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5K Run Honors Late
By REBECCA EVEN Sun Staff Writer
Over 130 Cornellians participated in the Elizabeth Garrett Memorial 5K on Sunday, which raised awareness for colon cancer and gave student athletes the opportunity to honor Cornell’s late
Pre s i d e n t El i z a b e t h Garrett, according to
Je s s e Sa l d a ñ a I I I , Program Assistant for Athletics Alumni Aff a i r s a n d De ve l o pment
Sa l d a ñ a w h o advised the Red Key Athlete Honor Society, the organization that planned the event said the idea for the run came from Olivia Wherry ’16 and Luke Hagy ’16, both members of the honor society “Olivia and Luke [thought of it] probably in early Februar y, right around when it was pub-
licly announced the President
Ga r re t t h a d c o l o n c a n c e r, ”
Saldaña said Wherry said she wanted the r a c e t o s h ow h
f o r Garrett, who she said was a strong advocate for Cornell athletics “ I w a s t r y i n g t o come up with a way to honor her within the a t h l e t i c c o m m u n
because we all felt she had a huge presence, ” Wherry said “She was
Red, so I thought a 5K would be a great way to honor her
about the event and was ver y supportive of the idea, according to Saldaña “One of the administrative assistants was able to talk to President Garrett and what we
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Construction Slows C-Town Business
By SO HYUNG KIM Sun Staff Wr ter
The ongoing construction in Collegetown has had significant negative impacts on local businesses in recent years, according to store owners There are currently six construction projects underway in
the City of Ithaca
“Some of them [the constructions] started in the fall of 2015, so it’s been ongoing,” DeSarno said “We are right now getting to the height of things and there will be other projects in the next few months, so it will be going on for probably in the range of another year up there, whether it be roads or new buildings ” See CONSTRUCTION page 4
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Towards the Humanoid Robots of Science Fiction 4 p m , B11 Kimball Hall
Targeting Endocrine Resistance in Breast Cancer
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Biological Sciences Honors Research Symposium
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S e t t i n g V o t e r T u r n o u t
Students Raise $4K to Fight Malaria
Auction Cornell’s ‘bachelors’ off to friends, attendees at charity event
By JENNA RUDOLFSKY Sun Staff Writer
ence I thought the idea of having a bachelor auction was hilarious ”
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arrest, according to The Ithaca Voice
One store employee was left w i t h m i n o r i n j u
crime happened at 7:15 p m at the Benjamin Peters clothing store Donald T Hicks, 24, stole more than $500 of merchandise from the store Hicks was charged with felony third-degree robber y and misdemeanors for obstr uction of g ov e r n m e n t a l a d m i n i s t r a t i o n and fifth-degree criminal possession of stolen proper ty, The Voice said
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Kim Jong Un revealed a five-year plan to revive his country ’ s economy on Sunday, according to CNN
The speech, however, contained no major policy or economic reforms Kim delivered his plan to political leaders during the Seventh Congress of the Workers Party of Korea, the highest-level gathering for Nor th Korean politicians
This is the first party congress to occur in 36 years Despite a lack of details, the plan called for increased focus on modernizing factories and agricultural, as well as increasing coal output, CNN said
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NETwork Against Malaria an organization that works to raise awareness about malaria in Uganda raised almost $4,000 at their annual Bid Night for Bed Nets event Friday, where they ‘auctioned off ’ 29 Cornell bachelors to over 120 attendees, according to Nora Rabah ’18, NAM marketing and publicity chair
“It was definitely a fun experience. I thought the idea of having a bachelor auction was hilarious.”
