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By JULIA CURLEY
Staff Writer
Cornellians and Ithaca residents took part in the nationwide March for Our Lives protest on Saturday to speak out against gun violence in the aftermath of the Parkland, Florida mass school shooting that took the lives of 17 high school students and faculty in February
Roughly 200 Cornell students marched out from the Arts Quad around noon before walking down to the Ithaca Commons area escorted by Cornell police, where the Cornell march merged into a larger local rally
Organized just over a month after the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, the march is part of a nationwide call for “ common sense gun control legislation”, according to Stephannie Chen ’19, president of Cornell Roosevelt Institute, organizer of the march
“No longer will America allow Congress to continue to
By JACOB WEXLER Sun Staff Writer
Comedian Adam Conover, creator and star of truTV ’ s Adam Ruins Everything, ” shared his perception of Cornell and th philosophy behind his show at Statler Auditorium, Friday evening
Conover, who called Ithaca the “Hard Rock Cafe of college towns ” because he saw many people across the country wearing the “Ithaca is Gorges” t-shirt, kicked off his show by roasting Cornell as the outcast of the Ivy League
“This is an Ivy League School? I always forget,” Conover said jokingly, but then expressed shock after learning the cost of going to Cornell
“70K,” he sighed “Man, you guys are lucky this show is free ”
Conover, who graduated in 2004 with a philosophy degree from Bard College, joked that as the only person in his immed i a t e f a m i l y w i t h o u t a Ph D d e g re e , Conover often inspired bemusement from his parents when he shared his comedy set
send their ‘thoughts and prayers ’ before shying away from the issue No longer will America’s youth sit in silence while waiting for another tragedy to strike,” Chen declared in a speech
Around one thousand Ithaca residents showed up to the rally, which featured speakers and nourishments and emphasized national unity rather than a particular policy prescription
“Today is a show of solidarity, it’s not a discussion of policy or next steps That will come later,” Chen said
The protest was designed as a rally instead of a march so that people of all ages and abilities can participate, said Tompkins County legislator Amanda Champion, one of the organizers, in the event description on Facebook
Many parents participated in the protest to advocate for the safety of their children, according to Gloria Lemus-

ideas with them
“[My parents would say] ‘Oh, that’s nice Your sister just turned matter into e n e r g y It’s n o t g o i n g t o m a k e t h e
Christmas Card,’” Conover said jovially
Conover said that one of the reasons he loves comedy is because it allows him to combine his interest in both comedy acts and philosophy, a discipline which “ constantly [undermines] your beliefs [with] the idea of questioning everything ”
The show Adam Ruins Everything
By KATHERINE HEANEY Sun Staff Writer
Student Assembly candidates criticized previous Assembly decisions and promised to increase campus diversity and accountability if elected, in a Thursday candidate forum
When candidates were asked to answer which past Assembly policies they disagreed with, most candidates answered that they disagreed with the decision taken last semester to defund Cornell Cinema
Tireniolu Onabajo ’19, candidate for
University Assembly, said that many candidates criticized the Cornell Cinema decision because, due to S A ’ s lack of accessibility, they are unaware of most other Assembly decisions
“I think students at the least need to know who their representatives are and how to contact them,” said Shraddah Harshvardhan ’20, candidate for undesig-

By LOUISE TANG Sun Contributor
The annual Afrik! Fashion Show celebrated the fashion, cuisine and culture of Africa and the African diaspora at Duffield Hall on Saturday night
Hosted by the Coalition of PanAfrican Scholars, the fashion show featured designers from across the countr y who presented “modern and traditionally influenced designs” composed of “refreshing and bold African patterns, ” according to the event ’ s Facebook page
specifically on African design “ serves the dual purpose ” of general entertainment and strengthening the African and African diaspora community at Cornell, according to Abdalla
“Traditional attire tends to stick to its roots but the whole world is becoming Western
Reem Abdalla ’20, CPAS events coordinator, saw the fashion show as an opportunity to “bridge the gap between different Pan-African community” by giving voice to designs that are underrepresented in the fashion world
“W t t i th ki d f
“It connects all these different African diaspora through fashion and through entertainment, and it gives our community something to bond over, ” Abdalla said Chino Agulanna ’18, a model for the fashion show, expressed his worr y about Western influence undermining the unique identity of traditional African fashion
“The line [between Western fashion and African fashion] is blurred,” he said “Traditional attire tends to stick to its roots, in terms of its color and its style But the whole world is becoming Western ” O th ther hand, Chidera e of the designers, t the influence of n fashion may ly help African on broaden its dary

For the most part, African clothes are t If you see it, you t think of anything rican diaspora,” she But there definitely
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Food and festivities | Students gather in Barton Hall to learn about different cultures at the inaugural Culture Fest Sunday afternoon
By STACEY BLANSKY Sun Staff Writer
h e i r vo i c e s h e a rd by a l a r g e r c o m m u n i t y, a c c o rd i n g t o C h r i s A rc e ’ 1 9 , h e a d o f
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t h e Cu b a n A m e r i c a n St u d e n t A s s o c i a t i o n , s a i d t h a t C A S A i s o p e n f o r e ve r yo n e w h o ’ s i n t e re s t e d i n t h e Cu b a n c u l t u re , e ve n i f t h e y a re n ’ t o f Cu b a n d e s c e n t “ [ We ] w a n t t o s h a re o u r c u l t u re w i t h o t h e r p e o p l e s o t h a t t h e y c a n l e a r n a b o u t w h e re we
c o m e f ro m , ” V á z q u e z s a i d “ We w a n t t o b e a b l e t o i n t e r a c t a n d m e e t w i t h o t h e r p e o p l e , s o t h a t t h e y c a n g e t a t a s t e f o r o u r c u l t u re a n d b e e x p o s e d t o i t ” C h a n a n He i s l e r ’ 1 9 , v i c e p re s i d e n t o f re l i g i o u s p ro g r a m m i n g f o r t h e C e n t e r f o r Je w i s h L i v i n g , e x p re s s e d s i m i l a r o p i n i o n s o n t h e c e n t e r b e i n g o p e n t o a l l i n d i v i d u a l s w i t h a n y l e ve l o f i n t e re s t i n Ju d a i s m “ T h e m o s t i n vo l ve d m e m b e r s w i l l b e p e o p l e w h o w a n t Je w i s h i d e n t i t y a n d Je w i s h c u l t u re t o b e a p i vo t a l p a r t o f t h e i r c o l l e g e e x p e r i e n c e , ” He i s l e r s a i d “ De
Stacey Blansky can be reached at sblansky@cornellsun com
By YUICHIRO KAKUTANI Sun News Editor
McGraw Hall’s renovation plan
i n d e f i n i t e l y p o s t p o n e d s i n c e t h e
University installed temporar y struts after three ceilings collapsed in 2010 may finally be brought back in motion
A report written by consultants to “study renovation options” for the 136year-old building is now “ out for review among the various stakeholders,” said Rick Burgess, vice president for infrastructure, properties and planning
“ The consultants presented their findings [in Februar y] and we are now sifting through their report in greater detail,” Burgess told The Sun in an email “ We all recognize that McGraw Hall is an iconic structure and must be renovated, so I am confident that we will arrive at a solid plan that we can move out on ”
Bu r g e s s s a i d t h a t t h e d e a d l i n e f o r stakeholder consideration is yet to be decided, but added that the renovation project will be undoubtedly ver y costly
“ While we do not yet have full financial information, the renovation will be quite expensive, and funding for this high priority project will need to come from a variety of sources, including significant fund raising,” he said
Aside from commissioning the report, the University has yet to commit to a renovation project or fundraising plan as they are “still ver y much in the explorator y and fact-finding phase,” according to D a v i d M Ta y l o r, a s s o c i a t e d e a n o f administration for the College of Arts and Sciences
The prospective renovation projects came after the incidents in 2009, when three ceilings in the building two in
faculty offices and one in the hallway collapsed overnight
In one of the affected offices, ceiling tiles and lights fell down on a professor’s table, “dropping down and crushing computers ” in a way that would have “seriously [injured] or potentially even kill[ed]” the occupant of the table had he been there, according to Prof Holly Case, histor y, who described the details to The Sun in 2010
The University patched up the collapsed ceilings, but has yet to fix up all the ceilings with cracks in McGraw Hall
“ They redid the whole ceiling, but they couldn’t afford to do all the ceilings right? So what, you look above, you can see the crack in the ceiling above the desk,” Prof Durba Ghosh, histor y, told The Sun
After the consecutive ceiling collapses, the University opted to add temporar y external supports to the building At least 14 bracings are visible from the outside of the building, but they are only partially effective in easing the worries of the people who work inside
“It’s always worrisome when you look at the cracks that suddenly appear on the building,” said Prof Isabel V Hull, histor y “But beginning in 2011, they really started to get on top of it, and the scaffoldings are proof of that ”
However, after adding the temporar y supports, the University indefinitely postponed it’s plan to overhaul the building for a permanent fix In response, Burgess said that the building is safe as the temporar y bracings are “performing as expected,” but conceded that it’s not a permanent fix
“ We do not anticipate structural issues that would pose undue risk,” Burgess

