11-20-12

The Corne¬ Daily Sun

Fig htin g in Gaza

By MANU RATHORE Sun Senior Writer

As Israelis and Gazans fire missiles at each other in the Middle East, hundreds of Cornellians took to Ho Plaza Monday for dueling demonstrations in support of each side of the conflict, bringing with them flags, chants and barbs of their own Emotions ran high as the two groups tried to get the attention of a crowd of bystanders with passionate speeches, huge banners and loud cheers While members of the Cornell Israel Public Affairs

C o m m i t t e e observed a moment of silence for victims on both sides o f t h e b o rd e r, Students for Justice in Palestine read out the names and ages of Palestinians including infants killed in the missile strikes on the Gaza Strip

Although SJP alleges that the Cornell University Police Department unfairly forced them to leave Ho Plaza, police maintained that their actions were justified, as the organization “didn’t file a use of University property form” as CIPAC did, according to CUPD Chief Kathy Zoner “[CIPAC] had rights to the space and they asked [SJP] to move out, ”

News

Sandy Service

A group of more than 50 Cornell students travelled to Queens, N Y , this weekend to lend a hand in Hurricane Sandy relief efforts

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Opinion

Conflict in Middle East

In letters to the editor, Jonathan Abraham ’13 and Eli Shaubi ’13 disagree over escalating Israel-Palestinian clashes

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Arts

Is This Thing On?

Natalia Fallas ’14 deems Joseph Gordon-Levitt’s Sunday night show at Cornell interactive and at times off-putting

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Sports

Number One

The Cornell women ’ s polo team scored a first place win at the Bill Field Invitational at Oxley Sunday

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Sports

Lucky 13

The Cornell women ’ s cross country team came home with a 13th place finish at the NCAA championship Saturday | Page 16

Weather

Partly Cloudy

HIGH: 50 LOW: 28

espite D angers, Students Abroad in Israel S afe

By LAUREN AVERY Sun Staff Writer

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By CAROLINE FLAX Sun Senior Writer

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Today

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Tomorrow

Zen Meditation Practice

5:30 - 6:30 p m , Anabel Taylor Hall, Founders Room

Free Self-Defense Class

7:30 - 8:30 p m , Willard Straight Hall, Garden Room

Exhibit: Celebrating 25 Year - Latino Studies Program at C.U. All day, Olin Library, 1st Floor

Tuesday,

November 20, 2012

By Andrew Boryga

Above the casket there’s a television –– a 60-inch flat screen projecting a slideshow of pictures Tinted baby ones, with Shayla’s hair short and cropped Graduations, a communion, theme parks with her friends, birthday parties at Skate-Key and McDonalds, Thanksgivings and Christmases In each one the wide smile that attracted me to her in the first place shines One I remember well, appears and lingers a moment longer It was taken the night I met her in front of the Soundview Community Center She was 18 and wore a lavender crop-top and snug denim capris There was a party thrown by local high school grads, tr ying to break in as entrepreneurs

They hosted weekly parties ever y summer at community centers in various projects, targeting the inbetween crowd The 17 year-olds with no fake, the 18 year-olds too scared to go to real clubs and the 20, 21 and sometimes 22 year-old guys looking to prowl They’d pass out flyers in crowded high school hallways, grimy train stops and bodegas bedazzled with Camel Light, Budweiser and five-minute quickie phone-sex ads My boy EJ’s one of them I deal with him on my errands so he hooks me up whenever he spots me stuck in line “King, King, my man What you doing out here with these plebeians? Get inside, find you some lovin’ ”

That night, I slunked in and wound my way through faceless low ceaser fades, buzz cuts and afros in long tshirts, and baggy jeans grinding up on colorful blouses and dresses I caught a glimpse of Shayla in a far corner She was short, nicely built and I didn’t know her But, I knew her friend Tanisha I leaned and kissed T on the cheek and she got fussy about how I stopped talking to her after graduation “Graduation was two months ago, ” I said, turning to Shayla and smiling, “she gets so worked up doesn’t she?”

“Don’t talk to my friends,” Tanisha snapped

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C.U. Students Give Aid to Sandy Victims in Queens

By TYLER ALICEA Sun Staff Writer

A group of more than 50 Cornellians went to The Rockaways in Queens, Ne w York, this weekend to volunteer with relief effor ts in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy

After the storm devastated regions along the east coast, Diana Cheung ’13 and Luke DeFisher ’13 decided that they wanted to help people who are rebuilding after the destr uction Over the last fe w weeks, they helped plan the trip

After her mom agreed to pay for a char ter bus to transpor t student volunteers from Ithaca to Queens, Cheung contacted various student organizations about the trip resulting in “random groups of students just coming together,” Cheung said

While there, volunteers helped remove debris and clear out basements, among other tasks, at about 30 damaged homes

Luke Nicholson ’14 said he was shocked by the amount of work that remained to be done in the areas most affected by Sandy

“I couldn’t believe how bad the conditions were, ” Nicholson said

He described one of the basements that he worked in as one of the “ worst environments ” he had ever been in, and said that at one point, volunteers had to discard the remains of a dead dog that was left behind by its owner

Many of the areas that were affected included retirement communities, and volunteers told stories about some residents who had injured their backs while cleaning up damage after the storm

“People that are there are tr ying to salvage their own stuff, but it’s too much for them,” said Richard Pongvitayapanu ’13, one of the volunteers

According to volunteer Andre w Degatano ’13, many of the residents are still tr ying to live their lives and “be as normal as possible ”

However, the storm ’ s damage has made it difficult for those living in areas where the ocean rose approximately five feet above its normal levels Some volunteers had to shovel away sand that had built up along the side of one house, according to Nicholson

Residents in the area also told volunteers that insurance companies had refused to cover some of the cost of the damages, prompting homeowners to pay for the necessar y repairs out of pocket, Nicholson said

“Homeowners really need the volunteers,” Morris McGinn ’15, a student volunteer, said

Despite the grim conditions, Nicholson said that “ ever yone maintained a positive

Emergency responders were dispatched to handle a gas leak at Schuyler Place between State and Seneca Streets Monday morning after a gas main broke, The Ithaca Journal reported Ithaca Fire Chief Tom Parsons told The Journal that the main was accidentally severed by digging during construction work in the area

