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We the PeopleA Cornell Law School professorand his graduate students arerevising the Somalian constitu-tion.

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ShowersHIGH: 70 LOW: 59

OpinionBin Laden: One Year LaterMaggie Henry ’14 and JacobKose ’13 discussed the meaningof bin Laden’s death for the vic-tims of 9/11 and the decade-long war that followed.

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News

Lost in the LightIf the perfect solar storm brews,it could shut down electricityand Global Positioning Systems.

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ArtsFrom East Hill to The HillScott Tucker, director of choralmusic, shares his fondest mem-ories at Cornell, as well as hishopes for the Glee Club, as heprepares to leave Ithaca.

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End of an era | Cornellians celebrate the news of Osama bin Laden’s death in the streets ofCollegetown on May 2, 2011.

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C.U. Waitlist Prospects Grim

Pursuit of equality | Cornell students and Ithaca residents gather in the Commons onMay Day — also known as International Workers’ Day — to discuss income inequality.

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Univ. Revisits Bin Laden’s Death

Plans EmergeFor PledgingRestructuring

If approved, a proposed overhaul ofCornell’s Greek system would aim to eradicatehazing by integrating members into Greek lifebefore they join individual houses and byrequiring advisors to live in “at-risk” fraterni-ties, among other changes.

Nine months ago, President David Skortondeclared to Greek leaders that “pledging as weknow it has to stop.” Now, Cornell’s fraternitiesand sororities face the first substantial responseto Skorton’s decree.

On Friday, representatives of Recruitment,Acceptance, Retention and Education — acommittee composed of 24 national experts,administrators and Greek leaders, including 13students — broadcast their preliminary recom-mendations for reforming pledging in a webi-nar with alumni. The changes will be broughtbefore the Board of Trustees in May and couldreceive final approval in October, according tothe presentation.

After George Desdunes ’13 — a brother ofthe Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity — died inFebruary 2011 allegedly as a result of pledgingactivities, Skorton tasked the Cornell Greeksystem with eliminating the “degrading, humil-

SportsThe First Rule of Fight ClubJ.D. O’Kasick, originally fromBrazil, gives readers a glimpse ofthe fight life in Ithaca — wherefighters spar at gyms like TeamBombsquad.

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One year after the death of Sept. 11 master-mind Osama bin Laden, Cornellians reflectedon a turbulent period of revolutions, electioncampaigns and political warfare that followedthe historic event. Bin Laden — who helpedexecute terrorist attacks in England, Spain andAfrica — was killed by American forces in araid in Pakistan.

On May 2, 2011, bin Laden’s deathprompted a crowd to storm the streets of

Collegetown and set off fireworks in celebra-tion. One year later, students and professorssaid they have been able to view the death ofbin Laden more objectively –– though stillwith the same strong emotional connection.

Rob Fishman ’08, a former Sun columnist,was one of the many Cornell alumni in NewYork City that went to Ground Zero after binLaden’s death.

The scene at Ground Zero, Fishman said,reflected “a sort of frat-house mentality: lots of

By DAN TEMELSun Staff Writer

By JEFF STENSun Managing Editorand REBECCA HARRISSun News Editor

See PLEDGING page 4See OSAMA page 5

May Day Revives Occupy ProtestsAfter a dormant winter, the Ithaca-

based Occupy movements returned with aday of marches to honor May Day, aninternational celebration of the labormovement.

Occupy Cornell participants convergedon the Commons with members ofOccupy Ithaca after a march from HoPlaza. They engaged in a series of conver-

sations about racial and wealth inequality,the uncomfortable marriage betweenCornell and Ithaca and an array of otherlocal and national issues.

The day culminated in a protest againstthe minimum wage in Tompkins Countyand the occupation of Goldwin SmithHall on campus.The racial tensions sur-rounding the murder of ShawnGreenwood — a black Ithaca resident who

They apply in the thousands — boast-ing among the highest GPAs and SATscores in the nation — but Big Red hope-fuls waitlisted by the University may havelittle reason to keep their fingers crossedfor an acceptance. From 2009 through2011, not a single one of the 8,841 stu-

dents placed on the waitlist by theUniversity was admitted off the waitlist.

3,120 students applying for a spot in theClass of 2016 were waitlisted this year,according to Lee Melvin, associate viceprovost for enrollment. If their prospectsmirror those of applicants in the three pre-vious admissions cycles, they will not get in.

“It’s very difficult to predict if we willaccept students off the waitlist right now,but we’re waiting until all deposits fromthe May 1 deadline have been confirmedbefore deciding if we need to admit addi-

tional students to reach our enrollmenttarget,” Melvin said.

Waitlisting, Melvin said, is a “valuableenrollment management tool and shouldbe strategically designed to assure we canachieve the institutional enrollment goal of3,182 first time students.”

Bev Taylor, founder of The Ivy Coach,a New York-based college consulting com-pany, gave a different explanation. She said

that with so few students –– ifany — nabbing acceptancesoff the waitlist, colleges anduniversities often strategicallywaitlist thousands of studentswho will not be accepted in anattempt to evade offendingapplicants in the touchy

admissions game.For instance, legacy students who are

not academically qualified for admissionor students from high schools theUniversity has close ties with who did notmake the cut are often put on a “courtesywaitlist” — a conciliatory step above a flat-out rejection, Taylor said.

“[The waitlisted applicant] could be achild of the family who donated $25 mil-lion to the University but wasn’t going tomake it in. But you know, Cornell, in its

Since 2008, no students admitted to Univ. from waitlist

“[The waitlisted applicant] could be achild of the family who donated $25 million ... but wasn’t going to make it in.”Bev Taylor

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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — Residents of anMIT dorm dropped an upright piano from their roofThursday to celebrate the last day students can dropclasses without having them appear on their collegetranscript.

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Cornell law students are making revi-sions to a new constitution for Somalia thatwill be drafted by the end of the summer ––changes that they say will help the countryshift from a transitional government to apermanent one.

Of all the nations in the world, Somaliahas remained ungoverned for the longestamount of time in modern history. InFebruary, however, the Somalian Civil War,a conflict dating back to the 1980’s, came toan end with an agreement reached by theUnited Nations, which, along with theCornell law students, will help draft a newconstitution for the country.

Prof. Muna Ndulo, law, who is a consul-tant for United Nations DevelopmentProgram, assigned his five graduate researchstudents to work on revising Somalia’s con-stitution. Ndulo’s graduate students are cur-rently analyzing the country’s existing con-stitution and offering their commentary onit before the end of the summer, whenSomalia’s Constituent Assembly hopes tomeet to adopt the constitution.

Ian Brekke law, a member of Ndulo’sresearch team, is comparing the differentstrategies adopted by political parties toadvance policies in a constitutional democ-racy.

“While we take our political parties forgranted, other countries regulate what polit-ical systems they will have,” Brekke said.“Some are enshrined, [while] some dependon legislation for Congress to pass laws toregulate political parties.”

Brekke observed differences in the degreeto which African governments turned to

their constitution for guidance and howmuch decision-making they left to legisla-tors. By studying the culture, politics andhistory of African countries, Brekke hopesto make suggestions that will most greatlybenefit Somalia in the development of itsnew constitution, he said.

Brekke also noted that while it is rare fora government to include warlords and clanleaders as part of the political bargainingprocess, they must have a stake in revisingSomalia’s political system for the process toproceed in a stable manner.

“It is important that the constitution isculturally-oriented,” Brekke said. “Clans area big deal there, and there needs to be aplace for them politically in order to peace-fully transition from a temporary to a legit-imate Somalian democracy.”

The report that Brekke and his fellowresearch students are preparing will be sentto the United Nations DevelopmentProgram to guide future negotiations in thepolitical reform process in Somalia, Brekkesaid.

Brekke thanked Ndulo for giving himthe opportunity, saying that working withNdulo has opened his eyes to the many pos-sibilities that exist in legal work.

“You think about preparing to be alawyer, but then you realize the scope ofwork you can do,” Brekke said.

Genevieve Ballinger law, another studentinvolved in research with Ndulo, also saidthat conducting research comparing differ-ent law systems was “really interesting byitself … the fact that our research memoswere sent to the UN committee in charge ofthe constitution drafting process in Somaliawas just surreal.”

Many of Ndulo’s students noted his

enthusiasm for getting students involved inthe work that he does for the UN. For manyof them, Ndulo has piqued an interest incareers in international law.

“I was really honored to be able to workwith ... Ndulo on this project,” Ballingersaid. “Through working with him, I couldsee the wealth of experience and knowledgehe has on international law generally, as wellas specifically on constitution draftingprocesses. He really is Cornell Law’s rockstaron international law and the UN.”

