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The Roitman Chabad Center will hold weekly events at the former Green Café this semester. | Page 3

Divestment debate | A.J. Edwards discusses the feasibility of divesting from fossil fuels Tuesday.

The Cornell equestrian team competed in the Zones competition this weekend. | Page 20

Students have developed a type of athletic wear that changes color in response to temperature. | Page 11

C.U.:Divestment Would Have Low Impact Official says divesting from fossil fuels would be merely ‘symbolic’ for Cornell By SOFIA HU Sun Staff Writer

The University’s divestment from the fossil fuel industry would likely have a minimal impact on the companies it would potentially be divesting from, according to Chief Investment Officer A.J. Edwards. At a University Assembly meeting Tuesday, some senior administration officials said divestment would be “symbolic,” instead of significantly affecting climate change policy or the University endowment. Other

officials, however, argued that Cornell’s divestment may start a social movement across universities. The 200 companies with the largest carbon reserves have a combined value of $3.95 trillion, Edwards said. In contrast, the Ivy League schools have a combined $100 billion of assets and Cornell’s share of public energy stock is an estimated 0.0048 percent of that $3.95 trillion. Approximately 9 percent of the University’s long term investments are in energy, with about a third in public stocks and the rest in private investments, Edwards said. The private investments are mostly illiquid, and any potential divestment would only affect those public stocks, which consist of approximately 3 percent of the endowment. Investment in these public energy stocks increased the University’s endowment by approximately $100 million over the last ten years, Edwards said. Prof. David Shalloway, molecular biology and genetics, howev-

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Ithacans Share Concerns About Affordability of Tompkins County Housing

Russia-Ukraine Conflict Similar to Cold War, Bulgarian Ambassador Says By ZOE FERGUSON Sun Staff Writer

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assessment for Tompkins county — said property taxes continue to increase at a rate of 3.57 perThe Tompkins County cent per year, which he said is Democratic Committee held a based off the uniform market forum to discuss the growing and is reflected in his assessconcerns of home affordability ments. in the county at Ithaca Town Tompkins County is limited Hall Tuesday. in its ability to regulate property At the forum, which was held taxes because it is at the bottom by the issues committee of the of both the federal and local Tompkins Democratic “chain,” according to Franklin. Committee, a panel of experts He added those higher up in this and Ithacans chain should spoke about be more costs for trans- ‘The biggest problem in responsible for p o r t a t i o n , housing affordability is paying their energy and real own share. constantly rising property taxes Monica expenses.” in terms of Moll — cotheir effect on owner of Moll Monica Moll housing affordProperties — ability. said the probPeter Meyers — one of the lem with housing affordability is founders of the Tompkins the constantly rising expenses County Workers’ Center — said from property taxes and the Tompkin County and New York inability to respond without residents currently allocate a sig- raising rent. nificant percentage of their “The biggest problem in income to housing. Based on the housing affordability is concost of housing, data shows that stantly rising expenses, including the living wage needs to be property taxes,” Moll said. “We raised, according to Meyers. can’t increase our inventory Meyers said he was “shocked based on economic atmosand astounded” that 43 percent phere.” of households in Tompkins pay According to Moll, her busimore than 30 percent of their ness operates on very small marincome while 30.2 percent pay gins in a “number game” where 50 percent or more. Jay Franklin — director of See HOUSING page 4 Sun Staff Writer

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Elena Poptodorova, ambassador of Bulgaria to the United States, spoke about the effects of the conflict between Ukraine and Russia on Europe and the Balkans at Sage Hall Tuesday. In her speech, Poptodorova emphasized what she called the “unwelcome” truth of the situation. “All romantics are gone,” she said. “We are back to reality.” Poptodorova also said she thinks nationalism should be a primary concern in considering potential complications of the Russia-Ukraine conflict. “If Mr. Putin [decides] to restore a past glory of

Russia and the Soviet Union, that would negatively provoke an even stronger reaction by the European Union,” Poptodorova said. “Nationalisms are the scourge of our times. The big worry for the whole of Europe is the rise of nationalisms.” Poptodorova added nationalist sentiments arise when countries are facing strife, and drew a subtle connection between the Russia-Ukraine conflict and Hitler’s attempted takeover of Europe. She also compared the current political situation to the Cold War, adding that the new conflict may represent a form of return to that era. “Now we are back to a past period, which none See AMBASSADOR page 4

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Crimean crisis | Elena Poptodorova, ambassador of Bulgaria to the United States, discusses the impact of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict Europe and the Balkans with the Cornell community Tuesday evening in Sage Hall.

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Massachusetts Intruder Turns Out to Be a Duck NORTH READING, Mass. (AP) — Police in Massachusetts responding to reports of an intruder in a woman’s home quickly quacked the case. A North Reading woman called police Saturday from her upstairs bedroom to report that she heard loud banging noises downstairs and feared someone had broken into her home. Officers who responded found no sign of a break-in. But during a quick search of the home, police found a soot-covered wood duck. Police say it appears the duck got in through the chimney. An officer caught the duck and released it into a nearby pond.

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This unincorporated mountain town of Divide doesn’t have a human mayor. In all, 11 animals are competing for the unofficial title in an online race to raise funds for the shelter, and awareness for groups like Teller County Search and Rescue, for whom Pa Kettle works. Each vote means $1 for the shelter, and voters click from around the country. Voting began in February, and chief operating officer Mary Steinbeiser says about $9,000 had been raised by Monday. That will pay for scores of spaying or neutering operations.

Students Line L.A. Street With Desks in Protest LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles students protesting neglect of poorer schools took to the streets, and they brought their desks with them. Some 375 empty desks blocked a downtown street, stopping traffic for several hours Tuesday outside the Los Angeles Unified School District’s offices. Organizers say the number represents how many students drop out of the district’s schools each week. Protesters want a student voice on the school board, and more funding for English language learners, foster children and low-income students.

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C.U. Jewish Organization Finds Space in Collegetown By AIMEE CHO Sun Staff Writer

This semester, the Roitman Chabad Center at Cornell University — a general Jewish organization for students on campus — will take up part-time residence in the former site of the Green Café in Collegetown, according to Ziv Schwartz grad, vice president of Cornell Chabad. Jason Fane, manager of the Ithaca Renting Company, agreed to let Cornell Chabad use the building part-time, free of charge, this semester, according to Marie Birk, outreach director of Cornell Chabad. The organization began using the building at the end of March. The new space — located at 330 College Ave. — has been vacant since the Green Café closed in April 2010 due to financial and legal troubles, The Sun previously reported. The Center’s main building is located on across from the Ravenwood apartments on West Campus, but Schwartz said that engaging everyone can be difficult since so many students live in Collegetown. “Personally, I am most excited to engage new students that we have not previously met,” Schwartz said. “With such a big campus there are always students who would be involved if only they knew what Chabad has to offer.” According to Birk, the Center features a number of weekly events and classes for students to participate in. “Classes will range from topics of Jewish mysticism to upcoming holidays to the weekly Torah portion, as well as the availability of one-on-one learning on any topic,” Birk said. “The Roitman Chabad Center is dedicated to reaching Jewish students and providing them with all the tools they need to engage in their Jewish identity in a meaningful and exciting way.” Birk said that the Chabad Center also hopes to host a Friday night Shabbat meal and Saturday night get-

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Chabad in Collegetown | The Roitman Chabad Center, a Jewish organization for student on campus, will temporarily occupy the former location of the Green Cafe, which closed in 2010.

togethers at the Green Café building in the future. Chana Silberstein, educational director of Cornell Chabad, said that they plan to expand their activities after Passover, which takes place from April 14 to 22. “We are interested in hearing directly from students as to the schedule that best fits their needs and to the kinds of engagement they most actively seek,” Silberstein said. All of Chabad’s programs in Collegetown are open

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to the public. Interested students can visit the organization’s website for more information, according to Schwartz. “We are really excited to be able to offer students the opportunity to meet, learn and celebrate their Judaism right at their doorstep in Collegetown,” Birk said. Aimee Cho can be reached at acho@cornellsun.com.

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Petit Larceny at Cornell Store An individual was referred to the Judicial Administrator Monday at the Cornell Store for petit larceny, according to CUPD.

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Theft at Bartels Hall An officer was dispatched to Bartels Hall on Monday to take a report from a staff member regarding the theft of their purse, CUPD said. The purse was later recovered intact. — Compiled by Zoe Ferguson

[Harvard] University President Drew G. Faust announced several new initiatives to mobilize solutions to climate change in an email to the Harvard community Monday afternoon, including the decision to adhere to investment policies and practices laid out by the United Nations-supported Principles for Responsible Investment. According to the email, titled “Confronting climate change,” the three-fold endeavor will launch a research-focused Climate Change Solutions Fund, increase sustainability measures on campus, and affirm the endowment’s commitment to environmentally sustainable and socially conscious investing. Faust began the letter by echoing previous statements she has made regarding the urgency of climate change and wrote that she believes Harvard and other universities have a unique role in protecting the planet. “As a university, [Harvard] has a special obligation and accountability to the future, to the long view needed to anticipate and alter the trajectory and impact of climate change,” she wrote in the email. “Harvard also possesses the wide range of capacities across fields and disciplines that must be mobilized and conjoined in order to create effective solutions.” The first area of the initiative, research, will be jumpstarted at the beginning of the next academic year

with $1 million in grants awarded through a newly-created Climate Change Solutions Fund. Faust wrote that she will look to donors to help expand the fund to $20 million to “catalyze the aspects of [current] research that specifically focus on shaping and accelerating the transition to a sustainable energy system.” She also wrote that the Harvard Campaign has already raised $120 million to support research related to energy and the environment. The initiative’s second area focuses on current sustainability efforts on campus. As Faust mentioned in the letter, the University set a goal in 2008 of a 30 percent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions from a 2006 baseline. The current reduction has been 21 percent, including effects of growth and renovation. Faust wrote in the letter that the University will “explore and exhaust” options to increase efficiency on campus. She also wrote that she will also create a senior faculty-led committee focused on sustainability. Lastly, Faust addressed Harvard’s endowment, which has recently generated criticism related to its management and environmental impact, and particularly its investment in the fossil fuel industry. In the letter, Faust acknowledged and reaffirmed her controversial announcement last October that the University would not divest from the fossil fuel industry. This article appeared in The Harvard Crimson on April 8.