Public officials and community members gathered at the Hangar Theatre in Ithaca Sunday for a farewell reception for former U S Rep Maurice Hinchey (D), who represented the city in Congress for 20 years before retiring with the end of his term this month

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attitude” throughout the trip

Many of the volunteers agreed that the experience was positive, and some are eager to return to the area to give additional suppor t

“ Volunteering is a reminder that ever yone is human,” Degatano said “No matter who you are or where you come from, we will always need help at some point ”

Although only a handful of students were able to make the trip to The Rockaways, many Cornellians, including members of Dilmun Hill Student-Run Farm, members of the Alpha Zeta fraternity and various professors, helped by lending supplies such as wheelbarrows and shovels for the volunteers to use this weekend

“I’m really impressed how all the Cornell students helped out We didn’t have to bring a whole busload down, but there is strength in numbers,” Cheung said

While they were out of town, volunteers stayed at the Nuestros Niños Child Development preschool in Brooklyn, according to Cheung

Cheung said she will be returning to The Rockaways this upcoming weekend over break with Cornell alumni, as well as the following weekend with another group of student volunteers

“I think the greatest thing you can give is your time,” she said “ There is so much to be done ”

Grant Will Fund C.U. Mentor Program

By NOAH RANKIN Sun Staff Writer

Starting in Spring 2013, Cornell will use a $220,000 federal grant to help minority undergraduate students who aspire to attend graduate school prepare for doctorate programs

The funding comes from the U S Department of Education, which has given 194 institutions in the U S and Puerto Rico grants to provide students with mentors Under the initiative, called the McNair Scholars Program, Cornell hopes to mentor about 15 sophomores and 10 juniors each year, according to A T Miller, associate vice provost for academic diversity initiatives

The program intends to help “low-income individuals, first-generation college students and individuals with disabilities to progress through post-baccalaureate studies,” according to Barbara Knuth, vice provost and dean of the graduate school Miller said there are about 400 students in each class who will be the first person in their family to attain a bachelor’s degree

Knuth said that statistics show there is a disproportionately small percentage of racial minorities enrolled in higher education programs

To help combat this trend, the McNair Scholars Program gives students stipends to pursue research over two summers support to conduct research during Cornell’s academic year and funding to cover fees for graduate school applications, campus visits and inter views for Ph D programs, according to Miller

Ulysses Smith ’13, vice president of diversity and inclusion for the Student Assembly, said the McNair program seems like a “promising” effort to help underrepresented students pursue graduate school

“The number of minority individuals who obtain Ph D ’ s is much lower than [the rate for the] majority [of ] students,” Smith said “Part of the goal of this program is to increase the number of people who have the opportunity ” Smith said that the networking aspect of the program which establishes relationships between students and faculty mentors could be especially effective in aiding underrepresented students

“It’s difficult a lot of times for underrepresented students to overcome particular social or structural barriers,” Smith said “The goal of this program is to start you off during your undergraduate years so that you can take these seminars They set you up with faculty advisors, they set you up with individuals who are interested in what you want to research It’s a great start ”

In addition to helping students connect with professors, the McNair program aims to bring a larger scope of diversity into the graduate and doctorate spheres, according to Miller

the McNair program directly stimulates the production of knowledge and the vibrancy and resilience of overall intellectual activity in all sorts of academic fields,” Miller said “We all understand our world better when we know it from more angles Having the program on our campus means that Cornell is doing its part to stretch the boundaries of exposure and thinking, making ever yone ' s education richer ” Smith said he is eager to see how initiatives such as the McNair Scholars Program along with other diversity-related efforts will shape the future of education

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“By bringing in a wider range of life experience and varied perspectives to those who pursue Ph D ’ s,

“Diversity is something that is ver y difficult to define,” Smith said “I think something that we understand is that in an educational institution, it is greatly important to have a full range of ideas I think we could easily see quite a few more different programs like McNair start here, grow here ” By increasing the diversity of students in graduate schools, the program may also lead to a stronger presence of underrepresented professors at colleges across the U S , Miller said

“The program is meant to build and diversify the pipeline for faculty for the nation,” Miller said “Cornell is a major source of Ph D scholars for the world Since Cornell has benefited from receiving graduate students who have been in McNair programs, it is great for us to produce such students ”

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she said “There was an official complaint filed that [CIPAC] had booked the space and [SJP] didn’t rent the space So it’s just matter of who filed for the space ”

However, according to Emily Koppelman ’13, treasurer for SJP, CUPD officers harassed SJP protesters and tried to subdue their demonstration

“We actually had a couple of police officers come and harass us as we were making our speech on Ho Plaza with our megaphones [They] actually tried to subdue us and move us, which we didn’t do until we decided that we wanted to move, ” she said

Koppelman also said she felt like members of CIPAC were trying to subdue the voices of SJP members during the demonstation

“[CIPAC] tried to get us to be silent us on our own campus, ” Koppelman said Emily Schlussel ’13, co-president of CIPAC, said she was disappointed by what she called the University’s late response to CIPAC’s complaint, as police watched for half an hour before evicting SJP protesters

“I was disappointed with the University for not upholding their policy [of removing unregistered groups] from reser ved spaces and other group ’ s lack of respect for our reser vation and our event, ” she said “Other than that, I was glad to see that a lot of people care on campus ”

ing from Israeli occupation ”

“[Our goal] right now is to get the University to condemn the Israeli actions in Gaza,” Koppelman said “We see no reason why this institution shouldn’t conform to the ideals of human rights and humanitarianism that other American institutions usually do ”

For members of CIPAC, the display brought together the “Jewish community and pro-Israel community” to advocate Israel’s right to defend itself, according to Rebecca Haft ’13, president of Cornell Hillel

“There have been rockets fired into Israel from Gaza for months and years, ” she said “After escalation, we feel that Israel has the right to defend itself and no one deserves to live in a community where they are constantly barraged by rockets ”

Yet, according to Carl Gelderloos grad, a Palestine supporter, CIPAC’s argument was “ a little disingenuous,” as it overlooked “underlying structural causes ”

“Their main point is about the rockets They will talk about thousands of rockets fired or millions of rockets under Israelis under the range of these rockets, but they never mention how many people these rockets have killed,” he said “Since 2004, 26 [Israelis have died] More Palestinians citizens have been killed, by more than twice that number, in the past week alone ”

“We support the liberation of Palestine territories that are occupied by Israel.”

