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Paneli st s: Technion

Fo st er Innovation

By RACHEL WEBER Sun Staff Writer

Key players in Cornell NYC Tech said at a panel Sunday that they hope the University’s partnership with the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology will help establish New York City as a center of entrepreneurship

In October 2011, Cornell announced it would partner with the Technion to create its $2-billion tech campus on Roosevelt Island Although some professors and students have decried the partnership, questioning what they say is the Technion’s military and political ties, the panelists who spoke Sunday said the Technion is the ideal partner for Cornell in its tech campus venture

Skorton Expresses Support for Immigration Reform

By ANNIE BUI Sun Staff Writer

Universities such as Cornell should take interest in the national immigration reform debate given the major presence of international students on campus, President David Skorton said at a debate Friday

The event, held at the Cornell Law School Friday, came on the heels of an 844-page

Senate immigration bill “Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act” which was unveiled Wednesday The bill carried sweeping proposals, one of which offers undocumented immigrants a specific path toward receiving citizenship Skorton said international students at both Cornell and other universities “ contribute a great deal to our campuses ”

“Cornell has 4,100 international students that’s nearly one-fifth of the student body,” Skorton said Skorton also cited the positive effects that i n t e

American economy as a reason immigration reform should remain a concern among universities

By NOAH RANKIN Sun Staff Writer

RPCC Evacuated Friday After Stove Malfunctions

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liquid fall from the ceiling of the

Eatery shortly before the sprinklers were activated

“I was walking past the grill station and I heard this really

loud crack, and there was this sludge falling from the ceiling," said Mackenzie Caldwell ’16, who was dining at RPCC when t h e i n c i d e n t o c c u r re d “ T h e sludge just poured out ever ywhere, and all the chefs were kind off stopping and staring because nobody knew what to do ”

Soon after, Caldwell said, she saw smoke and steam coming out of the grill

“People were just stopping and taking pictures, and then the fire alarm went off,” Caldwell said

Compiled by Akane Otani

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Monday, April 22, 2013

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Daily Sun Dialogue: Sexual Assault Policy

4:30 - 5:30 p m , 165 McGraw Hall

I’m Talkin’ Bout Realness: Performing Race and Gender in Ballroom Culture 4:30 - 6 p m , G22 Goldwin Smith Hall

The Japan-China Relationship And the Senkaku-Diaoyu Problem

4:30 p m , G08 Uris Hall

Hermain Cain at Cornell 8 - 9:30 p m , Call Auditorium, Kennedy Hall Food Safety in a Global Economy 4 - 5 p m , 115 Ives Hall

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Achieving Success in Your Summer Internship 4:30 - 5:30 p m , 141 Sage Hall

Israelis and Palestinians: The Prospect of Peace 5 - 6 p m , 132 Goldwin Smith Hall

Syrian Revolution: Dynamics of an International Crisis

6:30 - 8 p m , Lewis Auditorium, Goldwin Smith Hall

C U Music: Out of Order Festival 8 p m , 129 Barnes Hall

8th Annual Filthy/G orge ous Embrace s the ‘G orge ous

By DARA LEVY Sun Staff Writer

Hundreds of Cornellians danced Saturday night away in Duffield Hall at Filthy/Gorgeous, a dance party celebrating LGBTQ expression and safe-sex practices

This year ’ s event expressed more of its “ gorgeous ” side than the “filthy one, ” both by complying with the administration’s safety concerns and by embracing a theme centering on Ithaca’s gorges, according to Angela Lu ’13, planning committee chair for the event

Lu estimated that about 900 students attended, a drop from last year ’ s turnout of more than 1,400 people Responding to University concerns in previous years overthe large scale of the event, organizers scaled down the event this year, according to Lu

This year, the event ’ s planning committee also focused on crowd control in order to dispel any of the University’s con-

cerns about the safety of Filthy/Gorgeous, according to Lu “I think overall, the crowd was less rowdy this year, ” Petralia said

Lu echoed Petralia’s sentiments

“The crowd was much better controlled this year, and everyone was having a great time dancing and enjoying the performances,” she said

Although the event was staffed by three EMS crews and 11 police officers, neither party had to respond to any emergencies –– a change from past years, according to Lu

“I even got a hug from the fire marshal last night, and I’ve never known that to happen,” Lu said “If anything, for me personally, I think that was a sign of the event going well ”

The event ’ s organizers also increased ticket prices from about $3 to a price range of $10 to $13 this year to ensure people “didn’t just show up on a whim to party, ” but instead were stayed longer to enjoy the party, according to Dan Petralia ’15, production manager for Filthy/Gorgeous

Aside from making safety-related improvements, the organizers implemented changes to the event ’ s overall atmosphere

There was more gender and ethnic diversity in the performance lineup this year than in the past few years, according to Lu

One of the performers, Manila Luzon –– a mixed-race drag queen –– was selected through a nominations process for the first time, Lu said

The event planners also said they tried to put on a more elegant feel as opposed to the urban decor of past years Moving away from chain link fences and graffiti, the planning committee focused on depicting the “ gorge ” element of gorgeous, putting up decorations that gave a feel of Ithaca nature

Lu said that while the event focuses much of its attention on the LGBTQ community, it gathers a diverse array of students

“The best part is that everyone comes, ” Lu said “It’s really everyone ’ s party and the most accepting of all genders and all sexualities ”

Attendees of the event reacted positively to this year ’ s event, agreeing that it was welcoming to all types of students

Dayle LaPolla ’16 said she found the event accessible to all genders

“I thought that it was really accessible to someone who doesn't identify as LGBTQ, and it really felt like people from all walks of life coming together,” she said

Three-time attendee Samuel Einbinder ’14 said this year ’ s event was the best one he attended

“This year, I’d say Filthy/Gorgeous offered the best combination of entertainment, organization and overall ambience, ” he said “Overall, what’s most important is really what hasn’t changed about Filthy Gorgeous: it’s always open to everyone, it’s always a safe space and it’s always a great time ”

Still, Lu said some of the staff who were present in the past said they were offended or shocked by the behaviors at the event She said the event could be shocking if someone was not prepared for what the event is, with many attendees who “dress and express themselves in ways that push the boundaries of established social norms ”

Einbinder said that Filthy/Gorgeous is a rare opportunity for the LGBTQ population to express themselves freely

“I think it serves as a reminder to the Cornell community that there is a huge gay community and that we, like any other sect at Cornell, have our own unique way of celebrating our individuality and art, ” Einbinder said

Two Bomb-S nif ng D ogs Join Cornell Univer sity Police D ept.

