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C.U.Terminates Investigation Into Student Activists

Big Red music

By ANNIE BUI Sun Managing Editor

MICHELLE FELDMAN / SUN SENIOR PHOTOGRAPHER

Graham Bastian ’16 (first from left), along with the rest of the Big Red Marching Band, performs songs on top of the Olin Library terrace yesterday.

The University announced Monday that it has withdrawn its complaint with the Cornell University Police Department regarding a criminal investigation into the activities of student activists.

According to the University, an unauthorized “individual or individuals” accessed a computer in the Statler Ampitheater on the evening of March 25 or the early hours of March 26. Cornell Police launched an investigation after they examined physical evidence and obtained witness statements.

Though a group of students affiliated with the Fight the Fee movement protested outside the Statler Ampitheater on the 26th, Cornell Police Chief Kathy Zoner said the investigation was unrelated to the conduct of students at the See INVESTIGATION page 4

Cornellians Examine U.S. Cuban Relations After Admin. Error, Faculty,students studying in Havana discuss ‘new era’

Student Trustee Revoting Underway

By PAULINA GLASS Sun Assistant News Editor

Elections for undergraduate student trustee will be held again Tuesday morning due to an administrative error that prevented students from ranking their

no clear winner emerged from the original election [because of the error],” the statement read.

Student trustee candidate Yamini Bhandari ’17 said she thought the election re-run was an unexpected challenge in the

“It’s upsetting that the only fair way to conduct this election is through a re-election so late in the year.”

By YUN SOO KIM Sun Staff Writer

Two Cornell students currently studying in Cuba joined several professors and experts via Skype at a roundtable discussion Monday, where they discussed diplomatic relations between the United States and Cuba.

The roundtable, entitled “A New Era in U.S.-Cuban Relations,” covered the effect the restoration of diplomatic relations between the two countries had on current and future educational exchange programs.

The University announced last

spring an inaugural study abroad program for Cornell students wishing to conduct research in Cuba, The Sun previously reported. The program, which was the first in the country, involved a partnership between Cornell and the University of Havana.

Less than half a year ago, President Barack Obama made history when he met with Cuban president Raúl Castro at the Summit of Americas in December 2014, according to The New York Times.

The meeting was the first face-toface encounter between leaders of U.S. and Cuba in over fifty years and marked the reestablishing of

diplomatic relations between the countries, as well as the reopening of embassies in Havana and Washington.

Lynn W. Roche, public affairs officer for the U.S. Interests Section in Havana, said the new relationship developing between the United States and Cuba for the last few years presented many new academic opportunities.

“It’s really a time of tremendous opportunity … we can see the increasing engagement on both sides, not just because of what the two presidents said on Dec. 17, but See FORUM page 4

Yamini Bhandari ’17 selections, according to a statement from the Office of the Assemblies.

According to the statement, students should have been allowed to rank candidates, but due to the error the option to do so was omitted on the original ballot.

“Many students did not exercise their right to rank candidate selections — and

process.

“I don’t believe this has happened before, at least not in my experience at Cornell,” Bhandari said. “I think collectively, all of the candidates have agreed that it’s unfair for us to have to garner support and run in another election because of an error beyond our conSee ELECTION page 4

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Tough questions | Cornell professors Timothy DeVoogd, Ken Roberts, Eduardo Iñigo-Elias and Gustavo FloresMacias discuss U.S. and Cuban relations with students spending a semester abroad in Cuba at a discussion Monday.

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Looking Back on Skorton’s Legacy

Budget, humanities, tech campus major focuses during presidential tenure

By JONATHAN SWARTZ Sun Senior Writer

YI-KE PENG / SUN FILE PHOTO

Presidential snack | President David Skorton participates in Dragon Day festivities in 2010.

Skorton’s Arrival

Over the course of President David Skorton’s nine year term, he oversaw historic changes from the creation of Cornell Tech to the celebration of the University’s sesquicentennial, while aiming to maintain a presence among students on the Ithaca campus.

A cardiologist who plays the jazz flute and saxaphone, Skorton and his wife Prof. Robin Davisson, molecular physiology, spent every Orientation Week living together with first year students at Mary Donlon

Residence Hall. Yet, when Skorton leaves Cornell this summer to begin his term as secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, he will also have managed the University’s endowment in the face of unprecedented levels of debt and sought to combat hazing among student groups on campus.

“President Skorton will go down in Cornell history as one of Cornell’s truly great leaders,” said Robert Harrison ’76, chairman of the Cornell Board of Trustees, at last month’s Charter Day Ceremony.

Jonathan Swartz can be reached at jswartz@cornellsun.com

After a three-year stint as president of the University of Iowa, Skorton arrived at Cornell in 2006, with expectations from the community that he would be able to stabilize the University financially and move it forward. His goals included developing a rapport with the student body and developing the arts and the humanities, The Sun previously reported.

“Support for … resources for students, for faculty and for the University’s physical infrastructure will permit us to realize the overarching goal that has guided Cornell since 1865,” he said in his first State of the University Address in October 2006. “To serve the needs of the world whether in Ithaca, upstate New York, the cities of our country or any area around the world where the talents and courage of higher education can provide a solution to the problems and challenges of everyday life.”

Addressing Budget Shortfalls

Advocating for The Humanities

In December 2008, the University announced that it was facing a 10 percent budget shortfall caused by a combination of reduced state funding, a structural deficit in its operating budget, the loss of 27 percent in its endowment and a decline in philanthropic gifts following 2008’s financial recession.

In response to the budget shortfalls, Skorton announced major budget cuts across the University in January 2009. Under Skorton, Cornell reduced its expenditures on both its Ithaca and New York City campuses, with a 5 percent — or $50 million — budget reduction of unrestricted revenues in Ithaca and an 8 percent or $13 million budget reduction of general purpose funds at Weill Cornell Medical College, according to the University.

Throughout his term, Skorton has been a strong advocate for the humanities. In October 2010, he announced his plan to launch a national campaign to bolster investment in the arts and humanities, fields which he said previously went underfunded the 16 years prior, The Sun previously reported.

In his October 2010 State of the University address Skorton said he would focus on humanities issues in major public addresses, working to involve leaders of other universities in doing the same.

“I have been disappointed not to see sufficient national dialogue” on the humanities, he said. “I don’t hear a national conversation about funding for the humanities.”

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‘Pledging as We Know It Has to Stop’

Skorton Announces Cornell Tech Bid

Skorton Seeks Surge in Number of Students Abroad

After George Desdunes ’13 — a brother of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity — died in February 2011, allegedly as a result of pledging activities, Skorton tasked the Cornell Greek system with eliminating the “degrading, humiliating and dangerous” aspects of pledging.

The University handed down changes to the University’s recognition policy for fraternities and sororities in August 2011 in response to Desdunes’ death. Skorton announced to Greek leaders that “pledging as we know it has to stop,” The Sun previously reported.

New restrictions included banning freshmen from attending open parties and disallowing interaction between freshmen and Greek houses for the first half of the semester. Freshmen were only permitted to engage in activities to learn about individual chapters during the remainder of the semester.

“New York City’s selection of Cornell to create an applied science and technology campus, in partnership with Technion — Israel Institute of Technology, on Roosevelt Island in New York City is a source of great pride for our University and for the entire worldwide Cornell family,” Skorton wrote in The Sun in February 2012.

Skorton oversaw and helped secure Chuck Feeney’s ’56 $350 million donation — the largest donation in Cornell’s history — for the tech campus, The Sun previously reported.

“I am thankful and proud that this extraordinary individual gift will support Cornell’s goal to realize Mayor Bloomberg’s vision for New York City,” Skorton said in a University press release.

In March 2012, Skorton announced his goal to ensure that no fewer than 50 percent of undergraduates have an “international experience” — defined as studying, holding an internship or going on a service trip in a foreign country — by the time they graduate, The Sun previously reported.

Skorton said he planned to achieve this goal by increasing the number of short-term study abroad programs, such as those that take place during winter break, while also increasing the number of students who study abroad for credit during the fall and spring semesters.

Twenty-seven percent of undergraduates have studied abroad for academic credit at some point in their Cornell careers, according to Skorton’s paper, “Bringing the World to Cornell and Cornell to the World,” released March 2, 2012.

AUGUST 23, 2011

DECEMBER 19, 2011

MARCH 2, 2012

Skorton Speeds Campus Carbon Neutrality Goal to 2035

Skorton Bids Farewell After Nine Years on the Hill

Earlier this year in January, Skorton released a Climate Action Plan Acceleration Working Group report, which recommended steps Cornell should take to become carbon neutral by 2035, The Sun previously reported.

