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Cornellians Aim

To Launch New Environment Major

By AELYA EHTASHAM Sun Staff Writer

Faculty in the College of Arts and Sciences and the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences hope to launch a cross-college environmental studies major in the fall of 2017, according to a report from the Committee on Interdisciplinar y Curricula in Environmental Studies and Environmental Sciences

The new major will combine with the environmental science and sustainability major which is currently offered in CALS according to Prof Christine Goodale, ecology and evolutionar y biology, the proposal committee ’ s chair

The curriculum of the environmental studies major will allow students to concentrate in environmental “studies” or “humanities” and take courses tailored to their con-

c e n t r a t i o n , a c c o rd i n g t o Pr o f Ji m L a s s o i e , n a t u r a l resources

“ There is [also] positive support for an intro course,

periodic colloquia and a capstone course where students in all concentrations have the opportunity to interact with each other,” Lassoie said Alina Carrillo ’18 who will ser ve on a committee for determining the major’s curriculum said the major’s structure will make it easier for students to focus on the

By YUN SOO KIM

Troi Torain, former radio station disc jockey, has circulated a

University expunge the work of

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Hip Hop Collection’s first visiting scholar from its archives, in light of allegations of child

“It is incumbent upon the Un

y address these allegations,” said the petition filed via Charge org “Until these claims have been definitively and without equivocation resolved,” As of Monday night, the petition had gained over 170 signatures of its target 200 Torain told New York Daily

appropriately to the allegations against the musician “Just because these allegations

areas of environmental studies they are interested in “ The new major overall includes a significantly smaller core than the current ESS major,” Carrillo said “ This allows for a greater emphasis on the concentrations ”

Biology Professor Harrison Dies at 70

By STEPHANIE YAN

Rick Harrison Ph D ’77, ecology and evolutionar y biology a “leader in the

Genetica in 2010

Harrison’s work was “held in highest regard by his peers, ” a c c o rd i n g t o Pr o f Ro n a l d Hoy, neurobiology and behavior

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molecular biology and genetics, added that Harrison was also known for his

and evolutionar y biology for many years I n a 1 9 9 0 p a p e r, Harrison wrote an over vie

o f h y b r i d z o n e s a r e a s where two species mate and produce offspring of mixed ancestr y that was a “ tour d e f o r c e ” i n t h e s u b j e c t , according to a tribute publ i s h e d i n t h e j o u r n a l

that his interpretation was balanced and objective,” Aquadro said “ This level of intellectual honesty is all too rare and will be sorely missed ”

Prof Kelly Zamudio, ecology and evolutionar y biology, said Harrison’s contribution to students and mentees was as great as his contribution to evolutionar y biology

“He was incredibly giving of his time,” Zamudio said

Universal Slip Statistics: From Nanocrystals to Earthquakes 12:20 - 1:45 p m , 700 Clark Hall

Frans de Waal: Are We Smart Enough to Know How Smart Animals Are? 3:30 - 4:30 p m , G10 Biotechnology Building

Michael Fu: Business-to-Business Pricing Using Logistic Demand Curves: Optimal Learning and Stochastic Gradients 4:15 p m , 253 Frank H T Rhodes Hall

Meet Alfred DiGiacomo: Presenting the Life and Career of a 93-Year-Old

Rachel Klevit: Small Heat Schock Proteins Cellular “First Responders” Under Stress Conditions Noon, 700 Clark Hall

Jugatae Seminar Series: Floral Traits Mediating Pathogen Transmission and Establishment in Pollinators 12:15 - 1:15 p m , 2123 Comstock Hall

Zuhair Khandker: Studying Dynamics With Conformal Truncation 2 p m , 140 Physical Sciences Building

Kélina Gotman: Translatio: Movement, Migration, Dance 4:30 p m , Guerlac Room, A D White House Tomorrow

University

Two C.U. Faculty Members Named Kaplan Fellows

Professor Noliwe Rooks, Africana studies, and Bryan Duff, senior lecturer in education, were awarded the 2016 Kaplan Family Faculty Fellowship in Service-Learning on April 21, according to a University press release

As part of the Cornell Public Ser vice Center, the award grants fellows $5000 to making service-learning courses part of the curriculum, among other causes, the release said

Rooks’ grant will support her new fall 2016 course, “Race and Social Entrepreneurship: Food Justice and Urban Reform ” Duff ’ s award will go toward his newly designed ser vice-learning course, according to the release

Local

New York Mayor Bill de Blasio called for reforms to New York’s elections, announcing that the city would spend $20 million to improve the Board of Elections on Monday, according to The New York

Ti m e s Hi s c a l l f o r a c t i o n comes a week after the presidential primary

“The Board of Elections is an outdated organization in dire need of modernization and we need to make these changes now, ” de Blasio said in a statement

De Blasio plans to create a more modern and transparent board He has already taken action by suspending Diane Ha s l e t t - Ru d i a n o , t h e c h i e f clerk at the Brooklyn office and a Republican appointee, for her inability to follow protocol during the election, The Times reported

National

C r u z - K a s i c h A l l i a n c e

A g a i n s t T r u m p M a y W e a k e n

In a n e f f o r t t o i m p e d e

Donald J Trump’s lead, Sen Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Gov John Kasich (R-Ohio), formed a t e m p o r a r y a l l i a n c e Ju s t hours after announcing their pact, however, the two candidates show signs of faltering, The New York Times reported

The alliance sought to deny

Tr u m p w i n s i n In d i a n a , Ore g o n a n d Ne w Me x i c o Kasich agreed to stand down in Indiana, while Cruz agreed to l e a ve Ore g o n a n d Ne w Mexico, The Times said In the event that Trump loses these states, it will make his path to the nomination much more difficult

