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Downtown Ithaca celebrated its 16th annual Chili Cook-Off this Saturday. | Page 3

Arielle Cruz ’15 takes a look at Saturday Night Live cast member Kate McKinnon’s performance Thursday. | Page 10

Dean: Cornell Tech Resources Separate From Ithaca Campus

The men’s basketball team won its first game of the season by defeating Dartmouth Saturday. | Page 16

Playing with fire

By ALEXA DAVIS Sun Senior Writer

Since Cornell announced its plans to build its tech campus on New York City’s Roosevelt Island, there have been concerns regarding what this new development means for the success and future of the College of Engineering, according to engineering professors. Similarities between the schools’ graduate programs have raised questions about how this may affect the division of resources as well as student and faculty recruitment, engineering professors added. According to Lance Collins, “The faculty [at Cornell dean of the College of EnTech] have to have gineering, demonstrated their Cornell Tech entrepreneurial activity.” will begin to offer a one-year Daniel Huttenlocher MBA and Information Systems Masters Degree in May 2014 in addition to their current Computer Science Master’s Degree. The same general programs are offered at Cornell’s Ithaca campus; however, the New York campus has attempted to differentiate themselves by focusing on entrepreneurship, Collins added. The computer science master’s program in Ithaca requires students to take computer science courses and collaborate with research labs, he said. The same masters program offered in New York City, however, requires See TECH page 5

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Brad Wham grad builds a test frame for a pipeline research project in the Thurston Hall parking lot Tuesday afternoon.

Students Conflicted Over Feb.Break Gannett: Break intended to reduce stress, promote mental health By AIMEE CHO Sun Staff Writer

Students are divided over the benefit of Cornell’s first February Break, with some viewing it as a helpful vacation from schoolwork while others thought it came too early in the semester. The two days off from classes this week were part

of a University-wide effort to alleviate stress by making changes to the spring semester calendar, The Sun previously reported. Catherine Thrasher-Carroll, mental health promotion coordinator at Gannett Health Services, said Cornell’s Council on Mental Health and Welfare See BREAK page 5

Students‘Uneasy’About Commencement Housing Former C.U.Wrestler By CHRISTOPHER YATES Sun Staff Writer

Despite an increase in commencement housing options to include the Ithaca College campus and recent renovations made to nearby hotels, some students said they are “uneasy” about their prospects of securing housing for their

families during commencement weekend. According to Brigitt Schaffner, who works with commencement housing, the on-campus housing lottery allows degree candidates to make up to eight reservations for family members and friends during Commencement weekend. Students must sign up for the March lot-

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Housing rush | Despite being the only hotel on campus, the Statler Hotel is only reserved for trustees during Commencement weekend, The Sun previously reported.

tery by Feb. 28. “Campus Life offers on-campus accommodations in residential halls for a three night commencement weekend package,” Schaffner said. “[Students] reserve spaces in order of their randomly assigned lottery number.” The fully-furnished accommodations — with spaces adapted for those with disabilities — will include rooms in Cornell’s undergraduate residential buildings on North Campus, West Campus, Collegetown and in Emerson and Quad Hall on the Ithaca College campus, according to Schaffner. “We plan to house about 2,000 guests on the Cornell campus and have partnered with Ithaca College to offer an additional 400 plus rooms on their campus,” Schaffner said. Despite the large number of rooms that will be distributed through the lottery, many students felt uneasy about their prospects of obtaining a room and have reserved other forms of housing. “My parents got a place in Cortland via an online booking site at the beginning of the Fall 2013 semester because See COMMENCEMENT page 5

Indicted on Charges Of Rape,Burgalry

By SOFIA HU Sun Staff Writer

A former Cornell wrestler was indicted on the charges of first-degree rape in Tompkins County Court Thursday. Peter Mesko ’13 was also charged with sexual abuse and burglary, according to The Ithaca Journal. If convicted of rape, Mesko could face up to 25 years in prison. Following his indictment, Mesko will be arraigned on Feb. 26, The Ithaca Journal reported. The case could proceed to trial if a plea

bargain is not reached. Mesko was arrested and charged with raping a female student last spring, The Sun previously re ported. He pleaded not guilty in April in response to the incident, which took place on the morning of March 30. Pending the results of the criminal investigation, Mesko was suspended from the University in April, The Sun previously reported. Sofia Hu can be reached at shu@cornellsun.com.

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ty of Acton and was reported chasing cars shortly after 8:30 a.m., Los Angeles County sheriff ’s officials said. “My dad ... tried to catch it and it must have cornered him or something, and it took off after him, bit him on the head and knocked him down and stomped on him,” Skylar Dossenbach told KCBS-TV. “He crawled under something and the camel tried to pull him out from under it.” Her father was hospitalized and needed stitches for a gash to his head, she said. His name wasn’t immediately released.

Utah Mom Buys All Of Store’s ‘Indecent’ T-Shirts SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A mother upset about “indecent” T-shirts on display at a Utah mall found a quick if not especially convenient way to remove them: She bought every last one. Judy Cox and her 18 year old son were shopping Saturday at the University Mall in Orem, about 40 miles south of Salt Lake City, when she saw the shirts in the window of a PacSun store. The shirts featured pictures of scantily dressed models in provocative poses. Cox said she complained about the window display to a store manager and was told the T-shirts couldn’t be taken down without approval from the corporate office. She then bought all 19 T-shirts in stock, for a total of $567. She says she plans to return them later, toward the end of the chain store’s 60-day return period.

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Students, Locals Enjoy Ithaca Chili Cook-Off

By NOAH RANKIN Sun Senior Writer

Despite snowy conditions, the Commons’ construction and many students away for February break, Ithaca successfully held its sixteenth annual Chili Cook-off Saturday. The event, which required two blocks of Cayuga street to be blocked off, featured about 20 local vendors that offered samples of their own chili recipes to attendees and competed in a taste test. Flavors included Scorpion Pepper and Chocolate Chipotle. “Last year, I was a huge fan of Just a Taste’s beef

brisket chili,” Justin Rosch grad said. “My favorite one this year is probably the Banfi’s one called Hellfire. It wasn’t actually that spicy, and it just had a really good taste to it.” According to Rosch, who had been to the Cook-Off once before, Saturday’s snowy weather did not discourage him nor his friends from coming by. “I actually think [the weather] is kind of nice. It was colder last year, and it was just really tough,” Rosch said. “This year it’s a little warmer out, and I like the atmosphere with the snow. I think it’s nice walking around and getting to talk to the local vendors and eat their chili. That’s the most fun part.”

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A little chili | Jaclyn Chen ’15 enjoys a hot cup of chili with friends at the Chili Cook-Off Saturday afternoon. Despite taking place during a University break, organizer Christina Alario ’09 was pleased by the event’s turnout.

Christina Alario ’09, manager of the Taverna Banfi restaurant in the Statler Hotel, who helped organize the Cook-Off, said the event lends itself well to supporting local products. “It’s always a goal to use local products, even in our restaurant,” Alario said. “From the snow storm that just happened, we couldn’t get a lot of external products in, so we’ve been really lucky to use more local prod- “I think it’s nice walking ucts.” around and getting to Many vendors also offered vegetalk to the local vendors tarian chili and eat their chili.” options. “I’d say most Justin Rosch grad people in Ithaca are smart to have a vegetarian option, if not a vegan option,” Alario said. “[Banfi’s] does have a vegan option, and a lot of people just know to bring both. It’s just smart.” Besides chili, vendors distributed various types of desserts, beer and wine. Volunteers from the Ithaca Community Harvest were also in attendance, selling cornbread to raise money for a local elementary school. According to Jerry Dietz, one of the volunteers, the Harvest was raising money to give elementary students a fruit and snack during their school days. “The money goes to a program at Beverly J. Martin Elementary School called the fresh fruit and vegetable snack program,” Dietz said. “We decided to help them, made ten trays of cornbread, sold it all in no time, and gave them a thousand dollars … this year we made 43 trays.” In regard to turnout to the cook-off, which for the first time ever was held during a Cornell break, Alario said that she was pleasantly surprised by the number of attendees, which numbered in the thousands. “[Turnout] is actually bigger than I expected because of the February Break, but it’s fairly comparable to last year,” Alario said. “We’re very happy about it.” Noah Rankin can be reached at nrankin@cornellsun.com.

New Organic Restaurant Will Bring Local Food Police By ANDREW LEE Sun Staff Writer

Cornell students say they are excited about a new organic restaurant that will open in downtown Ithaca in November as an effort to combine local farming with direct student participation. Tompkins Cortland Community College announced last Wednesday that the Coltivare culinary center will be housed at 137 South Cayuga St. and will employ enrolled TC3 students. Although participation in Coltivare is limited to TC3 students, Cornellians are also interested in the idea of a restaurant connected to organic vegetable production. “My parents and I worked on a vegetable garden back home in Lincoln, Nebraska,” Wyatt Nelson ’16 said. “So I think that any effort by Ithaca to help promote sustainable living is really commendable.” Coltivare is the restaurant component of TC3’s “Farm to Bistro” program, which hopes to integrate an organic farm and a downtown restaurant in Ithaca to “give students hands-on experience in every aspect of the food-production system,” according to the program’s web page. According to the web page, the organic farm will be located next to TC3’s Dryden campus and emphasize sustainable vegetable production and utilize wind, solar and geothermal technologies rather than a commercial grid to harness energy. Using the local produce supplied by the TC3 organic farm, the Coltivare culinary center then combines a team-driven restaurant enterprise with modern teaching facilities, tasting rooms and an event space to help students gain practical experience, the page said. “The Farm to Bistro program is unique in our region and will address a need for

qualified workers in organic farming, culinary arts, hospitality and food and wine marketing,” the page says. Program chair Sue Stafford said in an Ithaca Times article that the initiative is “very hands-on” and “uniquely integrated.” “People are growing tired of food from a box,” Stafford said. “They want fresh and local, which means delicious. We are fortunate in that our region is ideal for providing an interesting and educational culinary experience.” Ithaca Mayor Svante Myrick ’09 said the restaurant will “connect” students to permanent residents. “It brings what is the heart of our community, and that is education, into the geographic heart of our city,” Myrick said.

