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Faculty in the College of Arts and Sciences and the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences hope to launch a cross-college environmental studies major in the fall of 2017, according to a report from the Committee on Interdisciplinary Curricula in Environmental Studies and Environmental Sciences.

The new major will combine with the environmental science and sustainability major — which is currently offered in CALS — according to Prof. Christine Goodale, ecology and evolutionary biology, the proposal committee’s chair.

The curriculum of the environmental studies major will allow students to concentrate in environmental “studies” or “humanities” and take courses tailored to their concentration, according to Prof. Jim Lassoie, natural resources.

“There is [also] positive support for an intro course,

periodic colloquia and a capstone course where students in all concentrations have the opportunity to interact with each other,” Lassoie said.

Alina Carrillo ’18 — who will serve on a committee for determining the major’s curriculum — said the major’s structure will make it easier for students to focus on the

areas of environmental studies they are interested in.

“The new major overall includes a significantly smaller core than the current ESS major,” Carrillo said. “This allows for a greater emphasis on the concentrations.”

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Biology Professor Harrison Dies at 70 Remembered as ‘balanced,’ ‘objective’

By STEPHANIE YAN

Genetica in 2010.

Harrison’s work was “held in highest regard by his peers,” Prof. Rick Harrison Ph.D. according to Prof. Ronald ’77, ecology and evolutionary Hoy, neurobiology and behavbiology — a “leader in the ior. field” of speciation and Prof. Charles Aquadro, hybridization — died April molecular biology and genet12, according to a University ics, added that Harrison was press release. He also known for his was 70. eloquence and H a r r i s o n’s scholastic integriresearch focused on ty. how species arise “If Rick puband recombine, lished something, according to the you could believe release. He received the results coma bachelor’s degree pletely and trust from Harvard that his interpretaPROF. HARRISON University and a tion was balanced Ph.D. from Cornell and was and objective,” Aquadro said. chair of the University’s “This level of intellectual hondepartment of ecology and esty is all too rare and will be evolutionary biology for many sorely missed.” years.

Prof. Kelly Zamudio, ecolIn a 1990 paper, ogy and evolutionary biology, Harrison wrote an overview said Harrison’s contribution of hybrid zones — areas to students and mentees was where two species mate and as great as his contribution to produce offspring of mixed evolutionary biology. ancestry — that was a “tour “He was incredibly giving de force” in the subject, of his time,” Zamudio said. according to a tribute pubSee HARRISON page 4 lished in the journal Sun Assistant News Editor

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Singer’s scandal | The petition to C.U. was filed in response to child molestation charges leveled against Bambaataa.

Petition: C.U. Must Sever Ties With Bambaataa

By YUN SOO KIM Sun News Editor

Troi Torain, former radio station disc jockey, has circulated a petition demanding that the University expunge the work of Afrika Bambaataa — Cornell Hip Hop Collection’s first visiting scholar — from its archives, in light of allegations of child molestation levied against the artist.

“It is incumbent upon the University to immediately address these allegations,” said the petition filed via Charge.org.

“Until these claims have been definitively and without equivocation resolved,” As of Monday night, the petition had gained over 170 signatures of its target 200.

Torain told New York Daily News that he believes the University has not responded

appropriately to the allegations against the musician.

“Just because these allegations were made by men of color doesn’t mean you can ignore them,” he said.

The Cornell Hip Hop Collection acquired an archive of Bambaataa’s work in 2013, and a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities See PETITION page 4

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Lecturer Explores Sources of Economic Success

University Two C.U. Faculty Members Named Kaplan Fellows Professor Noliwe Rooks, Africana studies, and Bryan Duff, senior lecturer in education, were awarded the 2016 Kaplan Family Faculty Fellowship in Service-Learning on April 21, according to a University press release.

As part of the Cornell Public Service Center, the award grants fellows $5000 to making service-learning courses part of the curriculum, among other causes, the release said.

Rooks’ grant will support her new fall 2016 course, “Race and Social Entrepreneurship: Food Justice and Urban Reform.” Duff’s award will go toward his newly designed service-learning course, according to the release.

Local De Blasio Calls For Election Changes After Voting Problems New York Mayor Bill de Blasio called for reforms to New York’s elections, announcing that the city would spend $20 million to improve the Board of Elections on Monday, according to The New York Times. His call for action comes a week after the presidential primary.

“The Board of Elections is an outdated organization in dire need of modernization — and we need to make these changes now,” de Blasio said in a statement.

De Blasio plans to create a more modern and transparent board. He has already taken action by suspending Diane Haslett-Rudiano, the chief clerk at the Brooklyn office and a Republican appointee, for her inability to follow protocol during the election, The Times reported.

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Attributes impact of individual choices to race, socioeconomic environment

By RUBY YU

cess can be attributed to the spheres of influence — family, school and neighborhood — Race, socioeconomic status that shape an individual’s and environment are key factors growth, according to Alexander. in determining an individual’s Alexander used excerpts from perception of success, according students discussing success to to Prof. Karl Alexander, sociolo- illustrate their differing ideas of gy, Johns Hopkins University. achievement.

At a talk on Monday, “I think I’m successful now, Alexander discussed his book because I’m happy,” one excerpt The Long “I said.

Shadow: don’t have a “If we can’t change the Family, lot of moS c h o o l , narrative [around equality], ney…I live N e i g h - then we’re just waiting for paycheck to borhood and paycheck… the next incident.” the Shaping but I’m of Inequality, h a p p y Prof. Karl Alexander which he because I said was come home based on his study of the 790 every day to the person I want to individuals in diverse Baltimore be with.” neighborhoods.

White males possess a signifi“The book The Long Shadow cant advantage over other genis a culmination of a 30 year ders and races in “every [and] journey,” Alexander said. any aspect,” according to During this period, he said he Alexander. followed his subjects to observe “They’re more likely to get the diverging life paths that employed full time rather than resulted from their environment part time, they earn more and and socioeconomic status. they have more education,” he “[These people’s] Plan A is added. doing well in school as the path However, white men from a to moving up,” he said. “Plan B middle class background also is doing well in the workplace report the highest rates of binge without a college degree. But drinking and drug abuse, what’s our Plan C?” according to Alexander.

These varying degrees of sucAlexander added that Sun Staff Writer

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Success and society | Prof. Karl Alexander, sociology, John Hopkins University, speaks about his research on inequality in society on Monday.

inequalities in society contribute to growing problems in equal opportunity in the work world.

“If we can’t change the narrative, then we’re just waiting for

the next incident to happen,” he said.

Ruby Yu can be reached at ryu@cornellsun.com.

Profs Expose Problems Posed by Humanitarianism

By DEVON GILLIAMS Sun Staff Writer

Prof. Elizabeth Anker, English, and Prof.

Olúfémi Táíwò, Africana studies, argued that humanitarian efforts must balance solidarity with inequality in Monday’s final lecture in the “Big Ideas in the Humanities” series.

Both professors focused on the role of the Western world in providing humanitarian services and how this aid can be problematic due

to underlying notions of privilege.

Anker called human rights “exclusionary and limited,” saying that they are often mentioned when speaking about foreign countries, but ignored when referencing problems in the Western world such as police brutality.

She stressed that human rights are not a universal commodity, even in a nation like the United States.

“If you don’t have citizenship in a human

rights-respecting nation, your human rights are going to be pretty much rendered nonexistent,”

form of civilization to “dark” countries, according to Anker. She said this imagery implies that

“If you don’t have citizenship in a human rights-respecting nation, your human rights are pretty much [...] nonexistent.”

Prof. Elizabeth Anker she said.

The Western world portrays itself as a beacon of reason and truth that brings “light” in the

countries and societies that lack human rights principles also lack values and ideals.

Anker urged attendees

Cruz-Kasich Alliance Against Trump May Weaken In an effort to impede Donald J. Trump’s lead, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Gov. John Kasich (R-Ohio), formed a temporary alliance. Just hours after announcing their pact, however, the two candidates show signs of faltering, The New York Times reported.

The alliance sought to deny Trump wins in Indiana, Oregon and New Mexico.

Kasich agreed to stand down in Indiana, while Cruz agreed to leave Oregon and New Mexico, The Times said. In the event that Trump loses these states, it will make his path to the nomination much more difficult.

