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In Shift, Cornell to Pay Bulk of Security Fees for Gingrich Lecture

By NICHOLAS BOGELBURROUGHS Sun City

Cornell is picking up the tab for nearly all security fees associated with former Republican House Speaker Newt Gingrich’s lecture on Wednesday, a sudden change after years of charging security fees to organizations hosting controversial events

The change comes less

than two weeks after The Sun reported that conservative campus organizations paid nearly $6,000 in security fees for lectures since fall 2015 most notably a $5,000 security charge for hosting Rick Santorum in November

“Cornell University is c u r re n t l y re v i e w

t s policy regarding security fees for campus events, ” John Carberr y, director of media relations, said in

a statement “While that process is underway, the Cornell University Police and the administration were happy to work with the College Republicans to reach an agreement on security support for the group ’ s upcoming March 22 event

about when the policy

ed to cost, but members of Cornell Republicans said they were asked to pay $500 for two campus police officers 10 percent of the $5,000 total cost

Austin McLaughlin ’18, executive director of Cornell Republicans, said he and other stakeholders have met several times with Ryan Lombardi, vice

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Entrepreneur In Residence Office Hours: Karim Abouelnaga ’13

11:30 a m - 2:30 p m , 174 Statler Hall

Pain and Presence: The Clinical Use of Media Noon - 1 p m , 2nd Floor Conference Room, Beebe Hall

Crimes of Peace: Border Violence and Democracy’s Gray Zone 12:15 - 1:30 p m , G08 Uris Hall

Artistic imagination | The Escaping the Ordinary exhibit at the Johnson Museum displays the unqiue work of printmakers, such as Rembrandt, Piranesi and Canaletto, using unique media to explore different narratives

IAD Seminar: Urbanization and Party Politics In African Democracies 2:30 - 4 p m , G08 Uris Hall

Seventh Annual Harold I Saperstein ’31 Cornell Student Topical Sermon Contest

4:30 - 7:30 p m , Founders Room, Anabel Taylor Hall

As Good as Butter: Home Economics and the New Fats, 1890 - 1990

4:30 p m , Stern Seminar Room 160, Mann Library

Reading From Jeff VanderMeer 4:30 p m , Rhodes-Rawlings Auditorium, Klarman Hall

ReThinking a Lot: The Design and Culture of Parking 12:15 p m , 253 Frank H T Rhodes Hall

Anthropology Colloquium: Meng Hang 3 - 4:30 p m , 215 McGraw Hall

CAM Colloquium: Real Options for Endangered Species

3:30 p m , 165 Frank H T Rhodes Hall

C.U. Music Presentation 8 - 10 p m , Barnes Hall, Auditorium

By SO HYUNG KIM Sun News Editor

From the Olympic Village to Cornell: Dining Director Brings Innovation to C.U.

After living in eight different locations the past 13 years while working for the Olympics and Major League Baseball, Dustin Cutler the new director of Cornell Dining found himself yearning to return to his home in upstate New York

“This was where I was born and raised, in Cortland, New York,” Cutler said “Both of my parents worked at the University, but I never thought I’d have the opportunity to run a large scale food service operation in upstate New York ”

Before coming to Cornell, Cutler found a passion for the food and beverage services, a passion that carried him through multiple professions around the world His professional career began in the 2004 Olympic villages in Athens

“I was right out of college at that point in time, and I was the dining room supervisor,” Cutler said “I oversaw the production as well as the managing of the staff, making sure they were working in the most efficient level, and monitoring our portion sizes, because we were feeding athletes ”

Four years later, Cutler found himself advancing quickly in his career at the 2008 Beijing Olympic village, where he served as the strategic planner

“When I was in Beijing I helped develop the business plans for the Olympic venues we were opening,” Cutler said “That included sourcing products, recruitment, layout and design These business plans were created for the opening and closing of the facilities within the Olympics ”

he worked in various convention centers before moving on to the Atlanta Braves

“I was in charge of the concessions in the stadium, all premium services, including all suites and catering,” Cutler said “We also sold all the apparel in the stadium, and we cleaned the facilities as well ”

Despite the allure of his past international experiences, Cutler said he fell in love with working with students through higher education dining at the University of Las Vegas, Nevada, in 2015

“I decided I wanted to give higher education a shot [at UNLV] and I fell in love with it,” Cutler said “I loved interacting with students with and I loved the environment it was a ver y familiar space for me ” At U N LV, Cu t l e r w o rk e d “ ve r y c l o s e l y with the students with p rov i d i n g i n n ova t i o n on campus, designing new locations within our retail space, ” and mentored a student in the hospitality industry

“I was asked by the dean of the hospitality school if I would be willing to mentor one of his students and provide guidance through the hospitality industry and what that meant after leaving college,” Cutler said “Because I’ve had a little bit of an exciting career, in my opinion the dean felt that it was suitable to give a very in-depth description of coming out of college and of some of the best practices of elevating their career [in hospitality] ”

“Engagement with the students is very important to me I look forward to working with the dining committee, taking advantage of their thoughts and ideas, and to really build on our program here,” Cutler said “The dining committee is truly the student voice and vehicle for change”

In fact, Cutler said he met with the committee three times last week alone His primary focus will be to foster direct communications with the students, faculty and staff on campus regarding the dining facilities

“What I would like to know is how I can provide responses to feedback in a more effective manner and also to figure out current trends through this type of feedback,” Cutler said “How we get feedbacks right now is through email or a comment card, which is effective but I think it can sometimes be challenging on our end to respond and it also doesn’t give us the data that we need ”

Through this communication and cooperation, Cutler said he will be striving to implement “cutting-edge” innovations on campus Just five weeks into his position here, Cutler is already formulating various long-term visions for Cornell Dining

“I think it’s very important to be cutting edge and it’s important to continue to provide innovation,” Cutler said “Does that look like consumer experience when they order off of their mobile device? Does that mean different types of services provided in retail locations? Does that mean a new fancy beverage we are rolling out?”

Cutler is also looking for novel ways to continue Cornell’s commitment to sustainability

“We are currently looking at implementing reusable containers within our dining facilities, which means an individual could bring a container in so they wouldn’t have to use one our disposable products,” Cutler said “When they come back, they could exchange it for a clean container ”

Above all, Cutler is excited to work with “extremely talented directors and managers, front line associates [and] talented culinarians” to bring Cornell Dining to the number one collegiate food and beverage services in the nation

“My goal is to get us to number one and I feel that we have the tools and the team here to make that happen,” Cutler said

Always looking for opportunities to “continue to challenge [himself ],” Cutler then jumped into a new role working for the sports and entertainment industry where

Now, Cutler hopes to bring these practices to Cornell, especially through his close interactions with the Student Assembly dining committee

So Hyung Kim can be reached at sohyungkim@cornellsun com

Indigenous Students Strive for Visibility on Campus

By RACHEL WHALEN Sun News Editor

What does it mean to convince the world that you cannot be erased?

For Kyrie Ransom ’18, it means getting on a 6-hour bus headed to Washington, D C in the early hours of a Friday morning

This past Friday, Ransom and six other Cornell students left the University at 1 a m to join thousands of Native Americans and allies streaming in from all corners of the country to march against the government ’ s actions in Standing Rock

Inspired by the words of Standing Rock Sioux tribe Chairman David Archambault, who visited Cornell’s campus a month ago, students went with the intent of contributing to the mass protests against Trump’s recent approval for the pipeline project

“A lot of the messaging that we saw in the march that happened is showing that we exist, that we are still here,” Ransom said “It’s all of these indigenous communities, but also their allies coming together to say ‘look, this isn’t right This is not what

should be happening ’”

This type of activism exists across a national platform, but it is also intensely localized, according to Ransom, who sees parallels between the events happening in Standing Rock and those happening right here in Ithaca

“When we ’ re looking at these issues, all of these emotions tie into the bigger picture, ” she added “You have allies on campus that are sensitive to that history, and they want to find a better way to engage in finding that way forward ”

The University’s Role

Despite perceived allyship among the Cornell community at the Standing Rock lecture, the fundamental grievances against the University from the Native American community began with the University’s lack of recognition that the campus is on Cayuga land

“My first critique of the University comes from the lack of acknowledging that Cornell occupies the traditional homelands of the people, a nation associated with the Haudenosaunee Confederacy,” said Laura

Lagunez ’16, an active member in the Native American community on campus

“It has been over a year-long battle with the administration to formally recognize this fact ”