“And that’s a wonderful thing.” Cornell students have expressed their interest in visiting the restaurant when it opens in November. “Sometimes I just get really tired of the dining options near where I live,” Charlie Fraioli ’16 said. “My ears always perk up when I hear of a new restaurant opening up in the downtown area.” Nina Quirk ’16 echoed Fraioli’s sentiments, saying that she looked forward to Coltivare’s opening. “My friends and I are always on the lookout for new and local foods,” Quirk said. Andrew Lee can be reached at alee@cornellsun.com.

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Scheme to Defraud An officer was dispatched to take a report about an unknown female soliciting for cash on College Avenue Thursday, according to the CUPD. Criminal Tresspass An officer was dispatched Friday to take a report from a student regarding an unknown individual who entered the building through an unsecured window at 104 Mary Ann Wood Drive, CUPD said. Grand Larceny An officer was dispatched Friday to take a report from a member of staff about the theft of their wallet, according to CUPD. Driving While Intoxicated An individual was referred to Ithaca City Court on Saturday for driving while intoxicated on East Avenue, according to CUPD. Aggravated Operation An individual was referred to Ithaca City Court for aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle on Stewart Avenue Monday, according to CUPD.

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Students dine and relax in the Human Ecology Commons over February Break.

— Compiled by Anushka Mehrotra

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Cornell Tech Focuses on Entrepreneurs Commencement Housing someone who has done entrepreneurial things inside of a bigger company. According to Prof. Gennady Samorodnitsky, operstudents to take business classes and complete projects ations research and information engineering, faculty members who are skeptical of the tech campus’ impact with local companies. “The masters of engineering degree in New York is are less concerned with the hiring of new professors largely the same as the one in Ithaca, but somewhat and more concerned with the division of capital. “There is a wariness that there are some uncertaindifferent because its mission is to produce students that are going to engage in a [business] ecosystem,” Collins ties and dangers in the financial sense. The concern is said. “It’s impossible to say you won’t have competi- that to some extent it will be a drain on resources in Ithaca,” Samorodnitsky said. tion.” The executive committee overseeing the developDaniel Huttenlocher, dean and vice provost of Cornell Tech, said he agrees that there may be some ment of Cornell Tech recognized this as an initial comoverlap between the two campuses, but he expects the plication but structured the school in a way that tries interdisciplinary nature of Cornell Tech to attract dif- to avoid shared budget issues between Ithaca and New York City. ferent student applicant pools. “When the New York campus was set up, the He added that it may be too soon to make any concrete predictions, since the school is still growing and President, Provost and Board of Trustees wanted to be sure that it was a separate budget undergoing changes after its first year of operation. “I want to see that we now for the New York campus. Just like the Medical College has a While Cornell cannot directly separate budget from Ithaca, control the flow of student appli- recognize what Cornell can cations to the College of do to contribute to tech and Cornell Tech also has a separate budget from both the Medical Engineering and Cornell Tech, take full advantage of it.” College and Ithaca,” administrators said they have Huttenlocher said. much more control over faculty Lance Collins Cornell Tech is completely recruitment and philanthropic responsible for raising its own donations. After Cornell won the bid to the build the tech funds and philanthropic gifts that will allow its campus campus in 2011, administrators had two worries, to operate, he said. Chuck Feeney ’56 made a $350 according to Collins. The first was that Ithaca engi- million donation to Cornell in 2011, which helped the neering faculty might all want to move to New York University win the bid to build the tech campus, The City, and the second was that the philanthropic fund- Sun previously reported. In addition, Irwin Jacobs ’56, co-founder of ing — which supports the Ithaca campus — would Qualcomm Inc., and his wife Joan Jacobs ’52 donated somehow begin to support the tech campus instead. So far, four professors from Ithaca have made the $133 million to the campus. In contrast to the financial concerns of some, transition to Cornell Tech. Collins explained that this has not caused any dam- efforts to raise money for the tech campus has actually age to the quality of the Ithaca campus, but it does increased interest in supporting programs in Ithaca, Collins said. reflect interest among professors in the new campus. For the past few years, Cornell’s College of Huttenlocher said he does not envision a very large number of engineering faculty to move to the tech Engineering has experienced a fundraising record parcampus. He added that most of Cornell’s faculty are in tially because of the recent surge in excitement surIthaca because they want an environment where they rounding Cornell, according to Collins. Huttenlocher and Collins said that the benefits of can live in a college town and teach undergraduates. In addition to professors’ geographic preferences Cornell Tech outweigh any drawbacks related to the preventing a large transfer of talent to New York City, division of resources between Ithaca and New York Huttenlocher added that Ithaca’s faculty members do City, which they said they believe is not a major connot all meet the requirements of a tech campus profes- cern. “We are taking very serious steps and efforts to take sor. “We’re not hiring faculty in New York who are just part in this entrepreneurial activity. If you look at great teachers and researchers. They have to have where jobs are created in the U.S. economy…[tech] is another attribute, which is fairly rare among faculty at least one of the most important drivers for the future overall — not just in Ithaca, but everywhere,” he said. economy,” Collins said. “I want to see that we now “The faculty here have to have demonstrated their recognize what Cornell can to do to contribute to that and take full advantage of it — it’s literally crazy not entrepreneurial activity.” Huttenlocher said certain experiences, which prove to.” one has an entrepreneurial spirit, include having started a one’s own business or being an “intrapreneur,” Alexa Davis can be reached at adavis@cornellsun.com. TECH

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Univ: Feb.Break for‘Life Maintenance’ BREAK

“As with Fall Break, we expect that students use the February Break in a wide variety of ways — had been concerned since 2004 to connect with friends or family that the spring semester calendar or even themselves, to catch up was “particularly challenging” for on sleep or homework [and] to enjoy winter instead of just students. “The only break [was] nearly enduring it,” Dittman said. C o r e y two-thirds Shapiro ’17 of the way said February through the “I think this break came break was a semester,” “nice change of Thrasher- too early ... It didn’t really pace.” C a r r o l l do much except take the “It was s a i d . good to go “ C o u n c i l focus out of me.” back home and members see family and encouraged Adrian Wu ’16 friends,” he … making said. “Still, adjustments to the academic calendar, there’s always the thought of your such as including an additional work building up when you get break in the spring and pacing of back to school.” Many students, including exams that would have the potential for supporting students’ per- Eduardo Lacagnina ’17, spent the sonal well-being and intellectual break at SnowJam, Cornell’s annual ski trip to Mont performance.” Sharon Dittman, associate Tremblant Resort in Quebec, director of community relations Canada. “It was definitely a good time at Gannett, said the break was a good opportunity for students to to get out and not think about schoolwork,” Lacagnina said catch up on “life maintenance.” Continued from page 1

about SnowJam. “We got to experience different cultures and independent living. There were many different universities there, so we met a lot of people from other schools.” However, not all students felt that the newly-added break was beneficial. “I think this break came too early,” Adrian Wu ’16 said. “It didn’t really do much except take the focus out of me.” Besides the addition of February Break, other schedule changes this year include reducing the number of instructional days from 70 to 69 and scheduling Spring Break two-thirds of the way through the spring semester, according to a statement made by Provost Kent Fuchs in September. Dittman said the changes help with Cornell’s goal of fostering a healthy educational environment. “This is how we build a caring community in which everyone has an opportunity to thrive,” Dittman said. Aimee Cho can be reached at acho@cornellsun.com.

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everything here was gone,” Annie Ding ’14 said. “I signed up for the Commencement housing lottery when they sent out the first email about it though, since it would be much more convenient, but obviously we don’t know how that's going to pan out yet.” Local hotel managers recommend reserving a hotel room while they are still available, according to Zimmer Bradley, general manager of the Hotel Ithaca. “I would recommend that families book their hotel room as soon as possible, as the demand is very high for that time period,” Zimmer said. “As of now, there are approximately 119 rooms [here] still available to be booked for graduation.” Despite the availability of

open rooms in hotels and on campus, alumni have confirmed the rumor that many families prefer to book their housing years in advance. “My family reserved the same house they stayed in for my graduation in 2011 to use for my little brother’s graduation this coming May,” Barbara Sands ’11 said. “They did it through a realtor and at least one and a half to two years in advance.” Tina Huang ’14 echoed these sentiments, regarding her hunt for commencement housing this spring. “Finding graduation housing was pretty hard — especially since I don’t have a car,” she said. “I didn’t have many options to begin with.”