Skorton had originally pledged in 2007 to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050, The Sun previously reported. The first iteration of Cornell’s Climate Action Plan was released in 2009, however, motivated by a 2013 Faculty Senate resolution calling for increased urgency, Skorton officially sped up the goal reducing net campus carbon emissions to zero to 2035 in February 2014.

FEBRUARY 2014

As the University celebrates its sesquicentennial anniversary, Skorton’s final weeks on the Hill have been a time of celebration.

On Monday, Skorton sent an end of the year message to the Cornell community in which he thanked students, faculty and staff for their contributions, responded to criticism and expanded on the issues he believed would remain major areas of focus in higher education and at Cornell.

“Looking back on my nine years as Cornell’s president, I consider myself tremendously fortunate to have met and worked with so many of you,” he wrote. “Your partnership and friendship are among the things I will remember and continue to treasure.”

JULY 1, 2015

MICHELLE FELDMAN / SUN SENIOR PHOTOGRAPHER

C.U. later | President David Skorton speaks at this year’s Charter Day Ceremony in Barton Hall.

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Cornell Talks Cuba University Will End Statler Investigation Students abroad share experiences, advice FORUM

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also [because of] what’s been happening over the past couple of years,” she said.

Roche added that increased academic exchanges were made possible by the Obama administration in 2009 and in 2011, and as a result there has been an increase in the number of students and professors from American universities engaging with Cuban academic institutions.

Due to a change in immigration policy, there has been an increase in travel between the United States and Cuba, which presented the opportunity for more open dialogue between citizens and leaders of both countries, according to Roche.

Wesley Schnapp ’16 and Ian Pengra ’16, the first two undergraduate students to partake in the Cornell in Cuba research exchange, also shared stories of their experience living and conducting research on the bioacoustics of distress calls of bats in Cuba.

“Beyond the research, just being here in Cuba is such a great experience … coupled with the research, taking classes at the University of

Havana and learning about the culture,” Schnapp said.

“Being involved in this change is really interesting and a lot of fun.”

The students said they “didn’t know what to expect” before they had started their studies in Cuba and provided advice to other students who were also contemplating studying in Cuba.

Pengra advised students to remember to bring necessities — such as chocolate — from America to Cuba, adding that he still had difficulty finding many things in Cuba.

Schnapp said that there is “trial and error” and a need to “learn on [your] own” when in Cuba due to slow Internet.

“Figuring out how to use the Internet and phone [was difficult], but it’s part of the experience,” she said.

Although progress has been made, there is “still a lot to overcome,” said Roche.

“Looking for different steps to build relations, between the government and Cuban institutions, [it’s] important to find ways to connect with young Cubans and students,” she added.

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

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protest.

Student activist Daniel Marshall ’15 was first contacted by a CUPD investigator on April 15 and voluntarily met with him on April 21, The Sun previously reported. According to a recording obtained by The Sun, the investigator told Marshall he could potentially face criminal charges such as burglary and tampering with a computer if he did not cooperate.

The investigator also reached out to two other protesters who were present at the March 26 protest outside the Statler Ampitheater through email, asking if they would speak with him as witnesses, The Sun pre-

viously reported.

According to the University, Marshall issued a statement where he admitted to violating Cornell’s Campus Code of Conduct and accepted responsibility for such action.

“In my recent campus activities my intention was to bring to the attention of the Trustees the important grievances of students, which I felt were being ignored,” Marshall said in his statement. “I did not damage property or harm anyone.”

The University also said it will terminate further investigation into events that occurred in the Statler Amphitheater on March 25 and 26.

“With Mr. Marshall’s acknowledgment of responsibility, the matter has been referred to Cornell’s Judicial

Administrator for appropriate disposition,” the statement read.

News of the investigation by the University drew criticism from across campus, with one such example being a letter that was signed by nearly 100 faculty members.

“A police officer threatening to drag a student from class in handcuffs?” the letter says. “Flat-footed and heavy-handed: That sums up the actions of the administration and its police force. Is the central administration that insecure?”

Joel Malina, vice president of university relations, said in Monday’s statement that he is “pleased that we can now put this matter behind us.”

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

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trol.”

Bhandari also said she believes there would be fewer students voting in the second election.

“I anticipate that voter turnout this time around will be much lower than the previous election, both given general lack of engagement in these issues across campus generally, and because we are breaching the end of the

school year,” she said.

“It’s upsetting that the only fair way to conduct this election is through a re-election so late in the year.”

Blake Brown ’17, another candidate for student trustee, said the delayed election process would provide him with more time to meet more students.

“I’m excited about the opportunity to meet more students and talk about the issues that mat-

ter most to our community,” Brown said. “I have been amazed by the support that I’ve received throughout this entire process, and I’m so appreciative of those who believe in me and are helping me even throughout the second round of elections.”

Sam Morrison ’17, the third candidate vying for undergraduate student trustee, could not be reached Monday night.

The election re-run

begins Tuesday morning at 8 a.m. and will conclude the following morning at 10 a.m., according to the statement. All three original candidates will be included on the ballot.

The winner may be announced as early as Thursday if there are no challenges to the results.

Paulina Glass can be reached at pglass@cornellsun.com.

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President Skorton Boston Bomber Cries at Federal Trial Sends Final End Of Year Message Affordability,shared governance, Greek life, activism addressed in letter to community

By RUBIN DANBERG BIGGS Sun Staff Writer

President David Skorton, who will depart the University this summer to head the Smithsonian Institution, sent his final end of year message to students and faculty Monday, expressing gratitude for his time at the University, responding to criticism and expanding upon some of his views on key issues that have affected Cornell during his tenure.

Skorton touched on issues of contention that included the cost of attendance, the role of student voices in shared governance and

“Effective communication, education and engagement through the shared governance groups ... are continuing needs.”

President David Skorton more stringent rules surrounding Greek life.

He first thanked students, faculty and staff for their involvement in Charter Day Weekend, and more generally for their contributions toward the community.

Shifting focus, Skorton then addressed concerns raised over the affordability of the University.

Tuition will increase by 3.9 percent for students enrolled in endowed colleges and out-of-state contract college students this coming academic year, The Sun previously reported. However, Skorton said he believes the University has made significant increases in the availability of student financial aid during his tenure.

“Still, finding ways to balance our commitment to access with the financial realities we face will be a continuing challenge at Cornell and elsewhere,” he said. “I fervently hope and believe that, no matter the challenges, the university in the future will stay the course with substantial need-based financial aid for undergraduates.”

Despite recent criticism leveled by some on-campus protesters that has questioned the quality of the campus environment for historically marginalized groups, Skorton said he was proud of the University’s commitment to a diverse student population.

“At least partly because of our strong commitment to undergraduate financial aid, Cornell’s stu-

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dent body is more representative of America — and the world — than ever before,” he said.

With respect to recent student activism, Skorton said he respected the rights of students to protest, but said he did not agree with some of the methods used by some.

“While activism and protest are important forms of expression in a university community, as they are in the larger society, some protests, in my view, have not been carried out in ways that move the discussion forward or allow opposing viewpoints to be heard,” he said. “In addition, effective communication, education and engagement through the shared governance groups and other means are continuing needs.”

Skorton also addressed student health and safety on campus, an issue that has been at the forefront since he began his tenure in 2006. The president acknowledged the strides that have been made towards a safer and healthier campus, touching upon many of the policies that were instituted by during his time.

“During my time here, we have worked to improve student wellbeing with increased attention to the mental and physical health of our students, revised procedures by which fraternities and sororities recruit and develop new members [and] the installation of means restriction on local bridges,’ he said.

The expansion of Cornell University into New York City, both through the Weill Cornell Medical College and the Cornell Tech campus, was also a major area of focus during Skorton’s time as president. In his final message, he attempted to impress upon the community the need for acceptance and excitement towards this expansion.

“I believe we need to embrace the fact that Cornell is a university with major activities in both Ithaca and New York City, and we need to continue to increase and improve communication and collaboration among faculty, staff and students at all three campuses,” he said.

Skorton will be succeeded by President-elect Elizabeth Garrett — Cornell’s 13th and first female president — July 1.

Rubin Danberg Biggs can be reached at rdanbergbiggs@cornellsun.com.

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BOSTON (AP) — For the first time in court, Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev dropped his blank, impassive demeanor and cried as his sobbing aunt briefly took the stand Monday in his federal death penalty trial.

Tsarnaev, 21, wiped tears from his eyes quickly and fidgeted in his chair as his mother’s sister sobbed uncontrollably. He had maintained an uninterested expression since his trial began in January.