Rabah said the funds will be used to purchase bed nets, which form a protective barrier around beds to prevent mosquito bites at night
“NAM raises money through different fundraising efforts in order to purchase and send bed nets for mosquito prevention and ultimately malaria prevention in African countries,” Rabah said
Bachelors hailed from various organizations and fraternities and were presented on stage to be bid on by friends and attendees
Louis Caiola ’17, one of the bachelors, said he appreciated learning about NAM’s initiatives through the event
“I didn’t know what it was at all beforehand until I got nominated and got to meet a few of the members of the organization,” Caiola said “It was definitely a fun experi-
The event which is NAM’s biggest fundraiser of the school year was sponsored and hosted by Alpha Delta Phi fraternity, according to Rabah Other sponsors included Delta Gamma sorority, PSE Business fraternity, the Global Health Student Council and the Interfraternity Council
NAM hopes to expand the auction in the upcoming years to offer a greater diversity of events, according to Rabah
“ We might want to have food vendors th r ” h id “It ld l b d if
could have some performances, like an intermission with an a capella group or a comedian It would create more variety in the event ” Rabah added that she believes the auction “ went very successfully” and succeeded in spreading awareness about NAM and its cause “A lot of people came, and a lot of people were becoming more aware of the organization, which is really great, ” she said
By GRACE SANTARELLI Sun Staff Writer
Ne w Yo r k Ti m e s o r T h e Wa l l St r e e t Jo u r n a l s o m e d a y, ” s a i d Pr o f T h o m a s R u t t l e d g e , c h e m i s t r y a n d c h e m i c a l b i o l o g y, w h i l e i n t r o d u c i n g a f e l l o w s h i p r e c i p i e n t A l l s t u d e n t s r e c e i v e d n a t i o n a l l y a n d i n t e r n a t i o n a l l y d i s t i n g u i s h e d a w a r d s , a n d w e r e i n t r o d u c e d b y a f a c u l t y m e m b e r w h o h a d m e n t o r e d t h e m R u t t l e d g e h i g h l i g h t e d t h e i m p o r t a n c e o f g e n e r o s i t y i n a s c h o l a r s h i p r e c i p i e n t , e x p r e s si n g h i s a d m i r a t i o n f o r s t ud e n t s w h o “ g i v e u p [ t h e i r ] i m m e n s e t a l e n t s b e c a u s e t h e r e a r e p e o p l e w h o n e e d t h o s e i m m e n s e t a l e n t s ” He u s e d S h i v a n s h C h a w l a ’ 1 7 a B a r r y M G o l d w a t e r S c h o l a r, w h o o f f e r e d t o T A o n e o f R u t t l e d g e ’ s c l a s s e s f o r f r e e a s a n e x a m p l e o f o n e s u c h s t u d e n t “ Ev e r y t h i n g [ C h a w l a ] h a s h e g i v e s t o o t h e r p e o p l e , a n d I ’d l i k e t o t h i n k t h a t t h e p e op l e i n h e r e w h o w i l l b e l e a d e r s o n e d a y w i l l n o t f o r g e t t h a t
l e s s o n , ” R u t t l e d g e s a i d C h a r l e s Wa n ’ 1 7 a l s o a G o l d w a t e r S c h o l a r a d d e d t h a t i n a c h e m i c a l e n g i n e e r i n g c l a s s , h e h e a r d f r o m m a n y a c c o m p l i s h e d s t u d e n t s w h o s a i d t h e y o w e t h e i r s u c c e s s t o m e n t o r s h i p f r o m p r o f e s s o r s o r a l u m n i “A c o m m o n t h r e a d i n t h e t a l k s i s t h a t t h e y f o u n d a m e nt o r w h o h a s s u p p o r t e d t h e m t h r o u g h o u t t h e i r c a r e e r, ” Wa n s a i d A g r e e i n g w i t h Wa n , B e n j a m i n Va n D o r e n ’ 1 6 w h o r e c e i v e d t h e M a r s h a l l S c h o l a r s h i p, w h i c h f u n d s t w o y e a r s o f s t u d y a t a n y u n i v e r s it y i n t h e Un i t e d K i n g d o m
e x p r e s s e d h i s g r a t i t u d e f o r h i s r e s e a r c h s u p e r v i s o r, Pr o f Ir b y
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t i o n a r y b i o l o g y “ Pr o f e s s o r L ov e t t e h e l p e d m e w i t h n o t o n l y t h e [ s c h o l a rs h i p ] a p p l i c a t i o n , b u t a l s o t o u n d e r s t a n d w h a t I w a n t t o d o i n t h e s h o r t a n d l o n g t e r m , ” Va n D o r e n s a i d L ov e t t e s a i d Va n D o r e n h a s a p a s s i o n f o r o r n i t h o l o g y a n d i s “ a j o y t o w o r k w i t h ” “ H e ’ s e m b e d d e d w i t h i n t h i s i n s t i t u t i o n i n s o m a n y w a y s , ” L ov e t t e s a i d M a r c o s Mo r e n o ’ 1 7 , w h o w a s a w a rd e d t h e Mo r r i s K Ud a l l S c h o l a r s h i p w h i c h r e c o g n i z e s a h a r d - w o r k i n g Na t i v e A m e r i c a n o r A l a s k a n n a t i v e s t u d e n t a l s o c r e d i te d h i s m e n t o r s w i t h c o nt r i b u t i n g t o h i s s u c c e s s a t C o r n e l l “ T h e Ud a l l Fe l l o w s h i p i s s o m e t h i n g t h a t i s j u s t a s m u c h a r e c o g n i t i o n o f m y m e n t o r s a n d s u p p o r t e r s a s i t i s a r e c o gn i t i o n o f m y s e l f , ” M o r e n o s a i d Ju l i a n a B a t i s t a ’ 1 6 , w h o w a s n a m e d a S c h w a r z m a n S c h o l a r, s a i d t h e s c h o l a r s h i p w i l l f u n d h e r s t u d i e s o f w o m e n i n t h e B e i j i n g w o r kf o r c e , w h i c h s h e w o u l d n o t h a v e b e e n a b l e t o e x p l o r e o t he r w i s e “ I d i d n ’ t t h i n k I ’d e v e r g e t a n o p p o r t u n i t
Bid against malaria | Attendees participant in NETwork Against Malaria’s annual auction of C U bachelors to raise awareness of malaria in Uganda Friday
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C-Town Business Owners Lose Clients to Construction
