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Prof. Harry de Gorter explains the correlation between the prices of food and biofuel. | Page 3
Scott Marshall celebrates the 50th anniversary of Bob Dylan’s 1965 Barton concert.
Men’s hockey welcomes conference rivals Princeton and Quinnipiac to the Hill.
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S.A.Votes in Favor of Funding Grocery Store By CHRISTOPHER BRYNS Sun Staff Writer
After a lengthy debate at Thursday’s meeting, the Student Assembly voted in favor of developing and funding the proposed student run grocery store in Anabel Taylor Hall. The resolution — which passed by a vote of 14 in favor, nine against, and two abstentions — calls for the S.A. Financial Aid Review Committee to allocate $320,000 from the Students
Helping Students Grant Endowment to fund the store. The allocation will cover renovation costs, a subsidy fund to help students purchase groceries and the start-up costs of the grocery. Thursday’s vote marks the latest step in what has become a year-long attempt to open the store. Emma Johnston ’16, S.A. executive vice president, and Matthew Stefanko ’16, S.A. vice presiSee GROCERY page 4
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Making moves | The Student Assembly votes in favor of developing and funding the proposed Anabel’s Grocery at a Thursday meeting.
Democrats Defeated in Elections,Blame Lackof Primary Write-in candidate Rich John ’81 becomes Tompkins representative
Kirshner ’18, Shinagawa ’05 suffer losses
Speaking about Tompkins County overall, John said the proposed Tompkins County Energy Roadmap is one of his top priorities. The current proposal aims to cut the community’s greenhouse gas emissions by 80 percent of 2008 levels before the year 2050, according to the Tompkins County website. The roadmap also identifies potential renewable energy sources and helps to define the role that proper management can play in reducing energy demand. John also expressed a desire to focus to work on developing Collegetown’s capacity to support Cornell students during his term. “Housing is certainly an issue for every student at Cornell,” John said. “Apart from that, I’m looking forward to hearing about what’s of concern to the students and moving forward from there.”
that ultimately bled over into the overall campaign.” Kirshner and Shinagawa Democratically endorsed were chosen as the Democratic candidates Elie Kirshner ’18 candidates via the Tompkins and Nate ShinC o u n t y agawa ’05 both Democratic pointed to their Committee, party’s lack of a instead of by a primary election standard primary as a source of fruselection, in accortration in their dance with the defeats in Tuesgoverning laws and day’s Tompkins regulations for speCounty Legiscial elections, acKIRSHNER ’18 lature elections. cording to Kirsh“The reality is that every- ner. Both candidates indicated body would have preferred a that this process resulted in a primary,” Kirshner said. sense of disenfranchisement “When that didn’t happen, See ELECTIONS page 4 people were frustrated and
By MAXWELL DOPSCH Sun Staff Writer
Rich John ’81 confirmed Thursday that his write-in campaign successfully defeated Democratic opponent Elie Kirshner ’18 in the race to represent the fourth district on the Tompkins County Legislature. John said Tuesday that he was unable to confirm the vote totals. On Thursday evening, he said he attended the official ballot-counting and confirmed that he had received a majority of the votes in Tuesday’s election. Having officially secured his place in the legislature representing the fourth district, which encompasses Collegetown and the Commons, John expressed excitement for the task ahead of him. “I have a lot to learn,” John said. “There is a budget vote next week, and I need to do a lot of reading.”
Maxwell Dopsch can be reached at mdopsch@cornellsun.com.
By MAXWELL DOPSCH
Sun Staff Writer
Tan’17 Murder Charges Dropped
Berning it down
By REBECCA BLAIR Sun Assistant News Editor
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Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), a Democratic presidential hopeful, speaks to supporters after filing paperwork to be on the state’s primary ballot in New Hampshire Thursday.
One month after declaring a mistrial in the murder trial of Charles Tan ’17, County Court Judge James Piampiano shocked observers Thursday by dismissing all charges against the former Cornell student. Tan was tried last month for allegedly fatally shooting his father in February. However, after eight days of deliberations, the jurors were dismissed without a verdict. The case was expected to be retried early next year. Those expectations were shattered Thursday, when all parties returned to court for what was supposed to be a series of routine pre-trial proceedings. There, in response to the defense’s motion for dismissal, Piampiano told both sides that he thought the prosecution had failed to meet
its burden in the first trial, prompting what The Rochester Democrat and Chronicle reported was visible celebration from Tan supporters in the gallery. Piampiano justified his decision in part by saying that the prosecution had failed to even place the murder weapon — a 12gauge shotgun — in Tan’s hands. During the ruling, Assistant District Attorney William Gargan, the prosecutor who tried the case against Tan, loudly interrupted the judge and resisted initial orders to keep quiet, according to The Democrat and Chronicle. Gargan later called the ruling the “most shocking” he had ever witnessed. After the proceedings ended, Gargan suggested that the judge must have “amnesia” to have ignored what he claimed was clear evidence of Tan’s guilt, including statements See TAN page 5