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Newark Mayor Cory Booker (D-N.J.),the social media maven who is preparing tomake a run for the U.S.Senate, will address gradu-ating seniors at convoca-tion this year, the Classof 2013 ConvocationCommittee announcedThursday.
Booker, a graduate ofStanford, Oxford andYale University,defeated a four-term incum-bent tomake hisway ontot h e
Newark City Council in 1998. Eight yearslater, he ran for mayor and swept the raceagainst former Deputy Mayor Ronald Rice(D) with 72 percent of the vote, accordingto The New York Times.
Now in his second term, the Senate aspi-rant has grabbed headlines for his pen-chant for heroism: pulling a neighborout of a burning house, opening hishouse to Hurricane Sandy victimsand digging residents out from a bliz-zard, according to Time.
Roneal Desai ’13, chair of thisyear's convocation ceremony andcommittee, said he “could not be
happier” with the selection of Bookeras convocation speaker.“Everyone I’ve spoken to is ecstatic
that he’ll be the speaker.When you look at theplaces he has spoken at in
the
last couple of years, he’s undoubtedly one ofthe most in-demand graduation speakers inthe country this year,” Desai said, notingthat Booker addressed graduates at Stanfordin 2012 and will be speaking at Yale’s ClassDay in May.
Although Booker will be the 10th politi-cian since 2000 to speak at Cornell’s convo-cation, Desai said he is confident Bookerwill be able to appeal to Cornellians across awide range of political views.
“I see Cory Booker representing muchmore of an advocacy figure — one that res-onates with a lot of students — as opposedto a political role,” Desai said. “I don’t thinkhe is a polarizing political figure who hasmade a political career simply advocating forone party or another. He represents the type
of politics that people do care about:making a difference in the world.”
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Gettin’ FreakyRudy Green ’15 arguesthat Cornell has become increasingly “tradition-less”and advocates eccentricon-campus behaviorfrom students.
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We’re NotIn Kansas AnymoreMarissa Tranquilla ’15 contends that Oz: TheGreat and Powerfulsuffers from the clashbetween classic film andmodernity. In spite of astellar cast, stunteddialogue and forced scenesderail the prequel.
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After an uptick in the number of alcohol-related medical transports last weekend, somestudents in the Panhellenic community raisedconcerns that rules prohibiting sorority membersfrom being in the presence of alcohol may inad-vertently encourage binge drinking.
The school year is split into quarters, with eachquarter having a different goal to enable freshmanwomen to have a safe transition into the Greekcommunity, according to Carlin Van Holmes ’14,president of the Panhellenic Council. The rules ofthe third quarter —which ended March3 — explicitly statethat new members,even those of legaldrinking age, are notallowed to be in thepresence of alcoholduring the six-weekperiod.
Van Holmes saidin an email sent outto sororities March 8 that “reports from last[Thursday] night reflect a high number of alco-hol-related transports, notably more so than thePanhellenic community saw during the thirdquarter.” She said in an interview with The Sunthat the purpose of the email was not to be puni-tive, but to be precautionary.
Some students, reflecting on the medical trans-ports, said they think the six-week dry periodspurs binge drinking, leading to a higher numberof alcohol-related transports when it ends.
“I think the dry period is arguably effective,but I think it leads to binge drinking immediate-ly after it ends,” said Olivia Wherry ’16, a newly-initiated member in the Greek community.
Kristen Powers ’14, president of the KappaAlpha Theta fraternity, said the six-week “dryperiod” also prevents new members from learn-ing to develop responsibility for themselves whiledrinking.
“High risk drinking is a major concern with-in Greek life. However, rather than teaching newmembers how to make responsible decisions anddevelop into responsible adults, we spent sixweeks giving our women rigid guidelines andsheltering them from Cornell’s social scene,”Powers said.
Van Holmes said that while “the quarter sys-tem is designed to increase safety, it also does cre-
ate a bit of ad i c h o t o m y ,because the pres-sure [of the rules ofthe third quarter]is taken off” dur-ing the fourthquarter.
Van Holmes,however, said thatshe was unsure ifthe medical trans-
ports were “in relation to the Panhellenic com-munity at all.” She added that her intention insending her email to all sororities was to “make apreemptive note about safety.”
Safety, she said, remains important in the fourthquarter of the year, when new members are offi-cially initiated into their chapters and are no longerrestricted from being in the presence of alcohol.
Van Holmes said that the quarter system ––which was first introduced three years ago –– is apolicy that was developed by the NationalCollege Health Improvement Project’s LearningCollaborative on High-Risk Drinking, an initia-
A 17-year-old male has beenaccused of shooting an Ithaca HighSchool student in the face with a pel-let gun.
The male was arraigned in theIthaca City Court Wednesday onthree misdemeanors: reckless endan-germent in the second degree, menac-ing in the third degree and harass-ment in the second degree, accordingto the Ithaca Police Department.
On Feb. 12, a group of students
were standing in the parking lot of theIthaca High School when the male,who was part of the group, shot anairsoft pellet gun at the victim,according to IPD.
The victim was struck in the cheekand back, but his injuries were notconsidered serious, according to IPD.
Police said in a press release thatthey are unable to release the names ofthe victim and defendant because oftheir age.
Mayor Cory Booker to Speak at Convocation
The Super-politician |Booker, who will speak in
this year’s convocation,is famous for having
pulled a neighbor out ofa burning house.
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Students ‘ecstatic’ that Newark mayor will speak, convocation committee chair says
DIANA MAK / SUN CONTRIBUTOR
Curator Andrea Inselmann describes the influences and unique techniques used inStorm Tharp’s ’92 exhibition in the Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art Thursday.
A moment to appreciate
Sororities See Surge in Medical Transports
“Rather than teaching new membershow to make responsible decisionsand develop into responsible adults,we spent six weeks giving our womenrigid guidelines...”Kristen Powers ’14
Man Shot in Face With Pellet Gun;17-Year-Old Male Charged in Court
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News, “In Diversity Push, Cornell Outlines Goals for Colleges,” TuesdaySpeaking about the 75 percent black male graduation rate“In order to really craft a meaningful initiative, one has to take a look at the source [and] the root of theproblem, and that’s a multifaceted, multi-layered answer. We are going to stick to it, [but] we are goingto be very realistic. It’s not going to happen overnight.”
Renee Alexander ’74, associate dean of students and director of intercultural programs
Arts, “Translating Goodness: An Evening With Toni Morrison MFA ’55,” MondaySpeaking about the glamorous portrayal of evil throughout literary history“Evil has vivid speech; goodness bites its tongue. I was always a little bit bored by demonstrations of evil. Italways relies on the same things — a top hat and a cane, maybe a little theme music. But goodness does-n’t have anything because it can’t use anything.”
Toni Morrison MFA ’55
News, “Student Assembly Hopeful Disqualified,” WednesdaySpeaking about the S.A.’s decision to disqualify Stephen Breedon ’14, a presidential candidate“I don’t think that [using a megaphone] is a fair reason to be disqualified from an election. I believe thatCornell students should have the right to elect the person who they believe is more qualified. Justbecause someone is using a megaphone and might not fully know all of the election rules, does not justi-fy Cornell putting in place an S.A. president that the majority might not truly want.”
Matthew Laks ’15
Opinion, “GUEST ROOM: Bleaching My Identities,” TuesdaySpeaking about what it feels like to be an Arab and Muslim American“The United States prides itself on being a multicultural nation. Yet we expect everyone to think, act andbelieve in a homogenous fashion. Similarly, Cornell University reproduces this type of environment.Although diversity is celebrated, there is little emphasis on exploring the implications of power and privi-lege in this forced melting pot that is Cornell. “
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Hiring disabled workers may result in numerousbenefits such as increased office morale and productivi-ty, according to a report published in February by theSchool of Industrial and Labor Relations and TheConference Board.
