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The Corne¬ Daily Sun

By JENNA RUDOLFSKY Sun Staff Writer

In response to a severe drought in the Ithaca area, officials from both Cornell and the City of Ithaca are closely monitoring water levels as students arrive back on campus

“There’s a period of time right around the end of August and the beginning of September where our usage peaks as a county, ” said Dan Cogan, Chief of Staff for the City of Ithaca

In response to this escalating situation, the University has formed a Drought Emergency Planning Team to track the situation and manage potential problems until water levels have risen sig-

Precipitation Trends in Ithaca

C.U. Faces Sexual Assault Policy Probe

By PHOEBE KELLER Sun Managing Editor

nificantly, The Sun previously reported

“The current efforts of the DEPT are to assess and respond appropriately to the drop in water supply resulting from the current drought,” said Chris Bordlemay, Cornell’s water and wastewater manager “We’ve built on a lot of experience because water conservation is a longstanding commitment at Cornell ”

Planning for Low Water Levels

The University released a Stage Two Water Restriction Plan on July 28, informing community members of the severity of the situation and proposing necessary cutbacks for students and faculty

“To help combat the dry conditions, we each need to contribute creative and consistent behaviors every single day to reduce our water usage, ” said Sarah Brylinsky, Cornell’s sustainability communications and integration manager “Our goal is to reduce our overall daily water usage by 30 percent in order to be resilient during the drought That means taking every opportunity to look for water savings in our daily habits ”

If the water levels in Fall Creek where Cornell draws its water continue to fall, mandatory water restrictions and rations be imposed, The Sun reported

Recent rainfall in the area has helped hold off movement into a Stage Three Water Restriction,

Conservative Donor Klarman ’79 Pledges Support to Clinton

C o r n e l l t h i s s u m m e r, a l l e g i n g t h a t t h e Un i ve r s i t y c o n d u c t e d s e x u a l a s s a u l t i n v e s t i g a t i o n s a g a i n s t t h e m “ u n l a w f u l l y, ” T h e Su n re p o r t e d B a l l i n g e r w h o w a s c h a r g e d w i t h a s s a u l t i n g a f e m a l e s t u d e n t a t h i s Ps i Up s i l o n f r a t e r n i t y h o u s e i n Ja n u a r y c l a i m e d i n h i s c i v i l s u i t t h a t t h e Un i v e r s i t y ’ s “f l a we d” i n ve s t i g a t i o n o f t h e i n c i d e n t d i d n o t c o m p l y w i t h s t a t e re g u l a t i o n , a c c o rd i n g t o c o u r t d o c u m e n t s T h e d o c um e n t s p o i n t o u t t h a t a d e f e nd a n t m u s t b e a l l owe d t o p reve n t e v i d e n c e a n d t e s t i f y a t a h e a r i n g u n d e r Ne w Yo rk St a t e Ed u

“Harassment investigations tend to be highly complex and often involve systemic issues ” D e p a r t m e n t o f E d u c a t i o n

k e Un i v e r s i t y, a c c o r d i n g t o P O L I T I C O C o r n e l l h a s b e e n s c r u t i n i ze d by t h e d e p a r t m e n t f o u r t i m e s a n d w a s l a s t i n ve s t i g a t e d i n 2 0 1 5 , re g a rd i n g “ p o s s i b l e v i o l a t i o n s ” o f Ti t l e I X , T h e Su n p re v i o u s l y re p o r t e d Tw o s t u d e n t s Wo l f g a n g Ba l l i n g e r ’ 1 7 a n d a s t u d e n t u s i n g t h e n a m e “ Jo h n Do e ” h a v e a l s o f i l e d s u i t s a g a i n s t

Seth Klarman ’79 whose family’s gift to the University was the primary funding for construction of Klarman Hall announced this month that he will support former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s campaign to defeat Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump

This endorsement diverges from Klar-

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n g with his wife Beth, were among the top donors to U S conservative causes in 2014, according to the Boston Globe

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Republican nominee is unfit to be president

Some of Trump’s recent language is “ so shockingly unac-

democratic society that it is sim-

KLARMAN ’79

Klarman said he “knew that [he] could never support someone like Donald Trump,” adding that some of Trump’s recent inflammatory statements have further c

Trump could become our president,” Klarman said in a press release from Baupost, a hedge fund that he helms as president K l a r m a n c

cterized Trump’s suggestion that the general election will be “rigged” as “particularly dangerous ” Klarman, who gave $5,400 to Clinton’s campaign in June, said h

n g Clinton as the election approaches

“I will continue to find ways to support Hillary Clinton and defeat Donald Trump,” he said

Compiled by Madeline Cohen

Monday, August 22, 2016

O RIEN TATION W EEK E VENTS

Today

Exploring C.U. Library’s Rare Books and Manuscripts

10:40 a.m., Kroch Library, Olin Library

Walking Tours of Olin, Kroch, and Uris Libraries 1 p.m., Uris Library

Introduction to Academic Libraries in the United States 2 p.m., 106G, Olin Library

Africana’s Fall 2016 Welcome Reception BBQ 4:30 p.m., Africana Studies and Research Center

C.U. Hillel Welcome BBQ

5 - 7 p.m., Balch Hall Front Lawn

C.U. Jazz: Balch Arch Jam Session

7 - 9 p.m., Balch Hall Arch

Free Showing of Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind For New Students

9:15 - 11:15 p.m., Willard Straight Theatre

Tomorrow

Matthew Schreiber Crossbow Exhibition

10 a.m. - 5 p.m., Johnson Museum of Art

Quantitative Single-Cell Biophysics Seminar

12:20 - 1:45 p.m., 700 Clark Hall

Fine Arts Library Tour

4:30 p.m., Rand Hall, Fine Arts Library

C.U. Jazz Ensemble Auditions 4:30 - 10 p.m., Uris Library

Free Showing of Beauty and the Beast For New Students

7 - 8:40 p.m., Willard Straight Theatre

Free Showing of Zootopia For C.U. Students

9:30 - 11 p.m., Willard Straight Theatre

Summer Construction Advances Ithaca Projects

Collegetown

By ANNA DELWICHE Sun Staff Writer

The first phase of several construction projects which began early this summer on areas of the Ag Quad, Engineering Quad, Collegetown, Gannett and the Vet School will continue throughout the academic year, according to architects