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C.U.Carbon Neutrality Goal ‘on Track’ Ambassador: Invasion Has DIVESTMENT

Even if divestment may not affect policy change, Shalloway said he hopes that it would start a movement at other universities. er, said that divestment would have minimal “My dream is that Cornell will divest, and financial risk. other Ivy League schools will follow,” Shalloway “Actually, the risk for continuing to invest in said. “We need a social movement. We can help fossil fuels would be much greater,” Shalloway lead other universities.” said. Beyond divestment, the University has comIf divestment was implemented over a 21 year mitted to achieve carbon neutrality by 2035, period, there would be “no predictable differ- The Sun previously reported. According to Don ence” in the endowment income in the long Roth, director of the Campus Sustainability term, according to Shalloway. Full divestment Office, the University is on track to reach that by 2035 would cause a small long-term increase goal. in endowment income variation, Shalloway said. Cornell has decreased its greenhouse gas “Ten years ago, if we had emissions by 32 percent from phased in divestment, we 2008 to 2012, Roth said. The “Divesting does not would have broken even. Five University still emits about years ago, if we had complete218,000 tons of carbon dioxide directly accelerate ly divested, we would have annually. made a profit of around $8 Cornell’s progress towards “The achievements [in carmillion per year,” Shalloway bon emissions] we have already carbon neutrality.” said. “It’s hard to make predicmade are essentially low-hangJoanne DeStefano tions. Whatever the additional ing fruit — things that sound annual variation is, it’s in the like large capital investments millions, which is tiny combut actually have a large botpared to the billion dollar scale of variations tom line return,” Roth said. “The work ahead to without divestment [of the University budget].” get to carbon neutrality is much more risky, According to Joanne M. DeStefano, vice much more ambitious.” president for finance and chief financial officer In order to reach carbon neutrality, the for Cornell, even small variations can affect the University will need to prioritize large scale University budget. actions that have long-term institutional value “Our [budget] projections are a $950,000 and fewer short-term economic returns, Roth balance for the end of June this year,” DeStefano said. These include developing a district-scale said. “Even a one million impact would mean we deep geothermal system, bio-energy and wind, would have to raise tuition or cut something out along with aggressive energy conservation and of the university.” higher energy standards for new buildings and In addition, DeStefano said divestment renovations. would be purely “symbolic.” The U.A. did not vote on or thoroughly dis“Divesting does not directly accelerate cuss whether and how to respond to the Faculty Cornell’s progress towards carbon neutrality,” Senate’s Feb. 2014 resolution calling for divestDeStefano said. “Focus on where, as a universi- ment, which President David Skorton rejected. ty, we can have the most impact. Can’t we decide to focus our attention on real things rather than Sofia Hu can be reached at shu@cornellsun.com. empty gestures?” Continued from page 1

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upon, though Poptodorova said she is hopeful that the meeting will go forward. of us imagined or wanted to see “This is a step forward,” come back,” Poptodorova said. Poptodorova said. “The best In the talk, Poptodorova thing to do is to look at a identified three problematic diplomatic solution to this areas within the current con- whole messy situation ... The flict: the political sphere, mili- hope is that reason will pretary action and a potential vail.” energy crisis for the Ukraine. Poptodorova added that “Suddenly [the invasion of ] Russia withdrew its military Crimea happened,” Popto - representative in Brussels. dorova said. “I “That’s a think everykind of Cold body was “The best thing to do War action on unprepared to both sides,” is to look at a face it.” she said. Poptodorova diplomatic solution to The potensaid the reshaptial economic ing of interna- this whole messy effects are tional relations “serious,” after the inva- situation ... The hope Poptodorova sion would said. Though n e c e s s a r i l y is that reason will the United i n v o l v e prevail.” States’ first “re t h i n k i n g round of Europe” and Elena Poptodorova sanctions the transataffected indilantic relationviduals rather ship. than a system, the second phase “We are in a completely dif- was more serious. These sancferent stage, not only of the tions affected banks and financonflict, but also of this very cial institutions, which important relationship between Poptodorova said “does hurt Europe and the European European countries.” Union, Europe and Russia,” Poptodorova said she hopes Poptodorova said. the political and economic sitShe added that there has uation does not escalate to such been an agreement to hold a a degree that there is a third meeting between Russia, the phase of sanctions. Ukraine, the European Union “God forbid we reach phase and the United States There is three,” she said. no set date for this meeting, and Russia’s demands and com- Zoe Ferguson can be reached at promises have yet to be agreed zferguson@cornellsun.com. Continued from page 1

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an increase in rent is necessary to deal with increase in expenses. She said that the largest expenses are “stable” mortgage payments and “steadily raising” property taxes. In addition, Moll said that a higher assessment should not equate to higher tax bills. She said legislators need to do more to fix the high property tax problem. “If we want to get a grip on problem, look at legislative budgets. They need to do more with less,” Moll said. “Property taxes are the only way legislators feel that they can raise revenue, but there are other ways.” Franklin said that he believes that in order to see a significant decrease in property taxes, states need to take more responsibility for paying for some of their expenses that the county is currently responsible for paying. “If states paid their own bill, by taking care of the four biggest expenses that they make the coun-

ty pay, it would go a long way to reducing property taxes,” Franklin said. Dee Gamble, a member of Taitem Engineering and Cornell Cooperative Extension, also said that there is a real need to address energy costs to deal with problems in housing affordability. In regard to the fact that Cornell’s property carries statemandated tax exemption, Franklin said that the land would be worth a lot less without the University due to the benefits it provides to the community as far as employing people and contributing in other ways to the city. Describing the relationship between Cornell and the city as “symbiotic,” Moll said that while Cornell contributes to the Ithaca community through employment, the University also need the Ithaca community to attract potential students by presenting itself in a good light. Ashley Collis-Burgess can be reached at acollisburgess@cornellsun.com.

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Two Missing After Barge Capsizes On Mississippi River LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A Mississippi River barge overturned while unloading steel coils in northeast Arkansas on Tuesday, and authorities were searching for two people who fell into the water and went missing. The Coast Guard closed part of the river where it was searching for the two people, whose names hadn’t been released. The barge overturned and sank at a terminal on the Arkansas side of the river near Blytheville, said Coast Guard spokesman Lt. Brandon McMillan, who is based in Memphis, Tenn., about 60 miles south. The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission and Mississippi County Sheriff’s Department were also taking part in the search effort, McMillan said. He said it was carrying steel coils, and that he didn’t know if anything that was on the barge could be environmentally hazardous. Three people were first thought to have gone missing, but one of them jumped to safety when the barge overturned, said Keith Stephens, the assistant communications chief with the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission. Kim Skelton, a dispatcher with the Mississippi County Sheriff’s Department, said someone called 911 Tuesday afternoon to report the capsizing. “The 911 caller said that they were unloading and the load shifted and then the boat overturned,” said Skelton, who didn’t publicly identify the caller. The terminal is owned by Houston-based energy company Kinder Morgan, but it didn’t own or operate the barge that capsized, said company spokesman Richard Wheatley. He declined to say who does own and operate it. “Our first concern right now is the safety of the individuals who are reported missing and we are hoping for a positive outcome of the search that is currently underway,” said Wheatley, adding that he didn’t know how many people were onboard when the barge flipped. Brandon Morris, a spokesman for the Arkansas Department of Emergency Management, said the department doesn’t know why the barge tipped over. The department is coordinating the multi-agency response, he said. “It’s still a revolving situation right now so we're waiting on more information,” he said

Arizona Woman Convicted For Husband’s Hammer Death PHOENIX (AP) — An Arizona woman was convicted of firstdegree murder Tuesday for bludgeoning her husband to death with a hammer in what prosecutors said was a failed bid to collect on a life insurance policy to repay about $300,000 in loans from her boyfriend. The same jury that convicted Marissa Devault will now decide whether to sentence her to life in prison or the death penalty in the 2009 killing of Dale Harrell. Wearing a dark pantsuit and glasses, Devault sat facing the jury and remained expressionless as the verdict was read during a brief hearing in Phoenix. Jurors deliberated for five and a half days. “This was the verdict I was hoping for,” said Amy Dewey, who lived with Devault and Harrell for about four months in the late 1990s and attended the trial as a way to honor Harrell’s memory. Dewey was once a friend of Devault, but their relationship eventually soured. Alan Tavassoli, one of Devault’s attorneys, declined to comment on the verdict. A hearing will begin Wednesday to establish whether there were “aggravating factors” in the case, which will determine whether Devault is eligible for a death sentence. The case had many salacious elements, including testimony about plots to hire a hit man and the fact that Devault was a former stripper who met her boyfriend on a sugar-daddy dating website. But the judge in the case made extensive efforts to keep the trial from becoming the spectacle that enveloped the Jodi Arias case in the same courthouse exactly one year ago. He warned the attorneys involved that he did not want any Arias trial fanatics on the jury, and he tried to keep certain sensational elements out of the trial. Devault’s past as a stripper, for instance, was barely mentioned during the trial. The case attracted nowhere near the attention of the Arias trial despite some similar circumstances. Like Arias, Devault maintains she killed in self-defense and told investigators that her husband had physically and sexually abused her in the past. But prosecutors contend the attack on Harrell was premeditated and say Devault gave conflicting accounts of her husband’s death. Harrell, 34, suffered multiple skull fractures in the January 2009 attack at the couple’s home in the Phoenix suburb of Gilbert. He died nearly a month later at a hospice because of complications from his head injuries. Jerry Cobb, spokesman for the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office, which prosecuted Devault, had no immediate comment on the verdict. Dewey said she and Devault met while they attended the same community college, but that their friendship soured when Devault made abusive comments toward her. She said she had concerns about the chances for a first-degree murder verdict as jury deliberations entered their sixth day.

