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S.A. Presidential Candidate Disqualified for Meme

Student is appealing; final ruling in race expected within 2 days

By NICHOLAS BOGEL-BURROUGHS and YUICHIRO KAKUTANI Sun City Editor and Sun News Editor

A committee is expected to make a final decision in the next two days on whether a Cornell student kicked out of the race for Student Assembly president because of a meme posted by one of his supporters should be reinstated, a ruling that could bring an end to a wild election marred by procedural questions

The Student Assembly Elections Committee disqualified Varun Devatha ’19 from the race on March 28, hours after the voting period had ended The committee said a meme posted by a supporter of his campaign in a Facebook group had violated election rules, according to two people familiar with the matter and internal elections committee documents obtained by The Sun

The meme in question was posted in the Facebook group, “Cornell: Any Person, Any Meme,” by Rachel Wells ’18, a supporter of Devatha’s campaign, who could not be reached for comment late on Sunday night The meme group is popular among students and boasts a membership of more than 27,000 users, a fact cited by the student who reported the meme to the elections committee

The final results remain unknown as Devatha’s appeal continues If Devatha’s disqualification is upheld, then Dale Barbaria ’19, the only other person running for the position, will assume the S A presidency

Barbaria and Devatha both declined to comment on Sunday night on the revelation that a meme was at the center of the disqualification

“I can ' t comment on whether or not [Devatha] should be disqualified for that action,” Barbaria said “It's not my place as a candidate, and especially as the candidate running against him ”

“I think it'd be inappropriate for me to comment at this time,” Devatha said in a text message

23 Law Professors Express Support For Student Suing the University

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Twenty-three Cornell Law School professors filed a motion to submit an amici curiae brief in the appeals case of John Doe v Cornell University on March 25

In the motion, the professors said the University failed to guarantee the accused student his right to have his questions asked to his accuser and expressed their concern about the way Cornell carried out its procedural protections under Title

In 2016, a student, referred to in court documents as Sally Roe, filed a sexual assault complaint against another student, referred to as John Doe In May 2017, Doe was found responsible by the University and was suspended for two years, The Sun previously reported Doe subsequently filed an appeal to the Third Department of the Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court

The meme said "STEAL HIS LOOK!" and included a series of items and their cost next to a picture of Devatha It also included logos of the Cornell School of Hotel Administration and the Hans Bethe House, which are the sources of the dispute, according to a copy of the challenge submitted to the elections committee, which was obtained

Police Officers Assaulted and Injured While Trying to Transport Man to Local Hospital

By BREANNE FLEER Sun News Editor

Tw o It h a c a Po l i c e Department officers were assaulted by a male subject at 100 East Seneca St while assisting in serving a mental health order on Friday afternoon, accordi n g t o a m

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another, causing the officers to fall, the release said Officers “repeatedly” told t h e s u b j e c t t o p u t h i s hands behind his back and u s e d a t a s e r m u l t i p l e t i m e s , b u t t h e s u b j e c t “continued to punch and kick and scream at the officers to kill him ”

and the two IPD officers went to a local hospital for their injuries

IPD did not release the n a m e o f t h e s u b j e c t because “he has not been charged with a crime at this time,” according to the release, and IPD is w o rk i n g w i t h t

is no secret that police officers have a dangerous job

subject so he could be taken to a local hospital, officers found him in a business lobby, the release said There, officers tried to talk to the subject, but h e w a s “d i s r u p t i ve a n d hostile” toward them and “repeatedly threatened to kill the police officers and continuously begged the police officers to kill him, according to the release When officers attempted to handcuff the subject, he punched one officer in t h e f a c e ” a n d a t t a c k e d

At one point, the subject grabbed the butt of o n e o f f i c e r ’ s h o l s t e re d handgun and said the officers would have to kill h i m o r h e w o u l d k i l l t h e m , a c c o rd i n g t o t h e release

The subject was handcuffed “after several minutes ” of the struggle, the release said Ac c o rd i n g t o t h e release, an ambulance took the subject to a local hospital to fulfill the mental h e a l t h o rd e r ’ s m a n d a t e ,

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Tyler emphasized in the media release that officers must be prepared to handle situations like Friday’s assault

