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By ANNIE BUI Sun Managing Editor

The University notified 14 9 percent of its nearly 42,000 applicants that they were accepted to the Class of 2019 at 5 p m Tuesday

The overall acceptance rate for this year ’ s admissions cycle which accounts for both early and regular decision acceptances slightly increased from the Class of 2018’s admit rate of 14 percent T

University, compared to 31,235 from last year

Echoing the geographic diversity of previous years, those who were admitted represent all 50 U S states, Washington D C , Guam, Puer to Rico and the U S Virgin Islands, the University said Seventy-nine countries outside of the United States are also represented within this year ’ s admitted pool

“I am heartened to know that we are admitting a community of scholars that exemplifies Ezra Cornell’s founding principle of ‘any person, any study.’”

While 41,907 applications the second-highest figure in University histor y were received this year, a record high of 43,041 applications were submitted for the Class of 2018

Jason Locke

A total of 6,234 students were offered a place in the Class of 2019, compared to 6,014 for the Class of 2018

Additionally, Cornell offered 3,589 students a place on the waitlist for the Class of 2019, compared to 3,133 for the Class of 2018, according to a University press release 29,661 applicants were denied admission to the

The number of admitted students who self-identify with an underrepresented minority group reached a record high of 1,607, or 25 8 percent This figure last year was 24 9 percent Additionally, the proport i o n o f a d m i t s w h o a re women rose to 53 1 percent this year, versus 52 6 percent last year

While the median SAT I math score for this year ’ s admitted pool remained constant in comparison to previous years, the median critical reading score slightly rose

Admits for both the Class of 2019 and Class of 2018 had an average SAT I math score of 750, while the Class of 2019 had an average SAT I critical reading score of 730 10 points higher than last year

Jason Locke, associate vice provost for enrollment,

Gorge Death Lawsuit No

Longer Includes Cornell

death in December 2012

The family of an alumnus, who died in a gorge accident more than two years ago, dropped a portion of its lawsuit this week to no longer include Cornell, according to court documents

A lawsuit filed last October alleges the University and City of Ithaca were negligent in maintaining the Cascadilla Gorge Trail along the north upper gorge rim, from which Alan Young-Bryant M A ’07 Ph D ’11 fell to his

By STEPHANIE YAN Sun Staff Writer

Young-Br yant, 32, visited Ithaca to see his girlfriend and celebrated with her and colleagues at the Chapter House on Dec 4, 2012 He was found to be “highly intoxicated” before his death, police records state His body was found the next morning “laying on the slate stone trail [at the bottom of the gorge] with his feet hanging over a foot ledge above the creek,” according to police reports He had reportedFo

By SUN STAFF

Dipping down | Nearly 42,000 students applied to be in the Class of 2019

said in a University press release that the “extraordinar y talent and diversity” found within the Class of 2019 is an indication that Cornell is “attracting the best students” globally “In this year of sesquicentennial celebrations, I am hear tened to know that we are admitting a community of scholars that exemplifies Ezra Cornell’s founding principle ‘ any person, any study,’” he said

Peter Mesko ’13 was sentenced to five years in prison last week after being convicted of firstdegree sexual abuse and seconddegree burglar y earlier this year

Me s k o b r o k e i n t o a Collegetown residence, where he allegedly raped a female student while she was asleep on March 30, 2013

In addition to the five-year sentence, Judge Joseph Cassidy granted an order of protection a court order that directs a person not to harm or harass someone for the next 13 years, The Ithaca Voice report-

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Basil Sa Named Executive Director of Engaged Cornell

By MADELINE COHEN

Assistant News Ed tor

Basil Safi, a program manager at Johns Hopkins University, has been named executive director of the Engaged Cornell initiative, the University announced March 26

Beginning June 11, Safi will oversee the communityengaged learning program, which launched in October following a $50 million donation from the Einhorn Family Charitable Trust

Safi who is currently a team leader at the Johns Hopkins Center for Communications and director of field programs for the Knowledge for Health Project developed public health and integrated communication programs at Johns Hopkins, according to a University release

He has also worked for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Safi earned his master ’ s degree in public health from Emor y University and his bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from Virginia Tech, according to the release Vice Provost Judith Appleton, who is also the director of Engaged Cornell, said she is “ ver y excited” to work with Safi “ Ba s i l’s

impressive,” Appleton said “And all of that comes together in a really terrific portfolio of expertise that we ’ re looking for ward to having ” Appleton said she believes Safi will fill a “key position” and help enable Engaged Cornell to interact with many facets of the campus community, including students, fac-

Acclaimed Singer Prof. Kellock Dies at 64

Prof Judith Kellock, per formance and voice, an internationally acclaimed soprano, died March 27 in Ithaca, according to the University She was 64 Kellock per formed major operatic roles in Italy and Greece and sang with many orchestras, among them the Cayuga Chamber Orchestra, t h e St L o u i s S y

Brooklyn Philharmonic, according to the University

She was also a founding member of Ensemble X, an Ithaca based ne w-music group, whose ar tistic director is Pulitzer Prize winner and former chair of the m u s i c d e p a r t m e n t Pr o f E

