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International Iranian Student Arrives AfterTrump Ban Grads Express Recounts being handcuffed,detained following executive order Struggles to CGSU

By HNIN WAI LWIN Sun Staff Writer

The department began looking into purchasing body cameras in 2012, when the cost of both the physical devices and data storage began to drop significantly, Chief Kathy Zoner told The Sun. “It became apparent that we wanted another level of accountability, both for ourselves and for the community that we serve, and body cams were really starting to take off,” Zoner said.

“The officers actually were the impetus,” she added. “It wasn’t management that asked for these, it was the officers.”

Zoner and Deputy Chief David Honan said officers have been instructed to turn on their cameras — part of TASER’s Axon brand — for every service call, and only turn them off when the call ends, during private conferences with other officers or when interacting with a victim during a sensitive situation.

The review process is also monitored closely. Officers are free to watch their own

As graduate students grow closer to filing for a vote, international graduate students work to maintain their voice in the fight for unionization, sharing the struggles they face while studying in the United States at a panel hosted by Cornell Graduate Students United.

With international students making up almost half the entire population of graduate students, ensuring the union is representative of all students is of particular importance for Sebastian Sclofsky, organizing chair of Graduate Assistants United at the University of Florida.

“We organize it. We make the decisions. We make a lot of mistakes but it’s our mistakes. The union belongs to us,” Sclofsky said.

Nomfundo Makhubo, organizer of the event, also stressed the importance of keeping a seat for international students in the conversation as CGSU strives to champion respect, fairness and democracy.

“We are trying to fight for an international-student-sensitive work environment,” she said.

“I think this is “We an important time for internaorganize tional students it. We and grad stumake the dents in general to stand up and decisions make themselves ... The counted and make themselves union heard and to use belongs this as a vehicle to achieve the things to us.” that they deserve Sebastian and the things Sclofsky that they really want.”

Students also raised issues regarding President Donald Trump’s recent changes and cap for H1-B visas, which allow U.S. businesses to recruit foreign employees in speciality occupations for a limited time.

“It is frustrating that there is a 65,000 cap because that’s not a lot of people. That’s basically all the people who were at the Super Bowl and it’s a very small number,” said Brendan O’Brien, director of the International Students and Scholars Office.

Concerning the issue of maintaining legal status, O’Brien advised international students to “be a registered full time student, keep immigration documents up to date and not be

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What was once intended to be collaboration between two internationally renowned universities quickly deteriorated into an microcosm of shock and distress that filled the lives of citizens of several nations across the globe.

When President Donald Trump first announced the contentious executive order that forbade the entry of immigrants from seven majority-muslim countries, both sides of the aisle erupted in protest.

Talking heads flooded news programs to discuss the legality, morality and spirituality of the order. It had become a political circus.

In the middle of all the hysteria, confusion and protests that filled the country with the executive branch’s order, there is a person.

And his name is Amir.

‘I Was Really Scared’

to John F. Kennedy airport on the evening of Jan. 27, planning to visit Cornell in a joint research program from Chalmers University of Science in Göteborg, Sweden.

At first, the cross-Atlantic travel was business as usual for the 28year-old Iranian citizen.

But while Amir was in the air, President Trump signed the executive order that put a freeze on citizens entering the seven countries which have become engrained in the public’s mind, Iran included.

His plane landed around 8:30 p.m., approached the gate and the passengers exited, albeit with the standard delays a flight across the globe comes with. It was not Amir’s first time coming to the U.S., as he has attended conferences and visited his maternal aunt living in the Washington, D.C. area — not incredibly far from where the order was signed.

But when he exited the plane this time around, things were not the same. President Trump’s order barred him from entering the

Amir, who declined to have his last name published, was en route

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Cornell Police to Wear Body Cameras

By NICHOLAS BOGEL-BURROUGHS Sun Staff Writer

All uniformed Cornell University Police officers are now wearing body cameras after a successful officer-led push to implement use

of the audio and video recording devices.

The officers hope the implementation of these cameras will increase student trust, provide an objective record for court proceedings and aid police in writing accurate reports.

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Prof: Islamophobia a Trend in U.S. Passport Event Aims to Dates discrimination prior to Trump administration

By ALANA SULLIVAN Sun Staff Writer

In the face of President Trump’s executive order, Americans seem to be suffering a sort of “public amnesia” regarding the Obama Administration’s policies, said Prof. Moustafa Bayoumi, English, Brooklyn College, City University of New York in a lecture Wednesday night.

Islamophobia and Muslim-targeting legislation did not begin with President Trump’s “Muslim ban,” Bayoumi said. Rather, the United States has a longer history of Muslimtargeting policies, of which the Obama Administration is not exempt.

Bayoumi discussed several American policies implemented in the years post-9/11 designed to preemptively target and profile Muslim Americans for terrorist affiliations. One such project, an NYPD surveillance program assisted by the CIA, monitored minute aspects of the everyday lives of Muslims in the tri-state area with no probable cause, he said.

“The government is supposed to be public with their affairs so that the citizenry can have a private life,” Bayoumi said. “And in fact what’s asked for in our post 9/11 world, especially from muslim Americans, is that Muslim Americans have to live their lives very, very publicly and the government operates more and more in extreme secrecy.”

While Islamophobia in no way began with President Trump, Bayoumi stressed that the Trump administration has certainly propagated these polarizing sentiments.

“In Trump’s universe, the wicked perform evil violence, and the good carry out righteous violence,” he said. “And yet still American innocence will still prevail.”

Bayoumi also criticized the United States’

simultaneous involvement in Yemen’s civil war — most recently in a Navy Seal raid last week — and banning of its refugees through President Trump’s executive order, even comparing the ban to refoulement.

“Now [banning Yemeni refugees] may not exactly fit the legal definition of refoulement — the forcible return of asylum seekers to the countries they are fleeing — but it’s close enough, to my mind at least,” Bayoumi said. “It makes this executive order, supposedly premised on the notion of security, worthless.”

The average American’s perception of Islam plays an important role in the proliferation of Islamophobia today, according to Bayoumi.

“Most Americans, and at least I can say this from my own personal experience, still don’t know the difference between an Arab and a Muslim,” he said.

Bayoumi believes “America needs this version of Islam,” using it as a way to project its own violence.

“America has a terrible time of admitting the violence that it purveys, the violence that will likely produce more violence,” he said.

However, Bayoumi said he sees the recent airport protests, demonstrations and general public upset at President Trump’s executive order as signs of hope that change for Muslim Americans may be achieved in a “search for true security for all.”

“I discovered the possibility that alliances that are true friendships created across the various borders of our realities of our geographies, our identities and that these alliances create the very society that our indignation wants for,” Bayoumi said.