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though; for that, we need to get on to the full building renovation ”
The renovation plan may have been suspended due to the construction of Klarman Hall, which was a “competing need” that absorbed money that could have went to renovation, according to t h e n Un i ve r s i t y f a c i l i t y m a n a
Er i c Grey, The Sun previously reported
Peter Lepage, then arts college dean, contested Grey’s account and said that the budgetar y limitations caused by the 2008 financial crisis contributed to the suspension
“Our budgets are tight because of the financial downturn, the need to maintain adequate financial aid for our students, and so on –– that is, for reasons that have nothing to do with the humanities building or the tech campus, ” Lepage said Built of local Ithaca bluestones and d e s i g n e d b y l o c a l l y f a m e d a r c h i t e c t
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campus It originally housed parts of the University librar y and a large natural histor y museum
Mc Gr a w H a l l w a s o r i g i n a l l y c o nstr ucted to be part of a building series along with Morrill Hall and White Hall, which were renovated in 1973 and 2003, respectively
Hull suspects that that the building’s transition from a museum to faculty offices and classroom spaces led to its str uctural issues
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So yo u w o u l d expect this building would be just as good as the other ones that he built, but it is tr ue that this building was originally meant to perform a different function than it now per forms, and now has been for many many years ”
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has been a Western influence on African design and African fashion, and a lot of designers cater to not just the African audiences, but cater to every women and every men ”
Yahya Abdul-Basser ’20, said that the show resonated with him in a different way from other fashion shows because it spoke to his African heritage
“I went to CFC show as well I’m just interested in fashion,” he said “But I feel like this
show specifically is connected to me in a different way It’s more personal, I guess ”
Aneke said he hopes that the fashion show will allow Cornellians with African heritage to be prouder of their culture
“Hopefully those that don’t feel empowered and those don’t have the courage to come out and say they are African will feel and know that there is a group of people that are just like them in the school,” she said
Louise Tang can be reached at xt95@cornell edu
By MEREDITH LIU Sun Assistant News Ed tor
It h a c a a n d Tr u m a n s b u r g Fi re
Departments responded to the report of a TCAT bus filling with smoke on a state highway this evening No injuries were reported, however the cause of the fire is still unclear and will be under investigation
The Ithaca Fire Department reported their involvement in putting out the fire at the 1600 block of state Route 96 around 4:45 p m on Friday in a Facebook post
“Trumansburg worked with the Ithaca Fire Department to quickly knock down and control the fire extinguishing nearby grass fires started by the blaze,” IFD wrote
Happy birthday!
The firefighters arrived on the scene to find the bus ablaze, with all occupants out and accounted for
The two fire departments fully extinguished the fire within 30 minutes of the initial call State Route 96, which was briefly s
reopened a single lane after all hazards were mitigated
Fire personnel remained on scene for about an hour to control the traffic on the road along with New York State Police Trumansburg ambulance also provided help at the scene
Meredith Liu can be reached at meredithliu@cornellsun com
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t h i n g ” T h e s h o w A d a m R u i n s
Ev e r y t h i n g w h i c h a i m s t o
d e b u n k t h e m i s c o n c e p t i o n s o n t o p i c s t h a t m o s t A m e r i c a n s m a y n o t b e p a r t i c u l a r l y a w a re o f i s t h e p r o d u c t o f t h i s p h i l o s o p h i c a l l y i n f o r m e d s k e p t i c i s m t h a t i s n o t s a t i s f i e d b y m e r e l y s t a t i n g t h e
t r u t h , a c c o rd i n g t o C o n ov e r “ It’s n o t e n o u g h t o j u s t p r ov e t h a t y o u r r i g h t , y o u h a v e t o s p e a k t o t h e o t h e r p e r s o n ’ s e m o t i o n a l t r u t h Yo u h a v e t o re s p e c t t h e o t h e r p e r s o n ’ s f e e l i n g a n d s p e a k t o t h a t f e e l i n g ” h e e x p l a i n e d So m e p a s t t o p i c s t h a t C o n ov e r h a s “ r u i n e d” i n c l u d e d o g b re e d i n g , r a c i a l s e g r e g a t i o n i n A m e r i c a n h o u s i n g a n d t r o p h y h u n t i n g C o n ov e r s a i d t h e p u r p o s e o f t h e s h o w w a s n o t t o p r o v e “ r e a l l y h a r d c o r e p e o p l e ” w r o n g o r t o m a k e t h e m f e e l b a d , b u t t o g e t o rd i n a r y c i t i z e n s t o t h i n k a b o u t t h e n a t u r e o f w h a t t h e y b e l i e v e d t o
b e t r u e “ We n e v e r t a l k d ow n t o t h e
a u d i e n c e , ” C o n ov e r s a i d “ I ’ m n o t t r y i n g t o g o f o r t h e c r a z y w e i rd o s l i k e s c i e n t o l o g i s t s Mo s t p e o p l e a re n o r m a l p e o p l e w h o y o u c a n h a v e a c o n v e r s a t i o n w i t h ” A s f o r t h e c o m e d y i n d u s t r y i n g e n

Students celebrate the 45-year anniversary of the Herbert F Johnson Museum of Art on Friday in an event featuring dancers and performers
“It’s not enough to just prove that you’re right, you have to speak to the emotional truth ”
Jacob Wexler can be reached at jwexler@cornellsun com


