04-18-12

Record Alumni Vote Elects Trustees

By SYLVIA RUSNAK Sun Staff Wr ter

A record-high number of Cornell alumni ––27,685 –– voted for the newest representatives on the University’s Board of Trustees electing Meredith Rosenberg ’92 and William McAleer 73 MBA 75, the University announced Tuesday

Voters for the two alumni trustees who serve a four-year term on the Board have numbered more than 27,000 in each of the last two elections In contrast, the average number of

voters in previous elections fell between 12,000 and 15,000, according to Chris Marshall, associate vice president for alumni affairs

“We doubled the voter base the last two years by building awareness and making the process a lot easier,” Marshall said

Rosenberg was a history major, Soviet studies minor and the advertising manager of The Sun during her time at Cornell She is currently the senior vice president at Fullbridge, Inc –– a business boot-camp that provides accelerated train-

By CAROLINE FLAX Sun Staff Writer

The Supreme Court announced Monday that it will hear the appeal of Supap Kirtsaeng ’02, an alumnus who lost a $600,000 suit for copyright infringement in August Oral arguments are set to begin in the fall

The case, Kirtsaeng v John Wiley & Sons, will address the legality of i

“Those seeking to profit from the creative works of others cannot evade our intellectual property laws ”

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Associated Press reported

By SHANE DUNAU Sun Staff Writer

After the University announced

drastically,” said Prof Byron Suber, dance

Some students in the depar tment said they worr y that the new c h a

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Schwar tz Center’s appeal to incoming students next year “I fear that prospective students will be discouraged from engaging in a curriculum that does not give

Film and Dance announced its new Per forming and Media Ar ts major in November, heralding the program as a symbol of the “collaborative spirit of our depar tment ’ s three areas and [reflective of ] the changing nature of our fields and professions ” The change in the curriculum comes after last year ’ s $1 million c u t i n

m b u d g

t Pro f Amy Villarejo, theatre, film, and dance and the chair of the depar tment, told The Sun in November that the loss in funding pushed the depar tment to restr ucture to compensate for lost resources She said a smaller staff was one of the reasons for consolidating the three majors into one “ We [lost] a lot in our depar tment because our budget was cut so

“I fear that prospective students will be discouraged in a curriculum that does not give full credence to a specific study ” Claire B abilonia ’ 1 2

full credence, or even a title, to

’12, a dance major, said in an email Jenna Br yant 12, a film major who came to Cornell undecided about what course of study to pursue, echoed Babilonia’s concerns “If I had gotten here and the film major hadn’t existed, I don’t think I

tured and sold abroad and reselling them in the U n i t e d States, The

While attending graduate school at the University of Southern California, friends and family of Kirtsaeng, a Thailand native, sent him textbooks they had purchased abroad He then resold the books at a higher price to U S buyers

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By KEVIN MILIAN Sun Staff Writer

Ithaca Bre w Fest the Labor Day Weekend event in Ste war t Park that features more than 100 beers from 45 different bre wers will not take place this y e a r, a c c o r d i n g t o D a n Mitchell, owner of Ithaca

B e e r C o m p a n y, w h i c h organizes the event

The festival, at which local venders ser ve their beer and food, has been held annually since 2007 But this year, the Ithaca Beer Company will focus on building its ne w bre wer y and beer pub, Mitchell said

“Going into this year, we discussed feasibility of d o i n g b o t h , a n d [Mitchell] decided it best t o f o c u s a

o w i n g demand for Ithaca Beer and getting the ne w bre we r y o p e n e d t h

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The Top 5 Most Valuable Lessons Learned From a Transboundary Disease Program Noon - 1 p m , Lecture Hall 2, Schurman Hall

The Current Reproductive Justice Climate 12:15 - 1:15 p m , Saperston Lounge, Myron Taylor Hall

“The Impact of the Global Economic Crisis On the Future of International Relations” 4:30 - 6 p m , Lewis Auditorium, Goldwin Smith Hall

Economic Crisis Coffeehouse: Political Implications at Home and Abroad 4 - 5 p m , Carol Tatkon Center

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Doing Cornell History: The University Archives and Its Treasures 10:30 - 11:30 a m , Auditorium, Boyce Thompson Institute

Globalization and Peace: The Missing Link 12:15 - 1:30 p m , G08 Uris Hall

Kenneth McClane and Maureen McCoy Reading 4:30 p m , Hollis E Cornell Auditorium, Goldwin Smith Hall

Career Options Outside of Research 4:30 - 6 p m , 701 Clark Hall

The TRUTH About Leadership: What It Means for You 5 - 6 p m , Call Auditorium, Kennedy Hall

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Naked Burglar Arrested After Champagne and Meal

JOSHUA TREE, Calif (AP) Police say a naked burglar has been arrested while taking a shower after he sipped champagne and ate a meal in a Southern California family s home

San Bernardino County sheriff ’ s Sgt Steve Wilson says 25-year-old Michael Calver t was arrested at gunpoint by deputies while he lathered up in the shower Thursday night

KCDZ radio says that after helping himself to a bottle of champagne and a meal, Calver t decided to take a shower in the Joshua Tree home The Mojave Deser t community is 130 miles east of downtown Los Angeles

LOS ANGELES (AP) A Los Angeles animal shelter that lets its cats chase toys on top of iPads hope the digital art created by the movement will encourage donations of money and tablet computers

An Animal Planet crew visited the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Los Angeles for the April 14 episode of “Must Love Cats,” where they documented how four cats used an app called Paint for Cats

The results were so compelling that the shelter turned them into notecards The cards with drawings named “Study in Feather Toys and “Movement in Catnip are being sold online for $5 99 a pack

Shelter president Madeline Bernstein says the cats had so much fun, they put used iPads on their wish list so other cats can paint, too

ATL ANTA (AP) A kindergar tner who thre w a tantr um at her small-town Georgia school was taken away in handcuffs, her arms behind her back, in an episode that is firing up the debate over whether teachers and police around the countr y are overreacting all too often when dealing with disr uptive students

The family of 6-year-old Salecia Johnson lashed out Tuesday over her treatment and said she was badly shaken, while the school system and the police defended how they handled the episode

Forest Service in Quandary About Colorado Frozen Cows

DENVER (AP) It may take explosives to dislodge a group of cows that wandered into an old ranger cabin high in the Rocky Mountains, then died and froze solid when they couldn’t get out

The carcasses were discovered by two Air Force Academy cadets when they snow-shoed up to the cabin in late March Rangers believe the animals sought shelter during a snowstorm and got stuck and weren ’ t smar t enough to find their way out

Ombudsman Draws From Back ground to Mediate Con icts

By DAN TEMEL Sun Staff Wr ter

From Sesame Street to Stimson Hall, University

Ombudsman Charles Walcott Ph D ’59 has a lifetime of experience as a mediator –– a background he says has proved invaluable to his role as an arbiter in a community full of disputes

Walcott said he sees about 300 staff, faculty and students each year who bring a wide range of issues including grading, administration concerns, disagreements between people and personnel complaints to his office

Wa l c o t t w h o s

University’s dean of faculty from 2003 t o 2 0 0 8

Ombudsman Office is independent from Day Hall, he and his team of A

maintain an unbiased perspective to the issues they address at the University “ There is possibility for retaliation at all levels, and this pertains all up and down the chain of command, Walcott said “ The virtue of coming here is that we are nonjudgmental, familiar with the University and its procedures and people We are in a position to offer suggestions as to how to proceed and get out of the pickle you ’ re in ”

Dealing with students’ complaints about grades are probably some of the easier issues,” he said “ We often deal with bosses who are unsympathetic or who make what workers think are unreasonable demands If you are an employee and say to a boss that you think they are being unfair, you are opening yourself to retaliation Employees are often hesitant to confront [their boss] in a constructive kind of way and a lot of problems we see stem from that kind of issue ”

Still, Walcott praised what he called the University’s openness to dialogue with its faculty and students

Nonetheless, Walcott said he believes that the parties i n vo l ve d

Ombudsman system of mediation

“I sense remarkable good will from all sides, from the University administration to the president to the provost and various vice presidents,” Walcott said “Ever ybody w a n t

Ombudsman’s office because they feel that we help people navigate the complexity that is Cornell ”

Walcott noted that there is no typical complaint that comes before the Ombudsman

“Cornell is unusual with its approach to administration and planning, ” Walcott s aid “ The administration is more collegial, with more give and take as they listen to the undergraduates and the faculty You have a certain opportunity to participate and that is not the case at most universities ” Walcott has not always ser ved as the University’s peacekeeper Before becoming the Ombudsman he dedicated several years to science-related education, consulting on Sesame Street episodes, working in public education reform

Cornell

Walcott ser ved on the Elementar y Science Study Committee from 1960 to 1967, helping to develop a new standard for elementar y school science education that he said “allowed students who normally sit in the back to participate in discussion and obser ve through logic and rationale ”

“I’ve always [been] interested in the bigger picture of public education and science,” Walcott said “I was involved with Sesame Street and 3,2,1 Contact on PBS for older kids in late ’70s I had always wanted to do a science program to show kids what is exciting about science in the world around them ”

In 1974, Walcott also helped create PBS’s popular edu-

Club Guides Pre-Med Engineers

By JACLYN CHEN Sun Contributor

While many consider Cornell’s engineering and premed tracks challenging on their own, the members of the Society of Premedical Engineers at Cornell face an arguably more difficult feat pursuing both paths simultaneously

Founded in spring 2011, the Society of Premedical Engineers or eMed is an expanding group comprised of students from the College of Engineering, the College of Arts and Sciences and the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences

Haadea Khan ’14, president of eMed, said she is proud to represent what she called “ a premed club for engineers ” eMed, which boasts about 40 members, is one of several premed clubs at Cornell However, eMed is specifically tailored toward undergraduate students who plan to pursue medicine after completing a degree in engineering, according to Khan

“[Although there are] several premed clubs at Cornell, what makes us different is that we strive to promote the interests of students studying engineering who want to pursue a career in medicine afterwards,” Khan said eMed assists its membership in navigating the process of applying to medical schools, preparing for the Medical College

Ad m i s s i o n Te s t a n d f i n d i n g re s e a r c h opportunities

In a recent workshop on course enroll, an engineering advisor taught students in eMed how to incorporate both engineering and premed requirements into a single schedule

“Knowing how to merge medicine and technology is important, said Caitlin Bowen ’14, secretar y of eMed

Bowen said that several of the guest speakers brought in by the club have inspired her to continue on her chosen academic track

“[It is easy to become] discouraged if

your major is more demanding or your grades aren ’ t as high,” she said But if you ’ re determined, you can put your mind to it ”

Twenty-five

eMed students will make a trip to New York City this weekend to visit Weill Cornell Medical College, where they will follow a neurosurgeon and sit in on classes at the medical school The participating students were selected from eMed’s membership via online lotter y

Khan expressed excitement about the upcoming trip, saying the experience will allow eMed students to “learn more about the marriage between engineering and medicine ”

Matt Christensen ’12, the former vice president of eMed, said he helped organize the trip after speaking with WCMC’s Dr Susan Pannullo ’83 M D ’87

It was during one of Pannullo’s guest lectures on Cornell’s Ithaca campus in a course called “Science and Technology

Ap p r o a c h e s t o Pr o b l e m

Hu m a n Health that the idea to visit Weill occurred to me, ” Christensen said

“I had the chance to ask her about it after class [and] she was ver y excited about the idea so we went to work choosing a date and organizing the conference, Christensen said

