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Walk the Moon, Cash Cash After Negotiations, To Headline Slope Day Dyson ’65 Approves Of Business College

are the biggest or most circulated names — lend themselves well to the high-volume and dance-happy euphoria that Cornell students’ Pop-rock quartet Walk the Moon will head- post-class celebration demands.

May 12 is looking to be a sunburnt afternoon line Slope Day on May 12, the Slope Day Programming Board announced Thursday. of synth-generous, bubbly pop ballads and Opening for them will be New Jersey EDM stomping electro-house beats. The early announcement this year — although robbing the outfit, Cash Cash.

Walk the Moon is a Teen Choice Award nom- student body of the traditional lead-up months inated pop-rock group from Cincinnati, Ohio. of rumor-mongering and baseless guesses of Fetty Wap or Kygo or Their latest album, 2014’s Talk ing Is “Walk the Moon was an excellent choice Vampire Weekend and whomever else Hard, notably confor Slope Day. We believe that Cash Cash — gives students tained the Number Four Billboard hit will complement the band well and appeal something to look forward to as temsong “Shut Up and to the Cornell students interested in peratures drop and Dance.” homework piles up.

Their burbling, electronic music.”

“Walk the dance-driving Moon was an sound will fit nicely Samantha Batt ’16 excellent choice on the same bill as for Slope Day Cash Cash, whose highest charting song, the 2013 smash “Take Me based upon price, survey results and availHome,” peaked at Number 57 on the Billboard ability,” said Slope Day Programming Board charts. They are especially known for their pulsing President Samantha Batt ’16. “We believe remixes for acts such as Icona Pop, Capital Cities, that Cash Cash will complement the band well and appeal to the Cornell students interKelly Clarkson, Katy Perry and Bruno Mars.

This pop-centric lineup is a serious stylistic ested in electronic music. We were very excitshift from recent Slope Day picks, which for ed to announce early to give alumni and the last several years have favored upcoming guests more time to plan a trip back for the hip-hop and R&B artists. The sounds of these two radio-pop performers — neither of which See SLOPE DAY page 9

By JAEL GOLDFINE and TROY SHERMAN

Arts & Entertainment Editor and Assistant Arts & Entertainment Editor

Slope’s up| Walk the Moon (below) and Cash Cash will perform at Slope Day this year.

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By JENNA RUDOLFSKY Sun Staff Writer

“We have agreed to and signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Provost and the dean of College of Agriculture and Life Sciences,” John Dyson ’65 said in a Saturday address to the Board of Trustees.

The MOU will allow the Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management to be a part of both the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and the recently approved College of Business, according to Dyson.

“The CALS dean will be involved with all major decisions, and in case of disagreement with the [College of Business] dean, issues will be DYSON ’65 resolved by the Provost,” Dyson said. “[It is] truly a shared school with a balanced mission between business and its traditional agricultural and NYS Land Grant missions.”

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Town Residents Oppose Location of Windfarm

By SUZY PARK Sun Staff Writer

Residents of Enfield, New York are opposing plans to build a wind farm on a hill in their town which could produce 20 percent of Cornell’s annual energy.

In December 2014, Cornell announced plans to purchase all electricity generated by Enfield’s Black Oak Wind Farm following its construction. The farm will

produce 16 megawatts of renewable electricity — a significant percentage of of Cornell’s annual energy usage.

“This is a major step toward Cornell becoming a carbon-neutral-campus,” saod KyuJung Whang, vice president for facilities services, in an interview with the University.

The purchase reflects the See WIND FARM page 4

Water Damage From Unknown Source Forces Closure of Forest Home Drive

By ZACHARY SILVER Sun Staff Writer

Forest Home Drive — which runs along Beebe Lake parallel to North Campus — has remained closed since September, due to erosion from a mysterious water source, which the city has been aware of since June 2014 but has not yet resolved.

The road — which is the main passageway to the College of Human Ecology and Ag Quad, and is mostly used by Cornell students and faculty — is currently open only to pedestrians and

bikers.

Leaking water from an unknown source has caused parts of the road to deteriorate, according to the bridge engineer and project manager Addisu Gebre.

“We are still examining the cause of the problem,” Gebre said. “We don’t know exactly where the water is coming from, so hopefully we finalize the investigative aspects of the project in the next few weeks.”

The city does not yet have an estimated total cost of the project, but Gebre said it will be expensive.

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Closed but no closure | Forest Home Drive has remained closed since September as engineers employed by the City of Ithaca try to find the source of mysterious water source damaging the road.

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Annie O’Toole, grad News, “2035 Carbon Neutraility Goal Not A Priority for Cornell,” Tuesday Speaking about former President Skorton’s Climate Action Plan “For me, the more important thing is the research and creative work and education that goes on and not thinking about some arbitrary year date that we really haven’t studied with respect with how feasible it is for us to reach that.”

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Science, “Cornell Finds Success with Cancer-Inhibitng Protein,” Wednesday Speaking about the results of experiments done on mice “What we found in the current study is that we completely prevented the development of new tumors in these mice, and we even shrunk the original tumor in size, which was a pleasant surprise.”

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News, “Rally Launches Start of Black Lives Matter in Ithaca,” Thursday Speaking about the problems driving the Black Lives Matter movement “The main contradiction of black life today is on one hand, legally equality and superficial inclusion, and on the other hand economic uncertainty.”

Prof. Russell Rickford, history

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Cornell Research Institute Named Top New York Employer

By JONATHAN LEVENFELD Sun Staff Writer

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Post Paris | Scientists, professors and environmental activists discuss their experiences at the 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference in a panel at the Tompkins County Public Library Wednesday night.

U.N.Climate Conference Guests Debrief

By KYLE OEFELEIN

Prof. Johannes Lehmann, soil science, agreed, expressing his belief that the treaty was a step in the right direction.

“There was a lot of trepidation … that we would end up Six attendees of the 2015 United Nations Climate with no hope,” Lehmann said. “It turned out to be very difChange Conference in Paris — where 195 nations negotiat- ferent this time, and you could feel it.” ed a historic climate change agreement — shared their perLehmann also called the attending the summit a “really spectives on the conference at a forum Wednesday night at a huge opportunity.”

Tompkins County Public Library.

“From my perspective as a scientist … this is as close to The library was packed with engaged townspeople and political decision-making as you can get,” said Lehmann. students with many questions about the conference, comProf. Karen Pinkus, romance studies added that the conmonly referred to as COP21. ference was interesting from a The represented nations agreed perspective.

“There was a lot of trepidation ... that language that any temperature rise above “It was fascinating to sit in 1.5 degrees Celsius will cause seri- we would end up with no hope. It turned on the negotiations where it ous harm to the planet and said would be a discussion … talking out to be very different this time.” society must aim to limit this about syllables, comma placeincrease, according to Prof. Bob ment, very precise terminology,” Prof. Johannes Lehmann Howarth, ecology and evolutionPinkus said. “There is an incredary biology, a conference ible amount at stake in this.” attendee.

Other panelists attended COP21 as members of activist “In terms of where we are, that is a very very aggressive groups, according to Colleen Boland, a conference attendee target, but it is what the scientific community and the and a founding member of We are Seneca Lake — a group island nations of the world were asking for, what we need if campaigning to stop a company from fracking near Seneca we are going to protect the planet,” Howarth said.

Lake.

The summit’s atmosphere was very positive and cooper“Advocacy groups of all kinds … had gathered outside ative, according to public health biologist Sarah Steingraber. the official summit, to bear witness, exert pressure, change “[The mood] was urgent, it was determined, and it was the media narrative and otherwise appeal to the better in good faith,” Steingraber said. “I don’t think it was in any angels of those who were inside negotiating on behalf of the sense cynical, though there were certainly forces at work citizenry of the entire planet,” Boland said. trying to undermine and neutralize the treaty at every Pinkus, however, said she did not feel as hopeful as turn.”

Lehmann did about the agreement’s prospects.

Steingraber said her opinion of the treaty was generally “We forget that we are a very small segment of the popfavorable, expressing her confidence in the agreement’s ulation in a very small part of the world, and we matter very structure. little when we think about the enormous capital and invest“There are good bones, the science is sound,” ments and infrastructure of the big carbon monoxide instiSteingraber said. “There are pledges in place for almost tutions that we’re up against,” Pinkus said. every nation and there is a ratchet mechanism in place to make the pledges more significant over time.”

Kyle Oefelein can be reached at koefelein@cornellsun.com.

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For the second time in three years, the Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research — an independent research institution integrated with the University — was named one of the best companies to work for in New York State, according to a BTI press release.

The institute is one of 80 businesses on the 2016 list, which is compiled annually by the Best Companies to Work for in New York program. The institute was previously honored with the title in 2014, according to BTI Human Resources Manager Meredith Dessoye.

Dessoye said the institute was “very proud” of its recognition and hoped the program would be spurred on to greater success.

“We always hope that we’re on the right track, and this helps verify that we are doing the right things, and that our employees do think that it’s a great place to work,” Dessoye said.

Dessoye said many factors contributed to BTI’s placement to the list, including employee benefits — such as 12 weeks of family and medical leave — and a positive work environment.

