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So, you’re a smart kid. Congratulations. But not even you can spend all of your evenings in the library cramming for exams and dreaming of your future Ph.D. From local concerts to groundbreaking interviews with Hollywood icons, Arts and Entertainment is your ticket to college life the way it should be: worry free. The Sun is always front row center with the headliners and coverage of arts exhibitions in Ithaca. This issue brings you some of the best arts stories of the semester, plus a spotlight of notable Cornell alumni writers, musicians and visual artists.
What is the Ivy League? Nothing more than an athletic conference. It’s just a coincidence that it is comprised of eight of the best colleges in the nation. Cornell leads the way in what is widely known as the Ancient Eight, setting the bar for all of those lesser schools — like, um, what’s the name of that school near Boston? Yeah, nobody cares. Read more about all Cornell sports has to offer on the flip side of this issue — the place where you can always find sports in The Sun.
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ELCOME TO CORNELL! In a few short weeks, you’ll pack the station wagon to the brim with your belongings, say goodbye to Fido and arrive in Ithaca. All the anticipation will finally be over. Get ready to kick off what will be the craziest and most memorable four years of your life. We at The Sun know how you feel — nervous, excited, curious — as you prepare to begin your first year “on the Hill.” Remembering our own freshman days, we have created this guide for you to read before you arrive on campus to give you the inside scoop on Cornell life. That is, until you find it for yourself.
Inside, you’ll find information on the organizations you can join and the things you can see in and around the Hill. We’ll give you some advice about the best places to eat, study and hang out. Bring an open mind to Cornell. The people you meet, the classes you attend and the activities in which you will immerse yourself will change you, no doubt in ways you never imagined. And the time will pass quickly — many of us would give anything to reclaim a year or two. Don’t forget to read The Sun online and in print and enoy your time at Cornell. There’s no place like it. — The 133rd Editorial Board
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Garrett first woman to helm University
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All smiles | Cornell’s 13th president, Elizabeth Garrett, speaks at a press conference announcing her appointment on Sept. 30, with Presidential Search Committee Chair Jan Rock Zubrow ’77 and Robert Harrison ’76, chair of the Board of Trustees.
Garrett Begins Term New President Appointed in Sept. Over Summer Recess
months in order to listen to students, faculty and other Cornellians to see what problems face the University. “I’m excited with working with this University to A previous version of this story was published on Oct. 1. The Cornell University Board of Trustees unani- lead this superb institution into its next 150 years,” mously appointed Elizabeth Garrett from the Garrett said. She added in a statement that she was honored to University of Southern California as the University’s be selected and looks forward to succeeding Skorton. 13th president on Sept. 30. “The task before me is challenging, but I am forGarrett, the provost and senior vice president for academic affairs at USC, will become the first tunate to be following in the footsteps of David woman president of the University, nearly 150 years Skorton, who will continue to lead Cornell for the after Cornell — an institution that has prided itself next nine months and whose significant achieveon the fact that it has always been accessible to ments during his tenure as president will leave a lasting legacy for the University,” Garrett said. women — was founded. Garrett was appointed to her position at USC on She will assume the presidency on July 1, succeeding President Emeritus David J. Skorton, who Oct. 28, 2010, according to the University. In 2011, Garrett helped guide the crewill leave Ithaca at the end of ation of USC’s strategic vision June to become the secretary of “Among a truly world which outlined the need to have the Smithsonian Institution in class group ... there was a more “transformative faculty” Washington D.C. Garrett, 51, will hold a facul- one person who stood out and called for increased interdisciplinary studies. ty appointments in the Law as the clear winner.” “Obviously, Beth has a track School and the Department of record of advancing USC in a Government in the College of Jan Rock Zubrow ’77 major way,” said Zubrow, who Arts and Sciences, according to added that Garrett’s cross-colthe University. At a press conference held Tuesday at noon in lege and interdisciplinary initiatives at USC stood Myron Taylor Hall, University leaders expressed out. When she arrives in Ithaca next year, her hustheir support for the incoming president. “I could not be more certain that we have found band, Prof. Andrei Marmor, philosophy, University the most perfect person in Beth Garrett,” said of Southern California, will also hold appointments Robert S. Harrison ’76, chair of the Board of in the arts college and the Law School. Although not present during the announcement Trustees. A 19-person presidential search committee, led press conference, incumbent President Skorton conby Jan Rock Zubrow ’77, chair of the Executive gratulated the search committee’s “terrific” selection Committee of the Board of Trustees, was formed in of Garrett as his successor in a statement. “I look forward to working closely with her over March following the announcement that Skorton would leave Cornell and has examined approximate- the coming months to ensure a smooth transition and a successful start to what I am confident will ly 200 candidates, according to Harrison. “Among a truly world class group of candidates, be her exceptional tenure at Cornell,” Skorton there was one person who stood out as the clear win- said. “[My wife, Prof. Robin Davisson] joins me in ner,” Zubrow said. “Today I am thrilled to announce welcoming both Beth and Andrei to the Cornell that the Board of Trustees has approved Beth Garrett family.” to become Cornell’s 13th president.” Garrett said she plans on using the next few Tyler Alicea can be reached at editor@cornellsun.com. By TYLER ALICEA
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Elizabeth Garrett began her tenure as the 13th and first female president of Cornell University on July 1, nine months after she was first named to the position. Garrett, former provost of the University of Southern California, succeeds President Emeritus David J. Skorton, who completed his presidency Tuesday after nine years to lead the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C. The former provost and senior vice president for academic affairs at the University of Southern California, Garrett has a background in law, having clerked for the late Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall and served as a profes-
sor of law at the University of Chicago. At Cornell, she now serves as a tenured faculty member in the Law School with joint appointments in the College and Arts and Sciences and the Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management. Garrett will be officially inaugurated on Sept. 18, in a ceremony on the Arts Quad during Homecoming Weekend, according to the University. The inauguration will include an installation ceremony on the Arts Quad followed by a picnic for the community on the Ag Quad and an academic panel moderated by Garrett, titled “Inequality and Democracy.” See GARRETT page 11
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$50M Donation Launches Biomedical Engineering School,Undergrad Major for engineering at Cornell. “The Meinig family’s gift is a game changer, in terms of both its size and the A previous version of this story was pub- effect it will have,” he said. “To provide lished online on June 24. some historical context, the college’s only With a $50 million gift from Nancy other named school is the Sibley School of Meinig ’62, Peter Meinig ’61 and family, the Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, decade-old Department of Biomedical which traces its roots to the 1800s.” Engineering expanded to become the University administrators also praised Nancy E. and Peter C. Meinig School of the Meinig family’s generosity. President Biomedical Engineering, the University David Skorton — who will depart Cornell announced June 23. next week to become secretary of the The gift is the “largest single philan- Smithsonian Institution — said the gift will thropic commitment by individual donors “strengthen the University in countless to one of [Cornell’s] colleges,” according to ways.” a University press release. It will also help “By its very nature, biomedical engineerthe new Meinig ing bridges School to medicine, engilaunch a “long- “We have worked for over 10 years to neering and the awaited” underbuild a department with the diversity basic sciences graduate major while addressand expertise and number of in biomedical ing some of the faculty to successfully launch engineering, most daunting which will health issues of an undergraduate program.” begin taking our time,” sophomores in Skorton said in Prof. Mike Shuler the fall, accordthe release. ing to the PresidentUniversity. The Department of Biomedical elect Elizabeth Garrett added that the new Engineering currently offers master’s and Meinig School of Biomedical Engineering Ph.D. programs, as well as an undergradu- will become a “powerhouse of teaching and ate minor. research.” College of Engineering Dean Lance “The [Meinig family’s] new gift sets us Collins said in the release that the Meinig on a course for increased impact in biomedfamily’s donation marks a “pivotal moment” ical engineering and the convergent bio-
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Science happens here | Weill Hall, located on Tower Road across from the Plant Sciences Building, houses Cornell’s Institute for Cellular and Molecular Biology. sciences, an interdisciplinary effort that will drive advances in health and well-being over the next decades,” Garrett said. Prof. Marjolein van der Meulen, biomedical engineering, said in a University press release that the creation of the new biomedical engineering major has been “eagerly anticipated” by students and faculty alike. “Launching our biomedical engineering undergraduate major is an initiative our faculty have been working on for a long time,” Meulen said. In fact, a survey administered to the incoming engineering freshman class indicated that 60 percent of students were interested in biological engineering, with 12 percent indicating that biomedical engineering was their top choice, according to the University.
The new biomedical engineering major will offer a core curriculum and options for a concentration in biomaterials and drug delivery; instrumentation and imaging; biomechanics; and molecular, cellular and tissue engineering, according to the University. Prof. Mike Shuler, biomedical engineering, said in the release that he hopes Cornell will become a leader in undergraduate biomedical engineering education. “We have worked for over 10 years to build a department with the diversity of expertise and number of faculty to successfully launch an undergraduate program,” he said. “I am pleased that we have reached that milestone.” David Ticzon can be reached at dticzon@cornellsun.com.
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Cornell Launches $150M Public Service Plan By AIMEE CHO
ing outcomes such as intercultural competence, integrative learning, critical reflection and ethical practice,” he said. “We will aim to train 500 faculty members — about one-third of the faculty on Ithaca’s campus — to implement high-quality teaching and scholarship directly related to community engagement.” Laura Brown, senior vice provost for undergraduate education, said that the new emphasis on community engagement will “shift our understanding of excellence” in evaluating faculty members. “When we come to assess a faculty member’s contributions [for tenure], this will be an integral part of it,” she said. “We intend for Cornell to be nothing less than a recognized leader in community engagement,” Skorton said. “Further, we want our commitment to continue to be a major reason why faculty, students and staff choose to come to Cornell and stay at Cornell.”
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A previous version of this story was published on Oct. 7, 2014. Embracing its land grant mission, Cornell launched a “transformative” $150-million, 10-year initiative for community engagement and public service-related coursework on Oct. 6. Under the new “Engaged Cornell” initiative, all undergraduate students will participate in community-engaged coursework by 2025, and the University will establish hundreds of multi-year partnerships with local, global and national stakeholders, former President David J. Skorton said at a press conference. “[This] initiative will transform education at Cornell. Community-engaged learning is a specific kind of experiential learning, one in Four Years in the Making which students, faculty and In an interview with The staff collaborate with diverse stakeholders in Size of a donation from the Einhorn Family Sun, Skorton said the initiative is led by Vice Provost communities to address the pressing social problems Charitable Trust that established the Engaged Judith Appleton, who will help flesh out ideas for how and issues that plague us Cornell initiative the program will operate. all,” Skorton said. David Einhorn said “Students [will] also learn Engaged Cornell has been from the expertise in the community about global Percentage of students participating in com- “four years in the making” and called it a “vital and issues.” munity engagement that Engaged Cornell visionary initiative.” The initiative is partially “Students who graduate funded by a $50-million plans to achieve by 2025 from Cornell will be responsigift from the Einhorn ble, caring and empathetic. Family Charitable Trust, [They] will be known as headed by David Einhorn ’91, founder and president Number of departments and academic units problem solvers for the greater good,” David Einhorn of Greenlight Capital, and Cheryl Strauss-Einhorn that submitted proposals for community said. “At a time when students are often thinking ’91, journalist and adjunct engagement courses about what they want to be faculty member at when they grow up, engaged learning pushes students to Columbia University, Skorton also announced. Skorton described Engaged Cornell as an “extraordi- think about who they want to be when they grow up.” Both students and members of the Cornell community nary new development” on Cornell’s land grant mission. “Nearly 150 years ago, Cornell’s leaders laid the foun- will be able to offer input on how Engaged Cornell will be dation for an institution formally committed to public formed, according to Skorton. The plan was formed as a result of Cornell’s history, the engagement. From the earliest beginnings of this university, the land grant mission of outreach and service was part students and faculty at Cornell and because the nature of Cornell’s “varied” curriculum, according to Skorton. of Cornell’s identity,” Skorton said. “One of the things that I found astonishingly Engagement, Partnerships and Transformation admirable about Cornell when I first came here was that In transforming curricula across the University, the ini- this idea of looking beyond the campus and beyond one’s tiative involves three parts, according to Skorton, focusing own self-interest is really a part of the environment,” on student and faculty engagement — with every under- Skorton said. graduate department offering community-engaged coursEngaging as a National Leader es, as well as “high-impact partnerships” and “structure for Skorton added that empirical studies have shown a transformative leaderships and success.” “We will establish university-wide standards for learn- “direct correlation between community engagement and
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student achievement.” “Engaged students tend to have higher retention rates, improved writing skills and a greater capacity for critical thinking and problem solving,” he said. David Einhorn said he envisions Cornell serving as a “national leader” in community-engaged learning. “Cornell will inform, inspire and guide peer institutions, shifting the next generation of college graduates who will enter society inspired to work well with one another,” he said. Kathryn Boor ’80, dean of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, said in an interview with The Sun that the gift will help provide resources to the program to ensure that students will be left with a “permanent, indelible vision for how … a person can have a positive impact on a community.” “There are all sorts of ways that we can use resources like the incredible Einhorn gift to ensure that our students are actively engaged in our community — not only here in Ithaca, but much more broadly — throughout New York State, and around the globe, where we can have our students participating in hands-on learning,” she said. Eventually, Skorton said, community engagement will become the “new norm at Cornell.” “Students and faculty will come to regard engagement as a natural part of what they do,” he said. “We will educate a new kind of global citizen, one who proudly practices respect and empathy, seeks collaboration and embraces differences and diversity in all aspects of life.” A Growing Program
Since the fall announcement of the initiative, the University has taken steps towards formulating and implementing the program. In March, the University announced that Basil Safi — formerly a program manager at Johns Hopkins University — will serve as the executive director of Engaged Cornell. Faculty from 42 of the University’s 78 departments and academic units have submitted proposals for grants to establish community engagement courses, according to Appleton. “The first call for engaged curriculum grants went out to the faculty in December and we have had a very strong response,” Appleton said in April. Additionally, the development of an Engaged Cornell Hub in Kennedy Hall is in the works and will be the location of several community service centers, including the Public Service Center and Engaged Learning and Research, according to Appleton. “Fully integrated, Engaged Cornell will be embedded in the university in a way that is evident in the teaching and research in all the colleges and schools, as well as in the residences, clubs and athletic programs,” Appleton said. The Sun news department can be reached at news@cornellsun.com.
Univ. Accepts14.9 Percent of Students to Class of 2019 Admitted applicants hail from all 50 states, 79 countries By ANNIE BUI
record high of 43,041 applications were submitted for the Class of 2018. A previous version of this story A total of 6,234 students were was published on April 5. offered a place in the Class of The University accepted 14.9 2019, compared to 6,014 for the percent of its nearly 42,000 appli- Class of 2018. cants into the Class of 2019. The Additionally, Cornell offered overall acceptance rate for this 3,589 students a place on the waitlist for the Class of 2019, “I am heartened to know what we are compared to admitted a community of scholars that 3,133 for the Class of 2018, exemplifies Ezra Cornell’s founding according to a University principle ‘any person, any study.” press release. Jason Locke 29,661 applicants were denied admisyear’s admissions cycle — which sion to the University, compared accounts for both early and regular to 31,235 from last year. decision acceptances — slightly Echoing the geographic diversiincreased from the Class of 2018’s ty of previous years, those who admit rate of 14 percent. were admitted represent all 50 The number of total applicants U.S. states, Washington D.C., for freshman admission dropped Guam, Puerto Rico and the U.S. 2.6 percent from last year. While Virgin Islands, the University said. 41,907 applications — the sec- Seventy-nine countries outside of ond-highest figure in University the United States are also reprehistory — were received this year, a sented within this year’s admitted
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pool. The number of admitted students who self-identify with an underrepresented minority group reached a record high of 1,607, or 25.8 percent. This figure last year was 24.9 percent. Additionally, the proportion of admits who are women rose to 53.1 percent this year, versus 52.6 percent last year. While the median SAT I math score for this year’s admitted pool remained constant in comparison to previous years, the median critical reading score slightly rose. Admits for both the Class of 2019 and Class of 2018 had an average SAT I math score of 750, while the Class of 2019 had an average SAT I critical reading score of 730 — 10 points higher than last year. Jason Locke, associate vice provost for enrollment, said in a University press release that the “extraordinary talent and diversity” found within the Class of 2019 is an indication that Cornell is “attracting the best students” globally. “In this year of sesquicentennial
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‘any person, any study,’” he said. Annie Bui can be reached at managing-editor@cornellsun.com.
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NEWS Talk of the office | President Emeritus David Skorton addresses protesters, who occupied offices in Day Hall, Cornell’s administration building, to oppose the $350 student health fee for students not enrolled in the Student Health Plan on Feb. 9. MICHELLE FELDMAN / SUN FILE PHOTO
“The fact that you’re pissed off doesn’t change the bottom line of the University.” President Emeritus David Skorton
CornellAnnounces Mandatory $350 Health Fee Opposing fee, students confront administrators Protesters said they believed were participating in “constructive and engaging” action and refused to leave the offices. Sun News Editor At approximately 1:10 p.m., the music was turned off and students began sharing their thoughts on an array of topics, A previous version of this story was published on Feb. 10. Over 100 students occupied Day Hall, Cornell’s adminis- including the student health fee, shared governance structure, tration building, for at least four hours on Feb. 9, clashing University finances and transparency. Throughout the conversation, protesters inside 300 Day with administrators as they packed offices and opposed the Hall switched with those outside, as administrators refused to new $350 annual health fee. Throughout the hours-long Day Hall occupation, students allow more students to enter, citing safety and fire hazard conand administrators found themselves in numerous heated con- cerns. Discussion between the protesters continued until Michael frontations over University policy. Before the protest began, several administrators were Ferrer ’16, one of the student police-liaisons, announced to already at Willard Straight Hall, where the protest began. students that Zoner was considering “accountability options.” “Mrs. Zoner informed me that at this point in time, if we Denise Cassaro, associate director for student leadership, engagement and campus activities, was the event manager for continue being disruptive, and disruptive meaning that havthe protest and said she wanted to ensure the “safety” of all ing a lot of speeches or having music, she’s going to have to consider accountability options. What that means is J.A.s students at the protest. Dozens of students streamed into the Willard Straight [Judicial Administration],” Ferrer said. “Our option is this, we can allow those accountability options lobby as classes ended at 12:05 p.m. to be pursued, or we can continue keeping Protesters distributed pamphlets titled “Everyone knows this the space [of 300 Day Hall] but with the “Student Healthcare Fee: What cap of 25 people and the conversation has Administration Won’t Tell You” and system can’t work to not be loud.” launched into brief introductory speeches. Following requests from students to Eventually, chanting “Day Hall,” “Fight sustainably and has never the fee,” and “Shut it down,” students worked in our interests.” hear from Zoner directly, Zoner entered the office and personally addressed the marched from the Straight to Day Hall. Daniel Marshall ’15 students in a conversation that eventually Approximately 40 people filed into the became heated. Office of the President and the Office of the Zoner, stating that the students were Provost — located on the third floor of Day Hall — before an administrator stopped more students from disrupting the office and work of University employees, repeatedly asked students to stop interrupting her and to leave entering the room by standing in front of the door. President Emeritus David Skorton stood silently inside the the office. Protesters again refused, arguing that Cornell is office, and there was no communication between Skorton and “also our” university and that the protest was meant to be “disruptive.” the protesters as they filtered into the office. When Zoner and protesters were unable to come to an Daniel Marshall ’15 gave a brief speech, calling on students agreement, students remained in the office. At approximately to “wake up.” “Everyone knows this system can’t work sustainably and 2:30 p.m., Skorton entered the room, facing the students in a has never worked in our interests. It was only a matter of time confrontation that was livestreamed by the protesters. During the heated exchange, which lasted for approximateuntil we met each other in the streets,” Marshall said. “The movement we’ve been waiting for is already here. Never look ly 40 minutes, Skorton responded to a string of questions from frustrated students on the fee and University finances. back.” Skorton repeatedly said that he agreed with the protesters Following the end of Marshall’s speech, Skorton returned to his office and did not leave until approximately two hours on many issues and that he would be hosting several meetings and presentations to make clear the University finances. later when he addressed students. “In previous conversations, when students were upset Students outside of the office, on the other side of the administrator, dispersed throughout Day Hall, eventually about something, when it was humanly possible for me to fix occupying parts of the hallway and other offices on the third something, I did it,” Skorton said. His responses, however, left protesters unsatisfied, as they floor of the building. The protesters — camped out in the offices and hallways continued to stay in Day Hall following their conversation. Discussion among the protesters continued into the after— sat down, pulling out laptops and homework and chatting noon until they agreed on a process to meet in the future and amongst themselves. Throughout the takeover, two students who were designat- vacated the building together. Many students not in the ed police liaisons by wearing highlighter yellow shirts negoti- Office of the President or in Day Hall followed the confrontaated with administrators and Police Chief Kathy Zoner to tion between Skorton and protesters and the student discussions afterward through the livestream, which garnered over remain in the office. Administrators, stating that the loud music disrupted the 1,700 hits. office and frightened employees, warned students that they were violating campus codes and could face consequences. Sofia Hu can be reached at shu@cornellsun.com. By SOFIA HU
By ANNIE BUI and SOFIA HU Sun Managing Editor and Sun News Editor
A previous version of this story was published on Feb. 6. Under a new funding model announced by President Emeritus David Skorton Feb. 5, students not enrolled in the Student Health Plan must pay a $350 fee at the start of the 2015-16 academic year. The change will affect approximately 70 percent of undergraduate, 30 percent of professional and 10 percent of graduate students, Skorton said in a statement to the Cornell community. Under the new funding model, students who visit Gannett will pay a $10 co-pay for most visits, among them medical, mental health and physical therapy, according to the University. Skorton said the changes will allow for the University to “maintain and improve accessibility of health services” in the face of a rapid increase in health services in recent years, which has led to a need for more revenue in order to continue offering a wide range of services. The fee is also intended to lower the financial barriers that discourage some privatelyinsured students from seeking medical care at Gannett, Susan Murphy ’73 Ph.D. ’94, vice president for student and academic services, said at a Student Assembly meeting on Feb. 5. In addition, Gannett has a deficit in recent years following a “health crisis” in 2009-10, when the Cornell campus was hit with over 1,700 cases of H1N1 flu and a string of suicides, Murphy said. “Are we, [Gannett], in deficit? The answer is yes,” Murphy said. Having a per-capita revenue stream would help guarantee a predictable source of funding for Student Health Services in comparison to allocating money from the University budget, Skorton said at the meeting. “One could clearly argue that the University could have just increased the allocations … you can’t count on that with the margins being so narrow,” Skorton said. Though Skorton admitted that students who do not use Gannett’s services would not benefit from paying the fee, it would be crucial in maintaining the health of the “common good.” “If one of you never steps inside this health center, you’re not going to personally benefit from this fee,” Skorton said. “[But] the health of a community is unpredictable. The year of H1N1 outbreak had enormous strain on the community. You don’t know a priori whether you’re going to get any personal benefit.” The Sun News Department can be reached at news@cornellsun.com.
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Construction on Gannett Health Services Begins
$55 million expansion,renovation
expected to see completion in fall 2017 The project cost will be funded by a “unique partnership Sun Science Editor and Sun Staff Writer among the deans of all of the schools and colleges, the administration and donors,” Dittman Construction on the $55 said. million expansion and renovaTwo-thirds of the project tion to Gannett Health Services funding will be covered by the broke ground earlier this year. colleges and administrative units The expansion, which began and are already in place, while March 30, will more than dou- the remainder is still being ble the size of the health center raised through philanthropy, and is set to be completed in the Dittman said. Last July, Cornell fall of 2017. Board of Trustees Chair Robert Gannett’s current building, S. Harrison ’76 and his wife, which dates back to 1956, will Jane Harrison, donated $5 milexpand primarily in the back of lion to the project, The Sun prethe building. The center’s usable viously reported. space will expand from 25,000 Gannett has been working on square feet to 52,000 square the design for the renovation feet. Renovations will include and expansion with architecture redesigns to the lobby area, visit- firm Chiang O’Brien Architects ing and examinations room, and for two and a half years. a relocated entranceway on Ho The co-founder and presiPlaza. dent of Chiang O’Brien The additional space will Architects, Grace Chiang ’81, increase the size of waiting areas, studied architecture at Cornell offices an eam rooms, since and has worked on projects for many existing spaces are too the University since the 1990s. small to accommodate Cornell’s “Chiang O’Brien Architects student population, according is delighted to be working on to Sharon Dittman, associate this extremely important project director for community rela- with the University to transform tions at Gannett. the health center in a way that According to Dittman, will allow the physical facility to Gannett was last renovated in support their expansive health care services,” Chiang said. “We are extremely “The project is envisioned pleased that the University chose us to as a transformation of design this facility for them.” the university health With the designs refined and readied, the services facility.” project is currently in Sharon Dittman the construction phase. In the spring, crews created a road up Libe 1979, when there were 5,000 Slope to the back of the center fewer students, demand per stu- in preparation of the construcdent was lower and there were tion. According to Nianne fewer regulatory compliance VanFleet, associate director for requirements. operations at Gannett, the con“The current facility was not struction will affect Gannett’s designed to accommodate cur- operations “significantly and rent campus health needs, nor intermittently,” with noise posto facilitate the provision of ing one of the biggest anticipatintegrated health care services,” ed challenges. Dittman said. “The project is “We’ve hired a firm to do the envisioned as a transformation oversight of the construction of the university health services and they’ve bid it out to subconfacility.” tractors,” VanFleet said. “The By NOAH RANKIN and EMILY FRIEDMAN
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Across the street | This rendering of the proposed addition to Gannett Health Services depicts the building from a view from across Campus Road.
construction crews are starting to do their work, which is what students and the rest of us are starting to notice around Gannett.” The construction is divided into two phases. The first involves an addition to the current structure, while the second involves a renovation of the facility. In the spring, Gannett extended its hours of operations in order to mitigate the impact that construction noise may have on students. “We are moving clinicians and counselors around to useoffices that are quieter,” said Julie Glanville, health communications specialist at Gannett. “Clinicians who need to have quieter one-on-one time with patients can move to the quieter locations.” The idea for the Gannett expansion began years ago, but due to financial setbacks, the plan had to be modified. According to Corson-Rikert, the plan proposed in 2007 included the construction of a completely new building. Originally budgeted for $133 million, the project is now expected to cost $55 million. Other expected changes include a larger pharmacy, the ability to provide intravenous
fluids on site, larger waiting areas and spaces where students can consult with Gannett staff and outside specialists, including orthopedists, neurologists and dermatologists, according to Corson-Rickert. According to Dittman, the staff at Gannett look forward to the renovations. “The entire Gannett team
shares a sense of excitement and gratitude for this opportunity to engage with the architects, the campus community, and our generous benefactors to build a facility that reflects the centrality of health in Cornell’s values and mission,” Dittman said. The Sun news department can be reached at news@cornellsun.com.
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Charter Weekend Culminates With Barton Ceremony
By GABRIELLA LEE and SOFIA HU Sun News Editors
A previous version of this story was published on April 28. The University’s Charter Day three-day celebration — centered around the “Festival of Ideas and Imagination” — came to a conclusion with the official Charter Day Ceremony in Barton Hall on April 27. The ceremony brought together major University figures, from faculty to the Board of Trustees to the University Archivist, who marched in academic dress gowns along a plush red carpet. University Marshal and Prof. Emeritus Charles Walcott, neurobiology and behavior, while descendant of founder Ezra Cornell, Ezra Cornell ’70 carried the framed University Charter, raising it above his head as he walked to his seat. He placed it on a stand in the middle of the Barton Hall stage, where it stood in the background of the speakers throughout the rest of the ceremony. As the last of the faculty took their seats, the sound of clock tower chimes signaled the debut of the sesquicentennial video, entitled “Glorious to View.” The video celebrated numerous facets of the Cornell experience, from the intellectual vibrancy of the campus to the strength of the faculty body to the growing opportunities for internationalism, ultimately culminating in birthday messages from the students, alumni and faculty featured in the video. Several of the Cornellians who spoke in the video included Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg ’54, Nobel laureate Prof. Emeritus Roald Hoffmann, chemistry, and renowned English professor M.H. Abrams, who died earlier this year. A common theme of the video was Cornell’s “elite and egalitarian” mission and throughout the rest of the ceremony, the theme was echoed in the speeches that followed the video. Maintaining focus on the University’s charter, Board of Trustees Chair Robert Harrison ’76 said, “Exactly 150 years ago today, Cornell University’s charter was signed into law by Governor Reuben Fenton, giving birth to a truly revolutionary American institution. This morning we commemorate
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Hail, all hail, Cornell | President Emeritus David Skorton, President Elizabeth Garrett and Board of Trustees Chair Robert Harrison ’76 stand together to sing Cornell’s alma mater in Barton Hall on Charter Day. that day.” He continued by saying that despite Cornell’s relative short history in comparison to its peer institutions, the University had, in its time, definitively shaped the course of higher education. “Every day we confront ordinary things described with superlatives like incredible or transformative, we characterize everyday phenomena as game-changing, disruptive or revolutionary,” Harrison said. University Archivist Elaine Engst M.A. ’72 followed Harrison’s address, telling the story of the founding of Cornell University and explaining the messages within the University charter. “Having established the legal and financial base of the University, the charter also provided the blueprint for the radical educational experiment that would become Cornell University,” she said. The charter, Engst also said, was important due to its commitment to the creation of a non-denominational university that provided opportunities for women, despite the controversial nature of this stance at the time of the charter’s signing. Re-emphasizing the revolutionary nature of Cornell’s charter at the time of its signing, Lieutenant Governor Kathy Hochul (D-N.Y.), who spoke after Engst, said that when New York’s state governor was invited to speak to Cornell’s first graduating class, he decided to send his lieutenant governor in his stead, fearing the disapproval of University critics.
Hochul’s address also reminded that the signing of the University’s charter came at a precarious time in American history, following the end of a civil war and the assassination of the president. Despite doubts and anxieties present at the time, she said it was with great success that the nation, the state and the University had endured till today. Continuing the story of Cornell’s history, chair of the sesquicentennial steering committee Prof. Glenn Altschuler Ph.D. ’76 and Prof. Isaac Kramnick, government, recounted more of Cornell’s history, bringing the narrative to where the University stood today. Skorton, who spoke last, continued the story of Cornell by describing how the University had evolved with its mission, referencing Cornell’s New York City tech campus, massive open online courses and the Engaged Cornell initiative. “We have continued to add new areas of inquiry, scholarship and creative endeavour and to adjust the curriculum as our students require and the times demand,” Skorton said. In the final act of the celebratory, orchestrated ceremony, President-Elect Elizabeth Garrett joined Skorton, Harrison and the charter on stage to sing the alma mater. The Symphony Orchestra, Glee Club and Chorus united with the crowd of standing faculty, alumni and students in singing the well-known verses, “Hail to thee our alma mater! Hail, all hail, Cornell!” The Sun news department can be reached at news@corenllsun.com.
