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TABLE OF CONTENTS

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, including a spotlight of notable writers, musicians and visual artists and a concert review of Janelle Monae, who rocked Barton Hall.

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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Your guide to the ins and outs of Cornell

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ELCOME TO CORNELL! In a few short weeks, you’ll pack the station wagon to the brim with your belongings, say goodbye to Fido and arrive in Ithaca. All the anticipation will finally be over. Get ready to kick off what will be the craziest and most memorable four years of your life. We at The Sun know how you feel — nervous, excited, curious — as you prepare to begin your first year “on the Hill.” Remembering our own freshman days, we have created this guide for you to read before you arrive on campus to give you the inside scoop on Cornell life. That is, until you find it for yourself.

New to campus? Of course you are. Orientation Week will help you find your way.

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We’ll give you some advice about the best places to eat, study and hang out. Inside, you’ll find information on the organizations you can join and the things you can see in and around the Hill. At The Sun, there never is a quiet day mostly because, with slightly more than 20,000 students, Cornell is rarely quiet. So come to campus with an open mind. 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. So don’t forget to read The Sun and ENJOY your time at Cornell. There’s no place like it. — The 130th Editorial Board

See amazing photos illustrating Cornell throughout the year, taken by our photo staff.

Use our map of campus to get around and learn about some of the most important buildings at Cornell.

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Check out The Sun’s list of 161 things to do before you graduate, ranging from listening to famous lecturers to seeing a brain collection.

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Managing Editor: Jeff Stein ’13 News:

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Kerry Close ’14 News Editor Rebecca Harris ’14 News Editor Lauren Ritter ’13 Sports Editor

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Ruby Perlmutter ’13 Associate Editor

Arts & Entertainment: Sydney Ramsden ’14 Dining Editor Science:

Nicholas St. Fleur ’13 Science Editor

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Amanda Stefanik ’13 Associate Design Editor

Alyssa Tsuchiya ’13 Staff Designer Extras:

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Katerina Athanasiou ’13 Senior Editor

Oliver Kliewe ’14 Senior Photographer John Schroeder ’74

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ABOUT THE SUN

Night at The Sun By SUN STAFF

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. 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 America’s top writers and business people, jumpstarting the careers of Sun graduates E.B. White ’21, 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 every weekday morning in dorms, dining halls and countless other locations. But few realize what it actually means to “put out the paper.” Cornell’s only daily studentrun newspaper is a multi-faceted organization that only works because of its members. Editors spend what some might consider way too much time with one another. They sacrifice sleep and studying to work on The Sun. But all agree on the irreplaceable role the paper has taken in their lives. The News section — the paper’s largest — tracks and reports all campus life events, local and national issues relevant to you. Every day, the staff is talking to people around campus and conducting interviews in preparation for stories. Where there’s news, The Sun is there covering it. From President David Skorton to the mayor of Ithaca to exclusive interviews with Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg ’54 and Bill Nye ’77, “The Science Guy,” the news section has full access. The Sports section works hard each day to keep Cornell abreast of the newest developments of the sporting world both inside and outside Big Red nation. With game recaps, athlete profiles and commentary on everything, you will always find action on the back page. And do not forget to look for the seasonal pullouts for an in-depth look at Cornell’s athletes. The Arts and Entertainment sec-

tion is The Sun’s cool crew. From movie reviews to exhibits at the Johnson Museum to local bands, Arts gives us the backstage pass to all the places to be and be seen. Hidden behind the news you will find The Sun’s Opinion and Editorial section, a center of raucous campus debate where columnists and community members sound off about local and national issues alike. The Science section plays a vital role at Cornell — one of the most profound research institutions in the world. Science reporters stay up to date with cutting edge findings coming from Cornell scientists around the world. The Sun’s Dining Guide is staffed by the most opinionated foodies on campus, boldly braving the best and worst of the Ithaca dining scene and critiquing the newest eateries both on campus and off. Look out for the dining guide every week in Thursday’s paper. A picture is said to be worth a thousand words, which is why The Sun’s Photo department is so vital to The Sun. Our photographers go

Watching the Clock There is no regular day at The Sun, but here is what typically goes into producing a daily paper. Morning: Staffers read The Sun, go to class (maybe), work on that day’s stories. The business office is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. 5 p.m.: Editors arrive at The Sun’s offices at 139 W. State Street, which is a 20-minute

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walk down the hill from Central Campus or a 5-minute drive/bus ride. They begin to lay out and edit the paper that will appear on newsstands the following day. 7 p.m. - 10 p.m.: Editors, designers and photographers meet to discuss articles and placement of stories in the next morning’s paper. Editors read and edit articles and send them to a copy editor. Editors assign future stories; other editors work on editorials and last minute stories.

Photographers edit photos. Design staffers work on pages as stories are finalized. 10 p.m.-1:30 a.m.: Breaking news stories come in; finishing touches are made to the paper’s content and design. 1:30 a.m.: The paper goes to bed. Stories, photos and other content are webbed for the online edition. The paper is printed in N.Y., and delivered to newsstands across campus.

Join The Sun!

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to great lengths to ensure that a story is visually represented, even if it means trekking in the rain and snow all over central New York. Creative and always inquisitive, our Design department knows style like the back of their hands. When they’re not laying out pages, our designers are helping to create seasonal sports supplements or covers for special issues, like the one you’re reading now. The Sun is much more than a daily printed paper, though. The Sun strives everyday to provide our readers with fresh and engaging content on its website. The Multimedia

department works with other departments to produce videos that supplement print coverage. The creativity that the department puts into filming and editing makes the story truly come to life. Additionally, The Sun’s brandnew Blogs department covers a broad range of topics, from politics to pop culture. The Web department works behind the scenes to strengthen The Sun’s online presence and is always there to save the day if the website crashes. They develop new elements of the site, keeping The Sun on the cutting edge of online journalism.

A New York State for-profit corporation run entirely by students, The Sun rises every morning thanks to the Business department. From selling advertisements to managing a budget, the department keeps The Sun’s brand afloat and gives students the real-world experience of running a business. Despite the blood, sweat and tears that go into daily production, we also find the time to have fun. So, ready to join? Look for recruitment information in The Sun during Orientation Week or email: managing-editor@cornellsun.com.

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Cornell Wins Bid; Plans $2 Billion NYC Tech Campus By MICHAEL LINHORST Former Sun Managing Editor

After nearly a year of designing, lobbying and promoting, Cornell won the right to build a new engineering and technology campus in New York City, Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced Dec. 19. Cornell topped a field of 17 institutions that entered the competition, which culminated in a string of unexpected developments on December 16, 2011. The University’s proposed campus, to be built on Roosevelt Island, includes more than 2 million square feet of space and will house almost 2,000 graduate students and about 250 professors. The project is expected to take 30 years to complete and cost as much as $2 billion. “I think it’s fair to say that today will be remembered as a defining moment,” Bloomberg said. “In a word, this project is going to be transformative.” The tech campus competition, which had been expected to continue until January 2012, was radically altered when Stanford University withdrew its bid. Stanford was widely considered Cornell’s primary rival, and its departure left Cornell as the clear front-runner in the contest. Hours later, Cornell announced that it had received a $350 million gift — the largest donation in the University’s history — to help fund the campus. On Monday, the University revealed the donor to be Atlantic Philanthropies, founded by Charles Feeney ’56. Feeney became a billionaire after co-founding the Duty Free Shoppers Group. Cornell partnered with The Technion – Israel Institute of Technology in its proposal. The Technion is credited with transforming Israel into a technological powerhouse, and it has an “incredible record of break-

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Roosevelt Island | Architectural renderings show design proposals for the future CornellNYC Tech campus on Roosevelt Island in New York City. Construction is set to begin in 2014 with a projected completion date in 2037.

throughs and technology,” Bloomberg said. While Cornell will own the physical Roosevelt Island campus, “a significant part of that campus will be what we’re calling The Technion-Cornell Innovation Institute,” Provost Kent Fuchs told The Sun in October. TCII will offer dual degrees and will be a “50-50 collaboration” between the two universities, Cornell said in a statement. The degrees “will focus on master’s students who want to commercialize and start new companies,” Fuchs said. Bloomberg noted that the application from Cornell and the Technion called for the greatest number of students, the largest faculty and the most building space out of any of the proposals in the competition. “Of all the applications we received, Cornell and the Technion’s was far and away the boldest and most ambitious,” Bloomberg said.

“We think it will redefine our economic future,” he said on Monday. “History will write that this was a game-changing time in New York City.” Skorton emphasized that he expects the campus will benefit everyone in the city. “This is a story of connectivity: of connectivity between people and their ideas, between researchers and business people, between students and their dreams,” he said. “This is an exercise in inclusion and in having all the ships rise in this fine city.” Technion President Peretz Lavie echoed Skorton’s enthusiasm for the campus. “This is as exciting as the Nobel ceremony, I must tell you. And I’ve been to two of them,” he said. The University proposed an aggressive timetable for See TECH CAMPUS page 6

Africana Relocation Draws Protest Decision to fold center into arts college angers many at C.U. By AKANE OTANI Sun News Editor

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122 McGraw Place | The former Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity house on West Campus reopened as an undergraduate residence hall in the fall of 2011.

Death of Desdunes’13 Sparks Campus Dialogue on Hazing By REBECCA HARRIS Sun News Editor

On Feb. 25, 2011, George Desdunes ’13 was found unconscious on a couch in the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity house, bound with zip ties at the wrists and ankles. Just 19 years old, he died at the hospital later that day from alcohol poisoning. His tragic death, which followed a pledging ritual gone wrong, shook the Cornell community. Its legal consequences have continued to unfold over the last 18 months: two Cornell fraternities disbanded; four former students acquitted on criminal charges; one fraternity chapter found guilty of hazing; and a wrongful death lawsuit still pending in the courts.

Desdunes, who was a brother at SAE, had participated in a pledging event in the hours leading up to his death: A reverse hazing ritual during which SAE pledges — new members who have not been initiated — “kidnapped” Desdunes and took him to a North Campus townhouse, where he was tied up and quizzed on fraternity trivia. When he answered questions incorrectly, he was ordered to do exercises and was fed vodka, pixie sticks and flavored syrup, according to court documents. At the end of the night, the pledges transported Desdunes back to the SAE house, where they dumped him on a couch, still bound, and left without callSee DESDUNES page 10

The University’s decision to fold the Africana Studies and Research Center into the College of Arts and Sciences unleashed a barrage of vitriol from the program’s students and faculty, who have repeatedly accused the administration of acting imperiously and maliciously toward Cornell’s black community. Prof. Robert Harris Jr., former director of the Africana Research and Studies Center, resigned from his post immediately after the decision was announced on Dec. 1, 2010. The following day, Harris led a group of 80 to 100 students and faculty in protest. He later rescinded his resignation at the request of the Africana faculty, he said. “This is about white supremacy,” Kenneth Glover, former resident hall director of Ujamaa, said through a bullhorn to raucous applause at the protest. “If you’re trying to help me, then leave me the fuck alone.” Although the transfer of the Center, made effective July 1, drew vociferous and

sustained opposition throughout the semester, Fuchs never wavered from his decision. He maintained that the administrative restructuring would strengthen the program, which was previously overseen by the central administration. “I’ve done a thorough evaluation of the programs that report to me directly — Africana is one of those — and I’ve decided that some of those programs need better support than my office is able to pro-

Africana’s budget by more than 50 percent over the next five years, raising the Center’s permanent budget from $2.3 million to $3.5 million. Additionally, the Center received a one-time allocation of $2 million to “recruit new faculty, support research and develop a new Ph.D. program,” according to a University statement. Despite promises of increased funding, faculty and students continued to protest, marching from Willard Straight to the Africana Center to com-

“I welcome the increase in resources. I don’t welcome the merge.” Zach Murray ’11 vide,” Fuchs said. “Therefore, they should be in a college environment where they have the support of the staff … and the support of the deans.” Fuchs characterized the decision in the context of Cornell’s Strategic Plan, saying that the Center was an area identified by the University as deserving of additional resources to bolster its reputation. To that end, on March 31, 2011, the University promised to increase

memorate the 42nd anniversary of the Willard Straight Hall takeover on April 19, 2011. “I welcome the increase in resources; I don’t welcome the merge. And I don’t see this as a mutually exclusive situation,” said Zach Murray ’11, co-chair of the student group Black Students United, which protested the transfer. A fresh wave of outrage broke in August when Peter See AFRICANA page 12

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Following Victory,Univ.Hires Tech Campus Leadership TECH CAMPUS

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opening the new campus. Classes will begin next fall and will initially be housed in leased space until the permanent campus on Roosevelt Island is constructed. Three hundred students will be enrolled in the school by 2018, Bloomberg said. Cornell has already made significant progress toward achieving this goal. On Feb. 16, Daniel Huttenlocher, the dean of computing and information sciences, was named dean of the tech campus. “His knowledge of this new campus through writing the tech campus proposal and leading the process was very important,” Provost Kent Fuchs said. “He has also worked in New York City with startup companies, so he has a vast knowledge of the tech sector and the realms of discipline that the new campus will draw from.” On May 8, the University selected Thom Mayne of the firm Morphosis to serve as the architect of the tech campus’ main building. “We thought that of the firms that we saw, Morphosis and Mayne had the greatest capacity and demonstrated track record in delivering these highly expressive buildings with a very strong architecture idea,” said University Architect Gilbert Delgado. Additionally, on May 23, the University announced that former Twitter Chief Technology Officer Greg Pass would serve as the tech campus’ Chief Entrepreneurial

Officer. On July 8, the tech campus also hired its first professor, Deborah Estrin. Estrin, who formerly taught at the University of California Los Angeles, will teach computer science at the new campus. Huttenlocher praised these selections, saying Pass and Estrin represented “exactly the type of work we want the tech campus to inspire.” On May 21, Google announced that it would

obtained by The Sun last month, states. The first three hubs will focus on connective media, built environment and healthier life, Lavie, the Technion president, said. “These hubs will be flexible. In five years they may be different,” he said. The proposal also promised to immediately establish a $150 million fund for start-up technology companies in New York City, the mayor said. “That fund is going to pay instant dividends,” he said. As the winner of the competition, “The proposal that wanted it the most and Cornell and the Technion will receive that fit best with what New York is all about nearly-free land on Roosevelt Island and up to $100 million from the city for ... was the winner.” infrastructure improvements. Bloomberg hopes this campus will Michael Bloomberg become a lasting legacy of his third term as New York City mayor and will help donate space in the Chelsea section of Manhattan for the city to someday overtake Silicon Valley as the techthe tech campus to operate while its location on nology capital of the world. “We think it will redefine our economic future,” he Roosevelt Island is under construction. “We feel it is so central to the future of our society, said on Monday. “History will write that this was a that it’s extremely important that we train an increasing game-changing time in New York City.” Bloomberg said he is optimistic about the potential number of talented people in computer science,” Alfred implications of Cornell’s tech campus on the city. Spector, a Google official, told The New York Times. “In the end, the proposal that wanted it the most Cornell’s proposal calls for a campus composed of research hubs — a departure from the departmental and that fit the best with what New York is all about … was the winner,” he said. structure on the Ithaca campus. “The focus of the hubs will be dynamic, evolving to keep abreast of trends in both technology and mar- Michael Linhorst can be reached at kets,” the executive summary of Cornell’s proposal, mlinhorst@cornellsun.com.

Parties,Pledging Restricted in Sweeping Changes to Greek Life By REBECCA HARRIS Sun News Editor

Since nearly one third of undergraduates at Cornell are involved in Greek life, President David Skorton’s recent ultimatum to fraternities — eliminate pledging or be eliminated as chapters — has affected thousands of students over the past year through an onslaught of new rules and regulations. At a meeting of Greek student leaders last August, Skorton said “pledging as we know it has to stop.” He offered few specifics of how pledging — the process used for initiation of new members, which can include hazing

— should be replaced, but rather emphasized that “degrading, humiliating and dangerous” actions must not continue. The University also declared in August 2011 that major changes to the Greek system — which the Board of Trustees approved in November 2010 for implementation over a two- or three-year period — would instead become effective immediately for the 2011-12 academic year. The acceleration came in the wake of the February 2011 death of George Desdunes ’13, a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon who died of alcohol poisoning after a pledging event. Most notably, chapters were

prohibited from interacting with freshmen during the first half of the fall semester and first-year students were no longer permitted to attend open fraternity parties. Interfraternity Council leaders at the time denounced what they said was a unilateral move by the administration without the input of the Greek community. Some discord between Greek student leaders and University officials has persisted over the last year as the two groups try to work together to effect change. One of the most contentious rules handed down by the administration was the ban on

freshmen at open parties. Fraternities are now required to use ID scanners at parties to ensure that students entering their houses are not first-year students. The scanners are standard card readers attached to an iPod Touch. An application installed on the iPod provides access to University information stored on student ID cards that indicates a student’s class and age. Freshmen, in theory, are turned away at the door. Some within the Greek community have argued that open parties are in fact one of the safer ways to monitor drinking on campus, and that the fresh-

men ban likely encourages firstyear students to move their alcohol use to unsafe environments such as apartments in Collegetown. Also among the more extensive adjustments made to the Greek system this past year was the implementation of a quarter system, under which the academic year is split into four periods, each with different policies and guidelines. In the first quarter –– which spans from the start of Orientation Week in August until fall break in mid-October –– contact between freshmen and fraternity and sorority chapters is prohibited entirely. In the second quarter, called informal recruitment, freshmen can engage in alcohol-free — or dry — activities with chapter members to learn about individual houses. This period begins after fall break and lasts until the end of first semester. The third quarter, which begins at the start of the spring semester, is defined as formal recruitment and consists of both recruitment week, commonly referred to as rush, and the new member education period, otherwise known as pledging. No alcohol or drugs are permitted at any event attended by freshmen through the conclusion of the third quarter. Freshmen are not permitted to attend any event where alcohol is served until the conclusion of the third quarter. The fourth quarter, defined as post-initiation, starts at the beginning of April and permits newly initiated members to enjoy the full benefits of house membership. In an effort to preserve the Greek system’s self-governance, students banded together with administrators and alumni to form RARE — or Recruitment, Acceptance, Retention and Education — to address Skorton’s demands, according to Dan Freshman ’12, former president See PLEDGING page 12

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After Student Deaths,C.U.Pledges to Increase Safety of Gorges

By KERRY CLOSE Sun News Editor

In response to three student deaths in the summer of 2011 in the gorges surrounding campus, Cornell administrators have pledged to redouble their efforts to improve gorge safety. Last summer, three students died in the gorges — the ubiquitous ravines that run through campus and are a landmark of the City of Ithaca — within five weeks. The deaths, which were accidental and unrelated, led parents to publicly criticize the University for failing to ensure student safety. Swimming in the gorges has long been a popular past-time for students looking to cool off during the sweltering summer months. On May 30, 2011 –– shortly after he graduated from the College of Arts and Sciences with a bachelor’s degree in Information Sciences –– Kendrick Castro ’11 was wading upstream near the Stewart Avenue Bridge with friends. He slipped and was swept downstream. Although he was pulled from the stream by passersby, their efforts to administer CPR were ultimately unsuccessful, and he died shortly afterward. The second victim of the summer was Stanislaw Jaworski, a 26year-old graduate student from the University of Gdansk in Gdansk, Poland. Jaworski had been interning in chemistry at Cornell for the summer. On July 2, 2011, Jaworski lost his footing while walking along the gorge trail near the hydroelectric plant. His body was later recovered by police. Several hours later that same day, Nathaniel Rand ’12 and a group of Cornell students were swimming in the gorge when Rand became trapped under the water near Ithaca Falls. The New York State Police dive team was called in to help recover his body. The University’s immediate response to the string of deaths was to emphasize the existing rules that prohibit swimming in the gorges. “In the weeks ahead, I will work with my colleagues and interested parties in the community to explore the best ways to foster even greater observance of existing and, if necessary, additional safety precautions,” President David Skorton said in an email to the Cornell community. In the fall of 2011, the University formed the Gorge Safety Committee, an advisory body designed to make recommendations in the interest of student safety, according to Susan Murphy ’73, vice president of student and academic services. That December, the committee recommended the addition of more warning signs, the production of an educational video to be shown to incoming students during Orientation Week and the creation of a gorge stewards program to inform students about which areas of the gorges are safe. Funding for these initiatives will come from $1.56 million that the University allocated toward gorge safety efforts on March 28, Murphy said. The University is considering setting aside an additional $800,000 for these efforts. This money will fund several individual

projects that have not yet been approved by the Board of Trustees. Each of these projects will have a plan detailing how money will be spent before it is given necessary funding, according to Mary Opperman, vice president of human resources. In addition to these initiatives, the University plans to spend $150,000 on gorge trail maintenance each year. “Funding is always put toward the open gorges because you need to maintain them,” Opperman said in March. Despite these efforts, the University has been met with passionate outcry for failing to keep

the gorges safe. Some of its most public critics are Jacob and Maggi Rand, the parents of Nathaniel Rand, who died last July. At a community-wide forum in September, the Rands criticized the University for failing to keep students informed of the dangers of the gorges, noting that no warning signs were in place at the time of the deaths. “So you keep the signs in a closet and go through a summer with no signs? And three consecutive deaths? A student, right after the day he graduates? A visiting summer student who had no idea of the dangers? And Nate?” Jacob Rand said.

Jacob Rand also questioned the efficacy of gorge safety committees. “Even though we’re skeptical about committees, we believe Cornell does need one more committee,” he said. “Cornell needs a committee to investigate the lapses of action, the apparent low priority and, sadly, the apparent absence of caring about this problem.” Jacob Rand also remained skeptical about the impact that the University’s increase in funding will have on improving safety. ““It’s great that money has been [allocated to gorge safety], but the funds need to be devoted to specific projects on the Cornell cam-

pus and in cooperation with the City of Ithaca that will achieve the goal of preventing future gorge deaths,” he said in March. Despite the action taken by the University to improve gorge safety, Skorton pointed out that much of the burden of avoiding danger lies with students themselves. “Your respect for both existing rules and common sense precautions, as well as your encouragement of others to do the same, are critical to the safety of all in these beautiful yet challenging natural areas,” Skorton said. Kerry Close can be reached at kclose@cornellsun.com.

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Former SAE Pledges Acquitted; Chapter Found Guilty of Hazing DESDUNES

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ing for help. After his death, authorities discovered Desdunes’ blood alcohol level was 0.35, according to court documents. By comparison, the legal limit to drive in New York State is 0.08. In March 2011, one month after Desdunes died, the University withdrew its recognition of SAE, disbanding the fraternity for at least five years. Administrators found that Desdunes was provided alcohol “while in the care of certain members and associate members” of SAE and became incapacitated, according to a statement released at that time by Vice President of Student and Academic Services Susan Murphy ’73. “Even though the members and associate members recognized the condition Desdunes was in, they failed to call for medical care. He subsequently died,” Murphy said. In May 2011, three SAE pledges were indicted by a grand jury on misdemeanor charges of

first-degree hazing and first-degree unlawfully dealing with a child, in connection with Desdunes’ death. Max Haskin ’14, Ben Mann ’14 and Edward Williams ’14 pleaded not guilty in a Tompkins County criminal court. A fourth person under the age of 19 was also charged, but the records are sealed due to the person’s age. Haskin, Mann and Williams left campus about a month after Desdunes died and were no longer enrolled at Cornell when charges were filed, according to Tompkins County District Attorney Gwen Wilkinson. Some descriptions of Desdunes’ death portrayed his involvement in the pledging event as non-voluntary. In a separate, $25 million wrongful death lawsuit filed in civil court, Desdunes’ mother, Marie Lourdes Andre, alleges that pledges “compelled the [Desdunes] to consume alcohol until he lost consciousness,” and that, in addition to the zip ties and duct tape, a “noose” was tied around Desdunes’ neck so tightly that it left “ligature marks.” But in proceedings leading up

to and during the four-day trial in J.D. ’76, Haskin’s lawyer, argued May, the defense attorneys for the in the documents. Gregory Wyler ’12, a former accused former pledges outlined an account of the night Desdunes member of SAE who had also pardied that diverged from the one ticipated in the pledging ritual the presented by Andre and by the night of Desdunes’ death, gave detailed testimony about the mock District Attorney. Desdunes voluntarily con- kidnapping — much of which sumed at least seven or eight shots seemed to support the defense’s of rum and whiskey at the SAE interpretation of events. For instance, Wyler said that house earlier in the night, according to court papers filed by “Even college boys who are engaging the defense. He in what they hope is good fun are then went to at one subject to the same rules of time and least Collegetown bar, death as anyone else.” the documents say, before he Judith Rossiter J.D. ’86 agreed to be “kidnapped” by the pledges. The after vomiting twice he asked that defendants’ lawyers further argued he no longer be made to drink. that his consumption of alcohol The pledges reportedly agreed to and participation in the activities stop making Wyler drink at that leading up to his death was “whol- point, and apparently did the same when, shortly afterwards, ly voluntary.” “Although [he was] loosely Desdunes asked them to stop. “As soon as [Desdunes] said he restrained with zip ties and blindfolds … Desdunes freely consent- had had enough they stopped for ed to the incident and remained in him as well?” Schlather asked control with respect to terminating Wyler during Wyler’s testimony. the event,” Raymond Schlather Wyler said yes.

After a month of awaiting a verdict, Haskin, Mann and Williams were acquitted of all charges on June 26. Still, Judge Judith Rossiter J.D. ’86, who decided the case, said she hoped the former pledges would learn a lesson from the tragedy of Desdunes’ death. “Even college boys who are engaging in what they hope is good fun are subject to the same rules of time and death as anyone else,” she said when the trial concluded in May. “If nothing else, I hope they take that from this experience.” Although Rossiter cleared the pledges all charges, the Cornell chapter of the SAE fraternity, which faced the same misdemeanor charges the four individual defendants did, was found guilty on both counts and faces a fine of about $12,000. The chapter, a separate entity from the national fraternity, was disbanded when the University revoked recognition and was not represented by counsel during the trial. Although the criminal case is over, the wrongful death suit filed in June 2011 by Andre, Desdunes’ mother, is still pending in the State Supreme Court in Brooklyn, where Andre lives. The suit names the national fraternity as well as 20 former SAE brothers and pledges — including Haskin, Mann, Williams and the former chapter president — as defendants, according to court documents. In April 2011, more than a month after the University revoked its recognition of SAE, 16 former pledges joined the Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity instead. Less than a year later, in January 2012, Cornell revoked its recognition of TKE for at least three years following reports of an alcoholrelated hospitalization of a freshman, according to Travis Apgar, associate dean of students for sorority and fraternity affairs. Administrators faulted TKE for reportedly failing to ensure the safety of a highly intoxicated individual — the same oversight that officials say led to the death of Desdunes and caused the University to disband SAE. Cornell’s Fraternity and Sorority Review Board was troubled by the hospitalization, according to a memo sent on Dec. 20 from Apgar to Murphy. “The board believes the members of TKE had an obligation to seek medical assistance for the freshman student,” the report stated. What would have happened if the SAE pledges had sought similar help for Desdunes more than a year ago will never be known. Regardless of their acquittal, even their defense lawyer acknowledged, the tragedy has left a scar on a mother, a group of friends and the entire Cornell community. “The family of George Desdunes has lost a son, and these young pledges were unnecessarily scapegoated, and their lives have been irreparably damaged,” Schlather, Haskin’s attorney, said. “There are no winners in this tragedy.” Nonetheless, on June 26, just hours after he and his fellow pledges were aquitted, Ben Mann reacted to Judge Rossiter’s ruling in a post on Twitter: “#WEWON.” Rebecca Harris can be reached at rharris@cornellsun.com.

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Student Leaders Laud Recent Obama Decision By AKANE OTANI Sun News Editor

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Under construction | Gates Hall, a $60 million Computing and Information Science building, broke ground in March. The new facility is one of several construction projects undertaken by the University in recent years.

Univ.Plans Campus Construction Projects By AKANE OTANI Sun News Editor

A series of planned and ongoing construction projects are set to transform the face of Cornell, promising to modernize and expand the University’s 147-yearold Ithaca campus. Little can be considered more important to students at Cornell than the physical spaces they inhabit. After all, what would the hockey team be without the perfect echo chamber that is Lynah Rink? What would Olin Library be without its rows and rows of carrels? (See p. 16 of the Special Student Guide insert, entry no. 1, for details.) What would Slope Day be without an angular, lush green field for inebriated students to roll down? Thus the construction projects of Cornell reflect far more than its surface appearance. They reflect the University’s fears and anxieties, its hopes and aspirations, and, in a way, its soul. Gates Hall

Cornell broke ground on the William H. Gates Hall Computing and Information Science Building, a $60 million building for the computing and information sciences, in March. The project will be funded in part by a $25 million grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. “I think everyone is super excited; we’re watching the hall as it goes up out of our windows,” Prof. Eva Tardos, computer science, said. Gates Hall will be located adjacent to Hoy Field on Central Campus. This will improve things for professors who currently work in isolation from the rest of the faculty in Collegetown. Computer science professors said they are looking forward to the completion of Gates Hall because they will have opportunity to share a building with information sciences faculty. “This is one of the most exciting things happening [for the computer science department],” Prof. Daisy Fan, computer science, said. Klarman Hall

Amid decreasing student interest in the humanities, the University recently announced that it will construct a new, $61 million building entirely devoted

to the field. Klarman Hall — named after Seth Klarman ’79 and his wife Beth Klarman — will rise adjacent to the iconic Goldwin Smith Hall. It will be the first building constructed for the humanities since Goldwin Smith opened in 1905. One Cornell family, who currently wishes to remain anonymous, has committed $25 million, Skorton said. “It fills in the open area between the two arms. What is currently the area that Goldwin Smith embraces will now be enclosed in an atrium that can be used in the winter,” University architect Gilbert Delgado said. “It will enliven East Avenue and give it a brilliant focal point.” Several humanities fields at Cornell have seen declines in student interest over the last few years. The new building marks a visible commitment to the humanities following Skorton’s nationwide campaign in 2009 to bolster interest and investment in the field. “Across the country, budgets are shrinking, opinion is not focused on the humanities, but I’m an optimist,” Skorton said Friday. Big Red Marching Band Building

The Big Red Bands Alumni Association demonstrated its sustained school spirit by funding the construction of a new 6,400square-foot facility behind the Schoellkopf Crescent. Construction on the building, which will serve as the new home for the pep and marching bands, is expected to begin in 2012. Although the design of the building has yet to be approved by the Board of Trustees, University Architect Gilbert Delgado described the structure as a “big room to practice” that will be about “three stories tall, so the acoustics are addressed.” The project is being spearheaded by Trustee David Fischell ’75, M.S. ’78, Ph.D. ’80, and his wife, Sarah Thole Fischell ’78, who were able to put money toward the project after plans for other University buildings fell through during the financial crisis. Jennifer Fischell ’13, a member of the marching band and the Fischells’ daughter, emphasized

how important the connections to the band had been to her family and to the Cornell experiences of many alumni. “It’s been fun working with my dad on how the band room is going to look and what it is going to include,” Fischell ’13 said in an email. “This project, in the end, however, isn’t about him and me or our family … it’s going through the process with all of the alumni and current members that really matters.” Akane Otani can be reached at aotani@cornellsun.com.

Bringing relief to thousands of immigrants living in the United States illegally, President Barack Obama’s administration announced on June 15 that the U.S. is temporarily halting the deportation of some youth. The announcement could quell the fears of undocumented students at Cornell, who, without a valid passport or green card, had run the risk of deportation. Somewhere between 15 to 30 undocumented students, many of them from Mexico, are estimated to be currently enrolled at Cornell. “Imagine you’ve done everything right your entire life — studied hard, worked hard, maybe even graduated at the top of your class — only to suddenly face the threat of deportation to a country that you know nothing about, with a language that you may not even speak,” Obama said. “It makes no sense to expel talented young people, who, for all intents and purposes, are Americans.” Hearing Obama’s words, Adrian Palma ’13 was moved

to tears. Palma said he knew the announcement was the news that many of his friends, some of whom are undocumented, had sought for years: “to finally be able to live in this country without fear.” Under Obama’s “deferred action” policy, individuals who can prove that they came to the U.S. before they were 16 years old, have a clean criminal record and satisfy other requirements will be able to stay in the country for at least two years. The move is a milestone for DREAMers — advocates of the Development Relief and Education for Alien Minor act, a Congressional proposal that would enable some illegal immigrants to apply for citizenship. Supporters like Palma, believing illegal immigrants smuggled into the country as children deserve a chance to become U.S. citizens, greeted news of the policy with ecstatic celebration. But critics said the president had less noble motivations. Some conservatives said that the policy would spawn more illegal immigration, increase crime and allow forSee UNDOC page 14

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Changes to Univ.Choices for Africana Leadership Incite Controversy Greek Life Will Continue AFRICANA

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Lepage, then-dean of the arts college, announced that two administrators from outside Africana had been tapped to oversee the department for a year. The decision left Africana the only department in the college supervised by an administrator who has not held a teaching position in the field, according to Lepage. Two senior associate deans, Prof. Elizabeth Adkins Regan, psychology and biology, and Prof. David Harris, sociology — who until recently worked for President Barack Obama’s administration — were chosen to oversee the center. Murray said that the decision confirmed many protesters’ fears: that the transfer would lead to a loss of autonomy for Africana. “[Lepage] brought in deans to implement all these changes, but to me that goes to the problem that Africana faculty were bringing up: that the College of Arts and Sciences would bring administrators who are not within the Africana Center,” Murray said. Just a few months later, student outrage

erupted yet again, as Africana launched its search for new faculty and tapped Prof. Grant Farred, Africana studies and English, to lead its faculty search committee. Farred, who allegedly called two black graduate students “black bitches” in 2010, stepped down as the committee’s chair in November after community members, angered by the appointment, raised concerns about the message it would send. “The Arts and Sciences deans made an unwise decision by appointing someone whose comments are so controversial, so backward and so disrespectful toward black women in particular and all women in general,” said Prof. Margaret Washington, history and American studies, at the time. Controversy over Africana leadership has continued to hinge around concerns of outsiders being brought in to manage the Center. In May, The Sun obtained emails indicating that Prof. Gerard Aching Ph.D. '91, Romance studies — a professor who was appointed to Africana’s faculty just over a month prior — was chosen to lead Africana for the next three years. Despite his status as one of the newest

faculty members in Africana, Aching said that his relatively short time both in the department and at Cornell — where he first joined the faculty in 2009 — would not put him at a disadvantage in leading Africana. He has experience teaching Africana studies both within Cornell’s graduate field and at New York University, where he taught for 12 years. “I think it’ll be an advantage coming in to facilitate the kinds of discussion about the teaching and scholarship that we need to do,” Aching said. Coming to the leadership of Africana after the department’s turbulent transition into the arts college, Aching also said he is “fully aware of Africana’s eminent history” and “attuned to the issues that affect Africana’s programs.” Aching added that his goals for Africana, moving forward, are to “build on the foundations that are already eminent of Africana and to create opportunities for talented faculty, as well as for students.” Akane Otani can be reached at aotani@cornellsun.com.

