04-15-13

Eig ht Frat s P u n i s h e d In 2012-13

By ELIZA LAJOIE Sun Senior Writer

Eight of Cornell’s fraternities have undergone investigations for hazing and alcohol violations this academic year While administrators applauded what they say is an increase in reporting of problematic incidents, many in the Greek community expressed dissatisfaction with a culture of enforcement that they say is driving risky behavior further underground

The University’s announcement Friday that Phi Kappa Psi fraternity had been placed on interim suspension due to hazing allegations was the most recent in a year-long string of disciplinary actions

Fraternities that have been investigated and punished for hazing-related violations include Tau Epsilon Phi and Phi Sigma Kappa, both of which lost recognition in January, and Sigma Nu, which received a warning and sanctions in March Chi Psi and Delta Phi are currently under investigation for hazing violations, and Pi Kappa Phi and Acacia have faced disciplinary action for alco-

and Illumination,

hol violations unrelated to hazing, according to Travis Apgar, dean of fraternity and sorority affairs

Apgar said that while education has been a key part of fighting hazing on campus, disciplinary action has been of paramount importance

“Education is not nearly as effective as enforcement when it comes to hazing and alcohol abuse,” he said “Consequences have to be heightened in order to change the culture ”

Administrators said the actions against

Avg. P rof S alar ies D ip S lightly

By MANU RATHORE Sun Senior Editor

The average salary for full professors at Cornell decreased by $2,000 or 1 2-percent between the 2011-12 and 201213 academic years, according to a report released earlier this month by the American Association of University Professors

The average salary for associate professors fell by $2,300, a 2-

percent decrease, while the average salary for assistant professors rose by $800, a 0 82-percent increase, according to the report

The average salary for full professors at Cornell which amounts to $159,800 is the lowest compared to all other Ivy League schools, according to the report

Nationally, the average increase in full-time faculty salary was 1 7 percent, a figure that fell below the 2 1-percent

inflation rate for 2012

Elmira Magnum, vice president for planning and budget, said she thinks that figure the average increase in full-time faculty’s salaries fails to take into account retiring faculty and new hires

“It is important to note that 1 7 percent does not represent the average change in salary for individuals Instead, it represents

the eight fraternities reflect an encouraging shift in student culture Susan Murphy ’73

Ph D ’94, vice president for student and academic services, said the uptick in reports of infractions indicates that more people are reporting dangerous incidents

“It feels negative, because you hate to hear bad news But I take it as a sign that people understand what’s okay and what’s not okay, and they don’t have a tolerance for [what is] ‘ not okay,’” she said

C.U. Alumna to Run Against Rep. Reed in 2014 Elections

Democrat Martha Robertson ’75 announced Thursday that she will run to represent the predominantly conservative 23rd congressional district which is currently being led by Rep Tom Reed (R-N Y ) in the 2014 congressional election

R o b e r t s o n , who is the chair of the Tompkins County Legislature, has lived in the county for more than 29 years, according to her profile on the legislature’s website Since being elected to the legislature in 2002, Robertson has spoken out at protests against the state ’ s efforts to advance fracking, pushed for increasing housing affordability and advocated reducing the county ’ s carbon footprint

President’s Council of Cornell Women, a division of the University that advocates the leadership of female Cornellians

Asked by The Ithaca Times why she is running for Congress, Robertson said that “ we are at a critical point in

“We are at a critical point in our country. ... The Republican agenda is the wrong direction to go in.”

Before ser ving on the Tompkins County Legislature, Robertson was the director of the

“I think party lines are really deceiving I think people in this district are ready to l i s t e n t o w h e re we stand on the issues,” she said to The Ithaca Times

Shortly after Robertson announced her run for Congress Friday, the Tompkins County Republican Party slammed her candidacy Tompkins County

our country ” “ The Republican agenda is the wrong direction to go in,” she added Robertson faces several challenges in her Congressional campaign Her opponent, Reed, will be a twoterm incumbent in 2014, and the newly carved-out district she seeks to represent encompassing the Southern Tier and the New York-Pennsylvania border is dominated by Republicans But Robertson said that, in addition to having a history of bipartisan support, she thinks she will be able to appeal to voters based off of the positions she has taken on critical issues facing the district

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Framing of Obesity by Social Institutions: Religion in the United States 4 p m , 100 Savage Hall

Exploring Environmental Careers

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Summit Promotes

D i alog u e A b o ut

Wom en ’ s Issu e s

By KRITIKA OBEROI Sun Staff Writer

The Women’s Issues Committee of the Student Assembly held its first Cornell Women’s Summit Friday, bringing together women ’ s organizations in an effort to engage in meaningful dialogue about common issues, according to Juliana Batista ’16, S A freshman representative

In the fall, a series of sexual assaults were reported near or on campus The incidents spurred numerous University statements and discussions among different groups across campus Friday’s event was facilitated by six Student Assembly members and covered topics affecting women including sexual assault, the prevalence of rape culture on campus, LGBTQ issues and gender-neutral housing

“We thought that the University is very fragmented in terms of organizations We really wanted to have the Women’s Summit as a chance for all these representatives from women ’ s organizations across campus [to] come together, ” Batista said

Student representatives participating in the summit said they found it useful learning about other organizations targeting women ’ s issues on campus

“A lot of us have different missions but it’s nice that we ’ re all coming together to talk about things that we all agree on, ” said Caroline Emberton, ’14, co-president of the Network of Enlightened Women “I think it’s so important for women to come together and talk about [issues like sexual harassment] and see what women can do to really change the culture on this campus ”

Representatives said Cornell must address the lack of men in dialogues about women ’ s issues Out of almost 30 participants, there were just two male participants in the summit

“Yes, empowering women is extremely important and valuable, but we also need to bring men into the conversation ” Bailey Dineen ’15

The event hosted approximately 20 student organizations that are involved in women ’ s issues

“Something that we talked about was how these conversations need to be expanded to incorporate male voices as well because we can ’ t make these changes by ourselves,” said Bailey Dineen ’15, vice president of the Cornell University Gay-Straight Alliance “Yes, empowering women is extremely important and valuable, but we also need to bring men into the conversation to empower them to make these changes and see these as their issues as well ”

Dineen added that she would be interested in attending other meetings that bring together organizations dealing with

women ’ s issues

Echoinc Dineen’s sentiments, Batista said she would also like to maintain the connections forged through the summit

“It’s the conception and the start of doing more of these sort of outreach events through the Student Assembly, really trying to bridge those communities across campus, ” she said “We’d like to make it an annual thing and see how things change and progress over time ”

Emberton said a gathering like the Women’s Summit could spur tangible change on campus

“I think often times campuses, they just have these dialogues and discussions, but they don’t necessarily have any proposals I think something like this will lead to proposals, which is nice,” she said

Kritika Oberoi can be reached at koberoi@cornellsun com

Phi Kappa Psi on Interim Suspension After Hazing Allegations

By ELIZA LAJOIE Sun Senior Writer

This ar t icle w as origin ally p ublis he d online on Friday

The University has placed Cornell’s chapter of Phi Kappa Psi fraternity on interim suspension due to hazing allegations, Travis Apgar, associate dean of students for fraternity and sorority affairs, told The Sun Friday

No further details about the allegations

were available as of Friday evening

According to Apgar, the University will be conducting

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t i o n to determine if

Phi Psi is the sixth Cornell Fraternity to undergo a suspension and investigation related to hazing this academic year.