Alana Sullivan can be reached at asullivan@cornellsun.com.

Immigration Ban Nearly Cancels Collaboration AMIR

silence; he was not allowed to speak with the other gentlemen to try and make sense of the chaotic U.S., and Amir was faced with the sequence that was the past three decision to be deported — which hours of his life. would prevent him from trying to But at 4 a.m., he got his explare-enter the country for five years nation.

— or willingly sign visa withdrawHe was told that earlier in the al papers. day, the President signed an order “The thing that really surprised that forbids customs from allowme was that when I got on the ing him — and citizens of six plane in Stockholm, I was legal — other countries — into the U.S. I was a legal student,” Amir said Asking for his options, he ultivia Skype interview back in mately decided to sign the withGöteborg on Feb. 2. “And when I drawal papers and sat in that room got off the plane [at JFK] for nearly 12 additional “There was no one in customs or the hours “staring at a clock” I was illegal.”

Not until seven hours until he was put on a airport who said they are supporting later did Amir learn flight back to Europe. this. They all did it what was going on. After For Amir, the customs took him aside months-long process to because it was law.” shortly following his acquire a Visa had been Amir flight, he said he was for nothing. His journey thrown into a room with to Cornell was for the pura slew of people in similar situa- long planning come to an end, pose of representing his university tions, clueless as to the reason Amir made clear that he was treat- in this joint partnership, but why. ed well by the just-as-confused President Trump’s signature “[The officers] had no idea Customs and Border Protection brought it to a swift end. exactly what this executive order officers. [was]. It was chaotic,” he An Opportunity “They were warm people and explained.

At the bleakest of moments, sometimes joked with me,” he At approximately 1 a.m. on the said. “They were nice people. For when Amir had essentially accept28th, Amir says he was handcuffed example, one of them told me that ed he was not going to be able to and transported from Terminal I wish you luck and one of them research at Cornell, he heard some Four at JFK to Terminal One, tak- said [the ban is] not what we intriguing news. A Seattle-based ing a purposefully crafted route want.” federal judge, James Robart, put a that forbade exposure to all the “There was no one in customs temporary block on President protests that filled one of the or the airport who said they are Trump’s order, potentially opening world’s busiest airports. supporting this,” he continued. the door for citizens of the seven Amir had never been hand- “They all did it because it was a singled-out countries to enter the cuffed before or seen any other law and they should do it. They U.S. form of detention. A majority of were working there.”

“It took one day for me to his adult life has been devoted to Upon arrival at Terminal One, decide,” Amir said, showcasing the his studies, including as an under- he then entered a room with fellow hesitancy he held despite the good graduate in his home country of middle-eastern nationals in the See AMIR page 5 Iran, along with a Masters at exact same situation. Then, Continued from page 1

Chalmers and the current Chalmers Ph.D. program he is currently enrolled in.

“In the beginning I was scared,” he said. “I was really scared when they handcuffed me [walking] to the building. I have never had [experienced hostility at an airport.

[Being] handcuffed for the first time surprised me. I felt it for the first time mentally with many people while walking through the airport looking at [me].”

But despite the tense emotions inherent when someone’s months-

Encourage Study Abroad

By LINDSAY CAYNE Sun Staff Writer

For some Cornell students, one of the most immediate hurdles to studying abroad is actually getting the passport.

To help solve that problem, the Council on International Educational Exchange sponsored a Passport Caravan on Wednesday in Willard Straight Hall to help 150 students, all U.S. citizens, apply for U.S. passports for free in an effort to promote study abroad.

“The event is part of CIEE’s support of Generation Study Abroad, an initiative to make study abroad more possible for U.S. students by breaking down the three major barriers to study abroad: cost, curriculum and culture,” a CIEE press release states.

For Aaliyah Daniels ’20 this event alleviated the inconvenience that living in Ithaca presents. She intended to get her expired passport renewed at the event because she is going on a service trip to Jamaica in April.

“A lot of times it feels like being here on Cornell’s campus, you feel like you’re in a bubble in the middle of nowhere, so it can be difficult to go out and get the resources you need,” Daniels said. “Sometimes it helps to have a little assistance because it’s kind of a hard process.”

Maureen Sullivan, the institutional relations manager of CIEE, facilitated the Passport Caravan as CIEE’s representative. She said this event is important because “for some students, just getting the passport is a real barrier to being able to then study abroad.”

“We work with Cornell abroad to sort of fill in the holes where they may not have their own programs or where they need a specific type of program, like a public health program, in a country that doesn’t offer it,” Sullivan said.

In support of Generation Study Abroad, CIEE has “decided that giving out free passports to students is one of the ways that we can really start increasing those numbers of students going abroad,” Sullivan said.

Kristin Blake, the program coordinator for visiting international students with Cornell Abroad, said that “by having

everything available here, including the photos [that] can be taken during this event for your passport, we try to have it all in one place, so it makes it convenient.”

In addition to providing free passports, U.S. passport officers were at the Passport Caravan to assist other students, faculty and staff in obtaining or renewing their passports. Students interested in the event were asked to register online beforehand, but the event also accepted walk-in students.

Identification cards and expired passports in hands, students lined up at the event awaiting new and free passports or renewals.

Nolan Gray ’20 said he was considering studying abroad later on while in college and used the event as a chance to get a headstart on the process.

“I know that the passport process is usually really tiresome and expensive, so I am just trying to take advantage of the good opportunity,” he said.

Franccesca Kazerooni grad, a California native, was also at the event to renew her passport. “[The event] encourages everyone to do it and be ready to travel rather than leave things for last minute, especially when there’s a lot to do,” Kazerooni said.

Gray emphasized the significance of studying abroad while attending Cornell.

“I think it’s really important to step outside your comfort zone and interact with cultures that you would otherwise have no opportunity [to interact with],” he said.

Nora Matland, marketing and outreach coordinator at Cornell Abroad, also feels that studying abroad is critical for students. Matland, who has lived in more than four different countries, described the transformative experience of living abroad.

“Every time I’ve come back, my experience abroad has changed me completely, and that started with my study abroad experience in Spain,” Matland said. “I really feel that that’s something that every student could benefit from.”

Lindsay Cayne can be reached at lcayne@cornellsun.com.

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All abroad | Students flock to Willard Straight Hall to obtain free passports and free passport renewals.

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arrested or convicted of a crime.”

Sclofsky highlighted the differences in legal actions and healthcare for international students.

“We don’t have the legal protections that Americans have. We don’t have the benefits. I don’t qualify for the Affordable Care Act. I don’t qualify for the Affordable Care Act. I don’t qualify for federal loans,” Sclofsky said.

