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The University Assembly passed two resolutions relating to a Community Bill of Rights and heard an update from several Gannett Health Services directors on its current state of affairs at its meeting Tuesday
The two resolutions passed by the U A called for the creation of a working group within the shared governance system, consisting of stakeholders from across the University to draft a Community Bill of Rights
According to Sarah Balik ’ Student Assembly and one of t sors, the two resolutions aim group where real collaboration a and innovative ideas can happen
“We don’t want this committ just be receiving reports, ” Balik s “We want this working group be people who actually hav
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some sort of leverage to make changes in the policies on campus ”
Some U A members voiced concerns that the working group might confront sensitive and complex rules, and that such responsibilities may already exist in other committees Balik responded that while “ a committee exists a staff committee is very different from having a working group ”
“I think what we are realizing is that there are people [and] there are staff who are doing some of this stuff, but whether or not they are engaging with the community at all is another story, ” Balik said t from our perspective, it to us that we could all be a better job collaborating oking at these things togeththe lenses of every specific munity within our larger ornell community ” The presentation given y some of the Gannett irectors also covered the ampus health organizaion’s current operations and uture plans with regards to
By ANDREW LEE Sun Staff Writer
A new Dunkin’ Donuts is slated to open at 408 College Ave by the middle of May, according to C h e r y l Be a c h , a re a l t o r f o r Avramis Real Estate
The Dunkin’ Donuts will be ow n e d a n d o p e r a t e d by T h e Wolak Group, a franchise that w a s f o u n d e d i n 1 9 7 5 by Ed Wolak The independent franchise network operates eighty-five Dunkin’ Donuts restaurants in Maine, New Hampshire and New York, according to the firm’s website
The new addition will be The Wolak Group’s fourth Dunkin’ Donuts store in Ithaca, but the first in close proximity to the Cornell campus
The new store is looking to hire employees, according to a notice posted on the storefront Available positions range from crew members to store manger, according to The Wolak Group
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Perspectives in International Development 12:20 - 1:10 p m , 135 Emerson Hall
C U Music: Midday Music for Organ 12:30 - 1:15 p m , Sage Chapel
LEPP Theor y Seminar 2 - 3 p m , 401 Physical Sciences Building
Nanoparticles Unlock Big Secrets: Silica in Earthquake Rupture and Gold Transport 3:30 - 4:30 p m , 2146 Snee Hall
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Law of the Jungle: The Transnational Environmental Litigation 12:15 - 1:15 p m , 276 Myron Taylor Hall
Salutary Fear? Hans Morgenthau and Nuclear Catastrophe 12:15 - 1:30 p m , G08 Uris Hall
C U Music: Midday Music at Lincoln 12:30 - 1:15 p m , B20 Lincoln Hall
On Fashion Criticism 12:30 - 1:10 p m , G87 Martha Van Rensselaer Hall
The Galaxy Star Formation Rate: Stellar Mass Correlation 4 - 5 p m , 105 Space Sciences Building
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The Public is Invited
Marc Magnus-Sharpe Talks Outdoor Living
By DAVID TICZON Sun Staff Writer
Marc Magnus-Sharpe, the Lindseth Director of Cornell Outdoor Education, said he aims to not just teach outdoor skills, but life skills
Magnus-Sharpe said he has dedicated his life to education He has worked as a teacher at the Steward School in Richmond, Virginia, and also spent five years as dean for the United Nations International School
M a n g u sSharpe, who was born in Germany and raised by his grandparents, said his interest in the outdoors was sparked during walks he would take with his g r a n d p a r e n t s through the forest
“I began to appreciate just how much my family and I love being out in these expansive, peaceful, green spaces, ” MagnusSharpe said
The day after he graduated from college, MagnusSharpe said he “ got on a bicycle and rode from Virginia Beach, Virginia to Carpinteria, California ”
“I did about a hundred miles a day for 32 days,” Magnus-Sharpe said “Each day, a little more of the academic stress, that drumbeat of college life, began to melt away And it felt great ”
Eventually, he said he found his way to New York City, where he served as a school administrator
“The canyons of New York City, those long avenues
After moving to America at age six, Magnus-Sharpe said he began to see the world through the eyes of an “American child [who] focuses more on team sports ”
Mangus-Sharpe attended The College of William and Mary as a biology major on a pre-med track One day, he said he heard someone from a tree yell, “Hey can you hand me that wrench?” He looked up 40 feet to find a professor from the physical education department Two years later, he said he had built a ropes course through those same trees
lined with skyscrapers, are nothing like the gorges here,” Magnus-Sharpe said “There’s a sense of confinement in the city, but as you make that leap, crossing bridges and tunnels, you find yourself again happily immersed in nature ”
After living in New York City for 12 years, MagnusSharpe said he wanted to get away, and that the opportunity to move came after his son left for college
“Towards the end of those dozen years, we couldn’t help but look forward to getting out of the city,”
Magnus-Sharpe said
In the fall of 2013, Magnus-Sharpe began as the Director of Cornell Outdoor Education, a position he said is a “natural fit” because it combines his love of the outdoors, science and education
Magnus-Sharpe said his favorite Cornell Outdoor Education trip was to Annapurna Base Camp in Nepal
The Nepal trek “had a full enrollment of 14 alumni, and a waiting list of 10,” he said
“We trekked for nine days, taking 220,000 steps Arriving to Annapurna Base Camp, at 13,500 feet, the temperature had dropped” Magnus-Sharpe said “It is a powerful, moving experience There is the physical adventure and there is the emotional, spiritual part ”
After leaving New York City, Magnus-Sharpe said he has has grown to appreciate the wide array of outdoor landscapes at Cornell, including the trails, gorges and Beebe Lake Magnus Sharpe said making these locations safe and accessible is one of the goals of Cornell Outdoor Education
“Because of our excellent team, Cornell Outdoor Education is absolutely one-of-a-kind in outdoor education programs, ” he said “There is no doubt about it our student instructors are sought after Dozens of organizations reach out to us in hopes of recruiting them each year ”
Magnus-Sharpe said he hopes students leave Cornell Outdoor Education trips with a sense of discovery
“You never know what is behind the corner when you are in the woods,” Magnus-Sharpe said “There is a discovery at every turn and you have a bigger discovery about who you are ”
After a career in both traditional and outdoor education, Magnus-Sharpe reflected on his experiences on advice for students
“Stay balanced The degree you are chasing at 2 a m is only part of what defines you, ” he said “Strengthen your other passions as well and stay flexible ”
David Ticzon can be reached at dtizcon@cornellsun com
New Study Spaces Open on Second Floor of Mann Library
Student input has been valuable in shaping the renovation of Mann Library, where new collaborative and individual study spaces opened after spring break, according to Sara Wright, head of user services at the library
Wright said students contributed to the project in various ways
“The pieces of furniture, the types of rooms that were created and the layout of the furniture were all a direct result of what we heard from students,” Wright said “Students participated in an ideal space design exercise where they drew their ideal library spaces complete with furniture, technology and service desks ” Howard Raskin, operations and planning librarian, added that “students have also participated in a photo diary exercise, taking photos of spaces and furniture that they found most conducive to studying,” which helped Mann’s Advisory Committee understand the variety of work needs that the
space should accommodate Librarians were particularly committed to involving students in the project, according to Mann Library Director Mary Ochs
“Librarians have presented at the Student Librar y Advisor y Council, Mann Library’s Advisory Committee and the [College of Agriculture and Life Sciences] student advisory committee to ask questions and hear what students want and need,” Ochs said These spaces, located on the second floor of the library, were opened on Monday, according to Wright
These study spaces offer many new features, according to Raskin
“Based on students’ comments and suggestions we ’ ve added more collaborative furniture, individual study nook spaces, adjustable height tables, standing work stations and positioned everything so that it takes advantage of the view from the windows and natural lighting,” Raskin said The Mann Advisor y Committee has also started to plan the next steps of this renovation project, according to Ochs
“There are a few spaces that are still in the works which we will be rolling out this semester and over the summer, ” Ochs said
