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Care to dance? | Students participate in a ballroom dancing event designed to celebrate inclusivity on campus

Overlooked and Unaddressed:

Students Fight Campus Ableism

By RACHEL WHALEN Sun Senior Writer

She walked into the classroom, prepared to take her exam, when she noticed the chair behind her desk was not conducive to her scoliosis Sitting in a chair for long periods of time hurts her back, so she requested a different one

She kept her head down to avoid any unwanted attention, but her classmates began to comment

“I don’t want people to come up and ask anything, and lo and behold I get people coming up and saying ‘Oh, look at you and your special privileges,’” said Nicole Agaronnik ’19 “I’m about to take a test, I don’t need to be

disclosing about my disability ” This example of ableism the discrimination against people with disabilities does not come as a surprise to many disabled students on campus According to Student Disability Services, approximately 1,450 students registered as having a disability and/or as needing accommodations due to a disability in the 2015 to 2016 school year Student Disability Services defines a person with a disability as someone who has a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities, has a record of such an impairment and is regarded

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Judge Suggests C.U. Revise Sexual Assault Policy 6.4

By ALISHA GUPTA Sun Staff Writer

At a preliminar y hearing at Tompkins County

amended

Attorney Alan Sash, representing a client identified as John Doe, alleged at the hearing that Cornell University mishandled his client’s sexual assault claim because of his gender, calling it “shameful” that Cornell tried to get the lawsuit thrown out

Doe’s lawsuit alleges that when he and another student, identified as Jane Roe, accused each other of sexual assault, Cornell’s Title IX coordinator, Sarah Affel, assigned a Title IX investigator to the case who was “biased and one-sided" and "abusive, insensitive and disrespectful to [Doe] during an interview ”

When Doe alerted Affel on Oct 2 that he was filing a sex discrimination claim against the investigator, the Title IX office said the sex discrimination complaint would not be reviewed until the sexual assault investigations were complete, the lawsuit claims

Doe claims that Cornell’s delay violates federal law mandating “ prompt ” investigations, in addition to University policy 6 4, which establishes guidelines for investigations of discrimination, sexual harassment, sexual assault and violence

At Wednesday’s hearing, Judge Faughnan asked the Cornell representation why there was a delay in the investigation of the discrimination complaint

“If a student uses a racial epithet against another, do we wait for the grade period?” he asked

Cornell said the example was not an issue of discrimination, but of harassment, adding that handling

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Santorum: Protesters Exemplify ‘Liberal Intolerance’

By KATHERINE HEANEY Sun Staff Writer

During his two presidential campaigns and throughout his terms in the House and Senate, Rick Santorum’s evangelical conservative views prompted protests at his events His visit to Cornell was no exception

The Cornell Republicans hosted Santorum as their fall speaker Wednesday night in Statler Auditorium, where he shared his political ideology and expectations for the future of American politics under Donald Trump, the candidate he endorsed for president

Santorum was confronted by a hostile audience almost continuously throughout his lecture, often forced to pause his talk when his comments were met by jeers, boos and vocal protests

However, one of the tensest moments came after his lecture, in a question and answer session,

when a student confronted him on his views on gay conversion therapy

The student began tifying as both “ a gay son of faith ”

“I spent about a d conversion therapy,” t was abusive, it was fra unethical ” The student asked ate conversations wit leaders about the pr lems involved in co version therap

Santorum replied b encouraging anyone abused to report the

Students condemn ‘extremist’ views

By ANNA DELWICHE Sun Senior Writer

xist, anti-gay m go away, ” proted outside of s attendees lined he politician’s lecby the Cornell on Wednesday

s of Cornell stuts and Ithaca ommunity memers gathered to ppose Santorum’s past comments about marginalized groups and Christian ideol-

ogy, specifically as they affect in political decisions on issues such as contraception and abortion

“Our statement is a very simple statement we ’ re not looking at how the dynamics worked but we are baffled by the fact that such a platform was offered to [Santorum], especially with the kind of politics that this campus is proud to represent, like education for all and inclusion,” Valeria

Dani grad said

Several Ithaca and Cornell community members said they were shocked by what they referred to as the “normalizing” nature of the discourse surround-

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Daybook

Standing Rock Fund-Raiser

10 a m - 6 p m , Lobby, Willard Straight Hall

Thursday, December 1, 2016

Let’s Get Real: Mistakes and Failure During Study

Abroad as Learning Moments

Noon - 2 p m , 22 Plant Sciences Building

Contemporary Conversation: Art and Disability 5:15 p m , Johnson Museum

Cornell Creates: Startup Stories

5 - 6 p m , 175 Warren Hall

Reframing Holocaust Testimony

5:30 - 7 p m , 110 White Hall

2016 K-Pop Noraebang Contest 12:20 - 1:45 p m , 700 Clark Hall

Standing Rock Fundraiser

10 a m - 6 p m , Lobby, Willard Straight Hall

Some Ethico-Aesthetic Problems In the Theory of Civil Disobedience: Rethinking the Exemplerity of the Civil Rights Movement Noon, 404 Morrill Hall

Populists, Progressives and the Present 3:30 - 5:30 p m , 182 Myron Taylor Hall

Cannes Film Festival Internship Information Session 3 - 4 p m , 124 Schwartz Center for Performing Arts

The Data of Cultural Inequality 4:30 p m , 258 Goldwin Smith Hall

Cornell in Hollywood Information Session 6 p m , 124 Schwartz Center for Performing Arts

Mini Locally Grown Dance Festival

7:30 p m , Class of 56 Dance Theatre, Schwart Cener for Performing Arts

SALSA en VIVO!

Live Latin Music Til You Drop 9 p m - 1 a m , Big Red Barn

Cook House Dean Fosters Out-of-Classroom Connections

By JOSH GIRSKY Sun News Editor

Students not able to go home for Thanksgiving have always been able to find a place at her table Now in her first year as House Dean of Alice Cook House, Prof Shorna Allred, natural resources, continues hosting students at her apar tment, often accommodating up to 40 at a time

After returning from sabbatical last semester, Allred said she and her family were looking to live in a vibrant community, where they could regularly interact with students outside of teaching “I’m really passionate about engaged learning for students and how impor tant

o u t - o f - t h e - c l a s s r o o m experiences are for students,” she said, adding that she has tried to dedicate her career to creating those experiences for students “ This was another way for me to continue that passion of mine and continue engaging with students informally, outside of the classroom ”

husband’s southern upbringing

“We thought it would be something positive, not only for me and my career, but also [my family] would gain a lot of value from talking to students and interacting with students,” she said

However, Allred’s decision to live next to hundreds of undergraduates was not just for herself She explained that it was a family decision, incorporating strong input from her husband and with a lot of thought as to how the change would affect her six-year-old son

In the end, her family decided the move was the right choice, which Allred partially attributed to her and her

By JOSH GIRSKY Sun News Editor

Several faculty members fired back this week after being accused of discriminating against conservative students by a new website called Professor Watchlist, which claims over 200 professors, including three at Cornell, supposedly “advance a radical agenda in the lecture halls ”

Prof Emeritus Kenneth McClane, English, who was named for criticizing the Republican Party’s “anti-scientific rhetoric” around climate change, was unapologetic about his comments and reaffirmed the reality of climate change

After several months in the position, the Allred family has enjoyed being surrounded by a sea of undergraduate friends In addition to interacting with “ smart, ambitious, fun” and diverse students, she said her son has also gotten the chance to join in on campus activism

