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C.U. Greek organizations spent Saturday volunteering in the Ithaca community. | Page 3

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Women’s lacrosse dominated Harvard in Saturday’s game, earning a 11-3 victory. | Page 12

C.U.Police Promotes Blue Light Escort Service

Discusses underutilization,timeliness of program underage students who are intoxicated fear Sun Staff Writer escorts will report them for drinking and others are deterred by the program’s long Members of the Cornell University response time — as escorts can sometimes Police Department and the Cornell com- take 15 to 20 minutes to reach their student, according to Toomey. munity urged im“[CUPD] should promote the “In this context, provements to Cornell’s Blue Light escort service under the motto: it’s clear how many younger students Escort service — a program that allows ‘Any person, any circumstance.’” would choose to walk home by themselves students to request James Toomey ’16 in circumstances that chaperones to destiare not very safe nations on or near rather than call for an escort,” he said. campus — at a town hall on Saturday.

However, escorts can only call for a The program’s greatest weakness is that it is underutilized, according to James Toomey medical evaluation if the student appears to ’16, Cornell Police Auxiliary. Toomey said be dangerously intoxicated and the Good

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Drug discourse | HeeJin Cheon ’16 speaks in favor of the Ithaca Plan at a public debate last week.

President Emeritus Rawlings Assumes Interim Role President Emeritus Hunter R. ulty, students and staff, accordRawlings III begins his term as ing to Provost Michael Cornell’s interim president today, Kotlikoff. after being unanimously apRawlings was previously pointed by the Board of Trustees Cornell’s president from 1995 on March 24. to 2003 and also Succeeding Presserved as interim ident Elizabeth president between Garrett, who died 2005 and 2006, of colon cancer on after President March 6, Rawlings Emeritus Jeffrey will assume office Lehman ’77 reuntil the appointsigned. ment of the UniDuring his term, versity’s 14th presiRawlings launched RAWLINGS dent.

Cornell’s Residential The committee searching Initiative — which moved for a new president is headed freshmen to North Campus

by Jan Rock, a member of the and created the West Campus Board of Trustees and will be house system — and Weill composed of members from Cornell Medicine in Qatar. different parts of the Cornell — Compiled by community — including facStephanie Yan

Samaritan protocol typically protects these situations, Toomey said.

He added that the best way to address this issue is through public relations promotion.

“The department should promote the escort service See CUPD page 4

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Change to come | CUPD Lieutenant Rich Gourley speaks on the Blue Light Escort Service to the Cornell community at a town hall meeting Saturday.

Students Debate the Ithaca Plan

Discuss effects of heroin epidemic, policy components of proposal

the way it gets into the brain,” he said. “Once it’s in the brain, its effects are the same as those of morphine.”

In a public debate, four stuWarrick stressed that heroin dents from the student organizausage is serious, saying tion Debate in Science nearly 10,000 users die and Health argued the “Heroin is about twice as potent as from the drug every year case for and against the Ithaca Plan — which morphine, because of the way it gets in the United States.

After Warrick conincludes the proposed into the brain.” cluded his discussion on creation of a heroin the consequences of injection clinics to treat Prof. Harris Warrick using heroin, students addicts. began the debate.

The plan, proposed HeeJin Cheon ’16 said she

by Mayor Svante Myrick ’09, pro- information on how heroin believes heroin is a significant poses that addicts be given clean affects the brain at the forum.

“Heroin is about twice as equipment and supervised in See ITHACA PLAN page 4 drug consumption in order to potent as morphine, because of

By MOLLY KLUGER Sun Contributor

prevent overdose deaths and the spread of diseases such as HIV and AIDS. Prof. Harris Warrick, biological sciences, provided background

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C.U.Democrats,Republicans Battle Over Foreign Policy

By GRACE SANTARELLI

McCullough, insisting that the back door could potentially be abused.

“It sets a dangerous precedent by Students from Cornell Democrats and which foreign governments and terrorist the Cornell Republicans discussed organizations can take advantage of this encryption, immigration control and back door,” Jara said. broader Middle East strategy at a debate Parties also discussed policies for hanon national security hosted by the dling the Syrian refugee crisis and border Cornell Speech and Debate Society security between the U.S. and Mexico.

Thursday.

McCullough said he supported a Debaters first discussed smartphone bipartisan bill reforming the Syrian encryption and its refugee processing sys‘back door’ — a policy tem, but believes it is “The back door will ... which would allow law necessary to halt make it easier for tech- refugee inflow for six enforcement authorities to access the savvy terrorists to spy on months in order to phone’s data and mesattain more thorough American citizens.” sages. William Bristow information. ’16, president of “What we need to William Bristow ’16 Cornell Democrats, do is have our intelliargued that this kind of gence assets to ensure encryption is a dangerous practice. that every single Syrian refugee who’s “The back door will allow the govern- interviewed can be matched up with ment to easily search the mobile devices some type of background,” he said. of suspected criminals, but also make it Discussing policies for undocumented easier for tech-savvy terrorists to spy on immigrants, Bristow said he supported and steal information from American cit- the Border Security, Economic izens,” Bristow said.

Opportunity and Immigration Irvin McCullough ’18, a member of Modernization Act of 2013, which the Cornell Republicans, argued that hir- would allow many of these immigrants ing third-party companies to hack into to gain citizenship. systems in the name of national security “This bill will drastically increase sets a precedent that should be avoided. security at the U.S. southern border,” “[Instead], the company itself could Bristow said. “These immigrants aren’t allow us to access the information on a taking jobs from Americans, and this is a smartphone,” he said. fallacy that underlies an entire Nate Jara ’16, vice president of Cornell Democrats, disagreed with See DEBATE page 5

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Bi-partisan battle | Members of the Cornell Republicans discuss U.S. encryption, immigration and policies in the Middle East in a debate Thursday.

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Community clean up | Fraternity members help clean up Cornell’s campus at Saturday’s ‘Greeks Give Back’ event.

