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Coach Dick Blood ended his 20-year career with Red softball this weekend. | Page 12

May Day Protesters Shut Down CampusTraffic Enter Barton Hall during Skorton farewell event

Marching on | Below: May Day protesters march down Ho Plaza on Friday, rallying for a variety of different causes.

Right: Student protesters enter Barton Hall during President David Skorton’s farewell celebration on Friday.

By SOFIA HU AND GABRIELLA LEE Sun News Editors

Approximately 60 protesters blocked off the intersection of East Avenue and Campus Road Friday morning before interrupting President David Skorton’s farewell celebration in Barton Hall for the annual May Day protests.

May Day, or International Workers’ Day, has been a day of protests for Cornellians in years past. This year, protesters gathered at around 9:30 a.m. on the Arts Quad to protest a variety of issues including the $350 mandatory health fee, the death of Freddie Gray in Baltimore, graduate student rights and capitalism.

Mobilizing at around 10 a.m. at the A.D. White statue on the Arts Quad, protesters marched down Ho Plaza, chanting phrases including “Up, up with education, down, down with deportation” and “no justice, no peace.”

As they neared the edge of Ho Plaza, the protesters turned up Campus Road, disrupting traffic. By 10:15 a.m., the protesters had surrounded the intersection of East Avenue and Campus Road. They sectioned off the intersection with yellow caution tape, stopping several motorists and Tompkins Consolidated Area Transit buses along their routes.

Tensions rose between protesters and motorists when a TOP: BRITTNEY CHEW / SUN NEWS PHOTOGRAPHY EDITOR; BOTTOM: JASON BEN NATHAN / SUN STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

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Shared Governance Leaders Student Union Holds First Meeting Praise President Skorton’s Response to Resolutions

By DAVID TICZON

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out of any assembly — to Skorton during his tenure, according to the report.

Sarah Balik ’15, president of The Cornell Office of the Assemblies released an Apr. 23 the S.A., said that during her report detailing President David time in the S.A., she has consist e n t l y S k o r t o n’s received response rate “The level of detail thoughtful to resolutions [Skorton] would responses from the shared goversometimes send [back] f r o m President nance assemto us is amazing.”

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Sarah Balik ’15 resolutions.

According “The level to the report, Skorton received a total of 875 of detail he would sometimes resolutions from the Student send [back] to us is amazing.

Assembly, Graduate and Sometimes, if it’s a resolution Professional Student Assembly, that he doesn’t even have to University Assembly and approve, he’ll send it back to us Employee Assembly combined, and suggest that one word be 109 of which required his changed just to make it clearer,” response. The report also stated Balik said. “That’s the amount that out of those 109 resolu- of detail [with which] he and his tions, 61 resolutions were office have been reviewing these approved with no revision while [resolutions]. Can I tell that he’s read them and thought about 23 were passed after revision.

The S.A. sent 54 resolutions See RESPONSE page 5 requiring action — the highest

By JEANETTE SI Sun Staff Writer

At the first general assembly meeting of the Cornell Independent Students’ Union Friday, approximately 50 students gathered in the Memorial Room of Willard Straight Hall to establish the union’s structure and define its beliefs.

During the meeting, the Memorial Room was hung with banners, many of which had been used for May Day protests earlier in the day. The banners included the messages, “Cornell Independent Students’ Union Students for the Liberation of Education,” “Solidarity with Baltimore,” and “Cornell Independent Students’ Union Stands in Solidarity with Worker Struggles Around the World.”

CISU member Wyatt Nelson ’16 began the meeting by pointing out that it was May Day, which the United States does not celebrate as a holiday, before outlining the meeting’s agenda.

Alex Gremillion ’18, a member of CISU, shared the union’s mission of collective action.

“Cornell Independent Students’ Union believes that the best way to capitalize meaningful progress and change is through collective action in an independent organization,” he said. “CISU gives space in which we students that are often silenced by Cornell can make ourselves heard.”

The floor was also open to discussion to those attending.

Allison Lapehn ’17 — one of the students who was contacted to meet with an investigator on April 23 — brought up the subject of the ongoing criminal investigation by the Cornell University Police Department of the activities of student activists.

“There’s been somewhat sort of a CUPD crack-

down on student activism here at Cornell and this really needs to stop,” Lapehn said. “I think us coming together and showing solidarity with one another and forming a students’ union is the first step to showing them that this intimidation factor does not work on us and that we will continue to fight for See UNION page 5

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Speak out | The Cornell Independent Students’ Union holds its first meeting in Willard Straight Hall Friday.

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University: Suspicious Device‘Not an Explosive’

By ANNIE BUI Sun Managing Editor

Cornell Police have identified a suspicious device that was found outside Clark Hall Tuesday afternoon.

The device consisted of “cardboard, wires, a battery and motor glued together” and required removal by the Endicott Bomb Squad, according to a University press release.

The University confirmed that the device was “not an explosive.” The device, which was discovered in a drainpipe, was only partially observable from the outside. Authorities determined that “the best course of action” was to remove the device using a robot, according to the release.

The investigation into Tuesday’s incident is ongoing, and it is still unclear as to who placed the device and why they did so.

CUPD Chief Kathy Zoner said in the statement that she was relieved the device “was ultimately determined not to be dangerous.”

“The person who first reported the suspicious device was justified in doing so,” Zoner said.

“The safety of the community is our first priority.”

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On the scene | The Endicott Bomb Squad removed a suspicious device from outside Clark Hall Tuesday afternoon.

Annie Bui can be reached at managing-editor@cornellsun.com.

Big Red Bikes Rental At Celebration,C.U.Says Farewell to Skorton System Introduces Automatic Checkout

By OLIVIA LUTWAK

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By ARIEL SEIDNER Sun Staff Writer

Big Red Bikes, a free student-run bike rental system at Cornell, will add more bike stations around campus with an automatic checkout process, according to marketing lead Hector Chang ’15.

Under this automatic checkout process, users will no longer need to go to a librarian to check out a bike, according to a press release from Big Red Bikes. Instead, they will be able to use a “browser, app or a text message” to receive a PIN code that can be used to borrow a bike.

“This new feature will make the experience of borrowing a bike seamless and will keep the bike share running 24/7,” according to the release.

Chang said the new system will be implemented by Zagster Inc., a private bike-sharing installment company with experience establishing allin-one bike-share systems on other college campuses.

“We are contracting them for their software [such as] apps and other tech and hardware [such as] bikes and stations,” Chang said. “The company will also provide maintenance and customer service for the bikes.”

In the past, Chang said bikes were only available for rental through libraries or service centers.

“Our previous system was less efficient and additional operational difficulties made maintenance of the bikes a tough task,” Chang said. “We wanted to implement the new system to streamline the process and make it more accessible.”

According to the release, the existing bikeshare station at Uris Library will not be relocated.

However, stations at Appel Commons and Mann Library will be relocated to the Carol Tatkon Center and Kennedy Hall, respectively. The Hoy Road will also see the installation of a new station, with the help of Transportation and Mail Services.