The aunt, Patimat Suleimanova, cried as she sat down about 10 feet from Tsarnaev. The tears began falling before she began to testify, and she was only able to answer questions about her name, her year of birth and where she was born.

After a few minutes, Judge George O’Toole Jr. suggested that the defense call a different witness so she could compose herself. As she left the witness stand, Tsarnaev used a tissue to

wipe his eyes and nose.

Five relatives — three cousins and two aunts — took the witness stand, though the aunt who broke down did not complete her testimony. As Tsarnaev was led out of the courtroom before the lunch recess, he blew a kiss at the other aunt, who also cried during her testimony. The relatives acknowledged they had not seen Tsarnaev since he was eight, when he moved to the U.S. with his family.

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Baltimore police officers stand in the street near the intersection of Pennsylvania Avenue and North Avenue after a gun was reportedly discharged in the area Monday.

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The Legacy Of David Skorton

DAVID SKORTON ASSUMED HIS POST as Cornell’s 12th president following a period of turbulence for the Cornell administration, when President Jeffrey Lehman ’77 unexpectedly resigned. Yet nearly a decade after being named as the University’s president, Skorton will leave a lasting legacy that will shape the course of Cornell’s future both on the Hill and around the world.

During his tenure, Skorton helmed the University during one of the largest economic disasters in recent history. The broad budget cuts taken by the administration to ensure Cornell was able to survive the economic crisis showcased Skorton’s ability to steer an institution through difficult times. He stood by Cornell’s longstanding tradition of need-blind admissions and need-based aid and successfully lobbied the Board of Trustees to increase the amount of financial aid available to undergraduate students, helping families across the globe weather the recession. Since then, financial aid has increased by 200 percent as of February 2014. Although the expansion of aid has helped many, a weakness exists in the program for those middle class students whose families earn more than the median income but still struggle to afford a Cornell education. With the groundwork laid by Skorton, President-Elect Elizabeth Garrett and her administration must work to ensure Cornell remains a viable option for all prospective students.

Winning the tech campus bid in 2011 will also prove to be among one of Skorton and his colleagues’ most transformative accomplishments. Although both the program and the currently under-construction Roosevelt Island campus are still in their infancy compared to the 150-year-long history of Cornell’s Ithaca campus, if managed appropriately by future leaders of the University, Cornell Tech will drastically reshape how Cornell interacts with the technology industry and companies around the world. This, in addition to Skorton’s commitment to having half of Cornell’s undergraduate population study abroad by 2020, highlight his intentions for redefining Cornell as a global institution, an ambition the University will continue to deliberate over as it navigates through the coming decades.

Skorton has also had a large role in affecting undergraduate student life. Following the reverse-hazing death of Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity brother George Desdunes ’13 in February 2011, Skorton reshaped dialogues surrounding Greek life to ensure the sustainability of the system, and while controversial among some Cornellians, his efforts also proved transformative for student life on the Hill. Although the long-term effects of his decision to end “pledging as we know it,” followed by restrictions barring freshmen from attending open parties through the establishment of the quarter system, are still unclear, Skorton has placed an added emphasis on health and safety. In addition to changes to Greek life, Skorton responded to a string of suicides on campus, prompting an increase in mental health resources across campus. Additionally, work on an expansion to Gannett Health Services is scheduled for completion in 2017, which will come to fruition following the Skorton administration’s tireless work.

As president, Skorton also made communication between himself and students a priority. For example, every year since arriving on the Hill in 2006, Skorton has lived in Donlon Hall among incoming students for the first days of the fall semester. Additionally, he has consistently made himself available through office hours held with the retiring Susan Murphy ’73 Ph.D. ’94, vice president for student and academic services, throughout each semester. Popular among alumni, Skorton led the University as it reached its $4.75 billion goal of the Cornell Now campaign in 2014. And during Cornell’s sesquicentennial year, the charismatic Skorton helped celebrate Cornell, while addressing concerns of lacking transparency between students and administrators.

When he departs for the Smithsonian Institution and hands his job over to PresidentElect Garrett this summer, David Skorton will leave a tremendous legacy at Cornell.

Through his leadership, he has transformed the University’s priorities and ethos and will likely stand among one of Cornell’s genial and respected leaders.

It’s Not Me, It’s You

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hree years. Three great years writing for The Cornell Daily Sun, but like all good things, my time has come to an end. In typical fashion I am going to use this last column as a platform to inform the incoming class and those of you with more time left at Cornell exactly how to “do Cornell” right. I truly think that a lot of people do Cornell the wrong way, meaning that they don’t stop to take full advantage of what Cornell and its community has to offer.

I know that sounds ridiculous and extremely subjective but what else could you possibly expect when you give an exceedingly opinionated person an opinion column. However, two weeks ago, I used my column to discuss our failure as a community to come together and foster positive relationships, but

dilapidated house? Cornell accepts a diverse group of students for a reason.

They want students to have the chance to meet people and be presented with opportunities they would otherwise not have. If that wasn’t true the admissions process would be reduced to an algorithm comprised of GPA and SAT scores.

Now is where the advice begins: When you first arrive at Cornell it is nearly impossible to know about all the resources you can take advantage of. The school does a good job of doing a basic introduction to the University, but there are far too many facets involved to put them all on display during orientation week. That is why I advise all underclassmen to look to someone older to serve as a mentor. One of my biggest regrets is failing to venture outside of my own class for friendship during my first two years

When you first arrive at Cornell, it is nearly impossible to know about all the resources you can take advantage of ... That is why I advise all underclassmen to look to someone older to serve as a mentor. this time I’ll be attacking it from a more personal position. Normally, I would list out all the ways in which a student can do Cornell wrong and lambast them for doing so. However, my mother recently told me that my columns are too negative and need to be more hopeful and positive. Seeing that this is my last column ever, I’m going to raise the people up rather than put them down.

Doing Cornell right is no easy task, as it is easy to be lured down the wrong yet tempting paths. But as with all things, the easy way is hardly ever the right way. It’s easy to never leave your comfort zone, it’s easy not to commit time to organizations and it’s easy to drink every night (though it may be a little harder to recover every morning).

It’s much harder to go to a Multicultural Greek Letter Council (MGLC) event when you grew up in an predominately white neighborhood, it’s harder to become president of the student-run radio station on campus and it’s harder to take a night off from partying to plan a philanthropy event. One could argue that there is no right way to do things and that everybody finds their on path at Cornell, however I would have to disagree. Cornell costs a hell of a lot of money and the only way in my mind I can justify the cost is because of all the resources Cornell has to offer.

If you simply put your head down and just take the steps necessary to graduate with decent grades, you have missed out on a plethora of life experiences, the chance to grow as a person and a chance to take advantage of opportunities that will not be presented to you again. When are you going to be able to go abroad to another country just to take classes? When are you going to be able to run a daily newspaper before you turn 21? When are you even going to be able to live with 11 of your unique and remarkable best friends in a

here. I could have benefitted greatly by taking advantage of the wisdom of a more experienced student. Why learn from your own mistake when you can learn from the mistakes of others? They could have steered me towards a more fruitful and wholesome Cornell experience.

My next piece of advice is to join as many clubs and organizations as possible, anything that you are even remotely interested in. Trust me when I say that at 18 and 19 years old you don’t know exactly what you want out of life or even exactly where your interest lie. If you throw yourself into an organization you can find out if that’s what you really want to be doing, as you progress throughout Cornell you will have the opportunity to become more involved in the ones you love and to drop the ones that no longer interest you.

Lastly, please oh please get out of your comfort zone. You will have the rest of your life to hang out with people exactly like you but now is not the time.

At Cornell I’ve met the most interesting and unique people that I’ve ever had the possibility to meet and I consider myself a better and more well-rounded person for having met them. I urge you to look around and ask yourself if your friend group is a mirror image of the one you had in high school. All the advice I’m giving can be summed up by a simple message: Refuse to limit yourself. It’s a difficult undertaking but a noble one.

College isn’t just about getting the best job you can get, it’s about growing into the adult you want to be. If you fail to heed my advice and end up a jaded senior longing for better days, I would like to remind you one last time that it’s not me, it’s you.

Deon Thomas is a senior in the School of Industrial and Labor Relations and can be reached at djt79@cornell.edu.

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Hebani Duggal |

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David Fischer |

Teach Me How to Duggal

Be More Than Irrational

rrational feelings are the worst kinds of feelings. To feel a certain way without understanding where the emotion stems from is cause for pure frustration. Take this afternoon, for example.

