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Cornellians Examine

Implications of Obama Immigration Order

By DAVE JANECZEK Sun Staff Writer

Cornellians say executive orders issued by President Barack Obama Thursday to expand protections for undocumented immigrants from deportation will likely not affect students or admissions directly, but added that the action will free many from the worr y that comes with having family members who lack legal status

The program will give four million undocumented immigrants who meet certain criteria a new legal status that would require them to pay taxes and “defer their deportations and allow them to work legally,” according to The New York Times

A T Miller, associate vice provost for academic diversity, said most undocumented students at the University are in the countr y legally under the 2012 Deferred Action for Childhood Action for Childhood Arrivals Policy

According to Prof Stephen Yale-Loehr ’77 J D ’81, law, DACA which was expanded by Obama’s executive orders on Tuesday generally encompasses students coming to Cornell to study

“DACA said that if you came to the United States before the age of 16, you arrived before 2007 and you ’ re under the age of 31, you could

See IMMIGRATION page 4

Commons Construction Slows Due to Weather

The recent cold weather has forced constr uction cre ws to slow down progress on the Ithaca Commons renovations, according to a notice on the project’s website, marking yet another delay for the Commons project

Citing “rain and sudden sub-free zing temperatures, ” Project Manager Michael Kuo said in the notice that the schedule for installation of pavers on Bank Alley and the 200 block of State St has been altered

Laying down the concrete pavers requires using two types of sand one for setting and one for finishing which require dr y conditions to be properly laid down, Kuo said

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blocks and planter curbs are made impossible by the cold weather because the mor tar free zes before it sets

Kuo said in the notice that the date for when the 2014 constr uction season wraps up will “depend on the weather in the following weeks ”

“If the weather warms, which it is supposed to over the weekend and into next week, the paving and masonr y contractors will resume work on Bank Alley,” he said “ The glass ceiling for the pavilion will be field measured and installed as soon as it is fabricated in 2015 ”

This is not the first delay that the project, which was supposed to see completion last Ju l y,

delayed to be completed by this month; however, in October, the final completion date of the project was pushed to next year Compiled by Jonathan Dawson

Rachel Harmon ’15 Wins 2015 R hodes Scholarship for Oxford

By SLOANE GRINSPOON Sun Senior Writer

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Grand Jury Will Not Indict Ferguson Cop in Death of Black Teen

FERGUSON, Mo (AP) A grand jury declined Monday to indict Darren Wilson in the death of Michael Brown, the unarmed, black 18-year-old whose fatal shooting by a white officer sparked weeks of sometimes-violent protests and exposed deep racial tension between many AfricanAmericans and police

Several gunshots were also heard Officers released smoke and pepper spray to disperse the gatherings

Prosecuting Attorney Bob McCulloch said the jury of nine whites and three blacks

See FERGUSON page 5

Within minutes of the announcement by St Louis County’s top prosecutor, crowds began pouring intoFerguson streets to protest the decision Some taunted police, shattered windows and vandalized cars

Thousands Rally Across County Following Decision

(AP) Thousands of people rallied late Monday in U S cities including Los Angeles and New York to passionately but initially

grand jury’s decision not to indict a white police officer who killed a black 18-yearold in Ferguson, Missouri

waved signs and shouted

Don’t Shoot,” the slogan that has become a rallying cry in protests over police killings across the country

Activists had been planning to protest even before the nighttime announce-

ment that Officer Darren Wilson will not be charged in the shooting death of Michael Brown

See RALLIES page 5

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Ursine Editor s Note: In 1939 the last real bear on campus, Touchdown IV, was released into the woods of western Pennsylvania after creating havoc in Cleveland, following Cornell’s historic football win over Ohio State Since that time, the Bear has been embraced by Cornellians as the university’s unofficial mascot One wonders what happened to Touchdown IV (or the other three bears for that matter) Recently letters from Touchdown have been found, and what a tale she tells

The more I think about my current fix, the less charitable I am toward Agent Guenther of the Animal Protective League If it wasn ’ t for him, I wouldn’t be stuck in the cheerless woods Instead, I would be lacing up the blades to take some spins around Lynah and working the parties on Catherine Street

Perhaps you should be the judge and decide whether Agent Guenther should be on the enemies list Here’s the story how I made his acquaintance

It all started with a written invitation from the Cornell Club of Cleveland asking me to be the Club’s guest at the game between the Big Red and The Ohio State University The invitation stated that I would be treated to a round trip ticket on the Cornell-Ohio State Football Special between Cleveland and Columbus, be wined and dined, and welcome to attend all other festivities

Now that was an invitation not to pass up So off I went with some of my friends on a 300 mile train trip from Ithaca to Columbus via Cleveland When we got to Cleveland on Friday we were put up at University Club and had a quiet introspective evening which was key as the next couple of days were going to be fast and furious

We were at the train terminal at 9:30 the next morning ready for the excursion to Columbus

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Over 1,000 Students Sign Petition Supporting Divestment

By CHRISTOPHER BYRNS Sun Staff Writer

KyotoNOW! a student-run climate action organization garnered over 1,000 signatures in support of the University’s divestment from the fossil fuel industr y from its endowment as part of a photo campaign in Willard Straight Hall Monday

The petition, according to copresident and treasurer Cole Norgaarden ’17, calls for the University to divest from 200 specific fossil fuel companies and also calls for the reinvestment of 30 percent of the funds raised from this divestment into “socially responsible enterprises ”

According to Aubree Keurajian ’15, a member of KyotoNOW!, divestment from fossil fuel companies has already received support from all four shared governance bodies on campus Keurajian said the petition seeks to “show that there is broad based student support for [the] initiative ”

“It’s the same that has been asked all along, this is just a new way of showing that there still is this student support, ” Keurajian said

“immediate forseeable future ”

“[ The administration’s response] has not been a hard and fast ‘ no ’ like Har vard has seen, but it has definitely left space open for us to push,” Keurajian said “ We have h a d m

Financial Officer [ Joanne DeStefano] and other members of the administration so there is a working dialogue ”

However, Chief Investment Officer A J Edwards previously said in March 2013 that divestment from the fossil fuel industr y may negatively impact the University’s endowment

“If the University decided to exclude [energy sector] investments from its endowment, this decision would have a material impact on the return of the endowment and its contribution to the operating budget of the University,” he said Nevertheless, KyotoNOW! organizers said they hope Monday’s petition will raise awareness about the Un i ve

“We have a bold goal of full divestment from these 200 companies.” C

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The organizers of the event claim that the University is hypocritical in that it holds investments in fossil fuel companies, while promoting sustainability at the same time Norgaarden said the issue was one of “integrity ”

“ We just don’t think that it’s right that Cornell can [promote sustainability] while also directly profiting off of extracted fossil fuels that promote climate injustice and really works against this other goal of educating students who believe in and can create a sustainable future,” Norgaarden said

Keurajian cited how Cornell has been lauded internationally for its Climate Action Plan which directs the Ithaca campus toward achieving carbon neutrality by 2050 but said she worries that the University is “falling behind in another aspect of the same issue ”

