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Students Share Memories, Refect at Vigil

By ANNA DELWICHE Sun News Editor

Following the death of Peiran “Joyce” Shi ’19, Cornellians huddled together in a semicircle in the middle of campus as they shared their memories and reflected on Shi’s legacy as they look forward

Japan United-States Association an organization Shi was an active member of held the vigil Wednesday afternoon in remembrance of Shi, offering Cornellians an open space to speak freely as they grapple the loss of a community member

was a model of ” Shi was known by many Cornellians for her dedication and passion to a variety of different disciplines Eric Shen ’20 recalled seeing Shi in the mornings before their physics class, always working on a different subject

“Joyce would really inspire me to really keep an open mind to the cultures around us ”

Though he admitted that this dedication originally intimidated him, as he grew to know her better, he said he then “realized that how colorful she was and how intense she was going after everything she could and trying to do everything ”

Her diverse academic passions made Shi truly embody the fundamental goal of Cornell’s liberal arts college for Shen

Sex Crime in Fraternity Results in Probation

About 14 months after he was arrested and charged with first degree attempted rape, Wolfgang Ballinger ’17, the former Cornell fraternity president whose arrest made international headlines, was sentenced Tuesday to six years of probation after pleading guilty to a misdemeanor sex offense

After the victim read a scathing, graphic statement in court, Tompkins County Judge Joseph Cassidy imposed the maximum sentence possible under a plea deal reached between Ballinger and the prosecutor ’ s office

The former School of Hotel Administration student and Psi Upsilon president pleaded guilty to forcible touching in February as part of a plea deal that prosecutors said was reached in consultation with the victim

“This was a decision that our office took very seriously and with great care, and most importantly with many consultations with [the victim] and her family,” Assistant District Attorney Eliza Filipowski said

“A victim does not always need to subject herself to that type of scrutiny,” Filipowski said of a trial in which the victim would have to testify, adding that, without the plea deal, the victim would have “nightmares of that scrutiny for years to come ”

The victim, a Cornell student whose name The Sun is withholding, said in court that Ballinger had continued to touch her as she repeatedly said “ no ”

“I just wanted it to stop, ” she said “Even a president of a top fraternity is not allowed to violate whoever they please without permission ”

Togo Tamura ’19, president of JUSA and one of the organizers of the vigil, gave opening remarks, speaking to the commitment Shi brought to the organization and the legacy she left behind

“She was the epitome of diversity and inclusion,” Tamura said “I know that what I can do now is keep smiling like how she was smiling and continue accepting others and continuing opening my perspective toward other perspectives And embody the diversity and inclusion that she

“As a fellow member of Arts and Sciences, when I thought of what our college tries to stand for, she was really every part of it,” Shen said “She had a bit of art, she had a bit of science, she was diverse, she was inclusive ”

Alex Hutchins ’19 described the way Shi carried these passions outside the classroom as a way of forming connections w h h

Faculty Senate Addresses Financial Aid

By SHRUTI JUNEJA Sun Staff Writer

The Faculty Senate gathered to discuss policies revising financial aid policies, redressing imbalances in judicial proceedings and reaffirming academic freedom on Wednesday afternoon

Barbara Knuth, senior vice provost and chair of the Admissions and Financial Aid Working Group, presented a summary of AFAWG recommendations surrounding the issues of fairness and financial sustainability

“In general, our charges are to monitor admissions policies at Cornell and to monitor over time, financial aid policies procedures at Cornell, both with the aim of maintaining

high quality undergraduate student body access and inclusion to a Cornell education and doing this all within th constraints of Corn resources, ” Knuth said In terms of fa Knuth said this was tion of considering t

In addition to the six years of probation, Ballinger is also banned from coming in contact with the victim until 2020 and will have to pay $1,250 to the court in fines and surcharges He will not have to register as a sex offender

The sex offense occurred in the Psi Upsilon fraternity at 2 Forest Park Ln on Jan 31, 2016, when

STEM Alumnae Honored

By ANNE SNABES Sun Staff Writer

With STEM advancements popping up all over campus and even in New York City, Cornell alumnae are adding laurels to the University’s reputation for excellence in the field The Profiles in Diversity Journal has recently named two Cornell alumnae as “Women Worth Watching in STEM ” The two women Anita Meiklejohn ’81 and Lauren Degnan ’92 work as attorneys for Fish and Richardson, a

globally recognized patent and intellectual property law firm

Meiklejohn majored in chemistr y at Cornell and Degnan majored in mechanical engineering; both use their STEM backgrounds in their current work

Meiklejohn and Degnan were among the 45 women who received the award in February, according to press release made by PDJ “Collectively, these leaders are breaking barriers for women

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Monarchs and Milkweed: A Migrating Butterfly, a Poisonous Plan And Their Remarkable Story of Coevolution 4 - 5 p m , 160 Mann Library

E-scrap Week! Electronics Recycling Event for Cornell Community 8 a m - 3 p m , Cornell Recycling Center

Healthy Base Initative: Evaluating Programs to Encourage Healthy Eating, Active Lifestyles and Tobacco-Free Living Noon - 1 p m , Beebe Hall, 2nd floor conference room

