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S.A. presidential race unclear with committee and reviewer at odds
Citing 4 instances of ‘bias,’ counselor urges reversal
By NICHOLAS BOGEL-BURROUGHS and YUICHIRO KAKUTANI
The Cornell judicial codes counselor found four instances in which she said the Student Assembly Elections Committee applied election rules in a biased manner when disqualifying Varun Devatha ’19 from the S.A. presidential race, and she told The Sun on Wednesday night that the decision should be overturned. The committee’s actions “are invalid and against the very basic tenets of ethics,” the judicial codes c o u n s e l o r,
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The Student Assembly Elections Committee on Wednesday upheld its disqualification of a presidential candidate for a meme and declared Dale Barbaria ’19 the next S.A. president, but a report from the judicial codes counselor put the election results in doubt early on Thursday morning. The elections committee, led by Travis Cabbell ’18, maintained that it had correctly disqualified Varun Devatha ’19, the only other candidate for the top S.A. spot, last month based on a social post by one of his supporters that encouraged students to vote for Devatha and included a Cornell logo, which the committee said violated election rules. See COMMITTEE page 4
By NICHOLAS BOGELBURROUGHS and YUICHIRO KAKUTANI Sun City Editor and News Editor
Kendall Karr, a Cornell Law student, said in a fiery statement to The Sun late on Wednesday night. Karr’s conclusion that
to send the assembly into a crisis. The situation on Thursday morning, in which two entities have
“[Decision is] invalid and against ... basic tenets of ethics.” Kendall Karr Devatha should be reinstated and that she — and not the elections committee — has the final authority to determine whether or not the committee’s disqualification of Devatha should be overturned called Wednesday night’s initial results into question and has the potential
come to opposite conclusions about Devatha’s disqualification and each believe that they have final authority, had some current S.A. members concerned about what will happen next. Earlier on Wed-
nesday night, the 10-member elections committee, led by non-voting chair Travis Cabbell ’18, upheld its March 28 disqualification of Devatha, declaring Dale Barbaria ’19 the winner by default. The committee disqualified Devatha because it determined that a meme posted by a supporter of Devatha’s candidacy — who may have also been a member of his campaign — should disqualify him from the race because it included the Cornell logo in violation of election See REPORT page 4
BORIS TSANG / SUN ASSISTANT PHOTOGRAPHY EDITOR
What’s next? | It is unclear whether Varun Devatha ’19 (center) or Dale Barbaria ’19 (second from right) will be the next S.A. president.
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Arrests Made in Collegetown Assault of Student Who Says He Was Called a Racial Slur By NICHOLAS BOGEL-BURROUGHS Sun City Editor
Cornell Police have arrested two men and accused them of taking part in an assault in Collegetown last month, claiming that one of the men used slurs to harass a black student and then assaulted him. Cornell Police arrested Zachary R. Boothroyd, 22, of Dryden, and George W. Booker Jr., 22, of Groton. Police charged Boothroyd with three counts of third-degree assault, a misdemeanor, and Booker with one count of third-degree assault. Both were arraigned on Monday and released without bail. Neither appear to be Cornell students. In public documents filed by Cornell
Police in Ithaca City Court, Investigator Charles Alridge said Booker punched a student in the head, causing him to fall onto the concrete sidewalk unconscious near the taco truck on Eddy Street at about 1 a.m. on March 10. The assault occurred on the same street where a black student was assaulted in September in what prosecutors have charged as a hate crime. Tompkins County District Attorney Matthew Van Houten charged John Greenwood ’20 with hate crime attempted assault in that case, which is ongoing. Greenwood has pleaded not guilty. The victim in the March assault told police that he went out with friends on March 9 and later walked to the taco truck
near the corner of Eddy Street and Dryden Road for food. He said he remembers a white man standing near the taco truck who matched subsequent police descriptions of the suspect, but that his memory is “blurry” following the head injury he incurred during the assault. In the documents, a Cornell employee who witnessed the incident said a man who was in line at the taco truck was acting rowdy. The employee said the rowdy man and the victim “had a brief interaction” and then the man knocked the victim to the ground before pushing several other people waiting in line, including a woman who police said broke her ankle. “After I helped [the victim] up, the man
who had knocked him down became very confrontational and started shouting something along the lines of, ‘Let’s go nigger’ and ‘You got a problem nigger?’” the employee said in a statement to police. The employee said the victim asked the man to stop using the slur, and the man again knocked the victim down. The employee said he intervened and tried to diffuse the situation, but was also punched in the face, causing him to start bleeding from the lip. When he said he was going to call police, the man and about three friends left, heading down Eddy Street, the employee said. See ASSAULT page 14
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University Cancels Meeting With Students Demanding Fossil Fuel Divestment MICHAEL WENYE LI / SUN PHOTOGRAPHY EDITOR
Explosive Agenda | University Officials cancelled a meeting with student leaders hours before their appointment. By PARIS GHAZI Sun Assistant News Editor
Joanne DeStefano, the University’s executive vice president and chief financial officer canceled her planned meeting with Climate Justice Cornell to draft steps toward a more sustainable campus after learning that the group intended to present a series of demands to her. Although DeStefano herself encouraged CJC members to set up the meeting, she canceled the gathering after read-
ing a copy of the meeting agenda attached to an email to meeting attendees by Elizabeth Chi ’18, ex-campaign coordinator of CJC. “I agreed to this meeting as a courtesy to share our policies and to help you to understand the Board of Trustees’ position regarding divestment,” DeStefano wrote to Chi in an email, adding, “I must say that I am extremely disappointed to learn that your purpose for the meeting is to make a series of demands.” The group used the word “demand” in its agenda as indi-
cation of some of its priorities and goals, according to Jenny Xie ’20, a member of the financial task force for CJC. “My stomach dropped as soon as I read the email,” said Julie Kapuvari ’19, CJC member. “We had been preparing for weeks. It is so unprofessional that a higher Cornell administrator would cancel on a group of concerned students only hours beforehand on the basis of content based censorship.” The agenda cited CJC’s desire to “ascertain the current state of Cornell’s investment in the fossil fuel industry and to develop a plan to bring our investment portfolio into alignment with the institution’s core values through fossil fuel divestment.” The Board of Trustees voted in Jan. 2016 against fossil fuel divestment, and DeStefano stated that they would only divest to a corporation under “extraordinary circumstances” that “violate the University’s most deeply held values,” The Sun previously reported. However, Ezra Stein ’20, CJC member, believes that investing in fossil fuels company is “not helping to promote” Cornell’s mission “to benefit the Ithaca community, the Cornell community, and the world community at large. One of the demands in the agenda proposed complete divestment from the Carbon Underground 200 list — a ranking of the top 200 public coal, oil, and gas companies in the world that potentially contribute to carbon emissions — by 2035. This demands differs from Cornell’s goal to attain complete carbon neutrality of the Ithaca campus by 2035. While divestment indicates withdrawal of an institution’s investment assets from companies that contribute to fossil fuel emissions, carbon neutrality simply refers to reducing that See DIVESTMENT page 14
Pollack Rejects Student Demands ILR Faculty Reject Merger With Human Ecology To Divest From Puerto Rican Debt By EMILY YANG
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University to maintain investment in Baupost Group By JULIA CURLEY
ing with the Resolution authors in the weeks before President Pollack’s decision. After a long email exchange, the President Martha E. Pollack on conversation has now been reschedMarch 30 rejected the Student uled for April 27. Assembly’s unanimously supported President Pollack defended the debt Resolution 28, which called on the bonds by writing in a March 30 letter University to divest from Puerto Rican to the S.A., “divesting from any debt bonds and maintain greater trans- Baupost holdings would not change parency in investment filings. how Puerto Rico’s debt is restructured “While Resolution 28 is rooted in nor would it help the people of Puerto compassion for an important social Rico.” and political cause, I do not believe it Pollack’s response echoes Klarman’s meets the Board of Trustees’ adopted own acknowledgment of divestment threshold for pressure back divestment,” in October “I do not believe [the resolution] that these antiPresident Pollack wrote. debt bond inimeets the Board of Trustees’ The resolutiative “well adopted threshold for tion, passed at an intentioned” divestment.” S.A. meeting on but “impractiFeb. 15, follows cal.” President Martha E. Pollack a string of Ivy Prior to the League protests S.A.’s approval against universiof the resolution, DeStefano also ty investment in The Baupost Group, warned S.A. members that the Puerto a hedge fund run by Seth Klarman ’79, Rican debt crisis did not warrant after whom Klarman Hall is named. divestment. The group reportedly manages a hedge The University upholds strict stanfund that owns nearly $1 billion in dards for withdrawing monetary Puerto Rican debt. investments, and reserves the decision “Allowing an investment partner to for only the most severe instances. engage in a speculative activity with Cornell also requires evidence that its donated money is irresponsible,” said divestment would have a substantial Zachary Schmetterer ’18, the S.A. par- influence, according to DeStefano. liamentarian, in an interview with The The resolution additionally called Sun. “On the Puerto Rican side, this on Cornell to “list investment partneralso indirectly harms the island’s ships in their yearly tax filings in terms rebuilding efforts.” of both the initial investment amount, Schmetterer, who has reviewed the the fund’s name, and affiliation.” Baupost hedge fund model, argued Other Ivy League institutions list partthat “distressed government debt nerships and investments with greater investment does not produce reliable clarity, according to Rahul Mukherjee returns and incurs significant ’20, president of Cornell Impact unknown market and political risk.” Investing, an undergraduate private According to Schmetterer, Provost equity club, and co-author of Michael Kotlikoff, Chief Financial Resolution 28. Officer Joanne DeStefano and Vice President Joel Malina canceled a meetSee DEBT page 5 Sun Staff Writer
Eighty-eight percent of ILR faculty oppose the idea of merging the College of Human Ecology and the School of Industrial Labor Relations, according to a Qualitics Survey distributed two weeks ago shared at a Wednesday Faculty Senate Meeting. “The ILR faculty call upon [the faculty senate] to support our vote of no merger,” concluded Prof. Bill Sonnenstuhl, industrial and labor relations, who announced the result of the survey collected two weeks ago. The idea to merge the two schools was included in the Social Science Review, a report developed by the Committee on Organizational Structures to address “the fundamental concern that Cornell’s social sciences are less than the sum of the parts” by increasing efficiency, external visibility and collaboration between colleges.
