favorite piece was the usage of solid blue straps that wrapped all the way around the white dress, giving a sharp contrast that stood out from the other ones Blue tipped dresses, meanwhile, with a casual gradient that fades into the oblivion of white cloths, were also well done Visually, it was consistent, with no throwaways, not a spare breath for redundancies or outcasts The choice of a plucky piano, one that shimmered over the set without over whelming it, was a good choice that tied into the icy cool, yet at time striking, set For the most part, it didn’t have the contrast of C OM = M U = N I = T Y, the wildness of SP I N E or the playfulness of Efferescence, but it brought a little of each to deliver a wholesome set But the strongest piece came with a level of thematic and visual consistency, all the while taking meaningful risks that were personally revealing Rachel Powell what can I say? Her design set, ROOTS , is what happens when art mimics your reality It kicked off with a slapping Roots inspired solo, a nod to the strong African themes that resonate here The fashion was incisive as it could be It started with bold colors such as red and white, with the models coolly drudging past the audience to maximize their exposure, with later clothes featuring a subdued yellow, a common color of Native African culture Then, she got topical One of her models, in the middle of her runway, turned around, back facing the audience, and calmly posed Her back read: “Make America - Again”, imposed over a red cross Another one reads “AmeriKKKa ” But at the end, she did something no other designer did: she featured a bit of spoken word poetry, a powerful rumination of her place as an African American women in society, a cross section of demographic that has proven to be the most attacked in America Her entire set aligned flawlessly The ominous, throbbing music juxtaposed with her provocative wear spoke of a light despair, a hint of anger, but a swelling of pride of her identity The people around me grew strained as her set progressed, but I doubted she cared She wasn ’ t designing for us She was out for a statement, a proof of the power of fashion and race And at the end of the night, she had the last word

William Wang is a freshman in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences He may be reached at wwang@cornellsun com Willpower appears alternate Mondays this semester

Where I Left Off

Afew weeks ago, I gave a speech at the State Theatre in downtown It h a c a a s p a r t o f Ma r t i n Lu t h e r K i n g ’ s C o m m e m o r a t i o n

After wards, I received a standing ovation from the crowd, which I found to be decidedly insufferable

I suspect that my aversion to the applause was in part because I am not nearly as humble as advertised, so I feel uncomfortable with any adulation from the outside world my ego is large enough already More importantly, though, experience has taught me to regard hollow gestures like the clapping of hands with a well-warranted cynicism After all, no one in that room should have been able to listen to what I had to say that evening, go home and still sleep well Yet, as I stood there, lit up by the limelight, I was grimly aware of the hypocrisy precipitated by the clapping hands: Most of them were not nearly as moved as their rapidly oscillating palms suggested

This revelation ser ved as a great motivation for me to return to my column, although 900ish words feels increasingly stifling as I approach graduation Fortunately, though, I still have a “make-up” column in the queue, which I intend to use in the coming week or two to complete this three-part series of reflections on art, writing and James Baldwin

Speaking of my idol, Baldwin understood the pitfalls of acclaim better than most, commenting frequently on his embattled role, especially at the height of his fame, as “the great black hope of the great white father ” Indeed, the more deeply he engaged with these issues on a cerebral level, giving speeches and inter views, the more he ran the risk of disengaging from himself, his community and his identity Because as racism has partitioned society into discrete, esoteric and woefully unequal arenas, black artists the ones with integrity, anyway have been forced to make impossible choices in an attempt to balance subversion of the narrative superstructure and success They must constantly contend with the manifold implications of their creations for disparate audiences, perspectives, needs and sensibilities Inevitably, the act of navigating such a treacherous minefield (or prison) inflicts violent lacerations on the black artist’s psyche

For this reason, I am conflicted by the success of a film like Moonlight, which was not created with the white gaze in mind For white people know that to see us finding and embracing the fullness and complexity of ourselves, even amidst our many struggles, is to validate the distance that they have created and perpetuated Black Americans are forever gathering up all the remnants of our erased heritage and mixing them together with the blood and zeitgeist of our countr y, only to create something newer, freer, more unpredictable, more beloved and more human than our ancestors ’ abductors could have ever imagined

