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The Corne¬ Daily Sun Vol. 135, No. 39
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A new library exhibit takes a look at the history of women's suffrage in the county. | Page 3
Men's hockey followed a disappointing loss against Quinnipiac with a dominant 5-1 victory against Princeton. | Page 12
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A Visit to Only New York County With No Cornellians University has alums, but has not matriculated an undergraduate since 2009 from Hamilton County KATIE SIMS / SUN STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
It's quiet upstate | A Hamilton County school sign.
By MATTHEW McGOWEN Sun Senior Editor
Every U.S. state and 116 countries are represented among Cornell’s undergraduate population. Nearly a third come from New York State alone. But in the heart of the Adirondack Mountains —
a green teardrop of virtually unbroken forest in northern New York — lies Hamilton County, the only county with no Cornellians. Cornell currently enrolls students from Senegal, Madagascar and Lithuania, but no one from Hamilton County — just three hours away from campus — has
experienced it first-hand.” attended Cornell in the last five years. November in the village of Speculator, Even among upstate New York’s sparsely populated counties, Hamilton stands population 302, is the quiet stasis of a out. It is the third-biggest county and has tourist town in the off-season. In a few the smallest population — just 4,778 people as of 2012. It is the “The scale is so tiny it almost boggles least densely populated county on the Eastern half of the United the mind for anyone who hasn't lived in States. Its entire citizenry could a very, very rural area.” fit inside Cornell’s 8 largest lecture halls. The county is nearly Bill Waller ’77 the size of Delaware, but has no traffic lights. “The scale is so tiny it almost boggles months, vacationers from the likes of the mind for anyone who hasn’t lived in Nassau, Westchester and New York City a very, very rural area,” said Bill Waller will reclaim their cabin-style vacation homes ’77, who vacationed to Hamilton for more and jet around Lake Pleasant in powerboats. Shannon Clancy, 37, serves up homethan 30 years before moving there in 2011. “The difference is, instead of having farms fries and bacon to the regulars of the we have mountains and lakes and national Sunrise Diner, most of whom she greets beauty. There’s tourism, but the dynamics by name. As in many counties in upstate of small populations are still quite striking, and hard to imagine anyone who hasn’t See HAMILTON page 4
NYC Amazon H.Q. Excites Cornell Tech Stakeholders By MEREDITH LIU Sun Assistant News Editor
Technology giant Amazon announced Tuesday morning that it has chosen New York City and Arlington, Virginia to house its second headquarters. The New York site, located in Long Island City in Queens, is just a five-minute ferry ride away from the Cornell Tech campus on Roosevelt Island. Cornell Tech, which embodies then-mayor Michael Bloomberg’s vision, aims to become the innovation incubator to New York City’s tech industry as Stanford is to the B a y Area.
In a statement to The Sun, Josh Hartmann, chief practice officer at Cornell Tech, said the school is “proud to welcome Amazon … as its new neighbor” and that Amazon’s arrival will bring prosperity to the tech sector of the metropolis. “Cornell Tech is spinning out hundreds of graduates each year as well as groundbreaking, impactful research,” Hartmann said. “New York City has emerged as a destination for tech and innovation, and Amazon’s COURTESY OF CORNELL UNIVERSITY
Tech giant | President Pollack believes that Cornell Tech may have made NYC a more attractive site for Amazon's new site.
arrival will accelerate growth and success for the city and for Cornell Tech.” The founding dean and vice provost of Cornell Tech, Daniel P. Huttenlocher, also sits on the Amazon’s board of directors. Huttenlocher recused himself from Amazon’s search process, according to President Martha E. Pollack. The day before Amazon’s announcement, Pollack said in an interview with The Sun that she believes Cornell Tech is part See AMAZON page 4
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Remembrance | A vigil for the International Transgender Day of Remembrance honors 309 victims of violence.
Vigil Recalls Transgender Victims By ROCHELLE LI Sun Staff Writer
A vigil was held to memorialize the 309 people who have died from violence against transgender individuals this year for the International Transgender Day of Remembrance. The International Transgender Day of Remembrance began in 1999 after the 1998 murder of transgender woman Rita Hester. It is held annually on Nov. 20 has expanded to nearly 200 cities across the United States and around the globe. Cornell typically holds its vigil the week before Thanksgiving to accomodate for students’
traveling. The vigil, held in the Anabel Taylor Chapel, was designed as a space for transgender and gender non-conforming individuals and their allies to grieve for those lost, but also to bring resilience to the community. The vigil was hosted by the Cornell LGBT Resource Center, which has held the event every year for a decade. Following the vigil’s tradition in past years, Reverend Taryn Mattice opened the vigil by reflecting on transgender issues. “I believe we’re all created for good. Our bodies are for See VIGIL page 10