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Cover Design: Jayne Zurek 16, Samantha Briggs ’16, John Schroeder ’74

e d S q u a d Y o u n g e r T h a n E v e r

This spring, the Cornell softball team has high hopes for its season and is excited to see what talent its young squad is going to bring to the field With a current record of 8-15, the Red has struggled to gain its footing this season after a series of bad weather led to less practice time outside Additionally, out of a 19 person roster, there are 12 underclassmen, with nine freshmen stepping out in Red jerseys for the first time Three sophomores, five juniors and only two seniors round out the roster

“Half of our team is freshmen, so we ’ re ver y young but also ver y talented,” said junior infielder Taylor Goodin

While the team may be young, the relative inexperience of the players is balanced by a seasoned coaching staff Head coach Dick Blood is in his 20th year of coaching the softball team and though he will retire after this season, he remains the winningest coach of a single sport in Cornell histor y Under Blood, the program has had 606 wins and five Ivy League titles With many accolades earned under his tutelage, Blood remains firm in his belief that the players and their well-being are of paramount importance

“ Yo u r p l a y e r s a r e the most important thing A c o a c h cannot let winning g e t in the way of what is most impor tant I’ve always asked my players to respect themselves

a n d t h e i r o p p onents, ” he said

Bl o o d i s joined by associ-

a t e h e a d c o a c h Julie Platt Farlow

a n d a s s i s t a n t s S t e p h a n i e Hartquist and Brent Doane

P l a t t Fa r l ow played for Blood from 1993-97 and joined the squad as an assistant in 2 0 0 2 W h i l e a p l a ye r, s h e w a s two-time All Ivy

Se c o n d Te a m Selection as well

a s t h e f i r s t C o r n e l l i a n t o bat over a 400 in 1996 She was named associate head coach

i n 2 0 1 0 a n d w i l l t a k e ov e r for Blood after this season

A s s i s t a n t c o a c h S t e p h a n i e

By OLIVIA MATTYASOVSZKY Sun Staff Writer

Hartquist is entering her third season with the Red since joining the staff in 2013 Before coming to Cornell, Hartquist was an assistant coach at Cortland after a stellar career as a player and four year starter for the Colgate Raiders She graduated in 2012 and brings a fresh perspective to the Cornell team, as well as an impressive background and her own host of accomplishments Hartquist earned All-League selections in

team to national finishes ever y year from 2009-2012

Under such an experienced coaching staff, the team is eager to get its freshmen experience playing on the field

“ With the circumstances, we ’ ve been able to prepare to the best of our abilities and I have really high hopes for this season Experience is key and we’ll just need to use ever y game as a chance to get better,” Goodin said

the Patriot league ever y year as a Raider and is in the Top-10 for Colgate for runs scored in a career

Rounding out the four person staff is volunteer assistant coach Brent Doane, who coached under Blood for two years in 1999 and 2000 before moving to the head coach position at Tompkins Cortland Community College There, he was inducted i n t o t h e TC 3 H a l l o

All-Ivy selections, juniors Meg Parker and Michiko McGivney returned to the Red this year Parker was fantastic both at the plate and on the mound as a sophomore, ranking ninth in the Ivy League for batting p

McGivney was injured for a large portion of the 2014 season, but still earned All-Ivy honors McGivney said she is excited about the fresh talent in the pitching core

“All freshmen pitchers look great [I] have high expectations and strong faith i n a l l t h re e o f them,” she said Wi t h m u c h

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WOMEN’S LACROSSE

WOMEN’S LACROSSE PLAYERS TO WATCH

The sophomore midfielder started in 11 of the 16 games her freshman season for the Red Before Cornell, she played sports all three season at for her high school, the Hotchkiss School She hails from Greenwich, Connecticut.

By BEN DENSON Sun Staff Writer

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d i f f e r e n t o f f e ns i ve s ”

RECENT TEAM HIGHLIGHTS

• Won games against Stanford and University of California, Berkeley

• Currently in third place in the Ivy League

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The Corne¬ Daily Sun

the Rapper, Magic! to Perform on Slope Day

this year than last, asks about general student preferences

After more than a few weeks of baited breath and wild speculations, the Slope Day Programming Board finally revealed Thursday that popular hip-hop act Chance the Rapper will be joined by reggae-fusion stars Magic! for the semester-capping event Since the yearly Slope Day reveal inevitably provokes strong reactions from the student body, we will take a peek at the latest shouts and whispers around campus

Following two consecutive years of rappers Kendrick Lamar and Ludacris the choice of a hip-hop headliner was far from shocking Compared to 2013’s confusion and 2014’s disappointment, the reaction to Chance the Rapper has been overwhelmingly positive Slope Day Programming Board Executive Chairperson Garrison Lovely ’16 was confident that Chance’s selection would be a hit, calling him “ a really obvious choice for us ”

“He’s a young and up-and-coming artist, and footage of his recent live performances has been getting us really excited,” Lovely added Chance, born Chancelor Bennett, wowed fans and critics alike with his second full-length mixtape, Acid Rap, in April 2013 The Chicago native featured on many end-of-the-year lists, reaching fourth on Complex’s “50 Best Albums of 2013 ” Pitchfork’s Jeff Weiss called the album, “ an attempt to encompass everything Its genius is that he somehow makes this work ” Jody Rosen of Rolling Stone claimed, “It’s the density of wit, ideas and verbal invention that makes [Acid Rap] one of the year ’ s defining hip-hop releases ”

Cornell Announces Student Life Survey Results

By DANIEL ZIMMERMAN Sun Staff Writer

Cornell’s Office of Institutional Research and Planning released the initial results of the Perceptions of Undergraduate Life and Student Experiences sur vey

Wednesday The survey was open to undergraduate students from March 3 to 22, and asked questions on topics such as academics, administration, social life and community

A total of 4,562 students, approximately 34 percent of the undergraduate population, responded to the survey

their perceptions of their undergraduate experience ”

In his letter to undergraduate students, President David Skorton said these survey results “will help faculty and administrators better understand how to strengthen the student experience at Cornell”

“We are committed to turning around our first peek at data to students as soon as we possibly can ” M a r i n C l a r k b e r g

