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Black Students Share Stories Of Racism, Discrimination at C.U.

By SOFIA HU Sun News Editor

Black students and their stories of racism on Cornell’s campus was the focus of the entire Trillium food court, where nearly 150 students gathered to hear and deliver short speeches Tuesday afternoon For roughly 15 minutes, s

s , from being singled out as the “black girl in the back” of the room during a guest lecture to b e i n g t o l d t h a t U j a m a a Residential College is like a “cell block ”

ly wealthy, white university population,” said Noelani Gabriel ’16, delivering a speech written collectively by a group of students

The speech calls on the University to “work with all deliberate and appropriate speed to grant the demands of its students who are demanding a fair shot in the game ”

“The campus environment is not conducive to the overall success of students of color.”

Additionally, students delivered speeches on the history of racism at Cornell and in solidarity with the University of Missouri and other college campuses

“The founding mission of Cornell University is that any person can find instruction in any study Yet, while Cornell touts its compositional diversity, the campus environment is not conducive to the overall success of students of color and many other students whose cultural or socioeconomic backgrounds do not fit the mold of the historical-

Garrett Meets With Black Students at Ujamaa

By PHOEBE KELLER Sun Assistant News Ed tor

This is the first story of a two-part series Addressing over 100 students in Ujamaa Residential College, President Elizabeth Garrett and vice president for s t u d e n

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Cornell’s diversity and racial tensions on college campuses around the country “It seemed like a particularly appropriate time to come and talk to you all,” Garrett said “We’re here to talk about about the things we ’ re doing now, what new things we ought to be doing to make sure this is a campus

Former C.U. Student

Killed in Paris Attacks

By ANNIE BUI Sun Managing Editor

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m e r s t u d e n t w h o s p e n t s e ve r a l m o n t h s a t C o r n e l l t a k i n g h o s p i t a l i t y m a n a g em e n t c o u r s e s , w a s k i l l e d i n t h e t e r r o r i s t a t t a c k s t h a t s h o o k Pa r i s Fr i d a y n i g h t , T h e Ne w Yo r k Ti m e s re p o r t e d A c c o r d i n g t o t h e Un i v e r s i t y ’ s m e d i a r e l at i o n s o f f i c e , In n o c e n t i w a s a v i s i t i n g s t u d e n t f o r a s e m e s t e r i n t h e f a l l o f 2 0 0 0 I n n o c e n t i , a l o n g w i t h h i s c o u s i n St é p h a n e

that lives up to our ideals of diversity and inclusion ”

Garrett said she received the letter o f d e m

n d s d e l i ve re d by Bl a c k Students United Tuesday, assuring the group that she would respond to their requests by next Monday, the day requested in the letter

“If this institution truly expects to uphold the values of Ezra Cornell’s utopian institution on a hill, it will realize that ‘ any student, any study’ should not be an empty quip, but a promise of a full, wholehearted, and steadfast commitment to ensure that every student in every school and college has the resources, the love, and the support to survive and thrive the rigors of our institution and the trials and triumphs of life,” Gabriel said “It is time for Cornell to be on the right side of history ”

Following the speech and a historical recount of racist events on campus, students, one-by-one, shared brief per-

Pine Tree Road

By JACK WENDLER Sun Contributor

In n o c e n t i’s f a t h e r s a i d I n n o c e n t i a n d A l b e r t i n i h a d

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weather FORECAST

Meet & Repeat: A Pillsbury Institute Speed Networking Event 4:30 - 6:30 p m , 289 Statler Hall

Overcoming Anxiety About Public Speaking 4:45 - 6 p m , 143 Plant Science Building

Getting Started in Undergraduate Research 5 - 6 p m , 151 Warren Hall

Transgender Day of Remembrance Vigil 7 - 8 p m , Anabel Taylor Chapel, Anabel Taylor Hall

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Foundations of Muslim Extremism And the Marginalization and Violence Against Women 10:30 - 11:30 a m , Auditorium, Boyce Thompson Institute

Effective Communication Strategies For Dementia and Alzheimer’s Noon - 1 p m , 221 Weill Hall

Local Food and Fiber Fair 2 - 5 p m , Mann Library Lobby

The Human Rights Implications of Global Health Policies 2:30 - 4 p m , G08 Uris Hall Tomorrow

Weird News of the Week

Woman Wears Collander In Driver’s License Photo

BOSTON (AP) A Massachusetts agency is letting a woman who belongs to the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster wear a colander on her head in her driver’s license photo after she cited her religious beliefs

Lowell resident Lindsay Miller said Friday that she “absolutely loves the history and the story ” of Pastafarians, whose website says has existed in secrecy for hundreds of years and entered the mainstream in 2005

Miller says wearing the spaghetti strainer allows her to express her beliefs, like other religions are allowed to do

A spokesman for the Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles says policy does not permit head coverings or hats on license photos, but exceptions are made for religious reasons

Lawyer Patty DeJuneas calls Pastafarianism a “secular religion that uses parody to make its point ”

Man Arrested After Throwing Sandwich

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a news release that 32-year-old Jonathan M Magnes of Morristown was drunk when he threw a sandwich at a 50year-old man at a Fairfax pizza restaurant and then drove away Authorities say the victim, who was not injured, tailed Magnes before officers arrived and pulled over the suspect It’s not clear what led to the dispute between the men

Magnes was charged Sunday evening with assault and battery, driving under the influence of alcohol and refusal of a blood and breath test

It’s not immediately clear whether Magnes has an attorney, and a telephone listing for him could not immediately be found

Gum Returns to Seattle Wall

SEAT TLE (AP) Chewing gum once again adorns Seattle’s famed gum wall less than a week after it was steamed clean of 20 years ’ worth of old chewing gum

Seattlepi com reports a flash mob met Saturday to leave their gum behind on the wall in the city’s Pike Place Market The group made a peace sign with the Eiffel Tower in the middle to honor Paris after Friday’s terror attacks

Last Tuesday powerful steam cleaners melted off an estimated 1 million pieces of gum from the wall, which hadn’t been cleaned in 20 years Market officials said they had expected people to continue leaving their gum after the cleaning Today Wednesday, November 18, 2015

Police have given a New Jersey man special recognition for sandwich throwing: They locked him up The Fairfax City Police Department in Virginia says in

