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The Stories and Motivations Behind Leaves of Absence

By KATHERINE HEANEY

Sun Staff Wr ter

After 14 years of continuous academic life, Victor Odouard ’20 chose this semester to put his books aside and purchase a plane ticket to Australia to begin his own “freedom journey ” Odouard is one of the many Cornellians who do not follow the path of eight consecutive semesters at Cornell Instead, Odouard took a leave of absence after his freshman year what the University would consider a voluntar y leave of absence

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And while many college students follow the traditional path, others elect to take gap years, transfer colleges, pursue internships and co-ops, enroll in summer sessions or become part-time or night school students

Voluntary Leave

“I have learned how to be a free man, to get past fear, worries and other people's expectations,” Odouard said, reflecting on his leave Odouard is currently on a year-long leave of absence,

By BREANNE FLEER

Staff Writer

A meeting on Monday

tion’s commitment to shared governance at Cornell after frustration surrounding fur-

t Martha Pollack’s presidential task force last week

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Assembly passed a resolution at the meeting calling for the

stronger steps toward eliminating systemic oppression and inequality on campus

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GPSA claims the charge of the presidential task force “fails to explicitly acknowledge ”

In fact, Jesse Goldberg, grad, linked the administration’s handling of GPSA’s resolution to the broader issue of how the University treats shared governance s o m e t h i n g t h a t h e s a i d Pollack “ may or may not understand ”

“There is a history, at this University, of [the] administration and the Board of Trustees getting recommendations from bodies of shared governance and then

pursuing work and travel opportunities in Australia

His decision to do so was based on a desire to explore skills and interests beyond the traditional academic trajectory, which he worried would stifle his growth

He said that he felt he had “ spent the past 14 years of [his] life laser-focused on academic skills, without taking the time to perfect the life skills [he needs] to be a successful and fulfilled man ”

By shifting his focus out of academic skills, Odouard has been able to dabble in a variety in other trades, including developing software for a company that specializes in military drones, working as a glass collector at a pub and bartending at a nightclub

Most recently, Oduard is apprenticing with a sculptor Odouard’s advice to Cornell students considering tak-

Safer Sex Week to Challenge Safe Sex Ideas

By PARIS GHAZI Sun Contributor

Safe sex is more than just wearing a condom, says a group of resi d e n t i a l a d v i s o r s o n c a m p u s through the planning and execution of Safer Sex Week Events of the week organized by a group of R A ’ s have challenged conventional explanations of safe sex this week in a series of events on sexual health Sex education on college campuses often falsely assume that every student has an idea of what

safe sex is, said Kierra Grayson ’19, an R A at Ujamaa In reality, she said, there are just as many students who know how to have safe sex as there are people who do not really know what it is Grayson added that sexual education often focuses too much on contraceptives and abstinence and not enough on consent Events as part of this week include a national walking campaign on Sunday in honor of Yeardley Love a University of Virginia student who was killed by h

before the date of her graduation in 2010

Another event, the Greek TriCouncil Summit on Sexual Assault is scheduled for Wednesday This summit will teach students how to identify problematic sexual behavior, said Theoria Cason, assistant director for Residential and New Student Programs

For Cason, the ultimate aim of this week’s events is to shift conventional approaches to consent culture to involving the entire

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Prof: White Anti-Racism Shares Traits With Hate Groups

By ALEXIS OH Sun Staff Writer

A white nationalist group and a white anti-racist organization may have more in common than one might

e x p e c t , a r g u e d Pr o f M a t t h e w Hu g h e y, s o c i o l o g y, University of Connecticut

On Monday, Hughey spoke at Cornell about his findings from 14 months of research, arguing that perhaps these two seemingly antithetical groups were not so different after all

Hughey studied the white nationalist group National Equality for All and the white anti-racist organization Whites for Racial Justice He said he spent time with members of both groups, went to the grocer y store with them and babysat their kids

Hughey said he conducted in-depth inter vie ws with 45 members of the two groups, the longest of which almost lasted 24 hours He conducted content analysis, e x a m i n i n g

memos, and during the study, the members of one group were unaware that he was in contact with the other

Fr o m h i s re s e a r c h , Hu g h e y i d e n t i f i e d “ c o m m o n denominators that link or bind whiteness to itself ” various similarities between the ideologies of the members of the NEA and the WRJ

“ There is a super ideal of what whiteness should be,” he said, “that is, dominant social expectations and accountabilities associated with whiteness exist across different and even supposedly antagonistic social fields ”

A dimension of that ideal is a sense of hierarchical superiority over people of color that was evident even

“White people feel that they are losing ground and that they are the victims of reverse racism.”