, and, if so, to what extent it occurred The investigation is expected to conclude late next week or early the following week, at which time

the University will determine what if any judicial action will follow, Apgar said P h i Ps i i s t h e s i x t h Cornell fraternity to underg o a s u s p e nsion and investigation related to hazing this academic year, according to Apgar In Januar y, Tau Epsilon Phi lost University recognition for

a minimum of four years after investigat i o n s f o u n d t h e f r a t e r n i t y h a d b e e n involved in an alcohol-related, “mentally scarring” hazing incident

Two of the most recent investigations of suspended fraternities Chi Psi and Delta Phi will be completed next week, according to the Office of Fraternities, Sororities and Independent Living

Eliza LaJoie can be reached at elajoie@cornellsun com

City of Ithaca Marks Start of Commons Redesign

The $10 million project to redesign the Commons, which has taken five years of planning and funding from four levels of government, kicked off Monday at an event that featured live music, speeches and an elementary school class performance of the “Bob the Builder” theme song

Cornell Appoints First Female Dean Of College of Arts and Sciences

Gretchen Ritter ’83, a third-generation Cornellian and vice provost at the University of Texas at Austin, has been appointed the 21st dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, Provost Kent Fuchs announced Thursday

Construction on Klarman Hall Set

To Begin in Summer 2013

After much discussion and planning, the construction of Klarman Hall a 33,250-square-foot building that will be adjacent to Goldwin Smith Hall is on track to begin this summer and be completely finished by late 2015, according to officials in the College of Arts and Sciences

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the percent change in the amount paid to all faculty in 2011-12 compared to 201213,” she said in an email “ This fails to take into account that some faculty leave and others are hired ”

According to Magnum, the average change in salaries for continuing faculty faculty members remaining at Cornell in 2012–13 from the previous year is a more meaning ful figure to consider

Mangum said continuing faculty at

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salaries between the 2011-12 and 2012-13 academic years In comparison, continuing faculty across all institutions saw a 3 2 percent increase in salaries, she said

tenure full-time faculty, par t-time faculty members and graduate student employees “rarely have access to benefits from their academic employers and have little or no job security, despite graduate degrees and years of experience ” The repor t added that t h

receives “translates into a lower-quality educational experience for students ”

However, this is not the case at Cornell, according to Ehrenberg “ The Cornell faculty long ago adopted a policy that has encouraged the administration to not substitute the tenure faculty with non-tenure track faculty for financial reasons to only do so for academic [reasons],” he said “Over the years, this has led to Cornell being a university with one of the highest propor tion of tenure-track faculty in the countr y ”

and is committed to delivering a quality education for all of its students,” she said

The repor t also highlighted the growing disparity between private and public academic institutions However, such a gap is not present between the endowed colleges and the contract colleges at Cornell, according to Ehrenberg

“Although at Cornell, there are some differences between the endowed and the state colleges, we have been for tunate to have the ability to raise tuition in the public side of Cornell also that has helped us, ” he said “ We raised tuition by the same amount for both endowed and state schools that helped increase the salaries for professors in both the schools

salaries to the ability Cornell has to increase tuition in all colleges “

“ There are retirements that cause fairly expensive older professors to leave and they are replaced by cheaper assistant professors, ” he said “ This allows the college to increase the average salaries of all continuing faculty a bit more ”

The repor t also said that a growing

“I do think it fair to say that hiring decisions are not motivated by benefit expenses, and Cornell makes hiring decisions in the best interest of the educational experience

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Murphy emphasized that while fraternities that have violated rules receive the most attention, the Greek system is overall a very positive force on campus She said the majority of Cornell’s chapters have not been linked to infractions

Apgar echoed Murphy’s sentiments, saying more students are aware of what might constitute hazing and feel empowered to report behavior that makes them uncomfortable so they can “intervene and stop a tragedy from occurring ”

Nevertheless, Apgar also said hazing is a complicated concept, and it can be difficult to ascertain which activities are harmless fun and which are dangerous He said that this is a primary reason that the University has placed so many organizations on interim suspension this year; it has allowed the University to “ put an organization on pause ” while embarking on “fact-finding” missions to determine the nature of the events in question

Several chapter presidents, while affirming their commitment to keeping their members safe, expressed concerns about the way University-imposed reforms have unfolded this year

Renato Amez ’14, president of the Delta Tau Delta fraternity, said he is troubled by the University’s conceptions of hazing, which he perceives as being too rigid

“Many aspects of our pledging process, such as memorizing our value statements or requiring some amount of community ser vice would be considered hazing,” he said in an email “As I recall, these are the same things I had to do for National Honors Society in high school, and our group was never disbanded ”

In addition to raising concerns about unreasonable definitions of hazing, Amez and other chapter presidents and fraternity members

said heightened enforcement of University rules has led to risky behavior being driven out of fraternity houses and into less-regulated environments, especially for freshmen

“Open parties are the safest events we can throw They’re highly regulated but balanced However, according to the fourquarter system, freshmen cannot even be exposed to them until much later,” Amez said “This causes fraternities to throw events in secret, which in turn are much riskier ”

Michael Reynolds ’15, president of the Zeta Psi fraternity, offered a similar viewpoint, saying he thinks that “pre-gaming” with hard liquor before events has been on the rise with new University rules restricting freshmen from parties

“The environment is now that if someone wants to drink, it must be done in secret in your dorm room where no one can monitor you or see if you are drinking responsibly,” he said Reynolds said he supports ending the quarter system, which regulates how freshmen can interact with Greek houses, and implementing of a more party-tolerant system

Colin Foley ’14, president of the Interfraternity Council, also underscored the problem of underage drinking moving out of controlled environments, saying the IFC has seen a spike in medical transports from North Campus this year He said IFC will be working with the University to create “ an effective social alternative for freshman in the first semester and especially the first quarter over the years to come ”

The administration is aware of the problem of drinking “going underground” in dorms, apartments and annexes, according to Murphy

While the University works with the police, the Collegetown Student Council and Cayuga’s Watchers a group that trains

students to monitor parties for risky behavior to address drinking off campus, Murphy said Cornell’s focus must remain on the actions of University-recognized fraternities in their houses

“I can ’ t avoid doing what we need to do for the properties on campus or the organizations we are approving on campus simply because [some] people will take bad behavior elsewhere,” she said

Prof Nick Syrett, histor y, University of Northern Colorado, is an expert on the history of fraternity culture, and he said that historically, many fraternities began as “underground organizations” but eventually received university recognition in order increase administrators’ control over them

He said a reversal of this process at Cornell, with activities going back “underground,” was a predictable effect of increased University enforcement in areas where Cornell can be legally implicated in hazing or alcohol incidents

“As much as I have no sympathy for the hazing and bingedrinking that results in all these horrible things, it is a valid argument to say that students may do this whether they’re going to do it on campus or not, ” he said in an email “I’m not shocked that if the University cracks down, it goes off campus ”

Despite rising concerns over the state of Greek life at Cornell, many chapter members, administrators and observers expressed hope that the system will adapt, resulting in a positive changes rather than an ultimate deterioration

Hank Nuwer, an expert on hazing on American college campuses who has worked with Cornell’s R

Retention-Education Task Force, said meaningful change must come from “the troops ” : the students themselves

He expressed hope that older students around the countr y

would take the lead in teaching younger students the importance of safety in social situations

“[Upperclassmen are] far more mature, and there’s only so much you can drink before it starts getting boring or starts affecting your performance,” Nuwer said “So if there’s top-down [change] I think it needs to come from the students the seniors and the juniors so that this year ’ s high school students, when they come in next year at whatever school, [are] aware that getting drunk and falling down at a party is unacceptable ”

Nuwer described Cornell’s alcohol and hazing crackdown as part of a larger national trend of university administrations getting tough on Greek houses, sports teams and other suspected sources of dangerous behavior Most recently, the University of Virginia imposed a virtually immediate moratorium on pledging, while other schools such as Chico State University and the University of Central Florida, have shut the Greek system down entirely, according to Nuwer

Nuwer said he expects Cornell’s Greek system, buoyed both by an extensive alumni network and by the positive aspects of Greek life at Cornell, will remain strongly in place

Foley echoed Nuwer’s point, adding that the Greek community will continue to work with the administration toward meaningful reforms and a safe culture for everyone

“My outlook is that the system will continue to remain strong The changes to our system do not [affect] our core values, or what we do on a fundamental level Fraternities and sororities will continue to be an integral part of campus life, a family away from home for one third of our student body,” he said