Five students from the University of Pennsylvania will also accompany the Cornell group on their visit to WCMC Christensen said that he also looks forward to coordinating a trip to Perelman School of Medicine at UPenn next fall

K h a n a l s o s p o k e p o

eMed’s future, particularly given what she described as a “growing interest” in developing a major in biomedical engineering at Cornell

With these exciting plans, eMed club members are optimistic about welcoming more premedical engineers in the future,” Khan said

Jaclyn Chen can be reached at jlc426@cornell edu

cational science program NOVA He went on to direct Cornell’s Ornithology Lab in the ’80s and early ’90s, and also ser ved as the chairman of the board of directors of the Ithaca Sciencenter from 1999 to 2001

In 1981, Walcott came to Cornell as a full-time faculty He went on to lead the Division of Biological Sciences b e t we e n

Neurobiology Behavior between 1999 and 2001, before becoming the dean of faculty in 2003

These experiences working in both education and science, Walcott said, have helped him tackle some of the challenges of being an impartial Ombudsman

“Probably the most useful thing we do is listen and encourage [the parties involved] to talk and think about what they could do in this situation,” Walcott said “We remember that we only hear one side of the situation, and there are ways to go about approaching the problem that are more effective than other ways Collectively, we ’ ve all had a lot of experience in dealing with human interactions, which is what the problems invariably come down to ”

Although mediating issues in the community is not always an easy task Walcott said that the experience has helped him develop a stronger appreciation for the Cornell community

“ The most rewarding part is when you get an email or a note and someone says they are grateful, they felt comfortable, [that] we resolved the situation and that [it] would not have happened without you, ” he said

Ultimately, Walcott said, his role as Ombudsman ––and the opportunity it gives him to obser ve firsthand the challenges faced by many Cornell students, faculty and staff –– has given him an enlightening perspective on the community as a whole

“ When in danger, and when in doubt, come and see the Ombudsman, and we will tr y to help and point you in the right direction,” Walcott said “ Whether it is psychological counseling at Gannett or employee ser vices, we are aware of solutions and can be helpful ”

Dan Temel can be reached at dtemel@cornellsun com

and crafts Hit Out the Park

repor ted that a vehicle caused $4,000 wor th of damage to the entrance gate of Plantations Park, according to a

Depar tment

North of Tipsy

An individual was referred to the Judicial Administrator after being found in unlawful possession of alcohol in Bauer Hall on Friday, according to a report from Cornell Police ––

Compiled by Caroline Flax

Copyright Case Reaches Supreme Court

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Associated Press

Eight of these books were published by the Asian subsidiar y of publishing company

Jo h n Wi l e y & So n s Jo h n Wiley & Sons sued Kirtsaeng for copyright infringement in Ma y 2 0 1 0

n d w o n a $600,000 settlement in August 2011

Susan Spilka, vice president of communications for John Wiley & Sons, said that the publishers agree with the lower court ’ s decision “ The [lower court] correctly concluded that those seeking to profit from the creative works

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intellectual property laws by importing copies from overseas, Spilka said We look for ward to defending that decision in the Supreme Court ” T

consider whether the sale of textbooks that were manufactured and purchased abroad is protected by the first sale doc-

, which was established in a previous Supreme Court case, an individual who legally purchases a copyrighted work may sell or give away their copy of the work without permission from the original copyright holder

Pro f Os k

w, noted that because there is a higher demand for textbooks in the U S than in some countries, domestic publishers are often able to sell textbooks at a higher price “ The exact same textbook is being sold all over the world

In richer countries [ John Wiley & Sons] can charge more, and in other countries, that just wouldn’t fly,” he said “If they want to sell them at all, they h

prices

Liivack, publishers could generate a greater profit from U S distributors by simply importing and re-selling the textbooks themselves

Allowing individuals to sell copies of the books printed in foreign countries in the U S would thus affect publishers because “they would not be able to easily support price differentials between the U S and other countries, Liivack said Liivack added that there has

area ” between the first sale doctrine and laws limiting imports into the U S In 2010, the Supreme Court heard a similar case between Costco and watchmaking company Omega in which the justices split with a vote of four to four, according to the AP The Court left the question unanswered in that case

Caroline Flax can be reached at cflax@cornellsun com

Brew Fest Cancelled Due To Plans to Open Brewer y

relaxing ”

mer, ” said Allison Graffin, marketing director of Ithaca Beer Company

Growing demand for Ithaca Beer in the Northeast and Ohio is another reason for the hiatus, according to Graffin Ithaca Beer Company, which began as a local brewery in the Ithaca area, has expanded to sell throughout New Yo rk

New Jersey, Rhode Island and Ohio in recent years The new brewery will produce more beer

Graffin

Planning for Brew Fest usually starts as early as Jan 1 Graffin

event is typi-

Greg Kim ’12 also said he w i s h e d Bre w Fe s t w a s s t i l l planned for the summer

I feel bad that I never got to go, ” Kim said “I was looking forward to it ”

However, Christine Swoboda ’10 said she is not disappointed about the cancellation

“It was too expensive for frugal college kids,” Swoboda said of last year ’ s Brew Fest entrance fee

David Katleski, owner of Brew Fest vendor Empire Brewery, and president of the New York State Brew Association, expressed his understanding of the decision

“I can ’ t say I blame [Mitchell] for cancelling the Brew Fest,” Katleski said “Organizing the Brew Fest is ver y consuming,

“[The cancellation] is disappointing. I really enjoyed hanging out with friends and sampling the beers ” J eanet t e

volunteer

In past years, Brew Fest has drawn about 3,000 people from the New York area According to Graffin, cancellation of this year s event was met with “understanding mixed with excitement to visit the new brewery when it opens ”

Still, some students said they we re d i s a p p o i n t e d t h a t t h e y would not be able to attend Brew Fest in September “[It’s] disappointing; I really enjoyed hanging out with friends and sampling the beers that you c o u l d n o t g e t n e a r c a m p u s , ”

Jeanette Fox ’12 said “It was fun, sitting on the grass in the sun, not caring about school work but

takes a lot of energy Hopefully they’ll be doing it again next year ”

He said he understands that opening a new brewery is a timeconsuming venture

According to Graffin, the new brewery will allow 100 000 barrels of beer to be brewed annually, in contrast to the 12,000 barrels brewed at the Ithaca Beer Company’s current location

“When you ’ re making a new brewery and a beer pub, everyone s effort is needed and it s definitely overwhelming,” Katleski said

Kevin Milian can be reached at kmilian@cornellsun com

Newly-Elected Alumni Trustees E xpress Optimism for Position

ing to young professionals and University students

“I am thrilled, just so deeply honored, to be selected by my peers to serve Cornell,” Rosenberg said Rosenberg said she plans to use her prior experience she is also the co-founder and former chief marketing officer of Global Student Loan Corporation, which funds higher education for nonU S citizens –– to expand Cornell’s international impact

“I have a lot of experience outside of the U S , both professionally and in a volunteer role, so for me, this is something I’m really interested in,” she said

According to Student Trustee

was really impor tant to stay involved and to give back and to make sure that future Cornellians had an excellent experience as well,” she said

McAleer, who is the cofounder and managing director of Voyager Capital –– a venture firm that invests in technology companies –– said he plans to focus on strengthening the best academic programs at Cornell, accelerating faculty renewal and developing innovative approaches to learning McAleer has also previously held executive management roles with Aldus Corporation now Adobe Corporation and Westin Hotels and Resorts

“For me, focusing on enabling those students to be able to attend Cornell and follow their passions is really important.”

Alex Bores ’13, Rosenberg requested to meet with President David Skorton after her victory was announced When Skorton suggested that the two meet when she assumes her post in July, Rosenberg said that they should instead meet immediately an indication of her passionate commitment to Cornell, Bores said Rosenberg said she is dedicated to ensuring that the Cornell community remains diverse and that the most talented students –– not just those that can afford it –– can attend Cornell

“For me, focusing on enabling those students to be able to attend Cornell and follow their passions is really important,” she said

Rosenberg is a member of the President’s Council of Cornell Women and serves on the advisor y board of E n t r e p

n e u r s h i p @ C o r n e l l , which promotes entrepreneurship activities

I had a tremendous experience at Cornell and so for me, it

“In working with leading-edge technologies as a venture capitalist, I can offer perspectives on how innovation and emerging trends will impact t h e University’s approach to education ” he wrote in his candidate profile “I understand many of the opportunities and challenges facing the University through my activities with three Cornell colleges, five advisory boards and councils, student mentoring and alumni programs ” McAleer currently serves on the University Council and on the Johnson Graduate School of Management Advisory Council He is the co-founder of Cornell Entrepreneur Network in Seattle Like Rosenberg he is also a member of Entrepreneurship@Cornell s advisory council

While at Cornell, McAleer was a member of the Cornell Senate a large governing body of students, faculty, employees, alumni and administrators that was eventually replaced by the Student Assembly and a brother in Zeta Beta Tau fraternity

McAleer did return a request for comment Tuesday night

Student Reaction to New Major Varies

would have chosen the new performing arts major,” she said

However, Suber, a member of the new Performing and Media Arts curriculum committee, said he does not believe that the change in the name of the program is misleading

“Cornell is not a conservatory, so people don’t come here to get a dance degree They come here to study dance,” Suber said Yet Babilonia countered Suber’s statements, saying that the dance major was an important factor in her decision to attend

Cornell

“I know that I would never have come to Cornell had they not offered a dance major,” she said

which to ultimately pursue As students can still declare a theatre, film or dance major, this is the final year Waggoner will be able to declare a theater major, while he will retain the option to switch to the PMA in the future he reasoned Emma Shalaway 13, who is majoring in American studies with an concentration in film, said she feels the new structure may allow for more collaboration between students

Babilonia echoed this sentiment

“From personal experience, the department has actively reached out to current TFD students and majors for their input throughout this process and it seems as if they truly want to streamline the major without threatening or challenging the integrity of study,” she said

For Br yant, however, the changes have made it clear where the “University s priorities lie

“I think it actually reflects the progression of where performance art is going in the world.”

Still, Suber cited the advantages of offering what he called a more inclusive major

“If anything, [the new major] will attract people because now a collaborative curriculum exists and they get to study what they want to study,” he said Jesse Turk ’14, a theater major who plans to switch into the new Performing and Media Arts major, echoed this sentiment

“For me, the [new curriculum] opens up a wide variety of classes that I wouldn’t have been able to use for my [former] major, Turk said Chandler Waggoner ’15, however, said he will declare a theater major over the PMA until he makes a decision about

“I think you can learn a lot from people who have a stronger background in other disciplines,” Shalaway said “[It creates] a more cohesive group Turk added that he believes the new major’s emphasis on all three areas of theatre, film and dance will better prepare students for graduate programs and jobs after Cornell

“I think it actually reflects the progression of where performance art is going in the world,” he said

According to Suber, who said he views the change as a “ complete positive,” the new curriculum demonstrates a “big effort” by each department to incorporate more cross-listed courses

Despite mixed opinions about the changes, Suber said the process to revise to the curriculum was “extremely transparent ”

“They’re telling us this will give students more flexibility and they’ll have more classes to choose from, but it’s kind of obvious that that’s just a front for them to give Schwartz and the film, theater, dance students less funding,” she said Bryant said that in the wake of cuts and consolidations, there is “ a feeling of unease that surrounds members of the Schwartz community

“People are uncertain with their place here and their future here,” she said

The new major is one part of the restructuring of the Department of Theatre, Film and Dance since the University cut about $1 million from the department’s budget in spring 2010 Several of these changes will be implemented in fall 2012

The overwhelming majority of professors contacted for this story either did not respond or declined to comment on the issue

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HANNA J. KASSAB, DONALD KASSAB and DANIEL MOORE Plaintiffs, vs.