Worse still, so many white people seem to be infatuated with the idea of distance being overcome via painless, neutral means Therefore, they must have the rich culture to which we so proudly cling White fans of rap, for example, must be able to say “nigga” when they listen to their favorite songs After all, if they can ’ t say nigga, then this would mean that perhaps the artists behind those songs are not truly rapping about, for or to them Perhaps these white listeners are not, for once, the protagonists, but in fact have necessitated the creation of our unique culture in the first place, which they now consume and co-opt with irreverent glee

When white people sense the tangibility and insolubility of this eternal distance, they begin to understand that they are responsible for its existence But rather than peer into the void and tr y to shrink the distance the right way, so many will instead tr y to become us, to live us, to perform some kind of grotesque act of reverse vicarious expression In doing so, white people are attempting to snatch back the reins of black people’s lives and we become, in effect, the living dead

I write in dramatic terms, but I do sometimes wonder if any of this even matters, since nothing I write will fail to be consumed (and possibly misinterpreted) by the supposed pantheon of the white mainstream As an aspiring writer, the privilege, prestige and power of an institution like Cornell has allowed me to amplify my voice, catalog my transformation and excavate my words from the surrounding environment, while simultaneously threatening to seduce me into excusing the potential side effects of being here

Take, for instance, the response by so many here to a white man hurling ethnic slurs and xenophobic poison at an Indian immigrant before shooting him dead, or to the tragic chaos uncorked by President Trump’s disastrous travel ban At times like this, I feel as though a vast chasm separates me from even the most “ aware ” individuals amongst my white peers For even as they may use words like “sad” and “unjust” and “infuriating” to describe these events, they can never truly comprehend the unutterable intensity of emotion that overtakes me when such raw stories diffuse, daily, across my computer screen only to be forgotten in an instant, or not noticed at all Indeed, I am frightened by the ease with which some can discuss these heinous acts as if they are academic abstractions, holding casual concern and dangerous dismissiveness together in the same tense space I could have written this entire column in African American Vernacular English, and written it solely and only for and about people who look like me, and even then I’m not sure what I’d make of the outcome, glorious, fulfilling, empowering and righteous as it might have been Most black intellectuals know of the torturous duality of blackness, of the infamous double consciousness coined by W E B Du Bois So here I am, in the 21st centur y, rehashing my ancestor ’ s hundred year old nightmares

Well, I am out of space yet again, but I have at least begun to unravel my many ruminations on the subject To be concluded, soon enough

Amiri Banks is a senior in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences He may be reached

Letter to the Editor

In support of a vote

To t h e Edi t or :

We are writing as interested alumni of Cornell, concerning the effort by the University's graduate students to join Cornell Graduate Students United We are in favor of the proposal submitted Wednesday to the University's Administration (after a march through campus) which would allow all graduate students at Cornell to vote on whether they wish to join this union for the purpose of collective bargaining It would seem consistent with the University’s progressive and humanitarian approach to an array of social and political issues for Cornell to implement collective bargaining to ensure that its employees including graduate students are treated fairly Our son, Adam Tinkle, Ph D , while he was a graduate student at University of California at San Diego, benefited from his union membership

Narayan Reddy | Reddy, Set, Go

The Drug Rhetoric Monster

The scariest film I have ever seen I had only l i v e d f o r s e v e n y e a r s when I watched it but thir teen ye a r s a n d d o ze n s o f h o r ro r movies later, most of which rattled me to my core, The Boy Who Was Swallowed by the Dr ug Monster still checks out Vince Jackson’s parents are getting a divorce He befriends a miscreant who lets him borrow his “magic pipe” (pot) so he can feel better Eventually, the miscreant says Vince must star t coughing up, so he star ts stealing money from his pare n t s t o k e e p g e t t i n g h i g h Ever y time the video shows Vince smoking, you can see the eerie image of a monster in the smoke and hear its insidio u s l a u g h It i s o m i n o u s l y excited that Vince is getting more and more hooked

One day Vince experiments with psychedelics While he is t r i p p i n g , t h e d r u g m o n s t e r appears out of nowhere and eats him alive The monster then leaves a fake Vince in his place that becomes a miscreant in his own right It ends with the announcement that this is a tr ue stor y (I only learned m e t a p h o r s y e a r s l a t e r ) a n d shows Vince at his current resi d e n c e a t t h e t i m e , p r i s o n , where he advises us not to follow in his footsteps The stor y was written by Vince’s mom, Sue Jackson

