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Greek Life Banned; Rebrands as Roman Life

OPINION

The Corne¬ Thrice-Weekly Sun Found in Violation Since 1880 THE 136TH EDITORIAL BOARD WOULD GET DQED FOR...

JACOB S. KARASIK RUBASHKIN ’19 Starting Campaining Several Years Early

JOHN MCKIM MILLER ’20

GIRISHA ARORA ’20

Spending $50.01

Encouraging Excessive Alcohol Consumpion

HEIDI MYUNG ’19

KATIE SIMS ’20

Placing Campaign Ads in The Sun

Being a Tree Hugger

VARUN IYENGAR ’21

Hacking Into and Changing Competitor’s Website

ALISHA GUPTA ’20

Watching too Many Competitive Reality TV Shows

DYLAN MCDEVITT ’19

MEGAN ROCHE ’19

Cheering From the Press Box

Bribing Voters with Chipotle Chips

MICHAEL LI ’20

EMMA WILLIAMS ’19 Not Doing the Readings

Early Instagram Campaigning

JEREMIAH KIM ’19

GRIFFIN SMITH-NICHOLS ’19

Foreign Interference

Turning the Campaign Into a Theme Week

JACQUELINE QUACH ’19

AMOL RAJESH ’20

Promising Improvements to Cornell Dining

Drinking Water and Breathing Air

SHRUTI JUNEJA ’20

BREANNE FLEER ’20

Optimism

Never Once Broke a Rule, No Challenges Made

ANU SUBRAMANIAM ’20

YUICHIRO KAKUTANI ’19

Digging too Deep ... Knowing too Much

Saying the Wrong Thing at the Wrong Time

JUSTIN J. PARK ’19

NICHOLAS BOGEL-BURROUGHS ’19

Copyright Music Violation

Abstaining to Remain Impartial

PARIS GHAZI ’21

LEV AKABAS ’19

Not Actually Being From Paris

Gambling on Basketball Games

MEREDITH LIU ’20

SARAH SKINNER ’21

Pooling Campaign Newsletter Blurbs

Ending Up in City Court

JACK KANTOR ’19

ANNE SNABES ’19

Winning Without Petitioning (or Running)

Accidentally Endorsing a Competitor by Being Kind

RAPHY GENDLER ’21

JOHNATHAN STIMPSON ’21

Being too Minnesota Nice to Contest Challenges

Misrepresenting His Hometown (Conn. is NOT New York)

BORIS TSANG ’21

EDEM DZODZOMENYO ’20

Being Omnipresent

Refuses to Entertain the Notion of Ever Returning to S.A.

Letter to the Editor

Combine the Hotel School and College of Engineering!

To the Editor: All of this hullabaloo about the ludicruous idea to combine the College of Human Ecology and the School of Industrial and Labor relations has made people lose sight of the sensible option to combine the School of Hotel Administration and the College of Engineering.

This action is not only necessary but urgent; we must act now before the students, administration, faculty, alumni or literally anyone figures out what the “College of Business” is and what it means for the schools. Before the Hotel School can get wrapped up in some enterprise with a bunch of MBA students and those slithery fellows trying to pretend they don’t go to farm school, it needs to be promptly married off to the engineering college where they can live happily ever after in their quaint home at the southern end of campus.

Proponents of the ILR-HumEc merger think that combining two schools which both wrestle with the biggest problems that humanity and society face today would be disastrous. They’re right; merging of schools should bring together people from all walks of study to take classes together and wear the same tee shirts will allow the new college to truly provide the well-rounded education that University presidents love rambling on about in convocation speeches.

A vital consideration in this discussion must be the name of the newly formed college. It must reflect the studies and the values of all students within it. We propose it be called the College of Hotel Engineering, reflecting both the overappreciation of hotels and the building, modifying and planning impulses of engineering students.

We see the future College of Hotel Engineering as a place where we can make great strides. Where else will students be able to explore the static physics of a folded napkin? Which other students could use calculus to maximize efficiency of a closed system of a hotel? We look forward to seeing the progress.

VIRI GARCIA ’20

PETER BUONANNO ’21

Ivanna Wien Hotel School ’79

Being too Indie

Unauthorized Amplification of His Podcast

CATHERINE HORNG ’21

CHENAB KHAKH ’20

Utilizing Campus Mail

Being too Engaged

Megan Erd Engineering ’84

LIZ CANTLEBARY ’21

JULIAN ROBISON ’20

Successfully Relating Every College to Her Campaign via Memes

Having too Many Layers

ALICIA WANG ’21

HELEN HU ’21

Vertical Sketching

Cornell Logo-ing

KATHLEEN JOO ’18

DUSTIN LIU ’19

Overzealous Quartercarding

Breaking His Non-Disclosure Agreement

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Editorial

S.A. Election Rules Need Meme Policy WHAT IS A MEME? Does a meme have the power to change minds? To catalyze political change? To make someone feel something?

The Elections Committee of the Student Assembly must take a close look at all of these questions when they begin writing the next iteration of elections rules. These rules are vital to the fair election of student representatives, who will spend the next year pretending they run the school.

First, to legislate the meme, the Committee must first describe what makes a meme a meme. What elements of culture will they consider memes? Image macros? Video tropes? Figures of speech?

Next, in what forms are memes acceptable campaign materials? Will they only be illicit if they break other campaigning rules? Can you put a meme on the quarter cards which the Office of the Assemblies prints for candidates? Does meme culture and the social hierarchy that arises within it constitute an unfair advantage, should respected memers choose to publish memes from their preferred candidate? Are meme groups — regardless of each group’s self-governance — off-limits for campaigning?

Finally, will these infractions warrant a disqualification? A warning with potential for disqualification upon a second offense?

With changing times comes changing challenges for our representatives. In order to truly understand and accurately represent students in this day and age, and to preserve fairness for candidates and trust from the student body, the Student Assembly Elections Committee must take a step forward and regulate memes. It’s too dangerous not too.

CORRECTION We know it’s not 4/20. We got a little over-excited.

THE SUN DOES NOT REGRET THESE ERRORS CORRECTION Yeah, The Sun has made some mistakes. From typographical errors to mild factual inaccuracies to truly catastrophic fuck-ups, the pages of the print paper are not actually the unblemished document we so often purport it to be.

But, you know what? We’re not embarrassed. We don’t cower at the thought of our own mistakes, and we don’t have the time to pause and reflect on how we might better prevent them in the future.

Actually, we get a lot of joy out of knowing that we’re wrong. Intentionally misleading the campus on its most vital issues is quite fun, and we revel in seeing the chaos that ensues. What’s the point of printing a paper if you don’t get to have a little fun with it? #NO RAGRETS

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With a win over Brown this weekend, the Red could secure a spot in the Ivy Championships. | Page 16

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Dick Cheney Will Speak on May 1

By ALISHA GUPTA Sun Assistant Managing Editor

Former Vice President Richard “Dick” Cheney will be speaking at Cornell on May 1, after his initial visit was postponed due to inclement weather.

Cheney, whose initial talk was scheduled for March 21, will be giving a keynote address and then answering questions from the audience.

Perhaps the biggest difference between the two events is the location. The event had to be moved to Call Auditorium because “Statler [Auditorium] was not an option — securitywise,” according to Austin McLaughlin ’18, who declined to go into further detail.

New tickets are required for this event, CHENEY and McLaughlin, Cornell Republicans president emeritus, said that new procedures were put in place in response to protest methods displayed in March.

“People were amassing tickets, and then throwing them away, or burning them,” he said. “There is not much we can do about that, [but] we’re limiting ticket pick-ups to two per person, and you need a Cornell ID.” “We’re encouraging people to have a willingness to engage,” he said.

The protest which was being organized for the earlier event has also been rescheduled. Put together by nine organizations, the protest will now be taking place outside of Kennedy Hall in a designated protest area.

“Dick Cheney represents everything wrong with American imperialism. When he comes to campus this week, it is our job to resist,” reads the event’s Facebook page.

Tickets for the event will be available beginning April 19 in Willard Straight Hall.

Alisha Gupta can be reached at agupta@cornellsun.com.

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Dropped | A prosecutor this week dropped a hate crime charge against John Greenwood ’20, seen here entering court in November.

Prosecutor Drops Hate Crime Charge Against Student Who Used Slur Last Year

By NICHOLAS BOGEL-BURROUGHS

mobilized students and led to a series of initiatives from President Martha E. Pollack, who was in part responding to demands from Black Students John P. A. Greenwood ’20 struck a United, which had organized a plea deal with the county’s top prosprotest that drew hundreds of ecutor on Tuesday and agreed students to Willard Straight to complete 75 hours of com“Based upon extensive discussions Hall. munity service in what It also led to the permanent with the victim ... we agreed to amounted to a substantial shuttering of Psi Upsilon, of reduction of the charges the resolve the case in this manner.” which Greenwood was a memprosecutor brought five ber, according to a motion filed months ago, when he accused District Attorney Matthew Van Houten by his attorney in Ithaca City Greenwood of a hate crime.

Court last month.