Though some Native students are hopeful that the University will soon formally re c o g n i ze t h a t t h e C o r n e l l o c c u p i e s Haudenosaunee land, that recognition has been a long time in the making and many are not holding their breath

Howe ve r, b e yo n d a d m i n i s t r a t i o n ,

Ransom said that students and student organizations on campus could be an instrumental component of this sort of institutional change

“How do you get an institution to change?” she said “Sometimes it’s just getting a few groups here and there to start getting into that habit of being like, by the way, we need to recognize that we ’ re on Cayuga Land There were indigenous people that once were here ” For Lagunez, who cited a public art installation on Libe Slope from last semester that “ignored contemporary indigenous Haudenosaunee communities in New York

deserves to be questioned

“[I] question the leadership of certain individuals at the administrative level and t h e

appropriation of culture when things like t h i s h

“Although I applaud Cornell for placing an emphasis on ‘ any person, any study,’ it is my opinion that this ‘ person ’ or ‘study’ only fit within the narrow contexts of western doctrine and epistemologies ”

The creation of an Indigenous Peoples’ Day is also in the works and has been for over a year After the Student Assembly passed a unanimous resolution to approve the motion for the day, the resolution also passed Cornell Faculty Senate though the vote was not unanimous last week

Benjamin Oster ’17, who sits on the Academic Calendar Committee, noted the positive advancement of this change

“ The Academic Calendar committee w i l l m a k e a re c o m m e n d a

o n t o t h e Provost on Indigenous Peoples’ Day this

Cornell Reviewing Security Fee Policy for Controversial Lectures

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president for student and campus life, since the fall semester to discuss the security fees

On Monday, Cornell Police notified McLaughlin and Olivia Corn ’19, chair of Cornell Republicans, that the University planned to pay the vast majority of the security cost for the Gingrich event

“ This is one of the best pieces of news that I've heard in the last couple of weeks,” Corn said of Cornell’s decision “It showed us for the first time that the Cornell administration cares about our organization on campus and cares that we bring these wonderful speakers and put on these events ”

The shift is not an official change in policy, McLaughlin n o t e d , a n d Gi n g r i c h’s l e c t u re i n C a l l Au d i t o r i u m o n Wednesday will act as a test-run for a potential change in policy

Student protester disrupted Rick Santorum’s event in November by shouting repeatedly at the former Republican senator The Young Democratic Socialists’ Cornell chapter said in a tweet on Wednesday that protests at the lecture are likely

Cornell’s previous policy of not covering security fees, McLaughlin said, was effectively a policy that only hindered conser vative groups on campus The president of the Cornell Democrats previously told The Sun that the organization had not paid security fees in the last several years because security was not required for the group ’ s events

Prof William Jacobson, law, who has written about the security fees on his conser vative website, Legal Insurrection, said the short-term policy is “helpful,” but that even the greatly-reduced fee unequally affects groups hosting conser vative speakers

“[T]he reality on this campus is that right-of-center speakers are most likely to be deemed controversial or subjected to threats of disruption,” Jacobson said in an email “As such, any security fee places a disproportionate burden on right-of-center speech, and ser ves as a form of heckler’s veto on conser vative speech ”

“Any security fee places a disproportionate burden on right-of-center speech and serves as a form of heckler’s veto ”

“ We fully acknowledge both Mr Gingrich’s and Cornell Republicans’ right to free speech; however, we also acknowledge that Gingrich has been dangerously instrumental in normalizing President Trump’s vile rhetoric and policies,” Cornell Young Democratic Socialists said in a statement, promising to “ expose and vehemently oppose Gingrich’s destructive policies ”

One of the plans the University and Cornell Republicans are discussing, McLaughlin said, is an agreement that Cornell pay all security costs above a certain amount possibly $500 and also institute a ceiling for how much the University is willing to spend

McLaughlin said the ceiling would be reasonable to protect the University from having to fork over tens of thousands of dollars to provide security for someone like Milo Yiannopoulos, a self-described provocateur whose scheduled event in Februar y at UC Berkeley was cancelled after protests and property destruction

“ The argument is going to be about where the threshold should be,” McLaughlin said

Corn said she and other Cornell Republicans members would have had to bankrupt the campus group in order to pay the security fees if Cornell had not agreed to subsidize most of the cost A donor covered Gingrich’s speaking fee, which is more than $50,000, Corn said

After Gingrich’s lecture, with the policy review ongoing, McLaughlin said Cornell may create a working group comprising administrators, student government members, a CUPD representative and members of the affected groups

The review comes at a time when many other Universities are moving away from subsidizing security fees, McLaughlin said

Cornell “would be bucking the norm if [it] did this, which I think would be a good thing,” he said “All of the administration kind of realizes what has happened so far and that it’s really unfair to the discourse on campus ”

If the change is codified, McLaughlin said, it would allow conser vative and right-leaning groups like Cornell Republicans and the Cornell Political Union to invite speakers without worr ying about exorbitant security fees

In the short-term, members of the Cornell Republicans plan to save the additional $4,500 they had expected to pay and use it to fund additional, future events

“ We’re also going to tr y and put on a really nice dinner for Mr Gingrich,” Corn added

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

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year as part of the overall new calendar recommendation,” he said “For me it was a unique process because it’s a discussion that is happening around the country and is something that people are just starting to learn about ”

The American Indian and Indigenous Studies program was also celebrated by the Native students for its commitment to their needs as a minority community

“Being Native on Campus is unique because while it is a small community, it is often an invisible one.”

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“I think the American Indian and Indigenous Studies Program is the vital resource for Native students transitioning to Cornell,” Oster said “Having faculty and staff from Native communities gives us people to speak to who we feel better understand what we are going through ”

The program, according to Ransom, often brings in local Cayuga leaders and youth, and provides support for indigenous students where the University at large may not

“I can say with a deep and genuine fondness that the American Indian and Indigenous Studies Program has become a part of my extended family,” Lagunez said “Both the faculty and staff of AIISP have given me such tremendous support that I can ’ t even begin to articulate ”

The Idea of an Indigenous Identity

The identity of Native students is not as straightforward as other identities, according to indigenous students and professors, and this can pose serious conflicts that elude the typical struggles of other students

Prof Carol Warrior, English, admits that, although all students face issues adjusting to college life, Native American students face particular challenges that may be easily overlooked

“Native Americans are continually racialized or perceived by others as Native, White, Black, Asian or really, any ‘ race, ’” she said “To really interrogate the way law and policy constructs Indigenous identity differently from any other race or people group and to learn how these laws continue to shape Indigenous political and social realities is a difficult process that's both intellectual and emotional, especially when you begin to connect the dots and recognize the multitudinous ways it affects you and your family ”

Ransom, who attended a cultural immersion school in her Akwesasne community until sixth grade, feels a strong grounding in her culture but as the co-chair of NASAC, she recognizes the balance of identity is not always so simple for other Native students

Oster added that indigenous students often feel they lack a voice as other students struggle to understand their identi-

ty

“Being Native on Campus is unique because while it is a small community, it is often an invisible one, ” he said “Native Students definitely at times feel voiceless because we are such a small sect on campus People are surprised when they learn we are Native American and ask questions like ‘What percent are you? What tribe?,’ which are problematic and have complex answers ”

For Emerson Shenandoah ’20, one of the students who attended the march, there is an inherent duality of attending Cornell while still having ties to his Onondaga community

“It’s kind of stepping into two worlds,” he said “When I’m here and I’m at Cornell, I have to do my studies, I have to have my friend here, and things like that But back at home, I have my responsibilities and duties to my community Sometimes while you ’ re here it feels like you ’ re not helping them in any way You feel like you ’ ve let down your people ”

Shenandoah’s cultural responsibilities including learning his language and assisting his community can be difficult to negotiate with school responsibilities while he’s at school

“Being here, it feels like I’m not helping them, I’m not learning anything to help sustain how we live,” he said “I do my best to keep progressing in both worlds while I’m here ”

Allyship and Moving Forward

In response to the “touching” turnout at the Chairman Archambault’s lecture, allyship on campus seems to be grow-

ing, according to Shenandoah

“When I got to the talk, I saw a whole bunch of friends that I hadn’t even told about it,” he said “I didn’t think they would be interested It was pretty touching it felt good to see all of my friends there who wanted to hear about what was going on ”

For Warrior, the push for indigenous rights and support is a collaboration both within and without the Native American community

“I see a lot of Native students offering each other support in ways that are mutually beneficial, regardless of their backgrounds,” she said “This support is necessary when even in educational institutions like Cornell most of the people around you have no knowledge or experience of Native American history, cultures or ongoing presence as neighbors and original caretakers of these lands ”

