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Hundreds of students attended the seventh annual IvyQ conference held at Cornell this weekend. | Page 3
Emily Hardin ’16 examines the role of social media in showing solidarity following the Paris attacks. | Page 9
The men’s football team won its battle against Columbia with a field goal this weekend. | Page 12
TERRORISTS STRIKE PARIS,KILLING OVER 120 Leaders vow action against Islamic State
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ANTALYA, Turkey (AP) — World leaders vowed a vigorous response to the Islamic State group’s terror spree in Paris as they opened a two-day meeting in Turkey on Sunday, with President Barack Obama calling the violence an “attack on the civilized world” and Russian President Vladimir Putin urging “global efforts” to confront the threat. “The skies But beyond the tough talk and have been calls for action, there was little indicadarkened by tion of how leaders intended to escalate the assault on the extremist group. the horrific The attacks in the heart of Europe — attacks that combined with earlier incidents in took place in Lebanon and Turkey, as well as the downing of a Russian airliner in Egypt Paris.” — suggest the Islamic State is reaching beyond its base in Iraq and Syria, President Barack Obama an expansion the West has feared. “The skies have been darkened by the horrific attacks that took place in Paris just a day and a half ago,” Obama said shortly after arriving in Antalya, a seaside resort city just a few hundred miles from the Syrian border. He waved off a question from reporters about whether he would authorize additional action against I.S. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the summit host, pledged leaders would produce a “strong message” about fighting international terrorism, though he, too, did not spell out specific steps. See LEADERS page 5
Solidarity | People embrace on Sunday, two days after terror attacks that injured and killed people at several sites across the city of Paris Friday.
All Cornellians in Paris safe; Garrett condemns attacks By GABRIELLA LEE Sun News Editor
Following a series of terrorist attacks in Paris Friday, the University confirmed Saturday that all known Cornellians currently working or studying in Paris are safe. The attacks, which left at least 129 dead, were part of a plot carried out by the Islamic State that included a mass shooting, hostage taking and several explosions, according to French officials.
Approximately 20 students and staff members were in Paris at the time of the bombings, according to Lex Enrico Santí, the University’s coordinator for travel and safety. A double suicide bombing also occured in Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday. However, no Cornellians were known to be in Beirut at the time, Santí said. In response to the attacks, President Elizabeth Garrett released a statement Saturday decrying the acts of terror-
Garrett Aims to Streamline Staff Workload By ZOE FERGUSON Sun Senior Writer
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Big Red pride | President Elizabeth Garrett praises the work of staff at her first address to the group in Kennedy Hall Friday.
Cornell’s campus in realizing the University’s academic mission. “Whether we care for the campus grounds or maintain advanced research equipment, counsel students or manage payroll or process travel reimbursements, motivate donors or carry out the myriad of other ways and
President Elizabeth Garrett addressed Cornell staff for the first time Friday afternoon, highlighting the importance of diversity and streamlining efforts to reduce staff members’ work burdens. Hosted by the “Your efforts support excellence E m p l o y e e in Cornell’s research, teaching Assembly, Garrett’s address emphasized and outreach.” the importance of a cohesive body of President Elizabeth Garrett staff and a multitiered effort to reduce unnecessary paperwork functions in which a research and burdensome processes. She university operates, we are all began by thanking staff in the engaged in the academic mission audience, saying, “You are not and the academic enterprise,” Garrett said. “We are all citizens thanked often enough.” “Your efforts support excel- of the University and contribulence in Cornell’s research, teach- tors to that success.” Garrett added that it was ing and outreach, and you create an environment where faculty, important to recognize the role students and staff together staff play in daily life at Cornell. “It can be difficult sometimes thrive,” Garrett said. Garrett emphasized the See GARRETT page 4 importance of staff roles across
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Two Men Fall From Rooftops Over Weekend Two college-aged males were airlifted to hospitals Saturday as a result of two separate falls — one on Stewart Avenue and another near Ithaca College campus, according to Ithaca Police Public Information Officer Thomas Basher, Jr. A college aged male was airlifted to Robert Packer Hospital after falling from a roof at 306 Stewart Ave. at approximately 4:30 p.m. Saturday. The man was unresponsive and “seriously injured” following the fall, according to Basher. Bangs Ambulance, the Ithaca Fire Department and Ithaca Police were at the scene. Ithaca Police interviewed witnesses and are investigating the accident, according to Basher. Seven hours later, another college-aged male was flown to Upstate Medical Center after falling from a balcony near Ithaca College. The man “suffered serious injuries,” according to Basher. Ithaca College police are investigating the incident. This is the third reported incident this semester in which a college-aged male has fallen off a roof and been evacuated to a hospital by helicopter. At the end of September, Ithaca Police reported that a 20-year-old man had fallen off a fraternity roof on North Campus. — Compiled by Sofia Hu