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Table of Contents

Table of Contents Student Guide

Arts and Culture

Sports

A 40-Page Introduction to Cornell

Because Nobody Can Study All the Time

For When Your Brain Needs a Rest

So, you’re a smart kid. Congratulations. But not even you can spend all of your evenings in the library cramming for exams and dreaming of your future Ph.D. From local concerts to groundbreaking interviews with Hollywood icons, Arts and Culture is your ticket to college life the way it should be: worry free. The Sun is always front row and center, bringing you the best of Ithaca’s festivals, musical headliners and art exhibitions.

This issue brings you some of the best arts stories of the semester, plus a spotlight of notable Cornell alumni writers, musicians and visual artists.

What is the Ivy League? Nothing more than an athletic conference. It’s just a coincidence that it is comprised of eight of the best colleges in the nation.

Cornell leads the way in what is widely known as the Ancient Eight, setting the bar for all of those lesser schools — like, um, what’s the name of that school near Boston?

Yeah, nobody cares.

Read more about all Cornell sports has to offer on the flip side of this issue — the place where you can always find sports in The Sun.

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Your guide to the ins and outs of Cornell

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ELCOME TO CORNELL! Congratulations on making it to our beautiful university at the top of a very steep hill. The following pages will serve as a guide to your upcoming adventures here.

As you begin your exciting first year at Cornell, we encourage you to keep calm and enjoy your fresh beginning. As you navigate the stresses of course enrollment, new social groups and relocation to a tiny city in upstate New York, remember that thousands of strangers – and future friends – embark on this journey alongside you.

While you can’t predict every future adventure, know that Cornell promises a storied college experience. Inside this guide, you’ll find some information on the organizations you can join and the things you can see

in and around the Hill. We’ll give you some tips on the best places to eat, study and hang out.

We’re sure that you’ll find even more.

This chapter in your life will pass quickly, and we wish you the fullest possible Cornell experience. Make the most of every day, and don’t forget that four years can pass in a blink.

Remember to read The Sun online and download our mobile app to stay abreast of the vibrant and fast-moving community at Cornell. There’s no place quite like it.

Welcome home, Class of 2026.

— The 140th Editorial Board

The Sun’s editors and reporters bring you a guide to life on the Hill. Inside, you’ll find information on housing, student activities and orientation. You’ll also find a full-color campus map.

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Editor in Chief:

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Managing Editor:

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Julia Nagel ’24 Sun Photography Editor

Cover Design:

John Schroeder ’74 Sun Alumni Advisor

Production Editor:

Katrien de Waard ’24

About the Cover:Anyone willing to commit to climbing all 161 steps to the top of McGraw Tower will be rewarded with a sweeping view of campus and an up-close seat to a Cornell Chimes concert. How many Cornell landmarks can you spot? The tower, which was closed to visitors since the onset of the pandemic, re-opened in spring of 2022 to visitors. For various holidays, the clock face is often decorated to match the occasion; on Valentine’s Day, expect to see a big pink heart. To request a future song, attend a concert and chat with a Chimesmaster (but not while they’re playing).

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About The Sun

Night at The Sun

By SUN STAFF

Cornell has no journalism major — and we wouldn’t have it any other way. Here at The Sun, we subscribe to the philosophy that one learns best by doing. So it’s no surprise that at the nation’s oldest continuously independent college daily, we think of ourselves as the University’s journalism education. When you arrive on campus about a month from now, The Sun will also serve as your window to the world from our little corner of Ithaca, N.Y. Every day during the academic year, about 15,000 students, parents, alumni, administrators and local residents read the print edition of The Sun; another 15,000 people visit cornellsun.com daily.

And in 2015, The Sun was ranked the number one college newspaper in the United States by The Princeton Review.

The Sun was founded in 1880.

Since then, we’ve built up an impressive record of hard-hitting journalism and community service, and we have given generations of Cornellians something better to pay attention to in their 10:10 a.m. classes.

We’ve also delivered the skills it takes to succeed a lengthy roster of A m e r ica’s top writers and business people, jumpstarting the careers of Sun graduates E.B. White 1921, Kurt Vonnegut ’44, Dick Schaap ’55, Oscar Mayer ’34 and Frank Gannett 1898. More recently, The Sun has been home to Pulitzer Prize winners John Hassell ’91 of the Star Ledger of Newark and Molly O’Toole ’09 of The Los Angeles Times. ESPN’s Jeremy Schaap ’91 was a Sun sports editor, and NPR’s David Folkenflik ’91 was editor in chief.

Richard Levine ’62 is current president of Dow Jones Newspaper Fund Inc. If you want to become a part of this exciting tradition — and help write the next chapter of The Sun’s history — just show up.

We’ll give you the skills you need for a career in news, sports and commentary.

Once you get to campus, you’ll see The Sun Monday, Tuesday and Thursday mornings in dorms, dining halls and countless other locations — and every day online.

But few realize what it actually means to “put out the paper.”

Cornell’s only daily student-run newspaper is a multi-faceted organization that only works because of its members.

Editors spend what some might consider way too much time with

one another. They sacrifice sleep and studying to work on The Sun. But all agree on the irreplaceable role the paper has taken in their lives.

The News section — the paper’s largest — tracks and reports all campus life events and local and national issues relevant to you. Every day, the staff is talking to people around campus and conducting interviews in preparation for stories.

Where there’s news, The Sun is there covering it. From President Martha Pollack to the mayor of Ithaca to exclusive interviews with Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg ’54 and Bill Nye ’77, “The Science Guy,” the News section has full access.

The Sports section works hard each day to keep Cornell abreast of the newest developments of the sporting world both inside and outside Big Red nation. With game recaps, athlete profiles and commentary on everything, you will always find action on the back page. And don’t forget to check out the seasonal pullouts for an in-depth look at Cornell’s athletes.

T h e Arts and Culture section is The Sun’s c o o l crew.

F r o m movie reviews to exhibits at the Johnson Museum to local bands, Arts gives us the backstage pass to Ithaca. It also features pieces taking the pulse of today’s cultural debates and issues.

Hidden behind the news, you will find The Sun’s Opinion section, a center of raucous campus debate where columnists and community members sound off about local and national issues alike.

The Science section plays a vital role at Cornell, one of the most profound research institutions in the world. Science reporters stay up to date with cutting-edge findings from Cornell scientists working in all areas.

The Sun’s Dining department is staffed by the most opinionated foodies on campus, boldly braving the best and worst of the Ithaca dining scene and critiquing the newest eateries both on campus and off. Look out for the Dining Guide every week in Thursday’s paper.

A picture is said to be worth a thousand words, which is why The Sun’s Photo department is so vital to the paper. Our photographers go to great lengths to ensure that a story is visually represented, even if it means trekking in the rain and snow all over central New York.

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Middle Left: The Sun Building stands at the corner of W. State Street and N. Geneva Street in downtown Ithaca, one block west of the Ithaca Commons and on the same block as the State Theatre. Top Right: The top of the information box features an image of the elaborate woodwork of Alumni Hall on the second floor of the Sun Building.

Watching the Clock There is no regular day at The Sun, but here is what typically goes into producing a daily paper.

Morning: Staffers read The Sun, go to class (maybe), and work on that day’s stories. The business office is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

6 p.m.: Editors arrive at The Sun’s offices at 139 W. State Street, which is a 20-minute walk down the hill from

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our Design department knows style like the back of their hands.

When they’re not laying out pages, our designers are helping to create seasonal sports supplements or covers for special issues, like the one you’re reading now.

The Sun is much more than a biweekly printed paper, though.

The Sun strives every day to provide our readers with fresh and engaging content on its website.

The Multimedia department works with other departments to produce videos that supplement print coverage. The creativity that

Central Campus or a five-minute drive or bus ride. They begin to lay out and edit the paper that will appear on newsstands the following day.

7 p.m. - 10 p.m.: Editors, designers and photographers meet to discuss articles and placement of stories in the next morning’s paper. Editors read and edit articles, working with the writers for accuracy and clarity. Editors assign future stories; other editors work on editorials and last-minute stories. Photographers

edit photos. Design staffers work on pages as stories are finalized.

10 p.m. - 1:30 a.m.: Breaking news stories come in; finishing touches are made to the paper’s content and design.

1:30 a.m.: The paper goes to bed. Stories, photos and other content are webbed for the online edition. The paper is printed in Towanda, Pennsylvania and delivered to newsstands across campus.

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Email managing-editor@cornellsun.com the department puts into filming and editing makes the story truly come to life.

The Web department works behind the scenes to strengthen The Sun’s online presence and is always there to save the day if the website crashes. They develop new elements of the site, keeping The Sun on the cutting edge of online journalism.

A New York State for-profit corporation run entirely by students, The Sun rises every morning thanks to the Business department. From selling advertisements to managing a budget,

the department keeps The Sun’s brand afloat and gives students the real-world experience of running a business.

And in between the blood, sweat and tears that go into daily production, we find the time to have fun and keep you all — our community of readers — curious, connected and better informed.

SO, READY TO JOIN? Look for recruitment details in The Sun during Orientation Week or email Angela Bunay ’24 at managing-editor@cornellsun. com.

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Ithaca First City to Unionize All Starbucks

By PAREESAY AFZAL Sun Assistant News Editor

This story was originally published on April 18.

Following efforts extending back to October, all three Ithaca Starbucks locations voted to unionize this past Friday, April 8. The outcomes of the votes for the College Avenue location, the Ithaca Commons location and the Meadow Street location were 19-1, 15-1 and 13-1, respectively.

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“A lot of my coworkers are very happy, but we know this is only the first step in the next chapter of our journey,” said Evan Sunshine ’24, a barista and member of the union campaign’s organizing committee. “We’ll have to do bargaining with Starbucks for our first contract, and only then we’ll be able to reap the benefits of the union.”

For Nadia Vitek ’22, another organizing committee member, the relief of the vote was accompanied by frustration at the months-long, arduous process that Starbucks employees underwent to be permitted to vote for the formation of a union, which they consider a basic right.

“We feel such a huge sense of relief also coupled with sadness that something so simple and basic shouldn’t have

to take this much work. [We faced] so much resistance for people gave a reasonable amount of notice. It’s infuriating,” exercising our human rights,” Vitek said.

Vitek said.

This resistance, according to the Starbucks workers, Leading up to the vote, many note that the work envicame through union-busting methods used by corporate ronment had also been made noticeably less hospitable, leaders at Starbucks, including intimidation tactics, the with restrictions on water and the use of fans. denial of breaks and overhiring to limit hours.

“A lot of the retaliation that my store has been experiIn a conversation between Vitek and their manager, encing has just been being treated like animals; it almost intended to serve as a discussion of potential promotions seems like they’re trying to make us quit,” said Rebekkah and other opportunities, Vitek was misgendered by their Maclean ’24. “They know who supports the union; they manager. Their manager proceeded to imply that a union are treating them all like shit. The way we’re getting talked would risk the benefits that employees receive, according to is degrading.” to Vitek.

According to Maclean, recently work“[My manager] went on to brag about ers were prohibited from keeping bever“[...] Something so how many trans partners work at her ages like water in non-personal cups, as store back home, and then after I asked well as from having a fan on the floor. simple and basic her about trans healthcare benefits at “It gets hot. My sister and I have shouldn’t have to take Starbucks, she finished explaining those problems with being woozy and passing this much work.” benefits by saying ‘I would hate for you out; if there’s no water or no fan, how are to have to lose this with the union,’ basiwe supposed to work? It’s hell.” Maclean Nadia Vitek ’22 said. cally dangling the benefits in front of me.

According to Sunshine, the corporaThreatening my benefits,” Vitek said. tion is attempting to hire an unnecesStudent workers also faced difficulties taking time off to visit family and friends for this past sarily large cohort of new employees in order to cut hours Spring Break and were often presented with the choice across the board and ask pro-union workers to quit.

“Packing in stores is illegal and is a form of retaliation; between time off or risking their jobs.

According to Vitek, 6 out of 7 requests for time off were it is a form of punishment for unionizing,” Sunshine said.

Sunshine mentioned that GenZ for Change created an denied at the Starbucks on College Avenue by one manager.

Alayna Earl ’23 requested time off in advance for Spring algorithm to flood the application portal with fake applicaBreak but was denied it on the grounds that too many peo- tions in an effort to resist this anti-union attempt.

Starbucks executive sentiment has recently been made ple requested it off before them. “[The manager] pretty much called back and said, ‘I’m public as well, with Interim CEO Howard Schultz reportgoing to assume you’re voluntarily resigning if you don’t edly lashing out at a barista at a California location.

“If you hate Starbucks so much, why don’t you go someshow up to your shift,’” Earl said.

Conor Mervyn ’24, who did not go home for Spring where else?” said Schultz, according to The New York Post.

According to the campaign organizers, the next step for Break after being denied time off, shared his ongoing anxithe union is negotiating contracts for each store. According eties regarding requesting time off for summer break.

“I shouldn’t lose my job for having to leave for the to Vitek, the unionized Elmwood store in Buffalo welcomes summer,” said Mervyn, who is currently in the process of partners from other unionized stores to take part in their emailing professors looking for jobs as his fallback options. negotiations and will possibly provide a template for the “I saw one of my coworkers leave a conversation with contracts of Ithaca’s stores.

According to Sunshine, a survey has been sent out the manager in tears knowing she’d have to pick between the job and family for Spring Break. A job shouldn’t be a prison; you should have time off if you want. All these See UNION page 18

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Student Athletes Navigate Return to Competition

By COOPER STEPKE and RACHEL KODYSH Sun Contributor and Sun Staff Writer

This story was originally published on November 21.

For two years, many Cornell student athletes faced training cuts and lost games as the Ivy League put sports on hold.

Spring 2020 seasons were canceled, Fall 2020 — Spring 2021 practices were sparse, but the latter portion of the Fall 2021 season has shown a hopeful return to pre-COVID schedules.

The Men’s Lightweight Rowing team, which competes in both the fall and the spring, has started practice in full swing.

Eric Whitehead ’22, who has been on

the team since he began at Cornell, said the team is practicing five days a week.

Though it’s hard, he said that the structure creates consistency in his schedule.

Whitehead has been rowing since he was in the eighth grade and said he is excited to return to the water next season.

“I think everyone is very excited, loving the sport, loving where we are right now,” he said.

The team closed the season on Nov. 7 in the Princeton University 3-Mile Chase, where all three of Cornell’s boats finished in the top ten.

“We were just smiling,” said John Jaicks ’22, the team’s coxswain — the member who steers the boat. “We were about to have some fun and show up for the team. We were just excited because we were able to throw down against some of

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Competition season | The Cornell men’s swimming team returned to the pool, along with the rest of the University sports teams, when the COVID season cancellations ceased.

the best lightweight rowers in the country.”

A senior like Whitehead, Jaicks has also rowed on the team throughout his time at Cornell. As an upperclassman, he has more rowing experience than many team members, since the last two seasons were cut short. Thus, only the seniors on the team know what it’s like to go through a full competitive season.

Though the team does have access to indoor rowing machines and other equipment to train, they have lost time to train on the water in the past two years.

However, many members stayed in Ithaca and continued to train throughout the hiatus, mainly by biking. Using an app called Strava, they tracked their times on various routes and competed amongst themselves and against Cornell’s cycling team.

“We’re just competitive guys,” Jaicks said. “It doesn’t have to be rowing.”

He and Whitehead said this helped keep the team in shape, but they still had a shaky start to practices this year.

Since there wasn’t anything to train for, Whitehead stated, the team found difficulty staying motivated.

Other Cornell sports teams have faced adjustment challenges as well. In early November, Cornell women’s soccer wrapped up its first full season since Fall 2019. Despite the sudden return to normal life as a student athlete, Evanthia Spyredes ’22 managed to find success and earn All-Academic Ivy League honors this fall.

“During COVID, everyone got into loose cycles of rolling out of bed and

getting everything done last minute,” Spyredes said, “but I figured out how to regiment myself this fall and stay organized.”

The return to competition has meant that athletes are back to traveling for games, which has strained their schedules and limited the time they have to do schoolwork.

“It’s stressful, to say the least, having to work on bus rides and in hotels with every free minute you have,” Spyredes said.

Through increasingly unpredictable schedules, student athletes find solace in their teammates above all else.

For the rowing team, living in the same space contributes greatly to their team cohesion, according to both Whitehead and Jaicks. The teammates see each other in and out of practice and maintain strong relationships off the water.

With Cornell’s new policy mandating sophomore on-campus housing, the team fears that their culture will suffer. “We think that it’s a huge, huge, huge part of the team,” Jaicks said of living with his teammates.

Underclassmen and upperclassmen live in two houses that are located on the same block and they travel to practice together; changing these conditions would disrupt a long-standing team dynamic.

According to junior cornerback Josh Porter ’23, watching the football team stay committed to academics gives him the motivation he needs to succeed.

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Cornellians Rally for Ukraine

Students protest for peace on Ho Plaza as conflict ensues in Europe

By SAMMIE LAMBOURNE Sun Staff Writer

This story was originally published on March 1.

In the midst of a crowd on Ho Plaza, a woman hands out yellow roses from a bouquet, each individually tied with a blue bow around the stem. The woman, Maryna Lytvynova Mullerman, grad, a Ukrainian veterinary student, uses torn pieces from her navy-blue veterinary scrubs to make strips of fabric to mimic a ribbon. The colors of the rose and ribbon are a representation of the Ukrainian flag, a symbol of solidarity for those currently affected by the Russian-Ukrainian crisis.

Students, faculty and other sympathizers joined together in support of Ukraine on Feb. 26 at Ho Plaza as the conflict continued to escalate in Europe.

Attendees of the peaceful protest waved blue and yellow banners as the Ukrainian national anthem played. Some protesters offered poster supplies to create messages against the war.

The protest comes after Russian military forces invaded Ukraine on Feb. 24, causing uproar and leaving SAMMIE LAMBOURNE / an impression on the global scene.

SUN Supporters of Ukraine across the STAFF WRITER world have held protests, vigils and religious movements in response to the attacks, calling for peace. The devastation that comes with war is difficult to bear alone, and those

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Peaceful plea | Maryna Lytvynova Mullerman, grad, holds a Ukrainian flag and vet-scrub adorned rose at the protest for peace in Ukraine at Ho Plaza on Feb. 26, as that nation remains under attack by Russian forces. in Ithaca with ties to Ukraine are leading movements to find a sense of community.

While passing out her roses to protesters, Mullerman shared how she received overwhelming support from friends, family and peers while processing her initial reactions to the daily updates from home.

“Nobody could predict this; nobody could expect this,” Mullerman said. “Me and my fellow Ukrainian students are in complete, complete shock.”

Mullerman was born and raised in Ukraine, only immigrating to the United States when she was 15 years old for schooling. Her family and friends remain in Ukraine, and her grandparents were unable to be evacuated. “[There’s been] bombs for the past three days non-stop; I just hope all of them are in bomb shelters,” Mullerman said. “My heart is still there, my

home is still there. It is extremely hard to watch this and not be able to do much.”

Prof. Olena Vatamaniuk, soil and crop sciences, expressed disbelief that the conflict is occurring.

“We knew there were forces that were surrounding Ukraine, we knew it may happen, but we still didn’t believe it was possible in the 21st century,” Vatamaniuk said.

With a sense of urgency, Vatamaniuk further explained the significance of the event.

“What’s happening right now goes beyond Ukraine. It really touches Europe, it touches all parts of the world because it’s a fight for democracy,” Vatamaniuk said.

One protestor, Cassi Wattenburger, grad, said that prior to the conflict she was on a “news diet”and See UKRAINE page 19

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A Look Inside How C.U. Accepts Its Students Admissions — a ‘highly difficult’ process — is a multi-step review that looks at grades, extracurricular engagement and more

By MEREDITH LIU and ANNE SNABES Former Sun Assistant Managing Editor and Former Sun Senior Editor

This story was originally published on Nov. 6, 2018.

For four years in a row, Cornell’s undergraduate acceptance rate has sloped downward while the number of applicants annually grows by the thousands.

Most tellingly, in 2012, 16.2 percent of applicants were selected for the Class of 2016. Last May, for the Class of 2022, Cornell accepted 10.3 percent. Starting with the Class of 2026, it will not publish a percentage.

As students scrambled for a spot in the Class of 2023, The Sun sat down with two admissions officers in charge of the process — Jason C. Locke, interim vice provost for enrollment, and Pamela Tan ’97, director of admissions of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences — to delve into how Cornell evaluates and selects its students.

What Cornell Seeks in a Student

Locke admitted during the interview that admissions is a “highly difficult process and very subjective,” acknowledging that it is a multi-step affair where multiple individuals evaluate each applicant.

Unlike many other colleges, which review all applications from a central undergraduate admissions office, Cornell has a “somewhat unique system,” according to Locke. Once an application is submitted, it will be given to the one — and only — college or school that the student is applying to, where his or her material will undergo what Locke called a “first review.”

About 80 percent, or over 40,000 of the applicants, will be chosen to proceed to the next step. Only after the applicant has successfully passed the academic review will the admissions staff consider other components of his or her application — such as recommendation letters and extracurricular activities, Tan said.

In the first review, the admissions staff of each college acts as a gatekeeper by looking at the applicants’ academic performances to determine whether the student will do well at Cornell. This assessment relies on all scores and grades submitted by the students, but will place the heaviest weight on their high school records.

Those who make it to the next step are not the ones “that have E’s and F’s on their transcript,” Tan said.

“Even if you are an outstanding student who’s a great fit for Cornell and have wonderful extracurricular activities … there’s not much I can say about you.”

However, grades are not the only thing that the admissions officers value on transcripts. In addition to the level of performance, Locke said Cornell also looks at how demanding those courses are. In colleges like CALS, where students must pick a major or at least specify a general subject in their applications, admissions officers will also consider whether the students have taken and performed well in classes relevant to their intended major.

“If you’re applying to biological engineering, then you need to have very robust … coursework in math and science,” Tan said. “Otherwise, you won’t be able to handle the work here.”

When evaluating transcripts, Cornell doesn’t compare students from different schools, as high schools across the country differ in the depth and width of course offerings. The selection criteria is based on whether the applicant is taking “the most challenging courses within their school” and their performance compared to other students from the same school, and not on the number of AP courses they have taken.

Another important and yet often overlooked factor is the college-specific essay, more commonly known as the “why” essay, which is reviewed in both the first and the subsequent steps of admissions. The essay is the opportunity for students to demonstrate both their writing skills and that they have taken the time to research and learn about Cornell — that the individual “really understands what his or her opportunities are here,” according to Tan. Once a student passes the first review, their material is taken to the next step, in which Cornell’s admissions staff will start looking at whether the student will be a good fit for Cornell and their intended programs — not just whether they are prepared for the rigorous curricu-

lum, but also if they have certain traits and qualities that will allow them to make the most of Cornell.

Five of the seven undergraduate colleges also invite faculty members to be part of the process, who will either work as part of an advisory committee or be the expert voice on evaluating students’ portfolios, which is required for certain majors and schools. CALS, the College of Engineering and the Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management — which is under the SC Johnson College of Business — are the schools that do not involve faculty reviews in their admission processes.

Locke and Tan said they are looking for students who can make the most out of the “any person … any study” environment, who can learn from and collaborate with students from all kinds of backgrounds and majors. Sometimes, this quality — or the “missing piece” in the students’ and parents’ understanding of admissions — even outweighs academic performances in the evaluation process.

“One of the things that drives us crazy is when we hear from students who [have] been admitted to another Ivy say, ‘I just don’t get it, if I’m good enough to go there, why am I not good enough to go to Cornell?’” Locke said.

directly linked to the ability to meet expenses.”

In the three contract colleges at Cornell — CALS, Human Ecology and the ILR School — which are partially funded by New York State, being an in-state resident can give the applicant an extra edge. Tan said that when the contract colleges look at two applicants who are both “great,” the one from New York “might get another look.”

Tan also said that coming from a farm is “absolutely” an advantage in CALS admissions. She explained that the number of students that admission officers see coming from production and agriculture backgrounds is “dwindling,” so they will “take a close look” at those applicants.

For legacy students — who bear a controversial identity in admissions — the admissions process is the same although they are given “some preference … with all other things equal,” Locke said.

Every year, around 2,000 legacy students apply to Cornell, according to Locke. Most of them are rejected, he said, and a large portion of those admitted are selected through Early Decision, which he described as the result of a mutual commitment relationship.

“We can’t take most of [the legacy applicants], so what’s been communicated to the legacy students is that, if you really want us to show some commitment to you as a legacy candidate, we want you to show some commitment to Cornell, which means applying Early Decision,” he said.

Present, Future of Cornell Admissions

The number of applicants to Cornell has increased by 55.2 percent over the past decade while the acceptance rate dropped by half over the same period of time, with the latest acceptance rate closing in on 10 percent.

Even though the acceptance rate has been decreasing annually — with the exception of 2015 — by around one percent for the past 10 years, Cornell has also been expanding AMY HUANG / SUN FILE GRAPHIC its class size through special programs like the “We have so many students from different majors, First-Year Spring Admissions program. The upcoming coming together in different classes and learning from North Campus expansion, slated to complete by 2022, each other,” Locke continued. “As you sit in class- will allow the University to increase undergraduate rooms, you are probably getting an education that’s enrollment by 900 students overall.

For four years in a row, Cornell’s undergraduate very different [from] a student going to a liberal arts acceptance rate has sloped downward while the number college, because you’re hearing opinions and thinkings of applicants annually grows by the thousands. of students from architecture, from engineering, from About 60 students accepted to the arts and agriculture the hotel school. And that really is part of the process — would the student really thrive in a place like Cornell?” colleges participate in the First-Year Spring Admissions Admission officers also look for other qualities that program each year since the program’s relaunch in 2015. would contribute to the Cornell community, such as per- Students selected for FYSA will start their freshman year sistence and community ties. While Cornell doesn’t expect in January instead of in August.

If applicants to one of the two participating colleges “a long list of activities,” admissions staff hope to discover indicate their interest in being considered for the prothese values from the essay and extracurricular activities. gram, the admission officers will determine whether “It could be ‘you know what, I go to a school where they are “fit” for mid-year enrollment and whether the I have to commute by bus or subway for two hours curricular design of their intended majors would allow everyday,’ or things like overcoming health issues, differthem to begin their study one semester later than most ent family situation, being in a small community,” Tan of their peers. said. Regardless of what the students decide to show the The students admitted for regular fall enrollment, admission officers, she said they are always looking for spring admissions or put on the waitlist are “all really in the “shared values” that a student can bring to Cornell. the … same tier,” Tan said.

A passion for contributing to and becoming part of Locke said he expects to “see more student interest the community is also extremely important, according increase in Cornell” in the next five to 10 years but to Locke. added that there are “a lot of what-if’s” that could “Research that’s done nationally shows that students reshape the current trend, such as the decreasing number who are engaged outside of the classroom are usually of international students. students that are more successful,” he said. “We’ve seen Although the top tier universities have not yet seen a students who think they are just gonna come here and significant change in this particular student population, study, and we don’t know if that’s a good thing.”

Locke said that the overall number of international students in the United States is dropping and that the Beyond the Application: Who You Are Also Matters University “continues to be concerned” that current Cornell has been working to increase the diversity of U.S. immigration policies can “turn [international] stueach class, Locke and Tan said. In May 2021, Cornell dents off” from applying and coming to Cornell. announced that the Class of 2022 was the “most diverse International students at Cornell hail from 116 coun… in university history.” Among the 5,288 applicants tries around the world and make up 10.9 percent of accepted, 33 percent self-identified as underrepresented the undergraduate student body as of fall 2018. Their minorities; meanwhile, students of color made up 54 applications are reviewed in the same manner as domestic percent of the student body. students, Locke said. However, once international stuHowever, race and gender are not the only identities dents are considered for admission, they will have a higher that hold special value in the admissions process. Some chance of receiving acceptance letters if they didn’t apply identities, such as being a New York State resident or lega- for financial aid. cy student, might increase a student’s chance in getting in, “Since the university has a limited financial aid budwhile being an international student means the applicant get, we then must determine who among this admissible should really think it through before applying for financial group we are able to grant the financial aid,” Locke aid, as “the offer of admission for international students is wrote in a response to The Sun prior to the interview.

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’ve recently started to dislike the spaces I have loved in the past. The spaces that were my home during the early mornings of trying to catch up on work and the long nights of racing against a deadline.

Now, simply walking into the areas I once loved gives me a feeling of such palpable out-of-placeness. These spaces feel novel to me now. I remember the amount of lively people that occupied a bustling Klarman on a busy weekday, and while that’s returned in our in-person year, I now feel like I don’t know the space anymore.

It’s filled with the unfamiliar faces of two years of undergraduate students I never had the privilege or chance to meet in passing or an in-person class. When I walk in, I’m also hit with the knowledge that the person who used to spend their nights there is fairly different than the same person writing this today. And it’s the anxiety that the space isn’t home for me anymore, because this wider space of Cornell won’t be home for much longer either. It’s home and it will be home for the next and next and next classes of Cornellians to come.

Through my undergrad years, I’ve been lucky enough to have spaces of refuge — places that I could go to and know that I would see a friendly smile or a familiar face. I’ve spent bouts of time in an Olin third floor library room knowing I would find a friend there, essay-writing evenings hunkered down in AD White and days and nights in the Klarman atrium. Time has been spent in Mann, and I had a little bout doing work in Bradfield. Hours of my

time have been spent hanging out in Uris Hall and several naps have been had on the fourth floor of Rockefeller in between classes. Now back from the online year, I’ve taken to re-discovering these spaces I once found refuge in.