I was an absolute monster to everyone around me; no one could understand what I wanted to say, and I had little to no patience to explain myself using words rather than spastic, angry gestures. A friend of mine asked me if I wanted a coffee this morning, and I grunted what I believed to sound like a yes and then proceeded to rage around for several hours because he thought I said no and left me to take on a 10:10 a.m. without a drop of caffeine in me (a tragedy, I know).

I’m not sure why irrational feelings have been on my mind lately. Maybe its because I’ve noticed the harmful ways in which they manifest themselves. Irrational feelings can’t be controlled; sometimes you just have to feel angry or sad or annoyed for no reason at all, and its okay. Most times however, irrational feelings are actually not that irrational at all; if we were to step back and analyze what we are actually angry at, we would understand that our feelings stem from a buildup of frustrations. The way in which our frustrations build up to manifest themselves are unhealthy. We tend to take out our frustrations on the wrong people, in the wrong way. And rather than bringing about substantial change, we tend to exacerbate the situation and lose legitimacy in expressing concerns, no matter how valid they might be.

Do my opinions on acting out irrationally sound familiar?

Maybe you’ve heard similar opinions on campus regarding the recent protests around campus. Whether it’s the May Day protests,

There is a certain degree of respect that should accompany a protest. You want bystanders to respect your cause ... the Independent Students’ Union protests or the Solidarity with Baltimore protests, many of the concerns voiced over the protests have little to do with the content of the protests, and more to do with the way these protests are carried out. Take the May Day protests, for example.

Just as The Sun reported, “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.” The protesters, citing the $350 mandatory health fee, the death of Freddie Gray in Baltimore, graduate student rights and capitalism, chose to occupy the intersection before walking over to Barton Hall — where “Bow Ties and Goodbyes,” President David Skorton’s farewell celebration, was taking place.

While concerns that the protests were a nuisance, disturbing TCAT routes and the daily flow of traffic were valid, they also seemingly missed the point of the protest itself. Protests are meant to make noise, to shake up the normal flow of things and to call attention to particular issues that would otherwise go unnoticed.

But, even then there is a way to go about protesting.

There is a certain degree of respect that should accompany a protest. You want bystanders to respect your cause, to want to support your stance and to understand why you are passionate about what the cause. Protests often times stem from frustration; people protest because their feelings of anger have built up to a point where they are nothing more but frustrated. Often times, this frustration cannot be directed at one entity and so it turns irrational.

But if you are passionate enough to organize a formal protest, it should not come across as simply a show of irrationality; step back and analyze the situation with an open mind and your cause will gain the legitimacy it needs to move forward.

Hebani Duggal is a freshman 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.

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

Fischy Business

My Last Hurrah T

he first column of “Fischy Business” that I published on August 22, 2012 was titled, “The Truth, the Whole Truth and Nothing But the Truth.”

When I first started writing this column, I thought that it would be important to lay out my mission for subsequent columns. I decided to discuss the impetus behind my yet-tobe-written words by laying out a personal story from my childhood involving a dented BMW Beetle Convertible door, and failure to immediately confess my complicity in its denting. The column concluded with a pledge that I borrowed from the oath used to usher in sworn testimony in United States Courtrooms, I vowed to tell “the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth, so help me God.” Although it seemed like an exciting, meaningful way to begin my first column, I now consider it more of a signifier of my previously heavy-handed use of style at the expense of substance.

Looking back on the course of my three years as a Sun columnist, I think that my columns have grown in terms of substance (as well as style) in many tangible ways. When I first began writing for The Sun, much of my writing was rooted in personal experiences that I stretched into overarching conclusions. In my first year as a columnist, I felt constrained to write about only what I had directly experienced, and although some columns worked well (differences in family life between my American family scattered throughout North America, and my close-knit cousins from the Abruzzi Mountains in Italy; discussions of Gannett Health Services policies), others fell flat (juxtaposed musings about Hurricane Sandy and Halloween; a comparison of daredevil Felix Baumgartner and President Barack Obama).

Looking back on these columns, I have found that a consistent thread that runs through the ones that didn’t land was a reliance on form rather than function — I realize that, at times, I thought I could rely simply on engaging prose, without novel ideas. In my opinion, such a reliance hindered my development as an opinion columnist and as a thinker. It’s an important point to remember that convoluted style can serve as a crutch that dilutes meaning.

In addition to this early over-reliance on the use of personal anecdote and the reliance on occasionally overinflated style, I found that I wrote some columns that I look back on and question, as they no longer represent my point of view today. I have been meaning to write a fullcolumn rejection of one of those articles, but since I will

have no other opportunity to rebut my own column in the pages of this newspaper, a short paragraph will have to do.

On January 30, 2013, I wrote a column about Lance Armstrong in the wake of the United States Anti-Doping Agency stripping of the cyclist of his seven Tour de France titles for his systematic, illegal doping regimen. I argued that USADA acted too harshly in administering a lifetime ban and stripping Armstrong of his championships, depriving the world of a symbol of perseverance in the face of a deadly disease` during the process.

However, as I came to consider the story in greater detail, I realized that the potential cost of a habitual cheater continuing to be praised hurt society far more than Armstrong’s legacy helped cancer research.

I was swayed by my emotional attachment to Armstrong’s story, to his perseverance in

porting evidence in addition to personal anecdotes. I found that with this shift, my arguments became more persuasive and I began to understand how an opinion can truly take shape.

My last three years writing “Fischy Business” has been a journey. Through that journey, I have refined my stylistic writing voice, but I have also learned how to develop a truly substantive argument.

The biggest lesson that I learned throughout my time racing to meet deadlines, and scouring my brain for a topic was that I had the power to formulate my own opinions by interacting with opposing viewpoints.

It sounds odd that an opinion columnist wasn’t always able to form concrete opinions but, looking back on my first year as a columnist, I see how naive I was. And that brings me back to my proclamation in my first column. I pledged

When I first began writing for The Sun, much of my writing was rooted in personal experiences that I stretched into overarching conclusions. the face of adversity and to his utter domination of a grueling sport for nearly a decade. In short, I made the mistake of attempting to construct a rational argument with only an emotional backing.

Another aspect of the Armstrong endeavor, I think, was my belief on the outset that I could write columns that didn’t necessarily reflect my opinion, but that would be an interesting exercise in crafting an argument. I learned throughout my time that the columns that were the most power were the ones exploring subjects that I was genuinely interested in.

Though I look back on some of my earlier column submissions with dismay, I also think that I began to come into my own as a writer and thinker this past year.

Therefore, I would like to dwell on a few factors that heralded success in my recent columns. I think one of the most important revelations that contributed to my development as an Opinion columnist was realizing that I could write on things that I had not directly experienced. Out of this revelation came columns on Ebola in West Africa, athletics at Florida State University and the dearth of science celebrities. I had little to no personal experience with these topics, but I was able to learn about them by reading both sides of the issue and developing my own thoughts.

Another improvement that signified my own personal development was the increased use of empirical data and sup-

to tell the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, but I don’t think I can fully evaluate whether I succeeded in that endeavor. I have learned that the “truth” is far more nuanced, and that most arguments are not black and white.

Even when striking in the grey area in between extremes, that does not necessarily characterize the “whole truth.”

Even though I meant that I was striving to portray my complete thoughts to the best of my ability, thoughts and opinions evolve.

Understandings of morality and rhetoric can shift dramatically in a short period of time, and such shifts muddle the meaning of “the whole truth.” Keeping all of these considerations in mind, I am happy with the path that being a Sun columnist has put me on. “Fischy Business” has, ultimately, empowered me as a conscientious thinker, and made me into someone who is able to develop opinions beyond what media figures or spin magnates scream from their soap boxes. I would like to encourage my readers to do the same, and to thank them for accompanying me on my journey to a greater understanding of myself. Finally, I would be remiss if I did not quickly thank my editors.

Ruby, Liz, Flax, Sloane, thank you for putting up with my Fischy Business.

David Fischer is a senior in the College of Arts and Sciences. He can be reached at dfischer@cornellsun.com. Fischy Business appears alternate Tuesdays this semester.

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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT Small Beginnings, Huge Career Speaking with concert producer and local legend, Dan Smalls ’92

BY JAEL GOLDFINE Arts & Entertainment Editor

In some circles, you could say that concert promoter and talent buyer, alumnus Dan Smalls ’92 runs this town.

He and his production company, Dan Smalls Presents, are responsible for many of Ithaca’s most exciting concerts and events; whether at the State Theatre, The Dock, The Haunt, regional venues like Cooperstown’s Brewery Ommegang and Rochester’s Water Street Music Hall or on our very own campus. Smalls’ work and legacy goes back to his formative years at Cornell, where he produced his first show during his sophomore year (a collaboration of Blues Traveler and the Spin Doctors, which sold out Bailey Hall). Smalls maintains a strong working relationship with music-organizing campus group, Cornell Concert Commission; collaborating on recent events like Modest Mouse’s performance at Barton Hall, and Ok Go, The New Pornographers and Jenny Lewis at the State Theatre.