Gabriella Bensur ’12, a philosophy andgovernment major who will be a first-yearlaw student at Cornell Law School nextyear, said she was impressed by Ndulo’swork on constitutional law and his efforts toprovide his students with a hands-on expe-rience.

“Obviously, Ndulo is the expert and hadthe ultimate control over the Somalian con-

stitution, but giving law students the chanceto participate in international shows that heis willing to take fresh perspectives into con-sideration,” Bensur said. “I find that veryadmirable, and truly amazing that membersof the Cornell community are able to affectlives in the global community.”

Bensur said that Ndulo and his students’work drafting the Somalian constitutionshows how Cornellians can have a globalimpact with their research.

“In America, the word ‘constitution’brings to mind George Washington, min-utemen and Paul Revere — not modern-day struggles for independence and self-reliance. I would be honored to be a part ofsuch an amazing formation opportunity,”Bensur said.

Research recently conducted byProf. Richard Burkhauser, policyanalysis and management, ischanging national conversationsabout inequality and the growth ofthe middle class, Cornell professorssaid.

Burkhauser’s research showsthat between 1979 and 2007, theincome of the American middleclass increased by 36.7 percent —more than 10 times the widelyaccepted growth rate of 3.2 percentpublished by French economistsThomas Piketty and EmmanuelSaez. Citing Piketty and Saez’s

study, economists and politicianshave largely agreed that the incomegrowth of middle class Americansstagnated during this period.

However, Burkhauser, in col-laboration with other researchers,showed that the median income ofAmericans has in fact grown signif-icantly in the last 30 years in theirstudy, which was published in theMarch issue of National TaxJournal. However, they also foundthat, despite this rise, incomeinequality has increased since1979.

“36.7 percent growth over along period of time — almost 30years — is not the kind of robusteconomic growth that we’ve had in

previous decades,” Burkhausersaid.

In his analysis, Burkhauser useddata from the U.S. Census Bureauand Bureau of Labor Statisticsspanning 1979 to 2007.Burkhauser said he adjusted hisdata to account for the sizes ofhouseholds, noting that a failure toaccount for this can lead to theconflation of “differences in theamount of income that peoplebring into the household with dif-ferences in the income available topeople.”

He also considered governmentassistance programs when measur-ing income to, he said, accuratelymeasure income inequality.

“Suppose someone aged 62could continue to work butdecides to retire instead. In thePiketty and Saez world of marketincome, this increases incomeinequality since this retired workernow only receives Social Securitybenefits, which [Piketty and Saez]don’t count,” Burkhauser said.“But in the real world, SocialSecurity income is a resourcewhich should be counted, andwhen we do so in our analysis, itreduces inequality.”

Burkhauser said that hisresearch was spurred by publicdebates in the 1990s over the per-ceived disappearance of the middleclass. He found that in the 1980sand 90s, many middle class fami-lies became wealthier, whichwidened the inequality gapbetween the upper and lower class-es.

“Income inequality increasedfrom 1979 to 1992 … Beginningin 1993, income inequality contin-ued to increase but at a lower rate,”he said.

Although he reached a differentconclusion than Piketty and Saez,Burkhauser said that his findingsdid not necessarily invalidate theirresearch. In fact, Burkhauser andhis colleagues were able to replicatePiketty and Saez’s results using datafrom the Census Bureau.

“Piketty and Saez’s use [of] taxunits is one way of thinking aboutwhat’s been happening. If you usethe more traditional methods thatI have, you find greater growth,”Burkhauser said, adding that thetwo studies produced differentresults because they ultimatelyasked two distinct questions.

Prof. Alan Mathios, policyanalysis and management, dean ofthe College of Human Ecology,

attributed the quality ofBurkhauser’s work to his attentionto detail.

“He is a very careful, detailed,empirical researcher,” Mathiossaid. “He has a strong publicationrecord [because his] work is quali-ty: rooted in careful examination ofnational data sets.”

Prof. Steve Kyle, applied eco-nomics and management, said thatBurkhauser’s findings show thatgovernment assistance programsplay an important role in reducingincome inequality in a time whenthe middle class continues toshrink.

“One of the take-away messagesof this study is [that] even whenyou add in everything that can bedone to make things equal, we’restill getting more unequal,” Kylesaid. “If indeed it is the federalinterventions that are makingthings more equal, we shouldworry about the political platformof some of the politicians whowant to cut spending on all ofthose things. In the extreme case, ifwe were to eliminate all interven-tions, we would in fact be goingback to the situation that Pikettyand Saez are measuring.”

The new perspective on incomeinequality Burkhauser helpedbring forward has already begun tospark political discourse on eco-nomic policy.

Burkhauser said he hopes thatpolicymakers will take all availabledata into account when makingdecisions.

“When numbers are used asevidence, it is critical to understandthe assumptions that generatedthose numbers,” he said.

Turbulent times | The army of Somaliland, a would-be nation that has struggled for years tobe accepted outside its borders, marches in Hargeysa in northwest Somalia.

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was shot and killed by a whiteIthaca Police officer in February2010 — was an issue that com-munity members revisitedthroughout the day. In onebreakout seminar, attended byGreenwood’s family and friends,participants reenacted the twoconflicting accounts ofGreenwood’s murder: the policereport and eyewitness testi-monies of the shooting.

In the two years since theincident, members of the Ithacacommunity close to Greenwoodhave contested the verdict grant-ed to Sgt. Bryan Bangs — amember of the Ithaca PoliceDepartment — and called formore accountability from theIPD.

Claire Grady, a seminar facili-tator, said that race played a crit-ical role in the community’s con-flicting interpretations ofGreenwood’s death.

“Depending on what yourskin color was and where youlive, there were two different sto-ries about what happened onthat day,” Grady said. “Theywere so strikingly different, and,for me, as a white person, I feellike my work is to educate fellowwhite people how hurtful, dam-aging and violent it is when werefuse to ask the questions andbe open to the conversation.”

The ensuing discussion ofGreenwood’s murder led Occupyparticipants to suggest solutions— such as alternative policingmethods — to persistent com-munity issues. Participants alsosaid that the seminar marked thefirst time the public openly dis-cussed Greenwood’s death.

“That conversation today isthe first time it has been in apublic space, in a wide circle justlike that, with the real humanbeings involved: Shawn’s mother,Shawn’s brother, Shawn’snephew, Shawn’s friends [and]Shawn’s community,” Grady

said. Occupy participants also pro-

posed increasing the minimumwage in Tompkins County to a“living wage,” or the lowest wagenecessary to support basic needs.Participants marched to theTompkins County Courthousewith members of the IthacaWorker’s Center to advocate rais-ing the minimum wage in NewYork State from $7.25 an hour to$12.78 per hour.

Dissent among the Occupyparticipants became more pro-nounced during the GeneralAssembly Meeting in theevening, when members ofOccupy Cornell proposed a“direct action” to march up theHill to occupy Goldwin SmithHall for the night. The twoOccupy groups agreed to pro-ceed with the action after openlydebating a number of issues ––including the risk and reward ofan occupation, the significanceof the stance and the differingrights of Cornell students andIthaca residents to remain in thebuilding overnight.

The concern of police officers’reaction to the movement stayedin participants’ minds through-out the day. Two legal advisorsfrom the National Lawyers Guild— a public interest association— hovered around the move-ment to provide legal advice toparticipants, should they findthemselves placed under arrest.

Despite the imminent possi-bility of arrest, the May Dayevents ended in a peaceful irony.Police told the Occupiers –– whoplayed drums, chanted and con-versed in the foyer of GoldwinSmith –– to quiet down. Theycould, police said, be distractinga lecture on Marxist revolution-ary Leon Trotsky in the auditori-um down the hall.

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Plan: Advisors to Live In at-Risk Fratsiating and dangerous” aspects ofpledging.

To meet Skorton’s demands,the RARE committee hopes to“eliminate hazing through theoverhaul of what we currentlycall the pledge process

redefining the process as itcurrently looks like,” accordingto Travis Apgar, associate dean offraternity and sorority affairs,who led the webinar.

To that end, the committeeproposes a plethora of changes,big and small, that advance amixture of educational andpunitive measures.

One recommendation putforth is for the University to hirea specialist to address hazing inall campus organizations. Thecommittee also seeks to shortenthe new member education peri-od, which currently lasts up toeight weeks.

Furthermore, the committeerecommends that the Greek sys-tem “eliminate the words‘pledge,’ ‘pledging’ and otherderogatory terms meant to sepa-rate new and active members.”

“[Pledge] definitely has a neg-ative connotation … that’s hardto remove. So let’s start usingsome different language,” saidKen Babcock ’13, vice presidentfor judicial affairs for theInterfraternity Council.

