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By DAVID TICZON
The University kicked off its sesquicentennial celebrations at an event Monday that featured an ice sculpture, red and white birthday cake and performances from the Cornell Chorus and Glee Club
The Big Red Marching Band jumpstarted the
event by playing the song, “Give My Regards to Davy” on Ho Plaza, as students took photos with an Instagram frame inside Willard Straight Hall
A segment of Monday’s event also took place in the Browsing Library, where students presented features on two student leaders from every decade of Cornell’s history Kris DeLuca, chair of
the Student and Academic Ser vices Sesquicentennial Planning Committee who helped coordinate the presentations on Cornell alumni said the presentations are especially “unique ” “What is unique is that we ask students to look at students from across the decades from a student perspective not figuring out the
Charles Phlegar, vice president for alumni affairs and development, will leave Cornell June 30 for a position as vice president for advancement at his alma mater Virginia Tech, according to the University
In his time at Cornell, Phlegar who has served as AAD vice president for nine years has led the University’s fundraising and alumni engagement in initiatives such as Cornell Tech, a significant increase in need-based financial aid and the construction of Gates Hall and Klarman Hall, according to a University press release
Phlegar was also a member of the search committee that selected President-Elect Elizabeth Garrett, the board of the Council for Advancement and Support of Education and the founding chair of the CASE 50 an initiative connecting the leading 50 universities of higher education fundraising, according to the University
Phlegar’s leadership has helped Cornell double the amount of money raised through fundraising, the release said
“Charlie’s impact on our great university cannot be overstated,” President David Skorton said in a statement “Charlie was the first person I hired when I came to Cornell, and I have valued his counsel and partnership every day since While Cornell will miss him, I am happy that he is heading home to Virginia Tech, an exceptional institution where he has such deep, personal roots ” Phlegar received his bachelor’s and master ’ s
Ted Danson Speaks on Ocean Conservation
By KIMBERLY LEE Sun Staff Writer
Local
Tompkins County to Equip Police Officers With Body Cameras
The Tompkins County Sheriff ’ s Office has partnered with the Ithaca Police Department to buy body cameras for officers, according to The Ithaca Journal
Nate Shinagawa ’05 M A ’09 (D-Ithaca), chairman of the Tompkins County Public Safety Committee, said the program aims to provide cameras to local officers by the end of this year The body cameras will improve interactions between police and residents, The Journal reported
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More Than Five Million Iowa Hens Contract Bird Flu
More than five million hens at one Iowa farm infected with the bird flu will be slaughtered, according to The New York Times With roughly 59 million hens in the state in total, there is the danger of the flu spreading to other farms
Iowa agricultural officials say that there is no danger to food safety, The Times reported Egg industry experts warned that it will not be easy to anticipate how this will affect consumers
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Chief Justice of Ghana Discusses Women’s Access to Justice
By DIVYANSHA SEHGAL Sun Staff Writer
Georgina Theodora Wood, Chief Justice of Ghana, spoke about Ghanaian women and children’s access to justice at a talk Monday
Wood said she believes justice lies at the heart of human rights and that the constitution should be one of the key elements driving governance in Ghana
“ Therefore the courts remain the lead institution responsible through judicial pronouncements for the rights and responsibilities for the Ghanaian people as has been spelt out in the constitution of The Republic of Ghana,” Wood said
Women and children suffer the most from human rights violations, including war crimes, human trafficking and domestic violence, Woods said, arguing for increased representation of women in Ghana
“ Women must be represented at all decision making levels,” Wood said “ The more and more we include women, it is more likely that the views of their children, of their larger families and the perspectives that they have would all be factored in ”
Wood pointed to three main factors she believes hinders access to justice in Ghana: physical access, legal access and financial access
“Physical access refers to how close the courts are to the places where women live and work The farther away the courts are from the people, the less likely it is that they are willing to spend time and resources in order to access justice,” Wood said “ They’d rather find a more economic activity to do ”