After years working in the greater industry, there is something remarkable and inspiring about the way Smalls has returned to his roots here and worked to cultivate Ithaca’s music scene and culture, and Smalls has shown his commitment to community interests and tastes over profit. After more than 20 years in the business, Dan Smalls has given an incalculable amount to this town and has played an essential role in building Ithaca’s musical community into the exceptional and growing scene that it is today.

allowed me to focus on the growth of the total upstate scene and not just one building while others shepherded the building through its repairs and upgrades.

I’m not a fundraiser — I am good at selling tickets …

Plus I could work in other rooms and markets. There was a void up here that needed to be filled.

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SUN: What has it been like to watch DSP, Inc. grow into the community partner that it is today?

D.S.: DSP is very involved in community.

Downtowns sustain and succeed through arts, dining and entertainment. The State and other venues provide the entertainment portion. But our mentality has always been community first — give them the shows they want, make them affordable or don’t do the show.

When bands talk money first and it doesn’t make sense for Ithaca … we let them go elsewhere. I think Big Crowds and Beer | Dan Smalls at Brewery Ommegang.

I’ve developed a good understanding of what people here want to see and what they are willing to pay for it. So People have been making loads of money in the biz forever, we are only going to succeed by understanding our commu- but in the late ‘90s the Wall Street folks came and rolled up nity and having a respected place in it. We give back as well the biggest promoters and things got very corporate for a — sponsoring events for diverse groups — Cancer Resource while. So much so that I left the business for a few years. But now it’s back to where honest, hard-working music lovers Center, Aids Ride for Life, SPCA etc.

But we also give back in ways other than can make a living and a difference. We are a case in point. donating … I book shows often that are We look at the deals as partnerships with the acts. We focus good for the scene even knowing I on the artist and fan experience and somehow the money will lose money on them before takes care of itself.

COURTESY OF DAN SMALLS even offering on the act. It’s a SUN: What do you see as the future of DSP, Inc.? Are you tricky business but one that sometimes demands this kind working on anything for the future? of thing to maintain volume D.S.: Well, we just brought on a minority partner who and keep things flowing. is a well-established and respected industry buyer. We have SUN: Tell us about your several new venues and a ton more shows each month than work producing shows when ever before. I’d say slow growth is what we see coming. you were a student at Cornell. More shows in the right venues and markets. Ommegang What is your work with Cornell will continue to be vital as a big summer outdoor home The Sun reached out Concert Commission (CCC) like where bigger name acts will ask to play. Since I brought John to Smalls to discuss his Sanders in its been a bit of a whirlwind … a good whirlnow?

Cornell origins, perspective wind. Things are exciting! on a changing music industry, D.S.: It was much less structured back ambitions for Dan Smalls PreSUN: Tell us about one of your best live show memories. sents and favorite memories.

Modest Mouse: At Brewery Ommegang. then. We could rent Bailey Hall as a loose association with a fraternity. We always D.S.: There are THE SUN: Tell us a little bit about yourself. How did you donated a lot of the proceeds though back then.We put “Our mentality has always been many.

Modest get started in concert promotion and event production and major acts in house parties too. what drew you to it?

Concert Commission has always been active but can Mouse at Omcommunity first — give them the only do a few shows a year … My work with them now is megang was great shows they want, make them DAN SMALLS: I started working with bands as a Cornell really fun. I was never a part of CCC as a student. But work- last summer. Lyle student. I booked bands like Blues Traveler and Phish at fra- ing with them is a form of giving back. It’s been hit or miss Lovett and John affordable or don’t do the show. ternity parties and on campus — basically the beginning of for a while how much we work together but recently we Hiatt just last the jam band scene in the late 80s. Then I went on to work have done quite a few shows together. Just last month I Friday … that one When bands talk money first and it at the old Haunt on Green Street downtown. We presented brought them the Modest Mouse show when they were hav- reminded me of doesn’t make sense for Ithaca … every major blues and reggae artist alongside bands like Pearl ing trouble finding something big for spring semester. I help the first days at the Jam (we paid them $250) and Smashing Pumpkins. get shows for them from time to time and they partner State and getting we let them go elsewhere.” shows downtown with me as well. They have such a strong folks to believe Dan Smalls ’92 SUN: What were your intentions for Dan Smalls marketing arm and presence. It only makes sense to work Ithaca could be a Presents, Inc. when you started the company? together. I hope we can work even closer in the coming real destination for great live music years. and comedy. As we get to do more shows with acts there’s a D.S.: Breaking away from the State Theatre ... honestly SUN: You did production work in Boston. How would friendship and camaraderie that develops. We look forward I just wanted to keep putting on great shows without having to also handle the venue oversight and not-for-profit work you say that working in a major city is different than work- to our friends coming back to town. of maintaining the building. Splitting off from the building ing in Ithaca? What ultimately brought you back here?

SUN: Have you ever gotten to work with one of your favorite bands?

D.S.: In a major market you can do COURTESY OF DAN SMALLS shows any night of the week without much D.S.: Quite often actually. Wilco, Modest Mouse, worry. The population is so much bigger.

Here we have to take more variables into Conor Oberst, The National, Death Cab, but even smaller account — day of week, market traffic, shows like Bruce Cockburn, Robbie Fulks and David Bazan. costs/ticket prices etc. I do miss parts of that Some of our best experiences were in tiny rooms. Sometimes — but there are way more competitors in big no one comes and that stinks … but even if one person does cities and well established promoters and its worth it.

For me there’s that one special moment when an act takes national companies. Here it’s small enough they leave me alone for the most part. The the stage. I always try to be right there at side stage and ceiling is lower but it’s comfortable up there. watch that connection happen between artist and fan. It’s that moment that makes it worth it win or lose — full or SUN: How have you seen the music empty house. At every show someone is having that amazindustry change over your time working in ing connection … and we are the ones who facilitate that happening. It’s quite humbling. the business?

Friendly Faces | Dan Smalls (center) with Band of Horses at State Theatre.

D.S.: It’s changed a lot. When I started it felt that it was all about the music. It wasn’t … but it felt that way and it was exciting.

Jael Goldfine is a sophomore in the College of Arts and Sciences.

She can be reached at jgoldfine@cornellsun.com.

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JAM’s North by North Campus: Dynamic Line-Up Prevails Despite Absent Crowds

BY TROY SHERMAN Assistant Arts & Entertainment Editor

Every musically inclined, mantic finger was pointing towards Just About Music house’s North by North Campus (NXNC) being fantastic. After all, it had everything a good music event should have: a great concept (round up a gaggle of almost-popular-enough musicians under a tent on North Campus to give the stress-ridden residents a janky, endearing little music festival in their own back yard), a slew of notable supporters (including Fanclub, Cornell Concert Commission, at least five residence halls and Ithaca Underground), a killer lineup (showcasing just about everything from the tongue-incheek hip-hop of Kool A.D. to the electro-pop of Hank & Cupcakes and the post-No Wave pugnacity of Downtown Boys) and even a crepe truck (because what festival is complete without some tantalizing, questionable, greasedup delicacy being served over a haggard metal counter from the back of some beaten jalopy?).

Some of those little quirks that make music festivals the grimy revelries they are were indeed missing — the sun, for example, wasn’t inescapable and scorching, and the high profile nature of the Court-Kay-Bauer Quad effectively and absolutely curbed all drug-induced carousing and near death experiences — but I’m confident that Hippiedom’s Essence could have, under the right circumstances, survived even these grave disappointments. What the festival spirit could not survive was what ended up being the nail in North by North Campus’s coffin: a sheer, heartbreaking and baffling lack of publicity, hype and, therefore, interest. But in hindsight, what were we supposed to expect when the only news that anybody got about this entire potentially kick-ass event came as a lowranked afterthought in a week-old email from Denice Cassaro?

I woke up on Saturday excited for and hopeful about the day’s worth of music that I was expecting to subsequently hit me in the face. I had a plan (to which I ended up sticking) to remain rather osmotic for the entirety of the event; I’d come and go throughout the day as I pleased, sticking around for the acts I was stoked on and dipping out to revive my brain whenever the monotony of incessant live music began to bear down too hard on me

(as it sometimes does when I’ve been doing nothing but dancing, standing, sitting and listening for too long).