Prof. Ted O’Donoghue, senior associate dean for social science in the College of Arts and Sciences and one of three committee cochairs present at the Senate, emphasized that the proposals were merely ideas rather than a formal proposal. “We intentionally used the word ideas and not recommendations, and our hope is that now there is going to be a campus discussion of these ideas,” O’Donoghue said. Faculty senators shared concerns over the success and purpose of the proposed merger. Prof. Harry Katz, industrial and labor relations, said that only exceedingly well conceived, motivated, and carefully prepared mergers do not fail but did not see “evidence of that extensive analysis … [on] how ILR and Human Ecology could be improved with a merger,” he said. “There is really no rationale in the report for this proposal,” Prof. Risa
Lieberwitz, industrial and labor relations, pressed the committee. Prof. John Cawley, policy analysis and management, said that College of Human Ecology professors are cautiously “open minded” about the merger idea. “People’s cumulative response seems to be that ... if there’s a case to be made, they’re willing to listen to it, but there’s a sense that we haven’t heard what that case was,” Crawley said. Prof. Eli Friedman, industrial and labor relations, called ILR “the best labor school in the country,” but expressed concerns that the school was not valued. “If we were to be merged into a new college, it seems almost certain that the kind of focus we have would be diluted,” he said. Professors also shared their views on proposals including restructuring social science graduate studSee FACULTY page 5
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Overwhelming rejection | Eighty-eight percent of ILR faculty rejected the idea of merging their college with the College of Human Ecology at a Faculty Senate meeting on Wednesday.
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Judicial Codes Counselor Blasts Elections Committee Ruling Committee disqualified Varun Devatha ’19 in biased ruling, judicial codes counselor says REPORT
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rules, according to internal documents obtained by The Sun. The meme was posted to a popular Facebook Group, “Cornell: Any Person, Any Meme,” and was deleted after at least 80 people had reacted to the image, screenshots included in the documents show. In a phone interview late on Wednesday, Cabbell noted that this is the first time “in the history of the Student Assembly” that a disqualified candidate has appealed to the judicial codes counselor, but he stood by the committee’s analysis that Karr’s report is purely advisory. He said Karr wrote the report based solely on information from Devatha and never contacted the committee. Cabbell said Karr can only evaluate procedural bias and “overstepped bounds to weigh in on matters that are not even applicable.” “It is not in her power to interpret the rules to say that she has final power,” Cabbell said “As it has been interpreted by the elections committee, this power remains with the body.” Karr directly opposes this analy“The Committee is sis. “The Committee incorrect that the [JCC’s] is incorrect that the findings are a non-bindJudicial Codes Counselor’s findings ing recommendation.” are a non-binding Kendall Karr recommendation,” Karr wrote in the seven-page report, which she shared with The Sun. “It would be nonsensical and superfluous to have the Judicial Codes Counselor review the Committee’s conduct for bias, find bias, and ask the biased body to reverse itself,” Karr wrote. Barbaria and Devatha both declined to comment on Karr’s report. Karr said that each of the four instances of bias she found would be enough, on their own, to find that the committee’s decision should be overturned. Karr claims in the report that the elections committee acted with bias when: • Members who were required to recuse themselves did not • The committee improperly broadened the scope of a reconsideration hearing after its initial report • Committee members voted without being present for portions of testimony and deliberations
• The committee did not produce “a minimally they may request a review by the Judicial Codes acceptable report,” hindering Devatha’s ability to appeal Counselor (JCC). If the JCC review finds that the and Karr’s own ability to review its actions. application of the rules was biased, the decision of the Student Assembly member TJ Ball ’19 said the lack Elections Committee may be overturned.” of clarity regarding the election results is bad for the Devatha requested Karr’s review after the committee student body. declined to revise its original decision on March 29, “The fact that the elections committee and the JCC according to documents obtained by The Sun and a are disagreeing over this is definitely not sending a pos- source familiar with the situation. itive message in terms of the effectiveness and clarity of Karr wrote in her report that the rules “are poorly written and create many student governance at instances of ambiguity” but Cornell,” said Ball, who endorsed Barbaria. “The fact “The commonsense reading of the Rules that “given that the Judicial vests the power to overturn the Codes Counselor review is to that this is uncharted waters serve as a safeguard against makes this even more of a Committee’s decision in the [JCC.]” procedural bias, regarding the tense situation.” review as simply a recomJung Won Kim ’18, the Kendall Karr mendation to the body that current S.A. president, told rendered the biased decision The Sun that he believes the elections committee has final authority, but said Karr’s would not be an intuitive reading of the sentence.” “The commonsense reading of the Rules vests the report should be given due weight, a sentiment he had power to overturn the Committee’s decision in the also shared with the committee before its ruling. “If it is true that the JCC [Karr] recommended that Judicial Codes Counselor,” Karr wrote. Read an updated version of this article at the committee reverse its decision and outlined the reasons why, then that’s also something that should be cornellsun.com. taken seriously by the elections committee,” Kim said. The relevant passage of the election rules reads: “If a Yuichiro Kakutani can be reached at disqualified candidate finds that the Elections ykakutani@cornellsun.com. Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs can be Committee was biased in their application of the rules, reached at nbogel-burroughs@cornellsun.com.
EMMA HOARTY / SUN STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER; BORIS TSANG / SUN ASSISTANT PHOTOGRAPHY EDITOR
Contested jurisdiction | It is unclear whether Varun Devatha ’19, left, or Dale Barbaria ’19, right, is the next Student Assembly president after the elections committee and the judicial codes counselor disagreed on nearly everything.
