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Pollack Approves Creation of LGBTQ Program House 25 Years After Initial Proposal

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By YUICHIRO KAKUTANI and MEREDITH LIU Sun Staff Writers

Nearly a quarter century after the University vetoed similar proposals made by LGBTQ+ activists of the day, President Martha E. Pollack endorsed the creation of a queer-inclusive program house in an email to Student Assembly president Jung Won Kim ’18.

Pollack’s email, sent to Kim on Friday, was in response to a S.A. resolution passed in November and submitted to the president in January. The resolution requested the University to establish a housing option to benefit “all queer individuals at Cornell.”

“The administration is supportive of creating a queer-inclusive housing option, [but] additional work is necessary to create a sustainable plan that can be implemented,” she wrote. “Vice “The news of President Lombardi will … formalize a The Loving House small working group that will look more hit me like a at this proposal.”

Lombardi confirmed to The Sun thunderbolt.” that he aims to establish the new program house by fall 2019.

Joseph Barrios ’93 “[The president] wants to get a very small working group that can move very quickly,” Lombardi said. “If we do want to get it ready for fall 2019, we want to make sure we are in a good place as we open up next year.”

Lombardi said that there is “no firm commitment” on the location of the program house as of now. However, Ian Wallace ’20, S.A. LGBTQ+ liaison at-large, said that Lombardi has “voiced approval” for using 112 Edgemoor, which is currently a student residence located near West Campus with space for 22 occupants.

“I have been in contact with VP Lombardi since last semester,” Wallace said. “He has voiced approval for it, though some renovations need to be made to 112 Edgemoor before it will be suitable for what we want it to become.”

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African adventures | Cornell researchers will be using the funding to study climate resilience and women empowerment in Niger.

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State Senate Democrats vote to consider a set of gun-control amendments at the Capitol in Albany, N.Y., on Wednesday.

State Democratic lawmakers were unsuccessful in an attempt to force a vote on a set of gun-control proposals.

Ithacan Arrested for Robbing Delivery Driver

Robber barricades himself in a possible meth lab to hide from police arrest Noonan surrendered peacefully after refusing to come out of the apartment for several hours, Williamson said, bringing Ithaca’s Following an hours-long standoff SWAT team to the scene. Cornell in which an Ithaca man barricaded Police also assisted. himself inside of an apartment that Police had gone to the West Hill may contain a small meth lab, Ithaca apartments to investigate the armed Police arrested the man and charged robbery of a Domino’s delivery man him with the armed robbery of a pizza NOONAN who reported being robbed of about delivery driver. $30 and several credit cards on Elm Ithaca Police Officer Jamie Williamson said on Wednesday that officers had Street on Monday night. The delivery man told arrested Dennis Noonan, 25, on Tuesday police that the suspect had fired two shots into evening after he barricaded himself in an apartment at 150 West Village Pl. See ROBBERY page 4

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Cornellians Awarded $200K For Humanitarian Research

By MARYAM ZAFAR Sun Staff Writer

Cornell’s collaboration with the international humanitarian agency CARE was recently awarded a $200,000 grant to pursue its research focusing on the relationship between climate resilience and gender equity in Niger.

The grant was bestowed by the David R. Atkinson Center for a Sustainable Future and CARE USA through the Innovation for Impact Fund, which will

finance the collaboration for 18 months.

According to Liz Bageant ’10 M.S. ’14, a research support specialist, this type of funding “is highly unusual.”

“There tends not to be a lot of fundraising support for developing proposals — IIF gives us the opportunity to take time to develop our research,” Bageant said.

Since 2011, the University has worked together with CARE to See CARE page 3

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By KYLA CHASALOW Sun Staff Writer

“Can you have it all? No, not all at once — but you can in the course of a lifetime,” said Kathryn Boor, dean of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, at a panel on Tuesday that explored the approaches women can take to navigate challenges and to achieve successful careers.

In addition to Boor, the panel featured Barbara Knuth, senior vice provost and dean of Cornell Graduate School and Alison Bodor ’93, C.E.O. and president of the American Frozen Food Institute.

Kate Walsh MPS ’90, dean of the hotel school, served as the moderator.

Genevieve Sullivan grad, organizer of the event, told The Sun that the impetus for the panel came from her own confrontation with barriers for women in the food science workforce and her desire to provide a positive response.

“Feeling discouraged, I asked a few members of the food industry during a co-ed panel about how things were for women in today's workforce. The men were the first few to answer, saying that things are good. The women then cut in ... to disagree,” she said.

During the panel, the three woman pioneers reflected on their personal experiences with gender barriers but also expressed optimism about women’s power to determine the course of their careers.

“There have been times when I have wondered if gender played an important role in terms of some of those challenges that I have faced in leadership, but you know something? That’s something I’m not changing,” Boor said. “And so then, I have to learn how to work with that.”

According to Bodor, knowledge and confidence are crucial for women while facing obstacles in their life and career.

“Being confident in what you know and present-

ing it clearly and fairly is the best advantage, the best thing you can do,” she said, adding that gender is “not the defining issue.”

Knuth suggested that another important quality that all women should possess is the courage to speak up. She recalled one time when she managed to attend a professional conference while having to care for her infant daughter at the same time, which would not have been possible if she had not asked for support from the University.

“One of the messages that I hope comes out of this is: never be afraid to ask … don’t be afraid to speak up,” she said.

Despite her personal success in balancing life and work, Knuth acknowledged that flexibility has always been a key issue for women, but that the situation for younger generations is improving.

“I think now there are many more faculty who have been through dual career situations, who have had both parents working throughout their careers, so they understand what that’s like to have both members deeply embedded in family life,” she said.

Bodor expressed similar optimism about the situation in the corporate world and encouraged women not to let concerns about family limit their choices and aspirations.

“Don’t limit your choices before you get to that point [of having children] … push hard until you’re ready to make the choice to have children … most companies are flexible today and offer opportunities to find that balance,” she said As she was concluding the discussion, Walsh emphasized that women should not be afraid to stand up for what they are worth.

“Always negotiate when you get your job offers,” Walsh said. “Don’t worry about or think that it means you’re not coming across as nice or accommodating.”

Kyla Chasalow can be reached at kchasalow@cornellsun.com.

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Standing up | Kathryn Boor, dean of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, speaks at a panel addressing the challenges women face in their careers.

C.U. to Conduct Research in Niger Alumnus Invents Wearable Workout Tech CARE

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differ in their ability to respond to a shock to the ecosystem.”

A shock can be any unforeseen, catastrophic event, such as a long drought or an unexpected death in the family, according to Upton. Measuring resilience to such shocks, Upton said, involves “taking a wellbeing measure and seeing how it recovers over time.”

Upton added that although many have attempted to address it, the question of how to accurately measure the related concept of women’s empowerment is still debatable.

“Similar to resilience, everyone is talking about women's empowerment … but there isn't a metric that is agreed upon,” Bageant explained.

In Niger, levels of women’s empowerment can be evaluated by looking at a variety of components, including “access to productive assets, like capital … or having complete control over the land that she farms on … and literacy,” Upton said.