Reflecting on my fully in-person senior year, I’m glad that I got back a sense of normalcy in many ways. Acquaintances, friends of friends, friends in classes — finally seeing the people you wouldn’t have seen in the past year. These types of experiences were made possible by this past year, and I’m thankful for that. Yet, I can’t lie that there was a steep learning curve in coming back. In realizing what it meant to come back to real life, to socialize in small talk, to speak out loud in discussion and to know that in the time we paused, two new years of students were hanging out for the ride.

The pause that we had for the past year feels so long ago, and recently it’s begun to feel again like I’m running, running to catch up to the things I need to do, the people I need to spend time with, the places I need to see and the experiences I need to live through before I go.

As I also see prospective students walk around and tour around, I’m tempted to tell them that they’ve only dipped their toes into what you could know about this place. That besides the history, besides the campus beauty, there’s stories and people behind the walls.

That this place was home for generations of students before me and will continue to be home long after I leave.

In all, the reality of the next few weeks of school is close to finally hitting me. I’ve belatedly figured out what’s next, but it doesn’t make the dread or the uncertainty of it all any less frightening. It’s a time of feeling ready for it, while knowing that it won’t be long before Ithaca becomes just another place you spent time in during your life. In these last few weeks, I sometimes wish time would suspend, but it seems to only go faster in the moments you want it to go the slowest of all.

So I’ve taken more time trying to enjoy the spaces that I’m in, the Goldwin Smith Hall room, the Olin library view, the apartment home on Quarry and the friends in it. I’ve taken more time aiming to jot down mental pictures of where the pots were, where the couch and lamp are. I want to spend more time remembering what each space held for me, and recollecting events and memories that are tied there. In some ways, in many ways, this place and its people were a refuge to me. Yet in so many other ways, it has reminded me that there’s so many more places to go.

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Opinion

Dear College Kids, It’s Okay to Call Your Parents More

Anuli Ononye Womansplaining Anuli Ononye graduated from the College of Arts and Sciences in 2022.

This column was originally published on April 18.

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few days ago, my mom called me while I was sitting in Libe. I let it ring and planned to send the call to voicemail. A friend at the table urged me to pick up the phone, saying “it might be important.”

I knew for a fact that it wasn’t important, and told my friend that I’d call my mom after we finished talking in Libe. Throughout my time at Cornell — which feels like a long time now, as I count down the days until graduation — I have never missed a day talking to my mom. That includes the busiest prelim days, the times when she was abroad (thanks to WhatsApp!) and the days when I absolutely didn’t want to talk to her.

While sitting at that Libe table, I could see my friend’s surprise when I told her that not only do I talk to my mom everyday (and my dad most days!) but we talk multiple times per day. My mom and I talk while I’m getting dressed for class — I’m usually her alarm

clock, since she is three hours behind in California — on her lunch break and before I go to bed at night.

Mixed in there we usually get in a few other quick phone calls about gossip from our days or messages that she needs me to relay to my younger brother, Ezugo Ononye ‘24. He also talks to my parents daily, by the way!

Talking to my parents has been a great relief throughout my time at Cornell. It doesn’t mean that I’m not independent, but it means that I’m not going through everything alone. I recognize that I am really lucky to have a great relationship with my parents, and if you don’t, I encourage you to talk to a mentor outside of Cornell who has your best interests at heart, such as an older sibling, former teacher or coach, grandparent or a friend’s parent. It’s okay to be vulnerable — tell them when you’re struggling with a class, get in a fight with your best friend, are excited about an upcoming date night or are up for an exciting campus leadership position. They can provide a very different perspective from your friends on campus, and you can trust that they (almost!) always have your best interests at heart — with no stake in the game, far from campus. On campus we spend a lot of time speaking with other Cornellians — students, faculty and staff — and sometimes (more than sometimes if you’re me) it feels good to talk to people outside of that bubble.

This is even more important when you don’t live a driving distance from home (cough, cough New Yorkers). My home is on the other side of the country in Southern California, which means that I don’t get the opportunity to go home for short breaks (like fall break and February break). It also means that I can’t drive up for family birthdays, on religious holidays (my parents are still upset about me missing Easter!) or when I’m just having a bad day. Calling my parents is a small connection to home, and hearing their voices so often is a reason why I hardly ever get homesick.

I have a feeling that the parents and alumni who read this are going to get excited and encourage their

children to stay in touch, while the students who read this are going to assume that I am a loser with no friends. I have a lot of friends and a great social life at Cornell, and I think that’s in large part because I talk to my parents a lot. I am not solely dependent on my best friends at Cornell for advice and emotional support, and I have parents to give me the hard truth when other people in my life don’t want to. I also have my parents to check in on my mental health — they send me care packages when they know that I have a big exam coming up, pray on the phone with me when I’m nervous about a big interview and encourage (yes, encourage!) me to go out to parties when they know

Talking to my parents has been a great relief throughout my time at Cornell. It doesn’t mean that I’m not independent, but it means I’m not going through everything alone. that I am in my work rabbit-hole.

This week I have seen a lot of parents on campus, decked out in Cornell gear with their prospective and recently admitted Cornellians. They spend an absurd amount of money buying hoodies and hats in the Cornell Store, force their reluctant high schoolers to take pictures in front of the clocktower and pop their heads into random classrooms and club meetings. They are so excited that their kids will be attending Cornell soon and want to experience the campus just like their children. How can that translate into a scheduled 15 minute phone call every other Sunday for the entire time that their children are Cornellians? Let your parents experience Cornell with you. Call your parents more.

We’ll Get Together in Comstock Hall

Patrick J. Mehler The Mehl-Man Delivers Patrick J. Mehler is a rising senior in the School of Industrial and Labor Relations.

This column was originally published on March 21.

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he “161 Things Every Cornellian Should Do” may not be the most realistic, but here’s a new bucket list to complete before graduation.

Sitting outside of Ives Hall, I witnessed some of Cornell’s return to normalcy with a campus tour of prospective students walking by. The inaccuracies of the tour aside (for which AMST 2001: The First American University is an excellent source of Cornell truths), I listened to the tour guide give a brief view into each college within the University. After wrapping up the discussion of my home, the School of Industrial and Labor Relations, the tour guide stopped to ask her visitors: “Has anyone seen The Office?” I put aside my own quarrels with Cornell’s reputation being tied to a fictional television show rather than our outstanding campus, alumni and more while I waited to hear the tour guide connect the television show with the realities of being a Cornellian. Quoting

directly from the show, the tour guide noted how one of the characters in The Office says, “We’ll get together in Comstock Hall,” before pointing to Comstock directly across from Ives and Barton.

After thinking about how many buildings we have on campus, I couldn’t help but wonder why Comstock was the one chosen to be Cornell’s namesake building for The Office. What about Uris Library or Goldwin Smith? What about the Statler or Warren Hall? Sage Chapel or Sage Hall could have been more recognizable as well. Cornell as a university may not have one building “home,” but the colleges all do. Each college at Cornell has its own homebase: Ives for ILR, Martha Van Rensselaer for Human Ecology, Goldwin Smith for Arts and Sciences. I even asked my roommates in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences which building they considered to be their home, and while they did not agree on one building, they all agreed it certainly was not Comstock.

Cornell has over 600 buildings in total, with over 150 of those being academic buildings on the Ithaca Campus. But throughout our time at Cornell, most students have few reasons to explore the buildings beyond their majors, colleges and specific electives. For example, an engineering student may never set foot in Bradfield Hall on the Ag Quad or a Dyson student may never walk into Rand Hall, the location of the studios used by students in the College of Architecture, Art and Planning. With so many unique programs nestled into so many spaces across campus, I wish to provide a more PG and walking-friendly version of the “161 Things Every Cornellian Should Do”: visit every academic building on campus.

I recently started this journey to see the inner walls of each space on campus, and it has been fascinating to see the different classrooms, hallways and lobbies that are commonplace for a few hundred students but a different world for thousands of others. I had eaten at Mattin’s Café in Duffield Hall before, but I only recently saw an engineer’s everyday life in Upson, Kimball, Thurston, Bard and Hollister. I have walked through almost the

entire Arts Quad’s array of buildings but have yet to explore the conglomeration of AAP libraries. Even while

With so many unique programs nestled into so many spaces across campus, I wish to provide a more PG and walking-friendly version of the “161 Things Every Cornellian Should Do”: visit every academic building on campus. intentionally walking into buildings I have not yet been in, I still have dozens to go as I try to visit every building on campus.

Overall, there are two points to be made here: 1. There are so many academic buildings on campus, yet we spend so much of our time in a select few. Opening our eyes to what other students see on their day-to-day makes us all understand what being a Cornellian is like for so many others.

2. Cornell does not have one building mascot.

We may disagree on which one might be the magnum opus of Cornell buildings, but we can all certainly agree it is not Comstock.

But if we want to come to a consensus on which building is Cornell’s flagship, I encourage everyone to visit the dozens of buildings they have never seen or even heard of. I’ll be the first to advocate for Cornell’s new flagship building — in my most unbiased and professional opinion: the McGraw Clocktower whose songs are heard by every Cornellian.

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Extension Request

Emma Smith Emmpathy Emma Smith (she/they) graduated from the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.

This column was originally published on April 17.

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his semester I have emailed more professors than ever with extension requests. To clarify, “more than ever,” actually means twice. As a first-year and sophomore, I was so petrified to ask for an extension that the only extension I received was a class-wide extension to accommodate for the pandemic-induced shift to online classes. Asking for an extension was a point of shame for me. To me, asking for an extension indicated that I had failed or that I had fallen short in comparison to my classmates who had been able to finish the assignment on time. I think a lot of people would agree that Cornell tests your limits, and that your time here teaches you a lot about what your personal limits are. So this is my case in support of extensions.

Obviously, extensions are not always an acceptable course of action. It is not fair or right to expect an extension on every single assignment. It is also not safe to assume that a professor will always grant you an extension. However, it’s also not best to assume

that they will not. A particular instance stands out to me: I was in office hours for a problem set and expressed stress to the professor that I would not be able to finish the assignment on time since I also had a shift at work later that evening. Without even asking for an extension, I was granted one. I was fully planning on working on that assignment up until I had to go to my shift at 4:00 p.m., working for six hours, and then coming home to finish the assignment.

In my time at Cornell, I’ve experienced many such kindnesses when I was not expecting them, such as a professor who let me take an exam in a quiet room when I expressed that I was going through a lot of personal difficulties and was experiencing immense anxiety. The first time I ever openly asked for an extension, it also wasn’t my idea. I had been expressing stress to a fellow classmate when the classmate said “Ask for an extension. I did.” I was dumbfounded, and all of my values around failure and inconveniencing the professor came rushing back into my mind. I was only given 24 extra hours, but that’s all I needed to complete the assignment with not only less stress but also at a better caliber.

When you ask for an extension you have to be prepared for the answer to be no, but that doesn’t make it any less worthwhile to ask. I am very guilty of sometimes waiting until the last minute to finish an assignment, especially if it’s one that I’ve been putting off due to stress over my ability to complete it as well as I want to. For the two extensions that I’ve asked for, I got over my embarrassment by positioning it as setting a boundary. College doesn’t allow for a lot of boundaries in your life. It’s nearly impossible to tell what time is for relaxation, work, homework, studying or socializing without simply just deeming it so. Otherwise, you could spend every waking hour not eating or sleeping and only focus your entire four years on school. There is always an assignment that can be started, a quiz that can be studied for, a prelim looming in the distance, an office hour to attend or a problem set to be knocked out.

I don’t think I truly realized until late in my senior fall semester that college will steamroll your boundaries unless you set them and stay firm. I’ve

always been a people pleaser. I always feel pressure to say that I’m available for that task or I will take on that part of the group project. At work, I feel pressure to take up shifts that I know I don’t have time for given my schoolwork schedule. I had a professor this semester who sent out an email during a particularly stressful week both on a Cornell and international scale. The message reminded us that we were “human beings who happened to be students, not students who happened to be human beings.” It seemed like a silly thing when it was verbalized, but honestly, I needed to hear that.

As I come into my extension-era, as it were, I now don’t ask for extensions out of fear, but because I’m slowly learning my limits. There are always going to be assignments that you let go a little too long, that

I don’t think I truly realized until late in my senior fall semester that college will steamroll your boundaries unless you set them and stay firm. [...] As I come into my extension-era, as it were, I now don’t ask for extensions out of fear, but because I’m slowly learning my limits. just happen to be at the same time as you are studying for a prelim in another class, or that you can’t give your all. But if it’s a week out from a massive assignment and you know that two days would be all that it would take to make your deliverable great without compromising your sanity, check the syllabus and see if you might be able to get an extension.

Be smart and be sparing, but consider this your permission to ask if you have had similar hangups as first-year me.

Planning for Joy

Lorelei Meidenbauer Hot-Takes and Handshakes Lorelei Meidenbauer (she/her) graduated from the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences

This column was originally published on May 14.

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t’s that time in the semester when everyone seems to constantly be busy with ever-present exams and assignment deadlines looming. The fact that the weather won’t make up its mind yet isn’t helping.

The beautiful warm days are almost a curse when followed by snow, or even worse, rain. It’s like Mother Nature’s teasing us, but right now it feels almost cruel.

I’ve been determined to make the most of this, despite the weather, by spending as much time outside as possible. I typically do this by not planning the day outside of classes, letting spontaneity dictate a schedule instead. I’m sure many of us can relate to this; as soon as I was able to choose my own schedule, I consciously avoided forcing myself into a routine

as much as possible. It’s incredibly freeing to decide in the moment what I’ll accomplish for the day, but I also tend to overestimate the benefits of having nothing planned. Sometimes I do, in fact, go on cool adventures beyond anything I could’ve predicted.

But more often than not, the sheer decision-making process itself leads to countless hours of Netflix.

This past week, as my friend was away for a conference, I was the babysitter for her dog. I’ve always loved being around animals, but I never would have predicted how perfect the timing of this occurrence would be. Dogs need to be walked, fed, given attention: they thrive on routine. To my surprise, people do too. Although the early wake-up was hard at times and the interruptions might’ve been annoying, having a dog around is like having a life companion. While I would do schoolwork, he would sleep.

Going for walks is the perfect study break, but I never would have taken the time and energy to just go for a walk if not for the dog.

Taking care of a dog forced me into a schedule for several days, and I was more productive than ever.

Despite exams, I found myself thriving and enjoying the workload. There’s something about having a schedule that streamlines the decision making process. Being forced into a routine helped me be more productive than ever, and despite lots of schoolwork, I found myself thriving.

This newfound energy is also a result of planning deliberate outings to exercise the dog. We visited Stewart Park and Taughannock, hiking for hours nearly every day. These are moments I really came to cherish, as I was literally forced to be outside and be present in that very moment. Again, this is something I don’t normally prioritize, but having the dog as an excuse to be outside let me explore in more ways than I ever thought possible; I learned so much about myself.

There’s a phrase I hear thrown around quite a bit: some people live for the weekend. They’re miserable

during their day-to-day lives and expend the majority of their excitement and energy on the two-day break.

This is certainly true for many college students, par-

I challenge you to find something to break up the week. Maybe it’s going to a local park or watching a movie with friends. Maybe it’s listening to your favorite podcast or reading a book — one that’s not actually a class requirement. ticularly when we’re busy.

I challenge you to find something to break up the week. Maybe it’s going to a local park or watching a movie with friends. Maybe it’s listening to your favorite podcast or reading a book — one that’s not actually a class requirement. Give yourself pockets of little joy, interspersed throughout your week so you’re not just living for the weekend, but rather for every day. I’ve been doing this ever since I babysat my friend’s dog, and it’s completely changed how I view Ithaca. I have a much better appreciation for the natural beauty and the more subtle adventures to be had here.

So if you’re struggling with time management or feel like you simply don’t have enough hours in the day, ask yourself this: how long do I spend making innocuous decisions? If so, perhaps a routine will give you those few extra precious minutes that can make all the difference. It certainly did for me.

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By SADIE GROBERG Sun Staff Writer

This story was originally published on Feb. 27, 2019.

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n the early 1970s, Americans were experiencing their first strong wave of vegetarianism, as hippies and environmentalists alike were embracing the meatless movement. The people were speaking up, and they were speaking loudly, calling for vegetarian meals to become normalized and incorporated into everyday dining. At the same time, in wintery upstate Ithaca, a group of young adults banded together, not knowing yet the legacy they were soon to create.

Some were Cornell students, while others had traveled to Ithaca to join the Lavender Hill commune, a coterie of LGBT+ idealists. Together, they formed the Moosewood Collective, serving as founders, owners and operators of Moosewood — what is widely recognized as one of the longest-running vegetarian restaurants in the United States.

Since its genesis in 1973, Moosewood has expanded, renovated multiple times and has become the name behind one of the most popular vegetarian cookbook series of all time. The restaurant has served thousands of college students, Ithaca locals and tourists, survived a pandemic, participated in the environmentalist movement and stood firm against the test of time. Next year, the restaurant will celebrate its 50th anniversary.

Now, for the first time, Moosewood is being passed over to new (but still familiar) hands.

Danica Wilcox, the restaurant’s new owner, is no stranger to Moosewood. I got the chance to sit down with her and her husband Nicholas to learn all about the enthralling history of the business. Danica’s mother, Kip, was one of the 19 original collective members, so Danica grew up working in the restaurant. Since leaving Ithaca, she’s lived in New York City, London and

Spain. When the collective (all in their 70s and ready to retire) decided to sell the restaurant, she was determined to help them find the perfect new leadership. Then the pandemic hit — a time where one would have needed to be a little crazy to purchase a restaurant.

Thus, two options remained for Moosewood: Danica and Nicholas could take over the restaurant, or they could let the business close for good. Despite the strained climate for business owners due to the pandemic, they knew what they had to do. They officially took over ownership on Jan. 1 and have since renovated the dining area, revamped the menu to highlight local produce and reinvigorated the space with fresh concepts, including an elevated new bar to accompany a new array of beverage offerings. Only one year older than Moosewood, Danica speaks of the restaurant fondly, like a childhood friend she grew up alongside. “We felt like she deserved a more grown-up aesthetic,” Danica told me with a smile, waving an arm at the freshly redesigned dining room. “You know, she’s 50. She needs to be regal now, because she’s a lady.”

In order to achieve this, Danica, Nicholas and their team have made deliberate decisions about every aspect of the business.

One of their main priorities is to have a concentrated seasonal menu sourced from local purveyors. Additionally, their extensive bar serves exclusively Finger Lakes wine and beer. Although a focus on local products has been a part of the Moosewood framework since the very beginning, it’s fallen away over the years. Starting April 1, a wine tasting program will be available for booking so people can take classes in the restaurant and learn about regional viniculture. Even the new dining room is designed to be more service-driven, all with the aim of maximizing the interaction between customers and the source of what they eat.

In addition to making sure din-

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Behind the scenes | Moosewood is one of Ithaca’s most iconic restaurants, known for its vegetarian options and as being a major player in the environmentalist movement.

ers understand the origins of what they order, Danica is interested in enhancing the consumer experience through further interactive opportunities. For example, the collective members have always been invested in the local food justice movement, and Moosewood’s future will likely hold harvest dinners in collaboration with nonprofit farms. Equity has always been a cornerstone of the Moosewood model. When it first opened, the motto was “worker managed, worker owned.”

There was no employment hierarchy — each worker rotated between each job, and all tips were pooled. It’s not easy to make a collective model like this work, and it’s even more rare to see it turn into such a successful business. If there’s a place to do it, though, it’s probably Ithaca, as civilians of this region have long recognized a need for sustainable spending and local sourcing. This still holds true today, as most of Moosewood’s neighbors in the time-worn Dewitt Mall have been there just as long as the establishment itself. Community support is the backbone of almost every

Ithaca establishment, and Moosewood is no exception.

While the restaurant does feel like a precious gem within our town, its legacy has certainly spread across the country. This fame can almost certainly be accredited to the iconic Moosewood Cookbooks, which are kitchen counter staples all around the U.S. Every member of the original collective was involved in the cookbooks in one way or another, with some (including Kit Wilcox) choosing to step back from the restaurant to focus on recipe testing or writing. The cookbooks and the restaurant are two different businesses, but together they represent so much of what makes Moosewood the shining star that it is — something unique, something genuine and something accessible that will genuinely make your everyday life better. Plus, word on the street is that there’s a special 50th birthday cookbook on the horizon, so we all have some new recipes to look forward to.

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What I Wish I Knew About Campus Food Before Coming to Cornell

By DANIELA WISE-ROJAS Sun Assistant Dining Editor

This story was originally published on July 1.

After I received my Cornell acceptance letter, I dove head-first into every Google search about campus, wondering what

the food would be like.

It seemed silly, but it was something that mattered to me. Navigating campus eateries, both on and off campus, I’ve mastered the perfect places to visit for every scenario. Here are the best places to eat on campus for oddly specific scenarios that I’ve

encountered (while living on North Campus): When it’s nearing 2 a.m. and you have the munchies, you go to Bear Necessities on North Campus. Those churros hit different. Sometimes, there isn’t any other place where you can get fresh fried mozzarella sticks

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and your usual groceries when the day has just barely started. Not only is Bear Necessities (aka, “Nasties”) a convenience store with a large variety of foods, but Nasties is also the place to go for generous portions — to get the most “bang for your buck.” For example, if you’re up before 9 a.m., ordering the Sausage Burrito is one of the best decisions you can make when you have a long day ahead of you. I remember the first time I ordered it. I was stunned that it looked like two chipotle burritos in one. The mixture of veggies, the warmth of the tortilla, the bite of the sausage and melted cheese with egg, mmmm.

When you have to run to catch a bus but don’t have time to eat, you order a smoothie from Crossings. Order this ahead of time on the GET

mobile app. It’s worth it, I promise. My go-to smoothie from Crossings is the Cocoa Piennana with yogurt: a thick and creamy, yet healthy blend of cacao and fruit medleys.

It’s so convenient and fills me up fast. Sometimes, I wish I had the recipes for

Navigating campus eateries, both on and off campus, I’ve mastered the perfect places to visit for every scenario. these drinks. I’m honestly very bummed I can’t find these same shakes during the summer when Crossings is closed.

For some gourmet sandwiches, there are a variety of options; choosing the location closest to you is the smartest idea.

Mann Cafe, Goldies, Cafe Jennie, Zeus (not Cornell Dining), and Crossings are ideal. I guess the word “gourmet” is a buzzword on its own, but how I define gourmet is a delicious sandwich made with intention, with ingredients that blend together beautifully.

Crossings has these amazing Chipotle Chicken Quesadillas. They hit differently with that crema sauce. Some people don’t like the crema sauce, but I’d say it’s worth a try.

Mann Cafe sandwiches — I can declare from my experience working there — are made fresh-to-order. Maybe a little too fresh sometimes because the line goes out the door.

I’ve had to hustle to make 8-10 sandwiches within a few minutes.

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Cool Down With Ithacan Ice Cream

By SUN STAFF

PURITY ICE CREAM

While we believe that Cornell looks the most beautiful at the start of the fall semester, it is also unfortunately the most unbearably hot during that season. To beat the heat and cool down after a back-breaking, sweat-inducing move-in weekend, we recommend heading out for some ice cream, which is also an opportunity to explore the city of Ithaca.

Below are three recommendations (in no particular order) for all you incoming freshmen and your families:

CORNELL DAIRY BAR 411 Tower Rd. (Stocking Hall)

If you want to stay on campus and still get some exceptional ice cream, then stop by Cornell Dairy Bar, which actually made a limited edition flavor of ice cream (“Big Red, White & Biden”) in honor of self-proclaimed ice cream fanatic President Joe Biden, who was the Convocation speaker for Class of 2017.

For the past 138 years, Cornell Dairy Bar has been creating ice cream from the university’s cows and currently offers 20 different flavors, some which you’ll notice are offered in our dining halls. If you want to have Cornell Dairy’s entire selection in front of you, then I recommend you pay a visit to Stocking Hall, where the Dairy Bar is located (otherwise, you can find tubs in all campus dining halls). You definitely don’t need to drive a car or take the bus, as it is located on campus and is about a 20-minute walk from North Campus. When you arrive at Stocking Hall, you’ll notice the large, white sculpture of a milk bottle out front.

After trying all 20 flavors, some of our favorites are Bavarian raspberry fudge and Kahlua fudge. Bavarian raspberry fudge is “vanilla custard ice cream with old-fashioned fudge pieces and a raspberry swirl,” and reminds us of raspberry cheesecake.

It’s smooth, and the little punches of raspberry and fudge complement each other.

Kahlua fudge is “Kahlua ice cream with a chocolate fudge swirl.” Ezra’s morning cup, another Cornell Dairy Bar flavor, also has a coffee flavor, but Kahlua fudge is much stronger and thus satisfying.

Because the Dairy Bar is located in the lobby of Stocking Hall, there’s plenty of seating around the shop. And Stocking Hall was renovated a few years ago, so the place has a casual and modern vibe, given its clean lines and all-white interior.

700 Cascadilla St.

Founded in 1936 by Cornell alum Leo Guentert 1920, Purity Ice Cream may be located the farthest from campus of the three establishments in this list, but it has the greatest variety in terms of both flavors and products.

Of their 34+ flavors of ice cream (some of which are vegan), some of our favorites are bulldog crunch and green tea — good in scoops or blended into milkshakes. According to their menu on Ithaca To Go, bulldog crunch is a “praline-flavored ice cream with caramel swirl and chocolate-covered pecan candies.”

This may sound strange, but bulldog crunch is absolutely mouth-watering, even though it’s in liquid form. The caramel and praline flavors are very strong, but the pecans and chocolate balance that creaminess and sweetness with their crunchiness and slight bitterness.

Green tea is much less sweet and made from “green tea powder blended with vanilla ice cream,” which was slightly disappointing because we were hoping it’d be made with real green tea leaves. However, making green tea ice cream with just leaves is quite difficult and can result in a barely detectable flavor. Purity’s use of powder means you get a more concentrated flavor and sometimes there are bits of powder that bunch up together, which could be likened to a swirl.

Besides ice cream, Purity offers frozen yogurt, pastries (cupcakes, pies, cookies and cakes), espresso and milkshakes. If you’re in the mood for more of a meal than a quick dessert, dig into one of Purity’s sundaes. From chocolate chip cookie to apple crisp, the sundaes are warm, gooey and perfectly comforting with scoops of your choice of ice cream and plenty of whipped cream.

Of our recommendations, Purity is also number one in the seating department. With abundant indoor and outdoor seating, Purity is extremely group-friendly, and its logo-covered decorations and booths give the space a relaxed, almost diner-like ambience.

If you can’t find the time to make the drive or take a walk to Purity, no worries — Collegetown Bagels (everyone calls it CTB) usually has six differently flavored tubs of Purity’s ice cream to choose from.

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SWEET MELISSA’S 200 W. Seneca St.

Another dessert staple of Ithaca’s food scene is Sweet Melissa’s (named after one of its founders), which has served ice cream cones since 2009. Sweet Melissa’s has at least 12 flavors of hard ice cream, served on rotation from day to day. These flavors range from Blondie Cookies and Cream to Lemon Ricotta and include a couple vegan options, too. We are obsessed with their sweet cream flavor — a sort of vanilla flavor that tastes more like custard, eggnog or perhaps even crème brûlée. It’s very subtle, but in a way that keeps your taste buds on the edge and leaves you wanting more! If you usually prefer hard ice cream with a lot of elements (like bulldog crunch from Purity), the sweet cream is just so refreshingly crisp that you will wish you had gotten another scoop.

Starting in summer 2021, Sweet Melissa’s began selling pints of its hard ice cream in local shops, from our very own Shortstop Deli next door to towns across New York State. So if you need a sweet fix outside of its seasonal hours, be sure to pick up a pint or two to

enjoy.

But its first and original location is our favorite; painted in cobalt blue and pastel orange, it’s hard to miss. This Seneca St. location offers both soft serve (of which there are eight flavors) and hard ice cream, as well as flurries, shakes, floats, sundaes and slushies.

And if you follow its Instagram (@ithacaicecream), you’ll be tuned in to all its extra goodies, from chocolate chip cookies for ice cream sandwiches to Lucky Charms marshmallows for your flurries.

We’re fans of their classic twist (chocolate and vanilla) and their orange-vanilla twist (which combines orange sherbet with their famous vanilla ice cream).

But don’t forget to get yours dipped — whether in chocolate or cotton candy flavor or sprinkles of the chocolate or rainbow variety. (Rumor has it that President Martha Pollack’s pick is vanilla dipped in peanut butter). Either way, it’s a fun goal to try all their other soft serve flavors during the fall semester, especially because The Sun’s office is located so closeby.

Seating is entirely outdoor, but we recommend sitting on the stoop of Immaculate Conception Church or taking a walk through downtown to enjoy — just be careful of dripping cones as you eat.

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Artistic Alumni to Know Visual Arts NAME: James De La Vega GRADUATED: B.F.A. 1994 WHAT TO KNOW: This widely-revered, New York-based street artist deals primarily in chalk, creating thought-provoking, aphoristic works that have garnered acclaim not only in the States, but also in Italy and Japan as well. De La Vega has, like any worthy artist, been at the center of controversy. Since, legally, his works qualify as graffiti, he has been taken to court and sentenced on vandalism charges. De La Vega, when not working on his next mural, tours the country as a motivational speaker, talking about freedom of expression, art and working in the face of adversity.