By DANIELLE SOCHACZEVSKI Sun Staff Writer

B o m b i n g s t h r o u g h o u t t h e c o u n t r y have prompted police to be more vigilant about explosive devices Now, two bombsniffing canines are helping the Cornell University Police Depar tment protect the University against possible future threats

Rogue, a black labrador retriever handled by Officer Kyle Hollenbeck, was a

o n a l Resources –– a program through which the Sheriff ’ s Depar tment, schools, community agencies and dogs work to suppor t students and family’s needs, according to their website

Chase, a yellow labrador retriever handled by Officer Justin Haines, was adopted from a home in Freeville

Both dogs joined CUPD on March 5 Rogue, Chase and their handlers search University venues for explosives prior to high-profile events They are also used to assess suspicious packages on Cornell’s campus and in the neighboring counties upon request of another police agency, according to a CUPD press release

Lt Jeffrey Montesano, one of the dog trainers and a former dog handler who oversees the canine unit, said there has been a “ more heightened aler t ” to explosive devices after the Boston Marathon Bombings on April 15, which killed three people and injured more than 180 people

“I see the dogs almost ever y day I’m in contact with [the handlers], especially since the Boston tragedies, and I brief them on intelligence,” he said

Both dogs were trained by members of the Cornell Police at various locations on

campus to familiarize them with their surroundings and to let them practice detecting explosives They were cer tified by the state of Ne w York at the beginning of March, according to Montesano

The dogs, whose job is to search for and detect explosive devices, under went 240 hours of training to earn their cer tificates and continue to train 16 hours a week, according to Montesano

“ We tr y to put them into different scenarios and expose them to all [situations],” Montesano said

Some scenarios the dogs are exposed to include an office search and a building search with explosives hidden in multiple r o o m s , a c c o rd i n g t o Mo n t e s a n o T h e dogs are trained to search people, backpacks and garbage cans, he said, adding that they were also taken to airpor ts and onto airplanes as par t of their training

Although Rogue and Chase have not yet been deployed on any bomb threats, the dogs were used when the President of Pa n a m a , R i c a rd o Ma r t i n e l l i , s p o k e a t Cornell, and will be used at future events s u c h a s C o n v o c a t i o n a n d

Commencement as an “added layer of security,” according to Montesano

A s t h e t h i rd a n d f o u r t h e x p l o s i v e d e t e c t i o n c a n i n e

University, Rogue and Chase’s presence is

g i n t o account concerns about increasing violence on university campuses and the use o f e x p l o s i v e d e v i c e s , a c c o r d i n g t o Montesano

Montesano believes that having dogs c e r t i f i e d i n e x p l o s i v e d e t e c t i o n h a s become more common in past years after terrorism incidents such as the Sept 11 attacks

“ When we first star ted the canine pro-

gram in 2001, people raised eyebrows as to why the University needs dogs that s e a r c h f o r e x p l o s i v e s T h e n Se p t 1 1 came, and ever yone was grateful that we had the resources to protect our infrastr ucture, ” he said

Chase and Rogue are replacing two CUPD dogs, Sabre and Reggie, who are now both retired

The adoption of the ne w dogs was met with the appointment of ne w handlers as well Haines and Hollenbeck were selected from four candidates for demonstrati n g s e l f - m o t i va t i o n , p e r s o n a l d i re c t i o n a n d r e s p o n s i b i l i t y, a c c o r d i n g t o

Montesano The handlers live with the dogs full-time so they can build relationships with the animals

“ We call it a team because they depend

on one another; it’s not just the canine that does all the work,” Montesano said Training and equipment costs were funded by a $47,000 grant from the Ne w Yo r k St a

d Security The grant is par t of a regional par tnership with several of the surroundi n

, Broome, Schuyler and Chemung counties The dogs may be deployed in those counties in the case of a bomb threat or other threats, according to Montesano “ There are plenty of challenges ahead of us in this world Both dogs and their handlers are up to the task,” Montesano said

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Cornell thought Technion would be a good fit for a partner because the University was “looking for someone who would be complementary, and not a competitor for us, ” Provost Kent Fuchs said “We wanted an international partner who would bring something different ”

Introducing Prof Craig Gotsman, founding director of the Technion-Cornell Innovation Institute, Fuchs said he is “really excited about [Gotsman] being the first director of the [ Techinon-Cornell Innovation Institute] ”

According to Gotsman, the 2008 financial collapse was a “wake-up call” telling New York officeholders they needed to diversify the city’s economy The consensus was that high-tech would be the most effective route to do so, he said

Mayor Michael Bloomberg said he wanted to turn NYC into the high-tech capital of the world, rivaling Silicon Valley and Israel, and the way to do this would be to “fuel this economy with a strong academic engine,” Gotsman said “The goal of the tech campus is to elevate New York ”

Gotsman stressed the Technion-Cornell Innovation Institute’s focus on entrepreneurship and innovation He described how Technion has historically fostered innovation and a “ start-up culture” within Israel, making Technion the ideal university to partner with Cornell in its venture to create a tech campus with a heavy emphasis on entrepreneurship, he said

Gotsman also said the Technion has had an enormous influence in leading Israel to an economic revolution

Until about 15 years ago, Israel had an agricultural economy, but the country ’ s lack of natural resources resulted in a lack of opportunities, according to Gotsman

However, Israel’s economy was revolutionized after the advent of computers and the Internet, with young Israelis making significant contributions in high-tech fields, he said

“The Technion is credited as the academic engine behind this growth,” Gotsman said

The Technion’s campus, which rests on the slope of Mount Carmel with 13,000 students and 600 faculty members, currently has many tech par tnerships in Haifa with international companies The most recent addition to the area, Apple, recently built its first facility outside of the U S in Haifa and is interacting closely with students and faculty at Technion, according to Gotsman

mission of entrepreneurship on campus, such as Greg Pass ’97, former Chief Technology Officer of Twitter

The tech campus will also focus on becoming a world leader in the high–tech industry According to Michal Lipson, a Cornell Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering who studied at Technion, both Cornell and the Technion are considered world leaders in many hightech fields

“When you go to the Technion, you feel the excitement of new ideas being constantly generated.”

