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Myrick ’09: Refugees

Welcome in Ithaca

By ALEXA ESKENAZI

Sun Staff Writer

Garrett’s Response to Issues In Qatar Frustrates Students

By JULIA GREENBERG

Students from the Cornell Organization for Labor Action are frustrated by the administration’s lack of action, after President Elizabeth Garrett acknowledged through a letter on Nov 9, but did not approve, a Student Assembly resolution that calls for an investigation of labor practices at Weill Cornell Medicine in Qatar Resolution 16 ”Addressing Labor Issues in Qatar” was sponsored by COLA and adopted by the S A in a 24-1-0 vote on Oct 16 The resolution, which was then conveyed to Garrett on Oct 25, calls for an independent third party investigation to

monitor workers’ rights across the Gulf region

According to Paul Russell ’19, freshmanat-large representative, COLA and the S A were spurred to action by a report released by the International Trade Union Confederation in March 2014, which described alleged exploitation and forced labor of migrant workers in Education City, Qatar

After COLA launched a campaign calling for the administration to address the issues raised by the ITUC with a letter drop earlier this semester, Garrett responded to COLA in a letter, writing that she had not

Cornell Launches Search to Fill J.A. Position

By DAVID BROTZ Sun Staff Writer

“If we turn away all Syrian refugees, we are committing the same sin ”

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Former Trustee Guilty of Corruption Charges

Silver convicted on seven federal corruption counts Monday

By MADELINE COHEN Sun Assistant News Editor

University

Graduate Student Wins Fulbright-Hays Fellowship

Wendy Leutert grad was one of 86 doctoral candidates across the United States to win a 2015 Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad Fellowship a grant that supports research in foreign languages and area studies for up to a year, according to a University press release Leutert’s dissertation will discuss “economic transition in post-communist states, the role of interest groups in nondemocracies and the evolving relationship between the state and market in China,” she said in the release Leutert will travel to China to conduct additional research at Peking University and the Chinese University of Hong Kong, according to the University

Across the Ivies

Yale Corporation To Hold Open Meetings With Students

The Yale Corporation Yale’s governing board and policy makers plans to hold open meetings with the university’s students in response to recent requests regarding the names of residential colleges, according to The Yale Daily News A group of students of color and their allies, calling themselves Next Yale, asked the university’s president to name two new colleges after people of color and rename another college, The News reported The naming request was the only one of Next Yale’s demands that the president could not address directly, and the Corporation will reach a decision on it by the end of the year, according to The News

National

UChicago Cancels Classes Following Threat

Jabari R Dean, a student at the University of Illinois at C h i c a g o , w a s c h a r g e d w i t h making an online post Sunday that threatened to kill sixteen people on The University of Chicago’s Hyde Park campus, a c c o rd i n g t o t h e C h i c a g o Tribune The university canc e l e d c l a s s e s Mo n d a y i n response to the threat after being notified about it by the FBI, The Tribune repor ted According to The Tribune, the FBI found Dean through his internet service provider and he admitted to posting the threat

Architect, Prof Speaks on ‘Infrastructure Space’

Discusses how concept of ‘infrastructure space ’ can bring aesthetic pleasure, shape politics

By LINDSAY CAYNE Sun Staff Writer

Prof Keller Easterling, architecture, Yale University, spoke about her recent book, Extrasatecraft: The Power of Infrastr ucture Space, and the ways in which infrastructure space can bring aesthetic pleasures and affect politics Monday afternoon in Sibley Hall

Easterling, who is also an architect, urbanist and writer, began her lecture saying that her book is an experiment “that rehearses a habit of mind about design ”

“It works on unfocusing eyes to see not only buildings of shapes and outlines but the almost infrastructural matrix space in which these buildings are suspended,” she said

Clarifying what she meant by the word infrastructure, Easterling defined it as a “ spatial, operating system for shaping the city” that is “coded of laws and formulas for making repeatable spatial products ”