“It is no secret that police officers have a dang e ro u s j o b, ” h e s a i d “Officers have to prepare to effectively deal with the unknown and the unexpected, and to do so with professionalism and within the confines of the laws that govern use of force and subject control

Daybook

BME Special Seminar: Jia Liu, Ph D 9 - 10 a m , 125 Weill Hall

Jorge Luis Borgeas, Reader of Erotica 12:15 - 1:15 p m , 153 Uris Hall

Child Marriage in the United States 12:15 - 1:15 p m , 186 Myron Taylor Hall

From Sri Lanka to America: Bawa Muhaiyaddeen And Contemporary Transnational Sufism 12:15 - 1:30 p m , G08 Uris Hall

Achieving a Carbon Neutral Campus by 2035 2:55 - 4:10 p m , 125 Riley-Robb Hall

Science and Technology Studies Seminar: Jennifer Liberman 3:30 - 5 p m , 423 Morrill Hall

The People’s Republic At Sea: Great Power With “Chinese Characteristics” 4:30 - 6 p m , Kaufmann Auditorium, G64 Goldwin Smith Hall

Question and Answer with Film/TV Managers

Monday, April 9, 2018

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4:30 p m , 124 Schwartz Center for Performing Arts

Table Talk: Quitting Social Media? 5 - 6 p m , Flora Rose House Dining Hall

The Promise and Challenges of Plant Genome Editing 12:20 p m , 135 Emerson Hall

Cornell Chimes, Yamatai Joint Performance 1:10 p m , McGraw Tower

607.269.0929

Global Supply Chain: A Southeast Asian Perspective 2:55 - 4:30 p m , LL23 Breazzano Center

Day Family Ethics Lecture: Why Good People Do Bad Things 4:25 - 5:40 p m , B05 Sage Hall

Hate Speech and Free Speech 4:30 - 5:45 p m , 184 Myron Taylor Hall

Question and Answer Discussion With Filmmaker and Producer Laura Archer 4:30 p m , 124 Schwartz Center for Performing Arts

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The Touchtones, an all-female a capella group, will be releasing its third E P , or extended play, on Spotify by the end of this semester, just in time for the group ’ s 35th anniversary

The Touchtones, founded in 1983, is the University’s first officially recognized a capella group and is known for performances featuring “bold musicality” and an “electrifying stage presence ” centered on a wide number of genres, according to the group ’ s website

“[Recording this E P ] adds some legitimacy to the work that we do on campus, and it also is something that is long-lasting we can leave a little bit of the current group ’ s legacy by having this music online, kind of forever, ” she added

Lehman said other Cornellians can look forward to this E P because the Touchtones “do something really special in the realm of all female a capella ”

Lehman said the Touchtones try to create music in an innovative way that not only challenges themselves but also challenges their listeners by going beyond what is stereotypical of the genre

“I think that we really try to create a sound that is very raw and authentic, in that you can hear our personalities and the energy we have,” Lehman said

Ithaca Police Arrests 2 Men For Last Week’s Robberies

Suspects in 2 separate cases caught for robbing bank, elderly lady during Spring Break; both sent to prison

By MEREDITH LIU and SHRUTI JUNEJA Sun

Three years since the group ’ s last E P release, this upcoming E P will feature five songs, which, in addition to showcasing the group ’ s usual bold and powerful vocality, will also feature new sound and talent, according to Nicole Lehman ’20, Touchtones’ business

manager Lehman said that the Touchtones took this recording opportunity very seriously because this upcoming E P not only serves as a record of the group ’ s growth and progress over the past years but also as a platform for the group to amplify their voices at the University and beyond

“Having professionally recorded music is a huge opportunity for any a capella group and especially for us because that’s where you can show your most polished work, and it’s something that is easy to share with friends and family,” Lehman said

Despite being one of many all-female a capella groups on campus, the Touchtones prides itself on being able to showcase “ a ton of attitude and talent” in the compelling and dynamic shows that they deliver to their audiences, according to Lehman

She said the Touchtones value femininity as a part of their identity, but don’t let it limit them from singing songs by rock bands, singer-songwriters or songs from other unstereotypical genres