P r o f M i c h a l L i p s o n

“Cornell was, and still is, the world leader in nanotechnology,” Lipson said “The Technion in the past decade has become a real powerhouse in nanotechnology and technology in general ” Lipson also described the e n t r e p r e n e u r i a l spirit promoted at the Technion that the Cornell Tech campus is hoping to replicate

Gotsman

“The number of students who will be entrepreneurs, who establish their own companies, who will have success the amount of interactions these professors will have with the outside world, the number of patents they will produce will be another metric of success, ” Gotsman said

According to Lipson, there are quantitative metrics that could be defined, but more importantly the institute will measure its success based on the reputation associated with the institute

“In 10 years, we will have a strong technical reputation at the center, ” Lipson said Cornell NYC Tech intends to move to Roosevelt Island from its temporay home in Manhattan in 2017 A hospital on Roosevelt Island will be evacuated and demolished, according to Gotsman, with the full buildout of the campus expected to be completed by 2037

The role of the Cornell NYC Tech and Technion partnership is to foster the same type of entrepreneurial spirit found in Israel in NYC and to introduce this sense of innovation to the City’s tech atmosphere, according to Gotsman

Cornell NYC Tech is also hiring people who will be specifically dedicated to the

“When you go to the Technion, you feel the excitement of new ideas being constantly generated,” Lipson said “At the Technion, there is an atmosphere of incredible drive combined with an incredible sense of warmth warmth and family life, combined with extreme competition ”

The Cornell Tech Campus will evaluate its progress both through “traditional academic metrics of success, ” but it will also focus on its effect on the growth of the New York tech ecosystem, according to

“The campus will be beautiful and very futuristic,” Gotsman said “All of the buildings will be net-zero ” Net-zero buildings produce all of the energy that they consume and have zero carbon emissions annually

Though the panel discussed positive impacts of the partnership, Jewish Voice for Peace a Jewish group in Ithaca that opposes local support of Israel handed out flyers at the event According to the flyers, the organization said Cornell’s collaboration with Technion is political because of “Technion’s key role in Israel’s militarism ”

Rachel Weber can be reached at rweber@cornellsun com

A t Takeover A nniver sar y, Alumni

Stress Students’ Power to Enact Change

TAKEOVER

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Noah Rankin can be reached at nrankin@cornellsun com

S korton : U.S.‘ S orely Needs’

To R e f o r m Im m i g r a t i o n

IMMIGRATION

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“International graduates of our programs directly create jobs for Americans themselves [This] effect is especially strong for immigrants who earn advanced degrees in STEM disciplines,” Skorton said “But because of the antiquated immigration laws, many international graduates of American higher education who wish to continue to work and reside in the U S have no legal way to stay in the country ”

Skorton said he believes the country “sorely needs” immigration reform to “ attract and retain the world’s brightest minds ”

“Immigrants are clustered throughout many occupations in the U S , [not only] in what have been called the ‘less-skilled’ occupations, but also in the ‘high-skilled, high-tech’ fields,” Skorton said “Evidence suggests that on both sides of the skills spectrum, immigrant workers perform valuable ser vices and are [beneficial to] the American economy ”

specifically on this campus, to arrange philanthropy fundraising for additional financial aid for undocumented students here at Cornell,” Skorton said Skorton has also addressed the issue nationally he, along with the presidents of Arizona State University and Miami Dade College, recently signed an open letter that called on Congress to implement visa reform for students earning advanced degrees in STEM fields

Prof Hiroshi Motomura, law, University of California, Los Angeles, said he believes that legalization is important for both “fair-

University can contribute to the debate

“[People are largely] coming here for graduate degrees,” JonesCorrea said “They include people who have been here for much of their lives and are coming to Cornell even if they are undocumented ”

Jones-Correa said that although bringing together highly skilled workers is a laudable goal for Cornell and other universities around the country, all immigrants have potential

He also said he is concerned with the current Senate bill and much of the debate on immigration because it creates a dichotomy between legality and illegality

“We treat the distinction between legality and illegality as if it were natural.”

ness ” as well as “practical” reasons

According to Skorton, denying undocumented immigrants the opportunity to advance their knowledge and skills through higher education constricts their opportunities and decreases the supply of talent for the U S Skorton addressed how he would like to alleviate the burden that undocumented students at Cornell may face

“[ We are] working harder,

“[We need to] harness the human capital of people who have really contributed to society,” Motomura said “However, there are a couple of things that are more sobering about legalization The path to citizenship is important because it says a lot about the time dimension and how we think about people One has to think about balancing the value of the path to citizenship [with] just being able to live ”

According to Prof Michael Jones-Correa, government, there are two ways of thinking about the current immigration debate: how it shapes Cornell, and how the

“We treat the distinction between legality and illegality as if it were natural,” Jones-Correa said “However, much of this debate stems as an unintended consequence of the 1965 Immigration Act there was a lot of informal migration going on between the U S -Mexico border, and we wanted to have some [sense] of control on the border so we made these distinctions ”

Jones-Correa urged the population as a whole to avoid polarizing legal statuses

“[We need to] think about the status that people on the path toward citizenship have as a continuous one, rather than as a break between legal and illegal,” JonesCorrea said

Annie Bui can be reached at abui@cornellsun com

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Deskers Rebecca Coombes 14 Tyler Alicea 16

Jinjoo Lee ’14 Lianne Bornfeld ’15

DESKER Scott Chiusano 15

DESKER Arielle Cruz 15

EDITOR Kritika Oberoi 16

Anna-Lisa Castle & Rebecca Macies

D ivestment: Keeping The D ialogue Alive

This time last year, we were coPresidents of KyotoNOW! A year ago, when divestment from fossil fuels was just a whisper and only a few campuses had begun to mobilize, we sat in a café on campus and drafted what would become “Resolution 32: Toward a

thousands of their peers and alumni, filled

Resolution 32 and banded together over 20 student organizations who have submitted letters to President David Skorton

should divest We are proud to have engaged such a broad range of incredible allies and partners, including many members of the Student Assembly That said, we want to make it clear that the this is bigger than any one person or organization; the divestment movement is more than a resolution So while it is important f