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CIPAC held the event, “Display of Solidarity with Israel,” to defend Israel’s right to selfdefense, Schlussel said

“Israel has been under fire from rockets from Hamas-controlled Gaza, which has been targeting Israeli citizens,” she said “We are gathering here because we stand for Israel’s right to defend itself against terror ”

For 30 minutes, however, CIPAC’s display was met with an equally vociferous protest from SJP Tensions rose amid shouts of “Free Palestine” and “No more money for Israel’s crimes,” as SJP protested the recent attacks on the Gaza Strip by Israel, according to Koppelman

“We support the liberation of Palestine territories that are being occupied by Israel right now, ” she said “We know that this occupation is illegal under several international laws, as is this current attack on the Gaza Strip, which is being sold as self-defense ”

Eli Shaubi ’13, co-president of CIPAC said he was upset that the other side of the protest did not heed his request for a moment of silence

“I was a little disappointed that [SJP] didn’t stop for the moment of silence that we had for both Israelis and Palestinians killed and injured Besides that, I think it is great that both sides had a chance to express themselves,” he said

During the demonstration SJP handed out literature, requesting “ a statement from the Cornell administration condemning the Israeli assault on Gaza Strip and that Cornell immediately divests its portfolio from companies profit-

However, constant rocket fire for the past 11 years by Gazans has built-up a case for Israel’s selfdefense, according to Shaubi

“I think it is important for us, as Americans, to realize that Israel has had an average of three rockets fired at it every day,” he said “That’s as many times as we hear a chimes concert at Cornell ”

Schlussel echoed his sentiment

“Israel withdrew from Gaza as a statement of peace and has since received a constant fire of missiles So instead of creating a thriving state, they went and destroyed all positive infrastructure and turned it into a launching pad,” she said “Hamas is a terrorist group, and they can ’ t continue what they are doing ”

Koppelman pitched SJP’s cause as a “ grassroot [movement] and activism against corporate politics ” She said SJP has garnered over a short period of time from a racially and religiously diverse group of people at the University

“The base of our support is not a homogenous community,” she said “If you saw the crowd of the pro-Israel demonstration, they are completely homogenous ”

The difference in the two events is parallel to the situation of Palestine, Koppelman said

“[CIPAC] put flags on the Arts Quad We don’t have the resources to do that,” she said “It’s the same parallel structure, as the Palestinians don’t have the resources that they need in the United States or the international community to put up such a resistance, which is why we have to get involved ”

Manu Rathore can be reached at mrathore@cornellsun com

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Israel, Hamas Trade Fire and Tough Truce Proposals

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) Israel and Gaza’s Hamas rulers traded fire and tough cease-fire proposals Monday, and threatened to escalate their border conflict if diplomacy fails No deal appeared near

An Israeli airstrike targeting a Gaza media center killed a senior militant and engulfed the building in flames The Israeli military said the Islamic Jihad were using space there as a command center

Gaza fighters fired 95 rockets at southern Israeli cities, nearly one-third of them intercepted by an Israeli missile shield

A total of 38 Palestinians were killed Monday Two more Palestinians were killed in airstrikes past midnight, bringing the death toll since the start of Israel’s offensive to 111, including 56 civilians Some 840 people have been wounded, including 225 children, Gaza heath officials said Three Israeli civilians have been killed and dozens have been wounded

Over the weekend, civilian casualties in Gaza rose sharply after Israel began targeting the homes of what it said were suspected militants

Two such strikes late Monday killed five people a father and his 4-year-old twin sons in northern Gaza and two people in the south, medics said

Jamal Daloo, who lost his wife, a son, four grandchildren and five other members of his family in an attack Sunday, sat in quiet mourning Monday next to the ruins of his home, his face streaked with tears

“The international public opinion witnessed the facts,” he said, speaking as his 16-year-old daughter, Yara, was still missing under the rubble being cleared away by bulldozers “ This does not require my words ”

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Drowning Out Discourse on Gaza

ON MONDAY, STUDENTS REPRESENTING two very conflicting interests met on Ho Plaza to express their competing views on the current violence raging in Israel and Gaza What ensued was a sloppy, cacophonous and overwhelmingly frustrating affair that did both sides a disservice

Students supporting Israel stood in a circle of whirling flags and blue posters They stood by the Cornell store and spoke through a P A system in the direction of Willard Straight Hall Directly in front of the Israeli students, students supporting the Palestinians stood and spoke through a bullhorn, also in the direction of the Straight The protesters ’ amplified voices mashed against each other and filled the plaza with mostly inaudible garble for the better part of an hour

For the hour or so the event lasted, barely a moment passed where each side did not simply try to outdo the other when it came to who could be the loudest, angriest and most alienating presence on the plaza As a result, neither side was heard

Two groups, fighting over the same small bit of land, arguing over who had the proper permit allowing them to be there, zealotry abounding Sound familiar?

We are not naive; we understand that the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is not one that engenders reasoned discourse However, we implore both sides to stop trying to shout over each other and consider that radicalism does little more than turn observers off to both sides

We would be shocked if a single student’s mind was changed today

The students supporting Israel brandished Hillel sanctioned signs reading, “Wherever we stand, we stand with Israel ” The students’ statements, however, made it exceptionally clear that “wherever we stand” really did not mean much more than that they stood in unquestioning support of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s military action

Those signs made clear that the many students who are opposed to the Israeli government ’ s actions, but are otherwise supporters of Israel and its people, are not welcome in the greater Jewish presence on campus

Furthermore, the Israeli supporters ’ insistence that they stand for “ peace, ” a constant theme in their chanting, is tenuous at best

Israel’s stated objective is to halt the rocket attacks Hamas is firing One would be hard pressed to find a legitimate observer of this conflict who believes that the current violence will yield any such result in the medium or long-term future of the region As Jeffrey Goldberg, a steadfast supporter of Israel, wrote last week of the conflict with Hamas, “There is no way out of this militarily [for Israel] ” Today’s bloodshed will only beget tomorrow ’ s bloodshed

