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Second female president will shape future of Cornell

Today marks the first day of Martha Pollack’s term as 14th president of the University The Board of Trustees elected Pollack as the next president, the second f e m a l e p re s i d e n t i n C o r n e l l’s h i s t o r y, announced in November

“I am honored to begin my service today as Cornell University’s 14th president and to join all of you in shaping the future of this distinguished institution,” Pollack said in a statement sent to Cornell students Monday morning

In her anticipation for her new role, Pollack stressed that Cornell is at a pivotal moment in its history, particularly with Cornell’s diffusion from Ithaca into New York City

“With its deep academic and cultural

roots in Ithaca and its e x p a n d i n g p re s e n c e i n New York City, Cornell is at an exciting moment, with burgeoning intellectual collaborations across all its campuses that are c

communicating knowledge and providing unrivaled oppor tunities for t e a c

societal contribution ”

University of Michigan Noting that she shares a professional background with five previous Cornell presidents at University of Michigan, she emphasized the similarity between both schools in her statement “I come to Cornell from the University of

Michigan, which shares many of Cornell’s fundamental values,” she said “Its commitment to discovery through research, scholarship and creative activity; its dedication to teaching and learning; its belief in egalitarianism and in the importance of diversity; and its determination to ser ve the greater good through public engagement ” Si n c e t h e d e a t h o f Elizabeth Garrett, 13th president of the University, Hunter Rawlings has served as interim president Having served both as a president and three terms as interim president, Rawlings has left a legacy at the University that Pollack revered

GPSA Debates Student-Professor Sexual Relations

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Assembly continued its discussion on Resolution 14 regarding sexual relationships between students and individuals who hold academic power over them, and ultimately voted to table the resolution until next meeting due to unresolved concerns

To move the resolution forward, a GPSA delegat i o n h a d s p o k e n w i t h t h e St u d e n t Ad vo c a c y Committee, who had disagreed with the resolution on the grounds that it did not involve the entire graduate student body in its creation

“The disagreement hinges on whether this is enough of an ethical issue that we do not need the overwhelming mandate of the student body because this is a matter that affects a small minority of students, or whether because we are attempting to bind ourselves to this we do need to take it to them and get their approval,” said Anna Waymack, grad, who proposed Resolution 14

As of now, Waymack said that the SAC recommended that the GPSA “ask for the creation of a working group over the summer to write [its] own policy, which [it] would then ask the Faculty Senate to approve ”

Members of the GPSA had mixed feelings about this proposition Some believed that this was an issue regarding the right of students to have an equal opportunity to succeed academically with regard to their peers

“I think this is absolutely a rights issue [that doesn ’ t require a majority vote of the student body],” said Casey Franklin, grad “By saying that these relationships are allowed, then you ’ re automatically saying somebody has an unfair advantage [academically] based on the sexual interest of someone who’s in a position of power ”

Others believed that it would be easier to carry out the resolution if the GPSA could show that it had strong support from the graduate student body

“The faculty senate would be much more willing to support a resolution, support action, if

“I am grateful to Hunter and Elizabeth Rawlings, who have brought enlightened leadership and their personal warmth to the university over more than two decades, i n c l u d

times,” the statement read

Anticipating her need to understand the “f u l l b re

Pollack called on Cornellians to support in her transition as president

“I am looking forward to our work together and, with your help, to making Cornell an even more distinguished and distinctive university ” Pollack’s official inauguration will be held on Aug 25 2017

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By RACHEL WHALEN Sun News Editor

Award-Winning Poet, Professor Captures‘Spirit of Caribbean’

As English Professor Ishion Hutchinson recounted his past, his voice carried what he called the “melody” of his home of Port Antonio, Jamaica

“The spirit of Caribbean-ness and those kinds of things, they’re so intertwined in the psyche,” he said “Yes, you suffer from this wound, this immense desire to want to be there, to be engaging with the physical landscape and so on and so forth but those things are inside of you ”

“The sea is inside of me, the Blue Mountains would be my nose, ” he laughed “It’s really big ”

The story of the Caribbean is “still unfolding,” as Hutchinson put it and he has played his own substantial role in shaping that story A poet by profession and by nature, Hutchinson’s most recent work, “House of Lords and Commons,” is something that Dan Chiasson of The New Yorker calls “timeless ”

The collection, which was published last September, has earned Hutchinson a National Book Critics Circle Award and, most recently, a Guggenheim Fellowship, which is awarded for “exceptionally creative ability in the arts ”

Hutchinson grew up on the poetry of British Romantic poets, and he said that a particular high school teacher saw promise in his early poems and gave him exercises to do outside of class

“I grew up with people who were illiterate, not because they chose to be, but because of circumstances,” he said “These are people, too, who were very supportive of some random boy with a pencil and a notebook And I feel that they responded to that image of a boy because they’re projecting a certain hope for a future wherein more boys and girls would be excited about running around like anthropologists trying to write down everything around them, owning things in their very language and speaking for themselves ”

The poet ’ s biggest inspiration, however, is the recently deceased Saint Lucian poet Derek Walcott, who showed Hutchinson what it meant to write about home

“Every day, every new poem, every other story is an opportunity to change your life ” I s h i o n H u t c h i n s o n

“I have nothing but gratitude,” he said about his recent successes “As a poet, you ’ re coming from a space or place of intense privacy And then it gets out that you ’ re a poet, and there’s a lot of fear and trembling I have been fortunate with people who were encouraging ” Hutchinson’s roots to poetry are embedded in his home, which he characterizes as having its own unique endurance

“My specific awakening to poetry is tied to that belonging,” he said “If you have had a childhood in the Caribbean or anywhere, but speaking specifically about the Caribbean you know you have been touched by all of history, from ancestral pasts that have been obscured, right into the very beginning of the modern world So that nexus of past, history and the uncertainty, at times, of what will be is always, I think, in the bloodstream of a Caribbean person ”

“[He] was a big surprise and revelation to me, ” Hutchinson said “A writer from the Caribbean who wrote the landscape in his wrist Lots of his images were close to the ones I lived in, so there was an immediate recognition That was thrilling to read and try to emulate ”

In his first year at the University of the West Indies in Jamaica, Hutchinson was to meet his idol and do a workshop with him after winning scholarship in Walcott’s name