NAME: Robert Trent Jones GRADUATED: 1931 WHAT TO KNOW: While at Cornell, Jones took such disparate courses like landscape architecture, public speaking, agronomy, economics, surveying and hydraulics, to pursue a career as a golf course designer. Jones’ work on over 500 golf courses, including Montauk Downs, Augusta National and Cornell’s own Robert Trent Jones Golf Course, earned him a spot in the World Golf Hall of Fame. Jones’ courses have had an indelible effect on the modern game, encouraging risky play and emphasizing tasteful, original aesthetics.

Literature

NAME: Peter Eisenmann GRADUATED: B.Arch. 1955 WHAT TO KNOW: Incoming architecture students are sure to be aware of Eisenmann’s significant contributions to architecture. As one of the leaders of the deconstructivist movement, Eisenmann incited his fellow architects to liberate the form of their works from external references. His works range from convention centers (The Greater Columbus Convention Center) to memorials (The Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe) and football stadiums (University of Phoenix Stadium).

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NAME: Kurt Vonnegut GRADUATED: Dropped out in 1943 WHAT TO KNOW: If you attended any conventional American high school, odds are you’ve read one of Vonnegut’s works.

The author of Cat’s Cradle and Slaughterhouse Five may have dropped out (to, nobly, join the Armed Forces in the Second World War), but he certainly made his mark as associate editor of The Sun, whose office is adorned with more than one of the late author’s quotes fondly recalling his time at the paper.

NAME: Greg Graffin GRADUATED: Ph.D. 1991 WHAT TO KNOW: Graffin came to musical prominence in the 1980s with hardcore pioneers Bad Religion, a group known for its politically charged, incisive lyrics and its wild live shows. As one of Bad Religion’s chief song-writers, Gaffin exhibited a musical sophistication rarely seen in hardcore punk. Graffin rounds himself out by being not only a rock-and-roll frontman, but also a professor of evolutionary biology and a political lecturer.

NAME: E.B. White GRADUATED: B.A. 1921 WHAT TO KNOW: White was as dynamic a writer as you could get. A long-time contributor to The New Yorker, White was also responsible for two classic children’s books, Charlotte’s Web and Stuart Little.

The former Sun editor in chief co-authored one of the definitive guides to English grammar, syntax and style, The Elements of Style, withWilliam Strunk.

NAME: Steve Reich GRADUATED: B.A. 1957 WHAT TO KNOW: Reich’s work as a composer is highly influential across many genres — artists like Sonic Youth, Brian Eno andSufjan Stevens cite Reich as an influence.

Reich’s usage of tape loops, minimalist instrumentation and repetition put him in an elite category of modern composers.

Reich was awarded with the Pulitzer Prize for his Double Sextet in 2009.

NAME: Toni Morrison GRADUATED: M.A. 1955 WHAT TO KNOW: This American novelist, editor, professor and frequent guest speaker at Cornell is a literary tour de force. Best known for her novels Song of Solomon, The Bluest Eye, Sula and Beloved, Morrison has received numerous awards for her literary accomplishments, including a Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for Beloved in 1988, a Nobel Prize for literature in 1993 and the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2012.

NAME: Huey Lewis GRADUATED: Dropped out in 1969 WHAT TO KNOW: A strong rock vocalist and a talented harmonica player, Huey Lewis, the frontman of Huey Lewis and the News,dominated 1980’s radio with his band’sthird album, Sports. Lewis also made appearances backing up Elvis Costello on My Aim Is True and playing harmonica on the legendary Thin Lizzy live album, Live and Dangerous.

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LAURENS HAMMOND 1916

After receiving his B.S. in mechanical engineering in 1916, Hammond would go on to create the electric Hammond organ, which proved to be an important milestone in electronic music’s evolution and influential to the genres of jazz and progressive rock.

Laurents penned and directed a number of seminal Broadway musicals, including West Side Story, Hallelujah, Baby! and La Cage Aux Folles, in addition to writing a number of well-received films.

PEARL S. BUCK ’25 THOMAS PYNCHON ’59

Honing his literary chops under the likes of Vladimir Nabokov at Cornell, Pynchon would go on to define the postmodernist tradition, winning the National Book Award for 1973’s Gravity’s Rainbow.

ARTHUR LAURENTS ’37

Buck used the skills she honed at Cornell to craft some of the 1930s’ best-selling and most acclaimed historical fiction. She would go on to win a Pulitzer Prize for The Good Earth in 1932 and a Nobel Prize in 1938.

Years after leaving Ithaca with a degree in English, Seidler took the stage to accept the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for The King’s Speech in 2011.

Prior to leaving Cornell to fight in the second World War, Vonnegut pursued a degree in chemistry and served as the associate editor of The Sun. Throughout the 60s and beyond, he established himself as one of counterculture’s most notable novelists with the satirical black humor of books like Slaughterhouse-Five and Cat’s Cradle.

TONI MORRISON M.A. ’55

The acclaimed author has won a Pulitzer Prize, the Nobel Prize in Literature and the Presidential Medal of Freedom for her prolific, vivid novels, including Beloved.

KURT VONNEGUT, JR. ’44

Cornell’s Artistic Legacy

DAVID SEIDLER ’59 JANE LYNCH MFA ’84

ROBERT MOOG Ph.D. ’65

If the origins of popular electronic music can be traced to one person, it would be Robert Moog.

While at Cornell studying engineering, he grew interested in and began developing electronic instruments. His Moog Synthesizer would go on to be the tool of choice for everyone from Beaver & Krause to Donna Summer.

CHRISTOPHER REEVE ’74

Before the world knew him as Superman and a philanthropist, Reeve starred in numerous Cornell theater productions.

Following a few notable feature-length comedy roles in films such as The 40-Year-Old Virgin and Role Models, Lynch raked in the awards with her regular role on the hit show Glee.

After revitalizing the Southern California punk scene, the lead singer of Bad Religion turned his focus to doctoral biology work and has lectured courses on evolution at Cornell.

GREG GRAFFIN Ph.D. ’03

Through the Years: Concerts at Cornell For 150 years, Cornellians have come together for live music. From harps to hip-hop, Barton to Bailey and Spring Day to Slope Day, concerts have been a cornerstone of the student experience. Over the years, our campus has been host to violin virtuoso Yehudi Menuhin, the second-most-downloaded Grateful Dead show, Kanye West in support of The College Dropout and everything in between.

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to gauge the workers’ needs and demands which will frame the union proposals. The workers’ eminent demands include wage raises and increased hours for those who require them, as well as free healthcare coverage and increased safety measures. Vitek also mentioned their excitement at the proposal of a tip minimum.

“It would be great to be able to depend on making a certain amount of money and not just hope we get lucky,” Vitek said.

Earl would advocate for the provision of universal time off to partners when requested. “It’s not fair to prioritize one partners’ request over others’, you don’t know why someone is taking time off … I think it [should be] the manager’s job to find scheduling and coverage,” they said.

“I want to be as zero waste as possible as a corporation, I want to reduce Starbucks’ carbon footprint,” Maclean said. She also stated the need for easier access to mental health care beyond the 20 sessions per year offered

by Starbucks’ current program, Lyra.

“At our store, we’d like to get a manager that’s not here to union bust, a manager who cares about us, and if they see that

we’re struggling they’ll put on the apron and get on the floor,” Sunshine said. “What I wanna see is a manager that’s a source of support rather than a source of harm.”

Mervyn reminisced about a time when the divide between corporate and workers was not so prominent. He recounted experiences where Starbucks served as a source of support during an expressly challenging time in his life.

“There’s a lot of ‘we’re a family’ [at Starbucks]. Back in my home last summer, I’d spent a month sleeping in a truck

because of some extraneous circumstances, and so basically I lived off of essentially camping out at Starbucks, using the WiFi to do some classes, and it’s essentially all I had,” Mervyn stated.

Observing the recent changes in worker treatment at his Starbucks location, Mervyn is worried that Starbucks, as a whole, is changing for the worse.

“I can’t speak for everyone, I like my job, I wanna keep it. A lot of people I know like their jobs and want to keep them,” Mervyn said. “It’s sad to see the disconnect grow larger and larger.”

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ing their sport, really gives you no excuse but to work as hard as your peers,” he said.

For Spyredes, in addition to morale boosts, her teammates also provide her with emotional support.

“My teammates are paramount,” she said. “Whether I need someone to quiz me or I need a ride to class, they are physically there for me.”

Despite the strong sense of community within teams, the combination of academics and athletics can contribute to academic anxiety, Spyredes said.

“It really starts to take a toll when everything starts piling on,” she said. “A bad practice or game

can carry over into the classroom, and it can get difficult.”

Although the university offers free tutoring for student athletes, several athletes noted difficulty in tapping into resources for themselves and their teammates. With packed schedules, they find themselves having to work around limited availability of tutors.

The “new normal” has reintroduced challenges that athletes have to deal with, and having a strong commitment to a team sport may exacerbate them further. Cornell sports teams are working together to get back on track.

“There’s always that little spark that at every practice someone is always going to have,” Jaicks said.

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and see what they can do in competitions,” said Head Coach Brian Clancy. “There are bigger events on the horizon, so we’re not placing too much emphasis on the results from this weekend.”

Of the 23 women on the sailing roster, 14 are freshmen or sophomores competing with the Red for the first or second time, and seven sailors are juniors, whose freshman year spring seasons were cut short by COVID-19. At this past weekend’s Cayuga Invite, senior skipper Brooke Shachoy sailed doublehanded with freshman crew Amelia Neumann.

“We definitely have a young team, so it’s nice because we have a lot of room to grow together,” Shachoy said. “It’s awesome as a senior that I can be sailing with a freshman and develop the team in that way.

We’re working together to try to be the best that we possibly can be, but it’s also nice for that kind of team development as well.”

The Faye Bennet Laser Radial was also sophomore Ruzevic’s first race with the Red. Although she said she struggled with low winds at her college competition debut on Saturday, Ruzevic made numerous top-

four efforts on each of the eight races on Sunday, earning her a second-place finish.

Wind trouble characterized the invites both on Cayuga Lake and at the Faye Bennet. Sailing at the Cayuga Invite was delayed both mornings with breezes fading in and out, and light winds kept the Faye Bennet fleet on shore all of Saturday morning.

“It was just a lot of keeping your head out of the boat, being in turn with all the changes on the racecourse and being able to adapt,” Ruzevic said.

The sailing conditions were frustrating for the competitors, Shachoy said, as the wind picked up after Saturday morning, making racing more challenging. She added that some of the scores may have been inconsistent because of the conditions.

Still, Shachoy said she’s looking forward to future competitions with the Red. “We’ve got a lot of good momentum going. The team practices have been awesome,” she said. “And we definitely are a young team this year, but we’ve got a lot of talent and a lot of depth.”

On Sept. 25 and 26, the Red will host the MAISA Top 9 at Merrill Family Sailing Center.

Races will include women’s and co-ed doublehanded regattas.

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hadn’t been reading the news. That changed as soon as she heard about the invasion and had thought about her friends who might be affected.

“It became difficult for me to continue to read the news,” she said. “However, I came here to support my Ukrainian friend [Olenka Zavodna].”

Olga Zimina, a visiting scientist in biology, and Olenka Zavodna, grad, organized the protest on Ho Plaza. They urged Cornellians to support Ukraine and spread awareness about the conflict. They encouraged students to donate to humanitarian organizations and message their local government officials to push more sanctions on Russia.

“One of the reasons why we organized this protest is to show people at Cornell that we are here,” Zavodna said. “Ukrainians are here, and we will protest against the war. Hopefully, Cornell will follow our lead and give some sort of statement, because it was disheartening not to see one.”

Along with Zavodna, Vatamaniuk expressed hopes that Cornell will make a statement soon in support of international students from the eastern European region.

“I am very appalled at Cornell,” Vatamaniuk said.

“There was not a single word from the Cornell administration in support of Cornellians who are Ukrainians.

I did write a letter, and they did not write back. We are

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“So one thing is to be next to somebody and spend time with them, holding hands and other kinds of forms of physical contact,” Ophir said. “And when you’re not with them, you’ll likely miss them, pine over them, think about them and do things like that.”

However, attachment isn’t always enough to keep a relationship together. Sternberg explained how situations that cause stress can often put relationships at risk for falling apart.

“When there are situational stressors, your patience, emotions, stability and confidence in the future go down, and the drop negatively impacts relationships, as well as work and almost anything else,” Sternberg said.

For example, the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, including losing loved ones and experiencing major changes in school or work situations, have brought on stressors to many relationships, especially since many didn’t anticipate this pandemic lasting as long as it has.

Overall, while “love at first sight” is romantic, it may not be realistic. Love and attraction are important, but compatibility and resilience are the glue that holds a relationship together. If you work up the courage to ask another Cornellian out this Valentine’s Day, that will be a great chance to see if you’ll possibly match.

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Resistance | Protesters sit on the steps of Goldwin Smith Hall with homemade signs protesting Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. getting letters from people around the world; we don’t that her people are peaceful but willing to fight for need a political statement, just a statement of support. their freedom and independence.

“If Russia would stop fighting there would be no I can’t focus – my mind is with Ukraine.”

Zimina touched on Ukraine’s resilience as she war,” Zimina said. “If Ukraine were to stop fighting, looked back on the group in attendance. She reiterated there would be no Ukraine.”

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Cocktail Lounge

If you like to work in Uris Library’s Cocktail Lounge, you are most definitely a grinder. By that, I mean you are the at-work-until-the-ungodlyhours-of-the-night type. You’re the kind who downs multiple energy drinks in a single night on occasion (spoken from personal experience).

There’s a few things that might attract you to the Cocktail Lounge. Maybe you appreciate that it is one of the only study spaces on campus that is open all 24 hours, so it is the most convenient place for you to cram for the exam you have been procrastinating for. Maybe you appreciate a good sunset, and there is no better place to watch the sunset than from the windows of the Cocktail Lounge. Or maybe you just appreciate a good swivel chair — they make you feel grounded.

A.D. White Library

If you work here, you appreciate the finer things in life.

Plus, you are a huge Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings fan. And — let’s be real here — you love Game of Thrones. But c’mon — do you actually get any work done here? It’s simply too mesmerizing.

Realistically, you just snap a few pics for the gram, close your eyes and pretend you’re Hermione Granger.

Olin Library

If you’re going to work in Olin Library, you might as well hit the stacks. That is where all the hard work happens. The stacks get eerie as hell at night, so you’ve gotta be brave to work there. If you regularly hit the stacks, I’d liken you to a lone wolf — only capable of doing your best work in complete peace and quiet. Plus, I’d guess you are a caffeine fiend and appreciate the proximity to Libe Cafe.

Mann Library

If you prefer Mann, it’s because you thrive on a wide variety of seating areas.

ARTS & CULTURE

Sometimes you’re in the mood for a couch, but other times you crave a trusty swivel chair.

More than this, you go to bed early. You don’t cram for an exam in one night — you can’t with the library closing at 10 p.m. You’re different from the crew at the Cocktail Lounge — slightly more on top of things.

Carpenter Hall

If you work at Carpenter Hall, we get it — you’re smart.

Like smart smart. But c’mon — Carpenter Hall is not nearly the prettiest place on campus to get your work done. The only things this library boasts are a few private conference rooms. I’m judging you for this one.

Gates Hall

You need only to walk up the road from Carpenter Hall to find Gates Hall. Gates Hall is probably my favorite building on campus. If you study here, you are getting the biggest bang for your buck.

Gimme Coffee sits on the ground floor, quenching a caffeine lover’s thirst. The design lets a tremendous amount of light in, giving you just the right Monday morning pickme-up. And it is always quiet there (and not in a creepy way — I’m looking at you, Olin stacks).

On Making Bad Art GRETA GOODING FORMER SUN STAFF

This story was originally published on March 21.

This week, a friend offhandedly reminded me of something I had said to her a long time ago.

Apparently, when asked about my freakish journaling routine, I said, “Oh, well, it’s all worth it to me because journaling helps me ease my anxiety about the passing of time.” I guess it stuck with her more than me, clearly. I didn’t even remember, nor could I fathom, saying something that sounded so valiant and belletristic. So I talked myself into it.

You see, since I was 12 years old, I’ve been a freak about journaling. During the last week of every year, when I really should be buying Christmas gifts for my loved ones, I go out and buy myself a black Moleskine Notebook (3.5 inches x 5.5 inches, 192 pages, unlined. It has to be unlined).

Over the years, I’ve accrued a shelf of selfish encyclopedias, beholden to a strange predicted nostalgia.

Sometimes I think it’s a lack of faith in the human ability to remember that makes me record my own life like it’s worth money. Other times I find it to be a beautiful form of self-soothing.

Either way, I am acutely aware of the fact that as a senior, it’s my time to be a curmudgeonly, washed-up old broad. But I think making bad art is helping.

Kurt Vonnegut ‘44, who is heinously over-quoted at this school, wrote in A Man Without a Country, “Practicing an art, no matter how well or badly, is a way to make your soul grow … Write a poem to a friend, even a lousy poem. You will get an enormous reward. You will have created something.”

This spring, lousy art has become my specialty.

My roommates and I painted a lopsided, lumpy repurposed canvas, with abstract motifs that resemble tacos and pizza, probably because we were hungry and broke. We joked it would be in the next Maven show, but no kid at this school would dare give it monetary value, much less hang it in their room. I’ve got reels and reels of film chock-full of blurry photos

of beloved faces shaded under bucket hats, tacky cocktail parties, pumpkin-themed pre-games and the languishing days of summer that I desperately hoped the subject of my lens would hold on to as much as I did.

My dad is anxious about getting old too, though he doesn’t make bad art at all. His father’s memory was like a sloshing bucket, losing its weight without reason, so my dad thinks he can ward off Alzheimer’s by meticulously eating organic vegetables and walking at a hair-trigger pace every morning. He’s scared of losing his memory, but on him, it looks selfless — like he’s doing it for me.

But maybe bad art is more fun than eating vegeta-

Sometimes I think it’s a lack of faith in the human ability to remember that makes me record my own life like it’s worth money. bles — partially because you can hold it, and especially because it’s just for you. I write down my friend’s dream featuring me playing basketball. I write down what my sister wore to her sorority date night. I write down what the soup was at Zeus and where I ate it.

My journal is an explosion of the mundane, sprinkled with heartbreak and days when the sun shined bright enough to lull away the sonorous pitch of outgrowing things and places again and again.

One of the most wonderfully misunderstood artists of all time, Georgia O’Keeffe, said of art-making: “Whether you succeed or not is irrelevant, there is no such thing. Making your unknown known is the important thing.”

More lousy art it is.

Cafe

If you do work in a cafe, you are just kidding yourself. Let’s be real — you’re not actually working. You are soaking in an ambiance. I’d bet you’re a people person who is fine with sacrificing some prime grindtime for some good company.

And that’s alright with me.

Your Room

If you study in your room, you are a different breed, and I don’t mean that in a good way. I mean that you regularly commit a cardinal sin. Have you never heard of the division between work and play? Put another way, I feel the same way about people who work in their rooms as I do about people who dislike chocolate or love sprayable cheese: I don’t trust you.

That’s not to say I don’t like you, as most of my closest friends are guilty of this. We just come from two completely different realms.

JULIA NAGEL / SUN PHOTOGRAPHY EDITOR

Study days | Students get productive in the front area of Olin Library, conveniently located near Libe Cafe, where they can grab refreshments.

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Science

SCIENCE

College Decisions, Now Sans the SATs

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Test stress | A student takes a standardized test, which Cornell previously required all applicants to take. For the Class of 2026 and beyond, the University has done away with the ACT or SAT score requirement – which could even the playing field for prospective students.

By JOHN CAPWELL Sun Staff Writer

This story was originally published on March 30.

As the pandemic hit, colleges and universities, including Cornell, were forced to adapt their teaching and admissions process to the “new reality.” Many schools switched to fully online instruction in 2020, and also made one particular change to their admissions processes: requirements for standardized test scores.

While most colleges traditionally require SAT or ACT scores from applicants, many schools, including Cornell, waived this requirement as the pandemic started.

This only added to the large numbers of schools that already have phased out the SAT as part of their admissions requirements, which reopens the ques-

tion of what purpose these test scores actually serve in this process.

The SAT tests have been used as a major tool for college admissions since the mid-1930s.

While the acronym “SAT” originally stood for “Scholastic Aptitude Test.”

“Aptitude” signified that it was meant to determine inherent ability and intelligence. The College Board officially dropped the acronym in 1997, making “SAT” the name of the tests in its own right.

The tests were originally derived from IQ tests, which have a history of being misused, and have been used as a tool for race science in even the past few years. There has never been any scientific evidence that discrepancies in IQ and standardized test scores reflect an inherent difference in intelligence between different groups.

These standardized tests were originally intended to demonstrate what is

known in psychology as “general intelligence,” or “g.” “g” is a measure of a person’s innate intelligence, made up of reasoning, memory, quantitative processing and more.

When psychologists discuss intelligence, this “g-factor” is usually what they mean.

Even as officials from the College Board, the company that makes the SATs, have argued that the tests can be updated to be more equitable and fall in line with what they claim to measure, some psychologists have been unimpressed.

Prof. Robert Sternberg argues that SAT and ACT scores correlate very highly with IQ scores, and considers them to be essentially “IQ tests by another name.”

While there may be correlation between standardized tests and IQ, there are many other factors that influence intelligence and learning. Research has shown that standardized tests can be biased and can reinforce what is known as stereotype threat, as well as lead to differing rates of stress among different people.

Stereotype threat is when test-takers from traditionally marginalized groups actually score worse because of fears of reinforcing negative stereotypes about them. This illustrates how social factors can distort how a person performs on such tests, and thus does not accurately portray innate intelligence of a test taker.

The stress of the testing environment can also cause people to choke, as the stress causes them to have impaired focus, memory recall and overly heightened emotions, all of which can degrade performance.

Given these factors, many researchers, including Sternberg, argue that while test scores can correlate with grades in college, they are unable to predict other

factors such as social skills and creativity which allow people to successfully cope with real-world problems.

“Standardized tests can provide a limited prediction of many outcomes: grades, future educational admissions, salary. However, they usually disadvantage people with backgrounds that did not socialize them into the upper-middle-class notion of ‘intelligence’ as a test score,” Sternberg said.

Access to the internet, test-prep courses and financial resources can all play a part in limiting how well students perform on standardized tests, regardless of how intelligent they actually are.

Sternberg agreed that there is some modest correlation between SAT scores and educational outcomes but said that such results should be viewed with caution.

“They are good at predicting grades in college. Schools also usually like students who are easy to teach, and the prediction is better for those who are ‘socialized into’ the tests — those who are prepared for them by virtue of their upbringing and education,” Sternberg said.

He argued that standardized tests also give a limited view of intelligence and the questions they ask are often irrelevant to real-world scenarios.

“Because the tests are used to provide access to opportunities for those who score high, meaning that part of the correlation is an invention of our sociocultural system — we create the correlation,” Sternberg said.

Cornell, like many other institutions during the pandemic, has officially suspended the standardized testing requirement for prospective students until 2024, although a representative from the Cornell Admissions office declined to comment on whether or not this change will be permanent.

Cornell Psych Profs Weigh In on Relationships

By MILENA BIMPONG Former Sun Staff Writer

This story was originally published on Feb. 13.

As Valentine’s Day approaches, knowing the ins and outs of how relationships work can benefit students immensely. Many hope to form a genuine connection with someone else and fall in love, but love is not the only thing that creates a perfect match.

Prof. Robert Sternberg, psychology, and Prof. Alexander G. Ophir, psychology, gave professional insight on what makes a relationship last.

Sternberg discussed the stages of a relationship, which go as follows: attraction, values, lull and compatible stories.

While attraction mainly involves physical appearance, the latter three components determine whether two people make a suitable match. In the value stage, couples learn if their morals and values are compatible with one another.

“So in the second stage, if your values don’t match, even if you’re physically attracted, often the relationship falls

apart,” Sternberg said.

This compatibility is further tested during the lull stage, when the couple determines whether they can agree on the roles that each of them should have in the relationship. Different models include sharing equal roles or allowing one person to take the lead.

Finally, the couple determines whether they have compatible stories: Do they share similar ideas on what their future should look like?

“If your stories don’t mesh, even though the other stuff works, the relationship begins to feel wrong,” Sternberg said.

“You begin to realize that maybe at some subconscious level, your ideas about love are different.”

According to Sternberg, one criterion for determining compatibility is the “triangle of love,” which consists of intimacy, passion and commitment.

According to Sternberg, couples should ensure that their “triangles” are similar to each other as they enter the later stages of a relationship. In the long run, it’s crucial for couples to be on the same page for the relationship to work.

“What you want psychologically in a relationship is to be

TONY CENICOLA / THE NEW YORK TIMES

Love and chocolates | Heart shaped chocolates are the stereotypical Valentine’s Day gift between partners or admirers. But can psychological knowledge and neurochemicals make a romantic relationship last longer?

with someone where your stories match and your desired levels of intimacy, passion and commitment match too,” Sternberg said.

When reaching these desired levels, the brain responds with neurotransmitters and neuromodulators such as oxytocin, dopamine and vasopressin,

according to Ophir. These chemicals are released when a couple spends more time together, creating bonds between them.

“Of course, dopamine and these other neurotransmitters and neuromodulators have many functions,” Ophir said, “but when they work together

in certain parts of the brain, they can help coordinate the establishment of these emotions that are related to love in humans.”

Ophir also spoke about the behaviors that are often associated with human attachment.

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Sports

MEN’S HOCKEY

Men’s Hockey Downs Clarkson on Senior Night

By AARON SNYDER

night, meaning that the Raiders remain three points back of the Red heading into the last weekend of the season.

Cornell will hope to build momentum off the revitalThis story was originally published on Feb. 22, 2022. izing, feel-good win. After the game and the emotional Senior Night ceremony, there was a sense in the locker With a critical three points on the line and an emoroom that the team got it done for the seniors and that tional Senior Night ceremony looming, men’s hockey the night could propel the group into the last weekend hosted Clarkson on Saturday. Entering the night just of the season. three points clear of Colgate and RPI for the final bye “That’s exactly what you’re going for. I’m proud in the ECAC playoffs, the team’s emotions heading into of our group for battling back like they did and I senior night were overshadowed by the importance of can’t thank them enough for getting it done for us,” the game.

Haiskanen said. “We have to build off [tonight], it has “There’s obviously a bunch of excitement going into to launch us into next week … The message in the locksenior night, but we’re still focused on the fact that er room is ‘we ain’t done yet.’” these games are essential,” senior defenseman Cody After the game, the team honored fifth-years Locke, Haiskanen said.

Betts and Haiskanen as well as Bramwell, Motley and Two power play goals and two goals from senior Kyle McDonald. Adding to the emotions of the night was Betts helped Cornell come away with an impressive 6-2 Head Coach Mike Schafer ’86’s appearance on the ice victory over Clarkson on Senior Night. for the postgame ceremony. Schafer has missed the last After a disappointing overtime loss on Friday month and a half after contracting COVID in early night, the Red found itself in dire need of an energy January and receiving a cardiac stent. boost and a win. Senior Night provided that boost, as “Mentally, it’s been the hardest thing I’ve ever done the coaching staff elected to start three seniors who in my life,” Schafer said. “Being away from the team have not been everyday for the last seven weeks players, and the team – it’s difficult, because seemed to rally around you want to help. You them. brought these kids here, Instead of going with and you want to be in the best lineup on paper, the trenches with them.” the coaching staff electSchafer expressed ed to start senior fordoubts about his ability wards Zach Bramwell to get back behind the and Liam Motley as bench before the end of well as senior goaltender this season.

Nate McDonald, all of “Physically, I just whom have been in and can’t do it right now,” out of the lineup this Schafer said. “I don’t season. That decision, know if I’ll be able to and the emotional cirby the end of the year. cumstances of the night, Time’s kind of running gave Cornell the spark it out for me, but it was needed. nice to be at the rink “We want to win tonight.”

[Saturday] night,” Schafer is still on CLARKSON @ CORNELL Associate Head Coach the mend, but he went Ben Syer said on Friday out of his way to be at night. “We’ll be lookSenior Night.

Game: 1ST 2ND 3RD FINAL ing at all the possibili“My health, just like Clarkson 0 2 2 0 ties here that give us the the athletes, has to be Cornell 1 2 6 3 best chance. Obviously the first priority. You Senior Night’s a special can’t be putting yourself night.” at risk as an athlete and AARON SNYDER / SUN SPORTS EDITOR Cornell got off to a I have to follow that strong start in front of a Betts | After Friday’s loss, Kyle Betts helped gain Cornell its victory with two power play goals and two goals in his final home game. same example and not packed Lynah. The Red be stupid,” Schafer said. struggled on the power play on Friday night, but it con- tage, cutting Cornell’s lead to 3-2 with a minute left in “It was probably a little stupid [coming] tonight, but it verted on its first try on Saturday. With 10:51 left in the the period. was well worth it.” first, senior forward Liam Motley was tripped up enter“The same kind of thing happened in my first college The timing of Schafer’s absence has conspicuously ing the neutral zone, sending Cornell on the power play. game against Alaska, two quick goals in the second peri- aligned with the team’s recent struggles. The team The Red scored just over a minute into the power od,” McDonald said. “You just have to worry about the is 5-5-3 since Schafer left. Schafer was unsure of the play when freshman forward Ondrej Psenicka tipped next shift. You can’t dwell on the previous shift because impact his absence has had on the team, but he praised a pass from senior forward Brenden Locke in from the you’re going to get another shot, and that’s the one that his assistant coaches for the job they’ve done. crease. Psenicka’s 11th of the season gave Cornell a 1-0 matters most.”

