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Staff Writer

Cornellians gathered together today on Ho Plaza to honor the millions of individuals who perished in the Holocaust for Yom Hashoah, Holocaust Memorial Day

Cornell Hillel annually hosts a speaker for Yom Hashoah, according to Jeremy Marchuk ’20, Hillel’s chair of the Cultural Programming

Committee This year, the group is not only hosting Holocaust survivor Irene Zisblatt to speak on May 3, but it is also complementing the speaker component with a new memorial service

“It’s a very far-reaching event and that’s why I wanted to have a service so that people can see that and see how different people feel connected to it,”

Marchuk said “I want people to give their voice if they want to or, if not, just be able to take in the service for

themselves ”

Marchuk opened the event by reading from the experiences of Holocaust survivor Eugene Black, who lost all of his family in Nazi death and labor camps “He is still piecing together his life and his family’s story, ” Marchuk said “This is just one of the many stories of survivors whose lives were touched by the Holocaust ”

A list of names of those who perished, both Jewish and non-Jewish, was passed around following the introduction Each attendee read the name of a victim, the victim’s country of origin and where the victim perished, though some attendees chose not to speak

“Holocaust Memorial Day is really meaningful to me, ” said Niki Sochaczevski ’20 “Having family who perished in the Holocaust makes this day extremely meaningful and extremely somber ” The ceremony shifted to an open forum once the reading of the names concluded The memorial’s attendees were encouraged to reflect on their own experiences, and three people volunteered to lead in prayer Rafael Jacobitz ’20 read El Male Rachamim, a Holocaust Memorial Prayer, which was

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Firecracker poet | Prof Raymond Craib, history, above, will explain what drew people from all walks of life to anarchist ideas in interwar Chile today in Olin Library At the forefront of this movement was the “firecracker poet” Gomez Rojas

| Oscar-nominated director Fidel Moreno will screen a documentary today about the massive Standing Rock Sioux protests (seen above). Moreno gathered over 18 hours of interviews with 33 people at Standing Rock for the documentary.

By SHIVANI SANGHANI Sun Staff Writer

Hotel Professor Takes Expertise to the World, and the World to His Classroom

Prof Chekitan Dev, hotel administration, doesn’t like to just teach and research in Ithaca He prefers to “ engage in the world’s experiences ”

That preference is evident in Dev’s career path Dev named one of the top 25 most extraordinary minds in sales and marketing by the Hospitality Sales and Marketing Association International in 2009 fills his office’s walls with more than 46 frames featuring photos of his work, spanning more than 75 U S and international companies over his 38-year career

Outside of his teaching career, Dev is also a consultant who regularly travels abroad to advise U S and international companies By mixing classroom service with real work in industry, Dev says he brings experiences to the hotel school that other professional schools lack

“The problem in many professional schools is that you either have professors with just pure academic training or professors from the real world without any advanced academic training, so the former have trouble connecting their teaching to the real world and the latter end up telling a bunch of stories

‘ war ’ don’t hang together with a good theory,” Dev said

Dev told The Sun he has “engaged with the industr y ” at least once per week in his 29 years of teaching at Cornell He called his industr y experience “ an essential part of his work” and said he works to “incorporate these experiences into his classroom teachings ”

hard to know what’s going on out in the field,” he said “So when I go out into the field, I do two things I go out to teach, but I also go out to learn about challenges and opportunities facing managers ”

Having served corporate, government, education, advisory, legal and private equity organizations in more than 40 countries and six continents, Dev has consulted companies like Disney, Hilton, Four Seasons Mumbai, Dolce Canada, Ritz Hotel Paris and many more

“My relationship [with Disney] started when a senior Disney manager attended one of my sessions as part of our General Managers programs at Cornell came up to me after class and asked me to come talk to his team about what I had presented,” Dev said

Dev said he helped Disney’s executive team brainstorm new ways to “essentially understand the big picture ”

“We talked about global trends in the hospitality industry and best practices and about what was going on some of the new developments and changes that were happening, including new research because Disney wanted to know what was new, what was interesting and how they could change their business model to reflect these new changes,” Dev said

“I’m constantly connecting with business to make my classes current and relevant ” P r o f C h e k i t a n D e v

Dev divides his work for these companies into four categories teaching, consulting, speaking as a keynote at conferences and serving as an expert witness

Under teaching, Dev holds workshops for company executives who are looking for ways to “improve their business practices and institute new changes to reflect changes in consumer trends ”

“I’m constantly connecting with business to make my classes current and relevant In my case, if you ’ re teaching hotel management and you ’ re just stuck in Ithaca, it’s very

In addition to Disney, Dev has also worked for companies in Europe, including HOTUSA Spain, PlanHotels Italy and Zatisi Czech Republic, and in Asia, including Taj India, Imperial Delhi and YUM Malaysia

“It’s amazing how common the problems are for these companies,” he said “A lot of the businesses have very similar challenges, including how to get new customers, how to keep old customers, how to ensure that customers are happy and how to fight the competition ”

Dev said that Taj India asked him and two other Cornell professors a finance professor and a human resources professor to create a 10 day program for 40 Taj general managers in four different locations in India, including Mumbai, Pune, Lonavala and Chennai

“At Taj, we brought our Cornell education to these gen-

eral, senior and assistant managers through our executive education office,” he said “So basically, we trained them on marketing, finance, strategy and how to manage and motivate employees ”

Companies also frequently fly Dev in to their respective headquarters to testify on their behalf as an expert witness, he said

“If there is a legal dispute between companies and hotels, my role as an expert witness is to explain the subject matter to the court, ” he said “I once helped secure a $10 million-judgement for the owner of the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Bali, Indonesia against its management ”

In addition to testifying, Dev has also worked for the Indian, Austrian, Jordanian, Jamaican and Aruban governments

“In a lot of countries across the world, the government plays a major role in promoting tourism and hospitality,” he said “For example, in Aruba, the Minister of Tourism sat in the front row, while I spoke at a conference on hospitality trends and offered my ideas on hospitality and tourism practices in their country ”

Dev calls his research, teaching and consulting “indispensable” to one another and said that he “would be bored to death” if he “did not do all three jobs ”

“Because I teach, I think I am a better consultant who can explain things clearly Because I teach, I think I am a better researcher because I focus on asking questions to which my students want answers Because I do research, I think I am a better teacher because I have something new and interesting to share in the classroom,” Dev said “Because I do research, I think I am a better consultant, since I’m doing work that’s creating knowledge with impact and because I consult, I am both a better researcher and teacher, since I get to ask questions with both intellectual and pedagogical value ”