As soon as it ended, my hand shot up and I frantically asked whether the dr ug mons t e r w a s re a l b e f o re No , I didn’t do dr ugs Nesquick was my fix, so I figured the dr ug monster wasn ’ t motivated to come for me anyways He was so petrifying, however, that I still needed to know I was safe My teacher saw the fear in my eyes and was caught between the dr ug monster ’ s apparent success in terrifying us away from dr ugs and the realization t h a t a s c h i l d r e n w e w e r e already terrified of monsters and the video may have create d m o r e p r o b l e m s t h a n i t solved She hesitated a “ no ” However, we should still never e ve r d o d r u g s b e c a u s e t h e y were ver y bad and they seemingly made people horrible if not monsters

There are obvious reasons why the video is misguided For one thing, Vince didn’t know what to make of the “ m a g i c p i p e ” w h e n i t w a s introduced to him because he

had no candid dialogue about dr ugs beforehand The taboo nature of the topic continued to suppress this dialogue, and he never initiated it with his parents himself Had that conversation occurred, maybe they could have inter vened earlier The implications reach fur ther than dr ug education for children They extend to how we view dr ug users, and how those views are created

The consequences of dr ug stigma are often more severe than dr ug use itself, and I’m not just talking about “stigma” as shame for being different For dr ug users, it also presents in the epic failure of the War o n D r u g s , w a g e d d u r i n g Nixon’s presidency and marching on alive and well under the Tr ump administration How could a war on Americans be publicly suppor ted for so long? Ask the politicians who are “tough on dr ugs ” For decades, they spooked families about a massive dr ug crisis corr upting American values and civility and promised to punish the evil dr ug users and pushers preying on their bright-eyed children One by one, people o f c o l o r w h o d e m a n d e d humanity were ushered into the prison-industrial complex One less dissenter one less “ c r i m i n a l ” Tw o b i rd s , o n e stoned individual They were relieved of any human rights they had before incarceration and this assembly line Nixon str uctured still r uns like a finetuned machine

T h e r h e t o r i c b e h i n d t h e War on Dr ugs is a monster because although it is political theater, it sets reality Parents who were stricken with fear did their fair share to spread m o r e t h r o u g h a n a n t i - d r u g o r t h o d o x y m ov e m e n t t h a t infused energy back into politics and vice versa “Dr ugs ” are now a longstanding national concern, even though the tr ue impact of dr ugs has never even come close to matching the h y s t e r i a i n v o k e d b y b o t h p o l i t i c i a n s a n d p a r e n tactivists

People who are at risk for h e a l t h p r o b l e m s b e c a u s e o f dr ug use, str uggle with dr ug a d d i c t i o n o r b o t h a r e a l s o casualties, figuratively and literally, in this war Bans on basic health care users need to s u r v i v e , s u c h a s s y r i n g e exchanges or super vised injection sites, are human rights

violations These are injustices that criminalization and dehum a n i z a t i o n e n a b l e : i f yo u ’ re not clean or don’t get clean then you might as well rot Any dr ug users who dare seek help r un the risk of identifying themselves, ending up incarcerated and still in need of h e a l t h c a r e , a d d i c t i o n t r e a tment or both If we were to center dr ug policy on public health instead of moral condemnation, then it would have to be sacrificed as an issue that r e l i a b l y h e l p s R e p u b l i c a n s appear tough on crime and Democrats appear tougher on crime (there is yet to be a significant link between dr ug use a n d c r i m e , a l t h o u g h m o r e d r u g p r o h i b i t i o

crime)

y Sean Spicer makes the dangerous, misleading and perhaps deliberate conflation of opio i d s a n d m a r i j u a n a , w h y Attorney General Jeff Sessions detests marijuana universally (never mind its medical value) a n d w h y Pr e

and “poisoning our youth ” In l i n e w i t h t h e s e s t a t e m e n t s come ne w battle plans that bolster dr ug law enforcement and conversely render the public health of dr ug policy, the “soft side,” a non-priority Vince Jackson died on July 3, 2015 from what was said to be a dr ug-related death, may his soul rest in peace Despite my criticism of his mother’s initiative to prevent dr ug use, I don’t fault her for how she perceives her son ’ s stor y It was an account that screamed what our countr y ’ s leaders have been preaching for years, messages to which they rightly predicted parents who deeply loved their children would lend their fullt h r o a t