While the Ghanaian government has taken several steps recently to help women gain better access the courts, Wood said there is still more progress to be made to improve justice for women
“ We have made some significant progress with court infrastructure In July, we put up one of the biggest and the most modern high court complexes in Africa We have established more gender violence courts in almost ever y capital city,” Wood said “ We have also increased the number of district courts and that has made life substantially better for our women ”
Similar to physical access, women often lack knowl-
edge of their legal rights, which poses a significant challenge, according to Wood
“ There are many women who are ignorant of their rights and responsibilities, and what the courts can do for them This restricts legal access to justice,” Wood said “ There are institutions mandated to undertake legal, civic and other literacy programs to effectively educate ever ybody in the society of their individual rights and responsibilities ”
Additionally, Wood said lack of financial access discourages women from pursuing legal measures
“Unfortunately, court fees are going up because we must provide better ser vice,” Wood said “Lawyer fees are also going up, and this shows that women are bound to be the biggest losers ”
However, the judiciar y is finding innovative ways to “make justice less costly,” according to Wood Wood said she believes that despite these obstacles, Ghana has the “commitment and the political will” to confront those challenges
“Challenges are many for us in Ghana, but the opportunities to excel by exploring innovative approaches to resolving these barriers abound in equal measure, ” Wood said
The lecture was sponsored by the Avon Global Center for Women and Justice at Cornell Law School and the Berger International Legal Studies Program
Divyansha Sehgal can be reached at dsehgal@cornellsun com
Red fish, blue fish | Actor and environmental activist Ted Danson gives a talk titled “How Ocean Conservation Became my Passion” Tuesday.
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wood from downed and dying trees, which gives the furniture “ a lot of character and texture, ” Stewart said
The store will sell bagels freshly delivered from Ithaca Bakery twice a day, in addition to coffee beverages from Starbucks, according to
Gail Finan, director of Cornell Dining
The menu also includes specialty breakfast and lunch sandwiches, according to Finan She cited a menu item called “Route 31” as an example
“Route 31 [is] a spicy Italian bagel topped with horseradish cream cheese, watercress, roasted tomato, roast beef and gruyere, ”
Finan said Students expressed excitement about the opening of Bus Stop Bagels
Sydney Mann ’18 said she is “incredibly excited” about the new campus dining option
“It’s my new bae-gel,” she said
University Kicks Off Charter Day Festivities
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illustrious alums and go backwards, but to start in the Cornell archive materials and The Cornell Daily Sun to just find a great student that may or may not be famous in the world at this point,” DeLuca said Next to the Browsing Librar y, students in the Memorial Librar y cut the birthday cake as members of the Cornell Glee Club, Cornell Chorus and Cornell University Deaf Awareness Project sang“Happy Birthday to Cornell” in various languages
Patrick Hartigan ’18 said he found the celebration exciting
“ The environment in the Hall was incredible and ever yone was so happy,” Hartigan said “It really did feel like a birthday party I had two pieces of great cake and got to see the awesome 150 ice sculpture ”
Don Muir ’15, president for the Class of 2015, said the kickoff will help set the mood for upcoming Charter Day celebrations
“ Throughout the week, Cornell’s sesquicentennial celebrations will foster school spirit and pride among students, faculty and alumni,” Muir said “Monday’s kickoff celebration will ser ve as the perfect gateway to a memorable week, which will render all student participants proud to be Cornellians ”
David Ticzon can be reached at dticzon@cornellsun com
Woman Gets Up to Life in Prison
Utah mother allegedly killed six of her newborns
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Pulitzer Winners Announced Monday
NEW YORK (AP) The Post and Courier of Charleston, South Carolina, won the Pulitzer Prize for public ser vice Monday for an examination of the deadly toll of domestic violence, while The New York Times collected three awards and the Los Angeles Times two
The Seattle Times staff took the breaking news award for its coverage of a mudslide that killed 43 people and its exploration of whether the disaster could have been prevented
The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal both won investigative reporting prizes, the Times for an examination of lobbyists’ influence on state attorneys general, the Journal for detailing fraud and waste in the Medicare payment system