From Rite of Passage to Intangible Cultural Heritage: Incorporation of the Salek Yom Buddhist Ritual Into Global Discourses of Heritage and Development Noon - 1:30 p m , Kahin Center

Beauty, Law and War 12:15 - 1:30 p m , G08 Uris Hall

Ecoloigical Insights in Earth System Models And the Importance of Knowledge-Model Integration 12:20 - 1:10 p m , 135 Emerson Hall

Business, Security, and Elections: A Conversation with Minister Tashkovich ’87 of Macedonia 4:45 - 6 p m , B25 Warren Hall

Kristin Larsen: Beyond Radburn: Why Clarence Stein Still Matters 8:20 a m , Abby and Howard Milstein Auditorium

Rethinking the Function of Plant ESCRT Proteins in Endosome Formation and Chloroplast Turnover 11:15 a m , 404 Plant Science Building

Development of the Infant Immune System And the Role of Breast Milk 12:15 - 1:15 p m , Boyce Thompsn Institute

Systems Seminar/Ezra’s Round Table: David Krakauer - Principles of Collective Intelligence 12:15 p m , 253 Rhodes Hall

AWARE Seminar Series: “Can Revisiting ‘Bushler Bay’ Washington Advance Understanding of Gender in Forestry? 12:20 - 1:10 p m , 102 Mann Library

Semi-Visible Signals of Dark Matter at Fixed-Target Experiments 12:30 p m , 401 Physical Science Building To m o r r o w

Undergrad-Led Course Crushes Enrollment Expectations

By KATHERINE HEANEY and RUBY YU Sun Staff Writers

Though Cornell may be well known for its distinguished professors, this semester a course taught entirely by undergraduate students has redefined the traditional class environment for the University, tripling its expected enrollment and encouraging greater passion in data science among students

The Cornell Data Science Training Program is a onecredit course offered Wednesdays at 5 p m in Gates Hall G01 The five undergraduate members of the Cornell Data Science Project Team Chase Thomas ’19, Dae Won Kim ’17, Jared Lin ’20, Amit Mizrahi ’19 and Kenta Takatsu ’19 lead the class as instructors

According to the instructors, they originally planned to launch their course to approximately 40 people, but now have over 150 students enrolled

“During the first lecture, there wasn ’ t even enough room to seat everyone, ” Mizrahi said “People were sitting in the aisles But I guess that was a good problem to have ”

“We met over Skype almost every day over winter break working on the course, ” Kim said “There has been some element of trial and error We have had to revise slides and instructions that are unclear or too dense It has been a learning experience for us in how give a lecture and different teaching styles ”

The instructors distinguish their course by focusing on implementation In fact, students were writing code within the first week

“Many other data science classes at Cornell teach the theory and the math behind it, but there isn’t really a practical hands-on approach that starts with coding,” Mizrahi said

This hands-on approach allows the students to gain exposure to data and computer science quickly, even if they

have never taken a course of this sort before

While it is recommended that students take Computer Science 1110: Introduction to Computing Using Python, there is no prerequisite for the course Students of any class year and major are eligible, even if they have no prior experience with data science

“The course serves as a gateway to data science for underclassmen or those who may not have that much prior

Is Christianity Inclusive of Homosexuality?

By KYLA CHASALOW Sun Contributor

If Jesus were alive in 2017, would he be hanging out at a gay bar?

That’s what a group of reverends, professors and students discussed at a panel titled “Christianity and/or/versus Homosexuality” this Tuesday

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American culture today is we tend to speak about groups that we differ with We don’t speak to groups that w e d i f f e r w i t h , ” s a i d Re v e re n d

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boxes ” He added that “it is our job, as 21st centur y interpreters of these traditions, to privilege, in the Bible and in the Christian tradition, those elements that are inclusive and universalist ”

Panelists Hutton and Ninan both took a different stance, arguing that homosexuality is a sin They also pointed to a misplaced emphasis on homosexuality over other sins

“ The Bible says way more about pride, greed, love of money and lust than it does about homosexuality,” Ninan said

Hutton elaborated on this view, grouping everyone as “sexual sinners,” with the sin associated with homo-

“Jesus is supremely and unapologetically queer ... Jesus is the original queer gangster ”

b r o u g h t t o g e t h e r six panelists from a variety of Christian backgrounds to discuss their views on homosexuality and its place in the Christian faith In responding to a series of questions posed by a student

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m o d e r a t o r, t h e y v o i c e d d i f f e r i n g views on homosexuality that sometimes conflicted with each other

T h e p a n e l f e a t u re d Re v e re n d s

David Kaden, Santosh Ninan, and David McMullin, associate director of Cornell United Religious Work It also featured Prof Michael Ferguson, h u m a n d e v e l o p m e n t , Br i a n Patchcoski, associate dean and director of the Cornell LGBT Resource Center, and Ben Hutton ’08, a volunteer with Campus Crusade for Christ/Cornell Cru

