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Engaged Cornell Initiative Sees ‘Strong Response’for Grants had a very strong response,” Appleton said.

The grants will allow departments and programs to create classes that “connect the materials and The University has seen a strong faculty response inquiries of their disciplines with a relevant public to the $150-million, 10-year Engaged Cornell ini- venue, context or challenge through direct interactiative since its announcement in October, accord- tion with a community,” according to the Engaged Cornell website. ing to Vice Provost Judith 42 of the University’s 78 Appleton.

“The first call for engaged departments and academic units Under the initiative, all undercurriculum grants went out have submitted 47 letters of intent graduate students will be required ... in December and we for the grants, according to a to participate in at least one community-engaged course by 2025, have had a very strong University press release.

The development of an according to the University. response.”

Engaged Cornell Hub in Additionally, Cornell aims to fosKennedy Hall has been in the ter and support hundreds of partJudith Appleton works since the announcement nerships around the world. of the initiative, where various According to Appleton, who is also director of the program, the initiative has community service centers — such as the already received proposals from faculty for commu- Public Service Center, Engaged Learning and Research and the offices of Engaged Cornell staff — nity engagement courses.

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High tech | Gates Hall, pictured above, was funded in part by a $25-million gift from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.

Gates Foundation Awards Univ.$18.5M Grant will be used for plant breeding software project

By OLIVIA LUTWAK Sun Staff Writer

C.U.Holds First Sexual Assault Awareness Week

By ARIEL SEIDNER

The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation recently awarded Cornell $18.5 million for a project that aims to streamline the breeding of staple crops and give plant breeders in the developing world access to breeding software, according to the University.

The project — known as the “Genomic and Open-Source Breeding Informatics Initiative” — seeks to “support breeding programs serving smallholder farms” and focuses on alleviating poverty and food security for the impoverished, according to Prof. Mark Sorrells, plant breeding and genetics.

“The proposed technology development project aims to facilitate the routine use of genomic data in public plant breeding programs, to encourage local innovation in the adoption and integration of genomic technologies into breeding pipelines and ultimately to increase the rate of genetic gain delivered via staple crop improvement,” Sorrells said.

The Gates Foundation has a portfolio of projects that focus on impacting the livelihoods of farmers in developing countries, according to Sorrells. If the foundation notices a gap in the portfolio, they invite researchers to apply for funding on that topic.

“The big obstacle is how to relate trillions of data points on DNA sequence with the performance of breeding lines around the world,” said Edward Buckler, a geneticist for the United States Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Research Service. “The basic problem is the same no matter what the species.”

Buckler added the Gates Foundation and Ithaca researchers “thought it would be a good idea to combine forces” to develop a platform to address the above issue.

“We are developing an open source software platform to address applying DNA sequencing data to applied breeding for the developing world,” he said.

According to Sorrells, agricultural production must increase by an estimated 50 percent in order to meet the increasing demand for food due to population and income growth.

“These challenges require that we learn new ways of breeding staple food crops, adopting methods that allow for greater flexibility, reduced breeding cycle time and more efficient use of genetic variation than in the past,” Sorrells said. “To make this See GATES page 4

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This week, Cornell will hold its first-ever Sexual Assault Awareness Week, which aims to encourage dialogue about sexual assault on campus to inspire meaningful change.

The week involves several events, beginning with a Bystander Intervention Seminar in Ives Hall on Monday and ending with a debate on Title IX Legislation in Goldwin Smith Hall Friday, according to the SAAW website.

Don Muir ’15, Class of 2015

President and one of the main organizers of the event, said he believes that sexual assault is a pressing issue that can be combated with student awareness.

“In my opinion, sexual assault is one of the greatest issues facing colleges and universities in the United States today,” Muir said. “The purpose of SAAW is to raise awareness and drive change from the ground up. Simply put, more student participation yields higher impact programming and greater awareness.”

Emma Court ’15, another organizer and outgoing president of the

Every1Campaign — a student organization that fosters conversation about sexual assault and preventing sexual assault — said SAAW “was designed to fill a gap in programming that didn’t exist before.”

“There are a lot of misconceptions about accusations of rape and lack of awareness in terms of nuances of these issues,” Court said.

SAAW is co-sponsored by almost 20 different student organizations on campus, including the Class of 2015 Council, Cayuga’s Watchers, See WEEK page 4

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Over 1,800 Participate in Relay for Life Local

Common Core Protests May Threaten Tompkins County Funding This week, Tompkins County students in third to eighth grade will sit for statemandated testing, according to The Ithaca Journal. However, many parents have said their children will not be participating, as the parent-led effort to refuse new standardized tests continues to gain momentum and could threaten state funding, The Journal reported.

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More than 1,800 Cornellians gathered in Barton Hall Friday afternoon for the American Cancer Society’s annual Relay for Life, an all-night, 12-hour event which raised more than $8,500 for the organization.

The event was organized by Cornell’s branch of Colleges Against Cancer, a collaborative effort from the ACS which seeks to unite colleges nationwide in the fight against cancer.

Although the event did not exceed fundraising goals as it did last year, Relay For Life experienced a higher turnout rate with more local business contributions, sponsors and organizations represented at the event, according to Alyssa Caputo ’15, co-chair of Colleges Against Cancer.

"As of now, we’ve raised less money this year than in the past, but we have more people attending, more sponsors, more restaurants donating food and more groups performing than ever before,” Caputo said.

“We’ve [also] had more survivors here than ever before.”

According to Callie Shubin ’15, co-president of Colleges Against Cancer, the Relay reached a “record number of signups.”

"Everyone is telling me [that] this is the best one they’ve ever been to," Caputo added.

Shubin said fundraising efforts are mainly done through individuals in the Cornell community.

“Ithaca is a small town, so you don’t have these huge corporate donations that some other Relays or fundraisers have,” she said.

“It’s really a testament to the Cornell students that we’re able to raise so much money, because that means that these students are reaching out to their family and friends [and] their personal networks to ask them to donate to the American Cancer Society.”

According to Caputo, the higher overall participant turnout is the result of innovative outreach strategies.

“We reached out to a lot of different organizations this year [such as] the Greek Tri-

Historic Renaissance Theater and Casino In Harlem Turned to Rubble The Renaissance Theater and Casino in Harlem, where jazz legend Duke Ellington performed, Joe Louis fought and the Black Fives basketball team played, is now reduced to a pile of brick and metal, according to The New York Times. There have been extensive efforts to protest the demolition of the building known as Renny, which opened in 1921 and was at the heart of AfricanAmerican culture during a time of racial segregation, The Times reported.

National Hillary Clinton Announces Presidential Run Hillary Clinton announced Sunday that she would seek the presidency for a second time, The New York Times reported. “Everyday Ameri cans need a champion. And I want to be that champion,” she said in the video announcing her candidacy. Many Americans speculate that Clinton has already established herself as the likely 2016 Democratic nominee, The Times reported.