By MAXWELL DOPSCH Sun Staff Writer

Pritchard: Propelled by Love of History From Seattle, to France, to Cornell

“I always liked historical fiction when I was a kid,” recounted Prof Sara Pritchard, science and technology studies “I liked reading stories set in the past I will confess, I was a big fan of Laura Ingalls Wilder and the Little House on the Prairie series ” Despite her e

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“ I n e v e r wanted to be an astronaut as a c h i l d , ” Pritchard said “I’ll admit that I had ver y gen-

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Pritchard then went on to complete a Master’s and a Ph D in histor y at Stanford University

“Between my college experience, graduate school experience and where I’ve worked either as a post-doc or a professor, I think I’ve crossed almost ever y university categor y, ” Pritchard said According to Pritchard, her experience across

to through high school, which she said influenced her ideas of diversity “ That was really important to my educational and life experience in terms of having a sense of what a diverse city Seattle is, with all its different people and t h e i r v a r

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Her faculty peers advised her not to justify her position with her educational background which includes postdoctoral fellowships at MIT and the University of Pennsylvania for fear that it might isolate her from her students, many of whom were non-traditional or first-generation college students, according to Pritchard

“I think that being at Cornell, there are certain

assumptions about both the students and the faculty, ” Pritchard said, referring to the expected academic pedigree of faculty members at an Ivy League university

“I have to say, and I think that maybe this comes out of my public education, I don’t think the pedigree makes the person or the scholar or the teacher,” Pritchard said

Pritchard herself has not always been in highly sought-after academic positions Between undergraduate and graduate school, she worked as a barista in Seattle and then spent six months living in France

“ That was also a formative experience,” Pritchard said “I lived in a ver y rural part of southeastern France, in a chateau within a village of seven houses ”

Pritchard’s interest in France started in middle school when she started formally studying French According to Pritchard, it was her time in France that would ultimately be one of her first forays into the type of research that has been at the core of her academic life ever since

“I ended up hearing about a small research instit u t e t h a t w a s b a s e d i n s o u t h e

Pritchard said “ They focused on environmental histor y and environmental studies I basically wrote them a letter and proposed coming and doing research for them in exchange for having access to their librar y ”

Her first book, titled Confluence: The Nature of Technology and the Remaking of the Rhône, focuses on the Rhône River as a way to look at the effects of technological development and environmental management on state building and political identity in France

Pritchard’s newest research endeavor will focus on the histor y and effects of light pollution

“It’s challenging to organize this project spatially,” Pritchard said “In some ways the problem is ver y localized for instance, Schoellkopf Field’s lights and their impact on migrator y birds immediately above ”

Pritchard noted, however, that the light pollution phenomenon can also be looked at on a much larger scale

“I’m working on an article right now that examines NASA satellite images of light pollution from space, ” Pritchard said “I’m tr ying to figure out a way to tell a stor y that can encapsulate light pollution's multiple dimensions and spatial scales ”

Maxwell Dopsch can be reached at mdopsch@cornellsun com

In ‘Last Lecture,’ Prof. Monger Tells Students to Dream Big

By JULIA GREENBERG Sun Contributor

Think big and carve your own paths, urged Prof Br uce Monger, ear th and atmospheric sciences, in his “last lecture ”

The last lecture series, hosted by the Mortar Board Senior Honor Society, brings speakers to reflect on his or her life experiences and share thoughts with students, as if it was the speaker’s last lecture

In his lecture titled “My Slightly Unusual Life-Journey And Some Important Things I Have Learned Along the Way , ” Monger recounted how he grew up in the small town of Shelton, Washington, where the two main industries were saw mills and logging Despite his deep love for science as a child, Monger said in high school he “just mindlessly sort of followed what [his] friends were doing,” taking carpentry and

woodshop instead of science classes

After high school, he continued to follow his friends and went into the logging business, “because that’s what everyone else did ” However, during one solo motorcycle trip to Colorado during a summer vacation, he said he had an epiphany that changed the direction of his life

While checking into a motel, he realized, “ That’s what adults do I’m totally an adult I’m in charge of ever ything now

Finally grasping the significance of his own determination and free will, Monger said his life took a dramatic turn He “really wanted to think big” and travel the world, and because of his passion for science he decided he wanted to become an oceanographer

“Stop and pause for a minute and ask, ‘What would be the coolest thing I could be?’ and commit to it ”

That had never dawned on me before ”

“If I just wanted to ride my motorcycle past Colorado, I just could,” Monger said “I can do whatever I want ”

Monger enrolled in community college, although his mother thought he was “giving up honest work” as a logger There, he said he “started from zero ” and worked his way up, later transferring to the University of Washington, where he majored in oceanography

From there, Monger went on to complete a Master’s degree at the University of

Washington and a Ph D at the University of Hawaii After wards, he worked at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Maryland, learning how to use satellites to study oceans

Over time, Monger has also achieved his dream of travelling the world his work has taken him to locations like Rome, Hawaii, Jerusalem and India He has also taught classes on satellites in Thailand and in Argentina, all the while getting “ to see some cool parts of the ocean that not many people have seen ” When Monger began teaching Introduction to Oceanography in 2006, only 142 students enrolled in his class

Eight years later, nearly 970 students take his class, making it the most popular course at Cornell

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Black Students Deliver Letter of Demands to Garrett

Over 150 students gather to share personal stories of racism, conduct silent march to Day Hall

-sonal experiences with racism

“Just last week, in my intro swimming class, a couple friends of mine were talking about where we live They live on West Campus [and] Collegetown, and I said where I live I lived in Ujamaa Residential College, and one of those people said, ‘You live in a cell block?” a student said “No I don’t live in a cell block Ujamaa is not a cell block Ujamaa is not ‘the hood ’ Ujamaa is not a prison Ujamaa is my home ”

Another student recounted how she applied to be a campus tour guide, thinking it would be an opportunity to help bring students of color onto campus When speaking with a co-worker, the student was told that she was a “diversity hire ”

“I am not your token every time some inner city bus [comes to campus] and wants to schedule a tour for campus, ” the student said

Students around the dining hall spoke, until other students on the second floor of Trillium launched into speeches expressing solidarity with University of Missouri and other college campuses and calling on students to support their movement