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of the Interfraternity Council. Travis Apgar, associate dean of fraternity and sorority affairs, acknowledged that many may view the RARE committee’s proposals with trepidation. Still, he said that the University will continue to allow students to drive reform. “If the students are governing themselves, these changes are more likely to happen,” he said. “The University has just felt, in the last few years especially, it was necessary to move forward with issues around hazing and the new member experience more expeditiously.” This April, RARE representatives broadcasted their preliminary recommendations for reforming pledging — the first announcement of a response to Skorton’s ultimatum after a year of near silence — in a webinar with alumni. The proposed changes, which were brought before the Board of Trustees in May, could receive final approval as early as October, according to the committee. The report features a plethora of proposed reforms that advance both educational and punitive measures. One recommendation put forth is for the University to hire a hazing specialist; another seeks to shorten the new member education period, which currently lasts up to eight weeks. Among the recommendations most likely to spark controversy is a proposal to require “at-risk” fraternity chapters — those deemed to have demonstrated poor decision-making — to host a live-in advisor for a minimum of four

“Ending pledging as we know it is completely possible.” Corinna Romantic ’12 years. All Panhellenic Council sorority houses currently have permanent live-in advisors, also referred to as “house moms.” Furthermore, and perhaps most directly responsive to Skorton’s directive, RARE recommends that the Greek system “eliminate the words ‘pledge,’ ‘pledging’ and other derogatory terms meant to separate the new and active members.” “[Pledge] definitely has a negative connotation … that’s hard to remove. So let’s start using some different language,” said Ken Babcock ’13, vice president for judicial affairs for IFC. Apgar added that substituting words for pledging that better reflect “the kind of experience we find acceptable” may be effective in changing perceptions, and thus the culture of the Greek system. “Ending pledging as we know it — as Skorton challenged – is completely possible,” Corinna Romantic ’12, former Panhellenic president and RARE co-chair, said in April. Rebecca Harris can be reached at rharris@cornellsun.com.

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Bridge Suicides Prompt Univ.Action

By LIZ CAMUTI Sun News Editor

Cornell commenced construction on mesh nets under six of Ithaca’s iconic bridges this summer (and around a seventh) after more than two years of heated debates between administrators and City of Ithaca officials. The project, which the University has argued will save lives without diminishing the gorges’ natural beauty, was formed in response to a string of student suicides in the spring of 2010. Cornell will remove each black fence — the barrier currently in place on the bridges near campus — once the net at that site is complete, according to Simeon Moss ’73, deputy University spokesperson. Shortly after three suicides in under a month rattled the campus and garnered national media attention, the University installed silver chain-link fences along the bridge sites, sparking a prolonged debate on the efficacy of suicide deterrents and how best to bolster students’ mental health. There have been no suicides off the bridges since the barriers — which were replaced by black bars in June 2010 — were put in place. The construction of the nets under three city-owned bridges was approved by Ithaca's Common Council on Dec. 7, 2011, clearing a major hurdle in the University's push to eradicate future jumping deaths. The City of Ithaca Planning Board

approved construction of barriers on all seven City and Universityowned bridges at a meeting on Dec. 20, 2011. Shortly thereafter, Mayor Svante Myrick ’09 expressed optimism that the barriers would serve their intended purpose. “I’m hopeful that we’re going to see fewer suicides once the nets are installed,” Myrick said. “This process of deciding to install these barriers was as thorough as it needed to be … it certainly deserved the time and care we put into it.” Through a series of highly publicized forums and elsewhere, the University has repeatedly argued that “means restrictions” — reducing access to a method of suicide — can save lives. They argue that the nets are critical in delaying “impulse” suicides. “Again and again, authors have reported that barriers radically reduce or eliminate deaths on specific bridges,” Prof. Eric Caine ’69, psychiatry, University of Rochester, a suicide expert brought in by the University, argued in an editorial in The Sun. “Nearly half of the suicides of Cornell students over the past 20 years have been the result of jumps from the high bridges on East Hill. Here, unlike other regions, bridge impediments have the potential to change the regional suicide rate.” However, the path to constructing the suicide nets has been paved with difficulties as city officials demanded information from

the University regarding the financial burden the project would place on the city's already strapped budget. Furthermore, critics maintained that the bridge barriers would not solve the problem of student suicides, arguing that those who wish to take their lives will find alternate means of doing so. In defending their decision to approve construction on city owned bridges in December 2011, city officials emphasized that Cornell had made the necessary concessions — including minimizing the barriers’ visual impact, paying for the nets’ upkeep and addressing liability concerns — since public discussion about the University’s “means restriction” initiative began in the fall of 2010. “It was very clear all along that there was no way I could consider supporting this if it was going to to cost city taxpayers anything at all, and Cornell did address that issue comprehensively,” Common Council member Dan Cogan ’95 (D-5th Ward) said at the meeting. “This agreement is about as good as it could be in terms of trying to hold the city harmless and keeping us from having to pay.” Myrick added that the University and its architects “went above and beyond to preserve what is really special about the bridges.” Before the vote that ultimately determined the fate of the bridge barriers project, about a dozen members of the community, including several Cornell students and employees, spoke about the

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Safety precaution | In response to student suicides, the University started construction on mesh nets under six of Ithaca’s bridges (and around a seventh) this summer. The computer rendering shows the proposed nets under the Collegetown stone arch bridge.

nets proposal. All but one urged the council to approve the barriers. “Many have said to us that in the depths of their depression, the fences …. indicate to them that someone cares enough about them and their constant struggle to help

them live another day,” said Catherine Kim ’12, vice president of the mental health organization Cornell Minds Matter. Liz Camuti can be reached at lcamuti@cornellsun.com.

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Obama Policy May Affect Undocumented Cornellians DREAM

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eigners to take jobs away from Americans. With the presidential election just months away, some also saw the announcement as little more than an attempt to curry favor with Latino voters. Presumptive Republican nominee Mitt Romney lambasted Obama for saving “these sorts of things until four and a half months before the general election,” according to CBS News. Even some supporters of the DREAM act, like Cristina Lara ’14, said the policy struck her as a “politically calculated” move. “What the Obama administration has done is use the

while on campus. Being able to work legally may just mean the difference between staying at Cornell and having to drop out altogether. In February, Eric Cheon ’12, an undocumented student, said he faced a grim truth: possibly having just one week left at Cornell. Saddled with $10,000 in outstanding tuition from the fall 2011 semester, Cheon was told that if he did not pay off the debt by Feb. 24, he would no longer be allowed to enroll at the University. Ineligible for federal financial aid or loans as an illegal immigrant, Cheon worked 30 to 40 hours a week to try to keep up with his expenses.

“What the Obama administration has done is use the plight of DREAMers to garner more support from the Latino community. The policy is a step in the right direction but it’s ... not a viable alternative to the DREAM Act.” Cristina Lara ’14 plight of DREAMers to garner more support from the Latino community,” Lara said. “The policy is a step in the right direction — don’t get me wrong — but it’s … not a viable alternative to the DREAM Act.” The deferred action policy, although estimated to protect as many as 800,000 undocumented immigrants, leaves out those who came to the U.S. after they were 16 or are older than 30 years old. Obama’s policy is also not a change in legislation, so should Obama not win re-election, a Republican White House could resume deportation. “I would caution all undocumented students to wait before applying for work authorization under this policy,” Lara said. Palma also stressed that, although the policy was a “huge milestone for the DREAM act,” the fight is far from over. “This deferred action policy is only a band-aid solution. It doesn’t address the underlying issues with our immigration system and doesn’t give undocumented students the opportunity to fully integrate into our society,” he said. While the debate about immigration continues on Capitol Hill, the stakes remain high for some undocumented students at Cornell. The Cornell DREAM Team, a student organization supporting undocumented students at the University, recognized that many students struggled to pay tuition because their immigration status made them ineligible for federal aid or loans. Members of the team had been trying to establish a work-study program to help these students support themselves, Palma said. But with the new policy, many of these students will be able to apply for a work visa — which Palma hopes will lessen the financial obstacles they face

“I tried to stay really positive,” Cheon said. “I thought, ‘I’m undocumented? … So what? I can go to college, but I can’t get financial aid? Okay, I can work with that.’ Faced with a ticking clock, on Feb. 14, Cheon launched a fundraising campaign to fight to stay at Cornell. Community members rushed to his aid. Students banded together, posting fliers on street lights, Thurston Bridge and the doors of Day Hall asking for donations. Alumni donated money and left messages for Cheon on his website. A little more than a week later, Cheon received a call at work: He had raised the $10,000 and was going to be able to finish his last semester at Cornell. The outpouring of support was “astonishing,” Cheon said, adding, “I just realized that Cornell is such a good place. I feel like this is the first time I’ve been truly happy here.” Although Cheon spoke openly about being an undocumented student, he is one of few who have dared to do so, and it is uncertain how many other Cornellians have faced Cheon’s situation. Even with signs of progress on the political front, Palma said it is critical to continue fighting for undocumented students. “Obama’s administration gave DREAMers across the country hope and opportunity to continue being active members in our society, so Cornell must also be willing to give talented and motivated DREAMers across the country the opportunity to attend our university and become Cornellians,” Palma said. Akane Otani can be reached at aotani@cornellsun.com.

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Renowned Speakers Advise, Entertain C.U. By REBECCA HARRIS Sun News Editor

This past year, a number of highprofile speakers, politicians and comedians visited the University, sharing experiences, pearls of wisdom, opinions and humor with crowds of Cornellians.

Jon Stewart, The Daily Show

Last year’s First-Year Parents’ Weekend brought the television funnyman to campus for two shows in October. Stewart, host of The Daily Show, returned to his stand-up comedy roots for his performances in Barton Hall. Stewart’s appearance last fall marked the third time he made the trek to Cornell, having previously appeared in front of sold-out audiences in Bailey Hall in 2001 and Barton Hall in 2005.

Arun Gandhi, Mahatma Gandhi’s Grandson

Arun Gandhi, the grandson of Indian civil rights champion Mahatma Gandhi, delivered Cornell’s annual Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Lecture this February. Speaking to a packed Sage Chapel, Gandhi spoke about his grandfather’s theory of nonviolence and civil disobedience, telling the audience how Mahatma’s ideals had inspired King years later during the civil rights movement of the 1960s. Arun Gandhi’s visit followed another trip he had made to Sage Chapel three years prior to attend his grandson’s wedding.

Sen. Kristen Gillibrand (D-N.Y.)

Sen. Gillibrand traveled to Ithaca in March to give a speech encouraging female students to pursue careers in disciplines in which women are often underrepresented. Speaking at the Statler Auditorium, Gillibrand delivered the keynote address at the 22nd annual meeting of the President’s Council on Cornell Women, an organization of alumni working to encourage women at Cornell to be leaders. Gillibrand spoke about the need to recruit women for jobs in science and technology fields, as well as politics.

Seth Meyers, Saturday Night Live

March also brought the comedy talents of SNL’s Meyers, who performed a no-frills stand-up routine for a sold-out crowd at Bailey Hall. Meyers — currently the head writer for NBC’s SNL and the host of the show’s longest running recurring sketch, “Weekend Update,” which parodies current events — kept the crowd roaring with laughter throughout his performance with an emphasis on college-related humor. He didn’t miss a beat, hurling jabs when students in the audience shouted such witty zingers as “take off your pants!”

Oprah Winfrey

One of last semester’s most famous guests was one who showed up unannounced. Oprah Winfrey — talk show host, celebrity, producer, philanthropist, actress — took on a new role this

March as an observer of the 2012 Cornell Model United Nations Conference. Winfrey shocked CMUNC organizers and participants by appearing at the conference, at which high school students from all over the U.S. and other countries — including students from the Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls, a boarding school Winfrey founded in South Africa — gathered to debate different countries’ perspectives on topics of international concern. Winfrey stayed for about four hours, mostly sitting quietly and observing; she did not give a speech.

Paul Wolfowitz ’65, Deputy Sec. of Defense to President George W. Bush

Wolfowitz, known for his controversial role in orchestrating the War in Iraq, was one of the more divisive speakers. Wolfowitz, who served as deputy secretary of defense from 2001 to 2005 and as president of the World Bank from 2005 to 2007, spoke to an ideologically mixed group at Bailey Hall in April. He acknowledged that some criticism of the Iraq War was legitimate but assailed those who maintained that Bush deliberately misled the American people. Wolfowitz alluded to the political differences between him and his audience — it is widely acknowledged that a majority of students and professors at the University fall left of center — but said the diversity of opinions was simply a part of the Cornell experience.

Kenan Thompson, Saturday Night Live

A few days after Wolfowitz’s speech, with the Cornell University Planning Board seemingly determined to bring every member of SNL to campus, Kenan Thompson livened the mood with another comedy routine at Bailey Hall. The Atlantaborn television sensation, now in his ninth season on SNL, is perhaps best known by current students for his role as an original cast member on the Nickelodeon sketch comedy series “All That” from 1994 to 1999 and the subsequent spin-off sitcom, “Kenan and Kel,” with “All That” co-star Kel Mitchell. Cornellians largely said they were excited for the chance to see two SNL comedians on campus this year.

Rep. Ron Paul (R Texas-14)

It was Rep. Ron Paul (R TX14), capping off a year of enigmatic, diverse speakers, who attracted the largest crowd, riling an animated audience at a town hall-style rally at Cornell’s own Lynah Rink in April. The then-Republican presidential candidate drew more than 4,000 people — avid Ithacan supporters and curious Cornell students alike — to the home of Big Red Hockey to engage in Paul’s revolution against “tyrants” and “big brother government” in America. Paul said at the rally that despite formidable odds, his campaign was still “alive and well;” he stopped actively campaigning one month later. Rebecca Harris can be reached at rharris@cornellsun.com.

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A Fresh Perspective WHEN I RIPPED OPEN THE ENVELOPE containing my copy of The Sun’s freshman issue three years ago, the contents were somewhat shocking. The letters and pamphlets that I had received from Cornell all painted a rosy picture of what the University was like. Conversations with students on campus during a visit were mostly superficial. Before I read the freshman issue, I was unaware of the extent to which Cornell was ravaged by the 2008 financial crisis or plagued by suicides. As you, too, will discover after perusing this issue, Cornell is not always the paradise that admissions booklets make it out to be. While it is true that amazing things happen here every day, and while these next four years will likely be some of the most memorable and enjoyable you will have in your life, the reality is that Cornell can sometimes fall short of expectations. Just because Cornell is imperfect, though, doesn’t mean it is not perfectible. Soon, your class, the class of 2016, will be the leaders on campus charged with working to make this place the best it can possibly be. Many of you may become part of the Greek system, charged with removing hazing from the new member education process. Some of you will be the ones on the Gorge Safety committee working to prevent deaths in the gorges. Others still will work to improve additional aspects of the Cornell experience. The Sun will be here through the next four years to give you an unfiltered account of life in Ithaca and at Cornell, including both the good and the bad. Making this place better may be difficult, but hopefully, with the unbiased accounts of life at Cornell that The Sun provides, you will be better armed to live up to that challenge. — J.C.F.

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ongratulations, you shining beacon of good grades, better board scores and obnoxiously impressive extracurricular activities: You’ve made it to Cornell, the Ben Affleck of the Ivy League! Now that you’re on your way to Ithaca — also known as the Middle of Nowhere — you’ll need a guide to keep you safe from all the crazy townies, fratty upperclassmen and irritatingly punctilious R.A.s. Lucky for you, our team of crack reporters has thrown together a list of things, based on semi-, mostly- and entirely- true experiences that is guaranteed to keep you safe from embarrassment and bodily harm throughout your freshman year. So, read carefully, dearest freshman, and whatever you do this coming year, always remember ...

DO NOT:

… sleepily forget to wear your shower-shoes in the shower. … eat raw fish in the dining hall. … pretend to act cool and talk about how you drank so much in high school and then prove you’re a liar by puking all over your roommate in the dorms. … drink the free “Grey Goose” at your first frat party. … eat dessert at every meal just because it’s there. … give in to the temptation to take short cuts during the winter in areas marked “out of bounds.” The 30 seconds saved isn’t worth a broken appendage. … eat two bagels in one sitting at 3 a.m. at CTB. … think course numbers are meaningless and accidentally enroll in a graduate-level course. … think that long johns are as useful indoors as they are outdoors. It gets really warm, and uncomfortably sweaty, in Goldwin Smith. … think beer, wine and liquor are interchangeable. … be surprised when our oft-lauded “campus diversity” turns out to mean the representation of Jews from both Long Island and Manhattan. … exclusively wear Cornell apparel. … be uninvolved on campus. … forget that Big Red Bucks are actually just Big Real American Dollars and not some sort of magical number that quickly decreases after a 1 a.m. trip to Nasties. … get drunk and then go to the library. … try and prove you’re a badass by rappelling off the SkyBridge of Court-Kay-Bauer. … run from dorm to dorm pulling the fire alarm at 4 a.m., especially if there’s no fire. … pregame alone. … be afraid to make friends with people besides your hallmates. … experiment by seeing how long you can go without taking a shower. … wait until the night before you leave for summer break to go sake bombing for the first time. … drink in your dorm room on Slope Day. … go to RPCC after six or before eight. … worry about joining a frat or sorority until the time comes. Even then, don’t worry about it. Really, don’t. It doesn’t matter. ... ignore advice from upperclassmen.

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OPINION

The Greatest Lesson of All I

n case you’re fretting about your freshman year, here’s a shred of truth to comfort you about college: That sinking fear of being plucked from the comforts of your bedroom and abandoned in the middle of nowhere in a sea of strangers? It’s all kabuki theater. College, the supposed transition from childhood to adulthood, has become another extension of our childhood. We were told by our teachers

another set of life rules to abide by — when you should go to sleep, how often you should exercise, how to make friends, how to study, how to make the best of your college experience. And before long will come the flood of advisers, mentors and the counselors, so many you can hardly keep track of their names. You’ll get a student adviser, a faculty adviser and maybe even a big from a sorority or fraternity. They’ll tell you what worked

Steven Zhang The Bigger Picture and parents that we would soon have to make and live with our own decisions. We were told that we would finally be our own man. But that metamorphosis won’t happen. From when you first step foot on campus until you walk down that path wearing your cap and gown four years later, you will constantly be advised, directed, asked, designated, mandated, assigned, referred and suggested from everybody and nobody around you. When you first drive onto campus with your car packed to the brim with your belongings, there will be signs telling you where to park and unload. After you’ve settled into your dorm, the resident adviser will give you

for them and what didn’t and will tell you to follow in their paths. Soon enough, your four years have been planned out according to the experiences of others before you have even finished your first. Perhaps it’s from fear of lawsuits or maybe it’s just a fact of growing up in an era overshadowed by September 11. Whatever the cause, our generation is being told what to do and when to do it more than ever. Worst of all, we sheepishly do what others tell us. And so you’ll find yourself four years later proudly holding an Ivy League degree, yet with still no idea on how to live according to yourself and by your own judgments. Without real-

izing it, you’re ready to chase a life that has been already been lived by others. Too often we forget that one of the greatest lessons that you can learn from college is gaining the courage to take risks and live with the consequences. Too bad that lesson is slowly being wiped away from the unwritten curriculum. Yet it’s important that you freshman learn this lesson on your own. It’s one that will eventually prove to be more important than that introductory organic chemistry class because people will never stop giving you orders and whether you choose to accept or refuse will be a constant decision. Even after you graduate and move far away, you’ll still be faced by demands from your employers, supervisors, friends, parents and relatives. They will tell you to get a job, to get married or to go to graduate school. Play it safe, they’ll tell you. Be financially secure, live a comfortable life and start saving for your retirement. Once you get to that point, you’re successful — in their eyes at least. More terrifying, following orders has only become easier. Take a quick glance at the world today and you realize that though technology has eased our lives, it has also numbed it. We have somehow whittled away the need to direct our futures. We don’t make decisions on our own anymore, as if we don’t trust ourselves. When you’re on your way to work in the morning, you’ll listen to music. But chances are you probably let a program

choose the station for you instead. When you check your email, Google will feature ads telling you to use services or buy products tailored to your liking based on keywords in your inbox. Even a task as simple as choosing a place to eat has been crowd-sourced to phone applications like Yelp or Groupon. After all, a restaurant isn’t worthwhile unless a machine brands it so. Somehow without even realizing, we have let ourselves be funneled into little customized worlds by the people and things around us. Fortunately for us, the solution is college, or at least the college that once was. It was sanctuary where risks were encouraged, not denounced. It was once the four years of your life that were intended to stretch your comfort zone and give you a taste of a world that you would have never otherwise tasted. So be prepared, freshman. Soon there will be a slew of people who think they know what is best for you and tell you otherwise. But don’t listen to them. Not your professors, not your parents, not your friends, not your computer or your cell phone. All you need is to just listen to yourself.

Steven Zhang ’12 graduated this May from the College of Arts and Sciences. He may be reached at szhang@cornellsun.com. The Bigger Picture appeared alternate Tuesdays this semester.

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still vividly remember when I was in your shoes, eager to begin my four years on the Hill. My fellow classmates and I were excited to become active, participatory members of the Cornell community. Three years later, we are largely proud Cornellians who have carved out respective niches for ourselves. But collectively, our experiences have demonstrated a spirit of apathy and ambivalence toward the administration and decision-making process. By recognizing and mobilizing around the issues that will define your time at Cornell early, the Class of 2016 can rekindle a spirit of campus activism and take your rightful place at the Day Hall decision-making table. The respective responses of the administration and students to major campus events during my time at Cornell illustrate both the promise of partnership and why many students feel alienated from University decision-makers. Three in particular are worth mentioning: the successful effort to build the New York City tech campus, major adjustments to the academic calendar and the changing nature of our Greek system. The tech campus effort represents partnership between students and administrators at its best. Cornell lobbied hard for the chance to open an applied sciences school in New York City, and enlisted students to join the cause. Undergraduates started grassroots efforts and took advantage of social media to make Cornell’s case. The student support was unparalleled by any of the competing bidders and played a large part in Cornell’s success. In another case, though, the student voice was far less effective. This past year, the Faculty Senate began the process of

revising the Academic Calendar with the goal of improving student health. Ultimately, the administration voted to add an additional break in February at the expense of Senior Week, despite a Student Assembly-crafted petition opposing the change amassing over 1,500 signatures. A decision was purportedly made in the student interest, yet the vast majority of students seemed to disagree. Students were invited to participate in the crafting of the new calendar, but mobilized too late and with too little independent initiative. Finally, changes to the Greek system have exposed a gap between how students and administrators view partnership. A few unfortunate events have demonstrated the need to eliminate egregious instances of hazing, and the University has demonstrated remarkable patience in working with students. But noticeable changes have yet to come to fruition because student leaders have been unwilling to collaborate in an initiative that is largely top-down. In other respects the administration has undercut Greek selfgovernance — not allowing houses the opportunity to provide safe drinking environments. If Greek student leaders were to have taken a less adversarial approach and demonstrated willingness to compromise, perhaps more desired outcomes could have been reached. My generation of Cornellians has been faced with many changes, but we have failed to effectively respond and prove our worth as stakeholders. As incoming freshman, you have the ability to start fresh and show the administration you genuinely care. This means deviating from traditional, passive leadership structures and recognizing the full potential of

social media. Don’t repeat the mistakes of failing to organize and conveying a tone of adversarial indifference to the administration. Student opinion should always matter, not just when Day Hall finds it convenient. In fact, we have a civic responsibility as members of the Cornell community to contribute our opinions regarding matters of campus importance. Undoubtedly, your class will face a unique set of campus issues over your four years Far Above Cayuga’s Waters. It’s up to you as a group to naturally prioritize and let the student voice be heard when it matters most. I hope that you will immediately consider taking up the causes of Cornell’s affordability, academic organization and campus social life. Recent changes to how the University grants financial aid have exacerbated the problem of a Cornell education’s affordability. That these changes were announced mid-summer is no coincidence. Demand a complete explanation and ensure that your class won’t graduate in 2016 burdened with debt. Speaking of graduation, it is also imperative that your class guarantees courses of study are adequately preparing you for desired careers matching the changing economy. The announcements of a new sustainability major and University-wide business minor are promising, as was the creation of a unified Economics department. See to it that these are the first steps in creating a mod-

ern, streamlined academic experience for students. And perhaps with most difficulty, you’ll need to convince administrators that you can operate a Greek system promoting safe, socially responsible fun. As a former officer of my fraternity, I recognize just how daunting a task this is. But I think President Skorton believes in the future of Greek life at Cornell and that you can bring back the best of fraternity social events while doing away with the

Jon Weinberg In Focus worst of hazing. I have little doubt that each and every one of you will become an integral part of the Cornell community in no time. But don’t stop there, as many in my class did. Take ownership of your campus, and take a real stake in issues that affect you the most. While my Class of 2013 left this task to a select few, your Class of 2016 should treat the student role in decisionmaking as a collective responsibility. Together, you will send a message to the Class of 2019 — perhaps in their Freshman Issue of The Sun — that the student voice matters and you can win in working with the administration. Jon Weinberg is a senior in the School of Industrial and Labor Relations. He may be reached at jweinberg@cornellsun.com. In Focus appears alternate Wednesdays this semester.

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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT Dearest Freshmen: Upon crossing the fifth barn or 500th mile of farmland on your drive or flight to campus, the thought may have crossed your mind: “Where am I?” You may wonder why Ezra Cornell realized his ambitions in the middle of nowhere, but as day seven, four or even one at Cornell closes, the truth sinks in that you will never be bored here. No matter your study, you’ll sink hundreds of hours into the cultural institutions and entertainment options on campus and beyond. It’s easy for it all to overwhelm you. Our advice? Let it. Whether you love electronic music, medieval sculpture or independent film, you can get your fix here, both at Cornell and in the Arts Section of The Sun. To get you started, we’re featuring some of the coolest events the paper covered last year, as well as snapshots of Cornell alumni who have left imprints on our culture today. Dig in and enjoy. ZACHARY ZAHOS AND DAVEEN KOH ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT EDITORS

Monae Mystifies

Janelle Monae Ignites Barton Hall TINA CHOU / SUN FILE PHOTO

BY ZACHARY ZAHOS Sun Arts & Entertainment Editor

Janelle Monáe, a soaring rocket of talent and class, ignited Barton Hall with an incendiary performance on Sunday. The neo-soul darling has played shows for nearly a decade, but with the

success of her first album, The ArchAndroid, last year, she is finally giving it all for the crowds she deserves. As a result, Monáe navigates the stage with the grace of a veteran, yet absorbs the rapture of her audience with gratitude the jaded have long forgotten. Decked in a tight tuxedo shirt and exaggerated black necktie, the fashionista blended

singing, dancing and performance art (the term used quite literally in this case) into a stylish conglomerate of experimental R&B and funky, retro throwback. “Tightrope” wears its influence on its sleeve, with that James Brown enunciation of “sceeene” and even numerous dance breaks as horns blast behind. You

Class Strife in Badlands BY KATHERINE CARRENO Sun Staff Writer

Piotr Chizinski MFA ’13 is on the right track. Like true art, Badlands of Modernity-Levittown opens a window into the profound. Badlands, on display at Milstein Hall, looks like a blown up architectural model of a town — Levittown, Pennsylvania, to be precise. The viewer has a bird’s eye view of a culde-sac and rows upon rows of little white paper houses. The most numerous and simple houses are the Levittowners. Two-hundred of these flat, shoeboxlike homes dot the outskirts of the floor-plan. In contrast, the largest and more complex designs are the aptly-named Country Clubbers. These occupy the center, isolated from the other designs. After World War II, Levittown embarked on an initiative to attract more wealthy residents with the Country Clubber design. The frequency of house models in the exhibit is proportional to the post-war populations of Levittown, and the Country Clubbers, at approximately 40 strong, are among the fewest. The smooth, concrete floor of the studio

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on which the model town sits is meant to evoke a flood. The actual landscape of Levittown was flat and prone to flooding. “If you look closely, you can see that the houses are designed to be three feet shorter,” explained Chizinski. When a flood occurs, there are a few fleeting seconds in which everything is covered by the same level of water. This fleeting moment lies between the utopia of the suburban ideal and the dystopia of a destructive flood. He called that short intermediary point “heterotopia.” “Would the Country Clubbers be safer than the other homes in the case of a flood?” I asked. “Well, they are built on higher ground, but I didn’t want to play with the elevation [of the town],” he replied. The main idea then is the brief moment of equilibrium — of equal vulnerability. To inspire conversation about design, social stratification, ephemeral beauty and the implications of natural disaster on a designed space all in one cohesive exhibit is quite an accomplishment. I’d want to call Chizinski’s work Architecture, Art and Planning, but I guess Badlands of Modernity has a nicer ring to it. — March 7, 2012

have to appreciate the stamina of this girl. No synchronized moves were defined; she fell into the groove. A dance-savvy individual could list all her techniques better than me, though the whole crowd witnessed gliding redolent of the late King of Pop. — October 4, 2011

Raekwon Cooks Up Real Hip Hop at The Haunt BY PATRICK CAMBRE Former Sun Staff Writer

Cheers erupted from the crowd as Raekwon asked, “Who here loves that real hip-hop?” His performance alone brought Ithaca’s true hip-hop fans out to The Haunt on Sunday night, but it was just one of the strong acts that showcased the evolution of the genre over a decade. An unexpected moment during Sunday’s concert occurred between Maino and Raekwon’s performances, when the crowd sang along to The Notorious B.I.G.’s “Juicy” word-for-word. Besides serving as a barometer for the crowd’s excitement at this point, it was a reminder that only true hip-hop fans were in the building. These same fans

immediately recognized the intro to “C.R.E.A.M.” as Raekwon stormed the stage. The crowd gave Raekwon a good deal of energy during the middle of the act and proved their knowledge of Wu-Tang lyrics by rapping along to every track. “Y’all are diehards,” Raekwon said of the crowd at The Haunt. Raekwon returned to the fore to perform his last song “Triumph.” It was a fitting end to a night of hip-hop that involved the crowd as much as the artists themselves. Raekwon gave some love to his fans before concluding the concert, “Ithaca, thanks for coming out and showing your support for real hiphop. Peace.” —April 17, 2012

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ARTISTIC ALUMNI TO KNOW Visual Art 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 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 as 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.

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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).

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NAME: Kurt Vonnegut GRADUATED: Dropped out in 1943 WHAT TO KNOW: If you attended any conventional American high school, odds are likely that 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 son writers, Gaffin exhibited a musical sophistication rarely seen in hardcore punk. Graffin rounds himself out by not only being 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, with William 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 and Sufjan 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: Thomas Pynchon GRADUATED: B.A. 1959 WHAT TO KNOW: A recipient of the National Book Award for his masterwork Gravity’s Rainbow, Pynchon is renowned for his experimental literature as well as his eclectic array of writing, which includes not only fiction but nonfiction that deals with such topics as history, science and mathematics. The Long Island native has long been a contender for the Nobel Prize in Literature.

NAME: Huey Lewis GRADUATED: Dropped out in 1969 WHAT TO KNOW: A strong rock vocalist and a talented harmonica player, Huey Lewis, as the frontman of Huey Lewis and the News, dominated 1980’s radio with his band’s third 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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Associate Director: Dr. Daniel T. McMullin

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UNITARIAN CHAPLAINCY AT CORNELL A gathering of humanists, agnostics, freethinkers and Unitarian Universalists.