Bill Nye’77, Steven Squyres ’78 Celebrate Joys of Discovery By OLIVIA LUTWAK Sun Staff Writer
A previous version of this story was published on April 27. Professor Steven Squyres ’78 Ph.D. ’81 and Bill Nye ’77 spoke about adventures on earth and in space, sundials, shadows and the spirit of exploration at Cornell in
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The Science Guy | Bill Nye ’77 discusses the spirit of exploration in Bailey Hall last semester.
the first lecture of Charter Day weekend. Squyres was a lead scientist on the Mars Rover missions, while Nye is a frequent visitor to campus and has become a spokesperson for science literacy for the public, according to Prof. Joseph Burns Ph.D. ’66, astronomy, who introduced the lecture as “an intellectual smorgasbord.” Squyres discussed space exploration and Carl Sagan, who he said “was a hell of a good scientist [and] one of the driving forces behind one of NASA’s finest missions ever. Sagan’s mission involved sending the Viking Landers to Mars. Squyres added that the first mission to orbit and land on an asteroid was also led by Cornell scientists. “All of these activities, I would contend, were driven by the spirit of exploration, and that’s a good thing … but I would also suggest that they were driven by what I would call the spirit of adventure, and that’s a somewhat different thing,” Squyres said. “Adventures … happen when you don’t know what you’re doing.” Squyres also said he worked to build two robot explorers, Rover Spirit and Rover Opportunity. “The job we took on was to build these rovers, get them to Mars, read the story written in the rocks, and understand what Mars was like in the past. It was difficult,” he said. “The average temperature [of Mars] is 60 degrees below 0: colder than Ithaca in April.” In building these rovers, Squyres said he faced many difficulties, including having the rover itself get stuck in the sand on Mars. “We didn’t know what we were
Nye said that during his frequent trips doing. We had to figure it out,” he said, before announcing that it has been 4000 to campus, he worked to put a clock on days since Opportunity Rover landed, Rhodes Hall in a circular indent on the which was greeted by a round of applause building’s surface in the exact shape of a clock. from the audience. “I, as grateful alumnus, took 13 years Squyres added that the spirit of advenworking with the ture he sees at Cornell adminisCornell is very “When you explore, two things tration,” Nye said important. are going to happen: you’re going s a r c a s t i c a l l y, “One would which was met also argue a spirit to make discoveries, and you’re with laughter and of adventure is going to have an adventure. ” applause from the good for a univeraudience. sity,” Squyres Bill Nye ’77 The clock is said. “What a glothe only one in rious adventure it has been to strive for that goal for 150 the world where, at solar noon — when the sun is highest in the sky — a feature years.” Nye talked first about his parents; his under the “12” on the clock lights up mother was worked on the enigma code with the sunlight. Nye said he added this in World War II, while his father was cap- as a tribute to his parents for giving him tured on Wake Island and held as a pris- the opportunity to go to school. “The reason I did this, everybody, is oner of war. During this time, Nye’s father became fascinated with sundials. because astronomy has enabled so much After his release, Nye’s father wrote arti- of what we know … and in the hopes that cles for The Washington Post and wrote a future Cornellians will take a second — pun intended — to think about our place book about sundials, he said. One of his father’s ideas was to turn in space,” Nye said. Nye concluded by mentioning that the Washington Monument into a sundial so “people would come from all over around the edge of all three sundials on Mars is a message to the future that reads: the world to see what time it is.” Nye said he has continued his father’s “To those who visit here, we wish a safe journey and the joy of discovery.” fascination with sundials. “And that my friend, is the essence of Thanks to Nye, there are now three sundials on Mars, inscribed with the this business,” Nye said. “It’s why we do motto: “Two planets, one sun.” The color it: to feel the joy of discovery … when of Mars’s sky can be seen in the sundials’ you explore, two things are going to hapshadows, Nye said, showing a blurry pho- pen: you’re going to make discoveries, and you’re going to have an adventure.” tograph. “Nothing at NASA is out of focus, that would be a mistake. This is defo- Olivia Lutwak can be reached at cused,” Nye said jokingly. olutwak@cornellsun.com.
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All smiles | Elizabeth Garrett speaks at a press conference announcing her appointment on Sept. 30.
Garrett Began Her Presidency on July1 GARRETT
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On her first day on the job, Garrett addressed faculty and staff in a letter expressing her excitement. “Over the next few weeks and months, I look forward to learning from you about the full breadth of Cornell and to working with you on a shared quest: to make Cornell an even more distinguished and distinctive university with a deep commitment to the life of the mind that is expressed through discovery, creativity, intellectual and societal engagement and impact that spans the globe,” she wrote. Garrett also said in the letter that she plans to visit “parts of Cornell” that she had not explored during her time as president-elect, including Weill Cornell Medical College in New York City and the under-construction Cornell Tech campus on Roosevelt Island. Members of the 19-person presidential search committee — tasked with finding Skorton’s successor — expressed their support for Garrett during a press conference in October. In interviews with The Sun, Garrett has expressed her opinions on a variety of issues, including sexual violence and hazing. “Hazing is unacceptable in any form. It is unacceptable in any of the organizations where it has been practiced in the past. … Longevity of a practice does not equate to acceptability,” Garrett said. “I was a member of the Greek community, so I’m aware of all the great things that the Greek system brings to a community. I’m aware it has had some challenges in the past.” Like her stance on hazing, Garrett says she believes “[Cornellians] cannot tolerate sexual violence, assault, intimidation or harassment on our campus. That is fundamentally incompatible with the university environment.” In the period between being named president in September and before beginning her tenure, Garrett had attended various University events such as Homecoming, Charter Day Weekend and sesquicentennial celebrations in Los Angeles and San Francisco, according to a University press release. She assisted in the selection of the new vice president for student and campus life, Ryan Lombardi, and currently heads the search for Cornell’s new provost. The Sun’s news department can be reached at news@cornellsun.com.
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Dignitaries Laud‘Transformative’ Cornell Tech
Officials celebrate future tech campus at groundbreaking ceremony following $100M Bloomberg gift By TYLER ALICEA Sun Editor in Chief
A previous version of this story was published online on June 16. With a newly announced $100 million donation in hand and construction underway, Cornell administrators and dignitaries descended on Roosevelt Island on June 16 for the groundbreaking ceremony of what they described as the “transformative” Cornell Tech, the University’s soon-to-be applied sciences campus. Officials at the ceremony lauded former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg for his $100 million gift to the campus. The donation from Bloomberg Philanthropies, announced the previous day, will go towards the Bloomberg Center, an academic building in honor of his daughters Emma and Georgina. “New York City became the greatest city in the world because we dared to dream bigger than everyone else, and this project … is part of the tradition,” Bloomberg, 73, said at the ceremony held at the Franklin D. Roosevelt Four Freedoms Park adjacent to the tech campus site. Bloomberg, whose administration oversaw the applied sciences competition that concluded with Cornell as the winner in December 2011, added that he could leave no greater inheritance for his daughters than the gift he said would sup-
port “a brighter future for them and New York City.” Officials throughout the ceremony spoke of how the offerings of Cornell Tech, expected to open in 2017, would be different than other graduate education programs and how the campus
one of them,” added Board of Trustees Chair Robert Harrison ’76, thanking Bloomberg for his donation. Incumbent New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio (D), often a critic of Bloomberg, praised the former mayor for his work in mak-
Bloomberg, adding that his administration was responsible for proposing “the original idea that [set] all of this in motion.” “This gift holds special meaning because Mayor Bloomberg first envisioned the Applied Sciences initiative and has seen this project TYLER ALICEA / SUN EDITOR IN CHIEF
Transformative tech | Construction proceeds at the future site of Cornell Tech on Roosevelt Island in June, when dignitaries and University officials gathered to celebrate the groundbreaking of the graduate applied-sciences campus. marked a diversification of the city’s economy to include technology. “Together we have set out to reinvent education for the digital age,” then President David J. Skorton said. “There have been only a few events in [Cornell’s] history that I would describe as truly transformative. The creation of this campus is
ing the tech campus a reality. “He doesn’t usually do things halfway,” de Blasio said. “He believed in this vision and this possibility for New York City. Largely due to his will and his sense of vision, we’re here today.” Skorton, who departed from Cornell on June 30 to helm the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C., thanked
through since its inception in 2011,” Skorton said. Skorton and others also spoke of the buildings that will rise during the first phase of construction. Details regarding The Bridge, described as “the heart of Cornell Tech’s campus” in a press release, and a residential building — the first high-rise of its kind built to the Passive House standards, a strict
international standard for sustainable buildings — were announced in June. Also in attendance were Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul (D-N.Y.), Dan Huttenlocher, dean and vice provost of Cornell Tech, Chuck Feeney ’56, founder of Atlantic Philanthropies, and Lowell McAdam ’76, chair and CEO of Verizon, the latter two having both donated millions to the tech campus. Feeney’s gift of $350 million to the tech campus came just days before Cornell won the tech campus bid, after rival Stanford University unexpectedly dropped out in late 2011. Currently, Cornell Tech has received $685 million in gifts and aims to raise $1 billion by 2021 without pulling from the University’s endowment, according to Skorton. Nearly 100 students have graduated from Cornell Tech thus far since classes began in 2013, with 30 percent of graduates creating companies in New York City, according to Huttenlocher. Students enrolled at Cornell Tech are currently taking classes in temporary spaces donated by Google in its Chelsea headquarters. “I’m proud of what we’ve done so far at Cornell Tech,” Huttenlocher said. “But you ain’t seen nothing yet.” Tyler Alicea can be reached at editor-in-chief@cornellsun.com.
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Feds Launch Title IX Investigation Into Cornell
By SOFIA HU Sun News Editor
A previous version of this story was published online on June 4.
The U.S. Department of Education launched a Title IX investigation into Cornell University June 2 for its handling of sexual assault cases, according
Reports of Forcible Sexual Offenses From 2007 to 2012
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On the rise | A graph shows that the number of reports of forcible sexual offenses at Cornell has increased from three to 17 between 2007 and 2012.
to documents obtained by The Sun. The Office for Civil Rights will examine “possible violations of federal law over the handling of sexual violence and harassment complaints,” according to a May 2014 press release announcing the OCR investigations. An inquiry into Cornell began last week, according to a list of 116 postsecondary schools under investigation provided by the Department of Education. “Cornell University does not comment on pending legal matters and, as such, will not comment publicly on this complaint other than to say that we are familiar with it, we believe it to be entirely without merit and that we will fully cooperate with the Department of Education’s inquiry,” said Joel Malina, vice president for university relations, in a statement. The investigation follows an admission by an administrator that Cornell’s handling of sexual assault cases takes longer than recommended by University and
federal policy. At a University Assembly meeting on March 10, Judicial Administrator Mary Beth Grant J.D. ’88 said the handling of discrimination and sexual harassment cases is taking longer than the 60 day requirement established under Cornell’s Policy 6.4. Federal guidelines from the U.S. Office for Civil Rights also recommends that investigators complete investigations within the 60-day period. Grant attributed the longer processing time to inadequate staffing and extra procedural steps required by Policy 6.4. “We’re still trying to streamline the process and get the timeline more in line with [the requirements of Policy 6.4], but as we evaluate the value of a speedy process versus a thorough process, we’re opting for the thorough,” Grant said in March. Not one of the approximately dozen Policy 6.4 cases that the Office of Judicial Codes Counselors handled over the last year have met the 60 day require-
ment, according to Judicial Codes Counselor Amanda Minikus grad in March. “Since I’ve been in the office, I’m aware of only one case that met Policy 6.4’s requirement for the investigation period,” Minikus said. “Based on the information I can access right now, the cases we’ve seen last about six months, from the filing of the complaint to the resolution — not including appeal. Of that time period, an average of four and a half months is devoted to the fact-finding process and drafting of the investigation report. The other month and a half [is] the period between the release of the report and final resolution.” Days later following Grant’s admission, The Sun reported on a lawsuit filed by a former student against the University, for what he claimed was a flawed investigation into allegations of sexual assault of another student. The former student — referred to as John Doe in the lawsuit — claims that the University failed to conduct the investigation in a “timely” and “thorough and impartial” manner. According to the lawsuit, the investigation of allegations against John Doe ended 71 days after the Office of the Judicial Administrator first met with Jane Doe. Sofia Hu can be reached at shu@cornellsun.com.
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PROVOST SLASHES COLLEGES’BUDGETS BY $27.5M All colleges will face‘some budget stringency’due to $55 million annual deficit in provost’s budget
By GABRIELLA LEE Sun News Editor
A previous version of this story was published March 1. To address an annual $55 million deficit in the provost’s budget, the University decreased the budgets of all of Cornell’s colleges and central administrative units by a total of $27.5 million for the upcoming academic year, according to Interim Provost Harry Katz. Each college saw budget cuts of 2 to 2.3 percent of their annual expenditures. The budget deficit, which began five years ago, was a result of the provost’s office “giving out allocations to both the colleges and the central administrative units that exceeded the revenues that were coming in,” Katz said. The provost’s budget, which partially funds each individual college’s budget, also goes towards student activities services, including libraries and the maintenance of some building facilities. A Yearly Deficit
Previous Provost Kent Fuchs was aware of the recurring deficit “in the range of $55 million per year” but decided not to reduce allocations for several reasons, according to Katz. In addition to weathering the global financial crisis in 2008 and 2009, colleges and administrative units also needed to adapt to a new University budget model, first implemented in fiscal year 2014, according to Katz. Maintaining a $55 million yearly deficit in the provost’s office out of the University’s overall budget of $2.1 billion is not sustainable, according to Katz. He also said that while the provost’s budget has been in the red for five years, the University’s overall budget is balanced. ‘Some Budget Stringency’
In a document distributed in March, Katz notified campus deans, directors and department heads that allocations from the provost’s office in the coming fiscal year would “involve some budget stringency” as continued provost budget deficits “would jeopardize necessary investments in innovative academic programs.” By reducing provost allocations and capturing some of the growth in tuition revenue — which is proposed to
increase by 3.9 percent for endowed colleges and out-ofAccording to a document distributed by Gretchen state contract college students — the Office of the Provost Ritter ’83, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences on Feb. plans to close the yearly deficit with a one-time adjust- 9 to Arts and Sciences faculty, the college plans to downsize ment, Katz said. its operating budget of “We’re going to solve approximately $400 million “The reason [the cuts are] the process next year, and by $5 to $10 million. in the future there won’t be The arts college and other happening now... is a deficit,” Katz said in an endowed colleges were the interview with The Sun. [because] academic [units] most affected by the new “The $55 million gap is budget model implemented need financial flexibility to being closed long-term.” in 2014, according to Katz. Allocations to colleges The proposed two to 2.3 deal with future things and administrative units percent cuts would further that come up.” will decrease by a total of impact their budget. approximately $27.5 milThe College of lion, accounting for half of President Emeritus David Skorton Architecture, Art and the provost’s office deficit, Planning had net expendiaccording to Katz. tures of $49,096,000 in 2013, according to the Additionally, funds from the tuition increase will University’s Operating and Capital Budget Plan for fiscal account for the other half of the deficit, he said. Through year 2013. A proposed cut of two percent of net expendia University Support Pool tax, the provost’s office takes in tures would result in a $981,920 decrease in the overall 10 percent of undergraduate and graduate tuition. college budget. However, the proposed tuition increase was not influThe College of Engineering had $242,439,000 in net enced by the structural deficit in the provost’s budget, Katz expenditures in fiscal year 2013, according to the operating said, and the tuition increase was set “based on policies and and capital budget plan. The college operating budget discussions with the Board of Trustees.” would decrease by $4,848,780 if two percent of net expenProvost allocations to colleges and administrative units ditures are cut. for the coming fiscal years — which Katz decided to Budget Discussions reduce in consultation with President Emeritus David Since the announcement of the provost budget cuts Skorton, University vice provosts, vice presidents and college deans, according to the document — might “stay at a and the $350 health fee for students not enrolled in the Student Health Insurance Plan, many Cornellians — durlower base,” according to Katz. However, provost allocations may rise in the future if ing protests and shared governance meetings — have called on the administration to increase its financial transparency. the office generates more revenue. In March, Skorton hosted a town hall meeting, sharing “They’ll grow over time from other stuff, but they won’t with students, staff and faculty details on the University’s snap back,” Katz said. revenue sources, expenditures and budget deficits. “The reason [the cuts are] happening now, even though Reduced Allocations WIll Be ‘Painful’ Katz said that for the colleges and administrative units it’s hard … is [because] academic [units] need financial affected, it will be “painful to reduce allocations by that flexibility to deal with future things that come up,” Skorton said in an interview with The Sun. amount.” Each college’s budget cut will be determined using a formula based on the total resources held by the college, Katz said. Gabriella Lee can be reached at glee@cornellsun.com.
Tuition to Increase 3.9 Percent for 2015-16 Year By ZOE FERGUSON Sun Senior Writer
A previous version of this story was published Feb. 27. The cost of attending Cornell will increase by at least three percent for most undergraduate stu-
dents in the 2015-16 academic year, the University announced in February. According to Paul Streeter, vice president for budget and planning, the 3.9 percent proposed cost increase represents the first time in 50 years of annual
tuition hikes that endowed tuition will go up by less than four percent. Last year, undergraduate tuition increased by $1,920, a 4.25 percent increase, The Sun previously reported. The proposed budget will increase tuition by $1,830 for all
DATA COURTESY OF CORNELL UNIVERSITY
On the rise | This graph shows that, for both land-grant and endowed colleges, tuition has grown steadily since 2010 to 2015. Tuition increased by $1,830 for all undergraduates for the 2016-17 academic year.
undergraduates, representing a student activities fees will remain 3.9 percent tuition increase for the same, as will undergraduate the endowed colleges — schools housing and dining costs. Interim Provost Harry Katz that receive funding through the Morrill Land Grant Act — and said in a statement that he thinks out-of-state contract college stu- the tuition increase should be dents, according to a University seen by students as an honest press release. The additional effort to improve the Cornell tuition will amount to a 5.9 per- experience. “Keeping the rise in tuition to cent increase for in-state resident contract college students. below 4 percent for most undergraduates Graduate reflects our research tuition best efforts will not $9,430 to be fiscally increase. F o r Total increase in tuition from responsible endowed and the 2010-11 academic year while assurto 2015-16 academic year ing a rich out-of-state for endowed colleges. and comcontract college plex understudents, 2015graduate 16 tuition will $350 education be raised from Price of annual fee that and experi$47,050 to students not enrolled in ence,” Katz $48,880. For Student Health Plan will said. students that have to pay, in addition to T h e live on campus, tuition, starting this year news of the with the addituition tion of room, increase board and fees, this increase will add up to a total came less than a month after the cost of $62,744 — three percent University announced it will higher than this year’s cost of implement, in the 2015-16 academic year, a mandatory $350 $60,914. For contract college students student health fee for students who live in New York state, with private health insurance. 2015-16 tuition will amount to The student health fee will affect $32,740, up from $30,910 in 70 percent of undergraduate stuthe last academic year. With dents, The Sun previously room and board, total costs will reported. increase by 4.1 percent to Zoe Ferguson can be reached at $46,604. According to the University, zferguson@cornellsun.com.
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Deon Thomas ’15 | It’s Not Me, It’s You
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Your Home toTransform THE CORNELL YOU WILL ARRIVE AT IN MERE WEEKS will be dramatically different than when I started here along with my peers. Student life has transformed following changes to Greek life to tackle hazing and increases in mental health initiatives. New buildings have risen, and some in Collegetown have been razed to make way for the new. The University — soon, your university — celebrated its sesquicentennial last semester, weeks before a major shift of senior leadership that will debut this fall. Yet such change should be expected. Each year, a new crop of students arrive and change the identity of our campus. Cornell is by no means a quiet place, and over the next four (or so) years, you will be afforded opportunities to change this institution in ways big and small. In the years to come, learn to love your home far above Cayuga’s waters, but not blindly. Criticize decisions you disagree with, but not ignorantly. This special issue of The Sun should paint various pictures of Cornell for you, but know that any version of the Hill you imagine from reading this and our Student Guide cannot portray this University completely. Your experiences at Cornell will shape not only your perceptions your future home but will change you in inexplicable ways. As the Class of 2019, you have the opportunity to continue change this 150-yearold institution. Getting to understand Cornell takes time and does not come without challenges, but once you feel at home, this place is yours to transform. — T.R.A.
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Learn From My Mistakes
hree years. Three great years writing for The Cornell Daily Sun, but like all good things, my time has come to an end. In typical fashion I am going to use this last column as a platform to inform the incoming class and those of you with more time left at Cornell exactly how to “do Cornell” right. I truly think that a lot of people do Cornell the wrong way, meaning that they don’t stop to take full advantage of what Cornell and its community has to offer. I know that sounds ridiculous and extremely subjective but what else could you possibly expect when you give an exceedingly opinionated person an opinion column. However, two weeks ago, I discussed in my column about our failure as a community to come together and foster positive relations but this time I’ll be attacking it from a more personal position. Normally, I would list out all the ways in which a student can do Cornell wrong and lambast them for doing so. However, my mother recently told me that my columns are too negative and need to be more hopeful and positive. Seeing that this is my last column ever, i’m going to raise the people up rather than put them down. Doing Cornell right is no easy task, as it is easy to be lured down the wrong yet tempting paths. But as with all things, the easy way is hardly ever the right way. It’s easy to never leave your comfort zone, it’s easy not to commit time to organizations and it’s easy to drink every night (though it may be a little harder to recover every morning). It’s much harder to go to an MGLC event when you grew up in an predominately white neighborhood, it’s harder to become president of the student-run radio station
son. They want students to have the chance to meet people and be presented with opportunities they would otherwise not have. If that wasn’t true the admissions process would be reduced to an algorithm comprised of GPA and SAT scores. Now here is when the advice begins: When you first arrive at Cornell it is nearly impossible to know about all the resources you can take advantage of. The school does a good job of doing a basic introduction to the University, but there are far too many facets involved to put them all on display during orientation week. That is why I advise all underclassmen to look to someone older to serve as a mentor. One of my biggest regrets is failing to venture outside of my own class for friendship during my first two years here. I could have benefitted greatly by taking advantage of the wisdom of a more experienced student. Why learn from your own mistake when you can learn from the mistakes of others? They could have steered me towards a more fruitful and wholesome Cornell experience. My next piece of advice is to join as many clubs and organizations as possible, anything that you are even remotely interested in. Trust me when I say that at 18 and 19 years old you don’t know exactly what you want out of life or even exactly where your interest lie. If you throw yourself into an organization you can find out if that’s what you really want to be doing, and as you progress throughout Cornell, you will have the opportunity to become more involved in the ones you love and to drop the ones that no longer interest you. Lastly, please oh please get out of your comfort zone. You will have the rest of your
All the advice I’m giving can be summed up by a simple message: Refuse to limit yourself. It’s a difficult undertaking, but a noble one. on campus and it’s harder to take a night off from partying to plan a philanthropy event. One could argue that there is no right way to do things and that everybody finds their on path at Cornell, however I would have to disagree. Cornell costs a hell of a lot of money and the only way in my mind I can justify the cost is because of all the resources Cornell has to offer. If you simply put your head down and just take the steps necessary to graduate with decent grades you missed out on a plethora of life experiences, a chance to grow as a person and a chance to take advantage of opportunities that will not be presented to you again. When are you going to be able to go abroad to another country just to take classes? When are you going to be able to run a daily newspaper before you turn 21? When are you even going to be able to live with 11 of your unique and remarkable best friends in a dilapidated house? Cornell accepts a diverse group of students for a rea-
life to hang out with people exactly like you but now is not the time. At Cornell, I’ve met the most interesting and unique people that I’ve ever had the possibility to meet and I consider myself a better and more wellrounded person for having met them. I urge you to look around and ask yourself if your friend group is a mirror image of the one you had in high school. All the advice I’m giving can be summed up by a simple message: Refuse to limit yourself. It’s a difficult undertaking, but a noble one. College isn’t just about getting the best job you can get, it’s about growing into the adult you want to be. If you fail to heed my advice and end up a jaded senior longing for better day, I would like to remind you one last time that it’s not me, it’s you. Deon Thomas graduated in 2015 from the School of Industrial and Labor Relations. He can be reached at djt79@cornell.edu.
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Amiri Banks | Honest A.B.
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Billy Lenkin | Cornell in Spring
What‘You’ Will Become
lright, Class of 2019 (and relatives too, I suppose), I hope you’ve been enjoying your summer! Because, in case you forgot, you’re about to start college. As incoming freshmen, you will need to prepare yourself mentally for the deluge of overzealous, established Cornellians waiting for you to step on campus — and all that implies. So, in an effort to get you acquainted with this next chapter, I’d like to offer a bit of the wisdom that comes with two years on The Hill. That being said, I’m curious: While perusing the news feed of your preferred social media website/app, have you ever come across a shared Buzzfeed article titled something along the lines of “20 Things All Incoming College Students Feel?” You know, the articles designed specifically to garner likes from the poster’s followers and friends? Well, after taking a long, summer-induced hiatus from brain use, I’ve been doing a bit of thinking about these articles. If you think about it, the whole point of these lists is to seek affirmation by presenting a series of common emotions with which most people can identify. By sharing these lists on your own social media feeds, you’re commenting on a widely relatable topic. At the same time, you’re circumventing the vulnerability that comes with offering a candid opinion. Although these articles at first appear witty and entertaining, they represent the exact opposite of uniqueness because they generalize and suppress your thoughts. The conciliatory nature championed by such lists is not limited to social media though. Mob mentality often takes a strong foothold in college freshmen as well. Cornell, if you haven’t heard, does not want for size. So, in an effort to help you and 4000ish others feel a little less overwhelmed by the sheer scope of the place, everyone will try to reach out to you. Everyone. The
Think about the person you professed to be when you applied almost a year ago. entire 4-day extravaganza known as Orientation Week consists almost entirely of people trying to expose you to this and that. You will be funneled into groups by major and college, offered the chance to attend various lectures and split into all manner of other, smaller groups to make Cornell feel less like one homogenous entity. Yet, amongst all this madness, a few recurring themes will arise and begin to connect every Freshman with the universal identity we all share as Cornellians. Many times, large portions of your entire class will be shuffled around en masse for certain rituals, like the commencement speech, Tapestry, and an epic night on the CKB quad (these things will soon make much more sense.) Even after O-Week, certain phenomenon will repeat themselves, as they always do for first year Cornell students: forming bonds with your roommates and hallmates, feeling compelled on a Friday night to travel in a mob to your first college party, integrating your academic struggles and stress into small talk with anyone who will listen. The list goes on without end. By being together for so much of this new time in your lives, you and your peers will affect each other in ways that will undoubtedly lead to change. But here’s the thing: Cornell accepted you. They accepted the “you” that submitted an application last year. That person made it this far, although you have certainly changed since then. Subtly, but naturally, you have changed. And, as a result of college, you will definitely undergo more positive change just like this. The kind that goes unnoticed for a while until, before you know it, you realize that you have become a different person — perhaps someone more mature, or more humble, or more receptive. However, another, more devious change can occur in college — the kind that you don’t ask for. Freshman year won’t be easy. It may seem at times that everyone in your class is trying to size each other up in a series of ridiculous “Am I going to be more successful” mind games. The peer pressure, unchecked, can overwhelm you. Or maybe you will convince yourself that the pervasive party scene and infamous hook-up culture must be right for you. Or maybe you’ll notice the same priorities cropping up amongst all your friends, and thus take on their values without trying. All these possibilities and more may seem inane to you now, but they are real. Trust me. I’ve been there. Am I suggesting you close yourself off from change? Ten billion people will tell you not to do that, and I wholeheartedly agree with them. However, I just want you to be wary of becoming someone unrecognizable. Do a bit of introspection before this whole college thing begins. Think about what you like, and I mean what you truly like! Think about the person you professed to be when you applied almost a year ago. In college, you’re one step closer to full-fledged independent adult status. This means your perception, personality and opinions will likely become even less malleable. So if you’re going to take advantage of this precious opportunity to change, make sure that you’re making the changes you actually want to make. As long as you do, you won’t have to worry about that wonderful, brilliant individual who got accepted to Cornell. She or he will be right there with you when you graduate. Amiri Banks is a junior in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. He can be reached at aab245@cornell.edu.
Aditi Bhowmick | Abtruse Musings
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Chasing My Passion
fter all of the shout-outs, acknowledgements and celebrations of the people I am surrounded by at Cornell University subside, I find myself almost envious. I read some article on Business Insider or on the Sesquicentennial Archive about another incredible Cornell student or alumni doing truly substantial things with their life — whether it be redefining healthcare or constructing schools in their home countries, writing books, starting companies, moving the University’s administration to take sustainable development seriously, changing conversations and really doing things with their lives beyond maintaining a good academic/professional record. I am not jealous of their success stories. However, I do covet the passion they have found in their lives. I wake up, go to classes, try to secure jobs, hang out with friends and family and try to be a good person, but I am well aware I have not found what many refer to as their “calling” just yet. At the end of one day, I feel like becoming a public defense lawyer. On another, I remind myself that I would be really gratified if I just wrote for the rest of my life. This fleeting sense of purpose is frustrating especially as a second semester junior. I look back and wonder what have I really done with the past three years I spent at Cornell. I have been thinking about all of the well-rehearsed 30-second elevator pitches about who I am and what my story is that I presented to the various job interview panels I went through this semester. While it is true that they got me what I wanted — a summer job — when I repeat the story to myself in my head, it feels starkly incomplete. My resume does look typical with engagement in student organizations here and there but I am not sure how genuine my passion is. The reason I engage in this critical self-scrutiny is because of the sheer, palpable passionate brilliance that I am constantly surrounded by at this University. I see people presenting research papers surrounding issues that they actually connect with and feel proud presenting. I hear professors giving Mortar Board Last Lectures and inspiring students by what has stayed with them after their life’s experiences and why they made the choices they did. I see the Cornell Glee Club practicing for the Charter Day performance
from dawn to dusk and delivering concerts which move the performers themselves as much as the audience. I spend every day in an environment where people are motivated by what they are genuinely passionate about and I’m still trying to find what defines me. It is only occurring to me now why my education and experience at Cornell is unique. It goes beyond the fact that it pushes me to study more than I ever have, worry about grades, take classes which push my limits and try to keep up with the University’s standards. I think it is unique because it reminds me that the academic rigor and the daily routine of weekdays is not enough. It makes me contemplate from the minute I am awake to when I fall asleep about what drives me and what my life’s purpose should be. It prevents me from settling until I find my true 30-second elevator pitch. The brilliance of this University is that it does not let me become complacent. I am well aware that I am still very confused as to what I want to do with my education, and I do not know what exactly my true passion is. However, being at this University ensures that I will
important issues like divestment have not dissipated. We have also seen adversities not necessarily on the Hill, but the ramifications have been present on campus as well. The recent earthquake in Nepal moved student organizations and student leaders to organize relief efforts. Even more recently, the riots in Baltimore have sparked opinionated dialogue on campus. The point I am trying to make is that all of these conflicts, adversities and the reactions they spark prove that this University is one which breathes passion and never settles for injustice.You stumble across people who care about issues which are larger than their personal lives. The evidence is all over creative social media, issues presented by The Cornell Daily Sun, TED Talks and encounters with the people themselves on campus everyday. The realization of the true value of my Cornell education is only setting upon me now. I will still be going to classes, trying to beat the mean and applying for jobs when I need to, but I know now that I will not settle for a profession that does not matter to me for the rest of my
Cornell inspires its students to make their education of some positive consequence to humankind. not stop thinking about what I care about and what moves me untill I stumble across it through experience. I know that a semester at Cornell is not always easy, never mind ideal. This semester has not been flawless by any means. There has been dissent between student representatives, activists and the University’s administration. There has been ample anger and frustration. There was a fire in Collegetown which had an irrevocable effect on so many students’ lives. There were traffic accidents which cost lives in our community. When University Police tried to intimidate student protesters, both students and faculty responded in solidarity to uphold the democracy that our University space is supposed to stand for. An Independent Student Union was formed and dialogue surrounding
life. The years we are spending at Cornell are dedicated to building the tools which will help us find and sustain the driving force which makes our story convincing, a story we would actually want to share genuinely with pride. This place inspires me to be a source of inspiration myself someday not because of personal ambition, but because it instills in me the desire to make the education and experience I am fortunate enough to receive here really matter. Cornell inspires its students to make their education of some positive consequence to humankind, and I think that is what makes this community so profound.
Aditi Bhowmick is a senior in the College of Arts and Sciences. She can be reached at ab738@cornell.edu.