According to Keurajian, the administration has given a tepid response to the issue but has still allowed dialogue In spring 2013, President David Skorton said at a St u d e n t A s s e m b l y m e e t i n g t h a t e v e n t h o u g h t h e University remains committed to sustainability, it would not divest a large portion of its endowment in the

State

Man Indicted in Fatal Subway Push

A 34-year-old man was indicted by a grand jury Monday for fatally pushing 61-year-old Wai Kuen Kwok in front of a moving subway train in Bronx on Nov 16, according to The Associated Press The suspect Kevin Darden and Kwok did not know each other

Darden was indicted on second-degree murder and manslaughter charges, The AP reported

Brooklyn Pharmacists Face Charges for $5 Million Medicaid Fraud Scheme

Seven individuals, all owners and employees across three Brooklyn pharmacies, are facing charges for participating in a Medicaid fraud scheme worth $5 million, The Associated Press reported Monday

Prosecutors say the three businesses “billed Medicaid for prescriptions that were never filled,” The AP reported

Rochester Man Found Guilty Of Second-Degree Murder

Omari McGuire, 22, was convicted Friday for fatally shooting 22-year-old Raheem Williams, The Associated Press reported Monday

Williams was killed in September 2013, when McGuire shot at him in front of a Rochester clothing store, The AP reported

against climate change “ We h a ve a b o

d g o a l o f f u l l divestment from these 200 companies,” Norgaarden said “I think we do not expect that to just happen overnight but by pushing toward this end result we are pushing people to think more boldly about the actions that the University can take ”

Any decision on the endowment would have to go through the Financial Committee of the Board of Tr

according to Keurajian However, the organizers said they hope the petition will help make the trustees aware of student support for the issue “

University as an institution that attracts the brightest and best young scholars so they want to portray this image of b

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m p u s , ” Keurajian said “So even though they are the ones with the decision making power, the student body and the rest of the University body as a whole are the ones influencing the way they need to think about things ”

The petition’s organizers said they hope that Cornell’s influence as an institution will help carr y any support for action on divestment to other college campuses

According to Norgaarden, divestment at Cornell could “possibly create that movement on other campuses across the countr y ”

“If Cornell would be able to divest from fossil fuels it would have a positive impact on other campuses that also have an interest in sustainability,” Norgaarden said

Christopher Byrns can be reached at cbyrns@cornellsun com

Fellow Speaks on Importance of Shea Butter in Nigeria

By ASHLEY COLLIS-BURGESS Sun Staff Writer

Titilope Omolayo Ojo, a visiting fellow

Sciences, spoke about shea and its role in the lives of Nigerians in Mann Librar y on Monday

Ojo who also ser ves on the national advisor y committee for a Dutch funded project in Nigeria called Toward Sustainable Clusters in Agribusiness through Learning in Entrepreneurship said shea butter is important worldwide, but particularly valuable to the women of Africa who make use of it in various aspects of their lives

“In Africa, shea butter is called women ’ s gold because it is really precious to them,”

she said “ These women have traded this for years, ages past, ages to come They’ve sold it in the market They’ve used it for their babies They’ve fed their children with it They’ve traded it for money ”

The shea tree, found in 20 African countries, is in danger because too many are cut down due to growing demand for the use of its wood, according to Ojo

“ The shea tree grows in the wild [and] a full production of tree occurs when its about 20 to 30 years old,” she said “ That’s why we have to stop cutting shea trees down it causes a problem ”

Ojo said the fact that ver y little of the shea produced in Nigeria gets expor ted inspired her to begin a project to encourage economic development at the grassroots

level in rural areas

“ There are 18 states in Nigeria that grow shea trees with most of the states in the n

n d upper north,” she said “As much of shea that is produced in Nigeria, ver y little is packaged ”

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women in Nigeria because she was concerned over the “ gap ” between the amount of shea butter produced and the amount exported

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much, but when it comes to net exports, they are nowhere to be found?” Ojo said

The biggest issue surrounding shea butter production in Nigeria is the lack of emphasis on quality due to outdated production practices, according to Ojo

“Quality is a big issue for shea butter in Nigeria,” she said “ There have been really low standards for a ver y long time [because] women just treat it the way they have known their mothers do it ”

O j o s a i d h e r p r o j e c t h e l p s w o m e n improve their skills with the production and trade of shea by providing them with the necessar y financial literacy and resources for success

“Most of the women did not know how to price their products, because they do not have the financial literacy to understand [the value of their work] work with shea to produce that one kilogram of shea,” she said “Somebody has to show them the importance of these things ”

Ojo said her project empowers women in Nigeria by providing new machines, exposure to world demand, and general advice for their most profitable and efficient Shea production

Ashley Collis-Burgess can be reached at acollisburgess@cornellsun com

Professor: Obama’s Orders Not A Comprehensive Solution

Applications, admissions to Cornell will likely not be affected

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apply for a two year work permit and a two year reprieve from deportation,” Yale-Loehr said

According to Miller, most of the benefit to students will likely come from the effect on relatives of students who may lack legal status

“It’s difficult to focus on school when you ’ re worried about the legal status of your relatives,” Miller said “ While the executive order isn’t meant to be a solution, it is a step that increases the feeling of security for undocumented students, and for students with family members who are undocumented ”

Miller and Yale-Loehr cautioned, however, that the executive orders were not a comprehensive solution to immigration issues that many have sought and will not have a dramatic effect on applications or admissions to Cornell because they do not impact the federal financial aid policy

“This is not amnesty; all it does is give [undocumented immigrants] a three-year reprieve from deportation and a three-year work permit,” YaleLoehr said “The next president could take it away It is far short of amnesty ”

Under the new policy, there is no age limit to apply to the program, according to the White House Additionally, undocumented immigrants

who came to the United States before Jan 1, 2010, are eligible for DACA and work permits and deportation protection will cover periods of three years instead of two

“An estimated 500,000 people across the United States will now qualify for this kind of relief who were not eligible before,” Yale-Loehr said

The executive orders also included an expansion of Optional Practical Training, a program that normally allows legal immigrants on F-1 student visas to work in the United States for a period of up to one year or up to 27 months if they are working in a science, technology, engineering or mathematics field, according to Yale-Loehr

The changes introduced aim to “expand and extend” the current program and foster a closer tie between the school and the student after graduation, according to the White House

Yale-Loehr said that the nature of the executive order initiating the policy shift means that the changes to the program will not be immediate

“The President simply ordered the immigration agency to figure out how to do it, and the agency is putting together a task force now so it’ll be several months before they can actually roll it out, ” YaleLoehr said

Dave Janeczek can be reached at djaneczek@cornellsun com

Cornell Rhodes Scholar Volunteered for AmeriCorps

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African-American communities in the rural South, which have largely been understudied ”

At Cornell, Harmon is a teaching assistant in the Cornell Prison Education Program, a program through which Cornell students teach various subjects at the Auburn Correctional Facility a maximum-security prison

“I have volunteered with the CPEP since my sophomore year and that has been one of [my] most meaningful extracurricular activities,” she said

Prior to attending Cornell, Harmon said she took a gap year to volunteer for AmeriCorps, where she was a tutor at a rural elementar y school in the Mississippi Delta one of the poorest regions of the state