The Friday after the election, Allred said she and her son participated in the walkout so “[her son] could see students having their voices heard ” While other professors might not enjoy having a wall-thin barrier between themselves and their students, Allred said she takes advantage of the close proximity to fur ther her relationships with students However, this is not the only way she minimizes traditional obstacles

In the Department of Natural Resources, Allred’s research combines humanities with hard sciences by examining how climate change affects different cultures, and the resiliency that different cultures display after major natural disasters

Allred said working at Cornell which was one of the first institutions to create a research unit focusing on social science aspects of the environment is her dream job

Prof Andrew Little, government, who is also named on the site, said that although being listed is somewhat annoying, concerns over the website “might be overblown ”

“I certainly don’t aim to promote any particular political viewpoint in my classes and am eager to teach students of any ideology,” Little said “I hope that conservative students don’t avoid taking my classes or trying to work with me on this basis ”

“I hope that conservative students don’t avoid taking my classes or trying to work with me on this basis ”

Prof Andrew Little

“If that is radical thinking, it certainly is not among most educational communities,” he said “If listing others and me is an attempt at silencing me, it will not work And given that I taught people to write poems and stories, my politics rarely was in evidence [in class] ”

McClane added that the website is an attempt at bullying, but one that will not make him change his beliefs

“I’ll say it again: ‘Global warming is real,’” he said

Although some have called the watchlist a threat to freedom of speech on campus, Interim Chair of the Government Department

Nicholas van de Walle said the site is “ too amateurish to really constitute a threat to academic freedom ”

“Still, I think [the site] is profoundly anti-intellectual and petty, in its unfortunate combination of intellectual confusion expressing political views does not constitute propaganda and mean-spiritedness,” he said

Prof Sara Pritchard, science and technology studies, who was also named on the list, did not respond to a request for comment

During her sabbatical, Allred said she and her family lived in Thailand, where she examined how catastrophic flooding impacted communities and how the role of organizations, such as the government, changed as a result an interdisciplinary approach she said she views as increasingly important

“We need more disciplines working together because the issues facing society today are complex, and they require the expertise of multiple disciplines working on them together,” she said

Allred’s work in Southeast Asia did not stop there She started the Global Citizenship and Sustainability Program several years ago to give students “community-based research experience in Southeast Asia ”

Through the program, Allred brings Cornellians to the region to learn research skills, as well as develop general leadership ability, including teamwork and engagement

Allred pointed out that the program is “ not just privileged students at Cornell going abroad,” but rather stresses an exchange and makes an effort to bring students from places such as Thailand to study at Cornell

“My faith

is

in the young leaders of tomorrow that can make the world a better place.”

Allred’s work fits with one of her strong beliefs, that students have agency She said she hopes students realize they have control over how they make a difference in the world

“I study resiliency and I think it also applies to individuals,” she said “I hope students see what it is to be a resilient individual, what it means to cope with adversity and defeat, but to do so in a way that you ’ re always learning from it ”

This belief, Allred said, has been especially strong in the wake of the election of Donald Trump

“My faith is in the young leaders of tomorrow that can make the world a better place, but it’s not just about opposing the system it’s about being the system, ” she said “You will be the leaders of tomorrow ”

Students Attack Santorum’s ‘Extremism’

PROTEST

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ing Santorum’s invitation

“ I a m ve r y d i s a p p o i n t e d i n t h e C o r n e l l

Republicans club for deciding to choose Rick Santorum to be a speaker at our University,” said Ashley Vincent ’17 “I do not understand why our institution would support such a person especially when so many here on our campus are marginalized already ”

According to Olivia Corn ’19, chair of Cornell Republicans, Santorum was the “perfect person ” to “ return the club’s focus back to representing the Republican Party and conservative thought,” The Sun previously reported

c

Prof Barbara Regenspan, edu-

description implies that Santorum is a “normal, intellectual, political thinker who was going to teach the students about conservatism ”

Pa

ty “I am happy that he is here because people like us can come out to protest and say that we ’ re not okay with it,” Coffy said “At the end of the day, had he not come we could have continued in a state of complacency but this provokes action ”

Toby March, a protester and member of Showing Up for Racial Justice a public organization and chapter in the national SURJ group created to show support for the Black Lives Matter movement also said the event and protest incited discussion of varying viewpoints

“For people who might be more ambivalent or not really knowing who he is or what he’s about, it’s important to have a protest voice here to make the o p p o s i t i o n k n ow n p u b l i c l y, ” March said

“People here are unified in the position that they will not normalize extremism.”

Santorum’s policies “fascist” and plastering posters with the politician’s prior statements, Regenspan and other protesters said they hoped to show that Santorum does not represent conservatism, nor does he represent Cornell

“He is an extremist,” Regenspan said “The most important thing is we do not want to be normalizing extremism under the rubric of conservatism [which] is not about hate People here are unified in the position that they will not normalize extremism

Santorum being invited to speak, all were united in their discord with his viewpoints

Some protesters, like Rochenelle Coffy ’17, were even glad Santorum came because of the evocative protest that ensued

While Coffy said she chose to protest because she “[doesn’t] believe bigotry should have any place on this campus, ” she said she still thought Santorum’s invitation was important for the Cornell communi-

A protest occurred across the street, at a location designated for protesters by the police While in line for the event, some students snapped pictures on their phones, w h i le ot h er s s ho u t e d b a ck in reply, both in agreement and disagreement with the protest

“I appreciate the fact that they’re making it clear that Cornell students don’t stand for the hateful things that Rick Santorum stands for,” said Clara Ricketts ’20 “And I wish it were bigger ”

Several students in line were actually part of another protest, which started with a group of friends who then spread the message on Facebook, according to Elise Czuchna ’18 These protesters passed around rainbow-colored ribbons, as a visual sign of students’ disagreement with Santorum’s opinions and as a display of their alliance with the LGBT community

“We are here today in solidarity against him to show our support in numbers for those people who his comments and his stance attack because a lot of his beliefs and the things that he says do attack the identities of a lot of individuals that are on campus, ” Czuchna said

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Santorum Discusses Catholic Faith, Loss of Jobs

LECTURE

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incident to the church or law enforcement, in order to ensure that an investigation and report are filed

“But to suggest that anyone going through that struggle is being counseled in a way that is abusive and fraudulent, when it is in fact within the church’s guidelines, I think is throwing the baby out with the bathwater,” Santorum said Earlier in his talk, Santorum said he enjoys speaking on college campuses, where conservative viewpoints are often underrepresented He acknowledged that most Ivy League universities are overwhelmingly liberal, but said he appreciates the opportunity expose students a diverse array of opinions

“That’s actually a great gift,” Santorum said of being a conservative student on a liberal campus “Because you get to hone your skills and hear the best arguments from a lot of smart people who have different points of view than you ”

Ironically, Santorum’s train of thought was cut short by protesters who stood, raised their fists and interrupted Santorum, challenging his stances

The lecture, like most Cornell Republican guest events, began with a reading of Cornell’s policy of free speech on campus, which acknowledges students’ right to protest, as long they allow the speaker to articulate his or her views, and allow their fellow students to listen Santorum’s lecture was paused midway through so that the statement could be read again, as protesters were continually hindering the speaker’s ability to address attendees

The Cornell Republicans, as well as Santorum, reminded students and community members they would have the chance to speak during the question and answer period at the end of the event

