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Seth Siegal ’74 stresses urgency in the face of a worldwide water crisis.

Senior Gabe Dean set a Cornell wrestling record for most bonus points recorded all-time against Columbia. | Page 12

Nick Swan ’19 looks at musicals as the absolute best form of social commentary.

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‘NO BAN, NO WALL’ PROTEST FILLS HO PLAZA Putting up a fight | Demonstrators pack Ho Plaza in solidarity with nationwide protests directed against President Donald Trump’s immigration ban.

Rally promotes solidarity, reform after Trump’s executive order

By DENA BEHAR Sun Staff Writer

“This has been the trajectory of American power since its inception, and therefore [ Trump’s] actions simply continue America’s legacy.”

Nearly 100 demonstrators held up signs reading “No Ban, No Wall on Stolen Land” as they listened to speakers condemn President Donald Trump’s America on Ho Plaza Tuesday, adding Cornell to the list of campuses nationwide that have been erupting in similar protests.

At the beginning, three of the organizers of the protest, Skye Hart ’18, Emily Dong ’18 and Arwa Awan ’17 read a statement.

The statement specifically denounced a recent executive order signed by Trump known as the “Muslim Ban.” The executive order, which Emily Dong ’18 was signed on Friday, Jan. 27, banned entry from seven majority-Muslim countries. It has caused distress and confusion at airports as well as lawsuits filed from five different states, all of which challenge the legality of the president’s order.

“Since Trump has claimed that American shores are still open to Christian refugees from these countries, the ban rests on the presumption that Muslims from these countries are terrorists and that Islam is an inherently violent religion,” Awan read to the crowd.

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Students Support Starbucks Co-ops Open Doors for ‘Mosey’ Students seek democratic housing Stance on Refugee Initiative

By KIMBERLY LEE

Sun Staff Writer

By RACHEL WHALEN Sun Senior Writer

It’s no longer just the lattes that give Starbucks fans a reason to support the international coffee empire.

Following the announcement of its new initiative to hire 10,000 refugees across the United States in the next five years, Starbucks reigns in general approval from collegetown coffee fans.

The initiative comes in the wake of an executive order by President Donald Trump that aims to ban all refugees from entering the United States for 120 days and to prevent the entrance of Syrian refugees indefinitely.

“I think it’s good that they’re taking a stance and showing that they care about people and are not accepting what Trump is doing,” said Kevin Beaulieu ’17. “I’ve been impressed with how much I’ve seen in the past few weeks with businesses doing things like that and releasing statements. I think people realize how important it is to speak up about these things.”

More than mochas | Collegetown Starbucks dwellers

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have shown approval for the company’s new initiative.

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upkeep and proper functioning of the co-op,” said Avery Hill ’17, a member of Cayuga Lodge.

“This engenders a tight-knit community working towards a common goal: wholesome living.”

Cayuga Lodge is the only co-

Over 100 Cornell students knocked on the doors of the coop housing community Sunday, marking the beginning of the 2017 “mosey” season.

Co-ops are a form of independent coopera“The mosey process is tive living, often used centered around the forging of as an alternative to traditional Cornell housinterpersonal connections.” ing. The community Avery Hill ’17 includes eight Un i ve r s i t y - ow n e d cooperative residences, as op not owned by the University, well as some houses which oper- which gives its residents a lot of ate independently of University freedom as well as a lot of purview. responsibility, according to Hill.

Across all co-ops, housing “We don’t report to anyone rules and daily operations are but each other, so if I wanted to determined democratically and have a concert in the basement, managed by residents. or drill moorings for a ham“From garden maintenance to mock in my bedroom, or throw shower scrubbing, each person in a house contributes to the See MOSEY page 4

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NEWS

Cornell Embraces Solar Energy Cornell Digitizes Collection

By RACHEL WHALEN

Sun Staff Writer

Solar energy now powers seven percent of Cornell’s energy consumption due to the addition of three new solar panel plants in December, according to Cornell’s Campus Sustainability Office.

Sarah Brylinsky, sustainability communications and integration manager at the Campus Sustainability Office, said that this solar energy change puts Cornell on track to achieve its carbon neutral campus initiative by 2035.