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Protecting Workers In Bangladesh and Beyond ON FEB. 12, THE UNIVERSITY MADE A COMMITMENT to improving conditions for workers in garment factories in Bangladesh, joining five peer institutions in signing an agreement that requires apparel licensees to invest in fire and safety infrastructure. We applaud Cornell’s continuing dedication to using the University brand to support workers’ rights — and we believe student government should follow the administration’s lead. To start, we encourage the Student Assembly to require student organizations that are funded by the student activity fee — to which the collective undergraduate population contributes — to limit their clothing expenditures to sweatshop-free apparel. The University’s announcement that it will require apparel licensees to adhere to the Accord on Fire and Building Safety in Bangladesh comes nearly 10 months after the Rana Plaza factory collapse. We hope this action will help maintain consumer boycott momentum even after the visibility of the tragedy has waned. Companies that sign the legally-binding accord agree to continue to produce in Bangladesh factories for at least five years, and are required to fund fire and safety improvements there. Of the 18 companies licensed to produce Cornell apparel, seven have already signed the Accord. We approve of Cornell’s decision to pressure the 11 remaining companies to either sign the agreement or lose the University’s business — and we expect the University to terminate contracts with non-compliant companies, as it did with Adidas in 2012. In a globalized marketplace, upholding labor standards — including the freedom to join a union and collectively bargain, safe working conditions, prohibitions on forced and child labor and equal pay for equal work — are key to ensuring workers can maintain a basic quality of life. There is a strong tradition of student activism at Cornell on these issues; indeed, the University’s new licensing requirement was made possible in large part by the efforts of organizations like Cornell Organization for Labor Action and Cornell Sweatfree Coalition. The actions of these groups and of the administration should motivate student government to hold its organizations to the same standards. Student organizations are not currently required to purchase apparel from fair trade manufacturers, but we believe that must change. There is no lack of collegiate apparel companies that adhere to fair trade practices. One such Cornell-approved example is Alta Gracia Apparel, which does business with more than 800 U.S. colleges and, according to their website, values “paying workers enough so that they can provide their families with food, clean water, clothing” and more. We commend the University for choosing to do business with these types of companies. Yet for such actions to be effective, consumer boycotts should reach beyond the administration to the purchasing habits of its student population. Amending SAFC and byline funding requirements accordingly would help to institutionalize Cornell’s efforts to end labor abuses.

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few weeks ago, my friend called the newly-instated break our “Awkward Mental Health Break.” Since the four-day weekend was created to improve student mental health, it does make sense that people have been referring to this poorly timed break (only three weeks into school!) as an awkward mental health break. However, in agreeance with many students who have expressed concern, I couldn’t help but wondering if I would actually get a “mental health break,” since I had so much work due right after the break, and so much ahead of me this semester — hence where my control issues came into play. I’ll admit it: I’m a control freak. When I say this, I don’t just mean that I like to be in control of situations involving other people, but also in every aspect of my own life. There are so many things I cannot control — such as grades or summer internship applications — that not only do I go crazy about not being able to have a say in those things, but I go even more insane over what I can control to make up for it. Sometimes I drive myself crazy trying to control and plan every minute of my day, even when I am on vacation. My February break provided me with time — though I’m not sure if it was ample or limited — to reflect on my need for control and whether or not it is actually good for me. Over break, I went to Vermont with a few friends. We planned on skiing, watching movies, building a snowman and getting a good amount of school work done. In actuality, my break consisted of all but the latter — plus, in addition to building a snowman, we built a snow beer pong table. One of my favorite things I did over break was watch Disney’s Frozen, which also helped me consider my issues of being in control of my life. If you have been paying attention to pop culture or movies lately, you probably know that the film Frozen is currently Disney’s second highest-grossing animated film after The Lion King and was the third highestgrossing film of 2013 — I’d say it’s doing pretty well. Anyway, the film is about a princess named Anna who journeys through snowy tundra with a few friends to find her sister, Queen Elsa, who accidentally freezes their entire kingdom with her ice-making powers. While I have my qualms with the plot — I could talk about Frozen for an entire column by itself — the music and character development are wonderful. Much of the film is about Anna and Elsa’s relationship, but Queen Elsa’s personal character struggle is learning to deal with her powers. Unfortunately, she spends the first 18 years of her life hiding in her room and trying to conceal and control her pow-

ers. In doing so, she pushes everyone away, including her sister, and does not learn what she is capable of. When she finally breaks free from her confinement, Elsa goes “ice crazy,” and builds an incredible ice castle, complete with an adorable snowman named Olaf. Once she stopped trying to control herself, she could “Let It Go,” and enjoy herself. Elsa’s struggle with control was relevant to me while skiing this past weekend. My whole family loves skiing, but I have been terrified of it my entire life. Sliding down a mountain on two wooden sticks was never appealing — I couldn’t change the fact that I was going down no matter what. The thought of not being in control of my body was very unsettling. When I skied this weekend — and subsequently sang the Frozen soundtrack to myself the entire way down the slopes — instead of giving into fear and worrying, I tried to give in to my lack of control, enjoy it and leave my fate to gravity. Let it go, am I right? Turns out, it felt good to stop thinking and worrying for once, and let my skis glide me down the mountain. I thought of nothing else but how fast I was going (in a good way!), and how great it felt not to be in control. Skiing turned out to be the exact type of awkward mental health break I needed. It was hard for me to appreciate my “break” with piles of work waiting for me back at Cornell, but doing something that let me lose a little bit of control helped me take a step back and stop worrying. I’m sure I’m not the only one at Cornell who has problems with control or stress, whether it is stressing about our never-ending to-do lists or obsessing over job applications. Although our “stress-relieving” break is over, and although I might be the last one to figure this out, I encourage you to find something that removes you from your everyday stress — even if that means being alone. If you need help, I recommend listening to the Frozen soundtrack — there is nothing like the sound of Idina Menzel’s belting it out. Although I might tell you otherwise when I am stressed again in an hour, there is nothing wrong with losing a little bit of control in your life every once and a while. And while we might not all be Snow Queens or amateur skiers, I believe we can all find ways to let it go, and leave our fate to gravity.

I tried to give in to my lack of control, enjoy it and leave my fate to gravity. Let it go, am I right?

Samantha Weisman is a junior in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. She may be reached at sweisman@cornellsun.com. A Weisman Once Said appears alternate Wednesdays this semester.

CORRECTION A Feb. 14 Arts story, “In a Forest, Dark and Deep: The Readers’ Theatre of Ithaca,” incorrectly referred to Anne Marie Cummings as the producer of the Readers’ Theatre of Ithaca’s production of In a Forest, Dark and Deep. In fact, Cummings is the founder and artistic director of the Readers’ Theatre. CLARIFICATION A Feb. 14 opinion column “HPV: Could it Happen to You?” suggested that women over the age of 21 years old should undergo annual Pap smears. While testing should begin at 21 years old, the test needs not be repeated more than every three years, unless an abnormality is found, according to National Institutes of Health guidelines.

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OPINION

Christo Eliot | The Tale of the Dingo at Midnight

In Defense Of Wikipedia’s Credibility

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Comment of the day “I’m not a Cornellian. But I would like to congratulate Cornellians for having a President who does as he is charged to do. That is an exception in the Ivy League, and is another proof that Cornell is underrated. Really!” Overra Tedschol Re: “SKORTON: Update on the GPCI” Opinion, published February 10, 2014

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f you are reading this, then you already know — you’re literate. Congratulations. Literacy is a pretty cool thing because it makes it a lot easier to watch foreign films and to read Captain Underpants novels. That is not to say, however, that literacy comes without a few drawbacks. For example, being literate made the excuse, “I didn’t know that sign said ‘No Trespassing’” a lot less legitimate when I was caught by law enforcement coming out of the gorges in August when it was warm (remember those days?). It also means that every now and then, a professor (read: an editor) will unfairly demand that I prove I am capable of reading and writing by asking me to compose an essay (read: an opinion column). When he was asked about the work of contemporary author Jack Kerouac, Truman Capote dismissed his work, saying, “That’s not writing, it’s typing.” If you ask me — which you might as well, given this column is supposed to be my opinion — Capote delivered a tremendously accurate and pithy burn. Perhaps offending many a courtroom stenographers, Capote suggested that typing is a talentless craft and should be viewed separate from writing. If you have ever had a blinking cursor on a blank page mock you, then you probably understand what he means. Sitting down and typing a bunch of words on a page (what I do every other week) is easy. Determining something substantive to say, and how to say it well (what I pretend to do every other week), is something else entirely. Fortunately, technology and the Internet make it a lot easier to do

