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Kathy Zoner Under Police Scrutiny

After Alleged Concert Crowdsurfing

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The Sun has exclusively discovered that a troll living under Forest Home D r i v e w h i c h r u n s along Beebe lake parallel to North Campus is the true cause of the mysterious damage that forced the r o a d ’ s c l o s u r e in September. This revelat i o n h a s l e a d t h e c o n s t r u ct i o n t e a m t o reconsider possible sources for the mysterious w a t e r s o u r c e that was eroding the road, according to the head of the construction team “ I t h i n k t h e e m p t y Keystone Light cans give us a hint as to where the ‘ w a t e r ’ w a s c o m i n g from,” he said The troll was discovered when it threatened to “gobble up ” a pre-

frosh, who then escaped by telling it to wait for older students who would provide it with a “much better feast ” “I just told it to ‘gobble up ’ actual students,” said the pre-frosh Mary Jane ’20 “Then it let me go and I saw it stop the n e x t p e r s o n t h a t w a l

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By SCOOBY DOOBY Sun Hippie Lettuce

Sun Shredder

Slime season | Police Chief Kathy Zoner made a surprise appearance at Young Thug’s concert in Barton Hall on Sunday

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THE SUN REGRETS THIS ERROR

Before we tell you what we did and how we did it super wrong, we just want to remind you that everyone makes mistakes and like, nobody ’s perfect and you can ’t hold us to a higher standard and please think about the last time you fucked something up I bet it wasn ’t even that long ago so please don ’t hate us for getting something wrong we haven ’t slept in days, no truly, our Managing Editor only leaves the office to get a sandwich and even then she ’s only gone for 15 minutes because she feels like she needs to be back because she doesn ’t want to miss a minute of this sweet, sweet journalism and yeah, sometimes we mess up but it’s not on purpose, it’s just like that one time you called that teacher “mom;” it’s just an embarassing misstep

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Letter to the Editor

To the Editor:

Too much “Sex on Thursday,” not enough “Wistfully Gazing Out of the Window with a Lukewarm Cup of Tea, Sadly Contemplating Your Dissipated Youth and Passion as Your Dreams of One Day Moving to Rome and Starting Anew Fade to Grey on Thursday” please fix!

Letter to the Editor

Th e S u n i s a n

a b s o l u t e d i s a s t e r

To the Editor:

In my retirement, I've done a lot of soul-searching and life-pondering I feel that I've stumbled upon a number of truths, and I'd like to explore them publicly if you'll indulge me The Sun is a very impressive institution, but I must say I'm very concerned that the paper is failing to keep up with the times We lack a certain je ne sais quoi media experience that other major media organizations seem to capitalize on I've decided that The Sun isn't “BuzzFeed” enough

The sad truth is that well-researched investigative pieces are now up against scintillating personality quizzes like “What your sock choice says about your grades ” Click bait wins every time I saw a BuzzFeed video about people on drugs being presented with sloths and so today I ask you, how on earth are we going to keep up?

I suggest an all-out assault on credible journalism Destroy the reputation The Sun has built By next Monday, I want to see at least three useless articles with people musing about the weather Fire the EIC and hire a freshman Comm major who lists “social media” as a skill on his résumé I want to see hundreds of listicles Where are your memes? Where are your gifs?

Shoddy journalism if I've ever seen it

Letter to the Editor

#listicle

M a k e T h e S u n g r e a t a g a i n !

To the Editor:

Your columnists are losers there are not NEARLY enough pieces about Donald J. Trump! How can you ignore such a juggernaut? I dive into a college newspaper expecting to read Trump columns, and what do I get instead? Opinions on OTHER things? No thanks Hyuuuge Disappointment

Letter to the Editor

The Sun is

anti-frat

To the Editor:

Yo, so, I’m the type of dude who calls it how I see it, all right? And I’m sorry but I can’t let this go unsaid The Sun continues to rag on me and my bros just for having a good time, and it’s getting to be too much Why is it that every time a frat fucks up and is accused of “hazing” some “pledges” or gets suspended for secretly serving alcohol at a “dry” event (because those things don’t happen ANYWHERE ELSE with ANY OTHER GROUP ON CAMPUS) you all write up a story, but when we do something good for the Cornell community, like throwing a super dope open party, we don’t get an article?