Eliza LaJoie can be reached at elajoie@cornellsun com

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Letters

Protecting the sur vivor’s right to privacy

To t h e Ed i t o r :

Re: “Victim Details Alleged Rape to Ithaca Police Department, ” News, April 4

We are writing as faculty members of Cornell’s Feminist, Gender, & Sexuality Program to strongly object to your April 4 article titled “ Victim Details Alleged Rape to Ithaca Police Department ”

The article is a serious violation of the sur vivor’s right to privacy, providing so many details that it comes close to revealing her identity Furthermore, many of these details are frankly irrelevant to the case We question the manner in which The Sun used the sur vivor’s statement, which she made to the police investigator in the course of reporting a crime against her, with little regard for the effects of such invasive coverage

While we are pleased to see The Sun reporting on sexual assault, we expect such reporting to follow the widely held code of journalistic ethics that calls on reporters and their editors to respect the privacy of the sur vivor Failure to do so further traumatizes the sur vivor and may deter other sur vivors from coming for ward

Shelley Feldman, FGSS and development sociology

Kate McCullough, FGSS and English

Jane Juffer, FGSS and English

Mary Beth Norton, FGSS and history

Debra Castillo, FGSS and comparative literature

Saida Hodzic, FGSS and anthropology

Lucinda Ramberg, FGSS and anthropology

Dagmawi Woubshet, FGSS and English

Suman Seth, FGSS and science & technology studies

Ileen A DeVault, FGSS and labor relations, law, and history

Durba Ghosh, FGSS and history

Sara Warner, FGSS and performance and media arts

Kathleen Perry Long, FGSS and romance studies

Nick Salvato, FGSS and performance and media arts

Shirley Samuels, FGSS and English

Mary Fainsod Katzenstein, FGSS and government

Molly Hite, FGSS and English

Masha Raskolnikov, FGSS and English

Rachel Weil, FGSS and history

David J. Skorton | From David

JD ivestment: A Complicated Issue For Universities

ust over a week ago, I informed the St u d e n t A s s e m b l y t h a t , a l t h o u g h Cornell increasingly evaluates social and environmental factors along with f i n a n c i

endowment, we have no plans in the foreseeable future to divest from direct holdings or commingled funds in the fossil fuels industr y, as proposed by the SA’s “Resolution 32: Toward a Responsible Endowment ”

Two broad issues have come to the forefront in discussions of Resolution 32: 1 T

social issues, specifically when and whether we should use our financial clout to advance agendas that fall outside our primar y missions

2 T h e p r a c t i c a l c o n s e q

n c e s o f divestment namely, its effect on the Cornell endowment and, thus, on the University’s operating budget

I believe that it is appropriate for the University to endorse socially-responsible investing that falls within our established parameters concerning risk and return

This could, in ver y specific and unusual circumstances, include selective divestment There have been cases in the past where the risks to the endowment were manageable and where we thought our action would help accomplish a sociallyresponsible goal A fe w years ago, for example, I recommended and our Board of Tr ustees agreed that we divest from oil companies doing business in the Sudan as a way to put pressure on the Sudanese government to end humanitarian abuses there

With respect to fossil fuels, we currently consider por tfolio managers for the endowment who par ticipate in investments related to rene wable energy, technological advances in the area of climate change and remediation and appropriate h u s b

Investment Office actively seeks investments in alternative energy strategies, as evidenced by our current $60 million allocation in rene wable and alternative energy, sustainable forestr y and environmental credit investments We remain committed to identifying managers with alternative energy investment strategies that meet our endowment’s return and risk parameters, and Chief Investment Officer A J Edwards has been instr ucted to intensify his effor ts to identify such investment oppor tunities

Yet it is not always clear which actions will be most effective in achieving desired results or whether the benefits of cer tain actions are wor th the cost A generation ago, in the era of apar theid in South Africa, there was a strong movement on college campuses, including Cornell, to divest from companies doing business there Some argued, convincingly, that divestment would put pressure on the South African government to institute reforms, while others argued, with equal conviction, that companies operating in South Africa were more likely to bring about change from within Divestment forces eventually won out when their effor ts helped lead to federal legislation that curbed ne w investments in South Africa and imposed a variety of other sanctions designed to pressure the South African government to end apar theid

The issue of fossil fuel investments is also controversial and complex, and reasonable people can and do disagree about it The publicly-traded energy companies in our por tfolio, for example, collectively

budgets committed to alternative energy strategies The top five energy companies have more than $20 billion committed to

from these companies would give us no ability as shareholders to influence the decisions that these companies make concerning a revised energy future

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decisions is the need for organizations to grapple with potentially conflicting goals

When it comes to Cornell’s endowment, our foremost priority is its growth and stability so that the earnings can continue to strengthen the University’s core missions of teaching, discover y and engagement

The endowment is not a cash reser ve

Rather, it is the sum of the University’s permanent invested capital that generates funds each year to suppor t the operation of the University Returns on the endowm

Cornell’s operating revenues, which supp

University, including financial aid

Because of the endowment income’s impor tance to our operating budget, we invest in asset classes that we believe will earn returns robust enough to keep up with both our annual withdrawals and with inflation Energy is expected to be

going for ward and is a good hedge against inflation

In addition, a substantial por tion of Cornell’s current energy investments are held in private par tnerships that require assets to be locked up for a dozen or more years Divestment would mean selling these assets at a discount, resulting in a loss for Cornell

Also significant is that Cornell uses third-par ty investment managers with the latitude to invest across all sectors of the economy Excluding a sector as signific a n t

University’s ability to par tner with toptier investment firms

In the aftermath of the recession, we spent four difficult years working toward a balanced budget, including deep budget cuts and staff workforce reductions Our budget is now balanced, but divesting a

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por tfolio could je opardize the delicate balance we have achieved I am unwilling to recommend that we put our University at risk in this way

There is no doubt that our energy future is an impor tant national issue, and I appreciate the many perspectives of those who have a stake in such a decision: that includes all Cornell faculty, staff and students In fact, even as it pushed for acceptance of Resolution 32, the Student Assembly recognized Cornell’s own campus-wide effor ts regarding sustainability, energy conser vation and environmental

Climate Action Plan’s commitment to reach carbon neutrality by 2050 Going for ward we will continue to evaluate our investment options with an eye to the social consequences of our c

strategy that enables us to advance our primar y missions of teaching, research and engagement And we will continue to meet with interested students to keep the dialogue alive

Joanne

Elizabeth Fortune, FGSS and biomedical sciences

Kat Gray | Guest Room

#SWU G Nation

In light of Justin Silverman’s recent article published in New York Magazine’s The Cut, I would like to call attention to a socio-cultural phenomenon that was first observed here at Cornell I wish to acknowledge and salute a special group of students before Skorton hands them their diplomas in a little more than a month, and to give some of you female underclassmen a glimpse into your bright(ish) futures I am referring to Cornell’s 2013 graduating class of SWUGs (Senior Washed-Up Girls) To all you aspiring SWUGs out there: I am here to be your spirit guide, so listen up as I crack open another jar of Nutella and tell it to you straight

First, you may ask: “What exactly is a SWUG?”