Ag Quad

Reconstruction of the Ag Quad will progress throughout the year, concluding in the 2017-2018 academic year, The Sun previously reported

While summer construction focused on the Eastern end of the quad, renovations this year will primarily focus on this end of the quad before moving into its West and South quadrants

The project aims to improve the quad’s safety with the installation of 20 new light poles, three Blue Light phones and an emergency vehicle access path as well as encourage more social atmosphere with the addition of stone benches and other outdoors furniture

Collegetown

Residents were allowed to begin moving into the Dryden South Building Thursday after a summer of construction, according to 14850 com Minor issues and touch ups, including painting and trim linger, but have not delayed residents arrivals

The new Dryden Eddy Apartments, located at 327 Eddy Street, are not yet complete and the tentative move-in date for students is set for August 26, according to Jesse Lupica ’18, one of the apartment ’ s future residents

Lupica, who is staying with friends until his apartment opens, said the delay “is not unexpected, because completion of the project was an ambitious goal ”

“It definitely has made the start of the year more stressful, [however], especially with a full schedule of classes and the career fair starting next week,” he said

Sections of Dryden Road will also be affected by underground utility work in upcoming weeks, according to a City of Ithaca press release

The release added that impacts on traffic were minimized or delayed during Cornell’s move-in weekend, and said students should expect increased delays over the first few weeks of the year

Campus

Several on-campus projects will continue throughout the school year, including the expansion of Gannett, construc-

tion on the Vet School and renovation of Upson Hall on the Engineering Quad

Gannett which will be rebranded as Cornell Health after its completion in August 2017 has temporarily moved services to a new Campus Road location, while its previously building undergoes expansion and updates its facilities, The Sun previously reported

Upson Hall is scheduled for completion in August 2017, with construction beginning on its third through fifth floors this year Its first and second floors will be renovated in the second phase of the plan, according to The Ithaca Voice Construction on the Vet School is expected to conclude by June 2017, after the installment of a new library on the building’s third floor and renovations of its classrooms and labs, The Voice reported

New GreenStar Grocery Set to Open in Collegetown

By YUN SOO KIM Sun News Editor

Gr e e n St a r Na t u r a l Fo o d s Market’s third store is set to open i t s d o o r s i n t h e h e a r t o f Collegetown Tuesday The store ’ s opening originally scheduled for August 17 has been postponed about a week due to construction delays, according to Joe Romano, GreenStar’s marketing manager Romano said the store will open in Collegetown to ensure that there is an option for college students, faculty members and l o c a l h o u s e h o l d s s e e k i n g “healthy and affordable foods ” “ There is not a full ser vice g r o c e r y s t o r e i n t h i s p a r t o f town, ” he explained “ We know

that more and more young people are not only interested in an economical and healthy diet, but that they also share our values of community, sustainability, people and planet ” Romano also said that the “small-store, local-farmer model” will allow customers to grocer y shop more conveniently, especially in a small community like Ithaca

“Businesses can stay small and actually come to you where you live and work,” he said

We have a basics program with great prices like 99 cents for a can of organic

and even

d FLOWER that

s Fr e s h , Local and Or-

Reach,” he said

store is interested in “creating more options” rather than competing with existing markets in Collegetown

“ You won ’ t have to wait for y

x a n d match meals will be delicious, interesting, fun and affordable,” he said “Our store also will have a simple but beautiful dining area designed to be a great place to get away from your dorm, roommates or dining hall for a little while, and we are open until 11 ”

Irene Jeon ’17 said that she is “ e x c i t e d ” a b o u t Gr e e n St a r ’ s opening, “because the only other

o p t i o n s w e h a v e [ i n Collegetown] are Jason’s or 7Eleven ”

She also said she is looking for ward to the variety of fresh produce options to be offered in the new store

How e v e r, Je o n r a i s e d c o ncerns about the price of products, especially relative to other competitive options available to

college students “I’m worried about the prices I w o u l d p r e f e r t o g o

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” s h e said S a m i r Dur vasula ’17 also expressed some enthusiasm about the n e w g r o c e r y option, saying h e i s “ r e a l l y excited about” the new branch opening

“GreenStar will be really helpful in that it will help bring more natural products, as well as pro-

duce to Collegetown,” he said “Also, the [FLOWER discount p

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stores in Collegetown, the new store opening “will be a great addition to Collegetown ” “Its location in Collegetown is really great, and will be really convenient to get to it will p ro b a b

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i m a r y grocer y store, ” he said

City Water Flows From Reservoir, Without Reserve

Despite recent rainfall, experts warn ground water shortage will prolong drought, mandate conservation

“ Their issue is more of a limitation of how quickly they can pump the water out and all the way around the city ”

according to Cogan

“ We’re a little less alarmed, but still definitely on aler t, ” Cogan said “ We’re still asking people to not be wasteful with the water ”

Tracing the Water’s Source

Unlike Cornell, the City of Ithaca including student-based areas such as Collegetown draws its water from Six Mile Creek and its reser voir, according to Cogan

“[Ithaca’s] water comes right from [Six Mile Creek], so if the stream gets dr y, they don’t have any kind of reser ve at all,” Cogan said “If the water ran completely dr y [Ithaca] would have maybe a 30-day supply of water ” Cornell’s water supply also ser vices the Cornell

He i g h t s n e i g h b o r h o o d a n d t h e Ha m l e t o f Fo re s t

Home in the Town of Ithaca, Bordlemay said

“ The water filtration plant does provide water to all students living on campus, which is about half of all undergraduates enrolled at Cornell,” he said

While the University and the city both receive water from creeks that are currently dr ying up, the regions around Ithaca, which pump their water from Cayuga Lake, are in better shape

“[Bolton Point] has tons of water, ” Cogan said

Cornellians Feel Effects

Students and faculty staying in Ithaca over the summer experienced some initial effects of the drought

“Our sink water turned brown at one point,” said Colby Triolo ’19, who lived in Ithaca this summer “[However], what I thought