Steven Stucky ’78, composition

“It goes without saying that Judy was

believed Kellock was “ one of the most positive and generous people

equipped to carr y on the legacy of her own teacher, the great American me zzo Jan de Gaetani, in ar t song, in vocal chamber music and in championing the living American composer, ” Stucky said in a University statement “But more importantly, on a personal level with her colleagues and friends, she was warm-hear ted, passionate and fiercely loyal ”

Throughout her musical career and 23 years of teaching at Cornell, Kellock

from critics In a June 2001 revie

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per formance Kellock gave at Chapman University, Los Angeles Times writer Daniel Cariaga called it a “ most invigorating recital ”

“ Throughout, Kellock delivered this

thoughts and climaxes with clarity and variety and no discernible strain,” Cariaga said in the revie w

“Her voice has size and beauty but no stridency, and she gives her audience a complete experience of sense, feeling and musicality ” Kellock is sur vived by her brother and nephe w A celebration on campus will be announced

Commons Store to Celebrate 20th Anniversary

Next month, Trader K’s a used clothing store located in the Commons will celebrate its twentieth anniversary, according to Jay Sciarabba, an owner of the store

Sciarabba said he and his wife K a re n , w h o a re b o t h It h a c a natives, have overseen the store

s i n c e i t s f o u n d i n g a s we l l a s through the economic downturn and the current Commons reconstruction

“We’ve survived 20 years in the Commons and seen businesses come and go, so we think the anniversary is a testament to hard work,” Sciarabba said “The store began with my wife [Karen], who I met 21 years ago Karen worked hard collecting certain specific clothing she had in mind that would be a good fit for when the store opened ”

The store was originally located on the edge of the Commons, but has since moved to its current location on East State Street and expanded to a second location in Lansing Village Place, according to Sciarabba

“After a fe w years we had tripled in size and outgrown our original store, ” Sciarabba said “The location in the Commons we moved to was actually previously owned by a friend of mine It was an old 1970’s department

store with furs and where people came dressed up to shop ” Though Sciarabba said the store brings in “people from all over the state daily,” it has also seen its fair share of challenges such as the ongoing construction on the Commons, which has been delayed several times past i t s o r i g i n

y 2014

“As much as we did fine last ye a r, e ve r y b o d y ’ s d ow n , ”

Sciarabba said “I’m a landlord too, so I hear these businesses asking for help but it’s tough because I’m in the same boat ”

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s manager for the past six years, said Trader K’s has been “in surv i va l m o d e ” De s p i t e t h i s ,

Williams said she was excited for the store ’ s approaching anniversary

“Construction has been long and it’s been a long winter but I think we ’ re all just excited about what comes next, ” Williams said The Commons construction is expected to end this summer

In the meantime, the store ’ s owners said they are continuing to guide the store through teamwork

“[Karen and I have] always worked side by side,” Sciarabba said “She knows what I do and I know what she does and we don’t overstep that ”

ulty, staff, alumni and community groups

A $150 million, 10-year initiative, Engaged Cornell aims to establish engaged and real-world learning as part of the undergraduate curriculum Under the initiative, ever y student will participate in community engagement coursework and ever y academic department will offer community engagement classes by 2025, The Sun previously reported

Safi said he believes Cornell is uniquely dedicated to funding and organizing public engagement

“Engaged Cornell provides a purposeful and s

research into practice,” he said in the release

Tompkins Trust Company Seeks to Unite Operations Within Proposed Building

town and they’re opening up other spaces that will hopefully be attractive to new businesses and new jobs,” Cornish said

meeting in order to accommodate its expanding network of operations, according to Cornish At present, the company is headquartered on the Commons but leases office space in several different buildings throughout the city

“I think it’s fabulous that [the Tompkins Trust Company is] staying downtown ”

“Because they are expanding, they have

throughout the city in

Cornish said “ What they would like to do

o f those activities under one roof, and they can ’ t do it in their current building because it just isn’t large enough ”

The company will consolidate operations from its leased properties throughout the city into the new building, opening up office space downtown such as in the Rothschild Building near the southeast of the Commons that it currently occupies

Cornish said she believes the city strongly supports Tompkins Financial’s decision to remain in the city

“I think it’s fabulous that they’re staying down-

According to Cornish, the company ’ s presence brings more than 300 workers to the core of the city

She added that Tompkins Financial hopes to have its development plan approved by June so that it can move into the new building by the spring of 2017

“For a project of this size, it’s pretty aggressive,” Cornish said “But [the city and the planning board] are willing to work with them to meet their schedule ”

Ithaca Were Negligent in Maintaining Trail

trol” over the same area, according to documents

properly light the gorge trail, The Sun previously reported

ly fallen 80 feet onto the lower trail path

Court documents filed this week state that the family of Young-Bryant decided to drop the part of the claim filed against the University, under the stipulation that the City of Ithaca “admits to the ownership, control and maintenance of the area in which the plaintiff ’ s accident occurred ”