‘Greeks Give Back’ to C.U., Ithaca

Hundreds participate in philanthropy efforts

By REBECCA EVEN

cent greater than in the fall semester, according to Holland.

Ling added that the influx of signups Almost 400 members of the Cornell’s led to organizational problems that she Greek community traveled around Ithaca hopes event planners will address in to participate in volunteer work on future years.

Saturday as part of the ‘Greeks Give Back’ “Because we had a record number of event, according to Shelby Holland ’18, signups, we didn’t have enough Ithaca vice president of community service for agencies to hold all the volunteers that the Multicultural signed up,” she said.

Greek Letter Council.

“We sent teams to “The main goal for “We’re looking forward to clean up Collegetown Greeks Give Back was [Greeks Give Back] being and the Cornell camto give Greek students pus … and we are the opportunity to a household name in the looking to the future give back to our local to explore new local Greek community.” community while organizations.”

Madeline Ling ’17 bonding with students The event saw parfrom different organiticipation from almost zations and councils,” every chapter, accordshe said. ing to Ling, and had its own hashtag, Holland ’18 said volunteers — who #CornellGreeksGiveBack, to spread the were sent to organizations from Habitat word. for Humanity to the YMCA — interact“We definitely feel like it was a great ed with Ithacans and Cornellians success, both in participation … and also throughout the day. in the re-creation or rebranding of the The event was previously named ‘Day event,” Ling said. of Demeter,’ but organizers changed it to Both Holland and Ling said the event ‘Greeks Give Back’ this year to encourage achieved its goal of highlighting one of a more focused message, according to the Greek community’s core principles.

Madeline Ling ’17, vice president of “The most important aspect of Greek University and community relations for life to me is service,” Holland said. the Panhellenic Council.

“Greeks Give Back, at its core, was about “Our rebranding of the name … really various organizations uniting together caught on,” Ling said. “We’re looking for- over a common goal — to care for our ward to it being a household name in the surrounding community.”

Greek community and hopefully the Ithaca community.”

Rebecca Even can be reached at Participation in the event was 20 per- reven@cornellsun.com.

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Lecturer Explores Fluctuating Tensions Between U.S. and Russia

By ALEXANDER CHAKRIN Sun Staff Writer

Jeffrey Rathke ’91, deputy director of the Europe Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, voiced concern about increased tensions between the United States and Russia in a lecture on Friday.

Although relations between the United States and Russia are not as unpleasant as they were during the Cold War, tension is still palpable, according to Rathke.

“We are at a period of heightened confrontation between Russia and the West and when

many of the cornerstones of peace and stability in Europe have become more uncertain,” he said.

Rathke said he believes the deterioration in the relationship from both sides results from Western foreign policy decisions and how they are perceived in Russia.

“There is widespread dissatisfaction in Russia with the policies of their neighbors after the Cold War,” he said. “It allowed for the development of political freedoms in Eastern Europe, without which we would face a more destabilized region, but there is deep dissatisfaction with the choices that Russia’s neigh-

Increased tensions between bors have made and with the security system that exists in the country and the West have Europe and the role Russia plays also resulted from an buildup in Russia’s conventional armed in it.”

Rathke added that, due to forces, according to Rathke. undesirable results from W e s t e r n “There is widespread dissatisfaction in foreign polRussia with the policies of their icy interneighbors after the Cold War.” ventions such as the Jeffrey Rathe ’91 2 0 1 1 N A T O intervention in Libya, Russia is These forces performed poorly attempting to increase its influ- in the country’s 2008 war against Georgia, and Russian ence in international affairs.

“They want to be at the table leaders have perceived a disparideciding events rather than hav- ty between their capabilities and NATO’s. ing to react to them,” he said.

“This makes sense as in terms of technological sophistication and in sure numbers — which is actually different from the situation during the Cold War where Russia had conventional military superiority from the West,” he said.

As a result, Russia has continually engaged in military exercises in Europe — including unannounced large-scale snap exercises — to display its military competency and create instability Eastern European NATO states, according to Rathke.

“If you are a country like See RUSSIA page 5

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CUPD Pushes Blue Light Service StudentsWeigh Potential Advantages, Drawbacks Posed by the Ithaca Plan

amount of time it takes for them to get home,” he said.

One possible solution to this under the motto: ‘Any person, any issue is guaranteeing a feasible circumstance,’” Toomey said. response time that will still “Whoever you are, whatever you’re ensure that students are willing doing, we’ll get you home safely.” to use the service, he said.

“My guess is that anything over Students from Cayuga’s Watchers said they have addressed 10 minutes would be too long,” similar misconceptions using pub- Toomey said, adding that making this a reality licity and collabcould prove diforation with the “People aren’t going to ficult.

Greek commuuse the service if it Escorts do nity. not want to use “We’ve gotdoubles the amount of vehicles to transten the opportunity to answer time it takes to get home.” port students, because CUPD questions where James Toomey ’16 doesn’t “want have people people taking admisconceptions, and that’s really had a positive vantage of it as a free taxi service,” impact,” said Lauren Clay ’17, a Toomey said. However, the service has considered implementing text member of Cayuga’s Watchers.

The length of response time messaging or an app that will allow is important in ensuring that students to schedule their escort in students use the blue light pro- advance and gauge response time, gram, but will be more difficult according to Toomey. to address, according to Toomey.

“People simply aren’t going to Eleanor Good can be reached at use the service if it doubles the egood@cornellsun.com.

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problem in Ithaca and that “the war on drugs has failed.”

“Harm reduction should be our overall goal,” Cheon said.

A harm reduction facility in Vancouver, Canada has successfully implemented policies similar to the one proposed in the Ithaca Plan, according to Mario Velado ’17.

“In a study out of Vancouver, 800 per day go to these facilities,” Velado said. “Several overdose, [but] nobody dies. The facts are that these facilities work.”

Richard Chen ’18 argued that more people will begin to use heroin if they believe there is a safe place to use it.

“You increase the chance that people will try drugs in the first place because they believe there is a cure,” Chen said.

Alex Chakrin ’17, who is a staff writer for The Sun, added that the injection clinic might shift government funds away from rehabilitation clinics.