The relationship between women’s empowerment and resilience is one that remains largely anecdotal. “Women's empowerment can have a huge impact in how resources are used in a household,” Upton said.

The IIF grant will allow the researchers in the team to “devote time to working out and doing shorter term analysis given the data, and work out a longer-term study” for around five years, Bageant said.

address problems such as hunger, maternal and infant health and climate change, according to a University press release. A Cornell-CARE brochure calls the collaboration a space “where research meets practice.”

Christopher Barrett, deputy dean and dean of academic affairs for the SC Johnson College of Business, and Mara Russell, director for food resilience and women’s empowerment at CARE, will lead the collaboration.

Bageant and Joanna Upton Ph.D. ’14, another researcher in the program, traveled to Niamey, Niger in January, where they looked into the logistics of implementing index-based livestock insurance, according to a University press release.

The insurance, which uses satellite-based climate data to provide payments to farmers facing inclement climate conditions, has been successfully implemented in Kenya and Ethiopia over the past 10 years, Upton told The Sun. The researchers also embarked on their trip to gain insight for their upcoming research, which will examine the relationship between climate resilience and women's empowerment.

The concept of climate resilience isn't a new one, according to Upton.

“It's a reframing to understand that poverty is not a static thing,” Upton said. “People Maryam Zafar can be reached at might be poor today, but they mzafar@cornellsun.com.

Cornell athlete created speed-tracking device in his dorm room

By SAMANTHA STERN

over 10,000 times against everything from a basic stopwatch to professional timing systems,” Wells said. “Originally, it was just me.

Using technology he invented in his dorm When we needed more information, we reached room, a Cornell alumnus is helping athletes say out to everyone we knew. The device has been goodbye to stopwatches. tested by track and field athletes, NFL athletes, John Wells ’15, a former place-kicker for the college athletes, and runners. The result is a tool Cornell football team, created the JAWKU that is not only incredibly accurate but easy and technology to “liberate athletes.” Starting in fun to use.”

April, Wells will be able to achieve this goal by According to Wells, accuracy and accountselling a unique athletic training wristband, ability are two of the company’s highest prioriJAWKU Speed, ties. which can be used “Right now we are together with an “I think this is an example of how entre- focused on the iPhone app to mea- preneurial education at Cornell can help JAWKU Speed, but sure users’ running we see the future as a student who has a genuine interest.” fairly speed. limitless,” Once connected Wells said.

Prof. Pedro Perez to an iPhone, users “However, accuracy can select on the app is, and will remain, a preset running drill or a custom drill. JAWKU the number one focus for us as we look to Speed uses the iPhone front camera in order to expand our offering.” measure when users cross a finish line.

In the future, Wells hopes to expand “I knew there was a need in the marketplace JAWKU to an all-encompassing athletic trainbecause this was a product that I needed as an ing device with functions that also serve other athlete,” Wells told The Sun. “There was a seri- types of exercise like weight training. ous lack of access to a tool that could track For Perez, who is “very proud” and “very speed, agility and reaction time accurately, espe- impressed” cially when my coach wasn’t available.”

by Wells’s During his time at Cornell, Wells enrolled in accomplish- “I knew there was a need an independent study project with Prof. Pedro ments, the in the marketplace ... this Perez, applied economics and management, and story of was a product that I worked with him to bring the JAWKU idea to JAWKU is a as an athlete.” needed fruition. reflection of Perez recalled that Wells was intensely not only the John Wells ’15 focused on working on a product that would values of help his fellow athletes. entrepre“I remember John being deeply concerned neurship, but a Cornell education. about how to really help athletes and people “I think this is an example of how entrepreworkout best,” Perez said. “It wasn’t about tim- neurial education at Cornell can help a student ing … it was about how do I help people have who has a genuine interest. In the case of John, the best ever workout? How do I help people he had an interest in how to improve the results improve their performance through their work- of working out,” Perez said. “The best ideas out routine?” happen when you are scratching your own After working with Perez to fortify his idea, head.”

Wells was joined by a professional engineering Samantha Stern can be reached at team to conduct years of testing.

“To date, JAWKU devices have been tested sstern@cornellsun.com.

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‘Loving House’ to Cap Off Historical Fight for LGBTQ Housing LGBTQ

thing.”

Austin McLaughlin ’18, Cornell Republicans president, declined to comment when contacted by a Sun reporter.

Dubbed “The Loving House,” the LGBTQ+ living unit Olivia Corn ’19, former Cornell Republicans president, “should give students a place where they can express them- said she personally supports the decision of establishing an selves without fear of bias,” Wallace added.

LGBTQ+ program house.

This is not the first time queer activists advocated for a “I would disagree with the 1990s Cornell Republicans.

LGBTQ+ housing unit. In December 1992 and March I think the political times were different in 1990. People 1993, the S.A. passed two resolutions demanding the were less on board with gay marriage and LGBTQ+ establishment of the “Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual Living- rights,” Corn said. “If a specific subset of people feel they Learning Unit.” Both resolutions were vetoed by Cornell’s would benefit from program housing, I see no need to prethen-president Frank H. T. Rhodes for fear of fragmenting vent them from getting this housing.” the campus community.

Learning about the failed push for the living-learning “Will the creation of such a unit actually serve to dis- unit galvanized Wallace to secure a safe space for queer stusolve barriers or to create them? Will it dents on campus. promote communication and under- “Queer people still face a lot “When I found the original proposal standing with the University at-large or of discomfort in their living in the archives, I saw how much and impede them?” Rhodes wrote in a letter how little has changed since the 1990s,” arrangements. I’ve in January 1993 to Pankaj Talwar ’93, Wallace said. “Queer people still face a then S.A. president. experienced this firsthand.” lot of discomfort in their living arrangeJoseph L. Barrios ’93, then-gay/lesments. I've experienced this firsthand.” bian/bisexual liaison at-large who draftWallace was also inspired to action Ian Wallace ’20 ed and submitted the two vetoed resoby the announcement of the Housing lutions, said there was “fierce opposiMaster Plan, a University initiative to tion” against the proposal from the student body at the expand North Campus housing. time.

“I have actually been working on this since spring 2017, “[There was] quite a bit of opposition, [including] from though I initially imagined the house as a co-op,” Wallace … The Cornell Review and the College Republicans,” said. “Then this fall I became aware of the Housing Master Barrios told The Sun in a phone interview. “[Many argu- Plan which will add 2,000 beds to campus and I recogments] were rounded on conservative arguments, [such as] nized this as once-in-a-generation opportunity to raise the why do we need special housing for special interest.” issue back to the forefront.”

In an issue of The Sun published on Mar. 11, 1993, The program house may relocate to North Campus Christopher Valdina ’94, then-contributing editor of The once the Housing Master Plan expands residential Cornell Review was quoted saying, “When people on the left start to make demands, BARRIOS ’93 D BY JOSEPH PHOTO PROVIDE they start to expand at an exponential rate … the Student Assembly will approve any [political correctness] Dissolving barriers | Earlier Continued from page 1

areas in North Campus if the program is successful, according to Wallace and Lavanya Aprameya ’19, president of Haven, one of the LGBTQ+ organizations on campus.