Rather than displaying my creative finesse through traditional outlets like a blog or Twitter account ... I prefer to hone my craft on Wikipedia. both. If you have access to a computer then you can contribute poignant prose, or better yet, unsubstantiated conspiracy theories to the World Wide Web for all to see. People take the time to write and update narratives on their blog or Twitter accounts, and while it may be true that most of what is put on the Internet is trash (and the rest is porn), it has given us a fantastic venue to showcase what creativity we may have. Rather than displaying my creative finesse through traditional outlets like a blog or Twitter account (though that too does exist: @CommodoreEliot — see you there) I prefer to hone my craft on Wikipedia. When asked to compose an essay, the most challenging part is usually the research and synthesis of information into an argument, right? I decide to circumvent that challenge by creating the information myself and putting it on “the free encyclopedia that anyone can edit.” It makes fact-finding a lot easier. The challenge, however, is to create fiction that is believable enough for it to slip through the cracks and last a few weeks on the site. You could also pick pages that do not see a ton of traffic and therefore are probably not moderated as well. That is to say, a contribution to President Barack Obama’s page is going to have a much shorter lifespan than a similar edit on boogie-woogie pianist, Meade Lux Lewis’s, page. You can thank people like me for professors not accepting Wikipedia as a credible source. Some people may think that I compromise the legitimacy of Wikipedia. Maybe that’s true. But it may also be true that my high school is the birthplace of Jesus Christ and has the distinction of being the only school in Colorado that actually hovers three feet off the ground. At least, that’s what I read on Wikipedia. Am I suggesting that everyone go onto the Internet and add bogus information to Wikipedia pages? Yes, that’s exactly what I’m saying. I am an engineer, so I don’t really have to write essays, and made up stuff is often a lot more interesting than reality. But beyond that, contributing to Wikipedia is just that: contributing. Moreover, fabricating information to put on the web promote thinking creatively. My opinion is that everyone stands to gain with more creative thinking and more people contributing. At Cornell in particular, it is all too easy to fall into the rut of grinding out a semester of work with the proverbial blinders on. It is important to remember that your college experience, and life beyond, is not just a finish line. Research has shown that most people will die at some point in their lives. Perhaps the journey getting there can be made a little bit better with some creativity — I mean, it gave us the Furby — and a more communal contributive spirit. It would also help if Wikipedia was an acceptable source to cite. Christo Eliot is a junior in the College of Engineering. He may be reached at celiot@cornellsun.com. The Tale of the Dingo at Midnight appears alternate Wednesdays this semester.

Sarah Byrne | Let It Byrne

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Five Things You Don’t Actually Need in Your Life

s the regular dryer to put one in, so I twice as many jars. 3. Contrived nickwriter of this list pay the price — the column, I am very, very small price of names: I admit; Justin obligated to do a lot of having clothing that Bieber inspired this list research on other lists sticks together a little item. But seriously?! (jokes, I am just bit for about five min- You want us to start obsessed with Thought utes during the folding calling you what?! (For Catalog, if you haven’t process. I have a strong those who don’t know, guessed already). suspicion that dryer he wants us to start callAnyway, I’ve been see- sheets are just an elabo- ing him Bizzle, because ing a lot of articles on rate ploy by the laundry he’s apparently becomthe Internet recently, industry to make us buy ing a hip-hop artist.) especially posted on more things. Now that I This also applies to real Facebook, with titles think about it, who life. I don’t care how like, “20 Things You even needs a dryer? Just many times you wished Should Cut out of Your hang your clothes up! It you had a cool nickSchedule,” or “100 will save electricity and name as a kid, if you ask Items to Throw Out your sanity, as you will me to call you someRight Now Before They no longer have to ago- thing that is not natuLiterally Kill You,” the nize over forgetting the rally derived from your latter of which is gener- dryer sheets. You’re wel- name, I just won’t do it. Maybe I’m bitter ally a misuse of literality. come. 2. One jar contain- because no good nickHonestly, I have eternal hope for these self-help ing both peanut butter names come from lists; I will click on them and jelly: A peanut but- Sarah, but if I can’t have every time they show up ter and jelly sandwich is a nickname, on my news feed, because I really believe that I will click on [these lists] every time every time they show up on they will lead to some deep my newsfeed, because I really r e v e l a t i o n believe they will lead to some about the cluttered and deep revelation. complicated mess that is my life. Unfortunately, I already universally rec- neither can you! Sorry, am always let down, as ognized as the meal that Snoop Lion, nice try. 4. Facebook pictures these types of lists are requires the least always filled with items amount of effort. I of your engagement such as “your worries.” would argue that it even ring: I would imagine My main problem with ranks below ramen in that this is relatively this is that it is literally the effort category of new problem, not just impossible to just college-student food, for me, but for the decide to let go of your since it doesn’t even world in general, since worries — correct use of require a heating appa- Facebook is only about literality. Moreover, I ratus. And yet, there is a 10 years old. Lately, haven’t yet been con- way to simplify even some of my Facebook vinced that all worry is a this simplest of foods. I friends (not real friends) bad thing. Infuriated by admit that I am a bit from high school have these preachy lists, I of neurotic about my started getting engaged. course decided to write foods mixing together This is worrisome one. Here are five things when I don’t want them enough in itself, because that you really don;t to, but even so! Two jars I’m sitting in my room is not too many. watching Netflix while actually need: 1. Dryer sheets: Yes, Separate jars for the other people are clearly they do cut down on the peanut butter and jelly getting married. But laundry static, but I might actually save you putting the bigger issue always forget to put time in the long run, here aside, I don’t agree them in at the begin- because you won’t have with whoever decided ning of my dryer cycle. to go back to the gro- that it’s okay to throw a Then, being the ridicu- cery store as often to picture of your left hand lously lazy human being buy more jars. Plus you up on Facebook the I am, I can’t be bothered can get a great wrist moment you put the to walk back over to the work out by opening ring on. It’s also clearly

just an invitation for EVERYONE in the world to comment “Congratulations!” on said picture, even people you haven’t spoken to since, for example, high school. 5. Pennies. Or nickels: I really, truly don’t understand why things can’t just be priced to the nearest ten cents. I also really, truly don’t understand economics, so maybe someone can explain that to me first. But until then, let me just say that personally, I don’t pay for things with pennies or nickels. Sometimes I throw them in a jar and then go to that machine at the bank, but most of the time they just sit in my wallet, unused. In France, all restaurant food prices have tax and tip already factored in, and are in 50cent increments the vast majority of the time. This makes splitting bills super easy, and makes life wonderful and full of joy. We could bring that kind of happiness to our own country if only we stopped using ridiculously low-valued coins. I mean, you may not need your worries either, but I tried to keep this in the more tangible realm. After all, I clearly have absolutely nothing figured out, and I’m not in the business of trying to tell people what to do when I have no idea myself. But all that aside, if any Cornell student figures out how to not worry, call me. Call everyone. We want in on that.

Sarah Byrne is a junior in the College of Arts and Sciences. She may be reached at sbyrne@cornellsun.com. Let It Byrne appears alternate Wednesdays this semester.

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SCIENCE

Food Psychology

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Crowdsourcing Reveals Why Some Kids Grow Up to Be Fat By KATHLEEN BITTER Sun Senior Writer

In the age of the Internet, asking a large group of people to do a small task, or crowdsourcing, is easier than ever before. Prof. Brian Wansink, applied economics and management, combined crowdsourcing and food psychology to brainstorm childhood experiences that could lead to adults becoming overweight and then surveyed the same people who helped brainstorm to see if their ideas had any merit. “Being able to predict whether your child is going to grow up to be an overweight adult can be very beneficial to people,” Wansink said. According to Wansink, most of the research about childhood predictors of adult obesity has not been interesting because it has turned up results that make intuitive sense. Studies have shown that having overweight parents or drinking a lot of soda as a child can lead to adult weight problems, according to Wansink. In collaboration with visiting Ph.D. students at Cornell last summer and the Complex Systems Group at the University of Vermont, Wansink used crowdsourcing to find childhood habits and experiences that had not been previously considered by academia when determining what could lead to an adult being overweight. The experiment involved inviting people to a website where they would be asked to create a question about “what they believe was predictive of whether a kid would grow up to be fat,” according to Wansink. After posing their own question, the participants answered every other question that had been asked before them, and filled out a form with their age, height, and weight, according to Wansink. Height and weight were used to calculate Body Mass Index or BMI, a common measure which can be used to determine whether or not a person is

overweight. Over 500 people responded to 50 percent or more of the questions posed. The researchers collected a list of potential indicators of future weight problems that ranged from conventional to outside the (lunch) box. “People whose parents used food as a tool were almost always going to be overweight,” Wansink said, giving examples of offering ice cream as a reward for good grades or withholding dessert if homework is not completed. Other childhood experiences that were associated with being a healthy weight as an adult included spending time with your parents outside, talking about nutrition with your parents, eating home-cooked meals for dinner with your family, and drinking more milk than soda. “The number of times per week you did something outside with your mom or dad. That could be anything. That could be throwing a football or it could just be walking the dogs with them. It could also be running around outside or it could be taking the garbage out,” Wansink said. Social factors at school such as bullying and the number of friends one has can also have an impact on adult weight, according to Wansink. “The thought is that if you have lots of friends you will be well-adjusted, and you may not be spending your nights in the closet eating cookies because you don’t have any friends,” Wansink said. The study also revealed that some factors thought to have an impact on adult weight actually made very little difference. According to Wansink, snacking habits as a child, the number of desserts consumed per week and whether or not a child grows up in a vegetarian household appear to have little to no influence over whether or not a child will grow up to be an overweight adult. Many of these new ideas about how adult BMI is determined had never been considered by academics, Wansink

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Terrible take-out | Prof. Brian Wansink, applied economics and management, found that the more often parents make their children dinner from scratch, the less likely the children are to grow up to be overweight.

said. He said he sees this input from nonscientists as a valuable way to look at the problem of adult obesity from another angle and uncover ideas that scientists may have missed. “These weren’t experts. They’re not nutrition experts. They’re not physicians. They’re not dieticians. They’re just normal people,” Wansink said. Children who feel that someone cares if they overeat or if they eat nutritious, healthful foods are less likely to form bad eating habits and will grow up to be healthier adults, according to Wansink. For future research, Wansink said he plans to look at controllable factors for people in their teens and older in order to determine how they can reverse the unhealthy eating habits they developed as children. While a child may not have any control over his or her environment or parents’ behavior growing up, Wansink said, as a young adult they may want to know how they can change their relationship with food to be healthier.