— Compiled by Samantha Acriche

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Humanitarianism and its discontents | Prof. Olúfémi Táíwò, Africana studies, discusses how Western aid to African countries can dehumanize its recipients in a lecture in Klarman Atrium Monday.

to be aware of their “obligation to be cognizant of the dark side of human rights” and the privilege that often underlies Westerners’ actions in regards to humanitarian work.

Táíwò’s talk focused on how Western countries’ relationships with Africa — which often center around giving aid to African countries — can often be twisted and one sided.

“Humanitarianism is not always intrinsically good — it all depends,” he said.

Aid from the Western world often “disempowers, immobilizes and disables” its recipients in Africa, according to Táíwò.

As evidence, he discussed how Western media typically uses Western reporters for African news, a phenomenon that he said underlies the belief that sufferers can not adequately articulate themselves. “[It] dehumanizes the recipients [and] empowers the giver,” who often sees the action of humanitarian work as charity, Táíwò said.

Devon Gilliams can be reached at dgilliams@cornellsun.com.

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Students Hope New C.U.Calls Bambaataa’s Legacy‘Indisputable’ Science Major Will Aid Collaboration PETITION

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Say change will diversify concentrations MAJOR

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Lassoie added that the specifics of the major — including its administrative structure, courses and name — are still under discussion and will need to be finalized before it can be introduced.

Faculty members decided to develop plan for the major in response to growing demand from students currently majoring in environmental science and sustainability, according to Lassoie.

“The environmental studies concentration [in ESS] had fewer intro requirements and “The cross-college major allowed students affords the opportunity to to custom upperdivision courses innovate beyond traditional to meet special disciplinary borders.” interests,” Lassoie said. “Some stuAlina Carrillo ’18 dents used it to create unique curricula, while others used it to circumvent distasteful and often difficult chem and math courses.”

Lassoie said the major had been proposed in the past, but was met with insurmountable obstacles at the time.

“Those in the bio or physical sciences demanded a lot of intro math, chemistry, physics [and] biology in order to qualify as being an environmental sciences curriculum,” Lassoie said. “Those representing the social sciences and humanities argued that this would greatly limit the student participation.”

Carrillo said she believes the new major’s multidisciplinary curriculum could give students a stronger background for approaching environmental problems in the real world.

“The cross-college major affords the opportunity to innovate beyond traditional disciplinary borders in order to address the pressing environmental issues of our time,” she said.

Aelya Ehtasham can be reached at aehtasham@cornellsun.com.

will allow the archive to be catalogued and preserved, according to a University statement issued April 21.

Cornell has announced that administrators are aware of the allegations, but maintain that Bambaataa’s contributions to hip-hop are “indisputable.” “[His] archive will remain one of many in the Cornell Hip Hop Collection, which exists to preserve and make accessible the artifacts documenting the rise of hip-hop into a global cultural movement,” Cornell’s statement said.

Profs Recall Harrison’s Influence on Cornellians

Four men have come forward saying that Bambaataa sexually abused them while they were in their teens, according to the New York Daily News.

Ronald Savage, a New York judicial delegate who first accused Bambaataa of molestation, said the University’s maintenance of the archives would be promoting child harassment, the Daily News reported.

“If Cornell [retains] anything from Bambaataa, that’s like it is telling the world it supports child molesters,” Savage said.

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

Solidarity across the sea

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of his time,” Zamudio said. “He had a really high dedication to the department and to people in the department.”

As a professor, Harrison had an “open door policy” and encouraged students to discuss their work with him, according to Prof. Erik Dopman Ph.D. ’05, biology, Tufts University, whom Harrison mentored while Dopman was a graduate student at Cornell.

“He helped us sift through ideas and questions to get to the ones that we should and must address,” Dopman said.

Harrison’s advice to students ranged from academic guidance to personal advice on work-life balance and careers in biology, according to Dopman.

“He provided a clear voice and sound reason to a conceptually challenging field and to many young sci-

President Barack Obama urges Europeans to remain united in the face of growing economic and security threats in Hanover, Germany on Monday.

entists wishing to place their mark upon it,” Dopman said. “The loss of his insight, his humor and his leadership will be felt by many.”

Aquadro added that Harrison “brought out the best” in his advisees and colleagues.

“What is terribly sad is that we will no longer benefit from new scientific, professional and personal insights from Rick,” he said. “But we are all better scientists, people and advisors for having known [him].”

A memorial event honoring Harrison will be held in the late summer or fall, according to the University.

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

United States Journalist Says He Was Denied Entry IntoTurkey ISTANBUL (AP) — A Turkey-based American journalist says he was denied reentry at Istanbul Ataturk Airport on Monday and is returning to the United States.

David Lepeska is one of several foreign journalists who have been recently detained, denied entry or expelled from Turkey as the government cracks down on critical media and dissenting voices — raising concerns in a country once seen as a model of Muslim democracy and which aspires to E.U. membership.

“I’ve been given no reason for the entry ban, or confirmation that this status is lasting or permanent,” Lepeska, who has written for Foreign Affairs and Al Jazeera America, told The Associated Press.

Lepeska arrived in Turkey from Italy on Sunday evening after a family vacation. On arrival, he was informed that there was an entry ban on his visa and that he would need to wait for clearance from Ankara to re-enter the country.

After nearly 20 hours of waiting, Lepeska said, he decided such clearance “probably wasn’t forthcoming” and booked a flight to Chicago as he is a native of the area.

On his Instagram account, he wrote, “This is not the last I will see of you, Turkey.”

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North Carolina LGBT Law Spurs Demonstrations, Arrests

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Demonstrations encircled North Carolina’s statehouse Monday, for and against a Republican-backed law curtailing protections for LGBT people and limiting public bathroom access for transgender people.

At least 18 protesters opposing the law were arrested when they entered the office of a top legislative leader.

Thousands of Christian conservatives and other supporters of the law known as House Bill 2 gathered on a grassy mall behind the Legislative Building on the legislature's opening day to praise the mostly Republican legislators and GOP Gov. Pat McCrory for passing the restrictions last month in a special session.

“It took great courage for

“Our right to feel safe and protected in this world does not infringe on anyone else’s.”

Joaquin Carcano them to establish this bill,” said Doug Woods, 82, of Raleigh, a rally participant.

“They need to stand firm.”

The law blocks local and state protections for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people and directs which restrooms transgender people can use in public buildings.

Key lawmakers who pushed through the legislation also urged the rally attendees to contact colleagues and fight off efforts to overturn the law.

“The battle is about to be engaged,” said Rep. Paul Stam, R-Wake, a veteran of North Carolina’s cultural wars, addressing the crowd.

Later Monday afternoon and evening, hundreds of protesters took turns sitting outside the offices of House Speaker Tim Moore and Senate leader Phil Berger to demand repeal of the law.

Police led away 18 people Monday evening from Moore's office in plastic handcuffs.

They were going to be charged with second-degree trespassing, acting General Assembly Police Chief Martin Brock said. One man who had to be carried out by officers also was facing a charge of resisting arrest, according to Brock.

Most were led off quietly, but one woman chanted: “Forward together, not one step back!” Among those led out in handcuffs was Mara Keisling, executive director of the National Center for Transgender Equality in Washington.

North Carolina legislators returned Monday night for their annual work session. As the short House meeting ended, demonstrators in the gallery yelled their displeasure.

Several dozen protesters continued a vocal protest inside the front doors of the Legislative Building for at least a half hour before leaving.

About two dozen others remained “We won’t do HB 2,” the protesters chanted, referring to the law by its initials. “North Carolina sticks together.”

Earlier Monday, about 200 people gathered on the grounds of the old Capitol building to hear speakers denounce the law. They carried cardboard boxes holding what they said were 180,000 prorepeal signatures on a petition for delivery to McCrory, whose office sits within the 1840 Capitol building. By midafternoon their numbers reached between 600 and 800.

“HB2 compounds the discrimination and marginalization of the transgender community, who already have to fight every day for their survival,” said Joaquin Carcano, a transgender man who’s suing over the law. “Our privacy and safety matter too. Our right to feel safe and protected in this world does not infringe on anyone else's right to the same.”

Health Chief Claims Warnings About Legionnaires’ Disease Did Not ‘Reach His LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The head of Michigan’s health agency said Monday there was an eight-month gap between when he was made aware of an investigation into a Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in the Flint area in January 2015 and when the issue rose to his level again around the time the city’s lead-tainted water crisis exploded in September.