The study, titled “Leveling the Playing Field:Attracting, Engaging and Advancing People withDisabilities,” focuses on overcoming the challenges dis-abled people face in seeking employment and creatingworkplaces that effectively accommodate disabled work-ers.
“Little is understood regarding the relationshipsbetween employer characteristics, their workplace prac-tices and employment outcomes of persons with dis-abilities,” said Susanne Bruyère, director of ILR’sEmployment and Disability Institute and co-author ofthe report.
Bruyère said the study was prompted by Cornellresearchers interested in learning more about theemployment of people with disabilities. The study wasfunded in part by a $3.75-million grant from theUnited States Department of Education’s NationalInstitute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research.
According to the study, employers report severalindirect benefits from hiring employees with disabili-ties, such as increased office morale, productivity, safe-ty, customer interaction and attendance. The study alsonoted that 87 percent of consumers prefer to conductbusiness with companies that hire workers who are dis-abled.
“We are urging companies to progressively recruitpeople with disabilities to enlarge [their] talent pool andfind the most qualified candidates,” Bruyère said.
According to Bruyère, the high unemployment rateand incidence of discrimination against people with dis-abilities served as the impetus for the study. The study’sfindings suggest that accommodations for workers withdisabilities are fairly inexpensive and often do not causeadditional direct costs for the employer.
Some students said that the study is importantbecause it will help promote awareness about disabilityissues within the Cornell community and encourage theemployment of disabled workers.
“It is a stark reality to realize that the job market out-look is not the same for people with disabilities,” saidTeresa Danso-Danquah ’15, vice-president of CornellUnion for Disability Awareness, an organization thatseeks to support community members with disabilities.“Often this is not because of a lack of skills, but rather,because of attitudinal barriers.”
The report also has implications for Cornell studentswho have disabilities, according to Bruyère.
“[The study] raises the awareness of Cornell studentswith disabilities of their rights and protections underemployment disability nondiscrimination legislation,”Bruyère said.
Catherine Klapheke ’15, president of Delta Alpha Pi–– the University’s honor society for students with dis-abilities –– said the society believes “employees with dis-abilities are intelligent, dedicated workers who bring animportant perspective to the workplace.”
Danso-Danquah also emphasized the importance ofrecognizing that those with disabilities are gifted with aunique range of skills and abilities that can be used in avariety of ways when given the opportunity.
“Encouraging this — in a business, on campus, or inthe greater community — is a step towards having amore inclusive society,” she said.
ILR Study SuggestsBene!ts of HiringDisabled WorkersBy ANUSHKA MEHROTRASun Contributor
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Students practice the Chinese martial art of Tai Chi in Anabel Taylor Hall’s One World Room Thursday, relieving pre-springbreak prelim stress.
Anushka Mehrotra can be reached [email protected].
Four days after news broke that Harvardadministrators secretly searched the emailaccounts of 16 resident deans last September, pro-fessors called on administrators to address whatone called accorroding of a “culture of trust”between the faculty and its leaders.
“There’s a lot of discussion now about trust. Atsome level that is really the underlying issue,” for-mer Dean of the College Harry R. Lewis '68 said.“Do we trust the Universityadministration to follow therules and do we trust theUniversity administration toexercise good judgment in inter-preting the rules?”
In the immediate aftermathof a Boston Globe report thatbroke the story on Saturday, pro-fessors’ questions primarily cen-tered on how and why thesearches occurred.
On Monday, Dean of theFaculty of Arts and Sciences Michael D. Smithand Dean of the College Evelynn M. Hammondsissued a joint statement explaining some of thedetails of the search, which was part of a largerinvestigation into the source of a media leakregarding the Government 1310 cheating case.
As the dust began to settle following Monday’sstatement, professors began to pose broader ques-tions about why the University dared to secretlysearch its own faculty.
“I think that people have a few questions aboutwhy the resident deans were still not informedabout the searches,” said history professor MayaR. Jasanoff ’96. “I think that there is still moreroom for a fuller apology. Many faculty memberswould like to be reassured that this kind of thinghas not happened in the past and won’t happenagain.”
Several faculty members interviewedWednesday referenced a letter sent by SeniorResident Dean Sharon L. Howell to University
President Drew G. Faust, which asked for abroader consideration of University policy andethics.
“I think that I think Dean Howell’s letter endson a note that I would share, which is the sensethat there really is a bigger question here aboutwhat is it that makes a university different than acorporation?” Jasanoff said.
Following Howell’s letter, professors havebegun to express concern directly to deans.
According to History professor Charles S.Maier ’60, many members of the History
Department have signed a letter“expressing concern” over thesearches and the handling of theinvestigation.
“The faculty I think has to bewilling to take responsibility if itdoesn’t want these events to hap-pen,” Maier said in an interviewearlier this week.
On Wednesday, the FacultyCouncil became the first facultybody to address Smith directlyon the subject at its regularly
scheduled meeting, Jasanoff said. Professorswould not disclose the nature of the exchangebecause the meetings are confidential.
Jasanoff and others said they expect faculty willformally question administrators about thesearches at April’s faculty meeting.
Even as faculty begin to take up larger issues ofinstitutional integrity, mathematics professorWilfried Schmid said he is worried that faculty aretoo quickly setting aside the cheating scandalitself. Though the email searches must beaddressed by faculty, he said, he believes the cheat-ing case should be of greater concern.
“The faculty seems to be spending a lot of timeon this email, but the underlying cause, whatmight have caused the cheating, nobody seems tocare about,” Schmid said. “I find it very strangethat nobody seems to make the connection.”
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At a joint senior recital Thursday, students display their musical prowess onthe violin and piano.
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Sometimes people manage to leave Ithaca. Sometimes not.What are yourexciting spring break plans?
“Does hibernating count?”–– Sleep-Deprived Girl ’15
“Eat, Pray, Make Love.”— A Generally-Deprived Girl ’14
“Sleeping an absurd amount in sunny ol’ Ithaca!”— Couch Potato ’14
“Clubbing in NYC. Every Night. All day too.”–– Repeat Rager ’15
“I just want to survive past tomorrow.”
— Girl With Friday Prelims ’15
— Compiled by Lianne Bornfeld ’15
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University Trustee Andrew Tisch ’71, chairman of the executivecommittee of Loews Corporation, said Booker has made himselfknown as a “visionary and a consensus builder” throughout his time inNewark’s City Hall.
“He has taken Newark, a city faced with generations of neglect, cor-ruption, mismanagement and urban blight, and restored hope throughcreative programs to stimulate investment and excitement. He is aleader who you can believe in because he is so forthright and passion-ate about his goals,” Tisch said. “I am thrilled that the Cornell com-munity, especially the Class of 2013, will hear his message on May 25.”
Boasting more than 1.3 million followers on Twitter, Booker hasendeared himself to some of his constituents through his social media-savvy ways. When a Newark resident tweeted about a pothole on 11thStreet, Booker took to Twitter, tweeting, “On it,” before 10 minuteshad elapsed.
But Booker sees Twitter as more than a way to fix potholes aroundNewark. Speaking at SXSW — the biggest tech festival in the U.S. —in March, Booker said that the government must use social media toengage Americans in politics, Time reported.
“I really trust my country and the people in my feed to be great syn-dicators of content,” Booker said, according to Time.
Off Twitter, Booker has earned about $1 million from public speak-ing events in the seven years he has overseen City Hall, according toThe New York Times. Although Booker said he “definitely” earns morefrom his public speaking engagements than he does from his mayoralsalary, he said he has donated almost all of the money to charity, TheNew York Times reported.
The University will hold its 145th convocation ceremony on May25 from 12 to 1 p.m. at Schoellkopf Stadium.
Trustee Tisch ’71:Booker Is a ‘Leader’Who Is ‘Forthright’
CONVOCATIONContinued from page 1
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tive formed in 2011 to “address the problem of high-risk drinking oncollege campuses,” according to the project’s website.