My

death was whether it could have been avoided if we lived in a countr y where dr ug users were treated as people and not political pawns My plea is that instead of debating the morality of dr ug users, we must hold accountable those who stage these debates in the first place It’s high time we identify who the real monsters are, and see the lies in what they say

Narayan Reddy is a junior in the College of Arts & Sciences Reddy, Set, Go appears alternate Mondays this semester

ARTS& ENTERTAINMENT

MisterWives

A New York City based 5-person band, led by singer Mandy Lee, MisterWives was formed in 2012 and have since released one EP, Reflections, and one full length studio album, Our Own House The singles of the same names have a combined 129 million plays on Spotify MisterWives recently put out a new single, “Machine,” ahead of the release of their second studio album Connect the Dots, slated for May 19, 2017 They are currently touring with and opening for Panic! At the Disco on their “Death of a Bachelor” tour

Their introspective tunes are charismatic and easy to listen to, and they gained some notoriety when their song “Vagabond” was featured in the opening credits of MTV ’ s Finding Carter Their music has a wide range of themes and tones and relies heavily on brass instruments and piano, as well as traditional rock instruments

Although they don’t seem to be widely known, their style of music seems to lend itself well to live performances They have established themselves opening for acts like Twenty One Pilots and Panic! At The Disco, quickly engaging and energizing even crowds who don’t know their music Their debut album, classified as indie pop, is filled with upbeat, feel-good tracks with a sprinkling of slower, swaying songs “Our Own House” is a buoyant track about building something special with a person you love, while “Coffins” is completely different, with a sorrowful account of a bygone relationship “Machine” is much bolder than any of the songs off their first album, perhaps indicating a change in energy for the band moving forward

S’natra

in Chicago but I’ll be in L A soon ’” The duo continued to gain popularity through word-of-mouth PR by Anderson Paak, POMO and Patrick Stump, as well as Basstracks’ own (and growing) Twitter fanbase Ivan Jackson also contributed to Grammy nominated albums Malibu by Anderson Paak and Coloring Book by Chance the Rapper

In the same XXL interview, Jackson was asked about future collaborations with rappers, to which he responded: “I’m really stoked about all the S’natra stuff We’re helping develop this Harlem-born rapper who’s really dope ” This

C K : I pitched them [Brasstracks and S’natra] to Slope Day because they will be the least disputed act ever, because they will encompass every genre: hip hop, jazz, electronic, pop, tons of songs that everyone in the crowd know And even with the music they don’t know, people will be looking them up on Spotify after the concert I think they will be the least disputed

THE SUN: Did you participate in the decision-making process?

likely played a role in the Programming Board’s decision to host S’natra as a co-opener with Brasstracks Several of S’natra’s tracks were produced by Basstracks’ Ivan Jackson

In fact, a student at Cornell, Charlie Kramer ’17, works with Brasstracks and S’natra He is the day-to-day manager for S’natra and the assistant tour manager for Brasstracks We reached out to him for an interview:

S’natra is a Harlem based rapper, whose recent work has been produced by Ivan Jackson of Brasstracks, JNTHN STEIN and Alexander Lewis S’natra has eschewed many of the current trends in mainstream hip hop Instead, his music seems to be rooted in lyricism and storytelling Similar to Kendrick Lamar and TDE counterpart, Ab Soul, S’natra’s talent lies in his meaningful lyrics and storytelling ability His soft beat selection juxtaposes the catchy beats currently on the radio, as they aim to reinforce his lyrics, not overpower them Hailing from the hip hop hotbed of Harlem, much of his music blends the old-school New York sounds with the more progressive and exciting melodies heard today

New age hip-hop has been dominated by a new sound a new culture of producing “hype” music Some argue that this subcategory of hip-hop disregards the basic elements on which the genre was created, instead relying almost solely on its beat In the midst of this trend and the surge of artists that reinforce it, rappers like Kendrick Lamar and J Cole have been fighting to keep lyricism, one of hiphop’s oldest roots, alive One of the main disputes in the world of hip hop is whether the term “ rapper ” should be applied to new age artists, given that many claim they fail to represent what the label entails S’natra appears to be one of the up-and-coming artists devoted to the old, “conscious” culture of hip hop