Greenwood, who is white District Attorney Matthew Van and from Toronto, pleaded guilty to phone, will be on a one-year condiHouten said on Tuesday that he had tional discharge and will need to stay disorderly conduct, a noncriminal consulted with the victim, Solomon violation. He admitted to using a slur away from the victim in the case.

The arrest of Greenwood last in the September incident but conSee GREENWOOD page 4 tinued to deny that he had ever been September made national headlines,

Sun City Editor

involved in the physical altercation that left a black student with a bloody nose.

Greenwood, will have to pay $700 to replace a student’s damaged

Manisha Munasinghe Elected as Graduate and Professional Student Trustee

By GIRISHA ARORA Sun Managing Editor

Manisha Munasinghe grad, current vice president of the Graduate and Professional Student Assembly, has been elected as Cornell’s next student-elected trustee, earning 1,460 votes in the second round of tabulation.

Munasinghe will serve on the Board of Trustees for a two-year period and replaces Dara Brown ’13 law ’18. In an interview with The Sun, Munasinghe said that she was “grateful” for the opportunity

“I think it’s really important and was “extremely excited to for students to meet and interget started.”

After completing her act with their trustees … to undergraduate education at Michigan State “I think it’s really U n i v e r s i t y , Munasinghe came to important for Cornell in 2015 and is students to ... currently a Ph.D. candidate in computation- interact with their al biology. trustees.”

Munasinghe ran on a platform of providing more opportunities for Manisha Munasinghe grad students to interact with the Board of Trustees and know them not as a body that increasing the body’s financial makes decisions, but as inditransparency. viduals with unique stories,”

she said.

Munasinghe hopes to achieve this during her term by fostering regular meetings where students can talk to the trustees and proposed during her campaign to bring back public meetings that former President David Skorton held to go over Cornell’s budget.

“Because the meetings are closed and the minutes are not disclosed, it’s hard for people to know what we’re

talking about,” she said.

Munasinghe won by defeating Tatiana Padilla grad and Rebecca Harrison ’14 grad in an election that saw a turnout of 12.2 percent, keeping with the trend of minimal turnout over the past few election cycles.

The newly elected trustee will serve alongside Dustin Liu ’19 as the only other student voice on the governing board of the University.

Girisha Arora can be reached at garora@cornellsun.com.

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NEWS

First ILR Representative in 2 Years Elected to E.A.

By AMINA KILPATRICK Sun Staff Writer

In a unanimous vote on Wednesday, the first ILR representative was elected to the Employee Assembly since the assembly’s restructuring two years ago.

Anne Sieverding, an administrative assistant in the international and comparative labor department in ILR, will now serve as the ILR representative for the E.A. She has been at Cornell since 1980, starting her time in the ILR school in the late 1990s as a research assistant.

“It seemed like a good time to expand and get involved with a little bit of a larger role.”

Anne Sieverding Sieverding has since worked in administrative support positions serving her interests in labor issues and human resources issues.

She recently became interested in “getting more involved at a level wider than the ILR school,” she told The Sun, and has participated in intra-ILR bodies including the ILR staff association.

“The ILR seat on the E.A. has been vacant for a whole bunch of years, and I am moving towards retirement and I’m bound to have time. It seemed like a good time to expand and get involved with a little bit of a larger role,” she said.

This is also a unique time for the ILR school with the proposed recommedation to restructure social sciences at Cornell. A recent report was released by the Committee on the Organizational Structure of the Social Sciences that proposed merging the ILR school and the College of Human Ecology, among other changes, as previously reported by The

Sun. “[ILR] is undergoing some considerable changes so it might be an interesting time to report staff concerns,” Sieverding said.

According to Craig Wiggers, chair of the employee assembly, the E.A. changed the “organization structure of representation” two years ago from “endowed/statutory, exempt/nonexempt to a structure of colleges and affinity groups.” Due to the change, there has not been a representative from the ILR school on the assembly for the past two academic years.

After the spring 2018 round of elections, the position was again left vacant.

Due the incidental vacancy procedures of the E.A., an internal vote is allowed to fill the position.

Possible reasons for the lack of representation include the time commitment of the E.A. and staff members being heavily involved, Sieverding said. She sought the role because she is moving to part-time work and will have more time in her schedule.

“I think it’s a big commitment. The ILR school has staff people who are overcommitted. I am sure that happens everywhere,” she said. “It’s always the same people. Those people are already overcommitted, they are doing other committees, and doing other things.”

Sieverding will take over her new role at the beginning of the new session on May 30. She plans to learn more about the “what the possibilities are, the identities are, what people do, and how [she] can best contribute” to the E.A. as she takes on her new position.

“My main goal is to represent the ILR school staff members, get some input from them and provide some feedback,” Sieverding said.

Amina Kilpatrick can be reached at akilpatrick@cornellsun.com.

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New voice| Anne Sieverding will assume the position of ILR Representative to the E.A., the first to hold the position since the assembly’s restructuring two years ago.

State Theatre to Host Cornell-Harvard ‘Intellectual Superbowl’ Two Cornell students will face off against Harvard in a debate moderated by CNN commentator S.E.Cupp’01

By LAUREN WOODS Sun Staff Writer

Students from the the Cornell Speech and Debate Society are gearing up to take on current world champions Harvard at the first “Debate at The State” event on April 26.

“I want this to become a tradi-

tion that everyone in Ithaca looks forward to every year,”said Prof.

Sam Nelson, labor relations law and history, the director of the debate team. “I want it to have the feeling of an intellectual Superbowl!”

Adnan Muttalib ’16 grad and Brittany Garcia ’19 will represent Cornell, while Danny DeBois

and Archie Hall will debate for Harvard. The event will be moderated by S.E Cupp ’01, a former arts & enterntainment editor for The Sun and host of CNN’s S.E. Cupp: Unfiltered.

Mayor Svante Myrick ’09 and Nelson will provide opening remarks, according to a University press release.

ADRIAN BOTEANU / SUN FILE PHOTO

Clash of giants | Two award-winning students from Cornell will debate against a Harvard duo that recently won the 2018 World Universities Debating Championship. The event will occur at downtown’s State Theatre, seen above.

Nelson is confident that Muttalib and Garcia are more than prepared for the debate, as they are seasoned members of the team. According to him, their backgrounds in argumentation and debate will prove useful as they face the current world champions.

“They’ve been preparing their whole lives,” he joked.

The debate’s theme will be “Is Technology Driving Us in the Wrong Direction?” and Muttalib and Garcia will arguing for the proposition.

Both debaters from the Cornell team have been grappling with and analyzing the topic in preparation for the debate.

“This debate topic has intrigued us, as it is quite broad and encompasses material that is currently still in its infancy,” Muttalib told The Sun. “For example, the effects of social media on our daily interactions are quite heavily contested, which allows both sides to have quite a bit of ground to demonstrate how the platform is benefiting or harming us.”

Muttalib is a teaching assistant for Nelson’s ILRLR 3300: Argumentation and Debate course and debated for Cornell through his four years as an undergraduate.

Garcia said that she and

Muttalib plan to argue that technology is “promoting value systems that we ought not condone.”

“One of the interesting things about this type of debate is how you frame your arguments and the burden of proof that your side has,” Garcia told The Sun. “I don’t think we have to defend that technology is on-net bad, but rather that the current trends that it has encouraged are leading us away from past value systems that would have been more beneficial than what has manifested and is manifesting.”

“I want this to become a tradition that everyone in Ithaca looks forward to every year.”

Prof. Sam Nelson Garcia recently won the Spanish Language Pan-American Championships representing Cornell and is currently one of the best collegiate debaters in English and Spanish, according to Nelson. The debate will take place from 7 - 8:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 26, at the State Theatre of Ithaca.

Lauren Woods can be reached at lwoods@cornellsun.com.

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Hate Crime Charge Against Greenwood ’20 Dropped GREENWOOD

Continued from page 1

Shewit ’19, a Cornell junior, when deciding to drop the three misdemeanor charges, which included one charge of attempted assault as a hate crime. Van Houten said Shewit wanted to focus on his time at Cornell and avoid the “continued stress of this litigation.”

“Based upon extensive discussions with the victim and with the approval of his parents, we agreed to resolve the case in this manner instead of proceeding to trial,” Van Houten said.

The prosecutor said the legal side of the charges is “extremely complex” and that details of the altercation had placed the strength of the criminal case into question.

“The fact that the victim, who is a person of color, pursued the defendant onto the defendant’s property, with the

“[Cornell] will continue ... building a campus community grounded in mutual respect and kindness.”

Vice President Joel M. Malina intention of confronting Greenwood about his offensive language, creates a level of doubt whether the victim was selected based upon his race,” Van Houten said. “Additionally, alcohol was a significant factor in this altercation.”

Van Houten said “there is no excuse for such deplorable behavior” at Cornell or anywhere else and acknowledged that members of the community may want to see a harsher sentence for Greenwood.

But Van Houten said people should not allow their emotions “to outweigh an objective analysis of the strengths and weaknesses of the evidence” and that “we cannot substitute our own feelings for those of the victim, who fully supports

this resolution.”