Committee: Disqualification Was Justified and Barbaria ’19 Should Be President COMMITTEE
Devatha, in his second appeal, said the committee had been biased in its decision and asked Karr to review the But the judicial codes counselor, ruling. Kendall Karr, a Cornell Law student, Reached by phone earlier on came to the opposite conclusions, saying Wednesday night, Barbaria said, “this the committee was biased in its analysis, wasn’t the way I was expecting to win,” that Devatha should be reinstated and but contacted later and made aware of that she — not the committee — has the Karr’s report, he declined to comment, as final authority to overturn the commit- did Devatha. tee’s original decision. She said she The delay in releasing the results has found four instances in which the com- taken a toll on all involved. While the mittee had elections comacted with mittee appeals “Every current [elections] committee bias, a claim continued, member has acted with integrity and C a b b e l l vote totals for s t r o n g l y interpreted rules to the best of their ability.” all races up denied. and down the Cabbell S.A. ballot Elections Committee also said that were withheld the elections from the pubcommittee, and not Karr, has the final lic and candidates until Wednesday say. night. Elections committee members Student voting ended on March 28, have privately aired frustrations about but the vote totals may never be revealed confidential documents being leaked to because totals for disqualified candidates The Sun and the public criticism the are not released, the committee said in a group and both candidates have faced letter released on Wednesday night. The online. final decision follows a tumultuous two “Throughout all of our discussions, weeks during which Devatha appealed the current members of the Elections the elections committee’s ruling twice Committee have had no knowledge of and a former member of the committee, the results of the election,” the nine votAustin McLaughlin ’18, quit, claiming ing members of the committee said in that the body had tried to “rig” the elec- the letter. Cabbell, the chair, does not tion. vote. Continued from page 1
“Every current committee member In addition to his experience as the has acted with integrity and interpreted vice president of internal operations, the rules to the best of their ability,” the Barbaria also served as the parliamentarmembers said. ian, vice president for internal operaThe committee’s letter seemed to tions and member of the University indicate that the student who posted the Assembly Codes and Judicial meme was not just a supporter of Committee. Devatha, but also officially connected to Endorsed by the International his campaign. Student Union, Committee memCornell Union for “The use of the Cornell Disability Awareness, bers said in their letter that “the use of the Cornell Mainland insignia or logo on any Cornell insignia or logo Chinese Student on any promotional promotional materials is Association and at least materials is prohibitfive other organizaprohibited.” ed.” Some observers tions, Devatha Elections Committee had questioned promised free Netflix whether that section of service, improved camthe election rules pus safety and a more applied solely to posters and quarter- transparent S.A. cards or to all promotional materials. Prior to serving as executive vice pres“All candidates and supporters who ident, Devatha served as undesignated have a clearly established connection to representative at-large on the S.A. during an election campaign, such as being a the 2016-17 academic year and as freshmember of a candidate’s campaign team, men representative during the preceding must comply with this rule,” the letter year. said. Barbaria, endorsed by the First Read an updated version of this story at Generation Student Union, Cornell cornellsun.com. Democrats and several other organizations, campaigned on a platform of bringing greater transparency to the S.A. Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs can be reached at and working to increase outreach and nbogel-burroughs@cornellsun.com. Yuichiro make students more aware of the assem- Kakutani can be reached at ykakutani@corbly’s work. nellsun.com.
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Pollack Rejects Plan to Faculty Critique ILR and Human Ecology Merger Divest from P.R. Debt FACULTY
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S.A. resolution does not meet the ‘adopted threshold for divestment,’ Pollack says in letter DEBT
logue will yield a profitable and ethical solution. He anticipates a compromise through portfolio In response to this directive, modification and communicaPollack explained that the tion. University strictly adheres to “When there is a dialogue IRS rules and reporting require- between the office of the ments. University investments and an “IRS Form 990 requires dis- investment vehicle it’s not like closure and reporting of related we have zero choice over what’s organizations when a university in our portfolio,” Schmetterer has control through majority explained. “The administration ownership or investment,” is making this seem like we have President Pollack explained. to completely divest from “Harvard and Princeton dis- Baupost Group if we’re trying close such investments because to address the Puerto Rican of their majority ownership of issue. We can have a portfolio those investments.” with no Puerto Rican debt.” The Resolution authors, While Schmetterer acknowlChristopher Arce ’19, edges that Cornell’s portfolio Schmetterer and Mukherjee, management may only force Baupost to re d i s t r i b u t e its holdings, “IRS Form 990 requires disclosure and Schmetterer reporting of related organizations when anticipates a cascade of a university has control through divestment majority ownership or investment.” and, ideally, the cancellaPresident Martha E. Pollack tion of Puerto Rican debt. Harvard and formally responded to Pollack’s MIT’s endowments make up a rejection in a letter Tuesday. large portion of Baupost’s total “While we realize that the funds, according to S resolution may not meet the chmetterer, and student groups Trustees’ threshold for divest- at these Universities actively ment, there is a conversation protested Puerto Rican debt that should be had about where holdings. our university’s endowment Schmetterer said “no one funds are going and how our wants” to discuss the returns on those investments are University’s investment in “dismaximized,” the group wrote. tressed debt,” which are invest“We as students are not only ments that make money if the concerned about the economic debtor declares bankruptcy. conditions in Puerto Rico, but “How do we do it well?” he are also equally concerned said. “And is this even benefitabout Cornell's financial ing our University and how can future.” we examine it? That conversaDespite the stark disagree- tion needs to be had.” ment between the S.A. and Board of Trustees, Schmetterer Julia Curley can be reached at feels strongly that an open dia- jcurley@cornellsun.com. Continued from page 3
ies, constructing an overarching Center for Social Sciences and creating a separate College of Social Science.
Prof. Richard Bensel, government, said “On the one hand, we have an increasing undergraduate student population. We have, in the report, the assumption of no faculty increases. The assumption is in many of the reforms is that
we will have an increased overhead and increased expenses. This seems like a very bad combination.” Emily Yang can be reached at eyang@cornellsun.com.
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Inform the Public, Release the Reports
THE ELECTIONS COMMITTEE’S REFUSAL TO COMPLY WITH THE RULING OF THE JUDICIAL CODES COUNSELOR in the Varun Devatha ’19 disqualification case is direly unfortunate and demonstrates an embarrassing lack of regard for reason on the part of our student government. Furthermore, it represents an impractical and dangerous seizure of power by a small, unelected council, and the public statement (see right) from the members of the committee does little to inspire any confidence in that body’s decision to uphold Devatha’s disqualification for violating election rules regulating promotional materials. Should those on Elections Committee wish to regain the trust which they have so thoroughly dispensed themselves of, they must immediately release all documentation relating to the Devatha case, beginning with the initial challenge to the campaign, all the way through their assessment of the Judicial Codes Counselor opinion and their final report — including their assessment of why they believe they, rather than the JCC, have final authority on the matter. If the committee is so confident in its decision, let it argue it in front of the students which it serves. The committee’s statement references the responsibilities of “the overall community as an informed body politic” — and yet such an invocation rings hollow when the committee refuses to inform the body politic! If the committee is going to risk overturning the democratically expressed will of the people, they should do so openly. Such a disclosure is not without precedent: in 2013, the Elections Committee disqualified presidential candidate Stephen Breedon ’14 for violating the elections rules, and then published a detailed five-page explanation of that ruling. If the Elections Committee is unwilling to volunteer its records, the Student Assembly itself should intercede and mandate the records’ release. It is, after all, the legitimacy of the Assembly that hangs so perilously in the balance. The editors have already commented on the substance of the initial challenge, and again letting aside all questions about the definitions of “promotional materials” and “supporters,” we iterate once more how patently absurd it is to believe that a “steal his look” meme so profoundly affected the fairness of the election as to merit a disqualification. If the committee has some damning piece of evidence to suggest otherwise, the student body deserves to see just how they’ve been duped. Alas, the committee statement does not address why the committee believes that the alleged violation “compromised the fairness of the election and constituted a material advantage,” and in fact does not address that integral part of the challenge process at all. Through its actions, the Elections Committee has endangered the legitimacy of the student branch of the shared governance system. The pall they have cast over this election season will only serve to diminish, rather than elevate, student voices across Cornell, and that effect must be countered. Today, Thursday April 12, at 4:45, the Student Assembly is scheduled to hold open session in Willard Straight Memorial Hall. We urge each and every one of you to attend that meeting and make your voices heard during open microphone. We further urge the elections committee to understand the longer-term effects of its actions. The decision at which they have arrived is unfair to the student body. It is unfair to Devatha. It is unfair to judicial codes counselor Kendall Karr grad, whose office provides valuable service and counsel to all Cornell students. And it is unfair to Devatha’s opponent, Dale Barbaria ’19, who may very well enter office hamstrung and without a mandate. Without further disclosure and explanation, it’s hard to see just to whom this decision isn’t unfair.