International President Obama Meets Raul Castro, Makes History President Barack Obama and President Raul Castro of Cuba met in Panama Sunday in the first face-to-face discussion between leaders of the two countries in 50 years, according to The New York Times. Obama called the meeting “candid and fruitful” and said he work would continue towards the goal of reestablishing diplomatic relations between the two countries, The Times reported.

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Council, and they designated no events to be held [that] evening so that was really helpful,” Caputo said. “We also reached out to the ALANA Intercultural Programming Board and a lot [of ] different people from different walks of Cornell life.”

Relay For Life has become an event for various clubs to promote their work as well as fundraise by holding individual activity booths, according to Shubin.

“We try to get as many groups as possible involved,” she said. “I like to think of Relay as a more fun version of ClubFest, because so many groups come to show off what they’ve been doing this year and raise money for a great cause at the same time.”

Caputo said the event has been improving every year and that she hopes it will keep growing.

"I want this event to be a campus-wide event, with people from all walks of life — greek, non-greek, musical, non-musical and freshmen through seniors,” she said. “I want it to be a campus-wide event that brings everyone together."

Shubin added that she believes “everyone has been touched by cancer in some way.”

“It is something that I have been very passionate about … and I am spending my life trying to combat cancer,” she said. Shubin will pursue a Ph.D. in biochemistry, cellular and molecular biology at Johns Hopkins University next year.

According to Laura Fletcher ’17, ceremonies chair for Colleges Against Cancer, Relay For Life has provided her with the opportunity to give back.

"My sister was diagnosed with neuroblastoma when she was two years old and lost her battle a few months later,” she said. “I had always wanted to find a way to give back to everyone who helped her while she was fighting and for my brothers and my parents, and Relay was the perfect way to do it.”

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Breaking records | More than 1,800 Cornellians participate in the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life in Barton Hall Friday — a record number of signups.

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

Art Showcase Raises Sexual Assault Awareness

By KIMBERLY LEE Sun Staff Writer

More than 150 members of the Ithaca community attended the third annual art showcase hosted by the We Step Into the Light — a nonprofit organization dedicated to “rais[ing] awareness about sexual assault, relationship and gender-based violence and stalking through art” — last Friday in the Physical Sciences Building.

The art is created for “thrivers,” a term chosen to replace the term “survivors,” according to the project’s website.

The project strives to empower thrivers and create a

“[The art] is a commemoration of the survivors — their identity, their story, their lives.”

Angela Han ’15 safe environment for processing their thoughts, feelings and experiences with the support of artists, according to its website.

Thrivers and artists, both volunteers, work together to produce a piece of art that honors the thriver’s life beyond the violence they have experienced.

Both artists and thrivers come from all across the coun-

try to participate in the project, according to event coordinator Angela Han ’15. During the two-month process, artists were not allowed to ask about what happened to the thrivers and instead focused on what the thrivers chose to share.

“What’s really beautiful about this project is the way in which we raise awareness ... through the celebration of survivors,” said Han, who has been working with the project since her sophomore year. “We Step Into the Light isn’t a typical service project or a typical volunteer experience — it is a journey on which two people embark on.”

Artworks of different mediums were on display, including pieces done in paint, sculpture, photography, poetry, song and dance. Attendees walked freely between pieces and gathered to watch performances.

“I think [We Step Into the Light] is a really prolific event,” said attendee Michelle Nelson ’17. “It does a great job of raising awareness while at the same time empowering victims of sexual assault and gender-based violence and offering them a space to heal.”

Han said the event is a “celebration of the creation of [the] beautiful relationship” between the artist and thriver.

“We acknowledge that the experience of violence is a part

of the person, but does not tity, their story, their lives.”

The artwork will continue define the person,” Han said.

“The artwork brings to light to be displayed at Mann that the thrivers are thriving. Library until this Friday.

They have a human story.

[The art] is a commemoration Kimberly Lee can be reached at of the survivors — their iden- klee@cornellsun.com.

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Dancing in the light | Mandy Caughy, a professional dancer from Ithaca, performs at We Step Into the Light’s art showcase Friday.

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will be located, according to Appleton.

The program has also filled many of its staff and financial management positions, including the appointment of its new executive director, Basil Safi, last month.

Appleton said she hopes the experiences brought forth by Engaged Cornell will “enhance student learning, personal development and professional preparation.”

“This type of learning and research has been part of the University’s mission from the time [of ] our founding, and community engagement is an emphasis in the University’s current strategic plan,” Appleton said.

The 10-year initiative is a continuation of Cornell’s mission as a land grant university to improve the community, according to Appleton.

The University will partner with communities both locally and globally to solve contemporary

issues.

“Fully integrated, Engaged Cornell will be embedded in the university in a way that is evident in the teaching and research in all the colleges and schools, as well as in the residences, clubs and athletic programs,” Appleton said.

Though Appleton said she believes that courses with a community engagement component are already in place at Cornell, Engaged Cornell will aim to increase student participation in these classes and encourage professors to develop new ones.

“Our strengths in taking this step include our research intensive campus, our strong program in extension, the unprecedented renewal of our faculty and the extraordinary interest in community engagement and service among our students,” Appleton said.

Stephanie Yan can be reached at syan@cornellsun.com.

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Haven, the Every1Campaign and the Greek Tri-Council.

Leading members of the student organizations said they hoped the week’s events would impact the student body in a meaningful way.

Jevan Hutson ’16, president of Haven, said he hopes SAAW will bring a greater understanding to the issue of sexual assault and its relevance to the Cornell community.

“It’s important to understand that while the issue of sexual assault exists on an ambiguous national level, there are students on this campus who face these issues,” Hutson said. “SAAW will humanize issues of sexual assault for individuals.”

Michael Ostro ’15, associate director of engagement for Cayuga’s Watchers, said he believes Thursday’s screening of the documentary “Hunting

Ground” — which focuses on rape on college campuses across the United States — is an important event that would add to campus conversation.

“The Hunting Ground film screening highlights what we call ‘victim blaming,’” Ostro said.

“There is a tendency toward victim blaming. Girls should not have to worry about what they are wearing, or where they are going, or who they are with. The people who have tendencies toward sexual assault are the ones we should be telling.”

Ian Harris ’16, director of external operations for Cayuga’s Watchers, said the ultimate goal of SAAW was two-fold.

“We hope to not only educate students about these issues, but also make sure they are equipped with the necessary knowledge for how they can make the campus a better place,” Harris said.

According to Andrea Kim ’16, president of the Multicultural Greek Letter Council, the issue of

sexual assault will move closer to eradication “with a more unified community working towards a common goal.”

Panhellenic Council President Kendall Grant ’16 said the council is “committed to promoting women’s safety and empowerment on campus.”

“SAAW is a gigantic programming push; even if students don't attend an event, at least they heard about it,” she said.