“Wind and solar power technology is currently available to meet the goal,” said Sarah Zemanick, director of the Campus Sustainability Office.

“They are competitive financially with fossil fuel power sources, but upfront investments in both energy supply projects and grid modernization are required to create and move the new renewable energy needed.”

According to Brylinsky, the three additional solar panels will reduce Cornell’s carbon footprint by 1,830 metrics tons of carbon dioxide. An additional LED Lamp Replacement Project will reduce campus greenhouse gas useage by 1,400 metric tons of carbon dioxide each year.

When asked what obstacles Sustainable Cornell might face, Zemanick said that progress could be impeded as the University transitions from old to new energy systems.

“Cornell University embraces the challenges of innovation,” she said. “There will be challenges with transitioning from our current energy systems to new ways of producing, operating and managing, but as a University we are uniquely positioned to use these challenges as educational and research opportunities, and share our progress and successes with the world.”

Cornell ranks 15th in the

“Our bold ideas and willingness to embrace the challenge will bring us together as a community.”

Sarah Brylinsy nation’s top 50 greenest colleges and is the top Ivy League school on the list, according to The Princeton Review. As the University strives to become carbon free by 2035, Zemanick said that there are various short term initiatives on the horizon.

“Cornell Big Red Bikes will re-launch this spring, providing

a bike sharing opportunity for students as well as faculty and staff,” she said.

Zemanick also expressed enthusiasm for a “Recyclemania” Steering Committee, which had its kickoff event at the Cornell basketball game against Yale Saturday.

“Last year, Cornell was the nationwide winner afor the Green Game competition, and we hope to beat rivals Princeton, Harvard and others in the total waste reduction this year,” she said.

In order to achieve a sustainable shift the University needs to foster support from the entire Cornell community, according to Brylinsky.

“Our bold ideas and willingness to embrace the challenge will bring us together as a community, and allow us to explore courageous ways of creating a future that is good for the planet, our long-term prosperity and all people,” she said. “Each small step — reducing paper use in one office, or introducing local foods at an event series — displays the power of a community to come together and create real change.”

Yongyu Chen ’20 contributed reporting to this story.

Rachel Whalen can be reached at rwhalen@cornellsun.com.

Of African-American Photos

By WILLIAM BAI Sun Staff Writer

Cornell University libraries kicked off Black History Month by digitizing 645 images in its Loewentheil Collection of African-American Photographs.

The collection was donated to Cornell in 2012 by Stephen Loewentheill ’75 and his wife Beth, and consists of photos spanning from the 1860s to the 1960s.

While the collection contains images of major historical figures such as Martin Luther King Jr. and Muhammad Ali, most people in the photographs are unidentified — shown at work, posing with family members for portraits and attending special occasions such as baptisms.

Katherine Reagan, curator of rare books and manuscripts at Cornell, spoke about the objectives of the project.

“One of the goals — both the Loewentheils in putting the collection together and ours in putting the digital collection online — is to push back against the predominance of material on African-Americans as enslaved people or working in menial jobs or other stereotypical situations,” Reagan told the New York Times. “We wanted to show a broader swath of people in everyday settings.”

The digitization of the collection provides a rich resource for the community, and does not gloss over the harrowing racism of a post-slavery America.

“Cornell University is universally recognized as one of the great research libraries in the world,” Loewentheil said. “From its earliest days under president Andrew Dickson White, Cornell began to collect materials on the Civil War. This gift is part of the Loewentheil family’s attempt to provide photographic materials to enhance the great tradition of the Cornell Libraries.”

William Bai can be reached at wbai@cornellsun.com.

Lecturer Stresses Urgency of Global Water Crisis

By LAUREN WOODS Sun Staff Writer

The next 10 years will be a trying time for the world’s water systems, according to Seth Siegal ’74, who lectured on his New York Times bestseller Let There Be Water: Israel’s Solution for a Water Starved World.

“By the year 2025, the U.S. government believes with a high degree of certainty that 60 percent of the world’s landmass and that some billions of people around the world will find themselves living in an environment with water scarcity,” Siegal said.