HARRY J. MOORE, his heirs, successors and assigns;

LARRY KASSAB, his heirs, successors, and assigns;

HARRY J. MOORE, JR., his heirs, successors, and assigns; W.G. JONES and SARA B. JONES, husband and wife, their heirs, successors and assigns; KENNETH H. SHIREY and BELLA W. SHIREY, husband and wife, their heirs, successors and assigns;

WILLIAM D. WALKER and RACHEL C. WALKER, husband and wife, their heirs, successors and assigns;

NEW YORK (AP) A police officer was stabbed in the temple with a switch blade while answering a call about an emotionally disturbed person Tuesday, and was hospitalized in critical condition, Mayor Michael Bloomberg said Doctors were “cautiously optimistic” about the recovery of Officer Eder Loor, Bloomberg said The knife penetrated his skull, causing bleeding on the brain that required emergency surgery, authorities said

Loor and his partner, Luckson Merisme, were responding to the call in East Harlem, when they met the 911 caller, the mother of the stabbing suspect, Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly said She told them her son was in the apartment upstairs, and needed to go to the hospital They found the man, Terrance Hale, and told him they were taking him to a hospital but he brandished a knife and stabbed Loor, Kelly said Then he took off

Loor’s partner raced after the attacker, calling for backup, and Hale was apprehended about a block

away, Kelly said The suspect was taken into custody and the knife was recovered Hale was brought to Metropolitan Hospital for a psychiatric evaluation; it wasn ’ t clear if he had an attorney

Bloomberg said he and Kelly made a visit at Mount Sinai Hospital, where Loor and his partner were taken

The mayor said he spoke to Merisme, who was treated for high blood pressure, “ to get him to calm down ”

“Unfortunately, even when you do the right thing, policing, as we all know, is a very dangerous job,” Bloomberg said

Loor, 28, has been a member of the force since 2006 and is also a member of the Air Force National Guard He’s the father of a young girl, and he and his wife are expecting a son

This serious attack, along with FDNY Lt Richard Nappi’s death Monday at a Brooklyn fire, serves as a reminder that “New York’s bravest and New York’s finest risk their lives every day to protect the rest of us, ” Bloomberg said

New York City Will Open 54 New

Bloomberg is touting his administration’s plans to open 54 new small schools at the end of the summer, while some critics say the emphasis on new schools is hur ting students at larger institutions that the city is shutting down Bloomberg on Tuesday announced the city s plans to open the new schools, which will eventually ser ve more than 21,000 students He spoke at the site of the planned Academy for Software Engineering, which will train high school students in computer programming and place them in internships in high-tech fields “ The success of these new schools, the small schools, is clear,” the mayor said, noting that by next year about one-third of the city’s schools will have been opened under his administration “ The ones that have been created to take the

Small Schools

place of larger schools post better results on the state ’ s annual math and reading exams than the schools they replace Their students also graduate at significantly higher rates ”

But hours earlier, advocates in the Working Group on School Transformation released a repor t arguing that the city s closures have targeted schools ser ving dispropor tionally high numbers of special-education and low-income students Schools picked for closure in 2011 saw increases in special-education, poor and homeless

s

announcement of the decision, the repor t said “(Depar tment of Education) student assignment policies have contributed to the poor school per formance that the DOE subsequently cites in targeting schools for closing,” the repor t said

IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF CLEARFIELD COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA (CIVIL DIVISION)

No. 2012-153-CD ACTION TO QUIET TITLE

A.C. DALE, JR. and SUSAN CATHERINE DALE, husband and wife, his heirs, successors, and assigns;

L.A. LORD and BYRD M. LORD, husband and wife, their heirs, successors, and assigns; WM. A. WALLACE and MARGARET A. WALLACE, husband and wife, their heirs, successors, and assigns; EDMUND DALE and ELIZA J. DALE, their heirs, successors, and assigns; WILBUR D. WALKER and BELLE WALKER, husband and wife, their heirs, successors, and assigns; JAMES B. GRAHAM and ELIZABETH GRAHAM, husband and wife, their heirs, successors, and assigns; G.B. Mc. KNEPP and ANNIE KNEPP, husband and wife, their heirs, successors, and assigns;

BENJAMIN KNEPP and SARA KNEPP, husband and wife, their heirs successors and assigns G. B. MCCLELLAN KNEPP, his heirs successors, and assigns; ASBURY W. LEE, his heirs successors and assigns; EDWARD A. BIGLER, his heirs successors, and assigns; E.A. IRVIN, his heirs, successors and assigns; DAVID HITCHINGS and ANN MARIA, husband and wife, their heirs successors and assigns; RUTH SWOOPE, her heirs successors and assigns;

JERIMIAH F. MCCARTNEY and ANNE MCCARTNEY, husband and wife their heirs, successors and assigns; FRED W. HOUSER and ALICE S HOUSER, husband and wife their heirs successors, and assigns;

NOTICE TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS, their heirs, successors and assigns: YOU HAVE BEEN SUED IN COURT. If you wish to defend against the claims set forth in the following pages, you must take action within twenty (20) days after this complaint and notice are served, by entering a written appearance personally or by attorney and filing in writing with the court your defenses or objections to the claims set forth against you. You are warned that if you fail to do so the case may proceed without you and a judgment may be entered against you by the court without further notice for any money claimed in the complaint or for any other claim or relief requested by the plaintiff. You may lose money or property or other rights important to you. YOU SHOULD TAKE THIS PAPER TO YOUR LAWYER AT ONCE. IF YOU DO NOT HAVE A LAWYER OR CANNOT AFFORD ONE, GO TO OR TELEPHONE THE OFFICE SET FORTH BELOW TO FIND OUT WHERE YOU CAN GET LEGAL HELP.

COURT ADMINISTRATOR 230 East Market Street Clearfield, Pennsylvania 16830 (814) 765-2641

You are hereby notified that an Action to Quiet title to all certain piece or parcel of land situate in Bradford Township, Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, being more particularly described as follows:

The premises subject to this action consisting of surface, oil and gas rights, more particularly described below, is identified by Clearfield County Mapping and Assessment as 135.41 acres, more or less, situate in Bradford Township, Clearfield County, Pennsylvania.

ALL those certain parcels or tracts of land situate, lying and being in Bradford Township, Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, bounded and described as follows:

THE FIRST THEREOF: BEGINNING at the mouth of Graffius Run where it empties into the Susquehanna River; thence along the Susquehanna River in a Northwestwardly direction and Nineteen Hundred Twenty-seven (1927’) feet, more or less, to land now or formerly of Benjamin Knepp; thence in a Southwestwardly direction along said land now or formerly of Benjamin Knepp to a post corner; thence along line of land now or formerly of said Benjamin Knepp in a Southwardly direction to said Graffius Run; thence along said Run to the place of beginning. Containing five (5) acres, more or less, and being part of a larger tract of land surveyed in the name of Aaron Leavy known as the little rafting grounds.

EXCEPTING AND RESERVING a certain piece of the within described land which James B. Graham soled by article of Agreement unto Benjamin Knepp, which said place of land is Sixty (60’) feet in width and extending from the Timber Road to the River and is

HAROLD R WALKER and PHYLLIS

JEAN H WALKER husband and wife their heirs, successors, and assigns; JOHN R CRAGO and MARTHA F CRAGO, husband and wife, their heirs, successors and assigns; EUGENE A SHIPE and MARTHA F SHIPE husband and wife their heirs successors, and assigns; PERRY E MCDOWELL and VADA A MCDOWELL, husband and wife, their heirs successors and assigns; WILLIAM J BEAHAN and HANNAH C. BEAHAN husband and wife their heirs successors and assigns; IVAN B BANTA and CATHERINE BANTA husband and wife their heirs successors and assigns; ANDREW H HAMILTON and EMMA JANE HAMILTON husband and wife their heirs successors and assigns;

SIMON GRATZ, his heirs, successors, and assigns; EDWARD GRATZ, his heirs, successors, and assigns; DAVID GRATZ and CAROLINE GRATZ, husband and wife their heirs successors and assigns; and/or any person or entity claiming title in and to the herein described premises under them Defendants

Romney Rebuts Democrats’ Claims About Tax Plan

BETHEL PARK, Pa (AP) Mitt Romney s ou ght to inoc u lat e hims e lf Tu e s day again s t

Democratic charges that he favors the rich, saying his as yet-to-be disclosed tax plans will not benefit the well-to-do at the expense of others “I’m going to keep the burden on the upperincome people the same as it is today, the R

said as he campaigned across Pennsylvania on Tax Day “I know Democrats will say it day in and day out, ‘ They are for tax cuts for the rich,’ he said, mimicking his rivals “No, he added firmly

By contrast, Romney said Obama wants to raise taxes, a step the Republican said would hamper job creation Unlike Romney and most Republicans, the president wants to allow existing Bush-era tax cuts to expire at the end of the year for those at upper incomes

Democratic accusations, Romney also tackled a second, if unspoken concern, a perception that he has difficulty establishing rappor t with midd

To

arranged an outdoor event in a Pittsburgh suburb at which the wealthy former businessmanturned-politician and eight area residents sat amicably around a picnic table and talked about

Texas Seeks Fund Extension For Women’s Health Plan

AU S T I N , Te x a s ( A P )

Texas officials have asked for more time to phase out federal funding for a women ' s health program after federal officials said it was illegal for the state to ban Planned Parenthood from participating in it, according to documents released Tuesday

Until this year, federal funds covered 90 percent of the cost of the Women’s Health Program, which provides routine exams,

c o n t r a c e p t i o n a n d p re v e n t i v e health ser vices to low-income women But after Texas lawmakers banned groups affiliated with abortion providers from participating in the program, the feder-

a l C e n t e r s f o r Me d i c a i d a n d Medicare Ser vices said it would cut off funding because federal law guarantees women the right

t o c h o o s e t h e i r h e a l t h c a re providers

Fe d e r a l o f f i c i a l s p r o p o s e d phasing out funding for the program by September, but Texas’ Medicaid director Billy Millwee

s a i d Tu e s d a y t h e s t a t e n e e d s more time to publish new rules for the program He has proposed phasing out the funding by November

Alper Ozinal, a spokesman for the Centers for Medicaid and Me d i c a re Se r v i c e s , s a i d t h e agency is considering the request and “will be working with the state to reach a mutually agreeable transition plan that complies with the law while protecting beneficiaries ” Meanwhile, Attorney General Greg Abbott has sued the federal g ov e r n m e n t t o h a v e f u n d i n g restored, and nine clinics affected by the rule have sued the state

Gov Rick Perr y has ordered Texas to cover the lost federal funding Allowing the $35 million program to expire would have cost the state more in the long run because of additional u n p l a n n e d p re g n a n c i e s a

women covered by Medicaid Millwee’s proposal calls on t h e s t a t e t o c o n t a c t w o m e n enrolled in the program and help

them find new providers If a provider cannot be identified for the client, call center staff will escalate to appropriate Medicaid and Provider Relations staff who w i l l re c r u i t a d d i t i o n a l providers,” the plan said