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18 | The Corne¬ Daily Sun | Freshman Issue 2015
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT Dearest Freshmen: Welcome to this curious town, and this haughty hill that we call home! As you quiver at the prospect of having to make new friends, manage an oppressive workload, brave frat parties and frozen campus streets, be comforted by the fact that you are moving to an arts-obsessed city. For you thespians, artists, comedy addicts, music snobs and cinema junkies, we here at the Arts section salute you, and can assure you that Ithaca has something for everyone. From a music-centric downtown, to Risley theatre, to our campus cinema, art galleries and stellar line-ups of concerts and speakers each semester, there’s abundant art and entertainment to consume. We’ve featured some of the coolest events that we’ve covered over the past year, as well as snapshots of Cornell alumni who have left imprints on our culture today. Enjoy. JAEL GOLDFINE & MIKE SOSNICK, ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT EDITORS
Something L ike a Fairytale
COURTESY OF THE SCHWARTZ CENTER FOR PERFORMING ARTS
Canterbury Enchants at Schwartz BY SEAN DOOLITTLE Former Sun Arts & Entertainment Editor
There wasn’t a single audience member in the Schwartz’s Flex Theatre that was not afflicted when the lights came up after the world premiere of Far From Canterbury. Something magical happened and I can
hardly explain it. Perhaps it was the collective feeling of being a part of something important, something historical and unforgettable. Canterbury is almost entirely the brainchild of music major Danny Bernstein ’14, one of Cornell’s greatest artists and success stories in recent memory. Bernstein was
single-handedly responsible for the entire creative development of the musical, from writing the show’s book, lyrics and music. This would be a near-impossible feat for most playwrights, but Bernstein excels. After nearly two years of development and writing, Far From Canterbury has finally opened to the uncontainable excite-
Music’s Purest: Iron & Wine at Cornell BY HADIYAH CHOWDHURY Sun Arts & Entertainment Writer
Years ago, I can remember listening to Samuel Beam’s deliciously husky voice and humming along to his lyrics, thinking that they were beautiful enough but nothing special. But Iron and Wine’s performance at Barton Hall on Saturday changed everything — Beam is not only beautiful to listen to, he is beautiful to watch; he coaxed his melodies out of his twangy guitar with so much grace and poise that it was difficult for me to believe that he could speak without singing. Beam opened his set by asking the audience what they wanted to hear, which set the tone for his entire performance. He alternated between his old and new work which suited a casual listener like me perfectly. The fact that it was an entirely acoustic show added to the comfortably casual ambience and left me with a warm feeling at the end of the night. Iron & Wine serenaded his audience with minimal voice distortions, and in a musical world full of synthesizers and auto-tune, I found his acoustic show to be a breath of fresh air. It is difficult to pinpoint what exactly is so haunting about Beam’s voice, but is has certainly matured since his earlier work into a crooning, vis-
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cous sound which contrasts perfectly with his clean guitar playing. He sings about love, as most indie and alternative artists do, but also about childhood, friendship and loss. His haunting voice adds to the sincerity of his words — I must admit, I was near tears when he sang “Tree By the River.” Somehow, Beam finds images that almost everyone has a version of in his or her head. After he sang his last song, an absolutely beautiful a capella version of “Flightless Bird,” the crowd burst into well-deserved applause for a good three minutes before Beam returned to grace us with one final song: “Such Great Heights.” Not only is Iron & Wine incredibly talented, but Beam is also so utterly unselfconscious that I felt like I had discovered some great inner truth after having listened to an hour and a half of his soft, layered voice. That being said, some of the songs did meld together to a certain extent. I had absolutely no qualms about this, but one could certainly say that Iron & Wine’s repertoire is not particularly varied. Still, I left the concert with some new favorite tunes by Iron & Wine, having discovered a new up and coming Australian folk duo and having fed my soul utterly and completely to the brim with music in its purest form. — Sept. 29, 2014
ment of much of the Cornell community. A modernized, yet fantastical adaptation of “The Wife of Bath’s Tale” from The Canterbury Tales, Far From Canterbury creates a world of its own, in which fairy tales are real and act to inform the masses about important current events. — April 29, 2014
John Mulaney at Bailey Hall BY KAITLYN TIFFANY ’15 Former Sun A&E Editor
“‘Tickets for Hannibal Buress will be honored,’ I think that’s what I’m going to call this tour,” announced stand-up comedian, Saturday Night Live staff writer and star of the Fox sitcom Mulaney, John Mulaney on Tuesday night at Bailey Hall, as he flipped through a copy of this newspaper. Before beginning his set he also played a recorded message from Buress, who apologized for cancelling his show due to the fact that he was “really caught up in this kickboxing thing right now” (the show was actually cancelled due to scheduling conflicts with the filming of a Seth Rogen movie). Mulaney, as a last-minute replacement, was a good sport, yelling “And I get the money!”
and dubbing himself a superhero who had never even been near Ithaca in his life, but who, upon receiving the call “Ithaca needs you,” was ready to be of service. Mulaney started off slow with an unfunny story about trying to operate a new-fangled vaporizer in Colorado but gained speed, feeding off of audience interaction and a wealth of jokes that he pulled, on the spot, from a copy of The Daily Sun. His schtick is mostly to tell tales of personal embarrassment and mild family dysfunction. Mulaney does this often and pointedly — calling attention to his own failings not just because self-deprecation is oh-soadorable, but because it is the appropriate way to handle a position of privilege without sounding preachy or patronizing. — Nov. 19, 2014
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LAURENS HAMMOND 1916
After receiving his B.S. in mechanical engineering in 1916, Hammond would go on to create the electric Hammond organ, which proved to be an important milestone in electronic music’s evolution and influential to the genres of jazz and progressive rock.
Laurents penned and directed a number of seminal Broadway musicals, including West Side Story, Hallelujah, Baby! and La Cage Aux Folles, in addition to writing a number of well-received films.
PEARL S. BUCK ’25 THOMAS PYNCHON ’59
Honing his literary chops under the likes of Vladimir Nabokov at Cornell, Pynchon would go on to define the postmodernist tradition, winning the National Book Award for 1973’s Gravity’s Rainbow.
ARTHUR LAURENTS ’37
Buck used the skills she honed at Cornell to craft some of the 1930s’ best-selling and most acclaimed historical fiction. She would go on to win a Pulitzer Prize for The Good Earth in 1932 and a Nobel Prize in 1938.
Years after leaving Ithaca with a degree in English, Seidler took the stage to accept the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for The King’s Speech in 2011.
Prior to leaving Cornell to fight in the second World War, Vonnegut pursued a degree in chemistry and served as the Associate Editor of The Sun. Throughout the ’60s and beyond, he established himself as one of counterculture’s most notable novelists with the satirical black humor of books like Slaughterhouse-Five and Cat’s Cradle.
TONI MORRISON M.A. ’55
The acclaimed author has won a Pulitzer Prize, the Nobel Prize in Literature and the Presidential Medal of Freedom for her prolific, vivid novels, including Beloved.
KURT VONNEGUT, JR. ’44
Cornell’s Artistic Legacy
DAVID SEIDLER ’59 JANE LYNCH MFA ’84
ROBERT MOOG Ph.D. ’65
If the origins of popular electronic music can be traced to one person, it would be Robert Moog. While at Cornell studying engineering, he grew interested in and began developing electronic instruments. His Moog Synthesizer would go on to be the tool of choice for everyone from Beaver & Krause to Donna Summer.
CHRISTOPHER REEVE ’74
Before the world knew him as Superman and a philanthropist, Reeve starred in numerous Cornell theater productions.
Following a few notable featurelength comedy roles in films such as The 40-Year-Old Virgin and Role Models, Lynch raked in the awards with her regular role on the hit show Glee.
After revitalizing the Southern California punk scene, the lead singer of Bad Religion turned his focus to doctoral biology work and continues to lecture courses on evolution at Cornell.
GREG GRAFFIN Ph.D. ’91
Through the Years: Concerts at Cornell For 150 years, Cornellians have come together for live music. From harps to hip-hop, Barton to Bailey and Spring Day to Slope Day, concerts have been a cornerstone of the student experience. Over the years, our campus has been host to violin virtuoso Yehudi Menuhin, the second-most-downloaded Grateful Dead show, Kanye West in support of The College Dropout and everything in between.
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The Good,The Bad and The Greasy of Campus Food By ELIZA LAJOIE ’13 Former Sun Blogs Editor
To guide you through Cornell’s “all-you-care-to-eat” meal-swipe dining halls, here is a rundown of the best and worst of Cornell’s dining options. Okenshield’s You will soon discover that Okenshield’s shares many characteristics with a boyfriend left over from high school: at times, convenient and a little boring, but tolerable because you think there aren’t any better options. You can disregard the little annoyances — instead of missed dates or bad breath, Okenshield’s offers goopy pasta and endless lines — and the relationship limps along. Okenshield’s will keep you coming back with hopes of stumbling upon the pad thai, gyros or popcorn shrimp that all make occasional surprise appearances. It’s the only mealswipe dining hall on Central Campus, so there often isn’t much choice. But at least you’ll be able to cheer yourself up with a smile from Okenshield’s flamboyant and infalliblycheerful card-swiper, Happy Dave. Best Bet: Spinach and artichoke dip, milkshakes.
Risley Dining You’ll find no more dramatic dining venue than Risley’s great hall, under vaulted ceilings and the glow of Harry Potter-esque chandeliers. Food options are generally cafeteria-bland, in keeping with the high schoolstyle food line. But the stir-fry bar and ample dessert table at least will remind you that you’re in college now, and you deserve superior sustenance. Best Bet: Stir-fry, waffles. Robert Purcell Marketplace Eatery The Robert Purcell Community Center offers the biggest dining hall on North Campus and swarms with freshmen every weeknight. The enormous array of options will satisfy all diners, from picky eaters — who can resort to pizza or chicken nuggets –— to the more adventurous, who will enjoy sizzling stir-fry from the Mongolian grill. RPCC offers a diverse salad bar, waffle makers and enough sugary cereal to keep you bouncing off the walls all night with your new college pals. Sunday brunch is also a must-try with savory breakfast pizza and giant pancakes. Best Bet: Mongo grill, pasta of the day.
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Sticky sweet | Waffles are a staple of any sweet-toothed Cornellian’s diet, as they are available in most dining halls and at Waffle Frolic, on the Ithaca Commons. Appel Commons Appel is the only campus eatery with outdoor dining when the weather is cooperative, so enjoy it while you can! While many options in Appel are the same every day — pizza, salad, pasta with alfredo sauce — there is always a respectable number of other options, from turkey and potatoes to fresh-grilled burgers. Best Bet: Pineapple cake,
salad bar. West Campus Intrepid freshmen who venture down the slope into the land of upperclassmen will be rewarded with superior dining in a more homey setting. The dining rooms at Cook, Becker, Rose, Bethe and Keeton each have their own specialties to be discovered, including lots of international options.
Additionally, most dining rooms on West have panini makers, so if nothing else pleases you, whip up a cheesy melt with ingredients selected from ample sandwich and salad bars. Best Bet: Perogies at Cook, bibimbap at Bethe, fajitas at Keeton. Eliza LaJoie graduated in 2013. Responses may be sent to dining-editor@cornellsun.com
Ithaca’s Best Bets on Brunch By SYDNEY RAMSDEN ’14 Former Sun Dining Editor
Brunch is the classic all-American weekend pastime. Each brunch-goer has his or her preferred method of brunching. Brunchers who truly take their brunch seriously, however, will seek out the option that provides a decent balance of delicious, abundant food and refreshing (and also abundant) libation. Luckily, Ithaca offers some pretty prime brunch options, no matter what vibe you’re going for on a sunny Sunday morning. When the weather is sunny, there’s no better place to go than the Ithaca Farmers’ Market, which offers a comprehensive sampling of the many flavors Ithaca has to offer. Café Dewitt, 215 North Cayuga St.
Tucked away in the Dewitt Mall just adjacent to the Commons, Café Dewitt offers some of the freshest and tastiest brunch dishes in the city. It would be a crime for patrons with a hankering for upscale twists on brunch classics to overlook this downtown gem. The menu features brunch classics like eggs Florentine and customized fresh-egg omelettes, as well as more out-there plates like apple, sausage and potato hash. But the real shining star on the menu is the Tunisian plate. This smorgasborg of locally-grown lamb sausage and fried eggs, crispy toast and a side salad with a refreshing drizzle of pomegranate-cumin vinaigrette kicks the classic eggs-and-sausage brunch favorite up a notch or two. The real highlight on the dish is the apricot-carrot chutney, which provides the perfect sweet, tangy offset to the hearty main attractions. The Tunisian plate is a brunch dish that’s truly out of this world. Stella’s Restaurant, Bar and Cafe, 403 College Ave.
Ah, Stella’s; Collegetown’s answer to the much sought-after upscale restaurant/swanky bar/hip coffeehouse. The College Avenue hotspot offers just about everything under the sun, whether you’re look-
ing for a casual drink, a quick bite or a splurge-worthy dinner. The brunch, though, is equally worthy of a visit. And now that Stella’s offers a bottomless mimosa option for $14 with the purchase of any entreé, brunchers looking for a decent buzz can rejoice. Between sips of your umpteenth early-morning libation, diners can munch on dishes like quinoa oatmeal or the breakfast burrito worthy of a fiesta. But in this case, there’s nothing wrong with settling for the Hearty Breakfast, a classic breakfast feast of local eggs, applewood smoked bacon, homefries and toast. The Hearty Breakfast may be overlooked on a menu that boasts items like brioche French toast and the “Hamlette” (an omelette with ham, bacon and sausage), but this dish is too yummy to pass up. Hai Hong Restaurant, 208 Dryden Rd.
Dim sum brunch at Hai Hong is not only perhaps the most underappreciated brunch option in town, but also one of the best ones. One doesn’t typically think of brunch as a feast of dumplings, buns and spring rolls, but now that I mention it, doesn’t it sound amazing? The menu is quite extensive and relatively inexpensive. The dishes are categorized as small, medium and large and priced accordingly. The items themselves range from several varieties of dumplings to sesame balls to taro pies to an assortment of buns. The best bet is to keep it simple (but still delicious) with steamed shrimp dumplings, an order of buns, a couple of spring rolls and a larger, family-style noodle dish. The shrimp dumplings are a personal favorite — the silky dough melts in your mouth and is complemented perfectly by the crunch of the steamed shrimp in the center. With so many exotic items to choose from (and complimentary tea), Hai Hong’s dim sum brunch is your best brunch bet. Sydney Ramsden graduated in 2014. Responses may be sent to dining-editor@cornellsun.com.
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DINING GUIDE
Collegetown Bagels Is Ithaca Born and Bread By CASEY CARR ’14 Former Sun Staff Writer
It’s a Saturday morning like every other at Collegetown Bagels: A steady crowd of students navigate around colorful displays of speciality foods and stocked coolers to pick up a cup of Love Buzz to go. Crates of fresh bread are brought in from Ithaca Bakery — airy and voluminous ciabatta, dark and dense pumpernickel, small loaves of sourdough just waiting to be hollowed out and filled with steaming soup; and workers behind the counter in CTB baseball caps move in a flurry to keep up with the stream orders. For anyone connected with Cornell in the past 30 years, the scene is a familiar one. Known for its quality food, quirky atmosphere and central location, CTB has become an integral part of the off-campus experience for students, professors, parents, townies and alums alike. However, there’s something beyond the colorful chalkboard and inventive sandwich names that keeps generations coming back to CTB. I sat down with two of the owners of CTB, Mimi Mehaffey and Gregar Brous, and discovered that CTB is so much more than a sandwich shop on the
corner; it’s a community-wide family focused on local engagement. I’d like to first start with the humble beginnings of this little bagel shop. The idea for CTB came from three guys from Long Island who believed that a bagel shop would do well in Ithaca. After only a year, the trio sold the shop to the owner of Rulloff’s. Brous, an Ithaca College student and original townie, worked at Rulloff’s at the time. Upon graduation, he bought CTB with the support of his parents and brother, who are still owners of CTB today. Mehaffey, a manager at Rulloff’s and by default a manager at CTB as well, became full time manager at CTB. Brous and Mehaffey ran the original shop from the present-day Bear Necessities location and served the basics: only bagels and cream cheese — tunafish was a monumental feat at the time. CTB took on a more recognizable appearance to today’s trademark storefront after purchasing Oliver’s Deli and moving into their current, iconic corner location. The expansion tripled the menu and staff of this once small shop overnight. Today, with three different CTB locations and two Ithaca Bakery locations, acquired in 1989, the company employs over 300 members in the community. Mehaffey and Brous maintain that their staff is central to the success of CTB:
CTB serves more than speciality sandwiches and coffees to-go, but also philosophy from which we can all learn.
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The Family Behind CTB ANDY JOHNSON / SUN FILE PHOTO
“Our staff is why people come back. They enjoy what they do and the customers that they are waiting on, and the customers have loyalty in return,” Mehaffey said. Mehaffey ensures that the staff is purposively representative of the greater Ithaca community. With students from Tompkins Cortland Community College, Cornell, Wells College and Ithaca College, just to name a few, and a special effort to hire high school students for their inaugural experience in the work force, as well as the employees who have been working for decades at the company, the staff of CTB is a true cross section of the Ithaca community. “They have become like family to us and we have become like family to them, and our customers are an extension of that family” explains Mehaffey. Not only does CTB emphasize a sense of community through its staff, but also through its ingredients. Brous says he is constantly searching for farmers and suppliers within the community and a way to connect the livelihoods of these local neighbors with their
own. “It’s a huge piece of who we are, our connection to the community and our belief in sustainability and what we have to do to keep this earth here for our children and generations after us.” Whether it’s locally-sourced meat or using nearby farmers for the production of their newest “ancient grains” bread line, Brous and Mehaffey are passionate about the quality of their ingredients and the impact they have on the local community. The staff and ingredients combine to create some of the most locally-conscious food around. The values of community and family around which CTB centers around are merged in bright colors and block letters on the renowned chalkboard: Names like The Steamin’ Treeman, Taughannock and Stewart Parker are clearly representative of the community of Ithaca. Brous says that “local” was the first big sandwich theme. The sandwich names, many of which are created by Brous, also represent the family aspect of CTB: The Lindsey, Viva Chelsea and Miles Stone are named after
their children; Sweet Rachel and Jonah’s Jive after their niece and nephew; the Javi after the family dog. Fourteen-year staff member Chris Buck has his own sandwich, The Big Buck, displayed on the board. Customers, too, can create their own concoction and have the opportunity for it to be sold as a special or added permanently to the menu. For the past 35 years, CTB has succeeded in integrating a local feel that resonates with people from all walks of life and from all parts of the world. In a place as diverse and quirky as Ithaca, it’s rare that a common denominator exists and has the ability to connect such a wide breadth of people, interests and tastes across generations. In Ithaca, CTB serves as that common denominator. With its emphasis on community engagement and family feel, CTB serves up more than speciality sandwiches and coffees to-go, but also philosophy from which we can all learn. Casey Carr graduated in 2014. Responses may be sent to dining-editor@cornellsun.com.
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game.” For seniors like Bardreau, this was clearly not the way that they wanted to go out. The Red came into the season with much loftier goals than a first round exit in the ECAC Tournament. “This season was definitely a disappointment and I feel it was reflective of [the seniors class’] time at Cornell,” said captain John
“I need to go back to the drawing board and rethink my approach. I did things one way for 19 years and then I tried to change things up.” Mike Schafer McCarron ’15. “Two Ivy League titles over four years just isn’t cutting it. That’s not up to par with Cornell standards.” Coach Schafer took some of the blame onto his shoulders, acknowledging schematic changes he made in the offseason as part of the team’s shortcomings. “I made some systematic changes this year and I think they failed miserably,” Schafer said. “I need to go back to the drawing board and rethink my approach. I did things one way for 19 years, and then I tried to change things up. I need to go back to what I’ve always done.” Though it probably will not help with the sting of defeat right now, there is reason to be optimistic for next year’s season. The majority of the Red’s roster consisted of underclassmen that will now have a valuable year of experience. Rising sophomores, like defenseman Ryan Bliss, who played major minutes this year, will only continue to improve. The team will also retain both of its very talented goalies. Considering all of these factors, the Red should enter next season as a team to watch out for. Shane Lewis can be reached at slewis@cornellsun.com.
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Jordan Berger also had exceptional races and were able to score in this event. “There were a lot of things that led to the team’s success this year but I would say team cohesion was essential,” Tim Satterthwaite ’15 said. “The team was close this year and it was clear through the swimming that people weren’t just swimming for themselves but were swimming for a team and a family and that is what makes all the difference.” On the diving side, the Red had three scores on the 3-meter board. Hallowell placed 11th overall, which earned him fifth place all-time in Cornell standings. Rising senior Matt McCoy finished 16th and solidified an eighth place overall Cornell position. After a strong season, the Red is optimistic going forward. “I could not have asked for a better senior season. With huge wins over Dartmouth, Brown and Penn, we had more league dual meet wins than I have had in my career combined, as well as the highest finish at Ivies in three years,” Satterthwaite said. “Despite competition in the league getting steeper every year, this team was able to rise up and have some incredible swims and great memories. Cornell swimming is back on the map again.” BRIAN STERN / SUN FILE PHOTO
Making a splash | Tim Satterthwaite ’15 points to the team’s close bond as a reason for Cornell’s success, both in the championships and during the season as a whole.
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“The defense was especially strong this game, doing a great job covering for each other and clearing balls in the box,” Tierney said. “They were very cohesive and shut down key players from the opposing attack. Overall, winning this game was a great send off for our seniors on senior night.” That defensive effort was led by Abrams and Cetrullo. Both seniors have played pivotal roles on the Red back line this year, and will leave big shoes to fill for the squad next season. “It was so fun to play and to pull out the win was the best ending I could’ve asked for,” Cetrullo said. “[I] can’t thank my family, coaches and teammates enough for everything they’ve done and just making it a really special day overall.” Abrams said that the second half of Saturday’s game was stressful, but the payoff in the end was rewarding. “It’s an amazing feeling to finish our careers with a win. We’ve been through a lot during our four years and to actually be able to make a difference in the program is a great accomplishment,” she said. “The second half was definitely stressful. Having to protect a 1-0 lead is very difficult but the whole team really worked together and fought for this win. It’s just a nice way to end a career.” Olivia Mattyasovszky can be reached at omattyasovszky@cornellsun.com.
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Jarrod Watson-Lewis’ ensuing defensive two-point conversion were the shift in momentum we needed to defend our claim on the Empire State Bowl.” After being stagnant since midway through the second quarter, the Red offense seized the momentum from the Betros play and scored on its first drive of the fourth quarter. Hagy scored his third touchdown of the day, this time exploding for a monster 63-yard run. The touchdown put the Red up 3027, a lead the squad would not relinquish. “The offense did a great job all around,” Hagy said. “The offensive line played great and made nice holes and the fullbacks helped seal the edge. The offense finally started putting some plays together to have some nice drives.”
The Red defense was dominant the rest of the game, allowing only 59 yards of offense and never allowing the Lions to get into field goal position. The win moves the Red out of the Ivy League cellar and leaves Columbia as the only winless team in the conference. After the game against the Lions, Cornell had a shot to finish No. 6 in the Ivy League but was unable to earn a subsequent win against Penn and thus finished just above Columbia. However, the team still savored a victory that had eluded it for too long. “This is just the start for the Archer era of Cornell football,” Fraser said. “He’s building a program in the truest sense of the word and his hard work, as well as the work of the players, will show next week and in the upcoming seasons.” Shane Lewis can be reached at slewis@cornellsun.com.
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SPORTS
MEN’S LACROSSE
Laxers Drop Final Ivy Game Against Princeton
By ADAM BRONFIN Sun Assistant Sports Editor
With the stakes raised, Cornell was unable to replicate the same magic it saw on April 25 against Princeton. In a rematch against the Tigers (9-5, 5-2 Ivy), the Red (10-5, 4-3 Ivy) fell, 11-7. Cornell was outscored, 8-3, in the first three quarters, yet, unlike the Red’s win the previous weekend, there was no furious rally until it was far too late during the May 1 game In the first game of the Ivy League Playoffs, the Red struggled to find the back of the net. Attackman Matt Donovan ’15 led the team in points with one goal and four assists, yet no other Cornell player had more than two points on the day. The seven goals put up by the Red is the third smallest scoring output all season. “I thought some of our decision-making out there cost us,” said head coach Matt Kerwick. “I didn’t think we made very good choices with the ball.” Mistakes seemed to be the theme of the game. Careless turnovers led to long Princeton possessions and, as Kerwick said, the team never found its rhythm throughout the course of the game. After last week’s loss, the Tigers came out firing, scoring on the very first possession of the game. A couple of minutes later, rising junior midfielder Andrew Keith scored his fourth of the season to tie up the game. Cornell took the lead after Princeton goalie Tyler Blaisdell came out of the cage to play defense on Donovan behind the net. Donovan tossed to attackman Dan Lintner ’15 on the crease who easily scored, giving Cornell its first lead of the day.
JASON BEN NATHAN / SUN STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
Saying goodbye | Matt Donovan ’15, pictured above, led the Red in points in his final game wearing a Cornell uniform.
Princeton added two more, including a controversial goal at the end of the first period that appeared to catch rising junior goalie Christian Knight off-guard. Following a quick face-off win to begin the second, the Tigers capitalized off of an unsettled situation and scored giving Princeton a 4-2 lead. Midfielder Connor Buczek ’15 scored his first of the day on a man-up possession. The Tigers would tack on one more, giving them a two goal advantage going into the second half. The third quarter was all Princeton. Cornell struggled to get good shots and turnovers piled up. The Tigers notched
three goals in the period and outshot Cornell, 11-4. The Red struggled to hold onto the ball and did not have many solid possessions, according to Kerwick. “There were a couple of key stretches in the third period where we had three breaks in a row [and] where we turned the ball over,” Kerwick said. “And then you give their potent offense another chance to wear down our defense. So that was a key. You can’t give an offense like Princeton that many opportunities.” Cornell started showing some life when Donovan scored running out from behind the net. Four minutes later, Buczek scored his second of the game off
a feed from Donovan. But Princeton’s recently-named Ivy League Player of the Year, Mike MacDonald, scored his third of the game, extending the Tigers’ lead to four, seemingly shifting the momentum back to Princeton Cornell still had more in the tank, but it would not prove to be enough. Donovan found rising senior midfielder John Edmonds who one-timed the ball into the back of the net. Three and half minutes later, midfielder John Hogan ’15 scored as he was pushed into the crease. Down by just two, the Red continued to hold the momentum following a penalty on Princeton on the ensuing face-off. Hogan shot again on the next possession, but this time, Princeton’s defense gobbled it up and was able to get back on offense. With the defense hounding the Tigers, attempting to force a turnover, MacDonald blew past defenseman Jordan Stevens ’15 and easily scored, effectively putting Cornell away. “I give our guys a lot of credit, battling back in the fourth quarter,” Kerwick said. “I fully expected it of our team, they represent our program so well, and they care so much about each other. I just think that we dug a little too big of a hole there in the third quarter and into the early fourth and unfortunately we couldn’t battle back.” Cornell was announced as the No. 8 seed in the NCAA tournament after its game against Princeton. However, the team was eliminated in the first round of tournament play. Adam Bronfin can be reached at abronfin@cornellsun.com.
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MEN’S HOCKEY
Red Ends ECAC Run in First Round of Tournament
By SHANE LEWIS Sun Assistant Sports Editor
The Cornell men’s hockey team’s season came to an abrupt halt the weekend of March 6, when it was swept by Union College in a best of three series and eliminated from the ECAC Tournament. Cornell was thoroughly outmatched by the Dutchmen, falling by scores of 4-2 on March 6 and 7-0 March 7. The second loss of the week-
end was one of the most lopsided defeats in the history of Cornell’s hockey program. The results were surprising, given that Cornell swept the regular-season series against Union and was a higher seed in the tournament. “Everything just unraveled,” said head coach Mike Schafer. “Anything that could possibly go wrong went wrong for us this weekend.” The unraveling started during the second period of of the first game, when Union scored three goals within a
Slip sliding away | Although the Red was able to beat Union during the regular season, the Cornell squad fell to the Dutchmen in just two games.
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span of 10 minutes. A fourth goal eight minutes into the third period would put Union up, 4-0, and iced the game away for the Dutchmen. Cornell actually outshot its opponent, but Union goalie Colin Stevens was on his best game, “Anything that could tallying 28 saves. possibly go wrong went Offensively, the Dutchmen were led wrong for us this by a balanced attack, weekend.” with four different players scoring goals. Mike Schafer Rising senior forward Christian Hilbrich and rising junior forward Matt Buckles would end up scoring the only two goals on the weekend for Cornell. The next day, Union took all the momentum from its first victory and quickly jumped on the Red. The Dutchmen scored three goals in the first period and took the life out of Lynah Rink. Union would proceed to score two more goals in the second period and further demonstrate its dominance with two final goals in the third period. Once again, Cornell outshot the Dutchmen but were foiled by another great performance from Stevens. Meanwhile, the usually strong Red goalie tandem of rising sophomore Hayden Stewart and rising junior Mitch Gillam had one of its worst outings on the season. Cornell also struggled with its composure as it committed a staggering 10 penalties with 23 penalty minutes. Union would score three on its power play opportunities. “Everything just spiraled out of control,” said forward Cole Bardreau ’15. “We just weren’t getting the bounces we needed out there. After we got down by a significant amount of goals, we started getting away from our
BRIAN STERN / SUN FILE PHOTO
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WOMEN’S SOCCER
At Championships, Booters Notch Win in Final Season Game Cornell Earns Best Finish Since 2011 By OLIVIA MATTYASOVSZKY
Sun Staff Writer
Though Dartmouth’s football team got away with a win on Schoellkopf on Nov. 7, the Big Green
women’s soccer team was not so lucky just one day later. On Berman field, the Cornell women’s soccer team defeated Dartmouth, 1-0, as a perfect way to honor the four seniors in their last home game and final match of
By JOHN MCGRORTY Former Sun Staff Writer
During the weekend of Feb. 26, the Cornell men’s swimming and diving team competed at the Ivy League Championships in Princeton, New Jersey. The Red had an incredibly successful overall meet and was able to have its best finish since 2011. Overall, Cornell finished sixth within the Ivy League, with a total of 692 team points. The Red had an impressive team and individual showing and was able to illustrate its ability to compete with any Ivy League team. “This year marked a huge improvement for the team at Ivy Championships,” said Thomas Hallowell ’15. “Everyone demonstrated a lot of toughness and we had some really strong performances overall.” The Red’s strong performance came as a result of a season’s worth of consistent hard work and effort. “This year we focused a lot on being tough and prepared to fight for each and every race,” Hallowell said. “A lot of guys dug deep to finish out races and we had an Ivy Champion in two events. [Rising sophomore] Alex Evdokimov is the first Cornell swimmer to be Ivy Champion since 2010 … Overall, I think the team’s fighting spirit allowed it to push through obstacles and have the best performance at Ivy Championships in four years.” Evdokimov was able to walk away as champion in both Ivy League breaststroke events. He won the 100 breast and the 200 breast beating out many top swimmers, including Princeton’s Jack Pohlmann and Harvard’s Eric Ronda. The race was incredibly fast paced and close; the top three finished within .08 seconds of one another. Evdokimov also set a school record, beating the previous record by over a second. Rising senior Victor Luo and rising juniors Liam Sosinsky and See SWIMMING page 40
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Senior status | Kerry Schubert ’15, pictured above, was one of four seniors honored during the Red’s final home game against Dartmouth.
their Cornell soccer careers. Co-captains Claire MacManus ’15 and Sydney Cetrullo ’15, as well as Kelly Abrams ’15 and Kerry Schubert ’15 all played in the match that improved Cornell’s record to 2-5 in the Ivies and 8-9 overall. The conditions were unfavorable for the Red, which may have been fitting for the seniors’ final game in temperamental Ithaca. It was near freezing and windy, and it seemed to take a while for the home team to warm up. The ball was kept in the defensive zone for the majority of the first half, though rising junior Meera Dheer displayed some impressive footwork and controlled the ball in Dartmouth’s defensive end midway through the first half. Schubert had an impressive turn and shot on goal shortly after, though Dartmouth goalie Tatiana Saunders scooped it up and fired it back to the Cornell defense. Saunders was recently named Ivy League Player of the Week, though she was no match for the Big Red’s determination to win on Saturday. The Red outshot Dartmouth 6-3 in the first half and clinched the win with a goal in the last two minutes before halftime. Rising senior Brenna Mockler scored off an assist from rising sophomore Tess Pullano as she fed from outside the box, with Mockler sending the ball into the far right corner. It was Mockler’s first goal of the season and it could not have come at a better time. In the second half Dartmouth put forth a strong offensive effort, outshooting Cornell 10-2. Despite this push, both teams had only three shots on goal. Rising junior goalkeeper Kelsey Tierney saved all three of the Big Green’s shots on net, though, and stymied a persistent Dartmouth offense. See W. SOCCER page 41
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Icers Fall Short in Final Round of ECAC Championship Play W. HOCKEY
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In the last seven minutes of the period, the Red equalized the game during its fifth power play opportunity. Captain and forward Brianne Jenner ’15 worked the puck into the zone to Fulton, who then whipped the puck into the crease. Forward Jillian Saulnier ’15 went into the crease and tapped the puck into the net, tying the score at 1-1. Veerman said she believes that the penalties were a huge factor in the rhythm of the game and the team’s momentum. “Penalties played a big role with changing the momentum for both teams,” she said. “Obviously, it was a big factor for our first goal, which was on the power play and that goal gave us the spark we needed to comeback and win.” “While it’s never good to be penalized, we were able to build some momentum from some huge kills we had,” Fulton said, echoing Veerman. “On the other side, power plays did the same thing. We got a few shots and were able to build some momentum, getting our first goal on the power play and two more came quickly after.” Only 23 seconds after Saulnier’s goal, rising junior forward Hanna Bunton got the eventual game winning goal, when she wristed the puck over Clarkson’s goalie. Jenner scored another goal for Cornell to win the game, 3-1, and bring Cornell into the ECAC Championship game against Harvard. In its matchup against the Crimson, Cornell gained an early 1-0 lead six minutes into
the game when Saulnier, assisted by Fulton and rising senior forward Anna Zorn, snapped a wrister past Harvard’s netminder. Cornell continued to have goal opportunities throughout the period. However, Harvard capitalized on a Cornell power play, tying up the game. The second period was intense and very equal between the two teams. There were some big scoring opportunities throughout the period. Jenner and Saulnier had a two-on-one chance, but the puck hit the cross bar. Head coach Doug Derraugh felt that the first two periods were really close and could have gone either way. “We played them really evenly throughout the first two periods. Both teams had their chances,” he said. In the third period, Cornell stole a 2-1 lead early on, but Harvard heated up and pressured Cornell. The team scored five goals back-to-back and ran away with the game. Late into the third, Bunton scored her second of the weekend on a Harvard power play. This goal gave the team life. Despite having a few more scoring opportunities, Har vard rejected Cornell’s advances and topped off the game with an empty netter to win, 7-3. Derraugh thought that the small errors added up to make the difference in the game. “We got that early goal, but gave up a couple [of ] tough ones,” he said. “You [have] to give credit to Harvard for capitalizing on the chances we gave them.” Danielle Letourneau can be reached at dletourneau@cornellsun.com.