“This program house is like a test-run," said Aprameya.

“If people like it, we hope to get a floor in the sophomore village. We also had talks of having an LGBTQ co-op off campus.”

Barrios said that the news of The Loving House hit him “like a thunderbolt” and that he is “extremely proud of the

“To hear that 25 years later ... this has come full circle, to me it brings an incredible sense of closure.”

Joseph L. Barrios ’93 students and the University” for turning the queer-inclusive house into reality.

He added that this program house, as a supporting mechanism for the LGBTQ+ community, is especially necessary in current times under the Trump administration.

“Now people feel empowered to openly abuse members of other communities, including the LGBTQ community,” Barrios said. “To hear that 25 years later, in the age of Trump, this has come full circle, to me it brings an incredible sense of closure.”

Reflecting on his participation in the LGBTQ+ activism a quarter of a century ago, Barrios says the efforts to address the biases and to raise awareness of the LGBTQ issues need to be continuous.

“The more things change, the more they remain the same. When it comes to bias, it’s all too easy to think things will get better by itself with time,” Barrios said.

proposals for LGBTQ housing in the 1990s were vetoed by then-President Frank Rhodes.

Yuichiro Kakutani can be reached at ykakutani@cornellsun.com.

Meredith Liu can be reached at meredithliu@cornellsun.com.

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the roadway after the robbery.

Williamson said police charged Noonan with robbery in the second degree, a Class C

felony, and Noonan was remanded to the Tompkins County Jail in lieu of $50,000 cash bail or $100,000 bond.

When searching the apartment Noonan had holed up in, police found indicators of a

small meth lab, Williamson said. Police said the investigation of the unidentified items in the apartment is ongoing and no charges relating to the alleged meth lab have been filed.

Mayor Svante Myrick ’09 praised the Ithaca Police Department on Facebook, saying the department had done “excellent” police work.

“Their investigative work quickly identified the suspect,

and their negotiating got him to surrender without incident,” Myrick said.

Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs can be reached at nbogel-burroughs@cornellsun.com.

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Keep Shining, Cornell WHAT A YEAR. We saw milestones like the much-anticipated opening of Cornell Tech, the ascension of our men’s hockey team to No. 1 in the nation, and the inauguration of Cornell’s 14th president. We witnessed an assault in Collegetown, the dismissal of Cornell’s oldest a cappella group for hazing, and the sudden resignation of the dean of the business college. These events, good and bad, make up the Cornell narrative, and it is our duty to make sure you, our readers, stay informed. As the incoming editors of the 136th board prepare to take over, they face this important task ahead of them.

At The Sun, we aim to document every milestone, investigate every incident, and provide commentary on issues that affect a wide range of communities. We present this complex narrative in hopes of evoking responses and empowering Cornellians to take action. To accomplish this, we think carefully about how to present and craft our stories; it is why we not only follow a comprehensive workflow for reporting and editing, but also experiment with as many diverse mediums as possible.

Publishing interactive projects, launching more mobile-centric content, and creating photo essays and videos is only the beginning of carrying out our vision for digital journalism here at The Sun, and a continuation of our goal to improve the quality and breadth of our content.

None of this would be possible without the people who choose to dedicate their time to The Sun every day, regardless of other pressing commitments and deadlines. Working with and learning from the members of the 135th Editorial Board has been the experience of a lifetime.

The responsibilities that we have were taxing, at times unbearable, but with each challenge came a better understanding of each other and the unique work that we do. To the incoming members of the 136th board, I am extremely proud of your work these past few weeks, and I end my term knowing that you will continue to do great things.

When people think of The Sun, they may think of our reporters and editors. But I believe that the eyes and ears of this organization extend to all corners of Cornell. We learn and discover more about this institution everyday because you share your experiences and observations with us.

With your support, we have done more than we ever could have achieved alone. What the future holds is unclear, but let’s light the way forward together.

To the Hill!

S.D.

Letter to the Editor

Sophia the Second To Sophia Deng, the second of her name, chief of the editors, scientist of the informations, master of the webs: One of the biggest mistakes I think someone could make when it comes to you is to underestimating you. You speak calmly and with measure; you never raise your voice; you never demean or malign or ignore.

And that’s what makes you a great leader of The Sun, albeit a very different leader than some who had come before.

While working alongside you, I quickly realized the quiet wisdom with which you govern yourself. I started turning to you more and more throughout my term to ask for advice, both inside and outside the paper.

I appreciated when we came to the same conclusion about a problem, and even when our opinions differed.

I am incredibly lucky that I got to work alongside you during a particularly tumultuous and redefining period for The Sun, during which the entire world of journalism, far beyong our local Ithaca borders, was undergoing the throes of revolution, struggling to bridge the growing divide between technological consumption and the revered history of print journalism.

Despite that, you led us to publish some of the most hard-hitting journalism we’ve written in years. You pioneered our data visualization projects online, and when the website went down, you were one of the people personally staying up late to fix it.

I am so grateful that I got to weather these storms alongside you, and I will always be proud to call you not only my editor in chief, but also one of my closest friends.

— D.E.W.

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OPINION

Jade Pinero | Jaded and Confused

Dear Boomers,Love Gen Z B

oomers, this is your reckoning. I hold you all personally responsible for the handbasket that’s currently dragging us into the bowels of hell. If I hear someone over 35 whine about “kids these days” one more time, I swear to God, I’ll go ballistic.

Those born after ’95 are the first native-born inhabitants of a bona fide brave new world. Authors of dystopian fiction have rolled over in their graves as they watched their warnings go unheeded.

spirit of self-determination and earnest, albeit misdirected and half-baked, recognition that the system is rigged.

But don’t you feel guilty at all? A generation of kids’ only vision of national leadership is a vile, unstable, corrupt, misogynistic, racist, narcissistic sociopath.

Their only concept of government is corruption, nepotism and unrelenting greed.

Further, how long can this sundowning septuagenarian last before his tweeting incites the race war? Or the nuclear holocaust? How do you live with yourselves knowing these kids will never feel safe?

You might despise Trump. You probably find his behavior shocking; it’s coarse, it’s inappropriate, it’s unbecoming. What ruffles your feathers, however, isn’t the corruption, the nepotism, the greed or even the treason. It’s the refusal to play along with the charade of civility that riles you up.

“But I’m one of the good ones! I’m a Democrat!” Shut up, Susan. You never batted an eyelash at the activities of your unapologetic big business puppet presidents, but wet your pants every time Trump says something weird. You’re unhappy with the state of affairs, but for all the wrong reasons. Lest we attribute our distaste to the offenses against our sensibilities rather than those against our freedoms.

Boomers of both parties, as a result of their steadfast dedication to centrism and Pavlovian reaction to the phrase “American Dream,” unwittingly flushed any semblance of democracy down the toilet.

Every generation gets to drive a short leg on the road of history. Baby Boomers have been behind the wheel their whole lives. Your tenure was a non-stop cycle of fender benders from which you never learned a thing. Finally, realizing your journey was nearing its end, you said, “You know what? Fuck it!” and drove us all off a cliff.

