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The Corne¬ Daily Sun Vol. 133, No. 22
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 12, 2016 ! ITHACA, NEW YORK
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To All the Neigh Sayers
Show No Mercy
Fall From Grace
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Cornell researchers have uncovered evidence that may lend insight into tumor growth in horses. | Page 8
Katie Sims ’20 eviscerates a recent educational rap release. | Page 10
After an improbable, positively shocking season start, football is no longer undefeated. | Page 16
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“[Trump] is rape culture personified with his characterization of his words as ‘locker room talk.’ ”
“Although I do not agree with Clinton’s positions on many issues, at least they were coherently framed.” Austin McLaughlin ’18
Gunjan Hooja ’17
Campus Reels After Release of Trump Tape Cornell Democrats,Republicans split endorsements,but join to condemn candidate’s remarks Olivia Corn ’19, referencing Trump’s performance in Sunday’s debate. “No Republican I have ever met has any qualities similar to Trump, and it sickens me to see how far his campaign has gone.” After a bombshell weekend for the 2016 presidential Cornell Democrats went further, calling Trump’s race, the Cornell Democrats and Cornell Republicans remarks on the tape “appalling” and his debate remain split on which candidate should win in performance “painfully embarrassing,” referNovember, but both groups have reached and reaffirmed an unlikely consensus: the Republican “We are left with two extremely disliked candidates, encing moments in which Trump admitted that he used tax law to refuse to pay federal nominee is an embarrassment and a danger. one an ‘extremely careless’ stateswoman income taxes and threatened to imprison While there has never been any doubt that ... and the other an unfit blowhard.” Clinton if he wins. the Cornell Democrats would support their “[Trump] is rape culture personified with his party’s nominee, the Cornell Republicans took Austin McLaughlin ’18 characterization of his words as ‘locker room the controversial step of abandoning their talk,’” said Gunjan Hooja ’17, vice president of party’s standard bearer and endorsing libertari“I am honestly sick of this election: it has become the Cornell Democrats. “I’m angry at Trump for making an candidate Gary Johnson last month. After the Friday release of a tape showing a joke. Donald Trump does not represent the See DEBATE page 5 Republican nominee Donald Trump making dis- Republican party,” said Cornell Republicans President By REBECCA BLAIR
Sun Senior Editor
paraging remarks about women — recounting how he enjoyed kissing and groping them without their consent and how they would let him do so because he is a “star” — the Cornell Republicans remain as committed as ever in their opposition to the candidate.
Rawlings Addresses Staff, Stewart Ave.Stabbing Vows to Promote‘One Cornell’ Tied to Failed Drug Deal
By ANNE SNABES Sun Staff Writer
Interim President Hunter Rawlings emphasized the need for collaboration between Cornell’s three campuses and unity across racial divides in his annual address to the Employee Assembly Tuesday. “My mantra this year is ‘one Cornell,’” Rawlings said. “It’s a very simple and straightforward one.” This ‘mantra’ includes reviewing undergraduate curriculum, mending racial divisions and encouraging Cornell to act as an example by being a “unified community” — all ideas that Rawlings has previously addressed before the Faculty Senate and Graduate and Professional See RAWLINGS page 4
So happy together | Interim President Hunter Rawlings stressed the importance of unity between Cornell’s campuses Sunday.
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By STEPHANIE YAN
male with him with his hood pulled down over his eyes,” Pealo wrote in his statement. Gale took the box of marijuana as Pealo The Sept. 27 stabbing on Stewart Ave. was retrieving it from his car and ran to the was the product of a drug deal gone awry, Stewart Ave. bridge, Pealo recounted. As according to court records obtained by the Pealo struggled to retrieve the box, The Sun. Gale stabbed him in the thigh. Khaliq Gale, 21 — whom Ithaca police Pealo’s friend — who was present at the identified as a suspect in the sale — attempted to intervene, crime last week — turned himbut an unidentified man in a self in on Friday, The Sun prehood threatened him with a viously reported. Gale was gun, IPD told The Ithaca Voice. charged with Assault in the “Hey, you don’t want any part Second Degree, a Class D of it. It’s not worth it,” the hoodFelony, and Criminal Posed man reportedly said. Police session of a Weapon in the have still not identified this secFourth Degree, a Class A ond suspect and are asking that Misdemeanor. people to share any information GALE Zachary Pealo, 27, the victhey have about the crime. tim of the stabbing, said he arranged to sell Gale is scheduled to appear for a preGale marijuana and met him near Stewart liminary hearing today at 2 p.m. Police are Ave. to complete the sale, according to the still searching for information on the secdocuments. ond, unidentified suspect. “I got a weird feeling when we were walking back to my Jeep because Lee was Stephanie Yan can be reached at supposed to be alone and he had another syan@cornellsun.com.
Sun Assistant News Editor