Elections Committee defends disqualification decision To the Editor: We’d like to start by thanking all who participated in this election. It has been a long cycle for the candidates, members of the Elections Committee and the student body as a whole. As we come to a conclusion, the Elections Committee would like to address concerns that have been brought up during this process. Before we begin, we must make it clear that we are bound by confidentiality regarding specifics around candidate challenges. Because of this, we cannot directly address the veracity of all claims brought up regarding this election, but we will do what we can. We made the choice (and were individually confirmed by the Student Assembly based on our qualifications) to serve the Cornell community and to uphold the election rules as approved unanimously by the Student Assembly at the end of the Fall 2017 semester (available on the Office of the Assemblies website). First, we want to address the claims that the members of the Elections Committee have acted in a biased and unethical manner. Throughout all of our discussions, the current members of the Elections Committee have had no knowledge of the results of the election. Every current committee member has acted with integrity and interpreted the rules to the best of their ability. No body of rules can perfectly encompass every situation, and the events that occurred during this cycle were far beyond the scope of those imagined by the framers of our regulations. The charge of the committee is to interpret and uphold the elections rules as they are written, regardless of how the decision is perceived. As such, our decisions were not made frivolously; they were the product of long hours of deliberation and debate between members. Next, we’d like to address the confusion regarding the use of the Cornell logo in promotional materials. As per the election rules, the use of the Cornell insignia or logo on any promotional materials is prohibited. All candidates and supporters who have a clearly established connection to an election campaign, such as being a member of a candidate’s campaign team, must comply with this rule. Furthermore, the committee is not an investigatory body. Our mission is to adjudicate the challenges that are brought to us in compliance with the process and within the timeline established by the election rules. Claims that the committee is applying rules unequally across candidates reflect a misunderstanding of the organization’s purpose. If violations were found on the part of candidates, it is the onus of the overall community as an informed body politic to bring these to the committee’s attention. Finally, the vote tally of the disqualified candidate will be nullified and struck from the record by the Office of Assemblies. As such, the specific breakdown of the votes that each candidate received for the presidential race will not be released to the candidates, the Elections Committee, the Student Assembly or the Cornell community. We strongly encourage all Cornellians to fully respect the incoming Assembly and provide them with your support. We would like to thank our committee chairperson (and director of elections), Travis Cabbell ’18, for guiding us through this process. Though he is a non-voting member of the committee, he has borne the majority of public scrutiny towards the organization and has maintained his decorum and commitment in spite of mounting external pressure. It has been a pleasure to serve our fellow Cornellians. Student Assembly Elections Committee Voting Members: Ethan Anderson ’18 Noah Chovanec ’18 Clady Corona ’19 Lucy Yi Lin ’20 Terrill Malone ’21 Shreya Mantrala ’18 Jenna Oliver ’20 Alexis Pollitto ’18 Chasen Richards ’19
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Bedside Manners
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was in CTB last week finishing up an essay when the song “Slow Motion” by Trey Songz came up. Normally, a throwback track like this wouldn’t incite so much nostalgia and excitement in me, but this song took me back to one of my favorite hook up memories. The summer before I began Cornell, I went from having my first kiss to showing up to my summer fling’s house wearing nothing but lingerie and high heels. Walking from his driveway to the front door, I remember that song bursting from inside of the house and my heart racing in anticipation of his surprise when he opened the door. He went absolutely crazy. Within seconds, I had goosebumps running down my thighs and moans pouring out of my glossed lips while the speakers spilled the chorus. So, imagine me sitting in CTB, flushed and horny, thinking back to my best no-strings-attached hook up. I couldn’t help but compare this guy to my most recent hook ups, which isn’t entirely fair considering he was older and definitely more experienced than my Cornell flings. Yet, his mature casual sex etiquette is something more people in college could replicate. With this in mind, I put my essay and avocado toast aside and came up with a few suggestions to refine
your casual sex bedside manners. After all, without a little trust and politeness, what’s my incentive to show up at your place wearing nothing under my Canada Goose?
Tip #1: Consent As with anything sex, consent is crucial. Before, during and after. Tip #2: Your Place or Mine? Some things to consider are: bed size, noise level (especially considering roommates), having condoms ready, clean sheets, and even post-sex snacks. Also, don’t flake last minute — nobody liked to shave their whole body and hype themselves up to be stood up. Tip #3: Sex Playlist Ad-free music because I had a hot flashback to a Trey Songz song, not a acne solution ad. My playlist favorites are: The Weeknd, Jeremih, Drake, Travis Scott, dvsn, Bazzi, Niykee Heaton, and CNCO. Tip #4: Reciprocity An eye for an eye might leave the whole world blind, but head for head is a must in bed. Tip #5: Condoms Assume condoms are a must and always have some available — this goes for both parties. Tip #6: Should I Stay or Should I Go? This is a tricky one. Personally, I consider it rude for a guy to leave right after having sex, but others may feel differently. I also hate imposing myself on the guy, so I make a habit of asking if they’re comfortable with me staying the night after sex. A simple, “hey is it cool for me to sleep over tonight?” should suffice. Plus, think of the mid-night sex possibilities!
Tip #7: The Morning After In life, but especially in sex, I strongly urge you to carry mints everywhere. Second, if you wake up before the other person, don’t leave like a bandit. Either nudge them and whisper goodbye, or wait until they wake up. Didn’t your parents teach you that leaving without saying goodbye is rude? Third, offer to clean up the condoms/wrappers/tissues/chains/ropes/etc. Lastly, morning sex?
Tip #8: Gratefulness I’m a firm believer that keeping things casual requires some emotional distancing, but if I initiated the sex, and you had a great time with me last night, I want you to say it. If you can take 15 minutes to thank the Goldman Sachs recruiter who won’t even remember your existence via email, you can text the person whose genitals you intimately interacted with back within 24 hours as well. Tip #9: Great Expectations Don’t expect more from casual sex than casual sex. Don’t expect brunch, goodmorning texts, PDA, or for the other person to tell you they “love” you. That being said, unless you both agreed to keep your no-strings fling secret, do acknowledge each other in public — anything other than this is awkward and rude. Honestly, there’s nothing more liberating than keeping sex casual. It’s a thrill keeping my men in rotation, but a bad bedside manner is definitely a dealbreaker, so don’t overthink it, but also refine your casual sex etiquette. Who knows, maybe we’ll have more frisky people showing up naked to each other’s houses in Collegetown. The Uptight Tart is a student at Cornell University. Slutty Endeavors appears monthly this semester.
ReykjaDick | Whoreoscopes
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ith the consistent barrage of garbage coming out of the Trump administration — did he collude with Russia? Use campaign funds to pay off Stormy Daniels? Pass one of the worst tax bills in American history? Consistently endanger the lives of thousands upon thousands of undocumented people living in the United States? Bring us to the brink of war again and again? (“Yes” to all of the above, by the way) — it’s easy to overlook the smaller pervasive actions of the Trump Administration. Yet, over the past week we’ve seen two changes that should be absolutely frightening to anyone who cares about the ability of Americans to access reproductive rights and justice. Just because it’s not obvious that Donald Trump is actively trying to make it harder for you to yield power over your own genitals does not mean that it isn’t happening. First, let’s fucking talk about Wendy Vitter. Wendy Vitter is Donald Trump’s nominee to serve as the district judge for the Eastern District of Louisiana in New Orleans. Wendy Vitter has served since 2012 as the general counsel for the Archdiocese of New Orleans and has minimal courtroom experience. Which is a pretty horrifying start for someone potentially seeking a lifetime appointment to a courtroom, but unsurprising
Hands Off under the Trump administration. In fact, as of November the ABA found that Donald Trump was nominating unqualified judges at an unprecedented rate. But what does that have to do with a sex column? And isn’t Wendy Vitter just another one of Trump’s bad nominees? Don’t worry, Vitter gets worse. Vitter is exceptionally strong in her opposition to abortion. Her positions extend far beyond the normal realm of “wow you really don’t want me to do this thing” and into “this is just a litany of absolute fake science bullshit.” While moderating a panel sponsored by the Louisiana Right to Life at a 2013 conference, Vitter endorsed a brochure called “The Pill Kills” that links oral contraception with cervical, breast and liver cancer as well suicide and violent death. The brochure is a mix of absolute farce and complete misinterpretation of single studies, which have been widely debunked. Vitter has claimed that Planned Parenthood kills “over 150,000 a year.” Insofar as the judiciary has the power to enforce or overturn those laws being passed in Republican-dominated states to specifically restrict access to reproductive care (see Texas, North Carolina and South Dakota), Vitter will potentially have the ability to restrict access to resources like Planned Parenthood or other vital, lifesaving, resources for health services.