“We try to provide a really good environment for our employees,” Dessoye said. “We make sure that we take care of them, we let them know that we appreciate the hard work that they’re doing and we try to have some fun while we’re here too.”

Because BTI scientists are engaged in rigorous research, administrators play a key role in relieving researchers of administrative work and allowing them to focus on their research.

BTI also places an emphasis on out-of-the-office social events — including movie nights, family picnics and holiday parties planned by a “Fun Committee” — that bring employees together, according to Dessoye.

The list of best companies in New York State is compiled from the results of a two-part survey given to employees of qualifying organizations, according to the press release.

While making the list is not new for the institute, Communications Director Kitty Gifford said any award like this is helpful for BTI’s standing.

“We consider BTI to be a little bit of a hidden gem, with all of the amazing discoveries and research going on here,” Gifford said. “In order to stand out in a very crowded field of amazing talent in the Ithaca area, it’s nice to have that recognition.”

Jonathan Levenfield can be reached at jlevenfield@cornellsun.com.

Prof Recounts Years Advising Indian Government

By MELVIN LI Sun Staff Writer

Swiftly moving from Cornell professor to Chief Economic Advisor of the Indian government was a unique but challenging transition, Prof. Kaushik Basu, economics, recounted. Baru, senior vice president and chief economist of the World Bank, described his life story at a talk Thursday.

Basu said that his recently published book, An Economist in the Real World — which discusses economic policy development — was only written because he kept a detailed diary during his tenure as Indian CEA from 2009 to 2012.

According to Basu, his sudden appointment to the CEA’s office and entry into economic policymaking was a somewhat traumatic experience for him.

“India’s CEA, I discovered after I went [to India], has never been a person who has had no experience in government. My entire career had been in academia, research, and teaching,” Basu said. “On the ninth of August, 2009, completely out of the blue, I got a phone call in the evening from the

[Indian] Prime Minister’s office asking if I would consider being the CEA to the Indian government.”

Basu, an Indian national, underwent two months of background checks while still at Cornell before traveling to India to take up his new post.

As CEA, Basu had to adjust from working on problems for months — a pace he was accustomed to as an academic and researcher — to putting together documents in days.

The experience taught him that policymakers are not always able to give compelling answers with the time and resources available to them, he said.

“You have to cut corners,” Basu said.

“You don’t want to say wrong things and want to put in caveats, but given the short time horizon, this was the best job I could do.”

Basu said he had never worked in such close proximity to politicians or trained bureaucrats before, and initially found the fast-paced environment very stressful.

“In the first two to three months, if I could quietly slip out of the country back to being a professor at Cornell, I would love it,”

Baru said. “The whole experience was very, very disturbing.”

During this time, Basu used the story of Polish anthropologist Bronisław Malinowski, who spent years studying the Trobriand Islands, to encourage himself to stay in India and adjust.

“I told myself that if Malinowski could go to a faraway island and stay for three years, I can stay in the North Block Delhi for two years and take down notes like an anthropologist does,” Basu said. “That’s where my diary keeping started.”

As time passed, Basu said he became accustomed to his new role and helped tackle a number of challenging issues, including high food inflation rates.

Basu encouraged Cornell students to persevere through their difficult situations, the way he did in India.

“The interaction between the world of talk and the world of action doesn’t happen so neatly. The real world is so complex,” Basu said. “There will be problems you will encounter that are so difficult you won’t know what to do. You fumble, you make policy, you will get things wrong, but occa-

sionally you will get [it right], and that occasional benefit can be just so very large.”

Melvin Li can be reached at mli@cornellsun.com.

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Undaunted | Prof. Kaushik Basu, economics, describes adjusting to life in India.

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Forest Home Drive Dyson ’65 Okays Business College Closed Indefinitely DYSON

John Dyson was originally opposed to the College of Business after the University’s announcement on Dec. 14. Many students, facApproved by the Board of Trustees Saturday, ulty and alumni said they thought the administhe College of Business will merge the Dyson tration lacked transparency and discussion with School, the School of Hotel Administration, the Cornell community, and several alumni and the Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate threatened to pull endowment funding if the School of Management.

College of Business was approved.

Dyson addressed the Board of Trustees prior “A special committee could have been tasked to their Saturday vote, explaining his concerns with this consultation and careful study by the about the proposed College of Business and Board before recommending the amendment to recounting his talks with Provost Michael the By-Laws,” John Dyson wrote in a letter to Kotlikoff and Dean of CALS Kathryn Boor ’80. Board Trustee Leland Pillsbury ’69, prior to the Kotlikoff and Boor spoke with Dyson and Saturday vote and his speech. his brother Peter Dyson continuously to work This merger is not the only change the out details regardDyson School has ing the manageseen in the last five ment and coordi- “It was hard not to feel betrayed by a new years. In 2010, the nation of the plan altering an agreement made with me Department of Dyson School and Agricultural the College of and my brother Peter only five years ago.” Economics was Business, accordrenamed after Charles John Dyson ’65 ing to John Dyson.

H. Dyson — John “Once I started and Peter Dyson’s discussions with the provost directly, I was sure father — following his family’s donation to the we could arrive at an agreement,” John Dyson school. said. “He is a man of intelligence, honor and “It was hard not to feel betrayed by a new sincerity. We are very lucky to have him in this plan altering an agreement made with me and position.” my brother Peter only five years ago,” Dyson Discussions with Kotlikoff and Boor resolved said in his address.

John and Peter Dyson’s major concerns — Dyson promised that he and his family will CALS students in the Dyson school who are remain involved with the College of Business in New York State residents will still pay in-state the future. tuition, according to Dyson. In addition, the “The Dysons do not just go away,” Dyson school’s faculty members and their tenured said. “I will be involved as much as the Dean of positions will remain in CALS. CALS needs me and will continue to help with “Peter and I are now reassured that the inten- funding needs. This agreement allows me to tions of the administration under the proposal continue my 40 years as a trustee with confifor the Dyson School and for CALS itself are to dence in the future.” build upon their renowned excellence and to strengthen the Dyson School even further,” Jenna Rudolfsky can be reached at John Dyson told the Board of Trustees. jrudolfsky@cornellsun.com.

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The Ithaca Public Works Department is currently working on two project sites — one at the intersection of Thurston Avenue and the other about 150 feet east of the intersection — according to Gebre.

“For the intersection, there are three locations of erosion which need to be addressed as fast as possible,” Gebre said. “for the other location, parts of the retaining wall [by the lake] are partially collapsing, so we need to address that problem as well.”

Despite the continued disrepair, Gebre praised Cornell for its help with the reparation process.

“The working relationship [with the University] is very good,” Gebre said. “We had three progress meetings and have visited the site together. Cornell has a contact person dedicated to this project, which is very helpful providing applicable resources.”

According to John Carberry, director of media relations, the city and the University are working in tandem to address this problem.

“Regular meetings, field work and discussion are occurring and will continue until the Forest Home slope failure issue is resolved,” Carberry said.

In light of the current situation, the city is taking more precautions to prevent future erosion problems, according to Gebre. These precautions include closing the road and notifying the public and emergency responders of the road’s condition.

“The city is also working on an emergency response plan,” Gebre added.

Some members of the Cornell community, including Prof. Paul Eshelman, human ecology, do not think the road closure has caused excessive traveling problems.

“The closing of Forest Home Drive does cause some inconvenience, but [it is] not insurmountable,” Eshelman said. “Viewed in a larger context, the partial collapse of the retaining wall that supports the road only serves to illustrate the fragile relationship we have with nature as we attempt to control it. Until an environmentally appropriate and structurally safe solution can be found and implemented, having to take a detour is not a big problem.”

While Gebre said he was unsure when the road would reopen, he estimated that it would likely remain closed for the rest of the year.

The University will make an additional effort to remain in constant contact with the community, in order to prevent prolonged closures such as these in the future, Carberry said.

“We are supporting the city in its efforts, and will continue to provide regular information and support to the Cornell community,” Carberry said.

Zachary Silver can be reached at zsilver@cornellsun.com.

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Wind Farm Raises Noise, Ethics Issues WIND FARM

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University’s progress towards an original carbon neutrality goal, which is delineated in the Climate Action Plan.

Through a website called Black Oak Wind Farm Concerns, residents have expressed worries about the proposed wind farm, including the adverse effects of infrasound — low-frequency sound that can cause sleep disturbance or deprivation — and noise pollution from turbines.

On the concerns website, some Enfield residents suggested that turbines must be placed at greater distance from residential areas than the current law requires in order for them to avoid these potential problems.

Residents also argued that although the Black Oak Wind Farm has been advertised as a

“community-owned wind farm,” Enfield receives no direct benefit from the project.

“In this case, the energy is being bought 100 percent by Cornell University and does not benefit Enfield itself,” Jud Lemke, a member of the committee advising the Town of Enfield on the wind farm project, said.

There are not any financial incentives for citizens of Enfield either, according to Lemke.

Outside investors — who will provide further funding in order to make the project more financially viable — will receive all financial benefits of the wind farm, she said.