Excellent question It is not the fair-weather Thursday afternoon CTB sangria crowd think lower than that The Tuesday night Loco karaoke kids belting Celine Dion after their last prelim? Lower I am talking about the girls who know to go to Level B on Saturday at 9pm sharp for the ladies night free champagne and then leave promptly by 10pm before anyone is out on the street to spot them on a non-fishbowl night If you find yourself thinking that it is fine to wear the same outfit on Monday and Tuesday, but never on Tuesday and Thursday because of that cute boy in your creative writing class, you might just be one of them SWUGs know the system SWUGs work the system SWUGs are bored by the system

Their college sexpiration date has passed By this point,

SWUGs know the system SWUGs work the system. SWUGs are bored by the system.

every potentially real hookup has been tainted by someone (or something) somewhere along the way Mike? Oh yeah, Cindy dated him for a while last semester Corey? I heard he voted for Romney SWUGs know this They accept it They have stopped trying to find Mr Right, or even Mr Right Now They are just enjoying the ride of their final college days with the craziest friends they have The guy can find them

Of course, SWUGs do not make up the entire senior female demographic This is hardly the case SWUGs are a small, self-identifying caste There are many remaining members of the non-SWUG party who still match their socks, eat vegetables and stay on campus past 3pm SWUGs applaud their ethic, really But what is worse: The Monday morning headache from one-too-many glasses of the Franzia that got you through last night’s problem set, or the asbestos poisoning from one-too-many all-nighters spent in Uris stacks? It’s a silent killer, people Watch out Post-Cornell, some SWUGs will head off to grad school, some to Wall Street, but, like the majority of the senior class, many SWUGs fear the dreaded “what are you doing after graduation?” question They tried, really they did Pre-SWUGs, you too will be optimistic about the job search next fall You might even stop by Career Services and leave some job application tabs open in your browser Let me tell you what that career guide you ambitiously put on your coffee table in October will really be used for come next April Resume building? No Interview tips? No; as if you will even get a follow-up email Sadly, it will more likely be used by your SWUG friends for tasks such as painting fingernails, rolling joints or killing really scary bugs on the ceiling At this point, the continued job search will have to wait until after Senior Week

It is not that SWUGS are actually “washed-up” per se They are just over the limited social scene that Ithaca has to offer Their lives of unnecessary abbrevs and drinking Barton gin were just a phase Why would they want to get their MRS degrees? Very soon they will be in that wonderfully witty land of the glitzy twenty-somethings Think Kate Hudson and Brittany Murphy (RIP) in their romcom heydays; Lena Dunham paints it all wrong And six months from now, when they are not living at home with their parents or contemplating getting a sugar daddy, they will remember their SWUG days fondly Love them, hate them, or join them SWUGs don’t care

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“This is the biggest b.s. ever. People will never live in a perfect world where everything is magical and no one ever gets upset about anything If people want to be idiots and get hazed, let them But this whole idea of ‘mentally scarring’ is a joke when Cornell’s academic work, and the pressure that accompanies it, is surely more ‘mentally scarring’ than anything else going on in Ithaca.”

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Re: “Phi Psi Fraternity Suspended Due to Hazing Allegations,” News published April 12, 2013

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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

BY DAVEEN KOH Sun Staff Writer

Jason Moran has been to Cornell about four times in his “shor t career ” as a jazz pianist and composer, and each time, he says he returns “ a little bit wiser ” Last spring, Moran and his Over tone Quar tet colleague, bassist Dave Holland, matched their vir tuosic command of rhythm with an inspired steering of jazz standards On Thursday night, Moran returned to Barnes Hall with his wife Alicia Hall Moran, a classical singer who in her own words has “always been singing Bach with a little too much soul ” Hall and Moran didn’t just per form; they shared with the audience the process of per forming, which Hall described as an oppor tunity to “learn in public ” Words and movement shared the stage with jazz in a show that, though at points baffling and saccharine, was striking for its adventurousness and wisdom

Love was in the air “People just find each other,” Hall obser ved sagely, after her smoky rendition of Stevie Wonder’s “I Was Made to Love Her ” While Hall said that she is not a soul singer, and never intended to be one, her deliver y was nothing less than soulful If you ’ re dishear tened by the bland ear ful you get on the radio, keep on tr ying because you ’ re bound to find genius eventually It was clear from her frequent homages to Lucille Clifton that Hall is keenly aware of the form and meaning of the words and melodies she ar ticulates There was more than a touch of Sarah Vaughan in Hall’s rendition of George Gershwin’s “Summer time,” from the 1935 folk opera Porg y and Bess Hall will be taking on the lead role of Bess in the upcoming national tour of the musical, which is revolutionar y for a show dominated by classicall y t r a

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sonorous depths she reached were barely hinted at in her renditions of other jazz standards, notably the Rodgers and Har t masterpiece, “My Funny Valentine ” Plunging into Fats Waller’s “Honeysuckle Rose” next, Moran swiftly shaped the spirited shuffle into something far more introspective He splintered the familiar flight of notes, alternately hammering and caressing the keys Decisive and incisive in his piano playing, much like his e a r l y i n

melodies that rippled through the hall It was enough to see Moran, a Kennedy Center musical advisor and MacAr thur fellow, adroitly taking on Gershwin and Bernstein Though Monk was a compelling inspiration, Moran had other ideas Along with Hall, he played two of his gospel-inspired compositions that were commissioned by the Philadelphia Museum of Ar t in conjunction with the 2008 exhibition Gee’s Bend: the Architecture of the Quilt “I once was blind / but now I see, ” Hall wailed on “Here Am I,” as Moran dragged and simmered notes into tumultuous per fection Hall and Moran’s love stor y str ung together their witty and gentle tributes to their musical and literar y heroes Hall and Moran met as students at the Manhattan School of Music Moran, who was tutored by jazz pianist Jaki Byard, was taken by Hall’s love for improvisation an unusual trait for classical singers, Moran noted When you love someone, he explained, you do whatever it takes to spend time with them If you ’ re both gifted musicians, then that might involve “challenging someone about

sonic possibilities ” Thursday’s per formance exemplified the couple’s constant, scr upulous dialogue about music You also learn to love what they love, or at least tr y to, and that’s often for the better As Moran surmised, “Fats Waller is great, but listen to Schumann too ” It seems odd to think about this night of moonlight, music and musing as a jazz concer t because really, it was more a work of contemporar y ar t After all, Hall and Moran did per form at last year ’ s editions of Ar t Basel Miami Beach and the Whitney Biennial At the Whitney, they played five days of live music as par t of BLEED, an exploration of the power of per formance to pulverize barriers At Barnes Hall on Thursday, the Morans concluded yet another ambitious expedition on an earnest note Tracing the footsteps of Duke Ellington and Frank Sinatra, Moran fingered the keys and Hall sighed, “I like the sunrise, I hope it lights for me ”

Daveen Koh is a senior in the College of Art Architecture & Planning She can be reached at dkoh@cornellsun com

They Saved You a Seat: Spelling Bee at Risley

BY NATALIA FALLAS Sun Staff Writer

On Thursday night, Risley was abuzz (pun intended) with the Melodramatic Theatre Company’s latest production, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee As the title blatantly illustrates, the show is about a spelling bee in which the quirkiest school children compete Anyone who has ever watched the Scripps National Spelling Bee can attest to the dryness of the proceedings How a playwright was ever inspired by that competition to make a coming-of-age musical attests to the brilliance of the show The show focuses on six children who have won or placed into the competition at their respective schools As they compete for the distinction as champion at the bee, we are shown small vignettes of their home lives as well as

their journey through the unfortunate pitfalls of puberty The show’s adult characters make casual but important appearances as they deal with their own memories of childhood Often, they also serve as a point of reference for the actions and interactions of their children, as the pressures or neglect of these sorts of family members amplify the already arduous process of growing up

One poignant moment brought about by puberty is one that every guy can identify with: The “unfortunate erection ” Chip Tolentino (played by Ithaca College freshman, Grant Beals) is the returning champion of the bee whose second chance at spelling glory is cut short by his untimely daydream of Marigold Coneybear Grant’s performance as the cocky Tolentino managed to capture the right comedic physicality of the role, especially when dealing with the aforementioned embarass-

ment Unfortunately, his voice failed to be as strong, breaking on a few pivotal moments (although, as he is portraying a young teen we can chalk it up to the usual prebubescent voice cracks) Judging by his disposition following these moments, Beals knew it, too He was not alone, however; there were a few line mishaps here and there as well