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— CORNELL UNITED

MEMBER

Meets monthly on the 4th Tuesday at 5:00pm in the Founders Room in Anabel Taylor Hall First meeting, September 25, 2012

TIBETAN BUDDHIST MEDITATION

Rev. David E. Grimm, Chaplain (607) 379-3738, email: minister@davidegrimm.com Sponsored by First Unitarian Society of Ithaca At the corner of Aurora and Buffalo Streets http://unitarian.ithaca.ny.us

The Venerable Tenzin Choesang, CURW Chaplain tc342@cornell.edu

Muslim Educational & Cultural Association (MECA)

Meditations:

Mon. Wed. Thurs. 12:15-1:00 pm Founders Room Anabel Taylor Hall Please contact Tenzin Gephel for information

CORNELL UNIVERSITY • FRIDAY PRAYERS, ANABEL TAYLOR HALL, 1:20 P.M. (ONE WORLD ROOM) • DAILY PRAYERS (218 ANABEL TAYLOR HALL) • RAMADAN IFTARS STARTING JULY 21 • TARAWIH PRAYERS • SEMINARS AND GUEST LECTURES • DINNERS AND PICNICS • COMMUNITY SERVICE

Additional Information can be obtained: Namgyal Monastery Institute of Buddhist Studies 412 N. Aurora Street, Ithaca

For more information: MECA President: Sana Siddiqui (sss235@cornell.edu) MECA Vice President: Nasif Islam (mni5@cornell.edu) MECA Website: www.cornellmuslims.org MECA Phone: 607-216-8753

607-273-0739 office@namgyal.org

Meditations: Namgyal Monastery Mon. Wed. Fri. 5:15-6:00 pm Meditation Instruction: 4:30 pm 1st Friday of Month Tea Social: 6:00-6:45 pm 1st Friday of Month

MECA is a co-winner of Class of 2002 and 2003 Class of ’63 Award, the 2003 Perkins Award for Interracial Understanding and the Outstanding PR Award

The Religious Society of Friends Ithaca Monthly Meeting

Quakers Student Welcome Picnic

Saturday, August 25 at 5:30 p.m. Burtt House Friends Center, 227 N. Willard Way (A3) Rides from Purcell (Jessup Rd. side) (E1) at 5:15 p.m. – Look for the car with FRIENDS sign

(607) 273-5421

To know Christ and to make Him known. www.cornell.navigators.org

Meeting for Worship

Raymond Pierson rhp57@cornell.edu Megham Mutchler mom26@cornell.edu

Sundays 10:30 a.m. 120 Third Street, Ithaca (607) 229-9500 www.ithacamonthlymeeting.org

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JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS

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Worship Services

Sunday

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9:00 a.m.

114 Burleigh Drive, Ithaca, 257-1334 Latter-Day Saint Student Association at Cornell Classes – Fellowship – Activities Anabel Taylor Hall, Room 320 Advisors: Elder Gordon and Sister Janet Timothy

Weekly large group meetings and Bible Studies. Find our info table at the Christian Fellowship Fair.

THE ROITMAN CHABAD CENTER at Cornell University

Chabad is dedicated to bringing the warmth and richness of Jewish life and tradition to students of all backgrounds. We are your home away from home… the heart of Jewish campus life. Come for our free home-cooked Shabbat dinner, or for a Torah class. Call for information about Judaism, or just to talk. For more information regarding Chabad’s programs and activities, please e mail: Rabbi Eli and Chana at: es79@cornell.edu or call: (607) 257-7379 Eli & Chana Silberstein www.chabadcornell.com

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InterVarsity Christian Fellowship OUR VISION IS TO SEE: STUDENTS AND FACULTY TRANSFORMED, CAMPUSES RENEWED, AND WORLD CHANGERS DEVELOPED Please Visit one of our Witnessing Communities: Cornell Christian Fellowship

Multi-Ethnic Chapter

www.ccfiv.org

Asian American InterVarsity

Pan-Asian Chapter

www.rso.cornell.edu/aaiv

Greek InterVarsity

Fraternity/Sorority Chapter www.intervarsity.org/greek/ Details about our orientation events are available on our respective websites. Our Bible Studies meet throughout the week all over campus and are welcome to all: atheist, agnostic, curious, seeking, doubting, other faiths, no faith at all... Staff Contacts: Charles Fick cf52@cornell.edu Kimberly Fick kimberlynnefick@gmail.com

Hindu Student Council

Contact: Anshul Sacheti as885@cornell.edu Check out hsc.cornell.edu to find out about pujas and weekly bhajans as well as other events we’ll be holding!

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LUTHERAN CAMPUS MINISTRY WELCOMES YOU TRINITY LUTHERAN CHURCH 149 Honness Lane Worship at Trinity at 10:30 a.m. Sunday (607) 273.9017

www.trinityithaca.org

Welcome Picnic & Campus Fellowship check out details at: trinityithaca.org Hope Ukatu: hnu3@cornell.edu Prof. Mike Thompson: mot1@cornell.edu Rev. Robert Foote, Pastor: pastor@trinityithaca.org Sue Schattschneider: sts28@cornell.edu

Free transportation provided for all events

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CONGREGATIONS 10:00 a.m. Worship & (Children’s choirs child care available)

Fellowship and Education follow

Rev. James Henery, Pas tor Rev. Alice Associate Tewell, Pastor

272-2800

SUNDAY SERVICE/SCHOOL 10:30AM WEDNESDAY TESTIMONY MEETING 7:30PM FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST, SCIENTIST • 101 UNIVERSITY AVENUE, ITHACA CHRISTIAN SCIENCE READING ROOM 117 SOUTH CAYUGA STREET 607-272-1650, MON-FRI 11AM-5PM, SAT 11AM-2PM

Together we can make a difference.

www.christiansciencenys.com

Located 3mi. north of The Shops of Ithaca Mall on Triphammer Road.

St. Catherine Greek Orthodox Church

120 W. Seneca Street, Ithaca, has regularly scheduled liturgical services on Sundays, feast days, and special saints days. On Sundays, Orthros begins at 9:00 a.m. and Divine Liturgy at 10:15 a.m. On special feast and saints days, Orthros begins at 8:30 a.m. and Divine Liturgy at 9:30 a.m. Confessions are heard by appointment. Call Rev. Fr. Athanasios (Tom) Parthenakis at (607) 273-2767 (church) or (607) 379-6045 (home). Everyone is welcome to attend these worship services and the Orthodox Christian Fellowship on Thursdays at Anabel Taylor Hall, Cornell University.

ST. JOHN’S EPISCOPAL C HURCH stjohnsithaca.org 273-6532

Buffalo & Cayuga St. SUNDAY SERVICES 8:00 a.m. 10:30 a.m.

Welcome Students

SEVENTH DAY IMMACULATE ADVENTIST CONCEPTION SATURDAY SERVICES Worship – 11:00 a.m. Sabbath School – 9:30 a.m. Fellowship Luncheon To Follow Services Weekly

1219 Trumansburg Road, Ithaca • Phone 273-5950 DUSTIN HALL, Pastor • www.ithacaSDAchurch.com

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Mass Schedule Mon. & Thurs 12:10 p.m. Tues. Wed. & Fri. 7:00 a.m. Saturday 4:30 p.m. Sunday 8:30 a.m. 10:30 a.m.

113 N. Geneva St. 273-6121

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The Good,The Bad and The Greasy of Campus Food By ELIZA LAJOIE Sun Blogs Editor

To guide you through Cornell’s “all-you-care-to-eat” meal-swipe dining halls, here is a rundown of the best and worst of Cornell’s dining options. Okenshield’s You will soon discover that Okenshield’s shares many characteristics with a boyfriend left over from high school: at times, convenient and a little boring, but tolerable because you think there aren’t any better options. You can disregard the little annoyances — instead of missed dates or bad breath, Okenshield’s offers goopy pasta and endless lines –— and the relationship limps along. Okenshield’s will keep you coming back with hopes of stumbling upon the pad thai, gyros or popcorn shrimp that all make occasional surprise appearances. It’s the only meal-swipe dining hall on Central Campus, so there often isn’t much choice. But at least you’ll be able to cheer yourself up with a smile from Okenshield’s flamboyant and infallibly-cheerful

card-swiper, Happy Dave. Best Bet: Spinach and artichoke dip, milkshakes. Risley Dining You’ll find no more dramatic dining venue than Risley’s great hall, under vaulted ceilings and the glow of Harry Potter-esque chandeliers. Food options are generally cafeteria-bland, in keeping with the high school-style food line. But the stir-fry bar and ample dessert table at least will remind you that you’re in college now, and you deserve superior sustenance. Best Bet: Stir-fry, waffles. Robert Purcell Marketplace Eatery The Robert Purcell Community Center offers the biggest dining hall on North Campus and swarms with freshmen every weeknight. The enormous array of options will satisfy all diners, from picky eaters — who can resort to pizza or chicken nuggets –— to the more adventurous, who will enjoy sizzling stir-fry from the Mongolian grill. RPCC offers a diverse salad bar, waffle makers and enough sugary

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Sticky sweet | Waffles are a staple of any sweet-toothed Cornellian’s diet, as they are available in most dining halls and at Waffle Frolic, on the Ithaca Commons.

cereal to keep you bouncing off the walls all night with your new college pals. Sunday brunch is also

a must-try with savory breakfast pizza and giant pancakes. Best Bet: Mongo grill, pasta of the day. Appel Commons Appel is the only campus eatery with outdoor dining when the weather is cooperative, so enjoy it while you can! While many options in Appel are the same every day — pizza, salad, pasta with alfredo sauce — there is always a respectable number of other options, from turkey and potatoes to freshgrilled burgers. Best Bet: Pineapple cake, salad bar. West Campus Intrepid freshmen who ven-

ture down the slope into the land of upperclassmen will be rewarded with superior dining in a more homey setting. The dining rooms at Cook, Becker, Rose, Bethe and Keeton each have their own specialties to be discovered, including lots of international options. Additionally, most dining rooms on West have panini makers, so you if nothing else pleases you, whip up a cheesy melt with ingredients selected from ample sandwich and salad bars. Best Bet: Perogies at Cook, bibimbap at Bethe, fajitas at Keeton. Eliza LaJoie can be reached at elajoie@cornellsun.com.

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Meals for the Morning After The Best Fuel for Your All-Nighter By CRISTINA STILLER Former Sun Staff Writer

“Oh man, I feel like I’ve been hit by a bus.” For reasons I’ll let you decide, this line may come up once or twice in your college career. So whether it’s an allnighter in Duffield, an allnighter in Dunbar’s or actually getting hit by a bus, I’ve got the perfect grub spots to ease you back into the world of the living. State Street Diner: What Nasties is to late-night eating, State Street Diner is to the morning after. If you’re looking for a side of bacon with your bacon, I’m pretty sure State Street Diner can do that. Rulloff’s: Except for that one time Rulloff ’s didn’t let me into their restaurant on Slope Day without an I.D. — I was unaware that you needed to be over 21 to order an omelet on Slope Day — I’ve never had a bad meal at this place. Plus, there’s something about breakfasting at a bar that brings an evening full circle. And while their brie and fruit might be a little much to handle, one of their new jam-packed omelets will definitely sit on your gut like a brick. In a good way. Stella’s: Unless you want to

get dirty looks from all your professors, I suggest you avoid Stella’s fancier side when you’re at your worst. The café, however, is really friendly and literally makes one of Ithaca’s best cups of coffee. Plus, I guarantee that there will be five or six kids sitting inside whose hair looks ten times more disheveled than yours. Granted, they’re actually into that kind of look. But it’ll do something for your selfesteem, surely. Waffle Frolic: Now, if you’re at the point of suffering at which food sounds like a dirty word, take a jog to the Commons through the Ithaca City Cemetary. Trust me, there’s no quicker route to sobriety than that. And when you hit the townie Mecca, head on over to Waffle Frolic and order the Chicken and Waffles. Being from Florida, the farthest southern place from “The South,” Chicken and Waffles never really made sense to me. But one bite of this glorious combination and I swear to you that you will never again doubt the healing powers of this dish. Cristina Stiller can be reached at cstiller@cornellsun.com.

Critic’s Picks: Best Brunch in Ithaca By DAVID ROGER Sun Contributor

Ithaca Farmers’ Market, 545 Third St.

When the weather is sunny, there’s no better place to go than the Ithaca Farmers’ Market, which offers a comprehensive sampling of the many flavors Ithaca has to offer. Try the breakfast burritos and flatbread pizza. Hai Hong Restaurant, 208 Dryden Rd.

Americans cook a tasty breakfast, but so do the Chinese. Hai Hong Restaurant is always bustling on Sundays when it’s serving dim sum. Enjoy, but beware: à la carte dim sum is a dangerously attractive temptress, luring many hungry patrons into buying more than they can eat — or afford.

Carriage House Café, 305 Stewart Ave.

There are few better things in this world than steak and eggs. I’ve ordered them all over Ithaca but I can honestly say no one does them to perfection like the quaint, bed-and-breakfast style Carriage House Café. Though it is expensive, there is nothing wrong with treating yourself every so often. David Roger can be reached at drr67@cornell.edu.

Café Dewitt, 215 North Cayuga St.

Brunch at Café Dewitt highlights the fact that Ithaca is a true foodie community. Not only do the chefs produce amazing food, but they are always willing to chat with patrons. The café offers a brunch menu –– featuring maple nut granola and vanilla rum-battered baguette french toast –– on Saturday as well as Sunday.

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Step inside | The Carriage House Café represents the best of Sunday afternoon dining.

By SHAINA LOEW Sun Contributor

For most of us, study week means little sleep, lots of caffeine and plenty of late-night studying. But when you’re in the library pulling that second all-nighter in a row, what will you eat to fuel your brain and help you remember what color Julius Caesar’s toga was when he was murdered? Here are my top five snacks to sustain you: 1. Granola Whether you’re sneaking granola out of a dining hall, splurging for delicious namebrand brand versions or making it yourself, granola has healthy fats and protein to fuel your all-nighter. If you’re feeling adventurous, mix 4 cups oats with 1/2 cup melted salted butter and 1/3 cup honey or maple syrup. Bake at 375 degrees for about 30 minutes, and then toss in some dried fruit and nuts. Crunch loudly on that in Uris!

2. Hummus Chickpeas are also a great source of protein, and stores everywhere sell those little UFO-shaped packages of hummus and pretzels. Or, if you have the will and a food processor, blitz up some chickpeas, tahini, olive oil, lemon juice and a couple of garlic cloves for a homemade version. You can flavor it with almost anything — my favorites are lemon zest and parsley or chipotle powder.

like post-party scene noshing, but if you find yourself studying on West Campus on a Thursday night, chances are that this saucy, cheesy, meaty and mysterious — Hot Truck chooses your toppings in this case — sandwich can keep you up. It’s comfort food packed with protein for long-term focus. Even with finals ahead, the sandwich will give you hope. It’s that good, if you don’t mind making some intoxicated friends at the Hot Truck while waiting for it.

3. Fruit With Almond Butter I have this strange obsession with almond butter — I could eat it every day in large quantities. Last summer, I discovered Justin’s Almond Butter packets! Can you say on-the-go almond-y goodness? Pick some up at Wegmans and then enjoy it with that fruit you lawfully removed from RPCC!

5. Grilled Cheese Sandwich Classic grilled cheese is the most convenient snack to make in a MacGyver style stuck-in-the-dorm-studyl o c k d ow n - h u n g e r - c r i s i s . Pan, butter, bread, cheese. Assemble. Fry. Allow the cheesy goodness to melt away the study-induced stress.

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Shaina Loew can be reached at sal97@cornell.edu.

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Dake, Wrestlers Return to Action Aiming for NCAA Title OVERVIEW

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Men’s/Women’s Squash

The men’s and women’s squash teams had comparable 2011-12 seasons, finishing with marks of 13-7 and 12-8, respectively. The men’s squad took fourth at the CSA National Championships –– the highest finish in program history –– while the women finished sixth. Despite losing AllAmericans Alex Domenick ’12 and Thomas Spettigue ’12, rising senior Nick Sachvie looks to lead the Red to another successful campaign in the No. 1 position. The women will return No. 1-seeded rising sophomore Danielle Letourneau, who finished her rookie season ranked ninth nationally. Men’s/Women’s Swimming and Diving

While the men’s and women’s swimming teams came up short in their efforts to secure an Ivy League title, both squads had school record-breaking individual performances from rising sophomore Meredith Drummond and rising juniors Ben Cantanese Harry Harpham. Drummond broke three different program records in a three-day span for the women, while Cantanese earned the seventh spot on Cornell’s fastest swim time and Harpham took third fastest for the butterfly. Harpham and Drummond also took home the men’s and women’s Most Valuable Player awards, respectively. Head coach Joe Lucia announced that rising seniors Christopher Myers and Mark Stepanian were elected team captains for the men, while rising

seniors Ali Guba and Sarah Icke will lead the women. Men’s/Women’s Tennis

The 2011 tennis season was a year of growth for a program that has never won an Ivy League title in its history. The men’s team experienced a coaching change at the beginning of the year when former head coach Tony Bresky left Cornell for a coaching position at Wake Forest; however, Silviu Tanasoiu — now entering his second year as head coach for the Red — stepped in and guided the men’s team to a 10-15 finish. The young squad featured no seniors, so its top players will return this fall. The women finished the season ranked 10th in the Northeast Region under first year coach Mike Stevens, while rising senior captain Christine Ordway made a name for herself at the No. 1 singles slot and earned accolades as the team’s Most Valuable Player. Men’s/Women’s Track and Field

The Red dominated the outdoor competition in 2012, finishing in first and second place in the women’s and men’s competitions at outdoor Heps, respectively. The men’s team will look to a young core group of players with the absence of Nick Huber ’12 and Chris Arlinghaus ’12, highlighted by rising junior Montez Blair and rising sophomore Steven Mozia. After making individual trips to the NCAA Outdoor Championships this past spring, rising seniors Katie Kellner and Genna Hartung return to help guide the Red to hopefully a tenth championship crown in 12 years.

Volleyball

With Melissa Batie-Smoose entering her first year as head coach, the Red volleyball team looks to improve the 5-21 record it faced at the end of last year. Although the team lost four seniors from 2011, young talent is stepping up to fill the leadership roles. Newly named captains, Brittany Fox, Kelly Marble and Kelly Reinke will attempt to build

upon the foundations left by their predecessors. Four incoming freshmen will add depth to the roster, as the squad prepares to start this season at the Cornell Invitational in September. Wrestling

Cornell’s wrestling continued its recent tradition of being a powerhouse of a team in this last season. The team went undefeated in

Ivy League play, earned a fourth place finish in the NCAA tournament and won its sixth-straight EIWA title. Rising senior Kyle Dake is a player to watch since he became the first wrestler to win the NCAA Championship in three different weight divisions. A fourth may be in Dake’s future, as head coach Rob Koll works hard to prepare his talented squad for the upcoming season.

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will undoubtedly prove to be the toughest acts to follow. Lannon, one of two Most Valuable Players for the 2011 campaign, provided the underclassmen with unparalleled leadership and experience in the midfield. Parsons was a versatile player for the Red, proving to be invaluable on the back line. Returners like rising junior Daniel Haber, the other MVP for the 2011 season, will look to build off of last season’s success with hopes of claiming the top title in the Ivy League. Women’s Soccer

After another tough season with no games against Ancient Eight opponents ending in victory and only two wins overall, the women’s soccer players will attempt to brand a new name for themselves this year. The team will be missing a top-grade defender, since Sidra Bonner ’12, a central fixture for the Red’s defense over the past four years, graduated in May. Looking to improve on last year’s record, top scorer for the past two seasons, rising senior Maneesha Chitanvis, will return and combine with the leadership of first-year head coach Patrick Farmer.

Softball

The 2012 Ivy League champions return to action this year with one number in mind: five. The squad has four consecutive Ivy South Division titles under its belt and is on the hunt for another. Despite dropping a one-game division playoff to Penn, the Red finished the season 25-23. The team won at least 25 games for the 16th consecutive year — more than every other Ivy League opponent in the same time frame combined. Rising senior catcher Kristen Towne and rising junior Lauren Bucolo earned All-Ivy First-Team honors, while rising juniors Jenny Edwards and Alyson Onyon earned Second-Team accolades. Sprint Football

Cornell will kick-off the 2012 season by welcoming Penn to Schoellkopf Field, looking to start on a strong note after the team finished with a 3-4 record last year. Despite losing a talented group of seniors, the Red will return rising junior place kicker John Rodriguez, who earned First-Team honors. Also returning is rising junior quarterback Brendan Miller, who racked up more than 1,400 yards through the air and 13 touchdowns last season. See OVERVIEW page 33

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while the team’s undefeated run came to a close, the day was highlighted when Bronwyn Scrivens ’12 won the Cacchione Cup for the regional high-point rider of the year. A few weeks later, Cornell claimed five titles at the Regional Championships — including two by Scrivens and one by rising sophomore Georgiana de Rham. Both riders qualified for Nationals, with Scrivens taking 11th place in the Cacchione Cup and de Rham finishing fifth in intermediate fences. This group of riders, under the direction of head coach Chris Mitchell, also qualified the most individuals for Zones in the region. Mitchell has left Cornell, so new head coach Todd Karn will need to guide the equestrian team as it enters its fall season. Fencing

Last season the fencing team kicked off its fall season with a nine-game winning streak, picking up 10 of its first 11 competitions. After returning from winter break, the team struggled through a few hard fought matches, finishing the year with a six-game losing streak and 13-10 overall record. Rising sophomores April Whitney and Christine McIntosh and Rebecca Hirschfeld ’12 qualified for the 2012 NCAA championships after Top-10 performances in foil at the NCAA Regional. Head coach Iryna Dolgikh will hope to get a lot from a young group of fencers with the departure of Hirschfeld. Field Hockey

The field hockey players concluded the 2011 season with a 710 overall record, going 1-6 in Ivy play. Facing the graduation of senior co-captains netminder Alex Botte and midfielder Olivia Boyd, rising juniors and All-Ivy SecondTeam members Hannah Balleza and Mallory Bannon aspire to continue with another season of field hockey domination amongst all opponents and will specifically focus on the games against Ancient Eight rivals, hoping to bring back its spot atop of the Ivy League that it held in 2008. Football

In 2011, the Cornell football team succeeded in hitting the .500 mark, finishing the year with a respectable 5-5 overall record and 3-4 record in the conference. The Red kicked off the season with a Homecoming win, 24-13, over Bucknell and finished by picking up three of its last four Ivy contests — beating Princeton, Columbia and Penn. In his second year at the helm, head coach Kent Austin helped fine tune his team from a group who scraped by with just two wins in each of the previous two season to a focused, motivated unit ready to charge the gridiron. A player to watch out for is rising junior quarterback Jeff Mathews, who is the reigning Bushnell Cup Award winner as the Ivy League Offensive Player of the Year — making him the first sophomore to ever earn the honor. He also set Cornell and Ivy League records

for passing yards in a game (548 yards) and season (3,412 yards), while also breaking program in touchdown passes (25), completion percentage (.679), total offense (3,274 yards) and passing efficiency (162.60). Golf

After finishing in seventh place in last year’s Ivy Championships, the Red will look to improve upon a difficult 2011 season with the new senior class leading the way for head coach Matt Baughan. The underclassmen will be called upon to anchor the team this season after the departure of Mark Baity ’12, John Dean ’12, Alex Lavin ’12 and Alex Simson ’12. Gymnastics

This past season, Cornell placed second at the Ivy Classic championship and fourth in the ECAC conference. The Red had the pleasure of defeating non-Ivy League opponents such as Cortland in dual meets. Rising seniors McKenna Archer and Ashley Maher and rising junior Melanie Jorgensen will be amongst the talented athletes leading the squad this year as it looks to compete for the Ivy Classic title once more. Men’s Ice Hockey

The Red made the most of its home ice advantage last year, going 10-3-2 at Lynah Rink en route to an ECAC semifinal and NCAA tournament appearance. However, head coach Mike Schafer’s ’86 team bowed out of the tournament in the second round after disappointing loss at the hands of Ferris State. Schafer returns this season with a team that will look very different without captain Kier Ross ’12 and assistant captain Sean Collins ’12. Rising senior Greg Miller will look to lead the Red offense, while rising seniors Nick D’Agostino and Braden Birch are primed to anchor the defense in front of rising junior goalie Andy Iles, who is starting in net for his third season with the Red. Women’s Ice Hockey

Accustomed to performing well under pressure, the women’s hockey team experienced another very successful campaign. Finishing the year with an impressive 30-5 overall record, the Red won 90.9 percent of its conference play, ending with a 20-2 record in the ECAC. Cornell powered through the season, knocking off rivals such as Union, Mercyhurst and St. Lawrence before advancing all the way to the ECAC finals and NCAA tournament. St. Lawrence edged out the Red, 3-1, in the ECAC finals on March 3, after Cornell sent Quinnipiac packing, 5-1, the day before. In the NCAA tournament, rising senior Lauriane Rougeau scored the game winner against Boston University in triple overtime — a goal which was featured on SportsCenter’s Top-10 plays of the day. The Red eventually lost in the NCAA semifinals to the University of Minnesota in Duluth, Minn. While the absence of Rebecca Johnston ’12, Chelsea Karpenko ’12, Catherine White ’12 and Amanda Mazzotta ’12

will be undoubtedly felt on the ice and in net, rising senior Laura Fortino will once more pair up with Rougeau to create on of the league’s most powerful defensemen duos. Other players to watch for are rising sophomore Jill Saulnier and rising junior Brianne Jenner. Men’s Lacrosse

The 2012 men’s lacrosse team followed the tradition of playing Cornell Lacrosse and had yet another successful season. The Red burst out of the gates at the beginning of the season, winning nine of its first 10 contests. Despite senior captain Rob Pannell being permanently sidelined by an injury in the second game of the year, the successful streak continued throughout most of the spring, until the Red faced off against Brown on April 21, losing by one point. The Red was unable to bounce back from the defeat and concluded the 2012 campaign on a three-game losing streak. The Red was bumped out of the first round of the Ivy League Tournament by Yale. While the Red will surely feel the absence of powerhouses like Chris Langton ’12 and Roy Lang ’12, underclassmen like rookie standout, rising sophomore Matt Donovan have proven that the program will be left in good hands. Women’s Lacrosse

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experienced a successful season, sporting an overall 11-5 record in 2012. Having concluded with a 5-2 conference record and perfect 7-0 road record, the team is excited to get back in action. The players look to improve their play and better both the Ivy League statistic as well as other collegiate play. Despite losing nine decorated seniors –– including co-captains Jessi Steinberg ’12, Katie Kirk ’12 and Cacki Helmer ’12, the Red can find promise in rising senior Caroline Salisbury, who was an Ivy League Offensive Player of the Week and tied for a team-high 44 goals for the season. Men’s/Women’s Polo

The men’s and women’s polo teams enjoyed a successful regular season only to come up short at the national championship tournament held at the Oxley Equestrian Center in Ithaca, N.Y. The men fell in the semifinals to reigning Virginia, 28-10, and concluded their 2011-12 campaign with an overall record of 11-8. The women were edged by Virginia, 17-13, for the USPA national title. Cornell finished 13-6 on the season and earned the Northeast Regional title. The men return everyone, including their captain and high-scorer rising senior Brandon Van Loon, while the women are losing four seniors, including captain Ali Hoffman ’12. Look for rising junior Kailey Eldredge to help lead to women into another suc-

cessful campaign. Men’s/Women’s Rowing

The men’s heavyweight crew finished fifth overall at the 2012 IRA Rowing Championships, with the Varsity 8, Second Varsity 8, Frosh and Open 4 boats placing third, second, fourth and first in the petite finals, respectively. All four boats finished Top-10 in the country, with the Freshmen 8 placing fourth in the Grand Finals. The lightweights were also successful at the IRAs, placing second and fifth in the Grand Finals by the Varsity 4 and Varsity 8, respectively. The women placed 13th overall at the NCAA Championship and had the Varsity 4 and Second Varsity 8 boats finish 10th and 11th in the country, respectively. Men’s Soccer

Under three-year head coach Jaro Zawislan, the men’s soccer team concluded the 2011 season with a 8-2-6 overall record and 31-3 finish in the Ivy League. Under Zawislan, the squad gave up the fewest goals in the Ivy League, experienced a 13-game undefeated streak, had the fewest losses since 1995 and just barely missed out on making the NCAA Tournament. Cornell was the only team in the country to score a goal in every contest it entered. Of the team’s five graduated seniors, Jimmy Lannon ’12 and Kyle Parsons ’12 See OVERVIEW page 34

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Girard by blocking nearly half of all Cornell shot attempts. Looking at team leadership, Cornell is graduating just four seniors of its 27 man roster, after beginning the season with nine fresh faces. Compared to Harvard, which has five seniors and five juniors on its offensive squad, Cornell has just two seniors and four juniors. In the semifinal game, Cornell took several undisciplined penalties — a symptom of having little depth of playoff experience for the least penalized team in the ECAC regular season. Sophomore forward Armand de Swardt accounted for a third of the total penalties awarded to both teams. “It was just embarrassing,” Schafer said. Freshman accounted for 31 of the Red’s 93 goals, as of the game’s end and have been an integral part of the team’s systems from the start of the season. Freshman defenseman Joakim Ryan and freshman forward Brian Ferlin can even be described as “stand-outs” on the roster. “As a leader, it’s really disappointing not having mentored the younger guys the way we should have as a leadership group,” said senior defenseman and captain Keir Ross.

“That’s the worst part of it — not that it’s my senior year or I had a million things going on in my head I wasn’t very three other guys’ senior year, but that maybe we didn’t take effective.” charge the way we should have. It’s a tough pill to swallow.” Cornell’s forwards accounted for all three goals in the The Red went on to beat Colgate, 3-0, the following third game of the tournament. Scoring for the Red were Saturday in the tournament’s consolation game, as Harvard forwards Collins, sophomore Dustin Mowrey and freshadvanced on, but lost to Union in the ECAC man John McCarron, respectively. Collins’ goal came from Championship game. The Red’s team dynamic was surpris- the low slot with just 25 seconds left in the first frame from ingly positive after its final win senior forward Locke Jilson on the east coast this season. and freshman forward Cole “We’re asking our guys to “As a leader, it’s really disappointing not Bardreau. have short term memory,” having mentored the younger guys the way The Red scored twice more Schafer said. in the second, holding off the we should have as a leadership group.” Iles made 25 saves against Raiders for a scoreless third. the Raiders for a shut-out, his Keir Ross ’12 While the team was dissatisfied fourth of the season, in front with a third place ECAC finish, of a sparse crowd in Boardwalk Hall. His best accomplish- players said that they were eager to enter the NCAA regionment of the weekend was shutting down star player senior als ranked No. 13 pairwise out of 16 of the best Division I forward Austin Smith, who left Atlantic City with only one hockey teams in the nation. assist and a fourth place finish. The Red’s win against Colgate, an accomplishment conAfter Colgate’s loss to Union in the other semifinal sidering its two regular season losses to the Raiders, was vital game, Smith was uncharacteristically emotional. to earning Cornell a spot in the national competition. “I’ve never given up in a game before, ever. I always compete to the end,” he said. “When it hit 5-1, I was trying to Rob Moore can be reached at rmoore@cornellsun.com. He hold tears back. The rest of the game I was just circling and graduated in May.

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According to Karpenko, the Red knows that its defense was not good enough in yesterday’s game, and the team’s communication and back-checking need improvement. “Most of their chances came on the rush, so its a matter of the forwards back-checking hard and the defense recognizing when they can step up and take somebody early in the play,” she said. “Better communication between the defense and forwards will also help limit their chances.” In the overtime periods, both teams came close on a number of occasions, before the Red finally won with just ten seconds left in the third overtime. According to Karpenko, as exhaustion kicks in, the game turns into a battle of wills. “Everyone’s exhausted, and once you get into the second and third overtime, it is really a matter of who wants it more,” she said. “A lot of systems and tactical things go out the window. Things aren’t pretty, and it is just a matter of trying to out-work the other team.” “When you’re in the moment it is do or die, so you kind of almost forget about how tired you are,” Johnston added. “But fitness was important, and I think we’re a pretty fit team and that paid off for us in the end.” The hero in the end was Lauriane Rougeau, a junior defenseman with only six goals on the season. She skated past one defender, split two others, and backhanded the puck through the goalies legs, setting off the wild celebration. The play appeared on SportCenter’s Top-10 plays later that night. “It was an unbelievable play,” Karpenko said. “I don’t think they expected her to try to take it to the net like that, but she did and she buried it.” And, with that goal the Red is still alive in the quest for a national championship. Ben Horowitz can be reached at bhorowitz@cornellsun.com.

pions, the Red had two more all-Americans, including senior Frank Perrelli who finished fourth and sophomore Mike Nevinger who finished seventh. Following Bosak’s match, senior Cam Simaz made it three-for-three for Cornell in the finals with a victory over Edinboro’s Chris Honeycutt. Both seniors entered the match as the top seeds at 197 pounds and each carried only a single loss all season. The top-seeded Simaz’s loss was from an injury default, however. After the first period ended with Honeycutt in the lead 2-1, the Edinboro wrestler chose the down position to start the second period managing to not only escape but reverse Simaz – lifting the senior off his feet and into the air before bringing him back down for two points and a 41 lead. Simaz quickly escaped and secured his own takedown to tie the score. The No. 1 seed then dominated an exhausted Honeycutt in the third to win 7-5. The win capped an impressive career for the four-

time all-American who accumulated the third-most wins (140), the second-most wins by fall (47) and the most wins by bonus points (98) in school history. The win is also perhaps the cap on the most successful era in Cornell wrestling history. “This was supposed to be a rebuilding year and we had three titles – three champions – that’s pretty impressive,” Simaz said. Despite losing three of five all-Americans after this year though, Koll said he does not believe that this will ultimately be the peak of Cornell wrestling, though a team championship still eludes the school. “It’s a high-water mark for Cornell for now. We’re looking towards the future – I believe having three national champions is going to help me bring in the next group of recruits,” he said “We gotta bring in great recruits to be able to compete with Penn State – they got a juggernaut going there. But we’re going to take them out, if not tomorrow, then the next day.” Brian Bencomo can be reached at bbencomo@cornellsun.com.