These additional spaces include “ a bring your own device” area, a “reservable interview room in the basement complete with an LCD and webcam,” and “ a One Button Studio which is a simplified video recording setup that can be used without any previous video production experience,” according to Wright
Wright said the design of the One Button Studio allows students to create high-quality video projects without having previous experience with lights and cameras
“You only need to bring your flash drive with you and push a single button,” Wright said “This space will be ideal for practicing and recording a presentation for class, creating studio components of a larger video project or creating e-portfolio introductions and content, ” Wright said
When Mann Librar y was opened in 2007, Ochs said the library staff needed to use part of
the second floor for temporary office space
“Since then, there has been a commitment in place to turn that space back to student use, and we were finally able to do that,” Ochs said
Raskin said the renovation project tries to accommodate the needs of both individual study and collaborative projects
“Our work with students has
shown that studying and preparing for class projects and exams has become a more collaborative process, ” Wright said “That said, we also know that there is a need for quiet, individual study spaces We’ve tried to use furnishings creatively to create more of those options as well ”
Carnaghi can be reached at bcarnaghi@cornellsun com
By BENEDETTA CARNAGHI Sun Staff Writer
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[Gannett] to operate in a reasonable sized space, ” the renovated facilities will integrate medical and mental health facilities and professionals
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n k i s t h e i d e a l model for health care where we actually have medical and mental people together,” Corson-Rikert said “Students will come in [to]
, whether you are being seen for a medical problem or a mental health problem, [and] nobody will know why you are there ”
Because the coming construction may be disruptive to normal operations, Corson-Riker t said that Gannett is extending hours to provide less disruptive hours for patients
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However, he said the organization has several areas within the new building where they want to seek student input in the future “ We are looking for ward to having space in the health promotion area where students will be collaboratively involved, so
would be par ticularly useful,” Corson-Rikert said
Chicago Mayor Emanuel Reelected in Runoff
CHICAGO (AP) Rahm
Emanuel won re-election Tuesday as voters in Chicago’s first mayoral runoff decided that, despite his brusque management style, the former White House chief of staff was best equipped to deal with the many dire challenges facing the nation’s third-largest city
Emanuel was forced to campaign furiously across the city to b e a t C o o k C o u n t y C o m m i s s i o n e r Je s u s “ C h u y ” Garcia after failing to capture a majority against four other candidates in a Februar y election The mayoral runoff was the first since the city changed the way it conducts elections about 20 years ago
“ To all the voters I want to t h a n k yo u f o r p u t t i n g m e through my paces, ” Emanuel told supporters Tuesday night “I will be a better mayor because of that I will carr y your voices, your concerns into the mayor ' s office ” Wi t h n e a r l y a l l vo t i n g p re c i n c t s re p o r t i n g re s u l t s , Emanuel had about 56 percent of the vote compared to around 44 percent for Garcia
“ We d i d n ’ t l o s e t o d a y, we t r i e d , ” Ga rc i a t o l d s u p p o r t e r s g a t h e re d a t t h e Un i ve r s i t y o f Illinois at Chicago “ We fought hard for what we believed in You don't succeed at this or anything else unless you tr y ” The incumbent highlighted
tough decisions he’s made since s u c c e e d i n g f o r m e r Ma yo r Richard M Daley in 2011, but admitted that his management approach too often rubbed city residents the wrong way He portrayed Garcia as too inexperienced to handle the city’s financial crunch
Many of those heading to the polls Tuesday said the election should be a signal
“ Ho p e f u l l y h e ( Em a n u e l ) takes heed of the runoff when he should have been a shoo-in,” said R i c h a rd Rowe , a 5 0 - ye a r - o l d , who planned to vote for the incumbent
Jesus Fernandez, a 44-year-old window washer who voted for Garcia, had the same view
“If he (Garcia) gets close, we might push Rahm to do something,” Fernandez said “At least we push him a little bit ” Em
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shortfall of $55 million in the provost ’ s structural budget, the formation of international partnerships “such as those the university has undertaken with the Qa t a r Fo u n d a t i o n a n d t h e Technion of Israel,” the use of University funds in developing Massive Open Online Courses and the Engaged Cornell initiative
The Senate is delegated as repre s e n t a t i ve o f t h e Un i ve r s i t y Faculty in functions relating to educational policy by Article X of the Organization and Procedures of the University Faculty
Prof Eric Cheyfitz, English and American studies, the lead sponsor of the resolution, said that ill-definition of “educational policy” had led to “top-down d e c i s i o n m a k i n g ” f ro m t h e administration
“ The histor y in the document points to a problem that has a l l owe
making without following Article X I I I , Se c t i o n Tw o o f t h e University bylaws,” he said “ This p ro b l e m i
Article XIII, ‘educational policy which concerns more than one college, school or separate academic unit, or are general in nature ’ has not been clearly defined ”
As a result, Cheyfitz said the bylaw’s principles of shared governance and administrative transparency have been breached
“If educational policy issues are discussed as they should be with the Senate beforehand, then transparency is achieved,” he said “It’s important to note that while the administration has the final decision in these matters, the Senate has the prerogative under Article XIII to provide its advice, which is crucial, and even more crucial a public debate so that the University community is made aware of important educational policy decisions before these decisions are made ”
Prof Elizabeth Sanders, government, another sponsor of the resolution, said the examples presented in the resolution all represented “big decisions that were clearly related to education” and were not guided by input from faculty
Cheyfitz said he believes that w h i l e t h e a d m i n i s t r a t i o n m a y have consulted individual faculty members or appointed committees of faculty members in making decisions, bypassing discussion with the Faculty Senate was a violation of the bylaws
Sa n d e r s a d d e d t h a t f a c u l t y members simply want administrators to talk to them about decisions and listen to their ideas
“ There’s a reason to listen to us faculty for their knowledge and students because they care so much about the future,” she said “ There is a lot of knowledge in this university, but [the administration] don’t take advantage of it ”
An amendment to the resolution will also be presented by Prof Ken Birman, computer science, at Wednesday’s meeting
The amended resolution states that “the University administrat i o n h a s re p e a t e d l y f a i l e d t o demonstrate adequate and timely transparency in situations that clearly fall under these policies
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apparent requirement of extreme urgency or unusual secrecy, ” but does not include instances of bylaw violations “ The main difference is that instead of providing a list of specific [examples], it says that the finding of the Senate has been that there is a broader pattern of failure to engage in a timely way under circumstances where there was time and there wasn ’ t a particular need for secrecy, ” Birman said Birman said he hopes the resolution will prove that “less is more ” and will tackle the broader issue of a lack of University transparency
“My feeling was that there were things that were listed that the [proposers of the original resolution] didn’t include and there were items on their list that I, at least, don’t agree with,” he said Dean of Faculty Prof Joseph Burns Ph D ’66, astronomy, said he believes there are two reasons that explain why the Senate resolutions are of particular importance now
“Nowadays, Cornell is experiencing appropriately much more involvement of both faculty and s t u d e n t s i n c o n c e r n s a b o u t whether the right decisions are being made,” Burns said “ The Faculty Senate’s consideration of these resolutions is just a continu-
ation of that ” He said he also believes faculty members hope that new incoming administrators will be aware of this issue on campus “ We want the new president to hear our grievances and proposals for more inclusive decision making processes, ” Sanders said
Pro f L a u re n t Du b re u i l , romance studies and comparative literature, who also sponsored the original resolution, said financial difficulties on campus and the lack of an agreed upon definition of “educational policy” were catalysts for the resolution
“Cornell is run more and more like a corporation, and, more to the point, like a bureaucratic cor-