The real standout performances in the show were from other IC freshmen Briana Ford and Aaron Alcaraz who played Logainne Schwartzandgrubinierre (yes, really) and Mitch Mahoney, respectively Ford really channeled the neurotic and spastic nature of the precocious Logainne Raised by two gay dads, Logainne lets everyone know that she is pro-gay she literally wears a t-shirt that says it She continually spouts liberal rhetoric that she has heard all her life without actually knowing what it all means For instance, she sings that she likes fellow contestant Olive Ostrovsky because “she’s pro-choice but still a virgin ” The line gets hearty laughs and Ford’s delivery is perfect Aaron Alcaraz’s performance was particularly, and consistently, strong His vocals were flawless and quite soulful He was dry and cynical enough to play the part of Mitch, one of Logainne’s flamboyant dads

Another aspect that made the show quite enjoyable was the ad-libbing and audience participation To fill out the bleachers of contestants the show picked four “random” contestants from the audience to participate in the proceedings (I do not actually know how they picked them, but I do know that one of them was related to the general manager of the show) It was impressive to see how the cast was able to think on its feet and somehow incorporate the newcomers as seamlessly as possible although

getting them in on the choreography was a little messier (but quite funny regardless) As I got to watch part of the rehearsals on Tuesday, I knew that they had certain parts prepared, but I do not recall a contestant spelling bingo wrong in rehearsal (the audience member got quite a few laughs by spelling “binga” after the judge had just sung the song) This definitely brought some unexpected pizzazz to the show, making it fresh for each new audience

Director John Hamel managed to stage a hilarious rendition of Spelling Bee that showcased bright new talent Each cast member was quite adept at playing this very eclectic group of children with heart The audience falls in love with the kids even though most of us would have written them off as weirdos when we were their age In regard to the physical staging, the crew really utilized the relatively cramped space of the Risley Theatre Not only did the cast take the performance into the audience during certain parts of the show, but also donned the walls with pennants of notable winners like Gretchen Wieners, Meryl Streep and Blue Ivy Carter The stage floor was also painted with the Putnam County logo These touches were simple, adding just enough to entertain without overwhelming the lively characters

So take a few hours away from the intense paper writing and studying and go see Spelling Bee When you do, remember the “adventures and misadventures of growing up, ” as director Hamel put it, when your biggest academic accolade could come from simply knowing how to spell syzygy

Natalia Fallas is a junior in the College of Arts amd Sciences She can be reached at nfallas@cornellsun com

Ricefield Collective, founded by Meredith Taluson, is a campaign aimed to provide employment to a community of rice farmers of a village in the Ifugao region of the Philippines through knitting Ricefield Collective sells hand knit products locally and internationally through its Kickstarter profile Started in 2011, Ricefield Collective has grown beyond Taluson’s expectations and continues to empower employees in the Ifugao

After growing up in the Philippines, Taluson was attracted to conducting fieldwork in a rural region of the country On her first visit to Ifugao Taluson befriended a local rice farmer who was financially strained and considering leaving her home village due to the burden Taluson knew she wanted to help

The response to Ricefield Collective’s initiative has far surpassed Meredith’s expectations Going into their first knitting lesson equipped with only seven pairs of knitting needles, the Filipino team has since grown to twenty employees and are now joined by other women in the community who picked up the craft independently And, after pairing with Kickstarter over the winter, Ricefield Collective has found support in the form of hundreds of online donors

Soon after joining Kickstarter, Ricefield surpassed its goal of raising $24,600 Since then, it has increased its goal to $85,000 by this Friday Last summer, the team operated out of two knitters’ homes, but after the recent infusion of funds, they now aspire to create a facility for the program that may dually operate as a community center

Kickstarter has recognized the value of Ricefield Collective’s project, as well:

ARicefield was recently named Kickstarter’s project of the day

“[There’s] this website that gets hundreds of thousands of people coming to it on a regular basis and you go to the homepage and this file that has been on your computer for the past month is suddenly on their homepage, ” Talusen said “It’s amazing that people resonate with what we stand for ”

Ricefield uses patterns by the popular Dutch knitwear designer Stephen West, who created patterns for knit hats by drawing inspiration from the Philippine mountains

Many of the products feature cable and rib designs that cascade down the sides of the hat From a style perspective, some of the cable designs are very basic, but others, such as those with diagonal rib patterns, are more creative and demonstrate more interesting craftsmanship All of the hats are knit from thick American wool yarn that creates thick designs and a homemade appearance

At first glance, Ricefield’s collection of heathered cable knitwear may make one wary of yet another collection of overpriced bohemian apparel like Toms, where the badge of conscious consumerism justifies donation to an inefficiently operated charity Yet, by integrating the beneficiaries into the production process, Ricefield’s fashion collection seems to be the only logical model for meeting the campaign’s goals Talusen says, “We wanted to give people an opportunity to give themselves employment and be able to have control over money that they make rather than being given things directly ” Ricefield aims to provide Ifugao citizens employment, allocating revenue entirely to the workers wages Talusen says, “I think, especially in the U S , that [this] model isn’t very well understood because there’s definitely more emphasis on direct charity; you give money to a charity and the aid goes to someone else ”

Talusen’s goal goes beyond employing the Ifugao people After working with the women of Ifuago Talusen has grown attached to the community, and is now personally committed to enhancing the lifestyles of it’s people “It’s important that we employ them and provide income for them, but it’s also really important that the quality of their life improves apart from the money or financial aspect ” She notes that learning knitting skills allows parents to work from home and better care for children Additionally, Taluson has used knitting instruction as a way to teach basic literacy and math skills to women in Ifugao Meredith credits Ithaca and the Cornell community for providing inspiration and support to Ricefield and its growth In addition to the entrepreneurial advice of professors, the Cornell Filipino Association adopted Ricefield as a core philanthropic organization this fall, fueling the campaign with backing and courage to proceed Ricefield has made an effort to involve the Ithaca community, placing pilot products at Art and Found Talusen says, “[Ithaca] is the kind of place that values people and working toward a common good, not just profit, but peoples’ quality of life That’s what we ’ re working towards ”

After completing her graduate studies next year, Talusen plans to continue growing Ricefield Collective beyond Ithaca and increase the presence of Ricefield within the community She states, “You can still be local while thinking about some other place Just because an organization is helping people out there it doesn’t mean that they can ’ t also be an integrated member of their local community ”

Madeline Salinas in the College of Architecture, Art and Planning She can be reached at mms388@cornell edu

Distilling Critics, Destroying Talent

lot of well-deserved fuss has been made in the last two weeks or so about the death of Roger Ebert, the legendary film critic whose show with Gene Siskel set the bar for criticism for an entire generation Ebert was a true legend, a brilliant critic who spoke about films with near clairvoyance, able to aptly predict how they would weave into the social fabric before audiences had even bought their popcorn Since he passed, I have been busy watching clips of him on YouTube reacting to some of my favorite films from his era While I have had the luxury of time to distill the good from the bad in 1980s cinema, Ebert was forced to react on the spot And to a large extent, I think his opinions, and those of Gene Siskel, played a role in cementing certain filmmakers into history people like Stanley Kubrick, Woody Allen, and Martin Scorsese certainly benefited from the praise heaped upon their films during At The Movies and the contrast Siskel and Ebert provided between their films and the forgettable ones released to similar box office numbers

mendation contained a certain amount of irony, coming at the end of a long-winded conversation about the merits of the film as a simple conclusion as to whether or not it was worth the ticket price Are we becoming too lazy to properly appreciate art? What does it mean for two films to have the same score on Rotten Tomatoes (say Rosemary’s Baby and Raging Bull that both sit comfortably at 98 percent)? Do they have anything in common? What do the five stars The Dave Brubeck Quintet’s Time Out received on Allmusic really indicate about the magic of “Blue Rondo à la Turk?”

