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Student Charged With Hate

By NICHOLAS BOGEL-BURROUGHS

The new attorney for John Greenwood ’20, the Cornell student charged with a hate crime, said on Wednesday that his client never touched the victim, that he took a lie detector test proving as much and that he is on leave but plans to return to Cornell

Ronald P Fischetti, a prominent New York lawyer, said there was “trash talking” and “pushing and shoving” in the early hours of Sept 15, the morning Greenwood was arrested in Collegetown But Fischetti said his client, who is white, did not punch Solomon Shewit ’19, who is black and said he was attacked by Greenwood and several other white men

Fischetti said that after an altercation on Eddy Street, Greenwood and his friends returned to their neighboring house and closed the door

“At that point, the altercation was over, ” Fischetti said Then, the lawyer said, “Mr Shewit came running from his house to their house, burst into the door where they were and started a fight with a number

of people who were there ”

“He entered the house, he started the fight,” Fischetti said of Shewit, who did not respond to a text message seeking comment on Wednesday morning “There’s no question about that And he got a bloody nose ”

Shewit has told police and The Sun that he attempted to separate a fight near his house when he heard a group of white men yelling “Nigger! Nigger! Fuck you nigger!” as they walked away from the area

Asked if his client had used the slurs, Fischetti declined to comment, saying, “You’ll see that at trial ” Greenwood has apologized for using “unacceptable and inappropriate language,” and a witness recorded a video of a man appearing to be Greenwood calling another student a “sandnigger ”

Greenwood, in blue, enters Ithaca City Court on Wednesday, Nov 29, 2017

That witness told police that Shewit “ ran over ” to Greenwood’s house “before anyone could actually stop him,” but was not trying to start a fight

Shewit was disoriented after the altercation and his shirt was wet with blood, wit-

nesses told police Shewit spoke to The Sun from the hospital in September on the day of the incident, and he later said he had been told at Cayuga Medical Center that he did not have a broken nose or a concussion Fischetti has represented many high-profile clients, including Gene Gotti, the brother of Gambino mob boss John Gotti, in a racketeering case Speaking to local reporters in Ithaca City Court on Wednesday morning, he said he plans to take the case to trial and has “scientific evidence” that Shewit was in Greenwood’s house, although he declined

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The Student Assembly will vote Thursday afternoon on whether to discontinue allocating student activity funds to Cornell Cinema after Provost Michael Kotlikoff said the administration would provide $36,000 to $40,000 to the Cinema in the next byline cycle

The administration’s contribution would resolve the funding gap that would be created if and

once S A decreases the allocation from the current $10 90 to $8 50 per student, Cornell Cinema stated on its Facebook page

The statement came after representatives from the University, members of S A and members of Cornell Cinema met yesterday to negotiate a funding plan as a result of an agreement earlier this month between the provost and members of S A to begin a collaborative process to ensure the Cinema does not shut down

However, it remains undecided whether members of the

Assembly will vote to allocate $8 50 or approve the Appropriations Committee’s original recommendation to allocate $0 In fact, several members of the S A leadership told The Sun in an interview on Wednesday that they were inclined not to support the organization

“There were a lot of back door dealings without the Student Assembly being part of the process, ” said Varun Devatha ’19, S A executive vice president,

By NICHOLAS BOGEL-BURROUGHS Sun City Editor

to provide the purported evidence

“That’s all I’ll say That’s all I’ll tell you, ” he said

Fischetti, a trial attorney who has replaced Ithaca attorney Ray Schlather J D ’76 in the case, said Greenwood took a liedetector test at his request Greenwood said during the test that Shewit had been inside the house and that he had not punched Shewit, Fischetti said, adding that the results would be included in a motion filed later

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President Martha Pollack addressed questions about how free speech applies to University employees and encouraged risktaking at Wednesday’s Employee Assembly meeting

Kristine Mahoney, the College of Human Ecology representative, asked Pollack to elaborate on comments she made during her presidential address in October about changing the culture on campus to foster more risk-taking behavior

Pollack said she was struck by the current lack of willingness of individuals at all levels to take risks At her level, she said the most influential thing she can do is make use of the bully pulpit and “make the case as often as I can that the world is changing quickly, and if we are too cautious, if we look inward too much, we ’ re not going to be able to adapt enough ”

Although she said she has not finalized the details yet, Pollack said she hopes to institute some reward programs that encourage people to take risks even if they fail, emphasizing that the important thing is not necessarily to succeed but rather to learn something

