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Table of Contents Student Guide

Arts and Entertainment

Sports

A 44-Page Introduction to Cornell

Because Nobody Can Study All the Time

For When Your Brain Needs a Rest

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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! Congratulations on making it to this beautiful university on the very top of this steep hill. In just a few short weeks it won’t be novel seeing you on this hill. It will be an everyday kind of thing as you begin to unpack your dorm rooms, explore upstate New York’s hidden gem and discover your love of campus coffee. The next four years will be a giant adventure you get to carry with you for the rest of your life. While you guys are beginning what could be the craziest and most memorable four years of your lives, those of us on The Sun who are beginning to feel old are reminiscing about our own freshman days. Based on our own experiences, we created this guide for you to help give you the inside scoop on Cornell life. That is, until you find it 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 enjoy your time at Cornell. There’s no place like it. Welcome home Class of 2023. — The 137th Editorial Board

The Sun’s editors and reporters bring you a guide to life on the Hill. Inside you’ll find information on housing, student activities and orientation. You’ll also find a full-color campus map.

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Cornell has no journalism major — and we wouldn’t have it any other way. Here at The Sun, we subscribe to the philosophy that one learns best by doing. So it’s no surprise that at the nation’s oldest continuously independent college daily, we think of ourselves as the University’s journalism education. When you arrive on campus about a month from now, The Sun will also serve as your window to the world from our little corner of Ithaca, N.Y. Every day during the academic year, about 15,000 students, parents, alumni, administrators and local residents read the print edition of The Sun; another 15,000 people visit cornellsun.com daily. And in 2015, The Sun was ranked the number one college newspaper in the United States by The Princeton Review. The Sun was founded in 1880. Since then, we’ve built up an impressive record of hard-hitting journalism and community service, and we have given generations of Cornellians something better to pay attention to in their 10:10 a.m. classes. We’ve also delivered the skills it takes to succeed to a lengthy roster of A m e r ica’s top writers and business people, jumpstarting the careers of Sun graduates E.B. White 1921, Kurt Vonnegut ’44, Dick Schaap ’55, Oscar Mayer ’34 and Frank Gannett 1898. More recently, The Sun has been home to Pulitzer Prize winners Eric Lichtblau ’87 of The New York Times and John Hassell ’91 of the Star Ledger of Newark. ESPN’s Jeremy Schaap ’91 was a Sun sports editor and NPR’s David Folkenflik ’91 was editor in chief. Richard Levine ’62 is current president of Dow Jones Newspaper Fund Inc. If you want to become a part of this exciting tradition — and help write the next chapter of The Sun’s history — just show up and we’ll give you the skills you need for a career in news, sports and commentary. Once you get to campus, you’ll see The Sun Monday, Tuesday and Thursday mornings in dorms, dining halls and countless other locations — and every day online. But few realize what it actually means to “put out the paper.” Cornell’s only daily student-run newspaper is a multi-faceted organization that only works because of its members. Editors spend what some might consider way too much time with

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Class of 2023: Higher Diversity, Acceptance Rates

Incoming freshmen, an ‘extraordinarily gifted’ class, will flock to Ithaca in the fall By MARYAM ZAFAR Sun City Editor

This article was first published on March 28. Cornell University’s acceptance rate increased for the first time in four years, as 5,183 students worldwide — 10.6 % of all applicants — were alerted to their admission by Thursday at 7 p.m. Nearly 55 % of this year’s admitted students are “students of color” — underrepresented minorities or Asian Americans — a new record for Cornell. The University received 49,118 applications this admissions cycle — 2,210 fewer than last year’s — and accepted 105 fewer students this year, according to a University press release. Cornell’s Class of 2023 acceptance rate, at 10.6 percent, is three-tenths of a percentage point higher than last year’s. Of admitted students, 1,395 students were accepted in the Early Decision round and were notified in December. 4,948 applicants have been waitlisted. Of accepted students, 32 % identify as underrepresented minorities, and 54.9 % of admitted students are students of color, nearly a percentage point more than last year’s 54 %. Over half of the prospective students — 54.9 % — are women, the press release states. Cornell also accepted 670 first-generation students, 30 fewer than last year’s 700. Students of the Class of 2023 were accepted from all 50 states, in addition to Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and The U.S. Virgin Islands. International students were accepted from 95 countries around the world and constitute 8 % of the admitted class. “We have admitted an extraordinarily gifted and accomplished group of students for the Class of 2023,” Jason C. Locke, interim vice provost for enrollment, said in the press release. Also admitted are 50 students who are invited to enroll in the College of Arts and Sciences and the School of Hotel Administration in January 2020 through the First Year Spring Admission program. Last year, 60 FYSA students were admitted into the arts college and

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New numbers | Regular-decision applicants to the Ivy League were notified on a Thursday evening of their acceptance. 10.9 % of all applicants were admitted.

the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. Regular-decision applicants to Ivy League universities received notice of admission on Thursday evening. Among the Ancient Eight, the University of Pennsylvania, Columbia University and Princeton University all yielded lower acceptance rates for the class of 2023 than Cornell, at 7.44 %, 5.1 % and 5.77 %, respectively. All three schools received fewer total applications than Cornell. Prospective students will be able to test Cayuga’s waters through programs like Cornell Days and Diversity Hosting Days, both of which take place in Ithaca in mid-

April. The University anticipates 1,800 students for Cornell Days and more than 500 for Diversity Hosting Days. Admitted students around the world can participate in other events, according to the University, including at a reception in Mumbai, India. Students have until May 1 to respond to offers of admission. Sarah Skinner ’21 contributed research to this article. Maryam Zafar can be reached at mzafar@cornellsun.com.

Cornell Hires First American Sign Language Professor By SAMANTHA STERN Sun Staff Writer

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Rent a ride | Prof. Karan Girotra, operations, technology and innovation, said that shared scooters tend to garner riders who lack experience.

Neon-Green LimeBikes Could ‘Saturate Cities,’ Prof Says By MARYAM ZAFAR Sun City Editor

This article was first published on April 30. As the weather warms, a familiar flock emerges: LimeBike riders. The neon-green bicycles, among other bike-sharing options in Ithaca, were critiqued in a University press release Thursday. “Unregulated e-bikes, e-scooters could turn opportunity into nightmare,” the statement title read. Prof. Karan Girotra, operations, technology and innovation, said that shared scooters tend to garner riders who lack experience. Company strategies to promote e-scooters could “saturate cities,” he warned in the press release. Last week, Lime, the company behind LimeBike, cleared another hurdle in its

path to bring e-scooters to Ithaca, following a proposal that illustrated concerns for rider safety. Ithaca’s Mobility, Accessibility and Transportation committee voted to recommend a pilot program following a nearly 20-page report submitted by commissioners Sarah Barden and Megan Powers. The commissioners recommended regulations, including a curfew ending at 9 p.m., a ban on use in pedestrian-only areas and a maximum speed capability of 15 miles per hour. Lime requires scooter users to be 18 years old. The report suggested that scooter use could improve accessibility for employees, which Prof. Nicholas Klein, city and regional planning, appeared to agree with. “E-bikes and e-scooters are not going to See LIMEBIKES page 11

This article was first published on April 12. Cornell will roll out some of its first American Sign language courses — to be taught by newly-hired Prof. Brenda Schertz, American Sign Language at the University of Rochester — in fall 2019. The courses are an eventual result of a Student Assembly resolution passed in March 2018, led by the Cornell University Deaf Awareness Project, which urged the University to offer ASL courses as an option for the language requirement in the College of Arts and Sciences, The Sun previously reported. Schertz was hired through the efforts of a search committee chaired by Prof. Molly Diesing, linguistics, and launched by the College of Arts and Sciences. “Our goal was to find an outstanding ASL instructor with sufficient experience and dynamism to establish a program from scratch at Cornell,” Diesing told The Sun in an email. “We particularly wanted an instructor with native or near-native fluency.” Brenda Schertz was that match for “many reasons,” according to Diesing. As a member of the deaf community and born into a deaf family herself, Schertz is a native signer. When asked why she decided to become an ASL Professor, she recalls her childhood as the only deaf student in her public

school — which prompted her to decide to “swim rather than sink,” she said. “I taught ASL to my peers so that I could interact with other students,” she said in an email to The Sun. “This led to the growth of a group of girls who could communicate in sign language.” Schertz first taught ASL professionally as a college student at the National Technical Institute for the Deaf at Rochester Institute of Technology, when she was recruited to teach interpreters at the NTID, what she recalls

“I taught ASL to my peers so that I could interact with other students.” Prof. Brenda Schertz as the “best summer job ever.” At the University of Rochester, Schertz is currently a full time lecturer in ASL, boasting a vast background in ASL teaching. She has taught at multiple universities such as Northeastern University, Emerson, the University of Southern Maine and the National Technical Institute for the Deaf, worked as an ASL consultant to theatre productions and previously served on the board of the American Sign Language Teacher Association. See PROFESSOR page 11

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Remembrance | Students hold a vigil to honor the victims of the attacks in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday.

Students Honor Victims of Church Attacks in Sri Lanka By CAROLINE JOHNSON Sun Staff Writer

This article was first published on May 2. As the wind gently blew across Ho Plaza on Wednesday, it carried the voices of people sharing their connections to Sri Lanka and the people whose lives were lost on Easter Sunday. Students from all different backgrounds, ages and disciplines faced each other in a wide circle, candles given out by the organizers in hand. The vigil began with a moment of silence, after which Amanda Pathmanathan ’19 introduced Ishini Gammanpila ’22, a student born in Sri Lanka who grew up under the country’s civil war until the age of nine. “I knew what it was like to live with a sense of anticipation,” Gammanpila said as she described the nature of the war while she was growing up, living in constant fear that tragedy could potentially happen. “I didn’t know how to react,” Gammanpila said when describing her thoughts after hearing about the attack. “It’s as if all these horrible things from the past came rushing back.” She then read the eulogy of an 11-year-old boy who had been killed in the bombings, describing the intelligence, wit and character that he had possessed.

The vigil continued with students sharing the stories of those who had lost someone within the bombings and eulogies of individuals who had died. “To be perfectly honest maybe like some people here, I can’t truly grasp or fathom the amount of pain and hurt the victims are feeling right now especially on an individual level,” Dylan Ratnarajah ’21 said. Ratnarajah said that he had attended one of the churches that was

“I can’t truly grasp or fathom the amount of pain and hurt the victims are feeling right now especially on an individual level.” Dylan Ratnarajah ’21 bombed in the attack. “As a Sri Lankan Christian and someone who was just there in that same buffet room only just a couple of months ago, I am devastated for my country,” he said. Students not only highlighted the effects of the tragedy, but also the history of Sri Lanka’s internal conflict and civil war. Ratnarajah said he feared that

people would respond with condemnation and oppression, as the Sri Lanka government has already begun to put more restrictions on Muslim people within the country. “It’s important to not resort to persecution,” said Ratnarajah. “Our grief is never a call for retribution. Our grief is a call for coexistence.” He highlighted a point that would be made by other students who spoke, drawing attention to the political and social strife that is present in Sri Lanka. Aneesa Rupasingha ’19, who spoke after Ratnarajah, called for everyone to recognize the individuality of each of the victims. She continued with a call to recognize the current state of Sri Lanka and its history as well. “We must also work towards a Sri Lanka where these attacks do not happen,” Rupasingha said. “This cycle of violence has to end.” The evening continued as Gammanpila read aloud the names of known victims, one after the other, as students stood in silence. The vigil closed as attendees joined together to place their lit candles on a paper laid out in the front, and marked it by placing their painted hands on it to create prints. Caroline Johnson can be reached at cjohnson@cornellsun.com.

How an Applicant to Cornell University Ended Up at Cornell College A tale of two Cornells: a life-altering mistake led one high schooler to apply to school he knew ‘absolutely nothing’ about By ALEX HALE Sun Staff Writer

This article was first published on November 25, 2018. When Martin Rosenfeld was still a high school senior, his college application list included an Ivy League school in Ithaca. A few months later, he got into Cornell and decided to go there. But when he left for school in August of his

“I don’t regret it at all. My time at Cornell has been fantastic. I can’t imagine being as successful as I am here anywhere else.” Martin Rosenfeld freshman year, he headed for Iowa, not New York. Rosenfeld intended to apply to Cornell University, as he did to schools like Vanderbilt and Brown. However, during the highly stressful process, he accidentally applied to Cornell College, which is in Mount Vernon, Iowa. He ended up going there and he has no regrets about it. Coming from a military background, Rosenfeld went through the college appli-

cation process at Vicenza American High School, an American military high school in Italy. Many of his classmates went to Brown and Penn, and with similar good grades, Rosenfeld was a worthy candidate for any school in the country — including Cornell University. Rosenfeld had aimed for Cornell’s scenic location and academic prestige, but in the midst of the stress and technicalities, he made a life-altering mistake: he sent his SAT scores to Cornell College instead of Cornell University. Realizing the mess-up, Rosenfeld decided to cut short his application to Cornell University and continue the accidental pursuit of the school he knew “absolutely nothing” about at the time. Cornell College is a small, liberal arts school in Mount Vernon, Iowa. The school has an enrollment of about 1,000 undergrads. Although not as well-known as Cornell University, they proclaim themselves the original Cornell since they were founded 12 years before the University. The Cornells are similar in some unappealing ways. Both are placed on steep hills and both have cold winters, although the College claims that they have more sunny days on average. What greatly intrigued Rosenfeld

about Cornell College, however, was its curriculum design — “the block plan.” At Cornell College, students take one course at a time and intensively study it for 18 class days — about three and a half weeks — and repeat it four times per semester. “You’re only taking one class. You’re focusing on that. You don’t have to worry about a whole bunch of other (assignments or) exams that you’re taking (like in a typical semester system),” Rosenfeld said. This “unique and innovative” approach to learning, as well as a significant financial aid package, convinced Rosenfeld to take a chance on the College. Foregoing his acceptance to Vanderbilt, Rosenfeld instead headed to Mount Vernon, a decision that has caused confusion amongst those around him. Martin says that he faced multiple “outbursts” from his peers in high school about why he decided to go to “some small, liberal arts college that practically nobody has ever heard of.” His family, despite being supportive, also had a hard time wrapping their heads around this move. But according to Rosenfeld, attending Cornell College was the best decision he ever made. Now a junior in college, Martin has loved his time in Iowa. He

specifically cites the small size of the school, the closeness of the community, and the block plan as the key reasons why. “I don’t regret it at all. My time at Cornell has been fantastic. I can’t imagine being as successful as I am here anywhere else.” He is also thriving in school, boasting a high GPA in his study of biochemistry and molecular biology with minors in Psychology and Applied Statistics. Rosenfeld also said that he “rarely gets less than an A, and if I do it’s an A minus.” His academic success in Mount Vernon has set Rosenfeld up well for the future. Currently, his end goal is to become a neurosurgeon and do research in the field. After graduating and finishing his premed track, Rosenfeld intends to pursue research experience — and possibly a Master’s degree — in neuroscience. He then hopes that this will set him up to be accepted into an M.D.-Ph.D. program in neuro-molecular neuroscience at a “higher end” school, such as the Ivy League or equivalent schools. Who knows? Maybe he’ll end up attending both Cornells. Alex Hale can be reached at ahale@cornellsun.com.

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A Look Inside How Cornell Accepts Its Students

Admissions — a ‘highly difficult’ process — is a multi-step review that looks at grades, extracurricular engagement

By MEREDITH LIU and ANNE SNABES Sun Assistant Managing Editor and Sun Staff Writer

This article was first published on November 6, 2018. For four years in a row, Cornell’s undergraduate acceptance rate has sloped downward while the number of applicants annually grows by the thousands. Most tellingly, in 2012, 16.2 percent of applicants were selected for the Class of 2016. This May, for the Class of 2022, that number was 10.3 percent. As students scramble for a spot in the Class of 2023, The Sun sat down with two admissions officers in charge of the process — Jason C. Locke, interim vice provost for enrollment, and Pamela Tan ’97, director of admissions of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences — to delve into how Cornell evaluates and selects its students. What Cornell Seeks in a Student

Locke admitted during the interview that admissions is a “highly difficult process and very subjective,” acknowledging that it is a multi-step process where multiple individuals evaluate each applicant. Unlike many other colleges, which review all applications from a central undergraduate admissions office, Cornell has a “somewhat unique system,” according to Locke. Once an application is submitted, it will be given to the one — and only — college or school that the student is applying to, where his or her material will undergo what Locke called a “first review.” About 80 percent, or over 40,000 of the applicants, will be chosen to proceed to the next step. Only after the applicant has successfully passed the academic review, the admissions staff will consider other components of his or her application — such as recommendation letters and extracurricular activities, Tan said. In the first review, the admissions staff of each college acts as gatekeepers by looking at the applicants’ academic performances to determine whether the student will do well at Cornell. This assessment relies on all scores

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Getting in | For four consecutive years, Cornell’s undergraduate acceptance rate sloped downward while the number of applicants annually grew by the thousands.

“Research that’s done nationally shows that students staff will start looking at whether the student will be a good fit for Cornell and their intended programs — not who are engaged outside of the classroom are usually just whether they are prepared for the rigorous curricu- students that are more successful,” he said. “We’ve seen lum, but also if they have certain traits and qualities that students who think they are just gonna come here and study, and we don’t know if that’s a good thing.” will allow them to make the most of Cornell. Five of the seven undergraduate colleges also invite faculty members to be part of the process, who will Beyond the Application: Who You Are Also Matters either work as part of an advisory committee or Cornell has been working to increase the diversity be the expert voice on evaluating stu- of each class, Locke and Tan said. In May, Cornell dents’ portfolios, which is required for announced that the latest Class of 2022 is the “most “If you’re applying to majors and schools. CALS, the diverse … in university history.” Among the 5,288 biological engineering, then certain College of Engineering and the Charles applicants accepted, 33 percent self-identify as underyou need to have very robust H. Dyson School of Applied Economics represented minorities; meanwhile, students of color and Management — which is under the make up 54 percent of the student body. ... coursework in math and SC Johnson College of Business — are the However, race and gender are not the only identities science ... Otherwise, you schools that do not involve faculty reviews that hold special value in the admissions process. Some identities, such as being a New York State resident or won’t be able to handle the in their admission processes. Locke and Tan said they are looking for legacy student, might increase a student’s chance in work here.” students who can make the most out of the getting in, while being an international student means “any person … any study” environment, the applicant should really think it through before Pamela Tan ’97 who can learn from and collaborate with applying for financial aid, as “the offer of admission for students from all kinds of backgrounds international students is directly linked to the ability to and grades submitted by the students, but will place the and majors. Sometimes, this quality — or the “missing meet expenses.” heaviest weight on their high school records. piece” in the students’ and parents’ understanding of In the three contract colleges at Cornell — CALS, Those who make it to the next step are not the ones admissions — even outweighs academic performances Human Ecology and the ILR School — which are par“that have E’s and F’s on their transcript,” Tan said. in the evaluation process. tially funded by New York State, being an in-state resi“Even if you are an outstanding student who’s a great fit “One of the things that drives us crazy is when we dent can give the applicant an extra edge. Tan said that for Cornell and have wonderful extracurricular activities hear from students who [have] been admitted to another when the contract colleges look at two applicants who are … there’s not much I can say about you.” Ivy say, ‘I just don’t get it, if I’m good enough to go both “great,” the one from New York “might get another However, grades are not the only thing that the there, why am I not good look.” admissions officers value on transcripts. In addition to enough to go to Cornell?” Tan also said that com“We have so many students from the level of performance, Locke said Cornell also looks Locke said. ing from a farm is “absoat how demanding those courses are. In colleges like “We have so many different majors coming together in different lutely” an advantage in CALS, where students must pick a major or at least students from different CALS admissions. She classes and learning from each other.” specify a general subject in their applications, admission majors, coming together explained that the number officers will also take into consideration whether the stu- in different classes and of students that admission Jason C. Locke dents have taken and performed well in classes relevant learning from each other,” officers see coming from to their intended major. Locke continued. “As you production and agriculture “If you’re applying to biological engineering, then sit in classrooms, you are backgrounds is “dwinyou need to have very robust … coursework in math probably getting an education that’s very different dling,” so they will “take a close look” at those applicants. and science,” Tan said. “Otherwise, you won’t be able [from] a student going to a liberal arts college, because For legacy students — who bear a controversial idento handle the work here.” you’re hearing opinions and thinkings of students from tity in admissions — the admissions process is the same When evaluating transcripts, Cornell doesn’t com- architecture, from engineering, from the hotel school. although they are given “some preference … with all pare students from different schools, as high schools And that really is part of the process — would the stu- other things equal,” Locke said. across the country differ in the depth and width of dent really thrive in a place like Cornell?” Every year, around 2,000 legacy students apply to course offerings. The selection criteria is based on Admission officers also look for other qualities that Cornell, according to Locke. Most of them are rejected, whether the applicant is taking “the most challenging would contribute to the Cornell community, such as he said, and a large portion of those admitted are selectcourses within their school” and their performance persistence and community ties. While Cornell doesn’t ed through Early Decision, which he described as the compared to other students from the same school, and expect “a long list of activities,” admissions staff hope to result of a mutual commitment relationship. not on the number of A.P. courses they have taken. discover these values from the essay and extracurricular “We can’t take most of [the legacy applicants], so Another important and yet often overlooked factor activities. what’s been communicated to the legacy students is is the college-specific essay, more commonly known “It could be ‘you know what, I go to a school where I that, if you really want us to show some commitment as the “why” essay, which is reviewed in both the first have to commute by bus or subway for two hours every- to you as a legacy candidate, we want you to show some and the subsequent steps of admissions. The essay is the day,’ or things like overcoming health issues, different commitment to Cornell, which means applying Early opportunity for students to demonstrate both their writ- family situation, being in a small community,” Tan Decision,” he said. ing skills and that they have taken the time to research said. Regardless of what the students decide to show the and learn about Cornell — that the individual “really admission officers, she said they are always looking for Present and Future of Cornell Admissions understands what his or her opportunities are here,” the “shared values” that a student can bring to Cornell. The number of applicants to Cornell has increased by according to Tan. A passion for contributing to and becoming part of 55.2 percent over the past decade while the acceptance Once a student passes the first review, their material the community is also extremely important, according See ACCEPTANCE page 11 is taken to the next step, in which Cornell’s admissions to Locke.