“We think that the optimal goal should be rehab,” Chakrin said.

Molly Kluger can be reached at mdk245@cornell.edu.

One Dead After Shooting in Church NORTH WALES, Pa. (AP) — Authorities say a dispute between two members of a suburban Philadelphia church during a Sunday worship service ended with one person shooting and killing the other.

Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin Steele said the disagreement escalated from an 11 a.m. “disturbance” at Keystone Fellowship Church in North Wales. Authorities didn't say what the disturbance was or

describe the crux of the disagreement at the evangelical church.

Police were called and found Robert Braxton, 27, of Montgomeryville, with a gunshot wound to the chest. He was rushed to Abington Lansdale Hospital, where he was pronounced dead shortly after noon.

An autopsy was scheduled for Monday.

Steele said the other man involved, who was treated at a hospital and released, was cooperating with police but was not in custody as investigators determine whether charges are warranted.

“We’re going to have to determine whether the shooting was justified under the law,” he said.

The man had a concealed carry permit for his semiautomatic handgun, he said. Braxton was unarmed as far as investigators know, but that was still under investigation, Steele said “We don’t know what the relationship is between the two of them,” Steele said.

Keystone Fellowship Montgomeryville issued a statement saying officials were “saddened” by the shooting. “Our congregation is in prayer for everyone involved,” the statement said.

No video exists of the shooting, which occurred in between two seating areas, Steele said. He said investigators were still trying to determine what kind of disturbance led to the shooting, interviewing “hundreds” who were in the church.

“We’ve got a lot of interviews to do,” Steele said. “That’s ongoing, that’s going to take some time to do.”

The church earlier posted a notice on its Facebook page that appearing as a special guest speaker would be an unnamed “pastor serving in a country that is extremely hostile to the Christian faith.” The post said photos or videotaping would be forbidden “for our guest’s safety,” but Steele said the shooting appeared unrelated to any such speaker.

“I believe there was music playing while this went on, so I don’t think this was during a sermon portion of this or anything,” he said.

Breeana Somers, 24, of Lansdale, told The Philadelphia Inquirer that she heard some kind of fight going on between two men, and then three gunshots that sounded like champagne corks popping.

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Students Assess Terrorist Threat Lecturer Describes Russian

Urge careful consideration of international policy

but not brash, not going into someDEBATE thing too quickly.”

Continued from page 3 Moderator Jennifer Kim ’17 said she Republican argument against immigra- hopes to make organized debates between the Cornell Republicans and tion.”

C o r n e l l F i n a l l y, Democrats an debaters dis“National security [is an issue] annual or biancussed the nual event. governW e “ ment’s role that the average Cornell student t h o u g h t in combatnational secuing internamight know a little about.” rity would be tional teran issue that is rorist orgaJennifer Kim ’17 relevant and nizations contentious such as ISIS. Natalie Brown ’18 of the Cornell enough where each side has a clear Democrats urged thoughtful action on position,” Kim said. “These are issues that the average Cornell student might this issue.

“We support a strong response to know a little about.”

ISIS, including airstrikes and the use of special forces,” Brown said. “It should Grace Santarelli can be reached at be a calculated and strong response, gs539@cornell.edu.

Illinois Seeks to Limit Confinement SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Brian Nelson’s years in solitary confinement left him terrified of other people, and he says he can still taste the concrete dust from his cell, even though he’s been free since 2010.

The 51-year-old is afraid to ride the bus, he takes five psychotropic drugs and sees a psychiatrist every week. Even when he’s at a park surrounded by grass, he says everything starts turning gray and he remembers how tiny air pockets in the walls kicked up dust whenever he would clean his cell at a now-shuttered maximum security prison in Tamms, in Illinois’ southern tip. There he was confined for the final 12 years of a 26-year sentence for murder and armed robbery.

“Those four walls beat me down so bad,” he told members of an Illinois House committee during a recent emotional hearing on the state’s solitary confinement practices.

Stories like Nelson’s have led Illinois lawmakers to push prisons to restrict the use of solitary confinement, joining a national movement that has policymakers rethinking the longstanding form of punishment that critics say has a profound psychological impact on inmates.

Legislation sponsored by Democratic Rep. La Shawn Ford, of Chicago, would limit solitary confinement to no more than five consecutive days and five total days during a 150-day period.

That would be a dramatic change from the current rules, which allow prisons to isolate inmates for weeks or years at a time.

The bill, which received the House committee’s initial approval on Wednesday, would also require prisons to allow inmates in solitary to spend four hours per day outside of their cells.

The measure awaits a vote by the full chamber.

“If a bill like this passed, it would be a real milestone in solitary reform,” said Jean Casella, the co-director of Solitary Watch, a Washington, D.C.-based group that monitors the use of solitary confinement nationally.

Militarization in East Europe RUSSIA

mobilize troops in response to a potential attack on an eastern NATO-member state. However, the Lithuania, Latvia or Estonia, you United States has already begun look across your border and you placing troops in former Soviet have your own Union NATOarmed troops of member states to “If Russia decides to deter around 5,000 to Russian 6,000 soldiers and aggression, accordintervene in Eastern you see Russia being ing to Rathke. able to put 100,000 Europe, forces are on “Their responsitroops in your near bility is to not attack alert.” without vicinity Russia, but to make much warning,” he it clear that if Russia Jeffrey Rathke ’91 said. “This is a situdecides to intervene ation that creates not in Eastern Europe, only anxiety, but regional instabili- forces are on alert and ready to interty.” vene if necessary,” he said.

Rathke added that an upcoming NATO conference will ensure that Alexander Chakrin can be reached at the organization has the ability to achakrin@cornellsun.com.

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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT Ithaca Pan Asian American Film Festival: New Voices in Film

BY ZACHARY SMEADER Sun Staff Writer

It’s funny: both this article and its subject matter arrived far later than they should have. The Ithaca Pan Asian American Film Festival ran last weekend, from April 15 to 17. I’m just now giving it the attention it so completely deserves. Likewise, the festival — which began just last year — sheds long-overdue light on a major problem in the American film industry: a lack of Asian American representation, especially onscreen.

