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Ethnic Studies Program Funding Concerns Unresolved

Dozens of students walk out of meeting over demands

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By EMMA NEWBURGER

ciplinary majors for each ethnic studies program; establishing the programs as individual Cornell departments; increasing the number of tenure-track lines for Students argued with administrators over the state of eth- faculty; renewing the search for more program tenurenic and identity based programs during a meeting on track faculty; and increasing student representation on Monday. Dissatisfied with how Arts and Sciences dean departmental committees.

Gretchen Ritter ’83 responded to their demands, many stuPendakur acknowledged that the students and dents walked out of the meeting early and described her administration both at Cornell and at other universities are in a “low trust situation,” but assured that rumors that the administration wants to “Part of my job is to tend to the needs of all remove cultural and identity centers on are a “misconception.” ... our programs with the resources we have.” campus “I hope we can have a campus culture where we can build trust and Dean Gretchen Ritter relationships and think about how we can deepen the impact answers as “dodging the question.” At the meeting, Ritter and of our cultural and identity programs,” he said.

Dean of Students Vijay Pendakur addressed the concerns of After students read the demands, Ritter over 100 students and faculty who are frustrated over the lack responded by first saying that there have not of funding and institutional support for these programs. been “any targeted cuts to these programs,” and At the start of the meeting, Emily Dong ’18 read the pri- added that this does not mean the college mary demands that students compiled for Ritter and the “can’t aspire to do more for the proCollege of Arts and Sciences on behalf of programs includ- grams.” ing Asian American Studies; Latino/a Studies; Feminist, In response to the demand for creating Gender and Sexuality Studies; and Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual University-wide interdisciplinary majors, and Transgender Studies.

The five demands are: creating University-wide interdis- See PROGRAMS page 3

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Save Our Programs | Arts and Sciences Dean Ritter responds to concerns regarding the lack of funding and support for ethnic and identity based programs.

Students Defend Fox-Proclaimed ‘Biased’ Course Collegetown Dining

By ANNA DELWICHE Sun News Editor

After Neetu Chandak ’18 condemned a government course offering as an example of Cornell’s apparent “liberal bias” displayed in a fall course offering on a Fox news segment Friday, students have pushed back in defense of the professor.

Chandak, a reporter for Campus Reform and a member of The Sun’s multimedia team, said Fox reached out to Campus Reform in search of a Cornell student perspective. The Cornell Review first published an article about a course — Government

2817: America Confronts the World — that was later republished by the Campus Reform.

Chandak noted that her incentive to appear on the show was to illuminate the experience of conservative and moderate students in the classroom at Cornell where she said “sometimes they feel like they can’t speak up in class with their points of views without getting shut down, without getting ostracized or without having the fear that their grade could be negatively affected.”

Though she admitted that she had not reached out to Prof. Peter Katzenstein, government, who is offer-

GRAPHIC COURTESY OF FOX NEWS

America Confronts the World | Fox News ran this graphic during a segment condemning a Cornell course for liberal bias, with perspective from Neetu Chandak ’18.

ing the class, Chandak said that from reading the course description, “there was absolutely bias.”

Chandak added that attaching the phrase “xenophobic nationalism” and “pragmatic cosmopolitanism” to Trump and Obama, respectively, immediately established a parallel that imposed positive and negative connotations.

“It’s only showing Donald Trump in a negative way and Barack Obama in a positive way when they both have their positives and negatives,” Chandak said.

“I think that could have been better worded, but the way it was worded on the syllabus, it’s absolutely showing bias,” Chandak told The Sun. “I don’t think the professor is very interested in having a fair and open conversation. It just seems to be more about bashing the current president.”

While agreeing that the description’s wording conveyed a sense of liberal bias, several conservative student leaders pushed back against her claims.

Like Chandak, Austin McLaughlin ’18, president of Cornell Republicans, said that this was “not the first course description I have encountered that I believe exhibits liberal bias.”

In reaction to the Fox news clip, McLaughlin said that he “believe[s] See FOX page 4

Plan to Launch in Fall

By DYLAN MAJSIAK Sun Staff Writer

An off-campus dining option for Cornell students — run by the company Elevate and independent from Cornell Dining — will launch this fall as an alternative to the “Many people resonate traditional with the fact that Cornell dining hall dining meal plans are experience. overpriced.”

El e va t e was foundJacky Tung ’19 ed by two University of Virginia students who aimed to find different ways to provide students with an affordable and convenient dining option. It has since expanded to Georgetown, University of Michigan, Florida State and now, Cornell.

Once it launches here in the fall, participating students can order meals from various Collegetown and Ithaca restaurants through the Elevate phone app. Participating restaurants range from Collegetown Pizza to Oishii Bowl. Meals will cost $10.30 through the company’s standard meal plan rate.

The new meal plan, is targeted toward juniors and seniors who live in or nearby to Collegetown, since freshmen and upperclassmen living on West are required to be on a Cornell meal plan, according See DINING page 5

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Crumbling Vaults Spawn City-Funded Review

By NICHOLAS BOGEL-BURROUGHS Sun City Editor

After a spate of vandalism and years of deterioration, Ithaca is funding a comprehensive study of the city’s secondlargest green space — the Ithaca City Cemetery — and the dozen vaults that could be in danger of collapsing.

One of the vaults has already collapsed, and some who work to preserve the historic cemetery worry that others could soon follow if nothing is done. Among several regionally famous people buried in the cemetery is Ezra Cornell’s oldest son, Alonzo B. Cornell, who served as the 27th governor of New York.

But recently, vandals have spray painted maintenance buildings, knocked over gravestones and split others in half, to the dismay of Ellen Leventry ’95, a member of Friends of the Ithaca Cemetery, a group that helps preserve the graveyard and keep it clean.

“You don’t have to be a material scientist or structural engineer to see that there are problems with some of the vaults.”

Kristen Olson ’08 Kristen Olson M.A. ’08, an architectural historian and technician for engineering firm Vertical Access, used several different methods last week to take photographs of the vaults’ interiors, the most successful of which was sticking a GoPro camera through holes on an “extra-large selfie stick” and illuminating the insides with a flashlight.

The findings, compiled by Vertical Access, will give the city a comprehensive update on the structural stability of the vaults and the estimated cost of repairing each, allowing officials to prioritize the crypts in greatest need of repair.

“You don’t have to be a material scientist or structural engineer to see that there are problems with some of” the vaults, Olson said. “Most of these things are approaching 150 years old, really without a whole lot of maintenance over the years, and especially being built into the ground, there’s a lot of moisture.”

The 16-acre cemetery, surrounded by University, Cornell

Comedian of Saturday Night Live Fame Comes to Cornell Three years ago, John Mulaney charmed Cornellians in his “rescue performance” when acclaimed comedian, Hannibal Buress, had to cancel his show. This Saturday, he returns — this time on his own accord — as a part of his “Kid Gorgeous” comedy show tour in Bailey Hall.

An Emmy Award winning comedian, actor, writer and producer from Chicago, Mulaney is best known for his role as a writer at Saturday Night Live and a comedian in his standup performances in The Comeback Kid, The Top Part and New in Town.

Cornell University Program Board is bringing Mulaney to campus, who has worked with other famous celebrities like Nick Kroll and Bill Hader.

CUPB frequently seeks out stand up artists and speakers, including comedians Alice Wetterlund and Aparna Nancherla.

Emerson Sirk ’19, administrative chair for CUPB, spoke about his excitement at meeting talent for the performances that CUPB hosts.

“It is a very interesting and cool experience meeting and interacting with people, such as John Mulaney, who are very popular and famous.

However, our main gain for the shows is to make sure they are running smoothly so that the audience has a good time,” Sirk said.

Yashdeep Sahota ’20, an attendant of previous CUPB shows, said he enjoyed his experience.

“Alice and Aparna were both very funny,” Sahota said. “But I was impressed by the introductions and just the involvement of the organization in charge. Everything went smoothly, which shows why famous comedians actually come here.”

— Compiled by Zain Mehdi COURTESY OF CUPB

and Stewart avenues is frequently used as a foot route by Cornell students who live downtown and trudge by the historic markers.

Known by several names since about 1790, the burial ground became the city cemetery when Ithaca was incorporated in 1888. Generations of students who cut through the cemetery on their way to class have called it “The Boneyard Cut.” “It really is an integral part of the Cornell campus experience,” said Leventry, who is also director of marketing and communications at the Atkinson Center for a Sustainable Future and a member of Friends of the Ithaca Cemetery. “It’s a great way to learn about Ithaca history in general and a beautiful contemplative space.”

Olson, hired by the city to assess the vaults, said the frequent use of the cemetery by locals makes it even more of a priority to protect.

“There are constantly people jogging through the cemetery, walking dogs, riding bikes, and these are historical markers that are important to preserve, from a community standpoint,” she said.

The city forester, Jeanne Grace, lauded the views from the cemetery and said she wished Ithacans and Cornellians would take time to relax in or explore the resting place, which she said should be used as a recreational space.

“I really want to get more people out into the cemetery,” she said. “I want people to realize the former use that cemeteries had, and not get freaked out by it, but see it as a passive, peaceful, recreational space and enjoy the trees, enjoy the history.”

The assessment by Vertical Access would allow the city to get a “holistic view” of what needs fixing so the city can put money toward the areas that need it most, Grace added.

Much of the deterioration and erosion stems from a lack of maintenance and materials from which the vaults are made. Sandstone is not the most durable, Olson said, and local stone tends to crack. The slope on which the cemetery sits has also caused some vaults to shift several inches.