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University Releases Plan to Expand North Campus

Construction will begin in 2019 to create housing for ‘100 percent’ of freshmen and sophomores By SARAH SKINNER Sun Managing Editor

This article was first published on August 27, 2018. The City of Ithaca released in July the University’s full site plan for the expansion of North Campus housing, including construction and renovation plans for buildings and facilities, as well as changes in on-campus living requirements and potential increases in class size. Slated to begin in 2019 and complete in 2022, the North Campus expansion intends to build two new housing sites on the fields north of Appel Commons, which will provide housing to an additional 1,200 freshmen and 800 sophomore students. There will also be 75 new beds for resident advisors, staff and live-in faculty members. The construction will add to North Campus several new on-campus residential facilities — such as an outdoor amphitheater, cafe, multipurpose field and basketball court — as part of the firstyear student housing site. Meanwhile, the sophomore housing areas will include a new fitness center, as well as a new 1,200 seat dining hall that will replace Robert Purcell Marketplace Eatery. Design elements of the new housing facilities will include “green” open spaces, outdoor plazas, lawns and “groves of large shade trees,” according to the site plan. The expansion in residential facilities will allow Cornell to house “100 percent of its first-year students in developmentally appropriate campus housing and 100 percent of its sophomores in campus residence halls, co-ops and Greek housing,”

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New north | The construction will add 1,200 freshmen beds and 800 sophomore beds to the existing residential facilities on North Campus. the site plan reads. According to a survey conducted in 2016, only 56 % of student respondents lived on campus. Beginning Fall 2021, all incoming first-year students will be required to spend two years in university-affiliated housing, including on-campus residences, the cooperative houses and Greek residential houses. First-year housing for all freshmen and

sophomores is currently “guaranteed” but not required, according to the University’s housing website. The expansion plan also includes reassignment of residential halls on North Campus from Clara Dickson Hall, the largest North Campus residence, and the North Campus townhouses will be used as sophomore housing, according to the site plan.

A new facility for sophomores will also be constructed on what is currently the C.C. Lot. In total, 800 sophomore beds will be available on North Campus. Sixty-five percent of sophomores currently reside on West Campus, according to the University’s website. The completion of the North Campus construction See EXPANSION page 11

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A Look Inside the Prof Warns LimeBikes, E-Bikes, C.U. ‘Highly Difficult’ E-Scooters Could ‘Saturate Cities’ Admissions Process LIMEBIKES

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-tance rate dropped by half over the same period of time, with the latest acceptance rate closing in on 10 percent. Even though the acceptance rate has been decreasing annually — with the exception of 2015 — by around one percent for the past 10 years, Cornell has also been expanding its class size through special programs like the First-Year Spring Admissions program. The upcoming North Campus expansion, slated to complete by 2022, will allow the University to increase undergraduate enrollment by 900 students overall. For four years in a row, Cornell’s undergraduate acceptance rate has sloped downward while the number of applicants annually grows by the thousands. About 60 students accepted to the arts and agriculture colleges participate in the First-Year Spring Admissions program each year since the program’s launch in 2015. Students selected for FYSA will start their freshman year in January instead of in August. If applicants to one of the two participating colleges indicate their interest in being considered for the program, the admission officers will determine whether they are “fit” for mid-year enrollment and whether the curricular design of their intended majors

“And that is really a part of the process — would the student really thrive in a place like Cornell.” Jason C. Locke

solve every transportation problem for everyone, but they can be an additional item on the menu of transportation options in cities,” he said, according to the release. The commission recommended an educational campaign to promote safe riding and data collection efforts to gauge use and accessibility. They also suggested that the city take advantage of GPS data from Lime to inform their long-term decisions. Girotra warned against the danger of overwhelming the city with scooters. “The strategy of many companies to simply saturate cities with a large number of scooters can lead to poor parking — a lack of regulation here can turn this opportunity into a nightmare,” his statement read. The University has partnered with bikeshare companies before, including Zagster as part of

Prof. Brenda Schertz to help establish new ASL program PROFESSOR

Maryam Zafar can be reached at mzafar@cornellsun.com.

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would allow them to begin their study one semester later than most of their peers. The students admitted for regular fall enrollment, spring admissions or put on the waitlist are “all really in the … same tier,” Tan said. Locke said he expects to “see more student interest increase in Cornell” in the next five to 10 years but added that there are “a lot of what-if’s” that could reshape the current trend, such as the decreasing number of international students. Although the top tier universities have not yet seen a significant change in this particular student population, Locke said that the overall number of international students in the United States is dropping and that the University “continues to be concerned” that current U.S. immigration policies can “turn [international] students off” from applying and coming to Cornell. International students at Cornell hail from 116 countries around the world and make up 10.9 percent of the undergraduate student body as of fall 2018. Their applications are reviewed in the same manner as domestic students, Locke said. However, once international students are considered for admission, they will have a higher chance of receiving acceptance letters if they didn’t apply for financial aid. “Since the university has a limited financial aid budget, we then must determine who among this admissible group we are able to grant the financial aid,” Locke wrote in a response to The Sun prior to the interview.

the Big Red Bikes initiative that was launched in 2017. Presently, the University warns against “tricky” state laws that prohibit operating e-bikes on public streets. “Although buying, selling or renting an e-bike is legal, operating an e-bike on streets open for public use is NOT currently legal in New York State,” the Campus Sustainability Office website reads. “Until the New York State legislature passes a bill to legalize e-bikes for road use, a conflict with another vehicle or a pedestrian could subject you to significant penalties, whether or not you are at fault.” “If you consistently ride lawfully, safely and respectfully, you may be able to ride an e-bike without inviting restrictive attention.”

“The chance to help establish a new ASL program appealed to me because Cornell seems like an excellent place to provide innovative learning opportunities, matching current learning trends with our students, and making greater use of digital resources,” Schertz said. “Cornell’s superb reputation — in particular for immersive language learning — was another factor that led me to this opportunity.” As for her vision for the program, she’s focusing on the immersive aspect of ASL learning that will create a community of ASL users on campus and allow students to develop a deeper appreciation for the language, she told The Sun. “American Sign Language is representative of one facet of human diversity, being of one of a vast number of languages that humans have developed,” Schertz said. “Research has shown that ASL is as elegant

and complex as any spoken language. “Deaf history and ASL Literature are rich and worthy of more exposure and appreciation,” she continued. Diesing also noted the importance that the ASL pro-

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gram will have to the Cornell community, especially how the ASL classes are an introduction to not only the language, but also to Deaf culture and the Deaf community. “The classes also offer a unique instructional experience –– ASL classes are by nature totally immersive, and

the modality of expression is obviously entirely different from classes conducted in spoken languages,” Diesing said. As someone who enjoys sharing the language and knowledge of the Deaf culture, Schertz said she anticipated “leading the way” with Cornell’s new program. “I believe that this amazing three-dimensional and visual language should be available to everyone,” Schertz said. “As with many other minority languages and their cultural groups, ASL is Deaf people’s contribution to the cultural mix that makes our lives richer … Now is the time for ASL to have a place at Cornell.” Two sections of ASL 1101 will be offered in fall 2019, running daily Monday through Thursday. In the Spring 2019, Schertz will offer ASL 1102. As of now, there are no plans to hire more ASL professors, according to Diesing. Samantha Stern can be reached at sstern@cornellsun.com.

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will raise Cornell’s on-campus bed count from 8,400 to 10,400, a nearly 24 percent increase according to the site plan. The expansion of housing will also allow for a 250-student increase in incoming class size, according to the site plan. Cornell currently anticipates enrollment of around 3,400 new students per year, according to demographic data from the class of 2021. As part of the renovation and construction plan, deferred maintenance

— including upkeep and ADA-compliant renovations — will be performed on Balch Hall, Clara Dickson Hall, Risley Residential College and the West Campus gothics. The sophomore housing will open in 2021, and the first-year housing will open in 2022. The lottery system for determining housing will not be altered and the new housing will simply be added to the lottery pool, The Sun previously reported. The site plan also includes the demolition of the Cornell-owned Sigma Alpha Mu fraternity house at 10

Sisson Pl., the C.C. parking lot and the fields above Appel Commons, according to the 250-page site application published on the website of the Ithaca government. Sigma Alpha Mu brothers have vacated the house on the University’s dime this semester and moved into temporary housing at 122 McGraw Pl. on West Campus, the prior site of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity, according to the spring 2018 Sigma Alpha Mu news bulletin. Sigma Alpha Epsilon was suspended by the University for a period of five years in 2011, after George

Desdunes ’13 died in a hazing-related pledge incident, The Sun previously reported. 122 McGraw Pl. reopened as a residential housing facility later that year, The Sun previously reported. The construction will be overseen by the firms of ikon.5 architects and Trowbridge Wolf Michaels Landscape Architects, LLC. ikon.5 architects were responsible for the construction of Collegetown Terrace and Mews and Court-KayBauer Halls on North Campus, while Trowbridge Wolf Michaels managed the Schwartz Center remodel and are currently work-

ing on the construction of apartments at 119-125 College Ave., according to prior reporting by The Sun. The University recently received pushback from local labor groups over their failure to hire local tradesmen for the construction of the Maplewood Housing area for graduate students, inconveniencing over 100 students slated to move in at the beginning of the fall semester, according to reporting by The Sun. While ikon.5 is not based in Ithaca, TWLA is. Mary Opperman, vice president and chief human resources officer, previously told The

Sun that the University will “make maximum use of our skilled and highly valued local labor community” for the North Campus Expansion Project, as per the University’s standing agreement with the Building & Construction Trades Council. The land proposed for the new facilities is owned by the University and located in both the town and city of Ithaca, and the boards of both will be allowed input into the construction process. Sarah Skinner can be reached at sskinner@cornellsun.com.

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If you are anything like I was, you might be sitting in bed these next few weeks imagining what your four years at Cornell are going to look like. I hope the Freshman Issue of The Cornell Daily Sun helped fuel your imagination, but I’ll throw some more fun images your way, too. Scaling these mountains they call “hills” will give you the best calves of your life. There are some beautiful places on campus and one day you may happen upon the place that will become your crying spot. Coffee is never more than 10 minutes away. You get to live with people you may call your best friends for life. You will be amazed at what you can get delivered to your dorm after midnight. And you will remember these four years for the rest of your life. Some of you may have a Cornell experience that rivals a college movie. Some of you may find yourself very familiar with the many libraries on campus. Some of you may find that perfect work-life balance that, as a rising senior, still mystifies me. Don’t be afraid to stray from your imagined path and just know that these four years are yours for the taking. It may seem scary or it may be the most exciting moment of your life. Regardless, you are not alone. Don’t be afraid to ask for help (I personally am terrible at this, but learn from my mistakes.) Don’t be afraid to say hi to people you might not know. And don’t be afraid to use Cornell to your advantage. You are at Cornell for four years, but you are a Cornellian for life. This insitution has a legacy that dates back to 1865 and I hope one day when you are walking along Ho Plaza looking at our clock tower, it hits you how amazing it is to be here and how awesome you should feel being a part of such an institutuion. Cornell can get hard. Cornell can be stressful. Cornell can be overwhelming. But at the crux of it, Cornell is not just a place on the hill it is your place on the hill and I hope it begins to feel like home. Take it from a washed-up senior: make the most of your four years here because before you know it you are facing uncertain employment, moving from your best friends, and leaving your home on the hill. It’s your time to shine. Show Cornell what you got. — A.S.

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t’s possible I wouldn’t be writing to you as a black student on this campus without the occurrence of the Willard Straight Hall Takeover in 1969. This semester marked the 50th anniversary of the event, and despite a 12-page Sun special issue, many students know nothing about its history. The Takeover forced the University and institutions nationwide not only to accept black students as names on the registrar but to recognize us as part of its fabric. As a black woman on this campus, there is no way I could have made it this far in my Cornell career without acknowledging the men and women who paved the way for the rest of us. Yet so many don’t even know what it is. They don’t have to. Flashback to my spring semester in 2018. I had just joined my sorority. It was one of my first mixers as a newly initiated member: the Delta Upsilon Wedding. A senior girl in my house and a senior guy in the fraternity were married in a mock ceremony — complete with rice, Andre and a kiss at the end. What I knew about this fraternity was not comforting. My freshman year, a brother drunkenly exposed himself to a black female friend of mine while she was walking home through their shared parking lot. Title IX dismissed the charges and no punitive action beside an alcohol training course was imposed on the offender. My sophomore year, a group of black women I knew had been told at the door “you can’t come in here.” Most importantly, I learned from my peers that in 1969 the D.U. brothers had allegedly burned a cross on the front lawn of the Wari House — the black women’s cooperative on North Campus — and that the lack of University response prompted the occupation of Willard Straight Hall. I also knew that after the black students had succeeded, the brothers attempted to retake the building by force. All of this, in addition to claims of drugging, physical assault and injury by brothers on several women — a couple of whom I knew personally — made me feel uncomfortable attending their mixers. I sent a message in my member class group chat explaining my decision not to attend. It didn’t go over well: I was called a liar, told to stop “spreading falsehoods,” and that it was “inappropriate” for me to try to influence other people in the member class based on rumors. One individual, Lucy*, who was dating a brother in the house, called me several times demanding I apologize and take back what I had said. “Whatever happened in 1969 is not related at all to the ‘amazing guys’ who are in the house now,” she said. Older girls advised me to “simmer down.” This wasn’t shocking. If the legacy of racism has never affected you, how are you supposed to identify it? Of course they’d think I was exaggerating. Who, historically, has defined our narratives through history, sociology and anthropology books, let alone through the media? It’s not hard to understand, then, that white people construct a narrative of racism through an incomplete lens. Sophomore year Edem thought that by speaking out, I was standing in solidarity with other women. I thought I was doing what I could, as a black person complicit in a racist system, to at least try to maintain the integrity of my community by taking a stand against the evil that had occurred 50 years ago. But the allegations were not addressed. It wasn’t brought up at chapter by any of the executive board members, and after my experience broaching the topic with my member class, I certainly wasn’t comfortable bringing it up myself. During rush when I asked about the lack of diversity, a sister boasted their social activism on campus: “We had several members of the chapter attend the Willard Straight Occupation back in the fall.” Though I joked about her paltry attempt at “wokeness” with my friends, I signed my bid and was met with comments about how progressive and artsy my house was. But the “woke” image we had

worked so hard to cultivate as a group was worthless if members weren’t even willing to have a deeper conversation about the implications of the original event. This irony, to me, is not the most frustrating part of this tale. Nor is it the irony that the original Takeover was incited by the violence of a fraternity that we continue to mix with — a fraternity that has never rectified their actions, or needed to because they are not called out by the University. Nor is it the fact that my sisters are more angered by the suggestion that we stop mixing with a top fraternity than by racial injustice. It wasn’t even when an older sister explained to me that I was out of my depths. “They’re untouchable,” she said — “The fraternity with the highest number of alumni names on buildings.” What is most frustrating is that I volunteered myself into a system like that to begin with. As women in the Panhellenic council, we are not able to host social events in our houses. Our only form of activism is abstinence. By going to a fraternity, sororities endorse them, sending a signal that women feel safe there. When I see this fraternity on our social schedule every week, I am disheartened, and to me, it’s another example that the evils of “the system” persist or desist only because of the actions of the people within it. Women claim they are allies for one another, but actions speak louder than words, and allyship is worthless if it isn’t practiced. How can we move forward if white people do not challenge historical hierarchies of oppression that they continue to benefit from today? What Lucy said about past Cornellians having no ties to students on campus today is untrue, if not willfully ignorant. These organizations were founded for people to formalize their ties to others like them. Privilege is amassed by those in power, denied to those they deem inferior and transferred to their offspring, whether biological or social. Rectifying the past is uncomfortable. It means coming to terms with the fact that your privilege is unearned. It may mean acknowledging that as long as those who paved the way for you — your grandparents, parents — lived in an unequal world, the legacy they established for you has come at a cost to society. It means listening now, and not 50 years later. It means taking ownership of your blindspots and biases. At a baseline, it means that a simple act like reevaluating your ties with a fraternity could be armor to one of your own who feels like the only one on the battlefield. And we cannot rectify the past without addressing the present. We can’t just assume race relations would have improved on their own — lives have been lost in order for us to foster a world where someone with my identities can attend Cornell University. We celebrate the so-called freedom of people of color because we can all drink from the same water fountains now, but we can easily turn a blind eye to the present misdeeds of a fraternity whose racist and misogynistic histories are as long as their existence on campus. It’s easy to look at the past and dismiss contemporary concerns about persisting racial or social injustice — to chalk it up to “how far we’ve come.” But we cannot assume that any problem will fix itself or that we will eventually evolve to an equal society. When someone says things are fine as they are, we must question that, because there have been people who felt so at every stage of American history. I look back to people my age in 1865, to 1969, to 2016 who were complacent and see those people as a warning to those of us who think the same today, because in the future our children will look at us and them and find no difference in our inaction. *The subject’s name was changed to ensure their anonymity. Edem Dzodzomenyo is a rising senior in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. She can be reached at edemjayne@cornellsun.com.

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Christian Baran | Honestly

No Place Like Home

ome for Fall Break. For Thanksgiving. For the deliciously long Winter Break. Back to familiar haunts, faces and foods. The mildly annoying barrage of “back at it” Snapchats and Instagram posts. The twinges of simultaneous sadness and excitement when it comes time to drive or fly all the way back to Ithaca. The dread of the snowy, gloomy Ithaca weather (or, for all those New Englanders, the routine, humdrum Ithaca weather). There’s really nothing like going back to your hometown. Going to college has made me appreciate that. At the same time, though, I’ve met a number of people here at Cornell without a hometown. Many of the friends I’ve made have moved around the country several times. Some are part of military families, others have family members with jobs that require extensive travel and others can give no real reason for their itinerant childhoods. The common thread seems to be a lack of connection to a place, a hometown. That isn’t necessarily a bad thing. These people are perfectly happy, and certainly more cosmopolitan than I am. They got to experience varied styles of living and meet diverse groups of people. Small talk is a breeze for them; although they can’t talk about a specific place with people, they can list off the places where they have lived and the reasons why they jumped around so often. After college, they don’t feel tied to one place, and as such are free to take a job anywhere. They might feel closer to their families, since

It’s hard to build a place like that in just a few years. But once you do, it stays with you. family has been the one stable element in their lives. But these same people don’t feel the bittersweet connection with a town or city. They can’t know the feelings that accompany coming home. Little flashes of happiness, longing and pain for moments you can’t get back mixed with excitement for what’s to come. The red-roofed church where your grandpa is buried. The field where you took your first girlfriend to look at the stars. The roads you know you can (but don’t try to) drive blind. The church where your family spent most Sunday mornings. The friends you’ve known for your whole life. The decrepit ice rink where you sweat and laughed with your hockey teammates all winter, every winter. It’s hard to build a place like that in just a few years. But once you do, it stays with you. Some people that have such a place want to leave and never come back. I know some people that feel bored by their hometowns. Newer, more exciting places call to them. Others love their homes. They yearn to return after they finish their studies, or otherwise at the first chance that presents itself. Whatever the case, a hometown has a way of sticking in one’s mind. Homesickness rears itself as a whole different beast. I miss my hometown, as you can probably tell by now. I can’t wait to go back this summer. But I’ve discovered that Cornell presents an opportunity to make another one. Not a replacement, just another one. And yes, yes, I know this contradicts what I said about it being hard to build a hometown in a short amount of time. But college is a unique environment. Your friends, work, fun and home are all located in one campus. The high-stress milieu binds us together faster than we would otherwise. Our relationships to each other and to Cornell are forged in the iron crucibles of cold, prelims and 2 a.m. stops at CTB. So, for those of you who have never had the opportunity to build a hometown, take a look around. If you can get past the “hate” part of your relationship with Cornell, you have one here. The boundless opportunities here make it easy to build a community on which you can look back with nostalgia in 30 years. Christian Baran is a rising sophomore in the College of Arts and Sciences.. He can be reached at cbaran@cornellsun.com.