“During [the gap] year, I grappled on a daily basis with the inequitable distribution of resources and opportunities in our countr y, ” Harmon said “I finished this year with a great sense of urgency and an awareness of the importance of developing public policy driven by results not divisive political rhetoric or lofty ideals ”

Harmon said she hopes her Oxford education will provide her with the tools to implement “fundamental policy changes” that will provide a higher quality of life for the children and families she “ grew to care about ”

Harmon has received research scholarships in the past she is a Hunter Rawlings Presidential Research Scholar and she received the Mellon Mays Undergraduate Scholarship last year

The last time students from Cornell received the Rhodes Scholarship was in 2013, when Christopher Dobyns ’13 and Daniel Young ’13 were selected

can be reached at sgrinspoon@cornellsun com

TURKEY, TURKEY, BURNING BRIGHT, FULL OF DARK MEAT, FULL OF LIGHT, HOW SOON ARRIVE THE FESTIVE DAYS WHEN HEAD & CHEST MUST PART THEIR WAYS! YOUR TIME HAS COME TO SQUAWK & HOBBLE, BUT DO NOT FEAR, O NOBLE GOBBLE, FOR GOD (I THINK) IN WRIT PROCLAIMED,

“TO ROAST A TURKEY IS E’RE ORDAINED.”

SO INTO STOVE YOU MUST BE THRUST, AND AT YOUR LEGS GROWN MEN WILL LUST! BUT BE CONSOLED, O MIGHTY FOWL: YOU SURE TASTE BETTER THAN AN OWL.

Traditional Cornell Daily Sun Thanksgiving poem by D.

Michael Rosenberg

’78 and J G S ’74

Ferguson Of cer Will Not Be Indicted

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met on 25 separate days and heard more than 70 hours of testimony from about 60 witnesses, including three medical examiners and other experts on blood, toxicology and firearms

He stressed that jurors were “the only people who heard every witness and every piece of evidence ” He said many witnesses presented conflicting statements that were inconsistent with the physical evidence

“ These grand jurors poured their hearts and soul into this process, ” he said

As McCulloch was reading his statement, Michael Brown’s mother, Lesley McSpadden, was sitting atop a vehicle listening to a broadcast of the announcement When she heard the decision, she burst into tears and began screaming before being whisked away by supporters

The crowd with her erupted in anger, converging on the barricade where police in riot gear were standing They pushed down the barricade and began pelting police with objects, including a bullhorn Officers stood their ground

At least nine votes would have been required to indict Wilson The grand jury met in secret, a standard practice for such proceedings

Speaking for nearly 45 minutes, a defensive McCulloch repeatedly cited what he said were

inconsistencies and erroneous accounts from witnesses When asked by a reporter whether any of the accounts amount to perjury, he said, “I think they truly believe that’s what they saw, but they didn’t ”

The prosecutor also was critical of the media, saying “the most significant challenge” for his office was a “24-hour news cycle and an insatiable appetite for something for anything to talk about ”

Brown’s family released a statement saying they were “profoundly disappointed” in the decision but asked that the public “channel your frustration in ways that will make a positive change We need to work together to fix the system that allowed this to happen ”

President Barack Obama appealed for calm and understanding, pleading with both residents and police to show restraint

“We are a nation built on the rule of law, so we need to accept that this decision was the grand jury’s to make,” Obama said He said it was understandable that some Americans would be “deeply disappointed even angered,” but echoed Brown’s parents in calling for any protests to be peaceful

The Justice Department is conducting a separate investigation into possible civil rights violations that could result in federal charges

The department also has launched a broad probe into the Ferguson Police Department, looking for patterns of discrimination

Thousands Rally Across Nation

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police-community relations even in cities hundreds of miles from the predominantly black St Louis suburb For many staging protests Monday, the shooting was personal, calling to mind other galvanizing encounters with local law enforcement

Police departments in several major cities said they were bracing for large demonstrations with the potential for the kind of violence that marred nightly protests in Ferguson after Brown’s killing Demonstrators there vandalized police cars, hugged barricades and taunted officers with expletives Monday night while police fired smoke canisters and pepper spray Gunshots were heard on the streets

But police elsewhere reported that gatherings were mostly peaceful immediately following Monday’s announcement

About 100 people holding signs that read “The People Say Guilty!” blocked an intersection in downtown Oakland, California, after a line of police officers blocked them from getting on a highway onramp Minutes earlier, some of the protesters lay on the ground while others outlined their bodies in chalk

In San Francisco, a few dozen people gathered in the Mission District chanting “No justice, no peace!”

Several hundred protesters marched through downtown Philadelphia, yelling “No justice,

no peace, no racist police!” A similar protest of about 50 people in Pittsburgh was short-lived, with activists saying they plan to regroup Tuesday at the federal courthouse

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Letter to the Editor

Setting the record straight

To the Editor:

Re: “LETTER TO THE EDITOR: The Right to a Safe Campus and a Secure Israel,” Opinion, Nov 20

The accusation in yesterday’s letter to the editor that any member of SJP “followed students around Central Campus” and threatened their safety is absolutely false In fact, it was SJP’s Arts Quad display on Oct 29 to 31 which was attacked and vandalized by a group of Cornell students; two SJP members merely attempted to retrieve the signs from the nearby vandals in a civil manner

In addition, the members of the protest on Nov 19 who were quoted in the letter as saying “ We will respond to aggression with aggression” were not members of Students for Justice in Palestine SJP does not hold a monopoly over all activism for the cause of the Palestinian people, and does not dictate the tactics of others

The demonstration did not comment on the recent events in Jerusalem, but rather drew attention to ongoing conditions in Palestine as well as Cornell’s institutional ties with the Israeli occupation The claim that SJP “brings the Palestinian aggression against Israel to campus ” not only willfully misrepresents our members’ action, but also attempts to deliberately distract the Cornell community from the real issues SJP struggles to make visible: the massive oppression of the Palestinian people by the Israeli occupation and Cornell’s complicity with that oppression through its ties to Technion–Israel Institute of Technology A campus in which political questions cannot be openly posed is not a safe campus, but a sterile one

SJP will further present our own viewpoint on last week’s action after the Thanksgiving break This letter is meant merely to correct a few of the most glaring factual errors in yesterday’s letter to the editor

Convocation, it finally hit me that I would be graduating and leaving The Hill in just about nine months So when I had the chance to speak to the Class of 2018, I said: “I cannot help but envy that you all are just beginning your college life Though you ' ve likely heard this hundreds of times before, the journey you are about to begin will be full of incredible experiences and oppor tunities At a school like Cornell, the options are limitless ” The oppor tunities that we, as seniors, have had throughout our time here are often made possible through the generous s u p p o r t f r o m C o r n e l l ’ s a l u m n i a n d friends Each year, Cornell seeks to raise ove r $ 3 0 m i l l i o n d o l l a r s t ow a rd s t h e Cornell Annual Fund, which provides unrestricted current-use suppor t for the administration to use towards the university’s strategic priorities These funds go to initiatives such as faculty recr uitment and retention, cutting-edge research, financial aid, ne w courses, s t u d e n t p r o j e c t s and maintenance o f f a c i l i t i e s I n fact, according to t h e O f f i c e o f A l u m n i A f f a i r s a n d

Making A Gift To Cornell

ing, we can designate our gifts to wherever the need is greatest, or suppor t any of the schools or colleges, undergraduate scholarships, student life, the librar y, athletics and physical education Beyond that, the Senior Class Campaign recogn i ze s g i f t s t o s u p p o r t p r a c t i c

aspect of the Cornell experience that we are involved with or an experience or program we believe requires additional suppor t If you are in a club or student organization, you can designate that your gift be directed to that activity If you are in a Cornell-owned fraternity or a sorority, you can designate that your gift to goes to your house If you are a varsity athlete, you can designate your gift to go to your team

As we begin the campaign this year, we have two challenges: First, we must beat t h

The opportunities that we, as seniors, have had throughout our time here are often made possible through the generous support from Cornell’s alumni and friends.

