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May 6, 2001

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Baseball Concludes With Win

By ryan | May 6, 2001

The Cornell baseball team (12-26, 4-6 Ivy) rounded out its 2001 campaign in winning fashion, taking the nightcap of a non-league doubleheader against Siena (24-26, 14-7 MAAC) to snap a three-game skid. The win also halted the Saints’ 11-game winning streak.

The Red outperformed Siena in all but one inning in the opener, tallying ten hits in contrast to the Saints’ four. Cornell jumped out to the first lead of the game when right fielder Erik Rico plated shortstop Dan Baysinger with a sacrifice fly in the top of the third. Baysinger was one of four Red batsmen with a pair of hits in the contest.

Siena erupted for five runs in the bottom of the fourth inning, which amounted to all of the Saints’ offense in the game. Third baseman Tony Cipolla doubled in two runs for the eventual game-winning hit. Red first baseman Flint Foley doubled in Rico two innings later to bring the score to 5-2, but Mark Smith closed out Cornell in the seventh to pick up a save. The win marked Siena’s 11th consecutive victory.

Chris Schutt was hit with the loss for the Red, whiffing five and allowing three earned runs on four hits over five innings of work. His record fell to 1-4. Jason Kiser took the win, also striking out five and walking nobody in six innings.

The sequel started off with a bang, as both clubs put a four spot on the board in the first inning. The teams traded off runs for the next three innings, and after four, the Saints led 6-5. Senior co-captain Raul Gomez began the Cornell fifth with a double to left. Foley followed with an RBI single to even the score. Catcher Paul Hudson scored Foley a few batters later on a sacrifice fly to take the lead.

The Red tallied another run an inning later, when Rico reached on an error by right fielder Scott DiMartini. Rico moved all the way to third on the play, and scored when Gomez, the cleanup hitter, hit a sacrifice fly to left. Rico’s run was one of three in the game and four on the day for the junior.

John Hardy pitched 3 2/3 innings of solid scoreless relief, allowing just one hit and fanning two Siena batters. He notched the win, improving his record to 2-3. Dale Szachewicz was credited with the loss in 3 1/3 innings of work.

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By ryan August 28, 2001

Forty-one people were arrested this weekend as the Ithaca Police cracked down on Collegetown parties during the start of Orientation Week. The arrests mostly occurred between 10 p.m. and 3 a.m. in the 100, 200 and 300 blocks of College Avenue. Twenty individuals received appearance tickets for possession of an open container of an alcoholic beverage Friday night, and another 16 tickets were issued for the same offense Saturday night. The penalty for a possession of an open container — with no prior convictions — ranges from a fine of $100 or 25 hours of community service to $250 and 15 days in jail. The police ticketed eight people on Friday and 10 on Saturday for underage possession of alcohol with intent to consume, which bears a penalty of up to $150 and 15 days in jail for a first offense. Other ticketed offenses during the weekend included two incidences of public urination; one incident of unlawful possession of marijuana; one incident of criminal possession of a forged instrument, third degree; and a noise ordinance violation. Cornell officials likened the heightened police presence to other events in Collegetown with big turn-outs, such as Senior Week. According to Hank Dullea, vice president for University relations, Cornell organizations and the Ithaca Police Department gave students “a fair warning that the law will be enforced,” before the festivities last spring. “So I guess they were doing that this weekend,” he added. “They’ll often put out more police when there are big crowds,” said Linda Grace-Kobas, director of Cornell News Service. Dullea said the University has not been involved in the weekend arrests. Earlier this month, Cornell University Police did, however, conduct an investigation into an apparent prank in Fall Creek gorge, according to a Cornell news release. On Aug. 9, at 8:41 p.m., Cornell police received a call saying a “body” had been sighted below the campus Suspension Bridge. The police responded, along with the Ithaca Fire Department, Ithaca Police and Cornell Environmental Health And Safety department. They used floodlights and binoculars to determine that clothing laid out in the gorge did not contain a body, the report said. The next day fire department personnel determined that the clothing had been intentionally arranged to look like a body. The investigation is still open. The penalty for the offenders will depend on the circumstances, Grace-Kobas said. “People who aren’t from around here might not realize that we’ve had some terrible incidences and that we take anything that happens in the gorge very seriously,” Grace-Kobas said. In the past year, the bodies of two students, a Cornell employee and an Ithaca resident were discovered in the gorge. Anyone with information about the Fall Creek gorge incident should call Cornell police at 255-1111. Archived article by Heather Schroeder
Former President of Taiwan Visits Cornell

