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The University Assembly passed a resolution on April 10 requesting all 12 colleges to review their academic departments to identify majors that might qualify for STEM certification — a certification that would grant international students two additional years of work authorization in the United States.

The U.A. resolution specifically named applied economics and management, communications, archaeology and classics as possible majors eligible for STEM certification “without any change to their curriculum,” but asked the administrators to consider all majors for recertification.

“There’s no changing the rules, we’re just looking at how we fit into the rules.”

The resolution follows a nearly identical document passed by the Student Assembly on March 8, which recommended the recertification of the economics major in the College of Arts and Sciences as a STEM major, The Sun previously reported.

President Martha E. Pollack said she will be “working with the [economics] department as they investigate the issue further” in her response to the S.A. resolution, but has yet to respond to the U.A. resolution. She must approve the resolution before it takes effect.

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dents in 2010. About 27 percent of undergraduate students voted in the election.

Varun Devatha ’19, once ejected from the Student Assembly presidential race for a meme posted by a campaign member, will be the next S.A. president after winning the popular vote by just 48 ballots.

The Office of the Assemblies announced on Sunday evening that during the voting period ending March 28, Devatha had received 1859 votes and Dale Barbaria ’19, the only other presidential candidate, had received 1811.

The 48-vote margin is the smallest since students began directly electing S.A. presi-

By MARYAM ZAFAR Sun Staff Writer

The announcement follows more than two weeks of squabbling that have drawn — in addition to many jokes — near-unanimous calls from S.A. members and the undergraduate community to reform the election rules.

Barbaria — who was briefly named president last week in a decision that was later overturned — told The Sun on Sunday night that he was accepting the popular vote as the “final results.” Barbaria, who is currently the S.A. vice president of internal operations, will serve on the assembly next year as an undesignated representative.

week, according to Mayra Valadez ’18, president of the First Generation Student Union. The original petition letter, signed by the FGSU in February, asks universities to reconsider the

“I’m glad to have run a really great campaign, and it was a great process to be a part of,” he said. “I think all of us are glad that it is now over.”

Devatha, currently the S.A. executive vice president, told The Sun that he was “elated” by the results. He said he was “thankful for the number of people that came out to support me, not only during the actual election but also during the challenge period.”

“I’m very thankful for the way Dale ran his campaign,”

Devatha said, praising Barbaria for having the “most integrity” of any S.A. candidate. The disputes following the S.A. Elections Committee’s initial disqualification of Devatha have taken a toll on all S.A. members — in particular, the two presidential candidates and members of the elections committee, which made the initial decision to disqualify Devatha.

For the third year straight, Cornell’s Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management received a higher ranking in the Global MBA Ranking by The Financial Times, becoming the 17th

best business school — up from 27th in 2017 and 31th in 2016.

The data released by The Financial Times — mostly based on alumni’s replies to surveys and selfreports — also shows increases in categories like

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Arbitrator to Consider All 3 CGSU Objections

By BREANNE FLEER Sun News Editor

A controversial email sent by an administrator to graduate students during the March 2017 union recognition election will be considered as evidence during the arbitration process to decide whether the University violated the election agreement

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Ho w a rd C E d e l m a n , t h e arbitrator, r uled on April 2 that

“[Cornell] believes it honored its commitments and applicable law throughout the campaign and the election.”

m e m b e r s e n g a g e d i n v o t e r intimidation sent last year on March 27 is arbitrable, despite the University saying other wise, allowing the arbitration process to move for ward A decision will be reached on May 22 and may pave the way for another election if the CGSU wins and desires another one

The email in question, sent by Mar y Opperman, vice president of human resources, said the University “received a repor t that a number of CGSU/AFT/NYSUT representatives have told eligible voters who don’t suppor t the union not to vote ” and that “the student making the repor t noted he felt threatened by the representatives,” The Sun previously repor ted The email, which forms the basis of one of three objections f i l e d b y C G S U i n Fe b r u a r y regarding the University’s conduct during the election, was an effor t to “disparag[e] the Union t o i n d u c e vo t e r s t o vo t e against the Union,” according to Matthew Fischer-Daly grad, administrative liaison on CGSU’s steering committee and chair of the Union Management Committee

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Students Recycle Disposed Materials To Design Clothes

By XING GAO Sun Staff Writer

“[Recycled clothes] are really cool, but people just [think] they are not wearable ”

Prof Tasha Lewis Ph D ’09, fiber science and apparel design, encouraged students to reconsider “the way you think about your cloth and the future of your outfit” in her opening speech

Lewis said that about 85 percent of consumed clothing would eventually end up in landfill, which, for her, “[is] kind of hard to hear because most of the textiles [of our clothes] are recyclable ”

Keanna Chang ’18, one of the designers for the show, said it was “stressful but really cool” to design attires using recycled materials, which many see as impractical for clothing

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Sexual Assault Awareness Week Collects Student Experiences on Sexual Violence

By KEVIN LAM Sun Staff Writer

T h e f o u r t h C o r n e l l Se x u a l A s s a u l t Awareness Week, which will take place from April 16 to April 20, hopes to help sexual assault victims find their voices and bring to the table the concerns around the issue

In a 2017 sur vey conducted by the University, 55 percent of the 2,238 respondents reported having experience of “ one or more specific forms of (sexual or gender-based) harassment ”

Alexandra Klein ’18, event organizer of t h e a w a re n e s s w e e k , s a i d t h a t m a n y Cornell students who grapple with the

“Crime reports have changed quite a lot. It used to be quite identifying in the information that they gave about the victim.”

issue find it hard to express their thoughts and that this week is a “powerful chance” for them

O n e o f t h e f e a t u re d e v e n t s i s t h e

W h i t e b o a rd P h o t o g r a p h C a m p a i g n

In s p i re d b y Du k e Un i v e r s i t y ’ s “ Du k e Breaking Out Project,” the campaign has been collecting anonymous quotes from sexual assault sur vivors at Cornell through

an online sur vey form since Febr uar y, according to the committee’s website

Other events during the week include a display of clothing that sur vivors repor ted wearing at the incidents, which will take place at the Hammany Lounge at Risley Residential College and Mann Librar y atrium, as well as a “Call for Action” for um on Friday, which will give par ticipants a chance to voice opinions on related topics such as education and suppor t ser vices

Klein said that invitations to the events have been extended to Vijay Pendakur, dean of students, Ryan Lombardi, vice president for Student and Campus Life, and other administration officials

Klein said that the administration is paying attention to them and is improving its response system and policy for sexual assault reports

“Crime reports have changed quite a lot,” Klein said “It used to be quite identifying in the information that they gave a b o u t t h e v i c t i m , a n d s t u d e n t s h a v e expressed that it’s not appropriate and that was changed ”

For sexual assault victims, Klein believes it is important that they are provided with options while coping with the trauma

“Sexual violence takes away the person ’ s agency, decision-making restores it,” Klein said, “Giving them the option: do you want to go to the hospital, [or] do you want to file a report?”