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Prioritize You

y mom and I shared a life motto whenever I had struggled with heavy burdens: “What’s more important?” She had always taught me to ask myself this question because life would never be so simple and straightforward. More than ever, I’ve realized the true purpose and meaning of this question. In a calm and seemingly mindless daydream in the buzzing quiet Kroch library in Olin, my mind was lost in a chaotic and loud frenzy. Flashes of my Google Calendar stamped a never-ending list of tasks through my head in a loop. This semester, I often find myself in this random, momentary crisis, pondering the same dilemma of what comes next. As my focus drifted away from the present, I found myself treading on a minefield of explosive, repetitive and unnecessary overthinking of the future — the realm of the incomplete. The pressure of unorganized priorities bombarded my thoughts, sparking confusion, uncertainty and underlying panic. I felt as though I had lost control over my own mentality, catapulting myself straight into a tumbling catastrophe. From the beginning of the semester, I filled my plate without considering how many hours were in a day. With back to back meetings, club events and more than 10 hours of research a week, I had always started my studies at 10 p.m. at night, much too close to my desirable bedtime. Weekends and Friday nights were set aside for catching up on a backed up schedule; there was just never time and space for myself. I didn’t think about the realistic time commitment, and I definitely didn’t consider the consequences of such a burden. Instead, I only focused on an idealistic, shortterm vision. As my advisor had put it: I was spreading myself too thin. Like promises I couldn’t keep, I made too many commitments I couldn’t make. Not realizing this, all I could think about everyday at every hour for the past few weeks was the horrifying list of empty tasks that awaited completion, further preventing me from accomplishing anything. Unable to prioritize one thing over the other, I was conflicted and didn’t know where to begin. When my thoughts were constantly revolving around tasks that held no substantial meaning or personal importance, I felt the stinging realization that my achievements were no longer genuine. I didn’t grow from the process nor did I really learn. I was fixated on things that didn’t actually matter, and this dissociation from my core values was what really threw me off balance and into a lifestyle where priorities were nonexistent and where ultimately, nothing really mattered. I was living to cross tasks off in my planner — living to feel the 30-second satisfaction of slashing the assignment with the glide of a pen. In the end, I wasn’t living for myself. Without having set priorities for myself and my wellbeing, my core values were thrown into the mix of trivial tasks

and were essentially weighed the same in terms of what personally mattered to me the most. I snapped out of my mid-assignment daydream and noticed that the clock read 2:05 a.m. I had about three-quarters of a single assignment completed, yet my night was not going to be over anytime soon. It was in that moment where I realized that I was doing something wrong, and the source of the problem was my lack of prioritization or at least I was prioritizing in a way that devalued the beliefs that I strongly identified with. Consequently, I found myself completely engulfed in academics and extracurriculars at the expense of the quality of my health through poor eating and sleeping habits. Normally a typical joke passed back and forth between Cornell students, the severity and reality of three hours of sleep and skipping meals is always drastically understated. At Cornell, it’s expected to be so overwhelmed with the plethora of opportunities offered. It’s easy to say ‘yes’ to everything without a second thought, scribbling your Net ID left and right during ClubFest. In the end, however, the importance of prioritizing myself became clear. It provides a sense of a stable structure, a voice of reason and a nudge in a positive, upward direction. With clear priorities, the goals are known and within an achievable extent. It also allows me to make my experience at Cornell much more memorable and meaningful. Cornell provided all the possible opportunities I could dream of, but it was ultimately up to me to choose wisely for the sake of my literal sanity. Unable to recognize myself as the center of it all, I had set myself aside and neglected my well-being like just another task to cross out. But talking to my friends and faculty advisor helped me realize the hole I was digging myself into and inspired me to look at the much larger picture. If I couldn’t put in 100 percent into the commitments I cared about the most, then it was clear that having such commitments only diminished the value of the opportunity itself and its impact on my own self-development. In the end, I was sacrificing more than I needed to, when the solution was actually quite clear and simple. Decisions had to be made, and the right decisions would be those that bring happiness in the process, in the present — especially in the long run. Nearing 2:30 a.m., I looked down at my incomplete day, the scribbles each carrying the heavy weight of work and demand. And I asked myself, “What’s more important?”, and at this point, the answer was clear. I closed my laptop, packed my bag, and began my trek back home. Despite all the commitments I couldn’t make, I could make one — a commitment to myself. Alexia Kim is a rising junior in the College of Human Ecology. She can be reached at alexiakim@cornellsun.com.

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Office of Spirituality & Meaning-Making In the early 20th century, Cornell United Religious Work (CURW) was established when twelve religious organizations were invited on campus by the university to promote religious formation as an essential aspect of university education. Over the years more than two dozen religious groups have found a place at Cornell. The pursuit of self-understanding and personal meaning continues in the 21st century and has broadened beyond denominational categories. Contemporary students are formulating newer questions as they discover deeper, more complex self-identities. The newly established Office of Spirituality and Meaning-Making continues to support religious identity through the affiliated chaplaincies of CURW but also encourages and inspires new conversations and innovative programming to help you grapple with these important questions. Sage Chapel (located near the book store) and Anabel Taylor Hall which includes the Center for Transformative Action, the Durland Alternatives Library, the Office of Central American and U.S. Relations (CUSLAR), and Anabel’s Grocery are all available and dedicated to your journey of meaning-making. are all available and dedicated to your journey of

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ARTS& ENTERTAINMENT Artistic Alumni to Know Visual Arts NAME: James De La Vega GRADUATED: B.F.A. 1994 WHAT TO KNOW: This widely-revered, New York-based street artist deals primarily in chalk, creating thought-provoking, aphoristic works that have garnered acclaim not only in the States, but also in Italy and Japan as well. De La Vega has, like any worthy artist, been at the center of controversy. Since, legally, his works qualify as graffiti, he has been taken to court and sentenced on vandalism charges. De La Vega, when not working on his next mural, tours the country as a motivational speaker, talking about freedom of expression, art and working in the face of adversity.

NAME: Robert Trent Jones GRADUATED: 1931 WHAT TO KNOW: While at Cornell, Jones took such disparate courses like landscape architecture, public speaking, agronomy, economics, surveying and hydraulics, to pursue a career as a golf course designer. Jones’ work on over 500 golf courses, including Montauk Downs, Augusta National and Cornell’s own Robert Trent Jones Golf Course, earned him a spot in the World Golf Hall of Fame. Jones’ courses have had an indelible effect on the modern game, encouraging risky play and emphasizing tasteful, original aesthetics.

Literature

NAME: Peter Eisenmann GRADUATED: B.Arch. 1955 WHAT TO KNOW: Incoming architecture students are sure to be aware of Eisenmann’s significant contributions to architecture. As one of the leaders of the deconstructivist movement, Eisenmann incited his fellow architects to liberate the form of their works from external references. His works range from convention centers (The Greater Columbus Convention Center) to memorials (The Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe) and football stadiums (University of Phoenix Stadium).

Music

NAME: Kurt Vonnegut GRADUATED: Dropped out in 1943 WHAT TO KNOW: If you attended any conventional American high school, odds are you’ve read one of Vonnegut’s works. The author of Cat’s Cradle and Slaughterhouse Five may have dropped out (to, nobly, join the Armed Forces in the Second World War), but he certainly made his mark as associate editor of The Sun, whose office is adorned with more than one of the late author’s quotes fondly recalling his time at the paper.

NAME: Greg Graffin GRADUATED: Ph.D. 1991 WHAT TO KNOW: Graffin came to musical prominence in the 1980s with hardcore pioneers Bad Religion, a group known for its politically charged, incisive lyrics and its wild live shows. As one of Bad Religion’s chief song-writers, Gaffin exhibited a musical sophistication rarely seen in hardcore punk. Graffin rounds himself out by being not only a rock-and-roll frontman, but also a professor of evolutionary biology and a political lecturer.

NAME: E.B. White GRADUATED: B.A. 1921 WHAT TO KNOW: White was as dynamic a writer as you could get. A long-time contributor to The New Yorker, White was also responsible for two classic children’s books, Charlotte’s Web and Stuart Little. The former Sun editor in chief co-authored one of the definitive guides to English grammar, syntax and style, The Elements of Style, withWilliam Strunk.

NAME: Steve Reich GRADUATED: B.A. 1957 WHAT TO KNOW: Reich’s work as a composer is highly influential across many genres — artists like Sonic Youth, Brian Eno andSufjan Stevens cite Reich as an influence. Reich’s usage of tape loops, minimalist instrumentation and repetition put him in an elite category of modern composers. Reich was awarded with the Pulitzer Prize for his Double Sextet in 2009.

NAME: Toni Morrison GRADUATED: M.A. 1955 WHAT TO KNOW: This American novelist, editor, professor and frequent guest speaker at Cornell is a literary tour de force. Best known for her novels Song of Solomon, The Bluest Eye, Sula and Beloved, Morrison has received numerous awards for her literary accomplishments, including a Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for Beloved in 1988, a Nobel Prize for literature in 1993 and the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2012.

NAME: Huey Lewis GRADUATED: Dropped out in 1969 WHAT TO KNOW: A strong rock vocalis and a talented harmonica player, Huey Lewis, the frontman of Huey Lewis and the News,dominated 1980’s radio with his band’sthird album, Sports. Lewis also made appearances backing up Elvis Costello on My Aim Is True and playing harmonica on the legendary Thin Lizzy live album, Live and Dangerous.

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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.

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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 feature-length 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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Dining Guide

Your source for good food

Dining Hall Diversity: Being Vegetarian at Cornell By KATIE ZHANG Sun Dining Editor

Considering that Cornell ranks as one of the greenest colleges in the nation, it comes as no surprise that being green here pertains to food and accessibility in plant-based lifestyles as well, especially in combination with our consistently high dining hall rankings. I transferred to Cornell this year from the University of Virginia, a university that’s widely known for its terrible food and limited options — upperclassmen often say that getting food poisoning from one of the dining halls is a rite of passage as a firstyear student — so seeing fresh strawberries and well-cooked rice in the dining halls is still something of a small miracle. But as I navigate my way through West Campus dining halls, Trillium, Terrace and yes, even Okenshields, I realize my appreciation for Cornell’s food extends beyond the meals the University provides and into the accessibility and openness this community has for vegetarians and vegans alike. I decided to become a vegetarian in August at the start of the school year for environmental reasons, but without a lot of proper thought or planning, I didn’t exactly know what I had committed to. Still, I felt that cutting out meat cold turkey in a completely new environment would be easier than trying to do the same at home. It didn’t mean I wouldn’t have any complications at all, though. What about those meat sweats everyone talks about? What if there weren’t enough options in the dining halls, and I’d be stuck eating lettuce for dinner? Would I give in to the craving for chicken wings and char siu pork? Would I even get the proper amount of nutrients every day to survive? All my worries and fears dissipated when the first meal I had here — breakfast at Becker — contained tofu scramble presented in a gleaming silver tray. It wasn’t tasteless; rather, it was perfectly cooked — firm but still easy to chew — with hints of

By MURALI SARAVANAN Sun Staff Writer

According to Forbes magazine, Americans are eating alone more and more often. And from a practical viewpoint, it makes a lot of sense. Eating alone is efficient; you can finish quickly and attend to the next item

cayenne and tomato, so that it tasted less like scrambled eggs and more like a beef chili without the beans. As an introduction to the meatless options at Cornell, the tofu scramble definitely didn’t disappoint. I didn’t want to get my hopes up from just one dish, but after discovering that veggie burgers, meatless chicken, tofu and Seitan options, vegan chili and nutritional yeast can be found in nearly every dining establishment on campus, I have realized how lucky I am to attend a university that actively caters its meals to accommodate people with different diets. This is a stark contrast to the experience my friends have had back at my old university, where being vegetarian is simply not an option. My best friend there was forced to briefly revert to a pescatarian diet due to the limited vegetarian options — besides the salad bar, there was nothing else that consistently provided fresh vegetables for her to eat. Molly Smullen ’21 shared similar experiences from her friends attending other universities, who couldn’t maintain a plantbased diet without compromising their own health. “And ultimately,” Molly noted, as a vegan here at Cornell herself, “It’s all about privilege. We’re really just privileged to be able to walk into any dining hall and enjoy so many options without having to try, and it’s something that I think we don’t recognize enough here.” And lucky we are indeed, as Molly and I chat about veganism and all that stems from it at Ten Forward, an exclusively vegan cafe in the Commons. We share a chocolate chip pumpkin bread scone from their huge selection of homemade baked goods (all of which has been amazing in portion, cost and flavor, and I wouldn’t have guessed it was all vegan) over conversation about how her parents felt about her transition into vegetarianism and, eventually, veganism. “It was pretty easy because I feel like saying, ‘Oh, I’m not going to eat meat,’ is not as difficult, especially if you’re not veg-

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etarian in any aspect, than to just say no to everything, so they were fine with it,” Molly said. “My mom is super supportive, and my little sister went vegetarian after I had been a vegetarian for about a year and a half, so it helped for things like Thanksgiving — we all went out and bought a fake meat roast for the occasion.” Needless to say, I’ve found that the transition to vegetarianism at Cornell is incredibly easy, a realization that comes after much reflection and with immense gratitude. I don’t have to worry about whether or not I’ll go hungry to uphold my personal ideals in environmentalism, a privilege that vegans and vegetarians at other college campuses do not have. The fact that Cornell is so open to plant-based and locally-sourced foods means that there also exists a supportive community of people who are striving for the same goals and opening up the conversation around making a difference individually, and I’ve found the student population to be very respectful overall

of all different kinds of lifestyle choices. Nobody really bats an eye when you tell them you don’t eat meat, and aside from the occasional “what made you vegetarian?” query, I haven’t heard or been the subject of any negativity about my change. More often than not, it leads to rewarding conversations about how culture and background play into one’s lifestyle. Before we go, I asked Molly one final, and arguably the most important, question: what are your favorite foods on campus? “Last year, RPCC did fried cauliflower rice, and I really, really liked that. Appel had vegan cake a couple times too — very good,” she said without hesitation. For me, the fried cauliflower and chia seed pudding in Rose are top notch. Seeing them in the dining hall makes me happy every time and really, isn’t that what good food should be about? Katie Zhang can be reached at kzhang@cornellsun.com.

Dear First-Years, Share a Meal

on your to-do list. You can even catch up on a TV show or watch sports highlights. Or if you’re really desperate, you can catch up on work. I know I have eaten alone and done all of the things I’ve listed. And to be honest, it kind of sucks. Eating alone makes me feel lonely and small.

Every day, I notice plenty of people eating lunch or dinner alone in the dining halls; it’s incredibly common here and at many other college campuses across the nation. Why? Well, let’s face it, eating with others is hard to do in college. With Cornell’s myriad of classes and extracurriculars,

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everyone has a different schedule. Although it can be hard to find the time for it, sharing a meal with others can be one of the best ways to build a deeper relationship with the people around you. So, first-years, I strongly encourage you all to make the time in your schedule to share your meals with others, especially your professors! During the semester, some professors will invite students to get a group meal with them. Not only is it usually casual and less stressful, but you also get to learn about the unique experiences of your professors. I remember I once got dinner with a professor emeritus in the physics department and heard stories about how the department used to be in Newman Hall. The first few weeks of your first year here can be really tough and isolating, so don’t be afraid to ask people you’ve just

met to grab a meal with you. Whether it’s lunch between classes or dinner after a club meeting, sharing a meal is a great way to make new acquaintances and build close friendships. People tend to be more relaxed during meals, which

Sharing food helps you get to know someone better easily since food is a key part of a person’s identity. allows for great conversation to happen naturally. Plus, sharing food helps you get to know someone better easily since food is a key part of a person’s identity. Learning about the food they enjoy eating and making reveals a lot about someone’s back-

ground and upbringing, helping you to form a more meaningful friendship. As the years go on and you move away from dining hall food, keep setting time aside to share food with the people you care about. For example, a few friends and I decided to make time every month to get a meal together this year, regardless of prelims. I don’t see them on a day-to-day basis, so it’s nice to check in with each other. So far, every time we’ve gotten a meal together, our friendship grows stronger. We all have busy schedules, but it’s up to us to set aside time from work to establish and maintain the important bonds that will be remembered years after college. Murali Saravanan can be reached at msaravanan@cornellsun.com.

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Dining Guide

Cool Down With Ithacan Ice Cream By SUN STAFF

PURITY ICE CREAM

While we believe that Cornell looks the most beautiful at the start of the fall semester, it is also unfortunately the most unbearably hot during that season. To beat the heat and cool down after a back-breaking, sweat-inducing move-in weekend, we recommend heading out for some ice cream, which is also an opportunity to explore the city of Ithaca. Below are three recommendations (in no particular order) for all you incoming freshmen and your families:

CORNELL DAIRY BAR 411 Tower Rd. (Stocking Hall)

If you want to stay on campus and still get some exceptional ice cream, then stop by Cornell Dairy Bar, which actually made a limited edition flavor of ice cream (“Big Red, White & Biden”) in honor of former Vice President and self-proclaimed ice cream fanatic Joe Biden, who was the Convocation speaker for Class of 2017. For the past 138 years, Cornell Dairy Bar has been creating ice cream from the university’s cows and currently offers 20 different flavors, some which you’ll notice are offered in our dining halls. If you want to have Cornell Dairy’s entire selection in front of you, then I recommend you pay a visit to Stocking Hall, where the Dairy Bar is located. You definitely don’t need to drive a car or take the bus, as it is located on campus and is about a 20-minute walk from North Campus. When you arrive at Stocking Hall, you’ll notice the large, white sculpture of a milk bottle out front. After trying all 20 flavors, some of our favorites are Bavarian raspberry fudge and Kahlua fudge. Bavarian raspberry fudge is “vanilla custard ice cream with old-fashioned fudge pieces and a raspberry swirl,” and reminds us of raspberry cheesecake. It’s smooth, and the little punches of raspberry and fudge complement each other. Kahlua fudge is “Kahlua ice cream with a chocolate fudge swirl.” Ezra’s morning cup, another Cornell Dairy Bar flavor, also has a coffee flavor, but Kahlua fudge is much stronger and thus satisfying. Because the Dairy Bar is located in the lobby of Stocking Hall, there’s plenty of seating around the shop. Moreover, Stocking Hall was renovated a few years ago, so the place has a casual and modern vibe, given its clean lines and all-white interior.

700 Cascadilla St.

Founded in 1936 by Cornell alum Leo Guentert 1920, Purity Ice Cream may be located the farthest from campus of the three establishments in this list, but it has the greatest variety in terms of both flavors and products. Of their 34+ flavors of ice cream (some of which are vegan), some of our favorites are bulldog crunch, green tea and lucky monkey. According to their menu on Ithaca To Go, bulldog crunch is a “praline-flavored ice cream with caramel swirl and chocolate-covered pecan candies.” This may sound strange, but bulldog crunch is absolutely mouth-watering, even though it’s in liquid form. The caramel and praline flavors are very strong, but the pecans and chocolate balance that creaminess and sweetness with their crunchiness and slight bitterness. Green tea is much less sweet and made from “green tea powder blended with vanilla ice cream,” which was slightly disappointing because we were hoping it’d be made with real green tea leaves. However, making green tea ice cream with just leaves is quite difficult and can result in a barely detectable flavor. Purity’s use of powder means you get a more concentrated flavor and sometimes there are bits of powder that bunch up together, which could be likened to a swirl. Finally, lucky monkey is one of their new flavors. It is similar to Ben and Jerry’s Chunky Monkey — both have a banana ice cream base with chocolate bits mixed in — but Purity’s version is less sweet (and probably healthier). Besides ice cream, Purity offers frozen yogurt, pastries (cupcakes, pies, cookies and cakes), espresso and milkshakes. Of our recommendations, Purity is also number one in the seating department. With abundant indoor and outdoor seating, Purity is extremely group-friendly, and its logo-covered decorations and booths give the space a relaxed, almost diner-like ambience. If you can’t find the time to make the drive or take a walk to Purity, no worries — Collegetown Bagels (everyone calls it CTB) usually has six differently flavored tubs of Purity’s ice cream towards the back.

