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Kotlikoff Details Presidential Search at Faculty Senate Meeting

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nity will be notified and be able to engage in the search process once it begins. Kotlikoff added that he plans to return to his role as Acting President and Provost provost eventually, but cannot yet Michael Kotlikoff explained what determine the timeline for this the search for Cornell’s next presichange. dent will entail at Wednesday’s “That’s the job that I want to Faculty Senate meeting. The sendo,” he said. “I think we need a ate also discussed the role of the provost and that’s my current new faculty dean, who will be intention.”

KOTLIKOFF elected in a vote which begins Cornell faculty members also tomorrow.

“The plan is to try and assemble a search said that they will elect the Faculty Senate’s committee for the new president and have new dean in a vote beginning Thursday, the committee consult broadly with the cam- according to Faculty Speaker Prof. Bruce pus,” Kotlikoff said.

See FACULTY page 4 The provost said that the Cornell commuBy STEPHANIE YAN

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Ithaca Police Respond to Shooting Near Cleveland Avenue Ithaca police responded to reports of a gunshot near the 100 block of Cleveland Avenue Wednesday afternoon.

Officers spoke to several witnesses, who reported that there was an argument between two individuals — during which one of them discharged a round from a handgun — according to an Ithaca police report.

One of the individuals fled in a gray Honda minivan with aftermarket rims, while the other fled on foot, the report said.

Police have not recovered the weapon at this time. Although neither suspect was identified, the two people involved were described as black males, according to the report.

Anyone who has information that could aid in this investigation is asked to contact the Ithaca Police Department.

— Compiled by Josh Girsky

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A student discusses the Cornell diploma frame sale for seniors during the two day Grad Fair event in the Cornell Bookstore.

Cornell Engineering Ranked Among Best in U.S.

Biological and agricultural engineering program places sixth in nation

By YUN SOO KIM Sun News Editor

U.S. News and World Report continues to rate Cornell graduate engineering programs among the best in the nation, according to new rankings released Wednesday.

Among the top engineering programs are biological and agricultural engineering at sixth place, industrial and manufacturing takes the seventh spot and electrical and mechanical

engineering ranked eighth in the country. The graduate school in engineering has been rated 12th overall.

The University’s undergraduate engineering degree was previously ranked ninth nationally, according to last year’s report on the U.S. News and World Report website.

Among non-engineering programs, Cornell Law School was ranked 13th for the fourth consecutive year. The Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management

ranked at 14th — an increase by two spots from last year.

The Weill Cornell Graduate School of Medical Sciences, the University’s medical school research center was ranked 18th and Weill Cornell Medical College, the primary care medicine education, service saw a significant leap from 49th to 29th place this year.

Yun Soo Kim can be reached at ykim@cornellsun.com.

Students Create Ride-Hailing App for College Towns

By STEPHANIE HENDARTA Sun Contributor

After a year of development, Brian Schiff ’18, Karl Reis ’18 and Leor Alon ’18 have launched RedRoute, a smart-

phone-enabled ride-hailing app for college students.

“College towns are very unique in that they are generally smaller cities where a huge proportion of the popula-

tion is students who are under 21 and aren’t insured to drive [commercially],” Schiff said.

Schiff explained that Uber struggles in these smaller cities due to a lack of drivers.

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Calling cabs | RedRoute, founded by three Cornell students, aims to help connect college students with local cab companies.

RedRoute uses GPS bring that technology to and smartphone technol- Cornell.” ogy similar to that used Because Schiff and his

by Uber and Lyft. The team — which later service connects its users with drivers from partner taxi “We had free time companies to reach and thought it would their destinations, be a cool idea to Schiff said.

Schiff and his start a business.” friends developed the Brian Schiff ’18 idea for RedRoute in March of 2015, drawing upon a business model involving stu- included Samuel Krut, a dents driving students. student at UC Davis — “We had free time and began the project withthought it would be a out any business expericool idea to start a busi- ence he said they had to ness,” Schiff said. “We learn the necessary skills thought, ‘Uber is out along the way. there but we don’t have it See REDROUTE page 4 here.’ We wanted to

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Cornell was recently featured in a CNN news clip titled “Divided We Stand: Self Segregation” on a program hosted

by Paula Zahn. The video prompted Lindsay Bober ’09, a resident advisor in Clara Dickson Hall, to hold a discussion on the topic of program houses and CNN’s portrayal of the University in its video clip. A dozen students and staff attended the forum.

Many students felt the clip was an inaccurate portrayal of Cornell’s program houses because CNN misrepresented their true purpose; other students felt the issue of self-segregation at Cornell needed to be confronted.

The segment began with a voice-over by CNN’s Boston Bureau Chief Dan Lothian saying, “At Cornell University, Jennifer St. Preux lives in a dorm where race matters.”

St. Preux, though, explained her decision to live in Ujamaa by commenting that “the purpose of living here is just to learn more and be proud of being black.”

Many agreed that the purpose of the program houses is to promote diversity and increase interest in a variety of cultures on campus. But Megan Sweeney, president of Cornell’s College Republicans, told CNN that these program houses were evidence of self-segregation and that this issue was

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taboo on campus. She disagreed that the program houses were serving their purpose and instead believed that the best way to promote diversity was to have students live under the same roof.

Despite these mixed opinions, Zahn concluded the clip by observing that “When students finally leave school and start moving up in the world, self-segregation moves right along with them.”

St. Preux said to The Sun that the questions were very generic. According to her, the interviewer was a black male, whi”ch she felt gave her a “false sense of security.”

I felt he was one of us, a minority, a black person,” she said, not expecting that the video might portray the program houses negatively.

Last night’s forum tackled the purpose of program houses at Cornell, focusing less on the CNN video and more on the implications it made about culture-based dormitories.

Some said that it was not the minority’s obligation to “culturalize” the majority, while another attendee felt that the program houses as an entity did have such an obligation.

One attendee said, “just because I live next to you, doesn’t mean I need to talk to you,” responding to the segment that considered completely integrated housing as a means of promoting diversity.

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Students Discuss Willard Straight Reservation Policy

By EMILY FRIEDMAN

University Local Incubator Receives Award Rev: Ithaca Startup Works, an incubator for startups, won the Economic Development Project of the Year award from the Downtown Ithaca Alliance on Monday, according to the University.

The project which is part of Cornell’s Center for Regional Economic Advancement, has assisted to around 40 startups in growing its business since its opening in September 2014. The Rev team also teach entrepreneurship classes at the University and Ithaca College.

Rev provides the young companies services from mentorship to office space for a small monthly fee, the University reported.

Sun Staff Writer

The Willard Straight Hall Student Union and WSH Board of Directors held the second in a series of forums discussing the allocation of programming spaces on Wednesday.

The forums are necessary because the number of student organizations that wish to utilize space in Willard Straight Hall continues to increase, according to the Facebook page for the event.

Various student groups such as Cornell Minds Matter, Class Council, and Cornell Contra Dance Club were represented at the meeting, defending their use of the space.

David Peck, grad, representing Cornell Contra Dance Club, explained why the club needs to use the Memorial Room — saying it is one of the largest rooms available for student organizations to meet.

“It’s really the lifeblood of our organization,” he said. “If we can’t have events there, there is almost nowhere else on campus where we could move.”

Matt Ferguson ’16, president of Cornell Minds Matter, voiced the need for the spaces

for its convenient location due to the nature of events they host.

“Cornell Minds Matter holds a lot of events in Willard Straight that are just open to the general community,” he said. “The location of Willard Straight is really important because we can get the same amount of people from Collegetown as we can from

“If we can’t have events there, there is almost nowhere else on campus where we could move.”

David Peck, grad north campus as we can from west campus, versus if we isolated ourselves in one of those locations.”

The conversation centered around the efficient use of spaces and how to handle situations in which multiple groups want to schedule events in the same space.

The group also discussed how to divide the space between programming events and other purposes, such as weekly meetings as well as how to fairly allocate performance spaces.

“I think it should be first come, first served,” Daniel Engelson ’18, representing the Cornell Class Council said. “If you know you are a performance group that is going to need a certain space for the upcoming semester and you know one time block works well, you sign up for it, you get on top of it, and you book that room before another group books it. I don’t think there should be a hierarchy or time differentiation.”

Others disagreed, saying that there should be certain times reserved for performance groups and opportunities for groups that only want to hold one event to gain access to the space.

“I think that might be an opportunity for the board to come in and say, given that this group has had unfettered access to a room all of these weeks of the semester, we can at least open up a dialogue about whether they would be willing to move one time,” Peck said.

The next and final forum will be held on March 22 and will discuss weekly meeting spaces.

Emily Friedman can be reached at efriedman@cornellsun.com.

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ILR Hosts Annual Union Days Conference

Local Man Pleads Guilty To Drug Sales, Burglary

Panelists discuss experiences with labor organizations around the world

Donald Lee, 31, pleaded guilty Tuesday to selling heroin in Ithaca and burglarizing a home on Dryden in 2014, according to The Ithaca Voice.

Lee was convicted for third-degree burglary, fifthdegree criminal possession of a controlled substance and two counts of criminal sale of a controlled substance.