To t he Ed i t o r:
To combine the College of Human Ecology and the School of Industrial and Labor Relations would be a grave error and cruel abuse of administrative power Such a decision would wreak havoc on the lives of students and faculty associated with both colleges Moreover, it would disservice Cornell University for decades to come
The decision to combine various disciplinary studies across the University in the interest of synergy a buzzword used repeatedly in the recently released report by the Committee on Organizational Structures in the Social Sciences is not novel Several of the promises made in regard to this new merger between CHE and ILR are those same deliverables that were issued concerning the College of Business: the “potential to promote new collaborations, synergies, and cutting-edge research,” the “[expansion of ] opportunities for undergraduate students,” and the combination of units that already shared similar missions and commitments Thus far, the College of Business has failed on all of these counts The school still lacks a collective identity, representation of its progress or ability to communicate its decisions as programs function independently with misaligned goals If the College of Business should serve as an example of how a CHE and ILR merger would develop, we should abandon this decision immediately
Moreover, where there was a clearer motivation for the combination of the Hotel, AEM and Johnson programs, none such reasoning exists for the combination of ILR and CHE Within the report itself, the Committee on Organizational Structures in the Social Sciences notes: “ some of the committee felt that it was not evident what problems exist with the existing structure that this is meant to cure Nonetheless, most could see something exciting and new emerging here ” The academic pursuits of students should not be toyed with for the sake of novelty, interest and development without guidance or goal Visions for change must come with clear goals in what those transformations aim to solve and achieve If not, the college will be left in the lurch
Additionally, there are the vast implications of those risks mentioned within the report itself: the “potential harm to the unique external identities of both units ” CHE and ILR are unique insofar as they are founded on specific versions of academic pursuit and purpose They are two of the most specialized programs at our University, and, in the world Now, more than ever, their decided focus is essential to understanding our changing world ILR
A lexa ndr a K lei n, I LR ’ 18
Ca ru ny a A cha r, I LR ’ 18
Ka ta r yna Rest repo , I LR ’ 21
Da niel Br omber g , I LR ’ 20 K at y Ha br, I LR ’ 18
Dani el K i rch ner, I LR ’ 21
Madel eine Gol dber g, Hum Ec ’ 18
R ach el So der str om, Hum Ec ’ 18
Emma Ung ar, Hum Ec ’ 20
Emm a Mo ore, Hum Ec ’ 20
G abe Dia mond , I LR ’ 18
Delaney Ho , I LR ’ 21
Ha nnah Lig h t -Olson, Hum Ec ’ 18
St acey C hen, Hum Ec ’ 18
Ji n A h n, I LR ’ 18
Ga bri ela Di ckso n La Rot ta , Hum Ec ’ 20
Dav id S cha r f, I LR ’ 19
Jess a C h arg o is, Hum Ec ’ 18
Syj ah Har ri s, I LR ’ 20
St eph ani e C how, I LR ’ 17
Ju lis sa A nd rad e, I LR ’ 18
Gr ace B og da nove, I LR ’ 18
Ky le Fr iend , I LR ’ 18
X avi er Eddy, I LR ’ 19
C amero n Dunba r, I LR ’ 21
Matt h ew I ndi mine, Hum Ec ’ 18
Ja ël le Sa non, IL R’ 19
Za cha r y K apla n, I LR ’ 18
A ja Cees ay, IL R’ 19
G leni Ko dra , I LR ’ 19
C ar oli ne Bald win, Hum Ec ’ 18
AHanna h Ch o, I LR ’ 19
Jul ia Vela zco, I LR ’ 20
La ura Mar ti nez, I LR ’ 19
Ga bri el K au f man, I LR ’ 18
A mand a Mad enberg , HumEc ’ 20
Ju lia A lbrech t, I LR ’ 18
Ca it lin Glea son, I LR ’ 18
Ka th r y n O ’Bri en, HumEc ’ 18
Nath ana el C heng , I LR ’ 20
Mich ael Iadeva ia , I LR ’ 16, JD ’ 19
Oliv ia St Am and, I LR ’ 20
Ting A nn Hsia o, HumEc ’ 18
Va nessa Ch ic as, HumEc ’ 18
R i ch ard Green, I LR ’ 21
Mari nna Ch ung , I LR ’ 21
Lu ke Da niels, I LR ’ 18
Onyinyechukwu Nnodum, ILR ’21
Moh amm ed U llah , HumEc ’ 21
Ju liet te Ra ymo nd, I LR ’ 21
A rlo J Di Pasq u ale, I LR ’ 17
Ha nnah Redd ing , I LR ’ 18
A ndi K ao , I LR , gr ad
Solo mo n Sh ewi t, I LR ’ 19
A my Ewer t, I LR ’ 18
Ca roli na Br ag a, I LR ’ 18
Vi cto ri a St rau b, I LR ’ 18
Davi d Bla tt er, I LR , gr ad
Al liso n Herst ic, I LR ’ 21
Sa bri na R i vers, I LR ’ 18
Mar ga ret Sm it h, I LR ’ 21
Li el Ster ling , I LR ’ 21
C hi ama ka Ijebu onw u, HumEc ’ 20
A i mé Fr eedenberg , I LR ’ 21
ccording to a March 16 Sun story, the police that raided Maximilien Reynolds’ apartment found “the rifle [an AR-15], a bomb, 300 rounds of ammunition, body armor, chemicals, and a trauma kit” A subsequent anecdote reveals that “ once, in freshman year, a drunk student accidentally stepped on and killed Reynolds’ pet turtle while Reynolds was upset, he told the student not to worry and that he understood it was unintentional ” And the last two paragraphs contain the real kicker; his friends stressed to The Sun that “the stereotype of the white, male school shooter doesn’t apply to Reynolds Anyone who knew him liked him ” Dehumanization is never a good thing There was a controversy in my Massachusetts hometown involving the corpse of “the Boston Bomber” being kept at a local funeral home, but I never took issue with it As Prof Kevin Nixon, plant sciences, was quoted as saying about Reynolds, “I don’t think anyone gets anything from
classes ought be dealing with those impending questions of labor in today’s world including those challenges of globalization, precarity, and organizing Programs within the College of Human Ecology each have their own 21st century challenges, including dealing with global poverty, climate change, sustainability, and the numerous issues that exist both domestically and internationally in regard to healthcare policy and childhood development
A call for interdisciplinarity inherently asks not only for a loss of this specialization, but also for a loss of those focal points and views essential in the current pursuit of these ends Industrial and Labor Relations already has a dearth of electives that explore, in depth, issues of labor and the working class No possible solution could exist for this problem in a world in which colleges are combined, spreading thin those resources which are already noticeably lacking Human Ecology extends its academic breadth to issues far beyond the scope of an umbrella of social science, including those unique tracks of fiber science and apparel design, global health, human development, health administration and nutrition These programs will find themselves excluded and under-resourced through such a merger Thus, a merger of CHE and ILR will naturally make it impossible for students to gain the education that they desire Further, the consolidation is a deliberate attempt to treat social sciences as a nebulous discipline The idea of inequality and the specific groups and populations that it impacts cannot be treated as decentered from issues of labor, climate change, and health care To combine these schools is to downgrade the immense ties that these issues have to one another
Furthermore, because the members were encouraged “ to ignore the challenges or feasibility of implementation,” the opinions of the student body have yet to be considered within the process This decision comes in the wake of a concerning trend towards a lack of democratic governance and increased opacity in decision making processes The only proposed studentfeedback venue will be an email address to privately voice concerns; however, we believe publicizing the visceral, inter-disciplinary frustration with this intentionally secretive proposal is essential The notion of “Any Person, Any Study” manifests in the ability of Cornell students to pursue those unique academic tracks of the College of Human Ecology and Industrial and Labor Relations
The merging of these two programs would be an absolute travesty: we, the undersigned members of both colleges, strongly urge the University to not make such a horrendous error in judgement
Pat ri ck Ma y, ILR ’ 18
Na tal ie Lili en, ILR ’ 21
A ma nda Tr ipo di , ILR ’ 21
Bar ro n Wi llia ms ILR ’ 19
Eliza Sh erm an, ILR ’ 21
Li lli en Elli s, IL R ’14, ’ 17, ’ 21
Mic aela Mor avek , Hu mEc ’ 21
Jayl exi a C lar k, ILR ’ 19
Jenny Swi ft , ILR ’ 18
Yvo nne S ch ich tel , Hu mEc ’ 21
L ili ana Mi ner va , Hu mEc ’ 21
Geor g ia Manni ng , Hu mEc ’ 21
Junh an Z eng , Hu mEc ’ 21
V ict or R iem an, ILR ’ 21
Ji nyo ung Par k, ILR ’ 19
Niko lau s K r ach ler, ILR
Sh ar a Sa fer, Hu mEc ’ 19
Eliz abeth A ll en, Hu mEc ’ 18
Dani ela Roc hez , Hu mEc ’ 21
Ma ri ssa Ri f ki n, Hu mEc ’ 18
A lis on Gr azi ano , Hu mEc ’ 20
Syd ney Ha mro ff , Hu mEc ’ 19
Jill War ren, Hu mEc ’ 19
K ev in Lins ey, ILR ’ 18
Josh Moo ney, ILR ’ 20
A rl eig h Pa rr, Hum Ec, ’ 21
Jenna Kor ot ki n, Hu mEc ’ 19
Renee Od om , Hu mEc ’ 20
Ch r ist ine Ye, Huna n Eco lo gy ’ 20
C h ri sti na Tro isi , ILR ’ 18
Vanessa Ro g a, ILR ’ 20
Mik a For man-Yo ssi f ov, ILR ’ 21
Lau ren Pri ce, ILR ’ 20
O mar Nesh eiw at, I LR ’ 20
MacK enzi e Vi ck, HumE c ’ 21
K at her ine Cur ti s, HumE c ’ 19
Eri ka K ane, HumE c ’ 20
S abri na Su g ano, I LR ’ 19
Terr ill Malone, I LR ’ 21
Cl ady C or ona, I LR ’ 19
Rober t Go ldb er g , Hu mEc, ’ 18
Ha nnah So senko, I LR ’ 19
Mar iel Emr ich , Hu mEc, ’ 18
A nnice Lee, Hu mEc, ’ 21
Jane Hink le, Hu mEc, ’ 18
Ug och uk wu Uk ponu , Hu mEc, ’ 21
A lex andr a K osa kof f, I LR ’ 20
Gr ant Fabri zi o, HumE c ’ 19
Sar a Sa lmo nson, I LR, ’ 19