Vertical Access will provide additional estimates for emergency stabilization of the three vaults in the worst condition, Olson said, “so we don’t end up with another collapse like the Etsy vault,” namesake of Etsy Street.

Leventry noted that when there were fewer parks in Ithaca, people often held picnics and other respectful festiv-

COURTESY OF THE FRIENDS OF ITHACA CITY CEMETERY

Cryptic | Kristen Olson ’08 assesses the condition of one of 12 vaults at the Ithaca City Cemetery for structural damage.

ities in the cemetery and said she wishes people would hold casual activities there again today.

“This is not a place to dump your trash or knock over stones or vandalize,” she said. “We want to let people know that there is activity happening in the cemetery and there are people caring for it.”

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

Rise of Christendom ‘Enhanced’ Science, Prof Says social consciousness about topics like climate change when framed as a component of religious responsibility.

Elaborating on this point, he referred “Why bring up religion in polite scito Pope Francis’ Encyclical regarding clientific company?” mate change, a papal letter sent to the Dr. David Lodge from the Atkinson Catholic Church in 2015. Paraphrasing Center for a Sustainable Climate sought the Pope’s argument, Lodge said, “The to answer this question during his semicommon good, does not just include all nar on the intersection of science and the people who are alive now, it also religion. includes the people who will be Throughout his presentation alive in the future” and that “nature for the Cornell Climate Change Seminar, Lodge stressed that “The common good does not just include all has value independent of humans.”

Lodge asserted that because of examining scientific processes the people who are alive now, it also includes this intersection, scientists and through a religious lens is neither a the people who will be alive in the future.” religious activists alike can come novel concept nor necessarily contogether to formulate the policy David Lodge troversial. that is urgently needed in the face “Science at best paints the of climate change. perimeter,” Lodge said. “But “We have to engage in ways that around the information that science pro- that, and that of course there have been vides, if you want to think about policy many conflicts that were framed in reli- understand and recognize where other that might help mitigate or adapt cli- gious terms,” Lodge said. “But there people are coming from,” Lodge said. mate change, there’s going to have to be have also been many times, as many his- “And so it’s possible, I think, to reach the a lot more at the table than merely scien- torians have documented, when the rise dialogue that would lead to increased of Christendom actually enhanced the understanding, which I think will lead tific information.” to more realistic policy conversations.”

The idea that scientific thought is development of science.”

Arguing that religion should not be “threatening” to Christian tradition — or that there is an “inexorable” rift seen as anti-science, Lodge said that Jai Malhotra can be reached at between science and religion — is a Christianity can be used to promote jmalhotra@cornellsun.com.

By JAI MALHOTRA Sun Staff Writer

more recent and “uniquely American” phenomenon, he claimed.

Lodge specifically pointed to A.D. White, the co-founder of Cornell, as one person who helped widen this rift.

Criticizing White’s perspective for being too simplistic, Lodge said White saw theology and science in “absolute conflict.”

“It’s much more complicated than

Students, Profs Question Dean Over Program Funding PROGRAMS

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Ritter said that while there are “no barriers or constraints” for creating new majors in these areas, Cornell does not currently have a mechanism for creating any major that is university-wide.

In response to the demand for creating University-wide

interdisciplinary majors, Ritter said that while there are “no barriers or constraints” for creating new majors in these areas, Cornell does not currently have a mechanism for creating any major that is university-wide.

There is, however, potential to create a cross-college set of majors or minors, which is what Cornell is doing for a “new major in an area of environmen-

tal science and sustainability which we are doing jointly with CALS,” Ritter said.

When one student questioned why Ritter was choosing to fund programs in environmental science and sustainability — which already has funding from CALS — over ethnic studies programs, Ritter said that the funding for the programs were not in competition.

“I’m not choosing to fund it over these programs,” she said.

“It’s our job at the end of year when we get hiring requests, as we always do, from all these programs and departments, to try to figure out how we can maximize the benefit to as many areas of See DEMANDS page 4

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Fox News Calls Out C.U. for‘Anti-Trump Course’ Former students defend Prof. Katzenstein, say he is ‘open to being challenged’on liberal views FOX

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drawing attention to the existence of this bias.”

For McLaughlin, when choosing courses based on their descriptions, “it is fair for conservative students to keep course and professor reputations in mind when enrolling,” he said. Knowing the professor of this particular course led McLaughlin to feel more confidence in the course.

“I have full faith “I have full faith that Prof. that Professor Peter Katzenstein has the Katzenstein has the ability to fairly disability to display both play both sides of the argument, sides of the argument.” regardless of an Austin McLaughlin ’18 individual student's politics,” he said.

“While I have not taken a class from him, in reading his publications and hearing reviews of his pedagogy, I am confident he can articulate either argument equitably.”

A former student of Katzenstein, Michael Johns ’20 said the claim that this course is anti-Trump is “probably not true.”The son of Tea Party leader Michael Johns, — who caused a stir on campus in Feb. — Johns describes himself as a conservative student and serves on the executive board of the Cornell Republicans. “[Katzenstein] made a lot of efforts throughout the semester to try to include conservative students, specifically imploring them to speak up in class, really never making anyone feel excluded or like their views were illegitimate,” Johns said. “He’s a liberal professor, he’s given substantially to Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton in their presidential campaigns. … And I don’t think that he really denies that in his courses. He does provide some things from his perspective, but he is certainly open to being challenged and invites that during lecture.“ Another self-described conservative student, Sam Romero ’18, said she understands why some students

COURTESY OF FOX NEWS

Fox trot | Neetu Chandak ’18 spoke with Fox News regarding the ‘liberal bias’ she found in the course description of Government 2817. may be hesitant to take the class given its course in itself, words have meaning and those connotations description that “did seem a little bit biased in the dic- are there,” Romero said. “[Katzenstein] is a professor who is very well-known as a constructivist and a big tion of it.”

“If I hadn’t taken courses with Professor part of that is language and the impact of language. So Katzenstein, I could see how perhaps if you don’t know I don’t think that it was accidental. I think it was intenthe professor at all or don’t know the background, then tional choice of wording.”

Katzenstein could not be reached for a comment. it could put you off,” she said. Romero, who has already taken two courses taught by Katzenstein, According to Prof. Mary Katzenstein, government, he enrolled in Government 2817 and says it is “the one is currently “on the road,” away from Ithaca for the week. class that I’m most excited about this year.”

“When it comes to the particular words like ‘xenophobic nationalism’ and ‘pragmatic cosmopolitanism’ Anna Delwiche can be reached at adelwiche@cornellsun.com.

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need in the college as possible,” Ritter said in response to a question regarding faculty lines.

In response to Prof. Kathleen Long, romance studies, who spoke about the consistent cutting of searches and faculty in the FGGS department, Ritter said that there are “many superb scholars that you would not be able to recruit, in other areas such as history, if you only gave them an appointment in gender studies.”

“How do you maximize your relationship with faculty who have lines in other programs?” she continued. “One thing we would like to do to strengthen that relationship is help to draw understanding and agreements with departments about what commitments their faculty in these areas have towards this program. You can have much broader impact beyond solely lines.”

Prof. Kate McCullough, English, who is a FGSS joint faculty member, responded to Ritter that having faculty who are in directly and exclusively in the program is different than drawing from faculty in other programs.

“We need strong programs to have an excellent university, we have to support faculty lines within programs,” she said, to applause from audience members.

When a student said that joint faculty was diminishing ethnic

studies programs, Ritter disagreed.

When asked about budget cuts to ethnic studies programs, Ritter denied that the college has made any specific program cuts.

“We have had at the collegewide level a decrease in overall operating budget and so all of our programs have been asked to use more of their reserves and reduce level of budget by common small amount,” she said. “That been

“All of our programs have been asked to use more of their reserves and reduce level of budget by a common small amount.”

Gretchen Ritter true for everything from physics through these programs in a way that has been modest and equal across all programs.”

When one student asserted that the budget was always an excuse to get rid of programs, Ritter reiterated that there have been no specific cuts to these programs, but cuts to the college as a whole.

“I feel like you’re defending why certain decisions are being made,” Dong said to Ritter. “I’m not interested in why you or the college made certain decisions. I’m interested in what you are going to do. What is the future of these See BUDGET page 5

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programs?”

“Part of my job is to tend to the needs of all our departments and our programs with the resources we have,” Ritter said, adding that allocation of resources is also dependent on student interest.

“The degree that courses have higher enrollment, it makes a difference in my ability to direct resources like T.A.s or course numbers and my ability to make arguments and claims to broader university about a need to provide us with more support from university,” she continued.

Dong responded that the belief that putting resources into ethnic studies program is taking away from other departments is a “weird rhetoric,” adding that the College of Arts and Sciences fails to prioritize these programs.

“I feel like you’re not making tangible steps for these programs,” she told Ritter. “How are enrollment numbers going to go up if there aren’t any courses offered?”

“I don’t blame you for feeling frustrated,” Ritter responded. “I know you don’t like conversation about economics and budgets but I’m trying to share with you realities in terms of looking at this from where I sit. I also have to think about how programs in other areas of college have also had empty lines for years.”

“I am going to do what I think I am continuing to keep doing which I’m going to support these programs to the best of my ability within the budget I’ve got,” Ritter added.