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SWEET MELISSA’S

200 W. Seneca St. 118 W. Green St. (Press Bay Alley) Another dessert staple of Ithaca’s food scene is Sweet Melissa’s (named after one of its founders), so much so that the company has recently opened a second location in Press Bay Alley that exclusively serves hard ice cream. Although Sweet Melissa’s has at least 12 flavors of hard ice cream, it doesn’t offer them all concurrently; they are served on rotation and vary from day to day. We haven’t tried all of them, but we are obsessed with their sweet cream flavor. When we asked an employee just what sweet cream was, he said it had a sort of vanilla flavor and is the base of all their ice cream flavors. While there was a sense of vanilla, sweet cream tastes more like custard, eggnog or perhaps even crème brûlée. It’s very subtle, but in a way that keeps your taste buds on the edge and leaves you wanting more! If you usually prefer hard ice cream with a lot of elements (like bulldog crunch from Purity), the sweet

cream is just so refreshingly crisp that Iyou will wish you had gotten another scoop. Its first and original location is hard to miss; painted in cobalt blue and pastel orange, the kiosk is situated next to Shortstop Deli, which is similarly designed. This Seneca St. location offers both soft serve (of which there are eight flavors) and hard ice cream, as well as flurries, shakes, floats, sundaes and slushies. So far, we’ve only tried their orange/vanilla twist soft serve, which is a combination of their orange sherbet and vanilla flavors. In deciding between just orange sherbet and orange/vanilla twist, the latter was better because even combined with vanilla, the orange sherbet was too saccharine. Nonetheless, it’s a fun goal to try all their other soft serve flavors during the fall semester, especially because The Sun’s office is located so close to both of their venues. Seating at both locations is entirely outdoor. There is just one table with four chairs at the Press Bay Alley branch, but the first location has a few picnic benches with umbrellas, which is ideal for summer outings.

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Women’s Basketball Welcomes New Teammate KARINA

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Karina “epitomizes what we want from a Cornell women’s basketball player,” according to Smith. Always at practice and always wearing a smile, Karina works hard, loves the game, is feisty and is a great teammate. She’s disappointed when her teammates make mistakes and is the first one there for a high-five when her teammates succeed. In the months following her first practice, Karina has become a part of the team: She’s at every game, joins the team for practice and participates in team bonding. “She has a huge personality and she really, really loves the game of basketball,” said sophomore forward Elodie Furey, one of Karina’s best friends on the team. “She is so happy just to get in the gym and chase around while we dribble and [to] steal the ball from us. She’s always having a good time with a big smile on her face.”

The team has also spent time with Karina outside of basketball, visiting her at school and taking her out for Chinese food. “You guys are all she talks about,” Karina’s mother, Chelsea, said to the team. “She said that you guys are her best friends, you’re like family.”

“She has a huge personality and she really, really loves the game of basketball.” Elodie Furey In that first practice back in the fall, Karina quickly showcased her love of the game, fearlessly taking on Cornell’s players and coaches. “It’s been really nice for us to see someone who really loves basketball so much and it reminds us all why we started playing, and it’s rewarding for us, too, to have a

positive impact on her life and we really enjoy spending time with her,” Furey said. “Don’t let this little smile fool you, she’s tough as nails,” Smith said of her young recruit, before presenting Karina with a No. 23 Cornell jersey. “And probably the number one attribute that we love about her is that she’s a great teammate.” Joined by her parents, Chelsea and Maurice — both wearing Cornell sweatshirts and Maurice with a red Cornell cap — and the Cornell women’s and men’s basketball teams and coaches, Karina’s signing marks a key point in her months of spending time with her new best friends. “When we signed up to work with Team IMPACT it was us giving Karina an opportunity to be part of the team, but really we’ve taken so much more than we’ve given, I believe,” Smith said. “She has really captured their hearts.” Raphy Gendler can be reached at rgendler@cornellsun.com.

Comeback Attempt Falls Short in Road Loss, Dashing Hope BASKETBALL

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Rhode Island road win | New England native Beau Starrett kicks off the scoring in Cornell’s decisive win over Northeastern in March.

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has all season, without key contributors. With sophomore starting goalie Matt Galajda bit by the injury bug in last weekend’s ECAC Championship loss to Clarkson, classmate Austin McGrath stepped in once against this season and backstopped Cornell to the victory. McGrath, battle-tested and experienced through his seven starts on the year entering Saturday, was sharp early and often, making 20 saves in the win. “Our D did a great job tonight. We knew that they like to attack off the rush and generate like that,” McGrath said. “We had really good sticks, we kept them out wide, we didn’t really give them any opportunities in the way they like to play, so we made them play our game instead of letting them do what they like to do.” Cornell, meanwhile, needed just 4:02 of gametime to solve Northeastern netminder Cayden Primeau — a draft pick of the Montreal Canadiens and finalist for the Mike Richter Award as top goalie in the country. An innocent-looking wrister from Cornell senior forward Beau Starrett caught part of Primeau’s right shoulder but trickled through and across the goalline. For Starrett, a New England native from just 20 miles away from Providence, it was done with a score of family members looking on — and a sister-in-law that graduated from Northeastern. “That came off a faceoff play, something that we wanted to work on throughout the week and that we paid attention to in scouting reports, and Beau did a great job of cutting across the front right when he got in the zone and put a good shot on him,” said senior defenseman and alternate captain Alec McCrea. “And I think all night we had traffic around [Primeau], we got in front and we beat their guys. We had strong sticks going to the net and it paid dividends for us. Beau getting that first one, it was good and we were able to use that momentum.” Cornell picked up right where it left off in the second period as a nifty move and score by Vanderlaan extended the Red’s lead to 2-0. The senior split two

defenders and chipped the puck up to himself before beating Primeau high glove-side. “At first I was just going to shoot, but when I wound up he kind of bit pretty hard,” Vanderlaan said. “So I just kind of snapped it to the inside with a little move.” The Red continued its onslaught with two more second-period goals. Sophomore Morgan Barron fought for the puck behind the net, and the lefty scored a wraparound goal on a sequence that caromed in front of Primeau and in. Three minutes later, freshman Michael Regush sent home a rebound on a point shot Primeau could not corral cleanly. What kept Northeastern competitive in the second was attracting penalties with its high-speed play. Cornell was tagged for two penalties in the first period and three more in the second. The Huskies finally got on the board with a goal on their fourth power play of the night, scored by senior Liam Pecararo with four minutes left in the second. “The one area I was disappointed [by] was our lack of discipline with our sticks tonight,” Schafer said. “We deserved the calls that were called against us, and we’re going to have to be a lot better in that area tomorrow night.” Cornell struck first and only in the third period, this time off the stick of sophomore forward Brenden Locke. The center received a pass from classmate and linemate Cam Donaldson, and he one-timed it past Primeau to give the Red its eventual 5-1 winning margin. Cornell now has less than 24 hours to prepare for the Friars, also hot off a dominant performance of its own over top seed Minnesota State. Although a lower seed than Cornell, Providence will take on the role of the home team playing in an arena two miles from its own campus. “It should be fun, but we’re well prepared, we’re ready to go,” Schafer said. “Everything’s broken down already. It’s just a matter of getting our athletes back, getting them fed and getting an opportunity for them to see the information that we have.” Zachary Silver can be reached at zilver@cornellsun.com.

game. But Adlesh, who had 21 points in Columbia’s win, had other ideas. The senior hit a silky jumper over the contested arms of six-foot-six senior forward Steven Julian, one of the Ivy League’s best defenders — Julian ranks third in the conference with 1.56 blocks per game. Morgan then delivered a quick basket for Cornell, which was then forced to foul Stefanini. Stefanini missed the game tying free throw in last Saturday’s contest at Newman Arena, but came up clutch this game, hitting both and forcing Voss’s last-second heave.

from sophomore forward Jimmy Boeheim kept the Red within striking distance throughout, as he was able to get to the rim and draw fouls. “I was just trying to be very aggressive,” Boeheim said. “I felt confident and wanted to do whatever I could to help my team.” Unfortunately, Cornell had no answer for Columbia guard Gabe Stefanini, who scored 24 points. The Lions’ standout sophomore was consistently able to get in the paint and pull up for midrange jumpers. With C o r n e l l “They made some big shots down the stretch. having We also had a couple communication errors the best three-point that we just can’t have moving forward.” defense Jimmy Boeheim in the Ivy league, Stefanini Bench points continue to and the Lions adapted and attacked the paint, controlling be an issue for Cornell as the interior game from the the Red’s non-starters went for eight points, compared to opening tip. “Credit to Columbia,” Columbia’s 29 points off the Boeheim said. “They made bench. In good news for Cornell, some big shots down the stretch. We also had a couple Morgan — who last weekend communication errors down set the Cornell men’s basketthe stretch that we just can’t ball program record for career scoring — scored 21 points, have moving forward.” Despite its sloppy play at tying Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s times, Cornell stayed aggres- streak of 69 consecutive games sive and had a chance to pull in double figures. This mark out a victory at the end — ranks 22nd all-time in NCAA Saturday’s contest was a near history. Additionally, Boeheim carbon-copy of last weekend’s, finished the night just one but with the roles reversed. point shy of his own career Last weekend, Cornell led high in points. In its third Ivy league 14-0 and a Columbia shot at the buzzer missed, secur- game, Cornell will face off ing a win for the hosts. In against Penn on February 1 New York, Cornell came from at Newman Arena. The game behind and had a final chance between the Red and reigning Ivy champ Quakers is set to tie. Thanks to back-to-back, to be televised nationally on pick-and-pop plays featuring ESPNU. Morgan and Boeheim leading to consecutive three-pointers, Max Ringer can be reached at the Red pulled within one mringer@cornellsun.com. Bennett with just under a minute left, Gross can be reached at bgross@ looking poised to steal the cornellsun.com.

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Continual complaints | Cornell softball has experienced significant turnover in recent years.

Cornell Mum on Coach, Despite Many Complaints said she felt like Farlow was holding the injury against her. letes who choose to respond, will be given to Noel. “It is hard to put into words but Coach Farlow was “If I deem it necessary, I take appropriate action. Yearly constantly mistreating us and making us feel miserable evaluations are not intended to replace the necessary, ongohave no basis for believing that Coach Farlow has acted in at all times,” Dole said. “As a player, I have never felt so ing dialogue between students and coaches that should be a destructive or inappropriate manner or with any inten- meaningless.” taking place through the year. Student-athletes are educattion but to help her team improve.” “She made me feel small and worthless, and imposed ed about various resources available to them to address any Mishandling of Injuries on me a lack of motivation and significant anxiety,” Dole concerns about their Cornell experience,” Noel said. Farlow — a member of the Cornell Athletics Hall of wrote in a late email. “[Every day] I showed up to practice Without any response to their complaints in the online Fame — took over the program in 2015 after the retire- I knew I was going to be miserable.” evaluations, Lam and Togashi requested and were granted ment of Dick Blood, the second-winningest coach in Mental Health Concerns a meeting in 2016 with Sarah Wattenberg, then the assoCornell Athletics history. In four seasons with Farlow at Murray, who said she struggled with mental health ciate director of Athletics for student services. Wattenberg the helm, Cornell has an overall record of 47-121-1. Since issues during her time on the team, was on medication no longer works for Cornell and her position is now occuFarlow became head coach, the players said, she has paid during the 2018 softball season. Although the medication pied by Carmen Rogers. little regard to players’ wellbeing. was necessary, Murray said Farlow expressed disappointAccording to Lam and Togashi, Wattenberg said in the Olivia Lam ’19, a catcher and the only senior on the ment that the medication made her a “different person” meeting that she shared their concerns and that she would 2019 team, said she suffered a concussion in practice at practices. pass them along to athletics officials, but that any decision during her freshman season in 2016 after being hit in According to Murray, Farlow called her a “liabili- making in response would be out of her control. The playthe facemask by a line drive. ty” and said she was “not ers said they never heard anything further from Cornell. Sidelined for weeks, Lam was “She made me feel small and worthless, dependable” because of her The team met with Shelley approximately three times required to take the ImPACT and imposed on me a lack of motivation mental health issues. Farlow during the fall 2018 semester, but Dole said talking to test, an evaluation concussed suggested Murray get addi- administration is “useless.” Players have filed “countless and significant anxiety.” athletes must pass before they tional counseling so she could negative reviews” of Farlow, who has been at Cornell since can return to the field. return to previous form — her graduation in 1998, and “nothing ever happens.” Hillary Dole Lam said she cheated on the Dole said she met with Anita Bremmer, a deputy direcnot because the coach cared test by using her cell phone to about her student athlete, tor in the athletic department, “and [Bremmer] said that take photos of screens that she was supposed to memorize. according to Murray. she did not realize things were so bad and would investiAfter passing the test, Lam called Farlow and told the Togashi said that she felt as though Farlow often gate further … but then nothing happened in return.” coach that she cheated. Lam said the coach laughed. targeted her “as an individual” and that the coach’s style Future of the Softball Team “Athletics has not received reports of incidents of created something that “was definitely not a healthy enviWhen Lam came to Cornell, she was one of four players in interference with concussion protocol by Coach Farlow,” ronment.” Another former player told The Sun that she her freshman class. Four years later, she’s the team’s lone senior. Noel wrote. “Further, coaches don’t have an opportunity required six months of therapy after she stopped playing. In addition to Lam’s three classmates, at least eight to override decisions made by our Sports Medicine staff.” Murray, who said she considered quitting “ever since I non-senior players have not returned to the team in Lam, who suffered a torn rotator cuff this season, said got here,” said Farlow cared exclusively about her players’ Farlow’s years as head coach. According to rosters on the Farlow repeatedly tells athletes that there’s “no such thing performance, but not their health or lives outside softball. Cornell Athletics website, two athletes didn’t return after as an overuse injury.” According to both Murray and During one practice, Lam suffered a panic attack and the 2016 season, one didn’t return after 2017, and at least Lam, Farlow says injuries occur because players don’t use left practice for the team locker room. According to Lam, five — including Murray — didn’t return after 2018 their muscles, are out of shape or aren’t throwing enough. Farlow asked players “what’s wrong with her?” and did not (Murray quit after the first tournament of 2019). According to Murray, an injury means “you did something accept that Lam’s panic attacks “happen sometimes.” In an initial email to The Sun describing the “mistreatwrong.” “You’re not a person to her, you’re a player,” wrote a ment” by Farlow, Murray and Lam said that 11 players Tori Togashi ’18 and another former player, who asked current athlete — who asked not to be named — in a text have quit the team in the last five years, “all beginning with to remain anonymous because of medical confidentiality, message. “And if you’re a player who’s not in the [starting] the start of the contract of our current coach.” told The Sun that Farlow had explicitly told them to par- nine she really couldn’t care Eight of the 17 players on ticipate in full workouts even when doctors and trainers less.” the 2019 roster are freshmen; “All coaches have to have these had advised against it and when the activity caused them “If a player had a panic many of them are in starting tough conversations severe pain. Farlow had instructed Togashi to learn to attack at practice or a workout, roles. Lam said it has been “work through the pain,” she said. an athletics trainer would be difficult for the team to comfrom time-to-time.” Athletes have gotten in trouble when they’ve had a present to assist,” Noel said. pete with a mostly “new team” trainer help them stretch before games, according to “If that student-athlete received Andy Noel every season. Murray and Lam. Athletes’ usual practices do not include care by another staff member, Although Lam has stuck sufficient time for stretching, Lam said, then Farlow “won- I would expect the head coach with the team for the “love of ders why people pull muscles.” would continue to hold practice for the other members the game,” she said she had come to the realization that she Hillary Dole ’21 quit the team in September because of the team. I can also imagine a scenario where a coach would “never recommend” that a softball player come to she “could not handle the emotional abuse that Julie speaks very bluntly to or about a student-athlete’s ability or Cornell. It was this realization that drove her to speak out. Farlow put me through,” she said in an email to The Sun. efforts. All coaches have to have these tough conversations Murray said she told a previous traveling softball coach Near the beginning of the spring 2018 semester, Dole from time-to-time.” not to send players to Cornell. If Murray could go back in sustained a concussion, a broken nose and fractured teeth Despite Complaints, Cornell Stays Silent time, she said she wouldn’t have chosen Cornell. during an incident at a team weightlifting session. Dole Some of the players said they voiced concerns with Murray and Lam initially reached out to The Sun to said she received “significant pressure” to return to practice Farlow’s hostile team culture in the evaluations without detail their experiences, citing a recent report in the Daily before she was ready and was encouraged to watch practic- any response from Cornell Athletics. Togashi said she indi- Pennsylvanian which uncovered similar mistreatment and es despite doctors’ concerns about the effects of light and cated on a survey that she wanted a meeting with Noel, but low retention rate in the Penn softball program. Lam said loud noises. she’s come to realize that her experience is not unique, it’s never heard back from the officials. “[Farlow] was overall unsympathetic and did not [care] “For years now we have reported her utter disregard for “not normal” either. about the physical trauma I had endured,” Dole wrote in mental and physical health and the athletic department Cornell’s 2019 season came to an end on Monday afterthe email. “She rarely asked how I was feeling, and did has turned a blind eye,” the current player wrote in a text noon. The Red amassed a 10-36 record and finished in a not ever check up on me herself. The only time she did message. tie for last place in the Ivy League. was to ask if I had an idea about when I would be back At the end of each season, all Cornell student athletes “It’s not worth it,” Lam said. to playing.” are asked to complete a Qualtrics survey regarding their Dole said that after about a month, she was cleared to experience with the team and the coaches. A summary Dylan McDevitt can be reached at dmcdevitt@cornellsun.com. play but had to play “catch up” the rest of the season. Dole report of every sport, which includes responses by all ath- Raphy Gendler can be reached at rgendler@cornellsun.com. SOFTBALL

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Youngstown Phantoms of the USHL. There, he competed in the USHL/NHL Top Prospects Game in January and won a gold medal at the World Junior A Challenge in December. The forward spent his final year in junior hockey honing his skills and garnering the attention of coaches and scouts alike. “He’s got an elite hockey IQ and he’s a tremendous athlete,” Phantoms head coach Brad Patterson said. “When you mix everything together, you see the benefits every time he’s on the ice.” Such valuable skills certainly factored into Malone’s being ranked at No. 82 by NHL Central Scouting ahead of the draft. The 2019 NHL Draft concluded Saturday evening after seven rounds and 217 picks. Both Stienburg and Malone are entering Cornell as true freshmen, at 18-years-old. With the Red, they will look to help fill the gap left by the two forwards that graduated with the class of 2019. Christina Bulkeley can be reached at cbulkeley@cornellsun.com.

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in a first period dominated by the visitors. But the Red’s penalty killers kept Northeastern off the scoreboard on all three of the home team’s second-period opportunities. The Huskies were 0-for-5 on the power play in the game. Boissannault made a handful of key stops in the second to preserve her team’s two-goal lead. She had 22 total saves. Five of her second-period saves came with her team down a skater. With a two-goal lead after 20 minutes, Cornell’s suffocating defense went to work. The Red’s 1.68 goals against per game was the second-best mark in the country this season. But the twogoal lead wouldn’t be enough, as the Huskies’ tallies five minutes apart tied the game. “It happens,” Boissonnault said of Pettey’s goal, which came after Boissannault couldn’t contain an initial shot. “Things like that happen and just have to be able to work with it. And if [it]

doesn’t go your way, then you put it aside and be ready for the next shot.” Boissannault made a huge stop with about 30 seconds left in regulation to force overtime. Then, after a bit of back and forth play, Frechette continued her hot scoring streak, tallying the biggest goal of her career to extend Cornell’s already remarkable season.When Cornell last reached the national semifinals in 2012 — a season in which it went 30-5-0 — it faced the Gophers and lost, 3-1. With its 2018-19 season set to last at least one more game, the Red gets a chance to take down the Gophers for a spot in the national championship game. Cornell’s Frozen Four matchup with Minnesota will take place at 4 p.m. Friday in Hamden. The semifinal winner will take on the victor between Clarkson and Wisconsin in the national championship game on Sunday. Raphy Gendler can be reached at rgendler@cornellsun.com.

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Shoots, scores | The Red advance to the Final Four after score an overtime-goal against Northeastern.

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Hockey Skates Past Northeastern After back-to-back losses, team decisively dominates By ZACH SILVER Sun Staff Writer

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Budding baller | Thanks to a partnership with nonprofit Team IMPACT, Karina Hill is the newest addition to the women’s basketball’s roster.