Isabella Lo mbard o, HumE c ’ 21
Ch r ist ine Ch o, I LR ’ 18
Ch r ist op her Mo on, HumE c ’ 21
S ara h Edwa rds, HumE c ’ 19
A nna K allm eyer, HumE c ’ 20
Mi ka yla Wi lson, I LR ’ 18
S loa ne Ap plebau m, HumE c ’ 18
A si a Mo ore, I LR ’ 20
K evin Mendo za, I LR ’ 19
Matt he w Fo ok sman, I LR ’ 20
A rnell a Muc ha, I LR ’ 20
Isa bela Mot ta, I LR ’ 18
Ma ri on Panepent o, I LR ’ 21
R ri ta Osm ani, I LR ’ 20
Ch elsea Hi cia no, HumE c ’ 20
Oliv ia Hei m, HumE c ’ 21
A li sha Nanj i, HumE c ’ 19
Al ex C h amp ag ne, Hu mEc ’21
Nat ash a Na nji , Hu mEc ’19
Ha nnah Har vey, Hu mEc ’21
Isabel le Dou bleday, Hu mEc ’21
A lli so n Fox , Hu mEc ’20
Mat th ew Fisc her -Da ly, I LR Ja y Woo k Ju n, Hu mEc ’18
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scapegoating him as some kind of evil force ” I don’t consider compassion for the victims and human decency toward the perpetrator to be mutually exclusive
But something doesn’t seem quite right about how Max Reynolds is being treated in the court of public opinion The entire story seems to imply that his paranoia led him to stockpile weapons for self-defense, and that he had no intention to harm anyone First of all, I think that’s bullshit the dude had 300 rounds And secondly, since when is paranoia a legitimate defense? Dylan Roof was paranoid about black people killing white people in the streets; should he be absolved of guilt too?
Obviously Reynolds didn’t end up harming anybody, while Dylan Roof did Even if I concede for the sake of the argument that he never intended to go on a killing spree, I still feel obliged to point out that there was a homemade bomb in his apartment I don’t know a lot about do-it-yourself explosives, but something tells me that they present a
risk of accidental detonation At the very least, Reynolds was endangering his nextdoor neighbors and any house guests he may have had by keeping that bomb in his room
Thank goodness it didn’t go off Consider this hypothetical; Max loads up his 300 rounds and shoots into a crowd of people, but doesn’t hit anyone To me that situation is directly analogous to hiding an explosive device in your closet
Why is Reynolds being treated so well in the media? Because he’s “likable”? Because “he had an insatiable curiosity and was driven to understand the world around him”? I find that hugely problematic I have a pet turtle If some drunken asshole killed my pet turtle by stepping on him, I’d probably chew the guy out Does that mean I deserve less empathy if I’m ever caught with an AR-15 under my bed? I don’t believe in dehumanization, but neither do I believe in selective compassion
I feel sympathy for Reynolds because he’s a human being, and because the necessary
removal of an individual from society is one of the most tragic things that ever has to occur I don’t feel sympathy for him because “the stereotype of the white male school shooter doesn’t apply to him ” Or because, as The Sun so diligently informs us, “his father Tim Reynolds MBA ’94 earned millions as a founder of Jane Street Capital ” I think humanity should strive for universal compassion, but I would rather have every school shooter (or potential school shooter) be treated with vitriol than have one be treated better than the other because they’re a rich and likable What you have in the latter case is not empathy, but selective moral tee-totaling Appeals to the human virtues of empathy and mercy are always desirable, but mentioning Reynolds’ affability in the same breath as the danger he posed to innocent lives is despicable
Ara Hagopian is a senior in the College of Arts and S c i e n c e s He c a n b e re a c h e d a t ahagopian@cornellsun com The Whiny Liberal appears alternate Fridays this semester
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ornhell This is the nickname I hear as I cross the Ar ts Quad e v e r y m o r n i n g , 5 0 s t u d e n t s shivering under parkas with a ring of fur around their face, their L L Bean boots dragging through dir ty slush Some clutch cups of mediocre coffee from Libe All bear an expression of death on their faces
Reality is uncer tain and terrifying r i g h t n o w, r i d d e n w i t h c o u n t l e s s events star tling Cornellians over the past fe w months the discover y of a weapon stockpile in Collegetown, an atrocious pig roast, a string of racial and sexual violence The first day of freshman year seems like a faded picture by now, when we looked out at the slope with resounding cer tainty that this would be the best four years of our existence It’s hard to remember why we loved Cornell in the first place
But the other day, my architecture teacher brought it all back when he told us how Cornell is a world within
t w o t h r e s h o l d s I n a r c h i t e c t u r e , thresholds are crossed to enter anything: a door way, an arch, a rooftop Cornell’s thresholds are two bridges s u s p e n d e d o v e r r o a r i n g , b e a u t i f u l gorges; ever y morning and evening we cross one on Nor th Campus and the other in Collegetown Or we scale a slope grazed by lush grass, climbing toward a tower There is no way to enter and exit campus without passing through nature, crossing rolling hills and waters into an awaiting institution
S i t t i n g i n t h e l e c t u r e h a l l o f Milstein, I realized that this is the rea-
t s t ro n g s e n s e o f i n s e c u r i t y Howe ve r, t h i s i s n o t a p ro d u c t o f t h e s c h o o l s p e r s e , b u t r a t h e r a n e n v i ro nm e n t t h a t b r i n g s t o g e t h e r t h e b e s t a n d b r i g h t e s t yo u n g m i n d s i n t h e c o u n t r y T h e s t u d e n t s a t s c h o o l s l i k e C o r n e l l a re b r i l l i a n t – – a n d i t i s o f t e n i n t i m i d a ti n g t o b e a r w i t n e s s t o t h e i n t e l l e c t u a l h o r s e p owe r o f s o m e o f t h e t o p s t u d e n t s a t t h e s e u n i v e r s i t i e s Howe ve r, t h e i n s e c u r i t y d o e s n o t n e c e s s a r i l y b r i n g s t u d e n t s d ow n t o a l e ve l o f m i n d l e s s n e s s t h a t i s f re e o f t r u e i n t e l l e c t In s t e a d , t h e e n v i ro n m e n t c h a l l e n g e s t o s t u d e n t s t o p u s h h a rd e r a n d w o rk t o a c h i e ve g re a t e r h e i g h t s W h a t i s c e r t a i n l y o n e o f t h e g re a t e s t h a l l m a rk s o f t h e Iv y L e a g u e i s t h a t i t t r u l y i s m o re a f f o rd a b l e t o l ow - i n c o m e s t u d e n t s t h a n m o s t c o l l e g e s W h i l e I h a ve w r i t t e n e x t e n s i ve l y o n h ow C o r n e l l h a s p o l i c i e s t h a t a re e c o n o m i c a l l y d e t r i m e n t a l t o l owe r i n c o m e s t ud e n t s , t h e f a c t o f t h e m a t t e r i s t h a t t h e e n t i re t y o f t h e n a t i o n ’ s h i g h e r e d u c a t i o n s y s t e m h u r t s p o o re r s t ud e n t s R i s i n g t u i t i o n r a t e s a n d g row i n g f e e s m a k e i t d i f f i c u l t f o r p o o r f a m i l i e s t o a f f o rd a c o l l e g e d e g re e Howe ve r, t h e g e n e ro u s f i n a n c i a l a i d p a c k a g e s o f t o p s c h o o l s h e l p t o g i ve t h e s e s t u d e n t s t h e o p p o r t u n i t y t o a c h i e ve a n i n c re d i b l e e d u c a t i o n a t a b a r g a i n p r i c e In f a c t , s t u d e n t s f ro m f a m
Michael Glanzel is a senior in the College of Arts and Sciences He can be reached at mglanzel@cornellsun com Cornell Shrugged appears alternate Mondays this semester
son why we continue to cross thresho l d s e v e r y m o r n i n g We l ov e t h i s place We chose this place for the moments of happiness it gives us that no other school can And remembering those moments is the only thing that can pull us through times like these
I love Cornell because I love sitting in the A D White Librar y at sunset and snagging the black couch by the window As I sit among books next to a window, overlooking a town I have come to love, I realize in no other place I would be able to do this, to sit in nature and a librar y at the same time
I love the way the coffee machines whir in Klarman Hall as I r ush to class The baristas press the coffee grounds and the smell of coffee beans pierces the air I love the way it’s always chaotic by the sugar and cream station, but the line to the soup and sandwich line stays orderly Goldwin Smith is an ebb and flow, and the Temple of Zeus is its counterpar t I love walking down to Louie’s food tr uck and biting into a toasted sandwich, warm sauce dripping down your hands I love how the other students chatter by the red tr uck, their conversations growing louder and louder as they wait for food, anticipating Cajun fries and malt shakes and pizza subs
I love passing the Johnson in the evening and glimpsing its roof of stars behind the trees I love how it reminds me of the first day I came to campus the Johnson held a welcome back par ty, and the strangers who have now become my friends lay on the crooked
bench with me, and we talk like our lives are still ahead of us
Commons line up in ways that make me want to wander in ever y one of them but never buy anything, to smell the spices of the olive oil shop and touch the felt birdhouses of the trinket store I
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friends I love how they have showed up at my door to help me carr y boxes on move-out day, climbed the gorges at sunset with me, sat in the alcove of the librar y and talked until the sun star ted rising above the horizon
I don’t know a single Cornellian w

