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Panelists discuss the social, economics and political effects of the global Ebola outbreak. | Page 3
Natalie Tsay ’17 says the Impact Dance Troupe’s fall showcase was “fantastic.” | Page 8
Ice hockey coach Mike Shafer ’86 is suspended for one game due to a comment he made. | Page 12
Students Seek Expanded Sexual Health Resources Request cost cuts,increase in consent awareness By ASHLEY CHU Sun Staff Writer
Though Gannett Health Services provides several sexual health resources to Cornellians — including counseling and medical help — some students say the University should increase efforts to reduce the cost of
“HIV testing and pregnancy testing is expensive. Students prefer to go to Planned Parenthood.” Juliana Batista ’16 sexual health treatments and raise consent awareness. Because the Cornell community has a diverse array of students, faculty and staff, Gannett works to address these needs in different ways, according to Barbara Jastran, clinical counselor at Gannett. “I think a lot of students are interested in learning about sexual health,” Jastran said. “They’re at a time in their life when some of them are exploring, and they’re try-
ing to understand how all this works. So they’re eager to learn and want to know.” However, Yamini Bhandari ’17, vice president for outreach and women’s representative for the Student Assembly, said she thinks Gannett needs to increase initiatives to teach students about the importance of sexual consent. “The need for sexual education, I think, needs to focus on the idea of consent,” she said. “ConsentEd and [the] Every1 [Campaign] have done a good job utilizing social media to do this, but seeing greater efforts from Gannett would be a great resource.” Bhandari added she believes the stigma about sexual assault may deter students from reporting cases. “I think the primary concern for a lot of women is that there is a lot of stigma and misinformation about what the reporting process is actually like,” Bhandari said. “I’d like to see Gannett work closely with the [Judicial Administrator] to help people really understand what it See GANNETT page 4
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Race relations | Above: Panelists discuss race issues between black and white Cornellians during the Vietnam War era Monday as part of a series of forums celebrating the 50th anniversary of Cornellians’ resistance to the war. Inset: Bruce Dancis ’69, a student activist, destroys his draft card in front of Olin Hall on Dec. 14, 1966.
C.U.Vietnam Protesters Return By TALIA JUBAS Sun Staff Writer
Former members of the Students for a Democratic Society — an organization responsible for a wide breadth of protests at Cornell in the 1960s — along with former faculty members returned to the Hill to speak at a teach-in Monday night. The speakers, most of whom were students at Cornell during a time of growing resistance to the Vietnam War, recalled during the teach-in — a part of a two-day commemoration of activism in the ’60s — the complex political atmosphere on campus that they said was difficult to escape. Mary Jo Ghory ’69 reflected on how she thought the “escalation” of the Vietnam War affected students on the Cornell campus. “As time went by, I was very angry and very frus-
trated by the escalation of the war,” she said. She added that, beyond political discontent, the war was personal for many students at the time. “Everyone on campus knew someone who could be drafted, and many were,” she said. Speakers also recounted acts of civil disobedience and times when they vociferously opposed the government, choosing legal punishment over submitting to an authority they did not respect. Joe Kelly ’67 said that even after the draft board offered him conscientious objector status — which pardons those who object to the war for reasons of conscience — he refused to cooperate, adding that he would rather go to jail. Ironically, Kelly said his last memory from his time in Ithaca prior to returning for Monday’s event was of See TEACH-IN page 5
Cornellians Evaluate 1960s Race Relations
Oh, deer
By MOLLY KARR Sun Staff Writer
ALEJANDRO HERNANDEZ / SUN STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
Rescuers in the Cascadilla Gorge work to rescue a deer that was trapped in the gorge Monday afternoon. Students crowded the footbridge to Collegetown to watch responders work.
Five alumni discussed racial issues they observed on Cornell’s campus during the Vietnam era Monday, as part of a two-day series of panel discussions, forums and a teach-in celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Ithaca area’s resistance to the Vietnam War. Panelists focused on their involvement with the 1969 Willard Straight takeover — where over 100 black students took over Willard Straight Hall and ejected University employees and Parents’ Weekend visitors from the building. The takeover was sparked when a burning cross was found outside the Wari House, a cooperative for black women students. The following morning, black students occupied the Straight as an act of protest. One of the speakers, Prof. Frank Dawson ’72, communication and media studies, Santa Monica College, said his involvement in the takeover “changed [his] life” and motivated him to pursue a career in media. “After the occupation ended, I found the need to contact my mothSee RACE page 5