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James Pitaro ’91, a former football player on East Hill and o n e o f s e v e r a l h i g h - r a n k i n g Cornell alumni in the world of sports, has been named the president of flagship sports media outlet ESPN, the Walt Disney Company, ESPN’s parent company, announced on Monday

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Series of Female Speakers Address Reality of Being a Cornell Woman

During their speeches, female students talk about the challenges they have faced in and outside of the classroom

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U S and Puerto Rico ‘reflect colonial power relations’

Speakers Stress Need for Women’s Voices

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Cornellian Named ESPN Head

Former Cornell athlete selected as ESPN President

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also expects to remove nitrates and nitrites by mid-2018, according to Lefebvre They plan to remove MSG by the end of this year and stop using artificial color additives by January 2019, according to the press release

Cornell Dining’s various chicken entrees, like chicken tenders and chicken tempura, are now free of fillers, which are substances like soy protein that substitute part of the meat content to lower costs, according to Lefebvre

The organization’s pepperoni, breakfast sausage and pizza sausage are also now free of additives, which are substances like sulfites that “keep food from going bad, changing color, or altering flavors over time,” she said

“A lot of people don’t really realize that there’s a lot of fillers in processed meat, ” she said “Our goal has been to get rid of a lot of those fillers ”

Cornell Dining aims to use “cleanlabeled” meat According to Lefebvre, this means that additives are absent from the items

Cornell Dining had implemented other nutritional initiatives in the past, among them providing nutritional labels for food sold at Cornell Dining retail destinations

“In 2009, I started working on getting nutrition fact labels out across campus, ”

Lefebvre said “So we have them on our Grab & Go items We have [them at] almost all of our retail locations ” Lefebvre said that the Ivy Room and Atrium Cafe are the only Cornell Dining locations that do not have nutritional labels available

Lefebvre explained that Cornell Dining has been able to implement these changes “without taking a huge financial hit ”

“We are constantly working with our manufacturing companies and with our distributor to really minimize cost, ” she said “In some cases, things cost more, and [in] some cases, things cost less ” These nutritional changes will not affect dining costs for students, according to Lefebvre

The organization is working on these changes to follow principles laid out by The Menus of Change: University Research Collaborative, an inter-university organization that promotes nutritional food, according to Lefebvre

“Most of [the goals] are done or almost done,” she said “We’re hoping to be done by the end of this year We’ll move on to another set of goals by 2019 ”

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The realization that most on-campus eateries are closed on weekends strikes me as a fresh blow ever y time I remember Are we, the students, presumed to be fasting on weekends? Have weekends somehow still maintained their rosy reputations as periods of rejuvenation rather than periods of barreling anxieties? I don’t mean to speak for the entire student body, but I have a feeling that this bold claim carries a speck of universal truth: we ’ re still alive on weekends! We’re not hibernating, pleasant as that would be, and we ’ re absolutely in need of sustenance I walked in before noon, I might add to Duffield last Sunday, only to find that Mattin’s was gated tightly shut, cold and dark, uninviting to even the tiniest of creatures who might’ve scuttled in through the gaps Of course, I won ’ t deign to say I only went to Duffield for the food; i

ambiance, too I was hoping, however, to

unnecessar y dollars on coffee or breakfast in Collegetown or elsewhere off campus Admittedly, recovering from this jolting d i s c ove r y p rove d manageable I packed up my few belongings and drudged across the street to Mac’s, a haven for the famished, by the looks of it on that active Sunday afternoon I had read that Mac’s opened at 2:30 p m , so I laid my dignity to rest and was planted firmly in the salad line at 2:31 p m It turned out that the wisdom in this decision exceeded my fantasies at the payment counter, I was informed that Mac’s accepts BRBs until the ripe hour of 3:00 p m In other words, I had the shield of 30 minutes, the safety of only an 1800 second window, to use my BRBs or be left to die Well, maybe not left to die, but I’d have had to charge my credit card, which is arguably an equivalent sensation Anyway, Terrace salads taste better