Roger Ebert rightfully claims the honor of being the first film critic to ever win the Pulitzer Prize for Criticism This accolade says a lot about what Ebert did as a critic, unifying the high-falutin world of intellectual film criticism with the world of blockbuster cinema Ebert’s true skill was to remind people that a trip to the movies is a cultural act without ruining the entertainment of the experience Movies (and to a large extent all other forms of art) gain their audiences by being fun, drawing people in to partake in what can be a much more difficult vision that lies beneath

And to a certain degree, I worry that Ebert’s legacy is being slowly diminished by the worlds of Rotten Tomatoes, MetaCritic and Wikipedia, distilling the insight of Ebert’s protégés into absurdly simplistic numbers, aggregating their acumen into sloppily compiled lists of quotes Yes, Siskel and Ebert were famous for their “thumbs up, ” but this recom-

Another prominent social critic, comedian Louis C K , aired his new stand-up special on Saturday Louis’ career has really blown up over the past few years, with the success of his most recent specials and his sitcom Louie Anyone who follows the world of comedy knows that no one deserves the approbation more than Louis C K , whose dark humor and biting social commentary have completely altered stand-up for the better But Louis C K has also revolutionized the world of entertainment because of the way he sells tickets for a reasonable flat rate directly on his site, rather than using a manipulative middle-man who adds on charges, for producing his sitcom almost entirely on his own with a miniscule (by industr y standards) budget and for selling access to his special “Live at the Beacon” online for only five dollars

People pay to see Louis C K because he’s fantastic, and, as anyone who saw him perform at Cornell two years ago knows, is well worth the price

But Louis C K ’ s model is only possible for someone with his sort of name recognition and originality Other young comedians, musicians, critics and the like are often forced to post their work for free online while they suffer as starving artists

Recently, the Supreme Court decided (incorrectly I might add) to allow the resale of foreign books, another blow to the floundering world of publishing Someday, most people will illegally download books for their Kindles the way they

already illegally download music And while the devastated music and comedy industries can still sometimes profit through tours and radio play, the Internet won ’ t prove quite as kind to other artistic forms

What can we learn from Roger Ebert and Louis C K ? Well, good criticism, good commentary, and good art in general need to be profitable and thorough to function Ebert has something to offer that bloggers and score aggregators cannot But reading good criticism is difficult, mostly because it requires thinking that a one to ten scale does not And we need to pay to watch Louis C K ’ s specials because they’re worth it We even need to pay to see people who aren ’ t quite as good so that we can cultivate them as artists and hopefully help them become the next generation of legends

The point is that we get what we deserve If we stop paying for content and stop reading tough works then we will be perpetually stuck with the likes of Ke$ha and Twilight The Internet has done terrific things for culture and provides an unreal forum for spreading content But let’s be careful we don’t abuse it I don’t think the poets can take that kind of a beating

Adam Lerner is a senior in the College of Arts and Sciences He can be reached at alerner@cornellsun com Slow Lerner appears alternate Tuesdays this semester

Star Phillies Pitcher Reaches Milestone With 200th Career Win

MIAMI (AP) Roy Halladay found a remedy for his early-season woes the Miami Marlins

Halladay earned his 200th career victory Sunday, bouncing back from consecutive poor outings to pitch eight innings and help the Philadelphia Phillies beat the offensively challenged Marlins 2-1

Halladay (1-2) allowed five hits, walked one and lowered his ERA from 14 73 to 7 63 He was facing a Miami team ranked last in the majors in runs and home runs and playing without Giancarlo Stanton, sidelined by a bruised left shoulder

“Stanton wasn ’ t in there, and offensively they haven’t been as good,” Halladay said “But I feel like if I can make pitches confidently and make them early in the count, I can be successful ”

That’s what Halladay did against the Marlins (2-10), who have scored only 20 runs all season

“The personal milestones are great ... but for me the ultimate goal is to get to the playoffs and win a World Series ” R o y H a l l a d a y

The victor y counted, just the same Halladay’s the 109th pitcher to reach the 200-win milestone, and the first to do so in a Phillies uniform since Hall of Famer Steve Carlton in 1978

The low-key Halladay received a celebratory bottle of champagne from the Phillies but said he didn’t whoop it up

“I want to win a World Series,” he said “That’s why I’m here The personal milestones are great My son, my wife, my family they’re all excited about it But for me the ultimate goal is to get to the playoffs and win a World Series When that happens, I’m going to go in the back room and yell ”

Laynce Nix, batting for Halladay, broke a 1-all tie with his second pinch-hit homer of the season in the ninth inning

Rocky efforts in Halladay’s two previous starts raised doubts about the future of the two-time Cy Young Award winner, who went only 11-8 and battled injuries in 2012

“More than anything, I had been putting a lot of pressure on myself,” he said “In the past I tried to control too much and do too much and worry about too much

Today the plan was simpler execute pitches one at a time, and not worry about what's going on, and it made a big difference ” Halladay struck out only two, but he walked just one and threw only 87 pitches

“He was good Real good Better,” manager Charlie Manuel said Manuel said the performance shouldn’t be discounted just because it came against the short-handed Marlins

“They can beat you, ” he said “I’m sure they’re going to play hard, and they’ll beat some people you don’t think they might beat ”

The Marlins managed to win one of three games in the series even though they totaled just four runs They’re batting 204 with 17 extra-base hits, including two homers, and their slugging percentage is 262

New York Teams Face Off in Ice Hockey Battle

UNIONDALE, N Y (AP) After playmakers on both sides of the New York-New York backyard brawl were stymied by goalies and goal posts, it was a defensive defenseman who finally broke through to end a playoff-like deadlock

Dan Girardi gave the visiting Rangers a key 1-0 win Saturday night when he scored his second goal of the season 3:11 into overtime to knock off the Islanders at fired-up Nassau Coliseum

With both teams on track for the postseason although their holds on playoff spots are tenuous Girardi took a lead pass from Derick Brassard, raced in on goalie Evgeni Nabokov, and beat him with a rising shot just when a shootout seemed inevitable

“I drove to the net, ” said Girardi, who has 31 goals in seven NHL seasons “He made a great pass This says a lot about our team, the character of our team

“ The Islanders are a good team They threw ever ything they could at us We were ver y strong in front of the net ”

Henrik Lundqvist and Islanders counterpart Nabokov staged a classic goalie duel that Girardi finished

“ You guys might have had fun watching it, but from a coach’s point of view, there are a lot of things we need to work on, ” Rangers coach John Tortorella said

The Rangers are eighth in the Eastern Conference playoff race, one point behind the Islanders The Rangers lead ninth-place Winnipeg by two points with seven games remaining one more than the Jets The Islanders have six games remaining, but only one more at home before they finish on a five-game trip they hope will end in their first playoff berth since 2007

Lundqvist, last season ’ s Vezina Trophy winner as the NHL’s top goalie, finished with 29 saves for his first shutout of the season and 44th in the NHL

Lundqvist skated the length of the ice after Girardi’s goal to join in the celebration with his teammates at the other end

“ That was a long skate, but it was well worth it,” he said “ They played hard It was an exciting game to play in It was fun, a lot of fun Like a playoff game for sure

“It was a relief and exciting to see the puck go in ”

Nabokov stopped 19 shots in taking the tough-luck loss While the Islanders wanted two points, getting one could go a long way toward giving them a return to the playoffs

“It’s tough to swallow that pill, to play the way we played and lose in overtime, but there’s a lot of positives,” he said “Both teams were battling and I think both teams deser ve a point

“ This was exactly a playoff game ”

However, Tortorella disputed the notion that these teams currently have a rivalr y “ We need a good old-fashioned playoff series That’s when you create rivalries,” he said “ Tonight’s game brings a different intensity because we are close together in points I don’t buy the rivalr y ”

The Rangers are 5-1-1 in their last seven The Islanders, who had won their previous three, are 8-1-2 in their last 11

The Rangers started overtime with a minute left on a power play, created when Kyle Okposo slashed the stick out of Girardi's hands

Before that, Islanders for ward Colin McDonald struck the crossbar with a tough-angle shot 1:41 into the third the latest in a slew of shots that were kept out by posts