James Alvarez ’16, vice president for judicial affairs of the Interfraternity Council, said he believes SAAW will serve to push the conversation surrounding sexual assault a wareness forward.

“I think this week will be a great momentum-builder for talks about how to proceed, [and] actions we can take as a campus in order to make students safer,” he said.

Ariel Seidner can be reached at aseidner@cornellsun.com.

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possible, we must make transformative leaps in the way we use technology to increase the rate of genetic gain in public plant breeding programs.”

According to the project summary, GOBII seeks to create a large genomic databases to store genotypic data and implement a data pipeline that would allow breeders to receive predictions and drive selection to increase the rate of genetic gain.

“Global food security and rural poverty are critically important issues for the coming thirty to forty years,” Sorrells said. “Global population is expected to surpass nine billion people while growing economies may add pressure to already strained

food production systems.

Agricultural resources threaten to become increasingly scarce with consequent impact on food production costs.”

Sorrells added that the age of genomics is “an exciting time for plant breeders.”

“The challenge is in the implementation, and the complications of that implementation largely prevent plant breeders from taking full advantage of genomic data in their programs,” Sorrells said.

“The primary objective of the GOBII, is to hide from breeders the details of implementation so that they will be able to apply genomic data in new and more creative breeding schemes.”

Olivia Lutwak can be reached at olutwak@cornellsun.com.

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Disney Racecar Attraction Crash Kills One

On the road again

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A Lamborghini that was part of an exotic car racing attraction at Walt Disney World crashed into a guardrail, killing a passenger and injuring the driver on Sunday, police said.

The attraction lets racecar fans be drivers or passengers in luxurious cars such as Lamborghinis, Porsches or Ferraris.

It wasn’t immediately clear if the driver was a track employee or a customer. The driver was hospitalized with minor injuries. The passenger was a 36-year-old man from nearby Davenport.

Their names were not immediately released.

The Lamborghini crashed when the driver lost control on the course at the Exotic Driving Experience, according to the Florida Highway Patrol, which was investigating.

A Disney spokeswoman declined comment.

Iranian Officials Accuse Detained Journalist of Espionage TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — A Washington Post journalist detained in Iran for over eight months is accused of “espionage” and “acting against national security,” the semiofficial Fars news agency reported Sunday.

The report did not elaborate on the source of the information, but the agency is regarded as close to Iran’s hard-liners.

Iranian officials have previously said Jason Rezaian is facing “security” charges and that he will stand trial before the Revolutionary Court — which mainly hears sensitive cases involving national security.

Rezaian’s lawyer, Leila Ahsan, declined to comment on the specific charges against her client, but told The Associated Press she had finished studying the text of the indictment and

would brief Rezaian’s family in the coming days. Ahsan added that she visited Rezaian in prison last month.

“He appeared to be in good health and spirits. I can see him anytime. Jason asked me to provide a strong defense. I’m in constant touch with his wife and family. I’ve requested that the court hold the trial as soon as possible,” she said.

Rezaian, along with his wife, Yeganeh Salehi, and two photojournalists were detained on July 22 in Tehran. All were later released except Rezaian, who is a dual U.S.-Iranian citizen. Iran does not recognize dual nationality. The Post, U.S. officials and Rezaian’s family have all called for his release. When contacted, Rezaian’s brother Ali declined to comment.

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Hillary Rodham Clinton speaks at a forum sponsored by the Center for American Progress in Washington.

Clinton, who announced her presidential campaign yesterday, will try to determine the risks of aligning too closely with President Obama.

Kenyan Government Asks U.N. to Close Refugee Camp NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenya’s Deputy President William Ruto says the government has given the United Nations High Commission for Refugees three months to close a refugee camp and send the 400,000 Somalis living there back to their country.

The Kenyan government says the Dadaab refugee camp

in eastern Kenya has become a recruitment center for the extremist group al-Shabab whose gunmen last week killed 148 people at the country’s Garissa College University.

Ruto said in rally on Saturday that Kenya must be secured at all costs.

Kenyan President Uhuru

Kenyatta vowed a sharp response to last week’s attack at the university.

Kenyan warplanes attacked suspected militant positions in Somalia, and the government said Wednesday that it was freezing accounts of organizations and individuals suspected of financing Islamic extremists.

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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT Barton Hall Transformed The 31st Annual Cornell Fashion Collective Show

BY JAEL GOLDFINE Arts and Entertainment Editor

Every spring, Barton Hall is almost implausibly transformed by the members of the Cornell Fashion Collective into a magnificent, professional runway for one of Cornell’s proudest celebrations of student art and skill, from manager to model to designer. The 31st Annual Cornell Fashion Collective Runway Show last Saturday was no exception. It is unbelievable that such a glamorous, fascinating and powerful evening takes place in the same space where 4x800’s are run, pop stars perform, prelims are bombed and where you probably got your student ID photo taken.

The work of design students from all years and majors was showcased: freshman and sophomores, who each contributed one or two pieces to their class collections, and junior and senior designers, who each showed individual collections. The evening showcased an incredible medley of fashion both in philosophy and medium; from classically elegant formal, lounge and athletic wear collections to fairytale drama performances to surreal performance art, decade concept lines and affecting political pieces, such as a crowd favorite straight jacket fashioned from a classic Cornell sweatshirt.

The third level designers showed first, opening with Linnea Fong’s ’16 masquerade-inspired line of muted black, grey and metal tone formal wear, “Infatuated” and Greta Ohaus’s ’16 concept narrative line of “The Agony of Aphrodite,” displaying a Greco-roman, yet flapper-like progression of looks worn by barefoot models with flowing hair extensions. The first two lines were followed up by the contrasting futuristic “Method 6” punk collection of Vanessa Sanchez ’16, several of whose looks were lit up by glowing light fixtures. Each

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of the following JASON NATHAN / SUN STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER collections: Christopher Au’s ’15 all white-andNorse gold mythologyi n s p i r e d “Ragnarok,” Rae Dagdagan’s ’16 playful, androgynous primary col“Co-Ed,” ored Riley Kilgariff ’s ’16 severe yet w h i m s i c a l “Ataraxy” and C a r o l i n e Donelan’s ’16 line of brightly colored women’s athletic wear, “Onward,” illustrated equally cohesive, polished concepts and consistencies.

Highlights were Daniella Cueva-Schraidt’s ’16 “El Pájaro Azul,” a lux- adorned in fantasy-like garments made of laser-cut urious line of intricate pajama-like loungewear repre- foam and sheet acrylics, proceeded onto the stage. His sented the tense time for women just before the pas- experimental line reevaluated the idea of perfect shapes. sage of the 19th Amendment, giving women the right It certainly shocked, but the presence of such bodies in to vote. The shapeless yet feminine linens, muted, art this space and Wen’s bursting enthusiasm when he ran nouveau aesthetic and demure attitudes of the models out to greet the audience made for a powerful moment.