“It seems quite unjust that the people of Enfield — which is not a very wealthy community — are being used to generate enormous profits for people who do not even live in their community,” Lemke said.

The Enfield Town Board

approved the wind farm project in Jan. 2015, according to The Ithaca Journal.

Over 180 residents of Enfield have signed a petition asking the town to amend its laws regarding wind turbine noise levels, and to delay the project until these issues are addressed.

“The residents who live where this project is being built are asking the Town of Enfield to pause long enough to review the law that was passed seven years ago, to see if it needs to be updated to take into account all the new data that has come to light,” said Lemke.

The Town of Enfield Wind Farm Advisory Committee will meet Feb. 9 to discuss the proposed wind farm further, according to the town’s official website.

Suzy Park can be reached at spark@cornellsun.com.

Cruz Talks Immigration,Addiction H O O K S E T T, N.H. (AP) — Republican Ted Cruz (R-Texas) shared the deeply personal story of his sister’s overdose death as he campaigned across New Hampshire on Thursday, describing “an epidemic” of addiction that has destroyed lives in his family and across the nation.

Cruz then suggested his powers as president

would be limited to address the issue.

“It’s not going to be the government that solves this,” the Texas senator said. “People have to make personal transformations.”

Cruz said the federal government’s role in addressing the issue should be focused on a pillar of his campaign: border security. His fiery rhetoric against illegal immigration has largely defined his

presidential campaign.

And it played a central role in his Thursday remarks at a Hooksett, N.H. forum on addiction.

“The solution to this is going to come at the state and local level. It’s going to come from the church, it’s going to come from charities, it’s going to come from friends and families and loved ones stepping forward and saying, ‘We are here for

you,’” Cruz said.

“But it’s also going to come from a federal government that actually does its job and secures the border. And I will tell you this, when I’m elected president, you have my solemn commitment: we will secure the borders. And we will end this plague of rampant drugs flooding into this country and destroying lives all across this nation.”

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Kansas Federal Elections Official Strengthens Voter I.D. Laws

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A federal elections official has decided — without public notice or review from his agency’s commissioners — that residents of Alabama, Kansas and Georgia can no longer register to vote using a federal form without providing proof of U.S. citizenship.

The action by the new executive director of the U.S. Election Assistance Com mission is being roundly criticized by voting rights activists, who say the “secretive move” will create additional barriers for potential voters, and one of the agency’s own commissioners, who says it contradicts policy and precedent.

The new instructions were posted on the agency’s website, according to EAC’s executive director Brian Newby, who sent letters dated Jan. 29 to the three states that had requested the change. Under the new rule, any resident in those states who registers to vote using the federal form must show citizenship documentation — such as a birth certificate, naturalization papers or passport. In other states, no such documentation is needed to register; voters need only sign a sworn statement.

The changes took effect

immediately, Newby said, adding that any interested party could request a review from the commission, which is appointed by the president and confirmed by the Senate.

That review may very well happen. EAC Commissioner Thomas Hicks, told The Associated Press that he’s weighing his options so that the commissioners can address the issue.

The Democrat posted a blistering statement on the agency’s website this week, and said Thursday that Newby’s action constitutes a policy change that should have been taken up by the commission and approved by at least three of four commissioners. Currently, there are three sitting members and a vacancy to be filled.

“I guess it is in effect, but I don’t want it to be in effect,” he said. The other commissioners, both Republicans, did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

Newby took over in November and came from Kansas, whose Republican secretary of state, Kris Kobach, has been a staunch advocate for such citizenship requirements and has fought court battles over them. Kobach also had appointed Newby to be a county elections commissioner.

Occupiers of Oregon Wildlife Sanctuary Indicted PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The four remaining occupiers at an Oregon wildlife refuge are facing charges, according to court documents released Thursday that say more than a dozen armed activists threatened violence against federal authorities and used social media to urge others to join them.

A newly unsealed indictment names 16 defendants, including the holdouts, standoff leader Ammon Bundy and other occupiers arrested last week. Also named is Kenneth Medenbach, who was arrested after being caught driving a government vehicle to a supermarket.

A federal grand jury charged all with felony conspiracy, accusing them of using intimidation to prevent federal officers from doing their work at Malheur National Wildlife Refuge.

The holdouts have said they are not leaving without a guarantee they won’t be arrested. If they stay true to their word, the indictment buries any chance they will surrender on their own.

The U.S. Attorney’s Office and the FBI declined comment Thursday, but the lack of movement in recent days indicates negotiators were not offering amnesty.

The remaining occupiers are: David Fry, 27, of Blanchester, Ohio; Jeff Banta, 46, of Elko, Nevada; and Sean Anderson, 48, and Sandy Anderson, 47, a married couple from Riggins, Idaho.

Fry’s father, William Fry, was disappointed that his son has been charged, saying in an email: “We were hoping for a more positive outcome.”

He said his son is no different than those who believe “our country is heading in the wrong

direction.”

“He believes it so strongly he is willing to stand up with the hope that these actions might wake the nation up and lead others to get involved to change our country’s course,” the father said.

William Fry said he is still “hoping and praying to welcome our son home safely.”

Responding to the grand jury indictment, Ammon Bundy on Thursday struck a defiant tone in an audio recording and a written statement from the county jail in Portland where he is being held.

“Taking over the refuge was not only right, it was the duty of the people to do,” Bundy said in the audio recording, which was released by his family.

Bundy called his jailed followers “political prisoners” who were just trying to educate ranchers and others about their constitutional rights on federal lands and abuses by federal authorities.

Bundy made reference to the death last week of one of the lead occupiers, Robert “LaVoy” Finicum, who died in a confrontation with FBI agents and Oregon state troopers that also resulted in the arrest of Bundy and others.

Bundy said in the recording “Go home, Oregon State Police, you have already killed enough” and “Go home, FBI, it is time to end this.”

FBI agents, Oregon State Police and other law enforcement officers are deployed around the refuge as the last four occupiers continue to refuse to leave.

The standoff began Jan. 2, with Bundy’s group demanding the federal government turn public lands over to local control and free two ranchers imprisoned for setting fires.

Feeling the Bern

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Supporters of Sen. Bernie Sanders (D-V.T.) cheer for him at a campaign rally at the Colonial Theater in Keene, New Hampshire yesterday.

Bill to Overhall NYC Carriage Horse Industry Falls Apart Before City Council Vote NEW YORK (AP) — A much-debated plan to dramatically overhaul New York City’s carriage horse industry collapsed Thursday, with the city council pulling the reins on a plan that would have limited the tourist-toting animals to a small section of Central Park.

The colorful coaches, which have clip-clopped through Manhattan for more than 150 years, are frequently depicted on television and in movies and a must-do for visitors who delight in romantic rides past some of the city’s top tourist attractions and along the graceful, winding paths of Central Park.

But others decried the trade, saying Manhattan’s loud, traffic-clogged streets were no place for the animals and called for the industry to be shuttered. They appealed to Mayor Bill de Blasio — many via generous campaign donations — and he vowed to end the practice on the first day of his term.

That was in January 2014. Now, 25 months later, a compromise deal that would have limited — but not eliminated — the carriage horse industry has fallen apart just a day before it faced a city council vote, freeing the carriages to fully remain on the city streets, at least for now.

“This is great!” said longtime driver Christina Hansen, adding that the proposed legislation “would have put us out of business.”

The deal has been a debacle for de Blasio since he took office.

Though many New Yorkers seemed blase about the issue, it assumed an outsized role in the city’s political discourse.

A media blitz, led in part by actor Liam Neeson and launched to counter the ones funded by the animal rights groups, portrayed the horse-drawn

carriage industry as an essential part of New York that provides about 400 jobs, many to Irish immigrants.

The next blow came when a series of city unions, usually de Blasio’s staunchest allies, broke with the Democratic mayor, urging him to reconsider his decision in order to save not only the jobs but a profitable source of tourism. The New York Daily News then launched a front-page campaign called “Save our Horses.” And public polls consistently showed a majority of New Yorkers did not favor a ban.

Eventually, a compromise between the mayor, the city council and the union that represents the horse carriage drivers was struck.

The bill would have cut the number of horses from 220 to 95, with 75 allowed to work in Central Park at one time. The animals would have been restricted to the park and the city would have built a new stable in the iconic greenspace at the cost of $25 million. And pedicabs would have been banned from operating in the park below 85th St. The compromise seemed to leave no one happy, yet appeared to have enough support to pass a scheduled vote on Friday. But when the Teamsters union backed out, City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito scuttled the vote.

“With the legislation now finalized, our members are not confident that it provides a viable future for their industry,” said George Miranda, president of Teamsters Joint Council 16.

The collapse was a political blow to de Blasio and his staff, who seemed eager to finally get the item off the political agenda. Instead, the deal fell apart just hours before his annual State of the City speech.

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Greek Life: Where Do We Go From Here?