Chair of Cornell Republicans Olivia Corn ’19

called the protesters “ very rude and disrespectful ”

She said the group spent nearly $5,000 for security on the event, and that even though she understands that many attendees disagree with Santorum’s political views, she said their behavior was not justified

“I completely understand if you don’t agree with Santorum’s ideology There are lot of different things I don’t agree with,” she said “At the same time the childish way that they acted does reflect very badly on the school and makes Cornell look very intolerant Nobody wants to hear a different opinion and that’s a serious problem and tonight it was exposed ”

Corn stressed the need to “further look into different opinions,” criticizing the way the protesters “shut [Santorum] down” instead of listen-

“That was very disappointing to me as a conservative student on an overwhelmingly liberal campus.”

ing to what he had to say

“That was very disappointing to me as a conservative student on an overwhelmingly liberal campus, ” she said

The lecturer also said that he suspected the students interrupting the speech claimed to champion tolerance around campus While he noted that the majority of students attending the lecture were respectful, even if they did not agree with his views, he criticized the vocal minority of protestors for exemplifying “liberal intolerance ”

Santorum continued his lecture by speaking about his book, Blue Collar Conservatives, which he wrote in response to the loss of domestic manufacturing jobs Santorum noted that the offshoring of industrial jobs is a significant problem in the United States and a cause of many Americans’ financial struggles

Santorum added that wages have decreased because immigrants compete with domestic labor and are willing to work for less, a statement that was met with vocal boos He also said the United States has welcomed more immigrants in the past 20 years than ever before, which he called a factor of the “increasing American angst ”

Santorum was then interrupted again by an audience member who shouted, “We are all immigrants,” before the audience was reminded again to save comments until the end of the lecture

“Do you know what ‘the end of the lecture’ means?” Santorum asked “Do you know what rights and civil liberties are?” shouted another audience member

During the question and answer session, questions focused on Santorum’s stances on climate change, LGBT rights and religion in relation to politics

Santorum said he is committed to his Roman Catholic faith and tries to “adhere to what the church teaches ”

“The church says ‘love thy neighbor as yourself,’” he said “And that’s all your neighbors ”

Another audience member saw the apparent contradiction in this answer, asking how Santorum can preach loving “all your neighbors” without supporting marriage equality

“The church teaches that marriage is between men and women, ” Santorum said In response to Hillary Clinton’s book It Takes a Village, Santorum wrote the book It Takes a Family

“Half of American kids today will grow up in a house without a father,” he said, stressing that a two-parent nuclear family is “healthy ” Santorum concluded by thanking the Cornell Republicans for having him and walked off the stage, leaving the audience to a mix of praise and frustration

Katherine Heaney can be reached at kheaney@cornellsun com

Students Clash Over Protests

OPPOSITION

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However, some students in line, like Nikhil Dhingra ’20, opposed the protesting chants that told Santorum to “ go away ”

“If you ’ re encouraging conservative speakers to leave our campus, then you ’ re going to have one narrative for our entire four years here and I think that’s counterproductive,” Dhingra said “I believe that protesting his stances and ideology is totally valid but telling him to leave is very counterproductive and doesn’t allow for a good discussion ”

Many organizers started planning the protest at a SURJ meeting in Ithaca Monday night, according to March However, Regenspan explained that there was no single group that sponsored protest

Rather, the protest was sparked by other groups, such as Ithaca Taking Action, Cornell Coalition for Inclusion and Diversity and a public Facebook event spread to Cornell students, according to March

“It’s great to see democracy at work with these protests, ” said Larry Zmoira ’20 “If you agree with him or not, I think anyone can appreciate that they’re fighting for what they believe in ”

Anna Delwiche can be reached at adelwiche@cornellsun com

Suit Charges Bias Marred Investigation

the discrimination filing immediately would set a bad precedent and allow students to claim discrimination to circumvent policy

Sash disagreed, saying a jury should know if an investigator is biased and adding that Cornell’s argument allows investigators to discriminate against students without consequence

“ Waiting until Jane Roe’s investigation was complete had no basis,” Sash said “That was an ad hoc decision by Title IX staff ”

After hearing both arguments, Judge Faughnan said Cornell’s policy 6 4 is neither immediate nor direct, as it suggests, and should be updated Faughnan also questioned why Cornell is arguing to have the case dismissed, adding that if the university was confident no discrimination took place, they should not be concerned with the lawsuit

Alisha

reached at agupta@cornellsun com

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as having such an impairment Fo

, ableism is rampant both in and out of the classroom

When asked if he has experienced ableism on campus, Jonathan Goldstein ’17, the threeyear president of Cornell Union for Disability Awareness, answered emphatically, “Yes, most definitely ” “Speaking candidly, ableism is something I experience quite frequently,” he said “I personally receive extended time for exams as one of my accommodations, and I’ve had some faculty who’ve said things like, do you really need that?

Or, maybe you’ll get a higher score because you have more time I’ve had people who’ve said things like, are you trying to ‘ game the system’?”

But many believe the grip of ableism on society extends far beyond Cornell’s classrooms

Last year, Cornell participated in an Association of American Universities report called the “Campus Climate Sur vey on Sexual Assault and Sexual Misconduct ” According to the report, students who reported having a disability have been sexually assaulted at a rate that was more than twice as high as those who did not have a disability

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Rachel Whalen can be reached at rwhalen@cornellsun com

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What happened to the Waiters?

Re: “Cayuga’s Waiters Suspended for Code of Conduct Violations,” News, Sept 20

On Sept 20, readers of The Cornell Daily Sun learned that the Cayuga’s Waiters, Cornell’s oldest all-male a cappella group, was suspended by the University for undescribed violations of the Campus Code of Conduct This writer has since learned that the Waiters has been dragged through the University’s disciplinary system, convicted on three counts of hazing and group-punished accordingly

This brings to mind a few questions

Why did The Sun not keep on top of this story and report the outcome?

Why does the University’s Hazing Incidents webpage not describe the nature of the hazing that the Cayuga’s Waiters organization was penalized for?

How are Cornell groups expected to avoid hazing (now an entirely elastic term) if the specifics of the offense are not reported to the public?

Cornell’s Office of the Judicial Administrator is running a true Star Chamber with closed proceedings, secret allegations of misconduct, secret testimony from anonymous informers, secret punishments and compulsory non-disclosure of rulings I am reminded of the East German Ministerium für Staatssicherheit (STASI) during the Cold War

This system of phony justice has already crushed the University’s once-independent fraternity system No doubt many will be pleased by that, but turning students into informers ratting out their colleagues via the ubiquitous informer hotlines, is socially poisonous

I am glad that I attended the University in better times

H.