poration,” Dubreuil said “Our motion is just an attempt to get a clearer view of where we are heading toward a more integrated mode of decision or toward more corporate bureaucracy ”
, saying the resolution would play a major role in determining how future University decisions are made “ Sh a re
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democratic place or if it will be completely autocratic,” Cheyfitz said
CORNELL INTENDS TO HIRE a Senior Associate Dean for Inclusion, Engagement and Community Suppor t who will oversee many minority advocacy groups across campus Administrators claim that whoever fills the ne wly created post will increase collaboration across organizations such as the LGBT Resource Center, the Asian and Asian American Center and the Women’s Resource Center The hiring of such a senior staff member remains unnecessar y, and the University would better ser ve advocacy centers on campus by providing additional funding to these groups
The ne w dean will “work closely with the Division of Student and Academic Ser vices to create cocurricular learning activities for undergraduate and graduate students,” according to a job description posted by the University, and will earn a tentative annual salar y of approximately $116,000 Although suppor ting crossdepar tmental and unit programs is laudable, the decision to create another bureaucrat needs fur ther justification considering the lack of resources available to advocacy centers Currently, student organizations funded by Cornell undergraduates through the Student Activity Fee provide more outlets and programming surrounding diversity and inclusion than the resource centers Rather than expanding the scope of the administration, the University should instead focus on providing resources to increase the capabilities of advocacy centers across campus
Dean of Students Kent Hubbell ’67 proposed at a Student Assembly meeting on March 26 that the University could hire the ne w dean while also still providing additional suppor t to the advocacy centers Would this compromise be feasible and help suppor t the under funded organizations on campus? Most likely, yes However, the administration’s intent to hire yet another official is not simply an issue surrounding a lack of funding and resources While many of the advocacy resource centers on campus dedicate themselves to increasing diversity and inclusion on campus, each center has its own distinct problems and differences that would likely persist under a single administrator As proposed in S A Resolution 53, the University should instead invest in staffing to each individual resource center rather than expecting one person to oversee a wide array of organizations with different needs
Adding another administrator, although seemingly well intentioned, does not address the larger issue of resource centers lacking one thing they need: resources We urge the University to reevaluate whether the creation of another administrative position is necessar y and in the best interests of both students and student advocacy centers
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In Defense Of Boredom
There are a number of accusations levied against young people by older generations these days Among them are an inherent sense of entitlement, civic and political disengagement and an overall culture of selfish materialism I do not necessarily agree with any of these allegations but there certainly are some characteristics of our generation that do seem per vasive and somewhat ubiquitous A key one is that we are either unwilling or unable to be bored
Ours is the generation blessed with handheld computers that allow us to disappear into the world of Snapchat, Instagram, sports highlights and any number of distractions we can lean on before the instant boredom begins to creep up on us Netflix has enabled us to use entire seasons of It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia or Gilmore Girls (pick your poison) as a crutch to fight off the demon of boredom Ever y movie in the world is available to watch online for free and with only somewhat dubious legality We view boredom as the enemy and use ever y tool at our disposal to fend it away Technology is the newest and most effective advancement in this war humans have been waging for years
My question, though, is, “ What is wrong with being bored?” The most obvious answer is it is boring, but you are already assuming that being boring is bad, which is cheating If you defined “computational” as “of or relating to computation” in your seventh grade English class, your teacher would probably have recommended you make better flashcards (not speaking from experience or anything) Humans are not born to be in a constant state of psychological “pedal to the metal,” but we don’t let ourselves be bored and subsequently develop a tolerance for mental stimulation making us feel perpetually bored
I was recently with a group of friends who were using an app where they shared and rated beers with their friends on the same app (and not around the same table) Sitting at this table while three of my good friends were absorbed in their screens, I remember thinking or saying out loud (because who can separate those things anyway), “Come on
We view boredom as the enemy and u every tool at our disposal to fend it aw Technology is the newest and most effective advancement in this war hum have been waging for years
guys Can’t we just be hip and trendy and pretend we enjoy the bitterness of an IPA with each other?” Drinking beer and eating pizza isn’t even a boring activity In fact, next to talking about being from Colorado, they are probably my two favorite hobbies (I also like potter y and the smell of rain ladies )
Is this another rendition of the “throw your phones into the gorge ” column I have written more than once before? You can bet your sweet bippy it is Only this time I brought with me a little bit of science to help my cause Educational researcher Thomas Goetz has found that the human brain is much more active when it is bored than you might expect In states of boredom, the focused brain works with the unfocused brain a neural relationship almost never other wise obser ved According to Goetz, “Boredom can foster creativity ” Does this mean that not using your phone can bolster your divergent thinking abilities? This is beginning to feel like a Tale of the Dingo at Midnight reunion episode
Goetz has identified five different kinds of boredom Luckily for us, three of the five are considered beneficial boredom The two to avoid are apathetic boredom, which is a characterized by a lack of motivation to do anything, and reactant boredom, which comes about when you are forced to stay in a boring situation for a while and you become irritable think being handcuffed to a seat in a movie theater screening Cold Mountain The remaining three flavors of boredom are indifferent, calibrated and searching Indifferent boredom is characterized by wandering thoughts such as those you experience when tr ying to fall asleep (or stay awake in certain lectures, as it were) The other two come about when you want to do something but aren ’ t sure what (a phenomenon that almost never comes around for Cornell students) All of these forms of boredom can lead to more creative thoughts and an openness to new things
So maybe our cage match with boredom is ill conceived Am I suggesting that we go through our lives entirely without excitement or passion? Absolutely not Boredom is like a Big Mac Eating nothing but Big Macs is not going to contribute to any sort of a healthy lifestyle, but inside the greasy and processed beef patties is a little bit of protein And inherent to all periods of boredom is the potential for creative insight and new discoveries One Big Mac ever y now and then is not going to kill you and will be much easier on your wallet than the analogous Terrace or Trillium salad By taming our addiction to technology, we may be able to get a little more openness and creativity out of that patty
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“Coming from a Conservative, Friend and Kolb should be ashamed of themselves They are the perfect representations of how the Republican Party can’t stop shooting itself in the foot ” Abe ’14
Re: “State Lawmakers Call for Revoking of Cornell Funding Following Video,” News published April 7, 2015
The Phantom of Heilbronn
Ever since Hank Green of the Vlogbrothers talked about it in a YouTube video, I have been fascinated by the Phantom of Heilbronn, other wise known as the Woman Without a Face
Between 1993 and 2009, a woman ’ s DNA was found at 40 different crime scenes in three different countries in Europe None of the crimes were seemingly connected in any other way but by this woman ’ s skin cells, and the crimes ranged widely from basic burglaries to merciless murders
Her DNA was found in a car used to transport several dead bodies in Germany, on a toy pistol after a robbery in France, in an eyeglass store after a burglary in Austria and at the scenes of many other heinous crimes They found her among discarded cookie crumbs, on heroin syringes and on 20 different stolen cars and
at a cotton swab factory
If I wanted to be cheesy, I could explain how this stor y could symbolize all of the ways we ’ ve left our mark on Cornell without meaning to, or all of the people we have indirectly impacted by who we are or what we have done But, I actually don’t want to be cheesy I want to be literal Literally!