The Times’ coverage of the Ebola outbreak in West Africa won Pulitzers for international reporting and feature photography, and the St Louis Post-Dispatch was honored in the breaking news photography categor y for its images of the racial unrest touched off by the deadly police shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri
The Washington Post took the national reporting prize for exposing security lapses that spurred
an overhaul of the Secret Ser vice
The Pulitzer judges also recognized less widely known stories, such as The Post and Courier’s exploration of 300 women ’ s deaths in the past decade The paper shed light on a legal system in which first-time offenders face at most 30 days in jail for a domestic violence beating but can get five years in prison for cruelty to a dog “ We felt so passionate about this project, and we felt so passionate about the difference it could bring to South Carolina,” said P J Browning, publisher of 84,200-circulation Post and Courier, which last won a Pulitzer in 1925 for editorial writing
Since the series was published, state lawmakers have proposed tougher penalties for domestic violence, and Gov Nikki Haley created a task force to investigate the problem
The prizes spanned news outlets large and small: The 70,000-circulation Daily Breeze of Torrance, California, won the local reporting award for exposing corruption in a school district And Bloomberg News was a first-time winner, taking the explanator y reporting award for an examination of corporate tax dodging
Boston Bombing Trial Enters Penalty Phase
BOSTON (AP) The guilt p h a s e o f B o s t o n Ma r a t h o n b o m b e r D z h o k h a r Ts a r n a e v ’ s trial was considered a slam dunk for prosecutors, especially after h i s l a w ye r s b l u n t l y a d m i t t e d during opening statements that he participated in the deadly 2013 attack
But the outcome of the next phase of the trial is much more difficult to predict The same j u r y m u s t d e c i d e w h e t h e r
Tsarnaev, 21, should be put to death or spend the rest of his life in prison The penalty phase begins Tuesday in U S District Court
De b a t e ove r w h e t h e r Tsarnaev should get the death penalty intensified recently after the parents of Martin Richard, an eight-year-old boy who was killed in the bombings, urged federal authorities to consider taking death off the table in
exchange for Tsarnaev spending the rest of his life in prison and giving up his rights to appeal
“We know that the government has its reasons for seeking the death penalty, but the continued pursuit of that punishm e n t c o u l d b r i n g ye a r s o f appeals and prolong reliving the most painful day of our lives,” Bill and Denise Richard said in a statement to The Boston Globe last week
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PHOTOS BY M CHELLE FELDMAN / SUN SENIOR PHOTOGRAPHER
Andrea Gibson: A Force of Nature
Andrea Gibson is a whirlwind Gibson (whose preferred gender pronouns are they/them/theirs) is a poet, an activist, a performer and an entertainer too, but none of these descriptions seem to fit perfectly If you ’ ve ever listened to any of their poems, you know exactly what I mean If you haven’t, please put down this paper and listen to at least one and you’ll begin to understand Their work doesn’t fit into any single box and that is exactly the point They take the world by a force of charismatic love and queer quirk Their poetry works to contrast in all ways Their prose is delicate and flowery but also punctuated with sharp poignancies It is subversive and deeply thought- provoking but also relatable They don’t work within any rules, instead creating their own platform of expression
I discovered Andrea Gibson when I was in high school I remember listening to the album “When the Bough Breaks” on repeat in my room, each time understanding a new meaning of the words being spoken, marveling at the seamless finesse of its delivery While I didn’t initially appreciate the nuances and layers of the language, I recognized a talent I had never heard before They have a knack for putting sensations into words Over the years of listening to Gibson, I have developed a profound appreciation for what they have managed to portray in their work, and newfound understandings of their poems Their poems have grown with me and sometimes into me
This spark that Gibson can relay is their weapon They use it to address social justice
issues that are often uncomfortable and difficult to put into words They bear witness through their performances to heavy topics; gender, class, sexuality, war, self harm, privilege, rape However, while their subject matter is often disheartening, their delivery is anything but They pair these subjects with vivid imagery and a scattering of hope, love and spirituality, which make the poems accessible and impactful The world has recognized this ability and Gibson has become increasingly known, spreading their truths across the country via performances, recorded albums, winning multiple awards and titles for their poetry