“I knew his work much better than I knew him, the man, but I also had occasions of talking with him,” he said “Other workshop members and I met at, I believe it was the Hilton Hotel in Kingston, where he sat at the head of the table, and everybody else sat just terrified ”

After obtaining his undergraduate degree in English, Hutchinson embarked on a voyage to New York University, where he received his Masters of Fine Arts in what he considers a sort of “ reverse colonization ”

“It’s a mixture of accidents and desperate last decisions that led me to an MFA,” he recalled “I heard about it from a friend who said, ‘ you could actually go to the States to

study poetry, ’ which sounded to me like the most alarming thing anyone could have said ”

Hutchinson taught at four universities including the University of Utah, where he obtained his dual Ph D in Creative Writing and English before settling in Ithaca

As a poet, Hutchinson said he strives to embody the spirit of his relations and home and to honor the support system behind him

“There’s something very ennobling about being a writer, and it’s nothing to take for granted, especially when you ’ re from a place where the history has always been against you, ” he said “I want to, when I write, honor the spirit of the illiterate, kind people, like my grandmother, who is in the texture of the language ” Hutchinson added that part of being a writer touches upon being a reader, and he strives to “ appease the shadows ” of the writers admires To him, engaging poetry is an “electrifying” experience

“Every day, every new poem, every other story is an opportunity to change your life,” he said “For me, you can only touch your heart I mean literally hold your chest when a poem enters poetry It is so powerful It silences you and makes you remember your body ”

Poets are a “version of evangelists,” Hutchinson claimed generators of experiences that do not simply “collapse” down the page, but exist in readers for generations to come

“The poets that you love, they do something to the blood ratio,” he explained “Certainly, what Emily Dickinson says is true, it takes the top of your head off It makes you want to go out and break shit But you don’t have to go out, necessarily, you could break shit inside of you, and find ways of agitating on the level of making your language not co-opted by the machinery of real politic ”

To Hutchinson, poetry is a continuous process, and he strives to emulate that in his work and his teaching

“It’s the ongoing, ever-burdensome not just thinking with thoughts, but with feeling about this desire of wanting to possess something so large,” he said “I think about that a syllable at a time ”

Rachel Whalen can be reached at rwhalen@cornellsun com

Speakers Face Criticism at All-White Panel on Incarceration

Audience members speak out against lack of diversity in discussion surrounding prison system

By YUICHIRO KAKUTANI Sun Staff Writer

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S c o t t s a i d t h e p u n i t i ve r a t h e r t h a n c o r re c t i o n a l n a t u re o f p r i s o n s i s a t l e a s t p a r t l y a p ro d u c t o f p o l i t i c a l t re n d s f a vo ri n g p u n i s h m e n t s “ T h e re w a s a n a t t i t u d e o f p u n i t i ve n e s s [ m o s t c o m m o n i n t h e 9 0 s ] t h a t h a d p e n e t r a t e d i n t o p o l i t i c s a n d w a s a p re re q u is i t e f o r g e t t i n g t o o f f i c e t o s u c h a n e x t e n t t h a t t h e re a re p e o p l e o u t t h e re w h o s a y ‘ we w a n t t o h a r m t h e s e p e o p l e [ i n p r i s o n ] , ’ ” h e s a i d Pro f Jo e Ma r g u l i e s , l a w a n d g ove r nm e n t , s a i d t h a t a f t e r ye a r s o f h o l d i n g s u c h p u n i t i ve a t t i t u d e s , t h e p u b l i c i s g r a d u a l l y s t a r t i n g t o d e m a n d p r i s o n re f o r m “ We a re b e g i n n i n g t o s e e t h e d e ve l o p -

“In your next panel, you need black voices like mine, or you will intellectualize the shit out of this.”

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Allyship, Awareness

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D a v i s a l s o s t r e s s e d t h e importance of standing up for others, even when it means losing friends who disagree

“If there are people in your life who don’t want to evolve and stop using homophobic, racist, sexist, problematic language, you may have to lose those friends,” he said

He further encouraged the audience to practice self-love, s o m e t h i n g h e s a i d h e d o e s through daily meditation

The former defensive back entered his professional career

w i t h Te n n e s s e e Ti t a n s i n 2000 He later was involved

with the Washington Redskins and Seattle Seahawks Davis announced his sexuality nine years after leaving the NFL Davis, who battled his own insecurities during his football career, felt weighed down by the baggage of his own lack of confidence

“I was in the prime of my life but I couldn’t enjoy it because I hated myself,” he admitted, urging a message about the importance of self-care

“I implore you all, as you ’ re thinking about being an ally, be an ally to yourself,” he concluded

Dena Behar can be reached at dbehar@cornellsun com

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Editorial

In Defense of Mitch McBride

THE UNIVERSITY ’S DECISION TO CHARGE MITCH MCBRIDE ’17 with two violations of the Campus Code of Conduct is misguided and contrary to the principle of transparency The administration was caught off guard when McBride allegedly leaked to The Sun a series of internal documents drafted by the Admissions and Financial Aid Working Group and is now scrambling to overcompensate for their previous missteps The overzealousness of the Office of the Judicial Administrator could damage the relationship between students and administrators for years to come

McBride is accused of failing to “comply with any lawful order of a clearly identifiable University official acting in the performance of his or her duties” in violation of Title IV of the Campus Code The University has not produced any papers signed by McBride or any other members of the AFAWG agreeing to the confidential nature of the leaked documents because no such agreement exists The failure of the chair of AFAWG, Dean Barbara Knuth, to adequately prepare for such a contingency by requiring such a written agreement has left the University grasping at straws The absence of a written agreement has forced the University to argue that administrators under Title IV can compel students to act in any directed manner, an interpretation that, according to Prof Kevin Clermont, law, would “radically alter the society we live in ” Clermont, who in 2007 and 2008 assisted in the revision of the Campus Code, further stated that Title IV applies only to directives made “ to maintain the public order,” as authorized by New York Education Law McBride’s actions did not cause riots on campus; they did not upset the public order, and it is unreasonable to suggest that any such leaks would have done so The University should accept that the Code does not apply in this situation and, if they so choose, take further precautions in the future to assure confidentiality, but they should not attempt to expand their authority by reconstruing the current policy