Cornell community through his Sun column last Monday, as students, activists and authors of R e s o l u t i o n 32, we would like to reinsert ourselves into this conversa-

It seems that claims about feasibility have largely rested on the convenient comparison of our current portfolio to a 100 percent, immediately divested one However, the resolution that the Student Assembly passed does not in fact call for full divestment immediately; we ’ re asking that the University take steps over the next seven years to align its investment practices with its ideals as an institution As one commenter pointed out on Skorton’s column, some of the options that the University has ignored might include taking incremental steps toward an ethical endowment, putting pressure on third-par ty investment managers to come up with fossil fuel-free portfolios, committing to research low-risk divestment options and developing a long-term strategy that does not require pulling out of partnerships at a loss, but instead reinvesting those funds sustainably when they are released Anyone who says they can predict the future of the economy need not look beyond the past five years to see that there is no such thing as a safe bet; as more and

We are thrilled to see that the University has agreed on one component of our request and is now prepared to get serious about socially-responsible investment.

r e s p o n d We do not speak on behalf of KyotoNOW! nor the divestment movement; we speak only as individuals who have worked closely on this initiative

In his column last week, President Sk o r t o n e x p re s s e d h i s c o n c e r n s a b o u t divestment from fossil fuels, including its effectiveness He points to how divestment from South Africa was used to end apartheid, and that its success influenced the federal actions that pressured South Africa’s government to end the oppressive system and begin to make reparations This statement only reinforces the use of divestment to influence federal and even international policy Divestment has been shown to engage both companies and government officials who can create longterm systemic change through policy As the fossil fuels divestment movement continues to build, it may become the catalyst the countr y and the world needs to curb our dependence on fossil fuels President Skorton also raises the point that divesting takes away the leverage that Cornell, as a shareholder, could use to advocate for change within these companies He argues that if we remain invested, we can par ticipate in shareholder advocacy to admonish the practices that we feel need to change, while praising e x a m p l e s o f c o r p o r a t e r e s p o n s i b i l i t y

However, according to Cornell’s most recent STARS report, we have not filed any shareholder resolutions, nor have we submitted any letters that address social or environmental responsibility during the past three years the entire lifespan of STARS reports If it’s the advocacy route we ’ re hoping to preser ve, we should recognize that it’s a path that the University has never taken before

While the University has an obligation to consider the impacts of divestment on the endowment, the administration has yet to do so in any serious capacity

According to Chief Investment Officer Edwards, as of last week, no analysis had taken place to evaluate the feasibility of divestment from fossil fuels in any form

fuels is both financially and environmentally unsustainable Carbon emission mitigation policies are quickly making fuel reser ves unburnable and thus worthless, but as the The Guardian pointed out, investors are “betting on countries failing to adhere to legally binding carbon emission targets ” The University should not be betting on our collective failure and continued dependence on fossil fuels As students and as young people, we also hope that the University is prepared to look further than just the “immediate foreseeable future” when making decisions on behalf of us all If we wait to take action until fossil fuels cease to be profitable or to exist, we’ll have much bigger p ro

t u s quo: irreparable damage will have already been done to our communities and to our planet

While we remain ver y concerned about our investments in fossil fuels, we are thrilled to see that the University has agreed on one component of our request and is now prepared to get serious about socially-responsible investment We sincerely hope that this leads to something transparent and concrete, such as a formalized set of ethical guidelines and commitments for the Investment Office, and that we as a campus can look for ward to updates on the progress of these efforts We are grateful to the administration and the Cornell community for the receptiveness and respect they have shown thus far We are, of course, as excited as President Skorton to keep this dialogue alive and continue to advance down a smart and responsible path toward an ethical endowment President Skorton, when are you available to meet? There are thousands of us waiting outside your office

Anna-Lisa Castle is a junior in the College of Arts and Sciences Rebecca Macies is a junior in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Feedback may be sent to opinion@cornellsun com Guest Room appears periodically this semester

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To Get Trashed O r Not To Get Trashed?

To get trashed or not to get trashed? That is the question

After a year of college in outlandish and standoff-ish Ithaca, one will encounter the multifarious faces of alcohol and the variegated shades of behavior alcohol produces in people When one does a free association test with the words “alcohol” and “Cornell,” a deluge of terms flood into the mind map If I were to list some of them, they would include frat basements; washing away bombed prelims and harrowing college romances; hazing; getting penalized by the judicial administrator; BASICS (for many); binge eating; sake bombing; beer pong and a horde of other things But this is just the first layer of innocuous thoughts that can come to us If we look a level deeper, the banal, uglier and darker side of drinking emerges

Picture this, lady Cornellians: You wake up on a resplendent Sunday morning and all of Cornell is bathed in spring But there is a cloud of darkness over you because you happen to be in a strange bed with an absolute stranger who looks nothing like you thought he did the night before The deviation becomes even more apparent as the harsh light streams in and your inebriation wears off I just described a “casual hookup” as articulately as I can Though the infamous “walk of shame” is on the list of 161 Things to Do at Cornell, it never leaves us feeling good it leaves us with a flood of memories which we try to push to the darkest corner of our mental h b

This is not a moral tirade but I am just pointing out that irrespective of how spectacular your tolerance is, you never quite realize when you are slipping from your “happy buzz” to the point when you are vulnerable enough to end up in the most compromising situation

Moreover, it is a grey area it is not exactly an instance in which either person is a sexual perpetrator In all likelihood both of you were partially or entirely drunk These instances are scarring, but again, as Bernard Shaw said: What is life but a series of inspired follies? A word of caution nevertheless, ladies and gentlemen, know that alcohol can transform your life in seconds leaving you with a sinking feeling and a terrible hangover

Last Friday, I happened to take one of the “drunk buses” from Collegetown to North Campus It would be a lie to say I am an archangel who has never been inebriated on those buses but on that particular night, I happened to be very sober I was with a few friends of mine and in the crowd were the regulars drop dead gorgeous heels, sore feet, washed-off makeup and of course, a bunch of blustering drunk boys At one particular stop, a few Indian girls got off together, evidently heading for a Friday night out The an obnoxious act played out One of those rambunctiously drunk men bawled out, “Get off right now, this bus is meant only for whites!” I have censored the profanity, of course Everyone on the bus was shell-shocked for several moments after The drunk devil in my story must have felt the twenty odd piercing glares because a few minutes after the girls had left, he shouted out in an even more obnoxious tone: “ I’m sorry guys, everyone can sit on this bus ” If only I were a little less exhausted at that point in time, I would have given him a piece of my mind right then and there instead of ranting about it in my column a week later I regret letting that moment pass by