Devatha ’19 Elected President By 48 Votes

“It’s been one of the most stressful and anxious times of my life to be honest,” Devatha said

The reversal of Devatha’s disq u a l i f i c a t i o n a l s o m e a n s t h a t

Catherine Li ’21, who was named as an undesignated representative when Devatha was removed from the race, will no longer be able to serve on the assembly

The elections committee had

“It’s been one of the most stressful and anxious times of my life to be honest

disqualified Devatha last month because the committee said his campaign violated election rules

Meme,” which has more than 27,000 members, and more than 80 people reacted to the meme before it was removed

Devatha and named Barbaria the next S A president by default

But the judicial codes counselor, Kendall Karr, law ’18, overturned the committee’s ruling, writing in a report that she had found four unique instances of bias in the committee’s decision to disqualify Devatha Karr’s report set off a disagreement over whether she or the elections committee led by its non-voting chair, Travis Cabbell ’18, who is also the director of elections had the final say on the disqualification

By a 17 to 2 vote, with 6 abstaining, the S A on Friday clarified at a special meeting that the judicial codes counselor was the final authority in the matter, s e t t i n g t h e s t a g e f o r Su n d a y evening’s announcement of the vote tally

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w h e n a c a m p a i g n m e m b e r encouraged students to vote for Devatha in a meme that included the Cornell logo The campaign member posted the meme in a p o p u l a r Fa c e b

The emergency meeting was a hectic display of campus politics, and both candidates appeared exasperated as members neared a

vote on the resolution, which led to the popular vote being released on Sunday “I could lose the presidency in the next 48 hours,” Barbaria said a t t h e m e e t i n g , e n c o u r a g i n g members to get the vote over with “This needs to end now ” Jung Won Kim ’18, the cur-

rent S A president, said on Friday that the assembly was not overturning the elections committee, but rather “clarifying that the [judicial codes counselor] has the power to overturn the elections committee

“ The JCC is a third party [and] by definition, unbiased,” he said Friday’s resolution spons o re d by Ga b e K a u f m a n ’ 1 8 , Debbie Nyakaru ’20 and Daniel Engelson ’18 differed greatly from Kaufman’s Thursday proposal in that it did not blame the e l e c t i o n s c o m m i t t e e a n d acknowledged that its members had been forced to work with “ambiguous language, statements made by current S A members, and a lack of precedent ” Terrill Malone ’21, a voting member of the elections committee, said before the vote that the committee as a whole did “ not support this resolution or what it intends to do ”

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Friday resolution, but said in an inter view following the Friday vote that the committee intends to release its original rationale for disqualifying Devatha

Devatha said on Sunday night that the election process “needs to be revamped and reshuffled” and that he is looking for ward to

Barbaria, other S A members and the elections committee to do so

“We need to create a process

something that’s more equitable for all students, something that

away from this campus for small issues,” Devatha said

Raphy Gendler ’21 contributed research to this article

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Letters to the Editor

On the state of shared governance at Cornell

To t he Edi to r:

When The Sun prints “Assembly in Crisis” in an above-the-fold headline, it is easy to lose faith in shared governance at Cornell It is no secret that maintaining a truly shared, shared governance has had its challenges and that increasing disillusionment, apathy and decreasing trust in an already exclusionary system will have precarious impacts on student engagement moving forward The chaos of the recent Student Assembly presidential elections is just one more example of this

As students of Cornell history, however, we want to encourage Cornellians to remember the value and history of shared governance here Exactly 49 years ago this week, a group of Black students occupied Willard Straight Hall in response to a series of incidents, including the unfair disciplining of a small number of students by the University; the students had engaged in protests related to the building racial tensions on campus Negotiations following the takeover eventually led to the formation of the Campus Code of Conduct, the University and Student Assemblies, and the addition of full voting-member students on the Board of Trustees Because of the hard work and activism of many students before us, we are quite privileged to have even the little access we do to participate in decisions about the University

A healthy skepticism of student governance has certainly been a tradition in Cornell history But let’s not forget what voice we do have on campus, that that voice has been mobilized to enact systemic change in the past and how easy it would be for the University to take it away

There is another important student election starting today

Rebecca Harr is on ’ 14, g ra d C andi da te f o r St ud ent-Elect ed Tr ust ee

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Undesi g nated A t-La rg e R epresent at ive, Stu dent A ssembly

Alumnus: Make U.A. responsible for conduct in all shared governance elections

To th e E di tor :

The time has come to place the responsibility for the conduct of all shared-governance elections in the hands of the University Assembly

Shared governance dates back to 1969 with the Constituent Assembly and then the University Senate both of which were composed of students, faculty and staff So for many years, campus elections were in joint student, faculty and staff hands As with the Campus Code of Conduct and judicial system, elections are appropriately a joint student-faculty-staff responsibility Election problems detract from the reputation of Cornell's shared governance model, and students, faculty and staff should work together to avoid future problem

I foresee a single permanent set of elections rules being adopted by the University Assembly to govern all assembly elections, as well as student, employee (and perhaps faculty) trustee elections The elections in turn could be managed by the Office of the Assemblies working with a U A Elections Committee that had student, faculty and staff voting members Cornell should invest in preparing a carefully drafted set of rules that are reviewed by the University Counsel for clarity and legal sufficiency before their adoption In future years, those rules could be amended by the U A if necessary Any election protests would be resolved by the U A Elections Committee subject to review by the full U A

The current undergraduate-only Elections Committee is too closely linked to the various candidate camps, while a broader student-faculty-employee group could bring a more dispassion perspective to election administration Having the U A responsible for all election rules will lead to more consistency in both election policies and rule interpretation Finally, the U A Charter currently gives it control over the selection process of U A members, and it seems inconsistent that the elections of the U A undergraduate members are in the hands of the Student Assembly

Making this change would require amending the U A and other Assembly Chaters, but the effort to make this change would pay large benefits in adding credibility to the campus election process Ro be rt C Pla tt ’73 J D ’76 fo rme r me mbe r of th e Co ns

Michael Glanzel | Cornell Shrugged

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Where is the Cornell community?

To t h e E di to r :

Over the past several months, we have been inundated with emails from Cornell’s administration in the wake of racist incidents, always addressed to the “Ithaca Campus Community ” These messages always condemn bigotry, and claim that the Presidential Task Force on Campus Climate is working to make Cornell a more inclusive community But as these attacks continue, we struggle to define exactly what this “Cornell community” is We all have our own communities on campus that make us feel safe, empowered and challenged, but is there a greater sense of community that makes us feel responsible for the safety of others?

When violent bigoted incidents occur on campus, not everyone is equally affected The majority of people who condemn the attacks and mobilize against a weak administrative response are directly impacted by the incidents After fraternity brothers chanted “Build a Wall” around the Latino Living Center, residents of the LLC and Latinx community atlarge responded most strongly When a black student was assaulted on Eddy Street, Black Students United led the push for change But it’s not just the responsibility of those communities to fight for their rights; it’s everyone ’ s responsibility, as Cornell students and as human beings, to stand with them So where is the rest of the Cornell community? Why is there so much silence?