Asli Menevse grad shared her experience as a student filing an evaluation that was “systematically attacking my abilities as an instructor because I sound foreign.”

“At that moment, I realized that it doesn’t matter where you’re com-

ing from or how hard you try, you might be undermined just because of who you are,” Menevse said.

However, O’Brien reinforced the important role international graduate students fill on Cornell’s campus.

“It’s been a difficult time for all international students, particularly for the students from the seven affected countries due to the Muslim Ban,” O’Brien said. “I would like to say, from the bottom my heart, how happy we are to have international students here at Cornell. You make Cornell a very special place.”

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Body Cams to Increase Trust CAMS

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videos to help write reports, review and critique their actions or aid in their own testimony, but other officers and even Zoner are not permitted to view other officers’ recordings without requesting them from the secure data storage company.

There is also an electronic log of everyone who has viewed each video, including when and how many times it was viewed, which helps to ensure privacy, Zoner said.

Not only do the cameras keep officers accountable, Honan said, they also protect Cornell Police officers. Body cameras can cut down on false claims of abuse and diffuse tensions because people tend to behave less erratically when they know their actions are being recorded.

Some officers wore the body cameras during winter break to get into the habit of turning them on and off and learning the controls, and all officers began wearing the cameras on Jan. 16. While investigators — who wear plain clothes — are not part of the body camera program, every uniformed officer wears the cameras while on duty, Zoner said.

“The officers feel protected [and] the public should be reassured that we can review any concerns about the level of service that we provide to the community,” Honan said.

The cameras provide video at the same level of resolution as the human eye and are calibrated to record a field of view that is roughly equivalent to the peripheral vision of humans, showing the officer’s perspective.

The cameras also save a 30-second video clip leading up to the moment an officer begins recording, which Zoner said is usually enough time for the camera to catch everything if officers suddenly find themselves in an unexpected or potentially hostile situation.

Zoner said her officers have expressed a “tremendous amount of relief” since the cameras were implemented. Although it takes time to get used to the new devices, most officers are beginning to feel comfortable with using the cameras that are attached to the chest of their uniforms, she added.

Cornell leadership identified funding for the cameras from sources outside of the department itself, Zoner said, adding that the cost of storage and cameras was significant, although she declined to name the exact price.

“Accountability goes both ways,” Zoner said of the program. “It’s both on the officer and the public.”

Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs can be reached at nbogel-burroughs@cornellsun.com.

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news.

Part of that ambivalence is rooted in questioning of the order itself. Amir does not explicitly identify as Muslim, and the ban’s largest critique has been its targeting of Muslims. So why couldn’t a religiously independent student enter?

Why not him?

“What hurt me was not if you were Muslim or not

Muslim. What hurt me was that why your birthplace matters,” he said. “I lived in Sweden for six years, I have been in the U.S. before, I already had security check many times. Why [does] just the place you’re born [have] more affect on your life? This was something that hurt.”

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nvironmentalists really seem to get methane leaks, which is a more potent a bad rap. I’m not talking about greenhouse gas than CO2 in the short eco-terrorism or the occasional term. highly offensive PETA advertisement — But this column is about the financials I’m talking about image. No matter who of energy, so why not go with natural gas you talk to, liberal or conservative, their if it is the more profitable option? Because idea of an environmentalist always seems renewable energies have what fossil fuels to be the peace-sign-throwing, carrot- do not: long-term potential. Natural gas munching, Yusef-Islam-AKA-Cat-Ste- may seem like a viable option right now, vens-looking hippie. I suppose it’s partly but how long until it goes the way of coal? our fault; after all, I do have a few tie dyes Natural gas mining operations provide kicking around in my closet. But general- citizens with a one-time monetary packly speaking it’s always the same story: age to drill on their land. Enticing to be someone brings up clean energy, and the sure, except property value has a tendency politicians and public roll eyes because to plummet, both for the original land another old beatnik took a moment and the area surrounding it, once drilling between blunt hits to talk about how starts. It’s a lump sum for the local popuwe’re all connected to nature. lation, not an investment. We still need It’s not the stereotype that bothers me, natural gas for heating, but for electricity it’s the way it’s used to discredit environ- there are better options: solar energy. mentalism as impractical and overly idealisYes, the technology is new and often tic. So let’s talk renewable energy from a costly, but it is rapidly growing industry. purely financial standpoint. There is, of According to Forbes, “more people were course, the long-term rationale to divest employed in solar power last year than in from fossil f u e l s .

Increased conIt’s not the stereotype that bothers me, it’s sumption of the way it’s used to discredit oil and natural gas speeds environmentalism as impractical and global warmoverly idealistic. So let’s talk renewable ing, which in energy from a purely financial standpoint. turn fuels There is, of course, the long-term stronger rationale to divest from fossil fuels. storms, longer droughts and rising sea levels, the repercussions of which will be generating electricity through coal, gas extremely costly. and oil energy combined.” If we truly But everyone has heard that doomsday want an energy initiative to strengthen the scenario a thousand times over, so here’s a economy, we need to develop our clean far more compelling argument: there is energy infrastructure. Investing in fossil more money and job stability in the fuels, even natural gas, will only benefit renewable energy market. The coal indus- established corporate interests and will do try is done for — any plans to reinvigo- little to nothing for the burgeoning small rate old coal mining operations in businesses that benefit the middle class.

Appalachia are economic dead ends. Yes, Need proof? According to a report by the this is troubling for the families who rely State Department, the Keystone Pipeline on this industry, but using federal money XL, resurrected by the current administrato subsidize this sector effectively tion, will create a grand total of 35 permaamounts to extremely expensive welfare, nent jobs once construction is complete. when a better use for these funds would If we really want to revitalize America’s be to retrain coal workers for other energy middle class, then renewable energy is the jobs. way to go. Solar, wind and geothermal Now, much as I’d love to give all the energy are being used all across the globe credit to renewables, a significant factor of successfully. China, one of our biggest coal’s demise is due to natural gas, some- economic competitors, is already vastly thing of an old enemy for any New York outpacing the U.S. in solar energy.

State environmentalist. I am not an advo- Renewable resources will become the cate for natural gas, but it is far better dominant energy form, just as coal once than coal. It burns cleaner, and while gas was. We as a nation need to start asking refineries are a massive eyesore and cer- whether we want to invest in the future or tainly not the most environmental struc- keep clinging to old technology that is tures, they are far better than the strip rapidly becoming outdated. mining operations used in the coal indusMalpass is a senior in the College of Arts and try. Unfortunately, natural gas mining Soren Sciences. He can be reached at skm94@cornell.edu. comes with a host of issues ranging from Sorenity Now appears alternate Thursdays this poisoned well water to widespread semester.