Translated in 14 different languages and available in 40 countries, Let There Be Water outlines Israel’s water-innovation approach.

“In South America and Mexico, there are more than 15 million people in danger of having their water give out,” he

said.

South America is not the only region with a water shortage problem. In India, water scarcity has become a true crisis, with 600 million people using water systems projected to fail in the next 10 years, according to Siegal.

But the United States does not escape these trends unscathed, according to Siegal, who said that they can have an immediate affect on U.S. food systems.

“Around the world, we are going to find ourselves in situation of rising food prices, increasing social instability,” he said.

Siegal said the main cause of global water scarcity is climate change.

“Changing rain patterns, with some areas receiving much less rain than they did 30 years ago, is a large factor,” he said.

Population change — projected to greatly increase by mid-cen-

tury — is another driving factor of global water scarcity.

Siegal said Israel, the focus of

“[This water crisis] is avoidable if we take some fast action.”

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his book, is a pioneer in this regard, as they use drip irrigation and have developed the world’s first drought friendly seeds.

He stressed urgency in replicating Israel’s sustainable initiatives. “[This water crisis] is avoidable if we take some fast action,” Siegal said. “But we are not taking that action yet.”

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Protesters Seek Donations, Decry All Discrimination PROTEST

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The protest, however, went beyond criticizing American immigration policies under Trump.

“Our current grim reality is not merely because of Trump,” Dong read. “This has been the trajectory of American power since its inception, and therefore his actions simply continue America’s legacy as a racist, imperialist, patriarchal, white-supremacist, capitalist, settler-colonialist project.”

The statement also lambasted the founding of America on indigenous land, saying that “we resist Trump as fervently as we resist what the American state has inflicted on its oppressed people since it established itself as a power.”

“We need to question the American narrative itself,” read Dong.

The statement addressed policy brutality, rape among indigenous women and deportation rates among immigrants under Obama, insisting that the “stains” in America’s past are not new.

After the statement was read, protesters began to chant “No Ban, No Wall, No Fascist U.S. for All” and were invited to speak. The organizers also passed

around a donation box for four different charities: Desis Rising Up and Moving, New York Taxi Workers Alliance, the Yemeni bodegas that closed down in solidarity and protest, and Casa Ruby.

Beth Harris, an activist in Jewish Voice for Peace-Ithaca and former Ithaca College professor, also spoke at the protest about U.S. support for Israel's increased settlement efforts in the West Bank. Since Trump's inauguration, 6,000 new housing units in Jewish-only settlements have been approved, according to Harris.

When asked why she came, Harris explained that she thinks it is critical to have unity in “connecting the issues around people who are targeted

by Trump’s policies.”

“The protest creates a solidarity which we want to happen, and you can meet people who are doing different kinds of work, which strengthens our relationships,” she said. “I think it’s important for the students, the faculty and the administration on campus to know that the community is concerned about discriminatory and repressive policies and is going to stand up for justice.”

Dena Behar can be reached at dbehar@cornellsun.com.

Co-ops Foster Diversity, Community AJ MAST / THE NEW YORK TIMES

Patriots quarterback Tom Brady celebrates on Sunday after the team overcame a 28-3 deficit against the Atlanta Falcons.

Starbucks Hires Veterans, Refugees in Solidarity STARBUCKS

online statement.

Though Zou was enthusiastic about the coffee chain’s support, Simin Zou, who moved to the she still expressed concern about United States from China five the extent of Trump’s power. years ago and hopes to find a job “People did pay a lot of prices at Cornell, expressed similar to make things more equal for enthusiasm. everybody, so I hope this is just a “If you lose American values, part of the fight to make the then people want to come here,” world better,” she added. “But it she said. “I’m here because of the is concerning that so many highdemocracy and the freedom peo- er level positions are occupied by ple have. ... People think that Trump supporters.” there are only dictators in China.

Jennifer Zhang ’18 hopes the I think Trump is more like a dic- pledge will inspire other compatator, to be honest.” nies as well, commending the company in “setting this “It’s really empowering to see so tone” to call other commany people here and across the panies to country taking a stand.” similar actions.