Sitting in the lobby of a hotel in downtown Ithaca on Tuesday morning, Greenwood’s lawyer, Ronald P. Fischetti, told The Sun that the sophomore “never struck” the victim and that he “never should’ve been charged.”

“It’s very simple,” Fischetti said. “He just didn’t do it.”

“He made some inappropriate remarks — that he did,” Fischetti conceded. “There’s no question about that.”

Greenwood and his parents were also in the hotel and introduced themselves but did not sit for the interview.

In a statement, Joel M. Malina, vice president for University relations, said Van Houten “has acted in a manner that he feels best serves the local criminal justice system.”

Malina said Cornell “will continue the critical work of enhancing our campus climate, building a campus community grounded in mutual respect and kindness,” Malina said.

Greenwood, who is 20, apologized last semester for using “unacceptable” language after The Sun obtained a video in which he used a slur in an argument shortly after the physical altercation in which the victim was injured. He admitted to using the slur as part of the plea deal but has always denied even touching the victim, who received a bloody nose that night and was later evaluated at a local hospital.

In November, Van Houten charged Greenwood with three misdemeanors — attempted assault as a hate crime, aggravated harassment and criminal mischief — all of which have now been dropped.

When asked if Greenwood believes someone else is responsible for the victim’s injuries, Fischetti said his client does not know who is responsible. The lawyer also revealed that other students had hired attorneys following the altercation.

“Quite frankly, I spoke to the lawyers for the other [students, and] I don’t think they know” who caused the victim’s injuries, Fischetti said.

Fischetti said he and Van Houten had hashed out the plea deal on Monday night. Judge Richard M. Wallace sentenced Greenwood in court on Tuesday morning.

Eric Franz, a lawyer who was also assisting Greenwood,

said in the interview that body camera footage reviewed by Greenwood’s defense team showed that the police had been misleading in describing the way Greenwood was arrested and identified.

Franz and Fischetti said the footage, which has not been released, shows an Ithaca Police officer point Greenwood out to the victim multiple times and that the victim said he did not recognize Greenwood until he was prodded by another student.

The footage “showed that the identification was completely unreliable because Mr. Shewit was told who to identify,” Franz said. “And it also demonstrated that the police bum-rushed Mr. Greenwood into his own private residence and arrested him, without any warrant, which is also unlawful.”

Fischetti said that the national headlines generated by the hate crime charge had been difficult for Greenwood’s family.

“Jack and his family have been under tremendous emotional stress,” Fischetti said, using Greenwood’s nickname. “I mean, really, really bad.”

“There’s only one victim in this case, and it’s Jack,” Fischetti continued.

Greenwood has been studying business at the European School of Economics in Italy while the case progressed and has not yet decided whether he will attempt to return to Cornell, Fischetti said.

Cornell’s case against Greenwood for violating the Campus Code of Conduct has been on hold while the criminal case progresses.

In his statement, Malina said that the administrative case against Greenwood “will now move forward.”

Fischetti said he would defend Greenwood’s right to return to Cornell if the student wants to, and said “there’s no question in my mind if he wants to go back to Cornell, he can.”

Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs can be reached at nbogel-burroughs@cornellsun.com.

Pleaded | John Greenwood ’20 admitted to using a slur as part of a plea deal in which three misdemeanor charges against him were dropped.

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Club to Raise Awareness of Child Sexual Exploitation

By RONNI MOK Sun Staff Writer

From April 23 to 27, Students Against the Sexual Solicitation of Youth, will be hosting its Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children Awareness Week, an annual event held since the organization’s founding in 2009.

“CSEC Awareness Week involves bringing the entire campus together to recognize the urgency of this issue and the need to help end it in the United States,” Yara Almeida ’19, president of SASSY, told The Sun in an email.

This form of exploitation is “sexual activity involving a child in exchange for something of value, or promise thereof, to the child or another person or persons,”

Almeida said.

From Monday to Wednesday, the Arts, Engineering and Agriculture Quads will be filled with pink “stop CSEC” signs as a part of SASSY’s goal to raise awareness.

“Since our stop signs are on the three main quads, they draw attention to the issue and inspire community members to come to our events to learn more,” Almeida said.

Additionally, multiple events will be held to further engage community members, including a speaker panel featuring community members from Tompkins County who have worked to prevent CSEC and a showing of the documentary Very Young Girls. The documentary, produced by Girls Educational and Mentoring Services, gives “a rare glimpse

of how the cycle of exploitation begins for many women,” according to Almeida.

In past years, over 150 community members attended the speaker event.

“We hope our audience will walk away

“CSEC Awareness Week involves bringing the entire campus together to recognize the urgency of the issue.”

Yara Almeida ’19 with the knowledge of: why it is important to educate ourselves about CSEC and what the root causes of CSEC are,” said

Almeida.

SASSY will also be tabling on Ho Plaza in order to further engage with the Cornell community and they will be hosting a photo campaign titled, “I want to live in a world where girls …” as a part of the GEMS “A World for Girls” campaign.

“We work with GEMS, making sure that we are updated on the language and research of CSEC, which changes all the time as the issue develops and changes as well,” Almeida said. “All our events, especially CSEC Awareness Week, are geared toward meeting that mission and making sure that the Cornell community understands the extent of CSEC.” Ronni Mok can be reached at rmok@cornellsun.com

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emember when we were laughing at the Trump administration? Now it’s Cornell’s turn. If we can really let something on the equivalence of Pepe upend the entire idea of democracy, we’re just as embarrassing as bad tweets and childish foreign affair rants.

But let’s get real here — the actions of the Student Assembly were no surprise to anyone. Any student organization at Cornell doing this would be no surprise.

It’s almost dystopian and Black Mirroresque how all progress can stop over a meme, and a handful of smart people get all up in a rut while the rest of the campus watches in horror and confusion. But really, how we got here isn’t absurd or confusing at all.

We don’t have our priorities straight as student leaders.

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Support S.A. Resolution 38, Bring Back Interim Suspension Statement Policy

THE STUDENT ASSEMBLY WILL CONSIDER A RESOLUTION reinstating the University’s interim suspension statement policy today, proposed by Joseph Anderson ’20 and Natalia Hernandez ’21. Prior to the 2017-2018 academic year, the University released statements when campus organizations were placed on interim suspension — a status that limits organizations’ activities while they are being investigated for infractions — but it has not done so this year. We strongly urge the Student Assembly to pass this resolution, and for President Pollack to approve and implement it expediently.

If the University has reason to suspend an organization, the student body should be made as aware as well, particularly if the issue under investigation involves student safety. It is irresponsible to allow uninformed students to put themselves into potentially dangerous situations by interacting with such suspended organizations. Investigations can stretch on for months, and rather than risk exacerbating the underlying issues, the University should be upfront about its actions and any precautions Cornellians should take.

Both the University judicial system and the Greek Judicial Board can be frustratingly opaque in their proceedings. This lack of transparency only serves to generate more questions, create more confusion and sow distrust among the student body. While we understand the need to protect the private or personal information often involved in those proceedings, Cornell must also consider the consequences of obfuscating much of its disciplinary action. Anderson and Hernandez’s Resolution #38 is a step in the right direction, and we strongly encourage the entire Student Assembly to vote it through during today’s meeting.

Student Assembly meets today at 4:45 in the Willard Straight Memorial Room.

Meetings are open to the community, and we urge all interested students to attend and voice their opinions during the meeting’s Open Microphone session.

At Cornell, we are trained to come out on top. And the simple truth is, we don’t have our priorities straight as student leaders. We prioritize saving our own faces rather than the people we serve. We see everything as a power scramble. We care more about stubbornness and our pride, rather than progress for our own organizations.

As the president of an organization at Cornell, I’ve sat in on other executive board meetings where private transcripts were typed out and corrupt phone calls were made to sway regular members. I have been a part of boards where deceptive testimonies were released because the board is too afraid to admit they were too disorganized to hold an event. Working on and observing some of the e-boards at Cornell has given me little faith for the future of our generation. It has given me no hope of authority devoted to the wellbeing of the people around them.

If the S.A. had truly embraced the idea of serving the Cornell population, they would have seen how the rest of us see this embarrassing and infuriating situation — we cast our thousands votes, and it turns out our opinions and voices were considered no more heavily than a meme. The student body the S.A. “serves” spoke clearly: We wanted our

votes counted. The choice was simple, and yet it took weeks for the S.A. to finally begrudgingly come to consider the votes with push and shove from every direction. Over the past month, all the school saw was a group of “students leaders” squabbling over political specificities just to prove a point, abandoning the people they serve in the process. If this isn’t a lack of responsibility from student leaders to the students they serve, I don’t know what is.

The S.A is just one minute instance of leadership mentalities gone astray at Cornell. Humans are inherently selfish, as they say. But as student leaders, our jobs are different — it is our job to do everything against that instinct, even if it feels unnatural.

It’s our job to be able to stand in t h e shoes of every person in our organization and ensure that they may have the same environment that made us fall in love with our organization in the first place.