Ransom emphasized the role of allyship as the fight for indigenous rights moves forward

“Part of the role of an ally that I’ve seen is recognizing that sometimes in this reality of government today, we as indigenous people don’t have a voice,” she said

“We can march, but we get media blackouts We can do what we ’ re trying to do and have a lot of people show up, but at the end of the day, our voices aren ’ t heard [The voices of ] our allies are, ” Ransom added “So part of it is working with those allies, and using their voice to get our message out there ”

Rachel Whalen can be reached at rwhalen@cornellsun com

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Response to McCullough letter

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On March 13, Irvin McCullough of the Cornell Republicans authored a well-reasoned letter advocating for the repeal of Dodd-Frank Conflict Minerals Rule and challenging the student-led campaign urging Cornell to make conflict mineral-free purchasing decisions His myriad assertions deserve responses

Contrary to McCullough’s claim that conflict-free initiatives have increased militia-led violence, evidence-based assessments attest to their achievement of the opposite outcome According to reports from the Belgian research group IPIS, the implementation of DoddFrank’s conflict mineral regulations has coincided with most paramilitary-controlled mines becoming entirely conflict-free A cluster of 41 civil society groups in North Kivu recently unequivocally condemned the possible suspension of federally mandated conflict mineral audits, saying that the eastern Congo has U S government mandates to thank for increased security in the region Their joint statement asserted that Dodd-Frank’s conflict minerals provision led to the establishment of “ more than 220 certified green mining sites, more than 300 mining police officers trained and deployed to secure mining sites, an independent audit mechanism and a regional certification system ” for the Congo’s mining sector Though some “unregulated mines” have endured, as McCullough said, Dodd-Frank 1502 has spurred a “two-tier market” that rewards mines for providing conflict-free certifications and makes untraceable conflict minerals relatively unprofitable

McCullough is correct in his assertion that some militia networks deprived of participation in the mining sector by conflict-free initiatives have turned to other outlets for violence But he overlooks the broader contributions of conflict-free initiatives to the recent stabilization of the Congo, whose security situation was drastically worse prior to the implementation of Dodd-Frank 1502 There were previously dozens of prominent Rwandan-backed rebel groups that profited from conflict minerals and staged unspeakable acts of violence against civilians in mining areas Now that audits have made a majority of mines verifiably conflictfree, there is no longer a single major Rwandan-backed armed group in the Congo It is is well-documented that the FDLR and other major insurgent groups have been stripped of their economic power and are now barreling towards extinction Corporate supply chains have been rendered more transparent at the same time, with 75 percent of the world’s smelters for the four conflict minerals having now passed independent audits

McCullough also argues that the federal conflict minerals rule imposes a costly burden on the private sector But there’s a reason that a coalition 127 U S -based investors representing nearly $5 trillion in assets publicly called on the Trump administration to extend Section 1502 of Dodd-Frank, arguing that the measure has catalyzed positive change in their supply chains and needs even more federal enforcement to achieve its maximum impact U S -based firms increasingly understand that the answer to the conflict mineral rule’s shortcomings is not to abolish in its entirety, as McCullough and Trump would have it, but to strengthen its enforcement provisions

Section 1502 was intended not to be an a ”silver bullet” solution to end violence in the Congo, but rather a progressive step to improve conditions there To repeal it would reverse its many progresses, outlined above, and almost guarantee the reinvigoration of regional militia networks A recently released open letter signed by 31 Congolese civil society leaders, experts, and former ambassadors reads: “It is time for another broader push for reform on conflict minerals and natural resource governance in order to complement the Dodd-Frank legislation and deepen related minerals reforms Dodd-Frank has been the primary driver of corporate and regional policy change on conflict minerals ” Prominent American investors have echoed this sentiment because they embrace that U S companies have made both reputational and economic gains from cleaning up their supply chains, and realize that there is further progress to be made Besides, an independent 2017 study by ELM Sustainability Partners found that the cost of complying with the Dodd-Frank 1502 has cost U S businesses 74-85 percent less than the initial SEC estimate of $3-4 billion The rule has been both financially manageable for affected firms and materially effective for people in the eastern Congo

It is deeply regrettable that the Trump administration plans to repeal Dodd-Frank 1502, and we believe that this forthcoming reactionary measure underscores the need for powerful institutions to confirm companies’ conflict-free statuses before renewing or finalizing contracts with them But even if the government reverses those plans, we still urge Cornell University to independently participate in the international campaign to curb militia violence through conflict mineral-free purchasing decisions

In the coming weeks, we encourage the student body to carefully weigh the arguments both for and against the forthcoming resolution, “Prescribing Conflict-Free University Contracts ” We hope that the Student Assembly and the campus community at large ultimately heed Congolese civil society’s resounding calls for conflict-free initiatives by supporting it

Helen Shanahan ’18

On behalf of Amnesty International at Cornell University

Christopher Hanna ’18

On behalf of Amnesty International at Cornell University

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Gaby Leung is a sophomore in the College of Arts and Sciences She can be reached at gl376@cornell edu Serendipitous Musings appears alternate Thursdays this semester

CORRECTION

A Monday caption incorrectly stated that Saturday was Tom Reed’s (RN Y ) second town hall in Ithac this year In fact, although he met with constituents in his Ithaca office on Feb 16, Saturday was his first Ithaca official town hall this year

FKevin Kowalewski | Democratic Dialogue

People Will Die, But at Least You Spite Obama

or the past eight years, the single g re a t e s t u n i f y i n g f o rc e i n t h e

Republican Party has been hatred of President Barack Obama Translated into policy, that force manifested into universal opposition to the Affordable Care Act

Now, the Republican Party finds itself with control of the White House and both houses of Congress With this perfect opportunity, they’ve finally presented their alternative “repeal and replace” health care plan Spoiler alert: it’s a complete disaster

What makes their proposal alternat i ve l y “ Tr u m p c a re , ” “ Ry a n c a re ” o r “Republicare” so horrifically bad? First, it repeals the individual health insurance mandate, a critical component to keep costs lower under the ACA It replaces this with a bizarre requirement that people maintain continuous insurance coverage

Under the current bill, a lapse in coverage as short as two months will be punished by a 30 percent increase on insurance premiums Unlike the current mandate, which is paid to the government, this massive penalty must be paid directly to insurance companies

Not only is this penalty more onerous than the mandate, it’s also less effective

Since the penalty is only paid once you sign up for insurance again, it incentivizes people to remain without coverage And getting covered, too, will be more difficult

The Republican proposal replaces insurance subsidies with tax-credits based on age, not income

Such a change will particu l a r l

Americans, making insurance unaffordable for many of them

Republicans argue that they’ve retained the best parts of the ACA, including keeping people on their parents health insurance until the age of 26 Yet, what good does this rule do if your parents can no longer afford insurance? In addition, a provision that allows coverage for pre-existing conditions makes little economic sense in the broader structure of the bill and could potentially trigger a death-spiral of premium increases The scant remaining positive aspects in this bill are a mostly nonsensical

Moreover, they are outweighed by the broader plan’s complete disregard for those with the greatest need for care

Remember that one of the most successful aspects of the ACA was its expansion of Medicaid eligibility The Republican plan

increased enrollment, leaving the most vulnerable members of society with nowhere to turn They argue that this Medicaid expansion is too expensive, but their proposal also cuts taxes for the rich by hundreds of billions of dollars It’s a reverseRobin Hood redistribution from the very poorest to the very richest

Those are the basic policy changes The impact? According to the nonpar tisan C

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Republican health care plan will result in 24 million fewer people having health insurance within the next seven years, and 14 million fewer by 2018 Immediately, Pre

claimed that this projection is ridiculous and inaccurate However, if anything, these numbers are overly kind A source from

Tadministration revealed that their internal projections of the plan show that an even higher number, 26 million, would not have insurance by 2024

Without insurance, these individuals won ' t receive the preventative care that staves off illness in the first place Unable to pay, they will put off cancer screenings and go without essential medication They will try to ignore health problems until it’s too late and receive care only in emergency rooms And they will die The true cost of this bill will be in the form of American lives; according to recent projections, more than 24,000 excess deaths every single year Knowing this, why would any government even think of depriving millions of p e o p l e o f i n s u r a n c e ? A f t e r a l l

Affordable Care Act is largely working Contrary to doomsday projections of a “death-spiral,” the CBO and others have found that ACA insurance markets will remain stable for the foreseeable future If the Republicans leave it alone, it will continue to save lives