The event was inspired by Katie Quan, an alumna of Ithaca College and current grad student at San Francisco State University. She had attended a different Asian American film festival in San Francisco, and wanted to adopt that tradition right here in Ithaca. With the help of a few professors at Ithaca College, funding from the college administration and several local sponsors and an entire class devoted to its preparation, The Ithaca Pan Asian American Film Festival was born.

Originally a week long, which proved a lot for full time students and faculty to organize, it was shortened to one weekend for 2016. No worries, though. There was still plenty to watch and discover. With three feature-length films, 14 shorts and a reading, the festival was jam-packed throughout.

There was far more to the experience than just the films, however.

Many of the filmmakers were in attendance, and participated in Q&A sections with the audience between pictures. While I will avoid quoting too much directly — many of the questions concerned the middles and ends of the films, and I’d rather not spoil anything — there were a few major themes that appeared throughout their discussions. One was funding, or the lack thereof. Few production companies ever sponsor movies with Asian American actors, and only independent films were featured at the Festival. Another common grievance was the “chop suey”stereotype that afflicts Asian American actors today. The latter was the subject of Yankee Dawg You Die, the closing play of the festival.

I could go delve into the authorial intent of each work, but I’d rather you experience the films as I did: as a curious but ignorant passerby who had never previously contemplated the issues of race in filmmaking.

Here’s my take on a few of the films in this year’s Festival: Americanese Directed by Eric Byler and based on the novel American Knees by Shawn Wong, Americanese tells the story of Chinese-American Raymond Ding (Chris Tashima) and half-Japanese Aurora Crane (Allison Sie) as they navigate their troubled relationship and their own personal crises. After their break-up, which occurs before the events of the film begin, the two split ways and try to recreate their lives without one another.

Aurora seeks the comfort of her best friend Brenda (Kelly Hu) and her new white boyfriend Steve (Ben Shenkman). Meanwhile, Raymond moves back in with his father Wood (Sab Shimono) and enters into a new romance with a co-worker, Betty Nguyen (Joan Chen).

The former couple have a hard time separating, however, and their relationship remains uncertain until the very end of the film.

Overall, the acting stood out as the strongest aspect of Americanese. The film won the Special Jury Prize for Outstanding Ensemble Cast at the South by Southwest Film Festival, and I can see why. Tashima’s portrayal of Raymond is particularly impressive, at once subtle and revealing. Raymond is a middle-aged, divorced professor of Asian American Studies; his background and subsequent actions establish his character as repressed, erudite and cynical. These traits call for a subdued performance, and make it all too easy for Raymond’s other, better qualities, like his compassion and dedication, to go unnoticed. Tashima deftly handles the challenge,

presenting a character who struggles to balance his emotional constraint and passion for Aurora.

Likewise, Sie skillfully reveals Aurora’s internal conflict between her lingering affection for Raymond and her desire to move on with her life. Aurora also suffers from something of an identity crisis, as she is often uncertain if she should embrace her Asian roots or stick to the white American background she has always known. Sie represents the mixture of familiarity and estrangement her character has towards her white father, Hank (Ryan Kutrona), especially when he veers into racial insensitivity and bigotry.

The other members of the cast, particularly Sab

the change of Raymond’s job from administrator to professor being one of them. It’s not a perfect fit, though, and the film still suffers from something of an identity crisis.

All in all, Americanese is a well-made, moving, fascinating film that explores an Asian American perspective of romance but does not quite know what it is. One last tip before I depart to the next feature: do not watch this film when you are tired. In his Q&A section, Shawn Wong, author of American Knees and collaborator on this film adaptation, said his “book is really about absence.” The same holds for the film, and what is not there is just as important as what is. Watch this when you are well-rested: your eyes have to be open wide to see what is missing.

Pamanhikan

(Tagalog) Definition: a Filipino tradition in which the parents of an engaged couple meet for the first time to plan the upcoming marriage, and the title of the funniest short film of the festival.

Written and directed by Angelo Santos, Pamanhikan tells the story of two gay men, one Filipino, Jun (Eric Elizaga) and one white American, Brendan (Patrick Cooley), who invite their parents over to their apartment to honor this longtime ritual.