That nomination alone would make for a horrendous week under a president that isn’t Donald Trump, and makes for a not great one in our current political climate. Too bad it’s not the only shit-show we witnessed! Trump also signed FOSTA into law. FOSTA is a bill that sounds really nice when you only pay attention to what its proponents say. Who wouldn’t love the Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act? The act makes it illegal for Backpage and similar websites to knowingly assist, facilitate or support sex trafficking. Yet, the truth is that not only does the bill do nothing to help sex trafficking victims, it also makes sex work a federal crime and forces sex work off of the internet and into street prostitution. The Electronic Freedom Foundation notes that FOSTA is a bill that is “a disaster for Internet intermediaries, marginalized communities and even trafficking victims themselves”. A world in which sex workers can use the internet to screen their clients their job is much safer. Even the Department of Justice warned that FOSTA raises constitutional concern and
advised against its passage. In a world in which we know countless individuals who passed this bill, including the man who signed it into law, are utilizing sex work, the passage of this bill seems particularly egregious. So the assault on sexual justice goes on. A mere fucking drop in the metaphorical piss bucket presented to us by our current administration, but not something that should go unnoticed in the ongoing fight to defend our rights. ReykjaDick is a student at Cornell University. Whoreoscopes appears monthly this semester.
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At Least It’s Spring at Luna’s By RUTH PARK Sun Contributor
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espite the fact that I regularly neglect my meal plan and indulgently blow my money on the eateries that populate Collegetown, I recently discovered that I had never been to Luna Inspired Street Food. To remedy this situation, and armed with the noble task of trying out the new spring menu of over 25 new dishes for The Sun, I made the perilous trek downhill a day before I skedaddled back home for break. By the way, I am not exaggerating about the treacherous hill; I kindly volunteered my friend to walk in front of me so that if necessary, I would fall face first on him — and not the cold, hard, concrete pavement! Ignoring its not-so-aesthetic facade (Luna’s shares its building complex with Loco Cantina), we stepped into an understandably empty restaurant for a Thursday lunch. To provide a few slices of background information, Luna’s is a quick service restaurant inspired by street food, with a total of three locations in Ithaca. It also offers catering and online order and delivery (although several customers on Yelp and TripAdvisor cite some issues with delivery). Luna’s proudly serves fusion dishes created using locally sourced meat and produce, and the business seems to heavily promote the fact that employees are paid a living wage. The Collegetown restaurant is dimly lit, with an interesting color scheme of gray, red and black on its walls, which are horizontally bordered by colorful chalkboard illustrations, a food truck signature. Available seating consists of small and square high tables and stools (I wasn’t terribly fond of this arrangement, but given the limited space, it did seem appropriate), and I didn’t register any music. After examining each new spring menu item, I chose the sticky pineapple chicken bowl that promised a combination of jas-
mine rice, crispy chicken covered in sweet and spicy sauce, thai chili peppers, sesame seeds and scallions, all served inside half of a pineapple. My lunch date selected the Cubano sandwich, which consists of local pork and ham, dill pickle, swiss cheese and yellow mustard nicely squeezed between two slices of pressed bread. One thing to note: Luna’s is partially selfserve! Orders and payments are requested and processed through two standing iPads. Our food came out very quickly (there were no “OMG, when are we getting fed?” moments), and we picked up our dishes from the little booth where the cashier and register would have been, if not for the iPads. Onto the actual food: the chicken in my sticky pineapple chicken bowl was really good — super crispy outside, and very soft and warm inside. Texture-wise, it was amazing; I’ve never had better chicken at a fast casual restaurant in my life! Alas, everything else was not as brilliant: there were barely any sesame seeds, the scallions were MIA and the curiously beige jasmine rice tasted like it had been unattractively cooked in heavily diluted sweet and sour sauce. I admit I was also slightly disappointed by the absence of actual pineapple; the dish comes in half of a fruit, the dices of which it does not contain (I’m used to pineapple rice bowls with diced pineapples!). I ended up eating only the chicken and a few spoonfuls of rice, picking at the rest. For a few minutes, I attempted to carve out some pineapple from the bowl, but there was not much of the fruit left that could be extracted, despite my enthusiastic enlistment of a plastic knife and fork. So in the end, no pineapple. I also took a bite of my friend’s Cubano sandwich, and it was alright! The sandwich was very pork-heavy — the accompanying ham was almost undetectable — but the pork was actually a little bland. My friend also agreed that it was an okay Cuban, though it was definitely a better overall dish
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when compared to my pineapple bowl. According to TripAdvisor, Luna’s Collegetown is an “American, fusion, mediterranean” restaurant ranked #56 out of the 201 restaurants in Ithaca, with a $ price range. Although this pricing evaluation is correct using a scale that runs from $ to $$$, I paid $12.49 for my pineapple bowl, so it is a bit pricey for street food! I mean, yes, I do pay upwards of $13 for avocado toast in New York City, but I wasn’t exactly thrilled to pay the same for my dish at Luna’s. The Cubano was also $12.49 (excluding tax). If it is important to you, the restaurant does not provide much Instagrammable content — ironically, I did post about my visit; to be fair, I had a great time with my friend, and my Instagram is most definitely not the epitome of aesthetic. Overall, Luna’s positives would be decent portions, quick service, plenty of options (if variety is your thing), easy customization (gluten-free and vegan preferences can be indicated through iPad) and locally-sourced
ingredients. And if you’re looking for a quiet weekday lunch, Luna’s is the spot! Personally, I probably will not be visiting Luna’s again in the near future (off to new places I go!), but I’m also not ruling it out; there are some thoughtfully long rave reviews online that endorse other items on the vast menu. Moreover, I have a disclaimer I should have made earlier: it is very hard to impress me with fusion food, and I have been told I am an objectively picky eater. So if you are nearby, you should give Luna’s a whirl! Serves: popular street food items with a fusion twist Vibe: think Applebee’s meets local food truck Price: $ Overall: Ruth Park is a freshman in the College of Agriculture & Life Sciences. She can be reached at rsp223@cornell.edu.
The Commons Kitchen: Variety Over Quality The variety was mismatched, and the quality was lacking
By MIKAYLA KUYKENDALL
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hen I first heard about The Commons Kitchen, I got the vibes of a Southern-style restaurant and instantly felt like I was being called home. Then I heard about its breakfast menu, and my foodie senses really started to tingle. As a hardcore advocate of “breakfast is the most important meal of the day,” I walked all the way down to the Commons and stepped into the new diner-style restaurant where I was mildly disappointed by the menu and the food. As one of the two customers in the restaurant, I was able to not only peruse the menu but also read it in detail. What I thought was a diner was really a hodgepodge of random Italian-style dishes and breakfast items — pizza, sub sandwiches, paninis, calzones, burgers, pasta, smoothies, breakfast sandwiches and omelettes. I decided to try the threecheese omelette, which came with a side of home fries and toast, along with a cup of coffee. My companion ordered a breakfast
sandwich with eggs and sausage that was also supposed to come with a side of home fries, but they were missing when his dish arrived. In regards to flavor, everything was well done — the combination of cheeses in the omelette was that perfect blend of salty and sharp, while the rye toast had an unexpected burst of bitterness. I didn’t even have to fill the coffee with cream and sugar or bring my own like I usually do when I go to IHOP or Denny’s! However, the eggs in my omelette were runny, giving them a gooey texture, and
the home fries were almost raw on the inside. The breakfast sandwich seemed okay enough — my companion had no complaints, but he also ate the sandwich in three bites. Fortunately, this experience didn’t hit our wallets too hard as it only cost about $16 total. Wanting to give the Kitchen a second chance, I ordered one of their sub sandwiches for delivery over my dreary Spring Break in Ithaca, and I was disappointed once again. I assumed the turkey bacon ranch sandwich would not only contain turkey, bacon and ranch dressing but also include
the lettuce, tomato, onion and provolone cheese that was described in the menu. The sandwich I received had turkey bacon — which I am not opposed to when it doesn’t feel like I’m chewing leather — and no cheese, onion or ranch dressing. This time, my wallet hurt a little because it was $9, and I ended up eating only half the sandwich. I don’t know if the fact that I was the only customer in the restaurant was indicative of how new The Commons Kitchen is or the poor quality of its food. However, the establishment’s service was top-notch. Everyone working there was extremely friendly and welcoming, which almost makes me forget about my dissatisfaction with the food. Almost. Just because I had a poor experience or two doesn’t mean the restaurant is a complete bust. Maybe one of the other eight categories will carry the rest of the menu, and maybe The Commons Kitchen will improve over time. Serves: Breakfast items but also Italian-style food
Vibe: Empty but in a “Come on in” way Price: $ Overall: Mikayla Kuykendall is a senior in the College of Agriculture & Life Sciences. She can be reached at mpk77@cornell.edu.