To be clear, the ACA is not perfect A public option could help keep premiums down, and many Democrats still believe we would be better off by switching to a single-payer system But that’s not the situation we ’ re in Indeed, the Affordable Care Act was a remarkably moderate approach

In many ways, it closely modeled conservative proposals from the 1990s as well as Mitt Romney’s reform in Massachusetts Nonetheless, Republicans still demonized the ACA They spread lies of death panels, false accusations of a government takeover

THROWDOWN

THURSDAYS

Confrm Neil Gorsuch

he Trump Administration has bungled almost every major administrative task and duty since Inauguration Day From Kellyanne Conway’s “alternative facts,” to Sean Spicer’s 1984-esque news conferences, to Michael Flynn’s resignation, to Jeff Sessions’ Russia connection, to the president’s many deranged and lunatic comments (see Obama wiretapping and fraudulent voter claims), the last two months seem to be straight out of an episode of “Looney Tunes ” As a Republican, I am ashamed that my party willing stands behind a man who so vehemently opposes fundamental American values such as freedom of the press, transparency and freedom of thought As an American, I am embarrassed that Trump’s lunacy dominates the headlines of foreign newspapers and endangers the global perception of our nation

Yet despite the endless stream of scandals and dysfunction, the president has made one very good call during his brief time in the White House: nominating Judge Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court

First, and foremost, Judge Gorsuch is, without question, extremely qualified to serve on the Court A graduate of Columbia, Harvard Law School and Oxford, Gorsuch clerked for Justice Anthony Kennedy, served as a litigator at the Department of Justice and currently sits on the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals His decisions during his decadelong service on the Tenth Circuit have covered a myriad of issues, including: religious freedom, the death penalty, economic regulation, freedom of speech, financial fraud and campaign finance In fact, Judge Gorsuch is so qualified for a position on the Court that the American Bar Association rated Gorsuch as “well-qualified” –– their highest rating

to fill Scalia’s seat

But beyond Gorsuch’s qualifications, the judge has consistently proven himself to be a man of great intellect and mild temperament His willingness to work with others, respect colleagues with differing opinions and cross partisan lines to achieve a fair and balanced settlement is exactly the kind of thinking and attitude that is needed in Washington In the wake of an ever-growing partisan divide in American politics, it is essential that the judiciary remain a beacon of civility and humility –– and Judge Gorsuch is, in every way imaginable, the embodiment of civility and humility

Of course, few people criticize Gorsuch for his temperament or qualifications On paper, he appears to be the perfect candidate for the Supreme Court The real opposition to Gorsuch is embedded in a deep-seeded anger towards Republican opposition to another, highly-qualified nominee to the Court: Merrick Garland

Like Gorsuch, Garland appeared to be the perfect Supreme Court candidate The mild-mannered Harvard Law valedictorian and D C Circuit Chief Judge was just as qualified, and just as temperamentally fit to serve as Gorsuch Despite this, the Republican-controlled Senate blockaded Garland’s nomination Because of this obstruction, Democrats seem to want revenge –– they want Republicans to pay for what they did to Garland

First of all, I understand Democrats’ frustration I firmly believe that Judge Garland should have received the confirmation hearing to which he was entitled However, I also believe that government cannot function if each party is always trying to seek retribution for past misdeeds There are countless examples in which the Democratic-controlled Senate engaged in tactics that many considered to be unethical and inherently unfair to the Republican minority

And they knew they could It’s easy, after all, when you ’ re just the opposition Now, it’s a little more difficult President Trump has made promises that are impossible to keep, including that his health care policies will cover “ everyone ” But ironically, for all of the uniquely terrible aspects of the Trump administration, we would be facing a similar health care proposal under v

directly from

Republican Party that has lied and lied and lied to the American public It comes from a blind adherence to a failed ideology, and a partisan desire to destroy President Barack Obama’s legacy

To President Trump, Speaker Ryan, the GOP Congress, and our very own Rep Tom Reed (R-NY), I say this: spitefulness is not

governing strategy You have been

Americans As you shamelessly shirk these obligations, you may hope that Americans aren ’ t paying attention Your lies, after all, got you into office, and most people aren ’ t glued to the arcane details of health care policy But everyone gets sick If you are successful in repealing the ACA, the gap between your rhetoric and the truth will be painfully filled by medical bankruptcies and funerals Are you aware that this will happen at the same time as you run for reelection? How, exactly, do you think that’s going to end for you?

Kevin Kowalewski is a senior in the College of Arts and Sciences He can be reached at krk78@cornell edu Democratic Dialogue appears alternate Thursdays this semester

Revenge, in my opinion, cannot be the operating foundation of our legislature

Furthermore, blockading a Gorsuch confirmation is inherently unfair to the American people The current eightjustice composition of the Supreme Court has created an environment that has resulted in several evenly-split decisions These decisions effectively render the Court useless, as a split decision ultimately results in the Court upholding the lower court ’ s decision To ensure that the American judicial system is properly functioning, the Court must return to its nine-member composition –– a feat that can only be achieved through a Gorsuch confirmation

Finally, preventing Gorsuch’s confirmation could have dire consequences for the future of the Senate Once called “the world’s most deliberative body,” the Senate has now descended into a state of intense partisan divide and political bickering By attempting to prevent another Supreme Court nomination from proceeding, Senate Democrats will only deepen the divide within the Senate’s chambers

Overall, Neil Gorsuch is the right person to fill Antonin Scalia’s seat on the Supreme Court Gorsuch’s nomination will not change the partisan composition of the bench ––there will still be four liberals, one moderate, and four conservatives on the bench –– and his immense personal and professional qualifications for the post will only enhance the collegiality and reputation of the Court There are, in my view, few other individuals who are as prepared to take a seat on the United States Supreme Court as Judge Gorsuch

Michael Glanzel is a junior in the College of Arts and Sciences He can be reached at mg786@cornell edu Cornell Shrugged appears alternate Thursdays this semester

Dining Guide

Your source for good food

By OLIVIA LUTWAK Dining Editor

When I first heard earlier this week that Hal’s Deli is closing shop this May, I felt a pang of guilt My father had been trying to get me to go for years, but I had always passed it up for more exciting, trendy restaurants With its dark interior and faded sign, Hal’s Deli had never been as attention-grabbing as the other restaurants on Aurora Street Besides, I had always thought, it’s been open for over 50 years I’ll have time to go later Hearing that “later” had been moved up to “ now, ” I texted my dad and asked if he wanted to get food at Hal’s that weekend

Both of my parents grew up in Ithaca, and both of them grew up on Hal’s Hal’s Deli has been a Jewish staple in Ithaca since 1961 My dad recounted the times as a child he would go to Hal’s with his family to pick up bagels, cream cheese, and lox My mom used to walk to Hal’s while at Cornell to get blintzes Their pre-wedding party was catered by Hal’s The restaurant had been a part of my family for years, but I had never

bothered to try it

Walking into Hal’s, the first thing that hit me was the smell It smelled like a home, not a restaurant The next thing that quickly became obvious was the friendliness of the employees: We were immediately greeted by ever yone who worked there, told to sit wherever we’d like, and offered coffee before we even sat down The restaurant is familyrun, and they make you feel like a part of that family regardless of w h e t h e r y o u ’ v e b e e n c o m i n g there for 50 years or if it’s your first time

The menu was extensive and

By ALLISON WILD Sun Staff Writer

As you may or may not

k n ow f r o m t o u r i n g Cornell, Ithaca has more restaurants per capita than any other city in the countr y This means that there’s pretty much an endless supply of restaurants to choose from for brunch, so I

d e c i d e d t o c o m p i l e a s i m p l e guide to some of the br unch places most relevant to Cornell students For the full article, go to cornellsun com

C a r r i a g e H o u s e : T h e Qu ai n t , Ho m e y C l as s i c

This is where you go for a fullout, no stops, painfully filling and decadent brunch of stuffed French toast and artistic espresso

H a l ’s D e l i : A n E v e r l a s t i n g

contained both all-day breakfast and various specialty sandwiches

Many of the dishes are named after the owners ’ family members and Ithaca friends, some of whom my father grew up with Ever ything was also insanely cheap, with most dishes hovering around the 5 to 6 dollar range I’m not a breakfast person, but I ordered a breakfast plate anyway because it sounded too good to pass up My dad knew from the moment he sat down that he wanted a pastrami sandwich

While we waited for our food, I took note of the wall filled with Cornell and Ithaca College frater-