The court records revealed that Lee sold or possessed around seven grams of heroin and stole electronics, CDs, jewelry and personal paperwork.

Lee accepted his plea deal, which ensures that he will serve three years on each felony drug charge, one year for burglary and two years of supervision after release for each drug record, The Voice reported.

National Washington D.C. Metro System Reopens After 29 Hours Of Inspections, Traffic The Washington D.C. metro system reopened at 5 a.m. Thursday after 29 hours without train service, according to Politico.

The shutdown was to inspect the transit system after dozens of cables were found to be damaged, according to The New York Times.

“I know this has presented hardship to the region,” said Paul Wiedefeld, Metro’s general manager. “The shutdown today was necessary.”

Officials examined over 600 cables throughout 91 stations during the shutdown, reported The Times.

— Compiled by Yun Soo Kim

By DAVID BROTZ Sun Staff Writer

The School of Industrial and Labor Relations kicked off its annual three-day Union Days this Wednesday, bringing together various union leaders to talk about this years topic, “Workers Without Borders.”

The event included a guest panel including Ben Norton, grad,

“When I was in England, I was trying to get people to volunteer to get heckled by heavy-handed police.”

Ben Norton grad of the Cornell Graduate Student Union, Alex Ivovic representing the University of Toronto Graduate Student Union, Scott Marsland of Cayuga Medical Center nurses and Patrick Quinn, Patricia Greenberg and Ruth Heller of Service Employees International Union Healthcare 1199 NE.

Norton’s talk focused on his experience organizing students while in England and the difficulties international students face here at Cornell.

“In England, I got involved with helping to organize people on campus to go and help protest against the British government as they increased university fees,” he said. “The experience has been very different in America. When I was in England, I was trying to get people to volunteer to get heckled by heavy-handed police.”

The labor issues in the U.S. are different than those in England, according to Norton.

“I am very aware that cultures are different,” he said.

“Having spoken to a number of international students, the differences in culture maybe lead them to not getting the [Teaching Assistant] assignment that they hoped for, or they don’t necessarily know how to have the conversation with their advisors and people in positions of power within the department to get them a good T.A. position for that semester.”

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Come together | Labor leaders discuss the process of organizing unions and organizing at the ILR School’s annual Union Days.

Marsland discussed his own experience as a nurse as well as a member of a union.

“We just couldn’t have imagined that so many of the nurses would be easily intimidated, so afraid [of organizing],” said Marsland. “Organizing is not a spectator sport.”

During a question and answer session, Marsland said Cornell needs to lead the organizing effort for workers.

“The reason that we have police officers in this county that have been without contract for four

years, the reason that we have teachers in this city that have among the lowest wages of almost any school district in the entire country, is because Cornell is setting the bar in this county,” he said. “And so raising the bar for Cornell graduate students would have an impact that reaches out into the county.”

The event will continue through Thursday and Friday.

David Brotz can be reached at dbrotz@cornellsun.com.

Prof Recasts Legacy of FBI Founder in Lecture

By AELYA EHTASHAM Sun Contributor

Prof. Beverly Gage, the director of undergraduate

studies in history at Yale University, shared insights into the life of J. Edgar Hoover — the first director of the Federal Bureau

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FBI founder | Prof. Beverly Gage unravels the complexities of the life of former FBI director, J. Edgar Hoover.

of Investigation in a lecture Wednesday.

Gage focused on elements of Hoover’s character and accomplishments that she said are often overlooked.

Gage said her interest in Hoover as the subject of her book stems from the complexity of his life and its relation to a specific time period.

“One of the things that’s really exciting about the project and about Hoover as a figure is that it takes me in so many different directions,” she said. “It gives me the opportunity to be what I fundamentally am, which

is a historian of American politics.”

Gage aimed to answer the question of how Hoover emerged as a giant in American politics, diving deeper than the popular impression of Hoover, saying that the negative impression demonstrates a “misunderstanding” of Hoover’s life.

“This idea that he ruled only through fear, only through blackmail and intimidation is really a misunderstanding of who he was during his lifetime and particularly it’s a misunderstanding of how he came to be the person that he ultimately

became,” Gage said.

Gage detailed Hoover’s rise in politics and the government, calling him a leader that people accepted.

“The most interesting thing about Hoover is not who feared him, but who supported him, believed in him, worked for him and liked him. That is a piece of the story that we want to start to understand,” Gage said. “My big project is to take Hoover from being this one-dimensional villain and bring him back into a much bigger story of See HOOVER page 5

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Faculty Senate to Elect Dean Body addresses need for collaborative University initiatives

“This is simple peer review — we do this all the time for each other’s papers,” Soloway said. “There won’t be unanimous agreement, but there doesn’t have to be.”

Lieberwitz also called the evolution of University Lewenstein, science and technology studies.

The newly elected dean will replace the current policy to emphasize entrepreneurship and busines over Dean of the Faculty, Prof. Joseph Burns, astronomy, education worrisome, saying the lack of broder input in mechanical and aerospace engineering, who is currently the change in direction is indicative larger University problems. on medical leave.

“I have concerns about how we’re not having broadCandidates for dean voiced their resolve to increase communication with the administration and trans- er discussions about whether this is a shift in the tenor of the University,” she said. parency in leadership.

Candidates also addressed ways to increase the effi“[Faculty] need to take a more proactive, agentic, involved role in what goes on around [Cornell]” said ciency of discussion within the Faculty Senate, which is perceived by some as “slow moving and obstructionist,” Prof. Elaine Wethington, human development.

In a debate at the meeting, candidates also stressed according to Prof. Charles Van Loan, computer science.

“Web-based communication the need for greater interest in can help us keep track of what is University affairs.

“There won’t be going on in the senate's network “I wish more of us had the can-do unanimous agreement, of committees,” he said. spirit — the belief that if we take a A greater online presence stand and get involved in something, but there doesn’t have would help address lack of transwe can actually make a difference in to be.” parency in the senate and adminwhat happens here,” Wethington said. istrative matters, according to Van The new dean will need to address Prof. Paul Soloway Loan. Prof. Nerissa Russell, “a certain stress [between faculty and anthropology. She agreed that the administration] that’s been building over some time,” according to Prof. Risa Lieberwitz, faculty dean must alter the trend of keeping changes within the University confidential. industrial and labor relations.

“We should avoid agreeing to confidentiality in situShe added that the College of Business — which all candidates complained was formed without the input of ations when there should clearly be involvement,” the parties most affected by it — exemplifies this con- Russell said.

Although there are multiple senate positions open flict. “[The decision] shows disrespect for shared gover- for elections, only the position of faculty dean is connance and it’s demoralizing to the faculty,” she said. tested, according to Lewenstein.

Polls will open at noon on Thursday and faculty will “We need to have really strong leadership to press for have until Wednesday to vote, Lewenstein said. shared governance [in the future].”

Prof. Paul Soloway, nutritional sciences, added that any structural change to the University should be “a col- Stephanie Yan can be reached laborative effort.” at syan@cornellsun.com.

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Students Launch Transit App REDROUTE

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“A year ago, if you had asked me what entrepreneurship was, I would have said ‘no idea,’” Schiff said. “The first thing I did [after we came up with the idea] was type in ‘How do you start a business?’ into Google.”

The group applied to eLab, a Cornell-based startup accelerator, in April 2015, which disapproved strongly of the innovation, according to Schiff.

“We went for our first interview and barely made it off the

title slide,” he said. “They were all over us. The biggest issue was that you can’t insure the business model of students driving students. There were all kinds of legal issues.”

Schiff, Reis, and Alon restructured their business model and decided to partner with local taxi companies.

“It made our business so much easier to scale,” Schiff said. “We don’t need to do any of the driver vetting, or build the infrastructure of the company. All we had to do was develop the technology.”

The RedRoute team is current-

ly adding a social media component similar to Venmo’s newsfeed, which will allow users to see popular destinations and users who have taken rides recently, according to Schiff. This feature will be integrated into the app as soon as it completes beta testing.

“Everything’s grown so much over time,” Schiff said. “It’s a huge market opportunity that we had no idea existed and just stumbled upon. ... For all of us, it has 100 percent been learning as we go.”

Stephanie Hendarta can be reached at sah368@cornell.edu.

Calif.Coach Grapples With Sexual Assault Cases Officials at the University of California, Berkeley, are reviewing whether the men’s head basketball coach correctly handled sexual harassment allegations against one of his assistants.

The review aims “to dispel any doubts” about coach Cuonzo Martin’s role in the case that led to the firing of assistant coach Yann Hufnagel, athletic director Mike Williams said in a statement late Tuesday.

“We firmly believe the results will support our confidence in Coach Martin,” Williams said.

Supervisors and managers are required to promptly forward any sexual misconduct complaints, and those who fail to do so may face discipline, campus policy says. That includes head coaches, UC Berkeley spokesman Dan Mogulof said Wednesday.

A report shows the university launched the inquiry into Hufnagel in early July after a female journalist sent Martin a long email describing in graphic detail the unwelcome advances she received from his assistant.

The journalist wrote the email six weeks after she first told Martin by phone about her concern Hufnagel was sexually harassing her. Her name and news organization were redacted from the report released Tuesday.