When a member of a community commits an act of reprehensible violence, there need to be repercussions not only for the perpetrator, but for the entire community as well For example, if a kitchen in a residence hall is repeatedly left dirty, then that kitchen is closed off, and everyone suffers the consequences If someone vandalizes a common room, the entire building is charged for repairs These scenarios follow the basic principle that if you live in a community, you are all accountable But our understanding and acceptance of community repercussions should not stop at residence hall vandalism, which pales in comparison to the severity of pervasive bigotry There could be campus-wide responses to force the entire community to feel the impacts of bigoted actions For example, a campus wide-curfew might reduce the amount of late-night, racist attacks or sexual assaults; if the idea of a curfew makes you feel unjustly attacked, imagine the threat that people feel after these attacks If we can ’ t all engage on a moral basis, then perhaps punitive measures will force change

So far, there haven’t been any community-wide repercussions or even discussions of them because we ’ ve been waiting for the Presidential Task Force’s report The Task Force was designed to be “inclusive” and “ transparent ” The Scheinman Institute’s initial plan, shared in October, suggested “ an in-person meeting approximately once a week” with members needing “ to devote substantial amount of time to the Task Force” and “ an online platform for two-way communications for issues and information germane to the Task Force’s work ”

But no one knows what the Task Force has been doing, if anything The general student body has received only three emails about it: the call for nominees, the announcement of its members and the Campus Climate Survey To put this into perspective, there have been at least two violent and racially-motivated assaults, ongoing bias acts and anti-Semitic action just since September

The only public information being gathered by the Task Force are the results of the Campus Climate Survey, which is open until April 13 If the May 1 deadline is honored, the committee will have two weeks to review responses If it took five months to release the survey, two weeks is insufficient to adequately analyze it This short turnaroud suggests there won ’ t be a public comment period for the “actionable recommendations” to be published on May 1 “Inclusive” and “ transparent ” policy should not be designed this way According to the Scheinman Institute’s initial recommendations, there should be an online platform for continued communication and feedback; this either does not exist or is so well hidden that it doesn’t matter For a supposedly transparent organization, there has been no publication of meeting dates, attendance, or agendas

Because the Task Force is designed to have representatives from different parts of campus, it is comprised of faculty, staff, and students However, this means that most of the members have primary jobs being faculty, staff and students Protecting the safety of students cannot be an extra-curricular or part-time job Community involvement is obviously critical, but so are full-time professionals who are able to prioritize this work As an incredibly resourceful community, we cannot let this issue die in committee

So what is there to do? We don’t yet have a way to establish community repercussions like a curfew We have the lethargic and opaque Presidential Task Force We are in the midst of a moral and ethical crisis, but our responses do not reflect this From the administration, we need more than cheap press releases From students, we need more than passivity and complicity Ask your friends if they’ve heard about what happened, or what they think Talk about it on Facebook, or share someone else’s post to get the word out Just get the conversation started We can engage in bystander intervention As evidenced by the most recent assault in Collegetown, intervening in the form of physical intervention is critical Other forms of intervention include filming attacks, calling the police and giving witness testimony, or just offering to walk someone home We all have an imperative for prompt, clear and persistent action to hold ourselves and each other engaged and accountable

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Jac o b Ku h

Public Versus Private

Back when I was in high school, I was friends someone who was incredibly smart, gifted and a good friend He managed to graduate at the top of of our class, and was a ferociously talented pianist In all honesty, I thought he would get into every college he applied too

The problem was, it didn’t matter what I thought When college decisions came out, he didn’t get into Harvard He didn’t get into Columbia He did get into Yale, but it wasn ’ t his first choice

It didn’t seem like a big deal to the great rest of us, but it stung a little bit for his parents They had always heavily admired those college, and for him to not get into all of them was a little disconcerting (Which shows you the oddly selective pressures parents can sometimes burden on their kids) But despite they all that, they felt they had

Prestige is useful only if you can take charge of your education.

another chance to “right the ship ” He had a sister who was moving up to high school, and so to ensure that the same thing wouldn’t happen to her, they decided she should move up to a better schooling system; namely, a private one

In terms of secondary educational options, the distinction between the private school and the public one is well known Where private schools often selectively admit students while charging higher tuition, but generally producing better test stores and a more “enriching” academic experience through a customized curriculum Meanwhile, public high schools are the cheaper options, but at the expense of larger class sizes and lower educational standards standardized curriculum that leaves a lot to be desired And because of this selectivity and tuition, private schools only account for 10 percent of the student population from K-12 It’s an elite breed

But that’s the gist To justify a large enrollment fee, private schools such as Exeter have to thrive They tout a high acceptance rate of their students into Ivy League schools (about 30 percent of their graduating class goes onto to study at the eight Ivies), and the generally higher test scores of their students To be able to charge a luxury price, they have to provide a luxury service

But it’s also important to consider there’s also self selecting bias here Kids who are able to get into prestigious private prep schools are probably more intelligent and prepared than the average public kid school already; the fact this select group of student would do better on national standardized exams should be expected and acknowledged, not lauded and glorified

Still, I don’t doubt the private school is concretely better than public schools, if you ignore the tuition differences for a moment In private schools, the selectivity leads to lower enrollment, which means smaller classes and more breathing room, while a higher tuition and alumni endowment gives them a larger fund to draw them Contrast that with public high schools, which can suffer from underfunding and overcrowded classrooms Furthermore, the standards could be lower, and the budgetary and regulation limitations often left us with a substandard educational process For instance, in my senior year of high school, the A P Macroeconomics teacher quit right before the school year, leaving the faculty board to scramble and assign our A P Government teacher to teach the subject, even though he had a grand total of 0 years of experience in teaching Macro A lack of resources ham-

In the end, employers hire the students, not the universities, to do their jobs.

strung the school board from hiring a replacement in time Unsurprisingly, it didn’t go well!

And so when it was for her to move up into high school, she applied and got into the famed private school Phillips Exeter Academy

This was no small feat Phillips Exeter Academy was established as a feeder school to Harvard University, and it’s famed for having multiple U S senators, business tycoons, and world famous leaders as alumni, including Mark Zuckerberg and Gore Vidal It’s reputation as an outrageously expensive prep school ($46,905 annually) precedes itself: mention it here, and you’ll get an bubbling mix of jealousy, awe and slight disgust

Click on Exeter’s website, and you might feel like you ’ re being courted by a prestigious university There’s glossy pictures of the dorms and the food, of the expansive campus that wouldn’t seem out of place as a college, and the (slightly) forced smiles of the students One of the things Exter likes to tout on their webpage is the “Exter Difference,” and clicking on those words leads you to a list of their values

And here, on some levels, is what every private school does to justify its tuition Perhaps the greatest advantage of a private school is its ability to create a customizable learning experience, free of bureaucratic regulations and oversight Exeter, for instance, relies on a “Harkness” method that has students take control of classroom discussion by sitting around an oval table and collaborating on ideas and feedbacks It’s a unique system: “Learning is different here,” the website gloats

Which isn’t to say it was a bad high school at all It was a well respected school that provided a well rounded education The graduation rate was above the state average at around 88 percent, and many of its sports and music teams won award both on the state and national level It was a good school, but the gaps were there

In the end, I think the student who goes to the private school will find their education to be a higher quality At the same time, if getting into an Ivy League school is your end goal, it’s no guarantee of success Prestige is useful only if you can take charge of your education, which is something I’ve learned during my time at Cornell The greatest things I can say about a school like Cornell is that it introduces you to a lot of incredibly bright and motivated people, which I find is important as you begin to take steps to establishing your career The worst thing I can say is that a person who doesn’t perform particularly well here will find that even the name of the college won ’ t save them In the end, employers hire the students, not the universities, to do their jobs