The Office of the Judicial Administrator also charged McBride with “forging, fraudulently altering, willfully falsifying or otherwise misusing University or non-University documents,” a violation of the Campus Code Title III McBride did not forge the documents; he did not fraudulently alter them; he did not willfully falsify them In the context of the Campus Code, “misuse” is presented in the same category as forgery, fraudulent alteration and willful falsification by the adverb “otherwise ” Any misuse prosecuted under Title III must be comparable to the three enumerated behaviors Sharing is not comparable to forgery or fraud or falsification, and in the absence of any written nondisclosure agreement, it is without basis to charge McBride under Title III

When The Sun published the AFAWG documents, it did so in the interest of transparency As an independent news organization, it is incumbent on us to report issues and stories important to and affecting the Cornell and broader Ithaca community, such as the proposed changes to Cornell’s admissions policy It is unfortunate that such discussions were taking place behind closed doors with such limited input from the Cornell student body had the proceedings been more transparent, leaks would not have been necessary That being said, The Sun will continue to defend the principles of free speech and disclosure, and will speak up against overzealous and damaging disciplinary actions taken by the University

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Former judicial codes counselor weighs in on McBride case

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An Open Letter and Welcome To President Martha Pollack

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c l u b s o n c a m p u s ; a s s u c h , we w a n t e d t o t e l l y o u a b o u t t h e h i s t o r y b e h i n d

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t i o n s o f h i g h e r e d u c a t i o n C o r n e l l f a c u lt y, s t u d e n t s , a n d s t a f f c o l l a b o r a t e d t o d e v e l o p t h e C l i m a t e A c t i o n P l a n i n

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Soon after President Donald Tr u m p ’ s a d m i n i s t r a t i o n decided to launch a missile strike on a Syrian, critics immediately drew parallels to the Iraq War We have seen this before, c l a i m e d p u n d i t s a n d p o l i t i c a l commentators We are getting into another quagmire in the Middle East, just like we did in Libya and Afghanistan Haven’t w e l e a r n e d o u r l e s s o n , t h e y asked?

Ne v e r m i n d t h a t f o r e i g n inter vention has had varied success, the most perplexing facet of the recent debate over Syria is something I call the fallacy of historical resemblance This fallacy asserts that any two historical moments that share vague simil a r i t i e s s h o u l d b e t r e a t e d a s equivalent, and it comes up all t o o f r e q u e n t l y i n h i s t o r i c a l debate and analysis

Take the popular new book by Yale professor Timothy Snyder, “On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Centur y ” In it, Snyder, who just this week was a p p o i n t e d a s t h e i n a u g u r a l

Richard C Levin Professor of Histor y, applies lessons he has l e a r n e d i n s t u d y i n g c e n t r a l Europe to the political climate in the United States today The text is an expansion of a Facebook

d by a re s o l u t i o n , p a s s e d by t h e

Fa c u l t y Se n a t e o n De c e m b e r 1 1 , 2 0 1 3 ,

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o n t h e “ C a m p u s En g a g e m e n t So l u t i o n s ” o b j e c t i ve : i n c re a s i n g c a m p u s c l i m a t e l i te r a c y a n d e n c o u r a g i n g c a m p u s u s e r s t o “ L i ve Gre e n ” T h e u n d e r s i g n e d re p re s e n t

p a r t i c i p a n t s i n t h i s ye a r ’ s s u m m i t i n a d d i t i o n t o m e m b e r s o f E C O , c l u b s u n d e r n e a t h o u r u m b re l l a , a n d t h e g re a t e r

l e a d e r i n c l i m a t e a c t i o n b y c o n t i n u i n g t h e

t r a d i t i o n o f c o l l a b o r a t i o n a m o n g s t

t h a t c a l l e d , i n p a r t , f o r a n a c c e l e r a t e d t i m e t a b l e f o r a c h i e v i n g c a r b o n n e u t r a l it y ” Du r i n g t h e Sp r i n g s e m e s t e r o f 2 0 1 6 ,

Pr o v o s t a n d t h e n A c t i n g Pr e s i d e n t Ko t l i k o f f c h a r g e d t h e Se n i o r L e a d e r s h i p

C l i m a t e Ac t i o n Gro u p w i t h a c h i e v i n g c a r b o n n e u t r a l i t y by 2 0 3 5 C o n s i s t i n g o f

b o t h s t u d e n t s a n d f a c u l t y, S LC AG s y mb o l i ze d t h e a d m i n i s t r a t i o n ’ s a c k n ow l e d g -

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re a c h i n g t h e 2 0 3 5 g o a l In t h e Fa l l o f

2 0 1 6 , S LC AG re l e a s e d a re p o r t t i t l e d : “ O p t i o n s f o r A c h i e v i n g a C a r b o n

Ne u t r a l C a m p u s by 2 0 3 5 ” T h i s d o c u -

m e n t o u t l i n e d p o t e n t i a l p l a n s o f a c t i o n

w o rk i n g t ow a rd s s h a re d c a m p u s s u s t a i na b i l i t y g o a l s Be f o re e ve n re c e i v i n g i t s n a m e , E C O e n d e d t h e s u m m i t by c o l l e ct i ve l y w r i t i n g a l e t t e r t o t h e n Pre s i d e n te

C o r n e l l c o m m u n i t y w h o w o u l d l i k e t o we l c o m e yo u t o c a m p u s , a n d e x p re s s t h e i r c o m m i t m e n t t o a c h i e v i n g c a r b o n n e u t r a l i t y by 2 0 3 5 E C O h a s a l s o c o l l e c te d t h e s i g n a t u re s o f t h o s e i n t e re s t e d i n w o rk i n g w i t h yo u a n d t h e re s t o f t h e a d m i n i s t r a t i o n t ow a rd t h i s g o a l We h o p e t o re t a i n C o r n e l l’s re p u t a t i o n a s a l e a d e r i n c l i m a t e a c t i o n by c o n t i n ui n g t h e t r a d i t i o n o f c o l l a b o r a t i o n a m o n g s t a d m i n i s t r a t i o n , f a c u l t y, s t a f f, a n d s t u d e n t s We w o u l d t h e re f o re l i k e t o i n v i t e yo u t o m e e t w i t h E C O , o n c e yo u h a ve s e t t l e d o n c a m p u s , i n o rd e r t o d i sc u s s t h e f u t u re c o m m i t m e n t t o C o r n e l l’s s u s t a i n a b i l i t y g o a l s , a n d s u g g e s t i o n s m a d e d u r i n g t h i s y e a r ’ s L e a d e r s h i p