Pollack said that the entire Cornell Tech campus is a big risk that is “incredibly important for the future of this university” and also mentioned the new Center for Teaching Innovation, which encourages faculty to try new approaches in their teaching methods and adopt evidence based teaching practices

Ulysses Smith, Employee Assembly chair and LGBTQ+ representative at-large, asked Pollack to engage in a brief discussion about two topics, free speech and a consensual relations policy, that were brought up at the last University Assembly meeting

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Historian Reveals Abuses

Law in Ottoman Empire

By GIRISHA ARORA Sun Assistant News Editor

Proposes steps to reduce inefficient institutional mechanisms

By MEGHAN FLANIGEN Sun Staff Writer

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Student Charged With Hate Crime ‘Plans to Stay’ at Cornell

GREENWOOD

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and would show that Greenwood had answered truthfully

“Jack never touched him,” Fischetti said, referring to his client and Shewit

Tompkins County’s top prosecutor, Matthew Van Houten, charged Greenwood this month with three Class A misdemeanors: attempted assault in the third degree as a hate crime, aggravated harassment in the second degree and criminal mischief in the fourth degree Van Houten said Greenwood damaged the iPhone 7 of the woman who recorded him using slurs, warranting the last charge

Greenwood did not answer questions from reporters at his lawyer’s direction

“He’s a fine young man, ” Fischetti said of Greenwood “He’s a champion squash player He loves Cornell ”

The coach of the Cornell squash team, David Palmer, previously told The Sun that he cut Greenwood from the team shortly before the assault because he had not been reg-

ularly participating in team training

Fischetti confirmed that Cornell’s case against Greenwood, handled by the Office of the Judicial Administrator, is on hold until the court case ends

“He’s on leave and plans to stay in Cornell,” Fischetti said

Cornell spokesperson Lindsey Hadlock declined to confirm Greenwood’s status at Cornell, but President Martha Pollack said earlier this month that Greenwood is “ not on campus ”

Fischetti took issue with how Van Houten handled the case, saying the prosecutor should have left the hate crime charges up to a grand jury, as Van Houten initially said he would do

“The district attorney decided to charge this as a hate crime for a bloody nose and some trash talking back and forth and I think that’s wrong, ” Fischetti said

Van Houten told The Sun in the weeks after the arrest that he planned to present the evidence to a grand jury and let the citizens decide whether to charge Greenwood with a

Host Canned Days Before Ithaca Show

Fired Garrison Keillor scheduled to perform at State Theatre

KEILLOR

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Wednesday said the ser vice “for this event is currently down ” It is not clear if the notice was on the site prior to news of Keillor’s firing The State Theatre deleted a tweet promoting Keillor’s show after the Ithaca Voice embedded it in a stor y

“I put my hand on a woman ' s bare back,”

Keillor said in an email to The Minneapolis StarTribune “I meant to pat her back after she told me about her unhappiness and her shirt was open and my hand went up it about six inches She recoiled I apologized ”

Keillor said he and the unnamed woman “ continued to be friendly right up until her lawyer called ” On his website, Keillor said, “I’m 75 and don’t have any interest in arguing about this ”

Keillor broadcast live from Cornell’s Bailey Hall on May 31, 1997, along with 20 members of the Cornell Glee Club in front of a 2,000-person audience, according to Ithaca Journal archives

“ This is a town where one could live one ’ s

whole life and never run out of choices in granola,” The Journal quoted Keillor as saying Angie Andresen, director of communications and member and audience ser vices for MPR, said the station had retained an outside law firm to conduct an independent investigation last month The investigation is ongoing, Andresen said M P R a n d i t s p a re n t c o

Public Media, which is based in St Paul, will no

s Almanac and end any rebroadcasts of The Best of a Prairie Home Companion that are hosted by Keillor, Andresen said The president of MPR, Jon McTaggart, said he appreciated Keillor’s contributions to the station but believes severing ties “is the right thing to do and is necessar y to continue to earn the trust of our audiences, employees and supporters of our public ser vice ”

Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs can be reached at nbogel-burroughs@cornellsun com

‘Pressing Need’ for Consensual Relations Policy at C.U., Pollack Tells Employees

POLLACK

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hate crime He later reversed that decision, deciding to charge Greenwood with a hate crime without taking the charges to a grand jury, because the charges were reduced to misdemeanors based on Shewit’s injuries

“That’s wrong, that’s not fair and that’s not what he said,” Fischetti said of Van Houten’s decision

Van Houten, who was in the county court on Wednesday, did not immediately respond to a request for comment Greenwood is also being represented by Ithaca lawyer John A Stevens

