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David Fischer ’15 says it is important to question the “everyday narratives.”
Zachary Zahos ’15 calls American Sniper “simple but complex.”
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Women’s hockey saw great success over Winter Break.
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Cornellian Decries Alleged Transphobic Harassment was] very covered up and hush-hush.” “Even after I asked repeatedly what went on, nobody explained it to me,” Transgender graduate student Meredith Talusan said. “And they emphasized that I Talusan has been barred from living in couldn’t appeal the decision.” Following the deliberations, Talusan Telluride House — an organization independent of the University that provides said the housemate was required to underfree room and board for its residents — go sensitivity training, but was otherwise after leaving the house and actively found not guilty and allowed to stay in the protesting against what she has called house. Since then, Talusan said that having to transphobic harassment by her housemate. continue living with the Talusan said it began housemate had caused with comments her housemate allegedly said “To admit that something her to struggle with feelings of “severe emotional to her, including, “You was wrong damages stress.” lost your dick,” “You’re a their reputation.” “When you’re a perman dressed as a woman” son who belongs to a and “Why do you make Meredith Talusan grad minority category where such a big deal about every time you’re on the being transgender?” street in the dark, [and] After facing these comments for several months — which you’re afraid for your safety, your home she said caused her to have panic attacks becomes really important. It allows me to — Talusan asked Telluride to take discipli- take a breath from this feeling that at any nary action and remove the housemate moment, I can be confronted just because from the house. She said this led to a week of who I am,” she said. “The fact that now of investigation and deliberations that she I don’t have that feeling of safety where I described as a “mysterious process [which live is deeply compromising to me.”
By AIMEE CHO Sun Senior Writer
Soup for the soul
The Telluride House’s website describes itself as a “diverse self-governing community of undergraduate and graduate students that offers full room and board scholarship to all its residents.” The house, which was founded in 1911, encourages “intellectual engagement,” so residents
each present an hour-long speech once a year, as well as participate in weekly lectures and workshop. Residents also attend weekly house meetings where they discuss governance issues. See TELLURIDE page 5
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House on a hill | The Telluride House at Cornell — which was established by Lucien Lucius Nunn in 1910 — stands on West Campus.
Weill ’55 Retires as WCMC Chair By SOFIA HU
Beginning with a $100 million endowment in 1998, the Weills have given more than $600 million to the medical school and Sanford I. Weill ’55, the namethe main campus, according to the sake and longtime supporter of Weill University. In 2007, the Weills gave Cornell Medical College, retired as $300 million — what was then the chair of the Weill Cornell Board of largest donation Cornell had ever Overseers on Jan. 1, and was received. replaced by his daughter, Jessica Weill, the former chief executive Bibliowicz ’81. He will remain affiland chairman of Citigroup, joined iated as the chair emeritus of the colthe WCMC board over 30 years lege. ago. WEILL ’55 Weill served as chair for 20 years “It’s truly humbling to see just and has donated millions of dollars to the See WEILL page 5 University along his wife, Joan Weill. Sun Senior Writer
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Community members gather in the gymnasium of the Beverly J. Martin Elementary School in Ithaca to celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr. Day over lunch.
Law School Addition Receives Top Sustainability Certification By ZOE FERGUSON Sun Senior Writer
A new addition to Cornell Law School’s Myron Taylor Hall has won a top honor in environmental sustainability — the United States Green Building Council awarded the building a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Platinum certification, the highest possible accreditation. According to Matthew Kozlowski, green building program manager for Facilities
Services, LEED is “the industry standard for measuring the environmental performance of a building design.” As part of the U.S. Green Building Council, the LEED program recognizes environmentally progressive buildings that promote sustainable energy and an equally sustainable budget. The certification, which the Myron Taylor Hall addition received in December, is Cornell’s second; the Human Ecology building was certified
Platinum in 2011. According to Kozlowski, there are a total of 15 LEED certified buildings on Cornell’s campus: two Silver certified, 11 Gold and two Platinum. “We try and operate all of Cornell’s buildings as ‘green’ as we can and perform energy efficiency upgrades wherever possible,” Kozlowski said. “However, since 2008, it has been University policy that all new major construction or renovaSee LEED page 4
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Green and clean | A new addition to Myron Taylor Hall (seen here in a 2012 rendering) is the second building on campus to receive a Platinum LEED certification.