Being a true student leader is to simply give opportunity to those around us, to stand in the back of the line and let everyone go safely first rather than always leading the front. It is to be the last to eat

It’s our job to be able to stand in the shoes of every person in our organization. dinner during an event so there is enough food for everyone, be the last to lock up the door and shut off the lights because it means all your peers can go home first. It is to stop and listen to the people we serve before raising our own hand, because we realize their voices are far more important than our own. Being a student leader isn’t glamorous. It’s a sacrifice. And until we learn to sacrifice everything we’ve been taught to protect — our image, our pride, our power — we will never be great student leaders.

Kelly Song is a sophomore in the College of Arts and Sciences. She can be reached at ksong@cornellsun.com.

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Faiza Ahmad | The Fifth Column

A Call for Diversity in Mental Health Services In my sophomore year, I had a friend who went through the mental breakdown that all of us have at some point in our college careers. Some call it the pre-quarter life crisis, others call it an existential collapse, but I have termed it The Infamous “I don’t know what I’m doing with my life” Meltdown.

As I said, I think we all experience this to an extent, but for some people, this breakdown affects them much more intensely than others. My friend, unfortunately, fell victim to the more severe end of the mental breakdown scale. Her parents were constantly pressuring her to go into a STEM field, but she had no interest in doing so. She wanted to major in Communications, which, to her Middle Eastern family, was unheard of. Thus, her crisis didn’t lie so much in “I don’t know what I want to do,” but was more so along the lines of “I don’t want to do what my parents want me to do.” While this is quite a common dilemma, it started taking a serious toll on her. She stopped attending classes, didn’t want to leave her apartment and started to say that she felt “hopeless” and “lost.”

I recommended — and eventually begged — that she go to CAPS or EARS, Cornell’s most widely advertised mental health counseling services. I used every cliche line in the book: “They’re there for a reason!” and “Just try one time, for me.” None of them

worked. Frustrated, I finally demanded that she give me one good reason why she wasn’t getting the help that she clearly needed, and response was “I know that they won’t get it.”

My friend was concerned that there was a lack of diversity in the mental health counseling services we had on campus. She didn’t feel comfortable talking to someone who had no idea what her experience was, and thus could never truly understand what her issues were. She told me how, in the past, countless advisors and counselors had told her to just do what she was passionate about and tell her parents that it was her life and thus, her decision. She even had a professor tell her “if your parents want you to major in STEM so badly, tell them that they should get a degree in the field instead of forcing you to!” However, these answers were frustrating and annoying to hear, because that “just wasn’t the way things worked” in her family.

Everywhere she went, there seemed to be a lack understanding of the backdrop of cultural and ethnic values that she was working against.

Every time she tried to seek help, she would have to explain that in Middle Eastern families there was a huge emphasis placed on obeying your parents, that there were cultural stereotypes associated with certain professions and that it simply wasn’t that easy to solve

her dilemma. Eventually, it became exhausting for her to try and get help, so she stopped altogether.

When I heard the news of Cornell’s Counseling and Psychological Services adding new hires to decrease the waiting time for students who need to see therapists, I couldn’t help but think of my friend’s situation. I wondered whether or not Cornell took diversity of ethnic

While my friend’s situation dealt with ethnic background, I think that diversity in mental health should incorporate all types of background: socioeconomic, religious, racial. At the very least, students should feel that the counselor or therapist they are speaking to can, to some degree, understand the battles they are fighting.

I don’t necessarily think that this flaw

Students should feel that the counselor or therapist they are speaking to can, to some degree, understand the battles they are fighting. background into account when hiring these new people. I also wondered why it wasn’t obvious to them that they should have done so a long time ago.

It’s hard enough for students to recognize their mental health issues, force themselves to seek help and then become comfortable talk openly about what they’re facing. The last thing that any student should face in addition to all of that is the burden of knowing that the professional they are talking to knows nothing of their experience because they have lived, essentially, a completely different life.

is only present in Cornell’s mental health services; rather, I think that there is just a general lack of diversity in the mental health and clinical psychology fields. However, this is certainly a plea for Cornell to start making an active effort to hire professionals from different walks of life. Because although my friend was eventually able to overcome her mental health issues, I sure wish that she didn’t have to do so on her own.

Faiza Ahmad is a junior in the College of Arts and Sciences. She can be reached at fahmad@cornellsun.com. The Fifth Column runs alternate Wednesdays this semester.

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Saving Face,Losing Lives: The Political Importance of Cornell Suicides

hy is it that when we hear about hate crimes on campus, we can easily interpret such acts as political, systemically determined events — and are thus moved to anger — but when we hear of a student committing suicide in her own dorm room, all that we have to offer is our sympathy? Rather than reading her suicide as political, we deem it merely personal; a grieving process is initiated, and in a few weeks, the rest of the world moves on.

When talking about suicide, one is inevitably pushed towards discussing the personal rather than the political. The individual circumstances or symptoms unique to the person – and not the social or political conditions which produced them – are what tend to shape discussions following a suicide. For suicide theorist Suman Gupta, this is because more often than not, the act of suicide is deemed by mental health authorities (and subsequently, the media) as an “involuntary” decision: Regarded as persons with a psychological dysfunction and subject to pathological disorder . . . suicidal individuals are divested of responsibility for themselves. Thus regarded, their motives and intentions can be disregarded, especially if they are inconvenient to establishment norms. They become involuntary symptoms of a malaise and therefore devoid of rational judgment . . . and suicide is thus removed from the possibility of political resonance.

Any time a suicide occurs at Cornell, it is inconvenient to the establishment which co-produced it. And instead of relating these deaths to the broader miasma that is Cornell’s shameful mental health services, surviving students are pushed by those in power to focus instead on the fixed, particular data of an individual’s life through the

reading of suicide as an act without agency.

In doing this, we are pushed in turn to mourn, rather than to rage, to recede into our homes, rather than to collectivize. And rather than a public and therefore possibly political mourning, we are pushed to mourn within the proscribed circuit of the individual, a circuit which doesn’t extend towards others except those institutionally designated, most notably the counselor located within a conveniently private, fourwalled office. But of course, deaths like Miaoxiu Tian’s last December are not without agency. They are tragically voluntary.

And they cannot be viewed within a vacuum separate from Cornell’s deleterious atmosphere which ensured for Tian suicide as the only possible solution to her troubles.

In talking about student suicides, we need to view them through a political, and not solely personal, lens.

The move to depoliticize suicides within the Cornell community is one that the administration has been conducting since the six suicides that shook the campus during the 2009-10 school year, and which led to the construction of suicide nets in 2012 (all six of the student suicides occurred at the campus’ gorges). More invested in saving face than in saving lives, the Cornell administration — which includes Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) director Greg Eells and Skorton Center for Health Initiatives director Timothy Marchell — has struggled over the years to resist the moniker of “suicide school” that Cornell indubitably deserves.

Instead of expressing remorse or culpability for their roles in student deaths, Cornell has routinely denied their part in creating the current atmosphere so inimical to students’ mental health. Consider for instance Marchell’s rebuttal to claims about Cornell’s status as a “suicide school” in an

article posted in 2010, an argument which centers on the glaringly “public” aspect of gorge suicides: “It’s well known that Cornell has a reputation as a ‘suicide school,’ which is not consistent with the reality of the statistics,” Marchell said. “And so we’ve asked ourselves, well, what leads to this, what contributes to that misperception?”

[Marchell’s] answer: the gorges.

“Suicide that occurs in most communities is not something that happens in public, is not visible,” he said, noting that news media often don’t report on suicides because they happen privately and there are often concerns about copycat suicides.

But, “when a death occurs at Cornell in one of our gorges, it’s a very public experience,” he said. “It’s observed by people, many people hear about it, whether or not it is in fact a suicide, and the reality is that when it becomes visible it can create the sense of a higher frequency than it actually is. And so over the years, that has contributed to this perception. And part of that picture is that when non-Cornell-members die in the gorges, it’s sometimes perceived as a Cornell death when it may in fact not be.”

Rather than so publicly at the gorges, one imagines that Marchell much prefers students to kill themselves in the privacy of their own rooms so as to not besmirch the school’s good name. He must be pleased, for this is exactly what is currently happening: the public aspect of Cornell suicides removed, students like Tian are simply finding other ways to kill themselves privately which are much more politically convenient for the institution. Sometimes these deaths are not even recognized by the local media, as in the case of two graduate students in development sociology who killed themselves in 2016. One wonders addi-

tionally whether or not the presence of the nets on campus is less about the psychology of suicide prevention, as the university claims, than it is about reducing the visibility (and thus the political resonance) of student suffering, a move subtly captured by the reduced visibility of the nets themselves: the material net, only visible by straining one’s head over the bridge’s side, is purveyed as a reasonable substitute for the metaphorical, affective “net” that only a truly just, compassionate community could provide.

Instead of engaging the myriad problems which have led (and are still leading) students to suicide, Cornell has spent up to $10 million on building nets. Compare this amount to the mere $22,000 they have spent on an internal review with the JED foundation. Imagine if these millions were spent instead on improving CAPS services, hiring diverse and qualified mental health providers, or on faculty training for assisting students with mental illness. The nets, after all, did not save Tian’s life.