Big Red Bikes is also considering ideas for new station locations, such as in Collegetown at the Schwartz Performing Arts Center.

Chang said the initial phase of the implementation of the new system will make about 30 bikes available. Short-term rides will remain free for students and longer rides will be subject to a small fee, according to the release.

“We are currently considering our fee structure under the new system,” Chang said.

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

Cornell faculty, students and administrators gathered to present speeches, play music and eat cake in Barton Hall Friday afternoon to say farewell to President David Skorton, who will depart the University this summer for the Smithsonian Institution.

The event, titled “Bow Ties and Goodbyes,” featured food from local vendors and debuted Skorton’s own Dairy Bar ice cream flavor, “BananaBerry Skorton.” The Paul Merrill Quartet played jazz music in the background.

About 15 minutes into the event, May Day protesters showed up carrying signs reading “150 Years of Exploitation,” “150 Years Denying Colonialism” and “Solidarity with Baltimore,” among others.

“Hey hey, ho ho, the administration’s got to go!” the protesters chanted upon entering Barton.

While Prof. Paul Merrill, music, and his quartet played onstage, the protesters went on stage, flanked by police, and continued shouting over the music.

Prominent members from the Cornell and Ithaca communities made speeches during the event, including Mayor Svante Myrick ’09.

Myrick referenced last week’s Big Red Birthday Bash in which he danced with Skorton to “We Are Family,” when Skorton asked him “to be the left shark to his right shark.”

“This may be my last chance in public to thank a man who has led this university through very dark times,” Myrick said. “For the rest of my professional career, I will seek to model not just his humor, but his grace.”

Myrick concluded his speech by announcing that he had made a small donation to the Smithsonian in Skorton’s name.

“It may not make a large impact, but he will,” Myrick said.

Following Myrick, Jim Blair, chair of the University Assembly, presented a joint declaration on behalf of shared governance.

“President Skorton has never lost sight of the mission of the University, never lost his focus on the welfare of

students, the quality of instruction, his roots as a faculty member and his ardent support for the staff community,” Blair said. “The world will no doubt benefit from his wisdom, experience, leadership and good humor.”

When the Big Red Marching Band entered Barton, they played a few songs before presenting Skorton with some gifts of their own. Later in the event, Skorton himself conducted the band as they played the Alma Mater.

Band member Lindsay Rait ’17 expressed her excitement at Skorton conducting the band.

“Seeing his face light up as he was conducting us put a smile on mine,” she said.

When Skorton and his wife, Prof.

Robin Davisson, molecular physiology, finally took the stage, they were met with cheers from most of the audience but loud boos from the protesters, who shouted, “We hate you!” as they consumed slices of Skorton’s farewell cake.

Skorton shared how emotional he was to be ending his career in higher education.

“I’m not usually speechless …

This is the culmination of 35 years of higher education for me,” Skorton said. “I’m more emotional, more sentimental and am going to miss you guys more than any such departure.”

He also explained what he will See SKORTON page 5

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Bow ties and goodbyes | President David Skorton conducts the Big Red Marching Band as they play the alma mater at his farewell celebration in Barton Hall Friday.

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what’s right.”

Lapehn continued with her first-hand account of her experience with the police, as a witness to what she said is a main charge of “unlawful use of a computer.”

“We are all pretty lawyered up and also have read a lot of student rights,” Lapehn said. “Another person involved with CISU is facing this struggle and we are all trying to stand in solidarity with them and help them through this.”

Hadiyah Chowdhury ’18 said she was upset with tuition increases and the “ridiculous” mandatory $350 health fee.

She then spoke about what she called “a lack of education” in the larger Cornell community. “[There is a] lack of education by the larger community of Cornell about issues dealing with social justice. Like when is a protest peaceful? And like what is respect politics? And this just really pisses me off,” Chowdhury said. “I think this [in]validates the voices … of people trying to do good things … and this is really unfortunate.”

Most of the meeting was dedicated to determining the voting process for the organization. The organization’s “decree” established a modified consensus voting system where the union strives for complete agreement. However, if a vote is not

unanimous, the members modify the motion until three-quarters of the members vote in favor.

“If there is dissent we must modify the proposal,” the decree states. “The proposal can be modified several times with the intent to address all dissenting arguments.

All dissenting arguments must be heard, addressed, and attempted to be integrated.”

Working groups, such as the education and research committee, grievance committee, organizing working group and media working group were created after being voted on by members. The treasury working group was left to be discussed at a later time.

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driver in a black truck, angered by the disruption, threatened to “run over” the students. The driver revved his engine, edging closer to the students standing at the intersection facing him.

Denice Cassaro, associate director for student leadership, engagement and campus activities, stepped in to mediate between the students and driver. Cassaro, who has frequently been the event manager for past protests, helped the driver turn around.

Throughout the occupation of the intersection, individuals entered the middle of the circle to give speeches highlighting different issues.

Members from Cornell Graduate Students United and the Cornell Independent Students’ Union as well as students supporting workers’ rights and the protesters in Baltimore spoke.

“We refuse to stand idle,” Hadiyah Chowdhury ’18 said.

“Where has the fucking money gone?”

“We think the current methods of governance is a farce,” Wyatt Nelson ’16 said. “The root of every issue we are facing … is capitalism.”

Chants interspersed the speeches, including “Eric Garner, Michael Brown. Shut it down, shut it down” and “It’s our duty to fight for our freedom, it’s our duty to win. We must love each other and protect each other. We’ve got nothing to lose but our chains.”

When asked by administrators and passersby how long they intended to stay at the intersection, several protesters said they intended to stay for “several hours.”

Administrators at the scene indicated that they would allow the protesters to stay at the intersection. Though one police car was parked near Statler Hall and another was parked at the intersection of East Avenue and Tower Road, there was minimal police presence at the scene.

As students walked to and from classes, many stopped to observe the action.

TCAT released information about expected delays at 10:45 a.m. Bus routes 10, 30, 31 and 32 were all affected by the rerouting of traffic and delays were expected until further notice.

Almost two hours after they occupied the intersection, protesters began walking toward Barton Hall — where “Bow Ties and Goodbyes,” President David Skorton’s farewell celebration was taking place — and entered the building by noon. Protesters took to the stage and continued giving speeches, despite the jazz band performance that was occurring concurrently.

Protesters vacated the stage by 12:20 p.m. Several quietly left the building at 12:30 p.m. as the goodbye party continued. TCAT announced that buses returned to their regularly scheduled routes at 12:23 p.m.

The Sun’s news department can be reached at news@cornellsun.com.

Following the meeting, Keanu Stryker ’16 said he was proud of the variety of people that spoke at the meeting. He also said he worries that police actions against student protesters this year are a “test run.” “[President-Elect] Elizabeth Garrett has a history of being incredibly repressive towards protesters, especially Students for Justice in Palestine protesters, so this is like a test run,” Stryker said.