Although Apgar acknowl-

edged that, “obviously, we’re notgoing to strike it from theEnglish language,” he added thatsubstituting words that betterreflect “the kind of experience wefind acceptable” can be effectivein changing perceptions.

Among the recommenda-tions most likely to spark contro-versy is a proposal to require “at-risk” chapters — those deemedto have demonstrated poor deci-sion-making in areas such asrecruitment, alcohol use orfinancial stability — to host alive-in advisor for a minimum offour years.

Apgar said that this advisorcould provide “a more maturepresence” to help chapters “makeresponsible decisions aroundthings like new member educa-tion and alcohol.”

The University’s overhaul ofthe Greek system — which pre-date the changes to pledging —has already elicited discontentfrom student leaders.

In response to Desdunes’death, the University handeddown changes to the University’srecognition policy for fraternitiesand sororities in August. TheIFC Executive Board denouncedthe decision, claiming the IFChad not been consulted by theadministration in its plan to dra-matically restrict recruitment.

Restrictions included ban-ning freshmen from attendingopen parties and disallowinginteraction between freshmen

and Greek houses for the firsthalf of the semester. Freshmenwere only permitted to engage inactivities to learn about individ-ual chapters during the remain-der of the semester.

Another of RARE’s moresubstantial proposals is to bringstudents who intend to joinhouses into the larger Greekcommunity prior to allowingthem to commit to specificchapters.

“We want to welcome newprospective members into Greeklife first, before individuals joinchapters,” said CorinnaRomantic ’12, former presidentof the Panhellenic Council and aRARE co-chair.

According to Apgar, this fun-damental change to the newmember intake process wouldlikely manifest in a period ofeducation and “bonding” thatwould occur prior to Rush Week— and would be required ofthose seeking eligibility to partic-ipate in formal recruitment.

“It might include differentsessions where people learnabout what the fraternity andsorority experience will be like,educating them on things likehazing,” he said. “What’s beensuggested by the group is bond-ing and social experience to cre-ate more Greek unity.”

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20- and 30-something males whohad come from all of the boroughsand even other states.”

“The mood was celebratory, attimes disconcertingly so — patrio-tism verging on jingoism and evenxenophobia,” Fishman said of theatmosphere during bin Laden’sdeath. “There was also a feeling ofcatharsis and of community.”

Despite these more positive feel-ings –– especially after the ArabSpring revolution that escalatedafter bin Laden’s death –– Prof.Ross Brann, Near Eastern studies,said that the geopolitical structureunder which bin Laden thrived hasnot changed.

“Bin Laden is gone, but the con-ditions in Muslim ... countries[where] he was able to manipulateto al-Qaeda’s advantage are still pre-sent: a political economy in whichthe people have had virtually no saywhile a small minority and out-siders benefit,” Brann said. “Thesesame grievances are now manifest inthe various uprisings in the region.”

Bin Laden’s death will remainrelevant as the U.S. presidentialelection moves forward, studentssaid. Some said bin Laden’s deathwould help fortify President BarackObama’s re-election campaign.

“The killing of bin Laden high-lights Obama’s executive leadershipskills and his ability to deliver onpromises he made during his 2008campaign,” said Jessie Palmer ’13,president of the CornellDemocrats.

She said bin Laden’s death willlikely be a talking point in Obama’scampaign.

“When we begin campaigningfor Obama’s reelection, the CornellDemocrats will point to BinLaden's death as an example ofObama's strength in office,” shesaid.

However, Prof. Theodore Lowi,government, said bin Laden’s death–– and its one-year anniversary —highlighted a different side of thepresident: his intention to remainengaged in wars in the Middle East.

“What bothered me was Obamausing this anniversary to let usknow that we’ll be in this war foranother 10 years,” Lowi said.

Bin Laden’s death also highlight-ed the need to remember and paytribute to the efforts of Americanswho helped safeguard the country,students said.

“Americans should never forgetto thank everyone — includingPresident Obama, national securityofficials and especially the NavySEALs –– who helped bring Osamabin Laden to justice,” said RajKannappan ’13, chair of theCornell Republicans. “We are for-ever indebted to those who havesacrificed so much to help protectAmerica and the world from anoth-er 9/11 … We must always be vigi-lant, as it is crystal clear that globalterrorism will continue to plague usfor a long, long time.”

Many Cornellians who grew upnear New York City reaffirmedtheir relief that the man who hadleft an indelible impact on theirchildhoods was finally killed.

“It was a huge celebrationbecause he was one of the mosthated men in American history, andwe were able to celebrate that he isno longer a threat,” said KolbenPritchard ’13, a student from

Kinnelon, N.J. — a suburb of NewYork City.

Erika Paley ’14, a student fromShort Hills, N.J. –– a town fromwhich many commute to jobs inLower Manhattan –– said binLaden’s death provided solace to thefamilies of 9/11 victims.

“I felt that on this day, familieswho lost fathers and mothers in myhometown have finally gotten clo-sure and [that] justice has beenserved,” Paley said.

The feelings of closure and safe-ty that Pritchard and Paleydescribed echo comments Prof.David Patel, government, made toThe Sun the night bin Laden died.

“Your generation came to con-sciousness with 9/11 … The vastmajority of people who will readthis story basically had Osama binLaden as their bogeyman,” Patelsaid. “They always had to wonder ifhe’ll rear his ugly head again.”

wisdom, says, ‘You know what,we know they donated money,but that doesn’t mean we’llhave to accept them,’” shesaid.

Cornell may also turn towaitlisting to boost its rank-ings, Taylor said.

“By putting more kids onthe waitlist, Cornell — as wellas other colleges — canmanipulate its yield, and inturn, really manipulate itsadmit ratio … which, ofcourse, is a factor in rankings,”Taylor said.

When asked about courtesywaitlists, however, Melvin reit-erated that “Cornell uses thewaitlist to manage enrollmenttoward our overall enrollmentgoals.”

“I am not at liberty to com-ment on the opinions of a paidadmissions consulting coach,”he added.

Applicants’ proposed pro-gram of study in some schoolsmay tip the scale in their favor,

depending on the size of themajor and the number of stu-dents slated to enroll in theprogram. But with each collegeautonomously making “inde-pendent admissions decisionson whom to admit from thewaitlist,” Melvin said that“until enrollment [is] finalized,we cannot predict the impact awaitlisted student’s major willhave on his or her chances ofbeing selected for admissions.”

With so many applicationsto the University, Melvin said,it is difficult for the admissionsoffice to decide who will jointhe next class of Cornellians.

“We are fortunate to have adeep pool of well-qualifiedapplicants, and selecting fromthis group is a continuouschallenge for our admissionscommittees,” he said.

That challenge has likelygrown over the years, asCornell — similar to other IvyLeague universities — has seena surge in impressive applica-tions from students across theworld. Competition is fierce:breaking another record, just

6,123 of the 37,812 whoapplied to the University thisyear secured places in the Classof 2016.

One year before, 36,392applied; the year before that,36,337.

But for waitlisted students,these numbers are not likely tobe of much comfort.

Elizabeth Kuzmenko, ahigh school senior who appliedto Cornell’s College ofArchitecture, Art andPlanning, said that “being onthe waitlist is very stressful.”

“It’s a rough situationbecause knowing the odds areagainst you … [You] desire tohave hope that makes it bear-able,” Kuzmenko said.

If the odds are not inKuzmenko’s favor, the wait —as for thousands of applicantsbefore her — may be futile.

“I’m basically on the edge ofmy seat,” Kuzmenko said.“But [my] fingers are crossed.”

THE CORNELL DAILY SUN | Wednesday, May 2, 2012 5NEWS

Since 2008, No Students Admitted Off C.U. Waitlist

OSAMAContinued from page 1

WAITLISTContinued from page 1

Dan Temelcan be reached at dtemel@cornellsun.com.

One Year Later, CornellReflects on Bin Laden Death

Akane Otani can be reached at aotani@cornellsun.com.

OPINION

The Corne¬ Daily SunIndependent Since 1880

130TH EDITORIAL BOARD

LAST WEEK, THE RECRUITMENT, ACCEPTANCE, Retention and Educationcommittee — which President David Skorton charged with transforming pledging in theGreek system — released a set of recommendations that will be discussed and voted onin the coming months. There is little doubt that the recommendations put forward bythe committee would completely alter not only the pledging process, but also the Greeksystem as we know it.