Your political participation (or lack thereof ) over the last half century has been abysmal. Now that you’re no longer in charge, allow me to introduce you to the generation that will clean up your mess.

We are unabashedly juvenile, irreverently nihilistic

If I hear someone over 35 whine about “kids these days” one more time, I swear to God, I’ll go ballistic.

You cheered for Reagan’s tax cuts obliterating the American middle class! You cheered for Clinton’s racebaiting welfare reform and mass incarceration! Now, you blame the opioid crisis on Mexicans or Big Pharma instead of the inevitable existential crisis the unemployed laborer faces under capitalism!

You fell for identity politics that allowed both parties to abandon the public interest and all but codify the oligarchy. Between Boomer Republicans and Boomer Democrats, I can’t tell who’s Dumb and who’s Dumber. Just… staggering buffoonery.

I don’t know if it was because in the pre-Google era people just wandered about politicking with impunity.

I don’t know if it was the 20th century ‘serious politician’ aesthetic that earned your trust. But you, for some godforsaken reason, took these politicians at their word!

Those sacks of snakes in suits with furrowed brows and strong chins: so presidential! You swooned. With your blessing, those slimy scoundrels slithered into the halls of power. Their highway robbery heralded our precipitous descent into blatant plutocracy. While they worked you up into a lather about guns and Jesus or equality and opportunity, they mowed down whatever stood between them and their God-given right to get filthy rich on your backs.

In 2016, you snapped out of it. The rich were richer. The left tossed liberals the palliative corporatist candidacy of a worn-down, beat-up HRC. The right stoked conservatives’ nationalist fever. Long story short, we’re all riding the Trump train. Choo choo.

You might be happy with Trump. It feels good to blow everything up! I appreciate Trump supporters’

and bullshit-intolerant. We are uniquely qualified to take the dumpster fire of a future you left us with and pave a better path from its ashes.

Unabashed juvenilism allowed the students of Stoneman Douglas High School to expose manipulative, powerful adults. Social media is our home turf; any kid on Twitter can turn a serious power broker into the village idiot. Lucky for us, ours is the battleground for the foreseeable future.

Irreverent nihilism is the philosophy we adopted to cope with our world, rife with terrorism, school massacres, economic instability, police brutality, impotent adult leadership, and our impending extinction by climate change. We’re not irrationally attached to the social order; we’re over it.

On BS: We’re upending the entire fields of market research and political consulting. Manufactured messaging is transparent to us. We demand evidence, not rhetoric. We don’t suffer fools. The vast majority of us won’t be swindled like you were; nobody’s gonna work us up so bad about the coloreds that we beg them to take all our money.

Thanks for all you’ve taught us, but the kids will be alright.

Love, Generation Z

Your political participation (or lack thereof) over the last half century has been abysmal.

To those Boomers who never lost their revolutionary spirit: this letter is not addressed to you.

To the supporters of the Black Power, Women’s, Anti-War, Environmental, Native American, and LGBT movements, artists, good politicians, good media, protestors, Muhammad Ali, Dolly Parton, Cher, etc.: we thank you for the world you’ve made for us.

To the lovely Boomers who are radical in kindness & open-mindedness: thank you for going against the grain!

We will follow the example you’ve set for us as we forge our own way.

Jade Pinero is a junior in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. She can be reached at jpinero@cornellsun.com. Jaded and Confused appears alternate Thursdays.

Sarah Lieberman | Blueberries for Sal

TeenagersTaking Charge I

n my high school debate class, there was a sign that hung on the wall, reading, “Hire a teenager while they still know everything.” And it was funny, I guess, in the condescending brand of humor that adults like to draw out. This piece of decoration was so trivial in the scheme of my life and education but, for some reason, I can’t get it out of my head right now.

In the wake of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting, I have found myself asking, “Can teenagers save us?”

It would be an unfair burden to put on the back of these survivors of immense trauma, but they seem to be already picking up the pieces, assuming the responsibility. And what they have accomplished in mere days following the tragedy is absolutely awe-inspiring.

So, maybe the answer to the gun-control debate has been to recruit some teenagers all along. Maybe they don’t really know everything, but they seem to know what they are doing right now.

Armed with brave voices, indescribable experiences and a willingness to

“make this political,” the shooting survivors have lobbied with a fortitude that seems almost unrecognizable when placed against the backdrop of the slow dredge of American policy change.

These students are beyond competent

one like Emma Gonzalez, a leading activist, I feel small glimmers of hope creep into my body — an almost irreconcilable sensation, after a moment as dark as a school shooting. But Gonzalez, and her peers, have hope,

Maybe the answer to the gun-control debate has been to recruit some teenagers all along. when it comes to social media, being one of the first generations to not know a life without the internet, and this has proved to be an invaluable tool.

These survivors have been able to fire back at critics, politicians, conspiracy theorists and large corporations on Twitter. Their rallying cry can be heard across the world. When I look at some-

and it’s contagious.

When the survivors say they are going to be the mass-shooting to end mass-shootings, I want so badly to believe them. They believe in themselves. It is that right there which makes teenagers so powerful: they lack our cynicism. They lack our disenchantment. Most of these activists have

never even voted in an election before, but here they are, grabbing the American political system with both hands and demanding that it listen to them. And we are listening.

My younger brother is a high school senior right now. I can’t swallow the lump that builds in my throat when I think about how he is their age; he goes to a school like theirs. In some parallel universe, he could be in their position. When he was a freshman in high school, his photo hung on a massive poster in the cafeteria.

As I watch these teenagers lobby against gun violence, I am inspired by their activism, and I am heartened by their hope. Every political change they spark will be remembered in history.

This is the time we recognize that teenagers do know what they’re doing.

And we should follow their example.

Sarah Lieberman is a junior in the College of Arts and Sciences. She can be reached at slieberman@cornellsun.com. Blueberries for Sal appears alternate Thursdays this semester.

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any of us have heard of the fine Italian restaurant on South Quarry Street, Gola Osteria.

Personally, I have never been because it just looks super fancy, and after looking up its menu online, I found out that it actually is super fancy! Fortunately, the owners of Gola Osteria have brought quick and convenient European-style cuisine to Collegetown through the opening of Café Gola.

After hearing about the nearby location, I decided to see what this new café was all about. Honestly, I was told it served coffee, and I have a gravitational pull to all things caffeine. It took me a while to fit this dining exploration into my schedule because it’s open from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., and although I’ve considered waking up super early to go there, it has never happened.

Before venturing out to this new eatery, beware — simply looking up the address

and wandering around Dryden Road will not help you find the café. It is actually located in the Breazzano Family Center, which I realized after walking up and down Dryden a couple of times and just happening to glance inside.

I walked in and made my way to the café, which is really just a counter with a pink espresso machine, a case of pre-made sandwiches and a panini press. A stack of pink menus revealed a limited but unique selection of both sweet and savory paninis, a couple of salad options, assorted pastries, smoothies and coffee drinks. Among the lunch offerings, my picky food associate could not find a panini that suited him and thus settled for a cup of brewed coffee.