When music from the outside world started seeping into my dorm room, I decided to try rounding up some friends to go enjoy the sounds. To my dismay, most of the people I tried my hand at coercing saw the permeation of early morning music into their rooms as more of a nuisance than an opportunity to boogie; Their displeasure was only enhanced by the fact that they hadn’t heard anything about the North Campus music festival that day, and were more confused than anything. So, I ended up meandering to the tent more or less alone.

Usually, watching live music alone isn’t too insurmountable of a bummer, because, generally, I just wedge my way into the crowd and lose myself in the mass’s cavorting. This ended up being an unfortunate impossibility at NXNC, as, at any given moment, I could count the entire under-tent turnout on my hands and toes, with probably an equal number of apathetic recliners strewn about on the surrounding grass. Still, the music itself (if not the environment) was great. The morning was more or less devoted to showcasing sounds coming out of Cornell and Ithaca, with Low Rise 9 kicking off a series of 15 minute sets that stretched out till 4 p.m. and peaked with Cornell’s own gamer-rapper Sammus (whose set was expectedly enjoyable) and local staple, Yakbak.

Providence’s Downtown Boys marked the end of the local run around 4 p.m., and although I ended up missing their set (due to my aforementioned osmosis), word on the street is that they played their hearts out to the paucity’s quaking enjoyment.

I ended up re-joining the festivities to catch the tail of Spirit Animal’s set. Fitting in comfortably with the tide of the rest of the day, the sounds they were blasting out were perfect: a strong-armed blend of hard rock and funk to which I really, really wanted to break down. But letting go of control of my body seemed to be a little less than socially acceptable, as the crowd totaled a scant and painfully uninterested five or six students. So, to my selfconscious dismay, I restrained my movements and tried to enjoy the band for what they were as opposed to the physical effect they had, which, in light of their competency, wasn’t actually that hard. They left the stage a little bit before 6 p.m. and handed it over to Kool A.D. (of Das Racist fame) and his D.J. Amaze 88. For him (the

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Extra Energy | The downtown boys energize and excite. festival’s headliner) the crowd almost octupled (to an astounding 30 or 40), and it was hard to tell whether his performance was laid back because that’s his style or because he was dragged down by the disappointing turnout. Either way, he succeeded in his lackadaisical delivery, conveyed by his strolling about the stage, sitting down on speakers and, at one point mid-song, walking into the audience and giving everyone present a hug. His set ended up being the best that I saw, if only because there were enough people there so that I didn’t feel like an idiot as I bounced around.

Still, I couldn’t quite shake my nagging disappointment with North by North Campus as a whole. Even Kool A.D.’s set, which had the biggest turnout, was still comparatively depressing in its accidental intimacy. What had the possibility of being an enthralling and legitimate musical event — a valid replacement for SXSW or Coachella, if Denice Cassaro is to be believed — was an ill-attended little blip amidst the wine tours and darties to which I’m sure the majority of the freshmen population was flocking instead. My only hope — prayer, even — is that, if JAM can muster up such a good line-up and scene again next year, they’ll at least try to tell a few more people about it.

Troy Sherman is a freshman in the College of Arts and Sciences. He can be reached at tsherman@cornellsun.com.

C.U. Winds and Jazz Take On Coltrane and More

BY TYRAN GRILLO Sun Staff Writer

Wind sections may be scarcely recognized for their role in symphony orchestras, even more so alone, but when the musicians of the Cornell University Wind Symphony gave their last concert of the season on Sunday afternoon, they asserted their vitality in spades.

Under the direction of James Spinazzola, this ensemble of full-time students eased into a band piece by Gordon Jacob with their banners unfurled and shining. “The Earl of Oxford’s March,” taken from Jacob’s suite, based on the keyboard music of Renaissance composer William Byrd, was stately enough but also flowed like the train of a long gown. Snare and bass drum punctuated its gradual development into a gorgeous density, while the tubas added integral undergirding. Wind and brass instruments can be notorious when it comes to staying in tune, but the ensemble blended with consummate consonance.

The fact that Jacob studied with, among others, Ralph Vaughan Williams at London’s Royal College of Music was the most direct connection to Vaughan Williams’s “Rhosymedre,” an organ prelude arranged by Walter Beeler, onetime director of the Ithaca College Concert Band. Its lilting, sweeping comportment evoked just the kind of bucolic setting — replete with church bells — one would expect from the composer, made all the more verdant for Beeler’s magnifications.

The arrangement was majestic, the performance even more so.

Last on the program’s first half was an historically minded piece by Julie Giroux. Her “La Mesquita de Córdoba” was written as a paean to the great city of Córdoba, founded by Romans and later conquered by Moors before Christians seized ultimate control. The

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piece begins with the destruction of the city’s first Christian church and from there proceeds to unravel its multicultural legacy. That Giroux has made a successful career as a commercial composer for film and television came as no surprise, for it was impossible to hear the snaking clarinets, bird-like flutes and lithe oboe and resist being virtually assaulted by a wave of imagery. Her sweeping, epic sympathies led to a brilliant finish that left us primed for more.

And more we certainly did get when Joshua Redman and the Cornell University Jazz Band took to the stage.

The Grammy-nominated tenor saxophonist spearheaded a big band arrangement by Wynton Marsalis (and revised by Spinazzola) of John Coltrane’s immortal A Love Supreme. With an equally intuitive feel for imagery, this deeply autobiographical and downright ritualistic work opened appropriately with a gong. The arrangement stayed true to Love’s original piano quartet instrumentation, which stood at stage center. Redman locked soulfully into place as that unmistakable bass line threaded the needle of its groove. As he circled the square and set it aflame, the musicians chanted the title in unison. Although merely copying that vocal touch in the original, on such a large scale it took on a congregational effect. Redman proved himself at every turn to be an architectural improviser. His solos emerged as fully formed entities. Whether in his biting altissimo or breathy lows, every ornament was robust and sincere, and nowhere more so than in the contemplative finish: a homecoming to desert sands.

In addition to the star attraction, it was a pleasure to hear these young cats thinking out loud and, more importantly, learning in real time by being in the presence of a master.

Taking energy from Redman’s deferential skills, they sometimes watched him in awe and ran with that inspiration as far as they could. Their age might have been

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betrayed by their improvising, often timidly repeating a note before falling into that realm of intuition which cannot be taught on any jazz, but when they did give in, their adventurousness provoked a smile from the reedman in his regal chair. Highlights included a cathartic and melodic drum solo from Curran Sinha ’17 and a remarkably mature bass solo from Stephanie Lozina ’16. Yet the most important realization to have gained from the concert was that the first half held its own against mounting anticipations of the second, making for an even, balanced scale of the surprising and the sure.

Tyran Grillo is a graduate student at Cornell University. He can be reached at tgrillo@cornellsun.com.

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Los Angeles Times Daily Crossword Puzzle Edited by Rich Norris and Joyce Nichols Lewis

ACROSS 1 Letters in a bachelor’s ad 4 Bette’s “Divine” nickname 9 Carried on, as war 14 “Caught you!”

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6 Shankar gave George Harrison lessons on one 7 Jerk 8 French red wine 9 Most knowing 10 Play part, or play a part 11 Happy, in Le Havre 12 Directional suffix 13 Susan of “The Partridge Family” 18 Those, in Tijuana 19 “__ Tu”: 1974 hit 23 “Bro!” 24 Bartlett or Bosc 25 Notary’s imprint 26 TV financial maven Suze 27 French queen 30 Not duped by 31 Bric-a-__ 32 Should, with “to” 33 Detest 35 All-purpose vehicle, for short 36 Push-up top 37 Part of a line: Abbr.

40 Silents siren Theda 41 Israeli airline

42 Clinton transportation secretary Federico 47 Makes fit 48 “The Mod Squad” role 50 Loch Lomond local 52 Mother of Ashley and Wynonna 53 Treble symbol 54 Martinique volcano

55 “All My Children” vamp 56 Baskin-Robbins utensil 59 Green Gables girl 60 Muddy pen 61 Eastern “way” 62 Old couples carrier 63 Stooge with bangs 64 Night class subj.

65 Animation collectible

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Puzzle #487

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SPORTS

Shero Takes Over New Jersey Devils Delegates

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — After a 28-year run, Lou Lamoriello is stepping down as the New Jersey Devils general manager and handing the job to Ray Shero.

The 72-year-old Lamoriello announced the change Monday, noting that he will remain as president of hockey operations.

He said he has considered stepping down for a while and that he was not forced out by ownership after missing the playoffs the past three seasons.

Lamoriello has led the Devils since 1987, guiding them to three Stanley Cup titles, five Eastern Conference titles and nine division championships in 21 playoff appearances.