Next, Tiffany Dang’s ’15 “Collection Au Lait,” conveyed the period’s anxieties while displaying lovely, vintage pieces. Toi Bly’s ’15 line, “The Reign,” was inspired by 1900s coffee house culture, explored the also a crowd favorite. Captured by the motto contrast between the fluidity of ideas and the undeni“Sometimes the king is a woman,” it was meant to able form of structures. The functional but elegant dayevoke a fusion of Xena Warrior Princess and the wear evoked the luxury of the coffeehouses by which it Brontë sisters’ styles. These two concepts of powerful was inspired.

Lauren Swanziger’s ’15 “Everybody” line featured femininity came together to produce strong silhouettes, stark leathers and structured flaring skirts for an models of varying heights, sizes and shapes dressed in exotic but chic collection. “Irradiance,” the Wearable maroon and white knitwear, ranging from evening Technology Team’s line closed the third levels with gowns to suits, and were devoted to “designing to the remarkable collaborations of fashion and technology. body to the way it is and not how anyone says it should The lights were dimmed as models appeared wearing be.”

Ellen Pyne ’15, who specializes in costume design, garments lit by luminescent panels that react to audio, heat and motion, optical fiber cloth illuminated by essentially produced a short, experimental production controllable LEDs and strips of electroluminescent of Snow White with her collection “Crimson.” Models wearing exquisitely detailed costumes featured an tape.

The collective showings by the first and second level incredible range of textiles and materials, and utilized designers naturally lacked the obvious cohesion of the hand-painted fabrics and intensive dyeing and distressindividual third level collections, but were each ing techniques.

Paige Kozak’s ’15 collection, “A Muse” was designed designed around an overarching thesis. The first level students designed around the open-ended theme for her concept character, Quincy: “an aloof high “Muse.” Their showings were varied, but impressive schooler with an affinity for gnomes and a bad habit of both in imagination and construction, ranging from swiping library CDs.” All of her models performing woodland themed evening gowns worn by models bear- Quincy took the runway together, enacting the induling constructed antlers, to several politically charged gent innocence of the teen character: One model ate an menswear pieces, to a space-age queen of hearts ensem- apple, others listened to headphones, played with their hair, stretched or yawned. Kozak’s ’70s inspired designs ble.

The second level theme, “Contradiction,” was some- of velvet and tweed, including a cape, robe, smoking what more conspicuous in the sophomore collection. jacket and gnome-embroidered minidress undeniably Two male models premiered it, sprayed with shimmer- brought her character to life.

Blake Uretsky’s ’15 closed the show with her collecing gold paint, showing stunning, full length gowns with colorful petal-like bloomings of fabric at the tion “Crested Butte,” inspired by vintage 1950s skiwaists. Although the maleness of the models, by some wear, meant to capture the life of a woman living in an terms, contradicted the traditional femininity of the “opulent yet isolated ski lodge on Mount Crested garments, I was struck by the dignity and and natural- Butte.” Her models fittingly walked to Blondie’s “Heart ness with which they wore them and their presence of Glass” under striking artificial snowfall, wearing powerfully provoked triviality of the entire notions of winter garments of rich vintage patterns, luxurious fur, masculine and feminine. Much of the rest of the second pinstripes and classic plaids.

I left Barton Hall totally breathtaken by the technilevel line included fantasy inspired, colorful evening gowns and menswear, each piece interpreting or ques- cal skill, diverse inspirations, provocative, clever devices tioning the notion of “contradiction” through different and political insight of the collections and their designers. For those of us whose academic pursuits don’t means.

Saved for last were the collections of the fourth level involve the creation of beautiful things, watching this design collections, which represent the wearable equiv- runway show and other display is a reminder that Cornell is pulsing with the visionary talent of students alents of their senior theses.

The highly anticipated collection of Brandon Wen across disciplines. ’15, “And In Perfect Tension,” opened the final portion of the show. His designs, a self-proclaimed “purist manifesto,” took the sphere as its singular inspiration. Semi- Jael Goldfine is a sophomore in the College of Arts and Sciences. nude, plus-size models wearing aqua blue wigs, She can be reached at jgoldfine@cornellsun.com.

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OK Go Wows Fans at the State Theatre

BY ROSE BEATTIE Sun Contributor

Upon walking into the State Theatre Friday evening and scanning the crowd, I could see that mostly Cornell and Ithaca College students had come to see OK Go, with a few high schoolers thrown in for good measure. Everybody took their seats amongst a few longtime fans who seemed to date back to the band’s self-titled release back in 2002. Because White Arrows, OK Go’s opening act, “fell off ” according to Dan Smalls, the main event got started right on time.

I had been introduced to OK Go through their iconic music videos, including “Needing/Getting,” “White Knuckles,” “I Won’t Let You Down,” and their original “Here it Goes Again.” I bought my ticket hoping for something quirky, eclectic and catchy, and OK Go certainly did not disappoint. Their set began with a video montage featuring famous movie characters, ranging from Jack Nicholson in The Shining to Melissa McCarthy in Bridesmaids, repeating the two words “ok” and “go.” This video was played on a screen projected onto a thin curtain, which you could faintly see the band setting up behind.

Throughout the night, the band played a mix of songs from their four studio albums, OK Go (2002), Oh No (2005), Of the Blue Color of the Sky (2010) and their most recent release, Hungry Ghosts (2014). Beginning with “Upside Down & Inside Out” and transitioning into “You’re So Damn Hot” from their

debut album, OK Go started the night on a high note. After that, the concert took an interesting turn as the thin curtain was rolled up to enormous applause.

Damian Kulash, OK Go’s frontman, addressed the audience asking, “Does anyone have any questions? Ithaca is such a college town, I always get such a scholarly vibe from this place.”

After answering some questions, such as “What should I major in?” and “What are your thoughts on net neutrality?” OK Go treated their audience to something I have never seen before during a concert. They asked us to stop our feet, clap our hands and make hissing sound, and each was recorded and turned into the bassline for “There’s a Fire.”

This question and answer-punctuated format continued throughout the night, by which the audience seemed to be both refreshed and flattered. Some later questions included “Will you marry me?”

“How should we resolve the border tensions between Ukraine and Russia?” and my personal favorite, “How did you get the name OK Go?” This question gave the most insight to the personalities of the members. Kulash had met bassist Tim Nordwind at an arts camp when they were eleven years old, and got their name from their “stoner art teacher” who would say things like, “Touch the paper. O.K., feel the tree. Now draw the difference.” Tim described this teacher looking over his

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shoulder as he was about to begin his artwork saying, “O.K., O.K., O.K. … Go.” Another highlight of the night was Kulash stepping out into the crowd to sing an acoustic version of “Last Leaf,” complete with an endearing voice crack. The band interacted easily and effortlessly with their audience, and this was definitely the most intimate moment of the night. After a mildly unorthodox and definitely entertaining set, they closed with “A Million Ways.” With chants of, “Encore!” erupting from the audience, another film similar to their music videos then began to play upon the thin curtain. Shortly after, the four members of OK Go took the stage once again, this time all donning white

jumpsuits. Though it looked absurd, they soon began a synchronized dance that no other band could pull of, complete with face-framing and completely choreographed moves. The jumpsuits, to gasps and cheers from the audience, turned neon under blacklights for the last three songs: “White Knuckles,” “I Won’t Let You Down” and their most popular, “Here It Goes Again.” On Friday night, I was hoping for something as entertaining and eclectic as their music videos, and OK Go definitely delivered.