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Proposed California Bill to End Orca Shows Stalls SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A California bill that sought to end killer whale shows at SeaWorld in San Diego and phase out their captivity was put on hold Tuesday, dousing an escalating fight between animal activists and supporters of the major tourist attraction. The bill’s author, Democrat Richard Bloom of Santa Monica, agreed during the bill’s first hearing before the water, parks and wildlife committee to revisit his proposal after further study. As a result, AB2140 is dead for this year and the soonest lawmakers could vote on the proposal would be mid2015. “It’s unfortunate that much of the conversation has been fueled ... by fear and invective and misinformation,” Bloom said. “It’s clear that many committee members are simply unprepared to make a decision on the bill.” Bloom was inspired by the 2013 documentary Blackfish in which filmmakers argue that captivity and mistreatment of orcas make the animals aggressive. It examined the events leading to the 2010 death of trainer Dawn Brancheau in SeaWorld Orlando when the whale Tilikum pulled her underwater. John Hargrove, a former SeaWorld trainer in

Texas and San Diego who appeared in Blackfish, told lawmakers at the hearing that orcas appeared agitated and dragged him underwater multiple times. The bill would have banned the import, export and breeding of orcas while requiring SeaWorld San Diego to move its 10 killer whales out of tanks and into larger sea pens. Witnesses for the marine park said that was not a viable option, and SeaWorld lobbyist Scott Wetch told lawmakers the bill would have likely resulted in the orcas being moved to parks outside the state. Public outrage over the movie drove 1.2 million people to sign a petition that was delivered Monday to the Assembly by three elementary school students who successfully stopped an overnight school field trip to SeaWorld. Dozens of animal rights activists packed the hearing room on Tuesday to support the bill, with more waiting outside. SeaWorld dismissed their contention that orcas are too intelligent and too large for captivity. “That argument is not based on credible peerreviewed science,” John Reilly, president of SeaWorld San Diego Park, said in an interview. “It’s based on emotion and a propaganda film.”

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Obamacare Surprises and The Progress of the Present A

s Cornellians dozed their way course (the President, after all, is still disthrough an awkwardly scheduled puting the existence of Sarah Palin’s death Spring Break, the nation continued panels) that the mainstream media, from its march towards “a more perfect union” cable news all the way up to the in a somewhat more dramatic fashion than mahogany-paneled chambers of The New usual. The Affordable Care Act — whose Yorker, had to a certain extent formed a “Obamacare” moniker will now immortal- consensus that the ACA would be a failure. ize the president it was initially meant to But it was not. vilify — soared past the gleefully pesThe explanation, though complex, lies simistic predictions of its detractors as it in part with the clarifying, full-court pubreached 7.1 million enrollees by its March lic relations crusade that is encapsulated by 31 deadline. In doing so, the ACA the President’s appearance on Zach entrenched itself as a triumphant addition Galifinakis’s Between the Two Ferns.Though to the American social contract, and dilut- denounced as unpresidential by the welled the poisonous concoctions of propagan- heeled establishment, the sarcasm-riddled distic fears that have recently governed our interview was instrumental in attracting politics. young people to Healthcare.gov, ensuring a In a political world ruled by Nate more robust and balanced pool of Silver’s algorithmic forecasts, there is little enrollees. This pop-culture appeal capped room for surprises in the American politi- off an unorthodox advertising campaign cal landscape. Everyone aside from right- that included a commercial with Jonah wing poll “truthers” expected an Obama Hill and Adam Levine’s mothers and an victory in 2012 — just watch the awesome Obama impersonator’s healthcare-centric Netflix documentary, Mitt, to see how rap. The President, in many ways, took his unsurprised the poor oligarch from case directly to the Internet-dwelling massMassachusetts (or is it Michigan?) was by es. He cut through the assumptions and his loss. Much of the political world the noise, and — for the moment — he already assumes that the Democratic nom- has won. inee for 2016 will be a woman first introTwo Sundays ago, Ithaca’s golden boy, duced to them two and a half decades ago. Mayor Svante Myrick ’09, appeared on Heated and important debates — from immigration reform to budgetary clashes to Even in a time of destructive the Israeli-Pales- Supreme Court decisions that tinian quagmire — muddy our politics with money, the are most times designated as failures vitriol of the political echo machine before they even does not predetermine the have a chance to direction of society. begin. A data-driven age has exacerbated the all-too-human tendency to jump Meet the Press and touted the ACA’s potento conclusions on dynamic, still-unfolding tial to free young people from the strain of issues. economic uncertainty. His optimistic broAnd the most assumed assumption in mides about Republicans “looking backall of recent American politics has been far ward” perhaps belie the complex political and away the failure of the ACA. realities still clouding the Obamacare issue, Since the disastrous launch of but they prove that the reigning political Healthcare.gov in October, even the most assumptions around around the ACA have reasoned of pundits began to question the been allowed to change. This shows that utility of President Barack Obama’s signa- even in a time of destructive Supreme ture legislative achievement. This assump- Court decisions that muddy our politics tion hatched dozens more: Obama’s presi- with money, the vitriol of the political echo dency is over; the Democrats are doomed machine does not predetermine the directo face another shellacking in the 2014 tion of society. Even at the cost of a lessmidterms; the nation may not be “Ready than-regal intersection of the president’s for Hillary.” The list goes on. Yet now, with bully pulpit and a star from The Hangover, the rate of uninsured Americans dropping popular will is still not irrelevant. and the President declaring the ACA “here Before Spring Break, a stirring op-ed by to stay,” those assumptions may begin to Bill Schechter ’68 discussed the proposal unravel. for a monument to three young martyrs The GOP — having stomached the (one of them a Cornellian) of 1964’s “catastrophic” successes of Social Security, Freedom Summer. Fifty years later, with so Medicare, and Medicaid — is quaking in many political outcomes seemingly predeits cowboy boots as this latest improve- termined by people far older and richer ment to our social safety net threatens to than us, it may seem as though this era of disprove the vehemently anti-government epic, progressive, grassroots change is rhetoric of Republican luminaries. Even if something that can only be remembered by the ACA does not help Democrats in such a monument. But the unexpected 2014, by 2016 there may very well be 30 success of the ACA — fueled largely by million Americans owing their health individuals willing to disregard the proginsurance to a program named after a nostications of elites — proves that Democrat. Obamacare, indeed. America, even in a data-driven age of politHow, then, was this years-old political ical predestination, can still surprise itself. assumption so profoundly rebuked? Yes, And we Millennials should take this as there was some willful ignorance involved; proof of youth’s continued relevance — there are still those so trapped in their own even if that relevance comes from seeing echo chamber that they have convinced President Obama teased by Zach themselves that the enrollment numbers Galifinakis on YouTube. are fabricated. But the surprising success of It’s no Freedom Summer, but it’s a start. the ACA signifies something more than the failure of sickly, rightwing delusions. The Jacob Glick is a junior in the College of Arts and Sciences. He may be reached at lies that nibbled away at the ACA had jglick@cornellsun.com. Guest Room appears peribecome so ingrained in the public dis- odically this semester.

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OPINION

Rebecca John | Mushroom Rage

A Different Kind Of Success W

hat does it mean to be successful? At Cornell there are certain ideas of success that we internalize, and they usually measure success in terms of quantitative productivity and recognition from those in power. No matter how much work we put in, all this effort is invalidated if we are not rewarded with some sort of formal acknowledgment that we have succeeded, whether that is a high-paying job or a diploma. We seem to enter university with dreams that gradually become to be less defined by us and more defined by power. I’m talking about redefining success, but not in terms of some fluffy, neoliberal sense of self-gratification. This is not necessarily about finding the “positive” in a failure, but about seeing failure as a kind of success. Changing the world means defying what is conventionally seen as successful. This is about learning all the magnificent ways you can fail. Success seems to be defined more by gaining a stamp of approval from power rather than challenging it. It is building a school in Africa that will do more to advance one’s own career than to eradicate the poverty. It is upholding the status quo, or perhaps tweaking it in ways that are not disruptive. Assata Shakur said “no one will give you the education you need to overthrow them,” and no one will give

I’m talking about redefining success, but not in terms of some fluffy, neoliberal sense of self-gratification. This is not necessarily about finding the “positive” in a failure, but seeing failure as a kind of success. you the certification you need to build a new world order that isn’t based in violence and exploitation. But change happens slowly, and some of the most transformative acts we do in our lives are accumulations of mundane and immeasurable things. The way our ideas of success are oriented around a capitalist logic of productivity and quantity then can make us feel like failures if we do not live up to those standards. However, the small and big interventions we make into the status quo, into shattering what is “normal,” are rarely recognized by such a logic. They manifest themselves in less tangible, less visible ways. It is not measured in grades, in awards, in formal recognitions. It is felt in passing moments and in a shifting atmosphere and in the spaces where your imprint is felt. There is a special kind of value in an invisible impact; it can’t be captured, taken away or reversed. It exists in the conversations we have with each other, in the glimpses of change we hear in each other’s hopeful voices. I want to think about success not in terms of what is gained, but what is lost. The most revolutionary kind of education compels you not to learn, but to unlearn — to unlearn everything we took for granted. This country wasn’t founded on values of freedom. Diversity does not solve racial injustice. Colonialism is not over. Shedding layers and layers of what we have taken as simple truth is part of a transformative education. But its not one that can necessarily be measured through grades. Its a shattered worldview that becomes a part of us, one we have to reconstruct on our own.

Rebecca John is a senior in the College of Arts and Sciences. She may be reached at rj224@cornell.edu. Mushroom Rage appears alternate Wednesdays this semester.