The same can be said for private schools

There’s no doubt it helps I feel students who go to private schools can expect a greater degree of preparement as they ship off to college Is it worth the money to go? I think that’s for the family to decide if it’s worth the investment, but perhaps more importantly, it’s up to the student to make it worthwhile

William Wang is a sophomore in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences He can be reached at wwang@cornellsun com Willpower appears alternate Mondays this semester

Student Burnout and Why We Should All Be Concerned

Spring break has come to a close What for most of us was a reinvigorating escape from the academic rigor of Cornell will quickly spiral into a rather nervewracking finals period This transition period has always called for members of the Cornell community to come together and foster an encouraging and supportive academic environment While we frequently place the onus on our administrators to cultivate a caring community through mental health and social services, it’s time to take a step back It’s time to acknowledge how students and faculty members can better recognize and address students’ mental health concerns on our campus

Cornell’s 2017 Perceptions of Undergraduate Life and Student Experiences, or PULSE, survey revealed that within the prior year, nearly 43 percent of undergraduate students felt as if they were “unable to function academically for at least a week due to depression, stress or anxiety ” In addition, the impacts of stress, anxiety and depression are more deeply felt by underrepresented minorities on our campus The PULSE survey revealed that nearly 73 percent of American Indian students, 59 percent of Black students and 49 percent of Hispanic students were unable to function academically for at least a week due to these pressing mental health concerns (it is worth noting that only 11 American Indian students participated in the 2017 PULSE survey while 231 Black students and 509 Hispanic students participated) Notably, this survey was administered in the spring of 2017 before a sequence of events occurred that further impacted our student morale

When reflecting on mental health challenges within the graduate and professional student community, the 2017 Doctrinal Experience Survey revealed that 44 percent of graduate students cited mental health as posing a minor or major obstacle to their academic progress in the last year

Analyzing these statistics within the academic context reveals that 43 percent of undergraduate students felt “unable to function academically for a least a week,” and may have missed anywhere between 10-20 classes These students experiencing mental health challenges are then forced to accommodate for over 10 hours of additional coursework, overlapping assignments and forthcoming exams Additionally, 44 percent of graduate students were taken away from their coursework, teaching responsibilities and research obligations Undoubtedly, a student’s initial anxiety, stress or depression will increase without adequate accommodations This is where our faculty and advisors can help

Cornell faculty and advisors can play a supporting role for students facing mental health issues by first, acknowledging campus, national and international events that may attribute to student mental health challenges, and second, providing students with adequate accommodations

All of our wonderful faculty members and advisors recognize that when campus, national and international incidents occur, they inevitably impact students in varied ways By explicitly acknowledging campus hate crimes and

I’ m a bleeding hear t liberal, but I’ve acquired a fe w ostensibly conser vative vie ws as I’ve gotten older One of them is an opposition to political correctness

I also believe that Howard Stern is one of the great comedic geniuses of the modern era One frequent contributor on the Howard Stern radio show was Eric Lynch, better known as “Eric the Mi d g e t ” E r i c b e c a m e a show fixture in 2002 when he called in to curse out

H o w a r d f o r d i s p a r a g i n g

Kelly Clarkson His abra-

s i v e p e r s o n a l i t y a n d h i s

w i l l i n g n e s s t o c h a l l e n g e Stern made him a hit with fans; he insulted the cre w a n d t h e y i n s u l t e d h i m right back Comedian Ar tie Lange once made a joke about Eric wanting to be “normal-sized,” and he responded by saying that Ar tie was “ way a b ov e n o r m a l - s i z e d ” No t h i n g a b o u t these interactions was ever P C But the notoriety from his Stern show appearances got him various television acting roles and a cameo on Jimmy Kimmel, things that no amount of tone policing

national disasters in the classroom, however, faculty members make themselves relatable to students suffering from the negative impacts and implications of these events Our Dean of Faculty has drafted and provided explicit guidelines for faculty members to review when these incidents impact our campus climate These guidelines provide a step-by-step instructions for how faculty members may effectively acknowledge campus controversies through “simple and direct expressions of concern and support ” According to these guidelines, “General, inclusive, concise and purposeful expressions of personal concern and support that directly refer to actions that can be taken to care for oneself and others are best ” The guidelines advise faculty members to “Be prepared to respond calmly and be open to listen to any unexpected or emotional reactions to your best intentions ” Importantly, the guidelines urge faculty members to “ recognize that these incidents affect both individuals and communities, here at Cornell and off campus ”

It’s obvious that our faculty members and advisors care about students’ well-being In fact, over 1200 of our faculty members have undergone training to better respond to students’ mental health challenges Nevertheless, putting this training into practice remains essential to providing adequate student support The same goes for illnesses and other unexpected life happenings When students convey signs of mental or physical health problems, faculty members and advisors should recognize and respond to them The Dean of Faculty’s Guidelines for Discussing Political Conflict and/or Incidents of Public Violence and Extreme Expression, the Intergroup Dialogue Project, Center for Teaching Innovation, and Office of Diversity and Inclusion all provide valuable resources for faculty members struggling to formulate the language to use and actions to take in effort to acknowledge campus climate issues and student health concerns Faculty members and advisors can further support students by providing adequate accommodations for students experiencing mental health challenges Whether it be a rolling deadline with penalties imposed for lateness or an alternate test for students who are demonstrably unable to take an exam on the scheduled date, faculty members and advisors should consider a broader range of solutions for equitably and adequately accommodating student facing these heath challenges

position of authority Students serving in these roles often serve as go-to advisors for other students battling mental health issues Recognizing students’ mental health concerns is an inherent part of their jobs It’s possible that the job descriptions or hiring processes for students’ holdings these positions need to be updated to explicitly recognize students’ obligations to play supportive roles However, right now, in the midst of finals season, TAs, RAs and GRFs must acknowledge that they hold the authority to make or break a students’ experience and success at Cornell

It’s time to acknowledge how students and faculty members can better recognize and address students’ mental health concerns on our campus.