“You never know until we really dig into it, but lead 10 minutes into the game.

Neither team scored in the first half of a back-and- [Syer], Sean [Flanagan] and Shane [Talarico] have done Two minutes after his tally, Psenicka was sent to forth third period, but it looked like Cornell took a two a tremendous job prepping these guys and preparing the box for tripping. Cornell killed the penalty behind goal lead with just over nine minutes left. Clarkson’s them and the details are right on,” he said. two saves from McDonald, who got off to a hot start. Ethan Haider got his pad on a Cornell shot, but freshThis was Schafer’s fifth year coaching Locke, Betts McDonald made a few nice saves down the stretch of man forward Sullivan Mack appeared to push the puck and Haiskanen. the period to send Cornell to the locker room with a in. The goal, which would’ve been Mack’s first, was “I was happy to be here for those guys. To see them 1-0 lead. waved off after a review. sacrifice and come back for a fifth year, I was proud of “It meant the world to me,” McDonald said about Just over a minute later, Cornell scored for real. On them,” Schafer said. “Athletics teaches you that you’ve his Senior Night, senior forward Kyle Betts scored his got to go all in because you never know what the final fourth goal in three games to give Cornell a 4-2 lead result is. Those guys did that, and I’m very, very grateful with eight minutes left in the third. that they did.”

Clarkson pulled its goalie after a Cornell penalty Schafer also sung the praises of McDonald, Bramwell with just over three minutes left, giving the Golden and Motley.

Knights a 6-on-4. The last time the two teams met, “I think guys like [McDonald, Bramwell and Motley], McDonald was in net when Clarkson scored three they’ve been kind of in and out of the lineup over the extra-attacker goals to complete a miraculous come- years. It goes to show you how much of an impact those back. kids could have on our program,” Schafer said. “They’re “You try not to think about it, but it might’ve been just tremendous young men. Most guys in today’s age in the back of my head,” McDonald said. “It was kind would just quit, or they’d transfer. These guys are a of a redemption moment for me because that game huge part of our program, and their teammates really really stuck with me for a while. To be put in the same appreciate them. You see the bond that they have in the scenario with the same team and stick it to them this locker room.” time – it was a big moment.”

McDonald teared up when discussing that bond, Unlike that night in Potsdam, Cornell iced the game especially with Bramwell and Motley. behind two empty net goals. First, Psenicka’s shot from “They’re my brothers for life,” he said. “I’ve gone AARON SNYDER / SUN SPORTS EDITOR down the ice slid in with two minutes left. With 20 through everything with them, and they mean the world seconds left, Betts added another for good measure to to me. I’m just really thankful for them.”

Senior night | Seven seniors (including Kyle Betts, above) close things out.

Cornell will try to use the emotional night as fuel for were honored for their impact on the team in an emotional The goal secured a critical three points for Cornell the final weekend with the last bye on the line, starting ceremony after the game. on an emotional night. Colgate also won on Saturday at 7 p.m. on Friday against Quinnipiac in Hamden.

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starting on Senior Night. “Anytime I get the chance to put on the Cornell jersey … I just want to help the team win, and to get the nod on Senior Night with the rest of my class meant a lot to me.”

The second period got off to a slow start, with the Golden Knights taking the only shot of the first half of the period. Both teams suddenly came to life after the media timeout. Cornell scored its second power play goal of the night with seven and half minutes remaining after Psenicka set junior forward Matt Stienburg up to give Cornell a 2-0 lead.

Just over two minutes later, the Red extended its lead when junior forward Ben Berard redirected junior defenseman Sam Malinksi’s shot from the point into the net to put Cornell ahead, 3-0.

Penalties on Cornell gave the Golden Knights an opportunity to eat into the Red’s lead. With three minutes left, Berard was sent to the box for boarding. 54 seconds later, Haiskanen joined him, setting Clarkson up with a 5-on-3.

The Golden Knights quickly converted on the 5-on3, beating McDonald off a one-timer from the faceoff circle to get on the board. The goal freed Berard from the box, but Clarkson scored again on its 5-on-4 advan-

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Sports

CROSS COUNTRY

Cornell’s Cross Country Teams Dominate in Return

By ANNA HOOPER Sun Staff Writer

This story was originally published on Sept. 23, 2021.

For the first time in nearly two years, Cornell’s cross country teams laced up their shoes and competed in the annual Yellowjacket Invitational at the University of Rochester. The large field of competitors proved to be no match for the Red’s domination.

The men’s team placed first in the overall team competition, racking up a total of 20 points, roughly 53 points less than Geneseo’s second.

Senior Captain Matt Fusco secured second place overall, with a time of 26:01.2, Football leading his team to the finish line.

Yale He was followed by junior Rishabh Prakash (3rd, 26:01.3), senior Caleb McCurdy (4th, 26:02.1), freshman Diego Aguirre (5th, 26:02.1), Reason to smile | The Red runners (seen here in a file photo) competed for the first time in nearly 700 days. vs. senior Jamie Granata (6th, 26:02.4), sophomore Thomas Seniors Lucy Hurt (2 7.6) and Natalie Morris (23:07.7) port them in future competitions.

“I think our team has always been pretty resilient and Foster (7th, 26:02.7) and Junior placed 10th and 12th, respectively.

These successes have proven particularly noteworthy, that having been in a pandemic and not really raced is just Wyatt Sulivan (8th, 26:04.0).

In the 6K women’s competi- as Cornell’s cross country teams were unable to compete going to play to our strengths,” Meyers said.

Head Coach Mike Hendersen said that perseverance is tion, the Red also claimed first last year.

Cornell “I think it made us stronger, because we’re better the key to the team’s success in a long season. place, with a team total of 30 Saturday, 12 p.m.

“It’s just continuing to persevere when you’re out there points. The group was led by prepared to deal with challenges that come our way,” New Haven, Conn. senior captain Isa Meyers’ first- Fusco said. “Missing all that stuff has made us better pre- running and you’re tired and it’s tough,” he said.

The Red races next on Oct. 1 at the Paul Short inviplace finish, her time buzzing pared to handle and deal with challenges that we might face during the season.

Not everything’s going to go as tational, hosted by Lehigh University in Bethlehem, in at 22:03.8. Sophomore Isabel Pennsylvania.

MacFarlane (5th, 22:25.2), senior Rebecca Hasser (7th, planned.”

After more than a year of uncertainty, Cornell’s cross 22:33.9), freshman Sierra Burror (8th, 22:43.4) and Marge Dalseth (9th, 22:48.3) were close to follow. country program has gained valuable assets that will sup- Anna Hooper can be reached at ahooper@cornellsun.com.

SAILING JULIA NAGEL / PHOTOGRAPHY EDITOR

Led by Myers, Strong Sailing Weekend

By KATRIEN DE WAARD Sun Production Editor

This story was originally published on Sept. 23, 2021.

Junior skipper Lillian Myers clinched her second consecutive Faye Bennet MAISA Women’s Singlehanded Championship for the Red Sailing team this past weekend in Annapolis, Maryland — with sophomore skippers Lucija Ruzevic and Lauren Ehnot taking second and fifth place, respectively. Myers’ win secured her a spot in the LaserPerformance Women’s Singlehanded National Championship this November.

“Coming home with the title was just as rewarding as winning freshman year,” Myers said.

“Lucija is my best friend of six years. We were on the same team growing up, so for us to get first and second is so cool, and three of us [Red] in the top five, what more could you ask for?”ww For the doublehanded skippers, the Red competed at home in the Cayuga Invite and Big Red Invite. In the Cayuga Invite, the Red placed third out of six, only five points behind second-place University of Pennsylvania. The Big Red Invite, on the other hand, was a less competitive event that allowed other sailors on the teams to try out competitions.

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MEN’S LACROSSE

Late Push Not Enough as Cornell Falls in National Championship Surpassing expectations | Sophomore midfielder Hugh Kelleher runs down the line in the NCAA Semifinal against Rutgers.

By AARON SNYDER

AARON SNYDER / SUN SPORTS EDITOR

year captain John Piatelli’s went in, but was waved off by the officials because Piatelli stepped in the crease.

Maryland cleared the ball and kept possession for an entire 80 second shot clock. Cornell got the ball back This story was originally published on May 30, 2022. with 53 seconds and a three goal deficit. The Red took a timeout, and Piatelli scored with 36 seconds left.

A valiant 4th quarter comeback effort was not Piatelli’s goal was his 66th of the season, breaking enough to end Cornell’s 45 year wait for another Mike French’s 46-year-old Cornell record for most national championship, as Cornell fell 9-7 to Maryland goals in a single season. in the title game on Monday.

It was too little too late though, and Maryland held Cornell fell behind early, but found its groove in the on to complete an undefeated season and claim the fourth quarter when it outscored the Terrapins 4-0. national championship.

“That was probably one of our best quarters of the Maryland coach John Tillman ’91 acknowledged year, in that fourth quarter,” said head coach Connor in his postgame press conference that the Terrapins Buczek ’15. were fortunate that the game didn’t last a few minutes It was all Maryland in the first half. The Terrapins longer. held the Red to a season low two goals in the first 30 The Red will have to reconcile having its best season minutes. since 2009 in Buczek’s first year with the disappointBoth Cornell tallies came off the stick of sophomore ment of coming one game short. attackman and Ivy League Rookie of the Year CJ Kirst, “[This group] had that mentality, they had that laser who found the back of the net halfway through the first focus. Even when we were 10-1, no one was content,” quarter and early in the second quarter.

Buczek said. “Nothing’s too small to care about, nothAside from Kirst’s two goals, the Red could not find ing is too small to try to win. That nature brings you to answers to the Terrapins defense and Maryland goaltenopportunities like today.” der Logan McNaney, who made 10 saves Buczek said that the program will be able in the first half. McNaney finished with 17 to build off this trip to the title game.

“Nothing was said, we just knew that this is who we are. saves and was named the most outstanding “We built the foundation,” Buczek said. “I player of the tournament.

There wasn’t a pump up speech or anything. We just think we’re back to where we need to be in “That defense, tip our cap to them,” terms of culture.” looked each other in the eyes and knew that we were Buczek said. “Holding us to two goals in The players, who stayed on the field to gonna claw back in this thing.” the first half … was our lowest output of watch Maryland receive the trophy and celethe year, so they certainly did some things brate, echoed that sentiment and said that the Gavin Adler that challenged us.” experience will motivate them.

On the other end of the field, four first “We know what it takes to get here, and half goals by Anthony DeMaio, including a natural hat- minutes to play. seeing that moment pushes us more,” Kirst said. “We’re trick in the first quarter, fueled the Maryland offense to The Cornell onslaught slowed for a few minutes super grateful for the position that we’re in and we’re a seven goal half and a 7-2 lead at halftime. before a shot with two and a half minutes left by fifth- just super excited to get back to work.”

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Maryland added two more in the first five minutes of the third quarter to take a 9-2 lead. The Terrapins did not score again.

22 minutes after Cornell’s second goal, junior midfielder Aiden Blake scored Cornell’s third goal of the game to cut Maryland’s lead to 9-3 with five minutes left in the third quarter.

Down six goals with fifteen minutes to play, the Red put up a strong comeback effort in the fourth quarter.

“Nothing was said, we just knew that this is who we are,” said senior defenseman Gavin Adler. “There wasn’t a pump up speech or anything. We just looked each other in the eyes and knew that we were gonna claw back in this thing.”

Less than a minute in, junior attacker Michael Long brought Cornell within five.

A goal by sophomore midfielder Hugh Kelleher with eight minutes left in the game brought the Red sideline and the Cornell student section to life and cut Maryland’s lead to 9-5.

Adler and fifth-year defenseman Dom Doria converged on Maryland’s Logan Wisnauskas to force a turnover. Junior attacker Spencer Wirtheim capitalized and brought Cornell within three with seven and a half

Picture This!

A Swift Return To Cross Country After two years of having their seasons canceled because of COVID-19, the cross country team made a swift comeback by successfully taking first in an invitational overall team competition. page 23

Cornell fans really get into the Red spirit — and we have the photos to prove it.

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Strong Sailing The Cornell sailing team took the water by storm at a meet last fall with a strong team finish. page 23

The Corne¬ Daily Sun Special Student Guide | Forty Pages | First-Year Issue 2022

find your place on theHill Your guide to the ins and outs of Cornell

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ELCOME TO CORNELL! Congratulations on making it to our beautiful university at the top of a very steep hill. The following pages will serve as a guide to your upcoming adventures here.

As you begin your exciting first year at Cornell, we encourage you to keep calm and enjoy your fresh beginning. As you navigate the stresses of course enrollment, new social groups and relocation to a tiny city in upstate New York, remember that thousands of strangers – and future friends – embark on this journey alongside you.

While you can’t predict every future adventure, know that Cornell promises a storied college experience. Inside this guide, you’ll find some information on the organizations you can join and the things you can see

in and around the Hill. We’ll give you some tips on the best places to eat, study and hang out.

We’re sure that you’ll find even more.

This chapter in your life will pass quickly, and we wish you the fullest possible Cornell experience. Make the most of every day, and don’t forget that four years can pass in a blink.

Remember to read The Sun online and download our mobile app to stay abreast of the vibrant and fast-moving community at Cornell. There’s no place quite like it.

Welcome home, Class of 2026.

— The 140th Editorial Board

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The Sun’s Cornell glos•sa•ry

Say what?

Studying in the cocktail lounge?

Eating at CTB? Learn what’s what: all the terms you need to know.

AAP: College of Architecture, Art and Planning. Found on the north end of the Arts Quad.

AEM: Applied Economics and Management, the only major in the Dyson School.

Appel: Appel Commons, one of North Campus’ dining halls, known as the “crown jewel of Cornell Dining.”

Big Red: The nickname for all Cornell athletic teams.

Big Red Bear: Cornell mascot. Although the bear is actually brown and not red, Cornellians still look to him for spirit.

CALS: College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. Also called the “Ag School.”

Big Red Bucks: Points that can be used in a-la-carte dining facilities, such as Bear Necessities, to buy food. Better known as BRBs. CCC: Cornell Concert Commission, the organization that brings big-name bands to campus.

Central: Central Campus, the area between the gorges that includes nearly all of Cornell’s academic buildings.

Chalkings: Announcements written in chalk on the campus sidewalks.

CIT: Cornell Information Technologies, the provider of computer and network services.

Cocktail Lounge: Underground reading room in Uris Library with comfy, sleep-inducing chairs — great for a midday nap!

Commons: A stretch of State Street in downtown Ithaca closed to vehicular traffic. Go there to find shops, restaurants and many craft, food and musical fairs.

Cornell Cinema: Sells discounted tickets to more than 300 films a year right in Willard Straight Hall.

CTB: Collegetown Bagels, the reliable spot for any bagel concoction you could possibly dream up.

CTP: Collegetown Pizza, a favorite late-night munchies spot.

C-Town: Collegetown, the business district of Ithaca located next to campus. There are apartments, shops, restaurants and bars on this stretch.

Dairy Bar: Cornell-operated dairy that serves ice cream, milkshakes and other milk products.

Day Hall: Home of financial aid, Title IX and other University resources — like its president.

D. P. Dough: A place to order calzones to satisfy those late-night cravings.

Dragon Day: Tradition started by Willard D. Straight in 1901, in which architecture students build a giant dragon and parade it around the campus before spring break.

EARS: Empathy, Assistance and Referral Service, a free peer mentoring service that offers mental health management strategies.

Fishbowl: A glass-enclosed reading room in Uris Library with rows of reading-conducive desks. Perfect for studying. That’s it. Nothing alcohol-related; why do you ask?

Freshmen on the Field: A tradition where all freshmen rush onto the field before the first home football game of the season.

FWS: 1. First-year writing seminar; you pick five choices and will be assigned one. 2. Federal Work Study, a financial aid program.

Gorges: Ithaca’s claim to fame, leading to the saying, “Ithaca is Gorges.” These rock-lined waterfalls are hard to miss on campus, but swimming in them is dangerous and prohibited in most areas — be careful.

Harvest Dinner: One night each fall semester when local foods are served in Cornell’s dining halls.

Ho Plaza: The area between the Cornell Store and the Straight, which often hosts student rallies.

Hotelies: Students in the School of Hotel Administration.

I.C.: Ithaca College, the college across town from Cornell.

ILR: School of Industrial and Labor Relations, nicknamed “I Love Reading.”

J.A.: The Judicial Administrator determines punishments for recalcitrant students, especially those who take more than one piece of fruit out of the dining halls.

JAM: Just About Music, a residential program house.

The Johnson: Cornell’s Johnson Museum of Art, free and open to the public.

Libe Café: Where great minds meet daily

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Big steps | Waterfalls run through many gorges and provide the area its natural beauty. Some gorges have trails leading down to the falls, but off-trail areas can be dangerous. Above: Cascadilla Gorge at Collegetown. over coffee inside Olin Library.

Libe Slope: A very steep hill separating West Campus from Central Campus. You’ll want to be there on Slope Day ... but otherwise only take the walk when you’re up for a work-out.

Louie’s Lunch: Late-night staple, found on North Campus between Balch and Risley Halls.

Louie’s best foods include their near-legendary fries.

Loving House: A program house to enhance the living experience of LGBTQ+ students.

MVR: Martha Van Rensselaer Hall, home of the College of Human Ecology.

Morgue: The large study lounge in Donlon Hall, named for its dark, dismal lighting.

Nasties: Affectionate nickname for the greasy, a-la-carte dining facility in RPCC. Noyes: The student center on West Campus, home to a state-of-the-art gym and Jansen’s Market.

Orgo: Organic chemistry. Two words: Fear it.

PAM: Policy analysis and management, a popular major in the College of Human Ecology.

Prelim: Any full-length exam that is not a final exam. Known as “midterms” at most other colleges.

PSB: Physical Sciences Building, home to Goldie’s Cafe and STEM studiers.

Quad: Quadrangle, a rectangular section of campus that houses one of Cornell’s colleges, such as the Ag Quad, the Arts Quad and the Engineering Quad.

R.A.: Resident adviser, the upperclassman in charge of keeping order in your residence hall.

Don’t make their life too hard.

RHD: Residence hall director, the R.A.’s boss.

You want this person to be on your side if you’re in trouble.

ROTC: Reserve Officers’ Training Corps, a collegiate-level military organization.

RPCC: Robert Purcell Community Center, one of two community centers on North Campus. It’s home to numerous study lounges,

Bear Necessities and a dining hall.

S/U: Pass-or-fail grading that is an option in some courses (satisfactory or unsatisfactory).

S.A.: Student Assembly, a student governing body that has jurisdiction over the student activity fee and makes recommendations to the administration.

Schwartz Center: Home of Cornell’s performing and media arts department. Located in Collegetown, it hosts many student performances and visiting shows.

Slope Day: An end of the year celebration in the spring when Cornellians gather on Libe Slope, hang out with friends, listen to music and have a few (or more) drinks.

The Straight: Willard Straight Hall, Cornell’s student union, which contains dining facilities, a study lounge, a ceramics studio, the Cornell Cinema movie theater and registered student organization offices.

SAFC: Student Assembly Finance Commission, in charge of distributing money to registered student organizations.

State Street Diner: A restaurant west of the Ithaca Commons. Stop by if you’re looking for greasy, home-style cooking and waitresses who will call you “honey.”

T.A.: Teaching assistants, often graduate students who lead discussion sections for large lectures.

TCAT: Tompkins Consolidated Area Transit, the bus company that serves the Ithaca area.

All first-years receive a free bus pass to take you to 8:40 a.m. classes or home from late-night escapades.

Townie: A local Ithaca resident.

Ujamaa: A multi-year residential community on North Campus that celebrates Black heritage.

Wegmans: The massive and hyper-popular supermarket downtown. Great place to shop if you cook for yourself a lot.

Zeus: Temple of Zeus, or the best soup spot and place to be seen pretending to do work on campus.

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Orientation | Student Guide | Page 3

First-Years Move In to In-Person Orientation

By MIRA HARRIS Sun Staff Writer

This story was originally published on August, 25, 2021.

On Saturday, Courtnee Pete ’25 and her mother drove 30 hours from Houston to arrive in Ithaca just in time for the First Year Carnival.

The usual excitement surrounding meeting new people was muddied because of the circulating delta variant causing an uptick in COVID cases locally. Pete’s mother, Bettye Davis, spent the weekend helping her daughter adjust to her new home in High Rise Five.

“It was honestly a little scary, especially with the new

“Despite everything happening with the pandemic, the move-in process was very well organized.”

Serwa Asante ’25 variant strain out there,” Davis said. Pete was one of nearly 4,000 students moving into the first-year residence halls spread across North Campus, which was filled with suitcases, large red moving bins and cars parked on green spaces to begin moving students in.

Joaquin Rivera ’25 also drove to Ithaca from Houston over the course of four days in order to bring his dorm decorations, winter clothes, and photos of friends.

Though COVID is still a risk, Rivera said that he is “confident about staying safe on campus.”

Parents, too, seem to be comforted by Cornell’s success in keeping cases low last year, as well as the detailed COVID-19 guidelines during this year’s move-in, which specified arrival testing requirements for those who are not fully vaccinated and mandated mask-wearing inside for everybody regardless of vaccination status.

“Despite everything happening with the pandemic, the

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Move-in day | Family members help their new Cornell student carry luggage across North Campus. In fall 2020, with extensive COVID-19 guidelines, students moved in alone and with just two suitcases and a backpack. Fall 2021 returned to normal, with crowds of loved ones carrying bins, furniture and luggage into students’ homes for the next year.

move-in process was very well organized,” Serwaa Asante, mother of Nick Asante ‘25, said. “This is something we’ve never experienced before, [but] it was good to see that masks were being worn and that testing was being given to those who were unvaccinated.”

This year’s move-in process had marked differences from last year, with students not being required to quarantine or get arrival testing if they are vaccinated. Eager

families were allowed to help students move into their dorms and explore the Cornell campus, and normal orientation events greeted incoming students.

Rivera expressed optimism about the opportunity to spend time in lecture halls with his peers.

“I’m curious by nature, so I’m really excited for my curriculum and just excited to learn more, meet new people and have a great college experience,” he said.

Eager First-Year Students Take Off for Spring Break

By SOFIA CHIERCHIO Sun Staff Writer

This story was originally published on April 11.

Many Cornellians use spring break, a week-long period in which students take a break from their rigorous schedules to relax before the

end of the academic year, as an opportunity to escape the frigid Ithaca weather, and others to visit family and friends. For some first-year students, the break served as an opportunity to reflect on their first year at Cornell.

Vindhya Kathuria ’25, an international student from Copenhagen, Denmark, used her vacation to travel

to Fort Lauderdale, Florida, to escape her school-related stress.

“I purposely didn’t bring my laptop with me so I wouldn’t be tempted to work during break. I feel that I was finally able to properly relax,” Kathuria said. “I do realize, however, that I am fortunate not to have prelims as soon as I return from break, which

JULIA NAGEL / SUN PHOTOGRAPHY EDITOR

Bussing in | Students disembark from a coach bus, returning from spring break trips home or abroad. Spring 2022 brought back Cornell’s spring intercession following its elimination in 2020 and 2021.

isn’t the case for most stu- life during her first semester dents.” and wished to be more sponUnlike Kathuria, Aneesha taneous.

Kodati ’25 did not find the “I wish I could tell my break to be long enough for her first-semester self to live in the to fully relax. moment and to say yes more; “I traveled to Washington, whether going on a spontaD.C. with the Bhangra team, neous hike, trying out a new which was so much fun, but restaurant in Collegetown I do feel like a little more “I purposely didn’t bring my laptop with time would’ve me so I wouldn’t be tempted to work helped,” during break. I feel that I was finally Kodati said.

“In college I able to properly relax.” barely have enough time Vindhya Kathuria ’25 to focus on anything besides school and my extra- or seeing a movie,” Kathuria curriculars, and I think some said.

Similarly, Kodati said that more time to relax would’ve she felt she should have let go been beneficial.”

Many Cornellians, includ- of some of her apprehension ing Bradley Wang ’25, used while coming to Cornell and this break as an opportunity to live in the moment.

“I’d love to tell myself to spend time with family.

“My mom ran the Paris trust the process. I was so marathon, so I was able to go stressed going into college, and support her,” Wang said. unsure of how my future “After that, I visited my sister would unfold,” Kodati said. I at her college in Boston. It was eventually learned that everya much-needed break.” thing falls into place, and just With the end of the academ- to go with the flow.”

Like Kodati, Wang learned ic year just four weeks away, some freshman students were to seize the new opportuniable to take the time during ties that were presented while spring break to look back on entering college.

“I would tell my first-setheir first semesters at Cornell, and what they wished they mester self to just have fun could tell themselves before with it. I knew college would starting their journeys as go by fast, but I didn’t expect it to be this quick,” Wang Cornellians.

Kathuria felt that she pri- said. “Just take advantage of oritized her academic life over all the new opportunities, her mental health and social socially and academically.”

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Cornell History Through the Eyes of The Sun

By SUN STAFF

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n April 27, 1865, the governor of New York State signed Cornell University’s charter, establishing the university that its founder, Ezra Cornell, would later describe as “an institution where any person can find instruction in any study.”

While The Sun was not established until 15 years after the University, the publication has continuously followed the University and kept Cornellians informed for over 135 years.

On this page, we’ve laid out a few of The Sun’s front pages that showcase what many would identify as the defining moments of the University’s history.

‘Without any apology for our appearance’ | The Sun’s inaugural issue was published on Sept. 16, 1880, 15 years after Cornell’s charter was signed and 18 years after the signing of the Morrill Land-Grant Act, which allowed states to establish new universities or support older ones with federal land and funding.

‘Precautions Lacking’ | In April 1967, a fire at the Cornell Heights Residential Club — which is now the Ecology House on North Campus — killed eight Ph.D. students and a professor. The following day, The Sun published a story on its front page [left] about the lack of fire safety precautions in University residences. To this day, the cause of the fire is officially unknown, although following the event, Cornell invested in fire safety measures across campus.

“Cornell’s Stand In Face of War to Be Revealed” | The day after the Pearl Harbor attacks on Dec. 7, 1941, the front page of The Sun [above] featured various Associated Press wires regarding World War II and the attacks. Cornell President Edmund Ezra Day issued a statement the following day, telling Cornellians to stay “at their jobs” until more definitive information regarding the country’s role in the war was provided. Throughout the war, Cornell faced great disruption — men were called to enlist in 1943, and The Sun became a weekly known as “The Cornell Bulletin.”

Cornell’s capitulation | Fifty three years ago, approximately 100 black students took over Willard Straight Hall and ejected Cornell employees and visiting family members from the building. The following day, April 20, 1969, students emerged from the Straight. Marking the end of a decade full of racial tensions, Cornell stood divided. Tensions ultimately culminated with the resignation of its president and the future establishment of shared governance on campus. Right is The Sun’s extra edition announcing the takeover.

Rawlings’ seven-point plan | On Oct. 8, 1997, President Hunter R. Rawlings III announced his plan to move all freshmen housing to North Campus and all upperclassmen housing to West and Collegetown. The following day, The Sun [above] led with the headline “All Frosh to North.”

Rawlings’ plan led to the construction of Mews and Court-Kay-Bauer Halls, as well as the West Campus housing system.

The land grant university of the future | In December 2011, thenNew York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced that Cornell had won the city’s Applied Sciences competition, which granted the University the right to build a new technology campus on Roosevelt Island in Manhattan.

Cornell is thought to have won the bid after Stanford University, Cornell’s rival throughout the competition, dropped out and billionaire Chuck Feeney ’56 donated $350 million to the University for the campus. The Sun reported on the announcement during Cornell’s winter break and published the news online, with the print version [right] making its debut at the start of the spring semester. The campus opened on Roosevelt Island in fall 2017 and the full buildout is to be completed by 2037.

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Taking a Bite Out of the Big Apple: Cornell’s Future in New York City Cornell Tech Over the next two decades, Cornell will expand its footprint in New York City on Roosevelt Island, the site of the new technology campus, Cornell Tech. While the campus had its official inauguration in 2017, the full construction will not conclude until 2037. Before demolition began to make way for the University’s new campus, The Sun’s editors had the opportunity to tour the island and see Cornell’s future.

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Big Apple | The east

side of Manhattan — which houses Weill Cornell Medical College (center) — can be seen from Roosevelt Island.

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The site today | The first Cornell Tech building was opened on Sept. 13, 2017.

The entire campus is expected to fill 12 acres.

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FDR Four Freedoms Park, built in memory of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, opened in 2012.

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Welcome to the island | An over-

head tram transporting passengers from Manhattan arrives at Roosevelt Island.

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Four freedoms | American artist Jo

Davidson created a bronze sculpture of FDR that stands in the center of the FDR Four Freedoms Park.

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Abandoned smallpox hospital | The ruins of a smallpox hospital,

designed by James Renwick Jr. in the 19th century, are a designated historic site on Roosevelt Island.

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North Campus Dorms Widen Housing Disparities

By SOFIA RUBINSON Sun News Editor

This story was originally published on Sept. 10, 2021.