“We urge you to reflect on your place and power in this university Though our numbers are small, our impact is and will continue to be immense,” another student said “Do not let injustice go unheard, because you all have the rightful and deserving place on this campus Support your black peers at this time and galvanize in solidarity with Black Students United and our efforts ”

The speeches ended with a chant that quotes AfricanAmerican activist Assata Shakur: “It is our duty to find for our freedom It is our duty to win We must love and support each other We have nothing to lose but our chains And we will lose them ”

By 1:20 p m , the more than 150 black students and

allies funneled out of the building, marching in silence towards Day Hall Once there, students delivered a sevenpage letter with demands addressed to President Elizabeth Garrett, who was not in her office at the time

In an interview with The Sun later that afternoon, Garrett said that while the University is committed to diversity and inclusion and has made progress through Towards Ne w Destinations initiatives, there remains progress to be made

“I don’t think any of us are satisfied with where we are with respect to making sure that all of our students feel that voices are being heard, that we ’ re discussing important issues, that we ’ re bringing all of their perspectives on those issues,” Garrett said “You talk about all the tensions on

campus this is a reflection of issues we ’ re dealing with in larger society ” Garrett, who met with students at Ujamaa Residential College on Tuesday evening, said the discussions she has had with students have been productive

“Every discussion that I’ve had with students has been productive and brought up important issues, indicated a willingness to work together with faculty, staff, administration and students,” Garrett said “It’s going to take some time for us to continue with these discussions We have a lot of work to do, but I also think that as an institution, we ’ ve actually accomplished some things ”

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Stressing that she believes it is important to cultivate an atmosphere of empathy for students of color, Garrett also said she understands it is different “ to live the life than to empathize ”

“Some of you know I clerked for Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall,” she said “I remember once he told me that he never had to look down at his hand to know he was an African American in this countr y, and that’s always kind of stuck with me I want to hear from your lived experiences ”

D i v e r s i t y R e q u i r e m e n t

During the discussion, a student suggested that Cornell implement a mandatory diversity course for all incoming students, similar to how the University currently requires freshman writing seminars and swim tests

“ Yo u w o u l d t h i n k t h e President could just say that’s what we ’ re going to do,” Garrett responded “ There is no ability

a t t h e c u r r e n t

Un i v e r s i t y - w i d e c u r r i c u l u m requirements Each college sets its own requirements ”

However, the provost is also starting a strategic planning committee to reevaluate this policy

A student suggested that faculty ’ s reluctance to embrace a diversity requirement may be due to lack of racial diversity on campus

“It’s great for you all to be working with us, but there’s very little diversity in the higher administration at Cornell and at all levels including faculty,” the student said “Until we address those issues, we ’ re going to continue struggle with pushing through this diversity requirement ”

Garrett stressed that Cornell’s faculty shares a commitment to diversity and inclusion, advising students to make a common cause with the faculty Faculty diversity changes more gradually than that of the student body because there are fewer new faculty members added each year

“We have been working very hard on increasing the diversity of the faculty,” Garrett said “We’ll share those numbers with you, I think we ’ ve made some gains on that ”

Additionally, Lombardi said he prioritizes diversity in his search for new staff members

“I have already told my staff to never bring me a candidate pool that’s not a diverse pool,” Lombardi said “I will reject it straight out if that’s the case ”

Several also expressed concerns about the University’s failure to retain minority faculty members

challenges and that administrators must adopt “nuanced” means of supporting faculty members

Regarding the eruption of racial tensions on various college campuses, Garrett said she sees the role of the University as eradicating such hateful speech “through reason, through empathy, through grace [and] through bravery ”

“ There are always going to be people who will use freedom of e x p r e s s i o n t o b e h a v e u n c i v

l ways and hateful ways, in ways that as a community that we would not support, ” she said “I think that’s where it’s important for all of our voices to be heard, to ensure that the words that are hurtful that reflect violence or ignorance are combatted not just by persons of color but by the community ”

Garrett said she is committed to the success of students of color at Cornell and assured students that a productive dialogue would continue, telling students, “I do not want you to feel disempowered ”

Shanice Maxwell ’17 said she was gratified that Garrett is committing to continuing the conversation, but said she is sick of hearing the line, “there will be more discussions ”

“President Skorton used that line often and I just really want to see action,” she said “Our community plans on following up with her and Vice President Lombardi as well We have no problem holding them accountable for any actions they take or fail to take ” G a r r e t t S p e a k s o n R a c e , D i v e r s i t y

“We will do everything we can to make sure you know how those processes work I will not have things die because it just got too confusing,” she said “I think we need to continue to talk about how to move forward on that and figure out how we feel about a University-wide requirement I want to be very transparent on this ”

“When you attract one of these great faculty members, you want them to be with you for their career, ” Garrett said “I think retention is an enormous part of this We need to emphasize mentorship and support for professors of color ”

She conceded that faculty of different ethnicities face various

Former C.U. Student Killed in Paris Attack

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The cousins shared a “passion for rock and pop music” and going to concerts A friend of Innocenti said he expressed hesitation about attending the concert, but later decided to go, The Guardian reported Innocenti and Albertini were also co-managers of Livio, a pop-

ular Italian restaurant in the suburbs of Paris Innocenti’s brother, Charles, covered for the two men Friday night so they could attend the concert, The Times reported Following the attacks, the restaurant ’ s storefront was inundated with candles and flowers in honor of the two men

Annie Bui can be reached at managing-editor@cornellsun com

$1.8M project includes new bridge

remaining $1 2 million provided by the state and federal governments

“It will serve to fill a gap and connect a link between campus and the East Hill Recreation Way, so [it will be] a well utilized community asset, ” Schill said The University, City of Ithaca and Tompkins County will pay approximately $600,000 of the construction’s $1 8 million price tag, with the

“All three local partners had to dig deep and come up with a bit of extra funding because initial bids a year ago came back above early estimates,” Schill said All funds are committed

Jack Wendler can be reached at jqw6@cornellsun com

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Tom the Dancing Bug By Ruben Bolling