The suicide nets which now populate seven gorge bridges on campus are the most blatant materializations of the administration’s refusal to address the deeper complexities of students’ suffering. Instead of seeing student suicides as merely personal tragedies, we need to address them for what they truly are: politically relevant events which should give us more than just a momentary pause. Students have already begun to collectivize in response to President Pollack’s rejection of an independent review of CAPS, but as it stands, this is still not enough. With the way things are now, the looming possibility of a next student suicide is not a matter of if it will happen, but when.

Peter Shipman is a graduate student in the Department of English.

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By CATHY ZHANG Sun Staff Writer

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ornell’s motto of “Any person ... any study” is embedded in every aspect of our student lives. From the variety of majors to the abundance of food courses offered on campus, it comes as no surprise that we are able to sample the culinary creations of our fellow Cornellians through attending themed dinners held on West Campus and at the Statler’s Establishment every spring semester. After house hopping and food sampling for the past few years, I have been looking forward to taking Nutritional Science 4880: Applied Dietetics in Food Service Systems and am excited to finally organize a themed dinner of my own in collaboration with other dietetics students!

In this senior-level class, dietetics students embark on “foodie adventures” within the Division of Nutritional Sciences. Through combining classroom lessons with practical

skills, students are divided into teams to work with Cornell Dining chefs to design a nutritionally balanced, yet creative and delicious dinner for the greater Cornell community. For the past nine years, NS 4880 has conducted experiential learning labs that have culminated in themed dinners in West Campus dining rooms. Through planning and executing these dinners, students develop skills required to operate and manage a food service program.

According to DNS lecturer Emily Gier, MBA, RD, “the collaboration with Cornell Dining and West Campus allows students to interact with chefs, administration and customers in a meaningful way.”

This year, three West Campus dining halls — William Keeton House, Alice Cook House and Flora Rose House — will be participating in the NS 4880 themed dinners. From the Indian-Inspired Festival of Color to the Heart and Soul Dinner to the Alice in Wonderland: A Mad Tea Party,

this year’s themes reflect students’ creativity in promoting nutritionally balanced meals while incorporating each house chef ’s cooking philosophy. to Kirstin According Sandheuer ’18 of the Keeton House team, the IndianInspired Festival of Color is “a fun, festive and colorful night [that infuses] diverse dishes with traditional Indian flavors and [celebrates] culture and community through art, colorful decor and shared passion for delicious food.” Music, live performances and a photo booth will be present at the event!

Elizabeth Gunner ’18 of the Cook House team says the Heart and Soul Food Dinner will “feature a variety of Southern comfort foods with a contemporary twist, [as well as] Ithaca Beer Co. root beer floats, Ithaca Bakery bread and rolls and fun activities such as cornholes and a photo booth.”

Finally, the Rose House team’s Alice in Wonderland: A Mad Tea Party will offer original movie-themed dishes created

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with spring-inspired ingredients. From tea-time sandwiches to Mad Hatter’s Tea to “Eat Me” Cookies, this menu invites guests to a journey down the rabbit hole. Entertainment at the event includes a Wonderland-themed photo booth and a special performance from Cornell Jazz Voices.

I encourage you all to stop by

the aforementioned West Campus dining halls from 5 to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, April 24 to sample the fruits of our labor through an enriching food journey!

Cathy Zhang is a senior in the College of Agriculture & Life Sciences.

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here are very few things that I do not tolerate in this world. I’m a fairly easygoing guy. But one thing that I most certainly do NOT tolerate is lactose. I’m not quite sure what type of karmic punishment this is, but it has unfortunately plagued me for my entire life. Yes, I am that guy who asks for the cheeseburger without the cheese. I am that guy who ruined the pizza party by demanding that extra cheese was simply unnecessary. But never — not once — have I allowed this intolerance to get in the way of my love for ice cream. Ice cream is the all-time greatest in the Spencer Sigalow Snack Hall of Fame (with waffle fries and Pop Rocks closing out the top three). That is why I was ecstatic, popped a couple of Lactaid pills and dragged two of my friends with me to visit the brand-new Press Bay Alley location of Sweet Melissa’s that opened this past month.

The new shop is a quaint storefront near the iconic “Ithaca is Amusing” street art by the Commons. When I walked in, the first aspect that grabbed my attention was the space itself — it appears to be a converted garage, with glass doors that allow for ample sunlight to enter. There are sweets for sale immediately upon entering, and then, of course, the main attraction is to the right: the ice cream. There are a limited

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The vegan options, of which there were two, are made using coconut milk, which added a nice, sweet and tangy flavor to the peppermint cookie we tasted. I ultimately opted for the cookie dough with rainbow sprinkles.

As a longtime fan of Sweet Melissa’s, I was undoubtedly satisfied with my ice cream experience. The ice cream was delightfully creamy and light, yet its consistency was neither too hard nor

too soft. All of the flavors I tasted had a natural sweetness, which was neither overbearing nor overly sugary. In the future, I may opt for the strawberry basil, which was only placed into the freezer after I had finished my cookie dough flavor (and of course, we asked for a taste). The strawberry was better than typical strawberry ice cream, although I’m not quite sure what the purpose of the basil was! Although I was initially surprised to see that only hard ice cream was offered — as opposed to the typical soft serve I’m accustomed to — it immediately became clear that Sweet Melissa’s has mastered the art of both. The pricing was very standard, if not lower than that of a typical ice cream shop, with a two-scoop cup

costing me $3.50.

My biggest critique of my experience was the lack of seating available. There were three chairs, positioned in the corner by the cash register, creating a crowded feeling when somebody else was paying. The physical space is small, so I understand that there are not many alternatives. Perhaps when it gets warmer, there will be outside seating. But for now, you are forced to leave with your ice cream if your party is greater than three, or if you are not the sole patrons. This likely will not be an issue when the weather is warmer, but I had very little interest in walking around the Commons with ice cream in the frigid weather.

Overall, the experience was

absolutely lovely. The ice cream was delicious, the ambience and artwork were cheery and the employee who humored us with the plethora of samples that we requested was a saint. We even had a chance to meet Melissa on our way out, and spoiler alert: she really is sweet! When the weather is nicer, I can’t wait to come back with more friends and, of course, more Lactaid pills.

Serves: ice cream, chocolates Vibe: casual, cozy and mellow Price: $ Overall: Spencer Sigalow is a junior in the School of Industrial & Labor Relations. He can be reached at scs287@cornell.edu.

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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT Mind Game at Cornell Cinema Is a Wild Ride

BY DAVID GOULDTHORPE Sun Staff Writer

This week, I had the privilege of being invited by Cornell Cinema to preview the film Mind Game, which will be screening this Friday and Saturday. Mind Game is a Japanese movie from 2004, directed by Masaaki Yuasa and Kôji Morimoto. It’s received critical praise from festivals around the world, but has seen limited release to general viewers. Over the past couple years, though, it’s finally been filtering into theaters, so the chance to see it here at Cornell is truly a rare experience. And what an experience it is! Mind Game is one of the strangest, most boldly cacophonous films I’ve ever seen.

Mind Game opens with a montage that shows random moments of people’s lives, yet unconnected. Eventually the film focuses on a young man named Nishi (Kôji Imada), who runs into a his lifelong sweetheart Myon (Sayaka Maeda). He follows her to her family’s diner, just in time for a pair of gangsters to arrive and hold up the place, demanding to see her father. One gangster in particular shoots Nishi, killing him instantly. Nishi ends up in the afterlife, where he meets God, who in this movie is a flippant, uncaring being, taking dozens of different forms. God orders Nishi to proceed into “the light” to fade away, but Nishi refuses though, and instead claws his way

back to life, determined to make his second chance count.

One of the first things you’ll notice in Mind Game is the sheer manic energy that pervades the film. One of the most notable features is the constantly changing art style.

Characters go from cartoonish to hyper-realistic, then swing back to abstract, and then back once more. Live-action footage gets overlaid at points, as well as photographed cut-outs. Computer generated images also appear. It’s a mad hodge-podge of animation media and styles that makes it feel like a psychedelic collage put on screen. It’s no mere gimmick either — a lot of effort has been put in to take these different methods and push them to their extremes. The result makes Yellow Submarine look like a cold grey bureaucracy.

Now during this mad rush of visuals, I began to feel exhausted at a certain point. At this point, however, the movie seemed to get exhausted with me. Things dialed back, letting me digest what had just been thrown at me. The film takes the time to be quiet and somber as well as crazed and hyper, and that’s very important. By hitting the low beats as well as the high ones, it puts together an emotionally driven narrative — things don’t always make logical sense, but I still felt myself carried along. It left me uncomfortable at parts, pensieve at others, thrilled at yet others… and a whole mess of puzzled as well.

But what does this narrative say? In the

end, it gives us a meditation about different approaches to life, and the consequences that they face.

Should we live life timid and afraid, to be used? Should we be reckless and fast-paced?

Should we be carefree and withdrawn, with no concerns? Or is there a different, better path?

In all honesty, this is just what I’ve found in my first day after my first viewing. The longer I have to unwind this film, and the more times I view it, I feel like I’ll draw even more from it.