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f r u s t r a t e d b e c a u s e t h e y n o t o n l y m i s s e d a n a p p o i n t m e n t t h a t t h e y t o o k t h e t i m e o u t o f t h e i r b u s y d a y, b u t t h e y d rove a ro u n d i n c i rc l e s t r y i n g t o p a rk a n d
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Ru s s l e r “ No t o n l y a re t h e y m a d a n d m a y n e ve r re t u r n t o m y
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Ru s s l e r a d d e d t h a t t h e c o n t i n u o u s c o n s t r u c t i o n
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Sm a l l Bu s i n e s s A s s o c i a t i o n , s a i d h i s b u s i n e s s h a s s u ff e re d b e c a u s e o f t h e c o n s t r u c t i o n “ T h e
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Memorial run celebrates late president’s impact on Cornell
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heard back was that she was really incredibly touched and grateful,” Saldaña said “She very much gave her blessing ”
Saldaña said the initial goal of raising awareness for colon cancer changed after Garrett’s death “ It b e c a m e re a l l y a w a y t o c e l e b r a t e w h a t President Garrett meant to the student athletes,” he said Wherry added that the race “became that much more important to each of us after [Garrett] passed away ”
“We were even more determined to honor her with this event, ” Wherry said “Our goal was not to have another memorial service, but rather to celebrate her life and her impact on the community ”
The race ’ s name “A Moment of Grace” was a tribute to Garrett’s speech to student athletes at the beginning of fall semester, in which she urged them to “ carry themselves with grace both on and off the field,” Saldaña said
In a speech at the beginning of the event, Wherry emphasized that the race ’ s purpose was to remember Garrett, rather than grieve for her
Joel Malina, vice president of university relations, echoed Wherry’s message in his speech, saying that Garrett would have enjoyed the race
“It was a festival atmosphere,” Malina said “Beth would have been so pleased to see everyone exercising and having a good time ”
Ma l i n a a d d
Garrett’s vision of Cornell
“Today’s event was a terrific example of Cornell students coming together to support each other and a great cause, ” Malina said “It very much reflected Beth’s spirit and love for our University and our community ”
Proceeds from the race will be donated to student scholarship and colon cancer research funds created in Garrett’s memor y, according to the event ’ s website
Rebecca Even can be reached at reven@cornellsun com
Overtime Victory in Semis Sets Up Championship Win Women
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tance of teamwork and support when it comes to the benefits of timeouts
“ S o m e t i m e s y o u ’
e o n t h e field and sometimes you ’ re on the bench, but I do think some of timeouts are really just bringi n g t
Graap said “It’s not so much always what is said, as it is the feeling of strength and that when
we come together we all have each other’s backs and support each other
women
lacrosse team has definitely been a team effort, with multiple players putting in the work on offense and defense to earn the win week to week Some players have truly distinguished themselves this season, such as Tripodi who set the program
earned a career high nine draw
and sophomore Taylor Reed had a breakout season, earning Most Outstanding Player of the tournament Sunday Mattyasovszky, Coffy, Dickson, Ellis and junior goalkeeper Renee Poullott continued their stellar performances from the regular and were all named to the All-Tournament Team
Jeff Asiedu can be reached at jasiedu@cornellsun com
Coming
Pepicelli Looks Back on First Season
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uling with 10 games in eight days, for example There would be a four-game series one weekend, two games in the middle of the week and another four-game series the next weekend
“It is not the ideal way to develop freshmen, guys that are new or really anyone, ” Pepicelli said about the condensed schedule “They are competing with me for the first time so they are hearing things from me that I am looking for, or changes that I want to make So I
am trying to install that on the fly during games ”
Pepicelli believes some of the young guys such as freshmen Josh Arndt and Mark Fraser fell victim to the schedule’s brevity
“We had a couple of freshmen that from the time the season started, they really worked their way into their positions and making progress, and then suddenly [the season] is over, ” Pepicelli said
The end result is frustrating because of how close the Red was at times, according to Pepicelli
“I am more disappointed for them than anything because I
think we were so close and so many times we got turned away, ” Pepicelli said “We just were a hit or a pitch away so many times ” It was not a spectacular season, but a fine opening chapter for the coach
“First year is in the books; I call it the starting point on the grass, ” Pepicelli said
And when asked if he enjoyed his first year, without hesitation he said, “Yeah, plus I love my guys I’ve got a great group ”
Jack Kantor can be reached at jkantor@cornellsun com
Cavs Escape Hawks, Move to Next Round
ATLANTA (AP)
Kevin Love scored 27 points, LeBron James hit a huge shot with 39 2 seconds to go and the Cleveland Cavaliers finished off their second straight playoff sweep, beating the Atlanta Hawks 100-99 Sunday to advance to the Eastern Conference finals