fair for me to pocket 500 cookies to sustain me after wards, as the night, along with my cravings, just began Sy n c h ro n i z i n g m y s c h e d u l e w i t h Jansen’s soon became routine, so I have little impulse to harp on that now Yet, a year later, I still have not been able to rationalize the House Meal Plans, mandated of all West Campus residents The key feature of this Meal Plan is the alleged “unlimited access to meals ” Allow me to compose m y s e l f i n c h a l l e n g i n g t h i s p o i n t WHAT?! The use of the word “unlimited” is impertinent Anything unlimited, by virtue of definition, is exempt from limitations this is untrue for dining halls, which are minions of not only specific timings but also certain favorable cuisines and diets Furthermore, requiring students to subscribe to this nonsensical program would be comical were it not financial sacrilege I can think of no human being who would ever need “unlimited” meal swipes considering it cannot even be quantified I doubt it is physically possible for one to actually reap the benefits

The realization that most oncampus eateries are closed on weekends strikes me as a fresh blow every time I remember.

As such, Cornell’s attempt at keeping us fed (dare I say, well and nutritionally fed) grossly misses its target

In my gung-ho campaign for prevalence of food on campus, I won ’ t neglect the opposite end of the spectrum A year ago, I was younger, wilder, and a resident of West Campus Thankfully, my humble abode was not so humble as the Gothics; I lived in Hans Bethe House, and what others call Jansen’s Dining Room, I called my basement This was the dream around-the-clock access to food, easily secured following one swift descent of elevator Except it wasn ’ t around-the-clock access, not really I could be rewriting histor y here, but I remember dinner hours ending around 7:30 p m , often right as I was building up an appetite If I did manage to make it in before 7:30, it was only

So, where does the money we pay Cornell go? The question has been posed countless times before I’m sure Ezra Cornell himself fielded it a dozen times It’s a question that has aged like fine wine (hey, is HADM 4300: Introduction to Wines open on weekends?) Does tuition finance a premier Ivy-League education? Yes, certainly, if you partake, but textbooks, iClickers and, sometimes, even course enrollment are not free with purchase Does it include access to gyms? Nope, not unless you pay extra Does it include parking, on the ver y same tar that we tread daily, uphill and down, in rain and snow? No, that’s also sold separately Does it include eateries that operate on all seven days of the week? I guess this isn’t a charity

I’m not just lashing out because I’m hungr y, you all I swear adults don’t do that! It’s a real shame, the daylight robber y, that’s all, and I wish there were a way to resist without star ving

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Cornell Should Empower International Economics Students

International students are integral to Cornell’s campus, mission and values There is no denying the value and diversity that their presence brings to this campus Yet international students face many unique barriers at Cornell and are often treated as second-class students They are the only group subjected to need-aware admissions following the administration’s decision to terminate need-blind policy a couple of years ago They are the only constituency ineligible to re-apply for financial aid under any circumstances There was also a sudden termination of Curricular Practical Training (work authorization international students require for summer internships) and the withdrawal of International work-study, both of which were reinstated only after students’ active efforts to demonstrate how essential these were to their college experience There seems to be a gap between Cornell’s alleged values and its actions regarding international students A gap which remains all too wide

Yet we are convinced that the Cornell administration wants the best for us, even at a time where xenophobic, anti-immigrant, and racist sentiments are on the rise in the U S The creation of an International committee with the Vice Provost of International Affairs and recent mental health and career counseling initiatives by the International Students and Scholars Office demonstrate this intent

We would therefore like to present an ideal opportunity for the University to make an invaluable contribution to the livelihood of its international constituents: By certifying Cornell’s Economics major with a CIP code 45 0603 (Econometrics and Quantitative Economics), which would classify it as a STEM program according to the Department of Homeland Security Such a move would immensely benefit Cornell’s international Economics majors International graduates of STEM-designated programs are eligible for what’s known as the STEM OPT (Operation Practical Training) extension, which enables them to work in their field for a total of up to 36 months in the U S By contrast, students with degrees in nonSTEM fields are only eligible for 12 months of OPT work authorization The extra months that students in STEM programs can spend on OPT makes them more hirable, grants them extended professional training and gives them additional chances in the annual lottery for the limited number of H-1B skilled worker visas