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among anti-racists, as well as a feeling of heroically str uggling against an unfair society as a victim

A white anti-racist expressed this victimization feeling when he said to Hughey that “fighting this [antiracist] fight is just about as difficult as being black in America I mean, being a white anti-racist might be the ne w black ”

Both white nationalist and anti-racist movements have a sense of “entitlement to racialized knowledge,” Hughey added, describing the way whites fear and reject things they cannot understand “Rap music is angr y, and it scares whites,” an anti-racist member said to Hughey

The final commonality is characterized by a tendency to think of themselves as exempt from cultural standards, Hughey said

Hughey described it as “ get out of racism free card ” He illustrated the concept with an inter vie w with a NEA member, a 32-year-old nurse, who said that because he has “quite a fe w good black friendships,” no one can say that he is “ some redneck, ignorant racist ”

Another inter vie wee reflected these claims A 24year-old graduate student in WRJ told Hughey about his opposition to segregation He then continued to say he “earned respect ” by having two black neighbors and even, on one occasion, brought one by the WRJ

Hughey proceeded to give examples of subjects from both groups who sexually objectified women of color

During his studies, Hughey said, he accidentally caught a glimpse of a 36-year-old white nationalist’s pornography DVD, which featured black women

The NEA member explained to Hughey, “‘I mean I tried white porn for a while, but I just didn’t get as much out of it Man, those black girls do some crazy stuff, they are so much more free and expressive ’”

When asked if he would settle down with a black woman one day, the white nationalist got angr y “‘Oh,

hell no! I would only marr y a white girl but I can take some tricks from watching that will sure liven up my ordinar y sex life and whatever normal white girl I settle down with ’”

A 36-year-old white anti-racist banker said in a separate statement, “black women have a way about them that is simply sexual White women have been socialized to be pr udes

Hughey said there has recently been a spike in white nationalist activity due, in large par t, to a perception of a rising anti-whiteness movement “ White people feel that they are losing ground,” he said, “and that they are the victims of reverse racism ”

To emphasize his point, Hughey showed various images of white nationalists and white anti-racists aimed to show the lines between “good” and “bad” people are blurred

The last image on the slideshow was a screencap of the Ne w York Times ar ticle on Cornell, titled “Racially Charged Incidents Shake Cornell Campus ” The purpose, Hughey said, of Cornell’s inclusion was to “shock” students into “thinking more about themselves ”

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After Leaves of Absence, Some Struggle to Reacclimate

LEAVE

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ing a leave of absence is to “be spontaneous ” “Don’t plan out your time, just let whatever happens happen,” he said “I look at this as my freedom journey It’s a year I can do whatever I want If I planned

a h e a d , I w o u l d h a ve been trapping myself ” Medical Leave

staying in bed, not going to class or doing assignments, and just falling behind on ever ything ” In the end, it was Park’s advisor who prompted him to consider taking a leave of absence “ We t a l k e d a b o u t i t a b i t m o re , a n d we n t

CALS Student Ser vices to put it

For students struggling with

absence, Park said there is no right answer, but emphasized that “taking time off is not a bad thing ”

He added that for many students, there seems to be a fear surro u n d i

“It’s better to take care of yourself, to come back stronger and renewed. I don’t regret it all ”

Fo r s o m e s t u d e n t s , the decision to take a leave of absence comes less out of desire to journey but rather to take time for their own health

Justin Park ’19, a staff writer for The Sun, also took a leave of absence taking a health leave for almost a year For Park, the decision to take this time off came from the advice of Cornell professors

“I was having a tough time, and it wasn ’ t diagnosed at the time, but I was dealing with clinical depression,” Park said “I was

into motion,” Park said “From that day, my leave of absence was set to begin one week later ” While on leave, Park spent the majority of his time at home, both in therapy sessions as well as doing his own self-reflection

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n g b a c k , Pa rk found it critical to re-prioritize his time between his clubs, academics and social life He said his friends were “nothing but supportive ”

k i n g l e a ve fearing that their college experience will be diminished or that they

y from campus

However, Park found the opposite to be true He said he felt that the difficulty he was facing at Cornell was an “obstacle too big for [him] to succeed,” he said

Looking back on his year off, Park said “I gained a better sense of who I am and who I want to be ” “It’s better to take care of yourself, to come back stronger and renewed I don’t regret it all,” he added