“We want everyone to know our name, know what we can bring,” Lehman said “Having that E P which everyone can hear at anytime is going to be a really great way to get our voices out there ”

While the full E P will likely be released by the end of the semester on Spotify, one single from the collection will come out in just a few weeks Lehman also said that the entire E P would possibly also be available on iTunes

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Meredith Liu can be reached at meredithliu@cornellsun com Shruti Juneja can be reached at sjuneja@cornellsun com

S.A. Election Turmoil Reveals Procedural Flaws

ELECTION

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by The Sun

The committee ruled by a vote of six to one, with one abstention, that Devatha violated a section of the Student Assembly election rules that prohibits using Cornell insignia on posters or quarter-cards, according to a copy of the committee’s initial decision marked confidential

The committee rejected Devatha’s first appeal, The Sun previously reported, and Devatha then appealed to the judicial codes counselor, Kendall Karr, a Cornell Law student, claiming that the committee was biased in its application of the rules

Karr told The Sun on Sunday that she had made a decision on whether the committee had unfairly applied the rules and sent her ruling to the Office of the Assemblies on Saturday evening, but she did not disclose what she had determined

The elections committee’s decision could be reversed if Karr finds the committee’s application of the rules biased, but the elections committee chair said that the committee will have the final say on whether Devatha is expelled from the race

Travis Cabbell ’18, the chair, acknowledged that these are uncharted waters and underscored the need to reform the elections process

“This is the first time this has happened, and that’s why the elections committee needs to redo the rules.”

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“This is the first time this has happened, and that’s why moving forward, the elections committee needs to redo the rules,” Cabbell said late on Sunday night

“I’m still working out and planning out the whole process, but the elections committee does have final say, that is the truth,” he said

The election rules say that if the judicial

OBTAINED BY THE SUN

Meme mishap | Varun Devatha ’19 was disqualified from the S A race for a meme posted by one of his supporters that utilized the logos of the hotel school and the Hans Bethe House against election rules

codes counselor “finds that the application of the rules was biased, the decision of the Elections Committee may be overturned,” although it does not indicate if Karr or the committee has the power to overturn the decision

Cabbell said the committee would release the final ruling after its meeting on Tuesday or on Wednesday morning If Devatha is reinstated, the vote totals and winner will be announced at that time If he is disqualified, Barbaria will win by default and it may never be known who received the most votes, as vote tallies for disqualified candidates are not released

Devatha’s controversial disqualification has prompted support for electoral reforms from several S A Executive Committee members, including current S A President Jung Won Kim ’18

“Amending the elections rules is something we will definitely consider,” Kim told The Sun Jaewon Sim ’21, S A vice president for external affairs, noted that the S A had lacked

the time, in the fall, to “complete a comprehensive review of the election rules” because other issues took precedence He said he hopes to reform the election rules over the next academic year to make them “ more transparent and egalitarian ” Sim added that while the delay of the election results is disappointing,” he defended it as necessary to “the integrity and fairness of the elections process ” Olivia Corn ’19, incumbent S A arts and science representative running for reelection, disagreed

“I think it’s a little ridiculous,” she said “They should release all of the results that have been finalized There absolutely need to be reforms and, in the future, elections should be further away from spring break in order to avoid waiting for results over spring break ”

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

Cornell Failed to Uphold Title IX Procedures, Law Professors Write

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Maryam Zafar can be reached at mzafar@cornellsun com

IPD Offcers Attacked by Local Mental Health Patient

ASSAULT

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“We never know when a simple ever yday encounter with someone can turn into a life or death situation,” he added Tyler commended the officers for acting “professionally” and for “preventing a potentially tragic outcome ”

“In this extremely dangerous incident the dynamics quickly changed from a casual encounter to deciding whether to use deadly physical force after the offender repeatedly tried to grab the officer ’ s gun, ” he said “ I’m very proud of [the officers’] actions and I hope this incident promotes healthy discussions on how mental health issues impact law enforcement in our community ”