Many of Cornell’s peer institutions have recently certified their Economics programs under the 45 0603 code,

There are many aspects to “adulting” that I’ve learned over the past two

y e a r s s i n c e m y a c c e p t a n c e t o Cornell I applied for a student visa and travelled alone on a plane for the first time, set up and started managing my own bank account, signed my first housing contract with a landlord, got my first paid job, began to shop for groceries and

while having the same or nearly the same course requirements as Cornell These institutions include Yale, Columbia, Brown, NYU, Princeton, Williams, MIT, Pomona, Wisconsin-Madison, Wellesley and the University of Southern Florida The table below demonstrates that Cornell is lagging behind its Ivy-League peers, as five out of seven have already recer tified their Economics majors, and a sixth (UPenn) is currently considering the move

The number of quantitative math, statistics or econometrics classes required for the Economics major at each institution

The recer tification of our Economics program also corresponds more closely to the quantitative and analytical nature of the Cornell major Many Economics majors take the recommended class Calculus II, which includes study of advanced integration methods and infinite series This places our students on-par with the math requirements of even the most quantitative Ivy-League Economics programs Many of the Cornell Economics classes at the 3,000-level and beyond utilize partial differential equations and econometric methods All Economics students gain proficiency in at least one statistical programming language (STATA) as part of the required Econometrics class Cornell’s Economics program is definitely more technical than NYU’s government-certified STEM courses like “Journalism ” Cornell’s Economics major also matches the requirements of the 45 0603 code, as described by the US Department of Education

Given the experiences of our peer institutions with nearly identical (but STEM-designated) Economics programs, we are unaware that the change would necessitate any alterations to the Cornell Economics curriculum For peer institutions, the change in CIP certification involved a mere technicality Despite holding nearly identical academic qualifications, international graduates of Cornell Economics face lower employability, significantly less time to work in the U S and lower chances of obtaining H-1B visas Cornell prides itself as a premier Ivy League University, but how can it do so truthfully when it neglects to afford its international students equal opportunities to those of peer institutions?

While recruitment is a stressful time for all students,

international students face the added pressure of requiring work authorization This issue has been compounded in the past by Cornell’s inability to provide timely CPT work authorization for internships Companies are becoming more reluctant to hire international students, a trend intensified by a political climate hostile to immigration Even fairly large firms including A T Kearney, Pepsi, Unilever and Accenture do not accept international student applicants Smaller firms are even less inclined to sponsor internationals For employers hiring international students, a STEM degree is more attractive: It triples the period international students can work, signals their technical skills, and increases the probability of long-term employee retention

We appreciate that the policies which govern the definitions of majors and their associated CIP codes are not entirely internal to Cornell However, such bureaucratic procedures present a mere temporary hurdle to implementation Given that Columbia University recertified its Financial Economics major within 3 months and its Economics major in 5 months, we hope that the administration will make appropriate haste on behalf of its international students The recertification of the Economics major is critical to the professional careers of all international students within the major It presents the perfect opportunity for the Cornell administration to demonstrate its commitment to all students: Any person Any study Any country

The authors are students and alumni of Cornell University Comments can be sent to opinion@cornellsun com Guest Room runs periodically this semester

DongYeon (Margaret) Lee | Here, There and Everywhere

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hood, I somehow lost my ability to deliberate on the need to first and foremost be safe In Dubai or Seoul, where I have most recently lived, I would never even have considered the thought of leaving the doors to my house unlocked However, I just felt like I was out of harm’s way living here in Ithaca and on the Cornell campus Walking home alone from Uris Librar y to