Maddie Holden ’19 “I think more highCritics of the initiative have profile companies like Starbucks pointed to employment prob- should be doing this to set an lems here at home, according to example of what America should The Seattle Times, arguing that be doing to be a better nation,” Starbucks should hire more she said.

Americans, particularly veterans.

Maddie Holden ’19 was comBut as the Starbucks Armed forted by the company’s initiative.

Forces Network indicated, “Especially as [Trump] conStarbucks has an initiative for tinues to target or attack certain that too — they have already people's values, [businesses] will hired 8,800 veterans since 2013, try to stand up more and more,” with a goal to hire 10,000 veter- she said. “I think it’s really ans by 2018, according to their empowering to see so many peowebsite. ple here and across the country “We are living in an unprece- taking a stand and making their dented time, one in which we are voices heard, so I hope the witness to the conscience of our Cornell student body keeps it up country, and the promise of the for the long run.”

American Dream, being called into question,” said Howard Rachel Whalen can be reached at Schultz, Starbucks CEO, in his rwhalen@cornellsun.com.

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molotov cocktails in the backyard, I'd seek the approval of my housemates,” he said.

The process of joining a co-op is informally called “mosey,” as an attempt to make distinctions from the Greek System’s process of “rush,” according to Hill.

Individuals going through the process are referred to as “moseyers.”

“The mosey process is centered around the forging of interpersonal connections, and I think that both sides, the current co-op members and the moseyers, can expect to meet and productively engage with a diverse array of folks with many different backgrounds and conceptions,” Hill said.

The process began on Sunday, standing of others as a result of and will continue during the next living in a close-knit community.

“A truly important part of my two weeks. Houses will host events where moseyers can meet Cornell education has been current members and learn about learning from my housemates about everything from classic what makes each house unique.

“Each house is a self-govern- movies to knowledge on life,” she ing community of stu“A truly important part of my Cornell dents with a unique pereducation has been learning s o n a l i t y, ” s a i d from my housemates.”

Natsuko Natsuko Suzuki ’17 Suzuki ’17, a member of Triphammer Cooperative.

“Students living there are empowered to make decisions about how the house is run.”

Suzuki described the members of her co-op as family at Cornell, emphasizing the deeper under-

said. “I have so much love for Triphammer, and I'm so thankful to have had this experience during my time at Cornell.”

Kimberly Lee can be reached at klee@cornellsun.com.

Google it

JASON HENRY / THE NEW YORK TIMES

Protests stir at Google headquarters on January 30. The tech industry joined the fight against President Trump’s “Muslim Ban” as 100 companies, including Google, submited a federal appeals court filing Sunday.

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SPORTS

MEN’S BASKETBALL

Cornell Stays Out of Top Four, Grapplers Defeat Columbia on Road Falls at Home to Brown,Yale WRESTLING

Red tied with Bears for fifth in Ivy League following 81-70 loss

By JAMIL RAHMAN Sun Staff Writer

Nearing the midway point of the Ivy League season, the Cornell men’s basketball team is currently on the outside looking in on the inaugural Ivy League Tournament. After a pair of home losses to Brown and Yale, the Red is tied with the Bears for fifth place in the league, and the Bulldogs sit in second place behind Princeton.

Brown (11-11, 2-4 Ivy) had an impressive offensive night on Friday, with five players scoring in double figures and shooting 50 percent from beyond the arc to come out with a 81-70 victory.

The Red (6-15, 2-4 Ivy) placed three players in double figures, with junior guard/forward Wil Bathurst leading the way with 13 points and four boards, and sophomore guards Matt Morgan and Troy Whiteside putting up 10 each. The Red shot 49 percent overall, but only went 29 percent (621) from deep, including a 1-10 performance in the first half from three.

Head coach Brian Earl gave credit to Brown for forcing the Red’s shooting percentage.

“Sometimes you can say we had a bad shooting night, but I think [Brown] had something to do with it,” he said. “They got out to our shooters,

“[Brown] got to our shooters, they were physical [and they] just competed harder than we did.”

