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United Nations advisor Jeffrey Sachs will talk about American democracy and launch his new book on Wednesday. | Page 3
Men’s Soccer achieved a 3-0 start to the season for just the 11th time since 1946.
Olivia Bono ’20 breaks down the Internet’s newest obsession, To All the Boys I’ve Ever Loved Before. | Page 7
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Former Hotel Prof : ‘The Best People Are Not All White’ Profs say hotel school prioritizes gender diversity over racial diversity
white group is indicative of what some say is the hotel school’s prioritization of gender diversity over racial diversity in a field whose In the fall of 2017, the dean of the upper ranks remain filled largely by white Cornell School of Hotel Administration men. “The best people are not all white,” Prof. highlighted that for the first time, half of the presenters at the Dean’s Distinguished Matthew Clayton, a professor who left the hotel school in 2014, said of Walsh’s comLectures Series were women. “We didn’t plan it that way,” Dean ments regarding the distinguished speakers. Kate Walsh MPS ’90 said. “But when “The fact that they said they’ve picked the best people we looked for the is, in general, leaders making the “The fact that they said they’ve demonstramost profound impact, that’s who picked the best people is, in general, bly incorrect. There we found.” demonstrably incorrect.” are no doubt But of the 50 very good speakers who lecMatthew Clayton minority tured to students executives in in the last three years or are scheduled to speak this fall, 46 the industry … I know a lot of them would are white. Three of the speakers are Asian love to come in and talk to Cornell.” “You said you look for the best of and one is black. All speakers from the fall the best, but you are telling me that the 2017 series are white. Cornell officials said the school takes best doesn’t include any minority? It’s just racial diversity seriously, but according to ridiculous,” a current faculty member said, interviews with four current and former speaking on condition of anonymity for fear hotel school professors, several students and of retaliation from the administration. In an interview in her Statler Hall office documents obtained by The Sun, Walsh’s focus on the gender ratio of the nearly all- in May, Walsh told The Sun that it is “very By MEREDITH LIU
Sun Assistant News Editor
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Missing minorities | Of the 27 tenured professors at the School of Hotel Administration, 21 are white and six are Asian or Asian-American. None of the professors are underrepresented minorities.
important to us that we find top leaders that represent our populations.” She said the school did invite more minority speakers to the lecture series, which features prominent members of the hospitality industry, but
one lecturer had to cancel at the last minute. “Some of the leaders … are really busy people,” she said. See HOTEL page 3
Zhu ’21 Dies From Severe Illness Nazaire’s Mother Sues Cornell, investments made all the miracles happen, I am innately intrigued by the business world.” “She left a lasting impression on those she Iris Zhu ’21 died last weekend near her met through her classes and participation in student groups here at Cornell,” home in Maryland “while receivLombardi wrote in his statement. ing treatment for a severe ill“On behalf of the Cornell comness,” according to a statement munity, my deepest condolences issued by Vice President Ryan go out to Iris’ family and friends.” Lombardi. Zhu’s friend Stella Shi ’21 Zhu was a student in the told The Sun that Zhu origiSchool of Hotel Administration. nally thought she just had back According to her LinkedIn problems, but was diagnosed page, she was born in Shanghai, with lymphoma, a type of cancer, China and raised in Potomac, when she went home for spring Maryland. ZHU break last semester. Shi said that “My rich cultural background Zhu did not return to Cornell not only made me an interesting person to talk to but also a thoughtful partner to work after spring break but was hopeful that she with,” she wrote on LinkedIn. “Grown in an adventurous family in which the stock market See OBIT page 3 By SHRUTI JUNEJA Sun News Editor
C.U. ‘Mischaracterized’ ZBT Pig Roast Findings By ANU SUBRAMANIAM Sun News Editor
Cornell admitted that it “mischaracterized” its findings after the Zeta Beta Tau fraternity challenged the University’s claim that the fraternity’s chapter at Cornell held a “pig roast” contest in which “new members could
accumulate ‘points’ by engaging in sexual intercourse with women.” Zeta Beta Tau, which says it is the largest Jewish fraternity in the country, conducted an internal investigation and found that Cornell made its claims based on “incomplete information” and that there was no evidence the contest
occurred, ZBT spokesperson Risa Morris said in a statement. The fraternity hired a third-party investigator to look into Cornell’s claims and, during the investigation, “it became evident that the University’s decision was See ZBT page 3
Omega Psi Phi for $20 Million Blames lack of event security for son’s death
By MATTHEW McGOWEN
friend, Ithaca College student Rahiem Williams, was stabbed and survived. The claim in the lawsuit is based on the The mother of Anthony Nazaire, an low security at the event, with only one Ithaca College student fatally stabbed CUPD officer being present. Nagee Green, 25, of Ithaca, was on Ho Plaza in August 2016, has filed a $20 million lawsuit against Cornell found guilty of murder and sentenced University and the Omega Psi Phi to 20 years in prison. He is currentFraternity Delta Mu chapter, claiming ly being held at Attica Correctional Facility, a maximum secuthat her son’s death resultrity state prison. ed from improper planning Toussaint, who is repand event supervision, resented by lawyer John along with the University Polinsky, alleges that the violating its own security Cornell University Police policies. Department’s decision to Katia Toussaint, send only one officer to Nazaire’s mother, wrote in the event was a “violation the lawsuit that “as a result of its policies, procedures, of the negligence on behalf and standards,” and that of defendants, Anthony NAZAIRE “CUPD has assigned was caused to suffer physical injuries as a result of an improperly more than one officer to the event in supervised, understaffed Event hosted years past.” As previously reported by The by defendants.” Nazaire, a 19-year-old sophomore, Sun, the event broke up by about attended the Omega Psi Phi fraternity’s 1:45 a.m. on Sunday, according to the annual orientation week celebration Ithaca Police Department. Authorities at Willard Straight Hall on the night arrived at the scene to find Nazaire and of Aug. 27. Shortly after the party let Williams stabbed at 1:57 a.m. out in the early morning hours of Aug. 28, Nazaire was fatally stabbed and his See LAWSUIT page 3 Sun Senior Editor