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cook regularly the list could go on I thought that achieving such milestones allowed me to become one step closer to adulthood, that I had done a pretty good job of making it through these rites of passage I was completely wrong One thing that I had discarded was a sense of concern for safety I actually don’t think that I’ve ever felt as safe before living here in Ithaca and being on a college campus While developing other skills for adult-

Balch at 3am at least once a month was something I would never have done elsewhere Never having felt immediately attacked or at risk here, I had dismissed any regard for security

But it was the same place that had made me become immune to basic safety measures that also alarmed me of the significance of remaining cautious at all times The door to my apartment is rather heavy while the key is somewhat stiff and difficult to use Plus, we have 6 house-

mates in total so we decided early on last semester that leaving the door unlocked would require less effort on our part Unfortunately, a couple of weeks ago, a burglar apparently took advantage of the unlocked doors and broke into our unoccupied house to steal any cash in the desk drawers

Although enough time has now passed for me to be able to write this down, I was quite traumatized immediately after the incident The image of a stranger walking into my room and rummaging through my stuff continued to resonate in my mind This image followed me along wherever I went before falling asleep, when I was in the shower, when I opened the door to leave my apartment, whenever I was alone in the living room I became extremely alert to the smallest sounds that I usually would have ignored beforehand My brain was filled with questions about “what if ” What if I or another roommate had been there when the thief barged in would they have had a weapon? What if he or she attempts to break in again? What if they somehow happen to also have the keys? What if we had kept our doors locked?

Prior to this happening, I had never been directly involved with a crime, at least to my recollection I was a victim for the first time Although my experience is much less painful than that of someone who was physically or sexually assaulted or abused, I realized how agonizing it is to be

the target of any crime I especially recognized how susceptible the victim can be in blaming him or herself Yes, while it was initially my fault for not having kept the doors locked, I was still shocked and dist re s s e d n o n e t h e l e s s f o r h a v i n g b e e n robbed of my belongings and sense of security I placed greater blame on myself than the burglar that indeed put me through a phase of anxiety

I hope for a society in which victims won ’ t need to feel at fault and there would be no need for vigilance against p o t e n t i a l d a n g e r s I h a d t h o u g h t o f Ithaca and Cornell’s college campus to at least some degree be that sor t of shelter

But I was misguided by that sense of protection and serenity, as such perceptions of over whelming safety were what in fact led me into a position of greater danger As of now, I guess the best thing to do is preempt potential mishaps by being war y of the fact that no place is really a safe h a v e n B o t h o u r m a i

n c e a n d apar tment doors are now, of course, fully locked I learned the lesson the hard way no matter how inconvenient a feature can be, inconvenience can ’ t and never should override the primar y need for safety

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s t s , c o m p u t e r e n g i n e e r s , p ro g r a m m e r s , m a s t e r s s t ud e n t s , a n d u n d e r g r a d u a t e s , a l l w o rk i n g i n t a n d e m t o i m p rove t h e m e d i c a l a n d t e c h n o l o g i c a l i n t e r f a c e What ensued in the next 48 hours can only be described as a grind After claiming work spaces, teams immediately under took the laborious tasks of collecting data sets, synthesizing code and designing products Like a scene from the first floor of Olin Librar y during finals week, the sound of clacking keys and collaborating voices filled the air

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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

H a s C h a n c e t h e R a p p e r ’s C h a n c e P a s s e d ?

Not only was Acid R ap one of the b e s t h i p - h o p a l b u m s o f t h e

d e c a d e , b u t i t w a s a m i l l i o n times better than Coloring Book

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Chance the Rapper, what I just said comes as no surprise, so allow me to be a little more radical Coloring Book, quite frankly, fell shor t Considering it is one of the most discussed pieces of music in recent years, one would expect something that sounds better But upon further investigation, it becomes apparent what made Coloring Book