Buttermilk Falls were completely dried up ”

The lack of rainfall was significant, dropping normal water flow down Six Mile Creek from 12 cubic feet per second to four cubic feet per second, according to Cogan

Bordlemay added that the lowered water levels likely resulted par tially from unusual winter and summer weather

“ The lack of snow during the winter and subsequent recharge of groundwater, combined with lack of n

dropped stream levels to record lows,” he said

“ The recent rain we have gotten has fed the top layer of vegetation so that grass and plants are looking green, but the real issue in a drought is ground water, ” she said “ We can expect the drought conditions to last another fe w weeks, at least ”

The Drought Emergency Planning Team has listed several recommendations for keeping water levels as high as possible and has reached out to the Cornell community for assistance

“Recent rain has fed the top layer of vegetation ... but the real issue in a drought is ground water ”

ever y day ”

While current rainfall has raised hopes of the drought concluding, Br ylinsky said students should still be war y of the water shor tage

“Cornell needs to reduce our daily water use by half a million gallons a day,” said a Sustainable Cornell informa-

by

dence halls, that means we need to reduce about 7,500

The information sheet also recommends that students reduce energy usage, shor ten showers and do laundr y less frequently

“It’s impor tant that ever yone contributes by making small daily changes so we all thrive together,” Br ylinsky said “For example, cutting down shower times to five minutes can save up to 25 gallons a day per person, which is a huge contribution ”

DROUGHT Continued from page 1 Jenna Rudolfsky can be reached at jrudolfsky@cornellsun com

Help keep Ithaca Beautiful.

Department of Ed Initiates Investigation of C.U. Policy

Scrutiny follows two summer suits accusing University of ‘unlawful’ assault investigations

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Pulse Vigil Provides ‘Hope,’ ‘ Healing’ to Cornell Community

By RACHEL WHALEN Sun Staff Writer

Dozens of students and community members gathered on Ho Plaza the night of June 18 for a candlelight vigil expressing solid a r i t y w i t h v i c t i m s o f t h e Orlando shooting

“We can ’ t, as a University, just ignore that this happened,” said event organizer Joshua Goddard ’18 “We wanted to reach out,

b u t we d i d n ’ t re a l i ze h ow

b a d l y p e o p l e

w a n t e d t o reach back out to us ” The vigil

o r g a n i ze d by five Cornell students and Brian

Pa t c h c o s k i , t h e d i re c t o r o f C o r n e l l’s L B G TQ + Re s o u rc e Center included an open dialogue where attendees could speak about their reactions to the attack, followed by a performance by the glee club and chorus members

The ceremony concluded with the lighting of 49 candles, one for each victim killed in the country ’ s most devastating mass shooting to date

Many of the event ’ s organizers, i n c l u d i n g Bi a g i o Di Sa l vo ’ 1 4 M A ’16, said they gathered in part to honor the attack’s victims before the shooting became overly politicized

“You can ’ t really separate this from political change and social change, but we wanted this to be especially for remembering the v i c t i m s , ” Di Sa l vo s a i d

“Obviously we need change, but we wanted to focus on their lives rather than anything else ” Goddard agreed, adding that the vigil was a means for the Cornell community to together “ process what had happened ”

“I think the one most frustrating thing I’ve seen is how everyone has glossed over the fact that 4 9 yo u n g p e o p l e h a ve d i e d , ” Goddard said “They are trying to turn it all into a political debate and are ignoring the fact that t

dead I wanted to just take a moment or take a single night and just appreciate them ” T h e v i g i l a l s o a l l owe d Cornellians to begin healing after a hateful act, according to organizer Elizabeth Cavic ’18

“Especially for members of the LGBTQ community, it's really important to have a healing space and a place where people can talk openly about how they are coping with such a tragic incident, especially without it being a political or divisive event, ” Cavic said “It was important to me that this vigil was strictly a healing space ” The event ’ s mood was marked by “ a mixture of sorrow and confusion,” but attendees also expressed a hopeful “desire to see things change,” according to Sarah Wright ’18, another organizer

“We care today, we cared yesterday, we ’ re going to care tomor-

Phoebe

row, ” Wright said “We’re always going to care, and it’s always going to be something that matters to us Even if it’s something small, like lighting some candles, or just sitting in a circle talking, it’s something for people to come to, for people to see, for other people to read about ”

“When I heard about the Pulse event, it was in the evening, and it struck me, ” Shelton said “I’m just glad that something like this was put together, especially on such

people who are LGBT+, to anyone we know ”

“This [vigil] looks like it was done with a lot of care, a lot of respect, a lot of thought

Sp e a k i n g o f t h e shooting, Goddard said he felt the attack “awakened” him to the danger to the LGBTQ community still faces in the United States

“Even where we are and how much progress we ’ ve made, we ’ re still at that point where we really need to care for each other and watch out for each other,” he said “ This [shooting] ended 49 lives, but it affected millions of lives

”

Attendee Morgan Shelton ’17 expressed her appreciation for the vigil’s atmosphere of thoughtfulness and compassion

short notice with not a lot of people here This looks like it was done with a lot of care, a lot of respect, a lot of thought ” Shelton added that she believes the Pulse shooting should encourage people from around the world to help “compassion to win over hate ”

“We cannot allow ourselves to become consumed by our confusion, our sadness, our sorrow in this event, ” she said “It’s an event to embolden us to do better to

The Employee Assembly also released a statement via social media Friday, expressing solidarity with the victims of the shooting and encouraging Cornellians to attend the vigil “ The tragedy of the Orlando shooting at Pulse nightclub has highlighted t h e b i a s f a c e d by t

Muslim communities,” the statement said “Cornell prides itself on being an institution where our diverse workforce can be part of an engaging and inclusive environment ”

The Ithaca community also hosted an ‘Ithaca is Love’ event on

Orlando shooting, according to DiSalvo

Rachel Whalen can be reached at rwhalen@cornellsun com

‘Hideaway’ to Replace Dunbar’s in Collegetown

By JOSH GIRSKY Sun News Editor

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Business College Acquires

Midtown Manhattan Space

Plans to ‘enhance’ networking, expand city presence

By DREW MUSTO Sun Staff Writer

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Dalai Lama

By JEANETTE SI Sun Staff Writer

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Library: A New Center for the Study of Buddhism in Ithaca