C o r n e l l Un i ve r s i t y c a n p u r s u e i n o rd e r t o a c h i e ve c a r b o n n e u t r a l i t y by 2 0 3 5

Su m m i t We l o o k f o r w a rd t o m e e t i n g yo u a n d w o rk i n g w i t h yo u t ow a rd a m o re s u s t a i na b l e f u t u re f o r C o r n e l l “ D u r i n g m y ye a r s a s p re s i d e n t – t h e f i r s t t i m e – t h e s t u d e n t s o f Kyo t o Now, n ow k n ow n a s C l i m a t e Ju s t i c e C o r n e l l , p u s h e d u s – s o yo u s e e t h i s s t a r t e d w i t h s t u d e n t s re a l l y – p u s h e d u s t o t r y h a rd

a d m i n i s t r a t i o n , f a c u l t y , s t a f f , a n d s t u d e n t s . T h i s i s a l e t t e r c o - s i g n e d b y m a n y m e m b e r s o f

Daniel Tenreiro-Braschi | The Yale Daily News

Misapplying History

post Snyder made in the week following the election, containing a litany of platitudes such as “Stand out, ” “Be kind to our language ” and “Believe in truth ” These exhortations are meant

t o t e a c h A m e r i c a n s h ow t o behave in ways that resist authori t a r i a n i s m , a n d t h e y may be ver y u s e f u l f o r t h o s e a m o n g u s w h o h a d p l a n n e d t o cease believing in truth H o w e v e r , S n y d e r ’ s b o o k c o ntains little in the way historical analysis Rather than argue that the United States is sliding into a n e r a o f a u t h o r i t a r i a n r u l e , Snyder presupposes it “Americans are no wiser than the Europeans who saw democracy yield to fascism, Nazism or communism,” Snyder asserts at the outset “Our one advantage is that we can learn from their experience ” I can think of a great many advantages we have ov e r G e r m a n y i n t h e 1 9 3 0 s , i n c l u d i n g a r o b u s t , g r ow i n g economy, the strongest militar y

a r y . W e h o p e t o r e t a i n C o r n e l l ’ s r e p u t a t i o n a s a

in the world and institutions that have weathered two-and-a-half c e n t u r i e s o f p o l i t i c a l t u r m o i l ( T h e Fe d e r a l Re p u b l i c o f Germany was only 62 years old w h e n Ad o l f Hi t l e r r o s e t o power)

Indeed, America’s distinction

from inter war Germany can be seen in how the Trump presidency has played out so far For example, Trump’s two travel bans have both been struck down by the judiciar y His first legislative

i n i t i a t i v e t h e A m e r i c a n Health Care Act did not even make it through a Republicanc o n t r o l l e d Ho u s e o f Representatives If Trump fails to get fellow Republicans to pass his

l e g i s l a t i o n , w h a t i n d i c a t i o n i s there that his administration will soon become the Third Reich?

T h e a p p a r e n t s o u r c e o f

Sn yd e r ’ s a l a r m i s t h a t Tr u m p kinda, sorta seems like Hitler

And while it is undeniable that the president exhibits behavior typically associated with strongmen, this hardly indicates that the United States in 2017 is anything like an authoritarian state W h a t p u rpose does it ser ve to draw facile historic a l c o n n e ctions because of vague simi l a r i t i e s between leaders? Likeness a n d e q u i v alency are dramatically different, and it is irresponsible for historians to group figures and periods because their vague contours seem similar To be clear, effective historical inquir y draws parallels between different eras, and academics are correct to apply lessons from histor y to the present day However, if we want histor y to be useful, we have to acknowledge its complexities Snyder could ver y well be correct, but the burden of proof likes with him

In p o l i c y d e b a t e s , b o t h national and at Yale, the fallacy

of historical similarity is per vasive On issues ranging from the student income contribution to college renaming, we are often warned about the risk of being on the “ wrong side” of histor y Because student movements in

goes, the administration ought

course, this argument is correct But reductive equivalency only detracts from robust debate

All nations and institutions are different, and all eras are colored by subtle shades that determine the course of history The Yale Daily News reported this week that history is once again the most popular major in the college The job of scholars especially at a University with a storied history department like Yale’s is to dissect the nuances of historical eras to promote progress If we continue to fall into the fallacy of historical similarity, we will never have effective debates on government and history

I’m Going to ‘Bomb

the Shit Out of Them’

Donald Trump has flip-flopped again, sending waves through international politics and poking holes in his support base NATO, thanks to Trump’s heroic efforts, is no longer obsolete America should no longer stay out of Syria, because Donny, a man who seemingly forgets he has a second daughter, was oh-so heartbroken by dead children And hamburgers with Kim Jong-un are no longer on the menu

In stark contrast to his criticism of then-President Barack Obama, The Donald ordered a missile strike on a Syrian air base in response to Bashar al-Assad’s use of sarin gas on civilians He was supposedly so moved by the images of the regime’s cruelty that he felt the need to do something (reports suggest Ivanka Trump played a role, likely seducing her father into ordering the strike with tales of how manly

it would make him look, like Vladimir Vladimirovich)

The American media lit up, with news anchors describing the strike in terms ranging from strong to sublime Brian Williams of MSNBC spoke as if simultaneously having a religious epiphany and tantric orgasm, watching the Syrian night sky filled with diamonds and his head filled with Lucy As Trump knows, any press is good press and the best way to get it is to kill some people (bonus points for vengeance factor) Such distractions are especially useful when your presidential administration is leaking like the Kursk

While the strike degraded Assad’s air capabilities, it came separate from any broader strategy for resolving the conflict This left the administration scrambling to adapt to the consequences of its actions Officials had to follow in Trump’s turbulent wake, suddenly saying that Assad must go after months of arguing that ISIS was America’s main priority

But hey, you ’ re only president once you ’ ve bombed somewhere

In another pivot away from Trump’s isolationist America

First campaign rhetoric, U S forces in Afghanistan deployed the fuel air GBU-43/B or the “mother of all bombs,” destroying an ISIS tunnel complex in Nangahar province Many bearded bad hombres dead and The Donald surely flush with glee at all the buttons he gets to press

Besides the immediate fire and brimstone, the first operational use of the MOAB was also designed to send a message to another bad hombre, this one with a funny haircut and a penchant for anti-aircraft fire the ever-recalcitrant Kim Jong-un Being a fuel air bomb, the MOAB is excellent at destroying hardened structures like those in which you might hide, say, a nuclear research and storage facility Removing the “ crazy fat kid’s” (credit to America’s grandpa, John McCain) nuclear capabilities would require the destruction of a number of such underground targets