Easterling went on to note that “radical changes” of the globalizing world are being written into this matrix space that is currently being coded by specialists This coding, she said, was both “ a secret weapon of some of the most powerful people on Earth” and “ a secret best kept from those of us designers who are trained to make space ”

This coding secret is what led Easterling to argue that the infrastructure space “brings to [architect’s] art another relevance as well as another set of aesthetic pleasures and political

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Eastering of Yale University speaks about her new book in Sibley Hall Monday afternoon

capacities,” adding that architects need to find a way to hack this spatial operating system Easterling also pointed out three global

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“extrastatecraft” because of the numerous sources that now have the power to influence or undertake the building of infrastructure

“In a sense the zone swallowed the city and became the germ of a city-building epidemic,” she said

According to Easterling, there are thousands of zones today and major cities and national capitals are creating their “ own zone dopplegänger” so that the city and zone can use each other’s brand She calls the zone “ a form of market manipulation ”

She stressed that it would be more powerful if architects could also design an active form, objects similar to switches or remote controls that act as a “ a multiplier that can use this infrastructure as a carrier ”

Additionally, Easterling said this active form would not replace the object but “works with it, empowers it ”

Connecting her ideas back to her book Extrastatecraft, Easterling said the book acts as a rehearsal for an encounter in space and rehearses a state of mind that is comfortable with interplay

The different political capacities of the active form in infrastructure space “benefit from not only indirect but undetected action that can be initiated or removed in space and time,” Easterling said

Easterling ended the lecture saying that architects and thinkers might be able to change something in space to dissipate the violence of binaries

“ This infrastructure space may be the secret weapon of the most powerful but two can play at this game, ” she said

Images of Glaciers From C.U. Expeditions on Display

By JENNA RUDOLFSKY Sun Staff Writer

Striking images of various glaciers taken during Cornell expeditions to Greenland and Alaska from 1896 to 1911 have recently been digitized through a $40,000 arts college grant and are on display in the Mann Library gallery until early next year

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tos from the expeditions that feature the glaciers and trip members, Cornell Archives also possesses some of the equipment used in the trips, with one of the cameras from the trip on display in the exhibit, according to Pritchard

While some of the photos have been around until 1906, the collection was only recently stumbled upon in the earth and

“My angle on it is that climate change is actually a historical problem as well as a scientific problem.”

, ” were selected from a collection of over 2,000 photos from expeditions led by renowned geologist Prof Ralph Stockman Tarr, dynamic geology and physical geography

Most of the photos, which will be on display until Jan 31 next year, have not been seen in over 100 years, according to Prof Matthew Pritchard, earth and atmospheric sciences

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atmospheric sciences department, Pritchard said “There was a professor cleaning out his office in our department, and he had this box of glass slides from 1906 taken by Tarr and [Prof Oscar Diedrich] van Engeln 1888, [physical geography],” Pritchard said “We got really interested in how many more pictures of this there were, and that led us down the

path ”

Once the entire collection was discovered, Pritchard contacted Prof Aaron Sachs, history, to help create a proposal in order to receive funding from the Grant Program for Digital Collections in Arts and Sciences, Sachs said “My angle on it is that climate change is actually a historical problem as well as a scientific problem,” Sachs said “ These kinds of photographs can be really useful for my field of environmental history to give a baseline of how these glaciers have changed over the last 100 years " To officially open the exhibit on Nov 10, Prichard gave a lecture about the history of Tarr’s expeditions in Greenland and Alaska and spoke about the glaciers specifically featured in the exhibit

“Some of these glaciers are retreating, just like the majority of glaciers in Alaska,” Pritchard said Some are static, and there are very few glaciers that get undo attention that are advancing like Hubbard Glacier, but also have soci-

etal importance ”

In addition to Hubbard Glacier, the exhibit focuses on pictures of the Nunatak Glacier and the Columbia Glacier