Defense motions are due in the case on Feb 2, and prosecutors will need to respond by Feb 16, said Judge Richard M Wallace, who released Greenwood on his own recognizance The parties will return to court on Feb 21, but Greenwood received permission from Judge Wallace to not appear with his attorneys for some future appearances

Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs can be reached at nbogel-burroughs@cornellsun com

Cinema

Funding

Negotiations

Were Unfair, S.A. Leaders Say

CINEMA

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referring to the meeting between the Cinema and the Office of the Provost prior to the joint meeting with S A members

S A members said they are concerned that the student activity funds would continue to pay staff wages despite the Cinema’s s t a t e m e n t t h a t r e c e i v i n g t h e

University’s contributions means the administration in fact will cover the portion of the student activity funds that currently supports wages

“Cornell Cinema would be able to fully support its staff wages with non-S A funds in the u p c o m i n g by l i n e c yc l e i f t h e Assembly votes to allocate $8 50 per student,” said Charlie Liao ’18, co-director of the Cornell Cinema funding analysis, based on an accounting of budget projections

joint meeting, the funding plan had already been decided by the University and the Cinema He said he believed the S A ’ s interests were inadequately represented at the meeting

“ This wasn ’ t even a negotiation,” Kim said “Essentially the Cinema is getting money and that’s great, but that’s not negotiation for us ”

“I think it’s unfair to expect undergraduate students to expect their representatives to be able to fund the organization that is not w i l l i n g t o w o r k w i t h t h e m , ” Devatha added

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T h a t p r o j e c t i o n t a k e s i n t o consideration the Graduate and Professional Student Assembly’s resolution this month to increase funding to the Cinema, in addition to other University subsidies, Liao said

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In p a r t i c u l a r, h e f e l t t h a t c u r r e n t c o n v e r s a t i o n s a b o u t f re e s p e e c h h a ve n o t i n c l u d e d h ow a c a d e m i c f re e d o m i s re l a te d t o f re e s p e e c h i n t h e w o rkp l a c e f o r e m p l oye e s “ W h a t we f o r g e t o f t e n t i m e s i s t h a t t h e p o l i t i c a l v i e w s o f t h e e m p l oye e s s e e m t o d i f f e r q u i t e a b i t f ro m [ t h o s e o f ] t h e s t ud e n t s , ” Sm i t h s a i d “ Re g a rd l e s s o f w h a t I b e l i e ve , I d o n ’ t w a n t a n y b o d y t o f e e l l i k e t h e y c a n ’ t t a k e p a r t i n t h a t d i s c o u r s e , b u t t h e y w a l k t h a t t h i n l i n e o f ‘ W h e n d o e s t a k i n g p a r t i n d i sc o u r s e o r e x p re s s i n g a c o n t r a r y o p i n i o n c re a t e a h o s t i l e w o rk e n v i r o n m e n t f o r s o m e b o d y e l s e ? ’ ” Po l l a c k a c k n ow l e d g e d t h a t f re e s p e e c h i s s u e s a re t r i c k y a n d t h a t p e o p l e ’ s f re e s p e e c h r i g h t s a s e m p l oye e s a re s l i g h t l y d i f f e re n t t h a n t h a n t h e i r r i g h t s a s c i t i ze n s o f t h e Un i t e d St a t e s Fo r e x a m p l e , s h e s a i d t h a t a c a d e m i c f r e e d o m d o e s n o t g i v e a s t r o n o m y f a c u l t y t h e r i g h t t o t e a c h a s t ro l o g y i n t h e i r c l a s s e s A d d i t i o n a l l y, t h e Un i v e r s i t y w o u l d b e w i t h i n t h e i r r i g h t s t o p re ve n t f a c u l t y f ro m d o i n g s o “ It i s n ’ t l i k e t h e re i s a h a rd a n s we r t o t h e i s s u e o f w h a t f re e s p e e c h i s f o r a n e m p l oye e , ” s a i d Ma r y Op p e r m a n , v i c e p re s id e n t o f h u m a n re s o u rc e s “ It’s a c o n ve r s a t i o n t h a t we h a ve a n d I t h i n k yo u ’ re r i g h t t o r a i s e i t In t h e e m p l oy m e n t s e t t i n g , i t i s a d i f f e re n t t h i n g W h i l e we a re a u n i ve r s i t y, we a re e m p l oye e s a t t h e Un i ve r s i t y a n d t h a t i s o u r p r i m a r y g o a l h e re ” Po l l a c k a l s o e m p h a s i ze d t h e p re s s i n g n e e d o f t h e Un i ve r s i t y t o c re a t e a c o m p re h e n s i ve c o ns e n s u a l r e l a t i o n s p o l i c y S h e s a i d t h a t w h i l e m a n y o t h e r u n ive r s i t i e s h a ve a p o l i c y d e f i n i n g c o n s e n s u a l ro m a n t i c a n d s e x u a l re l a t i o n s h i p s b e t we e n s t u d e n t s a n d f a c u l t y, C o r n e l l t e c h n i c a l l y h a s n o o f f i c i a l c o d e b u t r a t h e r a n i n f o r m a l p o l i c y d a t i n g b a c k t o t h e 1 9 9 0 s “ We h a ve t o h a ve s u c h a p o l i c y We n e e d i t t o p ro t e c t o u r f a c u l t y a n d s t a f f, we n e e d i t t o p r o t e c t o u r s t u d e n t s , w e n e e d i t t o t h e re p u t a t i o n o f t h e Un i ve r s i t y, ” s h e s a i d C h a r l i e Va n L o a n , d e a n o f f a c u l t y, a n d A n n a Wa y m a c k , g r a d , h a ve b e e n a p p o i n t e d t o l e a d a c o m m i t t e e t a s k e d w i t h d e ve l o p i n g s u c h a p o l i c y by t h e e n d o f t h e ye a r, Po l l a c k s a i d Po l l a c k a l s o s a i d t h e Un i ve r s i t y i s “ j u s t a b o u t re a d y ” t o a n n o u n c e t h e Pre s i d e n t i a l Ta s k Fo r c e o n C a m p u s C l i m a t e A l t h o