“Certainly there has been a certain philosophy here that has been successful for a number of years and I think the decision was getting someone who had experiences in different organizations, but also has had the background in winning and knows what it is to win and has experienced winning,” Lamoriello said in explaining the move. “That’s pretty important in anything you do. There is a difference.”

The 52-year-old Shero was let go as the Pittsburgh Penguins general

manager last May. The Devils received permission from the Penguins to talk with Shero, but they were not compensated for the hire.

Shero will run the team, and he will be in charge or hiring a new coach, said Lamoriello, noting that Shero will report to him.

Lamoriello even laughed when he thought someone was asking him if he was old.

“I think we have to be realistic in life in different areas,” he said. “We have to be honest and I think right now this is a perfect time, we’ve got a got a person at a perfect age with great experience that has been in a couple of different organizations, who has had a year off and who has had a chance to take a step back to look at what went wrong, where, what went right and what would I do differently? I think we are going to be the beneficiary of that.”

While the two men have similar philosophies, Lamoriello said there might be changes in how things run.

“Ray might do things a little different than I would, so be it,” Lamoriello said. “That’s a progression. I don’t see foresee any of that being any issue whatsoever.”

Looking to Transform Astrodome BRAND, Germany (AP) — It rose on a former Soviet airfield south of Berlin, a towering hangar bigger than a dozen football fields where ambitious entrepreneurs planned to revive Germany’s zeppelin industry.

That dream died in 2002 when funding ran out, but the building was reborn as a massive popular tropical theme park, complete with a rainforest, a beach, waterslides and more than 850 hotel beds.

On Monday, a delegation from Texas toured the facility to see if lessons learned by the Germans can be applied to converting the Houston Astrodome, the world’s first multi-purposed domed stadium, which hasn’t been home to a sports team since 1999 and has been closed to all events since 2009.

“There aren’t too many large structures that have been repurposed like this,” said Bill Merrell, a consulting architect who was part of the delegation from Harris County, which owns the Astrodome property.

The Tropical Island park, which gets more than a million visitors a year, is about two times the size of the Astrodome, and the water slides, beaches, pools and saunas were of little interest to the Texas delegation.

But the 55,000 plants there fit with their plan to turn the Astrodome into an indoor park with surrounding green space.

“We’re not planning to recreate this,” said Ed Emmett, Harris County’s highest elected official, looking around the cavernous structure. “But the fact that they could take a building two times the size of the Astrodome and repurpose it like this certainly shows that it can be done.”

In Germany the dome helps shield bathers from the frequent rain and chilly temperatures; in Texas the idea is that it would provide a place away from the heat and humidity of Houston for exercise, picnics or other types of recreation, as well as bigger events.

Bernd Green, the head of horticulture for Tropical Islands, said the people creating the indoor rainforest quickly learned that they could not use artificial growing lights because the ceiling was too high.

Instead, they replaced a 20,000 square meter (215,000 square foot) section of the original roof with a transparent film that would let in UV rays.

The Astrodome, touted as the eighth wonder of the world when it opened in 1965, also had problems with its grass field. That led to the development of the AstroTurf artificial surface, which still lingers in the minds of many Texans.

“We still have people who say you can’t grow plants in a building,” Emmett said. “Well obviously you can.”

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SPORTS

Future of the Spurs in Question After Its Playoff Loss SHATZMAN

bothersome hamstring injury, only to hit the series-winning shot with one second left.

After Game 5, it looked like the Clippers were finished, those food experts on television try to describe to the trailing in the series 3-2 following two devastating losses. viewer what they are eating, and end up using adjectives But Paul and Griffin willed them back, and they knocked that you didn’t even know were words? That’s what watch- off Goliath – the sixth seed Goliath, that is – in what will ing Duncan was like in this series. Simply splendiferous. go down as a franchise-defining series for the Clippers, But Duncan’s consistency was only one of many parts who have been overshadowed by the Lakers since moving of the series that was basketball-fan-heaven. A team to L.A. in 1984. doesn’t just beat the Spurs without matching San The quality of both teams — talented, team-oriented, Antonio’s excellence. The Clippers’ earned the series victo- and well-coached — made the series look more like a ry, playing gritty basketball in all facets of Western Conference Finals battle the game. than it did a first-round matchup.

Just as San Antonio The only player in postseason history to It’s unfortunate that two of the best average 24 points, 13 rebounds and seven teams in the league had to face-off needs Tim Duncan to assists was Hall of Fame guard Oscar in the first round, but it could have lean on, basketball Robertson. Through the first round, been avoided.

Clippers forward Blake Griffin has become junkies need the Spurs in Had the Spurs beaten the the second player to put up those numbers.

Pelicans in the final game of the the same way.

Griffin has developed into an unstoppable regular season, they would have force, following in the footsteps of the been the second seed in the West power-forward he grew up admiring: Tim instead of the sixth seed, and Duncan. would have played a rather unglued Mavericks’ team that Griffin’s teammate, point guard Chris Paul, was special ultimately lost 4-1 versus the Rockets. in his own right. Despite being considered a top player in The Mavericks would have presented far less of a chalthe league, Paul has been categorized as someone who can- lenge for the Spurs than the Clippers did, but because the not get it done in the playoffs over the years.

Western Conference was ultra-competitive this season, the Now in his 10th season in the Association, CP3 has yet Spurs’ loss in the last game of the regular season dropped to play in a conference championship series. The series them from the second to the sixth seed. victory should quiet his doubters. In the final three games And thus one of the greatest playoff matchups ever of the series — two of which were elimination games for took place between two of the top teams in the NBA. the Clippers — Paul averaged 21.3 points, 10.3 assists, For the Spurs, now begins the speculation. This offsea3.6 rebounds, 2.6 steals and, remarkably, only 0.67 son will be the most impactful in the franchise’s history. turnovers per game. Those are jaw-dropping numbers. In Defensive Player of the Year Kawhi Leonard is due for a game-seven, Paul played through what appeared to be a new contract. He, however, is the least of the concerns Continued from page 16

though, as it seems inevitable that the Spurs will sign him to a well-deserved max-deal.

The true concern comes in the form of Manu Ginobili, coach Gregg Popovich and Mr. Fundamental himself.

Ginobili is now 37 years old, and his play versus the Clippers signaled a significant drop in performance since last May, when the Spurs took home the NBA Championship. Ginobili did log many minutes, and his legs, along with his playmaking, looked non-Ginobiliesque. Ginobili, however, contributed this season, and could certainly see the floor come playoff time in 2016 if he returns.

Duncan, on the other hand, has been schooling the youngsters with fundamentals since 1998. His play on both ends of the floor today looks nearly identical to his game in his twenties. But at 39 years old with two children, who knows what Duncan will do.

All basketball diehards can do is hope that there will be another year of Spurs basketball genius. Who can imagine an NBA in which the Spurs aren’t yearly contenders? The league just wouldn’t be the same without the modern-day Spurs involved.

After the game-seven loss, Popovich was asked whether he, Duncan and Ginobili would be back next season.

“We’ll probably be back. Paycheck is pretty good,” Popovich said in typical Pop-jest. “You guys think I’m joking.”

Well, Coach Popovich, we hope that you’re not joking.

Please, please don’t be joking. Because just as San Antonio needs Tim Duncan to lean on, basketball junkies need the Spurs in the same way.

Ben Shatzman is a sophomore in the College of Arts and Sciences. He can be contacted at bshatzman@cornell.edu. Calling the Shatz appears alternate Tuedsays this semester.

Making millions

Gumbel Defends Sports Magazine

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with everyone’s rides and how well each rider handled competing under such high pressure.

“Obviously Shana winning the National Championship was incredible, but everyone's rounds were so good that I was excited for everyone,” Novakovic said.

“Carlee had a fabulous first round and was in first place after the initial round of Novice fences; Chelsea moved up from fourth to second in her class during the test; Amanda was just half a point shy of making it into the test for her class; and Georgi put in a wonderful first round in Cacchione and was the highest score in the flat phase.”

Ko placed sixth in the intermediate fences division, while Roberts put in a solid ride to finish third behind teammate Coffey in novice fences.

Outgoing captain de Rham ended her career with the Red by breaking her own school record in the Cacchione Cup, a competition between the top open riders in each division. Last season, de Rham finished sixth, the highest placement for a Cornell rider in that competition today.

This weekend she rode to fourth place in the Cacchione. The last Cornell rider to compete in the Cacchione Cup was Bronwyn Scrivens ’12.

Despite the thrill of a great result, de Rham said the most valuable thing she took from the experience was the time she spent with her teammates and other collegiate riders.