Nick Lyon, director of the Department of Health and Human Services, then waited another four months — until January 2016 — to notify Gov. Rick Snyder about the spike that some outside experts have linked to Flint’s 2014 switch to a local river for drinking water while under state financial management. At least 91 Legionnaires’ cases, including 12 deaths, were detected over a 17-month period.

“This has been a lesson for all of us. It really has,” Lyon told a legislative committee investigating the disaster.

He appeared with Keith Creagh, who was named interim director of the Department of Environmental Quality after the previous leader resigned because of the agency’s failures such as instructing Flint that anti-corrosion chemicals were not required to be added to Flint River water, which let toxic lead leach from pipes into tap water.

Later pressed by reporters on whether he should have told the governor earlier about the Legionellosis cases, Lyon said he waited until

DHHS employees were close to finishing their probe and an investigatory report.

“We need to work on that internally within the department on how those things are elevated,” he said.

He told legislators that state experts likely wanted to “solve the problem” before they raised it with higher-level executives, but the Legionellosis investigation “wasn’t one that was easily solved.” Lyon said he has since restructured the agency so epidemiological information is more forthcoming.

Legionnaires’ disease is a pneumonia caused by bacteria in the lungs. People get sick if they inhale mist or vapor from contaminated water systems, hot tubs or cooling systems — typically in large buildings such as hospitals and hotels.

Of the 91 confirmed cases, 50 were linked to a Flint hospital served by the municipal water system.

A task force appointed by Snyder, who has apologized for the crisis, concluded that communication and coordination between the DHHS and the Genesee County Health Department regarding Legionellosis cases were inadequate.

Lyon on Monday disputed the task force's finding that he participated in a January 2015 meeting with local health, hospital and DEQ officials about the outbreak. He said there was a phone call, which he was not on, but for which he had authorized DHHS staff on the call to be “more forceful” in pressing a Legionnaires’ investigation.

Obama Boosts Islamic State Fight, Asks Europe to Do Same Germany HANNOVER, (AP) — Evoking history and appealing for solidarity, President Barack Obama on Monday cast his decision to send 250 more troops to Syria as a bid to keep up “momentum” in the campaign to dislodge Islamic State extremists.

He pressed European allies to match the U.S. with new contributions of their own.

Obama’s announcement of the American troops, which capped a six-day tour to the Middle East and Europe, reflected a steady deepening of U.S. military engagement, despite the president’s professed reluctance to dive further into another Middle East conflict. As Obama gave notice of the move, he said he wanted the U.S. to share the increasing burden.

Obama discussed the I.S. fight with British Prime Minster David Cameron, German Chancellor Angela Merkel,

French President Francois Hollande and Italian Prime Minster Matteo Renzi.

The president formally announced the new troop deployment in a speech about European unity and transAtlantic cooperation — a running theme of his trip. Speaking in Germany, he evoked the continent’s history of banding together to defeat prejudice and emerge from the “ruins of the Second World War.” “Make no mistake,” Obama said. “These terrorists will learn the same lessons as others before them have, which is, your hatred is no match for our nations united in the defense of our way of life.”

The rhetoric belied an underlying frustration in his administration about allies’ contributions to the U.S.-led fight in Syria and neighboring Iraq. Although the coalition includes some 66

nations, the U.S. has conducted the vast majority of the air strikes, and there has been little appetite by other nations to send in ground troops of their own.

The president recently rattled leaders in Europe and the Middle East by describing allies as “free riders.” He made a passing reference to that complaint on Monday, as he noted that not all European allies contribute their expected share to NATO: “I’ll be honest: Sometimes Europe has been complacent about its own defense.”

On stops in Riyadh, London and Hannover this week, Obama repeatedly pushed allies for more firepower, training for local forces and economic aid to help reconstruct regions in Iraq that have been retaken from Islamic State control but are still vulnerable.

Obama appeared to come up short in Riyadh, when he met with Arab allies.

Australia Says French Company Wins Huge Submarine Contract

Disputes and demonstrations

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Opponents of North Carolina’s new law limiting public bathroom access for transgender people protest on Monday in the North Carolina General Assembly building in Raleigh, N.C.

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia announced Tuesday that French company DCNS had beat bidders from Japan and Germany to build the next generation of submarines in Australia’s largestever defense contract.

DCNS, German’s ThysennKrupp Marine Systems and Japan’s Mitsubishi were in the running to build 12 conventional submarines that the Australian navy expects will cost at least 56 billion Australian dollars ($43 billion).

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said the Frenchdesigned submarines would be built in the

Australian manufacturing hub of Adelaide.

“The French offer represented the capabilities best able to meet Australia’s unique needs,” Turnbull told reporters in Adelaide.

The Japanese bid was the early favorite and the contract promised to become Japan’s first fully fledged military technology transfer since World War II. But Japan’s chances appeared to diminish with when government lawmakers dumped Tony Abbott as prime minister in September and as the seasoned European exporters made their pitches.

Abbott saw the Japanese bid as having a strategic value by building on ties with Japan and the United States.

But others warned that Japan’s longterm cooperation in the submarine contract might hinge on Australia forming an alliance that could bring Australia into conflict with China, Australia’s most important trade partner.

Turnbull said both the Australian and the Japanese governments “are thoroughly committed to the special strategic partnership between Australia and Japan which gets stronger all the time.”

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Yale divests, and Cornell fights a rising tide To the Editor: On April 12, Yale announced that it has begun the partial divestment of its endowment from fossil fuels, citing carbon taxes and other regulations that would imperil the profitability of such investments. However, neither Yale nor Cornell has yet acknowledged the ethical issues surrounding fossil fuel investments — the mounting criminal investigations, the human rights abuses, the millions of climate refugees, the droughts and storms striking our own country. But at the very least, Yale is responding to market pressures and making welcomed decisions about its endowment accordingly.

Cornell’s Office of Investments, on the other hand, appears to be in hopeless denial about the negative economic ramifications of its business-as-usual approach to energy investments. By sweeping under the rug concerns about the inevitable implosion of the “carbon bubble,” our investment office blindly holds on to a falling regime. Their true motivations are unclear, but many of the trustees’ personal entanglements with fossil fuel companies may play a role in our University’s unfathomable hard-line opposition to divestment.

In 2013, then-Chief Investment Officer A.J. Edwards ignored a study compiled by Cornell faculty members that detailed the financial implications of divestment and warned against investing in fossil fuel stocks whose values were inflated by unburnable carbon reserves, or stranded assets. Since then, oil and coal prices have tanked.

When the carbon bubble bursts in earnest, our University cannot claim that it was not forewarned. Our trustees and Office of Investments are simply fighting a rising tide towards a fossil fuel-free world.

In the past, some trustees have suggested that concerned shareholders ought to maintain financial ties with fossil fuel companies in order to generate internal pressure on the industry to adopt more ethical practices. History has proven the futility of such strategies, but nevertheless, the Board of Trustees has vetoed divestment resolutions by all five shared governance bodies.

The trustees’ weak arguments echo Ronald Reagan’s contemptible opposition to Apartheid divestment, the successful movement to end white supremacy in South Africa. Within a decade, South African Apartheid disinvestment campaigns spread from universities on the West Coast to the global community at large. Slowly but surely, Apartheid began to collapse; but justice was not achieved without resistance from those who held power. Reagan maintained close diplomatic ties with the Apartheid regime and went so far as to veto comprehensive anti-Apartheid legislation backed by many members of his own party. Like Cornell’s Board of Trustees, he positioned himself squarely on the wrong side of history.

In light of the Paris Accords and global grassroots action, a chain reaction towards a fossil fuel-free world is materializing — Yale’s announcement assures us of this.

However, even if Cornell pledged tomorrow to divest from fossil fuels, it wouldn’t have a secure claim to the coveted crown of climate leadership. It would be able, however, to unclench its grasp on the shameful era of fossil fuels and help forge a future where renewable energy is the norm. We believe the question now is not if Cornell will divest, but whether Cornell will be one of the first Ivies to divest, or one of the last.