I, on the other hand, ordered a sandwich with artichoke hearts, roasted peppers and goat cheese. The server took the one I chose out of the case and put it on the panini press. My total was $9.72, which was a little too expensive for a sandwich and prevented me from getting a cup of coffee with it.

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My associate and I went to the downstairs area of the center, since there was no seating right outside of the café. He took a sip of his coffee, made a mildly disgusted face and pushed it towards me as an invitation to try it. I was also disappointed with the taste, but I’ll give Café Gola the benefit of the doubt because we arrived shortly before closing time. However, the sandwich was pretty phenomenal considering it was pre-made and smashed between two

hot plates. The bread was warm and soft, the goat cheese melted but not dripping and the combination of the artichoke hearts and roasted peppers was tangy but not overpowering.

Café Gola is perfect for an on-the-go splurge when you want something a little different than the usual bagel and cream cheese. It’s definitely not a place I would choose to meet up with friends and hang out over a cup of coffee (mostly because I wasn’t thrilled about it). It is a little more expensive than I was hoping, but the ingredients it offers — artichoke hearts and goat cheese — are deserving of higher prices.

Serves: Euro-style sandwiches and pastries Vibe: Hospital cafeteria Price: $$ Overall: Mikayla Kuykendall is a senior in the College of Agriculture & Life Sciences. She can be reached at mpk77@cornell.edu.

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s an AEM student who rarely strays away from that safe and familiar space of campus appropriately demarcated as the Ag Quad, I — along with countless other undergraduate students — truly cherish Kennedy Hall’s Trillium food court, with its beautifully tall

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windows that allow you to bathe in sunrays as you munch on fresh lettuce leaves, slurp just-softenough ramen noodles or bite into a warm, delectable burrito.

As a result, when I learned that Trillium would be offering dinner starting February 21, I can assure you I was beyond thrilled. Latenight hours for the beloved food court now run from 7 to 9 p.m. on all weekdays, with the exception of Fridays.

While Trillium’s decision to launch its late-night hours was heavily influenced and spearheaded by Cornell’s StudentAthlete Advisory Committee, “there [were] a few [different] motivating factors for starting Trillium Late Night,” according to Meng-Wei Hsu, the Senior Operations Manager for the Ag Quad & Coffee Shops, who oversees some of the busiest dining options on Central Campus.

Although one of the most important reasons for this new and exciting development was responding to student athlete requests “that they especially need an option on Central Campus after practices,” Hsu noted other variables of the ultimate equation, including the need to address a lack of late-night meal choices on campus, and the desire to offer Cornell students more

variety in the type of meals they do eat.

“Eateries like Amit Bhatia Libe Cafe and the Green Dragon are open late, and they do a great job of providing coffee and snacks to those studying and working on academics. [But] most of our All You Care to Eat dining rooms close earlier in the evening after serving the majority of our diners,” said Hsu. “We also know that some of our students and other guests want the choice of a hot meal, like a wrap from Una Mano or a bowl of pasta, rather than the full meal that a meal swipe offers.”

In terms of menu offerings during these new dinner hours, which I imagine to be a burning question for all fellow Trillium lovers, the food court will operate the Una Mano and Pasta By Design stations, along with supplying a diverse selection of Wegmans Sushi and grab-and-go items, such as packaged salads and sandwiches, in its FreshTake cooler.

In addition, I found the answers to a few random questions (like tiny seeds ready to be watered) that have always been at the back of my mind and hopefully yours too. Ever wonder who or what decides the menus at oncampus eateries? Well, Hsu and the Ag Quad’s amazing culinary team, led by Chef Chloe Greenhalgh, are the masterminds behind these offerings! Ever wonder why Trillium only takes Big Red Bucks? Trillium began with Cornell Dining’s desire to offer students the flexibility to choose a single hot food item over a full meal. And this may be the AEM side of me asking/talking, but ever wonder if eateries compete with each other on performance? The short answer is no, but Trillium is evaluated on participation rates.

Cornell Dining is as dynamic and ever-changing as the students

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that populate Cornell, and operates smoothly through the behind-the-scenes work of many talented individuals.

Consequently, the developments planned and implemented (such as an exciting plant-based, sustainable vegan burger that should be launched at two locations this spring) are definitely worth checking out. What I’m trying to say is, Trillium late-night hours

will be in effect for the remainder of the spring semester (and hopefully beyond), and if you are even contemplating whether or not to join me in lovingly devouring a cream pasta bowl at 8 p.m., then the answer is yesssss.

Ruth Park is a freshman in the College of Agriculture & Life Sciences.

She can be reached at rsp223@cornell.edu.

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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT The Sun’s Oscar Predictions SHOULD WIN: Christopher Nolan for Dunkirk

WILL WIN: Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri The Shape of Water may be the juggernaut of this year's Oscars, garnering a near-record 13 nominations, but in recent years, the biggest prize of the night has gone to well-written, relevant stories over grandiose directorial achievements. 12 Years a Slave bested Gravity in 2014, Spotlight beat The Revenant in 2016 and Moonlight

A common criticism of Christopher Nolan is that he has his set toolbox (visual spectacle, nonlinear timelines, booming soundtracks, etc.) and he just applies that toolbox to different genres. Well you know what? I don't care, because the toolbox works.

And it has perhaps never worked better than when used on the war genre in Dunkirk, Nolan's finest piece of technical craftsmanship, where he ramps up the tension for two hours and doesn't let you relax for one second of the chaos.

—Lev Akabas

(infamously, and literally) took the trophy away from La La Land last year. This Sunday, look for Three Billboards, a powerfully-acted, sharply written and thoughtful drama (which cleaned up at the Golden Globes and Screen Actors Guild Awards) to spoil The Shape of Water's big night.

—Lev Akabas

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SHOULD WIN: Get Out

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WILL WIN: Guillermo Del Toro for Shape of Water Shape of Water is utterly weird and beautiful, thanks to one childhood fantasy of visionary filmmaker Guillermo Del Toro. Known for his obsession with monsters, Del Toro puts a fresh spin on the classic genre this time, and what comes out is an adult fairy tale filled with tender compassion and dazzling visuals. Further, His exploration on sexuality and disability turns Shape of Water into a timeless masterpiece that speaks loudly in today’s political climate.

—Ruby Que

Unless we want another Crash over Brokeback Mountain situation, Get Out should win Best Picture this year. It captures the zeitgeist of 2017 in a way that something like The Shape of Water simply doesn't. Jordan Peele, in his directorial debut, accomplished the rare feat of creating a movie that is entertaining as hell and a layered onion to peel far after you leave the theater. At nearly every juncture, Peele’s script goes somewhere smart and unex-

pected, with plenty of clever foreshadowings along the way. Most importantly, of all the nominated films, it’s the most poised to become a classic — from The Sunken Place to Betty Gabriel’s “no no no,” many of the most memorable movie moments of the year were from Get Out. The Academy is going to be kicking themselves a decade from now if they get this wrong.