Shivani Sanghani can be reached at ssanghani@cornellsun com

Experts Anticipate Labor Changes Under Trump

Urge Cornellians to ‘ accept what you can’t change and change what you can’t accept’

By BREANNE FLEER Sun Staff Writer

Prominent lawyers, professors, corporate managers and union leaders gathered for a roundtable talk on Monday to discuss the direction of hospitality, labor and employment relations under President Donald Trump’s administration

Prof David Sherwyn, hotel administration, highlighted the purpose of the discussion in the context of the hotel school’s background

“As the leading hotel school program in the world, we, along with our partner in this endeavor, the ILR School, feel that it is imperative for us to bring people from labor, management and government together to provide a forum where we can discuss ideas and to create a better legislative agenda, a better work environment and a better industry,” he said

The talk was divided into four topics covering employment, changes in leadership of the National Labor Relations Board, the issues of discrimination, arbitration, wage and hour laws, and a student question-and-answer sec-

tion

Several roundtable participants debated the impacts of a growing market for contract workers Some suggested that such changes would decrease quality of service or decrease wages in the industry

Participants also discussed the potential impacts of changes in the leadership of the National Labor Relations Board, concluding that the future of this board and of joint employer issues, depends on who President Trump appoints as its chair

Sherwyn discussed the potential impacts of the Trump administration afterward

“It’s no secret that we ’ re still up in the air as to what this administration will do,” he said “This is trending to be not very different than what we saw in the last couple of Republican administrations ”

“This is trending to be not very different than ... the last Republican administrations” P r o f D a v i d S h e r w y n

On April 21, 2017, Trump announced his intention to appoint Republican Philip Miscimarra as the NLRB’s new chair Obama appointed Miscimarra to the board in 2013, according to Reuters

Participants agreed that regardless of who takes the NLRB’s helm, there will likely be more litigation based on the distinction between employees and independent contractors

that changes in administrations can change labor and employment relations law and that it is important to s

changes

“The Cornell community should be cognizant of this fact and make it a priority to understand what changes are being made, and like the old standard says, accept what you can ’ t change and change what you can ’ t accept, ” Sherwyn said

Breanne Fleer can be reached at bfleer@cornellsun com

IPD Gives Pediatric Cancer Patient ‘Sense of Purpose’

informed Toland and Hayward that Colin had less than a year left to live with little options of treatment left

“It was during one of his radiation treatments [at the time] that he started talking about how he wanted to become a police officer,” Toland said

A year later, in early 2016, Toland found out that her son had less than a year left to live

“Long story short, over a year ago, we were told by doctors that he had about three to six months to live They didn’t have any treatments options for him,” Toland said “Last May we actually took him down to Memphis, to St Jude’s, for an emergency brain surgery And the surgeons had said we won ’ t do any more surgery on Colin

Not too long after his treatment in Memphis, Colin attended a community barbecue in Ithaca, where he met John Barber, retired Chief of the IPD

At the barbecue, Barber told Colin about the prospect of becoming a police officer Colin, however, due to his hearing deficit, misunderstood it as a promise to let him join the department immediately

“It helps the officers as well, I think, because it’s very easy to get dragged down by the

A misunderstanding became a reality in September when Colin was sworn in As the news spread around the town, the ceremony soon became a community event with friends, family and his fourth grade class, according to Toland

“It’s given him a sense of purpose, ” Toland said “People want to make a difference in their lives, and they want to

Barbara Kirshenblatt-Gimblett

Chief Curator, Core Exhibition, POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews; University Professor Emerita and Professor Emerita of Performance Studies, New York University

find something where they can have their lives have meaning And at the age of nine, Colin already has a thing ” Toland speculated that Colin’s sudden desire to become a police officer around last year was due to Zootopia, an animated Disney movie about police officers achieving their goals through adversity

“He wants to make a difference,” Toland said “He doesn’t really care [about the uniform] most kids are into the gear ”

Toland believes Colin’s presence in the IPD has helped the officers as well

“For him, it’s not the trappings of it It’s about the deeper meaning about what the police do,” Toland said “And it’s a great message It helps the officers as well, I think, because it’s very easy to get dragged down by the stuff that happens ”

Students Refect on Tragedy of Holocaust

Brandon Cohen ’18

“The Male Rachamim was written in remembrance of all the people who perished in the Holocaust so that God can protect their souls to be lifted and so that we can remember them,” Jacobitz said Maddie Feldman ’19 read the traditional Jewish prayer of mourning, Kaddish, and Cohen concluded the ceremony with the poem “First they came for the Socialists ” by Martin Niemöller

“For me, it’s just a constant reminder of what happened I think it’s important to take a step back and remember some of the atrocities that have occurred,” said Jay Sirot ’19 “In the same way as Jews thrive in the U S and Israel, other groups aren ’ t thriving and I think it’s important that in the same way we suffered to think about ways that we can outreach and prevent anything [like this] from happening again, whether on the scale of the Holocaust or anything less ”

“Materializing History: Time and Telos at POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews”

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DeRosa ’04 Named to Top Staff-Level Post

In Governor Cuomo’s Administration

Committee

ing a lobbyist for Bolton-St Johns, DeRosa became interested in politics from a young age When she was only 16, she interned for the political director of the Ne w York State AFLCIO, the largest federation of unions in the countr y DeRosa completed both her

study at Cornell She received a bachelor of science degree in industrial and labor relations in 2

public administration in 2009

While DeRosa was a graduate student in the Cornell Institute

member of Pi Alpha Alpha, the national honors society for public affairs and administration

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Cornell, DeRosa continued to do campaign work and political

executive board of the Women’s Leadership For um Network of

In 2009, DeRosa went on to ser ve as the NYS Director of “ O r g a n i z i n g f o r A m e r i c a , ” Pr e s i d e n t O b a m a ’ s n a t i o n a l political action organization Tw o y e a r s l a t e r, s h e w a s named deputy chief of staff, then active chief of staff, for Ne w Yo r k St a t e A t t o r n e y General Eric T Schneiderman During her time in this position, DeRosa orchestrated the o f f i c e ’ s e f f o r t t o p a s s t h e In t e r n e t Sy s t e m f o r Tr a c k i n g

Over-Prescribing Act, a bill to combat rising rates of dr ug use in Ne w York

Schneiderman’s former chief of staff Neal Kwatra told The Ne w York Times that DeRosa is a “ q u a d r u p l e t h r e a t , ” w h o excels in “policy, strategy, messaging and organizing ” “ You don’t work as hard as someone like her if you don’t care about what you are doing and who you are impacting,” Kwatra said I n 2 0 1 3 , D e R o s a e n t e r e d