The recommendations would no doubt make the Greek system safer. They add anenormous amount of oversight and many of the recommendations put forward by thecommittee would prevent problems before they happen, not simply punish chapters formistakes that have already occurred. Specifically, the changes recommended by the com-mittee include adding live-in advisors for fraternities that are defined as “at-risk;” creat-ing a minimum GPA requirement and a suspension process for chapters or membersbelow the minimum; involving chapter alumni in risk auditing; and advisory groups foreach chapter and further shortening the new member education period.

With more oversight, perhaps Cornell can prevent the widespread hazing practicesthat currently occur on campus. According to President Skorton, over 60 percent of fra-ternities at Cornell have hazed their members in the last decade. While some membersof fraternities argue that the process creates a sense of unity and respect for the organiza-tion, we feel that the negative aspects of hazing outweigh any of the benefits and that haz-ing should have no place at Cornell. Extreme cases of hazing have been known to leadto serious injury and death, but even minor forms can have serious consequences, includ-ing depression, stress-related illness and decreased academic performance.

Skorton’s charge and the deliberations that have gone into this plan are necessary formaintaining the overall health and wellbeing of the Cornell community. However, thecommittee should consider revising the policies to have reforms come from the chaptersthemselves to a greater extent. Skorton has said that his charge to change pledging as weknow it would be executed by the members of the Greek system themselves. However,under this plan, it is not the chapters that are changing their behavior; instead, thisprocess is largely controlled and driven by external actors, including live-in advisors andchapter alumni. If reforms come from within, there will be more support from the indi-vidual chapters which will give the policies legitimacy and make them more successful.

The recommendations put forward by the committee are an important step towardfixing the problems that have been prevalent within the Greek system. We hope that theGreek system will be able to accept the challenge to eliminate hazing, and that Cornellwill not have to rely as much on strict external oversight to compel chapters to changetheir behavior.

Ending HazingPractices

As classes draw to a close, I amreflecting on another year ofinteracting with and learning

from Cornell students. The distancebetween students and a university presi-dent is not an easy one to bridge. We’reall busy and our schedules often don’tmatch (many of you are just gettinggoing just when I’m going to sleep).

Nonetheless I appreciate the oppor-tunities we have had to share informa-tion and exchange ideas. I’ve met someof you during office hours, which I hostperiodically with Vice President SusanMurphy, and also during regular meet-ings with student leaders. We’ve hadconversations at Student Assembly andGraduate and Professional StudentAssembly meetings and chatted at 400Club breakfasts, which recognize ourintercollegiate athletes who maintain anaverage of 4.0 or better while playing a

sport, and in connection with Cornell’sefforts to create the New York City techcampus on Roosevelt Island, for whichCornell students were such strong andsuccessful advocates. I also appreciatethe comments from students that I’vereceived in response to these columns inThe Cornell Daily Sun.

I am so proud of the academic andother accomplishments of Cornell stu-dents this year. A remarkable number ofundergraduates competed successfullyfor major national and internationalscholarships — including Churchill,Udall, Goldwater, Beineke, Truman,Gates Cambridge, Keasbey, Beineke andKaufman. In addition, our teams earnedseveral Ivy titles — in women’s crosscountry, wrestling, men’s ice hockey andwomen’s ice hockey — and many of ourspring teams are having outstanding sea-sons.

Time and again, in spite of all theother activities that fill your time, you’vefound ways to be of service — here oncampus, in Ithaca or around the world.We estimate that more than 7,600Cornell students devote more than400,000 hours to public service activi-ties each year through the CornellPublic Service Center, the CornellCommitment programs, in individualorganizations and on athletic teams.Law students working with ProfessorMuna Ndulo, for example, did researchand written presentations that support-ed the development of an agreement toend fighting in Somalia and movetoward a federal parliamentary system ofgovernment, under the auspices of theUnited Nations Political Office forSomalia.

More than a thousand of you gaveyour time to help the nearby communi-ty of Owego recover from devastatingflooding last fall. And, of course, youprovide a wide range of services to helpothers closer to home — from mentor-ing local school children to volunteeringwith many community service organiza-

tions in the greater Ithaca area. Localcommunity leaders testify eloquently —and often — about the impact you havehad.

Students Against Sweatshops, theCornell Organization for Labor Actionand other student organizations havebeen active in bringing the concerns oforganized labor and oppressed workersto the attention of the campus. Whilewe have not always agreed on everyissue, I’ve valued these organizations’tough-mindedness and passion in theiradvocacy for workers’ rights.

I also value the leadership that manyof you have shown in helping make ourcampus safer, greener and more sup-portive of all members of our communi-ty. A graduate student and an under-graduate serve on the President’sSustainable Campus Committee, alongwith members of the faculty and staff.

The committee oversees all aspects ofsustainability in our campus operationsand facilities — including energy, cli-mate, water, food, waste, buildings, peo-ple, land, purchasing and transporta-tion. The committee compiled theinformation that led to Cornell’s goldranking on the Sustainability Tracking,Assessment and Rating System —including data on our climate actionplan, the innovative, multidisciplinaryprojects in our David R. AtkinsonCenter for a Sustainable Future and themore than 30 student organizations thatwork on sustainability-related issues.

Students, faculty and staff also servetogether on a Gorge Safety Committeethat is working to make our gorges saferto enjoy. In addition, the StudentAssembly is creating a gorge safety videoaimed at incoming students and hassupported the Cayuga’s Watchers, aninitiative to train students to recognizeand respond to high-risk drinkingamong their peers.

As you take a well-deserved breakFriday to enjoy the music of Taio Cruzand Neon Trees on Libe Slope, I hopeyou’ll look back with pride on the pastyear. Look out for your friends — andfor yourself — on Friday. If you are oflegal drinking age and choose to drinkalcohol, do so responsibly, for your ownsafety and the enjoyment of thosearound you.

For those of you who are leavingCornell at the end of the semester fornew opportunities, I hope that you’llstay in touch. For those who will returnto campus next fall, have an enjoyableand productive summer, and I will lookforward to having you back next fall.Thank you for another terrific year.

Semester’s End: A Thank-You,

A Reminder and a Wish

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THE CORNELL DAILY SUN | Tuesday, May 2, 2012 7OPINION

Both New Yorkers and Cornellians, Jacob and I werestruck by the campus euphoria that followed Osamabin Laden’s death after a decade of build-up follow-

ing 9/11. We sat down this weekend at The Sun’s office andconsidered how to address the gargantuan event of a year agotoday and the parade-like reaction in a sincere way. FewSun writers have written on bin Laden in the past year, andit’s a topic that is often excessively intellectualized or emo-tionalized. Our opinions during our conversation change atpoints and reveal some confusion about how we feel — a farcry from our normal columns, but perhaps reflective of amoral grey area that confronts not just us but also Sun read-ers. In this ever-hectic last week of classes, we hope each ofyou can take a moment for a meaningful thought or con-versation about May 2, 2011.

JACOB KOSE: Frankly, I was disturbed by how happyand celebratory we were here at Cornell following binLaden’s death. I don’t question the fact that everyAmerican faced with the overly simplistic question, “Didyou or did you not like Osama bin Laden,” would lookat the inquirer with deranged crazy eyes. I also don’tquestion that bin Laden’s death holds special significancefor those of us who grew up in the post 9/11 world. Iquestion how manyof us celebrated;paraded in thelibraries, ran aroundthe streets inAmerican flags whilescreaming “U.S.A.!U.S.A.!” at the topof their lungs.

It freaked me out— a parade oversomeone’s death?Clearly his death was going to be met with relief, but Iwas totally unprepared for the euphoric craze that over-took this campus. We snuffed out a life without the leastthought of due process. Bin Laden was a mass murderer,but so were SS officers in World War II, and at least theywere afforded due process during the Nuremberg Trials.That there were tons of them and only one Osama is noexcuse whatsoever.

MAGGIE HENRY: Clearly people hated bin Laden, orat the very least disliked him as a public figure. Our reac-tion, however, might speak to something more than eachindividual’s feelings about him. Did we react euphorical-ly because the events of 9/11 impacted our national psy-che so intensely, or because the war that ensued has cre-ated the symbolic “bogeyman” of our generation?

Our generation has known two bin Ladens. One isOsama bin Laden, a terrible person who committed ter-rible deeds. The other is the bin Laden of May 2, 2011,who represented an ideological battlefield 10 years wide.This second bin Laden was the spark to the fire that ulti-mately engulfed not only victims of 9/11, but also near-ly 3,000 coalition soldiers in Afghanistan. The bin Ladenwho died a year ago was a symbol created by a war and afire that spread from New York City to Afghanistan, notjust the individual who did terrible things.