During his expeditions, Tarr had a variety of undergraduate and graduate students work with him Van Engeln, who also completed Cornell undergraduate

and graduate degrees, accompanied them and took many of the photos which are featured in the exhibit Many of the cameras used had a panoramic ability with a spring activated system, allowing for the wide pictures seen in the exhibit During the

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Depict Prof. Ralf Stockman Tarr’s 1896-1911

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“One of the long term goals of the project is to figure out where the pictures were taken originally,” Pritchard said “ We’re tr ying to compare what it looks like then to what it looks like now Julie’s goal is to go back on a trip to the spot where the original picture was from and take a ne w picture of it

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Big Day In #11: Foxing, Brightside, Izzy True, Sammus, Downtown Boys, Guerilla Toss & More Noon to midnight at The Haunt

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A few weeks ago, I wrote a column in this lovely section discussing how Justin Bieber staged the comeback of 2015 with the help of a few great pop songs and a disgustingly disingenuous P R campaign From crying at the VMAs to “opening up ” on Ellen about his manufactured relationship with Selena Gomez, Bieber’s public appearances over the last few months have represented everything artificial and controlled about pop culture While his new album intends to reposition Bieber as a mature pop singer who avoided the pitfalls that sideline most child stars, its promotional campaign has turned the guy ’ s life into more of a reality TV show than ever

Recent efforts have involved a “candid” and “ spontaneous ” date night with off-again girlfriend Selena Gomez at a classy Los Angeles restaurant an outing clearly not intended to coincide with the release of Purpose In a series of viral Instagram videos, Bieber snatches the lounge singer’s microphone to serenade his love perched atop the grand piano with the Temptations’ “My Girl” and an acoustic rendition of his own hit, “Sorry ” It was a scripted attempt at appearing sensitive, made more difficult to dismiss by Bieber’s undeniable charisma and dynamic vocal performance His PR stunts have often resembled the effect created by the casting of a talented actor in a contrived romantic comedy Just as you spend the whole runtime hoping they can transcend the confines of a melodramatic script, you pray that the end game of Bieber’s penitence is a collection of killer music Unfortunately, Purpose often plays like the musical equivalent to a plot point in Justin’s media campaign

In The New York Times review of the album, critic Jon Caramanica offers Bieber up as a cautionary tale for other male pop stars, arguing that “[ Justin’s] need for redemption pub-

Although he’s now headlining venues like The Haunt on (inter)national tours, Baltimore’s Dan Deacon got his start in DIY spaces around Charm City Spearheading the development of the Wham City collective, Deacon was instrumental in driving the now-renowned Baltimore electronic scene that he continues to participate in to this day Particularly known for his live performances, Deacon tends to perform in the crowd amidst a tangle of boxes, wires and gadgets With seven full-length albums under his belt, the electronic artist will have a lot of material to choose from on Thursday Ranging from glitchy computer music to sweeping contemporar y classical, Dan Deacon’s repertoire and his wacky live presence are sure to bring the unexpected to the Haunt

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lic and religious, in this case has throttled a worthy talent ” And he’s right: Purpose suffocates under the burden of redundant apologies and corny appeals to faith Nowhere is this more obvious than on the album’s title track, a wannabe piano ballad that concludes with a lo-fi recording of Justin preaching to his fans about not being “ too hard on yourself ” It’s an ill-advised strategy that recurs on “All In It,” an otherwise decent R&Bpop blend that closes out the album’s deluxe version These blind stabs at inspiration present condensed samplers of Purpose’ s most glaring flaws It’s difficult to imagine that, of the countless talents involved in the making of this album, not one person raised their hand to advise against such obtuse emotional appeals

Justin Bieber is not good at earning sympathy, and Purpose thrives when he works on developing his sound rather than trying to convince parents that it’s safe to play his music for their kids When his bland redemptive arc moves into the periphery, Justin’s skillsets shift into focus As a vocalist, he possesses an upper register that’s indescribably pure and light as a feather, allowing his words to nimbly skip across the beat and at times become a part of it It’s a singular ability he refined on this summer ’ s Skrillex-Diplo production “Where Are Ü Now,” which makes an appearance midway through Purpose’ s tracklist The tropical house-inflected “What Do You Mean” and “Sorry” are fashioned in the same vein as that ubiquitous tune, and they’re some of the only album cuts on which Bieber doesn’t sound fatigued (I stand by the former as one of the best pop songs of the year )