One student, Jocelyn Vega ’17, then read a statement saying that “everything Cornell has shown so far is that you don’t value us these programs and our futures,” and that “our histories and narratives exist simply within your little budget,” drawing a resounding applause from the audience.

The conversation was “not going anywhere,” Dong said, adding that Ritter was not taking steps to meet students’ demands.

Dong announced that she was leaving, and after a round of applause, over half of the audience too left. Dean Ritter remained in the room to answer more questions from remaining students and faculty.

After the exit, Jeremiah Kim ’19 said that it was not fair that it took the “onus of students” to organize and publicize the event, and that the discussion did not take place on behalf of the “generosity of the administration.”

“We actually invited you all after rally,” Ritter responded. “We invited people to talk. It’s not fair to say we’re [the administration] is not being responsive and trying to participate in a dialogue with you.”

Emma Newburger can be reached at enewburger@cornellsun.com.

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Bang for your buck | Elevate, an off-campus meal plan, is set to launch as a dining option independent of the University this fall.

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to Shen Lee ’20, one of the Cornell campus managers of Elevate.

“Students would benefit from having to pay less for their meal plans, and local restaurants would benefit by receiving business from students that would otherwise eat at dining halls,” said Jacky Tung ’19, another of Elevate’s campus managers.

“It’s a win-win situation for both parties.”

Elevate plans to offer three different meal plans, all of which will allow students to rollover unused meals to the next semester. The company says its most popular plan, the 75 meals option, costs $779 per semester and is considerably cheaper than the official meal plans offered by Cornell, where the least expensive traditional meal plan costs $2,316 per semester.

“It’s definitely better bang for your buck compared to food you buy on campus,” said Wendy Yu ’19, another campus manager of Elevate. “I would say a lot of times it’s better quality and variety as well. It’s a change of what you usually get on campus.”

The Cornell campus managers expect a turnout similar to the one seen at UVA, which attracted over 500 users in just 2 months. Other participating restaurants in the new plan include Calios, Plum Tree, Apollo, De Tasy Hot Pot, Hai Hong Restaurant, Oasis Hallal Grill, and Café Pacific.

Popular restaurants such as Collegetown Bagels and Waffle Frolic are still in the negotiating phase.

Some students who live in Collegetown said they look forward to the introduction of this plan, in particular because of its cheaper price compared to Cornell meal plans.

“I would definitely try it out a semester because I think it would save a lot of money,” said Cathy Xie ’20, who plans to live in Collegetown next year. “I’m also always in a rush so having food available through a click of a button is very convenient.”

“Many people resonate with the fact that Cornell dining meal plans are overpriced,” Tung said. “They are excited for an alternative that is more economical and of higher quality.”

Dylan Majsiak can be reached at dwm254@cornell.edu.

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The end of spring semester is a time for us to reflect on another year at Cornell, and a time for our graduating peers to reflect on the totality of their Cornell experience. I have found myself incessantly asking my graduating friends, “so did you enjoy your Cornell experience?” It shouldn’t come as a surprise that the responses vary. Ranging from wide smiles to grimaces, they exemplify the notion that there is no singular Cornell experience. These reactions beg the question: is Cornell truly an institution at which any person can pursue any study?

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I am dismayed when I hear that a graduating individual has not felt supported or included at Cornell, due to their socioeconomic status or their sexuality or a marginalized identity. Cornell is a world-class institution that brings together some of the brightest minds from across the country and globe. Our students are future leaders who have limitless potential. It would not only be unfair, but also a disservice, not to make sure that every student has the support necessary to engage with the resources Cornell offers. It is impor-

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ICE Arrest Shows Limits Of Sanctuary Cities LAST WEDNESDAY, AGENTS FROM IMMIGRATION and Customs Enforcement arrested 32-year old Mexican national and Ithaca resident Jose L. Guzman. The event was confirmed and only widely spread once reporters investigated the swift and shocking arrest, a bleak reminder that federal agencies are operating faster than ever under the auspices of the current administration.

ICE has become more active over the past few months, increasing their arrests by a staggering 32.6 percent only a few weeks after Trump assumed the presidency. Under the Obama administration, federal agents were directed to focus on serious criminals — now, empowered by the new administration, ICE is increasingly merciless in its efforts to deport undocumented immigrants, even those with no criminal record.

“Before, we used to be told, ‘You can’t arrest those people,’ and we’d be disciplined for being insubordinate if we did...Now those people are priorities again,” a 10-year veteran of ICE admitted to The New York Times.

Guzman’s arrest highlights the limits of local authority regarding immigration matters. Even though the Ithaca Police Department is prohibited by sanctuary city legislation from assisting in federal immigration activities, ICE and other agencies are still very capable of operating unaided inside the Ithaca limits, as evidenced by last week’s events.

Although Ithaca’s decision to adopt sanctuary city status is commendable, we cannot allow ourselves to become complacent — the work is far from over.

The Ithaca and Cornell community quickly organized a rally in support of Guzman the day following the arrest — students, faculty and Ithaca locals came together to express their fears and concerns. We need more of this type of activism; every protest is a clear demonstration that such aggressive efforts by ICE to deport immigrants will not be tolerated. The next task for the community is to put Guzman in touch with his lawyer, who has been prohibited from seeing him since his arrest.

ICE’s actions have taught us not to take the safety of our friends and acquaintances for granted; we must involve ourselves in more discussions about what we can do to uphold the security of students. We need to empower not only each other, but the entire Cornell community to take a firmer stance on sanctuary status. We cannot let this arrest divide us or send us into a state of panicked chaos; we must make it clearer that ICE is unwelcome and that we will do all we can to fight for “any person, any study.”

Cornell is a world-class institution that brings together some of the brightest minds from across the country and globe. Our students are future leaders who have limitless potential. It would be unfair, and a disservice, not to make sure that every student has the support necessary to engage with the resources Cornell offers. array of justified discontent from students.

Discussions of divisions created by socioeconomic differences, the issue of inaccessibility of student groups, and the negative impact that current policies have on international students — all these indicate a student body dissatisfied with the implementation of “Any Person.” This year has also seen students questioning the validity of “Any Study.” On Monday, students in support of programs that focus on marginalized identities faced pushback from the Administration at an open forum. Once again, the situation begs the question, “are we truly an institution that supports ‘Any Person, Any Study? ’” It is important to reaffirm the influence student activism has, and recognize that our actions have helped create a more equitable student experience. Just this weekend Anabel’s Grocery opened in an

tant that we understand the multiplicity of identities that exist on our campus. It is important to affirm the diverse identities that exist and to make sure that we are prioritizing equity within our administrative decisions.

This May marks the graduation of some of Cornell’s most passionate student leaders, many of whom are mentors who have instilled these values in myself and my peers. To them, I say your fight for equity on our campus continues long after your time here at Cornell. Institutions of higher learning execute change at a glacial pace. Your time at Cornell may be ending, but the impact of your leadership is only beginning.

Dustin Liu is a sophomore in the School of Industrial and Labor Relations. He is the undergraduate-elected student trustee-elect and will take office this June.

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Paul Russell | Russelling Feathers

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oday I sat in some slouchy green throne in Mann library with my eyes closed. I didn’t sleep — I couldn’t sleep — but I was satisfied to hear the warm mumble of 20-year-olds talking about the weather and whatever else happened to come up. For me, voices are like the pocket-sized G.I. Joe toy I used to carry around as a kid. They calm me down.

On a day like today, they remind me that I’m not alone here, that thousands of other not-so-grown-up grown ups decided to spend four years of their lives eating, sleeping, working and playing in a threeand-a-half square mile bubble.

It isn’t always rainbows and butterflies here, but it’s a community, and that makes it beautiful.

Lately, I’ve been trying to keep track of the things that keep me going. My faith and my family and my fondest memories all start out the list, but sometimes it takes nothing more than a fleeting moment to remind me how charming this existence really is.

This time, it just took theses murmurs at the library, but

Things I Love love singing or dancing with strangers.

I love it when people wear clothes that match their eyes. I love rolling up my jeans to walk in water and then still getting my jeans wet anyway.

I love spoiling my dinner.

And sleeping on couches. And swimming in places where I’m technically not allowed to swim.

My faith and my family and my I love Christmas lights in the summer. I fondest memories all start out love beach music in the the list, but sometimes it takes winter. And I love wearing socks with sandals nothing more than a fleeting no matter what the seamoment to remind me how son is.

I love nighttime charming this flights.

I love roofs and existence really is. parking garages and bridges and mountains.

I love it when someI love waking up from naps one with good music taste plays tance when I look out from the in public places and hearing the a song I know. And I love top of the slope at night.

I love swaying back and forth buzz of lights or air conditioners mouthing a few of the words to live music with my eyes and keyboard clicks in the dis- here and there to prove that I closed in somebody’s basement tance. I love crowds and com- know it.

I love rolling around on carand I love sing-alongs to folk motion and the thumping songs in my bedroom. I love sound of drums in the distance. pet floors and I love it when I’m I love warm t-shirts and cold alone with someone and they freestyle rap battles too, even Liz Lemonade. And I love melt- still talk in a quiet voice. though I always lose.

I love warm hands and cold I love the way a friend of ed ice cream, but it’s still gotta mine always grabs my arm be cold too. I also love talking to hands and soft hair and hard whenever I walk next to her and strangers, but not as much as I questions. I love asking people that’s just a piece of the good stuff out there. When you’re looking for it, there’s so much to love.