In the releases of previous PULSE data, the Office of Institutional Research and Planning, a part of Cornell’s Division of Budget and Planning, said the survey “asks currently enrolled undergraduate students about their involvement in various academic and extracurricular activities, their interactions with faculty and students, and

Marin Clarkberg, director of institutional research and planning, said that the office has “only just put our hands on the survey results, and it will take some time for us to complete a more systematic analysis ”

“You’ve seen quite early results because we are committed to turning around our first peek at the data to students as soon as we possibly can, ” Clarkberg said “Students have been so generous with their time in answering our questions, and we feel obliged to let you know that we ’ ve heard you ”

City of Ithaca Releases Plan to Strengthen Economic Vitality

By MADELINE COHEN

Earlier this month, the City of Ithaca released an updated draft of its compre-

strengthen Ithaca’s economic vitality by

n g underemployment and expanding the tax

base

The first iteration of the plan was completed in 1971, and since then it has been amended 14 times to reflect changes in local, national and international trends, according to the City’s website Economic Diversity

The plan states that the education sec-

tor which includes Cornell, Ithaca College, Tompkins-Cortland Community College and the Ithaca City School district makes up the largest portion of the economy, comprising 49 percent of all jobs This can leave the city vulnerable, according to the report

“Our economy is heavily dependent upon education, and any changes within

that sector can have a tremendous impact on the community,” the report says

The plan suggests changes to make the economy less dependent on the education sector through bolstering other “sizable sectors ” of the economy, such as hospitality, healthcare, professional, technical ser-

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Farmers’ Market at Cornell Reopens After Winter Hiatus

By MOLLY KARR Sun Staff Writer

Despite the gray and chilly weather, the Farmers’ Market at Cornell returned to the Agriculture Quad to begin its fifth year of operation Thursday

Vendor booths lined up behind Kennedy Hall, displaying signs that said “Cornell Bread Club” and “Fat Boy Bakery ” Many booths had sample tastings, which several passing students took advantage of

From 11 a m to 3 p m every Thursday from now until the end of the school year, students and faculty alike can visit vendors like HoneyRock Farms, taste products from the student-run Dilmun Hill Farm and slurp raw smoothies and coffee

“My favorite part of the Farmers’ Market at Cornell is telling people about bees and honey,” said Bill Hiller of HoneyRock Farm, a local honey business which uses its profits to provide financial support for youth outreach pro-

grams

Ella Nonni ’16, co-Social media chair of the market, said the market’s emphasis on locally-grown produce makes for a better consumer experience

“We live in a rich agricultural area, and in a city with a strong focus on small businesses,” said Nonni, who is also a blogger for The Sun “Shopping at a farm stand and getting to know the people that grow your food is a much more gratifying experience than buying all your vegetables in prepackaged containers at the grocery store ”

The Farmers’ Market also invites student-run organizations, including the Cornell Bread Club, to participate, according to Jackie Horn ’16, vice president of the club

“The Market is a really good way to get new members to our club,” Horn said “We’ve been selling bread at the farmers market since our club began, which was three years ago ” Nonni added that the market’s convenient location makes it highly accessible for students

“Since many students may find it difficult to explore off campus, I believe it’s important to allow them the opportunity to connect with the community on-campus, ” she said Market organizers have worked to make sure that it represents an accurate cross-section of the Ithaca community, according to Market Manager Noa Wesley ’17

“Ithaca is a wonderful place to cultivate this kind of awareness.”

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“We want our market to fully represent the wonderful food and farming community in the Ithaca area, ” Wesley said ” In the future we hope to hold our market on additional days and possibly additional locations ”

According to Wesley, the Farmers’ Market first began at Cornell in 2010

“Our market started on Ho Plaza in 2010, and in 2011 we moved to the Ag Quad where we have since been located,” Wesley said “Our vendor composition has changed throughout the years, and we are always trying to diversify and grow the number of vendors ”

By increasing its social media presence, Nonni said the Farmers’ Market hopes to encourage more students to make it a habit to buy fresh produce every Thursday

“We feature our vendors and market events on the market’s Facebook, Twitter and Instagram pages, and we recently started a blog to chronicle our vendors’ stories more in-depth,” Nonni said “We've also recently begun to host events such as documentary showings and talks from visiting speakers to discuss modern agriculture, sustainable, international agriculture ”

Nonni said she hopes students gain a better understanding and appreciation of local farming through the initiative

“We hope to foster a community of students and faculty that are interested in supporting local farmers and artisans, as well as creating a sustainable food supply,” Nonni said “Ithaca is a wonderful place to cultivate this kind of awareness ”

Molly Karr can be reached at

Cornell Mars Rover Team Advances to Competition Finals

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Ryan Humphrey can be reached at rhumphrey@cornellsun com

Karl Deisseroth, MD, PhD

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SDPB Explains Selection Process

SDPB Continued from page 1

and allows students to suggest potential artists but does not take a formal vote on specific acts “ We do read all the free responses and Chance came up often,” Lovely said “After that, we took

“We will be coming with the final act in about two weeks.”

after last year ’ s Slope Day, when one of the acts allegedly made comments onstage that some students found offensive

“We took some steps to try and address that this year, ” he said “We added a clause to the contract reiterating Cornell’s commitment to diversity on campus, and on the day of the show we will personally speak to each of the artists and remind them that everyone should feel comfortable and safe, and [that] it’s very important to us ”

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those sur vey results and took that to our open selections meeting to brainstorm actual artists’ names ” Lovely also addressed concerns that he said arose

Undergraduate admission will remain free this year while graduate students can either pay for admission or volunteer to work the event, according to Lovely

He said the complete Slope Day lineup will be finalized shortly

“We will be coming with the final act in about two weeks,” he said

Rebecca Blair can be reached at rblair@cornellsun com

Student Survey Results Released

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One out of every 10 students who completed the survey won a $10 prize According to the Institutional Research Office, 448 students were awarded the prize Of those students, nearly half donated their $10 to Students Helping Students a program that, according to the Student Assembly, “provides students with grants in cases of family emergencies and unexpected crisis ”

Clarkberg said this year ’ s survey was administered early so as to provide time for the AAU

Campus Climate Sur vey on Sexual Assault and Sexual Misconduct, which will open next