To be honest, the first time you go to Carriage House, you ’ re likely to be astounded by the beauty of the building itself and by the interesting assortment of vintage decorations and electronics The one drawback of Carriage House, other than danger of eating so much delicious food you feel like y o u ’ re g o i n g t o b u

i s t h e painfully long wait time that is pretty much a permanent fixture T h e St at e D i n e r: T h e On e T h a t ' s a C l as s

When you walk into State Diner, you feel as if you could h

diner It has a feel that is so classic that it transcends the physical location From the decor on the walls to the vinyl booths to the slightly greasy aroma of bacon,

nity composites and football team photos The other customers in the Deli were talking to and taking photos with the staff, who also made it a point to talk to us every time they walked past our table The history and the family element in this restaurant were palpable

The breakfast plate that I ordered came with eggs, toast, bacon and latkes, along with sour cream and applesauce to dip the latkes in, a tradition I hadn’t previously known about Again, I almost never eat breakfast I ate every last bite I don’t think I ever fully grasped the definition of “comfort food” before that meal

Although my parents have made latkes in the past, they aren ’ t a food I grew up on I think that this food would be comforting to anyone regardless of your family’s culinary background

The sandwich that my dad ordered was stacked half a foot high with pastrami, turkey, swiss cheese, coleslaw and Russian dressing He kept adding slices of pastrami to my plate, which I devoured along with the rest of my food He told me that Hal’s is the only place you can get real

pastrami outside of New York City I’m also adding pastrami to my newfound list of comfort foods; I could eat just plain slices of it for days While we were there, my mom texted me to bring her back some blintzes, so we ordered some to go, along with a Cornell Big Red Special Hal’s doesn’t close for good until May I still feel embarrassed and guilty that, despite my 20 years in Ithaca, it took the restaurant closing to get me in the doors While I don’t have the years my family did to develop my own Hal’s traditions, I will still be going for breakfast and lunch every chance I get until the doors permanently close I encourage you regardless of your background or traditional sense of comfort food to go as well and become a part of Hal’s long family history Hal’s is a perfect example of how food can permeate a town ’ s history and traditions The family tradition began in 1961, and I have a feeling it isn’t going to end with 2017

Olivia Lutwak is a junior in the School of Arts and Sciences She can be reached at food@cornell edu

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options from steak and eggs to waffles topped with ice cream, they truly have it all However, if you ’ re looking for a fresh and healthy meal full of vegetables, this might not be the place to go Su n s

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Coupled with their classic, allAmerican breakfast, this is the place to go for a magical hangover cure If you are in need of comfort food, Sunset Grill has got you covered Sunset is pretty much always busy during brunch

time, so expect a wait, especially if it’s a typical Ithacan day and the outdoor seating cannot be used

The only downside (other than feeling a little out of place with all of the Ithaca College students) is that it’s fairly hard to get to without a car

M al l Cafe Dewitt is definitely less well-known among Cornellians but is fairly similar to Carriage House It’s the kind of place to go if you ’ re looking for a similar style but a different atmosphere and less of a wait Don’t get me wrong, there will still most likely be a wait, but it’s more enjoyable This cafe is inside the Dewitt

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w a i t i n g I n t e r m s o f t h e ambiance, it is far more modern than Carriage House but retains the same quaint feel that is essential to a great brunch spot It is a little surprising at first because it’s literally right in the middle of the mall, but it definitely adds a great deal of character Their specials are out of this world and always worth checking out Their stuffed french toast is so extravagant and indulgent that if it happens to be one of their specials when you ’ re there, order it without hesitation

C o al Ya rd C af é : T h e On e

T h a t ’ s a Hi d d e n G e m

The best way to describe this tiny café is by saying that it’s probably like your grandmother’s living room Warm, fresh homecooked meals are ser ved to you as you wait in a small, cozy room

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Though I might be a bit biased, as it’s my personal favorite and go-to Ithacan brunch spot, Coal Yard provides a lot that none of the other brunch spots can offer For one, the ser vice is fast and when I say fast I don’t mean you sit down, order immediately and get your food in ten minutes I mean you order at the counter and your food is ready in a flash There have been times that my food was ready before I got a chance to pick a table and sit down The rustic setting is a

brunch with friends or

Winter Storm Brings Second Day of Cancellations

Collegetown storefronts see boost in business as Cornellians celebrate second snow day around campus

Slope, “traying” down the slope for a quintessential Cornell tradition

While “traying” down the slope was rare this time around, this year ’ s campus closure led to canceled classes, exams and the closure of buildings and libraries on campus Many eateries on North and Central campus and other essential campus facilities remained open despite the campus shut-down

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before the University announced the extended closure on Wednesday

“Given the closure of the university at noon today and the lack of certainty on when the university will reopen the midterm test that was scheduled for class tomorrow will be postponed until class on Monday,” one professor in the I L R S c h o o l w r o t e t o s t u d e n t s o n

Tuesday

Mu c h l i k e in 1993, many students took full advantage o f t h e u n e xp e c t e d f re e time and trekk e d t o t h e slope and other spots on campus for sledding and snowboarding

storm as “definitely the worst [she has] experienced ”

While residents of larger towns often mob their local grocer y stores at the hint of a snowstorm, Cornellians instead took to Collegetown for their blizzard shopping, hitting up local businesses along the College Avenue stretch

“Jumping off this gap is something I’ve always wanted to do and it’s like, senior year I’m doing it.”

Mike Buldo Licciardi ’17 used the snow day as an opportunity to check something off his senior bucket list: jumping over the Cocktail Lounge of Uris Librar y “Jumping off this gap is something I’ve actually always wanted to do and it’s like, senior year I’m doing it,” Licciardi said “I was like really happy when all this snow came ”

Fo r t r a n s f e r s t u d e n t s , Re b e c c a Howard-Cooper ’18 and Alexa Lehman ’19, the blizzard marked their first winter in Ithaca Howard-Cooper, a transfer from University of Mar yland, ranked the

Citing issues with staffing, local store owners in Collegetown said the campus c l o s i n g c e rt a i n l y m a d e business more hectic Due to road closures, b u s i n e s s e s h a d t ro u b l e reaching fullstaff

To m p k i n s C o u n t y Sh e r i f f Ke n

Lansing commanded the road closure on Tuesday at 3 p m , allowing only emergency personnel, people driving home for work and others traveling for necessar y health or safety reasons to remain on the roads

TCAT ser vice was also suspended in the wake of storm on Tuesday, but resumed regular ser vice on Wednesday

However, some Collegetown shops

f o u n d t h e b u s t l e o f s t u d e n t s r a t h e r “exciting,” according to Collegetown Bagels owner Gregor Brous

I n f a c t , B r o u s s a i d t h e c l o s u r e brought more business to his CTB locat i o n i n C o l l e g e t o w n b e c a u s e h i s

Cornell customers could walk to the location

“[CTB Collegetown] got ver y busy because people can walk I have two locations that were ver y busy: here and Rulloff ’ s, ” Brous said “All my other CTB/Ithaca Baker y locations and Agava were ver y, ver y slow and in fact we had to close ” GreenStar in Collegetown, a grocer y stor y that opened in August, also experienced increased business as a result of the snow, according to manager Jennifer McKean

“As soon as classes canceled at noon, right at 11:30 until 2:30, was when ever ybody was here It was quite fun,” McKean said “ The energy amongst the c u s t o m e r s h e re a n d t h e s t a f f b e i n g excited at having so much business here ”

For an area of upstate New York much a c c u s t o m e d t o b l u s t e r y c o n d i t i o n s , Winter Storm Stella caused quite an interr uption to the daily routine of Ithacans and Cornellians alike

As students don their winter gear and return to class on Thursday, this momentous campus closure will leave its rightful mark in Cornell’s histor y

Katie Sims ’20 contributed reporting to this stor y

Anna Delwiche can be reached at adelwiche@cornellsun com

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Skull Island Puts the King in Kong

BY ZACHARY LEE Sun Contributor

Despite the fact that King Kong can boast three movies to his name, their respective plots are largely formulaic and predictable Though individual directors imbue their own style in their interpretations, the essential tenets remain the same throughout: rapacious executives go to a mysterious island that proves to be full of deadly creatures They find Kong and bring him back to New York, where, after romancing a blonde, he is gunned down by military planes (A rendition of “it was beauty that killed the beast” usually follows ) The latest installment in the franchise, Kong: Skull Island, directed by Jordan Vogt-Roberts has all the same ingredients Brie Larson plays the blonde, Kong is as ferocious as ever and the island of which he inhabits is full of terrifying monsters But, whereas a novice director would have been pressured by Hollywood’s mandate to reboot classic films with none of the heart and soul that originally made them successes, VogtRoberts is no push over He subverts the traditional recipe and puts his own unique spin on the great ape, swapping out damsels in distress with belligerent and strong-willed soldiers, and Empire State Buildings with a vibrant and treacherous landscape of Skull Island He layers his social commentary thoughtfully, without losing a sense of awe and wonder during

the breathtaking fight scenes The result is an engrossing and exhilarating film that contains all of the wonton monster destruction one would want, but also acts as a pensive period piece that firmly cements Kong as the king of monsters, showing the colossal gorilla in all of his glory and splendor