‘Tough as Nails’ 7-Year-Old Joins Women’s Basketball By RAPHY GENDLER Sun Sports Editor

This article was first published on April 22. When Karina Hill, one of Cornell women’s basketball’s “top recruits,” stepped into Newman Arena on the first day of practice in the fall, she was ready right away to challenge Cornell’s players to games of 1-on-1. “She came in and she wanted to go up and challenge our players 1-on-1 and her defense was phenomenal,” said head coach Dayna Smith. “We knew right away we needed to sign this young woman.” Her tough defense, passing ability and basketball sense made her a great fit for the Cornell program. What made this signing different from all other signings? The crowd of athletes, friends and the media, for one. Also that Karina is just seven years old. Karina, who has cerebral palsy, was paired with Cornell by Team IMPACT, a non-profit organization that matches children with “serious and chronic illnesses” and college sports teams. After being introduced by Smith, Karina signed a “letter of intent” on Monday in the Cornell Athletics Hall of Fame Room. She took her time to slowly write her name, making sure every letter was perfect. As she finished, her new team erupted in applause. A bit camera shy at first, Karina quickly showed the toughness that has inspired the Cornell women’s basketball team. Her favorite part about basketball? “Beating people,” the seven-year-old said. More important than her defensive prowess and love of the game, See KARINA page 27

This article was first published on March 30. PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Win or lose Saturday afternoon at the Dunkin’ Donuts Arena, Cornell men’s hockey head coach Mike Schafer ’86 had one message for his squadron of shorthanded skaters coming off two straight losses in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. “The game itself does not define us today,” Schafer said. “There was a lot written that we have not gotten past the first round, we have to win. That’s just not the mentality that we want our players to take … A game, when we talk like that, winning and losing doesn’t define who we are, and we wanted them to understand that.” But even still, after two consecutive grueling first-round exits, Cornell found some reprieve from years past and took the first step in finally exorcising its NCAA demons with a 5-1 win over Northeastern Saturday for a spot in East Regional Finals against Providence. “It wasn’t pressure to get to the next round, it’s not pressure to get to the Frozen Four, it’s not going to define Cornell University or define our athletic program, it’s not going to define who these guys are,” Schafer later continued. “We are just going to come in and have fun tomorrow and play hard and let the chips fall where they may. We know inside our locker room how we are defined, and it was a great lesson in life for our guys tonight being short-handed.” And for senior forward and captain Mitch

Vanderlaan, even though he tried not to think about the disappointment of the last two tournaments, Saturday’s win provided some momentary closure. “Having been here twice and not being able to get the job done, it’s definitely nice to get the first step, but I think we can say that we didn’t come in here thinking about past years,” he said. “It’s a new season, it’s a new team, and I think everyone — regardless of whether they were there last two years — had the same hunger to get it done today. In that sense, it was a relief, but at the same time we weren’t thinking too much about the past years. At least I wasn’t.” Part of what’s driving the tepid excitement for Vanderlaan is that even though Cornell finally broke through the first round, bigger goals lie ahead: One win against Providence — winner of the other Regional Semifinal Saturday — separates the Red from potentially reaching its first Frozen Four since 2003. “Obviously, we want to make it to Buffalo, but we’re really focused on tomorrow,” Vanderlaan said. “Make sure we get some water into us, get some sleep, watch some film and get ready for tomorrow.” The No. 3 seed Red — on to its first Regional Finals since 2012 — will take on the hometown No. 4 seed Friars at 4 p.m. Sunday. Providence toppled No. 1 seed Minnesota State, 6-3, in the early semifinal Saturday. And Cornell had to get it done Saturday, like it See NORTHEASTERN page 27

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Impressive icing | Rising junior forward Brenden Locke — who scored Cornell’s fifth goal in the contest — cuts towards Northeastern goalie Cayden Primeau.

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Comeback Fails to Make the Cut in Contest Versus Columbia By MAX RINGER and BENNETT GROSS Sun Staff Writers

This article was first published on January 27. Rolling around the rim twice before ultimately bouncing off, sophomore forward Riley Voss’s

“I was just trying to be very aggressive ... I felt confident and wanted to do whatever I could to help my team.” Jimmy Boeheim

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Silky jumper | Rising junior Jimmy Boeheim scored a hefty 22 points, though the Red ultimately faced a three-point loss at Columbia.

last-second three-point heave came about as close as possible to forcing overtime, ending Cornell’s comeback hopes as the Red fell to Columbia, 73-70, Saturday night.

The series between the Empire State rivals is now split 1-1 with both games coming down to last-second shots. Cornell beat the Lions, 60-59, in Ithaca last weekend, nearly squandering a double-digit lead. Both teams’ Ivy League records now sit at 1-1. Columbia led for the majority of the contest, coming out strong and building an 11-point cushion in the second half. Strong defense by Columbia senior Quinton Adlesh kept star Cornell senior guard Matt Morgan, averaging 23.3 points per game, at bay for most of the first half. Columbia also consistently controlled the boards, getting key offensive rebounds to stifle any chance at a momentum change for the visitors. But a 22-point performance See BASKETBALL page 27

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Women’s Hockey’s 1st Frozen Four Since 2012

By RAPHY GENDLER Sun Sports Editor

This article was originally published on March 16. Cornell women’s hockey is going to the Frozen Four. After watching a two-goal lead slip away in the third period in Boston on Saturday, freshman Gillis Frechette’s game-winning breakaway goal in overtime sent Cornell past Northeastern, 3-2, in the NCAA Quarterfinals. Owners of a spot in the national semifinals for the first time since 2012, Cornell will head to Hamden, Connecticut, next weekend to face No. 2 seed Minnesota, which beat Princeton, 5-2. The thrilling win didn’t “I found the puck on my stick come as easiand all I saw was me and the ly for Cornell as one might goalie ... I remember telling have expected after the openmyself ‘Do not miss this.’” ing period. The Red’s 2-0 lead Gillis Frechette after 20 minutes held until around the halfway point of the third, when Northeastern nearly ended Cornell’s season with two goals in five minutes. But 5:19 into overtime, Frechette, who has seven goals this season — all of which have come since Feb. 15 — corralled a long pass from senior Diana Buckley with speed in the neutral zone, broke toward the net and faked out Northeastern goaltender Aerin Frankel. Playing about 15 miles from her Weston, Massachusetts hometown, Frechette sent the puck into the open net — and her team to the Frozen Four. “I found the puck on my stick and all I saw was me and the goalie,” Frechette said. “I remember in pre-scout coach said you have to get the goalie moving because she’s really good.’ At that point I kind of remember blacking out. So, I remember just making the move to my backhand and I remember telling myself ‘Do not miss this. You have an open net.’ And kind of just hit it in the net and from there I don’t remember what happened. I just remember being

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Overtime victory | After losing a 2-0 lead in the third period, an overtime-goal by gillis Frechette sent the Red past Northeastern into the Frozen Four. Above, the team celebrates Grace Graham’s (No. 5) first-period goal.

on the bottom of the dog pile and my sister screaming in my face.” After a dominant first period gave the Red a two-goal lead, the third period was nearly devastating. At the 9:32 mark of the third period, Northeastern’s Veronika Pettey’s rebound goal cut Cornell’s lead to one. With 5:29 left in regulation, Skylar Fontaine ripped a shot past Cornell senior goaltender Marlène Boissannault to tie the game. Cornell first got on the board with 6:32 left in the opening period as junior forward Amy Curlew redirected home a shot from junior forward and captain Kristin O’Neill. It was Curlew’s fourth goal of the season. Despite struggling during the ECAC playoffs, Cornell’s

power play cashed in at the tail end of the first. Junior Grace Graham tipped a shot from the point past Frankel to make it 2-0. “We were more of the aggressor in the first period,” said head coach Doug Derraugh ’91. “After we got the lead, I felt Northeastern really turned the tables on us and became more of the aggressor.” Playing without Patty Kazmaier Award finalist freshman Alina Mueller — who missed the game with an injury — the Huskies came out with some speed in the second period, outshooting Cornell, 9-5, after being outshot 11-5 See W. HOCKEY page 29

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Players Detail Years of Mistreatment by Coach

Cornell did not act after reports of injuries to physical, mental health, players say By DYLAN McDEVITT and RAPHY GENDLER Sun Staff Writer and Sun Sports Editor

This article was first published on May 6. After Sarah Murray ’20 stole second base in a game against Akron in March 2017, she knew that something had gone wrong. Murray had collided with the opposing shortstop and immediately didn’t feel right. “You’re OK, right?” her coach asked. Murray felt she

“[I] could not handle the emotional abuse that Julie Farlow put me through.” Hillary Dole ’21 had no choice but to say yes. She stayed in the game despite having suffered a concussion. After the game, the first of a doubleheader, Murray found out that the team’s trainer at the time, Becky Guzzo, wanted to sideline her. However, according to Murray, head coach Julie Farlow ’97 told Guzzo — a graduate assistant athletic trainer — that she couldn’t pull Murray from the game. Murray said Farlow, then in her second year as head coach, told Murray, then a freshman, that if the infielder told anyone that she had been forced to stay in the game, she’d be benched for the rest of the season. Murray said she felt “scared” and “helpless.” After the first tournament of her junior season, Murray

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Stuck in softball | Multiple current and former softball players have come forward saying Julie Farlow ‘97 engaged in a pattern of mistreatment as head coach.

quit the team. She is one of seven current and former Cornell softball players who said that Farlow has engaged in a pattern of mistreatment during her four years as head coach, including neglecting established concussion protocols, mishandling other injuries and mental health issues. Meanwhile, Cornell didn’t do anything, they said. Jeremy Hartigan, a Cornell Athletics spokesperson, said that Farlow declined to comment. “I have a strong sense of what is going on with softball,

and am aware that some softball players are not happy with their team experience and are critical of the coaches and the department,” Andy Noel, director of athletics, wrote in a statement to The Sun. The statement continues: “The coaches and student-athletes have a lot of work to do to meet their longterm goals, and I’m on board with those goals. However, I See SOFTBALL page 28

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Pair of Incoming Freshmen Selected in NHL Draft in June

By CHRISTINA BULKELEY Sun Assistant Sports Editor

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Incoming icers | Cornell’s Matthew Stienburg ’23 was the first player taken in the third round on June 22.

This article was first published on June 22. On Saturday, a Cornell hockey player was taken in the NHL Draft at the highest spot in twelve years. With the 63rd pick, incoming freshman forward Matthew Stienburg went to the Colorado Avalanche. 117 picks later, the Vancouver Canucks selected freshman forward Jack Malone in the sixth round. Current Columbus Blue Jackets forward Riley Nash ’10 was drafted 21st overall in 2007, making him the last Cornellian to go in an earlier spot than Stienburg. Stienburg is coming to East Hill straight from prep school — more specifically, from St. Andrew’s College in Ontario, where rising junior forward

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Scoring Big The men’s hockey team came off a two backto-back game loss and low player numbers to resoundly beat the Northeastern Huskies with a score of 5-1.

When it missed a last-minute shot, the Red fell just three points short of a win against Columbia.

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Morgan Barron also attended prior to Cornell. Stienburg’s athletic development was recently hampered by two surgeries necessitated by Osteomyelitis, an infection in his shoulder that developed from a case of the flu. This setback effectively caused him to be ranked at No. 133 among North American skaters by NHL Central Scouting going into the draft. Playing in the NHL is no foreign concept to the Stienburg household — Matthew’s father, Trevor, played 71 games over four seasons with the Quebec Nordiques. Trevor Stienburg is now the head coach for St. Mary’s University men’s hockey in Nova Scotia. Malone, Cornell’s other 2019 draftee, is coming to Ithaca after two years playing with the

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Frozen Four

Cornell fans really get into the Red spirit — and we have the photos to prove it.

The women’s hockey team secured a Final Four spot for the first time since 2012.

Seven-year-old Karina Hill joined the Cornell women’s basketball team on the court through the non-profit Team Impact.

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find your place on theHill Your guide to the ins and outs of Cornell

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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.” 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. Better 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, the reliable spot for any bagel concoction you could possible dream up. CTP: Campustown 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. Day Hall: Home of financial aid, Title IX and other University resources. D.P. Dough: A place to order calzones to satisfy those late-night cravings. Dragon Day: Tradition started by Willard D. Straight 1901, in which 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. That’s it. Nothing alcohol-related, why do you ask? 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. First-year writing seminar; you pick 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. 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 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. The Johnson: Cornell’s Johnson Museum

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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 off-trail areas can be dangerous. Above: Cascadilla Gorge at Collegetown. of Art, free and open to the public. 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 work-out. Louie’s Lunch: Late-night staple, found on North Campus between Balch and Risley Halls. Louie’s best foods include their near-legendary fries. Loving House: A program house to enhance the living experience of LGBTQ+ students 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. Nasties: Affectionate nickname for the greasy, a-la-carte dining facility in RPCC. 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. 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. Don’t make their life too hard. 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 Officers’ 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, homestyle 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. Zeus: Temple of Zeus, or the best soup spot and place to be seen pretending to do work on campus.

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Orientation Week 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.

“I think [Orientation Week] is a great opportunity for students to explore the campus before they take that final plunge.” Nikki Stevens ’11 There are plenty of other options available for students. 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 of the entire week. “Move-in day is always my favorite,” Krebs said. “I love seeing the new students come in.” Last year’s Orientation Week was the first in which students were not assigned a Freshman Reading Project to discuss in small groups. The project phased out two years ago with Slaughterhouse Five, a novel by notable

Cornellian Kurt Vonnegut ’44. Instead O-Week will encourage student engagement through exhibitions at the Johnson Museum and other events. “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.

Programming Aims to Help Students Feel Sense of Belonging By SUN STAFF

In between attending icebreaker activities, information sessions and evening fairs, freshmen at Orientation Week can explore other events and set a schedule using the University’s app Cornell Connects. According to the University’s website, this app will allow students to connect with other students and help them make their way around campus. Orientation programming also includes several diversity options to help students feel more welcome.

“We hope this program will create a strong foundation for our students’ commitment to Cornell’s values and community standards related to identity, inclusion and belonging, and provide a starting point for continued engagement with this work across their time with us, and beyond,” said Lindsay Hanson, director for orientaiton programs, about the diversity programming from 2018. The Identity and Belonging Project replaced the Tapestry of Possibilities event that had been in place for 11 years. In addition, “Speak About

It,” a troupe of actors who travel raising awareness of sexual violence, will perform skits for first-year and transfer students for the fifth year in a row. The University announced that it would begin mandating “Speak About It” in May 2013, and the event has been praised by students for conveying the importance of consent in relationships. In addition to Speak About It, the Orientation Steering Committee welcomes the incoming freshman class and transfer students to Cornell with four days of academic and social

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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.

events. These events continue group activities, both required through the start of classes into and non-mandatory events Welcome Weekend, which con- have high rates of attendance sists of events such as picnics, throughout the week, Jones said. According to Cornell movies and ClubFest. Each year’s orientation typi- University Police estimates, cally centers on a theme, rang- Convocation typically brings ing from international travel to approximately 10,000 people exploration at home, accord- to Schoellkopf Stadium, while ing to Sarah Jones, for“I came into Cornell with a lot of doubts mer associate as to whether I belonged there or not. director for residential and Being able to meet [my orientation new student leader] was reassuring.” programs. D a v i d Alex Rodriguez ’19 Rosenwasser ’18 said he believes that in his year, the 3,000 attend Cornell Essentials orientation groups provided new — where students hear from students with an environment upper-class students and alumni that encouraged them to interact about transitioning to Cornell. Over two thirds of each class with their peers. As in previous years, “the way participates in First Night activthe orientation groups were set ities on the Court-Kay-Bauer up with everyone in my group quad. being from my college was a OSC members focus great opportunity to meet more each year on improving the students in a smaller setting,” Orientation Week experience Rosenwasser said. for transfer students, according The orientation groups to Jones. New programs include also introduced students to an paintball, trivia night, ice skatOrientation Leader, who stu- ing and a casino night, among dents say were helpful easing other events. Saqif Badruddin ’19 said he their transition to Cornell. “My favorite part of enjoyed meeting so many peoO-Week was getting to meet ple, in addition to activities with my Orientation Leader,” said his orientation group. Alex Rodriguez ’19. “I came into “O-Week is the best time Cornell with a lot of doubts as to to meet hundreds of people, whether I belonged there or not. only three of which you will be Being able to meet a student friends with,” Badruddin said. who had already gone through The Sun’s news department can be two years was reassuring.” In addition to orientation reached at news@cornellsun.com.

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Cornell History Through the Eyes of The Sun By SUN STAFF

n April 27, 1865, 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 kept Cornellians informed for over 135 years. On this page, we’ve laid out a few 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 appearance’ | The Sun’s inaugural issue was published on Sept. 16, 1880, 15 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 officially 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 | Fifty 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.

Rawlings’ 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, thenNew York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced that Cornell had 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 opened on Roosevelt Island in fall 2017 and the full buildout is 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 the new technology campus, Cornell Tech. While the campus had its official inauguration last year, the full buildout will not be complete until 2037. Before demolition began to make way for the University’s new campus, The Sun’s editors the opportunity to tour the island to see Cornell’s future.

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Big Apple | The east

side of Manhattan — which houses Weill Cornell Medical College (center) — can be seen from Roosevelt Island. 6

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The site today | The first Cornell Tech building was opened on Sept. 13, 2017. The entire campus is expected to fill 12 acres.

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FDR Four Freedoms Park, built in memory of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, opened in 2012.

Welcome to the island | A tram

transporting passengers from Manhattan arrives at Roosevelt Island.

Four freedoms | American artist Jo

Davidson created a bronze sculpture of FDR that stands in the center of the FDR Four Freedoms Park.

Abandoned smallpox hospital | The ruins of a smallpox hospital,

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Housing | Student Guide | Page 7

Live

North Campus Dorms Ready for Class of 2023 Clara Dickson Hall

By SUN STAFF

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 2023 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. 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.” The dormitory was originally intended to house only females, but is now co-ed. Almost 500 students can fit in this five-story dormitory making it the largest in the Ivy League. Not quite so conveniently, however, Dickson has only four bathrooms per floor. Dickson 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 beloved 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. At its opening, this perk gave the dorm its nickname, “Court Resort.” As one of the most modern dormitories, Court-Kay-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-KayBauer Community are also known to have walls that are almost paper thin. Mews Hall

Along with Court-Kay-Bauer, Mews Hall represents the latest in dormitories on North Campus. 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 overlooks 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. Mary Donlon Hall

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 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. High Rise 5 and Jameson

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. 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.

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 “A-gway-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. 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. Located adjacent to West Campus, the Equity and Engagement Living-Learning Community opens opportunities for 35 upperlevel and transfer students to focus on successful education, retention and identity development. Some of the programs offered include discussions and training opportunities on social justice, sexual orientation and gender identity. 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. 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 Loving House is a section in Mews Hall that can accomodate 30 residents. It aims to enhance the intellectual and cultural enviornment of Cornell in regards to LGBTQ+ and allied community experiences. 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 through seniors hoping to become fluent in Arabic, French, German, Japanese, Mandarin or Spanish. 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 Ki-Swahilian 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 social-action groups.

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Student Clubs Cater to Varied Interests A sampling of C.U.’s wide array of extracurricular activities

By SUN STAFF

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 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 direction of band auditions. The

University chorus, jazz ensembles, symphonic band, marching band, symphony orchestra and glee club are all open to the musically inclined. 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 Wavves, Modest Mouse, Young Thug and Icona Pop 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 by reading CUNooz, Cornell’s online humor publication. Their website is updated regularly with articles 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, Multicultural Greek Letter

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Break it down | Members of Bhangra, an Indian-inspired dance group, perform in Barton Hall.

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. Or, for more kinetic ways to de-stress, try your hand at Bhangra, an Indian dance troupe,

or Yamatai, a taiko drumming group. Looking to get your inner nerd on? Head on over to the Chess Club’s meetings to practice checking your mates. The Cornell Baking Club welcomes all of those with a passion for the culinary arts. 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 Club Fest in September to check out the hundreds of other student groups on campus.

GREEKLife 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.” To protect incoming fresh-

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Helping out | Volunteers involved in Greek life help transplant trees at the Ithaca Children’s Garden.

men 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 Advocacy Center. 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 rules imple-

mented 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 2019. 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 members in a much more relaxed setting.