C o m p i l e d b y S a m a n t h a Ac r i c h e

Lecturer Explores Sources of Economic Success

Attributes impact of individual choices to race, socioeconomic environment

By RUBY YU Sun Staff Writer

Race, socioeconomic status and environment are key factors in determining an individual’s perception of success, according to Prof Karl Alexander, sociology, Johns Hopkins University

cess can be attributed to the spheres of influence family, s c h o o l a n d n e i g h b o r h o o d t

growth, according to Alexander

Alexander used excerpts from students discussing success to illustrate their differing ideas of achievement

“I think I’m successful now, because I’m happy,” one excerpt s a i d “ I don’t have a

of Inequality

“If we can’t change the narrative [around equality], then we’re just waiting for the next incident ” P r o f K a r l A l e x a n d e r

a s based on his study of the 790 individuals in diverse Baltimore neighborhoods “ The book The Long Shadow is a culmination of a 30 year

During this period, he said he followed his subjects to obser ve

resulted from their environment and socioeconomic status

“[ These people’s] Plan A is doing well in school as the path to moving up, ” he said “Plan B is doing well in the workplace without a college degree But what’s our Plan C?”

These var ying degrees of suc-

paycheck to

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ever y day to the person I want to be with ”

White males possess a significant advantage over other genders and races in “ ever y [and]

o Alexander

“ They’re more likely to get employed full time rather than par t time, they earn more and they have more education,” he added

However, white men from a

repor t the highest rates of binge

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inequalities in society contribute to growing problems in equal oppor tunity in the work world “If we can ’ t change the narrative, then we ’ re just waiting for

the next incident to happen,” he said

Ruby Yu can be reached at ryu@cornellsun com

Profs Expose Problems Posed by Humanitarianism

By DEVON GILLIAMS Sun Staff Writer

g h u m a n i t a r i a n s e rv i c e s a n d h ow t h i s a i d c a n b e p ro b l e m a t i c d u e

t o u n d e r l y i n g n o t i o n s o f p r i v i l e g e A n k e r c a l l e d h u m a n r i g h t s “ e xc l u s i o n a r y a n d l i m i t e d , ” s a y i n g t h a t t h e y a r e o f t e n m e n t i o n e d w h e n s p e a k i n g a b o u t f o re i g n c o u n t r i e s , b u t i g n o re d w h e n re f e re n ci n g p r o b l e m s i n t h e We s t e r n w o r l d s u c h a s p o l i c e b r u t a l i t y S h e s t r e s s e d t h a t h u m a n r i g h t s a re n o t a u n i v e r s a l c o m m o d i t y, e ve n i n a n a t i o n l i k e t h e Un i t e d St a t e s “ If yo u d o n ’ t h a ve c i ti z e n s h i p i n a h u m a n

r i g h t s - re s p e c t i n g n a t i o n , y o u r h u m a n r i g h t s a re g o i n g t o b e p re t t y m u c h r e n d e r e d n o n e x i s t e n t , ”

“If you don’t have citizenship in a human rights-respecting nation, your human rights are pretty much [...] nonexistent.”

s h e s a i d T h e We s t e r n w o r l d p o r t r a y s i t s e l f a s a b e a c o n o f re a s o n a n d t r u t h t h a t b r i n g s “ l i g h t ” i n t h e f o r m o f c i v i l i z a t i o n t o “d a rk” c o u n t r i e s , a c c o rdi n g t o A n k e r Sh e s a i d t h i s i m a g e r y i m p l i e s t h a t

c o u n t r i e s a n d s o c i e t i e s t h a t l a c k h u m a n r i g h t s p r i n c i p l e s a l s o l a c k va lu e s a n d i d e a l s A n k e r u r g e d a t t e n d e e s t o b e a w a r e o f t h e i r “ o b l i g a t i o n t o b e c o gn i z a n t o f t h e d a rk s i d e o f h u m a n r i g h t s ” a n d t h e p r i v i l e g e t h a t o f t e n u n d e r l i e s We s t e r n e r s ’ a c t i o n s i n r e g a r d s t o h u m a n i t a r i a n w o rk T á í w ò ’ s t a l k f o c u s e d o n h ow We s t e r n c o u nt r i e s ’ re l a t i o n s h i p s w i t h A f r i c a w

Devon Gilliams can be reached at dgilliams@cornellsun com

Students Hope New Science Major Will

Aid Collaboration

Say change will diversify concentrations

Lassoie added that the specifics of the major including its administrative structure, courses and name are still under discussion and will need to be finalized before it can be introduced

C.U. Calls Bambaataa’s Legacy ‘Indisputable’

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will allow the archive to be catalogued and preserved, according to a University statement issued April 21

Cornell has announced that administrators are aware of the allegations, but maintain that Bambaataa’s contributions to hip-hop are “indisputable ”

“[His] archive will remain one of many in the Cornell Hip Hop Collection, which exists to preserve and make accessible the artifacts documenting the rise of hip-hop into a global cultural movement, ” Cornell’s statement said

Profs Recall

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“The cross-college major affords the opportunity to innovate beyond traditional disciplinary borders

e t s p e c i a l i n t e re s t s , ” L a s s o i e s a i d “ So m e s t ud e n t s u s e d i t t o c r e a t e u n i q u e c u r r i c u l a , w h i l e o t h e r s u s e d i t t o c i rc u m ve n t d i s t a s t e f u l a n d o f t e n d i f f i c u l t c h e m a n d m a t h c o u r s e s ” L a s s o i e s a i d t h e m a j o r h a d b e e n p ro p o s e d i n t h e p a s t , b u t w a s m e t w i t h i n s u r m o u n t a b l e o b s t a c l e s a t t h e t i m e “ T h o s e i n t h e b i o o r p h y s i c a l s c i e n c e s d e m a n d e d a l o t o f i n t ro m a t h , c h e m i s t r y, p h y s i c s [ a n d ] b i o l o g y i n o rd e r t o q u a l i f y a s b e i n g a n e n v i ro n m e n t a l s c i e n c e s c u rr i c u l u m , ” L a s s o i e s a i d “ T h o s e re p re s e n t i n g t h e s o c i a l s c i e n c e s a n d h u m a n i t i e s a r g u e d t h a t t h i s w o u l d g re a t l y l i m i t t h e s t u d e n t p a r t i c i p a t i o n ”