Hufnagel, 33, is at least the fourth campus employee in the last year to face sexual harassment allegations that were substantiated during campus investigations.

He said in a Tweet Wednesday he has hired an attorney to fight UC Berkeley’s decision to fire him.

“These last days have been

gut-wrenching,” Hufnagel said.

“Being ripped away from the team that I love deeply has been, in a word, unbearable.”

The university has faced criticism for what some saw as its light-handed discipline in the three earlier cases, involving the campus’ vice chancellor for research, a prominent astronomer and the dean of the law school. All three men initially were allowed to keep their jobs but ended up resigning under pressure.

In the Hufnagel case, the woman told investigators that Martin was livid when she initially voiced her concerns by phone in late May, telling her, “I take this very seriously,” and that he planned to speak with Hufnagel right away. Martin also told her to get back in touch with him in a few days, but they never connected, she said.

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American politics in the 20th century.”

Gage also talked about Hoover’s larger influence in bringing the Bureau of Investigation a step closer to the modern FBI. “His vision of what he’s doing is a perfect progressive era vision,” Gage said. “It’s about technique, it’s about expertise, it’s about science, it’s about voluntary centralization and it’s about the organization of information.”

According to Gage, Franklin Roosevelt greatly influenced the reform of the FBI through the extended authorization of Hoover’s jurisdiction.

“It seems somewhat anomalous that Franklin Roosevelt would be the person who provided Hoover with most of his expanded jurisdiction and most of his power, but in fact this is the case in the 1930s and 40s,” Gage said.

Although many people have a negative impression of Hoover, Gage stressed that the leader must

Gage added that she hopes her lecture series and be viewed in the context of his time period.

“One of the things that historians usually try to her book will provide a more holistic view of do is not read from the present back into the past, Hoover and his accomplishments, despite the misbut take the past on its own terms,” she said. “This givings surrounding Hoover’s reputation. tells a very different story about the origins of “I am no sympathizer to J. Edgar Hoover but Hoover’s story that is not about the secret files, that because he is such a one-dimensional villain, this is not about his ideological vendettas, but is about biography has a slightly redemptive quality in saying his skills as a government we need to take him seriservant.”

“One of the things that historians usually ously as this political Gage also said that the force,” Gage said. “It is not try to do is not read from the present breadth and selectivity of my aim to rehabilitate his information constituted reputation, but it is my aim back into the past, but take the past on her greatest challenge in to tell an accurate history. its own terms.”

Gage is a prominent researching Hoover’s biog20th century historian and raphy.

Prof. Beverly Gage author of The Day Wall “One is the incredible Street Exploded. Her next mass of information, which is to say he was the head of this huge bureaucracy book, a biography of Hoover called G-Man: J. Edgar for forty-eight years … and then the second piece is Hoover and the American Century, prompted the the total lack of information because a lot of that topics of her lectures. was meant to be kept secret and a lot of it is still Aelya Ehtasham can be reached at afe25@cornell.edu. redacted,” she said.

U.Va.Student Receives15 Year Sentence in North Korea PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — North Korea’s highest court sentenced an American tourist to 15 years in prison with hard labor for subversion on Wednesday, weeks after authorities presented him to media and he tearfully confessed that he had tried to steal a propaganda banner.

Otto Warmbier, 21, a University of Virginia undergraduate, was convicted and sentenced in a one-hour trial in North Korea’s Supreme Court.

The U.S. government condemned the sentence and accused North Korea of using such American detainees as political pawns.

The court held that Warmbier had committed a crime “pursuant to the U.S. government’s hostile policy toward (the North), in a bid to impair the unity of its people after entering it as a tourist.”

North Korea regularly accuses Washington and Seoul of sending spies to overthrow its government to enable the U.S.-backed South Korean government to take control of the Korean Peninsula.

Tensions are particularly high following North Korea’s recent nuclear test and rocket launch, and massive joint military exercises now underway between the U.S. and South Korea that the North sees as a dress rehearsal for invasion.

President Barack Obama on Wednesday imposed new U.S. sanctions

on North Korea in response to what the tried to steal a propaganda banner as a troWhite House called “illicit” nuclear and phy for an acquaintance who wanted to hang it in her church. That would be ballistic missile tests.

U.S. State Department spokesman grounds in North Korea for a subversion Mark Toner said Warmbier’s sentence was charge. He identified the church as “unduly harsh” and urged North Korea to Friendship United Methodist Church. pardon him and release him on humani- Meshach Kanyion, pastor of the church in Wyoming, declined to comment tarian grounds.

“Despite official claims that U.S. citi- Wednesday.

Republican presidential hopeful John zens arrested in the DPRK are not used for political purposes, it’s increasingly clear Kasich (R-Ohio) said in a statement that from its very public treatment of these Warmbier’s was detention “completely unjustified” cases that the DPRK does “My concern now is that the U.S.-North and that the sentence was exactly that,” Korean relationship is in a very low, “an affront to Toner told concepts of reporters, negative ebb.” justice.” referring to the Bill Richardson B i l l North by its Richardson, a official name, former U.S. t h e ambassador to the United Nations, said he Democratic People’s Republic of Korea.

Warmbier’s family in Wyoming, Ohio, had met with North Korean diplomats to could not be reached for comment. the U.N. in New York on Tuesday to Susanna Max, a spokeswoman for request Warmbier’s release after the stuWyoming City Schools, said last month dent's parents and Kasich asked him to that the district, where Otto Warmbier intervene. Richardson said he was neither attended school, had been in touch with encouraged nor discouraged by the meetthe family. She said Wednesday that the ing with the diplomats, who told him they district continues “to respect their privacy” would relay his request to Pyongyang.

Richardson said based on past experiand declines to comment. The University ence, North Korea could release Warmbier of Virginia also declined to comment.

Before the trial, Warmbier had said he after sentencing, but current U.S.-North

Judge Accused of Sexual Assault SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah woman alleges in a lawsuit filed Wednesday that a longtime federal judge sexually assaulted her when he was a prosecutor and she was a teenage witness in a high-profile case 35 years ago.

Lawyers for Richard W. Roberts acknowledged an intimate relationship, but they called the accusations “categorically false” and said Roberts will challenge them in court.

The lawsuit was filed the same day Roberts announced his retirement as chief judge for the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, according to documents obtained by The National Law Journal.

The Utah Attorney General’s Office announced after the lawsuit was filed that they have investigated the woman’s allegations, but opted

not to prosecute Roberts.

Investigators found evidence of a sexual relationship, but they determined Roberts didn’t break any laws, in part because the woman was old enough to consent to sexual relations under Utah laws in 1981.

Investigators did not interview Roberts about the allegations.

A lawyer for Terry Mitchell, now 51, says in the court filing that Roberts sexually abused her multiple times throughout the trial of white supremacist Joseph Paul Franklin, who killed two black joggers in Salt Lake City in 1980. Mitchell was with them and was wounded by shrapnel in the attack.

The Associated Press does not typically name people who say they were sexually assaulted, but Mitchell said she wants to make the allegations public.

Korean tensions could hurt those prospects.

“My concern now is that the U.S.North Korean relationship is in a very low, negative ebb, and I hope that does not affect a humanitarian negotiation for the release of Otto,” Richardson told The Associated Press.

Trials for foreigners facing similar charges in North Korea are generally short and punishments severe. Warmbier was arrested as he tried to leave the country in early January. He was in North Korea with a New Year’s tour group.

U.S. tourism to North Korea is legal.

Arrests of tourists are rare but the State Department strongly advises against such travel.

Further complicating matters, Washington and Pyongyang do not have diplomatic relations. The Swedish Embassy in Pyongyang acts as a gobetween in consular issues when U.S. citizens run afoul of North Korean authorities.

North Korea announced Warmbier’s arrest in late January, saying he committed an anti-state crime with “the tacit connivance of the U.S. government and under its manipulation.”

It remains unclear how the U.S. government was allegedly connected to Warmbier’s actions.

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s Spring Break nears, I can feel my excitement levels rising. Normally, I would be counting down the days until I can enjoy the company of my three favorite things again (my family, friends and cats) but I won’t be returning home until the end of May. Instead, I’m packing my bags, fleeing the bipolar weather of Ithaca and heading to Nicaragua.

But this isn’t just a regular spring break trip. As a member of Bridges to Community at Cornell, I have the opportunity to spend 10 days in Nicaragua doing service work. In order to go on the trip, I’m required to take a two credit class, DSOC 4500, that prepares students — the same ones going on the trip — for the stay in Nicaragua. We have different lessons on service-learning and guest lec-

They are not imposing their ideas on the people, but working alongside them and taking into account what they need. Furthermore, it isn’t simply about the house, the latrine or the stove that they’re building; it’s the ability for people from different cultures to come together and create something significant and longlasting.

One of the most important things you can do before going on a service trip is to research the area you are visiting. Knowing the history of the country, what the people have gone through and the current issues and problems helps you attempt to understand what your role is. The keyword is attempt. Unless you are originally from the area or have close connections to it, you are always going to be an out outsider nonetheless. There are things you will

Forming connections with the people we are working with as well as knowing and understanding the history and current issues of the country makes service trips worthwhile. tures about the current events and history of the country itself. This year, we will be doing work in Siuna, Nicaragua.