The Hawks had one last chance to extend the series after James missed
a 3-pointer with the clock winding down Atlanta got the rebound and put the ball in the hands of Dennis Schroder, who led the team with 21 points
The speedy point guard drove into the lane but was surrounded by James and Tristan Thompson Schroder slipped and James tied up the ball, forcing a huge mismatch of a
jump ball with 2 8 seconds left With a seveninch height advantage, James flicked the ball toward the sideline
Paul Millsap tried to get off a desperation shot, but it was after the buzzer and didn’t go in anyway
The Cavaliers, who opened the playoffs with four straight wins over Detroit, made shor t work of the Hawks as
Are Seen As Objects in Sports
Attention is placed on outfts in Beach volleyball, not the athletics
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large platform about three-time gold medalists is absurd, but it is just another high-profile example of how women in the elite sports world receive more undue attention for anything other than their talent
Sadly, it’s n o t h i n g new to hear about how females are treated differently in the athletic world Just a few weeks ago, I wrote an article on how the U S Women’s National Soccer Team is fighting for equal pay In the past two weeks, a video from Just Not Sports has gone viral of men reading out loud tweets from men directed at two female sports journalists
directly how it affects women in the sports-world
We’ve got to treat those women with the respect that any professional in their field deserves.
These women shouldn’t have to hear these horrible things about them that have nothing to do with their work as journalists, just as women athletes shouldn’t have to hear comments on their bodies rather than their athleticism It’s not just that they shouldn’t have to hear these things, people should not be making those comments in the first place
Kerri Walsh
well in a series that mirrored last year ' s conference finals In that one, the Hawks were the top seed but lost four straight to Cleveland This time, the Cavaliers were healthy, seeded No 1 and simply too much for Atlanta down the stretch in three of their four wins They improved to 12-0 against the Hawks in the postseason
The comments start off with weak attempts at general insults, but then take an immediate turn to highly uncomfortable when the comments start to mention rape and violence against these women just for doing their job
The men get visibly uncomfortable trying to read the increasingly horrible tweets These anonymous interactions allows for a whole new brand of cowardice and viciousness And here we see
J e n n i n g s shouldn’t have to make public statements defending her sports apparel Instead, she should be discussing her hard work or maybe how she’s managed to compete in four (and counting) Olympic Games As she said to The Huffington Post, “I think we ’ ve just gotta educate the public, take it with a grain of salt and make sure that we ’ re working hard and not playing up the sex appeal because it’s inherent anyway ” We’ve got to treat these women with the respect that any professional in their field deserves, and get rid of this inherent sexism in the world of sports
Sophia Scazzero can be reached at sscazzero@cornellsun com
up clutch | Sophomore Taylor Reed earned Most Outstanding Player in the tournament She finished with five goals and an assist in the two games
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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
The American Family Veers Off-Road: The Detour
BY PEGAH MORADI Sun Contributor
As someone who watches comedy TV a lot and I mean a lot I’ve found that there’s one key ingredient in creating a successful TV comedy: don’t make your show based on a funny plot; make it based on funny characters Write good characters, and the good plots will come
The Detour, created by The Daily Show power couple Samantha Bee and Jason Jones, completely fails this litmus test for a sustainable, quality TV comedy The ne w TBS series follows a family of four attempting to drive to a relaxing beach vacation, finding themselves embroiled in misadventure after misadventure To make things more complicated, father Nate Parker ( Jones) recently lost his job at a nefarious biopharmaceutical company and keeps this hidden from his family, paving the way for even more clandestine antics as he tries to frame his exemployer for unethical behavior The first fe w episodes enter into a similar pattern: a typical road-trip activity goes awr y, disaster ensues, Nate reveals another element of his plot to destroy Big Pharma to the audience, and without any real resolution the family pursues on
that nearly ever y flawed family on TV employs (questionable alcoholism, a lackluster sex life, secret reversions to irresponsible activities, among others) it manages to latently break ground in lesser-char ted discussions of the liberal white family The Parkers constantly attempt to be “woke” white people in situations that beg political incorrectness, tr ying to defensively demonstrate their moral principles In the episode titled The Restaurant,” the family stops at a roadside restaurant named “Conquistador’s,” and Nate desperately attempts to make it clear to ever yone that he finds
The Detour is so plot-heavy that it initially seems like nothing other than a classic road-trip comedy On the sur face, The Detour is almost identical to the 2006 film RV, except without the quippiness of Robin Williams and with way more cable-TV raunchiness But despite relying largely on its terrifically horrible plot to move itself for wards, The Detour somehow manages to turn its initially banal concept on its head, finding more nuance hidden beneath the gr uesome physical comedy The Detour, initially appearing solely as an edgy anti-family comedy, ultimately becomes a lampoon of the stereotypical white American family some where along its journey