C a r r i l l o s a i d s h e b e l i e ve s t h e n e w m a j o r ’ s m u l t i d i s c i -

p l i n a r y c u r r i c u l u m c o u l d g i ve s t u d e n t s a s t ro n g e r b a c kg ro u n d f o r a p p ro a c h

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of his time,” Zamudio said “He had a really high dedication to the department and to people in the department ”

As a professor, Harrison had an “ open door policy” and encouraged students to discuss their work with him, according to Prof Erik Dopman Ph D ’05, biology, Tufts University, whom Harrison mentored while Dopman was a graduate student at Cornell

“He helped us sift through ideas and questions to get to the ones that we should and must address,” Dopman said

Harrison’s advice to students ranged from academic guidance to personal advice on work-life balance and careers in biology, according to Dopman

“He provided a clear voice and sound reason to a conceptually challenging field and to many young sci-

Four men have come forward saying that Bambaataa sexually abused them while they were in their teens, according to the New York Daily News

Ronald Savage, a New York judicial delegate who first accused Bambaataa of molestation, said the University’s maintenance of the archives would be promoting child harassment, the Daily News reported

“If Cornell [retains] anything from Bambaataa, that’s like it is telling the world it supports child molesters,” Savage said

Yun Soo Kim can be reached at ykim@cornellsun com

Solidarity across the sea

entists wishing to place their mark upon it,” Dopman said “The loss of his insight, his humor and his leadership will be felt by many ” Aquadro added that Harrison “brought out the best” in his advisees and colleagues

“What is terribly sad is that we will no longer benefit from new scientific, professional and personal insights from Rick,” he said “But we are all better scientists, people and advisors for having known [him] ”

A memorial event honoring Harrison will be held in the late summer or fall, according to the University

Stephanie Yan can be reached at syan@cornellsun com

United States

J o u r n a l i s t S a y s H e Wa s

I n t o Tu r k e y

North Carolina LGBT Law Spurs Demonstrations,

RALEIGH,

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Republican-backed law cur tailing protections for LGBT people and limiting public bathro o m a

people

At least 18 protesters opposing the law were arrested when they entered the office of a top legislative leader

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conser vatives and other suppor ters of the law known as House Bill 2 gathered on a g

Legislative Building on the legislature's opening day to praise the mostly Republican legislat o r s

Mc C r o r y f o r p a s s i n g t h e

re s t r i c t i o n s l a s t m o n t h i n a special session

“It took great courage for

“Our right to feel safe and protected in this world does not infringe on anyone else’s.”

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R a l e i g h , a r a l l y p a r t i c i p a n t “ They need to stand firm ”

The law blocks local and state protections for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender

p e o p l e a n d d i r e c t s w h i c h restrooms transgender people can use in public buildings

Ke y l a w m a k e r s w h o p u s h e d

t h r o u g h t h e l e g i s l a t i o n a l s o urged the rally attendees to contact colleagues and fight off effor ts to over turn the law

“ The battle is about to be engaged,” said Rep Paul Stam, R-Wake, a veteran of Nor th

C a r o l i n a ’ s c u l t u r a l w a r s , addressing the crowd

L a t e r Mo n d a y a f t e r n o o n and evening, hundreds of protesters took turns sitting out-

s i d e t h e o f f i c e s o f Ho u s e Sp e a k e r Ti m Mo o r e a n d Senate leader Phil Berger to d e m a n d r e p e a l o f t h e l a w

Arrests

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Monday evening from Moore's o f f i c e i n p l a s t i c h a n d c u f f s

They were going to be charged

ing, acting General Assembly

Po l i c e C h i e f M a r t i n B r o c k

said One man who had to be carried out by officers also was f a c i n g

n g arrest, according to Brock Most were led off quietly, b u t o n e w o m a n c h a n t e d : “ Fo r w a r d t o g e t h e r, n o t o n e step back!” Among those led

o u t i n h a n d c u f f s w a s Ma r a Keisling, executive director of t h e Na t i

i n Washington Nor th Carolina legislators

r e t u r n e d Mo n d a y n i g h t f o r their annual work session As t h e s h o r t Ho u s e m e e t i n g ended, demonstrators in the galler y yelled their displeasure

Several dozen protesters continued a vocal protest inside t h e f r o n t d o o r s o f t h e Legislative Building for at least

a h a l f h o u r b e f o r e l e a v i n g

A b o u t t w o d o z e n o t h e r s remained “ We won ’ t do HB 2,” the protesters chanted, referring to the law by its initials “Nor th Carolina sticks together ”

Earlier Monday, about 200

p e o p l e g a t h e r e d o n t h e g r o u n d s o f t h e o l d C a p i t o

denounce the law They carried cardboard boxes holding what they said were 180,000 prorepeal signatures on a petition for deliver y to McCror y, whose o f f i c e s i

reached between 600 and 800

“HB2 compounds the discrimination and marginalization of the transgender community, who already have to fight ever y day for their survival,” said Joaquin Carcano, a transgender man who’s suing over the law “Our privacy and safety matter too Our right to feel safe and protected in this w

Disputes and demonstrations

Health Chief Claims Warnings About Legionnaires’

Disease Did Not ‘Reach His

Michigan’s health agency said Monday there was an eight-month gap between when he was made aware of an investigation into a Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in the Flint area in Januar y 2015 and when the issue rose to his level again around the time the

September

Nick Lyon, director of the Depar tment of Health and Human Ser vices, then waited another four months until Januar y 2016 to notify Gov Rick Snyder about the spike that some outside experts have linked to Flint’s 2014 switch to a local river for drinking water while under state financial

including 12 deaths, were detected over a 17-month period

“ This has been a lesson for all of us It really has,” Lyon told a legislative committee investigating the disaster