The city must also agree that the “Cornell defendants have no ownership, maintenance or con-

Additionally, if the above conditions are met, Yo u n g - B r y a n t ’ s family members said they would “discontinu[e] the claim for conscious pain and suffering” for both Cornell University and the City of Ithaca, court documents state

The original complaint claimed the University and city failed to

“The condition of the walkway, adjacent railings and inadequate or nonexisting lighting, had existed for so long a period to the happening of the instant incident that said dangerous condition of the walkway should have been discovered and remedied,” the lawsuit said

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Indiana Under Scrutiny Following Religious Objections Law

INDIANAPOLIS (AP)

Indiana tourism agencies are rolling out campaigns emphasizing that everyone is welcome, but it might not be enough to quickly restore the state ’ s battered image after a backlash over its religious objections law

An uproar sparked by fears that the law would allow discrimination against gays and lesbians led a few convention organizers and performers to cancel events and some state and local governments to ban travel to the state last week

Revisions to the law’s language have eased some of the criticism, but experts say the state could be

dealing with a damaged reputation for years to come

In a sign that Indiana is still under close scrutiny, hundreds of gay rights supporters marched to the site of the NCAA Final Four in Indianapolis on Saturday as college basketball fans were arriving for the games The marches called for the state to go further and enshrine in its civil rights law protection for gays and lesbians

Chris Gahl, vice president of Visit Indy, the lead promoter for Indianapolis, said he has been in “full crisis mode” since the furor erupted after Gov Mike Pence signed the law late last month

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Student Fashion Spotlight

To i B l y ’15

BY MELIS SCHIDLKRAUT Sun Contributor

L a s t Fr i d a y, i n t h e l a s t re m a i n i n g h o u r s b e f o re

Cornell’s students left for spring break, I spoke with Toi Bly ’15, in the deser ted halls of Mar th Van Rensselaer Hall Toi is a senior, set to graduate this May with a major in Fiber Science and Apparel Design and a minor in Business Toi’s work will be featured in the Cornell Fashion Collective’s Annual Runway Show this Saturday, April 11

Bly’s line is multifaceted: In the creation of her pieces, Toi does not seek solely to please the aesthetically driven eye Rather, she strives for her apparel to embody the mores that she wants to communicate to her audience

Bly r uns a blog with her best friend, Gabrielle Hickmon ’16 called The Reign: A Blog For GenerationY, X-Chromosomes She described the blog as a “baby Je zebel” kind of site, and intends for it to ser ve as a platform of empowerment for millennial women The main focus is on millennial women of color, but the blog

i n c l u d e s a d v i c e t h a t a l l w o m e n c a n re l a t e t o Fo r instance, Bly and Hickmon stress the idea that it’s ok to be a single woman While relationships can be great, th h

t h a t s e l f - e x p l o r a t i o n integrity are more imp tant than the tempta tion of constant coupling

Bly is not a selfp r o c l a i m e d a c t i v i s t but devotes lot of time to community outreach She spent her spring break in G u a t e m a l a , w h e r e she worked to build stoves for low-income families in the area Bly also a strong suppor te Days for Girls, an orga that provides feminine hygiene kits for women in developing countries As a designer and as a person, Bly is strong, passionate and she doesn’t mess around The Sun sat down with Bly to discuss her blog, origins in fashion, upcoming line and career goals

wear class where [she is so] anal about ever ything getting done properly, there’s no way you ’ re leaving her class and you ’ re not a control freak when [it comes to] your seams and how you ’ re constr ucting garments I’ve been interested in fashion since I was a young girl I’ve always been ver y crafty although I didn’t se w I’ve always been a ver y crafty person and I was that little girl like cutting out magazines and pasting them all over my walls

SUN: So, you said you ’ re not an apparel design major anymore What are you doing now?

T B : Because I graduate in two months, I am looking for a job I’m applying for merchandising positions I did more of the store-managing role at Bloomingdales last year, last summer, through an internship, and I realized that I really wanted to be on the corporate end of things I loved the company but I realized that I didn’t necessarily want to work in the store I wanted to be more so behind the scenes, making the major decisions for brands

SUN: What do those decisions entail? Just out of curiosity

: A lot of assor tment preparaso you ’ re figuring out assor tent colors, what sells best in what regions, things like that [It’s] also ver y analytical, because you ’ re looking at a lot of numbers It’s funny

d a t retail, but I worked retail my entire life so I want to tr y something ne w I was an Aeropostale girl when I was 15

SUN: Can you tell me a little bit the clothing that you design?

space Like, this is not necessarily a major or a space that caters to my demographic, but look, I’m owning this and I’m doing it, and I’m doing real things within this That’s something that I really wanted to showcase within the blog, to tell people, ‘ no, you don’t have to go to school [in specific professional fields] ’ There are a lot of misconceptions that, being a person of color you have to be a doctor or a lawyer That’s not always the case You can dominate in anything that your mind chooses or that you work hard at I also just love building up women I think that’s more of the reason that I design for these women, and I think it’s gonna be cool, I think it’s gonna be kick ass and its gonna be lots of leather and its gonna be fun

SUN: Would you say, like, a BDSM kind of thing?