“Some items are ones that we ask the same way, year after year, to gauge change ” M a r i n C l a r k b e r g

week Similar surveys have been conducted at Cornell since 1999, according to Clarkberg She added

the survey is “done in consortium with a number of other peer institutions” and that “ we have extensive conversations over time to develop the survey ”

“Some of the survey questions are items we ’ ve developed here, and have tested through one-onone interviews with Cornell students,” Clarkberg said “Other survey questions may come from other schools Some items are ones that we ask the same way, year after year, in order to gauge change ”

Daniel Zimmerman can be reached at dzimmerman@cornellsun com

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New draft proposes expanding employment, training programs

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A L i m i t e d T a x B a s e

Comeuppance:

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Stories from the 1960s by Michael C Ahn ‘69

Eleven compelling tales set in Ithaca, NY, including: A brilliant physics professor does not yield to a desperate student

A sophomore sells paper dresses to buy a car

A student has flashbacks of a Vietnamese woman and of a former teacher

A returning senior is caught between the hip and the conventional while trying to avoid the draft

A Chinese Texan is invited to join a Jewish fraternity

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Student Fashion Spotlights

BY SEAN DOOLITTLE Sun Senior Writer

Designers at the Cornell Fashion Collective use all sorts of materials in preparation for the 31st Annual Runway Show One particularly creative designer, Laura Zwanziger ’15, has based her entire collection around knitwear, from sweaters to pullovers and beyond The Sun visited Zwanziger at her studio to watch her use a knitting machine and ask her some questions about her life as a designer

THE SUN: When did you start designing? How did you end up at Cornell for design?

LAURA ZWANZIGER: I started knitting before I started elementary school, and I began sewing when I was thirteen I have always liked coming up with my own designs because I couldn't necessarily describe how I wanted something to look, but I could make it look how I wanted in a knit or a woven

While I love design, and have known I wanted to be a designer since I was thirteen, I also wanted to study other subjects I didn't want to give up academics for a design education, and having the education in other topics has ultimately made my designs stronger

SUN: How would you describe your design style? What inspirations should we be able to see in your designs?

L Z : Designing for the body the way it is, and not how anyone else says it should be is really important to me as a designer What you wear influences the way you feel, and can affect your confidence So much of the fashion industry focuses on a single body type that does not apply to most women, and can result in really negative feelings about body image Promoting positive body image through clothing is something I try to do with all of my designs by taking inspiration from the natural shape and curves of the body that I am designing for, regardless of shape or size

SUN: What are your goals for designing? What type of per-

son do you imagine that you ' re designing for?

L Z : I am interested in designing for young, professional women, who are always on the go Clothes have to be functional, fashionable and fit so the wearer can put her best foot forward I love the effect great fitting and detailed garments can have on the wearer, whether she is at work or out with friends

SUN: I really loved the effort that you and Brandon Wen ’15 went to to create the plus-size mannequins and enable a plussize line Can you talk a little bit about this and what made it so important to you?

L Z : Designing for bodies the way they are is really important to me, whether that body is full-figured, petite or tall There are so many variations in the female form that are really inspiring to me as a designer, and making garments available for these women really impact customers who do not necessarily have exciting options to choose from currently in stores

SUN: You've done a lot of beautiful knitwear in the past How did you get started with that and what do you love about it?

L Z : I LOVE knitwear It started early for me, when my mom started teaching me when I was about four, and is something I have developed because of its influence on how knits make me feel I love the feeling of a soft sweater, hat or scarf There are so many spins you can take on what these garments are and what they can do Knits are also so diverse as a field: you are creating your own fabric, so possibilities are endless, and can be extended further when you start mixing knits with contrasting materials (which you will see in my senior collection!) Taking a garment from the yarn to a finished product is really exciting, and I used Cornell's new knitting machine to develop custom stitches for this collection

SUN: Could you give us a little preview of what to expect at the show? What type of collection are you showing? What are the inspirations behind it/the philosophies guiding it?

L Z : My collection is about celebrating healthy, diverse body types I have focused on five body types: Hourglass, pear, petite, tall and rectangular, drafting knit patterns directly on model's bodies I find these bodies beautiful and inspiring, and I took inspiration in shape and texture from scoliosis scars, which wrap around the female form and flatter it in different ways depending on the shape of that specific body

SUN: Could you talk a little bit about your experience in the Fashion Collective? I don't think a lot of our readers are very clear on what it is/what the experience is like

L.Z.: The Cornell Fashion Collective is a group of fashion designers and management students who work together to put on the amazing show that you should ALL come to on Saturday night! We work to develop our own designs within the organization and present them to the Cornell community

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

Sean Doolittle is a junior in the College of Ar ts and Sciences He can be reached at sdoolittle@cornellsun com

BY TROY SHERMAN Assistant Arts and Entertainment Editor

Blake Uretsky ’15 has been having quite the semester A senior in the School of Human Ecology’s Fiber Science and Apparel Design program, she won one of the YMA Fashion Scholarship Fund’s four prestigious Geoffrey Beene national scholarships back in January Her winning design was a line of fashionable maternity clothes that, while looking good, track the mother-to-be’s health Coming off of that exciting win, she has recently been working on a collection of ski-inspired clothes for the

Cornell Fashion Collective’s 31st Annual Runway Show The Sun had a chance to talk with her about her recent successes, inspiration for creation and her collection for the upcoming show

THE SUN: How long have you been designing? How did you end up at Cornell?

BLAKE URETSKY: My mom taught me how to sew in the third grade, and then I started designing and making my own clothes in high school When applying to schools I knew I wanted to study fashion design but also have a college experience and have the ability to take classes from a wide range of disciplines Cornell teaches you how to be a designer of everything, looking at and tackling problems by creating well-designed solutions Fashion design really encompasses everything and cannot just be looked at through a narrow lens

SUN: What is your philosophy for design? What motivates you?

B U : Wearability is a big part of my design philosophy and ultimately I want to design clothes that people love and have a desire to wear It is about the balance between function and aesthetics I design around classic silhouettes and shapes and provide variations in details and fabrication As a designer, I draw on details from past times and from menswear, as the clothing I create is usually more unfitted and

take on modest cuts I also have an appreciation for the quality and attention to detail used in vintage clothing, as it is sometimes hard to find pieces today that have comparable characteristics

SUN: You recently received a scholarship for your functional/fashionable line of maternity clothes Can you talk about your experience designing for and winning that scholarship?