Before I committed entirely to Bridges, I was wary of what this trip would entail. Going on a service trip abroad was always something that I wanted to do, but I was always skeptical of the different programs that were available.

It was not uncommon at my high school for students to go on “service trips” to various places during the summer. Social media would be bombarded with photos of them volunteering, playing with children and exploring the exotic land they were visiting.

But the people who came back from these trips seemed quite unaffected — they came back with photos, souvenirs and a warm, fuzzy feeling that they had saved a country from their disastrous and complicated problems. Maybe some people were in fact leaving a meaningful impact, but I couldn’t help but wonder if the majority were doing more harm than good.

One of the first articles we were asked to read in the Nicaragua class was “The Reductive Seduction of Other People’s Problems.” In this article, Courtney Martin explains how young, privileged people in America attempt to create a life of meaning by partaking in service work abroad. They view the problems afflicting people in these countries as “readily solvable” and “urgent,” while ignoring problems at home. More than a million nonprofit organizations have been formed in the United States, focusing on helping people abroad. Martin, however, does not discredit working abroad entirely. She reminds people that they should go for the right reasons. The motivation behind working outside of the United States should be realizing the complexity of issues abroad and desiring to work on something difficult. Working abroad means putting down roots and creating something long-lasting and worthwhile.

Bridges to Community is a program that, in Martin’s words, has put down roots. The community stays in Nicaragua long-term.

One of the worst things a program can do is come into a country, impose their own solutions and leave. At Bridges, different volunteers may come and go (such as our Spring Break group will do), but there are core groups who stay. One of Bridges to Community’s core values is “shared work,” emphasizing that it is not a one-sided effort.

never know about the people living there or the problems going on that you must learn to accept. But being cognizant of your role is the first step in your ability to help. Many times, it is not the individual’s problem but the service program itself. Many programs are focused on relief efforts — giving direct aid to the people. In some cases that can be helpful, but many problems are systemically based.

Merely giving people resources will not help them in the long-run and may cause additional problems as a consequence. The PlayPumps in Africa are a good example of this. They were originally installed as a sustainable pumping system powered by the play of children. However, most of the time the PlayPump was not a viable solution. It only worked in very specific types of situations where there were large supplies of high-quality groundwater close to the surface. The problem is that there is actual water scarcity in many parts of Africa, thus the PlayPump was left completely useless. Furthermore, when the PlayPump broke and the people who installed it left, the inhabitants did not have enough knowledge or resources to fix it.

There is nothing wrong with genuinely wanting to do service work abroad. It’s disconcerting to imagine what the world would be like if people didn’t have the curiosity and desire to help these countries in the first place and remained focused on only solving the problems within the United States. Although there are ongoing problems in the United States, the majority of us are people who have the ability and resources to help others. It’s one thing to question how much our service work is helping and making the needed improvements and another to believe our work is entirely ineffective and deciding to ignore the problems altogether. Living in the United States, where we are lucky to have the resources and freedoms that we do, should not make us sheltered. But going into countries acting as if we are entitled and superior is the wrong way to go about it.

Forming connections with the people we are working with as well as knowing and understanding the history and current issues of the country makes service trips worthwhile.

It is not for the people, but with the people.

Gaby Leung is a freshman in the College of Arts and Sciences. She can be reached atgl376@cornell.edu. Serendipitous Musings appears alternate Thursdays this semester.

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s the nation chooses the next president, it is worth considering not only who we vote for, but how we vote. At the moment, an array of factors continue to impede the voice of the right to vote. These laws and policies constitute an historical anachronism with no place in modern America democracy.

The most egregious example, and the most avoidable, arises from the concerted effort to pass voter identification laws. Since 2011, more than a dozen states, primarily those with Republican-controlled legislatures, have enacted laws requiring identification before an individual can cast their ballot. This seemingly innocuous policy — ostensibly to prevent voter fraud — has been demonstrated to have severe consequences.

A series of studies have shown that voter ID laws have the effect of disenfranchising voters, particularly African Americans, Latinos, youth and those who fall below the poverty line.

These groups are less likely to have an acceptable form of government identification, and therefore more likely to be turned away at the polling place. Further, this distressing result occurs even though actual voter fraud has been shown to be exceedingly rare.

Voter identification laws are an alarming trend, reducing electoral participation at a time when voter turnout is already on the decline.

This column could easily linger on this subject, detailing the multitude of ways that these laws intersect with historical and existing oppression. Currently, many of these laws are undergoing challenge in the courts and several

have been struck down. At the very least, regardless of whether they pass constitutional muster, they are quite simply bad policy.

But the mantle of bad policy, unfortunately, is not uniquely held by the proposals of ideologically rigid conservatives. The on-going Democratic presidential race has exposed a process that suffers its own puzzling and harmful aspects. Namely, the continued use of caucuses as a method of determining the nominee.

In most states, the Democratic contest is resolved in a familiar, straightforward way.

Voters head to the nearest polling place, cast their ballot and head home. Yet, in 14 states and several territories, it is not nearly as simple.

These jurisdictions have decided to select their delegates through a presidential caucus, a system that defies the capacity of full explanation within this column. The overall differences, however, are stark. Rather than leaving polls open all day, and allowing voters to choose when they vote, caucuses occur during a narrow, designated timeframe. There is no provision for absentee voting and no exceptions for those who cannot make it.

Moreover, caucuses are not quick. Instead of casting a ballot and leaving, voters must assemble according to their preferred candidate. Often, each campaign will have the opportunity to make speeches beforehand. In addition, after the initial vote, if any candidate fails to meet a certain threshold of support, his or her supporters will be forced to reallocate their options to the remaining candidates.

Caucuses, in fact, can take several hours. It

should not surprise anyone that this confusing, time-intensive process would reduce voter turnout. And it does — caucus states tend to have much lower participation than those that host a primary.

The endurance of caucuses is difficult to trace to a greater rift among Democrats; it does not have any large implications for the ideological direction of the party’s nominee.

Nonetheless, regardless of the effect on outcome, caucuses continue to violate key principles of the Democratic Party. In this year’s Nevada caucus, many low-income service workers were deprived of a vote because they could not take time off to attend the limited caucus hours. This is an unacceptable burden, and one that has been imposed on an untold number of voters. No one should be forced to choose between voting and putting food on the table. We can, and we must, do better.

This reform is sorely needed, and should take priority. Still, there are other idiosyncrasies that deserve reconsideration. Among the 4765 Democratic delegates for this cycle, nearly a fifth are superdelegates. They may support any candidate they wish, and they are chosen neither by primary nor by caucus. Instead, they are automatically bestowed a vote by virtue of being a prominent member within the party.

Proponents of this system argue, accurately, that superdelegates tend to be well-respected and accomplished individuals. It has also been correctly stated that superdelegates have never changed the outcome of the modern nomination process; the majority of superdelegates have always sided with the majority of dele-

gates selected by the electorate.

However, this is not a justification in itself.

Superdelegates have a weak claim to their special rights. Since they are prominent figures, they have an unmatched capacity to sway the electorate through their spoken convictions and organizing efforts. Why, on top of this, should they get an extra vote? At best, superdelegates are an unnecessary technicality.

At worst, in a close race, they have the potential to overturn the expressed will of Democratic voters. I do not think this should be part of our selection process for choosing a president.

The Democratic Party must live up to our name, and stand up for the values of democracy. Internal reforms will serve as a strong example, but they are not nearly enough. We must fight against all policies that threaten to reduce political participation. These include not only voter ID laws, but also gerrymandered congressional districts, a shortage of polling locations, the failure to implement automatic voter registration and perhaps even the outdated Electoral College.

Voting rights, in all forms, should be a top priority for all political activists, parties, elected officials and citizens. The United States of America has taken a long, difficult path to universal suffrage. To stop now would be a betrayal of the finest who have come before us.

Kevin Kowalewski is a junior in the College of Arts and Sciences. He can be reached at krk78@cornell.edu.

Democratic Dialogue appears alternate Thursdays this semester.

THROWDOWN THURSDAYS Michael Glanzel | Cornell Shrugged

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The Case for John Kasich

he past couple of weeks have witnessed perhaps the most disgusting display of pettiness, irrationality and sheer embarrassment in recent American political history. The public has been witness to violent campaign rallies, vulgar sexual allusions, KKK endorsements and vicious name-calling. In the process, the civility of American politics has evaporated. While the nation can point its finger at Donald Trump for this chaos, the fact of the matter is that no one was willing to stand up to the business mogul for months. The lack of courage on the part of the media, the American public and both political parties to end Trump’s rampage is truly disheartening.

Yet the lack of civility in this race does not lie with Trump alone. The vicious personal attacks on Hillary Clinton at Sen. Bernie Sanders (D-Vt.) rallies, profane comments made by Ben Carson on gay Americans and the backlash to Martin O’Malley’s “all lives matter” comment have shown the true ugliness of this campaign. In the process, only a select few have emerged from this disgusting fray as serious, principled and honorable candidates.

Gov. John Kasich (R-Ohio) is one of these candidates.

When Governor Kasich announced his entry into the presidential race last Summer, no one paid any attention.