T B : Not a BDSM thing I’m not quite that eccentric yet, but I love lingerie so much so that would definitely be an option in the future

SUN: I saw on your LinkedIn page that you do weddings? Can you talk a little more about that?

THE SUN: How did you become interested in fashion design in the first place?

TOI BLY: I did not se w when I was younger, the only person who can se w in my family is my great great grandmother, and she’s not able to teach me how to se w, obviously, but she gave me her se wing machine And I also worked for a company called Rags, whose entire model was reuse, reduce, recycle So people would bring in their old garments to us and we would make skir ts out of the fabric It was my first exposure to industrial machines, which is what we have here at Cornell Also, Racine’s class (Prof Anita Racine, fiber science and apparel design) She has an introduction to children’s

T.B.: Yes So I do a lot of contemporar y women ’ s wear I have a lot of male friends who get jealous, [because] I’ll tailor their suits, but I will not make anyone a suit by any means The title of this collection is “ The Reign ” It’s based off of a blog that I have It’s called thereignxy com It’s a women ’ s empowerment blog targeting women of color who are millennials I really wanted to bring that for th through this line [ The vision I had was] Xena Warrior Princess meets Greek Godesses

SUN: When you were designing your collection, did you have the models in mind before you designed?

T B : Yes It’s actually ver y funny because I overbooked models I didn’t have my designs together but I had an overall theme The person who is modeling my final piece is one of my best friends here, so it’s ver y easy One of my models is also my makeup ar tist, so it kind of works out

SUN: Would you say that you catered the outfits to the person, because you already kne w who the person was?

T B : In a way One of my models has the biggest boobs, and so I had to reconstr uct the entire top por tion of the bodice, but it worked out and its gonna look so much better because [I designed] something for her body type

SUN: It seems like one of the main goals of your fashion line is activism, can you talk a little about that?

T B : I think the idea and the concept of [my line] is something that I kind of live in ever yday life, especially being here at Cornell and being a minority When I was a freshman, I was the only black person in most of my classes There are other people of color within these different realms and it’s nice, but I think that sometimes you have to work to have a voice within these

T B : So, I actually had the pleasure of making my c o u s i n ’ s g o w n She’s the only pers o n t h a t w o u l d t r u s t m e e n o u g h [for] her most special moment It was really difficult, but kind of easy at the same time, because, my 21st bir thday was last year so she fle w up to the city and I was able to do [the fitting] and we par tied in NYC for the weekend I’m currently making another after making that one for free, and I am now getting commissions to make other peoples’ dresses

“This is not necessarily a major or a space that caters to my demographic, but look, I’m owning this and I’m doing it, and I’m doing real things within this ” Toi Bly ’15

SUN: Ok, last question I know you said you don’t do menswear, but if you were to design any outfit for President David Skor ton, what would it be?

T B : If I could design any item for President David Skor ton, it would be a Pharrel [hat], a super big hat for our commencement

SUN: What color would it be?

T B : It’d be red, because I mean, we ’ re the Big Red Bears We go to Cornell, the Big Red

Tickets for the Cor nell Fashion Collective’s Annual Runway Show are still available online or from Collective members The show will be held this Saturday, April 11, at 8 p m in Barton Hall

Melis Schildkraut is a sophomore in the College of Arts and Sciences She can be reached at mas759@cornell edu

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There’s a great moment midway through the first act of Honeymoon in Vegas, when our male ingenue, Jack Singer, engaged in a pitched low-stakes poker game, decides to go all-in against professional gambler Tommy Korman Time stops Five showgirls appear from the wings clutching giant playing cards Jack spins atop two bar stools, his poker face melting away The girls reveal their cards one by one: eight of diamonds, nine of diamonds, ten of diamonds, jack of diamonds, queen of diamonds A straight flush to the queen, “virtually unbeatable,” Jack belts He smugly lays his hand out on the table Korman looks him in the eyes with a faint smirk as he lays his cards out A straight flush to the king, a royal flush Jack’s out 58 grand and, before he knows it, one girlfriend It’s a heartbreaking, hilarious moment and only one of many over the course of the musical

mom and I decided to buy tickets for Honeymoon in Vegas, which turned out to be a solid choice

Stars Rob McClure, Brynn O’Malley and Tony Danza were each excellent I was especially blown away by Danza’s tap solo during the second act Who knew? The score and lyrics by the incomparable Jason Robert Brown were hilarious, combining Vegas and Hawaiian pastiche with the complexity that has become associated so closely with the composer It was cheesy and over-the-top and had all the trappings of the classic musical comedy I’m not trying to write a review here; Ben Brantley of the New York Times has already written a fivestar review that would put mine to shame, I’m sure But more i m p o r t a n tly, I’m not tr ying to write a