“So whatever ghosts of those experiences don’t continue to haunt you and your eating habits in the future,” Wansink said. Further confirmation of the results found in the Feb. 5 study would not be easy, according to Wansink, who pointed out that the conditions that would be necessary to thoroughly test some of the associations indicated may be less than ethical. “You can’t randomly assign a kid to a bullying condition and a non-bullying condition and then track them for 40 years,” he said. Wansink said he hopes parents will look at the results of the study and use them to guide the way they care for their kids so they can grow up to be healthy adults. “The more time, attention, and interest parents show in their kids, the more likely they are to grow up to be a normal-weight adult,” he said. Kathleen Bitter can be reached at kbitter@cornellsun.com.

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Food for the family | Prof. Brian Wansink, applied economics and management, said he hopes parents will use the results of his study to guide the way they feed and spend time with their children. The above infographic shows some of the ideas that over 500 people submitted as potentially predictive of adult BMI which were then shown statistically to have an effect on a child’s future adult weight.

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SCIENCE

Professor Finds More Sedentary Lifestyle Leads to Risk of Early Death By SHERRI COUILLARD

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What are you doing right now, as you’re reading this article? Probably sitting, right? You may want to get up and move around for a bit — a recent study led by Prof. Rebecca Seguin, nutritional sciences, shows that sitting for too long may be dangerous to your health. The study tracked the activity patterns of a diverse group of 93,000 postmenopausal women for 12 years, according to Seguin. During this time, researchers recorded the amount of time the women spent sitting and lying down, but not sleeping. The results indicated that women with the greatest levels of sedentary time — the highest group at 11 or more hours per day — tended to die at earlier ages. “We asked participants a range of questions to ascertain how physically active they are,” Seguin said. “Then we controlled for several factors in the model and looked for an association between how much time they sit and premature mortality.” Because of the large sample size, the researchers were able to control for fitness levels, preexisting conditions, age, ethnicity and several other factors, according to Seguin. This means the earlier age of death was probably not due to anything except for high levels of sedentary time, according to Seguin. The analysis shows a definitive link between sedentary time and earlier death, according to Seguin.

Walk it off | A recent study by Prof. Rebecca Seguin showed a strong link between the amount of time spent sitting each day and the risk of diseases such as cancer and heart disease. According to Seguin, physical activity during the day such as walking up the stairs can decrease this risk.

Several causes of death were affected in the most sedentary groups, including a 21 percent increase in cancer risk and a 27 percent increase in risk of coronary disease. These results were compared to the least sedentary group, which had less than six hours of sedentary time per day. According to Seguin, the biggest implication of this study is awareness. This is particularly important for office workers and students who spend large portions of the day sitting, Seguin said. “The more time you spend sitting [at] your job, the harder it will be for you to overcome the risk,” Seguin said. Higher levels of daily activity tend to offset the rapid loss of muscle mass that occurs after women reach age 35. According to Seguin, those who have more physical jobs tend to be less at risk for the

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Risky business | According to Prof. Rebecca Seguin, nutritional sciences, spending more than 11 hours a day sitting, whether it be studying, working or web surfing leads to an increased risk of a premature death.

associated diseases. The mortality risk for cancer, coronary heart disease and cardiovascular diseases was determined using the Cox proportional hazard model, a statistical model that shows the relation between mortality levels and risk factors. “[For office workers] it’s about just being aware of the fact that they’re sitting a lot,” Seguin said. “And once they’re aware of that, then they can use little strategies.” Seguin said simple activities such as parking in the far corner of the parking lot can decrease sedentary time, as well as using the stairs instead of the elevator and getting up frequently to walk around if you work at a desk for long periods of time. According to Seguin, the effects of increased sedentary time are not just restricted to postmenopausal women.

Seguin said that while her study focused on this specific group, other studies have shown it affects both genders, as well as all age groups. “Behaviors are set really early in life, so it is important with kids to be as physically active as possible,” Seguin said. “But at the same time, it’s never too late to reduce your sedentary time.” Seguin said efforts should start being made to increase physical activity in various environments. “Kids could be more active in the classroom, even retired populations could benefit from sitting less,” Seguin said. “It is a population-wide message.” Sherri Couillard can sec264@cornell.edu.

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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT The Next Tina Fey talks tampons, muffin tops, and torturous Ithaca weather

CUPB Brings Kate McKinnon to the Statler BY ARIELLE CRUZ Arts and Entertainment Editor

Kate McKinnon is hilarious, there is no denying it. If there was a ranking of the comedians on Saturday Night Live right now, she would likely fill one of the first couple of slots — maybe even the first one — her only competition being now-veteran Taran Killam and Weekend Update correspondent Cecily Strong. Though this is only her second full season on the show, McKinnon has been steeped in praise for her unabashed style and spoton impressions. As such a standout on the program, she has been compared to Tina Fey, Maya Rudolph and more in Forbes’ “30 Under 30,” as well as dubbed “the future of SNL” by The Daily Beast. As such, the comedian seemed destined to join the steady parade of SNL performers who have been invited to Cornell by Cornell University Program Board. However, her show on Thursday marked more than just-another-SNL-castmember performance on campus — it also broke a roughly nine-year CUPB streak of delivering only male-headlined shows. Though it was not for lack of trying to book a woman performer, according to the club’s president Zach Zahos

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’15, who is also The Sun’s Associate Managing Editor, McKinnon was the first woman headliner brought to campus by the club since Whoopi Goldberg in 2005. As has held true in past years, SNL cast members are hits on campus, and the long line for the sold-out show — filled with early arrivers and ticketless hopefuls — gave testament to McKinnon’s reputation. Quick glimpses of her dancing and pacing between the stage and her dressing room while audience members found their seats only fed the excitement. Her performance at Statler Hall on Thursday didn’t disappoint. The night began with a set by Streeter Seidell, one of the original staff members of Col legeHumor.com. Seidell warmed up the crowd nicely, most notably taking on electronic cigarette users who are, somehow, looked down upon as worse than regular cigarette smokers and look like they are “sucking on alien dicks.” At least cigarette smokers are ashamed in public, he quipped, e-cigarette smokers will smoke anywhere and don’t even care. “No, no, IT’S VAPOR” he growled, impersonating an e-cigarette smoker on a plane after being asked not to smoke. “How about I bring a humidifier on board and blow it in your face? IT’S VAPOR.” By the time McKinnon danced onto the stage — yes, danced, à la her idol Ellen Degeneres — smiles were all but glued on to most faces. Her first order of business: an apology. She insisted that she was going to try and make the show worth it, but that she didn’t know who in their right mind would go out in the then-developing blizzard (her phrase was “apocalyptic snow”) for anything. She reflected on summers when she had come up to Cornell with her mother, a Cornell alumna, and reminisced about a time when she thought campus was a “nice place.” For the rest of us, now in mid-winter and post polar vortex, Cornell’s summer persona is just a fever dream. Regardless of the weather, which she continued to apologize for during her set, McKinnon had

clearly done her research. Her connections with the University only helped to bring her college-related humor closer to home, even if, as McKinnon joked, most of the stories her mother told her about her glory days on the hill were about her “hand jobs.” Cue corresponding hand gesture. She brought us back to her own days of college tours and interviews, even inviting one of the many tour guides in attendance up on stage to answer her myriad of questions, ranging from, “Where can my child go to receive treatment for a UTI?” to, “How many showings of The Vagina Monologues will there be? ... Only two!?” The volunteer answered with all of the hotelie-style personality of a tour guide and it was hard not to wish you had been trained in walking backwards as he snagged a hug on his way back to his seat. As the night went on, the jokes got more personal, hitting peaks when McKinnon talked about having her period during a college interview, “tamps” getting to capacity and a commercial audition she went to for women with muffin tops. “Women spend roughly one fourth of their lives trying not to stain their underwear, do you ever think about that?” she commented. While the men in the audience probably never had that particular realization, the phrase “tamps at capacity” is too good not to use. Two friends had already christened it five feet from the door of the auditorium within the first minutes after the end of the show. When she got to the muffin top commercial audition, she illustrated her experience with a visual. “I swear to God if this ends up on the Internet,” she threatened, “this is for your eyes only.” She proceeded to pull her shirt up to the base of her bra (tucking it to keep her midriff visible) and tug any excess fat out of the waist of her pants to create a “muffin top.” There was not much skin to move, but her 30-second rearrangement of her stomach looked like an L.A.-style magic trick akin to never-ending scarves. While most laughed, some uncomfortably, at the spectacle, one lone person from the balcony yelled “ew” at McKinnon’s stomach. “I’m very secure

with myself,” she reassured the front section as people started to comment in her defense. The statement was undeniably true coming from a woman who made a solid effort to make her own muffin top appear on stage and played a video of herself wiping out on ice in an Winter Olympics parody. Still, the night wouldn’t have been complete without one of McKinnon’s classic impressions — she chose Penelope Cruz, the same impression she got to do alongside Sofia Vergara on her first night at SNL. Just as funny as the Saturday Night Live sketch, if not better because it was more realistic, McKinnon walked us through the generations of Cruz’s L’oreal commercials, including some truly cruel phrases the company has made the actress use over the years, and concluding with one in which Cruz did not speak at all. McKinnon closed the show with a dramatic reading of Miley Cyrus’ “We Can’t Stop,” and she left the stage the same way she came in — emphatically dancing in her usual over-the-top, quirky Kate McKinnon way. For a woman who is known best for her group and sketch work, McKinnon knew her way around a stand-up stage. During her set she spoke less like she was following a laid out script and more like she was engaging in a conversation with her crazy non-apocalypse-fearing audience. The personal attention made the more intimate Statler show a fun watch, without the more ceremonial and sometimes-intimidating feel of the Bailey Hall stage. Though it was only the first of CUPB’s shows this semester, those who skipped the show missed out on a good one, and a chance to put another stamp on that SNL punch card all of you comedy fans are keeping. The comedian’s career is only getting bigger (maybe the creator of the next Parks and Rec?) and I for one have a few choice lines I will be using for the next few months. Sometimes your tamp is just at capacity. Arielle Cruz is a junior in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. She can be reached at arts-and-entertainment-editor@cornellsun.com.