Howfar are we willing to go to become aware? What even is the goal of awareness? Is it to promote research for a given disease, to provide information about a previously obscure condition or to make sure we realize the implications of our comments and actions? Or can it take on a more destructive form, such as acts of terrorism intended to promote radical religious views? Recently, it seems like the idea of awareness has become so diluted that each new campaign is mere lip service for an issue Increasingly, each online call to action seems more trivial than the last

The more we formally present something as an awareness campaign, the less we seem to get out of it

Today, each issue-ofthe-week necessitates some sort of formal recognition, whether it’s a Facebook filter or a ribbon While some are truly worthwhile and contribute to a sense of community, such as Facebook’s French flag filter, other social media recognition movements seem superfluous

In dedicating a “day” to a disease or social issue, we only temporarily understand the importance of such a problem And we regularly forget about these issues once the designated awareness day has passed This is especially the case in social media campaigns After all, is there any difference between a Hepitisis C hashtag and #DonaldTrumpisaracist? Will one become etched into your long-term memory, or will both be relegated to the short term? Does it even make a difference if you became aware of an issue, and do nothing about it? There isn’t much research about the effectiveness of these awareness campaigns, yet we cherish them as if they were a national pastime The most convincing finding to date is that an anti-smoking awareness campaign elicited five times the daily average hotline callers, which is promising, but not sufficient evidence

Maybe these campaigns are just an excuse to justify the copious amount of time we spend on social media It’s our way of being charitable in a network that we often feel guilty using It could also be a legitimate way to take advantage of such a large community to promote certain causes But it could be just another form of selfpromotion, as often is the case in social media Some friends of mine have recently criticized the French flag profile as a vehicle to reminisce about abroad experiences

Recently, I came across an Instagram post of a man flaunting his cleanly shaven face, and proudly asserting that he “ goes

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against the grain” in not conforming to the “no-shave November” trend This seems kind of meta to me Next thing you know, a guy will decide not to shave, and subsequently grow a beard, because if he did shave, he would seem non-conformist I think Movember is a genius awareness campaign, in its ability to highlight vanity and certain aspects of human nature It’s fun to grow facial hair Especially as a college student, when many of your classmates may be incapable of such a physiological feat, it may even be a sign of maturity

Maybe these campaigns are just an excuse to justify the copious amount of time we spend on social media. It’s our way of being charitable in a network that we often feel guilty using.

Yet, for each person who grows a mustache out of sincere commitment to men ’ s health, there are ten who blindly follow along with this fashion trend You could argue that they may be ignorant, but they are still contributing to a greater cause But is it enough to follow an awareness campaign because it is a social norm, or should there be greater expectations amongst those who promote such causes? What if the majority of those who supported the civil rights movement decided to get a soul patch, and that was it? Would that have been enough to challenge the Jim Crow South? There should be action behind commitment to a cause The next time you see someone with a mustache, rather than commenting on their straggly facial hair, you should ask them how they’ve contributed to men ’ s health recently

I wonder if there was another way to advocate for certain issues while legitimately rousing the concern of the public This past summer I interned at the Partnership for Palliative Care, an organization that aimed to, by and large, promote awareness of the benefits of palliative care the comprehensive management of serious illnesses amongst patients

Time will tell if these “ awareness-centric” efforts will be successful I suspect that they won ’ t, as sustainable awareness can only be effective if there is true demand for such information this was the case for the AIDS and civil rights movements (which could be considered early campaigns of the sort) In the case of palliative care, individuals often do not recognize that they should be demanding this service, which makes advocacy and awareness tricky

In the meantime, here’s to growing beards and pouring ice buckets on ourselves

Philip Susser is a senior in the College of Human Ecology He can be reached at pss226@cornell edu An Ithaca State of Mind appears on alternate Wednesdays this semester A

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| On the Margin

To Beirut, With Silence

Since the devastating siege of Paris on Friday night, the world has turned upside down in shock and mourning Throughout the ordeal, Lebanon was still reeling We mourned not only for our French brothers and sisters, but also for ourselves We mourned for the terrorist attack just the day before that stole the lives of 43 people, and yet was largely ignored by the entire world While no Snapchat filter or Facebook picture is going to help anyone, be it in Paris or Beirut, the lack of recognition of the attacks in Beirut is telling No buildings were lit with the Lebanese flag to mourn our lost people In fact, most friends I talked to about the incident told me they hadn’t even heard about it at all All over social media, there had been silence amongst my non-Arab friends, though I am not entirely blaming them, because it is largely the fault of the media Ironically, most people now know about the attack simply because of articles pointing out the unequal coverage When we don’t even get a symbolic safety check on Facebook, I wonder: Why? Why shouldn’t our friends and family that care if we are safe? How white do we have to be for our deaths to matter? What does it take for the world to care about our suffering?

Perhaps the reason the attacks have been ignored in the media is that France is a Western country, and therefore many Americans easily identify with the people of France Perhaps along with the mourning and pain comes a fear that if terror can strike in Paris, it can strike in the United States Certainly, France is much closer to the United States both politically and geographically than the Middle East; it is harder to ignore, to “otherize ” Perhaps white lives are seen as more valuable Or perhaps victims of violence in the Middle East are dehumanized by stereotypes The common

How white do we have to be for our deaths to matter? What does take for the world to care about our suffering?

perception of the Middle East as an unstable, volatile, war ridden area of homogenous countries allows this attack to be perceived as nothing out of the ordinary disregarding the fact that the Middle East comprises many different countries, most of which have long been in a state of peace In fact, this attack was the deadliest Lebanon has seen since its civil war ended in 1990 This was not an everyday occurrence it was as big a deal as the attacks were to France just as shocking and devastating, just as painful

The lack of coverage is not accidental It normalizes these attacks, makes them seem typical It reduces our people and their deaths to statistics instead of humans with lives and stories, and this furthers the belief that we just don’t matter It is reminiscent of the lack of coverage of this summer ’ s attack on a Kuwaiti mosque that killed 27 people, and of the following disregard for the beautiful response of a united country because it did not fit in the narrative of the Middle East as a place full of violent, sectarian divides Among the few headlines Beirut has received, most were phrased to incite sectarian blame by referring to the bombed area a “Hezbollah stronghold” in order to politicize the death of civilians