However, the Palestinian supporters, while being less unified in their messaging were similarly indulgent in the display of demagoguery

Students brandished a large banner decrying Zionism, denouncing the very notion of Israel’s right to exist, a sentiment as frustrating and unproductive as any displayed on the other side of the protest

Hamas is as guilty an actor as any in this conflict They launch rockets indiscriminately and shelter their fighters in civilian populations We find little sympathy for those who argue against Israel’s aggression without recognizing the culpability of Hamas in this conflict

They are a terrorist organization whose missiles force innocent Israelis to spend days upon days tortured by the screams of air raid sirens

Both sides of Monday’s protest treated Cornell to a display of why the conflict in Israel feels so especially hopeless right now It would be foolhardy to ask either side to listen to each other; opinions are too hardened for that But please, as observers who see this conflict in shades of gray, and not black and white, at least let us listen

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Fest erin g Under the Flare-Ups

As I watched my browser’s Israel-Gaza tab grow bloodier every hour this weekend, I was persuaded to abandon my determined avoidance of breaking stories in these columns In most cases, the facts tend to be unclear and propaganda machines are running at full speed Predictions are a fool’s errand The smallest revelations can undercut 800 words of speculation on the morning after Gaza is different, and any clumsy ceasefire that Messieurs Morsi and Erdogan may have cobbled together last night changes none of what I have to say This conflict marks another milestone in the eroding influence of the Palestinian National Authority It also marks another shift in the status quo ante for any future negotiations, further diminishing any hopes for effective Palestinian self-government

The tragically bizarre nature of the IsraeliPalestinian conflict is evident from a look at the divergent fortunes of Hamas and the Palestinian Authority just this November Hamas might have lost its military commander, Ahmed Jabari, to an Israeli airstrike but it has lost little leverage over the agenda For those who regard Hamas as unquestionably a terrorist organization and endorse Binyamin Netanyahu’s plans to exact a “heavy price from Hamas and the terrorist organizations,” this is problematic The death of Jabari did little to cripple Hamas and the bombings of Gaza are doing little to hurt its legitimacy Netanyahu is still able to use Hamas’ violence and rocket firing to explain air strikes that kill dozens of innocent Gaza residents It is still the villainized Hamas that is courted by thirdparty negotiators in Cairo and indirectly, through a hitherto undisclosed Israeli negotiator who flew to talk to the Egyptians on Sunday

Contrast this with the sinking relevance of Mahmoud Abbas’ Palestinian Authority, now attracting the ire of West Bank Palestinians frustrated by its inaction over Gaza Anxious

to not irk Israel, Palestinian Authority policeman are reported by The Guardian as detaining protesters, telling them that “You’re making a problem for the [Palestinian Authority] ” No matter the contents of any ceasefire that might be signed, this flare up will produce another assault on the legitimacy of a Palestinian entity willing to constructively engage Tel Aviv Hamas’ demands to lift Israel’s land and sea blockade on Gaza will be seen as directly championing the cause of 1 7 million exhausted and impoverished Gaza residents Abbas, meanwhile, will be seen preparing for a bid for “non-member State” status at the United Nations, where the Palestinians have repeatedly been duped and disappointed

When the dust settles in Gaza, the conflict will take one additional step back to an era of an Arab-Israeli conflict The conflict in the decades after 1947 was dominated by conflicts between Arab states such as Egypt, Jordan, Syria and Iraq, and the State of Israel

Only very slowly did custodianship of the movement pass into the hands of Palestinian representatives Through a combination of demonstrated incompetence by the Arab states in 1967, Egypt’s desire to disengage and sue for separate peace in 1979 and a steady moderation of the Palestine Liberation Organization’s agenda in the 1980s and early 1990s, the PLO gained in international stature In 1994, Israel signed a Declaration of Principles with the PLO in Oslo, recognizing it as an entity that Tel Aviv could negotiate with Since Oslo, however, the tale of the conflict has mainly been one of an increasingly marginalized moderate Palestinian voice Israeli policy, including the manner of Prime Minister Ariel Sharon’s Gaza withdrawal in 2004-05, contributed to the emboldening of Hamas and the concomitant weakening of the Palestinian Authority American actions contributed to the diminishing of Palestinian

concerns in equal measure as well President Obama’s statements on this week’s violence are indicative He reiterated Israel’s right to self-defense and claimed that a solution without military escalation would be “preferable ” I contest neither of those ideas but I do question the perfect conflation of Hamas with Palestinian interests President Obama took care to mention his talks with regional leaders like President Morsi and Prime Minister

Erdogan He seemingly had not engaged in equally detailed talks with Abbas or chose not to mention them

The issue is not of the Palestinian Authority’s perfection or infallibility (in no way is that Fatah-led body a perfect solution to the conflict) It is an issue of recognizing a plurality of Palestinian voices and taking care to endorse those that have extended olive branches in the past Instead, Egypt and Turkey will facilitate an Israeli-Hamas peace Come November 29, Mr Abbas will return with another endorsement from the General Assembly, where the Palestinians already enjoy wide support albeit to little avail

Irrespective of the new contours of this “ peace, ” Palestinian ambitions of self-governance will take another hit I choose those words carefully because the status quo generates no plausible scenarios for viable Palestinian statehood That status quo has evolved to continually restrict options available to the Palestinians Hopes for a single,

binational state, were buried in the 1960s With the Camp David Accords and the subsequent Egypt-Israel peace treaty, any realistic hopes for complete Israeli withdrawal from the West Bank and Gaza diminished The Oslo Accords did indeed give the PLO recognition but did not mention Palestinian statehood Now, with every successive escalation, the focus of international efforts turns to deescalation, a return to that tenuous peace of

earlier weeks

That peace, however, is no satisfactory endgame for millions of Palestinians In Gaza, the ceasefire will involve a return to an economically crippled existence for its residents One more statement by a sitting American President offering nearly unqualified support for Israeli retaliation has entered the diplomatic record Innocent Palestinians remain perfectly equated with those who lob missiles into Israel A cessation of violence remains desirable; more innocent people do not need to die in Gaza City or in the suburbs of Tel Aviv This, however, is a plea to negotiators to avoid yet another blow to legitimate Palestinian demands and the factions that make them