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efore I get into all this I’d like to throw out a disclaimer about who I am, where I’m from and where I am — specifically where I am as I write this, which happens to be a room with a ceiling painted to look like the album artwork from the Dark Side of the Moon. My feet are propped up on a coffee table on top of which are a plethora of half empty Keystones, a water pitcher turned bong and a two-day-old copy of The Wall Street Journal still wrapped up in plastic and tied by a rubber band.

By the powers of deduction and readily apparent typecasts, one would not be so alarmed to find out that this room is one of many similarly charming rooms clustered together in a manor-like estate where a

a number of college students’ chances to fully participate in the positive experiences that Greek life has to offer before it even begins.

I’m not saying these punishments are ineffective or even unwarranted, but often times when a chapter is reprimanded as such there are many young men and women that end up losing out on a potentially rewarding, memorable and unique college experience because of the actions of their peers.

This is all beside the point because the fact of the matter is that these issues within the Greek system still haven’t gone away, and in order for them to do so it requires action and understanding on the part of the entire campus.

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C O R N E L L TA K E S O N H O LLY W O O D Given the dramatic events across campus over the course of this week, rumor has it that Hollywood executives have been seen mucking it up in Libe Cafe this week, asking about potentially turning the week’s happenings into the next Oscar-bait movie for Leonardo DiCaprio to star in if he doesn’t win an Oscar for his performance in The Revenant.

According to some sources who may or may not have overheard the conversations between the studio suits and students heavily involved in the week’s happenings, these are the potential movie angle and titles being thrown around by those involved in the film franchise’s development. Rumor has it that they’re also trying to build off some of the post-Star Wars hype as well. The Hollywood machine at its finest.

Attack of the Trustees: Starring former Disney Channel heartthrobs, this film will chronicle the how a tonedeaf board of trustees came to the decision to form a College of Business on Cornell’s campus and not divest in fossil fuel industries while trapped in underground bunkers without a way to hear feedback from the people whom the decision will actually affect in the real world.

The Hotelies Awaken: An orphan, abandoned on the slope, goes on an surprising adventure throughout the (Ithaca) galaxy to bring balance to the force while an army of hotelies need to blow up a big space station that has the power to blow up other galaxies. Super original plot, I know.

The Environment Strikes Back: In wake of the Cornell Board of Trustees decision not to divest from the fossil fuels industry, Ithaca, along with the greater Earth community, suddenly heats up exponentially causing the entire world to melt and eventually implode without any signs of human life. The screen fades to black as Mother Nature has the last laugh while looking over the meeting rooms where the Trustees made their decision.

It is my opinion that choosing to chastise a community without full acknowledgement of or empathy for its existence outside of its problems does as much damage to the community as the problems themselves. bunch of twenty year old males run around doing twenty year old male things. Yes I’m talking about a frat, and yes I am one of those twenty year olds running around in it.

I’m sure that “f” word triggered an immediate image of who I am and the dimensions — or lack thereof — comprising my individuality, and I won’t lie, sometimes I fit snugly into that image, but for the most part I’d like to think that my persona extends beyond the stereotypical.

For the purposes of thought provocation and impartiality, I’d like to ask you to siphon off some open-mindedness for the remainder of this article while at the same time taking my position into consideration. My intent is not to preach a pro or anti Greek life manifesto, but rather to express some concerns I have with a system of which I happen to be a part of and raise some questions about its future and role in the college community.

Problems exist within Greek Life and the way in which it is regarded — that’s a fact.

These problems are perpetuated by the actions of some of those within the Greek community as well as some of those outside of it. It’s a two-way street of negativity that leaves little room for progression. It is my opinion that choosing to chastise a community without full acknowledgement of or empathy for its existence outside of its problems does as much damage to the community as the problems themselves. Rape culture, hazing and various forms of segregation are real issues that still fester in the dark recesses of the Greek community, but it seems as if the shinning aspects of Greek life and what it provides for kids my age have taken a backseat in popular social discourse.

In terms of trying to tackle and confront these issues, our Greek system here at Cornell is leagues ahead of most other schools, and I believe these efforts presented by the Greek community have opened many promising doors. However, these efforts have come at the expense of kicking off, suspending and policing various chapters, which has resulted in the destruction of

Over the next couple weeks each new member of every chapter of every Greek house at Cornell is required to attend a series of informative seminars called the Delta Series. The purpose of these seminars is to teach, advise and warn members of the Greek community about issues like sexual assault, hazing and diversity. This is a fine example of the encouraging efforts put in place by Greek organizations and I think it is an absolute necessity for promoting change, but within my short time at Cornell I have already witnessed a chapter under investigation for hazing allegations, and within this past week I’ve seen another chapter reported and suspended for a sexual assault case. That’s a problem. It doesn’t matter in either of these cases whether or not the accusations were actual occurrences. It’s a problem not only for the chapters or even the Greek community as whole; it’s a problem for the administrators, the school and in turn, the entire student body.

As a member of the Greek Community it is disheartening to see the lives, reputations and communal accomplishments of outstanding individuals tarnished because of the actions of a dumb, ignorant few. As a human being, it is even more disheartening to see a school with such a high pedigree have its students involved in such issues regardless of the specific organization the students of the university belonged to.

So where does that leave us? What does the future hold for the Greek system? Is there even a future to be had? For some there’s a simple answer: no, we don’t need it.

For others it’s not that simple. I think it’s necessary to evaluate what it means to be Greek in this day and age, and whether or not it is possible to entirely eliminate expansive social issues by dissolving a community that has been pigeonholed as a source of these issues.

A.J. Rodriguez is a sophomore in the College of Arts and Sciences. He can be reached at ar688@cornell.edu. Guest Room appears periodically this semester.

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The Right to Be Free From Domestic Violence

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n 2014 and 2015, six local governments in Tompkins County passed resolutions recognizing freedom from domestic violence as a fundamental human right. Nationwide, 26 county, town and municipal governments have also recognized this right through resolutions or proclamations. By adopting these resolutions, the public bodies recognized that it is the duty of all levels of government to prevent and respond to domestic violence in the community.

In an effort to put into action the principles of the resolutions, the Advocacy Center of Tompkins County, Cornell Law School’s Global Gender Justice Clinic, the Avon Global Center for Women and Justice, the Tompkins County Office of Human Rights and the Tompkins County Human Rights Commission focused on strategies for implementing these resolutions to ensure direct and meaningful protections for survivors of domestic violence in our community.

The group identified two concrete ways to implement the resolu-

For victims, economic independence is one of the critical factors in preventing future domestic violence. Often, abusers will hamper their victim’s economic stability to force the victim into financial dependence. tions: domestic violence and the workplace guidelines for employers in Tompkins County, and a study of county and local responses to domestic violence, including the availability and delivery of services to survivors.

For victims, economic independence is one of the critical factors in preventing future domestic violence. Often, abusers will hamper their victim’s economic stability to force the victim into financial dependence. This includes eroding the victim’s job security or sabotaging the victim’s efforts to find employment. To address this issue, the team has developed a proposed set of Domestic Violence and the Workplace Guidelines, which seek to protect victims of domestic violence by promoting safety at the workplace and providing mechanisms through which victims can retain their employment.

Specifically, the guidelines discuss key issues such as ensuring nondiscriminatory and responsive personnel practices, protecting confidentiality for victimized employees, creating workplace safety plans, providing accommodations for victimized employees, and holding employee offenders accountable.

Students in the Global Gender Justice Clinic have also created a user-friendly toolkit to accompany the Domestic Violence and the Workplace Guidelines. The toolkit mirrors the Guidelines and discusses what domestic violence is and how to create a domestic-violence-free workplace. It also provides an employee bill of rights, describes how co-workers can help, and includes a page with local and national resources. It reiterates three key words for employers to keep in mind when deciding how to help an employee who is experiencing domestic violence: assess, advise and assist. “Assess” focuses on gathering information about the employee’s circumstances, “advise” includes discussing the employee’s rights and options and “assist” provides guidance in creating a workplace safety plan.

As a second means of implementation, the partners are conducting a study to survey the current landscape of county, local government and community responses to domestic violence and delivery of services to survivors. The study will include a review of relevant laws, policies, protocols and manuals, as well as fact-finding and interviews with local stakeholders, service providers and survivors to identify gaps and challenges that exist in addressing domestic violence in Tompkins County. The study will culminate in a report that will provide recommendations to prevent domestic violence, and strengthen and improve service provision to domestic violence survivors.

With these guidelines, toolkit and study, Tompkins County is going beyond the symbolic aspects of the resolutions and is implementing concrete actions to address domestic violence. Ultimately, these projects are taking domestic violence out of the private sphere and out of the mindset that it is a private matter, and into the public sphere and into the mindset that domestic violence concerns us all and must be addressed by our community.

If you would like to take part in these efforts, please contact the Avon Global Center for Women and Justice at womenandjustice@cornell.edu.

Alex Gutierrez and Carolina Morales are J.D. candidates at Cornell Law School and members of Cornell Law School’s Global Gender Justice Clinic.

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What’s Next,President Garrett?