At first, I was inflamed and the first word that blared in my brain was: Racism However, after the fury passed, I realized that this is yet another example of how alcohol can transform you into the kind of person you would never believe you could be This tells us something about the kinds of lives we lead at Cornell Why must we need jaeger bombs and sake bombs to discover our suppressed souls and then be unnerved by what we discover? Why must we feel the need to lose ourselves in a drunk crowd of people? I am not asking anyone to enclose their college life in one neverending dry period

In response to the question I posed at the beginning of my column, I would say: Do get trashed, do destroy your liver while you can and make the most bizarre memories with your best friends

But, if it is an escape for you, a source of solace, a way to find love, life and yourself stop getting trashed until you fix yourself

Always be prepared to face the fact that you can become a phantasm when you ’ re drunk and will be left wondering whether that was you or simply your alcohol Drink safe and be responsible

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“Fair warning is good, but ... the city could just consider it a parking fee. The roads are expensive. People leaving their cars in the off-hour metered spaces or in any nonmetered space ... this could be considered making a (small, $30) payment for the ser vice residents otherwise have used for free storing their automobile on a daily basis.”

EcoAdvocate Re: “City of Ithaca Sees Uptick in Towing Following Street Cleaning,” Opinion, published April 21, 2013

Goodbye, Cornell

Co m i n g h o m e t h i s p a s t Monday to news that there h a d b e e n a b o m b i n g i n Boston, I experienced a wide range of emotions

As a Bostonian at Cornell, I’ve always felt like something of an oddity There are a fair number of us here, but having never lived outside of Massachusetts, Ithaca seemed like a far cry from the city I called home

After the terrorist attacks this past week, I had to come to terms with the fact that the Boston Marathon’s finish line, which remains painted on the street year-round, will forever have the stench of terrorism on it

My favorite city in the whole world will, in some small way, never be the same I looked at pictures of candlelight vigils and wished I could be there, wished that I could express the empathy I felt for my community

S o m e t h i n g special happened here, too

E v e r y Cornellian I had a c o n ve r s a t i o n with over the past week, and many who just contacted me out of the b l u e , m a d e s u re e ve r y t h i n g w

alright back home

students, each one on a different path, intersecting here and there always in flux, always connected, but none inherently better or worse than each other

A n y a d v i c e I c o u l d o f f e r o n

Cornell specifics (like how I made t h e m o s t o f f r i e n d s , a c t i v i t i e s , coursework) would also be useless

We are too diverse a population for advice like that to be valuable to more than a handful of people

Yet, if you’ll allow me, I think there is one lessons I can impart You see, while each one of us walks a distinct path, there is a common bond that connects each one of us to another Empathy forever connects and supports us

As Cornellians, we are a part of the same group, but just being a part of a group means little if we don’t

Do not let those who aim tear you apart prevent yo from working toward a society predicated on compassion and respect for others

While I wanted to empathize w

, Cornellians wanted to empathize with me right here

There is a popular (if frustratingly gendered) shirt I’ve seen around my city that reads, “Boston Is a Brotherhood ” Well if Boston is a brotherhood, then Cornell is, too Unfortunately, this is my final column While I would like to use these final couple of hundred words to impart the totality of my experience at Cornell, it would be useless That’s because my Cornell is really quite different from your Cornell My Cornell was composed of ILR, The Sun, the Cornell International

A f f a i r s Re v i e w, Bi g Bro t h e r Bi g Sister, Catherine St Growler Boys, a little bit of Greek life and so much

more

That’s how I imagine Cornell writ large Thousands of different

everyone we see everyday We may not always get along, and there are certainly more than a few bad apples in our bushel, but my time here has taught me that our collective bond is strong

So here is my final piece of advice Connect with humanity in the same way that you connect with your fellow Cornellians Recognize that differences like Democrat or Republican, rich or poor, Red Sox or Yankees fan, all pale in comparison to the common similarities of our c o l l e c t i ve h u m a n i t y W h i l e o u r country, and the world beyond it, is made up of people each on different paths, every one of us is a human being with feelings no less important than mine or yours

empathize with one another If we didn’t go out of our way to take care of each other, than being a Cornellian would mean very little outside of geographical convenience When we do what we can to make each others’ lives just a little bit better, even if it means some inconvenience on our part, we truly become a community

Only then do we become greater than the sum of our parts

When we reject our connections

t o e a c h o t h e r, a n d re f u s e t o empathize with each other, our community falls apart This happens when we allow the minor differences between us (like whether or not you ’ re involved in greek life, sports, the Catherine St Growler Boys, etc ) to separate and prevent us from feeling compassion toward one another

As humans, we all too often fall into an “ us ” vs “them” mindset What is special about the Cornell community is that we have been able to make “ us ” include just about

Let it be some part of your life’s mission to recognize the humanity in another, as you have here at Cornell Take some time to sit and think about how you w o u l d w a n t t o b e t re a t e d i f yo u we re hurt and in need of help, and then think about how you treat those who are in fact h u r t a n d n e e d yo u r help Recognize that helping the homeless woman on the street because she’s a human being just like you is no different than helping a fellow Cornellian in his or her time of need

There are more than a few bad apples in the world; Boston just had to deal with a pair of really rotten ones But do not let the bad in this world prevent you from connecting to the good Do not let those who aim to tear you apart prevent you from working toward a society predicated on compassion and respect for others What I’m recommending is not easy, and it may not even be possible, but if my last week at Cornell has taught me anything, it’s that community matters the bigger, the better Over and out

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Strength and Activism Halt a Plague

I still have a knot in my heart hours after watching How to Survive a Plague I’m not quite sure whether to smile or cry or to continue trying to transport myself back in time so that I too could make a difference in the treatment options during the AIDS epidemic To be frank, I cannot even begin to fathom how to encapsulate the raw power and emotion of this movie in a review Quite simply, you must go see this movie Just stomach your discomforts and your preconceived notions about the AIDS epidemic, sit back and don’t relax (because you don’t want to miss a second of this film)