Students who are not experiencing mental health challenges can also play a role in supporting their peers Cornell Health’s development of the Notice and Respond: Friend 2 Friend Workshop was designed to help students identify their role within Cornell’s support network and to brainstorm ways to effectively respond to peers showing signs of distress While the current Friend 2 Friend Workshop has been specifically tailored for undergraduate students, the Graduate and P r o f e s s i o n a l Student Assembly is striving to expand the workshop’s accessibility to graduate and professional students Increasing access to this training, and providing students with frequent reminders of its core components, is one step towards enhancing student support The next step must include a will on students’ behalves to take what they have learned and to apply it in a way that effectively supports their peers facing mental health challenges

For some students, self-care and mental health days can sufficiently circumvent their mental health challenges For other students, who need additional assistance, it’s time to recognize the significant role that heightened faculty, advisor and student support can play in enhancing the student experience here at Cornell

Support services are available to all members of the Cornell community Students may consult with counselors from Cornell Health by calling 607-255-5155 Students may speak with a peer counselor by calling EARS at 607-2553277

Employees may call the Faculty Staff Assistance Program at 607-255-2673 The Ithaca-based Crisisline is available at 607-272-1616 For additional resources, visit caringcommunity cornell edu

Students can also play a greater role in supporting their peers experiencing mental health challenges Teaching assistants, resident advisors and graduate resident fellows are obligated to recognize the scope of their duties and

Dara Brown 13 is a Cornell University Law School student and the graduate student member of the Board of Trustees Trustee Viewpoint appears alternate Tuesdays this semester

Reframe Political Correctness

or meticulously crafted language could ever have gotten him

This is obviously a special case, but it sheds light on an impor tant nuance of political correctness I believe in reprimanding individuals who say offensive things Expression in ar t, on the other hand, must always remain unregulated Ev e r y o n e b e l i e v e s t h i s i n p r a c t i c e whether or not they believe it in theor y

Political correctness needs a complete reframing; it should be an opportunity rather than an obligation.

be deeply flawed

What should happen is the precise opposite of what has been happening Ev e r y d a y c o m m u n i c a t i o n ( i e r a c i a l jokes at work) should be policed, while g r e a t a r t l i k e L o u i s C K s t a n d - u p should be given major major lee way (one may respond by claiming that all communication is ar t, but we’ll leave that to the side for now) The l question is whether or n o t b a d / m e d i o c r e a r t should be subject to P C standards It’s precisely this inquir y that is latent within the debate over i n d e c e n c y i n f i l m

Louis C K , before his recent sexual misconduct allegations, was extremely popular among my liberal friends despite the fact that he frequently uses the nword on stage He got away with it because he’s a brilliant ar tist and we care more about laughing at jokes then we do about speech restrictions Anything that falls by the wayside so easily has to

Actors having real sex in indie films is celebrated as culture, while porn is derided as smut Porn, as many of you know, often has stor ylines And, as a slightly smaller number of you probably know, lots of indie films totally suck So what’s the real difference between the two? Status is what I would call it And any set of r ules that varies based on societal status is definitely deeply flawed

Many of my fellow liberals think that

they can legislate the world into a paradise Think about racism It’s the stupidest thing ever and it has no basis in fact, yet it’s been 5000 years and we still haven’t fixed it The per fect world is not for thcoming Does that mean we should give up? Of course not But it does mean we should be a little smar ter about where we direct our effor ts There’s no point planting a tree you’ll never sit in w h e n t

Things that exist for their own sake probably shouldn’t exist at all

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Ready Player One : A New World for Readers and Characters

BY GRANT MULLER Sun Contributor

When I saw the trailer for the cinematic adaptation of Ernest Cline’s Ready Player One, it almost deterred me from reading the novel But what seemed like an archetypal hybrid of Tron and Divergent is in fact its own body of work, with unique ’80s culture references, vast world building and most importantly, a stor y centered around a nerdy, ordinar y boy

The book follows protagonist Wade in a near future, roughly 2045, where the world is plagued with hunger, famine and climate change To escape these harsh realities, people enter an augmented reality world known as the OASIS, where anyone can be anyone; regardless of their past status or background, individuals can make a new life for themselves, choosing where they work, how they live and what they eat We learn that the founder of the OASIS has died and left behind a tournament in which gamers can search the OASIS for three keys that unlock three gates to find an easter egg The first person to get the easter egg wins his fortune and gains complete control of the virtual reality system

The book is divided into three evenly paced acts, with the stakes and speed of the plot only increasing as the stor y reaches its climax In the first act, the central conflict and stakes of the competition are revealed in the prologue The second act stor y then focuses on the real world and Wade’s personal life before diving deeper into an exploration of the OASIS In the third act, it develops into a

heist movie up until the climax, wrapping up nicely at the end with a last line that does justice to the preceding stor y

The stor y buys into various archetypes that make it seem familiar but also make the structure concise and effective There is a force of good (the gamers) and a force of evil (the Innovative Online Industries or IOI), a technology giant that wants to win the easter egg and turn the OASIS into a monetized, corporate vehicle There is Wade’s best friend, Aech and the love interest, Art3mis With the help of these two, Wade must beat the evil IOI and find the egg When considering the fundamentals of the plot, it has all been done before, but Ernest Cline breathes new life into this traditional format, and the archetypes help the reader follow the stor y

The two-world nature of the stor y doesn’t allow for extensive character development even in the central protagonists because we only get to see the avatar version of each character through the OASIS Their actions and identities are carefully orchestrated, rather than being an accurate depiction of who they really are (Art3mis uses this exact reasoning to say why she and Wade can ’ t have a meaningful relationship) However, this only allows us to better understand the characters when we meet their reallife counterparts and understand why they chose their avatars based on their backstories With this, there is also an interesting commentar y on race and gender when we learn how people often tend to create avatars that skew male and white to assume greater privilege and thus avoid discrimination

Throughout the novel, there isn’t a clear distinction between the OASIS and the real world and sometimes the

stakes seem trivial when thinking about how he isn’t saving

However, the strong world-building makes the OASIS feel real, and this struggle the reader has in distinguishing between virtual and real life mirrors that of the characters

This book does a rare feat: it successfully targets both current adolescents and people who grew up in the ’80s playing arcade games Like with the OASIS, readers of all ages can immerse themselves in this new setting but unlike the characters, tr y not to forget the real world

Grant Muller is a freshman in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences He can be reached at gm524@cornell edu

Many of us are easily familiar with the name “Lebowski.”

When we hear it, we think of bathrobes, bowling balls and buddy-love between John Goodman’s Walter and Jeff Bridges’ The Dude. With its one-ofa-kind storyline and its clever comedic interjections, The Big Lebowski has become a household film title, an easy answer to the ice-breaker question “favorite movie?” and a classic go-to choice when you and your friends could-

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n’t agree on anything else to watch on Netflix. But the film has not always been held in such high regards.

Twenty years ago, when it was first released, The Big Lebowski was met with dissatisfaction and criticism. The reviews were mediocre at best, and in the box office, it was far from a hit. So how is it that an average movie from March of 1998 has survived and even transcended movie culture twenty years later? Well, as The Dude would say, people just didn’t get it, man.

A sizeable portion of the critiques focused on the plot and the apparent inessential scenes throughout. Critics believed the addition of these scenes led to a confusing storyline. These scenes, however, are indeed necessary. It is the inclusion of these seemingly unimportant moments that makes the movie what it is and represent the Coen brothers’ unique style. True, they may not serve to advance us closer to a resolution, but they do make it a much more enjoyable

“You so fucking precious when you smile,” sings Bazzi on the opening lines of his breakthrough single “Mine” which was released in the early October of 2017. The song rose to prominence in early 2017 after being featured in a Snapchat filter as well as on a recent playlist curated by Taylor Swift. The song has been streamed millions of times and has peaked at number 11 on the Billboard Hot 100 Chart.

Largely due to “Mine” and an endorsement from Apple Music granting him heavy promotion, the 20-year-old Michigan native Bazzi’s debut studio album COSMIC had become one of the most highly anticipated albums of 2018. And its arrival has not been a let down. Bazzi has since been inducted into Apple Music’s most recent “Up Next” class. Although simplistic in musical style, the direction of the album feels very intentional and strikes deep with a youthful audience. While most songs

An Ode to The Dude

ride. The Big Lebowski wouldn’t be the same without John Turturro’s Jesus with his customized bowling uniform, or the Dude’s musical trip after getting drugged. Not everything in movies need to serve the direct purpose of starting or resolving conflict.