The formal meeting finished with a solidarity clap, which began slowly and sped up quickly with claps thundering throughout the Memorial Room.

David Ticzon can be reached at dticzon@cornellsun.com.

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specifically miss about the Cornell and Ithaca communities, including “the beauty of the place itself [and] the fact that the town … and the University are one and the same.”

Skorton thanked Myrick, saying that despite the fact he had given him his diploma only a few years ago, Myrick “has been my teacher on many things and has shown us what leadership can be.”

Skorton also commended the staff, faculty and students of the University.

“Leaders at every institution come and go,” Skorton said.

“What keeps the river flowing is you.”

Davisson also concluded the event with a heartfelt speech, thanking aspects of the Ithaca community that meant a great deal to her, such as the Sciencenter and her running club. She ended her speech by thanking her husband.

“I know you guys love him,” Davisson said.

“But I love him even more.”

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

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every single one? Yes.” U.A. Chair Jim Blair said he believes that Skorton’s responses are expressly tailored to each resolution, and that Skorton’s responses consistently come with a reason justifying his decision regarding the specific resolution.

“There’s always some explanation even if he supports it — why he supports it, what his concerns are. Some of these things I’m sure his staff helped him put together, but it’s very clear that ... he reads every response,” Blair said. “And

“I think it’s been a brilliant partnership and I hope that this will continue on to President-Elect [Elizabeth] Garrett.”

Jim Blair he does edit those responses and put his own touch on them. In some cases, he sends them back to his staff again to make sure the staff got the answer right.”

According to University regulations, Skorton has 30 days to respond to each resolution he receives.

Though Balik and Blair both agreed on Skorton’s timeliness with responding to resolutions,

Balik said different types of resolutions often take varying amounts of time to process.

“Sometimes, it’s something really easy to respond to ... so all he has to say is ‘thank you for sending it,’” Balik said. “The ones that take a little bit longer, that take the full 30 days, perhaps are more contentious and require more guidance on his part by legal counsel.

[To summarize], it depends on the resolution.”

Blair said he believes the 30 days is a reasonable time for Skorton to take in evaluating each resolution.

“In his office, I don’t think [Skorton has] ever missed [the 30day deadline],” Blair said. “In our experience anyway, he takes about the full 30 days. And I don’t think it’s unreasonable. He never knows when the resolutions are going to come in ... and he’s got to read them all, formulate the response, get the response double-checked ... and then send it to us.”

After a S.A. resolution is approved, Balik said Skorton has been helpful with the followthrough process in order to enact the resolution. “[Skorton] always gives us good feedback,” Balik said. “He will always make sure that we are in contact with the right people who are in charge of whatever we’re trying to do.”

Blair says effects of the resolution can often been seen as early as two weeks after it is passed.

“Once he approves it, then it happens. If we call for a task force to look into something and he concurs, I found that within a very reasonable amount of time, the task force is formed,” Blair said.

“So I’d say he’s extremely helpful.

In some cases, it’s document changes and I’ve seen them posted within two weeks to thirty days

after he’s given the approval.”

Blair said he is satisfied with Skorton’s level of involvement with shared governance and hopes this will remain a standard for the next University president.

“I don’t think we can expect more than what he has done for us.

He really does pay attention to our issues … he visits us each semester

and genuinely comes prepared to engage. He knows what the issues are,” Blair said. “I think it’s been a brilliant partnership and I hope that this will continue on to President-Elect [Elizabeth] Garrett.”

Jeanette Si can be reached at jsi@cornellsun.com.

Unrest in Baltimore

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Demonstrators arrive at West North and Pennsylvania Avenues in Baltimore after marching there following a rally at City Hall on Saturday.

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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT On the Brink: Austin Bunn on His Literary Debut ZACHARY ZAHOS Sun Senior Writer

You may know Prof. Austin Bunn, performing and media arts, for his popular Screenwriting courses or his screenplay for Kill Your Darlings, the 2013 Sundance hit starring Daniel Radcliffe as Allen Ginsberg. But now he enters the literary world with a full-formed, hilarious and frequently devastating debut, The Brink (Harper Perennial). A short story collection preoccupied with themes of desire, empathy and trauma, The Brink unfolds with remarkable ease for its subject matter.

This is thanks to Bunn’s clean yet emotional prose style, capable of nesting feelings within images within other images. (A personal favorite: “Seeing his father cry is like watching a building collapse when someone you know is inside. It is raw and close and terrifying.”)

Prior to his book’s launch party on Tuesday at Lot 10, The Sun spoke with Bunn about lessons he learned writing The Brink, about fiction, humanity and the apocalypse.

THE SUN: I like the order to this collection: The first story, “How to Win an Unwinnable War,” set in the final years of the Cold War, precedes a story about a guy consumed by a massively multiplayer online role-playing game. The theme of apocalypse runs the same through both, which makes me wonder: What do you think causes us to dread or even fantasize about the apocalypse? Is it technology being smarter or bigger than us humans?

Is this a uniquely modern obsession to have, or does the Book of Revelation, Black Plague, etc. disprove that?

AUSTIN BUNN: Doomsday stories have been with us since stories started — from Noah’s flood and Mt. Vesuvius raining on Pompeii to the current climatological anxieties and any number of zombie end-game scenarios. Personally, I thought we’d all be

snowed under by nuclear winter by now. I was a child of the late ’80s, when nuclear war and mutually-assured destruction seemed inevitable. My suspicion is that the 20th century globalization of everything — weapons, wealth, travel, viruses — created a new kind of global anxiety and an appetite for stories to help us think through it. When I started on this book, I had just read Jared Diamond’s excellent book Collapse, which explores several extinct societies, and I think that ghostliness persisted in the prose.

The first story, about the nuclear war gaming class, is the most autobiographical in the book, and I think it captures something of the wistful way seventh graders think about the end of the world (when they’ve barely seen any of it). The second, about the technological apocalypse, was a chance for me to explore grief in a virtual world: When you spend all your time obsessed with something that is not “real,” what does it mean to lose it all?

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SUN: Do you think violence can have a remedying effect, in the way it can unite those who survive it?

A.B.: I can’t speak about violence generally — I’ll leave that to the social scientists — but I do think these stories, and the stories I most admire, are ultimately about resilience and how people survive. Thomas Friedman talks about the difference between “survivors” and “thrivers,” the former being those who are crippled by anxiety and the latter being those that manage to continue to enjoy themselves in a chaotic, uncontrollable world.

They do this by selectively perceiving their environment, effectively shutting out information to live. In the book, these characters all exist in worlds under threat — a honeymoon taking place during a terrorist bombing spree, a young man falling in

love from within the last three days of the Heaven’s Gate suicide cult ... But in their specific situation, they don’t see the terror the way we might as readers. In fiction, you can take people into uncomfortable places as long as you also take them out.

SUN: Did writing these stories about apocalypse help clear your mind of anxiety or certain obsessions? Is there another big theme you would like to circle around next?