When I found out that Gibson was performing in New York City, I knew I was going to go I wanted to see if Gibson was everything I had built them up to be in my mind I wanted to see them deliver the lines that I had listened to so many times over It is easy to be disappointed when you have created an expectation of a person Often, after seeing some of my favorite artists perform I am disconcerted because their performance is so off the mark of my expectations However, Gibson’s performance last Tuesday went beyond Poems I had formed bonds with took on a different meaning and nature I don’t mean to sound so reverential, but at the same time I really do worship her Gibson was phenomenal The show was in the Music Hall of Williamsburg Fittingly, the crowd was mainly made up of the expected assemblage of piercing-studded faces and Doc Martin clad feet, but also showed the diverse audience of Gibson’s work Young girls giggled in line outside as the security guard asked if they were planning on drinking and older couples stood in the back of the hall, propped against
the wall, taking it in Opening for Gibson, Amber Tamblyn, child star of The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants turned poet, performed pieces from her book Dark Sparkler The poems explored the experience of child stars and Tamblyn delivered them with a casual and dry commentary She was blunt and it was very much appreciated It must be hard to open for Gibson, but Tamblyn was perfectly suited for the task Despite the different themes of their work and manners of delivery, the two performers worked well together Their synergy set the tone of the entire evening, creating a safe place among strangers to truly let ourselves feel What I admired most about Gibson’s performance wasn t their poems but their sincere manner of being and the love they exuded As soon as they came on stage they made themselves relatable by identifying their own nerves and warning those in the front that they would be showered in spittle if they got too close, due to their exuberant manner of delivery They were not self-deprecating but instead allowed themselves to be viewed as just another person This was constantly emphasized in the backstories they gave before the deliveries of different poems Before they performed “A Letter to my Dog,” they identified their immeasurable love for Squash, their heart with four-legs and a tail, who listened from inside the sound booth and is their constant travel companion They outlined their different heartbreaks, a subject that inspires many of their poems, and had the audience vote on a type of love they wanted to hear We settled on sickeningly sweet puppy love and received the poem “Honey” in return
However, the most distinctive part of their performance was their own recent self-investigation Gibson frankly told the crowd that they had been grappling with, and were ashamed of the fact that their poetry had only thus far only explored the stories of white LGBTQ victims and hadn’t included any representations of peo-
ple of color
Rather than reading a poem that addressed this issue, Gibson performed a letter they had posted on Facebook directed at the mainstream LGBTQ community, which also served as an apology, that had created a large amount of controversy The letter was beautifully crafted and outlined the stories that had been excluded as well the ever-prominent problem of police brutality It was humbling to see the process that Gibson had taken, and this resonated within the crowd, shifting the atmosphere to a mood of self-reflection
While Gibson mainly performed pieces from Truce, their newest album, they ended their performance with “Jellyfish,” an older and beloved poem Looking around the crowd, it was incredible to see so many people mouthing the words in unison The brief moment of silence when the last words of the poem were spoken was indicative of perhaps the most remarkable of Gibson’s talents: their ability to string together words in a way that unifies people under a common spell
Tamar Law is a sophomore in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences She can be reached at tl432@cornell edu
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
EMMA LICHTENSTEIN 16
SLOANE GRINSPOON 17 Associate
AMBER CHEN ’16
NATALIE TSAY ’18
JAYNE ZUREK ’16
MICHAELA BREW 18
SOFIA HU 17
JAEL GOLDFINE 17
NOAH RANKIN 16
REBECCA BLAIR ’17
PAULINA GLASS ’18
SHERMAN ’18
JOON LEE 17
SAMANTHA BRIGGS 16
ADELE GU ’17
ANUSHKA MEHROTRA 16
MADELINE SALINAS 16 Senior Editor
Tom the Dancing Bug By Ruben Bolling
A n y P e r s o n ,
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My fellow students at Cornell impress me to no end with their talents, viewpoints, ambitions, accomplishments and general intelligence However, I have always perceived a lack of cohesion and unity between students, student groups and organizations on campus It has always seemed to me that students have cared more for personal recognition and accolades than actually accomplishing any tangible goals on campus
