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The field hockey team (2-4, 1-1 Ivy) will spend its second consecutive weekend on the road, as it heads to New Haven, Conn. to face off against Yale (1-4, 0-1 Ivy) tomorrow and Rhode Island (3-5) on Sunday. Times have been tough for the Red, as it has dropped its last three contests. This streak includes a shutout last weekend by league-foe Penn, 3-0, and a defeat to Lafayette, 4-1. One thing that has been a tough adjustment for the Red this season is the new system that head coach Phillip Sykes has implemented. “Right now, we have been adapting to a new system of play. But each day we have been improving and becoming more comfortable with each other and with the system,” said senior goalie Kaitlin Tierney. “One of our main focuses this year has not been our opposition but ourselves and how we play,” said Sykes. On the bright side, the Red saw several noteworthy performances last weekend. Tierney put up a valiant effort, stopping a season-high 11 shots against a Lafayette offense that outshot the Red, 27-8. Senior tri-captain Karleigh Burns also recorded her first goal of the season against the Leopolds. Three freshmen for the Red, Lisa Kenney, Sara Miller, and Lindsay Moyer, have been valuable additions to the team so far into the season. Though the Bulldogs have only won one game so far this season, their record is misleading. This is a team that is better than the one the Red beat 1-0 a year ago in Ithaca. Two of their losses have come in overtime, including a heartbreaking 5-4 loss to defending Ivy champion Princeton. This contrasts with the year before, when Yale fell to the Tigers, 7-0. Another loss the Bulldogs suffered was against nationally-ranked Boston University, 1-0. The Bulldogs have six seniors in their lineup, including a top-notch goalie in first-team All-Ivy selection Krissy Nesberg, who registered 10 saves last weekend against BU. Juniors Sarah Driscoll and Meredith Hudson lead a prolific Yale attack that Cornell’s defense will need to contain. Rhode Island’s season has been up and down thus far, as the Rams have claimed wins over Siena, Albany, and Fairfield. It is already a marked improvement from last year’s record of 1-17. The Rams have matched up well against Ivy competition this season, dropping contests by only one goal against both Brown (2-1) and Yale (1-0). The Rams have had offensive production from many members of their team, including seniors Kylie LaChapelle and Heather Scherick and juniors Kelly Johnson and Joy Hess. Jennifer Perry has been solid in net for the Rams and recently earned her first shutout of the season against Fairfield. Game time for the Red is 12 p.m. tomorrow and 3 p.m. on Sunday.Archived article by Chris Callanan
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The Cornell University Police Department has extended its zero-tolerance program through the end of September in an attempt to cut down the rash of traffic infractions on campus. The zero-tolerance program is a campaign funded by the New York State Governor’s Traffic Safety Committee and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Cornell’s participation in the National Stop on Red Week 2003, which lasted from Aug. 30 to Sept. 5, resulted in 158 traffic citations for various violations of New York State vehicle and traffic law, three DWI arrests and six arrests for aggravated unlicensed operation. National Stop on Red Week “brought people’s awareness that running red lights is dangerous,” said Sgt. Chuck Howard, traffic enforcement coordinator for CUPD. “A lot of people get injured — sometimes for life — because other people don’t stop at stop signs.” The zero-tolerance program in place now is an extension of the National Stop on Red Week. Penalties for a moving violation include a minimum of two points on a driver’s license plus a fine. If caught more than once in a short period of time, “the courts and the Department of Motor Vehicles take a dim view of it,” Howard said. “Even if we’re not in zero tolerance, we will have low tolerance for people who violate traffic laws.” Patrols Extra traffic patrols at all stop signs and red lights around campus have been set up to monitor traffic activity, and while officers are constantly checking the roads for unsafe drivers, Howard said that there is no quota system in place for the number of tickets an officer must write. “No Cornell officer has a quota,” he said. “That is illegal under New York State law. We are looking for people breaking the law and we do not take any excuses. Saving lives is a very important part of our mission. If one ticket can save one life, then it is worth writing.” Many Cornell motorists have problems with the system, disagreeing with the impracticality of trying to stop all drivers from breaking traffic laws. “Well, there’s no way that they can pull everyone over, so maybe the community as a whole would be better served by some sort of educational campaign,” said James Berry ’06. Other students found the targeting of students to be problematic. “I think it’s ridiculous. I think it’s really horrible that they’re targeting Cornell students. They’re going to get the most money targeting students. It’s smart on their part, but it’s not fair [to us],” said Jane Ginther ’06. Serving Cornell However, CUPD has stated that they believe they are doing what is best for the community they serve. “Be careful. Respect the rights and space of others,” Howard suggested. “People violating New York State traffic laws are going to get tickets, pure and simple.” Archived article by Erica Temel