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Kaufmann Pitches No-Hitter left-field fence – his first of the season. Lee said he was satisfied with the weekend’s results. “The whole weekend went very well for us — we are happy with the wins,” he said. “But, the rest of the division This article was originally published on April 3, 2012. did well and it’s going to be extremely competitive this year. Over the weekend, Cornell hosted Ivy foes Harvard and ... We lost a tough one in the first one, but we responded Dartmouth for two doubleheaders. Cornell split the series, well by coming back and getting three wins.” The weekend began on a sour note as Harvard (3-17, 11-1, with the Crimson on Saturday, before facing off against Dartmouth the next day. The series against the Green was 1) overtook the Red in the first game on Saturday, 6-2. cut short after sophomore pitcher Connor Kaufmann threw Harvard’s pitcher Brent Suter threw a solid bout in the the Red’s first no-hitter since April 5, 1989. The second opener, giving up only four hits in his seven-inning showgame was postponed due to torrential rain, so the Red ing. The Red garnered its only runs in the third and sixth wrapped up play against the Green on Monday at noon — innings, after Harvard grabbed two runs in the top of the first. The second run for the Red came from sophomore claiming both games in the series. “To be honest I don’t think that the rain out was that Chris Cruz’s team-leading seventh home run of the season, which flew over the fence in much of a factor; a lot of us right-center field. He was the would have loved to have fin- “The whole weekend went very team’s only multiple-hitter ished playing yesterday espeagainst Suter, leading off the cially after Connor went out well for us — we are happy with fourth inning with a single. and threw such a game in game the wins.” Freshman pitcher Brent Jones one against Dartmouth,” said suffered his first loss of his colsenior captain and catcher Brandon Lee ’12 legiate career after pitching a Brandon Lee. “It’s a baseball kind of thing where you just go game to game and anything little over five innings and surrendering six runs. In the second game of the day, Cornell turned the tables can happen. I am just excited we went out and turned out on Harvard, finishing the series with a 12-7 win. Freshman the win today.” In the series opener against Dartmouth (4-12, 1-2 Ivy pitcher Brian McAfee snatched the victory to improve his League) on Sunday, the Red (16-5-1, 3-1) recorded the record to 3-0 for the season, coming back from a shaky start attention-grabbing 2-0 no-hitter victory. The game was the to finish off the seven innings in four unearned runs. first no-hitter for the Red since April 5, 1989, when it beat Harvard came out fighting and grabbed a 6-0 lead in the top Rochester in a similar seven-inning fashion. Kaufmann set- of the fifth; however, the Red battled back and scored six in tled for two walks, while striking out four Green players the bottom to secure the tie, 6-6. Thanks to a combination of singles and a triple by Swinford, Cornell lifted the score after facing the minimum 21 batters. Cornell took the lead in the second inning of the contest to 9-6 and secured the win. In the second game of the two part Dartmouth series, as a result of a two-out double from Lee. The senior moved to third on a wild pitch, before scoring on a single by sopho- the Red finished the series off with a win over the Green, 5more Ben Swinford. Senior Frank Hager gave the Red its 2. Lee went three-for-four with a pair of doubles and Hager other run of the day with a line-drive home run over the grabbed his second homer for the day. Senior starter Rick

By HALEY VELASCO

Sun Assistant Sports Editor

OLIVER KLIEWE / SUN SENIOR PHOTOGRAPHER

No-hit wonder | Sophomore pitcher Connor Kaufmann pitched a no-hitter for the Red — its first since April 5, 1989.

Marks pitched well into the eighth inning of the game at Hoy Field on Monday. With this win, Cornell is experiencing its best league start under head coach Bill Walkenbach and only the second time since 1994 that the program has won at least three of its first four Ivy games. Looking ahead, the Red plays a doubleheader away against Canisius College on Wednesday. “Heading into next weekend we are looking to continue the momentum that we have had all season,” Lee said. Haley Velasco can be reached at hvelasco@cornellsun.com.

WOMEN’S HOCKEY

Squad Wins National Quarterfinal in Triple Overtime Thriller

By BEN HOROWITZ Sun Staff Writer

This article was originally published on March 12, 2012. The No. 3 Cornell women’s hockey team has had many statement victories this season, but none compare in excitement or importance to the Red’s thrilling victory over No. 5 Boston University (2314-1, 14-7-0 Hockey East) on Saturday afternoon at Lynah Rink. The game was a national quarterfinal, with each team’s season, and a chance to go to the Frozen Four, on the line. In a back-and-forth,

neck-and-neck contest, the Red came out on top, 8-7, when junior defenseman Lauriane Rougeau scored the winning goal with just ten seconds left in the third sudden death overtime. Cornell (30-4, 20-2 ECAC) will face the University of Minnesota in the Frozen Four’s first game next weekend in Duluth. “I was just so proud of our team,” said senior captain and forward Rebecca Johnston. “We came back when we were down, and it was a back-and-forth game, but we just never gave up. It was overall just an amazing game.” The game was Johnston’s last at Lynah Rink, and she made it worth every

minute with a terrific individual effort. She scored a hat trick, which included two goals in a row to bring the Red from a 3-1 deficit to a 3-3 tie, and also tallied two assists. According to Johnston, having this thrilling victory in her last game was a truly special moment. “I’m so happy that game could be my last one because it is one game that I will never forget,” she said. The game did not start off well for Cornell, who fell to a 3-0 deficit in the first period. According to senior forward and captain Chelsea Karpenko, the early hole was partially a result of the Red letting the talented terriers have too many

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Time to celebrate | Junior defenseman Lauriane Rougeau scored the winning goal in triple overtime to give the women an exciting victory in the NCAA quarterfinals.

scoring chances. “I think we just gave them too many quality opportunities, and a team that talented is going to make you pay,” she said. However, the Red got on the board towards the end of the first period to go into the intermission with the game at 31, and on that very play earned a powerplay on which it scored to start the second. According to Johnston, getting that goal gave the Red an important boost of momentum going into the second period. “That was one of the most important goals [of the game],” she said. “Its hard to come back from being down three goals, but getting that goal gave us confidence going into the second period.” “Getting that goal was a huge momentum swing for us and it put us back in the game, right where we wanted to be,” Karpenko added. The Red scored 3 straight goals in the second period to take a 4-3 lead. The Terriers came back to make it 4-4, before the Red again scored three straight goals, two off the stick of sophomore forward Brianne Jenner. This gave the Red a 7-4 lead with under 14 minutes to go. However, the Red then received three penalties, and the terriers converted on each one, tying the game with under two minutes to go. According to Johnston, the Red was not disciplined enough in it’s physical play, and failed to clear the puck when it was on the penalty kill. “We have to play a little more disciplined and try not to get our sticks up,” she said. “Minimizing those penalties is really important. And, in terms of the penalty kill, they have a great power play and we were blocking shots, but sometimes we didn’t get it out when we had the opportunity to get it out. Getting it all the way down the ice is the most important thing.” See W. HOCKEY page 39

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MEN’S HOCKEY

Red Places Third In ECAC Tourney By ROB MOORE ’12 Sun Senior Writer

This article was originally published on March 26, 2012. ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — Cornell’s junior defender Braden Birch and senior defender Sean Whitney collided off a third period face-off, giving up puck possession to Harvard. Birch — who had just been burned by senior forward Alex Killorn in a breakaway goal — struggled to catch up to a Crimson double breakaway that lit the torch for a sixth time on Cornell sophomore goaltender Andy Iles. By this point in the March 16 contest, the 6-1 semifinal game had unravelled on the Red past a point of saving face. After travelling down to Atlantic City’s Boardwalk Hall, the Cornell squad (19-9-7, 12-4-6 ECAC Hockey) dropped its first game in the ECAC tournament to rival Harvard (13-10-11, 8-5-9). In its biggest loss of the season, Cornell gave up six goals for the first time this year, subsequently suspending the team’s chance for an NCAA atlarge bid to the consolation game the following afternoon against Colgate (19-17-3, 11-10-1). “As a head coach I take full responsibility for not having my team ready to play tonight. I didn’t push the right buttons in order to have them compete harder and overcome that kind of adversity,” said head coach Mike Schafer ’86. Harvard’s head coach Ted Donato defended Schafer, while carefully stepping around a question of whether Cornell was playing at its peak level of performance. “They are one of the best coached programs in the league,” he said.

COURTESY OF MARK H. ANBINDER

Last call | Sophomore forward Dustin Mowrey netted one of Cornell’s three unanswered goals against Colgate in a consolation game on March 17, which earned the Red a third place ECAC finish.

Harvard struck first with two goals in the first eight minutes — and never let the foot off the gas. Freshman defender Patrick McNalley made the best of a 1-on-1 situation by getting a shot off. Iles made an initial chest save, but McNalley was able to knock in the rebound at 4:38. Next, Killorn scored his first of two goals in the game for the Crimson. Killorn leads his team with 46 points and 23 goals this season, at least 10 more than any of his teammates in both categories. Junior linemate Marshall Evanston matched Killorn’s twin goals and freshman winger Colin Blackwell helped the team to victory with three assists.

With about a minute remaining in the game, Red freshman forward Joel Lowry was left open in the slot. He received a pass from senior forward and alternate captain Sean Collins for an easy goal, robbing Girard of the playoff shutout. Freshman John McCarron also earned an assist on the play. The Red attempted two times as many shots in the first period as its rival; however, the Crimson blocked an astounding 16-of-26 attempts, leaving just five on target. In total, Harvard protected sophomore goaltender Raphael See M. HOCKEY page 39

WRESTLING

Dake Bloodies Opponent, Etches Name Into History Books By BRIAN BENCOMO ’12 Sun Senior Writer

This article was originally published on March 23, 2012. On St. Patrick’s Day, the Cornell wrestling team made sure the day was celebrated with Red. Three Cornell wrestlers were crowned NCAA champions on Saturday, March 17 at the Scottrade Center in St. Louis, Mo. on the final day of the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships. The three champions are the most in a single season in school history and tied with Penn State for the most at this year’s tournament. "Last year we had ninety-

something points, we took second, and I was crushed," said head coach Rob Koll. "This year I couldn’t be happier." Three seems to have been a lucky number for the team, as junior Kyle Dake’s national title was the third of his career. The Ithaca native was the first of his teammates to hit the mat for his championship match. With an undefeated season on the line, the No. 1 seed at 157 pounds squared-off against No. 2 Derek St. John of Iowa after having cruised into the finals with a dominant tournament run that included pins of his first three opponents and a shutout decision in the semifinals. The junior only gave up a

point (on a stalling warning) en route to a 3-1 victory. The threetime champion earned his win, all while losing a contact lens in the second period as a result of persistent shots to the head from St. John. The match was intense on both sides, as Dake’s own head shots drew blood from St. John in the third. “I didn’t really get to my offense like I wanted to … [St. John] didn’t really do anything anyway, he just punched me in the face a bunch of times,” Dake said immediately after the match, eliciting a chorus boos from the Iowa crowd followed by a crescendo of cheers from Cornell supporters. The three individual titles are

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Wake and Dake | Junior wrestling star Kyle Dake took home his third national championship on March 17 at the NCAA championships held in St. Louis, Mo.

the most of any wrestler in school history. Dake is only the twenty-sixth wrestler in NCAA Division I history to accomplish the feat. Next year, Dake will have the opportunity to compete for a fourth title, which would place him in the elite company of only two other wrestlers -one of whom was in the audience on Saturday, the head coach of Penn State – Cael Sanderson. In a way, winning a fourth would make Dake unique, in that neither Smith nor Sanderson won their titles without a redshirt season. Even if Dake is unable to claim this singular accomplishment next year, the junior has already etched his name into the history books this year by becoming the first wrestler to win three titles at three different weights. Dake won at 141 pounds his freshman year and 149 pounds last year before moving up to 157 this year. “Each year I come in with a new mindset – that I’m not the best in the weight class – so I gotta prove myself each year,” he said. After two more championship matches were put into the books, senior Steve Bosak stepped onto the center mat to face last year’s champion – Quentin Wright of Penn State. With a takedown by Wright in the second period and two escapes by Bosak – one in both the second and third periods – the match went into sudden death overtime where Bosak managed a takedown to earn his first national championship. “I’ve worked on that a long time

in practice – it’s one of my go-to finishes,” he said about the move. “I was like, you know what, let’s not take this to double-overtime, let’s finish it now.” The ecstatic Bosak gave a shout out to the Cornell fans in his post-match ESPN interview saying, “You guys are the best fans in the country! I love you!” The win was a vindication of sorts for Bosak who had lost earlier this season to Wright. The two have only faced each other twice in their collegiate careers; however, they are familiar with each other since childhood, as they both hail from State College, Pa. State College is incidentally where Coach Koll was also raised, and so he admitted feeling quite pleased that the State College native was able to beat a wrestler from Penn State. Unfortunately for the Red, Bosak’s victory did not make a difference in terms of the team race. The Nittany Lions ran away with the team title this year. Despite scoring the most points in school history at nationals, 102.5, the Red still fell short of Penn State’s commanding 143 points. Secondplace Minnesota scored 117.5 points, while Iowa placed third with 107.5. By comparison, the Red finished second last season to a Penn State team that won with 107.5 points. Although Bosak’s victory could not stop Penn State from winning the team title, his win did limit the Nittany Lions to three individual champions. Overall, besides the three chamSee WRESTLING page 39

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They’re Kind of a Big Red Deal

By SUN STAFF

Matt Donovan Rising sophomore Matt Donovan quickly made a name for himself on the Schoellkopf Field turf this past season as a breakout attacker for the men’s lacrosse team. Taking over the reins from injured senior captain Rob Pannell, Donovan led the offense — scoring a team high points (32) and assists (14). Averaging 1.08 assists per game, the rookie ranked eighth in the Ivy League. Donovan recorded a career-best four goals against Army at home before doing the same away at Princeton. For his accomplishments on the field, he was named Ivy League Rookie of the Week five times during the season — a first in the award’s 25-year history. Donovan finished the season with 18 goals and 31 ground balls, as well as the unanimously decided Ivy League Rookie of the Year award.

Andy Iles Rising junior goaltender Andy Iles quickly became a crowd favorite during his rookie year with the men’s hockey team. After sharing the starting job with Michael Garman ’11 as a freshman, Iles entered the 2011-12 campaign atop the Red’s depth chart. The Ithaca native compiled a 2.49 goals-against average his first year, while saving 91.4 percent of the shots that came his way over the course of 17 starts — finishing with a record of 8-7-2. Iles earned ECAC Rookie of the Week honors on Feb. 15, 2011 for his efforts in the Red’s overtime win against Rensselaer, 3-2. Last season Iles improved his numbers even more — earning six shutouts, saving 91.9 percent of the shots on goal and recording a 2.12 goals-against average, ranking him 10th in the country. The netminder had a career high in saves (46) against Dartmouth on March 9.

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Fresh off a three-peat | Rising senior Kyle Dake led Cornell added another notch to his belt when he won his third NCAA tournament individual title in March — this time in the 157-pound weight division.

Lauriane Rougeau Rising senior Lauriane Rougeau has been a dominating force on the ice for the Red since coming to Cornell in 2009. Rougeau had a tremendous rookie season, recording 10 goals and 22 assists for 32 points, which ranked her third in the nation in scoring by a defenseman and sixth in the country among all rookies. She was named first-team All-Ivy League and All-ECAC Hockey, in addition to earning the honor of Ivy League Rookie of the Year. Rougeau had an equally impressive sophomore season, earning accolades as ECAC Hockey’s top defenseman with a plus-50 rating for the season. She earned a space on the ECAC Hockey first team for a consecutive year and ranked second in the country among defensemen for her 31 points in 33 games — recording four goals and 27 assists. Only improving with age, Rougeau experienced a strong junior campaign. She was named ECAC Hockey’s Best Defensive Defenseman and earned a spot on both the ECAC Hockey and Ivy League’s first teams. A Patty Kazmaier Award nominee for a consecutive year, Rougeau had a career highlight during the NCAA quarterfinals against Boston University, when she scored the game winner in triple overtime. Kyle Dake Rising senior Kyle Dake has been the golden boy for the Red in his first three seasons at Cornell, winning the NCAA Championship in three different weight classes. As a freshman Dake had an explosive 34-2 rookie season, racking up many accomplishments including AllAmerican and first-team All-Ivy honors. He was also named Ivy League Rookie of the Year. The Ithaca native won first place at the EIWA championships and NCAA tournament in the 141-pound division. Dake’s second season was equally successful, as he moved up in weight classes to the 149-pound division and placed first at the NCAAs, while earning the title of runner-up at the EIWAs. Dake, who recorded a 31-2 sophomore season, is the third Cornellian to win two NCAA titles. Last season he went for the perfect three-peat, winning his third national title — this time at 157 pounds. Dake is the only wrestler in NCAA history to win three national crowns in three different weight divisions.

EQUESTRIAN

Red Qualifies Most Individual Riders for Zones Competition in Region

By MICHAEL LINHORST Former Sun Managing Editor

This article was originally published on March 28, 2012. With its first postseason show now complete, the equestrian team has taken its first step along the road to nationals. Although the Red had already been crowned the regional champions and is therefore qualified to send a team to Zones, four additional riders were able to qualify as individuals at the March 17 regional competition. According to head coach Chris Mitchell, Cornell will be sending more riders to Zones as individuals than any other team in its region. “It was a very very exciting and good day,” he said. Senior Bronwyn Scrivens was the first to qualify, placing first in open flat and second in open fences. In addition to being the high point, or Cacchione, rider for the region which guarantees her a spot to compete at nationals, Scrivens also won the titles of open flat champion and open fences reserve champion. Senior co-captain Katie Fink also competed in the open flat class, placing second. She is the open flat reserve champion, which advances her to Zones. “I was denying it to myself,” Fink said. “I think I was pretty nervous going in and it was kind of a rush of emotions. There is a lot of buildup and anxiety that goes along with it.”

The other two riders to qualify for Zones were freshman Georgiana de Rham and senior Amanda Fan. De Rahm won the intermediate fences class, while Fan won the walk trot class. Fan came to Cornell just a year ago with little riding experience, but today she is a regional champion. Fan said that she felt “amazed and elated” upon winning her class. “I never thought I would come this far,” she said. In order to qualify for Zones as an individual, one must finish first or second at regionals; therefore, third place is a tough position to be in. “Third is so bittersweet,” Fink said. “You did well enough to be third, but not well enough to go to Zones.” Junior co-captain Emily Kowalchik was one of the Red’s two riders who just missed the cut-off for Zones. However, since regionals is the only purely individual competition of the season, Kowalchik is looking forward to competing at Zones as part of the team. “The nice thing is that now we can refocus and go back to what we do best — which is competing as a team.” Seven riders will have the opportunity to compete as a team at Zones, which gives the squad 11 total riders at the show, according to Mitchell. Although the Red is accustomed to competing as a single unit, the individual competition at regionals did not prevent the teammates from supporting

each other. “Even though teammates were competing against each other, I didn’t feel at any point that there was a rivalry — that’s not what we’re all about,” Kowalchik said. “There was no love lost for sure.” In addition to competing at regionals, the squad faced the challenge of hosting the competition. Since less riders compete at regionals than at the regular season shows, this show was much smaller in scale. After hosting two regular shows earlier in the season, the Red was knew the ins and outs of running a show. “The show ran really well, the horses were phenomenal and everyone did a great job,” Mitchell said. “The team pulled together beautifully to get everything done that needed to be done and support one another,” Fink said. Now that regionals is over, team members said that they are looking forward to competing at Zones. This year, Zones will take place at Skidmore — the Red’s former regional rival. “I’m actually very excited to go back to [Skidmore],” Mitchell said. “The horses will be wonderful and they’ll be prepared correctly and ready to go and that’s what I’m excited about.” Although Skidmore is a very tough competitor, since the team was formerly part of Cornell’s region, the Saratoga Springs campus is not unfamiliar terrain. “We’ve beat [Skidmore] at home before, so we are very opti-

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Reserve champion | Senior co-captain Katie Fink placed second in the open flat class, advancing her to Zones as an individual rider.

mistic about our chances this year,” Kowalchik said. It has been two years since the Red has gone head-to-head with the Thoroughbreds, according to Fink. “I’m really excited to prove ourselves as a team,” she said. “We competed against them for so long. … It’ll be nice to go back and show them what we’re made of.”

The road ahead may appear tough, but after coming off a strong season, the team is optimistic about what lies in its future, according to Mitchell. “They did a great job [at regionals] … and they should be proud of themselves, as I am,” he said. Ariel Cooper can be reached at acooper@cornellsun.com.

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Cornell Sports Overview: 2012and Beyond

Baseball makes program history with NCAA Tournament run By SUN STAFF

Men’s Basketball

Baseball

Rebounding from the 2011 season where the baseball team roamed near the bottom of the league with a 10-30 overall record, the squad exploded in 2012 and had one of the most successful campaigns in program history. With its best start to date under the leadership of head coach Bill Walkenbach ’98, the Red gained momentum as the season progressed and finished with an impressive 31-17-1 record. One of the most memorable moments came on April 1 against Dartmouth when rising junior pitcher Connor Kaufmann threw the Red’s first no-hitter since April 5, 1989. Excitement surged through the stands and the dugout — a feeling which duplicated a few weeks later. On May 6, rising junior slugger Chris Cruz slammed a program-record 12th homer of the season, leading to a two-run blast which secured the win over Dartmouth in the winner-takeall Game 3 of the Ivy League Championship Series. Cornell finally won its first Ivy title since the league added baseball 20 years ago. Three short weeks later, the baseball team found out it earned a spot in the NCAA Regionals in Chapel Hill, N.C. — where it eventually fell to both No. 6 University of North Carolina and East Carolina University. The trip to the NCAAs was only the second in the 143-year history of the baseball program. The success of the team can undoubtedly be attributed to the great depth of the roster, especially the freshman class. Though there will be a gap to fill with the graduation of seniors Brian Billigen ’12 and Brandon Lee ’12, the incoming class of rookies and returners should be able to propel the Red into the future — and possibly another Ivy title.

The Cornell men’s basketball team saw improvement from 2010-2011 — the first year of head coach Bill Courtney’s regime — to 2011-2012 and expects to see even more in this upcoming season. The Red finished at 12-16 last season, with a 7-7 record in the Ivy League. A big reason for the team’s losing record was its lack of success on the road; Cornell finished just 213 on the road, while accumulating an impressive 10-3 record in Newman Arena. The team will have to cope with the graduation of two-year captain Chris Wroblewski ’12 — the last remaining link to the Sweet Sixteen team from 20092010. After struggling with his shot at the beginning of the season, Wroblewski rebounded during the Ivy League season and won the team’s MVP award. Last year also saw the impressive debut seasons of rising sophomores forward Shonn Miller and guard Galal Cancer. Miller came in and gave Cornell a presence in the paint it has been lacking since the graduation of Jeff Foote ’10. He led the team with 6.1 rebounds and 1.7 blocks a game — earning accolades as the Ivy League Rookie of the Year along the way. Cancer also had an impressive rookie campaign, averaging 2.7 assist a game — only behind Wroblewski. Although he remains turnoverprone, t h e R e d w i l l need to rely on him to replace Wroblewski at the point. The team will look to rising senior Johnny Gray to provide leadership and shooting after losing both Wroblewski and sharpshooter guard Drew Ferry ’12. He spent the summer playing with the U.S. Virgin Islands national team and

will try to use this experience to improve his game. Cornell also hopes to get production from rising senior Errick Peck, who was the Red’s second leading scorer in 2010-2011, but missed the entire last season due to a knee injury. Women’s Basketball

The Cornell women’s basketball team dropped six of its last 10 games in 2011-12 to finish 12-16 overall and 6-8 in the Ivy League, tallying its fourth straight losing season following the Red’s 2008 Ivy League championship and subsequent NCAA tournament appearance. The team mustered only 55.5 points per game compared to 59.4 by its opponents, led by two team powerhouses, rising senior Clare Fitzpatrick and rising junior Allyson DiMagno with 10.8 and 10.7 points per game, respectively. Three rookies will join the squad this fall, adding both talent and height to the roster in hopes of assisting the Red and head coach Dayna Smith as they look to continue improving on the previous seasons. Men’s/Women’s Cross Country

Last year’s Heptagonal Championships resulted in a fifth place finish for the men’s cross country team, as rising senior Brett Kelly led the R e d ’s breako u t effort a n d earned a careerbest 11th place with a

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Rising senior Kyle Dake won his third consecutive individual NCAA title in a different weight class — a page 43 NCAA first.

Equestrian

The Equestrian team had much to be proud of in the 2011-12 season, as it performed strongly all through the year. Cornell had multiple first place finishes, including all six shows it participated in during October and November and the Cornell Show in February. The team also earned a 10th place finish among an elite field of 24 at the C e n t e n a r y Tournament of Champions in December. In February, the Red tied for second place at the A l f r e d Show; howeve r ,

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Hometown Hero

The equestrian team qualified to send the most number of individuals to participate in Zones in the region.

Triple Crown

25:19.1 race time. The men’s squad looks to improve and continue its quest for the program’s first championship since the 1993-94 season. The women’s team left Heps with the crown, claiming their first Heptagonal Championship title in 13 years. Rising seniors Katie Kellner and Genna Hartung led the pack, finishing fourth and fifth, respectively, and were named All-Ivy First-Team members for their Top-7 finishes. Both teams are returning many of their top performers, which hopefully will translate to a strong showing at Heps in November.

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Thrilling Triple Overtime Rising senior Lauriane Rougeau netted the winning goal in triple overtime against Boston University in a national quarterfinal. page 41

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ELCOME TO CORNELL! In a few short weeks, you’ll pack the station wagon to the brim with your belongings, say goodbye to Fido and arrive in Ithaca. All the anticipation will finally be over. Get ready to kick off what will be the craziest and most memorable four years of your life. We at The Sun know how you feel — nervous, excited, curious — as you prepare to begin your first year “on the Hill.” Remembering our own freshman days, we have created this guide for you to read before you arrive on campus to give you the inside scoop on Cornell life. That is, until you find it for yourself.

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We’ll give you some advice about the best places to eat, study and hang out. Inside, you’ll find information on the organizations you can join and the things you can see in and around the Hill. At The Sun, there never is a quiet day mostly because, with slightly more than 20,000 students, Cornell is rarely quiet. So come to campus with an open mind. 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. So don’t forget to read The Sun and ENJOY your time at Cornell. There’s no place like it. — The 130th Editorial Board

Use our map of campus to get around and learn about some of the most important buildings at Cornell.

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Say what? Studying in the cocktail lounge? Eating at CTB? Learn what’s what: all the terms you need to know.

AAP: College of Architecture, Art and Planning. Found on the north end of the Arts Quad. Appel: Appel Commons, one of North Campus’ dining halls, known as the “crown jewel of Cornell Dining.” Bear Nasties: Affectionate nickname for the greasy, a-la-carte dining facility in RPCC. Big Red: The nickname for all Cornell athletic teams. Big Red Bear: Cornell mascot. Although the bear is actually brown and not red, Cornellians still look to him for spirit. CALS: College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. Also called the “Ag School.” Big Red Bucks: Points that can be used in a-la-carte dining facilities, such as Bear Necessities, to buy food. Also known as BRBs. CCC: Cornell Concert Commission, the organization that brings big-name bands to campus. Central: Central Campus, the area between the gorges that includes nearly all of Cornell’s academic buildings. Chalkings: Announcements written in chalk on the campus sidewalks. CIT: Cornell Information Technologies, the provider of computer and network services. Cocktail Lounge: Underground reading room in Uris Library with comfy, sleep-inducing chairs — great for a midday nap! Commons: A stretch of State Street in downtown Ithaca closed to vehicular traffic. Go there to find shops, restaurants and many craft and musical fairs. Cornell Cinema: Sells $4 tickets to more than 300 films a year CTB: Collegetown Bagels, a favorite lunch spot. CTP: Collegetown Pizza, a favorite latenight munchies spot. C-Town: Collegetown, the business district of Ithaca located next to campus. There are apartments, shops, restaurants and bars on this stretch. Dairy Bar: Cornell-operated dairy that serves ice cream, milkshakes and other milk products. Closed for renovations until 2013. D.P. Dough: A place to order calzones to satisfy those late-night cravings. Dragon Day: Tradition started by Willard D. Straight ’1901, where architecture students build a giant dragon and parade it around the campus before spring break. EARS: Empathy, Assistance and Referral Service, a free and confidential peer counseling service. Fishbowl: A glass-enclosed reading room in Uris Library with rows of reading-conducive desks. Perfect for studying. Freshman 15: Theory that incoming freshmen will gain 15 pounds during their first year in college because of the all-you-care-to-eat dining halls — plus the beer. Freshmen on the Field: A tradition where all freshmen rush onto the field before the first home football game of the season. FWS: 1. Freshman writing seminar; you pick your top five choices, and will be assigned one. 2. Federal Work Study, a financial aid program. Gorges: Ithaca’s claim to fame, leading to the saying, “Ithaca is Gorges.” These rock-lined waterfalls are hard to miss on campus, but swimming in them is dangerous and prohibited in most areas — be careful. Harvest Dinner: One night each fall semester when local foods are served in Cornell’s dining halls. Ho Plaza: The area between the Campus Store and the Straight, which often hosts student rallies. Hotelies: Students in the School of Hotel Administration. Hot Truck: Found at the bottom of West Campus, the Hot Truck is perfect for a latenight snack. The truck is owned and operated by Shortstop Deli, which has not changed the menu from the classic subs; look out for the Poor Man’s Pizza (PMP), which made the truck famous. I.C.: Ithaca College, the college across town from Cornell. ILR: School of Industrial and Labor Relations, nicknamed “I Love Reading.” J.A.: The Judicial Administrator determines

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Big steps | Waterfalls run through many gorges and provide the area its natural beauty. Some gorges have trails leading down to the falls, but the areas remain very dangerous.

punishments for recalcitrant students, especially those who take more than one piece of fruit out of the dining halls. JAM: Just About Music, a residential program house. Libe: General abbreviation for any campus library. Libe Café: Where great minds meet daily over coffee inside Olin Library. Libe Slope: A very steep hill separating West Campus from Central Campus. You’ll want to be there on Slope Day ... but otherwise only take the walk when you’re up for a workout. Louie’s Lunch: Major rival to Hot Truck, found on North Campus between Balch and Risley Halls. Louie’s is the older of the two trucks and serves a wider variety of foods. Martha Van / MVR: Martha Van Rensselaer Hall, home of the College of Human Ecology. Morgue: The large study lounge in Donlon Hall, named for its dark, dismal lighting. Noyes: The student center on West Campus, home to a state-of-the-art gym to rid yourself of the Freshman 15. Orgo: Organic chemistry. Two words: Fear it. PAM: Policy analysis and management, a popular major in the College of Human Ecology. Plantations: Includes an arboretum, a botanical garden and other areas showcasing the fruits of Ithaca’s natural beauty. Prelim: Any full-length exam that is not a final exam. Known as “midterms” at most other colleges. Quad: Quadrangle, a rectangular section of campus that houses one of Cornell’s colleges, such as the Ag Quad, the Arts Quad and the Engineering Quad. R.A.: Resident advisor, the upperclassman in charge of keeping order in your residence hall. RHD: Residence hall director, the R.A.’s boss. You want this person to be on your side if you’re in trouble.

ROTC: Reserve Officer’s Training Corps, a collegiate-level military organization. RPCC: Robert Purcell Community Center, one of two community centers on North Campus. It’s home to numerous study lounges, Bear Necessities and a dining hall. Formerly known as RPU. S/U: Pass-or-fail grading that is an option in some courses (satisfactory or unsatisfactory). S.A.: Student Assembly, a student governing body that has jurisdiction over the student activity fee and makes recommendations to the administration. Schwartz Center: Home of Cornell’s theatre, film and dance department, which were the target of controversial budget cuts this past year. Located in Collegetown, it hosts many student performances and visiting shows. Slope Day: The last day of classes in the spring when Cornellians gather on Libe Slope, hang out with friends, listen to music and have a few (or more) drinks. The Straight: Willard Straight Hall, Cornell’s student union, which contains three dining facilities, a study lounge, a ceramics studio, a Cornell Cinema movie theater and registered student organization offices. SAFC: Student Assembly Finance Commission, in charge of distributing money to registered student organizations. State Street Diner: A restaurant open 24 hours a day west of the Ithaca Commons. Stop by if you’re looking for greasy, home-style cooking and waitresses who will call you “honey.” T.A.: Teaching assistants, often graduate students who lead discussion sections for large lectures. TCAT: Tompkins Consolidated Area Transit, the bus company that serves the Ithaca area. Townie: A local Ithaca resident. Ujamaa: A residential program house on North Campus focused on African culture. Wegmans: The massive and hyper-popular supermarket downtown. Great place to shop if you cook for yourself a lot.