Perhaps the greatest example of this is the opening montage. As I described above, the montage seems to be random events happening to random people. When it repeats at the end of the film, though, I realized that had in fact been about all the characters of the film — even the minor characters who only got a single scene. It shows a lengthy backstory spanning decades. With context, and after seeing the montage a sec-

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ond time, I got more out of it.

So it is with the entirety of Mind Game.

I’d be lying if I said I understood all of it. It left me puzzled at parts, and it pushed me beyond my comfort zone. Just like a roller coaster, though, I have to say I’m really very glad it did. It’s definitely a film like no other.

It’s loud and it’s proud. Again, we’re very lucky to have the chance to experience it at Cornell. It’s definitely worth a watch — and then some.

David Gouldthorpe is a senior in the College of Industrial and Labor Relations. He can be reached at dgouldthorpe@cornellsun.com.

Cornell’s Fifth Centrally Isolated Film Festival Showcases Student Films

BY LEV AKABAS Arts and Entertainment Editor

Cornell University is not known for being a film hub, but the work of student filmmakers from across the Northeast were on display at the fifth Centrally Isolated Film Festival at the Schwartz Performing Arts Center last weekend. A wide variety of short films ranging from documentary to animation to liveaction narrative by students from more than a half-dozen schools were screened. “In this area, there aren’t a lot of film festivals, especially for student filmmakers, which is the entire idea of the Centrally Isolated Film Festival,” student organizer Isabel Pottinger ‘19 said in an interview. “This year we made a very concerted effort to be in contact with a lot of different schools to try to get as much diversity as possible in terms of the people involved, and we really reaped the rewards of that.”

The student organizers from the Film Festival Production Lab course, which focuses on running the film festival, including learning how to objectively judge films, pared down a list of over 100 submissions. “We talk about things like: is the sound good, is the cinematography good, does

the director accomplish their artistic vision, do we know what their artistic vision is?” Pottinger explained.

The festival lasted two days.

Friday’s showcase screening was judged by an audience vote and Saturday’s competition screening was judged by a jury of people respected in the film field.

“Friday’s films are films that we, the student organizers, feel that the audience would really love, but Saturday’s films are the films that we admire for their artistic value,” Pottinger clarified. “Both days had films that I really enjoy.”

Friday’s audience award winner was “Zvoov,” by Lee Manor from SUNY Purchase. The film, whose title means “housefly” in Hebrew, follows a tennis player the night before a big match as he runs around his home trying to kill a fly. It’s a remarkably simple premise with almost no dialogue, but it’s executed to perfection using visual storytelling and physical comedy. In one particularly funny moment, the audience is led to believe the fly is dead, the main character grins widely into the camera; then, after a long pause, the fly continues buzzing and the protagonist takes off again in pursuit. “‘Zvoov’ is incredible because it has one character for most of the film, which is so hard to do in a

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short film — so hard to do in any film — to make your audience care about one character without having talked about their background,” Pottinger commented.

The film is also supported by great technical elements. First and foremost, the sound design and special effects are impressive for a student film. The fly’s buzzing sound is sufficiently annoying, allowing the audience to empathize with the character, and the fly itself always looks convincing. The shots are well-lit and well-framed, and Manor finds different angles and closeups to shoot within the one setting of the house. “Because there’s only one character most of the times, those shots could be really boring, but they’re never boring,” Pottinger said. “For a student film, that thing is crazy.”

The eclectic selection of 15 films shown on Friday was consistently strong. Some films, such as “A Quick Fix,” by William Truslow from Ithaca College, were professional-looking visual treats due to their use of lighting.

There were also three animated films on display, my favorite of which was “Blue,” by Maryam Farahzadi from the Rochester Institute of Technology, which at times felt like a Pixar short. It boasted a distinct style, meaningful use of color and a heartwarm-

ing story. Another standout entry was “Rinse and Repeat,” by Em Zarabet from Ithaca College, which depicted the intertwining storylines of three people at a laundromat. It was tightly written and well-edited, telling an inventive story in five minutes.

Saturday’s films were equally fun to watch, in addition to being technically spectacular.

“DACAmented,” a moving film following the lives of a diverse group of DACA recipients by St. Clair Detrick-Jules from Brown University, won the prize for best documentary. The film profiles both men and women from all different countries, each with their own story, including one woman who cannot get proper medical care for Down syndrome due to her immigrant status. It takes a humanistic approach to a political issue with great success.

The winner in the experimental category was “Building Room” by Claire McCluskey from Ithaca College, which combines and sometimes even overlays hand-drawn animation with footage of words being written on and erased from a wall. She uses ambient music and sounds of water to set a melancholy tone that matches the colorless, sketch-like drawings.

The narrative winner was “OB and the Galactic Three in: The

Staff of Funk,” by Evan Montgomery from Ithaca College. To call the film original would be an understatement. Just the plot itself — two women discover an uncharted planet and learn to use the power of a mystical force called “the funk” — is imaginative, and that’s not to mention the hyper-stylized camera movements and the use of popular funk music. Most of the shots featured a black or special effects-generated background rather than a traditional set, but the filmmakers create an rich, futuristic visual style through detailed makeup and costuming, high-contrast lighting and bright, vivid color. Perhaps no film from either day had such a strong artistic vision.

Each movie from the weekend was unique and memorable — which is a testament to the grueling selection process of the student organizers. “Anything that we can do for films on this campus I think is really important, because we don’t have a big film school, and for me, a filmmaker, doing anything like this inspires me and makes me feel a lot better about being here for film as opposed to any other school,” Pottinger stated.

Lev Akabas is a junior in the College of Arts and Sciences. He can be reached at la286@cornell.edu.

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“I think [Teat] is the best player in the country,” Donville said. “[He’s] the smartest lacrosse player I’ve ever played with. So I think all of our guys know, when Jeff gets the ball there’s an opportunity to make a play.”

This weekend’s game represents the final regular-season home game for the Red’s 11 seniors, who are currently enjoying the best season for the team since they first arrived on East Hill.

“It’s been a great run these past four years,” said senior midfielder Jordan Dowiak. “I’ve had a great time with everyone in my class. I think it’s just going to be a special day, you know, it’s always fun to play out on Schoellkopf and espe-

cially against an Ivy League opponent.”

While it may be the last regular season game for the Red at Schoellkopf this year, there is still a chance that Cornell could be a host of a first-round NCAA tournament game. Either way, this group of seniors knows that their time leading the squad to new heights is far from over.

“It’s great to get some wins this season,” Dowiak said. “It’s great to see us produce the way we know we can, but we got a lot more lacrosse left to play so I try to … keep it going and stay consistent in everything we do.”

The game against Brown begins at 1 p.m. Saturday at Schoellkopf Field.

Dylan McDevitt an be reached at dmcdevitt@cornellsun.com.

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newcomer and Teat has come to the forefront as of recent. Eight goals in the past three games have involved the duo of Ontario natives, with half of those tallies coming against the Mountain Hawks last Saturday.

“I think [Teat’s] the best player in the country and probably the smartest lacrosse player I’ve ever played with,” Donville said.

“All of our guys know that when Jeff gets the ball, there’s an opportunity to make a play.”

Donville and Teat, have played together before their time at Cornell too, so the pair was already familiar with each other’s tendencies.

“I’ve known [Donville] for a while back home playing … with each other, against each other,” Teat said. “We are pretty familiar with each other. A lot of people that know him remember him for his talent, but he’s a really smart player. He’s just doing the right things at the right time.”

In 2017, the Red averaged 11.69 goals per game. But this season, with Donville on the squad, Cornell is currently aver-

aging 14.83 goals — best in the nation. As a result, the team now finds itself second in the Ivy League with a couple of games remaining.

“The program hasn’t been where we want it to be,” Donville said. “So being back in the conversation, being one of the top teams in the Ivy League, is really big.”

The repeat Ivy League Rookie of the Week has scored a goal in seven straight games, and at least three points in six straight — exactly as long as the Red’s current winning streak.

“It’s been a good stretch here obviously,” Donville said. “For me, it’s about people putting me in good situations. [The] coaches do a really good job for younger guys … making sure that everything is simple.

Everything has been slowing down for me.”

Donville will look to continue the success of his freshman campaign in his team’s final regular season home game this Saturday when Cornell takes on Brown.

Jack Kantor can be reached at jkantor@cornellsun.com

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TRACK AND FIELD

Teat’s Dominance Fuels Men’s Lacrosse

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Fast lane | Ranked ninth in the country, women’s middle distance runners turned in one of many impressive performances last weekend.

Runners Set Records as Cornell Delivers Strong Showings at Bucknell

By BENJAMIN SHI Sun Contributor

The Cornell track and field teams endured tough weather conditions to perform at recordsetting paces at the Bison Outdoor Classic at Bucknell.

Seniors Michael Wang and Jared Failor highlighted a wellbalanced effort, finishing the 1500 meter event in 3:54.17 and 3:54.33, respectively, and setting new personal records, while also punching their way to the ECAC outdoor championships next month.