Head coach Brian Earl they were physical [and they] just competed harder than we did.”

The game was relatively back-and-forth within the first 12 minutes, until Brown put on a 9-0 run, giving the Bears a lead that the Red could not recover from.

There were times that the Red came close to tying the score, but was not able to overcome the hump. After a 35-26 halftime deficit, sophomore forward Stone Gettings scored eight quick points out of the gate, cutting the lead to 41-37 within the first two minutes and remained within five (49-44) five minutes later.

The Bears responded with a 13-3 run, putting the team up by 15. The Red was not able to cut the lead to less than nine after that point.

In addition to giving credit to Brown, Earl criticized his team for a lack of spirit.

“I just thought we didn’t come ready to play —

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there was just a level of intensity that they brought that we didn’t, and it was evident,” Earl said. “It’s not something I’ve had to work on in my career, but we just have to bring more energy for a game like that — it’s a little bit of a learning experience for me.”

The Red came back the next day to start the game against Yale (13-6, 5-1 Ivy). After a townwide power outage left Newman completely dark, the lights came back for less than an hour, giving the teams a chance to warm up and play for 89 seconds, in which Yale got up to a 2-0 lead, before the power went out again.

The game was resumed Sunday at noon, becoming only the second Division I game to be suspended this year.

Gettings said that the delay did not affect the team’s mindset, but, if anything, gave the team a boost.

“It was definitely a weird situation, but the power outage did not change our mindset going into the game or our game plan,” he said. “If anything, the power outage was beneficial because it gave us a longer period of rest after the game against Brown.”

Cornell led by as many as seven points, with a 31-24 lead in the first half. But Yale came back to tie the game at 36 heading into the break. The Red shot 52 percent from the floor overall, but only shot 1-11 from three-point range. Meanwhile, Yale connected on all nine of its free throw attempts.

The second half began with back-and-forth play from both teams, but Yale took the lead with 11:35 remaining, a lead that would remain for the Bulldogs. The Red got within one point twice, but was not able to tie or recapture the lead.

Gettings led the way for the Red with 28 points, topping his career-best of 23. He also added on a career-high four steals and eight rebounds. Against Brown, Gettings posted a career-high 9 rebounds.

Despite the individual performance, Gettings was “disappointed in the outcome of the game,” but still highlighted the bright points of the game.

“I thought our team had great energy and showed that we can play with Yale, who is one of the best teams in the league,” Gettings said. “At the end of the day, Yale simply made a few more plays than us to win the game.”

The Red will look to rebound when it hits the road to continue Ivy play, taking on Princeton and Penn next weekend.

Jamil Rahman can be reached at jrahman@cornellsun.com.

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to the fact that he is one of the hardest workers that has ever stepped into the Cornell wrestling room. He lives a healthy lifestyle, is an excellent student and just an overall great citizen.”

After Dean, Cornell’s two heavyweights — at 197 and 285 — also won their matches to give the Red the 34-9 victory in its only dual of the weekend.

“Overall it was a very good outing,” Koll said. “It was a

“The sport is tough, and the season is long. At this point the key to success ... is to get, and keep, everyone healthy.”

Head coach Rob Koll nice way to prepare for next week’s Ivy League showdown.”

That showdown comes next weekend when Cornell will have an opportunity to clinch its fifteenth consecutive Ivy League championship as Penn and Princeton come to town.

While Cornell will again be expected to handle both opponents without much trouble, anything can happen, and the team is not overlooking either opponent. They also hope they can continue to fend off injuries in the days and weeks to come.

“The sport is tough, and the season is long. At this point the key to success for next weekend and for the remainder of the season is to get, and keep, everyone healthy,” Koll said.

Cornell squares off against Penn Friday night at 6:30 and against Princeton at 3:00 the following afternoon. Both matches will be held at the Friedman Wrestling Center.

Charles Cotton can be reached at ccotton@cornellsun.com.