Women who earn income less than 185 percent of the federal

y $20,000 a year, are eligible for the program, and state officials say 292,000 are enrolled More than 40 percent of women in the program visited one of the clinics that will be kicked out of the program under the new rules

The state will use community outreach and face-to-face visits to recruit more doctors and clinics into the program, the plan said, and identify parts of the state where there may not be enough health care providers

economic issues

There was one fleeting moment of awkwardness, when Romney guessed that a plate of cookies set out on the table were from “ a local 7Eleven baker y or whatever ” instead of a local firm, Bethel Baker y But Jason Thomas, one of the par ticipants, later told repor ters: “I thought he was likable person I will personally go on record and say he doesn’t seem out of touch He was asking us what our concerns were and we tried our best to represent our concerns, the concerns for our children, and a lot of our friends and family as well ” Freed of the last vestiges of a challenge for the Republican presidential nomination, Romney is now able to campaign around the countr y as the nominee of his par ty with only passing concern for upcoming primar y states H

Pennsylvania, one of several primar y states on April 24, to Arizona, where he will speak to a nationwide gathering of Republican officials Along the way he has stops in Nor th Carolina, to deliver a prebuttal to Obama s Democratic National Convention acceptance speech, and Ohio, a perennial battleground in presidential elections

Michigan Lottery Winner Charged With Welfare Fraud

LINCOLN PARK, Mich (AP) A Michigan lottery winner was charged with fraud Tuesday for collecting food stamps and public health insurance despite pocketing a $735,000 jackpot

Amanda Clayton, 25, was silent during a brief court hearing after spending a night in jail A notguilty plea was entered, and her lawyer vowed to fight the charges

Clayton is the second person in Michigan caught with food stamps despite newly minted wealth Gov Rick Snyder last week signed a law requiring the lottery to notify the Human Services Department when someone wins at least $1,000

Clayton is charged with failing to inform the state that her income had changed as a result of the lottery prize and a job She won a $1 million jackpot on the game show “Make Me Rich!” and chose a $735,000 lump sum, before taxes, last September “It s simply common sense that million-dollar lottery winners forfeit their right to public assistance, ” said Attorney General Bill Schuette, whose office filed the charges The maximum penalty is four years in prison

Clayton, the mother of a 1-year-old, is accused of collecting $5,475 in food stamps and public medical benefits over eight months until Detroit TV station WDIV broke the story in March She told WDIV that she believed she could collect food aid because

she didn’t have a job at the time

The amount of money is a speck compared with the roughly $250 million that Michigan spends each month just on food assistance

Outside the court in suburban Detroit, defense attorney Stanley Wise said he would ask that charges be dropped at the next hearing, May 1, when a judge must decide whether there’s enough evidence to send the case to trial He didn’t elaborate on his strategy

“They want to make an example of her,” Wise later told The Associated Press, referring to state officials “She’s offered to repay the money They haven’t even sent her a bill If that were the only issue, it would be over and done They have chosen to exploit this for their purposes, and we have to deal with it ”

Clayton declined to comment after posting $1,000 bail Wise advised her not to speak to reporters

Euline Clayton told reporters that her daughter used bad judgment but that a criminal case is “ crap ” She said Amanda called the Human Ser vices Department about her lottery winnings but could never reach anyone

The charges “ are very extreme They arrested her like a vulture,” the elder Clayton said She didn ’ t steal $1 million ”

ELIZABETH CAMUTI 14

JOSEPH VOKT 14

SEOJIN LEE ’14

ERIKA G WHITESTONE 15

JESSICA YANG 14

DAVID MARTEN ’14

ELIZABETH PROEHL 13

by Laura Miller

Clarify ing statement s on C AP SU and UPF

To the Editor:

Re: “S A Revises Funding Process For Minority Student Groups,” News, April 13

In The Sun ar ticle “S A Revises Funding Process For Minority Student Groups” on March 9, I was quoted as saying, “I’m really glad so many people are sitting around the table really figuring out how to prioritize these issues and suppor t them It’s not usual that we all sit down together and talk about how to solve issues together This ne w collaborative spirit is really positive

I was personally ver y hopeful when the Umbrella Programming Fund meetings first star ted because I saw the process as an oppor tunity for leaders in the Cornell community to come together and openly discuss the issues that each of our communities face and the ways we build and suppor t our communities This dialogue was impor tant to me for three reasons

First, the dialogue was necessar y in order for me to understand how the UPF could be allocated to optimally suppor t each community by fitting each community's specific financial needs It was essential to me that we understand issues that each of our communities face and the ways we build and suppor t our communities in order to determine the suppor t the community needed financially from the UPF fund

Second, the dialogue would also be instr umental in creating stronger relationships and suppor t amongst the race/ethnically-based umbrella organizations By understanding each others issues and effor ts to address them and build community, the umbrella organizations can better understand how to work together in solidarity

Third, it would allow the Student Assembly to better understand and represent the minority and multicultural por tions of its constituents by first understanding the issues of its minority communities, as well as the operations of minority umbrella organizations

Because of time constraints and the pressure to produce tangibles the process shifted focus to allocating numbers and did not provide sufficient space for us to really have the dialogue about our communities’ issues and community building under each umbrella As a result, I didn’t feel comfor table making a value judgement on each community’s financial needs and thus abstained from voting at the end of the UPF meeting on April 14

Although the process from CAPSU’s byline funding through to today’s UPF allocation decisions has not been per fect, as I outline in my open letter entitled On the Histor y of the Umbrella Programming Fund from CAPSU’s Perspective,” I want to emphasize that the UPF meetings have star ted a dialogue between the umbrella organizations and the Student Assembly that, although we were not able to fully have before UPF allocations were determined, will continue throughout the rest of the semester and hopefully will be sustainably carried out into the future Even though it was a difficult process to get to this point, what is impor tant to me is that student leaders have created a space for current and future leaders to come together to engage in open dialogue and to build positive relationships We now have the oppor tunity to create a positive campus climate around race, minority and identity issues and, with current leaders committed to continuing that dialogue, I remain hopeful for the future

CORRECTION

A news story Tuesday, “Despite New Territory, Dem Congressional Candidates Confident,” incorrectly reported that Leslie Danks Burke has been endorsed by the Allegany County Democratic Committee In fact, she has only been endorsed by the committee's chair

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Why ‘S afety ’ Isn’t Worth Violation of Rights

Acouple of weeks ago, the Supreme Cour t made a decision that paved the way for breaches of personal privacy that go above and beyond what is necessar y to keep our jails safe

A majority of the justices, 5-4, r uled against plaintiff Alber t Florence in Florence v Board of Chosen Freeholders

It was concluded that “officials may strip-search people arrested for any offense, however minor, before admitting them to jails even if the officials have no reason to suspect

t

Florence was forced to undress and was subjected to strip searches following his arrest on a warrant for an unpaid fine That Florence had already paid the fine was unknown to law enforcement authorities at the time

Justice Kennedy, joining traditionally conser vative justices on the bench, wrote in his majority opinion that “search procedures at the county jails str uck a reasonable balance between inmate privacy and the needs of the institutions ”

“Inmate privacy” is an interesting description for rights that the dissenting justices argued are protected by the Constitution Since Florence’s pursuit of the case in higher cour ts questions about his Four th Amendment rights have abounded Constitutionally, Florence and all other citizens are protected against “unreasonable searches and seizures, which Justice Kennedy emphatically asser ts is a right tempered by a need for safer conditions in detention facilities

While Justice Kennedy used the term “jails” to refer to all detention facilities, including prisons, it is the questions raised about those individuals being held before trial that really interest me The majority of the 13 million people admitted to American jails each year are admitted pre-trial

Florence was arrested and taken to jail for a non-violent non-dr ug-related crime There is no indication that his civil infractions, even if they were unlawful, created a sufficient profile of his character to give reasonable suspicion that he would be carr ying weapons or contraband

He was subjected to humiliating strip searches multiple times once in the county jail not only was he forced to undress, but to move his genitals around time and time

again while officers conducted a cavity search

Just like ever y inmate in Ne w Jersey jails, Florence already had to submit to pat-down searches, pass through metal detectors, shower with delousing agents and have his clothing searched that evening All this despite a warrant for a non-violent crime It begs the question of why Florence, and undoubtedly countless other inmates in jails across the countr y, are subjected to such invasions of personal privacy

The majority decision pointed to the exper tise of DOCS employees in knowing how to keep jails safe as a justification for allowing strip searches It argues that we should tr ust officials’ discretion in these m

y know better than the rest of us how to fix problems in detention centers, and strip searches are the way to do so W

detained, they are still entitled to Constitutional rights at the ver y minimum

When Arizona enacted legislation allowing police officers to check legal documentation because someone looks like he or she might be an immigrant scores of people from both ends of the political spectr um were appalled If an inmate in a county jail, pre-trial and presumed innocent by the cour ts, looks thug or hood, should it be O K for DOCS officials to “ use their exper tise” and subject them to unreasonable searches?

We are not keeping most people safer in jails if

n g crimes, police officers also know better than the average private citizen, but that does not mean that the law allows them to act freely on that specialty We have infrastr ucture to suppor t citizens’ rights against unreasonable and excessive searches and force Officials at county jails, who undoubtedly also have great exper tise in matters of criminal behavior, should like wise be unable to bypass citizens ’ rights in cases where they have been convicted of no crime

While it is the police and the DOCS’ job to assume guilt to solve crimes, it is the cour t and the Constitution that must step in to protect citizens rights when they haven’t even been tried for a crime yet Crimes take place inside and outside of jails; the r ules for inside jails must be the same as outside Acting on unfounded suspicion, racial suspicion or socioeconomic suspicion has never been acceptable before Prisoners have sacrificed their rights by breaking legal code many people in jail, on the other hand, have not been tried and found guilty, thereby sacrificing their rights So, while they must be

Tinmates are humiliated to catch them with cigarettes or marijuana or even knives This decision paves the way for emotional and psychological damage to thousands of potentially innocent arrestees to make the process more thorough I found the weakest par t of the majority decision to be their use of the euphemism “inmate privacy” for Four th Amendment rights Never did Justice Kennedy successfully argue that such strip searches were not unreasonable or did not violate rights Instead he essentially argues that it is “alright” or “O K ” to sacrifice these rights in favor of detention safety While it might be difficult to accept violence in detention facilities, this is not an appropriate way to solve for it The Supreme Cour t is making jails desperately unsafe for ever y inmate s dignity and personal rights when it opens a door to violation of the Constitution

Maggie Henr y is a sophomore in the College of Ar ts and Sciences She may be reached at mhenr y@cor nellsun com Get Over Yourself appears alter nate Wednesdays this semester

The Science of College Advertising

he popular adage “location, location, location” is a pithy albeit repetitive way of saying that what catches your eye may have more to do with where something is than what it is Amid odd coincidences restaurants on the downtown side of streets make more money than restaurants on the uptown side are facts: Billboards next to the highway, mannequined outfits and hot dog stands just catch people’s attention On our campus, groups strategize about how to best grab your attention and usually settle on a combination of postering, quar tercarding and chalking and tend to opt for volume and frequency, since no one besides Denice Cassaro knows where all of us are and what we ’ re doing at all times If and when I hand you a quar ter-card while chalking on Ho Plaza and wearing an undershir t with Last Call posters on front and back, you shouldn t be surprised Yet there may be another way to approach adver tising at Cornell