B U : Designing clothing around the concept of wearable technology was something very new to me and I didn’t have much previous knowledge regarding the topic, so tons of research and development went into my maternity-wear designs This was a seven-month process that included research, inter views, design developments, prototypes and presentations to industry leaders This whole process taught me the importance of the refinement of ideas Every idea/design I came up with constantly changed and evolved through numerous stages of development I realized how much time and dedication goes into producing something that is truly successful and ultimately something that you are 100 percent confident in

SUN: Can you tell us a little bit about your collection for the fashion show? What's it like and how did it come to be?

B U : The name of my senior collection is

called Crested Butte It is a women ’ s ready to wear collection for fall/winter Crested Butte captures the mysterious life of a woman who lives in an opulent yet isolated ski lodge on Mount Crested Butte, Colorado I have always been really interested in fashion from different time periods as well as different subcultures, [and] I was specifically drawn to the details from the ski wear of the ’50s, as it balances functionality and wearability with aesthetically pleasing designs I have taken inspiration from vintage ski wear of the 1950s and reinterpreted these pieces in a contemporary way creating distinctly wearable yet visually exciting pieces The lavish décor and interiors of ski lodges throughout the Pacific Northwest region of the United States guided the surface designs and fabric selections of the collection I have also taken inspiration from the T V series Twin Peaks and the movie The Shining

SUN: How are you going to continue pursuing design after graduation? What's in store for you?

B U : After Cornell I plan to work for a womenswear designer, then after a little more experience working in the industry I plan to start my own clothing line

Troy Sherman is a freshman in the College of Arts and Sciences He can be reached at tsherman@cornellsun com

C l o u dy w i t h a C h a n c e o f M ag i c !

Although Chance is a favorite of hip-hop heads and music journalists, casual listeners can still have fun “grooving to the positive vibes,” according to Evan Needell ’15 “The best thing about his music is that it gives you options in terms of what you ’ re trying to do at the concert, whether you ’ re trying to dance in the crowd or hang around on the periphery with your buds ”

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Kianmahd ’15 Kianmahd added that Chance “will even be performing with a live band,” a fact that is getting many students excited Needell finds that performing with a live band “makes for a more entertaining and engaging performance than somebody just rapping over a studio-recorded track ”

Those looking for a bit more substance in their Slope Day headliner shouldn’t be disappointed either “Chance’s ability to tap into our generation’s collective consciousness and to help us confront difficult

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makes him the perfect act to headline Cornell’s end-of-

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Rapper need not remember further back than 2013’s Slope Day headliner, Kendrick Lamar Lamar was also performing critically acclaimed material, and although his announcement was met with blank stares from many students, he quickly became a household name, with “Swimming Pools (Drank)” being blasted at house parties and Pixel alike Chance could be the next in a long line of before-theywere-big Slope Day picks, and the Programming Board is giving Cornellians the opportunity to say they saw him first

Students were as surprised as a bunny being pulled out of a tophat when it was announced that Chance the Rapper will be introduced by Magic!, the Canadians responsible for the catchy (or incessant, depending on your point of view) smash, “Rude ” Opinions ranged from bewilderment to downright anger, the latter being expressed by Sami Fiorino ’16

“It’s the 150th year and I was expecting Oprah, and the people who sing ‘Why you gotta be so ruuuuude’ don’t really measure up ”

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his marriage proposal rejected by the father of his bride-to-be is certainly a sur-

ing choice for Slope Day, but I, for one, will be willing to give their catalogue a shot and see if they can bring some good vibes to Libe,” said Harkins

Lovely addressed the choice of Magic! more positively “We think that [Chance the Rapper] has a good vibe for Slope Day, and Magic!’s reggae vibe will definitely compliment him ” Kianmahd added, “We’ve been talking to Chance and Magic!, and both of them are excited to perform together ”

Whether or not you’ll miss the “[Noun] for Slope Day” YikYak posts, the end of the erratic guessing is certainly a relief for Cornell students All that’s left is figuring out whether you’ll fill your precious little free time by complaining endlessly about this decision that you can ’ t change, by catching up on Chance’s short discography or by finally investing in some sunscreen The Arts Section can be reached at

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In his talk at the Weill Cornell Medical College on March 5, journalist and author Malcolm Gladwell made the case that we should be measuring the success of our society or lack thereof by “capitalization rates ” He defines capitalization rates, or more affectionately, “ cap rates, ” as “the rate at which a given community capitalizes on the human potential of those in its midst ” More simply put, these days, Gladwell is interested in “what percentage of those who are capable of achieving something actually achieve it ”

He skillfully made his case, calmly meandering through anecdotes that ranged from his mother’s unlikely academic success story as the child of a poor, black family in colonial Jamaica, to the embarrassingly low cap rates of America’s sacred football institution, which has quarterback talent prediction systems in place that have allowed names like Donovan McNabb and Terry Bradshaw to populate the bottom slots of aptitude lists Of course, he punctuated these yarns with cold, hard facts Last year, there were 35,000 high school students who came from families in the bottom decile in income and managed to score in the 90th percentile or above on their college admissions tests Only 15,000 of them even applied to a selective school Out of the 1,600 students who made up Harvard’s incoming class that year, only 15 fell into that same category He concluded: “We have a scarcity of achievement because we have a squandering of talent ”

His bold words resonated with me, one of these bewildered “achievers ” who somehow washed ashore with 100 others at Weill Cornell Medical College last August while thousands of applicants (6,111, to be exact) were left stranded at sea When I heard Gladwell talk of the NFL’s use of the Wonderlic Cognitive Ability test as a clearly flawed measure of quarterback ability, I was reminded of the year I spent toiling away at organic chemistry problems to prove to medical school admissions committees that I was capable of handling the demanding medical school curriculum Fast forward to seven months into my medical school career: I can safely say that I’ve never had to tackle a medical problem that required me to know what a hydroboration reaction was I suppose there’s still time But it saddens me to think of the countless pre-medical students who gave up on their dreams of medical school when the hydroboration got rough In a country where we desperately need more doctors, we have that same “squandering of talent” Gladwell is describing at each stage of the pre-medical course of study Our cap rates for undergraduates going on to reach the level of medical education are pathetically low

To be sure, the medical institutions are catching on, with most schools replacing one of the required two semesters of undergraduate organic chemistry with a semester of biochemistry The AAMC has completed an overhaul of the sacred MCAT structure with its new MCAT2015 debuting next month, adding a “Psychological, Social and Biological Foundations of Behavior” section to the already marathonlength exam My worry is that this will add yet another bottleneck to an already restrictive system

Gladwell did, however, praise one aspect of medical education that we do seem to get right the practice of the “10,000-Hour Rule” that he described at length in his book Outliers: The Story of Success The essence of this rule is that it takes the average person about 10,000 hours of practice to master a cognitively complex task, and that “there’s no such thing as natural talent ” Gladwell remarked: “You are all here because your profession explicitly understands that fact, right? There’s a minimum amount of hours that you need to train to be an effective physician and there is no shortcut If there was a shortcut, how happy would you be?!”