Christopher Hanna ’18 Elizabeth Chi ’18 Clay Davis ’18

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week ago today, New Yorkers handed Hillary Clinton her most convincing victory in a month, snapping the secretary’s seven-state losing streak and putting her back on track to clinch the nomination before the July convention in Philadelphia. It also was the latest entry in an increasingly long list of “final nails in the coffin” of the Sen. Bernie Sanders (D-Vt.) campaign. Clinton’s largerthan-expected margin of victory in the Empire State — coupled with an increasingly friendly upcoming primary schedule (including quite possibly the greatest state in the Union, Maryland) — leaves the Vermont ideologue with a path to the nomination so narrow even Gov. John Kasich (R-Ohio) thinks he should probably call it quits.

On paper, today’s primaries (Connecticut, Rhode Island, Maryland, Delaware, Pennsylvania) should be relatively favorable for Sanders. Connecticut and Rhode Island are practically home territory for the longtime Vermont senator and have already been barraged by previous ad buys targeting Massachusetts and New Hampshire. Delaware is just the sort of middle-of-the-road blue state Sanders’ needs to win to prove his viability, and as long as they don’t allow corporations to vote (these days, who knows) he should be able to do well. Maryland, besides boasting what is undoubtedly the most fantastic flag in the nation, is home to an energetic and liberal Democratic base and turnout will likely be high due to an especially contentious Senate primary. And then there’s Pennsylvania.

At one point, Pennsylvania would have been seen as the potential crown jewel of the Sanders campaign; the Keystone State has a large population, substantial blue-collar industry, a straight-talking demeanor and the allure of a general election swing state. But instead of marching through the streets of Philadelphia with a fanfare not seen since Nick Foles threw seven touchdowns to beat the Raiders, Sanders is limping down Interstate 81 with a 15.8 percent polling deficit, according to RealClearPolitics. What is it about these states that make them so much more difficult for Sanders than they could be?

All five primaries today are what are known as “closed primaries.” In that setup, only registered members of a political party can vote in that party’s primary, effectively shutting out registered independents. For instance, the New York Democratic Party requires that Independents who wish to vote in the primary switch their party registration to Democratic six months beforehand. As a result, not an insignificant number of registered independents (many of whom support the Vermonter) were turned away at the voting booth. Senator Sanders, who performs markedly better in open primaries than he does in closed ones, was quick to decry the New York system. The truth is that the New York primary system has plenty of flaws that beg recognition and correction, but being closed is not one of them.

Presidential primaries are not the same as general elections. There is nothing in the Constitution about presidential primaries (or primaries of any kind). The state parties have full discretion to conduct their primaries in whatever way they see fit. Some state parties — looking at you, North Dakota Republicans — choose to forgo the whole “public opinion” factor entirely and select their delegates at a convention of party leaders. Simply put, while voting in a general election is a civic right and responsibility, voting in a primary is a privilege bestowed on the people by the parties to which they subscribe.

Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders are competing for the Democratic nomination.

Why is it such a far-fetched idea that the decision should fall to the Democrats? Maybe, a voter who so noncommittal about his or her political allegiances that they refuse to associate with the party they are now trying to influence is not entitled to participate in that process.

“The primary” has one purpose: the selection of a standard-bearer by each political party.

Whoever goes on to win the nomination will be the de facto national representative and leader of the Democratic Party. In the old days,

this process was executed, quite literally, by the party itself. Party leaders across the nation met behind closed doors and selected the candidate they thought best to represent the party on a national stage. Over the last half-century, the process has democratized considerably, but the purpose of the primary remains the same.

At its core, the primary isn’t about electing a president; it’s about electing a nominee and a representative. This is a nuance that seems to escape Senator Sanders and those of his supporters who call for more open primaries. The process cannot be truly representative of the will of the party if it allows for the participation of those with no commitment to the party.

This isn’t a restriction on the voice of registered independents. They will have their opportunity to vote for their preferred candidate in the general election, as prescribed by the constitution.

A closed primary makes sure that those speaking and making the choice for the Democratic Party are actually members of that party.

This conundrum is a byproduct of the clash between our deeply entrenched two-party system and an increase in the number of Americans identifying as “Independent” (over 40 percent, according to Gallup Poll). While a large portion of those voters still vote one party or the other fairly consistently, there is an unmistakable trend towards party de-affiliation. Whether borne of fierce ideological moderation or simply from distrust with political systems, Americans seem loath to resign themselves to a little “R” or “D” next to their names.

So, then, what is to be done?

There are a few ways to move forward while respecting the true purpose of the primary. The first and simplest is maintenance of the status quo. In this scenario, Independents can either associate with whichever party more closely aligns with their personal beliefs (thus losing out on whatever gratification they derive from operating “outside the system”) and vote consistently in that party’s primary, or they can continue to let each party choose their own representatives and then be dissatisfied when they don’t like the result.

The second is an adoption of what is known as “the jungle primary,” a system used in local and state elections in several states, California being the most prominent. In a jungle primary, candidates from both parties run against each other in a preliminary election in which everyone, regardless of party affiliation, votes. In most jungle primary systems, if one candidate gets 50 percent or more of that preliminary vote they are automatically elected; if not, the top two vote-getters go on to compete in a general election. However, the system breaks down when confronted with fragmentation; consider, for instance, the current primary season. With 17 Republicans and only five (well, really only three) Democrats initially in the running, any one Republican placing in the top two is unlikely. When applied to local congressional elections, the jungle primary can often result in two candidates of the same party competing against each other, making members of the other party feel disenfranchised.

The third and final option is also the least likely: the creation of a viable third, moderate party. If as many Americans really feel as disconnected from both political parties as they claim to be, and that disconnect really is rooted in increased polarization, then the creation of a centrist third party is the only way to ensure that all Americans have a voice in the nomination process without corrupting the fundamental purpose of the primary. As with most ideal solutions, the creation of an organized centrist third party is highly improbable and faces nearly insurmountable systematic barriers.

Open and semi-open primaries, those favored by Senator Sanders, are not true primaries, and they distort the political will of the people. In our current political structure, closed primaries are the only true way to ensure that a party’s nominee is really the choice of that party. Otherwise there is no purpose for them.

Jacob Rubashkin is a freshman in the College of Arts and Sciences. He may be reached at jrubashkin@cornellsun.com. The Jacobin appears alternate Mondays this semester.

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itting in class yesterday, I was distinctly aware of the rough day my professor was having. His fly was open, his hair was all over the place and he could not, for the life of him, get his notes in the same order as the PowerPoint he had prepared in about five minutes the night before (or morning of ). Yet, that lecture was probably the best lecture I had sat through all semester. It was the only one in which I found myself taking notes without having to remind myself to, the only one I wanted to stay in past its scheduled end time and definitely the only one that has pushed me to think past the lecture itself enough to write a column about it.

I was surprised at myself for enjoying something that was so disheveled. Having been at Cornell for almost two years now, I am inclined to think that a piece of work can only be one of quality if you have put hours into it, and if you haven’t, well, everyone can tell and call you out on it later.

I was just as surprised at my professor. Having known the guy for almost an entire semester, I was genuinely impressed at his ability to take a detour

I was genuinely impressed at his ability to take a detour from his usually serious and wound up state to one that had come to terms with the idea that his day was not going to go the way he wanted and that he was going to simply have to roll with the punches. from his usually serious and wound up state to one that had come to terms with the idea that his day was not going to go the way he wanted and that he was going to simply have to roll with the punches.

It’s a difficult thing to understand what it truly means to “roll with the punches,” and it’s a lesson that I am convinced we can learn only by failing enough times. I was on Facebook the other day, and there was a post titled “An Open Letter to Every Coddled College Student” that caught my eye. Reading through the post itself was a frustrating experience —- in my (very biased) opinion, the author, a self-proclaimed “President/CEO”(don’t ask me of what, it didn’t say), that apparently represented the opinions of all those who you might consider professionally successful, was narrow-minded, rude and condescending. The post’s overall point was something along the lines of “life is tougher in the real world, get over it,” but quite frankly, it was written so terribly it might as well have been one of Donald Trump’s tweets.

The reason I bring that post up along with my professor’s particularly rough day is not just to tie together two things I came across in one day that stuck in my mind for a while longer than most things do. Instead, it was to bring up what it means to “deal with it.” There are several different ways in which people come to terms with difficult times, but there are two common ways in which I have seen people handle tough situations that are distinct to the environment I have found myself in during recent times.