J.K.: Absolutely. I wonder whether, on this date lastyear, our generation celebrated on behalf of ourselves,our country and everything bin Laden’s death symbol-ized in our post-9/11 national catharsis, or the actual vic-tims of 9/11. (To be clear, I don’t necessarily think wecelebrated for anyone outside this country — whether ornot Americans even believe an international communitytruly exists with respect to terrorism is its own issue.Terrorism is certainly global, but when your country isattacked, it becomes personal; ask anyone in the MiddleEast and they’d agree.) But I find the question poignantbecause I’d argue that we’re still confused about whetherwe were celebrating for our victims or ourselves, and Ithink our inability to break down why we celebrated stillimpacts why we’re just not talking about the man’s deatha year after it happened.

M.H.: I think we can say with confidence that eachand every American was affected by 9/11 — whether itwas personal or national. Something that’s really specialhere is our method of governance and our democraticvalues that allow us, as political citizens, to feel lossesalong with others who are affected more personally. AtCornell, we were flying the American flag both inremembrance and out of hope. For America, bin Laden’sdeath was the long-promised fresh start.

Clearly, a terrorist can always be replaced and one ter-rorist’s obliteration doesn’t mean much tangibly. Beyondthat, cheering a death puts me off — it certainly feltmorbid and bizarre. But bin Laden had ceased to be theindividual and had become the symbol of the 10 yearsfollowing 9/11, as I said above. While our campus’ reac-tion might have been tasteless or insensitive to the vio-lent nature of his death, it was certainly appropriate. Wesuffered an incredible loss 10 years ago. It was 3,000 pre-cious lives, our sense of safety and our national identity.As an American community, we had the right to behappy, even if a more judicial process would havebrought a more familiar sense of justice. More than try-ing to justify our reaction, maybe we should be asking ifwe have to justify our reaction, given the circumstances.

J.K.: We absolutely had the right to be happy giventhe magnitude of our loss. Psychologically, we needed tofeel as redeemed as possible the instant we heard our mil-itary killed the man primarily responsible for those 3,000deaths. Still, we absolutely have to ask whether or notour actions were justifiable — how can you not re-exam-ine the license we and our soldiers took in giving our-selves the agency to execute a man at any cost? Manypeople take issue with legally adjudicated execution sen-tences, and we’re talking about an initiative whose solepurpose was to find and kill a man with no questionsasked.

Before, I brought up the example of the Nurembergtrials of SS officers in World War II, the most applicablein modern world history. I understand why those trialsdon’t come to mind for today’s American governmentand people — 60 years ago is 60 years ago. But now thatour government has had a year of distance, should it notaddress the American people saying “There was a prece-dent for international due process of this magnitude andwe fucked up?”

M.H.: Bin Laden acted with respect to ideologicalborders, not political borders. Nuremberg proved to theworld that individuals couldn’t always hide behind gov-ernments to legitimize their choices — sometimes, whenthe government’s really, really bad, we have to accept thatindividuals colluded with the government’s atrociouschoices. Bin Laden, however, wasn’t an agent of the gov-ernment.

The precedent that Nuremberg set isn’t relevant here;this is a whole other beast. Terrorism can be manifestednon-politically, non-governmentally. What is dueprocess when someone has absolved themselves of a rela-tionship with any country that could provide it? How dowe treat someone who avoids being treated at all, regard-less of how horribly they treat other people? Bin Ladenhid in Pakistan, was a Saudi citizen and committedcrimes in Afghanistan and the United States. Even ouroverjoyed reaction to his death was a reflection of ourideological battle, not our national one. He wasn’t a legalanimal, which he demonstrated pretty clearly with his

blatant display of criminality. Frankly, it’s really difficult to imagine a different out-

come. He couldn’t have been tried in the United States,he couldn’t have been tried in Pakistan, he couldn’t nec-essarily have even been tried in Afghanistan. In manyways, the legality issue of his death, or even execution ifwe can call it that, isn’t relevant because there was onlyone option.

J.K.: What we’re both getting at isn’t that there’s beenno reckoning, it’s that our government hasn’t evenaddressed bin Laden’s death except to tout it. Even ifthere was only one option, it still should be justified.Lack of options doesn’t explain or justify action, no mat-ter how pressed we were to take it. In this case, I don’tthink our government necessarily has to answer to theinternational community, but it certainly has to answerto the American people. Or not necessarily answer, sincewe elect our government to check and balance ourdebauchery, but shouldn’t the government have to atleast address, if not justify, how we went about findingand killing Osama bin Laden? We’re conditioned toexpect due process — habeas corpus is our highest ideal.It didn’t come into play a year ago, and if not now, when?At the end of this seemingly endless war on terror?

M.H.: I wouldn’tnecessarily blame justthe government.They are unlikely tobe forthcomingunless we press themto be so.

J.K.: So why hasn’tanyone asked? Thisgets back to the cruxof the issue that weaddressed earlier —

we were thrilled, euphoric to see bin Laden dead. Wedon’t want to ask. So, should the government just neveraddress it, like a special “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” (but justfor Osama)? We might be at fault as much as the gov-ernment, but if that’s so, maybe we should be huntingfor answers.

M.H.: I think it’s the confluence of our ideologicalexpectation of due process and the reality of what it tookto get rid of bin Laden that prevents us from askingquestions. For the last year, we’ve just swallowed whathappened because it achieved the end we all sought after9/11’s incredible emotional toll upon this country. Theend couldn’t really justify the means, and it’s uncomfort-able to confront the disparity between the means thatshould have been used and the means that were used.

Even we, thinking about a year ago, can’t get ouropinions straight. It’s because the gap between what we’retaught to value and what happens is too wide.

J.K.: Sure, nothing could have prepared us for this sit-uation. And obviously the last time America wasattacked on this scale was during an international war, inHawaii not New York City, and a surprise military strikeby the Imperial Japanese on the U.S. naval base at PearlHarbor doesn’t exactly compare to terrorists hijackingairplanes and flying them into the biggest buildings inNew York City. Maybe we should just be grateful thatour government didn’t drop an atomic bomb this time.After all, we may be more against the war in Afghanistannow than at any point since 2001, but, as we’ve bothrealized throughout this discussion, our support for hav-ing killed Osama hasn’t waned one bit in the last year.

Commemorating the One-YearAnniversary of Osama Bin Laden’s Death

Jacob Kose

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Maggie Henry is a sophomore in the College of Arts and Sciences.She may be reached at mhenry@cornellsun.com. Get OverYourself appears alternate Wednesdays this semester.

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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Scott Tucker is leaving Cornell after 17 years as Cornell’sbeloved Priscilla Edwards Browning Director of Choral Music toserve as the Artistic Director for The Choral Arts Society ofWashington, one of the most highly acclaimed choral organiza-tions in the United States. At Cornell, Tucker conducts the CornellUniversity all-female Chorus, all-male Glee Club and WorldMusic Choir. Both the Chorus and Glee Club choirs regularlytour nationally and internationally. He is also the AmericanChoral Directors Association Eastern Division Repertoire andStandards Chair for Male Choirs. Tucker has one more competi-tion before leaving Cornell. With the Glee Club, Tucker is com-peting this summer for the Llangollen International MusicEisteddfod in Wales.

THE SUN: How did you first get interested in music?When did you know that you wanted to pursue music as acareer?

SCOTT TUCKER: I first got interested in music because Istarted playing the trumpet when I was nine years old. I hearda guy playing actually the cornet and I really wanted to play. Iwas the youngest in my family and my parents had had it withtrying to get my siblings to play instruments. So they said noactually. They didn’t want to go through it. I had to beg for acouple of months before they buckled and let me take lessons.I really dove into it. I really loved it.

SUN: When did you realize that choral conducting waswhat you wanted to do?

S.T.: I was first a trumpet player but I got into conductingwhen I was 15, in the summer time in my hometown inWestern Massachusetts, in a drama workshop, which was a bigdeal in the town. They put on musicals and things in the sum-mers. There was a children’s musical and somebody said tome, “Would you like to conduct the children’s musical?” I des-perately wanted to conduct and I wanted someone to ask me,but I never said anything toanyone. I was shy about it.It just dropped out of theblue for me. I started con-ducting musical theater,really starting when I was15. I went on doing that fora long time. As I was atrumpet player, I was alsoconducting shows.Sometime later, after I grad-uated from the [NewEngland] Conservatory as atrumpet player, after a littlewhile, I started a choir ofmy own and that’s when Ireally got into choral music.It was in my mid-20s Istarted conducting this cho-rus and then I really wantedto learn all about choralmusic.

SUN: What are some ofyour fondest memories dur-ing your time here atCornell?

S.T.: There are probablytoo numerous to mention.Most of my fondest memo-ries have to do with the students. But of course I’ve made greatfriends here, great, great colleagues in the music departmentand they will also be my lifelong friends, both my former stu-dents and colleagues. Those are the best memories I have.