Shruti Juneja can be reached at sjuneja@cornellsun com

Appropriations Committee’s reco m m e n d a t i o n m a y a l t e r t h e Cinema’s state of operations by cutting nearly $150,000, or a quarter of its budget, The Sun previously reported Members of the Cinema have said the budget r e d u c t i o n m a y i n t r o d u c e t h e need to cut costs, lay off employees or potentially put the sur vival of the business at risk

The S A bylaws contain no l a n g u a g e r e s t r i c t i n g o r g a n i z ations from paying staff wages with activity funds, Liao said in his analysis

Liao added it was also “ unreasonable to punish the Cinema” for its inability under wage privacy laws to disclose its laborrelated expense information to the Appropriations Committee ”

A f t e r t h e j o i n t a g r e e m e n t among S A members and the provost, the S A members added, members of Cornell Cinema met with the Office of the Provost without any S A members present, about which S A members were not happy

Jung Won Kim ’18, S A president, said, by the time of the

Mar y Fessenden discussed the budgetar y information that had been requested by the Office of the Provost for review to determine the appropriate contribution by the University, Yang said Jung also expressed his concern that under a new funding plan, the Cinema would still receive the $8 50 per student byline that the Appropriations Committee originally rejected

“ Fu r t h e r c u t s t o C o r n e l l Cinema will represent cuts to the p r o g r a m m i n g o f f e r e d t o s t udents,” Yang told The Sun on Wednesday

“It is our goal to continue effor ts with the S A to seek external funding, but those conversations cannot be had when the threat of Cornell Cinema’s indefinite closure is at hand,” he said

A t t h e m e e t i n g T h u r s d a y afternoon, Gabriel Kaufman ’18, chair of the S A Appropriations Committee, will also present recommendations for byline allocations to 10 additional student organizations

John Yoon can be reached at jyoon@cornellsun com Yuichiro Kakutani can be reached at ykakutani@cornellsun com