When questioned by Billy Bush about whether the MOAB deployment was intended to scare Kim Jong-un, the ever eloquent Trump replied, with a wink of his mole-like eyes, “when you look at North Korea, you know we ’ ve just gotta grab ‘ em by the missile silo then they’ll let us do anything ”

So, after an isolationist campaign against Goldman Sachs with some Putin-love thrown in, Trump seems to be transforming before our very eyes Maybe he’ll even take off the wig With his growing interventionism it looks like he will end up, in the words of one Trump voter, “just like any other damn president ” To many, that would be a relief to others, an outrage Trump’s WWE appearance has prepared him well for just this situation Let’s get ready to rumble

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have a dilemma It’s one I’ve been struggling with for a while, and it is this: if something can not be made be available to all people, should it be available to anyone at all?

I understand that’s a bit vague Allow me to elaborate This all started a couple years ago, when 12 year old Hebani was on (yet another) former house-turned-museum tour

I don’t remember exactly, but I want to say this was in the middle of nowhere Pennsylvania on one of those fake vacations your parents make you take to get out of the house they’re not exotic enough to warrant a large budget, but there are enough activities (read: niche historical sights) to keep you busy enough to make your parents feel like they’ve pulled off some quality family time

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Office of New Urban Mechanics, is an app that allows drivers to automatically report road hazards (poth o l e s i n p a r t i c u l a r ) t o t h e c i t y through the use of their smar tphones Given that most smar tp h o n e s a r e e q u i p p e d w i t h a n accelerometer, StreetBump uses the phone’s built in motion detector to sense when a bump is hit It then records the location of the bump through the phone’s GPS and transmits it to a ser ver that allows the city to identify areas that are likely to have potholes that need to be fixed

Sounds flawless right? Big data a n d s o c i a l i n n ov a t i o n c o m i n g together to contribute to public good? Almost Not long after it was launched, people began to notice a t r e n d i n t h e a r e a s St r e e t B u m p

situation If we are to apply the “all or nothing” approach here (like the historical society did earlier when they decided the upstairs must be off limits to ever yone), what would we go with? Would we immediately stop using StreetBump to fix potholes because it does not account for ever yone? Or would we continue to use it because fixing more potholes is better than fixing fewer? I’m not sure

I understand that this question is more philosophical than practical Situations are rarely ever dealt with in such an all or nothing way The museum, for example, has limited resources, and it chose (fairly, in my opinion) to allocate them to areas of the historical site that would be accessible by ever yone rather than a few StreetBump can be reworked to

That quote has lingered in my mind until today understand the premise it is unfair to those are handicapped to be barred from accessing historical places on a tour that is meant to be open to the general public

venture upstairs before she is quickly rebuked “ The upstairs floors aren ’ t handicap accessible If wheelchairs can ’ t get up there, neither can anyone else on the tour ” That quote That quote has lingered in my mind until today I understand the premise it is unfair to those that are handicapped to be barred from accessing historical places on a tour that is meant to be open to the general public And since the historical site cannot be torn down to add in an elevator, it was decided the upstairs would simply not be accessible to the general public Yet, I can ’ t help but apply

t h i s p r i n c i p l e t o s i t u a t i o n s t h a t share similar characteristics, and see how an “all or nothing” approach stands up

Let’s take, for example, the case o f t h e n o w i n f a m o u s a p p, StreetBump StreetBump, a pet project out of the city of Boston’s

reported on The app seemed to direct repair crews almost exclusivel y t o w e a l t h i e r n e i g h b o r h o o d s , where people were more likely to own smar tphones, download the app and participate in the larger process of reporting potholes There was a clear socioeconomic bias to StreetBump that the city had not foreseen when rolling out the technology

We are again faced with a similar dilemma to the one we had in the case of the non-handicap accessible museum StreetBump is a great app in that it helps the city identify and correct potholes in neighborhoods It e s s e n t i a l l y f u l f i l l s i t s p u r p o s e However, it also participates in creating a disadvantage for those who cannot afford smartphones through no fault of their own the city is s e e m i n g l y b l i n d t o t h e i r p l i g h t s h o u l d i t c h o o s e t o u s e o n l y StreetBump to address the pothole

give a higher weight to those reports that come from economically disadvantaged areas to account for the lower volume of reports that come from those areas (an idea Professor Jon Kleinberg actually brought up in a recent talk on campus) Or perhaps it could find ways to utilize other, more commonly used technologies that ever yone might have access to There are always ways to be better in accounting for racial, e c o n o m i c a n d s o c i a l i n e q u a l i t i

that occur through the use of technology and big data in public policy But, I ask, if we cannot find a way to correct for discrimination, if we must pick an all or nothing approach, which do we pick all or nothing?

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m a t r i x To d o s o , f l u o r e sc e n t b e a d s w e r e a d d e d t o t h e m a t r i x f i b e r s s o a s t o m a k e a n y p h y s i c a l c h a n g e s a p p a r e n t a s w e l l a s a i d c a l c u l a t i o n s o f t h e f o r c e s t h e s e c e l l s e x e r t T h e i r o b s e r v a t i o n s r e v e a l e d t h a t t h e t u m o u r c e l l s p u l l e d o n t h e f i b r e s a n d u s e d t h e m t o p r op e l t h e ms e l v e s f o rw a r d S u c h f i n d i n g s a r e i m p o r t a n t b e c a u s e t h e y c o u l d h e l p e x p l a i n h o w m a l i g n a n t c a n c e r c e l l s m o v e r a p i d l y i n t h e b o d y “ I t w a s h a r d e r t h a n I t h o u g h t , b u t I d i d n ’ t t h i n k i t w a s i m p o s s i b l e S o m e t i m e s t h e c o m m u n i t y t e l l s y o u t h a t t h i s i s

“I think that collaboration shows us that biological engineering is quite interdisciplinary, it is tough for one person to just sit there and do something. One really needs everyone to work together.”