Brasstracks

Live sounds are unheard of in contemporary hip-hop tracks, where a sampled hook and recycled bridge flow are the boilerplate for a hit Where duo Ivan Jackson and Conor Rayne, known as Brasstracks, have created a niche for themselves is in their live instrumentation behind popular rap collaborations Their sound is a bridge between jazz, grunge (Conor’s favorite band has always been Nirvana) and reggae completely cross-genre and organically harmonious with almost any artist Last month, Brasstracks were part of the Grammy winning production of Chance The Rapper’s viral and anti-commercial “No Problem ” In an interview for XXL Magazine, Brasstracks said that the collaboration happened by coincidence, when Chance retweeted and later sent them a message via Twitter, saying “‘Yo let’s work, I’m

This interview has been edited and condensed for clarity

T HE SUN: Could you tell me about yourself and you got involved with Brasstracks and S’natra?

CHA RLIE KRAM ER ( C K ): I’m an ILR major, interested in talent management I’m graduating in May and I’m already working full time with S’natra and Brasstracks, so I’m just going to continue that

This summer [2016], Ivan [from Brasstracks] was handling most of the management for S’natra, but Brasstracks was on tour in Europe when I stepped in to help out S’natra When they finished tour, S’natra introduced me to Ivan in their studio in Brooklyn, and we talked and they asked if I would be down to get involved and help out And then our first show with me working was the Pretty Lights Live show, which was the first time I’d ever even seen Brasstracks live and I was blown away

T HE SUN : How did S’natra come along?

C K : S’natra was a rapper known before Brasstracks, but when he met Ivan and then everything clicked They started making music They worked together on S’natra’s “Subject to Change,” a new project that will be released sometime this year, produced by Ivan from Brasstracks

T HE SUN: What kind of rapper is S’natra, in your opinion?

C K : Comparable artist to S’natra, in terms of lyrics and style, are Kendrick, J Cole and others

He is a storyteller and that’s something I think is missing from new rappers S’natra is trying to fill the space with grace and manipulation of the language and style with a whole album production like with J Cole and Kendrick

T HE SUN: Were you part of the Slope Day programming board or did they reach out to you?

C K : No, I did not I pitched them because I really wanted to get them involved, so I asked friends about how Slope Day is organized and Thomas Marin took it on from there to the high levels I was not a part of the actual decision

THE S UN: What do you think about the initial reactions from the student body about the lineup?

C K : I completely understand the initial reaction from the student body It’s a disappointing reaction because I want them to go into it with an open mind I think that the lineup wasn ’ t built for the announcement, it was built for the concert I just want to get the idea across that these artists will have something for everyone and that they’ll make the slope a party

Final Thoughts

While the initial reactions to the announcement were mixed with a heavy dose of disappointment, it seems that the four artists are dedicated to their craft and put substantial effort into live performances Since Kanye’s appearance in 2004, Slope Day had a fair share of hip hop, and the rumors of Rae Sremmurd coming this year certainly played a role in people’s reception of this year ’ s artists It is worth noting, though, that in 2004 Kanye only just released College Dropout and Chance the Rapper did not gain mainstream popularity until the end of 2015, the year when he performed at Cornell Of course, a similar argument can be made for the other side, considering Kanye was already affiliated with Jay Z and released The College Dropout before he came to Slope Day, and Chance’s Acid Rap was praised by Pitchfork, Billboard, Dazed and dozens of rap critics

Nonetheless, the lineup for this year ’ s Slope Day is certainly full of young and unconventional talent S’natra is a promising lyricist with a focus on conscious rap and sophisticated beats His recent collaborations with Ivan Jackson of Brasstracks, who was part of a Grammy winning production team, have already improved his flow and sound mixing Brasstracks is also an up-and-coming duo and their production for “No Problem” was a definitive success Conor Rayne is only 23 years old, while Ivan Jackson is only a year older Big Gigantic is an established duo in EDM circles, having performed at such high profile events as Coachella, Ultra Festival in Miami and Lollapalooza Their live saxophone is something to look forward to Misterwives is an indie band, and like with any indie band, some level of obscurity is almost a necessity However, a band’s popularity does not necessarily reflect the quality of their music or how a live performance will turn out In the past, MisterWives have been openers for Walk the Moon, who performed at Slope Day last year It is worth to give MisterWives and all other acts in the lineup a chance