“If Jesus were in our midst, he would absolutely be hanging out in gay bars and walking in pride parades because this is the same guy who in our tradition is God in flesh This is the same guy who embraced people outside the mainstream,” Kaden said “Jesus could think outside of tight

s e x u a l i t y a s o n e among other sins, including divorce a n d s e x o u t s i d e marriage

“ Ye s , I t h i n k t h a t h o m o s e x u a l sex, homosexual lust is sinful, but then I want to be quick to rope myself and ever yone in this room to say, ‘ you know, we ’ re all in that boat,’” he said “ We’re all sexual sinn e r s i n n e e d o f f o r g i v e n e s s a n d redemption ”

For this reason, Hutton stressed the importance of increasing “ empathy and understanding” and a way of balancing between “endorsing homosexuality outright and hating homosexuals,” he said

Ninan expanded on this theme of “empathy and understanding” in the context of the evolution of his views on homosexuality and faith

He said that despite his understanding of homosexuality as a sin, he wants there to be a church “ community that will open their arms, homes

a n d h e a r t s t o w e l c o m e s a m e - s e x attracted men and women ”

“I grew up with heterosexual privilege but God in his grace allowed me to become friends with two gay

experience,” Kim said

“There are even masters students enrolled,” Thomas added

The teaching process also allowed the instructors themselves to benefit from the course

“Teaching reinforced our own knowledge,” Kim said “I’ve gone back to study the material more so that I am able to better explain it to others ”

Although they experienced minor setbacks in their endeavors, the instructors are beyond satisfied of their progress

“Since this is our first time teaching the course, we have encountered obstacles such as inconsistencies in assignments, ” Kim admitted “However, we are learning and are overall very happy with where this class has gone ”

Moving forward, the instructors aim to diversify their curriculum and offer more courses

“We currently teach the computer language R in this course, but we want to expand to Python as well,” Lin said

“In the future, we hope to create more classes,” Thomas added “We have so many ideas that rather than asking ourselves ‘what can we do?’ it’s ‘which should we pursue?’”

The team of instructors has received praise not only from the undergraduate student body, but recognition from the College of Engineering

“Our core team actually received the Albert R George Student Team Award for our leadership in creating this training program and for the speed with which it was done,” said Thomas

The course will be offered next semester, but will not be available on Student Center during pre-enrollment Students will be able to register for the course during the add-drop period in August

Katherine Heaney can be reached at kheaney@cornellsun com Ruby Yu can be reached at ryu@cornellsun com

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men in my early 20s Listening to them and their stories was life changing I’m ashamed that I carried those homophobic and evil feelings in my heart, but as a Christian, I believe that God forgives,” Ninan said

A s i n d i c a t e d b y i t s t i t l e , “Christianity and/or/versus Homosexuality,” the panel also addressed whether Christianity and homosexuality need be viewed as potentiallyconflicting, binar y entities

O n t h i s q u e s t i o n , Fe r g u s o n argued against the Christianity or homosexuality view

“It is our universal spiritual calling to first, take up the cross and second, queer it,” he said

“Jesus is supremely and unapologetically queer, ” he added This is a being whose coming out stor y violates the boundar y between virginity and pregnancy, divinity and humanity, spirit and flesh Jesus is the original queer gangster ”

Reverend McMullin also argued against a binar y view, saying the two concepts ought not to be viewed as antithetical

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Ninan said, a “civil dialogue,” of people speaking to each other from different backgrounds about issues on which they sometimes disagreed

Reflecting on the value of the panel, Ferguson concluded that in c re a t i n g a s o r t o f “ c o n v e r s a t i o n place,” people can learn to accept their differences And in doing so, he s a i d “ we c a n g o t o e a c h o t h e r ’ s churches and worship the same God after wards ”

Kyla Chasalow can be reached at kec89@cornell edu

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Shi’s interest in Japanese culture led her to JUSA and her friendship with Hutchins, who recalled that when they spoke, she “would always say some random fact she had learned about Japan to me, ” he said Hutchins admitted that he is now “ at a loss,” realizing just how unique these interactions were

He described that talking with Shi was talking to someone who “ as soon as they meet you, walk up to you and start engaging with you and there’s no social barrier there that prevents someone from talking about something they’re passionate about,” he said

“I think that was what was really great about her,” Hutchins added “She quickly engaged with you about something in which you shared a connection ”

For some students at the vigil, the sudden loss provided a valuable lesson moving forward in their relationships

“It really makes you bring the perspective to really treasure each and every person in your life because you could lose them at any moment, ” said Julie Chen ’18 “Joyce would really inspire me to really keep an open mind to the cultures around us, how everyone ’ s different and never frown, always smile even when you run into obstacles ”

At 5:30 p m , students shared a moment of silence with the bells of the clocktower tolling in the background, reflecting on what their classmates had just shared

In planning the event, the organizers originally hoped to allow the community to light candles for the vigil Because the wind prevented this, students instead arranged the candles in a heart for Shi around the insignia of the plaza with flowers in the center of the heart For the moment of silence, students formed a circle around Shi’s heart

While the wind whipped across Ho Plaza, the students gathered under the bright sun in the late afternoon The stark change in weather from the rain just a couple weeks before stood out to Shen and reminded him of Shi as he returned to campus this week