Kirat Singh is a junior in the College of Arts and Sciences He may be reached at ksingh@cornellsun com Evaluating the Discontents appears alternate Tuesdays this semester

The P romi se of P rogress For Tran sgender Acceptance

My family had a private Thanksgiving dinner in southern Maine today Every year we each say what we are thankful for before starting dinner This year I started by saying I was thankful that we are all together, safe and in good spirits I said I was thankful that Jonas and Nicole are doing well in their new school, a safe and accepting school that is teaching its student body that being transgender does not have to be a big deal Kelly was next and she reminded us of

the hard work that has been done this past year by our friends, our allies in the GLBT community and the many people that we have never met who provide support for transgender youth

Our children were born identical twins boys But today we are raising a wonderful son and a beautiful daughter

They are 14 years old, ninth graders Jonas is somewhat shy and would rather stay out of the limelight As always he is first to recognize family as the most important thing to be thankful for over the holidays He very much misses being with family and his friends from his old school Next he said he was thankful for our new home,

his new school and for the help that we have received from others this past year

Nicole was the last to speak, which is unusual She is very outgoing and strong willed She was thankful for our new home, her new school and all that we had accomplished this past year She said I am so happy to be able to totally be who I need to be again I am thankful for all of help that the Gay, Lesbian Advocacy & Defenders (GLAD), the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and others around the

vide educational opportunities that will help advance transgender rights and transgender protections

Nicole started advocating for equal rights very early in life She openly attended school as a transgender girl in the fifth grade Unfortunately she was quickly identified as someone to fear The discrimination, harassment and bullying were intolerable We had to move our children to a new town and a new school to protect their safety Both had to go stealth, a burden that no person should have to shoulder at such a young age It was work of a few with opposing views that changed our family forever

proactive measures to support transgender people I hope you will continue to move forward with your efforts Cornell has always been on the forefront of change The changes you are making will benefit my daughter and her friends as they prepare to follow in your footsteps

country have done to support transgender people

As I watched my family pass food around the table I thought how nice it was to no longer watch my children struggle, to no longer worry every moment whether our secret would be discovered and to no longer obsess about their safety at school

But I also reminded myself to not get too comfortable Having just participated in Transgender Remembrance Day this past week brought me back to reality Transgender Remembrance Day is a day that recognizes all of the transgender people that have been murdered this past year It is a reality that pushes me to continue to pro-

I am a Cornell Alumni, Class of 1985 I often check in to see how Cornell is doing and tonight after dinner I had a few moments to do so I came across “The Cornell Daily Sun Burning Question: Transgender Sensitivity on Campus ” I was very happy to see the resolution to make all campus bathrooms gender neutral I was proud that my alma mater was stepping up to the plate I called Jonas and Nicole away from their video game to join me They have heard me speak with great pride about my years at Cornell, I thought what a great opportunity to show them why I love this university

They were busy with their game and did not respond and I am glad that they did not I was deeply saddened to hear some of the positions taken by the students interviewed and was even more upset by of some the comments that followed There is still a great deal of work to do

I also want you to know how proud I am that the Student Assembly is taking

My classroom is my home Watching the twins grow and listening to my baby tell and show me that she is a girl has transformed me in so many ways Your community will benefit from the same exposure If your classmates had a chance to meet Nicole, or to take the time to meet with one of their transgender classmates, they will benefit for the experience

Soon Nicole and her transgender friends will be stepping on to your campus, demanding equal rights, expecting the same privileges that many of the students in the video now take for granted

I left Cornell many years ago with a variety of life tools I am now using these tools to help my children grow Tools that include enjoying hard work, how to gain knowledge, fighting for what is right to get ahead and of course tradition Tradition that helps us remain strong during the hard times My children started to learn about Cornell traditions at an early age and they have faced a number of hard times They are learning to have a strong voice, to lead and to help change the world

Wayne Maines graduated from Cornell University in 1985 He may be reached at wayne maines@maine edu Guest Room appears alternate Mondays this semester

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Are We Rec rding?

BY NATALIA FALLAS Sun Staff Writer

Bailey Hall sparkled with camera flashes and red recording lights Sunday night as film and television actor, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, stopped in Ithaca on his “hitRECord On the Road” Tour The show, sponsored by the Cornell University Program Board, was shrouded in mystery, as most of the audience came not knowing what to expect from the night beyond the “collaborative” aspect One thing that everyone did know was how much they loved JGL, either from his days on 3rd Rock from the Sun or as the lovable, heartbroken Tom in (500) Days of Summer But judging by the number of hands that went up when asked, not as many knew about his hitRECord project

Launched in 2004 with his late brother, Dan, hitRECord org started as a site where the two shared their own short films and projects Then, in 2010, they opened the site to the public to collaborate on a plethora of projects that have since become short films, books, exhibitions, etc Now, with the tour, Gordon-Levitt is taking the online experience of collaboration live The show is a mix of screenings, discussion, creativity, and, as he later revealed, a prototype for a potential television show

So, Joe started the night off with a call to arms He called for everyone to record the show and take pictures from his or her seat to get more than the typical four angles of a television show He even re-did his entrance so as to make sure that everyone was recording really? This led to the first topic for discussion, which was the road Throughout the show, a topic of discussion would crop up and GordonLevitt would have the audience tweet in their responses He would pick his favorites (usually three of them) and bring those people on stage to elaborate on their answers On the subject of the road, the top picks tended to reflect on the road less traveled based on “The Road Not Taken” poem by Robert Frost and individual aspirations Other tweetinspired discussion topics included loops and the Occupy movement For the most part, Cornellians tended to be witty and insightful, even if they were secretly aiming to get on

stage with the Hollywood star At the same time, JGL did repeatedly interrupt them, even admitting that he likes to talk about himself And, boy, did he do so throughout the night Whether by mentioning his short stint as a student at Columbia University or his shameless plug for the films he has starred in over the past year, JGL never failed to remind us of who he is

As for the true interactive element of the night, the audience participated in existing collaborations already on the website Each segment began with a quick screening of some of the finished collaborations, such as Mademoiselle Noir for the Outsiders project The film included art, story and music submissions from various artists on the website that was later edited by another Right after each showing, JGL would take the stage and recruit individuals for a project The first instance was a music video for the song “Electric Loss” by HitRECord collaborator, Metaphorest In a Bailey Hall-wide dance-off, he picked some dancers who were talented and some who were simply more animated to get up on stage He did not, however, have to call out those with bad moves sorry to that “frat boy” who had to endure the audience’s “OOOOOHHH” in response to his putdown I do have to commend JGL for trying to grab people from throughout the theater by calling out two dancers from the balcony instead of just those in close proximity to the stage And nothing could top the dancing panda and duck that joined at the end of the video We later found out that the panda was added to the rider (a contract listing the stipulations and equipment needed for the show) to make

sure CUPB was paying attention Good job, CUPB!