He appeared with Keith Creagh, who was named interim director of the Department of Environmental Quality after the previous leader resigned because of the agency ’ s failures such as instructing Flint that anti-corrosion chemicals were not required to be added to Flint River water, which let toxic lead leach from pipes into tap water

Later pressed by reporters on whether he should

Legionellosis cases, Lyon said he waited until

DHHS employees were close to finishing their probe and an investigator y report “ We need to work on that internally within the department on how those things are elevated,” he said

He told legislators that state experts likely wanted to “solve the problem” before they raised it with higher-level executives, but the Legionellosis investigation “ wasn ’ t one that was easily solved ” Lyon said he has since restructured the agency so epidemiological information is more forthcoming

Legionnaires’ disease is a pneumonia caused by bacteria in the lungs People get sick if they inhale mist or vapor from contaminated water systems, hot tubs or cooling systems typically in large buildings such as hospitals and hotels

Of the 91 confirmed cases, 50 were linked to a Flint hospital ser ved by the municipal water system

A task force appointed by Snyder, who has apologized for the crisis, concluded that communication and coordination between the DHHS and the Genesee County Health Depar tment regarding Legionellosis cases were inadequate

Lyon on Monday disputed the task force's finding that he participated in a Januar y 2015 meeting with local health, hospital and DEQ officials about the outbreak He said there was a phone call, which he was not on, but for which he had authorized DHHS staff on the call to be “ more forceful” in pressing a Legionnaires’ investigation

Obama Boosts Islamic State Fight, Asks Europe to Do Same

(AP) Evoking histor y and appealing for solidarity, President Barack Obama on Monday cast his decision to send 250 more troops to Syria as a bid to keep up “ momentum ” in the campaign to dislodge Islamic State extremists He pressed European allies to match the U S with new contributions of their own O

capped a six-day tour to the Middle East and Europe, reflected a steady deepening of U S militar y engagement, despite the president’s professed reluctance

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Middle East conflict As Obama gave notice of the move, he said he wanted the U S to share the increasing burden

Obama discussed the I S fight

Minster Matteo Renzi

deployment in

Atlantic cooperation a running theme of his trip Speaking in Germany, he evoked the continent ’ s histor y of banding together to defeat prejudice and emerge from the “ruins of the Second World War ”

“Make no mistake,” Obama said “ These terrorists will learn the same lessons as others before them have, which is, your hatred is no match for our nations united in the defense of our way of life ”

The rhetoric belied an underlying frustration in his administration about allies’ contributions to the U S -led fight in Syria and neighboring Iraq Although the c o a l i t i o n i n c l u d e s s o m e 6 6

nations, the U S has conducted t h e v a s t m a j o r i t y o f t h e a i r strikes, and there has been little appetite by other nations to send in ground troops of their own

The president recently rattled leaders in Europe and the Middle East by describing allies as “free riders ” He made a passing refere n c e t o t h a t c o m p l a i n t o n Monday, as he noted that not all European allies contribute their expected share to NATO: “I’ll be honest: Sometimes Europe has been complacent about its own defense ”

On stops in Riyadh, London and Hannover this week, Obama repeatedly pushed allies for more firepower, training for local forces and economic aid to help reconstruct regions in Iraq that have been retaken from Islamic State control but are still vulnerable Obama appeared to come up short in Riyadh, when he met with Arab allies

Australia Says French Company Wins Huge Submarine Contract

C A N B E R R A ,

Au s t r a l i a ( A P ) Australia announced Tuesday that French company DCNS had b e a t b i d d e r s f r o m Japan and Germany to build the next generation of submarines in Australia’s largestever defense contract DCNS, German’s T h y s e n n K r u p p Marine Systems and Ja p a n ’ s Mi t s u b i s h i were in the running to build 12 convent i o n a l s u b m a r i n e s t h a t t h e Au s t r a l i a n navy expects will cost a t l e a s t 5 6 b i l l i o n Au s t r a l i a n d o l l a r s ($43 billion) Pr i m e Mi n i s t e r Ma l c o l m Tu r n b u l l s a i d t h e Fre n c hdesigned submarines would be built in the

Australian manufact u r i n g h u b o f Adelaide

“ The French offer represented the capabilities best able to m e e t Au s t r a l i a ’ s unique needs,” Turnbull told reporters in Adelaide

The Japanese bid was the early favorite a n d t h e c o n t r a c t promised to become Ja p a n ’ s f i r s t f u l l y fledged militar y technology transfer since World War II

Bu t Ja p a n ’ s chances appeared to diminish with when government lawmake r s d u m p e d To n y Abbott as prime mini s t e r i n Se p t e m b e r and as the seasoned Eu r o p e a n e x p o

made their pitches

Ab b o t t

h e Japanese bid as having a strategic value by building on ties with Japan and the United States

But others warned t h a t Ja p a n ’ s l o n gterm cooperation in the submarine contract might hinge on Australia forming an a l l i a n c e t h a t c o u l d bring Australia into conflict with China, Australia’s most imp o r t a n t t r a d e p a r tner

Turnbull said both

the Japanese governments “ are thoroughly committed to the special strategic partn

n Australia and Japan which gets stronger all the time ”

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Letter to the Editor

Yale divests, and Cornell fghts a rising tide

To t h e Ed i t o r :

On April 12, Yale announced that it has begun the partial divestment of its endowment from fossil fuels, citing carbon taxes and other regulations that would imperil the profitability of such investments However, neither Yale nor Cornell has yet acknowledged the ethical issues surrounding fossil fuel investments the mounting criminal investigations, the human rights abuses, the millions of climate refugees, the droughts and storms striking our own countr y But at the ver y least, Yale is responding to market pressures and making welcomed decisions about its endowment accordingly Cornell’s Office of Investments, on the other hand, appears to be in hopeless denial about the negative economic ramifications of its business-as-usual approach to energy investments By sweeping under the rug concerns about the inevitable implosion of the “carbon bubble,” our investment office blindly holds on to a falling regime Their true motivations are unclear, but many of the trustees ’ personal entanglements with fossil fuel companies may play a role in our University’s unfathomable hard-line opposition to divestment