Kasich was the last of the 17 Republican candidates to enter the race –– and because all the big-name candidates (Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Jeb!, Gov. Scott Walker (RWisc.), Hillary Clinton) had already announced their candidacy, Kasich was simply an afterthought. The governor barely made it onto the first debate stage in August, and his ideas were mostly ignored. Surely, many thought, Kasich had no chance whatsoever. Why was he even trying? Yet Kasich has proved time and again that he has earned the right to stay in this race.

First, and above all, Kasich has brought a rare sense of civility to the race. While Sanders rallies have been taken over by Black Lives Matter activists and Trump rallies have

descended into violence, Kasich events have gained notoriety for their warmth and candor. Last month, a Kasich rally in South Carolina gained attention after a young college student made a moving speech on how after a rough patch, he had found hope in God and his presidential candidate, John Kasich. Holding back tears, the young man asked Kasich for a hug –– which the governor willingly accepted. The moment, which MSNBC commentator Joe Scarborough described as “magic,” symbolized the greater theme of the Kasich campaign: humility and a deep devotion to one’s fellow man.

At the same time, Kasich has been able to articulate a strong message on issues of policy. The Trump campaign

Kasich’s plan does not demean the wealthy or the nation’s leaders, but rather focuses on “lifting all Americans.” Kasich truly seems to believe in President Kennedy’s maxim, “a rising boat lifts all tides.” has been focused on “making America great again” –– yet the businessman has provided zero specifics on how he plans to achieve this. When pressed for concrete details on his plans, Trump vaguely states that he will eliminate incompetent leaders and that will somehow magically turn the nation around. At the same time, the Sanders campaign continually makes a multitude of promises that are not only unrealistic in the current political climate, but would be far too costly to afford (you can only tax the rich so much). In contrast to these campaigns, Kasich has provided a concrete, viable, common-sense approach to gov-

ernment. The governor has outlined a clearly defined plan to combat the deficit, reform education, expand infrastructure, grow the economy and fight the drug epidemic.

But more importantly, Kasich’s plan does not demean the wealthy or the nation’s leaders, but rather focuses on “lifting all Americans.” Kasich truly seems to believe in President John F. Kennedy’s maxim, “a rising boat lifts all tides.”

But perhaps the hallmark of the Kasich campaign is that the governor has (by far) the most experience of any candidate in the field. The Ohioan entered Congress in 1983 and built an impressive resume in the House: he served on the Homeland Security Committee, worked across the aisle with Democrats and worked with President Bill Clinton to pass the first balanced budget in decades as chairman of the House Budget Committee. As governor of Ohio, Kasich balanced the budget, created hundreds of thousands of new jobs, cut taxes, won re-election with 64 percent of the vote and lowered the unemployment rate to 4.4 percent. Now let me ask you who’s more qualified to be president: someone with John Kasich’s resume or a celebrity television mogul?

There is no doubt that this is a crucial election, as the next president will face ISIS, Russia, the debt, job growth, burgeoning frustrations in Eastern Europe, education concerns and likely a Supreme Court nomination. Is the Republican party willing to nominate a man that incites violence and hate in the face of these pressing issues? Is the Democratic party willing to nominate a man whose policies are unfeasible in the current political climate? Of all the candidates running, it seems clear that the only candidate ready to put forward a clear path for the nation is John Kasich.

Michael Glanzel is a sophomore in the College of Arts and Sciences. He can be reached at mg786@cornell.edu. Cornell Shrugged appears alternate Thursdays this semester.

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prelims, etween rehearsals, meetings and interviews, it can be hard to find the time to explore everything upstate New York has to offer, outside of Ithaca. But there is one gem in Trumansburg that is definitely worth the 20 minute drive off campus. That gem is the farm-to-table aficionado, Hazelnut Kitchen.

Hazelnut Kitchen is a restaurant focusing on local ingredients and daily picks.

Just by reading their menu, it is clear that most of their meats, cheese, vegetables and liquors are either homemade or bought from local vendors.

The daily specials and even the menu itself can vary from day to day, based on what the chefs acquired. Hazelnut Kitchen is the true epitome of farm fresh cooking and in tasting their cuisine, it is obvious why reservations are so hard to secure.

I’ve been hooked on Hazelnut Kitchen since freshman year, when I came with

my parents for First-Year Parents’ Weekend. Though I try to make the trip out to Trumansburg once a semester, this last visit was particularly special. Hazelnut Kitchen was participating in Trumansburg Eats! Restaurant Week, the first annual restaurant week to occur in Trumansburg. To celebrate, various participating restaurants offered special deals or unique menu items.

Hazelnut Kitchen took the liberty of creating a special prix fixe menu for the occasion, consisting of three course for $37 and a wine pairing for $48. This meal once again reaffirmed my love for this restaurant’s food and service, a combination unparalleled in the greater Ithaca area.

The prix fixe menu began with a sweet potato soup with whipped chevre, cranberry and apple. I am usually not the biggest fan of sweet potato soup because it is too sweet, but the chefs perfectly balanced the root vegetable’s sweetness with the tartness of the cranberry compote. The chevre added an extra creamy element to the already velvety smooth texture of the soup. I also loved the addition of walnut chunks, which gave some texture to the soup.

In addition to this appetizer, I had to get the charcuterie and cheese plate because it is my favorite item on the menu.

The plate is served on a crosssection of a tree trunk and includes homemade pickled beets, pickles, pretzel bread,

and mustard.

I chose the Kelley and the Ku n i k cheese and the pork rillete. The Kelley cheese w a s earthy w i t h n u t t y tones and a consistency like Gouda.

The Kunik was my all time favorite and is a blend of cow and sheep cheese. It is ridiculously creamy and has the consistency of a Brie cheese. The pork rillette is pork that is rendered in pork fat to become a confit, then blended together to make a spread. The rillette was delicious, comprising all of the savory elements of fatty pork, but in a spread. After these two dishes, I thought the meal couldn’t get much better —

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but I was wrong.

The main course included gnocchi with roasted mushrooms, kale, ricotta and pork belly. It was delicious. The gnocchi was a perfect texture — chewy, creamy and not too dense. It was nicely seared on both sides to give it a satisfying crunch. The homemade ricotta was runny and not too overpowering, offering a great creamy texture to contrast the salty fattiness of the pork belly.

The pork belly was delicious, although I wish it had been in bigger chunks instead of small, diced cubes. The kale was soft and savory and the mushrooms added crunch. Overall, this

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was a killer entrée with the perfect balance of savory and salty.

The meal was rounded out with a slice of flourless chocolate cake with raspberry jus, vanilla whipped cream and candied peanuts. The chocolate cake was rich, dense and decadent, but a little dry. It could have benefitted from a little more cream. The raspberry jus was flavorful without having an artificial fruit taste and the candied peanuts added a little bitterness to contrast the sweet chocolate. As a chocolate lover, I was thoroughly pleased with this dessert and once again was not disappointed by the pastries at Hazelnut Kitchen.

While the food is outstanding, the unmatched service at Hazelnut Kitchen transforms a meal into an experience. The servers thoughtfully explain the elements of every dish to arrive at the table and where their ingredients come from.

My server described the process the chefs go through in developing the menu every night and how the menus change seasonally, depending on the produce, meats and dairy locally available at the time.

Hazelnut Kitchen makes your dinner the highlight of your night and I will definitely be back before the end of the semester.

Isabel Wise is a junior in the College of Arts and Sciences. She can be reached at ivw4@cornell.edu.

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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT Risley Theatre’s Julius Caesar: A Unique, Compelling Adaptation

BY NICK SWAN Sun Staff Writer

Like Hemingway’s profound narrative on the destructive perplexity of war, or like Kubrick’s cinematic interpretations of subconscious struggle, Shakespeare’s tragedies possess an infinite relevance that will always characterize some portion of the human condition. Indeed, so long as individuals experience the dismay of death or the anguish of stifled romance, Shakespeare’s verse will continue to find a presence among stages and English curricula around the world.

Many contemporary performances of his plays, while retaining the same lines and structure, adapt the work to a more modern setting; one notable example of this practice is Baz Luhrmann’s 1996 Romeo + Juliet, a splendid cross between sixteenth century and twentieth century 90s culture. This is precisely the route that director Christian Brickhouse ’17 followed in Risley Theatre’s production of Julius Caesar. Rather than being left to unfold in the ancient and grand obscurity of the Roman Empire, this iteration of Julius Caesar is set in the United States during the year 1919. In this world, the Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution is on track to be passed. As is mentioned in the production notes, activists of women’s suffrage may be symbolized by the conspirators and their actions, and Caesar’s actual assassination represents the passage of the amendment. However, the metaphor continues; in maintaining historical integrity, the strife faced by Caesar’s conspirators is intended to represent the struggle of minority women to gain voting rights in the decades after the Nineteenth Amendment’s implementation. The tragic nature of the play’s ending is indicative of the tribulations women still must endure for true gender equality.