A.B.: I find myself inspired by true stories, and in that way, fiction is a chance for me to experience, vicariously through my characters, some outlandish or provocative scenarios. It’s a bit like a funhouse ride that way — what would I do if I discovered something unspeakable in my house that I had not put there?

What if I were a sailor in the 15th century and discovered the flat edge of the world? I think most writers are drawn to “What if?” hypotheticals. For my next project, I’m about to undertake a more present-day, simple adventure story. It’ll have scale and some thrills but nothing too dark.

SUN: What’s next?

A.B.: I’m about to debut a new short hybrid documentary called In the Hollow at film festivals this summer. I wrote, directed and edited the film, which we shot for a week last summer.

It’s about a shooting that took place in 1988 on the Appalachian Trail, when two young women were stalked and attacked by a “mountain man” named Stephen Roy Carr. For the film, we took the lone survivor (she’d never been back) to hike the trail to the place where the shooting happened. It’s a dark, but ultimately redemptive film.

Then next, I’m working on a new screenplay about environmental activists in the spirit of Kelly Reichardt’s terrific film Night Moves. I’m excited to get out into the woods.

Meet the author at The Brink’s launch party this Tuesday, from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., at Lot 10 in the Commons. The Brink is now available for purchase at Buffalo Street Books.

Zachary Zahos is a senior in the College of Arts and Sciences. He can be reached at zzahos@cornellsun.com.

The Age of Ultron Has Arrived NATALIE TSAY Sun Blogs Editor

Cue fanboying and fangirling across the country. On Thursday night, one of the most highly anticipated movies of the summer (and arguably the year), Avengers: Age of Ultron, opened in America with the second highest domestic opening weekend ever, missing out only on a chance to dethrone itself — Avengers still holds the top spot. It made $187.7 million dollars as of Sunday afternoon, bringing its worldwide total to a whopping $627 million just 12 days after its first showing. These numbers are fun and incomprehensible to consider, but the real question on most fans’ minds is: How does it compare to the first one?

Though looking at the two movies side by side is inevitable, I wouldn’t advise it. Avengers was a breakout, smashing success that brought superheroes with their own good movies together for a truly great mash-up. As a result, it will always be a special film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Age of Ultron has a tough act to follow, but it’s a completely different movie that serves a completely different purpose. It must tie together a multitude of previous occurrences while simultaneously paving the way for major events that will transpire during Phase Three, giving it a distinctly transitional feel.

There’s a lot going on this time around. Age of Ultron opens immediately with an action sequence as the Avengers attempt to steal Loki’s scepter back from HYDRA. Once it’s back in their possession, Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) uses it to start developing artificial intelligence, resulting in the creation of Ultron, who doesn’t turn out exactly as planned. Action, drama and even romance ensue and in terms of humor, I’d probably say that Age of Ultron outstrips Avengers in playful, laugh-out-loud moments.

Look forward to hilarious quips from Tony Stark and equally funny outbursts from everyone else.

The Avengers from the first film are back and better than ever, with each getting a reasonable amount of individual development. Hawkeye (Jeremy Renner), in particular, is given loads of backstory, probably in part to compensate for his almost-

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absence from Avengers due to Loki’s mind-control.

The rest of the gang is rounded out, to a lesser extent, by nightmare-type visions forced on them by Wanda Maximoff (Elizabeth Olsen). One of my favorite things about Age of Ultron was this chance to really delve deep into character development and see each one as an individual rather than part of a group.

While each returning Avenger delivered a laudable performance, I have to say that the Maximoff twins, Wanda (Elizabeth Olsen) Avengers: Age of Ultron and Pietro (Aaron Taylor-Johnson), Directed by Joss Whedon totally won me Starring Robert Downey Jr., over. Due to comCOURTESY OF WALT DISNEY STUDIOS plications regardChris Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo It’s hard to put a finger on, but it could just be that ing the rights to he isn’t as simultaneously loveable and hateable as their characters, the trickster god from Asgard, Loki (Tom Wanda and Hiddleston). Though Ultron is also meant to Pietro’s origins reflect on Tony Stark’s misgivings, he failed to realhave been re-writly capture my interest. Vision (Paul Bettany) was ten for the puralso a notable addition to the lineup, but not quite pose of Age of Ultron, yet fans still know them as Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver. as standout as the Maximoffs. However, he does, to his credit, The twins, orphaned at 10 and holding a grudge against Tony have a few really humorous moments.

It seems that critics have been unable to reach a consensus Stark, volunteered for HYDRA’s human experimentation, resulting in super-speed for Pietro and telekinesis/mind control for about Age of Ultron; some call it a convoluted mess while others Wanda. In particular, Wanda’s abilities allowed for the most deem it a skillful masterpiece. Personally, I would say it falls beautiful visual effects. Her power is basically unparalleled, mak- somewhere in the middle. It’s definitely not perfect — there are ing for some incredible scenes that adequately showcase her raw, a number of disappointments and there is, admittedly, a whole kick-ass strength. Elizabeth Olsen truly shines in this role, and I lot for us to take in. However, considering all that it’s tasked with can’t wait to see more of her in the next Captain America movie. accomplishing and the sky-high expectations surrounding it, Age The twins’ airtight relationship and unique capabilities make of Ultron holds its own as a Marvel epic and leaves the audience them the most intriguing and compelling part of the movie, and satisfied yet hungry for much, much more.

I only wish they’d been given more screen time.

While James Spader’s performance was surprisingly emotive Natalie Tsay is a freshman in the College of Arts and Sciences. She and complex for a robot, I wasn’t a huge fan of Ultron as a villain. can be reached at ntsay@cornellsun.com.

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write this column from a floral print bed on the second floor of a bed and breakfast in Brooklin, Maine. Next to me, my girlfriend, having just eaten a pint of some handmade toffee ice cream we bought at a Deliverance-style general store while watching True Romance, lies sprawled out, face down in a pillow. It’s been a long day. We spent the greater part of 12 hours driving from Ithaca to this oceanside hole-in-the-wall, stopping to eat potato salad and almost getting our photo taken with Smokey the Bear, to visit the home of Cornell alum and famed children’s author E. B. White. We’re not even sure if the house is a museum or historical site or whatever. We might just end up taking its from the lawn and getting back in the car. That being said, it’s been pretty great so far — did you know you can get scallop rolls at the gas stations here? — but I’m burdened with an onerous sadness.

Kaitlyn, as I’m sure many of you know, is my co-editor-turned-girl-Itricked-into-dating-me, and she also happens to be leaving. Cornell, that

person in my life, I’ve decided to do the worst thing ever: make a list of some of the most memorable movies we’ve watched together, all the way back to when we first met. Here’s looking at you, kid.

The Babadook The most recent entry on this list. K.T. said she wanted to watch more horror movies and this film had just been added to Netflix, so it must have been fate or something. We both really loved the movie; it’s gen- COURTESY FOX uinely frightening, but it OF SEARCHLIGHT doesn’t have any cheesy jump scares or anything like that, just good ol’ fashioned tension. I pretty much quote it nonstop to tease her because it scares her so much. I growled, “Ba-ba-dookdook-dook” at her the other day and she socked me right in the arm. I still have the bruise to prove it.