“Hank was our backbone,” Tortorella said “It was a game for him where there was a lot of bodies around our bodies, their bodies all around him Pucks ricocheting all over the place, but he stood in there and gave us the opportunity ”

The Rangers earned the first two power plays of the game both in the second period and the first nearly broke the deadlock, but Derek Stepan’s drive clipped the left post and stayed out A video review confirmed that the puck never crossed the line

John Tavares got caught throwing a punch to the back of the head of Carl Hagelin, drawing a roughing penalty that had the young Islanders star slamming his stick as he entered the penalty box

The Islanders were also thwarted by the post on a rebound attempt after Lundqvist got the edge of his right skate on a dangerous shot in front

Lundqvist faced plenty of pressure and pucks right in front of his crease, and calmly stood up to ever ything the Islanders threw at him The most dangerous stretch came when the Rangers were pinned in their own zone and couldn’t get a line change

Despite no goals, the Nassau Coliseum rocked through the frantic three periods

The Islanders came out quickly, much to the delight of their soldout crowd that spent much of the opening period alternating raucous chants of “Let’s Go Islanders” with retorts of “Let’s Go Rangers” from those who made the trip to Long Island to support the visitors

“I’ve been here three years, and that’s the loudest crowd I’ve heard,” Islanders defenseman Travis Hamonic said “ There was a lot of hype surrounding the game right from the start, and on the ice it was really loud You could really feel the energy It’s unfortunate, because it would’ve been real nice to score a goal and hear the crowd erupt “It makes you want to get (to the playoffs) I’m sure it would be even crazier ”

The Rangers were pinned in their own end for much of the first two shifts as the Islanders kept the pressure on without scoring It took nearly 90 seconds for the Rangers to get the puck across the Islanders’ blue line, but just seconds after they did they were back in their own end because of icing

HAROLD SEYMOUR LECTURE IN SPORTS HISTORY

Professor S tanley Enger man

John Munro Professor of Economics Universit y of Rochester

Monday, Apr il 15th, 4:30 p.m.

Free and Open to the Public

Alumnus’ Career Takes Him Back to Hometown Team

ROITMAN

bought out the company that owned the marking rights to the Women’s National Team outside

of its national games This was Roitman’s first introduction to the sponsorship world, where he strictly worked with relationships, rather than sales

After three years with SFX,

Roitman found a job opening with Major League Baseball He submitted an application, and eight months later, he made the move to baseball in October 2001

“I was hired to do the same

thing for MLB that I did for the Women’s National Team on that tour, ” Roitman said “I was hired to manage the sponsorships and relationships for big brands that were investing significant dollars in the sport ”

After three years of working mainly on building relationships with corporate sponsors, Roitman was transitioned into the business development office He spent the next six years working for MLB until he received the phone call he was waiting for since he was a boy

“I got a phone call from the Eagles,” Roitman said “This is home This is my team This is about as close to perfect as you can possibly get ”

While a personal connection to Philadelphia and the Eagles played a small part in the decision to make the move from MLB, Roitman said that moving to the Eagles was a significant step in his professional career While at MLB, Roitman had one or two direct reports, but now, he is in charge of a team of almost 20 people and oversees different areas of business as well His main job is to oversee primary revenue streams for the corporation, including sponsorships, as well as all forms of media and ticket sales

According to Roitman, working for the Eagles has many perks; however, he could not pinpoint the best part of his job He explained that his position as senior vice president of business is rewarding for two reasons

“The core person answer, which is more important, is being able to hopefully affect my staff, help them learn, [and] help them grow opportunities I was afforded at a younger age, ” Roitman said “That’s really rewarding: you give people more responsibility and give them things to do and you see them succeed ” In addition to building personal relationships with his staff, Roitman’s position gives him a rewarding experience that few are

able to boast about

“You find yourself on a field before a Sunday night game walking off the field, the players have just been introduced, there are 70,000 people in the stands, NBC’s cameras are rolling and you look up [and] say, ‘This is what I do for a living ’”

As many avid spor ts fans know, the culture that surrounds sports in Philadelphia is in a league of its own There are few towns that can boast such a loyal, and oftentimes unabashedly opinionated, fan base

“The [fans] are not shy about telling us how they feel, which is important They’re not tuning us out, ” Roitman said of the famed Philadelphia fanbase “They may be angry or they may be mad, and they are not shy about letting us know that that’s a good thing What you never want is for them to stop caring and they always care good or bad You talk about never taking things for granted and we never take that for granted ”

While growing up watching Philadelphia teams compete would have given Roitman a glimpse of how passionate fans can be about supporting their teams, he also experienced that firsthand at Cornell

“I saw plenty of games at Lynah; it’s an intimidating building to walk into,” Roitman said “I don’t know if they let students throw fish at the Harvard players, but back when I went to school, there were plenty of fish on the ice But, that’s that type of environment that you ’ re walking into that you would rather be in another building That’s what Veteran’s Stadium was and that’s what Lincoln Financial field is: people do not want to come into our building ”

While his experiences with the fans have been a highlight of working with the Eagles, interacting with the coaching staff and players has also afforded Roitman a few funny stories While many people know former Eagles head coach Andy Reid for his temper, Roitman has seen his more comical side Before Reid moved to the Kansas City Chiefs, the Roitman helped orchestrate a par tnership with the famous video game Angry Birds

“I had to get coach [Reid] to agree to do the voiceover,” Roitman explained “So I walked into his office and said, ‘Coach, do you know what Angry Birds is?’ He looks as me and is like no Now, you try explaining Angry Birds to the head coach of a professional football team in five minutes or less, which is what I did So I explained it to him and he agreed As I’m walking out of his office, he says, ‘Ari, so we pay you for this?’”

According to Roitman, he has accomplished his goal of finding a career that brings a smile to his face every day and he credits his time at Cornell as helping him to build the foundation for reaching where he is today

“The experience itself I still miss to this day,” he said “I absolutely loved my four years on the hill It built me and prepared me for ultimately what I started to see as a professional career soon after graduation ”

Laxers End Losing Streak With Victor y O ver Brown

By BENJAMIN HOROWITZ Sun Staff Writer

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Cornell Plays Strong, Sees

Players Honored at Season-

Closing National Tournament

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According to Rowe, the win strengthened the Red’s confidence looking ahead to its next game against No 5 ranked Syracuse, but it still has room for improvement

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Red Competes for Class of ’75 Cup

By HALEY VELASCO Sun Sports Editor

l i t t l e b i t s l ow i n o u r m a t c h a g a i n s t Wa s h i n g t o n St a t e , b u t I f e l t t h a t we p i c k e d u p o u r n o r m a l p a c e by t h e e n d o f t h a t m a t c h a n d f i n i s h e d s t ro n g i n t h e f i n a l s ” T h e l o s s m a rk e d t h e Re d’s f i r s t c o l l e g i a t e d e f e a t o f t h e s e a s o n T h e w o m e n h a d p re v i o u s l y c l a i m e d v i ct o r i e s ove r U VA i n t h e t w o o t h e r m e e t i n g s b e t we e n t h e t e a m s t h i s s e as o n , a l t h o u g h o n e o f t h o s e w i n s c a m e a f t e r a t h re e - ro u n d s h o o t o u t “ U VA i s a l w a y s a t o u g h t e a m t o p l a y, b u t i t w a s n ’ t a n y t h i n g t h a t we h a d n ’ t s e e n f r o m t h e m b e f o r e , ” Ho f f m a n s a i d “ Obv i o u s l y, i n t h e n a t i o n a l f i n a l s , b o t h o f t h e t e a m s c o m e o u t s t ro n g a n d a re a t t h e t o p o f t h e i r g a m e , s o i t w a s p h y s i c a l a n d f a s t f o r m o s t o f t h e g a m e I t h o u g h t i t w a s p re t t y c o m p a r a b l e t o t h e o t h e r t i m e s we ’ ve p l a ye d t h e m t h i s s e a s o n t h o u g h , a n d we ’ ve p l a ye d t h e m c l o s e e ve r y t i m e we ’ ve g o n e o u t t h e re t h i s s e a s o n ” T h e Re d’s p re p a r a t i o n f o r t h e t o u r n a m e n t w a s h i n d e re d b y a l a c k o f c o m p e t i t i v e m a t c h e s i n t h e s e c o n d h a l f o f t h e s e a s o n d u e t o a h o r s e v i r u s t h a t s w e p t t h r o u g h