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SCIENCE

Genomics

the scientist

Researchers Explain Mechanism Controlling Cell Protein Generation

By CALVIN SOWAH Sun Contributor

The human body is made of trillions of cells. Each fulfills a specific purpose, undergoes tremendous wear and tear and is eventually replaced. Despite extensive research, some questions related to protein production that fuels this simple process have gone unanswered.

Fascinated by these intricacies, Prof. Samie Jaffrey, pharmacology, may have found part of the answer.

Jaffrey and his team discovered that messenger RNA molecules, responsible for conveying genetic information to protein producers in the cell, have special features that predetermine how much protein they generate. The discovery could provide scientists with a greater understanding of the causes of cancer and ways of regulating it.

“Over the past few years we have found that methylation [deposition of methyl groups] inside the mRNA can have effects on translation [the process of translating genetic information to physical protein production] and stability,” Jaffrey said.

Existing literature suggested that Adenosine, one of the building blocks of mRNA, could have either one or two methyl groups attached to it. Consequently, these were referred to as Am and m6Am respectively.

“What we found is that when the adenosine is dimethylated [marked by two methyl groups], the mRNA is much more stable in cells, allowing it to accumulate to high levels. Additionally, for some reason that we don’t fully understand, these mRNAs are also more efficiently translated. So, one single methyl group is enough to completely alter the fate of an mRNA inside the cell. The added stability this extra methyl group affords creates favorable conditions for higher protein expression,” Jaffrey said.

With the help of next-generation sequencing, Jaffrey surveyed all mRNA expressed by the cell for modified

PHOTO COURTESY OF PROF. SAMIE JAFFREY

Prancing proteins | Prof. Samie Jaffrey holds a dish containing tissue cultures used to study the methylation of mRNA. nucleotides, the building blocks of genetic material. This The team also discovered that an enzyme, known as helped them recover RNA fragments that contained Fat Mass and Obesity Associated protein, could be used these nucleotides. This information, in turn, showed to remove the extra methyl group on m6Am. According which mRNAs, and which parts of those mRNAs had to Jaffrey, this would have important implications in methylated nucleotides. neurology.

Because the mRNA studied are crucial to cellular “We know that animals that had elevated m6Am due metabolism, cancer researchers searching for patterns in to genetic deletion of the FTO enzyme show markedly diseased cells could soon unravel the reasons for uncon- altered brain function and significant metabolic abnortrolled protein accumulation leading to the disease. malities. This tells us that you have to have precise con“We are already finding evidence that various disease trol of m6Am in order for proper physiological function. states have significant reductions in the level of the Researchers in these areas will now try and understand dimethylated adenosine m6Am. These reductions could how m6Am regulates these physiological processes.” be very important for promoting these states. We are currently examining how these changes are linked to disCalvin Sowah can be reached at cas542@cornell.edu. ease progression.”

Undergrad Presents Concussion Diagnosis Device at Consumer Electronics Show

By CHENAB KHAKH Sun Contributor

The Super Bowl is known for more than advertisements and halftime performances. Interwoven into the game and sometimes, easily forgotten are the small skirmishes that take a terrible toll on athletes. At least that’s partly how Patrick Walsh ’19 sees it.

Alongside classes and extracurriculars, Walsh runs his startup, Reflexion Interactive Technologies for his portable concussion diagnosis device. This device, called Reflexion Edge, was programmed and prototyped by Walsh and his high school friends Matthew Campagna and Matthew Roda in their senior year.

The team drew inspiration from a substitute computer science teacher: their high school gym coach. Walsh considered just how impractical and expensive the current technology for diagnosing concussions is, especially since there is a need for such machines on the sidelines at all times. In contrast, the Edge is designed to measure an athlete’s neurocognitive and psychomotor status in 30 seconds.

Nearly 47 percent of all reported concussions come from high school football, closely followed by ice hockey and soccer.

Existing technologies, such as the KingDevick test, ImPACT test, and BrainScope’s EEG technology, use single symptom diagnosis. These do not account for environmental conditions,

Light it up! |

Patrick Walsh tests the Reflexion Edge at CES, Las Vegas.

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making it hard to detect mild concussions.