When we allow people to get those 10,000 hours of practice under their belts, we can then capitalize on that mastery Once we defy the startlingly tiny cap rates and make it to medical school, the odds that we will go on to be practicing physicians are extremely favorable Here at Weill, we have a 98 percent passing rate of the United States Medical Licensing Exam Step 1, according to the US News & World Report That is a cap rate to be proud of, for sure

What are we doing right once we get to medical school to allow the cap rates to suddenly skyrocket? I suspect the increasingly common practice of replacing grades with Pass/Fail in the pre-clinical years plays a large role The parallel in Gladwell’s talk was the example of teacher quality, and how programs such as Teach For America might be the best way to identify teaching talent By allowing new graduates with minimal experience to teach for two years, Teach for America is essentially grading its young teachers on a pass/fail scale at the end of the two years, if you “fail,” you can simply move on to a new career, with little consequence

In the same way, the pass/fail preclinical system in medical school provides a “low-stakes” environment of course at a steep price tag for students to chip away at those 10,000 hours Remarkably, it doesn’t seem to impact the quality of the MD that emerges at the other end At our pass/fail School, US News & World reports that the students average a score of 236 on the USMLE Step 1 a score that arguably opens the door to virtually all of the competitive residency programs Cap rates appear to be extremely amenable to trial periods

I’ll conclude with another particularly salient quote from Gladwell: “We’re always in too much of a hurry to draw conclusions about how good people are ” Medical education does a good job of taking its time once its students arrive on campus, but the selection process to get there remains dysfunctional I look forward to seeing the creative solutions to this problem in the coming years

Com men t of the day

“Most other Ivies have a dean of diversity, and you make no mention of the specific duties of such a dean Might it be possible that this dean can streamline programming and decrease costs, thereby saving more money than his/her salary?”

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Eligibility Is Getting in the Way of Ivy League Talent

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fringe starters and back-of-roster players

If Ivy League schools, like schools such as Duke, Stanford and North Carolina, can provide great education and an above-average sports culture, why can ’ t Cornell recruit significant nationally-ranked athletes to come here? Why don’t players such as Jahlil Okafor or Karl-Anthony Towns consider taking their talent to Newman Arena?

Among the major issues is the stringent recruitment rules that hamper head coaches in the Ivy League A 2011 article in the New York Times reported that the conference uses an Academic Index (AI) which summarizes prospective recruits’ high school grades and standardized testing Prospective recruits in the Ivy League, according to the AI, must have at least 3 0 GPA (on a four-point scale) and a combined score of 1140 on math and reading section of the SAT

On top of the academic requirements, the Ivy League does not give athletic scholarships to students, dramatically shrinking the potential talent pool Elite athletes who come from low-income family and place high value on academics are all but barred from coming to an Ivy League school because they simply cannot afford the tuition, and, instead, head to school such as Duke, Northwestern or Stanford

“Cornell isn’t going to win a national championship in football or basketball anytime soon.

While strides have been made in this area in recent years a 2011 New York Times article reported that Ivy League financial aid packages can sometimes trump scholarships , there is no doubt that these financial restrictions hinders the conference’s ability to recruit elite talent

The Ivy League also hates the postseason, for some odd reason The Ivy League is one of two conferences to opt out of the FCS playoffs, citing that the games could interfere with reading period and finals In basketball, there is no conference tournament for an NCAA berth

And then there are the eligibility rules The Ivy League prohibits players from redshirting, or taking a year off from sports to save athletic eligibility Ivy athletes are expected to use their four years of eligibility in their first four years enrolled as full-time students Students can request a leave of absence to extend eligibility, but the reasons have to be academic and career goal related

These eligibility rules, which are in place to encourage higher academic involvement for student-athletes, led Columbia forward Alex Rosenberg to withdraw from school so he could play a full senior season It’s the reason why Cornell forward Shonn Miller, who missed his junior season due to a shoulder injury, is currently being recruited by UConn, Illinois, Boston College and Michigan to play basketball next year as a graduate student It’s why Cornell pitcher Brian McAfee, who missed his junior season to a broken back, is committed to pitch at Duke

Eligibility rules are taking away elite student-athletes from the Ivy League, seemingly defeating its own purpose

Cornell isn’t going to win a national championship in football or basketball anytime soon That being said, the Ivy League certainly doesn’t maximize it’s full athletic potential by preventing exciting postseason play, not allowing athletic scholarships and forcing students to drop out in order to play out four years for a team in the conference

I’m not saying Cornell needs to turn into Syracuse by fudging grades to get athletes into games, but why can ’ t the conference lighten up a little bit? Is a little postseason drama really that bad?