For instance, I love that smell of grass that blows through my car window when I’m driving on a sunny day. And I love the little white dots that glow in the dis-

I love long hugs with people who use soap and shampoo. I also love nose rings. But I’m not really sure why.

I love watching people try to conceal laughter, especially when they fail. I love unrestrained laughter too, though, just as long as it feels authentic.

to tell me their life stories and I love realizing how resilient we are. But we’re fragile too, and I love seeing people put the pieces back together.

I love every conversation after 2 a.m. Usually.

I love how predictable we all are — how we each eat the same things and do the same things and say the same things for much of our lives. And I love that as a result I can spend a few days with someone and end up actually knowing them.

I love the fact that the better I know someone, the better I am at making fun of them. And I love making fun of the people I know.

I love driving rough and wearing boots and eating things we don’t eat around here.

And I love the fact that if I list off the things I love in a little college newspaper in upstate New York, you guys might just read it.

So thanks for giving me one more thing to love.

Paul Russell is a sophomore in the School of Industrial and Labor Relations. He can be reached at prussell@cornellsun.com.

Russelling Feathers appears Wednesdays this semester.

Akshay Jain | College Stuff

Freshman Advice T

his is my last column for The Cornell Daily Sun and at first I wasn’t too sure what to write. As a graduating senior, I could do something really sappy and look back at my favorite Cornell memories. I could list out my biggest regrets about my four years here. I could also just treat this like any other column. Ultimately, I decided to do a bit of each of the three.

Here’s some advice to the Cornell class of 2021.

Your First Week Unless you’re one of the 200 Cornellians in the class of 2021 from Syosset High School, you probably won’t know very many people here. Being from Texas, I came into Cornell with zero friends and honestly had a tough time making any. I had lived in the same Houston suburb since I was eight, so I couldn’t really remember the last time I had been in a room of complete strangers my own age. It’s a terribly lonely feeling, but you should understand that most people feel the exact same way. Embrace this feeling and be open to meeting as many people as you can.

Go out with your floor to a fraternity house or Collegetown party every night of O-week, even if you don’t drink.

There’s nothing to gain by sitting in your dorm and thinking about how far from home you are. The friends you make your first week probably won’t be the ones you stay in touch with years after graduation, but they still play an integral role in your transition from high school to college.

Also, don’t take your first week of classes all that seriously. Definitely show up to all of them, but if you’re sitting in Uris library at any point during your first week, you’re just playing yourself.

You’ll have plenty of late nights at Uris

throughout your Cornell career — trust me.

were from some anonymous online list.

This hierarchy has actually become so hardwired here that we often forget that everyone at Cornell is a gigantic nerd.

All joking aside, if you want to join a fraternity or sorority, that’s great. By all means go for it. You’ll find lifelong friends and you can tell your grandkids about that time you did an elephant walk in a sticky, dimly lit basement. But don’t take it all that seriously. Greek life pro-

Get Involved If you’re coming to Cornell, it’s probably because you were able to convey to the admissions board a balance between your booksmarts and genuine interests outside of school. Or you’re just a legacy. Regardless, don’t let your other interests die because of school! If you love acting, audition for a play. If you like hip-hop dance, join a dance troupe. If you like busi- In case you didn’t already realize ness consulting, you’re probably really annoying it, everyone at Cornell is super and career focused.

These types of clubs weird. This definitely isn’t a bad are a great way to make thing, but no one will admit that friends and take your mind off of school, but they’re weird. they’re also a great way to support your friends.

When I came to Cornell, I never could have imagined how talent- vides a cool opportunity to take part in ed most of the people here are. Yes, your decades of tradition and all that, but it quiet pre-med friend is also a hilarious should never determine who you do and stand up comedian. Your nasal-voiced do not interact with. Also, full disclosure, roommate actually is an amazing a every fraternity on campus is pretty lame capella singer. Everyone at Cornell has — except Delta Chi. Those guys are all an unexpected hidden talent and you really cool and down to earth. won’t know it until you see it yourself.

Relax, Reconsider, Relish Greek Life You’re bound to fail at Cornell. It’s In case you didn’t already realize it, going to hurt because you’re probably everyone at Cornell is super weird. This not used to it, but don’t freak out. Learn definitely isn’t a bad thing, but no one from your mistakes and change your will admit that they’re weird. In what I study habits. Approach T.A.’s to help assume is an attempt to compensate for you prepare for the next test. Do the our own insecurities, everyone at problem sets ahead of time in case you Cornell joins fraternities and sororities have questions. While it’ll probably feel to prove to other Cornellians that foreign to ask for help at anything, they’re less weird than everyone else. So you’ve got to understand that there is no we all end up joining these houses shame in it. according to how cool we heard they There’s also no shame in switching

majors or career paths. Just because your parents want you to become an engineer or a doctor doesn’t mean you need to do it. There are plenty of other opportunities out there that will yield similarly successful careers. Study something that genuinely interests you, apply for jobs you think sound meaningful, and impress interviewers with your genuine passion. Despite what people may tell you, there’s no one path to professional success.

Finally, don’t just take classes in your department.

Seek out classes you never would have thought of taking. Being at Cornell means you have the opportunity to learn from some of the most accomplished thinkers in their respective fields. My suggestion is to take one class that just sounds cool pass/fail every semester.

Worst case, you don’t like the course and you drop it. Best case, you find a new lifelong interest.

Write for The Sun For whatever reason, the folks at The Sun have let me sully their #1 ranked college newspaper with sarcasm and poop jokes for the past two years. I’m still not sure how I got this gig, but if I got it, you can too. And if your experience ends up anything like mine has been, you’ll always remember and cherish it.

Akshay Jain is a senior in the College of Arts and Sciences. He can be reached at ajain@cornellsun.com. This is the last edition of College Stuff.

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Priya Kankanhalli | Matters of Fact

Who Wore It Better: Human, Or Statler?

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here is a double agent hiding in plain sight on our very own campus, and his name is Statler. Okay…I don’t mean for my statement to sound as pointed as it did. In fact, I think I see a little bit of myself in Statler Hall/Hotel — call him what you will. The duality of this pristine, tasteful building resonates with me especially as I near the junior year milestone of my undergraduate career. Lately, in every realm of my life, I feel a certain ambiguity. All the places I’ve been to have crumbled to dormant memory, and the places I’ve yet to go are uncharted territories with unfamiliar faces. It seems as if I have been cast in a one-woman duet, and I imagine that Statler, wise and binary fellow that he is, understands.

In March of 1989, Statler Hotel took his first breath of crisp Ithacan air. That’s exactly eight years and three months prior to my own inaugural respiration. Given our relative closeness in age, it’s only natural that Statler and I would maintain an unspoken connection (partially because Statler can’t speak, but trust me, the connection is mutual). As Millennials, Statler and I witness the products of enterprise culture regularly — a fondness of risk and a magnetic attraction towards the thrill of the chase — but we prefer to insist on the quaint charm of inertia.

Alas, I’m afraid that the doors between Statler Hall and Statler Hotel open both ways. It is just as plausible for me to reenter a dreary past as it is for me to transition into a dazzling future.

There is a sizable chunk of sanity to be gained by yielding to the universe — spending a few hours catching up on TV episodes at Terrace or enjoying the sunlight on the patios of the Hotel. Unfortunately, Statler and I, situated so firmly amid a bustling campus of scholars pouring themselves into inquires that are of little import to the common man, are alone in this view.

I also sense that Statler is attuned to the volatility of my moods. It’s quite refreshing to encounter a physical manifestation of this facet of my personality. The dichotomy between the fancy, luxurious Hotel, and the minimalistic, student-occupied Hall is analogous to my frequent oscillations between intense ambition and intense resignation. This is the cruel instability of our youth.

Alas, I’m afraid that the doors between Statler Hall and Statler Hotel open both ways. It is just as plausible for me to re-enter a dreary past as it is for me to transition into a dazzling future. There’s no way to know, and there’s no guarantee of better days, but to avoid cashing in on my mid-life crisis too early, I’ll bide my time and hope they come.

Cornell is a labyrinth of architecture, and it’s usually applauded for this complexity. Composed of some main components — a lounge, a library, a few eateries on premises — Statler takes a simpler approach to the fundamental art of living. Upon reflection, I wonder if my myriad duties, some of which solidify and some of which lead my astray from my sense of purpose, are pointlessly labyrinthine. I’m curious if the relationships I fuel and the ones I dampen are supposed to be reversed. I’m uncertain about whether my battles ought to be fought in solitude or with company. Sometimes, Statler has the answers, in his layout and his atmosphere and his inhabitants.

Other times, Statler is a tease, with his absolute numbness to stimuli. Still other times, he is a welcome intermission from the rapid onset of existential crises.

I’m not saying that I am Statler or that I want to be Statler.

Statler’s a building, so such a claim would be absurd. I’m just saying that maybe, in another life, if my blood were made of concrete and my heart were made of cement, I might reside at the peaceful cul-de-sac that idles on the intersection of East Avenue and Campus Road.

Priya Kankanhalli is a sophomore in the College of Arts and Scences. She can be reached at pkankanhalli@cornellsun.com. Matters of Fact appears alternating Tuesdays this semester. To respond to this column, please email opinion@cornellsun.com.

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New course: America confronts the world To the Editor: I recently read about Prof. Katzenstein’s, government, new course, Government 2817: America Confronts the World. The course description reads, “Donald Trump and Barack Obama give us two visions of America and of the world: xenophobic nationalism and pragmatic cosmopolitanism.” I applaud Cornell for bringing the current political debate to the forefront. Cornell prides itself in giving its students the opportunity to be challenged and motivated by multiple perspectives – and to develop their own perspectives amid rigorous and robust debate. To that end I have a recommendation for a minor change to Professor Katzenstein's course and course description.