Commons, there is something about the liveliness of the past that reminds me of the best par ts of summer and
a l l , re m i n i s c e n t o f l o n g we e k e n d s wandering on winding streets I love standing at a concer t in Bar ton and feeling the r ush of bodies hit me and we are all shouting, we are singing and screaming seemingly in unison with ever y other student from Cornell And I love the way I can sit on the patterned couches of Goldwin Smith’s Pale Fire Lounge with complete strangers and feel at peace as us each read a book, Nabokov smiling from a picture frame to remind us of those who sat there before Best of all, I love the way I can think back on the first day I walked on the crooked roads of this campus, and the strangers I was once so timid to a p p r o a c h h a v e b e c o m e m y c
toward their school it just becomes hard to remember them sometimes But it is impor tant to hold onto those moments, and remind one another why we are here The bond of two students walking past the clocktower at midnight, the unparalleled relationship between two strangers sitting on a bench, gazing at the starr y sky of the Johnson those are the moments t h a t k e
h e snow in the morning It is a collection of these moments that keeps us loving each other and our Big Red home, no matter what else is happening in the world
Kelly Song is a sophomore in the College of Arts and Sciences She can be reached at ksong@cornellsun com The Songbird Sings usually appears alternate Thursdays this semester
BY DAVID GOULDTHORPE Sun Staff Writer
Do you ever hear about something, and after a few words you already know it’s a terrible idea? That’s how I felt with Sherlock Gnomes, the sequel to 2011’s Gnomeo and Juliet Now, I never saw Gnomeo and Juliet, but from what I know, I feel that it didn’t warrant a sequel Audience reactions seem lukewarm at best Its gross wasn ’ t particularly impressive, only turning a profit thanks to the small budget Was it worth adding a sequel seven years later with a bigger budget? One 86-minute headache later, I can answer with a strong NO Follow me, and let me count the ways I detest this film below
Sherlock Gnomes opens with our titular character, Sherlock Gnomes ( Johnny Depp) He saved a group of garden gnomes from his nemesis Moriarty, voiced by Jamie Demetriou Sherlock, along with his trusty Dr Watson (Chiwetel Ejiofor), defeats Moriarty and finds his shattered headpiece, believing his reign of terror to be over Meanwhile, Gnomeo and Juliet, voiced by James McAvoy
and Emily Blunt, are moved to London with their owners Shortly after the move though, their family and friends vanish That’s when Sherlock and Watson arrive to solve the case, and they must work together to find the gnomes before time runs out
I have to jump right in and say it: this film is a huge mess from beginning to end Starting with the characters, motivations do not make a lick of sense For example, when they first move into the garden, Juliet decides to clean the place up Gnomeo now feels like she’s not listening to him any more, so decides to give her a romantic gesture He does so by breaking into a nearby flower store to get a certain kind of blossom He’s foiled though, and Juliet comes to meet him She proceeds to berate him, saying that he’s distracting her, that “the garden can ’ t wait; you can!” First of all, why is she so angry? She didn't have to come save him; he didn't get caught Their fight seems artificially inflated instead of a genuine conflict Second, that particular line (“the garden can ’ t wait; you can!”) seems so mean-spirited There’s also Gnomeo complaining that he’s not being listened to, and Sherlock’s consistent rudeness The whole main cast feels
unlikable They never feel natural
This makes the plot clunky as well Early on, Gnomeo and Juliet are proclaimed the new leaders of the gnomes by their parents This has no bearing on the rest of the movie at all, and could be cut There’s a romantic subplot between a frog and a gnome which has no impact on the rest of the movie The main plot itself feels tedious You have not one, but two “twists” that can be predicted within the first five minutes There are also glaring plot holes: the gnomes sometimes freeze into ceramic to avoid human detection, but in other scenes don’t want to be seen at all It all depends on what the plot demands Finally, there are outright errors Juliet, Sherlock and Watson find out where their friends are for the evil plan Next scene: Gnomeo, who was not present for the evil reveal, knows about the plan too, and is there to help? This is not bad storytelling, this is broken storytelling This is something that should have been fixed in a script review I’m aghast that a film from a major studio managed to get to theaters like this