In 2013, then-Chief Investment Officer A J Edwards ignored a study compiled by Cornell faculty members that detailed the financial implications of divestment and warned against investing in fossil fuel stocks whose values were inflated by unburnable carbon reser ves, or stranded assets Since then, oil and coal prices have tanked When the carbon bubble bursts in earnest, our University cannot claim that it was not forewarned Our trustees and Office of Investments are simply fighting a rising tide towards a fossil fuel-free world

In the past, some trustees have suggested that concerned shareholders ought to maintain financial ties with fossil fuel companies in order to generate internal pressure on the industr y to adopt more ethical practices Histor y has proven the futility of such strategies, but nevertheless, the Board of Trustees has vetoed divestment resolutions by all five shared governance bodies

The trustees ’ weak arguments echo Ronald Reagan’s contemptible opposition to Apartheid divestment, the successful movement to end white supremacy in South Africa Within a decade, South African Apartheid disinvestment campaigns spread from universities on the West Coast to the global community at large Slowly but surely, Apartheid began to collapse; but justice was not achieved without resistance from those who held power Reagan maintained close diplomatic ties with the Apartheid regime and went so far as to veto comprehensive anti-Apartheid legislation backed by many members of his own party Like Cornell’s Board of Trustees, he positioned himself squarely on the wrong side of histor y

In light of the Paris Accords and global grassroots action, a chain reaction towards a fossil fuel-free world is materializing Yale’s announcement assures us of this However, even if Cornell pledged tomorrow to divest from fossil fuels, it wouldn’t have a secure claim to the coveted crown of climate leadership It would be able, however, to unclench its grasp on the shameful era of fossil fuels and help forge a future where renewable energy is the norm We believe the question now is not if Cornell will divest, but whether Cornell will be one of the first Ivies to divest, or one of the last

Jacob Rubashkin | The Jacobin

Close-Minded on Closed Primaries

Aweekago today, New Yorkers handed Hillary Clinton her most convincing victory in a month, snapping the secretary ’ s seven-state losing streak and putting her back on track to clinch the nomination before the July convention in Philadelphia It also was the latest entry in an increasingly long list of “final nails in the coffin” of the Sen Bernie Sanders (D-Vt ) campaign Clinton’s largerthan-expected margin of victory in the Empire State coupled with an increasingly friendly upcoming primary schedule (including quite possibly the greatest state in the Union, Maryland) leaves the Vermont ideologue with a path to the nomination so narrow even Gov John Kasich (R-Ohio) thinks he should probably call it quits

On paper, today’s primaries (Connecticut, Rhode Island, Maryland, Delaware, Pennsylvania) should be relatively favorable for Sanders Connecticut and Rhode Island are practically home territory for the longtime Vermont senator and have already been barraged by previous ad buys targeting Massachusetts and New Hampshire Delaware is just the sort of middle-of-the-road blue state Sanders’ needs to win to prove his viability, and as long as they don’t allow corporations to vote (these days, who knows) he should be able to do well Maryland, besides boasting what is undoubtedly the most fantastic flag in the nation, is home to an energetic and liberal Democratic base and turnout will likely be high due to an especially contentious Senate primary And then there’s Pennsylvania At one point, Pennsylvania would have been seen as the potential crown jewel of the Sanders campaign; the Keystone State has a large population, substantial blue-collar industry, a straight-talking demeanor and the allure of a general election swing state But instead of marching through the streets of Philadelphia with a fanfare not seen since Nick Foles threw seven touchdowns to beat the Raiders, Sanders is limping down Interstate 81 with a 15 8 percent polling deficit, according to RealClearPolitics What is it about these states that make them so much more difficult for Sanders than they could be?

All five primaries today are what are known as “closed primaries ” In that setup, only registered members of a political party can vote in that party ’ s primary, effectively shutting out registered independents For instance, the New York Democratic Party requires that Independents who wish to vote in the primary switch their party registration to Democratic six months beforehand As a result, not an insignificant number of registered independents (many of whom support the Vermonter) were turned away at the voting booth Senator Sanders, who performs markedly better in open primaries than he does in closed ones, was quick to decry the New York system The truth is that the New York primary system has plenty of flaws that beg recognition and correction, but being closed is not one of them

Presidential primaries are not the same as general elections There is nothing in the Constitution about presidential primaries (or primaries of any kind) The state parties have full discretion to conduct their primaries in whatever way they see fit Some state parties looking at you, North Dakota Republicans choose to forgo the whole “public opinion” factor entirely and select their delegates at a convention of party leaders Simply put, while voting in a general election is a civic right and responsibility, voting in a primary is a privilege bestowed on the people by the parties to which they subscribe Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders are competing for the Democratic nomination Why is it such a far-fetched idea that the decision should fall to the Democrats? Maybe, a voter who so noncommittal about his or her political allegiances that they refuse to associate with the party they are now trying to influence is not entitled to participate in that process

“The primary” has one purpose: the selection of a standard-bearer by each political party Whoever goes on to win the nomination will be the de facto national representative and leader of the Democratic Party In the old days,

this process was executed, quite literally, by the party itself Party leaders across the nation met behind closed doors and selected the candidate they thought best to represent the party on a national stage Over the last half-century, the process has democratized considerably, but the purpose of the primary remains the same

At its core, the primary isn’t about electing a president; it’s about electing a nominee and a representative This is a nuance that seems to escape Senator Sanders and those of his supporters who call for more open primaries The process cannot be truly representative of the will of the party if it allows for the participation of those with no commitment to the party

This isn’t a restriction on the voice of registered independents They will have their opportunity to vote for their preferred candidate in the general election, as prescribed by the constitution

A closed primary makes sure that those speaking and making the choice for the Democratic Party are actually members of that party

This conundrum is a byproduct of the clash between our deeply entrenched two-party system and an increase in the number of Americans identifying as “Independent” (over 40 percent, according to Gallup Poll) While a large portion of those voters still vote one party or the other fairly consistently, there is an unmistakable trend towards party de-affiliation Whether borne of fierce ideological moderation or simply from distrust with political systems, Americans seem loath to resign themselves to a little “R” or “D” next to their names

So, then, what is to be done?