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CITY GUIDE From the outside, it’s hard to understand the allure of the city Cornell calls home. Herbert F. But Ithaca, with all its quirks and eccentricities, is full of opportunities for exploring Johnson Museum of and having fun. Art

The heart and soul 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 ever since, the Commons have been a hubbub of shops, cafés and restaurants. After multiple years of renovations, the Commons reopened in August 2015 with new benches and sculptures, as well as more extensive lighting and a more easily accessible central walkway. Retail options range from jewelry stores and bookshops to a branch of the Cornell Store that opened two years ago. If you’re hungry after a long day out and about, the restaurants on the Commons offer everything from Mediterranean to Thai, whatever your taste may be. ANDY JOHNSON / SUN FILE PHOTO

Though there are plenty of great dining options, some restaurants have become Ithaca icons for Cornell students. Moosewood Restaurant, which made its name in the ’60s Commons with its world-famous organic vegetarian cookbook, sits on Seneca Street and still Redesign serves the same perennial cuisine. Glenwood Pines, on Route 89 near Taughannock Falls State Park, serves what it calls the world-famous Pinesburger and offers a beautiful view over Cayuga Lake. Viva Taqueria on the Commons offers dine-in and carry-out options for those in need of a good fix of Mexican cuisine. If you are into museums, more than a few can be found 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 treasure trove of fossils and dinosaur bones. The Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, just off the Arts Quad on Central Campus, houses works by masters from the ancient world to now, and also features a rotating of temporary exhibitions. Buttermilk For bird lovers and nature enthusiasts in general, Cornell’s Lab of Ornithology pro- Falls vides a fun, educational experience.

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Though most still call it by its old name, the Pyramid Mall, The Shops at Ithaca is the biggest mall in town, and it does its utmost to flatter your inner fashionista’s ego. The Shops also features a newly-renovated movie theater. On the other hand, Destiny USA, also known by its previous name, the Carousel Mall, is the largest mall in New York State. It is touted as the mall everyone goes to when they realize that the Pyramid Mall just cannot fulfill their needs. Skiing probably had nothing to do with your decision to come to Cornell, but Greek Peak, just 30 minutes away in Cortland, is the best ski area in the region. 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 during Ithaca part of the winter. Farmers’ As far as grocery stores are concerned, there’s always Wegmans, a supermarket that, at the same time, is so much more than a supermarket. Those not from around from New York may be surprised at its size and the amount of ready-cooked available. Even 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. An altenative is the GreenStar Natural Foods Market, which opened a branch on College Avenue in Collegetown two summers ago.

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Several wineries line Seneca and Cayuga lakes, providing fertile ground for wine tours. Of course, you have to be 21 to sample the wines, so it’s more usual for upperclassmen to take excursions into wine country. For those of age, though, the wine region — often compared to Napa Valley in California — is well worth a visit. Apple 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. Throughout the year, the Commons plays host to a number of different celebrations at which students and residents of Ithaca commingle. 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 the aromas from local restaurants as they bring their A-game chili to be taste-tested in public. In the summer, Ithaca Festival celebrates Ithaca itself, with all its quirks included, with a parade and entertainment around town.

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Best Place to Grab a Cup of Coffee: TEMPLE OF ZEUS The Temple of Zeus embodies everything that a college student could want in a coffee joint. The cafe’s prime location on the Arts Quad makes for a convenient coffee break, a great meeting spot to work or wind down with friends and a fabulous study spot after a tiring class. Furthermore, the cafe’s all-white ambiance creates a bright and uplighting study environment. The marble tables and wooden chairs make for an aesthetic that virtually all Cornellians can appreciate. Although Zeus’ tables are usually filled most weekday afternoons, a table CAMERON POLLACK / SUN FILE PHOTO in the Klarman atrium is worth the wait. In regard to the coffee itself, you honestly can’t go wrong. Options range from espresso drinks to kombucha, and if you’re lucky, your drink may be blessed with latte art. And don’t forget to try the food! The cafe’s sandwiches and soups are not only delicious, but fresh. Whether you are a student in Arts & Sciences or not, Zeus has become a favorite for Cornellians of all persuasions and occupations.

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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 locale and natural beauty. Yet we often fall so deeply into the routine of papers, projects and prelims that we tend to forget about our surroundings altogether. The Best of Cornell, a collaboration by the staff of Sunspots (the Blogs department 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 a survey within Sunspots’ staff. 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 Ithaca have to offer.

Place to Spend Your BRBs: IVY ROOM

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Best Grocery Store: WEGMANS

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Sunday afternoon at Wegmans is a veritable social scene: upperclassmen, freshmen straight off the TCAT and Ithacans alike flock to this brick monolith to obtain not only weekly staples, but also the obscure Italian sausage or fancy cheese for a special get-together. The perpetually packed parking lot of the 24-hour national chain says it all: no other grocer in Ithaca has as wide a range of offerings as good ol’ Weggos. Though their organization can be a bit unpredictable (why is one package of noodles available in seven separate aisles?), their selection — ranging from international foodstuffs to 4 for $4 avocados to gourmet chocolate — can’t be beat. Plus, after you’ve collected your week’s worth of cooking ZACH STEELE / SUN FILE PHOTO ingredients, you can avoid actually cooking them by sashaying over to their convenient restaurant (ranked #2 out of 202 in all of Ithaca on TripAdvisor) for a gourmet meal.

We go to an Ivy League university. You’ve probably been telling yourself that since you got accepted, but it does wonders for inflating your ego to remind yourself of that. Why shouldn’t we surround ourselves with ivy? It’s crawling up the walls of the towers and dorms we know and love, so it’s probably a great assurance to know that there’s an Ivy Room, too. There isn’t actually any ivy growing in there, but the name should be enough to encourage you to check it out. The Ivy Room is like the classier, more appetizing half-sibling of Okenshields, and whether you’ve got some time to spare for lunch at midday or want to head down the stairs in Willard Straight in the evening, you won’t go away disappointed. They specialize in all-day omelettes, burgers cooked on the spot, New York style pizza, and Pan-Asian cuisine, whatever strikes your fancy. I can’t think of a place on campus that manages to give you so much bang for your Big Red Buck: the lines aren’t nearly as crazy as elsewhere, the fare is fast but fantastic, and the decor in the seating area is appropriately antique, offering beautiful views facing down the slope and across the breadth of the edge of Central Campus. Give it a try!

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Place to Visit: BOTANIC GARDENS

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With over 4,000 acres of beautifully dynamic landscape, the Cornell Botanic Gardens is a wonderful place to visit, especially when the much-awaited seasons of spring and fall grace Ithaca. The breathtaking plant biodiversity — the gardens offer a collection of grasses, herbs, flowers, vegetables, rhododendrons and vines, to name a few — will provide intrigue, calm and rejuvenation to any awful day. Starting your visit with the twelve specialty gardens located at the heart of the grounds — which surround the stunning Brian C. Nevin Welcome Center — is highly recommended. In addition to interpretive exhibits, a reception desk and an inclusive array of snacks, the Welcome Center also houses a Garden Gift Shop with fascinating souvenirs, such as a $12.99 “yoga” rabbit figurine eternally frozen in the Downward Dog position (if you’re interested, the figurine is also available online through The Cornell Store!). The Botanic Gardens are open from dawn to dusk, all year, and if you’re up for it, guided tours are also available. So if you would like a breath of fresh air, charming scenery and a better understanding and appreciation of biological diversity, then waste no time and head over to the gardens!

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Choose Your Study-Dungeon 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, your choice of library depends as much what you’re looking for as on what kind of person you are: every single one has a personality of its own. Uris

Uris Library has been dubbed “Club Uris” by students who can make light of the fact that, on any given Sunday through Thursday night, the Cocktail Lounge is the place to be (cocktails not included). Uris Library is directly adjacent to McGraw Tower. Along with Olin, it houses thousands of books, and plenty of carrels and quiet places in which to read them. Uris Library is open 24 hours a day, Sunday through Thursday. You read that right: students can make their party rounds and then get right back to Club Uris to burn the midnight oil with some after-hours studying. With 24-hour access, why bother paying rent? Bring a sleeping bag and a toothbrush, and you’re set! Olin and Kroch

For those looking for more of a lounge

than a club, Olin Library may be the place for you. Although in use at all hours of the night like its neighbor Uris, Olin still keeps its doors open up to 2 a.m. Olin has its other charms, too: it is one of Cornell’s primary research libraries, complete with its own periodical room. The Amit Bhatia Libe Café on the main level is home to Iced Skim Sugar-Free Vanilla Latte (or, as Libe employs say it, “The Long Island”) and the best chocolate brownies in the Finger Lakes. The decor in Olin is newer and homier than it is at Uris, but a word to the wise: get there early. On a Saturday morning, you might find a line of eager students waiting to get the best seating spots next to the windows. Attached to Olin is Kroch Library, which houses both the Asia Collections and the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections. Be aware: any noise above a whisper here is verboten. Mann

One of the steady workhorses of Cornell’s libraries is Mann, 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-of-the-earth location, made worse by Ithaca’s cold winter weath-

er, makes studying there a trek too far for some students, but the more determined 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. The café, however, does not accept Big Red Bucks, like everywhere else worthwhile in life. Engineering

Carpenter Hall houses a 24/7 study space, and as you would expect, it has an enormous computer lab. Libraries are constantly 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. But beware: all those serious law students like their peace and 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 even 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 typical study space. 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 presentations, 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, a curious student can peruse resources and listen to recordings of musicians from The Beatles to Tupac Shakur.

Cornell Health 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? Trying to even out the rapid muscle growth in your calves from climbing the slope? 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 midnight 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 Cornell Health, previously known as Gannett Health Services. Located on Ho Plaza, Cornell Health is the primary care provider of medical services for all enrolled students, as well as other members of the Cornell community. Cornell Health 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. Cornell Health 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 pharmacy is also located in the building so that you can fill your prescriptions on campus. Through its Sports Medicine program, Cornell Health provides primary care services to all the University’s athletes. It also provides physical therapy services for members of the entire Cornell community. In addition, Cornell Health 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.

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Big Red doctors | The Cornell 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

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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 years, and the current facility was con-

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 out that you might wear, or carry, or use

structed 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 the facility actually does. 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 that of Edward Rulloff, a man hanged in Ithaca in 1871. Rulloff was convicted of

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 quite fond of talking about climate change, 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 worked 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. He also spoke at Convocation this past May. “Cornell planetary science is as good as anybody — we’re exploring Mars,” he said. “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.” Magical Mushrooms

Fascinated by fungi? Take one of Cornell’s most popular courses, Plant Pathology 2010: Magical Mushrooms, Mischievous Molds. Taught by Prof. Kathie Hodge, 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 botanic gardens remain open from dawn to dusk throughout the year. Visitors can picnic, hike or play in any of the 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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History of Street Food at Cornell: Two Trucks. Two Legacies. 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. Since the upperclass students who decide to live on campus are primarily in dorms on West Campus, the Hot Truck was a convenient stop for the older Cornellians. However, after disappearing from its usual parking spot on University Avenue at the beginning of the 2018 fall semester, it is unknown if the rivalry will live on. The fate of the Hot Truck is still unknown to Cornellians who are missing their West Campus late-night bite. 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.”

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.

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While the status of the Hot Truck remains a mystery, students still have other food truck options. Splitting its time between North Campus and Collegetown is the truck That’s How I Roll. This truck specializes in sushi burritos otherwise dubbed “sushi-ritos.” They have classic sushi combinations as well as vegetarian options in addition to customizable poke bowls. If you are able to get off campus and are in the mood for a hearty bowl of pasta, then look no further than Circus Truck. Parked at 720 W. Green Street, this mobile eatery offers a selection of pastas, sauces and specials. If you miss the Hot Truck, venture downtown to Shortstop Deli on W. Seneca Street which serves all of the Hot Truck’s menu items 24-7. Regardless of operation, both Louie’s Lunch and the Hot Truck hold a place in Cornell history. 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. 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. BEST BETS:

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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Traditions | Student Guide | Page 19

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

THE NEW YORK TIMES

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 of mass debauchery. Slope Day, known as Springfest, The original springtime appeared in the late 1970s. More changes to Slope Day carnival originated because of financial strains to the Uni- occurred in 1985 when the legal drinking age versity Athletic changed from 18 Association. To save the Big Recent Slope Day Performers to 21. Red’s sports After the 2017: S’natra, Brasstracks, Big teams, drama drinking age Gigantic, MisterWives clubs and musichanged, the 2018: Dreezy, Young Bombs, University cal groups organized a benefit stopped serving Galantis concert. The alcohol at the 2019: Cousin Stizz, EZI, event strugevent, though Steve Aoki gled at the box students showoffice, but maned up with their aged to inspire an impromptu own. “In the years that followed ... a parade to draw attention to the number of students were treated concert. The performance was so for alcohol related emergencies,” well-attended that both the con- said Tim Marchell ’82, director cert and the parade were repeated of mental health initiatives at the following year, and the cel- Cornell Health. In response to the emergenebration before the show raised more money than the produc- cies, the University attempted to tion. From then on, Spring Day end Slope Day in the early 1990s. As an alternative, a Universitybecame a campus-wide custom. At the brink of the first World organized event was offered on War, many Cornellians believed North Campus. Since 2003, Slope Day has that they had celebrated their last Spring Day. However, after maintained a new format that World War II, the celebration includes live entertainment. For years, Slope Day was held returned with the moniker on the last day of classes. But “Spring Weekend.” Due to protests and unrest begining in 2014, Slope Day was that plagued the University in the held the day after the last day of early 1960s, the celebration was classes due to changes in the acacanceled in 1963. demic calendar.

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C.U. on the Hill

COURTESY OF GOOGLE MAPS

By now, I’m sure you’ve all heard the university’s favorite pun: “C.U. on the Hill,” be it from a campus brochure or university email. What you may not know is that there is literally a C.U. on the hill upon which North Campus is built. I haven’t been able to officially verify this information, but I’ve heard that Balch and Dickson (two of the larger freshman dorms) were supposed to be connected to form a mega dorm, which never actually happened. The reason behind this is that from a bird’s eye view, Dickson looks like a “C” and Balch looks like a “U,” and because the two are adjacent to each other, they give an overall effect of a “C.U.” on North Campus. Of course, C.U. stands for Cornell University, and if you want to see this for yourself before arriving in August, then I suggest you consult Google Maps for a view of these interestingly designed freshman dorms.

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Even as a Cornellian entering her senior year, I’m still learning things about our university that surprise me. From the apple vending machine in Mann Library to the names and meeting locations of secret societies, there are so many factoids to be found. For your convenience, I’ve compiled a few of my favorite discoveries! With eight more months of my college education to go, I’m experiencing intense nostalgia, so I hope that as you all begin the first of your four years at Cornell, you take the chance to check out and appreciate the tiny trivia treasures that our campus has to offer. — Jacqueline Quach, Former Sun Senior Writer

Robert Carl Baker, Inventor of the Chicken Nugget

Underground Tunnels While I was surfing Reddit a year ago, I discovered that Cornell has a network of underground tunnels. There’s (a) Ezra’s Tunnel, which runs between Risley and Rand Hall; (b) a tunnel connecting Olin and Uris Libraries; and (c) a tunnel running from the Plant Science Building to Weill Hall, beneath Tower Road. While Ezra’s Tunnel is supposed to be closed, a few of my friends have told me they’ve accidentally wandered into it while hiking around Cornell. Unfortunately, the tunnel between Olin and Uris is only accessible to library staff, or to those who are close to library staff, but the last tunnel is incredibly easy to find and open to anyone. All you need to do is walk into the Plant Sciences building through its main entrance from the Ag Quad. Once you walk in, a door to the left will have a sign that will lead you to other signs that will ultimately bring you to the tunnel. It becomes especially useful in the winter months, if you want to cross the street while avoiding the snow and wind outside.

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Although McDonald’s is now synonymous with the chicken nugget, the fast food corporation did not invent this gustatory gift to mankind. In fact, the true originator of the chicken nugget was a Cornellian by the name of Robert Carl Barker, who graduated from the university in 1943 and taught Food Science at Cornell for his entire 32-year career. During the 1950s, Baker perfected his recipe for the chicken nugget, decades before McDonald’s would even patent and sell their McNuggets. If you’re curious about what young Baker looked like, walk down to Uris Library and crack open the Class of 1943 yearbook. JACQUELINE QUACH / SUN FILE PHOTO

Ghosts and Hauntings

Musical Steps If you’re familiar with The Cornell Daily Sun’s “161 Things Every Cornellian Should Do” (which you should be by now), the ninth item on the list is “test out Olin Library’s musically calibrated steps by throwing stones on them.” Although stone-throwing on the Olin steps is now forbidden due to safety concerns, a cursory Google search will produce online video and audio footage of it that can be found on Vine, Flickr and YouTube, which seem to suggest that the entire terrace above Olin—not just the steps—are sonically calibrated.

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There are so many stories of ghosts and hauntings that surface once you look into paranormal phenomena at Cornell. There have been reports of strange occurrences at the Ecohouse after the 1967 fire that claimed the lives of eight students and a professor, tuxedo-donning ghosts in Willard Straight Hall, sightings of Auntie Pru in Risley Hall, a stalker spirit in Olin Library and encounters with Alice Statler in Statler Hall. According to an article from The Tab, two employees of the Statler Hotel disclosed their experiences with Alice during 2004—one was so disturbed he immediately quit his job! If you’re curious and want to know the details of these accounts, Kitsch magazine has a great piece on these freaky phantoms, as do The Sun and the Cornell SUN FILE PHOTO Chronicle!

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Big Red Ambition:161 Things Every Cornellian Should Do Cornell is a big place. There’s a lot to do. Here’s a list of 161 things that all Cornellians should do during their time on the Hill. It was originally compiled from a 2005 email survey to students, and was edited this summer. Best of luck! o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o

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 the Alma Mater with the marching band at a hockey game 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 Lindseth climbing 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. Observe the golden hour from the Newman Overlook in the Botanic Gardens 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 Okenshields 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 33. Watch the AAP students parade down East Avenue on Dragon Day 34. Order pizza to your dorm after midnight. 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 Botanic Gardens 58. Wait in line for half an hour for a salad at the Terrace 59. Ignore “No Winter Maintenance” signs … slip and fall on the icy stairs 60. Sit in Libe Cafe 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 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. Following the 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. 79. Order a sushi burrito at the That’s How I Roll food truck

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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. Buy a drink at every on-campus establishment that serves alcohol 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. Order at Wings Over Ithaca at 3:59 a.m. 90. 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 at the Mongolian Grill in RPCC. 106. See a concert at Barton Hall 107. Gain the freshman 15. Pay $159 for a gym membership and don’t go 108. Eat brunch on North Campus 109. Take your First-Year Writing Seminar as a senior 110. Fail your swim test, just for kicks 111. Tailgate for homecoming 112. Model for 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 (regardless of your gender) 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 Destiny USA 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. Claim a big table near an outlet in Temple of Zeus and occupy it all day 139. Write dirty messages with rocks in the gorge 140. Ride a horse at Oxley Equestrian Center 141. Ring the giant bell in the Botanic Gardens 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 pre-enroll; 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. Find your way onto the roof of a Cornell building 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 161. Climb all 161 steps to the top of McGraw Tower

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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 (Wavves, 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 wannabe 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 X Ambassadors, Bo Burnham and Norah Jones. Rainbow Kitten Surprise and Cat Power are just a couple 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 for a backstage, but Barton is a bona fide big star attraction. Ever heard of Carly Rae Jepsen, Young Thug or Trevor Noah? 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. Ithaca Underground, a nonprofit supporting Ithaca’s local music community, brings over 40 shows to the city every year. 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.) and the Sacred Root Kava Lounge & Tea Bar 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 Galantis, joining an already impressive roster that includes Chance the Rapper, 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 Performing and Media Arts Department hosts Campus-produced plays, musicals, movies and dance performances throughout the fall and spring in addition to can’t-miss annual events such as Festival 24.

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 Botanic Gardens 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 free 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 their 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 everything 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’ ’80 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 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, designer of the Louvre. 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 Marvel flick, hoof it over to Regal, home of the Hollywood blockbuster and normal release schedule.

120 E. Green St.

Pyramid Mall, 40 Catherwood Rd.

Need more arts? Craving extra culture? Read The Cornell Daily Sun Arts Section, printed three days a week and featuring the best of campus music, film, fine arts and all that other good stuff.

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Top Five Science-y Things to Do By MARIA MINSKER 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 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.”

watch a meteor shower.

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.

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 Prof. James 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.

Dear Freshmen: 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. Our 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 –– and you should be, too. So feed your curiosity by reading the science section every Tuesday and learn about the science happening around you every day.