William Fogle, Jr. ’70

T h i s S t r a n g e E n t i t y

Ispent roughly one hour and 10 minutes twice a week for an entire semester discussing the body I’ve thought that after the amount of time spent reading about this physical entity and believe me, even English classes about the body know how to work you and pondering over its purpose, I thought I would come closer to understanding what this thing I’m living in is

The body to me is such a beautiful thing The unique aspects of each and every body fascinates me I think it’s lovely the way skin folds and smooths I appreciate the wrinkles that appear around the eyes when people smile and the ones that remain I laugh at my bony toes and love my friend’s knobby knees Although my relationship with the body hasn’t always been completely positive, I think I’ve always had a sense of appreciation for it

But I know that some people’s relationships with their body have been far from positive Pressure from society has impacted the way people especially women see their body in dangerous ways From covers of magazines to social media posts to actresses in TV shows, women feel the need to look a certain way in order to be liked and considered “beautiful ” As much as many of us know what goes on behind photos in order for women to appear the way they do, it would be unrealistic to say we don’t have some kind of desire, at one point or another, to look like that ideal

What I’ve come to realize in the past few months is how powerful the body is in dictating the interactions we have with people every single day The first thing someone sees when they meet you is your physical body It acts as a display of oneself But why should it have the ability to do so? Is the color of our skin, the shape of our eyes or the length of our hair true indicators of who we really are? When we discussed the body in class, we touched upon the complex aspects of it, such as its relation to race, sexuality and disability We read texts about how race, seemingly portrayed by the physical body, has been responsible for the “othering” that occurs within minority groups We watched the film Freaks and Hedwig and the Angry Inch and examined how different bodies differences influenced by physical disability or sexual differences lead to a similar type of “othering ”

Having been so engrossed with this deeper meaning of the body, the answers I got from questions I asked for a final group project surprised me, although before taking the class, I wouldn’t have batted an eye My group decided to ask friends, family members and acquaintances questions about their body, such as what they believed physically defined them and what about their body they loved We would use these

answers in a visual art project

What I’ve come to realize in the past few months is how powerful the body is in dictating the interactions we have with people every single day.

When people responded to our questions, they focused on their weight They talked about their hair They complained about their hips They admitted to being “just average ” I guess I had expected something else Maybe I wanted to know how he felt being a straight white male Perhaps I thought she would talk about what it meant to be both an Asian and a female But I thought about how I would respond to my own questions, and my own hypocrisies came to life I would, similarly, talk about how my dyed hair is a defining factor about me I would, in response to a question about how others view me, respond with something about my petite figure

And I think it’s because things such as race and sexuality are associated with our identities, and there’s a difference between thinking about ourselves (in terms of our identity and personality) and our bodies

When we think about our bodies, we immediately focus on the physical traits that make us up our strong legs from running track and field, the scars on our back from when we got in an accident, our wide hips that make jean shopping such a hassle It’s interesting to think that the things that so influence who we are, and are responsible for our physical traits, are not the immediate things that come to mind when we are asked to think of our bodies There are people, of course, who would find it impossible to separate, say, their race from their physicalness But for the majority of people I talked to and my other group members found it to be the same we focus on our eyes, our hands, our legs I think it’s our culture, too, that has made us so critical of the features of our body As I said earlier, social media and other outlets have made us hyper aware of the differences between our bodies and the ones posted in magazines or hung up in Times Square So when we think about ourselves, we ’ re thinking of our bodies in comparison to others

I could write pages on what I believe the body is; what it stands for, what it does Even then, I still have dozens of questions about this strange entity we inhabit and something as powerful and complex as it will take time to understand But I think it’s important to not only appreciate the individual features and attributes of our bodies, but to think more deeply about what truly defines us and why we allow them to do so

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Lov e a n d L o a t h i n g I n U p s t a t e N e w Yo r k Paul Russell is a sophomore in the College of Industrial and Labor Relations He can be reached at prussell@cornellsun com Russelling Feathers appears alternate Wednesdays this semester

Thismonth of November felt like a political eternity The sheer magnitude of unexpected, often upsetting, revelations could have easily provoked the temptation to drop out of political awareness Nonetheless, I have been inspired to see a resurgence of organization and motivation However, as the left settles into our new oppositional role, it is important to take account of the multifaceted risks we face from the Trump administration In particular, I identify an array of four particularly significant areas of concern

Perhaps it is best to start with foreign policy As an individual, Donald Trump is woefully unprepared to serve as commander-inchief So far, the weight of his responsibility hasn’t yet dawned on him Trump has received only a handful of intelligence briefings, reportedly turning away government officials who requested his time A clueless, often belligerent chief executive could have catastrophic consequences Further, Trump’s current appointments inspire little faith Michael Flynn, the National Security Adviser, is known for anti-Islam views and peddling conspiracies His Deputy National Security Adviser previously praised Putin and declared that he was worthy of the Nobel Peace Prize However, while these developments are genuinely alarming, Trump still has not made his choices for Secretary of State or Secretary of Defense At the moment, the contours of Trumpian foreign policy remain mysterious It is not a comforting unknown

The next aspect of Trump’s agenda, however, is quickly taking shape Based on his cabinet appointments, it appears that the next four years will feature radically conservative economic and fiscal policy By choos-

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The Concerns Ahead

ing Rep Tom Price (R-Ga ) to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, Trump has signaled that he is deeply committed to repealing the Affordable Care Act

Rolling back President Barack Obama’s signature legislative accomplishment would throw millions of Americans off of their health insurance It would once again leave those with pre-existing conditions at the mercy of insurance companies Yet, as damaging as this move may be, it may just be the beginning Remember that Speaker Paul Ryan, of course, has long advocated for changes in Social Security and Medicare Price has recently stressed that he shares this viewpoint Consequently, it is not an understatement to say that the Republican Party is poised to dismantle the federal safety net

During the campaign, Trump pledged to defend Social Security and Medicare While his false promises may not surprise us, it could lead to a nasty backlash among his supporters This would not be the only area of potential disappointment Despite a pledge to “Drain the Swamp,” Trump has selected a series of extremely well-connected billionaires and millionaires for his cabinet In addition to their intimate ties to Wall Street and major corporations, these individuals have embraced a laissez-faire view of the government ’ s role in regulating the economy Trump’s supposed populism has given way to a total embrace of the most elite portions of our society

The extreme economic policies of the Trump administration could exacerbate existing inequalities, throw millions of Americans back into poverty, and forever redefine the federal government ’ s obligations to resolve economic insecurity This could be a most politically potent opportunity,

and challenge, for the Democratic Party As Trump enriches the upper class, the conditions would be ripe for Democrats to stress their commitment to protecting and expanding the safety net A progressive economic agenda, put forth by figures such as Sen Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass ) would serve as a unifying and compelling message going into the 2018 and 2020 midterms It may be the only way to mobilize the public against these harmful changes

Still, Trump’s damage extends even further We can never forget that he has chosen to empower white nationalism His choice for Attorney General, Jeff Sessions, was rejected for a federal judge position in the 1980s because of his prejudiced views If confirmed, it is difficult to comprehend the degree to which Sessions will be able to rollback protections for civil rights and voting rights Bannon, the White House chief strategist, is a leader of the racist “alt-right” movement More broadly, Trump has stoked xenophobic and Islamophobic views His promises to crackdown on undocumented immigration threaten to uproot the lives of millions

This brings me to my last point Beyond any specific policy or ideology, the most genuinely terrifying aspect of the Trump presidency is the man ’ s utter disregard for the basic norms of our political system Before the public voted, he refused to say whether he would accept the result Even after he won, Trump bizarrely lied about millions of people fraudulently voting The most powerful man in the world will soon be a wildly immature, vindictive liar and he will never take no for an answer

Notably, the president-elect has repeatedly focused his ire on anyone who dare question him From his Twitter account, he has

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Romney for Secretary of

am, without question, an unabashed Mitt Romney supporter Governor Romney’s brand of pragmatic, common-sense conservatism, combined with his deep humility and grace make him one of the most dignified, respected politicians not just at home, but across the globe