D e v e l o p m e n t , “ [ T h e A n n u a l Fund’s] impact is enormous It would take more than $725 million of unres t r i c t e d e n d o w m e n t t o g e n e r a t e t h e annual spending power of gifts to the C o r n e l l A n n u a l Fu n d ” G i f t s t o t h e annual fund are cr ucial to our University

As seniors we have the unique opportunity to give back to Cornell The 2015 Senior Class Campaign, which is being led by Morgan Miller ’15, Syed Ali Khan ’15 and the rest of the SCC steering committee, seeks to encourages seniors to give their first gift to Cornell prior to graduation The Senior Class Campaign asks us to give a gift at whatever amount we can Whether we give a five dollar dollar gift, a $25 dollar gift, a $100 dollar gift or more, it all adds up no matter the amount Ever y gift counts and we can give to the Annual Fund or to whichever par t of the University means the most to us

As a component of Annual Fund giv-

which stood at 47 percent par ticipation w i t h 1 , 5 3 7 donors And second, once we surpass the Class of 2 0 1 4 ’ s , w e w i l l aim to reach 50 percent par ticipation for our class W i t h t h e s e n i o r classes at Har vard and Yale reaching 78 percent and 96 p

, p a r

y, we should also aim to match and eventually surpass them just as we beat Yale 3-2 at Lynah this past weekend

This year, I’m suppor ting the Senior Class Campaign’s effor ts by making a gift t o w a r d s t h e A n n u a l Fu n d f o r Undergraduate Student Aid In providing suppor t to Cornell together we can do our par t to make college a bit more affordable for all students I hope that you will join me in making a gift to our University If you ’ re interested in getting involved fur ther with the Senior Class Campaign, reach out to me, or to Corey Ryan Earle ’07, Associate Director for Student & Young Alumni Programs, at cre8@cornell edu Have a Happy Thanksgiving!

Ross Gitlin is a senior in the School of Industrial and Labor Relations and the undergraduate student-elected trustee He may be reached at rhg68@cornell edu Trustee Viewpoint appears alternate Tuesdays this semester

David Zha | The Angry Spirit Bear

Cultish Culture

Now that I have your attention

So the other day I came across a picture of neo-czar Vladimir Putin draping a shawl over the wife of CCP’s chief party animal and esteemed excellency Xi Jinping during 2014’s Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Many Chinese, outraged by Vladmir’s presumptuousness, took to the blogosphere a natural habitat for the easily offended and hypersensitive the magical land where clouds are made of inane text and the rainbows are tinged with self-righteousness (I guess the bloggers win in the end because here I am writing about it )

While my discovery that China also has plenty of people with bad taste, free time to burn and an Internet connection strong enough to validate their trivial opinions (the inherent hypocrisy is not lost on me, don’t worry) was encouraging for my dream of East-West mutual understanding, it made me realize a deeper problem about human division and miscommunication Culture

Often celebrated as the repository of our collective achievement, culture is the judge of what is right and what is wrong People make judgments on what is good or bad, what they need or don’t need, what is trendy or lame based on customs they share with others They then require the validation of that judgment from peers who hold the same culture It’s an easy way to justify your course of action and get a knee-jerk approval response from your neighbors

People who juggle multiple cultural backgrounds often find they have to reconcile conflicting values And while all they get is an earful about how lucky they are to be enriched by another source of inspiration, they’re also subject to a variety of prescriptions for human behavior that oftentimes conflict Most end up aligning themselves with one exclusively hoping to fit in, while some choose the middle way and feel estranged

The existence of a multiplicity human cultures really blurs th line between right and wrong, doesn’t it?

But your particular culture isn’t right Or wrong The existence of a multiplicity of human cultures really blurs the line between right and wrong, doesn’t it? What is good and acceptable in one framework doesn’t carry over universally

Go and educate the Korowai people of New Guinea on how cannibalism is an inhumane form of criminal justice with a law textbook in hand and cardigan fashionably unbuttoned and see how politically correct of a response you’ll receive

Bring your D A R E posters and church pamphlets to the Amazon so you can pass them out to local ayahuasca shamans and then glumly watch when they burn your papers in their ritual fire before offering you some liquid enlightenment

Recite your memorized Quran passage on chastity in your head again before informing Western women that nudity and sexuality aren ’ t forms of empowerment, but yet another way of playing into the lustful hands of their perverse patriarchal masters and prepare yourself for the optical cancer awaiting you on Tumblr

Culture is divisive It literally has the word “cult” in it It convinces you that you and your own are moral and right while those you meet at an uncompromising impasse must therefore be uncivilized and wrong It’s so powerful, it might even make you drop your red bean soup in shock before making a long post about Vladmir Putin’s questionable integrity and audacious public womanizing

Forget nation and religion, this phenomenon pops up in the microcultures we build every day, from town to town, house to house, friend group to friend group I’d like to see a group of drunks proselytize their lifestyle to astrophysicists without using the word “ pussy ” or a group of gamers trying to teach Dota to a team of jocks without using the word “dumbass ”

Find out who you really are and craft your own culture to free yourself from the desires and values imposed on you by groupthink Question everything, especially what you assume to be right Culture can erode your capacity as an autonomous individual and trap you in a provincial circle

I am not saying get rid of good values found in your cultural inheritance if they align with your inner kindness, that intuitive altruism I know is buried somewhere deep in your heart of jade

I am saying do not let your internal compass be influenced by external prescriptions on what is right or cool, even if you ’ re up against an entire country trying to habitualize you to a regimen of binge shopping, binge eating, ageism, celebrity worship, social posturing and televised ball games

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“I wouldn't necessarily define the strategy outlined in the ultimate three paragraphs as an ‘alternative solution,’ but rather an unwillingness to recognize the progress that has been and will continue to be made with united support on all fronts.”