Local Buddhists proclaim it

“ an immense honor” that Ithaca was chosen from dozens of cities to host the 14th Dalai Lama’s Library

His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama's

L i b r a r y a n d Museum will con-

t a i n t h e “ w r i t i n g s , teachings and artifacts of all 14 Dalai

L a m a s , ” a c c o rd i n g t o Ma yo r Sva n t e Myrick ’09, and will “include housing for students of Buddhism and visiting Lamas ”

that the library will be located on So u t h Hi l l , w h e re t h e No r t h American division of the Dalai Lama’s Namgyal Monastery currently resides

Su s a n R i t t e r, t h e t ow n o f Ithaca’s director of planning, said

The town is currently waiting to receive plans for the library’s construction, according to Ritter Te n z i n De c h e n ’18, the president of the Tibet Initiative at Cornell, said that the librar y will provide more diverse opport u n i t i e s f o r t h e greater Ithaca comm u n i t y t o l e a r n about Buddhism and Tibetan culture

“Personally, I am very excited for this decision to place the l i b r a r y i n It h a c a Gi ve n t h a t Ithaca is the North American seat

of the Dalai Lama, this will allow for a more scholarly environment for the Tibetan community here and supporters of Tibet,” she said Cornell is home to a thriving Tibetan community which would consider the library’s construction an honor, according to Andrew Card ’16, the founding president of the Tibet Initiative

“The Tibetan community in Ithaca is very vibrant and devoted to preserving their heritage,” Card said “I am sure that the Tibetan community in Ithaca is feeling overwhelmed with joy The lineage of the Dalai Lamas is one of t h e m o s t i m p o r t a n t p i l l a r s o f Tibetan civilization and for Ithaca to be chosen for his library is an immense honor ” Dechen added that Ithaca’s n a t u

focus make it an ideal location for a library dedicated to the study of Buddhism, saying these features set the city apart from other applicants

“Qualities that make Ithaca s t a n d o u t a m o n g s t t h e m a n y

“The Tibetan community in Ithaca is very vibrant and devoted to preserving their heritage.”

other cities includes its scholarly environment in the Ithaca community,” Dechen said “Schools like Cornell University and Ithaca College both encourage research in the humanities Ithaca's beauti-

ful and lush environment also serves as a perfect place to enact a library ” Card said the greater Ithaca community is also receptive to Tibetan issues as a whole, and stressed that the library will be an

Tibetans and non-Tibetans alike

“The Ithaca community has

Tibetan community It’s common to see non-Tibetans attending

monastery, ” said Card “I am sure [the library] will provide incredible resources for [all] who wish to explore the richness of Tibetan culture or to find inspiration from the Dalai Lama’s teachings ”

Jeanette Si can be reached at jsi@cornellsun com

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The FBI is conducting toxicology tests at the agency ’ s lab in Quantico, Va to determine if Harrouff was under the influence of any substances

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to ‘Mess’ With Brazilian Police

NEW YORK (AP) American swimmer Ryan Lochte said he “over-exaggerated” what happened at a Rio de Janeiro gas station and acknowledged it was his “immature behavior” that got him and three teammates into a mess that consumed the final days of the Olympics

Lochte, in a portion of an interview with NBC’s Matt Lauer that aired Saturday , continued backtracking from a story that he initially described as an armed robbery Police have said the swimmers vandalized a bathroom after a night of partying and armed guards confronted them and asked them to pay for the damage

“It’s how you want to make it look like,” Lochte said “Whether you call it a robbery or whether you call it extortion or us just paying

for the damages, we don’t know All we know is that there was a gun pointed in our direction and we were demanded to give money ”

But he admitted that he understood that he was being told that the Americans had to pay for the damage or the police would be called

At that point, Lauer said: “You’re striking a deal Is that fair?”

“We just wanted to get out of there,” Lochte said, adding the swimmers were frightened

Lauer told Lochte that his story had morphed from one about “the mean streets of Rio” to a negotiated settlement to cover up dumb behavior

“That’s why I’m taking full responsibility for it, because I over-exaggerated the story, ”

Lochte said “If I had never done that, we wouldn’t be in this mess ”

Lochte also said he had lied in telling NBC interviewer Billy Bush the next day that a gun had been cocked and pointed at his forehead He said he was still under the influence of alcohol when he talked to Bush

“I definitely had too much to drink that night and I was very intoxicated,” he said Lochte, who dyed his hair white for the games and had it turn a light shade of green from the pool, had changed his hair back to its regular shade of brown for the interview, which was conducted in New York As Brazilian police investigated his robber y claim, and eventually held his teammates for questioning while they sorted out his story, he had tweeted he intended to dye it back

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I’ve Always Hated Brainstorming Titles

Although I’ve never had the slightest interest in being white, I’ve sometimes wondered what it might be like to exist amongst white people under the same cover of racial subterfuge

Then again, I suppose I don’t really need to wonder

The implications of whiteness remain a secret only to the white people who would bristle or sneer at such a notion and, perhaps more importantly, have long since ceased to be a secret for any person of color who has traversed the cavernous, perilous chambers of an overwhelmingly white world Yet, beyond this, I realize that in a way I already have an intimate, almost intuitive understanding of being white

After all, I am a man

You see, to exist amongst men as a man with some awareness of himself is to see the world as a white person amongst white people or, more aptly, as a white person who has begun to peer through the haze of history so that they might witness the beacon of truth My male peers are assured of their “safety” amongst other men to say and do as they please, so I often find myself navigating a community bedeviled by impropriety, flippancy and a brazen embrace of its own rampant misogyny