Sean Doolittle Pulp FictSean is, not me … I hope. This is our last big hurrah before she graduates and starts her big New York City job and has to wear adult clothes instead of dad jeans and my ratty old Converse.

It’s also our one year anniversary.

Yeah, aww. Since meeting her at The Daily Sun a year and a half ago, she has become an inseparable part of myself, the person with whom I can share my true feelings, my deepest, darkest secrets and a bucket of popcorn at the movies. Those first two are nice and all, but that last one is imperative.

As a tribute to the most important

Margaret It was K.T.’s turn to pick out a movie and she chose this ponderous three-hour film because she recalled thinking it was good a few years ago when she first watched it. I respectfully disagreed. In fact, I absolutely hated the movie, but I did love watching it with her.

There Will Be Blood K.T. had never seen Paul Thomas Anderson’s epic oil boom masterpiece, so we watched it on her bed. Once the credits rolled, we restarted it and watched it all over again. It’s that freaking good. Nearly six hours of my life I’d gladly do all over again. Much like with The Babadook, I quote this film to death — “Give me the blood, Lord!”; “I abandoned my child! I abandoned my boy!”; “Bastard from a

basket!” and, of course, “I drink your milkshake!” — and it annoys the bejeezus out of her.

Nightcrawler K.T. has an unhealthy (just healthy enough?) obsession with J.G. — Jake Gyllenhaal, for the uninitiated — her all-time favorite actor, that I’ve come to respect over the course of our relationship. This criminally-underrated film, along with 2013’s Enemy, really sold Gyllenhaal to me as a respectable actor. As we discussed the film on the ride home, I remember calling its climax “exhilarating.” One of K.T.’s biggest pet peeves is using vague superlatives like “exhilarating” to describe works of art, but this was one of the rare occasions that she agreed with my opinion.

The Skeleton Twins K.T. and I had been pumped for this movie ever since we first saw a trailer, and we made a point of seeing it as soon as it opened at Cinemapolis. I wasn’t feeling too well that day, and approximately 45 minutes into the film, I was feverish, nauseous and confused. She noticed I

wasn’t acting myself and asked if I wanted to leave. I knew how badly we had wanted to see the movie, so I lied and said I was fine. I passed out in the theater. I’m pretty sure it was a good movie.

Mr. Peabody & Sherman The movie that started it all. In February of 2014, K.T. and I were wide-eyed Arts & Entertainment editors with a lazy stable of writers who constantly left us high and dry.

Realizing we were going to have to write a review at the last minute, we decided to catch a late-night screening of the animated kids’ film Mr. Peabody & Sherman at Regal Cinemas. We were the only people in the entire theater, because who brings their kids to the movies at 11 o’clock at night? She kicked off her shoes, threw her legs up on my lap, and rested her head on my shoulder. She’ll deny it, but I’m pretty sure it was our first date.

Sean Doolittle is a junior in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. He can be reached at sdoolittle@cornellsun.com. Pulp FictSean appears alternate Mondays this semester.

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This Column Should Not Exist

ou should not be reading these words. You should not be reading these words, because I should not have written them. I should not have written them, because I should not be a columnist for The Sun. I should not be a columnist for The Sun, because I should not be a student at Cornell University. Yet I am a student, and a columnist, and a writer and thus you are reading these words.

I know full well that I should not be any of the above. As I’ve mentioned before, I am inherently lazy, only caring when I see fit to care. I should be languishing in mediocrity. Yet I’m not. Why? One reason. One magnanimous, selfless, brilliant, gorgeous, resolute, ambitious, inspiring, powerful, resplendent reason. You’re reading these words because of a blessing, because of a woman, because of my mother, Meika Lafon Banks. My name, Amiri, means “prince” in Arabic. But if I have any prince-like qualities, they must be attributed to her, my queen.

For as long as I can remember, life has been mother and son against the world.

While a young Amiri benefited from the unending nurturing that mom rained down upon him, Meika Banks operated as a one-woman machine. Working tirelessly would have been enough, but I guess Mom figured, “Why stop there?”

She possessed and continues to possess the most indomitable of wills, having secured both her Master’s degree and her Ed.S. all while raising me.

And raise me she did. By age three, my mother had me learning to read. First, the letters, the sounds, the flash cards. Then the sight words, the practice, the drills.

Then the sentences, the short stories, the novels. Not understanding what she was doing at the time, I only complained. I whined and wished to be elsewhere. You see, without my mom, I wouldn’t just be wherever “elsewhere” was. I would be nowhere.

My mother’s cleverness and foresight constantly facilitated my growth. With the trips to museums and libraries, she nourished my love of the world. With the impeccable attention to detail and quality, she made sure every school project received the treatment of a Nobel Prizeworthy research project. With her radiant smile and gregarious demeanor, she created the foundation for my kindness and love towards all people. I oftentimes walk around on this campus and feel humbled to have been chosen amongst trillions of embryos to be the son of Meika Banks.

In fourth grade, I began attending a strange new school. And, of course, I complained. How could I have known what that “accelerated program” would mean for me, or what it would do for me?

I could not have known, but my mother did. She knew that getting up at 5:30 a.m. and commuting for two hours every

day would serve me well in the long run.

She knew that sticking with German lessons and the French horn would give me invaluable skills. She knew that being surrounded by children of all types would mold me into a more empathetic person.

Most importantly, my mother knew — and did not let me forget — that I had a culture, a background, a hometown, a history and an identity as a black man from Decatur, Georgia. She taught me the meaning of family and friendship, and the extent to which they make you who you are. She taught me the power of navigating communities and groups, an ability I now use with regularity. She taught me to appreciate all that the world has to offer, exposing me to so much through her love of art. When it comes to music, film and books, I claim “wannabe hipster” status, but Meika Banks is the original aficionado from whom I took inspiration.

Parents always say, “You’ll understand when you’re older.” I had to grow up and wise up a bit before I truly understood. I had to grow up to understand why she took my childish follies and lapses in judgement so seriously; she knew the world would not tolerate them and I would not succeed with them. I had to grow up to understand why she had me spend a summer away from home, participating in research instead of lazing about playing my PS3 all day. I had to grow up to understand why she gave me the speech to end all speeches when I, fatigued by the college app process, nonchalantly said, “Whatever Mom, I just won’t apply to Cornell.”

Oftentimes, the people behind the scenes do all the work and don’t get the credit. Let it be known: Meika Banks is selflessness and sacrifice incarnate. Most people didn’t see her standing outside for hours and hours on a chilly Christmas Eve just to get me a Nintendo Wii. Not enough people know how she has gone the extra mile to help out her coworkers and students. (Oh, did I forget to mention, her love has extended to the hundreds of high school students she’s counseled?) When a problem arises — financial, social, academic, whatever — my mother just finds a way to make things work.