BreAnne Fleer can be reached at bfleer@cornellsun com

136TH EDITORIAL BOARD

JACOB S KARASIK RUBASHKIN 19 Editor in Chief

JOHN MCKIM MILLER 20

KATIE SIMS 20

Editor

VARUN IYENGAR 21

MEGAN ROCHE 19

Editor

EMMA WILLIAMS 19 Design Editor

JEREMIAH KIM 19 Blogs Editor

AMOL RAJESH 20

BREANNE FLEER 20

YUICHIRO KAKUTANI 19

NICHOLAS BOGEL-BURROUGHS 19

LEV AKABAS 19 Arts & Entertainment Editor

SARAH SKINNER 21

ANNE SNABES 19

JOHNATHAN STIMPSON 21

EDEM DZODZOMENYO 20

PETER BUONANNO 21

CHENAB KHAKH 20

JULIAN ROBISON 20

Editorial

GIRISHA ARORA 20 Managing Editor

HEIDI MYUNG ’19

Manager ALISHA GUPTA ’20

DYLAN MCDEVITT ’19

MICHAEL LI ’20

GRIFFIN SMITH-NICHOLS ’19

JACQUELINE QUACH ’19

SHRUTI JUNEJA ’20

ANU SUBRAMANIAM ’20

JUSTIN J PARK ’19

GHAZI ’21

MEREDITH LIU ’20

KANTOR ’19

Editor RAPHY GENDLER ’21

BORIS TSANG ’21

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‘There Was A Time When There Weren’t Any Teenagers’

In an interview she gave in 1981, Toni Morrison described teenagers as something not completely human She was worried about a deficiency she saw in American adolescence The nation had tried to ease its children into adulthood, and give them the chance to consciously decide the person they wanted to be It placed them in an ecosystem made of adult professionals whose job it was to support their pursuit These teens could keep busy with the vocation of becoming They could contem-

Modern adolescence, in many ways, means thinking about our present self purely as a vehicle to reach a better future.

plate who they would like to be and how they hoped to get there But Morrison feared that we hadn’t given them something to be while they were becoming someone else; that we had built something quite a bit more listless and just a bit more empty

35 years later, America’s youngest generations are a tangle of contradiction Young voices bounce off the sidewalk in Ferguson and Parkland and Washington; teens and 20somethings stand at the front of movements for equality, representation and justice Yet besides select instances of powerful activism, our political involvement is as limited as any young generation in recent memory We’re invisible on Election Day and hold a truly lackluster commitment to sustained activism; we are totally complicit in our own neglect I am, of course, speaking about averages, but it’s the averages that matter Morrison talked about depression and petty crime as the result of our deficient adolescence, but it may also say a lot about the half-measure politics that our generation is prone to practice Before the 20th century, children become adults as soon as they were able For some it was

marriage, for others it was labor, but for everyone it was quite sudden The transition happened in an instant and began as soon as a person was judged to be ready In the last 80 years, though, we have carved out a new identity right at this inflection point It is a persona built on limited consequences and incremental responsibilities, and handed to children as they hit adolescence

It is also built upon the task of self-creation When we t d in the years just after, ple, not yet Instead, ns to an end The ave made and the life ave felt both tempod instr umental tally, I understand to be someone on he way to becoming something else

This is not the same as thinking about the future

It is possible, and valuable, to make forward-looking choices But modern adolescence, in many ways, means thinking about our present self purely as a vehicle to reach a better future

There are two primary results of this kind of teenage experience, both of which build internal walls to political engagement First, I was, and still am, encouraged to be totally self-interested Our principal task as transitional adults is to take the formative steps necessary to becoming one College life takes this to the nth degree, requiring an almost constant attention to self-advancement This promotes a kind of thinking that is preoccupied with personal growth, often to the exclusion of genuine, visceral concern for broader communities, and even the campus around us

As a result, we ’ re rarely willing to sacrifice much in the way of personal success Volunteer hours are worthwhile if they’re required for membership in an organization, but the moment they conflict with an info session or a couple of extra hours of studying, they are no longer worth the sacrifice And sustained involvement with a political or social campaign only tends to be possible insofar as it