This resetting of Julius Caesar attains nothing short of theatrical elegance and originality. On a micro-scale, the women’s suffrage movement is incredibly fitting to the tragedy – including its plot, characters, and existing themes. Cassius, the instigator of Caesar’s assassination, may be thought of as the most radical suffragists, misunderstood by many despite acting on a number of

complex and formative motivations. Brutus, noble and patriotic, represents a subtle class of women unsure of their belief in or desire for suffrage prior to the Nineteenth Amendment. Although he takes part in the assassination, he ultimately wishes to reconcile his actions with what is best for Rome or, in the case of this metaphor, the United States. Caesar, and his flawed assertions of immortality on the Ides of March indicate the shortsighted ability of hollow government reform to incite change or authentically echo public spirt. Both men and women held “anti-suffrage” beliefs, and such individuals may be represented by Caesar’s triumvirate.

Mark Antony delivers his powerfully rhetorical speech

upon Caesar’s death, swaying public opinion against his murder. This instigated shift of approval perhaps symbolizes the fear of change exhibited during the passage of the Nineteenth Amendment, or during any other moment of social change or progress. To interpret the fall of Caesar and its surrounding nuances as not only a singular death per se but as broader historical phenomenon significantly bolsters the poignancy and relevance of the work. The American Progressive Era of the early twentieth century certainly offers a complex frame of social turbulence apt for the setting of Julius Caesar.

However, similar metaphorical interpretations of the tragedy may be brought to life within different time

periods, such as the Reconstructive emancipation of slaves in the nineteenth century, or the global revolutions of the 1960s.

Brickhouse’s production soundly brings to life this Progressive Era adaptation of Julius Caesar. The three most pivotal characters were performed vividly and with Shakespearean authenticity. Max ter Weele ’16, who played Caesar, accurately portrayed the figure with the nobility and naiveté that would be expected of a newly exalted and idealized ruler. Nathan Chazan ’19 made a compelling appearance in the role of Cassius.

He animates the character’s tragic, rationalizing fervor and vigorous resentment of Caesar’s newly gained power. His portrayal indeed brings to mind the dominant spirit of COURTESY OF well-known Shakespeare perforCHRISTIAN BRICKHOUSE mances, perhaps like Olivier in the role of Richard III. Furthermore, Angaelica LaPasta’s ’19 Brutus was delivered with the character’s signature honor and loyalty; in each monologue and soliloquy, one witnesses the internal conflict facing the torn general as he must choose between the good of Rome or Caesar’s life. Among a strong supporting cast is Patricia MawnMahlau ’18 in the role of Mark Antony. Her delivery of the speech at Caesar’s funeral is convincing as it surpasses audience expectations of such a memorable and oft-quoted moment in the tragedy. The costumes are reminiscent of pre1920s American fashion, and the set is modest and equally fitting for the time period. Brickhouse’s direction takes complete advantage of the intimate setting offered by Risley Theatre.

Risley Theatre’s production of Julius Caesar is certainly a rare commodity in the vast collection of Shakespeare performances. Its adaptation of the tragedy, setting it during the dense Progressive Era of the early twentieth century is highly creative and indicative of the timeless nature of Shakespeare’s work.

Upon the ending of the final scene of Risley’s Julius Caesar, one is reminded of the gender inequality that still plagues the United States, a powerful and conclusive call-to-action of the type that exists in only the greatest and most compelling works of art.

Nick Swan is a sophomore in the College of Arts and Sciences. He can be reached at nswan@cornellsun.com.

A Not So Loving Love Story

BY BRYNN RICHTER Sun Staff Writer

Call me a romantic, but I like my comedies funny and feel-good. Love fits the bill of funny (well, sometimes), but overall leaves you feeling pretty bad about people and love in general.

Love tells the story of a man and a woman falling in love and the rough start of their relationship. “Rough start,” though, might be one of the biggest understatements I’ve ever written. We are introduced to Mickey and Gus, our protagonists (but also antagonists, because they are their own worst enemies) as their lives fall into more of an abyss than usual. The first episode uses beautiful framing to depict their mirroring storylines leading up to their first encounter. Despite its shortcomings, Love excels in its presentation of storylines and seamless transitions that make Mickey and Gus’s stories feel intertwined and relevant even when Mickey and Gus are nowhere near each other.

Following their individual breakups, Gus and Mickey struggle to find themselves. They are both forced to deal with their own problems as they exit clearly toxic relationships and enter into a (not as obviously toxic) relationship with each other. Mickey is an addict who dates

awful men whom she returns to after leaving. Gus is an almost too nice, nerdy guy who’s generally needy and constantly worrying. Mickey and Gus’s relationship basically adds up to Mickey trying to date a nice guy to make up for the jerks of her past, and Gus trying to date an honest, edgy girl to make up for his lying, but pretty compatible girlfriend. Throughout the relationship, Gus and Mickey switch roles, Mickey becoming needier and Gus, more detached.

Love effectively shows its central love story and Gus and Mickey’s transformations throughout, but its plot ultimately left me unfulfilled. Even though Gus and Mickey may not be incompatible for each other, they are definitely not healthy for each other. Mickey is selfdestructive, selfish and rude to Gus and his friends, but Gus is too nice to call her out on her shit. This causes a destructive lack of communication that makes Mickey all the more desperate and Gus more detached.

It’s painful to watch the two stumble around their relationship because even if they were able to work past their problems, I still wouldn’t want to see them together.

Mickey and Gus do not bring out the best in each other, but provide outlets for each other to fall back into harmful habits. The stress that they both feel in the relationship causes not only harm to themselves, but to those around them and their careers. Most of my favorite moments

(which were also the funniest) came from the storylines outside of Mickey and Gus’s relationship. Gus’s work as a tutor on the set of the TV show Wichita and Mickey’s roommate Birdy’s focus group provided lighthearted, fun contrast to the darker main plot.

Love didn’t live up to my expectations for a comedy. I watch comedies to feel good. I want to laugh and I want to feel optimistic about the state of the world. Love, like an increasing number of comedies these days, focuses more on portraying love and people honestly and accurately. This depiction, however, is almost too realistic.

I look to television to provide an escape from stress and work. Comedies don’t need to be cheerful all the time like the almost absurd 30 Rock and Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt. There is a way to balance entertaining and funny with honest and meaningful, like Scrubs does. Love leans too far to the dark side of the spectrum. Despite its title, Love does not paint love in such a positive light. It shows that love is messy and not perfect, but it emphasizes this to the point where you start wondering if what Mickey and Gus is share is love at all, and if it is, whether it’s worth it. With strong performances, Love is a quality show, but not one to watch if you’re already feeling down.

Brynn Richter is a freshman in the College of Arts and Sciences.

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The Embrace of the Serpent: A Mesmerizing Journey

BY ZACHARY SMEADER Sun Contributor

I had big plans when I first sat down to watch The Embrace of the Serpent. Armed with pen and legal pad, I resolved to record every plot point, key quote and stylistic detail. After about two minutes, my tools had fallen to the floor and I stared at the screen, mesmerized, for the next two hours.

The third major picture from director Ciro Guerra, The Embrace of the Serpent is engrossing, insightful and beautifully crafted. The film chronicles the journey of two scientists, Theo (Jan Bijvoet) and Evan (Brionne Davis) as they search the Colombian Amazon for the elusive, psychedelic Yakruna plant. Native shaman Karamakate (played as a boy by Nilbio Torres, and by Antonio Bolivar as an adult), whose tribe was destroyed by colonizers when he was a child, guides both men in their travels.

Theo and Evan are loosely based on historical figures, the former on German ethnologist Theodor KochGrünberg and the latter on American botanist Richard Evans Schultes. The plot draws heavily on personal accounts of their expeditions, giving the film an immersive period mood that few can match. Despite the three-decade interval between their voyages, the movie transitions seamlessly from one era to the other and concisely integrates both story lines, largely through the common presence and companionship of Karamakate.

The film quickly and masterfully transports its audience into another time and place. The entire movie is shot on location and Guerra uses it to his advantage, favoring widescreen imagery to take in as much of the jungle landscape as he can in each frame and treating the setting as a centerpiece instead of a backdrop. The soundtrack of the film consists mostly of native chants, and puts the receptive viewer in a sort of trance. The black- PHOTOS COURTESY and-white cinematography turns the OF DIAPHANA FILMS eye towards texture and lighting, creating a surreal but vivid experience. The script makes no compromise in terms of languages: the characters speak in nine of them (according to the film’s website), including English, Spanish, German and numerous Amazonian dialects. The subtitles read naturally and pass by at a reasonable rate, so that they are hardly noticeable towards the film’s conclusion. In fact, they are often rendered unnecessary: the action and expressive acting say it all.

The central strife of the film presents itself immediately, when Karamakate first refuses to help Theo, a white man, and denounces his native assistant Manduca (Miguel Dionisio Ramos) as a traitor. This conflict of cultures reappears throughout the picture, often in horrifying ways. For example, so-called “rubber barons” enslave indigenous peoples, force them to tap rubber trees, killing many by exhaustion or mistreatment in the process. That said, the film never devolves into a sentimental, oppressorvictim binary. Karamakate is proud, defiant and even scornful at times, particularly in his younger years. The movie emphasizes the agency of the indigenous peoples and their responses

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to white imperialism, transcending the clichés of its genre.

