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September 30, 2002

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Sprint Football Romps Princeton Tigers, 22-10

By wpengine | September 30, 2002

The sprint football team hosted Princeton on Friday night through heavy downpour brought on by what appeared to be the storm of the century. The Red’s new and improved offense, fueled by a Spurrier-like decision to alternate play between two quarterbacks, helped the Red topple the Tigers of Princeton, 22-12.

After last week’s disappointing start — a loss to Pennsylvania — Cornell used its home-opener to prove it still has what it takes to get the job done in fashion.

Legendary head coach Terry Cullen made the decision to start from scratch and draw up a new offensive plan against the Tigers.

In the previous game against Pennsylvania, starting quarterback Charlie Tam, who stands in the shadow of the offensive line at 5-5, struggled to spot receivers downfield and get passes over the linemen.

This week, Cullen ran his offense from a shotgun formation, allowing Tam enough room to see downfield and even run the option when nobody was open. Run was what Tam did best, with 61 yards on 15 attempts.

Also in the rotation, freshman quarterback Alec Macauley helped spark the Red’s offense with over 60 yards passing in the second quarter alone, including a 19-yard touchdown strike to junior wide receiver Mike Ormsby.

Cornell place kicker Chris Garnic helped add some points for the Red with three field goals (24, 31, 38) and an extra point. Freshman running back Dan Tomaszewski also put points on the board with a two yard touchdown run early in the game.

The Red’s defense was led once again by the standout performance of senior linebacker Eric Eisenhart, who collected 17 tackles and a blocked extra point attempt.

Princeton quarterback Dennis Bakki managed to throw for over 180 yards of offense and was constantly plagued by the efficiency of the Red secondary.

The Sprint team hosts the midshipmen of Navy on Oct. 11 at Schoellkopf Field.

Archived article by Adam Zwecker

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Mummy Road Show Arrives at C.U.

By wpengine October 1, 2002

The production crew of National Geographic’s “The Mummy Roadshow” did not have to traverse the terrain of Peru to investigate a mummy — they only had to go as far as the Arts Quad. An episode entitled “Mummy in a Closet” will feature a Peruvian mummy housed in the University’s Anthropology Collections in McGraw Hall on Oct. 7 on the National Geographic Channel. The mummy was not extensively researched until Brian Finucane ’03, an anthropology and archaeology major, decided to investigate the mummy as part of an Independent Research project. “The mummy was truly an enigma,” Finucane said. Cornell’s first Peruvian alumnus, whose family founded the Rafael Larco Herrera Museum in Lima, Peru, donated the mummy in1899, according to Laura Johnson-Kelly ’85, curator of the Cornell Anthropological Collections. Before Finucane decided to investigate the mummy, “we didn’t know anything about the health or age of the mummy,” Johnson-Kelly said. Finucane attended an Archaeology conference where he spoke with a radiologist from “The Mummy Roadshow” and brought up the topic of his research of the Peruvian mummy. The goals of the project were “to learn about the techniques for researching mummified remains and to learn about [the mummy’s] story,” said Finucane. The radiologist brought the project to the National Geographic channel’s program. “The Mummy Roadshow”, is hosted by Prof. Ron Beckett, cardiopulmonary science and Prof. Jerry Conlogue, cardiopulmonary and diagnostic imaging, both from Quinnipiac University. The show is “an odyssey around the world using advanced imaging techniques and old-fashioned detective work to open rare windows to the past and unlock the secrets and stories of mummies found in places you might not expect,” stated Licet Ariza, a publicist for the National Geographic Channel, in an e-mail. Dr. Marc Joundet, a neuroradiologist, and Michael Fell, a radiology technologist, at Cayuga Medical Center assisted the program with its investigation, according to the Lisa Nappi, Community Relations and Development at Cayuga Medical Center. With the Medical Center’s new reconstruction software and monitors, “the images acquired through the CT scan could be manipulated, which allowed the user to view internal structures from any direction,” Nappi said. In addition to the scan, an “endoscopy using a long thin flexible tube with a tiny camera attached to the end to explore the inside of the mummy’s body” was also performed, according to a news release provided by Ariza. Although major conclusions about the mummy will be revealed when the episode airs, “basic biological facts were learned, such as that the mummy was a female about the age of 30 and had severe arthritis in the lower back,” said Johnson-Kelly. Finucane was present during the examinations of the mummy and developed a written research report on it. The artifacts that accompanied the mummy lend some clue as to the cause of her arthritis, as she was donated to Cornell with balls of thread and a breach cloth. These artifacts imply that she was a weaver, a highly skilled and prestigious position in Incan society, according to Johnson-Kelly. Moreover, after a radio-carbon dating, the mummy was discovered to be approximately 490 years old, according to Finucane. As Finucane looked to the future, he hoped to “pursue the study of human remains in a human and archaeological context.” Finucane cited the positive impact of National Geographic’s participation in the project. “When the media became involved, there was a different dynamic … I’m grateful for that,” Finucane said.Archived article by Shelia Raju
New Exhibit Features Shelley's Frankenstein