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With the team’s Top-5 overall finish and four AllAmerican titles in Dean, Realbuto, Garrett and Villalonga, head coach Robert Koll has much to be proud of. Koll, one of the best coaches in Cornell athletics history, has had at least four All-Americans on his squad for 10 of his last 11 seasons. He constantly sets tough but achievable goals for his players and pushes them to wrestle their hardest each and every match. However, with
much success comes an expectation of excellence and Realbuto’s feelings about the team’s overall finish reflects this expectation. “I really do not think that we maxed out our potential,” he said. “This finish was not our best showing and it has left us feeling hungry to win that title next year. Realistically, we have enough talent on this team to win a national title and I truly believe we will get there next year at Madison Square Garden.” Anna Fasman can be reached at sports-editor@cornellsun.com.
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WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
Ballers Drop Final Two Games, Send Off Seniors By OLIVIA MATTYASOVSZKY Sun Staff Writer
DANA DANIELS / SUN STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
Marshalling the court | Rising junior Nia Marshall, pictured above, was one of the leaders on the board for the Red’s final two games of the 2014-15 season.
home the win with a final score of 60-49. In that game Aston and Moran had standout performances, with Aston getting her third double-double and Moran scoring 15 points. This time around, Marshall scored the most for the Red, tallying 13 points and grabbing six rebounds. Kline had the standout performance of the game and was all over the box score with 11 points, seven rebounds, four steals, two assists and one block. Cornell had trouble converting in the first half, and a shooting percentage of just 19 percent let the Quakers build an early lead. Going into intermission, Penn controlled the game and led the Red by 12 points at 29-17. Out of the gate in the second half, Penn pushed the tempo once again and led by double digits for almost the entire second 20 minutes. “This weekend was hard. We really wanted to get the senior night win for Kline and Poland but unfortunately couldn’t pull it out,” Aston said. “The season as a whole was really unexpected. I doubt many people thought we would have done as well as we actually did this year and it is a great building block for next season and ultimately the program as a whole.” Kline echoed Aston’s sentiment. “Even though the season did not end the way we wanted it to, it was a great season,” she said. “The program really took a leap forward this year and with such a young team, it will be exciting to see what happens.”
March 7 marked the end of the women’s basketball season. The squad played its last two games with forward Sarah Poland ’15 and guard Christine Kline ’15 playing for their last times in Newman Arena. The Red faced the No. 1 and No. 2 teams in the Ivy League, with Princeton on Friday night and the University of Pennsylvania on Saturday. The Red started the weekend against the No. 13 Princeton Tigers, who have yet to lose a game this season. This game was no exception for Princeton, which continued its incredible shooting average at over 51 percent from inside the arc and 62 percent for 3-pointers. The Tigers also grabbed nearly double the rebounds as the Red — though they had double the turnovers — thanks to Cornell’s tough defense. The Princeton defensive effort stymied Cornell’s usual standout performers. Rising junior forward Nia Marshall put up eight points and grabbed six of the team’s 29 rebounds, while Kline and rising junior guard Kerri Moran both added six each. Additionally, rising junior forward Nicholle Aston took five rebounds away from the Tigers. With the win over Cornell, Princeton improved to a perfect 28-0 record and kept its Ivy League record unbeaten at 12-0. “Princeton played a great game and they really showcased why they are Ivy League Champions,” Aston said. On Saturday, the Red hosted Penn, who finished its season second in the Ivy League. When Cornell traveled to Philadelphia to Olivia Mattyasovszky can be reached at play the Quakers in February, the Red took omattyasovszky@cornellsun.com.
TRACK AND FIELD
Men,Women Host Cornell Outdoor Invitational
By RACHEL CHERNER Sun Staff Writer
In their last meets of the regular season, the Cornell men’s and women’s track and field teams hosted the Cornell Outdoor Invitational on May 2 at the Kane Sports Complex. A combined impressive performance from the men and women’s teams led to nine new track records, 14 event wins and 25 ECAC and IC4A qualifying performances. The men’s squad had a strong performance, setting a new track record and earning 15 IC4A qualifiers. The men also won seven events total. The meet started off with the 5000 meter event where rising juniors David Taylor and Mark Tedder scored first place in 14:24.64 and second place in 14:26.29, respectively. Tedder earned an IC4A qualification in this event. Cornell alumnus Bruno Hortelano-Roig ’14 also broke his old record in the 400 meter with a time of 47.09. Rising senior co-captain Max Hairston had two strong races, first winning the 400 meter hurdles in 53.73 seconds and earning an IC4A qualification. He continued to place third in the 110 meter hurdles in 14.00 seconds, recording season bests for both events. Rising senior Sam Baxter placed first with 3:52.31 in the 1500 meter event. Rising sophomore Oseoba Airewele won the triple jump in 47-11 ¾. Co-captain Stephen Mozia ’15 was a double event winner, taking the shot put in 65-2 ¾ and the discus event at 198-9, earing an IC4A qualification. Rising sophomore Jacob Shaffer earned second place in the discus in an Eastern qualifying 157-0. Finally in field, rising junior Martin Murillo placed first in the hammer at 165-5 while rising senior Stephen Afadapa scored second in the high jump with a clearance height of 6-9 ¾, earning an IC4A qualification. The women’s team also performed well, ending the meet with two new track records, seven event wins, and nine ECAC qualifications. The 4×100 meter team, rising senior Udeme Akpaete, rising junior Adrian Jones, co-captain Zena Kolliesuah ’15 and co-captain Katie Woodford ’15 earned first place with a 45.82 time, qualifying for
ECACs. Akpaete went on to break the track record in the 400 meter event, winning in 53.45. Rising sophomore Taysia Radoslav also broke a track record, taking the event win in the 400 meter hurdles in 58.75, moving to No. 2 all-time at Cornell. Woodford also raced well, placing second in 60.55 and earning No. 6 all-time at Cornell. She was able to qualify for ECACs as well. Rising senior Kristen Niedrach also earned first in the 1500 meter by a full eight seconds, just missing the track record with a personal record of 4:26.85. In the field events, rising junior Gaynelle Boham placed
first in the triple jump in 38-4 ¾, while rising sophomore teammate Kate Gulbrandsen won the high jump event in a seasonal best of 5-6. Felicia Reid ’15 earned first in the javelin with a throw of 115-10. Both the men’s and women’s teams finished off their Ivy seasons at the Outdoor Heptagonal Championships, where the women’s squad earned fourth place and the men’s squad earned second. Rachel Cherner can be reached at rcherner@cornellsun.com.
KELLY YANG / SUN FILE PHOTO
Breaking barriers | The women’s track and field squad finished the Cornell Invitational with two new track records, nine ECAC qualifications and seven event wins.
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FOOTBALL
Red Earns SoleVictory of Season Against Columbia By SHANE LEWIS
on the drive, carrying the ball six times for 33 yards. When faced with a fourth and one at the Columbia three -yard line, On fourth and eight with less than head coach David Archer ’05 opted to go two minutes to play in the final quarter, for it. Hagy again got the call, and the Cornell sideline exploded in celebra- plunged into the end zone to put the Red tion after the defense forced an incom- up by seven. plete pass. The reason? The Red had just After exchanging punts, the Red ensured its first win of the season. defense came up big and forced an interIn what turned out to be a truly excit- ception. Rising sophomore safety Sean ing matchup on Nov. 15, 2014, Cornell Scullen stepped in front of an errant (1-8, 1-5 Ivy League) outlasted Anders Hill pass and returned the ball all Columbia (0-9, 0-6) to win 30-27. The the way to the Columbia 19. Hagy game was a true test of resolve for the would strike again on the next play, this Red, who watched a 21-0 lead quickly time scoring off a rising junior quarterdissipate into a 27-21 deficit. A few back Robert Somborn pass. clutch plays down the stretch, coupled Things appeared to be getting out of with some Columbia miscues, helped hand after Somborn threw another Cornell seize back control of the game touchdown pass minutes into the second and hold on for quarter, this the win. time con“It feels great “It feels great to get our first win of the necting on a to get our first 70-yarder to win of the sea- season, especially because the seniors rising junior son, especially deserve this.” wide receivbecause the er Collin Chris Fraser seniors deserve Shaw. Up this as their col21-0, the legiate careers Red seemed come to a close,” said rising junior to have the game under control. punter Chris Fraser. “Singing Cornell But Columbia responded on their victorious after such a back-and-forth next drive, manufacturing a grind-it-out game was the icing on the cake.” 15 play, 87-yard touchdown drive. The The Red started the game off quickly, drive was capped off with a two yard scoring two touchdowns in the first quar- Trevor McDonagh pass to running back ter. The first score came on Cornell’s sec- Leander Cutler. ond drive of the game. Rising senior runCornell helped fuel Columbia’s comening back Luke Hagy was a workhorse back after long snapper Dylan Chayes
Sun Assistant Sports Editor
CAMERON POLLACK / SUN STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
Taming the Lions | In one of the most historic games in Ivy football history, the winless Red took on the 0-8 Columbia Lions and earned its first and only win of the 2014 season.
’15 fumbled on the Red’s next drive. After an interference penalty was added at the end of the play, the Lions capitalized on the great field position, scoring on a four-yard touchdown run. The touchdown cut the Red’s lead down to seven and gave Columbia all the momentum going into halftime. The Lions began the third quarter with another long touchdown drive, this time going 71 yards on 12 plays and using up eight minutes of the clock in the process. Cameron Molina scored the touchdown, taking a handoff up the middle at the one yard line. Columbia would then recover an onside kick, but thanks to a McDonagh interception on the next play, the Red was able to temporarily halt the Lions’ momentum. However, another Somborn interception on the following drive again put
Columbia into great field position at the Cornell 10. The Lions were able to take advantage, scoring on a one yard play and taking a 27-21 lead. In a strange turn of events, the PAT after the touchdown turned out to be the difference in the game. Cornell linebacker Taylor Betros ’15 made the play of the day, busting through the line of scrimmage and blocking the attempt. Rising senior cornerback Jarrod WatsonLewis recovered the ball and returned it 98 yards to give the Red a rare defensive two-point conversion. “Much like in all games, there were positives and negatives in our special teams units’ play,” Fraser said. “Despite some mishaps, we overcame adversity and made big plays when it mattered most. Taylor Betros’ PAT block and See FOOTBALL page 41
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WRESTLING
Dean Takes NCAA Championship Title
Realbuto earns second place; Cornell notches fifth place overall team finish honor for the two years prior in 2012 and 2013. Dean finished his season on a 28-match win streak. While Realbuto came in a strong second place, he said he is not totally satis-
By ANNA FASMAN Sun Sports Editor
On March 19, rising junior Gabe Dean became Cornell’s most recent NCAA champion in wrestling since Kyle Dake ’13 won during his senior season with the Red. Dean is the 17th Cornell champion in the program’s history. Rising junior Brian Realbuto took second place in his fight at 157 pounds and the team finished in fifth place overall. Rising senior Nahshon Garrett and Chris Villalonga ’15 took fifth and sixth place respectively. Dean’s win came after a strong 43-2 sophomore season with the squad. After coming in third in last year’s NCAA’s, his performance at the tournament was characteristically solid in all of his matches. Dean saw success in all five fights and won by decision, 6-2, in the finals, taking down Nathaniel Brown of Lehigh en route to claiming the title. Two days after his big win, Dean was named EIWA Wrestler of the year, several weeks after earning Ivy Wrestler of the Year. Garrett earned the same title last year, while the acclaimed Dake won the
fied with his win. “I was happy to achieve All-American status again this year, but losing in the finals was difficult,” he said about falling to freshman Isaiah Martinez of Illinois. CONNOR ARCHARD / SUN FILE PHOTO
Pinning the win | Rising junior Gabe Dean became the 17th Cornell NCAA champion in the wrestling program’s history.
“However, coming so close to my goal this year will definitely drive me to get there next year.” While his loss was disappointing, Realbuto acknowledges that he did not wrestle as well as he could have and that the score of the match reflected this. “After giving up the takedown at the end of the second period, it really struck me how poorly I was wrestling,” he said. “I wasn’t able to get the flow of the match moving in my favor, and towards the end I felt a bit helpless.” For the Red, the national tournament is always a true culmination of a season and a year’s worth of work. While the squad had been training hard the whole season, Realbuto explains that the weeks leading up to the tournament are all about mental preparation. “Leading up to the NCAA tournament, the most important work put in is mental,” he said. “Getting yourself in the right place mentally is the most challenging aspect. You really need to be at peak performance for five matches in a row and that is not as simple as it sounds.” See WRESTLING page 44
WOMEN’S HOCKEY
Women Fall to Crimson in Finals By DANIELLE LETOURNEAU ’15 Former Sun Staff Writer
After winning an intense matchup against Clarkson (24-10-3) in the semifinals of the ECAC Championships, Cornell (19-10-4) fell short of winning the title in a disappointing loss against Harvard (24-5-3) on March 8. Going into the Clarkson game, Cornell focused on speed and being assertive. “We knew speed was going to be a huge part of our game,” said forward Emily Fulton ’15. “They play a strong game defensively and beating them one-on-one was not going to work. We had to keep our feet moving and support each other all over the ice in order to break down their systems.” However, in the first and second periods, rising junior forward Brianna Veerman felt that the team did not exe-
cute the team’s game plan as well as it needed to. Cornell was down a goal for the majority of the game and in the back half of the first period, during a power play, the Golden Knights had a
“The momentum we built through the first two periods helped us going into the third. Emily Fulton ’15 great two-on-one goal opportunity. However, rising junior goaltender Paula Voorheis stopped their attempt and pushed the puck wide of the net. But, with 4:40 left in the period, Clarkson’s top line finally broke through Cornell’s defense and secured a 1-0 lead. “I thought the first two periods we
didn’t execute as well as we could have. We weren’t quick enough with moving the puck forward and getting it into the Clarkson end,” Veerman said. However, Cornell regained momentum and created a few goal opportunities in the last two minutes of the period. Even though the team did not score at that moment, Fulton believes that its momentum continued to build throughout the second period, when both teams had penalties and various scoring opportunities, and into the third. “I think the momentum we built through the first two periods helped us going into the third,” she said. “We continued to do the same things, but just a little more tenacious. In the third, the execution factor came in huge and we were able to get a few goals.” See W. HOCKEY page 44
Tiger Beating
Picture This! Cornell fans really get into the Red spirit — and we have the photos to prove it. page 35
was one of three seniors on the Red 2014-15 squad.
Touchdown Red football had a tough season in the fall. However, the team was able to notch one win against Ivy rival Columbia.
The men’s lacrosse team fell to Princeton in its last regular season game. page 42
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Red on ice | Brianne Jenner ’15, pictured above,
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Grabbing Goals Men’s ice hockey lost in the first round of the ECAC hockey tournament when it fell to Union College two nights in a row. page 43
Red on the Rise The women’s basketball team improved during its 2014-15 season, finishing in March with a 15-13 record. page 45
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ELCOME TO CORNELL! In a few short weeks, you’ll pack the station wagon to the brim with your belongings, say goodbye to Fido and arrive in Ithaca. All the anticipation will finally be over. Get ready to kick off what will be the craziest and most memorable four years of your life. We at The Sun know how you feel — nervous, excited, curious — as you prepare to begin your first year “on the Hill.” Remembering our own freshman days, we have created this guide for you to read before you arrive on campus to give you the inside scoop on Cornell life. That is, until you find it for yourself.
Inside, you’ll find information on the organizations you can join and the things you can see in and around the Hill. We’ll give you some advice about the best places to eat, study and hang out. Bring an open mind to Cornell. The people you meet, the classes you attend and the activities in which you will immerse yourself will change you, no doubt in ways you never imagined. And the time will pass quickly — many of us would give anything to reclaim a year or two. Don’t forget to read The Sun online and in print and enoy your time at Cornell. There’s no place like it. — The 133rd Editorial Board
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The Sun’s Cornell glos•sa•ry
Say what? Studying in the cocktail lounge? Eating at CTB? Learn what’s what: all the terms you need to know.
AAP: College of Architecture, Art and Planning. Found on the north end of the Arts Quad. Appel: Appel Commons, one of North Campus’ dining halls, known as the “crown jewel of Cornell Dining.” Bear Nasties: Affectionate nickname for the greasy, a-la-carte dining facility in RPCC. Big Red: The nickname for all Cornell athletic teams. Big Red Bear: Cornell mascot. Although the bear is actually brown and not red, Cornellians still look to him for spirit. CALS: College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. Also called the “Ag School.” Big Red Bucks: Points that can be used in a-la-carte dining facilities, such as Bear Necessities, to buy food. Also known as BRBs. CCC: Cornell Concert Commission, the organization that brings big-name bands to campus. Central: Central Campus, the area between the gorges that includes nearly all of Cornell’s academic buildings. Chalkings: Announcements written in chalk on the campus sidewalks. CIT: Cornell Information Technologies, the provider of computer and network services. Cocktail Lounge: Underground reading room in Uris Library with comfy, sleep-inducing chairs — great for a midday nap! Commons: A stretch of State Street in downtown Ithaca closed to vehicular traffic. Go there to find shops, restaurants and many craft and musical fairs. Cornell Cinema: Sells $4 tickets to more than 300 films a year CTB: Collegetown Bagels, a favorite lunch spot. CTP: Collegetown Pizza, a favorite latenight munchies spot. C-Town: Collegetown, the business district of Ithaca located next to campus. There are apartments, shops, restaurants and bars on this stretch. Dairy Bar: Cornell-operated dairy that serves ice cream, milkshakes and other milk products. Closed for renovations until 2013. D.P. Dough: A place to order calzones to satisfy those late-night cravings. Dragon Day: Tradition started by Willard D. Straight 1901, where architecture students build a giant dragon and parade it around the campus before spring break. EARS: Empathy, Assistance and Referral Service, a free and confidential peer counseling service. Fishbowl: A glass-enclosed reading room in Uris Library with rows of reading-conducive desks. Perfect for studying. Freshman 15: Theory that incoming freshmen will gain 15 pounds during their first year in college because of the all-you-care-to-eat dining halls — plus the beer. Freshmen on the Field: A tradition where all freshmen rush onto the field before the first home football game of the season. FWS: 1. Freshman writing seminar; you pick your top five choices, and will be assigned one. 2. Federal Work Study, a financial aid program. Gorges: Ithaca’s claim to fame, leading to the saying, “Ithaca is Gorges.” These rock-lined waterfalls are hard to miss on campus, but swimming in them is dangerous and prohibited in most areas — be careful. Harvest Dinner: One night each fall semester when local foods are served in Cornell’s dining halls. Ho Plaza: The area between the Campus Store and the Straight, which often hosts student rallies. Hotelies: Students in the School of Hotel Administration. Hot Truck: Found at the bottom of West Campus, the Hot Truck is perfect for a latenight snack. The truck is owned and operated by Shortstop Deli, which has not changed the menu from the classic subs; look out for the Poor Man’s Pizza (PMP), which made the truck famous. I.C.: Ithaca College, the college across town from Cornell. ILR: School of Industrial and Labor Relations, nicknamed “I Love Reading.” J.A.: The Judicial Administrator determines
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Big steps | Waterfalls run through many gorges and provide the area its natural beauty. Some gorges have trails leading down to the falls, but the areas remain very dangerous.
punishments for recalcitrant students, especially those who take more than one piece of fruit out of the dining halls. JAM: Just About Music, a residential program house. Libe: General abbreviation for any campus library. Libe Café: Where great minds meet daily over coffee inside Olin Library. Libe Slope: A very steep hill separating West Campus from Central Campus. You’ll want to be there on Slope Day ... but otherwise only take the walk when you’re up for a workout. Louie’s Lunch: Major rival to Hot Truck, found on North Campus between Balch and Risley Halls. Louie’s is the older of the two trucks and serves a wider variety of foods. Martha Van / MVR: Martha Van Rensselaer Hall, home of the College of Human Ecology. Morgue: The large study lounge in Donlon Hall, named for its dark, dismal lighting. Noyes: The student center on West Campus, home to a state-of-the-art gym to rid yourself of the Freshman 15. Orgo: Organic chemistry. Two words: Fear it. PAM: Policy analysis and management, a popular major in the College of Human Ecology. Plantations: Includes an arboretum, a botanical garden and other areas showcasing the fruits of Ithaca’s natural beauty. Prelim: Any full-length exam that is not a final exam. Known as “midterms” at most other colleges. Quad: Quadrangle, a rectangular section of campus that houses one of Cornell’s colleges, such as the Ag Quad, the Arts Quad and the Engineering Quad. R.A.: Resident advisor, the upperclassman in charge of keeping order in your residence hall. RHD: Residence hall director, the R.A.’s boss. You want this person to be on your side if you’re in trouble.
ROTC: Reserve Officer’s Training Corps, a collegiate-level military organization. RPCC: Robert Purcell Community Center, one of two community centers on North Campus. It’s home to numerous study lounges, Bear Necessities and a dining hall. Formerly known as RPU. S/U: Pass-or-fail grading that is an option in some courses (satisfactory or unsatisfactory). S.A.: Student Assembly, a student governing body that has jurisdiction over the student activity fee and makes recommendations to the administration. Schwartz Center: Home of Cornell’s theatre, film and dance department, which were the target of controversial budget cuts this past year. Located in Collegetown, it hosts many student performances and visiting shows. Slope Day: An end of the year celebration in the spring when Cornellians gather on Libe Slope, hang out with friends, listen to music and have a few (or more) drinks. The Straight: Willard Straight Hall, Cornell’s student union, which contains three dining facilities, a study lounge, a ceramics studio, a Cornell Cinema movie theater and registered student organization offices. SAFC: Student Assembly Finance Commission, in charge of distributing money to registered student organizations. State Street Diner: A restaurant open 24 hours a day west of the Ithaca Commons. Stop by if you’re looking for greasy, home-style cooking and waitresses who will call you “honey.” T.A.: Teaching assistants, often graduate students who lead discussion sections for large lectures. TCAT: Tompkins Consolidated Area Transit, the bus company that serves the Ithaca area. Townie: A local Ithaca resident. Ujamaa: A residential program house on North Campus focused on African culture. Wegmans: The massive and hyper-popular supermarket downtown. Great place to shop if you cook for yourself a lot.
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OrientationWeek Eases Transition to Cornell By SUN STAFF
In mid-August, students from around the world will pack up from summer vacation and congregate in Ithaca, N.Y., where the next generation of political leaders, business tycoons and famous activists will be become part of the incoming freshman class at Cornell University. During the five-day New Student Orientation, freshmen will be given the chance to not only settle in, but also reach out and explore. The Orientation Steering Committee runs a tight ship of planned activities and events, which give students the opportunity for a positive first taste of Cornell life. There are plenty of other options available for stu-
“I think [Orientation Week] is a great opportunity for students to explore the campus before they take that final plunge.” Nikki Stevens ’11 dents. According to Nikki Stevens ’11, former co-chair of the Orientation Steering Committee, the more traditional events are generally the crowd favorites. “My favorite event is the Big Red Blowout because it gives a sense of Cornell spirit, and it’s a great chance to hang out with your class,” Stevens said. Former Orientation Leader Jeff Stulmaker ’11 reiterated Stevens’ enthusiasm. “I think it’s a great opportunity for students to explore the campus before they take that final plunge,” Stulmaker said of “O-Week.” Orientation Leaders serve as new students’ guides to campus in the first week and often beyond. They can serve as valuable resources to find quiet places to study, cool places to party and everything in between. New students nervous about their first day on campus
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Move-in day | Family members help their new Cornell student carry luggage across North Campus. There are numerous student volunteers available to help carry luggage and give directions on Move-In Day.
can take comfort in the fact that Emily Krebs ’10, former chair of the OSC, says Move-In Day is often the most exciting and fun of the entire week. “Move-In Day is always my favorite,” Krebs said. “I love seeing the new students come in.” During Orientation Week, students will also be broken up into small groups to discuss the Freshman Reading Project. This year’s reading book will be the novel Slaughterhouse-Five by notable Cornellian Kurt
Vonnegut ’44. Past titles have included Things Fall Apart, The Grapes of Wrath and Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? “It’s a very diverse experience,” Stevens said. “We have something for everyone. If you get involved, there’s a lot you can see.” The Sun’s news department can be reached at news@cornellsun.com.
ForThird Year,Consent Education Part of O-Week Programming By SUN STAFF
In between attending icebreaker activities, information sessions and evening fairs, freshmen at Orientation Week last year did something recent classes did not their first week at Cornell: attend a mandatory event about consent and healthy relationships. “Speak About It,” a troupe of actors who travel raising awareness of sexual violence, performed skits for first-year and transfer students. “Probably most of the students there might not have been taking it as seriously as they should because they haven’t been in [a
consent-related] situation like that before,” said Grant Mulitz ’17, one student who attended Speak About It’s presentation. “But there were definitely some people who had been in that situation, and it probably meant a lot to actually know that Cornell is looking out for and educating people with respect to those issues.” “Speak About It” was announced in May 2013, and according to E.E. Hou ’14, creative director of the Every1 Campaign — a student organization that addresses issues of sexual assault and consensual sex — the workshop conveyed the impo-
ratance of consent in relationships, The Sun previously reported. Aside from Speak About It, the Orientation Steering Committee welcomed the Class of 2017 and transfer students to Cornell with five days of academic and social events. These events continued through the start of classes into Welcome Weekend, which consists of events such as picnics, movies and ClubFest. Last year’s orientation centered on international and travel themes, titled “Where will Cornell take you?”, according to Sarah Jones, assistant dean for new stu-
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Barton bash | Freshman line up in Barton Hall to get free Cornell gear, play games and to meet new people as part of O-Week nighttime alternatives.
dent programs. According to David Rosenwasser ’18, the orientation groups provided a good environment for meeting other new students. Like previous years, “the way the orientation groups were set up with everyone in my group being from my college was a great opportunity to meet more students in a smaller setting,” Rosenwasser said. The orientation groups also provided students with an orientation leader, who students say were helpful easing the transition to Cornell. “My Orientation Leader led icebreaker activities that were a lot of fun and also made us a food map of places to eat around campus, which is really useful,” Samir Sherali ’17 said. In addition to orientation group activities, both required and non-mandatory events had high rates of attendance, Jones said. According to Cornell University Police estimates, Convocation had approximately 9,500 people in attendance, while 3,400 attended Cornell Essentials — where students could hear from upper-class students and alumni about transitioning to Cornell. Two thousand eight hundred of the 3,282 students in the Class of 2017 attended First Night activities on the Court-Kay-Bauer quad. OSC members also focused on improving the experience for transfer students, according to Jones. These programs included paintball, trivia night, ice skating
and a casino night, among other events. In addition to activities with his orientation group, Sherali said he enjoyed magician Tim Gabrielson’s Saturday performance after the Great Migration — an annual tradition where new students walk from North Campus to Barton Hall for a performance. “He got the crowd involved, and the entire performance was fun. He called people up and would do tricks with them while making jokes,” Sherali said. The performance had a large turnout and provided freshman with an option other than going to parties, according to Sherali. “Barton Hall was pretty full. It seemed like everyone who didn’t go to Collegetown was there,” Sherali said. According to Jones, both the performance by Black Violins and the Silent Disco on the Arts Quad were well-attended and wellreceived. Another goal of Orientation Week programming is to introduce students to Cornell’s academic community and community in general. Rosenwasser said the programming was “much better executed” than expected. “It was nicely done, not obnoxious, and less cliché than it could have been,” Rosenwasser said. “No one seemed to mind spending an hour there, even though it was mandatory.” The Sun’s news department can be reached at news@cornellsun.com.
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ne hundred and fifty years ago, the governor of New York State signed Cornell University’s charter, establishing the university that its founder, Ezra Cornell, would later describe as “an institution where any person can find instruction in any study.” While The Sun was not established until 15 years after the University, the publication has continuously followed the University and has kept Cornellians informed for over 130 years. In honor of the University’s sesquicentennial — or 150th anniversary — this year, we are showcasing some of The Sun’s front pages that showcase what many would call some of the defining moments of the University’s history.
‘Without any apology for our apperance’ | The Sun’s inaugural issue was published on Sept. 16, 1880, fifteen years after Cornell’s charter is signed and 18 years after the signing of the Morrill Land-Grant Act, which allowed states to establish a university with the purpose of benefiting the state.
‘Precautions Lacking’ | In April 1967, a fire at the Cornell Heights Residential Club — which is now the Ecology House on North Campus — killed eight Ph.D. students and a professor. The following day, The Sun published a story on its front page [left] about the lack of fire safety precautions in University residences. To this day, the cause of the fire is unknown, although following the event, Cornell invested in fire safety measures across campus. “Cornell’s Stand In Face of War to Be Revealed” | The day after the Pearl Harbor attacks on Dec. 7, 1941, the front page of The Sun [above] featured various Associated Press wires regarding World War II and the attacks. Cornell President Edmund Ezra Day issued a statement the following day, telling Cornellians to stay “at their jobs” until more definitive information regarding the country’s role in the war was provided. Throughout the war, Cornell was greatly disrupted — men were called to enlist in 1943, and The Sun became a weekly known as “The Cornell Bulletin.”
Cornell’s capitulation | Forty-five years ago, approximately 100 black students took over Willard Straight Hall and ejected Cornell employees and visiting family members from the building. The following day, April 20, 1969, students emerged from the Straight with rifles. Marking the end of a decade full of racial tensions, Cornell was divided. Tensions ultimately culminated with the resignation of its president and the future establishment of shared governance on campus. Right is The Sun’s extra edition announcing the takeover.
Rawling’s seven point plan | On Oct. 8, 1997, President Hunter R. Rawlings III announced his plan to move all freshmen housing to North Campus and all upperclassmen housing to West and in Collegetown. The following day, The Sun [above] led with the headline “All Frosh to North.” Rawlings plan lead to the construction of Mews and Court-Kay-Bauer Halls, as well as the West Campus housing system.
The land grant university of the future | In December 2011, former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced that Cornell won the city’s Applied Sciences competition, which granted the University the right to build a new technology campus on Roosevelt Island in Manhattan. Cornell is thought to have won the bid after Stanford University, Cornell’s rival throughout the competition, dropped out and billionaire Chuck Feeney ’56 donated $350 million to the University for the campus. The Sun reported on the announcement during Cornell’s winter break and published the news online, with the print version [right] making its debut at the start of the spring semester. The campus is set to open in 2017 with a full buildout of the campus to be completed by 2037.
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Taking a Bite Out of the Big Apple: Cornell’s Future in New York City Cornell Tech Over the next two decades, Cornell will expand its footprint in New York City on Roosevelt Island, the site of its new technology campus, Cornell Tech. While the campus is set to open in 2017, the full buildout will not be complete until 2037. Before demolition began last year to make way for Cornell’s new campus, The Sun’s editors had the opportunity to tour the island to see Cornell’s future.