When president Obama referred to the attacks in Paris as “ not just an attack on the people of France, [but] an attack on the civilized world,” he did not mention the attack that had occurred in Beirut just the day before, nor the suicide bombing in Baghdad that killed 21 people at a funeral both of which were also perpetrated by ISIS He has never called ISIS’ terrorist attacks throughout Syria and Iraq an “attack on the civilized world ”

The implication of this statement is not surprising President Obama pushes the trite and racist narrative that we are somehow uncivilized and thus such attacks are commonplace and insignificant To add to this insult, tweets by an aspiring Republican senator, Everett Stern, rejoiced over the deaths of innocent people in Beirut, wishing for a larger attack to take out Hezbollah while ignoring the fact that the victims had been civilians

Being half Lebanese and half Syrian, these recent events are personal To be truthful, I did not imagine that my heart would break for a country I barely remember, and my tears at hearing the anthem at Monday’s vigil took me by surprise Although I have never been to Syria, and haven’t been to Lebanon since I was a child, I know it could have been my family and me in Beirut It could have been us as refugees, fleeing Syria from the very same terror inflicted on Paris If I had died, no one would know No one would care It’s an awful feeling to know that my life doesn’t matter because of where I am from a feeling that fills me with frustration, sadness and rage

So to those that mourn and pray for Paris, continue to mourn; we mourn for Paris too But also mourn for those killed in Lebanon and Syria, as I know many in the Cornell community are doing Mourn for those killed in Iraq, Yemen and Palestine by Western-backed regimes Mourn the loss of lives of innocent people and extend love and grace to all those who had their lives robbed by evil Mourn for Paris, but mourn also for those unrepresented because silence fits a political agenda and because their lives are not deemed as important as Western ones Mourn for those who no longer have a home to defend or land to fight for, for the people who we don’t remember because they are so far away that they can easily be forgotten

Katy Habr is a sophomore in the School of Industrial and Labor Relations at Cornell Comments may be sent to kh547@cornell edu On the Margin runs alternate Wednesdays this semester

A letter on behalf of the Cornell Latinx Delegation

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Machado house Those who attended from our delegation reported feeling unsafe within Machado, as they were met with armed security officers at the front door At one point during the night, there was an

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The next morning, the conference had intended to start off their activities with two keynote speakers; instead, Geo recounted what had occurred at the party the night prior We were shocked to hear that one of our own had faced assault by an officer Needless to say, it was difficult to move past his retelling One of our community members, at a space where we were supposed to discuss these issues, experienced violent assault by a security officer, highlighting the ver y need f o r o r g a n i z i n g a n d h o s t i n g these kind of spaces, such as the conference The incident only emphasized our insecurities as students of color on campuses, a feeling that we are constantly reminded of as we e n t e r p r e d o m i n a n t l y w h i t e spaces As a response, we, the Cornell delegation, along with the other Latinx Ivy League delegations, have created a list of demands and subsequent letter from all eight Ivy League institutions Along with this effort, the Brown delegation also held an open forum, fol-

color within Brown University were invited to come in to e x p r e s s t h e i r g r i e v a n c e s towards their university president, Christina Paxson Overall, the Cornell delegation felt that the experience w a s e m o t i o n a l l y t a x i n g Specifically, in the forum, we witnessed fellow students of color openly expressing their anguish Some were brought to tears after having to thoroughly and repeatedly explain their frustrations to their own presi-

dent We could feel the high emotions and tension within the room The incident exemplified the way that our communities were and are suffering as we continuously fight to be treated equally We had collect i v e l y r e a c h e d a b r e a k i n g point, and this was even more e v i d e n t a m o n g s t t h e Brow n s t u d e n

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n c e w h o were aware of their own struggles on Brown’s campus

Despite the incident occurring at Brown University, it is important to note that it is not the only institution of higher education that is rampant with d i ve r s i t y i s s u e s We d i re c t l y want to address the fact that all Iv y L e a g u e p r e s i d e n t s w e r e contacted, including our own President Garrett, with mixed responses from each university Our president has yet to contact us directly in any way in order to ensure our safety, nor h a s s h e e v e n a d d re s s e d t h e incident and the issues it has r a i s e d i n a n y c a p a c i t y President Garrett, along with others in upper-level administration, has also failed to publically acknowledge other incid e n c e s o f r a c i s m t h a t h a v e recently occurred in institut i o n s o f h i g h e r e d u c a t i o n t h r o u g h o u t t h e c o u n t r y, i n c l u d i n g Ya l e Un i v e r s i t y, University of Missouri, Ithaca College, University of Kansas a n d Pu rd u e Un i v e r s i t y, t o name a fe w Although each school faces their own unique c h a l l e n g e s s p e c i f i c t o t h e i r campuses, we are still faced with similar struggles collectively as students of color in h i g h e r e d u c a t i o n T h e s e a re n o t n e c e s s a r i l y i n d i v i d u a l o c c u r r e n c e s , b u t r a t h e r a r e ones that interconnected They present a prevalent issue of systemic racism and the constant marginalization of other identities within higher education

The statement written by the delegates of the Latinx Ivy

L e a g u e C o n f e r e n c e d i r e c t l y addresses these issues within Brown University as well as the other Ivy League schools One demand that directly addresses t h e l a c k o f r e s p o n s e f r o m President Garrett is the call for “[o]ne public statement from a l l Iv y L e a g u e p r e s i d e n t s responding to each bullet on this list, stating how they will implement similar solutions at their home institutions This publication must include the amount of funding allocated t o w a rd e a c h r e s p e c t i v e Iv y League’s diversity and inclusion programs, and be released b y Mo n d a y, Nov e m b e r 2 3 , 2015 ” Given the events on campuses across the nation, we demand that President Garrett a n d C h i e f o f Po l i c e K a t h y Zoner make a pledge to ensure the safety of people of color and other marginalized identities The pledge must be made public in some way so that it is not only our delegation’s commitment to make sure they follow through, but the entire

campus ’ We will ensure that the administration follows suit on all of our demands and hopefully create a space for dialogue between one another To the Cornell community, s p e c i f i c a l l y t h e s t u d

n t s o f color on this campus: We want to express our need for greater

impressed with the efficiency displayed by the larger community of color to mobilize within a few hours to express grievances at the improv forum with President Paxton They immediately came together to take action; this coincides with what was detailed within our