“The one thing that I did realize after I did come back was: when we left for spring break, it was dark, cold, rainy, gloomy,” Shen said “But when we came back, I was surprised because it was literally spring It was warm There was color in Ithaca And the weather was perfect And it hit me once I thought about that, that maybe this was her last present: to leave us with all of her colors ”

Anna Delwiche can be reached at adelwiche@cornellsun com

Faculty Debates J.A. Protocol

Senate discusses possible breach of confdentiality by student

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Alumnae Named ‘Women Worth Watching’

Degnan majored in mechanical engineering; both use their STEM backgrounds in their current work

Meiklejohn and Degnan were among the 45 women who received the award in February, according to press release made by PDJ

“Collectively, these leaders are breaking barriers for women in STEM careers and we are honored to recognize them as well as the companies supporting them,” said James Rector, PDJ publisher, in the press release “Supporting women in STEM is an essential part of a worldwide strategy to innovate, educate and build a more connected world ”

Dengan has noticed the gender gap in STEM since her undergraduate education When Dengan attended an orientation event for Cornell, she learned that her engineering class was 25 percent women

She admitted that while this percentage was “ a remarkably high number back then,” engineering “historically has been more of a male-dominated field,” something she sees still today in her work

“[In] the world of patent law and patent litigation there’s a huge benefit of having a technical background, like I have,” she said “We find in patent-law and patent litigation is also rather maledominated The editors [of PDJ] saw some value in seeing a woman of my background in patent litigation ”

Dengan added that recently when she worked on a case with a U K start-up company, she was able to able to collaborate and connect with another woman in a male-dominated environment

“The genius behind the technology of this startup company was a women, a physicist,” she said “She had come up with this truly pioneering invention and had tried to commercialize it Meanwhile lots of people were likely using her pioneering invention ”

“She said that she knows that in her line of business, women have to be much better than the men to be treated equal,” Degnan continued “It was like we had a bonding moment that we both had come up in tech fields that were male-dominated

Meiklejohn said that her work involves talking with clients who have developed new inventions The work additionally includes a lot of writing, and

Meiklejohn helps more junior lawyers write patent applications for clients

Meiklejohn said there is a “preponderance of one gender” in patent law One element that allowed her to advance in her field was that she started working at her firm at the same time as another woman

“The men at my firm are great, I never felt like I wasn ’ t being taken seriously, but still it was largely men I was surrounded by,” she said “It was great to have a woman who started the same day I did in my exact same practice area ”

Her husband also contributed to her career advancement by working part-time, which allowed Meiklejohn more time to devote to advancing in the firm

“When we had a second child, my husband went to working part-time for many, many years 16 years which really helped me climb the ladder in the firm, because it gave me the flexibility to travel, and do other things I needed to do to get ahead,” she said “Honestly, that was a huge boost to my career It would have been a lot tougher for me if he hadn’t done that ”

Having a strong mentor additionally played a major role in Meiklejohn’s advancement

“This mentor who was important to me was a man, not a woman, ” she said “A lot of women think, ‘well I need a woman to be a mentor, ’ and in my office, there just wasn ’ t a senior woman that I clicked with ”

She said her mentor provided her with “ great opportunities” and that some women “limit” themselves by only considering female mentors

“He gave me chances to work on things that were really challenging and he also was someone who was so good at what he did that he inspired me to do my best work,” she continued

The award has caused Meiklejohn to reflect on the accomplishments of women in her firm, as they have received many awards in recent years

“We’ve got some great women in our firm who are doing great things and these different awards reflect that,” she said “We should be proud of it, and we should hold our heads up ”

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Former Frat President Sentenced to Probation

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Ballinger was 21

In February 2016, Ballinger was arrested and charged with first-degree attempted rape, firstdegree criminal sex act and sexual misconduct, all felonies He was indicted four months later on one felony charge, first-degree sexual abuse

The reduction in charges “speaks volumes” about the case, Ballinger’s lawyer said in court on Tuesday as she requested community service for the former Cornell student

“My client would like to see good come out of this rather than just his name being forever associated with rape, ” the attorney, Sarah Wesley, said, asking the judge to assign her client between 500 and 1,000 hours of community service Judge Cassidy rejected that argument and instead imposed the maximum sentence allowed by the plea deal

“The victim here makes allegations of horrendous criminal conduct by the defendant,” Cassidy said “The facts or the details in this case are not going to be heard by a jury

Cassidy said it is understandable that a victim or prosecutor would not want to take the case to trial, which would be open to the public

“That’s the nature of our system, ” he said

The victim said Ballinger had introduced himself to her that night using a fake name and proceeded to sexually and psychologically abuse her

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It seems like it just keeps getting worse

Just in the past week we ’ ve heard news that the Great Barrier Reef is in a terminal stage of its existence, a doctor has been beaten senselessly because he would not give up the seat he paid for, a shooting has occurred in a San Bernardino elementar y school and sarin gas has been deployed against the people of Syria