Even though it would be nice to think about our metaphorical and emotional impacts on those around us and our campus, it might be more fun to think about everything and everyone that we have literally touched during our time here on the Hill I know it sounds weird, but if we think about the actual residue of our tiny little skin cells, these literal markers could actually better
I know it sounds weird, but if we thin about the actual residue of our tiny li skin cells, these literal markers could actually better represent our Cornell stories than figurative ones
t Europe Police were astounded The Woman Without a Face was nowhere to be found, and yet they found her everywhere
Although they could not figure out who she was, they learned quite a lot about the Phantom of Heilbronn from her DNA The police figured out what food she ate, what drugs she took and how she dressed Using modern technology, they tried to paint a picture of one of the most successful supposed serial killers in history and started to piece together her story They interviewed criminals who were connected to crimes where her DNA was also found, and these criminals denied all knowledge of the woman Police concluded that they must have been too scared to give her away
In 2009, they discovered the Phantom: an innocent woman who worked at a cotton swab factory She had never actually been to any of those crime scenes, but she did touch all of the Q-tips that they used to clean them up Her tiny skin cells travelled all around Europe, landing on crime scenes and popping up on DNA detection software She reached all of these crimes without even knowing it, and had much more of a worldly impact than she intended by getting a simple job
friends while a party was raging in the frat hall outside, as though the only people in the house that mattered were us I stood arm in arm with friends and strangers and new friends singing the Alma Mater as loudly as possible, because Cornell is our citadel I handed someone my I D card to swipe me in to dining halls so that my friends and I could gossip or have meaningful conversation or something in between My tears fell onto the library floor when I was stressed, my arms helped friends make it home at night and my legs have taken me uphill or downhill or both to classes every single day
represent our Cornell stories than figurative ones
My feet skipped along the paths between North Campus and Collegetown freshman year, and I remember sliding my hand along the bars on the bridges as I walked in big groups of friends to parties My whole body rolled around on the Hill on Slope Day, soaking up the sun and appreciating the freshly grown grass My fingers skimmed bookshelves in the Olin stacks as I researched for a term paper, and my face fell asleep in those books later that night My toes rubbed the dirt of Treman Park when my friends and I went swimming during one of the last warm weather days in the fall
I spread my skin cells when I passed out quarter cards on Ho Plaza, high-fived random people in Lynah Rink when we scored hockey goals and threw Swedish Fish on the ice I handed out coffee cups during Hillel’s Lattes at Libe, held onto the poles of a TCAT bus at two o ’clock in the morning and stapled papers together in the library I opened doors to buildings that would become homes, and pressed elevator buttons to take me to spaces that would become sanctuaries I cuddled on a bed with
Everyone has their own version of their Cornell Q-tips You kissed someone freshman year who became your best friend, or you split a cookie with someone who you would start a club with The hands we have held, the people we have kissed, the books we have opened and the tickets we have purchased everything we have touched here has touched us in return We made our own versions of crime scene Q-tips when we handed out quarter cards or when we gave out candy during finals We had no idea of the physical, albeit invisible, impact that these actions would have
So I said I didn’t want to be cheesy, but as my fingers have typed these words, I failed at my own mission When all the police had was the Phantom’s skin cells, they pieced together her story from the things she had indirectly touched In literally expressing the things I have come into contact with at Cornell, I have also painted a picture of my Cornell experience I can hope that my Q-tips indirectly helped someone else or made their experience better, and I can be sure that I’ll never know how far they spread And lastly, if through all of the cups of coffee I’ve given out or hockey tickets I’ve sold, if someone finds my skin cells at a murder scene I swear, I didn’t do it
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Artistic tree-umph | Using five pieces of the Treman Weeping Willow cut down from the Plantations in 2011 Prof Jack Elliott, design and environmental analysis, created an exhibit meant to represent uneasiness between humans and nature
ALEJANDRO HERNANDEZ / SUN STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
ALEJANDRO HERNANDEZ / SUN STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
“ S A M O T H R A C A E ”
By SIDDESH RAMESH Sun Contributor
In order to tackle the fungal diseases plaguing field crops in agrarian New York, Prof Gar y Bergstrom, plant pathology and plant-microbe biology, has one simple strategy: collaborate
Bergstrom, who performs laborator y research on field crop diseases, is also involved in extramural consultation of agronomists and plant breeders to develop biological and cultural disease control strategies Bergstrom said his main goal is to find optimal growing conditions and solutions to obstacles in field crop development and communicate this information to the agrarian community in New York through workshops, newsletters and training sessions
“Field crops, such as corn, wheat and oats, may have a fairly low unit of
mpared to stuff like fruits or vegetables, but they are impor-
and livestock feed,”
the farmer to the malt house to the small brewer y ” Because field crops are ver y vulnerable to fungal disease, understanding such plant disorders forms the thrust of Bergstrom’s research This involves conducting disease sur veys, identifying crop sequence and evaluating the possibility of using certain fungicides
Bergstrom describes the struggle to find optimal growing conditions for field crops as “ an arms race ” against diseases due to genetic variation and other factors
“ Whatever solutions we come up for disease control can be somewhat temporar y or ephemeral,” he said “[Regarding] one of the most prominent diseases for grains this past year, we docu-
“[We’re trying to find] a better and healthier way of growing the crop that would benefit all the way through the supply chain.”
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Bergstrom said Bergstrom said he works closely with farmers and agricultural businesses to develop strategies that would achieve high crop output in an effective, economically viable manner
“ We orient our research program to tr y to solve problems for agricultural industries, he said Bergstrom’s team is currently working in the microbrewing industr y, specifically with malt houses, which buy and malt barley, a key ingredient in beer
According to Bergstrom, the objective is to find “ a better and healthier way of growing the crop [barley] that would benefit all the way through the supply chain from
a mutant strain of fungus that could overcome the action of one of the fungicides they use ”
However, Bergstrom said he has a diverse “toolkit” that allows him to continually investigate the fundamental biology of field crops and fungal diseases and find new solutions For example, the collaboration with various experts, such as plant breeders to select varieties that are tolerant to diseases, is an instrumental asset for Bergstrom
Bergstrom also works closely with extension educators,
Extension program, including some who are “proficient in growing corn and wheat ” “ They can carr y out [disease] sur veys and even per-
form research on farmers’ fields,” Bergstrom said “ While they may not have my expertise in pathology, they are linked in with the farmers and know their problems ” Approaching science from a problem-solving perspective with fundamental research, Bergstrom said he aims to improve the viability of field crops in the face of disease and promote effective agricultural strategies “I am curious about how things work I think that is how I got into biology in the first place,” Bergstrom said “But I think if I am able to connect my research to solving problems for agriculturists, that is just a great stimulant to me ”
Siddesh Ramesh can be reached at sr747@cornell edu
Cropped out | Field crops such as wheat and corn (pictured above) are very vulnerable to fungal diseases, according to Prof Gary Bergstrom, plant pathology and plant-microbe biology
COURTESY OF GARY BERGSTROM
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Student Fashion Spotlight
BY MIKE SOSNICK Arts and Entertainment Editor
Ellen Pyne ’15 isn’t your average Fiber Science and Apparel Design student Rather than wanting to go into the fashion world, she is using the program to forward her dreams of costume design For the 31st Annual Cornell Fashion Collective Runway Show, she drew inspiration from one of her favorite stories, Snow White Enthralled by the aesthetics of ice and the fairy tale’s imagery, she designed 10 different characters who will tell the story ’ s narrative through stage direction and props On top of the unique garments, her collection also features handmade, transparent ice crowns made of polyester resin; a visually stunning and technically difficult addition The Sun had the opportunity to chat with Pyne about her entry in the show and her personal connection to the costumes she has designed
THE SUN: How did you find yourself at Cornell for Fiber Science and Apparel Design?