My mom and I waited in line at the TKTS booth in Times Square a couple of days ago, braving the rain and clueless tourists, for a chance to see a Broadway show I hate buying tickets in advance for a couple reasons: It’s damn expensive, and I actually like the gamble of just showing up and hoping for the best I went in with fingers crossed to see Something Rotten! which just entered previews two weeks ago, but, of course, that was one of the few musicals sold out that day, so my

Honeymoon in Vegas closed yesterday And it’s a real shame, too I feel proud but somewhat crestfallen that I was one of the very last audiences to see Honeymoon

Just like Jack’s straight flush, Honeymoon in Vegas seemed like a virtually unbeatable show It was a comedy, which has a blank check in the Broadway world the public just doesn’t love downer musicals It had the critical acclaim, the score of a master composer, the star power And to top it all off, it

was a film adaptation Yes, yes, I know, crazy isn’t it? Ben Brantley gave five stars to some dumpy adaptation! It was actually good! But also like Jack’s straight flush, Broadway shows are never a surething

According to a study by The Producer’s Perspective, about four of every five musicals fail financially An average musical takes millions of dollars to produce and even more often between 500 and 600 thousand dollars a week to simply keep it running day-to-day If a musical operates at a loss rakes in less than it spends each week it’s almost guaranteed to close Heck, even most musicals that break even close If a musical isn’t turning a profit, it isn’t going to stick around The notion of success on Broadway gets a lot more complicated when you take each musicals operating costs into account The infamous SpiderMan: Turn Off the Dark, for instance, made around 1 5 million dollars each week, a Broadway smash by most counts But even at that rate, it would have taken over three years for producers to break even; the costs were just that high I’m guessing that’s because most of their gross went toward the actors ’ hospital bills

Honeymoon in Vegas simply wasn ’ t making money Throughout its run, the Nederlander Theatre saw audiences at 50 percent capacity and grosses of around 350 thousand: a far cry from their weekly costs Blame this on what you will an over-extended preview period, nonexistent marketing, etc but Honeymoon didn’t deserve to close while bloated, mediocre yes, I said it!

productions like Wicked or Jersey Boys stick around for over a decade Sure, they may make money, but by doing so they box out the smaller, newer musicals those that take artistic risks and experiment with the form that haven’t yet found their audiences Many recent flops, like Side Show, Bridges of Madison County or The Last Ship were great productions robbed of the time they deserved Back in the day, even the most popular musicals would come and go, making way for new spectacles to thrill audiences When Oklahoma! ran for over 2,000 performances in the 1940s, Broadway patrons were blown away As Phantom of the Opera rounds the bases toward 12,000 performances, I feel more disappointed than surprised This current Broadway business plan does nothing but hold back the theatre arts Until something changes, however, the best I can hope for is a Honeymoon Vegas transfer

Sean Doolittle is a junior in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences He can be reached at sdoolittle@cornellsun com Pulp FictSean appears alternate Mondays this semester

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LaterCelebrating Enduring Values

this month, from April 24-27, Cornell will celebrate Charter Day Weekend: A Festival of Ideas and Imagination on the Ithaca campus and in the City of Ithaca Planning for the weekend has involved many months of work by faculty, staff and student volunteers It will include a commemoration of the day exactly 150 years ago when Cornell was given its charter by the State of New York, preceded by three days of symposia, lectures, literary readings, piano and organ recitals, illuminating images and a Saturday night celebration in words and music that will highlight the intellectual, artistic and creative leadership of Cornellians near and far

Yet, with all the troubles in the world and all the significant issues on our own campus, you may be wondering whether such a celebration is appropriate And, in any case, what makes this commemoration so special?

Beyond the formalities of recognizing the anniversary of Cornell’s charter, and the opportunity to celebrate the evolution of Cornell and the accomplishments of our faculty, students, staff and graduates which are significant and worthy of our pride and recognition Charter Day Weekend and this sesquicentennial year give us the opportunity to reflect on the values of our University These values were part of the vision of Andrew D White, our first president, and Ezra Cornell, our founder, and, despite all the ways in which Cornell has grown and developed over the years, their values remain at the core of who we are as a higher education community

Two of the University’s central values are captured in our motto: “I would found an institution where any person can find instruction in any study ”

While Cornell never could teach (and never has taught) every imaginable subject or welcome every person who sought to study here, from our earliest days, we offered an unusually broad college curriculum placing value on both liberal arts and professional studies, subjects useful in making a living and in shaping and living a fulfilling life We have continued to add new areas of inquiry, scholarship and creative endeavor and to adjust the curriculum as the times and our students require Examples of this continuing curricular evolution are our University Courses, open to undergraduates across all colleges and covering a wide range of timely topics There are nine University Courses being offered this semester, ranging from the “Ethics of Eating” to “Imaginative Arts of Migration,” and the program has enjoyed increasing success, as measured by student interest, since its inception in Fall 2011

In addition, from the beginning, we sought to make a Cornell education available to talented students regardless of their background or financial circumstances