Joon Lee is a sophomore in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences He can be contacted at joonlee@cornellsun com Sports Joonalism appears periodically this semester

Men Head to Bucknell and George Mason This Weekend

TRACK

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the Top-10 in last season ’ s meet in the pole vault Based on last year ’ s results and its current season record, the women ’ s track and field team is more than ready for this year ’ s meet Like the women ’ s team, the men ’ s team also did well in last season ’ s Bucknell Invitational

During last year ’ s invitational, senior Rob Robbins earned a new facility and school record with a 248’11” javelin throw This ranked him second in NCAA Also, then freshman Mark Tedder almost broke the freshman school record for the 10k Just nine seconds

short of breaking the record with a final time of 30:13 68, he placed eighth in the IC4A

Cornell’s men ’ s track and field team had a strong showing in l a s t s e a s o n ’ s Ge o r g e Ma s o n Invitational Though the team w i l l b e m i s s i n g m a n y o f i t s seniors from last year, including the long jump duo of Steven Bell and Hercules Stancil, the team still appears poised to be successful

Both events will start on Saturday, with the Bucknell Invitational continuing into Sunday

Elani Cohen can be reached at ecohen@cornellsun com

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Women Struggle Through Season of Rain-Outs

Another game called off against during second inning Wednesday

By OLIVIA MATTYASOVSZKY Sun Staff Wr ter

The softball team has met its match: Ithaca weather

The team suffered another cancellation due to rain and lightning delays Wednesday The Red was leading Colgate 1-0 in the second inning when the game was called off Though the cancellation put a damper on a chance to gain momentum, the Red is still excited to host Penn at home on Saturday, according to junior Emily Weinberg

Though playing an Ivy always comes with the weight of post-season behind it, Weinberg said the Red is preparing just like any other game

The Quakers’ record is currently at 13-6-1 The Red has played two fewer games than the Quakers, due to weather cancellations Cornell’s record stands at 8-10, including 2-6 in the Ivy League

Scoring runs wasn ’ t a problem for the Red over spring break, and the team looks to carry over the strong offensive performance into the Penn game

“Our offense really picked up during spring break which was great ” M e g P a r k e r

“Each game is important,” she said “[Last week] we didn’t treat Ivy play much different than the rest of our games ”

Last time out against the Quakers was in Philadelphia, when the Red split two games with the home team The women lost the first match 9-0 in five innings, but doled out a 9-0 win of their own in game two In that game, both junior Meg Parker and sophomore Chloe Pendergast hit home runs Their hits allowed Cornell to pull ahead, scoring three in the first inning, four in the second and two in the fourth Junior Michiko McGiveny was three for four at bat This year, she remains one of the Red’s top hitters, leading the team in RBIs

Both Penn and Cornell are in the Ivy League South Division, though Penn holds the advantage in the standings

Over the course of March, I often spent my time procrastinating by watching March Madness games I’m not a huge college sports fan, but the tournament gets me every single year as I watch my bracket wilt under the trash that is my predictions When I see schools that are competitive every single year in major collegiate sports, I can ’ t help but let my head wander to think about what it would be like to go to a place where sports is frequently a primary

reason students apply to a school

Of course, I made the choice to come to Cornell, a school that has a re l a t i ve l y c o l o r f u l a t h l e t i c h i s t o r y especially in hockey, but it isn’t the same as it at many colleges around the country This isn’t Duke, a both acade m i c a l l y a n d a t h l e t i c a l l y r i g o ro u s school, where you expect the basketball team to be prominent on the national stage every single year

That, however, wasn ’ t always the case in the Ivy League; the consortium of schools, after all; was initially formulated in 1936, when the schools decided to form a basketball conference and announced the partnership

“Our offense really picked up during spring break which was great, ” said junior Meg Parker said “We scored 42 runs in 4 games We just weren ’ t able to drive in runs when it mattered ”

According to junior Leanne Iannucci, a focus in the past weeks has been working on concentration on individual plays

“We all have to try and slow down the game and focus on every single pitch or play,” she said “That’s something that coach tries to drill all the time, and I agree that it’s essential if we want to be successful He reiterates that it’s important in high pressure situations if we want to come through in the clutch ”

After the two high-scoring, intense games against the Quakers last season, slowing down the game will likely be key for the Red

If the weather holds up, the game will start at 12:30 p m Saturday at Neimand Robinson Field

Olivia Mattyasovszky can be reached at omattyasovszky@cornellsun com

(in part) through this very newspaper you ’ re reading right now

While it surely isn’t reasonable to e x p e c t t h e b a s k e t b a l l p ro g r a m a t Cornell to compete for the national championship, the school actually has a history of winning NCAA titles in the major collegiate sports Back in the good ‘ol days, the Red took home national championship trophies for football in 1915, 1921, 1922 and 1939 While men ’ s basketball has never taken home a national champi-

Bishop Earns No. 6 All-Time For Cornell in Pole Vaulting

By ELANI COHEN Sun Staff Writer

Re c e n t l y, t h e C o r n e l l men ’ s and women ’ s track and field teams have had strong performances on the road

The women ’ s team earned first place at the Riverside Invitational and the men ’ s team came in fourth out of the eight teams in the same tournament The teams also did well in their next tourna-

m e n t , t h e St a n f o rd Invitational, which occurred during spring break Both squads will try to carry over the momentum into their next meets The men ’ s team has the George Ma s o n a n d Bu c k n e l l

onship, they did take the Ivy League title from 2008-10 and busted many brackets The conference, overall, was regarded as one of highest-achieving athletic institutions

Beyond hockey, there is a history of championships and athletic achievement in the major sports at Cornell If Ivy League schools can provide such amenities to prospective recruits, why isn’t the conference attracting more prominent talent? The only notable Ivy League alumni in basketball is Jeremy Lin; the NFL is littered with some Ivy League alumni who are

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Bucknell Invitational

T h e Bu c k n e l l Invitational will take place in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania

The Cornell women ’ s track and field team did very well i

Invitational, including three event wins, more than 25 Top-10 event finishers, eight ECAC qualifiers and five alterations to the school’s Top-10 lists

Last season, sophomore Kacie Hargett had a personal re

javelin, which gave her the number two all-time spot at Cornell

Senior Eve Bishop cleared an 11’11 3/4” to place second in the pole vault, which moved her to the No 6 alltime spot at Cornell Other players such juniors Alexis

REMAINS TOUGH ON DEFENSE

EVIDENT TROUBLE AT BAT

By SHANE LEWIS Sun Assistant Sports Editor

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Brian McAfee: All Jokes Aside

McAfee Finishes Up Senior Season

By JOON LEE Sun Assistant Sports Editor

Brian McAfee likes to joke around The ace of the Cornell baseball team, described as a prankster by rotation mate Nick Busto, once walked into Collegetown Bagels with a lobste began tossing it around, ignitin customers of the local eatery A couple of minutes of throwing lobster around, McAfee walked o leaving the piece of crustacean o the ground