By wpengine October 1, 2002

Dr. Frankenstein and his monster arrived in Ithaca yesterday, as the Tompkins County Public Library opened a six-week traveling exhibit entitled, “Frankenstein: Penetrating the Secrets of Nature.” The exhibition was developed by the National Library of Medicine and the American Library Association. Funding was provided by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities. The Tompkins County Public Library applied to host the exhibition and was chosen to be one of the first of only 80 libraries to showcase the exhibit. According to the exhibit introduction, “this exhibit explores the woman and the world that gave birth to Frankenstein. It examines how playwrights and filmmakers transformed the Frankenstein story into the western world’s most enduring myth. Finally, it considers how Mary Shelley’s unfortunate monster frequently provides a framework for discussions about contemporary biomedical advances such as cloning, which challenge our traditional understanding of what it means to be human.” The exhibit features discussions and pictures of a variety of different topics, all dealing with the themes found in Frankenstein. The exhibit is made up of several panels with topics ranging from Mary Shelley’s life and work to Frankenstein in Hollywood and the changes the story has endured at the hands of movie and play directors. Sally Grubb, program coordinator at the Tompkins County Public Library, said that while the exhibit opened yesterday, an opening ceremony celebration including discussions and a reception will be held on Oct. 9. According to Grubb, the first event the library is holding will be a so-called, “Monster Talk” given by Cornell Prof. David Kirby, science and technology studies, entitled, “Big, Green, and Out of Control: Frankenstein in Film.” Kirby said that he became involved with the program because of the research he conducts. “My research is on the communication of science through film,” he said, “when you do that kind of research, Frankenstein tends to pop up.” Other speakers currently on the calendar of events for the exhibit include Pulitzer prize winning author and Cornell professor Alison Lurie, who will be giving a talk entitled, “Monsters in Children’s Literature” and Dr. Bruce Green of Cayuga Medical Center, who will be giving a talk concerning hip replacement entitled, “Replacing Body Parts.” Grubb said that many of the speakers volunteered to give speeches. “They all chose themselves, in a sense,” she said. According to Grubb, when the library applied for and received permission to host the Frankenstein exhibit, Cornell was incidentally planning its new student book program sponsored by the provost’s office, to include Frankenstein as the novel to be read and discussed by new students. The University and the Public Library were able to plan joint projects, including the, “Monster Talk” speeches and Cornell Cinema’s “Frankenstein Fridays” program among others. One major obstacle that the library had to overcome in its development of Frankenstein programming was the lack of funding. According to Grubb, county budget cuts caused the library’s programming to have little to no funding. Grubb said, “All we could do was sit back and hope people would volunteer.” Grubb called the development of the program in coordination with the exhibition and local organizations, “totally serendipitous.” Other programming planned in conjunction with the Frankenstein exhibit includes, “Monster Mondays,” a program for children at the library. According to Grubb, “they will be choosing a monster book and reading it and discussing it.” Grubb said that several programs have been aimed at children, as the exhibition itself is “not a children’s exhibition.” “We’re hoping that different school groups will do this,” Grubb said.Archived article by Kate Cooper