Tragedy and Travesty: Blindness on Ho Plaza

The last thing I expected as I prepared myself for the unrelenting chill of Ho Plaza in November was a rally about Israel Hours before, the br utal massacre of four Je wish worshippers and one Dr use police officer should have brought the politics of the IsraeliPalestinian conflict to a momentar y halt The insanity and unmitigated evil of the attackers should divorce their action from any discussion of occupation or settlers or two-state solutions The blood spilled in that Jer usalem synagogue has absolutely no relation to the political agenda

o f a n y o n e w h o s e e k s p e a c e Mahmoud Abbas, president of the Palestinian Authority and surely no enemy of Students for Justice in Palestine the group hosting the rally explicitly condemned the attack

The tragedy ought to have been a moment of unity for all those on campus who are invested in the

Israel Public Affairs Committee, J Street U and SJP are all supposed to be groups t h a t o c c u p y d i f f e r e n t regions of the political spectr um, but who are all concerned with the same, political conflict in Israel and Palestine The attack in Jer usalem unlike this summer ’ s war in Gaza had no relation to the larger, and u n d e n i a b l y l

l conflict The only conflict of which terrorism was a par t was the apocalyptic religious fanaticism that has haunted those deser ts for centuries

And, yet, during my half-hour at the SJP rally, there was no hint of a desire to pause, to reflect, to have an ounce of reverence for the dead On the contrar y, there was a willful attempt to shut their protest away from the sensitive realities on the ground The protesters whether o r n o t t h e y we re s t u d e n t s we re unclear could not bring thems e l v e s t o o p e n l y c o n d e m n t h e attacks, claiming instead that it was “irrelevant” to their cause célèbre: namely, the militar y occupation of Palestinian land and Cornell’s par tnership with the Technion Institute in Haifa That is, on its face, tr ue There are still children suffering in Gaza, under Hamas’s fundamentalist regime and the continued blockade by the IDF There are still millions of people whose lives are interr upted by Israeli security measures in the West Bank, including by the checkpoints that SJP was, in par tic-

u l a r, p r o t e s t i n g o n We d n e s d a y

That blockade and those checkpoints are par t of a broader political p ro b l e m , h owe ve r u n c o m f o r t a b l e and tragic the consequences of that problem might be

But in order to be a successful advocate for tr ue justice and peace, SJP must have the ideological maturity to call for a tr uce in the wake of unquestionable evil, and allow politics to subside momentarily so that o u r c a m p u s ’ o p p o s i n

each other that, in the end, want more or less the same thing: peace I would expect nothing less of the pro-Israel community, should it be faced with the prospect postponing its celebration if it was set to occur hours after a Je wish extremist committed an atrocity of similar magnitude

In t e re s t g r o u p s l i k e S J P t h a t have the ability to so easily arrest campus attention have the responsibility to consider the appearances of their actions The fact that this protest went for ward and it was not postponed after Thanksgiving, when the checkpoints will surely still be standing but the blood will have been hopefully washed from Jer usalem’s streets disturbingly blurs the line dividing a more fundamental conflict between civilization and barbarism and the pressing, political conflict among those with genuinely differing visions of peace We could spill countless barrels of ink parsing the shouting matches between SJP’s protesters and pro-Israel students, but nothing can remove the central question that Wednesday’s protest, with its flagrantly insensitive timing, raised: What does SJP want?

in the Israeli occupation; their event

Occupation,” is one such example But that constr uctive, educationcentered vision is entirely irreconcilable with the tone-deaf activism that denounces “colonialism” and “genocide” the day after Je ws were massacred for being Je ws Our campus deser ves better I am left to assume that SJP w i s h e

s ’ constant cycle of recrimination on this issue, because that is the only thing that will result from such p r ov o c a t i o n s l i k e We d n e s d a y ’ s Instead of talking about the deeper meanings and roots of Zionism or Palestinian nationalism, instead of debating the meaty, infinitely interesting political and policy issues that have prolonged Israel’s occupation and stunted the growth of a moderate Palestinian civic society, we have once again been forced to retreat to our own ideological corners Monday’s “pro-Israel” letter to The Sun though entirely justified only reinforced the devolution of the discussion initiated by S J P, b e c a u s e i t responded to the rally by reiterating the same ideologic a l

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On a broader level, I hope that some members of SJP still harbor geopolitically realistic goals for the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, one that takes into account the fact that six million Israeli Je ws will not be leaving home any more than the six million Palestinians for whom they seek justice But on a campus level, insofar as SJP wishes to influence the thoughts of our student body and the policies of our University, I cannot perceive any positive agenda There is a way to educate the campus about the horrors they see

The recent spate of violence in Jer usalem could have transformed the campus ’ attitude towards Israel, giving us all a chance to recognize the tr uly painstaking complexities of a countr y that has, in recent months, been defined largely by its conduct in Gaza But SJP’s deliberate refusal to recognize the latest and most gr uesome attack ensured that there can be no lesson Cornell can learn from all this grief, no glimpse of commonality that is so desperately needed from these feuding factions Like it or not, this conflict is a defining political feature of our collegiate years, and we have a duty as Cornellians and Americans to understand it If drivers of our campus conversation cannot take but a single moment to step away from slogans and understand what the consequence of their activism, then we need ne w drivers of our campus conversation

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Ingrid Michaelson Brings Humor, Harmonies to The State

BY EMILY FOURNIER Sun Staff Writer

On the rare occasion that a truly well-known artist performs in Ithaca, crowds flock to experience the unusual treat, and the Ingrid Michaelson concert this past weekend was no exception Situated in the State Theater, the show’s lack of special effects and fancy lighting established a lowkey vibe that allowed the mostly college-aged audience to focus solely on the truly excellent music

Before Michaelson stepped onstage, Chris Koza, a singersongwriter from Minneapolis, delivered a mellow but intriguing opening act With only one other instrumentalist onstage, his simple melodies and smooth voice were balanced by upbeat lyrics that prevented his songs from dragging He was a very impressive musician, and in a couple of songs he alternated between playing the harmonica and singing while strumming his guitar Though his set lasted just half an hour, he covered a few different styles and used a variety of instruments during that short time All of his songs had a fairly similar sound, but they were certainly not identical Those that were acoustic were calming and conducive to driving on a country road, while those that made use of fellow performer’s electric guitar were a bit more exciting and uplifting He played a song called “Radio Wave,” which is featured on his website, but I felt that his closing song, “Wishing Well,” had more interesting lyrics and I liked the folksy style I found myself still singing the song after he left, and he made a strong impression

By the time Michaelson and her band made their way onstage, it appeared that every seat was full and energy was high all around She was welcomed with an extremely long round of applause and lots of cheers, and as soon as she sang her first note I was utterly entranced There are few singers who sound as good live as they do on their albums, but

Michaelson sounded even better I honestly cannot say one bad thing about her voice, as she has a solid range, a gorgeous tone and the capability to shift easily from soft and sweet to passionate and powerful She had a lot of options for material since she now has six albums (including one that was self-released), and she played many of her older songs along with those from her new album, “Lights Out ” Michaelson consistently performed beautifully but made sure to involve the audience and her band rather than making the show about only her She asked us to accompany her on “You and I,” for which she let her band members take verses and invited Chris Koza back onstage to sing with her Many chose to sing along with “Be OK” and “The Way I Am,” and it seemed that everyone knew the lyrics Her rendition of “Somewhere Over the Rainbow” was, naturally, wonderful, and it was incredible that she covered such a classic song without a single flaw “Parachute,” which Michaelson wrote but was originally recorded by Cheryl Cole, was another of many excellent pieces on her set list The concert officially closed with “Girls Chase Boys,” but she reappeared for an encore that opened with “Warpath,” which she sang with her band but was at times accompanied only by their rhythmic clapping Her ability to hold pitch so well was especially stunning in this song, and her musical talent is far beyond the norm Michaelson peppered the show with her sense of humor, and her anecdotes and her introductions to some songs were hysterical I turned to my friends during some of her stories and found that everyone was surprised at how funny she was Ingrid Michaelson seemed to be a bit like the Jennifer Lawrence of the music industry: sassy and sarcastic, she was hilarious in a way that made her relatable despite the level of work she’s done She made the show more than just a con-

cert, but without making it an expensive spectacle full of costume changes and other high-budget frivolities Though the audience was quite sizable, it still felt like an intimate performance because she talked in a very personable way and poked fun at specific people who sang especially loudly or screamed, “I LOVE YOU!” That sentiment seemed to be widely echoed, with everyone around me whispering “She’s perfect!” and “How is she so good?”