Cuomo’s administration as the communications director and a

strategic advisor She was then quickly promoted to his chief of staff in 2015 and finally as his secretar y in 2017

W h i l e w o r k i n g w i t h i n Cu o m o ’ s a d m i n i s t r a t i o n , DeRosa has aided in organizing campaigns such as “Fight for 15,” an initiative to raise the minimum wage to 15 dollars per hour It is estimated that by 2 0 2 1 , t h e a c t ’ s p a s s a g e w i l l increase incomes for over 3 million Ne w Yorkers Cu r r e n t l y, D e Ro s a ’ s a t t e ntion has been on mobilizing Cuomo’s plans to make SUNY and CUNY college tuition free for low and middle income students

“It’s about moving the right pieces at the right moment and understanding when the political environment is ripe for a c t i o n , ” D e R o s a s a i d i n a C r a i n ’ s Ne w Yo r k B u s i n e s s inter vie w She was recently feat u re d i n Cr a i n ’ s “ 4 0 Un d e r 40 ”

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Independent Since 1880 135TH EDITORIAL BOARD

SOPHIA DENG ’19 Editor in Chief

DAHLIA WILSON ’19 Business Manager JOSHUA GIRSKY ’19 Managing Editor

JACOB RUBASHKIN ’19 Associate Editor

PRAJJALITA DEY ’18 Web Editor

Letter to the Editor

Prof. Collum, chemistry, is owed an apology and a retraction

To th e Ed itor:

On April 20, 2017, The Cornell Daily Sun published a lengthy letter to the editor from seven graduate students: Kevin Hines, Robert Escriva, Ethan Susca, Mel White, Rose Agger, Kolbeinn Karlsson and Jane Glaubman

The letter impugned the integrity of Cornell world-renowned Prof David B Collum, chemistry in the most serious ways, accusing him of being a rape apologist, misogynistic and unfit for the position of department chair Several of the letter writers were graduate student union supporters active in the union vote drive Prof Collum has been widely criticized by union supporters for opposing the union drive The letter appears to be payback

In publishing that letter, The Sun gave a platform to a smear campaign against Prof Collum in a manner that did not allow Prof Collum to respond or provide for a verification of the context of the supposed evidence I have researched several of the key tweets and quotes attributed to Prof Collum in the letter, and it is clear that the way in which they are presented in the letter is misleading at best, and, in some cases, presents a false portrayal

For example, the letter includes a tweet regarding controversial social media personality Michael Cernovich by Prof Collum The letter alleges:

“He has tweeted support for Mike Cernovich, a rape apologist whose social media record includes statements like: ‘Have you guys ever tried ‘raping’ a girl without using force? Try it It’s basically impossible Date rape does not exist

Yet the actual sequence shows that the tweet in question by Prof Collum concerned an appearance by Cernovich on 60 Minutes, not a general endorsement of everything Cernovich has done or said in his life

In the sequence, after twitter account @volcelscience called Prof Collum's attention to the controversial 2012 Cernovich tweet, Prof Collum responded “good point” and then deleted his own tweet

Thus, the sequence showed that rather than endorsing Cernovich’s 2012 date rape tweet as the letter suggests, Prof Collum rejected the message in that tweet when called to his attention

One or more of the letter writers surely were aware of this sequence because the first named writer, Kevin Hines, posted about the tweet and deletion on his own Facebook account contemporaneously with the deletion

Ominously, the exchange ended with a prediction that the twitter exchange would be spread to female grad students in Prof Collum’s lab, which it was through the Sun letter:

“I hope the female students in your lab don’t see your Cernovich love” tweeted by @volcelscience on March 27, 2017

So not only was Prof Collum’s tweet about Cernovich misrepresented by suggesting it related to anything other than the 60 Minutes appearance and by leaving out the full sequence, it appears that one or more grad student union supporters were involved in or monitoring the exchange right at the time the union organizers were attacking Prof Collum for his opposition to the union drive

Another accusation in the letter regarded the quote from Prof Collum's 2015 Year in Review, a 135-page document in a format published by Prof Collum annually The letter quotes a single sentence from page 95 as follows (emphasis in letter):

“In an effort to stem a perceived epidemic of sexual violence against women, the Department of Education sent strong messages to universities” David B Collum, Year in Review 2015

Birthdays are strange Some people look forward to their special day all year, counting down the days until they’re finally another year older Some get so into this countdown idea that they even make a point to celebrate their half–birthdays Other, more normal, people choose only to recognize the actual day of their birth as a day worthy of festivity I don’t really fall into either of those categories Honestly, I’ve never been huge on birthdays Don’t get me wrong, I understand the hype You’re another year older, and surviving another year is worth celebrating A lot of people buy into the idea of making their birthday this day of debauchery and excess One might use their birthday as an excuse to treat oneself to an especially carb-filled dinner or to shirk responsibility and get drunk with their friends on a Tuesday As a bona fide hedonist, I’m already used to making regrettable decisions on the regular, so my birthday’s end up falling in line with the norm

Being at college, and more specifically at Cornell, ever y birthday has been given a certain importance Your 19th is the first birthday away from your family and the last year of your teenage life Your 20th is the first birthday of your twenties and likely your first birthday living offcampus, unless you live on West, in which case your 20th can be an opportunity to go crazy at the ice cream bar at the Keeton dining hall or whatever Your 21st is a big one because you can finally pay

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From that single sentence the letter argues Prof Collum was “pushing the myth that rape on college campuses is a “perceived” threat ” The words written by Prof Collum do not say that, of course

Moreover, the letter leaves out the fact that that sentence ended with a footnote to a Slate DoubleX article by a prominent feminist author questioning the facts in the movie

The Hunting Ground So not only does the sentence not, by its words, amount to a denial that there is a sexual assault problem on campuses, the “perceived epidemic” wording was referencing a prominent feminist critique of a particular case

Equally important, the letter leaves out that in the same section, Prof Collum wrote: "Women have been the object of abuse since abuse was first invented It is obvious to all that this is wrong an [sic] should be opposed by all rational means "

By selectively choosing one sentence from a 135-page document, stripping out the footnote, and ignoring other language in the same section, the letter writers presented a false portrayal of Prof Collum’s writing

The letter also claimed that Prof Collum “told a friend to “bring roofies” (a date rape drug) on a trip to Las Vegas ” The tweet in question, however, was taken out of its sequence and context The twitter users were making movie references, including to Fargo and Coen Brothers movies Prof Collum’s tweet appears to reference the movie The Hangover, in which a group of men partying in Las Vegas can ’ t remember what happened because they were given roofies I confirmed with Prof Collum that that was what he was referencing Prof Collum’s tweet thus was not suggesting anyone actually bring roofies to Las Vegas, he was referencing a movie theme This is the exact opposite of what was claimed in the letter

Had any one of the letter writers or The Sun contacted Prof Collum, he could have provided that context, which should have been obvious from the sequence anyway

Another tweet used in the letter was one that said, “Moral of the story: sue your accuser ” From that tweet alone, the letter argues that Prof Collum "has told men accused of sexual assault to sue their victims (‘accuser’) "

But the link in the tweet showed that Prof Collum was quoting the article he was linking in the tweet, and that it was about a very specific incident at Amherst in which the male claimed to be a victim of a sexual assault by a female but asserted he was not treated fairly by university administrators Why didn't the letter inform readers that the tweet was a quote from another story, and provide the context, which would negate the suggestion in the letter that Prof Collum was telling men generally to sue their accusers?