Sad Mom

The Corne¬ Daily Sun

Trump, Clinton Claim Victory in N.Y. Primary

Dr Augustine M K Choi has been appointed interim dean of Weill Cornell Medicine and University provost for medical affairs, according to a University statement Monday from Acting President and Provost Michael Kotlikoff He will begin his term on June 1

Choi will replace Dr Laurie Glimcher, who will leave the position after serving for four years, according to the Weill Cornell website

The Board of Trustees and Weill Cornell Medicine Board of Overseers approved Choi’s appointment a month into the search for a dean and provost, and he will serve until a new dean is selected, the statement said C h o i i s c u r re n t l y t h e c h a

Department of Medicine, where his research and teaching focuses on lung disease, according to a Weill Cornell press release

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f f expressed his confidence in Choi’s leadership, specifically commending his management skills

“A physician-scientist who heads the largest academic department at Weill Cornell Medicine, Dr Choi is ideally positioned to understand the needs of the institution at this time,” Kotlikoff said

The acting president added that Glimcher’s contributions to Weill Cornell have been “ enormous, ” citing the medical college’s expanded services in New York City and ties to New York-Presbyterian as well as Cornell’s Doha and Ithaca campuses

Glimcher will remain an advisor at Weill Cornell until August 31, the statement said Afterwards, she will

The University Assembly discussed campus crime passed a resolution about pledging to update the campus code of conduct with a vote of 8-0-1 at its meeting Tuesday The successful resolution also covers the inclusion of the Outdoor Space Working Group into the campus code of conduct, the clarification on recruitment and appoint-

t a i n i n g t h e

discussed the impact of increased construction on the Collegetown community and local businesses at its meeting

constr uction has led to road closures and reduced parking factors that have inconvenienced their customers and hurt their businesses, according to Chuck Cooley, owner of Classic Optical

said that although construction decreases accessibility to storefronts, con-

oftentimes impossible to complete without taking up sidewalk and parking spaces

“Although I am all for development, we as residents and business owners

that is hugely impacted by

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Toward an Intertwined Histor y of Architecture

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Religious Group Sues San Francisco Over Open-Air Urinal

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) A religious organization sued the city of San Francisco to remove an open-air urinal from a popular park that it calls unsanitar y and indecent

The Chinese Christian Union of San Francisco filed a civil complaint last week demanding the city remove the concrete circular urinal from iconic Dolores Park

The group says the urinal, which is out in the open and screened only with plants for privacy, “ emanates offensive odors,” “has no hand-washing facilities” and “it’s offensive to manners and morals ”

The lawsuit alleges that the item installed in Februar y discriminates against women and the disabled and exposes those who use it to “shame and embarrassment ” “ The open-air urination hole violates the privacy of those who need to use the restroom but would be required to expose their bodies and suffer shame and degradation of urinating in public view,” it says

The city attorney ’ s office said in a statement that it will fight the litigation It pointed out that the 16-acre park is well-known for its “counterculture, immodest sunbathers, pot brownie vendors, spectacular city views, and famously irreverent ‘Hunky Jesus’ contest ”

The office said residents advocated for the facility, called a “pissoir,” to stop people from urinating on walls, bushes and sidewalks

U.K. Official Says New Ship Unlikely to Be Named Boaty McBoatface

LONDON (AP) Boaty McBoatface may be sunk

Britain’s science minister has indicated that the countr y ’ s newest polar research vessel is unlikely to be christened with the name, which topped an online poll

The Natural Environment Research Council had asked for help finding a name reflecting the 200 millionpound ($284 million) ship’s mission and celebrating British naval histor y

The jokey suggestion Boaty McBoatface got 124,109 votes, more than three times its nearest rival

The vote was advisor y Science Minister Jo Johnson said Monday that “imaginative” suggestions would all be reviewed But he said the vessel’s name should capture “the spirit of scientific endeavor ”

Former BBC radio host James Hand, who proposed Boaty McBoatface, has apologized for the furor Hand says he actually voted to name the ship after naturalist and broadcaster David Attenborough

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Cornell Mock Trial Places 10th in National Contest

Participants credit frst trophy in eight years to teamwork, strong showing by underclassmen

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“From my law enforcement hat, heroine is still illegal,” she said “It will be ver y difficult for us to turn a blind eye to somebody who is possessing heroin on them ”

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showed an increase in reports of sexual offenses

Zoner explained that the increase does not necessarily mean that there was an increase in occurrences of these incidents, but rather an increase in education about how to report sexual offenses Zoner also specified that the crimes in the statistical report are not all committed by members of the Cornell community

Zo n e r a d d re s s e d C o r n e l l’s p reparedness for active shootings, calling Cornell’s campus “ too large” and “ not capable of lockdown ”

“ The idea of a lockdown in our mind is you ’ re in a classroom that has a lock on the door lock yourself in, that’s your lockdown and then we will communicate the text messaging to let you know what we know about the situation,” she said

However, Zoner added that Cornell is “ ver y prepared from a first-responder’s standpoint.”