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w a y t o o h a r d b u t I w a s t r a i n e d a s a p h y s i c i s t s o I t h o u g h t i f s o m e t h i n g e x i s t s y o u g o t t o b e a b l e t o m e a s u r e i t , ” Wu s a i d F u r t h e rm o r e , t h e t u m o u r c e l l s s e e m e d t o u s e t h i s p u l l i n g a c t i o n t o c o m m u n i c a t e w i t h o t h e r c e l l s i n t h e v i c i n i t y T h i s c o m m u n i c at i o n s e e m e d t o i n c r e a s e s i g n i f i c a n t l y w h e n t h e r e w a s m o r e s u g a r i n t h e m a t r i x T h u s , p a t i e n t s w i t h h i g h e r l e v e l s o f s u g a r s u c h a s t h o s e w i t h d i a b e t e s w o u l d h a v e g r e a t e r c o mm u n i c a t i o n b e t w e e n c a n c e r c e l l s a n d p o s s i b l y e x p e r i e n c e a f a s t e r p r o g r e ss i o n o f t h e d i s e a s e Wu p l a n s t o s t u d y t h e s e m e c h an i s m s i n m o r e r e a l i s t i c c o n d i t i o n s , e s p e c i a l l y i n t h e p r e s e n c e o f f l u i d s a s i s t h e c a s e i n a c t u a l a n i m a l t i s s u e S h e h o p e s t h a t t h e i r r e s e a r c h w i l l e v e n t u a l l y h e l p t h e m p r e d i c t t h e d i r e c t i o n o f m o v e m e n t o f c a n c e r c e l l s S u c h p r e d i c t i o n m e t h o d s w o u l d s u p p o r t r e s e a r c h t h a t a i m s t o c o n t r o l t h e i r m o v e m e n t a n d r e s t r i c t t h e m t o c e r t a i n r e g i o n s Wu a l s o c r e d i t s t h e i n t e r d i s c i p l in a r y a p p r o a c h b e h i n d t h e s t u d y Pr o f C h u n g - Yu e n Hu i , m e c h a n i c a l a n d a e r o s p a c e e n g i n e e r i n g , p l a y e d a p i v o t a l r o l e i n t h e t h e o r y b e h i n d t h e e x p e r i m e n t s “ I t h i n k t h a t c o l l a b o r a t i o n s h o w s u s t h a t b i o l o g i c a l e n g i n e e r i n g i s q u i t e i n t e r d i s c i p l i n a r y, i t i s t o u g h f o r o n e p e r s o n t o j u s t s i t t h e r e a n d d o s o m e t h i n g O n e r e a l l y n e e d s e v e r y o n e t o w o r k t o g e t h e r, ” Wu s a i d Wu’s r e s e a r c h b r i n g s t o g e t h e r t h e f i e l d s o f c e l l u l a r b i o l o g y, p h y s i c s a n d b i o e n g i n e e r i n g t o p r o v i d e i n s i g h t s i n t o t h e d i f f e r e n t w a y s c e l l s c o m m un i c a t e w i t h e a c h o t h e r I n t i m e , p r op e l l e d b y a d e e p e r u n d e r s t a n d i n g o f h o w c e l l s , e s p e c i a l l y c a n c e r c e l l s , m o v e a r o u n d i n t h e b o d y, s u c h r e s e a r c h m a y l e a d t o n e w t o o l s i n t h e o n g o i n g f i g h t a g a i n s t t h e d i s e a s e

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Joey Bada$$, Brooklyn rap phenom and founder of the New York hip-hop collective Pro Era, has released his long-awaited sophomore album, All-Amerikkkan Bada$$, and there’s a lot to be excited about Joey has made a name for himself over the past few years by making music that truly emulates the vintage 90’s East Coast sound that gave way to the likes of Biggie, Nas and Jay-Z In a world where the more trap-oriented, less lyrical breeds of rappers have taken the mainstage (think Migos, Lil Uzi Vert and Future), Joey Bada$$ remains wholly committed to bringing hip-hop back to its roots With his profound, aggressive lyricism and classic boombap New York production, Joey Bada$$ has shown a keen ability to make music that reminds listeners of hip-hop’s roots without sounding too dusty And at only 22 years of age, there’s reason to be hopeful; his debut mixtape, 1999, catapulted him onto the rap scene and drew immensely positive critical reception His debut studio album, B4 DA $$, also showed an ability to refine on his original sound but remain true to the hard-hitting lyricism that people expect from New York rap With his latest release, All-Amerikkkan Bada$$, Joey modernizes his sound significantly, which has both positive and negative consequences While Joey’s earlier mixtapes and albums were chock full of deft lyricism and meaning, Joey trades in a lot of this profound lyricism for a more mainstream sound and message This is not to say that All-

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Amerikkkan Bada$$ is a bad album by any means In fact, this release is probably more refined than any of his past projects, as the mixing and production is phenomenal throughout And the overall theme of the album is an important one; that young black people in America have to constantly face the overwhelming forces of racism, poverty and governmental corruption

Many dedicated hip-hop listeners have long awaited Joey’s response to the recent trends of police brutality and systematic racism The hip-hop world is perhaps most eager to see how Joey would respond to the controversial election of Donald Trump Joey makes it abundantly clear that as a young black man, the forces of racism and corruption constantly try to bring him down, but it is imperative to fight back against these oppressive forces Some could argue that Joey only really scratches the surface of this issue, failing to provide a unique, unheard perspective about the development of systematic racism and how it affects him on an individual level Of course Joey’s message is a vitally important one, but the album can definitely sound repetitive at times, leaving something more profound to be desired and diminishing the importance of Joey’s political message

The good news for Joey is that thematic depth may be the only weakness of AllAmerikkkan Bada$$ There is almost no filler on the album, as every track seems to have a purpose, both sonically and with its overall

focus In my personal listening experience, this is one of few rap albums where I’m not at all inclined to skip any songs on a listen-through There is a ton of variety in terms of both sound and content on the album While “Temptation” tells Joey’s story of resisting oppression in a calm and collected fashion over a silky, upbeat melody, tracks like “Babylon” are ominous and aggressive, really exemplifying Joey’s passion for his subject matter and emphasizing his message Joey spits one of the hardest bars on the record when he yells, “Turn on to CNN, look at what I see again/It’s another black man, died at the white hand of justice/To tell the truth, man, I’m f*ckin’ disgusted ” Even the lead single from the album, “Devastated,” which has been criticized for sounding too directionless and mainstream, is a catchy song that should help Joey appeal to a wider audience While tracks like “Babylon” overwhelm the listener with both excitement and anger, it’s often nice to have less complex and more slow-paced songs like “Devastated” on the record to give listeners a chance to digest the other loaded tracks