Consider the differences between adver tising platforms: Posters and q-cards are printed while chalkings are handwritten; q-cards are in-hand and chalkings under-foot while posters are totally visual; you can easily avoid glancing at chalkings and posters, whereas it takes some planning to deliberately ignore a fellow student extending a card to you But perhaps the largest difference lies in location not just in the literal sense of where something is, but how we relate to seeing objects and messages in cer tain places

People tr y and put posters at “eye-level” because person-to-person eye-contact is a mark of genuine communication; the more a poster feels like it s looking back at you, the more sincere it feels So too with the ver y ne wspaper you are holding Holding a ne wspaper upright projects an air of sincere attention: You can see all of the paper ’ s ne ws and no one can see you to interr upt you As an added bonus, it also looks like you ’ re holding the Ten Commandments reading

the paper on a table seems so much more casual Ever notice that the more you care about writing a text, the closer you’ll bring your phone to your face? If you barely care you’ll reply in a word and leave it on the table or your lap, resting horizontally

Seeing horizontal text just feels bizarre You might have a Van Gogh re-print (or original, if you roll like that) on your wall, but you cer tainly won ’ t have a r ug resembling the American Beauty movie poster or a stolen $6 95 Lunch Special poster from Miyake But even a Shakespearean sonnet or Bob Dylan lyric would feel out of place se wn or etched into your floor

the aesthetically simple, the simply beautiful or the beautifully patterned r ug, tile or floor It is the foundation, meant to literall y a n d f i g

tions is to read the chalking And once someone reads your chalking, you ’ ve done your job And something tells me you have more control over chalking than any other form of on-campus adver tising: Where finding a free millimeter on a posterboard that s actually legal to poster and handing quar ter-cards to students who are actually receptive are intercompetitive processes with millions of other groups, there will always be ample space to chalk Though Ithaca weather can be daunting, chalking is intracompetitive, all about how much you and your group want to reconstitute space, make it your own and let your reader-walker make a

v e l y hold down the floor while ever ything around it cer tainly posters, paintings and pictures, even couches and bureaus that share the wall and the floor changes We expect the writing and images that we walk past to be par t of that ever-changing sphere, expect per formances, ar tists and events to evolve with time and replace themselves But writing on the ground can be compelling because it challenges our associations of horizontal sur faces with semi-perman e n c e a n d f u n c t i o n

y a n d p o s e s a p rovo c a t i ve dilemma; “ Walk on me or read me, I’m staying ” Like a r ug or floor, chalking constitutes a space and requires the reader to ask herself: Is this pretty or impor tant enough to preser ve? Do I walk over this or to the side? But the only way to answer those ques-

decision

As to why there are all kinds of r ules about where you can hang posters and no kind of r ules about where you can chalk with the exception of not chalking on the ver tical side of steps I don’t have an answer I tend to tell myself that Cornell regards chalking as exercising your inner child and doodling in public But seriously people, what’s more fun and unexpected, pieces of paper or doodling in public? And haven t you always secretly wanted people to notice your pretty doodles?

Jacob Kose is a junior in the College of Arts and Sciences He may be reached at jkose@cornellsun com Scrambled Eggs appears alternate Wednesdays this semester

SCIENCE

Organic Chemistry Profs Receive Awards

Prof. Ganem, Prof. Dichtel recognized for achievements

By NICHOLAS ST FLEUR and BOB HACKETT Sun Science Editor and Senior Writer

Prof Bruce Ganem and Prof William Dichtel have more in common than just being the instructors for the first and second semesters of organic chemistry, respectively They have also just been awarded, separately, for their achievements and contributions: Ganem for his proven past, Dichtel for his present ambition

Ganem, chemistry, will receive this year ’ s Esselen Award for Chemistry in the public interest, a recognition of his contributions to public health through his scientific and technical work

The award, which has been given annually since 1987, recognizes chemists who have communicated positive values of the chemical profession It is something of a life-time achievement award for chemists

“ The awards committee recognized work I did starting in the early 80’s on some interesting carbohydrate chemistry, which is a hot subject now for organic chemists ” Ganem said

Ganem worked in the then nascent field of glycobiology, which aims to understand the biological significance of sugars

Ganem’s lab designed small molecules that structurally mimicked simple sugars by replacing the oxygen atom typically in their ring with a nitrogen atom

“We found a way to make these nitrogen analogs of any sugar found in nature, whether it is glucose or galactose or mannose, ” Ganem said

The nitrogen analogs of sugars developed by Ganem originally allowed his lab to study enzyme mechanisms to better understand how enzymes catalyze reactions, but they had a series of unintended applications as well

Let s say you had a big meal of pasta This small molecule would block the diges-

tive enzyme in your stomach and you would not absorb all those calories,” Ganem said These compounds, nicknamed starch blockers, could be used to treat patients who have to be careful about their blood sugar levels, such as those with diabetes

But according to Ganem, this application had a problem Once all that undigested carbohydrate reached the microbes in the lower intestine, they would feast on those carbohydrates As a result, patients were likely to experience unpleasant side effects such as gas, and the therapy was abandoned

By the mid-90’s scientists found a new therapeutic application for these enzyme inhibitors The inhibitors helped treat central ner vous system disorders such as Gaucher’s disease and Fabry’s disease

Now, however, since the early 2000’s these compounds have been put to new use as enzyme restorers rather than inhibitors Unfolded proteins wrap themselves around these small molecules because the compounds resemble the substrate This helps the unfolded proteins adopt the correct shapes needed to become physiologically active These molecules are called chaperones ” because they guide and assist misfolded proteins to reconfigure into the right shape

According to Ganem, a compound with that many multiple repeat performances in therapeutic applications is uncommon in human medicine

At the award ceremony, Ganem will give an acceptance talk titled, “Lost (Sometimes) in Translation: Advancing Chemical Discoveries Beyond the Laboratory ”

Ganem said he is looking forward to the award ceremony, which is taking place this Thursday at Harvard University, where he studied as an undergraduate

“I’m going to see some of my former students, even some of my former professors,”

Ganem said “It is a real reunion for me ”

In addition to Ganem, the Cornell Chemistr y and Chemical Biology Department welcomes another award to one of its organic chemistry professors Research Corporation for Science Advancement announced earlier this week that Prof William Dichtel has received the Cottrell Scholar Award for his scientific research and passion for teaching Dichtel was one of 11 early career faculty members to recieve The Cottrell Scholar Award and a $75,000 grant Applicants for the award must develop a proposal for the selection committee that showcases both their cutting-edge research and excellence in undergraduate education

In his proposal Dichtel showed his commitment to advancing undergraduate education by proposing a change to Cornell’s current chemistry curriculum His changes would offer more flexibility to the freshman chemistry curriculum and allow students within the major to specialize their studies, as well as pursue outside interests while at Cornell

“Here at Cornell, we came to the conclusion that our chemistry major is rigorous and it really prepares people well for chemistry and many other pursuits But the one thing that we felt is that it’s really rather rigid he said Students take specific classes at specific times in their career without being able to tailor the chemistry major to their particular interests ”

According to Dichtel, the chemistry department has a rigid curriculum because it has historically been a smaller, more defined field But over the past few decades the department has grown to work with other scientific disciplines, such as biology, material sciences and environmental engineering

Dichtel, along with his colleague Prof Jiwoong Park, chemistry, developed two new courses on nanomaterials for chemistry majors Nanomaterials is a field of study that combines material science with nanotechnology For these classes, Dichtel will draw on concepts from organic, inorganic, physical and analytical chemistry and apply them to nanoscience

“These concentrations are not going to be huge departures from the chemistry majors but they will build off of a baseline of classes that are similar to the chemistry major now, ” Dichtel said

In addition to new concentrations in nanomaterials, the proposed changes to the chemistry major also include a restructuring of Cornell’s introductory chemistry course The plans include a new organic chemistry course for freshman coming to Cornell with strong chemistry backgrounds

Though the proposed changes are not set in stone, the chemistry department is

still studying how to implement the changes Recent changes to the chemistry department have begun to pave the way to giving students more flexibility to be able to take those concentration classes later in their careers according to Dichtel

Dichtel was also given the CSA award for his dynamic research

His research combines organic chemistry with material science and nanotechnology to create materials that are structurally precise “The specific goal of our research in this proposal is to better control how organic molecules assemble into specific structures, ” Dichtel said This concept is known as “self-assembly,” or the process by which molecules assume a structured position without outside guidance

For the CSA proposal, Dichtel applied his research with self-assembly molecules to improving the performance of solar cells By using organic polymers which are series of repeating one-dimensional molecules found in common things like soda bottles and textiles, Dichtel is trying to increase the amount of energy that can be absorbed from the sun

His work combines double conjugated organic polymers, which can carry electric charges due to their double bonds, with covalent organic frameworks, or COFs COFs are two or three dimensional crystalline molecular structures with covalently linked building blocks Successful combination of polymers with COF materials are created into lightweight materials that can be used in catalytic applications and molecule storage

“The hope here is that by controlling how molecules assemble in very specific places, we can improve the efficiency of solar cells without significantly increasing their costs, ” he said

Outside of solar cells, self-assembling nanomaterial have “almost too many ” applications, according to Dichtel Current scientific research has shown that selfassembly molecules can be used in storing energy, capturing CO2 from smoke stacks and containing hydrogen atoms, among other uses

According to Dichtel, research involving nanomaterials belongs to a much larger class of study which undergraduates should learn about “The new interface in nanomaterials would get students exposed to a broad range of new materials that have only really emerged in the past ten or twenty years and aren ’ t a part of traditional chemistry,” Dichtel said “It is our responsibility to make sure that the chemistry department at Cornell stays at the cutting edge

By TAJWAR MAZHAR Sun Senior Writer

Students in the Cornell Computer Reuse Association have put their computer savvy to good use by delivering refurbished campus computers to impoverished communities around the world

This spring break, CCRA made a service trip to the Grand Bahamas during which they placed 75 computers in locations that previously had none or few that worked CCRA installed computer labs at three primary schools and set up a complete networking system Many schools use the computers to help elementary school students learn computer literacy and Internet browsing, while upper school students learn to use the Office Suite The computers are also used for watching videos and performing research

In addition to benefiting the school children, the new computers also helped adults in the community

“At night these schools become community centers and folks who were not regular students could take classes in computer literacy,” Al Heiman, the group ’ s advisor, said According to Heiman, CCRA’s efforts reflect President Skorton s call for student action in developing world outreach and international experience

CCRA’s first service trip to the Grand Bahamas brought its members to do more than their usual boxing and shipping off of refurbished computers It gave them an opportunity to increase their channels of communication with the people they help

“This trip was incredibly valuable in that it allowed us to see logistical problems we never assumed before,” CCRA member Michael Pawlak 12 said

During the trip the group checked on the computers that they had previously shipped to the Bahamas communities and offered technical advice to repair broken systems

“Some of the computers had broken down due to a lack of maintenance and improper setup, ” Michael Nazario ’13 said

“There’s basically no I T support in the Bahamas,” Jason Wang ’12, another CCRA member, said “[The people had] spent over a thousand dollars trying to replace computers we sent But we went in there and were able to fix them with them in half an hour ”

In addition to the technical problems, the

Prof. Selby Combines Physics and Music

By RAQUEL SGHIATTI Sun Contributor

In her course Physics 1204: Physics of Music, Prof Kathy Selby, physics, explains the mathematical relationships that help determine why some musical tunes are enjoyable and others are perceived as unpleasant