Needless to say, I have been very excited at the prospect of a Secretar y Romney in the State Department If President-elect wants to make a smart, calculated choice for America’s chief diplomat, he would be well advised to choose the former Massachusetts governor

First, and foremost, the position of Secretary of State calls for an individual that is able to travel the globe and readily present American interests in a firm, yet positive demeanor Furthermore, the job demands an individual that embodies a sense of diplomatic grace that will enhance global leaders’ perception of the current Administration Mitt Romney fulfills each of these criteria Mr Romney’s calm persona and even-handedness is the exact kind of temperament that we need to represent our nation across the globe

Furthermore, the State Department is an incredibly byzantine, bureaucratic institution America’s next Secretary of State must be able to understand the ins and outs of American bureaucracy Without question, Mr Romney’s tenure as the governor of Massachusetts has prepared him in this capacity America’s governors are constantly tasked with balancing both state and federal bureaucratic instructions –– experience that will be incredibly useful in Foggy Bottom

Finally, America’s chief diplomat must have strong leadership capabilities In representing America’s interests abroad, the Secretary of State must have a keen awareness of how a leader should behave and function With Mr Romney at the helm of the State Department, Presidentelect Trump would not have to worry as to whether his choice fulfilled this criterion Mr Romney’s leadership built one of the foremost capital investment firms in the nation, helped to turn around one of the world’s largest financial

consulting firms, reformed and reorganized a decaying Olympic bid and worked to bring fiscal order to the state of Massachusetts Mitt Romney is the very definition of a strong, capable leader

Despite Mr Romney’s tremendous qualifications for the post, the last couple of days have seen a flurry of criticisms and backlashes at the thought of a Secretary Romney One of the more reasonable criticisms is a concern over the governor ’ s qualifications for the post Certainly, Romney has not served in any sort of diplomatic function before, and he has not, unlike our current Secretary of State, spent years on a Congressional foreign affairs committee However, Mr Romney’s policy positions in the 2012 race show a clear and capable understanding of America’s place in the world Though he was denounced for his claim that Russia is

America’s top geopolitical foe, Putin’s invasion of Crimea, intervention in Ukraine and bombing in Syria has all but vilified Romney And though President Barack Obama mocked Romney for his desire to expand America’s navy, many of the nation’s leading defense and foreign affairs officials have concurred that growing American naval power is essential to maintaining our capacity to project power across the globe

Yet these criticisms do not seem to be the most potent and newsworthy concerns Instead, the claim that President-

hurled personal invective at journalists who bother to inquire about his many conflicts of interest Not content with merely attacking freedom of the press, Trump is determined to assail the entirety of the First Amendment In violation of clear Supreme Court rulings, Trump believes that flag burning should be punishable by imprisonment or losing citizenship

At this point, he has barely encountered a tiny fragment of the pressure that comes with being president How will we respond when times get tough? Imagine a national security incident, where an angry and confused President Trump turns to advisors who have espoused bigotry More innocently, picture even how Trump would respond to the type of protest and legislative crisis that President Obama encountered during the passage of Obamacare

I have highlighted a few of the most critical concerns, but there are countless more; take climate change, for instance Overall, it’s overwhelming The enormity of dealing with Trump urges vigilance to make sure that we retain a proper focus We must vehemently oppose his attempts to impose a failed economic ideology on our country But we can never turn a blind eye to any aspect of his harmful proposals Bigotr y cannot be ignored And we must also take special notice of actions that threaten the basic structures of American constitutional governance

Moving forward, the Democratic Party should be responsive It should be ready to create a coalition that builds off of the failures of Trump Most of all, it should keep in mind that the Democratic Party, and the opposition more broadly, may be tasked with the protection of our cherished democratic system We can all agree that 2016 has been a hell of a year In 2017, we cannot take anything for granted It’s far too easy for the impossible to become inevitable

Kevin Kowalewski is a senior in the College of Arts and Sciences He can be reached at kkowaewski@cornellsun com Democratic Dialogue appears alternate Thursdays this semester

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elect Trump would violate his supporters trust by nominating the governor seems to permeate media coverage Many have claimed that the President-elect should never nominate Romney due to the governor ’ s hostility to Trump during the primaries Yet, it is perhaps for that very reason that Romney should be appointed to the post

Doris Kearns-Goodwin’s book, Team of Rivals, is one of the most influential historical texts of the 21st century The book outlines how President Abraham Lincoln appointed his rivals in the 1860 Republican primary, such as William H Seward and Salmon Chase, to various cabinet posts Though each of Lincoln’s rivals viciously attacked the former Illinois Congressman in the primaries, the president was willing to put aside political differences in the hope of unifying both the party and the nation Lincoln’s example has continued to be followed throughout American political history John F Kennedy named his primary rival, Lyndon B Johnson, as his running mate in 1960 Ronald Reagan appointed one of his fiercest critics in the 1980 Republican primaries, James Baker, to the posts of White House Chief of Staff and Secretary of the Treasury And President Obama, of course, appointed his bitter primary rival, Hillary Clinton, to the post of Secretary of State eight years ago If history has taught us anything, it is that one cannot build political coalitions without presenting an olive branch to former rivals Certainly, Romney fiercely attacked Trump during the primaries –– and Trump reciprocated by fiercely attacking Romney But Governor Nikki Haley (R-S C ) was also sharply critical of Trump, and now she is set to become the next Ambassador to the United Nations If Mr Trump wishes to build political coalitions and make amends within the fractured Republican Party, he would be wise to bring in those critical of his policies into his administration

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Just look at how the man toys with us After countless misleading posts, false release dates and features on other albums that only served to remind everyone of his conspicuous absence, Frank Ocean finally seemed poised to release his second album in late July, four years after channel ORANGE Except it wasn ’ t an album; it was a live stream of him in warehouse tinkering around Then it turned out it was a contract-ending, Apple-exclusive “video album,” which was really a collection of demos played over a video of him building a staircase This was Endless, released on Aug 19, and it wasn ’ t even the new album The actual album came out on Aug 20, and is called either Blonde (its name in iTunes) or blond (the name on the cover) Each development only revealed more layers, more questions, more things for fans to mull over and try to decode

This would all feel almost inexcusably manipulative if Frank Ocean wasn ’ t still one of the most gifted and compelling artists music has ever seen He makes music that seems both effortlessly stirring and full of perfectionist, painstaking effort While a collection of demos rather than a proper album, Endless is full of some of the most strange and elegant music Ocean has made: “Alabama,” “Slide on Me,” “Rushes To,” and particularly “Rushes,” which may be the most elliptically beautiful song he’s made Blonde itself is a tour de force that resists summary Like channel ORANGE, it’s made up of scenes and stories that add up to something more than just a collection, and it veers from dazzling experimentation with vocal effects and instrumentation (“Nikes,” “Future Free”) to stunning, spare balladry (“Solo,” “Self Control,” “Godspeed”) Famous guests come and go, but they all contribute to the album’s theme rather than taking moments in the spotlight And Ocean hovers over the project like an omnipresent, multi-faced deity His elusivity is galling to fans, but it serves his music well His songs feature his unmistakable voice and sonic experimentation, but they’re also kept at an arm 's-length from the artist himself, and as a result they’re about much more than just Frank Ocean

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Do I honestly have to write a blurb explaining why this album deserves to be in the top 5? We call her Queen Bey for a reason This visual album is 11 chapters of hurt, jealousy, pride, humility and love