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Comedy, Poetry, ‘Heart-Charging Sass’ Eugene Mirman and Derrick Brown at the Haunt BY KAITLYN TIFFANY Sun Staff Writer

“What time is it?” “9:25” “YOU’RE WRONG. IT’S ROMANCE TIME … sorry about yelling at you.” Poet and Write Bloody Press founder Derrick Brown opened for comedian Eugene Mirman at the Haunt this Saturday to a standing-room-only crowd that was one part drunk and confused bar-goers, one part hipster-looking poetry lovers, one part pretty rowdy Bob’s Burgers fans and two parts Daily Sun writers with Sharpie-marked hands and a distinct aura of “WE ARE CHILDREN.” Probably if I had purchased a ticket for a stand-up comedy show and discovered that the opener was a performance poet I would have been a little wary. But Derrick Brown’s poetry is equal parts humor and “romance time,” equal parts metaphor and creative cursing. And the delivery is as much about physical comedy and brunt force as it is about cadence. Without prior warning, it would not be readily apparent that the opening poem titled “Cotton in the Air” was not going to be a mushy and intolerable Valentine’s weekend exploitation but more like a vocal-sound-effect-riddled soft core, complete with the question, “Darling, may I be the image you turn to / when you are heaving alone, / burning like Halloween in Detroit?” Brown segued into a couple of shorter poems about masturbation and coughing nurses before announcing his last two poems, “Hey Kid” and “Sour Mash” with the statement, “the neat thing about going to a poetry show is sometimes shit is not funny at all.” “Hey Kid” is somewhat of an epic poem about an airplane conversation with a young boy which circles mostly around the idea of a “miracle” and what constitutes one, as well as rapid-fire exchanges of advice and sage wisdom culminating

in, “Hey kid. John Wilkes Booth caught his spur on the American flag and broke his leg after temporarily murdering a mountain. Exit the absence of poetry. Exit non-magic. Exit nonmiracle stuff.” “Sour Mash” is an unpublished work dealing mostly with a poet’s origin and on-the-road story and borrowing a line from one of Brown’s interviews (with Paper Darts): “A line of poetry can be a bullet and the novel is a slow strangle.” Brown’s stage presence isn’t so much “presence” as it is possession — willingly or not, every person in the room is dragged onto his roller coaster of emotion and exactly when you feel like you’d like to bust a gut you get hit by a line like, “I look out the window and remember a teacher saying / Never write about explicit beauty and never say the word love outright. Find a synonym. And never / ever ruin a compliment by tacking on the word finally. / Looking out the oval, descending like something, I see the light of the countryside. I love you. Easy. / You’re beautiful. / Finally.” Sometimes shit is not funny at all. It also feels emotionally kind of like one of those sinus-cleaning teapots — ridiculous, gif-able maybe?, steamy, kind of uncomfortable, involving a lot of cursing but also: refreshing and invigorating. Brown’s type of rock n’ roll poetry transitioned easily into Eugene Mirman’s early bits about the Provincetown accent (“60 percent Boston, 40 percent gay) and bizarre things he would yell at his girlfriend in the grocery store to make her seem crazy (“You know what? I AM going to get toilet paper. I don’t care if you think it’s a waste.”) Stand-up comedian and voice of Gene Belcher on Fox’s Bob’s Burgers, Mirman churned out the usual topics of conversation for stand-up — religion, Nicholas Cage and unfair parking citations — but somehow managed to make it seem as if he was literally the first person to point out how horrible-funny these things are. The highlight was a long story about Mirman receiving a parking ticket after backing into a parking spot and then taking out a full page ad with the Chamber of Commerce to complain about it. When Mirman came across the ticket in a Provincetown parking garage he said he initially thought maybe the ticket was because he paid for two hours and only used three, prompting him to ask, “How did you know that I would be back early? Do you have a team of pre-cogs? And more importantly, why are your pre-cog working on parking tickets? Shouldn’t they be out preventing street performers before they happen?” There was also a great story about Mirman wandering around Mexico with R.E.M.’s Michael Stipe and being moreor-less assaulted by two Mexican cops who, “pinned Michael Stipe’s arms behind his back like a criminal, not like he wrote ‘Everybody Hurts,’ but like a CRIMINAL.” Mirman brought several cardstock placards of questions he had asked a real pastor on the Ask the Pastor website and then

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had printed (by a presumably uncomfortable human being) at a Kinkos, which asked how to get out of a marriage with a person he met at “a bus stop or casino” and if it was okay to have sex with men “as long as they can keep a secret,” as well as one reading, “I know God says it’s okay to judge people because of their race. Just a fun fact, okay BYE.” He also had print-outs of several direct messages that he had sent celebrities on Facebook, including one to Justin Bieber which promised “I have put a dollar bill in my butt and it is going to stay there until you and I have a serious conversation about religion.” The evening wrapped up with Mirman officially/unofficially/dubiously-officially marrying a couple on stage and presenting them with a Valentine co-written by Brown and containing the line “your ass is 75,000 rosewater tornadoes.” As Brown has commented in Paper Darts, a good show is “less cocaine brooding, more heart-charging sass,” and that is exactly what the evening was. You did not have to be one of the happily confused drunk people to be dazed by what happened in the Haunt on Saturday — it was the best combination of sincerity and humor that I have witnessed in recent memory. Sun Arts Editor Sean Doolittle ’16 took off his gloves so that Eugene Mirman could shake his weirdly-soft baby hand and everyone rolled out of the Haunt high on poetry and Jesus jokes and a new life motto courtesy of Derrick Brown: “Kid, things are worse off everywhere else except Switzerland, and they are bored and they want graffiti and M-80s.” Kaitlyn Tiffany is a junior in the College of Agriulture and Life Sciences. She can be reached at ktiffany@cornellsun.com.

Yo No Quiero Agua,Yo Quiero Pitbull M aybe it is that Ithaca’s blanketed in snow, or maybe it is that Seasonal Affective Disorder is distancing people from the joys of summer or maybe it is that the “Timber” craze has now passed, but I seem to be having one particular argument over and over — whatever the reason, I have found myself vehemently defending Pitbull nearly every other day. It is very easy to write Pitbull off as talentless, but he brings so much more to the table than his voice, and those on the receiving end of my rants do maintain that they enjoy Pitbull tracks in spite of Pit himself. I maintain that nobody runs pop music as consistently or as prolifically as Mr. 305. Let me get this out of the way: I am not defending Pitbull’s musical aptitude. I will be the first to admit that he adds very little to a track. Shouting out “Miami” at the beginning of every song hardly makes him a virtuoso, and his rapping-slash-singing vocal delivery isn’t much better. But what he lacks in talent, he makes up for in spunk. As monotone as he tends to be, Pit does lend a certain infectious passion to his lyrics. It is rare that an artist can pull off bragging about being “slicker than an oil spill” and still come out, in fact, slick. It is clear that he is not bluff-

ing or blowing hot air like a lot of poser pop stars — I am sure Pitbull genuinely wants “bebida” instead of “agua,” that he really does know you want him and that he might actually drink a little more than he should tonight. Mr. Worldwide’s lyrics fit squarely into the party pop canon, but something about his diction makes each track bump just a little harder. Pitbull’s main strength, though, comes from outside the recording booth. His two greatest assets are located on either side of

Mike Sosnick New Cult Every Day his hairless scalp — he does not have anything even close to the best vocal chords in the game, but he definitely has the best ears. Pit has a scarily keen sense of identifying when songs will be hits, and this innate talent has led him to release banger after banger. After a long stint of trying to be a real rapper, Pitbull moved his attention to pop hits and never turned back. While his vocal tract lends itself much better to hiphop than pop, he figured out that his remarkable hit-sensing abilities would

make him far more successful. His capacity for making chart-toppers shot him into the spotlight in 2009 with “I Know You Want Me.” As fruitful as that track was, Pitbull probably realized that he didn’t have the necessary musical talent for this career path to be sustainable. With a smash hit under his belt, his networking power increased immensely. What this meant for his music is that (with a couple exceptions) he’d never have to be the only artist on his singles ever again. His music became a vehicle for beautiful collaborations, and in return he’d feature on countless tracks by other artists. This is where his true genius lies: he puts in the legwork to make a perfect hit and then hands off key vocal duties to other singers who best fit the part. This recipe has led to his current standing at the top of the pop pyramid. Every track he touches turns into gold — and more often, platinum. By having such a perfectly honed ear for pop greatness, Pitbull ensures that each and every song is a party in and of itself. Poring over his list of singles, I cannot find one that is not a USDA certified grade-A banger. Who heard Michel Teló’s “Ai Se Eu Te Pego” and said it had to be made into a fast, reggaeton-inspired party track? Who

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decided Michael Anthony was the missing piece to the thumping eurodance of “Rain Over Me?” Pitbull’s astounding creativity and razor-sharp hit-seeking precision took him from Mr. 305 to Mr. Worldwide, and were integral in shaping his pop perfection. Those superhuman senses should be enough to silence the haters, but yet they persist. Like any haters, though, I think they’re just jealous. Mike Sosnick is a sophomore in the College of Arts and Sciences. He can be reached at msosnick@cornellsun.com. New Cult Every Day appears alternate Wednesdays.