Beyond those upbeat singles, Justin excels most when his vocals are kept at close proximity and he is allowed to express

some semblance of personality beyond head-hanging remorse “Love Yourself,” a song probably more than co-written by Ed Sheeran, is a middle finger disguised as a love song to a former flame “I think you should be something I don’t want to hold back / Maybe you should know that,” Justin sings, seemingly building up to another forgiveness narrative before switching tones for the chorus: “My mama don’t like you, and she likes everyone ” It’s a beautifully immature response to heartbreak, just the kind of snark and personality that I wish characterized the album’s blander cuts Justin’s charisma is sourced from the same pools of pettiness that fueled the antics he begs forgiveness for; egotism defines his appeal as much as it does Drake’s It becomes clear during Purpose’ s R&B-inflected cuts that Bieber envisions himself as following in the footsteps of a certain other Justin, but his constant focus on power-washing his bad boy image undercuts him at every turn If actual songwriting were the focus here, sultry beats like those on “No Pressure” could have made for another “Sexy Back ” What we get instead is toothless R&B-pop sandwiched between cheesy soliloquies on faith What’s worse is that Bieber rarely sounds like he’s enjoying himself on these songs He only really cuts loose on deluxe edition tracks like “Been You” and “Get Used To It,” fantastic blends of disco, pop and R&B that’ll make you wonder what could’ve been

In an ideal world, Justin Bieber makes a proper album as his follow-up to Purpose For now, what we ’ ve got is a marketing move combined with a handful of top-notch pop songs

Chris Stanton is a junior in the College of Arts and Sciences He can be reached at chrisstanton27@gmail com

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These past few years, the Middle East has been exploding, figuratively and literally But there is one country that has made news headlines since its foundation Israel and her tumultuous relationship with her neighbors, especially Palestine, are at the forefront of the minds of most foreign journalists Matti Friedman, former correspondent for the Associated Press says, “When I was a correspondent at the A P , the agency had more than 40 staffers covering Israel and the Palestinian territories That was significantly more news staff than the A P had in China, Russia or India, or in all of the 50 countries of sub-Saharan Africa combined ” Yet, as Sarah Palmer noted in her latest blog post for The Sun, “Pop Culture, Politics and Perception; Importing Hate,” it’s not an easy subject to discuss, especially for those who aren ’ t so familiar with it Those who follow the situation tend to be sincerely invested in it, often for personal reasons, and often have a difficult time demonstrating their understanding of the conflict clearly, because it’s not so black and white Palmer is quite clear in her piece that she is not an expert and considers herself as an outsider, meaning someone who has not invested time into analyzing the current and past situation in Israel She opened up a discussion that, because of the situation’s complexity and historical significance, must be clarified and put into context

[Palmer] opened up a discussion that, because of the situation’s complexity and historical significance, must be clarified and put into context

These past months, there have been countless Palestinian attacks on Israeli citizens from within the walls of the Old City and throughout the rest of the country They are throwing boulders down on people and hiding mass amounts of weapons in the Al-Aqsa mosque 12-year-old children are brainwashed to stab Jews Knife-wielding extremists have assaulted elderly women A young boy on a bicycle was assaulted in Pisgat Zeev An Arab woman pretending to ask questions of a guard suddenly pulled out a knife and tried to stab him There is terror everywhere in Israel right now What have Palestinian leaders done to condemn this? Nothing Fatah encourages it The few extremist Jews who have attacked Palestinians are reprimanded by almost everyone in the country, and most impor tantly by the Israeli government Yes, all terrorism is awful and both sides have done wrong, but there is no moral equivalency between the Israeli and Palestinian leaders