As someone who has long enjoyed Michaelson’s music without ever considering myself a huge fan, this concert was something of a turning point Hearing in person how absolutely amazing her voice is makes it impossible not to admire her as an artist, and I truly found her to be better live I would recommend hearing her sing in person to anyone who has the chance, as she is a true performer and musician

Emily Fournier is a sophomore in the College of Arts and Sciences She can be reached at ejf225@cornell edu

Inside Cinemapolis: A Behind-the-Scenes Interview

BY JESSE WEISSMAN Sun Staff Writer

B re t t B o s s a rd h a s b e e n t h e E x e c u t i v e D i re c t o r o f Cinemapolis, the downtown movie theater in the Commons that many Cor nell students go to for independent films, since July 2013 Cinemapolis is a membership driven, non-profit theater The Sun had a chance to inter view Mr Bossard on his duties at the theater

T H E S U N : Can you describe a typical d as director of the theater?

B R E T T B O S S A R D : The week usually star ts on Friday and Saturday, when a ne w movie star ts to play here I like to be on site at the box office throughout the weekend to greet members and get a read on what people’s thoughts are By Sunday, we look at the numbers to get gauge on what’s popular and accordingly r uns we may want to extend or shor ten

S U N : You mentioned deciding what m or shor ten What kind of movies do you like to show at Cinemapolis?

production of A Streetcar Named Desire What other kind of projects is the theater engaging in besides showing its regularly scheduled movies?

B B : Well, in addition to National Theatre Live [which showed Streetcar], we are hoping to add live casts of the productions of the renovated Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre in London We’ve also done previe w screenings Universal contacted us a while ago to do

in a specific field from one of the colleges, so we ’ ve had a fe w films introduced by professors Plus, a college town is an education-oriented community, so we ’ re gonna have a lot of people who are attracted to what we ’ re showing In terms of a disadvantages and it’s hard to complain about this one there’s just so much happening in Ithaca with two colleges and tons of events at each one and in the larger community as well, so the theater is definitely competing for people's leisure time

B B : It’s great to show movies that don’t just enter tain, but challenge as well Of course we want to show movies that are enter taining, too, but it’s really nice when a movie can get the audience to think a little bit too Personally, I like showing weird comedies and genre movies more generally I don’t want the theater to seem stuffy by just showing regular ar t films, which is a par t of why we ’ ve star ted to show late night things as well

S U N : In regards to what you said about late night, I remember being at Cinemapolis for a livecast of a British

sneak previe w of Neighbors that we did Community initiatives are impor tant to us as well We’re par ticipating in the Ithaca International Film Festival this week, where m o v i e s a

Cinemapolis

S U N : What are some advantages and disadvantages to being in a college town?

B B : There are a ton of students, both from Ithaca College and Cornell, so that opens us up to many more p

resources to draw upon: There’s always going to be exper ts

s different about r unning a membership, it theater as opposed to a for-profit one?

B B : Being a non-profit reflects the mission of Cinemapolis in a lot of ways: A m o v i

t e r i s a c o m m u n i t y resource There are no owners (I’m an employee of the theater), and as a result we can tailor ourselves for the community In addition to the initiatives I just

profits in town by giving them a space to to get their message out For example, de prevention group screened a film here about the ser vices that they offer It coincides really nicely with what we ’ re doing, too, because we often shows movies that are issue-oriented On the business side, it isn’t easy to make a large profit as an independent movie theater, and being a non-profit allows the theater to be tax-free and more impor tantly people can make tax-deductible donations to the theater Being a non-profit also keeps us less tied to the studios we can bring in films that may not be profitable and other wise wouldn’t really be seen in Central Ne w York We might keep a movie for a full r un if it provides a glimpse of something that we feel is impor tant

M a r i t a l L i m i t : T h e A n t i - D i s a s t e r F i l m

BY ZACHARY ZAHOS Sun Senior Writer

A staple of disaster movies is the breathless proclamation of love: The world may end any moment, so let me tell you now how much I love you, baby By this yardstick, Ruben Östlund’s Force Majeure is an anti-disaster movie, both literally, because the avalanche early on in the film turns out to be innocuous, maiming no one, and generically, because that false alarm awakens only hostility between two lovers and everyone they meet For the confidence and subtlety with which it goes about saying all it has on mind, Force Majeure already feels like a classic, and it’s both hard-hitting and grotesquely comical enough that time very well may agree

The premise is one of caustic genius While vacationing at a ski resort in the French Alps, an upper-middle class Swedish family sits down for lunch when they witness a controlled avalanche build a threatening momentum towards them At first the father Tomas (Johannes Kuhnke) laughs off the rising voices of his wife, Ebba (Lisa Loven Kongsli), son Harry (Vincent Wettergren) and daughter Vera (Clara Wettergren), but just as a cloud of snow consumes the balcony they’re on, Tomas decks an old man to the ground as he sprints off the scene, with only his iPhone in hand After a minute of unease, the cloud dissipates and Tomas returns to the table where his abandoned family sits, shell-shocked The rest of the film tries to come to terms with what Tomas revealed to his family when their lives were threatened most

This film has many, but not too many, ideas weaving in and out of one another, and chief among them is an interrogation of gender relations When acting on instincts of the blood and nerves, Tomas is clearly a coward, but when the dust settles he too settles back into the never-scarce persona that is the suave, deflecting male authority figure Whether he is conscious of his aggression or not, he casts his wife as overly dramatic and tells her, while recounting a modified version of their episode to a couple friends over dinner, “You got a bit afraid but ” before gesturing to himself

Ebba knows Tomas, by virtue of his gender, can determine the narrative of what happened, but she also knows that no one likes messing with a shrieking bitch who has downed one too many glasses of wine, and so she again, whether conscious of it or not demeans herself in the company of friends in order to set the record straight Lisa Loven Kongsli digs into a Bergman-esque monologue, filmed mostly in one take, with the

kind of simultaneous severity and sensitivity indicative of great talent, and given the acclaim this film has received since premiering in May at Cannes, we should expect to see her again

Occasionally, Östlund’s camera crops Ebba’s head out of the frame, while her husband and children sit and lie down and, most of all, complain below her if there’s any visual metaphor that better illustrates the invisibility that comes with being an intelligent woman and mother, I have not seen it Ebba is, in fact, fiercely, dogmatically intelligent, to the point where

