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The Corne¬ Daily Sun Vol. 137, No. 47
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As the weather grows warm, students flock to the outdoors in the Botanic Gardens. | Page 3
Here’s how food contributes to positive and negative views of marginalized groups. | Page 4
A year after their pandemic shortened season, players reflect on their time at Cornell and as pros. | Page 8
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Asian Students Urge Change After Attacks By ANTHONY CHEN Sun Staff Writer
On March 16, a white gunman killed eight people in Atlanta, including six Asian women, across three separate Asian-owned businesses. The event sparked a University statement and organizational action, leaving a profoundly negative impact on Cornellians in Asian and Asian American communities.
“It’s important to be visible in our grief, in our struggles, and to ask for humanity and equality.” Susan Lin In the days following the attack, Cornell students reported immense shock, grief and anxiety for their families’ safety. As event details disseminated via prominent news sources and social media outlets, they reacted with shock and concern for their communities. Upon receiving the news, Maggie Zhang Grobowski ’22 immediately called her mother, a Chinese woman
living in suburban Maryland, telling her to be more careful. Stephanie Naing ’23 spent the night after scrolling through articles and posts with “all the information buzzing in [her] head.” Amande He ’23 remembered feeling numb after reading the headlines. “For several days, I would read something new about the victims or the attack that would drive me to tears,” He said. She expressed sadness that the family of one victim, Xioaojie Tan, celebrated her birthday over Zoom to spare Tan’s mother the news of her death. To provide support for students, Cornell’s Asian-interest organizations took action — the Cornell Asian Pacific Student Union, Cornell Chinese Students Association, Cornell Filipino Association, Alpha Kappa Delta Phi and Pi Delta Psi released statements mourning the loss of the victims from the Atlanta shooting. The Asian and Asian American Center also hosted “community processing spaces” facilitated by the director and assistant director of the AAAC, Nancy Martinsen and Daniel Hoddinott, on March 18 and 19. Three days later, Pi Delta Psi hosted Jamy Drapeza and Donna C. Poon, Asian American Pacific CHANG W. LEE / THE NEW YORK TIMES
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Remembrance | Mourners put flowers outside the Atlanta spas in commemoration of the victims.
Sage Chapel Repairs Continue Sherell Farmer ’22: Historic building still needs floor, pew and organ restoration By KELSEY XU Sun Contributor
146 years after it was built, following a semester as a COVID testing site, countless religious services and many weddings, Sage Chapel is back under construction. The chapel has required costly renovations to its floors, pews and 81-year-old Aeolian-Skinner organ for some time. The repur-
posing of the chapel as a testing site in the fall and the hefty price tag of $1.2 million to repair the organ has hindered much needed repairs, according to Prof. Annette Richards, music. Cornell planned to conduct these repairs later in the decade, according to Oliver Goodrich, associate dean for spirituality and meaning making. However, when Cornell closed campus last
year, the University saw a unique opportunity to get started with the funding available. “During the early summer of 2020, with the building closed and many construction workers looking for work, an opportunity emerged to move up the timeline,” Goodrich wrote in a statement to the Sun. See SAGE page 3
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Music making | The Aeolian-Skinner organ in Sage Chapel has been featured in concerts, classes and services for 81 years.
Newman Fellow 2021 By ALLY FERTIG Sun Contributor
Fellows are nominated by the president of their respective universities at Campus Compact member colleges. Campus Compact is a cohort of universities around the nation dedicated to “civic education and community development.” As Cornell’s representa-
Earlier this month, President Martha Pollack selected Sherell Farmer ’22 for Cornell’s 2021-22 Newman Civic Fellowship, which rewards students involved in social justice and community service by “I want to learn lessons that providing funding to I can bring back to Cornell on an organization of the fellow’s choosing. how to activate the next A total of 212 group of activists.” students have been chosen from campusSherell Farmer ’22 es across the country to participate in the program, which supports stu- tive, Farmer will receive a stidents with a commitment to pend, an award for her chocommunity and problem solv- sen community partner and ing. The Fellowship includes funding for travel to Campus a national convention of all Compact conventions with Fellows, virtual events, lead- the goal of allowing her to ership development with continue and enhance her an assigned mentor and the community service work. opportunity to engage and Majoring in industrial form connections with other See NEWMAN page 3 participants.