Many movie critics have since gone back on their initial commentary, saying that the meaning of the flick went right over their heads, or that they missed the point completely. The excess of witty humor that the Coen brothers offer throughout the storyline is easily overlooked and underappreciated. It was not the experts in cinema that kept this film alive, but the avid moviegoers who saw something more than a lazy and lucky main character who lived in a constant haze.

The Big Lebowski has lived on thanks to these followers. It has become a cult movie, like Animal House and The Goonies before it, revamping the love for a certain creamy cocktail and inspiring a whole new quasi-religion: Dudeism.

March of 1998 marked the start of a cult following and a lifestyle change for many people. The followers of Dudeism practice Lebowski’s philosophy on life: to go with the flow and stay calm, no matter what hits you.

The Coen brothers had already earned praise in Hollywood before the production of The Big Lebowski with projects like Fargo and Raising Arizona . Their films are fairly easy to spot, as they have a perfected style; one consisting of a unique underdog as a main character, curious camera shots, and witty humor

focus on fairly cliche topics such as sex, drugs, rock and roll and love, Bazzi finds new and interesting ways to portray his experiences.

“People are so alone. I know how I feel and even right now, I hate feeling like I have nobody to connect to, nobody that feels the same way I do,” Bazzi told Rap-Up. “It’s a super dark feeling. I know most people feel like that. We live in an age where vulnerability is wack and corny to say how we actually feel, and we build huge walls for our emotions, and that’s why everybody is so sad. I want to be the guy who says, ‘It’s okay to love somebody, hate somebody, feel alone, or feel sad. Come listen to me and relate those emotions to what I’m saying.’ I’m just here to inspire.”

Sonically, the album is full of ambiance and is as atmospheric as its title suggests. Bazzi’s dreamy guitar tone mixes well with the beats he co-produced with duo Rice N’ Peas, who also received production credit on

that may take a second to understand. Many of their works have earned them recognition and acclaim by the Academy of Motion Pictures, as they have been nominated for best picture four times and won it once. But, the adventures of the Dude in this 1998 classic embodies their style better than most of their other films. Despite its lack of nominations, The Big Lebowski is well argued to be the Coen Brothers’ best creation, since it has lived on in ways their other movies haven’t been able to do.

This one-hour, fifty-seven minute flick has become a bit of a cultural phenomenon in its lifetime. You can think of it like a nice zinfandel from California’s upper Napa Valley. Not great when it first comes out, but let it age a few years, and people learn to appreciate it. It is

easy to list the ways Lebowski has influenced today’s culture, with White Russian competitions and festivals that sport statues of The Dude. But going further than just the tangible evidence, this Coen brothers masterpiece has given us a definitive make-or-break in relationships. If they don’t like The Big Lebowski , it’s safe to say they’re not a keeper.

This film has sparked a newfound adoration of bowling, an entire religion, and an uptick in the sales of Kahlua coffee liqueur. So next March, let us all take a page out of the Dudeist’s doctrine this year, and celebrate “The Day of the Dude”.

AJ Stella is a freshman in the College of Arts and Sciences. He can be reached at ajs548@cornell.edu. Guest Room runs periodically this semester.

G-Eazy’s sophomore album When It’s Dark Out.

Further, Bazzi opts to keep most songs on under three minutes, forcing listeners to hear every word he says as he allows no space for loss of attention.

It is clear that the two-plus years that Bazzi kept this album in the production stage paid off, as every transition is seamless and every song crisp and clear.

While “Mine” is undoubtedly the song of this album that resonates most with listeners, Bazzi does a good job of distributing focus towards his other tracks as to not trap himself in a corner where concert goers only

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recognize the viral hit.

“Beautiful,” the track preceding “Mine,” channels Bazzi’s inner Frank Ocean as he raps with a melodic flow and is arguably the best song on the album. Tracks such as “Dreams,” “Myself” and “3:15” are future concert staples that are sure to send crowds into euphoric states.

Bazzi stressed the importance of his internal emotions being reflected in his sound in a recent interview with Billboard: “I’m still dealing with a lot of the things my fans are going through, like feeling alone, feel-

ing anxiety,” he admits.

“There’s moments I go through day to day because I’m human. I think the diversity in my music is going to help people relate to that.”

Bazzi’s maturity displayed on makes him unlike any other artist releasing music today: his love for simplicity proves this. Bazzi is able to combine older styles and chord progressions made popular by his idols Prince and Michael Jackson with styles of today. His release fits the musical scene of 2018 perfectly and clashes beautifully The Weeknd’s dark release My Dear Melancholy, Watch out for Bazzi on Camila Cabello’s Never Be The Same Tour and in his future endeavors with Apple Music.

Peter Buonanno is a freshman in the College of Arts and Sciences. He can be reached at pbuonanno@cornellsun.com.

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“The practice of providing preferential treatment to applicants based on familial relationships is, from its very inception, rooted in discrimination,” the letter said

The #FullDisclosure campaign was coordinated by EdMobilizer, a coalition of university groups that aims to support first-generation students, The Sun previously reported

In addition to Cornell, the letter ’ s signatories also include firstgeneration groups from Brown, the University of Pennsylvania, Amherst and Duke, as well as other student and alumni groups from Har vard, Yale and the University of Chicago

Valadez asked Cornell President Martha E Pollack “what her personal opinions are about legacy admissions” at Thursday's Student Assembly meeting, to which Pollack responded by saying she would comment upon receiving the petition

Many organizations plan to decide whether to sign onto the

petition during general body meetings this upcoming week, Valadez told The Sun CS+Social Good and Black Students United have already expressed their support

The campaign has already received around 400 signatures and will be extended another week due to the recent predominance of other campus issues, such as the Student Assembly election turmoil, according to Valadez Legacy students composed 22 1 percent of this year ’ s early admits, The Sun previously reported 700 first-generation students were admitted in March to the incoming Class of 2022, according to data provided by the Office of Undergraduate Admissions

“The mission of this campaign is to shed light on the inequality of this policy,” Valadez said “We also believe that Cornell should be transparent about what legacy treatment looks like for us, and what benefits it gives to certain people over others ”

Maryam Zafar can be reached at mzafar@cornellsun com

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salar y, which increased by 123 percent since 2017, and alumni ratings in “aims achieved,” which went up by two percent from last year ’ s 86 percent A

“ career progress ” and “ career service,” which dropped by four, seven and 14 places, respectively

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Prof Andrey Ukhov, finance, said that ranking is only a minor portion of what employers look at when hiring graduates and that a high-quality education is what matters more “[Employers] use rankings to decide which schools to recruit at, but rankings are only a part of the stor y, ” Ukhov told The Sun Using the School of Hotel Administration, where he teaches, as an example, Ukhov said the s

with employers despite not being ranked as a “mainstream business school ”

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prospective careers for students, citing his experience at Indiana University

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Miguel Soto can be reached at msoto@cornellsun com