Vogt-Roberts departs from the classic source material by setting Skull Island in the backdrop of 1973 (in contrast to the Great Depression) The soundtrack largely consists of 70s rock-n-roll tunes that help ground viewers

in the time period In historical context, the United States had recently withdrawn from Vietnam and was at the height of the Cold War Government agent Bill Randa ( John Goodman) and geologist Houston Brooks (Corey Hawkins) are members of a secret agency, Monarch, which specialized in the hunt for Massive Unidentified Terrestrial Organisms ” Monarch is on the verge of economic collapse, and in a last-minute attempt to get funding, Randa travels with a military escort lead by Lieutenant Colonel Preston

Anthony Fantano, David Longstreth of the Dirty Projectors, Robin Pecknold of the Fleet Foxes, and Hua Hsu of the New Yorker think that indie rock is all out of ideas Hsu writes, in an article called “Parquet Courts and the Uncertain Future of Indie,” which examines Parquet Courts’ latest release, that “it can seem a little beside the point to play rock music that aspires to sound like rock music” and ponders if there’s any “conceptual heft” left to the idea of an indie musician

This is a story I have read over and over again over the past few months: indie is on its last legs Critics and artists argue that Mac DeMarco and Parquet Courts and and Car Seat Headrest’s music is tired, uninspired, and reaching backwards into an older musical ethos for a sound and a feeling that today, is extraneous I couldn’t agree more

However, I disagree that it’s even possible to make a coherent argument about the State of Indie while only looking at artists like these It simply doesn t make sense to write an article about what indie means and looks and sounds like today, while studying a band like Parquet Courts who, if you pay the slightest attention to rock music today, you’ll know have little to do with the current pulse of indie and DIY rock music It feels like such commentators are unable or unwilling to recognize indie rock outside a paradigm of whiteness and maleness; and this tunnel vision is obscuring

an accurate or robust media narrative around the rock and indie music of today

Indie is alive and kicking and dancing and reflecting on itself and brimming with ideas as long as Vagabon’s Lætitia Tamko has anything to do with it

Tamko grew up in Cameroon, moved to Harlem as a teenager where she learned to play Taylor Swift songs on the guitar via online instructional videos, and through the sociodigital maze of Bandcamp, stumbled upon the Brooklyn DIY scene and The Silent Barn, where she began playing shows alongside eminent peers like Frankie Cosmos, Mitski and Crying She released her first official EP, Infinite Worlds, this February Vagabon is telling stories indie hasn’t heard before: about dislocation, and smallness and space and place; as well as new perspectives on familiar indie themes that unsettle them from cliche: of loneliness, togetherness, malaise and loss She creates a flushed, slack, raw soundscape of electric guitar and drums, occupying and absorbing it with her penetrating, pulsing aerial voice Her music has a powerful ebb and flow of volume, whispering and strumming on parts of “Cleaning House,” but shredding, banging and booming on tracks like “Minneapolis” and “The Embers ” Tamko is a sharply creative, honest and audacious songwriter There has so long been a privileging of abstraction and non-represen-

Packard (Samuel L Jackson) to the enigmatic Skull Island, alongside expert tracker James Conrad (Tom Hiddleston) and photojournalist Mason Weavers (Brie Larson) to document and prove that monsters exist As soon as they arrive, they are attacked by the mighty Kong who strands them on the island The group then meets Hank Marlow ( John C Reilly), a World War II pilot who crashed on the island in 1944 and who has been living with the Iwi, the island’s indigenous people group, ever since The group then learns of the malevolent Skull-Crawlers, powerful predators who wiped out Kong’s descendents, and strive to escape from the island while preventing a vengeful Packard from wiping out Kong in retaliation for killing his men

With the basic plot outlined within the film s first act and clocking in at just under two hours, Skull Island moves with alacrity that was largely absent in 2014’s Godzilla (another monster film set in the same cinematic universe) Ironically, it is Vogt-Robert’s idiosyncratic and jarring camera transitions from scene to scene that help flesh out the larger themes and motifs, giving the audience an opportunity to think amidst the bustle onscreen Vogt-Roberts is flawlessly able to balance subtlety and pertinence Whereas Godzilla was overtly ostentatious in its commentary, often at the expense of fun, Skull Island retains an introspection about itself that never feels forced or dogmatic

Likewise, fans who disliked Gareth Edward’s judicious approach to Godzilla’s screen time in Godzilla, can rejoice that Vogt-Roberts is much more munificent He puts Kong front and center in Skull Island This is the first time that viewers can see Kong’s narrative as a “coming of age story Although he is already an established character on the island, only Marlow and the Iwi tribe see Kong as King, giving him respect

and cordiality he deserves The rest of the crew merely sees Kong as an oversized ape and not one worthy of veneration or reverence As such, Kong justifies that he is worthy of such a regal title through his brawls with the island’s most fearsome predators Vogt-Roberts gives a lot more personality to Kong than previous renditions, portraying him dichotomously as both the cranky old man who wants youngsters to “ get off his island” and as an omnipotent, lonely king who is fiercely protective of his land In addition to Kong, Skull Island itself is given much more development than in past films Its location is meant to be Edenic, or as Randa states where God did not finish creation ” The abundance of action sequences, the focus on Kong and the expansion of the island s mythology are the film’s greatest strengths Not much development is given to any of the characters, which is a shame because Skull Island managed to rope in a variety of talented actors and actresses The two standouts, by far, are John C Reilly’s Marlow, whose banter and wit clashes with the austere ambience of the rest of the soldiers, and Samuel L Jackson’s Packard, who seeks to channel his unrequited belligerence and frustration towards Kong Ultimately, the characters are a secondary concern; this is Kong’s movie through and through

Although Kong: Skull Island is part of the larger Legendary Studios and Warner Bros “MonsterVerse,” the film succeeds on its own, never taking itself too seriously and still having substance amidst the carnage With this timely memorandum, Kong: Skull Island turns from a mindless smorgasbord of CGI effects and turbulent action sequences into a mindful and highly entertaining creature feature

Zachary Lee is a freshman in the College of Arts and Sciences He can be reached at zjl4@cornell edu

tational storytelling in indie rock music: for enigma, cryptics and esotericism Tamko, along with peers and collaborators like Frankie Cosmos (who plays guitar on “Fear and Force” and “Vermont II”), is telling stories that are evocatively intimate, direct and exposing This is not to say Tamko doesn’t make use of metaphor and allusion but the metaphors in her songs feel like they are meant to be poignant and connective to her listeners, rather than meant to perplex and be praised for their abstraction, like when she shouts I’m just a small fish/and you ’ re a shark that hates everything/You’re a shark that eats every fish” on “The Embers,” or weaves together history and home to evoke collapse on the dissonant “100 Years:” “100 Years ago/we walked through the aqueduct / to see your old home/You didn’t know it was falling apart/Father will sit on his favorite couch/with a TV dinner on his lap ”

There is play and pleasure in her stories of heartbreak also in The Embers, she apologizes “I’m sorry I lost your cat/It’s just that I was so damn mad ” She writes about sadness and smallness, in a way that is uniquely occupied with space “I feel so small/My feet can barely touch the floor

As an immigrant, a woman of color, and specifically, a black woman making indie rock, there is almost no one in indie making music who shares Tamko’s experiences and perspec-

tives Whether she is thinking about her relationship to America as a nation, or just to the ever-whitening streets of Brooklyn and the white crowds she sings too, Tamko writes about that out-of-placeness and dislocation like no one else has: “What scares you so much? My standing there threatens your standing too / no longer yearn to be gentler, pure, sweet, not intimidating, yet sure/If I lived the way you lived, I wouldn’t be here today” (“Cleaning House”) Infinite Worlds is an album about the anxieties and struggles of trying to fathom a self; to find sureness in an identity and a place for oneself