ELLE N P YNE: In high scho costume design but I though wanted to do fashion instead because I was really unhappy with modern clothing compared to the vintage clothing I was seeing So I decided to go change that But I was also really good at math and science so my mother wanted me to d something like that so I was l ‘Perfect, this is a fiber science an pp el design program so it does both of those ’ I don t really do science anymore I just design things but that was my initial thought of coming to Cornell
to the masses; I wanted to design specific garments for specific people, and make characters and tell stories I had been doing theater at Cornell I still thought I wanted to do fashion but I still did different productions But then I thought, ‘No, I should just be a costume designer I’m better at this, I like it more and it’s more artistically fulfilling for me ’
S UN: How did you decide on Snow White for the collection?
E P : I had started out being really inspired by ice That was where it initially started I just found a whole bunch of pictures of ice and I thought they were beautiful I thought, ‘What if I could sculpt these and turn them into things?’ Well, I’m a costume designer, so now I need a story to go along with this ice So I looked at different fairy tales and I realized it was Snow White I’ve always been obsessed with Snow White, ever since I was little Every Halloween I would always dress up as Snow White It was perfect It has all of these ice references and everything’s about snow So I used this ice and the story to make all these characters
S How do you feel like the narrative of Snow te fits in specifically with this collection, nd how will you represent that?
E P : On the runway they’re going to kind of act I cast a bunch of actors as my models They’re not going to just walk they’re going to come out and interact with each other, and I have different props or them to use I’m going to try to convey story on the runway Also through the raphs I’m going to do photographs of scenes to tell the story
S UN: Can you tell us a bit about your motifs for the collection?
White I didn’t want to do medieval-inspired You know how they all look kind of the same I wanted something that didn’t look like the Disney version at all I tried to design a very fresh version of Snow White that was really authentic to me I used a lot of shapes that I like I didn’t use a lot of specific clothing references, I mostly came up with new ideas
SUN: Do you want to elaborate more on the sculpting of the crowns? Those are pretty cool
E P : I start with sculpting wax I heat it up in the oven and then I do a rough sketch of it, just the general shape Then I let it cool, then I go back in with a knife and I carve out the ice shapes Then I take liquid latex and I paint layers and layers of it over it to make the mold I take the wax out, and then pour the resin into the mold, let it dry and it comes out as the crown
Tickets for the Cornell 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
SUN: So how did you come back to costume design from fashion?
E P : I figured out that I really couldn’t sell clothing It just really cheapened it for me I didn t want to make clothes to sell
BY SHAY COLLINS Sun Staff Writer
Prof Iftikhar Dadi, history of art, and his collaborator Elizabeth Dadi deftly combine the visual and symbolic facets of flower emblems in Efflorescence at the John Hartell Gallery The Dadis simultaneously mimic and critique nation-states’ translation of borderless flowers into political imagery The perversion produces six beautiful, otherworldly sculptures that utilize the flower form without resembling flowers in size, shape or material
E P : I use a lot of texture; All of my work is really textural with lots of wools, silks natural fibers mostly The story is set in winter so I wanted to convey the season and the woods where it takes place But I didn’t want it to be a cliché type of Snow
form elicited thoughts about Ireland as a political idea before I considered clover as a plant or Ireland as a geographical region To articulate this point, the exhibit’s description quotes Cornell professor emeritus Benedict Anderson, international studies: “Imagination plays a central role in how individuals cognize the nation ” Similar imaginative attachments to emblems and symbols, such as passionate devotion to national flags, play out continually However, Iftikhar and Elizabeth Dadi’s sculptures also deal with the physical, artistic transformation of plant into emblem
Mike Sosnick is a junior in the College of Ar ts and Sciences He can be reached at msosnick@cornellsun com
also include more subtle traces of industrialization
The accessibility of the Dadis’ images s p e a k s t o t h e p re va l e n c e o f a s s o c i a t i o n s between nation-states and their claimed floral imagery The exhibit’s description notes that the connections between certain nations and flowers “ are especially arbitrary,” writing that the flowers “ can truly be characterized as ‘ contested botanicals ’” To this end, the Dadis produce versions of the “national flowers” of six contested geopolitical regions that multiple nation-states claim to possess Yet, it is difficult to disassociate the images from their previously related nation even with the Dadis’ argument in mind
Consider the shamrock While quickly surveying the six sculptures, neon light radiati n g t h ro u g h t h e d i m l y - l i t Jo h n Ha r t e l l Gallery, I saw the shamrock sculpture and immediately thought of Ireland The familiar
By outlining the sculptures with neon lights, the Dadis evoke signs and industrialization The neon lights are obviously affixed on to the foremost plane of the sculpture with silver, metal joints, speaking to nations’ abandonment of flowers’ biological details in favor of attention-grabbing signage Additionally, viewers cannot closely inspect one of the sculptures without submerging themselves into the sign’s neon glow and, thus, being acted upon by the sign The exhibit’s statement notes that the industrial sculptures convey how “delicate natural forms are institutionally developed as fixed emblems to vindicate intangible claims of identity ” A long history of signification and institutionalization thus connects the clover and the instantly recognizable shamrock, for example Besides the obvious neon incorporation, the sculptures
Each sculpture essentially consisted of a detailed, two-dimensional representation of a flower elongated at a right angle to the wall On each sculpture, the plane not directly facing the viewer displayed one detail: a U L “Listed” sticker that notes that the electrical sign meets U L ’ s safety standards One section of U L ’ s webpage states that it “explores variations of the U L mark and their significance around the world,” and once again the signage becomes tied to geopolitical distinctions The sculptures also connect to identical white power cords which link the images’ luminous glow into an electrical grid
Even without a political or philosophical reading, however, Efflorescence is still an impactful, alluring exhibit In the slightly darkened gallery, the vibrant flowers’ forms were mirrored in the sleek, wooden floor The sculptures integrated the surrounding walls and floor, washing the surrounding environment in an electric, neon haze Against the gallery’s dim lighting, the sculptures’ saturated, intense imagery and neon glow transformed the John Hartell Gallery, instilling a hushed atmosphere In Efflorescence, flowers bloomed as noticeable, salient forms even when detached from national symbolization
As the exhibit’s description states, efflorescence refers both to glowing and staining,
such that “the act of blooming is also simultaneously the art of discoloration ” This statement reveals another interesting aspect of the exhibit: the lifelessness of the featured flowers Whereas efflorescence implies action flowering out, blooming, discoloring the exhibi t ’
emblems both replace the flowers’ biological lives with a supplement: national identity, or perhaps just a neon buzz
Efflorescence effectively interacts with its
pushing relatively minimalist sculptures to great philosophical lengths The Dadis present the viewer with six simple floral sculptures bedecked in neon and geopolitical contexts, and the viewer’s associations complete the exhibit’s effect For example, I struggled to detach my viewing of the shamrock’s physical
Ireland, the Boston Celtics and other related entities Yet, when I viewed a sculpture that represented a flower I did not recognize, the tension dissipated The sculpture represented an industrial translation of the floral form, a bizarre and striking translation, but, for me, one devoid of geopolitical imagery F
Shay Collins is a freshman in the College of Arts and Sciences He can be reached at scollins@cornellsun com
