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The University’s first female top cop will leave Cornell for private industry.
Cornell men’s basketball’s Ivy record stands at 2-2 after a comeback win over Penn and an overtime loss to Princeton. | Page 12
“We bet Max Greenfield’s GPA was lower than yours.” | Page 6
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Faculty Senate Seeks Max Greenfield Discusses Career, Identity Actor recounts his transformation in the entertainment industry Input After Period Of Wintry Weather By MARIN LANGLIEB
Program Board, Cornell Hillel Major Speaker series and Himan Brown Charitable Trust, which has brought notable Jewish speakers such as Aly Raisman and Josh Peck to New Girl star Max Greenfield re-enacted a few of campus in the past. Julia Katz ’19, chair of the Major Speaker series for his favorite Schmidt catchphrases (“Judaism, son!”), and Hillel, told The Sun dealt the facts on how to actually play True “You just keep moving forward, and everytime you fail — which that the group had been trying for years American (“throw out should be often — you just get comfortable in that place.” to bring Greenfield to some American histospeak at Cornell. ry, have a beer or two, Max Greenfield “We’ve talkshotgun one and call it ed about bringing a day”) when he took [Greenfield] to campus since my freshman year when I the stage Saturday night in Bailey Hall. His talk was co-sponsored by the Cornell University was on the committee, so it’s finally happening,” Katz said about the Emmy and Golden Globe nominee. “We’re New guy | The New York excited to hear about his different projects and his experiences as a Jewish actor and generally just how he goes about native speaks to a packed life.” Bailey Hall, taking audiGreenfield did just that, opening to a packed audience ence questions Saturday. by talking about how nice and expensive Cornell looks and by reflecting on his own college experiences. He admitted BENJAMIN PARKER / SUN STAFF that he only “sort of went to college,” and he decided to PHOTOGRAPHER drop out after achieving a 0.67 GPA his freshman year. “There was an acceptance that college went very wrong for me, and I look at all of you and I’m like, you are all better than me,” Greenfield said. “You guys should be really proud of yourself.” Only after dropping out did Greenfield start seriously Sun Staff Writer
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By MARYAM ZAFAR Sun Staff Writer
The Faculty Senate posed questions to the Cornell community regarding the University’s inclement weather policy following a week of severe weather punctuated by a student-led petition to cancel classes, burst pipes across campus and temperatures dropping below zero. A university solic- “Gathering this data itation encouraged does not mean that individuals to submit inpwut on how to the decision to stay address a wide range of open last week weather situations and was flawed.” concerns. Questions asked about what Charles Van Loan “reasonable protective clothing” entails, the risks associated specifically with morning classes and evening prelims, travel time to class and policies for individuals whose health issues would be intensified by the cold weather. “Gathering this data does not mean that the decision to stay open last week was flawed,” Dean of Faculty Charles Van Loan told The Sun. “It means See CHILL page 5
Heating, Internet Restored to Low Rise 6 After Pipe Burst By ALEX HALE Sun Staff Writer
On Thursday, a pipe burst in the freshman dormitory Low Rise 6. Flooding caused facility damages, including the loss of Internet services. University administration confirmed that the pipe has been repaired and everything is back to normal. Karen Brown, senior director of campus life marketing and communications, said that all services were restored to the freshman dorm. Brown wrote in an email to The Sun on Friday that all services, including heat and inter-
“This winter’s unusual pattern of sharply alternating warm and cold stretches makes the effect on pipes worse.” Karen Brown BORIS TSANG / SUN ASSISTANT PHOTOGRAPHY EDITOR
Pipe burst | Low Rise 6, a freshman dormitory on North Campus, regained heating and internet on Friday.
net, are set up and working again. The pipe burst on Thursday afternoon, and Cornell’s Environmental Health and Safety team were the first responders to the accident, with the plumbing team not far behind. Brown said that the decision to shut down the heat was
made in order to “stop the leak from becoming much, much worse.” The custodial team then dried the carpeting to prevent mold or mildew, which “can become a hazard if not addressed.” Water seeped into the tech control room, and so internet was shut down in order to stop
further damage. IT@Cornell rebooted Internet services on Friday morning. Residents were concerned about the condition of the elevator, as some of the water entered it. After inspection, no damage was found in the elevator. Brown attributed the pipe
burst to recent extreme weather. “Extreme cold can result in pipes freezing, and this winter’s unusual pattern of sharply alternating warm and cold stretches makes the effect on pipes worse,” Brown said. Alex Hale can be reached at ahale@cornellsun.com.