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“The author doesn’t realize that elections are won by most votes, not by the most political ads. Voting is percisely where everyone, rich or poor, is fully equal. Of course, I understand that there would be a correlation between how much money a candidate raises and how successful the campaign can be. But I could have watched Romney ads 24/7 and never would have voted for him. If people are so easily swayed by seeing ads, then that itself is the problem: Many people don’t care too strongly either way who wins. The ad’s effect is just a symptom of an underlying issue.” Mark15 Re: “FORKEN | McCutcheon v. FEC Perpetuates Political Inequality,” Opinion, published April 8, 2014

Sam Ritholtz | Sans Pants

The Future of the Intern O

ver the past few and Employers, estiAside from the labor Com mitment office years, the topic mated that almost half violations inherent in offers a summer of unpaid of the internships this savings process, the expected internships have come undertaken by the class unpaid internship is replacement grant to under much scrutiny of 2013 were unpaid. also an unjust institu- overcome these finanafter former unpaid Condé Nast, home of tion that perpetuates cial issues, but the interns have sued their the New Yorker and socioeconomic dis- office includes less former employers for Vogue, had one of the crimination. than five percent of the violating minimum most It comes as no sur- undergraduate popularemarkable wage laws. The explo- responses to this con- prise that only those tion. sion of suits filed troversy when it for- with substantial finanCornell should against for-profit com- mally cancelled its cial support can main- implement more propanies occurred after internship program. tain an unpaid intern- grams that work to two men successfully While many stu- ship. These prestigious help offset the cost sued Fox Ente rtain - dents decry this loss of internships are often in burden of unpaid ment Group for failing opportunity, I applaud the country’s most internships — specifito pay them during the changes that chal- expensive cities and cally those for students their internships on the lenge the current sys- come at the opportuni- who must take out set of Black Swan. tem. In the case of ty cost of working for loans to compensate Similar suits followed most for-profit compa- pay. As a result, only for their expected sumwith cases accusing nies, the idea of the students of a certain mer earnings in their media giants like Hearst unpaid intern is a gross economic class can financial aid packages. and Condé Nast of vio- taking advantage of a access these internships In addition, Cornell lating similar stanshould follow in dards. the footsteps of its The former Fox peers such as Cornell should implement more prointerns argued that Columbia and grams that work to help offset the cost NYU, who have they were replacing paid labor and both been very burden of unpaid internships — were not particivocal in condemnspecifically those for students who pating in any eduing unpaid interncational program. must take out loans to compensate for ships. This conTheir case was demnation their expected summer earnings in based off the appeared in the Department of acts of refusing to their financial aid packages. Labor’s six criteria post unjust opporused for evaluating tunities and refusthe legality of an competitive labor mar- and enjoy the benefits ing to grant credits unpaid internship. ket. The employers of of this work. toward graduation for These legally unpaid these As these cases internships at for-profprestigious internships must bene- unpaid internships in undergo legal review, it companies. It could fit the intern, include a competitive fields there is no clear future also appear in having training program, not understand the supply for the unpaid intern- the University openly replace a regular and demand of this ship. Until the institu- acknowledging the employee, not directly specific market and tions can be made inequality in this sysadvantage the employ- know that many stu- more equitable, it is up tem and assisting stuer, not promise a job dents would kill for the to universities like dents in finding paid upon completion and opportunity to have Cornell to compensate alternatives or further include a mutual these company names for these inequalities resources. Regardless understanding of its grace their resumés. for the good of their of the future of unpaid unpaid status. internships, we can do Even though they are own student bodies. These laws have parts of multi-billion Cornell already has more to mitigate its come under intense dollar industries, these some programs in inequities today. scrutiny, as unpaid companies do not pay place that help offset internships have their interns because these costs, but more Sam Ritholtz is a senior in the become the norm. The they recognize that could be done to make College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. He may be reached at New York Times, cit- there will always be these opportunities sritholtz@gmail.com. Sans ing the National someone else willing to more available to stu- Pants appears alternate Association of Colleges work for less. dents. The Cornell Wednesdays this semester.

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Swimming for science | Sarah McCormack ’14 (pictured) studied an invasive species of red algae at Shoals Marine Lab on Appledore Island last summer. COURTESY OF PROF. JIM COYER, SHOALS MARINE LAB

By SHIRA POLAN Sun Contributor

The waters off the coast of Maine, home to seals, fish and lobster, now run red. An invasion of red algae is the culprit, according to Sarah McCormack ’14. McCormack is a natural resources major who studied the algae at Shoals Marine Lab last summer. Heterosiphonia japonica, a type of red algae, may look harmless, but actually poses a significant threat to the area. “This invasion [is] creeping up the Maine Coast — it’s up in Canada now — and if it keeps up this rate of invasion it can have detrimental effects on the Maine economy,” McCormack said. Maine’s economy relies heavily upon the lobster industry, which is being devastated by the algae, according to McCormack. “The issue was that a lot of the traps were being clogged with the algae, and those traps were completely full,” she said. “The lobsters were being suffocated by the algae.” According to McCormack, the red algae presents another problem to Maine’s economy outside of the lobster industry. “It’s washing up on the beaches. This algae has a horrible odor, more so than other rotting, decaying algae, which doesn’t smell great either,” McCormack said. “But it can potentially harm the tourist industry in New England.” According to McCormack, the algae species is native to Japan and came to the United States seven years ago by way of boats and their ballast water. McCormack said she found that this invasion of red algae crowds out native species of algae in the area. Looking at the amount of marine bacteria and other microorganisms living and feeding on native algal species versus the invasive algae, she found that all but one of native species were failing to attract as many microorganisms as the invasive algae. Many types of fish and other marine life eat these microorganisms, and in turn are eaten by other fish and marine

life. Therefore, a dramatic change in the population or health of these microorganisms can disrupt the entire ecosystem. According the McCormack, many of the microorganisms have become dependent on the invasive red algae. As a result, the lobster industry cannot remove it without risking the well-being of the ecosystem. “That’s the hardest thing. … You can’t get rid of the invasive algae because it could cause harm to the lobster industry in Maine because valuable types of fish have become reliant upon the algae,” McCormack said. “All their food sources have become reliant on the invasive algae.” According to McCormack, Maine has seen this type of algae invasion before. “There has almost been this cyclical invasion of species over the years. Ten years ago there was this other species of algae that was very common,”

McCormack said. “My research advisor was an intern ten years ago, and he said when he went down for his dives, there was almost 100 percent cover [of this algae]. Then that went away ... and now Heterosiphonia is here.” As a result, if the cycle continues and Heterosiphonia suddenly dies out, the microorganisms dependent upon it may lack a food source if another algae invader does not take its place, according to McCormack. Similar events have occurred elsewhere in the world. “There was one case over in Europe where it was almost 100 percent covering a lot of areas and the next year it was gone,” she said. McCormack said this issue of supporting important microbial populations brings up the question of whether an invasive species can become native, and if so, what can be done to minimize negative impacts. “Is it any better to get rid of this species? That is always the question. At

what point does it become a vital part of the ecosystem?” McCormack said. To combat the issue of the algae clogging lobster nets without removing the algae, McCormack proposed constructing an algae-proof lobster net. “That’s something I want to look at more into, maybe we could see improvements in the design of the lobster traps in the future” she said. Little is known about this algae species, and McCormack’s study is one of the first of its kind, she said. There is much more to learn about Heterosiphonia and how to handle its invasion of New England. “At this point there hasn’t been a lot of research on Heterosiphonia which is why my research has been important, we’re trying to look at general information on the species,” McCormack said. Shira Polan can be reached at sdp58@cornell.edu.

COURTESY OF PROF. JIM COYER, SHOALS MARINE LAB

Suffocating seaweed | A species of red algae native to Japan has taken over waters off the eastern coast of the United States, according to Sarah McCormack ’14. The algae is causing problems for the fishing industry in Maine by clogging up lobster traps, she said.

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Athletic Apparel Designed By Fiber Science Students Shows Off How Hot You Are By JACQUELINE CAROZZA Sun Senior Writer

At this year’s Cornell Fashion Collective, keep an eye out for two models on the runway wearing what could become a hot new trend in athletic wear — thermochromic outfits that change color in response to changes in body temperature. A team of three students in fiber science — Ariana Levitt ’15, Sarah Meyers ’16, and Eric Beaudette ’16 — and Alicia Potuck grad, chemistry, developed the garments. Fiber science, which focuses on materials science and textile engineering, has not traditionally been a large part of the fashion show like apparel design has, according to Levitt. With a mind to change that this year, the students designed a project that would integrate the two disciplines, she said. “We wanted something that would be tangible to the audience and at the same time functional,” Levitt said. The goal of the project was to create athletic apparel that can visually alert the wearer of physical exhaustion by changing colors in response to the wearer’s body temperature, Beaudette said. The two garments the team designed, a red and black sleeveless top with gym shorts and leggings with a hooded sweatshirt, are directed towards outdoor runners, according to Beaudette. When an athlete’s body temperature increases to the point of exhaustion, the color-changing panels on the clothing transform from colored to colorless, alerting the wearer and others to danger. Thermochromic color changes like the ones exploited in these two outfits are powered by leuco dyes. The technology behind these colorchanging pigments is pH-driven. Leuco dyes are sold bound inside small spherical capsules along with a solvent and a salt.

Below its melting point, the solvent remains solid and the leuco dye-salt complex is colored. When the solvent melts, the salt dissociates from the dye molecule in a chemical reaction, according to Levitt. This reaction modifies the structure of the leuco dye which renders it colorless. Since different solvents have different melting temperatures, this allows for a host of different color-changing temperatures. The structure of the dye molecule dictates its color — between these two tunable parameters, there is a range of colors and temperatures at which color changes are possible. These dyes have grown in popularity in the past 15 years, Potuck said, making their way into consumer products such as coffee mugs that change color when filled with hot beverages or the mountains on Coors cans that turn blue when the beer inside has been chilled to the optimal temperature. Potuck said the team wanted their garments to change color when an athlete was at the point of dangerous physical exhaustion, so they researched and took some data of their own on human body temperature. According to Potuck, a skin temperature of about 37 to 38 degrees Celsius, elevated from its normal of about 33 degrees Celsius, signals that core temperatures are even higher and that the individual is approaching physical exhaustion. In addition, skin temperature varies substantially between people, Beaudette said. Even the same person can have different body temperatures depending on what activities her or she just performed — eating, exercising, and walking inside after a cold walk up the Slope can all affect how hot the skin is. After taking measurements of skin temperatures with an infrared thermometer, the team was able to estimate the range of temperatures they needed to target.