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W h i l e s o m e o f t h e music on Coloring Book

l i v e s u p t o t h e h y p e , “Summer Friends,” “Juke Jam” and “Blessings” to name a fe w, the majority of the album is hindered by bad production and ar tistic overstepping by some of t h e m u s i c i n d u s t r y ’ s m o s t i n f l u e n t i a l

of Chance’s as his live show of the material was gripping Fur ther, when Chance was featured on Kanye West’s “Ultralight Beam,” he propelled the track to become an instant classic When left to his own devices and creative control, as was the case during the creation of Acid R ap, Chance has the ability to create what could be dubbed the greatest of all time

Hidden in the long list of features on “Juke Jam” lies a name which I didn’t think much of until his ne w album dropped, Towkio I had listened to some

names Maybe most notable was Kanye West’s mess on “All We Got,” Coloring Book’s intro track

It is clear that the blunders which occured in the creation of the studio recording of Coloring Book were no fault

of his previous work and had even seen him live when he came to Cornell to open up for Foster the People Frankly, I was not impressed which is why I am ver y surprised with what I am about to say Towkio’s WWW is what Coloring Book should have sounded like

Before my email box fills up with a bunch of angr y emails, let me explain

myself I am NOT saying that WWW is a better album because that would be flat out ignorant; although, “Forever,” which features Vic Mensa who also made an appearance on Acid R ap is, in my opinion, the best song offered from either of the two albums in question Coloring Book’s statement is second to none in quality While WWW tries really hard to

Chance’s third mixtape, it falls shor t But this does not excuse the fact that the production of Towkio’s album is much more impressive and immersive

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Chicago ar tists, such as Towkio and Vic Mensa, is something that I am sure Chance is excited about, it calls the question about the durability of Chance in the music industr y Personally, I have been a fan since Acid R ap and thus know that Chance has most likely not put out his best body of work yet But Chance gained a great number of fans through the release of Coloring Book yes, I’m looking at you, the people who ever ytime they get on the aux play “No Problems ” While I can ’ t say with any cer tainty that these fans are fleeting, they cer tainly aren ’ t yet committed With the rise of music, such as Towkio’s WWW , which sounds similar to Chance but better, Chance has the potential to lose fans

impactful lyrics

Although I have full confidence that

album of the decade, we need to consider the fact that he may be r unning out of time to impress his quasi-fan base In order to remain relevant, it seems to me that Chance’s next album needs to take its production to a different level w h

method similar to that of Acid R ap or taking his music in a ne w direction entirely, I am unsure

Peter Buonanno is a freshman in the College of Arts and Sciences He can be reached at pbuonanno@cornellsun com Guest Room runs periodically this semester

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w a y b a c k i n 2 0 1 0 , s o i t’d b e i n a c c u r a t e t o s a y t h a t i t w a s m a d e i n re s p o n s e t o a n y re c e n t e ve n t s T h e t i m i n g , h owe ve r, e n d e d u p i m p e c c a b l e A m a j o r p l o t t h r e a d i n t h e m o v i e i n vo l ve s o u r h e ro Mi g u e l w a n ti n g t o f o l l ow i n t h e f o o t s t e p s o f h i s i d o l Er n e s t o d e l a Cr u z , o n l y t o f i n d o u t t h a t h e ’ s a f r a u d a n d a m u rd e re r T h e ve r y n i g h t t h a t C o c o p re m i e re d , I h a d a s i m i l a r s h o c k i n re a l l i f e My l o n g t i m e i d o l , Jo h n L a s s e t e r, a n n o u n c e d a “ t e m p or a r y l e a v e ” f r o m D i s n e y A n i m a t i o n a n d Pi x a r It t u r n s out that he, too, had been taking part in sexual misconduct At the moment it looks unlikely he will

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s t p o p u l a r bands that is assoc i a t e d w i t h t h e S a n Fr a n c i s c o S o u n d i s T h e Gr a t e f u l D e a d The band formed in 1965 in Palo

A l t o T h e D e a d weren ’ t the first to hit the Bay Area music scene, but they cer tainly helped shape it T h e y w e r e o n e o f t h e m o s t prominent music groups that didn’t fit under a pre-existing musical genre The Dead, along w i t h o t h e r s l i k e Je f f e r s o n