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assume the position of CEO at t h e D a n a - Fa r b e r C a n c e r Institute a Har vard-affiliated teaching hospital according to the institute’s website

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d o e s n o t b e l i e ve t h i s sweeping victory will prevent a contested election

“But, and this is a big but, Trump still is on a track to fall short of the delegates needed to win on a first ballot at the c o n ve n t i o n , ” Ja c o b s o n s a i d “ T h e p re va i l i n g wisdom is that if Trump doesn’t win on the first ballot, he will lose So the Republican race is far from over ” Sanders, however, said she believes that after tonight, “ Trump has a realistic shot at winning

the nomination,” which reveals that New York has succumbed to the rebellion within the Republican Party

“New York has never b e e n t h o u g h t o f a s a re b e l l i o u s s t a t e , b u t tonight it is giving full throat to the rebellion w i t h i n t h e Re p u b l i c a n

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“The downwardly mobile white working class cannot get by on the religion and nationalism that has been about all their party offered them in return for their votes on tax cuts and deregulation Seldom has a major party elite been so rejected by its base ” To read the rest of the story, please visit cornellsun com

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w a y s t o c o n v e y a m e s s a g e t o s o m eo n e , s o , t o m e , u s i n g a s e m i c o l o n i s l i k e g o i n g t o D u n b a r ’ s ( R I P ) i n a t u x e d o It ’ s j u s t n o t t h e t i m e o r p l a c e W h e r e d o e s t h a t l e a v e u s i n t e r m s o f a b i l i t y t o w r i t e i n a f o r m a l m a n n e r ? T h e r e h a v e b e e n s o m e s t u d i e s o n t h e i n f l u e n c e o f t e x t i n g a n d i t s e e m s r e l at i v e l y i n c o n c l u s i v e S o m e f e e l t h a t t e xt i n g i s c l o s e r, i n p r a c t i c e , t o t a l k i n g r a t h e r t h a n w r i t i n g It s i n s t a n t a n e o u s n a t u r e g e n e r a t e s q u i c k e x c h a n g e s a k i n t o a n o r m a l c o n v e r s a t i o n , a s o p p o s e d t o t h e m e d i t a t i v e a n d f o r m a l a c t o f w r i t i n g O t h e r s a r e c o n c e r n e d t h a t s c h o o l a g e k i d s w i l l n o l o n g e r b e a b l e t o d i s t i n g u i s h c o m p u t e r - m e d i a t e d c o nv e r s a t i o n f r o m f o r m a l E n g l i s h , a n d i n c r e a s i n g l y i n c o r p o r a t e s u c h g r a mm a t i c a l t

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Katy Habr | On the Margin

BernieBernie Bros And Their Own Undoing

Sanders’ (D-Vt ) rise from relatively unknown senator to viable presidential candidate could not have been possible without the help of his loyal supporters These supporters, mostly younger, including many students, women and minorities, are attracted by his relatively progressive politics and promise of change However, while many of Sanders’ backers pride themselves on being progressive, their actions in promoting his campaign often suggest otherwise

The term “Bernie bro” describes supporters of Sanders that are primarily young, white and male These men have a reputation for being obnoxious and overzealous, and often misogynistic It should be acknowledged that the term has been used in an overly generalizing way by anti-Sanders sources in order to sweep a majority of Sanders’ followers under such a label, therefore dismissing them all as sexist This is obviously not true Generalizing all of Sanders’ voters as Bernie bros erases the identities of his many supporters who are not white men, and are in fact attracted to his policies, which are more appealing to women and minorities Supporting Sanders is not sexist in itself, but it is true that many of his voters do display misogynistic behaviors, or employ sexist rhetoric, especially in their criticisms of Hillary Clinton or her supporters

I don’t believe that Hillary Clinton should be entitled to the presidency solely because she is a woman, nor I do believe that her policies have the best interests of all women at heart However, I do think there is an appropriate way to talk about Clinton, and that we must be more aware of the ways in which we criticize her, because she is woman Legitimate criticisms of Hillary Clinton concern actions, statements, and policies It is possible to decry her violent militaristic policies and corporate leanings without resorting to irrelevant and sexist comments However, many of these Bernie bros do

These “bros” are only doing themselves (and the campaign they so fervently back) a disservice by being so obnoxious that they alienate many women who would otherwise vote for Sanders because of his more progressive politics concerning women around the world.

It is so easy for criticism to slip into old misogynistic tropes, such as insulting the way Clinton looks, referring to her as a witch and making jokes about her husband and personal life Calling women frigid or deriding their appearances as old or tired are all timelessly sexist comments that are unnecessary and counter the “progressive” label that Bernie bros love to give themselves One could argue that all presidential candidates are mocked; yet that would ignore the historical precedent of certain comments that stem from centuries of deep rooted and violent misogyny and that have long been used to demonize powerful (especially older) women and prevent women from gaining autonomy

Although it is easier to focus on obviously misogynistic comments of the GOP candidates and supporters, a surprising amount of the sexist comments has come from the left, too The zealousness of many of Sanders’ followers surpasses his own, and it is likely Sanders himself would not approve of their demonizing tactics Though Sanders prefers to call out Clinton on relevant issues, members of his campaign and followers often do not Most recently epitomizing this are Paul Song’s comments, implicating Clinton as one of a group of “ corporate whores ” This term is extremely loaded and unnecessary, betraying the misogynistic face of many Sanders supporters It is important to critique Clinton’s corporate ties, but there is no need to resort to gendered slurs Even if Song was not referring to her specifically, the use of this term tells of misogyny in itself The nasty rhetoric increasingly employed is beginning to be reminiscent of the GOP candidates and debates, which most Democrats assume moral superiority over