Force Majeure

COURTESY OF RUBEN OSTLUND

Directed by Ruben Östlund Starring Johannes Kuhnke, Lisa Kongsli

she distrusts the emotions of others, particularly those of her husband She has now seen that his very wiring prioritizes his safety over that of his family and how can she live with that? No amount of penance can change that fact, which explains why Östlund films an emotional scene late in the film from alienating, hilarious angles Ebba knows melodrama is all a lie at this point, and you’ll know from the opening shots that Östlund believes the same

Like Jacques Tati, Östlund tells his story, or rather the discomfiting truths that lie below it, through its setting This luxury ski resort must promise families a good time to reconnect, yet the film features, in near-silent sterility, the automated devices like ski tows and moving walkways that isolate these family members from one another and keep them in rote single file Ambient sounds like screeching ski lifts, electric tooth-

brushes and the vibration from cell phones provide comic relief in a slightly (and purposefully) annoying way, jabbing us until we realize there is no nature, and thus no bliss, for the affluent family so in love with their objects

Force Majeure has three amazing, borderline surreal moments, one of which I will not spoil (though I will say it’s inexplicably loud) and the other, at the very end, from which I will vaguely conclude has to do with how armistice is the default state of modern marriage The other one, which occurs first, unfolds in one long shot, when Tomas and his Norwegian pal Mats (Kristofer Hivju, Tormund Giantsbane from Game of Thrones and much nicer here) sit on flimsy folding chairs and sip from frosty pilsner glasses It’s mid-day, yet a throbbing EDM song blares from off-screen speakers and a young girl approach the men to express her friend’s interest in Tomas She leaves, they grin and starting bobbing their head along, yet she returns to clarify that her friend was looking at another man, adjacent to them, not Tomas god almighty, not Tomas It’s a profoundly awkward scene, basically Force Majeure in microcosm: Everyone wants to break the rules, but more than anything the world knows how to break you, and will, if you refuse to notice the cracks

Zachary Zahos is a senior in the College of Arts and Sciences He can be reached at zzahos@cornellsun com

Watching the Thanksgiving Blues Away

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Riders Close Out Fall Semester

By ARIEL COOPER Sun Sen or Writer

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When senior Sarah Cochran exited the arena in Alfred, Ne w York on Saturday afternoon, she was engulfed almost immediately by a sea of red jackets In that moment, ever ything that the Cornell equestrian team had been working all season for came together Cochran’s second place finish in her walk trot class typically the last division of the day to show was not only a huge personal achievement for her, but it also solidified the Red’s victor y that day as well as its 50 point lead in the region

“I got off the horse and I didn’t even hear them announce my name or my number or anything I just heard my entire team yell,” Cochran said Cochran, who joined the team as a sophomore with minimal riding experience, had never placed higher than fifth or sixth at a show Because the r ules indicate that team members can only ride in the walk trot division for two

her novice flat class in her first show back after five months out of the saddle due to a concussion

“ Words literally cannot describe how happy I am to be back,” Hannon said “I was so thankful that Coach took the chance on me and let me come back to the show ring so soon, so I really wanted to do my best for the team because of how suppor tive they’ve all been for me throughout my recover y ”

The Red had a lot thrown at it at the beginning of the season with a ne w coach and changes to the programs at Oxley Equestrian Center

“I think it’s really cool that even though we ’ re going through a transition year to a new coach and a new barn and a new schedule we ’ ve still been really successful at shows and it’s just been really great to see teammates succeed and thrive,” said senior co-captain Georgiana de Rham

“It was just a really successful day.” S o f i a S t e i n b e r g e r

Saturday’s show was Cochran’s last in the division

“She went in determined and she looked really great and she got a horse that was good for her and we were just all so happy for her,” said senior co-captain Sofia Steinberger “It was a really nice way to go out for her ”

Head Coach Joanna Novakovic ’03 added that Cochran’s level attitude helped her succeed

“She did ever ything she was supposed to do, she kept her cool, she kept it all together and that was really re warding to see, ” Novakovic said

Although second place is not quite a victor y, the red ribbon meant ever ything, Cochran said “Second is still first to me, ” she said Saturday’s show also marked a personal triumph for senior Mar y Beth Hannon, who won

‘Outstanding’

W h i l e t h e c h a n g e s s e e m t o have contributed to the Red’s success, the biggest difference has been the camaraderie that team

other this season, according to Hannon

“ The main thing, regardless of the fact that we have a ne w coach, ne w practice format, etc , is that we ’ re focused, as a team, on being the best we can be through being suppor tive and helping push each other to do our best on a daily basis,” she said

Saturday’s show at Alfred was the Red’s last show of the fall semester The squad will now have a fe w weeks off to prepare for its home show, which will be held at the Oxley Equestrian Center on Feb 22

As for now, though, Steinberger was proud of her team ’ s accomplishments over the weekend

“It was just a really successful day,” she said

Ariel Cooper can be reached at acooper@cornellsun com

Weekend

As Red Rolls to Victory

go perfectly isn’t always a good thing ”

nine really could all beat each other on any given day,” Devoy said “It’s very good to have that depth We’re not as strong on the top as we ’ ve been before but we ’ ve got the depth ”

The No 8 ranked men ’ s side leaped to a 3-0 record, defeating Western Ontario, Williams and George Washington in the process

In a slightly stuttering opening game, Cornell fought to a 6-3 victor y over No 15 Western Ontario With the match tied at three, Dietz (No 7) and Freeman (No 4) won their respective matches Jagtap then powered to a victory after losing his first game, allowing the Red to end the match victorious

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“It was a good start to the season I was maybe a little more upset that a couple of the guys were a little bit flat,” Head Coach Mark Devoy said “It was more of an annoyance than a worry as we use these games to prep for the Columbia match ”

Devoy attributed the slow start to early season rustiness

“It’s different from the scrimmage This is the first weekend of competition for a lot of guys, ” Devoy said “It’s a good chance to blow the cobwebs out Having everything

The Red followed up its victory by steamrolling No 14 William, 9-0 Cornell wrapped up the tournament with a decisive 8-1 victory over No 17 George Washington on Saturday

The tournament was also a chance to reintegrate senior Ryan Todd into the team after being out of competitive action for seven months with an injury

“Ryan Todd is one of our key players and he’s just come back from injury so we ’ re just a little cautious about overexerting him,” Devoy said “He played very well for his first match in seven months ”

A three-game victory over lower ranked teams served as a good bedding period for the young team, allowing the team to focus on the more challenging game against Columbia after Thanksgiving

“It’s a very steep learning curve for a lot of them and I have a couple of freshmen who’ve never played on a team before, so that’s a little bit different for them,” Devoy said “It’s always interesting to see how they react to the team situation ”

C.U. Falls Late In Two Games At Tournament

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Jordan Dickerson sending the ball directly to Penn State’s Ross Travis Travis quickly passed to Jo h n Jo h n s o n , w h o k n o c k e d down the three-pointer, bringing the Nittany Lions within one point of the Red with four seconds to go Miller tried to inbound the ball after a timeout, but his pass, a lazy toss to half court, was stolen by Shep Garner, who then passed to Newbill Newbill blew

scored the game-winning lay-up as time expired He finished with a game-high of 26 points

For the Red, Cancer and Hatter led the charge with 17 points apiece Cancer converted

Overall, the Red shot 95

scored 11 points, and also had seven rebounds and six assists, both team-highs The loss sent Cornell to the seventh place game against a winless Drexel squad

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Strong Opening for Grapplers

By ANNA FASMAN

Opening weekend for the Cornell men ’ s wrestling team was both busy and successful, with the Red winning its match against Oklahoma on Saturday night, followed by a win for the New York State title on Sunday Cornell’s third in the last three years Although four of the usual starters were sidelined due to various injuries, the Red was still able to have a strong showing throughout the weekend and utilize players who don’t usually see mat time

On Saturday night, Cornell started its weekend against No 21 Oklahoma, who came into the dual with no losses to its name after three previous matches The Red was only able to win two of its first five fights of the night, but came back strong in the second half, taking four matches in a row for the lead Senior Jesse Shanaman started the slew of wins when he stepped in and knocked off one of Oklahoma’s top wrestlers, according to Coach Robert Koll Juniors Duke Pickett and Owen Scott, along with sophomore

“As a whole, we fought hard and did what we needed to do.”