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North Campus Dorms Ready for Class of 2019 Clara Dickson Hall
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In the 1900s, the Cornell student body was housed entirely in fraternities and boarding houses — no real dormitories existed. According to Cornell: Glorious to View, a history of Cornell written by Profs. Carol Kammen and Walter LaFeber, history, Andrew Dickson White, Cornell’s founder and first president, believed students should live on their own. Clearly, times have changed. Now required to live on campus, the Class of 2018 arrives at Cornell with a plethora of housing options, ranging from traditional residence halls — described below — to more specialized program houses. Balch Hall
Balch Hall, an all-women’s residence, was constructed in the 1920s as the second dormitory on North Campus, according to Cornell Then and Now by Prof. Ronald Ostman, communication. Generations of Cornellians and architectural trends later, Balch’s Gothic style and ivy-covered exterior continue to exude a timeless and classically collegiate character. “Balch is one of my favorites. The rooms are uniquely shaped, and the dormer windows are beautiful on the fifth and sixth floors,” said Karen Brown, director of marketing and communications for Campus Life. The rooms in Balch are also the most spacious of all the North Campus dorms, according to former residential advisor Doug Weinberg ’08. Another big plus: Most rooms have a sink, either in the room itself or connected to an adjacent room.
Named after A.D.White’s mother, Clara Dickson Hall has also held the unusual nickname, “The Big Dick,” according to Weinberg. The dormitory was originally intended to house only females, but is now is co-ed. Almost 500 students can fit in this five-story dormitory, the largest in the Ivy League, according to former residential advisor Mazdak Asgary ’08. Not quite so conveniently, however, Dickson has only four bathrooms per floor. Clara Dickson Hall is also full of single rooms, a rarity for freshmen at most colleges. Many rooms stand on long hallways with lounges in the middle. Court-Kay-Bauer Hall
Opened in 2001, this residence conveniently features the air conditioning other dormitories lack. While Ithaca does live up to its reputation of frigid winters, cool air is definitely welcome on those first few humid days of school. Such small perks have given the dorm its nickname, “Court Resort.” As one of the most modern dormitories, CourtKay-Bauer Hall also boasts brightly painted walls and comfortable common areas. But all is fair, or pretty fair, in dormitory life, as the rooms in the Court-Kay-Bauer Community are also known to have walls that are almost paper thin, according to Weinberg. Mews Hall
Along with Court-Kay-Bauer, Mews Hall represents the latest in dormitories on North Campus. According to Asgary, the structure and facilities of the building closely mirror that of Court-Kay-Bauer Hall. Mews also contains 22 lounges, including the spacious, semicircular Lund Lounge that over-
looks Rawlings Green. Traditional activities include a male talent show, ice skating, and a trip to the United Nations. Mews residents also enjoy convenient proximity to Appel Commons, one of two community centers on North Campus.
students,” Brown said. Constructed at a time of high economic inflation, the Low Rises were built to be long-standing, according to Brown. A typical suite consists of one bathroom, two double rooms and two single rooms.
Mary Donlon Hall
In the midst of rural Ithaca, High Rise 5 and Jameson do their best to stir up a bit of urban life with their architectural styles intended to resemble city living. Their organization is very similar to that of the Low Rises, also with suites “designed to foster interactions within the community,” according to Brown. The most distinctive feature of the High Rises is arguably their Sky Lounges. Located on the top floor of each building, they provide an unparalleled panoramic view of North Campus.
Some say that Donlon Hall is “thongshaped,” a description somewhat fitting considering its reputation for being a social dormitory. “Donlon is uniquely situated because of the way the rooms go off into wings. Residents all have to go into the middle for social activity,” Brown said. The majority of the rooms are doubles on co-ed corridors. While most bathrooms are single-sex, there is an occasional co-ed one. Socializing may be a constant for life in Donlon, but the dormitory also has a recently-renovated library on the first floor. The library was repainted and recarpeted, according to Brown, and serves as a quiet and convenient retreat for some serious studying. Low Rises 6 and 7
Step inside the Low Rises and you’ll feel like a rat in a maze. Winding corridors and unexpected turns are the norm in these dormitories. But at the time the buildings were constructed, the Low Rises’ small, somewhat isolated suites were a novel proposition. “The emphasis on building small communities was considered to be a wonderful approach in residential living. The Low Rises were planned from the beginning to serve as an asset in our quest to foster diversity and interaction among and between our
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Townhouse Community
Living in the Townhouses is basically like sharing an apartment. Built in 1989, each has two double rooms and a bathroom — but also a sizable dining room and living room, not to mention a kitchen. While most agree the Townhouses are more secluded than the rest of the North Campus dormitories, their location also makes for a quieter, more private environment. Bus stops located right outside the community come in handy for avoiding the long walk to Central Campus. Despite being on the periphery of North Campus, Townhouse residents are still fully able to participate in all that college life entails. “Residents have access to the Townhouse Community Center [and] also have easy access to Robert Purcell Community Center, just across the street,” Brown said.
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Archway | Balch Hall, an all-female dormitory, sits at the front of North Campus, welcoming freshmen through its central arch. Balch is one of the many North Campus dorms to house first-year students.
Program Houses Help Students Pursue Their Passions By SUN STAFF
All Cornellians, including freshmen, may apply to live in program houses, the majority of which are located on North Campus. The houses allow students with an interest in a particular theme to live together. Akwe:kon (pronounced “Agway-go”) is dedicated to Native American heritage. Its 35 residents share an interest in Native American culture, family and community. Many Akwe:kon members take part in an annual smoke dance and pow-wow, which also draws members of the greater Cornell and Ithaca communities. Ninety-six students with a passion for the environment can
choose to live in the Ecology House. Typical events include environmental discussions, hikes and kayaking trips. The Holland International Living Center, more commonly known as HILC, is home to foreign students as well as those interested in global, political, economic, social and cultural issues. Members of HILC have the opportunity to learn about other countries without leaving Cornell. Some of the center’s programs include international affairs discussion groups, ice-cream hour and talent shows. Music lovers at Cornell can choose to live in Just About Music, known appropriately as JAM. The 144 residents range
from students who enjoy listening to music to students who sing or play musical instruments. Members of JAM can take advantage of the house’s pianos, drum set, CD library, practice rooms, concert stage, recording studio and weekly listening parties. The only program house situated on West Campus is the Language House, located in the Alice Cook House. The Language House is open to sophomores, juniors and seniors hoping to become fluent in Arabic, French, German, Japanese, Mandarin or Spanish. Members watch movies, celebrate holidays from their target language’s countries and take trips to cities such as Montreal or New York City.
Fifty-seven students interested in Latino culture live in the Latino Learning Center, or LLC, located in Anna Comstock Hall. Each week, in an event called “Café Con Leche,” students discuss issues facing Latino people across the world. Students hoping to learn about other cultures may decide to live in the Multicultural Living Learning Unit, known as McLLU and pronounced “McClue.” This program house is located in Clara Dickson Hall, a freshmen dormitory. Members of McLLU celebrate diversity by holding presentations and festivities centering on their assorted backgrounds. With 190 residents, Risley Residential College for Creative and Performing Arts is one of the
largest program houses on campus and has its own dining hall. Risley is also home to recording and video-editing studios. Some of the programs Risleyites host each year include concerts, shows and art exhibits. Ujamaa — pronounced “oo-jama” — is home to 140 students who share an interest in black history and culture. The name Ujamaa comes from a KiSwahilian word that roughly translates to “a community that works together as a family.” The house also focuses on advancing the academic and professional goals of its residents. Ujamaa’s members engage in discussion, hold dances and work with many off-campus social-action groups.
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CITY GUIDE From the outside, it’s hard to understand the allure of the city Cornell calls home. But Ithaca, with all its quirks and eccentricities, has plenty of opportunities for exploring, playing and having fun.
Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art
The heart of downtown Ithaca is called the Commons. Three city blocks in the center of downtown were made into a pedestrian mall in the 1970s, and the Commons is now full of stores and restaurants worth trying. The Commons is currently under construction for renovations, which are slated to be completed this summer. Once finished, the new Commons will feature various new amenities, better lighting and a more accessible central walkway. During construction, however, all of the stores are still open. Retail options include everything from jewelry stores to bookstores to head shops. Restaurants are the Commons’ prime attraction, and they serve up food ranging from Mediterranean to Thai. Though there are many great dining options, a couple restaurants have become icons for Cornell students. Moosewood Restaurant, which made its name in the ’60s with its world-famous organic vegetarian cookbook, sits on Seneca Street and still serves the same cuisine. Glenwood Pines, on Route 89 near Taughannock Falls State Park, serves what it calls the world famous Pinesburger and provides nice views of Cayuga Lake. Viva Taqueria on the Commons offers dine-in and carry-out options for those needing a fix of Mexican cuisine. If you are into museums, a few notable ones are nestled within Ithaca’s tree-lined boundaries. The Sciencenter on Route 13 is geared toward younger kids, but still provides fun exhibits for the college-aged crowd. The Museum of the Earth, located on Trumansburg Road, is part of the Paleontological Research Institution and features a lot of cool fossils and dinosaur bones. The Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, just off the Arts Quad, houses works by the masters and also features a rotating list of exhibits. For bird lovers and nature enthusiasts, Cornell’s Lab of Ornithology provides a fun, educational experience. Though most still call it by its old name, the Pyramid Mall, The Shops at Ithaca is the biggest mall in town, attempting to fulfill your fashionista desires. The Shops also feature a recently renovated movie theater.
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Ithaca Commons Redesign
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Buttermilk Falls
Often touted as the mall everyone goes to when they realize Pyramid Mall doesn’t fulfill their needs, Destiny USA — more commonly know by its previous name the Carousel Mall — in Syracuse is the largest mall in New York State and has more stores than you could ever imagine. Skiing was probably not the reason you chose Cornell, but Greek Peak, just 30 minutes away in Cortland, is the best ski area in the region. And with a special deal, you can get student-priced season passes for less than the regular price. The Ski and Snowboard Club provides weekly shuttles to Greek Peak for part of the winter. Of course, it’s more than likely you were lured to Cornell by the natural scenery. One highlight is the Taughannock Falls State Park, which features falls that are higher than Niagara. Buttermilk Falls is also a majestic location. Closer to campus, Cornell Plantations contains acres upon acres of greenery and walking trails.
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Ithaca Farmers’ Market
In terms of grocery stores, there’s Wegmans, which is a supermarket, but so much more. Those not from around New York may be surprised at its size and the amount of readycooked food available. Though Wegmans — located on Route 13 — is a 15-minute drive from campus, it’s not unusual to see Cornellians flocking there on evenings and weekends. Several wineries line Seneca and Cayuga lakes, providing fertile ground for wine tours. One must be 21 to sample the wines, so it’s more usual for upperclassmen to take excursions into wine country. But for those of age, the wine region — often compared to Napa Valley in California — is worth a visit. Right off Route 13 on Steamboat Landing is the Ithaca Farmers’ Market, where local vendors sell delicious food, wine and seasonal produce. Open April through December on Saturdays and Sundays, it is a destination worth checking out, whether you are environmentally conscious or not.
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Apple Fest
Throughout the year, the Commons plays host to a number of different celebrations where students and residents co-mingle. In October, Apple Fest brings orchards and entertainers downtown, and participants sample every type of apple concoction you can think of. In February, Chilifest turns the Commons into a bustling fair filled with aromas from local restaurants that bring their A-game chili to be taste-tested. And in the summer, Ithaca Festival celebrates Ithaca, and all its quirks, with a parade and entertainment around town. SUN FILE PHOTO
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Best Place to Grab A Cup of Coffee: COLLEGETOWN BAGELS Does Collegetown Bagels even need a blurb? As much a part of the Cornell Saturday morning, Tuesday homework crunch and Friday late-night as Central Perk is of Friends, or that hometown pizza place was of your American Graffiti adolescence, it’s the place for non-Starbucks coffee (am I right? That stuff is acid water). Also, coincidentally the place for pastries shaped like mice, sandwiches named after mythical creatures, smoothies named after comic book sound effects and a variety of Ithaca-themed apparel that it’s impossible to believe that anyone buys. Cut that hangover with a pizza bagel and a black cup of joe, ace that prelim on three shots of the best espresso in C-town, impress the visiting ’rents with the wholesome side of your weekend debauchery — Collegetown Bagels is the most versatile eatery in the 607. — Compiled by Kaitlyn Tiffany KELLY YANG / SUN FILE PHOTO
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THIS IS CORNELL, and this is Ithaca. We curse it for its multitude of inclines and frequent snowfall. We praise it for its vibrant, quirky surroundings and natural beauty. Yet we often fall so deeply into the routine of papers, projects and prelims that we tend to forget about it altogether. The Best of Cornell, a collaboration between the Social Media, Arts and Entertainment, and Photo departments of The Sun, aims to spotlight a few of the noteworthy attractions of Cornell and the city of Ithaca. We present to you the results of last year’s Best of Cornell survey, in which over 500 of our readers have cast votes in over 20 categories. This list is by no means exhaustive; we hope to stimulate discussion and thought. But most of all, we hope this compilation will inspire a newfound appreciation for all that Cornell and the City of Ithaca have to offer.
Place to Spend Your BRBs: STATLER
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Best Grocery Store: WEGMANS The Finger Lakes’ pride and joy (raise your hand if you’ve claimed to see Danny Wegmans out on Canandaigua Lake on the family yacht), Wegmans has not only been voted the best grocery store in Ithaca, it has also been named the best grocery store in America. What’s not to love? Their generic brand is so good, you can’t even taste the savings; just listen to them jangle around in your wallet. There are live lobsters to look at, free samples to get between pay checks off of and they have stretch breaks for their employees! Not to mention the bulk candy section, which still looks like a shot of Willy Wonka & the ZACH STEELE / SUN FILE PHOTO Chocolate Factory, no matter how old you get, and the absurdity of their beer selection. Born and bred in the Northeast? Wegmans is as much a part of your identity as hating the New England Patriots. An out-of-towner? Your first Wegmans trip is as consequential as your first … anything. It’s a rite of passage, and seeing someone experience Wegmans for the first time is like watching an international student at the re-screening of Titanic last year. — Compiled by Kaitlyn Tiffany
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Choosing where to spend your precious BRBs is a difficult decision. Beyond buying your unfortunately necessary Monday morning Skinny Vanilla Latte and your regrettable late night mozzarella stick order, the choice of which eatery is worthy of your parents’ hard earned money takes some serious consideration. Good thing there’s the Statler. Safely partitioned from the world of official Cornell Dining, the Statler brings a welcome alternative to the student body’s general dining experience. Because honestly, between the salads at Terrace and the Miyake sushi at Mac’s, how can you not spend all your BRBs at the Statler? The sheer variety of options that Statler holds for your dining pleasure is only rivaled by the quality of their meals. You can always trust the phở to be steaming hot, the pesto alfredo sauce to be deliciously creamy, and the enchiladas to be extra cheesy. Basically, you cannot go wrong. — Compiled by Elizabeth Sowers
Place to Visit: BUTTERMILK FALLS
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Given all the gorges in Ithaca, it’s near impossible to remember the name of every waterfall in the area. However, the name of this state park conjures up mental images of falling pancakes, so it wasn’t that hard to commit to memory. Buttermilk Falls is one of those magical places that reminds you Ithaca isn’t terrible all the time. A mere 10 minute drive from Cornell University, it’s a beautiful location for hiking, camping, or a pleasant picnic by the water. Weather dependent, of course. So before you graduate, befriend someone with a car, head to Buttermilk Falls, and take some obligatory profile pictures with nature. Just don’t caption aforementioned profile picture with “Ithaca is Gorges,” because we all know that already.
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Student Clubs Cater to Varied Interests A sampling of Cornell’s wide array of extracurricular activities
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If your schedule has not been sufficiently crammed with lectures, work, parties, meals and sleep, you might want to look into joining a club to fill those few extra minutes each week. Cornell has a niche for virtually every interest, no matter how esoteric. Whether you’re an aspiring guitarist or an expert knitter, it is likely you will be able to find a group of like-minded students with whom to share your passion. Below is a sampling of some of the more prominent clubs on campus. Political and Activist Groups
The Cornell Democrats and the Cornell College Republicans represent the two major political parties on campus, each engaging in its own brand of activism and spreading awareness of political issues. A number of other campus groups focus on more specific political issues. Amnesty International’s Cornell chapter promotes awareness of human rights abuses throughout the world through a series of campaigns, each of which publicizes a specific area of injustice. Music and a Capella Groups
Cornell offers dozens of outlets for those looking to express their musical creativity. You won’t be able to turn a corner the first couple weeks of class without seeing a flier for an a capella tryout or a chalking pointing you in the direc-
tion of band auditions. The University chorus, jazz ensembles, symphonic band, marching band, symphony orchestra and glee club are all open to the musically inclined. The Hangovers and Cayuga’s Waiters are two of the University’s best-known a capella groups, although there are more than a dozen for prospective members to choose from, each with a unique style. Passionate about music but not one for singing? The Cornell Concert Commission organizes most of the major musical events that happen on campus, having brought such big-name acts as Phoenix, M.I.A, Kid Cudi and Lupe Fiasco in recent years. Or, check out the Fanclub Collective, which hosts independent and local acts such as Interpol and the Microphones. WVBR is a popular rock radio station that serves the entire Ithaca area and is staffed largely by students. Volunteers receive free training on the station’s equipment and can get on the air as disc jockeys, sportscasters or newscasters. Publications The Cornell Daily Sun is the campus’ daily newspaper, but there are other publications, too. The Cornell Review offers conservative commentary on local and national issues. Its liberal counterpart is The Cornell Progressive. Had enough political commentary? Lighten up with a copy of the Lunatic, Cornell’s own humor magazine. The bi-annual publica-
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tion features a variety of articles and comics, ranging from the satirical to the downright absurd. Comedy and Drama Groups
For students who want to spend their years at Cornell in the spotlight, the Risley Theatre group gives members the opportunity to participate in all stages of a dramatic production. Whether you’re looking to act, direct, choreograph, construct sets, manage sound or create costumes, it’s likely Risley Theatre can use your skills. The comedy troupe Skits-OPhrenics puts on several sketch comedy shows each year and plans to hold auditions for new members this fall. If you’re in the mood for a more off-the-cuff style of humor, check out the Whistling Shrimp, Cornell’s improv comedy group. Governing Groups
Each year, dozens of budding student politicians vie for seats on Cornell’s student governing body, the Student Assembly. The S.A. meets weekly in Willard Straight Hall to discuss issues and pass resolutions on behalf of the student body, addressing topics that range from Cornell’s public image to Slope Day regulations. For those with political ambitions on a larger scale, the Cornell Model United Nations gives students the opportunity to represent a country at a mock meeting of the U.N., with awards for those who engage in the most persuasive debate. The Panhellenic Association,
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Break it down | Members of Bhangra, an Indian-inspired dance group, perform in Barton Hall.
Multicultural Greek Letter Council and the Interfraternity Council are the main governing bodies of the Greek community, which includes more than 60 chapters and encompasses 30 percent of the student body. The three councils arrange social, educational and recreational programs, as well as establish and enforce guidelines for Cornell Greek chapters. Academic and Miscellaneous Groups
If you found yourself inspired by the Mars rover missions, you can take part in your own cosmic exploration with the Cornell Astronomical Society. Fed up with classes? Take your frustration out in the Cornell Debate Society. Looking to get your inner nerd on? Head on over to the Chess
Club’s meetings to practice checking your mates. Or, for a more kinetic style of dance, try your hand at Bhangra, an Indian dance group. The Cornell Baking Club welcomes all of those with a passion for the culinary arts. A relatively new student group, the baking club holds monthly meetings to discuss recipes and techniques and plans to host guest lecturers and trips to local bakeries during the coming year. There’s also the Baja SAE Racing Team, which designs and races a new decked-out car every year. The team is responsible for all aspects of designing, building, testing and even financing the project. Also be sure to attend Cornell’s student activities fair in September to check out the hundreds of other student groups on campus.
One-Third of the Big Red:The Greek System By SUN STAFF
With a third of Cornell students in one of nearly 70 Greek chapters on campus, the Greek system is a major part of Cornell’s social life.
From the very start of their Cornell careers, students encounter members of Cornell’s Greek society who help freshman move into their dorms, volunteering as “movers and shakers.”
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Helping out | Volunteers involved in Greek life help transplant trees at the Ithaca Children’s Garden.
To protect incoming freshmen from bias, Greeks cannot promote their houses to incoming freshmen. Unofficial rush for males, however, starts immediately as fraternity members, in particular, encourage the new students to come to parties at their Collegetown annexes — houses where many of the brothers of the same fraternity live — in order to recruit new members. Based on Greeks’ participation in Orientation Week, freshmen may perceive them as a group of community volunteers who hold parties with free alcohol. This perception holds some truth — community service is a major aspect of Greek life. Many of Cornell’s Greek chapters participate in Ithaca-based projects, such as the Tompkins County Task Force for Battered Women. Social events are also a large part of the Greek experience, with chapters planning their own parties, formals and football tailgates. Cornell’s Greek system also
allows students to emerge as leaders within their respective chapters. Elected officers must run meetings, organize events and handle finances. Chapter presidents must learn to motivate their members, treasurers must handle complex budgets and recruitment chairs must carry out strategic recruitment campaigns. Despite the leadership skills that the Greek system fosters, some incoming freshmen may worry about how their academic performance will be affected if they decide to join a fraternity or sorority. Many chapters hold study hours and give out awards or scholarships to members for outstanding academic achievement. Each spring, individual chapters are honored for academic excellence by the Office of Fraternity and Sorority Affairs. In the past, freshmen traditionally had their first experience with the Greek system through open parties, but new rules implement-
ed in 2011 have reduced the ability of freshmen to attend these kinds of events. Freshmen are now banned from open parties, regulated at the door by the use of scanners that read student ID cards. IFC rules prohibit the consumption of hard alcohol during registered events, so all alcohol served at fraternity parties should be in the form of beer or wine. To get a true sense of Greek life, freshmen can choose to take part in Spring Rush 2016. All fraternities and sororities participate in spring recruitment, in which freshmen can talk with members about Greek life in a more relaxed and intimate setting. Rush differs for men and women. Sorority rush follows a strict schedule in which potential new members visit every sorority. For men, rush is more casual, as freshmen can choose the houses they want to visit and interact with brothers in a much more relaxed setting.
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An Introduction to Cornell’s Libraries
Uris Library By SUN STAFF
Cornell is home to more than a dozen libraries. With so many to choose from, where you decide to study just depends on what you’re looking for. Each study area at Cornell has a personality of its own. Uris
Uris Library has been dubbed “Club Uris” by students who see the humor in the fact that, on any given Sunday through Thursday night, the Cocktail Lounge is the place to be. Uris Library is connected to the clock tower. Along with Olin, it has hundreds of thousands of books available, as well as carrels and places to study. Uris Library is open 24 hours a day, Sunday through Thursday. That’s right: Students can make their party rounds and then get right back to Club Uris for after-hours studying. With 24-hour access, who needs to pay rent? Just bring a sleeping bag! Olin and Kroch
For those looking for more of a lounge than a club, Olin Library may become your library of choice. Although not in use at all hours of the night like its neigh-
bor Uris, Olin still keeps its doors open until 2 a.m. Olin has other draws as well. It is one of Cornell’s main research libraries, complete with its own periodical room. The Amit Bhatia Libe Café on the main level is home to the Iced Skim Sugar-Free Vanilla Latte (dubbed The Long Island by the café’s employees) and the best chocolate brownies in the Finger Lakes. The decor in Olin is also newer and more comfortable than at Uris. But here’s a tip: Get there early. On a Saturday morning, one may find a line of eager students waiting to get the best spots by the window. Attached to Olin is Kroch Library, which houses the Asia Collections and the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections. Any noise above a whisper is frowned upon in Kroch Library. Mann
One of Cornell’s primary libraries is Mann Library, which serves the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and the College of Human Ecology. Mann sits on the far side of the Ag Quad. Its ends-ofthe-earth location, made worse by Ithaca’s cold winter weather, makes studying at
Mann Library too much of a trek for some students, but many others recommend its spacious halls for this very reason. Maybe it’s worth the trip just to get a tasty drink or treat from Manndible Café in the front lobby. However, the café does not take Big Red Bucks. Engineering
Carpenter Hall houses a 24/7 study space. As you would expect, it has a very large computer lab. (And librarians are available for research help via the virtual library.) Law
With its beautiful arched ceiling, the Law Library in Myron Taylor Hall has been compared to Hogwarts castle. Beware: All those serious law students like their quiet. Catherwood
Catherwood Library, the School of Industrial and Labor Relations Library, located in Ives Hall, is a daytime hotspot with new furnishings. Nestlé
The students in the School of Hotel Administration may spend much of their time in “real world” learning situations, but they need to study, too. The Nestlé
Library in Statler Hall’s Marriott Student Learning Center has assembled the largest collection of hospitality academic resources in the world, and it has a more social atmosphere than the usual study spaces. Fine Arts
The Fine Arts Library can be found on the third floor of Rand Hall, and it’s open until 11 p.m. five days a week. It offers the greatest concentration of resources on some of Cornell’s more creative fields: the practice and history of art, architecture, and city and regional planning. AAP students can borrow tons of equipment for multimedia production and presentation, like cameras, tripods, light kits, backdrops, digital audio recorders, speakers, microphones and more. Off the Beaten Path
Though some specialized spaces such as the Physical Sciences Library were closed due to budget cuts, remaining facilities include libraries for Africana studies, management and math. In Lincoln Hall’s Music Library, one can peruse resources and listen to musicians from the Beatles to Tupac Shakur.
Gannett Serves Student Body’s Health Needs By SUN STAFF
Oops! Did you just sprain your ankle tripping over all the stuff you’ve crammed into your new dorm room? Are thoughts of the infamous “freshman 15” keeping you up at night? Is beginning college finally the right time to quit smoking? Do you suspect you might have the flu? Welcome to Cornell. The next four years will, for the most part, be an exciting and rewarding experience, but what you probably want to know right now is where you can get a refill for your allergy medication. Before you start to panic, here’s a quick overview of the health and psychological services available at Cornell. Keep this in mind so you know where to turn when the mid-
night pizzas start to take a toll on your body, and so you know that there are many resources to help you when the stress and pressure of being a college student becomes too much to handle. Cornell’s one-stop shop for health problems is Gannett: Cornell University Health Services. Located on Ho Plaza, Gannett is the primary care provider of medical services for all enrolled students, as well as other members of the Cornell community. Gannett provides many services ranging from allergy treatment and immunizations to general medical health care. The health care center can also provide you with information and listings for Ithaca-area doctors such as dentists and optometrists. Gannett can conduct most X-ray
examinations as well as most of the laboratory tests that may be prescribed by your doctor during a medical visit. A newly renovated pharmacy is located in the building so that you can fill your prescriptions on campus. Through its Sports Medicine program, Gannett provides primary care services to all Cornell athletes. Gannett also provides physical therapy services for members of the entire Cornell community. In addition, Gannett offers many services to take care of your sexual health needs, programs to help smokers quit and an extensive array of counseling and support services. In order to handle the increased need for health services on campus, Gannett will expand its footprint by 2017.
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Big Red doctors | The Gannett Health Center on Ho Plaza offers medical services and health counseling to the Cornell community.
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Hidden Treasures at Cornell
An insider’s guide to unique opportunities inside and outside of the classroom By SUN STAFF
The following is a guide to intriguing things that you won’t want to miss learning about during your time on the Hill. Relationships 101
Ever wonder what went wrong in that last relationship or worry about how the sex has gone bad after a few months? Or wake up on a Sunday morning and lament, “What was I thinking last night?” Next time you have these questions, turn to Human Development 3620: Human Bonding instead of those relationship crib sheets, Cosmopolitan and Maxim. Students Drink for Credit
Once a week for two hours, around
out that you might wear, or carry, or use as part of dress,” said the collection’s curator, Prof. Charlotte Jirousek, textiles and apparel. Inside the Particle Accelerator
Something is buried under Cornell’s playing fields. Fifty feet below the surface of the earth, next to Wilson Lab, there is a ring-shaped tunnel roughly half a mile in circumference. Here, scientists work day and night to unlock the secrets of the universe. Sound like an urban legend or the plot of a science-fiction movie? It’s not. It’s the Laboratory for Elementary Particle Physics’ particle accelerator. The LEPP, once known as the Laboratory of Nuclear Studies, opened soon after World War II. It has gone through several different phases over the
Ithaca in 1871. Rulloff was convicted of beating his wife and daughter to death as well as poisoning his sister-in-law and niece. Rulloff ’s Restaurant and Bar in Collegetown is named after him. Rare Manuscripts
A journey through time to the year 2000 B.C., is still beyond the scope of modern technology. However, seeing clay tablets from 4,000 years ago only requires a journey to the library. The Rare and Manuscript Collections in Kroch Library is open to everyone and includes tablets inscribed with cuneiform writing as well as handwritten manuscripts from the medieval period, an original copy of the Gettysburg Address and everything in between. According to the Cornell University Library website, the collections consist of “400,000 printed volumes, more than 70 million manuscripts and another million photographs, paintings, prints and other visual media.” The collection is also home to the Cornell University Archives, which documents the history of the University and the Ithaca area. Ancient Artifacts
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Professor Nye | Bill Nye ’77 sits in the office of Prof. Jim Bell. In an interview with The Sun, Nye discussed the Mars Pathfinder and his undergraduate experiences at Cornell. From 2001 to 2006, Nye served as a Frank H.T. Rhodes Class of ’56 Professor at the University.
700 Cornell students will get credit for imbibing alcohol. No, this isn’t a cheap trick by the School of Hotel Administration to increase enrollment. The students are enrolled in the Hotel School’s two-credit Hotel Administration 4430: Introduction to Wines, and they are probably not getting drunk on the six one-ounce wine samples they get in class. Lecture topics include flavor components in wine, how to pair wine and food and wine etiquette. Collection for the Fashion-Conscious
Many college students spend a lot of time thinking about their clothing. But even though they may spend hours searching for the right outfit to wear to a job interview or party, they only see the outfit as part of their wardrobe. In the Cornell Costume and Textile Collection, however, clothing has become a part of history. The costume collection currently hosts approximately 9,000 items. There is a significant ethnographic collection featuring traditional dress from many different parts of the world as well as a textile collection featuring quilts, tapestries and wall hangings. However, the majority of the collection is fashion-related. It features clothing dating as far back as the 18th century up to modern times. Basically, it’s “anything from the skin
years, and the current facility was constructed in 1979. The particle accelerator runs 24 hours a day, seven days a week with the exception of maintenance and improvement periods. The cost of energy, maintenance, equipment and staff salaries is covered by an annual budget of approximately $20 million. At this point, students who don’t know much about physics are probably asking what all this means. Prof. David G. Cassel, physics, associate director of LEPP, was more than happy to answer that question. “It accelerates particles,” he said with a smile. Your Very Own Brain Collection
The display of human brains, particularly those identified with specific individuals, evokes a variety of reactions: horror, distaste, curiosity and fascination. Experiencing this first-hand only involves a short trip to Uris Hall’s second floor, where a display case features Cornell’s Wilder Brain Collection. The collection, which at one time featured 1,600 animal and human brains, was established in the 1880s by Dr. Burt Green Wilder, Cornell’s first zoologist. The University stopped accepting additional brains in 1940, and at present, only 70 remain. One of the brains on display is Edward Rulloff ’s, a man hanged in
With air raid curtains from the 1940s hanging in the windows and decorative pillars left over from the museum that once occupied its place, McGraw 150 is itself a part of history. The décor is fitting for a room that currently houses Cornell’s anthropology collection. The collection, which has existed in some form since 1868, contains artifacts from all over the world and spans roughly half a million years of human history. The collection was started by Ezra Cornell and Andrew Dickson White and was once housed in a natural history museum at Cornell. According to Prof. David Holmberg, former chair of the anthropology department, when the museum closed some time during World War II, its displays were either moved to other areas or put into storage. What hadn’t been claimed by the Johnson Museum or the geology collection then “came under the responsibility of the Department of Anthropology,” Holmberg said. Science Guy
Although he’s currently most fond of evolutionary biology, Bill Nye ’77 keeps the periodic table close to his heart. Or at least close to his hip, where he always carries a credit card-sized version of it around in his wallet. Although the public knows him best for his television show Bill Nye the Science Guy, Nye served from 2001 to 2006 as a Frank H.T. Rhodes Class of ’56 University Professor. During that time, students could spot Nye cycling around campus — his preferred form of transportation — on a bike borrowed from Prof. Jim Bell, astronomy. After the two met in a chance encounter, Bell invited Nye to become a visiting professor and they have w o r k e d together ever since. Nye periodically visits
Cornell to guest lecture and meet with students. Nye still holds high regard for his alma mater. In an interview with The Sun in 2005, he lauded the University’s strengths in a number of areas. “Cornell planetary science is as good as anybody — we’re exploring Mars. The mathematics department seems as good as anybody’s. And another thing: Ezra Cornell, whoever he was, wanted to have women here from the get-go, and the other institutions that we compete with were not that way at all. And I think that tradition of ‘any person, any study’ is still around,” he said. Magical Mushrooms
Fascinated by fungi? Take one of Cornell’s most popular courses, Plant Pathology 2010: Magical Mushrooms, Mischievous Molds. Taught by Prof. George Hudler, plant pathology, the class, which focuses on how mold and fungi have impacted social and political structure throughout the course of history, has been featured in Rolling Stone. Despite the seemingly esoteric nature of the topic, the course has grown primarily through word-of-mouth and its accessibility to non-scientists. Secret Garden
Although its peak season runs from May to September, the Cornell plantations remain open from dawn to dusk throughout the year. Visitors can picnic, hike or play in any of the plantation’s 14 gardens. Some classes even take field trips to examine the beautiful plants. For those who want to know exactly which flowers and trees they are passing, free guided tours take place in the gardens during certain months. For Whom the Bell Tolls
161 steps up McGraw Tower, next to Uris library, is the home of the famous Cornell chimes. Chimesmasters play concerts on the 21 chimes three times a day. During these times, visitors are welcome to walk up and request a song. The afternoon concert typically closes with the Alma Mater, while the nighttime concert ends with Cornell’s Evening Song. At the beginning of each semester, there is a competition in which new chimesmasters are selected. Chimes concerts also take place to mark special occasions, and people can pay for additional concerts, such as during weddings at Cornell’s Sage Chapel. Between concerts, a machine makes the chimes go off to mark time every 15 minutes from 7 a.m. until 11 p.m.