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The second result is that many of us are basically, distractingly skeptical A phase of life spent building towards ‘ next ’ carries with it the deep-seated worry that ‘ next ’ won ’ t be what we want it to be Morrison put it, “ you keep waiting for this extraordinary thing to happen when you ’ re 21 and of course, nothing happens You’re just 21 ” I’ve felt this anxiety most acutely in the last few months spent hurtling towards graduation, because of course, despite all my hopes to contrary, I am just 21

We all really know this to be true, and that knowledge carries a deep cynicism that I think a lot of young adults walk around with This can affect our activism in a real, if subtle, way To get involved and stay involved takes a certain level of faith in a leader, a community or the basic notion that a better future can be the product of present work The dual experience of being fully occupied by the future and uncertain that it will be worth your work puts cracks in that faith It can make someone just a little bit less likely to drive to a polling place or give up a Saturday on the off chance they will be a tiny part of something incremental

I should add that that adolescence, as I’ve described it, only exists among those with the privilege to afford it However, it is that group that often seems truly disinterested in the choices that profoundly affect their lives and the social structures that impact millions more who do not have the same power to act This is the group that needs to start showing up

To be clear, it is essential that children have the chance to mature, develop and grow into the person they want to be We should not wish for a time without teenagers But Morrison was absolutely right that the way America has constructed adolescence has left many young adults feeling half-whole Rather than seeing this as growing pains, we should hand teens a full identity that carries agency and personhood We’ve seen in recent years what it looks like when our generation raises its voice It’s a voice we should aim to hear more often

Rubin Danberg Biggs is a senior in the College of Arts and Sciences He can be reached at rdanbergbiggs@cornellsun com The Common Table appears online alternate Fridays this semester

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Should We Laugh at The Death of Stalin?

BY DAVID GOULDTHORPE Sun Staff Writer

I'd say we all enjoy political comedy now and then Whether it’s making fun of Hillary Clinton dabbing or making fun of anything Donald Trump tweets, nothing feels as good as teasing those in power So, when I first saw ads for The Death of Stalin, I was thrilled It’s a British film based on the French comic La mort de Staline, and only recently opened here in the United States The film has some weak points here and there, but manages to deliver plenty of laughs and has a good heart

Directed by Armando Iannuci, The Death of Stalin opens in the Soviet Union, 1953; a nation in constant terror Secret police raid neighborhoods picking up Stalin’s listed enemies to execute The ruling Central Committee also lives in constant fear of Joseph Stalin, played by Adrian McLoughlin His irrational whims and flights of fancy could prove fatal at any moment One night, though, he suffers a brain hemorrhage, and ends up incapacitated The Committee rushes to help, but tensions flare as they realize that Stalin will soon die The race is on, then, for Khrushchev, Malnkov and Beria to secure the support of other Committee members and, by extension, control over the Soviet Union

makes for an excellent political thriller Plus, the trio gets to deliver some of the film’s very best humor Beale, Buscemi and Tambor make for great leads

However, beyond the plot’s heart, there’s a lot of peripheral threads that I wish had tied in more For example, shortly after Josef Stalin’s death, his children arrive His son, played by Rupert Friend, immediately demands to be saluted and treated as the ruler Later on, he demands to speak at his

number of cuts between shots, even going from one shot to another that looks exactly the same Sometimes this works, creating confusion during a chaotic scene Other times, though, it’s very distracting It could use a bit of toning down during quieter parts

Of course, this doesn’t change the fact that the film is quite funny Good lines, as well as fantastic visual humor, can be found throughout One of my favorite gags involving a propaganda effort that goes horribly wrong had me laughing heartily in my seat Of course, this might raise a question for some: how appropriate is it to laugh in the context of the Soviet Union and the Stalinist terrors? I'd argue that a lot of the humor is warranted, and for a very important reason

The heart of this plot works very well, especially in the play between a central trio of characters First you have Beria, head of the secret police and played by Simon Russell Beale, who wishes to continue iron-fist rule of the nation He ends up butting heads with the reformer Nikita Khrushchev, played by Steve Buscemi Khrushchev wishes to freeze mass arrests and release some of the detained people, relaxing the grip that the state holds on the nation Caught in the middle of their feud is Deputy Malenkov, played by Jeffrey Tambor Malenkov is a rather weak-willed man, but his role as deputy means he’s acting head of the nation That makes him a crucial power player Their constant jockey for power

father’s funeral I felt curious to see where this part of the story would go, but beyond what I described, nothing much happened