“The amazing thing about our ears is that they take logarithms of the frequency ratios, Selby said Sound waves enter the ear and are transformed into pitch Every pitch has a certain frequency, and each frequency belongs to a specific logarithm

Some people are more sensitive to pitch than others Those with a good ear for intonations, or variations in pitch, are more precise at interpreting the logarithms, according to Selby Essentially, their ears follow a strict mathematical formula

Physics can also help explain the qualities of music that people most readily identify with, such as volume and appeal While volume depends on the sound wave ’ s strength – the stronger the sound wave the louder a person perceives it–one ’ s affinity for a sound depends on its frequency

Musical appeal relies on the human hearing system ’ s interpretation of frequency Inside the ear, there is a thin, hair-covered tissue called the basilar membrane The basilar membrane has a two part job: vibrate in response to sound waves entering the ear, and sort out the frequencies within those sound waves

The vibration of hair cells on the basilar membrane triggers a nerve impulse that goes to the brain The impulse signals the vibration’s location on the basilar membrane This identifies the frequency of the wave because different notes excite different hairs on the basilar membrane

A pair of clean sounding notes do not excite the same hair cells on the basilar membrane But when two frequencies’ regions overlap, a person perceives a sort of grittiness or roughness in sound For example, octaves are perceived as enjoy-

able, but adjacent notes on the piano keyboard sound ugly

Though the course is primarily physics based, Selby compares music from different cultures, drawing attention to how music’s pleasing quality is socialized In the U S , the major scale is interpreted as being happier than the minor scale according to Selby However, this is purely a Western connotation, she said as the minor scale is not sad in Irish music

“To Western ears they say it sounds mournful; this is a music of a people who suffered But Irish people don’t perceive it that way; they say, ‘what a happy tune ’ , ” said Selby Although cultural relationships between different tunes vary, the pleasantry of sound comes down to a mathematical ratio, Selby said

“I think students, especially musicians, come away with a much wider angle view of what music is and how they relate to it after taking my course, she said

Raquel Sghiatti can be reached at ras596@cornell edu

Student Group Delivers Computers To Poor Communities in Grand Bahamas

group also learned that the computers interacted differently in the Bahamas atmosphere than they did in the Ithaca atmosphere A build up of salt decreases the lifespan of a computer

“One of the things we took away from the trip that we would never have known was the damage caused by the salt and humidity in the atmosphere It really corrodes computers fast,” Wang ’12 said

The group instructed users to scrub their computers regularly with alcohol to avoid damage to the systems

The group, currently in its sixth year, has sent more than 1,200 computers to numerous schools, community centers and government buildings in places as far as sub-Saharan Africa, Jamaica, Nicaragua, Iraq and Afghanistan They also donate computers to local community centers here in Ithaca as well These computers come from Cornell libraries, computer labs and Gannett Health Services, as well as from private donations

Cornell replaces computers after their warranties complete, so most refurbished computers should last for at least 10 years with proper maintenance, according to

Wang

We’re not techno dumping; the biggest knock on these type of projects is that we ’ re sending junk and that they’ll be thrown away, ” Heiman said “Nothing can be further from the truth ”

Before sending off the computers, the students wipe the systems ’ memory, switch hardware parts and reinstall operating systems and open source software CCRA also sends matching computer models, which allow for easy part replacement

The group currently works with the Cornell Institute of African Development to identify schools and universities where their services will be most needed CCRA will be travelling to Yale for a conference on African Peace in an effort to help draw other universities to join in their project

“We have yet to find another student group that does what we do, but we figured that every other university has some sort of similar policy with computers, and we ’ re sure that they have many computers that can still be good for reuse, Wang said

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

S p a c e ] Tra v e l

On Monday afternoon, Calla Di Pietro President of the Histor y of Ar t Majors Society, or HAMS for shor t gave me a tour of the group ’ s ne w exhibit at the Johnson Museum of Ar t As we bounced from one piece to the next and glided through the rooms, I gained ne w insight into the intricacy of space

Calla explains that the exhibit is a dialogue about how we move through space and how we project ourselves within cer tain spaces “Space

c a n b e c h a o t i c , o r d e r l y, defined and undefined, and with [space]: Constr ucting the Intangible we aim to suggest

a l t e r n a t e w a y s o f s

C a l l a t e l l s m e “ T h ro u g h a careful selection of works we investigate ne w contrasts and negations of space in the modern, abstract and less tangible world we live in

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h e Intangible is the culmination

o f a ye a r - l o n g i n i t i a t i ve o n behalf of the Histor y of Ar t Majors Society These 19 individuals compiled works of various styles, origins, sizes and a r t i s t i c m e d i a p a i n t i n g , p h o t o g r a p h y, p r i n t m a k i n g , sculpture and video in a v a l i a n t a t t e m p t t o d e f i n e s p a c e , a n i n t a n g i b l e a n d immensely complex place

Calla and I star ted our tour in the hallway, the par t of the exhibit dedicated to showing the outer realm Five images from Richard Estes’ 1981 Urban Landscapes line the first wall The lack of human presence within the urban environment and the reflective sur faces within image evokes a feeling of entrapment, a lack of control within a highly regulated setting

idea of the gaze, one of the many r unning themes within the exhibit The works by Frank Paulin and Rober t Frank examine the intr usive gaze, as the vie wer invades a private or self-reflective moment In this way the boundar y between vie wer and object is blurred

The gaze becomes a r unning theme throughout the exhibit A concept that Michel Foucault attempted to unravel in a number of works, including “Discipline and Punish” and “Of Other Spaces: Heterotopias,” the gaze is intimately related to self-regulation, sur veillance and the ways that people act as a result Calla stresses that gaze is an impor tant point for the exhibit

The wall opposite Estes Urban Landscapes explores the

Leaving the hallway and the public sector and enteri n g t h e i n n e r re a l m , m y eyes immediately fell on an a b s t r a c t c r e a t i o n E V Day’s “Dissected Wetsuit # 4” was constr ucted from a d e c o n s t r u c t e d n e o p r e n e wetsuit and surgical wire, s e t w i t h i n a n a l u m i n u m frame The breaking down of this protective skin is a n o t h e r w a y o f b r e a k i n g d o w n t h e b o u n d a r y b e t w e e n o u r i n n e r a n d other selves As the panel explains, Day’s work is displayed as “ a pause in an e x p o s i t i o n ” t h a t d e m o nstrates “potential and past movement ” as they are literally suspended in a single moment

The exhibit weaves an i n t r i c a t e , s p i d e r w e b - l i k e discourse between various sets of contrasts private and public presence and a b s e n c e , p e r s o n a l a n d

impersonal, familiar and unfamiliar [space]: Constr ucting the Intangible aims to breakdown the political, geographical, technological and personal spatial spheres that define our daily lives The exhibit challenges spatial boundaries and succeeds in providing a rare and intimate glimpse into these shrouded spaces

T he set - up of t he ex hi b i t i s i ncred i b ly i nt r i ca t e [space]: Constr ucting the Intangible is as much about how one perceives the movement within the various works of ar t as it is how the vie wer moves within the space of the exhibit As ever y piece works in dialogue with each other, many also relate to the vie wer The vie wer might relate to a similar experience or mood, or at times the vie wer might literally be pulled into the scene by the image’s reflective sur face As the vie wer sees himself or herself within the frame of the image, the space that separates the two is obliterated

My tour of the exhibit stopped in the third and final room Amidst all the works of ar t, one image stood out Nan Goldin’s 1991 photograph, “Aurele with his finger in Joana’s mouth,” is hauntingly beautiful, as the vie wer invades a single, intimate moment shared between a husband and wife, a father and mother, a man who is HIVpositive and his lover who is not The image is laden with intimacy and intensity The nudity of this scene is not erotic but rather power fully intense This piece is a culmination of ever y theme presented throughout the exhibit It is central as a piece of otherness As the vie wer I felt a little unsettled about intr uding on such an intimate moment

Again blurring the boundaries of space, there is a video displayed at night on the side of the museum that acts as a n e x t e n s i o n o f [ s p a c e ] : C o n

“Untitled (Beir ut Ferris Wheel)” was contracted on external loan for this exhibit, the first of its kind for HAMS, who typically work within the Johnson’s pre-existing collection The video is a reconciliation of the ar tists’ past and present as a dual-citizen of the U S and Lebanon, a n d w h

Stranded on a Ferris wheel in Beir ut

barren Luna Park, the ar tist John Jurayj captured on video only what he could see from his seat on the Ferris wheel The way in which he later distor ted the imager y is a commentar y on the instability of temporal boundaries

The exhibit is a reflection of the uncer tainly of our age “As a generation we have had to negotiate indefinable boundaries of sur veillance, remembrance and privacy, ” Calla remarks “ We’re a group of young kids tr ying to figure out the world we live in As the world is constantly changing, how we relate to it also has to evolve

Heather McAdams is a sophomore in the College of Arts and Sciences She can be contacted at hmcadams@cornellsun com

We Are Scientists hit I.C. A & E

Wednesday, April 18,

The Scienc e of Selling Yourself Shor t

BY JAMES RAINIS Sun Senior Editor

In a harsh revie w of We Are Scientists’ 2010 record Barbara, Pitchfork writer Ian Cohen wrote that the album “could’ve been made by a computer with a specific coding procedure: bass riffs align themselves into right angles, sharp synth lines blare hi-hats sizzle hooks dissolve on contact and 2004 never ends ” It’s a star tling condemnation of the sor t of music that Britain’s Ne w Musical Express magazine gobbled up post-Is This It?: The pop sensibilities of ne w wave meets the self-deprecation of Weezer accentuated with disco r h y t h m s g u a r a n t e e d t o g e t e

whitest kids out onto the dancefloor But just because you can describe a band’s music using a bunch of vague signifiers (none vaguer than the sickeningly nondescript term “angular guitar music”) doesn’t mean that it’s any less vital, does it?

