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ichael Sam, the first openly gay NFL player, shared his journey as an LGBT professionlete, from his childhood to uous football at a lecture

ummer after or year at of Missouri, Sam said he came to his teammates in a moment

of spontaneity that would change his life

“I stood up in front of my team and I said, ‘My name is Michael Sam, I’m from Hitchcock, Texas, I’m majoring in sports management and I am gay, ’” Sam said “This was the first time I was truly myself and after that, my life changed ” However, Sam said his journey began with a troubled childhood, long before his football career kicked off

“This was the first time I was truly myself and after that, my life changed ” M i c h a e l S a m oad | Michael Sam spoke

“[My story] begins with my mom and my dad they had eight kids together and I fall seventh in that line,” he said “When my oldest sister Chanelle was a baby, tragedy hit our family with her death ” Before Sam was born, his oldest sister drowned in an accident When Sam turned

C.U. Republicans To Host Santorum As Fall Speaker

By STEPHANIE YAN Sun Assistant News

Former Republican senator and presidential candidate Rick Santorum will speak at Cornell on Nov 30 as the Cornell Republicans’ fall speaker, according a release from the organization

Islam in Asia: Diversity in Past and Present

8 a m - 2 a m , Kroch Library Division of Asia Collections, Olin Library

Visual Culture Colloquium: Queer Satire in 21st Century African-American Art 4:30 p m , 142 Goldwin Smith Hall

Granular Material in a Laboratory Earthquake System 4 p m , 205 Thurston Hall

Tuesday, November 15, 2016

Voices on Vietnam: H E Ambassador Nguyen Phuong Nga, Vietnam in the 21st Century 4:30 - 6:30 p m , Lewis Auditorium, Goldwin Smith Hall

Saving Our Cities: A Progressive Plan to Transform Urban America Talk 5 p m , 157 East Sibley Hall In Defense of Crazy Ideas Lecture 7 - 8 p m , G10 Biotechnology

Myanmar’s Political Transition: Looking Ahead 4:30 - 6 p m , Lewis Auditorium, Goldwin Smith Hall

Transgender Day Of Remembrance of Vigil 7 - 9 p m , Anabel Taylor Chapel

The State of Ethnic studies at C U 4:30 p

, 120 Physical Sciences Building

Ithacans Volunteer to Support Planned Parenthood

By NICHOLAS BOGEL-BURROUGHS Sun Staff Writer

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Prof: Women Believe They Lack ‘Thick Enough Skin’ for Politics

Says perceived differences in qualifcations, rather than media sexism, drive gender gap in politics

By SABIRA MEHJABIN Sun Staff Writer

Women are underrepresented in politics because they are often hesitant to par ticipate, not because the media is implicitly biased against female candidates, according to Prof Jennifer Lawless, government, American University

At a lecture Monday, Lawless assessed the role of sexism in the U S presidential and congressional races, sharing anecdotes about her own 17 month-long campaign for Rhode Island Congress

“No matter where you look, most of the faces in U S politics are those of men, ” she said

She explained that this underrepresentation stems from situational and structural barriers facing women, in tandem with a gender gap in political ambition Women tend to avoid politically involved fields, such as law, business, education and political activism, and are therefore significantly less likely to run for office, she said

“Women haven’t worked in the professions that lead to these posi-

tions,” Lawless said Lawless also sought to disprove beliefs that the media only portrays women in a sexist manner “It seems to us that it might be a little bit premature to assume that only women are getting superficial coverage, ” she said “It seems that over time, men have gotten to the point that they, too, have received commentar y on their appearance ”

“Women were twice as likely to say they were not at all qualified to run for office.”

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Both men and women in politics are under constant scrutiny of their appearances as demonstrated in the media frenzy over Joni Ernst’s (R-Iowa) camo shoes and Donald Tr ump ’ s hair according to Lawless “A lot of the attention [Ernst received] had nothing to do with the content of [her] speech, it real-

ly had to do with the heels,” she said “But the more we thought about it, the more we thought about men enduring a similar type of coverage ”

Lawless also discussed her book, Women on the Run: Gender, Media, and Political Campaigns in a Polarized Era, which analyzes the success of women running for office on the congressional level

To gather information for the book, Lawless said she conducted national surveys of voters regarding the candidates running for office, concluding that sexism in politics is not what is obstructing women ’ s representation in Congress

“There was very, very little evidence that there was explicit sexism on the campaign trail There was very, very little evidence that there was implicit sexism on the campaign trail,” she said “And most surprisingly there was no evidence that women and men run different kinds of campaigns ”

Lawless described how she gathered campaign ads and tweets, to discover that there were little to no difference between the issues addressed by female and male can-

didates

“Both men and women focused a bulk of their time on the economy and social welfare,” she said “In fact, none of these differences ever approaches any statistical significance ”

Using the same data, she also debunked the belief that women are portrayed differently than men in the media

“Women are more likely than men to be covered and to be stereotyped as empathetic and as having a sense of integrity, whereas men are likely to be seen as strong and confident leaders,” she said “That has pretty much gone by the wayside as well ”

With all this evidence, she said that the information relayed by the media is not significantly skewed by sexism

“The media coverage that the candidates receive pretty much reflects the campaign communication that the candidates send out, ” she said

The actual reason behind the

underrepresentation is the fact that women, unlike men, lack confidence and often believe they don’t have “thick enough skin” for politics, according to Lawless

“On paper, you wouldn’t be able to tell [the male and female candidates] apart, but when we asked if they thought they were qualified for office, despite the fact that they have the same qualifications and the same credentials, they didn’t self-assess the same way, ” she said

Lawless added that “ women were much more likely than men to say they didn’t have thick enough skin to run for office ”

“Men were about 50 percent more likely than women to selfassess that they were qualified Women were twice as likely to say they were not at all qualified to run for office,” she said “Women thought they had to be twice as good to get half as far ”

Sabira Mehjabin can be reached at smehjabin@cornellsun com

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“One of the most pressing issues is preser ving reproductive health access for women of all backgrounds, especially underser ved communities, and I think Planned Parenthood is one of the best ways to do that,” Quinn said

Ritza Francois, 23, an Ithaca resident who has volunteered at the health center for about a year, said she was thankful for the coalition of Ithacans who support Planned Parenthood

“I think it feels good to know there are people around who care about these issues,” she said, adding that it is important for people to know that Planned Pa re n t h o o d “ i s n o t j u s t f o r women ’ s issues It’s really important that people understand the value of this place for ser ving a variety of people ”

O t h e r s e c h o e d p r a i s e f o r Planned Parenthood as an organization that provides a wide range of ser vices to women and men Kathr yn Howlett, an Ithaca resident who said she has been supporting Planned Parenthood for 40 years, said the organization helped her have children