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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT I Can’t Stay Quiet About A Quiet Place
BY DAVID GOULDTHORPE Sun Staff Writer
Less is more. That seems to be the spirit behind A Quiet Place. Directed by John Krasinski, with a story by Bryan Woods and Scott Beck, the film sticks with a simple premise. It keeps a tiny cast of characters and, as is usual for horror, a relatively small budget of $17 million. It's a lean pool of resources. However, the filmmakers forged a powerful experience. A Quiet Place delivers both intense scares and strong, emotional performances. A Quiet Place focuses on a family trying to survive in a post-apocalyptic world. Within the past year, a meteorite struck Mexico and brought with it a species of monsters. The “angels of death” are ruthless hunters, despite being blind. Their hearing is exceptional, though. The family has survived only by maintaining silence every moment of their lives. The mother and father, played by Emily Blunt and director Krasinski, try to keep life going as normal as possible. Their daughter, who is deaf and feels guilty about accidentally enabling the death of her younger brother, is played by Millicent Simmonds. Meanwhile, their son, played by Noah Jupe, is trying to grow up in a terrifying world, doing his best to survive. These characters comprise pretty much everyone in the movie, and they are all played with
great talent. I have to give special praise to Simmonds and Jupe. Child actors aren’t always the best, but these two offer fantastic performances. Jupe convincingly portrays a son who struggles on the verge of adolescence, a timid boy who’s terrified of the world in which he grows up. Meanwhile, Simmonds, playing the reserved and ashamed daughter, manages to deliver strong emotion through a silent performance. Even when she signs, she communicates frustration and pain. Emily Blunt as the mother is phenomenal, and with Krasinski as the father, we have a family that feels authentic. That makes it easy for the film to build up its story. A horror movie should never be a movie about the horror. The Ring is about the mystery of Samara Morgan; It is about the perils and trials of growing up. In the same way, A Quiet Place is not about alien monsters that kill you if you make a sound. It’s about the anxiety of parents who realize they may not be enough to protect their children. That theme permeates the entire movie, and it strikes emotional chords that moved me to tears. Of course, a horror movie does need to have scares. Trust me, A Quiet Place has plenty. From the very first frame, there’s a sense of unease. We see a small ruined town, our main characters silent as they search through a store for medicine. The visual storytelling gives us enough background to
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Lee Abbott (John Krasinski) tries to prevent his son Marcus from making noise that will alert extraterrestrial monters in A Quiet Place.
piece together what has happened, and we see what’s at stake. The movie does a good job of not revelling in violence (there’s very little blood and gore) but it doesn’t shy away from it either. It’s brutal without throwing it in our face. The suspense becomes so great at times that I nearly fled the theater. I also enjoyed the design of the monsters themselves. They’re kept mysterious for a good chunk of the movie, and when they’re revealed I was both impressed and disturbed. My only nitpick would be that it does use multiple fake-
out jumpscares, with a couple of them feeling unnecessary. The good scares, however, far outnumber the bad. Finally, I have to give a special mention to the sound editing department, who knocked it out of the park. Any film titled A Quiet Place needs to have good sound design. Luckily, the team here did a fantastic job. They know when to use a natural “silence” with trees or wind in the distance, and when to use an absolute silence. There are times where we hear from the perspec-
tive of the deaf daughter, or of the monster. Their work cements the thrills and suspense of the movie. In a world of sprawling plotlines, A Quiet Place stays small and elegant. It focuses on what it wants to do, and does it well. With strong performances and touching themes, as well plenty of quality horror, I fully see it becoming a new horror masterpiece. David Gouldthorpe is a senior in the College of Industrial and Labor Relations. He can be reached at dgouldthorpe@cornellsun.com.
Legion Season 2 Premiere Promises A Trip Worth Taking BY NOAH HARRELSON Sun Staff Writer
For many shows, from thrillers to dramas, mystery is just one force keeping the audience interested. In Noah Hawley’s Legion, however, uncertainty is the foundation on which the rest of the story's world is created. Its narrative is as unreliable as the broken mind of its protagonist, David Haller, played by Dan Stevens. Legion’s wildly inventive first season followed David, diagnosed as a paranoid schizophrenic, as he battled for control of his mind and explored his unknown, seemingly unlimited power. Technically, Legion is a superhero show. I say “technically” because Hawley took great strides to keep it, at least artistically, as far as possible from
the superhero genre and from the cultural behemoth that is Marvel. Not once in watching the first season did I consider its protagonists “heroes.” Instead, Hawley presents what would these people would actually be like if they had these powers. To the show’s credit, none of the characters’ powers feel tacked on; their abilities have a clear impact on their psychology. Syd, played by Rachel Keller, trades bodies whenever she touches someone, and this is echoed in her withdrawn and standoffish personality she is when first introduced. One of Legion's main themes is mental health — unsurprising, considering that the ability to alter reality is theoretically indistinguishable from a psychotic break. To complement this theme, Hawley employs time-
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bending, unstable storytelling, a set design that evades dating and a score reminiscent of Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon (David's love interest is even named Syd Barrett). The audience is left uncertain of when or where the action is happening, and we are often just as in the dark as David. In fact, I found the most cathartic scene of the first season to be at the end of the pilot episode when David, having finally escaped the forces that want to institutionalize him, asks “is this real?” The entire cast is remarkably talented, but the standouts are Stevens as David and Aubrey Plaza as Lenny Busker. Stevens somehow conveys David’s damaged psychology with incredible detail; even the smallest erratic movements are done convincingly and without calling attention
to themselves. Plaza’s Lenny, on the other hand, exudes innuendo and malice, stealing nearly every scene she is in. Legion’s first season deserved to be nominated for Emmys across the board, but no snub was greater than Plaza for Supporting Actress. My biggest question going into season two was how Hawley and his crew would keep Legion’s atmosphere of uncertainty after the removal of David’s largest psychological foe. The first method is pragmatic and somewhat cliché: he is suffering from amnesia. Almost a year has passed, the world has changed drastically and we and David have to catch up quickly. Old enemies are now allies, roles have changed and once again the fate of the world is at stake. A second and more pro-
found change is Hawley's wilder, weirder presentation. Emboldened by last season's success, Legion's second season takes even more risks. While it is able to recreate the amazement and disorientation that made the first season so watchable, it flirts with being too hard to follow. It dances around the plot instead of following it and sometimes seems more focused on breaking the genre than contributing to it. For instance, within the premiere alone, there is a philosophical exposition on the nature of delusion, an animated version of Zhuangzi's Butterfly Dream and an enormously intricate dance-off, all with narrative importance yet to be revealed. Not to mention the introduction of Admiral Fukuyama, a character with a basketcovered head that speaks through three androgy-
nous androids. This is a point onto which many of the show’s critics latch; what some consider a novel emphasis of experience over comprehension, others criticize as simply being weird for the sake of being weird. For others still, the show’s spectacle is just a way to hide an unoriginal premise, that of an outsider learning to control his power and fight for good. It is true that just because something is difficult to understand does not mean it is worth understanding, but Legion’s presentation is inseparable from its subject matter, and its exploration of the intersection between the superhero genre and mental illness is certainly a trip worth taking. Noah Harrelson is a freshman in the College of Arts and Sciences. He can be reached at nmh65@cornell.edu.