Okay, so the stor ytelling is bad Is it at least funny?
Many people I talked to about this movie said that they thought it at least looked humorous As a heads up, most of the trailer’s jokes are not in this film Exactly one line made me laugh in this 86 minute film A lonely moment of comedy in a sea of dabbing gnomes and selfie sticks
One line has Watson losing Gnomeo in a museum, at which point he calls out “ Wherefore ar t thou, Gnomeo?” It might only be my inner nerd, but I felt enraged that the movie apparently doesn’t know that “wherefore” means “why” I don’t appreciate this myth being perpetuated on kids for the sake of an unfunny line It’s a dull time Now,


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As for the visuals, the movie leaves a lot to be desired on this front At many points, the animation and designs looked good on the animals and humans in the background Many of the main characters have off-putting designs There are also instances of water and liquids on screen that don’t look realistic at all I get that fluids are difficult to animate, but that’s why you write around stuff like that Not to mention there are blatant errors: ver y impor tant clues change appearances between shots Continuity in backgrounds is one thing, but we ’ re talking about something in the foreground that’s an essential plot element Again, any kind of revie w would have caught this The directing doesn't work, with shots going on for way too long, resulting in ver y awkward scenes Editing could have fixed it again, any kind of oversight would have made this so much better
Sherlock Gnomes has one redeeming feature: it’s shor t The stor y is unappealing, it’s flat-out unfunny and it’s riddled with poor design choices and objective errors If the script had been revised even one more time, if more thought had gone into the characters and stor y, this would have been at least passable Instead, more thought went into “How many gnome puns can we cram into the opening?” The result is an unwatchable presentation It’s obvious that ver y little care went into the crafting of this film Why should we, the audience, care enough to watch it then?

F r e e N e t f l i x ? N o T h a n k s
Dur i n g m y s o p h o m o r e y e a r, f o r m e r A r t s & Entertainment Editor Sean Doolittle ’16 wrote a polemic titled “I'm Mad as Hell, and I'm Not Going to Take This Anymore ” Doolittle put Cornell students on blast for failing to value the arts “ We don't make time for art anymore, ” Doolittle wrote, “ There's no urgency for beauty ”
I disagreed with Doolittle’s column Ways to appreciate arts and culture were ever ywhere on campus Ever y weekend, students presented a cappella concerts, dance performances, live theater and more Even if you wanted to stay in after a long week, who’s to say that watching Netflix doesn’t count as engaging with art?
This year ’ s Student Assembly presidential race has made me change my perspective The question is not whether students consume art and entertainment (we all know we do) The question is how we do so
In his platform, presidential candidate Varun Devatha ’ 1 9 i n c l u d e s t h e p l a n k , " Im p r ov i n g t h e St u d e n t
Experience " One way that Devatha suggests doing so is “Improv[ing] media and pop culture accessibility through increased Slope Day funding and free Spotify, Netflix, etc ” On paper, free access to Netflix, Spotify and other streaming ser vices might seem like a good idea
But many Cornell clubs that focus on the arts do not receive enough funding Controversies in the past year surr o u n d i n g t h e S A Ap p r o p r i a t i o n s C o m m i t t e e a n d CUTonight’s funding decisions show that there isn’t enough money to go around Last semester, for example, the Student Assembly voted to stop funding Cornell Cinema The cut could have forced a dramatic cut in the Cinema's programming ( The Cinema currently shows movies six to seven nights a week ) The College of Arts & Sciences has since stepped in with bridge funding, which means that the Cinema’s operations can continue as normal For now
We can ’ t even adequately fund ever y existing club As such, I don't see how Devatha could justify allocating funds for students to stream for “free ”
I put free in quotations because, in the end, someone will be paying Will the administration pay for our access? I doubt it If not, the funds will likely come from student fees
I don’t have a problem with my student fees going to fund resources I’ll never use It’s the ver y nature of attending a university like Cornell Most of my tuition will go towards classes I’ll never take, professors I’ll never learn