There are other accusations in the letter, which I presume readers can view in the context of the grad student union supporters ’ hostility to Prof Collum

What is critical is that they key evidence used to smear Prof Collum as a rape apologist is misleading, taken out of context, and creates a false narrative as to what Prof Collum was writing

I wrote to each of the original letter writers raising each of the points raised above and asking for a response As of this writing, I have received no response

These accusations in the letter to the Sun forever will appear in search engines when Prof Collum’s name is searched To paraphrase Raymond J Donovan after his acquittal on fraud charges, to what department does Professor David B Collum go to get his reputation back?

The Sun and the letter writers owe Prof Collum an apology and retraction

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Akshay Jain | College Stuff

What Does It Mean To Feel 22?

$21 at Rulloff ’ s for a pitcher that tastes like Keystone Ice with a hint of orange zest Even if you ’ re not big on birthdays, we can all agree that these birthdays inherently carr y some importance

What exactly, if anything, is so important about your 22nd birthday? It’s the age at which you’ll probably graduate, so I guess you could find importance in it being your last birthday at Cornell, but as a senior I can tell you that ever y senior brings up “lasts” way too often For example, I was almost convinced to go to fishbowls last week because it was the sixth-to-last fishbowls before graduation

If you ’ re a senior, ever yday is your last something, so no one should take a last birthday here all that seriously

A 22nd birthday reminds me a lot of the notoriously difficult Cornell computer science class, CS 3410: it’s nothing I’ve ever experienced and I don’t really know what to think of it My mom always told

me that there was probably a song to explain ever y complex idea in life, so I did a quick Google search and it ended u p y i e l d i n g s o m e p re t t y f a s c i n a t i n g answers Of the many songs that came up, I found Taylor Swift’s 2012 popcountr y-rock crossover ballad, “22” to be particularly useful in finding some meaning behind 22nd birthdays

In the song, Taylor laments the follies of life as a 22-year-old She cries, “ we ’ re happy, free, confused and lonely at the same time ” These words cut me like a dull knife that someone had recently sharpened Swift goes on to claim, “It feels like a perfect night for breakfast at midnight ” These words cut me like a sharp knife that someone had recently made even sharper I too always feel that ever y night is perfect for pancakes at midnight, and to hear someone else put my thoughts into song truly opened my eyes to the anxiety behind the 22nd year

of one ’ s life Yes, McDonalds did offer 24-hour breakfast, but who has the energy to drive all the way there at midnight?

On Tuesday, I took the plunge and turned 22 It was no easy experience for me As Taylor Swift so aptly claims, “it felt like one of those nights ” Turning 22, like CS 3410, is no easy task What does one do? What does one not do? What happens if one meets someone that “ looks like bad news, ” as Swift does in her song? These ideas haunted me all day and night Nah, just kidding Ultimately, I’ve realized that turning 22 doesn’t really make you feel any different, but that doesn’t mean it’s not worth celebrating or at the ver y least acknowledging At 22, you ’ re sort of just an actual adult finally, but if Taylor Swift taught me anything, it’s that you don’t have to act like an adult at 22

One line in Taylor’s song will always stick with me At the climax of her four minute epic, Swift lets out some of her most profound lyrics to date: “dancing like 22, yeah, 22, yeah yeah ” If Cornell let its students put a quote in the yearbook under their picture I think I would choose that I think there are a lot of words I could use to describe how these lyrics make me feel, but ultimately, I guess I’m just feeling 22

Akshay Jain is a senior in the College of Arts and Sciences He can be reached a ajain@cornellsun com College Stuff runs every other Wednesday this semester

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Alyssa Bruce on Behalf of DSOC 4700

A d d r e s s i n g

F o o d W a s t e A n d I n s e c u r i t y O n C a m p u s

The U S wastes more than 40 percent of its domestically produced food It is a hard statistic to come by: between unhar vested crops, undesirable or “ugly” produce, overabundant supermarket aisles, overzealous shoppers and discarded leftovers, large amounts of food waste occur at ever y step of the food chain Current food waste estimates remain conser vative, and may not include additional areas of undetected food waste at the household, retail or restaurant levels

At the same time, food insecurity affects an estimated 13 percent of American households Defined as “the state of being without reliable access to a sufficient quantity of affordable, nutritious food” food insecurity is related to prominent social issues like obesity and educational shortcomings The U S food stamp system acts as one key measure of insecurity, and approximately half of all children will have participated in the program by the age of 20 Large numbers of people across the countr y are going hungr y even more are consuming poor quality and unhealthy foods due to financial restrictions all while millions of tons of consumable, nutritious food go to waste

While food waste and insecurity are national concerns, they impact communities and people in a distinctly personal way Without knowing about the issues’ scale or being a part of the affected population, food waste and insecurity are easily missed The Big Red Food Rescue was created to bring light to these issues on Cornell’s campus

Cornell represents a near-perfect microcosm of the disconnect between wasted food and those who need it Ever y day, our dining halls throw out thousands of pounds of processed and fresh foods Dining halls are held to strict food-safety policies that hinder them from disbursing the food to hungr y students, and the cafés on campus are concerned with both legal liability and profit margins Concurrently, the most recent Cornell PULSE sur vey [Perceptions of Undergraduate Life and Student Experiences] highlights food access instability as a prevalent subject for nearly a third of the student body

There are a few initiatives already fighting food insecurity at Cornell, including the 626 Thurston Food Pantr y and Anabel’s Grocer y, as well as other organizations in Ithaca and Tompkins County like the Food Re c ov e r y Ne t w o r k a n d t h e Fr i e n d s h i p Do n a t i o n Network The Big Red Food Rescue looks to supplement existing on-campus projects by drawing more of the student body into this effort We want to dissolve any stigma attached to food insecurity on campus, and give students a platform to share experiences, propose solutions and apply real pressure to reduce waste and divert excess food to people instead of compost piles or landfills