“[The goal] of the 3rd quarter is to foster a cohesion with thenew member class and allow them to have a safe introduction[into the Greek community] without any pressures of alcohol,”Van Holmes added.
Olivia Wherry ’16, a newly-initiated member into the Greekcommunity, said the dry period –– despite being “awkward” ––helped her form bonds with members of her pledge class.
“I have to admit, I enjoyed [the dry period] a bit because ithelped me get closer with the girls in my pledge class.
Powers said that while it is important to “measure any newinitiatives by the positive results that they create,” she was “notsure that positive results are what we are seeing.”
Van Holmes stressed that at this point in the year,Panhellenic’s main goal is to emphasize safety and responsibility,encouraging members of the Greek community, male and femalealike, to look out for one another.
Despite disagreements with the policy, Van Holmes said thatthis year’s dry period was a success, adding that all chapters werewilling to cooperate with the rules.
“I am extremely impressed with the effort that every chapterput into upholding all the tenets of the third quarter and reallyappreciate all of their effort,” Van Holmes said.
Students Question the Ef!cacy of Dry Period
DRINKINGContinued from page 1
Sarah Sassoon can be reached [email protected].
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Federal authorities on Thursdaycharged a journalist with conspiring with the notorious hacking group“Anonymous” to deface a story on the Los Angeles Times’ website a lit-tle more than two years ago.
The federal indictment handed down in Sacramento accusesMatthew Keys of being a “recently terminated employee” of the TribuneCo. who gave hackers the information they needed to login to the pub-lisher’s computer system. A hacker identified only as “Sharpie” in theindictment is alleged to have used the information to alter a headline ona Times story to include a reference to a hacking group.
Keys, 26, was a former web producer for the Tribune-owned televi-sion station KTXL who was discharged during the company’s bankrupt-cy proceedings. Several weeks later, he disclosed the login information inan Internet chat room frequented by hackers, according to the indict-ment. Tribune also owns the Times.
Keys now works for the Reuters news service as a deputy editor forsocial media. He didn’t return a phone call or respond to email messagesseeking comment.
A post on his Twitter account late Thursday read: “I am fine. I foundout the same way most of you did: From Twitter. Tonight I’m going totake a break. Tomorrow, business as usual.”
Reuters spokesman David Girardin said Keys began working for thecompany in 2012 and it was “aware” of the indictment. Girardindeclined to comment further.
According to the indictment, Sharpie altered a Times news story post-ed Dec. 14 and 15, 2010, to read “Pressure builds in House to electCHIPPY 1337,” a reference to another hacking group. “Chippy 1337”claimed responsibility for defacing the website of video game publisherEidos in 2011. The indictment alleges that a second attempt to hack theTimes was unsuccessful.
According to Keys’ Facebook page, he worked as an online news pro-ducer for the Sacramento FOX affiliate KTXL from June 2008 to April2010.
Federal prosecutors allege in court papers that a legendary hacker andAnonymous leader named “Sabu” offered advice on how to infiltrateTribune’s systems. The FBI unmasked Sabu when they arrested HectorXavier Monsegur on June 7, 2011. Monsegur secretly worked as an FBIinformant until federal officials announced that he helped them arrestfive other alleged hackers on March 6, 2012.
Federal officials declined to comment on whether Sabu assisted in theinvestigation of Keys.
The day after it was announced that Sabu was an FBI informant, Keyswrote a story for Reuters about “infiltrating” the hackers’ chat room.
Keys is charged with one count each of conspiracy to transmit infor-mation to damage a protected computer, as well transmitting andattempting to transmit that information. If convicted, the New Jerseynative faces a combined 25 years prison and a $500,000 fine if sentencedto the maximum for each count.
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Today is Dragon Day. For many,the procession of costumedArchitecture students parading
down Campus Road helps us welcome amuch-needed break from the stresses ofthe semester. First-year Architecture stu-dents get to complete their traditionalrite of initiation and begin their springbreak with a celebration that dates backto 1901.
However, there’s been quite an evolu-tion in Dragon Day since pranksterWillard Straight ’01 began the traditionover a century ago with the advent of“College of Architecture Day.” While noone knows exactly when the actual phrase“Dragon Day” was coined, Architecturestudents have been historically paradingaround campus with a constructed drag-on since the 1950s. It very well was morerambunctious back then than the festivi-ties we all know and love today.
For example, in 1966, architectsreleased a live painted-green pig into theIvy Room. Naturally, of course, a massivefood fight ensued — mashed potatoflinging at CUPD and all. Can you imag-ine the architects nowadays hiding a pigat WVBR then releasing it into the IvyRoom, just like those ’66 archies?
From painting our founders’ statuesgreen to climbing over cars foolishenough to cross the dragon’s path,Architecture students committed themost public campus pranks, exertingautonomy and breaking free from mun-dane daily existence in ways that wouldbe unthinkable today. We now have roadscompletely blocked off, environmentalhealth and safety on call and plenty ofwatchful eyes to ensure that all “risk” ismanaged. In the past, authorities alloweda manageable space for these more livelyactivities to exist.
Now, where and when on campus doesthe University allow for more “eccentric”behavior? In the past half-century, riskhas been redefined to serve the increasingsupervision of government structures,and also to facilitate the corporatizationof the University and its growing bureau-cratic capacity. There is no place foruncontrolled tradition, held by the handsof the people — the students. Tradition isappropriated and redefined, so large gov-ernment-like structures like theAdministration can manage studentactivity at a micro-level. These organiza-tions justify their existence with morerules and regulations in the name of stu-dent safety and liability management, butcan they honestly tell us that Cornell is somuch more dangerous than it was 30years ago?
I still want to feel safe at Cornell, butsafety and risk management are being
overdrawn at the cost of wonderful,unbridled tradition. Since 2009, the cul-mination of D-Day’s festivities — thenotorious burning of the dragon on theArts Quad — is all but a memoryreserved for those lucky faculty and alum-ni who witnessed a sensational bonfire inthe middle of our usually serene campus.Now, students can only wonder how itmust have felt for Cornellians to gathertogether and welcome the incomingspring with a big-ass fire, raging as a sym-bol for the reintroduction of life and pas-sion on campus after Ithaca’s dreary win-ter.
Damn you environmental conserva-tion legislation § 9.19.6 NYCRR Part215: Open Fires! Perhaps these open burnlaws were made on some ethical highground for the “betterment of society,”and perhaps the N.Y.S. Department ofEnvironmental Conservation was whollyunaware that it effectively killed a centu-ry-long tradition that draws in thousandsfrom Ithaca, a city ironically renownedfor its liberal environmental policies.
This is usually the part where thecolumnist says, “the Government shouldreevaluate its risk management policy tounderstand whether risk is in fact beingmanaged, or simply imagined,” but Iwon’t say that. Behemoth organizationsdo not respond to generalized critiquesaimed at its entirety. No, rather, critiquesneed to be leveled at individuals or sub-sections who actually have the agency tochange a policy. Unfortunately, who theseindividuals are and where they exist with-in the administration is a mystery to meand likely to most of you. Vague state-ments and deflection of authority is theonly response these organizations maketo general demands.
Cornell has gotten less fun, morestressful, and ever more tradition-less.Dragon Day used to be a staple, a drunk-en pre-Slope Day celebration to mark theend of the sluggish existence that is Ithacawinters. Now, most of my friends are sim-ply counting the minutes until their hell-ish week of prelims end, not because theycan’t wait to kick off spring break with ahuge celebration (read: drinking alcoholwith architects) on campus, but insteadbecause they can’t wait to get out ofIthaca as fast as they can. It’s a shamemore people don’t care about DragonDay. Maybe if there still was a monstrousfire on the Arts Quad, more studentswould be compelled to participate.
CORRECTIONWednesday’s Science article, “The Scientist: Prof. Vivan Zayas ’94 Researches
Relationships,” incorrectly stated that participants in Zayas’ research filled in wordswhen prompted. In fact, they only decided if words on a computer screen were realwords or non-words.