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h m a n y o t h e r i s s u e s , i s shared amongst all students of color Despite this, it is also i m p o r t a n t t o re m e m b e r t h e effects of anti-Blackness specifically, even amongst our own i n d i v i d u a l c o m m u n i t i e s Solidarity is powerful A unified community of students of color in a predominantly white i n s t i t u t i o n i s p o w e r f u l We must work as a united front in order to move towards greater change in institutions of higher education

We , t h e C o r n e l l L a t i n x Delegation, invite all students o f c o l o r t o a t t e n d L a Asociación Latina’s Cafe con Leche this Friday, Nov 20, 2015, at 6 p m to commemorate the 22nd anniversar y of the Day Hall Takeover We will meet outside Day Hall, where we will walk collectively to the Latino Living Center Students w

1993 campaign, followed by a dialogue concerning this past weekend’s events, as well as an

campus climate for students of color at Cornell

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BY SHAY COLLINS Sun Staff Writer

Master of None:

fulfill his childhood wish, only to find that he prefers to play iPad games instead of practicing

In Master of None, vie wers meet a more thoughtful and mature A ziz Ansari Ansari’s hyperactive rants about bed sheet thread counts and Kanye West are mostly absent, replaced by honest depictions of relationships, family and workplace strife In the tenepisode Netflix original series (which Ansari co-created with Parks and Rec producer Alvin Yang), Ansari plays Dev Shah, an ar tistically str uggling but financially stable actor in Ne w York City Dev and his cohor t deal with the hyper modern prowling revie w sites to find the best tacos, to the ever yday moving in with a significant other Most often, however, Ansari and Leung’s stor ylines find a narrative sweet spot that is silly and poignant, such as when Dev seeks out the most polite, but strategic, way to offer a Father John Misty ticket to potential dates over text Maybe the best revie w is a visceral one: Master of None is a hilarious sitcom that made me cr y A fe w times

The weeping came from Master of None’ s second episode, “Parents” an early stor ytelling climax Dev and his friend Brian (Kelvin Yu) realize that they have grown distant from their immigrant parents The emo-

t i o n a l c o r e o f t h e episode occurs before

m o s t o f t h e a c t i o n

u n f o l d s W h e n De v and Brian refuse to do simple favors for t h e i r f a t h e r s , A n s a r i also the episode’s

a u d i e n c e s e e s D e v ’ s young, recent immigrant parents (Rohan Ky

m a l a n d Sh u n o r i R a m a n a t h a n ) e a t i n g alone in the hospital

Throughout the series, the writers and cast excel when they forego quick punch lines for poignant messages Master of None’ s four th episode, “Indians on TV,” opens on young Dev watching a supercut of In d i

Throughout the episode, instances of racism tally up: casting agents insist that Dev “do” a fake accent, a channel executive sends an email wondering which Indian actor will “ curr y their favor ” Ansari’s ultimate writing strength, however, is his refusal to write jokes at his and other Indians’ expense “ Why can ’ t there be a Pardeep who does one of the jobs Bradley Cooper’s characters do in movies?” Dev laments There’s a vague sense of humor to the deliver y, but it is an honest sentiment The episode is just as hilarious as any other in the series, but racism is always met first-and-foremost with indignation Yet, Ansari also retains humility in Dev’s character Dev is kind and friendly, but not infallible For example, Dev tries to mansplain away his director’s sexism in the show’s seventh episode, “Ladies and Gentlemen ” The episode, which was directed by Lynn Shelton, depicts the sexism in New York’s sound stages and bars I

c a f e t e r i a a f t e r b e i n g r udely snubbed by an older doctor In an equally power ful scene, we see Brian’s father, Peter, as a child (Mason Yam) forced to kill his pet chicken for his family to eat The flashback subtly pans back to adult Peter (Clem Cheung) kindly excusing his son Yet, Ansari and Yeung dabble in sentimentality without getting mired in it Dev later buys his father Ramesh (played by Ansari’s actual father Shoukath Ansari) a guitar to

(Condola Rashad) is stalked home from a bar by a creep who whines, “Give a nice guy a shot!” while pounding on her apar tment door Dev increasingly sees the sexism that faces his friends and co-workers throughout the episodes, but he falters in the final scene When Dev’s director Brad (Ian Kahn) neglects to shake any of Dev’s female friends’ hands, Dev’s girlfriend Rachel (Noël Wells) and friend Denise (Lena Waithe) scoff at his sex-

ism Dev br ushes off an upset Rachel, arguing, “Maybe he wasn ’ t motivated by a crazy sexist agenda when he didn’t introduce himself to you guys ” Rachel, however, strongly refutes Dev: “ When somebody, especially my boyfriend, tells me I’m wrong without any way of knowing my personal experience it’s insulting ” Ansari again foregoes a last laugh for a serious, impor tant takeaway to close the episode

Master of None’ s notable weak point is (cer tain members of ) its suppor ting cast Although Denise is a down-to-ear th foil who brings out Dev’s humor and intelligence, as well as a witty and sentimental character on her own, Dev’s other buddies fall shor t of the mark Arnold (Eric Wareheim, who also directs a fe w episodes) presents as little more than a slang-slinging m i l

a t i o n about hand-dr yers and 8 Mile that opens the sixth episode comprises the singularly worst minute of the series Just when Arnold reaches peak immaturity, he drops an even more annoying line: “ You’ve gotta be creative nowadays For example, I really like this girl, s o I

W h e r e a s Wareheim delivers terrible lines humorously, Brian ( Yu) str uggles with the opposite problem Brian is an excellent character charming, confident, a little goofy but Yu apparently cannot deliver a single line without an awkward half-smile The larger problem with the suppor ting cast, however, is that they derail the show’s atmosphere When Arnold responds to Dev’s anxieties with bizarre, cutesy suggestions, it’s unclear if he is supposed to be a realistic friend, or a jab at the way the Internet imagines millennial culture