There was also a character Maria, played by Olga Kurylenko, who had written a very angry note to Stalin that may have triggered his hemorrhage Later in the movie, Beria draws a very distant link between her and Khrushchev that he threatens to use against Khruschev Again, though, nothing comes from this They are not bad plot threads, they just don’t have the impact needed to warrant their inclusion

I also have to talk about the editing The film has a high

The vast majority of humor targets the Central Committee Every member of the committee is portrayed, to some degree or another, as an utter buffoon They struggle to even get a doctor called upon finding Stalin’s body They are also all reprehensible Even Khrushchev, the closest thing the film has to a protagonist, isn’t afraid to sacrifice the lives of civilians for his political benefit That makes it all the more fulfilling to see them become the butt of jokes

The Death of Stalin reminds us that it’s so important to be able to laugh at our leaders Humor demands humility; it comes in and knocks down pride and ego It shows that they’re not great and mighty dictators, but human like anyone else on the planet For some, that loss of power is the worst crime they can imagine That's why in authoritarian regimes, anyone who mocks officeholders faces punishment, even up to death

The Death of Stalin has rough edges on its story, and the manic editing could calm down every now and then However, it’s a great comedy that boasts an engaging plot which takes aim at one of the most infamous regimes in modern history It’s a brilliant satire and given that it remains banned in Russia and other satellite states, it might just be a needed one

David Gouldthorpe is a senior in the College of Industrial and Labor Relations He can be reached at dgouldthorpe@cornellsun com

Cartographies in Suspension

BY VARUN BIDDANDA Sun Staff Writer

Before entering the space, it is as if the exhibit still has yet to be curated A space that is normally bursting with artwork appears startlingly bare to the passing gaze from the exhibit’s peripher y Yet examination is almost always a generative process of exposure and uncovering in terms of both the viewer as well as the viewed The exhibit in question, Estudios de Tensión, meaning “studies of tension,” is a study of the relational and symbolic interactions that shape and constitute the world A product of the artist Nicolás Robbio, the works can be found in the John Hartell Galler y in Sibley Hall until April 19

The installations are largely constructed from string and their intricate arrangement is directed by means of an elaborate system of hooks, pulleys and rings which ser ve beautifully as both a physical mount as well as a conceptually integrated component of the works’ aesthetic projection As the exhibit’s title implies, the works are all unified physically and conceptually by the forces of tension

A particular piece bearing the same title as that of the exhibition is mounted on the w e s t e r n m o s t w a l l o f t h e g a l l e r y Occupying the entirety of the wall is a piece of string making its jagged course

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through and around the various mounted implements that guide it On either end of the string is a weight while one is of a conic shape, the other is amorphous The string’s trajector y, while mostly angular, is nuanced and the sharp bends are often flanked by radiating alignments around points of contact The linearity that is normally associated with notions of path and duration is strongly questioned here as p o

y assume the parallel roles of diffusion and divergence

An additional dimension is added and if perhaps not of an additive quality, certainly a multiplicative one upon aligning the gaze along the plane offered by the wall This is especially visible through the parallel illumination from the north-facing windows In keeping with the rest of the exhibition’s overall narrative, the idea of the one-dimensionality of a string being channelled into a three-dimensional installation is particularly compelling The skeletal nature of the work in question is, in a certain way, reminiscent of architectural blueprints and in this way, the work provides a species of cartography, a reflection of an underlying instinct to map experience and existence

In this sense, this piece, as with many others of the exhibition, is a realignment of our notions of horizontality and verticality Through the questioning of these two

notions, directionality reveals itself to be constructed and reconstructed along the (re)channeling of tensile forces In the same vein, there is an overall divergence from the conventional tendencies of linear trajector y Thus, spectatorship is likewise submitted to the overlapping functions of reflection, refraction and reformulation

As a more spatially subdued interlude in the midst of Robbio’s stringed installations, the exhibition also offers a glimpse into the illustrative dimensions of the artist’s repertoire The drawings can be found placed upon a shelf extending from one of the centrally-oriented mobile walls of the galler y ’ s space They can almost be compared to a visual form of a vignette