More than anything, love The journey in this album is unique and commonplace by the same token it’s backbreaking and takes you far from home, but always brings you back home and into the same person ’ s arms Lemonade is something else entirely from your XOvers Spotify playlist, so don’t kid yourself It’s spattered with the poetry of Warsan Shire, women holding photos of loved ones shot by the police, the complexities of broken and unbroken families, landscapes by turn metallic, lavish and endless The visual album mirrors its tracks in an unbounded array of breadth and depth

Gaudy mansions, filled with discourse about self-sacrifice to the gods in search of fidelity give way to fields on fire, buses lined with middle fingers, baptism and destruction, modesty and sexuality embodied in lyrics, in dress, in movement Beyoncé’s search for unforgiving anger, limitless apathy and an endless space to be filled by man ’ s attempt at steady love has to give way, in the end, to the final notes of forgiveness, resurrection, hope, and at last, redemption In the end, her path leads her back to where she began, enlightened, transcending, and still willing to bare the ugly moments to those who listen

Re c o rd e d a s k e y m e m b e r Ph i f e Da w g w a s d y i n g o f a l i f e l o n g b a t t l e w i t h d i a b e t e s , We Go t i t Fro m He re i s n o t o n l y a m ov i n g e l e g y f o r

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While Anderson Paak (don’t forget the dot) operates in a distinctly post-Kendrick musical landscape, his particular blend of soul, funk and hip-hop is all his own After a long career struggling to get by in backing bands not to mention a stint working the soil at a marijuana farm the multi-instrumentalist finally made it big with six (!) guest spots on Dr Dre’s 2015 career retrospective Compton Released way back in January, Malibu presents Paak’s many facets in all their 70s-inflected glory, ranging from soft, soulful ballads (“The Bird”) to extended funk breakdowns (“Parking Lot”) The 30 year-old’s life struggles provide the bulk of Malibu’ s lyrical inspiration, but the tone is triumphant, and Paak’s pleasantly scratchy vocals lend the album a vibe as summery as its title

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Mitski s lyrics make me want to cry and drive really fast and trust myself and my experiences She is a master at taking the small, mundane moments that make up who we are as we negotiate the messy, frustrating business of love and dread and being broke in your twenties, and pairing them with an awesome cathartic crash of noise and beats and at turns sharp and fuzzy guitar The contrast of her dry, stoic wit, with the spectacular, chaotic crescendos and lush soundscapes she crafts calls for your full fucking attention Get yourself a good pair of headphones, a desolate landscape, and a refusal to be simply sad, or angry, or happy

The fat, unexpected blare of saxophone on “Happy” paired with “I sighed and mumbled to myself, “again I have to clean” is one of the strangest, and best moments off the album

h t f u l l y r i c s o f vo c a l i s t / g u i t a r i s t Eva n St e p h e n s Ha l l a re p a r a m o u n t Wi t h t u r n s o f p h r a s e r a n g i n g i n s t y l e a n d e m o t i o n f ro m l i t e r a r y a n d h e a r t re n d i n g ( “ I s a

Puberty 2 is not as even as Bury Me at Makeout Creek, but when the range of exp e r i m e n t a t i o n pays off, it pays off big “I will go jogging routinely, calmly and rhythmically run / and when I find that knife sticking out of my side / I’ll pull it out without questioning why” is the kind of lyric that cuts you open and makes you wonder why you even bother listening to anything other than Mitski (pro tip: don’t)

“Your Best American Girl” is a masterpiece, the crown jewel of the album, but here I refer everyone to columnist Jael Goldfine ’17’s loving review of it With lyrics like “I wanna see the whole world/I don’t know how I’m gonna pay rent, ” this album left me feeling drained, exhilarated, steely ready to fight like hell for happiness in this big weird bleak world We feel her stretching and inhabiting every part of her remarkable voice, at once intimidating and inviting you to sing along

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he said “My line has been playing well lately, especially Malott – he’s been pulling his weight out there recently I’m glad one went in for us ”

It was Malott’s first career point, and the freshman got it done in style by pulling the puck between his legs on the rush and then sending it across the crease for a layup for Freschi

“I know that he can do that all the time because he’s a big guy with hands and you don’t see that too often,” Freschi said of his linemate “I know he has it in him ”

As per usual, Schafer said he is happy with picking up two points on road, but is always looking for where the team can improve One such instance came as the game was winding down With Cornell holding a 3-1 lead, freshman Corey Hoffman playing in his first career game took a brutal hit in a sequence of events that gave Colgate a goal to cut the deficit to one

Schafer called his team out for playing complacent once they got ahead

“We fell asleep as soon as it went to 3-1 It’s like we forgot how to play hockey,” he said “ We talked to our guys about in that kind of game, we need to do a much better job of finishing teams off and we just didn’t play the right way [Tuesday] and therefore made it a close game ”

Now, the team looks to continue its win streak and a two-game series at home against Miami (OH) stands in that way The RedHawks bring about a rather intriguing test for Cornell and a hard team to analyze, given that over half its roster consists of freshmen Cornell faced a similar situation against Ohio State last year, whose lineup featured nine freshman The Buckeyes would go on to rout Cornell in a 80 win, with two goals coming from its freshmen

Miami has also lost some games against weaker opponents, but surprisingly last tied nationally-ranked

No 2 Denver twice two weekends ago the last time the RedHawks played On top of this history, Cornell and Miami have only faced off four times in program history, with the RedHawks holding a 3-1 series edge

Bearing all this in mind, Schafer is treating the slate of games this weekend as just another challenge in the road to the NCAA tournament

“Even though we haven't seen anybody, the game of hockey is such a conceptual game that you get ideas of how they play and away you go, ” he said “If you have aspirations to be in the NCAA, which every team does, every game is crucial ”

Perhaps the most important freshman on Miami’s roster comes in the form of goalie Ryan Larkin, who has assumed the starting role and posts a 915 save percentage and 2 46 goal against average

According to sophomore forward Anthony Angello, not knowing the goalie does present a challenge, but getting pucks to the net early on will be key

“[ We need to] get pucks on him, quick and often,” he said, “and put [shots] at his feet, throw a couple maybe up in the top corners of the net and make sure we crash the net and get in his face all night ”

This weekend's game also signals a brief hiatus for the team until the Florida College Classic at the end of the month Getting two wins here could send a signal to the rest of the country about what Cornell hockey is capable of

“[ We want to show] that we are an offensive team, ” he added “[And] that we are not here to mess around We are here to get the job done ”

ZachSilver can be reached at zsilver@cornellsun com

Morgan’s 34 Powers Red To Upset Win in Ithaca

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looks at the basket ”

Five of Cornell’s first sevenmade shots were 3-pointers, capped off by a pair of deep threes from Morgan

“He’s just special,” Earl said of Morgan, who finished with a career-high 34 points “I thought he took almost all good shots It’s exciting to watch him work He’s a bit of an artist out there with how he sees the game ” Morgan knocked down his first four shots and scored 21 points in the first half, but it was not enough to give the Red an edge after the first 20 minutes of play The Huskies, buoyed by 29 combined points from Williams and former Duke recruit Alex Murphy, took a four-point lead into the break, despite a 54 percent shooting from Cornell

The Red came out of halftime

firing, knocking down three of its first four shots from beyond the arc

Senior guard Robert Hatter’s 3pointer with 16 and a half minutes left to play in the game gave the Red its first lead since early in the first half