—Lev Akabas

SHOULD AND WILL WIN: Frances McDormand for Three Billboards

I think the most resounding evidence for Frances McDormand’s excellence in Three Billboards is that she’s a pretty unanimous frontrunner for the award in a year where Saoirse Ronan, Sally Hawkins and Margot Robbie all turned in “Oscar-worthy” performances. McDormand’s raw, unadulterated emotion as Mildred Hayes, a tragedy stricken mother struggling with the brutal murder of her daughter, sent chills down my spine and put her head and shoulders above one of the deepest Best

Actress fields we’ve seen in years.

—Nick Smith

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SHOULD WIN: Timotheé Chalamet for Call Me by Your Name

In the final scene of Call Me by Your Name, an emotionally devastated Elio sits by the fire and flushes of passion, nostalgia and grief run across his face in the span of only several minutes. This scene alone justifies the best actor nomination for Timothée Chalamet. The youngest-ever nominee (at the age of 22) is so exceptional as the lovestruck, gawky but reckless 17year-old that even the most controversial (and iconic!) peach scene feels authentic and relatable.

—Ruby Que

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SHOULD AND WILL WIN: Greta Gerwig for Lady Bird

SHOULD AND WILL WIN: Sam Rockwell for Three Billboards

Lady Bird is one of the few films that accurately depicts what it’s like to fumble around as a teenager, trying to figure out what will happen after high school and the way that the bond between mother and daughter can go from frail to unbreakable when put through trials and distance. Greta Gerwig’s writing accurately conveys what it’s like to want bigger, better things, even if that involves straining relationships with loved ones. Further, it shows how independent we become, a mother’s approval will always hold weight, even when we don’t want it to.

—Viri Garcia

What separates Sam Rockwell’s performance in Three Billboards from the rest of the pack in this category is his total commitment to the role of a racist police officer, a pretty unappealing role in today’s climate to say the least. The level of emotion and nuance Rockwell brings to Jason’s character makes the somewhat redeeming arc the character gets all the more convincing and satisfying. The actor is tasked with holding his own against great performances from Frances McDormand and Woody Harrelson (who’s also nominated in this category) and never disappoints.

—Nick Smith

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WILL WIN: Gary Oldman for Darkest Hour This is about as “Oscars” as it gets folks — Oldman’s an older, revered industry veteran and he’s finally undergone dramatic prosthetics and makeup for a high tension historic biopic which is itself nominated for Best Picture.

He’s gonna win. I’m certainly not saying he doesn’t deserve to based on his performance either, the Brit delivers a stunning imitation of Winston Churchill in Darkest Hour. Every word, step and mannerism feels carefully calculated and it’s not hard to believe Oldman spent just as much time studying his subject as he did in the makeup chair.

—Nick Smith

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Sloper Day: A Zero-Sum Game

lope Day 2018 will be my third experience with the famous Cornellian festival, and so, I feel as though I am now entitled to make a few observations about it. While the artists who play Slope Day change from year to year, most things about it stay the same: a concert will be given, on the slope during a relatively mild spring day, alcohol will be consumed, free breakfasts will (hopefully) be eaten and merchandise that boasts all of Cornell’s factions and houses will be worn. Yet, the most invariable aspect of Slope Day occurs well before the sun rises on that fateful May day: everyone, every one of you, will complain about the artists chosen to headline it.

Alright, maybe not everyone. It seems as though two groups form in response to the headline announcement. The larger of the groups does indeed complain about the decision and takes issue with the chosen artists. There exists a minority of students who are actually excited about the Slope Day artists.. Now, I would really like to avoid making any judgements on the individuals which form each group.

Are those students in the minority more appreciative of a broader range of music? Do they “know” more about music? Perhaps. But are their tastes better than those of the former indignant group?

Absolutely not.

Nevertheless, many of the assertions made by indignant students on the merits of the chosen artists are rather problematic and are based upon a number of unchallenged assumptions. I would like to present a categorical refutation to some of these claims.

Last week, the Sun published an editorial entitled “Downward Sloping” that crit-

icized the decision to pick Galantis as the 2018 headliner. I take issue with some of the assertions made in the article. The editorial begins by listing a number of previous, “big name” Slope Day acts, including Kanye West, Kendrick Lamar, Chance the Rapper, and even Duke Ellington. There is then a big space with an ellipsis and then a line containing merely “Galantis?” Frankly, I think that many (but not all) readers will understand the intended meaning of this juxtaposition: that the former artists are so popular, so ubiquitous, that Galantis’ relative anonymity is shocking.

Of course, I could here reiterate the old point that artists like Kanye and Chance were not as famous as they are now when they played Slope Day, but this is an exhausted point. This initial rhetorical strategy still runs the risk of arguing that the former artists are better than Galantis, which harkens back to my aforementioned problem of messy preference comparisons.

The more egregious comments appear later in the article. It is stated that “artists more suitable for open-air, midday con-

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open-air, midday concerts,” and when is an artist sufficiently “open-air?” Should we invite Bob Dylan to perform on Slope Day? I saw him in an open-air concert last summer, but unfortunately, I think he would be less than thrilled to perform for hundreds of drunk Cornellians. Should we invite the artists who played Woodstock to return for one more open-air concert in upstate New York? I think those artists are either too expensive or no longer alive.

Should we extend an offer to Paul Simon, as CU Nooz so sarcastically posited? And, since when is remixing “the music of Swan’s Song others” unacceptable? This comment is incredibly aggressive as it utterly dismisses the certs” should be preferred to “[artists] who creative merits of a number of genres, primarily remix the music of others and do including sample-based hip-hop, the music not often perform any live music.” into which artists like Kanye West or …

Kendrick Lamar direct their creativity.

Wow. What could this possibly mean?

I firmly believe that students have the What does it mean to be “more suitable for right to voice complaints about frustrating

Nick Swan

things. However, instead of complaining only once a year, why do we not channel this discontent into a more focused movement against the marginalization of music at Cornell? In addition to the lack of Slope Day funding, why can we not discuss the lack of funding for the PMA department — or the fact that the music department can not afford to hire enough professors to provide its students with a more rigorous theory sequence? And why do more students not take music courses that teach thoughtful modes of music criticism and commentary?

I know that I’m shouting into a void.

Maybe Slope Day is just one of those times when all Cornellians can take part in some collective disdain and feel close to one another. After all, we’ll never be universally pleased with the Slope Day headliner anyway.

Nick Swan is a junior in the College of Arts and Sciences. He can be reached at nswan@cornellun.com His column Swan’s Song runs alternate Thursdays this semester.

Lady Bird: A Story of Love and Attention

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he number of movies, TV shows and books that attempt to show the transition from high school to college is too large to count. It is always the same story, with most depictions relying on one-dimensional or thematically exhausted protagonists. Then Lady Bird, directed by Greta Gerwig, came out of nowhere and reminded me of the power of authentic characters. Gerwig’s characters stepped outside of stereotypes, not fitting into villain or hero because in actuality, people don’t fit into those roles so easily.

my high school mind was really only present in New York (I was less sold on Connecticut than Lady Bird). However, my experience also makes me an honest critic who is able understand the small nuances that would render Lady Bird inauthentic.

Catholic school in movies has been depicted with seemingly out-of-touch teachers and strict priests or nuns. To many people, a repression of individuality seems to be at home among the uniformity of plaid skirts and cardigans. But Lady Bird shows an atmosphere that is closer to

Ashley Davila Guest Room It felt different as soon as the movie opened with a Joan Didion quote about California.