The first is the way in which the aforementioned Facebook post suggests people should deal with situations — by, quite frankly, being a jerk to everyone around you because you are in a position you don’t like. What bothers me most about this approach is not the oversimplification with which one might paint a situation, but rather the utter lack of empathy. The way in which my professor chose to deal with his situation, and the way in which I believe “rolling with the punches” works is one that involves a more humane approach — make it work, but do what you can to make it work for those around you as well.

Hebani Duggal is a sophomore in the College of Arts and Sciences. She can be reached at hduggal@cornellsun.com. Teach Me How to Duggal appears alternate Tuesdays this semester.

“Great article, I am really hoping that Earl can bring Cornell basketball back to its former glory. This would be great to unite the University and hopefully I could be a part of sold out games at Bartels!”

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en.Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and lar debate stage presence, remi- has barely competed in this Gov. John Kasich (R-Ohio) niscent of a happy yet indignant aspect of the primary. The Cruz have agreed to coordinate garden gnome, further burnish campaign’s efforts have stymied their efforts to prevent Donald this perception. But Kasich’s even The Dealmaker himself, Trump from securing the appeal as a compassionate conser- prompting Trump to denounce Republican nomination. The vative is a ploy for this election the delegate selection process as “rigged” (considering Trump’s Donald’s insightful eye was quick season. It’s all a façade.

To take one of his positions, construction endeavours and to see this “collusion” for what it was — “DESPERATION!” (his Kasich, like many other racial prejudice in letting apartcaps). Although one may lament Republicans, granted, called for ments, I’m sure he knows a thing its author’s ineloquence, the the defunding of Planned or two about bending the rules).

As a result of his strength truthfulness of the claim is evi- Parenthood. The entire coordident. Cruz, despised by the upper nated assault on Planned among delegates it seems highly echelons of Republican com- Parenthood depended on a very likely that Cruz will, on a second mand, may have the upper hand selective interpretation of facts, ballot on which many delegates over Kasich, no establishment darling but no firebrand, but Selecting John Kasich might boost Republican their political fortunes are entwined — prospects in November but ignoring the will of both have pinned the voters and cutting off the Trump rump of the their hopes on a second ballot at the party could have unforeseen consequences, Republican convento say the least. tion in July, a showdown which will come to pass only if they can prevent the Trump jug- omitted many important aspects, become unbound, have sufficient gernaut amassing those hallowed and completely refused to accept support to win the nomination that Planned Parenthood does and certainly enough to prevent 1,237 pledged delegates.

The pact sees Kasich agree to not use federal funding to pro- Trump from reaching a majority. “give the Cruz campaign a clear vide abortions. You lose the sem- Despite Trump’s strength among path in Indiana” and Cruz ceding blance of sensibility when you voters, the rules — byzantine as New Mexico and Oregon. This is call for cutting spending without they are but known to all — a choice founded on demograph- understanding its impact or even crafted by the Republican estabics but also the cost of advertising its basic function. Political pos- lishment will offer him only one in these states. The Kasich cam- turing be damned, Americans shot, a single vote, with which to paign is penniless by presidential should not vote a president into secure the nomination.

John Kasich looks set to be litstandards and the Ohio gover- office who cannot stand up to his tle more than a spectator in this nor’s vow to fight until Cleveland own party on matters of fact.

So Cruz and Kasich aren’t all battle. That said, maybe the party is running on fumes. It’s surprising that Trump hasn’t come up that far apart on the issues. What will turn to a white knight after with some disparaging nickname splits them apart is perceptions of baulking at the prospect of handbased on this fact. Lyin’ Ted and their electability. Cruz is seen as ing the reins of power to Ted Hapless John vs. Whinin’ unelectable by many — his Cruz. This might appeal to tired promise to energize massive and angry convention delegates Donald.

Looking at this alliance of con- turnout among very conservative but it would be unwise in the venience, it seems a good deal for voters seems unlikely to balance long-term. Selecting John Kasich boost Republican both campaigns (surprising con- out his losses among the center. might sidering the deal-making impo- Kasich would be a much surer prospects in November but ignortence that afflicts all but The bet. He would carry Ohio and be ing the will of the voters and cutDonald). Admittedly painting competitive in major swing ting off the Trump rump of the party could have unforeseen conwith a broad brush, the moderate states.

However, electability is no sequences, to say the least. gets the moderate states and the conservative gets the conservative substitute for passion. Cruz’s Besides, do you really want a gargrassroots fanaticism and sizable den ornament with his finger on state.

Except John Kasich ain’t no war chest have helped him devel- the nuclear button? moderate. As governor of Ohio, op a ground game that continues many assume him to be a centrist to deliver his choice candidates Alex Davies is a junior in the College of Arts and Republican — fiscally conserva- into state delegations to the Sciences. He can be reached at National ajd253@cornell.edu. Have I Got News For tive, socially moderate. His per- Republican petually smiling face and avuncu- Convention. In contrast, Kasich You? appears alternate Tuesdays this semester.

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Recorded at the same Linden Avenue home as their previous release, Paralanguage offers 37-and-a-half minutes of complete sonic immersion. It is, at points, soothing, angular, sprawling, concise and susceptible to having many more descriptors tacked on to it. Yet, I offer a slight modification of _____’s mantra-ofsorts: not only does their music “not have words,” it doesn’t need words to convey interesting, intricate ideas and overwhelming moments of beauty.

In her 1996 essay “Against Interpretation,” Susan Sontag decries “the odd vision by which something we have learned to call ‘form’ is separated off from something we have learned to call ‘content.’” Sontag troubles the distinction between what is said and how it is said; expression itself, she argues, is a communicative process. Nathanson and ThueBludworth similarly mount an offensive against the rigid, often boring demand that music have some easily discernible text or narrative to convey.

As such, a note that _____ include on Paralanguage’s Bandcamp album page suggests one entry point. “Paralanguage — the nonlexical component of communication by speech. ex. Intonation, pitch, and speed of speaking, hesitation, noises, gesture, and facial expressions,” the note states. _____’s focus on context free from text, on expression in and of extends a challenge, and also an invitation, to critics and listeners. Paralanguage defies many remnants of literary and film criticism that music criticism still hasn’t shaken. The focus on momentum, buildup and climax, the desire to cast musi-

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For one, Paralanguage carefully configures and represents space. Whereas many bands employ reverb and other effects to mirror lyrical meanings and emotions, the moments of swelling and constricting space in Paralanguage just happen.

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Although _____ requires the listener to hear the album “continuously from start to finish” and includes a continuous mix on their Bandcamp, I need to slightly violate that wish to specifically note some moments. Towards the end of “%,” synthesizers and Thue-Bludworth’s drumming intensify and shift behind Nathanson’s guitar riffs. Just as _____

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seem to approach the song’s apex … I’ll let the listeners hear for themselves. Maybe it’s a critical copout on my end, but _____’s refusal of descriptionand reduction to a succinct phrase divorced from the musical sphere is an integral part of Paralanguage. _____’s desire to break from textual and medial boundaries (denying the listener’s supposed right to listen to tracks out of order) does not entail a disengagement from other musical material. Again, without divulging the reference and ruining the joy of realizing it, “^” plays with and recasts phrases from a famous British rock band.

C o n s e q u e n t l y, “^” swirls up a hazy déjà vu; it is music-stuck-inyour-head bastardized, obliterated and resurrected. It evidences how delving into remembrance and musical recollection can excavate new thoughts and textures.

Still, _____ also exhibit a willingness to abandon the riff, to abandon and modify any patterns that they find themselves inhabiting. This tendency arguably sets _____ apart from their most obvious if not closest predecessors, Don Caballero.

The parallels bet--ween the two groups are hard to ignore: the simultaneous rhythmic unpredictability and technicality, the equal importance of drums, guitar and keyboards during the song-writing process, the interlocking melodic lines that hover in tonal grey areas. Yet, _____ push the boundary further; Don Caballero often sets off their larger phrase changes with pauses in the song (start listening to “The Peter Criss Jazz” around the 7:23 mark) whereas _____ shift at a moment’s notice. One approach is not necessarily better than the other, but _____’s aligns with their apparent goal of confronting many listeners’ inclination to convert music into description.

In the end, however, Paralanguage succeeds due to Nathanson and Thue-Bludworth’s skill. Although only two albums into their career, _____ already possess a unique tone, characterized by ThueBludworth’s conscious, constrained drumming and Nathanson’s ability to meld the emotional, atmospheric wandering melodies of post-rock with a details-focused math-rock touch. With Nathanson and Thue-Bludworth producing, writing, recording and mixing Paralanguage, and mastering it with Gil Israel ’16, the album is a hyper-focused, carefully constructed vessel of the duo’s ideas. In less than 40 minutes, _____ both remember and pioneer music, recast it and reconstruct it.