Pensive | John Cleese — the famed Monty Python actor — often visits Cornell to dole out his sage advice.
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Street Food at Cornell: Two Trucks. Two Legacies. One Delicious Debate. By SUN STAFF
With all members of the freshman class living on North Campus, Louie’s Lunch sees many young faces lined up expectantly awaiting a sandwich, milkshake or cup of coffee. Concurrently, since the upperclass students who decide to live on campus are primarily in dorms on West Campus, the Hot Truck does a good deal of business with older Cornellians. As a result, a long-standing food truck rivalry — one that is almost exclusively limited to students as opposed to the two businesses’ respective proprietors — is tinged with complicated class loyalties, in addition to food preferences. Loyalty
But this rivalry is a strange one. As if it weren’t odd enough to have drunken students waiting in the chilly Ithaca pre-dawn for a bite of a meatball sub, many students hold fast
HISTORY: Though many people seem to believe that the Hot Truck is older, Louie’s Lunch has, in fact, been serving the Cornell community since 1918. Of course, at that time the establishment didn’t have anything even remotely close to the menu it has today and was not actually a truck. It wasn’t until the early 1920s that Louie’s moved into a truck. Louie’s still bears the name of its first proprietor, who took a cart around the North Campus area selling sandwiches to hungry members of the Greek community. Since that time, the truck has become a mainstay of the intersection at Thurston Avenue and Wait Avenue. In the past, the truck used to visit various locations, but for the sake of convenience, it has remained in its current position for longer than just about anyone can remember. Indeed, that stretch of curb looks awfully naked during the winter break and over the summer when Louie’s isn’t in service. THE EATS: Unlike the Hot Truck, Louie’s offers a lot more than subs — complete with milkshakes, coffee, breakfast sandwiches, condoms and cigars, Louie’s business depends on a lot more than its sandwiches. Louie’s also offers a variety of sandwiches, including standard parms, and it can also whip up a grilled cheese and some french fries, if that’s your pleasure.
to their favorite truck with an almost admirable, albeit strange, persistence. This loyalty even found its way into an a cappella song a few years back — a song that many of us have heard time and again. The Cayuga’s Waiters bit goes like so: “Louie’s Lunch kinda sucks / Wait in line at Hot Truck” over a blend of vocals singing the harmony to Billy Joel’s “We Didn’t Start the Fire.” Though it’s obvious who the Waiters prefer, the reference is telling. It seems Cornellians hold fast to their favorites, even when it comes to whose chicken parm they like better. After some polling, it became clear a few years ago that sophomores and freshmen preferred Louie’s Lunch to the Hot Truck. Conversely, juniors and seniors were more likely to reply that Hot Truck was their preferred late-night source of what some call “drunk food.” So, with our bellies full of parmesan cheese and our notebooks filled with items from the menu, we are proud to bring you a rundown of each of these Cornell legacies.
HISTORY: Bob Petrillose was the man behind the innovation known now as the Hot Truck (which still bears his name). Petrillose operated the truck, at that time called Johnny’s Pizza Truck, from 1960 until 2000 when he sold it to the owner of the Shortstop Deli located downtown on Seneca Street. The original name came from Petrillose’s father, Johnny Petrillose, who opened Johnny’s Big Red Grill. In fact, the truck was initially an extension of that restaurant, but over the years became a more specialized entity of its own. The original menu was much more conventional than the one that graces the side of the truck today. Instead of “PMP,” the menu read “Hamburger” and “Hotdog.” Since its sale in 2000, the truck has undergone few changes. Petrillose has since died, but the Hot Truck continues to serve up the same classic dishes. Although a City of Ithaca regulation passed in early 2014 would have cost the Hot Truck guaranteed access to its traditional location, a subsequent revision allowed “heritage” food trucks like Louie’s Lunch and the Hot Truck to retain their long-standing spots. THE EATS: One of the most interesting things about the Hot Truck is the menu. It is also one of the things that makes grubbing at the Hot Truck such an experience. Instead of ordering a meatball sub or a chicken parmesan sub, people walk up to the window and say “MBC” or “Gimme a CSC.” Though Petrillose himself was responsible for a good many items on the menu, students also play a big role in determining what’s available at the Hot Truck.
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Philly Cheese Steak Chicken Parmesan Cajun Fries Mozzarella Sticks BBQ Beef Chef Salad
PMP (poor man’s pizza — bread, sauce & cheese) Ho-Ho (a PMP with hot ham, swiss & mushrooms) INDY (link sausage, mushrooms, onion, sauce & cheese) WTF (any random sandwich; it’s a gamble with this one) HSC (hot sausage & cheese)
THE SUN’S PICK: Egg and cheese breakfast sandwich with hash browns
THE SUN’S PICK: CSC Garden&Grease Hot&Heavy (chicken breast, sauce, cheese, lettuce, mayonnaise, crushed red peppers and garlic)
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Enter the Dragon: Architects Unleash a Beast By MOLLY O’TOOLE Former Sun News Editor
It was 1 p.m. the day before Spring Break, and campus seemed as silent as the steadily falling snow subtly frosting the arts quad. The bells of McGraw tower, glowing green the night before, began to peal, breaking the quiet concentration of the Cornell campus. Their song seemed a calling, as winter jacket, hat and scarf began to emerge from every building, path and corner in greater numbers. What brought these people together, to stand so patiently on a deserted day in the spring snow? The answer was not long coming. From between Olin and Uris Libraries a crowd of people spilled out onto the undisturbed snow of the Quad. And they kept coming. And coming. Soon, students, townspeople, faculty and security formed a lively parade marching through campus. Suddenly, a skeletal structure reared its head — here, whether on a clear spring day or in the midst of a winter weather watch — the infamous mascot of Cornell’s annual Dragon Day comes out of its cave in Rand Hall, to wreak havoc every spring for the past hundred years. Dragon Day is a tradition dating back more than 100 years at Cornell. According to the University Archives, though the first date is not exactly known, the Dragon Day tradition was begun by the equally infamous Willard Straight class of 1901, who himself was an architecture student. “From his early [days] as a freshman, he developed a reputation as a prankster, leader and developer of class unity,” states the Archives.
Straight believed there should be a day set aside specifically for the architecture students, a “College of Architecture Day.” A man known for making ideas into reality, Straight chose St. Patrick’s Day. Evidence in a letter to Straight’s widow as early as 1920 shows the struggle between administration and students regarding the festivities. In the past it has forbidden Dragon Day for a variety of reasons, mainly safety-related. The conflict with the administration regarding the tradition, though, is not as prominent today. As the dragon made its way through the quad to a taped-off area in front of Sibley, the parade spread out and gathered around, enveloping the beast. The structure stood impressively — it required over two dozen students, dressed in white jumpsuits, to maneuver its flexible parts by means of a structure of metal rods, which they held onto as they pushed the dragon along the parade route. The dragon itself was created entirely of bamboo and rope, bound together in a simple but impressive design. The length of the dragon’s body, arranged in this way, appeared to be bare bamboo bones, like the skeleton of an ancient Jurassic beast come to life and broken loose from a museum. Architecture students in fine array ran circles around the beast, which lay silent and steadfast, awaiting its fate. Cries of “dragon, dragon!” and “give me a d!” permeated the otherwise quiet atmosphere, with the exception of beating drums that gave the experience a feel of tribal sacrifice. One almost felt sorry for the creature. Representatives of the Cornell Police
and Ithaca Fire Departments could be seen mingled amongst the students, much to the latter’s delight. Authorities were taunted throughout the process, but there was a general air of good humor. Kathy Zoner, chief of Cornell Police, has overseen the festivities for many years. She explained that the process that goes into the event is not the work of one day but many weeks of planning, working closely with the architecture students to ensure overall safety. She described the day as a success, due to a lack of injuries. “If there were any, they were self-inflict-
ed,” she laughed. She emphasized that a safe atmosphere is to the greatest benefit of all. Onlookers began trickling away as firemen put the hose to the blackened remains of the once-great beast. Perhaps they went to warm up and regain feeling in their frozen extremities, or perhaps they went to get started on further beginning-of-springbreak celebrations. Regardless, it was clear as smoke furled into the gray sky that the spirit of the dragon, and of this campus, cannot be quenched, and some traditions, like Dragon Day, never die.
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ROAR! | The Dragon Day festivities that occur every spring are some of the most anticipated events on campus.
The Evolution of the Slope Day Tradition at Cornell By SUN STAFF
For most of the year, the steep hike from West Campus to Central is considered a nuisance on the way to class. Yet at the end of the school year, Libe Slope is transformed into the venue for Slope Day, Cornell’s beloved end of the year celebration. Each year, the Slope Day
Planning Board works hard to select the entertainers, whose identities are kept a closely guarded secret until about a month before the big day. For this reason, trying to guess the performers has become a favorite activity for many Cornellians waiting for classes to end. The tradition traces its roots back to 1901, when it was
known as Spring Day. The celebration morphed to Spring Fest before coming to its current incarnation: Slope Day. Unlike the festivities students have enjoyed in recent years, Spring Day hosted attractions like fire-eaters, snake-charmers, cowboys, Indians and sailors on the Arts Quad. Spring Day was known as one of Cornell’s first
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No longer just a dream | Nelly, the hip-hop artist of many students’ youths, performed as the headliner on Slope Day in May 2011.
excuses to cancel class in the name The next incarnation of Slope of mass debauchery. Day, known as Springfest, apThe original springtime car- peared in the late 1970s. More changes to Slope Day nival originated because of financial strains to the Uni- occurred in 1985 when the legal drinking age versity Athletic Association. To Recent Slope Day Performers changed from 18 to 21. save the Big Red’s sports After the 2013: Kendrick Lamar, Hoodie teams, drama drinking age Allen and 5&A Dime clubs and muchanged, the 2014: Ludacris, Matt and Kim sical groups University and 3LAU organized a stopped serving 2015: Magic!, Chance the benefit concert alcohol at the Rapper, Salva in the event, though Commons. students showThe event struggled at the box ed up with their own. office, but managed to inspire “In the years that followed ... an impromptu parade to draw a number of students were treatattention to the concert. ed for alcohol related emergenThe performance was so well- cies,” said Tim Marchell ’82, attended that both the concert director of mental health initiaand the parade were repeated the tives at Ganett Health Services. In response to the emergenfollowing year, and the celebration before the show raised more cies, the University attempted to money than the production. end Slope Day in the early From then on, Spring Day 1990s. As an alternative, a University-organized event was became a campus-wide custom. At the brink of the first World offered on North Campus. Since 2003, Slope Day has War, many Cornellians believed that they had celebrated their last maintained a new format that Spring Day. However, after includes live entertainment. For years, Slope Day was held World War II, the celebration returned with the moniker on they last day of classes. But begining this past school year, “Spring Weekend.” Due to protests and unrest Slope Day was held the day after that plagued the University in the last day of classes due to the early 1960s, the celebration changes in the academic calendar. was canceled in 1963.
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Big Red Ambition: 161Things Every Cornellian Should Do Compiled from student responses to an e-mail survey in 2005; updated 2015. ! 1. Make the library into your bedroom and have sex in the stacks ! 2. Finally meet the dazzling Denice Cassaro ! 3. Go to the Cornell-Harvard men’s hockey game and throw fish on the ice ! 4. Sing along to “We didn’t go to Harvard” with the Cayuga’s Waiters ! 5. Sled down Libe Slope during a snow storm ! 6. Take Hotel Administration 4300: Introduction to Wines ! 7. Streak across the Arts Quad ! 8. Take Psychology 1101: Intro to Psychology ! 9. Test out Olin Library’s musically calibrated steps by throwing stones on them ! 10. Attempt sake bombing at Plum Tree or Miyake in Collegetown ! 11. Order ice cream at the Dairy Bar ! 12. Climb the rock wall in Bartels Hall ! 13. Listen to a full chimes concert from the clock tower and guess the songs played ! 14. Order the same thing off the Collegetown Bagels menu all four years ! 15. Register for classes during Freshman Orientation, then switch out of every single one by the time Add/Drop ends ! 16. Wear flip-flops to class in January ! 17. Go to the Fuertes Observatory on North Campus and gaze at meteor showers ! 18. Have a snowball fight in May ! 19. Milk a cow ! 20. Skip class to play frisbee on the Arts Quad ! 21. Bury a bottle of Bacardi on the Slope. Dig it up on Slope Day. ! 22. Pick apples at the Cornell Orchards ! 23. Attend the Apple Festival on the Commons ! 24. Flirt with your professor ! 25. Bomb a prelim ! 26. Ace the next one to save your grade ! 27. Attend Hotelie prom ! 28. Meet Happy Dave from Okenshield’s ! 29. Turn your face blue from screaming at midnight before the first finals ! 30. Get heartburn at the Chili Cook-off on the Commons ! 31. Enjoy Ithaca’s two months of warm weather — spend a summer here! ! 32. Go to a Shabbat dinner at 104 West (CornellCard it) ! 33. Watch the AAP students parade down East Avenue on Dragon Day ! 34. Enjoy corn nuggets at The Nines ! 35. Build a snow penis or count how many you see around campus ! 36. Dress up and view The Rocky Horror Picture Show at Risley ! 37. Take a class you think is impossible just for fun ! 38. Go on a wine tour ! 39. Kiss on the suspension bridge at midnight ! 40. Sleep through your alarm for a 1:25 p.m. class ! 41. Shop at the Friends of the Library Book Sale ! 42. Get out of a University parking ticket ! 43. Buy an Ithaca Is Gorges t-shirt, then get sick of wearing it and buy a variation (Ithaca Is Gangsta, Vaginas Are Gorges, Ithaca Is Long Island...) ! 44. Learn the “Alma Mater,” “Evening Song” and “Give My Regards to Davy” ! 45. Attend an opening at the Johnson Museum of Art ! 46. Smuggle food from the dining hall and run for your life as they try to get back your stolen cookies ! 47. Do the Walk of Shame ! 48. Have dinner at a professor’s house ! 49. Get wasted at a professor’s house ! 50. Take a #selfie with a Cornell president ! 51. Play a game of tag in the Kroch Library stacks ! 52. See a play in the Schwartz Center ! 53. Rush the field at the last home football game of the season ! 54. Start your freshman year pre-med. Graduate as a Hotelie. ! 55. Gamble at Turning Stone (try not to lose money) ! 56. Watch dancers fly through the air at a Bhangra show ! 57. Have a midnight picnic in the Cornell Plantations ! 58. Wait in line for half an hour for a salad at the Terrace ! 59. Ignore any and all “No Winter Maintenance” signs … slip and fall on the icy stairs ! 60. Sit in Libe Café when you have no work to do and watch the worried studiers down gallons of coffee ! 61. Write an angry letter to the editor of The Sun ! 62. Go to Wegmans on a Friday or Saturday night ! 63. Explore the secret underground tunnel between Uris and Olin libraries ! 64. See the library’s Rare Book Collection ! 65. Pretend you are Harry Potter and study in the A.D. White library (looks like Hogwarts) ! 66. See the brain collection in Uris Hall ! 67. Eat at Taverna Banfi (formerly Banfi’s) and charge it to CornellCard ! 68. Buy beer at Jason’s in Collegetown and charge it to CityBucks ! 69. Take Plant Pathology 2010: Magical Mushrooms, Mischievous Molds ! 70. Take part in a psychology experiment ! 71. Take an unplanned nap in a library ! 72. Take over a building ! 73. According to legend, watch a virgin cross the Arts Quad and then witness A.D. White and Ezra Cornell shake hands ! 74. Live through an Ithaca blizzard and tell your friends how you survived frostbite ! 75. Throw a flaming pumpkin into the gorge ! 76. Play co-ed intramural innertube water polo ! 77. Spend all your lectures figuring out the day’s crossword. While sitting for the final, wish you had taken notes instead. ! 78. Hook up with your T.A.
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79. Order a PMP at the Hot Truck 80. Play trivia at Rulloff’s on Sunday nights 81. Make the trek down the hill: Go to a townie bar 82. Make a fool of yourself at karaoke at Loco on Tuesday 83. Hit up Group Therapy on Wednesdays at Dunbar’s 84. Go bowling at Helen Newman Lanes 85. Hand out quartercards on Ho Plaza 86. Drive your car up and down Libe Slope or Ho Plaza 87. Have a friend’s parents take you out to eat at John Thomas Steakhouse or Boatyard Grill 88. Eat a chicken parm sandwich from Louie’s Lunch 89. Eat breakfast at 2 a.m. at the State Diner 90. Males: Get thrown out of Balch Hall 91. Hook up with a freshman 92. Go skinny dipping in a gorge 93. Walk to the Commons and back 94. Go to an a cappella concert 95. Go ice skating at Lynah Rink 96. Instagram the cherry blossoms in the spring 97. Sell back your books; use money to buy alcohol 98. Drink bubble tea 99. Eat a Pinesburger 100. Walk to a fraternity party with your entire freshman floor 101. Go to a fraternity party as a senior; convince yourself you were never one of them 102. Get lost in Collegetown during Orientation Week 103. Get negged at a bar because the bouncer is actually friends with the person whose I.D. you are using 104. See a foreign film at Cinemapolis 105. Eat mongo at RPCC 106. See a concert at Barton Hall 107. Gain the freshman 15. Pay $145 for a gym membership and don’t go 108. Eat brunch on North Campus 109. Do your Freshman Reading Project before you graduate 110. Fail your swim test, just for kicks 111. Tailgate for homecoming 112. Be a model in the Cornell Fashion Collective’s annual fashion show 113. Host a prefrosh 114. Request a song to be played on the clock tower 115. Get guilt-tripped into giving blood 116. Get asked if you are pregnant at Gannett (males and females) 117. Drink with your R.A. 118. Make a chalking; weep when it rains that night 119. Sing drunk on the drunk bus 120. Meet Bill Nye ’77, “The Science Guy,” and give him a hug 121. See how long you can go without doing laundry 122. Go on a road trip to Canada, flirt with the border patrol, smuggle booze back 123. Try to order pizza from a Blue Light phone 124. Go to the sex shop on the Commons 125. Get drunk on Slope Day, run into a vice president 126. Complain about the Slope Day headliners 127. Get tapped for a secret society 128. Go to The Shops at Ithaca Mall, realize it is severely lacking, then drive to Carousel Mall in Syracuse 129. Lose a friend over signing a lease in Collegetown 130. Run out of BRBs in March; live off campus events’ free food for the rest of the year 131. Walk holding hands around Beebe Lake 132. Visit the Sciencenter 133. See Yamatai bang it out at Pulse 134. Get J.A.’d for urinating on the Law School 135. Hook up with someone randomly and then see them every day afterward 136. Go to a coffee house in JAM 137. See how many people you can cram into your dorm room 138. Watch people play Dance Dance Revolution in Appel 139. Write dirty messages with rocks in the gorge 140. Ride a horse at Oxley Equestrian Center 141. Ring the giant bell in the Plantations 142. Crash a political rally on Ho Plaza 143. Do the COE ropes course 144. Attend a show at the State Theatre 145. Prank call the CIT HelpDesk 146. Wake up at 7 a.m. for CoursEnroll; realize that your choice classes are full anyway 147. Ski at Greek Peak 148. Take a night prelim near the vet school, walk back in the dark 149. Trespass on Alumni Fields 150. Ask Ezra’s Oracle a question 151. Take the BASICS program 152. Walk to class in the snow, uphill both ways 153. Buy a Cornell-grown apple from a vending machine 154. Furnish an apartment entirely with items from the Dump & Run 155. Eat at each dining hall at least once 156. Ask for an extension on a term paper 157. Take part in Holi and get colorful 158. Pull an all-nighter in the Uris Library Cocktail Lounge 159. Tell a professor what you really think of his/her class 160. Attend a Sun organizational meeting: Go to cornellsun.com for details 161. Climb all 161 steps to the top of McGraw Tower
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The Corne¬ Daily Sun
FRESHMAN ISSUE 2015
IthacArts
Your guide to culture around campus — and beyond So. You’re in college. In Ithaca. What to do now? When prelims, lab reports and snow aren’t getting you down (read: seldom), there’s a lively arts scene right outside your doorstep to keep you sane. From barn-burning bashes in Barton to art appreciation in the Johnson, there’s something for every taste. Cornell may be known for its cows and gorges, but it’s no slouch when it comes to music, theater, film and fine art. And don’t forget the turf around The Hill. Ever since it made an appearance in Homer, Ithaca has been an arts-obsessed little town, with a local music scene bursting at the seams and a host of other cultural offerings to keep the hippies, hicks and Hillsters entertained. So make use of your time here, hit the town and remember — grades may last a semester, but art lasts forever. — The Arts Section
Show Promoters Cornell Concert Commission The heavy hitters in the campus concert scene. They’re the ones responsible for the big blowouts at Barton (Nas, Avicii, etc.) and the early fall show on the Arts Quad. Now you know where your Student Activity Fee goes.
Fanclub Collective The Lennon to CCC’s McCartney and a home to Cornell’s wanna-be Brooklyn hipster crowd, Fanclub brings in bands before they’re cool and offers an oasis of originality in the desert of Cornell’s musical conformity. Think Real Estate, HEALTH and Shonen Knife. If you get it, you get it.
Concert Venues The State Theatre
Barton Hall
The State is Ithaca’s very own Fillmore, MSG and Royal Albert Hall, all rolled into one. A cinema following Ithaca’s brief tenure as the Hollywood of the East, its ornate interior has recently played host to the likes of The Avett Brothers, Fiona Apple and Elvis Costello. Paula Poundstone, Patty Griffin and Arlo Guthrie are just a few of the acts slated to stop by this season. Be sure to get your tickets early.
There might be track and field equipment on the floor and ROTC classrooms may serve as backstage, but Barton is a bona fide big star attraction. Ever heard of Ke$ha, Passion Pit or Jon Stewart? They’ve all stopped by the last few years, and Barton Hall is the undisputed king of campus venues, with a capacity around 5,000 and ... interesting acoustics. One other quirk: most shows are on Sunday nights — the track team gets Barton on Saturdays.
107 W. State St.
Bailey Hall
Central Campus If you want to hear the sweet sounds of the Cornell Symphony Orchestra or the thoughts of Nobel Prize winners such as Elie Wiesel and Toni Morrison, then Bailey’s your best bet. The classroom for some of Cornell’s largest classes doubles as a venue for more subdued performances. BETH SPERGEL / SUN FILE PHOTO
Risley Hall North Campus
The Bars
As with all things arts-related on campus, Risley Hall is right in the thick of the concert scene, hosting smaller acts like The Pains of Being Pure at Heart in years past, while welcoming Cornell’s own singers and songwriters to rock their halls. Risley also plays host to student productions, and is home to the annual showing of The Rocky Horror Picture Show.
For a more intimate live music experience, be sure not to miss the thriving bar music scene around town. The Nines in Collegetown regularly features Cornellians. After a devastating fire last spring, many are hoping for the reconstruction of The Chapter House on Stewart Avenue, a second home for Ithaca’s superb homegrown bands. The Haunt (702 Willow Ave.) constantly hosts acts small and large, including Raekwon and Rusted Root. Watering holes like Felicia’s Atomic Lounge (508 W. State St.) book acts throughout the year.
Downtown & Collegetown
The Slope The epicenter of madness and debauchery on campus. At least for one day a year. The headliner last year was Ludacris, joining an already impressive roster that includes Snoop Dogg, Kanye West and Drake. It gives you something to look forward to during the long, cold winter.
Slope Day Programming Board They only put on one show a year, but don’t call them lazy: these cats work year-round to throw Cornell the biggest and baddest party around, and the music’s just half of it. Feeling woozy? Thank your lucky, Slope Day Programming Board stars that there’s free water (and port-o-potties) within crawling distance.
Central Campus
Drama
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The Schwartz Center for the Performing Arts 430 College Ave.
The home of Cornell’s Theatre, Film & Dance Department Campus-produced plays, musicals, movies and dance performances are put on throughout the fall and spring. Last year’s season included Titus Andronicus and In the Middle of the Night.
Risley Hall North Campus
Risley’s drama-oriented denizens give Cornell plenty to laugh, cry and think about, offering everything from nights at the circus to period-faithful reproductions of Don Giovanni.
Other Theaters
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Even with all of the campus offerings, there’s a thriving drama scene in the city of Ithaca. The Kitchen Theatre (417 West State St.) offers classical and modern productions year-round and the newly renovated Hangar Theatre (801 Taughannock Blvd.) performs for those lucky enough to stay for an Ithaca summer. Speaking of which, the Ithaca Shakespeare Company puts on Shakespeare in the Cornell Plantations in July.
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Art Galleries Johnson Museum Central Campus
The Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University’s own fine art museum located conveniently on the Arts Quad, has a prolific collection of contemporary and historic works of art, including many Asian artifacts. The temporary galleries change almost monthly and the Johnson frequently hosts events and lectures related to the works shown. Less known is the fact that the Johnson owns many more works than it can show at any given time: hidden in the archives are more Hokusai prints, original Rembrandt plates and the paintings of abstract expressionists like Michael Goldberg. These works are available for viewing to students — an awesome privilege — and can be seen by making an appointment with a curator. Also, once a year, the History of Art Majors Society, a student run group, curates a show accompanied by essays and interactive exhibits.
Hartell Gallery, Sibley Hall Central Campus
Architecture students are notoriously mysterious, always locked up in Rand Hall producing God knows what. Hartell Gallery is a little known way of sneaking a peek at the architecture curriculum; nestled under the dome in Sibley Hall, the (spatial) center of the AAP community hosts a range of exhibits throughout the year. During mid-terms and finals, stop by to see the studio works of students pinned up — not just drawings of buildings, but frequently hand-built models and constructed work.
Tjaden Hall
Central Campus Cornell conceals a small but productive discipline in the fine arts within its College of Architecture, Art and Planning. While you’re in Ithaca missing the big shows at big city museums, the two galleries at Tjaden Hall put on constantly changing exhibits throughout the year — a glimpse into the current discourse on campus. In years past, exhibits have offered anything from huge plaster casts of bulging bodies to delicate paintings of Iraqi aerial landscapes. The Olive Tjaden Gallery and the Experimental Gallery are open during the week; check at the AAP registrar’s office for a schedule of shows.
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Architecture Milstein Hall Central Campus
Nope, that’s not a U.F.O. — Milstein Hall, designed by Pritzker prize-winning architect Rem Koolhas and conceived as the home to Cornell’s esteemed architecture program, is a dazzling and starkly modern architectural marvel. The 47,000 square foot building, which officially opened in August 2011, is the first new building to be dedicated to Cornell’s Architecture, Art and Planning program in over 100 years. Architectural highlights of the structure include the glass-encased “upper plate,” which cantilevers almost 50 feet over University Avenue (in laymen’s terms: it looks like it’s floating), and the lower-level dome, which supports both the auditorium’s raked seating and the stairs that lead to the studio above. Even if you’re not an architect, you owe it to yourself to pay a visit to this prestigious structure and sit on one of its colorful globes.
Cube House
Makarainen Road One of the few really beautiful works by a Cornell architecture grad in the Ithaca area, Simon Ungers’ minimalist cube is located out by Route 79 near Ithaca College. A pristine concrete box surrounded by acres of wilderness included in the property, the house stands as a tribute to the beauty of old school modernism in all its glory — stark, individualist and monumental despite its small scale. S. Ungers ’80 was the son of the late O.M. Ungers, who taught at Cornell and whose works abroad have influenced generations of designers. Borrow a friend’s car and drive up to Makarainen Road, near South Hill to creep around.
Johnson Museum Central Campus
Beyond being the home to a prolific art collection, the Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art is a complex an interesting space designed by Pei Cobb Freidd Partners — whose most famous architect is I.M. Pei. Situated at the end of the northern row of the Arts Quad, the Johnson Museum functions as a viewing device for the lake and the landscape. The building has distinct and interesting spaces on each floor, starting with café on the bottom level (a picturesque place to grab a tea), moving up through the big courtyard in the middle and the panoramic conference room on the top floor — each of which is highly designed in terms of light and material. A stark contrast to the historic decadence of the other buildings on the Arts Quad, the architecture of Pei’s Johnson Museum deserves its own look.
Carl Sagan’s Study 900 Stewart Ave.
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When crossing the Stewart Avenue bridge from North Campus’ Fall Creek Road towards the West Campus dorms, you will see a two-faced work of architecture that is shrouded in mystery. On the North Campus side, the building displays a modernist façade — a pure white plane with a cut opening. Looking across the gorge from the West Campus side, the building, flanked by Rockledge fraternity, appears to be the gateway into an Egyptian tomb. The late Carl Sagan, legendary Cornell astronomer, renovated the former meeting place of the senior honor society Sphinx Head into his study and part-time home. Designed by the late Guillermo Jullian de la Fuente (a protégé of Le Corbusier and one-time Cornell professor) and his wife Ann Pendleton, Carl Sagan’s cliff-edge study is a structural and formal marvel.
Cornell Cinema
Film
Central Campus
No joke: C.C. may just be the best college movie theater in the country. Billing itself as a “year-round film festival,” it screens a frightening number of feature films, documentaries and shorts from the megaplex and places you’ve never even heard of, making every one of us a potential cinema expert. Showings are usually in Willard Straight Hall or Uris Hall. Do yourself a favor and make it a regular stop — there are multiple films a day and a constantly changing lineup, and the live talks by directors and music-accompanied silent films are just icing on the cake. Seriously, you’re lucky.
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Cinemapolis
Regal Cinemas
A gift from silverscreen gods, this Ithaca fixture screens independent, foreign and mainstream films on a daily basis. If you do not make at least a couple trips here come Oscar season, consider yourself behind the curve.
And you thought college meant never going to the mall again. But if you absolutely must see the midnight debut of the next Twilight flick, hoof it over to Regal, home of the Hollywood blockbuster and normal release schedule.
120 E. Green St.
Pyramid Mall, 40 Catherwood Rd.
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Top Five Science-y Things to Do
Former Sun Senior Writer
1. Be a farmer for the afternoon at a Dilmun Hill Student Organic Farm work party.
An entirely student run, organic farm, Dilmun Hill is located on Route 366 (Dryden Road), just across from Judd Falls Road, near the Cornell Orchards. The farm practices sustainable agriculture and provides produce for places on campus like the Manndible Café. The farm hosts weekly work-parties on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 4 to 7 p.m. and invites everyone to experience the latest in sustainable agricultural practices, support the farm, join their community and go home with fresh produce. If visiting the farm seems like a bit of a journey, visit Dilmun Hill’s on-campus farm stand on Wednesdays from 3 to 5 in front of Mann Library (on the Ag Quad) and inside the library lobby on rainy days. They will also be at the Farmers’ Market at Cornell this fall on Thursdays between 11 and 3. Market Garden Manager Issac Isaac Arginteanu ’12 said, “I started out knowing nothing about agriculture and farming and now I’m a manager. It was my introduction to something I’ve become very passionate about.” EMILY BURKE / SUN FILE PHOTO
Stargazing | Visit the Fuertes Observatory to star gaze or watch a meteor shower.