Sun Staff Writer

1, 2, 3 … Takeoff! Classes Abroad

International Agriculture and Rural Development 6020: International Agriculture in Developing Nations — Travel to India or Burma during the January intercession for an interdisciplinary take on agricultural development. There are also pre-departure and post-departure courses to foster critical reflection and collective leadership skills. Human Ecology 4080: Practicing Medicine Healthcare Culture and Careers — Spend the summer at Cornell’s home away from home Weill Medical College in New York City. This course combines shadowing doctors and allied health staff with readings and reflections for students to dissect what it means to be a health professional in today’s world. Trees, Ice Cream Making, and More CALS Courses

Natural Resources 3250: Forest Management and Maple Syrup Production — From hikes in the forest to tapping trees to make syrup, this class is the ultimate hands-on experience for any one interested. Food Science 1101: Science and Technology of Food — A visit to the Cornell Dairy Bar is often number one on new students’ to-do lists, and number two should be taking this class to have a chance at developing new ice cream flavors to be sold across campus! In fact, students in this course were responsible for the famous Red, White, and Biden ice cream flavor last year in honor of commencement speaker, Former Vice President Joe Biden. Take advantage of one of the most unique classes at Cornell, and your ice cream idea could be the next campus sensation. Horticulture 2010: The Art of Horticulture — Use plants and gardens as art in this experiential class. Turn grapes into a purple masterpiece on paper or layer leaves and branches to depict forests from field-trips with the class. This course really takes agriculture and life sciences to another level!

Bird watching | The Lab of Ornithology, located in Sapsucker Woods, is a world leader in the appreciation and conservation of birds.

Human Development 2600: Introduction to Personality — What makes up personalities and how can those biological, social, or cultural aspects be measured? Dive into these questions and learn about personality psychology while discussing historical debates over personality. Nutritional Science 1150: Nutrition, Health and Society — Worried about the freshman 15? Enroll in this introductory nutrition class and learn to stay healthy in the college world of late munchies and sleepless nights. Iconic Professor Levitsky is sure to keep you entertained with songs about the digestive system and snacks in class.

Maria Minsker can be reached at mminsker@cornellsun.com.

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

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4. Go stargazing at the Fuertes Observatory.

Fuertes Observatory is located on North Campus near

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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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Under the stars | Visit the Fuertes Observatory to stargaze or

Getting dirty | Becky Hume ’11 plants seedlings at a Dilmun Hill Organic Farm work party, where students gather to do farm chores each week.

Research

Scintillating Science Classes

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COURTESY OF DILMUN HILL STUDENT ORGANIC FARM

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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 DVM 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.

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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 two-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 after observing 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” (containing 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 in corn plants. Transposable elements are DNA sequences that can move throughout the genome, changing 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 newly-created 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.

2003

2018

Prof. Steve Squyres ’78 Ph.D. ’81, astronomy, leads the Mars Exploration Rover Mission as principal investigator. The mission, through 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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Arthur Ashkin Ph.D. ’52 won the Nobel Prize in physics in October 2018, setting the record for the oldest person to receive the award in Nobel’s 112-year history. He split the award with two of his co-researchers. Together, they researched and invented “optical tweezers,” which allowed Ashkin to pick up living bacteria without damaging them.

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SOFTBALL

Softball Splits Doubleheader With Ithaca College By SMITA NALLURI Sun Staff Writer

This story was first published April 24.

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Split | It was solid pitching and extra-base hits that turned the tide for the Red in game two against Ithaca College.

Punching below its weight in a crosstown matchup, Cornell probably hoped for better. Cornell (8-31, 3-11 Ivy) headed across town to take on Division III powerhouse No. 14 Ithaca College (226-1,10-0 Liberty) in a midweek matchup with mixed results. The Red dropped its first contest on Tuesday, 3-2, against the Bombers but came back to take the second game of the evening, 6-3. “The team put together 14 innings of quality play,” assistant coach Janet Maguire said. “It started in the circle with the pitching staff executing each pitch and taking the Ithaca hitters out of their rhythm, especially in some key moments.” That pitching played a key role in the doubleheader is an encouraging sign for a Red pitching staff that has struggled with injuries all season. Junior Lisa Nelson returned to the mound in game one for the Red after battling a season-long lower leg injury, and freshman Ashley Delany pitched in game two. After a narrow loss in game one, the Red remained composed to rally back and win game two. “Even in game one when we had some miscues behind them,” Maguire said, “they did not waiver.

[Freshman] catcher Emily Muniz was instrumental in their success. She was a wall behind the dish and set the tempo for the game.” The Red kicked off game two with a leadoff home run from freshman Miranda Lawson. Cornell managed to put its seven hits to good use, scoring six thanks to timely hitting. Freshman Hanna Crist drove in three RBIs with two doubles. In addition to earning the win on the mound, Delany tallied her first career home run in the game. “Offensively, we made adjustments in each game to take advantage of our opportunities to score,” Maguire said. “It was a total team effort on both sides of the ball.” The Red will continue to learn from its mistakes and will be back in action this weekend as it returns to Ancient Eight play. Cornell will welcome Princeton (13-21, 8-6 Ivy) to Niemand-Robison field as it honors its lone senior Olivia Lam in her last home series for the Red. “Our offense has demonstrated throughout the season that we are capable of hitting with just about any opponent,” Maguire said. “When we piece that together with strong pitching performances and sound defense, we can put ourselves in a position to win.” First pitches are slated for 12:30 p.m. and 2:30 p.m on Saturday and 12:30 p.m. on Sunday. Smita Nalluri can be reached at snalluri@cornellsun.com.

MEN’S TENNIS

Men’s Tennis’ Season Ends at Columbia With 4-2 Loss

By FAITH FISHER Sun Staff Writer

This article was first published on April 29. A loss this weekend against Ivy foe Columbia marked the end of men’s tennis’ season. The 4-2 loss against the Lions not only

“I think the outcome was heartbreaking — we were a few points away from winning the title.” Head Coach Silviu Tanasoiu deprived the Red of an Ivy League title but also ultimately precluded the team from earning a spot in the NCAA tournament. “I think both teams knew what was at stake,” head coach Silviu Tanasoiu said. “Every person on the court knew what we were playing for and, despite the outcome, the quality of tennis was extremely high.” The Lions entered the match on Saturday with a seven-match winning streak and an undefeated Ivy record — something that Cornell lost last weekend at Harvard. With five nationally-ranked singles players and three nationally-ranked doubles pairings, Columbia is ranked 16th in the nation by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association. The Red has historically struggled against the team — its last win against the six-consecutive Ivy League title winner was in 2013. Although junior Joseph McAllister and sophomore Eero Vasa initially secured the advantage for Cornell with a 6-3 doubles win, the pairings of sophomore Alafia Ayeni and junior Lev Kazakov along with junior Daniel Soyfer and senior David Volfson could not maintain such a lead. Following 6-2 and 6-3 losses,

respectively, the Tigers monopolized the doubles point. “The doubles point is certainly a difference maker, but even without the doubles point, I thought we reacted incredibly well to losing the doubles point,” Tanasoiu said. “We started to come back in singles, and put ourselves in a position to win, winning five out of six of the first sets.” The singles round further tilted the advantage in the Lions’ favor — at the first position, Ayeni dropped a three-set loss against his 33rd-ranked opponent. The Red began to neutralize Columbia’s lead, though, with a win from sophomore Evan Bynoe at the 6th position. Vasa closed out a tight three-set match to equalize the score. The Lions reclaimed their lead with a 6-4 win at the second spot, which meant that the Red’s fate hinged upon winning the last

“I think both teams knew what was at stake ... every person on the court knew what we were playing for.” Head Coach Silviu Tanasoiu two matches. The final matchups, which would decide the results of the entire match and determine who took home the Ivy title, were brutally fought. Soyfer was up 5-3 in the third set of his match, but Kazakov’s devastating loss, a marathon 3-6, 6-2, 7-6(6) match, finalized the results of the day. “I think the outcome was heartbreaking — we were a few points away from winning the title and beating a team ranked 16th in the country at their place,” Tanasoiu said. “We came about as close as you can come to winning. We are not happy with the outcome, but I am personally proud with how we fought and how the

guys competed.” As announced Monday at 6 p.m., Cornell men’s tennis will not take part in the NCAA

Tournament. The two Ivy League participants in the tournament will be Columbia and Dartmouth, taking on Bryant and Michigan,

respectively. Faith Fisher can be reached at ffisher@cornellsun.com.

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tried his hand at acting. Milliman: Peter. After the resignation of Matt Kerwick, Milliman stepped in as the interim head coach of the men’s lacrosse team in May 2017. Led his team to an Ivy League championship and NCAA Tournament appearance in 2018. Current head coach of the men’s lacrosse team. Moran: Richie. Hall of Fame lacrosse coach. Took Cornell to the NCAA playoffs countless times, winning three national championships 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. Newman: Wes ’09. Cornell swim and dive alumnus, now leading the men’s squad. A

Canadian, so swimmers have been practicing in maple syrup so the water feels easier at meets. Nieuwendyk: Joe ’88. Once NHL Rookie of the Year for Calgary 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. No. 25 retired at Lynah Rink on Feb. 26, 2010. Noel: Andy. Current Cornell Athletic Director. Daily Sun favorite. Who doesn’t love Andy? Novakovic: Joanna ’03. Head coach of Equestrian since 2014. Won the Ivy league in 2018, sending riders to nationals is not uncommon. Palmer: David. A two-time world champion, now the head coach of the squash program entering his fourth year. Once awarded a Medal of the Order of Australia by Queen Elizabeth II of Down Under. Got royalty in his DNA.

Penn: 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. Pepicelli: Dan. Head coach of the baseball team entering his fifth year. In his first two seasons, Coach Pep brought over his expertise from baseball powerhouse Clemson to revamp Cornell’s baseball program. Future is looking up for the Red on the diamond. Princeton: Yawn. Nickname: Tigers. Location: New Jersey, but shockingly fields top-notch 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. 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, 200506, 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 the chant, “Kill, Schafer, Kill.” Entering his 25th season behind the Cornell bench in 2019-20, he has coached the Red to the NCAA tournament 12 times, as recent as 2019. Schoellkopf: Stadium which hosts football and men’s and women’s lacrosse. 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 recently debuted. Schneider: Daria. Entering her forth year as head coach of the women’s fencing team. Schneider’s impressive history of accolades includes five-time US National Team member, twotime world championship medalist and U.S. Fencing national champion. She enters the program as the second youngest coach of an NCAA Division I program. Smith: Dayna. 17-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 29 All-Ivy honors, including one Ivy League Player of the Year award and one All-America selection. Secondlongest tenured active coach in the Ivy League. Smith: John. Men’s soccer head coach entering his fourth year. He comes to Ithaca from Palo Alto, where he was the associate head coach for Stanford — a team that won the 2015 NCAA title. Earned a win against nationally-ranked Syracuse in his second season. An England native, he knows a thing or two about soccer, or “football.” Stevens: Mike. Nine years as head coach of the women’s tennis program. Reigning Ivy coach of the year after leading the women to program’s first share of Ivy title. Tanasoiu: Silviu. Romanianborn head coach of the men’s tennis team who has led the Red for the last eight years. Won an Ivy championship and went to second round of NCAAs in 2017. Tatum: Mark ’91. Played baseball at Cornell, named deputy commissioner and Chief Operating Officer of the NBA in 2014. This completes the trifecta of Cornellians leading pro sports. Vande Berg: Trudy. Entering fifth year as head coach of the volleyball team. During her second year, led her squad to the program’s most wins since 2006 and highest conference finish since 2008. 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?

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2019 Season in Review: An Alternative ‘Success’ Story

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Offseason onwards | With Ivy League play in the rear view, Cornell baseball has a few positive takeaway from its overall 14-23 2019 season. By KATHERINE FAIOLA Sun Staff Writer

This story was first published on May 6. With an overall record of 14-23, Cornell baseball’s 2019 season was a statistically unimpressive one — but the game of baseball is more than just numbers, wins and losses. From the start, the Red (8-13 Ivy

League) faced unforgiving opponents both in and out of Ivy League play. Despite these challenges, the team fought up until the very last inning of each game — and within conference play, the Red only suffered one series sweep at the hands of Brown. The beginning of the season was marked by inconsistent offense, only to be replaced with a streak of success in the

final two conference series of the season. The trend of clutch performances as the game got down to the wire was evident in the two most recent one-run victories for the Red. Recall April 28, when senior catcher Will Simoneit faced a full count with two outs and the tying runs on base in the bottom of the ninth, down by two runs. He clocked a homer over the left field wall for a walk-off, series-clinching victory over Penn on his senior day. Then on May 4 at Dartmouth, junior John Natoli got the call to pitch to one batter in the bottom of the ninth with two outs and the tying run in scoring position. Three strikes later, the Red secured their fifth win in a row and second series victory of the season. The quality of the victories and consistent effort from the entire team served as an important takeaway from the season. “This year will go down for me as just a group that just did not quit,” said Head Coach Dan Pepicelli. The Red’s five-game winning streak from April 27 to May 4 lifted the team’s spirits at the tail end of the season. “Sometimes the big success stories are when you don’t quit and just keep grinding away at the season and get something for yourself at the end,” Pepicelli said. Ultimately, Cornell succeeded this year in finding an offensive lineup with

hot bats, steady defensive players and commanding pitchers. In the Dartmouth series, the Red boasted a home run and several multiple-base hits, only one error the entire weekend, and stellar lights-out starts and relief pitching. Seniors Adam Saks, Will Simoneit and Josh Ardnt connected for base hits throughout the series and junior Matt Collins launched a homer in game one. Pepicelli’s defensive highlight of the weekend is that the team “turned a lot of double plays, when that opportunity was there we really jumped on it.” Both junior RHP Colby Wyatt and freshman RHP Jon Zacharias commanded the mound for at least six dominant innings into their respective starts on Saturday, May 4. With the 2019 Ivy League play wrapped up, and one final away game versus St. Bonaventure University on Tuesday, May 7, Cornell looks towards the offseason to improve both individually and collectively. “What we really need to do is just improve … to take the next step,” Pepicelli said. “And I think it’s just a matter of finding the right fit where we can be more dangerous and more consistent on offense.” Katherine Faiola can be reached at kfaiola@cornellsun.com.

WOMEN’S LACROSSE

‘Underdog’ Women’s Lacrosse Looks to Topple Princeton

A 4th seed, Red hopes to end league nemesis Princeton’s eight-game winning streak By GRACIE TODD Sun Staff Writer

This article was first published on May 1. This weekend, Cornell women’s lacrosse will head to New York City to compete in the Ivy League tournament. The Red is seeded fourth in the tournament, which also features national powerhouses Princeton, Penn and Dartmouth. “Our team embraces the underdog mentality, so being seeded fourth is perfect for us,” head coach Jenny Graap said. The Red’s seeding means it will face the number one seed, Princeton, on Friday, while Dartmouth and Penn, the second and third seeds, respectively, will play each other in the semifinals. The winners of each game will face off on Sunday for the Ivy League title. Princeton enters the game on an eight-game winning streak. The Tigers won the Ancient Eight regular season title with a 6-1 record. Any team the Red beats in the tournament will be a team it hasn’t yet taken down this season: Cornell suffered three of its seven losses this season — and all three of its league losses — at the hands of the other three teams in the tournament. In fact, Cornell’s second-largest loss margin of the year was dealt by Dartmouth, as the Red lost 15-8 to the Green two weekends ago. The losses to Princeton and Penn were much closer, though,

with the Red losing by only three goals to Princeton and by one goal in overtime to Penn. Cornell and Princeton last met just a few days ago, on Cornell’s Senior Day at Schoellkopf Field. The Tigers got out to an insurmountable first-half lead in the playoff preview, and Cornell’s late comeback fell short in an 18-15 decision. Despite its losing record against this weekend’s opponents, the Red still aspires to win the championship. Now that it’s in the Ancient Eight semifinals, Cornell is two upset wins from earning an NCAA Tournament bid. “Winning the Ivy tournament has been a goal for our team this whole season,” junior captain Caroline Allen said. “We want to keep playing games, and winning the tournament will give us the automatic qualifier for the NCAA tournament.” Indeed, the bid would perhaps be most significant for Cornell, as it is the only team in the tournament that isn’t nationally-ranked. Princeton, Dartmouth and Penn are ranked No. 10, 12 and 14 in the nation respectively. “We know the Ivy League is always good competition,” Allen said. And Cornell will bring much experience to this competition, including six players honored as all-Ivy players this season. Junior captains Mary Kate Bonanni and Allen both received first-team honors; sophomore Ellie Walsh

received second-team honors and junior goalkeeper Katie McGahan, classmate Taylor Lis and sophomore Grace Paletta all received All-Ivy honorable mentions. But Graap said the team is also making sure its younger players are ready to contribute come Friday night, because “like any team this late in the season,” Cornell has suffered its “fair share of injuries.” The tournament has only been in existence since 2010, but Cornell has plenty of recent experience taking on Princeton in the postseason. Cornell has appeared in the tournament — which has only existed since 2010 — seven times, most recently in 2017. That year, Cornell lost to Princeton in the Ivy championship game. Cornell hasn’t beaten Princeton since the teams met on the league’s biggest stage in 2016, when the current seniors were freshmen. The 2016 Red toppled the Tigers in the conference semifinals, 10-9 in overtime, en route to its first league title. “How awesome it would be for them to win it again in their final season with the Big Red,” Graap said. Cornell takes on Princeton in at 5 p.m. on Saturday at Rocco B. Commisso Soccer Stadium in New York City. BORIS TSANG / SUN PHOTOGRAPHY EDITOR

Gracie Todd can be reached at gtodd@cornellsun.com.

Go big | Despite being the only team not nationally ranked at their weekend tournament, the women’s lacrosse team remains optimistic.

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WOMEN’S TRACK AND FIELD

Red Places 3rd at Ivy League Heptagonal Championship The women’s track and field team’s score was almost 10 points higher than in 2018 By ZORA HAHN Sun Staff Writer

This story was first published on May 6. The Red placed third with an overall score of 96 points at the Ivy League Outdoor Track and Field Championships this weekend. The team was edged out by first place Penn with 160 points and second place Harvard with 126 points in Princeton. Cornell had two first-place finishes, coming from freshman Beatrice Juskeviciute in the heptathlon and senior Briar Brumley in the 3000meter steeplechase. Along with these finishes, the Red had eleven top-three finishes, which led to its ultimate third place finish. Juskeviciute earned top-three finishes in all seven of the events and three firstplace finishes to secure the win in the heptathlon with 148 points more than the second-place finisher. Brumley won the steeplechase with a season-best time of 10:12.61 and the third-place finisher was sophomore teammate Gabrielle Orie, who also had a season-best time of 10:21.00. “My teammate Gabrielle Orie [is] really good at leading races from the front and I’m a lot better if I can stay relaxed starting in second or third and then finishing off strong,” Brumley said. Her strategy of starting off more slowly paid off and led her to the first-place finish. In this particular event, her primary

competitors were individuals from Yale, Dartmouth and Princeton. Yale’s Kayley DeLay finished in second place with a 10:13.52 time, just under a second behind Brumley. After this successful meet, the team looks forward to one of its last postseason meets, the ECAC/IC4A Championships, which will occur next weekend, again in Princeton, New Jersey. Following the ECAC/IC4A Championships, the team will aim for the NCAA Regionals. “[For the NCAA Regionals,] they take the top 48 people in the eastern 25 states. At least six of us will be going to that according to the current rankings,” Brumley said. From NCAA Regionals, the top twelve competitors in each event move on to NCAA Nationals. Brumley has qualified for regionals for the past three years, and current standings indicate her qualification this year as well to complete the four-year sweep. “I’m not ready to be completely done with track,” Brumley said. “I haven’t completely ruled out the possibility of competitive running.” More of the Cornell women’s team is set to qualify for Regionals this year than last season. This weekend, the team goes on the road again to participate in the ECAC/ IP4A Championships. Zora Hahn can be reached at zhahn@cornellsun.com.

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Strong finish | After scoring 96 points at the Ivy League Outdoor Track and Field Championships, the Red looks ahead to more postseason meets.

MEN’S GOLF

Men’s Golf Experiences High and Lows, Looks to Finish Strong By BENNETT GROSS Sun Staff Writer

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Seventh-place finish | The Red could not harness the momentum coming out of its first-place BCD Invitational finish.