U.A. Asks to Recertify All Potential STEM Majors

Cer tification for Instr uctional Programs, or CIP codes, and allow international students to apply for Operation Practical Training, which allows them to legally work in the United States for up to one year after graduation

However, international students in STEM majors are eligible for a 24-month OPT extens

apply for the H1B visa, which uses a lotter y system to determine who receives the visa making the OPT extension particularly attractive

Christopher Schott ’18, S A representative to the University Assembly, said in an inter view with The Sun that the certification “ can transform the careers of international students in these subjects ”

Schott expressed hope that the reclassification of economics can ser ve as “ a rubric for other depar tments to look at their experience” and hopefully lead t

majors

The U A resolution points out that New York University’s communications, classical civilization, public health, urban planning, education and archeology majors are all STEM-certified, providing a possible list of likely candidates at Cornell

Prof Cindy Van Es, applied economics and management and director of undergraduate studies at the Charles H Dyson School o f Ap p l i e d Ec o n o m i c s a n d Management, told The Sun in an email that the Dyson faculty are “currently in the process of

researching and reviewing the options for recertifying AEM as a STEM major,” but that no timeline has been set W

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STEM CIP code, the University will submit the required documents to the New York state government, which will apply the federal administration’s criteria and determine whether a study can be classified as STEM major

According to Schott, some proponents of reclassifying programs, including Laura Spitz, former vice provost for international affairs, voiced concerns that garnering too much atten-

lead to rule changes that make it

requests for a comment from The Sun

In response to these concerns, Prof Larr y Blume, chair of the economics department, said that

change the rules, “[there is] not much we can do about it, but still no reason not to do something for our students now ”

Despite the concerns, Schott expressed optimism for reclassifying additional programs and hopes that doing so will be a positive change for international students, without having to make changes to program structures

“ We’re not gaming the system, we ’ re just looking at classifications that exist and whether any of our majors fit those classifications,” Schott said “ There’s no changing the rules, we ’ re just looking at how we fit into the rules ”

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Urbon Shines in Game 2, Red Drops Series to Dartmouth

By RAPHY GENDLER Sun Assistant Sports Editor

Battling through yet another cold-weather weekend, Cornell

b a s e b a l l d ro p p e d t w o o u t o f three to Dartmouth at home, falling further in the Ivy League standings

In the early game, Cornell (516-1, 2-7 Ivy) couldn’t plate a run until they scored two in the seventh The Green plated two to break a scoreless tie in the top of the third and made it 3-0 in the sixth Tim Willittes threw six innings, turning in a quality start for the Red

After a 4-2 game one loss, sophomore pitcher Seth Urbon shined in game two, coming an out short of a complete game in a n 8 - 3 v i c t o r y Ur b o n h e l d

D a r t m o u t h ( 9 - 1 5 - 1 , 5 - 3 - 1 ) scoreless through seven before surrendering a run in the eighth and a pair in the ninth

“[Urbon was] ver y aggressive

w i t h h i s f a s t b a l l , ” s

d h e a d coach Dan Pepicelli after game two “He got tired at the end, we t r i e d t o g e t h i m a c o m p l e t e game but ver y aggressive with his fastball and when you have good fastball command you can keep the count moving ” Urbon worked himself in and out of trouble in the top of the f i r s t , b u t t h e n s a t d ow n 1 3 s t r a

t looked like a pitcher’s duel in the early going, the Red got the bats going in the fourth, plating four runs on five hits, highlighte

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Back to National, Ivy League Prominence

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program I know well and it’s a game I’ve been around my whole life I think I am comfortable coaching the team ” In the preseason polls, the team was picked to finish fifth in the Ivy League and miss the Ivy Tournament for a third straight season But as Milliman made clear back in Februar y, Cornell was tired of underperforming “ We want Cornell to be the No 1 team in the Ivy

L e a g u e , ” Mi l l i m a n s a i d “ We’re doing ever ything in our power to work towards t h a t a n d b r i n g t h e Iv y League championship back to East Hill ” The Red is well on its way to achieving that goal, currently sitting second in the Ivy League, behind only Yale The team came up a couple goals shor t against No 6 Yale its only current blemish in the conference But aside from that result, Cornell has handled its other Ivy League foes to this point and has a high chance of reaching the postseason

Mo re ov e r, Mi l l i m a n ’ s squad has been making noise on the national circuit, with three wins against nationally ranked foes thus far and a two-goal loss to then-No 1 Albany in early March

C o r n e l l h a s g o n e f ro m scoring 11 69 goals per game in 2017, to scoring 14 80 so far this season best in the nation

If Milliman was putting together another lackluster

c a m p a i g n , s e a rc h i n g f o r a different full-time replacement would be expected But with the evident improvement of the program this season, in addition to the transaction costs of changing leadership, the removal of the interim tag is all the more likely at this point in time

But with a couple regular season games and presumably the postseason remaining, the job is not a matter of importance at the moment, according to Milliman

“[Securing the job] is not even on my radar,” he said Under the leadership of Milliman, Cornell lacrosse is back in the spotlight of the Ivy League and the nation

Therefore, barring any disast e r s d ow n t h e s t re t c h , Milliman has built a strong resume as Cornell Athletics seeks its men ’ s lacrosse head coach

Until then, the Red will look to return to the Ivy L e a g u e a n d N C A A

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Jack Kantor can be reached at jkantor@cornellsun com

s two-run double “ Two-out base hits make a game, ” Pepicelli said ‘ We strung together a bunch of two-out hits for the four-r un inning, and even just kept tacking on so we w o u l d n ’ t a l l ow t h e m a n y momentum ” C o r n e l l s c o r e d a l l o f i t s f o u r t h - i n n i n g r u n s w i t h t w o outs Simoneit plated two with a gapper, then junior first baseman Josh Arndt and senior third baseman Trey Baur added RBI

s i n g l e s O n A r n d t ’ s s i n g l e ,

Simoneit aggressively tried to score from second and appeared

to be out as he rounded third

But the ball got away from the D a r t m o u t h c a t c h e r, a n d Simoneit leaped over the catcher to score

The Red got hits from spots one through seven in the batting

order in game two After the big fourth frame, the Red tacked on runs in the fifth, seventh and eighth innings “ Se e i n g f o u r r u n s o n t h e board, it made it a lot easier to

pitch,” Urbon said “I could be e ve n m o re a g g re s s i ve a t t h a t point I didn’t feel like I had to be as fine, it was really big seeing those runs on the board and they kept it going ”

The Red and Green were able to get in all three contests this weekend despite cold and windy weather, days after Cornell had a game called a tie due to darkness and a weekend after Urbon had to pitch through a pair of snow delays

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doubleheader “It’s just not a part of what we ’ re worried about right now ”

Looking to clinch a series win in Sunday’s rubber match, the Green got out to a commanding 4 - 0

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“[ The win is] good leading into tomorrow, but it’s all about your next at-bat,” Pepicelli said after game two “ We’re in quite a hole right now in terms of what we ’ ve been able to do so far at this point in the year, so it’s just

consistency from here on out ” Senior designated hitter Dale W

game three, including a home run, but the Red’s four total errors and rough start gave them a 5-3 loss, putting them deeper i