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Los Angeles Times Daily Crossword Puzzle Edited by Rich Norris and Joyce Nichols Lewis

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and our defense has been great all season long, so I wasn’t surprised that they shut them down and kept the puck out of the net,” she said. Freshman goaltender Paula Voorheis made 18 saves in the win. According to Saulnier, Voorheis made crucial saves and thus was a major contributor to the shutout effort. “She played really well and she made some tough saves that kept them at zero, and in a 2-0 game that is really important. She really stayed strong back there and was a huge component in the win.” Against the Engineers on Saturday, Cornell scored a shorthanded goal midway through the third to take the early lead. The teams traded goals throughout, but Cornell never trailed and at one point even held a 4-2 lead. The Red was leading 5-4 with under a minute left to play, but RPI tied the game with under 30 seconds left to play. According to Saulnier, the Red’s ability to respond every time the Engineers scored played a major role in the win. “Seeing as we continued to come back right after they scored, it was really important for us to do that and not get down,” she said. “When the other team scored a goal, they’re

all hyped up and ready to go, so it was very important that we kept our heads high and came back at them with even more intensity.” Freshman forward Hannah Bunton scored the game-winner just over a minute into sudden death overtime, setting off an immediate Cornell celebration. It was the second time in the last four games that Cornell won in an extra period. According to Saulnier, Bunton made a fantastic individual move to break through the defense and score the winner. “She just came in over the blue line and made a really nice toe drag around the last defender,” she said. “She came right in, took a nice shot, and that was a huge goal for us.” According to Saulnier, the Red is a confident group now that it has won six straight games, but must remain focused on the remaining games. “We’re really pleased with how we’ve been playing, but it’s really important that we don’t let it get to our heads, especially coming into this part of the season where every single game is huge,” she said. “So we can’t get overconfident, but we’re definitely proud of each other, so hopefully we’ll continue to see more wins moving forward.” Ben Horowitz can be reached at bhorowitz@cornellsun.com.

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week’s locker room talk centeredaround the idea of returning to the “Cornell hockey” basics of hard work and strong hitting.

“I think we bounced back from Colgate, where we didn’t play Cornell hockey,” said junior captain John McCarron. “We played Cornell hockey all weekend long, we just didn’t capitalize on our chances when we had them.”

The Red spent the weekend without two of its most consistent forwards, Dustin Mowrey and Christian Hilbrich, who both sat out due to injuries. The shakeup in the lineup increased playing time for many of the underclassmen,

who found themselves in first and second line roles. “I think it gave other guys an opportunity to step up [and] I think they did,” McCarron said. “Obviously it hurts you to have two of your top scorers out of the lineup, but things like that could happen in the playoffs.” By the time Friday night’s initially sparse crowd at Lynah had filled up at the end of the first period, the Red was already behind, 2-1. Cornell responded less than two minutes later in a strange play that ended in freshman forward Jake Weidner’s first collegiate goal. A misplay by a Union defenseman let the puck dribble out of Union’s offensive zone, and as the defenseman tried to regain control of the puck he tangled up with one of the linesman. Weidner jumped on the free puck and skated into a breakaway, dragging Union goalie Colin Stevens out to the left and then popping the puck past Stevens’ right side to even the score at 1-1. “It’s just a little bittersweet, you get the first one off my back, but of course you want to get two points and we didn’t get that at the end of the day,” Weidner said. Union quickly struck back, tallying what would be its winning goal less than a minute after the Red’s score. Traffic in front of the goal stopped Union’s initial shot, but Dutchmen sophomore forward Matt Wilkins wristed the puck into the net while Iles’ movement was restricted by contact from a separate Union forward. Cornell contested the goal, but after review the refs ruled the contact incidental and the goal remained on the board. “It’s tough, it really hurts mentally when you get up like that and the next shift they score and kind of break the back again,” Weidner said. Despite a five-on-three power play opportunity in the second period, the Red was unable to convert its opportunities. Union extended its lead to two goals at the end of the second period on another contested play, as the Red argued

that the Dutchmen had too many men on the ice, but again the refs decided the goal stood. Unlike the match against Union, where the Dutchmen scored the final three goals, Saturday’s match against Rensselaer found the Engineers up 3-0 before the Red got on the board in the third. The Red nearly tied up the game a few minutes later on a breakaway. Weidner made a terrific effort in the defensive zone to win the puck, then sent a pass out to Red leading scorer Brian Ferlin at the offensive blue line. After the Engineers defenseman guarding Ferlin failed to handle the puck, Ferlin broke free for a one-on-one with Engineers goalie Scott Diebold. Ferlin neatly deked Diebold, but his shot rang off the crossbar and away from the net. Rensselaer was whistled for interference 30 seconds after the breakaway, but the Red power play continued to struggle and was unable to convert. After starting the season red-hot on the man advantage, the team is now 0-26 in its last 26 chances. “[The power play] has got to get on track in order for us to have offensive success and give yourself opportunities,” Schafer said. “But it’s not just about the power play.” Rensselaer’s second goal, scored with four minutes left in the opening frame, was another goal on the weekend that the refs reviewed after the puck deflected into the goal off an Engineers’ skate and past Iles. After video review, the refs determined that the Engineer forward had not used a kicking motion, and the Red entered the first intermission down by two goals. “The refs did their job, they said it was a good goal so it was a good goal,” Iles said. Rensselaer scored its third consecutive goal while on the power play. With the Red in the box near the end of the second period for charging, Engineers forward Matt Tinordi fired a laser under the crossbar for the 3-0 advantage. Cornell finally found the net 3:32 into the third period. With the puck chucked down the ice into the offensive zone, junior forward Joel Lowry sprinted to the puck to wash out the icing call. With most of the Rensselaer players skating towards Lowry in the right corner, Lowry fed the puck to McCarron, who was streaking into the slot. His wrister beat Diebold glove-side to cut the deficit to 3-1. Despite more good opportunities in the final frame and more than a minute of extra-man time at the end, the Red was unable to bring the score any closer. “We left it out there, we competed, we played hard for 60 minutes,” Iles said after Saturday’s game. “We played some really good hockey this weekend — it hurts, but that’s the way this game plays out sometimes.” The Red has now lost three in a row following the end of its ninegame unbeaten streak, but Schafer said he isn’t fazed by the losses. “I’m not happy at losing, but I’m happy with how hard our guys played and the effort they put forth to try to win the games this weekend,” he said. “If we get that kind of effort we’ll be great. It’s just a matter of plowing away and continuing to get that kind of effort and things will turn quickly for us.” Emily Berman can be reached at eberman@cornellsun.com.

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Red Splits in Ivy Competition The next day, current Ivy League leader Harvard posed a much stronger test. Despite a valiant offensive effort led by senior Stephanie Long’s season-high Cornell’s women’s basketball team saw mixed 17 points and DiMagno’s second double-double of results this weekend, first defeating Dartmouth but the weekend on 16 points and 11 rebounds, the Red then coming up short against Harvard the following fell short. Once more, the first few minutes of the game day. The Red came into the games level in conferwere back-and-forth, but the ence play at 3-3 and 12-9 overall. Crimson slowly built a comThis record was improved after an manding lead of 10 points with impressive 78-59 win over CORNELL @ DARTMOUTH the score at 25-15. However, Dartmouth. However, Cornell 78 59 four straight points by DiMagno was unable to replicate the win the cut the lead down to 27-22 with following day, falling to the Game: 2ND FINAL 1ST 2:54 left in the first half. Cornell Crimson, 84-69. 42 78 36 Dartmouth 30 29 59 Harvard came out of the break Freshmen forwards Nia more aggressively, scoring six Marshall and Nicholle Aston led straight points to go up 42-26 the charge against Dartmouth, CORNELL @ HARVARD and eventually pushing its lead combining for 24 points on 12-of13 shooting in the opening half. 69 84 out to 20 points with just over 14 minutes remaining on the Marshall was named Ivy League Game: 2ND FINAL 1ST clock. Rookie of the Week for the fifth Cornell 43 69 26 The Red responded quickly time last week. Senior forward Harvard 36 48 84 with a three from Marshall and Allyson DiMagno also played a two free throws from Moran strong game against the Green, registering 18 points, 16 of which came in the sec- that led to a 10-4 run with 7:34 left to play. The comeback continued, with Cornell closing the marond half. The opening of the game was a tight affair, with gin to 11 points, but Harvard hung on to take the the two teams trading baskets until the Red scored 84-69 victory. Moran said that a few improvements to the Red’s nine unanswered points just after the 14:20 mark. Cornell then managed to push its advantage out to game, especially focusing on defense and rebounds, 10 points with a big three from senior guard Shelby could play dividends and lead to more victories. “As a whole, we definitely still have a lot to work Lyman. Though Dartmouth made it a four-point contest just before the close of the half, the Red kept on, especially rebounding against taller opponents,” Moran said. “We also need to improve our help extending its lead and secured the 78-59 victory. According to freshman Kerri Moran, it was the defense, which hurt us in the Harvard game.” Cornell is back in action next weekend when it hard work and the “never-say-die” attitude that hits the road to face Yale on Friday and Brown on helped Cornell to the win. “Against Dartmouth we definitely never gave up, Saturday. even when they went on a run,” Moran said. “We stood strong and worked together as a team to pull Joel Cooper can be reached at jcooper@cornellsun.com. out the win.” By JOEL COOPER

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Long ball | Senior guard Stephanie Long had a season-high 17 points with three three-pointers in the loss to Harvard on Saturday.