Recently, at an all-male executive board meeting, one member casually remarked that he probably wouldn’t hire a pregnant woman over a man, even if she was the far superior job applicant Apparently, he doubted this hypothetical person ’ s ability to

commit fully to the role, what with those impending childcare responsibilities I should’ve said something then, but I did not, and my lack of courage in moments like this has cleaved a gaping hole of remorse in my own self-assurance Still, I’m grateful to at least be able to see a fuller picture than I once did For example, let’s say I’m walking down the street late at night and I encounter a white woman She briskly crosses the street or picks up the pace (this happens to me often) For a long while, I would become silently furious whenever this happ e n e d Because, at least in my mind, she h a d responded to my blackn e s s However, I now realize that I cannot separate my fear of being seen as dangerous from her fear of being seen as prey They are, in fact, both valid A repulsive and deeply disturbing interaction that I had with two men who were harassing two of my friends this past summer served as a stark reminder to me of my freedom in that regard I hate to cause another fear, but I recognize that my discomfort pales in comparison to the agony of the oppressed I’ll never forget my first time reading the words of Brock Allen Turner’s victim I cannot hope to encapsulate their poignancy here,

and encourage you to read the entire piece for yourself, but a few details remain emblazoned in my memory:

“While you worry about your shattered reputation, I refrigerated spoons every night so when I woke up, and my eyes were puffy from crying, I would hold the spoons to my eyes to lessen the swelling so that I could see I excused myself to cry in the stairwells My life was put on hold for over a year, my structure had collapsed For three months, I went to bed at six o ’clock in the morning ” I was speechless I couldn’t even

with someone and tremble as they refuse to acknowledge a national tragedy even though it happened only an hour earlier At some deep level, the pain of oppression should reside in us all, so that we feel compelled to challenge and mitigate its reverberations For me, almost every moment of inaction triggers an incessant murmur, boring into my conscience: “You had the power to make a change,” I hear, “and you failed to do so ” Hell, even “trivial” moments, like hearing gendered language (i e “ you guys”) have an effect on me now

When placed in the thick of this mess called life and asked to ruffle up some feathers, we often resign ourselves to defeat instead of challenging our family and friends No one wants to be a killjoy, even if that means ignoring the killing of a little black boy

begin to contemplate the trauma this woman had experienced I still can ’ t Worst of all, I know that I possess near-immunity from the toxins of sexism or, depending on perspective, impunity I can continue to harbor many of the same flaws and prejudices from my past without much consequence

However, I no longer possess the same passive apathy I can no longer witness sexism and think “Oh, too bad for those folks over there ” I feel an inextricable link with what I’m witnessing, perhaps because I know what it’s like to have a conversation

E v e r y quote that refers to an e x p e r ience, character trait, thought or value that could and should be shared by

anyone with the subject conspicuously denoted as “ a man, ” or “ man ” or “mankind” bothers me, if only because I can ’ t help but notice the underlying meaning And don’t even get me started with my beloved film or media

My generation’s legacy, as it stands, seems more illusory than earnest We care about all kinds of issues, but only in short bursts, or at levels deemed palatable We care enough to circumvent the core of a problem, smiling all the while in the euphoria of distance But when placed in the thick of this mess called

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life and asked to ruffle up some feathers, we often resign ourselves to defeat instead of challenging our family and friends No one wants to be a killjoy, even if that means ignoring the killing of a little black boy

We refuse, it seems to me, to maintain the same hallowed integrity presented from afar when confronted the eyes and flesh of another Indeed there may be no animal more cowardly, insecure, or hypocritical than Homo sapiens

So if all I do is write columns from the comfort and safety of my bed, than I am hiding behind noble words I must venture out into the world and make as many mistakes as possible while attempting to manifest my words as actions To that end, and since I had such tremendous success with this when I did it for my column to the Class of 2020, I will again warmly invite those reading these words to reach out to me

This time, though, I don’t want your film and song suggestions I want your stories, your questions, your disagreements, your fears, your worries whatever you are willing and able to give but not in an email

Let’s set up a meeting In person I will talk to absolutely anyone, about absolutely anything Try me

Because in spite of all my cynicism towards people, I do love them, which means I do love you

Amiri Banks is a junior in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences He may be reached at abanks@cornellsun com Honest A B appears alternate Mondays this semester

Why and How LGBT Resources Need to Change

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Fragmentation into increasingly personal groups, however, is not the way to go; it sends the message that we can only hope to find quality relationships with others “just like us” after coming out, defeating the value of diversity that these organizations try to project.

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s t u d e n t s a n d h e t e r o s e x u a l , c i s - g e n d e re d s t u d e n t s c a n h a v e m e a n i n g f u l d i s c o u r s e a b o u t t h e i d e n t i t i e s t h a t m a k e t h e m w h o t h e y a re In t h i s t y p e o f e n v i r o n m e n t , s t u d e n t s w h o a re “ i n t h e c l o s e t ” c a n g a i n m o r e s e l f - a c c e p t a n c e a n d m a y e v e n b e g i n t o f e e l c o m f o r t a b l e e n o u g h t o c o m e o u t T h e y c o u l d h a v e t h e f o re s i g h t t h a t f r i e n d s h i p s d o n ’ t h a v e t o b e s t r a i n e d , a s o p p o s e d t o f a c i n g u n c e r t a i nt y To C o r n e l l’s c re d i t , t h i s p e r s p e c t i v e i s n o t u t t e r l y n e g l e c t e d T h e re i s a n A l l y Su p p o r t l i n k o n t h e LG BT re s o u r c e w e b p a g e , b u t i t o n l y o f f e r s a d e f i n i t i o n o f w h a t a n a l l y i s ( h e t e r o s e x u a l p e o p l e w h o a re s u p p o r t e r s a n d d e f e n d e r s o f t h e LG BT c o m m u n i t y ) a n d a f e w d o c um e n t s i n f o r m i n g t h e p o t e n t i a l a l l y o f w h y t h e i r a d v o c a c y i s v a l u e d , a s c o mp a re d t o t h e s u b s e q u e n t a t t e m p t t o c a t eg o r i z e a l l p o s s i b l e c o m b i n a t i o n s o f s e x ua l , g e n d e r, r a c i a l , a n d re l i g i o u s i d e n t i t y It’s o b v i o u s t h e re i s s t i l l p l e n t y o f r o o m f o r c h a n g e T h e e s s e n t i a l g o a l i s t o re c o g n i z e s i mi l a r i t i e s a n d e m b r a c e d i f f e r e n c e s U l t i m a t e l y, LG BT re s o u r c e s s h o u l d b e f r a m e d a s a Pr i d e p a r a d e : Ne o n c o l o r s f r o m d i f f e re n t c o r n e r s o f t h e c o l o r s p e ct r u m b u r s t i n g e v e r y w h e re E a c h c o l o r re p