Rudy Gerson | Rooting Around
Rudy Gerson is a sophomore in the College of Artsand Sciences. He may be reached a [email protected]. Rooting Around column runsalternate Fridays this semester.
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ON TUESDAY, THE PERPETRATOR OF one of last semester’s bias incidents— a racially-charged attack on four Cornell students in Collegetown in August —was sentenced in the Ithaca City Court to 15 days in jail. It took six months forAnthony Stephans to face trial, and he will not start serving his sentence for anoth-er two. Given the racial hatred involved in the crime, we are dissatisfied with howseriously the court treated this case.
The plea deal struck in court Tuesday knocked the original misdemeanorcharges down to violation-level charges, which means Stephans’ criminal recordwill remain clean. He will also be allowed to finish his semester at Trinity Collegebefore he reports to Ithaca to serve his jail sentence. We feel that the court hasallowed the guilty party in this case to answer for his actions at his own conve-nience — which seems to defy the very purpose of a judicial penalty. Stephans’statement of apology — a single, generic sentence delivered emotionlessly in courtTuesday — left much to be desired by way of expressing remorse for his harmfulactions.
We believe the court’s apparent characterization of this incident as a mistakemade while under the influence of alcohol oversimplifies and excuses the behavior.Stephans did not bump into the victims on the street and take it personally. He didnot become enraged over a perceived slight. He launched an arbitrary, unprovokedand sustained attack on four random, innocent people. Alcohol alone cannotaccount for that choice. When the victims pleaded with Stephans not to touchthem, he physically accosted them, allegedly shoving them and knocking at leastone to the ground. When they became so afraid that they fled, seeking refuge in anearby residence, the perpetrator did not drunkenly stumble away; he actively pur-sued them. The epithets hurled at the four students not only included pointed slursattacking their race and presumed sexual orientation; they went further than that,including threats of physical violence.
If the police reports detailing the victims’ account of the incident are accurate,this was not a “little misadventure” inspired by alcohol, as the court seemed toimply on Tuesday. This was a hate crime. If we want to get serious about prevent-ing bias incidents in our community — which includes the City of Ithaca beyondthe Cornell bubble — the court system cannot make excuses for those who perpe-trate them. To come away with a clean record from a crime that could have beenjustifiably tried as a criminal misdemeanor just does not sit right with us.
No ExcusesFor Bias Incidents
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Dragon Day:Can’t We All
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THE CORNELL DAILY SUN | Friday, March 15, 2013 7OPINION
“I’ll fight it all the way to theSupreme Court!”
We’ve all heard that phrase before,raised as we are to think of theSupreme Court as the final decider ofimportant constitutional issues.When conservatives want to attacklocal anti-gun laws, they take thefight to the high court. When liberalswant expanded abortion rights or gaymarriage, they do the same.
But the court has rarely been afaithful guardian of our constitution-al rights. It’s true that over most ofthe past century it hasn’t been shy instriking down state lawsthat it thought violated“fundamental rights.” Butat the same time it hasalmost always stamped itsapproval on whatever newpower the federal govern-ment decides to assert. The2005 Gonzales v. Raichcase, in which the Courtheld that, under the “inter-state commerce clause,” Congresscould prohibit the use of home-grown medical marijuana — whichnever traveled interstate and wasnever sold commercially — repre-sented the outrageous extent to whichthe Court would twist constitutionallanguage to empower the federal gov-ernment. It was not, however, sur-prising, and stood in a long traditionof deference to federal power.
But recently, local communitieshave begun to stand up for them-selves and protect the rights that theSupreme Court won’t.
They’re reviving the old principleof “nullification.” That is, they’reasserting the states’ power to declare afederal law unconstitutional andtherefore null and void. In so doing,they’re returning power to the states,where, being closer to the people, it isbetter controlled.
Nullification is a bipartisan princi-ple. Today, conservative legislators instates such as Vermont, Oklahoma,Oregon and South Carolina haveintroduced bills to nullify Obamacareand federal gun grabs.
But liberals and civil libertariansare nullifying too. Last year, Virginianullified the 2012 National DefenseAuthorization Act — a horrible law,
supported by President Obama,which would allow the president todetain American citizens indefinitelywithout trial or access to a lawyer.Likewise, when Washington andColorado legalized marijuana lastyear, they did so in the face of explic-it federal law to the contrary — a sortof de facto nullification. AndCalifornians have been using medicalmarijuana for years, despite Gonzalesv. Raich empowering the feds to pre-vent them from doing so.
Though in the 20th century nulli-fication got a bad name through asso-ciation with southern segregationists,
it had been honorably invoked beforethen to oppose such legislative abom-inations as the Alien and SeditionActs and the Fugitive Slave Act (OneVermont state judge is said to havedefiantly proclaimed that he wouldonly return a fugitive slave once hereceived a bill of sale from God!).
But, despite that history, doesn’t itfeel weird that states can nullify fed-eral law?
Well, it shouldn’t. The people ofthe individual states originally createdthe Constitution to serve their owninterests — to “form a more perfectunion.” In legal parlance, the peopleof the states are the “principals” andthe federal government is just their“agent,” — created only to furtherthe people’s interests.
Though the Supremacy Clausemakes federal laws “made in pur-suance of ” the Constitution the“supreme law of the land,” disputeswill often arise over whether a law isreally “in pursuance of ” theConstitution, or whether it actuallyviolates it. The orthodox position isthat only the Supreme Court gets tomake that decision.
But really, when an agent andprincipal disagree over what theirrelationship means, the principal’s
interpretation should always tri-umph.
For instance, if you hire a lawyerto help you through a divorce, thelawyer is your agent and has to act inaccordance with your interests(though he will have some latitude inhow he does so). But if the lawyerunderstands your agreement to alsoauthorize him to arrange you a sec-ond marriage, then you certainly havethe right to refuse — to nullify hisdecision — on the grounds that heexceeded his authority.
If this were not the case, and theagent gets to decide for itself what the
agreement really means,then the agreement getsturned on its head. Nomore would the govern-ment serve you — nowyou’re just along for theride, forced to go alongwith whatever your erst-while agent commands.
So in order to conservethe original principal-
agent relationship, the people of thestates — and not the Supreme Court— must have final say on what theConstitution allows.
Of course, law professors maycome up with all sorts of justifica-tions for how the Constitutionchanges with the times, or why thefederal government’s “enumeratedpowers” conveniently turn out to beso expansive as to be virtually unlim-ited.
But that is irrelevant. The impor-tant point is that many people dis-agree with them. They view the riseof omnipotent, centralized govern-ment with horror — and they don’tcare what Professor Laurence Tribethinks of it. The government is sup-posed to reflect their interests just asmuch as it reflects his.
These people demand real limitson federal power. If the SupremeCourt won’t enforce those limits,then they will do it themselves,through their states. As an exercise inself-government, nullification is longoverdue.
Nestled in a remote alleyway in the temperate decid-uous biome of Collegetown lies the unique habitatof Pixel — a forum where coeds congregate to dis-
play and act upon their most primal instincts. At first glancethis habitat appears to be an assembly of sweaty highly-edu-cated youth looking to “get some’”(to use the accepted par-lance), yet upon further investigation there are many fasci-nating social mechanisms and collegiate mating ritualsoccurring in this desolate cinder block hut.
The coeds are forced to wait in line while being screenedby guards, to be later ushered into the abode through a smalldoor. Acceptance into Pixel is both coveted and highlyrestricted. One must obtain a very elderly stature of 21 yearsof age on planet Earth, or merely bare a false plastic chitattesting to this laudable achievement. Clearly this societydeems that these fecund creatures should wait until they are21 to obtain the morality-reducing, sex-inducing drugknown as alcohol. Perhaps this delay is necessary due toexponentially increasing population size.