The imperialist conflict appears on a large scale at select points, but usually finds a more subtle, intimate expression in the disagreements between the Caucasians and Karamakate. The shaman cannot comprehend their obsession with material goods, nor can they understand his spiritual “prohibitions,” such as a dietary restriction against fish and meat during certain times of the year. These three characters face the challenge of coming to terms with the others’ perspective, generating constant tension throughout the film. Just as intense, and perhaps more surprising, is the scene in which Karamakate and Manduca argue over the right

response to white oppression, considering everything from violent resistance to fostering cultural dialogue.

Despite the vast gap between our world and that of the shaman, the story explores literary situations that viewers have seen before: an old man realizes that his memory is failing and sees himself as a chullachaqui, a mere image of his former self; a bachelor mocks a romantic for writing sappy love letters to his wife back home. These moments of familiarity pull the audience further into the story world: into the old Amazon, and help us appreciate the universals of the human experi-

ence. Many of the film’s characters try to explain their cultures through analogs to each others’: comparing books to native oral storytelling traditions and hearing the songs of the ancestors via a record player. The characters swing abruptly from intimacy to hostility with each new outrage, highlighting the love-hate relationships that make the movie so well-developed and emotionally gripping.

These mixed and often contradictory feelings present a huge challenge to the cast, one which they overcome and master with apparent ease. Jan Bijvoet and Brionne Davis are old pros, and each of them have acted in theatrical productions and independent films beyond counting, though Bijvoet is better known for Borgman (2013) and The Broken Circle Breakdown (2012) and Davis for Narcissist (2014) and Avenged (2013).

The Native American actors, Antonio Bolivar Salvador, Nilbio Torres and Miguel Dionisio Ramos are every bit as mature and talented, but with one catch: none of them had ever acted before Serpent. According to the movie website, this was their first experience in film. You wouldn’t know it to watch them. Torres as the younger Karamakate is especially gifted, and brilliantly conveys the bitterness, resolve and underlying compassion of his role. Torres referred to the film as “an homage to the memory of our elders,” wanting to express his people’s history through art. I’m happy to write that he and the rest of the cast succeeded.

The Embrace of the Serpent begins with an excerpt from Theodor’s journal that describes him as “indescribably changed” by his journey. Just as he finds it difficult to express his transformation, there are brief moments when this picture, because it tries to do so much, cannot quite capture the full effect of its subject matter.

Likewise, this article certainly doesn’t do justice to the film. Go see it. Whether you happen to be interested in Latin American history and culture, or whether you just want to watch a great film, The Embrace of the Serpent offers a chance to experience — if only partially — the consciousness of another people in a riveting, stimulating and extremely entertaining way.

Zachary Smeader is a freshman in the College of Arts and Sciences. He can be reached at zds4@cornell.edu.

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Spring is a difficult time of year for tennis players. Time to leave the coddled embrace of indoor courts and go outside, where wind, sunlight and humidity all become significant factors in a match. For those who do not play tennis, this may not seem like a big deal, but there are significant challenges this adjustment process brings.

The men’s tennis team seems to be adjusting well, starting off its first match outdoors with a 7-0 victory over Binghamton.

“A very good first match outdoors,” said head coach Silviu Tanasoiu. “We didn’t have any high expectations, we just wanted to make sure we were playing the right way outdoors. And I think for the most part we did. There is a lot to work on still.”

Despite what may seem to be a complete blowout from a glance at the score, Tanasiou was sure to tip his cap to the players on Binghamton.

“I wouldn’t say it was a blow out,” Tanasiou said. “Even though we won 7-0, there were three matches where we had to win in three sets. A very good first match outdoors.”

This kind of win is typically a huge boost for a team’s morale, according to Tanasiou. Three set matches are stressful, high-intensity experiences — to go into three, and then win all three, is not at all common. For the beginning of the Spring season, this kind of victory is absolutely key in setting a strong tone of confidence and intensity for the exciting weeks to come, Tanasiou said.

Next week, the men are going up against St. John’s. The last match against St. John’s in the ECAC Indoor Championships was fairly decisive — a 4-1 victory.

However, Silviu isn’t resting on his laurels whatsoever.

“To be quite honest, I don’t think the matches will have anything in common,” he said. “Initially we played them indoors, and now we’re playing them outdoors on their home court. I think it’s going to be quite a different match than the first time around.”

Tanasiou also mentioned St. John’s recent performances, where the Red Storm beat Harvard and was only a point away from beating Dartmouth.

“I think this is going to be a very good challenge for us,”

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Tanasiou said.

Following the Red’s match at Binghamton, the real play begins. Or at least, the play Cornellians want to see.

Columbia, Harvard and Dartmouth, back-to-back-to-back, all at home. The Ivy League is by no means known for weak tennis. Not at all. So when Tanasiou remarked on a “golden year” for Ivy League tennis, he really wasn’t kidding — Ivy League tennis right now is world-class.

“We all know going into the season that the Ivy league as a conference is in its golden year right now,” Tanasiou said.

“We’re competing against the deepest lineups that the Ivy league has ever seen. From Columbia, to Harvard, to Dartmouth, all of these teams are beating great teams consistently. To play all of these teams at home — it’s a wonderful opportunity for us.”

The name David Volfson might not ring any bells to you, but in due time he will be creating quite the buzz on the Cornell tennis scene. A freshman from Thornhill, Ontario, Volfson joined the team with a 988 ATP ranking (that’s top 1,000 in the world). So far, he has been playing No. 1 singles

with a 0.545 win ratio.

However one player can’t carry a team to victory. As Tanasiou described it, a truly dominant team has to “fire from all cylinders.” According to the head coach, this is where the men’s team shines.

“I don’t think there’s one player anyone needs to focus on. I’m not just saying it because it’s a cliche,” Tanasiou said.

“I think this is why other teams are looking out for us.”

According to junior Colin Sinclair, playing at home brings its own share of advantages, and is entertaining for tennis fans and non-tennis fans alike.

“All the guys are cheering on the outside,” Sinclair said.

“We’re always yelling and getting into fights with guys on the other team. It’s a really fun atmosphere.”

The St. Johns’ match will take place on Friday, then the Red returns home for the trio of Ivy League matchups starting against Columbia on March 26th.

Sam Hummel can be reached at shh85@cornell.edu.

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Managers can be fired for two main reasons: on-field performance or a disagreement with the ownership. Firing managers for off-field scandals or disagreements is a completely logical reason to sack a coach. Yet, clubs should resist the urge to fire their coach at any random point in the season when the team is struggling.

Because coaches can be hired or fired at any time, the available coaches fluctuate in terms of skill; if a coach is fired, sometimes there are no better replacements available. Oftentimes, new coaches struggle to fix the problem or the team fails to adapt to an entirely new coaching staff. A third reason for clubs to hold on to a low-performing coach is to at least keep the club stable; firing many coaches in a short period of time leads to instability for the players, which brings worse long-term results than the short-term negative effect of retaining a struggling coach.

To fix this problem, I suggest copying the mid-season player transfer window. This is the idea that there is one month (January) during the season in which players can be signed from other teams, both domestic and foreign. In other months, teams must refrain from making signings. This system could be applied to managers.

Clubs could hire or fire managers during January or the summer months but would be required to hold onto their manager (barring

misconduct or another extreme reason) during the season. This would have a number of benefits for clubs and leagues.

This “manager-change window” would allow for mid-season manager changes to be managed.

It would prevent constant media speculation about the future of managers. It would standardize the manager market; teams wishing to fire their manager would likely do so at the beginning of the month. Then, all teams could see the available candidates, interview those of their choice and make a hire towards the end of the month. This change would have the most positive effect on club stability. It would reduce instability caused by concern over the manager’s job security. A manager could be clearly associated with a club for a set period of time, which placates sponsors and fans.

While I have made this change sound 100 percent positive, unfortunately it will probably never be implemented. Those holding power in soccer are those with the money; that is, the club boardrooms. They would never agree to give up their power to hire and fire managers as they wish. An idea such as this would have to go through FIFA. Yet, I would argue that it is an issue that should be examined by FIFA. Rapid hiring and firing of managers such as Benitez is harmful to clubs.

Kevin Linsey can be contacted at klinseye@cornellsun.com. The Beautiful Game appears alternate Thursdays this semester.

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much for this sport that beats you up on the regular. The hours aren’t attractive — for my gym it was four and a half hour-days, six days a week, which didn’t leave a lot of time for a social life as a teen, if any at all.

Then there are all the injuries that increase as your body ages. Try and find one gymnast who hasn’t had at least one MRI, had his or her feet in a boot at least twice or won’t have back problems for the rest of his or her life. You won’t. Also for fun try and find a gymnast that will actually admit he or she is injured, again, you’ll have no luck. I know girls who have competed with and still compete with multiple bone chips, torn meniscuses, fractured feet and so on. Gymnasts live by the idea that as long as you ice it, you’re all good. And on top of that, typically, gymnastics coaches are not the most rational people.

They’ll tell twelve-year-olds that are the size of toothpicks to watch their weight or kick you out of practice for having a rough day.

So, with all this self-harm in the name of sport, what’s the draw? Why did I stay in it for 15 years? Why does anyone? There are so many reasons, and at times some are more compelling than others. There are the friendships you make along the way. These friends will be for life, because you’ve spent so much time with them during your formative years. Because you’ve spent more time with them than your actual family, your fellow gymnasts have become your family.