Rose Beattie is a sophomore in the College of Arts and Sciences. She can be reached at rmb353@cornell.edu.

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Letter to the Editor

Student response to Robert Harrison’76 To the Editor: Re: “GUEST ROOM: A Call for Productive Dialogue,” Opinion, April 10

Every time that the managers of this University have told us to behave, they have prefaced it with statements like this: “Student activism is a cherished and unwavering element of Cornell University’s proud, 150-year heritage,” as in Robert Harrison’s op-ed piece published last Friday. Yet, upon reflection, it is impossible to recall a cause that they would have supported while it occurred. Perhaps in a decade, when tuition has reached $100,000 and financial aid has been cut significantly, the Chairman of the Board of Trustees will look nostalgically on #FightTheFee, and use our memory to patronize the next generation of activists. We hope not, though, because this would mean that students would continue to be barred from participating in decisions that affect them.

We hear no end to the rhetoric of “student engagement.” The problem is that every time we attempt to engage meaningfully, we have doors slammed in our faces. The Student Assembly was removed from meetings concerning the Fee and then pressured to withhold facts about it from their constituents. Students attended every open trustees meeting (of which there were few), but they were not allowed to actually address the board members in that setting. The full session of the Trustees, as has been documented extensively, was closed illegally. Students who attempted to listen to the proceedings were kicked out, and when they attempted to open a dialogue with the trustees, invoking the New York State law requiring the meeting to be open, students were shouted down. One trustee bluntly announced, “This is a private corporation.” This was how students learned the difficult truth that “meaningful dialogue” with the Trustees, who hold “supreme power” over the University and by extension those who constitute it, is impossible.

Many of Chairman Harrison’s charges against student protesters are what he would call “baseless accusations.” He accuses students of verbally harassing trustees and staff, but the truth is that students intentionally avoided addressing individual trustees, and afterwards we made an effort to clean up the area out of respect for the University workers.

The new “distance” that Chairman Harrison describes is not novel from the perspective of students, as most of us have no meaningful contact with the trustees during their time at Cornell. Though Harrison calls our thoroughly-researched documentation of Trustee misconduct rude, in his 900-word column, he does nothing to refute our claims.

Perhaps most incredibly, he seems to imply that we should be grateful for the hard work trustees put in, forgetting that it is the students who, thanks to cost increases, will have to work a second summer job, fill out more scholarship applications or try to graduate in fewer semesters to afford their education — or that it is students’ families who will have to choose between their children’s education and basic necessities. It is offensive to ask students to empathize with the trustees’ opulent discomfort as they keep Cornell afloat by drowning us in debt. Chairman Harrison forgets that the University can, and often does, function without the Trustees, but couldn’t last a day without the labor of students, faculty and workers.

Alex Gremillion ’18 Conor Hodges ’18 Caroline Bennett ’18 Michael Mintz ’17 Wyatt Nelson ’16 Daniel Marshall ’15 Nadia Shebaro ’15

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What Brings You To Cornell?

hen taking a picture with one existed at Cornell. Some may even of those “Thank You Cornell” claim they're coming to Cornell for the outstanding scenery or top ranked dinwhiteboards, a fellow senior ing halls. Granted, these reasons are wrote, “For a million things to miss large generalizations, but you get where and a million reasons to come back.”

I’m going with this one.

When I first read this, I was a little mad I hadn’t thought of that one The reasons we come to Cornell and myself, as I’ve been contemplating what the reasons we come back are entirely to write for a while and still haven’t different. When thinking about what come up with something better. Of all will bring us back for reunions, visits, the messages I’ve seen seniors write as Slope Days of the future — it’s not part of the Senior Class Campaign, this going to be the things that brought us one is by far my favorite. each to the Hill in the first place. The Many seniors thank Cornell for vari- beauty and attraction of Cornell will be entirely different from the alumnus perous clubs or organizations, particular spective, and as I quickly approach this friends or opportunities, the calf muscles they’ve built from trekking up Libe vantage point, I think about those million reasons to come back.

Slope daily or the dairy bar ice cream.

The list of things seniors are individualIt's going to be more than just the ly grateful for could quite literally add memories created in these last few up to a million, but what truly struck a weeks — it’s years worth of opportunichord with me was the second part of ties turned into life changing decisions, the sentiment: a million reasons to roommates and classmates that became come back. lifelong friends and confidants, Since returnpeers and proing from Spring Break, the The microcosm that is the Hill fessors that served as our imminent fear gives us each the ability to own inspiration, of leaving the too many ranHill has become lead, develop and change our dom nights that all too real. ended in a calSenior Days own surroundings in more zone from tickets went on impactful ways than we’ll ever Nasties or sale, friends are Louie’s or pizza making plans to be able to do in the “real from Rasheed at ensure we do world” CTP, CTB cofthings “one last fee on the way time,” you can to the library almost count the and the memories of a few years that remaining weekends on one hand and gave us the ability to learn and grow to top it all off — it’s Cornell Days. I beyond our own years. love Cornell Days; hundreds, if not thousands, of admitted students and The microcosm that is the Hill gives their families eagerly swarm campus, us each the ability to lead, develop and excited to learn all about Cornell. As I change our own surroundings in more watched tour group after tour group impactful ways than we’ll ever be able walk by from the comfort of Libe Café to do in the “real word” — and so I last week, I began to think about the think it’s this feeling of comfort, capamillion reasons to come to Cornell. bility and sheer endless possibility that draws us back to the Hill and reminds Here are these future Cornellians us each what we can accomplish in this walking all over campus from info sesworld. It’s a towering vantage point on sions to student panel, meeting with society and one that can only be professors and faculty, checking out described as an opportunity. dorm rooms, all coming up with reasons why Cornell is the right fit for What brought you to Cornell and them. I bet if you asked almost any one what will bring you back are two very of them, they could give you at least different things. But what is perhaps five reasons why they want to come the most important thing to understand here. is that we were each lucky to be here.