Admittedly, as a California native that attended an all-girls Catholic high school, I might be a bit biased. And much like Christine “Lady Bird” McPherson, I yearned to find my perception of culture which in

the type of school I experienced: one full of friendship, love and a catered pizza lunch with a DJ. Even speaking to my friends at Cornell who attended all-girls Catholic schools anywhere from California to D.C., we agreed it’s a misunderstood experience.

Girls had interests ranged from theater to dance to coding, no

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matter the length of the skirt or the car they drove. But it isn’t just the students who are actualized in the movie.

Throughout the course of the film, a priest and a nun are fully human with well-developed characterization. Fr. Leviatch is the drama teacher priest who suffers from depression. His emotions are at the forefront of his personality, adding depth that surpasses his role as a teacher or even as a priest. Sr. Sarah Joan (who is obsessed with Kierkegaard’s love poems) laughs after Lady Bird adds a “Just married to Jesus sign” to her car. She chooses not to punish Lady Bird; instead, she acknowledges the humor and creativity present in the act.

Lady Bird has the difficult job of being spectacular while being simple. It may not be the sweeping typical Oscar movie but it does not mean it is not significant. It does something even more difficult by making something all of us know and experience into a film that feels honest.

It is with this simplicity that writer director Greta Gerwig explores rejection, acceptance, love and attention. Most importantly, she finds the love built into the complex relationship between mothers and daughters.

Lady Bird’s relationship with

her mother sits at the center of the film and shows that the relationship between a mother and daughter is one that is not understood nor often shown accurately. I first saw this film with my sister and mom over Thanksgiving break which ended up creating a perfect storm of tears and laughter. We all felt the authenticity in a very raw way as seen in the conversations within the movie between mothers and daughters.

These heated exchanges can be tense but then quickly deescalate at the sight of a cute dress or an old family friend.

Regardless of how independent girls become, a mother’s approval will always hold weight even when we don’t want it to. Gerwig understands that it takes maturity as a daughter to truly realize the sacrifices and hardships moms make in order for their children to have a better life.

In one pivotal exchange, Lady Bird says she just wishes her mom would like her. Lady Bird’s mom responds, saying of course she loves her but that she just wants her to be the best version of herself she can be. Let’s just say the exchange doesn’t go over very well. This “typical mom answer” made me laugh because it’s not the answer a daughter wants to hear but it’s the honest

one moms will give. Mom is a cheerleader and a sparring partner, but also the person we turn to when we want to cry or when we fail to see the power we have within ourselves.

It is apparent that Lady Bird felt suffocated from the expectations of her mother, her appearance, and even her hometown. I grew up with a single mom in California and an older sister who was and still is my best friend. We went to the same Catholic schools and were in the same activities, but much like Lady Bird, I wanted a place filled with culture that I could call my own. Now as a junior at Cornell, I have come to realize that it’s okay to love where you come from. I am more thankful than ever for my family, especially my mom who has always supported me to become the best version of myself I can be. As the tower bells toll in the distance, I appreciate Lady Bird for putting into actuality some of my experiences, making me laugh, cry and feel an even greater sense of love for both my new home in New York and my forever home in California.

Ashley Davila is a junior in the School of Industrial and Labor Relations. She can be reached at amd395@cornell.edu.

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Breaking Down Hoopers’ Shot at Ivy Madness As the final weekend of the regular season approaches, teams jockey for league tourney’s final slot

By TIM MORALES Sun Staff Writer

HOW CAN EACH TEAM ADVANCE?

Don’t look now, but Cornell men’s basketball sits within the Ivy League’s top four heading into the last weekend of the regular season.

More importantly,with the 1. Win over Harvard and Dartmouth, Colmbia loss 1. Win over Dartmouth and Harvard inauguration of the conference 2. Win over Harvard, Columbia loss to Harvard 2. Win over Harvard, Cornell loss tournament last year, and the auto3.

Win over Dartmouth, Columbia losses to 3. Win over Dartmouth, Cornell loss to Harvard matic bid to the NCAA tournaDartmouth and Harvard, Princeton loss 4. Cornell losses to Harvard and Dartmouth, ment to the winner of that tournaPrinceton loss, Brown loss ment, the final few games of the season just gained a lot more meaning.

With three of the four Ivy post1. Win over Yale and Brown, Cornell loss to season spots already locked up — 1. Win over Princeton and Penn, Cornell losses to Harvard, Columbia losses to Dartmouth

by Penn, Harvard and Yale — it is and Harvard Harvard and Dartmouth, Columbia loss, a four-team race for the final spot.

Currently 5-7 in league play, the Penn remains No. 1 seed.

BORIS TSANG / SUN STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER Red finds itself in a tie with Columbia for fourth place, and ahead of both Princeton and team’s record against the group a tough Harvard team with a close. Junior Stone Gettings put Brown by only one game. rather than the individual teams) dominant 10-2 league record, up 32 points in that 76-73 loss, In an event that the season ends if necessary. the Red was able to keep its last and the team will need a similar in a tie, according to 3. If a tie still exists, an average matchup with the Crimson showing from the standout forIvyMadness.com, the tiebreakers of the most recent ratings indices are, in order: identified in advance by the 1. Head to head coaches. In the IVY LEAGUE STANDINGS competition The case of men’s bashigher seed will go ketball, Sagarin, Record Percentage to the team that has Team: Ken Pom, BPI 11-1 Penn .917 won the most Harvard and NCAA RPI 10-2 .833 League contests Yale will be utilized 7-5 .583 played against the Columbia 5-7 to determine the .417 other team involved Cornell higher seed.

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season, allowing 13.46 goals per game. “[Albany does] have a very good offense and a lot of good guys that like to get to the goal,” said senior defenseman Jake Pulver. “But hopefully we can play as a unit, be fast in between plays and off ball and prevent them from scoring goals.”

As for last weekend, the Red struggled on the clear against Hobart, failing to convert six times throughout the contest.

“Letting our guys clear the ball, knowing the system and running it properly has been important,” Milliman said. “But I think when we tell them to do something specific, they want to do what coach says, but it can cause some riffs.”

Cornell boasts a

strong offense of its own as it ranked 15th nationally last season, posting 11.69 goals per game, with sophomore attack Jeff Teat leading the way with 72 points.

“Right now we are all feeling comfortable with each other, we kind of broke out last game,” he said of the offensive group.

“In practice everyday we have good chemistry. We really like where we are at right now.”

Teat set the tone last weekend, leading the way with a 10point performance that earned him USILA Team of the Week honors.

Junior attack Clark Petterson also contributed to the group’s offensive production, notching four goals of his own for his 13th straight game recording a point.

Like Cornell, Albany has already

played two games, including a statement 15-3 victory over No. 8 Syracuse. But the Red has a chip on its shoulder with the opportunity to upset the Great Danes on the road.

“I think you have to go in there with that mentality,” Teat said. “If you don’t, you’re just going to expect to get rolled over, expect to lose.