from and clubs I’ll never join A healthy campus depends upon having an array of resources Most, if not all, of which will not appeal to ever yone But there’s a difference between using student funds to support a dance troupe or club lacrosse team and using them to buy streaming access
The distinction is between a given student's experience and “the student experience ” Free streaming access might improve many students’ experiences at Cornell But what do we mean when we talk about “the student experience”?
I argue that we mean or should mean activities and resources that bring students together
There’s a difference between seeing a play at the Schwartz or Risley and re-watching The Office On one hand there’s going to a friend’s arch sing, Wynton Marsalis
at Bailey or Playboy Carti at Barton On the other there’s streaming music on Spotify while studying
There’s nothing wrong with streaming music or watching something on Netflix Lord knows I do both more than enough But Devatha’s stated goal is improving the student experience As such, he would do better to focus on funding our existing cultural resources
Additionally, I don't see the sense in increasing Slope Day funding, either I won ' t pretend that I’m innocent I, too, complain about the Slope Day headliner from year-toyear Still, as much as I would love to see a top-tier act come to campus, Slope Day is one day out of 30 weeks at Cornell ever y year Many student groups that operate throughout the whole year are chronically underfunded Why funnel more money into a one-day event instead of year-round cultural resources?
Student Assembly voting takes place Monday through Wednesday I encourage undergraduates to assess the candidates’ platforms Do their proposals sound achievable? Will they improve the student body's collective experience? Will they provide opportunities to students that they might other wise struggle to access? “Free” Netflix or Spotify do not, at least in my eyes, meet any of the above criteria
As a student body, we deser ve better We deser ve to have our clubs and arts resources supported We deser ve to be able to access resources and funding without jumping through a series of bureaucratic hoops We deser ve to have student tuition and fees go to programs that tangibly improve the student experience It's what we ’ re paying for, after all
Shay Collins is a senior in the College of Arts & Sciences Morning Bowl of Surreal will appear alternate Mondays this semester He can be reached at scollins@cornell edu
B l o c k e r s I s t h e N e w S e x C o m e d y f o r T h i s
The close to two-hour runtime of the film Blockers was filled with laugh after laugh which was unexpected, given the film’s old-fashioned premise of sex and its re l a t i o n t o w o m e n Howe ve r, a f t e r i t s screening at South by Southwest Film
Fe s t i v a l a n d t h e p o s i t i v e re s p o n s e i t received, it is no surprise that Kay Cannon’s ( w h o w r o t e P i t c h Pe r f e c t a n d s e v e r a l episodes of NBC’s 30 Rock) film solidified itself as an effor tless comedy, bringing laughs as easily as Superbad or 21 Jump Street The only thing different about this film is its attribution of raunchy comedy to w o m e n , a re c e n t t u r n t h a t h a s b e e n explored in comedies such as Bridesmaids, Trainwreck, and Girls Trip
Blockers follows three parents ’ (played by L e s l i e Ma n n , Jo h n C e n a a n d I k e Barinholtz) desperate attempts to prevent their teenage daughters (played by Kathr yn Ne w t o n , G e r a l d i n e Vi s w a n a t h a n a n d Gideon Adlon) from losing their virginity on prom night Although I had assumed the movie would be another slapstick comedy reminiscent of Adam Sandler movies cashing in on sex jokes, gross gags focusing on bodily fluids and making fun of the gap between millennials and their parents in ov e r - t h e - t o p w a y s B l o c k e r s i n s t e a d explored the pivotal growth of children and how their parents cope with letting their children grow up with one of the most sexpositive attitudes I have seen in modern comedies
The decision to have sex on prom night is not something that the three girls are i n d e c i s i v e a b o u t t h r o u g h o u t t h e f i l m
In s t e a d , Ju l i e ( Ne w t o n ) a n d K a y l a ( Viswanathan) nonchalantly decide that they will sleep with someone on prom night, showcasing that for these girls, their virginity does not carr y as much weight for them as it did for their parents After the three leave for prom, Lisa (Mann) and Mitchell (Cena) stumble upon text messages from a group chat their daughters are i n Hu n t e r ( Ba r i n h o l t z ) g u i d e s t h e m
through a dragged-out and predictable scene where the three attempt to decipher a whole conversation carried out in emojis, a n i n a c c u r a t e p re c o n c e i v e d i d e a o f teenagers Hunter also happens to be the only parent that is not plagued by fears of his daughter growing up and abandoning him the majority of the film: he does not care if his daughter has sex He wants to prevent Mitchell and Lisa from ruining his daughter’s night and follows along with their shenanigans
The three travel from party to party, attempting to find their daughters and getting into hilarious hijinks that leave the audience laughing Given how self-assured the three girls are of what they want, the movie pits the audience against the parents; they have favorable personalities thanks to the acting chops demonstrated by all three, and the audience is aware that they only want the best for their children However, what they think is best may not be the reality of things, an idea that is shared by other adults in the film When confronted with Mitchell’s wife, they are chided by her She states that what the three are doing is ridiculous and that women should not be tied to an old-fashioned idea of virginity and the weight it carries, even berating Lisa for siding with the two men
The message Blockers delivers rings out various times in the film, causing it to become heavy-handed Whenever a new character was introduced to the group, I wondered if they would once again advice the three on being sex-positive However, as a whole, the message is one that has been missing from many narratives concerning teenage girls
I am not sure when the last time female sexuality was explored on a movie screen for a n y t h i n g o t h e r t h a n l a u g h s , e s p e c i a l l y regarding the sexuality of teenage girls Blockers displays conflicting ideas with regards to sexuality: all three of the parents agree that having sex in high school is too early They face opposition ever ywhere they go, but their daughters are unapologetic in what they want Kayla, the student athlete, is firm and
sure of what she wants and is not afraid to change her mind When she decides not to have sex, her date easily respects her wishes and they venture onto different activities When her father throws her date against a wall due to his protectiveness, she is offended that he does not trust her enough to make her own choices regarding her body, despite growing up being taught to respect herself
Sam (Adlon), a nerdy girl with an interest in cosplay, struggles with her sexuality throughout the film and is pressured into
and the expectations placed on her Losing her virginity is seen as a step towards independence for Julie It is a choice that she makes herself and is her first step towards “womanhood” to her Although Hunter and Mitchell are also in cahoots with Lisa to stop their daughters from having sex, it seems as if Julie and Leslie’s relationship holds the most weight The two have spent their whole lives together, without another parent taking up responsibility, and share a deep bond The night is over once Lisa accepts the fact that Julie will have sex with

the sex pact under the guise that her friends will forget about her if she does not do something impactful with them She shoots longing gazes to Angelica (Ramona Young), while dreamy music plays Sam eventually accepts the fact that she is a lesbian and, with help from Hunter, is able to come out
t o h e r f r i e n d s a n d m a k e a m ov e o n
Angelica The inclusion of a lesbian teenager in a sex comedy that was not made fun of for their sexuality was one of my favorite parts of this movie
Julie, the preppier of the bunch, finds herself conflicted with gaining independence As the daughter of a single mother, Julie has become suffocated by her mother
her boyfriend and that she is a grown-up, free to pursue her own dreams Blockers made me laugh and made me reminisce on my own relationship with my parents It features a blend between raunchy humor and heartfelt moments, and the characters in the film, both teenagers and parents, are extremely likable There were gags that ran on for too long and times where it played into what I expected it to be like, but overall Blockers is an enjoyable movie to watch and laugh along to
Elia Morelos is a freshman in the College of Arts and Sciences She can be reached at egm57@cornell edu