At Cornell, the policies regard-

ing leaves of absence var y across colleges Most of the colleges identify three types of leaves: voluntar y, required and health leave

For voluntar y leave, students in good academic standing leave temporarily for personal reasons

Required leave occurs when students are involuntarily placed on leave by either their college or the University Judicial Administrator Students take health leave when Cornell Health recommends that students take leave for medical reasons

The technicalities of leaves of absence also var y greatly by individual circumstances Students

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absence need to work with their advisors to decide whether to take a leave of absence, for how long and the plan for once they return

Returning to Campus

For many students, obtaining a leave of absence may not be the challenge Rather, it is returning f

proves intimidating and difficult

During their leave, students

can experience personal changes that can shift their college experience Social dynamics on campus can also fluctuate while students are on leave, forcing returning students to adjust to a new academic, health and living routine

To help students reacclimate, Cornell Minds Matter offers a support group specifically for students returning from a leave of absence Students can discuss the stresses and challenges that come with their return, as well as develop methods to achieve success at Cornell

Tamara Aarsaether ’18, stud

said the group began several years ago when a few students from Cornell Minds Matter were talking and realized they had all taken a leave of absence

In talking, the students realized that their respective leaves were something they had hidden from their peers Because they had collectively hidden this part of their Cornell experience, they had never met other students who had taken leaves

The group then formed a way to “reduce the stigma of having an unconventional college experience ” as well as to establish “ a support structure for those strug-

Aarsaether said

Students who have participated in the group which meets

Willard Straight Hall have found it not only a means to learn

uncover personal strengths, but a social outlet as well

In t h i s w a y, t h e g ro u p “revolves around the students” and caters to “what they need, what they'd like to work on, or what they'd like to talk about,”

Aarsaether said

“It’s not just a facet of college life, but of life itself, that we need some sense of who we are and where we ’ re going,” Park said

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‘Inadequate’ Response Leaves GPSA Frustrated

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simply kind of saying, ‘ We’re going to do something else,’ or not taking it seriously,” he told The Sun

Seeing this happen time and time again, Goldberg said, reflects that “shared governance bodies have no binding power to make the University do anything ”

GPSA’s resolution also calls for Pollack to “immediately and publically” respond to the demands of the Office of Inclusion and Student Engagement Student Leadership Council

These demands were released on Oct 2 and call for measures to address the

c h a l l e n g e s faced by

the composition of the task force

For Law, who presented the resolution, the administration’s response has been “inadequate ”

“It’s sort of like when you ’ re talking to a lawyer and they don’t want to say anything solid because they’re worried you ’ re going to use their words against them,” Law

told The Sun

Goldberg’s recommendation, also suggested by several other members of the Assembly, was that graduate and professional students need to organize and increase pressure on the administration by direct means

“For me personally, this is another reason why we need a graduate student

“For me personally, this is another reason why we need a graduate student labor union.”

u n d e r re p resented graduate and professional students beyond any task force recommendations

J e s s e G o l d b e r g , g r a d

“Anything short of a goal of complete elimination [of systems of oppression and inequity] is a failure to live up to Cornell’s founding commitment to diversity and inclusion and its land grant legacy of public enlargement,” read the resolution

Eugene Law, grad, chair of GPSA Diversity and International Students Committee, said he was disappointed in the the University’s lack of a substantive response after GPSA passed a resolution in late September that outlined the Assembly’s demands for

because then

University about issues,” he said

Anna Waymack, grad, recalled the demonstrations and occupations that preceded the GPSA’s formation as an earlier form of graduate student organizing This historical context, Waymack said, reflects that GPSA may have more options if ignored by the University

“I think it’s worth remembering,” she said, “that this organization came about in part from occupations So, we can send more resolutions, and we also do have next steps available ”

BreAnne Fleer can be reached at bfleer@cornellsun com

R.A.-Led Safer Sex Week To Address Sex Taboos

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community

“Shifting the campus culture is a community effort,” Cason said “It is important that student groups work in partnership to address the problem of sexual misconduct ”

The program will also distance i t s e l f f ro m p ro m o t i n g s e x u a l health through means of abstinence, “because that’s just not realistic,” Grayson said

Instead of only promoting abstinence, which would contribute to social stigma against sex, the tailored events will recognize it as a reality on college campuses

“The best way to do it would be to not tr y to curb sexual behavior but discuss how to have sex in a way that is healthy, protects people and doesn’t infringe

o n a n yo n e ’ s c o m f o r t a b i l i t y o r their own, ” Grayson said

A crucial component of this aim is spreading the knowledge that campus resources do exist to support students, Cason said