Other collaborative endeavors included acting out one of hitRECord’s Tiny Stories (that did not go as well as JGL had hoped) and singing a loop which called any and all to the stage to join in The audience was even treated with his less-

er-known music talents, as he played piano and sang to close the night Who knew that the actor moonlighted as a singer? Unfortunately, not everyone could fit on stage and some were turned away Regardless, the singing loop was impressive (some voices stood out among the rest) and you could still participate from your seat And then, that was it He just simply said his goodbyes and was out, pushing through the crowd on stage to get back, presumably, to his trailer

In general, a night on the road with hitRECord was quite the artistic journey This may have come as a disappointment to the more reserved many of whom did not know that they would be called to participate in the show Others took to the interactive show immediately; the chance to create and be silly with a big name actor is not something that most people can claim

But while the project itself is unique, albeit ambitious, the actor himself fell flat His rude or mean quips to certain audience members were unnecessary He also seemed to think loftily about his project, as though everything that came out of it was so innovative or wonderful There were a few duds, such as Strawberry Bootlaces which was made infinitely better with Stoner Bootlaces Both told the same story of a binge on strawberry licorice but the latter from a funnier standpoint of a person extremely high

His last minute addition of the Occupy movement discussion on its anniversary felt contrived and hypocritical

First, he is advocating this collaborative, creative movement through a website that the average person would not have the capital to create And, if you research the website, you will find that the projects, which are eventually mass distributed, go 50/50 on the profit intake that is 50 percent for the company and the other 50 percent shared evenly among the collaborators, which includes quite a few people That seems a bit shady for someone advocating on behalf of the 99 percent Second, although I tend to agree with the 99 percent as a concept rather than a financial tally, celebrities who talk negatively about the one percent always seem backward Especially, when that celebrity admits that he does not know enough about the topic Either way, it was a strange interjection to the evening So, whether you liked the show, the host, etc , all is on record That is, if you remembered to hit record

Natalia Fallas is a junior in the College of Arts and Sciences She can be reached at nfallas@cornellsun com

As part of what seems to be a conscious effort by Dan Smalls ’92 to diversify his offerings at Ithaca’s hallowed (or, in the case of Castaways, hollowed out) performance spaces, The Haunt welcomed rap duo Mellowhype and hardcore punk revivalists Trash Talk this past Friday as part of their explicitly named Trash Wang Tour While the affiliates of infamous hip-hop collective Odd Future are not what you would call an intuitive pairing, their respective styles share some serious similarities: themes of apathy, a sense of rambunctiousness and a preoccupation with violence (sonic, lyrical and other wise) The crowd was young, hip and, quite evidently, stoned; T-shirts emblazoned with upside-down crosses were common; and one mustachioed audience member insisted on grinding with a blonde girl who may have ver y well been in high school Tipper Gore would have been terrified

To call Trash Talk’s brutal hardcore ‘nostalgic’ would betray the group ’ s own inventiveness As evidenced by new album 119, the band’s pummeling attack is economical and filled with starts and stops, giving prospective headbangers whiplash Prefaced by that Ithaca College rapper who really

Talk Trash & Mellow Out

needs to let the audience know what his name is, Venue s sound was bound to shock the venue When Trash Talk finally took the stage, its initial deliver y literally left the audience stunned It wasn ’ t until frontman Lee Spielman beckoned for us to “ get this shit going” that The Haunt transformed into a maelstrom of flailing limbs Despite the brevity of its songs, the band was able to maintain its infectious momentum for 45 minutes, leaving fans out of breath and stinking of something mighty fierce Having attended far too many Ithaca shows devoid of any crowd involvement whatsoever, Trash Talk’s energetic set, along with their propensity for joining the violence in the pit, was a heady reminder of the visceral and physical impact punk music can still elicit

Even if Trash Talk had not bulldozed the stage mere minutes prior, my expectations for Mellowhype’s set were high I had seen Hodgy Beats and Left Brain as part of the Odd Future ensemble before, and it remains one of those sets that I recall as if it were yesterday It was a veritable riot both onstage and off, as life-affirming as it was life-threatening Still, that last show belonged to Tyler the Creator: leading the chants of “Kill people, burn shit, fuck school!” and stage-diving with a broken foot, he was the ringmaster of Odd Future’s family circus Hodgy and Left Brain fell to

Breaking Down

At a d i s u s e d d e p a r t m e n t s t o re i n 2 0 0 1 , w o rk e r s i n b l u e b o i l e r s u i t s f e d t r a y s o f i m p e c c a b l y c a t a l o g u e d o b j e c t s i n t o a c o l o s s a l s h re d d i n g m a c h i n e T h e a r t i s t M i c h a e l L a n d y l o o k e d o n , s e e m i n g l y i m p a s s i ve l y, a s a l l h i s p o s s e s s i o n s f ro m h i s f a t h e r ’ s s h e e p s k i n c o a t t o Da v i d B ow i e re c o rd s we re o b l i t e r a t e d Bre a k Dow n , t h e t i t l e o f L a n d y ’ s s e m i n a l i n s t a l l a t i o n , s u f f i c e s a s a t h e m e f o r t h e p a i r o f p l a y s t h e R e a d e r s ’ T h e a t r e w i l l p r e s e n t t h i s De c e m b e r T h e Me rc y Se a t , p l a y w r i g h t

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the background; would a show with them at the fore fall flat?