Shay Collins is a sophomore in the College of Arts and Sciences.

He can be reached at arts-entertainment-editor@cornellsun.com.

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Sorority Noise

It Kindly Stopped for Me

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Despite the album cover’s beachy dune, the vocalist’s footsteps in “Fource” tread upon a crumbling sidewalk rather than sinking into pillow-soft sand. The walker may even be trudging up hill from Level B to CTP. Starting with “Fource,” the album soberly tells a story of drunken honesty. The sound of the speaker’s shoes upon the pavement sets the mundane melody of the track as the singer imperfectly voices his thoughts.

His consciousness is, at once, cohesive and mindless. With the way the music matches the lyrics, the album moves from 2 a.m. drunken destitution in “Fource” to the forgiveness and resolve of Sunday morning with “Either Way.” As Sorority Noise ends the third track with the words, “Today was an off day. I’ve had a few,” the album begins its gradual and undulating upward climb.

Despite “Fource” being track three, the way I hear it, it belongs as track one. With “Fource” followed by “A Will,” “XC” and, finally, “Either Way,” the album passes from 2 a.m. to 2 p.m. It Kindly Stopped for Me echoes our own consciousness — from the drunken words we don’t remember to the insecure thoughts we resist revealing.

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He begins at the bottom of Collegetown — the part

of our trek where we first feel the cold of Ithaca’s early morning bite away the remaining heat from Level B’s crowded dance floor. As the singer climbs the road toward CTP or CTB, he rises from his nadir toward home and the music flows from sadness to an easy hope. The melody in “A Will” gives both vocalist and walker the intention to keep moving forward. The combination of guitar and piano in “Either Way” assures us that regardless of our decision to cut through the Engineering School or con-

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In the end, It Kindly Stopped for Me makes us wish we brought headphones out when we headed to Collegetown for the night. The album captures, through music, lyrics and speech, the struggle of moving on from a low — a physical one, an emotional one or a drunken one. In our lives now, It Kindly Stopped for Me reminisces the breaking dawn in Collegetown after a long day of Libe coffee and a longer night of fishbowls. But, I’m convinced, by the nuanced nostalgia in their tone and humanness in their compassion, Sorority Noise sings to a larger audience. It Kindly Stopped for Me is an album we’ll return to again and again, maybe to remember our time here at Cornell, or, instead, to feel understood once more in a different way, place and situation. The album transcends time through its artful ambiguity. The flow of each track takes on the listener’s mood and mindset through its beautiful honesty.

Despite the order in which the tracks play, the album conveys a calming and continuous sympathy. As the piano, guitar and steps on gravel pavement move the lyrics forward, we’re reminded of the endurance of both our own flaws and promises. Like the sound of rain in the background of “Fource,” we’re convinced by the speaker’s words that the storm will pass and the clouds will clear. Sorority Noise, through their blunt sincerity, recognize all that they themselves and their audience lack, each in our own way, and sings despite these pitfalls. Sorority Noise “sees a chance” and “takes it.” Their album succeeds in making us feel human, lifting us up, taking us home and tucking us in — with the same care as only the best roommates.

Julia Curley is a freshman in the College of Arts and Sciences.

She can be reached at jmc628@cornell.edu.

Ithaca Ballet Presents The Firebird

BY NATALIE TSAY Sun Senior Writer

On Saturday, April 23 at 2:30 pm and 7:30pm, Ithaca Ballet presented the spring installment of their 2015-2016 performance series at The State Theatre.

The show began with The Firebird, and after intermission were two shorter pieces titled “Boyceball” and “Bolero.” The combination of a longer, story ballet and contemporary choreography made for a versatile production with something for everyone.

The Firebird is a ballet remarkable for its music, composed by the legendary Igor Stravinsky. The score is mystical, dramatic at the right times, and often erratic — fitting, as the ballet is about a magical bird.

The plot of the ballet is tweaked depending on which company is performing it, but Ithaca Ballet’s version stays true to original versions, for the most part. The Firebird follows Prince Ivan, who first meets the Firebird in the forest. He, of course, dances with her, and she gives him one of her feathers as a sort of calling card should he find himself in trouble.

And clearly, he is bound to find himself in trouble sooner or later. After meeting a flock of princesses in the woods, one of whom he falls in love with, Prince Ivan stumbles upon Katschei, an immortal sorcerer of sorts who keeps his immortal soul guarded in an egg in a treasure chest (it’s a kooky ballet, I know). Right as he is about to be destroyed by Katschei and his infernals, Prince Ivan summons the Firebird, and she swoops in to rescue him. He then destroys Katschei’s soul-egg-thing. Soon after, a mass wedding occurs and Prince Ivan is married to his princess while a few ran-

dom princes are married to the rest of the princesses.

So “Firebird” is an odd ballet, to say the least, and it can be difficult to follow for those who don’t know the story. Hell, I do know the story and it was still difficult to follow at times. Considering that it can be a challenge to convey the plot, Ithaca Ballet effectively used costumes, pantomime, and sets to get the messages across. What I found most remarkable about the show was the use of glow-in-the-dark pieces, specifically for the Firebird. The illusion of flying was created by turning off the stage lights and having a man dressed in black (Kevin Olmstead) lift the Firebird, who wore glow-in-the-dark gloves, pointe shoes, and body paint. In addition, many of the infernals, including Katschei, wore costumes that partially glowed in the dark. This little touch of magic was a pleasant surprise, and it really contributed to the overall surreal tone of the ballet.

The dancers were all well cast in their roles. Peter Doll as Prince Ivan was strong both on his own and as a partner. Keara Soloway ’17, a physics major here at Cornell, danced with clean technique and great precision as the title role, the Firebird. The choreography didn’t include as much flitting as I’ve seen in other versions (she is a bird, after all), and while I missed that aspect of the ballet, Soloway brought great energy regardless. All of the princesses (five total including the “lead” princess) danced well together, each just as graceful as the next. Principal dancer Rachel Myers, who received her BFA in ballet from Cincinnati’s College Conservatory of Music, had a nice, fluid quality and pretty lines, both essential for her role as the unnamed “lead” princess with whom Prince Ivan falls

in love. The rest of the cast, including the infernal creatures and the man in black who provided invisible support for the Firebird, also performed with remarkable and inspiring energy; they are what really brought the production to life.

The two shorter pieces, “Boyceball” and “Bolero,” were very different from The Firebird. The first, “Boyceball,” was just a few minutes long, and the cast consisted of three dancers, apparently dressed as schoolchildren. Though short, it was whimsical and upbeat, even comedic at times. Following after was the Spanish-style “Bolero,” which opened with a man dressed in black. Gradually, many girls dressed in red made their way onto the stage, and two more men in black joined the cast as well. “Bolero,” while slower, was extremely stylized and fun to watch. Both pieces marked a departure from the more traditional ballet component of the show, yet this wasn’t a problem; the mixture made for a well rounded show.

Overall, Ithaca Ballet put on an entertaining production for spectators of all ages and interests. The Firebird was a full-fledged story ballet; the costumes, sets, “special effects,” and, most importantly, the talent all came together to create quite a charming show.

They clearly worked very hard on the production, and their efforts certainly paid off. The two post-intermission pieces provided a nice change of pace, and definitely showed that Ithaca Ballet is a company capable of many styles. I look forward to seeing more of their shows in the future.

Natalie Tsay is a sophomore in the College of Arts and Sciences. She can be reached at ntsay@cornellsun.com.

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pitching and that hurt us a bit since we typically have produced a lot of runs to help our pitchers out this season,” said junior outfielder Jessica Bigbie.

Then, in the final game where Cornell was on the verge of evening the score, Penn brought in Sargent for the final three outs and once again stifled their opponent’s offense. “[Sargent] came in and shut us down at the end,” Farlow said.

Despite the Red’s lack of success against Sargent and the Quakers, Bigbie and her team are still taking a positive approach.

“Though the results may not reflect it, we did a lot of good things this weekend,” Bigbie said. “We just have to keep working hard and capitalizing when we make

those great plays and getting those clutch hits.” resiliency despite the less than ideal season.