Brandon Lozano, a student at USC, and Pablo Reyes, content editor at ArtHouse Studios, contributed reporting Chris Stanton and Viri Garcia contributed research

Andrei Kozyrev is an Arts and Entertainment Editor and a freshman in the College of Arts and Sciences He can be reached at aak85@cornell edu

Katie Sims is an Arts and Entertainment Editor and a freshman in the College of Arts and Sciences She can be reached at kms425@cornell edu

Allison Arteaga is a student in the College of Art, Architecture and Planning She can be reached at aa2229@cornell edu

Natalie Fung is a freshman in the College of Arts and Sciences She can be reached at nf238@cornell edu

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Laxers Complete

Comeback, Stay Unbeaten in League

By SMITA NALLURI Sun Staff Writer

Continuing to build momentum, the Cornell women ’ s lacrosse team defeated in-state Ivy League rival Columbia, 1411, at Kraft Field on Friday

This win moves the overall record between the teams to 220, with the Red (4-1) sustaining its perfect record against the Lions (3-2)

Cornell got off to a shaky start in the first half, allowing Columbia to score five straight unanswered goals, and railing by three goals at the half, 8-5

“Columbia played an excellent first half against Cornell,” said head coach Jenny Graap “We knew how fast their midfielders were, but we still gave them too many drives and shots on net ”

“We were really able to pick up the intensity at half time and support each other ”

Finding itself in an unfamiliar position with its largest halftime deficit of the season, the Red refocused its efforts in the second half

“At halftime, the coaches stressed discipline and control,” Graap said “We needed to turn around the draw control statistic which we did [and] we needed to be more patient on defense [On] offense [we] needed to get in sync and start producing ”

The Red responded to the Lions challenge by mounting a second half comeback, scoring six straight unanswered goals in the process The win represented Cornell’s fourth of the season and allowed the team to maintain its unblemished Ivy League record (2-0)

“Although things weren ’ t going our way, we were really able to pick up the intensity at half time and support each

Crucial Win Propels Red to Semis

we usually do before games, ” said senior goaltender Mitch Gillam “We brought it the last two games and we played our game we were physical, we were dominant on the boards, and we did a great job defensively ”

Sophomore forward Anthony Angello proved to be Clarkson’s worst nightmare, as he notched the game-winner in both Red vic-

t o r i e s Fa c i n g e l i m i n a t i o n o n

Saturday, the sophomore scored the second goal of the night for his team, one that would become the most important And his goal on Sunday broke the one-all tie and stood firm to win the series

“Especially as a sophomore, he tried to do things a little bit too much,” Schafer said of Angello “But over the last few months, he’s sort of started to settle in ”

C l a rk s o n ’ s Ju h o Jo k i h a r j u closed the scoring on Saturday, and he opened it right back up on

other,” said sophomore attacker Tomasina Leska “We knew we were capable of playing so much better and that we were well prepared, so we stayed confident and didn’t let the score rattle us ”

Highlights from the game include five goals from senior cocaptain attacker Catherine Ellis and five assists from senior attacker Amie Dickson Leska scored three times, while senior co-captain midfielder Kristy Gilbert and junior midfielder Taylor Reed tallied two goals Junior midfielder Joey Coffy and freshman midfielder Caroline Allen also each found the back of the net once On the defensive end, senior co-captain defender Catie Smith led the way, fielding six ground balls, and Reed followed close behind, fielding four Senior goalkeeper Renee Poullot tallied nine saves for the Red

“One of the biggest takeaways was that we have a strong backbone,” Graap said “Despite being down and feeling exasperated, we were able to channel our frustrations into positive effort on the field I’m proud of our team for being resilient ”

Looking ahead, the Red looks to continue to establish itself as one of the top teams in the nation The team will take a short respite from Ancient Eight play to take on the University of Albany (3-3) at Schoellkopf Field on Wednesday, March 15 at 5 p m

“Albany is a tough, well coached team, and we will need to start better to put ourselves in the best position to beat a strong in-state rival,” Graap said “Albany has already played three national powerhouses in Penn State, UNC and Syracuse, and they showed strength against all three opponents Cornell needs to play all 60 minutes with a focused intensity ”