And there’s the fact that you’ve already invested so much of your life in the sport that it would seem stupid to stop when you’ve come so far.

This becomes especially true come college.

There’s the feeling of flying through the air that you can’t get from anything else, and that feeling of accomplishment and pride in doing something that so few people can do. And lastly

there’s that rush when you succeed. When those grueling hours and all that sweating, bleeding and crying in a gym for 12 months pays off.

When you are a competitive gymnast, it becomes your identity. No matter when you quit, you will always be a gymnast because of the impact those years have had on your life. And it’s just too hard to give that up with a limited amount of time left in the sport. College gymnastics is a whole different world than club. I was lucky to be on a big team in club, so I was able to experience that sort of team spirit that is emphasized so much in college. But for a lot of girls, the difference is night and day. This time you live with your teammates, eat your meals with them and go to class with them. They become even more prevalent in your life than anything else. While the conditioning and practices remain moderately the same, there is more emphasis in college on just trying to not have everyone’s bodies fall apart, emphasizing staying healthy and safe-to-compete rather than, I don’t know, yelling at someone for being “too dramatic” after they tore their ACL. But the competition atmosphere is the real difference. Everyone is fighting for a spot to compete for the team, to contribute a score and to help get that win. In club, you were essentially in it for yourself, and you had to compete whether you liked it or not. But in college, you have to bring your A-game every week if you want a chance to go out on the competition floor, and you do it for the chance to make your mark on the team. While this can make it more competitive at times, it does make earning that spot and getting that win all the sweeter. When you know that your team has put their best possible effort out there, and you win, it’s the greatest feeling. And that, that feeling, that commitment and all the years of effort, is why I’ll never be able to let the gymnast part of me die.

Sophia Scazzero is a senior on the gymnastics team. She can be contacted at sscazzero@cornellsun.com.

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C.U.Pushes Past Colgate in Final Seconds

By ADAM BRONFIN

CORNELL @ COLGATE

Sun Sports Editor

A year ago, it took an overtime period for the men’s lacrosse team to take down Colgate at home. This season, it looked as though the battle between upstate rivals would again be heading to an extra period.

But freshman attackman Zach Ward was not about to let that happen.

Ward’s buzzer-beating goal broke a 5-5 tie between the two teams, sending Cornell (3-2, 0-0 Ivy) to its second consecutive victory.

Senior attackman John Edmonds came around from behind the goal and was shut down defensively by Colgate. After almost losing his balance, Edmonds found Ward on the crease who took a step around a Colgate defensive and fired the ball into the top of goal.

“We set up a play to try to get John Edmonds looking for [freshman attackman] Colton Rupp inside and it got covered up,” said head coach Matt Kerwick.

Kerwick praised the effort from Ward who, in his second career game, notched his first two career goals.

“It was pretty impressive for a freshman to do that,” Kerwick said of Ward's two-goal performance. “He’s really progressed considering he’s only started two games.”

Colgate got on the board first with a goal five minutes into the game. The rest of the first period was scoreless, as Cornell was unable to convert on any of the seven shots the team launched in the quarter.

The Red ended its scoring drought in the second quarter when freshman midfielder Clarke Petterson netted his third career goal on a feed from fellow freshman midfielder Ryan Bray.

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Elite Edmonds | Senior attackman John Edmonds had two assists in the Red’s victory over Colgate. The second assist was to freshman attackman Zach Ward for the game-winning goal.

Later in the period, Cornell took the lead off a goal from senior midfielder Emmy Poccia with three minutes to play in the half.

Poccia’s shot was assisted by Edmonds, who Kerwick said has been “getting better every week” as a distributor on offense.

“John is a complete player for us,” Kerwick said. “He rides well, he starts a lot of our offense and when it does end up in a goal, sometimes he was two passes before that because he draws a lot of attention.

Teams are really keying in on him and sliding to him quickly and he’s developing as a feeder now.”

Cornell added to its lead when sopho-

more midfielder Jack Bolen scored with just over one minute left in the first half. The goal came in transition, one of the main areas that the Red has been trying to improve upon, according to Kerwick.

“Our transition game is improving greatly,” Kerwick said. “We’ve emphasized it and done a lot of it in practice the last two weeks in particular. We want to be able to create in transition.”

After taking a 3-1 lead into the half, the Red ceded a quick Colgate goal in the third period. But Cornell would bounce back with two more of its own, both coming from freshmen: Ward’s first career goal and

Bray’s fourth.

Using a solid defense, the Raiders shut down Cornell for the next 23 minutes of play, going on a 3-0 run to tie up the game.

Colgate had the ball with 2:11 left in the game, but senior goalie Brennan Donville was able to save a shot from Raiders’ midfielder Tyler Riga, putting Cornell back on offense.

“Brennan has been incredible the last two games,” Kerwick said. “He’s really comfortable out there, seeing the ball well. The defense is giving him the shots he likes to see.”

Cornell’s Ivy League schedule begins on Saturday when No. 4 Yale comes to Ithaca.

The Bulldogs are still undefeated through five games, boasting the nation’s top defense.

Kerwick compared Yale’s defense to Colgate’s, calling it a “very tight defensive group.”

“They’re a very system oriented team,” Kerwick said of Yale. “They’re very fundamental offensively. They stick to their patterns very well and take the shots they want to take.”

Led by attackman Ben Reeves, the Bulldogs' offense is averaging 12.4 goals per game compared with Cornell's 9.0 per game. Reeves has already tallied 13 goals on the season to go along with his 12 assists.

Last year, the Red also opened its in-conference portion of the season against the Bulldogs, pulling off a dominant 14-7 victory.

“We moved the ball really well last year,” Kerwick said. “We had a lot of assisted goals.

Defensively, we played outstandingly against a very good offensive group.”

Play starts at 1:00 p.m. at Schoellkopf.

Stratford Michael can be reached at wonderboy@cornellsun.com.

Stop Midseason Inside the Life of a Gymnast Coach Firings “M Sophia Scazzero

By KEVIN LINSEY Sun Staff Writer

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iverpool F.C. famously came back from three goals down to win the 2005 Champions League in Istanbul.

Other players from that team, such as Steven Gerrard, are more memorable, but R a f a Benitez was the man who orchestrated the historic Liverpool team of that era as the manager. The legendary manager has also coached Valencia, Inter Milan, Chelsea, Napoli and Real Madrid.

However, the transition periods between his times at these clubs were not smooth. He often was fired mid-season and picked up another job a few months later. Midseason coach firing has negative effects on teams

and players, and it should be curtailed.

In the most recent case, Benitez was going through a series of tough results at Real Madrid.

The club’s owner, Florentino Perez, is known to have little patience with managers and decided to let Benitez go in the win-

Kevin Linsey A Beautiful Game ter after only hiring him the previous summer.

After a few months out of work, English club Newcastle United recently hired Benitez to try to save them from relegation. This type of midseason coach transaction is seemingly increasing in frequency.

Managers can be fired for two main reasons: See LINSEY page 15

isuse may cause serious injury of even death.” This is printed on every mat in a gymnastics facility. Yet every day, day-in and dayout, gymnasts willfully ignore it. I call this “Reason No.1 gymnastics is psycho.” A lot of sports make sense, like you could understand how soccer got invented — who doesn’t absent-mindedly kick a rock every once in awhile? Or baseball — let’s hit this thing with another thing!

But gymnastics? Yes, let’s just throw ourselves in the air, and aim to land on our feet on a tiny wooden plank raised 4.1 feet in the air that we currently can’t see because we are flying through the air. Just how in the hell did someone come up with this sport, and why? But yet here it is, and there are thousands of men and women that dedicate a good portion of their lives to this lovely form of sanity. And I’m one of them.

Most gymnasts got started in the sport because they took the same toddler gymnastics classes that everyone took as a kid and got hooked. Some got started in it because their parents thought it was easier than testing them for ADD (shout out to my parents). Even though most gymnasts start early on — I started at six — you can’t really tell if this will become the sport that consumes your life. Not unless you’re dead-set on the Olympics, which, as a realistic child, I was not.

Until I was about eight I still played almost every other the sport you could think of; I played soccer until I got tired of being the only girl on my AYSO team. I skated, until I decided the rink got too cold. And I played tennis, until it got too hot in the summer. Gymnastics seemed to be the most temperature-controlled at the time, so that’s just what I ended up sticking with.

Then, through no conscious effort on my part, I got picked out of my rec class and moved up by the team coach. She was big on aesthetics, and I just so happened to look like a tiny Russian gymnast at the time. (Have I mentioned pre-pubescent bodies are prime gymnast bodies? No? Well, they are). Then every year I just came back because I liked

Stories From An Athlete it. It wasn’t until I got out of compulsory and to the higher levels that I realized I needed to consciously make the choice to stay in the sport, which for me meant moving gyms. From high school on, it became harder and harder to stay in the sport both mentally and physically, you start questioning why you give up so much for this sport that beats you up on the regular. The hours aren’t attrac See SCAZZERO page 15 COURTESY OF SOPHIA SCAZZERO

Flying high | Senior Sophia Scazzero started gymnastics when she was six years old and it has dominated her life ever since.