The geometric forms detailed on the pages show a remarkable parallel to the angularities mediated by the spatial trajectories of the exhibit’s works as a whole In this way, the assemblage represents a lar val constell a t i o n o f c re a t i ve l o c i T h ro u g h t h e i r intriguing simplicity, they constitute both narratives yet at the same time something just short of that Or it could be ver y well that the viewer is seeing that which has yet to materialize past the point of artistic departure, an almost spectral glimpse into an aesthetic future

Perhaps it is a coincidence that the most s p a t i a l l y e x p a n s i v e o f t h e e x h i b i t i o n ’ s installations also happens to have the longest title “La fuerza que tira abajo es la

que permite subir” (The Force that Pulls You Down is the One that Allows You to Ascend) is not just confined to one wall but bisects the mobile partition in the galler y ’ s center The directionality of force on both the west and east facing sides of the partition rejects the installations’ overall tendency to mediate tension by opposing weight with weight Rather, the hammer ’ s downward weight is thrust into a dynamic dance of aesthetic and mechanical acrobatics which ultimately culminate not with a complement of downward weight but rather with an almost palpable upward tensile force by the strings’ attachment to a base

In essence, tension is not only negotiated in a fundamentally distinct manner, but there is a bisection of the galler y space by the installation It is this in particular w h i c h f u n

s t h e underlying assumptions of the assumed territorial sovereignty of the individual art piece within the broader framework of the overall exhibition At its core, the latter is a dialogue, and the work in question represents a sublime testimony to the ongoing intertextualities that are essential to the projective and generative capacities of art

Varun Biddanda is a junior in the College of Arts and Sciences He can be reached at vdb22@cornell edu

Reed Tops 100 Career Points; Red Falls to Brown

However, during the final 17 minutes of the match, the Bears were able to claw their way back and slide past the Red thanks to yellow cards called against Cornell that generated man-up opportunities for the Bears

With a five-goal lead with 17 minutes left to play, Cornell women ’ s lacrosse looked poised to earn its third conference victor y, but Brown used a late scoring run to narrowly edge by Cornell, 14-13

The Red (6-4, 2-2 Ivy) traded goals back and forth with the Bears (8-4,1-3) in the early goings, and senior midfielder Joey Coffy was able to find the back of the net just as the buzzer went off to end the first half deadlocked 6-6

The Red then opened up the second half with three goals within the first four minutes, but the Bears were resilient, notching two goals of their own to bring the game back within one

Cornell then went on a four-goal unanswered streak to pull away from Brown with the largest margin of the game, 13-8

“Lacrosse is a momentum game and Brown was dominating the draw which gave them a huge advantage in offensive opportunities,” said head coach Jenny Graap ’86 “ The fact that Cornell took two yellow cards late in the game was also costly as Brown was able to score two man-up goals ”

Cornell and Brown were evenly matched in all aspects of the game, except in the draw control Brown won 19 draw controls to Cornell’s nine, giving Brown significantly more scoring opportunities

“As much as we can look at conceding six goals in the final 17 minutes as a defensive issue,” Graap said, “ The truth was our lack of offensive execution and struggle on the draw circle were major factors as well ”

Despite the lopsided draw controls, Cornell still took 26 shots to Brown’s 27, caused five turnovers to Brown’s six and fielded 14 ground balls to Brown’s 11

Senior captain and midfielder Taylor Reed had a huge day for the Red tallying a career-high four goals en route to surpassing the 100 career point benchmark to bring her total to 101 points

“Great players like Taylor Reed make their teammates and their program better, and Taylor has been a force for Cornell women ’ s lacrosse since her freshman year, ” Graap said “For Taylor to reach this 100-point milestone as a 2-way midfielder speaks to how impressive she is as an athlete As a senior captain, Taylor brings the competitive fire in ever y game, and we are all proud of her accomplishment ”

For Reed, the accomplishment allowed for her to mull over her highly successful career thus far