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THIS IS CORNELL, and this is Ithaca. We curse it for its multitude of inclines and frequent snowfall. We praise it for its vibrant, quirky surroundings and natural beauty. Yet we often fall so deeply into the routine of papers, projects and prelims that we tend to forget about it altogether. We present to you the results of this year’s Best of Cornell survey, in which over 500 of our readers have cast votes in over 20 categories. We hope this spotlight of a few noteworthy attractions will inspire an appreciation for all that Cornell and the City of Ithaca have to offer.

Place to take a nap between classes: URIS COCKTAIL LOUNGE

Mexican food: CHIPOTLE A day that many students never expected to see during their time at Cornell finally arrived in 2012: the opening of Chipotle. With That Burrito Place and Viva Taqueria not quite pleasing students’ burrito cravings, many rejoiced at this fast food franchise’s opening in February, despite its slightly hard-to-reach location downtown. Chipotle, which prizes itself for serving “food with integrity,” is well-liked for its commitment to providing local, family-farmed and organic ingredients whenever possible. This rare characteristic amongst fast foods, combined with its extensive assortment of tasty ingredients, provides little else to be desired. — Dina Khatib ’15, Sun Staff Writer

‘Must take’ class: INTRODUCTION TO WINES Every semester, Cornell seniors clamor for one in 700 spots in the prolific Introduction to Wines class at the Hotel School. Why? Introduction to Wines class is a useful initiation into the complex world of wine. Professor Stephen Mutkoski, who has taught the course for 30 years, guides you through the stodgy maze of wines with humor and clarity. You sip wine from each week and there are only two (rather challenging) multiple choice exams throughout the course. Introduction of Wines has truly become a rite of passage for Cornellians since 1972. — Brandon Ho ’12, Sun Staff Writer

Asian food: TASTE OF THAI In a small university town with Thai restaurants in abundance, Taste of Thai remains undeniably the top choice. Located conveniently on the Ithaca Commons, the over-the-top kitschy Thai décor sets the stage for a great dining experience. Taste of Thai offers a wide range of dishes on its menu, and never disappoints, no matter what you order. Most dishes range from $10-15. The restaurant has a large seating capacity, even so, it's packed with students, faculty, and Ithaca locals on weekends. Reservations are a good idea, especially for large groups, and the restaurant also has lunch specials and does takeouts. — Rehan Dadi ’15, Sun Staff Writer

If you’re looking for possibly the quietest place on campus to study, Uris Library’s Cocktail Lounge is your place. This treasure of a place is literally built into the side of the slope, and has huge panels of glass as an entire wall so you can gaze out at the slope and the gothics as you study. The cocktail lounge is also well known for being the best place to nap on campus. — Zach Reisler ’14, Sun Contributor

Clothing store: URBAN OUTFITTERS

Soup: TEMPLE OF ZEUS You spent your morning waxing poetic on Marxist philosophy and are dying for something warm to protect against the Ithacation. Where do you head? The Temple of Zeus. An independent cafe with the friendliest staff in Ithaca, Zeus is a hub for caffeineaddled grad students, humanities majors with alternative haircuts, and soup enthusiasts. It’s a small, unassuming room in the basement of Goldwin Smith, but Zeus still attracts droves of starving soup fans to line up before the kitchen even opens. Just make sure you’re there before noon. Soup goes quick. — Gina Cargas ’14, Sun Staff Writer

Whether or not you adopt the lifestyle and dress of a hipster is no real matter when choosing to enter the artsy-grunge mecca that is Urban Outfitters. At Urban there’s something for everyone. It’s young. It’s trendy. Urban is all about self-expression and standing out; however, so don’t count on finding your interview outfit here. The quiet locale of Ithaca means that the sale rack is usually stocked with choice (price) cuts. Also peruse through Urban’s book collection, for these speak particularly to the soul of the college student. — Katherine Carreño ’13, Sun Staff Writer

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CITY GUIDE From the outside it’s hard to understand the allure of the city Cornell calls home. But Ithaca, with all its quirks and eccentricities, has plenty of opportunities for exploring, playing and having fun.

Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art

The heart of downtown Ithaca is called the Commons. Three city blocks in the center of downtown were made into a pedestrian mall in the 1970s, and the Commons is now full of stores and restaurants worth trying. Retail options include everything from jewelry stores to bookstores to head shops. Restaurants are the Commons’ prime attraction, and they serve up food ranging from Mediterranean to Thai. Though there are many great dining options, a couple restaurants have become icons for Cornell students. Moosewood Restaurant, which made its name in the ’60s with its world-famous organic vegetarian cookbook, sits on Seneca Street and still serves the same cuisine. Glenwood Pines, on Route 89 near Taughannock Falls State Park, serves what it calls the world famous Pinesburger and provides nice views of Cayuga Lake. Viva Taqueria on the Commons offers dine-in and carry-out options for those needing a fix of Mexican cuisine.

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If you are into museums, a few notable ones are nestled within Ithaca’s tree-lined boundaries. The Sciencenter on Route 13 is geared toward younger kids, but still provides fun exhibits for the college-aged crowd. The Museum of the Earth, located on Trumansburg Road, is part of the Paleontological Research Institution and features a lot of cool fossils and dinosaur bones. The Herbert F. Johnson Museum, just off the Arts Quad, houses works by the masters and also features a rotating list of exhibits. For bird lovers and nature enthusiasts, Cornell’s Lab of Ornithology provides a fun, educational experience. SUN FILE PHOTO

Though most still call it by its old name, the Pyramid Mall, The Shops at Ithaca is the biggest mall in town, attempting to fulfill your fashionista desires. The Shops also feature a recently renovated movie theater.

Buttermilk Falls

Often touted as the mall everyone goes to when they realize Pyramid Mall doesn’t fulfill their needs, the Carousel Mall in Syracuse has more stores than you could ever imagine. A renovation in the works will soon make it the biggest mall in the country. Skiing was probably not the reason you chose Cornell, but Greek Peak, just 30 minutes away in Cortland, is the best ski area in the region. And with a special deal, you can get student-priced season passes for less than the regular price. The Ski and Snowboard Club provides weekly shuttles to Greek Peak for part of the winter. Of course, it’s more than likely you were lured to Cornell by the natural scenery. One highlight is the Taughannock Falls State Park, which features falls that are higher than Niagara. Buttermilk Falls is also a majestic location. Closer to campus, Cornell Plantations contains acres upon acres of greenery and walking trails.

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Ithaca Farmers’ Market

In terms of grocery stores, there’s Wegmans, which is a supermarket, but so much more. Those not from around New York may be surprised at its size and the amount of ready-cooked food available. Though Wegmans — located on Route 13 — is a 15minute drive from campus, it’s not unusual to see Cornellians flocking there on evenings and weekends. Several wineries line Seneca and Cayuga lakes, providing fertile ground for wine tours. One must be 21 to sample the wines, so it’s more usual for upperclassmen to take excursions into wine country. But for those of age, the wine region — often compared to Napa Valley in California — is worth a visit. Right off Route 13 on Steamboat Landing is the Ithaca Farmers’ Market, where local vendors sell delicious food, wine and seasonal produce. Open April through December on Saturdays and Sundays, it is a destination worth checking out, whether you are environmentally conscious or not.

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Apple Fest

Throughout the year, the Commons plays host to a number of different celebrations where students and residents co-mingle. In October, Apple Fest brings orchards and entertainers downtown, and participants sample every type of apple concoction you can think of. In February, Chilifest turns the Commons into a bustling fair filled with aromas from local restaurants that bring their A-game chili to be taste-tested. And in the summer, Ithaca Festival celebrates Ithaca, and all its quirks, with a parade and entertainment around town. SUN FILE PHOTO

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After Bar Closings,New Businesses Bring Hope to C-Town Night Life By LIZ CAMUTI Sun City Editor

Students and alumni lamented the closing of three Collegetown bars this year, as the owners of The Royal Palm Tavern, Dino’s and Johnny O’s shut their doors in rapid succession, leaving storefronts vacant and glasses empty. For many students, the multiple closures of bars in Collegetown prompted concerns about late-night life at Cornell. “Where are we going to go? We have no home anymore!” a student yelled at 1:15 a.m. shortly after the Royal Palm Tavern closed its doors for the last time. Lee Moskowitz ’13 said that Dino’s and Johnny O’s “probably held about 300 people each, so now you’ve got 600 people going to about four bars, instead of six, and those bars were already crowded to begin with.” “JO’s was one of those places where everybody knew your name; You knew where everyone

would be on a Saturday night,” Moskowitz said. “When you thought of Collegetown, you thought of Johnny O’s. I think that meant a lot to a lot of people.” The Royal Palm Tavern, one of the most venerated and wellknown bars in Collegetown, closed on Feb. 29 after almost 71 years of business. The familyowned bar was no longer financially sustainable, largely because of changes in student drinking habits, according to Joe Leonardo, who had owned the bar since he and his brothers took it over from his father and uncle in the early 1980s. The Leonardos sold the Royal Parm Tavern and two other properties on Dryden Road to Collegetown landowner John Novarr for $3,750,000 in December 2010, according to documents obtained by The Sun. Leonardo said students spend much less time in Collegetown bars now than they did 10 years

ago. Although bars are packed late on weekend nights, those crowds are not enough to support the business for the rest of the week, he said. “I don’t know if you’ve heard of ‘Palms o’clock,’ but that’s a business killer right there,” Leonardo said, referring to the phrase students use for the half hour, just before closing, in which young people used to flock to the Royal Palm. “It’s really tough to make a living on less than three hours a week.” Dino’s closed, its management said, because it was unable to renew its lease. Johnny O’s management did not respond to requests for comment last summer, but Leonardo said that Johnny O’s faced the same sort of financial difficulties as the Palms did. Prior to closing in August 2011, Johnny O's was hammered with more than $10,000 in legal fines over the last five years alone, according to documents obtained

from the New York State Liquor Authority. “If they continued down this path, it could have led to a cancellation of their license,” said Mike Smith, public affairs officer for the liquor authority. Dino’s, which had been a Collegetown fixture for the last 30 years, was unable to renew its lease for the upcoming year, Dino’s assistant manager, Michael Maley told The Sun in May 2011. “Everyone is very shocked and saddened to see one of their favorite places having to close its doors,” said Maley, who has worked at Dino’s for about six years. “People don’t know what to do.” While many feared Collegetown would devolve into a dilapidated ruin of its former collegiate glory, businesses — including two new bars — have started returning to the area. A new bar — The Gates — is set to open in early August at 422 Eddy Street, near Level B.

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The bar will feature innovative cocktails in a high energy, organized and fun atmosphere, according to The Gates’ owner, Marian Flax, who is also the former owner of Downtown Ithaca's Culture Shock. “A lot of bars seem to settle for loud and dark, and we hope to do much more than that with our space,” Flax said in an email. Also hoping to meet the demand for a revived bar scene, Jack’s Grill on 120 Dryden Road recently expanded the eatery to include a sports bar. While the bar has yet to receive its liquor license, it launched a soft opening on March 28, with a grand opening planned for when the bar receives the license. The bar will offer 16 beers on tap, along with wine, according to Kevin Sullivan, who co-owns Jack’s with George Figueroa. The exodus of bars has also opened the way for other eateries and late-night venues to set up shop in Collegetown. Students and community members welcomed the opening of Yogurt Crazy , a Long Islandbased, self-serve frozen yogurt store that opened in March 2011. Similar in style to national chains Pinkberry and Red Mango, Yogurt Crazy sports a bright pastel interior and a wall lined with self-serve machines. “It seems like the bars keep disappearing and landlords don’t want to put bars back in there due to liability and noise,” Brendan Hackett, one of the store’s owners, told The Sun in November. “We wanted to give people a place to hang out that was upbeat but not too noisy.” Liz Camuti can be reached at lcamuti@cornellsun.com.

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Orientation’12 Eases Transition to Cornell By JEFF STEIN Sun Managing Editor

On Aug. 17, 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. This year’s Orientation Week will feature a bit of a shake-up from previous years. On Sunday, Aug. 19, Cornell will hold its largest-ever “Silent Disco.” During the Silent Disco, no music will be played over speakers. Instead, students will dance to the music being played, over radio-waves, into their headphones. While whether a large number of students will be interested in this type of dance party remains to be seen, members of the orientation committee expressed their optimism that the event would prove a success. If not, 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,

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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.

cool places to party and everything in between. New students nervous about their first day on campus can take comfort in the fact that Emily Krebs ’10, former chair of the OSC, says Move-In Day is often the most exciting and fun of the entire week. “Move-In Day is always my favorite,” Krebs said. “I love seeing the new students come in.” During Orientation Week, students will also be broken up into small groups to discuss the Freshman

Reading Project. This year’s reading book will be the novel The Life Before Us. Past titles have included Things Fall Apart, The Grapes of Wrath and Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? “It’s a very diverse experience,” Stevens said. “We have something for everyone. If you get involved, there’s a lot you can see.” Jeff Stein can be reached at managing-editor@cornellsun.com.

Univ.Faces Setbacks in Efforts to Expand Late-Night Programming By KERRY CLOSE Sun News Editor

dent union, began in fall 2010 after the Student Assembly’s Late Night Programming Report identified a need for late-night venues on campus. According to Vice President for Student and Academic Services Susan Murphy ’73, “recent changes to the Greek system, including greater regulation of fraternity parties, has underscored this need.” Before its opening, former S.A. President Natalie Raps ’12 expressed hope the pub –– which was later named the Bear’s Den –– would make a positive impact on the social dynamic on campus. “It’s a great way to change the social environment,” she said in October. “It’s not all based on alcohol — in fact, alcohol use will be very regulated. It’s an opportunity for undergrads to interact with grad students, and freshmen with seniors.” However, the Bear’s Den ––

In an effort to combat highrisk drinking on campus, the University recently unveiled plans for two new late-night entertainment options on campus: a pub in Willard Straight Hall and an alcohol-free dance club in the Robert Purcell Community Center. According to data from Cornell, 61 percent of first-year students involved in the Greek system at Cornell binge drink — defined by Gannett Health Services as consuming at least four drinks if a female or five drinks if a male at one time. Additionally, in a November 2011 survey, 33 percent of undergraduates reported suffering memory loss, and 10 percent said they have physically injured themselves after drinking. These statistics caused the University in January to set a goal “There need to be even more things of achieving a 25for students to do late at night that percent reduction in the rate of binge don’t involve alcohol.” drinking on camTim Marchell ’82 pus. Cornell’s efforts to combat this trend have moved which was originally scheduled to forward in fits and starts. Both open in the fall of 2011, and later the pub and the dance club have the spring of 2012 –– has still not been met with a number of set- obtained a liquor license. backs. But Raps said setbacks were to The pub has yet to officially be expected for a project of such open, and the University is reeval- magnitude. uating whether it will continue to “This is a really big change, operate the dance club. and big changes take time to get Plans for a pub located in approved and to make sure that Willard Straight, Cornell’s stu- everything is ready before it

opens,” Raps said. “We’re basically making sure that all the pieces of the puzzle are fitted together before we go forward.” However, using the liquor license of Cornell Catering to serve beer, wine and sangria, the pub opened several times during the spring semester for special events, including a Super Bowl party and a concert by Israeli pop singer Ivri Lider. The Bear’s Den has no definite events planned for the fall semester. However, pub director Robert Callahan ’14 said the pub committee hopes to work with the Office of Alumni Affairs to put on an event for homecoming weekend. “[We hope] we can provide events that students are enthusiastic about and would like to attend,” Callahan said. The late-night dance club in RPCC, the building on North Campus that also houses a dining hall frequented by freshmen, was also created to provide an alternative to high-risk drinking, according to Tim Marchell ’82, director of mental health initiatives at Gannett Health Services. “From a health promotion perspective, if we want to reduce alcohol-related problems, there need to be even more things for students to do late at night that don’t involve alcohol. Students want to be together and have fun, and dancing is a great way to do that,” Marchell said. The club — which spans the entire first floor of RPCC — was

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Grand opening | Students gather to watch the Super Bowl at the launch party for the Bear’s Den, a new on-campus pub, in February.

slated to open to students from 10 p.m. to 2 a.m. on six Friday evenings throughout the spring semester. The venture cost the University $15,000. However, the first event –– a so-called “Blackout Party” –– drew only 200 students throughout the night. Jennifer Davis, assistant dean of students in the Student Activities Office, called the attendance “unfortunate and disappointing.” Many students who did attend the Blackout Party were not impressed by the festivities. “[It was] almost as bad as the karaoke they have at RPCC,” Hanna McKinney ’15 said. In light of the lackluster turnout, the club only opened two more times in the spring semester, according to Catherine Holmes, associate dean of students for student activities. “We decided we couldn’t keep

spending money on something that didn’t work,” Holmes said. “Somehow we didn’t hit it right with those events. Maybe we need a different way to publicize [the club], but we’re not happy with those numbers.” Holmes said the club has no definite plans for the fall semester. “[We are] taking a step back to reevaluate program planning,” she said. Nonetheless, Davis said, organizers approached the venture uncertain if it would prove helpful in reducing binge drinking on campus. “We can’t predict if this will lower high-risk drinking by a significant amount, but the more opportunities there are for students, the better,” she said in February. Kerry Close can be reached at kclose@cornellsun.com.

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North Campus Dorms Ready for Class of 2016 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 2016 arrives at Cornell with a plethora of housing options, ranging from traditional residence halls — described below — to more specialized program houses. Balch Hall

Balch Hall, an all-women’s residence, was constructed in the 1920s as the second dormitory on North Campus, according to Cornell Then and Now by Prof. Ronald Ostman, communication. Generations of Cornellians and architectural trends later, Balch’s Gothic style and ivy-covered exterior continue to exude a timeless and classically collegiate character. “Balch is one of my favorites. The rooms are uniquely shaped, and the dormer windows are beautiful on the fifth and sixth floors,” said Karen Brown, director of marketing and communications for Campus Life. The rooms in Balch are also the most spacious of all the North Campus dorms, according to former residential advisor Doug Weinberg ’08. Another big plus: Most rooms have a sink, either in the room itself or connected to an adjacent room.

Named after A.D.White’s mother, Clara Dickson Hall has also held the unusual nickname, “The Big Dick,” according to Weinberg. The dormitory was originally intended to house only females, but is now is co-ed. Almost 500 students can fit in this five-story dormitory, the largest in the Ivy League, according to former residential advisor Mazdak Asgary ’08. Not quite so conveniently, however, Dickson has only four bathrooms per floor. Clara Dickson Hall is also full of single rooms, a rarity for freshmen at most colleges. Many rooms stand on long hallways with lounges in the middle. Court-Kay-Bauer Hall

Opened in 2001, this residence conveniently features the air conditioning other dormitories lack. While Ithaca does live up to its reputation of frigid winters, cool air is definitely welcome on those first few humid days of school. Such small perks have given the dorm its nickname, “Court Resort.” As one of the most modern dormitories, 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-Kay-Bauer Community are also known to have walls that are almost paper thin, according to Weinberg. Mews Hall

Along with Court-Kay-Bauer, Mews Hall represents the latest in dormitories on North Campus. According to Asgary, the structure and facilities of the building closely mirror that of Court-Kay-Bauer Hall. Mews also contains 22 lounges, including

the spacious, semicircular Lund Lounge that 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.

Constructed at a time of high economic inflation, the Low Rises were built to be long-standing, according to Brown. A typical suite consists of one bathroom, two double rooms and two single rooms.

Mary Donlon Hall

In the midst of rural Ithaca, High Rise 5 and Jameson do their best to stir up a bit of urban life with their architectural styles intended to resemble city living. Their organization is very similar to that of the Low Rises, also with suites “designed to foster interactions within the community,” according to Brown. The most distinctive feature of the High Rises is arguably their Sky Lounges. Located on the top floor of each building, they provide an unparalleled panoramic view of North Campus.

Some say that Donlon Hall is “thongshaped,” a description somewhat fitting considering its reputation for being a social dormitory. “Donlon is uniquely situated because of the way the rooms go off into wings. Residents all have to go into the middle for social activity,” Brown said. The majority of the rooms are doubles on co-ed corridors. While most bathrooms are single-sex, there is an occasional co-ed one. Socializing may be a constant for life in Donlon, but the dormitory also has a recently-renovated library on the first floor. The library was repainted and recarpeted, according to Brown, and serves as a quiet and convenient retreat for some serious studying. Low Rises 6 and 7

Step inside the Low Rises and you’ll feel like a rat in a maze. Winding corridors and unexpected turns are the norm in these dormitories. But at the time the buildings were constructed, the Low Rises’ small, somewhat isolated suites were a novel proposition. “The emphasis on building small communities was considered to be a wonderful approach in residential living. The Low Rises were planned from the beginning to serve as an asset in our quest to foster diversity and interaction among and between our students,” Brown said.

High Rise 5 and Jameson

Townhouse Community

Living in the Townhouses is basically like sharing an apartment. Built in 1989, each has two double rooms and a bathroom — but also a sizable dining room and living room, not to mention a kitchen. While most agree the Townhouses are more secluded than the rest of the North Campus dormitories, their location also makes for a quieter, more private environment. Bus stops located right outside the community come in handy for avoiding the long walk to Central Campus. Despite being on the periphery of North Campus, Townhouse residents are still fully able to participate in all that college life entails. “Residents have access to the Townhouse Community Center [and] also have easy access to Robert Purcell Community Center, just across the street,” Brown said.

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Archway | Balch Hall, an all-female dormitory, sits at the front of North Campus, welcoming freshmen through its central arch. Balch is one of the many North Campus dorms to house first-year students.

Program Houses Help Students Pursue Their Passions By SUN STAFF

All Cornellians, including freshmen, may apply to live in program houses, the majority of which are located on North Campus. The houses allow students with an interest in a particular theme to live together. Akwe:kon (pronounced “Agway-go”) is dedicated to Native American heritage. Its 35 residents share an interest in Native American culture, family and community. Many Akwe:kon members take part in an annual smoke dance and pow-wow, which also draws members of the greater Cornell and Ithaca communities. 96 students with a passion for

the environment can choose to live in the Ecology House. Typical events include environmental discussions, hikes and kayaking trips. The Holland International Living Center, more commonly known as HILC, is home to foreign students as well as those interested in global, political, economic, social and cultural issues. Members of HILC have the opportunity to learn about other countries without leaving Cornell. Some of the center’s programs include international affairs discussion groups, ice-cream hour and talent shows. Music lovers at Cornell can choose to live in Just About Music, known appropriately as JAM. The 144 residents range

from students who enjoy listening to music to students who sing or play musical instruments. Members of JAM can take advantage of the house’s pianos, drum set, CD library, practice rooms, concert stage, recording studio and weekly listening parties. The only program house situated on West Campus is the Language House, located in the Alice Cook House. The Language House is open to sophomores, juniors and seniors hoping to become fluent in Arabic, French, German, Japanese, Mandarin or Spanish. Members watch movies, celebrate holidays from their target language’s countries and take trips to cities such as Montreal or New York City.

57 students interested in Latino culture live in the Latino Learning Center, or LLC, located in Anna Comstock Hall. Each week, in an event called “Café Con Leche,” students discuss issues facing Latino people across the world. Students hoping to learn about other cultures may decide to live in the Multicultural Living Learning Unit, known as McLLU and pronounced “McClue.” This program house is located in Clara Dickson Hall, a freshmen dormitory. Members of McLLU celebrate diversity by holding presentations and festivities centering on their assorted backgrounds. With 190 residents, Risley Residential College for Creative and Performing Arts is one of the

largest program houses on campus and has its own dining hall. Risley is also home to recording and video-editing studios. Some of the programs Risleyites host each year include concerts, shows and art exhibits. Ujamaa — pronounced “oo-jama” — is home to 140 students who share an interest in black history and culture. The name Ujamaa comes from a KiSwahilian word that roughly translates to “a community that works together as a family.” The house also focuses on advancing the academic and professional goals of its residents. Ujamaa’s members engage in discussion, hold dances and work with many off-campus social-action groups.

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Student Clubs Cater to Varied Interests A sampling of Cornell’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 likeminded students with whom to share your passion. Below is a sampling of some of the more prominent clubs on campus. Political and Activist Groups

The Cornell Democrats and the Cornell College Republicans represent the two major political parties on campus, each engaging in its own brand of activism and spreading awareness of political issues. A number of other campus groups focus on more specific political issues. Amnesty International’s Cornell chapter promotes awareness of human rights abuses throughout the world through a series of campaigns, each of which publicizes a specific area of injustice. Music and a Capella Groups

Cornell offers dozens of outlets for those looking to express their musical creativity. You won’t be able to turn a corner the first couple weeks of class without seeing a flier for an a capella tryout or a chalking pointing you in the direc-

tion of band auditions. The University chorus, jazz ensembles, symphonic band, marching band, symphony orchestra and glee club are all open to the musically inclined. The Hangovers and Cayuga’s Waiters are two of the University’s best-known a capella groups, although there are more than a dozen for prospective members to choose from, each with a unique style. Passionate about music but not one for singing? The Cornell Concert Commission organizes most of the major musical events that happen on campus, having brought such big-name acts as Phoenix, M.I.A, Kid Cudi and Lupe Fiasco in recent years. Or, check out the Fanclub Collective, which hosts independent and local acts such as Interpol and the Microphones. WVBR is a popular rock radio station that serves the entire Ithaca area and is staffed largely by students. Volunteers receive free training on the station’s equipment and can get on the air as disc jockeys, sportscasters or newscasters. Publications The Cornell Daily Sun is the campus’ daily newspaper, but there are other publications, too. The Cornell Review offers conservative commentary on local and national issues. Its liberal counterpart is The Cornell Progressive. Had enough political commentary? Lighten up with a copy of the Lunatic, Cornell’s own humor magazine. The bi-annual publica-

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tion features a variety of articles and comics, ranging from the satirical to the downright absurd. Comedy and Drama Groups

For students who want to spend their years at Cornell in the spotlight, the Risley Theatre group gives members the opportunity to participate in all stages of a dramatic production. Whether you’re looking to act, direct, choreograph, construct sets, manage sound or create costumes, it’s likely Risley Theatre can use your skills. The comedy troupe Skits-OPhrenics puts on several sketch comedy shows each year and plans to hold auditions for new members this fall. If you’re in the mood for a more off-the-cuff style of humor, check out the Whistling Shrimp, Cornell’s improv comedy group. Governing Groups

Each year, dozens of budding student politicians vie for seats on Cornell’s student governing body, the Student Assembly. The S.A. meets weekly in Willard Straight Hall to discuss issues and pass resolutions on behalf of the student body, addressing topics that range from Cornell’s public image to Slope Day regulations. For those with political ambitions on a larger scale, the Cornell Model United Nations gives students the opportunity to represent a country at a mock meeting of the U.N., with awards for those who engage in the most persuasive

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

debate. The Panhellenic Association, Multicultural Greek Letter Council and the Interfraternity Council are the main governing bodies of the Greek community, which includes more than 60 chapters and encompasses 30 percent of the student body. The three councils arrange social, educational and recreational programs, as well as establish and enforce guidelines for Cornell Greek chapters. Academic and Miscellaneous Groups

If you found yourself inspired by the Mars rover missions, you can take part in your own cosmic exploration with the Cornell Astronomical Society. Fed up with classes? Take your frustration out in the Cornell Debate Society. Looking to get your inner nerd on? Head on over to the Chess

Club’s meetings to practice checking your mates. Or, for a more kinetic style of dance, try your hand at Bhangra, an Indian tradition that drew more than 1,500 people last year for a performance in Barton Hall. The Cornell Baking Club welcomes all of those with a passion for the culinary arts. A relatively new student group, the baking club holds monthly meetings to discuss recipes and techniques and plans to host guest lecturers and trips to local bakeries during the coming year. There’s also the Baja SAE Racing Team, which designs and races a new decked-out car every year. The team is responsible for all aspects of designing, building, testing and even financing the project. Also be sure to attend Cornell’s student activities fair in September to check out the hundreds of other student groups on campus.

One Third of the Big Red:The Greek System By SUN STAFF

With a third of Cornell students in one of nearly 70 Greek chapters on campus, the Greek system is a major part of Cornell’s social life. From the very start of their Cornell careers, students encounter members of Cornell’s Greek society who help fresh-

man move into their dorms, volunteering as “movers and shakers.” Throughout Orientation Week, Greeks volunteer as Orientation Leaders, helping students get acclimated to their new surroundings. To protect incoming freshmen from bias, Greeks cannot promote their houses to incoming freshmen. Unofficial rush for

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Helping out | Fraternity brothers shave their heads on Ho Plaza to raise money for charity.

males, however, starts immediately as fraternity members, in particular, encourage the new students to come to parties at their Collegetown annexes — houses where many of the brothers of the same fraternity live — in order to recruit new members. Based on Greeks’ participation in Orientation Week, freshmen may perceive them as a group of community volunteers who hold parties with free alcohol. This perception holds some truth — community service is a major aspect of Greek life. Many of Cornell’s Greek chapters participate in Ithaca-based projects, such as the Tompkins County Task Force for Battered Women, as well as national organizations like the American Cancer Society and Prevent Child Abuse America. Social events are also a large part of the Greek experience, with chapters planning their own parties, formals and football tailgates. Cornell’s Greek system also

allows students to emerge as leaders within their respective chapters. Elected officers must run meetings, organize events and handle finances. Chapter presidents must learn to motivate their members, treasurers must handle complex budgets and recruitment chairs must carry out strategic recruitment campaigns. Despite the leadership skills that the Greek system fosters, some incoming freshmen may worry about how their academic performance will be affected if they decide to join a fraternity or sorority. Many chapters hold study hours and give out awards or scholarships to members for outstanding academic achievement. Each spring, individual chapters are honored for academic excellence by the Office of Fraternity and Sorority Affairs. In the past, freshmen traditionally had their first experience with the Greek system through open parties, but new rules implement-

ed last year 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 2013. All fraternities and sororities participate in spring recruitment, in which freshmen can talk with members about Greek life in a more relaxed and intimate setting. Rush differs for men and women. Sorority rush follows a strict schedule in which potential new members visit every sorority. For men, rush is more casual, as freshmen can choose the houses they want to visit and interact with brothers in a much more relaxed setting.

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An Introduction to Cornell’s Libraries

Uris Library By SUN STAFF

Cornell is home to 17 libraries. With so many to choose from, where you decide to study just depends on what you’re looking for. Each study area at Cornell has a personality of its own. Uris

Uris Library has been dubbed “Club Uris” by students who see the humor in the fact that, on any given Sunday through Thursday night, the Cocktail Lounge is the place to be. Connected to the clock tower, Uris Library is the primary undergraduate library at Cornell. There are hundreds of thousands of books available, as well as carrels and places to study. Uris Library is open 24 hours a day, Sunday through Thursday. That’s right: students can make their party rounds and then get right back to Club Uris for after-hours studying. With 24-hour access, who needs to pay rent? Just bring a sleeping bag! Olin and Kroch

For those looking for more of a lounge than a club, Olin Library may become your library of choice. Although not in use at all hours of the night like its neigh-

bor Uris, Olin still keeps its doors open until 2 a.m. Olin has other draws as well. It is Cornell’s central research library, complete with its own periodical room. The Libe Café on the main level is home to the Iced Skim Sugar-Free Vanilla Latte (dubbed The Long Island by the Café’s employees) and the best chocolate brownies in the Finger Lakes. The decor in Olin is also newer and more comfortable than at Uris. But here’s a tip: Get there early. On a Saturday morning, one may find a line of eager students waiting to get the best spots by the window. Attached to Olin is Kroch Library, which houses the Asian and the Rare and Manuscript Collections. Any noise above a whisper is frowned upon in the Kroch Library. Mann

One of Cornell’s primary libraries is Mann Library, which serves the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and the College of Human Ecology. Mann sits on the far side of the Ag Quad. Its ends-ofthe-earth location, made worse by Ithaca’s cold winter weather, makes studying at Mann Library too much of a trek for some students, but many others recom-

mend its spacious halls for this very reason. Maybe it’s worth the trip just to get a tasty drink or treat from Manndible Café in the front lobby. However, the café does not take Big Red Bucks. Engineering

Carpenter Hall houses the Engineering School’s impressive main library. As you would expect, it has a very large computer lab. Law

With its beautiful arched ceiling, the Law Library in Myron Taylor Hall has been compared to Hogwarts castle. Beware: All those serious law students like their quiet. Catherwood

Catherwood Library, the School of Industrial and Labor Relations library, located in Ives Hall, is a daytime hotspot with new furnishings. Nestlé The students in the School of Hotel Administration may spend much of their time in “real world” learning situations, but they need to hit the books, too. The Nestlé Library in Statler Hall provides these resources along with a more social atmosphere than the usual study spaces.

Fine Arts

Sibley Hall’s Fine Arts Library, open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on weekdays. 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. And all the hipsters flock to the building’s basement, where the eclectically decorated Green Dragon Café offers a great place to take a break from studying and catch up with friends. Off the Beaten Path

Though some specialized spaces such as the Physical Sciences Library were closed recently due to budget cuts, remaining facilities include libraries for Africana studies, entomology, management and math. In Lincoln Hall’s Music Library, one can peruse resources and listen to musicians from the Beatles to Tupac Shakur. Apart from the University libraries is the Browsing Library off the main lobby of the Straight, a good place for magazines, papers and general pleasure reading. And if one ventures off Cornell’s campus, the Tompkins County Public Library is located in downtown Ithaca.