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Letter to the Editor

To other victims of sexual harrassment

f p owe r ove r m e It f i n a l l y e n d e d w h e n a n o t h e r f e m a l e c o l l e g e p ro f e s s o r i n s i s t e d t h a t I t e l l h e r w h a t h a d o bv i o u s l y b e e n b o t h e r i n g m e It e n d e d w h e n s h e c o n f ro n t e d m y h a r a s s e r a n d t o l d h e r t h a t s h e w o u l d re p o r t h e r t o t h e a u t h o r i t i e s i f s h e d i d n o t s t o p L i k e m o s t o f m y f e l l ow v i c t i m s a n d s u r v i vo r s , I h a ve b e e n t o o a s h a m e d a n d e m b a r a s s e d t o t e l l a n yo n e a b o u t i t f o r t h e p a s t 4 0 ye a r s a s i d e f ro m m y w i f e u n t i l n ow I h a ve re c e n t l y f o u n d o u t t h a t a l o t o f p e o p l e d o n o t t a k e t h e s e xu a l h a r a s s m e n t o f a m a l e by a f e m a l e s e r i o u s l y Re c e n t l y, I h a ve s o m e t i m e s b e e n m o c k e d , t e a s e d , b u l l i e d a n d i n s u l t e d a b o u t i t A n d , a s m a n y o t h e r s f i n d o u t , I h a ve s o m e t i m e s b e e n c a l l e d a “ l i a r ” a n d t h a t “ yo u m a d e t h e w h o l e t h i n g u p j u s t t o g e t a t t e n t i o n , p u b l i c i t y, p i t y a n d s y m p a t h y f ro m o t h e r s ” I w a n t t o u r g e a l l v i c t i m s o f s e x u a l h a r a s s m e n t t o i m m e d i a t e l y re p o r t i t t o s o m e o n e i n a p o s i t i o n o f a u t h o r i t y On e o f t h e b i g g e s t re g re t s o f m y l i f e i s t h a t I d i d n o t Pl e a s e d o n o t re p e a t m y m i s t a k e T h e s e p e r p e t r a t o r s n e e d t o b e s t o p p e d A n d p l e a s

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Cornell Purity Test (Signs You’re a Hoe)

Ifucking love my friends They’re the bravest, funniest, most self-destructive hoes I know The following list is a tribute to them It’s the new purity test, the Cornell purity test, because fuck Rice

1 Lost your Cornell ID going out 3+ times

2 Made the walk of shame from Collegetown to North Campus

3 Made the walk of MORE shame from North Campus after hooking up with a freshman

4 Gone out trying to get laid and ended up at Nasties

5 Made out with someone you can ’ t remember

6 Hooked up with more than half of the people in your friend group

7 Hooked up with the same person as your roommate (sharing is caring)

8 Gotten a hickey from a stranger

9 Maintain a hoe list because you ’ ve hooked up with way too many people to remember

10 Used Tinder to find a free place to spend the night

11 Snuck onto the TCAT through the back door

12 Gone out four nights in a row

13 Hooked up with 7+ people during O-week

14 Were drunk all of O-week

15 Argued your way out of a J A

16 Hooked up with a T A

17 Failed at seducing your TA so you masturbated to the thought of them instead

18 Flirted with a prof

19 Hit on or been hit on in a library

20 Failed a prelim because of a boy/girl

21 Had sex in a classroom

22 Met someone you ended up dating at a party

23 Hooked up with 3+ people in one night

24 You or the person you hooked up with had to take Plan B

25 Seriously considered sleeping with your prof for a better grade

26 Done hard drugs since you ’ ve been at Cornell

27 Smoked weed with your hallmates and caused the entire floor to reek of it

28 Hooked up with someone from IC (and are deeply ashamed)

29 Had your pregame shut down

30 Made a snow penis

31 Written “send nudes” in the snow

32 Run into a friend doing the walk of shame while you were ALSO doing the walk of shame Hoes stick together

33 Hall-cest (hooked up with a hallmate)

34 Hooked up with multiple people in the same sorority/fraternity

35 Hoe-cation (traveled for the sole purpose of sex)

36 Hooked up with your roommate

37 Tindered at a party because no one there was cute enough

38 Frozen your ass off having sex in Ithaca weather

39 Kissed someone on the suspension bridge at midnight

40 Anxiously awaited the results of a Gannett STD test (sorry Cornell Health)

41 Had someone who lives near you comment on how loud you were last night

42 Talked to a T A /prof while having a visible hickey

43 Hooked up with someone who has a car

44 Hooked up with someone because they have the answers to your homework

45 Fucked Harvard (literally, you ’ ve fucked a Harvard student and betrayed your alma mater)

46 Had a FWS with someone you hooked up with

47 Hooked up with someone between classes (the best lunch break)

48 Injured someone while hooking up (chomp)

49 Hooked up with a grad student

From the painfully awkward day my parents and I had the “Sex Talk,” I knew exactly how I wanted to lose my virginity It would be magnificent a combination of all of the steamy sex scenes I had secretly watched on the 2 p m daytime soap operas A warm, candle-lit room with a plush bed and silky white sheets, rose petals sprinkled around the room in a shape of a heart, and bubbly Dom Perignon awaiting my arrival My future boyfriend would be gentle and making love would be beautiful

Growing up with these elaborate expectations and years of my parents reinforcing their conser vative point of view on my virginity, it was no surprise that I was on the verge of graduating from college and had never had sex