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The last time The Avalanches released a full-length album, George W Bush was just elected president, the internet was still in its infancy compared to the totalizing social presence it ballooned into in the mid-naughties and Sept 11 hadn’t happened yet Since I Left You, the group ’ s debut, is as danceable as it is radical in form

The Avalanches methodically overlaid 3,500 samples to create a funky, rich album that is easily playable at a party, yet also deeply rewarding to listen to while alone

Released initially to moderate success in their native Australia, the album has since grown internationally to be revered as among the sharpest examples of contemporary plunderphonics, a genre of samples-based music

Sixteen years have passed and, after a few rumors from the late 2000s alleging the imminent release of their follow-up album, Wildflower has finally arrived

Instead of crafting another album primarily for the party-focused, The Avalanches have produced a work that melodically evinces an easy-going, mostly pleasant mood in line with the psychedelic and sunshine pop from which it draws inspiration It is an immensely enjoyable album to appreciate on first listen for its ostensible “upbeat-ness,” but is crafted with enough depth that repeat listens reveal a wider variety of emotions In this subtly intricate work, it is possible to hear both the celebrator y melody that immediately hooks, and the sense of ethereal detachment which inevitably comes with listening to cultural fragments of the past

We commence with a soulful, uplifting track, “Because I’m Me,” an accurate introduction to what we learn is the album’s tendency to glide between kinesthetic pop and psychedelic meandering In “Because I’m Me,” the singer sounds like he is skateboarding down the main street of his suburban neighborhood, orientating us to the different tones, melodies and characters we are to eventually meet In contrast to their first album, Wildflower combines its samples into an album that feels much more organic in form This is not to say that Since I Left You is robotic, but rather that Wildflower weaves its multiple samples into a more seamless tapestr y In Since I Left You, there are a couple of moments throughout when it seems as though The Avalanches were calling attention to their virtuosity as craftsmen of sonic collage not in any way abrasive, but rather in self-reflexive celebration With Wildflower, it feels as though the group has made it an additional aspiration of theirs to not only cobble together a coherent narrative, but also to elicit that feeling of “ a borrowed nostalgia for the unremembered [60s/70s/80s/90s],” to appropriate a line from LCD Soundsystem’s “Losing My Edge ” It is a shame that the second track, “Frankie Sinatra,” no doubt a skillful fusion of silly-sounding hip-hop lyrics, brassy beats and mild calypso, quickly tires after merely a couple of passes This is not unusual for the most immediately infectious of album singles

However, the track is worthwhile at times, like when it cr ystallizes The Avalanches’ innate preoccupation with pop-culture artifacts in its fleeting display of a famous melody from The Sound of Music Nonetheless, we swiftly veer back to a layered track with “Subways,” whose sense of movement is furthered by an even more danceable song, the disco-influenced “Going Home ” Wildflower is a beautiful, rewarding entanglement of various genre elements from the histor y of record production that portrays the rewarding peacefulness of nostalgia, yet also acknowledges the melancholy inherent to any revisiting of the distant past In both form and theme, it demonstrates that plunderphonics, when thoughtfully stitching together ephemeral pieces of a forgotten musical landscape, can effectively capitalize on the specificities of its form to navigate more universal feelings of awe and fear for the relentlessness of time It has taken them 16 years to produce this new record, a period that in retrospect appears immensely long but for many of us went by with surprising speed How appropriate, then, that Wildflower evinces the nuances of reminiscence

This article was originally published on July 25, 2016 It can be viewed in its entirety on www cornellsun com

Lorenzo Benitez is a sophomore in the College of Arts and Sciences He can be reached at llb224@cornell edu

Rape Culture, the Romance Genre and Me Before You

My sister tells me I’ve turned into a book snob She claims that my reading list is largely propelled by a hunger for cultural capital, that I don’t enjoy the things I read, that I’m checking off the novels of someone else’s book list: some antiquated, white professor’s book list And to an extent, she’s right As an English major, I have not only become trained in applying psychoanalytical and queer theories to the ample texts we chow down in a semester, but I’ve become adept at prioritizing certain genres of texts over others, according to their so-called intellectual merits The classics: Good Convoluted literary fiction with no real plot: Even better Romance: This isn’t a real genre, you anti-feminist, birdbrained, silly little girl!

Academia has long fostered a hierarchal approach to literature, which makes sense, given that the backbone of higher education is elitism In a recent op-ed for The New York Times, the best-selling author and Princeton alumna Jennifer Weiner wrote, “somewhere between my birth and my novel’s publication, I’d gotten the message that there were books that mattered and books that did not; writers whom an Ivy League institution would be proud to claim, and those who would be asked for donations, but not invited back to speak ”

That said, there is an overwhelming and somewhat unwarranted perception among academic readers that all modern romance is cheap and poorly written When we read bad literary fiction, we don’t categorize the whole genre as bad Yet we are so eager to write off the entirety of the romance genre after reading the back of one Nicholas Sparks novel It was this eagerness that caused me to walk past Me Before You with its garish red binding dozens of times before; I shouldn t, I wouldn’t waste my time on that “airport trash ”

But one day I did pick up the novel and to be sure, there were quite a number of times I placed it right back down again However, every time I put down Me Before You, it wasn ’ t because I was bored, it was because I was having trouble coping with my visceral reactions to the novel As stirring as it was, there was nothing cheesy or maudlin about it The extensive characterization of each person featured in Me Before You prevented it from being a 400 page Days of Our Lives fanfiction From the dysfunctional family who relied on Louisa (the pro-

tagonist) to support them to the stern boss who was weary of trusting her, every character featured in the book was specific Of course, there has been some controversy over how Jojo Moyes wrote Will Traynor, Louisa’s love interest who became wheelchair bound after a motorcycle accident two years earlier Some believe the book to be a glamorization of paraplegia As an able-bodied person, I cannot comment on whether the book accurately reflected the challenges one may face if one is paralyzed, but the book did read like an honest attempt by Jojo Moyes to understand the crux of the condition Me Before You is told from multiple perspectives, including the thoughts of every character but Will’s Our inability to know exactly what Will is thinking seems fitting: Will constantly had to deal with outside sources inflicting their perceptions of him and his disability Therefore, while readers are only privy to outsider and able-bodied impressions of paraplegia, they are unfortunately somewhat accurate impressions nonetheless You should not read this book expecting to be an expert on paraplegia, but it also seems unfair to accuse Moyes of exploiting Will’s disability