Housing conditions across Cornell’s campus vary wildly. From decadesold dorms without air conditioning to brand-new buildings with modern amenities, students’ dorm experiences are anything but standard. Only one thing remains constant: the cost.

Some students, like Ramisha Hossain ’25, live in the newly-constructed Ganedago Hall. Complete with large study areas, suite-style dorming and air conditioning in all rooms, Ganedago and Toni Morrison Hall are the most modern dorms on campus.

Others, including Eli Forman ’25, live in older buildings such as Mary Donlon Hall. Donlon lacks air conditioning, low occupancy bathrooms and modern common rooms. And for first-year and transfer students, there is no choice involved in the dorm assignments.

“At my previous school, if a dorm was nicer, it would be more expensive,” said Natalie Rosenberg ’24, a transfer student. “I think that’s how it should be at every school.”

Rosenberg lives in the music-based program house Just About Music, which she didn’t choose. In addition to not being interested in music, she said she felt left out from the majority of sophomores who live on West Campus — especially considering the quality of living is not equal to West Campus residence halls.

Jonathan Duvao ’25 lives in High Rise 5 and he said while he enjoys the people in his dorm, he finds the furniture “outdated” and “dirty.” When told that the price of his single is the same as a single in the new dormitories, Duvao was shocked.

“There definitely should be [a price

difference],” he said. “I think it should be cheaper in High Rise 5 because we don’t have A.C., the bathrooms are lower quality and the rooms are much nicer in the new dorms.”

Forman, however, speculated that higher prices for the newer dorms would lead to more inequality within the student body: “What would happen is that the people who could afford it would end up all [in the new dorms],” he said, “and that would create a weird social environment.”

Student and Campus Life staff assign housing for first-years and transfers, and accepted students can indicate their preference for a program house or residence hall, as well as their favored room style (single, double, triple or quad). But housing does not guarantee meeting these guidelines.

Even though singles cost $11,281 in any dorm across campus, some program houses have fees, even if students do not choose to live there or participate in house activities or resources. JAM’s $70 yearly fee was one part of Rosenberg’s frustration.

Some students, like Meg Pardee ’25, were surprised by their random dorm assignments, but found later appreciation for them.

Pardee lives in Holland International Living Center, a program house for students with an international focus, where she has met students from across the world. She was also placed in a triple, which was not her first choice of room style.

But Pardee expressed that equal housing rates across residence halls and program houses are fair.

“I don’t think that people should be paying less just because they happen to be placed in an older dorm,” Pardee said.

Christina Simon ’24 is a sophomore transfer student living on West Campus in the gothic dormitory Founders Hall.

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New horizons | Two new residence halls opened on North Campus in 2021 for first-years.

Without air conditioning, large study rooms or in-building laundry, the gothic dorms are, among students, considered worse than their Main House counterparts on West Campus.

The biggest complaint Simon has about living in the gothics was the lack of air conditioning, especially since the Main Houses have air conditioning in all common spaces.

“It would have been really nice if we had air conditioning because it was extremely hot the first week here. We actually have four fans in our room right now,” Simon said. “[But] I didn’t have any expectations. I would have been happy with any dorm on West Campus.

I like the location, besides having to walk up the slope to get to class.”

Students on North Campus have found both positives and negatives regardless of their dorm’s amenities:

Hossain expressed that Ganedago residents keep their doors closed, which makes it harder to meet new floormates, and Forman said that Donlon’s vibrant social life makes up for the lack of amenities.

“It is very fun and social,” Forman said. “People leave their doors open which is a positive that outweighs the shininess and newness of Ganedago.”

Through the drastic differences among dorm conditions, starting this semester, all first-year and transfer students are required to live on campus through the spring semester of their second year of enrollment — a change that came with the North Campus Residential Expansion.

“You live wherever you live,” Pardee said. “You don’t really get a choice so I think people should be happy with what they get.”

Student Agencies Apartments Conclude Construction

By FAITH FISHER Sun Staff Writer

This story was originally published on Sept. 8, 2021.

A six-story blue glass-paned Student Agencies building marks the new facade of Collegetown after more than a year of construction. Straddling the corner of College Avenue and Oak Avenue, the madeover building is home to more than 50 apartments and a future location of Ithaca Beer Co.

The student apartment complex, constructed and managed by Student Agencies, is 100 percent occupied for this academic year.

Charlie Lee ’22, Student Agencies president, and Brooke Shacoy ’22, general manager of Student Agencies Real Estate, say they have received overwhelmingly positive feedback on the project from their residents.

According to Lee and Shacoy, students were involved in many of the decisions for the building, from the type of fitness equipment in the gym to the type of

furniture in the units. Student Agencies is the oldest independent student-run company nationwide and is the second largest employer of students in the area — after Cornell itself.

“I’m not a designer, but I kind of know what students are looking for,” Lee said. “I hope that our input helps select pieces that students actually want in their rooms.”

The building also prides itself on its emphasis on tenant relations — the building uses a property management software that

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Collegetown | The new Student Agencies building towers over Collegetown as students file past.

allows tenants to file maintenance requests at any point during the day from their phone.

“I think we’re a lot more receptive than some of the other buildings around campus,” Lee said. “There have been some issues with property managers not doing things for long periods of time, just ignoring tenants. I have a landlord, I live in Collegetown and know what it’s like, so we’re trying to give our tenants the best experience possible.”

Jess Kutz ’22 is living in the building this year and has had an overall positive experience. In addition to enjoying the “spacious” rooms and views from her apartment, she has benefitted from the responsive system of management.

“The management has been extremely responsive,” she said.

“Anytime that I’ve had an issue and need a maintenance request I can just text them and they get back to me. I’ve really enjoyed it, especially compared to the apartment that I lived in last year.”

Autumn Shelton ’22 does not live in the building, but she has been in the building and seen some of the units. The Student Agencies building lacks some of the amenities she would expect to find in a luxury apartment.

“I feel like it isn’t worth the price,” she said. “The value is

really in the view. For $2,000 a month, I need an oven, I need a dishwasher, I need the ability to have a washer and dryer in the unit. I have a washer and dryer in my apartment, and it’s less than half the cost per month.”

As a tenant, Kutz’s main criticism centers on the kitchen.

Advertised as a “full-kitchen,” it failed to meet her expectations.

Her kitchen lacks a dishwasher, only has two small burners and the microwave doubles as a convection oven. She enjoys cooking, but she cannot fit her cast iron on the hot plates in the kitchen.

“Advertising as a full kitchen and then not serving the purpose or the functionality of a kitchen within somebody’s home is really concerning because there were expectations and they did not meet those expectations,” she said. “Obviously, it’s a very nice place, but if I knew this I might have gone to the Lux or some other place for roughly the same price and same location.”

The apartment complex also has a 2,000 square foot patio, where the wooden picnic tables of Collegetown Bagels used to sit.

Ithaca Beer Co. will set up a second location in the ground level of this space.

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Campus Life | Student Guide | Page 7

Holi Makes a Colorful Return to Campus

By JYOTHSNA BOLLEDDULA Sun Senior Editor

This story was originally published on May 1.

Typically home to problem sets and study sessions, the Engineering Quad got a splash of color on Saturday as members of the Cornell community gathered to celebrate Holi, the Hindu festival of colors.

With over 500 participants in attendance, not a white shirt was in sight as students threw “rang,” a colored powder typically used for the festival, at one another as Bollywood music played in the background Holi, a Hindu festival that marks the beginning of spring, is usually celebrated in March.

Cornell’s celebration has typically been held later to allow for warmer weather.

The event was organized

by Cornell’s Hindu Student Council. The celebration, which was canceled in both 2020 and 2021 due to the pandemic, marks the first in-person Holi at Cornell for many in the South Asian community.

“There are so many people who haven’t experienced Cornell Holi yet in their time at college,” said Aashna Brahmbhatt ’22, a senior council member and previous president of HSC.

“So, it was really important to us that we got to share this with the community again.”

Members of Cornell’s HSC relied on a few seniors’ fading memories of spring 2019 to put the event together. With much of the board being underclassmen and juniors, the organization had little previous experience to draw from.

“I had to try and remember, what were we doing? How did we plan it? What was the setup?” Brahmbhatt said. “But it’s so rewarding to go through all that work, and then see people enjoying our event that we worked so hard to put together.”

The event ran from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. Within minutes, colors were flying in the air as attendees lined up to get their bags of rang, also the Hindi word for “color”. Effat Rahman ’24 was one such student, coming to experience her first Holi.

“Before I started college I saw all the older college students that I know go to Holi and it’s like a big cultural thing and everybody partakes of it,” Rahman said. “I had never done it, so I thought it would be really fun to try it out.”

Flavia Scott ’24 similarly came to celebrate Holi after hearing about it from her friends and not having been able to

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Colorful fun | Students, doused in bright powders, celebrate the Hindu fesitval of Holi on campus in March 2022. experience it last year.

“Last year people would mention these big activities, but we couldn’t really imagine because we weren’t even in class,” Scott said. “So to actually go out and experience these things is really cool.”

Both Rahman and Scott noted that this year’s Holi exceeded their expectations, and are excited to keep attending during their next two years of college.

Though impressed with the

turnout, Neel Mehta ’23, vice president of HSC, noted that in past years, Holi saw an attendance of upwards of 1100 to 1200 students. He hopes that this year’s Holi will remind people of just how fun the beloved Cornell tradition is.

“It’s kind of like reestablishing a tradition,” Mehta said.

“But I think we’re in a good place and hopefully it’ll keep growing in the next couple of years.”

As the celebration wound

down, many sat in groups on the surrounding lawn with samosas and mango lassi in hand, marking the end to a colorful day. “[Holi] is one of the few festivals that we have where you can openly show emotion and openly celebrate with literally anyone and everyone and I think that’s really beautiful,” Mehta said.

“It’s not just Indian people here, it’s people of all different races and religions coming together and I think that’s a really beautiful thing.”

ClubFest Makes Awaited Return to Barton Hall

By ROMAN LaHAYE Sun News Editor

This story was originally published on Feb. 22.

On Feb. 20, students once again flocked to Barton Hall to participate in this semester’s ClubFest, an opportunity to mingle and explore Cornell’s student clubs and organizations.

The event, now in its 18th year, featured around 400 clubs that advertised to students in person, collecting contact information, handing out quarter-cards, chatting at booths and for some organizations, giving ten-minute performances to showcase their groups to prospective members.

This spring’s ClubFest was the second in-person event since it moved online in fall 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the first in its traditional location, Barton

Hall. Last semester’s in-person ClubFest took place on the Arts Quad to allow for greater capacity and a more open environment.

“As the Student Union Board, we believe it’s our responsibility to make extracurricular cultural and social opportunities accessible to everyone,” said Ansel Asch ’23, who serves as the one of the board’s co-presidents.

When ClubFest was held online, club leaders had two weeks to showcase their organizations and to document recruitment digitally. However, they missed out on opportunities to share stickers and souvenirs, show off performances or otherwise speak to students face-to-face as they would have wandered organically around booths.

This semester, ClubFest was held over two time slots due to table limitations related to COVID protocols.

One club in attendance was Cornell Grub Ventures, a venture capital club focusing on activism-minded invest-

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Busy Barton | After two years of modified events, students gather in the traditional ClubFest venue of Barton Hall.

ments in food and agriculture.

“It was refreshing meeting students face to face, sharing about our organization and getting a sense of who’s interested about the club – the genuine enthusiasm some students had for our specific intersection of business, food and social impact felt energizing,” said the club’s chief executive officer, Deschelly Teo ’23.

This semester’s ClubFest also included a variety of performances, which served as entertainment for participants and as an opportunity for dance and performance clubs to reach out to possible recruits. Maya Hardi ’23, Vice President of K-pop dance troupe E.Motion, performed with her organization this weekend.

Hardi, who discovered E.Motion at ClubFest during her first year at Cornell, expressed appreciation for the platform the event gives to help her troupe attract new members.

“I feel like once they see us performing dance on stage and are like, ‘Whoa, other people who are like me, regular students at Cornell, they’re doing all this dance stuff.

Maybe I could do that too,’” Hardi said.

When scheduling performances, setting up booths, and managing hundreds of clubs, any event at the scale of ClubFest is bound to pose a number of logistical challenges such as performance cancellations, no-show clubs and the ever-changing restrictions necessitated by the pandemic.

Aryaa Pai ’22, also co-president of the Student Union Board, is responsible for booking performances and handling other organizational logistics around ClubFest. For Pai, planning such a large-scale event does not come without stress.

“We definitely do get nervous because it’s such a huge event,” Pai said. “It’s so important for the clubs as well as the students because it’s what sort of brings them together. There is no other event on campus which allows students to see what clubs there are.”

Despite this, Asch always finds a successful ClubFest to be a rewarding experience.

“Just seeing all of those people promote their organizations, seeing people joining those organizations and knowing that you are part of the game is my favorite part,” Asch said.

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Glimpses Of Collegetown

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Just off campus, past the law school and over a stone bridge spanning Cascadilla Creek, lies Collegetown, a lively gathering place for Cornellians. Here, students can find cheap food, bars, entertainment and basic necessities. Many upperclassmen choose to live in Collegetown’s houses and high-rise apartment buildings.

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CITY GUIDE Ithaca, the city that Cornell calls home, offers unique artistic, culinary, and natu- Herbert F. ral delights just off of campus. Because of all its quirks and eccentricities, and not in Johnson Museum of spite of them, Ithaca is full of opportunities to explore and have fun.

Art

The heart and soul of downtown Ithaca is called the Commons. Three city blocks in the center of downtown were made into a pedestrian mall in the 1970s, and ever since, the Commons have been a hubbub of shops, cafes and restaurants. After multiple years of renovations, the Commons reopened in August 2015 with new benches and sculptures, more extensive lighting and a more easily accessible central walkway.

Retail options in the area range from jewelry stores and bookshops to a branch of the Cornell Store. Visitors can make other notable stops at the State Theatre and everyone’s favorite independent student newspaper, yours truly. If you’re hungry after a long day out and about, the restaurants on the Commons offer food for every taste from Mediterranean to Thai.

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Ithaca

Although there are plenty of great campus dining options, some off-campus Commons restaurants are iconic for Cornell students. Moosewood Restaurant, which made its name in the ’60s with world-famous organic vegetarian cookbook, sits on Seneca Street and still serves the same perennial cuisine. Glenwood Pines on Route 89 near Taughannock Falls State Park serves what it calls the world-famous Pinesburger and offers a beautiful view over Cayuga Lake. Viva Taqueria and Bickering Twins, both near the Commons, offer dine-in and take-out options for those craving Mexican cuisine.

If you like museums, you can find more than a few nestled within Ithaca’s treelined boundaries. The Sciencenter on Route 13 is geared toward younger kids, but it still provides fun exhibits for the college-aged crowd. The Museum of the Earth, located on Trumansburg Road, is part of the Paleontological Research Institution and features a treasure trove of fossils and dinosaur bones. The Herbert F. Johnson Buttermilk Museum of Art, just off the Arts Quad on Central Campus, houses works by artists Falls from the ancient world to today, and also features a rotating cast of temporary exhibitions. For bird lovers and general nature enthusiasts, Cornell’s Lab of Ornithology provides a fun, educational experience.

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The Shops at Ithaca is the biggest mall in town, and it does its utmost to flatter your inner fashionista’s ego or your latest Target fix. The Shops also features a newly-renovated movie theater. On the other hand, an hour drive away, Destiny USA in Syracuse is the largest mall in New York State. It is touted as the mall everyone goes to when they realize that the Ithaca version just cannot fulfill their needs.

Skiing probably had nothing to do with your decision to come to Cornell, but Greek Peak, just 30 minutes away in Cortland, is the best ski area in the region.

With a special deal, you can get student-priced season passes. The Ski and Snowboard Ithaca Club provides weekly shuttles to Greek Peak during part of the winter.

Farmers’ As far as grocery stores are concerned, there’s always Wegmans, a supermarket that, at the same time, is so much more than a supermarket. Those not from around from New York may be surprised at its size and the amount of ready-cooked available.

The newly-opened Trader Joe’s offers its fix of Everything But the Bagel Seasoning and Scadinavian Swimmers just down Route 13 from Wegman’s. An all-natural altenative is GreenStar Natural Foods Market, which has a branch on College Avenue in Collegetown.

Market

Several wineries line Seneca and Cayuga lakes, providing fertile ground for wine tours. Of course, you have to be 21 to sample the wines, so it’s more common for upperclassmen to take excursions into wine country. For those of age, though, the wine region — often compared to Napa Valley in California — is well worth a visit. Apple Right off Route 13 on Steamboat Landing lies the Ithaca Farmers’ Market, where local vendors sell delicious food, wine and seasonal produce. Open April through December on Saturdays and Sundays, it is a destination worth checking out, whether you are environmentally conscious or not.

Throughout the year, the Commons plays host to a number of different celebrations where students and residents of Ithaca mingle. In October, Apple Fest brings orchards and entertainers downtown, and participants sample every type of apple concoction you can think of. In February, Chilifest turns the Commons into a bustling fair filled with the aromas from local restaurants as they bring their A-game chili to be taste-tested in public. In the summer, Ithaca Festival celebrates Ithaca itself, all quirks included, with a parade and entertainment around town.

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Best Place to Grab a Cup of Coffee: TEMPLE OF ZEUS Temple of Zeus embodies everything that a college student could want in a coffee joint. The cafe’s prime location on the Arts Quad makes for a convenient coffee break, a great meeting spot to work or wind down with friends and a fabulous study spot after a tiring class. Furthermore, the cafe’s all-white ambiance creates a bright and uplighting study environment to keep students focused during midday study sessions.

The marble tables and wooden chairs make for an aesthetic that virtually all Cornellians can appreciate. Although CAMERON POLLACK / SUN FILE PHOTO Zeus’ tables are usually filled most weekday afternoons, a table in the Klarman atrium is worth the wait. In regard to the coffee itself, you honestly can’t go wrong. Options range from espresso drinks to kombucha, and if you’re lucky, your drink may be blessed with latte art. And don’t forget to try the food! The cafe’s sandwiches and soups are not only delicious, but fresh. Whether you are a student in Arts & Sciences or not, Zeus has become a favorite for Cornellians of all persuasions and occupations.

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THIS IS CORNELL, and this is Ithaca. We curse it for its multitude of inclines and frequent snowfall. We praise it for its vibrant, quirky locale and natural beauty. Yet we often fall so deeply into the routine of papers, projects and prelims that we tend to forget about our surroundings altogether.

The Best of Cornell aims to spotlight a few of the noteworthy attractions of Cornell and the city of Ithaca. We present to you our favorite places to grab a bite or have an adventure around the city. We hope that you’ll visit to judge them for yourself.

This list is by no means exhaustive; we hope to stimulate discussion and thought. But most of all, we hope this compilation will inspire a newfound appreciation for all that Cornell and Ithaca have to offer.

Place to Spend Your BRBs: TERRACE

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Best Grocery Store: WEGMANS Sunday afternoon at Wegmans is a veritable social scene: upperclassmen, freshmen straight off the TCAT and Ithacans alike flock to this brick monolith to obtain not only weekly staples, but also the obscure Italian sausage or fancy cheese for a special get-together. The perpetually packed parking lot of the 24-hour national chain says it all: No other grocer in Ithaca has as wide a range of offerings as good ol’ Weggos. Though their organization can be a bit unpredictable (why is one package of noodles available in seven separate aisles?), their selection — ranging from international foodstuffs to 4 for $4 avocados — can’t be beat. Plus, after you’ve collected your week’s worth of cooking ingredients, you can avoid actually cooking them ZACH STEELE / SUN FILE PHOTO by sashaying over to their convenient restaurant (ranked #2 out of 202 in all of Ithaca on TripAdvisor) for a gourmet meal. For quick, delicious options, we recommend the sushi and the soups.

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From burritos to gyros to chicken tenders, Terrace has a bite for everyone. Located on the ground floor of the Statler Hotel, Terrace bustles with students from hotelies to ILRies to everyone in between. Every dish is customizable and made to order, whether you’re in the mood for pho noodles or curry. If you’re running to class and need some morning caffeination or a smoothie. Be sure to check out their famous orange chicken burrito, and if you’re in the mood for some veggies, check off #58 on the 161 Things Every Cornellian Should Do list: Wait in line for half an hour for a salad at Terrace. On any day of the week, the burrito line runs long, too — but the lines are worth it. While you still have a cushy cache of BRBs and time to grab lunch with new friends, now’s the time to pack in and start up a conversation while you wait for some of the best Cornell Dining eats on campus.

Place to Visit: BOTANIC GARDENS

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With over 4,000 acres of beautifully dynamic landscape, the Cornell Botanic Gardens is a wonderful place to visit, especially when the much-awaited seasons of spring and fall grace Ithaca. The breathtaking plant biodiversity — the gardens offer a collection of grasses, herbs, flowers, vegetables, rhododendrons and vines, to name a few — will provide intrigue, calm and rejuvenation to any awful day. Starting your visit with the twelve specialty gardens located at the heart of the grounds — which surround the stunning Brian C. Nevin Welcome Center — is highly recommended. In addition to interpretive exhibits, a reception desk and an inclusive array of snacks, the Welcome Center also houses a Garden Gift Shop with fascinating souvenirs, such as a $12.99 “yoga” rabbit figurine eternally frozen in the Downward Dog position (if you’re interested, the figurine is also available online through The Cornell Store!). The Botanic Gardens are open from dawn to dusk all year, and if you’re up for it, guided tours are also available. So if you would like a breath of fresh air, charming scenery and a better understanding and appreciation of biological diversity, then waste no time and head over to the gardens!

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Choose Your Study Space Introduction to C.U.’s Libraries

Uris Library | One of the two largest libraries on the Arts Quad, Uris Library is attached to McGraw Tower, providing one of the most quintessential views on campus.

Cornell is home to more than a dozen libraries. With so many to choose from, your choice of library depends on as much what you’re looking for as on what kind of person — and student — you are: every single one has a personality of its own.

Uris

Uris Library has been dubbed “Club Uris” by students who can make light of the fact that, on any given Sunday through Thursday night, the Cocktail Lounge is the place to be with doors open 24/7 (cocktails not included).

You read that right: Students can make their party rounds and then get right back to Club Uris to burn the midnight oil with some after-hours studying. With 24-hour access, why bother paying rent?

Bring a sleeping bag and a toothbrush, and you’re set! (Editor’s Note: The Sun does not endorse living in the library.)

Along with Olin just across the way, it houses thousands of books and plenty of carrels and quiet places in which to read them. Tucked inside is the hidden gem A. D. White Library, known also as the “Harry Potter” library for its carved-stone fireplace and spiral stair-

cases through the stacks.

Olin and Kroch

For those looking for more of a lounge than a club, Olin Library may be the place for you, keeping its doors open up to 2 a.m. Olin has its other charms, too: it is one of Cornell’s primary research libraries, complete with its own periodical room.

The Amit Bhatia Libe Café on the main level is home to the Iced Skim Sugar-Free Vanilla Latte (or, as Libe employees call it, “The Long Island”) and plenty of pastries.

A word to the wise: Get there early.

On a Saturday morning — and especially during finals — you might find a line of eager students waiting to get the best spots next to the windows overlooking the Arts Quad on the seventh floor. Attached to Olin is Kroch Library, which houses both the Asia Collections and the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections. Be aware: Any noise above a whisper here is verboten.

Mann

One of the steady workhorses of Cornell’s libraries is Mann, which serves the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and the College of Human Ecology. Mann sits on the far side of the Ag Quad. Its ends-of-the-earth loca-

tion, made worse by Ithaca’s cold winter weather, makes studying there a trek too far for some students, but the more determined recommend its spacious halls for this very reason. Mann is also home to the Mannufactory, an alternative learning environment and gathering space — aka it’s loud and allowed.

Engineering

Carpenter Hall houses a 24/7 study space, and as you would expect, it has an abundance of stressed engineering students — ahem, an enormous computer lab.

Law

With its arched ceiling, the Law Library in Myron Taylor Hall is the second Hogwarts Castle-comparison. But beware: All those serious law students like their peace and quiet.

Nestlé

The students in the School of Hotel Administration may spend much of their time in “real world” learning situations, but even they need to study, too. The Nestlé Library in Statler Hall’s Marriott Student Learning Center has assembled the largest collection of hospitality academic resources in the world, and it has a more social atmosphere than the typical

study space.

Fine Arts

The Mui Ho Fine Arts Library can be found on the third floor of Rand Hall, opening with its renovations in the fall 2019 semester with new hanging stacks and grated floors. Beyond resources on some of Cornell’s more creative fields, AAP students can borrow tons of equipment like cameras, tripods, light kits, backdrops, digital audio recorders, speakers, microphones and more.

Africana

The John Henrik Clarke Africana Library located near North Campus provides a collection of over 22,000 volumes of African, African American and African Caribbean resources. Named for a pioneer of the field of Africana studies, the library serves the Africana Studies and Research Center curriculum and the public.

Off the Beaten Path

Remaining facilities include libraries for the School of Industrial and Labor Relations, the math department and the Johnson Graduate School of Management. In Lincoln Hall’s Music Library, a curious student can peruse resources and listen to recordings of musicians from The Beatles to Tupac Shakur.

Cornell Health Serves Student Body’s Health Needs

By SUN STAFF

Oops! Did you just sprain your ankle tripping over all the stuff you’ve crammed into your new dorm room? Trying to even out the rapid muscle growth in your calves from climbing the slope? Is beginning college finally the right time to quit smoking? Do you suspect you might have the flu?

Welcome to Cornell.

The next four years will, for the most part, be an exciting and rewarding experience, but what you probably want to know right now is where you can get a refill for your allergy medication.

Here’s a quick overview of the physical health and psychological services available at Cornell.

Keep this in mind so you know where to turn when the midnight

pizzas start to take a toll on your body, and so you know that there are many resources to help you through the stress and pressure of being a college student.

Cornell’s one-stop shop for health problems is Cornell Health, previously known as Gannett Health Services. Located on Ho Plaza, Cornell Health is the primary care provider of medical services for all enrolled students, as well as other members of the Cornell community.

Cornell Health provides many services ranging from allergy treatment and immunizations — including free flu shots — to general medical health care. Cornell Health also offers extensive sexual health care, including free STI testing and HIV prevention.

The health care center can also

provide you with information and listings for Ithaca-area doctors such as dentists and optometrists.

Cornell Health can conduct most X-ray examinations as well as most of the laboratory tests that may be prescribed by your doctor during a medical visit. A pharmacy is also located in the building so that you can fill your prescriptions on campus.

Alongside primary care providers, Cornell’s extensive Counseling and Psychological Services works to support students for an array of mental health concerns, including adjustment challenges, stress, anxiety and depression. CAPS offers individual and group counseling, psychiatry, informal drop-in consultations and workshops — all to support Cornellians’ holisitc wellbeing.

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Big Red doctors | The Cornell Health center on Ho Plaza offers medical services and health counseling to the Cornell community.

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Hidden Treasures at Cornell

An insider’s guide to unique opportunities inside and outside of the classroom

By SUN STAFF

The following is a guide to intriguing things that you won’t want to miss during your time on the Hill.

Relationships 101

Ever wonder what went wrong in that last relationship or worry about how the sex has gone bad after a few months? Do you wake up on a Sunday morning and lament, “What was I thinking last night?”

Next time you have these questions, turn to Human Development 3620: Human Bonding instead of Wines and Ciders.

Students Drink for Credit

Once a week for two hours, around 700 Cornell students will get credit for

playing fields. Fifty feet below the surface of the earth, next to Wilson Lab, there is a ring-shaped tunnel roughly half a mile in circumference. Here, scientists work day and night to unlock the secrets of the universe.

Sound like an urban legend or the plot of a science-fiction movie? It’s not. It’s the Laboratory for Elementary Particle Physics’ particle accelerator.

The LEPP, once known as the Laboratory of Nuclear Studies, opened soon after World War II. It has gone through several different phases over the years, and the current facility was constructed in 1979.

The particle accelerator runs 24 hours a day, seven days a week with the exception of maintenance and improvement periods. The cost of energy, maintenance,

Rare Manuscripts

A journey through time to the year 2000 B.C. is still beyond the scope of modern technology. However, seeing clay tablets from 4,000 years ago only requires a journey to the library.

The Rare and Manuscript Collections in Kroch Library is open to everyone and includes tablets inscribed with cuneiform writing as well as handwritten manuscripts from the medieval period, an original copy of the Gettysburg Address and everything in between.

According to the Cornell University Library website, the collections consist of “500,000 printed volumes, more than 80 million manuscripts and another million photographs, paintings, prints and other visual media.”

The collection is also home to the Cornell University Archives, which documents the history of the University and the Ithaca area.

Ancient Artifacts

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Professor Nye | Bill Nye ’77 sits in the office of Prof. Jim Bell. In an interview with The Sun, Nye discussed the Mars Pathfinder and his undergraduate experiences at Cornell. From 2001 to 2006, Nye served as a Frank H.T. Rhodes Class of ’56 Professor at the University. imbibing alcohol.

No, this isn’t a cheap trick by the School of Hotel Administration to increase enrollment.

The students are enrolled in the Hotel School’s two-credit Hotel Administration 4430: Introduction to Wines, and they are probably not getting drunk on the six one-ounce wine samples they get in class.

Lecture topics include flavor components in wine, how to pair wine and food and wine etiquette.

Collection for the Fashion-Conscious

Many college students spend a lot of time thinking about their clothing.