The film borrows many structural elements from “Modern Family,” including direct speech to the camera and an overall comedic tone. What differs from the sitcom — and surpasses it — is the quality of the dialogue, acting and character development. We immediately see the love between the two COURTESY OF AUGUST ANGEL FILMWORKS male leads, and all the minor irritation, playful teasing and candor Shimono and Joan Chen, certainly deserve recognition. that come with a longterm relationship. The racial Actually, many of them deserve more credit than direc- divide becomes a source of humor, not tension, tor Eric Byler is willing to give them. Byler supple- between the couple — particularly when Brendan comments a few pivotal scenes with flashbacks, feeling the plains, “Tagalog words are hard for the white man to need, for some reason, to clarify his characters’ interac- pronounce.” tions and emotional responses. For instance, shortly The tension does increase, however, when the parafter Aurora’s father Hank verbally abuses his wife ents arrive. Brendan’s estranged father Sean (Bill Hoag) Keiko (Takayo Fischer), the scene transitions into a and suspicious mother Alice (Julia Campanelli) soon conversation between Aurora and Raymond in which clash with each other and with Jun’s parents, the überhe lectures her about the possibility of an uneven rela- Catholic Raynaldo (John Arcilla) and the supportive tionship between her parents. We, the audience, don’t Clarissa (Arianne Recto). Hilarity ensues as the various need this explanation. Hank’s, or rather Kutrona’s, tone characters argue about old history, future concerns and is angry and forceful enough that we can recognize the — in Raynaldo’s case — his religious qualms about gay nature of the situation. Similarly, after Hank comments marriage. In less than 30 minutes, the film gives us an on his other daughter Julia’s (Annie Katsura Rollins) understanding of each character’s personality and attiengagement to African American Miles (Stephen tude towards the others. Granted, none of them have Bishop), Byler launches into yet another diatribe from the sort of deeper, internal lives fit for literary fiction or the professor. The film could rely more on its cast and more serious filmmaking. If the writing and acting viewers much more than it does. weren’t so good throughout, the characters — especialThis is especially true considering the quality of the ly Raynaldo — could seem cartoonish. dialogue. I’ve rarely heard more realistic, honest discusPamanhikan is a great comedy. That said, even consion about love and relationships than I have in this sidering the more serious dispute about gay marriage — movie. The interactions between Raymond and Aurora over which some characters eventually come to blows are frank but not vulgar, passionate but not romanti- — the conflicts of the film never pose any real threat. cized. The dialogue brings the action down to earth, If you’re looking for a dramatic, eye-opening, philohelps us relate to the characters and reveals their inner sophically engaging work, this isn’t the movie for you. thoughts, not just with their content but with their All the film’s central issues are almost trivial compared tone. The occasional witty or outrageous remark is also to the characters’ love for one another — which is, of the only (and much needed) comedic relief. For exam- course, exactly how it ought to be. ple, Wood, Raymond’s father, suggests that they both There were many, many more films at the festival go to China and pick out a pair of sisters to marry, so that I’d recommend but whose reviews I can’t squeeze that they would only have one mother-in-law to deal into 1,400 words. Focusing more on the festival itself, with. The film could have used more moments like this though, it represents an early step in a very long process one. of gaining support and viewership for Asian American That brings me to my biggest problem with the film: artists. Really, in 2016, it’s a shame that they have had its inconsistent mood. American Knees, the novel on to scrounge so much up to this point. The American which Americanese is based, is a romantic comedy. With audience is ready for greater Asian American participaits slower pace, somber music and frequently dark cin- tion in mass media, as shows like Fresh off the Boat and ematography (I mean this literally: many of the scenes Master of None have recently demonstrated. What took take place outside at night or in dimly lit rooms), the place last weekend at Ithaca College, and what has hapfilm carries a dramatic tone that occasionally borders pened before that, is a glimpse at the bigger and better on Greek tragedy. That would be fine, if the script and things that could come with wider audiences and prostory were written for a drama. As it stands, duction company backing. We’ve only seen the beginAmericanese preserves the basic storyline and dialogue ning, and I’m excited for what comes next. that made the novel so famous. The result is a mismatch between plot and style. To be fair, Byler did Zachary Smeader is a freshman in the College of Arts and Sciences. change a few story elements to make the transition — He can be reached at zds4@cornell.edu.

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A hyperbolic article To the Editor: I read the article “Is Stevia the sweetener.....” in Cornell Sun and must confess my disappointment on comparing between the contents of the said article and of the actual technical paper in which the findings were published [S MUDGAL, I KERESZTES, GW FEIGENSON and SSH RIZVI, “Controlling the taste receptor......” Food Chemistry 197, 84-91 (2016)]. In the article you [Mugdal] mention that you et. al. proved that “stevia could be ridden of its bitterness while retaining its sweetness.” For starters, this is misleading — it implies that a chemical reaction can be performed which nullifies the bitter taste of the stevia. On the other hand, the technical paper describes an attempt to selectively present the sweetness of stevia to the taste buds while masking the bitterness — a significantly different objective in my opinion. Further confusion is created by your confident proclamations in the Sun article regarding “glorious success” and “dream…. being finally accomplished.” This led me to first search for your paper in ‘Nature’ and ‘Science’ — only when this search proved futile I found it in the pages of ‘Food Chemistry.’ In the journal article you mention that “current study highlights the relevance of [a mechanism] which MAY ULTIMATELY lead to [stevia]’s taste modification.” You further go on to say that your work “is LIMITED to the understanding of chemical parameters associated with [something] and further studies especially [something] are necessary to conclude the effectiveness of [your] model.” These statements seem to imply that your studies are still at a preliminary stage — how can you be so confident about its success before the research has even been completed? Further, in the Sun article you mention successful commercialization — surely you too must be aware that before even thinking in terms of mass production there are so many more steps which are required, to name just a few, (a) extensive clinical testing of the reagent BSA which you use, to evaluate potentially harmful effects at the expected dosage levels, (b) if such testing is cleared, actual experiments on human subjects to verify the effectivity of the proposed bitterness masking scheme, (c) shelf life and long time stability of the chemicals involved etc. Since none of this has been performed, your sentences about commercialization appear premature and misleading. On the basis of the above, I feel that you have deliberately exaggerated and misrepresented scientific facts in your Sun article.

Apart from these major criticisms, I also have a few minor points. For one, your work is obviously collaborative — there are four authors in the paper. Yet you imply that the work is entirely yours. Is it really true that all the other authors — including professors — were just duds coming along for the ride? Somehow I cannot believe that. You also describe what-you-say-is-your-own idea as ‘brilliant’ — surely that looks a little weird?

Finally, the long introduction about saccharin is unrelated to the point at hand.

If you have any response to my above queries, then I will be pleased to hear them. Else I will request you not to publish factually inaccurate and self-glorifying articles in the newspaper in future. Such articles constitute an embarrassment to the entire community.

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hat I have to say isn’t novel or they think it’s funny. I’m not going to unique, but it is incredibly comment whether things like things like important: we need need to C+= (a satirical feminist programming stop tolerating sexism in computer sci- language made by hateful people with a ence and technology related fields. Like I lot of free time on their hands) and the said before, other people have written this old CS undergraduate group cover photo (and have done a better job), but it’s time (which sparked a huge debate a few weeks I stepped off the sidelines about some- ago), are funny. It doesn’t matter. They thing I see everyday that I find unequivo- make people feel uncomfortable; they make me feel uncomfortable. Call me a cally wrong.

Computer science is unapologetically buzzkill. I am a buzzkill. You don’t need misogynistic. Some 70 to 80 percent of to contribute to institutional sexism if the field is men. That number has gone you want to laugh. There are plenty of up over time, not down. There are fewer other funny things out there like 30 Rock, women in computer science than any Stephen Colbert (before he sold out to other type of engineering and almost any CBS) or Scientology. Look at those other profession (I’m looking at you things if you want to laugh.