There are a few ways to move forward while respecting the true purpose of the primary The first and simplest is maintenance of the status quo In this scenario, Independents can either associate with whichever party more closely aligns with their personal beliefs (thus losing out on whatever gratification they derive from operating “outside the system”) and vote consistently in that party ’ s primary, or they can continue to let each party choose their own representatives and then be dissatisfied when they don’t like the result

The second is an adoption of what is known as “the jungle primary,” a system used in local and state elections in several states, California being the most prominent In a jungle primary, candidates from both parties run against each other in a preliminary election in which everyone, regardless of party affiliation, votes In most jungle primary systems, if one candidate gets 50 percent or more of that preliminary vote they are automatically elected; if not, the top two vote-getters go on to compete in a general election However, the system breaks down when confronted with fragmentation; consider, for instance, the current primary season With 17 Republicans and only five (well, really only three) Democrats initially in the running, any one Republican placing in the top two is unlikely When applied to local congressional elections, the jungle primary can often result in two candidates of the same party competing against each other, making members of the other party feel disenfranchised

The third and final option is also the least likely: the creation of a viable third, moderate party If as many Americans really feel as disconnected from both political parties as they claim to be, and that disconnect really is rooted in increased polarization, then the creation of a centrist third party is the only way to ensure that all Americans have a voice in the nomination process without corrupting the fundamental purpose of the primary As with most ideal solutions, the creation of an organized centrist third party is highly improbable and faces nearly insurmountable systematic barriers

Open and semi-open primaries, those favored by Senator Sanders, are not true primaries, and they distort the political will of the people In our current political structure, closed primaries are the only true way to ensure that a party ’ s nominee is really the choice of that party Otherwise there is no purpose for them

Jacob Rubashkin is a freshman in the College of Arts and Sciences He may be reached at jrubashkin@cornellsun com The Jacobin appears alternate Mondays this semester

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

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Shay Collins is a sophomore in the College of Arts and Sciences He can be reached at arts-entertainment-editor@cornellsun com

Softball Almost Escapes Sweep in Final Game

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TRACK AND FIELD

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It h a c a i n g e n e r a l c a n b e c h a l l e n g i n g b u t I l ove t h e p o s s i b i l i t i e s , ” Dr a y t o n s a i d “ It k e e p s p r a c t i c e s e xc i t i n g

“We are getting closer to championships. Everyone has been working very hard ”

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we a t h e r ” B o w m a n n o t e d h o w c h a m p i o n s h i p s a re c re e p i n g u p o n t h e t e a m “ We a re g e t t i n g c l o s e r t o c h a m p i o n s h i p s , ” B o w m a n s a i d “ Ev e r y o n e h a s b e e n w o rk i n g ve r y h a rd Now i t i s f u n a s we a re t r y i n g t o g e t e v e r y o n e p o l i s h e d A l l t h e h a rd w o rk i s s t a r t i n g t o p a y o f f ” Up n e x t f o r t h e Re d i s t h e h i s t o r i c Pe n n Re l a y s T h i s i s o n e o f t h e b i g g e s t t r a c k a n d f i e l d e ve n t s i n t h e w o r l d a n d t h e t e a m w i l l b e c o m p e t i n g a g a i n s t a t h l

All Three Teams Face

Top-Ranked Competitors

By KEITH BOLLT Sun Staff Writer

Each of the three Cornell rowing teams faced an opponent nationally ranked two or higher this last weekend Although none of the teams won their respective varsity eight race, all three have reason to be optimistic about their results

The No 4 men ’ s lightweight team faced No 2 Columbia and No 12 MIT Saturday in Ithaca for the Geiger Cup The Lions won a close varsity eight race for the Cup honors

The Red, who had been ranked first in the nation before a disappointing result two weeks ago, won the other three events hand-

ily They have one more regular season event, next week at Dartmouth

The No 9 men ’ s heavyweight team took on first-in-the-countr y Yale and No 3 Princeton for the Carnegie Cup in Derby, Conn on Saturday Head coach Todd Kennett ’91 was well aware the Bulldogs and Tigers would be tough competition He said projections had his varsity eight boat losing by quite a bit more than they did

“I think we did pretty well,” Kennet said Kennett said last week that he hoped his teams focused on their own race and did not worry about positioning He thought they did exactly that As a bonus, Kennett said that his team kept it close enough for his

coxswain to focus on position a little bit

“She made some calls to move up on the other boats,” Kennet said

Kennett is pretty pleased on the whole with the strides his team is making in its build-up for championship season

“Of the five boats we brought, four we raced really, really well,” Kennet said, adding, “That was probably my biggest disappointment that someone didn’t win a

The NBA Needs More Joergers

SHATZMAN

Continued from page 16

fered a broken foot in February that ended his season Point guard Mike Conley Jr , a lockdown defender and underrated overall player, injured his foot in March and missed the rest of his season After Conley’s reliable backup Mario Chalmers ruptured his Achilles the same month, the Grizzlies signed Jordan Farmar who spent the year playing professionally in Israel Farmar was the Grizzlies’ starting point guard versus the Spurs Before the injuries, the Grizz were hovering fourth place in the Western Conference After Gasol and Conley went down, veterans Zach Randolph (34), Vince Carter (39), Matt Barnes (36) and Chris Andersen (37) were relied on to carry the team on both ends of the floor Players from the D-League like Xavier Munford were called-up to fill rotational roles Despite the makeshift roster, the Grizzlies held onto the seventh seed in the West