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Netflix State of Mind
Th e s m a r t m o n e y t h e s e d a y s i s o n
Netflix, as both a growing, deep-pocketed agent in the television and movie industr y and an attractive new model for how this entertainment can and will be consumed What started as a mail-order ser vice for movies and some television shows on DVD is now a primarily digital venue for streaming some of the most popular television It offers movies too, of course, but as far as their quality, The Onion said it best last year with the headline, “ Ne t f l i x In s t a n t T h i n k i n g Ab o u t Ad d i n g
Good Movie ” Consider the tendency for movies, especially old ones, to just vanish from the ser vice as TV new and old, from House of Cards to Friends, colonizes the most valuable real estate on its homepage, and we can conclude that Netflix has its own smart money on television rather than movies
That’s an image Netflix is working to change This fall, Netflix plans to premiere AAA films like Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon II and Car y Fukunaga’s war drama Beasts of No Nation the same day they open in select theaters Chances are you will know full well that Beasts of No Nation is available to stream if you load Netflix around the time of its debut It’s likely that it, like this year ’ s Oscar-nominated documentar y Vi r u n g a , w i l l h a v e a p r o m i n e n t “ Ne t f l i x
Productions Netflix bought the rights for dayand-date streaming, but it has no more claim to authoring the film or the Crouching Tiger
Pictures has for The Grand Budapest Hotel or The Tree of Life, both of which it distributed
Do you refer to The Grand Budapest Hotel as Wes Anderson’s film, and The Tree of Life as Terrence Malick’s? I do, even if I still wish to stress that Ralph Fiennes and production d e s i g n
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Men’ s Matt Weiner claim authorial primacy, with their dual head writer and executive producer credits, though premium networks like HBO and Cinemax have lately challenged that notion by hiring distinctive directors like Fukunaga and Steven Soderbergh for full seasons of True Detective and The Knick, respectively Networks also retain greater visibility than movie studios because they have commercials, watermarks and password-protected streaming platforms to burn into your brain that, hey, this is an AMC (or NBC or HBO) show Studios get a trumpet fanfare or roaring lion at the beginning, but they all have to share the same theaters, which have their own premovie promos to blast their brands and coax you into buying $8 95 tubs of popcorn Both studios and theaters, however, tend to shut up once the lights dim and let the movie just be its own immersive thing
Blu-ray fanatic may be to admit it, has created a dependency on streaming platforms for both content and the range and histor y of that content Netflix being the most powerful of these platforms, it has grown disinterested with histor y, instead favoring its capacity to shape the future Ironically, that future resembles the past, the time when a producer like David O Selznick claimed authorship behind films like Gone With the Wind and Rebecca, films he didn ’ t direct But Selznick was so involved in the movie-making process that he can at least claim credit for one of those two (it’s the one not directed by Hitchcock), while Netflix only chooses and bankrolls original properties and has no hand in their actual production
Original” logo over its home page banner ad, or some other graphic claim to ownership that can be easily, imperceptibly mistaken for authorship
But Netflix is not making Beasts of No Nation Fukunaga has written and directed the film via Participant Media and Red Crown
did to the second But as a cinephile and film student, I prescribe to the auteur theor y, which holds the director as the primar y author of any given film (even, crucially, the supposed trash) I would gather many people passionate about movies, whether or not they call themselves “cinephiles” (even I hear that word and think “doesn’t get much sun”), prescribe to a general belief in the auteur theor y The Oscars reinforce it since 1990, 19 of 25 Best Picture winners also claimed Best Director and the living legend status of someone like Martin Scorsese shows that we recognize and value the voice behind the camera, especially when it’s as open to caricature as his For the longest time, the auteur theor y has
Netflix has capitalized on its unprecedented hybrid status part viewing platform, part big-money financier, part librar y to disrupt these rules But does it fulfill all those roles satisfactorily, or place too much emphasis on one over the others? As a platform, Netflix’s image quality has improved alongside our wireless routers, so there’s little room to complain there But why have Netflix’s recent spectacles of checkbook-signing been accompanied by a remarkably inconsistent, waning librar y? Is all this money really going to Adam Sandler and not to securing Woody Allen’s filmography for more than a few months at a time, to say nothing of classics and hidden gems made before 1980?
Regardless of who “made” a streaming TV show or movie, we watch it “ on Netflix ” The move away from physical media, as sad as this
As we move through this Golden Age of Digital Content we should be able to recall who is really making it Netflix does not make it so easy, as it zooms out to wave an arm at its other tantalizing offerings once those pesky credits roll If you click on the director or star
DVD Netflix com, which is blockier and often useless, given how few filmographies are fully available Given that Netflix is here to stay, that paucity needs to change if the industr y wants its backlog to be viewed legally whatsoever More than that, however, shining a light on the true authors behind these films directs viewers to engage not just with a single movie but with a varied filmography, epochal movement or entire medium Auteurists may be an obsessive, idiosyncratic bunch, but our gift for disposing income knows no bounds
Zachary Zahos is a senior in the College of Arts and Sciences He can be reached at zzahos@cornellsun com A Lover’s Quarrel With the World runs alternate Wednesdays this semester
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Mr. Gnu by Travis Dandro
Messi, Ibrahimovic, Ronaldo Rank as Top Three Strikers
Honorable Mention: Neymar, Jr Barcelona
Robert Lewandowski Bayern
Munich
Sergio Aguero Manchester City
Robin van Persie Manchester
United Olivier Giroud Arsenal
10 Karim Benzema, Real Madrid
The Frenchman is a striker for one of the world’s most famous teams, but is never in the conversation as one of the world’s best He has scored consistently for a top team, which is challenging for even the best strikers, so he deserves a place in this countdown
9 Luis Suarez, Barcelona Despite a slow start after signing from Liverpool this summer, Suarez has scored more lately,
including the game-winning goal in El Clasico He was the top striker in England last year with 31 goals, which cemented the Uruguayan’s status as one of the world’s best
8 Harry Kane, Tottenham It is really difficult to rate Kane on this list, as he has had a ridiculous season this year, but given his youth, lacks a long resume like others on this list He is only 21 years old,
but he has 19 goals this season, which is the best in the English Premier League He could become one of the best in the world, but he could also be a flop
7 Diego Costa, Chelsea The Spaniard, formerly of Atletico Madrid, is a quality striker who has 18 goals on the season for league-leading Chelsea in England He’s young (age 26) and has shown the potential to develop into a top-quality player The only reason I haven’t put him higher on the list is because he has yet to make an impact on the international stage for Spain, with only one goal in seven games
6 Carlos Tevez, Juventus Tevez, who has also played for Manchester United and Manchester City, has been a quality scorer everywhere he has played He’s been a stalwart this season, with 16 goals and seven assists in 26 games The Argentinian is quick and uses his speed to get in behind defenses
5 Thomas Müller, Bayern Munich Müller is often deployed on the wing for his club, Bayern Munich, but usually plays striker for his countr y, Germany He has 12 goals and nine assists in 25 games this season, but his claim to topstriker status comes from his goals for Germany The 25 year old has 10 World Cup goals so far, and he likely will play in a couple more World Cups He could possibly pass all-time World Cup scoring leader and compatriot Miroslav Klose’s 16 goals
4 Wayne Rooney, Manchester United The Englishman has been remarkably consistent over the years He’s moving up the scoring charts for club and country with his remarkable combination of shooting power and accuracy The longtime United man, formerly of Everton, is poised to become England’s all-time leader in goals