The events were organized by a group of R A s at dorms on campus whose involvement is centered on inclusivity and con-

sent called the Community and Respect Resident Assistants, or CORE R A s Planning for the week’s events began since the R A s returned to campus for their training for the fall semester

“Our mission is to address the taboos of sex and how to be safe no matter what kind of sex you are having,” Grayson said

While involved in the plan-

address sexual health issues on college campuses through four

health, asexuality and pleasure

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, Grayson said, the CORE R A s will continue to develop programs in residence communities given that the group views issues related to sex as a constant discussion topic on college campuses

“The goal of Safer Sex Week is to encourage healthy, positive and safe sexual attitudes and behaviors,” Cason said “We want to empower students to make respectful, consensual choices ”

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Last week, I felt a thrust on my bottom left wisdom tooth It was initially a slight ache that I simply ignored, only to find that the throbbing and discomfort expanded more and more When I developed a twinge that was too much to bear, I finally considered visiting Cornell Health, but I quickly remembered that my $2,712 Student Health Plan does not cover dental costs That’s

of medications or hospital visits, these people may have disregarded their condition, only making their situation worse

As a Korean citizen, I had never truly appreciated how great the health care system is back home There are many aspects that I believe the United States is great for a higher education system that fosters critical thinking, a society that promotes open discussion and construc-

I can just imagine how many other Cornellians or any other college student or person may have had to go through a similar or worse situation. It may have been a toothache for me, but for others it could have been prolonged coughing or even a fracture.

because this year, I had opted not to spend the extra $278 on Cornell’s dental plan insurance, knowing that last year I hadn’t used a penny of any health plan and had essentially wasted $3,000

The Cornell Student Health Plan, administered by Aetna, is mandatory for all international students due to U S immigration and Cornell requirements Even a basic primary care visit costs $25 copay per visit, a burden on college students already on financial aid or loan programs Luckily for me, I had brought wisdom toothache painkillers from home, so I was able to gradually feel better

But I can just imagine how many other Cornellians or any other college student or person may have had to go through a similar or worse situation It may have been a toothache for me, but for others it could have been prolonged coughing or even a fracture Afraid of the high cost

Veiled by political unrest and other persistent distractions, Netflix has been up to no good The company recently increased its standard monthly subscription prices from $9 99 to $10 99, which I would have totally missed had it not been for some pointed research Granted, $1 extra is a reasonable trade for surplus dopamine, so maybe this is justified with some business terminology Still, it was a bold move, considering 600,000 for ward-thinking, likely SolarMovie users closed their accounts following the 2011 Netflix price hike

What’s worse than the increased rates, though, is Netflix’s ascension atop the Internet Ethics soapbox Rumored to be expanding its Global Copyright and Content Protection Group and installing mechanisms to shame and discourage third-party piracy, Netflix likely feels like a protective mother of Originals Yet, in tr ying to hedge its brainchildren from premature deployment into the Real (Virtual) World, Netflix offers an uninvited lesson in the civics of the internet

Tr y as it might to expand and conquer, Netflix is no match for the world wide web The seas of the internet have always been and will always be sailed by digital pirates, and this is crucial to upholding the core, unrestricted promise of the internet Especially now, biased journalism and selective coverage infiltrate the online space The internet, which was created neutral, is quickly losing its impartiality, spotlighting some content and overshadowing the rest At a time like this, digital piracy can be seen as one movement to reclaim the media It is one avenue of reaching the unreachable and restoring free form to the internet

Piracy also doesn’t assume the criminality of a legitimate, well-intentioned customer, who might just be watching last night’s episode and might not be planning

spending on health care What’s more, public health expenditure accounts for about 4 percent of South Korea’s GDP while it is more than 8 percent of the US GDP Not only is American health insurance not all-inclusive, it isn’t even cost-effective

tive criticism, an attempt to preserve the American Dream but public health is not one of them

Of the 35 Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development countries, the U S has the lowest public coverage rate at 34 5 percent, far below the next lowest in ranking, Greece, who is at 79 percent The United States does in fact have an additional private health coverage rate of 60 percent, meaning that almost the entire population has health insurance, whether public or private Nevertheless, the U S is the only OECD country with more than 50 percent of its primary health care being covered by private insurance companies