Su

Cu t t o E

C o l l e g e o n S a t u r d a y n

g h t We A r e Scientists take the stage and the typically

Iembarrassing (but obviously fun) events take place in the audience: giddy pogoing, cuddly moshing and, of course, stage diving These are humble surroundings for a band whose cult following in the UK

Emerson Suites is housing approximately

Stadium in 2010, they played for an audience close to 90,000) Lead singer Keith Murray spor ts a graying hairdo that, com-

recalled unfunny funnyman Jay Leno He and bassist Chris Cain break up the night’s setlist with their own brand of pun-based

, eventually elicited shouts of “just play some f**king music” from the surprisingly sober audience (perhaps I’m too used to the “blackout or get out ” crowds that regularly infiltrate Bar ton on the regular)

As for the music in question, one cannot fault its execution Murray and Cain are consummate professionals, not even letting broken microphone stands, speak-

Ryan Landvater) or even

par ticularly talented, laser-nunchuk-wielding fan get in the way of a rock steady per formance

Dr

British tabloid-makers Razorlight, is the group ’ s locomotive propelling the chor uses of songs like “Rules Don’t Stop Me” and “ The Scene is Dead” to satisfying climaxes

Still, something feels missing from the evening’s proceedings Sitting down with the guys before the show I almost got the feeling that the band was too used to this whole process: load-in, soundcheck, meet with the local press, forever and ever, amen On stage, the songs were ripped through more than competently, but I would have traded that competence for a little more and I apologize for the impreciseness of such an accusation vitality Cer tain songs were more identifiable by their associated banter or audience action than their actual content You occasionally got the feeling that if they had snuck in a Franz Ferdinand or Killers

cover you would have hardly noticed

Songwriting gripes aside, you never get the feeling that the band was ever really tr ying to win the audience over Onstage, Murray rocked and swayed tastefully to each song, but rarely do you ever get the sense that he is losing his shit Even at the concer t ’ s denouement, as the group incited the audience to join them onstage during the syr upy sweet “After Hours,” the entire operation felt ver y under control Granted, these guys have been doing this for more than a decade; they’ve likely got the whole show-playing thing down to a (wait for it) science Regardless, it’s a mildly disappointing per formance that is compounded by the overall sameness of the whole set So, what does it mean to sound like 2004 in 2012? I’m not quite sure, but even if they offer a tried-and-tr ue sound, they ought to offer a little more than a tried-and-tr ue effor t

James R ainis is a sophomore in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences He can be reached at jrainis@cor nellsun com

The Realism of Idealism

like surprises If there’s one thing that being at Cornell has changed about me, it is that I no longer ask for certainty

I am now very drawn to romantic movies in the fashion of Love Actually or Slumdog Millionaire, mostly because I believe that ludicrously happy endings are entirely plausible In the first film, a Portuguese cleaning lady falls in love and marries an English writer despite their language barrier (although each eventually learns the other’s native tongue) In the second, an unschooled tea hawker stuns everyone by getting all the quiz show answers right because each question connects with a life-defining experience he’s had I no longer strive toward explicit goals, or as my favorite poet T S Eliot better expressed it in Ash Wednesday, “I no longer strive / to strive towards such things ” It’s a hardearned lesson, one that I’ve mostly learned in transit For that, I will forever be indebted to inflight entertainment systems My 20-hour plane journey home, with cabin lights dramatically darkened, provides more than ample time for reflection on the exploits of semesters past

(or more specifically the activist concerts helmed by John Lennon and Yoko Ono in LennoNYC, another gem I discovered on the plane) But, as I soon realized, life imitates art, and sometimes the two are inseparable

On the ride home after an especially disastrous semester densely populated with existential crises, I watched Virginia Woolf (exquisitely played by Nicole Kidman in The Hours) walk into a river, her pockets heavy with pebbles I remember crying in the dim cabin, among rows of sleepy passengers, at three in the morning At the time, I found it hard to reconcile how a massively talented woman who wrote to her husband, “I don’t think two people could have been happier than we have been,” could have seen death as her sole escape But it was far from implausible

ing revelation, and maybe that was it

Maybe I’ve become more idealistic (By idealism, I loosely mean a fierce, unrelenting clinging to a set of ideals ) That’s not an easy thing for me to say because, growing up, idealism has never struck me as a very positive thing It held the connotation that this dedication to ideals involved sacrificing devotion to realistic concerns To put it perhaps too simply, my pre-Cornell life was about the pursuit of certainty, which I thought, at the time, was synonymous with the pursuit of happiness It was about getting a golden ticket to a secure, if not brilliant, future, and that primarily meant getting finding a good school and job

When I thought about idealism, I used to envision a beautiful, tragic figure like Jay Gatsby and his eternal, ephemeral green light, or Lily Bart and her diamond-draped society parties I mourned for them, and I still do, periodically An alternative image that drifts too quickly into my mind is a generic one of protesters being battled by riot police with tear gas

I still keep a copy of Woolf ’ s Mrs Dalloway by my desk, and sometimes, I read it aloud sometimes, late at night, just to remember how it feels like to be sinking into a cavernous, dank place and to somehow simultaneously be overcome by a stupefying sense of wonder As Woolf expressed in Mrs Dalloway, she loved life, London, this moment of June ”

It is a paradoxical state to be in but I came to realize something: maybe it is realistic to be a little idealistic About a month ago, I had the good fortune of talking to former Johnson Museum Director Frank Robinson for a class assignment What I remembered most clearly from the interview was the importance of believing in what you do, because otherwise there won ’ t be any joy in you and that affects the people you work with or serve I suppose when I turned 21 earlier this year I felt compelled to have some kind of life-chang-

Former Oasis guitarist Noel Gallagher lambasted whiny rock stars backstage at Coachella a few days ago, “We’re living somebody else’s dream This is the greatest game in the world and it should be treated like the greatest game in the world Be fucking happy about it ” While most Cornell students don t exactly qualify as rock stars, we certainly do complain more than we should

And yes, these are first world problems, and first world sentiments Even if the world of college applications and internships may not technically count as the real world, it can still be a gritty and confounding place to be in I was reminded of that when I looked at the deluge of anonymous confessions of clandestine habits and misgivings featured in the Old Secrets, New Hope exhibition posted online and displayed at Ho Plaza over the Easter weekend Sometimes, being open to surprises or remembering that good things can happen may just be enough to nudge you through a particularly confusing transit

Daveen Koh is a sophomore in the College of Architecture, Art and Planning She can be reached at arts-and-entertainmenteditor@cornellsun com Darn That Dream appears alternate Wednesdays this semester

Proposal Is Still Not Finalized Feldman Says Red

TOURNAMENT

Continued from page 20

The Red defeated top teams Princeton and Yale in the regular season, and only lost to Harvard by four in the final game of the season, proving its worth as a team that could have made a run in a potential Ivy tournament

Courtney, though, does not believe that the change would alter his team ’ s approach at the beginning of the season

I think as a coach you ’ re always trying to come out and improve throughout the year, so I don t think you hide anything,” he said “I think you just play and try to be in the tournament ” The idea would also potentially benefit teams who are ruled out of first-place contention midway through the season

Despite Cornell’s run to the Sweet Sixteen two years ago, and Harvard’s Top-25 ranking this season, the Ivy League is still not given its due respect on the national college basketball level The change would not only make the already improving league more competitive, it would also gain some much-needed exposure for a conference that often flies under the radar

“I really like the idea, I feel like it would be good for the league to get more exposure, ” Gray said “It would attract more fans and give more intense vibes to the games

“As much as you don’t want to say it, I feel this would entice teams to put a tremendous amount of effort into games that now actually mean something.”

J ohn at han G ray

As much as you don’t want to say it, I feel this would entice teams to put a tremendous amount of effort into games that now actually mean something,” Gray said “It increases the overall competitiveness of the league when teams have more to play for ”

“If we can get on national TV, we can show the quality of our product and we can also galvanize the fan bases for the tournament, ” Courtney added

Though the proposal is not finalized yet, the thought itself holds promise for a new age of Ivy League basketball

“The conference tournament will promote the Ivy League brand of basketball and show people that the league is really becoming a force to be reckoned with in college basketball,” Courtney said

Scott Chiusano can be reached at schiusano@cornellsun com

Is Competing at Its Best

from

“UVA’s the top dog right now, but still I think we can win that game too, ” he said “They’re used to playing in a big field, so we can play a tighter game with them and be more aggressive ”

The men must win the first and second games to qualify for the championship game, which will be played on Sunday at noon

The women play Cal Poly on Friday, a team unseen by the Red this season Although not much is known about the team by Cornell so this might be an advantage, according to senior Amanda Stern

It might [be] a little bit in our benefit because we don’t know the team and we don’t what to expect, and therefore we can ’ t ride to those expectations, she said We have to push ourselves to not assume they’re going to be a certain way or ride to a certain ability You don’t have any pre-existing assumptions

or standards, so you just have to play hard the whole time ”

Eldredge felt positively about the team ’ s chances against the Cal Poly Mustangs

“From what we know we think we have a good chance against this team, we know they have one solid player,” he said

If the women defeat Cal Poly, the team will play its second and final game on Sunday at 10:00 a m against the winner of the UVA and Texas A&M game The team expects the Cavaliers to make it to the championship, giving the Red an opportunity for redemption from the previous season loss in February

“I personally am really excited because when we went down to UVA, the score didn’t reflect how well we played,” Stern said “We rode their horses really well very fast and open Being that much more in shape and prepared from playing other games in the semester, we are that much more prepared ”

Eldredge said the high level officiating may also help the Red against the Cavaliers

“They play a more loose style and that sometimes gets them in trouble more with the officiating they get more penalties, he said “We are more disciplined than them ”

From the women ’ s side, UVA will be transporting horses to the tournament, and for the men, UConn, UVA and Skidmore are also bringing their ponies

Although the squads will be playing on other team ’ s horses as well as Cornell’s, Eldredge does not foresee any issues with the new horses

“When games are coming this close, the horsemanship aspect doesn’t give you a big advantage,” he said “Everyone is good enough out there to compete well on whatever is put out there on the field ”

Both teams said they are excited for the high level of competition coming to Ithaca this weekend

“It’s the best of the best playing this week For anyone who enjoys sports, this will be a really great tournament to come see; it’s really fast with a lot of great talent,” Feldman said “We’re really playing the best polo we ’ ve played all year and I don’t think we could be any better prepared at this point ”

Club Basketball Plays National Tournament Final

By REBECCA VELEZ

Sun Staff Wr ter

Last weekend Cornell advanced to the final four in a national championship, lost in the finals to the reigning national champions and ended its season with an overall record of 22-6 All of this was done without the support of thousands of adoring fans, without the coverage of ESPN and without a coach

Cornell club basketball was founded only five years ago, after students found the need for a competitive team without the great time commitment of varsity play Tal Akabas ’11, who is now a graduate student at Cornell, was one of the founding members also serving as a team captain in past years

“There had been club basketball in the past, so there was a framework for how the team would function,” Akabas said “There’s definitely a basketball community at Cornell, and there was interest So, we set up practice times, we played a couple of games The first year was really a learning experience ”

Steve Donahue, the then-men’s varsity head coach, helped the team established itself in its first year By the second year, having received funding from the SAFC and with the knowledge of how to run the team, Akabas and his fellow team members were able to take the program to the next level

“The second year we had tryouts, and it was our first year in the regional tournament, ” Akabas said “We’ve done better and better as we ‘ ve built up the program ”

“We now have tryouts every fall,” said Sam Liu, also a graduate student and one of the original members of the team All of our guys played in high school, and we have a few guys that could have played varsity, but decided not to ” Liu also explained that since Cornell’s varsity team does not take walk-ons, many members of the club team found it to be a way that they can keep playing at a competitive level

“It’s different because there is no coach, and in ways there’s less pressure, ” said freshman Austin Cagley “It’s competitive, but it doesn’t take the fun out of it ”

The team now has a reputation for being one of the stronger club programs in the northeast, and plays close to thirty games throughout the season This year in particular proved to be a strong one for Cornell, as the team claimed both an Ivy League title and made its first trip to nationals

The Ivy League club basketball tournament was held for the first time this past fall, and included six of the Ancient Eight teams Cornell came away with a win against Harvard in the finals, winning in overtime by only two points

Harvard is a bit of a rival for us, ” Liu said We’ve seen them a lot ”

“Last year we lost in the semifinals in regionals to Harvard by one point ” Akabas added “The Ivy League tournament was a good redemption ”

The regional tournament this year was held at UMass during Spring Break Cornell won the tournament in a final against St John’s, earning a spot in the national tournament held in North Carolina Senior captain Mike Hyland was named the Regional Tournament MVP, while jnior Kyle Dolby was named to the All-Tournament Team for the region