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ornell Takes A Stand.” “Cornell Becomes First Ivy League to Say Yes To A Green Future.” “Big Red Becomes Big Green.” These would-be front-page headlines could have reaffirmed Cornell’s commitment towards being a “green” leader amongst academic institutions. However, hopes for these headlines becoming a reality were sidelined indefinitely this week in light of the Board of Trustees decision to vote against divesting the University’s fossil fuel investments, compounded by President Garrett backing off from accelerating the Climate Action Plan (CAP).

Why is it that the president, who has previously asserted that “moving towards greater sustainability is a priority,” would push back against these initiatives?

If we are to give the president the benefit of the doubt despite the counter-intuitiveness of her actions, then it’s reasonable to expect that there are other specific sustainability initiatives in the works. If that’s the case, what are they?

Let’s first look at what we know about President Garrett’s plans. At the President’s Sustainable Campus Committee (PSCC) this past November, the President said, “we should be focused on having a global impact in addressing this problem through our teaching and our research in a way that changes the world.” This research-oriented sentiment was again echoed when Garrett spoke out against accelerating the CAP. While promoting research and education are admirable goals, they have yet to be backed up with a formidable and demonstrable agenda that goes beyond what’s already in place as part of the CAP. In lieu of accelerating the CAP, what kind of research and educational platforms is the president specifically suggesting?

And more importantly,

how will this education and research demonstrate our commitment towards engaging the community in the short term and the long term?

To date, the president has yet to publicly take a leadership role behind any tangible, quantifiable movements as significant as the two movements that got rebuffed this week.

What about the Trustees initiatives? At least one member, Bruce Raynor ’72, believes the Trustees have a responsibility to take an active role in helping work towards sustainability proposals rather than simply reacting to them. In a Sun article from last October, he said “I think we need to listen to the faculty, who are such an important part of Cornell, and the students, who are

the Board of Trustees brings about a bigger issue of leadership. Why are the administrative leaders at Cornell so hesitant to take strong actions in favor of these initiatives that its student and faculty are collectively pushing for?

While it would be shortsighted to disregard the numerous steps Cornell has taken thus far in the name of sustainability (through the PSCC, and other student-based movements), that doesn’t mean we can’t and shouldn’t strive to lead by example from the top down to further raise the bar for other universities.

President Garrett contends that we have the ability, with our research and education, to have a worldwide impact to reduce global warming and address climate change.

Why are the administrative leaders at Cornell so hesitant to take strong actions in favor of these initiatives that its students and faculty are collectively pushing for? such an important part of this University, and not say what we won’t do and say what we will do to take leadership on climate change. It’s not divestment. And I don’t think it’s just public relations.” Does Raynor’s opinion represent the majority or a minority? If Raynor is not alone, then what do the Trustees propose? In light of the divestment vote, which went against the unprecedented, unanimous, prodivestment resolutions supported by Cornell’s five shared governance bodies, the Trustees have only responded so far by putting forth criteria with which to determine when divestment is appropriate.

To reverberate Mr. Raynor’s spirit, one must ask: what will the Board of Trustees do to take a leadership role on climate change?

The question of what will be done by the president and

That’s great to strive for, but it doesn’t consider one of the four pillars of Cornell’s core values, public engagement.

Public engagement, the 4th pillar, is defined as “an interpretation of the university’s outreach mission that emphasizes being proactive (actively engaged) and having a public impact.”

While Cornell’s ability to having a meaningful impact on the public is not solely defined by its stances on divestment and expediting its carbon neutrality, it’s disingenuous for our leaders, who seemingly have ambitions to have Cornell lead the way towards a green future, to not take any initiatives in pursuit of that endeavor. To that, we must ask of the President and the Board of Trustees: what comes next?

Ethan Berkowitz is a senior in the College of Industrial and Labor Relations. Views From the 14853 appears alternate Fridays this semester.

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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT Baskets: The Unseen Side of Clowns

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Zach Galifianakis’ latest project involves him clowning around — literally. He teams up with creators Louis C. K. (writer and star of Louie) and Jonathan Krisel (director of Portlandia) for a delightfully unorthodox comedy about pursuing your dream no matter what anyone else tries to tell you. Baskets is as odd as you would assume and then some, but its peculiarity feeds and then starves your need to know what happens next. The trailer for the show invites the curious in for a peek at the darker side of being a clown: it’s smart and refreshing.

The FX show revolves around Chip Baskets (Galifianakis) and his failed endeavors to assimilate into real life while pursuing his seemingly bizarre ambition of becoming a professional clown. The television show’s strange nature has a selective audience, as its humor will either completely appeal to its viewers or turn them off.

Nonetheless, between its premise and Galifianakis’ charismatic presence, Baskets leaves viewers satisfied.

The first episode opens with Baskets taking courses at a prestigious clown college in France — Le Academie de Clown Francais. Baskets quickly realizes that, lacking fluency in French, he will experience great difficulty when performing, both in and out of the classroom.

Beside himself, he moves to rural Bakersfield, California with his girlfriend Penelope (Sabina Sciubba) to find another way to fulfill his destiny as a clown. After using Baskets as a reason to leave France, Penelope distances herself once they arrive in California. Baskets is thus on his own to find work and start making a living. He takes a job as a rodeo clown, losing his clown name Renoir and reluctantly facing reality.

After his sobering return from overseas, Baskets faces a Martha struggling to order flavored soda. With each line, number of challenges. He must now deal with his overeager you can almost count down to when he blows his fuse. mom, Christine (Louie Anderson), and compete with his Only Galifianakis could take on the role so delicately, twin brother Dale (also Galifianakis) to be the more suc- and he fascinates audiences with his portrayal of Baskets’ cessful and win Christine’s approval. dead-end life. He understands the gravity of the situation Along the road to his and works with bold determination to put his life desired success, Baskets back together. He shines in the show. Like the other meets Martha (Martha characters, he is typecast as an awkward and strange Kelly), an insurance claims soul. Baskets walks to the beat of his own drum and worker who delivers her has an angsty flair to everything he does. His frustralines with a deadpan tone tion is evident throughout the show so far, and we that will knock you dead cannot help but to slightly sympathize with him. The every damn time. She is a tension of the show is simple, but distinct from any of victim of circumstance and Galifianakis’ previous roles: Baskets desires to fit in befriends Baskets pitifully, with the rest of society as a clown, but cannot. The though she ultimately demand for clowns is low, but the demand for dreamproves herself to be a loyal ers is always high. Galifianakis is very committed to companion. the role and does all of his own clown stunts.

Baskets’ situation is Martha is standoffish as well, and her low-key borderline hopeless, and admiration for Baskets is equally sweet and comical. his personality is not easy Christine is also everything you would hope for in a COURTESY OF THE NEW YORK TIMES to love right off the bat. loving mom, from her Costco membership to her The fact that Christine was willing to fund Baskets’ flight shamelessly sharing photos of her children throughout the all the way to France to attend clown college makes, in ret- year. Anderson is hilarious in this role, and he gives rospect, no sense due to the language barrier. The exposi- Christine a perfect quirky air. tion we must endure to get to the point where we find The pilot season of Baskets is only six episodes, but I humor in Baskets’ situation is too lengthy in contrast to expect recurring hilarity throughout the successive four.

Galifianakis’ past projects. The idea of a clown not being The show’s premiere on Jan. 21 broke records for FX as able to fill their role in society as an entertainer is unfortu- 1.75 million viewers tuned in, the most-watched basic nate. Baskets’ humor is neither animated nor emotional, but cable comedy premiere since 2014. The deadpan jokes and it is smart. stellar cast make this show a must-see.

The dialogue is witty and fast-paced, and not a line is wasted. The show’s little scenes are jam-packed with hilarity Marina Watts is a senior in the College of Agriculture and Life as well. In the pilot, one brilliant scene shows Baskets and Sciences. She can be reached at mcw236@cornell.edu.

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Jessie Weber Sometimes the sad love songs you listen to are not about the type of love you think they are. Sometimes they aren’t even romantic, though they may be rather striking.

Kelly Zutrau, Joe Valle and Marty Sulkow — the trio who make up Wet — seem to be early-rising experts at crafting songs that ooze distilled electronic sounds and R&B patterns, gliding along Zutrau’s whimsical voice singing highly realistic and exhausted lyrics to create an enrapturing soundscape. The band’s debut album, Don’t You, is the band’s first release since their 2013 self-titled EP. I started listening to the new album for background music and soon found myself unable to focus on what I was doing because I was so wrapped up in what I was hearing. The world is not exactly suffering a shortage of sad indie-esque songs and, even though I’d heard their EP and knew they were a force to be reckoned with, I hadn’t realized how well this album would sink its teeth into me — maybe my upcoming five-month trip out of the country and away from everyone makes a good foundation for it, but I seriously doubt that’s the only reason.