The first would be the caliber of aca- What brings you to Cornell as a prospective student, as a current studemics, the specific program Cornell dent or as an alumni may change with offers that they can’t find at similar time, but what matters most is that schools, be it ILR, Hotel, Urban people come to Cornell time and time Planning or an undergraduate program again after graduation. What brings you in Biometry and Statistics. The second to Cornell and what you take from and third would probably be related to Cornell are entirely different than why the people, the student body and the impressive faculty. The fourth would be I came and what I’ll take, but we'll forever share in our common experiences something related to some student and mutual appreciation for the Hill. group, organization, established office or corner of campus that makes them feel at home here. Lastly, the fifth probably has to do with some cool unique Rachel Gerber graduated in December from the opportunity that you or I likely partici- College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. Responses pated in, heard of or never even knew can be sent to associate-editor@cornellsun.com.

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Amiri Banks |

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Moving Fashion Forward

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spent this past Saturday evening in the midst of one of the most creative, engaging and thought-provoking experiences that I’ve had at Cornell. The Cornell Fashion Collective’s 31st Annual Runway Show was a two-hour-long thrillride that had designers delivering piece after piece of visually stunning and carefully crafted fashion.

As each model walked up and down the twin catwalks, I couldn’t help but notice the beauty of them all. Every step, hand motion and facial expression added to each designer’s story of inspiration, whether that story was about an aloof high schooler who loves collecting acorns, or the mysterious patrons of a ski lodge in the Pacific Northwest.

Towards the end of the show, I began to realize that the beautifullymade pieces of clothing weren’t the only pieces of art on the runway — the models themselves were living artistic tributes to the celebration of the human body.

Some of the collections showcased on Saturday drew inspiration from models whose body types were not the same as your typical fashion model. Ranging from petite to plus size, these models made me really think about the inevitable relationship between women, body positivity and the fashion industry.

We all know how it works — the ideals of beauty are thrown in our faces every day from advertisements claiming that you need this makeup to look beautiful, or you need these undergarments to squeeze you into that little black dress. Women and girls learn at a very young age that skin-

“Real women have curves” is a ... mantra that attempts to be body positive, but could also end up having the opposite effect. ny is good, and not skinny is not good. You can either be porcelain pale or tropical tan, and everything in between is just boring. You should have curves, but not too many. The longer your legs, the higher your value.

Short hair is for boys, not girls. No thunder thighs, cankles or wobbly arms allowed. Skinny is good, and not skinny is not good.

These ideals translate to the fashion industry, where the number one goal is to create garments that people want to buy and wear themselves.

Guess who looks great in most clothing? Thin and fit people! This idea makes sense — designers want to incentivize people to buy their clothing by presenting them in an attractive way.

The problem with the representation of women in the fashion industry is that when thin people are presented as the only type of people who deserve to wear such clothing, it is suggested that people that aren’t as thin as runway models aren’t worthy. When almost every single model you see is thin as a rail, it gets to you.

While body positivity and inclusiveness of non-traditional body type models are indeed wonderful things, we must also be careful to not head too far in the other direction. Recently, the term “real women” has been used frequently to describe women who do not have the typical runway model body. “Real women have curves” is a related mantra that attempts to be body positive, but could end up having the opposite effect.

These phrases suggest that very thin women with few curves aren’t “real women.” This evokes an entirely different set of beauty ideals, where women are expected to be thin, but at the same time possess voluptuous curves. Are very skinny, non-curvy women imaginary? Nope — they are real women too. Every woman is a “real” woman.

This includes women for whom obstacles in the fashion industry lie outside the realm of body type. Racial issues abound in the fashion world — an overwhelming majority of models used in the United States are white, while people of color are extremely underrepresented. At the 2013 iteration of New York Fashion Week, 80 percent of the 4,637 looks were modeled by white women. Asian women comprised 8.1 percent, black women comprised 8 percent, and Latina women comprised 3.2 percent.

Does this mean that non-white models are somehow less suited to showcase pieces of clothing as an art form? Of course not. But that’s the message that this phenomenon sends to every young person of color around the world when they look at the fashion industry and do not see themselves included. The fashion industry is only one example of a society that does not equally represent all races — check out the Congress of the United States, the CEOs of the Fortune 500 or the entirety of the American entertainment industry for more.

The issues of body image and race in the fashion industry are widespread and have deep roots. We are always seeing advertisements featuring impossibly skinny women that have obviously been altered to seem even thinner than they already are, and many magazines alter photographs of celebrities and models with dark skin to make them appear to have a lighter and whiter skin tone. These facades are useless — yet even though we see through them, they can still hurt us.

Overall, I am very grateful to the Cornell Fashion Collective for providing me a venue to learn more about the fashion industry and the true artistry of apparel design. I am truly impressed with and inspired by the level of inclusion that all designers achieved throughout the show. I was delighted to watch models of all body types and ethnicities walking down the runways like the beautiful people that they are. We can only hope that the fashion industry as a whole can take a hint, and that we will see more diversity on runways.

Conna Walsh is a senior in the College of Arts and Sciences. She can be reached at cwalsh@cornellsun.com. A Word with Walsh appears alternate Mondays this semester.

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pologies in advance for worthy and unsettling for the self-centric, decided- many. But with stand-up, they ly dark and generally un- suddenly become approachable.

A.B.-ish nature of this column. People feel comfortable with Shit gets rough sometimes, even them because of the context in for the man who has tasked which they are presented. And, himself with being perennially at the same time, comedians are cheerful and prolific in his writ- the diabolical masterminds who turn their misery — as well as ing.

On that note, some may wonder how one manages to stay happy all the time. My secret, You must be able to distinguish ironically, is to under- naive positivity, which can have stand the negatives. In devastating consequences, from this way, I feel that I can that which is born of practical always be positive.

However, positivity is pessimism. not always synonymous with happiness. You must be able to distinguish their perception of other’s misnaïve positivity, which can ery — into brilliant commendevastating conse- tary. Their subtle innuendos have quences, from that which is make you actually stop and born of practical pessimism. In think, while still putting a smile other words, viewing the world on your face. Genius.

Another example of turning through a cynical lens can actually make you a happier darkness to your advantage can be found in the efforts of those person.

The merits of darkness can who are either hopeless romanbe found easily; look no further tics or hopeful failures in the than comedy, one of the ulti- department of romance. I conmate sources of light. Along sider myself one who falls under with smiles, food and music, both categories. Allow me to which I’ve also written at length explain.

As I’ve mentioned in previabout, laughter is another powerful equalizer for our species. ous columns, I have a remarkEveryone, or almost everyone, able proclivity for becoming can laugh. When two people are infatuated. My most recent laughing, they are sharing in an romantic failure, however, came experience universally accepted at the hands of someone who I as both cathartic and unifying. don’t believe classified as an Yet the subject of so much com- infatuation. Fortunately, the edy often tends to be the taboo. increasingly foolish decisions I’ve made over the years have Why? Well, if we think about peo- allowed my tolerance for rejecple like Louis C.K. and Dave tion to increase accordingly. So, Chapelle, who tackle topics like in the case of this most recent race, death, suicide, self-image, crush, I entered with the lowest socioeconomic disparities, etc., of expectations. As a result, I we see a recurring theme of came out feeling far, far less darkness. In normal conversa- scathed than you might expect. tion, these topics are cringe- All thanks to the power of pes-

simism (yeah, I warned you this one would be a little tough to swallow).