Sophomore Jeb Bemiss got the start in the finale, surrendering four runs two of them earned

mound

Raphy Gendler can be reached at rgendler@cornellsun com

Galajda Named Team MVP at Banquet

By RAPHY GENDLER Sun Assistant Sports Editor

in the box score

At its annual postseason banquet Saturday, Cornell men ’ s hockey announced its team-voted postseason awards Freshman goaltender Matt Galajda added yet another award to his rookie season, earning the Nicky Bawlf Award as the team ' s most valuable player

For the second consecutive season, senior forward Jared Fiegl won the Ironman Award This season, Fiegl battled a number of injuries and flu symptoms He repeatedly drew praise from the award’s namesake, head coach Mike Schafer ’86, for his gritty play

Fiegl also earned the Cornell Hockey Association Award for contributions that don’t show up

Fiegl, who won three awards, was joined by junior Mitch Vanderlaan and sophomore Connor Murphy as a recipient of the Wendall and Francelia Earle Award for Outstanding Academic Achievement, presented to the member of each class with the best GPA

Vanderlaan also won the Joe DeLibero-Stan Tsapis Award, given “for skilled efficiency, unselfish dedication and hardnosed competitive desire ” Joining Vanderlaan on the honor roll was his co-captain: senior Alex Rauter Rauter earned the Sam Woodside Award for overall career improvement by a senior The captain played just 26 games in his first two seasons in Ithaca, before emerging as a key player on

and off the ice for the Red beginning in his junior season

Senior Hayden Stewart, who spent the season backing up Galajda, won the Mark Weiss Memorial Award, which is given “ to a senior with a career-long dedication and passion for the sport of hockey ” Pittsburgh Penguins prospect junior Anthony Angello, who will not return to Ithaca for his senior season, won the Crimson Cup award, for his hat trick in the Red’s 3-0 win at Harvard

Freshman Morgan Barron won the Greg Ratushny Award for the most promising rookie, and senior Trevor Yates won the Bill Doran Sportsmanship Award

Red Wins 6th Straight Game

By DYLAN McDEVITT Sun Sports Editor

After convincingly defeating its in-state nemesis Syracuse on Tuesday, Cornell men ’ s lacrosse

c o n t i n u e d i t s w i n n i n g w a y s Saturday afternoon with a 12-10

v i c t o r y ov e r L e h i g h i n Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

T h e Re d ( 9 - 3 , 3 - 1 Iv y ) looked slow at times but found a way to grind out a victor y, with some key players coming up big when it counted The Mountain Hawks (8-5, 5-2 Patriot League) are the third high-quality team that Cornell has faced within the last week, and during the game, it was evident that the team was tired

“Really happy to come away with an important win at the end of a really long week,” said i n t e r i m h e a d c o a c h Pe t e r Milliman “ The tank was definitely not full going into the game, and we knew that, so it was a matter of grinding out

p o s s e s s i o n s a n d d e f e n s i v e stops ” Cornell gave up the first goal

o f t h e g a m e e a r l y t o t h e Mountain Hawks but pulled away with a slim lead by the end of the first quarter The Red’s offense, the best in the nation,

t h e n u s e d p ro d u c t i ve s e c o n d and third frames to pull away

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to, ” Milliman said “ We obviously have some things to work on as always, but it’s great to get the [win] ” Lehigh would make it interesting, outscoring Cornell in the game ’ s final period to pull w i t h i n t w o , b u t i t w a s n ’ t enough to erase the Red’s lead, which was as large as five goals at two separate points in the game “ These are tough games to win,” Milliman said “I didn’t expect us to be able to accelerate and run away from [Lehigh], I kind of knew it was going to be [close] ”

Sophomore attack Jeff Teat c o n t i n u e d h i s d o m inance as one o f t h e p re -

didn’t expect us to be able to accelerate and run away from [Lehigh], I kind of knew it was going to be [close].”

“I was happy with the guys; they dug in when they needed

m i e r o f f e nsive weapons

i n t h e nation, leading all scorers with six points on two goals and four assists a relatively slow day

for the Cornell standout who l e a d s t h e c o u n t

6 4 5 points per game

Caelahn Bullen continued his

strong play in the cage, notching double-digit saves for the second consecutive game

“[Bullen] has been a huge piece to pulling out the last few g a m e s , ” Mi l l i m a n s a i d “ We know him, we trust him, he knows the defense We don’t need him to be the best goalie in the countr y, we just need him to be the best version of [himself ] ”

Despite the Red’s game-winn i n g p e r f o r m a n c e ov e r a l l , Lehigh outpaced Cornell in a couple of statistical areas, name-

Last season, Cornell men ’ s lacrosse finished its worst consecutive seasons in 20 years

What followed was the resignation of former head coach Matt Ker wick and the promotion of

take over for the 2018 season

The team said last May that a nationwide search for a “fulltime replacement” for Ker wick, who led the program for four years, would begin at the completion of the 2018 season But sitting at 8-3 overall, 5-1 in the conference and No 9 in the nation, it is looking less likely that a replacement for Milliman will be needed

With a road win over No 18 Lehigh (8-5, 5-2 Patriot) over the weekend, No 9 Cornell

claimed its sixth straight win

against a top-20 team, having

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years, the tradition of success has returned to East Hill “ We are really excited that we are playing [Cornell’s brand of ] lacrosse, and that means a lot to us, ” Milliman said following his team ’ s victor y over the Orange

After being with the program for five years as the associate head coach and finding success so far this season, Milliman looks as if he is handling the new position with ease

“I think I’ve felt comfortable since August,” he said “ This is a group I know well, it’s a

Loss to Dartmouth Moves Laxers Into 3-Way Tie for 4th in League

An early scoring run

a l l owe d No 1 7 Dartmouth to pull away from the No 23 Red and ultimately come up

w i t h a 1 9 - 1 0 w i n a s C o r n e l l h o n o re d i t s s e ve n s e n i o r s o n

Saturday

“It was a super tough [ g a m e ] , ” said junior c a p t a i n S a r a h P h i l l i p s “ We we n t i n t o i t knowing it was a super important game, especially on Senior Day We w a n t e d t o c o m e o u t

them I think that adds to how tough the loss is ”

“We wanted to come out super hard for our seniors and win it for them I think that adds to how tough the loss is ”

s u p e r h a rd f o r o u r seniors and win it for

Sophomore attacker Caroline Allen was also a c r i t i c a l p a r t o f t h e Cornell offense, adding a hat trick o f h e r ow n , a n d f r e s h m a n G r

a found the back of the net twice Phillips also contributed three assists, while senior captains Taylor Reed and

Despite the lopsided final score, Cornell (6-6, 2 - 3 Iv y ) o u t m a t c h e d Da r t m o u t h ( 8 - 3 , 4 - 1 ) statistically in every category taking 37 shots to the Green’s 32, causing seven turnovers to Dartmouth’s three, winning 17 of the game ’ s 31 draw controls and fielding 14 ground balls to the Green’s 11 Se n i o r Jo e y C o f f y s u b m i t t e d a n o t h e r strong performance for t h e Re d , t a l l y i n g t w o goals and an assist, fielding three ground balls and causing a seasonhigh four turnovers She also won 10 draw cont ro l s , b re a k i n g t h e school record