At the podium after being eliminated in game four, Dave Joerger broke down Talking about the effort of his veterans, Joerger said, “For what we ’ ve been through, I’d do anything for those guys They embraced every guy who came in, no matter what their history was These guys fought I can ’ t tell you enough how proud I am of every guy that is in that locker room This season ’ s been hard It’s been really hard” He wiped away tears as he commended his team ’ s resilience These were heartfelt tears It’s easy to understand his emotion Had the Grizzlies fallen out of what was a tight playoff race earlier this month, they would have been spared the Spurs’ domination With Conley facing free agency this summer, plus aging veterans, this was perhaps the final go-around for this core group of Grizzlies

Joerger himself has been subject to scrutiny since he was hired in 2013 There were rumors earlier this season that he would be fired before the New Year Joerger’s seat was hot when he got the job It seems probable, though undeserved, that Joerger will be fired before next season He’s done a tremendous job in Memphis (three seasons, three postseasons) and will likely be a top candidate for head-coaching vacancies if the Grizzlies don’t

retain him NBA player-coach relationships can seem disingenuous like Byron Scott’s attempt at balancing youth with Kobe Bryant, or David Blatt’s odd stint in Cleveland A high-five requires no sincerity, but one cannot fake the emotion he showed on Sunday, or in the 2014 interview on ESPN Coaches like Joerger are more often seen at the college level think Tom Izzo after his Spartans were upset,or watch the late Rick Majerus’ press conference after Saint Louis was eliminated from the 2012 NCAA tournament It’s good to care I respect those who take pride in what they do The NBA needs more coaches like Dave Joerger

And now some rambling on the NBA

Playoffs:

Earlier this year I began to write a column titled “ Why is Corey Brewer Shooting Threes?” Brewer is a career 29 percent threepoint shooter No player shooting below 30 percent from deep takes nearly the amount of threes Brewer takes He has missed his last 23 three-pointers The fact that he is still taking threes after missing 23 in a row describes the Houston Rockets

I was listening to Philly sports radio this morning and the hosts all but crowned the Spurs champs because of Steph Curry’s injury Relax Wait until there is an official diagnosis The Warriors’ without Curry are a competitive team

Isaiah Thomas carried the Celtics to backto-back victories over the Hawks to even the series He followed a 42-point effort in game three with a 28-6-4 line in game four Those making more money than Thomas this season include Kosta Koufos, Tiago Splitter, and yes, Corey Brewer

It’s easy to forget how amazing Chris Paul is because of his lack of post-season success If Blake Griffin can establish dominance in the paint, the Clippers will be a tough matchup for any team – Warriors and Spurs included Kawhi Leonard has won back-to-back Defensive Player of the Year awards He averaged 21 PPG and shot 44 percentfrom deep for a 67-win team He was born in 1991

Sheesh

Ben Shatzman can be contacted at bshtazman@cornellsun com Calling the Shatz appears Tuesdays this semester

race ” Kennett noted that the conditions Saturday morning were spot on for a great race

“It was super flat,” Kennet said “It was pretty fast conditions That’s a wicked fast time they put up ”

Kennett is looking forward to continuing to improve in Saturday morning’s home race against Dartmouth and Penn for the Madeira Cup

“It’s a heck of a good test, ” Kennet said, saying that for ranking and positioning purposes in later races, “We have to win it We need to have a couple of things get fixed this week ”

The women ’ s team competed against No 2 Brown and Boston University Saturday morning The Red lost the varsity eight to Brown, and the Bears will keep their paws on the Dunn Bowl for another year

“Brown is currently ranked second in the country and first in the Ivy League so we

See ROWING page 12

Red Loses Four-Game Series to Penn on Road

Team continues to fght through tough season

By JACK KANTOR Sun Ass stant Sports Editor

It was a tough weekend for Cornell softball The Red was swept in four games against the Penn Quakers, but stayed resilient throughout the series up until the final inning Sunday, just as the team had done all season

In seventh and final inning of the fourth game of the series, Cornell (828, 3-13 Ivy) set out to comeback from a four run deficit

Cornell started the inning with the top of their order and managed to get three straight runners on with no outs Unfortunately, the Red was only able to muster up two more runs

“I thought we bounced back and played better on Sunday, but still not quite good enough,” said head coach Julie Farlow ’97 “We threw the ball pretty well and hit the ball pretty well Sunday, but we had some defensive miscues that [Penn] took full advantage of ” While the effort was strong it was not enough The Qu 7-9 Ivy) would finish sweep, winning th final game, 5-3

Sunday featured the Red’s best pitch the weekend No Sophomore Maddi pitched six innings, l and five earned runs

“I think certainly ond game, [the key] w pitching,” Farlow said threw one of her b this year In the first g Parker threw pretty didn’t have a lot of hit she kind of kept us

in the game by throwing well on the mound ” Both the pitching and attitude of the team improved in the back end of the series

“Pitching was a little sharper on day two, ” Farlow said “What’s good about the game is that no matter how the day goes previously, you start zero to zero It was just a different energy level by Sunday ”

Saturday was without a doubt the lowpoint of the weekend for the Red, specifically on the defensive side of the ball Penn scored 20 runs in the two games alone on Saturday

“We really didn’t play too well on Saturday,” Farlow said “Penn handled us pretty easily ” The Quaker’s Alexis Sargent was a nuisance for Cornell over the series In the first game, Sargent pitched seven scoreless innings, allowing only three hits to the Red

“We had a tough time offensively adjusting to Sargent's pitching and that hurt us a bit since we typically have

See SOFTBALL page 12

Getting better | The weekend improved by the last game, with the Red almost completing a combeack in the final inning