I would recommend that Prof. Katzenstein recruit a respected professor that would take an opposing political position to his and have that professor provide one half of the course lectures. The slightly modified course and description could be something like the following: Government 2817: America Confronts the World” and, “Donald Trump and Barack Obama give us serious debate regarding visions of America and the world. Are those visions: xenophobic nationalism and pragmatic cosmopolitanism or pragmatic nationalism and naive, ineffective cosmopolitanism?”

Now that would be a great course!

Don Strenk ’78

DongYeon (Margaret) Lee | Shining a Light

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Reflections From A Not-So-Freshman Student

eople around me often ask why I’m so cynical, why my columns are always so scornful, why I view the world in such a negative light.

Perhaps I merely think that there’s always something to criticize. Perhaps having been taught to ask questions from an early age has created for me a dismal view of the world. My pessimistic attitude may have stemmed from the dismissive remarks I read in The Sun’s comments section. Or maybe it’s simply due to my love for writing, which thankfully hasn’t receded yet despite the countless papers and essays I’ve had to write as an ILR major (which I think is equally “I Love wRiting” as much as it is notoriously known to be “I Love Reading”).

So for my last column as a freshman I thought I would try to defy people’s expectations and write a more casual piece because after all, I’m not so much of a d o o m s a y e r, really. Instead of talking about other social issues, I’d like to focus on my personal experience this past year at Cornell (although I might just end up critiquing again).

Looking back on my first year at university, there are so many things I wish I could redo and improve upon. Most of all, I wish I had better appreciated the people and environment around me. No matter how many times the upperclassmen have told me to enjoy the summer while it lasts, I didn’t know how valuable the sun was in Ithaca until now, as I take back out the winter parka that I hoped not to see again until December.

Besides the weather, I regret not having been thankful enough in general. During most of the school year, everyone, including myself, seems to be so caught up in their own academic and social lives that they don’t care to see what goes on around them. Only going back to North Campus from Uris

Library at 4 a.m. have I really acknowledged the crisp sound of leaves swaying, the gush of the gorge in Beebe Lake and the weary looks of staff heading towards another day of work.

I wish I wasn’t so much of a procrastinator. Even as I write this very column, I know that I’ve pushed it off for too long, since I also have three assignments and four exams left to start studying for. The thing is, no matter how many times I tell myself that I’ll start work early, it still hasn’t happened. I thought it would be different in university. I thought I would be able to live up to Cornell’s prestige.

However, one thing I’ve learned in the past year is that Cornell really is what one makes of it. Not everyone has to stay on top of things. In fact, very few people actually do so.

It’s okay to pull all nighters to finish up work while eating ramen.

It’s okay to hang out with friends when you know you should really be studying for that prelim. College is so much more than exams and assignments.

Most importantly, I wish I would stop criticizing myself so much. Although doing so is constructive at times, it often ends in building up to my pessimism. I find myself caught up in an endless cycle of regretting past decisions, mourning over them and further delaying work. In the next couple of weeks and in the upcoming school year, my biggest quest is to widen my perspective. Rather than merely observing past faults in my own little bubble, I will search for remedies here, there and everywhere.

However, one thing I’ve learned in the past year is that Cornell really is what one makes of it. Not everyone has to stay on top of things. In fact, very few people actually do so.

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Deep Neural Networks Transfer The Style of an Image Onto Another Procedure facilitated by improvement in artificial image semantics understanding 1

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Psychedelic l The bottom image combines the content and structure of the top image with the style of the second.

By CHENAB KHAKH Sun Staff Writer

Editing a picture to make it “Instagram worthy” can be difficult.

Most simple apps have the basic filters, highlighting and exposure tools that you might expect. But apps that transform photos into a custom portrait in the style of your favorite artist need to use something more complex.

This is because imposing, for example, the distinctive brushstrokes and features of Vincent can Gogh’s The Starry Night onto an average photo can often distort the structure of the image. Existing programs focus on the content and style of images, but usually do not preserve the edges and contours of the subjects photographed.

This causes the final image to lose the structural details of the original photograph.

Prof. Kavita Bala, computer science, and Fujun Luan, grad, teamed up with researchers Sylvain Paris and Eli Shechtman from Adobe Systems to develop algorithms to solve this issue, which has gained more interest as apps like Prisma launched.

“Stylization of images can improve the aesthetic quality of images, which is what many professional photographers care about,” Bala said. “The key technical challenge is combining the idea of stylization, which is very powerful in changing images, while still preserving the realism of the image.”

“We tried a lot of ideas and performed many experiments before reaching the final solution,” Luan said. “Although those previous ideas didn't work well, we learned from them and made use of that knowledge and refined them to arrive at this particular idea.”

To facilitate similar work in the field, they also created a supplementary file listing the procedures and ideas that did not work. The code for the project was also hosted on GitHub. “We did post the code,” Bala said.

“How viral it went, took us completely by surprise.”

The rise in interest in such projects has to do with the deep learning revolution, Bala said. Deep learning algorithms date back to the 1980s, but numerous breakthroughs over the past five years have broadened its scope.

Combining images or searching through visual images are some examples of tasks that use deep learning.

This technology is based on the computational power of neural networks, which is a computational model that is loosely based off the functioning of the human brain’s nerve network. The net consists of different computational layers and is trained by being fed large amounts of image data. Consequently, the network learns numbers and matrices that represent aspects of an image.

Together, this represents a complex

function that can be used to understand different features, such as the style or objects, that make up an image.

“The core research vision that excites me is to use knowledge of human perception to drive better algorithms that produce better solutions,” Bala said.

The output image from this stylization process contains the content and structures from one image and the style, such as the colors and lighting, from another image. Applications such as Prisma use the content and style from images but not necessarily the structure, which makes images look non-realistic.

To ensure the structure is effectively recreated in the output image, the team attempted to improve the program’s understanding of the image’s semantics. To do so, they used algo-

“How viral it went, took us completely by surprise.”

Prof. Kavita Bala rithms that were specifically designed to identify certain objects in images.

For example, such algorithms are able to identify where a building is, whether an object is a dog or a cat or if a section of the image is part of a lake or the sky. Such recognition is important because the different stylistic elements superimposed onto an image depend on the objects present in it.

“The style you apply to foliage is not the same you would apply to a lake or a building,” Bala said.

Despite the team’s strides in learning how to preserve realism and structure, the team insists that numerous challenges still need to be tackled.

One concern the team hopes to address is the program’s speed limitations. Currently, it takes approximately a few minutes to render the final image, but it is possible to do so in seconds. Students in Bala’s lab are currently working towards this goal.

Luan also stresses that the program’s understanding of the image’s semantics can be developed further.

“Currently, we use some state-ofthe-art scene parsing algorithm but sometimes the results are not satisfying enough,” Luan said. “Exploring the dense semantic correspondence using the feature responses of the deep neural network would be helpful to address this problem.”

The team will be presenting their research at the Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition in July.

Chenab Khakh can be reached at ckhakh@cornellsun.com.

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Cornell Professor Receives Award For Studies on Crop Genomics Recognized for developing largest public genetic mapping resources

By VICTOR AGUILAR Sun Staff Writer

On a daily basis, most of us do not think about the crops that our food comes from. And yet, the importance of commercial crop studies cannot be overstated, especially for human health. Without the crucial genetic mapping resources developed by Prof.

Edward Buckler, plant breeding and genetics, these studies would be impossible.

As a geneticist at the United States Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Research Service, Buckler is in a unique position to manage a variety of national resources to lead such studies. These efforts culminated in a Washington, D.C. ceremony in April, where Buckler was awarded the National Academy of Sciences Prize in Food and Agricultural Studies. The award is granted in recognition of a scientist whose work improves upon the understanding of a species of high commercial importance to the nation.

Buckler’s research explores the importance of over 15,000 species of commercial crops, ranging from grapes to sorghum, but one crop has dominated his interest: maize. The reason for this focus is the natural efficiency of maize as a crop. Maize, along with other commercial crops such as sorghum and sugarcane, belongs to a high efficiency group of plants known

as C4 grasses.

“Maize is physiologically really good at taking sunlight and water and converting it into starch and sugar so it’s biologically more efficient at doing that than virtually any other crop,” Buckler said. “That’s why maize has outcompeted other crops.”

Maize accounts for 95 percent of produced feed grain in the United States, according to USDA-ERS. Along with its commercial importance, its versatility as a crop and biofuel source means that significant effort is devoted to researching its features. The crop’s genome is also extremely diverse — more so than that of most vertebrae, including humans.

“Maize is incredibly genetically diverse at the DNA level. Any two varieties of maize are as divergent of one another as humans are from chimpanzees,” Buckler said.

“We’ve estimated there’s about two hundred million genetic variations of the maize genome. The maize genome size has actually made it much more difficult to analyze. A lot of what our group has done is come up with approaches to deal with that incredible level of complexity and diversity.”

This complexity allows crops to develop varieties, some of which end

up thriving. Buckler aims to unravel these mysteries in order to understand how to tweak the crop’s genome and make it capable of resisting droughts

The laboratory’s research tools, which can map the genetic variations in maize and connect the genetic identity of crops to their physical traits, have been published as open source software to aid global efforts to map the genomes of different species, plants and animals alike. Tools like the Genome Association And Prediction Integrated Tool have been downloaded over 20,000 times across the globe and are used by researchers working on a variety of topics, from commercial crops to human and animal genetics.