This story was first published on April 22. After placing in the top four in each of the last three Ivy League Championship tournaments, the Red concluded their season with a seventh-place finish, 21 strokes behind first-place Princeton. The Red was carried by senior Tianyi Cen, who ended the weekend and his collegiate golf career with a six-over-par cumulative score. He shot two-overpar in his final round, which clinched him the sixth best score individually in the tournament and garnered him a spot on the All-Ivy second team for a second consecutive year. Last season, Cen finished the tournament in the eighth spot. Junior Jack Casler, who had been the Red’s best golfer coming into the tournament, carded the second-best score for Cornell, shooting 10-over-par for 20th-best out of 40 in the tournament. While the tournament did not represent his best performance of the season, Casler dominated the par fives, scoring four under par on those holes in the tournament. Sophomore Charlie Dubiel carded an 11-over-par but ended his season with an impressive one under par final round. His score put him in 21st place overall for

the tournament, one spot behind teammate Casler. Freshman Noah Schwartz and junior Mike May rounded out the scorecard for Cornell. Schwartz shot 21-over-par, placing him tied for 32nd, while May ended his season with a 22-over-par performance, leaving him tied for 34th. Princeton won the tournament, their 21st in school history and their first in the last five seasons. The Tigers edged out Columbia by one stroke and defending champion Yale by two. The Bulldogs came into the weekend as the undisputed favorites, but Princeton was able to pull out the championship in their home state. “This week was a little disappointing just knowing that you don’t really have to shoot any crazy low scores to win the Ivy League Championships because it is always on a very difficult golf course where course management is key,” Dubiel said. “I think as a team we tied Princeton for birdies on the week but finished seventh and over 20 shots behind their winning total. That tells me that we hit enough good shots to win, but did not manage the bad shots nearly as well as they did.” Yale senior James Nicholas placed first individually with a score of two-over-par. Princeton’s best scorer on the weekend was junior Evan Quinn, who shot

four-over-par and concluded the weekend in second place. Next season, the Red will return much of the same core as this season with the exception of Cen. The team expects to compete for an Ivy League title — a feat which has never been accomplished in school history. “Overall, we have a lot of work to do in order to be the best team in the Ivy League, but the potential is there,” Dubiel said. “We are obviously very sad to

“We have a lot of work to do in order to be the best team in the Ivy League, but the potential is there.” Charlie Dubiel lose Tianyi [Cen] to graduation this year, but we have a few solid players coming in who should be able to make an impact right away. The highlight of the spring season for the Red was their first-place finish in the one-day BCD Invitational in Florida. However, the squad faltered down the stretch, finishing in the last place in the Rutherford Intercollegiate the week before the Ivy Championships. Bennett Gross can be reached at bgross@cornellsun.com.

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Matt Morgan: Cornell’s All-Time Leading Scorer By DYLAN McDEVITT Sun Staff Writer

This article was first published on May 16. Matt Morgan is quite the record holder at Cornell. The Concord, North Carolina native set program career records in points, field goals and free throws and ranks in the top 10 in several other statistical categories. Arguably the best basketball player in Cornell history, Morgan built his legacy as an offensive force to be reckoned with over his four year career, wreaking havoc on the Ivy League and providing Cornell with some of its most memorable moments since its famed Sweet Sixteen run in 2010. Morgan was an integral part of helping the Red reach its first-ever Ivy League tournament in Philadelphia last season. But even after a conference playoff berth and setting the program scoring record in January, Morgan said that one of his most memorable moments came at the very end. “Senior night was one of the best moments I’ve had in a Cornell uniform,” Morgan said that night after Cornell closed out the 2018-19 season with a 66-51 win over Dartmouth. “Being able to play for the last time in Newman Arena will be a moment I will never forget.” But Morgan is not just a Cornell legend. He led the Ivy League in scoring in all four of his seasons and earned all-Ivy honors in each campaign as well, capping it off his senior season with a unanimous first-team selection. Morgan closed out his career ranked second in the Ancient Eight in career points and is just the sixth Ivy player to surpass 2,000 career points. “Matt Morgan is a gifted offensive player. He makes you pay for every mis-

take,” Harvard coach Tommy Amaker said of Morgan in April. “His shotmaking, his confidence that he has, gives everybody else on their team confidence.” After each of the last three seasons, Morgan declared for the NBA draft, seeking elevation to the highest level of basketball before withdrawing twice to retain his college eligibility. “You learn a little bit more each year,” Morgan said after withdrawing from the draft last year. “I learned the stuff I need to improve on to get to that next level. It was great feedback and I’m ready to get in the gym and work on improving those things and [continue to expand] my game.” In the process, he signed with the agency Klutch Sports Group, which represents NBA stars like LeBron James, Ben Simmons and Draymond Green, among others, as he now seeks entry into either a European or the G-League, the NBA’s developmental level, along with the small chance of being selected in the upcoming NBA draft. “They represent more than just [star players]; they have some overseas people, some people in the G-League, so they have the experience in all facets of professional basketball,” Morgan told The Sun in April. With his college years now in the rearview mirror, Morgan hopes that there is more to his future in the sport of basketball. With a new agency and a slew of records to guide him to the next level, he may just stand a chance. Whatever the outcome, Morgan can rest assured that his name will stand strong in the annals of Cornell men’s basketball and Cornell Athletics history for decades to come. Dylan McDevitt can be reached at dmcdevitt@cornellsun.com.

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Legends live forever | Matt Morgan ’19 leaves Cornell as the all-time leading scorer in program history and second in the Ancient Eight.

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Stalwart | Goalie Marlène Boissonnault was an integreal part of Cornell’s success over the past four years, but she says the best is yet to come for women’s hockey.

Marlène Boissonnault:

Puck Stopper Galore By SMITA NALLURI Sun Staff Writer

This article was first published on May 7. “Stop pucks,” senior goaltender Marlène Boissonnault said with a laugh when she was asked what her role has been on the team for four years. Though the Dundee, New Brunswick, native has been a brick wall for the Red throughout her career, her impact on the team goes far beyond the space between the pipes. Over the course of her collegiate career, Boissonnault has racked up numerous All-Ivy League and All-ECAC accolades. With 15 career shutouts, Boissonnault is tied for the third-most in school history. She also finished the 2019 season with the second-best goals against average in the nation — 1.643 — and was third in the nation in shutouts with six. Despite her individual success, Boissonnault looks to the team’s journey as what defines her time at Cornell. “[The highlight of my career] really has been to see the change over the four years, and the growth from the players and our program, in general,” Boissonnault said. Boissonnault helped lead the Red to an ECAC title and its first Frozen Four appearance since 2012 this year. “This season has been amazing,” Boissonnault said. “It’s been a goal since my freshman year to get to the Frozen Four, and obviously to win the Frozen Four, but to get there is definitely a huge achievement for the team.” Playing numerous elimination games in overtime, Boissonnault remained poised under pressure and looks back on those high-stress games fondly. “[The postseason] was phenomenal,” Boissonnault said. “It’s something that I’m going to remember forever. I’m going to look back at it and really think of those games. They were just crazy — the atmosphere, and the fans there, and the whole team just being so excited and hungry for every single game. That’s something that’s going to mark me for the rest of my life.” Beyond winning games, one of Boissonnault’s goals was to spread that excitement and energy on the ice to fans.

While women’s hockey still lags behind the men’s game, Boissannault has seen women’s hockey take major steps forward in her years in Ithaca. “I wanted to make Cornell women’s hockey something to look forward to, something for fans to really be excited for, something for students to come and see,” Boissonnault said. Boissonnault and the rest of the team seemed to succeed in this mission as Cornell had the highest average attendance rate per game in the ECAC this season. Boissonnault isn’t ready to hang up her skates quite yet, as she hopes to play professional hockey next year. But after working to strengthen women’s hockey at Cornell, she’s not done fighting for equality. Though she says she has seen improvement in gender equality at the collegiate level, it is something that she and other players are fighting for professionally: After the Canadian Women’s Hockey League’s recent folding, Boissannault was one of many players who signed a letter saying they won’t play professionally until the sport reaches a viable agreement. “Right now we’re fighting just to be able to see the same as the men or even something close to it,” Boissonnault said. “Right now we can’t really do with what we have in terms of pain or the facilities we have. So right now we’re just fighting for what we deserve, what we demand, really.” Boissannault said she’ll always be a supporter of Cornell hockey. She got a taste of the immediate future this season — sophomore goaltender Lindsay Browning dazzled in limited playing time in relief of Boissannault, and some of the Red’s top goal scorers this season will be back for 2019-20. “I’m just super excited [for the future of the team],” Boissannault said. “I’m expecting them to really just run with it because they have really good players. Lindsay has been phenomenal. I’m excited to be watching every minute of it and just cheering them on.” Smita Nalluri can be reached at snalluri@cornellsun.com.

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Men’s Lightweight Rowing Reclaims Geiger Cup Heavyweight falls to Navy and Syracuse; women’s Clemson Invitational cancelled

By ZORA HAHN Sun Staff Writer

This story was first published on April 22. Men’s lightweight rowing continued its dominance over the weekend, following up its victory over No. 2 Princeton with another resumé-boosting win over No. 3 Columbia. Heavyweight rowing was not as successful, falling to Syracuse for both of the available trophies in its Saturday regatta. The women’s Clemson Invitational that was scheduled for April 19 and 20 was canceled due to inclement weather. Cornell’s No. 1-ranked lightweight rowing team defeated Columbia to reclaim the Geiger Cup in its race on Saturday at the Cayuga Lake Inlet. The two schools have gone back and forth in victories over the past sea-

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Lightweight domination | The Red earned a decisive win over Princeton to take home its sixth Platt Cup in eight years. sons, with Cornell winning in odd years — 2015, 2017 and now in 2019. The Varsity 8 has come in first place in all of its races this spring. “The outcomes we have seen so far this spring are the result

of everyone’s hard work during the offseason,” said senior Nick Anderson, who is in his second year of being in the Varsity 8 lineup. “Our coaching staff holds us to a very high standard every day.”

Lightweight rowing’s final regular-season meet is this Saturday, April 27, at home against Dartmouth. Following that, on May 19 — in the middle of senior week — the team will travel to Worcester,

Mass. to participate in Eastern Sprints, an “Ivy League and EARC League [championship],” as Anderson referred to it. The team with the most points wins the Jope Cup at Eastern Sprints, which has not been won by a Cornell team since 2015. “Our class has been working towards [the Jope Cup] since we joined the team in the fall of 2016,” Anderson said. “We want to leave … with that legacy.” If the team falls in the top eight during this Eastern Sprints meet, it will qualify for the IRA National Championship, which takes place between May 31 and

“The outcomes we have seen ... are the result of everyone’s hard work during the offseason.” Nick Anderson June 2 in Sacramento, California. “Only one varsity eight and two four-man crews will make the trip,” Anderson said. “We have raced a squad at the IRA every year.” The No. 12 ranked men’s heavyweight crew team traveled to Princeton, New Jersey, to battle for the Stagg and Goes Trophies against No. 9 Syracuse and No. 16 Navy. The Stagg Trophy is awarded to the overall winner of the regatta and Cornell has won it 17 times since it was initiated in 1967. The Goes Trophy is awarded to the winner of the Varsity 8 race. The Stagg Trophy was claimed by Syracuse last year; Cornell just barely won the Goes Trophy last season when it overtook Syracuse right at the line. But this year, Syracuse claimed victory in both categories. The Orange won the Stagg Trophy and also took the Goes Trophy for the first time since 2011 by winning three of the four races of the day. The heavyweight team will travel to New Haven on April 27 to take on Princeton and Yale. Additionally, the women’s team is going against Dartmouth for the Parents Cup in Ithaca on April 28. Zora Hahn can be reached at zhahn@cornellsun.com.

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What’s that? You don’t know the difference between Schaap and Schafer? You better start reading.

Archer: David ’05. A student athlete himself back in the day and a man who has bled Red for years now, Archer is entering his seventh year as the head football coach of his alma mater. When Archer was hired in 2013, he became the youngest Division I head coach in the nation. Be on the lookout for that breakthrough season for the Red sometime in the near future. Arena: Bruce ’73. Played lacrosse and soccer for the Red. Current coach of the U.S. men’s soccer team the New England Revolution and 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 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. Baughan: Matt. Golf coach, who has been leading the Red for the past 20 seasons. Also has the honor of being head teaching pro at Cornell’s beautiful Robert Trent Jones golf course. Beckwith: Paul. Entering his 25th year as the head of the gymnastics program after coaching the team to third place in the USAG Collegiate National Meet this past season. 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! (Or if you are reading The Sun, just 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, when people actually show up. Boiardi: George ’04. Men’s lacrosse player who died after being struck by a lacrosse ball in a game against Binghamton in 2002. He was a fouryear starter, captain, set to graduate two months after death. Head coaching position named in his honor. 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. Bowman: Rich. Women’s track and field/cross country entering his 39th year working at Cornell. Was named director of the track and field program in 2016. Has coached over 150 athletes to Ivy League and Hep championships. Living legend. Brown: The color of dirt, but also an Ivy school that doesn’t believe in grades or sports. 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!” Colangelo: Bryan ’87. Former GM of the Philadelphia 76ers who played guard for the Red while on East Hill. Averaged three minutes a game in 42 contests. Trust the process. Colgate: Relatively substantial rivalry outside the Ivy League. Their fans throw Big Red chewing gum when the men’s hockey team is visiting, Cornell fans throw Colgate toothpaste when Raiders are in town. Columbia: 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 rowing, wrestling, men’s and women’s hockey and men’s lacrosse, among others. 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.

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Cullen: Terry and his late father Bob, that is. leled in the stands. People throw fish (and in one Father-son team that coached the Cornell sprint instance, an octopus) at Harvard players. People football team “forever” and guided the Red to used to tie chickens to the net between periods, countless CSFL titles. In 2006, the Red achieved but the ECACHL stepped in recently. People perfection for the first time since Purple Rain was swear a lot. In between all this, the Red and popular, going 6-0 en route to a national champiCrimson play some great hockey. We laughed, we cried. A must see. onship. Terry’s position as head coach is literally Graap: Jenny ’86. 21-year women’s lacrosse named after him. coach who helped the women’s laxers to a turnDartmouth: Small school, but with proper nourishment could become a full-grown universiaround season in 1998. She took the team to the Final Four in 2002, garnering Coach of the Year ty like the rest of its Ivy pals. Nicknamed the Big Green, a name stolen from the children’s movie awards. Led the team to its first ever co-Ivy League title and another NCAA berth in 2006, won Ivy of the same title. title in 2017. Davy: Fight song, played after Cornell scores in any game the Big Red Band bothers to attend, Harvard: Smug Ivy League school loaded with money, squash courts and grade inflation. Topexcept for basketball where it plays it whenever it ranked rowing, swimming and hockey teams. can at its own obnoxious decibel level. George M. Nicknamed Crimson — the bastard child of the Cohan stole the melody from “Give My Regards color red and poop. Also, introduced the world to to Broadway.” the Winklevoss twins. Yuck. Dennison: Liz. Former head coach of the Helen Newman: Original headquarters of women’s rowers and current associate director Cornell women’s athletof rowing. EAWRC Co-Assistant Coach of ics, now North Campus’ the Year in 2011. home to pickup basketDerraugh: Doug ’91. ball games, an indoor Returns for his 15th seaswimming pool and a state-of-the-art fitness son as head coach of the center. Also houses one women’s hockey team. of the premier bowling He guided the Big Red to alleys on campus or in the national title game in Ithaca for that matter. his fifth season and backHornibrook: to-back-to-back NCAA Dwight and Donna. Frozen Four appearances Husband-wife tandem in 2010, 2011 and 2012. leading two of Cornell’s Ivy champs in 2017. squads. Dwight was Durant: Adrian. named head coach of Head coach of men’s women’s soccer in 2017, track and field/cross Donna has been head country. Coach for U.S. coach of field hockey Virgin Islands at the since 2004. Winningest 2016 Rio Olympics, Cornell field hockey sent four past and prescoach ever. ent Cornellians to Rio Hoy: Home of Coras well. More swag than COURTESY OF CORNELL ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS nell baseball. First man you can measure. Dryden: Ken ’69. In a league of his own | In 40-plus years as a to hit one over the forThree-time All-Amer- journalist, Dick Schaap ’55 excelled both in print merly big right field ican, perennial All-Star and broadcast media. fence was Lou Gehrig, and Stanley Cup netaccording to legendary historian and sports writer Kenny “The Haunter” minder for the Montreal Canadiens. Found his Van Sickle. The second — again according to real calling practicing law, however. He was Kenny — was George H.W. Bush, in his Yale named the general manager of the Toronto days, before he moved on to better things. Maple Leafs in 2004 and inducted into the I.C.: Ithaca College, the school on the other College Sports Information Directors of America hill. Division III kingpin in just about every sport. Academic All-America Hall of Fame in May Nicknamed the Bombers, possibly because of an 2005. His No. 1 was retired and lifted into the affinity for cheap Ithaca bars. rafters of Lynah Rink in 2010. Kerber: Chris. Lightweight crew coach since Earl: Brian. Entering his fourth year at the 2008. ECAC Lightweight Coach of the Year helm of men’s basketball. Princeton grad, played thrice. Led squad to national championship in and coached basketball there before shipping to 2017. Dominance. East Hill. Once Ivy League Player of the Year, Kennett: Todd ’91. BMA. Coach who estabperhaps Coach of the Year someday. ECAC: Eastern College Athletic Conference lished lightweight crew dynasty — leading the Hockey League. Large coordinating organization squad to three consecutive national championoverseeing collegiate sports up and down the eastships before becoming the heavyweight crew’s fearless leader in 2008. Enjoys putting his team on ern seaboard. More specifically, the major college the erg machine before sun-up. hockey league that Cornell calls home. Gives Koll: Rob. Long-time, legendary wrestling schools like Union and St. Lawrence an excuse to coach and former All-American, Koll has picked feel smarter. up where previous coach Jack Spates left off. His Eldredge: Dave ’81. Considered one of the team has won the Ivies 20 times, including a best polo coaches in the country. In 2008, the current streak of 17 in a row, and has placed in men’s team overcame its underdog status to reach the NCAA top-10 15 times. Coached national the national finals, where it lost. Grand total of champion Yianni Diakomihalis in 2018. 15 national titles and 37 national championship Lynah: Lynah Rink, cradle of Cornell hockey appearances, last coming in 2016. In a 2018 fanaticism. 4,000-plus person capacity. Hockey article published by The Sun it was reported that analyst Barry Melrose’s favorite college hockey Eldgredge retired after 33 years as the University rink. Where legends are born and opponents’ investigated claims of misconduct. dreams are crushed. Farlow: Julie ’97. Alumna is the head coach of Lynah Faithful: Half-crazed Cornell hockey the softball team. Two-time second-team All-Ivy fanatics who never miss regular or postseason while playing at Cornell, first woman to bat over home games. Climb and bang on Plexiglass and .400, Cornell athletics hall of famer. In a 2019 throw newspapers, garbage and fish at opposing report by The Sun, Farlow was involved in a conplayers. troversy when several of her players came forward, Manfred: Rob ’80. This ILR alumnus is the detailing years of mistreatment. commissioner of Major League Baseball. Often Friedman Center: State-of-the-art wrestling seen fielding grounders at Hoy Field. Invented an facility featuring practice and match space, weight inning clock once. rooms, offices, study rooms and locker rooms. Marinaro: Ed ’72. The best player in Red Benefactor is Stephen Friedman ’59, President football history. Appeared on the cover of Sports Bush’s former chief economic advisor. Illustrated on November 1, 1971 and was feaGallagher: Patrick. Head coach of the women’s swim and dive squad. Before, head coach at tured in a fall 2007 issue. After a brief stint in St. Francis where he is the program’s winningest the NFL, he followed in the footsteps of another coach. former great — “Broadway” Joe Namath — and Game (a.k.a. The Game): Cornell vs. Harvard, hockey style. Action on the ice nearly paralSee GLOSSARY page 36

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Wintry Welcome Snowstorm brings fun and frustration

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closures and cancellations, some Cornellians made the best of the wintry weather as they flew down Libe Slope on boards, box lids and everything in between.

While some students traversed campus in snow boots, sleds and skis, other Cornellians scrambled to secure last-minute lodging or alternative travel arrangements. “It’s kind of a shit show,” Ben Inbar ’21 told The Sun. Inbar originally intended to take a Coach See SNOW page 5

Continued Government Shutdown C.U. Early Decision Freezes Cornellians’ Jobs and Research Acceptance Rate By MARYAM ZAFAR Sun Staff Writer

While some Cornellians struggle with snow closures in their return to

the Ithaca campus, other students and employees are dealing with a more lasting issue — the U.S. government shutdown, as essential government

services freeze and federal research funding dries up. As the longest-ever U.S. shutdown enters its 30th day, with no definite end in sight, students

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Iced out | Government agencies across the nation have shuttered and federal employees’ paychecks have halted, creating public outcry from those affected.

who planned to work with federal agencies have had to adapt their academic plans. Pamela Wildstein ’20 traveled to Washington, D.C. this January over winter break alongside other students in her NTRES 4300: Environmental Policy Processes course. The students went to interview members of federal organizations as part of a policy brief assignment for the course. Wildstein began the research process before the shutdown started, communicating with one

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Falls to 22.6 Percent CLASS OF ’23 ADMITTED EARLY DECISION STUDENTS

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Cornell admitted 1,395 out of 6,159, or 22.6 percent of the early decision applicants for the Class of 2023, down from the admission rates of 24.4 percent for the Class of 2022 and 25.8 percent for the Class of 2021, according to statistics provided by the University in December. See ADMISSIONS page 4