At a pre-professional school such as Cornell it is completely understandable that students feel the need to fill out their resumes in order to compete with others entering the workforce, however this sometimes serves as a detriment to our campus This causes groups that should be working together to bicker and fail to achieve much It causes vicious e-board elections that cause tension within the group, it also causes members to work hard to be elected and then stop working from there
There are so many things I would like to see Cornell accomplish as a community For example, I would like to see renewed support of our athletic teams on campus Our biggest sports teams aren ’ t drawing fans to games due to less than stellar records, however, we as a student body should not abandon our devotion to the Big Red teams Many teams, that consistently have excellent seasons are not supported simply because they are considered less popular nationally, such as soccer The arts on campus are not regarded with due respect, especially not after all the budget cuts, but that doesn’t mean our talented peers aren ’ t pouring their hearts and souls into every production We have everything from a cappella groups, a slam poetry group, plays at the Schwartz center and student film competitions, to quite a few dance teams Ever yone of these performances should be selling out or filling up auditoriums
Maybe the Cornell course load is too much for this vision to come to fruition Maybe this is a problem present at all colleges, and has no proper remedy Nonetheless, I believe in the Cornell student population and will not waver in what I think we can accomplish Especially after witnessing first hand what we are capable of Last week, to my delight, I was able to witness almost 20 different student organization put on an inaugural Sexual Assault Awareness Week As you all know sexual assault is one of the biggest issues facing col-
Letter to the Editor
lege communities today It was hard at first not to assume that with all organizations cosponsoring the event that they were simply putting their name on the event with no intention of helping, participating or even caring as the week unfolded as I have seen many times before However, after attending these events throughout the week I was amazed at the participation, genuineness and candor that the student body emptied into every opportunity that they had
It was refreshing to see graduate students throw their opinions into the ring with student leaders and other students that simply wanted their outlook to be heard The divide between graduate students and undergrads was palpable, but it did not stop them from bridging to gap due to their mutual determination to raise awareness on campus It taught me how much every community on campus has to offer Yet, this past week has led me to question why we should stop here Should we not continue this trend and throw this momentum to good use? Is it not possible for these organizations to collaborate more often despite different viewpoints and even goals? All these organizations need in common is a devotion to the Cornell community in order to work together A shared purpose is a shared possibility
The only question is, what would we need in order to accomplish such a task? We would need a way for student leaders to meet and communicate what their organizations believe to be the biggest problems and divisions among campus We would need a way to keep student politics out of every organizational decision We would need a way for students to set aside personal endeavors for the betterment of the community I know how much I am asking, but I do not doubt the student body’s ability to undergo such a paradigm shift I am asking the different communities to attempt to believe that no one is more important than the next, from student government, to athletics, to the arts, to student media organizations If you fail to understand the need for such a change on campus and continue to selfishly plowing ahead in life, do not be surprised to find yourself looking back on your Cornell years and wishing you had accomplished more And please remember that it’s not me, it’s you
Deon Thomas is a senior in the School of Industrial
m o n t h , C o r n e l l Un i v e r s i t y i s c e l e b r a t i n g i t s s e s q u i c e n t e n n i a l a n n i v e r s a r y O n e o f t h e m a i n p r i n c i p l e s t h a t m a k e s C o r n e l l s t a n d o u t a s a p i o n e e r i n g e d u c a t i o na l i n s t i t u t i o n i s r e f l e c t e d i n t h e m o t t o : “ I w o u l d f o u n d a n i n s t i t u t i o n w h e r e a n y p e r s o n c a n f i n d i n s t r u c t i o n i n a n y s t u d y ” T h e n e w l y p r o p o s e d p o l i c y, a m i n i m u m e n r o l l m e n t o f s i x s t u d e n t s i n a n y o f f e r e d c o u r s e , r u n s c o u n t e r t o t h i s g r o u n d b r e a ki n g p r i n c i p l e A f t e r a l l , a c o u r s e p o p u l a r i t y a n d l a r g e e n r o l l m e n t d o n o t n e c e s s a r i l y c o r r e s p o n d t o i t s e d u c a t i o n a l v a l u e T h i s p o l i c y s e e m s t o b e e s p e c i a l l y d a m a g i n g w h e n i t c o m e s t o n e