Ranked ninth nationally, the women’s middle distance team continued its string of outstanding performances. Senior captain Shannon Hugard finished third overall in the 1500 meter in a time of 4:19.95. Junior Annie Taylor completed the race in sixth place with an individual-best time of 4:22.90, with senior Jackie Katzman finishing less than a second after in eighth position (4:23.50).

“We’ve been working hard every week to make sure we’re as strong as possible, but also holding back enough to make sure that we don’t burn out or rack up injuries before the end of the season,” Wang said. “Our minds and hearts are focused on [Ivy League HEPS Championship], and we want to do everything in our power to succeed come May.” Senior captain Ellen Shepard won the 100 meter in a time of 12.08, and sophomore Brittany Stenekes took third place in the 100 meter hurdles in 14.15. Both qualified for the ECAC meet.

“After kickstarting the outdoor season with good results in California, I’ve been more excited for this season than ever,” Stenekes said. “In training, my teammates and I have been getting after our workouts with positivity — even the really tough workouts.”

After missing the indoor season, senior Chase Silverman also put up a spectacular performance on Saturday, turning in a time time of 3:49.62 — yet another ECAC-qualifying performance for the Red. But it wouldn’t end there — seniors Sam Chauvin, Josh Dyrland, Kevin Benson and Oseoba Airewele also put their names on the long list of Cornell athletes qualifying for the

ECACs. Chauvin and Dyrland completed the grueling 10,000 meter race in 30:33 and 30:58, respectively. Benson and Airewele punctuated outstanding field performances with Benson throwing 49.44m in the discus and Airewele finishing off the first day with a 14.80m triple jump.

“Even though the indoor season didn’t end the way we wanted, we’re starting to put the pieces together,” Wang said. “We’re getting guys back that were injured indoors, and we’re putting up a lot of national-level performances.”

After finishing in first place the week before at the PomonaPitzer Invitational and second place the week before that at the Titan Team Challenge, the women’s 4x100 meter relay team once again outraced the competition with another win. Shepard, junior Martha Sam, freshman Kellian Kelly and Stenekes completed the race in a time of 46.40 despite the chilly conditions.

“Because many of the events are individual, being able to run the 4x100 [relay] is something I always look forward to,” Stenekes said. “We have the drive to run fast together and sharpen our exchanges. [Shepard] … is such a great motivator and leader for our team.”

In Auburn, Alabama, a small group of men’s track runners ran at blistering paces for the Tiger Invite. The 4x100 relay team started things off for the Red, finishing in a time of 41.07 seconds.

Building off that performance, senior Austin Lyons ran a personal record time of 14.02 seconds in the 110 meter hurdles, putting his name in the Cornell record books with the fourth fastest time in that event in program history.

Juniors Zach Menchaca and Alex Beck also had blazing performances, running 10.59 and 10.62, respectively, which are now the fourth and fifth fastest time in Ivy League history.

With just over two weeks until the Ivy League Heptagonal Championships, the Red looks to continue its outstanding performances. Both the men and women’s teams will be competing at the Larry Ellis Invitational in Princeton this weekend.

Benjamin Shi can be reached at bhs92@cornell.edu

As a senior and an avid follower of Cornell Athletics, I have seen many great players for the Red in the past four years. Two of the best were Brianne Jenner ’15, former forward for women’s hockey and an Olympic gold medalist for Canada, as well as Gabe Dean ’17, star wrestler, two-time NCAA champion and four-time AllAmerican. Yet, the very best Cornell athlete in the last four years may very well be Cornell lacrosse sophomore attack Jeff Teat.

In just his sophomore season, Teat is already making his mark on the Cornell lacrosse record books. After racking up 145 points in his final season at the Hill Academy, he had a breakout freshman season at Cornell. He broke the freshman scoring record for the Red with 72 points, previously set by Rob Pannell ’13, one of the greatest NCAA men’s lacrosse players ever. Teat averaged two and a half goals per game as a freshman, nearly a hat trick in each contest. He would finish first in the Ivy League in both points and assists per game.

Prior to this season, Teat was named an Inside Lacrosse Preseason All-American and placed on watch list for the Tewaaraton Award, which is presented annually to the best player in college lacrosse. This shows the hype around Teat for his sophomore campaign, and he certainly has delivered. Through 12 games, his 33 goals and 44 assists total to 77 points — over six per game. It’s no surprise that he currently leads the country in points per game.

Yes, Teat’s statistics are certainly impressive.

Yet, watching him play lacrosse is truly something else. He piles up so many goals and assists because of his spectacular movement off the ball.

As the commentators noted in the big win over Syracuse, one would expect a player with Teat’s numbers to be a ball hog, like a lacrosse version of Carmelo Anthony.

But Teat is of a completely different mold. He often prefers to let his teammates pass the ball

earlier in the move, using his excellent off-ball movement to lose defenders and find open space.

Then, he takes a pass, and looks for a shot or a key pass to a teammate. His specialty is getting on the ball late in the move and producing the final pass to set up a teammate.

What is even more remarkable is that opponents know they need to key on Teat late in moves, yet he still excels at avoiding defensive attention to get the ball, finding an open teammate through a sea of sticks and helmets, and

Kevin Linsey A Beautiful Game feeding the ball to him. In this way, he makes his teammates better, the true mark of a great player.

Not much was expected of Cornell lacrosse this season, as the squad was picked to finish fifth in the Ivy League. However, interim head coach Peter Milliman has gone to work and managed his squad to second in the Ivy League at this point. Teat’s contributions are a big reason why, as the team scored an impressive 65 goals in one three-game stretch and possess one of the most dangerous offenses in the country.

The Red has a number of goal scorers, but the assist provider is usually Teat. His movement and passing skills make the whole offense tick and is drawing national attention. Cornell lacrosse fans should be honored to watch his play on East Hill, as he surely will be remembered as one of the best to play for the Red for years to come.

Kevin Linsey is a senior in the School of Industrial and Labor Relations. He can be contacted at klinsey@cornellsun.com. A Beautiful Game appears weekly this semester.

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MEN’S LACROSSE

Freshman Shines for Lacrosse

By JACK KANTOR Sun Assistant Sports Editor

be better than it appears. Brown has only lost one game by more than two goals this season, with two of its losses coming in overtime.

What’s more, Brown is a team that’s better on the road than it is at home (4-2 vs. 1-4), and enters the matchup having won three straight against the Red. “The last time they came here, it didn’t go very well for us at all,” Milliman said. “I was on the sideline that day, and it didn’t feel very good. So we definitely need to step our game up when it comes to [Brown] because we haven’t performed very well against them in the last few years.”

Perhaps Cornell’s biggest strength all season has been its lethal offense, which averages a nation-best 14.83 goals per game.

Sophomore attack Jeff Teat’s NCAA-leading 77 points have been a huge factor, particularly in the way he is able to see the field and find an open man for a score.

“I think a common theme of our team is unselfish and really patient,” Teat said. “We’re working really well together as a unit, we’re having a lot of assisted goals.”

One player in particular who has benefited greatly from Teat’s onfield vision is freshman midfielder Jonathan Donville, who was named Ivy League rookie of the week the past two weeks in a row.

Claiming his second consecutive Ivy League Rookie of the Week honor, freshman midfielder Jonathan Donville has been integral to the rising success of No. 6 Cornell men’s lacrosse this season.

The conference award comes after two five-point performances last week against nationally ranked opponents No. 9 Syracuse and then-No.17 Lehigh. The pair of consistent performances by the freshman helped the Red extend its current winning streak to six.

“He’s obviously got a pretty special skill set,” said interim head coach Peter Milliman. “He just has a game sense that doesn’t come with young guys very often.”

Donville is the third on the team in points with a score of 31, behind sophomore attack Jeff Teat (77) and junior attack Clarke Petterson (43).

“It’s not much of a surprise,” Milliman said. “It’s impressive to see him scoring as much as he is, [but] it’s just ... the nature of who he is.”

Unlike the pair of attackers ahead of him in points, Donville has not started in one of the Red’s 12 contests and instead comes off the bench for a Cornell squad deep with talent.

“The guys on my line … know we might not get as many runs, but when we get them we are ready,” Donville said. “I think we see a lot in games that with so many talented players, and guys moving the ball, working hard, we end up wearing teams down.”

Strong chemistry between the

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Ivy ready | Powered by a nation-best 14.83 goals per game, little seems to stand in the way of a team that now has its sights set on the postseason.

MEN’S LACROSSE

No.6 Cornell to Host Brown on Senior Day

Riding six game win streak, Red looks to secure spot in Ivy League Tournament

By DYLAN McDEVITT Sun Sports Editor

Amidst its longest winning streak in more than four years, Cornell men’s lacrosse has used the middle part of its season to knock off ranked opponents and build its resume for the NCAA Tournament in May. At this moment however, the Red (9-3, 3-1 Ivy) has its eyes on one particular achievement that its been working towards since before the first whistle of the 2018 season. A win on Saturday against Brown means that Cornell will be guaranteed a place at the conference championship in New York City next month.

“This is an opportunity to secure a spot in the Ivy League tournament,” said interim head coach Peter Milliman.