A i r p l a n e , Mo b y Gr a p e a n d

C o u n t r y Jo e a n d t h e Fi s h , helped form the basis not only of the San Francisco Sound, but of psychedelic rock It was the s o u n d t r a c k f o r t h e h i p p i e movement and its exploration

t h e p o p - m u s i c i n d u s t r y u p s i d e d ow n b e c a u s e i t p u t t h e a r t i s t s i n c o n t ro l o f w h a t t h e y we re w r i t i n g , re c o rd i n g , a n d m a ki n g , r a t h e r t h a n t h e r e c o r d l a b e l s It w a s a p r o g r e s s i v e g e n re , a n d i t e n c a p s u l a t e d t h e c o m m u n a l - h i p p i e l i f e s t y l e b y p ro m o t i n g l ove a n d s e l f - i d e n t if i c a t i o n t h ro u g h o u t t h e re g i o n T h e s h a r i n g a n d “f re e s o c i e t y ” i d e a l s o f t h e h i p p i e s i s e v i d e n t i n t h e Sa n Fr a n c i s c o So u n d t h r o u g h i t s f r e e c o n c e r t s T h ro u g h i t s n e w s o u n d s a n d r e f o r m i s t t h e m e s , t h e S a n Fr a n c i s c o So u n d d e m o n s t r a t e d t h e i n

of self-identification and comm u n a l l i v i n g T h e D e a d t h o u g h t o u t s i d e o f t h e b o x , combining sounds from rock, reggae, folk, bluegrass, jazz and many other genres, as well as experimenting with sounds of their own This ne w type of music, that the Dead and other

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As radical as this music was at the time, the subgenre of r o c k n ’

bands were producing, spread across the countr y along with the themes behind the songs But it was not just the sound that spread, the ideas behind the songs spread, such as the a c a d e m i c i d e a l s o f t h e f r e e s p e e c h m o v e m e n t , t h e “f r e e s o c i e t y ” p r e a c h e d b y t h e Haight’s hippies and the racial justice fought for by the Black Panther Par ty They expanded throughout the countr y because their messages were carried by the songs Mu s i c i s n o t j u s t a n a d d - o n t o t h e r a d i c a l i d e n t i t y o f t h e Ba y A re a Mu s i c f u e l s t h e p rog re s s i ve n e s s o f t h i s re g i o n w i t h

styles of

sages and social outcries, now modern rap lyrics

i c moment in time, so it is no surprise this style of music did not last long after its bir th in the 1960s It is always sombering to see a genre fade, but reassuring when a ne w one comes along As much as it changes throughout the years, one thing will always be constant: music will continue to ser ve as an unparalleled means of expression and communication, capable of carr ying much more than a rhythm you can tap your feet to

A J Stella is a freshman in the College of Arts and Sciences He can be reached at ajs548@cornell edu

by Jeffrey Sondike ’19

Garceau Falls Short in Champs

By BENNETT GROSS Sun Staff Writer

After both the men ’ s and women ’ s squash teams lost in the quarterfinals of the College Squash Association national team championships, both squads sought redemption as they sent athletes to the individual championships

Senior Michele Garceau advanced to the finals in her bracket, but couldn’t knock off Trinity’s Vanessa Raj to capture the championship in Holleran South, one of the four women ’ s divisions, and lost in five sets A win would have earned Garceau a spot on the CSA second team All-American list after finishing the regular season 9-8 and winning three of her four matches in the individual championships

Garceau, seniors Charlotte

K n a g g s , Ma r g a u x L o s t y a n d

Emma Uible and sophomore Lucy Martin also represented the women, while senior Jordan Brail was the lone member of the men ’ s team to participate

national team championships, was unable to partake in the individual championships

Brail, the Red’s only player in the men ’ s tournament, won his first two matches in Molloy North, one of the four men ’ s divisions, but fell to Penn’s David Yacobucci in the final match in Brail’s illustrious Cornell career

“[Brail] got stronger and stronger as the season progressed, and he probably played his best squash during the national team championships, and he built on that success this past weekend in the individual tournament ” Palmer said “So, it was really nice for him to finish his college career off by getting to the semifinals and playing a ver y close match against a great opponent ”

“The match was played on an all-glass court, which was different than any other match.”