Our group has begun by helping to reinvigorate the 626 Thurston Food Pantr y The food pantr y is a place where students are welcome to come pick up staples like bread or cereal, no questions asked After applying for and receiving a grant, the pantr y will expand its offerings and facility capacity in the next few weeks Dr Renee Alexander, director of the pantr y, is excited about drawing in more students who could benefit from the assistance, and is ready to provide support for similar initiatives led by other groups like BRFR across campus

Looking to the future, BRFR wants to build a sustainable network of students who are passionate about change There are several barriers to successful elimination of food waste and food insecurity on campus, ranging from the sheer size of the issue to ingrained policies protecting those who participate in redistribution efforts from any and all liability With enough backing and push from the student community, change will come

Our group needs your help to make a difference on our campus! Connect with us on social media to get the latest updates on events and initiatives, as well as educational pieces on how we as individuals can have an impact on the food and agricultural industries

Alyssa Bruce is a senior in the College of Human Ecolog y Big Red Food Rescue can be reached at bigredfoodrescue@gmail com and on Twitter at @BigRedFoodRescue

As prospective Class of 2021 students from all over the country explore campus on Cornell Days ahead of the May 1 College Decision Day, a particular group appears to be underrepresented International students, who compose about 11 percent of the undergraduate student population, are becoming more talked about but rarely given their own platform

President Trump’s nationalistic policies such as cuts on H1B visas for high-skilled non-immigrants, Cornell’s elimination of the need-blind financial aid policy for international students and concerns regarding a rapid increase in international student admission rates have placed these “nonresident aliens” under the spotlight Yet throughout the country and around campus, misconceptions about international students persist, stemming from a lack of engagement between American citizens and noncitizens

According to the admissions website, Cornell admits and retains international students because of its values for diversity and globalism International students go through the same application process as all other first-year applicants with the exception of a required TOEFL or IELTS score for those whose first language is not English Still, many wrongly perceive of international admissions as a lenient gateway for “rich international kids” who willingly pay the full tuition to get in

Many fail to understand that international students cannot simply be put under one category These students come from more than 100 different countries, each with different socioeconomic backgrounds For some, the distinctions are clearer between those from the east and west coast than for those from China and South Korea The tendency to observe international students from Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America, the Caribbean, Middle East, and Oceania under a single category is a highly misleading symptom of “othering” non-Americans

Within the international student population, several divides exist such that they should not simply be seen as a single group In fact, the economic disparity is more apparent amongst internationals While U S citizens have various federal and private resources to fund their education, most non-citizens are expected to pay the full $50,000 plus all other expenses There certainly are affluent and privileged international families that are able to do so without difficulty However, for many others, sending

I’d like to think that in 19 years of life as a Student™, I’ve amassed some degree of immunity to classroom anxiety but what I’d like to think is not always congruous with the truth Even now, with every fifth word I type, like clockwork, I throw a forcefully casual glance over my shoulder to confirm that no human soul is lurking within the range of vision By extension, I guess I am something of an advocate for the laissez faire approach to learning, and this brings me to my diplomatic disagreement with iClickers

Gone are the days of presence; reigning are the days of participation It used to be that I felt pride and joy at simply arriving to class At lecture’s end, I departed with a full heart, secure in the knowledge that I renounced my humble sleeping quarters and embraced the intellectual journey Now, happiness has become costlier in a world at the mercy of iClickers I must also engage I must conquer the lecture, and I must conquer my classmates to feel this same utility Quite frankly, iClickers go beyond their advertised duty of incentivizing active learning in a barbaric manner They make sheep out of students, wolves out of professors and pulp out of our self-esteems

Margaret Lee | Shining a Light

On International Students

their child off to an expensive but prestigious university like Cornell means scrapping everything in hopes of providing a better education and future The split persists even at Cornell, where students receive the same education but live in different worlds some have the luxury of paying $2,000 monthly rent to live in a studio apartment at 312 College Ave while most others don’t

There has also been severe criticism surrounding isolationist international groups such as Asian cliques that roam around Olin and Uris Libraries Many argue that these international cliques form an unhealthy culture of disintegration with the rest of the American community Why attend school in the United States if you ’ re going to hang out with people from your country, they ask While I agree that these segregated groups aren ’ t necessarily good, one should think about why they form before jumping to conclusions When placed under the category of “non-resident alien”, it is much easier to associate with the group of people who face similar challenges Also, different international students place different emphases on their Cornell education While some prefer to network with the rest of the American community, others focus on the academics

International students, who were legitimately admitted through Cornell’s admissions process, should not be shunned for the different values they have, even if not necessarily in line with those of Americans While there are geographic and administrative barriers that can separate international students from others, I hope that these students can be accepted for who they are and appreciated for the diversity they bring to Cornell

DongYeon (Margaret) Lee is a freshman in the School of Industrial and Labor Relations She can be reached at margaretlee@cornellsun com Here, There and Everywhere appears alternate Tuesdays this semester

The Mandate Of Expression

gather is deemed either correct or incorrect The color drains out of the scene, and the class is divided into the saints in white and the sinners in black iClickers abandon the movement towards integration and reinvigorate the historical facets of classism

Unassuming as they seem, Buttons A through E are not innocent bystanders in this scheme Yes, these iClickers, mobile devices fueled by alkaline batteries and raw fear, bear the bulk

I shudder to think how insulting it must be to the ancestry of mankind to utilize our snazzy opposable thumbs in this capacity.

of the blame, but its component parts contribute tremendously to the violation of the lecture hall One wrong click could detonate your collegiate career: you become a puppet in the play of slackers You notice sideward peeks from your peers; you are no longer the recipient of inquisitive comments, for you have nothing to offer but wrong answers Saddest of all, you lose faith in yourself

It doesn’t end there Within seconds, you are reduced to a statistic, stripped of your humanity I shudder to think how insulting it must be to the ancestry of mankind to utilize our snazzy opposable thumbs in this capacity: applying pressure to a slightly raised surface to decide whether we’ll be sitting under a halo or horns for the hour In one moment, the wealth of information that you have worked all your life to

Let us also not forget about REEF Polling, the less flashy but equally pretentious alternative to traditional iClickers Testing the very limits of temptation, the applet version entices you with distractions Would you rather click a button or peruse your social media accounts, perhaps send a return email or two? With a new body but an identical mission, REEF Polling infuses charged sentiment into the pre-

viously apolitical cellular phone iClicker: solution for ever yone Increase participation Confirm understanding Measure performance This is what an iClicker claims to do, and I know that deep down, at its core, the iClicker is trying It’s really trying But Planet Earth is no place for a device with such naively optimistic, lofty goals In this ecosystem, the cast of the educational system operates on reading lecture slides after class and cramming for exams The mandate of expression is neither divine nor powerful there is hardly a need for evaluating progress on a daily, numerical scale (By the same logic, how do we feel about outlawing exams?)