How to Survive a Plague transports the viewer back in time to follow two inspiring AIDS activist groups, ACT UP and TAG (Treatment Action Group), as they struggle to convert AIDS from a plague to a manageable condition The most striking thing about their struggle, however, is that despite having no real scientific training, these activists were able to infiltrate pharmaceutical companies and speed up testing periods for promising drugs, delivering potential life-saving treatments to patients in record time Eventually, some of these activists are able to witness the success of AIDS protozoan inhibitors, a vital part of successful AIDS treatment

The true power of this movie does not lie in its storyline, but in its depictions of real people directly affected by the epidemic who, rather than suffer idly, stood up for what the treatment they believed they deserved and won Filmmaker David France allows us to explore this politically heated time while pondering what it must have been like to be at those ACT UP meetings, to participate in silent kiss-ins and to watch as your friends and fellow activists were snatched away in the prime of their youth

As we follow the stories of several specific activists and become attached to them, they become our friends; we feel their

pain France makes a wise decision leaving these clips almost uncut, not only transporting the audience back in time, but letting raw emotions and people speak for themselves The film is a poignant and provocative display of the tenacity of these activists, who were willing to speak out in a time when hospitals were turning AIDS positive patients away simply because they were homosexual At times, it is hard to stomach that the events of this film happened less than two decades ago, especially when you witness congressmen take the floor and declare homosexuality a dangerous behavior, or when you watch activist after activist reiterate that they have accepted that AIDS will kill them You find yourself smiling/crying when some (but not all) of them outlive even their own accepted notions

much to be done How to Survive a Plague will undoubtedly redefine the AIDS epidemic for you and, as cliche as it sounds, inspire you to acknowledge the power that a dedicated group of individuals can have

This film is a beautiful tribute to those who fought and lost their lives in the fight for proper AIDS treatment when it seemed liked the world was shunning the AIDS and the gay communities It is a monument to the often unrecognized heroes of the movement, to all the members of ACT UP, TAG and to those affected by AIDS/HIV It is a real life view of this epidemic, from the perspective of the fighter, which has never really been explored before My only regret is that I was not born earlier and could not partake in the raw power that was the AIDS activist network However, this film reminds us that there is still action to be taken and there is still

It is not at all surprising the this film was an official selection of the Sundance Film Festival I think I may have actually undersold it in my review If you don’t go see this movie, you are missing out on an informative and emotional experience that one rarely finds in movies these days I might just watch it again right now Or on second thought, I might just drop out of school now and become an AIDS activist

Go see this movie No seriously now Put down the paper, close your computer screen, put on your shoes and go

Gabrielle Velkes is a freshman in the College of Arts and Sciences She can be reached at gvelkes@cornellsun com

O n t h e R o a d Ta ke s J o u r n e y t o t h e B i g S c re e n

BY ALLISON VITKAUSKAS Sun Staff Writer

The task of adapting a novel to the film screen is always a difficult one But it is especially difficult when that novel is perhaps the most celebrated work of a movement that has inspired the culture of future generations, as well as perhaps one of the most defining novels of the 20th century The movement is that of the Beat Generation, and the novel is Jack Kerouac’s On the Road

But while Walter Salles’ (“The Motorcycle Diaries ) adaptation of the beloved Kerouac novel had many chances to go terribly wrong, Salles manages to avoid this likely fate by assuming a more objective rather than reverent filming stance on the novel Instead, Salles’ On the Road is dedicated more to a depiction of what the novel is about rather than the novel itself In this way, Salles captures the recklessness and excitement of the Beat Generation, although he ultimately fails to capture the raw thrill and complexity of Kerouac’s original novel

The film effectively follows the episodic nature of the novel Salles necessarily excludes a substantial amount of material, but is careful to touch on the novel’s primary and most memorable scenes Relying on Kerouac’s published version of the novel in 1957, the unedited version Kerouac completed on a 120-foot scroll and the factual history of the Beat Generation, Salles and screenwriter Jose Rivera offer their own perspective on the story by including supplemental, or even complementary, material in addition to the novel’s original scenes

The film begins in New York City, the birthplace of the Beat Generation, during the late 1940s The Beat Generation was a group

On th e Road

Marylou and Camille in an attempt to illuminate one of the principle criticisms of the Beat Generation: the Beat’s freedom depended largely on the eventual abandonment of the women they engaged with Salles is able to stand far enough outside the reverential awe of the Beat Generation in order to capture the faults of their lifestyle

Directed by Walter Salles

Starring Kristen Stewart

of post-World War II writers that sparked a new literary and cultural movement, challenging the rising effects of postwar consumption and restrictive bounds on the expression of the human spirit We meet Sal Paradise (Sam Riley), who is based on Jack Kerouac, living with his mother in Queens and attempting to become a writer Sal is soon introduced to Dean Moriarty (Garrett Hedlund), who is based on Neal Cassady, along with Sal’s longtime writing companion Carlo Marx (Tom Sturridge), who is based on Allen Ginsberg Sal’s introduction to Dean, a charismatic and hedonistic young man whose magnifying quality fascinates Sal, serves as the beginning of a long journey on the open road

And so begins the many trips in a stolen ’49 Hudson and on the back of farm trucks, moving swiftly between New York, San

Francisco and Denver Amid the constant travelling, the friends participate in a neverending, Benzedrinefilled party: Sal has a brief romance with a migrant worker; they make a trip to Louisiana to visit their m o r p h i n e - a d d i c t e d friend, Old Bull Lee (Viggo Mortensen), who is based on William S Burroughs; Dean and Sal drive down to Mexico where they indulge in the local prostitutes; they frequent jazz clubs and listen to Slim Gaillard; and sometimes they are joined by Dean’s teenage firstwife, Marylou (Kristen Stewart), while Dean repeatedly abandons his second-wife, Camille (Kirsten Dunst) and newborn baby in San Francisco

The way Salles depicts the female characters and their stories in the film draws attention to one of the major differences in Salles’ adaptation versus the novel Salles seems to dramatize the relationships among Dean,