“I feel safe abortion is ver y important, but it’s another part o f P l a n n e d Pa re n t h o o d t h a t sometimes people are not aware of,” she said “ When I was married, I had difficulty conceiving a n d s o I c a m e t o P l a n n e d Parenthood and I had two beautiful children because of Planned Parenthood ” Kelly, the vice president of programming and communications, said she was overjoyed to see “human to human moments p a r t i c u l a r l y i n a m o m e n t where we ’ re going to be fighting more for folks ” “ This is what we do,” she added, pointing to the room buzzing with supporters “ This is what we do ”

Speaker Describes Being Gay in ‘Dirty Business’ of Football

Says he was cut from multiple teams, shortened career after publicizing sexual orientation

five years old, another tragedy struck his family again when his second oldest brother was fatally shot

“You know we were a broken family when Chanelle died, but when Russell died, it didn’t seem normal around the house,” Sam said

Just three years later, Sam’s second oldest brother went missing and was pronounced dead two years afterward After enduring this series of misfortunes in his family, Sam’s childhood was marked by abuse from his two older brothers who were involved with drugs and gang violence

“I lived a life of fear, me and my sisters and my mom did,” Sam said “My brothers were very abusive to me in more ways than you can imagine ”

However, when Sam started junior high school, football changed his life for the better

“When I got to junior high, the coaches asked me if I wanted to play football,” Sam said “Sports changed everything Without football, I wouldn’t be here right now ”

In high school, Sam’s talent made him stand out; he joined the varsity team as a freshman Before long, he was being recruited by college football teams across the nation

“I never even dreamed about college until my sophomore year, when I got my first college letter from Oklahoma State,” Sam said “I had to do a 180 degree turn [with my grades] because now college was a possibility I could be the first one to go to college in my family ”

According to Sam, it was at this point in his life that he began exploring and discovering his sexuality When Sam attended the St Louis pride day as a college football player, he said he “felt like it was the first time [he] belonged here,” and when he gained the courage to come out to his teammates

“After I came out to my team, my life changed,” Sam said “We were no longer teammates, we were brothers ”

However, not ever ything worked out as well as it did with his college football team after he graduated as All-American, SEC player of the year

“My agency went the extra mile and hired me a gay activist as my publicist,” Sam said “In hindsight, it was probably the wrong decision because my publicist wanted me to come out publically The only reason I agreed to that was because I honestly believed that it would blow over after two weeks Boy, was a I wrong ”

After his public announcement, Sam said he was flooded with thousands of emails within 24 hours from all over the world, and he made the mistake of reading them right before his NFL Scouting

Combine “When I started reading some stuff, it affected me mentally I had a terrible performance,” Sam said “They always went back to that performance throughout my NFL career ”

Despite his “terrible performance, ” Sam was still drafted by the St Louis Rams, but he said his success was quickly shortchanged by his LGBT status A year later, Sam was cut from the Rams and recruited by the Dallas Cowboys, where he was cut again after another year

“[Being gay] may affect your ability of playing,” Sam said “I was the top prospect and should have probably been in the first round of draft, but now I’m not even in the league [Football] is a dirty business and there are a lot of backroom deals ”

Following his shortlived career in the Canadian Football League, Sam said he turned away from football as his career path

peace, ” Sam said “I’m actually starting a spiritual journey I went back to Houston and I went to my mom ’ s congregation During that

“I was the top prospect and should have probably been in the first round of draft, but now I’m not even in the league.” M i c h a e l S a m

with his father, who had abandoned him in his childhood, and his brothers, who had tormented his childhood Finally, Sam said he has forgiven himself and is working as a public activist for LGBT rights and anti-bullying campaigns

“Being gay does not define me, ” Sam said “What defines me is my characteristics ”

“After this summer, I made

talk, the preacher started talking about forgiveness ” Since then, Sam has made peace

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Letter to the Editor

The election from a French perspective

To th e Ed itor:

There is a dreadful atmosphere here One of my professors said he hasn’t seen the student body this disheartened since 9/11 Though I am sure that when Obama got elected in 2008, the same ambiance prevailed on university campuses in Texas This is democracy and we need to accept it, live with it We reap what we sow, after all The elites of the east and west coast have their share of responsibilities in the current division of the country Fundamentally, 25 percent of Americans that start high school do not graduate, and 43 percent of students who start college will not graduate in six years The lack of education too often plays a major role in explaining the rise to power of populist and fascist figures

Here, the privileged are furious and swear they are going to leave the country, whereas minorities are scared and feel more marginalized than ever A good friend of mine left for the city this weekend to meet with the comrades, and is uncertain about coming back next semester While some protest, others organize, all feeding off of hatred for Trump supporters (and going as far as blaming third party and abstained voters), claiming they don’t represent America But, I ask myself, don’t they capture America’s heartland at its deepest? Racism, sexism, xenophobia and homophobia are not new threats to the country In fact, these forms of discrimination have been prevailing in our modern society, only now they will explicitly form part of the political agenda The elites have lived in a bubble for way too long, and this latter was doomed to explode

Maybe this is a long overdue wake up call After all, Trump got elected president of the country that sends its wheat surplus as food aid to third world countries only to prevent the wheat prices to drop internally Trump got elected president of the country that names itself world promoter of peace and democracy, but finances and arms rebel groups in strategic locations to purposefully generate instability and take control of the region’s resources Trump got elected president of the country that allows civilians to carry guns, when the proper use of guns by police officers hasn’t even been established yet According to ONE, this is the country that wastes about 141 trillion calories worth of food every day, which adds up to about $165 billion per year, the equivalent of 4 times the amount of food Africa imports each year What Trump preaches, from this perspective, is not unrepresentative of the realities of this country

Julian Robison ’20

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I fear for France in May 2017, and every other election to come I fear for our Earth that simply cannot wait four more years I fear for the vulnerable whose security has been once again severely compromised But above all, I fear for humankind who does not seem to be able to learn from the past, dangerously getting closer to an apocalypse, or a flood, such as depicted in William Etty’s painting The World Before the Flood

Similarly to what I shared with you after the Charlie’s attacks, I maintain that hatred and violence only contribute to the difficulty of our times Rather, we have to continue to learn and educate We need to reconnect with mother-nature We must reconsider the way we spend our days, reinvent the way we as a society consume Let us rely on each other, help and support one another, and spread love all around us It is up to our generation to change the system we strongly disagree with Together, we have the power to shape the world we want to live in We shall peacefully unite, organize, impact There comes a time where each of us has to choose between what is easy and what is right This time is now

Letter to the Editor

A letter to students about the election

To th e Ed itor:

At the height of the Cold War, when the U S and U S S R were competing in the development and testing of nuclear bombs, an Australian doctor named Helen Caldicott came to the United States An expert in children’s cancers, she had taken leave of her profession to give three years of her life to raising awareness and urging people to stand up and speak out in opposition to further production and testing, which were both sending strontium 90 into the food chain and increasing the chance of a nuclear war As she explained to audiences:

“When I first grasped what a nuclear war would mean, I felt overwhelming grief Then that grief turned to anger anger at the “them” who were doing this to our planet And then I turned my anger into energy; I determined that I would do all in my power to end the danger of nuclear war And then, I looked around to see who would work with me ”

In their grief over this election, some college communities are calling for symbolic expression, such as the American flag to be taken down or lowered to half mast I am reminded of the young Vietnam Veterans who climbed to the top of the Statue of Liberty and unfurled a gigantic flag upside down in the international signal of distress But they didn’t stop with a gesture They organized a massive rally in Washington, D C , where veterans tossed their medals of the steps of the Capitol, and they fanned across the United States to march through towns and perform guerilla theater to simulate the experience of war Students on college campuses responded

When we returned to Cornell in 1970 for our 10th reunion, we were met by graduate students who passed out literature and offered teach-ins on the war That summer, Cornell opened a lobbying office in DC, where people interested in lobbying could find out where their Senators and Congressmen stood, and after their meetings with their Representatives, return to file a report for others to use

You are now faced with a challenge perhaps greater than those students faced in the 70s and 80s that of climate change caused by the warming of the planet And we have a President-elect who not only thinks climate change is a hoax and plans to strike down the advances the President has made against it, but also intends to appoint Supreme Court Justices and Federal judges who may curb our right to speak in opposition Your first reaction was grief, as it was for millions of us Americans And we now see that grief turning into anger in the streets and on campuses across the land You we all have a choice We can withdraw into our anger, or we can convert that anger into energy and act You young people have power You also have tools that the college students in the Anti-Vietnam War and the Anti-nuclear movements did not You have the tools of the internet and social media which can connect you with students on other college campuses almost instantaneously You can build a movement of tsunami proportions which will force politicians to listen to the generation that could easily vote them out of office in three years

So this old Cornell grad is calling upon you to use those tools to lead us into a new age of empowerment of the people Commit your intelligence, your energy, your skills into using those tools to build a movement that is directed toward a positive goal a movement that calls upon us to protect the rights we won in the past and to build a safer, healthier and more just world for the future

Alex Davies | Have I Got News For You?

Trump and the Fading of a Cultural Archetype

BeforeTuesday night I had expected the gnashing teeth of a poll-drowned American electorate to soon take my most ugly of muses The moment when the Trump well would run dry was close at hand Alas, it was not to be The Donald shall be enthroned in the seat of power, like a lascivious Jabba the Hutt, for a period of no less than four years (barring impeachment or some act by the “Second Amendment people”) America will replace its first black president with the orange zealot who built his political career on questioning his predecessor’s citizenship Still, at least one can take heart in the power dynamic between the two in a particularly satisfying photograph, Trump was unable to meet Obama’s eyes as they shook hands in the White House

But first, a brief autopsy of the Clinton campaign’s corpse Why did the first female major party nominee lose to the most famous sexual predator in the country? (Sorry, most famous alleged sexual predator We wouldn’t want to be libellous in Trump’s America, now would we?) Clinton’s downfall, briefly: complacency, misogyny and James Comey Clinton played for states like Arizona and Georgia normally beyond Democrats’ grasp but seemingly on the table this year while neglecting her “blue wall” states, most significantly Pennsylvania and Wisconsin A vehement distrust of such a “ nasty woman ” among many on the losing side of America’s culture wars stimulated Trump’s base to turn out And the FBI director’s letter, which lacked anything more than a thread of legal implication, was spun into a political silver bullet that saw victory snatch Trump from the jaws of defeat

But enough In the words of our new Leader, now is the “time to bind the wounds of division ” Doesn’t that just sound wonderfully 1930s, my dear reader? Trump’s words imply that there will be no healing, only a constriction, the fastening of a tourniquet to choke off the blood rushing out The myriad components of America – racial, economic, cultural will be trussed and lashed to the axe of Donald Trump, dull in mind but crushing in might, like 50 rods into a fasces “Believe me ” If Trump were a little more eloquent, his first presidential tweet, responding to widespread protests against hi

LastTuesday, Americans across the country went to the polls and voted for the candidate they felt most deserved to be president of the United States By a stillgrowing margin, they chose former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, but the reality is that it will be Donald Trump, and not Hillary Clinton, entering the White House in January

There will be a lot at stake these next four years Power is in the hands of those who seek to unravel all of the progress we have made since President Obama took office

The Affordable Care Act, Dodd Frank financial regulation, climate change accords, the Iran deal and much more hang in the balance, and already Republican congressmen and senators are salivating over the thought of rolling back the products of the last eight years

It is a common refrain that Congress will prevent President Trump from causing too much damage, but I seriously doubt that the congressmen who were so reticent to rebuke Trump on the basis of his many character and policy flaws during the primary and general elections will be more proactive when he takes office Speaker Ryan, perhaps the only Republican with the stature and platform to speak out against the president-elect, has shown an inability to take meaningful action against Trump even while acknowledging his “textbook” racist tendencies It is my hope that if Donald Trump attempts to enact his misguided policy proposals, Ryan and the Republicans will stand up to him, but I am skeptical that Trump’s enablers will, moving forward, do anything but enable

My peers and I are lucky to have come of age during the administration of such an upstanding man as our current president, Barack Obama Though he is not perfect, I have always been proud to call Obama my president, and I have never doubted that he has the best interests of the country in mind

I want to feel the same way about our president-elect I really do I want to be proud of the decisions my country makes and I want to live my life knowing that my government is looking out for the people Donald Trump ran a thin-skinned campaign fueled by vilification of the “other” punctuated by fits of his own insecurity; I have seen little indication his administration will act any differently

I will never root against the success of

and reminding us of just how petty he is, would have read something like the following: “America is weakened by these backstabbing elements, diese Novemberverbrecher, protesting my victory I alone can fix it ”

“But Alex,” you protest, “ you ’ re just one of those young whippersnappers who barely knows the world, arrogantly wielding naught but a liberal arts education and a penchant for heavy-handed political metaphor ” To which I reply yes, I am that, but I must retort that we had better consider the possibilities of what Trump might do, however unlikely they may seem in this moment Will Congress check his legislative agenda? Maybe, if GOP factions realise that it is in their interest to balance against the Trumpites Will the courts strike down unconstitutional actions? Probably, but only after damage has occurred And the Tweet Commander-in-Chief has sufficient latitude in areas like foreign policy to do quite terrible things without infringing upon the US Constitution Blue jeans won America the Cold War Maybe things a “hell of a lot worse than waterboarding” can win the war against bad hombres and the en vogue crusade against political correctness