And yes, women have succeeded and finance). Statistics can be skewed to match your agenda, but clearly computer continue to succeed in computer science. science is doing something to scare away I wouldn’t deserve my degree if I didn't women. It's pretty obvious what it is: sex- point out that despite everything stacked against them there are some pretty influism.

You hear horror story after horror ential women in the field; I’ve been lucky story — the CEO of Microsoft telling an employee that she shouldn’t Statistics can be skewed to match negotiate for equal pay in a your agenda, but clearly computer Q&A (obviously, science is doing something to there’s more to this story; he scare away women. apologized), female engineers getting harassed at tech conferences, etc. Obviously, no enough to have some of them as teachers. one wants to be sexist or support sexism But, looking at the demographics of their yet nothing seems to be changing. classes, you realize they are the exception Sometimes, people don’t even realize that to the rule. Either way, the fact that they’re being sexist. There aren’t strong women can succeed and do in computer incentives that encourage people to be science doesn’t justify discriminating aware of their behavior or change things. against them.

I’ll also be the first to admit that I am For these reasons, we need to have zero tolerance for discrimination. Computer the last person who should be writing science is a lot of fun. In my opinion, it this. There are people who are better at will define the next century. It would be computer science and people who are pretty awful if it remained as some exclu- more involved with the community. I sive, bro-gramming club. We’re deterring find computer science compelling, but a lot of people — a lot of smart people. not for its own sake. Answering economic questions with computer science is what Things need to change.

To be fair, much of this is out of our really gets me going. I also started procontrol. Sexism in computer science gramming freshman year and was welstarts really early. For a while, personal comed into the department. I’ve never computers were marketed to boys. had the mispleasure of being discriminatApparently, conventional wisdom holds ed against in computer science.

But, I am a CS major and I write for that targeting boys or girls is more effective marketing (although I am very skep- the student newspaper. And it’s about tical of this). Guys started dominating time I said something considering this the field because they were being sold problem is so widespread and apathy only computers sooner. But, just because contributes to the problem. We have a Apple’s marketing practices were sexist in system built against women succeeding. the ’80s and ’90s doesn’t mean I have to All this to say, we need to have zero tolerbe. Sexism needs to stop. It’s just wrong. ance for sexism in computer science (and, And yes, today this is changing; big really just period). That’s my schtick this proprietary software companies are week. Stay tuned two weeks from now for spending a lot of money to immerse my final column of the semester. young women in programming sooner.

But, it hasn’t changed yet. And, until it Eric Schulman is a junior in the College of Arts and does we need to have zero tolerance for Sciences. He may be reached at eschulman@cornelldiscrimination. sun.com. Schulman’s Schtick appears alternate A lot of people defend sexism because Mondays this semester.

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“You deserve a lot of credit for identifying one of the most serious problems facing the country, taking on an unpopular cause amongst your fellow college students, and addressing it with sensible policy recommendations.”

wonder how my father would react if I informed him that he is an inspiring feminist. I wonder if he would buy that. I write this column both to let him and the world know how he has enabled me to challenge gender norms. I am an international student from India. At times, in my government classes at Cornell, professors show statistics about how my country is not necessarily the sanctum of gender equality. There are grim statistics about gender violence and recalcitrant gender discrimination norms which are very prevalent today. But then, I think about how I ended up coming to Cornell, got through four years of outstanding education and survived the various pressures young women face, especially in college.

I remember when I joined my all-girls boarding school, I was the weird girl for always raising my hand in class. The same thing happened in college.

Throughout my freshman year at Cornell, people recognized me at parties as the international girl who would always raise her hand in a 100-person Introduction to International Relations lecture. Of course, it was embarrassing, and detracted from my social capital towards the beginning. I am very aware that I come across as intimidating and odd. But here’s the thing, I don’t know any other way to navigate life at Cornell and I am convinced it has a lot to do with how my father socialized me.

Growing up, I had a hideous haircut which made me look like a boy. My father used to take me to the same barber who used to do his hair. I laugh

College has been fraught with numerous personal and professional successes and failures. My father rebuked me every time I doubted myself academically. He helped me bounce back every time I came close to underestimating myself. about it now but I used to be miserable about not having pretty ponytails and not fitting the mold that was perpetuated by everything that surrounded me in fairytales, books, my friend-circles and on the media that I was exposed to. He would always spend generously on books and I would get tired of those gifts. I wanted the fancy accessories all other girls seemed to always have in abundance. He would take me to the port office and explain the difference between limestone and iron ore to me as any fervent engineer would to his son. The intellectual curiosity that marked our father-daughter conversations has only augmented over the years.

He pushed me to work very hard in math and physics, not so much history or English because I inherited a flair for writing and literature from my mother.

He did not want me to fit the norm that math / science / economics / engineering is not for girls. At every stage of my education, he pushed our financial limits to make space for my magnanimous dreams. I went to an elite boarding school for girls where I did not necessarily fit the socio-economic status bracket towards the initial years. I found role models at this boarding school but the stereotypes and expectations caught on as my friends started socializing with the boys’ boarding school. I tried to “fit in” and be a “cool” girl but being ambitious and dorky had become second nature to me — thanks to my father. It paid off when I got into Cornell.

I came to Cornell and then was faced with a whole new set of genderbased expectations and norms. I decoded Greek Life, went through rush week and tried my best to figure out my way around make-up and navigating the social system. However, I am glad that these were the things I had to teach myself because the important things had become second nature considering how my father raised me.

He always tells me “the sky is the limit.” College has been fraught with numerous personal and professional successes and failures. My father rebuked me every time I doubted myself academically. He helped me bounce back every time I came close to underestimating myself. He cannot prevent me from browsing the fat-shaming, appearance-oriented body politic on social media or from being disappointed by the double-standard of sexism. Nevertheless, he reminds me that the adage that “behind every successful man, there is a woman” is only half of the story.