I’m currently watching my 10-year-old little brother grow up, and I see everything with adult eyes. I see him making the same mistakes, and I see my mom correcting him. I see him failing to grasp the sublimity of our mother’s love, and I see her loving him nonetheless. I see an everlasting force in his — and my — life.

I see a beautiful mastermind. I see a glorious goddess. And I am thankful.

Amiri Banks is a sophomore in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. He may be reached at abanks@cornellsun.com. Honest A.B. appears alternate Mondays this semester.

Letters to the editor and guest columns may be sent to associate-editor @cornellsun.com.

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Aditi Bhowmick

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Chasing My Passion A

fter all of the shout-outs, acknowledgements and celebrations of the people I am surrounded by at Cornell University subside, I find myself almost envious. I read some article on Business Insider or on the Sesquicentennial Archive about another incredible Cornell student or alumni doing truly substantial things with their life — whether it be redefining healthcare or constructing schools in their home countries, writing books, starting companies, moving the University’s administration to take sustainable development seriously, changing conversations and really doing things with their lives beyond maintaining a good academic/professional record.

I am not jealous of their success stories. However, I do covet the passion they have found in their lives. I wake up, go to classes, try to secure jobs, hang out with friends and family and try to be a good person, but I am well aware I have not found what many refer to as their “calling” just yet.

At the end of one day, I feel like becoming a public defense lawyer. On another, I remind myself that I would be really gratified if I just wrote for the rest of my life. This fleeting sense of purpose is frustrating especially as a second semester junior. I look back and wonder what have I really done with the past three years I spent at Cornell.

I have been thinking about all of the well-rehearsed 30-second elevator pitches about who I am and what my story is that I presented to the various job interview panels I went through this semester. While it is true that they got me what I wanted — a summer job — when I repeat the story to myself in my head, it feels starkly incomplete.

My resume does look typical with engagement in student organizations here and there but I am not sure how genuine my passion is. The reason I engage in this critical self-scrutiny is because of the sheer, palpable passionate brilliance that I am constantly surrounded by at this University. I see people presenting research papers surrounding issues that they actually connect with and feel proud presenting. I hear professors giving Mortar Board Last Lectures and inspiring students by what has stayed with them after their life’s experiences and why they made the choices they did. I see the Cornell Glee Club practicing for the Charter Day performance from

It is only occurring to me now why my education and experience at Cornell is unique. dawn to dusk and delivering concerts which move the performers themselves as much as the audience. I spend every day in an environment where people are motivated by what they are genuinely passionate about and I’m still trying to find what defines me.

It is only occurring to me now why my education and experience at Cornell is unique. It goes beyond the fact that it pushes me to study more than I ever have, worry about grades, take classes which push my limits and try to keep up with the University’s standards. I think it is unique because it reminds me that the academic rigor and the daily routine of weekdays is not enough. It makes me contemplate from the minute I am awake to when I fall asleep about what drives me and what my life’s purpose should be. It prevents me from settling until I find my true 30-second elevator pitch. The brilliance of this University is that it does not let me become complacent. I am well aware that I am still very confused as to what I want to do with my education, and I do not know what exactly my true passion is. However, being at this University ensures that I will not stop thinking about what I care about and what moves me untill I stumble across it through experience.

I know that a semester at Cornell is not always easy, never mind ideal.

This semester has not been flawless by any means. There has been dissent between student representatives, activists and the University’s administration. There has been ample anger and frustration. There was a fire in Collegetown which had an irrevocable effect on so many students’ lives.

There were traffic accidents which cost lives in our community. When University Police tried to intimidate student protesters, both students and faculty responded in solidarity to uphold the democracy that our University space is supposed to stand for. An Independent Student Union was formed and dialogue surrounding important issues like divestment have not dissipated.

We have also seen adversities not necessarily on the Hill, but the ramifications have been present on campus as well. The recent earthquake in Nepal moved student organizations and student leaders to organize relief efforts. Even more recently, the riots in Baltimore have sparked opinionated dialogue on campus.

The point I am trying to make is that all of these conflicts, adversities and the reactions they spark prove that this University is one which breathes passion and never settles for injustice.You stumble across people who care about issues which are larger than their personal lives. The evidence is all over creative social media, issues presented by The Cornell Daily Sun, TED Talks and encounters with the people themselves on campus everyday.

The realization of the true value of my Cornell education is only setting upon me now. I will still be going to classes, trying to beat the mean and applying for jobs when I need to, but I know now that I will not settle for a profession that does not matter to me for the rest of my life. The years we are spending at Cornell are dedicated to building the tools which will help us find and sustain the driving force which makes our story convincing, a story we would actually want to share genuinely with pride. This place inspires me to be a source of inspiration myself someday not because of personal ambition, but because it instills in me the desire to make the education and experience I am fortunate enough to receive here really matter.

Cornell inspires its students to make their education of some positive consequence to humankind, and I think that is what makes this community so profound.

Aditi Bhowmick is a junior in the College of Arts and Sciences. She may be reached at ab738@cornell.edu.

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My Dilemma: A Fork in the Road

ast Sunday during Charter Day Weekend, I had to the opportunity to talk to my favorite New York Times columnist, Farhad Manjoo ’00.

Manjoo writes about technology and I had a pretty specific question to ask him. I asked him if he always wanted to write about tech from the sidelines — instead of actually being part of the industry. I asked this because I am currently torn between writing and the technology industry. I study computer science and it appeals to my logical side. At the same time, I tell people I am secretly an English major because I love to write.

So, when I asked Farhad Manjoo if he was ever torn between writing and tech, I was hoping his advice would help me reconcile my interests in computing with writing. It seemed like a reasonable question to ask. As a New York Times columnist, it’s clear that Manjoo is passionate about writing. And, as someone who reads his column, I know he is passionate about technology as well.

I figured he must have been torn at some point.

It surprised me to find out that he wasn’t. Farhad Manjoo has always wanted to be a journalist — he wanted to write for The Sun before coming to Cornell. Although he has always written about technology, he’s never experimented with it beyond the surface level. When I asked him about what he thought I should do, and his answer was just as straightforward — pursue a career in technology. He said you won’t get to code or do anything like that as a journalist. But, you can still write if you pursue technology.

He made it seem so obvious — because there is a pretty obvious answer to my dilemma: Logically speaking, I should seek a career in the technology industry. I didn’t need Farhad Manjoo to tell me that.

I study computer science because it appeals to my logical side. In computing, there is a rational explanation for everything your computer does.

writer. However, I don’t think there was ever a time to be a writer. Nobody wanted to be a writer for logical reasons. I want to write despite the fact that it defies logic. Words are imprecise, they mean different things to different people. But, when people read the same thing, they share a common experience. I revel in that and could never give it up.

I study computer science because it appeals to my logical side. In computing, there is a rational explanation for everything your computer does.

Words and symbols have very precise meanings that the computer interprets in a precise way.

Logically speaking, there are so many reasons to go into technology. I’d like to be financially stable when I enter the workforce.

