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The Corne¬ Daily Sun Vol. 139 No. 56
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TUESDAY, MAY 2, 2023 n ITHACA, NEW YORK
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Sports
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Poetry in Motion
John 'Baby J' Mulaney
Overtaking in Overtime
Rainy
Various poetry groups share how they celebrated National Poetry Month.
Max Fattal '25 reviews comedian John Mulaney's new special, 'Baby J."
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Men's lacrosse defeated Princeton in overtime to win their 31st Ivy League title. | Page 12
Ithaca Groups Campaign Against Sexual Violence
HIGH: 51º LOW: 38º
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By ELIZABETH GARDNER Sun Staff Writer
Editor’s Note: This article contains a discussion of sexual assault. Every 73 seconds, one person in the United States experiences sexual assault. According to the Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network, sexual assault is more prevalent on college campuses than any other crime. Across campus and in the city of Ithaca, organizations held events and demonstrations to bring awareness to sexual assault and education about sexual violence during Sexual Assault Awareness Month. On Friday, April 28, the Cornell chapter of Callisto, a non-profit organization that builds technology to combat sexual assault, set up an exhibit of 3,367 red flags on the Arts Quad, representing the 13 percent of students who reported
“I looked to my left to see a family touring and a dad with his two daughters looking at the sign alongside me. [They were] in complete horror.” Manraj Singh ’26
3,367 | Each red flag represents one of 3,367 Cornell students who reported being the victim of sexual violence in a 2019 survey. experiencing nonconsensual sexual contact involving physical force, threats of physical force or incapacitation since entering Cornell in a 2019 campus survey. “[When I realized] that [the flags] were for sexual assault victims, I was shocked,” said Manraj Singh ’26. “I looked to my left to see a family touring and a dad with his two daughters looking at the sign alongside me. [They were] in complete horror.”
Callisto is a service that aims to end serial sexual assault by providing victims the opportunity to enter their perpetrator’s social media accounts into a database confidentially. If another person enters the same social media handle, they are “matched” and connected with a third-party attorney who will explain their legal options moving forward. See AWARENESS page 5
Cornell Announces Meet the Student Trustee Candidates Voting began on May 1 and will end on May 4 Changes to Housing Selection Process By ALLYSON KATZ Sun Contributor
By AIMÉE EICHER Sun Assistant Managing Editor
Housing and Residential Life announced forthcoming changes to the on-campus housing selection process — including room selection for upperclassmen in the fall, more upperclassmen beds and an option to live in the same room for more than a year — in an email to students today. Previously, rising upperclassmen could participate in continued occupancy in the spring, allowing them to continue living in the same residence hall. Rising juniors and seniors also had the opportunity to participate in General Room Selection, though they selected rooms after the rising sophomores, providing fewer housing options. To inform the new changes, HRL collected feedback from students through focus groups and surveys throughout the 2022-2023 academic year. According to HRL’s website, stu-
dents expressed wishing to live on campus, though they said the on-campus housing selection process began too late and did not offer enough options. “Upper-level students will now be able to make better-informed decisions, with all options available at the same time,” the HRL website stated. “In addition, with more students taking advantage of on-campus housing, we hope to alleviate some of the strain on the local housing market.” Starting in the 2023-2024 academic year, the room selection process for rising juniors and seniors will begin in the fall, allowing students a first choice in selecting upperclassmen housing. According to the email, room selection will take place in September and October, though specific dates will be announced over the summer. To continue reading this article, please visit www.cornellsun.com. Aimée Eicher can be reached at aeicher@cornellsun.com.
Five student candidates for the undergraduate trustee position on the Board of Trustees discussed their platforms and qualifications in a Wednesday, April 26 forum moderated by Sun editor-in-chief Angela Bunay ’24. Each year, the Office of Assemblies holds an election for a student position on the Board of Trustees, the highest governing board at Cornell. Undergraduate and graduate students are each represented by one seat, held by a student for two years, elected in alternating years. This year, the
undergraduate position is open, which means both the candidates and the electorate will consist entirely of undergraduate students. The student who wins the position will hold a two-year term running from July 1 of this year to July 30, 2025, where they will participate in committees and hold full voting power alongside the other Trustees. According to the 2023 Student Trustee Election website, Cornell is among the few institutions in the U.S. to allow their students to hold such a powerful position. The Board of Trustees, headed by President Martha Pollack, serves as the most
influential governing body at Cornell — serving as the executive decision makers on all aspects of the University’s functioning, according to Cornell’s bylaws. The Board of Trustees is made of 64 members that include alumni, students, faculty, Cornell workers, business people, agriculturalists and the eldest descendant of Ezra Cornell — among others. With terms spanning from two years to lifelong appointment, Trustees on the board approve the annual budget and financial plans and make the final call on all major University decisions. See TRUSTEES page 11
COURTESY OF THE STUDENT TRUSTEE CANDIDATES
Earning trust | Student trustee candidates shared their thoughts on healthcare and basic needs at Wednesday's debate.