Nine players on the team traveled to the national cham-

pionship tournament, which took place on April 14-16 at N C State

“On Friday we started in pool play against University of Maryland,” Liu said “We started off really badly, down in double digits, but in the second half Austin Cagley went off and carried our team to win by 10 points It ended up being a great start to the tournament ”

Cornell finished pool play with a win against UMD, 5749, and against Winston Salem State, 55-43 Junior William Scott was named Nationals Pool Play MVP for the tournament Cornell proceeded to beat University of Dayton, UNC and N C State to make it to the finals

“Those games were exciting because we were playing big name basketball teams, ” Liu said “The varsity teams are really well known, and so they’re schools with a strong basketball culture ”

The game against UNC was the last of the day for Cornell, and decided which team would make it to the final four

“It was a team we struggled against,” Liu said “It was the worst we played all tournament ”

However, a late effort by sophomore Joseph Scarpelli, who came into the game and hit two 3-pointers in the second half, helped to seal the win for Cornell

Sunday’s first game against N C State proved a manageable task for the team, as it pulled away with a 56-44 win It was at this point that the team secured a place in the finals guaranteeing itself a spot in the national spotlight in front of a large crowd, in the team ’ s only trip to the national competition

Cornell traded points with Ivy Tech for the entire game, but found itself down three points in the final minute Kyle Dolby shot a 3-pointer with seconds remaining, but the shot rebounded off the rim just as the clock signaled the end of the game

After the final game, freshman Austin Cagley was named an All American at the tournament

“That’s what’s great about our team, ” Liu said “We had several team members earn honors and team recognition this year Different players can step up at different times It helped us a lot at this tournament With six games in three days, we can t just have one person There s an even level of talent on the team Overall, we could’ve beaten any team there ”

Two of the team ’ s starters, seniors Patrick Coates and Tucker Burns, were unable to make the drive down to North Carolina with the team for the tournament

“They could have helped a lot, but you never know,” Liu said “Other teams had official coaches, yelling and running plays, and all this practice stuff Our team is just Tal and I sort of coaching It’s more laid back than a lot of teams, but we still did so much better That was pretty cool ”

Many of the starting players will be returning next year, so the team is hoping to have similar success and keep up the reputation it has begun to build over the past few years

“It’s definitely exciting,” Liu said “They’re a good group and the team can only get better ”

Rebecca Velez can be reached at rvelez@cornellsun com

Tsai Trades Law yer Lifestyle for Land of the Rising Sun

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Tsai exhibited a special ability for negotiating international contracts

For him, the art of negotiating tied in directly to the art of grappling a foe into an inescapable submission hold He noted several concepts that cross over, from using your opponents ’ energy against him to the techniques that must be executed with a sharpshooter’s precision in games where subtle positioning and leverage count for everything

For Tsai, the outlook and confidence he received from jiu-jitsu also allowed him to pursue his dreams With seemingly everything going for him, the Louisiana native decided to give it all up He had married a woman from Japan and said he realized the time had come for him to move to the Land of the Rising Sun So, he quit his legal gig in Houston, and applied to Cornell’s Full-Year Asian Language

Concentration (FALCON) program

“My co-workers were shocked, and my family, especially on the Taiwanese side, thought I had gone completely crazy, ” Tsai said In truth, compounded with economic hard times, most recent law school graduates are more likely to sell used cars these days than land with an established legal firm Tsai resigned from his position after only receiving floating interest from Japanese companies Furthermore, recruiters informed Tsai that learning Japanese was completely unnecessary After all, English is the standard language used in business dealings between Japanese and Chinese corporations and most multinational organizations But, when Nick Tsai sets out to make a move, he wants to do it right and wants to do it his way

The risk paid off Mitsubishi offered Tsai a job in Tokyo, promis-

ing to wait until he finished his program at Cornell Tokyo also will offer him more than a few worthy dojos

“BJJ showed me that you do not have to be stuck on the same path in life,” Tsai said “There are always options and possibilities ”

Still Skinny, but Now Humbling Bullies and Everybody Else

Some people might find paradox in a lawyer who specializes in amicably negotiating contracts while also being a badass black belt But, they are the unenlightened

While the ancient origins of jiujitsu fall into enigmatic shadows, the art came of age in Japan more than 500 years ago In the early 1900s, Japanese masters brought jiu-jitsu to Brazil, where it underwent dramatic innovation and adaptation under the leadership of the famed Gracie family As they have done with many cultural

expressions, from soccer to Carnival, the Brazilians took jiujitsu and transformed it into their own

It developed into Brazil’s second most popular sport, and it eventually inspired the founding of mixed martial arts in both Brazil and the US Disciples of the art can endlessly wax poetic about its history and philosophy Just take note that in its purist form, BJJ stresses the use of leverage energy and balance to subdue opponents through grappling and submission holds, and, in theory, a 110-pound fighter can always defeat a heavyweight bruiser with the right technique Tsai embodies the way of the Brazilian jiu-jitsu master Approximately six feet tall and just a notch above 160 pounds, Tsai appears about as menacing and intimidating as Gandhi But, he regularly dominates guys 50 or even 60 pounds heavier than him and makes it look effortless He often

trains with professional fighters from Team Bombsquad at Ultimate Athletics

At Cornell, Tsai offers his expert instruction for the Cornell University Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (CUBJJ) club, which holds evening classes three times a week at the Friedman Wrestling Center He will teach a Brazilian jiu-jitsu seminar this coming weekend, April 20-21

For more information, please contact CUBJJ at bjj-l@list cornell edu

All challengers welcome

And what about those old bullies? Now they matter about as much as gnats in the wind

“If you even have a remote interest in martial arts, you should come and try BJJ, said Tsai For me, it changed my life It can do the same for you ”

J D O’Kasick aspires to earn both a Ph D and a black belt one day or die trying He is currently a grad student at Cornell He can be rached at jds482@cornell edu

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Iv y League Debat es Tourney to Decide NCAA Bid

By SCOTT CHIUSANO Sun Assistant Sports Editor

Ever since Brown was defeated by Villanova in the very first NCAA tournament in 1939, an Ivy League team has been represented in the prestigious event every year Although the tournament has grown from just eight teams in its first year, to 68 this year, the winner of the Ancient Eight has always received a bid The Ivy League is the only conference in the entire country that does not have its own tournament at the end of the season to decide who it will send to the NCAA tournament However, according to sources from the Harvard Crimson, that timeless method of choosing the Ivy winner may be about to change

the right thing all these years by sending its top finisher to the tournament However, as the competitiveness of the Ivy League continues to grow each year, coaches in the conference are beginning to change their minds according to Courtney

“I know all the coaches in the league would like it to happen, ” he said

“It’s still early; there has to be a couple different steps in order for it to happen ”

B ill Court ney

The Crimson reported on Friday that, according to Ivy League Executive Director Robin Harris, Ivy League coaches are preparing a proposal for a fourteam, two-round tournament at the end of conference play, which would include the Top-4 finishers from the regular season standings The winner after the two rounds would represent the Ivy League in the NCAA tournament According to head coach Bill Courtney, the proposal is still a process

“It s still early; there has to be a couple different steps in order for it to happen ” he said “It’s got to go to the [Athletic Director], then go to a committee So there’s still several more steps before it can possibly become a reality ”

Part of the proposal includes the removal of one game from the team ’ s ’ non-conference schedule, in order to avoid additional missed class time for the players The Ivy schedule, which right now consists of 14 games with each team facing off twice, would remain unchanged

As the last man standing in a world of college basketball, where tournament bids are often decided on late-season momentum, it is widely believed that the Ivy League has done

One fear of the new proposal would be that the best team in the Ivy League would not be represented at the tournament This year, Harvard got the conference bid eventually falling to No 5 Vanderbilt in the first round but the top teams in the league were all so similar in talent that any team could have come out on top in an end of season tournament

“One way you look at it is, the way it’s done now is that you really get the team that’s been the best all year into the [NCAA] tournament, ” Courtney said “But at the same time, when you talk about postseason berths and the opportunity to maybe send two teams to the NCAA tournament, or even the NIT, this new way helps ” Additionally, even if the top-finisher in the regular season Ivy League standings does not win the tournament, that team would receive an automatic bid to the NIT tournament, according to NCAA regulations

The coaches’ proposal would pave the way for teams, like the Red, who had slow starts to the season, to make a run in the Ivy tournament

“It’s easy to say that we ’ ve been right around the middle of the pack, but we don’t want to have to say that a tournament would bale us out, ” said junior guard Johnathan Gray We re a top team in the Ivy League and we just have to show it ”

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C.U. Hosts Nationals at Oxley

By ANDREA SIELICKI Sun Staff Wr ter

The most accomplished polo teams from around the country will be playing this week and weekend at the Oxley Equestrian Center for the national polo tournament, which will include both of Cornell s teams

The men will play their first game Wednesday at 2:00 p m against Southern Methodist, while the women begin the tournament on Friday, playing California Polytechnic State at noon

The last time the Red men faced SMU was on Jan 27, losing 17-15, when sophomore starter Nik Feldman sat out the match due to an injury

“One of the big things that was a factor

in that game was that Nik Feldman didn’t play for us, ” said head coach David Eldredge ’81 “Nik adds another dimension to our team that hurts us when he’s not in the lineup We’re a totally different team than we were at that point

SMU has its own advantages against the Red, as well

“They have one of the very best coaches in the country, so that s their biggest advantage against us I think,” Feldman said

If the men win against the Mustangs, Cornell will play No 1-ranked Virginia on Friday at 2:00 p m Despite a heavy loss to UVA, 28-4, on Feb 25, the team is confident in its ability, according to Feldman

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The Big Easy Black Belt: Nick Tsai

Bullies liked to put a pounding on Nick Tsai He was always the sole Asian boy in his class the odd one out, the scrawny kid

He grew up in the heart of New Orleans with a Taiwanese father and an American mother In summary, as far as the merciless ethos of a segregated elementary school playground, he had been born with a target on his back

“I took karate classes, but it didn’t work,” recalled Tsai, who is currently studying Japanese at Cornell as part of an intensive year-long language program “I still got beat up ” In his teens, Tsai turned his back on martial arts and took up skateboarding, but that would not be the end of the saga In college, he started dabbling in boxing and other striking forms Back in New Orleans for summers Tsai learned the ropes at Ancona’s Gym & City Bar a joint that had a legit martial arts space upstairs and dingy pub in the basement

Almost ever y week-

end, they put on “smokers,” an oldschool boxing term for amateur bouts held for private groups

When one fight left Tsai’s right hand broken and mangled, it seemed that his

training would be forced into another hiatus However he turned to a different art-form at Ancona’s submission grappling and Brazilian jiu-jitsu His first instructor happened to be UFC veteran MMA fighter Rich Clementi

“I was hooked right away, ” said Tsai “I loved it and knew it was something I had to do ”

You Will Submit

In the Dojo or the Courtroom

Skip ahead a decade Nick Tsai has earned his law degree from the University of Austin, and after countless bloodand-sweat hours on the mat he also received his black belt in Brazilian jiujitsu under three-time BJJ world champion Eric Williams at Elite MMA in Houston, where Tsai’s family moved after Hurricane Katrina ravaged New Orleans “To earn your black belt, you have to be obsessive ” said Tsai who is now 30 years old “But you never finish learning It’s about the journey, and it has become such an integral part of my life and who I am that I simply cannot do without it Jiu-jitsu helps me in everything I do ” Practicing law with a firm in Houston,

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