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Hazel Numbers Puzzle #45
Fill in the empty cells, one number in each, so that each column, row, and region contains the numbers 1-9 exactly once. Each number in the solution therefore occurs only once in each of the three “directions,” hence the “single numbers” implied by the puzzle’s name. (Rules from wikipedia.org/wiki /Sudoku)
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Cornell Police said that the investigation, in consultation with the Tompkins County District Attorney’s office, “confirmed reports of racially charged language used by the assailants, but no evidence of a hate crime.” The Sun is withholding the identity of the victim at whom the slurs were directed based on a request from the victim, his family and Cornell Police Deputy Chief David Honan, who cited safety in asking The Sun to withhold the name. He urged The Sun to protect all victims in this case “and their concerns regarding privacy and safety.” Another witness, a Cornell senior, said in the public court documents that a man with blond hair rushed into the line using the slur several times. The senior said he told the man to back off, but then saw him punch the victim shortly thereafter. The man then also punched the senior twice in the back off the head, he said. Cornell Police accused Booker of assaulting the victim at whom the slurs were directed. The police accused Boothroyd of the assaults of the employee, the male senior, and a female senior who police said Boothroyd shoved, causing her to break her ankle. “Violent actions such as these assaults have no place on our campus or anywhere in our community,” Cornell Police Chief Kathy Zoner said in a statement. “The diligence of the Cornell Police investigative team, with the assis-
tance of our regular patrol teams, was fueled by members of our community who came forward with information to assist in identifying those charged.” “These collaborations produced big results,” Zoner said. “I have immeasurable appreciation for the collaboration and support we received from the community.” The victim at whom the slurs were directed said he woke up in the hospital with blood on his pillow, then headed home and later spoke with police. Van Houten, the district attorney, said that by law, there was no evidence for a hate crime. “There was no evidence which would have supported the classification of the charged offenses as hate crimes under New York State law,” Van Houten said in a statement released by Cornell Police. “While it is inappropriate to comment on the specifics of the evidence in an ongoing case, the investigation has revealed no proof establishing the criteria for charging the defendant with a hate crime as defined by the Penal Law,” the prosecutor said. The relevant portion of the statute says that a person commits a hate crime when he or she “intentionally commits a crime or selects a victim in whole or in substantial part” because of a belief or perception regarding the race of the victim, whether or not that belief is correct. Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs can be reached at nbogel-burroughs@cornellsun.com.
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institution’s carbon footprint by limiting emissions on campus. The agenda further listed a demand to the University to offer “disclosure of certain investment information” about the aforementioned 200 companies and “the immediate creation of a commitment or task force on sustainable reinvestment.” Xie added that one of the primary goals of setting up the meeting was to establish transparency between the organization and the University’s administration. “We were assuming that the administration was contacting us in good faith because it looked like they wanted to collaborate,” Xie said. Had the meeting taken place, CJC constituents would have elaborated that they wish such a task force to include a proportional student to faculty to administration representation that would go beyond rewarding sustainability measures that Cornell has already taken and instead offer a more critical view to “push for more things that Cornell hasn’t considered,” according to Xie. DeStefano, in addition to other University administrators like Malina, have consented to rescheduling a meeting in May “if the group is willing to have a dialogue on university policy and the board of trustees’ position regarding divestment, without the focus
on demands,” wrote the executive assistant Samantha Radloff in an email to Chi. The group hopes to maintain its goal of transparency at the future meeting, and according to Malina, and he and DeStefano “look forward to that meeting being scheduled.” Since 2012, CJC has drafted several resolutions that have circulated through shared governance and been presented to the University president. Last summer, CJC, S.A. members, and other members of social justice organizations wrote a resolution that was later rejected by President Pollack in November that asked for the Board of Trustees to “assemble an investment responsibility committee within their investment committee to improve Cornell’s STARS rating,” Kapuvari said. The Sustainability Tracking, Assessment and Rating System quantifies universities’ sustainability performance, and Cornell scores a 0.13 out of 7 when it comes to its investments in fossil fuel companies. “Divestment is an issue that we need to have communication with the administration on,” Xie said. “If that’s not something that they’re willing to do, then obviously we have to look into other ways to move forward that may not include working within the system.” Paris Ghazi can be reached at pghazi@cornellsun.com.
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The NHL Can Wait: Why Angello Should’ve Stayed C ornell men’s hockey junior forward Anthony Angello signed a contract with the Pittsburgh Penguins last week. Angello will likely start the next season with their AHL affiliate in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, where he hopes to eventually progress to Pittsburgh and the NHL.
Kevin Linsey The Beautiful Game His decision to leave early is not altogether surprising. In Pittsburgh’s mind, as a leading scorer for the third-ranked team in the country, Angello had improved all he could in college and was ready for a promotion to the professional league. And, yes, Angello did have a very impressive season in 2017-18 — in addition to three other quality, double-digit goal seasons in Ithaca. In what was perhaps his most memorable performance for the Red, he scored his only collegiate hat trick on the road at Harvard this season. He has always possessed an NHL-level wrist shot and has
the height and speed to be an effective two-way player for the Penguins. He projects as a third-line right winger, with possible second-line upside — not much unlike Matt Moulson ’06. Moulson, who captained Cornell in the 2005-06 season, has played over 10 seasons in the NHL, reaching a high of 69 points for the New York Islanders in 2011-12. Although Angello’s Cornell production pales in comparison to Moulson’s point-scoring in Ithaca, he certainly has the potential to reach that level. But there is a stronger case to be made that Angello’s decision to prematurely depart Ithaca may have been a mistake. Moulson was the last Cornell forward to have a significant NHL career, and he played all four years in college. A fourth year in Ithaca could have allowed Angello the chance to be captain and serve as a leader. He would have had one more year to play with Mitch Vanderlaan and Brendan Locke, the two forwards that served as his linemates for much of the season. He would have had the opportunity to put together one more excellent campaign to show Pittsburgh why they should give him a serious chance at the NHL level. There is also recent precedent for a forward leaving Cornell early, and that player’s situation was eerily similar to
Angello’s current one. The player in question was Brian Ferlin ’14, who played a similar role in Cornell’s offense as the go-to scorer, posting statistics quite comparable to Angello’s. He skipped his senior year to join the AHL’s Providence Bruins, taking the same path that Angello has now chosen. Yet Ferlin has spent most of the last four seasons in the AHL — not the NHL. In his first AHL season, he scored a measly 11 goals and 9 assists in 53 games. He still earned a chance to play for the Boston Bruins in the NHL — but after a lone assist in seven NHL games in 2015, he was sent back to the minors. Over the last three seasons, he has only played 32 games, and now struggling with injuries, has not played professional hockey at any level since January. The Lynah Faithful will certainly miss Angello’s talents, and his departure leaves head coach Mike Schafer ’86 with a gaping hole to fill at the right wing position on the top line. But while it is very well possible that Angello may succeed at a top level like Moulson, the case of Ferlin — a more similar and more recent example — suggests that he might have been better off remaining in Cornell for one more year. Kevin Linsey is a senior in the School of Industrial and Labor Relations. He can be contacted at klinsey@cornellsun. The Beautiful Game appears regularly this semester.
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standing out in a meet that featured 50 teams and over 100 entrants. Cornell managed to deliver four event wins, along with almost 30 top-10 finishes. Sophomore Brittany Stenekes won the 100M hurdles with a time of 14.06, after finishing first at the Titan Team Challenge the week before. Stenekes followed up her solo performance with another first place finish in the women’s 4x100 relay with sophomore Jinjer Pearce, senior Ellen Shepard and junior Martha Sam — collectively crossing the line in 45.98. Sam and Pearce, along with juniors Ellery Bianco and Tina Welzer, also contributed to a win in the 4x400, speeding past their opponents with a time of 3:48.74. The team attributes much of the year’s success to a consistent training regimen and commitment to remaining mentally focused. “A great week of training there, coupled with nearly ideal competitive conditions at our meets, has been a great formula for us through the years — and it has paid off again this year,” Smith said.