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Too hot for you | [from left to right] Eric Beaudette ’16, Ariana Levitt ’15, Tyler Kavanaugh ’14, Sarah Meyers ’16 and Alicia Potuck grad. All except for Kavanuagh worked to design and create the outfit he is wearing, a set of athletic apparel that changes color in response to his body temperature.

“We wanted the temperature of the color change to correlate to the temperature of different parts of the body,” Meyers said. “Hotter regions get the higher temperature pigment.” For example, in the leggings the team developed, the thigh changes color at 38 degrees Celsius, while the activation temperature for the calf is 33 degrees Celsius. The garment is meticulously tuned so that areas of the body that are normally warmer than others will not trigger a false alarm color change, according to Meyers. Manufacturing the garment proceeds in four general steps: designing the outfit, preparing the fabric, applying the pigment and sewing the pieces together. Beaudette said he led the apparel design aspect of the project — after designing the pattern for the activewear garments, he cut the spandex pieces that were to be coated with thermochromic pigment. Beaudette, Levitt, Meyers and Potuck, with help from visiting scholar Xiao Hong, developed a protocol to coat the spandex fabric with the pigment. According to Beaudette, the fabric must first be pretreated with a caustic solution to remove any dirt, debris or finishes that are added post-production. “We use a chemical binder to the fiber, but if the fabric isn’t scoured, then the bond won’t be as strong,” he said. Levitt said that they added thickener, binder and water to the commercial dye to form a paste. After brushing a thin layer of pigment paste onto the fabric, the pattern pieces were then subjected to two heating cycles in the oven: once to dry, and once to crosslink, or chemically bind, the pigment to the fabric. “Heating the mixture of pigment and binder allows the binder to crosslink, allowing the pigment to grab onto the fabric surface so you can wash and wear the fabric without the pigment rubbing off,” Potuck said. Finally, Beaudette sewed the thermochromic pieces together with pieces of regular fabric for a finished outfit. After the fashion show, where both outfits will be displayed, Potuck said that the apparel must undergo performance testing. “We can move forward to characterize and optimize the aesthetic aspects of the apparel, as well as its overall function in sig-

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Hot or not | Model Tyler Kavanaugh ’14 shows off a shirt and shorts that will change from red to white when his body temperature rises. naling physical exhaustion,” she said. Testing could involve assessing the durability of the pigmented fabric, and also using the thermal manikin Walter, which is programmed to heat and sweat and is useful to test activewear. Beaudette, however, said there could be one problem. “Walter is a very skinny guy,” Beaudette said. “He wouldn’t fit our clothes — we might have to make something else for him.” The project was funded by the Human Ecology Alumni Association and was advised by Prof. Huiju Park, fiber science and apparel design, Prof. Margaret Frey, fiber science and apparel design, and Prof. Chih-Chang Chu, fiber science and apparel design. The 30th Annual Cornell Fashion Collective will take place at 8 p.m. on Saturday, April 12 in Barton Hall. Jacqueline Carozza can be reached at jcarroza@cornellsun.com.

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White hot | Eric Beaudette ’16 stands next to the shirt he and fellow fiber science students designed. The fabric on different parts of the shirt will change color at different temperatures in order to show when an athlete is approaching physical exhaustion.

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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT Student Fashion Spotlight Speaking with Senior Designer Holly Meyers’14

BY KAITLYN TIFFANY Arts and Entertainment Editor

Holly Meyers ’14, will debut a collection of womenswear at the Cornell Fashion Collective’s 40th Annual Fashion Show on April 12. The Sun spoke with her about design philosophy, her Cornell origin story and her experience in the Fashion Collective as part of a series of interviews and studio tours with the Collective’s Senior designers, written by various Arts and Entertainment staff writers. THE SUN: When did you start designing? How did you end up at Cornell for design? HOLLY MEYERS: I started taking an interest in fashion when I learned how to sew at a summer camp when I was about nine years old. Design-wise it was mostly paper dolls and arts and crafts fashion kits until high school, when I took a fashion design class and did a college summer program at Drexel. I chose Cornell for design because I liked that it was a very well-rounded school. I could still take language and business classes at a top university while studying fashion. SUN: How would you describe your design style? What inspirations should we be able to see in your designs? H.M.: My design style plays a lot with form-fitting construction vs. extraneous draping. I definitely do more opulent and glamorous designs. I’m leaning more and more towards color, especially strong jewel tones. I take inspiration from sources like the red carpet or the runway. SUN: What are your goals for designing? What type of person do you imagine that you’re designing for? H.M.: My goal for designing is to bring lingerie into a new light. I hate that the word “lingerie” has connotations of being raunchy, sexual or embarrassing. I want to put back some beauty and appreciation for it and make it something that people aren’t ashamed of mentioning. I especially like to play with the concept of lingerie being worn as items of clothing and not only underclothing. Something as beautiful as lingerie shouldn’t be hidden all the time. I imagine that I’m designing for a confident woman who is comfortable with her body and herself. PHOTOS BY KELLY YANG/ SUN STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

SUN: If you could design for one celebrity, who would it be and why? H.M.: I would design for Lupita Nyong’o because she has such a strong look. Plus she has worn quite a few very notable pieces on the red carpet already so having my name associated with her would be awesome. SUN: Could you give us a little preview of what to expect at the April show? What type of collection are you showing? What are the inspirations behind it/the philosophy guiding it? H.M.: I’m doing a collection of lingerie with my own little flair added to it. You’ll see some matching sets as well as bodysuits, bed jackets and a few other extraneous pieces. I was inspired by animals from the sea and sky. Each piece was directly taken from a different animal. SUN: Could you talk a little bit about your experience in the Fashion Collective? I don’t think a lot of our readers are very clear on what it is/what the experience is like H.M.: CFC is awesome because you get to do “you” without very many guidelines. It helped me explore what my aesthetic was. I started from a very different place as a freshman. Many people are surprised to learn that I log in a 30 to 40 hours per week just for CFC. It’s like a full-time job while going to school full time too. SUN: Could you expand a little bit on your inspirations for the collection? H.M.: I wanted to do something with a lot of different colors, so two of the most colorful things I could think of were birds and fish. From there, I decided I wanted each piece to be its own identity, and so every look is a different animal. There is a jellyfish, a raven, a parakeet and others. Taking inspiration from nature also kind of goes with my ideas of celebrating the natural female body. I wanted to get models with different body shapes and choose designs that would be flattering to them. SUN: What can you tell us about the color scheme, construction and how you went about making the collection on the more technical side? H.M.: For my colors I have black, dark grey, slate blues, a deep lavender, dark gold, emerald and wine.

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SKETCHES COURTESY OF HOLLY MEYERS ’14

The construction for a lot of my garments is interesting because many of them required to have finishing details put in before constructing the pieces together, which is something I had never really had to do before. For example, the bras I made had to have all the edges finished before actually putting together the structure of the bra. This was the first time I also made a fully-structured underwire bra, which was difficult in terms of fit and order of construction. SUN: We’d also love to hear more about the time that you spent conceptualizing the collection and what that process was like. H.M.: There were so many different avenues I wanted to go down, at first, but I decided color was the most important thing I wanted to experiment with this time, so that’s how I chose the birds and fish idea. From there I went through several stages of design sketches. I’ve probably sketched at least 50 designs for this and narrowed it down to just nine. Choosing what animals I wanted to draw inspiration from also helped to hone in on what each design was going to look like. I also work a lot as I go. There were a few things I knew I wanted from the beginning, but then when I went fabric shopping, I would completely change one look based on what fabric I found. SUN: You talked about your interest in lingerie, how did you come to be drawn to that?

H.M.: I became interested in lingerie because I got really tired and frustrated at what is currently in the market — particularly the U.S. market. It stemmed a lot from body insecurity when I was growing up in terms of sizing, and [noticing that] anything out of the range of the sizes most companies sell looked like something my grandmother wouldn’t even wear. From this, I realized lingerie was a niche not thoroughly explored, particularly in terms of correct sizing paired with innovative and attractive design. As I mentioned earlier, I also want to bring about some more artistry and appreciation for lingerie. I think there are a lot of connotations associated with lingerie about it being an object for the bedroom or something unmentionable, that I think it’s easy to forget how beautiful it can actually be. Lately, I’ve also noticed more lingerie elements on the red carpet and runway, like JLaw’s seethrough dress over a bodysuit. I think exploring this use of lingerie is a really cool avenue as well and will garner more appreciation for it. Hopefully, you can see these concepts in my line for CFC! Tickets for the Cornell Fashion Collective’s Annual Runway Show are still available online or from Collective members for $12 in advance or $15 at the door. The show will be held this Saturday, April 12, at 8 p.m. in Barton Hall. Kaitlyn Tiffany is a junior in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. She can be reached at arts-and-entertainment-editor@cornellsun.com.