Starting salaries for tech jobs easily approach six figures. Every career fair booth seems like it is recruiting software engineers.

When I tell people I study computer science, they say your parents must be happy — and they are. I have a job for the summer.

Let’s be real: Writing is not the logical career path to choose — there isn’t any money in writing, especially these days. There is so much free content on the internet. People just expect content to be free, which is an unsustainable from a business perspective. No matter how you sugar coat it, journalism in the traditional sense is dying. This is definitely not the time to be a

In hindsight, I’m not sure why I expected Farhad Manjoo to be able to help me reconcile my interest with writing and my interest in technology. I am glad I asked him about it though. As I wrap up the semester, I like connecting my columns with a theme, and talking to Farhad Manjoo helped me articulate that theme: how to reconcile something logical with something that defies logic. I don’t expect to find a precise solution, today tomorrow, or even a year from now. But, I’m not worried about it. In writing and in computing, sometimes the problems you run into are more fun than the solutions.

Eric Schulman is a sophomore in the College of Arts and Sciences. He may be reached at eschulman@cornellsun.com.

Schulman’s Schtick appears alternate Mondays this semester.

Letter to the Editor

Reexamining shared governance and the law To the Editor: Re: “GUEST ROOM: Shared Governance and the Law,” Opinion, April 28 Mr. Hodges’ op-ed column “Shared Governance and the Law” that appeared in the Sun on April 28 reveals fundamental misunderstandings about Cornell University’s relationship with the State, and how the Board of Trustees discharges its governance responsibilities.

Following the historic week commemorating the grant of Cornell’s “Charter” 150 years ago, it is especially appropriate to set out what authority this special New York law confers on the University and its governing board.

The New York Court of Appeals, the State’s highest court [note: the New York Supreme Court, which Mr. Hodges references in his article, is an intermediate level court], had two occasions recently (in 1999 and again in 2005) to address the legal status of Cornell University and its relationship with the State of New York. Examining the Cornell “Charter” enacted by the State legislature, the Court of Appeals made these salient points: Cornell University is a “private” educational “corporation.” The University has a “unique partnership” with the State of New York that dates to its founding in 1865. As part of that partnership and in its role as the State’s land grant institution, Cornell University has assumed governance and managerial authority over the four “contract” colleges and does so “without compensation.” These contract colleges operated by Cornell University are “unique, sui generis institutions

created by statute — public in some respects, private in others.” The Cornell “Charter” vests the Board of Trustees with “autonomy ” over all “matters pertaining to ... educational policies, activities and operations, including research work” of the contract colleges.The Charter also requires Cornell to be “accountable for the expenditure of public funds” that the State contributes in (partial) support of the contract colleges.

Thus, consistent with the Court’s definitive interpretation of the Cornell Charter, the Cornell Board of Trustees generally has the legal discretion of a private not-for-profit corporation to determine how to conduct its meetings. For actions and deliberations involving the “expenditure of public funds” for the contract colleges, however, the Board of Trustees conducts such business in “open session” when considering, for example, construction of a new building, approval of a new degree program or other discrete matters that deal specifically with the operation of the contract colleges (except, those instances where the open meetings law calls for “executive sessions” to consider highly confidential or proprietary matters, such as ongoing criminal investigations, active litigation, individual personnel records, real estate negotiations, etc.).

Contrary to Mr. Hodge’s assertion, the closed sessions of the Board of Trustees meetings of March 26 did not contain any business items that should be open to the public, as the Court of Appeals has applied State law to Cornell.

James J. Mingle, University counsel and secretary of the corporation

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Saying goodbye | Head coach Dick Blood, pictured above with the 2015 softball freshmen, has seen a decorated career with Cornell.

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out Blood, she would not be at Cornell. Goodin comes from a small town in Michigan and Cornell was not on her radar until she received an email from Blood after a recruiting camp.

“I told my parents about the email, not thinking too much of it,” she said. “My parents’ reactions, however, made me think otherwise.

After doing some research on the Cornell tradition and education, I ended up coming for a visit in the worst snowstorm I’ve seen in my time here, and the rest is history. I just want to thank Coach Blood for reaching out to me and giving me the amazing opportunity to play and study at a place like Cornell.”

Freshman catcher and infielder Tori Togashi had nothing but gratitude for Blood.

“Thank you to the coach who will never fails to remind me that there is always a sale on hair ties, and that has helped me perfect my shoulder-roll technique. Thank you for all of the memories you’ve given me in just this one short year, but most importantly, thank you for always believing in me, even until the very last strike. I couldn’t have asked to become a part of a better family.”

It is clear that Coach Blood has made a huge impact on his team and the softball program in general, as each player had nothing but praise and thanks for their mentor. Cornell is saying goodbye to a piece of Red athletic history.

“Learn how to handle success modestly and learn how to handle disappointment with grace,” Blood said in an email to his team. “It is a privilege to wear the red and white of Cornell. Let us represent this great university with class and distinction.”

Coach Blood has practiced what he preached, representing Cornell with the utmost class and distinction in his 20 years. He will be missed.

Anna Fasman can be reached at sports-editor@cornellsun.com.

Men Drop First Playoff Game One Week After Princeton Win LACROSSE

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and four assists, yet no other Cornell player had more than two points on the day. The seven goals put up by the Red is the third smallest scoring output all season. yet no other Cornell player had more than two points on the day.

The seven goals put up by the Red is the third smallest scoring output all season.

“I thought some of our decision-making out there cost us,” said head coach Matt Kerwick. “I didn’t think we made very good choices with the ball.”

Mistakes seemed to be the theme of the game. Careless turnovers led to long Princeton possessions and, as Kerwick said, the team never found its rhythm throughout the course of the game.

After last week’s loss, the Tigers came out firing, scoring on the very first possession of the game. A couple of minutes later, sophomore midfielder Andrew Keith scored his fourth of the season to tie up the game. Cornell took the lead after Princeton goalie Tyler

Blaisdell came out of the cage to play defense on Donovan behind the net. Donovan tossed to senior attackman Dan Lintner on the crease who easily scored, giving Cornell its first lead of the day.

Princeton added two more, including a controversial goal at the end of the first period that appeared to catch sophomore goalie Christian Knight off-guard.

Following a quick face-off win to begin the second, the Tigers capitalized off of an unsettled situation and scored giving Princeton a 4-2 lead. Senior midfielder Connor Buczek scored his first of the day on a man-up possession.

The Tigers would tack on one more, giving them a two goal advantage going into the second half.

The third quarter was all Princeton. Cornell struggled to get good shots and turnovers piled up.

The Tigers notched three goals in the period and outshot Cornell, 11-4.

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

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Coach Blood Ends 20-Year Career With Red Softball every player gives her best on every play.”