Likely the best check on Trump will be a commitment by the political elite, both Democrats and Republicans, to reintegrate his supporters and offer them a better way However much I may attack Trump in this column, however vehemently you and I may oppose what Trump stands for, America must understand and address the sentiments that tilled the fields for his success (though I’m a columnist, so solutions aren ’ t really in my playbook)

Much has been written about the economic trends and social changes that slowly boiled the frog in the American cauldron Equally important has been the blue-collar worker’s fall from cultural primacy The 20th century was the era of the everyman, both in the capitalist West and the communist Soviet Union The assembly line American economy instilled a national pride in the daily efforts of the little people The Soviet Union, with its pantheon of Stakhanovs and Gagarins, was even more explicit in its glorification of the worker hammer and sickle Trump, with all his

tantrums about “draining the swamp ” and systematically decimating the bourgeois classes (did I tweet that? Or just think it?), promises a return to an everyman ideal enforced by a strong, paternalist figure à la Iosef Vissarianovich (to think, how far Man has progressed In year 2016 oddly youthful hairpiece, tanning like teenage girl and mole-pink eyes are new totalitarian moustache!)

Now, our culture, in this celebrity century, prizes individualistic success The West’s deindustrialisation has removed careers that allowed ordinary citizens to take pride in producing tangible goods As unfulfilling service sector jobs comprise a growing proportion of blue-collar employment, Americans’ chances of attaining a career from which they can derive significant meaning are increasingly dependent on intelligence and a privileged upbringing “Make America Great Again” evokes a nostalgia for “Made in the USA ” Trump’s sales pitch is a lie but the picture he paints of America is many people’s truth in the interior After all, not all steel will rust It seems we have the diagnosis but the cure may yet prove elusive (what’d I say about columnists and solutions?) Though I can offer some bittersweet light at the end of the tunnel As if in despair at Trump’s victory, the world lost Leonard Cohen this week When I was young, before I developed any trace of arrogance in my thinking, my father would often play Cohen’s music The lyrics of “Suzanne” her tea and oranges, her mystical, melodious beauty were engraved in a small corner of my mind long before I could appreciate their depth and grace Now I know, perhaps arrogantly, that Cohen’s words and music remind us that our lives do, must and will encompass things of greater importance and sincerity than politics When our public life becomes riven with lies we must seek truths from elsewhere It is men like Leonard Cohen who, in his words, show us “where to look among the garbage and the flowers ” But I’m just a whippersnapper, so what do I know?

Alex Davies is a senior in the College of Arts and Sciences He can be reached at ajd253@cornell edu Have I Got News For You? appears alternate Tuesdays this semester

Jacob Rubashkin | The Jacobin

What Now?

America or her people I hope to be wrong about the man, and so I challenge President Trump, as should we all, to serve with integrity and with a deep appreciation for the power he will wield I hope that he puts the interests of the people before any outstanding personal conflicts, of which he has many I hope that in four years every American, no matter their race, religion, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, creed or color, will be better off than they are now The rhetoric employed by Trump over the course of this campaign makes that hard to believe, but I still hope that the office changes him and makes him into a better man, a president for all Americans

That doesn’t mean we should hold him to lower standards During this election it was too common to see the media holding the bar at a subterranean level for candidate Trump They were awestruck when he successfully used a TelePrompTer; they oohed and ahhed when he didn’t break down in tears on the debate stage We must do better than that: we must expect from President Trump and his Republican Congress nothing less than the most presidential of behavior, nothing less than the dignity and competence we need from our leaders He ran and won on his status as a political novice if and when it becomes apparent that such ignorance in the ways of governing is a liability and not an asset, he does not deserve, and should not expect, sympathy from the people

In 2008, Barack Obama gave Americans hope Many have since seen that feeling diminished or supplanted by fear and anger and desperation, but we must remain hopeful nevertheless This battle has been lost, but the war for our nation’s future has just begun, and each of us has a part to play in the coming conflict

We cannot let the Republicans roll back Obama’s legacy That is the number one priority of Americans starting in January of 2017 Minority Leader Schumer must do his part in protecting the ACA, Dodd-Frank, the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau

and everything else we have worked so hard for If that requires the filibuster, then so be it The Republicans have used the parliamentary technique to block progress for the past six years now it is incumbent upon the Democrats to use it to protect what progress we have already made This is not obstruction; this is a principled defense against what can only be described as short-sighted, reactionary, and self destructive behavior

The same goes for Supreme Court nominees Democratic senators cannot let Trump run roughshod over the Court as it stands today The potential results would be disastrous a rollback of Roe v Wade would only be the beginning Trump has long sought to “loosen the libel laws”, and may seek to appoint justices who will ravage the civil rights and liberties of ever yday Americans and our institutions If President Trump nominates a reactionary judge who will work to claw back the freedoms affirmed by the court over the past century, we must give the Republicans a taste of their own medicine and block him or her until their name is withdrawn and replaced with a suitable nominee After a year of filibustering an eminently qualified judge for no purpose other than the political, the Republicans have no moral high ground on which to stand regarding this issue

The battlefield is so much wider than just the United States Senate; indeed, all of us must play our part Each individual can find the way to maximize their effect: if you have financial resources, make sure that the American Civil Liberties Union is ready to fight, ensure that Planned Parenthood has the funds to provide necessary services, and donate to the campaigns of progressives across the country in the anticipation of the 2018 midterms

If you have the time and ability, speak with your feet: attend demonstrations, march on The Mall and show politicians that the people will not sit quietly while Washington foists regressive policies upon them Volunteer at advocacy groups for women, for minorities, for the disadvantaged

in society Inundate the offices of your representatives and senators with phone calls and direct mail

It isn’t going to be easy Trump’s policies, and the policies of the Republican Party writ large, will have an immediate effect on the underrepresented and most vulnerable in our society, both directly and indirectly The hate and fear legitimized by his campaign has and will continue to manifest itself in harmful behaviors of a section of the population

People of color and other minorities have seen this change in climate for months, and it will only get worse; even I, as a white man, have become acutely aware, from the venom I read on Twitter and the swastikas that appeared on the walls of my middle school last week, that my Jewish faith makes me the enemy in the eyes of far too many in this country

We must all do our part to call out this newly invigorated hate when we see it The vast majority of Americans are not hateful people, but we are also not always the most vocal, either That must change, because we cannot allow the normalization of such vitriolic, hateful negative To counter hate, we must respond twice as loudly with love That means confronting the man who you ’ ve just seen tell a lady in a hijab that she’s not welcome here anymore, or a woman who yells at a Latino that they’d better enjoy the time they have left before Trump deports them It may be uncomfortable, but doing the right thing is rarely enjoyable