Similar to Cornell’s other win of the season an 82-74 triumph over Lafayette Earl praised Hatter’s ability to dictate the entirety of the offense It was Hatter’s poise at point guard that started everything, according to Earl

“He controlled the whole game, ” Earl said “If you ’ re not used to seeing really good basketball, you might not notice how well he did everything ”

The senior finished with 15 points and eight assists

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Struggling Ivy Rivals Present Red Chance to Rebound

By TROY BRIDSON Sun Staff Writer

Cornell women ’ s hockey will look to bounce back from two straight defeats against No 1 Wisconsin when the team takes on Har vard and Dartmouth at home this weekend

Cornell (6-4-1, 4-2-1 ECAC) currently sits in fifth place in the ECAC, and with two home games coming up against teams at the bottom of the standings, the Red will have the chance to move itself up in the standings

“We have a very competitive conference,” said head coach Doug Derraugh ’91 “Ever y game within the [ECAC] is important regardless of the opponent ”

This will be the last slate of games for the Red before the team takes a month long break for finals and the holiday season Back-to-back wins could give the team some muchneeded momentum before it readjusts in January

Even though the Crimson (1-8-0, 1-4-0) has only won one game this season, the team is much more competitive than its record suggests Harvard has four overtime losses on the season, which shows that it can keep games close to the very last minute

“We have to be consistent for the entire game and limit our mistakes,” Derraugh said

Last year, Cornell split the series with Harvard when the Red won the home matchup but lost on the road This year, with an underperforming Harvard squad, Cornell is hoping for a series sweep, all the while knowing not to take anything for granted

The team will take a similar approach against Dartmouth (2-6-0, 1-4-0) a team that has struggled so far this season to generate offense The Green has scored just 12 goals in eight games played Cornell’s defense has been a strong point for the team all year, so the unit could find continued success against its Hanover rival

Nonetheless, on back-to-back games against Wisconsin (14-1-1, 10-1-1) this past weekend, Cornell was outscored

Cornell Extends Athletic Director Andy Noel’s Contract

After serving for 18 years as Cornell’s Director of Athletics and Physical Education, J Andrew Noel has been given the opportunity to guide the Red for at least six more years

Vice President for Student and Campus Life Ryan Lombardi announced Monday that Noel’s contract has been extended through June 2022

Under Noel, Cornell athletic teams have compiled 92 Ivy League team titles and 16 individual national titles “I have full confidence that Andy will continue to lead our Department of Athletics and Physical Education in the exceptional manner he has for the past 18 years ”

Lombardi told Cornell Big Red “He has the full support of the Cornell administration as he continues to promote the student-athlete experience ” First-time head coach hires have gone on to claim 45 Ivy League titles under Noel’s tenure Noel has also hired six first-time head coaches who have gone on to win National Coach of the Year awards

eight to two The Red will need to clean things up defensively before the weekend slate, but the team will get a bit of a reprieve facing offenses that are nowhere near as capable of scoring as Wisconsin

Still, the team prides itself on improvement, given the fact that the team is still very young

“My goal is to get better every time I step on the ice,” said freshman forward Kristin O’Neill

O’Neill continues to lead Cornell in scoring and points so far this season She has been a major reason why the Red has seen a spike in offensive production from last season Cornell is averaging over two goals a game and limiting opponents to under that mark

Senior goaltender Paula Voorheis and sophomore goaltender Marlene Boissonnault have been integral to Cornell’s success as well The tandem has split time in net, but both players have posted goals per game averages below two

As the season progresses, the team hopes to gain more consistency as younger players continue to mature The home stint against Harvard and Dartmouth should provide an opportunity to get younger players some more ice time

“Our team prides itself on improvement and every player has bought in,” O’Neill said “Our team has great chemistry ”

The Trials and Tribulations of College

lives When I moved into my dorm the first day of college, I felt a sense

o f o p p o r t u n i t y a n d o p t i m i s m , a chance for a fresh star t, and college took ever y oppor tunity to cr ush that feeling Maybe you failed an intro course that was the foundation for the career you thought you wanted to pursue Maybe people frequently

q u e s t i o n e d h ow yo u’l l t u r n yo u r major into a career It’s easy for that optimism to disappear and to feel lost I’m half convinced that Ezra Cornell designed this time on the hill to break us down

Especially at a place like Cornell, it’s easy to look around and see people who we think have ever ything figured out, people who make us feel

Noel credits much of his success with the Red to his colleagues

“Hiring and retaining great talent is all-important for me, ” Noel told Cornell Big Red “My senior staff really take charge of our operations, and the coaches are the ones pouring their hearts and souls into preparing the students for competition They’re the ones who deserve the credit for our success ”

In addition to successful programs, Noel has overseen substantial improvement in his department’s facilities Notable projects include renovating Schoellkopf Hall and Field, Lynah Rink and Hoy Field, building the Marsha Dodson Field and the McGovern Fields complex and overseeing the completion of the Friedman Wrestling Center

These continual improvements and additions have helped Cornell to recruit some of the nation’s top athletes

But along with new recruits, Noel points out that alumni have been integral in the success of the 37 varsity teams under his tenure

“Our alumni are truly generous in their financial support, ” he told Cornell Big Red “We are so grateful to them for their care and loyalty ” Compiled by Jack Kantor

l i k e Jo e y Fa t o n e t o t h e i r Ju s t i n Ti m b e r l a k e We b r u s h s h o u l d e r s ever y single day with some of the most brilliant young minds, people who will make great strides in their academic fields, par ticipate in the Olympics or win awards for their a c h i e v e m e n t s A n d w h i l e b e i n g around brilliance can foster great intellectual discourse and curiosity, the natural tendency to compare ourselves to our peers can tear our minds and egos apar t But here’s the thing: we ’ ve all felt like that We’ve all str uggled through an exam We’ve all wanted a ski lift to take us to the top of the slope in t h e w i

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p e r s o n ’ s a c c o m p l i s h m e n t s and wondered how anything we do could ever match up We’ve all set impossibly high bars for ourselves We’ve all been there

We’re in this position, as potential lifelong Cornellians, because of how hard we ’ ve worked and where we came from We’re here because someone out there believed that we

could do something great I know that I would not be in this position without so many wonder ful people in my life

Thanks to Ar yn, whose middle s c h o o l g r a d e s p r o m p t m o m t o remind me how I was a bad student my entire life Thank you for pulling my hair (literally and figuratively), kicking me in the shin and jumping on my back Thank you for being a smiling face and becoming an amazing young woman who I get to call my sister

Thanks to all of my friends on the 133rd and 134th editorial boards of The Sun Thanks for being the best of friends, dealing with my late-night Spotify karaoke sessions and grabbing food with me at Shor tstop

Thanks to Anna Fasman 16, Adam Bronfin ’18, Zach Silver ’19, Scott Chiusano ’15 and the entire sports staff for being a great crew Thanks to the football team, David Archer ’05, the men ’ s hockey team, Mike Schafer ’86, the baseball team, Andy Noel and Jeremy Hartigan for being a great group of people to cover I’m honored to have had the opportunity to tell your stories

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i r k p a r t r i c k , Conor Ryan, Andre w Battifarano, Ti m He a l e y, Ju s t i n Pa l l e n i k a n d Greg Davis, for continuing to be my pals despite my jump over to the other side of the Red Hot Hockey rivalr y T h a n k s t