Don’t You is nothing if not lovely. It goes beyond Wet’s earlier EP to create a more expansive and nuanced collection of songs. It is lovely in a truly dark kind of way, however. There is no arguing against Zutrau’s way of lulling you in with the sweet qualities of her voice, and by the time you’ve started to pay attention to what she’s saying, you’re too cushioned in by Valle and Sulkow’s gentle instrumental webbing to extract yourself from what you’re hearing. The opening track of the album, “It’s all in Vain,” takes your hand rather gently as Zutrau requests, “Tell me baby tell me slowly/all the things you couldn’t show me/tell me one more time before I leave,” bounded by the distant hum of a synth waiting for the introduction to end

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“Now I see you hardly know me/I learned your way I learn so slowly” she calls out, following up by practically blurting out, “you don’t hear me when I/tell you that it’s all or nothing/all or nothing baby please/let me go.” The lyrics sound worn-down and all emotions seem to have been washed out by the fatigue of sustaining themselves.

If there was a romance behind the story, it seems lost in the sense of acquiescence to failure sitting behind each song, although there’s nothing juvenile or whining about any of the pieces. Don’t You makes you ache, sure, but it also has a rather beautiful air of understanding and maturity about it. The lyrics are so wretched because they hold a truth behind them — a very difficult and articulate truth. The expertly gauged instrumentals have a minimalist quality that goes past the often supportive nature of other instruments to augment and elevate the mood to some greater lucidity. Wet has a simple and honest way of demonstrating how loneliness can burrow so deeply inside a relationship and become the only shared experience that remains.

And Zutrau isn’t shy about displaying this sense of loneliness in understated and bare lyrics.“It’s all in Vain,” sets up an image of sitting across from someone in a room and having the sinking feeling that neither of you are actually there with each other, that there’s no real sense of comradery or connection. There is no image of a lovestruck kid willing to swallow whatever their partner tells them here, just a guileless and nonjudgmental denial of the situation’s permanence. “I won’t hide the ways I’ve tried/it’s just not right it’s killing me tonight,” Zutrau cries in a slight crescendo on “Don’t Wanna Be Your Love” as the music follows her into a vast clearing of sound that

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leaves you breathless in the sense of resignation. Even in the slightly more pop-esque songs on the album like “Weak,” there is still the undercurrent of desperation and a heavy knowledge that whatever battle is being fought, it was already over before the lyrics were dreamt up.

Zutrau actually embeds a good number of these piercing questions and requests throughout the album. “Small and Silver” weaves a circle of her desires and the pain of longing for unachieveable things; the spiral of the chorus into echoes of “leave me desperate/leave me breathless, oh/leave me helpless, oh/leave me desperate/leave me, leave me” is just trail after trail of possibilities which feel like they won’t even be pursued. The result is that the entire album, rather than seeming to arrive at any kind of a destination, is instead trapped in some subdued and selfaware limbo.

A different album — and perhaps a kinder one to the psyche of anyone listening to it — would try to end with some island of hope in the album, some kind of reassurance that the loneliness has both high and low tides, that sometimes these feelings of transience are really just happily misplaced intuitions. “These Days” is the final track, and it closes out with another question of identity: “today you don’t know me, you said/today I scare so easily/today I am away from you/today I passed strangely/today you don’t know…” It seems this album is not so kind as could have been hoped, but at the very least it’s exceptionally astute and honest, and there is a kind of island of comfort in knowing that someone can create so much beauty and so much strength out of so little hope.

Jessie Weber is a junior in the College of Arts and Sciences. She can be reached at jlw372@cornell.edu.

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Walk the Cash-Bah: Pop Takes Back the Slope Dynamic Pop Acts,Cash Cash and Walk the Moon,to Play

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event. We look forward to their performance on the slope!”

Student opinions on the announcement have been decidedly split. Reactions have ranged from apathy and confusion, to unbridled excitement.

“This is literally a dream come true,” Stephanie Carpenter ’16 said. “I am so excited about these two for Slope Day! I

love them both.”

Many of those excited have also expressed their satisfaction with the change of pace from the R&B and HipHop performers of the past few Slope Days.

“This is something very different from the past few years,”Dajah Abdiel ’17 said.

“I’m excited for a new slope day experience!”

Others, however, have displayed their apprehension with the pop-heavy deci-

sion.

“It’s a definite departure from the artists who have been featured my last three years here,” Lauren Poindexter ’16, said “But [it might be] so far left that the lineup lacks broad appeal.”

Many more students have been less analytical in their negative reactions.

When queried, a disproportionate number of current Cornellians responded to the names Cash Cash and Walk the Moon with a resounding, “Who?” and

still more have met the announcement with a certain degree of snark.

“Who is that?” replied Avery Faucette ’18 when informed of the recent unveiling. “Oh yeah, they play those songs at Aeropostale, where I work.”

Such ambivalence could in large part be due to both artists’ lack of any major notoriety. While past headliners of dubious fame could at least claim success on the horizon or veritable indie credential — Kendrick Lamar and Chance the Rapper or Matt & Kim, respectively — Cash Cash and Walk the Moon are both pop performers whose 15 minutes seem to have waned. However, both acts have a solid stockpile of wellloved anthems that surely will not fail to prompt exuberant fist-pumping, chanting and (horizontally restricted) dancing from even the most skeptical attendees.

As always, though, the overall climate seems almost universally positive in terms of the event, if not the performers themselves.

“I think the fun comes from the people you’re with,” Jason Freedman ’18 said. “And at the end of the day, it doesn’t really matter who’s playing so long as everyone’s hyped about Slope Day itself.”

And hyped, come that fabled day in early May, undoubtedly we will be.

Jael Goldfine is a junior in the College of Arts and Sciences. She can be reached at jgoldfine@cornellsun.com. Troy Sherman is a sophomore in the College of Arts and Sciences. He can be reached at tsherman@cornellsun.com.

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n Sunday Jan. 1991, 10 days before the commencement of Desert Storm — which kicked off with our noble nation dropping 88,500 tons worth of bombs onto the nation of Iraq — Whitney Houston stepped out to the microphone in a red, white and blue tracksuit. With a powerful voice trained in nightclubs and gospel choirs and accompanied by the Florida Orchestra, she then performed one of the best and most popular renditions of the Star Spangled Banner in U.S. history. It became a hit, actually charting at 20 on the Billboard Top 100.

After Sept. 11, 2001, it became a hit again, this time peaking at six. It was, of course, not even the main event of the evening. It functioned simply as the pre-game ceremony for Super Bowl XXV. That championship turned out to be quite the nail-biter, but that’s irrelevant for the time being.

The way I see it though, Whitney’s National Anthem has never been more relevant. And what’s important about it today is more than the quality of her vocal performance. Looking at it now can show us how, even if you’re not a fan of football, the Super Bowl is a vital event in the American consciousness. After all, Whitney herself sang it in front of 73,813 people, with an estimated 79.51 million people watching from around the world. This Sunday, in the middle of the violent and desensitizing crises which plague not only our nation but the

world at large, Lady Gaga will sing the American national anthem in front of an estimated 189 million viewers. If past performances, including Whitney’s, have been any indicator, fighter jets will roar overhead as the crowd loses their shit over the final note. Like the Super Bowl itself, it will be an orgasmic display of American might. It will be the tightly wrapped ribbon on the gift of our destructive patriotism, the capital letter of the sentence our consumerist bacchanal has now implanted into Western Civilization as unalterable fact.

Part of me is suspicious that the chills and awe I get everytime I watch Whitney’s performance are Appearances the same sensual affects so many of our patriots feel when they hear the proto-fascist phrase “Make America Great Again.” I hear it and I know, at some deep level, that I am a

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part of that machine. Her voice seems to be filled with announcement and revelation, of what exactly I’m not sure. But every little part, every single note shining in that “how the hell can a human being do that” register, makes you believe in the power of the American empire. It is of an aesthetic class which includes religious hymns and battle cries. On an individual level, it makes you feel a part of something beautiful, something utterly sublime. This is America, you think. This is the greatest country on Earth. Ignore anyone else who says otherwise. You want to soar over the Grand Canyon in a slow-motion fly by or, at least, believe that the United States stands for all that is true and good in the world.

Like I said, ten days later, with her final, bold lines still echoing throughout the hearts and minds of Americans, the U.S. military laid waste to the Persian Gulf. The political situation for our coming Super Bowl will be a bit different. Perhaps Lady Gaga’s singing

won’t be so rife with militaristic context.

However, anyone who hasn’t been living under a rock for the past year will know that the American religion is on the rise. “What happened to the Old America?” many are saying. “What happened to Whitney Houston making us forget that we were about to turn the Iraqi infrastructure into an afterthought?” is what they’re asking.

Whitney Houston’s performance is especially pertinent to our current political situation because it is the ultimate realization of the America that people want back. This is the display of strength that so many Americans want to see. We want the epic scale and sense of importance. We want to feel protected by virtue of muscle-size and good looks. We want to turn on the television, see the best singer in the world, accompanied by the best orchestra in the world, preparing us for the best athletes in the world, and think, “I am a part of this, and everything will be okay.” For a nation so proud of its individualism, we sure do love feeling like someone else is in control.

I’ll be watching the Super Bowl this Sunday. Statistically, I’m sure the majority of people reading this column will be tuning in as well. Certainly, it’s not a sin to appreciate sports or ceremonies. But I urge everyone on Sunday to remember that, at the end of the day, it’s a bit more than a really popular football game. It’s a festival; it’s a ceremony; it’s a goddamn pagan rite of spring.