Along the same vein, low expectations and/or awareness of the worst-case scenario can be applied to anything in life.

Prelims? Assume you failed miserably. Then be grateful for the C- you actually got. Ambition?

Hope for the best but expect nothing. Then find yourself pleasantly surThis prised. m a n t r a becomes most applicable when you consider some of the really disheartening current events taking place out there, or sometimes not even “out there;” oftentimes, terrible things happen just a stone’s throw away from your dorm.

I try to keep myself as aware of all the evil and injustice as possible without getting bogged down in my inability to stop so much of it. I guess the reason is that it keeps me going. I know that I can only do the best I can with what little powers I possess. I also know that no matter how down in the dumps I might feel, there’s always someone who has it worse. This is less a case of schadenfreude and more a case of gratitude. And wow am I grateful, because I (and you) have been blessed with an incredible, magnificent life.

O.K., I’m done. Take from this what you will.

Amiri Banks is a sophomore in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. He may be reached at abanks@cornellsun.com.

Honest A.B. appears alternate Mondays this semester.

Letter to the Editor

Administrators’response to Robert Harrison’76 To the Editor: Re: “GUEST ROOM: A Call for Productive Dialogue,” Opinion, April 10

We echo Chairman Harrison’s dismay over the choices made by the March 26 protesters who “did their best to disrupt the [Board of Trustees meeting] proceedings by pounding on walls, standing on tables, screaming obscenities and verbally harassing trustees and university staff.”

According to the protesters’ own recently released statement, we now learn that the “point of the action was disruption;” and that, in their minds, disorder is preferable to discussion as “dialogues with power don’t work.”

Such a blanket dismissal of the potential for dialogue and engagement is disheartening and contrary to what Cornell has stood for these last 150 years. Of more immediate concern is the stated intention on the part of a small group of protesters to undertake additional “disruptive” activity, which prompts us to remind the university community of the provisions of our Campus Code of Conduct that govern protests, demonstrations and the maintenance of public order.

We encourage all to familiarize themselves with the provisions of the Campus Code of

Conduct, including those sections dealing with the Principle of Freedom with Responsibility (Article I, § C) and Responsible Speech and Expression (Article III), as well as the penalties that will be imposed for any violations.

As Chairman Harrison stated, student activism has played an important role throughout Cornell’s history. When rooted in coherent argument and exercised in an atmosphere of mutual respect, it has proven to be a meaningful force for change. However, disruptions such as those that occurred on March 26 are a violation of the Campus Code of Conduct and will have consequences, the severity of which will depend on the violation. As noted in the Campus Code of Conduct, “Civil disobedience is not a ground for exonerating one from penalties for violating conduct regulations regarding free expression, nor should it be a circumstance mitigating the penalty.”

Susan H. Murphy ’73, Ph.D. ’94, vice president for student and academic services Mary G. Opperman, vice president for human resources and safety services

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out for it. The field includes two-time defending National Champion Ohio State, along with other Top-20 teams Louisville, Minnesota, Oregon State, Indiana, UCLA, Radcliffe, Texas, Washington State and Virginia. With its eyes set on making some noise at Clemson, the Red will have to improve its times in virtually every event.

“Overall, I think we can see improvements being made. I think as the spring goes on we will see our boats pick up speed

across the board,” Buell said.

“We have a difficult event this weekend and I think we are ready to show our improvements in the water against high quality competition.”

It will be a challenge, but with the experience of the squad, more wins could be down the road for Cornell. The Red has an opportunity to come back with force at Clemson with just three more events between now and the Ivy League Championships.

Amir Patel can be reached at apatel@cornellsun.com.

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“[Scoring in transition] has been an emphasis — we’re going to do a lot more of it and we’ve gotta be a better transition team,” he said. “We’ve worked on it hard the past two weeks and it takes a little bit of time, but now we’re getting better and we’re getting more comfortable in those situations. I felt our guys did a really terrific job today.”

Forcing turnovers is a huge part of scoring in transition and the defense proved that it could force turnovers against a strong team and hold onto the ball. Going into the game, the Pride was ranked second in the nation in fewest turnovers. Led by senior defenseman Jordan Stevens, who Kerwick calls the best player in the Ivy League, Cornell forced 17 turnovers, a season-high for Hofstra. Sophomore defenseman Marshall Peters also came up huge for the Red, individually forcing five turnovers.

The defense shut down Hofstra, allowing just one even-strength goal all game. The rest came off man-up opportunities for the Pride. After allowing two goals in the first five minutes, the Red kept Hofstra silent for the final 27 minutes of the game.

On the other end of the field, Cornell did an excellent job of limiting its own turnovers, coughing up the ball just 10 times, the second fewest all season.

“We just handled the ball well up and down the field, and ended up getting pretty good looks at the goal, which we put away,” Kerwick said.

After Cornell fell to Harvard last Saturday, the Red dominated Canisius on Tuesday before Saturday’s game. Buczek noted the differences in play from last season, when following a loss to the Crimson, Cornell lost two straight games.

“I thought this was the first time all season that we’ve really been able to put 60 minutes together,” he said. “It’s exciting for us because we knew coming in we hadn’t been playing our best lacrosse, especially offensively.

Coming into this, we were really focused on sharing the ball, finishing our opportunities and playing 60 minutes today.”

After Hofstra took an early 2-0 lead on two man-up opportunities, Cornell quickly came back, scoring four straight before the end of the first quarter. The Pride tried to start a comeback in the second half, but the Red ruined Hofstra’s hopes of an upset by scoring eight goals in the second half compared to the Pride’s one.

The strong offensive showing bodes well for the team as the regular season comes to a close, according to Buczek.

“We’ve got two games on the horizon now in the Ivy League. Those determine whether we host the tournament and whether we win the league,” he said. “It’s getting to that point where you got to peak, or that’s the end of your year really. I think everybody, especially our seniors, really took it upon themselves today to bring it.”

Adam Bronfin can be reached at abronfin@cornellsun.com.

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tie, scoring eight goals and earning a four-point advantage over Cornell.

Senior Hakan Karabey replaced Langlois as the second half began.

Though Cornell tried to catch up to the Aggies’ lead during the third, the teams went into the fourth with Texas leading by three points. The fourth chukker had a lot of action and points from both teams. The Red tied up the match, 15-15, within the first few minutes of the fourth. However, the squad fell behind, 17-15, but proceeded to take a two-point lead.

After a penalty shot, the Aggies were able to tie up the score and the match ended with a shootout ending in the Aggies’ favor. Masias led the team with 11 goals, followed by Stieg with three, Karabey with two and Langlois with one.