Another time, outfielder JD Whetsel recalls, McAfee went around the baseball team ’ s house with a caulk gun and glued things to the walls at 3 a m These are some of the hijinks that the pitcher pulls off that raises the eyebrows of his fellow teammates

“It’s something I would never even consider doing,” Whetsel said “That’s the kind of stuff that he does ”

While McAfee doesn’t take hi self seriously off the field, he is n ing but professional when on mound

“He’s just a horse of a dif color,” Whetsel said

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dugout, McAfee would stroll through, high five his teammates and sit like nothing had happened That calm, even-keeled nature, after all, is what got him to that point It’s what got him back to the field after he pitched t h r o u g h the sec-

As McAfee stepped off the mound in the seventh inning against No 1 Virginia, he had more than held his own against the best collegiate team in the country McAfee shut down the Cavaliers to the tune of seven strikeouts and no walks, not allowing a runner to advance past second base

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half of his sophomore season and the early part of his junior year with a broken back McAfee steadily worked his way back into the weight room and, eventually, on the field

“Every day I spent out just made me that much more hungry to get back on the mound,” McAfee said That competitive nature is some-

thing that head coach Bill Walkenbach has from McAfee since his freshman year, when the righty pitched like a veteran against Princeton and Dartmouth in the Ivy League tournament The mental toughness that McAfee displayed on the mound with ken back placed the hurler in a e category of his own e ’ s dealing with, I don’t even w what kind of level of pain, and l pitching at an extremely high vel over and over again,” Walkenbach said “He has the ability to compar tmentalize things and focus unlike anyone I’ve ever coached ” Scouts view McAfee as a major league prospect While he’s currently committed to Duke for a year of graduate school, McAfee has the potential to be drafted should he declare for the draft following his senior season McAfee’s stellar start against he Cavaliers only further justifies potential decision to declare for draft after the season proved that my pitching stratey skill set, is able to compete at ext level, which was exciting for me, ” McAfee said “It proves that I’ve put the work in over the past 15 years of my life at pitching It proves to me that I’ve done what I needed to do to move on to the next level ”

TENNIS & POLO

Ivy ace | Both the men’s and women’s tennis teams have winning records on their seasons, although the men’s squad has struggled in league play

I v y L e a g u e S t r o n g

By JESSIE BROFSKY Sun Staff Writer

One moment at a time That’s how the Cornell men ’ s tennis team has been approaching every practice and every match, and it has been paying off With 16 matches behind them, the men will face the remaining four with the same consistent strategy The squad currently holds a record of 9-7 After losing its match against Princeton in mid-February, the Red’s ranking will determine whether or not it will get the opportunity to compete in the NCAA Championships

“I think this team is getting better every single practice and we are leaving every practice with a sense of accomplishment,” said head coach Silviu Tanasoiu

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P O L O F I N I S H E S S E A S O N A T N A T I O N A L S

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By ELANI COHEN Sun Staff Wr ter

The Cornell women ’ s and men ’ s polo teams have had strong seasons thus far With their respective records the men ’ s team standing at 15-3 and the women at 16-4 both teams won two matches a piece at the USPA Regional Championships and will advance on to the N

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Massachusetts, University of Connecticut and Skidmore College

With back-and-forth play in most of its matches, the Red has won some tough matches this season One highlight of the season came when Cornell beat the University of Virginia, a team that had saw victory

RECENT TEAM HIGHLIGHTS

• Two wins at the USPA Regional Championships

The women ’ s team started its season out on a high note The team won its first two matches against the Mar yland Polo Club and Skidmore College

• Currently competing in Nationals

Though the squad lost its next match against the University of Virginia, the Red kept up its winning streak for the next five matches, including wins against teams from the University of

against the Red three times before losing to this year ’ s squad The Red’s win in its most recent match at the Regional Championships is representative of a consistently strong squad, as the team saw similar results last season

Connecticut, the University of Virginia and Giant Valley, an alumni team

Similar to the women, the men have also greatly improved over the course of the season While the Red had a slow beginning to the season, it has seen many victories at the tail-end The team understands one another’s weaknesses and plays off each other’s strengths on the field

However, the women ’ s team has faced a completely different season Cornell has played 14 matches but five have been cancelled due to poor weather conditions The team enters its remaining matches with a record of 8-6 It is always a disadvantage to miss matches because they are missed chances for practice and improvement on the season

Similar to the women ’ s team, the Cornell men have also had a successful season The squad competed in matches that started out with back-and-forth wins and losses, but steadied as the season went on The team is currently on a 10-match winning streak, including wins against teams from Yale University, West Shore, the University of

Most of the team ’ s matches have been very close, but the Red has been able to keep up its high level of play throughout every match, allowing it perform well in its recent slew of wins The Red also won its last match at the USPA Intercollegiate Regionals with a final score of 1-0 against Skidmore College a small margin, but a win nonetheless “I believe our team has shown real growth this season, especially with regards to our ability to play off each other’s unique abilities,” said freshman Kamran Pirasteh “No one can stop us this year if we continue on our current path ” Both teams will finish up post-season play this weekend as they compete at the USPA National Championships in Storrs, Connecticut

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C o a c h Stevens has the squad “trying to recreate the competitive atmosphere during practice matches,” said junior Jane Stewart

She also noted that the team did not have all of the experience it wanted under its belt before entering into the Ivy Season Despite this fact, the squad stands at 2-1 in league play

The men ’ s Ivy League has improved greatly within the past three years This strength within the league is evident with two Red Ivy losses in addition to a loss against the Tigers at the ECAC Indoor Championships earlier this season This improvement in the Ivies is a dramatic change, according to Tanasoiu

“This is the strongest year in the Ivy league in recent history,” Tanasoiu said “We have all seven teams ranked in the Top-50 ” The team has also played against four Big-10 schools this season Coach Tanasoiu said that beating the University of Iowa and Penn State have been two of the team ’ s better wins this year

One of the most notable matches for the women came in a win against Yale at 4-0 for the first time since 1997 and a close loss to Brown

The men ’ s squad has shown consistent improvement throughout the season, which Tanasoiu said he attributes to the players’ attitudes and mindsets

“I think this team is getting better every single practice,” Tanasoiu said “We are not looking far ahead and are trying to excel in the present ”

Riding home | After successful seasons for both the men‘s and the women’s teams, Cornell polo closes its season this weekend