Freshman outfielder Zoe Hernandez, a walk-on from Hawaii explained that while she has not had much time The Cornell softball program saw the end of an era last with Coach Blood, he has truly made an impact on her in Tuesday when head coach Dick Blood finished his 20-year her first season with the Red. Hernandez explained that Red career with a double-header against Binghamton. while not many people believed she could earn a spot on a Blood has made immense contributions during his time as Division I softball team, Coach Blood took her on his head coach. He has more winning lineup cards than any squad and treated her like all of the freshmen.

“I worked hard everyday to earn his respect and trust. other coach in Ivy League history, and has seen the most wins for any one sport at Cornell. While Blood has many He taught me that everything we get is earned, not given,” accomplishments on paper to be proud of, what speaks Hernandez said. “I guess I just want to say thank you to most to his immense coaching abilities are all of the kind Coach Blood for seeing potential in me when others didn’t.

He gave me a chance and allowed me to fulfill my lifelong words his players had to say about him.

Senior captain and infielder Clare Feely said Blood’s dream of playing Division I college softball, and for that I passion for both the game and his players is evident to both will forever be grateful. I am extremely privileged to have had the opportunity to play under a legendary coach like her and her teammates.

“Especially during the height of season, when practices Coach Blood, and though it was only for one year, his and games begin to run together, it’s easy to lose track of impact and influence on my life will never be forgotten.”

Junior outfielder Michiko how much he has influenced my time McGivney said her most fond memory here at Cornell and how much I have “He is someone who of Blood was at the team’s most recent learned from him,” she said. “He is someone who speaks and, for that mat- speaks and, for that matter, series against Princeton. After losing ter, lives with a purpose, on the field and lives with a purpose on the the first game of the weekend, 6-2, she went up to bat during extra innings of off. There’s no hiding his passion and field and off.” the second game with two runners on respect for the game or his devotion to and two outs. A hit by McGivney his players. It doesn’t get much better Clare Feely would win the second game for the than that.”

Red. Feely also included some of her “I ended up hitting a walk three-run home run that hit favorite quotes in emails Blood has sent to the team over the years. A lot of what Blood had to say emphasized seek- the top of the right field foul pole on a 1-2 count. In the huddle after the walk off win, Coach Blood was already ing success while still maintaining a sense of humility.

“The brand of softball played here is one of which we crying because he was so happy,” McGivney said. “[Later are most proud. We practice hard; we play hard; we keep that week] in his office he told me how happy he was and our mouths shut,” he said in an email to the team. “We that he’ll never forget that home run and what it mean to don’t need to celebrate every play or huddle up and do a him. He has helped me in many ways. He has taught me dance for every out. We just play. We don’t need a special to always be professional and humble both on and off the ‘out’ sign for the outfields; we don’t need a glove slap or field. He has taught me to love the game and absorb every hand shake for each infielder. We just need to know that moment.”

By ANNA FASMAN

Sun Sports Editor

CONNOR ARCHARD / SUN SENIOR PHOTOGRAPHER

End of an era | Head coach Dick Blood is the most winningest coach in Red history.

While Blood always took the game of softball seriously, freshman infielder Karlie Mellott also noted how he loved to come up with creative and funny nicknames for his players. She called it “the nickname game within the game of softball.” Junior infielder Taylor Goodin said that without Blood, she would not be at Cornell. Goodin comes See BLOOD page 11

TRACK AND FIELD

MEN’S LACROSSE

Men,Women Host Cornell Outdoor Invitational

By RACHEL CHERNER Sun Staff Writer

JASON BEN NATHAN / SUN STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

Tough Tigers | Senior attackman Matt Donovan led the team in points in the Red’s game against Princeton.

Men Fall to Tigers In First Game of Ivy League Playoffs

By ADAM BRONFIN Sun Assistant Sports Editor

With the stakes raised, Cornell was unable to replicate the same magic of last weekend. In a rematch against Princeton (9-5, 5-2 Ivy), the Red (10-5, 4-3 Ivy) fell to the Tigers, 11-7. Cornell was outscored, 83, in the first three quarters, yet, unlike last week, there was no furious rally until it was far too late.

In the first game of the Ivy League Playoffs, the Red struggled to find the back of the net. Senior attackman Matt Donovan led the team in points with one goal See LACROSSE page 11

In their last meets of the regular season, the Cornell men’s and women’s track and field teams hosted the Cornell Outdoor Invitational on Friday and Saturday at the Kane Sports Complex. A combined impressive performance from the men and women’s teams led to nine new track records, 14 event wins and 25 ECAC and IC4A qualifying performances.

The men’s squad had a strong performance, setting a new track record and earning 15 IC4A qualifiers. The men also won seven events total. The meet started off with the 5000 meter event where sophomores David Taylor and Mark Tedder scored first place in 14:24.64 and second place in 14:26.29, respectively. Tedder earned an IC4A qualification in this event.

Cornell alumnus Bruno HortelanoRoig ’14 also broke his old record in the 400 meter with a time of 47.09.

Junior co-captain Max Hairston had two strong races, first winning the 400 meter hurdles in 53.73 seconds and earning an IC4A qualification. He continued to place third in the 110 meter hurdles in 14.00 seconds, recording season bests for both events.

Junior Sam Baxter placed first with 3:52.31 in the 1500 meter event.

Freshman Oseoba Airewele won the triple jump in 47-11 ¾.

Senior co-captain, Stephen Mozia was a double event winner, taking the shot put in 65-2 ¾ and the discus event at 198-9, earing an IC4A qualification. Freshman Jacob Shaffer earned second place in the discus in an Eastern

qualifying 157-0. Finally in field, sophomore, Martin Murillo placed first in the hammer at 165-5 while junior Stephen Afadapa scored second in the high jump with a clearance height of 6-9 ¾, earning an IC4A qualification.

The women’s team also performed well, ending the meet with two new track records, seven event wins, and nine ECAC qualifications. The 4x100 meter team, junior Udeme Akpaete, sophomore Adrian Jones, senior cocaptain Zena Kolliesuah and senior co-captain Katie Woodford earned first place with a 45.82 time, qualifying for ECACs. Akpaete went on to break the track record in the 400 meter event, winning in 53.45.

Freshman Taysia Radoslav also broke a track record, taking the event win in the 400 meter hurdles in 58.75, moving to No. 2 all-time at Cornell.

Woodford also raced well, placing second in 60.55 and earning No. 6 alltime at Cornell. She was able to qualify for ECACs as well. Junior Kristen Niedrach also earned first in the 1500 meter by a full eight seconds, just missing the track record with a personal record of 4:26.85.

In the field events, sophomore Gaynelle Boham placed first in the triple jump in 38-4 ¾, while freshman teammate Kate Gulbrandsen won the high jump event in a seasonal best of 56. Senior Felicia Reid earned first in the javelin with a throw of 115-10.

Both the men’s and women’s teams will return next weekend to compete in the Outdoor Heptagonal Championships to take place in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Rachel Cherner can be reached at rcherner@cornellsun.com.

KELLY YANG / SUN SENIOR PHOTOGRAPHER

Red on the rise | The men’s team set a new track record and qualified 15 men for the IC4A.