The current state of turmoil in Israel began when Palestinian leaders incited attacks on Israelis by blatantly lying about an Israeli plan to change the policy at the Temple Mount that prohibits non-Muslims from praying at the holy site Abbas provoked religious Muslims with statements such as “the dirty feet” of Jews don’t belong in the Mosque This is by no means the first time Abbas has showed his support for terrorism In 2012, the Palestinian leader glorified the terrorists responsible for killing hundreds of Israelis and two American diplomats In 2013, he awarded Nayef Hawatmeh, the head of Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine (DFLP), the “highest order of the star of honor” for his work in committing dozens of terrorist attacks, including one assassination of 22 school children and 4 adults in Ma’alot In 2014, Abbas sent a letter to the family of the terrorist who tried to kill Yehudah Glick in Jerusalem, praising him for his actions and calling him a martyr Time and time again Abbas shows his support for terrorizing Israeli civilians and the current situation is no exception

This tension surrounding the Temple Mount dates back to 1967, when Israel was forced to defend itself yet again from the constant Syrian-sponsored Palestinian guerilla attacks from Jordan and Lebanon, and Egyptian war crimes, especially closing off the Straits of Tiran to Israeli trade Regardless of Israel’s appeal to Jordan to stay out of the war, they attacked and occupied U N headquar ters in Jer usalem, bringing the conflict to the holy city At the end of the war, Israel found itself in control of East Jerusalem, but the Temple Mount remained in the hands of the Jordanian Waqf Although every part of Israel practices religious freedom (which is why you see pictures of all different faiths at the Western Wall for instance), the Waqf only allows Muslims to pray at the Temple Mount and assigns specific hours of visitation rights for other religious groups There

The Israeli government has responded by taking security measures that inconvenience the lives of moderate Palestinians living in the West Bank As a response to an attempt to butcher everyone on a bus, Arabs living in East Talpiyot are now forced to drive all the way through Bethlehem, an hour out of the way, because they can no longer drive through Armon Hanastiv Abbas, Fatah, Hamas they are all supporting the men, women and children of all ages who are risking their lives to kill Israelis Unfortunately, the average Palestinian is suffering

This situation clearly does not boil down to a rumor about the Temple Mount Tension between Israelis and Palestinians has only escalated since the establishment of Israel in 1948 In the years leading up to this significant date, the Palestinians refused multiple proposals for a two-state solution, which would have established Israeli and Palestinian sovereignty in the land Rather than accepting any of the peaceful negotiations, the Palestinians and every surrounding Arab country declared war as soon as Israel declared its independence Since then, the hostility between the two nations has only grown through decades of wars, intifadas and terrorism

The first step in breaking this cycle is to change the education systems in Gaza and Palestinian Authority-controlled Area A of the West Bank Leaders, school teachers, imams and other role models indoctrinate Palestinian children to hate Je ws and Israelis It is not only the harsh conditions that some Palestinians live under that cause this terrorism Before we can move forward on the relations between neighboring countries, we must address the distorted and violent education of the Palestinian people We are all doing a disservice to the Palestinian children by ignoring the hate propagated under the Palestinian leaders

There is no moral equivalency between the Israeli government and the PLO or Arab terrorist organizations While the Israeli government is concerned for the safety of its citizens, the PLO holds almost no legitimacy among the Palestinians and organizations such as Hamas only advocate for terror When Palmer states that “leaders have helped to sensationalize the violence,” it must but clarified that one side deals with terrorism through trial and justice while the other applauds the attacks

Annie O’Toole | Trustee Viewpoint

Universities

What Does Cornell Owe Us?

are laboratories for ideas, scholarship and discover y A university’s academic mission is its top priority

At the heart of that academic mission is teaching students to become the next generation of thought leaders But when students pay tuition and decide to attend a University, they expect more from the institution than just what they receive in the classroom How much “ extra ” should the university be expected to provide?