But even though they may spend hours searching for the right outfit to wear to a job interview or party, they only see the outfit as part of their wardrobe. In the Cornell Costume and Textile Collection, however, clothing has become a part of history.

The costume collection currently hosts more than 10,000 items.

There is a significant ethnographic collection featuring traditional dress from many different parts of the world as well as a textile collection featuring quilts, tapestries and wall hangings.

However, the majority of the collection is fashion-related. It features clothing dating as far back as the 18th century up to modern times.

Inside the Particle Accelerator

Something is buried under Cornell’s

equipment and staff salaries is covered by an annual budget of approximately $20 million.

At this point, students who don’t know much about physics are probably asking what the facility actually does.

Prof. Emeritus David G. Cassel, physics, former associate director of LEPP, was more than happy to answer that question.

“It accelerates particles,” he said with a smile.

Your Very Own Brain Collection

The display of human brains, particularly those identified with specific individuals, evokes a variety of reactions: horror, distaste, curiosity and fascination.

Experiencing this first-hand only involves a short trip to Uris Hall’s second floor, where a display case features Cornell’s Wilder Brain Collection.

The collection, which at one time featured 1,600 animal and human brains, was established in the 1880s by Dr. Burt Green Wilder, Cornell’s first zoologist.

The University stopped accepting additional brains in 1940, and at present, only 70 remain.

One of the brains on display is that of Edward Rulloff, a man hanged in Ithaca in 1871. Rulloff was convicted of beating his wife and daughter to death as well as poisoning his sister-in-law and niece. Rulloff’s Restaurant and Bar in Collegetown, which closed in 2020, was named after him.

With air raid curtains from the 1940s hanging in the windows and decorative pillars left over from the museum that once occupied its place, McGraw 150 is itself a part of history.

The décor is fitting for a room that currently houses Cornell’s anthropology collection. The collection, which has existed in some form since 1868, contains artifacts from all over the world and spans roughly half a million years of human history.

The collection was started by Ezra Cornell and Andrew Dickson White and was once housed in a natural history museum at Cornell.

According to Prof. David Holmberg, former chair of the anthropology department, when the museum closed some time during World War II, its displays were either moved to other areas or put into storage.

What hadn’t been claimed by the Johnson Museum or the geology collection then “came under the responsibility of the Department of Anthropology,” Holmberg said.

Science Guy

Although he’s currently quite fond of talking about climate change, Bill Nye ’77 keeps the periodic table close to his heart. Or at least close to his hip, where he always carries a credit card-sized version of it around in his wallet.

Although the public knows him best for his television show Bill Nye the Science Guy, Nye served from 2001 to 2006 as a Frank H.T. Rhodes Class of ’56 University Professor. During that time, students could spot Nye cycling around campus — his preferred form of transportation — on a bike borrowed from Prof. Jim Bell, astronomy.

After the two met in a chance encounter, Bell invited Nye to become a visiting professor, and they have worked together ever since.

Nye still holds high regard for his alma mater. In an interview with The Sun in 2005, he lauded the University’s strengths in a number of areas. He also spoke at Convocation in 2019.

“Cornell planetary science is as good as anybody — we’re exploring Mars,” he said. “The mathematics department seems as good as anybody’s. And another thing: Ezra Cornell, whoever he was, wanted to have women here from the get-go, and the other institutions that we compete with were not that way at all. And I think that tradition of ‘any person, any study’ is still around.”

Magical Mushrooms

Fascinated by fungi? Take one of Cornell’s most popular courses, Plant Pathology 2010: Magical Mushrooms, Mischievous Molds.

Taught by Prof. Kathie Hodge, plant pathology, the class, which focuses on how mold and fungi have impacted social and political structure throughout the course of history, has been featured in Rolling Stone.

The course has grown primarily through word of mouth and its accessibility to non-scientists.

Secret Garden

Although its peak season runs from May to September, the Cornell botanic gardens remain open from dawn to dusk throughout the year. Visitors can picnic, hike or play in any of the 14 gardens. Some classes even take field trips to examine the beautiful plants.

For those who want to know exactly which flowers and trees they are passing, free guided tours take place in the gardens during certain months.

For Whom the Bell Tolls

161 steps up McGraw Tower, next to Uris library, is the home of the famous Cornell chimes. Chimesmasters play concerts on the 21 chimes three times a day.

During these times, visitors are welcome to walk up and request a song. The afternoon concert typically closes with the Alma Mater, while the nighttime concert ends with Cornell’s Evening Song.

At the beginning of each semester, there is a competition in which new chimesmasters are selected.

Chimes concerts also take place to mark special occasions, and people can pay for additional concerts, such as during weddings at Cornell’s Sage Chapel.

Between concerts, a machine makes the chimes go off to mark time every 15 minutes from 7 a.m. until 11 p.m.

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Top of the tower | A Cornell chimesmaster plays a song atop McGraw Tower, where concerts are played three times a day.

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History of Street Food at Cornell: Two Trucks. Two Legacies.

Part of becoming a Cornellian means learning and absorbing the history of this storied institution — alongside your first-year writing seminars and intro classes. Here, you’ll read about the stops that date back decades and have kept students fed for over a century.

Hopefully the stories, and eventually the food, will connect you to this past.

Dating to 1918 and 1960, respectively, Louie’s Lunch and Hot Truck started the trend of food trucks here on the Hill. And while Louie’s Lunch stands strong on North Campus, the legendary street vendor Hot Truck sadly closed in 2018. (If you want to find the former West Campus hallmark’s food, downtown’s Shortstop Deli on West Seneca Street serves all of its menu items, memorializing the truck.)

Joining the history of Cornell-adjacent food trucks in spring 2015 was That’s How I Roll, which split its time between North Campus and Collegetown, serving its speciality sushi burritos — or “sushi-ritos.” Next came Dos Amigos, founded by David Farahi ’16 and Jorge Bouras ’17 to bring their West Coast Mexican cravings to Collegetown. Dos Amigos

popped up in fall 2015 and quickly became an Ithaca staple, with its menu items named after famous hip hop stars — from Childish Gambeano to Roastface Killah. Since then, Dos Amigos has settled down and planted roots with a brick and mortar space on College Avenue, which opened in fall 2020. Taco ’bout expansion!

Years ago, The Sun did some polling to better understand our tasty history. It ultimately revealed that first-years and sophomores preferred Louie’s Lunch to Hot Truck, mirroring the young faces that oft lined up expectantly awaiting a sandwich, milkshake or cup of coffee. But since upperclass students mostly do not live on North Campus near Louie’s Thurston Avenue location, Hot Truck used to be a convenient spot for older Cornellians for their preferred late-night source of what some call “drunk food.” (Now we all trek to our old dorms to share in the milkshakes and memories.) But the rivalry lived on for years before Hot Truck stopped operations.

With our bellies full of parmesan cheese and our notebooks filled with items from the menu, we are proud to pass this Cornell legacy onto you — maybe you’ll start the next classic Ithaca food truck, or you’ll be like most of us and enjoy the late-night grease and warmth.

HISTORY: Though many people seem to believe that the Hot Truck is older, Louie’s Lunch has, in fact, been serving the Cornell community since 1918. Of course, at that time the establishment didn’t have anything even remotely close to the menu it has today and was not actually a truck. It wasn’t until the early 1920s that Louie’s moved into a truck, but Louie’s still bears the name of its first proprietor, who took a cart around the North Campus area selling sandwiches to hungry members of the Greek community. Since that time, the truck has become a mainstay of the intersection at Thurston Avenue and Wait Avenue. In the past, the truck used to visit various locations, but for the sake of convenience, it has remained in its current position for longer than just about anyone can remember. Indeed, that stretch of curb looks awfully naked during the winter break and over the summer when Louie’s isn’t in service.

HISTORY: Bob Petrillose was the man behind the innovation known now as the Hot Truck (which bore his name until it closed). Petrillose operated the truck, at that time called Johnny’s Pizza Truck, from 1960 until 2000, when he sold it to the owner of the Shortstop Deli located downtown on Seneca Street. The original name came from Petrillose’s father, Johnny Petrillose, who opened Johnny’s Big Red Grill. In fact, the truck was initially an extension of that restaurant, but over the years it became a more specialized entity of its own. Petrillose has since died, and the Hot Truck has closed, but the same classic dishes remain available to the masses at Shortstop. In early 2014, the City of Ithaca passed a regulation that would have cost the Hot Truck guaranteed access to its traditional location — but no fear! a subsequent revision allowed “heritage” food trucks like Louie’s Lunch and the Hot Truck to retain their long-standing spots.

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THE EATS: Louie’s offers a lot more than subs — complete with milkshakes, coffee and breakfast sandwiches, Louie’s business depends on a lot more than its sandwiches. Louie’s also offers a variety of sandwiches, including standard parms, and it can also whip up a grilled cheese and some french fries, if that’s your pleasure.

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THE EATS: One of the most interesting things about the Hot Truck was the menu, which students helped shape. It is also one of the things that made grubbing at the Hot Truck — and now Shortstop — such an experience. Join your ancestor-students in indulging in some of the food, now just a short walk away to downtown.

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Philly Cheese Steak Chicken Parmesan Mozzarella Sticks Garlic Bread Chef Salad

PMP (poor man’s pizza — bread, sauce & cheese) Ho-Ho (a PMP with hot ham, swiss & mushrooms) INDY (link sausage, mushrooms, onion, sauce & cheese) WTF (any random sandwich; it’s a gamble with this one) HSC (hot sausage & cheese)

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Grilled Cheese and a side of Cajun Fries plus your favorite flavor of milkshake

CSC Garden&Grease Hot&Heavy (chicken breast, sauce, cheese, lettuce, mayonnaise, crushed red peppers and garlic)

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Traditions | Student Guide | Page 15

Dragon Day Returns After a Two-Year Hiatus

By LILY PAN Sun Staff Writer

This story was originally published on April 13.

On April 1, College of Architecture, Art and Planning students in elaborate outfits grabbed hold of the two-headed dragon they had designed and embarked on the Dragon Day parade, a Cornell tradition returned to campus after a two year pandemic-induced hiatus. Despite rainy weather, participants and observers alike were excited to see the tradition return.

Dragon Day began when Willard Straight ’01 created a College of Architecture Day on Saint Patrick’s Day. Because Irish legend has it that Saint Patrick drove the serpents out of Ireland, the event’s main symbol was a serpent.

Sometime in the 1950s, this celebration was renamed and became what Cornellians currently know as Dragon Day: a chance

“I felt empowered to continue the tradition and celebration dating back to the 1900s.”

Yan Jiang ’25 for first-year AAP students to build a massive dragon and parade it around campus on the friday before Spring Break.

The event was particularly special for second-year AAP students, who normally would have had their own Dragon Day

last year but were invited to participate in this year’s after the 2021 event was canceled.

Second-year AAP student Yan Jiang ’25 took part in the Dragon Day parade this year. She said she had been looking forward to being a part of Dragon Day since her first year at Cornell.

“It’s a carnival that allows me and my peers to get crazy and work together to choreograph [constructing the dragon but also organizing events] the dragon, which fostered a great atmosphere of excitement,” Jiang said. “I felt empowered to continue the tradition and celebration dating back to the 1900s.”

Gyulee Jung ’26 agreed with the excitement among AAP students at this year’s event.

“It was more than what I expected it to be. Because the second years did not have a chance to build their dragon last year because of the pandemic, we had a two-headed dragon for this year,” Jung said. “I think it was twice as exciting!”

But Dragon Day also involves more than just the dragon. Architecture students designed unique Dragon Day 2022 shirts, which were sold around campus in the weeks leading up to the event, and the day of the parade also featured Dragon Day pranks.

One such prank, called The Green Streak, involved AAP students dousing themselves in green paints and running into randomly chosen classes chanting “Dragon, Dragon, Dragon! Oi, Oi, Oi!” The chant was sometimes joined by the surprised students in classes visited by The

Green Streak.

Jiang said she greatly enjoyed participating in The Green Streak this year.

“It feels funny but awesome to be a menace running into random classes to yell at 9 a.m. and see confused or scornful faces from students in those classes,” Jiang said.

Noon Son ’25 did not participate in the Dragon Day events, but witnessed much of the festivities, including having her morning lecture interrupted by Green Streak participants.

“They ran into one of my morning classes,” Son said. “I was not aware of this tradition, but their eagerness was definitely a wake-up call for me that morning.”

After her classes ended for the day, Son watched the Dragon Day parade and said she found the talent of her peers displayed in the parade to be amazing.

“I have long heard about the enormous dragon they built for this parade. It was very magnificent to see, along with the performances and marching band,” Son said.

CLAIRE LI / SUN ASSISTANT PHOTOGRAPHY EDITOR

ROAR! | Students hoist their two-headed dragon up Ho Plaza during Dragon Day in spring 2022, carrying on a long and much-anticipated Cornell tradition.

Excited Students, Volunteers Gear Up for Slope Day

By CAMDEN WEHRLE Sun Staff Writer

This story was originally published on May 9.

For most, Slope Day is a time to relax after the last day of classes and before the onset of final exams. However, a lot of work has to go into an event as

big as Slope Day, and this year more than 250 student volunteers will keep the event running smoothly and ensure the safety of attendees.

According to James Lepone ’22, one of the volunteer directors, volunteers will handle many tasks during the event, from handing out water to picking up trash to running carnival

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Pre-show prepping | Students receive their wristbands to enter the Slope Day venue, getting ready to enjoy the concert ahead of the event with the help of eager volunteers.

games at Slope Fest on Ho Plaza, where attendees can enjoy free food, games and prizes along with a large screen projection of the concert.

Lepone was able to attend an in-person Slope Day in 2019, before the radical changes to the format in 2020 and 2021. He volunteered as part of what he called the “eagle squad” then, keeping an eye on things from the top of the slope.

After enjoying the behindthe-scenes look at the festivities, Lepone decided to join the Slope Day Programming Board, where he is now responsible for coordinating and directing student volunteers, both before and on the day of the event.

After the past two virtual Slope Days, Lepone said he is looking forward to seeing the event make its return to in-person.

“I’m really excited that Slope Day is being brought back almost exactly the same as it was,” Lepone said. “As a volunteer director, it’s a lot more fun to have it be in person.”

Lepone and his fellow volunteer director Michael Hamilton ’22 said they had some worries about getting enough volunteer sign ups to cover every two hour shift during the event.

According to Lepone, it was

harder to get volunteers this year win-win situation,” Urbina said. than in 2019.

Urbina, who is a transfer stu“Obviously people want to dent, also said she is excited to enjoy the music, and this being experience her first Slope Day. a return year for Slope Day it “I’m looking forward to the makes it diffiartists,” Urbina cult to attract said. “I think people to sign Recent Slope Day Performers even if you’re up because volunteering, 2018: Dreezy, Young Bombs, they want to you still get to be at the slope enjoy it because Galantis and not workyou still get 2019: Cousin Stizz, EZI, ing,” Lepone the music, you Steve Aoki said. still get the 2022: Amine, Loud Luxury, [atmosphere] Despite with everyone their earliLuna Li around.” er concerns, Similarly to Lepone said that plenty of volunteers signed Lepone, Hamilton was able to up for afternoon shifts, with 30 experience an in-person Slope scheduled to work the entire Day in 2019 and is looking forday. Hamilton noted that plen- ward to seeing the event return ty of rewards are being offered to Libe slope, saying that the to volunteers, including free virtual events of the past two food, t-shirts, water bottles and years couldn’t compare. an entry into a raffle for a “Just being in person on the Nintendo Switch console for slope with 15,000 other stuthose who sign up for multiple dents, you can’t describe it,” shifts.

Hamilton said. “It’s a really cool Nicole Urbina ’23 volun- experience.”

Hamilton also emphasized teered to patrol the slope on an eight hour long shift, which the work that the programming involves making sure no dan- board and volunteers put into gerous activities are taking place making Slope Day happen.

“It hasn’t been easy, but I and getting medical attention to know we’re really excited and those who need it.

“I thought it would be nice proud of the work we’ve put in, to get volunteer hours and also and hope students get to enjoy experience [the concert]. It’s a it,” Hamilton said.

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C.U. on the Hill

COURTESY OF GOOGLE MAPS

By now, I’m sure you’ve all heard the University’s favorite pun: “C.U. on the Hill,” be it from a campus brochure or University email.

What you may not know is that there is literally a C.U. on the hill upon which North Campus is built. I haven’t been able to officially verify this information, but I’ve heard that Balch and Dickson (two of the larger freshman dorms) were supposed to be connected to form a mega dorm, which never actually happened. The reason behind this is that from a bird’s eye view, Dickson looks like a “C” and Balch looks like a “U,” and because the two are adjacent to each other, they give an overall effect of a “C.U.” on North Campus. Of course, C.U. stands for Cornell University, and if you want to see this for yourself before arriving in August, then I suggest you consult Google Maps for a view of these interestingly designed first-year dorms.

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Even as a Cornellian entering her senior year, I’m still learning things about our university that surprise me. From the apple vending machine in Mann Library to the names and meeting locations of secret societies, there are so many factoids to be found. For your convenience, I’ve compiled a few of my favorite discoveries! With eight more months of my college education to go, I’m experiencing intense nostalgia, so I hope that as you all begin the first of your four years at Cornell, you take the chance to check out and appreciate the tiny trivia treasures that our campus has to offer.

— Jacqueline Quach, Former Sun Senior Writer

Robert Carl Baker, Inventor of the Chicken Nugget

Underground Tunnels While I was surfing Reddit a year ago, I discovered that Cornell has a network of underground tunnels. There’s (a) Ezra’s Tunnel, which runs between Risley and Rand Hall; (b) a tunnel connecting Olin and Uris Libraries; and (c) a tunnel running from the Plant Science Building to Weill Hall, beneath Tower Road. While Ezra’s Tunnel is supposed to be closed, a few of my friends have told me they’ve accidentally wandered into it while hiking around Cornell. Unfortunately, the tunnel between Olin and Uris is only accessible to library staff, or to those who are close to library staff, but the last tunnel is incredibly easy to find and open to anyone. All you need to do is walk into the Plant Sciences building through its main entrance from the Ag Quad. Once you walk in, a door to the left will have a sign that will lead you to other signs that will ultimately bring you to the tunnel.

It becomes especially useful in the winter months, if you want to cross the street while avoiding the snow and wind outside.

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Although McDonald’s is now synonymous with the chicken nugget, the fast food corporation did not invent this gustatory gift to mankind.

In fact, the true originator of the chicken nugget was a Cornellian by the name of Robert Carl Barker, who graduated from the university in 1943 and taught Food Science at Cornell for his entire 32-year career. During the 1950s, Baker perfected his recipe for the chicken nugget, decades before McDonald’s would even patent and sell their McNuggets. If you’re curious about what young Baker looked like, walk down to Uris Library and crack open the Class of 1943 yearbook.

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Ghosts and Hauntings

Musical Steps If you’re familiar with The Cornell Daily Sun’s “161 Things Every Cornellian Should Do” (which you should be by now), the ninth item on the list is “test out Olin Library’s musically calibrated steps by throwing stones on them.” Although stone-throwing on the Olin steps is now forbidden due to safety concerns, a cursory Google search will produce online video and audio footage of it that can be found on Vine, Flickr and YouTube, which seem to suggest that the entire terrace above Olin—not just the steps—are sonically calibrated.

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There are so many stories of ghosts and hauntings that surface once you look into paranormal phenomena at Cornell.

There have been reports of strange occurrences at the Ecohouse after the 1967 fire that claimed the lives of eight students and a professor, tuxedo-donning ghosts in Willard Straight Hall, sightings of Auntie Pru in Risley Hall, a stalker spirit in Olin Library and encounters with Alice Statler in Statler Hall. According to an article from The Tab, two employees of the Statler Hotel disclosed their experiences with Alice during 2004—one was so disturbed he immediately quit his job! If you’re curious and want to know the details of these accounts, Kitsch Magazine has a great piece on these freaky phantoms, as do The Sun and the Cornell SUN FILE PHOTO Chronicle!

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Big Red Ambition:161 Things Every Cornellian Should Do Cornell is a big place. There’s a lot to do. Here’s a list of 161 things that all Cornellians should do during their time on the Hill. It was originally compiled from a 2005 email survey to students and was edited last summer. Best of luck! o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o

1. Make the library into your bedroom and have sex in the stacks 2. Finally meet the dazzling Denice Cassaro 3. Go to the Cornell-Harvard men’s hockey game and throw fish on the ice 4. Sing along to the Alma Mater with the marching band at a hockey game 5. Sled down Libe Slope during a snow storm 6. Take Hotel Administration 4300: Introduction to Wines 7. Streak across the Arts Quad 8. Take Psychology 1101: Intro to Psychology 9. Test out Olin Library’s musically calibrated steps by throwing stones on them 10. Attempt sake bombing at Plum Tree or Miyake in Collegetown 11. Order ice cream at the Dairy Bar 12. Climb the Lindseth climbing wall in Bartels Hall 13. Listen to a full chimes concert from the clock tower and guess the songs played 14. Order the same thing off the Collegetown Bagels menu all four years 15. Register for classes during Freshman Orientation, then switch out of every single one by the time Add/Drop ends 16. Wear flip-flops to class in January 17. Go to the Fuertes Observatory on North Campus and gaze at meteor showers 18. Have a snowball fight in May 19. Milk a cow 20. Skip class to play frisbee on the Arts Quad 21. Bury a bottle of Bacardi on the Slope. Dig it up on Slope Day. 22. Observe the golden hour from the Newman Overlook in the Botanic Gardens 23. Attend the Apple Festival on the Commons 24. Flirt with your professor 25. Bomb a prelim 26. Ace the next one to save your grade 27. Attend Hotelie prom 28. Meet Happy Dave from Okenshields 29. Turn your face blue from screaming at midnight before the first finals 30. Get heartburn at the Chili Cook-off on the Commons 31. Enjoy Ithaca’s two months of warm weather — spend a summer here!

32. Go to a Shabbat dinner at 104 West 33. Watch the AAP students parade down East Avenue on Dragon Day 34. Order pizza to your dorm after midnight.

35. Build a snow penis or count how many you see around campus 36. Dress up and view The Rocky Horror Picture Show at Risley 37. Take a class you think is impossible just for fun 38. Go on a wine tour 39. Kiss on the suspension bridge at midnight 40. Sleep through your alarm for a 1:25 p.m. class 41. Shop at the Friends of the Library Book Sale 42. Get out of a University parking ticket 43. Buy an Ithaca Is Gorges t-shirt, then get sick of wearing it and buy a variation (Ithaca Is Gangsta, Vaginas Are Gorges, Ithaca Is Long Island...)

44. Learn the “Alma Mater,” “Evening Song” and “Give My Regards to Davy” 45. Attend an opening at the Johnson Museum of Art 46. Smuggle food from the dining hall and run for your life as they try to get back your stolen cookies 47. Do the Walk of Shame 48. Have dinner at a professor’s house 49. Get wasted at a professor’s house 50. Take a #selfie with a Cornell president 51. Play a game of tag in the Kroch Library stacks 52. See a play in the Schwartz Center 53. Rush the field at the last home football game of the season 54. Start your freshman year pre-med. Graduate as a Hotelie.

55. Gamble at Turning Stone (try not to lose money) 56. Watch dancers fly through the air at a Bhangra show 57. Have a midnight picnic in the Botanic Gardens 58. Wait in line for half an hour for a salad at the Terrace 59. Ignore “No Winter Maintenance” signs … slip and fall on the icy stairs 60. Sit in Libe Cafe when you have no work to do and watch the worried studiers down gallons of coffee 61. Write an angry letter to the editor of The Sun 62. Go to Wegmans on a Friday or Saturday night 63. Explore the secret underground tunnel between Uris and Olin libraries 64. See the library’s Rare Book Collection 65. Pretend you are Harry Potter and study in the A.D. White library (looks like Hogwarts) 66. See the brain collection in Uris Hall 67. Eat at Taverna Banfi and charge it to CornellCard 68. Buy beer at Jason’s in Collegetown and charge it to CityBucks 69. Take Plant Pathology 2010: Magical Mushrooms, Mischievous Molds 70. Take part in a psychology experiment 71. Take an unplanned nap in a library 72. Take over a building 73. Following the legend, watch a virgin cross the Arts Quad and then witness A.D. White and Ezra Cornell shake hands 74. Live through an Ithaca blizzard and tell your friends how you survived frostbite 75. Throw a flaming pumpkin into the gorge 76. Play co-ed intramural innertube water polo 77. Spend all your lectures figuring out the day’s crossword. While sitting for the final, wish you had taken notes instead.

78. Hook up with your T.A. (by campus bylaws, we can’t endorse this) 79. Order a sushi burrito at the That’s How I Roll food truck

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80. Play trivia at Luna’s on Monday nights 81. Make the trek down the hill: Go to a townie bar 82. Make a fool of yourself at karaoke at Loco on Tuesday 83. Buy a drink at every on-campus establishment that serves alcohol 84. Go bowling at Helen Newman Lanes 85. Hand out quartercards on Ho Plaza 86. Drive your car up and down Libe Slope or Ho Plaza 87. Have a friend’s parents take you out to eat at John Thomas Steakhouse or Boatyard Grill 88. Eat a chicken parm sandwich from Louie’s Lunch 89. Order at Wings Over Ithaca at 3:59 a.m.

90. Get thrown out of Balch Hall 91. Hook up with a freshman 92. Go skinny dipping in a gorge 93. Walk to the Commons and back 94. Go to an a cappella concert 95. Go ice skating at Lynah Rink 96. Instagram the cherry blossoms in the spring 97. Sell back your books; use money to buy alcohol 98. Drink bubble tea 99. Eat a Pinesburger 100. Walk to a fraternity party with your entire freshman floor 101. Go to a fraternity party as a senior; convince yourself you were never one of them 102. Get lost in Collegetown during Orientation Week 103. Get negged at a bar because the bouncer is actually friends with the person whose I.D. you are using 104. See a foreign film at Cinemapolis 105. Eat at the Mongolian Grill in RPCC. 106. See a concert at Barton Hall 107. Gain the freshman 15. Pay $159 for a gym membership and don’t go 108. Eat brunch on North Campus 109. Take your First-Year Writing Seminar as a senior 110. Fail your swim test, just for kicks 111. Tailgate for homecoming 112. Model for the Cornell Fashion Collective’s annual fashion show 113. Host a prefrosh 114. Request a song to be played on the clock tower 115. Get guilt-tripped into giving blood 116. Get asked if you are pregnant at Cornell Health (regardless of gender) 117. Drink with your R.A. 118. Make a chalking; weep when it rains that night 119. Sing drunk on the drunk bus 120. Meet Bill Nye ’77, “The Science Guy,” and give him a hug 121. See how long you can go without doing laundry 122. Go on a road trip to Canada, flirt with the border patrol, smuggle booze back 123. Try to order pizza from a Blue Light phone 124. Go to the sex shop on the Commons 125. Get drunk on Slope Day, run into a vice president 126. Complain about the Slope Day headliners 127. Get tapped for a secret society 128. Go to The Shops at Ithaca Mall, realize it is severely lacking, then drive to Destiny USA in Syracuse 129. Lose a friend over signing a lease in Collegetown 130. Run out of BRBs in March; live off campus events’ free food for the rest of the year 131. Walk holding hands around Beebe Lake 132. Visit the Sciencenter 133. See Yamatai bang it out at Pulse 134. Get J.A.’d for urinating on the Law School 135. Hook up with someone randomly and then see them every day afterward 136. Go to a coffee house in JAM 137. See how many people you can cram into your dorm room 138. Claim a big table near an outlet in Temple of Zeus and occupy it all day 139. Write dirty messages with rocks in the gorge 140. Ride a horse at Oxley Equestrian Center 141. Ring the giant bell in the Botanic Gardens 142. Crash a political rally on Ho Plaza 143. Do the COE ropes course 144. Attend a show at the State Theatre 145. Prank call the CIT HelpDesk 146. Wake up at 8 a.m. for pre-enroll; realize that your choice classes are full anyway 147. Ski at Greek Peak 148. Take a night prelim near the vet school, walk back in the dark 149. Trespass on Alumni Fields 150. Find your way onto the roof of a Cornell building 151. Take the BASICS program 152. Walk to class in the snow, uphill both ways 153. Buy a Cornell-grown apple from a vending machine 154. Furnish an apartment entirely with items from the Dump & Run 155. Eat at each dining hall at least once 156. Ask for an extension on a term paper 157. Take part in Holi and get colorful 158. Pull an all-nighter in the Uris Library Cocktail Lounge 159. Tell a professor what you really think of their class 160. Attend a Sun organizational meeting 161. Climb all 161 steps to the top of McGraw Tower

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Your guide to culture around campus — and beyond So. You’re in college. In Ithaca. What to do now?

When prelims, lab reports and snow aren’t getting you down (read: seldom), there’s a lively arts scene right outside your doorstep to keep you sane. From barn-burning bashes in Barton to art appreciation in the Johnson, there’s something for every taste. Cornell may be known for its cows and gorges, but it’s no slouch when it comes to music, theater, film and fine art.

And don’t forget the turf around the Hill.

Ever since it made an appearance in Homer, Ithaca has been an arts-obsessed little town, with a local music scene bursting at the seams and a host of other cultural offerings to keep the hippies and Hillsters entertained. So make use of your time here, hit the town and remember — grades may last a semester, but art lasts forever.