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Khaddy Kebbeh ’19, also a candidate for arts college representative, said that CUTonight’s allegedly discriminator y funding decisions reflected the need for g re a t e r d i
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campus Olivia Corn ’19, candidate for and encumbent arts college representative, hopes to facilitate conversation between students and administrators in light of the arts college’s recent proposal to restructure its curriculum
“I think it’s important that the faculty and higher administration hold office hours, so that students can sit down with the dean without waiting six months for a meeting,” Corn said Ot h e r p ro p
s brought up included increasing access to LGBTQ resources like gender neutral bathrooms and facilitating the transfer of credits from other institutions
Catherine Li ’21, candidate for undesignated representative at large, said her platform’s main focus is “ not to stay silent ” “I want to change classroom and campus culture to better acknowledge and facilitate diversity,” Li said
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By DYLAN McDEVITT Sun Sports Editor
In a season so far marked by ups and downs, Cornell men ’ s lacrosse picked up its first conference win of the year on Saturday, defeating Penn, 20-13
During halftime at Adams Field in Philadelphia, the scoreboard reflected a two-goal lead for the Quakers (54, 1-1 Ivy) But the Red (4-3, 1-1) came out strong in the second half, scoring nine of the game ’ s last 11 goals to power itself to victor y
“I thought it was our best second-half effort of the year, ” said interim head coach Peter Milliman “Our guys s o l v e d s o
Offensively, I think we just kept our head and tried to stay patient and disciplined, and we got the ball enough times to get it in there ”
Sophomore attack Jeff Teat led all scorers on the day, notching six goals and two assists for his most points since earning 10 against Hobart on Feb 24 The secondyear standout had a hand in both of the Red’s man-up tallies on the day, scoring on one and assisting on another
“[ Teat] is just a big piece of the offense,” Milliman said “He’s able to do so much for us, you know, we can turn to him when we need things But I think our offense in general was clicking pretty well and moving the ball and creating opportunities ”
Junior midfielder Jake McColluch was instrumental on both sides of the ball, putting up eight points of his own, a career-high, and causing two turnovers
Senior goalkeeper Christian Knight played the entire first half but did not return for the third quarter, leaving sophomore Caelahn Bullen to fill in Bullen stood strong behind solid defense through the game ’ s final 30 minutes to earn his first career win
“[Bullen] was strong, I think our defense tightened up a bit in the second half,” Milliman said “He made some key saves [and] made some good decisions ”
Perhaps the biggest bright spot of the day for Cornell came in the faceoff circle, where sophomore FOGO Paul Rasimowicz continued his upward trend, emerging victo-

rious on a career-high 21 of the contest ’ s 36 draws
Faceoffs had been a struggle in the early part of the Red’s season, as Cornell sported a dismal 25 percent success rate in its first three games Since then, however, Rasimowicz has vastly improved, particularly in his last two games
“If you take a look at the few games since Albany [on March 4], Paul has really performed well,” Milliman said “His numbers maybe don’t reflect that because of the tough start early on in the year ” Cornell executed the fundamentals well on Saturday, going a perfect 10-for-10 on clear attempts and only
coughing up six turnovers a stark contrast to last week’s 14 against Yale
The win was Cornell’s second against a ranked opponent this season and its first on an opponent ’ s home turf “ We talked all week about finishing plays,” Milliman said “ We knew what we wanted to do, and we had to go and execute ”
The Red returns to action this Tuesday, when it takes on Air Force at Schoellkopf Field at 5 p m
Dylan McDevitt can be reached at dmcdevitt@cornellsun
com


By SMITA NALLURI Sun Staff Writer
Cornell got off to a strong start and maintained its momentum to handily defeat Yale, 13-8, on Saturday
Senior midfielder Ida Farinholt was able to find the back of the net less than two minutes into the first half precipitating a six-goal scoring run for the Red that would leave the Bulldogs (6-3, 2-1 Ivy) scoreless for over 17 minutes
Cornell (5-3, 2-1) continued to assert its dominance over Yale the entire game holding the Bulldogs to its lowest-scoring game of the season thus far
“We focused a lot at practice on not just a set play, but working off of each other and understanding what we ’ re going to do in a freelance game, ” said senior captain and midfielder Taylor Reed “I think that really translated into what we saw on the field today ”
The Red outmatched the Bulldogs on
“The Ivy League is eight really talented teams, so we’re just going to have keep getting better every day ”
every level taking 33 shots to Yale’s 21, causing nine turnovers to Yale’s four, winning 12 draw controls to Yale’s 11 and fielding 13 ground balls to Yale’s seven
Farinholt, as has been the case for most of the season, led the way for Cornell tallying five points on the day, winning six draw controls and fielding a ground ball
But the Red’s Ivy triumph saw contributions from a wide range of players
Junior attack Tomasina Leska added four goals of her own, while senior midfielder Joey Coffy earned three goals, won two draw controls, fielded two ground balls and caused three turnovers


Reed also demonstrated her versatility by scoring a goal, winning four draw controls, fielding a ground ball and causing a turnover
In her career debut for Cornell, sophomore attacker Izzy Zachara scored her first collegiate goal from an assist from Farinholt and also fielded two ground balls
Defensively, sophomore goalkeeper Katie McGahan made eight saves and fielded a ground ball
The Red knows the conference win puts it in good position heading into the rest of the season
“Any Ivy win is a huge win,” said junior captain Sarah Phillips “We’re not looking too far ahead, but the Ivy League is eight really talented teams, so we ’ re just going to have to keep getting better every day and try to come out on top at the end of the season ”
The Red will take a brief break from Ancient Eight play as it is slated to take on two non-conference opponents Rutgers (4-6, 0-2 Big 10) on Saturday and No 1 Stony Brook (8-0, 1-0 America East) on April 3
“We’re just going to continue to build on our offense and lock down our defense as usual,” Reed said “We just have to play our game next Saturday ”
Smita Nalluri can be reached at snalluri@cornellsun com
M E N ’ S H O C K E Y
By RAPHY GENDLER and JACK KANTOR Sun Assistant Sports Editors
WO RC E S T E R , Ma s s C o r n e l l m e n ’ s h o c k e y ’ s f i r s t a n d o n l y l o s i n g s t re a k o f t h e s e a s o n c o u l d n ’ t h a ve
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d ow n a n d c h e a t a n d h e l p b e c a u s e yo u ’ re j u s t n o t g o i n g t o h a n d l e a g u y l i k e t h a t o n e - o n - o n e [ St a r re t t ] d i d a t re m e n d o u s j o b, b u t a t t h e s a m e t i m e we h a d d i f f e re n t g u y s o n t h e i c e ”
By JACK KANTOR
Assistant Sports Ed tor
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Di a k o m i h a l i s s a i d h e w i l l u n d e rg o s u r g e r y n e x t we e k a n d e x p e c t s r e c o v e r y t o t a k e s i x t o s e v e n m o n t h s D y l a n M c D e v i t t ’ 1 9 c o n t r i b u t e d re p o r t i n g t o t h i s s t o r y
In t h e f i n a l m i n u t e s , t h e Re d w h o n ow h a s n ’ t w o n a n N C A A t o u r n a m e n t g a m e s i n c e 2 0 1 2 t r i e d t o s n e a k o n e p a s t B U g o a l t e n d e r Ja k e Oe t t i n g e r, b u t C o r n e l l’s e f f o r t s we re t o n o a va i l , a n d B U s e a l e d t h e g a m e w i t h a n e m p t y - n e t g o a l Oe t t i n g e r m a d e 3 0 s a ve s i n t h e Te r r i e r v i c t o r y T h e Te r r i e r s a d va n c e d t o t h e n o r t h e a s t re g i o n a l f i n a l o n Su n d a y a f t e r n o o n a n d l o s t t o Mi c h i g a n , 6 - 3 De s p i t e b e i n g e l i m i n a t e d i n t h e f i r s t ro u n d o f t h e N
Raphy Gendler can be reached at rgendler@cornellsun com Jack Kantor can be reached at jkantor@cornellsun com
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