Making An Impression
In honor of East Avenue reopening to the general public yesterday, I would like to take the chance to address the astoundingly high number of times I have almost become roadkill this week Having become accustomed to never looking both ways before darting from Libe to Rockefeller with an overflowing cup of coffee, adapting my ways to conform to the fact that there are now cars running up and down East Avenue is definitely one of my more legitimate struggles this week
Believe it or not, though, my struggles do actually get worse than this What’s worse than dumping coffee all over myself and getting honked at on my way to class, you might ask? Spilling coffee all over myself and getting honked at in front of the hoards of newly admitted students that are here to see the bright students that attend the fine institution that is Cornell Oh yes a scalding beverage, a moving vehicle and me eating the pavement is the definition of what ever y future Cornellian’s parents want to see welcome to Cornell, ever ybody
There’s a running joke that the administration pays the sun to shine during Cornell Days, and while this may only be a joke, like most jokes, there is an element of truth to it Cornell, not unlike most other universities, hosts admitted students just as ever yone on campus begins to tuck away the sweatpants and bulky boots that represent Ithaca’s drear y winter mood Instead, students pull out pastel colors and light denim jackets that tease at spring when Cornell Days come around; it’s time to make an impression on the throngs of admitted students on campus, and Cornell goes from being an uphill battle to being a casual stroll up the slope faster than an empty table at Libe gets taken
First impressions matter, for it is our “gut” or “instinct” that we tend to fa back on when making judgments
“ The first impression is the truth, and all that follows is merely the excuse of memor y, ” said Andrew Crumey and there is definitely some truth to this quote First impressions matter, for it is our ” gut ” or “instinct” that we tend to fall back on when making judgements It is important to present the best version of ourselves and of our school when such a situation presents itself Take our campus tours, for example This past weekend, Cornell hosted its high school Model UN conference, and I was fortunate enough to glance over a tour guide script Standing out against the dr y facts on Ezra Cornell’s life, there was a comment slated to be a part of the blurb outside Barton Hall that caught my eye “Emphasize the Cornell-Har vard” rivalr y ” I turned to one of the tour group advisors, and was none too surprised to learn that bringing up Ivy League competition was good for the Cornell’s image in the eyes of incoming freshman
It’s a little strange for me to be thinking about how Cornell looks to prefrosh when I should be more concerned with how Cornell looks for me in the next week or so for me Perhaps I’m overanalyzing the process through which students judge which school they would best fit in at because I have a prefrosh of my own joining me for this coming weekend, and I’m not sure how to show her what it is that I myself see in Cornell Why do I choose to stay here despite my many, many complaints? What makes me stick around? And more importantly, how do I show her why Cornell is worth it to me?
I’ve come to realize that no matter how many gorge trails I show off, how many times I Instagram photos of A D White librar y, or how many videos of the clock tower I record and share, there will never be just one thing that makes Cornell worth the number of complaints I could single-handedly put together at 2 a m It’s really all in the little things for me the coffees at Libe, the late nights laughing or cr ying (or both) in study rooms at Uris, the uplifting vibe on campus when the sun finally comes out As my first semester on the Hill comes to a close, and I look to a new year here (with a nice long break in between, no worries), I’m certain that while I will never be sure what drew me to Cornell, I know what makes me want to stay
Hebani Duggal is a freshman in the College of Arts and Sciences She can be reached at hduggal@cornellsun com Teach Me How to Duggal appears alternate Tuesdays this semester
CORRECTION
An April 20 sports story, “Red Drops Second-to-Last Game Against Brown,” stated that junior goalkeeper Brennan Donville was in goal on Saturday’s game In fact, sophomore goaltender Christian Knight played in goal
Comme nt of the day
“I agree that Kairey’s piece is tone-deaf and prone to unreasonable analogy Putting a spat over a conference room up against Nazi housing practices bespeaks a stunning failure to appreciate the different severities of these events.”
IMike Swanson
Re: “LETTER TO THE EDITOR: The Apparent Perspective-Taking Problem” Opinion, April 20
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“It is a huge race and my goal is that we can use this past weekend to help us step into next weekend.”