The Bears (5-6, 2-2) will be the first team in four games that Cornell faces with a losing record, with the Red having dispatched three high quality teams in Lehigh, Syracuse and Harvard in its last three contests. But Cornell is making sure not to let down its edge for what will be a crucial game in determining its postseason fate.

“We work on intensity and focus every day in practice,” Milliman said. “That’s really the biggest way to make sure it translates to game day, is making it a priority every day with what we’re doing.”

Despite its lackluster record, the Ivy squad from Providence may

Coach Notches 200th Win of Cornell Career

By GRACIE TODD Sun Staff Writer

After dropping its previous three games, Cornell women’s lacrosse handed a stinging rebuke to regional rival Binghamton, keeping alive its Ivy ambitions as the regular season draws to a close.

The Red handily overtook the Bearcats (6-6) Tuesday, 15-7. The decision continues Cornell’s (7-6, 2-3 Ivy) undefeated campaign against the team, which it has now beat in all seven of its last seven meetings.

“The win against Binghamton was huge for our confidence,” said junior captain Sarah Phillips.

The victory marked Jenny Graap’s ’86 200th win as Cornell’s head coach, a milestone in a career that has had few parallels in collegiate lacrosse. Grapp, who has helmed the program since 1997, won the 2017 Ivy League Coach

of the Year and has led 10 postseason-qualifying teams during her tenure.

Cornell ran up its second highest score of the season against Binghamton, powered by a deep offense that included contributions from nine different players. The Red’s three captains — Phillips, senior Ida Farinholt and senior Taylor Reed — scored two goals each, while sophomore attacker Caroline Allen tied her career high with four goals. Freshmen Alicia O’Neil and Ellie Walsh joined in the action to each score a goal.

Farinholt led the charge on defense with three caused turnovers, while sophomore goalie Katie McGahan made eight saves — an especially impressive performance given the Red’s eight point margin of victory.

Cornell has two regular season games remaining, both of which take place away against fellow con-

ference teams.

“Away games allow us to completely lock in and be focused solely on the team, and the game, with no other distractions,” Phillips said. “I think we will do well in this situation.”

Cornell next faces Princeton (75, 3-1), a powerful opponent that currently stands third in the conference. A win against their rival would even out the Red’s Ivy record, helping keep its postseason aspirations afloat.

“We need to step up to the challenge,” Reed said. “We will focus on things we can control this week: working hard, scrapping for everything, and making each other better.”

The Red will hit the road to take on the Tigers this Saturday at 1 p.m.

Gracie Todd can be reached at gtodd@cornellsun.com.

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Celebratory win | Cornell’s win over Binghamton marked coach Grapp’s 200th win with the team, a major milestone in her 21 year tenure.

Bernie Sanders to Be Featured On Next Cardi B Album

BY ANTHONY SCARAMUCCI Sun Staff Writer

Democratic Senator Bernie Sanders will be featured on rapper Cardi B’s next album. The formation of the partnership comes immediately after the politician gave a shout out to Cardi B on Twitter yesterday afternoon.

In an interview with GQ last week, Cardi B said about former President Franklin D. Roosevelt, “He’s the real ‘Make America Great Again,’ because if it wasn’t for him, old people wouldn’t even get Social Security” — old people like Bernie Sanders, who actually just learned of Cardi B’s existence yesterday. Sanders, though, after finding out that Cardi B was popular among millenials, knew that he had to jump on the opportunity. He tweeted, “Cardi B is right. If we are really going to make America great we need to strengthen Social Security so that seniors are able to retire with the dignity they deserve.” In fact, Sanders was so enamored with Cardi B’s comments that he also felt the need to tweet out a video just hours later saying exactly what he had tweeted earlier.

It’s clear that all of this has Cardi B feeling the Bern. The successful artist said that collaborating with Sanders on an album has been “a lifelong dream.” At first glance, the duo may seem like an unlikely pairing. Sanders

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Cardi B will collaborate with Bernie Sanders on a rap album after the Senator gave her a shoutout on Twitter.

is an old. Cardi B is young.

Sanders is a white man. Cardi B is a woman of color. Sanders has been accused of being an atheist.

Cardi B has regularly mentioned her strong relationship with her faith. But the two actually have quite a bit in common. They’re both from New York City, they’re both known to have no filter and they’re both popular among college-aged people.

Additionally, Bernie Sanders is actually a musician himself. He

released a folk album called We Shall Overcome in 1987, a fact that you probably won’t believe even though it’s absolutely true.

The album, which was egregiously snubbed at the Grammys, features several tracks of Sanders performing spoken word in his euphonious Brooklyn accent, which means that Bernie Sanders is basically a rapper.

When asked by The Sun to comment on his upcoming album, Sanders commented,

“Republicans drove us into debt with two wars and the Bush tax cuts. Now they want to pay for that debt with cuts to Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid. This is not only immoral it is bad economics.” When asked what this had to do with the album whatsoever, Sanders replied, “The top one-tenth of 1 percent now owns almost as much wealth as the bottom 90 percent,” which will likely be the name of the first track on the

album.

The surprising announcement has led many political analysts to speculate whether Sanders will choose Cardi B as his running mate should he run for office again in 2020. Until then, we’ll just have to enjoy his beautiful music.

Anthony Scaramucci is a senior in the College of Industrial and Labor Relations. He can be reached at themooch@cornellsun.com.

Yodeling Walmart Kid to Headline Slope Day

BY VIRI GARCIA AND LEV AKABAS Arts and Entertainment Editors

Almost immediately after this year’s Slope Day lineup was announced, the memes began pouring in from everywhere. “What is a Galantis?” tweeted one student. However, not all hope is lost.

Just a few weeks ago, 11year-old Mason Ramsey took over the internet after a video of him singing/yodeling Hank Williams’s “Lovesick Blues” in a Walmart aisle went viral.

The video may have been unsettling to most people at first, because 11-year-olds should not be allowed to be that good at anything, but boy does the kid grow on you. You can’t ignore the

fact that he’s got talent.

Shortly after the viral video, Ramsey was invited onto The Ellen Show, where he received a $15,000 scholarship and an opportunity to perform at the Grand Ole Opry, where country legends like Dolly Parton, Johnny Cash and Loretta Lynn have performed.

Mason Ramsey, who is now officially named The Yodeling Walmart Boy, also performed at Coachella, where Justin Bieber cheered him on.

Now, Cornell is giving him the opportunity to perform at an even higher-profile event by headlining Slope Day on May 10. The people don’t want EDM. They don’t want rap or hiphop. They want some good old country, as embarrassing as it is to admit it. Mason Ramsey is here to save us all.

“EDM? Rap? Yodeling? If you’re drunk enough, it all sounds the same,” former Arts and Entertainment Editor Sadie Kims said.

The young country legend is set to play at the Ithaca Walmart before making his way to Cornell, where he will be received by a much larger crowd.

Needless to say, Ramsey is thrilled. “That 12-year-old came to Cornell and everyone wouldn’t shut up about him,” Ramsey said in an interview. “Well guess what?

I’m only 11!”

Usually, an 11-year old at an Ivy League just makes you feel bad about yourself.

It really makes you think you should’ve been studying quantum physics instead of playing Pokemon. But Ramsey’s passion for country and loveable character make me genuinely happy

that I chose not to be at an Ivy League school when I was 11. The kid is just enjoying life and doing what he loves. If anything, he has taught me that life is about doing what you love at Walmart and not letting anyone tell you it’s wrong.

The Slope Day Programming Board could not have made a purer choice for once.

With Ramsey taking over as the headliner, Galantis will return to holding the glorified title of Sweden’s second best EDM group. The Slope Day Programming Board was initially disinclined to remove Galantis from the lineup despite Ramsey’s popularity, but when Galantis posted a meme on Facebook that contained a Cornell University logo, the duo was disqualified from headlining

Slope Day. Galantis declined to comment.

Despite the fact that a middle schooler is headlining a concert where a now Pulitzer Prize winning Kendrick Lamar performed just five years ago, students seem pretty pleased with the controversial decision to choose an artist who people have actually heard of. “This kid plays my type of music,” said the one student at Cornell who likes country music.

However, some Cornell students are concerned that Mason Ramsey is a one-hit wonder. What else can he sing besides “Lovesick Blues?” Mason Ramsey can and will perform every song written by Hank Williams.

I’ve heard his rendition of “Hey, Good Lookin’” is pretty much how it feels to chew 5 Gum, so Cornell has

nothing to worry about. If you still think that Mason Ramsey isn’t original, keep in mind that Galantis has been using the same album cover since 2013. Mason Ramsey would never do us dirty like that.

“This is going to sound so awesome when I’m on acid,” commented another student. If there’s anything that Cornell students love more than Slope Day, it’s memes, so a human meme performing on Slope Day is a dream come true for many Cornellians. If it’s not still snowing in mid-May, Slope Day is looking to be “lit” this year.

Viri Garcia is a sophomore in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. She can be reached at vgarcia@cornellsun.com. Lev Akabas is a junior in the College of Arts and Sciences. He can be reached at la286@cornell.edu.

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