Before ever entering the hut, a hierarchy of social statusamong the coeds is clearly evident. Those who deem them-selves of higher rank feel entitled to finagle their way pastthe ushered line. In colloquial collegiate terms, these coedsare “assholes.” “Who do they think they are? Can youbelieve what she is wearing?” are common whispers amongthe assembled herd.
Once formally accepted into the hut, the display of well-dressed mammals on the prowl would make an anthropologistorgasm. In the center of the dance floor, the single females
cluster in tight clothing to reveal their feminine bodies. Theydance, and appear to be having a great time with their femalecounterparts, but their subtle eyeing of the male populationmakes it clear that they have more reproductive goals in mind.From an evolutionary standpoint, bopping around withfriends of the same sex would not support repopulation.
Luckily though, the male species is more overt in theircourting rituals. The males can be seen circling the femalesin a domineering manner. Once identifying a potentialmate, either based on attractiveness as a long-term partneror for a more immediate romp, the male swoops in. This actoften involves approaching the female from behind, andslowly, yet ever so forcefully rubbing and pushing theirpelvic area on the rear of the female. The desperate femalewill accept this act and continue to partake in this copula-tive motion. However, the ever-skeptical female — recog-nizing that her male suitor is as yet unseen — will stare ather female friends, open her eyes widely in a seemingly per-plexed manner and demand a reassuring nod from her com-panions. If they approve of this abrupt courtship, the friendswill nod and move on. If not, they will counter-swoop andsave the female from this potentially unsuitable mate —thus proving the righteous power of natural selection.
Once a male secures a female, the humping is often cou-pled with intense groping. Oral to oral facial contact maycommence if the two humans are sufficiently attracted toone another and their pheromones spark alignment. Themating ritual may continue until after 1 a.m. when Pixelcloses — often a mere seven minutes after this bizarre ritualcommences. The humans will then stumble home togetherunited by shared intoxication and mutual love of that band… you know, the one with the song.
Often this courting ritual is unsuccessful — female com-panions are quick to reject a substandard mate — and bothsexes may flee the dance floor, shunning all future encoun-ters. Expect maybe when they run into each other atTrillium and pretend they have never met.
A fascinating display of human socialization and sexual-ity can be seen from 12:47 a.m. to 1:00 a.m. in the dark hutknown as Pixel. These coed mating rituals are perplexinggiven the subset of humans who participate. The Cornelliancourting practices stand in marked contrast to the air ofpoise and composure they so often assume. This researcherpostulates that their high intelligence, nerdiness and over-achieving drive causes a crushing anxiety that interferes withmore conventional mating practices.
CollegiateCourting Ritual:
Pixel Habitat
Annaclaire Brodnick | Guest Room
Kelse Moen | Barely Legal
... Upon further investigation there are many fascinating social mechanisms and collegiate
mating rituals occurring in this desolatecinder block hut.
Kelse Moen is a third-year law student atCornell Law School. He can be reached [email protected]. Barely Legal appearsalternate Thursdays this semester.
Annaclaire Brodnick is a senior Human Development major in theCollege of Human Ecology. Her studies concentrate in Social andPersonality Development. Occasional (thankfully) visits to Pixelhave provide a more practical opportunity to apply her more schol-arly interests. She may be reached at [email protected].
The government is supposed to reflecttheir interests just asmuch as it reflects his.
Commentof the day
“Can we please build larger buildings? Not necessarily taller, but wider anddeeper. Too much ratty, unused backyard space in ctown. Allow buildings tohave a larger footprint and we can better use the land without having tobuild up or students move into new neighborhoods.”
ShortandfatRe: "City of Ithaca Considers Changes to
Zoning That Could Transform Collegetown"published March 14, 2013
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Reviving Nulli!caiton:Take It to the State
It’s a clear and frigid day. The trees are stillbarren and the bitter wind rushes over thetorpid yellow grass. We’re in a transitional
phase between winter and spring, a difficult,adolescent time when the weather fluctuatesbetween warm and cold like a temperamentalteenager. Soon enough it’ll be true spring. Thecherry blossoms on Ho Plaza will bloom, theair will fill with ephemeral fragrance and lifewill continue on.
Literature is about life, and life is definedby phases. So what better way is there toexpress the phasic nature of life than with themetaphor of seasons? The idea that seasons areanalogues to the cycle of life is as old as litera-ture and deeply rooted in the Jungian meta-consciousness. However, why this idea is soingrained in all of us requires some introspec-tion. After all, the effects of seasonal changesare a peculiar artifact of those civilizations thatdeveloped above the tropic of can-cer. With Western civilizationspreading around the globe inrecent centuries, notions of sea-sonal changes spread like somebrain virus or meme, influencingthe minds and habits of the peo-ples that fell under the sway ofWestern cultural influence.Educated in the grand tradition ofEnglish literature, as most of usare, I’m familiar with the works ofsuch seasonally-influenced literary works asthe fairy tales of the Brothers Grimm, thepoems of Robert Frost, Disney classics andeven concertos like Vivaldi’s “Four Seasons.”These works rely on powerful seasonal imagesto instill different moods in their audiences.The assumption of their creators was, per-haps, that they were writing for an audience
that had knowledge of the visceral effects ofseasons.
In my own case, however, coming fromSoutheast Asia, a place that never experiencedthe four traditional seasons, I’m not sure howthese images came to resonate so deeply with-in my own literary consciousness. As I read,the deep, dark black, snow-covered forests ofdeep winter became synonymous with thebrooding presence of faeries unseen and mag-ical things underfoot and out of sight. Myvision of spring became a lush mountain val-ley scene with the sun’s rays glinting over per-fect crystalline shards of melting ice;Morgenstimmung resonating softly in thebackground. I knew summer as that wild timeof searing heat and torrential rain. A timewhen the explosive vitality of children’s play intypical bildungsroman fashion came alive.And finally, fall became known to me as thatmagical time of changing leaves and ripening
fruit that called to mind Robert Frost’s applepicking shenanigans from his poem “AfterApple Picking,” but with the suggestion thatwith maturity and ripeness comes theinevitable descent into decay and senescence.All of these impressions were nuggets of cul-tural information that I absorbed withouttruly knowing what they meant in visceral
terms. That is, ofcourse, until I came to aplace where they areimmediately apparent.By which I mean Ithaca,with its blistering sum-mers, New England fallcolors, and frigid win-ters. Only then did thatcrucial componentclick. Only since then have I come to betterunderstand the authorial drive to use seasonsas metaphors.
Writing about seasonal changes is a power-ful tool to convey the idea of cycles and to helpa narrative progress through time. What isunderstood intuitively by most people is thatspring connotes adolescence and freshness,summer vitality and autumn maturity. Winteris a more double-edged sword: A time ofsimultaneous threat and magic, doubtlesslyreinforced by the common child’s belief thatwinter’s deep heralds a special visitation by oneS. Claus. In Richard Adams’ Watership Down,seasons are used to denote a beginning and endto the travails of a warren of intrepid rabbits.With the coming of spring, humans threatento exterminate the warren to make way fornew construction, prompting a small group ofrabbits to flee their doomed home and embarkon a journey across the fields of rural Englandon a quest for a new home. At the books end,spring comes again, ending what it started.
Seasons can be cross-cultural, too. To theJapanese, for example, seasons are powerfulreminders of the ephemerality of beautifulthings. For a few precious weeks in April, thecountry’s countless cherry blossoms bloomand the land is coated in pink. Then, like thegolden blossoms of Frost’s poem “Nothing
Gold Can Stay,” they lose their brilliance, fadeand shrivel, giving way to the torrential rainsof May and June and the oppressive heat ofhigh summer, when the land begins to heavein exhaustion. When autumn rolls along, par-adise returns for a brief moment – the skiesclear and swathes of forests turn a deep redhue, which, when seen together with theircarefully sculpted gardens, induces an other-worldly feeling. Finally, with the coming ofwinter, the Japanese retreat into their homesand hot springs and wait months for theadvent of spring, when their ephemeral par-adise returns for two fleeting weeks. The tran-sitory nature of seasons seems to inform theJapanese national consciousness a lot morethan in other cultures, and naturally, their lit-erature, art and popular culture teem with ref-erences to this ephemerality as well.