Gannett Serves Student Body’s Health Needs By SUN STAFF

Oops! Did you just sprain your ankle tripping over all the stuff you’ve crammed into your new dorm room? Are thoughts of the infamous “freshman 15” keeping you up at night? Is beginning college finally the right time to quit smoking? Do you suspect you might have the flu? Welcome to Cornell. The next four years will, for the most part, be an exciting and rewarding experience, but what you probably want to know right now is where you can get a refill for your allergy medication. Before you start to panic, here’s a quick overview of the health and psychological services available at Cornell. Keep this in mind so you know where to turn

when the 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 Gannett: Cornell University Health Services. Located on Ho Plaza, Gannett is the primary care provider of medical services for all enrolled students, as well as other members of the Cornell community. Gannett provides many services ranging from allergy treatment and immunizations to general medical health care. The health care center can also provide you with information and listings for Ithaca-area

doctors such as dentists and optometrists. Gannett can conduct most X-ray examinations as well as most of the laboratory tests that may be prescribed by your doctor during a medical visit. A newly renovated pharmacy is located in the building so that you can fill your prescriptions on campus. Through its Sports Medicine program, Gannett provides primary care services to all Cornell athletes. Gannett also provides physical therapy services for members of the entire Cornell community. In addition, Gannett offers many services to take care of your sexual health needs, programs to help smokers quit and an extensive array of counseling and support services.

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Big Red doctors | The Gannett Health Center on Ho Plaza offers medical services and health counseling to the Cornell community.

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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 on the last day of classes, 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

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No longer just a dream | Nelly, the hip-hop artist of many students’ youths, performed as the headliner on Slope Day in May 2011.

Spring Fest before coming to its War II, the celebration returned current incarnation: Slope Day. with the moniker “Spring Unlike the festivities students Weekend.” have enjoyed in recent years, Spring Due to protests and unrest that Day hosted plagued the attractions like Recent Slope Day Performers University in the fire-eaters, snakeearly 1960s, the charmers, cowcelebration was 2010: Drake, k-os boys, Indians and canceled in 2011: Nelly, the Cool Kids sailors on the Arts 1963. and Ra-Ra Riot Quad. Spring The next Day was known incarnation of 2012: Taio Cruz, Neon Trees as one of CorSlope Day, and The Wailers nell’s first excuses known as to cancel class in Springfest, the name of mass debauchery. appeared in the late 1970s. The original springtime carniMore changes to Slope Day val originated because of financial occurred in 1985 when the legal strains to the University Athletic drinking age changed from 18 to Association. To save the Big Red’s 21. sports teams, drama clubs and After the drinking age changed, musical groups organized a benefit the University stopped serving concert in the Commons. The alcohol at the event, though stuevent struggled at the box office, dents showed up with their own . but managed to inspire an “In the years that followed ... a impromptu parade to draw atten- number of students were treated tion to the concert. for alcohol related emergencies,” The performance was so well- said Tim Marchell ’82, director of attended that both the concert and mental health initiatives at Ganett the parade were repeated the fol- Health Services. lowing year, and the celebration In response to the emergencies, before the show raised more the University attempted to end money than the production. From Slope Day in the early 1990s. As then on, Spring Day became a an alternative, a University-orgacampus-wide custom. nized event was offered on North At the brink of the first World Campus. War, many Cornellians believed Since 2003, Slope Day has that they had celebrated their last maintained a new format that Spring Day. However, after World includes live entertainment.

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Street Food at Cornell: Two Trucks. Two Legacies. One Delicious Debate. By SUN STAFF

With all members of the freshman class living on North Campus, Louie’s Lunch sees many young faces lined up expectantly awaiting a sandwich, milkshake or cup of coffee. Concurrently, since the upperclass students who decide to live on campus are primarily in dorms on West Campus, the Hot Truck does a good deal of business with older Cornellians. As a result, a long-standing food truck rivalry — one that is almost exclusively limited to students as opposed to the two businesses’ respective proprietors — is tinged with complicated class loyalties, in addition to food preferences. Loyalty

But this rivalry is a strange one. As if it weren’t odd enough to have drunken students waiting in the chilly Ithaca pre-dawn for a bite of a meatball sub, many students hold fast

HISTORY: Though many people seem to believe that the Hot Truck is older, Louie’s Lunch has, in fact, been serving the Cornell community since 1918. Of course, at that time the establishment didn’t have anything even remotely close to the menu it has today and was not actually a truck. It wasn’t until the early 1920s that Louie’s moved into a truck. Louie’s still bears the name of its first proprietor, who took a cart around the North Campus area selling sandwiches to hungry members of the Greek community. Since that time, the truck has become a mainstay of the intersection at Thurston Avenue and Wait Avenue. In the past, the truck used to visit various locations, but for the sake of convenience, it has remained in its current position for longer than just about anyone can remember. Indeed, that stretch of curb looks awfully naked during the winter break and over the summer when Louie’s isn’t in service.

to their favorite truck with an almost admirable, albeit strange, persistence. This loyalty even found its way into an a cappella song a few years back — a song that many of us have heard time and again. The Cayuga’s Waiters bit goes like so: “Louie’s Lunch kinda sucks / Wait in line at Hot Truck” over a blend of vocals singing the harmony to Billy Joel’s “We Didn’t Start the Fire.” Though it’s obvious who the Waiters prefer, the reference is telling. It seems Cornellians hold fast to their favorites, even when it comes to whose chicken parm they like better. After some polling, it became clear a few years ago that sophomores and freshmen preferred Louie’s Lunch to the Hot Truck. Conversely, juniors and seniors were more likely to reply that Hot Truck was their preferred late-night source of what some call “drunk food.” So, with our bellies full of parmesan cheese and our notebooks filled with items from the menu, we are proud to bring you a rundown of each of these Cornell legacies.

HISTORY: Bob Petrillose was the man behind the innovation known now as the Hot Truck (which still bears his name). Petrillose operated the truck, at that time called Johnny’s Pizza Truck, from 1960 until 2000 when he sold it to the owner of the Shortstop Deli located downtown on Seneca Street. The original name came from Petrillose’s father, Johnny Petrillose, who opened Johnny’s Big Red Grill. In fact, the truck was initially an extension of that restaurant, but over the years became a more specialized entity of its own. The original menu was much more conventional than the one that graces the side of the truck today. Instead of “PMP,” the menu read “Hamburger” and “Hotdog.” Since its sale in 2000, the truck has undergone few changes. Athough Petrillose has since died, the Hot Truck continues to serve up the same classic dishes. THE EATS: One of the most interesting things about the Hot Truck is the menu. It is also one of the things that makes grubbing at the Hot Truck such an experience. Instead of ordering a meatball sub or a chicken parmesan sub, people walk up to the window and say “MBC” or “Gimme a CSC.” Though Petrillose himself was responsible for a good many items on the menu, students also play a big role in determining what’s available at the Hot Truck.

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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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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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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out that you might wear, or carry, or use as part of dress,” said the collection’s curator, Prof. Charlotte Jirousek, textiles and apparel. Inside the Particle Accelerator

Something is buried under Cornell’s playing fields. 50 feet below the surface of the earth, next to Wilson Lab, there is a ring-shaped tunnel roughly half a mile in circumference. Here, scientists work day and night to unlock the secrets of the universe. Sound like an urban legend or the plot of a science-fiction movie? It’s not. It’s the Laboratory for Elementary Particle Physics’ particle accelerator. The LEPP, once known as the Laboratory of Nuclear Studies, opened soon after World War II. It has gone through several different phases over the

Ithaca in 1871. Rulloff was convicted of beating his wife and daughter to death as well as poisoning his sister-in-law and niece. Rulloff ’s Restaurant and Bar in Collegetown is named after him. Rare Manuscripts

A journey through time to the year 2000 B.C., is still beyond the scope of modern technology. However, seeing clay tablets from 4,000 years ago only requires a journey to the library. The Rare and Manuscript Collections in Kroch Library is open to everyone and includes tablets inscribed with cuneiform writing as well as handwritten manuscripts from the medieval period, an original copy of the Gettysburg Address and everything in between. According to the Cornell University Library website, the collections consist of “400,000 printed volumes, more than 70 million manuscripts and another million photographs, paintings, prints and other visual media.” The collection is also home to the Cornell University Archives, which documents the history of the University and the Ithaca area. Ancient Artifacts

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Professor Nye | Bill Nye ’77 sits in the office of Prof. Jim Bell. In an interview with The Sun, Nye discussed the Mars Pathfinder and his undergraduate experiences at Cornell. From 2001 to 2006, Nye served as a Frank H.T. Rhodes Class of ’56 Professor at the University.

p.m., around 700 Cornell students will get credit for imbibing alcohol. No, this isn’t a cheap trick by the School of Hotel Administration to increase enrollment. The students are enrolled in the Hotel School’s two-credit Hotel Administration 4430: Introduction to Wines, and they are probably not getting drunk on the six one-ounce wine samples they get in class. Lecture topics include flavor components in wine, how to pair wine and food and wine etiquette. Collection for the Fashion-Conscious

Many college students spend a lot of time thinking about their clothing. But even though they may spend hours searching for the right outfit to wear to a job interview or party, they only see the outfit as part of their wardrobe. In the Cornell Costume and Textile Collection, however, clothing has become a part of history. The costume collection currently hosts approximately 9,000 items. There is a significant ethnographic collection featuring traditional dress from many different parts of the world as well as a textile collection featuring quilts, tapestries and wall hangings. However, the majority of the collection is fashion-related. It features clothing dating as far back as the 18th century up to modern times. Basically, it’s “anything from the skin

years, and the current facility was constructed in 1979. The particle accelerator runs 24 hours a day, seven days a week with the exception of maintenance and improvement periods. The cost of energy, maintenance, equipment and staff salaries is covered by an annual budget of approximately $20 million. At this point, students who don’t know much about physics are probably asking what all this means. Prof. David G. Cassel, physics, associate director of LEPP, was more than happy to answer that question. “It accelerates particles,” he said with a smile. Your Very Own Brain Collection

The display of human brains, particularly those identified with specific individuals, evokes a variety of reactions: horror, distaste, curiosity and fascination. Experiencing this first-hand only involves a short trip to Uris Hall’s second floor, where a display case features Cornell’s Wilder Brain Collection. The collection, which at one time featured 1,600 animal and human brains, was established in the 1880s by Dr. Burt Green Wilder, Cornell’s first zoologist. The University stopped accepting additional brains in 1940, and at present, only 70 remain. One of the brains on display is Edward Rulloff ’s, a man hanged in

With air raid curtains from the 1940s hanging in the windows and decorative pillars left over from the museum that once occupied its place, McGraw 150 is itself a part of history. The décor is fitting for a room that currently houses Cornell’s anthropology collection. The collection, which has existed in some form since 1868, contains artifacts from all over the world and spans roughly half a million years of human history. The collection was started by Ezra Cornell and Andrew Dickson White and was once housed in a natural history museum at Cornell. According to Prof. David Holmberg, former chair of the anthropology department, when the museum closed some time during World War II, its displays were either moved to other areas or put into storage. What hadn’t been claimed by the Johnson Museum or the geology collection then “came under the responsibility of the Department of Anthropology,” Holmberg said. Science Guy

Although he’s currently most fond of evolutionary biology, Bill Nye ’77 keeps the periodic table close to his heart. Or at least close to his hip, where he always carries a credit card-sized version of it around in his wallet. Although the public knows him best for his television show Bill Nye the Science Guy, Nye served from 2001 to 2006 as a Frank H.T. Rhodes Class of ’56 University Professor. During that time, students could spot Nye cycling around campus — his preferred form of transportation — on a bike borrowed from Prof. Jim Bell, astronomy. After the two met in a chance encounter, Bell invited Nye to become a visiting professor and they have w o r k e d together ever since. Nye periodically visits

Cornell to guest lecture and meet with students. Nye still holds high regard for his alma mater. In an interview with The Sun in 2005, he lauded the University’s strengths in a number of areas. “Cornell planetary science is as good as anybody –– we’re exploring Mars. The mathematics department seems as good as anybody’s. And another thing: Ezra Cornell, whoever he was, wanted to have women here from the get-go, and the other institutions that we compete with were not that way at all. And I think that tradition of ‘any person, any study’ is still around,” he said. Magical Mushrooms

Fascinated by fungi? Take one of Cornell’s most popular courses, Plant Pathology 2010: Magical Mushrooms, Mischievous Molds. Taught by Prof. George Hudler, plant pathology, the class, which focuses on how mold and fungi have impacted social and political structure throughout the course of history, has been featured in Rolling Stone. Despite the seemingly esoteric nature of the topic, the course has grown primarily through word-of-mouth and its accessibility to non-scientists. Secret Garden

Although its peak season runs from May to September, the Cornell plantations remain open from dawn to dusk throughout the year. Visitors can picnic, hike or play in any of the plantation’s 14 gardens. Some classes even take field trips to examine the beautiful plants. For those who want to know exactly which flowers and trees they are passing, free guided tours take place in the gardens during certain months. For Whom the Bell Tolls

161 steps up McGraw Tower, next to Uris library, is the home of the famous Cornell chimes. Chimesmasters play concerts on the 21 chimes three times a day. During these times, visitors are welcome to walk up and request a song. The afternoon concert typically closes with the Alma Mater, while the nighttime concert ends with Cornell’s Evening Song. At the beginning of each semester, there is a competition in which new chimesmasters are selected. Chimes concerts also take place to mark special occasions, and people can pay for additional concerts, such as during weddings at Cornell’s Sage Chapel. Between concerts, a machine makes the chimes go off to mark time every 15 minutes from 7 a.m. until 11 p.m.

Pensive | John Cleese — the famed Monty Python actor — often visits Cornell to dole out his sage advice.

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Big Red Ambition: 161Things Every Cornellian Should Do Compiled from student responses to an e-mail survey in 2005; updated 2012. ! 1. Make the library into your bedroom and have sex in the stacks ! 2. Check out the Ithaca Farmers Market and the Farmers’ Market at Cornell ! 3. Pet an animal on the Ag Quad ! 4. Go to the Cornell-Harvard men’s hockey game and throw fish on the ice ! 5. Sing along to “We Didn’t Go to Harvard” with Cayuga’s Waiters ! 6. Sled down Libe Slope during a snow storm ! 7. Eat at Taverna Banfi and charge it to CornellCard ! 8. Streak across the Arts Quad ! 9. Take Psych 1101 ! 10. Test out Olin Library’s musically calibrated steps by throwing stones across them ! 11. Attempt sake bombing at Plum Tree or Miyake in Collegetown ! 12. Enjoy ice cream and other dairy products made by Cornell Dairy ! 13. Climb the rock wall in Bartels Hall ! 14. Listen to a full clock tower chimes concert and guess the songs played ! 15. Take classes outside your major. Way outside your major. ! 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. Go beer tasting at the Ithaca Beer Co. brewery ! 20. Skip class to play frisbee on the Arts Quad ! 21. Bury a bottle of liquor on Libe Slope. Dig it up on Slope Day. ! 22. Pick apples at the Cornell Orchards ! 23. Attend the Apple Festival on the Commons ! 24. Flirt with your professor ! 25. Bomb a prelim ! 26. Ace the next one to save your grade ! 27. Get a massage at Gannett and bursar it ! 28. Meet Happy Dave from Okenshield’s ! 29. Turn your face blue from screaming at midnight before the first finals ! 30. Get heartburn at the Chili Cook-Off on the Commons ! 31. Spend a summer at Cornell and enjoy Ithaca’s few months of warm weather ! 32. Go to a Shabbat dinner at 104 West (CornellCard it) ! 33. Watch the AAP students parade down East Avenue on Dragon Day ! 34. Enjoy corn nuggets at The Nines ! 35. Build a snow penis, then watch as Cornell University Police knock it down ! 36. Dress up and go to The Rocky Horror Picture Show at Risley ! 37. Take a class you think is impossible just for fun (pass/fail) ! 38. Go on a wine tour ! 39. Kiss someone on the suspension bridge at midnight ! 40. Sleep through your alarm for a 1:25 p.m. class ! 41. Shop at a secondhand store on the Commons ! 42. Avoid paying 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. Drink sangria on the patio outside Collegetown Bagels ! 51. Play a game of tag in Olin library’s stacks ! 52. See a play in the Schwartz Center for the Performing Arts ! 53. Rush the field at the last home football game of the season ! 54. Go sailing on Cayuga Lake ! 55. Gamble at Turning Stone (try not to lose money) ! 56. Watch dancers fly through the air at a Bhangra show ! 57. Have a midnight picnic in the Cornell Plantations ! 58. Wait in line for half an hour for a salad at the Terrace ! 59. Ignore any and all “No Winter Maintenance” signs … slip and fall on the icy stairs ! 60. Sit in Libe Café when you have no work to do and watch the worried studiers down gallons of coffee ! 61. Write an angry letter to the editor of The Sun ! 62. Go to Wegmans on a Friday or Saturday night ! 63. Explore the secret underground tunnel between Uris and Olin libraries ! 64. See the library’s Rare Book Collection ! 65. Pretend you are Harry Potter and study in the Law School library ! 66. See the brain collection in Uris Hall ! 67. Get credit for drinking in class — take Hotel Administration 4330: Introduction to Wines ! 68. Don’t get credit, but drink in another class anyway ! 69. Blow glass at the Corning Museum of Glass ! 70. Get paid to take part in a psychology experiment ! 71. Nap in a library ! 72. Take over a building ! 73. According to legend, watch a virgin cross the Arts Quad at midnight and then witness A.D. White and Ezra Cornell shaking 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 intramural co-ed innertube water polo ! 77. Spend all your lectures working on the day’s Sudoku. While sitting for the final, wish you had taken notes instead. ! 78. Hook up with your T.A. ! 79. Order a PMP at the Hot Truck ! 80. Play trivia at Rulloff’s on Sunday nights

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81. Go back for karaoke night on Monday 82. Party on a Tuesday night, skip your morning class 83. Hit up Group Therapy at Dunbar’s and Fishbowls at Level B on the same Wednesday 84. Go bowling at Helen Newman Lanes 85. Hand out quartercards on Ho Plaza 86. Drive your car up and down Libe Slope or Ho Plaza 87. Have a friend’s parents take you out to eat at John Thomas Steakhouse or Boatyard Grill 88. Eat a chicken parm sandwich from Louie’s Lunch 89. Eat breakfast at 5 a.m. at the State Diner 90. Males: Get thrown out of Balch Hall. Females: Get bumped to the front of the line at a fraternity party 91. Hook up with a freshman (after your freshman year) 92. Hike in one of Ithaca’s beautiful parks 93. Walk to the Commons and back 94. Go to an a cappella concert 95. Ice skate at Lynah Rink 96. Write a message on the wall at Collegetown Pizza 97. Sell back your books; use the 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. Question the meaning of life 104. See a foreign film at Cinemapolis or the Cornell Cinema 105. Eat mongo at RPCC 106. See a concert at Barton Hall 107. Gain the freshman 15, pay $300 for a gym membership and never use it 108. Eat Sunday brunch at Carriage House 109. Do your Freshman Reading Project sometime before you graduate 110. Go to Harry Potter night at Risley Hall 111. Tailgate for homecoming 112. Be a model in the Cornell Design League’s annual fashion show 113. Host a prefrosh 114. Request a song to be played on the clock tower 115. See how long you can avoid accepting a quarter card on Ho Plaza 116. Get asked if you are pregnant at Gannett (males and females) 117. Drink with your freshman year R.A. 118. Make a chalking; weep when it rains that night 119. Sing drunk on the TCAT bus. End up passing out on the same bus. 120. Rent a Big Red Bike from Uris Library 121. See how long you can go without doing laundry; buy new underwear to keep the streak alive 122. Take a road trip to Canada 123. Try to order pizza from a Blue Light phone 124. Go to the sex shop next to the Commons 125. Get drunk on Slope Day, run into Vice President Susan Murphy ’73 126. Complain about the Slope Day headliners 127. Get tapped for a secret society 128. Go to The Shops at Ithaca Mall, realize it is severely lacking, then drive to Carousel Mall in Syracuse 129. Console a friend who did poorly on a midterm, only to find out they did better than you did 130. Complain about your freshman writing seminar to no one in particular 131. Walk holding hands around Beebe Lake 132. Visit the Sciencenter 133. Watch a soccer game at Mama T’s, crammed in like a sardine 134. Get J.A.’d for urinating on a campus building 135. Hook up with a stranger then awkwardly run into him/her every week for the rest of your time at Cornell 136. Go to a coffee house in JAM 137. See how many people you can cram into your dorm room 138. Watch people play Dance Dance Revolution in Appel 139. Write dirty messages with rocks in the gorge 140. Ride a horse at Oxley Equestrian Center 141. Ring the giant bell in the Plantations 142. Crash a political rally on Ho Plaza 143. Conquer the COE ropes course 144. Attend a show at the State Theatre 145. Prank call the CIT HelpDesk 146. Wake up at 7 a.m. for CoursEnroll; realize that your choice classes are full anyway 147. Ski at Greek Peak 148. Take a night prelim near the vet school, walk back in the dark 149. Trespass on Alumni Fields 150. Ask Uncle Ezra a question 151. Take the BASICS program 152. Walk to class in the snow, uphill both ways 153. Buy a Cornell-grown apple from a vending machine 154. Furnish an apartment entirely with items from the Dump & Run 155. Eat at each dining hall at least once 156. Ask for an extension on a term paper 157. Take part in Holi and get colorful 158. Prepare to pull an all-nighter in the Uris Library Cocktail Lounge by drinking a Caffeine Bomb: drop a 5-Hour Energy Drink into a large coffee and drink as fast as you can 159. Tell a professor what you really think of his/her class 160. Find your favorite Collegetown bar; sigh as it closes two months later 161. Climb all 161 steps to the top of McGraw Tower

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FRESHMAN ISSUE 2012

Arts in the Ith Your guide to culture around campus

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 (Passion Pit, B.o.B., etc.) and the early fall show on the Arts Quad. Now you know where your Student Activity Fee goes.

Fanclub Collective The Lennon to CCC’s McCartney and a home to Cornell’s wanna-be Brooklyn hipster crowd, Fanclub brings in bands before they’re cool and offers an oasis of originality in the desert of Cornell’s musical conformity. Think Real Estate, HEALTH and Shonen Knife. If you get it, you get it.

Concert Venues The State Theatre

Central Campus

The State is Ithaca’s very own Fillmore, MSG and Royal Albert Hall, all rolled into one. A cinema following Ithaca’s brief tenure as the Hollywood of the East, its ornate interior has recently played host to the likes of The Avett Brothers, Fiona Apple and Bobby McFerrin. Citizen Cope, Glen Campbell and Craig Ferguson are just a few of the artists slated to stop by this fall. Dance performances and movie screenings are not unheard of. Get your tickets early.

There might be track and field equipment on the floor and ROTC classrooms may serve as backstage, but Barton is a bona fide big star attraction. Ever heard of Ludacris, Girl Talk or Jon Stewart? They’ve all stopped by the last few years, and Barton Hall is the undisputed king of campus venues, with a capacity around 5,000 and ... interesting acoustics. One other quirk: most shows are on Sunday nights — the track team gets Barton on Saturday.

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 Psych 101 doubles as a venue for Cornell’s more subdued performances.

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The Bars

Risley Hall

Downtown & Collegetown

North Campus As with all things arts-related on campus, Risley Hall is right in the thick of the concert scene, hosting smaller acts like Matt & Kim and The Pains of Being Pure at Heart in years past, while welcoming Cornell’s own singers and songwriters to rock their halls.

For a more intimate live music experience, be sure not to miss the thriving bar music scene around town. The Nines in Collegetown regularly features Cornellians, while The Chapter House on Stewart Ave. is a second home for many of Ithaca’s superb home-grown bands. The Haunt (702 Willow Ave.) constantly hosts acts small and large, including Raekwon and Rusted Root. Watering holes like Felicia’s Atomic Lounge (508 W. State St.) book acts throughout the year.

The Slope The epicenter of madness and debauchery on campus. At least for one day a year. The headliner last year was Taio Cruz, joining an already impressive roster that includes Snoop Dogg, Kanye West and Drake. It gives you somethng 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.

Barton Hall

107 W. State St.

Drama

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The Schwartz Center for the Performing Arts

430 College Ave.

The home of Cornell’s Theatre, Film & Dance Department Campus-produced plays, musicals, movies and dance performances are put on throughout the fall and spring. Last year’s season included Spring Awakening and Adult Roy’s Badland.

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 (The Taming of the Shrew and Romeo and Juliet) in the Cornell Plantations in July.

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Art Galleries Johnson Museum

Central Campus

The Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University’s own fine art museum located conveniently on the Arts Quad, has a prolific collection of contemporary and historic works of art, including many Asian artifacts. The temporary galleries change almost monthly and the Johnson frequently hosts events and lectures related to the works shown. Less known is the fact that the Johnson owns many more works than it can show at any given time: hidden in the archives are more Hokusai prints, original Rembrandt plates and the paintings of abstract expressionists like Michael Goldberg. These works are available for viewing to students — an awesome privilege — and can be seen by making an appointment with a curator. Also, once a year, the History of Art Majors Society, a student run group, curates a show accompanied by essays and interactive exhibits.

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Architecture

Hartell Gallery, Sibley Hall

Central Campus

Architecture students are notoriously mysterious, always locked up in Rand Hall producing God knows what. Hartell Gallery is a little known way of sneaking a peek at the architecture curriculum; nestled under the dome in Sibley Hall, the (spatial) center of the AAP community hosts a range of exhibits throughout the year. During mid-terms and finals, stop by to see the studio works of students pinned up — not just drawings of buildings, but frequently hand-built models and constructed work.

Tjaden Hall

Central Campus Cornell conceals a small but productive discipline in the fine arts within its College of Architecture, Art and Planning. While you’re in Ithaca missing the big shows at big city museums, the two galleries at Tjaden Hall put on constantly changing exhibits throughout the year — a glimpse into the current discourse on campus. In years past, exhibits have offered anything from huge plaster casts of bulging bodies to delicate paintings of Iraqi aerial landscapes. The Olive Tjaden Gallery and the Experimental Gallery are open during the week; check at the AAP registrar’s office for a schedule of shows.

Simon Ungers’ Cube House

Makarainen Rd.

One of the few really beautiful works by a Cornell architecture grad in the Ithaca area, Simon Ungers’ minimalist cube is located out by Route 79 near Ithaca College. A pristine concrete box surrounded by acres of wilderness included in the property, the house stands as a tribute to the beauty of old school modernism in all its glory — stark, individualist and monumental despite its small scale. S. Ungers ’80 was the son of the late O.M. Ungers, who taught at Cornell and whose works abroad have influenced generations of designers. Borrow a friend’s car and drive up to Makarainen Rd., near South Hill to creep around.

Johnson Museum

Central Campus

Beyond being the home to a prolific art collection, the Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art is a complex an interesting space designed by Pei Cobb Freidd Partners — whose most famous architect is I.M. Pei. Situated at the end of the northern row of the Arts Quad, the Johnson Museum functions as a viewing device for the lake and the landscape. The building has distinct and interesting spaces on each floor, starting with café on the bottom level (a picturesque place to grab a tea), moving up through the big courtyard in the middle and the panoramic conference room on the top floor — each of which is highly designed in terms of light and material. A stark contrast to the historic decadence of the other buildings on the Arts Quad, the architecture of Pei’s Johnson Museum deserves its own look.

Carl Sagan’s Study

900 Stewart Ave.

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. CHRIS BENTLEY / SUN FILE PHOTO

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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.

Cinemapolis

Regal Cinemas

120 E. Green St.

Pyramid Mall, 40 Catherwood Rd.

A gift from silverscreen gods, this Ithaca fixture screens independent, foreign and mainstream films on a daily basis. If you do not make at least a couple trips here come Oscar season, consider yourself behind the curve.

And you thought college meant never going to the mall again. But if you absolutely must see the midnight debut of the next Twilight flick, hoof it over to Regal, home of the Hollywood blockbuster and normal release schedule.

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

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FRESHMAN ISSUE 2012

ditio E e d i u G Student

Top Five Science-y Things to Do By MARIA MINSKER Sun Senior Writer

1. Be a farmer for the afternoon at a Dilmun Hill Student Organic Farm work party.

An entirely student run, organic farm, Dilmun Hill is located on Route 366 (Dryden Road), just across from Judd Falls Road, near the Cornell Orchards. The farm practices sustainable agriculture and provides produce for places on campus like the Manndible Café. The farm hosts weekly work-parties on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 4 to 7 p.m. and invites everyone to experience the latest in sustainable agricultural practices, support the farm, join their community and go home with fresh produce. If visiting the farm seems like a bit of a journey, visit Dilmun Hill’s on-campus farm stand on Wednesdays from 3 to 5 in front of Mann Library (on the Ag Quad) and inside the library lobby on rainy days. They will also be at the Farmers’ Market at Cornell this fall on Thursdays between 11 and 3. Market Garden Manager Issac Isaac Arginteanu ’12 said, “I started out knowing nothing about agriculture and farming and now I’m a manager. It was my introduction to something I’ve become very passionate about.”

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Stargazing | Visit the Fuertes Observatory to star gaze or watch a meteor shower.

5. Take a midnight trip to the Lab of Ornithology’s sanctuary.

COURTESY OF DILMUN HILL STUDENT ORGANIC FARM

2. Check out the 200,000 species in the Cornell University Insect Collection.

The Cornell University Insect Collection includes more than seven million insect specimens representing about 200,000 species, or roughly 20 percent of the World’s described insect fauna. The collection is housed in approximately 16,500 drawers held within in a climate-controlled facility located on the second floor of Comstock Hall on Cornell’s central campus. Because it is a research facility, visits to the CUIC are limited and need to be planned in advance. Prospective visitors or students interested in conducting research at the facility should contact curator James Kenneth Liebherr at jkl5@cornell.edu. The CUIC also participates in the annual Insectapalooza celebration — a one day insect fair with educational exhibits for all age groups, from children to adults. Insectapalooza typically takes place at the end of October.

Founded in 1915, the Cornell Lab of Ornithology is a world leader in the study, appreciation and conservation of birds. The lab is not on campus, but is easily accessible by a shuttle bus that stops at Corson-Mudd Hall (across from Trilium) at 8:45 a.m., 11:45 a.m., 1:45 p.m., and 4:45 p.m.. The lab is located in Sapsucker Woods, and guided bird walks through Sapsucker Woods Sanctuary are offered for beginners on Saturdays and Sundays from April to September. The Johnson Visitor Center at the lab is home to a large observatory with chairs, telescopes, and bird feeders, interactive exhibits, a world-class collection of bird art and sculpture and the Macaulay library — the world’s largest archive of animal sounds and video. Admission is free, and the visitor center is open 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on weekdays, 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.on Saturdays, and 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sundays. The sanctuary, however, is open every day from dawn to dusk.

4. Go stargazing at the Fuertes Observatory.

Fuertes Observatory is located on North Campus near

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Dear Freshmen: Congratulations on your acceptance to Cornell, one of the nation’s finest research institutions. Science is organized knowledge and Cornell University offers a diverse set of scientific study. My advice to you is to make curiosity your key. Question everything, figure out how things work and begin to explore and discover. Cornell has so much to offer to the inquisitive student. These are the same halls where Carl Sagan pondered the Cosmos and where Bill Nye began as a budding Science Guy. They were both curious--you should be, too. So feed your curiosity by reading the Science Section every Wednesday and learn about the science happening around you everyday. Best, Nicholas St. Fleur Sun Science Editor

Scintillating Science Classes Sun Senior Editor

Classes Abroad

Biology 2650: Tropical Field Ecology and Behavior in Kenya –– During winter break, students travel to Kenya to study tropical tropical biology, ecology, and behavioral ecology. Riku Moriguchi ’13 participated in the course this year. Moriguchi said, “It’s probabl one of the greatest things I’ve ever done in my life.” He explained game drives –– which entailed driving vans through Savannah in the middle of the night with flashlights –– as the best part of the experience. Students also have the opportunity to work on three different research projects.

For Fun

Food Science 4300: Understanding Wine and Beer –– The science version of the Hotel School’s Wines class allows students to understand what flavor chemicals produce certain tastes — like smoky wines and hoppy beers. One catch: you have to be 21 to enroll. Horticulture 2010: The Art of Horticulture –– This experiential class allows students to use plants and gardens as art. Students can use photography, watercolor and botanical illustration methods. Alli Hoffman ’12 said, “It was a great course, and a wonderful change from the monotonous days of schoolwork and lectures.” Natural Resources 3250: Forest Management and Maple Syrup Production –– This hands-on class teaches students multi-purpose ways to manage forests, including how to make maple syrup.

Human Ecology

Human Development 3620: Human Bonding –– Why are we attracted to certain people and not others? Human Bonding explores attraction, jealousy, loneliness and attachment among other topics. Sarah Spiro ’13 said, “Everything was just so incredibly true to your own relationships. When people tell me about problems with a boyfriend or girlfriend I actually find myself thinking through the nine stages of a breakup,”

3. Check out the world’s largest particle accelerator, the Synchrotron.

Slightly larger than a football field, the Cornell High Energy Synchrotron Source (CHESS) has a 768 meter circumference and the capability to send electrons and positrons flying at 99.9999995 percent of the speed of light. CHESS provides state-of-the-art synchrotron radiation facilities for research in physics, chemistry, biology, and environmental and materials sciences and attracts 500-600 scientists, graduate and undergraduate students each year. Researchers at CHESS always welcome student volunteers to participate in research and experiments, and even observe 24 hour CHESS runs. CHESS is located in Wilson laboratory on Route 366 & Pine Tree Road.