And when I thought the atrocities were over, new and horrifying allegations have arisen that the Chechen Republic h a s r o u n d e d u p 1 0 0 g a y m e n a n d interned them in concentration camps Not only have they been detained, but a l s o a l l e g e d l y t o r t u re d a n d i n s o m e instances murdered Disturbingly, even if these claims turned out to be false, a s p o k e s p e r s o n f o r C h e c h n y a ' s l e a d e r, R a m z a n K a d y r ov, d e n i e d t h a t t h e s e events have happened because, “You cannot arrest or repress people who just don’t exist in the republic,” meaning that the government believes (or wants to believe) that homosexuality does not exist in their perfect, glorious republic The statement is beyond chilling; it is reminiscent of statements given by governments that committed genocides in the past

As someone whose family lived in Germany during Hitler’s reign, news like this is dismaying to say the absolute least I remember learning in school about the horrors of the Holocaust, and always there was a narrative that the world would never let this happen again But it does It happens all the time It happened in Cambodia, it happened Rwanda, it happened in Bosnia It still happens today; there are concentration camps in North Korea right now to which the regime sends anyone who speaks up against the police state

And now it may be happening in Chechnya A hundred men may not seem like that many compared to the thou-

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Chechnya, any more than I did with the use of chemical weapons in Syria What I will say is this: don’t stop feeling outraged I know how nauseating it is to keep up with the news, especially with the polarizing climate today It would be so easy to just turn off your computer, put down the newspaper and focus on our own lives and days But we can ’ t do that, because to be silent is to be complicit You should be feeling disgust, sadness and rage after reading the news, which means you ’ re able to empathize And while it can be unbelievably frustrating to feel so powerless when reading about these atrocities, it’s better than feeling apathetic

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Dining Guide

Your source for good food

By MICHELLE SHIN Sun Staff Writer

The Farmers’ Market at Cornell embodies all that Cornell and Ithaca have to offer From wholesome lunches provided by Groks Rx Kitchen to fresh produce from Dilmun Hill Student Farm, the market offers a variety of foods and produce as well as handmade items It is a space for students and staff to interact with local farmers, experience a more accessible version of the Ithaca Farmers’ Market and check out the works of other students

When I visited the market last spring, one of the most unforgettable products available was Cache Food’s granola bites made of ground-up avocado seeds I am a known avocado fanatic, but I have never thought about the possibility of consuming avocado seeds not only to reduce food waste but also to obtain their antioxidants and polyphenols I soon found myself striking up a conversation with the founders of Cache Food, three Cornell alumni who decided to launch their zero-waste initiative at the market It was truly inspiring to personally observe them spring their passions into action while also raising awareness of something rather trivial like an avocado seed Although I did not see them at the market last fall, there were many other food entrepreneurs like Cache Food, both from Cornell and from Ithaca The market’s creativity, liveliness and engaging atmosphere keeps me going back every week and makes me excited for its return this week!

The recent constr uction of the Agriculture Quad has made it difficult to open the space for the market However, the Farmers’ Market will be back at Cornell starting this Thursday, April 13th, from 11 a m to 2 p m at its new location on the Arts Quad

There are many things to look forward to for the Spring market besides its new location To learn more about the Farmer’s Market at Cornell and what will be offered this semester, I met up with Market CoManager Hanna Reichel ’17 and Social Media Chair Zoe Friedberg ’19

T HE SU N: W h at is th e hi s tor y an d

m i s s i o n o f t h e Fa r m e r ’ s M a r k e t a t

C o rn e l l ?

H AN NA : The market is very young It’s only in its sixth year When I first came on board, there were a handful of regular vendors like Honeyrock Farms and the Cornell Bread Club But we really made an effort in the past two years to really integrate a

Farmers’ Market at Cornell: New Year, New Goals

diverse range of vendors, including both student groups and community vendors We also worked to provide a full range of services from fresh produce to prepared foods

ZO E: The market provides the space and opportunity for students and staff to connect with others and the foods they consume There is currently a great disconnect among students and the farmers because students tend to eat at dining halls or grab prepared food The market can help reconnect students with their food as well as their community

H AN NA : The market is so much more

H A N N A : We focus on providing a diverse range of vendors, but we also have to be practical about consumers ’ needs We have had to turn down many vendors in order to tailor to what students would want and to limit competition The produce we sell has to be grown within 30 miles, which reflects the density of our agricultural supply and opportunity

ZO E: We are also asking vendors selling prepared foods to use local produce, especially the produce sold by some of the other food vendors at our market OmNomOmlettes, for example, will be collaborating with Silver Fox, which is a new

than just providing a service to people who are hungry, but [also serves] to create a vibrant community Our goal is to make this into a tradition and to hopefully get students to also check out nearby markets outside of campus and become a part of the local food scene

S UN: W h at d o yo u lov e th e m os t ab o u t th e Farm e r ’ s

?