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t’s a question most girls, and probably most guys, wonder.

I’ve always thought of myself as a bit of an anomaly when it comes to oral sex — I really like it. I’ve always liked it. I think that’s because my first time giving a blow job was so casual — I asked a friend to teach me and it turned out great. Ever since then, I’ve always felt good making other people feel good. And I’ve always been good at it. I know, I know, most girls think they’re good at it, but might not be. But I promise, I’ve watched enough porn to know how to give a pornstar-level blowjob. You have to twist to the sides and your grasp has to be fairly tight. Every few seconds you need a good deep throat. And at the end of a stellar blowjob, I feel like an Olympic medalist, the audience the little sperm clapping over me. You get the picture.

Now imagine my horror when my pride and joy of oral sex goes terribly wrong. It begins in my dorm while studying abroad last semester: there were two indoor roofs that people would go to for parties or to have dinner together. One afternoon, really hun-

gover, I stumbled onto one of the roofs to heat up my coffee. I was wearing no pants and just a Hogwarts shirt (the roof is usually pretty empty until the evening). To my surprise, there were six Italian guys — sorry, I mean men — studying some form of calculus. They all turn to me, and one of them says, “Good morning.” I was so embarrassed that the only hot guys in my building saw me looking like a mess.

Because I’m the person I am, I headed downstairs with my coffee, put on my makeup and chose a cute outfit and 30 minutes later went up to the roof with an empty cup to pretend to heat something up. I was just determined to show them that I’m not quite as hideous as they saw me a half hour before. Lucky for me, we started talking and one of them invited me up to the roof at night, when all of the Italians were throwing a party (see, my neurotic tactics work).

At around midnight and four glasses of wine later, I headed to the roof with some friends. I immediately spot an Italian that I found insanely attractive.

Bright eyes, tall, dark features. We hit it off and ventured outside into a large empty storage room. At this point, I’m pretty intoxicated. And when I’m intoxicated, I’m horny. So we started making

out, and he asks me to have sex. Being the (I can’t believe I’m still a) virgin that I am, I tell him I can’t, but I can do something else to make him happy. So I did what I usually do and what I’ve done multiple times with pleasure. I kiss his neck, move down to his stomach and then unbutton his pants. I take his boxers off with my teeth, and start giving him a Class-A blowjob. He’s moaning and groaning, and I’m pleased. He pushes me a little too hard when I’m deep throating, but I just swallow some vomit like a champ. Or at least I thought I did.

“Are you serious…did you just puke on me?” Imagine that in an Italian accent, from the hottest guy you’ve ever hooked up with, as you’re pitifully on your knees. I looked down, and indeed, there was some throw up on his leg and pants. Not a lot, but definitely noticeable. I completely panicked. My first instinct was to be like “no…did you just puke on yourself that’s gross,” but I realized that wouldn’t work. My next tactic was blame, so I said “oh, well you pushed me too far.” But he wasn’t buying it: his 5-inch uncircumcised penis wasn’t big enough to be pushed too far. The truth, we both knew, was that I was just too drunk shouldn’t have had a dick in my

throat. I was absolutely mortified. How could this happen to me? ME? Queen of blowjobs? I wanted to run out of there, but he needed to use my wine to wipe off the vomit on his leg, so I just stood there with a cone on my head. He was so visibly angry that it made me uncomfortable. I mean I obviously couldn’t have expected him to ignore it, but I thought maybe we could play it off like a joke. Uh uh. Worst joke of my life. I ran to my room, cried and thought about how disastrous that was. My only solace was knowing that he didn’t live in my dorm, and I would hopefully never see him again.

Until I did. A week later, I saw him on the other roof eating dinner with his friends. I completely ignored him — after all this is MY dorm. I should feel safe in it, and not miserably uncomfortable. Now, looking back, I’m surprised it hadn’t happened sooner. I mean there’s bound to be a moment when you go too far, and I think it’s for both parties to try and make light of it. Because after all, vomit is gross, but so is your dick.

Kitty Cat is a student at Cornell. Comments may be sent to associate-editor@cornellsun.com. The Frisky Virgin appears periodically this semester.

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here’s something oddly exciting about now, porn is starting to lose its effect. It’s like I’m such an odd feeling that completely took me over. anonymity. Albeit it’s extraordinarily diffi- developing a sexual tolerance, which is totally iron- And slowly, I started to…participate. First I just cult to be completely anonymous, with IP ic for a virgin. So what else could I do? How can I flashed my boobs to a few guys, which got me really addresses and all, the simple act of covering your feel sexually satiated if porn isn’t doing it for me horny. They’re not used to seeing a real-life girl face in the midst of a lewd act is enough to excite anymore and I refuse to have sex? That’s when I doing this on camera and would constantly ask me me all over. Yes, I’m talking about if I was fake. Then I started to take public, but not so public, masturmy pants off, and eventually began bation. to on camera. The guys My first thought was that only creeps do this, and I am wentmasturbate It all started quite early for me. fucking insane.

My best friend Alyson and I were not a creep. I started by just watching guys jerk off, and Each time a guy saw me naked, sexually adventurous and we would they would finish in a matter of secdo anything for attention. She onds. Of course I didn’t show my would slam my laptop screen whenever they started taught me how to make out with face, by my piercings and small figsomeone (yeah, she was my first were enough for them to imagsaying vulgar things. But every time I would turn off my ure real kiss). Anyways, we would ine an attractive one. I started to do always go on chat rooms on a this in the bathroom floor of my sketchy site called StickCam (I computer, I’d want to do it all over again. And so I did. It sorority house at night every once know, as if the name wasn’t obvious in awhile. It just felt so good to was such an odd feeling that completely took me over. make enough). We would find some someone else feel good, just older guy, and soon enough his by looking at me. I felt so empowAnd slowly, I started to…participate. First I just flashed ered, and being anonymous was dick would pop out. We would freak out for a few seconds, but secure. It was my little secret, and I my boobs to a few guys, which got me really horny. then we would actually…listen to could do it for hours. Each time I him. He would ask us to make out clicked “Next” and got a new, horny They’re not used to seeing a real-life girl doing this on guy from Australia, I would instantwith each other, which we would do. Then he would ask us to play ly refuel and be ready to touch camera and would constantly ask me if I was fake. with each other’s boobs, which we myself. Hell, just thinking about it would do. I’m not really sure why is making me horny. Something that didn’t feel wrong, I was reliabout watching them watch me, gious. I just really, really liked the fact that this decided to revisit sites like Chatroulette and and watching myself, feels so surreal that I just lose dude from Indiana was jerking off, all because of Omegle. every part of me. me. I made him feel that way.