There were some positive results from the weekend, “I’ve been so impressed by their effort, by their motias Cornell’s performance vation, by their attitude,” improved as the weekend went Farlow said. “This can be on. The Red outhit Penn in the “I’ve been so impressed by their effort ... a year where you are just final game.

This can be a year where you are just dragging out practices, Despite the fact that her team and they have done anydragging out practices, and they have thing but that.” is eliminated, Bigbie and the rest of the Red are taking a simple With this past weekend done anything but that.” and positive approach. in the books, Cornell will Head coach Julie Farlow ’97 “The end of the season is be able to move on from always bittersweet, no matter this disappointing weekhow it went overall,” Bigbie end quickly with an outsaid. “We are definitely focusing on getting wins and of-conference matchup against Colgate on the slate increasing our level of play overall, however what's most Tuesday. important at this point is remembering why we love this Jack Kantor can be reached at game so much and simply having fun with it.”

Farlow has been more than pleased with her team’s jkantor@cornellsun.com.

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knew that would be fast and tough competition,” said Cornell head coach Liz Dennison. “However, racing the best in the country is what we need to do to get an honest assessment of our speed — the coaches and team do not shy away from tough competition.”

Cornell was second in every race to the Bears, but as Dennison alluded to, her team has always had its eyes on the Ivy championship races in May. “We set some margin goals based on previous races and other polls, specifically for the Varsity 8 and Second Varsity 8,” Dennison said. “Both boats were able to achieve those goals, which

stands as a good measure of our progress and the fact that we are getting faster as we head towards the end of the season.”

It was senior day for Dennison’s team, and she is very proud of the Class of 2016. Cornell took some time after the races to honor its graduating class.

“The team took some good steps forward last week and this weekend,” she said. “We are moving in the right direction heading into the championship portion of our race schedule and are staying focused on the process of getting faster each day.”

Keith Bollt can be reached at kbollt@cornellsun.com.

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Ithaca in general can be challenging but I love the possibilities,” Drayton said.

“It keeps practices exciting.

“We are getting closer to championships.

Everyone has been working very hard.”

Head coach Rich Bowman

Recycle.

It can be challenging working with unpredictable weather this time of year, but outdoor season does have the possibility of good weather.”

Bowman noted how

championships are creeping up on the team.

“We are getting closer to championships,” Bowman said. “Everyone has been working very hard. Now it is fun as we are trying to get everyone polished. All the hard work is starting to pay off.”

Up next for the Red is the historic Penn Relays. This is one of the biggest track and field events in the world and the team will be competing against athletes from many countries.

The Red will also be hosting the Big Red Invitational in their own backyard on May 1.

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All Three Teams Face Top-Ranked Competitors

By KEITH BOLLT Sun Staff Writer

Each of the three Cornell rowing teams faced an opponent nationally ranked two or higher this last weekend. Although none of the teams won their respective varsity eight race, all three have reason to be optimistic about their results.

The No. 4 men’s lightweight team faced No. 2 Columbia and No. 12 MIT Saturday in Ithaca for the Geiger Cup. The Lions won a close varsity eight race for the Cup honors.

The Red, who had been ranked first in the nation before a disappointing result two weeks ago, won the other three events hand-

ily. They have one more regular season event, next week at Dartmouth.

The No. 9 men’s heavyweight team took on first-in-the-country Yale and No. 3 Princeton for the Carnegie Cup in Derby, Conn. on Saturday. Head coach Todd Kennett ’91 was well aware the Bulldogs and Tigers would be tough competition. He said projections had his varsity eight boat losing by quite a bit more than they did.

“I think we did pretty well,” Kennet said.

Kennett said last week that he hoped his teams focused on their own race and did not worry about positioning. He thought they did exactly that. As a bonus, Kennett said that his team kept it close enough for his

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Making waves | The women’s rowing team competed against the number two ranked team Brown, who would take home the Dunn Bowl again.

coxswain to focus on position a little bit.

“She made some calls to move up on the other boats,” Kennet said.

Kennett is pretty pleased on the whole with the strides his team is making in its build-up for championship season.

“Of the five boats we brought, four we raced really, really well,” Kennet said, adding, “That was probably my biggest disappointment that someone didn’t win a

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race.”

Kennett noted that the conditions Saturday morning were spot on for a great race.

“It was super flat,” Kennet said. “It was pretty fast conditions ... That’s a wicked fast time they put up.”

Kennett is looking forward to continuing to improve in Saturday morning’s home race against Dartmouth and Penn for the Madeira Cup. “It’s a heck of a good test,” Kennet said, saying that for ranking and positioning purposes in later races, “We have to win it. We need to have a couple of things get fixed this week.”

The women’s team competed against No. 2 Brown and Boston University Saturday morning. The Red lost the varsity eight to Brown, and the Bears will keep their paws on the Dunn Bowl for another year.

“Brown is currently ranked second in the country and first in the Ivy League so we

one team in the country in the Yale Bulldogs.

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The NBA Needs More Joergers Red Loses Four-Game Series to Penn on Road SOFTBALL

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fered a broken foot in February that ended his season. Point guard Mike Conley Jr., a lockdown defender and underrated overall player, injured his foot in March and missed the rest of his season. After Conley’s reliable backup Mario Chalmers ruptured his Achilles the same month, the Grizzlies signed Jordan Farmar who spent the year playing professionally in Israel. Farmar was the Grizzlies’ starting point guard versus the Spurs. Before the injuries, the Grizz were hovering fourth place in the Western Conference. After Gasol and Conley went down, veterans Zach Randolph (34), Vince Carter (39), Matt Barnes (36) and Chris Andersen (37) were relied on to carry the team on both ends of the floor. Players from the D-League like Xavier Munford were called-up to fill rotational roles. Despite the makeshift roster, the Grizzlies held onto the seventh seed in the West.

At the podium after being eliminated in game four, Dave Joerger broke down.

Talking about the effort of his veterans, Joerger said, “For what we’ve been through, I’d do anything for those guys. They embraced every guy who came in, no matter what their history was … These guys fought. I can’t tell you enough how proud I am of every guy that is in that locker room … This season’s been hard. It’s been really hard”. He wiped away tears as he commended his team’s resilience.

These were heartfelt tears. It’s easy to understand his emotion. Had the Grizzlies fallen out of what was a tight playoff race earlier this month, they would have been spared the Spurs’ domination. With Conley facing free agency this summer, plus aging veterans, this was perhaps the final go-around for this core group of Grizzlies.

Joerger himself has been subject to scrutiny since he was hired in 2013. There were rumors earlier this season that he would be fired before the New Year. Joerger’s seat was hot when he got the job. It seems probable, though undeserved, that Joerger will be fired before next season. He’s done a tremendous job in Memphis (three seasons, three postseasons) and will likely be a top candidate for head-coaching vacancies if the Grizzlies don’t

retain him. NBA player-coach relationships can seem disingenuous — like Byron Scott’s attempt at balancing youth with Kobe Bryant, or David Blatt’s odd stint in Cleveland. A high-five requires no sincerity, but one cannot fake the emotion he showed on Sunday, or in the 2014 interview on ESPN. Coaches like Joerger are more often seen at the college level — think Tom Izzo after his Spartans were upset,or watch the late Rick Majerus’ press conference after Saint Louis was eliminated from the 2012 NCAA tournament. It’s good to care. I respect those who take pride in what they do. The NBA needs more coaches like Dave Joerger.

And now some rambling on the NBA Playoffs: Earlier this year I began to write a column titled “Why is Corey Brewer Shooting Threes?” Brewer is a career 29 percent threepoint shooter. No player shooting below 30 percent from deep takes nearly the amount of threes Brewer takes. He has missed his last 23 three-pointers. The fact that he is still taking threes after missing 23 in a row describes the Houston Rockets.

I was listening to Philly sports radio this morning and the hosts all but crowned the Spurs champs because of Steph Curry’s injury.

Relax. Wait until there is an official diagnosis.

The Warriors’ without Curry are a competitive team.

Isaiah Thomas carried the Celtics to backto-back victories over the Hawks to even the series. He followed a 42-point effort in game three with a 28-6-4 line in game four. Those making more money than Thomas this season include Kosta Koufos, Tiago Splitter, and yes, Corey Brewer.