Overall, Master of None is a huge step for ward, both for A ziz Ansari and for sitcoms in general Ansari (rightly) feels no need to be subtle in his quest to not make a “minority sitcom,” but rather a sitcom that features underrepresented actors and actresses in compelling, emotional, realistic roles Ansari discussed his str uggles with typecasting and the underrepresentation of minority characters in a Nov 10 Ne w York Times piece Many ne ws outlets have picked up “But a straight white guy is not ever y man The ‘ ever yman ’ is e ve r y b o d y ” a s t h e a r t i c l e ’ s k i c k e r, b u t a n e q u a l l y impactful thought comes a paragraph later Ansari recounts that Alan Yang, the show’s co-creator “asked [him]: ‘How many times have you seen an Asian guy kiss someone in TV or film?’” In Master of None, a diverse cast kisses, eats, jokes and complains together, and it all feels incredibly real

Shay Collins is a sophomore in the College of Arts and Sciences He can be reached at smc377@cornell edu

“ The president of G O O D Music has been announced / A quar ter million a year, and that don’t bounce,” raps Pusha T on his latest single, “Untouchable ” The song is the first taste of the 38-year old’s long-awaited sophomore album, King Push, but the rapper born as Terrence Thornton understands what the big ne ws is here: G O O D Music has changed management Pusha T himself has taken over the position of president from Kanye West, who founded the label in 2004 after the release of The College Dropout, and built it into the star-studded roster it is today That Kanye would tr ust his brainchild to Pusha T is no surprise the two have worked together closely for more than five years now, and West played a big par t in helping the former Clipse member find success as a solo ar tist However, the announcement symbolically reaffirms ever y Kanye fan’s most cynical suspicions: that Yee zus himself has turned his back on music in favor of fashion and family “Untouchable,” then, inevitably feels like a consolation prize the teddy bear a nice carny gives you if you cr y enough Thankfully, “Untouchable” is a great song, equipped with all of the gleeful menace and layered wordplay we ve come to expect from Pusha This time around, he goes one step beyond wearing his influences on his sleeve by repurposing an old Notorious B I G lyric as the song ’ s hook The omnipresent Timbaland provides a bizarre, anxiety-inducing instr umental straight out of a John Carpenter movie, which ser ves as the per fect backdrop for the self-proclaimed King to remind us why My Name Is My Name was one of the best albums of 2013 “Untouchable” is no “Numbers on the Boards,” but fe w things are And as Swish looks less and less likely to materialize by year ’ s end, King Push provides us something more tangible to look for ward to with equal anticipation Chris Stanton

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Find Out Who Made Ben Denson’s ‘All-Jewish’ Team

Sandy Koufax, Hank Greenberg, Shawn Green and Kevin Youkillis headline all-star squad

post-seasons with fellow boychik, manager Brad Asmus Be sure to watch Kinsler play near-flawless second base, while being one of the most dynamic current MLB players

for third base

never felt particularly Jewish until he entered the MLB Along with managing the Israeli National Baseball Team, he has proven to be a more than capable skipper for the Detroit Tigers the last few seasons Can he cement his legacy by being the first Jewish manager of this millennium to win a World Series?

First Base:

The Hebrew Hammer wins this one hands down One of the greatest hitters of all-time, Hank Greenberg helped create the concept of a modern power hitter With 331 career home runs and 1276 Runs batted in, Greenberg represents a generation of MLB players whose careers were stifled by World War II Had he not taken four years off of his career to ser ve in the Air Force, some say he would have reached 500 home runs and 1800 RBI’s Nicknamed “Mo”, as an anti-Semitic reference to the prophet Moses, anti-Semitism is, arguably, the reason for Greenberg’s eighth ballot into the Hall of Fame Nonetheless he made it to Cooperstown, and is the best hitter on this list

Second Base:

Current Detroit Tigers second-basemen Ian Kinsler really can do it all The 33 year old four-time all-star continues to produce, hitting for both power and contact He is also the all-time career stolen base leader among Jewish MLB players, with 197 Hopefully he can make a dent in future

Shortstop:

One of the more sparsely played positions by Jewish MLBers, I had to dig deep into the baseball almanac for this one Playing primarily in the 1940’s, Cleveland Indians Hall of Famer Lou Boudreau clinched eight AllStar appearances He also managed the Indians to their last World Series victory- in 1948- one for posterity, perhaps?

Third Base:

It’s hard not to choose a 304 career hitter, six-time allstar, and NL MVP winner, but it’s ver y easy to bar someone from this list for cheating Ryan Braun (plays both 3B and OF) is a cheater, as he joins the likes of Roger Clemens, Barr y Bonds, and the rest of the steroid generation Say it ain’t so Ryan Since Braun’s suspension due to violating the MLB’s drug policy, he hasn’t been the same player- looking like he may be missing something testosterone supplements perhaps?

Kevin Youkillis, “the Greek god of walks”, dabbled with third base on the Red Sox, Yankees, and White Sox during a nine-year career A true mensch, Youkillis was a core part of the 2004 and 2007 championship Red Sox teams He is forever immortalized in baseball histor y for helping break the Curse of the Bambino against the Yankees in 2004, and humorously enough, playing for the Yankees a few seasons later Youkillis is a reliable option

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Outfield:

Besides Shawn Green, not many others can grace us with their presence on this list In terms of strictly talent, most Jewish outfielders seem like they should have finished their bachelor’s degree instead of tr ying for a batting title

One of the better players (on this list) not be in the Hall of Fame, Shawn Green is second behind Hank Greenberg in career Home Runs and RBIs among Jewish players Never a superstar, he proved to be a reliable power hitter A steadfast middle-of-the-lineup batter, Green enjoys embracing his Jewish roots by giving to charity, going to synagogue, and cooking homemade kugel Green is a Nice Jewish Boy The kind of guy Yentle would marry Honorable mention to former journeyman, Gabe Kapler The other “Hebrew Hammer”, ironically, always flaunted a mammoth Magen David tattoo during his 13 year career Sacrilegiousness aside, this makes him almost as cool as fellow Yid Amar’e Stoudamire

Owners, GMs, agents, and all other business like positions aside, it’s a special day when the rare boychik actually steps on the diamond But hope spring eternal each and ever y spring Stay hopeful and maybe we’ll see the next Ryan Braun-without the cheating part Grab a schnitzel, schmooze with the whole mishpocheh, and take pride in the Jewish pastime of kvetching over some baseball

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Men Pull Out Victory Over Colgate