Assembling the mental artillery is a beautifully self-driven, forgiving, noncompetitive and definitely nonlinear process I’m not lobbying for anything drastic here merely the repositioning of the learning space as a sanctuary instead of a warzone, through the complete and utter obliteration of all iClickers and their offspring But, if this is too troublesome to execute, the administration will be thrilled to know that I am not impossible to please Certainly, there are ways to convince me of the valuable insights and benefits that iClickers bestow upon malleable, college-aged individuals After very little thought, I reach a simple solution: if, somehow, the software were programmed in such a way that I, a receptive and sensible Student™, would always get every question right, then I suppose iClickers would not be so bad after all Priya Kankanhalli is a sophomore in the College of Arts and Scences She can be reached at pkankan- halli@cornellsun com Matters of Fact appears alternating Tuesdays this semester

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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

The Zookeeper’s Wife Lacks Tragedy

BY BECKY FRANK Sun Staff Writer

I can ’ t imagine a more fitting title for The Zookeeper’s Wife Hearing the title alone, one would have no idea that this was a film about the Holocaust It’s about a zoo! Animals! Maybe even a love story!

Theoretically a Holocaust film, it could be argued that The Zookeeper’s Wife wasn ’ t one at all, as it lacked substantial representation of the true suffering in the Holocaust Set in Warsaw in 1939, The Zookeeper’s Wife begins with the happy zookeeper, his wife and their young son The Zabinski family ran the Warsaw Zoo, and were forced to clear the zoo of the animals by Nazis One of the the only scenes during which I felt I had to look away was one where Nazis killed one of the zoo animals The fact that this is one of the most heartbreaking scenes in the entire movie is telling

The true suffering of the Jews was not well portrayed The scenes of the Warsaw Ghetto were toned-down and PG-rated Furthermore, the Zabinskis, who turned the zoo into a hog farm and smuggled 300 Jews out of the Warsaw Ghetto, were able to smuggle the Jews out with few complications I would think that at least one of the times a Nazi might have gotten somewhat close to discovering one of the Jews The Zabinskis, and the filmmakers, almost made it look easy

The film focused too much on the zookeeper’s wife, Antonina Zabinski ( Jessica Chastain) Chastain looked beautiful and did an amazing job portraying Antonina In an interview panel released by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, Chastain discussed her ambition to show the growth and strength of Antonina She attempted to show Antonina’s ability to run the household when her husband was away and how this strength intensified their rela-

Itionship upon being reunited Antonina exhibited immense complication and strength in her interactions with Nazi Lutz Heck Chastain accomplished her goal and could not have done a better job playing Antonina

However, too much of the movie was about Antonina Viewers learn a lot about her, but not about the Jews she was saving We never learn most of the hidden Jews’ names We never find out the stories of these people that Antonina and her husband risked their lives to save As stated above, the title proves fitting, as the film centers around Antonina

On the other hand, true suffering and terror is portrayed substantially in the film as well A storyline following a young, raped girl is tear-wrenching and difficult to watch I spoke with a professor who had seen the film as well, and he told me the most powerful scene for him was of an old man The old man was entering a train, one he knew would lead him to his death, at Auschwitz

with a number of young children Mr Zabinski tried to save him and smuggle him out, but the old man would not go He felt the need to stay with the children and comfort them to the end He sacrificed his life to support these children to their death

The cinematography and storyline allow for a number of very powerful interpretations for viewers to consider In my Jewish Studies 2580: Imagining the Holocaust class with the Prof Dan Schwarz, English, we recently read the graphic novel Maus by Art Spielberg In Maus, the Jews are each drawn as mice The Nazis are illustrated as cruellooking cats Yet, in the paintings on the wall by the hidden Jews, Antonina was drawn as a mouse as well as the Jews Was this to symbolize that they were all prisoners? That Antonina too was deemed inferior by the Nazis because of her actions? I am not sure what to make of this artwork, but I am sure that it adds another level of understanding and intellectual intensity to the film

The contrast of the Jews and animals is quite powerful Nazis often referred to Jews in concentration camps by different animal names, such as pigs Jews were treated like animals in a number of different ways

Dehumanization of Jews in the camps is often illustrated through animal references That is why The Zookeeper’s Wife is so compelling Jews were hidden from the Nazis in a zoo They lived where animals lived The zoo animals were cleared out and the hidden Jews took their place The Warsaw zoo became a zoo of Jews

As someone who views and reads a lot about the Holocaust, I truly enjoyed The Zookeeper’s Wife I do think that it could have been more powerful if it focused less on Antonina and more on the Jews

It is important how we tell stories of the Holocaust in this day and age There are fewer and fewer survivors still alive We must work to shape memory and interpretations of society to know about and see the true terror exhibited in the Holocaust That is why I wish that the Warsaw ghetto scenes were more historically accurate I would not want someone to think that the Holocaust was not as gruesome as it was The Zookeeper’s Wife does not illustrate the suffering enough It also does not ever truly show the imminent death that the Zabinskis saved these Jews from The film also assumed that viewers already knew about Auschwitz, Treblinka and other concentration and death camps

However, I do still encourage you to go see the movie The Zookeeper’s Wife tells the incredible stor y of true heroism: the Zabinskis risked their lives to save 300 Jews

The Zookeeper’s Wife is playing at Cinemapolis on the Commons

Becky Frank is a sophomore in the College of Arts and Sciences She can be reached at rnf33@cornell edu

Conceptualizing Musical Dissent

used to be a lot cooler than I am now Flashback to a while ago, about six years actually, right around the end of 2011 and the beginning of 2012, when I was a freshmen in high school I played considerably more guitar (mostly electric) than I do now, and at that time I found myself as the rhythm and occasional lead guitarist in a Rage Against the Machine cover band The entire group consisted of five young high schoolers, and it was organized through a shop at which we all received lessons on our respective instr uments We ultimately booked two per formances, a week apar t from each other, at two different dive bars in central Ne w Jersey