Seasons are powerful literary devices thatderive their potency from the very aptness oftheir applicability to the human condition.With the coming of spring here in Ithaca, letthe literary and cultural connotations ofspring tide you by in your own travails.
Colin Chan is a senior in the College of Arts andSciences. He can be reached [email protected]. Armchair Aestheticsappears alternate Fridays this semester.
If you had asked me when I had first viewed The Wizard ofOz so many years ago what words I would use to describe to wiz-ard, I’m pretty sure I would have sung you something aboutbeing off to see some “wonderful wizard of Oz.” I am also cer-tain I would not have described him as a con man, a player or acocky son of a bitch. However, that is exactly what Oz: The Greatand Powerful, directed by Sam Raimi (The Spiderman Trilogy),delivered.
Oscar Diggs (James Franco) has pretty much slept his wayaround the Baum Bros (Get it? Baum, as in L. Frank Baum) cir-cus, picking up innocent country girls and conning every audi-ence he meets. When chased by the angry, bodybuilding roman-tic partner of one of his seductees, Oz, as he is known, escapes inthe Baum Brothers’ hot air balloon and promises to catch upwith the traveling circus in the next town. But with the pre-dictable tornado twist, Oz finds himself thinking that perhaps hemay not be in Kansas anymore. In a reverse Enchanted effect,however, Oz switches from the muted, cramped full screen feelin the real world and opens up to the full widescreen potential inthe magical land of Oz. Spotted bythe lovely Theodora (Mila Kunis),Oz is pegged as the great wizard ofthe “prophecy,” told to bringpeace to the land once more.Promised a great mountain ofgold upon taking the throne andurged to join the fight by the love-ly, innocent Theodora, our selfishOz would never be one to refuse.
Oz (the land not the personhere) is in turmoil after the previ-ous great wizard was poisoned byhis own daughter, the wickedwitch. Evanora (Rachel Weisz), oneof his three witch daughters, currently sits on the throne of Ozwaiting for the wizard. Upon his arrival, Evanora sends Franco’swizard to kill her exiled sister so that he may take his rightful
throne as the Wizard of Oz. Enticed by the gold ofthe of this position, he runs off in the night to seekthis witch, along with his faithful flying monkey(Zach Braff) and a fragile rescued china doll (JoeyKing). True to Ozian form, characters we encounterin Oscar’s “real world” are mirrored both in person-ality and actor when set in the land of Oz. Apartfrom the show stealing china doll and lovable mon-key, the greatest crossover is, of course, Glinda theGood Witch (Michelle Williams). Glinda’s counter-part in the real world was the woman we met brieflyas Oscar’s old love, Annie. Her significance in his lifewas so profound, that even the wizard can’t fail torecognize the similarities between the women.
The greatest difficulty director Sam Raimiseemed to have was striking the balance betweenFleming’s 1939 film and modern acting and C.G.revolution. Judy Garland was a class acting talent,and modern camera techniques have changed dramatically sincethe ’30s.
Populating the movie with Franco, Kunis, Weisz and Wil -liams seems to imply the movie would benefit from exemplaryacting talent. The scenes, however, felt forced and the dialogue
stunted. The lines were over the top andthe pacing was pushed. This may havebeen an attempt to emulate the ’30svision of Oz, this being a prequel afterall, but I often worried if the way theactors were pushed likely ruined themovie’s potential.
Then there was the land of Oz itself,made up of gorgeous C.G. sets. Thoughit was beautiful, there where momentswhen you could practically see JamesFranco floating along in front of a greenscreen over the top of backgrounds past-ed in behind him. While this choice may
have been an attempt to pay homage to the’30s Wizard of Oz, it was not done so in a way that aided the filmin the least. The sets, which were very obviously C.G., were beau-tiful at some points, but were often so bright that they hurt the
eyes. When creating a magical land in the modern day, it is logicalto generate the fantastical sets via computer, but some actual inter-action with set pieces may have done this film some good.
The relationships and backstory of the three witches and thewizard makes me wish screenwriters Mitchell Kapner and DavidLindsay-Abaire had created a novel as opposed to a movie. Theridiculous nature of the story would have been gorgeous in print,but was lost in translation when the talented actors were con-torted into offbeat ’30s caricatures. James Franco’s face becamesomewhat terrifying at points. I did not know he could smile likethat, and never wanted to.
The sheer clash of the ’30s against the modern day ruined thispotentially amazing prequel to our childhood classic. ThoughDisney has already approved an Oz: The Great and Powerful 2, Ido wish they would leave it at one average, fun, over-the-top ex -travaganza and stop trying to milk the classic stories for everythingthey are worth. Oz: The Great and Powerful was funny in a “I don’tknow whether I am laughing with the movie or at the movie” kindof way. It will never come close to the original, nor will a sequeldo it any credit. It was an interesting movie to say the least.
Marissa Tranquilli is a sophomore in the College of Arts and Sciences.She can be reached at [email protected].
Oz: The Mediocre and ColorfulMARISSA TRANQUILLI
Sun Staff Writer
Oz: The Great and PowerfulDirected by Sam RaimiStarring James Franco, MilaKunis
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ans, senior goaltender EricHartzell.
“They have a big goalie,” saidsophomore forward JohnMcCarron, who has scoredseven goals since the end ofDecember. “We’ve just got toget to the net hard and he’s usu-ally going to stop the first shot— he’s big, he’s covering upmost of the net — but we’ve gotto get the shots there first. Theydo block a lot of shots, but I’veplayed against the goalie injuniors. We were successfulagainst him there, so I’ve beentelling these guys ... to get itupstairs on him because hedrops down because he’s big.”
The team has noted thatstrong goaltending will be amajor asset in making a playoffrun. In this regard, the Red hasbeen in good hands with therecent play of junior goaltenderAndy Iles, who delivered 26saves en route to a shutout per-formance, his second of the sea-son, in the Red’s playoff openerat Princeton.
“Andy was pretty awesomefor us this [past weekend atPrinceton],” D’Agostino said.“When he’s on his game, there’sa lot of confidence within ourteam, and we feel like he’s play-ing his best hockey right now.As a defenseman, it makes thegame that much more comfort-able knowing you don’t have todo anything spectacular outthere — just keep [the oppo-nents] to the outside and he’sgoing to make those saves for us.... [W]e expect nothing short ofthe best from him this week-end.”
Should the Red defeatQuinnipiac, the team will travelto the ECAC HockeyChampionship semifinals inAtlantic City, N.J. Semifinalgames will be held on March 22,and the conference champi-onship game will be held onMarch 23.
“We are do-our-die, andwe’re playing with our season onthe line,” McCarron said.“[Quinnipiac] doesn’t have thataspect, because even if they dolose they’ve still going to end upgoing to the [NCAA]Tournament. I think we can usethat to our advantage and justshow up ready to go.”
Red PreparesFor SecondStage of ECACTournament
M. HOCKEYContinued from page 12
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THE CORNELL DAILY SUN | Friday, March 15, 2013 11SPORTS
The women’s tennis team aims for its first springseason 8-0 streak in 40 years Friday in its homematch-up with Binghamton. The Red look to con-tinue last weekend’s domination, which resulted inconvincing 6-1 and 7-0 victories over Pittsburghand Duquesne, respectively.
Junior Ryann Young and sophomore LaurenFrazier are undefeated in dual matches on the sea-son, while freshman Dena Tanenbaum is 7-0 on theseason as well. The team has only lost four singlesmatches and three doubles matches all season.
Following this weekend’s play, the Red will headto Coastal Carolina and the College of Charlestonon Monday and Tuesday for the team’s annualSpring Break trip. After these three matches, whichare all non-league, the Red will face Columbia in itsIvy League opener on March 30.