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“[Garceau] played ver y professionally this past weekend, and she won all of her first three matches ver y convincingly,” head coach David Palmer said “ The match was played on an all-glass court, which was different than any other match she played this weekend, and [Raj] took several high-risk shots throughout the match, but especially in the fifth set So, it kind of just slipped away from her ”

Losty reached the semifinals in the Holleran

E a s t , b u t w a s b o u n c e d by C o l u m b i a j u n i o r Maddie O’Connor in a five-set match Uible won her first match, but lost in the quarterfinals of her bracket Knaggs and Martin were both beaten in the round of 16

For the men, No 1 Andy Muran, sidelined with an injur y he suffered last weekend during the

Senior Ian Rothweiler applied to play in the individual championships, but was not selected to play, and ended up stuck on the waitlist for the final tournament of the season With the depar ture of so many seniors, especially from the women ’ s team, Palmer is excited about next year ’ s recruiting class, which includes seven men and three women so far The team is still waiting to see if more athletes will come to East Hill next season via regular decision admission

“ We potentially have a top international player from Malaysia joining the group next season, but we are still awaiting her decision from the school,” Palmer said “She is ver y exciting and would immediately be one of the strongest players in college squash, so she would really provide a big boost to our team Overall, I am ver y optimistic for next season for both the men ’ s and the women ’ s teams ”

Bennett Gross can be reached at bgross@cornellsun com

Red braves weather in Boston

By ZORA HAHN Sun Staff Writer

About her new book, ONE GOAL A COACH A TEAM and the GAME THAT BROUGHT A DIVIDED

TOWN TOGETHER, Bob

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Zorah Hahn can be reached at zhahn@cornellsun com

Laxers Shut Down by Stifling Quaker Defense

By SMITA NALLURI Sun Staff Writer

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d i d n ’ t f i n i s h o u r s h o t s ”

“Our defense really stepped it up today. We just didn’t execute on the offensive end we didn’t finish our shots ”

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Rooney’s Grand Slam Powers Red

By GRACIE TODD Sun Contributor

Sophomore Bridgette Rooney got Cornell softball’s season off with a bang on Friday, crushing a seventh-inning grand slam to seal her team ’ s season-opening victory Rooney came to bat with teammates Madison Avery, Avery Voehl and Sarah Murray already positioned on first, second, and

third bases, respectively

“I have a lot of confidence when Bridgette comes up to the plate,” said Voehl “So naturally I was pretty excited as a base runner ” With two outs in the top of the seventh, Cornell was down by one run Rooney’s at bat was the Red’s last chance to score, and she delivered

“My dad always gave me the advice to swing hard, just in case

I hit it,” Rooney said “ I knew I had to give it my all for my team ”

In celebration of its victory, the team ran out of the dugout to greet their hero at home plate

“It felt great to cross the plate, turn around, and help congratulate [Rooney] ” Voehl said Rooney, who was last year ’ s Ivy League home run leader, began her preparation for the hit while she was still in the dugout

c a p t a i n a t t a c k e r Sa r a h Ph i l l i p s “ We’l l b e b a c k a t p r a ct i c e w o rk i n g o n a re a s we n e e d [ t o i m p rove ] o f f e ns i ve l y, we’l l b e t r y i n g t o f i n d t h a t c h e m i s t r y a n d h ow we c a n w o rk t o g e t h e r t o p u t g o a l s o n t h e b o a rd ” T h e Re d w i l l b e l o o k i n g t o p u t m a n y g o a l s o n t h e b o a rd t o m o r row a s i t h i t s t h e ro a d t o t a k e o n re g i o n a l r i va l , C o l g a t e ( 3 - 1 ) a t 5 p m i n Ha m i l t