Tamko is a part of a movement of artists who are taking indie rock away from a place of enigma, to a place of intimacy, where pleasure, joy, malaise and anxiety can be woven together to tell a complex kind of story about what it means to be a body; what it means to be a girl; to be a person, in love, feeling good, feeling bad, feeling alone, existing today

So I m not sure whether those indie rock ecclesiacs insistent on writing indie’s eulogy haven’t heard of folks like Vagabon, or simply aren ’ t able to recognize or feel what is fresh and pulsing It seems clear to me that the women of indie are just beginning to brainstorm

Jael Goldfine is a senior in the College of Arts and Sciences She can be reached at jgoldfine@cornellsun com

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Men to Take On Union

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or third game to come back if you lose Everyone has got to realize it is do-or-die at this point ”

Schafer and his team know they must keep an eye on Union forwards Mike Vecchione and Spencer Foo The two have been named finalists for ECAC player of the year, and finalists for the Hobey Baker Memorial Award, named to the nation’s top player

“You got to make sure you know when Vecchione and Foo are on the ice,” he said “They are great team-guys, they utilize other players on the ice You have to make sure you don’t let those guys get out of control, don’t let them get on two-on-ones, three-on-twos They have the ability to make plays that’s what makes them so good ”

If Cornell can maintain its discipline in what will be a treacherous 60 minutes, the Union pair will have a difficult Friday evening

“I think our guys have done a good job [of stopping them] this year, ” Schafer added “Five on five, we have been able to control [Vecchione and Foo] Special teams will play a key role in this weekend’s game ”

The Herb Brooks Arena contains an Olympic ice sheet, a larger ice surface than Cornell and its counterparts are used to playing on This new environment could affect gameplay, but the team is doing all it can to limit its influence

“Puck possession is going to be huge, especially for our team, ” said junior Alex Rauter “We can ’ t get chasing outside the dots or trying to kill people with our big bod-

ies like we usually do I think as long as we maintain the puck and play good defensively I think we can be successful ”

Rauter has had an unusual season as of late The veteran has been called back to play on a depleted Red defense for the time being Barring any blueliners returning, it looks like that will be his spot to end out the year

“It’s an interesting transition,” Rauter said “I haven’t played a second of defense my entire life It’s been fun With all the defensemen helping me out they’ve made it easy ”

After playing a long and gritty three game series against Clarkson, Cornell could benefit from singlegame elimination due the team ’ s lack of depth in the back Two more hard fought games and this team could return to Ithaca as ECAC Champions before its imminent NCAA campaign

If Cornell can top Union, the team will face the winner of Harvard and Quinnipiac in the ECAC finals If not, the Red will head home and await its selection for the NCAA Tournament

Puck drop for the semifinals is 7:35 p m Friday in Lake Placid, with Harvard-Quinnipiac taking place at 4:05 The ECAC championship match will take place Saturday at 7:30 p m

Jack Kantor can be reached at jkantor@cornellsun com

The Lake Placid Low-Down

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“Ever since my freshman year we have always had high expectations of getting back to Lake Placid,” Rauter said “I think it’s a testament to how good this team is that we are actually going to be there ” t

failed to beat all season

Best-case scenario: Union scores early and often against Cornell’s excellent defense, and fends off Harvard or Quinnipiac to claim the Whitelaw Cup

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n ’ s top line is quieted by Cornell’s top defensive groups, and Union drops to a three seed in the upcoming NCAA Tournament

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n Knights in the next two contests, 2 - 1 i n b o t h g a m e s , t o e n d Clarkson’s season The Red has its typical strong defense, with more offensive prowess than usual this year Sophomores Mitch Vanderlaan and Anthony Angello will need to produce for Cornell to win two games in Lake Placid

Best-case scenario: Cornell adds to its league-leading total of 12 Whitelaw Cups with a solid team display, moving up to a two seed for the NCAA Tournament

Worst-case scenario:The Red falls to Union in the semifinals and must sit and wait for a NCAA bid

Quinnipiac

Quinnipiac, the five seed in the ECAC Tournament, impressively defeated fourth-seed Saint

Lawrence in Canton this weekend The Bobcats were victorious in game three, 3-2, moving on to Lake Placid Quinnipiac’s weakness is in goalie inexperience, as freshman Andrew Shortridge has just recently established himself as the starting goalie

The offense in Hamden is as potent as ever, though, and the Bobcats have a knack for scoring early in games At this point, QU h a s t o w i n t h e E C AC Tournament to qualify for the NCAA Tournament due to its low Pairwise rating The reigning NCAA runner-ups have to go up against Harvard in the semifinals, but they just might have the formula to knock off the Crimson Best-case scenario: Q U pulls the upset against Harvard and wins the championship game too, t o q u a l i f y f o r t h e N C A A Tournament as a four seed Wo

o : Qu i nnipiac loses to Harvard as expected, and misses the NCAA Tournament

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All four teams will embark on Lake Placid with hopes of claiming the Whitelaw Cup as ECAC Hockey’s postseason champion Cornell is making its first trip to Lake Placid since 2014, and will hope to qualify for the NCAA Tournament afterwards Tune in this weekend to see if the Red will emerge victorious

Kevin Linsey can be reached at klinsey@cornellsun com

1967’s Winning Ways Inspire Program Today

sons, posting losing league and overall records in his six-year tenure

His successor, Ned Harkness who would only spend seven years in Ithaca after 14 at RPI would prove himself as arguably the most successful coach in program histor y, and a coach known for bringing the best out of his players

“ What [Harkness] gave me was a hell a lot of self-confidence,” said defender Walt Stanowski ’68 “ When you ’ re coming here and you ’ re 18 years old, you think you have it, but you really don’t, it’s hidden inside, [and he] brought that out He got me to be the fittest I’ve ever been, motivated the hell out of me to get better, he made me want to get better, and that’s hard to do ”

The Legend of Harkness

Harkness began his coaching career at RPI, and in 1941, he was a volunteer

He became the head coach when the school established its varsity lacrosse program in 1945 Just three years later, the team came off an undefeated regular season and represented the United States at the London Olympic Games and tied Great Britain 55 at historic Wembley Stadium Four years later, the team came out with another undefeated regular season, and this time, a national championship

Harkness was also essential in reviving the RPI hockey team, which began play in 1950 In 1951, coming off a 4-6 season, Harkness led the Engineers to a 15-3 record and a Tri-State title, which was later revoked because the team used an ineligible player

Nonetheless, the team officially won its first Tri-State championship in 1953, and p l a c e d t h i rd i n t h e 1 9 5 3 N C A A Tournament Just one year later in 1954, the team won the Tri-State and NCAA Championships Harkness’ ability to flatout coach had been solidified Harkness finished his RPI career with a 147-27-2 lacrosse record and a 176-96-7 hockey record, and he would continue his dynamic success at Cornell He led the Red with a 163-27-2 overall record in his seven years, and coached lacrosse to a 351 r e c o rd a n d t w o Iv y L e a g u e Championships in 1966 and 1968

in only his three years as the coach Harkness would be inducted into the U S Lacrosse Hall of Fame in 2001, but his stint at Cornell would be the last of his lacrosse career, as he went on to coach in the NHL though did not find the same success and then back to college hockey at Union

A Postseason of Firsts

In 1966-67, for the second season in a row, Cornell finished atop the Ivy League, going 9-1-0 in the league, 18-1-1 in the ECAC and 27-1-1 overall The Red would go on to win three more Ivy League regular season titles in a row, including the undefeated national championship run in the 1969-70 season With the 1967 hockey championship, Harkness became the first coach to win a national championship in two different sports

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champions in their conference tournament

For this Cornell team, however, no stage was too big, as the players and coaches relied on the week-by-week mentality that contributed to the team ’ s success “ We knew had a good team, and obviously we had a good run, ” said winger Andrew Crowley ’68 “ Was our goal to be national champs? I don’t remember that being a goal the goal was to win ever y game and go on ever y week and win that game, so we went week to week I never remember anyone mentioning ‘ we are going to be national champs,’ it just happened ”

Despite losing in the ECAC championship game, the Terriers came away with the better seeding because they had the better regular season conference record C o r n e l l t o o

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d scraped away with a 1-0 victor y, while BU defeated Michigan St , 4-2, to set up

“[Harkness] got me to be the fittest I’ve ever been made me want to get better, and that’s hard to do.”