There is such a thing as too much involvement in students’ lives When our parents and grandparents were in college, the in loco parentis doctrine applied Universities could interfere with students’ personal lives and repress what they considered immoral behavior They routinely imposed curfews, regulated relationships between women and men and restricted free speech

This doctrine has fallen out of favor, and I don’t think many people wish to return to it Yet, we do expect our University to have an impact on our students’ lives outside of the classroom

We expect tangible infrastructure and amenities housing, dining, transportation, health ser vices, physical fitness centers, student centers and libraries We expect a rich community experience student organizations, resource centers, Greek life, speakers and the arts We expect a positive campus culture and climate thoughtfulness, respect, opportunities for speech and expression, acceptance and kindness

Still, the debate on college campuses and news outlets throughout the countr y has drawn increased scrutiny to the question: What does our institution owe us?

How much can Cornell dictate what our students, faculty and

We are right to expect tangible infrastructure and amenities, a rich community experience and a positive campus culture and climate. Cornell is our home, our community and our cultural sphere.

staff, think or say? How much should Cornell dictate what we think or say? What is healthy disagreement and challenging one ’ s own thoughts and beliefs, which should be encouraged? What is hateful speech that should be condemned? Where is the line? Around that line, how can we and how should we stamp out the undercurrent of ignorance and judgment that runs through our campus?

These are not easy questions to answer But in taking on the responsibility to provide an educational experience that shapes both our minds and our lives, Cornell owes it to us to work towards answering these questions

We are right to expect infrastructure and amenities, a rich community experience and a positive campus culture and climate Cornell is our home, our community and our cultural sphere

But when we think about what Cornell owes us, “Cornell” does not just mean the administration The responsibility for answering these difficult questions does not lie with a single actor The administration is responsible for enforcing the Campus Code of Conduct when bias incidents occur But we cannot reduce the frequency of these occurrences without grassroots change

Cornell is all of us: It is the administration, students, faculty and staff

We must work together to confront the aspects of our campus culture that range from uncomfortable to hateful We are all part of the Cornell community, and our climate will not change unless ever y corner of the community takes ownership over tackling these challenges

Annie O’Toole is the graduate student-elected trustee She can be reached a anniedotoole@gmail com Trustee Viewpoint appears on alternate Tuesdays this semester