“A lot of what happened with the grand slam came even before I got to the plate,” Rooney said “I had to have the right mindset ” Rooney’s mindset definitely paid off as Cornell entered the bottom of the seventh inning with a three-point lead over their competition

The Wildcats responded with one run in the bottom of the seventh, but it was not enough Cornell’s defense was too strong to overcome

“Defense is incredibly important, ” Voehl said “It all comes down to supporting our pitcher ” And suppor t their pitcher they certainly did Throughout the game the Red committed no errors, and sophomore pitcher Katie Lew walked just two batters

The Red defeated the Wildcats once again on Saturday, but suffered three losses over the weekend from opponents Drexel, Stetson, and Tennessee State

However, the Red earned something positive to focus on going for ward The victor y was Cornell’s first to open a season since 2014

“Winning game one set the tone for us, ” said head coach Julie Farlow ’97 “[The team] knows what winning feels like and it’s the goal every time we play ”

Spor ts

Grapplers Lose Title Streak, Send 7 to Nationals

By JACK KANTOR Sun Assistant Sports Editor

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“OveralI, we had a couple slip ups; I don’t think we could have wrestled much better as a team ”

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c o u l d h a ve w re s t l e d m u c h b e t t e r a s a t e a m , ” h e s a i d “ W h e n yo u c o ns i d e r we o n l y h a d t h re e g u y s o n t h e t e a m w h o h a d w r e s t l e d i n t h a t t o u r n a m e n t l a s t ye a r a n d t o h a ve e i g h t f i n i s h i n t h e t o p t h r e e , I t h o u g h t t h e y d i d a re m a rk a b l e j o b ”

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W h i l e i t s i m p re s s i ve s t re a k i s n o l o n g e r, t h e t e a m i s m ov i n g o n a n d l o o k i n g a h e a d t o t h e re a l t a s k a t h a n d “ It ’ s a b o n u s t h a t w e w o n [ t h e E I WA

C h a m p i o n s h i p ] 1 1 ye a r s i n a row b u t t h e re a l i t y i s t h a t i t ’ s a n a t i o n a l q u a l i f i e r, ” Ko l l s a i d “ Ou r g u y s a re n o t t h i n k i n g , ‘ Oh , we d i d n ’ t w i n i t , ’ t h e y ’ re n o t m o p i n g

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Senior goaltender Christian Knight was named Ivy League Player of the Week after Cornell men ’ s lacrosse was minutes away from stunning No 1 Albany last weekend, t h e L e a g u e a n n o u n c e d o n Mo n d a y Knight’s performance was a major part of the Red’s upset bid

He tied for a career high with 19 saves, k e e p i n g t h e Gre a t Da n e s ’ h i g h - o c t a n e offense to 11 goals, their fewest in a game this season

Knight’s 16 saves per game are most in the country, and his 593 save percentage is the nation’s fifth best

Cornell led for much of the contest against Albany, before the Great Danes scored four late goals to pull out an 11-9 victory

The honor is the sixth league weekly award of Knight’s career and the first instance in which he was named Player of the Week

Knight and the Red are back in action as they host Binghamton at 5 p m Tuesday Compiled by Raphy Gendler

C h a m p i o n s h i p s ” To Ko l l , t h e E I WA C h a m p i o n s h i p i s n o t t h e b e - a l l a n d e n d - a l l o f t h e C o r n e l l w re s t l i n g s e a s o n “ We w o n t h a t t h i n g 1 1 ye a r s i n a row, ” h e s a i d “ It’s n o t t h a t I d o n ’ t w a n t t o w i n i t e ve r y ye a r, b u t i t ’ s a q u a li f i e r ; i t ’ s a m e a n s t o a n e n d ” Of i t s 1 0 w re s t l e r s w h o c o m p e t e d i n t h e t o u r n am e n t , s e ve n e a r n e d a u t o m a t i c b i d s t o t h e N C A A

By RAPHY GENDLER Sun Assistant Sports Editor

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