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WINTER SOLDIER IS COMING:

Captain America’s Greatest Adversary? SEAN DOOLITTLE Arts and Entertainment Editor

Captain America: The Winter Soldier is not a superhero movie. Yes, it may be the ninth installment in Marvel’s Cinematic Universe, and yes, the protagonist galivants across the globe in a pair of brightly-colored tights. Spandex aside (and shouldn’t it always be?), Cap’s latest adventure manages to transcend genre and deliver a much-needed shot of variety to the world of Stan Lee and Steve Ditko. To be blunt, Winter Soldier is the best film to come out of Marvel exec Kevin Feige’s master plan to take over Hollywood and enact a superhero new world order. I went in to the movie with reservations: The First Avenger was one of the weakest films in Marvel’s Phase One, and The Avengers did little to endear me to the Steve Rogers character. Don’t get me wrong, Cap’s fish-outof-water charm and traditional values were the source of many of Avengers’ greatest moments, but he seemed criminally underused when it came to the actual action — how much can a guy with a shield and no flight abilities or real superpowers really contribute when aliens zip across New York City on floating scooters? Winter Soldier finally gives Cap something he can excel at. It just happens that he seems better suited for a good ol’ fashioned spy thriller than a superhero beat ‘em up. The film sees Captain Rogers (Chris Evans) dropped shield-first into a political conspiracy surrounding S.H.I.E.L.D., the cloak-and-dagger organization which links the entire Marvel

universe together, as he combats a ghostlike assassin, the eponymous Winter Soldier (Sebastian Stan). Right away, it becomes clear that the movie is unlike anything Marvel has attempted so far. The movie is rife with gritty, violent realism that is expected more of Nolan’s Batman than the pulpy fun that Marvel has gravitated toward in the past. While the dialogue is still full of the funny one-liners and self-referential humor we have come to expect, the plot and action sequences bring a real sense of gravity to the series. I would go so far as to say Winter Soldier is one of the most well-crafted action films in recent memory, featuring some of the most crisp and striking fight choreograCOURTESY OF WALT DISNEY STUDIOS

phy, sound mixing and pacing I have seen. Each blow and bullet looks and sounds real, giving every fight a real sense of danger and importance. Moreso than past movies, the stakes feel ratcheted up in Winter Soldier. It’s not just explosions and bright lights (although there are tons of those) — people really die. As per usual, Marvel’s casting and character development is stellar. Chris Evans’ Captain America is as smart, charming and moral as

ever, really nailing the future shock and misunderstanding that the character experiences. Samuel L. Jackson’s Nick Fury and Scarlett Johansson’s Black Widow are at the top of their respective games as well, delivering some of the funniest and most badass lines of the entire film. Where the cast truly shines, however, is in the newcomers. Anthony Mackie of The Hurt Locker fame joins the Universe as Falcon, the first African-American superhero

America’s most iconic comic storyline. Winter Soldier is the first film of the MCU that really feels like a game-changer when it comes to the many interwoven storylines. While Thor and Iron Man fly around fighting their own villains and saving the day on a smaller scale, Captain America really shakes up the Marvel universe and begins to give us a clear idea of what to expect from Avengers: Age of Ultron — more HYDRA, more Infinity Gems and more superheroes (None of which are the twin chilCaptain America: The Winter Soldier dren of Magneto. Nothing to see here, 20th Century Fox). If you Directed by Anthony Russo, Joe Russo are going to see one movie in Starring Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson preparation for the absolute smash-hit that Avengers: Age of Ultron promises to be, make it Winter Soldier. Although I wouldn’t blame you for seeing Guardians of the Galaxy, either — it’s definitely my most anticipated introduced by Marvel in 1969. Mackie film of the summer. The plot, in contrast to the other Marvel becomes the real heart and cybernetic wings of the film, playing a former soldier films, feels substantial, timely and oh-so-satisafflicted with PTSD who bonds with fying this time around. Essentially, a governCap and becomes an eventual protégé. ment agency may or may not be using surveilRobert Redford, a man who needs no lance technology to predict and hunt down introduction, comes hot off the heels of future superheroes for the greater good à la All is Lost with a supporting role in an Minority Report (Did I hear a certain doctor unlikely career turn. As is to be expected, get a mention?) and Cap, an admittedly very Redford brings all the gravitas that comes conservative and nationalistic character — I with his name to the movie and makes his mean, come on, he practically wears star-spanrole an unforgettable one to comic fans gled undies — decides he has to take them and cinephiles alike. The real standout, down. “This isn’t freedom, this is fear,” Cap however, is Sebastian Stan, who plays the snaps, echoing the Edward Snowden pseudostoic and downright frightening mercenary motto. Not since The Dark Knight’s War on that hunts down our hero. The Winter Soldier Terror criticisms has a superhero film so outis easily the scariest and saddest villain of the right commented on modern issues, and to MCU to date, who may even give Loki a run such great effect. These political undertones for his money in terms of sheer fan popularity. make Winter Soldier a much smarter and Stan has signed a nine picture contract with aware film than typical superhero fare. Marvel Studios, compared to Evans’ six, which means two things: We have not seen the last of Sean Doolittle is a sophomore in the College of Stan’s amazing performance and we will Agriculture and Life Sciences. He can be reached almost definitely see an adaptation of Captain at arts-and-entertainment-editor@cornellsun.com.

Lollapaloosers and the Festival Obsession I f I woke up tomorrow to the Pitchfork headline: If there were just one or two festivals per region each “Haim, Danny Brown, Real Estate to Play Bent summer, they would be rocking with music heads and Scrotum Festival,” I wouldn’t bat an eyelash. I would- party heads alike. They would have diverse lineups and n’t even exert myself enough to type the festival’s name each one would be able to cultivate its own character. into Google, let alone considering putting aside money But, if everyone and their candy-flipping grandma has for a ticket. It’s not that I dislike any of those acts — I access to seven different festivals, they continue to lose know firsthand that Haim puts on a great live show, Old their musical cache and approach being well-curated frat was one of the best hip-hop albums of the year and Atlas, parties. As there is tons money to be made in marketing while overrated, is a solid L.P. It’s that, not only is the a rock festival as if it were a rave, cookie-cutter shows market for music festivals saturated to the point of ruin, with overlapping acts are popping up in even the least but even concert announcement season is becoming culturally relevant corners of the country. If you build it, incessantly annoying. though, apparently, they will come My relationship with — as evidenced by Schick razors’ music festivals is the textlatest contest. Promoted by such book definition of loverespected musical tastemakers as hate. On one hand, there BroBible.com, its winners can go to is no better way to see any U.S.-based music festival for three days straight of live free. New Cult music, but there is also no With eight and a half gazillion better way to stand 150 festivals naturally come eight and a Every Day yards away from a stage. half gazillion festival announceFestivals have a critical ments. So, just like festival season mass of people who care deeply about music, but they itself, festival announcement season has become somealso have a critical mass of tank top and club drug afi- thing of a cultural phenomenon. “Bonnaroo blows cionados. At their most basic level, as a place to foster Governor’s Ball out of the water,” “Can’t wait until musical appreciation and see a ton of major bands for Firefly tickets drop next week!” and “Yo did you see the one flat rate, festivals are wonderful. In fact, my obses- Hangout Fest lineup? Duuuuuude,” have all become sion with live music is due in no small part to Osheaga standard conversation starters among marginally musi2012, but each year the crowd treats it more and more cally involved individuals. Weighing the minute differlike a Bacchanalian orgy than a series of lively outdoor ences between festivals that are largely the same has shows. This phenomenon isn’t limited to Montreal — become a pastime of sorts. Nearly every day I wake up to worldwide, festivals are being seen mainly as huge, news of one of roughly 20 acts playing in some field or expensive parties with really good, live background park. I’d like to think there is a substantial difference music. between each nameless festival, but there simply isn’t.

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Each year there is a handful of bands that goes on the festival circuit, making the large font of the lineups basically identical. Debating their relative merits is just splitting hairs. That being said, you should still go to a music festival. Go for the right reasons: Attend Osheaga to see the city of Montreal, the one closest to your house for convenience or Bonnaroo for life-long memories of how your friends smell after four days without a shower. Don’t fetishize the festival experience, either. It’s a way to see tons of bands in one sunny weekend with just one ticket. The music, your friends and the good vibes should make it memorable enough. I still advocate fighting the good fight, however. Instead of schlepping 15 hours to your fifth festival of the summer, get involved in your local music community. For the same $250 as a festival pass, you can see 50 DIY shows in your hometown. For the uninitiated, I’d argue a DIY show is more like a frat party than a festival is. With the exception of the live music, they basically consist of horny people guzzling cheap beer and sweatily colliding in a dingy basement. But what frat party will expose you to a few great bands you’ve never heard of? These acts need your support more than Foster the People do. Plus you get cool indie-cred bragging rights that you saw them before they became so mainstream. Since that guy who eats instant ramen three meals a day doesn’t have the same curating power for his loft parties as Coachella does, many of the bands can suck. But if worse comes to worst, you’ll get to mosh, chug some malt liquor, support a cause and have a grand ‘ole time. Mike Sosnick is a sophomore in the College of Arts and Sciences. He can be reached at msosnick@cornellsun.com. New Cult Every Day appears alternate Wednesdays.

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Underdog UConn Takes NCAA Title ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — The Connecticut Huskies lost their coach, their teammates, their chance to play at the NCAA tournament for a year. They were castoffs, unwanted mutts without a home, told they had no chance. Well, look who is woofing now. Playing with a chip-on-theirshoulder mentality and poise down the stretch, UConn starred in the underdog role for the second time in four years, knocking off Kentucky 60-54 Monday night in North Texas. “It feels so good to prove the world wrong,” UConn junior guard Ryan Boatright said. It was quite a journey to get here. UConn won a national title in 2011 behind do-it-all guard Kemba Walker. One setback after another followed. Coach Jim Calhoun retired in 2012. Players left the program, three who transferred away and two who left for the NBA. The Huskies were barred

from the 2013 tournament for failing to meet NCAA academic standards. They scrambled to find a home after the Big East blew up, landing in the American Athletic Conference. UConn fought its way through last season, winning 20 games despite no hope of playing in the postseason, yet still was dismissed heading into this season. The Huskies turned a few heads with an opening ninegame winning streak, but were given little chance of making a run after stumbling late in the season. Of the 11.01 million brackets submitted on ESPN.com, only 0.3 percent picked them to win it all. UConn continued to go against the grain of public opinion as it advanced through the bracket, beating the odds while knocking off Villanova, Iowa State, Michigan State and topseeded Florida to reach the championship game. Again, the Huskies were not supposed to win, told they were no match for the length and ath-