5. Take a midnight trip to the Lab of Ornithology’s sanctuary.
2. Check out the 200,000 species in the Cornell University Insect Collection.
The Cornell University Insect Collection includes more than seven million insect specimens representing about 200,000 species, or roughly 20 percent of the World’s described insect fauna. The collection is housed in approximately 16,500 drawers held within in a climate-controlled facility located on the second floor of Comstock Hall on Cornell’s central campus. Because it is a research facility, visits to the CUIC are limited and need to be planned in advance. Prospective visitors or students interested in conducting research at the facility should contact curator James Kenneth Liebherr at jkl5@cornell.edu. The CUIC also participates in the annual Insectapalooza celebration — a one day insect fair with educational exhibits for all age groups, from children to adults. Insectapalooza typically takes place at the end of October.
Founded in 1915, the Cornell Lab of Ornithology is a world leader in the study, appreciation and conservation of birds. The lab is not on campus, but is easily accessible by a shuttle bus that stops at Corson-Mudd Hall (across from Trilium) at 8:45 a.m., 11:45 a.m., 1:45 p.m., and 4:45 p.m.. The lab is located in Sapsucker Woods, and guided bird walks through Sapsucker Woods Sanctuary are offered for beginners on Saturdays and Sundays from April to September. The Johnson Visitor Center at the lab is home to a large observatory with chairs, telescopes, and bird feeders, interactive exhibits, a world-class collection of bird art and sculpture and the Macaulay library — the world’s largest archive of animal sounds and video. Admission is free, and the visitor center is open 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on weekdays, 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.on Saturdays, and 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sundays. The sanctuary, however, is open every day from dawn to dusk.
4. Go stargazing at the Fuertes Observatory.
Fuertes Observatory is located on North Campus near
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Dear Freshmen:
Scintillating Science Classes Former Sun Senior Editor
Classes Abroad
Biology 2650: Tropical Field Ecology and Behavior in Kenya –– During winter break, students travel to Kenya to study tropical tropical biology, ecology, and behavioral ecology. Riku Moriguchi ’13 participated in the course this year. Moriguchi said, “It’s probabl one of the greatest things I’ve ever done in my life.” He explained game drives –– which entailed driving vans through Savannah in the middle of the night with flashlights –– as the best part of the experience. Students also have the opportunity to work on three different research projects.
For Fun
Food Science 4300: Understanding Wine and Beer –– The science version of the Hotel School’s Wines class allows students to understand what flavor chemicals produce certain tastes — like smoky wines and hoppy beers. One catch: you have to be 21 to enroll. Horticulture 2010: The Art of Horticulture –– This experiential class allows students to use plants and gardens as art. Students can use photography, watercolor and botanical illustration methods. Alli Hoffman ’12 said, “It was a great course, and a wonderful change from the monotonous days of schoolwork and lectures.” Natural Resources 3250: Forest Management and Maple Syrup Production –– This hands-on class teaches students multi-purpose ways to manage forests, including how to make maple syrup.
Human Ecology
Human Development 3620: Human Bonding –– Why are we attracted to certain people and not others? Human Bonding explores attraction, jealousy, loneliness and attachment among other topics. Sarah Spiro ’13 said, “Everything was just so incredibly true to your own relationships. When people tell me about problems with a boyfriend or girlfriend I actually find myself thinking through the nine stages of a breakup,”
3. Check out the world’s largest particle accelerator, the Synchrotron.
Slightly larger than a football field, the Cornell High Energy Synchrotron Source (CHESS) has a 768 meter circumference and the capability to send electrons and positrons flying at 99.9999995 percent of the speed of light. CHESS provides state-of-the-art synchrotron radiation facilities for research in physics, chemistry, biology, and environmental and materials sciences and attracts 500-600 scientists, graduate and undergraduate students each year. Researchers at CHESS always welcome student volunteers to participate in research and experiments, and even observe 24 hour CHESS runs. CHESS is located in Wilson laboratory on Route 366 & Pine Tree Road.
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By KATERINA ATHANASIOU ’13
Helen Newman Hall. The observatory houses several small telescopes, and a larger, 12-inch refractor telescope with a mechanical tracking mechanism that is operated by weights, like a grandfather clock. Though the observatory is no longer used for research purposes, it is used for introductory astronomy classes, and is open to the public. The Cornell Astronomical Society runs public viewing nights at the Fuertes Observatory on every clear Friday night during the semester from 8:00 p.m. until midnight, if sky conditions permit.
Getty dirty | Becky Hume ’11 plants seedlings at a Dilmun Hill Organic Farm work party, where students gather to do farm chores each week.
Research
Congratulations on your acceptance to Cornell, one of the nation’s finest research institutions. Science is organized knowledge and Cornell University offers a diverse set of scientific study. My advice to you is to make curiosity your key. Question everything, figure out how things work and begin to explore and discover. Cornell has so much to offer to the inquisitive student. These are the same halls where Carl Sagan pondered the Cosmos and where Bill Nye began as a budding Science Guy. They were both curious--you should be, too. So feed your curiosity by reading the Science Section every Wednesday and learn about the science happening around you everyday.
By MARIA MINSKER
COURTESY OF DILMUN HILL STUDENT ORGANIC FARM
FRESHMAN ISSUE 2015
Woods, is a world leader in the appreciation and conservation of birds.
Nutritional Sciences 1150: Nutrition, Health and Society — Prof. Levitsky, nutritional sciences, writes songs about the digestive system and cooks meals for the whole class. This course teaches students about how to stay healthy in the world of late-night munchies and sleeplessness. Perhaps it can even help keep off the freshman 15. Jacob Christ ’13 took the course as a freshman and said, “He [Levitsky] did a good job of putting it in a holistic sense and making everything applicable to the real world.”
Maria Minsker can be reached at mminsker@cornellsun.com.
Katerina Athanasiou can be reached at kathanasiou@cornellsun.com.
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Bird watching | The Lab of Ornithology, located in Sapsucker
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A Brief History of Cornell Scientific Breakthroughs 1885
Theobald Smith 1881 discovers the first Salmonella bacterium. Hypothesizing it to be the cause of common hog cholera, Smith named the microbe after Daniel Elmer Salmon DVM 1872, who led the research team under the United States Department of Agriculture (Salmon was also the first recipient of a D\VM degree in the United States). Though Smith’s theory was later proven incorrect, the Salmonella genus was found to be responsible for several infectious illnesses, such as typhoid fever and food poisoning.
1939
1910
1940
William J. Wilgus, a correspondence student at Cornell between 1883 and 1885, designs and oversees the construction of New York City’s Grand Central Terminal. Chief Engineer of the New York Central Railroad, Wilgus was responsible for the introduction of electric trains into the terminal as well as the idea for bi-level stations below ground.
1953 Prof. Hans Bethe, physics, participates in the preliminary design meetings for the atomic bomb. A major player in the Manhattan Project, Bethe also participated in the development team for the hydrogen bomb, though he hoped to prove the weapon impossible to create and serve as a force for disarmament.
1960
1958
The first successful implantable pacemaker — invented by Wilson Greatbatch BEE ’50 to regulate beating of the heart — enters use after extensive animal testing. Greatbatch’s pacemaker used a mercury battery as an energy source, different from earlier designs.
Henry Heimlich ’41 M.D. ’43 publishes an article promoting an anti-choking technique consisting of repeated abdominal thrusts, now commonly advertised as the “Heimlich maneuver.”
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1942
William F. Friedman 1914, leads the research division of the U.S. Army’s Signals Intelligence Service to break the difficult Japanese PURPLE cipher, providing Japanese diplomatic secrets to the United States government before World War II.
1974
Stephen Moulton Babcock master’s degree 1875 develops the Babcock Test, an inexpensive method of measuring the fat content in milk that allowed farmers to produce milk of consistent quality. From 1907 to 1911, Babcock led a series of single-grain experiments to measure relative nutritional value among grains for cattle, leading to the establishment of nutrition as a science.
1902 Florence Kimball DVM 1910 graduates from Cornell to become the first certified female veterinarian.
Philip Levine M.D. ’23, discovers the Rh factor in blood, having observed hemolytic disease in infants. Levine found that a “negative” pregnant mother’s antibodies can destroy the red blood cells of her child if the child’s blood was “positive,” or contains the Rh antigen. Today, an infant’s afflicted blood can undergo immediate treatment and prevent major repercussions.
1890
1978
The cyanoacrylate commonly known as Super Glue hits shelves, having been developed as an adhesive called “Eastman 910” by Harry Coover M.S. ’43 Ph.D. ’44. Able to bond solid objects as well as human tissues, the glue is also known for its forensic ability to capture fingerprints.
Gregory Goodwin Pincus ’24 begins testing the combined oral contraceptive pill after studying the ability of progesterone to inhibit fertility. The pills — approved by the Food and Drug Administration in 1960 — are now used by over 100 million women worldwide as a form of birth control.
1983 Walter McCrone ’38 Ph.D. ’42, performs several days of forensic testing on the Shroud of Turin, a linen cloth that appears to bear the image of a bearded man who had undergone crucifixion. McCrone concluded that the Shroud had been painted, due to the presence of red pigment that others had deemed blood.
2001
Barbara McClintock ’23 M.A. ’25 Ph.D. ’27 becomes the first and currently only woman to win an unshared Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for her discovery of genetic transposition — that genes determine how certain traits are turned “on” or “off.”
1992
Jon Rubinstein ’78 M.Eng ’79 leads the eight-month development of the iPod, Apple’s first portable music player. Rubinstein later became senior vice president of Apple’s newlycreated iPod division in 2004.
1985 Prof. Mae Jemison M.D. ’81 becomes the first African-American woman to travel into space, serving as the science mission specialist on the Space Shuttle Endeavor’s second spaceflight. Jemison went on to start The Jemison Group, a company that focuses on integrating technologies into developing countries.
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Prof. Steve Squyres ’78 Ph.D. ’81, astronomy, leads the Mars Exploration Rover Mission as a principal investigator. The mission, via the rovers Curiosity and Opportunity, returned significant findings about Mars, including evidence that water once flowed on the planet’s surface. THE NEW YORK TIMES
Prof. Kenneth G. Wilson, physics, directs the establishment of the Cornell Theory Center (now the Cornell University Center for Advanced Computing in Rhodes Hall), one of five original supercomputer centers created to provide high-speed computing resources within the United States.
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Cornell researchers, including Prof. Lawrence Bonassar, biomedical engineering, and Dr. Jason Spector, director of the Laboratory for Bioregenerative Medicine and Surgery and associate professor of plastic surgery at Weill Cornell, successfully create a fully-functioning synthetic human ear using 3-D printing. A collagen mold was printed based on a high-resolution 3-D image of an existing ear, then injected with living cells to grow cartilage over a 3-month period.
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GILLAM, STEWART START NEW CHAPTER IN CORNELL GOALIE LEGACY Young netminders shine in debuts By JOON LEE Sun Assistant Sports Editor
“The best that I could describe is that we’re like brothers.” Golden goalie | In his sophomore season, Mitch Gillam put together one of the best seasons ever for a Cornell goalie.
As he was trying to figure out whether to play in college or in the Ontario Hockey League, one of the major junior hockey conThe instruction for the two goaltenders ferences in Canada, Gillam came to Cornell was to do something fun for the camera. to watch his brother Josh, a forward for the Something that would make them laugh for Dartmouth Green at the time, play a playoff the picture. The photo shoot was after a game at Lynah against the Red in the 2008 skills session in Lynah Rink and the team ECAC Tournament. In net for the Red was Scrivens. had already skated off the ice and cracked its “As soon as I saw the crowd and the jokes about its goalies taking part in a photo shoot. As the Zamboni hummed by, laying atmosphere, I was like, that’s it, I’m coming down a new layer of ice on the other side of here. I wanted to play in college,” Gillam the rink, both goaltenders stood near the said. “It was unbelievable.” While Gillam noticed Scrivens’ play, it net, sweating as they carried the weight of was something else about the game experitheir carnelian and white equipment. At that point, they had already taken a ence and the Lynah atmosphere that sealed couple of photos each, but the two of them the deal for him to pursue a collegiate career. “I remember there was a little kid, a little needed to take a photo together that encapsulated their relationship. They stood Spiderman kid,” Gillam said. They [crowd around for a brief moment in time, but, was] just screaming ‘Spiderman!’ and doing the chant and they were playing the song suddenly, an idea struck. “Let’s do Step Brothers,” said sophomore and [the crowd] was outrageous. It was one of my best experiences goaltender Mitch Gilwatching a hockey lam as he began to slide “They’re polar opposites, game.” towards the crease. When Gillam was On cue, Gillam but they play to their old enough to make a and freshman goalstrengths really well. decision about where tender Hayden Stewart sprung into They’re really close. Closer he wanted to attend Cornell assisposition. Suddenly, than you might expect for school, tant coach Topher the two goaltenders Scott ‘08 reached out wiped away their guys competing [for] and eventually offered smiles and immeditheir position.” the young netminder ately sprung into a spot on the team. character with Gillam Lyle Gregory After remembering and Stewart playing the Lynah atmosthe roles of John C. Reilly’s Dale Doback and Will Ferrell’s phere, learning about the Cornell goalie Brennan Huff respectively, the infamous legacy and hearing the “Spiderman” chants, cinema stepbrothers who built bunk beds in the decision for Gillam was simple. He was taking his talents to Lynah. order to have “extra space to do activities.” For Stewart, the recruitment process Gillam and Stewart, who are roommates on the road, are the two goalies for the Red, unfolded quite differently. The freshman two of many in the storied history of goalie remembers watching the Los Angeles Cornell goaltenders, a legacy that includes Kings on television during the 2013-14 seathe like of Ken Dryden ‘69, David LeNeveu son, when he noticed the play of Scrivens in ‘05 and Ben Scrivens ‘10, the starting goal- net. During the broadcast, the announcers tender of the National Hockey League’s mentioned that Scrivens played college Edmonton Oilers. Coming into the season, hockey at Cornell. The mention of the school sparked interthe two goaltenders were placed in a position to earn the starting goaltender’s job for est in Stewart, who had not yet committed to play hockey at a school. It wasn’t Scrivens, the Red. While Gillam has since played the major- however, that pushed Stewart to research ity of the minutes in between the pipes, Schafer’s program. Instead, it was the image Stewart said that the competition between of Gillam scoring a goal during his collegiate the two netminders has not had a negative debut, the only goal for a Cornell netminder in program history, on television that finally effect on their relationship. “The best I could describe,” Stewart said, lead Stewart to look into the University. When he eventually got the call from “is that we’re like brothers.” Cornell, Stewart knew Ithaca was where he The Recruitment wanted to be. Without even visiting, Stewart While Andy Iles ‘14 had his moments of committed to the Red. greatness during his time at Cornell, “I knew from talking to the coaches and Scrivens represents the last Cornell netmin- hearing about the culture here that I didn’t der to make a significant impact in the need to visit,” Stewart said. “I knew that this NHL. After his time on the slope, Scrivens, would be the place for me.” an undrafted free agent, signed with the Toronto Maple Leafs. The Technique Scrivens, an NHL member who didn’t In many ways, Gillam and Stewart comsee a draft, is the perfect role model for plement one another. One goalie’s strength Gillam and Stewart. Almost prophetically, is the other’s weakness. Scrivens’ success at Cornell played a major “They’re polar opposites, but they play to role — albeit in very different fashions — in their strengths really well,” Gregory said. both Gillam and Stewart ending up under “They’re really close. Closer than you might head coach Mike Schafer ‘86’s tutelage. expect for guys competing [for] their posiA previous version of this story was published on Feb. 26.
Shutdown in net | Goalie Hayden Stewart became the first
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Cornell freshman to record a shutout since Ben Scrivens 2006.
tion.” Gillam is on the shorter side for a goaltender, standing at six-feet tall. One of eight athletes in the School of Architecture, Gillam plays a style of hockey where rebound control is key. Volunteer assistant coach Lyle Gregory describes Gillam’s game as “heady.” “When [Gillam]’s really dialed in, he’s almost impossible to beat,” Gregory said. “To see him go from already a high level when he came into the year and just bring himself into another tier, it’s really impressive.” Stewart, on the other hand, stands tall with broad shoulders and a full frame. The 6-foot-3 netminder likes to use his size to block the puck. According to Gregory, Stewart’s size allows him to “get his body in front of pucks really well,” which enables him to save pucks through screens. Gregory said that Stewart shows up at 7:30 a.m. at the rink every day, goes on the ice by himself and “works harder than anybody [else]” before returning for practice later that day, untired. “The kid has work ethic like I’ve never seen before,” Gregory said. “He’s raw and the way he works on the intricacies of his game is really quite impressive. He’s able to find the things that he [needs] to work on and focus on them and address those issues with a very hard work ethic.” Instead of using their weakness-
es against each other, Gillam and Stewart try to help each other improve. Gillam, who is particularly skilled for a goaltender at puck handling, helps Stewart with the stick. On the flip side, Stewart helps Gillam with getting his body in front of the puck and using his size. During practice, the inner competitor often comes out in both goalies, which only helps further development on the ice. “Sometimes, I’ll see Mitch make a save and I’m like, ‘That’s a great save by Gilly. Now, I’ve got to back him up and make a save,’” Stewart said. “We both know that the other one is going to work as hard as [he] can in practice.” The Outlook
Following the graduation of Iles, Schafer faced the problem of finding a starting goaltender before the season. With two underclassmen leading the way, the issue of finding a consistent presence to protect the Cornell net loomed over the team at the beginning of the season. What once seemed like a problem for Schafer has now become the reason the Red has a chance to win on a nightly basis. With the season 2014-15 season behind him, Gillam ranked at the top of the nation statistically among collegiate goaltenders with a .927 save percentage and a 1.99 goals against average in 31 games. To put those numbers in context, Scrivens’ highest marks while on the hill was a .934 save percentage in his senior year and a 1.81 goals against average during his junior season. Joon Lee can be reached at joonlee @cornellsun.com.
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Sarachan: Dave ’76. Former head coach of the Chicago Fire, an MLS team. Led Red booters to two NCAA bids in his final seasons at the helm. Two-time All-American at Cornell. Schaap: 1. Dick ’55. Highly acclaimed newsman who died in 2001. Veteran sports journalist, author of numerous books, sports correspondent for ABC News and host of ESPN’s Sports Reporters. Oh, and he was also once the editor in chief of The Sun. 2. Jeremy ’91, ESPN. Followed in dad’s footsteps and is currently correspondent for ESPN’s Outside the Lines. Also, former sports editor at The Sun. Came to Ithaca prior to Cornell’s Sweet 16 matchup
with Kentucky to report on the men’s basketball team. “In Ithaca, New York, Jeremy Schaap, ESPN.” So legit. Schafer: Mike ’86. Men’s hockey coach who steered his team to ECAC tournament victories in his first two seasons, then to the squad’s first Frozen Four appearance in 23 years in his eighth. In his 10th, 2005-06, guided the Red to a 22-9-4 record in which the team came a goal away in triple overtime against Minnesota from making the Frozen Four. Fans greeted him then and now with chant, “Kill, Schafer, Kill.” Com pleting his 19th season behind the Cornell bench in 2013-14, he has coached the Red to the NCAA tournament nine times. Schoellkopf: Stadium which houses football, men’s and women’s lacrosse teams.
Nice view of Ithaca and most of Central New York on clear days on the Crescent side. Artificial playing surface has been called “the Cadillac of turf systems” but has seen its last days at Schoellkopf, giving way to the new wave FieldTurf which debuted last season. Smith: Dayna. Twelve-year coach of the women’s basketball team. Like many other Red coaches, made her way over from Penn. The winningest coach in the history of the program. During her time as head coach, Smith’s players have earned 21 All-Ivy honors, including one Ivy League Player of the Year award and one All-America selection. Tanasoiu: Silviu. Ro manian-born head coach of the men’s tennis team who has led the Red for the last three years. Led his young squad to a 10-15 record and multiple All-
Ivy League Second Team selections in the first season. Taylor: Nathan. Coach of the men’s cross country and track teams. Came here from Penn, obviously a big improvement for him. His track record proves it: The Red won the Heptagonal Championships in eight of the last 11 years, including 14 of the last 22 combined Indoor and Outdoor Ivy League titles. Yale: Mediocre Ivy misfits. Not really good at any sport, but what else can you expect from a school in New Haven? Also called the Bulldogs and the Elis. By the way, what’s an Eli? Zawislan: Jaro. Fifth-year head coach of the men’s soccer team. Used bad-ass Polish accent to guide the Red to its third consecutive undefeated season last year after the team won the Ivy League in 2012.
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sophomore infielder Karlie Mellott also noted how he loved to come up with creative and funny nicknames for his players. She called it “the nickname game within the game of softball.” Rising senior infielder Taylor Goodin said that without Blood, she would not be at Cornell. Goodin comes from a small town in Michigan and Cornell was not on her radar until she received an email from Blood after a recruiting camp. “I told my parents about the email, not thinking too much of it,” she said. “My parents’ reactions, however, made me think otherwise. After doing some research on the Cornell tradition and education, I ended up coming for a visit in the worst snowstorm I’ve seen in my time here, and the rest is history. I just want to thank Coach Blood for reaching out to me and giving me the amazing opportunity to play and study at a place like Cornell.” Rising sophomore catcher a n d infielder T o r i To g a s h i had nothing but gratitude for Blood. “Thank you to the BLOOD coach who will never fails to remind me that there is always a sale on hair ties, and that has helped me perfect my shoulder-roll technique. Thank you for all of the memories you’ve given me in just this one short year, but most importantly, thank you for always believing in me, even until the very last strike. I couldn’t have asked to become a part of a better family.” It is clear that Coach Blood has made a huge impact on his team and the softball program in general, as each player had nothing but praise and thanks for their mentor. Cornell is saying goodbye to a piece of Red athletic history. “Learn how to handle success modestly and learn how to handle disappointment with grace,” Blood said in an email to his team. “It is a privilege to wear the red and white of Cornell. Let us represent this great university with class and distinction.” Coach Blood has practiced what he preached, representing Cornell with the utmost class and distinction in his 20 years. He will be missed. Anna Fasman can be reached at sports-editor@cornellsun.com.
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High School Athletes, Have No Fear When Bad Meets Worse: Cornell vs.Columbia T F here’s something about stepping into a pickup basketball game at this school that transcends all barriers. It sounds sappy, but if you haven’t done it yet, it’s something you should try. The basketball courts are places on campus where everyone is welcome regardless of race, sex or talent level, and with so much wrong in the professional sports world, it is comforting to see that at the root of a beautiful sport, there is still some good to be found. When I came to Cornell, I was a washed up high school basketball player who had averaged
Scott Chiusano ’15 Who’s on First? two points per game off the bench of my varsity team and was damn proud of it. I could barely touch the backboard and was never the most fleet of foot, but the one thing I had going for me was the three ball. In pickup games to 11, where a shot from beyond the arc was worth two points, my one skill luckily turned out to prove valuable amongst a much more talented and athletic group of basketball players. They also became some of my closest friends. We were a diverse group — like The Sandlot of pickup basketball — and in keeping with that classic movie’s failure of a sequel, our most groundbreaking additions were girls. It all started with a broken ankle — not the real kind, but the one where a crossover move so quick and smooth makes your ankles buckle like a cheap beach chair. We watched this happen to one of our friends at the hands of a girl, and we went wild. She became a legend, a staple in the pickup basketball network that we so preciously coveted. The girl with the crazy handles. Only in retrospect have I realized how ignorant we were. Why was it so extraordinary that a girl should cross up a guy? Every one of us had been made a fool at the hands of a good crossover before, but to be in that one guy’s shoes seemed sacrilegious. A few months later “the girl with the handles” was part of our crew, and a year after that, her friend came along. Both were integral parts of our co-ed intramural basketball team. Still, though, when either one of them matched up against a guy in a pickup game at the gym, there was a notable deflation of ego in him. No one feels comfortable guarding a girl. It’s a loselose situation — either you blocked her and looked like a jerk, or she scored on you and you
were the butt of endless jokes. What I noticed was that it was only a matter of repetition before guys, including myself, smartened up. If we were scored on once, shame on us. If it happened a second time (which it always did), then it was all business from there on out. No more jokes and no more mercy. The drive of competition was blinding; it didn’t matter who you were on the court anymore. Just as it should be. An article in the Sunday New York Times featured a fifth-grade basketball league in Illinois where an all-girls team is 8-1 in an otherwise all-boys league. A point guard for the girls team, in an undoubtedly memorable quote, said, “We’d walk in, and all the boys would be like, ‘We’re playing girls?’ Then we’d beat them. Some of them cried.” The coach of the team stresses toughness and physicality; the girls don’t back down from anyone. They play methodically and under control, and they win games. It is a triumph for these girls and a victory for women’s basketball in general. The losses are sure to bring some of the fifth grade boys off of their high horses, but it’s unclear if any lessons are being learned. After the game the boys are crying, not because they lost, but because they lost to girls. I think the best way to solve this problem is by bringing everyone together, not by clear separation. A former Harlem Globetrotter named John Howard created the Mixed Gender Basketball Association (MGBA), a professional co-ed league that pays both men and women who are unwilling to give up the sport. This is a step in the right direction and I hope to see it grow. “Playing in an otherwise segregated model is not what I’m talking about,” Howard said in a November, 2013 New York Times article. “My model is not antagonistic or just competitive. It’s collaborative.” If young kids could someday watch co-ed professional basketball on television, matching up against a girl in a pickup game would no longer be such an anomaly. My group of basketball friends has stuck together since freshman year. Our friendships have extended past the court, but despite sore joints and old knees, we still meet together more than once a week to play. It’s a welcome fantasy world when we step in the gym, one in which we can put troubles aside and pretend once again, that we are playing for something. We’ve learned a lot in four years, about ourselves, about each other. It’s a judgment-free zone. It’s why I love the sport.
Scott Chiusano graduated from the College of Arts and Sciences He can be contacted at schiusano@cornellsun.com. Who’s on First? appeared alternate Fridays this semester.
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along the way. Was once dubbed by Sport magazine as “The Electric Pear.” Presented with the 2012 Spirit of Tewaaraton Award. Newman Arena: Home of the Red basketball and volleyball teams. Also site of occasional wrestling tournament. Located in Bartels Hall. Nieuwendyk: Joe ’88. NHL Rookie of the Year for Calgary 15 seasons ago with 51 goals. Took faceoffs for the Dallas Stars until he was traded to the New Jersey Devils to win a third Stanley Cup in 2003. Cornell MVP in 1987 and a NHL All-Star. He has also won the Conn Smyth and Olympic gold. Still owns a house on Cayuga Lake. Saw his No. 25 retired at Lynah Rink on Feb.
26, 2010. Noel: Andy. Current Cornell Athletic Director. Daily Sun favorite. Who doesn’t love Andy? Olbermann: Keith ’79. Returned as an energetic and colorful anchor of ESPN’s SportsCenter after his second tour of duty on MSNBC. His previous time on ESPN made it the cultural phenomenon it is today — so popular that it can get away with the “Who’s Now?” tournament. Master of the guttural “He put the biscuit in the basket.” Enjoyed the limelight at Fox. Made headlines back in 2009 when he engaged in a verbal spat with conservative political commentator Ann Coulter ’84 (who we like to forget even went here) over the value of his CALS degree. Pennsylvania: Slimy Ivy
rival in Philadelphia. It has strong athletic teams and questionable recruiting ethics. Learn to hate them. They’re ruthless, bad sports and play to win at whatever cost — even if it means throwing toast on the football field. And they call themselves Quakers. Pidto: Bill ’87. Yet another Cornellian now at ESPN. Princeton: Yawn. Nickname: Tigers. Location: New Jersey, but fields topnotch basketball and lax teams anyway. Has won more Ivy League titles than any other school with its shady recruiting. Redman: Cornell wrestling mascot. Has been known to randomly show up at men’s basketball games. Identity unknown. See GLOSSARY page 36
orget FiveThirtyEight and ESPN; the Cornell-Columbia football game represents all that’s great about college football. On a beautiful Manhattan day, a 0-8 Columbia and losers of 19 in a row played a 0-8 Cornell. It was supposed to be an awful game between two bad teams, seemingly evenly matched. Columbia’s last win was 19 games ago over Cornell at home. This was a winnable game for each and a chance to avoid a winless season. It was like the opposite of the 2011 Alabama LSU game, a supposed classic between two great teams with everything on the line. The final score was 9-6 in overtime and the game not particularly exciting. On the other hand, Cornell and Columbia produced one of the most entertaining games I’ve ever seen. Yes the teams were so bad that even ESPN picked up on the novelty
Cornell’s third long score of the day, after running into his own lineman. After exchanging punts, Columbia has a chance to win the game down three. Despite the game featuring four touchdowns apiece, Columbia needs a touchdown to win because of its blocked extra point. And Columbia looks as frantic as ever on offense. The most unusual conversion of the drive, in which two Columbia receivers are both close enough to the ball to catch it, and I’m still not sure if the receiver who caught it was the intended one. It’s a hectic drive and a fitting conclusion to the game. Finally, Columbia has a fourth and 11 that looks to decide the game. The quarterback scrambles, looks downfield and throws it away out of bounds. A throwaway on fourth down. An illogical conclusion. And in a three point game, it’s a missed extra point that decides it,
John Zakour ’15 Point Blank of it. And FiveThirtyEight, the brainchild of Nate Silver that so accurately predicted the 2014 elections, ran a piece on it calling it the “Worst of College Football.” I can summarize the article for you very quickly — the stats say Cornell and Columbia suck at football. According to the statistics, the Red and the Lions really suck. At everything. Except punting, for whatever reason. In the game itself, Columbia lived up to its reputation early, falling behind, 21-0. The rout was on! But the Lions were able to get together and score a touchdown to bring it within 14. And when a Cornell long snap sailed over punter Chris Fraser’s head, things really got wild. Fraser tried to kick the football out of the back of the end zone for a safety, but was penalized for “illegal kicking,” (haven’t heard that one before), setting up the Lions in the red zone. Columbia was able to convert and make it a one score game. Game on, routs off. The craziness really hit a peak in the second half. After another Lions score to tie it up, a seemingly normal kickoff was too short for the Cornell return man to handle. As he sprinted to play the ball, it bounced backwards, allowing Columbia to recover its own kickoff. Not an onside kick. Columbia was able to recover their own ball, giving themselves great field position, field position it subsequently squandered during its first play from scrimmage. The Lions quarterback dropped back and threw an interception. Then, Cornell was backed up and then threw a pick. Okay, catch your breath here. So Columbia finally converts on a fourth down in the process and scores to go up, 27-21. But that’s not even the craziest part. The extra point, normally a mere formality, is blocked and run back the length of the field for a rare two point safety, making it a four point game in a game featuring all touchdowns, 27-23. Luke Hagy puts the Red up for good on a long touchdown run,
leaving Cornell with the win and the Empire Bowl title. I paid money to watch this game live online. Why? Because it was awesome. Let’s reflect here. A game between two teams that combined for 0-16 had an illegal kicking penalty, six turnovers, a recovered kick off, a blocked extra point and subsequent two point run back, ends on a fourth down throwaway. I might go my whole life without ever seeing this in a football game again. Cornell and Columbia, two ancient rivals who first met in 1889, played a classic in Manhattan. No, it wasn’t the pinnacle of college football. But it was a blast. As someone who’s watched a bunch of football games on Saturdays (including the huge AlabamaMississippi State clash), I can honestly say that it was one of the most entertaining football games I’ve ever seen. It might not have been the best played game. In fact, I can definitely say it wasn’t. But it was a beautiful embodiment of all of college sports. At the FCS level of college football, no Ivy League teams participate in the playoff even if they’re deserving. In reality, an Ivy League team never had a shot at the title. In some respects, the football is always meaningless. So what is Ivy League football about then? It’s about true student athletes, in a league that doesn’t even offer scholarships for sports, playing for the love of the game and pride. It’s about continuing ancient rivalries and games between future lawyers, doctors, businessmen and leaders. But it’s good enough that NFL players, including some really good ones, have played in the Ivy League. So when FiveThirtyEight came along, they missed the point entirely. They just pointed at the sideshow. But this game was more than that. It was a group of guys honestly giving it their all and producing a great game game. John Zakour graduated from the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. He can be contacted at jzakour@cornellsun.com. Point Blank appeared alternate Thursdays this semester.