As if he knew intrinsically how to answer, Left Brain shattered any doubts the moment he dived into the simmering crowd, which soon erupted into a full-on boil While Left Brain mostly played hypeman (on the records he plays a large role in production), Hodgy Beats revealed a range and ability that belayed his supporting roles on Tyler and Earl Sweatshirt’s solo albums The unhinged, multifaceted rapper many of us were introduced to during his performance of “Sandwitches” alongside Tyler on Fallon proved that he was nobody’s sidekick Even Left Brain, who may have ceded most of the verses to his comrade, proved himself more-than-capable, offering a baritone substitute for Hodgy’s quick-spit deliver y on tracks like “F666 the Police ” While the set ran rather briefly, it was as expected: chaotic, profane and humorous As the backlash against Odd Future’s alleged sexism dies down, we are able to take them for what they are: a confederacy of damned talented rappers who can put on a show as chaotic as any hardcore outfit As a wise man once said, they’re rad as fuck

James Rainis is a junior in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences He can be reached at jrainis@cornellsun com

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Knick s Return to Right Formula , Start Strong

NEW YORK (AP) This is how the New York Knicks used to play, before the franchise tumbled into mediocrity and miser y

The superstar wants to be more than just a scorer The role players are committed to being good defenders and better teammates The old guys play the game with an old-school mentality The coach holds ever yone accountable for stopping his man, no matter who he is

Yes, these Knicks are doing ever ything it takes to be a contender

“ We’re playing for something, guys, ” coach Mike Woodson said “ We’re tr ying to stay at the top, we ’ re tr ying to win our division, and host first round at home ”

interim basis last March He told Carmelo Anthony to come back in better shape, sent Amare Stoudemire out to expand his game, and asked for veteran players to fill the numerous holes that were on the roster

The Knicks were ridiculed when they assembled the oldest team in NBA histor y, adding players such as Jason Kidd, Marcus Camby and Kurt Thomas before Woodson lured the 38-year-old Rasheed Wallace out of a two-year retirement But look around the locker room, Wallace said Sunday following an 88-76 victor y over Indiana Tyson Chandler and Camby have been Defensive Players of the Year, defense has always been Woodson’s specialty and

more this season, defending bigger players while sliding into the power for ward spot in the injured Stoudemire’s absence, even diving into the second row tr ying to save a ball he had batted away in a victor y over Philadelphia

“ With the team I have, ever ybody knows I can score the basketball, that’s a no-brainer,” Anthony said “But for me to be able to go out there and say today I’m going to lead my team, I’m going to defend, I’m going to help out, I’m going to sacrifice something out there on the basketball court, that was my motivation,

especially coming off of last season and the season before last To approach this season as a new beginning for me My focus is extremely high right now ” Wo

defensive light going on?

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mean, he’s no different from the last guy that comes off the bench,” Woodson said “Ever ybody’s supposed to play defense I mean it’s not just the star If you ’ re committed and you ’ re all about team, you ’ re supposed to play defense when you ’ re out there Ever ybody It’s a team effort ”

“We’re trying to stay at the top, we’re trying to win our division.”

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The Knicks used to have similar lofty goals, but that was long ago Expectations had fallen so low that when the Knicks finally won a playoff game last spring, snapping an NBA-record, 13-game postseason losing streak that lasted more than a decade, streamers rained down from the Madison Square Garden rafters as if they were celebrating a championship, instead of just avoiding a sweep in a first-round series

Miami eliminated New York a couple of nights later, and the Knicks spent the offseason building a team they felt could compete with the Heat on the court, even if not in the headlines and highlights Woodson was given the job full-time after replacing Mike D’Antoni on an

what they were doing “It’s just a matter of time before ever yone buys into it, and once we all do, it’s going to be hellacious,” Wallace said

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Red Falls to Penn And P rinceton

Teams prepare for what is next

By JOHN McGRORTY

Sun Staff Writer

On Saturday, the Cornell men and women ’ s Swimming and Diving team traveled to Sheerr Pool at Penn to continue the Red’s regular season Ivy meets In a tri-meet against both Penn and Princeton, the Red was unable to solidify a win against either opponent On the men ’ s side, the Red was defeated by the Tigers, 211-87, and to the Quakers, 207-93

On the women ’ s side, the Red fell short to both teams as well With a final score of 190-90 against Penn and 18883 against Princeton, the Red looks to bounce back after break and will return with the Ithaca College Invitational in two weeks

“Even when we realized the score would not turn out in our favor, we still continued to cheer each other on, keeping our heads in the meet, ” said sophomore Bethany Douglas “This perseverance that we showed at Penn will be carried through to Ivies and allow us to get through any opposition we may face ”

According to Douglas, The Red looks to keep momentum moving forward in a positive direction and improve upon this weekend’s times at the next meet in Ithaca

“We're ready We swam fast at this meet last year and we plan to step up to the plate again,” she said “Colgate will be attending this year which is different than last, but we beat them in season last year so hopefully they will help us

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be motivated but we will still stay on top ”

On the men ’ s side, although not the results that it had hoped for, the Red did have a strong performance in the diving portion

“The diving portion of the meet was really where we gathered a lot of points for Cornell, especially against Penn, the team we were specifically competing against,” said senior diver James O’Neil “Against Penn, Jon Zollo and I got 1st and 2nd on both boards, respectively, putting the team in a nice lead against Penn at the start of the meet ”

According to O’Neil, because it is still so early in the season, the effect of of the team ’ s intense training has not fully hit yet “I think it just might take a little longer before we start

Red Beats Binghamton, Ear ns Title at New York State Collegiate Wrestling Championship

Young and fresh | Freshman midfielder Jenna Cantor scored Cor nell’s only goal of the day, as the Red fell 5-1 against Princeton this past weekend

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to see all the strength work we are doing transition to the pool,” he said “But once we do, I think we will see a lot more success, closer meets, and more wins for our record ”

After a few disappointing losses, O’Neil feels that the Red now has some extra motivation to improve

“I think that this loss will make us all work a lot harder to perform better at Ivy Championships,” he said “Our dual meet record does not have to correlate to how we do at Ivies We can lose all our dual meets, yet still do great at Ivies We just need to keep our focus and train harder ”

John McGrorty can be reached at jmcgrorty@cornellsun com

D’Agostino Ear ns Nomination for Senior CLASS Award

On Wednesday Nov 14, senior defenseman and tri-captain Nick D’Agostino was announced as a nominee for the Senior CL ASS Award