Research

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Helen Newman Hall. The observatory houses several small telescopes, and a larger, 12-inch refractor telescope with a mechanical tracking mechanism that is operated by weights, like a grandfather clock. Though the observatory is no longer used for research purposes, it is used for introductory astronomy classes, and is open to the public. The Cornell Astronomical Society runs public viewing nights at the Fuertes Observatory on every clear Friday night during the semester from 8:00 p.m. until midnight, if sky conditions permit.

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

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

Nutritional Sciences 1150: Nutrition, Health and Society — Prof. Levitsky, nutritional sciences, writes songs about the digestive system and cooks meals for the whole class. This course teaches students about how to stay healthy in the world of late-night munchies and sleeplessness. Perhaps it can even help keep off the freshman 15. Jacob Christ ’13 took the course as a freshman and said, “He [Levitsky] did a good job of putting it in a holistic sense and making everything applicable to the real world.”

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

Katerina Athanasiou can be reached at science-editor@cornellsun.com.

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SCIENCE | Student Guide | PAGE 31

Top Five Famous Science Alums By JING JIN

Inventor of Heimlich Maneuver: Dr. Henry Heimlich ’41

Sun Senior Writer

and NICK ST. FLEUR Sun Science Editor

First Female Ambulance Physician: Dr. Emily Barringer 1897 At the turn of the 20th century, women had won the first skirmishes of their battle for admission into medical schools, but for many female physicians the struggle to receive further hospital training continued. One such woman who made a lasting change in the fight for equal practice in medicine was Emily Dunning Barringer 1897 the first woman ambulance physician. Barringer was born in Scarsdale New York on Sept. 27, 1876, graduated from Cornell in 1897, and went onto the Cornell University School of Medicine earning her medical degree in 1901. Upon graduating from medical school, Barringer applied for an internship position at Gouverneur Hospital in New York City, but was denied despite receiving the second-highest grade on the hospital’s qualifying exam. Up to that point no woman had ever been accepted into that hospital’s post-graduate surgical training program, and it was apparent by her rejection that the Gouverneur BARRINGER 1897 Hospital wanted to keep it as such. But Barringer was determined, and the following year she applied again with support from political and religious figures, and was accepted. The male interns at the hospital, upset at the idea of practicing with a woman, unsuccessfully petitioned against her appointment. Despite the sexism, Barringer succeeded in completing her residency and became the world’s first female ambulance surgeon. In 1943 she became a vice-chair of the American Women’s Hospitals War Service Committee of the National Medical Women’s Association (later the American Medical Women’s Association) where she spearheaded a campaign to raise money for ambulances and surgical equipment to aid war stricken Europe. As vice-chair she also lobbied successfully to allow women to hold positions in the Army and Navy Medical Corps during World War II, rewarding them the same military benefits available to men. After World War II, Barringer continued her work advocating woman’s suffrage and contributing to the progress of women in medicine.

Dr. Henry Heimlich ’41, M.D ’43, the man behind the maneuver, was born February 3, 1920 in Wilmington, Delaware. Heimlich first described the procedure in an informal article called “Pop Goes the Café Coronary” published in June 1974 in the journal Emergency Medicine. The term “café coronary,” Heimlich explains, comes from the frequent occurence when a person chokes to death on food in a restaurant and is not helped by onlookers because they are confused as to what to do, thinking the person is suffering from a heart attack. Heimlich’s method became widely publicized as an important addition to the emergency care procedures appearing in journals like the Journal of the American Medical Association HEIMLICH ’41 and became popularly called the “Heimlich maneuver.” Heimlich’s theory behind his technique was that the quick abdominal thrusts applied to the victim produces “artificial coughs” by compressing his abdomen below the level of the diaphragm. These coughs force air out from the lungs, dislodging the obstruction caught in the trachea and expelling the foreign object out through the mouth. According to the Heimlich Institute, since its introduction the Heimlich maneuver has been credited with saving more than 50,000 people, including actress Elizabeth Taylor, sports broadcaster Dick Vitale and Former President Ronald Reagan. The maneuver was even endorsed by Surgeon General Dr. C. Everett Koop in 1985 as “the only safe method for saving a choking victim.” Although in recent years Heimlich has received much criticism for his work, and the American Red Cross made revisions to his choking prevention methods –– the Heimlich maneuver has been widely regarded as the gold standard for treating a choking victim for more than three decades.

Mother of Cytogenetics: Barbara McClintock ’23 Barbara McClintock ’23, botany, M.A. ’25, Ph.D. ’27, was uncommonly reticent about her revolutionary research in cytogenetics. At the time she was working, the science community viewed genetic material as static and unchanging, and McClintock’s work on genes and chromosomes flatly refuted that view. McClintock became hooked on genetics in 1921 after taking the University’s only undergraduate genetics course, taught by Prof. C. B. Hutchison, plant breeding. That same semester she took a cytology course taught by Prof. Lester W. Sharp, botany, and developed a lifelong fascination with the genetic content and expression of chromosomes. At a time when women could not major in genetics, McClintock obtaining advanced degrees in botany and remained at the University to study maize cytogenetics. Maize was popular in early genetics research because each kernel is a product of a separate cross, and it has ten chromosomes producing easily observable traits. McClintock followed her research to the University of Missouri at Columbia, the California Institute of Technology, wartime Berlin (1933-1934) and, finally, to Cold Spring Harbor’s Carnegie Institution of Washington for 26 years. In 1983, McClintock was awarded the Nobel Prize in Medicine for her discovery of mobile genetic elements and became the first female individual recipient in that category. At Cold Spring Harbor, she studied two genes, called controlling elements, responsible for mutations in maize pigmentation. The element close to the pigmentation gene acted as a switch gene, and the element further away on the chromosome in turn acted as a rate gene for the switch gene. These two controlling elements were termed “jumping genes” because they could move along the chromosome or to different chromosomes in a process known as transposition. McCLINTOCK ’23 McClintock is an undisputed giant of cytogenetics, but she is certainly also a giant within the realm of women in science. For a scientist who once found it impossible to receive tenure, she went on to become the third woman elected to the National Academy of Sciences and the first woman to serve as president of the Genetics Society of America.

Inventor of the Chicken Nugget: Robert Baker ’43

Everyone’s Favorite Science Nerd: ‘Bill Nye the Science Guy’

The next time you order chicken nuggets off the kid’s menu just for the crayons, you have a University alumnus to thank: Robert Baker ’43. He quickly moved from his orchard roots to poultry, eventually earning the title of “Chicken Einstein” from the New York Times for the more than 50 chicken products his lab developed. When Baker left Pennsylvania State University in 1957 to join the University’s faculty in poultry science and food science, he brought with him what became known as his famous Cornell chicken barbeque sauce. He and his family served the specialty for more than five decades at the Baker’s Chicken Coop at the New York State Fair. There’s the story of how the first family visited in 1999, and Baker’s daughter Reenie presented them with a basket of New York State apples to which President Clinton remarked, “Those apples look good, but where’s the chicken?” BAKER ’43 Baker mastered the science of extracting all meat from poultry carcasses and reshaping it into everything from chicken nuggets to poultry hot dogs (or chicken franks, or bird dogs, if you prefer). The breakthrough in the development of the now ubiquitous bite-size chicken pieces was his method of keeping the breading attached to the nuggets during frying. He also used previously-discarded parts such as backs, necks and skin to make chicken baloney, chicken salami, chicken pastrami, chicken steak, chicken ham and chicken chili. Baker’s work extended beyond the realm of new ways to process chicken to the naming of these products and their packaging and transportation. In 1970, he founded the University’s Institute of Food Science and Marketing, and together with Prof. Emeritus Joseph Hotchkiss, food science, he revolutionized chicken shipping. Their modifications of atmosphere and vacuum packaging are still in use today.

In science class, “Bill Nye the Science Guy” was one of the few educational videos worth staying awake to watch. Nye ’77, mechanical and aerospace engineering, had an infectious goofiness and was the rare adult who asked aloud “How does it work?” –– a question that is a permanent fixture in some young minds. Nye accepted a job at Boeing after graduation, then started performing late-night stand up in Seattle before leaving, and left Boeing to pursue comedy full time. NYE ’77 Nye combines his humor and intellect to increase the level of scientific literacy in the American public. As a kid, when he wasn’t taking apart his bicycle to see how it worked, Nye was immersed in the space program. As an adult, Nye remained an avid bicyclist, finishing first in the Cannonball 300, a day-long 300-mile bike race from Seattle to Spokane. He now serves as the executive director of the Planetary Society. Nye remains connected to the University through the Frank H. T. Rhodes Class of ’56 Professorship, and in 1998, was invited to a University meeting about the Mars Rover missions. Ned Nye, Bill’s father, was a sundial enthusiast, and when he caught a glance at the solar panel-powered calibration targets for the high-resolution panoramic cameras, he saw a striking resemblance to sundials. Both rovers were outfitted with sundials and inscribed with the motto of “two worlds, one sun.” A subsequent EarthDial project encouraged people to install a global network of sundials, much in the spirit of public involvement.

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2008. Led the team to a 4-3 record in head-to-head races during his first season. Kennett: Todd ’91. BMA. Coach who established lightweight crew dynasty — leading the squad to three consecutive national championships before becoming the heavyweight crew’s fearless leader in 2008. Enjoys putting his team on the erg machine before sun-up. Koll: Rob. Long-time, legendary wrestling coach and former All-American, Koll has picked up where previous coach Jack Spates left off. His team has won the Ivies the last eight years, and finished a program-best second at the national championships two seasons ago. Led rising senior Kyle Dake to his third individual national championship last year. Lucia: Joe. Brutally honest men’s swimming coach for over 20 years. Has the unenviable task of charting his guys to the head of the Ivy waves. Lynah: Lynah Rink, cradle of Cornell hockey fanaticism. Recently-renovated to add 464 seats to the 3,836 person capacity. Where legends are born and opponents’ dreams are crushed. Marinaro: Ed ’72. The best player in Red football history. Appeared on the cover of Sports Illustrated on November 1, 1971 and was featured in a fall 2007 issue. After a brief stint in the

NFL, he followed in the footsteps of another former great — “Broadway” Joe Namath — and tried his hand at acting. McKee: David ’07. Hockey goaltender rewrote the Cornell record books in only three seasons. Then packed his bags and signed with the Anaheim Mighty Ducks of the NHL. He now plays for the Dallas Stars’ minor league team. Moore: Charles H. ’51. Former Cornell track star and athletic director. Two-time Olympic medalist and former world recordholder in the 440-yard hurdles. 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 this past May. Newman Arena: Home of the Red basketball and volleyball teams. Also site of occasional wrestling tournament. Located in Bartels Hall. Nieuwendyk: Joe ’88. NHL Rookie of the Year for Calgary 15 seasons ago with 51 goals. Took faceoffs for the Dallas Stars until he was traded to the New Jersey Devils to win a third Stanley Cup in 2003. Cornell MVP in 1987 and a NHL All-Star. He has also won the Conn Smyth and Olympic gold. Still owns a house on Cayuga Lake. Saw his No. 25 retired at Lynah Rink on Feb. 26, 2010.

Noel: Andy. Current Athletic Director and Daily Sun favorite. Olbermann: Keith ’79. Former energetic and colorful anchor of ESPN’s SportsCenter, making it the cultural phenomenon it is today — so popular that it can get away with the “Who’s Now?” tournament. Master of the guttural “He put the biscuit in the basket.” Enjoyed the limelight at Fox. Now back for a second tour of duty at MSNBC. Made headlines back in 2009 when he engaged in a verbal spat with conservative political commentator Ann Coulter ’84 (who we like to forget even went here) over the value of his CALS degree. Pennsylvania: Slimy Ivy rival in Philadelphia. It has strong athletic teams and questionable recruiting ethics. Learn to hate them. They’re ruthless, bad sports and play to win at whatever cost — even if it means throwing toast on the football field. And they call themselves Quakers. Pidto: Bill ’87. Yet another Cornellian now at ESPN. Princeton: Yawn. Nickname: Tigers. Location: New Jersey, but fields 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 AllAmerican at Cornell. Schaap: 1. Dick ’55. Highly acclaimed newsman who died in 2001. Veteran sports journalist, author of numerous books, sports correspondent for ABC News and host of ESPN’s Sports Reporters. Oh, and he was also once the editor-in-chief of The Sun. 2. Jeremy ’91, ESPN. Followed in dad’s footsteps and is currently correspondent for ESPN’s Outside the Lines. Also, former Sports Editor at the Sun. Came to Ithaca prior to Cornell’s Sweet 16 matchup with Kentucky to report on the men’s basketball team. “In Ithaca, New York, Jeremy Schaap, ESPN.” So legit. Schafer: Mike ’86. Men’s hockey coach who steered his team to ECAC tournament victories in his first two seasons, then to the squad’s first Frozen Four appearance in 23 years in his eighth. In his 10th, 2005-06, guided the Red to a 22-9-4 record in which the team came a goal away in triple overtime against Minnesota from making the Frozen Four. Fans greeted him then and now with chant, “Kill, Schafer, Kill.” Now in his 16th season at the helm, he will seek to guide his squad to its first Frozen Four berth since 2002-03, after placing third in the ECAC Conference tournament last season. Schoellkopf: Stadium which houses football, men’s and women’s lacrosse teams. Nice view of Ithaca

and most of Central New York on clear days on the Crescent side. Artificial playing surface has been called “the Cadillac of turf systems” but has seen its last days at Schoellkopf, giving way to the new wave FieldTurf which debuted last season. Smith: Dayna. Ten-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. Tanasoiu: Silviu. Romanianborn head coach of the men’s tennis team who just completed his first year with the Red. Stepped into the coaching position after former head coach Tony Bresky packed his bags and left for Wake Forest last fall. Led his young squad to a 10-15 record and multiple All-Ivy League Second Team selections. Taylor: Nathan. Intense coach of the men’s cross country and track teams. Came here from Penn, obviously a big improvement for him. Yale: Mediocre Ivy misfits. Not really good at any sport, but what else can you expect from a school in New Haven? Also called the Bulldogs and the Elis. By the way, what’s an Eli? Zawislan: Jaro. Third-year head coach of the men’s soccer team. Used bad-ass Polish accent to guide the Red to a thirteengame undefeated streak season last year after the team won only one game in 2008.

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It’s a two-day affair in early June. Teams will send out letters to players they’re interested in, and you’ll fill out your information ... medical history and stuff like that. You’ll get some phone calls — agents will be calling you; I try to stay away from the agents — they’re just a bunch of guys trying to get some money. The week before the actual draft you’ll get some phone calls from some teams saying “Hey, we’re interested. You might hear your name called by us. If you do, we’ll give you a call, let you know what’s going on.” It’s 50 rounds — so 50 rounds, 30 teams ... good chance. I know Jadd Schmeltzer ’11 got drafted last year. Have you spoken to him about what he went through at all? Yeah, I talked to Jadd and his dad actually over the summer because I was in New York City with a couple of my friends — Mickey Brodsky ’11 and them, and Jadd’s dad actually owns a YMCA in New York City, so we worked out there. I talked to him a little bit about what Jadd went through. He was having a good time; he was working out in LA with some teammates. He was enjoying it — said it was stressful, but he had fun doing it. I know you mentioned the Pirates don’t leave you much to cheer for, but is there a particular team that you dream of playing for?

When I was little, I always wished I could play for the Red Sox — I don’t know why — all the underdog stuff, Red Sox-Yankees, they never won [before 2004]. And my favorite player is on the Red Sox, center fielder Jacoby Ellsbury, so I always cheer for him — if not the team, I always cheer for him. 8. If playing professionally doesn’t work out, would you like to work in baseball? Definitely, I know some people who are working in baseball now, some former teammates. I’d love to go work in the front office and stay involved in the game. If I can’t play, I want to be able to watch it every day at least. Jon Daniels ’99! Hit him up. My coach has tried to contact him a lot, but ... he’s just busy, the guy’s the general manager of a Major League Baseball team, he has very little time for that. We have a couple younger guys who are scouts in some team organizations that I’ve talked to, trying to get in with them. I know Jon Daniels visited Cornell last year, did you get to see him? I did not. We had practice when he was here. It would have been nice if I could have, but I never did get a chance to meet him or anything. 9. How do you feel about date auctions? Would you ever participate in another one again in your lifetime? I will never even go near another date auction, and I will never touch

a drink at a date auction ever again. I will sit in the corner, and twiddle my thumbs. I’m never volunteering for anything. It was a good time, but I don’t want to do it again. Would you ever go as a bidder? Nope ... waste of money. I wasted money this time, so I’m not going to do it again. If I don’t have to go, I will never go. 10. Seeing as how this is my last article for The Sun, and this is the last question I will ever ask a Cornell athlete ... in homage to my favorite movie, Fight Club: if you could fight any historical figure — or anyone for that matter — who would it be? Wow. [thinking] Right now in my mind it would probably be one of the Flyers’ players, or it would be my high school baseball coach ... my new high school baseball coach I loved, but my first high school baseball coach I hated. Or Barry Bonds. Dude ruined Pirate baseball — last time we were good, he was with us and he just left. Just left us out to dry. So I’d fight him. You know, I would fight Barry Bonds too if given the opportunity. I can definitely see him making my list. He disgraced the game I love, and he disgraced our city too. So there’s two reasons why I would fight him. Alex Kuczynski-Brown can be reached at akb@cornellsun.com. She graduated in May.

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come that then we felt we had a good chance.” Binghamton ended up claiming the entire series, beating the Portland Pirates, Charlotte Checkers and Houston Aeros. Playing for Charlotte at the time was Greening’s former Cornell teammate Riley Nash. Greening said that playing against past teammates has been a fun experience since entering the professional realm of hockey. “It’s a lot of fun. I’ve played against [Ben Scrivens ’10] a couple of times this season. He actually made a really good stop against me in preseason. We were joking about it afterwards and I was really hoping I could score on him so I could get bragging rights,” Greening said. “I got to play against [Riley] in his second professional game, which was nice and he got his first professional point against us, but I wasn’t on the ice, so he doesn’t get bragging rights that he scored on my line.” This week Greening will play in his first NHL playoffs, as the Ottawa Senators face off against the New York Rangers beginning on Thursday. “That is going to be a lot of fun because Cornell is well represented in the city. I’ve been getting a lot of texts from guys who are actually Rangers fans —threatening to keep me up all night,” Greening said. “It’s all in good fun ... It’s my first NHL playoffs, so I don’t really know what to expect, I’m basing my experience on what I went through with the playoffs last year with the AHL. I’m really excited.” Lauren Ritter can be reached at sports-editor@cornellsun.com.

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The Return of the Winnipeg Jets This column was originally published on August 24, 2011.

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-E-T-S! JETS! JETS! JETS! After several years without a real presence, the Jets are planning to make a huge splash this NHL season. No, not those Jets. I’m talking about the Winnipeg Jets. Being a Canadian from Winnipeg, Manitoba I can say that the city does not get the respect it deserves. Even though we are a populous, thriving city with many cultural attractions, we’re known across Canada mostly for our sim-

tion of the Jets. Despite the relocation, Winnipeg never stopped loving the Jets and prayed for the team’s return — merchandise for the team remained popular long after its departure and cheers of “Go, Jets, go!” still routinely broke out during any preseason NHL game played in Winnipeg. Our situation mimicked that of the Browns and the city of Cleveland. The team was unceremoniously ripped from the city, but the fans still loved the team and pleaded for its return. The decision to bring the Jets back to Manitoba has been rewarding for all parties involved. True North Sports and Entertainment — the company that bought the Atlanta Thrashers and moved them to Winnipeg — and its chairman Mark Chipman have been granted God-like status in the city, where they stand to make large profits. Gary Bettman ’74 has even (somePlaying the Field what) quieted some of his detractors by finally expanding the NHL’s presence in Canada. Since I was in Winnipeg when the announcement came, I had a first-hand look at the hysteria created by the news. The day it was announced, bosses everywhere allowed their employees to leave work early and celebrate downtown with the rest of the city. For the two weeks after the announcement, impromptu chants of “Go, Jets, go!” and “Let’s go, Jets!” were started countless times in bars and pubs throughout the city. As for ticket sales, the Jets sold out their 13,000 season passes in the first five minutes that they went on sale. Another 8,000 fans are paying $50 just to be on the season ticket waiting list. On StubHub, the cheapest ticket to any Jets game is over $100, while the NHL franchises in Nashville, Phoenix and Anaheim have tickets available to fans in the $15-$30 range.

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ple way of life and our friendly nature — our license plates read “Friendly Manitoba.” In the U.S., including at Cornell, most people believe Winnipeg is either some obscure farming town or a made-up city. So, by regaining an NHL team, Winnipeg will hopefully become a recognizable city once again. The reason the Jets were originally relocated in 1996 was not an issue concerning a dying fan base, but rather the U.S.-Canadian exchange rate. The teams had to pay salaries in U.S. dollars, worth about $1.40 Canadian dollars, while they accumulated revenue in Canadian currency. Since then, Winnipeg has grown as a city; however, more importantly the Canadian dollar is now on par with the American dollar. All these factors have contributed to the reacquisi-

With tickets to the Canada-United States Olympic hockey finals selling at prices comparable to the Super Bowl and the craze surrounding the return of the Jets, it is clear that Canada has a passion for hockey. So one obvious question comes to mind. Why is the NHL protecting hockey teams in the Southern U.S. (places without snow), while depriving real hockey fanatics in Canada of a chance to cheer for a home team? Bettman’s inexplicable reluctance to relocate struggling teams, like the bankrupt Phoenix Coyotes, to thriving markets in Canada is a major factor in this decision — and hockey fans know it. Look up “Gary Bettman booed” on YouTube and click on any video and you can see a level of hatred normally reserved for sports figures such as Art Modell or John Rocker. One Canadian metropolis that definitely deserves a second chance is Quebec City, another victim to the exchange rate between Canada and the U.S. in the 1990s. The Quebec Nordiques called the city home until 1995, when they became the Colorado Avalanche. Similar in size to Winnipeg, Quebec City has the capacity to support an NHL team and fans are craving NHL action almost as badly as Winnipeg was before the reintroduction of the Jets. It seems all but assured that a similar hysteria will befall the city if it were to regain its hockey team. After the 2004-05 lockout, the NHL has been building steam with an influx of new fans and young, talented players; however, due to the nature of this winter sport forcing Southern U.S. cities to adopt the sport remains difficult. The NHL should stop trying to push the sport to the football-crazed South and reward its faithful fans up North instead. Then again, maybe I’m just a Canadian homer. Albert Liao is a Sun staff writer. He can be contacted at aliao@cornellsun.com. Playing the Field will appear this fall semester.

No Separation of Sports and State This column was originally published on Jan. 26, 2012.

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olitics and sports don’t always mix very well — from Muhammad Ali’s refusal to enlist in the draft, to U.S. boycotts of the Olympics, to players refusing to acknowledge the flag during the singing of the national anthem. Earlier this week, Tim Thomas — the Stanley Cup MVP and star goaltender of the Boston Bruins — declined to accompany his team to the White House for what has now

necessarily have to be partisan. Of course Thomas has every right to skip out on the festivities, sending a message through his actions. This country protects freedom to choose, especially with regard to what one chooses to say; however, that does not mean that anything anybody does has to be agreeable to everyone. I don’t agree with Thomas’ choice. It’s not because Thomas committed the sacrilegious act of individualizing himself in the context of a team moment. I don’t think the dynamics of team cohesion are as important off the playing surface as they are on it. General managers frequently trade away or lose playOut of Left Field ers to free agency after championship runs, so these players are often unable to accompany their previous team to championship ceremonies the following season. Besides, it was only a silly trip to the White House. What bothers me is what Thomas’ actions say about the nature of political discourse in this country. Everybody is entitled to have his own political opinions and to express them however he pleases. However, I believe Thomas’ actions repre-

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become the traditional championshipteam visit with the President. Although Thomas says that his reasons are not political, I’m not so sure. Thomas stated on his Facebook page that the reason for declining had nothing to do with “politics or party.” However, given that his statement criticizes the state of government policy in general and that he is a Tea Party supporter, his reasoning is not entirely apolitical. After all, a political statement does not

sent political beliefs that are counterproductive. It is divisive political discourse that is not conducive to constructive resolution of political differences. It’s the type of corrosive expression like the outburst of “You lie!” from Representative Joe Wilson to President Obama during a 2009 speech to a joint session of Congress. Wilson’s actions prompted members of Congress to sit together, disregarding partisan lines at last year’s State of the Union address — a symbolic gesture meant to convey unity. I’m not opposed to athletes expressing their political beliefs; however, I am opposed to the way Thomas chose to do it on this occasion. I’m fine with him displaying his Tea Party affiliation on his goalie mask, but I don’t agree with his choice to decline an invitation from the President — a decision which to me appears politically motivated. In fact, I would have even been fine with him showing up to the White House with a Tea Party symbol or even expressing his political beliefs to the President. As Kevin Paul Dupont wrote in the Boston Globe, “Tim Thomas ... had a chance to tell the leader of the free world what he thinks it means to be an American today.” This is the difference between Thomas and a player who refuses to acknowledge the flag. You cannot talk to the flag, but you can talk to the President.

By opting not even to visit with the President, Thomas chose to engage in the type of divisive politics that is corrosive to our government’s institutions and is essentially counterproductive. It reminds me of something my high school English teacher told me during my junior year about the difference between respecting the man and the office. It’s not that we should have a reverence for the Presidency or any other “office” for that matter, but institutions such as the presidency are symbolically important institutions in our society. Additionally, actions that tarnish the institution without a sufficiently compelling reason are bad for society. Perhaps you think that our institutions of government are so bad that they do deserve to be attacked. I hardly think that is the case. Give me a president who has sanctioned genocide or committed some comparable act, and then I’ll think discourse that attacks the institution of government is warranted. Of course, Thomas’ decision to decline an invitation to the White House wasn’t the first, and it surely won’t be the last. I do hope it is the exception though. We do not need any more polarizing and nonconstructive political expression right now. Brian Bencomo can be contacted at bbencomo@cornellsun.com. He graduated in May.

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The article was originally published on May 3, 2012. 1. First off, I have to offer my congratulations to you guys for winning your second-straight Ivy League division title and tying a program record for season victories. How does it feel to be hosting the Ivy League Championship Series for the first time ever? It feels pretty special. I think they introduced the Ivy Championship [Series] in the mid-90s, and we’ve never hosted it. We won the division title my freshman year, had to go to Dartmouth — pretty tough to play in that kind of environment, so it will be nice to have the entire school be able to watch us at home. It feels pretty special.

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B I L L I G E N BASEBALL

Day committee; they offered him, and I got so excited. He’s one of my favorite artists. Not many people on my team appreciate when I put him on in the locker room or in the car or anything — they get [annoyed] ... but I love him. Would you say that’s your go-to pump-up music before games? Yeah definitely. I have a couple songs that I play on every bus ride and on every walk to the field, and there’s a couple Childish songs. 2. I understand you’re a nut when it comes to Pittsburgh sports, but you’re not a Pirates fan? Unfortunately I am, but I don’t have much to cheer for. The excitement I get for the Steelers and Penguins isn’t there because they don’t win. If they win, yeah, I’ll be excited, but there’s not much to cheer for when they lose a lot. I can understand that, as a Philadelphia

good time — you’re always having sugar, you always have a sugar high.” “Sugar” got switched to “Jelly Beans,” “Jelly Beans” got shortened to “Beans.” So there’s a whole story built around it, and it’s just been four years of evolution. What is a “Bean Dip”? “Bean Dip” is when — I’m assuming Brandon [Lee] ’12 or Houston [Hawley] ’13 told you this one — it’s when I meet somebody in Collegetown, and we’re going to go somewhere as a team. I run into somebody I know and I just disappear with that person. I just leave and they have no idea where I went, and I don’t see them until the next morning or later that night, and they’re like “Where the hell did you go?” So they [nicknamed that] a “Bean Dip.” What kind of people are you disappearing with? Just other friends I guess. It’s a wide

Commanding attention | Senior Brian Billigen talks about everything from sports to beans to his freshman-like behavior .... three years later. OLIVER KLIEWE / SUN SENIOR PHOTOGRAPHER

You guys face Dartmouth this weekend in a best-of-three series. How does having a doubleheader on Saturday affect your Slope Day plans? We have to still meet with the team about that. I think we might try to get everybody off-campus just to get away from the distractions ... maybe do a team event on Friday, just all of us have a BBQ or something at the coach’s house just to keep everybody [from] getting into Slope Day trouble. Seeing as how this is the last 10 Questions of the year, I have to ask about Slope Day: What’s your opinion on this year’s headliner? It’s Taio Cruz, correct? Yeah. I didn’t even know — someone had to tell me recently. I’ve only been to one Slope Day in my four years, and that was last year. Last year — so Nelly? I love Nelly, that was great. That was the best one in my opinion. Yeah, definitely. I heard Drake wasn’t that good live, and I heard — I forget ... Pussycat Dolls freshman year, that was a little questionable. Yeah. But Taio Cruz, I know maybe one song, so it’s not really a great start. Is it safe to say you would prefer Childish Gambino? Yeah, I know somebody on the Slope

fan — there have been many ups-anddowns for our teams over the course of my lifetime. Are you a Flyers fan? I will readily admit, I am a bandwagon Flyers fan. So right now of course I’m all “Go Flyers” ... and on that note, I was wondering if you had anything to say about the Penguins’ loss to the Flyers in the NHL playoffs? It was tough — I got a little annoyed, a little angry — they blew a bunch of leads ... I wish they would have won, but I’ve let it go. Now you can cheer for the superior Pennsylvania team. Of course, of course. Absolutely. 3. Why does everyone call you “Beans”? Long story — I’ve maybe told it 100 times in the past four years. Freshman year I was not a big partyer, not a big drinker at all. But I would go to all the baseball parties — we throw a lot of parties in the offseason. I’d have a good time, enjoy myself, and all the seniors were wondering “How could he have a good time if [he’s] not going to ... enjoy the festivities?” And one time, just randomly I went to a movie with a couple of the senior guys, and I came back and there was a party going on. I had a box of candy with me from the movie, and they see me — they’re all ... having a good time — and they go, “Oh, this is how you have a

variety of people. Are there places where you usually end up, or is it just totally random? Fall semester it was pretty random ... honestly, I didn’t have a preference of where I ended up, but I usually ended up at CTP and then going home. Would you say a “Bean Dip” is what caused you to leave $200 worth of chips on the table in Atlantic City over Fall Break? Yeah, I would say that was it, but it wasn’t because I met anybody, it was just because I got lost getting back to the table. I’ve never been to Atlantic City, but if it’s anything like Vegas I can understand you getting lost. It was my second night there, and I went to the bathroom and could not find my way back to where the chips were. So I ended up getting lost in the hotel and ended up right outside our hotel room not knowing where any of my stuff was, so Jeeter [Ishida] ’12 — I had to call Jeeter — and he stole my chips, got my jacket, and brought it back up to the room for me because I completely just forgot where everything was. 4. You’re a senior as far as I know, so why is it that some of your teammates consider you a freshman because this is your “first year of college”? I’ve been tied down my last three years in college; I had girlfriends at home, so they say this is my first year out to the col-

lege wild, so I’ve tried to enjoy it as much as possible — try to fit four years of fun into one year. How’s that been working out for you? Fall semester was a good time. A little wild, a little crazy. It’s nice that we’re winning this semester, too. I’m having a wide variety of fun. Pat Lewicki ’12 started his email to me with “I hope your senior year is going as well as Brian Billigen's is,” so I took that as a positive indication. Yeah definitely. I’ve made some good decisions, I’ve made some bad decisions but they all worked out. 5. Do you play any sports besides baseball? I played basketball in high school, and we play some pick-up games here and there. We actually won the intramural flag football [championship] my sophomore year, which was fun. That’s a prestigious title. We got a couple tee-shirts, it was pretty nice. What about golf? I golf, yeah. We actually go every year for my birthday, which is actually next Friday. Oh, happy birthday in advance! Thank you. Me, Rick Marks ’12, Houston, Spenser [Souza] ’13 — all of us, we might have a lot of guys actually, because everybody I talk to wants to go. We’ll have a good time and relax on the course. It’s a nice way to celebrate my birthday. One of your teammates described your golf game as the “Tiger Woods of the baseball team.” I didn’t know if this was a reference to your golfing ability, or your relationships with women. Well, my golfing ability isn’t good. I try to hit the ball as far as I can, and I have a short temper when it comes to me making bad shots. I know Tiger has a short temper too, so that might be it. Or if someone wants to say that about [me] off-thecourse, it might be that too, I’m not sure. Whenever people talk about their subpar golfing ability, I always ask “Are you better than Charles Barkley?” Have you seen him golf? I have. He can probably hit the ball straighter than me, but I can definitely hit it farther. 6. Are you a Mad Men fan? Love Mad Men. What are your thoughts on Don Draper? He’s my idol. Me and Pat watch it every week; we sometimes try to pretend we’re on the show when we’re watching it — get some whiskey in a glass and watch it, just to get more in the atmosphere of Mad Men. It’s pretty nice, we enjoy it. I don’t watch the show, but what is it about Don Draper that makes him such an inspiring figure? He’s a man’s man. He worries about himself first; he had a family, but he kind of ruined that. I actually kind of want to do what he does job-wise, which is another catch. But other than that, he has a good time, never worries about anyone else. 7. Speaking of career choices, I was reading an article — I think it was published in 2010 — and you implied you would like to play baseball professionally. Is that still the case? Of course, still my dream. Definitely. We’ll see what happens with the draft this year, and if not, there’s always a chance to play independent baseball or something else like that. Could you explain what the draft process entails for people not familiar with it? See BILLIGEN page 33