It’s easy to forget how amazing Chris Paul is because of his lack of post-season success. If Blake Griffin can establish dominance in the paint, the Clippers will be a tough matchup for any team – Warriors and Spurs included.

Kawhi Leonard has won back-to-back Defensive Player of the Year awards. He averaged 21 PPG and shot 44 percentfrom deep for a 67-win team. He was born in 1991.

Sheesh.

Ben Shatzman can be contacted at bshtazman@cornellsun.com.

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Team continues to fight through tough season

By JACK KANTOR Sun Assistant Sports Editor

It was a tough weekend for Cornell softball. The Red was swept in four games against the Penn Quakers, but stayed resilient throughout the series up until the final inning Sunday, just as the team had done all season.

In seventh and final inning of the fourth game of the series, Cornell (828, 3-13 Ivy) set out to comeback from a four run deficit.

Cornell started the inning with the top of their order and managed to get three straight runners on with no outs.

Unfortunately, the Red was only able to muster up two more runs.

“I thought we bounced back and played better on Sunday, but still not quite good enough,” said head coach Julie Farlow ’97. “We threw the ball pretty well and hit the ball pretty well Sunday, but we had some defensive miscues that [Penn] took full advantage of.”

While the effort was strong, it was not enough. The Quakers (21-19, 7-9 Ivy) would finish the series in a sweep, winning the final game, 5-3.

Sunday featured the Red’s best pitching of the weekend. Notably, Sophomore Maddie Orcutt pitched six innings, letting up six hits and five earned runs.

“I think certainly for the second game, [the key] was Maddie’s pitching,” Farlow said. “[Maddie] threw one of her better games this year. In the first game, [Meg] Parker threw pretty well. We didn’t have a lot of hits … but she kind of kept us right

in the game by throwing well on the mound.”

Both the pitching and attitude of the team improved in the back end of the series.

“Pitching was a little sharper on day two,” Farlow said. “What’s good about the game is that no matter how the day goes previously, you start zero to zero. It was just a different energy level by Sunday.”

Saturday was without a doubt the lowpoint of the weekend for the Red, specifically on the defensive side of the ball. Penn scored 20 runs in the two games alone on Saturday.

“We really didn’t play too well on Saturday,” Farlow said. “Penn handled us pretty easily.”

The Quaker’s Alexis Sargent was a nuisance for Cornell over the series. In the first game, Sargent pitched seven scoreless innings, allowing only three hits to the Red. “We had a tough time offensively adjusting to Sargent's pitching and that hurt us a bit since we typically have produced a lot of runs to help our See SOFTBALL page 12

Getting better | The weekend improved by the last game, with the Red almost completing a combeack in the final inning.

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Cornell Finishes Fourth at Ivy Championships Junior Luke Graboyes claims top-five spot to earn first C.U. medal since 1986 season

By ACHINDRA KRISHNA Sun Staff Writer

This past weekend, the Cornell men’s golf team finished fourth as a team in the Ivy golf championships. The men came off a strong showing at Yale last weekend, where they placed in the top five amongst all teams. Junior Luke Graboyes was able to notch his third top-five finish of the season, furthering his claim as one of the Red’s most consis-

tent players this season.

Graboyes performed remarkably well at Metedeconk National Golf Club this past weekend, and earned himself a medal, making himself the first Cornellian golf medalist since 1986.

“I think that Luke really deserves it,” said captain Brandon Eng ’16, “We’re really proud of him and we’re excited to see what he does next year as well.”

Sophomore Mike Graboyes performed admirably as well,

On the rise | The Red’s fourth place finish in Jackson, N.J. is the team’s best showing at the Ivy League golf championships since 2005.

coming in eight, and giving the brothers All-Ivy League honors again in back-to-back seasons. The Red finished fourth overall, which is the best showing at the Ivy championships since 2005. The team finished just one stroke behind third place Yale. In fact, just six strokes separated third and sixth place, in what was an extremely competitive and close contest this past weekend.

“It was actually a little disappointing because we were only one shot away from third place,” said senior Brandon Eng. “Obviously it feels good to have placed higher than in the past, but the team is still looking to do even better.”

The difference between Cornell and first place Harvard ended up being a mere 13 shots across the tournament, which roughly translates to about one shot per day.

“Harvard had a really good first day which put them in the lead,” remarked Eng. “The rest of the days, we contended with them and even gained some strokes back to close their lead, but since they did so well the first day, it was challenging to catch up.”

Eng himself got off to a slow start, but remained resilient, and eventually carded in Cornell’s best round on Sunday, despite starting with two bogeys.

“I think the key was not getting so down on myself when I played so bad the previous day,” Eng said. “I knew I could play well, it was just unfortunate that I played poorly at the times that I did.”

This match wraps up the season for Cornell men’s golf, as they seek the so far elusive Ivy League title.

Achindra Krishna can be reached at akrishna@cornellsun.com.

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became a fan of Dave Joerger’s after his ESPN interview with sideline reporter Israel Gutierrez during a November 2014 matchup with the Thunder. The then 40-year-old second-year coach took that moment to appreciate the name etched across his players’ uniforms: Memphis — the city in Tennessee that has been home to the Grizzlies since the team moved there from Vancouver in 2001.

Joerger told Gutierrez, “We’re so excited to be on national TV... We got a great community and a lot of positive things happening in Memphis that we want the world to see, the country to see, what’s going on in Memphis. So we take a great deal of pride in playing on national TV.” Despite Memphis’ small-market

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Ben Shatzman Calling the Shatz status — and with that the stigma that it is therefore an undesirable free agent destination — the Grizzlies have achieved consistent success over the past decade with their defensive-minded, grind-it-out style, having made the playoffs every season since ’09-’10. So I appreciated that Joerger chose to forego the robot-like answers typical of in-game interviews — “we need to move the ball”, “we need to play with more energy” — and instead recognize the Memphis community in his lone chance to do so on a national stage. I had visited Memphis the previous year, and my friends and I agreed that the locals were noticeably engaging and friendly. Perhaps Joerger’s words resonated with me more so because of that, but regardless, his decency showed in that brief interview.

The Spurs completed their series sweep over Joerger’s Grizzlies on Sunday in a 119-95 thumping.

Three of the four games in the series were blowouts.

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Upstate Challenge in Ithaca, Cornell secured wins in 10 events and three ECAC qualifiers to round off the weekend.

ing to this season’s main event. The ifiers in the distance and sprints.

Red did not disappoint. All three “We took a group of 10 to squads competed with their eyes on the Virginia,” Bowman said. “I am very prize and showcased strong results. excited about the exposure we were “These are hard weekends when we able to get at this invite.” are trying to get quality efforts from Elite high jumpers from the Red different event groups,” said head also competed with top notch compecoach Rich Bowman. “These events tition at Princeton in the Larry Ellis were opportunities for people to do Invitational. Here, sophomore Katie their best despite the weather. The Gulbrandsen and senior Stephanie team continues to do great things as we Izard finished in third and 15th place, continue to push forward.” respectively.

At the Upstate Challenge, hosted in For the team, it is all about putting Cornell’s very own backyard, a contin- up great results depite minor chalgency of Red athlenges. letes looked to pro“This weekend “The team continues to tect their house. At was an interesting do great things as we the event, Cornell meet we had teamwas able to secure mates all over comcontinue to push wins in 10 events peting, so we had forward.” along with three ladies crushing their qualifiers for ECAC. events in different Head coach Rich Bowman From sophostates,” said sophomore Taylor Baker’s more thrower Taylor win in the hammer throw, senior Drayton. “Saturday started out super Hilary Holmes’ win in the long jump chilly and grey, so it was not the ideal and freshman Briar Brumley’s win in weather. But it is Ithaca so we never know the 1500, the team was able to win what the weather will be like or how long across all sections of the competition. it will stay that way. Ithaca graced us later A squad from Cornell also brought that day with some sunshine and warmth their talents to Virginia to compete in which I think helped.” the National Caliber Invitational.

Drayton finished second, setting a Fighting against a very competitive personal record in discus. field, the team came in expecting stiff As classes are coming to an end and competition and was able to put up the weather is improving, this is an strong results. The highlight of the exciting time to be on the Cornell meet includes sophomore Taylor women’s track and field team.

Radoslav, who was able to finish fifth “Throwing this time of year or in in the 400m hurdles, a fifth place finSee TRACK AND FIELD page 12 ish in the 4x100 relay and ECAC qual-