Musically, one of the most exciting for me was when thetenor Peter Schreier came and he conducted and sang the BachSt. John Passion with our chorus behind him. He is an extra-ordinary musician. He brought so much out of the singers.That was one of my first years. It was just an extraordinary,extraordinary experience.

SUN: What aspects of the Glee Club and Chorus do youhope will remain after you leave?

S.T.: I think the new director will have his or her own pri-orities. That is great and that has to happen. Whatever direc-

tion they take them in will be exciting and the right direction.The stuff I hope remains is the strong tradition and connec-tion that these groups have here. There’s a way in which themembers of the Chorus and Glee Club particularly are so con-nected to the alumni who have come before them. They feelvery devoted, not only to each other and to the music, but tothe whole large picture of what these large organizations are.They come back and they sing with the students as alumni. It’sa very powerful experience for the students to be part of some-thing that is so much bigger than themselves. I hope the levelof music is the highest it can be because the students here arecapable of excellent music making and they should be held to

the highest possible standard. Interms of what repertoire they door what the emphasis of the con-ductor is, that always changes.The things that should notchange are high quality excel-lence, community and cama-raderie. Those are the two mostimportant things. Of course allthe little traditions that happen,it would be nice if they wouldremain.

SUN: What have been yourpriorities as conductor of theGlee Club and Chorus?

S.T: My priorities with theGlee Club and Chorus were toget each singer to think like aconductor. Everything I hadthem do was so that each indi-vidual in the chorus took per-sonal responsibility for thesound of the whole group. A lotof conductors will have peoplesing in sections, for example thetenors are here, the altos arehere, the sopranos are here. Itwas important to me to takeeach individual and mix them

into quartets. There would be a soprano, next to an alto, nextto a tenor, next to a bass so that each place within the chorus,there is a mini-chorus. Each little mini-chorus was responsiblefor tuning, balancing, blending and singing expressively, justwithin their small group. Every person is making equal effortto make music, the whole picture of music. That’s been a bigemphasis of mine. I think it’s really paid off a lot. The studentswho come here sing extremely musically and they think notjust about their own part, but also about the entire presenta-tion of the music.

SUN: If you had the time to stop the clock before leaving,what would be the last piece you would conduct with theChorus and Glee Club?

S.T.: One piece I always wanted to do was the WarRequiem by Benjamin Britten. It’s a huge work with poetry by

Wilfred Owen, a World War I poet. Britten is one of the great20th century music masters. It’s an enormous work for orches-tra, chamber orchestra, chorus, tenor, bass and sopranosoloists, children’s choir and bells. It’s just a huge, enormous,cacophonous sometimes, but incredible work. It’s a piece I’vealways wanted to do. I hope to do it one day, maybe inWashington. That’s something that was on my list for a longtime and I just was never able to do it. It’s hard to coordinatethat many schedules.

SUN: What inspired you to seek a new job? What madeyou say yes to the Choral Arts Society?

S.T.: Through the years, sometimes people would contactme and say we would really like you to apply for this job. Ihave never seriously applied for a job before. Here, the stage Iwas at was I have been here for a while, and I am very happyhere. I could certainly see myself playing out the rest of mycareer here. But I also knew when you get to a certain point ofcomfort level, sometimes that is not a good thing for a musi-cian or artist. You want to always be challenging yourself,putting yourself in a situation where things are slightlyuncomfortable so that you can grow and continue to developas a person and as an artist. That spurred me on to start tolook. The Choral Arts Society was actually the only place towhich I applied. It was just the perfect situation because it’s avery, very choral city they have. It’s sort of like Minneapoliswhere choral singing is a huge thing. There are many fine cho-ruses there. This one is kind of established, up to now, as thebest chorus in the city. It’s certainly debatable because a lot ofchoruses are very fine, but it’s sort of the most established.They have a really strong organization, good financial situa-tion, staff and it’s a really great situation. They sing with theNational Symphony, which I really admire ChristophEschenbach [conductor of National Symphony] and I amreally excited to work with him. The [Choral Arts Society]conductor [Norman Scribner] is retiring after many, manyyears. He is kind of a legend. It’s a happy situation. Scribner isan incredible man and he is a real gentleman. He is kind ofpassing the baton. It’s a perfect situation. It seemed too goodto pass up.

SUN: How involved do you hope to stay with Cornell?

S.T: I don’t want to interfere with the new person whenthey come. I will draw away for a while. I hope after they areestablished and things are good and successful, I will comeback, as my predecessor has, as a member of the advisorycouncil of the Chorus and Glee Club, which is made up ofalumni and former members and help the organization withtheir touring and their budget. I would hope to be able to beinvolved that way if the new director wanted that. Again,when time has gone on, I would want to go back in five yearsor so and see former students and just hang out.

The full interview is available on The Sun’s website atwww.cornellsun.com.

LIZA SOBELSun Staff Writer

10 | The Corne¬ Daily Sun | Wednesday, May 2, 2012 A & E

KELLY YANG / SUN STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

Liza Sobel is a senior in the College of Arts and Sciences. She can bereached at lsobel@cornellsun.com.

Staying In Tune

Over the last two years I have enjoyedusing my column as a space to talkabout style and the fashion industry

beyond Cornell. By exploring big topics liketech and fashion or privacy and fashion, Istretched my own boundaries and I hope I’vealso broadened readers’ perspectives.

But for my last column, I’d like to turnback to our campus and talk about the futureof fashion that is incubating at Cornell. As asenior in the fashion department (formallyknown as the Department of Fiber Scienceand Apparel Design), I have spent the last sev-eral months preparing for my senior collec-tion presentation at the CornellFashion Collective runway show.The show, held last Saturday atBarton Hall, was widely attended.It has historically been the largeststudent-run event on campus. Butdespite all the buzz surrounding theshow, I find that the behind-the-scenes process eludes many of myfriends. What they do know is thatI don’t sleep, I spend a lot of timechecking out female strangers (whocould be lanky models), and I am extremelyappreciative of edible donations when I can’tescape studio.

I’ll begin by clearing up the first fallacy.No, it’s not really like Project Runway!

Project Runway is a televised competitionin which each contestant creates a piece ofclothing in very few hours. The contest favorsexpert sewers and the decisive. Few greatdesigners these days are either of those things,and few Project Runway alums have trulyascended the scaly ranks of the industry.What Project Runway competitions make upfor in dramatization, they lack in gestation.

And it is this lengthy period of gestation thatdefines our process.

Most students begin thinking about theircollections for the coming year over the sum-mer. Senior designer Emily Parkinson ’12based her collection off of a series of Gothiciron gates she photographed in Europe lastJune. This abstract thinking process of thesummer months gives way to the increasedrigor of the school year.

In August, we begin a class entitled“Collections 2” in which we refine our think-ing process and engage in research, be it mak-ing knitting samples that replicate human

musculature in the case of Sara Yin ’12, orhanging out in the Cornell CostumeCollection taking notes on the patternmakingtechniques of historical Turkish and Chinesejackets, in my case. This interrogation of ourinspiration helps us to make sense of ourinclinations towards certain colors, tech-niques and fabrications and turn that intocohesive concepts. Prof. Van Dyk Lewis, fash-ion, is our leader in this aesthetic exploration.Under his guidance, we each produced a fewgarments or accessories in the fall, some ofwhich were included in the final show.

The true fear of the deadline begins to set-

tle upon us after winter break. This is thebeginning of production, time to set downthe pens and bring out the Ginghers(German sewing scissors). Don’t get caught inthe studio without them; you’ll look like anerd). This is when we take down all themodels’ measurements and start cutting andsewing muslin prototypes to create the shapesand fit that we want. For every single garmentyou see on the runway, I promise you at leastthree and as many as seven garments weresewn in muslin as iterations until the desiredfit and silhouette is achieved. Designers eitherbegin with a piece of fabric that they drape

over a mannequin to essentially sculpta shape, or they “flat-pattern” startingwith the basic top or pant sloper andslashing it directionally, guided by thegeometric rules we learn, to make a 3Dshape. Our patient models run overafter volleyball practice or a chemexam and try on these muslins untilthe fit is perfected.