While many male activists are eager to decry Wall Street vultures and the evils of larger-than-life corporations and banks, their sympathy for the 99 percent does not extend to women These “bros” are only doing themselves (and the campaign they so fervently back) a disservice by being so obnoxious that they alienate many women who would otherwise vote for Sanders because of his more progressive politics concerning women around the world They are derailing Sanders’ campaign by proving Clinton’s claims that feminists should vote for her above other candidates and that much of the opposition to her candidacy is due to her being a woman as opposed to her harmful views and policies The unrealistic idealization of Sanders and the condescending mansplaining to female Hillary Supporters has created reactionary doubt within some female Sanders supporters about whether they are being unnecessarily harsh to Clinton and whether they want to be associated with such a campaign If Bernie bros really want Sanders to win, they will take note of what he has to say about gender equality and recognize that women deserve equal respect have the ability to make political choices for themselves, whether that be running to be president, or voting for one

Katy Habr is a sophomore in the School of Industrial and Labor Relations at Cornell Comments may be sent to kh547@cornell

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Re: “LETTER TO THE EDITOR | A progressive, or a ‘progressive’?” Opinion

April 19, 2016

I’m Colonized

Colonization

is often thought to be an issue of the past It is heavily associated with what we ’ re taught in basic U S history courses throughout the United States The most notable colonizer that has a whole holiday dedicated to him is the lovely Christopher Columbus We’re taught that he “discovered” the Americas, which is a lighter way to say that he colonized native lands through horrible acts of genocide He is a deeply rooted image in U S history, which is why the idea that colonialism is an act of the past exists 1492 seems so distant that there cannot be any acts similar to what Columbus did because we, as a society, have progressed so much since that time The constant focus on the Western hemisphere, emphasizing the United States, also contributes to a limited worldview that does not seem to exemplify the colonization in our history textbook It’s the assumption that nothing like what Columbus did is still happening, so there is no genocide or colonization anymore It’s kind of like believing that we ’ re living in a post-racial society: a delusion only believed by the privileged

Not a day goes by where I do not think about how I’m a result of colonization I mean, most Latinxs can trace their ancestry back to colonization; most people of color can My “racial” ambiguity is due to the large amount of suffering people had to endure in order for me to be alive today My light complexion is because of Spain, because of people like Columbus and Cortez Within my blood there’s a story that I won ’ t ever know, but can feel I know there’s pain there There’s killing, raping and enslavement, too I think about it a lot because it’s my past I can ’ t help it when I look at myself

But as a Puerto Rican, I’m lucky enough to experience firsthand the continued colonization of my people Puerto Rico is known as a “self-governing com-

monwealth” of the United States

They have their own governor and representatives, but have no representation in U S Congress and are met with constant limitations that come with being considered a commonwealth, such as the inability to vote for the President of the United States Despite this idea of Puerto Rico still retaining some sense of independence, it is extremely apparent that the United States holds control over the island; thus upholding colonialist ideals that are thought to be in the past Colonization can be defined as the domination of a group or territory through some form of overall control over the place So as long as the United States is occupying, using and exploiting that space, it is a form of colonization to me

A major issue is that Puerto Rico is met with as a result of the U S ’ s control is that the island is in

ment Colonization may take on different forms, similar to how genocide is more than just killing an entire group of people, but it does not change the fact that it is still colonization The Tainos were colonized and subjected to genocide from the Spanish and Christopher Columbus, and now that has transformed into the United States’ current control on the island They still are not given their freedom This isn’t even the only territory that the U S has control over and it is not met with as many difficulties as others, especially considering that Puerto Ricans are considered citizens of the United States, not by choice I know that whenever I visit the island, I don’t have to look hard to find evidence of U S imperialism spread throughout its land and throughout its people That still doesn’t change the sense of

crisis and does not have the resources in order to handle it They are facing environmental, violence and population issues from coast to coast At this point, the island is basically bankrupt, but cannot file for Chapter 9 bankruptcy in order to receive help due to being a U S territory It’s a very specific limitation that leaves Puerto Rico to fend for itself without any possibility of accessing aid

As a result, many Puerto Ricans are losing jobs, experiencing higher taxes and cuts to their pensions The U S ’ s involvement complicates this issue, making it more difficult to solve, which alludes back to the over 100 years of control that the U S has over the island Its constant colonization and exploitation contribute to all the issues the island is facing today as its government is making more gains towards aid from the U S govern-

pride people have for this control and the amount of kindness and love they have Thinking about the way I’m colonized, whether it’s somewhere in my ancestry, the current U S control of Puerto Rico, or general colonizer thoughts that I may have assimilated into, I remember the amount of power that my body serves to represent Through everything that my ancestors may have faced, not only on the Puerto Rican side of my family, and reflect on how my body represents a sense of resilience I exist because someone fought for me to; and I’m definitely going to continue to exist and through fighting for myself and for others as well

Sarah Zumba is a sophomore in the College of Arts and Sciences She can be reached at sez29@cornell edu Zumba Works it Out appears alternate Wednesdays this semester

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Engineers Without Borders to help Calcha, Bolivia by building bridge

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“I think it is going to be a privilege for our entire team to be able to say that we helped build a bridge that will last for many years and help 200+ people.”