My boat still sinks at times. Being a 22 year old in a high-achieving environment is not easy, to the say the least. I have started appreciating my father even more especially because I have been reflecting so much about gender as my social identity this semester. I hear a lot of men at college talk about how they would be terrified if they had a daughter, because they are aware of the insidious sexual objectification of women through their college experience. It could not be easy for my father either but I must say he did the women’s movement of my generation a favor. He raised a feminist and he challenged gender norms in a society where gender issues are ostensibly so bleak and tenuous. The most heartening part, however, is how he has started incorporating my mother in his subconscious “he for she” project. He has no issues with doing the laundry and is almost obsessive with household chores. I have heard a lot of talk about how women need role models. My father is my role model. He is an ardent feminist and I really wonder if he knows it. Well, now he does, and I hope he is proud of it, because I sure am.

Aditi Bhowmick is a senior in the College of Arts and Sciences. Abstruse Musings appears alternate Mondays this semester. She may be reached at ab738@cornell.edu.

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wo weeks ago, Bomani when Twitter trolls say turn down, own assertion of impervious selfJones filled in on ESPN’s I’ll make the abundantly evident esteem. As Jones explained, “So to morning talk show Mike & proposition that a national tradi- have a problem with the logo of Mike. Jones, an ESPN host (as tion of white supremacy does not this [Caucasian shirt], would be to well as an evocative Twitter com- induce anyone to cry over a mock- have a problem with the Indians, mentator), snuck the opportunity ery of whiteness. Centuries of deep but if you're quiet about the to steer the morning conversation reinforcement of the myth of Indians, and you got something to with a pointed political outfit. His white superiority, from which a say about my shirt, I think it's time navy t-shirt, emblazoned with a swarm of colonists punctured pre- for introspection.”

The swell of people who had near mirror of the Cleveland existing nations, established a Indians’ logo, spelled out slave-based economy and concen- something to say about the white “Caucasians,” and replaced the trated control in a limited-access man logo — even if it was just to controversial Chief Wahoo’s face “democracy,” has generated a defend the fortitude of their feelwith a leering white man, adorned socially, legally and politically safe- ings — but who have nothing to by a beryl dollar sign in place of guarded acceptance of whiteness. say about Native American masthe typical feather. The closely The comfy, unchallenged and nor- cots implicates the double stancopied imagery and typography malized security of whiteness does dard of critical thought regarding on Jones’ shirt — contorted only not predispose anyone to prickle at racism in sports imagery. to displace the customary racial objectification in the logo — drove Why did so many people feel obliged to ensure a clear point: if we’re destabilized that Jones knew his prank didn’t touch them? by the deploy- Why did ESPN tell Jones that he “had made ment of a miserly white man as a his point” and should cover the shirt up logo, but comfort- half-way through the show? able with the grossly stereotyped depiction of Chief Wahoo, a derisive portrayal of profiteering Therefore, as Jones affirms in his we’re overlooking some racist white men, because a momentary pointed commentary, what we slap from an ESPN commentator need is an affective, mobilized and hypocrisy.

A mellow media trickle covered does not stab a leaky wound of wide-ranging response to profitthe eddy of social media feedback, racial suppression, nor does it mongering racism in athletics — a much of which applauded Jones threaten to topple the safely fas- reaction that transcends intercesfor his overt indictment of the tened racial dynamics in the U.S. sions at the jabs made at white So while white commentators people. Where is the Twitter storm commercialization of racist tropes within U.S. athletics. Journalists implored Jones’ to recognize that of angry white folks agitating reported that sales of the his jig was futile because he failed to against the Redskins’ persistent “Caucasian” t-shirts spiked after insult them, race-based stereotypes attachment to a derogatory name Jones’ appearance on Mike & clearly do not elicit equivalent and mascot? How many sports Mike, evidencing a popular pud- responses to populations with dif- commentators are offering a platdle of support for tackling bigoted fering histories of racial violence. form to the indigenous resistance logos and mascots. However, a How could white people feel as sen- against imagery like the Cleveland divergent wave of reportage and sitively about a reductive represen- Indians’ Chief Wahoo? And why social media respondents implied tation of whiteness as people of did ESPN discourage one of their that Jones’ “prank” fell flat; white color — who have undergone cen- hosts from prompting a conversapeople weren’t offended, the antic- turies’ of distinct, corrosive and per- tion about racism in professional ipated affect flopped and thus, petual dehumanization — might sports uniforms? In light of the they reasoned, no double standard feel when bombarded with mono- continual displacement, economic depression and violence inflicted exists. A pool of Twitter exchanges lithic diminutions of their race?

Furthermore, the effort that on Native populations, comargued that if Caucasian folks feel no offense over Jones’ t-shirt, then Twitter users exhausted to evi- pounded by hackneyed stereotypes a reductive, crimson-faced Chief dence the ineffectiveness of Jones’ in the media and Hollywood, Wahoo does not infringe on any political satire seems to signal some empathy for and accountability to Native Americans’ sense of dignity, wound to the white ego. Why did the indigenous people, who have inclusion or personhood. White so many people feel obliged to been urging teams to concede that commentators suggested that ensure that Jones knew his prank red-faced, feather-wearing caricaJones’ political move was a waste of didn’t touch them? Why did tures are degrading, is the very least time, and that anyone who both- ESPN tell Jones that he “had made we, as sports fans, can start with. his point” and should cover the ered with it ought to “get a life.”

Taking the precarious gamble shirt up half-way through the Kate Poor is a senior in the College of Arts of illuminating my predilection to show? In overstating the absence and Sciences. She may be reached at ignore conservative commentators’ of any affected discomfort, white ksp57@cornell.edu. Triple Jump appears counsel and, generally, to heat up commentators undermined their alternate Mondays this semester.