The men’s team is also active this weekend, head-ing down to Alabama to play in the 65th annualBlue-Gray National Tennis Classic. The Redclaimed the No. 2 seed for the tournament and willface William & Mary in its first game on Friday.
The Red (9-2) recently saw the end of its seven-game winning streak after a narrow 4-3 loss toMemphis on Sunday. The Red dropped from No.23 — a program best — to No. 29 due to the loss.
Junior Venkat Iyer and sophomore Alex Sidneyserve as the team’s No. 1 doubles squad, whilesophomores Quoc Nguyen and Jason Luu are hot atNo. 2 doubles.
Following the match-up with William & Mary,the Red will square off against either No. 34Columbia or No. 47 Texas Tech on Saturday. Afterthis second game, the team will then face top-seed-ed Notre Dame, which currently sits at No. 22nationally, fourth-seeded and No. 38 rankedNebraska, Troy, or Boise State.
Single life | The women’s tennis team is nearly perfect in singlesmatches this season, posting a 38-4 record.
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Tennis Set for Upcoming MatchesBy EMILY BERMANSun Assistant Sports Editor
Emily Berman can be reached at [email protected].
NHL ApprovesNew FormatFor Divisions
(AP) The NHL map is finally in order with Detroitand Columbus heading east, and Winnipeg movingwest.
“We’re thrilled, absolutely thrilled,” Blue Jacketsexecutive John Davidson said on a telephone confer-ence call Thursday, shortly after the realignment planwas approved in a vote by the league’s board of gover-nors. “We tend to use the (term) common sensearound here. This seems to make a lot of commonsense.”
The new format goes into effect next season, andwill feature two eight-team divisions in the EasternConference, including the Red Wings and Blue Jackets.The Jets will now be part of a Western Conferencethat’s made up of two seven-team divisions.
It’s a plan that Commissioner Gary Bettman called“fan-friendly,” because it aligns teams by divisions thatare mostly in the same time zones. And Bettman notedit will re-establish numerous rivalries by geography andtradition.
Detroit returns to the East in a yet-to-be nameddivision that will feature three other Original Six fran-chises, Toronto, Boston and Montreal. And Winnipegis now part of a central-based division after havingspent the past two years playing in the Southeast.
“We think this is a common sense practical realign-ment,” Bettman said.
Without providing details, Bettman said the voteconducted by email was not unanimous, but “well inexcess” of the two-thirds majority required.
The new format also creates changes in determin-ing the 16-team playoff field. The top three teams ineach division will qualify for the postseason. The nexttwo teams with the best records in each conference willthen earn wild-card berths.
That will make it more difficult for teams to quali-fy in the East, because it will have two more clubs thanthe West competing for eight berths.
The NHL Players’ Association had already signedoff on the realignment format, which will be in placefor at least three seasons.
The Atlanta Thrashers’ relocation to Winnipeg twoyears ago helped precipitate the need for realignment.
All three teams making the switch will benefit,because they will no longer have to make extended roadtrips outside of their time zones.
“As much as we enjoyed those trips down south, Ithink our team and our coaches are very pleased toknow we’re going to be playing in a Central time zone,”Jets chairman Mark Chipman said. “I think it’s veryexciting for us as an organization and our fans to begeographically located where we ought to be.”
The Dallas Stars, Colorado Avalanche andMinnesota Wild should also benefit from the change.They will now be in a division mostly made up ofteams that play in the same Central time zone.
Stars CEO Jim Lites said the switch from thePacific Division will benefit his players and fans.
Lites said TV ratings dropped by as much as 60 per-cent because of the later start times when the Starsplayed against their division rivals on the West Coast.He also noted that the team lost between seven and 10practice days a season because of travel.
“No one is a bigger beneficiary in this than theDallas Stars,” Lites said.
It’s no different for Columbus.“I’ve done a lot of town hall conferences with our
fans here, and 99.999 (percent) of our fans really want-ed to desperately be in the East,” Davidson said. “Sowhen you get out the ledger sheet and you go pros andcons, I don’t think there is anything on the negativeside. This is all positive.”
All teams will play each other both home and awayat least once each season. And teams will play divisionrivals at least four times a season.
With Detroit and Toronto set to be in the samedivision, it revived questions of whether the two willmeet in the league’s annual Winter Classic next season.The two were supposed to play at Michigan Stadiumon Jan. 1 this season, before that game was wiped outas a result of the NHL lockout.
Bettman hinted of that being a possibility.“We think the notion of having Toronto play
Detroit at the ‘Big House’ is a good thing to do,”Bettman said. “Beyond that, you’ll just have to wait andsee.”
If you read my last column, you’dknow the Nuggets are my favorite team towatch. The team goes up and down thecourt, speeding up the pace at any chanceit gets. When the Nuggets are at theirbest, it almost looks like they are practic-ing a fast-break drill. They get the ball,and suddenly there’s a three-on-two fastbreak leading to an open shot or dunk. It’sfun to watch.
4. Los Angeles ClippersI’m still reeling from the
DeAndre Jordan dunk. I don’tusually assign hyperbole to thingslike this, but that was the best in-game dunk I’ve ever seen. Hecaught the perfect lob clean withhis off-hand, head at rim-level andabsolutely murdered any street-credBrandon Knight had. Wow. Oh, and theClippers are pretty good too.
5. San Antonio SpursI’d rank the Spurs higher if Parker was-
n’t injured; however, the fact that they arestill fourth after losing their best playerspeaks volumes to the Spurs as a team. IfLeBron, Marc Gasol or Chris Paul wereinjured, there would be no chance theirteams would be a top-five team in theNBA. Without Parker, the Spurs machinekeeps chugging along, relying on contri-butions from every player on their roster.The team has been labeled a “regular-sea-son” team the last couple years, but I stillthink they are the most dangerous playoffteam in the West with a healthy Parker.
6. Indiana Pacers7. New York KnicksNot too much to say about these
teams; they’re both good, albeit the factthat the Knicks are now struggling with
injuries to Stoudemire, Anthony and nowChandler, and their chances of beatingthe Heat in the playoffs are virtually zero.The Pacers had beaten the Heat twicebefore but just got obliterated by themthis past week. Hard to imagine anyoneeven challenging the Heat from the Eastthis year.
8. Houston RocketsThe Rockets play even faster than the
Nuggets; the one key difference betweenthe two teams is that the Rockets playworse defense, but have a certified star in
James Harden. With Kobe Bryant’s recentinjury, I would argue James Harden is thebest shooting guard in the league, able toscore in any way imaginable and set team-mates up as well. Plus he has a nice beard.
9. Milwaukee Bucks10. Brooklyn Nets11. Boston Celtics12. Atlanta Hawks13. Chicago BullsI mentioned how the Pacers and
Knicks have no chance in the East, butthese five teams are fighting for anEastern semifinal berth. The Bucks areplaying the best out of the bunch afteracquiring JJ Redick, which has madeMonta Ellis a much more efficient playerfor some reason. Deron Williams is start-ing to play better for the Nets, which is agood sign, but everyone outside Williamsand Brook Lopez has been a disappoint-ment this season and that duo is not goodenough to carry a team. The Celtics are
somehow playing better without Rondo,but there’s not much to say; they look likethe same Celtics team we’ve seen for years.The story is similar for the Hawks; if youput on a game of the Hawks from 2010,it would take me several minutes to real-ize it’s not live. And after losing by 42 (!)to the Kings (!), the Bulls should not betalked about until Rose returns.
14. Los Angeles LakersLet me explain; before Kobe’s injury
on Wednesday, I had the Lakers in the topfive based on how they’re playing now.
Their rise has been attributed toHoward’s return to form, but it’smainly due to Kobe’s incredibleplay, especially in the clutch. He’splaying more efficient and distrib-uting more and is the focal point ofeverything the Lakers do. If theLakers plan on doing anything this
season, it revolves around Kobe’s healthand nothing else.