In 2012, public health expenditure for the United States was $4,160, compared to $1,248 for South Koreans While maintaining universal health care, Singapore, South Korea and Switzerland are among countries with the lowest public

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To Netflix: Chill

to overthrow the government The breach in morality often paired with digital piracy is relatively superficial and piracy also isn’t nearly as damaging to the creative industr y as it is painted to be Music and movie businesses are encouraged to operate under innovative and highly profitable business models that account for digital file sharing Sites like BitTorrent and Pirate Bay urged the entertainment industr y towards more accommodating digital policies, and hard anti-piracy stances have proven largely ineffective in the past Some musicians, artists, and productions even find their audiences solely through buried

channels, without which they might’ve been void before ever cracking the surface

Understandably, a streaming company ’ s instinct might be to expunge digital piracy, but perhaps leveraging piracy to its advantage and expanding its own collection of titles would be a more civil strategy How about reducing the need for digital piracy and gaps in content rather than ostracizing pirates for following the natural order of the internet? It just seems hypocritical for a company that exists to capitalize on

As I write this, I can already imagine receiving dreadful comments telling me to go back to my country and that I d ’ t belong here But the point of bringing up my perspecn health care is neither because I’m some expert in this r because I can ’ t stand living in the States What I simannot understand is why health is not considered a universal right I just can ’ t wrap my mind around the that a person ’ s wellbeing is in the hands of a private ompany and often dependent upon the organization one works for In a developed country like the United States, I would expect citizens’ health to be a top priority and an integral allocation of taxpayer money There certainly are downsides to universal health insurance Korea has the highest number of doctors ’ consultations in the OECD, while the U S isn’t on the rankings I’ve heard anecdotes of people taking their children to the doctor for the smallest illnesses since the cost per visit is so low, which may have exacerbated the need for physicians to work long hours, ultimately jeopardizing their own health

But I believe the benefits of universal health care surely outweigh the drawbacks When 45,000 deaths per year are attributed to lacking health insurance, it only makes sense for the government to provide improved and cost-effective public health care by better allocating taxes for the health of its people Healthier citizens constitute a more equitable and productive society With successful universal health care models readily available among developed countries, the time is now for a better health system for U S citizens

DongYeon (Margaret) Lee is a sophomore in the School of Industrial

margaretlee@cor nellsun com Here There and Ever ywhere appears alter nate Tuesdays

the millennial craze for digital entertainment to condemn the same behavior when it occurs outside its platform I love to awaken my inner British gangster with Tommy Shelby and the Peaky Blinders I love to feel jaded, bitter, lost, confused, hopeless (whoops, I digress) with BoJack Horseman I shed tears when Sense8 wasn ’ t renewed for another season, and I even watched a season of Hemlock Grove, the weird second coming of Twilight clearly, I’m faithful I hardly think a denouncement of piracy is the right reward for loyalty of this caliber Netflix was a friend all this while; it coexisted peacefully with my

incessant online viewership and didn’t guilt me into conforming to a self-ser ving code of conduct I’m not saying Netflix is the foe now, but I am saying I’m a little offended, and maybe I will pirate something out of spite right now recommendations welcome!

Priya Kankanhalli is a junior in the College of Ar ts and Sciences She can be reached at pkankanhalli@cor nellsun com Ma

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Judah Bellin is a junior in the College of Arts and Sciences

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Insight Into Jumping Gene Mechanisms to Advance Gene Editing

Researchers highlight connection to existing CRISPR systems, impact on antibiotic resistance

By CALVIN SOWAH Sun Contributor

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B r a h m a n / i : H i n d u G o d s M e e t S t a n d u p C o m e d y

e n c e o f t h e Hi j r a i n t h e R a m a y

BY ANDREA YANG Sun Contributor

Mo r e o f t e n t h a n n o t , w h e n t h e

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But, that’s not what happens in the Kitchen Theatre Company’s production of Brahman/i: A One Hijra Comedy Show Written by the award winning playwright Aditi Brennan Kapil as the first par t of her Displaced Hindu Gods Trilogy, Brahman/i takes the form of a standup comedy show per formed by the intersex main character “B,” and sheds light on the often overlooked experience of the I in LGBTQIA+ Through personal anecdotes, some hilarious and s o m e d e e p l y m o v i n g , B n a r r a t e s a unique journey of self-discover y as an Indian-American navigating the rocky landscape of growing up as a Hijra, an i n d i v i d u a l b o r n w i t h t r a i t s o f b o t h

sexes Through B’s monologues, other c h a r a c t e r s c o m e t o l i f e ; A n u n p r edictable but wise aunt, loving parents, annoying cousins and classmates, and the Hindu creator god Brahma, in a way audiences have not seen before Tr a c e s o f t