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Hernandez’ Life Sentence
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Hernandez shot his former friend execution-style in an industrial park, leaving loads of damning evidence in his tracks, thus making the likelihood of a guilty verdict a near certainty
My fascination with law and crime has led me to frequently read about unresolved murder cases Let me be clear: the amount of evidence against Hernandez was astounding Besides footage of Hernandez literally pulling the trigger, the prosecutors had every piece of evidence they would need to lock him up for life From destroying his own home security system, to witnesses seeing him head towards the scene of the crime and then hearing gunshots minutes later, to text message exchanges between perpetrator and victim, Hernandez essentially provided the prosecution against himself
Nearly a year after he was taken into custody, Hernandez was indicted and charged in a 2012 double homicide in Boston that left two men dead, all because they bumped into Hernandez at a club
The victims allegedly were not even aware that Hernandez was mad at them Can you imagine how trivial the incident must have been for the victims to have been unaware that Hernandez was angr y? They bumped into him at a club, for crying out loud In Hernandez’ world, bumping into someone is a “crime” worthy of death
The thought that has stuck with me since Hernandez was first charged in the Lloyd murder is this: if Hernandez was furious with Lloyd over anything at all, he could have just beaten him up, if it really came down to that Of course, most people resolve their issues with words, or as a last resort, cut ties with the person But if
Hernandez felt the need to exert physical force to squash his issues with Lloyd, he could have knocked him out with a punch and, you know, not be in prison for the rest of his life And, you know, not end an innocent man ’ s life But I guess those willing to murder aren ’ t exactly rational thinkers
At the root of Aaron Hernandez the person, are two undeniable characteristics: he has no regard for human life he’s a cold-blooded killer and he’s an idiot He must be, right? It seemed like he had matured and moved past the issues that plagued him throughout college At age 23, he had just signed a $40 million contract He played in a Super Bowl He was an alternate in the Pro Bowl He had a daughter and a fiancée He was on the verge of stardom And he decided to throw his life away and even worse, he chose to end the lives of innocent human beings Now it makes sense why a college prospect with first-round talent was drafted in the fourth round
I guess Hernandez actually thought he would get away with murder Shakespeare wrote, “The fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself to be a fool ” I don’t know what Aaron Hernandez was thinking whether he believed himself to be wise enough to get away with murder or not but to call him a fool seems like a compliment He’s a clueless murderer Now, Hernandez has plenty of time to reflect on what could have been done pretty much anything other than murder Odin Lloyd, however, and Hernandez’ alleged other victims had their time taken away forever
Ben Shatzman is a sophomore in the College of Arts and Sciences He can be contacted at bshatzman@cornellsun com Calling the Shatz appears every Monday this semester
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By OLIVIA MATTYASOVSZKY Sun Staff Writer
The softball team had a strong weekend in New York City playing the Columbia Lions and beating them soundly, three games out of four With this weekend of wins under its belt, the Red improves to 12-21 overall and 6-10 in the Ivy League Even with its loss in the third game of the series, the Red showed it was still capable of bringing batters back to home base
“This weekend, everything finally started to come together We had tight defense, strong pitching and timely hitting,” said junior infielder Emily Weinberg
The defensive effort was led by freshman pitcher Maddie Orcutt and junior pitcher Meg Parker On the other side of the plate, numerous Red players had solid at bats In game one on Saturday, the team was led by Weinberg, freshman infielder Rebecca Kubena, sophomore outfielder Jessica Bigbie and sophomore infielder Chloe Pendergast Freshman infielder Megan Murray, freshman catcher and infielder Tori Togashi and Weinberg all brought runs home for the Red in game three, while junior outfielder Michiko McGivney, freshman outfielder Zoe Hernandez and junior catcher Leanne Iannucci all had big hits in game four
Though the third game ended in a loss, that did not keep the team down
“[By] the third game, I think Columbia knew our pitching staff a little better and learned to be more selective at the plate, which helped them score early on, ” Iannucci said
“[During] the first two games on Saturday they were swinging at a lot of pitcher’s pitches which helped us out, and on Sunday, they were waiting more for us to make mistakes,” said junior Leanne Iannucci
The Red came back immediately and beat the Lions in the fourth game
Weinberg attributed the third game loss to the team ’ s hitting
“[In] the third game, we started out strong but then our bats quieted down a bit and we didn't get the big hits when we needed to, ” Weinberg said Despite the loss, Iannucci said she is still happy with the team ’ s overall performance against Columbia
“We just played good softball as a whole this weekend Maddie Orcutt threw so well in all four of her appearances and we backed her up with timely hitting,” Iannucci said “Contributions were made up and down the lineup, both offensively and defensively We capitalized on the opportunities we were given ”
The three wins were huge for Cornell in terms of achieving its post-season goals Even more so, this weekend against Princeton will determine a lot of
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