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INDEPENDENT SINCE 1880

The Corne¬ Daily Sun Vol. 131, No. 55

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2014

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ITHACA, NEW YORK

16 Pages – Free

News

Arts

Sports

Weather

The Ice Cream Man

Throw a Fit

Sticking It Out

Partly Cloudy HIGH: 51º LOW: 32º

Dairy Bar Manager Jason Huck M.S. ’06 discusses his agricultural roots and his favorite ice cream flavor. | Page 3

Troy Sherman ’18 gets all wrapped up in the saxophonist for Fitz and the Tantrums. | Page 10

The Red field hockey squad defeated foe Dartmouth 4-1 Saturday to close the season. | Page 15

As C.U.Officials Revisit Policy 6.4, Students Recount,Criticize Process

Female frontier

During sexual assault investigation,student says she‘felt really unsafe’

By SOFIA HU Sun Senior Writer

Editor’s note: The name of a Cornellian interviewed who reported being sexually assaulted to the University is being kept confidential to ensure she is given the privacy she has requested.

HAEWON HWANG / SUN STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

Aastha Wadhow ’17 participates in the #emBODY project, a women’s rights campaign run by the Cornell U.S.-India Initiative.

After being sexually assaulted, she was terrified of running into him with his friends at the dining halls. “I was just scared because the person who assaults you, when you report it, they know you reported it because they have to go in to talk with the investigator,” Sarah said. Sarah is just one of a number of Cornellians who report being sexually assaulted each year. Between 2010 and 2012, 19 individuals reported being sexually assaulted on campus, according to a data analysis by The Washington Post. It is also estimated that one in five women will be sexually assaulted during their col-

lege years, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. At Cornell, the handling of discrimination, bias and sexual assault incidents is detailed in Policy 6.4, a 61 page document that has drawn criticism from students, including those at the “Protest Against Rape Culture” on Sept. 30, for its perceived lack of disciplinary action against offenders. Students experiencing Policy 6.4 firsthand after they reported bias or sexual violence incidents said they dealt with many unpleasant experiences, including running into the perpetrators on campus and the stigma associated with sexual assault. A ‘Very Shameful and Embarrassing Time’

Sarah, who said a student sexually assaulted her in the spring semester of her freshman year, said reporting the incident to the University was a “really hard process emotionally.” See ASSAULT page 5

Navy Admiral Michelle Howard Recounts University Names History in Veteran’s Day Address to Cornell Prof.Kleinberg ’93 As Interim CIS Dean

By BENEDETTA CARNAGHI Sun Staff Writer

Michelle J. Howard, the Navy’s first female fourstar admiral, acknowledged the contribution of Cornellians to the defense of the country during her Veteran’s Day speech on Tuesday. Howard, who graduated from the United States K.K. YU / SUN STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

To serve | Admiral Michelle Howard speaks at Cornell’s Veteran’s Day celebration in Anabel Taylor Auditorium Tuesday.

Naval Academy in 1982 and from the Army’s Command and General Staff College in 1998, came to the University to deliver the keynote address at Cornell’s Veteran’s Day Celebration. “I’m pretty darn happy to be able to come to Ithaca and celebrate Veteran’s Day with the people of See HOWARD page 4

dents. “I expect he will focus during the year on hiring new Prof. Jon Kleinberg ’93, faculty and working to computer science, has been enhance even further the visinamed interim dean for the bility and reputation of Faculty of Computing and Cornell’s superb Computing Information Science, replac- and Information Sciences ing Dean Haym Hirsh while programs,” Fuchs said. Prof. Eva Tardos, computer he is on personal leave, the University announced Tues- science, agreed with Fuchs’ day. Kleinberg will hold the sentiments. “Jon is a great position until colleague, a great December 2015. scientist and a great Provost Kent teacher,” Tardos Fuchs appointed said. “I expect great Kleinberg to the things from him position with the also in his new role hope that he will as CIS dean.” provide valuable Tsvi Tanin ’16, insight from his a computer science academic and proKLEINBERG ’93 major currently in fessional experiKleinberg’s course, Informaence. “Professor Kleinberg is tion Science 2040: Networks, one of Cornell's most distin- said he thinks Kleinberg will guished scholars and educa- be effective in leading the tors,” Fuchs said in an department. “I think he has a remarkemail. Fuchs said he foresees able ability to explain compliKleinberg continuing Hirsh’s cated, abstract ideas in lanwork, such as aiding the guage that anybody can underimportant research being done by CIS faculty and stuSee KLEINBERG page 4 By TALIA JUBAS

Sun Staff Writer


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