Nate and his wife Robin (Natalie Zea) are the quintessential liberal, upper-middle class parents, outwardly perf
Although The Detour still falls prey to the hackneyed tropes
Well, here we are It’s been quite the ride, hasn’t it?
To be quite honest, I don’t even know what to say I’ve read countless fare well columns in my four years of reading, writing for and editing the Ar ts section of The Sun Ever ything wor th saying has been said, and more eloquently, by a talented stable of friends and writers that I should have gotten to know better Sorr y about that I can ’ t say that you missed much So it goes
I don’t measure my time at Cornell in GPA or prelims taken or par ties attended or daylights or sunsets or midnights or cups of coffee I remember the plays I’ve attended, movies I’ve seen, alone, at Cinemapolis on a winter’s afternoon and hours spent watching
Ga m e o f T h r o n e s ( a t l e a s t 200) I remember the people
w h o h a ve m ove d m e w i t h their ar t, the writers who have shared the things that moved them, the sprawling conversa-
t i o n s o n K i a r o s t a m i a n d
B re a k i n g B a d a n d R E M
What do you remember? I encourage you to share these memories with your friends
a n d a c q u a i n t a n c e s i n t h e coming weeks, senior or no
this blatant commercialization of the immoral conquest of indigenous peoples disgusting Ironically, Nate ends up using a racial slur out of context, and gets ensnared in a big dispute with multiple restaurant employees The scene is excellent; Nate is beautifully confused, aggravated and defensive all at once, per fectly summarizing the internal commotion of the white liberal
This critical look at the liberal white family extends past race relations and enters the contradictions of liberal parenting Nate and Robin end up having to teach their kids about sex and alcohol throughout the roadtrip due to sheer circumstance, often doing so out of pure misunderstanding What the parents think are their children’s sexual explorations are actually innocent, non-sexual shenanigans, such as when son Jared (Liam Carroll) r ubs lotion on the
television in order to warp the image on the screen, then wipes it off with tissues, leaving a supposedly masturbator y mess behind Regardless of whether or not they are warranted, the parents ’ attempts to explain mature concepts to their children are often riddled with inconsistency and dispute, accurately por traying the implicit conflict between showing children the often gr uesome realities of the adult world and simultaneously tr ying to act as responsible, welladjusted role models The result is a well-executed parody of parenthood and per fection, juxtaposing politesse with anger to illustrate the fr ustration inherent in maintaining balance in a family
While The Detour novelly tackles the TV family with subtlety, its comedy still doesn’t quite hit home, leaving the audience with fe w laugh-out-loud moments Although the show has its occasional wellwritten quip, it generally resor ts to physical humor and cr udity in order to extor t laughs from the vie wer The fe w moments of absurdity are often those with the most comedic zing: a hotel employee refers to Nate Parker Jr as “Mr Parkerjer,” an old man with a wine-stained shir t follows the
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reliance on the disaster-driven comedy is each episode’s lack of a fulfilling resolution In a manner similar to Seinfeld or It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, The Detour doesn’t ever tr uly resolve the problems it creates The family ends up back in their car, moving on with their trip, en route to their next adventure In a way, the lack of explicit conflict resolution is reminiscent of the show’s authentic por trayal of parenthood and family The Detour ultimately gives the vie wer a simple suggestion: Things don’t always come to a neat end Sometimes, you ’ ve just got to get back in your minivan and drive on
Pegah Moradi is a freshman in the College of Ar ts and Sciences She can be reached at pm443@cornell edu
ed until they made themselves known And yet, as much as my ego hates to admit, I don’t think anything’s changed There hasn’t been any widespread movement on campus, no #FeelTheAr ts or anything like that Most people never even read the ar ticle, let alone took it to hear t; in the immor tal words of one Daily Sun commenter, “Stop being pretentious ” In those of another, “Hold dee z nuts ” Tr uer words have yet to be uttered
It’s all we really have at moments such as this Last semester, I got mad as hell and wrote a column about the state of the ar ts at Cornell In general, I was met with a generous outpouring of suppor t from friends, family and people that I never even kne w exist-
I’m not mad as hell anymore Now it’s your turn Now, I charge once more unto the breach of The Real World, beating on, boats against the current of bad literar y references and ar ts appreciation We’ve got it easier, better, here in our Ithaca, than out There Where else are we surrounded by the beauty of thought and c re a t i o n , b o l s t e re d b y o u r p e e r s o f equal brilliance? It’s f r i g h t e n i n g t o leave, knowing I’ll never have accomplished anything of real meaning while I w a s h e r e , a n d especially knowing I ’ l l n e v e r a c c o mp l i s h a n y t h i n g Else where If only I had star ted sooner