Mo r r i s Bi s h o p, i n h i s Hi s t o r y o f Cornell, had this to say about Cornell’s first students: “The [students] made a diverse group, ranging in age from fifteen to thirty They came mostly from New York State villages, though some were registered from California, Dakota, Florida, Nova Scotia, England, and Russia Most of them, having poverty in common, were attracted by Cornell’s promise that an education could be had for $272 40 a year, plus washing, and that manual labor could effect a generous deduction from that sum ” (p 121)

Amid today’s understandable concerns about the reintroduction of a health fee and tuition increases for the next academic year, it is worth restating that Cornell continues to admit undergraduate students without regard to their financial need and to provide need-based financial aid so that they can attend At least partly because of our strong commitment to financial aid, our student body is more representative of

America and the world than ever before Still, finding ways to balance our commitment to access with the financial realities we face will be a continuing challenge at Cornell and elsewhere

A third enduring value of Cornell is faculty excellence By seeking out the very best faculty members from around the country and the world Andrew D White built a strong foundation for faculty excellence that continues today During the Great Recession, we did curtail searches for s o m e f a c u l t

returned to the pace of faculty hiring that preceded the recession, and we are making substantial progress toward replenishing our faculty in anticipation of the wave of retirements over the next decade or so To maintain and enhance the University’s excellence, though, we need to hire strategically in areas of promise and opportunity, and also, I believe, to institute rigorous post-tenure peer review to give valuable feedback to each faculty member that will be useful in pedagogical effectiveness and research productivity

A fourth constant of Cornell, and surely one by which Cornell’s impact on the world has always been judged, is the good that our graduates do in the world Among Cornell’s early graduates were academic leaders, public officials, a painter, a playwright, an ethnologist, an entomologist and many others with distinguished professional accomplishments

That record of broad achievement continues today in alumni, as well as among our current students, staff, and faculty members For example, Cornell again ranks 5th among medium-sized schools in producing Peace Corps volunteers We are absolutely thrilled that many alumni not only are attending Charter Day Weekend but also are sharing their knowledge and expertise in ways that will be interesting, provocative and enlightening to all attending Charter Day Weekend activities add another important dimension to this commemorative year, one that has been punctuated by regional celebrations attended by nearly 5,000 Cornellians

There will be a Big Red Bash on Friday evening of Charter Day Weekend, the debut of “Sweet CORNell,” the sesquicent e n n i a l i c e c re a m a n d o t h e r e ve n t s throughout the weekend The events on Saturday and Sunday, which are open to those who register for the weekend, will range from lectures and symposia, to musical performances, to literary readings The Panel of Presidents on Sunday afternoon will focus on the future of higher education a n d o f f e r s o m e w o rd s o f w i s d o m t o Cornell’s President-elect, Elizabeth Garrett, who will be in attendance

On Charter Day, Monday, April 27, there will be a formal program, free and open to all, and the premiere of a video to commemorate Cornell’s 150th birthday Classes are cancelled from 8 a m to 1:10 p m to allow students, faculty and staff to attend And now that the snow has disappeared (I hope), be sure to visit the Sesquicentennial Grove at the top of Libe Slope to view the timeline and the inscriptions from Cornell leaders there Char ter Day Weekend gives us an opportunity to celebrate our University and to reflect on the special attributes and values of our Cornell I hope to see many of you at events during Char ter Day Weekend

This is my last column for The Sun as president, and I take the occasion to thank The Sun’s editors for the opportunity to be a part of this terrific publication as another way to interact with our campus

David J Skorton is president of Cornell University He may be reached at david skorton@cornell edu From David appears bi-monthly this semester

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r e a l - w o r l d p e o p l e I n a m o n t h a n d a h a l f, C o r n e l l w i l l h a v e p r o d u c e d y e t a n o t h e r g r o u p o f i n c r e d i b l e m e n a n d w o m e n o f a c h a r a c t e r t h a t o n l y s u r v i v i n g t h e w i n t e r s , t h e a c a d e m i c o n s l a u g h t a n d t h e e m o t i o n a l d u r e s s o f b e i n g i n a n e x c e p t i o n a ll y b r i l l i a n t e n v i r o n m e n t c a n p r o d u c e T h e b e a u t y o f i t a l l l i e s i n t h e f a c t t h a t t h o u g h i t i s u n d o u b t e d l y a c h a l l e n g i n g f o u r y e a r s , a t t h e e n d o f i t a l l , e v e r y p e r s o n w e a r i n g a g r a d u a t i o n c a p a n d g o w n w i l l f i n d s o m e t h i n g t o m i s s a n d s o m e t h i n g t o c h e r i s h

Each year, around this time, I f gularly inspired. In fact, at this last year this column was calle “Homestretch” as well A semester is a milestone and an entire year really is a lifetime

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Eric Schulman | Schulman’s Schtick

Climate Change:

A Prisoner’s Dilemma

After driving my Prius around over break, I’ve started to wonder: Why does almost every soccer mom in Northern New Jersey drive an SUV and not a Prius? The average driver doesn’t do much off-roading where I live Priuses can ’ t handle rough conditions, but they can handle low speed suburban driving as well as SUVs More importantly, SUVs are killing the environment, while Priuses are not Priuses are four times more fuel efficient than the average SUV, the majority of which are laughably wasteful We need to take care of the environment, because the greatest threat our generation faces is climate change