There is much work to be done, and the harder we push against the fear intrinsic to the incoming administration, the harder still they will try to divide us We cannot let that happen Too much is at stake to spend our time fighting amongst ourselves We must present a unified front to the Trump administration; otherwise the Republicans will seize on our turmoil and push through the most reactionary agenda in a generation, a series of policies that will only hurt the most vulnerable Whatever our path forward is, we must go at it as one Now, more than ever, the words of Benjamin Franklin ring true: “ we must all hang together, or most assuredly, we will all hang separately ” Onwards

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PRESIDENT-ELECT MARTHA E. POLLACK

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versity with a public mission ”

In response to a question about her policy goals as president, Pollack touched on improving the University with a focus on innovation and quality

“I ver y much value integrity, that’s my first priority,” Pollack said “I value quality, I think it’s really essential that Cornell continue to be on of the world’s strongest communities I very much value innovation and adaptability, the world is changing quickly [I have an] enormous commitment to diversity ”

extraordinar y institution, one that embraces both the creation of knowledge and the value of putting that knowledge to use in positively impacting society,” reads Pollack’s email

She also praised Rawlings as a “remarkable leader” and said they met earlier today to discuss the transition between their presidencies

“Appreciation for diversity and accepting differences is absolutely essential.”

M a r t h a E P o l l a c k

Pollack further elaborated on the importance of diversity for students, the University and the future of the country

“I think that appreciation for diversity and celebrating differences is absolutely essential to today’s world,” Pollack said “Our students are going to graduate into a very diverse world, and if they are not able to work across different perspectives, then I fear for the future of this country and the world ”

In an email to the Cornell community today, Chairman of the Board of Tr ustees

Rober t Harrison ’76, lauded the search committee for its “fabulous job” in selecting the University’s next president, calling Pollack a “ proven leader and scholar ”

Gretchen Ritter ’83, the dean of Arts and Sciences, offered similar praise of Pollack in an email to students, faculty, and staff this afternoon Ritter said that she was encouraged that Pollack, who completed a self-designed interdisciplinary major in linguistics during her undergraduate years at Dartmouth, presented a “global humanistic outlook ”

Acknowledging that the official start of her term is several months away, Pollack said she will make several visits to Ithaca and New York before her presidency begins “I can ’ t wait to get started!” she wrote, at the end of her email

Pollack was appointed provost at the University of Michigan in 2013, where she is also a professor of computer science and engineering in the College of Engineering She joked that when she

University of Michigan, she was a member of the Steering committee for the Jacobs Technion-Cornell Institute, which is a partnership between Cornell and the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology at Cornell Tech Speaking about Cornell’s New York and Ithaca campuses, Pollack said, “It’s also an incredibly exciting time in Cornell’s history as its campuses which so complement each other are poised to become increasingly interconnected ”

Prior to joining the University of Michigan, Pollack was a professor at the University of Pittsburgh She received her bachelor’s from Dartmouth College in 1979 and a M S E and Ph D from the University of Pennsylvania in computer and information science

Her husband, Ken Gottschlich, will join her in Ithaca with a faculty appointment at Cornell

Rawlings praised the search committee ’ s selection, saying he was confident that Pollack will be able to continue his

Grocery, expand graduate housing and defend freedom of speech on campus in addition to her historic status as the University’s first female president Yet, she was also the source of criticism, drawing criticism from alumni and students for establishing the College of Business and suggesting that she might stall President Emeritus David Skorton’s 2035 carbon neutrality goal

Garrett’s death drew widespread grief and sadness across campus Thousands honored the president at several memorials and vigils on campus, both from around Ithaca and across New York state

“She was the quintessential Cornellian,” wrote Chairman of the Board of Tr ustees Rober t Harrison ’76 in announcing her death “She will leave a lasting legacy on our beloved institution and will be terribly missed ”

After Provost Michael Kotlikoff served as Cornell’s acting president for several months, the Board of Trustees tapped President Emeritus Hunter Rawlings III on March 24 to step in as the University’s interim president for the second time in his career

Pollack’s commitments to integrity and free speech were particularly compelling for Ritter, who said that these values are “incontrovertible” to the College of Arts and Sciences

“At this time, as our nation grapples with an ideological divide and uncertain change at the highest levels of our federal government, I find it particularly important to reaffirm such values,” Ritter wrote in her email “At lunch today, presidentelect Pollack emphasized the point again, saying ‘We will honor and support the right of people from all backgrounds and perspectives to be here at Cornell I hope you will all join me in recommitting ourselves to these values, no matter where challenges may emerge in the coming weeks and months ”

Pollack sent her own email to the Cornell community in the late afternoon In her email, she called Cornell a “special place ”

“Its egalitarian heritage, research and teaching excellence, celebration of difference and diversity, and deep history of service combine to make this a truly

joined the faculty in 2000, “There were more professors named Igor than female professors ”

At Michigan, she also served as the university’s chief academic officer and chief budget officer Pollack will receive tenured appointments in the computer science and information science departments when she arrives at Cornell, according to the University

Much of Pollack’s research has been on artifical intelligence, including “ automated planning, natural-language processing, temporal reasoning and constraint satisfaction,” according to the University She has also received accolades for her work to improve the climate for minorities and women in science and engineering

However, responding to a question about her status as Cornell’s second female leader, Pollack said, “I think that the job of the president is to serve everyone not to be the female president, but to be the president ”

In addition to serving as provost at

priority of uniting Cornell’s upstate and downstate campuses to form “One Cornell ”

“As president of the Association of American Universities, I had an opportunity to work with Martha,” he told the University “She will be a great president, and her hands-on knowledge of Cornell Tech will help to solidify the growing collaborations and synergies among Cornell’s upstate and downstate campuses I look forward to working with her over the coming months on a smooth transition ”

As the 10th president of the University, Rawlings’ first round leading Cornell’s lasted from 1995 to 2003 He became interim president for the first time in 2005, after the resignation of President Emeritus Jeffrey Lehman ’77

Leaving his job as the president of the Association of American Universities to assume his current role, Rawlings has been working to connect Cornell different campuses in his vision of “One Cornell ” He has highlighted the University’s unique circumstances as an institution with both upstate and downstate locations in his effor t to bridge divides within the state Rawlings has said that Cornell’s next president should have good judgement, be able to work well with a variety of constituents and be a good scholar and leader

Without some of these attributes, he said it may be difficult for the new leader to be able to gain the respect of the faculty

The characteristics that Rawlings highlighted were largely echoed at a forum in May, in which Chair of the Presidential Search Committee Jan Rock Zubrow ’77 and other members of the search committee received input from Cornellians in an effort to make the search process more inclusive

“I think it’s really integral that Cornell continue to be one of the world’s strongest communities.”