After the final prototype is complet-ed, the designers turn to fabric, finish-ing and embellishments. Some of the

designers create their own fabric, by hand-dyeing untreated textiles, like both Yin andParkinson did in their collections, or digitallyprinting them, like Maggie Dimmick ’12,who printed a photograph of a desert land-scape onto fabric for pants in her collection.Next come sewing and finishing, whichbrings in the true craft of tailoring and con-struction. We usually turn to Prof. SusanAshdown, fashion, for questions of ready-to-wear construction and Prof. Anita Racine,fashion, for questions of couture construc-tion, depending on the materials and intend-ed price-point of the garments we are mak-

ing. That’s essentially the whole process of what

goes into the show. As for what comes out ofit, that’s another story. The minute we finishour collections for the runway, we rush topolish the photos and technical drawings thatgo into our portfolios and websites, ready tobe reviewed by interviewers as we apply forjobs.

This is, as I mentioned, the process. It isthe slow gestation, the careful ponderings, thelate night in studio when you look out thewindow, realize it is now snowing, you don’twant to walk home, and you still don’t knowhow to re-draft that one sleeve. Our studio, Imight add, in contrast to the cool calm of thefloating Milstein, is a riot. There is usuallyvintage J. Lo blasting from the speakers,someone dancing with a mannequin, andaccusations of Voldemort ruining people’spatterns when they weren’t looking. We keepeach other laughing through the slog. Weconsult each other and wake each other upfrom 10 minute naps.

What our process does have in commonwith Project Runway is the deadline. It is thatmoment when someone who doesn’t knowanything about you comes to the fashionshow and judges your work, that momentwhen you push your portfolio across the tableto your dream boss and wait. In one sense thehundreds of hours we spend in preparation isall for that moment, and right then, every sec-ond feels worth it.

Wednesday, May 2, 2012 | The Corne¬ Daily Sun | 11A & E

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

From the Inside Out

On and Off The Bias

AmeliaBrown

Amelia Brown is a senior in the College of HumanEcology. She can be reached at abrown@cornell-sun.com. On and Off the Bias appears alternateWednesdays this semester.

Memory and the the Photographic Image, on display at theJohnson Museum till September 9, is an unforgettable walkdown memory lane.

Curated by Nancy Green, the exhibit features a stunningrange of images — from intimate images of cher-ished lockets and family photo albums to imagesexplicitly created for public consumption such asmodels’ portfolios and magazines. These images,which run the gamut from the ordinary to theextraordinary, collectively serve as a meditation onthe photographic image.

There are many instantly recognizable imagesthat are instantly recognizable. Photos from AnselAdams and Margaret Bourke-White are among themost iconic. Most notable is Margaret Bourke-White’s photo of Gandhi at his spinning wheel,Hope Began with Spinning — Gandhi Spinning...The smiling faces of Walt Whitman and MarilynMonroe also peer out from among the images. Thedichotomy between self-portraiture and the por-trayal of public figures provides a fascinating dia-logue about the public and private memory.

Each of the exhibit’s partitions explores a differ-ent aspect of memory. The diversity of thesethemes suggests that memory is intertwined withboth the near and the far, the public and the pri-vate, nature and urban spaces, loved ones andstrangers, life and death. But all these things —even those that are seemingly distant such as current events inother countries — are experienced and remembered in a strik-ingly personal way.

The exhibit weaves the lighter topics of self-image andpublic image into the heavier, more invasive images of warfare.The final section is subdivided into three parts on the aesthet-ics of wartime wreckage, death and dying and mourning thelosses. The multi-layered portrayal demonstrates the complex-ity of the relationship between memory and photography.Photographs are snapshots, fixed in time, whereas memory

ebbs and flows. Nevertheless, both can be framed, skewed andmisinterpreted. A picture may be worth a thousand words,but a single photograph can’t always capture the whole story.

The section on self-portraiture is extremely interesting,because self-portraiture is a highly controlled, regulated formof memory. As the wall panel notes, self-portraiture is “a con-scious, calculated decision about how [one wishes] to beremembered.” Public image, on the other hand, is controlled

by how the public wants to view prominent figures. CindySherman, however, overrides the boundary between the two;she uses two photographs of herself one as — a lusty modeland the other as a pudgy rendition of Mrs. Kris Kringle — tochallenge the the portrayal of women in the media.

The exhibit is also a meditation on transitional space as ittakes shape in both the natural and urban landscape. WhileBerenice Abbott’s Penn Station illustrates the changes withinthe city in terms of the form and structure of buildings, LeonLevinstein’s Untitled (Nun with Girl in Tutu Walking Behind

Her) portrays the movement of individuals within the urbanlandscape. Urban spaces are portrayed as scenes of evolutionand movement in terms of human and non-human activity.

The largest section in the exhibit, which examines the rela-tionship between war and memory, is dominated by images ofviolence, suffering, death and mourning. Margaret Bourke-White, a Cornell alumna and documentary photographer,was responsible for many of these images. She made history as

the first female war correspondent sandthe first female photographer for Lifemagazine. Her photo of the Fort PeckDam was on the first-ever cover of Life in1936. Bourke-White’s images provide aninsight into the inner workings ofwartime life; her images range from anartillery barrage to a dissection of a B-36bomber.

This section is not for the faint atheart. Many of the images are hauntingphotographs of unidentified bodies,shrouded in mystery. There are also sev-eral images of mourning. Bourke-White’s1945 image entitled He, too, found hisfriend depicts a young man paralyzedwith agony, as he bends over the emaci-ated skeletal remains of his friend.

The process of putting together theexhibit was highly collaborative.Sponsored by Cornell’s Atkinson Forumin American Studies and supported bythe Cornell Council for the Arts, theexhibit was in part crafted based on

research by Ph.D. candidate Franz Hofer. The wall labels formany of the workswere written by students from theContemporary Photography class taught by postdoctoral fel-low James Nisbet, History of Art.

Memory and the Photographic Image is a brilliant discourseon the forms, expectations and interpretations of both mem-ory and photography.

Heather McAdams is a sophomore in the College of Arts and Sciences.She can be reached at hmcadams@cornellsun.com.

HEATHER MCADAMSSun Staff Writer

Down Memory Lane

ANDY JOHNSON / SUN STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

A final glance at Cornell fashion

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halfway across the country, so thather son could pursue his dream ofbecoming a jiu-jitsu champion.

“We received support from mycoach and my brother, who was aspecial solider in the Marines,”Nazare said. “When I say we hadnothing, I really mean it. My gi wasthe most expensive thing I owned.”

It did not take long for Nazare tosoar in the dojo and in competitionunder the tutelage of Feijao and thefamous Nova Uniao alliance ofacademies. He went on to win themost prestigious Brazilian jiu-jitsutournament in the world, known asEl Mundials, four times and at eachof the major belt ranks — blue, pur-ple, brown and black. He alsoscored a victory in his first MMAbout and became a BJJ instructor.

After competing in California,Nazare decided to move toMassachusetts, which has a boom-ing population of Brazilians.

“I came to the United Stateswith one gi, two pairs of shorts, twoshirts, shoes and a jacket,” Nazaresaid. “That was about it.”

From there, the man who wouldbecome known as the BrazilianBomber became something of awandering soul, barely making dueas he toiled away in constructiongigs, delivery services, and in fishmarkets cleanups. For two years, histraining came to a standstill as hehad to hustle just to scrape togetherenough for decent meals.

After meeting UFC veteranheavyweight, Christian Morecraft,Nazare began to instruct jiu-jitsuagain at a gym in Cape Cod andrevamped his MMA career.Eventually, Ryan Ciotoli at TeamBombsquad came calling, being inneed of a first-class BJJ instructor.

“When Ryan offered me a posi-tion, I told him, ‘Let me think aboutit. Let me check my schedule,’”Nazare recalled. “I was just trying tobe tough and hide my excitement. Ididn’t have a schedule!”

Ithaca has provided the first sta-ble living and training environmentof the Brazilian’s life. Quickly pick-ing up a solid striking game, thelightweight prospect continued hisundefeated streak in the cage andearned a contract from the nation’ssecond largest promotion company,the Bellator FightingChampionships.

Expert coaching continues toimprove the BJJ master’s game —he has won several fights by TKOand amassed a respectable 10-2record.

“I come from BJJ. You will losein BJJ, and it is the same in MMA,”Nazare noted. “There are manyways to get caught and be humbledbut the important thing is to learnfrom your mistakes, get better andcharge ahead.”

He also hopes to build a follow-ing of jiu-jitsu students in Ithacaand the surrounding area.

“For the opportunities I havebeen given I thank God and somany people,” Nazare said. “Mymom came and took me out of thestreets. Now look where I am.”

Nazare GoesFrom StreetsTo BJJ Mat

O’KASICKContinued from page 16

J.D. O’Kasick aspires to earn both a Ph.D. anda black belt one day — or die trying. He iscurrently a grad student at Cornell. He can becontacted at jds482@cornell.edu.

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Clutch player | Daniel Haber’s second Ivy League Player of the Week honor came after a lastminute goal from 25 yards that sealed the Red’s home win against Colgate on Oct. 11, 2011.