— The Arts and Culture Section

Show Promoters Cornell Concert Commission The heavy hitters in the campus concert scene. They’re the ones responsible for the big blowouts at Barton (Wavves, Avicii, etc.) and the early fall show on the Arts Quad. Now you know where your Student Activity Fee goes.

Fanclub Collective The Lennon to CCC’s McCartney and a home to Cornell’s wannabe Brooklyn hipster crowd, Fanclub brings in bands before they’re cool and offers an oasis of originality in the desert of Cornell’s musical conformity. Think Real Estate, HEALTH and Shonen Knife. If you get it, you get it.

Concert Venues The State Theatre

Barton Hall

The State is Ithaca’s very own Fillmore, MSG and Royal Albert Hall, all rolled into one. A cinema following Ithaca’s brief tenure as the Hollywood of the East, its ornate interior will play host this upcoming season to Regina Spektor and They Might Be Giants. It has hosted the likes of Norah Jones, Cat Power, Elvis Costello and Arlo Guthrie over the years. Be sure to get your tickets early.

There might be track and field equipment on the floor and ROTC classrooms for a backstage, but Barton is a bona fide big star attraction. Ever heard of Carly Rae Jepsen, Young Thug or Trevor Noah? They’ve all stopped by the last few years, and Barton Hall is the undisputed king of campus venues, with a capacity around 5,000 and ... interesting acoustics. One other quirk: Most shows are on Sunday nights — the track team gets Barton on Saturdays.

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Bailey Hall

Central Campus If you want to hear the sweet sounds of the Cornell Symphony Orchestra or the thoughts of Nobel Prize winners that have included Elie Wiesel and Toni Morrison, then Bailey’s your best bet. The classroom for some of Cornell’s largest classes doubles as a venue for more subdued performances.

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Risley Hall North Campus

The Bars

As with all things arts-related on campus, Risley Hall is right in the thick of the concert scene, hosting smaller acts like The Pains of Being Pure at Heart in years past, while welcoming Cornell’s own singers and songwriters to rock their halls. Risley also plays host to student productions and is home to the annual showing of The Rocky Horror Picture Show.

For a more intimate live music experience, be sure not to miss the thriving bar music scene around town. Ithaca Underground, a nonprofit supporting Ithaca’s local music community, brings over 40 shows to the city every year. The Haunt (702 Willow Ave.) hosted acts including Raekwon and Rusted Root before it closed in 2021, but the Sacred Root Kava Lounge & Tea Bar still books acts throughout the year. A variety of other bars on the Commons book local acts for evening entertainment; it’s fun to go explore.

Downtown & Collegetown

The Slope The epicenter of madness and debauchery on campus ... at least for one day a year, the appropriately named Slope Day. The headliner last year was Amine, joining a star-studded roster including Kanye West and Drake. It gives you something to look forward to during the long, cold winter.

Slope Day Programming Board They only put on one show a year, but don’t call them lazy: These cats work year-round to throw Cornell the biggest and baddest party around, and the music’s just half of it.

Feeling woozy? Thank your lucky, Slope Day Programming Board stars that there’s free water (and port-o-potties) within crawling distance.

Central Campus

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The Schwartz Center for the Performing Arts 430 College Ave.

The home of Cornell’s Performing and Media Arts Department hosts campus-produced plays, musicals, movies and dance performances throughout the fall and spring in addition to can’t-miss annual events such as Festival 24.

Risley Hall North Campus

Risley’s drama-oriented denizens give Cornell plenty to laugh, cry and think about, offering everything from nights at the circus to period-faithful reproductions of Don Giovanni.

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Even with all of the campus offerings, there’s a thriving drama scene in the city of Ithaca. The Kitchen Theatre (417 West State St.) offers classical and modern productions year-round, and the newly renovated Hangar Theatre (801 Taughannock Blvd.) performs for those lucky enough to stay for an Ithaca summer. Speaking of which, the Ithaca Shakespeare Company puts on an outdoor Shakespeare festival each summer.

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Art Galleries Johnson Museum Central Campus

The Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University’s own fine art museum located conveniently on the Arts Quad, has a prolific collection of contemporary and historic works of art, including many Asian artifacts. The temporary galleries change almost monthly, and the Johnson frequently hosts events and lectures related to the works shown. Less known is the fact that the Johnson owns many more works than it can show at any given time: Hidden in the archives are more Hokusai prints, original Rembrandt plates and the paintings of abstract expressionists like Michael Goldberg. These works are available for free viewing to students — an awesome privilege — and can be seen by making an appointment with a curator. Also, once a year, the History of Art Majors’ Society, a student-run group, curates a show accompanied by essays and interactive exhibits.

Hartell Gallery, Sibley Hall Central Campus

Architecture students are notoriously mysterious, always locked up in Rand Hall producing God-knows-what. Hartell Gallery is a little known way of sneaking a peek at their curriculum. Nestled under the dome in Sibley Hall, the (spatial) center of the AAP community hosts a range of exhibits throughout the year. During mid-terms and finals, stop by to see the studio works of students pinned up — not just drawings of buildings, but frequently hand-built models and constructed work.

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Central Campus Cornell conceals a small but productive discipline in the fine arts within its College of Architecture, Art and Planning.

While you’re in Ithaca missing the big shows at big city museums, the two galleries at Tjaden Hall put on constantly changing exhibits throughout the year — a glimpse into the current discourse on campus. In years past, exhibits have offered everything from plaster casts of human bodies to delicate paintings of Iraqi aerial landscapes. The Olive Tjaden Gallery and the Experimental Gallery are open during the week; check at the AAP registrar’s office for a schedule of shows.

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Architecture Milstein Hall Central Campus

Nope, that’s not a U.F.O. — Milstein Hall, designed by Pritzker Prize-winning architect Rem Koolhas and conceived as the home to Cornell’s esteemed architecture program, is a dazzling and starkly modern architectural marvel. The 47,000 square foot building, which officially opened in August 2011, was the first new building to be dedicated to Cornell’s Architecture, Art and Planning program in over 100 years.

Architectural highlights of the structure include the glass-encased “upper plate,” which cantilevers almost 50 feet over University Avenue (in laymen’s terms: It looks like it’s floating), and the lower-level dome, which supports both the auditorium’s raked seating and the stairs that lead to the studio above. Even if you’re not an architect, you owe it to yourself to pay a visit to this prestigious structure and sit on one of its colorful globes.

Cube House

Makarainen Road One of the few really beautiful works by a Cornell architecture grad in the Ithaca area, Simon Ungers’ ’80 minimalist cube is located out by Route 79 near Ithaca College. A pristine concrete box surrounded by acres of wilderness included in the property, the house stands as a tribute to the beauty of old school modernism in all its glory — stark, individualist and monumental despite its small scale. S. Ungers was the son of the late O.M. Ungers, who taught at Cornell and whose works abroad have influenced generations of designers. Borrow a friend’s car and drive up to Makarainen Road near South Hill to creep around.

Johnson Museum Central Campus

Beyond being the home to a prolific art collection, the Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art is a complex and interesting space designed by Pei Cobb Freidd Partners — whose most famous architect is I.M. Pei, designer of the Louvre. Situated at the end of the northern row of the Arts Quad, the Johnson Museum functions as a viewing device for the lake and the landscape. The building has distinct and interesting spaces on each floor, from the big courtyard in the middle to the panoramic conference room on the top floor — each of which is highly designed in terms of light and material. A stark contrast to the historic decadence of the other buildings on the Arts Quad, the architecture of Pei’s Johnson Museum deserves its own look.

Carl Sagan’s Study 900 Stewart Ave.

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When crossing the Stewart Avenue bridge from North Campus’ Fall Creek Road towards the West Campus dorms, you will see a two-faced work of architecture that is shrouded in mystery. On the North Campus side, the building displays a modernist façade — a pure white plane with a cut opening. Looking across the gorge from the West Campus side, the building, flanked by Rockledge fraternity, appears to be the gateway into an Egyptian tomb. The late Carl Sagan, legendary Cornell astronomer, renovated the former meeting place of the senior honor society Sphinx Head into his study and part-time home. Designed by the late Guillermo Jullian de la Fuente (a protégé of Le Corbusier and one-time Cornell professor) and his wife Ann Pendleton, Carl Sagan’s cliff-edge study is a structural and formal marvel.

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No joke: C.C. may just be the best college movie theater in the country. Billing itself as a “year-round film festival,” it screens a frightening number of feature films, documentaries and shorts from the megaplex and places you’ve never even heard of, making every one of us a potential cinema expert.

Showings are usually in Willard Straight Hall or Uris Hall.

Do yourself a favor and make it a regular stop — there are multiple films a day and a constantly changing lineup, and the live talks by directors and music-accompanied silent films are just icing on the cake. Seriously, you’re lucky.

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Cinemapolis

Regal Cinemas

A gift from silverscreen gods, this Ithaca fixture screens independent, foreign and mainstream films on a daily basis. If you do not make at least a couple trips here come Oscar season, consider yourself behind the curve.

And you thought college meant never going to the mall again. But if you absolutely must see the midnight debut of the next Marvel flick, hoof it over to Regal, home of the Hollywood blockbuster and normal release schedule.

120 E. Green St.

Pyramid Mall, 40 Catherwood Rd.

Need more arts? Craving extra culture? Read The Cornell Daily Sun Arts & Culture Section, printed weekly and featuring the best of campus music, film, fine arts and all that other good stuff.

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1. Be a farmer for the afternoon at a Dilmun Hill Student Organic Farm work party.

An entirely student-run, organic farm that practices sustainable agriculture, Dilmun Hill is located on Route 366 (Dryden Road), just across from Judd Falls Road, near the Cornell Orchards.

The farm hosts weekly work-parties and invites everyone to experience the latest in sustainable agricultural practices, support the farm, join their community and go home with fresh produce.

If visiting the farm seems like a bit of a journey, visit Dilmun Hill’s on-campus farm stand in front of Mann Library (on the Ag Quad) and inside the library lobby on rainy days.

Former Market Garden Manager Isaac Arginteanu ’12 said, “I started out knowing nothing about agriculture and farming, and now I’m a manager. It was my introduction to something I’ve become very passionate about.”

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Dear First-Year Students: Congratulations on your acceptance to Cornell, one of the nation’s finest research institutions. Science is organized knowledge, and Cornell University offers a diverse set of scientific study. Our advice to you is to make curiosity your key. Question everything, figure out how things work and begin to explore and discover. Cornell has so much to offer to the inquisitive student. These are the same halls where Carl Sagan pondered the cosmos and where Bill Nye began as a budding Science Guy. They were both curious –– and you should be, too. So feed your curiosity by reading The Sun’s science section and learn about the science happening around you every day.

Scintillating Science Classes

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Under the stars | Visit the Fuertes Observatory to stargaze or watch a meteor shower.

4. Go stargazing at the Fuertes Observatory.

Fuertes Observatory is located on North Campus near Helen Newman Hall. The observatory houses several small telescopes and a larger, 12-inch refractor telescope with a mechanical tracking mechanism that is operated by weights, like a grandfather clock.

Though the observatory is no longer used for research purposes, it hosts introductory astronomy classes and is open to the public.

Before the pandemic, the Cornell Astronomical Society ran public viewing nights at the Fuertes Observatory on every clear Friday night during the semester from 8 p.m. until midnight.

5. Take a midnight trip to the Lab of Ornithology’s sanctuary.

Founded in 1915, the Cornell Lab of Ornithology is a world leader in the study, appreciation and conservation of birds. The lab is not on campus, but is easily accessible by a shuttle bus that stops at Corson-Mudd Hall (across from Trilium).

The lab is located in Sapsucker Woods, and guided bird walks through Sapsucker Woods Sanctuary are offered for beginners on Saturdays and Sundays from April to September.

The Johnson Visitor Center at the lab is home to a large observatory with chairs, telescopes and bird feeders, interactive exhibits, a world-class collection of bird art and sculpture and the Macaulay library — the world’s largest archive of animal sounds and video.

Guests can stop by the visitor center six days a week. The sanctuary is open every day from dawn to dusk.

Former Sun Science Editor

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International Agriculture and Rural Development 6020: International Agriculture in Developing Nations — Travel to India or Burma during the January intercession for an interdisciplinary take on agricultural development. There are also pre-departure and post-departure courses to foster critical reflection and collective leadership skills.

Human Ecology 4080: Practicing Medicine Healthcare Culture and Careers — Spend the summer at Cornell’s home away from home: Weill Medical College in New York City. This course combines shadowing doctors and allied health staff with readings and reflections for students to dissect what it means to be a health professional in today’s world.

Trees, Ice Cream Making And More CALS Courses

The Cornell University Insect Collection includes more than seven million insect specimens representing about 200,000 species, or roughly 20 percent of the world’s described insect fauna. The collection is housed in approximately 16,500 drawers held within in a climate-controlled facility located on the second floor of Comstock Hall on Cornell’s Central Campus.

The CUIC also participates in the annual Insectapalooza celebration — a one-day insect fair with educational exhibits for all age groups, from children to adults. Insectapalooza typically takes place at the end of October.

Natural Resources 3250: Forest Management and Maple Syrup Production — From hikes in the forest to tapping trees to make syrup, this class is the ultimate hands-on experience for any one interested in syrup.

Food Science 1101: Science and Technology of Food — A visit to the Cornell Dairy Bar is often number one on new students’ to-do lists, and number two should be taking this class to have a chance at developing new ice cream flavors to be sold across campus. In fact, students in this course were responsible for the famous Red, White and Biden ice cream flavor in 2017 in honor of commencement speaker, President Joe Biden. Take advantage of one of the most unique classes at Cornell, and your ice cream idea could be the next campus sensation.

Horticulture 2010: The Art of Horticulture — Use plants and gardens as art in this experiential class. Turn grapes into a purple masterpiece on paper or layer leaves and branches to depict forests from field-trips with the class. This course really takes agriculture and life sciences to another level.

3. Visit the world’s largest particle accelerator, the Synchrotron.

Human Ecology, Behavior And Business

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Getting dirty | Becky Hume ’11 plants seedlings at a Dilmun Hill Organic Farm work party, where students gather to do farm chores each week.

2. Check out the 200,000 species in the Cornell University Insect Collection.

Slightly larger than a football field, the Cornell High Energy Synchrotron Source has a 768-meter circumference and the capability to send electrons and positrons flying at 99.9999995 percent of the speed of light.

CHESS provides state-of-the-art synchrotron radiation facilities for research in physics, chemistry, biology and environmental and materials sciences, and attracts 500-600 scientists, graduate and undergraduate students each year.

Researchers at CHESS always welcome student volunteers to participate in research and experiments and even observe 24-hour CHESS runs. CHESS is located in Wilson laboratory on Route 366 and Pine Tree Road.

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Bird watching | The Lab of Ornithology, located in Sapsucker Woods, is a world leader in the appreciation and conservation of birds.

Human Development 2600: Introduction to Personality — What makes up personalities and how can those biological, social or cultural aspects be measured? Dive into these questions and learn about personality psychology while discussing historical debates over personality.

Nutritional Science 1150: Nutrition, Health and Society — Enroll in this introductory nutrition class and learn to stay healthy in the college world of late munchies and sleepless nights.

Iconic Prof. David Levitsky, nutritional sciences, is sure to keep you entertained with songs about the digestive system and snacks in class.

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A Brief History of Cornell Scientific Breakthroughs 1885

Theobald Smith 1881 discovers the first Salmonella bacterium. Hypothesizing it to be the cause of common hog cholera, Smith named the microbe after Daniel Elmer Salmon DVM 1872, who led the research team under the United States Department of Agriculture (Salmon was also the first recipient of a DVM degree in the United States). Though Smith’s theory was later proven incorrect, the Salmonella genus was found to be responsible for several infectious illnesses, such as typhoid fever and food poisoning.

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William J. Wilgus, a correspondence student at Cornell between 1883 and 1885, designs and oversees the construction of New York City’s Grand Central Terminal. Chief Engineer of the New York Central Railroad, Wilgus was responsible for the introduction of electric trains into the terminal as well as the idea for two-level stations belowground.

1953 Prof. Hans Bethe, physics, participates in the preliminary design meetings for the atomic bomb. A major player in the Manhattan Project, Bethe also participated in the development team for the hydrogen bomb, though he hoped to prove the weapon impossible to create and serve as a force for disarmament.

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The first successful implantable pacemaker — invented by Wilson Greatbatch BEE ’50 to regulate beating of the heart — enters use after extensive animal testing. Greatbatch’s pacemaker used a mercury battery as an energy source, different from earlier designs.

Henry Heimlich ’41 M.D. ’43 publishes an article promoting an anti-choking technique consisting of repeated abdominal thrusts, now commonly advertised as the “Heimlich maneuver.”

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William F. Friedman 1914 leads the research division of the U.S. Army’s Signals Intelligence Service to break the difficult Japanese PURPLE cipher, providing Japanese diplomatic secrets to the United States government before World War II.

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Stephen Moulton Babcock master’s degree 1875 develops the Babcock Test, an inexpensive method of measuring the fat content in milk that allowed farmers to produce milk of consistent quality. From 1907 to 1911, Babcock led a series of single-grain experiments to measure relative nutritional value among grains for cattle, leading to the establishment of nutrition as a science.

1902 Florence Kimball DVM 1910 graduates from Cornell to become the first certified female veterinarian.

Philip Levine M.D. ’23 discovers the Rh factor in blood after observing hemolytic disease in infants. Levine found that a “negative” pregnant mother’s antibodies can destroy the red blood cells of her child if the child’s blood was “positive” (containing the Rh antigen). Today, an infant’s afflicted blood can undergo immediate treatment and prevent major repercussions.

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1978

The cyanoacrylate commonly known as Super Glue hits shelves, having been developed as an adhesive called “Eastman 910”

by Harry Coover M.S. ’43 Ph.D. ’44. Able to bond solid objects as well as human tissues, the glue is also known for its forensic ability to capture fingerprints.

Gregory Goodwin Pincus ’24 begins testing the combined oral contraceptive pill after studying the ability of progesterone to inhibit fertility. The pills — approved by the Food and Drug Administration in 1960 — are now used by over 100 million women worldwide as a form of birth control.

1983 Walter McCrone ’38 Ph.D. ’42 performs several days of forensic testing on the Shroud of Turin, a linen cloth that appears to bear the image of a bearded man who had undergone crucifixion. McCrone concluded that the Shroud had been painted, due to the presence of red pigment that others had deemed blood.

2001

Barbara McClintock ’23 M.A. ’25 Ph.D. ’27 becomes the first and currently only woman to win an unshared Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for her discovery of genetic transposition in corn plants. Transposable elements are DNA sequences that can move throughout the genome, changing how certain traits are turned “on” or “off.”

1992

Jon Rubinstein ’78 M.Eng ’79 leads the eight-month development of the iPod, Apple’s first portable music player. Rubinstein later became senior vice president of Apple’s newly-created iPod division in 2004.

1985 Prof. Mae Jemison M.D. ’81 becomes the first African-American woman to travel into space, serving as the science mission specialist on the Space Shuttle Endeavor’s second spaceflight. Jemison went on to start The Jemison Group, a company that focuses on integrating technologies into developing countries.

2003

2018

Prof. Steve Squyres ’78 Ph.D. ’81, astronomy, leads the Mars Exploration Rover Mission as principal investigator. The mission, through the rovers Curiosity and Opportunity, returned significant findings about Mars, including evidence that water once flowed on the planet’s surface.

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Prof. Kenneth G. Wilson, physics, directs the establishment of the Cornell Theory Center (now the Cornell University Center for Advanced Computing in Rhodes Hall), one of five original supercomputer centers created to provide high-speed computing resources within the United States.

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Arthur Ashkin Ph.D. ’52 won the Nobel Prize in physics in October 2018, setting the record for the oldest person to receive the award in Nobel’s 112-year history. He split the award with two of his co-researchers. Together, they researched and invented “optical tweezers,” which allowed Ashkin to pick up living bacteria without damaging them.

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Goalie Browning’s Defense Essential to Cornell Success

By RUTH ABRAHAM

During the season, she was named National Goalie of the Month and ECAC Hockey’s Goalie of the Month. She was Lindsay Browning’s time on the Hill can also named ECAC Goalie of the Week four be defined in many ways, but one in partic- times, out of 14 regular-season weeks. Her ular, is record-breaking. At Cornell, where 12 shutouts, 28 wins, and .894 winning ice hockey has been such a strong program, percentage all shattered Cornell’s single-seaBrowning has changed the game and has her son records. name inscribed in most of the record books.

She finished the season with a goals “She has been one of the greatest goalten- against average of 0.91, which ranked fourth ders ever to play at Cornell in our 50 year on Cornell’s single-season record list and a history,” said Head Coach Doug Derraugh save percentage of 0.952, breaking the Red’s ’91. single-season record.

Browning began hockey Browning was also as a young girl. Her mom named as a top-10 finalBrowning’s shortened and sister played, and loved career was enough for ist for the Patty Kazmaier the sport since she stepped Award, an award given her to write her name on the ice. She never to the top female college planned on playing college in the Cornell record ice hockey player in the hockey–in fact she quit right books. Her 12 shutouts United States. She also was after high school. But plans named Ivy League Player in her junior season changed, and, as she likes to of the Year and earned Allwere good to set a put it, she came “crawling American honors, becoming single-season back” to Coach Derraugh. the first Cornell goalie ever Browning’s first two to be named All-American. program record. years playing for the Red Beyond individuwere pretty uneventful. al accomplishments, She did not see much action and was in Browning was crucial in leading the Red the shadows of star goaltender Marlène to one of the best seasons to date. From Boissonnault ’19. For any athlete, that could November 30, 2019 to March 7, 2020, be tough, sitting on the bench and watching Browning backstopped the Red to an someone else play, but for Browning, that unbeaten streak of 22 games. Cornell only was not the case. lost one game on home ice and never lost “I was just so happy to be there, happy an in-conference game, becoming the first to be on a team of really great people and time in program history that the team went really great coaches,” Browning said. “So it undefeated in the ECAC. The Red also was mostly about, like I’m here to uplift my went undefeated in the Ivy League regular teammates and do whatever I can to help season, easily securing its 15th Ivy League them and in the process, make myself bet- Championship. Cornell had made it all the ter…when the time comes, I will be ready.” way to the ECAC Championship game And when the time came, she was ready. when it was upset in overtime by Princeton.

By her junior year, Boissonnault had The team had also earned a spot in the graduated, leaving a spot open for the start- NCAA women’s ice hockey tournament ing goaltender. Browning started in all 33 as the No. 1 seed, however, COVID hit, games of the season and proved that she canceling the rest of the season. truly belonged by becoming the first goalie To continue reading this article, please to open the season with three-straight shutvisit cornellsun.com. outs. From only starting in a total of eight games in her first two seasons, Browning had led the nation in virtually every single Ruth Abraham can be reached at rabraham@cornellsun.com. goaltending stat.

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Records | Women’s ice hockey goaltender Lindsay Browning has broken numerous Cornell records that have been held since the early 1920s.

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Accolades | John Piatelli has been named a top-10 finalist for the Tewaaraton Award.

Men’s Lacrosse Piatelli Top-3 in Nation in Goals

By RUTH ABRAHAM

hat tricks and led the team in goals with a career-high of 45.

In 2020, for his junior season, he helped Nearly five years in the making, senior lead the Red start the season on a fiveattacker John Piatelli wraps up his time here game winning streak before the season as one of the greatest lacrosse players to play was cut short due to the pandemic. In for the Red. A two-time captain, Piatelli has those five games, Piatelli had accumulated gotten nearly every award, shattering every a team-leading 20 goals and was ranked record. second in the Ivy League and fourth in all “He’s a rock star for us. He’s been a great of Division 1 lacrosse in goals per game. leader for us…[and] a steady presence for After two great seasons, he finally got some us on the field,” said Head Coach Connor recognition for his skill and athletic prowess.

Buczek ’15. “Through his hard work and He was named an Inside Lacrosse/Maverik perseverance, he’s turned himself into one Media Honorable Mention All-American of the best college lacrosse players in the and earned a spot on the Final Tewaaraton country.”

Watch List. The Tewaaraton is an annual Coming from a family of lacrosse players, award for the most outstanding college the Massachusetts-native was not always sure lacrosse player, it is considered the equivalent that college lacrosse would of the Heisman Trophy for be for him. His father was “Through his hard work college football. The watchan accomplished lacrosse list highlights early conand perserverance, player at Springfield College tenders of the Tewaaraton and earned All-American he’s turned himself into Award. honors, his sister played In the aftermath of the Division 1 lacrosse and his one of the best college unfortunate end to the 2020 younger brother, Brian, lacrosse players in the season, Piatelli was named is a junior on the Cornell captain of the team ahead country.” lacrosse team. of the 2020-2021 season. It A multi-sport athlete was a test of his leadership as Connor Buczek ’15 in high school, Piatelli was the looming question was, never aiming for Division 1. how do you be a captain if He just enjoyed playing lacrosse and wanted there are no games to be played? to keep playing until he could no longer.

“How you lead and how you manage a But after some record-setting seasons in high group without a lot of the things that they’re school, he drew the attention of top schools accustomed to is a challenge. There’s no – Cornell included. playbook, there’s no one you’ve ever seen When Piatelli arrived on East Hill, he done it before,” Buczek said. immediately saw action as he played in all These were all uncharted waters as in the 18 games of his freshman season, with starts nearly 50 years of Cornell lacrosse, no capin six. He was named Ivy League Rookie of tain had to endure what Piatelli experienced. the Week on February 27 and ranked fifth “As a captain…I was focusing on just on the team in assists and seventh in goals trying to keep the unity of the group, trying and points. For someone who was not even to stay connected through that time period, sure he would make it to Division 1, he was through zoom, FaceTimes, whatever it may making a big impact on an already stacked be. But try to stay connected so we didn’t Cornell lacrosse team and on one of the best lose that bond and the culture we have, even attack units in the country. through a period of not playing.”

In his sophomore year, Piatelli was To continue reading this article, please named Honorable Mention All-Ivy and ended the season ranked in the top 25 in the visit cornellsun.com. nation in individual man-up goals, goals per game, shooting percentage and points per Ruth Abraham can be reached at game. He also registered a team-leading 10 rabraham@cornellsun.com.

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Recalling 1940’s ‘Fifth-Down’ Dartmouth Game Cornell concedes loss after film shows its winning play was down five

By RAPHY GENDLER Former Sun Sports Editor

This story was originally published on Nov. 17, 2020.

In the 21st century, most CornellDartmouth football games don’t make national headlines.

But 80 years ago, in Hanover, N e w Hampshire, on Nov. 16, 1940, in what commentators called a stunning display of sportsmanship, Cornell — then the top team in the country, riding a 19-game winning streak — gave away an apparent 7-3 win after realizing its last-second touchdown was scored on fifth down.

The Red entered the game against its longtime rival — then called the Indians — riding an 18-game winning streak dating back two seasons.

Dartmouth broke a scoreless tie with a fourth-quarter field goal, taking a 3-0 lead.

The Wikipedia page for the game reports that Cornell got the ball on the Dartmouth six-yard line with less than a minute to play. After short gains on first and second down, Cornell had the ball on the one-yard line. A run for no gain on third down followed by a delay of game penalty gave Cornell fourth down from around the five-yard line.

With nine seconds left, Walter “Pop” Scholl ’41 threw an incom-

“And I always used to say, ‘We’re still waiting for that plete pass into the end zone. And that should’ve been it.

But the referee signalled fourth down, and Scholl found telegram.’” receiver William Murphy for a touch“Our coach and athletic director told us, ‘As the years go by, down on the bonus down. Cornell this will resonate as a fine example of sportsmanship’ — and won the game 7-3. they were 100 percent right,” Conti, then 91 years old, said in Or so they thought. After review- 2010. “But if I had been a grown person with some authoring film of the game on ity, I never Sunday, coach Carl Snavely “I can just remember my father would have and Cornell officials realto telling me. He said, ‘Son, they will offered ized the touchdown give the shouldn’t have happened. never remember that you guys were game away.”

So they sent a telegram At the undefeated and that you had the time, to Hanover offering an to forfeit the game. angry team greatest team in the nation.

Dartmouth accepted, and footBut they’ll never, never forget that b a l l - o b cementing the contest as a 3-0 win for sessed camyour college awarded that game the home team. pus felt like Edmund back to Dartmouth.’” the game Ezra Day, then had been Frank Finneran ’41 the president unjustly of Cornell, stolen, even was a as praise for D a r t m o u t h the act of sportsmanship came from around the country: A graduate. Lou New York Herald Tribune editorial said “there seems again Conti ’41, to be hope in the world.” a guard on Some players on the 1940 team insisted that Mort the 1940 Landsberg ’41 got into the end zone on his third-down run team, told that was marked just shy of the goal line. And while decades The Los later they looked back fondly on the forfeit, at the time they Angeles couldn’t believe their university would give the win away.

Times “The pride is now. It wasn’t then,” said Frank Finneran i n ’41, a guard and defensive lineman on the 1940 team. “I can 2010 just remember my father telling me. He said, ‘Son, they will that Day never remember that you guys were undefeated and that said, “You can you had the greatest team in the nation. But offer them the they’ll never, never forget that your college game, but they won’t awarded that game back to Dartmouth.’” accept it.”