“The best way to get these types of tools out to groups around the world is to make them open source. Natural plant variation is the result of thousands of years of plant breeding.

That natural variation should be shared and understood by all humanity,” Buckler said.

Buckler intends to continue to devote time to exploring the maize genome. However, with the help of this award, he aims to tackle other commercial crops like grapes and switchgrass (a biofuel source) so as to better understand how to use their properties for innovative new applications.

“Maize is incredibly genetically diverse at the DNA level. Any two varieties of maize are as divergent of one another as humans are from chimpanzees.”

Prof. Edward Buckler and diseases. For example, his lab has developed a new variety of maize enriched in pro-vitamin A, which may address vitamin A deficiencies in underdeveloped countries.

Victor Aguilar can be reached at vaguilar@cornellsun.com.

Kernel of truth l Prof. Edward Buckler at one of the laboratory’s greenhouses.

PHOTO COURTESY OF PROF. EDWARD BUCKLER

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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT Live Sufjan Stevens Takes New Life

BY LORENZO BENITEZ Sun Staff Writer

Just last week, singer-songwriter Sufjan Stevens unexpectedly dropped a live version of his seventh album, Carrie & Lowell. After having relentlessly poured over the contents of that haunting, minimalistic tour-de-force all of two years ago – has it really been that long? – the sudden reincarnation of what is arguably Stevens’ greatest album invites loyal fans to re-examine the differences in cadence, nuance and theme that inevitably arise from hearing recorded familiarities performed live. But as much as I’d like to provide an exhaustive critique of the entire live album, one song in particular stands out for being both more potent than its studio counterpart, yet confidently similar in style.

“Should Have Known Better,” Carrie & Lowell’s third track, was never my favorite of the original release, but when performed live, its thematic density becomes astoundingly apparent.

Patiently emerging in the wake of an impressive rendition of “Death with Dignity,” “Should Have Known Better” astutely encapsulates the likely self-therapeutic attitude that compelled Sufjan to write an album about his own mother. After all, many have interpreted the song to be about Stevens looking back at his original reaction to his mother’s passing, realizing that he had not allowed himself the proper opportunity to grieve, an emotional reluctance he identifies as a “black shroud/Holding down [his] feelings.”

Indeed, recounting how a “demon had a spell on [him],” Sufjan sings of how this internal suppression of grief was “a pillar for [his] enemies” — a distressing phenomenon, as the song’s title communicates, about which he “should have known better.” It’s immensely saddening to hear of someone being “frightened by [their] feelings” in the wake of a parent’s passing, especially when the spectral memory of his mother’s face is a long-sought after respite, evident in Sufjan’s crooning: “Be my rest, be my fantasy.”

But despite the emotional turbulence that accompanies his belated awareness of grief’s necessity, “the remedy” that Sufjan appears to have been waiting for is tenderly suggested to have finally arrived in the introspection afforded by his songwriting. In both the recorded and live version of the song, at around the halfway point, the song noticeably assumes a more optimistic, celebratory tone. Indeed, he finds in his newlyacquired wisdom of how “Nothing can be changed/The past is still the past” an opportunity to turn away from obsessively imagining alternate histories — a “bridge to nowhere” — and to instead look to the beauty of the present, external world for the true remedy to “that empty feeling” he so movingly sings of.

He counsels himself to not “back down” and to “concentrate on seeing/The breakers in the bar, the neighbor’s greeting.” But more specific than the common humanity found in neighborly friendship, looking at his family now, Sufjan expresses adoration for his brother’s daughter, and “the beauty that she brings: illumination.” Unlike the original — in which the acoustic backing and ethereal chorus of distant voices emphasize Sufjan’s mournful, retrospective mindset — in the live version, we can better appreciate the intentional suddenness of the song’s pivot toward charged optimism. This is likely attributable to the more commanding drums missing from the original version, but more than that, perhaps it’s the sheer authenticity of hearing a raw, unadulterated live performance, albeit through a recorded medium.

Knowing what we know about Sufjan’s Christianity, one can’t help but notice the strikingly Christian connotations of “Should Have Known Better.” While most would describe Carrie & Lowell as, first and foremost, melancholic, in “Should Have Known Better” we find the themes of salvation, redemption and ultimate respite emerging in their clearest articulations of any Sufjan song. To hear one of America’s most gifted songwriters candidly acknowledge himself as “a fool in the fetter,” and

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look toward his existing family for nourishing humanity is a beautiful universalization of the Christianity that likely guides Sufjan’s artistry, despite his repeated insistence on a clear separation between his music and his faith. In the live version of “Should Have Known Better,” the repetition of “illumination” that concludes the piece, and hence dictates the song’s lasting effect, is overlaid upon a dense, sonic tapestry of synthesized notes to conjure the brief fragments of celestial beauty that can gleamed from our human relationships within an otherwise expanding, seemingly-indifferent cosmos.

In simpler, less secular terms, it is in loving others, whether it be his neighbor or his brother’s daughter, that Sufjan finds God. As someone for whom the possibility of God remains an impenetrable, beguiling mystery, part of why I find Stevens’ music so rewarding is because of how potently it transmits both the confusion and wonder that equally arise from a recognition of the

divine within the most troubled of personal narratives.

Ultimately, in “Should Have Known Better,” we discover a deeply-rewarding song that could arguably be labelled the quintessence of Carrie & Lowell, if not Sufjan’s entire oeuvre. While the lyrics are unchanged between its recorded and live incarnations, the latter affords greater prominence, through its mild sonic adjustments, to the lived catharsis and subsequent optimism of Sufjan’s matured mindset.

Indeed, in its nuanced evincing of grief — an emotion previously-suppressed and then recognized for its constructive necessity — Stevens illustrates the unmalleable rigidness of the past, and identifies the infectious wonder to be found within a love for others in this very present.

Lorenzo Benitez is a sophomore in the College of Arts and Sciences. He can be reached at llb224@cornell.edu.

Reflections and a Plea for Humanity(ies)

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find myself undergoing a mid-college existential crisis as I finish what has proven to be a rather formative sophomore year here at Cornell. It is not so much a cerebral catastrophe, one marked by some bleak, emotional indifference, but rather the overwhelming curiosity one experiences when discovering the utter vastness and complexity of the world, or less loftily, our own university’s community — less L’Étranger and more the end of Boyhood. I recall a moment that occurred in one of my first lectures at Cornell, Economics 1120: Introductory Macroeconomics back in the fall of 2015, when our professor offered us a bit of sage guidance: “During your freshmen year of college, you do not know anything, but you do not know that you do not know anything. In your sophomore year of college, you realize that you do not know anything. At the end of your junior year you definitely know some things, but you do not know that you do know something. Only in your senior year do you know something and know you know something.” In my freshmen ignorance, true to form, I assumed that this advice did not apply to me. Now, at the end of year two, and after believing on several occasions that I had figured things out, I realize that I really do know nothing. What is life? Who the hell am I? Who the hell are all of you?

I have certainly been trying to ask some of these deep questions throughout the past several months, though. After spending my first three semesters in the ILR School, I have transferred to Arts and study music, among other subjects. I

used to spend my academic time thinking about labor relations, but in some ironic twist of fate I am now asked to ponder more philosophical dilemmas such as the very definition of music.

Cornell’s music department obviously offers some brilliant opportunities for rehearsal and performance. It also possesses a rather innovative theory and composition sequence. However, I have come to find myself far less interested in these more mechanical processes of music, especially those of the western performative tradition, and I think my disinterest echoes the spirit of the department. Instead of thinking about “how” music is done, I think it is more intriguing to question why ordinary people in any society make or listen to music at all. The study of music need not be about conserving old habits, but Swan’s rather serve as a gleaming Song point of access to the humanist disciplines in general.

It seems that all of the subjects within the realm of the humanities are trying to serve the same purpose, and that is to run tangent to the meaning of life in their pursuits without ever directly approaching the essence of being human; such a frontal assault is likely impossible. This, I believe, is the supreme goal of the humanities. As a music major considering, for instance, the interplay between lyrics and music on Public Enemy’s Fear of a Black Planet, I am not so different from an English major studying, say, Baldwin’s Notes of

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a Native Son. We are both examining some cultural artifact in the attempt to discern why humans express themselves in the wake of a planet that is seemingly limitless in its complexity and weight.

What about music in my own life can offer some form of guidance during this time? A loaded question indeed. In the fall I developed a pretty strong affinity for Joy Division, specifically Unknown Pleasures, because I feel a profound sensitivity in Ian Curtis’ lyrics and voice. Over the course of this year I realized that I like to dance at parties; there is some cosmic inspiration in being taught how to dance, merengue, by a stranger in a dark, packed basement after midnight. So maybe I can assert that I am one to challenge the heteronormative machismo that often accompanies male identification?

If it was not for the humanities, I would likely not read so deeply into these seemingly harmless aspects of my recent life. The humanities and the type of critical thinking that they promote are profound ways to augment the dual crises of identity and existence that I and other newly turned 20year-olds experience around this time in college. It pains me to see these disciplines strained and attacked under the weight of STEM fields, for they are also noble and imperative pursuits. I encourage everyone to listen to some music, read a favorite novel or even observe a great painting, and simply think about why it is so great. This humanistic introspection has yet to bestow upon me the meaning of life, but in realizing that I know nothing, perhaps this way I can hope to learn something.