J a c e B e n n e t t

Gabe Dean, took the next three wins, allowing the Red to win the overall dual

The next day, Cornell hosted the New York State Championships and clinched the title, despite holding out junior Nahshon Garrett, senior Nick Arujau and senior Chris Villalonga, three key players the team did not want to see get injured

“To be quite frank, we expect to win New York States As far as team competition, play is not as tough as Oklahoma

We didn’t put our best team on the mat and we still took home the title,” Koll said

However, starters Pickett, Dean and senior Jace Bennett all performed well and earned titles in the A bracket, while junior Chris Dowdy and senior Billy George both stepped in for the tournament and won titles in the B bracket Bennett explained that these wins, along with the overall title are signs of good things to come and shows that Cornell really has a deep and talented bench

“It always feels great winning tournaments as a team, even with about half of our starters not wrestling It’s great preparation for the rest of the season, and eventually Nationals,” he said “As a whole, we all fought hard and did what we needed to do ”

While two wins is something to celebrate, the Red has to focus on its injured players, as well as keep its current starters healthy and in fighting shape The players who fought this weekend proved

themselves on the mat, although there are still some things to work on, according to Koll

“For some of these guys, this was the first time they made weight, so it’s always tough stepping out and wrestling in front of a crowd,” he said “That’s just a matter of experience You can ’ t sit down in a practice room and practice wrestling in front of people, so part of competing is learning to deal with nerves ”

As the team moves forward into the season, it hopes to see its starters recover and take the mat According to Koll, the Red has set high goals for itself and expects each team member to work hard in continuing the Ivy League Championship streak, as well as in fighting to Easterns and the National Championships

The team will next hit the mat against West Virginia University on Saturday

Women, Men Dominate Home Weekend

By HAMDAN AL YOUSEFI

The Cornell men ’ s and women ’ s squash teams kicked off their seasons in dominant fashion, registering comprehensive victories in the Cornell Round Robin

The women started their season off exceptionally, cruising to three straight 9-0 victo-

ries over some tough opposition All five freshmen

Michèle Garceau, Margaux Losty, Emma Uible, Charlotte Knaggs and Laura Watson had winning starts to their collegiate careers

“Outstanding,” Head Coach Julee Devoy said of the victory “It’s a great way to start the official season at home, with a string of match-

es [The matches got] progressively harder From that standpoint, the round robin was very successful and the result was outstanding ”

The women ’ s side faced little opposition against No 12 Williams, winning all its games in three matches

George Washington put up a little more of a fight with senior Danielle Letourneau and sophomore Rachel Scherman rallying to win their games after losing their first matches

The real test of the weekend came on Sunday against No 7 Stanford ranked right behind the Red in CSA rankings and Cornell’s main rivals over the past few seasons The victor y was Cornell’s sixth over Stanford since the 2012 Howe Cup

“I got to see Stanford’s line up ahead of time and what I saw that evening gave me a little bit of confidence,” Devoy said “I really thought that I

had a fitter squad I was quietly confident after having seeing them out on court Saturday ”

Six of the nine games were decided in three matches, with Garceau (No 2) being the only one to go up to five Garceau never trailed and strolled to a 11-3 decisive victory in her final game

“To win as convincingly as [the team] did is a testament to how hard they’ve been working,” Devoy said Throughout the three games, the Red maintained a fairly consistent line up and order with senior Rachel Au coming in for junior Olivia Wherr y at No 9 against George Washington and Stanford as the only change

“They’re so close in ability and level That’s something that the team ’ s not had before to this extent the number two through to the number

Tournament Without Win

By ADAM BRONFIN Sun Staff Wr ter

Cornell dropped all three of its games in the Charleston Classic to take eighth place in the event The Red (2-4) lost to South Carolina (23) on Thursday, Penn State (4-1) on Friday and Drexel (1-4) on Sunday

On Thursday, Cornell started the tournament off strong against the Gamecocks, connecting on its first four shots of the evening In the first five minutes, the Red took an 11-9 lead South Carolina’s star guard Sindarius Thornwell hit a three to give the Gamecocks the lead and from then on South Carolina never looked back Cornell began missing shots and turning over the ball and five minutes later the score was 22-11 in favor of South Carolina

Because of sloppy ball-handling by the Red, the Gamecocks had a 14-point advantage at the end of the first half The Red had 13 turnovers and just one assist in the first half South Carolina started the second half with a 13-4 run and cruised to a 69-45 victory, at one point taking a 28-point lead over the Red The 45 points scored by Cornell were a full 13 points below its previous season low The brightest spot of the day may have been sophomore guard JoJo Fallas, who knocked down all four of his shots, including three three-pointers He led the Red in scoring with 11 points

Galal Cancer was the only other Red player in double digits, scoring 10, although it took him 13 shots to do so After a hot start in the first two games of the season, senior forward Shonn Miller was held to below 10 points for the second straight game

Overall, the Red shot a meager 29 6 percent from the field The team was out-rebounded by 12 and out-assisted by 10

Cornell seemed to have improved in Friday’s game against Penn State Thanks to a balanced scoring attack, the Red took a 10-point lead early on against the Nittany Lions Throughout the entire first half, Cornell seemed in charge

Four separate plays scored six or more points for the Red in that first half and the team as a whole shot 43 percent, including five of 11 from beyond the arc

The Nittany Lions came out firing in the second half and quickly cut the lead to one Sharp three-point shooting from the Red extended the lead back up to 11 Within six minutes, that lead also evaporated and Cornell maintained a slim lead for the next several minutes

With 53 seconds left, a turnover by Devin Cherry caused a fast break attempt for Penn State David Onourah sprinted down the court and blocked D J Newbill’s lay-up attempt off the glass Cherry got the rebound and took the ball coast-to-coast and scored on an acrobatic lay-up, giving the Red a two-point advantage with just 44 seconds remaining in the game

On the next Cornell possession, Robert Hatter was purposely fouled and sunk both free throws Newbill countered with a pull-up jump shot Cornell was fouled again, this time sending Galal Cancer to the line; he converted both shots Geno Thorpe finished at the rim for Penn State, cutting Cornell’s lead to two with 16 seconds left to play Cancer was again fouled and made both free throws

On the next possession, Miller blocked