leticism of Kentucky’s one-anddone freshmen, expected to get run over by those speedy `Cats. Again, they wouldn’t listen. Relying on its veteran leaders, UConn jumped to a big early lead, kept its composure whenever Kentucky tried to make a run and counterpunched every time the Wildcats landed a blow. Senior Shabazz Napier took what he learned from Walker, his mentor, and became the leader who took the Huskies to a title, finishing with 22 points and six rebounds to bookend his career with national championships. Gritty Ryan Boatright gave Kentucky fits at both ends all night, scoring 14 points while teaming with Napier to lock down the Wildcats’ heralded twins, Aaron and Andrew Harrison. Kevin Ollie proved a morethan-able caretaker of the program Calhoun built, creating his own legacy by becoming the first coach to win a national title within two years on his first Division I job since Michigan’s Steve Fisher in 1989. When it was over and the confetti fell, the seventh-seeded Huskies were on top of the college basketball for the fourth time as a program. UConn is highest seed to win a national title since Rollie Massimino and eighth-seeded Villanova won it in 1985. The Huskies are the first team since Arizona in 1997 to win a national championship without winning a conference regularseason or tournament title. They also won the national title without playing in the NCAA tournament or NIT the season before, a first since North Carolina State in 1974. “You’ve got to continue to believe,” said Napier, the Final Four’s Most Outstanding Player. “We had faith in each other and we are here. We won the whole thing. We didn’t listen to any doubters. We just went out there and did what we had to do.” UConn’s title served as a validation of sorts for Ollie. He was not an entirely popular choice to lead the Huskies when Calhoun stepped down. Ollie played in Storrs and had a 13-year NBA career, but had never been a coach before joining Calhoun’s staff as an assistant. After two short years, he was handed the reins to one of college basketball’s most storied programs. The 41-year-old handled it well, combining Calhoun’s oldschool methods with his own eternal enthusiasm to urge the Huskies to fight past limitations others placed on them. By doing so, Ollie not only proved he could fill Calhoun’s shoes, he joined an elite group of Georgetown’s John Thompson, Arkansas’ Nolan Richardson and Kentucky’s Tubby Smith as the black coaches in Division I to lead teams to a national title. “I just wanted to come in and do this job and nobody looking at my color, just what I’m doing Xs and Os, but most importantly the impact I’m having on young kids’ lives,” Ollie said. “I just want to coach. I want to coach at the greatest university. And I have this job and we’re national champions.”

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Masters Is Wide-Open Without Tiger Woods AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — One after another, some of the world’s best players and favorites to win the Masters trudged up the hill on the opening hole to start their practice rounds. Phil Mickelson. Rory McIlroy. Adam Scott. It was typical of any Tuesday at Augusta National, except for the scoreboard to the right of where they were walking. The board has the names of all 97 players in the field, with blank boxes to put their scores when the tournament begins. On the far right side of the board is a list of this year’s noncompeting invitees. Tommy Aaron. Doug Ford. Tiger Woods. “It’s a weird feeling not having him here, isn’t it?” said Phil Mickelson, a three-time Masters champion and the chief foil for Woods over the years. “He’s been such a mainstay in professional golf and in the majors. It’s awkward to not have him here. I hope he gets back soon. I hope he’s back for the other majors. As much as I want to win - and I know how great he is and tough to beat - it makes it special when he’s in the field and you’re able to win.” Woods hasn’t been the same all year, even before back surgery last week. He is missing the Masters for the first time. His presence looms as large as some of the Georgia pines lining the fairways, though it will be forgotten when the opening shot is in the air Thursday, and a green jacket is awarded Sunday. Even so, Woods brings a buzz to any tournament, even at Augusta National. And this year, his absence has brought talk of the most wideopen Masters in nearly 20 years. Las Vegas has installed Scott and McIlroy as the betting favorites at 10-1, followed by Mickelson, Jason Day and Matt Kuchar at 12-1. McIlroy had his own version of a betting sheet on the table where he sat during his interview - the tee times for the opening two rounds. Told that 97 players were in the field, the 24-year-old from Northern Ireland figured 70 had a chance to win. “There’s a few past champions that play that might not be able to compete. There might be a few first-timers or a few amateurs that won’t compete,” McIlroy said. “But then you’ve got the rest. I’m just looking down the list here. Stewart Cink. Tim Clark. Ian Woosnam - no.” The room filled with laughter as McIlroy smiled and said,

“Sorry, Woosie,” referring to the “I think in the past, certainly 56-year-old former champion. that’s been easy to go to events “You’ve got a lot of guys that and look at a guy who is the guy can win, a lot of guys that have to beat,” Scott said, not naming won PGA Tour events,” McIlroy Woods because he didn’t need to. said. “OK, we’re playing at “I think that scope has kind of Augusta. Because it’s the Masters broadened now. There’s a lot of and because it’s so big and so guys with the talent and the form hyped up or whatever you want that aren’t necessarily standing to say, you ought to remember out above the others. But on their that you’re week, they’re still playing going to be “You’ve got a lot of tough to against the beat. same guys guys that can win, a “I’d like to you play with think my week in and lot of guys that have name is one week out. of those “I’ve beat- won PGA Tour events.” guys,” Scott en them said. “And I before,” he Rory McIlroy feel like I’m s a i d . going to be “ They’ve one of the guys who has got a beaten me before.” The PGA Tour is 21 tourna- chance if I play well this week.” Scott had one more occasion ments into the season, and only one player (Zach Johnson) won to wear his green jacket Tuesday while he was in the top 10 in the night as host of the Champions world. McIlroy and Scott each Dinner. Then, he sets out in a bid had comfortable leads going into to join Jack Nicklaus, Nick Faldo the final round and lost to players and Woods as the only players to win back-to-back Masters. outside the top 100.

For years, the Masters was seen as having the smallest group of contenders, and not just because it had the smallest field of the four majors. Augusta National is a puzzle that can take years to figure out. The roars that reverberate through the trees and from deep in Amen Corner on Sunday can be unsettling. Scott won two years after he was a runner-up. Jason Day has completed two Masters and has yet to finish worse than third. As for Mickelson? There’s no telling what he might accomplish next. Even though he has withdrawn from two tournaments with different injuries this year, Augusta invigorates the 43-year-old Mickelson. All of them would love to be near the top of the leaderboard Sunday afternoon. By then, no one will be thinking about anything except a green jacket. “No matter who is in contention or who is going to win this week, the Masters always provides a great finish,” McIlroy said. “Regardless of who is there.”

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State, SF Austin and Harvard all beat the odds to win, but nothing was more surprising than seeing No. 2 seed Duke lose helplessly to Mercer in their first game. And perhaps nothing was more inspiring than seeing No. 11 Dayton beat their Ohio big brother, Ohio State, to kickstart their run to the elite 8. I picked Wisconsin to win it all, a result of my attraction to this team’s unique combination of classic tough defense coupled with the most powerful offense that the program has seen over the Bo Ryan years. It was a great sight to see Bo Ryan finally land a Final Four spot after coaching top Wisconsin teams for over a decade. I was shellshocked when they blew a 2 point lead with under 16 seconds to play in losing to Kentucky, but in truth this is part of what makes the tournament as thrilling as it is. There can’t be thrilling winners without stinging disappointments on the other side. While only a miniscule fraction of fans predicted the outcome of this year’s tournament to be a No. 7 seed champion, the results show important truths about what it takes to win in March. Perhaps most importantly, you need superb guards, and UConn had the best in the country. These guards not only have innate talent, but they’re able to facilitate their teammates to score in all possible ways. That way, if the shooting goes cold, creative driving can set up high quality chances for the big men. If one player is on a roll from deep, these guards will purposely draw away defenders to feed the hot shooting hand. In the Harrison brothers and the Napier-Boatright Uconn duo, Monday’s final might have been a contest between the top two sets of guards in the country, and Napier unequivocally proved who’s the best of them all. Winning teams also need solid shooting. This is what doomed Arizona, and it eventually caught up with Kentucky in the title game. With so many games coming down to the wire, and with college games being as short as they are, it is very hard to keep games close and win at the end if a team can’t reliably shoot from the outside. Kentucky got away with mediocre shooting because Aaron Harrison hit huge three pointers in three consecutive games, but the luck only lasted so long. Lastly, you need versatile big men. Frank Kaminsky was a huge part of Wisconsin’s run, puzzling defenses with the dual threat of outside shooting and skillful maneuvering around the basket. Kentucky’s seemingly endless stream of talented big men made some of their games look like dunk-fests, and Uconn’s determined rebounding was a huge part of their success. I’m already looking forward to the excitement of March in 2015. Ben Horowitz can be reached at bhorowitz@cornellsun.com.

Olympian Kills Girlfriend PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) — A subdued Oscar Pistorius on Tuesday described dinner at home, chatting and looking at cell phone photos with Reeva Steenkamp on the last night of her life. Then he erupted in anguished howls and heaving sobs while testifying at his murder trial about the moments when he says he realized he shot his girlfriend through a closed toilet door. The shocking spectacle of what appeared to be a tormented man highlighted the drama of Pistorius’ inspirational rise and sudden fall. The South African doubleamputee runner captured the world’s attention when he successfully fought for permission to run in the 2012 Olympics on his carbon-fiber prostheses. The very next year, he was facing charges for killing the woman he said he loved. The court in Pretoria, the South African capital, adjourned because of the star athlete's breakdown, ending a day in which Pistorius spoke of the loving aspects of his relationship with Steenkamp in testimony designed to counter a prosecution picture of him as temperamental and overbearing, and then outlined his version of the final hours before the shooting. “I sat over Reeva and I cried,” Pistorius said, telling how he broke open the stall door in his bathroom in the early hours of

Feb. 14, 2013 to discover his bloodied girlfriend slumped in the cubicle. “I don't know how long I was there for.” Pistorius has said in statements that he shot Steenkamp after mistaking her for an intruder in his bathroom. Tuesday marked the first time he has spoken publicly about the details of the fatal shooting. Prosecutors call Pistorius”story an intricate lie and maintain he intentionally killed his 29year-old girlfriend, a model and reality TV show star, after an argument. The 27-year-old Olympian faces a life sentence with a minimum of 25 years before parole if convicted of premeditated murder. The judge, Thokozile Masipa, will deliver the verdict because South Africa does not have a jury system. Pistorius has often shown emotion while listening to testimony since the trial began March 3, burying his head in his hands, weeping and even vomiting on a couple of occasions. Tuesday's outburst on the witness stand was his most demonstrative, and it forced a brief adjournment. Pistorius didn’t stand up when the judge left, and also started to wail as he slumped in his seat. His brother and sister went over to comfort him. After a while he left the courtroom through a side door, still crying.