It’s difficult to give an overview about the album’s overall sound and production, mainly because it varies greatly throughout the album The first half definitely sounds more mainstream than the second half does, which may upset hardcore Joey fans who want only the grimy, vintage sound they got on 1999 Still, the production on the first three tracks is crisp and smooth, incorporating elements of

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College of Arts and Sciences He can be reached at cms459@cornell edu Really Terrible, and Such Small Portions! runs alternate Tuesdays this semester

jazz and blues while still sounding polished and modern The intro track, “Good Morning Amerikkka,” eases the listener into things and prepares them for what quickly becomes a more fast-paced and aggressive album

The middle to late portion of the record is harder and grimier, offering far more aggressive criticisms of the state of politics, culture and the rap game The track “Rockabye Baby,” which features an excellent appearance by L A rapper ScHoolboy Q is brutal and aggressive It reflects on the rough pre-fame backgrounds of Joey and Q, providing a firsthand account of how American society has continually kept black people down With the production of long-time Joey collaborators Kirk Knight, Chuck Strangers and Statik Selektah, the album sounds raw yet refined, balancing Joey’s lyrical aggression with smoother, soulful beats in the background The album has extraordinarily smooth and catchy production, which at this point is to be expected from Joey and his team of New York producers And while All-Amerikkkan Bada$$ sometimes fails to delve deeply into the issues of racism that Joey so vehemently opposes, the album is a necessary step for Joey in order to advance his career and start rapping about mainstream, politically charged issues

Will Widmann is a freshman in the College of Arts & Sciences He can be reached at wr w59@cornell edu

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BASEBALL Continued from page 16

Going into the sixth inning with the lead, freshman Jeb Bemiss came into the game and pitched two innings, allowing four hits and no earned runs Senior Jamie Flynn came on to close the game and was perfect in two innings with four strikeouts The Red won game two 12-6

Playing four games in a two day stretch has its pros and cons, but it did not deter any of the players from giving it their all

“Playing four games in two days is a challenge, but remembering what we are working towards gives us the motivation to keep playing the best baseball we can, ” Wagner said

As Sunday rolled around, Cornell had already gotten the upperhand in the past two games and came out confident for game three

Once again, the Red jumped out first in the top half of the opening frame The team played small ball and got a pair of runners on base through walks Le Dorze then came up and singled through the left side, loading the bases Simoneit then doubled to right center to drive in two and quickly put the Red on top

Cornell’s pitching then got to work Junior Tommy Morris (21) pitched 4 2 innings, allowing six hits and four earned runs He left the game with the lead and earned his second win

Coming into the third inning, up 2-1, the Red looked to extend its lead Wagner singled, then stole second base Rutherford then launched another shot over the tall fence in straightaway center field, his sixth of the season This put Cornell up 4-1 going into the bottom of the third inning

The Red once again looked to its offense to give it a cushion going into the bottom of the seventh inning, which ultimately helped in winning the game Krainz doubled, Wagner singled him home, Le Dorze then singled and ultimately Rutherford sent out his seventh shot of the season clearing the bases and earning him three of his five RBIs on the day

“ The big man did some big man things and hit some tanks,” Bemiss said of Rutherford’s home runs

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Staff Writer Bobby Marani sat down with baseball’s senior ace Paul Balestrieri to talk about everything from his baseball idol to his go-to travel partners

1 How did you decide that baseball was your sport?

When I was eight or nine my family and I started to realize that I was pretty good at baseball and I enjoyed it a lot When you ’ re young in baseball and decide that’s your sport, it’s a really big time commitment My summers would be playing baseball games and tournaments so it was at that point when my parents said, ‘He really likes this,’ and became very supportive of me They would postpone family vacations in the summer so I could play and made sacrifices so I could always do it

Did you kill the tee-ball game?

Yeah, I was a big shortstop in teeball not anymore though Coach doesn’t even let me play shortstop in practice anymore [laughter]

2 What are the biggest perks in the life of a pitcher?

You get to be more animated if you get angry or fired up sometimes it can help you whereas hitters are more calm and relaxed We can definitely have more intense songs whereas hitters can ’ t get too happy

3 What is the hardest aspect about being a pitcher?

Probably when you ’ re evaluating how you played Sometimes you go out there and they can smack the ball, but hit it right at people, and you can fool yourself and say, ‘Oh, yeah, I did really well today and I had my stuff,’ but in reality you just got lucky Whereas some games you can be dicing and the other team will get small dinker hits Being able to be honest and keep a level head when things are going south We talk about not riding the roller coaster [emotionally] when pitching, don’t wanna be too high, don’t wanna be too low, just trying to stay flat

4 Who’s your favorite baseball player/idol?

Rick Porcello with the Red Sox I guess kind of being around Boston more has made me like the Red Sox

a little more, but he just won the Cy Young so he’s just really, really good I try to pitch similar to him He’s a sinkerballer, I’m a sinkerballer I see what he does and try to emulate it on my level

5. If you were marooned on an island what three items would you bring with you?

Definitely some music-playing device I do love music Maybe some pasta and a fire-starter I could play some Frank [Sinatra] and cook up a good dinner

6 If you could have dinner with three people, dead or alive, who would you dine with?

I’m a big Jeter guy I feel like he’s an interesting guy and he does ever ything right And definitely FDR or a president that’s been in a crazy war so I can know all the

wartime secrets Last would probably be my great grandfather He came over from Italy and worked on the railroads and would send money back to our family He also came through Ellis Island and all that

7. Who’s the biggest inspiration in your life?

Not to be super sappy, but my parents and my family the sacrifices they make for me to come to school here and live out my dreams I get to play baseball every day and have a sweet gig right now and it wouldn’t be possible without them they both support me and I’m really thankful

8 If you could bring any three teammates on a year-long road trip of America R V and all who are you taking?

Oh, God Matt Ford for sure because [he] is the man We talk about hunting Bigfoot with him so we’d probably incorporate that into our trip And then I’d probably take Jamie Flynn, Cole Rutherford, and Pete Lannoo because we all live together and talk about hunting Bigfoot we ’ ve talked with Matt about getting some supplies and going already

9. If you could choose any other Cornell team to play on, which team would you choose?

Maybe the sailing team I’m a big water guy and I love the beach it’s my favorite spot to be It’s a little cold here but on the warm days I’d want to be in the sun and on that team or Golf You and I killed it on Robert Trent Jones [golf course] [Laughter]

They don’t need to know about me shanking balls all day, Paul

10 If you could play in any baseball diamond, which would you play in, and which hitter?

Definitely Fenway we just took a tour of it this week and it’s awesome The history and the fact that it’s so small you ’ re just on top of it It’d be sick

What about the hitter?