Despite the environmental benefits of Priuses, the soccer moms of Northern New Jersey prefer SUVs Generally, SUVs are safer in an accident compared to Priuses according to National Highway Traffic Safety Rankings While driving my Prius, I had a fender bender with some soccer mom in a Jeep She drove off without a scratch, but I was left with a huge dent My Prius never stood a chance My car would’ve been spared a huge dent and the environment would’ve been better off if she drove a Prius Yet, the soccer moms of Northern New Jersey prefer SUVs because choosing between a Prius and a SUV is a prisoner’s dilemma let me explain

The prisoner’s dilemma is a well known situation in game theory, the study of strategic decision making Traditionally, the prisoner ’ s dilemma involves two criminals They are collectively better off cooperating, but individually they can get a lighter sentence by ratting out their partner Choosing between a Prius and an SUV is a prisoner’s dilemma Despite the collective benefits of emitting less greenhouse by driving Priuses, you are individually better off choosing the SUV

Luckily, the decisions of the soccer moms of Northern New Jersey don’t drastically affect the environment But, imagine the players are the U S and China, choosing whether to restrict green-

house gas emissions by signing an international treaty like the Kyoto Protocol You could argue that this is also a prisoner’s dilemma

Collectively, we would be better off cooperating and limiting emissions The U S and China’s emissions are at least five times the size of any other country ' s emissions

And, 97 percent of scientists agree that greenhouse gases are causing temperatures to rise forecasts range between 2 5 and 10 degrees Fahrenheit over the next century

But individually, the U S and China are better off without restricting greenhouse gas emissions Restrictions are economically expensive In the case where China doesn’t limit emissions, we are better off if we don’t If we did, we shoulder the costs of restrictions, with limited impact Similarly, in the case where China

years Average temperatures have increased by 1 4 degrees since 1880

The good news is that there is hope The prisoner’s dilemma isn’t a perfect metaphor for the U S and China cooperating over reducing emissions For one, there are more than just two players Together the U S and China account for roughly 40 percent of our greenhouse gas emissions which is staggering but there are other countries, and they account for 60 percent of emissions It is possible for them to cooperate without the U S and China Europe accounts for roughly 20 percent of greenhouse gas emissions, and most European countries agreed to the Kyoto Protocols

We also don’t know what the exact benefits of restricting emis-

does restrict emissions, we are better off if we don’t Net emissions are lowered, without making our exports more expensive

Unsurprisingly, neither country ratified the Kyoto Protocols The U S signed but never ratified the Protocols China signed and ratified the treaty but only for a limited time; they didn’t adopt any long term reductions Similarly, India, the third largest greenhouse gas emitter, didn’t even sign the Protocols

There will be huge consequences if the United States doesn’t cooperate with other nations over emission reduction policy Global warming has already caused longer and more damaging wildfire seasons, increased extreme weather events and disrupted food supplies Sea levels have already risen seven inches over the past 100 years Carbon dioxide levels are at their highest level in 650,000

sions and the exact costs of global warming will be Especially in the future, the costs of global warming may be so high that cooperating is in our best interest

Most importantly, this scenario goes on indefinitely climate change isn’t going away anytime soon And, in a repeated prisoner’s dilemma, the players can realize they are better off cooperating by learning about each others’ strategies I certainly hope this is true I still drive my Prius, despite the nasty dent in the hood Just like I am optimistic that the U S and China will learn to cooperate to save the planet, I am optimistic that the soccer moms of Northern New Jersey will drive more fuel efficient cars

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Lightweights Sweep Three Varsity Races

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next races will take place just up the road in Syracuse against the Orange and Navy Midshipman as the three programs vie for the Goes Cup

“It will be a fun event to compete in,” Schang said “Anytime you get a chance to compete against a rival school is fun, and we are excited to be a par t of it ” The lightweight team had a successful weekend as well, sweeping its three varsity races The No 1 ranked Red was able to steal the show against No 3 Penn and Har vard in Philadelphia, capturing the Leonard-Matthe ws Cup The Red took first in the varsity eight

“We are definitely happy to finish first and it was a good way to start the spring. It was an overall solid team performance ”

C h r i s K e r b e r

(5:59 80), second varsity eight (6:05 30) and third varsity eight (6:23 10) The squad took second in the freshman eight (6:07 2), coming in 5 8 seconds behind Har vard The Red beat Penn in all races Similar to the heavyweight squad, it was the team ’ s first spring race coming out of a bitter Ithaca winter

“ We are definitely happy to finish first, and it was a good way to star t the spring It was an over all solid team per formance,” said lightweight head coach Chris Kerber “ With that being said, there are aspects of our racing that we can and need to improve as the season progresses ” The squad’s next race is this Saturday in Ithaca against Princeton The two teams will compete for the Platt Cup The squad will turn around and take on Yale the next day in Ithaca as well