Eighty years later, the Fifth-Down “We didn’t believe that. I didn’t Game still stands alone in college believe that. Nobody believed that they football history: No other game has would not accept the game,” Conti said. been decided off the Frank “Bud” Finneran ’41 said he’ll field after its con“never forget this as long as I live.” clusion. A 1940 “[Day] said, ‘Fellas, I’m a Dartmouth editorial in graduate,’ and he was,” Finneran said. “He The Sun said said, ‘I know Dartmouth and it won’t be “our honor long before we get a return telegraph and good saying, ‘no Cornell you won it name remain on the field, and that’s the unstained.” way it should be.’

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Decades later | This play took place during the Cornell-Dartmouth football game on Nov. 10, 2018 — 72 years after the “FifthDown” football concession.

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No Losses, No Draws and an NCAA National Championship

Looking Back at Red Hockey’s Unparalleled 1969-70 Season

By LUKE PICHINI Former Sun Sports Editor

This story was originally published on March 4, 2021.

In one of the most outstanding efforts by an NCAA men’s hockey team, Cornell became the first — and so far, only — men’s hockey team to capture a national championship during the 196970 season without suffering a single loss or draw.

Cornell’s incredible 29-00 campaign began with an 8-2 stomping of Western Ontario, and from there, the Red continued to dominate, closing the first stretch of the season on a seven-game winning streak.

The lone scare came in a road matchup against Brown, when Cornell eked out a 5-4 overtime victory. Despite staring at a one-goal deficit in the third period, junior forward Brian McCutcheon came up with a power-play score to force an additional period of play.

The ensuing overtime period ended after a mere 34 seconds thanks to senior defenseman Dan Lodboa, who forced a Brown turnover and then found the back of the net. The Red’s victory in this contest became only one of five contests during the entire season that was decided by one goal.

Staying Hot

During the holiday season, Cornell continued its hot streak, picking up victories over familiar foes, including Rensselaer, St. Lawrence, Boston University and Colgate. In that slate, the Red outscored its opponents, 25-6, including a 9-0 blowout of Rensselaer.

As the Red entered the conference portion of the regular season, it only maintained its domi-

nance. Aside from a 2-1 victory at Toronto, Cornell rarely endured close games. While its home showdown against Dartmouth only ended in a 3-2 decision in favor of the Red and was certainly an exception, Cornell walloped that same opponent a week and a half later, shellacking the Green by a 14-0 margin.

In that 14-0 blowout, 17 different players tallied at least one point, with junior forward Bob Aitchison leading the way with five points, despite having entered the contest with only two goals on the season.

last three ECAC Championships, Cornell sought a fourth title, but it would have to first defeat Clarkson to achieve that honor.

Like its previous game against Harvard, the Red fought hard to grind out a victory.

of achieving national glory. In the first contest of the NCAA Tournament against Wisconsin, the Red faced an initial deficit after the Badgers scored an early goal.

But in the final two frames, Cornell completely smothered the

seconds of the national title game.

During the first two periods, the teams alternated leads before the Red pulled away in the last period. Buoyed by Lodboa’s three third-period goals, Cornell secured a 6-4 victory over

Playoff Challenges

Though Cornell encountered tough challenges from several of its opponents over the course of the season, the team entered the ECAC Championship on an offensive roll, having scored a whopping 41 goals during the final four games of the regular season.

That momentum carried over in the first round of the ECAC playoffs with a 6-1 beatdown of St. Lawrence. In the next round, though, the Red faced a much stiffer test in the form of the rival Crimson. In the span of just four minutes, Harvard’s attack came alive, beating junior netminder Brian Cropper three times to put the Crimson up 3-1, marking the first time all season the Red trailed by two goals.

Cornell buckled down, responding with four straight goals, but Harvard quickly scored two of its own to make it 5-5 in the final frame. But a penalty was called on the Crimson after its fifth goal, and sophomore forward Larry Fullan capitalized on the ensuing power play, giving the Red a 6-5 lead that it never relinquished.

Having claimed victory in the

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Going out on top | Head coach Ned Harkness (top left, with daughter below) celebrates leading the Red to its second national title on March 21, 1970. Gesturing “number one” is future head coach Dick Bertrand ’70.

In a back-and-forth contest between two exceptional goalies, Cropper and Clarkson’s Bruce Bullock, it was ultimately Cropper and the Red who prevailed. With the game tied at two apiece, senior forward John Hughes fired a shot past Bullock in the waning seconds of the third period, clinching the Red’s fourth straight ECAC title.

Final Hurdles

With a perfect regular season under its belt, Cornell only had two more opponents in its way

Badgers’ offense, only conceding four shots. Meanwhile, the Red finally broke through in the third period, notching two goals against Wisconsin goaltender Wayne Thomas to vault itself into the National Championship game.

Cornell’s final opponent was a familiar titan — Clarkson. The Golden Knights hoped to avenge their loss in the ECAC title game and spoil the Red’s perfect season in Lake Placid. In the early going, Clarkson appeared on track to do just that, scoring in the first 20

Clarkson, clinching the program’s second national title while also etching its name in NCAA history by becoming the only undefeated national champion.

Unmatched

In the years since, Cornell has retained a strong program, especially under head coach Mike Schafer ’86. Still, it remains fairly unlikely that the Red — let alone any other NCAA men’s hockey squad — will be able to achieve the same heights of the 1969-70 Cornell team.

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Reunited | The 1969-70 men’s hockey team reunites at Cornell in January 2020 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of its historic season.

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‘I feel so special and honored’

Karen Chen ’23 Wins Olympic Medal After win, Chen credits time at Cornell for perspective, growth

By AARON SNYDER Sun Sports Editor

This story was originally published on Feb. 15, 2022.

When Team USA took the silver medal in the figure skating team event at the Beijing Winter Olympics last week, Karen Chen ’23 won the 64th Olympic medal earned by a Cornellian.

News of the human development major’s Olympic success was received with excitement in Ithaca. The University, the College of Human Ecology and Rachel Dunifron, the dean of the College of Human Ecology, all congratulated Chen on her accomplishment.

“I’ve been seeing a lot of support from everyone at Cornell, and it’s been so amazing, and I feel so special and honored,” Chen told the Sun. Chen secured silver for the United States with a 131.52 point performance in the free program, one day after struggling in the short program.

After placing 11th in the women’s singles competition at the 2018 Winter Olympics, Chen said that her performance in the team event in Beijing was a product of her growth and maturity between the two games.

GABRIELA BHASKAR / THE NEW YORK TIMES “I feel like age and the expeSilver | Chen’s performance in the figure rience of going through so skating team event helped Team USA secure a many obstacles and overcomsilver medal. ing different things has really helped me be where I am today,” Chen said.

Chen spent one of the four years between the two Olympics at Cornell. She credited that time with much of her growth.

“That year at Cornell gave me so much perspective in my life, both academically and “That year at Cornell gave me so athletically,” Chen said. “I much perspective in my life, both think I grew the most in that one year at Cornell. Just being academically and athletically.” in that unfamiliar situation helped me grow as a person, Karen Chen ’23 and therefore as an athlete and a skater.”

Chen was homeschooled through high school, which allowed her to prioritize skating while she worked on school during her free time. When she got to Cornell, she found that schedule flipped.

“That shift, doing something I wasn’t familiar with, made me realize how much I love skating,” Chen said. “Gaining perspective from all the other students on campus, seeing that they had completely different passions – that was such an eye opening experience for me.”

It was a difficult adjustment for Chen, who said she struggled to balance academics and skating when she arrived at Cornell.

“Fall semester was tough for me,” she said. “I expected myself to succeed in both [skating and school], but I was struggling.”

When Chen arrived at Cornell, she stated that she started off torn between embracing life as a student and continuing to pursue her Olympic aspirations.

“My freshman year at Cornell was amazing,” Chen said. “In all that chaos of balancing my schedule, I realized that I love skating, and it’s only going to get harder as I get older, so now’s the time to chase that dream.”

During her freshman spring, which was abruptly interrupted by the onset of the “I realized I love skating, and it’s only pandemic, Chen realgoing to get harder as I get older, so ized she had to fully commit to either now’s the time to chase that dream.” her academic or Karen Chen ’23 athletic career.

“Skating season had finished and then COVID hit, so I was fully committed to school and my grades were so much better,” Chen said. “I knew that in order to succeed, I needed to prioritize one, even though that perfectionist in me wanted to do both. That helped me make the decision that I really wanted to go for my Olympic dream for these two years with everything I’ve got.”

While Chen’s performance in the team event helped Team USA win silver, she has not received her medal yet. The doping allegations surrounding the Russian Olympic Committee’s Kamila Valieva have delayed the medal ceremony.

“It was definitely disappointing to not have our medal ceremony,” Chen said. “At the same time, that’s something that I have no control over.

Whatever happens, happens.

I just need to focus on what I can control, and that’s my skating.”

A f t e r taking two years off to focus on skating, Chen plans to return to Cornell for fall 2022. “ I ’ m super excited about [coming back],” she said. “It will be such a change of pace from what I’ve been doing the past two years, but I’m really excited to embark on that journey.”

Chen said that she wants to keep skating when she gets back to Cornell.

During her freshman year, Chen performed at Lynah BORIS TSANG / SUN FILE PHOTO during the intermission of a Lynah | Chen skates during the first intermission of a hockey game.

“I would love to perform men’s hockey game in February 2020. Chen said she at more hockey games once “would love to perform at more hockey games.”

I’m back. If they ever want someone to do a little twirl or two on the ice, I’d love to do it, it’s so much fun,” Chen said. “Skating is a huge part of my identity, so it’s definitely something that I’m going to keep with me for the rest of my life.”

Chen is scheduled to begin competition in the individual event at 8:45 a.m.

Eastern time on Tuesday morning. Her Olympic schedule concludes with the women’s free program, which begins at 5 a.m. on Thursday.

Aaron Snyder can be reached at asnyder@cornellsun.com.

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tried his hand at acting.

Milliman: Peter. After the resignation of Matt Kerwick, Milliman stepped in as the interim head coach of the men’s lacrosse team in May 2017. Led his team to an Ivy League championship and NCAA Tournament appearance in 2018. Current head coach of the men’s lacrosse team.

Moran: Richie. The late Hall of Fame lacrosse coach. Took Cornell to the NCAA playoffs countless times, winning three national championships along the way. Was once dubbed by Sport magazine as “The Electric Pear.” Presented with the 2012 Spirit of Tewaaraton Award.

Newman Arena: In Bartels Hall. Home of the Red basketball and volleyball teams. Also site of occasional wrestling tournament.

Newman: Wes ’09. Cornell swim and dive alumnus, now leading the men’s squad. A Canadian, so swimmers have been practicing in maple syrup so the water feels easier at meets.

Nieuwendyk: Joe ’88. Once NHL Rookie of the Year for Calgary with 51 goals. Took faceoffs for the Dallas Stars until he was traded to the New Jersey Devils to win a third Stanley Cup in 2003. Cornell MVP in 1987 and a NHL All-Star. He has also won the Conn Smyth and Olympic gold. No. 25 retired at

Lynah Rink on Feb. 26, 2010.

Noel: Andy. Current Cornell Athletic Director. Daily Sun favorite. Who doesn’t love Andy?

Novakovic: Joanna ’03. Head coach of Equestrian since 2014.

Won the Ivy league in 2018, sending riders to nationals is not uncommon.

Palmer: David. A two-time world champion, now the head coach of the squash program entering his fourth year. Once awarded a Medal of the Order of Australia by Queen Elizabeth II of Down Under. Got royalty in his DNA. Penn: Slimy Ivy rival in Philadelphia. It has strong athletic teams and questionable recruiting ethics. Learn to hate them.

They’re ruthless, bad sports and play to win at whatever cost — even if it means throwing toast on the football field. And they call themselves Quakers.

Pepicelli: Dan. Head coach of the baseball team entering his fifth year. In his first two seasons, Coach Pep brought over his expertise from baseball powerhouse Clemson to revamp Cornell’s baseball program.

Future is looking up for the Red on the diamond.

Princeton: Yawn. Nickname: Tigers. Location: New Jersey, but shockingly fields top-notch basketball and lax teams anyway.

Has won more Ivy League titles than any other school with its shady recruiting.

Redman: Cornell wrestling mascot. Has been known to randomly show up at men’s basketball games. Identity unknown.

Sarachan: Dave ’76. Former head coach of the Chicago Fire, an MLS team. Led Red booters to two NCAA bids in his final seasons at the helm. Two-time All-American at Cornell.

Schaap: 1. Dick ’55. Highly acclaimed newsman who died in 2001. Veteran sports journalist, author of numerous books, sports correspondent for ABC News and host of ESPN’s Sports Reporters. Oh, and he was also once the editor in chief of The Sun. 2. Jeremy ’91, ESPN. Followed in dad’s footsteps and is currently correspondent for ESPN’s Outside the Lines. Also, former sports editor at The Sun. Came to Ithaca prior to Cornell’s Sweet 16 matchup with Kentucky to report on the men’s basketball team. “In Ithaca, New York, Jeremy Schaap, ESPN.” So legit.

Schafer: Mike ’86. Men’s hockey coach who steered his team to ECAC tournament victories in his first two seasons, then to the squad’s first Frozen Four appearance in 23 years in his eighth. In his 10th, 200506, guided the Red to a 22-9-4 record in which the team came a goal away in triple overtime against Minnesota from making the Frozen Four. Fans greeted him then and now with the

chant, “Kill, Schafer, Kill.”

Entering his 25th season behind the Cornell bench in 2019-20, he has coached the Red to the NCAA tournament 12 times, as recent as 2019.

Schoellkopf: Stadium which hosts football and men’s and women’s lacrosse. Nice view of Ithaca and most of Central New York on clear days on the Crescent side. Artificial playing surface has been called “the Cadillac of turf systems” but has seen its last days at Schoellkopf, giving way to the new wave FieldTurf which recently debuted.

Schneider: Daria. Former, 3-year head coach of the women’s fencing team. Schneider’s impressive history of accolades includes five-time US National Team member, two-time world championship medalist and U.S. Fencing national champion.

Smith: Dayna. 17-year coach of the women’s basketball team.

Like many other Red coaches, made her way over from Penn.

The winningest coach in the history of the program. During her time as head coach, Smith’s players have earned 29 All-Ivy honors, including one Ivy League Player of the Year award and one All-America selection.

Smith: John. Men’s soccer head coach entering his fourth year. He comes to Ithaca from Palo Alto, where he was the associate head coach for Stanford — a team that won the 2015

NCAA title. Earned a win against nationally-ranked Syracuse in his second season. An England native, he knows a thing or two about soccer, or “football.”

Stevens: Mike. Nine years as head coach of the women’s tennis program, and left in 2019 for a head coach position at Campbell University. Named Ivy coach of the year after leading the women to program’s first share of Ivy title.

Tanasoiu: Silviu. Romanianborn head coach of the men’s tennis team who has led the Red for the last eight years. Won an Ivy championship and went to second round of NCAAs in 2017.

Touchdown: the bear/mascot.

Although the bear is brown, not red, students still hold it dear and often pass it in the crowd at football games, when people actually show up. But hey, at least our mascot’s not a keg.

Tatum: Mark ’91. Played baseball at Cornell, named deputy commissioner and Chief Operating Officer of the NBA in 2014.

Vande Berg: Trudy. Entering fifth year as head coach of the volleyball team. During her second year, led her squad to the program’s most wins since 2006 and highest conference finish since 2008.

Yale: Mediocre Ivy misfits.

Not really good at any sport, but what else can you expect from a school in New Haven? Also called the Bulldogs and the Elis.

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Archer: David ’05. A student athlete himself back in the day and a man who has bled Red for years now, Archer is entering his ninth year as the head football coach of his alma mater. When Archer was hired in 2013, he became the youngest Division I head coach in the nation. Be on the lookout for that breakthrough season for the Red sometime in the near future.

Arena: Bruce ’73. Played lacrosse and soccer for the Red. Current coach of the U.S. men’s soccer team the New England Revolution and member of the National Soccer Hall of Fame.

Bartels Hall: The athletic facility formerly known as Alberding and the Field House.

Unfortunately, the Alberding family no longer felt the need to fork over the big bucks — enter Floyd Bartels Class of 1912.

Barton Hall: The cavernous main gym. Big place where ROTCs hang out, also headquarters for powerhouse indoor track teams and the location of many Cornell final exams. Originally built as a drill hall for the Department of Military Science, it served as an airplane hangar during World War II. Baughan: Matt. Golf coach, who has been leading the Red for the past 23 seasons. Also has the honor of being head teaching pro at Cornell’s beautiful Robert Trent Jones golf course.

Bettman: Gary ’74. Commissioner of the NHL. Known to show up at Lynah Rink to take in a game every now and then. All three of Bettman’s children have attended Cornell.

Big Red: 1. A type of chewing gum. 2. The nickname for all Cornell athletic teams. Go Big Red! (Or if you are reading The Sun, just Red).

Boiardi: George ’04. Men’s lacrosse player who died after being struck by a lacrosse ball in a game against Binghamton in 2002. He was a fouryear starter, captain, set to graduate two months after death. Head coaching position named in his honor.

Boothe: Kevin ’06. Anchor of the offensive line during his Cornell career, opening lanes for Red backs. Drafted by the Oakland Raiders in the sixth round of the 2006 NFL Draft, won a Super Bowl with the Giants in 2008 and 2012.

Brown: The color of dirt, but also an Ivy school that doesn’t believe in grades or sports.

Officially nicknamed the Bears, but the students still call themselves Bruins — their old nickname.

Still, as the saying goes, if it’s Brown, flush it down.

B.U.: Boston University. Hockey rival that pulled out of the ECAC in the 80s with several other teams to form Hockey East. Inspiration for the all-purpose cheer “Screw B.U., [insert opposing team here] too!”

Colangelo: Bryan ’87. Former GM of the Philadelphia 76ers who played guard for the Red while on East Hill. Averaged three minutes a game in 42 contests. Trust the process. Had a Twitter scandal before it was cool.

Colgate: Relatively substantial rivalry outside the Ivy League. Their fans throw Big Red chewing gum when the men’s hockey team is visiting, Cornell fans throw Colgate toothpaste when Raiders are in town.

Columbia: Does not even have men’s lacrosse or hockey teams. In the 1980s, the football team broke the all-time NCAA record for consecutive losses. Although it has improved of late, the school would throw a parade down Broadway if it actually won an Ivy title. Added bonus: Opponents can laugh at the light blue uniforms.

Cornell: Glorious Ivy League university — perhaps you’ve heard of it. Nationally notable in rowing, wrestling, men’s and women’s hockey and men’s lacrosse, among others.

Crew: Grueling year-round sport. Has perhaps the most underrated athletes at Cornell. Who else could endure severe hand blisters or 5 a.m. runs down to the boathouse for two-hour practices in 30-degree weather? Pain is their life’s blood. That said, rowers are widely-considered to have the best bodies on campus.

Cullen: Terry and his late father Bob, that is.

Father-son team that coached the Cornell sprint football team “forever” and guided the Red to countless CSFL titles. In 2006, the Red achieved perfection for the first time since Purple Rain was popular, going 6-0 en route to a national championship. Terry’s position as head coach is literally named after him.

Dartmouth: Small school, but with proper nourishment could become a full-grown university like the rest of its Ivy pals. Nicknamed the Big

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awards. Led the team to its first ever co-Ivy League Green, a name stolen from the children’s movie title and another NCAA berth in 2006, won Ivy of the same title. title in 2017.

Davy: Fight song, played after Cornell scores Hall: Melanie. Former assistant and associate in any game the Big Red Band bothers to attend, gymnastics coach for more than a quarter of a except for basketball — they play it whenever century, promoted to head coach in 2021. Led the they can at an obnoxious decibel level. George M. team to capture eight all-america honors last seaCohan stole the melody from “Give My Regards son, named the Women’s Collegiate Gymnastics to Broadway.”

Association chair this year.

Dennison: Liz. Former head coach of the Harvard: Smug Ivy League school loaded with women’s rowing team and current associate direcmoney, squash courts and grade inflation. Toptor of rowing. EAWRC Co-Assistant Coach of ranked rowing, swimming and hockey teams. the Year in 2011.

Nicknamed Crimson — the bastard child of the Derraugh: Doug ’91. Returns for his ninecolor red and poop. Also, introduced the world to teenth season as head coach of the women’s hockthe Winklevoss twins. Yuck. ey team. He guided the Big Red to the national Helen Newman: Original headquarters of title game in his fifth season and back-to-back-toCornell women’s athletics, now North Campus’ back NCAA Frozen Four appearances in 2010, home to pickup basketball games, an indoor 2011 and 2012. Ivy champs in 2017. swimming pool and a state-of-the-art fitness cenDurant: Adrian. Head coach of men’s track ter. Also houses one of the premier bowling alleys and field. Coach for U.S. Virgin Islands at the on campus or in Ithaca for that matter.

2016 Rio Olympics, sent four past and presHenderson: Mike. ent Cornellians to Rio Head coach of the womas well. More swag than en’s track and field/ you can measure. men’s and women’s Dryden: Ken ’69. cross country teams as Three-time All-Amerof 2019. Coached both ican, perennial All-Star the men’s and women’s and Stanley Cup netcross country teams to minder for the Montreal a seventh place finish at Canadiens. Found his Heps in 2021. real calling practicing law, Hornibrook: however. He was named Dwight and Donna. the general manager of Husband-wife tandem the Toronto Maple Leafs leading two of Cornell’s in 2004 and inducted squads. Dwight was into the College Sports named head coach of Information Directors of women’s soccer in 2017, America Academic AllDonna has been head America Hall of Fame coach of field hockey in May 2005. His No. since 2004. Winningest 1 was retired and lifted Cornell field hockey into the rafters of Lynah coach ever.

Rink in 2010.

Hoy: Home of CorEarl: Brian. Entering COURTESY OF CORNELL ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS nell baseball. First man his seventh year at the helm of men’s basketball. In a league of his own | In 40-plus years as a to hit one over the forPrinceton grad, played journalist, Dick Schaap ’55 excelled both in print merly big right field and coached basketball and broadcast media. fence was Lou Gehrig, there before shipping to according to legendary East Hill. Once Ivy League Player of the Year, historian and sports writer Kenny “The Haunter” named Coach of the Year this spring.

Van Sickle. The second — again according to ECAC: Eastern College Athletic Conference Kenny — was George H.W. Bush, in his Yale Hockey League. Large coordinating organization days, before he moved on to better things. overseeing collegiate sports up and down the eastI.C.: Ithaca College, the school on the other hill. Division III kingpin in just about every sport. ern seaboard. More specifically, the major college Nicknamed the Bombers, possibly because of an hockey league that Cornell calls home. Gives affinity for cheap Ithaca bars. schools like Union and St. Lawrence an excuse to Kerber: Chris. Lightweight crew coach since feel smarter.

2008. ECAC Lightweight Coach of the Year Eldredge: Dave ’81. Considered one of the thrice. Led squad to national championship in best polo coaches in the country and the all-time 2017. Dominance. winningest coach in Cornell history for any sport.

Kennett: Todd ’91. BMA. Coach who estabGrand total of 15 national titles and 37 national lished lightweight crew dynasty — leading the championship appearances, the latest in 2016. squad to three consecutive national championIn a 2018 article published by The Sun it was ships before becoming the heavyweight crew’s reported that Eldgredge retired after 33 years as fearless leader in 2008. Enjoys putting his team on the University investigated claims of misconduct. the erg machine before sun-up.

Farlow: Julie ’97. Alumna is the head coach of Koll: Rob. Legendary former wrestling coach the softball team. Two-time second-team All-Ivy and former All-American, Koll led his team to win while playing at Cornell, first woman to bat over the Ivies 20 times, including a current streak of .400, Cornell athletics hall of famer. In a 2019 17 in a row, and has placed in the NCAA top-10 report by The Sun, Farlow was involved in a con15 times until his 2021 departure for a position troversy when several of her players came forward, at Stanford. Coached national champion Yianni detailing years of mistreatment.

Diakomihalis in 2018.

Friedman Center: State-of-the-art wrestling Lynah: Lynah Rink, cradle of Cornell hockey facility featuring practice and match space, weight fanaticism. 4,000-plus person capacity. Hockey rooms, offices, study rooms and locker rooms. analyst Barry Melrose’s favorite college hockey Benefactor is Stephen Friedman ’59, President rink. Where legends are born and opponents’ Bush’s former chief economic advisor. dreams are crushed.

Gallagher: Patrick. Head coach of the womLynah Faithful: Half-crazed Cornell hockey en’s swimming, Two-time Northeast Conference fanatics who never miss regular or postseason Coach of the Year. Before Cornell, was head home games. Climb and bang on Plexiglass and coach at Saint Francis, where he is the program’s throw newspapers, garbage and fish at opposing winningest coach. players.

Game (a.k.a. The Game): Cornell vs. HarManfred: Rob ’80. This ILR alumnus is the vard, hockey style. Action on the ice nearly paralcommissioner of Major League Baseball. Often leled in the stands. People throw fish (and in one seen fielding grounders at Hoy Field. Invented an instance, an octopus) and newspapers at Harvard inning clock once. players. People used to tie chickens to the net Marinaro: Ed ’72. The best player in Red between periods, but the ECACHL stepped in football history. Appeared on the cover of Sports recently. People swear a lot. In between all this, Illustrated on November 1, 1971 and was feathe Red and Crimson play some great hockey. We laughed, we cried. A must see. tured in a fall 2007 issue. After a brief stint in Graap: Jenny ’86. 21-year women’s lacrosse the NFL, he followed in the footsteps of another coach who helped the women’s laxers to a turnformer great — “Broadway” Joe Namath — and around season in 1998. She took the team to the Final Four in 2002, garnering Coach of the Year See GLOSSARY page 38

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By TAMARA KAMIS and CAMDEN WEHRLE Sun News Editor and Sun Contributor

Protesters and counterprotesters stood in peaceful but tense opposition at a Hong Kong Action Day Rally on Friday on the Arts Quad, continuing campus discussion of Chinese government policies.

The Hong Kong Action Day Rally protesters advocated for awareness of human rights violations by the Chinese government, including the ongoing

genocide of Uighur people, the anti-free of Hotel Administration’s dual-degree speech effects of the Hong Kong National program with China’s Peking University.

Security law and attempts at forced Speakers at the protest included Kao, assimilation of the Prof. Eli Friedman, Tibetan people.

“Will [Cornell] provide any kind industrial and According to labor relations, and Kinen Kao ’22, of scrutiny of these institutions?” SPEAL co-presione of the protest’s dent Samuel Kim Prof. Eli Friedman organizers and ’23. co-president of “Even if we Society for the Promotion of East Asian don’t successfully force Cornell to susLiberty, the protest was also meant to pend the [dual-degree] program, at least continue advocating against the School by putting pressure on them, they will

know that next time they want to pursue other collaborations with Chinese universities, we will speak up against them,” Kao said.

The dual-degree program with Peking University was opposed by the Student Assembly in March 2021 and by the Faculty Senate in April last spring — but the Cornell administration established the program regardless.

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Apple Lovers Crowd Commons Annual Apple Harvest Festival returns for 39th year

By STEPHY CHEN Sun Contributor

The Commons was once again packed with crowds of students, visitors and Ithaca residents this weekend — lining up for apple cider donuts and snapping pictures of caramel apples at the 39th annual Apple Harvest Festival.

AppleFest bloomed across several blocks downtown, offering a variety of apple-related products, from apple cider to apple crisps and barrels of apples themselves.

Beyond the food, the festivities extended to dancers entertaining the crowd, visitors walking the Commons in balloon hats and families participating in

carnival games.

Organized by the Downtown Ithaca Alliance and presented by the Tompkins Trust Company, AppleFest was hosted Friday through Sunday. Many attendees were glad that the festival, with crowds and lines of vendors, came back for another Ithaca fall after a downsized festival in 2020 — though some said they were concerned about unmasked crowds.

“Last year, there were literally six vendors and they were all by the aisle near the stage. It was a small event. This [year’s festival] is normal AppleFest level,” said Amara Steinkraus, a vendor for her family farm LittleTree Orchards, which grows and produces the fruit used for their See APPLEFEST page 3

By KATHERINE ESTERL and president of the Sun Staff Writer teachers association.

“We have teachers The Ithaca City in our union who are School District surrounded by hunreopened in September dreds of students who to educate thousands of are not vaccinated students in classrooms because they are not full time, despite staff 12 years old,” Piasecki shortages and ongo- said. “We have immuing concerns about nocompromised and COVID-19 risk, leav- teachers who are over ing many teachers feel- the age of 65 in these ing overworked and environments.”

Per Centers for concerned about infecDisease Control and tion. guide“I’m more exhaust- Prevention ed than I’ve been at the lines for K-12 schools, start of any school year,” the district mandates said Kathryn Cernera, indoor masking and DeWitt Middle three-foot distancing.

School teacher and a Still, the district has vice president of the reported 16 student Ithaca Teachers Association.

“I’m more exhausted

By New York than I’ve been State mandate, school teachers, at the start of staff and adminany school year.” istrators must show proof of Kathryn Cernera vaccination or weekly testing.

The Ithaca school dis- cases since Sept. 13, trict isn’t mandating one teacher positive COVID vaccinations case and one staff case. for students — many In addition to this data, students are under 12, which was last updated too young to receive Oct. 1, Belle Sherman them. Staffing gaps Elementary reportthat are also unfolding ed two positive stunationally are exac- dent cases on Sunday.

Middle erbating the burdens Boynton placed on teachers in School went virtual for the district according one day last month folto Adam Piasecki, eleSee SCHOOLS page 3 mentary school teacher