Nick Swan is a sophomore in the College of Arts and Sciences. He can be reached at nswan@cornell.edu. His column Swan’s Song ran alternate Tuesdays this semester.

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third through fifth, respectively.

In the 200m, Menchaca placed second, Avery and freshman Andy Snyder finished just behind him to take third and fourth. Paulino grabbed fifth.

The distance squad held up its end of the bargain with two runner-up finishes — junior Michael Wang in the steeplechase and classmate Dominic DeLuca in the 5K. Nearing the close of the meet, Cornell’s upsets in the sprints put the team in good position to take home the title. A strong finish in the 4x400m relay — an event the Red has won the past three years — was going to be critical to keeping this hope alive.

The team was in third until the last lap when Princeton’s Josh Freeman snuck by Cornell senior Tobe Attah, who is also a staff writer for The Sun, by less than one 10th of a second to leave Cornell in fourth.

The Red led Princeton in the overall point totals by one, but the decathlon had yet to be scored. At this point, however, a victory was impossible.

Princeton was guaranteed points among its three athletes in the decathlon, while Cornell had none.

Jamerson won the decathlon last year at Heps, but his injury made it impossible for him to compete. A win could have cancelled out Princeton’s eight points in the event and swapped the outcome of the meet.

Despite a disappointing end to his collegiate career, Jamerson kept in good spirits and did everything he could for his team.

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t has been 70 years since Jackie Robinson shattered baseball’s infamous color barrier. The nature of the game changed forever on that April day in 1947, but the fight against racial injustice in Major League Baseball is still going strong.

This fight reared its ugly head last week, when Orioles’ centerfielder Adam Jones experienced severe and malicious racism at Fenway Park in a game against the Red Sox. Jones told reporters after the game that he had peanuts and racial slurs hurled at him from fans in the bleachers while he was in the outfield.

This troubling incident has brought significant attention to the plight of African-American ballplayers. According to a study done by USA Today, just 62 of the 868 players on opening day rosters were African-American, or 7.1 percent. In 1994, it was 17.2 percent. The same study showed that 11 different teams have only one African-American player, and two teams have zero.

These numbers, though disheartening, are not necessarily indicative of a race problem in baseball. To be fair, the decline in African-American professional ballplayers has probably more to do with the sharp increase in Hispanic players since the 1990s than it does with systematic racism.

It is worth noting, however, that the increase in Hispanic players has not been coupled with a sharp decline in white players. In 1994, white players made up 65 percent of MLB players. In 2016, they made up 63.7 percent, while the proportion of Hispanic players jumped from 17.8 percent to 27.4 percent in that time span.

What is happening here seems to be an inexplicably steep decline in the prevalence of African-American baseball players at the highest level. As the game has changed rapidly over the last 20 or so years, African-American players have taken the hardest hit. Of course, there are plenty of reasonable explanations for this, beyond just the rise of stars from Latin America.

But this issue has been catapulted to the forefront after last week’s events at Fenway, and many have focused on the city of Boston and Fenway Park itself as hotspots for bigotry. Yankees

been supplied by Jones, Sabathia and others, the point has been completely lost.

The lesson to be learned here is that seven decades after integration, the life of a black major leaguer has not improved nearly as much as it should have. Imagine what Jackie Robinson would say upon learning that a black player had peanuts thrown at him while being called the n-word. I never had the pleasure of meeting him, but I imagine it would be something to the tune of, “Been there, done that.”

Is there enough evidence to say that racial slurs are flying at Fenway? I’m not sure. But it is astonishing that we even find ourselves talking about it. How could this still be a problem?

Consider again the numbers showing that African-American players have to fight harder for One Point Play roster spots than they have since the 1950s, and you start to see the whole picture.

In a time where the nation’s politistarting pitcher CC Sabathia went on record saying, “We all know. When cal climate is as volatile as it has ever been, the discourse has managed to you go to Boston, expect it.”

Sabathia’s words and tone convey a permeate even our national pastime. It harsh accusation; the implication here has done so to such an extent that so is that there is a knowledge among many people are failing to recognize black players that they need to prepare that baseball might have serious probfor the ugliest of humanity when trav- lem on its hands. Perhaps we should elling to play the Red Sox. Sabathia’s be searching for a solution instead of comment and others like it from play- tearing ourselves apart over whether a ers around the league have sparked problem exists. And anyone who doesdebate among fans and media pundits n’t care to pay attention should consider that maybe they are part of the across the country.

Many have remained skeptical, problem. throwing around an age-old phrase: extraordinary accusations require extraordinary evidence. And while Dylan McDevitt can be contacted at dmcdevitt@cornellsun.com. One Point Play appears Tuesdays this everyone has been left arguing over semester. whether or not sufficient evidence has

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WOMEN’S TRACK AND FIELD

Red Comes Out Sixth at Ivy Heptagonals

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Silver lining | Two Cornellians broke school records over the weekend with Adrian Jones, Kat Quigly, Brittany Stenekes and Ellen Shepard in the 4x100 relay as well as Stenekes in the 100 meter hurdles.

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This weekend, the women’s track and field team took to New Haven to compete in the outdoor Ivy League Heptagonals. The Red took 36 women to Heps to represent Cornell, which finished sixth at the end of the twoday event.

Although the weather held out rain-wise, the wind and temperature did not make for ideal outdoor track conditions, especially for a Cornell team that has had limited outdoor exposure this season.

“Several [Cornell] athletes traveled to California for great training and competition in the warm weather,” said freshman Jinjer Pearce. “Unfortunately, we had a very short outdoor season, only consisting of six meets, including Heps.”

The Red left with two school records and three Second-Team All-Ivy performances. Despite having 30 top-10 event finishes, Cornell did not have enough to gain the point tallies that the team needed to push past the other Ivy’s. The final results had Cornell at 59.5, just half a point behind Dartmouth in fifth place. Harvard once

again came out on top for its fourth straight outdoor team title followed by Penn, Princeton and Columbia.

The Red’s efforts in the field were notable with seven scoring efforts to go along with an additional six field event finalists.

Freshman Claire Kao put the Red on the board first in Saturday’s pole vault. She earned a fifth-place finish of 12’6.25” in the midst of strong winds, which had made the event more difficult. Sophomore Grace Smith, who tied for fourth, and junior Kate Gulbrandsen, who tied for sixth, both cleared 5’6.5” in the high jump to earn points for the Red. Junior Taylor Baker had an impressive weekend, earning her spot in three finals overall. Her personal record in the shot put was just the beginning to her fantastic performance. She placed sixth in the discus at 145’2” and seventh in the hammer with yet another personal best of 175’7”, good for fifth all-time at Cornell.

“Some of biggest highlights [of the weekend were the] school record performance by [freshman] Brittany Stenekes at 100 meter hurdles and the 4x100 relay that also set a new school record,” said head coach Rich Bowman. “[There were] great efforts by sprint tandem of

Adrian Jones and [junior] Ellen Shepard as well as [junior tri-captain] Taysia Radoslav who had a fantastic run in the 400 meter hurdles.”

Radoslav teamed up with sophomores Ellery Biando and Kat Quingley as well as Pearce to grab the secondplace finish in the 4x400 meter relay. Radoslav ran in 53.1 while Bianco ran a 57.6 second leg before Quigley ran her portion of the race in 55.49 seconds. Pearce then brought the stick home in 56.06 seconds, earning the team a second place run of 3:42.51.

Senior tri-captain Adrian Jones had one of the best sprinting weekends in school history, closing out her final Heps strong. With the help of Quigley, Stenekes and Shepard, the group was able to work together and run 45.01 in the 4x100 meter relay, which is a new school record. Jones later broke another school record in the 100 and 200 meter races. With an 11.55w in the 100 meter and a 23.52w in the 200 meter, Jones had herself quite a meet helping the Red bring up its point total.

“Our team has had experience competing against some of the toughest competition — some of the best in the nation,” Stenekes said. “Learning how to challenge ourselves to compete with the best prepared us for Heps.”

The team looks to move forward from its somewhat disappointing finish at this year’s outdoor Heps and will use this experience as a stepping stone to future success.

“After this weekend, we realize that we need to be more focused and dedicated if we want to be a championship team,” Pearce said. “All the talent is there, it’s just the heart and commitment that we’re missing. Our daily life decisions, in terms of eating, sleeping, and social life, must all be aligned with our goal to win. We are a young team, so with these minor changes, there is no [reason] that we can’t be the best team out there.

As coach Bowman reflected on the outcome of this past weekend, he also looked to the younger athletes to step up and stand out in the future of this program.

“The final Results were not what we wanted, but [we] still [had] some great individual efforts,” he said. “We’ll continue to improve at the ECAC’s next weekend at Princeton. We are a young team, [with] only two seniors scoring this past weekend. The freshman group is amazing holding five school records between them. [I] Look forward to their future maturation and leadership.”

The team will send a contingent of athletes to Princeton next weekend to compete at ECACs as the season comes to a close.

Karen Papazian can be reached at kpapazian@cornellsun.com.

EQUESTRIAN

Riders Face Fierce Competition, Return Humbled Three Cornellians compete at IHSA National Champions, finishing fifth and sixth in individuals

By CAITLIN STANTON Sun Staff Writer

While the rest of the school was finishing up some of their final lectures, three of the Cornell’s very own were on their way to Lexington, KY to represent the Red in the Intercollegiate Horse Show Association National Champion.