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Lucky 17s | Sophomore guard Nolan Cressler led his team in scoring in both Ivy matchups this weekend, scoring 17 points two days in a row.

one Ivy loss and just four total losses on the season. The Crimson’s talented backcourt proved too much for Cornell to handle, as guards Laurent Rivard, Siyani Chambers and Brandyn Curry combined for 32 of Harvard’s 67 points. “They got a lot of open looks, especially early,” Cressler said. “We got messed up from their penetration and we had to help, which gave them some open looks which we didn’t contest well.”

Cornell, as the Red went into the locker room leading by 11. Cressler had 11 points on three-of-four shooting from beyond the arc in the half, and Tarwater chipped in seven and pulled down five boards. The Red did not let up after the break, leading by fifteen midway through the second half after “We just need to be more Matthews nailed two Cressler led all scorfree throws. However, consistent. We can’t have ers again with 17, Dartmouth took over those four or five minute but no other from that point, surg- stretches where we break Cornell player ing to a 16-1 scoring scored in double run that tied the score down defensively. ” figures, and the at 52 with just under Jake Matthews team shot just 36 seven minutes to play. percent from the According to field compared to Matthews, the Red needs to improve its Harvard’s 60. consistency if it hopes to quell those Though the Red came up short types of runs against future opponents. against Harvard, getting its first Ivy win “We just need to be more consistent. proved to be a burden off the team’s We can’t have those four or five minute shoulders, according to Cressler. stretches where we break down defensive“It was a huge relief once that game ly,” Matthews said. “It’s simply a matter [against Dartmouth] ended, because if of staying focused and giving maximum you think about how long we’ve been energy every defensive possession.” going at it, since early October, practicThough Dartmouth clawed its way ing and working at it every day, and all back into the game, it was the Red’s vet- season long we haven’t seen the results erans who helped whether the storm in we’ve wanted,” he said. “So to finally get the second half. Cherry had 10 points in a result that we’ve been working for felt the final twenty minutes, Matthews had good.” eight and Tarwater had another seven With six games left in Ivy play, the while grabbing six rebounds. All three Red has the opportunity to play spoiler ended the game in double figures along when Yale comes to town next weekend, with Cressler, who led all scorers with 17. as the Bulldogs are currently tied for the “It’s always a plus when you have four top spot in the conference. guys in double figures,” Matthews said. “We are getting better everyday, and “Offensive days like that will definitely to see us get a win will propel us even furhelp you win.” ther,” Matthews said. The Red was unable to carry that momentum into the following day’s matchup with the conference’s top team. Scott Chiusano can be reached at Harvard came to Newman Arena with schiusano@cornellsun.com.

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Red Notches First Ivy Victory

Balanced scoring leads squad in down-to-wire win over Dartmouth By SCOTT CHIUSANO

ing against a [Division I] team all year,” said sophomore guard Nolan Cressler. The late game heroics were set up with 19 seconds Senior forward Dwight Tarwater calmly stepped to left, when Dartmouth’s Eli Harrison knocked down a the free-throw line with one second remaining against three-pointer to make the score 66-65 in Cornell’s favor. Dartmouth on Saturday. With his team leading by one Junior guard Devin Cherry was fouled on the next pospoint, the senior had just intercepted a pass on the pre- session, but was only able to connect on one free-throw, vious possession, squashing the allowing the Green to tie the score Green’s attempt at a game-winner. with a layup the next time down the DARTMOUTH @ CORNELL Though time ran out on the clock, court. the officials maintained that Cherry was then fouled again, 67 70 Tarwater had been fouled first, one-of-two from the line for making Game: 2ND FINAL 1ST adding one second to the clock and the second straight time, leaving Darttmouth 20 47 67 another opportunity for Dartmouth Dartmouth down by one with the Cornell 39 70 31 should he miss. Tarwater was ball in its hands and an opportunity unfazed. He sank both free throws, to run the clock down and try for a giving his team a 70-67 win, its first Ivy League victory game-winner. That was when Tarwater took over, forcof the season. ing a turnover and then hitting his free throws when the It was an uncharacteristic ending for Cornell, only officials ruled that there was still time left on the clock. fitting in a season that has been marked by close finish“Regardless of the situation, you have to stay focused es and disappointments. But the Red finally had some- until the job is finished,” said senior guard Jake thing to celebrate on its home court Saturday, even if the Matthews. “Staying locked in mentally is the key and I clock had to run down to zero three different times thought our team did a great job of that in the late game before the final whistle blew. situation.” “The anticipation for the game to end when we had The first twenty minutes of the game were all the lead was crazy, because we just wanted to get the win and feel good about it, because we haven’t had that feelSee M. B-BALL page 15

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Calm under pressure | Senior forward Dwight Tarwater had a key steal and knocked down two free throws to secure his team’s first Ivy League win.

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C.U.Extends Win Streak to Six

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By BEN HOROWITZ

“That’s always what a hockey team wants, the fate in their own hands,” she said. “We’ve done everything we can so far this season and I’m sure The No. 3 Cornell women’s hockey team was we’ll continue to do so. Especially with senior on a four-game winning streak heading into two weekend coming up, the seniors have been a huge consecutive road games against ECAC opponents part of this team’s success and we’ll definitely be this past weekend, and the Red won both games in it to win it for them this weekend.” in impressive fashion. It shutout Union (9-22-1, The Red outshot the Dutchwomen in the first 4-16-0 ECAC), 2-0, on Friday, period on Friday night, but then went on to defeat it was not until the end of CORNELL @ UNION Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute the second that senior for(10-18-3, 6-12-2 ECAC) in ward Jessica Campbell 2 0 overtime, 6-5. scored the game’s first goal. Game: 1ST 2ND 3RD FINAL With the two victories the Cornell The score remained 1-0 1 1 2 0 Red now holds a one-point lead Union until the end of the third, 0 0 0 0 over Clarkson and Harvard for when Union pulled its first place in the ECAC. It also goalie and hoped to tie the holds the fate of the ECAC regular season title in game on the 6-5 man advantage, but Saulnier its own hands. If it defeats Quinnipiac and found the back of the empty net to seal the win. Princeton this coming weekend, the Red will According to Saulnier, Cornell’s tough defense guarantee itself the title. According to junior for- limited Union’s chances and led to the shutout. ward Jillian Saulnier, the Red has been working “Keeping them scoreless was really important hard throughout the season to put itself in this See W. HOCKEY page 13 position.

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Helping out | Senior defenseman Hayleigh Cudmore assisted on freshman forward Hannah Bunton’s gamewinning overtime goal against RPI.

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Back to basics | Junior forward John McCarron said the Red got back to playing “Cornell hockey” this weekend.

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Struggles Continue as Icers Fall to Union, RPI By EMILY BERMAN

efforts from both the forwards and defensemen. “I thought our effort for six It was a mixed bag of a weekend periods this weekend was tremenfor the men’s ice hockey team, as dous. I told our guys after the the squad recovered the effort level game [against Rensselaer] I’ve missing from last week’s disap- been disappointed with us in pointing outing against Colgate, some of the ties we’ve had but dropped t h ro u g h o u t both weekend the course of UNION @ CORNELL games to Union the year,” ,” and Rensselaer. said head 4 1 The No. 13 coach Mike 1ST 2ND 3RD FINAL Red (12-7-5, 8- Game: Schafer ’86. 1 1 4 Union 2 6-4) fell to No. Cornell 1 “But I can’t 0 0 1 3 Union (20-6look at the 4, 14-3-1), 4-1, course of the in Friday night’s matchup after six-period weekend and say, ‘our relinquishing the final three goals, guys didn’t work hard’ or, ‘our including an empty-netter to seal guys didn’t do the things necessary the win for the Dutchmen. The to win hockey games.’” team fared no better the following After last weekend’s 6-1 drubnight, dropping a 3-1 decision to bing by Colgate, much of this past Rensselaer (13-12-5, 7-7-4) See M. HOCKEY page 14 despite similarly strong all-around

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