But, as much as I would like to place the blame solely on my prudish parents, this was my body, my choice Truth be told, entering college, I knew I didn’t want to have sex

I wasn ’ t ready I was scared of the pain, of STDs, of a p re g n a n c y, o f m y ow n e m o t i o n s p o s t - c o i t u s

Opportunities to have sex popped up frequently, but I declined them because I knew I wasn ’ t ready

As cliché as it sounds, this semester, I felt differently Perhaps all of the Snapchat Cosmo articles got to me, or

50 Hooked up with someone in each of the seven colleges

51 Hooked up with someone from every Ivy

52 Hooked up with a stranger in a different city and later learned they also go to Cornell

53 Had a threesome

54 Gone to Gannett just to grab lube/condoms

55 Hooked up with someone your friend also fucked just to evaluate their skills

56 Hooked up with someone because of their impressive resume

57 Eaten breakfast at a frat/sorority the morning after

58 Had sex with someone and forgotten their name

59 Hooked up with a freshman just to cross it off the list of 161 things

60 Used a “bingalee dingalee” pickup line

61 Gone to office hours just to flirt with your TA even though you didn’t need help

62 Stalked a hookup/crush on LinkedIn

63 Posted in Cornell Crushes confessing true love

64 Been late to class because of a hookup

65 Hooked up with a prefrosh during Cornell days

66 Given a hand job/fingered someone on the TCAT

67 Hooked up with someone on the Shortline

68 Had sex in a campus bathroom

69 Ran out of new people on Tinder

70 Increased your age range or distance range on Tinder because you ran out of people

71 Hooked up with a different person each night of the weekend

72 Hooked up with someone from Tompkins County who doesn’t go to Cornell or I C

73 Had sex in a lecture hall

74 Felt turned on by someone ’ s intelligence while at Cornell

75 Been to every bar in Ithaca

76 Had your fake taken away in the Commons

77 Done a blowjob shot at Loco, liptease and all

78 Taken a pole dancing class at Risley

79 Visibly worn lingerie to the Rocky Horror Picture Show

80 Asked someone if they’ve gotten STD tested before fucking them

81 Had to log into myCornellHealth to show someone your STD test results

82 Casually ignored Tinder matches when you ran into them

83 Sexiled, or been sexiled by, your roommate

84 Fallen off your twin-XL bed during sex

85 Gone skinny dipping in a gorge

86 Hooked up the night before a prelim

87 Hooked up with a law student because their starting salary is sexy as hell

88 Failed to hook up with someone because you both passed out

89 Hooked up in your roommate ’ s bed

90 Had sex on the slope after dark

91 Took part in a Cornell orgy

92 Paid for a hotel room because your roommate wouldn’t leave

93 Hooked up with someone while your parents were visiting

94 Flashed someone to get into a frat party/bar

95 Had sex while your roommate was sleeping in the same room

96 Been walked in on by your roommate or hallmate while in the act

97 Been caught masturbating in your dorm

98 Started slope day and didn’t even make it to the slope

99 Accidentally handed a fake to someone instead of your real ID

100 Been EMSed

maybe the feminist literature I studied throughout my time at Cornell released me from the shackles of antiquated societal standards, but for the first time, when I thought of losing my virginity, I didn’t picture that lofty, Hollywood sex scene in fact, I didn’t picture anything And that excited me

Being the competitive, driven, Cornellian I am, I read a vast number of articles on losing your virginity because I had to be above the mean at sex too From the standard How-Tos to the 10 Myths, I felt like I knew all of the sexy sex tips I would need Then, I began thinking about each step methodologically, and nothing made sense When exactly does the guy put the condom on? Will he need a napkin to wipe off the condom lube before we have sex? What if the condom gets stuck inside of me? Are there any weird sex noises other than the bed creaking that I should be aware of? What happens after sex like, does he take the condom off and need another napkin? Will there be a giant puddle of blood and cum on my Egyptian cotton 1000-thread count sheets? Will I for sure get a UTI if I don’t pee immediately after sex? How soon after sex do guys get another erection and have sex again? Should we cuddle? Does he stay the night? Was I good? Was he?