Like the men’s team, the women’s team also went into the USPA Championships with a drive to win. The women started out its first day of the tournament with a match against its regional rivals, the University of Connecticut. The Red beat the Huskies, 19-17, and advanced into the final match against the University of Virginia.

Its match against the University

of Virginia began with a 7-2 lead in the Red’s favor. The second chukker involved a lot of backand-forth play with goals from both teams. The two squads went into the second half with Cornell in the lead, 11-9. The Red kept up its lead during the third chukker, ending it with a three-point advantage over the Cavaliers.

During the fourth, the Cavaliers conquered the Red’s lead, and tied up the match, 16-16. With 10 seconds on the clock, the Red scored its winning goal and the match ended at 17-16.

The Cornell women’s polo team claimed this year’s National title for the first time since 2011.

Junior Anna Winslow earned AllStar Honors after scoring five goals during the match. Junior Devin Cox followed Winslow with four goals, and sophomore Emma Eldredge earned three.

Both of the Cornell polo teams were voted best playing as well as best playing pony. The women’s team is looking forward to its final match of the season, an alumni game which will take place in Ithaca. Overall, the men’s and women’s teams both had successful seasons.

Elani Cohen can be reached at ecohen@cornellsun.com.

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MEN’S LACROSSE

Men Notch Win Over Hofstra,14-5

Buczek has memorable game,earning most points by midfielder at Cornell

By ADAM BRONFIN

“It’s exciting, it’s humbling, it’s a tribute to every guy in this locker room. It sounds a little cliche, but it really is,” he said.

“Obviously Max [Seibald] is one of the best, hands down, this In one of the best team victories of the season, senior mid- program has ever had. I don’t think that I’d ever put myself in fielder Connor Buczek had a standout performance, rising that discussion, but its exciting to have [the record].” above the rest of the Red. Meanwhile, thanks to a stellar effort And Buczek broke the record in one of Cornell’s most comacross the board, the Red soundly defeated Hofstra, 14-5. But petitive games all year, from start to finish. While he had an it was Buczek’s second goal of the day that impressive performance, Lintner was the spark was the most memorable. This goal gave on offense that allowed the team to score its HOFSTRA @ CORNELL him the record for most points by a midmost goals in almost a month. Camping out fielder in program history, passing Cornell on the crease, Lintner registered five goals, 14 each 5 legend Max Seibald ’09. one coming off of an assist.

1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH Final “I’m very proud of Connor and pleased Game: teammates are the best ones out “My that he broke it in a tough game, a game Mercyhurst 2 2 1 0 5 there,” Lintner said. “They’re finding me in 4 4 14 that we needed against a very good Cornell 4 2 spaces. Sometimes I’m not even ready for it, defense,” said head coach Matt Kerwick. but they’re confident to throw it in there for “All the things we want to be at Cornell — Connor exemplifies me, and it worked today.” all those things — and he beat one of the all-time greats today.”

Two of Lintner’s goals came from junior midfielder John Senior attackman Dan Lintner also said he is proud of Edmonds, who finished with two goals and three assists, tying Buczek and explained how he is always going the extra mile in his career-high in points. Buczek, as well as senior attackmen games and practices.

Bradlee Lord and Matt Donovan, also notched two goals “He’s out there doing the extra things by himself, all the apiece. Defensive midfielders and seniors Tim LeBeau and time, getting better,” Lintner said. “He’s the first one out there Chris Cook continued to show that they can score in transition, shooting at practice . . . I’m glad I was here to be a part of that combining for three points on the day. with him.”

Kerwick said that the transition game will be one of the Buczek, the reigning Ivy League player of the year, scored his most important factors going forward for the Red. 142nd point late in the third period. The senior captain remained modest, giving credit to his teammates for the award.

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Sun Assistant Sports Editor

MICHELLE FELDMAN / SUN SENIOR PHOTOGRAPHER

Red on top | Senior midfielder Connor Buczek earned the most points for a midfielder in program history this weeend, more than previous record holder Max Seibald ’09.

POLO

Women Win National Title, Men Lose Honor

By ELANI COHEN Sun Staff Writer

A few weeks ago during the USPA Northeast Collegiate Regional Tournament, the Cornell men’s polo team notched wins against Harvard University and Skidmore College, earning itself a place in the championship match.

The women’s team also earned a place in the championship match after winning its matches against Skidmore College and the University of Connecticut. After both of the teams’ impressive performances in the regional tournament, both headed into the championships, played in Storrs,

Connecticut, with confidence.

Though the teams had very different tournament outcomes — with the men losing and the women winning — they both put up a fight in their respective matches.

The men’s team started the day with a match against Texas A&M. Seniors Alex Langlois and Nick Stieg, as well as sophomore Ignacio Masias, started the match for the Red. With a lot of backand-forth play in the first chukker, the teams went into the second chukker tied, 5-5. However, Texas A&M rose above the Red during the second. The Aggies broke the See POLO page 11

MICHAELA BREW / SUN SPORTS PHOTOGRAPHY EDITOR

Competition downstream | After two difficult races to start the season, the women’s rowing team has just over a month to prepare for the conference championships.

WOMEN’S ROWING

Red Fails to Place Higher Than Fourth in Class of ’75 Cup Races

By AMIR PATEL Sun Staff Writer

MICHELLE FELDMAN / SUN SENIOR PHOTOGRAPHER

Splitting hooves | While the men’s team lost in a shootout against Texas A&M, the women won both of their championship games this weekend.

The Cornell women’s rowing team had a tough outing at the Class of ’75 Cup in New Jersey. The Red failed to place better than fourth in any of its races, leaving the squad struggling as it moves forward this spring. The Virginia Cavaliers, who raced as a guest team, finished first in all races while Princeton won the Cup, beating Cornell and Radcliffe in all races including the varsity eight.

Unlike its previous competition, the Red was able to at least race in each event without any weather delay. Despite this, the Red placed last in each of its five races including the varsity eight (7:06.4), second varsity eight (7:40.0), varsity four (7:47.2), varsity B4 (8:15.3) and the third varsity eight (7:44.8).

Though it was not the outing the squad was looking for, however, it remained positive and is looking to make improvements down the line.

“It was a challenging event and we now can see that we have adjustments to make. The start of the

spring has been difficult however we know that we can improve our speed going forward,” said senior varsity eight rower Maria Lycouris.

With two poor outings to start the spring season, the Red has work to do heading into the conference championships in just over a month. The squad must pick up steam soon, starting this weekend at the Clemson Invitational. The Red, along with most spring sports, has had noticeable adjustments to make coming out of a brutal Ithaca winter.

“It has been a difficult start to the spring. After having such a tough winter, it has been tough to get out of the rut we are in,” said senior Elyce Buell. “I think that after spring break, and with two races down, we should see improvements down the line.”

In a sport that is determined by speed, the Red is looking to see its winter work pay off with improved times in coming races. With the Clemson Invitational on the horizon, the Red has its work cut out for it. The field includes two-time defending See ROWING page 11