Yeah, I guess this wasn’t what religion meant My first thought was that only creeps do this, After that, things started to progress for me sex- and I am not a creep. I started by just watching when it talked about virginity. ually. Reading erotica online used to get me off, but guys jerk themselves off, and would slam my laptop then it subsided, so I switched to pictures of people screen whenever they started saying vulgar things. The Kitten on Camera is a Cornell student. Comments can be sent to having sex. This really got me off, but then that also But every time I would turn off my computer, I’d associate-editor@cornellsun.com. Guest Room appears periodically lost its effect, so I switched to watching porn. And want to do it all over again. And so I did. It was this semester.

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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT Birds of East Africa Takes Off at Kitchen Theatre

The Kitchen Theatre’s premiere of Birds of East Africa, a new play written by Wendy Dann and directed by Rachel Lampert, is incredibly quirky and starts out slow but becomes more meaningful as it progresses. The play feels disjointed at times but is saved by strong acting and its realistic portrayal of damaged relationships.

As the play begins, two men dressed in colorful clothing meant to look like birds dance around the stage, and an ornithologist named Marion (Lena Kaminsky) appears soon after. The dancers often perform between scenes and sometimes interact with Marion. The birds she has studied have a constant presence in her life, even when she moves in with a college friend Stephen (Daniel Pettrow) and his husband Nick (Gabriel Marin) in Las Vegas, far from any hornbills, her professed favorite species. While her friendship with Stephen is still sweet and youthful, none of the three in the household are emotionally stable or satisfied. Marion has nowhere to stay after the recent death of her husband, while Nick and Stephen’s marriage has become strained since Nick’s diagnosis with multiple sclerosis. The two have ceased to communicate and show any kind of affection towards each other. Marion, too, is struggling to both reconnect with her college-aged stepson Daniel (Jacob Goodhart) and find a way to discuss their shared grief despite having only briefly lived in the same house. Over time, Marion and Daniel grow closer while Nick and Stephen work on their marriage. The portrayal of these realistically small but significant steps toward repairing these relationships is where the play is most credible.

While the use of dancers in a play is very unconventional, Swift and Porter’s dancing is excellent and manages to fit into the plot. It seems at first that they simply serve to remind the audience of the role that birds have played in Marion’s life, but it later becomes clear that they reflect

the symbiotic relationships Marion has observed between birds and other animals as well as the relationships in her own life. Like Nick and Stephen, the birds spend their time dancing around each other at first but come back together towards the end of the play.

Many aspects are based on playwright Wendy Dann’s

out rather dull, but hits its stride when it begins to discuss real, emotional topics. It is clear throughout the play that Marion is emotionally vulnerable, but the deepest feelings discussed in the play are not hinted at until at least halfway into the play. Marion, Nick and Stephen’s reluctance to discuss the issues closest to their hearts is realistic and makes them more relatable, but the way they dance around these subjects with awkward attempts at jokes and “remember when”s causes the beginning of the play to drag out.

It is understandable that Marion is rather spacey and flighty, as so much of her life revolves around birds that, for anyone who is not an ornithologist, it is hard to relate to her. For the first half of the play, Stephen is treated as nothing more than the stereotypical gay best friend rather COURTESY OF LENA KAMINSKY than a real person. He becomes a bit more three-dimensional when the problems in his marriage come to light, and Pettrow’s acting is much more impressive here. Nick (Gabriel Marin) is by far the most credible character, attempting to be pleasant but emotionally shutting down after his diagnosis, and Marin’s portrayal of this character feels the most true to life. Marion’s stepson Daniel offers comic relief to these deep discussions and his lightheartedness feels much more real than Marion and Stephen’s attempts at humor. own life: This play is very unusual and takes some time to get fear that her older husband will die before her; a close friend who has promised to take her in like Stephen does into, but drastically improves once the characters are given if it is ever necessary; and a trip to Tanzania where she time to develop and their issues are more deeply discussed. loved the birds. This may be why the play does not always Unfortunately the corny dialogue and contrived moments feel that it’s going in a specific direction and some aspects toward the beginning truly hamper the otherwise strong are so personal that it can be hard for the audience to con- cast and it does not become clear that they are talented nect with, but as the play aims to accurately reflect life and actors until the play becomes more serious.

Birds of East Africa will be performed at the Kitchen emphasizes reflection on seemingly ordinary moments, this is justified. However, Marion’s bizarre recurring air- Theatre through February 12. port dreams are largely unnecessary and unexplained, simEmily Fournier is a junior in the College of Arts and Sciences. ply adding to the confusion.

The production is very unique and unusual and starts She can be reached at efournier@cornellsun.com.

Chopped and Screwed: The Music of Moonlight

BY DANIEL JONES Sun Columnist

In general, I try not to learn too much about new movies before I see them; I like to protect the unpredictability and promise one feels in the dark theater just before the movie begins. The only thing I knew about Barry Jenkins’ film Moonlight coming in, besides that it had been widely acclaimed, was that it had a chopped and screwed version of Jidenna’s 2015 club hit “Classic Man” in it, which had been showcased in a trailer I hadn’t actually seen but had heard about. This song provided a barometer of the age and perspective of the people I saw the movie with. I saw Moonlight first with my parents, and tried to talk to them about why the inclusion of an altered version of the song was an interesting choice; they didn’t know the original song and didn’t have much interest in why a remix of it was in the movie.

When I saw the film again a few weeks later with two high school friends, about three seconds into the scene when the song comes blaring out of the car speakers, my friend leaned over and whispered, “Ayyy, chopped and screwed!”

The “chopped and screwed” style of remixing hiphop originated in Houston in the ‘90s, although it’s found a second life in online file-sharing sites like DatPiff, where amateur DJs can upload their own mixes of hit songs and albums. The sound comes from two processes: “chopping” — cutting up sections of the song or vocals and making them repeat as if a DJ scratch – and “screwing,” slowing the tempo down so that the pitch of the instruments and vocals falls as well (the name for this comes from DJ Screw, who is credited with the creation of the style). A chopped and screwed mix slows down the bounce of a club beat to a stoned crawl, while the vocals fall several registers into a sleepy robot drone. Take Biggie’s “Juicy” for example: what begins as an infectious declaration of triumph becomes, in the hands of DJ Screw, something much stranger and darker, like a garbled deathbed reminiscence with the

narrator’s thick, syrupy voice stumbling over his words and repeating some phrases again and again.

While working together on the soundtrack for Moonlight, director Barry Jenkins and score composer Nicholas Britell even applied the technique of chopping and screwing to classical music and to Britell’s original score for the movie. The main character’s musical theme — he’s called “Little,” Chiron (his real name) and “Black” in the three different sections of his life that the movie depicts — begins as “Little’s Theme,” which is a few simple, melancholic piano chords and a plaintive violin.