These questions were all variable, dependent on with whom, when, where and how I would lose my virginity, and even after asking my friends for the nitty-gritty, I truly just hoped he had experience and would know the ins and outs of condoms, lube and other non-sexy sex details And he did There were no rose petals or French champagne waiting for me, but the room was warmly lit and I bought myself my own lavish virginity gifts beforehand: boutique Parisian perfume and designer condoms and lube After an electric night out, we taxied to the apartment, and as he lay on the bed, our eyes connected, and the room sizzled I undressed and slipped on top of him, my fingertips trembling as I unbuttoned and removed his clothes Hands, lips, fingers, minutes later, his hot body was on top of mine His biceps encircled me, and with a few swift movements, he was wrapped and ready to go I held him away and murmured this was my first time Taken by surprised, he confirmed that I wanted to have sex with him that night Reaching for his lips with my own and wrapping my legs around him, I moaned yes

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F a c e o f f : K o k o ’ s v s . F o u r S e a s o n s

By MURALI SARAVANAN Sun Staff Writer

Since Koko’s and Four Seasons are the two restaurants in Collegetown marketing themselves as Korean restaurants, I decided to do a comparison of the two Comparing restaurants is a really tricky business since so many small external factors can affect your experience at each restaurant To keep as many factors constant as possible, I visited both Koko’s and Four Seasons for dinner around seven in the evening and bought the same two entrees at both restaurants I ordered Dwaeji Bulgogi, a pork dish marinated in spicy hot sauce, and Beef Dolsot Bibimbap, a beef and steamed vegetable dish served over steamed rice and topped with an egg in a siz-

zling stone pot

Both restaurants provide a casual, sit-down atmosphere The service was friendly and speedy, with the food arriving within 10 minutes At Four Seasons, I spent about $34 At Koko’s, both these dishes only cost $28 This price difference was entirely due to the difference in the Dwaeji Bulgogi Gui At Four Season’s this dish was more expensive, but it also came with slightly more meat

I’ve been to a few Korean restaurants back home, and I’ve gotta say that the Dolsot Bibimbap at both locations definitely tasted better than what I’ve had before The rice, vegetables and meat complemented each other really well, making a savory and hearty meal The only difference was that at Koko’s the Dolsot Bibimbap came with a little less meat and more rice Also, the egg was not fried as it was at Four Seasons; it was simply placed on top raw

The Dwaeji Bulgogi at Koko’s was decent It was a spicy pork dish with a twinge of sweetness and tasted delicious with some rice It did, however, taste a little dry, and the dish got cold really quickly However, the Bulgogi at Four Seasons was phenomenal Although not as spicy as Koko’s, the meat was more tender and juicy The sauce was incredibly savory, and the dish stayed warmer for longer as well Since the dish was bigger at Four Seasons, I would recommend sharing it with another person

Both these Korean restaurants were great I really enjoyed the relaxed atmosphere at both of these places, and the food was above average If you ’ re looking for great Korean food, both of these restaurants are great choices But overall, I would recommend Four Seasons over Koko’s because their Dwaeji Bulgogi was absolutely delicious and for that alone, the restaurant is definitely worth checking out

Ko ko’s

Serves: traditional Korean food

Vibe: a casual, sit-down restaurant

Price: $$

Overall:

Fou r Se aso n s

Serves: traditional Korean food

Vibe: a casual, sit-down restaurant

Price: $$

Overall: ½

By ALLISON WILD Sun Staff Writer

Coal Yard Café

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Coal Yard really opens up its doors for its gluten-free customers Offering ever ything from omelets with a side of GF toast to a wide selection of sandwiches on GF bread, Coal Yard is a welcome breath of fresh air to the gluten-free folks who are used to picking between a garden salad and a bunless burger

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Ciao

Gluten-free pizza, pasta and far more You name it, Ciao has probably got it; they have an array of options far broader than most Not to mention their food is delicious, traditional Italian cuisine This is the place to go for a gluten-free dinner

Viva

By using primarily corn products, Viva has become a haven for GF customers As they say on their menu, the only items there that aren ’ t gluten-free are “flour tortillas and beer ” While it may be sad that

glutards can ’ t have a cold one here, they can have nearly everything else From nachos, to enchiladas, to tacos, to tostadas, you basically can ’ t go wrong at Viva

Waffle Frolic

Waffle Frolic is the stuff of gluten-free dreams With a designyour-own menu style, there are nearly limitless opportunities Start with their gluten-free, vegan waffle and then simply start heaping the toppings on All of their toppings are gluten-free, with the exception of a handful of their ice cream flavors and they even mark allergens on the menu!