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m e m b e r i n g o f h u m a n b a b i e s a n d w i t h t h e s e l l i n g o f b o d y p a r t s ” Bu t i n Au g u s t , Hu c k a b e e m a d e c o m m e n t s s t r i k i n g l y s i m i l a r t o t h a t o f t h e s u s p e c t w h e n h e a s s e r t e d , “ I w o u l d a l s o i n v o k e t h e 1 5 t h a n d 1 4 t h A m e n d m e n t s T h i s i s t h e p ow e r t h a t w e h a v e t o s t o p t h i s i n c r e d i b l e , b a r b a r i c s c o u r g e o f a b o r t i o n s I w o u l d l e t t h o s e w h o w a n t t o s l a u g h t e r b a b i e s , t h o s e w h o w a n t t o s e l l t h e i r b o d y p a r t s , l e t t h e m s u e m e ” W h i l e R e p u b l i c a n c a n d id a t e B e n C a r s o n h a s c a l l e d t h e a t t a c k a “ h a t e c r i m e ” a n d s u gg e s t e d t h a t , “ I f w e c a n g e t r i d o f t h e r h e t o r i c f r o m e i t h e r s i d e a n d a c t u a l l y t a l k a b o u t t h e f a c t s , I t h i n k t h a t ’ s w h e n w e b e g i n t o m a k e p r o g r e s s , ” h i s p r e v i o u s s e n t i m e n t s , h ow e v e r, s t r i k e a s c o n t r a d i c t o r y In Ju l y, C a r s o n t o l d C N N t h a t P l a n n e d Pa r e n t h o o d , “d o e s n ’ t s e e m t o u n d e r s t a n d t h e s a n c t i t y o f h u m a n l i f e a n d i s w i l l i n g t o d e s t r oy t h a t , ” a s w e l l a s c a l l i n g t h e w o m e n ’ s h e a l t h o r g a n i z a t i o n , “ a n o r g an i z a t i o n w h o s e f o u n d e r b e l i e v e d i n e u g e n i c s ” T h e s e c o m m e n t s s e e m e v e n m o r e r e m a r k a b l e w h e n c o n s i de r i n g Dr C a r s o n h i m s e l f c o nd u c t e d r e s e a r c h u s i n g f e t a l t i ss u e f r o m a b o r t e d f e t u s e s d u ri n g h i s m e d i c a l c a r e e r In t h e s e c o n d G O P d e b a t e i n S e p t e m b e r, C a r l y Fi o r i n a m a i n t a i n e d , i n a n e g r e g i o u s l i e , t h a t o n e o f t h e a f o r e m e nt i o n e d l e a k e d P l a n n e d Pa r e n t h o o d v i d e o s d i s p l a y e d , “ a f u l l y f o r m e d f e t u s o n t h e t a b l e , i t s h e a r t b e a t i n g , i t s l e g s k i c k i n g w h i l e s o m e o n e s a y s , ‘ We h a v e t o k e e p i t a l i v e t o h a r v e s t i t s b r a i n ’ ” Re s p o n d i n g t o t h e P l a n n e d Pa r e n t h o o d v i d e o s i n Se p t e m b e r, C h r i s C h r i s t i e p r oc l a i m e d t h a t D e m o c r a t i c f r o n t - r u n n e r Hi l l a r y C l i n t o n s u p p o r t s , “ t h e s y s t e m a t i c m u rd e r o f c h i l d r e n i n t h e w o m b t o p r e s e r v e t h e i r b o d y p a r t s i n a w a y t h a t m a x i m i z e s t h e i r v a l u e f o r s a l e f o r p r o f i t ” T h i s p a s t Su n d a y, Se n a t o r Te d C r u z a t t e m p t e d t o f u r t h e r d e f l e c t f r o m t h e i s s u e , l a b e l i n g t h e s u s p e c t a , “ t r a n s g e n d e r e d l e f t i s

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r n e d t o t h e n e t Vo o r h e i s l e d t h e R e d t o t h e i r f i r s t shutout of the y e a r i n a strong showing over Vermont, tallying an impressive nine saves i n t h e f i r s t p e r i o d a n d t h e n e n j o y i n g a t w o - p e r i o d s p a n where the Red defense only gave up seven shots

However, the Red have been on a tear as of late and show no signs of slowing down In its last six games, the team averaged close to four goals per game, one of the highest rates in the countr y Two weeks ago, the Red were amongst the bottom tier teams in terms of goal product i o n n o w

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The Red flipped the script from the previous night’s game and dominated in power plays, o u t - g a i n i n g Ve r m o n t , 7 - 3 Cornell took advantage of these precious oppor tunities, scoring goals on three of these possessions Overall, the Red would outshoot the Catamounts, 2316

The first 15 minutes of the game were close, with each team held scoreless However, Knee striked with three minutes left in the period and Poudrier carried on this momentum with a goal three minutes into the second A l a t e s e c o n d p e r i o d g o a l b y

with 2 50 goals per game

“By moving t h e p u c k q u i c k l y a n d c re a t i n g s p a c e for ourselves, we should be able to find lanes to the net and be cer tain we are the first to any rebounds,” said junior for ward Kaitlin Doering “In order for us to initiate scoring oppor tunities, we need to make sure we have a strong net presence and aren ’ t limiting ourselves to the perimeter of the ice ” Besides an early season slip u p a g a i n s t a r g u a b l y t h e b e s t team in the countr y where the R e d g a v e u p e i g h t

s been one of the more stifling teams defensively in the ECAC If the offense can keep up the c u r r e n t p r o d u c t i o n , C o r n e l l seems to be in a good position down the stretch