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Cornell Athletes in the Pros By SUN STAFF

Let’s not kid ourselves. While the name Ivy League came from an early sports conference, these days “Ivy” conjures thoughts of academia, not athletics. But that doesn’t mean that an Ivy League school cannot produce some of the finest athletes in the world. In fact, Cornell itself has produced a prominent list of professional athletes. One famous Cornellian is running back Ed Marinaro ’72. As great a runner as Marinaro was, he is probably better known for his time on television than for his time on the gridiron. But we at Cornell recognize Marinaro first for his prowess on the playing field. While carrying the ball for the Red, he totaled 4,715 career rushing yards and 52 touchdowns, both all-time Cornell records. In 1971 alone, the School of Hotel Administration graduate rushed for 1,881, averaging an impressive 209 yards per game. These accomplishments earned Marinaro a second-place finish in the Heisman Trophy balloting in his senior year. He also made the cover of Sports Illustrated his final season with the Red. After graduation, Marinaro played for the Minnesota Vikings and the New York Jets before he retired in 1978. Following in Marinaro’s footsteps is Red offensive lineman Kevin Boothe ’06. The Florida native was selected in the sixth round of the 2006 draft by the Oakland Raiders. The lineman, however, accomplished what Marinaro never could when

Boothe’s New York Giants defeated the New England Patriots in a historic upset to become Super Bowl Champions four years ago. Another Red running back to make the national scene was Derrick Harmon ’84. In his three years on the varsity squad, Harmon rushed for 3,074 yards and 26 touchdowns. After he graduated Cornell with a degree in engineering physics, Harmon moved on to the NFL’s San Francisco 49ers. A ninth-round draft choice, he fumbled the opening kickoff in the 1985 Super Bowl. The NFL contribution of Peter Gogolak ’64 goes much farther than simply the points he scored for the Giants. He is also credited with introducing the soccer-style kick that all NFL kickers utilize in today’s game. While Red football is big around here, hockey — as you will soon discover — has the strongest tradition at Cornell. And without a doubt, two of the leading names in the annals of Red sports history are Ken Dryden ’69 and center Joe Nieuwendyk. Considered by many to be the greatest goalie to ever play the game, Dryden was a three-time AllAmerican and led the Red to its first-ever NCAA championship in 1967. While at Cornell, Dryden posted an incredible .939 career save percentage and a 1.59 goalsagainst average — both Cornell records. Dryden’s career record of 76-4-1 also stands as the best in Cornell history. Dryden soon graduated to even greater glory. As the starting goalie for Montreal from 1971 to 1979, he anchored the defense that led the

Canadiens to four straight Stanley Cup championships, and was later elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame. In 2004, he took a job in the front office of the Toronto Maple Leafs. In May 2008, he was inducted into the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) Academic All-America Hall of Fame. Nieuwendyk, who co-captained the 1986-87 Red squad, enjoyed three stellar seasons with Cornell. The speedy center tallied 86 goals and 93 assists and was twice selected to the Titan All-American first team. In his final year with the Red, Nieuwendyk was named the ECAC Player of the Year and was a finalist for the Hobey Baker Award — college hockey’s equivalent of the Heisman Trophy. Nieuwendyk was a member of the 2002-03 Stanley Cup champion New Jersey Devils, his third Stanley Cup. In 2011 he was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame. Doug Murray ’03 and David LeNeveu ’05 joined the ranks of Cornellians in the NHL when they signed contracts with the San Jose Sharks and Phoenix Coyotes, respectively. Following in suit, David McKee ’07 and Sasha Pokuluk ’08 signed contracts with the Anaheim Mighty Ducks and Washington Capitals, respectively, in 2006. Matt Moulson ’06 also decided to take his talents to the pros. The former captain has made a name for himself as a standout left winger for the Long Island Islanders. Former captain Byron Bitz ’07 was a midseason call-up for the Boston Bruins on Jan. 10, 2009. He notched his first career playoff goal in the first period of Game 7 in

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The running man | Ed Marinaro ’72 is Cornell’s all-time leading rusher with 4,715 career yards. He also scored 52 touchdowns.

the second round of the playoffs against the Carolina Hurricanes. Former captain Colin Greening ’10 and star goalie Ben Scrivens ’10 also made the leap to the NHL last year with the Ottawa Senators and Toronto Maple Leafs, respectively. In the 2009 Major League Lacrosse draft, a trio of Cornell players were selected. Tewaararton Trophy winner Max Seibald ’09 was selected second overall. Seibald became only the third player ever to win college lacrosse’s most prestigious award despite not winning a national championship. Following the trend, four players were selected in the 2012 MLL

Draft, with captain Rob Pannell going to the Long Island Lizards as the night’s top draft pick. Recently, Jeff Foote ’10 became the first Cornellian to earn a spot on an NBA roster in over 50 years. The 7-1 former center played with the Springfield Armor in the NBA Developmental League before being called up to the New Orleans Hornets on March 8, 2012. Fresh off of what has been one of the most successful years in baseball program history, Brian Billigen ’12 signed a contract with MLB’s Arizona Diamondbacks. The outfielder has multiple Top10 records for the Red.

Greening ’10 Talks Life in NHL, Stanley Cup Dreams By LAUREN RITTER Sun Sports Editor

As the NHL playoffs begin on Wednesday, Cornellians may recognize a familiar face among the Ottawa Senators’ lineup. After graduating from the Cornell men’s hockey program less than two years ago, Colin Greening ’10 has transitioned from the world of collegiate hockey into the professional ranks. Playing in every game during his career with the Red, Greening compiled 55 goals and 63 assists for a combined 118 points, tying him for 33rd all-time at Cornell. While premiere hockey was a major contributing factor for Greening when he was first scouted by Cornell, it was not the school’s only selling point when he made the decision. “[What] I wanted most in a school were great hockey [and a] great school — and neither of them was more important than the other,” Greening said. “Well, maybe hockey was the most important one, but hockey, academics and great fans. I knew that I was going to enjoy it, so that’s what brought me to Cornell.” The former Red forward was a leader from the first day he laced up at Lynah rink. Greening recorded a team-leading 11 goals during his rookie season. He also had three two-point games, two three-point games and two game-winners by the end of his first year. This was the same year that Greening notched his only Cornell career hat-trick in a 6-0 win against Dartmouth on Feb. 28, 2008. Appearing in all 31 games for the Red, Greening showed his passion and commitment to the team — something which was apparent when he served as the first sophomore alternate captain under head coach Mike Schafer’s ’86 tenure. Stepping into greater leadership positions over the next two seasons — serving as captain during both his junior and senior years — Greening took his game to the next level, moving towardsbecoming one of college hockey’s premiere power forwards. He scored four game winners and eight power play goals as a junior, which contributed to his career-high 15 goals and established him as a key player in the power play unit. It was during his junior year that Greening said he scored his favorite goal of his hockey career — one that came in double overtime

in the ECAC Hockey semifinals against Princeton. “It was one of those shots that was just labeled for the top corner,” he said. “It was a straight shot through, and I remember I was so exhausted at the end of the shift and mustered as must strength as I could and shot as hard as I could, and it ended up going top shelf on [Princeton goalie Zane Kalemba ’10]. I still think back to that game and look back to that goal with fond memories.” Greening finished his ultimate season with the Red on an equally strong note. “My most favorite experience [with the Red] was winning the 2010 ECAC championships,” Greening said. “I tell people this a lot because each year it seemed like we took little steps to get there. We just worked so hard to get to that point. I know

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Moving up | Colin Greening ’10 traded his locker in Lynah for a spot on the Ottawa Senators’ lineup, joining the NHL franchise after his senior season with the Red.

my freshman year we lost in the quarterfinals, and my second year was in the semifinals. Third year was in the finals, and finally in my fourth year, we won the ECAC championship. So, it was a culmination of four years worth of work put into something. It was nice to finally get rewarded for it.” Greening also was honored with the prestigious Lowe's Senior CLASS Award as the top senior scholar-athlete in college hockey. “[Winning the award] was pretty special because it not only encompasses being an athlete and the classroom … it’s an award for being an all-around person and that I pride myself on,” Greening said. “That was a really big deal for me because I had a lot of family members and friends voting … When finally I got the call that I won the award, I was pretty happy.” After playing for Cornell, Greening moved on to play for the Binghamton Senators — the AHL affiliate of the Ottawa Senators, who drafted the forward in 2005. Greening said that he originally did not think that he was going to be selected, but much to his delight and surprise he received a phone call during the 7th round saying that he was chosen. “Binghamton was great for me. … It gave me a chance to play with some top players,” he said. “I felt like I was learning how to be a professional and how to play the game. … It was all stepping stones teaching me how to be a professional.” During his time in Binghamton, Greening was part of the 2011 team that made a run for the Calder Cup. Entering the competition seeded last, expectations were not high for the Senators, according to Greening. Binghamton faced the Manchester Monarchs in the first round, and won the best-ofseven series. “That was definitely an interesting and fun experience,” Greening said. “We were the last seed and we just squeaked our way into playoffs and I remember I didn’t know what was going to happen. In the first round, we were down 3-1 in a best-of-seven series and we ended up winning the next three games in overtime. We won the last two games on the road in Manchester … from then on if we could get through that series and the physical and mental barriers we needed to overSee GREENING page 33

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Advice for a Freshman Sports Fan To the Class of 2016 — Congratulations on your acceptance to Cornell! The next four years on East Hill will be a challenge. You might feel stressed, sleep deprived or even overwhelmed by everything that is happening on campus, but don’t spend too much time worrying about that. The next eight semesters will undoubtedly be filled with irreplaceable memories that (hopefully) will leave you with one of the most rewarding experiences in your life. With my senior year just weeks away, I’ve been reflecting back on my Cornell experience. So, I would like to take the opportunity to offer some advice to you,

you don’t know much about those sports or they aren’t your favorites, being that close to all of the action can be quite the experience. The players representing Cornell on the court today could be the future of the NFL, NHL, MLL and NBA. Just think, Jeremy Lin got his start playing basketball for that school in Cambridge — I forget its name. Also, unless you become ridiculously rich, some of these seats may be the best you can afford and lucky for you, they will be virtually free — especially if you get the Big Red Sports Pass. I recommend it. To those of you reading this that will inevitably shut yourselves up in your dorm rooms on a Friday night because you have too much homework, hear me out. Grades are important. I won’t disFive For Fighting agree with you on that. But, I can’t think of anyone who has flunked out because he spent a few hours in Lynah Rink watching a hockey game or in Newman Arena cheering on the basketball team. What we learn in our classrooms will be important later in life, but I believe to make the most of your Cornell education, you have to take your nose out of the books sometimes. The advice I want to offer to those of you who would rather hit the books than pack the stands is this: sometimes the most important things that are worth knowing can’t be taught in a classroom. Through all of my sporting experiences at Cornell, I have learned some great life lessons. Here are a few I would like to

Lauren Ritter

the newest class of Cornellians. Like a wise older sister, I want to share my philosophy about how to make the most of your experience at Cornell — your sporting experience, that is. Here it is: Go. Go to as many different games as you possibly can — which, if you get all your work done and play your cards correctly, should be just about all of them. One of the many great opportunities that Cornell has to offer is its diverse sporting experience. Have you ever been courtside for a basketball game? Or sat front in the front row up against the Plexiglass at a hockey game? How about sat matside for a wrestling match? Even if

share with you. So grab a pencil, you might be quizzed. See Red, Be Red

When I was a freshman, my friends and I decided to buy hockey tickets and go to a game as a group. I can’t remember who Cornell played against or what the final score was, but I do remember that we had fun. One of my best friends and I even came up with the brilliant idea to paint “Go CU!” on our stomachs in red paint. We wanted to show our school spirit, but what we failed to consider was how cold Lynah would be in just a t-shirt. Suffice to say, we never got to flash our body paint, but the feeling of excitement and Cornell pride was still there. You could say we got an ‘A’ for effort. For some of you upcoming fans, going to the games just won’t be enough. Some of you might want to do more. For those of you super fans, show up. Show up with red paint on your stomachs. Show up with home-made posters in your hands. And, most importantly, show up with giant smiles on your faces. Because, at the end of the day, it isn’t about winning or losing — going to all of these different sporting events is about supporting our classmates on the field and having fun with our friends in the stands. Be Open to New Experiences

Just because you don’t know much about a certain sport or you think that you won’t like it, don’t write it off so easily. You might be surprised by how much fun you have. I didn’t know much about wrestling before coming to Cornell, but I thought that it would be fun to at least check it out. I convinced my best friend to walk all the way to Friendman Wrestling Center with me and we were surprised by what

we saw. Sitting just feet away from the mat, I was holding my breath during the matches. I may not have know any of the technical terms at the time, but what I did take away from the day was that each wrestler that walked onto the mat was putting every ounce of effort he could muster into fighting for the win. Seeing that level of motivation and pure persistence was inspiring. Now if I can just apply that level of mental focus that those wrestlers had to my school work, I should be part of the 400 Club in no time. The determination on the field can carry into the classroom. Remember that. To Thee Alma Mater

Know your school. Know your school’s traditions. Every school has different traditions when it comes to sports, so make sure that you know ours. One of the first things you need to learn when you come to campus is the Alma Mater. While you are at Cornell it will be your anthem. The Pep Band plays it during every game and Cornellians, old and young, stand and sing together. We take pride in what goes on far above Cayuga’s waters Other traditions you’ll (hopefully) witness include the entire freshman class rushing the football field during Homecoming, the Pep Band taunting visiting schools’s bands and maybe a fish or two being thrown onto the ice during the Cornell-Harvard hockey game. So, that’s all I’ve got you. Go to the games. Cheer for Cornell. Know the Alma Mater. And, maybe even write for the Sports Section. Ball is in your court. Lauren Ritter is the Sun Sports Editor. She can be contacted at sports-editor@cornellsun.com.

The Beginning of the Ancient Eight By SUN STAFF

When Ezra Cornell founded his University, he made a bold statement about education — the importance of combining the theoretical and the practical, the work of the mind and the work of the body. But he could in no way have imagined the furor over the appropriate combination of academics and athletics that would ebb and flow far above Cayuga’s waters. The argument began with the first pitch in the primitive baseball games that were played in the Cornell family cow pasture. Organized sports detracted from a serious education, some people maintained, while the opposite camp held that a strong mind could only exist within a strong body. As college athletics flourished nationwide in the early 20th century, and the connection between teams’ performances and alumni contributions was cemented, real debate over the future of college athletics began. The term Ivy League first appeared in 1937, as a New York Herald Tribune sportswriter’s designation for

a group of eastern schools that traditionally met in football competitions each year. The schools were also held in high academic regard — at least in part because they were among the oldest universities in the nation. But the term Ivy League remained only a conven i e n c e , although some said it foreshadowed a real athletic alliance. It was not a new idea to the athletic administrators at the Ivy schools, but it was an idea whose time had not yet come. The Ivy League survived as an occasional topic of conversation and as a de facto arrangement at the schools themselves. The league did not become formal until November 1954, when the presidents of Brown, Columbia, Cornell, Da r t m o u t h , Harvard, Penn, Princeton and Yale affixed their signatures to the “Common Statement of Ivy Group Institutions.” What had been an Ivy League for years now had an official seal. The Ivy League distinguished itself from other schools with a few basic rules: no postseason competition, and

no financial aid to players except for legitimate academic or need-based scholarships. Academic authorities had control of sports programs, and players and coaches were to participate on a recreational level, not as professional performers. “Snap” courses were forbidden, as players were required to work toward genuine academic degrees. There were, of course, arguments against each of these provisions. Outstanding players were denied recognition without postseason play, some said. The 1955-56 school year saw the first formal Ivy League games in soccer, fencing, lacrosse, wrestling, squash and golf. Competition in football began the next year. As Yale athletic director Delaney Kiputh explained to Newsweek, “We have organized because we’re tired of meeting unfair competition. We want to compete with schools with similar standards.” Dr. Grayson Kirk, president of Columbia, agreed in an interview with U.S. News & World Report. “[We] do not have an athletic program merely for the purpose of providing weekend amuse-

ment enterprises at the expense of scholastic standards.” The big switch to expressly favoring scholarship and amateurism over athletics and professionalism passed almost unnoticed on campus. The Sun had been calling competitions with traditional rivals Ivy League games for years, and the University always had rules governing recruiting and conduct resembling that set forth for the Ivy Group. But it was big news to other media. Articles in various national publications worried about whether the new rules might lower the quality and appeal of games, thereby causing the league to collapse. U.S. News & World Report assured the public that despite the new “purity” rules, gate receipts showed no signs of dropping and crowds were as large as ever. The Ivy League shrine to scholarship and amateurism finally resolved a long and lingering debate over the place of athletics within academics, a de bate which continues to rage on in other conferences throughout the country.

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The Sun’s Sports glos•sa•ry

What’s that? You don’t know the difference between Moore and Moran? You’d better start reading.

Arena: Bruce ’73. Played lacrosse and soccer for the Red. Former coach of the U.S. men’s national soccer team and current head coach of the MLS’s L.A. Galaxy. Member of the National Soccer Hall of Fame. Austin: Kent. The former offensive coordinator of Ole Miss was named head coach of the football team on Jan. 27, 2010 and inherited a squad that won only two games in 2009. In 2010, the team still only won two games. Last year he led the Red to a 5-5 season finish — his best yet. Bartels Hall: The athletic facility formerly known as Alberding and the Field House. Unfortunately, the Alberding family no longer felt the need to fork over the big bucks — enter Mr. Bartels. Barton: Barton Hall, cavernous main gym. Big place where ROTCs hang out, also headquarters for powerhouse indoor track teams and the location of many Cornell final exams. Originally built as an airplane hangar, it is the former home of hoops squads. Batie-Smoose: Melissa. First-year head coach of the volleyball team. Southern Miss graduate who still ranks in the Top-10 on the school’s career list for solo blocks and total blocks. Baughan: Golf coach who also has the honor of being head teaching pro at Cornell’s beautiful Robert Trent Jones golf course. Beckwith: Paul. Entering his 19th year as the head of the gymnastics program after coaching the team to fourth place finishes in the USAG Nationals and the ECAC Championship in 2011 and 2012, respectively. Belkin: Home of the Cornell squash teams located behind Reis Tennis Center. Expect big things from the top-notch international courts. Bettman: Gary ’74. First commissioner of the NHL. Known to show up at Lynah Rink to take in a game every now and then. All three of Bettman’s children have attended Cornell. Big Red: 1. A type of chewing gum. 2. The nickname for all Cornell athletic teams. How can you cheer for a “Big Red?” Big Red Bear: Cornell mascot. Although the bear is brown, not red, students still hold it dear and often pass it in the crowd at football games. Blood: Dick. 18-year coach and engineer of the emergence of Cornell softball as a regional power. Last season, he led the team to a 15-5 conference record, and helped the Red capture the last four Ivy League South Division crowns. 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. Just wrapped up his first year as head coach of the women’s track team, with whom he has spent the last 31 seasons in various capacities. Bowman takes over for Lou Duesing, the squad’s fearless leader in each of the last 21 seasons. The Red had swept both the indoor and outdoor Heptagonal championships six straight seasons, the only team to ever do so. The streak snapped in 2009. Both the women placed first in outdoor Heps last season. Brown: The color of dirt, but also an Ivy school that doesn’t believe in grades, or sports. Best team is football. Officially nicknamed Bears, but the students still call themselves Bruins — their old nickname. Still, as the saying goes, if it’s Brown, flush it down. B.U.: Boston University. Hockey rival that pulled out of the ECAC in the ’80s with several other teams to form Hockey East. Inspiration for the all-purpose cheer “Screw B.U., [insert opposing team here] too!” Clubs: Enjoyable organizations that can’t get funding to join varsity ranks. Rugby and ultimate frisbee are two of the most prominent and successful. Occasionally covered in The Sun. Columbia: League doormat in virtually every sport. Does not even have men’s lacrosse or hockey teams. In the 1980s, the football team broke the all-time NCAA record for consecutive losses. Although it has improved of late, the school would throw a parade down Broadway if it actually won an Ivy title. Added bonus: Opponents can laugh at the light-blue uniforms. Cornell: Glorious Ivy League university — perhaps you’ve heard of it. Nationally notable in men’s basketball, wrestling, men’s and women’s hockey and men’s lacrosse, among others. Officially became a basketball school when three years ago the team made its epic run to the Sweet

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16 and finished the season ranked No. 17 in the Coaches Association Coach of the Year can help country. At least regionally competitive in most the Red improve off of last season’s 2-13-1 record. other sports. Be proud and cheer hard, you young Faithful (a.k.a. The Lynah Faithful): Halffools. crazed Cornell hockey fanatics who never miss Courtney: Bill. Third-year coach of the men’s regular or postseason home games. Climb and basketball team. The former Virginia, Virginia bang on Plexiglass and throw newspapers, garbage Tech and George Mason assistant couldn’t quite and fish at opposing players. Don’t like Section O, repeat the Sweet 16 showing the Red had in or the referee Dupree (the one with the bad eyes). 2009, but who could blame him. That kind of Friedman Wrestling Center: State-of-the-art magic doesn’t happen every year. He says the best facility featuring practice and match space, weight is to come, though. Get pumped. rooms, offices, study rooms and locker rooms. Crew: Grueling year-round sport. Has perhaps Site of two-time national champion Travis Lee’s the most underrated athletes at Cornell. Who else ’05 135th collegiate victory — a new Cornell could endure severe hand blisters or 5 a.m. runs record — on February 18, 2005. Benefactor is down to the boathouse for two-hour practices in Stephen Friedman ’59, President Bush’s former 30-degree weather. Pain is their life’s blood. That chief economic advisor. said, rowers are widely-considered to have the best Game (a.k.a. The Game): Cornell vs. bodies on campus. Harvard, hockey style. Action on the ice nearly Cullen: Terry and his late father Bob, that is. paralleled in the stands. People throw fish (and in Father-son team that coached the Cornell sprint one instance, an octopus) at Harvard players. football team “forever” and guided the Red to People used to tie chickens to the net between countless CSFL titles. In periods, but the 2006, the Red achieved ECACHL stepped in perfection for the first recently. People swear a time since Purple Rain lot. In between all this, was popular, going 6-0 en the Red and Crimson route to a national champlay some great hockey. pionship. We laughed, we cried. A Dartmouth: Ivy foe must see. strong in women’s basketGehman: Hilary. ball, men’s soccer and ice Entering sixth full year as sculpture. Small school, head coach of women’s but with proper nourishcrew. ment could become a fullGraap: Jenny ’86. grown university like the Sixteenth-year women’s rest of its Ivy pals. lacrosse coach who Nicknamed the Big helped the women’s laxers Green, a name stolen to a turnaround season in from the children’s movie 1998. She took the team of the same title. to the Final Four in 2002, Davy: Fight song, garnering Coach of the played after Cornell scores Year awards. Led the in any game the Big Red team to its first ever coBand bothers to attend, Ivy League title and COURTESY OF CORNELL ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS except for basketball another NCAA berth in where it plays it whenever In a league of his own | In 40-plus years as a 2006. it can at its own obnox- journalist, Dick Schaap ’55 excelled both in print Grumman: Old ious decibel level. George and broadcast media. squash courts. In high M. Cohan stole the demand since they can be melody from “Give My Regards to Broadway.” used for racquetball as well. DeLuca: Ben ’98. The assistant coach since Guccia: Bart. Former assistant now entering 2003 was named the head coach of the men’s his fourth year as co-head coach of the sprint footlacrosse team on June 18, 2010. The former ball team. Cornell defenseman was a team captain in his Harvard: Smug Ivy League school loaded with senior season on East Hill. In 2011 he led Cornell money, squash courts and stuffy egg-heads. Topto the NCAA quarterfinals. ranked rowing, swimming and hockey teams. Derraugh: Doug ’91. Returns for his eighth Nicknamed Crimson — the bastard child of the season as head coach of the women’s hockey team color red and poop. Also, introduced the world to after guiding the team to its third straight NCAA the Winklevoss twins. Yuck. Frozen Four. While wearing a Red sweater, he set Helen Newman: Original headquarters of the record for most goals scored by a senior with Cornell women’s athletics, now North Campus’s 30. home to pickup basketball games, an indoor Devoy: Mark and Julee. Husband-and-wife swimming pool and a state-of-the-art fitness centeam starting their ninth season coaching the ter. Also houses one of the premier bowling alleys men’s and women’s squash teams, respectively. on campus or in Ithaca for that matter. Dolgikh: Iryna. Eighth-year fencing coach, Hornibrook: Donna. In her eighth year as field former world champion and veteran of the coachhockey head coach, Hornibrook will use her ing staff at Penn State. Canadian accent to coax the squad to the Ivy title. Dryden: Ken ’69. Three-time All-American, The team finished its 2011 season with an Ivy perennial All-Star and Stanley Cup netminder for record of 1-6 and an overall record of 7-10. the Montreal Canadiens. Found his real calling Hoy: Home of Cornell baseball. First man to practicing law, however, like nearly every other hit one over the formerly big right field fence was Cornell grad. Named the general manager of the Lou Gehrig, according to legendary historian and Toronto Maple Leafs in 2004 and inducted into sports writer Kenny “The Haunter” Van Sickle. the College Sports Information Directors of The second — again according to Kenny — was America (CoSIDA) Academic All-America Hall George Bush, Sr., in his Yale days, before he of Fame in May 2005. His No. 1 was retired and moved on to better things. In less important matlifted into the rafters of Lynah Rink in 2010. ters, the field underwent a $3.25 million renovaECAC Hockey League: Eastern College tion before the 2007 season and in 2008 was Athletic Conference Hockey League. Large coornamed the top road destination in the Ancient dinating organization overseeing collegiate sports Eight in a poll of the league’s coaches. up and down the eastern seaboard. More specifiI.C.: Ithaca College, the school on the other cally, the major college hockey league that Cornell hill. Division III kingpin in just about every calls home. Gives schools like Union and St. sport. Nicknamed the Bombers, possibly because Lawrence an excuse to feel smarter. of an affinity for cheap Ithaca bars. Eldredge: Dave ’81. Best polo coach in the Jessup: Principal intramural fields located on country. Need proof? In 2008, the men’s team North Campus. Poor drainage, bright lights, lots overcame its underdog status to reach the nationof bad bounces. al finals, where it lost. In 2011 and 2012 the Karn: Todd. First-year head coach of the squad fell to the Cavaliers in the final and semifiequestrian program. Assumed the reigns after 12nal rounds of the national championship, respecyear head coach Chris Mitchell traded his day job tively. Also holds down the fort for the women’s to become the Director of Riding at Randolph squad, which earned its 13th national title in College. 2011. Kerber: Chris. Lightweight crew coach since Farmer: Patrick. First-year women’s soccer coach. Hopefully this former National Soccer See GLOSSARY page 33

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AND YOU’RE AFRAID. VERY AFRAID. IT’S THAT LITTLE-FISH-IN-A-BIG-POND THING THAT’S GOT YOU WETTING YOUR LEVI’S, GOT YOU STAYING UP NIGHTS SHIVERING IN THE DARK. YOU NEEDED A COLLEGE EDUCATION LIKE YOU NEEDED A BULLET IN THE HEAD, BUT MOMMY SAID YOU HAD TO ATTEND AND THERE’S NO ARGUING WITH MOMMY, SO YOU SHUT UP AND APPLIED, AND HERE YOU ARE. THE DAMAGE IS DONE. NOW WHAT? NOW YOU FEAR CORNELL, ITS BIG CAMPUS OF BIG BUILDINGS AND BIG PEOPLE AND BIG IDEAS, AND YOU WONDER HOW YOU’LL DEAL. HOW WILL YOU KNOW WHO’S IN CHARGE, AND HOW WILL YOU KNOW IF THEY’RE PLAYING IT FAIR? AND HOW CAN YOU SPEAK OUT IF THEY AREN’T? WHAT ARE ALL THESE PEOPLE FIGHTING ABOUT, AND WHICH SIDE SHOULD YOU JOIN? OR IS IT JUST NOT WORTH FIGHTING? IS IT ALL HOT AIR? WHAT DO THE OTHERS THINK? WHAT’S THAT GUY’S DEAL? WHAT’S THAT PUMPKIN DOING THERE? THIS ROAD IS CLOSED AGAIN? HOW MUCH ARE THEY SPENDING ON THIS BUILDING, AND WHY DOES IT LOOK LIKE A PRISON? TUITION IS RISING HOW MUCH? WHO’S MAKING CORNELL APPAREL? WHICH COACH WAS FIRED? HIRED? WHAT’S THIS ABOUT A BUILDING TAKEOVER FOUR DECADES AGO? THAT GUY GOT ARRESTED AGAIN? WHO’S SPEAKING ON CAMPUS, AND WHERE CAN I GET TICKETS? HOW CAN I DONATE MY EGGS? HE SOLD HIS IDEA TO STOUFFER’S? HOW MANY CRUSHING DEFEATS CAN

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The tech campus competition, which had been expected to continue until January, was radically A previous version of this article altered Dec. 16 when Stanford appeared on cornellsun.com on Dec. University withdrew its bid. 19. Stanford was widely considered After nearly a year of designing, Cornell’s primary rival, and its lobbying and promoting, Cornell departure left Cornell as the clear won the right to build a new engi- front-runner in the contest. Hours neering and later, Cornell technology announced it campus in New received a $350 York City, million gift — Mayor Michael the largest doBloomberg nation in the announced Un i v e r s i t y’s Dec. 19 — a history — to month earlier help fund the than anticipatcampus. ed. Cornell On Dec. topped a field 19, the Uniof 17 instituversity revealed “In a word, this project is tions that enthe donor to be going to be transformative.” tered the comAtlantic petition, which Philanthropies, Mayor Bloomberg culminated in a founded by string of unexCharles Feeney pected developments on Dec. 16. ’56. Feeney became a billionaire The University’s proposed cam- after co-founding the Duty Free pus, to be built on Roosevelt Island, Shoppers Group. includes more than 2 million square Cornell partnered with The feet of space and will house almost Technion – Israel Institute of 2,000 graduate students and about Technology in its proposal. The 250 professors. The project is Technion is credited with transexpected to take 30 years to com- forming Israel into a technological plete and cost as much as $2 billion. powerhouse, and it has an “incredi“I think it’s fair to say that today ble record of breakthroughs and will be remembered as a defining technology,” Bloomberg said. moment,” Bloomberg said in While Cornell will own the December. “In a word, this project See TECH CAMPUS page 7 is going to be transformative.”

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Feeney ’56 donates $350 million By JEFF STEIN Sun City Editor

A previous version of this article appeared on cornellsun.com on Dec. 19. The foundation of mega-philanthropist Charles Feeney ’56 was responsible for the $350 million donation that helped propel Cornell to the top of the tech campus competition, according to a statement Cornell released Dec. 20. The donation is the largest in the University’s

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After Hospitalization,TKE Loses Univ.Recognition By JEFF STEIN Sun City Editor

A previous version of this article appeared on cornellsun.com on Jan. 6. Cornell will revoke its recognition of Tau Kappa

Epsilon for at least three years following reports of an alcohol-related hospitalization of a freshman, according to Travis Apgar, associate dean of students for sorority and fraternity affairs. Apgar said the University rejected

the fraternity’s appeal of the decision. In a memo obtained by The Sun on Jan. 5, University administrators faulted TKE for reportedly failing to ensure the safety of a highly intoxicated individ-

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history and one of the largest in the history of higher education. It was announced by Cornell on Dec. 16, hours after Stanford University, widely perceived as the University’s main competitor for the campus, unexpectedly withdrew its proposal. In the statement, President David Skorton and Cornell praised the importance of the gift to the tech campus project. “The Atlantic Philanthropies’ generous $350

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Unrecognizable | TKE will lose University recognition after a reported hospitalization.

ual — the same oversight that officials say led to the death of George Desdunes ’13 last spring. Sixteen former pledges of Sigma Alpha Epsilon, the fraternity in which Desdunes died, joined TKE a few months later. Cornell’s Fraternity and Sorority Review Board was troubled by the hospitalization and by other reported violations of Greek and University policy, according to the report, which was sent on Dec. 20 from Apgar to Susan Murphy ’73, vice president of student and academic services. The freshman, who had been consuming alcohol before attending TKE’s event, arrived at a recruitment dinner hosted by TKE at the China Buffet on Nov. 11. While it “remains unclear if he continued to consume alcohol at the dinner,” TKE did provide both beer and hard alcohol at the

event, the report states. A member of TKE then “transported the freshman student to his residence hall, assisted him inside, and left him in his room, where he was found by hall mate(s) and subsequently transported to the hospital by ambulance … [with] a dangerous blood alcohol level,” according to the review board’s findings, which it said were “based on the preponderance of the evidence.” “The board believes the members of TKE had an obligation to seek medical assistance for the freshman student, and while [the TKE brothers] claim he was ‘handed off’ to his roommate, it was insufficient action considering the risk to his health at that time,” the memo states. However, Tom McAninch, TKE’s national spokesperson, said that the See TKE page 6