Af t e r a l o n g s e a s o n s p e n t i n d o o r s s h i e l d e d f r o m t h e h a r s h w e a t h e r t h a t w i n t e r brought this year, the Cornell men ’ s and women ’ s track and field teams have just star ted their retreats from Bar ton Hall to stretch their legs outdoors The indoor season, which began in December, was full of triumphs and downfalls for both teams

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No. 1 Red | The women’s team took first at the Riverside Invitational in California over spring break

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Hurdling over hurt | The men’s squad has suffered numerous injuries this season at critical times, according to head coach Nathan Taylor R U N N E R S

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By ADAM BRONFIN Sun Assistant Sports Editor

The men ’ s lacrosse team is off to another strong start to its season with signs that the team ’ s best performances are still to come Ranked in the Top-10 in the country, Cornell has already played multiple ranked teams and stands at 8-3 at the start of the season

Squaring off against the No 1 team in the nation, Cornell’s normally potent offense was held in check, scoring

“The face-off unit is unbelievable, one of the top in the nation,” he said, “We’re going to lean on them big time this season [Massimilian] has been incredible for us We didn’t know what we’d get this season, but they’ve proved to be everything and more ”

The strong performance at the face-off has been huge in making Cornell’s potent offense one of the best in the country Donovan has led the Red in scoring thus far this season with 31 goals He also is in the lead in assists, just ahead of senior midfielder John Hogan

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just six goals against Syracuse Senior attackman Dan Lintner and Cornell’s current top scorer, fellow senior attackman Matt Donovan, were both held scoreless throughout the game The Red mustered just one goal in the first half

Bouncing back from the big loss to the Orange, Cornell blew out Hobart 16-8, led by Donovan’s five goals and senior midfielder

C o n n o r Bu c ze k’s second consecutive hat trick Donovan and Buczek, both captains this season, combined for nine goals in the Red’s next game, a 17-10 victory over Binghamton

Tr a ve l i n g d ow n t o Te x a s , Cornell battled No 11 Albany

The Red scored 10 goals in the first half and tacked on six m o re , d e f e a t i n g t h e Greyhounds, 16-9 Albany’s Lyle

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Te waaraton Trophy winner, was kept in check all game by senior defender Jordan Stevens

Cornell then traveled down to Charlottesville to take on No 8 Virginia After

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w i t h l e s s t h a n t h re e minutes to play, t h e Red scored five straight goals to get the game within one with 34 seconds to play Virginia, however, won the ensuing face-off and Cornell was unable to complete the c o m eback

The Red played yet another ranked opponent a week later as the team traveled to New Haven to play Yale The No 9 Bulldogs came into the match undefeated but a 9-2 Cornell run in the second half put them away Due to adverse weather conditions, Cornell did not get a chance to play at home until March 17 against in-state rival Colgate The string of games away from Schoellkopf and indoor practices proved tough to start the season, but head coach Matt Kerwick said he was confident that it would benefit the team down the stretch

“We knew we were going to be road warriors early this season, but it’s going to help us, it’s going to pay dividends for us We’re learning a lot as a team and its always challenging to play on the road,” he said

The Red held an 8-4 lead in the third quarter only to watch Colgate score five straight across a period of 15 minutes to take a 9-8 lead Lintner one-timed a ball into the cage to tie up the game and Donovan finished the game in overtime with an isolation play from behind the net

A face-off win from sophomore Domenic Massimilian allowed the Red the gain first possession in the overtime period Massimilian has been stellar this season, winning face-offs at a rate of 664, good for seventh in the nation Though Buczek admits that the team didn’t quite know what to expect from Massimilian, he said face-offs are one of the team ’ s strongest aspects

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shoot After starting slow, Lintner has 19 goals to his name this season

Buczek, another senior captain, leads the squad at midfield

After scoring 15 goals in the Red’s first four games, he’s c o o l e d d ow n ,

games He currently has 24 net- ted Buczek, the team

a n , looks to build on the success f ro m l a s t year when he was Ivy League Player of the Year

S t e - vens is the fourth captain of the team

Ac c o rd i n g t o Ke r w i c k , Stevens has played shutdown defense this year, consistently getting matched up against the opposing team ’ s best attackman Night in and night out, Stevens has showed that he deserves the first-team All-Ivy nod that he was honored with

last year Kerwick credits all of the seniors with the success that the Red has found so far “I can ’ t give them enough credit, they do all the things well that we want them to, ” he said “We always go as far as our leaders take us, and this senior class is one of the best that I’ve been around ”

Despite the team ’ s success early in the season, Buczek remains critical of the team ’ s performance as well as his own

“There are games that we thought we played well statistically, but we just didn’t finish the plays, we didn’t score the ball when we had a chance to and we didn’t get timely stop in certain situations,” he said “Moving forward, we ’ re just trying to play a full 60 minutes, where, top-to-bottom, no matter what the situation is, we ’ re finishing the plays and we ’ re finishing our opportunities and making the best of all 60 minutes ”

In terms of league play, the Red has already faced Penn, Dartmouth and Harvard Cornell was able to notch wins against the Quakers and the Green, but fell to the Crimson most recently on Saturday by one point

Across the rest of the season, Cornell has two other Ivy League teams on the schedule As far as out of conference games, the Red gets two easier games against Hofstra and just recently won against Canisius College

While the team will likely contend for an Ivy League championship and possibly a National Championship as well, the players maintain that they’re focused on whomever’s up next The team keeps its sights set firmly on the next practice and the next game Stevens said the hardest game is whichever school Cornell plays next

But like any new season, there’s optimism in the air Kerwick said he’s looking forward to seeing the progress of the team

“We’re very excited about this group, ” Kerwick said “They’ve worked awfully hard throughout the year to be a part

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t o develop as a team with each week and each contest Hopefully, we’ll be playing our best lacrosse d ow n t h e stretch ”

Senior attackman Matt Donovan has been a crucial part of the Red’s offensive unit this season, and has done so since his freshman season He was named Ivy League Rookie of the Year in 2012 and has won other league awards and Honorable Mention All-Ivy since then

American senior midfielder currently has the second most goals for the Red this season, right behind Donovan The Cincinnati native has been starting in games since his sophomore year and has since been an integral member of the Red’s midfield