If you find yourself once again at Cornell next semester, I’d once again encourage you to do ever yt h i n g y o u c a n t o m a k e y o u r s e l f h a p p y Tr u l y, unabashedly happy It took me far too long to realize
that I won ’ t repeat my old column Read if you care to; I hear it wasn ’ t so bad I’m looking to the future now, when oppor tunities to experience real ar t are fe w and far between I’ve settled on looking toward a career in the theatre selling out in marketing, not acting so that I can continue to tangentially contribute to ar ts and culture for as many people as possible I hope many of you choose to follow similar career paths with integrity, doing something you ’ re passionate about We need more enthusiastic people doing what they love, and not taking the path of least resistance toward a future of guaranteed success I don’t intend on or expect to make much money, but I think being happy will be enough Look me up in a fe w years, maybe I’ll be able to get you some tickets to Hamilton
Of course, I’d be remiss if I didn’t mention at least one name in my retrospection To my dearest comma Kaitlyn ( Tiffany ’15), my greatest teacher and par tner, thank you for not thinking I was a total weirdo when I awkwardly hid from you in The Daily Sun offices on our first day of work I was worried you wouldn’t like me then I don’t worr y about that anymore I can ’ t wait to join you in the big city and pretend to be an adult with you It should be pretty tight
Fare well, my brave hobbits My work is now finished Here at last, on the shores of the sea, comes the end of our fellowship I will not say do not weep, for not all tears are an evil
Sean Doolittle is a senior in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences He can be reached at spd64@cornell edu Pu l p Fi c t Se a n r uns alternate Mondays this semester This is its last iteration
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Until recently, the muddy fields of U S women ’ s rugby have been largely uncharted Women’s teams have developed since the mid 20th century and gradually gained popularity with players and fans Particularly at the collegiate level, U S women ruggers (rugby players) are proliferating Escalating interest in women ’ s rugby has prompted several Ivy League universities to elevate their women ’ s club rugby teams to the NCAA varsity level, concomitantly vesting players with the resources, support and privileges of varsity athletes
Last Tuesday evening, 11 players from the Cornell women ’ s rugby team met with me to discuss their mission of transforming their sports club into a varsity team From early in the inter vie w, the players’ giggles, nicknames and light teasing exuded a sense of suppor tive camaraderie Their strong-held passion for CWRFC became profusely clear, and their gushing articulations of the transformative space created by the welcoming energies of their eclectic teammates wholly illustrated the importance of the rugby community on campus They particularly expressed that the collective shattering of heteronormativity, body positivity and inclusion of all genders crafts a dynamic group bond; they thrive, as community members and athletes, from the multiplicity of perspectives that they encounter and work with as a team Community tr ust and closeness hold heady significance in the sport rugby scrums are held up by precarious patchworks of interlocking bodies, whose safety depend on the adjoining entanglement of teammates On and off the field, the women ’ s rugby team engenders a profoundly allied force a strength that has propelled them in their efforts towards attaining varsity status CWRFC, while competing against many of the Ivy League’s newly minted varsity ruggers, remains in the disenfranchising position as a club team, and therefore, lacks many of the fundamental resources and facilities that their competitors deploy in training Without the same advantages, CWRFC is precluded from advancing at the rate of their competitors, and the
Cornell women are left in a selfguided scramble to assemble facilities, training, transportation and funding on their own The players articulated bureaucratic struggles that threaten the viability and development of the team
Former president Alison Farrish ’16 affirms that the University administration while sympathetic to the ruggers ’ desire to progress has implied that Cornell cannot expend resources to bring another team up to the varsity level and if the ruggers wish to become varsity, they will have to accumulate the funds, facilities and support through their own efforts
Currently, as a recognized “ sports club,” the women ruggers fall under the jurisdiction of the
longevity and, in par t, because, “ men on average make more money, ” so alumni from the women ’ s team, perhaps, have smaller incomes to share Algarín concluded that while the women ’ s ruggers have investigated the possibility of moving to Tier 1 of SAFC funding, the requisite activities attached to Tier 1 funding would pose increasingly daunting impediments to a team whose time is spread exceedingly thin with self-management obligations
Beyond the expanse of time and energy exhausted in their effor ts to fundraise, which detracts from time spent training, budgetary deficiencies encumber the team through a superfluity of infrastr uctural shor tages that
Support for their team shows campus int in women’s rugby and builds incentive fo administration to grant them varsity statu Get to know the ruggers, and hear their story in their own words.