“It was great to get in quality races this weekend before we head into the thick of the spring racing season, ” Kerber said We are excited to see what the season has in store ”

Continued from page 12 Amir Patel can be reached at apatel@cornellsun com

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a n d u s e d t h a t t o f u e l o u r t r a i ni n g a n d g i ve u s m o m e n t u m i n t o s p r i n g s e a s o n ”

“I think we had a really great winter season and were able to push through it together ”

M a r i a L y c o u r i s

C o r n e l l h a d a l s o j u s t f i n i s h e d a we e k o f t o u g h t r a i n i n g o n t h e w a t e r ove r s p r i n g b r e a k w h e r e , a c c o r d i n g t o s o p h o m o r e s e co n d va r s i t y e i g h t r o w e r C a r o l i n e Cr a w f o rd , t h e t e a m p i c k e d u p l a r g e a m o u n t s o f s p e e d “ Sp r i n g b re a k i s a t i m e w h e re we a re a b l e t o s o l e l y f o c u s o n row i n g , w h i c h i s p re t t y g re a t , ” C r a w f o r d s a i d “ We u s e t h e e x t r a t i m e w e h a v e t o t r a i n m o re , w a t c h t e c h n i c a l v i d e o a n d t o s o l i d i f y b o a t l i n e u p s It ' s re a ll y a n i n va l u a b l e we e k ” T h o u g h t h e Re d k n e w t h i s w a s g o i n g t o b e a t o u g h we e ke n d o f r a c i n g , w i t h Ya l e r a n k e d No 6 c o m i n g i n , t h e t e a m f e l t c o n f i d e n t i n i t s t r a i n i n g a n d w a s l o o k i n g f o r w a rd t o s e e i t s s p e e d o n t h e w a t e r “ I t h i n k i t w a s p re t t y e xc i t i n g b e c a u s e we h a d a b i g g ro u p o f p e o p l e c o m i n g t o i t h a c a t o r a c e a n d t h a t a t m o s p h e re w a s s o m et h i n g we we re l o o k i n g f o r w a rd t o , ” Lyc o u r i s s a i d “ It w a s t i m e t o t e s t s p e e d a n d s e e w h a t a l l o f o u r w i n t e r t

Joel Cooper can be reached at jcooper@cornellsun com

Women Win Two Over Break

By BEN DENSON

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Ben Denson can be reached at bdenson@cornellsun com

Red Hosts Nordic 9; Class of ’89

Cup Cut Short Against Quakers

By JOEL COOPER Sun Staff Writer

The Cornell women ’ s rowing team had an incredibly tough opening weekend to its spring racing season The squad competed with difficult opposition and harsh weather at the Nordic 9, held on the Cayuga Lake Inlet The Red played host to Yale, Syracuse, B o s t o n Un i ve r s i t y,

Bu f f a l o , Iow a , Northeastern, Penn and Rhode Island, but racing was cut short both days

d u e t o t h e e x t re m e weather conditions

The varsity eight race against the same opposition was postponed to the next morning, where Yale won again, but Cornell battled hard to secure second place over Iowa Only the second varsity eight managed two races over the weekend, racing again on Saturday against Penn and Rhode Island The Red fought well against a sprinting Penn boat, crossing the line first

“It was kind of like an adventure, we all knew it was challenging with the weather and the cold.” M a r i a L y c o u r i s

A fast outflow of the inlet, coupled with a strong wind leading to large waves on the course made racing difficult for all crews However, Cornell managed four races on Friday, the second and third varsity eights and the varsity A and B fours All four boats raced Yale and Iowa with the same results following from each Yale in first, Iowa second and Cornell in third

“As our coach said, it was kind of like an adventure, we all knew it was challenging with the weather and the cold,” said senior varsity eight rower Maria Lycouris “We used it as one more thing that we needed to take on and use as a platform to build off from for our speed in the future It’s one more adversity we can get over ” The Red was coming off of a long winter on land as Cayuga remained frozen late into the year According to Lycouris, Cornell used this time to its advantage, making speed gains that would pay off on the water

Heavyweights Win Two Of Five Races Saturday

By AMIR PATEL Sun Staff Writer

team started the spring with quality performances from both the lightweight and the heavyweight squads With the Red securing victories in various races in both weight classes, both teams will look to carry momentum heading into matchups with top programs in the coming weeks

The heavyweight squad took two of its five races on Saturday, winning in the third varsity eight (6:35 40) and fourth varsity eight (6:53 60) The Red finished second in the varsity eight (6:06 30), the second varsity eight (6:12 70) and the first freshman (6:35 40)

Cornell, the Har vard Crimson

Colonials The Red beat GW in all races that both teams competed in After a winter of offseason training, these were the Red’s first spring races of the year

“It was good to get a read on our speed and how we look going into spring races We have a couple of weeks before we race again, but it was nice to get our feet wet heading into the thick of the spring,” said senior heavyweight captain Christopher Schang

As most teams have more races in the spring than fall, this is the

improve their racing heading into the NCAA’s The heavyweight squad has two weeks off before it is slated to compete again Its

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