Cornell Finishes Fourth at Ivy Championships

Junior Luke Graboyes claims top-fve spot to earn

By ACHINDRA KRISHNA Sun Staff Writer

This past weekend, the Cornell men ’ s golf team finished fourth as a team in the Ivy golf championships The men came off a strong showing at Yale last weekend, where they placed in the top five amongst all teams Junior Luke Graboyes was able to notch his third top-five finish of the season, furthering his claim as one of the Red’s most consis-

tent players this season

frst C.U. medal since 1986 season

Graboyes performed remarkably well at Metedeconk National Golf Club this past weekend, and earned himself a medal, making himself the first Cornellian golf medalist since 1986

“I think that Luke really deserves it,” said captain Brandon Eng ’16, “We’re really proud of him and we ’ re excited to see what he does next year as well ”

Sophomore Mike Graboyes performed admirably as well,

fourth place

On Dave Joerger

Ibecame a fan of Dave Joerger’s after his ESPN interview with sideline reporter Israel Gutierrez during a November 2014 matchup with the Thunder The then 40-year-old second-year coach took that moment to appreciate the name etched across his players’ uniforms: Memphis the city in Tennessee that has been home to the Grizzlies since the team moved there from Vancouver in 2001 Joerger told Gutierrez, “We’re so excited to be on national TV We got a great community and a lot of positive things happening in Memphis that we want the world to see, the country to see, what’s going on in Memphis So we take a great deal of pride in playing on national TV ” Despite Memphis’ small-market

status and with that the stigma that it is therefore an undesirable free agent destination the Grizzlies have achieved consistent success over the past decade with their defensive-minded, grind-it-out style, having made the playoffs every season since ’09-’10 So I appreciated that Joerger chose to forego the robot-like answers typical of in-game interviews “ we need to move the ball”, “ we need to play with more energy ” and instead recognize the Memphis community in his lone chance to do so on a national stage I had visited Memphis the previous year, and my friends and I agreed that the locals were noticeably engaging and friendly Perhaps Joerger’s words resonated with me more so because of that, but regardless, his decency showed in that brief interview

The Spurs completed their series sweep over Joerger’s Grizzlies on Sunday in a 119-95 thumping Three of the four games in the series were blowouts But it would have been unfair to expect anything more from Memphis All-Star center Marc Gasol suf-

coming in eight, and giving the brothers All-Ivy League honors again in back-to-back seasons The Red finished fourth overall, which is the best showing at the Ivy championships since 2005 The team finished just one stroke behind third place Yale In fact, just six strokes separated third and sixth place, in what was an extremely competitive and close contest this past weekend

“It was actually a little disappointing because we were only one shot away from third place,” said senior Brandon Eng “Obviously it feels good to have placed higher than in the past, but the team is still looking to do even better ”

The difference between Cornell and first place Harvard ended up being a mere 13 shots across the tournament, which roughly translates to about one shot per day

“Harvard had a really good first day which put them in the lead,” remarked Eng “The rest of the days, we contended with them and even gained some strokes back to close their lead, but since they did so well the first day, it was challenging to catch up ”

Eng himself got off to a slow start, but remained resilient, and eventually carded in Cornell’s best round on Sunday, despite starting with two bogeys

“I think the key was not getting so down on myself when I played so bad the previous day,” Eng said “I knew I could play well, it was just unfortunate that I played poorly at the times that I did ”

This match wraps up the season for Cornell men ’ s golf, as they seek the so far elusive Ivy League title

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Women Triumph in 10 Events At Home in Upstate Challenge

By BRITTANY BIGGS Sun Staff Writer

With a big weekend of meets across the northeast, the Cornell women ’ s track and field team looked to begin their outdoor season championship campaign with a string of meets lead-

Protecting their house | At the Upstate Challenge in Ithaca, Cornell secured wins in 10 events and three ECAC qualifiers to round off the weekend

ing to this season ’ s main event The Red did not disappoint All three squads competed with their eyes on the prize and showcased strong results

“These are hard weekends when we are trying to get quality efforts from different event groups, ” said head coach Rich Bowman “These events were opportunities for people to do their best despite the weather The team continues to do great things as we continue to push forward ” At the Upstate Challenge, hosted in Cornell’s very own backyard, a contingency of Red athletes looked to protect their house At the event, Cornell was able to secure wins in 10 events along with three qualifiers for ECAC

ifiers in the distance and sprints

“ We took a group of 10 to Virginia,” Bowman said “I am very excited about the exposure we were able to get at this invite ” Elite high jumpers from the Red also competed with top notch competition at Princeton in the Larry Ellis Invitational Here, sophomore Katie Gulbrandsen and senior Stephanie Izard finished in third and 15th place, respectively

“The team continues to do great things as we continue to push forward.”

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From sophomore Taylor Baker’s win in the hammer throw, senior Hilary Holmes’ win in the long jump and freshman Briar Brumley’s win in the 1500, the team was able to win across all sections of the competition

A squad from Cornell also brought their talents to Virginia to compete in the National Caliber Invitational Fighting against a very competitive field, the team came in expecting stiff competition and was able to put up strong results The highlight of the meet includes sophomore Taylor Radoslav, who was able to finish fifth in the 400m hurdles, a fifth place finish in the 4x100 relay and ECAC qual-

For the team, it is all about putting up great results depite minor challenges “ This weekend was an interesting meet we had teammates all over competing, so we had ladies crushing their events in different states, ” said sophomore thrower Taylor Drayton “Saturday started out super chilly and grey, so it was not the ideal weather But it is Ithaca so we never know what the weather will be like or how long it will stay that way Ithaca graced us later that day with some sunshine and warmth which I think helped ”

Drayton finished second, setting a personal record in discus

As classes are coming to an end and the weather is improving, this is an exciting time to be on the Cornell women ’ s track and field team

“Throwing this time of year or in

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