Perhaps the most poignant relationship in the film is between Dean and Sal “Dean just raced in society,” describes Sal Dean embodied the spontaneity and freedom that Sal wanted to capture in his writing; he became Sal’s subject But the careless and exciting lifestyle that had once attracted Sal soon lost its mystique and glamour Sal witnesses that beneath Dean’s allure remains a person who is trapped in the selfishness and ceaseless movement of his life Because the momentum of the film closely parallels Dean and Sal’s relationship, the film seems to become more wearisome towards the end

The most commendable aspect of the film could be that it is simply stunning to watch If Salles fails to fully capture the epic spirit of Kerouac’s novel in the film’s script, then he is definitely able to capture its spirit in the film’s cinematography With the dimly lit highways, vastness of the American landscape, warm excitement of the night and gray bleakness of the morning after, it feels as if Salles has brought us back to the early ’50s Because of Salles’ carefully crafted film, we are able to share in the experience of the open road while we witness the genius of the Beat Generation simultaneously unfold

Allison Vitkauskas is a junior in the School of Industrial and Labor Relations She can be reached at avitkauskas@cornellsun com

Arts Around Town

Base in Yo Face!

7:00 p m on Thursday at Bailey Hall

On Thursday, don’t miss the oppor tunity to get some Base in Yo Face! Cornell’s oldest co-ed dance troupe, BASE, will be showcasing its talents at Bailey Hall Each per formance piece is student choreographed and per formed by the troupe ’ s 14 energetic members With guest per formances by Absolute Zero and Last Call, this per formance should definitely get in yo face

Hydroponic Installation

7:30 p m on Thursday at Stella’s Downbar

Last semester, Peter Gudonis and Carly Dean received a CCA Grant for their idea to design and construct a hydroponic bottle wall installation with their late adviser and professor, Kevin Pratt The project has materialized during the past month and they have installed it in Stella's Downbar The Downbar is being ramped up with a new menu, brunches, Tuesday whiskey tastings and more, and the installation produces mint, chives and basil to accompany and contribute to their cocktails and dishes While you can see the installation at any time, there will be an official reception at Stella’s on Wednesday night following a lecture by Dr Dickson Despommier at Millstein Hall Take a look next time you ’ re at Stella’s, or taste some of the basil yourself!

Ar i e l l e Cr u z ’ 1 5

MZero Dark Thirty at Cinemapolis

Last week, an intriguing multitude of news outlets from CNN to NBC News with Brian Williams compared the Boston Marathon bombings and its tense, subsequent manhunt to the film Zero Dark Thirty It is an odd, somewhat sensationalist association, but if you have seen how director Kathryn Bigelow and screenwriter Mark Boal dramatize the hunt for Osama bin Laden, it’s also a comparison that makes a lot of sense The most controversial film of 2012 commits to a frightening level of veracity, punctuating C I A agent Maya’s ( Jessica Chastain) quest to find bin Laden with scenes of terrorism from the tumultuous post-9/11 years Bigelow blends reenactment with news and archive footage, and leaves all the judgment up to you See it again, or for the first time, this week at Cornell Cinema

The Comedy of Tragedy

y first column of this year was about the relationship between comedy and tragedy in response to the best stand-up comedy I have ever seen: Tig Notaro discussing her recent cancer diagnosis and a whole gaggle of other devastating life events that no person should have to face especially in such proximity to one another After all the terrible tragedies of last week and the various responses to them, I decided I would end the year on a similar note

Rather than analyzing at length the role that comedy plays during times like these, I will just say that I think it’s vitally important to laugh in the wake tragic events I recall a story my mother tells on occasion about her grandmother ’ s funeral The two had been very close: When the family attempted to drive from their house to the funeral, it was difficult for all of them to fit in her father’s tiny sports car With far too many people squeezed in the front seat, my mother was forced to ride to the cemetery in the trunk of the car and she couldn’t help but laugh despite the somber situation The story is funnier when she tells it, I promise But anyway, the moral is that life goes on and that funny things continue to happen, even at times that are seemingly inappropriate (i e one of my favorite movies of all time: Death at a Funeral the British one, not the Chris Rock one ) If you don’t laugh at those ridiculous moments (especially this week with so many pieces of depressing news), it’s easy to sink into a cynical downward spiral and weep about how terrible the world is and how there is no hope At least, that’s how I cope So I thought I would leave you with what I thought were the best examples of levity in the midst of an exceedingly dark week

honestly believe the kind of piece-of-shit week we ’ re having here?” Calling attention to the sheer number of deaths, injuries, governmental shortcomings and more, The Onion brought a sad smile to my face as they concluded, “At press time, sources confirmed that, you know what? Forget this week 2013 as a whole can pretty much go straight to hell where it belongs ” The Onion also succeeded in mocking the manner in which the media covers these events Their series of breaking news reports on Friday were hilarious “BREAKING: No News Breaking” read one headline, the next “BREAKING: Still Nothing” and then “BREAKING: Has the Word ‘Breaking’ Lost All Its Meaning?” My personal favorite was “BREAKING: Can Anyone Ever Truly Know Anything? What Is The Truth?” So, props Onion You have more than made up for Quvenzhané-gate in my book

First off, The Onion wrote the story, “Jesus, This Week,” which pretty much sums everything that can be said about events of this week Basically the article is just a bunch of sources saying things like, “Can you believe this? Can you

The next bit of humor comes from a tweet that comedian B J Novak (The Office) wrote on Friday: “Affleck to assistant: ‘watch the news and write down the age and height of every good guy you see ’ This one really made me laugh because I have a feeling that it is not that far off from what Ben Affleck was actually saying to his assistant at the time I just hope that he waits at least a year to start directing The (Water)town

Julia Moser

Carrot Top Confessions

Lastly, as always, The Daily Show and The Colbert Report both did fantastically at striking the balance between respect for the victims of these tragedies and finding humor in the bizarre and ridiculous aspects of them In particular, I would like to commend Jon Stewart for his segment about CNN’s premature news-

breaking and for “Broken Bad: Legislating Evil,” about the failed gun control measures in the senate

But my favorite by far of these moments of cheer in a somber time was Stephen Colbert in his opening monologue of The Colbert Report on Tuesday, in which he solemnly told the camera, “Whoever did this, obviously did not know shit about the people of Boston ’ cause nothing these terrorists do is going to shake them ”