Fe n d e r St r a t o c a s t e r a n d s o m e o n e e l s e ' s Ma r s h a l l h a l fs t a c k a r a t h e r d e a f e n i n g p a i r I t h o u g h t I c o u l d a c t u a t e a re a l c h a n g e i n t h e w o r l d Now w e h a v e t h e A m e r i c

n p o l i t i c a l c l i m a t e o f 2 0 1 7 It i s m a r k e d b y a g re a t e r d e g re e o f p o l a r i t y a n d f e r v o r t h a n i n 2 0 1 1 , f o r re a s o n s t h a t n e e d n o m e n t i o ni n g No c h a n g e i s g o i n g t o b e a c t ua t e d b y p l a y i n g t w e n t y - y e a r - o l d r o c k t u n e s i n b a r s It w o u l d s e e m t h a t n ow, r i g h t a t t h i s m o m e n t , o u r s a l i e n t m u s i c a l c u l t u re i s d u e f o r a n e w w a v e o f d i s s e n t i n g a r t i s t s i n t h e d e v e l o p m e n t o f s o m e n e w, b r o a d e r f o r m o r g e

turned into bebop, becoming erratic, unpredictable and increasingly reliant upon chance improvisations As we seem to approach international unrest and uncer tainty, how are contemporar y ar tists and composer going to react to all of the strife and wreckage in the aftermath?

Are scientist-composers going use the processes of quantum mechanics or computer code to create pure, universal music that offends none, something that is tr uly avant-garde and vir tually separated from any other human desire or social constr uct?

I doubt it When all of those aforementioned western musical subcultures emerged, the world was far less connected than it is now I do not mean to assume some notion of international hegemony, but through the extent of various media, cultural undergrounds rarely go unnoticed I do not think it is wor th speculating on the proper ties of a musical movement that may not even occur, and if it does, will not transpire in one place with one overarching aesthetic motif

Following World War II, perhaps the last great crisis and a time when the viability of humanity was in doubt, ar tists sought to diverge from any previous notion of aesthetic expression, lest another catastrophe be inspired by the antiquated style Thus, composers began to create music in ne w ways, seeking natural processes and the exploration of sounds that ultimately seek to strip away any old, romantic or nationalistic connotations Jazz

e d b y t h i s d e t o n at i o n a n d I c o u l d f e e l , w i t h a c u r i o u s i n t r i g u e , t h e i r re p a r a b l e d a m a g e b e i n g i n f l i c t e d u p o n m y h e a r i n g I t h i n k t h e b e s t o f o u r s e t l i s t re a l l y b e g a n i n i t s s e c o n d h a l f, w h e n w e d r o p p e d o u r i n s t r u m e n t s t o D t u n i n g a n d p l a y e d s o m e o f t h e b a n d ' s m o re g r a i n y, d i s s o n a n t t u n e s We b e g a n t h i s h a l f w i t h “ Te s t i f y ” a n d e n d e d i t w i t h “ Fre e d o m ” a n a p t t u n e f o r a c o n c l u d i n g re m a r k T h i s w a s a r o u n d t h e h e i g h t o f t h e O c c u p y m ov e m e n t , a n d i n m y y o u n g e r n a i v e t é I b e l i e v e d t h a t w e w e re m a k i n g s o m e h o n e s t c o n t r i b u t i o n t o t h i s re b e l l i o u s p o l i t i c a l c l i m a t e I re m e m b e r a r g u i n g w i t h m y b a n d m a t e s a b o u t n o t c e n s o r i n g t h e l y r i c s w h e n w e p e r f o r m e d , o r t r y i n g t o e n t e r t a i n t h e i d e a o f d r i v i n g u p t o Z u c c o t t i Pa r k i n Ma n h a t t a n w i t h o u r i n s t r u m e n t s a n d p l a y i n g s o m e o f t h i s m u s i c i n s o l i d a r i t y w i t h t h e p r o t e s t o r s A r m e d w i t h t h e d u a l p ow e r o f a 1 9 9 4

Rather, societies and individuals in all places need to become more spiritual and transcend the tangible nonsense Not through organized, hierarchical institutions, but through ar t and music There does not necessarily need to be some highly politicized, rebellious musical movement Such a trend would likely wind up leaving many people out Maybe those high school cover bands playing at dive bars are not so useless, but rather cogs in a bigger process of ar tistic democratization If people would listen to ar tistic expression on a more serious and frequent basis, then maybe this next global catastrophe need not occur

Nick Swan is a sophomore in the College of Arts and Sciences He can be reached at nswan@cornellsun com His column Swan’s Song runs alternate Tuesdays this semester

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Golfers Tie for Best Ever Finish

match his brother’s first-place finish from last year, he just needed to play within himself to maintain his comfortable two-day lead

Luke again struggled early and shot 39 on the front nine But an eagle on the par-five 14th and birdies on two of the last four gave him a one-under 71 on the day The two day score of 147 was good enough for fourth place

Cen moved all the way into a tie for 14th after an impressive round of 72 The sophomore had three birdies and three bogeys on the day May had a rough back nine, including a double bogey on 18, and shot a 77 on the day Troy shot 75, four shots better than his day one score

Going into the third and final round, Cornell was a combined 11 over par, just two strokes behind Harvard With Graboyes holding onto a significant lead, the Red had a shot not only at medaling, but also at winning the whole tournament

For everyone other than Mike, Sunday was not the day the group had hoped for Luke and Cen both shot 77, Troy a 75 and May 82 The Red’s combined score for the day of 302 was 13 shots worse than Harvard and better than only Columbia But with a little help from Mike, the team still managed to finish in second place, two strokes ahead of Princeton

“Of course we ’ re pleased,” Graboyes said “You can tell that this program is going in the right direction ”

With 18 holes left to play, Mike still had some unfinished business to take care of On a quest to

Graboyes began his Sunday afternoon with an eventful front nine He bogeyed the first, birdied the third, eagled the par-five fifth and bogeyed eight and nine With nine holes to play, the New Jersey native was four strokes ahead of anyone else Graboyes shot 37 on the back to card a 73 and earn medalist honors

“This entire season my scores weren ’ t really reflecting how well I was playing I knew I was playing well, but I couldn’t make the birdie putt or get the par save when I needed it,” Mike said “This weekend it all came together ”

The impressive second place finish for the team as a whole caps off what was a season filled with strong showings In just eight tournaments, Cornell pieced together six top-fives, two second places and a first place finish back in September at the Cornell Invitational

“After the strong fall, we knew going into this season that we were a good team, ” Graboyes said “We’ve improved every single year, and now we just expect to be perennial contenders in the Ivy League championship It’s not going to be a surprise that we play well there anymore

Charles Cotton can be reached at ccotton@cornellsun com

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Tennis Teams Clinch Ivy Titles on Historic Day