At least not in the book In the movie, yes, but not in the book If it’s any consolation, though, we were all exploited by the movie version of Me Before You Keeping some inevitable time limitations in mind, however, I forgave the fact that every character but the leads were simply used to fill space, background noise until the couple’s first romantic kiss I forgave the fact that when this kiss did finally occur, I couldn’t have been less invested, given the leads’ lack of chemistry and the movie’s lack of stakes I forgave the fact that the poignant and nuanced love story featured in the book, the narrative that showed us that love does not in fact conquer all, that you can try to do and be everything for a person and it still won ’ t be enough, became a trope, with the movie following a more traditional “ rom-com ” trajectory I forgave Jojo Moyes, who also authored the screenplay, for viewing audience members as vacuous, superficial people simply looking for a way to kill two hours

What I cannot forgive is the silencing of Louisa Clark (played by Emilia Clarke), who was raped by a group of college boys when she was 16 in the book version of Me Before You “I

remember the day I stopped being fearless,” Louisa says I kept waiting for that line in the movie, waiting for her to tell Will (Sam Claflin) who constantly judges her for being unadventurous, unaware of what she had been through But it never came

This is not a small plot omission This is not hiring a blonde actress to play Louisa when she is clearly marked as brunette in the book Louisa became like every other leading lady in every other romantic movie with the exclusion of this one detail, and in doing so, she became further removed from the women who were actually watching the movie: the women that know that one night, one string of moments, can impact you for years to come, if not for the rest of your life

So why did Jojo Moyes and whatever crappy creative team that was behind the screenplay take out Louisa’s rape? Because it would have affected the marketing of Me Before You as a “date” movie? Because it was too dark? Because it wasn ’ t convenient? Louisa’s rape and the under-recorded rapes of one in five American women aren ’ t convenient Women who have been raped are the protagonists of their own lives and are more than worthy of being the protagonists in today’s romantic stories Me Before You then was not only a missed opportunity to educate others and de-stigmatize rape victims, but was also during a time when someone like Brock Turner can receive only six months in prison for assaulting an unconscious woman a movie that contributed wholly to rape culture

As for the romance genre, maybe it is seen as trivial because more people are watching these dumbed down movies than reading the books they are based upon It’s a continuous cycle that is promulgated by basic economic principles: people have a limited amount of time, and therefore want to make the most of it They are by far more willing to invest two hours into an unsatisfying and cliché movie than double that time on books Thus, people’s exposure to the romance genre is limited: what they know about romance being insipid is in fact true, but only about a subset of the genre Perhaps when we expect more for ourselves and respect our time more, maybe movie creators will do the same Until then, we must realize that these movies shouldn’t be representative of the whole genre and that academia and modern romance may not have to be mutually exclusive

This column was originally published on July 26, 2016 It can be viewed in its entirety on www cornellsun com

Gwen Aviles is a senior in the College of Arts and Sciences She can be reached at gaviles@cornellsun com Guest Room will appear alternate Mondays this semester

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Hanse MLA ’89 Designs Olympic Golf Course

After 112 year olympic absence, Gil Hanse Golf Course Design given opportunity to

By ADAM BRONFIN Sun Sports Editor

After a 112-year absence, golf made its triumphant return to the Olympic games in Rio de Janeiro Cornell alumnus Gil Hanse ML A ’89 was tapped to create this golf course of a lifetime, with a design that could impact Olympic courses for years to come

Hanse’s firm, Gil Hanse Golf Course Design, was selected to design the course in 2012, beating out many of the world’s top golf course designers

A f t e r w i n n i n g t h e c o m p e t i t i o n , Ha n s e relocated his family to the Olympic city in order to be on site during the design and constr uction process After work on the course began, it took approximately 20 months to complete, with a process that included the p l a n

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golf course in Brazil also and the lack of resources at the star t of the project to build the course efficiently,” Hanse said in an inter vie w with Reuters in July

Preparation for the Rio Olympics has been plagued by countless challenges in the past fe w years, resulting in many top athletes deciding to skip the games entirely Among them are famous pro golfers Ror y McIlroy, Jason Day and Jordan Spieth Citing concerns ranging from the Zika vir us to exhaustion from the PGA season, the men ’ s Olympic field is considerably less star-studded than many of the tour ’ s opens

The firm was allotted a large plot of land, situated at the Reser va de Marapendi in Barra da Tijuca, which features a sandy former mining site to the nor th and a dense wooded area to the south With its coastal feel, the site is reminiscent of courses outside Melbourne, Australia, according to Hanse

“Like ever y course we build, we ’ ve tried to make this course just look like it belongs on the proper ty where it sits,” Hanse told GolfDigest

Golf com referred to the course which plays, 7,100 yards for men and just under 6,250 for women as “environmentally friendly and gorgeous ” The website also called it “the most dynamic playing field in these Games ” In par tnership with Hanse, GolfDigest provided an in-depth, hole-by-hole look at the course

“ We wanted a progression through the landscapes and a change in direction because the wind should be a significant factor during the Olympic games, ” Hanse said

A common criticism of Olympic facilities as a whole has been their abandoned appearance, with some suggesting the areas will simply collect dust following the games ’ end Hanse and the International Olympic Committee will attempt to avoid this fate by conver ting their course into Rio de Janeiro’s first public golf course, in the hopes of promoting the game in Brazil

The unpopularity of golf in Brazil, among other factors, has brought about a handful of obstacles for Hanse and his team

“ The biggest challenge inside, within the gates, was overcoming a lack of understanding for how to build a