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a re l o o k i n g a t a l l t h e e v i d e n c e t o d a t e f o r Zi k a v i r u s t r a n sm i s s i o n W H O i s s p e c i f i c a l l y i n t e re s t e d i n l o o k i n g a t g u i d el i n e s f o r m o t h e r s w h o m a y h a v e b e e n e x p o s e d t o Zi k a d u r i n g p r e g n a n c y, a n d t o d e ve l o p g u i d e l i n e s f o r b re a s t f e e d i n g ” A s o f n ow, e x p e r t s k n ow t h a t i n a d d i t i o n t o b e i n g t r a n s m i t t e d t h ro u g h m o s q u it o e s , Z i k a c a n b e s e x u a l l y t r a n s m i t t e d a n d c a u s e s m i c roc e p h a l y a s we l l a s o t h e r b i r t h d e f e c t s A c c o r d i n g t o Mc C a r t h y, Zi k a m a y a l s o c o nt r i b u t e t o i n t r a u t e r i n e g row t h re s t r i c t i o n ( s m a l l b a b i e s ) , e ye p ro b l e m s , a s we l l a s c a l c i f i e d d e p o s i t s i n t h e b r a i n , w h i c h m a y i n d i c a t e b r a i n t i s s u e d e a t h A s n e w e v i d e n c e e m e r g e s , g u i d e l i n e s o n Zi k a c h a n g e . “ I g e t e m a i l s a l l t h e t i m e t e l l i n g m e t h e l a t e s t u p d a t e o n w h a t w e a re s u p p o s e d t o re c o mm e n d t o o u r p a t i e n t s , a n d t h a t ’ s t r i c k y, ” Mc C a r t h y s a

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Reem Khondakar can be reached at rkhondakar@cornellsun com

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

The Lanthanide Series:

The Lanthanide Series is an experimental video essay produced by Cornell alumna Erin Espelie, and its subject is the series of rare-earth metals used throughout history in the production and replication of images: first in the obsidian “black mirrors” of early societies, now in your iPhone screen The film has no plot, characters or dialogue Instead, it consists mostly of shots of industr y, the natural world and spliced-in clips from outside sources, with a narrator reading in monotone over the top Interposed are references to historical figures, like Gutenberg and Primo Levi, who had some hand in the process of image creation

Exactly what point Espelie is using all these techniques and subjects to make is a little unclear The film successfully draws a connection between the technology of the past and of the present, but doesn’t seem to have any insight into that connection After all, it’s pretty self-evident that people have always wanted to reproduce images, right? Though there are recognizable motifs, like duplication see the shots of mirrors being stacked on one another, the doubled suns, and the young boy holding up a smartphone to a monkey’s cage these visual tricks don’t build towards any larger point They’re just there, for you to read or not read at your discretion

I will concede that you could write everything I know about avant-garde cinema on a Post-it note; besides, it’s not like I’m interested in trashing an obscure film obviously made out of love So I read up on this film online, hoping experimental film lovers could help me understand what it is I’m missing Unfortunately, no one, even the film’s fans, seems to be able to decode The Lanthanide Series What keeps coming up is descriptions of it that use words like “examination,” “meditation” and “reflection ” One writer describes it as a “rumination on the very nature of the mediated image and its inherent distortion,” which I agree is true, but isn’t the point of e x a m i n i n g , r u m i n a t i n g , meditating, and reflecting on a given subject to actually come to some conclusion about it?

The film, however, can be appreciated as a series of pretty images Espelie has a talent for creating shots, and I thought there was real wit in the way a pond’s surface is likened to a mirror, and in the reappropriation of a droolingly pro-industry film about the wonders of the glass industry The point here, I assume, is to show how modern industry has created a society in which duplicated and

reflected images are everywhere But the images onscreen just don’t ever build into anything coherent For every nice shot, there’s a weak one, like the endless, momentum-killing take of a light turning on and off in darkness, or the graphic of a periodic table being (very slowly) assembled Like its subject matter, The Lanthanide Series is all surface