This melody recurs throughout the film in different forms, including a chopped and screwed version that plays during a harrowing scene of violence; here the melody is slowed down, becoming all thudding bass and muted anxiety.

However, the most bizarre and ultimately most rewarding musical moment in the film is still when the chopped and screwed “Classic Man” comes on in Black’s car. At first, he’s outside a diner. Then, he goes to his car, but not alone. He is with Kevin, a man he hasn’t seen in years and with whom he had his first sexual experience.

In this context, when Black cranks up his car and “Classic Man” resumes over the rumbling car engine, the implication is clear. As much as the song’s chorus insists on dated, stoic ideas of masculinity — “I’m a classic man / You can be mean when you look this clean… Old-fashioned man” — Black is anything but a “classic,” heteronormative individual. His song choice for his car only underlines his sense of discomfort with his identity, rather than reflecting boldness or confidence. This has everything to do with the technique of chopping and

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screwing the song, which takes Jidenna’s bratty, smooth voice and turns it into a forlorn moan. The meaning of the lyrics themselves seems to change; “Even if she go away” turns from an expression of independence and bravado to a lament. Jenkins commented on how the process of chopping and screwing the song changed the meaning, saying, “By trying to make it hard you actually reveal even more this sensitivity, and this yearning… I think the lyrics in that song, when you actually take your time with them, it’s some sensitive shit, you know?”

Moonlight is a film that asks the viewer to slow down, to bathe in anxiety and paranoia, to live for a while in a world warped by drugs, crime, governmental and societal neglect. It’s fitting that the soundtrack takes a song and warps it by slowing it down, until the isolation and sadness at its heart is exposed.

Jack Jones is a junior in the College of Arts and Sciences. He can be reached at jackjones@cornellsun.com. His column Despite All the Amputations runs alternate Thursdays this semester.

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going to be a real test for us, they have been playing very well. And like us, they are fighting for positioning in the playoffs.”

On the other hand, Brown has been struggling for most of the season, but the Red is still giving the Bears credit.

“Brown has not gotten many wins, but they are playing everybody hard and their games have been close,” Derraugh said. “In recent history with Brown, all of our games have been one goal one way or the other. We have always had tough games down [in Providence] especially.”

Neither Yale nor Brown are teams to dismiss, but Cornell

“For us to stay hungry and not be satisfied with where we are now will be important.”

Sophomore defenseman Micah Hart should expect to see positive results over the weekend if the team keeps playing the way it has been all year.

“With four more games left in the season, we are just trying to keep playing the way we’re playing,” Hart said. “I think it’s easy to get complacent at this point in our season, so I think for us to stay hungry and not be satisfied with where we are now will be important moving forward.”

Statistically, Cornell is not much different from Yale on the offensive side, averaging 2.39 goals per game as compared to the Bulldog’s 2.33. However, Brown only averages 1.17 goals per game.

“In the second half of our season, as a group we really wanted to improve the offensive side of our game,” Hart said. “We are a strong team defensively, but … when you have as many one goal games as we do in our league it's important to be strong on the offensive side as well.”

Even from her position at defense, Hart has been integral in boosting her team’s offense. The sophomore recorded two goals and two assists in last weekend’s victories to earn herself ECAC Player of the Week honors.

“Overall I think lately we have been doing a better job of getting the puck to the net and looking to score,” she said.

The Red has not been off the charts in scoring, but strives on the other side of the puck. The team’s stout defense has only averaged 1.37 goals allowed per game and excels far beyond Yale and Brown in that category — Yale has let up 2.37 goals per game, and Brown has given up a dismal average of 4.48.

Cornell will take on Yale Friday at 6 p.m. in New Haven and then will travel to Providence for a 3 p.m. contest against Brown the next day.

Jack Kantor can be reached at jkantor@cornellsun.com.

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Yale and Brown in Store for Red Fencers Thank Past Yet again, Cornell faces a quick turnaround when it plays host to Ivy and ECAC foes Yale (10-9-4, 6-7-3) and Brown (4-17-2, 3-12-1) on Friday and Saturday, respecproved to be the fourth and final, and senior goalie Mitch tively. The Red visited both teams earlier in the season, Gillam’s 10th career shutout certainly helped as well. sweeping the weekend series along the Atlantic coast and “Biggest thing in hockey is that when you get the lead, outscoring the two 10-5 over the weekend. the other team changes. They start to gamble, push up Yale — picked to finish within the top five of the more,” said head coach Mike Schafer ’86. “You have to ECAC in both preseason polls — once looked like it make puck plays a little quicker and then you have to cap- would fall far short of expectations, winning just two of italize on chances … We want to continue to push the its first eight games. But since then, the Bulldogs seem to envelope and execute with have found their scoring regards to burying scoring knack, defeating teams like “Biggest thing in hockey is that when chances. You do that, and Clarkson, Northeastern, then you put games out of Dartmouth — by seven you get the lead, the other team reach.” goals — and drawing a tie changes. They start to gamble.”

Even though Cornell with Harvard. was able to stave off the But getting swept by Head coach Mike Schafer ’86 Raiders throughout the both Quinnipiac and game, the team lagged a bit Princeton at home has set in the third, at least on the scoresheet. Part of that can be Yale back a bit, and the Bulldogs currently sit at seventh attributed to Schafer’s comment that teams take risks in the ECAC. when down, as Colgate took a notably different approach Patrick Spano leads the Bulldogs in net, posting a 2.54 when down and outshot Cornell 12-7 in the final frame. goals against average and .909 save percentage. Cornell But Gillam responded well, and went on to record his sec- got to Spano earlier in the season, forcing the senior to ond shutout of the season. concede five goals in less than two periods, resulting in “It was nice. I saw every shot, they didn’t throw too him being pulled. many bodies around me on the power play or anything.”

Brown, on the other hand, currently sits in the baseGillam said. “It was really nice to see a little bit more shots ment of the league, posting only three wins within the than I usually see tonight.” conference, including over Colgate. Sam Lafferty paces Seniors Holden Anderson and Matt Buckles, along the Bears in points with 28, 20 of which are assists. Picked with junior Trevor Yates’ ninth goal to tie for the team by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 2014 NHL Entry Draft lead, provided all the other scoring that was not even nec- along with Cornell’s sophomore forward Anthony essary with Gillam blanking the Raiders’ offense.

Angello, Lafferty’s keen playmaking abilities have made With the win, Cornell leapfrogs Quinnipiac (16-11-2, him a staple of the Brown offense.