While Hanse admitted the firm is “disappointed” that several top male players withdre w from the events, he’s quick to point out the depth of talent in the women ’ s field

“ The compelling stor y is the women, ” Hanse said to Reuters “People say, ‘Oh, you ’ re not getting the best players in the world ’ Well, you are with the women ’ s players As of right now we have all the women top players, it’s an amazing showcase for them and the women ’ s game ”

According to the Cornell Alumni Magazine, Hanse graduated with a degree in political science from the University of Denver While golf course design had

long been an on-the-side hobby, Hanse originally wanted to pursue a career in city and regional planning

A pivotal decision to work at a countr y club instead of a congressional office after graduating from Denver altered Hanse’s career path, propelling him toward landscape architecture He enrolled in Cornell’s landscape architecture master ’ s program and has continued

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Agricultural and Life Sciences throughout his career

Like Hanse, many successful golf course designers have passed through Cornell’s halls The most famous is Rober t Trent Jones, who designed the University’s course in Ithaca, as well as over 400 courses over the world Hanse’s mentor, Tom Doak ’82 a finalist in the Olympic course design competition has written four books on course design and designed several golf

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Justin Rose of Great Britain won gold in the men

tournment In the women ’ s tournement, Inbee Park of South Korea took gold Matt Kuchar of the United States came close to medaling, but fell shor t in the end

Red Ranked Last in Ivy League in Preseason Poll

By ADAM BRONFIN

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While You Were Gone: Summer 2016 Recap

Select Cornell athletes graduate to and succeed in major league play in hockey, baseball and lacrosse

By ZACH SILVER Assistant Sports Editor

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Playing with the big boys | Brian Ferlin ’15, who has signed with the Boston Bruins organization, played for the

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Cornellians Face Tough Competition in Rio

Students past and present vie with world’s best across platforms at 2016 Rio Olympics

By JACK KANTOR Ass stant Sports Editor

As the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro come to a close, none of the six Cornellians reached the podium However, the games were an exciting few weeks for these alumni and student compete for their respective countries

Alex Karwoski ’12

Kar woski was the Cornellian closest to medal in Brazil finishing in fourth place in the coxed eight event Kar woski represented the United States, rowing

while also placing 11th in the 2012

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Bruno Hortelano-Roig ’14

As Cornellians rowed their way to the finish on the water, Hortelano-Roig had his eyes on the finish line on land After initially qualifying to compete in both the 100 meter and the 200 meter, Hortelano-Roig decided to only focus on the 200

Hortelano-Roig took first in his heat with a personal best time of 20 12 That time would prove to be the second best among all 80 sprinters in the first round of heats, better than two-time defending champion Usain Bolt

alongside seven other Americans

Despite failing to qualify in the first

r o u n d , K a r w o s k i a n d Te a m U S A squeezed into the final race after winning the Repechage on August 10

The boat had a solid start in the final race, but USA began to fell behind and was eventually inched out by the bronze medalist the Netherlands by about three seconds, crushing Kar woski and Team USA’s chance at a medal On the whole it was a strong showing for the boat after a rough start in Rio

Tracy Eisser ’12

K a r w o s k i w a s n o t t h e o n l y

Cornellian making noise on the water Eisser raced in the quadr uple sculls final, finishing in fifth place While Team USA has only medaled twice in the 40-year-old event, the team did regress a bit from its third place finish in London 2012

Cornell rowing added Kar woski to the heavyweight staff last week

Like Kar woski’s boat, Eisser’s boat failed to qualify for the final following the initial race A strong showing in the Repechage helped Eisser into the final, but the eventual medalists proved too much for Team USA, and the Americans missed the podium by eight seconds When she rowed for the Red, Eisser

However, Hortelano-Roig

magic again The Spaniard missed his chance to compete in the finals of the 200 meter dash by a mere 06 seconds

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race in 20 16 seconds, placing him 10th overall in the semifinals while only the top eight advance Bolt would go on to take first, capturing his second of three gold medals he would win at the games

The runner holds Cornell records in the 200 and 400 outdoors, as well as the 60, 200, 300 and 400 indoors

individual Ivy League Heptagonal Championships and was named an All-American in the 200

Rudy Winkler ’17

The Red even had one of its current

Winkler represented Team USA in the

Winkler, a student in the College of

Trials for the hammer throw, and currently holds Cornell’s all-time record

After throwing two of three throws into the netting, he failed to qualify for the final round His one throw that did not hit the netting went 71 89 meters a few meters shy of having a chance to medal

The hammer thrower has been dominant in his event while competing for the Red Winkler holds multiple Ivy League titles and was named an AllAmerican, and even tossed the second longest throw in the NCAA last season

Winkler will be returning to Cornell this fall and will hope to bring more success to head coach Adrian Durant’s team Durant, like Winkler, also was in Rio during these 2016 games, but for other reasons Adrian Durant

Durant coached the track and field team for the U S Virgin Islands, from which he hails The coach actually competed for the Virgin Islands in the 2004 Olympics in Athens Durant unfortunately did not see any of the U S Virgin Islands athletes medal

The second-year coach did have the privilege of coaching of a Cornellian, but one who competed before Durant’s time with the Red Muhammad Halim ’08

Halim competed in the men ’ s triple jump event at Rio 2016 for the U S Virgin Islands under the current Cornell

coach a connection of Cornell past and present Halim was not able to qualify for the medal round, putting up a score of no mark, following three foot faults

During his four successful years for the Red, Halim was named an NCAA

crowned the NCAA Outdoor national champion in triple jump Stephen Mozia ’15

Mozia, who represented Nigeria in the men ’ s shot put event in Brazil, also competed in the track and field section of the games The U S -born Nigerian launched the shot put 18 98 meters, ranking 28th overall in the event Mozia’s score was not sufficient to make it into the final round of the Olympic event, which is at a whole different level from the Ivy League Back in his time at Cornell, Mozia was a twotime Ivy League Track and Field Athlete of the Year and broke a conference record in shot put in 2014

Success did not come easy for the Cornellians in Rio a substantial step up from Ivy League play For these athletes, however, simply competing in the Olympics is an achievement in itself