I think a big influence, though he goes unmentioned in the film, is the French theorist Jean Baudrillard, who pointed out that modern societies have replaced reality with symbols and signs, and that we ’ re now unable to distinguish an image from the subject which it depicts He came to mind because of the film’s concluding revelation is that “the images seen here were captured in the reflection of a modernday black mirror: a disabled electronic tablet made of lanthanides ” I assume what we ’ re being told here is a point also found in Baudrillard, that our experience of reality is now entirely mediated by technological images Baudillard’s Simulacra and Simulation famously also

inspired The Matrix, which, wooden acting notwithstanding, is definitely a more interesting film than this one Puzzlingly, The Lanthanide Series ends with “The End” by The Doors, which any good cinephile knows plays at the climax of Apocalypse Now I have two guesses on why Espelie would reuse such a famous reference; one, she’s implying that we ’ re nearing some sort of technological doomsday because of our inability to tell images apar t from source material, and two, that she gets a kick out of replicating a reference in a film all about replication This is the kind of ironic metajoke that you ’ re supposed to knowingly snort at, inwardly congratulating yourself for getting it Not my taste: but then again, am I just misinterpreting her? In a film with no exposition or for ward motion, who’s to say? I feel like I’m being too mean about this The bottom l i n e i s t h i s i s a well-made experim e n t a

a va n tgarde film aimed for the festival circuit, where audiences will probably be a bit more re c e p t i ve t o i t s style and tone I feel no obligation to go easy on this film, which I was frankly bored by, but if I was part of

y that produces and watches such films my guess is it’s all the same people I’d probab

Golf Finishes Fifth at Yale Invitational, Looks to Improve

Weekend tournament marks the frst time the Red has played at Yale in the spring in three years

By SAM HUMMEL Sun Staff Writer

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Remarkable consistency | Junior Luke Graboyes ﬁnished the weekend at one over par, which proved good enough for 12th place; he has been the Red’s most reliable player

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Sam Hummel can be reached at shummel@cornellsun com

Baseball to Take Busy Week One Game at a Time

BASEBALL Continued from page 16

taking care of business this weekend ” Rutherford was also happy with the team ’ s mental toughness up to this point in the season

“We will continue to compete and be resilient throughout the entire year no matter who we are playing,” he said

Another key against Columbia, according to Rutherford, was not having to use the bullpen extensively

“Having [junior pitcher Rob Pannullo] come in and pitch great this week was fantastic especially so soon after ACL surgery, ” Rutherford said “He's a great addition to our

staff And Pete was able to compete through game four and gave us an amazing outing that enabled us to not have to utilize our bullpen as much and enable us to have some great arms ready to go for Wednesday ” After Dar tmouth, the Red continue Ivy League play with another fourgame weekend This time, though, the Red will travel down to Philadelphia to take on the Quakers

Currently, the Red sits tied for second with

Penn in the Lou Gehrig division Princeton (17-14, 9-3 Ivy) currently sits on top of the Lou Gehrig division and has an easier schedule than the Red over the rest of the season However, the Red play the Tigers the weekend of April 29 for a four game series, making it anyone ’ s division with one third of the season remaining

Senior Days’

Highlight End Of Tennis Season

TENNIS Continued from page 16

-ed his second straight winning season overseeing the Red after defeating Princeton, but Bernardo Casares Rosa ’17 was the true hero of the day

Unorthodox Sport Attracts Broad Attention

“We will continue to compete and be resilient throughout the entire year no matter who we are playing.” C o l e R u t h e r f o r d ’ 1 7 Zach Silver can be reached at zsilver@cornellsun com DENSON Continued from page 16

There are various champi-

o n s h i p s h e l d t h r o u g h o u t t h e world but the two biggest are generally considered to be the

c h a m p i o n s h i p h e l d i n C o n g h

C h a m p i o n s h i p ” i n L a g a rd e re , France

Neil Riseborough, the world’s

“Snail Master,” takes his position extremely seriously He has about 2,000 snails currently living on his farm, and he has a meticulous process for finding

the best racers “ We’re a clean sport, unlike sprinting worldw i d e , " R i s e b o r o u g h t o l d National Geographic magazine “ There are people who will tr y and bend the rules but we scrutinize ” In 2012 over 200 snail owners representing nine countries showed up

As I watched my first race on YouTube to see which of the ov e r 2 0 0 s n a i l s w o u l d b e crowned world champion, I saw the competition as a mix of complete absurdity coupled with a c t u a l e n t h u s i a s m A n d , o f course, the most amusing part is

the fact that the snails themselves have no idea what’s going on So many of them tend to wander around the track and never making it to the finish line If only they knew the praise and glor y they would receive had they finished first

Inch-for inch this is the most exciting sporting event in the world I will take this claim to the grave Children trainers generally win the race, but last year 31year-old trainer Dale Throne w o n t h e r a c e w i t h h i s s n a i l “George ” “I am thrilled but slightly

embarrassed This is usually won b y a c h

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d National Geographic “I think George won because he was fed on good local lettuce ” This year ’ s Congham snail race will take place in July Be sure to read about ever yone ’ s favorite shelled creature as they s q u i r m t h e

w a y t o v i c t o r y Which snail will slug out a win this summer? Who knows!?!? All this excitement is making me snailish