C o r n e l l’s b a r n In a n e f f o r t t o l e t t h e h o r s e s re s t a n d p reve n t t h e v i r u s f ro m s p re a d i n g t o o t h e r t e a m ’ s b a r n s , b o t h t h e m e n ’ s a n d t h e w o m e n ’ s t e a m s c a n c e l l e d o r p o s t p o n e d m u l t i p l e m a t c h e s “ T h e q u a r a n t i n e r e a l l y m a d e o u r s e c o n d s e m e s t e r p ro b l e ma t i c a s f a r a s p l a y i n g o u t s i d e t e a m s a t a l l , m u c h l e s s c o m p e t i t i ve o n e s , ” Va n L o o n s a i d “ It w a s n ’ t a n yo n e ’ s f a u l t ; i t j u s t h a p p e n e d ” Se v e r a l Re d p l a y e r s p i c k e d u p i n d i v i d u a l a w a rd s a t t h e t o u r n a m e n t Ju n i o r c a p t a i n K a i l e y El d re d g e , w h o w a s

The Cornell women ’ s rowing team was just short of winning the Class of ’75 Cup this Saturday as Harvard narrowly swiped the title from the Red in the varsity eight race The team ’ s best finish of the day was a second place finish in the fourth varsity eight race after Princeton, who won the second varsity and third varsity eight races Cornell has only won the Class of ’75 Cup once, during the 1983 season Princeton holds the alltime record with 22 victories Harvard has won the cup 13 times and now has a six-race winning streak

The Class of ’75 Cup was donated by five mem-

bers of Princeton’s class of 1975 and now is given to the winner of the varsity eight between Cornell, Princeton and Radcliffe

For the varsity eight, Harvard-Radcliffe came in first at 6:11 7 followed by Princeton at 6:13 9 and Cornell at 6:25 9 The Cornell boat led by senior coxswain Maddie Bender, sophomore Maria Lycouris, senior Paige Madden, senior Leigh Archer, senior Steph Kuntz, junior Hannah Wilson, senior Mary Lang and freshman Ellen Barrett gave the race a good shot, but came up short in the end

For the second varsity eight, Princeton came in first at 6:18 4 with Har vard-Radcliffe at 6:23 4 and Cornell at

6:32 4 For the varsity four, Harvard- Radcliffe came in at 7:11 3, then Princeton at 7:16 1 followed by the Red at 7:19 2 For the varsity four b, Princeton took it at 7:15 3 For the third varsity eight, Princeton came in at 6:41 1 and then Har vard-Radcliffe and Cornell For the fourth varsity eight, Princeton came in at 6:45 7, Cornell came in at 6:49 2, Radcliffe at 6:51 7

Next up for Cornell is the Clemson Invitational next weekend, where the team will head to South Carolina to try and pull out a win

Haley Velasco can be reached at hvelasco@cornellsun com

Roitman ’98 Finds Success as Eagles’ Staff Member

By LAUREN RITTER Sun Senior Writer

Standing on Lincoln Financial Field and looking up at the lights, Ari Roitman ’98 has come a long way since his days at Cornell Although he is suited up for the game, he is not there to play against a visiting team Roitman is there as the senior vice president of business for the Philadelphia Eagles

At Cornell, Roitman began his college career like many before him: he was a psychology major with pre-med aspirations Despite finishing all of his medical school requirements, Roitman decided the path to becoming a doctor was not for him Re-evaluating what he wanted to do for a professional career, the Cherry Hill, N J native said he reflected on his childhood interest in sports

“Growing up in Philadelphia, if you are at all interested in sports, then it’s kind of an all or nothing there is no

halfway,” Roitman said “I grew up an avid fan of the Eagles, the Flyers, the Sixers [and] the Phillies I played sports my entire life ”

Despite taking mostly science and pre-med-related classes and no business classes, Roitman said he decided he wanted to pursue a career in the realm of professional sports

“Once I decided not to go to med school, it then became, ‘Alright, what do I want to do every day so that I get up with a smile on my face’ and the answer was sports, ” Roitman said “So, I wrote a million letters and made a ton of phone calls to professional teams, almost all of which went unreturned Ultimately, through a professor

I got a connection to a very small sports agency, and they gave me an unpaid internship right after graduation ” Roitman worked for SFX Sports Group for the summer

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offered a job doing mainly gr unt work

“It became clear to me that I wanted to be in a position to really affect change via

dubbing and editing tapes for the company, as it specialized in broadcast talent Roitman’s job included creating highlight tapes during the day and then setting VCRs at night to record upcoming sports programs

“I basically used that time [at SFX] to have as many conversations internally at the agency as I could,” Roitman said “It became clear to me that I wanted to be in a position to really affect change via relationships, so I found my way into client management ”

While working for SFX, Roitman was pulled out of the tape room and put on tour with the U S Women’s National Team after it won the World Cup in 1999 He was tasked with the responsibility of managing the corporate sponsorships for the team ’ s Victory Tour, as SFX

Polo Finishes Season at Nationals; Women Take Second Place

By EMILY BERMAN Sun Assistant Sports Editor

The men ’ s and women ’ s polo teams wrapped up their seasons this past week at the national tournament held in Brookshire, Texas The No 3-ranked men ’ s team put up a strong effort but l o s t , 1 9 - 1 2 , i n t h e s e m i f i n a l s against Colorado State, while the No 1-ranked women finished as national runner-ups after a 10-9 shootout loss in the finals to d e f e n d i n g n a t i o n a l c h a m p i o n s UVA

The men ’ s team took to the arena on Thursday for the matchup with the Rams The men had last faced Colorado State in the s e m i f i n a l s o f t h e Bi l l Fi e l d Invitational, which ended in a close 24-23 defeat for the Red

The regular starting trio of s o p h o m o re Ni c k St e i g , j u n i o r captain Nik Feldman and senior c a p t a i n Br a n d e n Va n L o o n opened the game for the Red Steig had previously missed the Red’s last collegiate match-up, a late March game against UConn, due to illness

Colorado State dominated the end of the first chukker with a four-goal spree to go up, 6-2 The Red narrowed the deficit to 6-5 midway through the second, but

the Rams scored three straight goals to again close the chukker with a multi-goal lead, 9-5 The Rams extended their lead in the third before the Red managed to fight to 13-10 in the fourth, but the Rams again pulled out to a bigger lead and the Red finished the game behind, 19-12

Despite the loss, Van Loon said he looks back on the Red’s season in which the team finished with 11 wins and three losses as a success

“Honestly, I’m proud of what we have accomplished; making it to the national semi-finals is no small feat,” he said “Do I wish that we had made it further? Of course, but that may not have been in the cards for us this year ”

The women ’ s team opened its tournament on Wednesday with a s e m i - f i n a l f a c e - o f f a g a i n s t Washington State, a team the Red hadn’t seen this season Although the Cougars captured the first g o a l o f t h e c o n t e s t , t h e Re d quickly struck back and finished the first chukker leading, 7-2, before dominating the second chukker to take a 14-2 halftime lead The Red would eventually claim the victory with a 24-7 score Fo

advanced to Saturday’s finals to face UVA, the team the Red had lost to in last year ’ s finals by a score of 17-13

The Red finished the opening chukker with a 5-1 lead, but UVA outscored the Red, 3-1, in the sec-

ond to narrow the Red’s lead to two Heading into the four th chukker, the Red was clinging onto a 7-6 lead, but extended the advantage to 9-6 after a three-goal spree With 30 seconds left, however, the Cavaliers tied it up at 9-