Probably Bonds Either he hits it 5 or 600 feet and I’m like, ‘Oh, that’s pretty cool,’ or I practice, get him out and get to say I struck Bond’s out It’s a win-win

You wouldn’t intentionally walk him?

No, dude! No way I’d go right at him

Bobby Marani can be reached at bmarani@cornellsun com

Rutherford’s 3 Homers Power Series Win

Cornell wins three of four against Columbia on road to move into second place in Lou Gehrig Division

By KAREN PAPAZIAN

Sun Staff Writer

Cornell baseball put three more wins in the books this weekend after taking the four-game series on the road at Columbia The three wins came during Saturday’s doubleheader and the first of two on Sunday The team dropped Sunday afternoon’s game to the Lions, 8-7 Cornell (17-12, 6-6 Ivy), has proven to be a strong team this season, having already won more games than it did last season (14) The Red credits its success to its strong coaching staff and constant team motivation in the process of re a c h i n

Championship

“The coaching staff does a great job preparing us for each and every game, ” said senior first baseman Cole Rutherford “Since the fall, we ' ve spent a lot of time and focus on making each day better than the last We've bought into that process the entire year and it comes from the top, from [head] coach Pepicelli and the rest of the coaching staff No matter if we are coming off a win or a loss, we are focused on the next opportunity and being successful in that moment ”

As the Red took to the diamond on Saturday against Columbia (9-21, 5-7 Ivy) in game one of its first doubleheader of the weekend, the team brought its A-game Senior starting pitcher Tim Willittes (4-1), secured himself his fourth win of the season allowing 10 hits, six runs and striking out one over 4 2 innings pitched The offense was explosive, putting up three runs in the first inning, two in the second and three in the fifth Junior right fielder Kyle Gallagher had himself a day, going 3-for-4 with two doubles and two RBIs

The Red’s three-run fifth inning was essential in its victory on Saturday as the Lions cut the deficit down to two

going into the sixth As the seventh inning began, Columbia began to rally, but senior closer Peter Lannoo shut it down and earned the save The victory was coach Pepicelli’s 250th in his career

In game two of Saturday’s double header the Red once again came out on top, winning 12-6 Without wasting any time, the team started the second game with four straight base hits, including doubles from junior Pierre Le Dorze and sophomore Will Simoneit, resulting in a fourrun first inning for the Red The Lions answered back with two in the bottom of the first inning off junior Justin

Lewis (2-2) who pitched five innings and gave up seven hits and three earned runs with seven strikeouts

In the second inning, the Red continued to rattle the Lions’ pitching with its explosive offense Following a single from senior Tommy Wagner and a hit by pitch of Le Dorze, Rutherford launched a massive three run shot into centerfield, his fifth home run of the season

Le Dorze went 3-for-4 in the game with three RBIs while Rutherford also racked up three RBIs on the day

Red Edges Out Green to Remain Undefeated in League

By MARY BARGER Sun Staff Writer

Cornell remains undefeated in Ivy League competition after taking down Dar tmouth, 14-12, in Hanover on Saturday, in another close, shot-for-shot game

The Red (10-2, 5-0 Ivy) was led in scoring by Amie Dickson with five goals and an assist, marking a career high for the tri-captain Dickson opened up the game within the first minute, giving Cornell a 1-0 lead

Although the Red opened and closed the game in the lead, the intermediate was marked by alternating scoring runs between the Red and the Green (5-7, 0-5 Ivy)

After two more consecutive goals from senior captain Catherine Ellis and sophomore Sarah Phillips, Dartmouth retaliated with two goals of its own Two more goals one from Ellis and one from Dickson were broken up by another Dartmouth goal, bringing the score to 5-3 The Green then stole a five-goal streak, pulling ahead with an 8-5 lead

Two goals from sophomore Tomasina Leska brought the Red back within a point of the opponent Leska’s second shot was the first in a rapid series of scoring in the final minute of the first half, with one from Dickson and another from junior Ida Farinholt, to pull the Red back into the lead, 9-8, before the break

After falling behind early in the second half of play, the Red tossed a three-goal streak right back at the Green, bringing the score to 12-11 Dartmouth found the net once again, but two final goals from Dickson and Ellis, both set up by Phillips, brought the score to 14-12 for a Red victory

streak, recently broken by Albany, by coming away from the Carrier Dome victorious

“We will focus on playing our game instead of reacting to what they throw at

“Coming off a tough loss ... our team did not panic as the momentum shifted back and forth between the two teams.”

us, ” said senior captain Catie Smith, in regards to the upcoming game

“The game showed that our team has a tremendous amount of mental toughness that was on display,” said Cornell assistant coach Bill Olin “Coming off a tough loss against Albany, our team did not panic as the momentum shifted back and forth between the two teams on Saturday We played a great final 15 minutes on both ends of the field and were able to come away with the win in a tough venue ”

The Red will take the field again on Tuesday against Syracuse, on the Orange’s home turf The Red, ranked 11th in the NCAA, is preparing for a high-octane game against number eight-ranked Syracuse

The Orange is coming off a major high after upsetting North Carolina, the reigning National Champions, in a 13-11 victory Saturday down south The win boosted the Orange from 12th to eighth in the national rankings

The Red will look to rebuild its winning

There will be little room for error for the Red as it faces the Orange on Tuesday The team will be focused on maintaining a consistently high level of play throughout the game, not allowing the kind of scoring runs

Dartmouth was able to steal

Syracuse’s prodigious freshman attacker, Emily Hawryschuk, led the Orange to its victory against the Tar Heels with four goals The Red’s defensive line will certainly be on the lookout for the Orange’s rookie

“It's been something that we have talked about all season, but we are hoping to see a more consistent 60-minute effort from our team [against Syracuse],” Olin said “In stretches, we have executed very well, however, we are trying to avoid the lapses in execution that have plagued us in the last few games ”

The Red will face Syracuse at 7 p m Tuesday at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse

Mary Barger can be reached at mbarger@cornellsun com