“We came out slow against Columbia and learned our lesson, so we’ll be focusing on playing gritty and disciplined from the start, ” Leska added

just left And in the final minute of the second period, a shot from s e n i o r d e f e n s e m a n Pa t r i c k McCarron from the blue line hit the post and bounced wide

“Two break aways, crossbar, goal post, missed chances in the second it almost felt like, ‘Man, was that our opportunity to put this game away?’” Schafer said “But just a great effort, proud of our players to fight through ” With the series win, Cornell has comfortably positioned itself to secure a bid into the NCAA tournament, and it would be the first for every student on the roster But before that, the team must take on Union in the ECAC semifinals in Lake Placid this coming Saturday

The excitement of advancing brings along with it a bittersweet moment for the senior class

Sunday The sophomore struck 11:45 into the first off a beautiful feed from linemate Marly Quince for his second goal of the weekend The puck sailed across the slot, and Jokiharju caught Gillam sliding across his crease, but the Cornellian was a millisecond too late to snatch the chip shot

Just about two minutes later, Cornell freshman for ward Jeff Malott thought he got his team on the board off a wraparound attempt that squeaked by the right pad of Clarkson netminder Jake Kielly Malott made his way

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t h e Cornell student section, but he was alone in his own world; the referees waved it off and play continued At the next whistle, the officiating crew made its way into the video review room, and Lynah was stuck in limbo

After what felt like an eternity, t

delight of Lynah, only one arm was outstretched instead of two b

y Malott’s premature celebration was, in actuality, warranted

“Very proud of our players to fight through after giving up the goal, then come right back and score right away, ” Schafer said,

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o h i s s q u a d’s resiliency “A great play by Malott, who was outstanding [all weekend] ”

The wraparound tactic seemed to be in Cornell’s favor, as sophomore Beau Starrett gave it another go about halfway into the second and found Angello alone in front of the net For the second night in a row, the sophomore got the clutch goal for his team

The Red had a few opportunities in the period to extend its lead to two On a power play after Jordan Boucher was sent to the box for a tripping call, Angello

c o l l e c t e d a s t re t c h p a s s f ro m

Gi l l a m b e h i n d t h e Go l d e n Knights defense, but Kielly did well to react and save the puck with his right pad

Gillam has never been one to shy away from jumping into the offense, as he is the leading pointgetter in the country among netminders with a legendary goal and four assists On another great

s t re t c h p a s s f ro m t h e g o a l i e , junior forward Alex Rauter had a second Cornell breakaway opportunity against Kielly, but missed it

In that season, Cornell ran into Clarkson in the quarterfinals, also g o i n g t h re e g a m e s t o f i n a l l y advance

L a s t t i m e a t L a k e Pl a c i d , Cornell met Union in the semifinals, and the Dutchmen were in the midst of its first and only NCAA championship run And now, after downing Clarkson, it is Union once again that stands in the way of Cornell and an ECAC finals bid

Seem eerie? Do not bring that up to Schafer, who has been around the league enough to see almost everything

“Deja vu? I’ve been around for 23 years, ” Schafer joked “For you it might be deja vu, but for me I’ve been here ”

With impending renovations to Lynah’s roof, the team will only get one more time on the home sheet before the rink closes up to get ready for next season

“It’s pretty sad to leave this spot, but it was a great way to go out, ” Gillam said “[The Lynah Faithful] is amazing they're the best fans in hockey, and I can ’ t thank them enough ”

Making it to Placid is the farthest the team has reached since its current seniors were freshmen

While there is still much for the Red to achieve before the season ’ s end, Cornell will enjoy the series win, at least for a little bit But as is customary with any yearly installment of the Cornell prog r a m , s a t i s f a c t i o n a l w a y s l i e s ahead

“There is a lot of hooting and hollering [tonight], but I’m proud of them,” Schafer added about this year ’ s team “We’re just looking forward to playing ”

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

Jamil Rahman can be reached at jrahman@cornellsun com

Spor ts

‘A testament to those guys in that locker room.’

