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March 17, 2001

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Cornell Puts Five on Board to Advance Past Harvard, 5-2

By ryan | March 17, 2001

Cornell capitalized on three tallies in a 2:37 span to advance past Harvard, 5-2, in the semifinals of the ECAC tournament in Lake Placid this afternoon. Junior David Francis scored twice as the Red put four pucks behind Oliver Jonas (and added an empty-net goal late in the third) on just 25 shots. Meanwhile, junior netminder Matt Underhill stopped 45 of 47 shots to send the Red into the finals of the tournament against St. Lawrence, who defeated Dartmouth 2-0.

Cornell will be making its first appearance in the final game since it took home the trophy in the 1997 season. Also scoring for the Red were sophomores Sam Paolini and Stephen Baby and freshman Ben Wallace.

Archived article by Charles Persons

Women's Tennis Has Mixed Results on the Road

By ryan March 26, 2001

Women’s tennis earned a mixed bag of results over spring break, winning one meet and losing two others. The results drop the Red to a 10-4 season mark. Cornell opened its spring break vacation with a 6-1 win over Georgia State in Atlanta. It managed to gather the first team point by winning at all three doubles spots. The Red then won five of the six singles matches to earn a comfortable victory. Sophomores Suzanne Wright and Daniela DelPrete won 9-7 over Mable Abraham and Karine Etienne at No. 1 doubles, while senior captain Ngozi Amobi teamed up with freshman Kate Sternberg to win 8-4 at the No. 2 position. Sophomores Nicole Chiu and Alex DelPrete completed the doubles rout by winning the third tie by default, as Georgia State could not field a third doubles team. In the singles competition, Wright, Amobi, freshman Laura Leigh Tallent and Sternberg all won in two sets and sophomore Piper Lucas won at No. 6 by default. The Red continued its spring break tour in Miami Shores, Fla., where it took on host Barry University. Unfortunately, the netters lost the tie 5-4. Suzanne Wright won a pair of matches, but in the end, her efforts were not enough to lead the team to victory. Barry played good tennis to take the singles tie 4-2, and gathered enough momentum to pull out a tough victory. The Red jumped out to an early 2-1 lead after doubles play, as Wright and classmate Daniela DelPrete earned victory in the No.1 doubles. Once again the pairing of Amobi and Sternberg proved fruitful, as they also managed to score a victory. However, the No.3 doubles team of Chiu and Alex DelPrete fell to their opponents in a well contested match. Wright and Leigh Tallent earned wins in singles play, but Barry won the other four matches in straight sets to earn the win. The team concluded the tour at Boca Raton, Fla., where it challenged Lynn University. Lynn won two of the three doubles matches and five of the six singles matches to defeat the Red 7-2 in a landslide victory. The netters lone singles victory came from Sternberg, who managed to beat Maria Palacios 6-3, 6-3. Nicole Chiu nearly upset Masha Bajramovis at No. 6, but the Knights held on to win 6-4, 2-6, 6-4. In doubles action, the duo of Alex DelPrete and Chiu claimed a victory at the No. 3 position. The two defeated Bajramovis and Bucke Yavuz 8-6. Cornell plays host to Ivy League contenders Columbia on March 30 at the Reis Tennis Center. Archived article by Kris Rajan
Workers Sue UPenn for Racial Discrimination

By ryan March 26, 2001

African American employees at the University of Pennsylvania are suing the school for its alleged involvement in racial discrimination regarding employment and disciplinary practices dating back to 1975. The 34 plaintiffs — employed as animal husbandry technicians, supervisors and managers in the University Laboratory Animal Resources Department (ULAR) — request punitive and compensatory damages in excess of $50,000 as well as promotions from the university. They allege in a civil complaint that the institution has “deprive[d] the plaintiffs of equal employment opportunities … because of their race, African American.” The charges include precluding these employees from advancing to high paying positions, while treating and evaluating African American technicians with different standards of review compared to their non-African American counterparts. The civil complaint states that “violations of the policies and protocols by researchers and staff puts African American technicians at risk for exposure to dangerous elements and health conditions.” It adds that the workers have “been the target of illegal and retaliatory disciplinary procedures,” which have been “in retaliation for plaintiffs having complained to [university] officials.” The alleged violations were first submitted last April to the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), who replied that they were “unable to conclude that the information obtained establishes violations of the statutes.” The plaintiffs then filed for a lawsuit last month, though the trial is unlikely to begin until after mid-April, pending a decision on the school’s motion for dismissal. The University of Pennsylvania publicly denies the accusations. “We consider the allegations to be completely without merit, and the EEOC found them to be without merit as well,” said Phyllis Holtzman, spokesperson for the University of Pennsylvania. “We will defend vigorously against the lawsuit,” she said. Bob Bohner, associate university general counsel, declined to comment when asked whether the university might agree to a settlement with the plaintiffs. The lawyer for the plaintiffs, Vivienne Crawford, said, “This is not about money … [but] I always think if people are still employed there we should explore the possibility of a settlement.” “I don’t believe that the EEOC conducted an in-depth investigation,” Crawford said, noting that instead of interviewing all of the plaintiffs, the EEOC examined their written complaints. Unlike some other discrimination accusations that attracted students’ attention — such as the controversy at Cornell in 1996 over minority program houses — the ULAR lawsuit is not widely talked about on the campus in Philadelphia, according to some students. “I cannot say that I’ve heard any mention regarding the lawsuit [even though] I’m quite involved in the Penn community,” said Eiji Takizawa, a freshman at the University of Pennsylvania. The lawsuit, regardless of its outcome, might remind other institutions to ensure equality for its employees and students. “An institution that is concerned about these issues would be attentive to the situation and monitor the distribution of jobs, ensuring that the way people are treated is standardized,” said Prof. James Turner, director of Africana Studies and Research Center, referring to universities in general. Cornell University has created measures to ensure equality and diversity, such as the Committee on Diversity, managed jointly by Cornell and its unionized staff. “Cornell has policies and procedures in place to ensure that complaints are addressed [because] we won’t tolerate discrimination,” said Mary Opperman, vice president of human resources. Archived article by Peter Lin