Red survive double overtime thriller to earn rst win of season

By ADAM BRONFIN Sun Assistant Sports Editor

In a game with two overtimes, 199 total points and countless “I don’t believe it” moments, the victory came to the team that wanted it more

“We have to be the group that gets those second balls, that gets to the floor, that makes what we call winning plays,” said head coach Bill Courtney “We made enough of those plays to come up with the W ”

The Red battled Colgate for 40 minutes of regulation then 10 more in two overtimes, eventually coming away with the thrilling victory Cornell overcame foul trouble and mistakes to beat Colgate, 101-98

Cornell (1-1) had an early 18 point lead against the Raiders (1-1), but the Red started faltering in the second half

Hatter finished with a game-high 33 points, but fouled out before the end of regulation Late in regulation, sophomore Jordan Abdur-Raoof also fouled out of the game as did David Onuorah in the second overtime

Before he fouled out, Hatter dominated, showing his offensive versatility The guard sliced through Colgate’s defense, shooting 11 0f 20 from the floor including four of nine on 3-pointers Onuorah similarly had a great with nine points and a career-high 14 rebounds Already a very young squad, without the two junior starters, Cornell was left with an nexperienced group of players

“You can’t simulate this practice It’s good to get that learning experience and still get the win.””

Three straight 3-pointers brought the Raiders within two, and a couple minutes later the lead was down to one, but sophomore guard Robert Hatter hit a shot from beyond the arc to bring the lead back up to four He sunk two free throws on the next possession to give Cornell a 72-66 lead Colgate quickly cut the lead back to one

J e w i s h A l l - S t a r s

As the World Series rolls around ever y American Jew asks themselves the age-old question: are there any members of the tribe in this years Fall Classic? For this year, the answer was no Owners and General Managers do not count (sorry Fred Wilpon), but if they did count we wouldn’t even have to ask the question Jews and athletics are often thought as antonyms, but there are exceptions- as we can see with America’s pastime So who are the greatest Jewish Baseball players of all time?

I am biased towards players from my lifetime since I’ve actually seen many of them play, and contrary to popular belief, Rod Carew is not a Jew Out of the roughly 160 Jews who have played in the MLB since it began in 1876, very few have

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“When they fouled out down the stretch, and it was just [the young guys] out on the floor, everybody kind of had to go to a different role,” Courtney said “I think adjusting to those different roles that they normally don’t see was a little bit of an adjustment They made some mistakes during that time, but once they got through that learning curve they were able to make some plays down the stretch ”

Late in regulation, Colgate took the lead off a pair of

Women Dominate Skidmore 16-3; Men Blow Lead to Roger Williams

By KEITH BOLLT Sun Staff Writer

Cornell polo was off to the races last weekend as the men ’ s and women ’ s team each led by six points after their first chukker The women (5-1) would go on to beat Skidmore Polo Club 163 at home on Friday, while the men (42) could not hold their lead and lost to Roger Williams 17-16 in a shootout at home on Saturday

Head coach of both teams David Eldredge said the women ’ s team had worked on improving their start after having spotted their opponent an early lead in previous weeks

16-3 final Eldredge credits his team ’ s defense for holding Skidmore He was satisfied with how his team played the second half but acknowledged the dynamics of Winslow’s offensive presence; he said pulling Winslow is akin to “pulling Kevin Durant or Carmelo Anthony”

The men ’ s team also had a game last weekend Like the women a day earlier, the men rode a fundamentally sound start to an early advantage

“We had a good first half,” said j u n i o r c a p t a i n Ig n a c i o Ma s i a s “ We we re s p re a d o u t a n d m a k i n g o u r plays ”

the first chukker and maintained in the second chukker began to slip away “ They had a really strong third c h u k k e r, ” Ma s i a s s a i d “ Ou r h o r s e s were tired and we weren ’ t separating well They are a very strong team ” Eldredge gives credit to the Hawks for dragging themselves back into the game

“They made an adjustment defensively to help shut down Ignacio,” Eldredge said “We didn’t have our best game They got back into the game; credit to them ”

made a dent in the sport Let’s see the ones that we (kinda) remember

Pitcher:

If he won four World Series, it would have been enough If he were a seven time All-Star, it would have been enough If he were a three-time CyYoung winner, it would have been enough If he didn’t pitch game one of the 1965 World Series because it was Yom Kippur, it would have been enough If he led us out of Egypt, it would have been enough While Sandy Koufax was actually not the messiah, many thought he was Considered the greatest pitcher of all-time, this selection was obvious It’s hard to find a better all-around pitcher in the history of the MLB Need I say more?

Catcher:

Brad Asmus played from 1993 to 2010 for a handful of teams Seen of as more of a journeyman, Asmus is on this list mainly for his prowess as a defensive catcher The Dartmouth grad stayed close to his roots with an Ivy-League Degree, but he

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“When they came out on the field they were pretty well geared up, ” Eldredge said

Se n i o r c a p t a i n A n n a Wi n s l ow agreed that Cornell had a strong start Winslow added that the horses themselves are variables in a polo game ’ s outcome

“We had the best horse in the string in the first chukker, which helped us to outscore them early,” Winslow said “ We also had good teamwork and communication starting off ”

Cornell added on in the second chukker and led 13-2 at the half With a large lead, Eldredge made the decision to pull Winslow and give an opportunity to other players

“We had a very strong lead at halftime,” Eldredge said “I wanted to give sophomore Hannah Noyes some game time, rest Anna and give senior Claire Stieg more time ”

The Red’s three goals allowed is the fewest all season Eldredge praised his team ’ s defensive fundamentals

“They were very spot on with their

d e f e n s i ve ro t a t i o n a n d h ow t h e y [made] their play[s],” Eldredge said

A 13-2 halftime score evolved into a

Despite being up big early, Cornell was well aware Roger Williams was capable of coming back into the game

The Hawks only founded a polo program this year, but Eldredge was well aware of its players’ reputations

“We knew they were a very experienced team from what they’ve done in high school,” he said Indeed, a six-goal lead pried open in

After a Roger Williams onslaught, Cornell nursed a one-goal lead into the fourth chukker The game ’ s ultimate outcome was to be ill fated However, the Red showed its staying power by slowing the Hawks’ momentum in the fourth chukker and making the game close

“ We made some adjustments to s