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The win is Cornell’s first as a member of the Inside Lacrosse top 10 this season, and, more importantly, the victory shows that this team belongs there. “We’ve got to make great decisions and move forward because we’ve got a game in a few days against another top-20 team,” Milliman said. The Red continues its nonconference schedule this weekend when it travels to Bethlehem, Pennsylvania to take on No. 18 Lehigh this Saturday at 2:30 p.m. Jack Kantor can be reached at jkantor@cornellsun.com.
The Red’s triumphs in track were also replicated on the field. Most notably, freshman Marguerite Lorenzo won the women’s high jump with a clearance of 5-7 — equalling a Cornell freshman record that she set just the week before. Sophomore Claire Kao also turned in a solid showing in the form of a fifth place finish on pole vault. Impressively, track and field recorded a striking 20 ECAC qualifiers throughout the meet. Heading into the final month of the track season, and with the Ivy League Outdoor Championship meet nearing, the team aims to maintain its strong footing. “I’m eager to see even more people join the fun and compete over the next few weeks, and also excited to see continued improvement from those that have trained and raced last week,” Smith said. “We’ll be even better as more people get to compete and contribute.” After having spent the last week touring California the Red now heads to Pennsylvania this Saturday where it will compete in the Bucknell Invitational. Benjamin Shi can be reached at bhs92@cornell.edu.
Looks to Snap Ivy Slump BASEBALL
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game series, where it has its sights set on recovering from a string of conference defeats. Like Cornell, Dartmouth’s season has been one of somewhat mixed results. While they took two of three matches against Columbia, in its series against Penn the team blew two ninth inning leads in a row. Despite the Green’s recent blunders, coach Pepicelli is still most focused on preparing the Red for Dartmouth’s strong pitching. “They can pitch. We’re still not clicking like we can offensively. I think it’s been a chal-
lenge for us all year to find ourselves offensively, so were really gonna have to get after it,” Pepicelli said. While Cornell’s performance has not fully lived up to expectations thus far, the squad is determined to remain optimistic and continue fighting onwards. “They’re a good program,” Pepicelli said, “but if we play like we’re capable of I feel good about the weekend.” Cornell hits the diamond against Dartmouth this Saturday for a doubleheader at Hoy Field, followed by a third game on Sunday. Miles Henshaw can be reached at mjh425@cornell.edu.
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No. 9 Laxers Upset No. 7 Syracuse, Extending Streak
By JACK KANTOR
the fourth quarter. Sophomore attack Jeff Teat and freshman midfielder Jonathan Donville led Coming off four straight wins, in a the way on offense with six and five matchup against perennial powerhouse points apiece. in Syracuse, it was a distinct possibility “Obviously it’s really nice [to score Cornell men’s lacrosse would end its win- points] in a game like that,” Donville ning streak and finally cool off. said. “Being a part of a group of six guys But that’s a storyline and the way we move the from past seasons — not “Being a part of a ball as a team is something this one. The Cornell brand that’s been impressive all of lacrosse is back, and the group of six guys and year.” Red means business; at least the way we move the Filling in for senior for now. Christian Knight once ball as a team is “We are really excited again, sophomore goalsomething that’s that we are playing tender Caelahn Bullen [Cornell’s style of ] lacrosse, stood strong in goal with been impressive and that means a lot to us,” 14 saves. all year.” said interim head coach “[I was] making sure Peter Milliman. that I am just focusing on Freshman In a primetime matchup myself and knowing that if Jonathan Donville at home Tuesday evening, I focus on myself I can Cornell defeated the focus on that ball,” Bullen Orange, 13-8. Pulling away in the game’s said. “[My teammates] give me a test third quarter, the team managed to every practice, and I just took this game secure its first back-to-back win over as another test, to test those shooters, Syracuse on Schoellkopf Field since and know that I can step to the ball.” 2000-02. A key moment came in game’s first “I think that was one of our better full quarter as Cornell led, 4-2, but couldn’t team efforts this year,” Milliman said. “I seem to distance itself from the Orange. would also say that was our best offensive Senior defenseman Jake Pulver was called effort. They got the eight goals, but I for holding and was sent off for 30 secthought out half field defense was really onds. outstanding when they needed to be.” On the Syracuse man advantage, The visitors kept the Red on its heels Bullen would make a crucial save off a towards the end of the contest, but failed shot from Bradley Voight. The penalty to overcome a six-goal deficit entering expired, and Cornell marched down the
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Five in a row | Strong offensive performances — including sophomore Jeff Teat’s six points — propelled Cornell to a 13-8 win over Syracuse, the Red’s fifth consecutive win.
field to extend its lead to three on a goal from freshman John Piatelli. From then on, the underdogs had the wind in their sails. “We didn’t get real in depth with what they were going to do on man up, but we have a pretty good sense of it,” Milliman said. “I thought we executed well on that man down.” Milliman was specifically pleased with the performance of junior Ryan Bray overall, but specifically on the clear. “I thought Ryan Bray was exceptional across the field,” Milliman said. “I don’t
know how many clears he had … but just really big ones, key ones like the man down clears.” With respect to the ground ball game, Cornell absolutely dominated, beating out Syracuse, 43-30. “[Ground balls] is an emphasis every game,” Milliman said. “When we win ground balls, we have … the best opportunity to win. But we really emphasize tough ground balls … those are the ones we take pride in winning.” See LACROSSE page 15
TRACK AND FIELD
BASEBALL
Cornell Dominates California Circuit
By BENJAMIN SHI Sun Contributor
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Black out | Encroaching darkness forced umpires to call off the Red’s game against Binghamton after nine and a half innings, depriving Cornell’s lineup of a chance to break the 5-5 tie.
Shortened Game Leaves Cornell Tied By MILES HENSHAW Sun Contributor
After an unsatisfying end to a non-conference game, the Red will have the chance to do some damage against Ivy foe Dartmouth this weekend. Cornell’s (5-14-1, 1-5 Ivy) Tuesday matchup against regional rival Binghamton (9-15-1) was called on account of darkness after nine and a half innings played, with the final score tied 5-5. Cornell and Binghamton players alike were both visibly disappointed in the umpires’ decision to end the game early, especially after the top half of the tenth had already been played. Head coach Mike Pepicelli expressed his frustration after the game, but was not overly concerned
with the extra inning’s impact on the Cornell bullpen. “We have three days off ... we’ll be fine,” Pepicelli said. “I’d prefer not to play a half inning we didn’t have to play … but that’s the way it goes.” The Red got off to an early 4-0 lead with help from a two-run homer by junior Josh Arndt, the long ball extending his hit streak to 11 games. Binghamton fired back with two runs in the fourth, two in the sixth on a home run, and another in the seventh. Cornell answered in the bottom of the seventh with an RBI double from senior Kyle Gallagher to tie the game at five. The team threatened to score in the bottom of the ninth with a wellworked one-out walk from sophomore Kaleb Lepper, followed by a base hit from freshman Ramon
Garza. But sloppy base-running quickly halted whatever momentum the team had been building: Lepper was thrown out trying to advance to third, while Garza was caught stealing to end the inning. Sophomore reliever Andrew Ellison, one of Cornell’s go-to options from the bullpen this season, was on the mound for the ninth and tenth innings, working into and out of bases loaded jams without letting up a run. But Ellison’s clutch pitching proved all for naught as the umpires’ decision to stop play deprived Cornell’s lineup of another chance at the plate. Looking to rebound from Tuesday’s anticlimactic conclusion, the Red will take on Dartmouth (715-1, 3-2-1) this weekend in a three See BASEBALL page 15
Recently ranked number one in the Northeast region by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association, Cornell women’s track and field looks to extend its dominant streak at the upcoming Ivy League championships following a trio of successes at the Titan Team Challenge, Bob Larsen Distance Carnival, and PomonaPitzer Invite over break. “We were very pleased
with the competitive efforts while in California over spring break,” said head coach Artie Smith ’96. “Given the quality and consistency of the team’s training over the past month as we transitioned from indoors to outdoors, it was clear that people were ready to get the outdoor season rolling.” During the PomonaPitzer Invite in southern California over the weekend, the Red had little trouble See TRACK page 15
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California dreamin’ | Recently ranked number one in the Northeast region, women’s track and field delivered impressive performances as it toured California to compete in three meets.