“Obviously yesterday’s game didn’t go our way and it was a tough loss, but hitting 100 points gave me the opportunity to reflect on all the hard work I’ve put in and the amazing memories I’ve made over the last four years here,” Reed said “It made me grateful for the time and the incredible teammates I’ve had along the way There is still a lot of season left and I am lucky to still be playing and be able to work even harder going forward ”

In addition to Reed’s four goals, freshman midfielder Grace Paletta notched a careerhigh three goals herself, and Coffy contributed two goals of her own

Defensively, sophomore goalkeeper Katie McGahan tallied six saves and fielded one ground ball

Junior defender Hannah O’Reilly fielded four ground balls, while Coffy fielded three, and Coffy and senior defender Cait Callahan each caused two turnovers

Cornell will continue Ancient Eight play on Saturday as it welcomes Dartmouth to Schoellkopf Field at 1 p m for Senior Day

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Junior guard Matt Morgan announced Monday on Twitter his intention to declare for the NBA Draft, after leading the Ivy League in scoring for the third straight year

The Concord, North Carolina, native led his team to the Ivy League tournament in his junior season, but the Red lost in the semifinals to Har vard Morgan scored 22 5 points per game in his junior campaign and scored 20 or more points 18 times

“ We talked about it between my family, my coaches and I and we all agreed [declaring for the draft] was a good move for me, ” Morgan said in a text message to The Sun Morgan said while he hopes to be drafted by an NBA

team, he will return to Cornell for his senior season if he isn’t selected

“I’m going into this process with the intention of getting selected to play for a NBA organization, but I don’t want to lose my last year of college if that opportunity isn’t there for me, ” he said

Morgan and Ryan Wittman ’10 are the only two players in Cornell men ’ s basketball histor y to score 500 points in multiple seasons, and Morgan was the first Cornellian to reach 1,000 points as a sophomore

Morgan declared for the NBA Draft last April as well, but withdrew after hearing from three teams, The Sun previously reported

Raphy Gendler can be reached at rgendler@cornellsun com

McDevitt can be reached at dmcdevitt@cornellsun com

Angello Leaves Cornell Early, Signs Pro Deal

Junior forward foregoes senior year after leading Red in scoring, will join Penguins AHL affliate

By RAPHY GENDLER Sun Assistant Sports Editor

After tying for the team lead with 13 goals in his junior season at Cornell, Anthony Angello signed a professional deal with the NHL’s Pittsburgh Penguins, the Penguins announced Thursday Angello forgoes his senior season at Cornell in signing the two-year contract, which begins in the 2018-19 season He will report to the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins of the AHL on an amateur tr yout contract

The 6-foot-5 Manlius, New York, native scored double-digit goals and 20 or more points in each of his three seasons in Ithaca Angello was the Penguins’ fifth-round pick in the 2014 NHL Draft

Angello scored 36 goals and 70 points in 102 games at Cornell

“I would like to thank my teammates, coaches, family, and the Lynah Faithful for the last 3 years at Cornell University,” Angello wrote on Twitter

In a message to The Sun, Angello said he discussed the decision not to return for his senior year with coaches and teammates

“It took some time to think through but I talked with the coaches and my teammates throughout the process, ” he said Dylan McDevitt ’19 contributed reporting to this article

To the pros | Anthony Angello, above, will depart early from East Hill after Cornell’s most successful season in over a decade and join the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins

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Freshman goaltender Matt Galajda became the first freshman in Cornell men ’ s hockey history to be named an All-American on Friday, when he was announced as the top goaltender in the east region

Galajda led the nation this season with a 1 51 goals against average and nine shutouts His 939 save percentage was third-best His nine shutouts shattered the Cornell freshman record of five and came one short of David McKee’s ’07 10 in the 2004-05 season

He is the 10th Cornell goaltender to earn All-American honors

Galajda was also a finalist for the Hobey Baker Award, which is given to college hockey’s most outstanding player, and for the Mike Richter Award, which is presented to the best goaltender

Galajda was named ECAC Goalie of the Year, ECAC Rookie of the Year, Ivy League Player of the Year and Ivy League Rookie of the Year, and was tabbed first team AllIvy League and first team AllECAC

Galajda’s is the first All-America honor for Cornell men ’ s hockey since 2010 and is the 38th in team history