M a r t h a E P o l l a c k

The announcement of Pollack’s presidency comes nearly eight months after the untimely death of late President Elizabeth Garrett, who died on March 6 of colon cancer Pollack said that Garrett “is very much in my heart today ”

During her tenure, Garrett was lauded for her move to approve Anabel’s

At the forum, faculty and students said that the new president should value transparency and promote the humanities

Zubrow said at the time that being president of Cornell is difficult job, but that Cornell is a “unique” and “wonderful” institution and “will attract someone marvelous ”

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BY GWEN AVILES Sun Senior Editor

There’s a man and a woman lying frozen on the floor

Despite looking too old to do so, the man is clutching a stuffed rabbit I am sitting at one of the six tables lined up on the edge of each side of the stage The tables, covered in stark white tablecloths, are home to red napkins, white plates with silver lining and empty wine glasses Foreboding and original orchestral music by Patrick Braga ’17 is playing in the background, as we wait in near darkness for several minutes unsure of what to expect

This unpredictability is a mainstay of Aleksej Aarsaether’s ’17 directing Aarsaether has been an innovative and highly respected student director throughout his time at Cornell

Though his array of credits is diverse and includes the Fall 2013 10 Minute Play Festival (Blackbox Theatre), The Vagina Monologues (Bailey Hall), Macbeth (Risley Theatre), among others, his work champions comedy, pathos and unconventionality and The Baltimore Waltz is no different

Written by Pulitzer-Prize winning playwright Paula Vogel (MFA ’76, PhD ’16), The Baltimore Waltz is at once a whimsical, carefree play steeped in tragedy It was inspired by the 1980s AIDS crisis that took the life of Vogel’s brother Carl, along with the lives of thousands of gay men across the nation When Anna (Lisa McCullough ’20) is diagnosed with ATD: Acquired Toilet Disease a fatal new malady that is sweeping the country she and her brother Carl (Matthew Hagerty ’18) drop everything to voyage to Europe Before leaving Baltimore, Carl calls on his college friend, Igor, in search of black market drugs that will cure Anna It doesn’t take long before ridiculous antics ensue In her portrayal of Anna, McCullough is every bit convincing as a woman submerged in self-denial about her illness Knowing her life is coming to an end, Anna seeks to deflect her disease by sleeping with multiple men in the different countries of Europe All of these men from the French waiter to the German virgin to the 50-year-old “Little Dutch Boy” are played by Bryan Hagelin ’20, a bold actor with an instinct for slapstick comedy Some of his characters tend to blend together and err on the side of repetitive, but perhaps that’s the point “Third Man,” as he is listed in the cast list, isn’t supposed to be incredibly nuanced; he’s there for the comic relief and Hagelin more than fulfills that duty

In one scene, Third Man and Anna are having (loud) sex under a table, while waiters offer audience members pastries, bread and drinks, encouraging them to satiate themselves as they watch the play The fourth wall is broken yet again when audience members are asked to make props, and when pictures of Cornell are used in a slideshow of Anna and Carl’s trip The Baltimore Waltz closes the distance between actor and viewer, making it all the more pleasurable to watch It is an exercise in intimacy and interactive audience participation, inviting the audience to be invested in the world of the play by including them in its dramatic action

However, the play’s farcical elements are only as successful as its simultaneous gravitas Carl finds out that Igor has duped him, along with sundry ATD patients The drugs he has “ won ’ t help”; Igor has created them himself in a shoddy basement and sells them to people who are desperate for a cure Other glaring reminders that ATD is not a comical hoax, but a devastating disease that kills people, are interspersed throughout the show “Do squat Don’t get sick,” is the advice health officials provide their patients because ATD is not a medical priority Perhaps the most surprising reminder of the terminal illness is when we find out Anna doesn’t even have ATD Rather, she has developed a metaphorical affliction to avoid coping with Carl s death from AIDS

The Baltimore Waltz is a sobering reminder of a crisis that Aaraesther says has not only slipped through the cracks of American history, but also queer history ” It vacillates between the political and personal, in line with contemporary events In light of the Pulse shooting that occurred this summer, and the hate crimes targeted against members of the queer community on a daily basis, The Baltimore Waltz whose proceeds have gone towards raising money for HIV testing at Cornell culminates in a most necessary work of social justice theater

Gwen Aviles is a senior in the College of Arts and Sciences She can be reached at gaviles@cornellsun com

BY EMILY FOURNIER Sun Staff Writer

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adoptive parents Polybus and Merope took him in When he consults the oracle at Delphi to determine who his parents were after a dr unk man called him a bastard, Oedipus is told that he will kill his father and marr y his mother Wanting to avoid this deeply disturbing fate, Oedipus con-

tinues on his journey to avoid those whom he believes are his parents, only to do just as the oracle said Oedipus kills Laios, his biological father, and breaks the Sphinx’s curse on Thebes by solving her riddle For saving the city, he is made king and marries Jocasta, his biological mother The play opens on Oedipus’ effor ts as the King of Th b hi bj garding a plague lague itself soon Oedipus sends his C r e o n ( Na t h a n nsult the oracle at how to end this ts that the killers ge and must be es obsessed with ers are and curses may be Teiresias seer, is the first to der and even sugpus ’ father This ath that eventualwife Jocasta (Luby t of doubt as to d just as Oedipus details shared by to the murder of not align with the o u n t O e d i p u s v e s o f h i s c o nf r o n t a t i o n T h i s w i t n e s s

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LaPasta ’19), had previously stated that he saw more than one person kill Laios, and Oedipus killed a man on his own However, Oedipus clings to Jocasta’s statement that her child was exposed to die in the same place from which the Corinthian (Angaelica LaPasta ’19) claims he took Oedipus,

even though the Corinthian contradicts his own statements several times While there is enough evidence to suggest that Laios may have been Oedipus’ father and Jocasta could be his mother, it is never confirmed, yet Oedipus considers no other possibility It is ironic that Oedipus is revered throughout Thebes for his ability to solve riddles but is unable rationally to solve the riddle of his own past Smith-Nichols’ por trayal of Oedipus was excellent, and made Oedipus’ serious emotional turmoil feel real and almost relatable, aside from the more unsavor y details of his situation He was constantly engaged and his facial expressions effectively conveyed his emotions even when he was not speaking, bringing Oedipus’ fear, confusion and distress to life Kiriakidi’s per formance as Jocasta was equally impressive, and her fr ustration with Oedipus’ constantly giving into fear was ver y well-developed Chazan was quite melodramatic as the devious Creon, but in a way that made the tragedy more enter taining