H AN NA : I love to see how the Farmer’s Market activates the space When I saw the market in action for the first time, I loved its effect on the campus It made people smile, slow down, look and interact The best part has been seeing chefs on campus come out and talk with the vendors

I would like to make a critical note that the Farmers’ Market is not competing with the dining halls in any way In fact, I tend to see chefs stopping by and talking with vendors at the market There is a beautiful cross-pollination between all members on campus and the people living nearby, and the market has become a part of this community fabric

S UN: W h o a re th e ve n do rs an d h av e th e y fo un d a l o t of s uc c es s at ou r m arke t s ?

tomato vendor we have This can help both vendors to collaborate and increase sales We are trying to really form a whole community among the vendors

H AN NA : I have seen many vendors who get new ideas or get inspired by our market

One of the best examples is Crooked Carrot, a local enterprise that does a lot of things with carrots and root vegetables They make kimchi, sauces, spreads and jams and have a huge social enterprise platform like teaching schools how to eat healthy vegetables Crooked Carrot was at our market and doing okay, but they were not making skyrocketing sales The owner of Crooked Carrot decided to tr y out a “donut” concept at our market instead They were so successful at our market that they are now selling through The Piggery, Manndibles, Press Cafe and catering for large-scale events in Tompkins County This was made possible by the success with our smaller sample size [of customers]

S UN : A re t h e p ric es re l at ive l y f air ? A re th e pr od uc t

th an lo c al p ric e s ?

Z O E : The prices reflect the local prices for produce, and we are doing our best to make it as accessible as possible

H A N N A : We are working to ensure a range of products to a range of faculty and students We are aware that there is a huge disparity of socioeconomic status on this campus We have been having a lot of conversations on the future and the direction of our farmer’s market, and we are pushing for SNAP and EBT machines at our markets

S UN: W ha t c an s t ud en ts an d fa c ul ty l o ok f or w ard to th is s e me ste r ?

ZO E: The new loca-

tion on the Arts Quad! This will bring in a whole new demographic of students and make the market more accessible to more students and staff The Arts Quad also has a lot more space [than the Ag Quad] Students will be able to roam around to interact with the vendors, volunteers and other students on campus Students can also lay out picnic blankets, which they can either bring or also rent from us

H AN NA : There will also be six to seven new vendors this semester The market reflects the seasonality of the products Because it’s not harvest season, we are emphasizing more produced foods for the spring market The new vendors include OmNomOmlettes, Bickering Twins, IronWood Farm and Silver Fox Farm

S UN : How di d y ou g e t in vo l ve d wi th th e Far me r s ’ Mark e t at C

e l l ? How c an s tu de n

s j oin ?

H AN NA : I joined my junior year as a vendor coordinator There are usually 10 to 12 volunteers per market, and we are always open to anyone who wants to help out

ZO E: I first joined by volunteering As a volunteer, I sat at the main table and answered any questions about the market [and] how to get involved, handing out buttons and stickers [and getting] any supplies or connections that the vendors needed I was able to interact with the vendors and get to know their stories

S UN : W h at i s it l ik e to wo rk w ith th e Farm e r ’ s Ma rke t a t C o rn e l l te am ?

ZO E: It is a very collaborative team, just like the market’s mission [of ] collaboration Everyone has a passion for an element of the market, and there is a communal excitement for the growth of the market A lot goes into holding each market, and every person on the e-board, from the vendor coordinators to volunteer coordinators to

publicity, is central to make the market happen

H AN NA : I definitely second this The team is not structured like so many eboards There is not much of a rigid “hierarchy ” It is unlike any of the organizations I have worked with Each person we bring onto the team is committed and passionate We will have positions opening up after this semester, so if you ’ re interested in joining, please consider volunteering

S UN : W ha t do yo u re c o m m en d th at s tu d en ts c h e c k o u t at th e m arke t ?

ZO E: Just take a walk through the market and talk to the vendors Even if you ’ re not going to buy anything, you can always come and experience the market Taste things, smell things, just enjoy everything that the market has to offer

H A N N A : Talk to the vendors! Vendors love talking to the community they love talking to students, faculty and staff, and it is what brings them back ever y time Ever y single one of those interactions helps to shatter this “ town and gown ” separation we have Ever y smile and ever y question about how they are doing, where their farm or operation is located, where they got their inspiration, help strengthen our community

Michelle Shin is a sophomore in the College of

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Nine acts will perform

The performances in WVBR’s studio will be primarily rock and reggae acts; DJ and electronic sets will happen at Loco Cantina The Loft at the Carriage House will feature various alternative acts The festival is free and open at all three venues

Among acts performing are Shull, an instrumental duo, After Six, an ensemble that performs mostly R&B, soul and Jazz, and Kitestring, an indie rock and alternative band All of the artists are based in Ithaca and many of them, like Shull and After Six, are Cornell students

Electric Buffalo Records hopes to unite the somewhat disjointed Cornell music community, according to cofounder Jacob Grossfeld ’17, who is also the General Manager at WVBR FM Grossfeld founded the station w i t h Mi k e So s n i c k

Entertainment Editor) in 2015 He said the goal of the label was to provide a centralized community for musicians at Cornell and to increase exposure, on air plays, live performances and digital distribution for those artists In addition, he believes that Electric Buffalo Records could further mend the gap between various organizations that make music at Cornell The label has not been active recently and this event may be the right time to revitalize its work