Stats:• Hit 11 home runs to tie Cornell’s record for home runs in a single season• Hit two home runs against Columbia on April 15

Chris Cruz Baseball

Stats:• Named to the Capital One/CoSIDA Academic All-District 1 first-team and earned an Honorable Mention All-Ivy League

Allyson DiMagno Women’s Basketball

Stats:• Averaged at least 11 points per match, including a season-high 17• Voted second for National All-Stars in the national tournament

Kailey Eldredge Women’s Polo

Stats:• Led the team in points (22), shots (58) and shots on goal (25) • Two time Ivy League Player of the Week for 2011

Daniel Haber Men’s Soccer

Stats:• Led the Red with eight goals, four assists and 18 points• Shared the honor of team MVP for 2011 with Brittany Thompson

Hannah Balleza Field Hockey

Stats:• Placed second in the Championship of America high jump at thePenn Relays with 7-3.25 on April 29, 2012

Montez Blair Track & Field

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Hometown hero | Andy Iles played all 35 games in net, totaling 2179 minutes, and made870 saves and allowed only 77 goals in 19 wins, 9 losses and 7 shutouts.

Stats:• Highest finisher for the Red at the Ivy League Championships• Went 339.80 in 3-meter diving competition at Ivies, set new C.U. record

Phillip Truong Men’s Diving

Stats:• Received the Bushnell Cup for Ivy League Offensive Player of the Year• Two-time Ivy League and National Player of the Week

Jeff Mathews Football

Stats:• Threw for 13 touchdowns with a 55.3 passing completion percentage• Named to the Collegiate Sprint Football League’s Second-Team

Brendan Miller Sprint Football

Stats:• Named Ivy League Pitcher of the Week for the week of April 30• Pitched perfect 3-0 with a 0.45 ERA, throwing 31 innings in 3 games so far

Alyson Onyon Softball

Stats:• Had six shutouts and a 2.12 GAA, ranking him 10th in the country• Named team MVP and earned the Joe DeLibero-Stan Tsapis Award

Andy Iles Men’s Ice Hockey

Stats:• Named to ECAC Hockey First Team and Ivy League First Team • Earned 58 points in 33 games played with a plus-35 rating

Brianne Jenner Women’s Ice Hockey

Stats:• Named Ivy League Pitcher of the Week three times in four weeks• Currently has 3-0 record, 0.66 earned-run average and 16 strikeouts in 4 starts

Connor Kaufmann Baseball

Stats:• Led the team in kills per game at 2.52 and in service aces (.026)• Named the Red’s most improved player for the 2011 season

Kelly Marble Volleyball

Stats:• Named an NCAA All-American and an EIWA Finalist in 2012• Placed seventh All-America at 141 pounds

Mike Nevinger Wrestling

The last stepping stone before the muchanticipated outdoor Heps meet was the his-toric Penn Relays, which saw Cornell ath-letes compete over the weekend againstsome of the most successful and storiedtrack and field programs in the country.Men’s head coach Nathan Taylor waspleased with the performance of his teamoverall.

“Some things were good,” he said. “Wewon the [Heps] section of the [4x400], thehigh jump guys were really good. In gener-al, it was a pretty good meet with some verygood times.”

Sophomore Kinsley Ojukwu expressedhis excitement for being at such a histori-cally prestigious meet with his teammates.

“We were so hyped up that first daygoing in,” the sprinter said. “It was awe-some. All the best teams, they were allthere. I thought it was an awesome experi-ence.”

The men’s team saw a multitude ofstrong performances, including 10 IC4Aqualifiers and four changes to the all-timeTop-10 lists. A highlight for the Red was asecond-place finish in the championshipsection of the high jump by sophomoreMontez Blair with a jump of 7-3.25, whichwas good enough for one of the Top-10jumps in the NCAA this year. SophomorePeter Roach was fourth in the college sec-tion of the pole vault clearing an IC4Aqualifying height of 15-9. The men’s 4x400quartet comprised of seniors Dan Thomas,Brian Freitas and Ken McClain and fresh-man Rutger Admirand ran 3:14.62 to winthe Heps race and a Penn Relays wheel.

The women’s team also performed well,with six Top-10 individual finishes, threeTop-10 relay finishes and eight ECACqualifiers. A highlight of the meet wassophomore Emily Shearer placing secondin the 3000, with a time of 9:25.95 —breaking the 22-year-old school record pre-viously held by hall of famer Stephanie Best’91. In the 3000 steeplechase, sophomoreRachel Sorna placed fourth with a time of10:22.31. In the field, junior ClaireDishong had a season best and ECAC

qualifier in the discus with a throw of 142feet for 13th place in the college section.

According to Taylor, although the Red’sperformance at Penn Relays was impres-sive, it was all an effort to better prepare forthe Heps meet this weekend.

“All of it is really in preparation for thisweek,” he said. “This week is when themoney is really on the table.”

Women’s head coach Rich Bowmansaid that he feels confident in the health ofhis team, and is looking forward to seeingthem compete this weekend.

“We’re healthy, and for the first timeeverybody’s really excited about getting inand getting after it,” he said. “I think thedepth of our team is going to lead us to a

lot of success this weekend. They’re a veter-an group. They know what to expect andhow to do it.”

Taylor said that he feels confident lead-ing up to this weekend.

“My job for preparing people to run isnearly done,” he said. “It’s up to [my team],and they’re as ready as they can possibly befrom a training perspective, and a psycho-logical perspective. As a coach, I’ll get peo-ple riled up before the meet, so it’ll be fun.”

The men’s and women’s teams are seek-ing their first Heps outdoor titles since2010, both matching up against Princeton.

Sports 16WEDNESDAYMAY 2, 2012The Corne¬ Daily Sun

TRACK AND FIELD

When Rene Nazare-Azvedo was 10years old, a pack of armed banditsransacked his home and put a gun to

his father’s head. Having captured Nazare’spapa just footsteps away from their home inTeresópolis, Brazil, the nighttime outlawsdemanded that he open the locked door towhere his wife and sons stood in tremblingdread.

A long-time student of capoeira, his fathersomehow knocked away the .38 pistol from histemple and fended off the others before fleeinginside. Nazare and the others had to then fightto prevent the faceless men from barging theirway through the door. Eventually, they gave upand rescinded into the darkness.

Today Nazare has become a rising MMAfighter with Team Bombsquad and head blackbelt martial arts instructor at UltimateAthletics in the Ithaca Mall.

“I can count at least three times when Godtruly saved me and my family,” he said. “Thatwas the first. The second was when I found jiu-jitsu.”

While Teresópolis is set in Brazil’s moun-tainous hinterlands, its residents have long fall-en into a poverty trap that has led to anupsurge in crime and destitution. It had origi-

nally been founded by runaway slaves andindigenous peoples who took refuge in therainforests surrounded by magnificent tower-ing peaks, such as Dedo de Deus, or “God’sFinger.” It has since grown to a city of morethan 150,000.

Nazare described his rough-and-tumbleupbringing as being focused on the streetsmore than in the classrooms, while he hungout with the kind of crowd that produces thesame type of hoodlums who had attempted toraid his home.

Alarmed, Nazare’s mother marched into thestreets one evening and put the 16-year-olddelinquent into a corner. She made him a deal:get off the streets, learn martial arts, and shewould support him and pay for everything shecould.

“That was the best deal of my life,” Nazare,who decided to take up Brazilian jiu-jitsurather than his father’s capoeira, recalled. “Thisis why I train so hard and have fought foreverything.”

Jiu-Jitsu JourneyWhile it started off only with the purchase

of a gi, or jiu-jitsu uniform, the bargain cameat a cost than more than any of them couldimagine. When Nazare’s instructor, Rodrigo"Feijao" Garcia Da Silva, saw that the youngman showed early promise, he asked Nazare’sfamily if Nazare would be willing to move to aMaringá, a city some 15 hours away by auto-mobile.

His father balked at the idea and said hewould not allow it. So his wife divorced him.You read that correctly; Nazare’s mother lefther long-time husband and moved to a one-room ramshackle home in another rough hood

J.D.O’Kasick

Saved byThe Gentle Art:Rene Nazare

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Fight Life in Ithaca

World class | The Red raced against storied track and field programs over the weekend.XIAOYUE GUO / SUN STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

Penn Relays Preps Red for HepsBy JUAN CARLOS TOLEDOSun Staff Writer

Juan Carlos Toledo can be reached atjtoledo@cornellsun.com.

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Freshman attack Matt Donovan became the first player since the inception of the Ivy League Rookie of the Week award to win five times.

One for the history books