3 Cristiano Ronaldo, Real Madrid Considered the one of the top players ever to play the game, Ronaldo has a profound effect on almost every game he plays His best position is out wide, however, not as a striker, so I haven’t rated him as the world’s best striker
2 Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Paris SaintGermain Now at the ripe old age of 33, Zlatan Ibrahimovic has done it all He’s played for an impressive list of top clubs including PSG, Barcelona, Juventus, Inter Milan and AC Milan The towering, mercurial Swede is undoubtedly the most clinical finisher around
1 Lionel Messi, Barcelona What else is there to say? Messi has the most goals in the history of the Spanish league, in Barcelona history and in Champions League history Yet, he’s also only 27 years old and could easily play for ten more years Just how far can Messi go? He’ll go down as one of the best to ever play the game, that’s for certain
As with any countdown, it’s all objective many fans would have different strikers in the countdown than me Also, I didn’t include talented goalscorers that don’t play striker such as Arjen Robben or Marco Reus Those players are adept at scoring when playing on the wing or just behind the striker It is interesting to note that of these ten players, two are English and two are from Argentina The others hail from France, Sweden, Uruguay, Portugal, Germany and Spain However, they play their soccer in a smaller list of countries: four play in Spain, three in England, and one each in France, Germany and Italy Soccer may be a team game but it certainly doesn’t hurt to have one of these strikers on the team
Kevin Linsey is a first year columnist He can be contacted at klinsey@cornellsun com The Beautiful Game appears alternate Wednesdays this semester
Women Take First at Riverside
TRACK AND FIELD
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ing by six points, the 4x400 closed out the competition by placing first to seal the team ’ s victory
“We had fantastic results over the spring break The women ’ s team won the CalRiverside Invitational for the first time ever, beating Cal State Northridge on the final event for the team victor y I thought the team competed as well as it has all year with temperatures near 95 degrees,” said women ’ s head coach Rich Bowman
In the individual events, seniors Bori Tozer and Corey Dowe hurdled to place first and second respectively in the 3000m steeplechase Senior Eve Bishop
continued her impressive performances of the season by clearing 12’ 11 1/2” in the pole vault to place second, qualify for ECACs and move to third all time at Cornell In the 400m hurdles, Taysia Radoslav broke the freshman record to move to fourth all time and qualify for ECACs
Moving into their next competition, the women competed in the Stanford Invitational earning 15 ECAC qualifications
Some of the highlights included junior Caroline Kellner’s 33:32 02 performance in the 10K, good for the 10th place collegiate finisher and 19th overall in a field of post-collegiates that included Olympic 10K bronze medalist Shalane Flanagan
This was also Kellner’s personal best effort by 50 seconds, moving her to second all-time at Cornell In the 400m, three Cornell runners placed in the top 15 These runners were DeeDee Akpaeta, Zena Kolliesuah and Katie Woodford
“ The west coast competition was great and needed ” Bowman said “ We are five weeks from the Ivy League conference meet and are looking for competitive opportunities in great weather We found the weather and the team took advantage of the opportunities We put together some great seed marks for upcoming meets ahead,” Bowman said
Ariel Cohen can be reached at acohen@cornellsun com
Men Drop Two of Three Ivy League Contests
By JESSIE BROFSKY Sun Staff Writer
After two consecutive losses against Columbia and Harvard, it had all came down to this With three athletes on court and everything tied at 2-2, Cornell needed to win two out of the three matches to secure the win against Dartmouth The Red ended up taking all three in a 5-2 victory
One of the players who clinched the match this Sunday against Dartmouth was senior Alex Sidney After not participating in a competitive match this season due to injuries sustained in a car accident in November, he came back strong against Harvard and Dartmouth Both of his matches went to three sets and were very close
“For him to push himself and to compete as hard as he did and especially to come out on top against Dartmouth and battle them when things didn’t look favorable, I think that is a highlight,” said head coach Silviu Tanasoiu
In terms of accomplishing his goals at the Harvard and Dartmouth matches, Sidney said, “Everything is a process Coach really talks about winning the day, getting better each day, accomplishing as much as we can at any given practice or every given match ”
Both Columbia and Harvard are strong teams, sporting a combined record of 25-11 However, Cornell fought hard in both matches They lost 1-6 and 3-4, respectively
“We started the match a little slow but at the end of all the matches everyone was in a tight set and it could’ve gone either way, ” said sophomore Chris Vrabel about the Columbia matchup He said it gave them confidence to hold play so well against a Columbia team that is currently tied for first in the conference
Red Opens Ivy Play With Wins Against Harvard and Columbia, Loss to Dartmouth
By HANNAH NOYES Sun Staff Writer
The women ’ s tennis team came out strong these past two weekends against three Ivy League competitors On March 28th, the women took on Columbia for their first Ivy League match of the season The women fought hard and earned a successful win, 43
This past weekend, Cornell hosted Harvard Friday, and Dartmouth Saturday Although the ladies defeated Harvard, 5-2, they lost in a close match against Dartmouth, 3-4
While the team is young, with no seniors and only two juniors on the roster, junior Dena Tanenbaum said she has many positive feelings about the team this season
“I would say our camaraderie and support for each other is what gives us an edge,” Tanenbaum said “Some days you may play well and some days you might be off, but what's really awesome this year is how much
fun we have out there as a team The energy and volume during our matches has been so high I think other teams are intimidated by how loud we are and how much fun we have during the matches ”
As a leader of her team, Tanenbaum said she felt the energy and stamina she and the other women brought to the court was the most inspiring part of the weekend
“I’m really proud of the fight that my team showed in the Har vard and Dartmouth matches,” she said “Before the matches we talked about leaving it all out there, and every single one of my teammates did just that this weekend Harvard was an awesome win to get, and although we didn’t end up getting the win over Dartmouth, everyone fought hard until the end and gave it their all ”
One of the most exciting matches this weekend came from freshman Priyanka Shah At the start of the third set, the match was close at 3-2 The entire team came over to support Shah, and when she clinched the
Junior Stefan Vinti added the scores do not adequately represent how close the match really was
“The matches were well fought at all positions We competed well,” Vinti said “We played at their home and it was a tough match Sometimes the scores in tennis do not respect the battle that was given on the court ”
The Harvard match was similarly a hard fought contest
“As far as Harvard, that match was as close as any we ’ ve played all year long,” Tanasoiu said “We played as aggressive and disciplined across the board And we put ourselves in a position to win the match and it came down to one match and Harvard is a very solid team It proved to us that we are a very solid team ”
Even though, individual players on the teamare striving to improve their own gameplay in different ways, the goals for the team have stayed consistent Tanasoiu spoke about what the team has been focusing on all season
“The idea was for us to have a certain mindset It wasn ’ t about winning or losing It was about embracing a certain mindset as a team, ” Tanasoiu said “I felt like this past weekend everyone was on the same page At the end of the day we are a bunch of people trying to get together and trying to accomplish something that can ’ t be done by ourselves ”
He noted that despite the individual nature of the sport the members of the team all need each other
The athletes look ahead to their next matches against Brown and Yale, two teams who they beat last year After three games on the road, the Red gets to play both games in Ithaca
“We are trying to put ourselves in the best possible position to get two good wins coming up, ” Vinti said