15. Golden State Warriors16. Dallas Mavericks17. Portland Trailblazers18. Utah JazzThese four teams (as well as the
Rockets and Lakers) are fighting for theWest’s last three playoff spots. TheWarriors, especially David Lee, havestruggled after All-Star Break, while theMavericks have been very average all year.Dirk has been a non-factor all year andI’m unsure if it’s still from his injury or hisage. The Blazers and Utah can’t seem toput it all together, but do have some nicepieces to build on for the future. They’llboth be interesting teams to watch nextseason, but this season? Not so much.
Many teams affected by injuries during critical regular season period
Before Kobe’s injury on Wednesday, Ihad the Lakers in the top five based
on how they’re playing now.
Top Teams Duke It Out for NBA Dominance
Albert Liao can be reached at [email protected].
LIAOContinued from page 12
Sports 12FRIDAYMARCH 15, 2013The Corne¬ Daily Sun
Every year, the NBAstarts getting seri-ous when we leave
for Spring Break. Withless than 20 gamesremaining, every team isgearing up for the play-offs and making that finalpush … or starting totank, whatever. Nonet -heless, let’s take a screen-shot of the NBA with a
quick Power Rankings ofthe teams who still matter.
1. Miami HeatThe past few years, the
arguments for the bestteam and best player haveboth been good ones. Thisyear, however, LeBron andthe Heat have made theconversation a lot less fun.The Heat is clearly thebest team after 20 straightwins, but even when theteam isn’t playing its best,you know they can rev itinto another gear duringthe playoffs. Similarly,LeBron is the undisputedbest player in the NBAright now and anyone at -tempting to argue againstthat looks plain stupid.
2.Memphis GrizzliesAfter the Grizzlies gave
away backups WayneEllington and MarreeseSpeights for nothing butcap relief and traded lead-ing scorer Rudy Gay forthe same reason, it seemedlike the Grizzlies wouldrather be a good teamrather than a great teamthis year. They’ve won 14of their last 15 without
Gay, however, losing onlyto the Heat, and don’tappear to be missing Gay’soffense — which was veryinefficient to begin with— at all. A quick aside:just three years ago, ChrisWallace, the Grizzlies’general manager, waswidely regarded as one ofthe worst G.M.s in theleague, trading Pau Gasolfor his chubby youngerbrother and a bag ofchips. Now, he’s pullingsneaky trades to improvehis team and shave off capspace at the same time; Ihave no idea how thistransformation happened.
NBA Power Rankings
AlbertLiao
Playing the Field
See LIAO page 11
With just over one minute left in the second overtimeperiod, senior attack Caroline Salisbury fired a shot into thePenn State net, giving the Red a thrilling victory over theNo. 7 Nittany Lions on Wednesday. The game-winner camejust three minutes after Salisbury missed a chance to put thegame away in the first overtime, but the senior refused to lethistory repeat itself, capitalizing on her second opportunity.
The win over a top-10 team gave the Red its secondstraight five-win start to the season.
“We’re very confident right now,” Salisbury said.Junior midfielder Amanda D’Amico led the Red offen-
sively, scoring five goals on six shots. Salisbury chipped inthree goals and an assist and sophomore attack LindsayToppe also netted three. Toppe is the Red’s leader onoffense so far this season, recording 21 goals and eightassists for 29 points. The Red has five players with doubledigit points on the season, a testament to the balancedattack the team brings to the field.
“I think everyone has really stepped up and everyone iscontributing, so the other teams can’t guard just one per-son, which is huge,” Salisbury said.
Coming off the win over Penn State, the Red heads toa neutral site in Baltimore, Md., to take on Albany. It is thefirst time Cornell is matching up against the Great Danesin recent history.
Similar to the Red, Albany also features a balancedoffensive attack. Rachael Burek leads the Great Danesoffense with nine goals and seven assists on the season.
“We’re going to bring an aggressive defense,” Salisburysaid. “We like to have high pressure on all the attackers.”
The Great Danes defense has struggled, though, as theirstarting goaltender Anna Berman has allowed 35 goalswhile making only 24 saves. The Red’s potent offense willbe a threatening force for Albany to deal with.
Though the Red’s offense is led primarily by under-
classmen, the stalwarts of Salisbury and senior goalkeeperCourtney Gallagher have been providing important lead-ership for the team this year.
“I think the senior class brings commitment and hardwork,” Salisbury said. “We focus on trying to make surethat we’re out-hustling the other teams because we thinkthat will go a long way.”
WOMEN’S LACROSSE
C.U.Tops Penn StateIn Double Overtime
Unstoppable | Attack Lindsay Toppe currently leads the Red offense with 21 goals and eight assists in just five games.ENOCH NEWKIRK / SUN STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
By SCOTT CHIUSANOSun Assistant Sports Editor
Scott Chiusano can be reachedat [email protected].
After sweeping Princeton in theopening round of the ECAC HockeyChampionship tournament, the Redis now preparing for a meeting withthe nation’s top ranked team.
Facing possible elimination, ninth-seed Cornell (14-14-3, 8-11-3ECAC) will travel to Hamden,Conn., this week to take on top-seed-ed Quinnipiac (24-5-5, 17-2-3) in abest-of-three quarterfinal series. Theteam’s first game will begin Friday at7:00p.m.
“There’s a lot of excitement in theroom right now,” senior defensemanNick D’Agostino said. “[W]e knewon Sunday it was going to be either‘Qpac’ or RPI, and even though[Quinnipiac’s] the number one teamin the nation, I think a couple guys
wanted to get the chance again to playagainst them. It’s going to be a lot offun to go down there. ... It’s going tobe a [really] hostile environment,we’re going to be big underdogs, butwe’re fine with that. We’ve been play-ing well and we’re excited to get downthere.”
In the two previous meetings thisseason, the Bobcats have upended theRed 4-1 in November and February,respectively. Despite the Quinnipiac’ssuperior regular season play — theRed’s seven-game losing streakoccurred at the same time as theBobcats’ 21-game unbeaten streak —head coach Mike Schafer ’86 is proudof the way his team has been playingas of late and noted that he appreci-ates the tough competitionQuinnipiac will bring.
“[Quinnipiac’s] a great opponent,”Schafer said. “They’re the number one
team in the country and they’veearned that rank. They’ve beenextremely consistent throughout thecourse of the year. They’ve done it as ateam.”
Schafer added that the Red is look-ing to this weekend’s series as a shot atredemption.
“It’s a tremendous opportunity forus to go down there, [have a chanceto] beat the number one team in thecountry, go to [the semifinals in]Atlantic City [and] maybe gain a littlebit more self-respect back in the sensethat we thought we’d be that kind ofteam ourselves — near the top of theleague,” he said.
Senior leadership, sound funda-mentals and strong teamwork havecharacterized Quinnipiac this season.The result has been a team noted forits defense, leading college hockeywith a 91.7 penalty kill percentageand relinquishing the fewest goals —a meager 1.59 per game — of anyteam in the nation.
“They just play real good teamdefense,” D’Agostino said. “They playa very similar system to us. Their[defense plays] man-on-man andthey’ve got a lot of experience on theback end and some good defensiveforwards who are seniors now, who’vebeen around here, and they’ve allbought into the system. They play realtight in the neutral zone. ... But we’rewith fine playing a low-scoring defen-sive game ... That’s what we’re used toplaying here at Cornell, and those arethe games that we like to be in.”
A big key to the Red’s success thisweekend will be putting pressure onone of Quinnipiac’s seasoned veter-
By CHRIS MILLSSun Staff Writer
MEN’S HOCKEY
Icers to Take On Top-Ranked Team
Defense-driven | The Red will have its work cut out for it against Quinnipiac,which boasts the stingiest defense in the league with 1.59 goals allowed per game.
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