This production of the well-known stor y made the tale of Oedipus far more devastating than revolting, but emphasized the lines most likely to make the audience cringe to provide comic relief Furthermore, the messenger (Lizzie Lee ’19) who delivered the news of Jocasta’s suicide and Oedipus’ self-blinding was oddly cheerful and found the events somewhat funny, which was naturally bizarre to watch but made Oedipus’ utter devastation a little less heavy

Oedipus is a ver y difficult play, and the Depar tment of Classic’s production was quite impressive, especially considering that it was the first play in which several of the cast members had ever per formed All, including the chor us members and the maid (Erial Zheng ’18), were strong actors, but Smith-Nichols and Kiriakidi delivered the play’s standout per formances Professor Ahl’s interpretation of Oedipus was unique and compelling, and the characters’ str uggles were made both power ful and believable by the student actors

Emily Fournier is a junior in the College of Arts and Sciences She can be reached at efournier@cornellsun com

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Earl Looks to Restore Winning Tradition

EARL Continued from page 16

“My brother is a head coach as well, so there’s a lot of bouncing ideas there,” Earl said “ There’s sort of these heroes you look up to, Carmody, Carrill, Van Gundy, and then your peers who you do the cr ying on the shoulders from time to time ”

While at Princeton, Earl asked Van Gundy if he could put together a scouting report of Tommy Amaker’s squad at Har vard before the Tigers faced them When the Pistons coach came back with his notes, Earl noted a trend

“It was all fundamentals, when you best defender should stay on someone, ” Earl said “It’s funny I can come up with conversations I had with [ Van Gundy], but that’s always what it comes back to, defensive and offensive fundamentals, tr ying to make the shots you take ”

When it comes to coaches and players with roots in Princeton, the question of whether the school’s legendar y offense will be implemented emerges Earl recognizes that the the way basketball is played today has changed dramatically compared to his time playing While he does not watch a lot of NBA basketball, he said he admires the style of Stephen Curr y and the Golden State Warriors Combined with a renewed emphasis on fundamentals and tr ying to create the best shot opportunities possible, Earl hopes to reinvigorate an offense that finished with the lowest field goal percentage in the Ancient Eight

“ We’re tr ying to get them to think pass, ” Earl said “How can we get easy baskets and fundamentally, the easiest way to get a basket is to get someone to throw you a ball underneath the rim for a layup It’s as simple as that in a lot of respects What that takes is someone who can pass and someone who can catch underneath the basket It takes away the dribbling aspect It helps to think pass first when you want to get those kinds of shots ”

Defensively, Earl has overhauled the team ’ s approach Whereas Courtney places heavy emphasis on trapping players and taking risks with double teams, Earl has tried to change the old habits from Courtney’s run-and-jump defensive scheme

“Breaking that is an issue,” Earl said “Just letting [senior guard] Robert [Hatter] guard that guy and see if he can stay with him and you give him a little bit of help, but you ’ re not the running We’re just staying in front of our guys From a defensive perspective, we ’ re going to tr y to break that habit ”

And while implementing a new system for his players certainly poses a major challenge for the first-year head coach, Earl’s biggest task comes working with a group of players who were all recruited by his predecessor For now, it’s figuring out who is good at what, how the pieces fit together and can turn around Cornell basketball, at least in the short term

“I think you just want to make them feel that they can communicate anything on their mind to you, ” Earl said “Coach Courtney brought them all in I don’t know him that well, but I know of him in circles as being a really great person You tr y to live up to that and you ’ re not going to be the same person, but tr y to be someone they can say, ‘Hey, I have a big problem, can I come to you?’”

Earl describes himself as an ambivert, which places him somewhere in between being an extrovert and introvert, according to an article he read As he attempts to conquer his first season as a head coach, there will certainly be times when he needs to speak up But his approach thus far watching intently from the outside seems to be teaching his players to lead Whatever the Red needs him to be, Earl seems ready to take on that task

“I don’t know how you would label me A lot of people would say introvert, and they’ll be a few who need to be an extrovert, ” Earl said “I’m a chameleon ”

Joon Lee can be reached at joonlee@cornellsun com

Phelps, Wilson Cap Off Cornell Careers

VOLLEYBALL

Continued from page 16

Phelps and senior Macey Wilson, both playing in their final career games, would prove critical in the waning moments of the match as they helped overcome the deficit As the Red trailed 10-8 late in the fifth set, the two would score five of the team ’ s final seven points, including two consecutive service aces from Phelps and a block from Wilson, to help Cornell win their last game of the season Notably, in the last career play of the two seniors, Phelps set up a kill for Wilson to win the match

“We know that Penn digs a lot of balls and will send the ball back, so we knew we had to stay disciplined,” said sophomore Carla Sganderlla “Most importantly, we had fun It was our last game of the season and we wanted to win for the seniors especially after the loss at Princeton ”

Phelps finished the Penn match with a double-double of 38 assists and 19 digs, and Wilson finished with team-high nine kills and an impressive 500 hitting percentage In addition, junior Kiley McPeek recorded an impressive match-high 25 digs while freshman Jenna Phelps posted seven blocks

“It was a great weekend for Cornell volleyball and a great one to end on, ” Phelps said

With the performances from these final games, Phelps and Wilson have certainly made their mark in Cornell record books Phelps concludes her Cornell career ranked second all-time in assists (3,181), 19th in Big Red history in digs (718), and 19th block assists (160) Wilson concludes her Cornell career ranked third in block assists (309), fifth in total blocks (359), fifth in hitting percentage ( 286), 12th in solo blocks (50), and 15th in kills (629)

“[We] finished with a win against Penn to have one of the best records for Cornell in ten years, ” Phelps said “Given the last couple of years I am so proud and excited for this team We are a team in every sense of the word on and off the court and I truly believe this program is headed in the right direction Macey and I are so proud to have been a changing force ”

Joshua Zhu can be reached at jzhu@cornellsun com

Freshman Star Leads

Women’s Hockey Team

O’NEILL Continued from page 16

lot of chemistr y, ” O’Neill said O’Neill’s decision to play at Cornell has been a benefit for the entire hockey program, as she has fit right in and found success Nonetheless, there were numerous factors that led Kristin to Ithaca, with education being the most important

“First off, I chose to play at Cornell for academics,” O’Neill

Cornell was just so amazing to me, ” O’Neill said O’Neill visited Cornell’s campus in middle school and imagined one day going to attending the University When O’Neill committed to Cornell during the fall of her junior year of high school, she said it was a surreal moment

“ I d e c i d e d t h a t I w a n t e d t o c o m e h e r e a n d b e a p a r t o f s o m e t h i n g s p e c i a l . ” K r i s t i n O ’ N e i l l

said “I thought to myself if I couldn’t play hockey at Cornell, would I still want to be here?