Kelly discussed, they agreed the game finish in a 3-3 tie BU would go on to win the ECAC regular season title that year, and would be a rather familiar foe for the Red moving for ward

Cornell started the ECAC Tournament with two big wins a 11-2 victor y over Brown, and a 12-2 victor y over Boston College which was a nice set up for the first rematch against BU in the ECAC finals This time, the Red would come out as winners, giving the team its first ECAC tournament title in program histor y

The title also gave the Red an automatic bid to its first NCAA tournament, the 20th tournament in histor y at the time At the time, the tournament only comprised of four teams, and the Red was the most inexperienced team in the tournament ECAC runner-up BU made the tournament for the sixth time in program histor y with an at-large bid, and North Dakota and Michigan St joined the field with their fifth and third appearances,

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going to win the whole thing,” Stanowski said “ The only game we didn’t assume we were going to win was the ND game because we ’ ve never seen them before We were going to beat BU, there was no question about that, but North Dakota was a coin flip ”

That confidence fared well for the team, as it came away with another victor y against BU, with a final score of 4-1 The win secured Cornell’s first ever national championship, as well as the first for the Ivy League as a whole

Legacy

Three Red players were named to the All-American team that year: Dr yden, defender Harr y Orr who also won ECAC defenseman of the year and forward Doug Ferguson, who won ECAC player of the year

In addition, the Red placed four players on the ECAC all-Tournament first team, and two more on the second team, with Stanowski named as the most out-

standing player Despite the individual recognitions, ever yone on the team made sure to keep its emotions even-keel

“ We had no egos we had ver y good players, but no one had a super ego, ” Stanowski said “ We all played from our heart, whether you were the best guy or the mediocre guy, we were all one team ”

The team undoubtedly created something special during its time at Cornell, and is something that players on the team will never forget

“ The ’67 team was my favorite team at Cornell,” Dr yden said “Cornell was a really important time in my life I realized I was a better player than I thought and a better student than I thought, and those were important things to learn ”

When the players reminisce about their time in Ithaca, national accolades and recognition are not the first thing that pops up, but rather the times spent with their fellow teammates

“[ There are] more [memories] off the ice than on the ice for me, ” Crowley said “ We lived together, we played together, we worked out together, from September to March It was just a bunch of guys that really got to live together and had a wonderful four years here ”

This camaraderie can be seen in this year ’ s team after a tough loss, players and coaches talked about pulling each other up, and after a good win like the series win from this past weekend, the team celebrates together

When the 1967 team was honored during intermission of the Dartmouth game Jan 28, and Cornell let the Green walk away with a 4-2 victor y, current head coach Mike Schafer ’86 was especially disappointed in the effort his team with the legends from 50 years ago in attendance

Pa r t o f t h a t d i s a p p o i n t m e n t s t e m s from the rich histor y this program lauds, never taking anything for granted and keeping up the proud tradition of Cornell hockey Any lapse in play feels like a slap in the face to the legacy that precedes this team

But with the ECAC championships and NCAA tournament on the horizon, this year ’ s team has the best chance to honor those who came half a centur y before them: a third championship

Jamil Rahman can be reached at jrahman@cornellsun com

Red Returns to Placid With Sights on Whitelaw Cup

For the frst time since the current senior class members were freshmen, Cornell heads to Lake Placid

By JACK KANTOR Sun Assistant Sports Editor

The last time the Cornell men ’ s hockey team found itself in Lake Placid was three years ago, in the ECAC semifinals and against a familiar foe Friday night, the Red takes on the Dutchmen of Union College in the hopes of advancing to the final round and a shot at a 13th Whitelaw Cup

It was in 2014 that the eventual NCAA champions Union prevented Cornell from reaching that final game A 5-2 loss sent the Red including many of the current seniors packing one night too early The Red lost to the Dutchmen in every game that season

“I am looking forward to getting another crack at Union in Lake Placid,” said senior forward Jeff Kubiak, who has faced Union in every postseason since his arrival at Cornell “They got the best of us our freshman year ”

But this year, with those freshmen now as seniors, tells a different story

In its final game of the regular season, Cornell (20-7-5, 13-4-5 ECAC) tied Union (25-8-3, 16-4-2) at home as the result of a late power play goal from sophomore Mitch Vanderlaan And earlier this season, the Red marched into Schenectady to defeat its semifinal opponent, 5-3, in a win that displayed this squad’s potential

“I think [the team has] a great mindset,” said head coach Mike Schafer ’86

“We had two great games against Union this year They are a good hockey team with some of the best players in the country and we are looking forward to that challenge ”

The Dutchmen also know what to expect from Cornell, but are unfazed by previous results

“I have a lot of respect for Mike Schafer and staff,” said Union head coach Rick Bennett “You know going in that

U(nion) again? | In each of the past four years, Cornell and Union have met in the postseason, with the Dutchmen taking every contest to date

they’ve done their homework It’s going to be a tough matchup The last time we were there was a heck of a lot better than the beating we took first game We are always looking to improve each game and hopefully on Friday night we improve from the last time we were there ”

Nevertheless, the Red is ready to exact its revenge for the last semifinals shortcoming The end of the week cannot come sooner for this eager team

“We want to return the favor this year, ” Kubiak said “It’s going to be an exciting game and atmosphere It’s going to be fun ” Cornell is coming off of a resilient two-game series comeback against Clarkson With Sunday’s rare afternoon game

50 Years Later, a Legacy Still Resonates

By JAMIL RAHMAN Sun Assistant Sports Editor

Just moments after the Cornell men ’ s hockey team clinched its spot in the ECAC semifinals in Lake Placid, the senior class gave the Lynah Faithful one last salute on home ice As the sticks were raised and pointed to the retired jerseys and the numerous banners of ECAC and Ivy League

Championships, NCAA tournament bids and, more prominently, two NCAA Championships, the team paid homage to the greatness that has come before Regular season success and winning a few playoff games are important, but it just does not mean quite as much unless there’s a banner on the ceiling to cap off the season

Fifty years ago this weekend, that was accomplished on the biggest stage

for the first time, as the program from Ithaca won a national championship That team was a symbol that the work put into the program was worth every bit of it, and a reminder of where this team can and should be

“Seeing the legacy of what we did 50 years ago, and the real life legacy of walking into Lynah and seeing it filled with 4,000 sounding like 40,000, it’s just quite remarkable,” legendary goaltender Ken Dryden ’69 said at the 1967 team reception during the home Dartmouth game this season “What once was, what is now and imagining what will be it’s been a treat ”

History

Cornell played its first hockey game on Feb 28, 1901 and defeated Swarthmore 4-1 in Philadelphia Beebe Lake was the Red’s home at the time, and there were a few dispersed seasons where seasons could not be play because the water did not freeze over Then in 1948, the program was shut down due to a combination of no ice and little interest in the program

The iconic Lynah Rink was constructed in 1957 and finally gave Cornell a permanent building to call home The Red resurrected its program and played the first game in the modern era on Dec 14 and defeated the Lehigh Hockey Club handedly, 16-3 The coach at the time was Paul Patten, whose tenure reigned from 1957 to 1963 Patten’s teams finished last in the Ivy League his first two sea-

and Tuesday’s closure of Cornell’s campus, preparations have a bit modified

“It’s a short turnaround with everything,” Schafer said “With the weather, having taken monday off and with the snow, everything is out of routine But the mentality is good We had to change a few things up against Clarkson and we did survive

Now it is one-game elimination There is no best-of-three cushion no room for error

“One thing you have to realize is how every shift is going to matter, ” Kubiak said “You don’t have that second

This weekend, four ECAC men ’ s hockey teams will descend on Lake Placid in pursuit of the Whitelaw Cup Harvard, Quinnipiac, Union and Cornell were four of the best teams in ECAC Hockey this season and each has a claim to the championship Let’s analyze each team and determine their chances of returning from the Adirondacks with a trophy

Harvard

Kevin Linsey

Harvard the ECAC regular season champions swept aside Yale in two games to earn the trip to Lake Placid The Crimson has been hot lately, especially offensively, plus the team has the likely ECAC rookie of the year in Adam Fox The Crimson’s offense is the best in the ECAC, and any other team ’ s path to the championship involves stopping Har vard’s offensive weapons

Best-case scenario: Har vard romps to the championship, putting up six goals in each game

Worst-case scenario: Har vard has an off night against Quinnipiac, and settles for a first or second seed in the NCAA Tournament

Union

Union comes into the Herb Brooks Arena after sweeping Princeton in the quarterfinals The Dutchmen boast the conference’s two best offensive players in Spencer Foo and Mike Vecchione, and have a stronger defense than Harvard The Dutchmen will face Cornell in the first round, after failing to beat the Red this season, with a loss and a tie so far Cornell is