Ben Denson can be contacted at bdenson@cornell edu The BD Report appears Wednesdays this semester

Rosa trailed 4-1 in the third set before flipping the script and clinching the match for Cornell It is still up in the air as to whether or not the team will enter the NCAA tournament, but Coach Tanasoiu is not worried Sunday’s contest marked a rematch between these two sides, with Princeton taking the last one in the ECAC Indoor Championship finals With back to back wins, the team is looking strong, and Coach Tanasoiu is already looking ahead to next fall

“It is always encouraging to finish a season strong It gives us plenty to look forward to over the summer and this upcoming fall,” he said “We have only one senior graduating, and we are adding one of the strongest groups we [have] had in the last five years for this upcoming fall ”

However, the Red must stay focused on the present An NCAA tournament bid is definitely possible, so the Red cannot let hopes about next year distract them from the task at hand

Achindra Krishna can be reached at akrishna@cornellsun com

By ZACH SILVER Sun Staff Writer

e y a g a i n s t t h e L i o n s “ T h i s we e k e n d w a s re a l l y j u s t a b o u t s e e i n g t h e b a l l we l l a n d g e t t i n g s o m e l u

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l a s e r - f o c u s e d t h ro u g h o u t t h e c o m p e t i t i o n “ Wi t h s i x Iv y g a m e s i n t h e n e x t f i ve d a y s , i t w o u l d b e e a s y t o l o o k a h e a d t o f u t u re g a m e s , b u t we w o n ’ t d o t h a t , ” h e s a i d “ We’l l s e t o u r m i n d s i n g e t t i n g g a m e o n e a g a i n s t Da r t m o u t h , a n d m ove f ro m t h e re t o t h e s e c o n d g a m e , a n d t h e n a f t e r t h a t , t h e we e k e n d ” L a n n o o a l s o we n t o n t o l a u d h i s t e a m ’ s t e n a c i t y, b u t e s p e c i a l l y n o t g e t t i n g ove rc o n f i d e n t a f t e r g e t t i n g a c o up l e w i n s u n d e r i t s b e l t “A f t e r a s e r i e s l i k e t h e o n e we h a d l a s t we e k e n d , i t w o u l d b e e a s y t o p a t o u r s

Tennis Teams Split in Postseason

By ACHINDRA KRISHNA Sun Staff Wr ter

n d t h e s l i m y s p e c i m e n s A l l o f a s u d d e n h e g e t s h u n g r y, s t o p s f o r a f e w s e c o n d s , a n d

d e s p e r a t e l y s e a rc h e s f o r f o o d Hi s ow n e r

s c re a m s i n a g o n y a s h i s p r i ze d p o s s e s s i o n s e e m s t o l o s e a l l a m b i t i o n So m e ove rw h e l m e d by t h e c o m p e t i t i o n w o n ’ t m a k e i t t o t h e f i n i s h l i n e , a n d t h o s e w h o d o w i l l b e b o i l e d i n a m e d l e y o f o n i o n s , h a m a n d b ro t h T h e y r a c e f o r g l o r y, i m m o r t a l i t y a n d h i g h - p ro t e i n l e t t u c e T h i s i s t h e w o r l d o f s n a i l r a c i n g T h e f a s t e s t o f t h e s l owe s t c o mp e t e i n a w i n n e r - t a k e s a l l s l ow s p r i n t Sn a i l s m u s t b e l a n d s n a i l s g i a n t s n a i l s a re b a r re d f ro m r a c i n g T h e c o u r s e i s a c i rc u l a r c l o t h

The Cornell women ’ s tennis team (15-8, 4-3 Ivy) lost to the Princeton Tigers (13-9, 5-2 Ivy), 5-2, on Sunday in the Ivy League Championship game The victory sends the Tigers to the NCAA tournament

four years without it ” Emotions ran rampant leading up to Sunday’s showdown, with the Ivy title on the line, as the team took to outdoor courts for the first time all season Pressure was building, and the Red was definitely feeling it

“Of course pressure is a factor in that situation when the Ivy title is on the line,” Tanenbaum said It was a back-andforth contest, with Cornell frequently finding the early lead in the singles, before dropping matches in the third set

However, the women did not come out of the weekend completely empty handed stealing a win at Penn on Friday

Sunday was also Senior Day for the women ’ s team, during which Jane Stewart and Dena Tanenbaum were honored in their last contest at Reis

Leaving the team next year will certainly be tough for both players

“This team has become like a second family to me, ” Tanenbaum said “I really couldn’t imagine these last

Nonetheless, the girls fought valiantly, and their captain praises them for it

“I was really proud of the way everyone competed in both matches this weekend,” Tanenbaum said “In both we fought until the end ” The men ’ s team (11-10, 52 Ivy) stayed home this past Friday to take on the Penn Quakers (7-14, 2-3 Ivy) while celebrating Senior Day for Stefan Vinti Unfortunately, Vinti did not get to finish his match and chalk up another win for singles Nevertheless, the Red came away with its 3rd Ivy win and packed its

bags for Princeton on Sunday with some confidence

The men carried this momentum to defeat the Tigers (15-9, 3-3 Ivy) and

keep their hopes of an NCAA tournament bid alive Head oach Silviu Tanasoiu celebrat-

The Corne¬ Daily Sun

SPORTS!