By ryan July 4, 2001

Accustomed to tranquility during the summer, Cornell attracted international attention and hundreds of demonstrators when former Taiwanese President Lee Teng-hui Ph.D. ’68 visited his alma mater from June 26-28. During Lee’s visit, which was originally scheduled to take place in May but postponed twice due to health reasons, he met with his granddaughter, faculty and members of the Taiwan community. Lee’s last visit to the University came in 1995, when he addressed a large reunion weekend audience and hoards of international press. “[Lee has] maintained close contact with Cornell,” said Henrik N. Dullea ’61, vice president for University relations. “We were pleased to have him visit in 1995 and we’re pleased again here.” However, the University did receive a letter from the Chinese ambassador expressing opposition from the Chinese government to Lee’s visit, due to his controversial efforts throughout his career to further Taiwan’s independence and democracy. “We acknowledged and received that letter,” Dullea said, noting that the letter contained no veiled threats to Cornell and that there were no repercussions from China when Lee visited Cornell for the 1995 Reunion Weekend. “We have a lot of programs with China, and many [Chinese international] students … none of that was affected after the last visit.” During a private luncheon hosted by University President Hunter R. Rawlings III, the University announced the establishment of the Lee Teng-hui Institute for scientific research, which will be located in Duffield Hall. The nanofabrication research facility, scheduled for completion in 2004, will be built on the Engineering Quad and received financial support from a consortium of Taiwanese companies in honor of Lee. Noting the importance of technology in maintaining the excellence of the University, Lee said he hoped the research at the Lee Teng-hui Institute would “develop not only new, but ethical technologies, ones that benefit world peace and further human progress.” The previous day, hundreds of cheering supporters varying in age and coming from several states lined the tarmac to welcome Lee at Ithaca- Tompkins County airport, in addition to some protesters who gathered at another area of the tarmac. After being greeted at the airport by a small party led by Rawlings and a brief stop at the Statler Hotel, the group moved to a reception at the Clarion Hotel, which was attended by hundreds of Lee supporters and advocates for Taiwan’s independence from China. Lee also spoke (in Taiwanese) at the event. “Cornell has taught me to be more virtuous, to help Taiwan … so that Taiwan is not ruled by someone else and so that society is more fair,” Lee said, according to translator Victor Yang ’03. Lee said, “I have emphasized listening to the people to understand what they want,” adding that “how they rule in China does not work in Taiwan [and] people in Taiwan will always be loyal to what is right – to democracy.” Though Lee’s visit was characterized as a “non-governmental, low-key event,” Dullea said that “when you speak to a Taiwanese audience it’s not surprising to speak about politics.” Several student groups that believe Taiwan to be part of China have voiced objections to Lee’s visit and to his efforts advocating Taiwan’s sovereignty. The Chinese Students and Scholars Association (CSSA) distributed literature at an afternoon rally held on Ho Plaza on June 27. Hundreds of activists from as far away as Purdue University and Harvard University converged on Ithaca for the rally. In an open letter read aloud during the event, the organization stated, “Mr. Lee-Teng-hui has taken deliberate steps to divide the Chinese territory and sovereignty in an attempt to separate Taiwan from China.” The letter went on to criticize what the group saw as an abuse of Cornell: “History proved that Lee is most interested in taking advantage of Cornell University’s fame for the purpose of his political propaganda.” The purpose of CSSA’s rally was to “protest Lee’s separatist ideas and efforts, as well as his visit to Cornell,” said Rony Chen grad, spokesperson for CSSA. “We don’t believe this is a private visit because after Lee’s retirement he has still tried to promote separatist ideas wherever he is,” Chen said. Still, other groups, both before and during the visit, have shown their support for Lee and the independence of Taiwan. “We can see that people really love Taiwan here,” said Tom Lee, a junior this fall at Yale University. “I came out here mainly as a patriotic thing because it’s good to support the country as a whole.” Lee Teng-hui earned his Cornell Ph.D. from the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, in the field of agricultural economics. He served as president of Taiwan from 1988 until 2000, though the United States has not recognized Taiwan as an independent country since diplomatic relations with China were re-established in the 1970s. Archived article by Peter Lin