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c o n c e p t i n Hi n d u i s m , a c o s m i c s p i r i t d e s c r i b e d t o b e “ g e n d e r l e s s , o m n i p ot e n t , a n d o m n i s c i e n t ” by K a p i l In t i m e s o f c o n f u s i o n a n d i n t e r n a l c o n -

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AKitchen’s ne w ar tistic director M Bevin O’Gara brought the play to the theater after having encountered the trilogy at Company One Theatre in Boston In her production, the theater is transformed with string lights hanging from the ceiling, round tables in the front row, and a small stage reminiscent of what you would find in a real comedy club with an intimate setting, completed with actual table ser vice Aila Peck, in her debut at the Kitchen, portrayed the role of B with immense energy and dedication, switching seamlessly between various accents and fully owning B’s quirky personality and cynical humor I’d go as far as saying that the show is worth seeing just to witness her pure talent

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Hill had not played at all during the season until that away match at Syracuse “He had, however, approached training with an exemplary attitude and commitment, and fully deser ved his opportunity when he got it,” Smith noted

This patience, despite such limited playing time, and ability to step up in the Red’s biggest game of the season, showed how hard Hill worked despite adversity as well as what the Red is capable of as a whole

The numbers show that the group has been meticulous and gritty on the field thus far this season On average, they have outshot their opponents by 20 percent Their physicality has been apparent in their combined 20 yellow cards compared to their opponents ’ 13

The new freshmen have also had a large impact on both ends of the field

“ We brought in our first recruiting class, and one we felt would help us on the field and complement the core of returnees, ” Smith said

The freshmen have done just that Freshman Tommy Hansen leads the team with four goals in the first 12 games of the season With two goals against St Francis to lift the Red to a 2-1 win, and one goal against Colgate to help secure a 4-3 win last week, Hansen

“Their arrival helped create a competitiveness within the program which we were lacking last year, ” Smith said of his freshmen “Guys have to look over their shoulders now, which is healthy in this kind of an environment ”

Likewise, freshman defenseman

Richie Hrncir leads the team in minutes, and freshman midfielder Tyler Bagley has helped the team out with one goal and three assists The Red will look to finish its season strong, with five games remaining in the regular season, four against fellow Ivy League teams, Brown, Princeton, Dartmouth and Columbia

“The good thing about this group is that they realize there is so much room for growth and improvement,” Smith said

As the Red looks to translate its newfound culture into wins down the stretch, Smith has made it clear that the group cannot be content with its first half success; greatness requires consistent effort and determination

“I love seeing their grit and combativeness when the going is tough just as much as I love seeing the elation on their faces when things are going great, ” he said Even now, still in the early stages of Red’s new culture movement, the guys will look for more elation after some gritty wins down the stretch

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Icers Use Exhibition Weekend to Fine Tune

By ZACHARY SILVER and RAPHY GENDLER Sun Sports Ed tor and Sun Staff Wr ter

Hoping to put together a refined lineup prior to the start of the regular season against AlabamaHuntsville on Oct 27, Cornell men ’ s hockey walked away from its exhibition weekend with a 7-1 thrashing of Guelph and a disappointing 2-2 tie with the University of Ottawa

In game one, Cornell overpowered Guelph, scoring thrice in the opening frame and four times in the third period, but head coach Mike Schafer ’86 was not exactly pleased with the effort he saw in the second The Red outshot Guelph 12-6 in the middle period but still allowed a goal to trickle through The third period, though, was a 14-5 shot differential in favor of the Red

“Second period we kind of took a vacation,” Schafer said, “but [we] came back in the third period and played the kind of hockey that we wanted

to play ” In the second game, the Red saw a late one-goal lead disappear as Ottawa netted the equalizer in the final minute of regulation to tie the game at two A scoreless overtime period left the Red with a draw to wrap up play before the regular season “We just didn’t have that kind of effort and focus that is our expectation as a program Doesn’t matter who we are playing against,” Schafer said after the tie “We did a lot of good things this past weekend, but when we judge ourselves we judge ourselves on effort and [competing] and playing as a team and those things were there very sporadically tonight ” The weekend was full of trial and error, tweaking and fine tuning, tryouts and showcases For Cornell, seeing which line grouping might work best and getting newcomers their first team play experience was a top priority For the 10 freshman

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