“They say that in collegiate, and especially Ivy League athletics, the team dynamic and teamwork is often more important than the competition itself,” de Rham said. “That was very clear to me this weekend, especially as a senior finishing her time as a student-athlete. The real prize

is the knowledge that I have met so many amazing people through college athletics.”

Like any good season, the equestrian team’s 2014-15 season was filled with both challenges and reasons to celebrate. As Novakovic prepares to enter her second season with the Red, she said she has positive feelings about what the future may hold.

“I feel very confident after this season that our team could be very competitive [if ] we qualify for Nationals,” Novakovic said. “We have one of the toughest regions and Zones in the country, but that just means we have to be even better by the time we make it there. We have the talent and we certainly have the determination. I am very optimistic and have high hopes for this team next year and in the years to come.”

Ariel Cooper can be reached at acooper@cornellsun.com.

NEW YORK (AP) — The host of HBO’s Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel on Monday defended his monthly sports magazine against claims by a British soccer ball maker that it delivered a “pack of lies” with a 2008 segment about child labor in India.

Gumbel told a federal court jury that “Children of Industry” was the kind of hard-hitting journalism he had in mind when he created a monthly sports magazine that would go way beyond fawning sportscasters whose idea of an interview is: “What kind of pitch did you hit, Bob?” Gumbel was called to the witness stand by HBO in the latter stages of a trial in which Mitre Sports International is saying it was libeled when it was the only company identified in a 21-minute segment that showed children stitching soccer balls in Jalandhar, India, for a nickel an hour.

“My role was extremely limited,” Gumbel said of his work on a segment that was created in part by a man he described as his best producer.

Gumbel said that when he heard the concept at a meeting in which the show’s workers pitch ideas, he thought it “reflected what Real Sports is all about.”

Mitre attorney Lloyd Constantine told jurors earlier in the trial that the segment aired more than 100 times and was seen by millions of people. He said Mitre was mentioned 24 times as HBO delivered a “pack of lies” and “reckless and intentional falsity” to its viewers by overlooking the fact that Mitre goes to great lengths to prevent child labor but that — parents stitching together balls at home occasionally make their children work.

He said Mitre, the oldest soccer ball company in the world but the seventhlargest soccer brand, was a pioneer in stopping child exploitation throughout the sporting goods industry.

“Most of ‘Children of Industry’ is fiction,” he said. “The now-rare instances of desperate mothers using their kids for extra income wasn’t the story Real Sports wanted. But it was the real story.”

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WOMEN’S ROWING

Cornell Takes Parent’s Cup

By OLIVIA MATTYASOVSZKY Sun Staff Writer

The Cornell women’s rowing team hosted Dartmouth College on Cayuga Lake this past weekend and took home the majority of the wins. The Red won three out of the five races on the water against the Green.

The contest was the traditional Parent’s Cup, a race that the Red has earned the win every year since its inauguration in 2000 to honor the parents of the rowers and presented annually to the winner of the Varsity 8 event. Last year, the Red lost by two seconds to the Green in the Varsity 8.

The two teams have been neck and neck for most of the season.

“Going into the weekend, we were prepared for very tight racing. We saw Dartmouth two weeks ago in Clemson, South Carolina, and all of our margins across the board were very close,” said senior Christina Lantuh.

“Given that the Clemson Invite was Dartmouth’s first race of the season, we knew that they had picked up speed since the last time we raced them. We knew exactly what we had to do going into the race, and I think all boats executed their race plan very well.”

The performance of the No. 20 Red this past Saturday was key in helping Cornell stay in the Top-20. The four races, Varsity 4A, Varsity 4B, and three Varsity 8 events

MICHAELA BREW / SUN SPORTS EDITOR

Taking the trophy | The women’s rowing team earned the Parent’s Cup, a trophy presented annually to the winner of the Varsity 8 event against Dartmouth.

were all close.

The Red claimed the first win in the Varsity 4A with a win margin of 11 seconds. Cornell took the next race as well, beating the Green by 14 seconds in the Varsity 8 race, claiming the Parent’s Cup. The Green responded in the next race, taking home the second Varsity 8, beating the Cornell boat across the finish line by four seconds.

The Big Red took back control in the fourth race, beating Dartmouth by ten seconds in the third Varsity 8 race.

The Green took home the last race of the day in the Varsity 4B event.

“It was great to win the Parents’ Cup this past weekend at our last home race of the season,” said junior Anna

Kastenberg. “After the races, we had our Senior Appreciation Ceremony where we thanked our eleven incredible seniors for an amazing four years.”

The Red now prepares for the Ivy League Championship, which takes place in two weeks.

“The Parents’ Cup is also awarded to the winner of the first varsity boat, so we are very excited that the Parents’ Cup will be coming back to Ithaca this year,” Lantuh said.

“This was an awesome way to finish our regular season of racing.”

Olivia Mattyasovszky can be reached at omattyasovszky@cornellsun.com.

EQUESTRIAN

Coffey Wins National Title,First for Red

Cornell concludes season with win at Ivy League Championships ter and the nerves run higher.”

This year’s competition was head coach Joanna Novakovic’s ’03 first Although the Cornell equestrian experience with IHSA nationals. Held team concluded its team season with a in a different location each year, the show is a collaboration between win at the Ivy League Championships equestrian programs across two weeks ago, five riders — senior the country who each conco-captain Georgiana de Rham, tribute horses and volunand sophomores Shana Coffey, teers to the event.

Chelsea Huss, Carlee Roberts and “The atmosphere was Amanda Ko — made one final trip very different — a to compete individually at this lot more tension in year’s Intercollegiate Horse Show the air and a sense Association National of importance,” Championships.

Novakovic said.

The Red walked out of “The quality of the Springfield, Mass.’s Big E with horses was very Top-10 finishes across the board, good and more even including a national title for than at many of the Coffey and a fourth place finsmaller shows, ish in the Cacchione Cup which was for de Rham. Coffey was nice because the first rider to win a everyone had national title for Cornell. a good shot at “The level of compeit.” tition seen at Nationals is Des pite unlike anything else,” t h e Huss said. “Ten thousand increased total riders compete to pressure make it to Nationals, and that comes only a fraction of those with such a make it, leaving less than large scale com500 of the best riders in petition, Coffey the country to compete said it was her for the top ten spots in desire to enjoy the each division. Everything experience rather is tougher, the courses are than ride for the harder, the competition betribbon that led her to claim the Kevin De Rham the rider | Senior coM. Irwin Perpetual captain Georgiana de Rham Trophy in the concluded her time riding for Cornell novice fences diviwhen the team concluded its season MICHELLE FELDMAN / sion.

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into the show with the pressure or expectation that I had to do well, but rather that I just wanted to enjoy my time and my ride,” Coffey said. “I was very fortunate to draw a horse that I worked really well with and she was so much fun to compete with. I was called back into the test in fourth place, didn't hold anything back, and am very fortunate that that round went well and how the results ended up.”

While the Red’s results were strong, the riders had to overcome many challenges in order to succeed at such a high level of competition.

Huss started off in fourth in the final rounds over the individual open fences competition after an equipment malfunction led to a shaky start, but in the end she pulled through to take the title of reserve champion.

“They called back the top four for additional testing and after my first ride I was fourth, I had barely made it,” Huss said. “The four of us lined up in the ring and the judges announced the test, a shorter more challenging course to decide the winner. Because I was fourth going into the test I had to go first and everything went perfectly. It was nice to have everything come together when I most needed it to.”

In addition to ending her season on a high note, Huss was chosen to be a captain for the squad’s 2015-16 season along with sophomore Victoria Whitworth and junior Kaitlin Smith.

Novakovic said she was impressed See EQUESTRIAN page 15

The End Of the Spurs?

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s the San Antonio Spurs walked out of a Los Angeles nightclub just hours after their playoff-eliminating loss to the Clippers, footage captured Tim Duncan holding his visibly hammered teammate upright. The players walked to their bus, having drank away some sorrows that accompany a game-seven defeat.

It’s ironic, really; just as his teammates have leaned on the 39-year-old Duncan for the last

Ben Shatzman Calling the Shatz two decades — just as they did this season, and just as they did in an epic series versus the Clippers — here was Duncan’s teammate literally leaning on him to walk properly while inebriated.

Tim Duncan carries the San Antonio Spurs. That’s just the way it is.

Duncan certainly did his service in what was arguably the greatest, most competitive first-round playoff series in NBA history. Mr. Fundamental, as Duncan has been known as throughout his career, recorded double-doubles in six of the seven games; the lone game in which Duncan did not post a double-double came in a blowout Spurs’ victory.

Duncan went toe-to-toe in both statistics and minutes with Blake Griffin, despite being thirteen years his senior. You know when See SHATZMAN page 15