And that answer was yes ”

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O’Neill was drawn to the coaching staff and said she saw an opportunity to advance her game

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“I decided that I wanted to come here and be a part of something special,” O’Neill said For the O’Neill family, the trip to Cornell is a four hour drive, but seeing Kristin play is worth it

“I’m used to having my parents at my games, ” O’Neill said “My mom and dad have come to three games already this year and they’re really impressed with our team ” W i t h p l

c o m i n g t h r o u g h t h

s y s t e m , Cornell women ’ s hockey has a bright future O’Neill and her freshman classmates will look to add to the histor y of Cornell hockey and hopefully contend for a title

Troy Bridson can be reached at tbridson@cornellsun com

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Observant Earl Sets New Tone for Men’s Basketball

By JOON LEE Sun Senior Editor

Brian Earl lurks, not in a menacing way, but you always know where he is in a room The new coach of the Cornell men ’ s basketball team hired after eight years as an assistant at his alma mater of Princeton is a relatively quiet presence at practice Sometimes Earl jumps into drills, but often he’s slightly removed from the middle of the action, observing He watches practices intensely, walking over to players one-on-one to tell them if he sees something they can improve

From time to time, Earl will raise his voice, but that’s often limited to when he’s announcing what drill he wants to see the team work on next When Earl talks one on one with someone, it can be an intense experience; every single piece of advice seems incredibly planned and thought through, almost analytically

“Someone told me that I talk like a politician giving a

“Someone told me that I talk like a politician giving a speech. I think it’s a compliment ”

speech I think it’s a compliment,” Earl chuckles “It was meant as a compliment ”

Earl’s approach to basketball differs quite dramatically from that of former head coach Bill Courtney, whose contract was not renewed after six consecutive losing seasons and a 60-113 record Courtney, who was well liked by his players, took an opposite with his team He made his presence known and talked a lot in practices, telling players

exactly what he wanted to see

Earl takes a starkly different approach He films every practice and drill, cites advanced statistics such as true shooting percentage and is generally more restrained in practice

“Last year, it was more listening to the coaches and doing what they wanted rather than listening to each other,” said sophomore guard Matt Morgan “We are the ones on the court and we might see things different than they might see He’s done a good job of listening to us and at the same time, we listen to him just as much

”

And while Earl doesn’t say much now, assistant coach Donovan Williams who also came over from Princeton said he’s seen the young head coach become even more vocal this year

“He’s a lot more vocal now, believe it or not I think his message is consistent,” Williams said “He was a great coach last year and he’s a great coach now and I’m proud to be a

Spikers Split Final Weekend

By JOSHUA ZHU Sun Staff Writer

Cornell was able to amass its most wins in a decade this past weekend, as the team split its final two games of the season against Princeton and Penn

“It was a great weekend for Cornell volleyball and a great one to end on, ” said senior co-captain Alyssa Phelps “We played one our best matches of the year Friday against Princeton and finished with a win against Penn to have one of the best records for Cornell in ten years We finished with a

500 record, but given the last couple of years I am so proud and excited for this team ”

After being swept by Princeton (19-4, 13-1 Ivy League) earlier this season, the Red (12-12, 6-8 Ivy League) hoped to record a win this weekend against the Ivy League’s top seeded team The opening sets certainly hinted that this match would not be another reproduction of the Red’s prior three set loss each of the first four sets were a back and forth affair, with the second and third sets decided by a total margin of four points After pushing Princeton to a fifth set, Cornell seemed to have a great opportunity to win as they led 9-5 in the decisive set However, a timeout and subsequent 10-1 run by Princeton would seal their victory as well as the Ivy League title

“[Despite the loss], it just shows how much we ' ve improved over the season and how good this team can be,” Phelps said “It gets me really excited to think about the future of this program because there isn't one team that we can ' t beat and we ' re finally starting to believe that ”

While the impressive five set effort against Princeton starkly contrasted Cornell’s earlier game against the Ivy League champions, its following match against Penn (10-16, 5-9 Ivy League) could not have been more different In its previous matchup against Penn, Cornell recorded a win after a tightly contested five set match; in its rematch this past Saturday, Cornell followed an eerily similar narrative

Once again, the Red played a close game where three of the five sets had a margin of victory of four points or less In the decisive fifth set, players found themselves trailing three times by at least two points However,

part of it ”

In the road up to his first head coaching gig, Earl turned to three coaches in particular for guidance The first was Bill Carmody, the head coach of Holy Cross and his head coach during playing career at Princeton Whenever Earl wanted to bounce an idea off another coach, the first person he turned to was man who taught him college basketball The second was Stan Van Gundy, who Earl met when the coach of the Detroit Pistons visited a practice at Princeton

“I bug [Van Gundy] whenever I can, ” Earl said “He’s a defensive genius and he works so hard at it ”

The last, of course, was the innovator of the signature Princeton offense, Pete Carrill The Hall-of-Famer would often stop by the Tigers offices and would serve as someone whom Earl could throw ideas at

See EARL page 14

Offensive spark | Freshman forward Kristen O’Neill leads Cornell in scoring and points with four goals and an assist

Leads Icers

By TROY BRIDSON Sun Staff Writer

Freshman for ward Kristin O’Neill has been a breakout star for Cornell women ’ s hockey so far this season, providing a muchneeded offensive spark for the Red

“Kristin O’Neill is a very dynamic player,” said head coach Doug Derraugh ’91 “She will be an impact player for us in the years to come ”

O’Neill currently leads Cornell (3-2, 1-2 ECAC) in scoring and points, with four goals and an assist on the year O’Neill credited the upperclassmen for welcoming her to the team and the added practice

time in college hockey as some of the reasons for her success

“ The upperclassmen have really made the freshman feel welcome,”

O’Neill said “I think our freshman class has a lot of confidence ”

Likewise, the transition to the college game has allowed O’Neill more ice time at practice and a chance to work closely with the coaching staff

“I’ve been getting a lot more practice, much more than I did in high school,” O’Neill said

Even though O’Neill has already found tremendous success on ice, the transition to the college game has not been easy

“I think the jump has been pretty difficult and the pace of play is a lot faster,” she said “I’m starting to get used the speed of the game now, but it wasn ’ t easy ” Cornell has a young team this year, with a large freshmen class of seven players All of the freshmen are expected to contribute, so getting up to speed on the ice, as well as to the demands Cornell hockey, is crucial to the team ’ s success Thus far, O’Neill is pleased with the way her team has progressed

“I think our team is really working well together and we seem to have a