With that, I leave you Have good summers, and I hope all you readers don’t get too depressed by the amount of work you have to do in the next two weeks But, if the papers and the prelims and problem sets become too much for you, take a beat and recognize the humor in the stack of eight empty diet coke cans on your desk Someday, you can turn these terrible weeks into great anecdotes

Julia Moser is a sophomore in the College of Arts and Sciences She can be reached at jmoser@cornellsun com Carrot Top Confessions runs alternate Mondays this semester

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First Varsity Eight Falls Just Short of Goes Trophy

By SYDNEY ALTSCHULER Sun Staff Writer

t o f t h re e r a c e s De s p i t e f a l l i n g i n t h e

Big Victor y O ver Yale Boosts Con dence For Ivy Tournament

According to Graap, the Red’s quality all-around play produced the lead and ultimately the victor y

“No doubt, it was definitely a balanced effort,” she said “Gniewek had an outstanding day, and her saves in the first half allowed us to open up the margin The game felt great and definitely felt like a balanced team effort ”

According to Rowe, the Red improved its focus after a tough loss last week to Syracuse

“It was definitely a balanced effort and there were mistakes, but the difference between this game and the loss to Syracuse was that we focused on doing well on the next play, and focused on playing well together,” she said

The Red never slowed down its offensive attack, and never allowed the Bulldogs to get any closer than three goals behind According to Graap, it was encouraging to see the Red continue to score as the game progressed

“I think that we kept after it all the way through, and it was an excellent 60 minute effort,” she said

The Red has two non-conference games left to play before the Ivy League tournament the first one being at home against Binghamton on Tuesday According to Graap, these games are important for Cornell despite not affecting its Ivy League status

“Ever y game all season long is an opportunity for Cornell to improve, and I think the next two games are important for the development of our young players and our team chemistr y, and they are relevant to the national standings,” she said “ They are important for keeping our NCAA tournament hopes alive ”

According to Rowe, the win over Yale has boosted the Red’s confidence and excitement as it finishes the regular season and approaches the playoffs

“I think it’s great that we ’ re excited going into the next couple of games and we have confidence going for ward and are ready to compete, ” she said “ We realize that we

“We really wanted to sweep all three races, but in the end Columbia prevailed in the First Varsity ”

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went through a rough stretch, but that doesn’t mean anything and we ’ re still the strong team that we thought we were at the beginning of the season So it's crucial that we got this big win and we ’ re really excited going forward ”

Though the Red was able to play 60 minutes of good lacrosse a goal the team has set for itself throughout the season it still has room for improvement, according to Rowe “ We definitely have a lot to work on and ever y day we need to continue to push each other and make sure that we ’ re really focusing on the execution of ever y aspect of our game, ” she said “In the postseason, ever y game matters, so we just need to make sure that we ’ re better in ever y part of our game ”

Pannell breaks record for most points in Ancient Eight histor y

Following a 13-7 victory over Brown (6-6, 1-4 Ivy League) Saturday, the No 7 Red (11-2, 5-0) clinched its 27th conference title and moved one step closer to an NCAA Tournament appearance The team set a few records along the way, including breaking the tie with Princeton for the most conference crowns

The regular season title guarantees the Red an opportunity to host the Ivy League Tournament the final league action of the year

“We’re excited to bring the Ivy Tournament back to Ithaca, New York, for the third time in the last four years to give our fans at least one more chance to s e e o u r t e a m a t h o m e , ” s a i d h e a d coach Ben DeLuca ’98

“I know our guys are very excited to host the tournament for the third time ”

Senior attackman Steve Mock got the Red on the board early off of an assist from senior midfielder Max Van Bourgondien From there, the Red rolled to a 3-0 advantage in the first quarter Senior goalkeeper A J Fiore, who finished the game with 10 saves, helped preserve the lead with several impressive stops that stifled the Brown attack

“I thought A J was good in goal,” DeLuca said “He saw the ball well, made some big saves for us I was really

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pleased with our man-down I thought our man-down played real well, killed a number of opportunities for [Brown] kind of kept them at bay ”

The Red extended the lead to 10-3 by the beginning of the fourth to all but secure a Cornell victory

The 13-7 effort marked a strong all-around performance for the Red, but junior midfielder Doug Tesoriero

Red Secures Playof f Berth

By BENJAMIN HOROWITZ Sun Staff Writer

With a place in the Ivy League playoff

t o u r n a m e n t o n t h e l i n e , t h e C o r n e l l women ’ s lacrosse team defeated Yale on Saturday in impressive fashion After establishing a big lead early in the game, the Red (8-5, 4-3 Ivy League) put the Bulldogs (7-6, 1-5 Ivy League) away by a score of 13-7 Cornell is now slated as the No 4 seed in the Ivy League Tournament and will face the No 1 seed Penn when the

tournament opens in two weeks

“Beating Yale definitely puts us in a great position to advance in the Ivy League

t o u r n a m e n t , ” s a i d h e a d c o a c h Je n n y

Graap “There’s no doubt that Saturday’s win helped us achieve one of the goals we set out for ourselves at the beginning of the season ”

Cornell jumped out to an early lead with a strong offensive attack mixed with quality goaltending to hold the bulldogs down According to junior midfielder and captain Chelsea Rowe, getting off to that type of start gave the Red confidence, momentum and control over the game,

“It was good because we were playing well together, and being able to start strong sets the tone for the rest of the game, ” she said “So it was great for our confidence to get us in the groove and playing well ”

Graap agreed, citing the team ’ s execution in the first half as one of the reasons for the strong start

“The coaching staff was very pleased with our energy and the competitiveness in the first half of the game, ” she said “Cer tainly the draw controls and our offensive execution put us in a great position to control the tempo of the game ”

Sophomore goaltender Carly Gniewek made a number of impressive saves to keep Yale from narrowing the lead, and the Red headed into halftime with a 6-1 lead

By SCOTT CHIUSANO Sun Assistant Sports Editor

was perhaps the most impressive of the bunch, winning 19 of 24 restarts and recovering 12 ground balls

“I thought Doug and our faceoff wings were outstanding controlling possession for us, getting it to our offensive end [and] I thought we did a good job off the ground, ”

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