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ver the course of March, I often spent my time procrastinating by watching March Madness games. I’m not a huge college sports fan, but the tournament gets me every single year as I watch my bracket wilt under the trash that is my predictions. When I see schools that are competitive every single year in major collegiate sports, I can’t help but let my head wander to think about what it would be like to go to a place where sports is frequently a primary reason students apply to a school. Of course, I made the choice to come to Cornell, a school that has a relatively colorful athletic history especially in hockey, but it isn’t the same as it at many colleges around the country. This isn’t Duke, a both academically and athletically rigorous school, where you expect the basketball team to be prominent on the national stage every single year. That, however, wasn’t always the case in the Ivy League; the consortium of schools, after all, was initially formulated in 1936, when the schools decided to form a basketball conference and announced the partnership (in part) through this very newspaper you’re reading right now. While it surely isn’t reasonable to expect the basketball program at Cornell to compete for the national championship, the school actually has a
history of winning NCAA titles in the major collegiate sports. Back in the good ‘ol days, the Red took home national championship trophies for football in 1915, 1921, 1922 and 1939. While men’s basketball has never taken home a national championship, they did take the Ivy League title from 2008-10 and busted many brackets. The conference, overall, was regarded as one of highest-achieving athletic institutions. Beyond hockey, there is a history of championships and athletic achievement in the major sports at Cornell. If Ivy League schools can provide such amenities to prospective recruits, why isn’t the conference attracting more prominent talent? The only notable Ivy League alumni in basketball is Sports Jeremy Lin; the Joonalism NFL is littered with some Ivy League alumni who are fringe starters and back-of-roster players. If Ivy League schools, like schools such as Duke, Stanford and North Carolina, can provide great education and an above-average sports culture, why can’t Cornell recruit significant nationally-ranked athletes to come here? Why don’t players such as Jahlil Okafor or Karl-Anthony Towns consider taking their talent to Newman Arena? Among the major issues is the stringent recruitment rules that hamper head coaches in the Ivy League. A 2011 article in the New York Times reported that
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the conference uses an Academic Index (AI) which summarizes prospective recruits’ high school grades and standardized testing. Prospective recruits in the Ivy League, according to the AI, must have at least 3.0 GPA (on a fourpoint scale) and a combined score of 1140 on math and reading section of the SAT. On top of the academic requirements, the Ivy League does not give athletic scholarships to students, dramatically shrinking the potential talent pool. Elite athletes who come from lowincome family and place high value on academics are all but barred from coming to an Ivy League school because they simply cannot afford the tuition, and, instead, head to school such as Duke, Northwestern or Stanford. While strides have been made in this area in recent years — a 2011 New York Times article reported that Ivy League financial aid packages can sometimes trump scholarships — there is no doubt that these financial restrictions hinders the conference’s ability to recruit elite talent. The Ivy League also hates the postseason, for some odd reason. The Ivy League is one of two conferences to opt out of the FCS playoffs, citing that the games could interfere with reading period and finals. In basketball, there is no conference tournament for an NCAA berth. And then there are the eligibility rules. The Ivy League prohibits players from redshirting, or taking a year off from sports to save athletic eligibility. Ivy athletes are expected to use their four years of eligibility in their first four
years enrolled as full-time students. Students can request a leave of absence to extend eligibility, but the reasons have to be academic and career goal related. These eligibility rules, which are in place to encourage higher academic involvement for student-athletes, led Columbia forward Alex Rosenberg to withdraw from school so he could play a full senior season. It’s the reason why Cornell forward Shonn Miller, who missed his junior season due to a shoulder injury, is currently being recruited by UConn, Illinois, Boston College and Michigan to play basketball next year as a graduate student. It’s why Cornell senior pitcher Brian McAfee, who missed his junior season to a broken back, is committed to pitch at Duke. Eligibility rules are taking away elite student-athletes from the Ivy League, seemingly defeating its own purpose. Cornell isn’t going to win a national championship in football or basketball anytime soon. That being said, the Ivy League certainly doesn’t maximize its full athletic potential by preventing exciting postseason play, not allowing athletic scholarships and forcing students to drop out in order to play out four years for a team in the conference. I’m not saying Cornell needs to turn into Syracuse by fudging grades to get athletes into games, but why can’t the conference lighten up a little bit? Is a little postseason drama really that bad? Joon Lee is a junior in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. He can be contacted at joonlee@cornellsun.com. Sports Joonalism appears periodically this semester.
SOFTBALL
Head Coach Dick Blood Retires After 20 Years With Red
By ANNA FASMAN Sun Sports Editor
The Cornell softball program saw the end of an era this season when head coach Dick Blood finished his 20-year Red career with a double-header against Binghamton. Blood has made immense contributions during his time as head coach. He has more winning lineup cards than any other coach in Ivy League history, and has seen the most wins for any one sport at Cornell. While Blood has many accomplishments on paper to be proud of, what speaks most to his immense coaching abilities are all of the kind words his players had to say about him. Captain and infielder Clare Feely ’15 said Blood’s passion for both the game and his players is evident to both her and her teammates. “Especially during the height of season, when practices and games begin to run together, it’s easy to lose track of how much he has influenced my time here at Cornell and how much I have learned from him,” she said. “He is someone who speaks and, for that matter, lives with a purpose, on the field and off. There’s no hiding his passion and respect for the game or his devotion to his players. It doesn’t get much better than that.” Feely also included some of
her favorite quotes in emails Blood has sent to the team over the years. A lot of what Blood had to say emphasized seeking success while still maintaining a sense of humility.
special ‘out’ sign for the outfields; we don’t need a glove slap or hand shake for each infielder. We just need to know that every player gives her best on every play.”
spot on a Division I softball team, Coach Blood took her on his squad and treated her like all of the freshmen. “I worked hard everyday to earn his respect and trust. He
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Put me in coach | Coach Blood, pictured above with the Cornell softball 2015 freshmen, had a long and decorated career with the Red, boasting the title of most wins for a coach in one sport. “The brand of softball played here is one of which we are most proud. We practice hard; we play hard; we keep our mouths shut,” he said in an email to the team. “We don’t need to celebrate every play or huddle up and do a dance for every out. We just play. We don’t need a
Rising sophomore outfielder Zoe Hernandez, a walk-on from Hawaii explained that while she has not had much time with Coach Blood, he has truly made an impact on her in her first season with the Red. Hernandez explained that while not many people believed she could earn a
taught me that everything we get is earned, not given,” Hernandez said. “I guess I just want to say thank you to Coach Blood for seeing potential in me when others didn’t. He gave me a chance and allowed me to fulfill my lifelong dream of playing Division I college softball, and
for that I will forever be grateful. I am extremely privileged to have had the opportunity to play under a legendary coach like Coach Blood, and though it was only for one year, his impact and influence on my life will never be forgotten.” Rising senior outfielder Michiko McGivney said her most fond memory of Blood was at the team’s most recent series against Princeton. After losing the first game of the weekend, 6-2, she went up to bat during extra innings of the second game with two runners on and two outs. A hit by McGivney would win the second game for the Red. “I ended up hitting a walk three-run home run that hit the top of the right field foul pole on a 1-2 count. In the huddle after the walk off win, Coach Blood was already crying because he was so happy,” McGivney said. “[Later that week] in his office he told me how happy he was and that he’ll never forget that home run and what it mean to him. He has helped me in many ways. He has taught me to always be professional and humble both on and off the field. He has taught me to love the game and absorb every moment.” While Blood always took the game of softball seriously, rising See SOFTBALL page 36
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Shonn Miller ’15 Brianne Jenner ’15 MALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR
By ADAM BRONFIN Sun Assistant Sports Editor
For four months, Shonn Miller watched from the bench as his team stumbled. Sidelined with a shoulder injury, the 6-foot-7 forward was a spectator to one of the worst seasons in Cornell basketball history. With Miller and fellow senior Galal Cancer back on the team this past winter, the Red matched its win-total from the entire previous season in just four days. “Last year, being out and sitting there at just about every game and not being able to contribute and watching the team struggle was hard,” Miller said. “But that fueled me in the off-season. And then once we started, I was just excited to be able to play with them finally.” “He’s the kind of player and teammate that was probably more disappointed for his teammates than for himself,” said head coach Bill Courtney. “For us to be going through that, and him having to watch and not being able to contribute, I think was a big deal for him.” Shoulder healed, Miller returned to the Red and helped the team to an 11-win improvement, one of the best in the nation. He made an immediate impact on both ends of the floor; offensively, Miller possesses smooth, effortless touch around the rim. Whether it’s soft jump hooks, timely three-pointers or thunderous alley-oops, the Euclid, Ohio native seems to score at will against opponents. Despite his offensive prowess, Miller takes the most pride in his defense. It’s common to see Miller come swoop in out of nowhere to grab rebounds or rise up to block opponents several inches taller than him. A finalist for National Defensive Player of the Year, Miller was a key factor in the Red’s upset of Harvard, a game that he calls his best game at Cornell. “With him coming back this year and helping us get the program back in the right direction, you can see his value as a player to our program,” Courtney said. “He’s been tremendous over the past four years and he’ll go down as one of the best players to ever play here.” In 2012, Miller won Ivy League Rookie of the Year, setting several records for men at Cornell. The next season, Miller took on a
more central role on the squad and earned first team All-Ivy honors. This past year, Miller improved his performance in nearly every category and posted one of the best all-around seasons in program history. Miller led the Red in points, rebounds, steals and blocks, averaging 16.8 points, 8.5 rebounds, 1.3 steals and 1.8 blocks. Despite the improvements on the court, Miller points to his leadership ability as the most important skill that Courtney has helped him improve in his time in Ithaca. “I came in [as a freshman] and I would really go after my teammates,” Miller said. “[Coach Courtney] told me there are certain ways you can go about talking to people. There are certain ways to lead. It’s not just always getting on somebody, but it’s constructively telling them how to do something or talking to them in a certain way that will get the best out of them. He really helped me with that.” While seniors across campus are preparing for lives in the workforce and beyond, Miller faces a different challenge. Due to an Ivy League rule that limits eligibility to four years, the former captain will be transferring to UConn for his fifth year. All season, Miller kept the focus on Cornell and his senior campaign, but as graduation approaches, he appears ready to take the skills he learned under Courtney’s tutelage and continue his career and development at one of the most storied basketball programs in Division I. “We did things this year that are going to stick with me in my future experiences,” he said. “We went through battles. I just feel like everything I’ve done here is going to help me there.” For Miller, basketball at UConn will be a different experience. It will be the first time since high school that he’ll be without the guys he’s grown so accustomed to playing and living with over the past four years. At UConn under the tutelage of head coach Kevin Ollie, a school synonymous with basketball, Miller said he’s ready to take on the extra pressure and the difficulties that come with being a member of a top program. “I always like challenging myself, no matter what it is that I’m doing,” Miller said. “I think this is the next step in the journey that I see myself on. I’m excited about it.” Adam Bronfin can be reached at abronfin@cornellsun.com.
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FEMALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR
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By JOON LEE Sun Assistant Sports Editor
To say Brianne Jenner is accomplished would be selling her way short. The senior defenseman for the women’s hockey team is among the most decorated athletes to ever step foot on the slope. While on campus, she was named to the First Team All-ECAC Hockey all four years playing for the Red, was a nominee for the Patty Kazmaier award, given to the best female collegiate hockey player all four years and received ECAC Hockey Player of the Year honors her junior and senior years. Oh, and she won an Olympic gold medal playing for Team Canada in the 2014 Olympics in Sochi, Russia. But despite all of that, Jenner said she constantly finds herself in awe of others on Cornell’s campus. “There are people who do way crazier things [than win the Olympics], like build robots. I just can’t fathom that, to be honest,” Jenner said. “So many amazing people do amazing things and I’m like, ‘Wow, I don’t know how I fit in here,’” Jenner fit into head coach Doug Derraugh’s program immediately once stepping onto campus. In four seasons, she averaged 23 goals and 34 assists per season for Cornell. Jenner not only excelled herself, but made her teammates better, the true sign of an influential, prolific hockey player. But there was a time for Jenner when Cornell wasn’t quite on her radar when she was looking at potential schools to play for in college more than six years ago. Jenner set her sights on the Ivy League early on, due to her desire to use hockey to get a great education. While touring through schools with her father, she was most interested in Dartmouth and Harvard. “I was fairly set on another school [other than Cornell],” Jenner said. But when she visited Ithaca, something felt right. Things clicked. “The atmosphere here, the hockey program, the coach, campus, everything felt right when I got here,” Jenner said. “I think I made the right decision.” Coming to Cornell pushed Jenner out of her comfort zone on a multitude of levels. Both on and off the ice, she developed a stronger work ethic and developed both as an athlete and a student. As a government major in the College of Arts and Sciences, Jenner took on the challenge of balancing athletics and academics. After her junior year on the slope, Jenner took a year off from school to train with Team Canada for
the Olympics. “I played boy’s hockey growing up. The guys’ parents would tell me, ‘Oh, you’re going to play on Team Canada’, but you never really take that seriously because there are so many other girls who have that same dream,” Jenner said. “I made Team Ontario U18 and then I started to really think about my dream and trying to get a scholarship to a university in the States and play for Team Canada. I’ve been very, very lucky to be able to do both.” Born and raised in Canada, Jenner said she grew up wearing skates. “My dad played high-level hockey. He played at university and my uncle ran hockey leagues and I grew up with a hockey rink in my front yard,” Jenner said. “My dad was a teacher, so I grew up on a campus and we had access to the rink . . . I started skating when I was two, and I was in diapers. Started playing hockey at three.” After Cornell, Jenner will return to the University of Calgary to pursue a master’s degree in public policy. Despite continuing her studies, Jenner will continue to train for the next Olympic to maintain her spot on Team Canada’s roster. “I’m still in the Hockey Canada program, so you always have to keep your spot,” Jenner said. “I was able to participate at the last World Championships, and it’s always an honor to represent the country and I see training with the national team in my future, especially for the next couple of years and I want to be training for that next Olympics. It’s a matter of me doing my work and seeing if I can retain my spot. There’s always young kids biting at your heels.” Jenner lists her teammates, who have become a second family to her, and the Lynah Faithful as two of the things she’ll miss most when she leaves Cornell. Jenner said she feels proud that the fanbase of the women’s hockey team has grown during her time on campus. “There are so many people that support us and coming on the ice and having the band playing and having our fans there,” Jenner said. “That’s something that I missed last year and something I’ll really miss graduating. I’ll always think of this campus as a place to call home.” Joon Lee can be reached at joonlee@cornellsun.com.
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Sports Editor and Ten Questions columnist Anna Fasman sat down with swimmer Bethany Douglas ‘15 to talk about everything from twitter to napping. 1. How did you start swimming? I used to go to swim practice with my sister. I would just sit in the bleachers and I think I was four when I started begging her coach to let me go in the pool with them. I immediately drowned the first time he let me go, but then he would start letting me into her practices every once in a while. Eventually I just became part of the team and I’ve been swimming ever since, even though it was a rocky start. I’ve loved it since then. 2. Do you have any pregame rituals? We do something really fun where we gather up all of the kickboards before we have a big meet. So the night before, at practice, we chuck them across the pool at the other team’s logo, so whoever we’ll be swimming against the next day. That’s really fun and it’s a good way for us all to get revved up and into the mind set. It’s been a tradition forever and we love it. Anything on your own? I always have my foam roller and my beats. Those are my two things that I always have with me. I always make sure to have a good pre-meet pump up mix and when we go on trips, like our trip to Puerto Rico, I make sure we have good beats. Lots of cheers too. My favorite’s “Red Hot,” so we do that one all the time. 3. You have over 6,000 tweets on
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Twitter. Are there any particular tweets that that are some of your best work? Oh god. Okay. This summer I tweeted something about missing the fact that when you were younger, everyone thought you were a great eater when you ate everything in sight, and I wished that we could go back to that because I would still be considered the world’s best eater. Also something about being nostalgic and feeling sorry for my children who are going to have to have 12 internships by the age of 10 in order to get a job. People love it and favorite it when you talk about your past and get nostalgic. 4. If you could recruit any Cornellian, past or present, to be the on swim team, who would you choose and why? He’s a classic, but Bill Nye [’77] could probably figure out a good way for us to swim faster and help us all be more high tech and aerodynamic in the pool. He’d probably be a good asset to the team, maybe not with his own swimming capabilities but by micromanaging from the side. 5. What is your favorite place on campus? Probably Bartels. If I’m not squatting, I am not a happy girl. Squat or die. Bartels, even at six in the morning, I’m still in love with it. I’m also the librarian of Mann. It’s my favorite, I’m always there, third floor. 6. Are you involved in anything else besides swimming on campus? I’m on the eboard for the Student Athlete Advisory Committee and I love it. It’s a bunch of athletes who come together and are representatives of their
teams. I’m the media relations person, so I get to use my twitter skills to help promote things. I’m also in Pi [Beta| Phi — love my Pi Phi sisters. I’m also a student coordinator at Cornell Fitness Centers. I run training classes so if you want to sign up to work with us, it’s really fun. 7. Do you have any hidden talents or hobbies? My hobby right now is finding cool places to nap on campus. I have literally napped on the first, second, third floor and basement of Mann, first, second and third floor of Olin and Trillium. Trillium is harder, but if you’re in there at the right time and there’s not too many people and it’s just quiet enough where you can find a good nap spot. … Also Catherwood. Those little nesting spots. So yeah, that’s my hobby right now since things are kind of crazy on campus. It’s good to find a good place to nap. 8. If you could join any other Cornell sports team, which one would you choose and why? That’s an easy one, everyone knows this. I would want to be on the gymnastics team, hands down. I can do a split so I think that warrants it a little, but probably not. I do [splits] all the time and I admire [the girls on the team]. I think they’re the coolest people ever. I don’t really know too many gymnasts, but if I got a chance to be on the team, I definitely would take it. I’m strongly debating taking intro to gymnastics next semester. Me, too! Good, we’ll take it together. Live out my gymnastics dreams. McKayla
Maroney favorited one of my tweets this summer and my life was kind of made. This is sort of a tangent but she came to Nationals this summer, but she wasn’t in California when I was still doing club swimming. So I tweeted “classic McKayla Maroney shows up after club swimming.” Then she favorited my tweet and I was so excited about it. 9. What would you say has been a highlight of your Cornell career, either through swimming or otherwise? Another hands down one. Definitely when we beat Princeton last year. I still get goosebumps talking about it. For the first time in Cornell history, we beat Princeton and it was crazy. The amount of voices you could hear in Teagle while you were swimming, it was piercing. It was so exciting and we all just had so much fun as a team. We want to keep riding that wave and trying to be where we were last year and just kill it. 10. Ryan Lochte vs. Michael Phelps — who do you prefer? Ryan Lochte definitely because he signed my bag when I was 12 before he was really cool. He signed my bag in the middle of a hurricane while we were at a meet in Florida. Everyone was evacuating the pool and I was like “Hey! Can you sign my bag?” So he did. Also, he didn’t take a year off like Phelps did, so I appreciate him for not being a slacker. He has way better swag — he’s got cool shoes so definitely him. Anna Fasman can be reached at sports-editor@cornellsun.com.
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Splashing around | Bethany Douglas loves to swim around with her teammates and tweet about it.
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The Sun’s Sports glos•sa•ry
What’s that? You don’t know the difference between Moore and Moran? You better start reading.
Arena: Bruce ’73. Played lacrosse and soccer for the Red. Former coach of the U.S. men’s national soccer team and current head coach of the MLS’s L.A. Galaxy. Member of the National Soccer Hall of Fame. Bartels Hall: The athletic facility formerly known as Alberding and the Field House. Unfortunately, the Alberding family no longer felt the need to fork over the big bucks — enter Mr. Bartels. Barton: Barton Hall, the cavernous main gym. Big place where ROTCs hang out, also headquarters for powerhouse indoor track teams and the location of many Cornell final exams. Originally built as an airplane hangar, it is the former home of hoops squads. Batie-Smoose: Melissa. Current head coach of the volleyball team. Southern Miss graduate who still ranks in the Top-10 on the school’s career list for solo blocks and total blocks. Baughan: Matt. Golf coach, who has been leading the Red for the past 15 seasons. Also has the honor of being head teaching pro at Cornell’s beautiful Robert Trent Jones golf course. Beckwith: Paul. Entering his 20th year as the head of the gymnastics program after coaching the team to fourth place finishes in the USAG Nationals and the ECAC Championship in 2011 and 2012, respectively. Belkin: Home of the Cornell squash teams located behind Reis Tennis Center. Expect big things from the top-notch international courts. Bettman: Gary ’74. First commissioner of the NHL. Known to show up at Lynah Rink to take in a game every now and then. All three of Bettman’s children have attended Cornell. Big Red: 1. A type of chewing gum. 2. The nickname for all Cornell athletic teams. Go Big Red! Big Red Bear: Cornell mascot. Although the bear is brown, not red, students still hold it dear and often pass it in the crowd at football games. Blood: Dick. Nineteen-year coach and engineer of the emergence of Cornell softball as a regional power. The winningest coach in a single sport at Cornell in the more than 125 years of athletics at the institution. Boothe: Kevin ’06. Anchor of the offensive line during his Cornell career, opening lanes for Red backs. Drafted by the Oakland Raiders in the sixth round of the 2006 NFL Draft, won a Super Bowl with the Giants in 2008 and 2012. Brown:The color of dirt, but also an Ivy school that doesn’t believe in grades or sports. Best team is football. Officially nicknamed Bears, but the students still call themselves Bruins — their old nickname. Still, as the saying goes, if it’s Brown, flush it down. B.U.: Boston University. Hockey rival that pulled out of the ECAC in the ’80s with several other teams to form Hockey East. Inspiration for the all-purpose cheer “Screw B.U., [insert opposing team here] too!” Clubs: Enjoyable organizations that can’t get funding to join varsity ranks. Rugby and ultimate frisbee are two of the most prominent and successful. Occasionally covered in The Sun. Columbia: League doormat in virtually every sport. Does not even have men’s lacrosse or hockey teams. In the 1980s, the football team broke the all-time NCAA record for consecutive losses. Although it has improved of late, the school would throw a parade down Broadway if it actually won an Ivy title. Added bonus: Opponents can laugh at the light-blue uniforms. Cornell: Glorious Ivy League university — perhaps you’ve heard of it. Nationally notable in men’s basketball, wrestling, men’s and women’s hockey and men’s lacrosse, among others. Courtney: Bill. Fourth-year head coach of the men’s basketball team. The former Virginia, Virginia Tech and George Mason assistant couldn’t quite repeat the Sweet 16 showing the Red had in 2009, but who could blame him. That kind of magic doesn’t happen every year. He says the best is to come, though. Get pumped. Crew: Grueling year-round sport. Has perhaps the most underrated athletes at Cornell. Who else could endure severe hand blisters or 5 a.m. runs down to the boathouse for two-hour practices in 30-degree weather. Pain is their life’s blood. That said, rowers are widely-considered to have the best bodies on campus. Cullen: Terry and his late father Bob, that is. Father-son team that coached the Cornell sprint football team “forever” and guided the Red to
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League title and another NCAA berth in 2006. countless CSFL titles. In 2006, the Red achieved Grumman: Old squash courts. In high demand perfection for the first time since Purple Rain was since they can be used for racquetball as well. popular, going 6-0 en route to a national champiHarvard: Smug Ivy League school loaded with onship. money, squash courts and stuffy egg-heads. TopDartmouth: Ivy foe strong in women’s basketranked rowing, swimming and hockey teams. ball, men’s soccer and ice sculpture. Small school, Nicknamed Crimson — the bastard child of the but with proper nourishment could become a color red and poop. Also, introduced the world to full-grown university like the rest of its Ivy pals. the Winklevoss twins. Yuck. Nicknamed the Big Green, a name stolen from Helen Newman: Original headquarters of the children’s movie of the same title. Cornell women’s athletics, now North Campus’s Davy: Fight song, played after Cornell scores in home to pickup basketball games, an indoor any game the Big Red Band bothers to attend, swimming pool and a state-of-the-art fitness cenexcept for basketball where it plays it whenever it ter. Also houses one of the premier bowling alleys can at its own obnoxious decibel level. George M. on campus or in Ithaca for that matter. Cohan stole the melody from “Give My Regards Hoy: Home of Cornell baseball. First man to to Broadway.” hit one over the formerly big right field fence was Derraugh: Doug ’91. Returns for his tenth seaLou Gehrig, according to legendary historian and son as head coach of the women’s hockey team. sports writer Kenny “The Haunter” Van Sickle. He guided the Big Red to the national title game The second — again according to Kenny — was in his fifth season and back-to-back-to-back George Bush, Sr., in his Yale days, before he NCAA Frozen Four appearances in 2010, 2011 moved on to better and 2012 things. In less important Devoy: Mark and Julee. matters, the field underHusband-and-wife team went a $3.25 million renstarting their eleventh seaovation before the 2007 son coaching the men’s season and in 2008 was and women’s squash named the top road destiteams, respectively. nation in the Ancient Dryden: Ken ’69. Eight in a poll of the Three-time All-American, league’s coaches. perennial All-Star and I.C.: Ithaca College, Stanley Cup netminder the school on the other for the Montreal hill. Division III kingpin Canadiens. Found his real in just about every sport. calling practicing law, Nicknamed the Bombers, however. He was named possibly because of an the general manager of affinity for cheap Ithaca the Toronto Maple Leafs bars. in 2004 and inducted into Jessup: Principal the College Sports intramural fields located Information Directors of on North Campus. Poor America Academic Alldrainage, bright lights, America Hall of Fame in lots of bad bounces. May 2005. His No. 1 was COURTESY OF CORNELL ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS Karn: Todd. Heading retired and lifted into the rafters of Lynah Rink in In a league of his own | In 40-plus years as a into his fourth year as the journalist, Dick Schaap ’55 excelled both in print head coach of the eques2010. trian program. Assumed ECAC Hockey League: and broadcast media. the reigns after 12-year Eastern College Athletic head coach Chris Mitchell traded his day job to Conference Hockey League. Large coordinating become the Director of Riding at Randolph organization overseeing collegiate sports up and College. down the eastern seaboard. More specifically, the Kerber: Chris. Lightweight crew coach since major college hockey league that Cornell calls 2008. Led the team to a 4-3 record in head-tohome. Gives schools like Union and St. Lawrence head races during his first season. an excuse to feel smarter. Kennett: Todd ’91. BMA. Coach who estabEldredge: Dave ’81. Best polo coach in the lished lightweight crew dynasty — leading the country. Need proof? In 2008, the men’s team squad to three consecutive national champiovercame its underdog status to reach the national onships before becoming the heavyweight crew’s finals, where it lost. In 2011 and 2012 the squad fearless leader in 2008. Enjoys putting his team fell to the Cavaliers in the final and semifinal on the erg machine before sun-up. rounds of the national championship, respectiveKoll: Rob. Long-time, legendary wrestling ly. Also holds down the fort for the women’s coach and former All-American, Koll has picked squad, which earned its 13th national title in up where previous coach Jack Spates left off. His 2011. team has won the Ivies 15 times. Led Kyle Dake Farmer: Patrick. Third-year women’s soccer ’13 to his fourth individual national champicoach. Hopefully this former National Soccer onship last year. Coaches Association Coach of the Year can help Lucia: Joe. Brutally honest men’s swimming the Red improve from its 7-8-1 season. coach for 27 years. Has the unenviable task of Faithful (aka The Lynah Faithful): Half-crazed charting his guys to the head of the Ivy waves. Cornell hockey fanatics who never miss regular or Lynah: Lynah Rink, cradle of Cornell hockey postseason home games. Climb and bang on fanaticism. Recently-renovated to add 464 seats Plexiglass and throw newspapers, garbage and fish to the 3,836 person capacity. Where legends are at opposing players. Don’t like Section O, or the born and opponents’ dreams are crushed. referee Dupree (the one with the bad eyes). Marinaro: Ed ’72. The best player in Red footFriedman Wrestling Center: State-of-the-art ball history. Appeared on the cover of Sports facility featuring practice and match space, weight Illustrated on November 1, 1971 and was fearooms, offices, study rooms and locker rooms. tured in a fall 2007 issue. After a brief stint in the Site of two-time national champion Travis Lee’s NFL, he followed in the footsteps of another for’05 135th collegiate victory — a new Cornell mer great — “Broadway” Joe Namath — and record — on February 18, 2005. Benefactor is tried his hand at acting. Stephen Friedman ’59, President Bush’s former McKee: David ’07. Hockey goaltender chief economic advisor. rewrote the Cornell record books in only three Game (aka The Game): Cornell vs. Harvard, seasons. Then packed his bags and signed with hockey style. Action on the ice nearly paralleled in the Anaheim Mighty Ducks of the NHL. He the stands. People throw fish (and in one instance, now plays for the Dallas Stars’ minor league an octopus) at Harvard players. People used to tie team. chickens to the net between periods, but the Moore: Charles H. ’51. Former Cornell track ECACHL stepped in recently. People swear a lot. star and athletic director. Two-time Olympic In between all this, the Red and Crimson play medalist and former world record-holder in the some great hockey. We laughed, we cried. A must 440-yard hurdles. see. Moran: Richie. Hall of Fame lacrosse coach. Graap: Jenny ’86. Seventeen-year women’s Took Cornell to the NCAA playoffs countless lacrosse coach who helped the women’s laxers to a times, winning three national championships turnaround season in 1998. She took the team to the Final Four in 2002, garnering Coach of the Year awards. Led the team to its first ever co-Ivy See GLOSSARY page 37
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Blaze Destroys Chapter House
None harmed in Tuesday morning Stewart Ave.fire
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By ANNIE BUI Sun Managing Editor
Smoke billowed from the 400 block of Stewart Avenue Tuesday as an early morning blaze destroyed a multi-story complex housing the iconic Chapter House pub and a neighboring apartment building. No injuries were reported in connection with the incident, according to the University. As of Tuesday evening, the University said that at least 44 students were displaced. The fire broke out after 4 a.m., according to Lt. Thomas Basher, public information officer for the Ithaca Fire Department. Responders who came to the scene following a 911 call at approximately 4:30 a.m. found “heavy
Early morning blaze | Firefighters try to quell a raging fire on the 400 block of Stewart Avenue early Tuesday morning.
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Alumni mourn loss of nearly century-old Collegetown bar By SOFIA HU Sun News Editor
Before Tuesday’s fire ravaged the Chapter House, it seemed like the decades-old pub would stay open on Stewart Avenue for years to come — if not forever. Alumni and current students alike, however, mourned the establishment’s destruction, caused by a blaze that also displaced at least 44 students living in adjoining apartments and kept fire-
fighters busy for several hours. single story block, likely constructed in the The popular waterearly 1900s, according hole first opened ing to Christine “You’d never imagine in the mid-1920s as O’Malley, preservasomething like a fire could Jim’s Place, according tion services coordito Corey Ryan Earle nator for Historic actually bring down the ’07, associate director Ithaca, Inc. A taiChapter House.” of Student and Young lors’ shop, tobacco Alumni Programs. shop, pool hall and Bill Howard ’74 The buildings on confectioners pre400-404 Stewart Ave., ceded and shared where the Chapter House stood, began as a the space with the establishment.
The earliest advertisement found of Jim’s Place dates back to January 1928, when the restaurant placed a small corner ad on the second page of The Sun promoting its “regular dinners every night, 50 [cents].” A year later, it claimed with another advertisement that “the food we serve is the best obtainable. Service always satisfactory.” Jim’s Place began serving alcohol several See CHAPTER HOUSE page 5
Students displaced by fire see outpouring of community support By REBECCA BLAIR
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After the Stewart Avenue fire displaced at least 44 students Tuesday morning, members of the Cornell and Ithaca communities came together in an outpouring of support, finding alternate housing for students as well as organizing fundraisers and clothing drives. Though the Red Cross said in a press release Tuesday that a majority of the displacements are permanent, at least a dozen residents should be able to return to their apartments at some point. All displaced residents will be provided with “comfort kits with personal hygiene items, and vouchers See STUDENTS page 5
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Human Ecology Student Services Assistant Terry Mingle shares her love of guitar and birdwatching. | Page 3
Before and after | Left: Crews work about 6 a.m. yesterday to extinguish the two-building fire on the 400 block of Stewart Avenue. Right: In the blaze’s aftermath, fire and water damage to the iconic Chapter House, and the adjacent house’s demolition, are depicted at about 7:20 p.m. last evening.
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