Stephen Meisel is a sophomore in the College of Arts and Sciences. He can be reached at spm243@cornell.edu. Appearances runs alternate Fridays this semester.

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effort, it’s going to be a team effort,” Morgan said about the team’s approach to containing Blackmon. “We’re going to make sure we come with a lot of intensity and keep up the ball pressure like we did in the last two games.”

Also crucial in Brown’s victory over Penn was forward Cedric Kuakumensah, who scored 26 points. Kuakumensah leads the league in blocks and second in rebounds. He also tenth in the league in scoring, averaging 13.7 points per game most of those coming from midrange jump shots.

“He hasn’t scored a lot around the rim per se, but he does a lot of his damage on the perimeter,” Courtney said of

Kuakamensah. The Brown big man will likely stretch the floor, posing a challenge to Cornell’s defensive anchor, junior forward David Onuorah.

Onuorah, who struggled through foul trouble last weekend said he’s altered his approach to playing defense.

“I learned late in the Dartmouth game [last Saturday] that I could contest shots without going for the blocks as much,” Onuorah said. “I can just stand there and be a shot deterrent, instead of just going for a block. I’m going to do that more, keeping out of foul trouble which will allow me to play more.”

“What we’re trying to tell him is that when the ball is coming at you, basically wall up and be big,” Courtney said about the coaches’ message to Onuorah. “[We told him to] make the opponents go over

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After Brown, Cornell will travel to New Haven to take on Yale. The Bulldogs, who are still undefeated in the conference, possess the league’s best defense as well as the largest margin of victory. Needless to say, the Red is not taking this match lightly, according to Courtney.

“They’re one of the best rebounding teams in the country,” Courtney said.

“We’re just going to have to fight like crazy and get on the glass. Obviously that’s not a strong point for us so we’re just going to have to really scrap and claw against a very big and efficient team.”

It has been three years since Cornell defeated Yale, and senior guard Robert Mischler is the only active player on the team that was on the roster for that game.

“I’ve never beaten them in my career so that’s important to us,” Onuorah said.

“We want to just come out there and play hard. They have a pretty good frontcourt and backcourt so we just got to come out and play our game and impose our will.”

“They’ve got a great balanced team with tremendous bigs and Makai Mason does a great job running the team,” Courtney said.

Mason and reigning Ivy Player of the Year Justin Sears are both in the Top-8 in scoring in the league and will pose a major threat to a Cornell defense that’s struggled to limit opponents’ scoring.

“We’ve got to prevent them from getting it inside because they do have Justin Sears,” Morgan said. “That’s definitely been a big focus, having to contain him and having to contain their perimeter players.”

After making a major statement in the league by topping Harvard and Dartmouth last weekend, a victory over Yale would place Cornell right in the middle of the Ivy championship race, a position no one thought the Red would be in a couple of months ago; in the preseason poll, Cornell was picked to finish last in the league.

“It was a big moment for me and especially for us as a team,” Morgan said about the win over five-time defending Ivy champions Harvard. “[We showed] that we’re not eighth place like everyone had us, that we’re a lot better than what people thought we were. And then at Dartmouth, to come back from down nine with 3:30 left, it just shows the resiliency that we have and the belief we have in each other.”

bought the team. Their continental resurgence is a pleasing sight to fans of international soccer, who generally welcome new competition for Europe’s traditional heavyweights.

Continental football benefits from a strong Paris-Saint Germain.

However, PSG’s financial hegemony is negatively affecting Ligue 1’s competitiveness. PSG’s collection of talent ensured the title race was over before it started. The other typical French title challengers, such as Saint-Etienne, Lyon and Marseille, have all struggled, and none of these teams are even in the Top-4 of the 20-team league. This has created a vacuum of top teams to challenge Paris Saint-Germain’s stranglehold on the championship.

Thus, viewership and interest in Ligue 1 has gone down.

Where have these viewers gone?

Some are watching Barcelona and the Madrid clubs go at it in Spain, or Inter and Juventus tangling in Italy. But most are surely watching the Premier League, which is having one of the most fascinating seasons in memory. One cannot fault these fans for preferring a competitive league over one where one team owns all the all-stars.

Here in The Beautiful Game, I cover the Premier League most weeks, so today it was time to cover another European league, France’s Ligue 1. A major problem facing the league is that Paris SaintGermain, a star-studded team, is paradoxically out of its league.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic, as a global superstar, symbolizes the type of player available to PSG, but not their French competitors. If PSG continues to romp to the title in future seasons, interest in Ligue 1 will go down due to lack of competition. France needs to address the PSG problem in order to ensure the fans stay entertained.

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that the squad may not be at full strength this weekend, Koll is optimistic that the team has moved beyond illness and injury.

This weekend, the turnaround between matches is quick, and Koll said he believes that this will provide his men with an opportunity to see what major tournaments feel like in terms of recovering quickly between fights.

“I am looking forward to having back to back matches.

This will provide our guys with an opportunity to make weight on two consecutive days [and it] simulates the end of the year tournaments,” he said.

While the notoriously tough OSU team requires attention, Koll is not overlooking the Lions, who have some strong talent on their roster as well.

However, he said he does believe that as a dual meet team, the Red should be able to count on its upperclassmen to power through their matches and help the squad earn a victory. That being said, Koll also acknowledges that OSU poses a different threat then the Lions.

“Oklahoma State is a different animal entirely,” Koll said.

“It is a great opportunity to face teams such as OSU this late in the year. It prepares our team for the type of intensity they will face at the NCAA tournament.

We have the cast of characters to

knock OSU off, but we need to bring our A-game.”

While the wrestling talent is likely to shine at such a highlevel match, there is yet another reason to support the Red squad this weekend against Oklahoma.

Sunday is the Red’s annual Hospicare Challenge, an event that the Cornell squad has hosted since 2002.

For every fan in attendance, money will be donated to Hospicare, which works to bring emotional and physical support to people in hospice through various programs. The event is free for all students.

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Super streak | A victory over Columbia would extend Cornell’s streak of Ivy match wins to 71 consecutive in-conference wins.

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Cornell Hosts Ivy League Foes Over Weekend

Women hope to move up in conference standings with home games against Brown,Yale

By JESSICA BROFSKY Sun Staff Writer

The women’s basketball team will head into two Ivy League games against Brown and Yale this weekend. The Red has played four Ivy League contests, currently holding an Ivy record of 3-1.

“I think we had a really gutsy win on Saturday night coming off our Harvard loss Friday night,” said head coach Dayna Smith. “When we are playing together and sharing the ball and playing team

defense, we are getting a lot of good things accomplished.”

Brown and Yale have different styles of basketball compared to what the Red is used to playing against, according to Smith.

“I think Brown and Yale are very guard-oriented,” Smith said. “They have some terrific scorers on the perimeter.

They play a different style of defense from each other and from us, so I think that that’s going to be a challenge. We are going to really have to take care of the bas-

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Ivy rivals | Nia Marshall and the Red will welcome Brown and Yale to Ithaca this weekend.

Marshall is leading the league in points per game .

ketball, rebound and play penetration defense.”

Yale plays an aggressive man-to-man defensive style. Smith said they like to deny and allow ball pressure. Brown, on the other hand, plays a matchup zone defense. Both of these defensive styles have been effective for the two teams. Because of Cornell this, these games will be different from the last four Ivy ones.

Senior Madeline Campbell said the Red vs. will have to be tough and handle the Bulldogs’ pressure well. She also mentioned that Brown is Brown coming out a terrific preseason with a lot of Tonight, 7 p.m. confidence, so the Red Ithaca, N.Y. will have to shut them down early and try to get a lead as quick as possible.

“When we are balanced in our scoring we’ve been able to win some games and really do some nice things on offense,” Smith said.

Last season, the team split its matches against Yale and Brown, proving that they matched up very evenly.

“In the Ivy League, we take every team very seriously,” Campbell said. “We give every team respect because you never know who is going to be hot one night.

We try to have the same mentality for each game that we’re going to have to give

everything we have to beat them.”

Smith compared the current team to last year’s, which was much younger. This year she says they are playing very hard and scrappy basketball.

“We’ve developed more of a balanced scoring attack,” Smith said. “I like the balance, and when we don’t have that balCornell ance, we’ve lost some games this season. So we continue to strive to have that balanced play on offense.” vs.

Campbell spoke of the two freshmen shooters, Samantha Clement and Caroline Shelquist, who have Yale added a crucial piece to the team. On the Tomorrow, 6 p.m. team as a whole, she Ithaca, N.Y. said, “We have a lot of pieces that really fit together, and I think that’s why we’ve been successful.”

Smith said the team’s main goal is getting better and more consistent every day.

It’s a simple strategy, one that does not involve a complex formula.

“We don’t want to make too many adjustments with having to change who we want to be,” Smith said. “We want to play team basketball. We want to outwork our opponents.”

Jessica Brofsky can be reached at jbrofsky@cornellsun.com.

WOMEN’S HOCKEY

Icers to Battle Top-10 Teams Red to face No. 4 Quinnipiac, No.9 Princeton

By KEITH BOLLT Sun Staff Writer

An opponent that has not lost a game since October is pretty intimidating. So is a mascot with sharp teeth and claws.