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B o g a g e , Me g a n Mc Cr i n k , R a c h e l Podnar and LaVendrick Smith for being professional inspirations as fellow interns and the greatest group of

pals To Rachel Premack, who is always there to knock me down a peg or give me the best suppor t when I need it

And of course, thanks to my parents, who I can ’ t thank enough for being brave enough to move this countr y with an infant and made things work Mom, I can ’ t imagine how you raised a crazy child in the United States while not knowing any English Dad, I can ’ t imagine having to move to another countr y and completely change career paths while suppor ting a family Thank you for pushing me to follow my dreams into the massively lucrative and incredibly practical career of j o u r n a l i s m Ev e r y t h i n g y o u ’ v e taught me, both consciously and unconsciously has undoubtedly led me to where I am today

My parents like to tell me that we ’ re still young, a reminder that’s useful when I feel anxious or daydream and get way ahead of myself College may be the life-launching pad for some folks, but it doesn’t have to be Graduation is not the bow-ending that leads us into happily ever after We are in no r ush to feel like we ’ ve figured ever ything out We can make mistakes If we fail, we still have time to star t over We don’t need to be in a position to achieve all of our life goals the second we leave campus College knocked me on my ass multiple times, but I’m grateful that is hasn’t taken my eagerness to tr y again We can ’ t lose the feeling that we can change things for the better We can ’ t lose our willingness to get back up and tr y again We can ’ t lose that optimism And that’s the cliché want to end my graduation column

M E N ’ S H O C K E Y

After Win at Colgate, Red to Host Miami This Weekend

By ZACH SILVER Sun Assistant Sports Editor

HAMILTON, N Y Colgate’s brand

new, multi-million dollar Class of 1965

Arena has all the bells and whistles of a facility meant for a high-caliber team, yet Cornell men ’ s hockey showed that no unblemished rink is too much to conquer A final score of 3-2 gave the Red its third-straight win

From a strategically-positioned student section, designed get inside the heads of opposing goalies, to a sleek NHL-esque layout, the new arena provides Colgate with the opportunity to get the most of home-ice advantage But Cornell did not care about that

“It’s a fun atmosphere to play Colgate like when they throw the gum out It’s a pretty big game for them,” said senior forward Eric Freschi of Colgate fans’ tradition to throw out Big Red chewing gum during player introductions

Playing in a rare Tuesday night game, just three days after a draining trip to Madison Square Garden, it would have been excusable for Cornell to come out slow But they didn’t Cornell got out to arguably its strongest start of the season, but was thwarted by an early Colgate goal This was the seventh time in nine games the Red conceded the first goal of the game When asked about this following the game, head coach Mike Schafer ’86

Keep em’ coming | Senior defenseman Patrick McCarron had two goal against Colgate, giving him points in seven-straight games the longest streak for a Cornellian since 2011

did not seem to worry much about it, stressing the fact that hockey is a “60-minute game ”

“We’ve been scored on first every friggin’ game, that’s been frustrating,” Schafer said, “but I don’t think we ’ ve been lacking ”

And his team came through to back up that claim Just six minutes following Adam Dauda’s goal to put the Raiders ahead,

McCarron danced around the zone on a fouron-three power play and rifled a shot past Colgate’s Charlie Finn It came as Cornell had been utterly dominating play, leading in shots and controlling the pace

McCarron was not done there, as the alternate captain would go on to score on a rebound with a wide-open net following a great effort by Freschi to start the play on the man-advantage

Morgan Leads C.U. to Home Win

By ADAM BRONFIN Sun Sports Editor

Sophomore guard Matt Morgan torched Northeastern for a career-high seven 3-pointers, but it was a simple layup that did the most damage as Cornell men ’ s basketball turned back the Huskies, 80-77, for the Red’s second win of the season and first at Newman Arena

Sizing up his defender with 19 seconds left in the game, Morgan faked, as if he was going to pass to a teammate in the post The sophomore then breezed by his man and through two other defenders for the layup and the lead

On the other end of the floor, Morgan and senior guard JoJo Fallas swarmed Northeastern star T J Williams, knocking the ball out of his hands Freshman forward Josh Warren scooped up the loose ball and was fouled, going on to knock down the ensuing foul shots to put Cornell out in front by three

W i l l i a m s ’ potential gametying shot hit off the front rim and Cornell players celebrated knocking off the Huskies

“It was good to come back on our own floor, especially in front of the fans,” Morgan said “[It’s great to] finally get a win and shoot the way we did, swing the ball the way we did It was fun to play and fun to watch too ”

For head coach Brian Earl, the win was a relieving way to end a tough beginning portion of the season

“To get a good win at home like this against a good team, it’s a relief,” the first-year head coach said “I sort of want to just get into a recliner and take a deep breath ” Coming off two away losses against strong opponents Monmouth and Houston

Cornell welcomed a Northeastern squad hoping to extend its winning streak to three games The Red had struggled to get out of the

gate against Houston, missing its first seven shots to start the game Sharp defense from the Cougars buried the Red in a 26-2 hole

Morgan and the Red’s offense made sure that would not happen on Wednesday

The squad opened up a 9-5 lead in the first three minutes of the game, and Earl said the offense was “really dialed in,” to start the game

“ We re understanding more about how we ’ re going to get our shots,” Earl said “What you saw

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“[McCarron’s] biggest strength is his creativity and ability to see the ice,” Schafer said of his senior “He has pleased the coaching staff by being creative and being smart and making the right play and right read at the right time When he does that he is a very, ver y effective hockey player ”

Tuesday’s two goals give McCarron five career points against Colgate, many of which have come against Finn As a friendly rivalry has developed between the two, most of McCarron’s points came later in his career, highlighting his new focus on offensive production

“I’m just trying to contribute anyway I can, ” he said “Earlier in my career I was just trying to hash down my defensive play and learn how to play defense first and now I’m trying to evolve into a more two-way defenseman ” Freschi, too, wanted in on the action and his strong play payed off just two minutes after McCarron’s second goal In his 100th career game, Freschi sent home a slick pass from freshman forward Jeff Malott for his first goal of the season and second point of the game

“Thank god one of them went in finally,”

The past few weeks, I’ve talked to my friends about whether it’s possible to write a graduation column without clichés The universal opinion is that it’s impossible Clichés go hand in hand with beginnings and endings It’s why every movie that ends

with graduation feels corny (though I do admit, I half-wish my high school graduation was like High School Musical 3)

College graduation represents one of the few opportunities for major change in a person ’ s life, the conclusion to a time where we ’ re expected to laugh, cry, learn and enjoy ourselves and finally become adults In two weeks time, I’ll finally experience the cliché for myself when I walk across the stage at Newman Arena wearing a drapey gown and a cardboard hat and holding that $200,000 piece of paper Movies tell us that college is supposed to be the best four years of our lives our last chance to go crazy,

meet people from all around the world and uncover things about ourselves It’s kind of an absurd amount of pressure, as if someone sent us to Mars and said we couldn’t come back to Earth until we had a major epiphany about our existence I never experienced that

major epiphany Sure, I definitely grew up, started wearing better clothes, gained and lost weight and matured as a person, but a lot of that is just the effects of time I’d be lying if I said that college was the best time of my life There have been times where I really struggled here I’ve felt lonely and isolated being away from home I’ve stared at empty scantron sheets, unsure of how to tackle an exam I should’ve studied more for I’ve wanted to disassociate from my body as I walked up the slope through the brutal winds of Ithaca’s winter I don’t think college is supposed to be the best time of our