match, the team “ went wild,” according to Tanenbaum
“It’s really fun seeing different teammates get the clinch for the team because it just really shows how much everyone is contributing to our success as a team, ” she said Last year Shah was ranked 78th nationally in her class She is one of four freshmen on the team
Next weekend the women will be traveling to compete against Yale and Brown
“Yale is going to be looking for blood because we beat them during ECACs which
will definitely make it a fun and tough match,” Tanenbaum said
Overall, Cornell is off to a successful start to its season, sporting an 8-6 record
“Of course there’s always little things that we need to continue to improve for the remainder of the season, ” Tanenbaum said “But overall ever yone is playing well and feeling good and we ' re ready to take on the rest of the Ivies ”
Hannah Noyes can be reached at hnoyes@cornellsun com
Red to Participate in Equestrian Ivy Championship in Two Weeks
abilities of our teammates Never giving up [and] always supporti n g o n e a n o t h e r a n d s t a y i n g focused throughout the day is key, and I think as a team we really realized this and thus came the closest we ever have to qualifying ” Although the result was not exactly what the Red had been hoping for, the team still enjoyed one of its most successful Zones
p e r f o r m a n c e s t o d a t e Novakovic’s intensified training
schedule ensured that the team was adequately prepared for the challenges ahead, according to Huss “ T h i s y e a r C o a c h re a l l y stepped up our game, ” she said “ We doubled our practices and training and as a result it showed Ever y rider had a renewed sense of drive and eagerness to win They say confidence is key and I’d be hard pressed to say that we were anything less than confident, as we had a genuine right to be ”
Huss qualified for Nationals with a second place finish in
In d i v i d u a l O p e n Fe n c e s a t Zones This will be her second trip to Nationals
“I ended up winning my open fences class both this year and last, and I think that it wasn ’ t so much the win itself that made me happy but more so knowing that if you work hard enough, and want it bad enough, the results will one day go your way, ” she said Ko also competed at Zones for the second time, but this will be her first experience at Nationals She qualified with a second place finish in Individual Intermediate
fences
“For Nationals, I think the most important thing is to keep riding and to stay focused,” she s a i d “ Wi t h Iv y ’ s i n j u s t t w o weeks, and Nationals two weeks after that, it is so important to stay organized and [get] as much practice in as possible to give us that extra edge we’ll need to compete with some of the best collegiate riders in the nation ” The Red will conclude the postseason as a team in the annua l Iv y L e a g u e C h a m p i o n s h i p show on April 18, which will be hosted by Princeton this year
Nationals will take place from April 30 to May 2 While all of the Red’s riders will be competing as individuals, Huss said that she is proud to represent the team
“In the movie Miracle, the coach says that at the end of the day ‘the name on the front is a hell of a lot more important than the one on the back,’” she said “ That is what I am most excited for, a chance to be able to represent a team that has given me ever ything ”
Arial Cooper can be reached at acooper@cornellsun com
Swinging Sidney | Returning from injury, senior Alex Sidney competed for the first time this year
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Youth movement | Dena Tanenbaum is one of just two juniors on the women’s tennis team Despite the inexperience of the team, Cornell defeat Harvard and Columbia over spring break
Track and Field Travels West, Finds Success in Variety of Events
By RACHEL CHERNER Sun Staff Writer
Over spring break, the Cornell track and field teams left Ithaca and traveled west to find new competition The men ’ s team competed in three meets over the break: the Texas Relays, the Riverside Invitational and the Stanford Invitational
Senior David Melly began the weekend by earning sixth place in the steeplechase with a time of 9:08 72, qualifying for the Intercollegiate Association of Amateur Athletes of America (IC4A) and marking the second fastest finishing time in his career Sophomore Wynn Curtis placed 21st 110-meter hurdle event qualifying for the IC4As In the high jump, both junior Stephen Afadapa and freshman Myles Lazarou cleared 6’9”, earning seventh and eighth places, respectively, and receiving IC4A qualifications
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Continuing through the series of meets, the men traveled to California where they competed in the Riverside Invitational The team earned fourth place as a whole with a total of 80 points and five IC4A qualifiers The highlights of the meet included the allfreshman 4x100 team that placed second, missing the Cornell freshman record by only 08 seconds Freshmen Ryan Weigel, Stanford Cooper, Michael Smith and Brailin Paulino worked to qualify for the IC4As with a time of 41 60
At the end of the meet, the 4x400 team comprised of sophomore Tobenna Attah, junior Larry Gibson,
Cornell Quali es Six to Zone Finals
By ARIEL COOPER Sun Staff Writer
While most of the student body was busy tanning on various beaches or curling up on the couch with Netflix, the Cornell equestrian team was busy dominating the first two competitions of the Intercollegiate
Ho r s e Sh ow A s s o c i a t i o n postseason Six riders moved on to Zone finals individually during a regional competition at Alfred University
Fi ve o f t h o s e r i d e r s sophomores Chelsea Huss, C a r l e e Ro b e r t s , Sh a n a Coffey and Amanda Ko as we l l a s s e n i o r c o - c a p t a i n
Ge o r g i a n a d e R h a m w i l l
h e a d t o Na t i o n a l s i n Springfield, Massachusetts at the end of the month
Pending results from Zones 1 and 8, the Red will be s e n d i n g m o re r i d e r s t o Nationals than any other team
“I was extremely pleased by the quality of riding by the team at both Regionals and Zones Everyone rode up to their potential and all were very consistent This
team continues to impress me with their hard work and
t a l e n t , ” s a i d h e a d c o a c h
Joanna Novakovic ’03 “At Zones, we qualified more individuals than any other team in our region, and at last count, we have the most riders in the most divisions of any team at Nationals ” Unfortunately, the Red came just shy of qualifying
for Nationals as a team in t h e C o l l e g i a t e Cu p a t Zones Skidmore and St Lawrence are typically stiff
c o m p e t i t i o n f o r C o r n e l l , and the Red was neck and neck with both teams until Sk i d m o re ove r t o o k t h e squad by one point at the end of the day
“I think the closeness of the competition reinforced
what we already knew: that ever y ride counts equally, and it’s not over until it’s over, ” Ko said “When competing in the IHSA, a lot is out of your control as a competitor due to the rand o m d r a w a s p e c t o f t h e horses, so it is crucial to trust in our abilities and the
Cooper and Smith placed third and qualified for the IC4As Freshman Mark Zavrl was second in the javelin at 192’8” and Jacob Shaffer was fourth in the discus at 156’ 11”
In the last meet of the weekend, the men ’ s team competed at the Stanford Invitational in Palo Alto, California Curtis earned an IC4A qualification for his preliminary performance in the 110-meter hurdle event by running a 14 73 and placed seventh in Saturday’s final The men ’ s 4x100 relay team placed ninth earned an IC4As qualification
In distance events, sophomore James Gowans was just shy of winning his heat despite his impressive push for the last 300 meters His time ranks seventh all time standing at Cornell and he also qualified for the IC4As Senior Stephen Mozia had a three-series win in throws, winning the shot with 61’ 6 25”, winning the discus 188’ 9” and earning a third IC4A qualification in the hammer throw at 180’ 1”
The women ’ s team also enjoyed success in its west coast competitions On Saturday, the women competed at the Riverside Invitational and earned five event wins and 12 ECAC qualifying performances Overall, the women placed first of the eight teams competing, with a total of 152 points
To kick off the meet, the 4x100 quartet placed first with a time of 45 66, moving to third all-time at Cornell and sixth all-time in Ivy League history Heading into the end of the meet, with the Red lead-
e e d Ho w e v e r, s o m e p l a y e r s a r e s l i g h t l y m o r e i m p o r t a n t t h a n o t h e r s , a n d m o s t s o c c e r f a n s w i l l a g re e t h a t t h e s t r i k e r s ( f o r w a rd s ) a re t h e m o s t i m p o r t a n t
Flying high | Senior Corey Dowe captured second place in 3000-meter steepchase Her classmate, Bori Tozer, took first