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Sports

The Corne¬ Daily Sun

MONDAY APRIL 25, 2016

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WOMEN’S LACROSSE

Tough Defense Helps Cornell Down Harvard

By JEFF ASIEDU Sun Staff Writer

This Saturday, Cornell women’s lacrosse (11-3, 5-1 Ivy) traveled to Cambridge and earned another Ivy League win, remaining in contention for the regular season Ivy title. The Red dominated Harvard (7-6, 3-3 Ivy) in both halves to earn an 11-3 victory.

“Our defense really played spectacularly against Harvard. It really came down to great team defense,” said co-captain Brittany Marriott. “We knew they were a high-driving team and so our focus was solid one versus DANA DANIELS / SUN STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER one defense and sending doubles early. We followed Lockdown defense | Junior goalkeeper Renee Poulott saved 10 shots as the Red limited the Crimson to just three goals in through on our game plan, playing sound team defense, Saturday’s victory. with great slides and communication.”

The Tigers (10-4, 5-1 Ivy) recently lost their first game Marriott also spoke highly of the Red’s goalie, junior Kristy Gilbert who all scored multiple goals in Cambridge. against an Ivy opponent, losing 12-7 to Penn on April 20.

Renee Poullott.

“This year is unlike any other in terms of balanced Now, Cornell, Penn and Princeton all have the same con“Of course a huge, huge part of holding Harvard to three goals was the outstanding performance of Renee scoring. I am so proud to be a part of an offense that ference record of 5-1, and are tied for first in the league. in the net,” Marriott said. “She made incredible saves shares the ball so equally and boasts so many threats,” The Red’s last game of the regular season will be on said senior co-captain Emily Tripodi. “It forces any Saturday against Penn (11-3, 5-1 Ivy) at Schoellkopf, and that anchored our defense.”

Poullott had ten saves in the game, her third time defense we play to really think in order to pick who with Ivy standings in limbo and Cornell celebrating to mark strongly, if they choose to senior day, the environment is sure to be exhilarating, achieving this feat this season. While mark any of us strongly. As a according to Marriott.

Harvard was the first to get on the “I am so proud to be a even “Saturday is by far the biggest game of our season,” unit we know that anyone can come scoreboard in the first half, Cornell’s defense then shut the Crimson down, part of an offense that in and score a goal, and that is pow- said Marriott. “Whoever wins this game will likely share the Ivy title with Princeton. We are so incredibly grateful erful.” holding Harvard to just one goal until shares the ball so It certainly was a powerful showing and excited to have the opportunity to play in this high the second half. for the Red, who before this matchup stakes game. Our team has had an incredible season so Partially thanks to the stellar defenequally.” had lost two games in a row for the far, and we want nothing more than to finish off the regsive effort, the Red began to heat up first time this season, against Ivy rival ular season on a very high note with a win and a share of offensively, scoring four goals in the Emily Tripodi No. 11 Princeton and nationally that title.” first half to finish with a strong 4-1 lead The Red will face off against the Quakers on Saturday, ranked No. 5 Syracuse. going into halftime.

The matchup against Princeton in New Jersey was a April 30, at 1 p.m.

As has been the case all throughout the season, the Red’s offense was driven by balanced scoring from multi- particularly tough loss, as Princeton and Cornell are curple Cornell players. Today it was junior Amie Dickson, rently the top two teams in the Ivy League going into the Jeff Asiedu can be reached at jasiedu@cornellsun.com. sophomore Joey Coffy, junior Catherine Ellis and junior last week of the season.

MEN’S LACROSSE

Bears Embarrass Red, 22-5, on Senior Day at Schoellkopf

Blowout loss drops Cornell to 1-4 in Ivy League play; rival Princeton awaits Saturday

By SHAN DHALIWAL Sun Assistant Sports Editor

In a critical game to remain in contention for postseason play, Cornell wilted against the most potent offensive attack in the country and limped to a 22-5 defeat at the hands of Brown.

The Bears never trailed in the victory over the Red this past Saturday, scoring the most goals at Schoellkopf since 1998.

Brown established a 6-1 lead after the first quarter and used that positive momentum to build a lead that Cornell (6-6, 1-4 Ivy) was never able to overcome.

“Brown was making plays all over the field,” said head coach Matt Kerwick. “They put us on our heels early, and unfortunately we couldn’t dig out of it.”

The Bears (12-1, 5-0 Ivy) took 53 shots, 39 of which were on goal and continued its surgical precision on offense and forceful aggression on defense.

“Instead of backing off, they would come flying at us,” said senior midfielder John Edmonds. “They’d throw crazy checks that you don’t see every day. I think in terms of aggression, they were a much more aggressive bunch than what we’ve seen.”

This relentless offense meant that senior goalkeeper Brennan Donville faced a very

difficult task. Yet despite score, Kerwick praised Donville’s efforts.

“He was outstanding,” Kerwick said of Donville. “[Brown] just put so much pressure on [us], and we knew that coming in,

but it’s hard to simulate in practice. They’re the number one scoring offense in the country for a reason.”

Donville finished the day with a careerhigh 16 saves.

CAMERON POLLACK / SUN PHOTOGRAPHY EDITOR

Bright spot | Sophomore Kason Tarbell was the only Cornell player to tally multiple points in the Red’s 22-5 defeat Saturday.

This was the fourth time the Bears have scored at least 20 points in a game this season and the tenth time they have scored at least 15.

“It’s a different style,” Kerwick said.

“They cross the midline, and they’re going.”

He also mentioned how it is difficult to prepare for this style of play in practice. “[You have] to tip your cap to those guys because they were earning those goals and putting them in good spots,” Kerwick said.

Outside of Donville’s effort, there were some other positives in the game, although few and far between.

The Red’s ground ball play was solid in the first half, when the team picked up 26 ground balls compared to Brown’s 20.

Additionally, junior midfielder Domenic Massimilian won 13-of-27 face-offs to become the third player in Cornell history with at least 400 career face-off wins.

“I thought the ground ball play for us was good in the first half, but unfortunately we couldn’t cash in and finish plays on the offensive end [and] we weren’t getting stops on the defensive end,” Kerwick said. “In the second half, they out-worked us off the ground as well.”

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