I c e r s P u n c h T i c k e t t o P l a c i d

Throughout the entirety of the regular season, the Cornell men ’ s hockey team was one that prided itself on its ability to be resilient and overcome adversity The first weekend of the postseason proved to be no exception

With half of the defensive core out for a good part of the year, only four home games before Jan 1 and the ghosts of reg-

ular season ’ s past haunting in the hallowed rafters of Lynah, the resilient Red used an undefeated February to surge into third place in the league, ramping up excitement for what was sure to be an exciting quarterfinals following a bye week

“To overcome [a season] like that is a testament to those guys in that locker room, because they just don't use anything for excuse, ” said head coach Mike Schafer ’86 “There was never belly aching or talking about [away games] We just went on

the road and we did it That kind of adversity and resiliency has stayed with this hockey team all season long ”

So when Clarkson came to town for the ECAC quarterfinals and took a blowout 62 win in game one, Cornell was not in unchartered waters from a mental standpoint All that was learned during the 29game regular season was going to be put to the test the remainder of the weekend

With its backs against the wall, the Red came out of Saturday with a gritty 2-1 win

to level the series and keep its season alive

With one final game remaining at Lynah, everything was put on the line Sunday A second consecutive hard-fought 2-1 victory has punched Cornell’s ticket to the ECAC championship weekend in Lake Placid this coming weekend

“I think the first game we were just too worried about what they were doing and we didn’t really focus on the process that

Women Fall to Clarkson, End Season in NCAA Quarterfnal

By TROY BRIDSON Sun Staff Writer

For the second straight weekend, the Cornell women ’ s hockey team fell to Clarkson in a close game A 3-1 road loss on Saturday thrashed Cornell’s hopes for a Frozen Four appearance, but the team will nevertheless look back on a successful season

“It’s a tough way to end the season, but only one team gets to end the season on a win,” said senior forward Hanna Bunton “Coming into the year I don’t

think many people thought we would’ve gone this far ”

The Golden Knights quickly took momentum of the game in the first period after an early power play goal Clarkson’s Loren Gabel

“ T

regardless of who you are play-

Do u g Derraugh ‘91 “If you look at the percentages and the statistics, it is always huge but [also] not the end ”

Following the goal, the Red

fared poorly throughout the period, committing four penalties a n d n e

u c h momentum Cornell had a few scoring chances in the first period, including a shot from Bunton that deflected off of the crossbar, but could not convert

While Cornell str uggled to generate offensive pressure, senior goalie Paula Voorheis kept the Red in the game with several key saves throughout the first period

“I think we pushed back and had some scoring chances ourselves, but we just couldn’t find

the back of the net, ” Bunton said In t h e s e c o n d p e r i o d , t h e game evolved into a defensive battle, with neither team allowing m a n y s c o r i n g o p p o r t u n i t i e s While Cornell made several costly errors which stifled momentum, it still managed to kill off two power play opportunities for Clarkson

“We took too many penalties and it was tough playing down a m a n f o r s o m a n y m i n u t e s , ” Bunton said “You aren ’ t able to generate scoring chances during those minutes ”

L a t e i n t h e t h i rd p e r i o d , another goal from Gabel opened a devastating two-goal lead Cornell k e p t f i g h t i n g , h owe ve r, w i t h sophomore Lenka Serdar tallying the Red’s first goal after Cornell pulled Voorheis from the net to bring an extra attacker onto the ice

As the Red searched for the tying goal late in the third period, C l a rk s o n s c o re d a g a i n o n a n empty net opportunity to seal the game However, while the Red lost the game, the team displayed i t s n e ve r - q u i t a t t i t u d e o n Saturday, even while trailing by two goals in the third period

By all measures, Cornell far exceeded expectations for this season The team began the year

w i t h a ro s t e r w h i c h i n c l u d e d seven freshman players

“Coming in with seven fresh-

man was a huge change for us, ” Bunton said “A lot of people counted us out at the beginning of the season but we clawed our way up in the rankings week after week ” Bunton and the rest of the seniors will leave behind a strong work ethic and commitment to the game, something that the younger players will undoubtedly benefit from

“One of the biggest legacies you would want to leave behind at Cornell is leadership, hard work and dedication,” Bunton said “I’m really proud of the group we have as a senior class and I think that we ’ ve definitely left our mark at Cornell ” Next season, the Red will welcome back many talented players The team will likely be viewed as ECAC title contenders coming into the season due to its solid foundation of young talent

“The players on this team that are going to be here next year are an amazing group of women and young hockey players,” Bunton said

Much of Cornell’s success in the coming years will be attributed to the this season ’ s group which exceeded expectations and restored Cornell women ’ s hockey to its mark of excellence