D’Agostino is one of 20 national candidates To be eligible, the student athlete must be a senior that plays in Division I Candidates are selected based on their achievements in four areas of excellence community, classroom, character and competition

D’Agostino is one of four ECAC players to be nominated for the award this year, along with Harvard’s Danny Biega, RPI’s Nick Bailen and St Lawrence’s Kyle Flanagan

captain and posted career-high eight goals, 20 assists and five game-winning goals These statistics earned him spots on the AllIvy League Second Team and All-ECAC Hockey Second Team selections

The Ontario native is also an important piece to the Red’s special team units Last season he scored six power play-goals and plays on Cornell’s penalty kill This Red penalty kill has been ranked top-10 in the nation two of the past three years

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D’Agostino a seventh round pick in the 2008 NHL Draft has been a crucial piece to the Red defense throughout his years on the hill He has racked up a number of accomplishments to date: he received the Dan Ratushny Award as a freshman and was named to the ECAC Hockey All-Rookie Team in 2010 Last season, he ser ved as Cornell’s only alternate

D’Agostino has also accomplished a lot off the ice, including strong grades, honor societies, community service and more

The Red hockey program is not a stranger to the Senior CL ASS Award

D’Agostino joins defenseman Keir Ross ’12, who earned one of five spots as a First Team All-American last year, and forward Colin Greening ’10 who won the award in 2010

Compiled by Dani Abada

Red Fini shes 13th at N C AA Championship

S quads Undefeated at Home O ver Weekend

By OLIVIA WITTELS Sun Staff Writer

Together, the men ’ s and women ’ s squash teams served up a 7-0 weekend at the Cornell Round Robin, each squad staying undefeated on the Red’s home courts On Friday, the m e n e a r n e d a 6 - 3 w i n ove r t h e University of Western Ontario, the team ’ s toughest match of the weekend The next day, the Red lost only one match to Williams before defeating its opponent, 8-1, and then went on to consecutive 9-0 victories over Hamilton and Stanford

Senior co-captain Nick Sachvie was 4-0 this weekend at the No 1 spot, but he was not the only member of the Red to remain undefeated during the tournament

“Most people were undefeated on the weekend except for a couple, so ever yone played pretty well,” said Sachvie “ There were a couple of matches that stood out for us one of our freshmen [Graham Dietz]

against Western We already sealed the deal with five wins, but he was down 2-0 in games and came back and won in the fifth to make it 5-3 for us ”

While the Red certainly had a strong weekend, Sachvie noted that the squad still has some work to do as the season progresses “All of our hard matches are coming up next semester, so I’m sure the team can get better prepared for those and train a little harder in the off-season, ” he said

Sachvie added that in terms of confidence, the Cornell Round Robin was “definitely a good start for the s e a s o n , e s p e c i a l l y t h e g u y s w h o haven’t played that much on the team in the past and the freshmen It’s good to get some wins under their belt ”

The women were equally as successful as the men this past weekend, earning 9-0 wins over Williams and Hamilton on Saturday before closing

By JUAN CARLOS TOLEDO

Staff Writer

After a strong campaign the entire fall, the 2012 season for the women ’ s cross country team culminated in an invitation to compete for the NCAA Championship in Louisville, Ky on Saturday for the first time since 2001 The Red took its talents down south and concluded the season with a 13th place finish in the Nation

Women’s cross country coach Artie Smith ’96 spoke about the experience of being in that kind of environment

“It was a great experience for our team, ” said Smith “They were really excited to be there The environment was awesome Everyone toes the line at the same time, and you get to run against the top individuals and top teams at the same time ”

Senior co-captain and individual Heps champion Katie Kellner enjoyed being surrounded by such a strong field of competitors

“It was really neat, ” she said “The

first night when we got there, they had a banquet for all the teams It was such a great experience being around so many great runners ”

However, when Kellner crossed the finish line, she began to realize that her Cornell cross country career had come to an end

“It was a weird feeling,” she said “This is it, this is the last time that I’m going to run a cross country race in a Cornell uniform It was the perfect place to be too, and it was the perfect way to finish my cross country career ”

Smith said that the Red was pleased with its performance at the meet

“We’re not disappointed,” he said “We’re happy that we were so competitive ” At the end of the race, with a score of 385 points, the Red finished 13th in a field of 31 teams For the second time all year, junior Rachel Sorna was the Red’s top finisher in 32nd place (20:12 0) in the 6K course Following

Women Earn First at Invitational

By EMILY BERMAN

The women ’ s polo team captured first place and the men also fared well in the Bill Field Invitational held t h i s p a s t we e k a t O x l e y Eq u e s t r i a n C e n t e r T h e women came from behind t o e k e o u t t h e c h a m p ionship win against UVA, while the men missed out on an appearance in the finals after a narrow loss to Colorado State

A l t h o u g h t h e t o u r n ament began on Wednesday, Cornell didn’t face an opponent until Friday afternoon, w h e n t h e w o m e n ’ s t e a m stomped on UMass, 28-6 The Red last faced UMass

f o r i t s s e a s o n o p e n e r i n October, which ended in a 37-1 blowout for Cornell

Saturday’s match against the University of Kentucky proved to be much closer

The women defeated the Wildcats by nearly 20 goals in October, but Kentucky w a s m i s s i n g o n e o f i t s starters for that game This time around, the Red came away with a 20-12 win, b u oye d by a n e i g h t - g o a l advantage following the first chukker

another two-point shot gave the Cavaliers a 6-3 lead after the first chukker UVA started strong in the second chukker, scoring two goals within the first minute The game was halted for several minutes, however, after a nasty collision on the wall sent Cornell s t a r

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“ T h e y we re d e f i n i t e l y s t ro n g e r t h a n w h e n we played them earlier in the season, ” said junior captain Kailey Eldredge “I was really glad to have some good competition pushing us ” T h e w i n a g a i n s t Kentucky sent Cornell into the finals, where it faced defending national champions UVA, a team it had beaten in a shootout earlier in the season The championship game started slowly for the Red After tallying the first goal, the Red fell behind, 3-1, following the Cavaliers’ twop o i n t s h o t C