Ithaca Bakery and CTB

Unfortunately, their gluten-free products are not all house-made like their other baked goods, but Ithaca Bakery and CTB are the places to go if you ’ re itching for a sandwich or bagel You can get nearly all of their sandwiches, wraps, paninis and bagels totally GF Plus, there are plenty of gluten-free baked goods, smoothies and specialty drinks if you ’ re not feeling one of the classic CTB specials

Moosewood

This world-famous vegetarian mecca is underratedly for glutards as well When you check out their menu, you will notice that they even mark their gluten-free options One of the most exciting things about Moosewood is that,

unlike most restaurants, all of their dressings are totally gluten-free

While many of their dishes are naturally gluten-free, they also have specific gluten-free foods, such as gluten-free pasta, available upon request

Pizza Aroma

Your search ends here There’s a pizza parlor that serves gluten-free pizza You might not be able to grab a slice from CTP or a calzone from Calio’s, but you can get a whole gluten-free cheese pizza with up to four different toppings from Pizza Aroma

Café Dewitt

Café Dewitt has a delicious assortment of naturally gluten-free options Their omelets, ser ved with a side of rosemary potatoes, are the ideal brunch There are also so many different combinations on their menu that it’s virtually impossible to get bored there Just make sure to stop at the ATM before dining because they are cash-only

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Just as Deadpool' s success came from the proper treatment of the source material (retaining the character's licentious humor and fourth-wall cognizance), Logan is the Wolverine films that many fans asked for and never received until now This final outing for veteran actor Hugh Jackman ditches the jokes in favor of a darker feel than its predecessors with brutal violence and foul language to match Taking place in 2029, Logan and Professor X have given up on restoring mutantkind, but a young girl with powers similar to Logan's gives them hope Logan teaches viewers that it is not the day to day struggles that make us human, but the ability to believe and hope that tomorrow can be better

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By KAREN PAPAZIAN Sun Staff Writer

C o r n e l l w o m e n ’ s b a s k e t b a l l has had a tough season thus far Plain and simple With a combination of excessive turnovers and a slow offense, the Red (1-5) has f a i l e d t o c l o s e o u t g a m e s

Tu e s d a y ’ s m a t c h u p a g a i n s t Lafayette (3-3) was no different; Cornell could not hang on to an early lead and fell 59-58 when all was said and done

Although the Red does not have the record it hoped for, the team is working toward getting better each day One player in particular has stepped up when her team has needed her most:

Sophomore Samantha Widmann

Leading the team in game highs for steals, blocked shots, rebounds and points, Widmann is proving to be one of the most versatile players on the team

Last season, she scored just 145 points in 26 games played, and she currently has 95 points on the season through just six games She is well on her way to passing her last season point total, with nearly twice as many points as her next highest scoring teammate Starting all six games this season is new for Widmann, as she did not have the opportunity to start a single game during her rookie season

“So far, I’ve had a few strong performances, and ultimately the team has been getting stronger as a unit,” Widmann said “We push each other every day whether it be in practice or in the weight room A big part of how I’ve played this year is also attributable to the coaches and the older teammates who worked with me last year during my freshman season ”

He a d c o a c h Da y n a Sm i t h believes Widmann has become the team ’ s biggest offensive threat as well as its hardest worker She has been able to make important shots and guide the team when needed, and she is valuable on and off the court

“This year [ Widmann] understands that our team needs more scoring,” she said “We need people who are offensive threats, and that’s exactly what she has been for us She can be a high energy spark plug for us, and when she does that, good things happen for her [and] good things happen for our team ”

Widmann’s coach and teammates know her as someone who loves to compete Although this year is only her second season, she has become a force to be reckoned with And being a young player on a young team does not discourage her, it only fuels her to help the team grow together

“Last year we had five seniors who led the team and were very experienced, whereas this year we are the second youngest team in the NCAA and are still working o n f i n d i n g o u r i d e n t i t y, ” Widmann said “But the more we grow together the closer we all get, and we all want to see each other succeed ”

Although individual accolades are nice, Widmann’s personal goal is to have a winning season and to be able to contribute in any way that she can Widmann is grateful for simply having the opportunity to play with all of her teammates

“ We win together and lose

together, and I wouldn’t want to be with any other group of girls,” Widmann said “ They are my home away from home ” L o o k i n g f o r w a rd t o t h e remainder of the season, Smith is looking for her players to keep getting better each and ever y day Improvement is essential, particularly with a young team that will be together for seasons to come “I think we ’ ve seen tremendous growth and improvement as a team just three weeks in,” she said “ We have a lot of games through this stretch, so it’s been hard to catch our breath It’s been night and day since our first game, and as coaches we just hope to continue that improvement ”

Widmann and the rest of the team will look to give their home crowd a victory on Friday night against Stony Brook in Cornell’s last game before a two-week break for final exams

Karen Papazian can be reached at kpapazian@cornellsun com

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