With three weekends left in the regular season and the ECAC playoff picture very much up in the air, Cornell women’s hockey plays host to the Bobcats and the Tigers. The Red (9-10-4, 5-7-4 ECAC) takes on No. 4 Quinnipiac (221-4, 12-1-3) Friday at 7 p.m. and No. 9 Princeton (17-5-1, 10-5-1) Saturday afternoon at 4 p.m.

Friday’s game against Quinnipiac is Cornell women’s hockey team’s annual Do It For Daron Game to raise awareness for youth mental health. Fans are encouraged to “purple the rink” on Friday night to show their support.

Quinnipiac has lost only once all year, on Oct. 31 at Yale.

The Bobcats are in first place in the ECAC, two and a half games ahead of second place Clarkson.

Quinnipiac’s starting goalie, junior Sydney Rossman, is third in the country with a .949 save percentage.

The Bobcats rank second in defense in terms of goals allowed and eighth in offense in terms of goals scored. Cornell head coach

Doug Derraugh ’91 said the Red’s opponent is good “from top to bottom.” “[To be that good] you’ve got to have good goaltending, experienced defensemen [and] good forwards,” Derraugh said.

“When we’ve played them in the past ... they’re strong defensively, they play a very aggressive forecheck,” Woods said.

The last time the Red played Quinnipiac in November, the women fell to the Bobcats, 3-1.

In preparing for a rematch, Poudrier said the Red is concentrating on its own performance. “[We’re] focusing on our own personal game,” she said. “We’ll just be focusing on our system.”

Derraugh is well aware that there is very little margin for error against a team like Quinnipiac.

“You have to play a very smart hockey game to give yourself a chance,” Derraugh said.

After facing the Bobcats, the Red welcomes Ivy League rival Princeton on Saturday. The Tigers recently had a 12-game streak, broken up last weekend

by Harvard and are a greatly improved team from a year ago.

The Red has a 3-1-1 record halfway through their Ivy League schedule, while the Tigers are 7-2-0 and in first place. While Ivy League position has no playoff implications,

placing strongly among the six Ancient Eight affiliates with Division 1 hockey programs is a matter of pride.

“The Ivy League title is on the line,” Poudrier said.

From facing Princeton earlier this season, Woods said she has some idea of the team Cornell will be up against.

“Their goaltending is very strong,” Woods said. “We need to get in their face right away.

They’re smaller than other teams.”

Princeton, like Quinnipiac, is among the league leaders in goalie save percentage and goals scored and goals allowed per game.

“You’ve got to find ways to beat their defense and goaltender,” Derraugh said. “You’re not going to get easy goals.”

Ninth in the ECAC standings, Cornell is tasked with two very tough opponents this weekend. Facing teams like Quinnipiac and Princeton is a good litmus test for the quality of opponent the Red will potentially face in the postseason.

“We’re fighting for a spot in the postseason,” Poudrier said.

“All we can do is battle, battle, battle, battle.”

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Keith Bollt can be reached at kbollt@cornellsun.com.

Netminding | Junior goalie Paula Voorheis will get the tough task of stopping shots from the Tigers and Bobcats

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MEN’S BASKETBALL

Hatter Expected to Return for Red

By ADAM BRONFIN Sun Assistant Sports Editor

After becoming the first player in the 118-year history of Cornell basketball to score at least 32 points in back-to-back games, freshman guard Matt Morgan is the hottest player in the league. In four Ivy

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Aerial attack | Junior Robert Hatter will make his return against Brown tonight.

games, Morgan, the reigning Player of the Week has combined for 120 points, over 40 more than the next highest scoring player.

Yet despite his offensive outburst, Morgan still does not lead the conference in scoring. That honor belongs to Morgan’s backcourt Cornell mate, Robert Hatter.

The junior guard, who missed his previous four games with vs. an ankle injury, will return this weekend when Cornell battles Brown and Yale.

Will there be a Brown clash when Hatter and Morgan, both Today, 7 p.m. high-volume scorers, Providence, R.I. return to the same backcourt?

Head coach Bill Courtney laughed when asked if there would be conflict between the two talented guards.

“No clash. We’ll be a better team,” Courtney said. “If you look at the last game they played together at Howard, they both had terrific games, both very efficient. I think with him back it helps both those guys to be more efficient.

They’re going to have much better shooting numbers because it’ll take a little bit of

the pressure off each of the guys.”

Hatter and Morgan get their first chance to show off to the the conference how good they can be together when Cornell battles Brown on Friday. The Bears will enter the game losers of three of their previous four games, but according to Courtney, they’re Cornell still a dangerous team, led by talented point guard Tavon Blackmon. vs.

“He’s a one man fast break,” Courtney said of Blackmon.

“We’ll just try to contain him. He’s differYale ent than most of the players we see in this Tomorrow, 7 p.m. league with his speed New Haven, Conn. and quickness. He has to see a wall of defenders every time he’s pushing the ball up the floor.”

Blackmon is first in the Ancient Eight in assists and is coming off a dominant performance against Penn. He scored 23 points and dished out 10 assists as the Bears picked up their first in-conference victory of the season over the Quakers.

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WRESTLING

Cornell Welcomes Columbia, No.4 OSU Red continues trek toward 14th consecutive Ivy League championship

By ANNA FASMAN Sun Sports Editor

As one of the most impressive teams in Cornell athletics, the wrestling team has taken home 13 consecutive Ivy titles over the last 13 years. Boasting memorable wrestlers like Kyle Dake ’13 and current junior Gabe Dean over the years — as well as the unsung heroes — the wrestling squad, especially the starting 10, consistently comes onto the mat with drive and confidence.

Despite recent struggles, head coach Robert Koll expects his team to take home yet another title.

“I believe one of the reasons our team has won so many Ivy League titles over the years is because we do expect to win it,” he said. “[However], we certainly don’t overlook any opponents, especially our Ivy competitors, because one loss will almost certainly cost us the title.”

This weekend, the Red (3-4) will face Ivy opponent Columbia on its way to the title before turning around and facing No. 4 Oklahoma State the next day.

Historically, the team has struggled to come out on

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Red rising | Following a defeat to Lehigh, the wrestling team hopes to get back on track with two matches this weekend against Columbia and Oklahoma State.

top of the Cowboys, a consistently strong team.

“Everyone struggles against Oklahoma State because they are always a Top-3 team,” Koll said. “We haven’t faced them very often but there really isn’t anything we can do differently other than we have 10

different wrestlers on the mat than the last time we faced them.”

While Koll considers this season to be successful thus far, the team has seen uncharacteristically divided results with three wins and four losses. However, Koll explains that the squad is

“without doubt the toughest 3-4 team in the country,” and that most of the matches could have been won had the team been totally healthy and at full fighting capacity.

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FRIDAY FEBRUARY 5, 2016

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The Paris Perfection Problem A

six-foot-five tattooed talismanic Swede with a ponytail, Zlatan Ibrahimovic is an imposing striker. Coupled with this tough persona, Zlatan can do an insane array of tricks and flicks with a soccer ball, topped off with a powerful shot. He has scored more than 400 career goals, at a rate of almost two every three games. In short, he is one of the 10 best soccer players in the world.

Kevin Linsey The Beautiful Game Zlatan plies his trade for Paris SaintGermain, a club that competes in France’s Ligue 1. The league is widely considered one of the top five in Europe in terms of quality. Zlatan’s 2012 arrival from AC Milan strengthened the league’s talent pool. PSG could afford a player of Zlatan’s caliber because Qatar Sports Investments purchased the club in 2011.

The chairman of QSI, Nasser al-Khelaifi, bankrolled a major spending spree, allowing the club to land superstars such as Ibrahimovic. In the years after QSI’s takeover, PSG signed more global stars with QSI’s money, ranging from proven talents like Ezequiel Lavezzi and Edinson Cavani to up-and-coming starlets, such as Marquinhos and Marco Verratti. This influx of talent positioned the French club for a positive future.

The team followed through, winning the league championship in the 2012-13 season. PSG went on to win the title in the next two seasons, as well. This season, to the surprise of no one, they are currently at the top of the Ligue 1 standings.

What is shocking, however, is the distance between PSG and the rest of the league — the second-place team, AS Monaco, sits 21 points behind PSG. So far, in 23 games, PSG has won 20, drawn three and have yet to record a loss in league competition. They also sport a whopping goal difference of 48, meaning they have scored, on average, over two more goals per game than their opponents. Basically, the team is far better than the rest of the French clubs.

PSG’s performance this season becomes less surprising when you consider the team’s finances. According to French Football Weekly, their season budget of €490 million is more than four times the budget of any other team in Ligue 1. On paper, there is nothing wrong with Khelaifi’s major investment in the club. The players he has purchased have allowed PSG to compete with the major European giants in the UEFA Champions League, the Europe-wide competition that determines the best team on the continent. PSG even reached the quarter-finals last year, which they could not have done before Khelaifi bought the team. Their continental resurSee LINSEY page 14