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Milstein Auditorium, on Friday at 12:20

K e n dr i c k L a m a r is due to release his album, DAMN, on Friday, but given rappers ’ proclivities to delay album releases and keep the public in anticipation, it is anyone ’ s guess if the album will indeed come out on Friday

The organizers hope to make the festival an annual occurrence According to Grossfeld, the organizers originally hoped for a “block party ” style festival, where the music, food and other booths would be set up on Stewart Avenue, but they were not able to secure a

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M LACROSSE Continued from page 16

While Syracuse drew first blood to open the game, the Red came back to score three straight goals After Syracuse and Cornell traded goals, the Red had a 4-2 lead in the 4:09 mark of the first period All four of the goals were assisted by freshman Jeff Teat, who ranked eighth in the nation in assists coming into Tuesday’s game

Syracuse would tack on another goal to close out the first period, but Cornell maintained a one-goal lead Close games are a trademark for Syracuse this season, as the Orange went on a seven-game stretch of games that were decided by only a single goal, including two overtime games and a 14-13 decision to Army, the team ’ s only loss of the year

“We came out with great urgency and intensity in the first quarter, exactly what we wanted to do, and unfortunately we lost that in the second quarter, ” Kerwick said “We didn’t have the intensity level that we came into the first quarter with You have to give Syracuse a lot of credit they keep playing, that’s what they always do ” Lacrosse is known as a game of runs, and Syracuse went on a run to blow the game wide open Both teams started the second period slowly, with only one goal being scored in the first 13 minutes of the period to tie the game at four The Orange shutout Cornell in the period and scored three goals in the final two minutes of the half including a last-second buzzer beater to end the half with a 5-0 run and head into halftime with a 7-4 lead

The Orange picked up right where it left off to open the second half, as the team added on five more goals before a goal by Cornell sophomore attack Colton Rupp halted the Syracuse onslaught at 10 at the 7:13 mark of the period nearly 27 minutes without a goal by the Red The 10-goal run by Syracuse was the longest scoring run for the team of the year

Syracuse would add another goal in the peri-

od, making it six goals for the team in that period alone, compared to seven in the entire first half Cornell, meanwhile, only scored one, and headed into the final period of play down 13-5

Kerwick praised his defense’s effort, despite the Orange scoring onslaught

“I don’t think they were scoring well, our defense was playing hard and I think they battled, [but] long possessions turned into goals,” he said “We definitely got tired you play two minutes of defense, you ’ re going to get tired at the end of it, you ’ re just hoping to make a play ”

Cornell opened the scoring less than 30 seconds into the final period, but it was too little, too late The Red cut into the Syracuse lead by just one in the period, dropping the game 15-8

While the scoreboard shows otherwise, the game was a hard-fought battle by both teams, a stat that is shown by the penalties Cornell and Syracuse combined for 13 penalties, resulting in 12 minutes of penalty time

“I don’t think it was chippy it’s Cornell and Syracuse,” Kerwick said “Are [the refs] calling it exactly as they should? Who knows We’ll watch the film, but it’s two of the greats going at each other You’re going to battle and scrap, and sometimes tempers can get going a bit, but I would expect nothing less from [this game] ”

Cornell will look to rebound from the tough loss when it welcomes Lehigh to Schoellkopf this Saturday after the Mountain Hawks defeated Princeton Tuesday night, 15-10 Good news for the Red, Lehigh is 1-3 following a victory this year and has a 2-4 record on the road Cornell has already lost as many games as it has last season with three games left to go in the regular season, and will look to keep itself from guaranteeing a worse record from last season with a victory on Saturday afternoon Action gets way at 1 p m from Schoellkopf

Jamil Rahman can be reached at jrahman@cornellsun com

Sluggers to Open Gehrig Play

BASEBALL Continued from page 16

Cornell’s next two pitchers did not have as much success Colby Wyatt and Jeb Bemiss both freshmen each allowed an extra base hit, and the Red trailed 4-1

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sixth Ruther ford drove in another r un to extend his team lead in RBIs to 22, but the real damage in the game was done in the seventh and eighth once the Cornell bats really star ted to find a groove

“ We w o r k e d t h r o u g h s o m e slow innings offensively, but then we locked in and put some good swings on the ball,” Pepicelli said I

innings, freshman shor tstop Matt Collins hit one over the fence, and after a Ryan Krainz double and ensuing sacrifice bunt, senior Tommy Wagner hit a sacrifice fly to left to bring home the four th and tying r un

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Cornell entered the bottom half of the eighth in search of one more r un After Ruther ford’s leadoff walk, Simoneit got the fastball he was looking for and drove it over the left field fence to give his team the 6-4 lead

Despite his biggest moment in a Cornell uniform Simoneit did not see much playing time as a freshman the Illinois native put the team first “It’s definitely a team effor t, ” he said “ We get pokes from a lot

of guys, and I’m just lucky that mine was at the end there ” Senior Pete Lannoo closed the game out with a scoreless ninth, and the Red earned its 14th victor y of the year Along with each of the other six pitchers who saw action for Cornell, Lannoo did not walk a single batter “ We h a d n o w a l

i n n i n e innings which is especially big when you have so many pitching c h a n