Men top Brown to secure 2nd Ivy League title

By JOSH ZHU Sun Assistant Sports Ed tor

With its sixth one-point victory of the season and a nail-biting final set, the Cornell men ’ s tennis team secured itself an Ivy League championship for just the second time in history Sunday afternoon

The Red (21-3, 6-1 Ivy) downed Brown (11-11, 0-7) with a 4-3 victory on Sunday to clinch the title The win came in tense fashion, as senior Bernardo Casares Rosa prevailed against the Bears’ Charles Tan in the final set of the game

“Today was definitely the most important match I’ve ever played,” Casares Rosa said “I tried to focus just on playing well rather than winning, which I think paid off ”

The Red fell into an early deficit as it dropped two of its three doubles matches to lose the doubles point Sophomore David Volfson and freshman Lev Kazakov won Cornell’s sole doubles game, 6-3

“[Volfson and I have] gotten really used to our positions on the court throughout the year and know exactly what to expect from each other,” Kazakov said “He’s giving me confidence throughout the game and it just worked out very well today ” Cornell eventually evened out the score in the singles portion of the match A series of wins from Volfson and seniors Colin Sinclair and Chris Vrabel balanced out losses by Kazakov and freshman Pietro Rimondini to set the score at 3-3 heading into the final match of the game

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“The seniors have always been there for us, especially when we aren ’ t doing too well,” Rimondini said “They really helped me out in so many ways especially [today], and it’ll be really sad to see them leave in a few weeks ”

With the championship title on the line in the final game, Casares Rosa faced immense pressure to secure a victory against Tan

The senior managed to edged out Tan in a close 7-5 decision in the first set, before finding himself in a similar situation in the following one A critical call came as Casares Rosa seemingly hit a ball out of bounds with the set tied 5-5

“After winning the first set, a mixture of [Tan] playing well and my nervousness led to the tie at 5-5,” Casares Rosa said “The sixth point ended up being a long rally where I was

moving around a lot and [Tan] called an out on one of my forehands ”

However, after a review, the previous call was overruled, giving Casares Rosa the point With a 6-5 lead, the senior did not miss a beat and completed the clutch two-set victory 7-5

“There was a lot of noise in the crowd, so the ref went to replay the point,” Casares Rosa continued “He ended up calling the ball in and I got the break to go up 6-5 Thankfully, I was able to finish the match and give the victory to Cornell, my teammates and all our supporters ” With the win, Cornell finished the season in a three-way tie with Columbia and Harvard for the Ivy League title

“Everyone played a great role in winning the Ivy League championship, especially the seniors who have mentored us throughout this whole process, ” Rimondini said “I’m still new to the program, but I’m very happy to see that everyone ’ s hard work paid off ”

While the Red will undoubtedly savor its long-awaited Ivy title, the team will also certainly be looking forward its first NCAA tournament bid With the announcements of the NCAA field coming this Tuesday, May

Women win 1st trophy in program history

By BENNETT GROSS Sun Staff Writer

For the first time in its 44-yearlong existence, Cornell women ’ s tennis has clinched the Ivy League in a three-way tie with Har vard and Dartmouth Cornell entered the weekend the way it left it in the three-way tie but with Dartmouth and Penn, instead The Red needed to win both of its matches against Yale and Brown to stay alive for a piece of the Ivy League crown

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Cornell (15-6, 5-2 Ivy) began the weekend in New Haven, facing a Bulldogs squad that had yet to win an Ivy League match However, Yale came out with a spoiler mentality, and took the doubles point to begin the match

ping the doubles point,” said senior Alex D’Ascenzo “But we quickly turned it around because we knew that we had to win that match to stay alive ”

Heading into Sunday, the final day of the regular season, the Red needed to win its match against Brown, and have Penn beat Harvard to clinch at least a piece of the league championship

In a shortened match, the Red defeated Brown 4-1 in Providence Cornell had to wait approximately 90

my freshman year, we went 0-7 in Ivy play, so this was kind of the culmination of four years of hard work.”

But the Red’s talent prevailed, as Cornell was able to capture all six singles matches in straight sets to prolong its opportunity to win the league title, and ensure that the team would finish the season with a winning league record

“We got off to a little bit of a rough start against Yale, especially after drop-

minutes until it found out that the Quakers defeated the Crimson 4-3

“We really had to focus on ourselves, because there was a lot of variables up in the air that we ultimately had no control over, ” said junior Priyanka Shah “So, in terms of balancing emotions and our focus, we really just had to worry about ourselves when we were on the court, but

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Mike Graboyes Takes 1st Place at Ivies, Golf Takes 2nd

By CHARLES COTTON

For the second year in a row, a Cornell junior named Graboyes finished first in the Ivy League Golf championships But this year, it was Mike

The younger brother of last year ’ s medalist, Luke Graboyes, finished the wire-to-wire victory with a three-day score of 214, two under par and three strokes better than the field

“It means a lot to me to win representing the university on top of playing as an individual,” the younger Graboyes told The Sun

Winning the tournament also won Mike a place on the first-team all-Ivy, as well as a spot in the NCAA regional championships against the nation’s best in May And if you think Mike’s top-finish one year after Luke’s is quite the occurrence, it is not even the first time the two have experienced it “ We’ve actually done this before,” Mike said “He won the high school state championships his senior year, and then I won them my senior year He’s been really supportive of everything all along ” Mike’s win was the highlight in what was a very successful week-

end for the Red at the Stanwich Club in Greenwich, Conn Tied for the best finish in program history, Cornell took second place, behind only Harvard, who won for the second year in a row

But things were not looking up for the Red on day one Senior captain and defending medalist Luke Graboyes struggled and shot a five-over 77 Between junior Chris Troy, sophomore Tianyi Cen and freshman Mike May, the Red was a combined 15-over

“He’s been struggling with his game a little bit recently,” Mike said of his older brother Mike, on the other hand, was

playing his best golf of the season

“In the second round at Yale [last weekend], I finally started playing well, and it really gave me some momentum going into this weekend,” he said “Having an expectation that you could win and then actually doing it feels really good ” That momentum certainly carried over for the junior After a consistent first 10 holes at two over par, he got hot Mike went on to shoot a four-under 32 on the back nine and birdie five of the last eight heading into the clubhouse His score of 69 was one of just two scores in the 60s over the three-day

tournament Despite an up and down first day, Cornell sat in second after day one

Day two was another big one for the Red especially for those named Graboyes After an uneven front nine, Mike parred seven of the last nine and carded an even par 72 Going into the final round, he held a three-shot lead over the rest of the field

“In years past I’ve been a really good ball striker, but my putting has held me back,” Mike said “This weekend I was putting really well, though ”

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