10-6-1) into fourth place within the ECAC for the time “It’s just making sure that we move on to the next being. The Red has one game in hand over the Bobcats, one,” Malott said about preparing for a quick turnaround. but that gap will close this weekend as Quinnipiac only “[Colgate] is kind of a game we expected to win and it’s hosts Clarkson this weekend. just focusing on the weekend.”

“We are just trying to focus on ourselves in the dress“We’ll park [the Colgate game] and get ready to exeing room,” Gillam said when asked about scoreboard cute against Yale,” Schafer said. “You ask our guys, and watching. “Last couple years have been frustrating not they would rather have [tonight’s game] than a tough getting into the tournament, … but we just need to focus Tuesday practice.” on ourselves and take it one period at a time and one shift at a time.”

Zach Silver can be reached at zsilver@cornellsun.com.

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Sun earlier in the season. “[It] is arguably one of the nation’s toughest college fencing competitions, and Cornell historically has not had this event on our schedule. I replaced a weaker meet with the Penn Elite to gauge our skills and competition preparedness against the type of high level teams we need to beat for Ivy League and NCAA championships.”

The Red would subsequently prevail in a rematch in January against one of the teams from the invitational: Temple — a program that is ranked eighth nationally and defeated the Red 23 consecutive times before the rematch.

“Even though we lost the first time, we [discussed] where we could improve for the next time we faced [Temple],” said freshman epee Vera Lin. “At practice, we analyzed videos we took of us fencing Temple and discussed specific strategies about how we should fence them in the future. This definitely helped us maintain focus and beat them later on in the season.”

While the season thus far has not provided the Red any opportunity to face any of the other teams from the Penn Invitational, the Ivies will provide Cornell the chance to avenge Penn and Columbia — Schneider's previous employer.

“Our win against Temple has definitely built more confidence among the team, especially for Ivies,” Lin said. “We've been training very hard and there has been a noticeable improvement in our results as compared to previous seasons. I think we're a much stronger and open-minded team, which will hopefully be reflected in our results at Ivies.”

Cornell is scheduled to play in the Ivy League Championship at Penn from Saturday, Feb. 11 to Sunday, Feb. 12.

Josh Zhu can be reached at jzhu@cornellsun.com.

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By LOUISA HEYWOOD Sun Staff Writer

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n attractive website and an interesting menu beckons the adventurous towards this relatively new Ithaca restaurant. When it opened a few months ago, The Sun found it to be lacking in several ways. With the advent of their new brunch menu and promises of improvements over price and service, we decided to give them another chance.

Located on Elmira Road, Mix is not in the easiest location for students to get to; a restaurant of its ambition might be better suited to the vibe of The Commons.

Nevertheless, inside it is a chic little place, with lots of natural light and a variety of seating styles to suit your preference (you could sit at the bar, a high top, a table in the corner or somewhere more central).

Their brunch menu is an ensemble of several different categories- mains, Benedicts, sweets, small (sharing) plates and sliders.

They recommend that you mix and match from these categories, though the small plates were what really drew my attention. In this category you can find an assortment of creative flavours and preparations that were all very tempting. The only thing stopping you from letting loose and ordering everything are the steep prices.

The Bangkok Devilled eggs were very good. They came with some tempura vegetables and a Massaman curry foam whose texture was a refreshing change from what you’d usually expect with Thai flavours. The tempura swamp checked all the boxes that you’d expect with a tempura — it was crunchy, it was fresh and it wasn’t oily, although it could have done with a sauce to help enhance its taste.

The waffles and fried chicken probably had the best flavours of the meal. The accompanying sriracha-inspired sauce had an exquisite taste and really sat well with the savoury Hanoi waffle.

The waffles were the right texture and the chicken was both well-seasoned and well-cooked. Except for Mix’s curious decision to serve this dish cold, it was the best alternative take on the classic waffle and chicken that I’ve eaten.

The duck quesadillas were tasty as well, but when I see duck in the

description I want it to be the hero of the dish. The flavours here were a little too subtle— I could have easily believed that it was chicken, which makes me question why they would serve duck in this preparation. Of course, this is a personal opinion, and those with more refined palates than mine could possibly enjoy duck in such a setting.

The French toast was sublime.

French toast is a simple dish, but it also almost never done properly.

Mix did it perfectly. There was just the perfect amount of crunch on the multigrain crust, and it was coupled with whipped cream, strawberries and chocolate sauce.

There was a really nice balance here with the fruit and cream and it was a good way to end the meal.

It was also one of the only dishes that had a reasonable serving size for its price.

The service was excellent; the waiters were very friendly and made sure we had everything we needed. Their strawberry mint water was a nice palate cleanser to make sure we approached every new plate with a fresh outlook.

The atmosphere of Mix had also improved since the Sun’s last coverage of the restaurant.

The one thing, however, that hasn’t seemed to change is the affordability. This place is expensive. If you are looking for a satisfying Sunday brunch, be prepared to spend between 20 and 25 dollars. For many, the price could be a deal breaker. While I think the

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portions on the plates were just about reasonable, if they could cut down the price by 20 or 25 percent I think they would be getting far more business.

Overall, I’d definitely recommend this place as long as you keep a few things in mind: It’s not the kind of brunch place you should go with a set idea of the kind of food you want; there is a little bit of adventure associated with the flavour journey that you go on. I quite like the idea of a multi-ethnic menu which serves small plates and creative dishes, but it’s not a menu for people who like a little more direction in their meal. Right now, Mix seems to be in a place where they’re not quite cheap enough to be a must-try and they’re not quite fancy enough for the price point they have.

However, judging from the previous review, they have improved since last fall, and we can hope to see more of the same in the future.

Siddhant Rao is a junior in the School of Arts and Sciences. He can be reached at sr692@cornell.edu.

isley re-opened last week to a crowd of students, staff and families in celebration of its new designation as a fully gluten-free kitchen. The kitchen marked the new era with a menu featuring comfort foods usually loaded with gluten to show off the possibilities of a gluten-free diet.

The food itself was surprisingly tasty and certainly masked the gluten-free, nut-free designation. The latkes were crispy and not the usual soggy, limp piles that other dining halls serve up; the corn bread (although corn meal batter does not usually include flour) was excellent and the cauliflower mashed potatoes were warm and creamy.

For the main courses, the white bean pot pie and chicken tenders tasted like the real deal and were, like everything else, comforting. The polenta lasagna, too, was novel and surprisingly tasty.

For dessert, the carrot cake cupcakes were delicious, with the pleasing addition of dried cranberries, strong cinnamon spice and nicely-done frosting.

I found the Nutella crêpe to be the only disappointing item on the menu. The filling tasted off, almost like the hazelnut chocolate spread had been burnt.

Or was it even Nutella?