Office of the Dean of Students and receive funding from the Students Activities Funding Commission (SAFC), like any other student club Located in Tier 2 of SAFC’s funding allocations, the ruggers obtain a budget of $5,000 per semester, which tapers quickly as transportation, lodging, coaching salar y and facilities expenses add up The players offset their budget through fundraising selling CWRFC merch to friends and fans and soliciting donations from alumni The team collects a small portion of dues from each player, but as co-captain Mara Jacobs ’17 said, “ we don’t want money to be an issue of why women can ’ t play on the team, ” emphasizing the team ’ s commitment to accessibility for players of all socioeconomic backgrounds
Unfortunately, president Jade Algarín ’17 explained that development of the team budget has conferred less consistent streams of income compared to the men ’ s rugby team She speculated that the discrepancies in donations for the women ’ s team stem, in part, from the long-held tradition of men ’ s rugby at Cornell a prized legacy that inspires alumni to ensure the men ’ s team ’ s
threaten the players’ safety, health and growth Rugby has a degree of physical intensity that renders players highly susceptible to injury While the CWRFC players laughed about generalizations of r uggers as imper viously durable stock, they also conceded that injuries have affected many of their teammates Therefore, they acknowledged the significance of practicing as a team and attaining finesse in technical moves in order to reduce the players’ risk of injury However, unsteady access to fields and training spaces has deterred the ruggers ’ development of skills In the winter, the team practices indoors, but they forgo many vital training routines because Cornell does not have a safe indoor space for tackling practice Farrish recalled scheduling indoor practice spaces as a “nightmare, ” stressing that the lack of facilities impedes the team ’ s work of “getting people ready and trained to properly tackle safely ”
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Red Captures First Ivy Tournament Championship
By JEFF ASIEDU Sun Staff Writer
Cornell is now home to the top dogs in the Ivy League This weekend, the women ’ s lacrosse team traveled to Philadelphia to play in the Ivy League tournament, and today the Red earned a victory over rival No 12 Penn to win the tournament and bring the Ivy League Tournament trophy to Ithaca for the first time in program history
On Friday afternoon, the Red faced off against Princeton, one of only four teams who managed to defeat Cornell during the team ’ s phenomenal spring season, and both teams were out for blood Scoring went back and forth between the Red and the Tigers all game, and at the end of regulation both teams had nine goals, forcing overtime However, once the whistle blew to start the overtime period, the Red won the draw and never looked back
“Princeton was definitely back and forth, [but] we had a decent amount of control,” said senior co-captain Emily Tripodi “We went into overtime, we got that draw and we knew that we had that momentum, and Catherine Ellis just tossed it away It was an amazing win, just a great game ” Ellis’ goal was the finishing touch in the game, and ended the Tigers’ quest for an Ivy League Tournament Championship, but the weekend continued for the Red After a day of rest on Saturday, the women ’ s lacrosse team got up early for the championship showdown against Penn, the only Ivy other than Princeton who beat the Red The
Quakers topped Cornell last week when they came to Ithaca, winning the regular season conference title
Cornell jumped out to a big lead in the first half, getting an 8-3 lead before halftime on goals from sophomore Taylor Reed, junior Kristy Gilbert, sophomore Joey Coffy, junior Amie Dickson, junior Catherine Ellis and senior Olivia Mattyasovszky In the second half, Penn
came roaring back and was able to cut the lead to just a one goal, but the Red maintained control of the game and came out with the victory, 11-10
“We started really well in the first half and built the lead, which was excellent, but Penn is a very experienced tournament team, and they definitely mounted a comeback,” said head coach Jenny Graap ‘86
The Red watched its lead evaporate as
Cornell Baseball: A Year in Review
Head coach Dan Pepicelli refects on his frst season with the
By JACK KANTOR Sun Assistant Sports Editor
It was a disappointing end to the Cornell baseball season, with the Red finishing in last in the Ivy League First-year head coach Dan Pepicelli’s team managed to stay close with the rest of the conference until the final stretch, when the team fell short of expectations
Pepicelli said he had high hopes for this squad and was disappointed the season ended the way it did