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Cacchione Cup class and first in the individual open flat, sophomores Kaitlin Smith and Elizabeth Drake, who placed second in individual intermediate fences and first in individual novice fences, respectively and freshman Chelsea Huss, who placed first in the individual open class. Notable rides also included freshman Amanda Ko’s fifth place, freshman Carlee Roberts’ fourth in novice fencers, freshman Shana Coffey’s first in novice flat, sophomore Susan Rhodes’ sixth in WTC, Sarah Cochran’s fifth in walk/trot, freshman Victoria Whitworth’s third in intermediate flat and sophomore Meridith Meyer’s third in open flat. The four qualifiers will compete in their respective classes at the nationals competition individually, but the entire team shares in their success. With the high-caliber competition around the corner, the Red throws its support behind the qualifiers and looks ahead to its next opportunity for success. Anna Johnson can be reached at ajohnson@cornellsun.com.

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In the other games, Cornell fell short of a win with two threeset and two two-set games. Fleck said he believes the overall match came down to the mental toughness aspect of the game rather than sheer talent and ability. “I think it’s difficult because we have the talent. I think the problem was more on the mental side than anything,” he said. “We had trouble winning the important rallies and keeping our composure on court. There were some close matches and had we had the right mindset, we might have come out on top.” One week earlier, Cornell endured a tough 7-0 loss to Columbia. The Red now has a 03 record in the Ivy conference. Nevertheless, the team hopes to turn its season around and see better results against Yale and Brown this upcoming weekend. “I think we’ll do better. We just need to make it through a match without losing the concentration,” Fleck said. “Everyone needs to be excited for this weekend and go in with the right attitude.” The Cornell women’s team was also unable to come out on top in its two away games this weekend against Dartmouth and Harvard. Both matches resulted in a 6-1 loss. Against Dartmouth in the doubles matches, freshmen Marika Cusick and Alexandra D’Ascenzo went 8-6 at the No.1 spot. However, Dartmouth won the other two games, 8-5 and 8-7, to secure the doubles point for a 1-0 lead. D’Ascenzo said she feels that she and Cusick work well together on court and showed a strong performance. “We played two of the top teams in the country and technically beat both of them,” she said. “I think we have a lot of fun together and we played aggressive which is what we’ve been told to do.” Despite the team loss,

D’Ascenzo said she believes the squad played well and the score didn’t reflect the team’s efforts. “I actually think we played really well even though the score doesn’t really reflect that. Personally I was the only one who won it so I did well personally but obviously I would have liked everyone else to win,” she said. “But I think overall we played well, especially against Harvard.” In singles, playing at the No. 3 position, D’Ascenzo clinched her three-set match 2-6, 6-2, 6-4 to secure Cornell’s only point. She said that she felt she had a mental edge over her opponent. “I think the game was more mental because it was pretty close in the first set. I kept my composure and the other girl lost it after I started winning,” D’Ascenzo said. While she nabbed the sole point for the Red, the other singles matches were close. In the No. 1 position, sophomore Dena Tanenbaum lost a three set match 6-4, 2-6, 6-2. In the No 2. and No. 4 positions, Cusick and junior Lauren Frazier lost their second sets in tiebreaks. Against No. 39 Harvard, Cornell lost the doubles point after Harvard won the No. 2 and No. 3 matches. In singles, No. 2 Cusick won her match in straight sets to win Cornell’s lone point against Harvard. Except for D’Ascenzo’s three set match (6-7, 2-1, 6-3), all the other matches went just two sets. The women’s team currently holds an Ivy record of 0-3. This upcoming weekend, the women’s team will battle against Yale and Brown at Reis Tennis Center. The team is excited to have a home advantage and hopes to have a large crowd, according to D’Ascenzo. “I’m definitely excited to play at home. It was nice to play away during spring break because campus was empty,” she said. “Hopefully we can get a good crowd this weekend.” Danielle Letourneau can be reached at dletourneau@cornellsun.com.

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Striking Double-Headers Mark Ivy Baseball Week I

t has been an exciting weekend in Ivy League men’s baseball, with many squads sweeping double-header wins. On Sunday, Penn swept Dartmouth, 4-0, 7-4, to earn its eleventh-straight victory and an 8-0 start in conference play. The Quakers came from behind to take the win in the second game, with Dartmouth getting three hits in the first inning and then hammering out two solo home runs in the bottom of the third. Penn recovered in the top of the fourth, however, on a pair of doubles that would drive in three runs to tie it at 3-3. The Green scored a run in the fourth for the final time in the game, with the Quakers driving the rest of the game home for a final 7-4 finish. Yale also posted a double-header sweep this weekend, defeating Princeton 2-1, 4-2. The Bulldogs’ triumph handed the Tigers its first Ivy League loss of the season. Princeton slipped to 4-2 in the Ivy, while the Quakers maintain a perfect 8-0 record. Cornell also took both games in its double-header against Brown this weekend, earning 4-1, 6-5 victories. Senior Chris Cruz came up big in game two to help the Red clinch the win, breaking a 1-all tie in the seventh inning of the opener with a two-run double followed by a home run. — Compiled by Sydney Altschuler

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Finishing strong | The Red’s Michiko McGivney opened game two play against Brown with a triple down rightfield, followed by a homer in the third.

Softball Roundup: Broken Records & Blowout Wins

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Bats on fire | Cornell junior JD Whetsel pulled a two-run double to left field in the contest against the Bears to give the Red a 6-4 lead in game two.

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Four Red Riders Qualify To Compete at Nationals By ANNA JOHNSON Sun Staff Writer

Last Sunday’s Zones competition was bittersweet for the Cornell equestrian team. The women earned nine top-three places and qualified four riders individually for nationals, yet narrowly missed the win — and the team qualification to Nationals — by just three points. Despite the disappointment of the narrow loss, though, the team has taken a historic step forward with this performance — this past weekend, the Red came closer than ever before to qualifying for nationals as a team. “Though it is disappointing that we did not qualify for nationals, we were only three points away, which is the closest our team has ever been,” said junior co-captain Georgiana de Rham. “All the girls gave it their all “All the girls gave it their all and it was, as always, a great experience to compete together for a common and it was, as always, a goal.” great experience to compete Freshman Gabrielle Rutkauskas, who earned first together for a common goal.” in WTC, agreed that despite the frustration, the team’s close bond remains strong through all the ups Georgiana de Rham and downs of competition. “We are a close-knit team. … When a teammate is disappointed in her ride, we all feel for each other,” Rutkauskas said. “We [were] excited for those who had successful rounds, obnoxiously clapping and cheering ‘Yeah Red’ in the stands, and picked the spirits up of those who were feeling down after not performing their best.” The Red still has reason to be positive, and, as always, the team continues to work hard and eagerly awaits its next chance to compete, according to Rutkauskas. “I am so proud to be on this team. … We came so far this year, proving our dedication [through] 6 a.m. practice, perseverance … and delivery [through] dominating the region,” Rutkauskas said. “I could not be more proud and excited that we have four girls competing at nationals as individuals representing Cornell University. … I am hopeful for CUET domination.” The team keeps its spirits high as four of the Red’s riders head to nationals. Among those who qualified were junior co-captain Georgiana de Rham, who placed fourth in the See EQUESTRIAN page 17

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Riding to nationals | Junior co-captain Georgiana de Rham placed fourth in the Cacchione Cup class and first in the individual open flat to qualify for nationals.

March Madness: Expect the Unexpected

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ooking from a fan’s perspective at this year’s March Madness tournament, I had a sense from the very beginning that unexpected results would unfold. The

By DANIELLE LETOURNEAU Sun Staff Writer

This past weekend, both Cornell’s men’s and women’s tennis teams faced off against Dartmouth and Harvard. On Saturday at home, the No. 46 Cornell men’s squad lost 4-2 to No. 41 Dartmouth in a close scoring match. Cornell gained a 1-0 lead after winning two out of three doubles matches. At the No.1 position, juniors Jason Luu and Quoc Nguyen beat the No. 20 ranked doubles team in the country, 8-5. At the No. 2 position, junior Sam Fleck and freshman Chris Vrabel lost in a close 8-7 match. To win the doubles point, freshmen Bernardo Casares Rosa and Colin Sinclair broke the tiebreak with an 8-7 triumph. In singles, No. 1 Fleck snagged a close two-set win, 7-6, 7-5, to grab Cornell’s second point. He was pleased with his performance and noted how his recovery positively contributed to his success. “I felt that I played really well actually. My ankle felt better and I was able to move well,” Fleck said. “I felt like it was the best I’ve played all season. I felt well and had a lot of confidence.” However, Cornell was unable to maintain its lead. Dartmouth quickly gained the upper hand, winning at the No. 3, 5 and 6 singles positions, tipping the score to 3-2 in the Green’s favor. Dartmouth clinched the

first 7 versus 8 seed championship game in the history of the tournament. In the end, UConn took advantage of Kentucky’s poor shooting to take home the title.

Ben Horowitz The Next Big Thing

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Clinching the win | Junior Sam Fleck won a crucial three-set match, 7-6, 5-7, 10-7, at the No. 1 singles spot.

match at the No. 2 singles position when Casares Rosa lost a heartbreaking third set tiebreaker. The No. 4 position match went unfinished after Dartmouth took the win. On Sunday, Cornell played its first outdoors match against No. 34 Harvard and ultimately fell short with a 5-2 score. Harvard swept Cornell in doubles 3-0 to win the doubles point, putting Cornell at a one-point disadvantage. In singles, Fleck and Luu won at the No.1 and No. 6 spots respectively. Fleck won a close three- set match 7-6, 5-7, 10-7. Luu, in contrast, dominated his opponent to win his match in two sets with a score of 6-1, 6-1. See TENNIS page 17

No. 1 seeds didn’t seem dominant, and that has the potential to drive unexpected teams into the Final Four. This year, it was Kentucky and UConn, two teams that underachieved during the regular season but finally figured out how to play their best when March Madness arrived. They steamrolled through the tournament, ruining many people’s brackets along the way. Then, both teams upset their final four opponents to set up the

Really, though, the excitement of March started on day one. It seemed like almost every game was down to the wire, complete toss-ups for who would make the clutch bucket in the final seconds to win the game. This left me agonizing, as I picked almost all the wrong winners in those nail-biters, but these games were thrilling to watch nonetheless. North Dakota See HOROWITZ page16