Hockey Team to Learn Water Polo After Rink Melts

After a shocking failure of the cooling system at Lynah Rink melted the ice, the men ’ s and women ’ s hockey teams have been forced to take up water polo

The melt began at the beginning of April, but rink officials thought they could salvage what was left of the ice

“We tried our best to keep the ice from becoming ruined,” rink manager Rick Johnson said “It started from our cooling units failing on us, and no matter how hard we tried to keep it cool, the ice would not stop melting ”

Despite their best efforts, the ice was as good as gone, and now the famous ice of Lynah Rink has become liquid water

“I actually think the sports are very similar, just on different forms of water

“The parts to fix the cooling components has been ordered,”

Johnson said.

“But we are unsure when it will arrive ” Because of the u n c e r t a i n t y ,

men ’ s hockey assistant coach Carl Omicron has begun to attend water polo training class to prepare the team for the possibility of switching sports next academic year

“Being a Division I assistant coach, I have to be able to adapt to whatever situation is thrown my way, ” Omicron said “If that means changing our team to water polo, then so be it Even though I never learned to swim myself, thank god for Cornell’s swim test that ensures each member of the team is able to swim at least three lengths of a pool ”

Junior forward Matthew Paretsky who is expected to be named captain this next year welcomes the

change, and is excited to become a two-sport athlete

“Even though hockey has always been my number one sport, I believe it is incredibly necessary to keep my athletic prowesses sharp, and taking up water polo is just one way to accomplish that,” Paretsky said.

Paretsky added that he believes the skills he has learned playing hockey will translate well in the pool

“I actually think the sports are very similar, just on different forms of water, ” Paretsky said “[Sophomore goaltender Steven] Bryson will definitely, yet again, be a force in the net Our defense will remain solid I’m excited for the change ”

Even though it is known the cause of the melting was the faulty cooling units, the recent swing of warm weather has made the situation worse, according to Johnson.

“I guess global warming is real,” Omicron said.

With no resolution to the rink in sight, the University has temporarily changed the name of Lynah Rink to Lynah Aquatic Center, according to a statement released Monday

“We do not know the exact time frame for the solu-

Ivy League Outlaws Tackling, Citing Safety Concerns

All football games will be decided by two-hand touch, enforced through honor code

By BURRITO BURNIE Sun Joonalist

The Ivy League made history this week by becoming the first Division I conference to forbid tackling in football games Earlier this year, the group of eight schools moved to end tackling in regular season practices, but in a statement released early Tuesday morning, Ivy League executive administrator Kate Smith admitted that was not enough to protect both the safety of the student-athletes and the integrity of the game of football

“Even the safest tackles can result in injury,” Smith said “ W e h a v e t o e n a c t s e r i o u s changes in order to ensure that our student-athletes are not harmed by playing football ” Instead of tackling, defenders will instead have to place two hands on the ball carrier to end the play. Originally, t h e I v y L e a

moving towards flag football rules, but Smith and the other m

deemed the act of grabbing s

result in injuries

Many raised concerns that the lack of physicality would damage the character of the game, but Cornell assistant coach James Rodriguez said that two-hand touch will in no way limit the aggression of the players

about yourself

football at Middle Tennessee

“Football has never been about hard hits or physical play,” Smith said “It’s always been about going out on the field and having a good time, win or lose It’s about meeting

State, admitted that the only reason he played football was

know his opponents

“I never much enjoyed the

“Through football, I was able to interact with athletes on other teams and forge lasting friendships

With the introduction of the new rule, there’s been a debate as to the proper way to

While the Ivy League has yet to announce an official verdict, Smith said that the conference was leaning towards introducing an “honor code” to properly enforce the rule

“We know that our student-athletes possess incredible amounts integrity, so an h

f e c t sense to make sure no one is cheating,” she said “In the past, referees allowed bias to occur With a self-governing

there will be fewer arguments missed calls ”

The rule change is part of a larger group of sweeping decisions that will hopefully bring the number of injuries sus-

replacing pitching in baseball and softball with t-ball, turning basketball into games of “horse,” and using tennis balls instead of lacrosse balls

COURTESY OF CORNELL ATHLETICS AND THE NEW YORK TIMES

By HAZY GLEE Sun Dog Walker