I also noticed the faux-pas of menu repeats, such as the cornbread served next to polenta lasagna (both cornmeal-based) and roasted cauliflower dished up next to mashed cauliflower.

At the entrance greeting both hungry arrivals and those

of us who just couldn’t wait until dessert, was Seeds, a gluten-, soy- and nut- free bakery. It offered samples of brownie bites, black and white cookies, chocolate chip cookies and oat-less oatmeal raisin cookies. These tasted exactly how I had arrived thinking gluten-free tasted (see dry, pale, brittle cookies). I guess it’s tough to pull off gluten-free baked goods unless you’re Udi’s.

Beyond the food, the atmosphere was convivial. Proud chefs, dressed in their whites, circulated the tables talking to guests — not a usual occurrence at Risley dinners — with music playing in the background. The audience, I noticed, was a mix of the usual Risley regulars (I go about once a week) and guests checking out the special opening.

I am proud Cornell is making efforts to accommodate a greater share of students. Risley Hall’s gothic aura will continue to call me back. Its limited hours and eccentric charm may not appeal to all, but when it is open, it rarely disappoints.

Louisa Heywood is a freshman in the School of Industrial and Labor Relations. She can be reached at lh542@cornell.edu.

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Icers Down Colgate, Prepare for Yale,Brown Gillam’s 10th career shutout highlights Tuesday game with short turnaround lying ahead

By ZACH SILVER Sun Assistant Sports Editor

Freshman forward Jeff Malott does not score a ton of goals, but when he does, he does it in style.

With just over two minutes left to play in the second period, the freshman drove the puck end-to-end for a beautiful goal that was the icing on the cake for Cornell’s 4-0 win over Colgate Tuesday night. It was his fourth of the year, with his other three coming in hat trick fashion within the confines of the first period against Princeton earlier in the season.

“Took me a while to get my first one, but nice to chip in every now and then,” he said. “The puck kind of squirted out [tonight] and I just picked it up and saw some ice.

Coaches have gotten on me to move my feet lately, so thought I would give it a shot.”

Colgate (6-17-5, 4-10-2 ECAC) has been rather kind to Malott, who notched his first career point when visiting Hamilton earlier in the season — a nifty assist to senior forward Eric Freschi. But Malott has been held idle due to injury for some time before this past weekend, forced to sit out against both Harvard and Dartmouth — two games where Cornell (15-6-2, 104-2) led, but let the game slip

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Score early, score often | Cornell has had trouble holding on to leads, but the men flipped the script on the rare Tuesday night game by scoring first and never looking back.

away.

A recent glaring problem for the Red has been giving up the lead, especially at home. Both losses to Harvard and Dartmouth at the end of January, as well as the win at Union last Friday, were instances where the Red let a lead slip away. However, in the Union game, the team was able

to rally and come out on top.

Against Colgate, this problem seemed resolved. Cornell held a two-goal lead a little over halfway into the first, and added two more before the second intermission. Malott’s See M. HOCKEY page 14

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Fencers Confident Entering Ivy Tourney Red Prepares for Final

By JOSH ZHU Sun Staff Writer

Following a clean sweep of its competition this past weekend, the women’s fencing team will travel to Philadelphia and prepare to experience its first Ivy League championships under head coach Daria Schneider.

Cornell (17-9) knotted an impressive 72-9 record during the Cornell Invitational — a tournament which granted many freshmen large minutes and afforded senior players the chance to sharpen up their skills after a long winter break. The performance also added some appreciated momentum going into Ivies.

“The Cornell Invitational really helped boost the entire team's confidence going into Ivies,” said junior saber

Megan Buteau. “Both subs and starters lot of challenging fencers on the other saw how much they had learned and teams, but it is a great opportunity for now we feel better prepared. Having a us to show how much we have learned home meet also showed us how much over the past year.”

This year, Cornell has refocused its our friends, family and school support us even if they can't come to the away meets [and we] will carry this support “It is a great opportunity for us to show how much we have learned with us to Ivies and help us perform better.” over the past year.”

Despite regular season success in recent years, Junior saber Megan Buteau Cornell has tended poorly in the Ivy’s. The Red has only placed within the top four of the efforts on preparing for the Ivy League tournament two times within the past championships. Compared to years 32 years, the most recent time being the prior, the team has increased both the intensity and amount of practices, 2007-08 season.

“The Ivy League championship has competed with high-level teams early in always been one of the more difficult the season and evaluated weaknesses meets for us,” Buteau said. “There are a from previous tournaments to drive practices.

“We have been doing a lot more mental preparation and building our teamwork this season,” junior foil Gabriella Zusin said. “I think we have done a great job at maintaining a positive, constructive environment during practices and competitions, which will definitely serve us well this weekend.”

This approach has proven to be useful for the Red. Back in November, Cornell competed in the Penn Elite Invitational and faced five of the top eight ranked schools in the country.

After coming away with a disappointing 0-5 record, Cornell followed up the invitational by focusing on correcting its weaknesses.

“We were over-matched at the Penn CAMERON POLLACK / SUN PHOTOGRAPHY EDITOR Elite Invitational,” Schneider told The

Reversing trends | The Red has placed within the top four in the Ivy League championship twice within the past 32 years, but looks to return there for the first time since 2007-08.

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Road Trip of theYear

By JACK KANTOR Sun Assistant Sports Editor

Coming off a four-point homestand, the Cornell women’s hockey team will set out for its final road trip of the regular season to square off against Yale and Brown. The third-place Red is rolling and searching to improve its seed with the postseason rapidly approaching.

On its home ice this past weekend, Cornell (16-6-3, 12-3-3 ECAC) took down eighth place RPI (9-19-2, 6-11-1) and last place Union (4-251, 1-16-1). The Red faces two more opponents on the lower half of the standings, with Yale and Brown in seventh and 10th place, respectively.

Earlier this season, the team saw success against both squads, defeating Yale 4-2 and Brown 4-0 at Lynah Rink.

But the Red knows that no win is guaranteed and is not letting its guard down, especially on the road.

“As with all of the teams in our league we are expecting a hard-fought game,” said sophomore defenseman Micah Hart. “Most of our games have been one or two-goal games one way or the other.

Both Brown and Yale are aggressive and hardworking teams just like us, so I think that will make for high tempo hockey games.”

Despite sitting towards the bottom of the ECAC standings, Yale has been on a roll, winning its past five games before falling to Quinnipiac (18-7-5, 11-5-2) last Saturday.

During the win streak before dropping to the Bobcats, Yale travelled to No. 10 Princeton and defeated the ECAC’s fourth-place Tigers (15-7-3, 11-5-2) 3-1.

“Yale is a very quick team with a lot of speed,” said head coach Doug Derraugh ’91. “They are See W. HOCKEY page 13