“I was really honored to be there,” said senior Amanda Ko. “The founder of IHSA — Bob Cacchione — made a point of saying that there’s 10,000 riders in IHSA and only 450 of them made it to Kentucky, and I think that was a moment we all kind of stopped and [said], ‘Wow, no matter how we play, it’s awesome just to be here.’”

The three Cornell riders at Lexington shared sentiments of awe and fulfillment.

“If you’re a horse person, your dream is to go to the Kentucky Horse Park,” said senior Claira Seely. “It’s a pretty competitive but also really good atmosphere, because I think everyone there is just really happy and proud to be there.”

Ko and Seely, along with sophomore Laura Vasquez-Bolanos, earned their spots in the individual Nationals through their strong performances at the Zone Championships last month.

Seely merited a spot in the Novice Flat event for Nationals after she took

second in that event during Zones. After dozen of the highest point-earning rid- about it,” Novakovic said. “It just gives us motivation for next year.” a first place finish in Walk Trot at ers in regions across the nation.

“I just went in and enjoyed the ride,” With Nationals wrapped up, the full Zones, Vasquez-Bolanos attained a slot in the same event at Nationals. Ko fin- Ko said. “When else am I going to get to season for the Cornell equestrian proished in first place for the Cacchione ride in the Kentucky Horse Park … at gram has concluded.

Despite a disappointing third place Cup at Zones, which ultimately ended collegiate Nationals?”

Like Ko, Seely had been to Nationals finish at Zones that prevented the team up sending her to Kentucky. The Cacchione Cup is a two-part event that before, and the opportunity to compete from heading to Nationals as a whole is comprised of each region’s high point at this level again was a great experience program, the Red proved to be a strong presence at every tournament they riders vying for the title. attended or hosted.

“It really feels like kind of the “I think they did the best they could’ve First and second place team culmination of a full year of work,” said head coach Joanna Novakovic. done on that day, so we were all happy finishes were scattered across Cornell’s season schedule. Also, “It’s a lot of fun. It’s exciting; there’s with the trip and we all feel good.” the team finished the season on a a lot of pomp and circumstance.” high note with a perfect score for Each of the singular events were Head Coach Joanna Novakovic first place at the Ivy League composed of ten riders. Seely comChampionships. peted on the first day of Nationals A good chunk of the team will be in the Novice Flat event and, while fac- to add to her senior year.

“Last year, I was just really excited to graduating in two weeks, but the Red, ing off against her nine other competigo to Nationals, because we qualified as including its seniors, is as confident in tors, finished fifth in the event.

Vasquez-Bolanos and Ko rode on the a team — that was my first time,” Seely their potential as ever.

“I think the team is set up for sucsecond day of the competition. Vasquez- said. “But I think this time … I was cerBolanos ended up placing sixth in Walk tainly more nervous … because I want- cess. I think we have a really good team ed to do as well as I’d done last year. It culture and team dynamic,” Seely said.

Trot.

As part of the Cacchione Cup, Ko was definitely nice to go back and wit- “I think we really have left an impression on the team, both on our coach and her opponents rode fences and flat ness the feel again.”

Coach Novakovic was satisfied with and on the underclassmen. I think that events specifically for these high point riders. After her fences ride, Ko was everyone’s performances, especially the positive things we’ve contributed to called back to ride in flat, earning her a while riding in a highly-competitive the team as a class will stay for the future.” spot in the top 24 for the Cup. By the tournament.

“I think they did the best they end of the third day of the competition, she had finished in 24th, an amazing could’ve done on that day, so we were all Caitlin Stanton can be reached at feat when competing against several happy with the trip and we all feel good cstanton@cornellsun.com.

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MEN’S LACROSSE

Head Coach Matt Kerwick Resigns After 4 Years Associate head coach Peter Milliman named interim head coach for 2018 season

By ZACH SILVER Sun Sports Editor

Following the program’s worst consecutive seasons in 20 years, Cornell athletics announced head coach Matt Kerwick will not return for his fifth year at the helm of the men’s lacrosse team.

“After careful thought and consideration, I have decided to step aside ... to focus on my family.”

Matt Kerwick Associate head coach Peter Milliman, who has been with the program for four years, will take over as interim head coach for the 2018 season. A nationwide search for a head coach will begin then for a “fulltime replacement,” the team announced.

“After careful thought and consideration, I have decided to step aside from my role as head coach of the men’s lacrosse team to focus on my family,” Kerwick said in a statement. “I would like to thank Cornell University for five great years. The people here have made it a truly special place to work. This decision has taken a great deal of thought because of the 47 young men in the locker room, and all of the former players that I have been so fortunate to build relationships with. With that said, my family and I are looking for-

ward to moving on to a new chapter.”

“I respect and support Matt’s decision to focus on family first and very much appreciate the investment he made in the Cornell program. There is nothing more important than family, and all decisions must be made through that lens,” said Athletic Director Andy Noel in a statement. “Watching our young team play one of the most challenging schedules in the country, the development throughout the season was very apparent and portends great things in the future.”

Kerwick’s resignation was announced Monday, a little over a week after his team ended its 5-8 season with an upset win over then-No. 13 Princeton. The team started the year 0-5 — the worst start for Cornell since 1994.

Despite recent struggles, Kerwick opened his Cornell career with two straight co-Ivy regular season titles, as well as consecutive trips to the Ivy and NCAA tournaments. The Red showed promise of what’s to come this past season; the team’s young makeup has it positioned for success in the future, as highlighted in that final win over the Tigers.

Kerwick landed the No. 1 ranked prospect in the class of 2020, current freshman Jeff Teat, who broke the program’s freshman record for points in a single season with 72. He had 12 points in the win against Princeton.

Each of the past two Cornell squads have been over 60 percent underclassmen, and the top two scorers this year were freshmen — Teat and Connor Fletcher.

“I am proud of the growth we’ve seen over the last few seasons and I am confident that this young team is well positioned for a bright future,” Kerwick’s statement continued. “The Big Red family should be excited for all of the great things that lay ahead for our team.”

Kerwick joined the program as an assistant coach in 2013, then served as interim head coach in 2014 after the departure of Ben DeLuca. On June 11, 2014, he was officially named head coach.

Before Cornell, Kerwick worked as head coach at Randolph-Macon, Alfred, Jacksonville and Hobart — his alma mater

— and was an associate head coach at Georgetown, after serving as an assistant at Penn. He has led three teams — Cornell, Alfred and Hobart — to the NCAA tournamen.

As Cornell’s associate head coach, Milliman led the offense, defense and recruiting. In March, he was named an assistant coach of the 2019 U.S. men’s national indoor team. Prior to Cornell, he was head coach of Pfeiffer and served as assistant coach at RIT and Princeton.

Zach Silver can be reached at sports-editor@cornellsun.com.

COURTESY OF CORNELL ATHLETICS

So long, Ithaca | In his four years as head coach, Kerwick led Cornell to a 32-26 record, but the team struggled in his final two and finished below .500 in each.

MEN’S TRACK AND FIELD

Unable to Hold Off Princeton,MenTake 2nd at Ivy Heps

By CHLOE MIKLES Sun Staff Writer

A year removed from setting the Ivy Outdoor Heps record in 2016, Cornell men’s track and field entered this year’s championships knowing it was bound to face even tougher competition. In a battle with long-time rival Princeton, Cornell was projected to fall to the Tigers by about 30 points before the first event began.

Emotions were running high. Just ask

senior thrower Rudy Winkler, who has competed in the most extreme of conditions at the Olympics in Rio. “The atmosphere was pretty tense, especially at first,” he said. “We went in thinking we were on the losing side of things, and as the meet progressed we kept upsetting in a lot of places where we weren’t really supposed to score points.”

The point total was close between Cornell and Princeton for the entire meet, with the Red having the lead until the final

scoring of the decathlon, where the Tigers took eight points to claim 156, which just pushed them past Cornell’s 149.

Unfortunately for Cornell, senior decathlete Austin Jamerson came down with a hamstring injury which prevented him from competing. Jamerson would have been a likely contender for the Ivy League title in the decathlon, but instead, the Red came away with no points from an event that could have secured yet another Heps title.

Photo finish | The tournament came down to the final event of the two-day meet, but the Tigers edged the Red by seven points in the end.

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Final results aside, the first day of the meet went very well for Cornell. Winkler started things off by defending his title in the hammer throw for the third year in a row with a throw of 237 feet. It was the inciting point of the Red’s big day.

“It feels really nice being able to kick off the meet with a win for the team because it sets everything in motion and puts momentum behind a lot of guys,” Winkler said. “Being able to do that in the first event is pretty cool.”

Senior Mark Tedder had a big win the 10K with a time of 31:55.17, while junior Samuel Chauvin finished third. Together, the distance duo putting 16 points on the board in just the first day. In the the preliminary events as a whole, the men positioned themselves well for finals on Sunday.

Junior Myles Lazarou kicked off the second day of the meet with a three-peat victory in the high jump. He jumped 6’10.25” to win the event by just over an inch.

Keeping this momentum on its side, the Red dominated the podium with repeated success in the sprints.

The 4x100 relay team of junior Brailin Paulino and sophomores Jonathan Avery, Alex Beck and Zach Menchaca took a commanding win in an impressive time of 40.32.

Menchaca later went on to win the 100m, and Avery, Paulino and freshman James Norris were close behind, taking See M.TRACK page 14