“ We have a great staff this year and a lot of great senior leadership that pulls us together ”

Now the team must turn its attention to Columbia and the u

begins on Saturday in Ne w York City And while one might think t

Binghamton might be a statement win for Cornell, Simoneit begs to differ

“I don’t think it really proves anything Each games is its own game, ” he said “ When it comes to Ivy League play we should treat that as any other game too It doesn’t matter who we play, we should come out and play the same way ever y time ”

If Cornell does continue to play that way, the Red is more than capable of doing some damage down the road

First pitch of the four-game series in the Big Apple is Saturday at noon

Cotton can be reached at ccotton@cornellsun com

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Simoneit’s Blast Lifts Red Over Binghamton

Trailing 4-1 entering the bottom of the sixth, Cornell utilizes a late rally to take the mid-week contest

By CHARLES COTTON Sun Assistant Sports Editor

A midweek matchup with a tough club may not seem ideal for a team dealing with a slew of injuries, but Cornell baseball rallied late against central New York foe Binghamton and earned an impressive 6-4 victor y Wednesday afternoon

Banged up for the past several contests, Cornell (14-11, 3-5 Ivy) entered the game without its top hitter in junior Dale Wickham along with starting junior catcher Ellis Bitar The team had managed a split against both Har vard and Dartmouth on the road last weekend, but with its first Lou Gehrig division action coming this Saturday at Columbia, a matchup with Binghamton (13-7, 3-2) did not seem like it might be the team ’ s top priority

back for five straight runs after trailing 4-1 in the sixth inning The game ’ s hero? Sophomore catcher Will Simoneit, the next man up after Bitar, delivered the go-ahead two-run blast in the bottom half of the eighth

“I think it was a fastball at least,” Simoneit said trying to remember what was a blur of a moment “I just tried to sit back and find my pitch ”

“We had a real tough opponent on our hands, and it’s a good measuring stick for who we can be when we’re playing well.”

Nevertheless, the Red pieced it together and stormed

The win brings a positive mark in what has been a recently tough stretch for the team, winning only four contests in the past 11 attempts

“I’m very happy with how we played,” said head coach Dan Pepicelli of his team ’ s come from behind victory at Hoy Field “We knew we had a real tough opponent on our hands, and it’s a good measuring stick for who we can be when we ’ re playing well ”

While the bumpy stretch can be attributed to key guys being forced to sit out injured, Pepicelli remains confident in

the next man up to rise to the occasion whenever called upon

“We try to make it as little of a story as possible,” he said of the injury bug that has found its way to his team “These guys have worked real hard and have made no excuses We haven’t talked at all about injuries in our locker room ”

Today’s starter behind the plate and game hero was no exception to the rule

“Simoneit has meant a lot he’s vastly improved, and his enthusiasm and athleticism are really playing well right now, ” Pepicelli said

Senior Scott Soltis took the ball to open up the game, and the right-hander normally a relief pitcher worked an effective three innings Soltis surrendered a solo home run in the second to Luke Tevlin, but gave up just one more hit during his appearance Senior first baseman Cole Rutherford tied the game up at one with an RBI single in the fourth after freshman John Natoli worked a scoreless top half of the inning

Laxers Fall Flat Late in Crushing Loss to No. 1 Syracuse

By JAMIL RAHMAN

In the past few weeks, it seemed as though Cornell men ’ s lacrosse was beginning to click The team had won three of its last four games, including its first winning streak of the year after victories over

“They’re ranked number one for a reason they know how to win [and] they ran away from us ”

Dartmouth and Harvard The next obstacle would be telling, as the Red was to face a perennial juggernaut in Syracuse

At first, it looked like Cornell might just get the upset But in the end, it was the team just north on Route 81 that utilized a 10 goal streak to blast by the Red, 15-8

“They’re ranked number one for a reason

they know how to win,” said Cornell head coach Matt Kerwick “We wanted it to get to the fourth quarter where it was going to be a scrap and see if we can knock them off that one-goal win train they’ve been on, but unfortunately in the third quarter they ran away from us ”

The Orange (9-1, 3-0 ACC) entered Tuesday’s contest riding a six-game win streak and reigning as the nation’s No 1

team, jumping over Penn St as it dropped its first game of the year last weekend to Maryland But Cornell (3-7, 2-2) has taken down talented Syracuse teams in the past, most recently last year when the Red shocked the then-ranked No 11 Orange in a 10-9 overtime contest at home

For six straight weeks leading into Tuesday’s game, the nation’s No 1 had fall-

en, but under Syracuse head coach John Desko’s, the program is 49-11 as No 1, and the Orange looked to notch win number 50 as the No 1 team and be the first team in a month and a half to keep its place as kings of the hill

Kerwick is pretty familiar with Desko in addition to the extensive rivalry between the two schools, Kerwick and Desko both

coached the U S Men’s Lacrosse team in 2006 that won silver at the FIL World Championships Desko ser ved as head coach and Kerwick served as one of his assistants For the first 11 minutes of the game, it seemed as though the Red could play spoile r s