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Red Drops Matches to Nebraska, Rutgers at Grapple

By SHAN DHALIWAL Sun Staff Writer

Madison Square Garden is an intimidating venue for an athlete, no matter his or her skill level The Cornell wrestling team traveled down to the Garden this past weekend to compete in the annual Grapple at the Garden, where it dropped two matches to No 5 Nebraska and No 14 Rutgers, a day after the Cornell men ’ s ice hockey team went up against Boston University at the same venue

“For the most part, we wrestled tough and a lot of the younger guys got some experience, especially wrestling in front of such a huge crowd and a big arena, ” junior and former All-American Brian Realbuto said “It was a good experience for a lot of our younger guys and they went out there and didn’t hold back which was good ”

Realbuto finished with two victories, defeating No 15 Micah Barnes of Nebraska and Phil Bakuckas of Rutgers Senior Nahshon Garrett and junior Gabe Dean also both finished the day 2-0

There were not many other positives that came out of the matches Both Rutgers and Nebraska defeated the Red handily, 21-13 and 21-14 respectively

“We have a lot of work to do technically,” Realbuto said “I think something that comes with experience is just learning all of the little tricks and strategies to give yourself an advantage during a match, and I think our young guys still have a lot to learn in that regard ”

Garrett agreed

“As a team, everyone has little things that they need to work on, ” he said “Just very little specific things that everyone needs to concentrate their time and focus on, whether it’s specific drills or specific situations that they can be more accustomed to, so when they’re in that situation they’re able to handle it better ”

An important part of developing as a team is helping the freshmen on the team acclimate to collegiate wrestling Realbuto said a lot of the older wrestlers know that helping with this transition is essential

“We have a pretty close-knit team, and a lot of older guys make themselves available to younger guys for technique or strategy or mental preparation for matches,” he said “I think that’s something that’s starting to show with guys like Jeremy [Sweany]

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Freshman Jeremy Sweany had an outstanding perfor-

mance against Nebraska, defeating No 13 Collin Jensen He was the only freshman to come away with a victory

“We just expect a lot out of them,” Garrett added “We expect that they’re going to be great ”

The Red will get a chance to turn things around this weekend at the Las Vegas Invitational, the team ’ s final tournament of the semester The tournament will take place on Friday and Saturday

Both Garrett and Realbuto said there is not much more the Red can do physically to prepare for the tournament

“One of the best things we should do is to make sure that everyone is focused not on the past, but on the future and what we can do to get better,” Garrett said “This week is going to be week of very small adjustments that will lead to greater success ”

Realbuto also emphasized the importance of each

wrestler sharpening his mental game

“I don’t think that there’s much more we ’ re going to be able to do physically in the next couple of days besides getting in a good workout and managing our weight correctly,” he said “Making some mental adjustments and some tactical adjustments is really going to make a big difference ”

The Red still have until Jan 15 to prepare for Ivy League competition, during which time the Red’s postseason chances will be determined

“There’s still a lot of room for growth, and we have a long season, ” Realbuto said “Showing guys what’s possible through hard work is important [for] helping them achieve their goals ”

Shan Dhaliwal can be reached at sdhaliwal@cornellsun com

Icers Sweep Vermont Classic on Weekend

Squad wins games against University of Vermont, Boston University

By SHANE LEWIS Sun Assistant Sports Editor

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his week is a crucial point in the NFL season With five weeks remaining and the majority of teams still in the playoff hunt, the next few Sundays will feature

do-or-die games across the league Below I will examine the position of all 32 teams through 12 weeks

Pan th e rs (11-0): Through 12 weeks, Cam Newton is the frontrunner for MVP Even with the weakest receiving corps in the league, I like Carolina’s chances of finishing 16-0

Pa t r i o t s (10-1): Minus Edelman, Amendola and Dion Lewis, the Pats nearly beat a great Denver team on the road in the snow Both Edelman and Amendola should be healthy come playoff time A seventh Super Bowl appearance may be on the way for