Penn methodically worked its way back into the game “The tide definitely turned a little bit in the second half and Penn started to come back on us, ” Graap said “But I think it was really very pivotal that Cornell’s team stayed composed and honestly I think the leadership on the field and particularly the senior class did a great job in keeping everyone settled down and able to withstand that comeback ”
With the victory, Cornell earns the title of Ivy League Tournament Champions and recieves an automatic bid into the NCAA postseason tournament Additionally, the game was special for Graap, who earned her 200th win with the Cornell women ’ s lacrosse program Graap was a member of the team when she attended Cornell and is now in her 19th year with the program as a coach Once an outstanding lacrosse player an All-American herself, Graap’s experience still shapes her team ’ s performance Twice in the second half, she called timeouts at pivotal times that allowed her team to refocus themselves and maintain their lead
“Some of it is just reminding them of the game plan and giving them good information and powering each other,” Graap said “A great part of timeouts is that we get to come together as a team, and that’s our strength, our strength is being a team and the girls on the bench get to slap everybody on the back and bolster them up, and help out, and that’s really been the story of this squad for 2016 ”
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The Red (14-24, 7-14 Ivy) won only two of its final 12 games of the season, 10 of which were Ivy League matchups
“We are just better than that,” Pepicelli said
Half of Cornell’s losses in the final 12-game stretch were decided by three runs or fewer This was a team that went out every night and put up a fight, Pepicell said But the Red was not able to come out on top in those close games
“[ We could not] close games out, ” Pepicelli said “Three of the games, in
“[I am] disappointed with how we finished,” Pepicelli said “We just had to play well the rest of the way and just couldn’t get a big hit or a big pitch ”
the eighth inning we gave up the lead We just did not have enough depth in the bullpen Then add in that we played a boatload of extra inning games and part of that is because of the toughness of our kids ” This team, while resilient, certainly has its flaws and has a lot of room for growth over the offseason
“Across the board there wasn ’ t any area that I felt doesn’t need improving,” Pepicelli said “We are trying to figure out not just how to hit for a b
n offense ”
If it feels like the season went by quickly, it is because it was a quick season The Red played its first game of the season on March 5, and its final game on April 30 This Ivy-unique nuance is something that surprised Pepicelli
The season is less than two months long and can be a challenge for team that is trying to improve
“It is a real short season, ” Pepicelli said “Development happens in two ways with freshmen It happens by playing games, which cer tainly is great But then also when a season has some length to it, it gives them a chance to kind of play, go practice, evaluate what they need to work on and go back and play again Those opportunities don’t exist with us ” Cornell would regularly see sched-
The other day I saw an article on The Huffington Post’s website about how Olympic beach volleyball player Kerri Walsh Jennings responded to critics of the apparel that the women wear during their matches Apparently, when it comes to the topic of women ’ s beach
fabric, but they are suited for the climate that they are made for These women are playing on the beach in over 100-degree weather, what else do you expect them to wear? And, not to mention, their tops are more like sports bras than bikini tops, just in case people
volleyball, what is being discussed is not the player ’ s elite level of athleticism but rather the “bikinis” that they wear
Coming from a sport that also requires tight spandex, let me tell you it would be more than a little annoying to kill yourself training 25 hours a week to then only receive feedback on your appearance That is not what the sport is about and not what should be the topic of discussion Yes, the outfits that they wear to play are tight and are made of minimal
could not tell the difference Do people make nearly as many degrading comments in the media about the male divers and their speedos?
I’m sure ever yone remembers the comment made by London Mayor Boris Johnson at the 2012 London Olympics during the volleyball match He stayed that “semi-naked” women players were “glistening like wet otters ” Obviously, to say something like that on such a large platform about
Cardiac Cornell | Two one-goal victories helped the Red win its first ever Ivy League Tournament Championship