We are not going in that way; we are going in with confidence.”

“We go into every game thinking we can win,” Pulver added. “It’s going to be great atmosphere going in there, into their own house and trying to stick it to them.”

Action begins 1 p.m. Saturday. at Tom & Mary Casey Stadium in Albany.

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Saturday, the Red will face a struggling Dartmouth team — the only squad already eliminated from “Ivy Madness” contention — that has failed to break 50 points in either of their last two games. If the Red is able to pull off a win over Harvard on Friday, all the pressure will be on Columbia as they face off against the same Crimson team on Saturday night in a game that could determine who’s in and who’s out.

If Cornell can upset Harvard on Friday and get a little help from the Crimson on Saturday, there is a solid chance the team will punch its ticket for a March 9 matchup with Penn in Philadelphia.

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Hankering for hardware | Having already clinched the Ivy League title, the Red will look for another trophy at the ECAC Championships this weekend.

Icers Head to Potsdam in Search of ECAC Title Red looks to finish the job following quarterfinal win, faces Colgate in conference semifinal

Derraugh.

“I think that [our poise] needs to be better if we are to have any success against This weekend, four of the top eight Colgate,” Derraugh said. “You can’t let the women’s hockey teams in the country will ups and downs of the game sway your gather in one place to determine who focus.”

Colgate’s 3.81 goals per game are fifthamong them will be champion. But this is best in the nation. The Raiders’ dynamic not the Frozen Four.

Before the NCAA tournament is to offense is not led by one or two superstars, begin, the ECAC must settle its score. And but sports 11 players with double-digit this year, the league’s top four teams — point totals, including eight with 26 or Clarkson, Colgate, Cornell and St. more.

“They’ve got great forwards up front that Lawrence — are all national contenders, can score,” Derraugh said. “Their defensetoo.

The Red (21-8-3, 15-5-2 ECAC) is fresh men are very mobile, [and] they like to get off a gritty quarterfinal series win over involved in the offense as well.”

Earlier this season the Red Princeton this past weekend and will take on the No. 4 Raiders Women’s Hockey split a home-and-home weekend against Colgate, winning at (31-4-1, 19-3-0) in a win-or-goLynah Rink but falling short in home semifinal match at Cornell Hamilton. Both games were Clarkson’s Cheel Arena in decided by one goal.

Potsdam. “[Our goal] is just to play our Despite a recent series victory, game,” said junior goaltender the team feels as though the quarMarlene Boissonnault. “We’ve terfinal highlighted a few areas vs. been working all year for that … where it needs to improve if it is Out there we just need to think to find success in the ECAC postof our game and come out with season’s final weekend. what we’ve been working on.”

“I didn’t think that we played One of the things the team is the best game on Saturday,” said Colgate working on is discipline, after the head coach Doug Derraugh ’91.

Princeton series saw the Red “I felt like we had a pretty strong Saturday, 4 p.m. commit 22 penalties in just three first game and then the second Potsdam, N.Y. games. The Raiders have the game I thought we were up and fourth-most power play goals in down. You know, we’ve got to the nation, so staying out of the respond better to the ups and penalty box will be key for the Red to keep downs and ebbs and flows of the game.”

Dialing in despite the ups and downs of the high-octane Colgate offense at bay.

“You have to have discipline in the playeach game is something that will be crucial in this upcoming weekend according to offs,” Derraugh said. “Colgate’s got some

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Mills and Boissonnault Earn ECAC Weekly Honors

Sun Staff Writer

Amidst preparation for the culmination of its conference season, No. 6 Cornell women’s hockey saw two individual awards come its way on Wednesday.

Freshman forward Maddie Mills was named ECAC Rookie of the Week, following her performance in the quarterfinal series against Princeton, which saw her earn five points, including two goals — a shorthanded tally in game one and the gamewinning goal in Sunday’s series-clinching game three.

It’s the first time Mills has earned the weekly honor for freshmen, but she was previously named the circuit’s Rookie of the Month of November. Last week, Mills was named Ivy League Rookie of the Year.

Junior goaltender Marlene Boissonnault was named the circuit’s Goaltender of the Week for the third time this season. Boissonnault put up a .925 save percentage on the weekend including a 30-save performance in game one and an 18-save shutout in game three.

The Red is back in action this weekend at the ECAC Championships at Clarkson’s Cheel Arena in Potsdam, New York. The team faces No. 4 Colgate in the conference semifinal on Saturday at 4 p.m.

— Compiled by Dylan McDevitt great offensive players, some of the best offensive players in the NCAA. So if you go a man down against them too often, they’re definitely going to make you pay.”

Boissonnault is fresh off an 18-save shutout in the series-clinching game against the Tigers. Coupled with her 30-save performance on Friday, her weekend resume earned her ECAC goaltender of the week honors on Wednesday.

“I was just feeling great,” Boissonnault said. “I knew had a great team in front of me. I knew it was all about confidence and knowing that … we were the best team on the ice.”

Cornell is making a familiar trip, returning to the arena where they secured a conference semifinal victory a season ago.

“We’ve played a lot of games there over the last few years,” Derraugh said. “So we’re definitely comfortable with that arena and comfortable with that environment. I think we’ve got four great teams so it should be a very interesting championship.”

In last year’s game against St. Lawrence, the Red used power play success to score three goals on just 15 shots en route to a 31 victory over the Saints. But the Red’s onSee HOCKEY page 13

MEN’S LACROSSE

Laxers Look to Take Down No.1Albany

By JACK KANTOR Sun Assistant Sports Editor

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Upset-minded | Following its first win of 2018, the Red takes on the nation’s top team with a chip on its shoulder.

With the first win of 2018 under its belt, Cornell men’s lacrosse will attempt to shock No. 1 Albany in potentially its toughest matchup of the young season.

The daunting contest this Saturday comes about a year after a resounding 17-6 loss to the Great Danes at home last season, which gave the Red its worst start since 1997.

This time around, Albany (2-0) is the top team in the nation in the Inside Lacrosse poll while Cornell (1-1) has received no votes.But the Red will look to return the favor on Albany’s turf in the hopes of spoil-

ing the home team’s No. 1 ranking.

“Albany’s very confident; we need to go in with an edge as well,” said interim head coach Peter Milliman. “I think we need to go in that game knowing that we belong and doing a good job to execute our assignments.”

The team is headed in the right direction after grabbing a 15-8 win over Hobart for its first win of the season, despite trailing 5-1 early in the first quarter. Getting out of the gate with a lack of energy is a point which the team hopes to fix going forward. “[The players] were really excited to get that first W,” Milliman said. “They’ve been working hard; they deserve it. They played pretty

well, other than another slow start, which has been our focus for the week.”

The Red exhibited resilience, scoring nine unanswered goals en route to victory over the Statesmen.

Nevertheless, the Great Danes are a far more formidable opponent than Hobart, having led the country in scoring in 2017 with 15.39 goals per game.

“We have to keep them away from the goal,” Milliman said.

“We’ve got to win our matchups.”

Albany’s high-powered offense will be a major concern for a Cornell squad that ranked 68th with respect to team defense last See LACROSSE page 15