Walsh’s experience with such injuries were not limited to football games on TV. “Roda hit his head hard into the wall of the rink and the coach asked him typical questions like what the year was, who the president was, questions he was easily able to answer. So, he went back into the game,” Walsh said. “Turned out it was a high intensity concussion and he ended up spending over a month in recovery and missed over two months of school work.”

The team approached their computer science teacher to see if it was feasible to create an affordable, portable and more efficient device to detect concussions.

The device itself is a 6 by 2 feet custom-made touch screen with over 2,500 sensors and a LED array that fills the user’s view. The user interacts with lights on the screen, enabling a computer to record reaction times. The machine is designed to be used after practice and games. Essentially, this ensures that each athlete’s diagnosis is based off their own historical data. This data is also correlated with peripheral awareness, depth perception, memory and psychomotor response.

Based on comparisons with average responses and with the athlete’s own data, the device determines whether it is safe for them to play.

“By using a player’s own data, mild concussions can also be caught. If the

results of the test deviate from the player’s average, coaches know to refer the athlete to a neurologist,” Walsh said.

The prototype was assembled in panels, allowing it to be broken down for transport. It weighs about 20 pounds and can fit into a small duffle bag making it ideal for high school sport teams that travel on school buses. Its low cost — approximately $1,000 — makes it more affordable for monitoring athletes in local high school games, removing the need to spend on existing technologies that often cost tens of thousands of dollars.

Initially a project to fulfill a class requirement, the Edge and Walsh’s company has won several awards and presented at many conferences. From Jan 5 to 8, the team presented their prototype at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.

“It was great practice to showcase our device, explain it concisely yet expertly and get media attention for what we’ve worked so hard on,” Walsh said.

Currently the company is working with Dr. Semyon Slobounov at Pennsylvania State University to conduct phase one clinical trials.

“Using the new data, we will take our device and begin running paid beta tests in high school athletic programs, probably by the start of the fall sports season,” Walsh said.

Chenab Khakh can be reached at ckk47@cornell.edu.

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haven’t even seen La La Land and so this is not a review of that film. The picture accompanying this article is only related to the subject in spirit and is primarily there for bait to increase readership. La La Land seems like a pretty cool movie, and from the brief snippets I’ve heard of its soundtrack, its music is probably intoxicating, jazzy, and maybe even original. Its two starring actors manage to look highly attractive and suave in all of the ads and stills I’ve seen and I bet this translates into captivating motion on screen during the actual event of watching La La Land. I’ve gathered from some media outlets, such as Saturday Night Live, that La La Land may represent yet another tiring instance of Hollywood “whitewashing,” as it is a film about jazz that stars two white actors (this criticism resting on the implication that jazz music was gradually formed by the profoundly unique experiences and reactions of African-Americans in the twentieth century — an assertion I can adamantly defend). Nevertheless, I really enjoyed and vaguely identified with Damien Chazelle’s work on Whiplash, and so I can say with some degree of certainty that when it appears at Cornell Cinema (or when someone I know illegally downloads it to their computer), I would watch and enjoy La La Land.

While this can’t be defined as a review of La La Land, it could definitely be considered a pondering editorial on the overwhelming response that the film has generated. I recently came across a

note I made last semester on my phone that sim- sequence first heard at the beginning of “At the ply states “musicals absolutely best form of social End of the Day” and subsequently throughout commentary” (ah, everyone has to love that cryp- Les Mis, or the epic, organ-tastic blare in the tic charm of iPhone COURTESY OF SUMMIT ENTERTAINMENT notes) and so the success that La La Land has enjoyed seems to provide an adequate opportunity to approach that empowering aura of the modern musical. Everyone in my circle of fellow arts appreciators raves about the film; this includes one friend of mine who, approximately five minutes into the 2012 version of Les Miserables, stood up and walked out of the theater because the actors sing through the whole movie and he doesn’t like musicals. What is it about the musical form overture of Phantom. Yet, despite this that creates seemingly universal acclaim of La La Beethoven example, musicals don’t necessarily Land or other productions like Hamilton or resemble the deeply introspective, isolationist Phantom of the Opera? symphonic tradition of the Romantic nineWell for starters, teenth century, but rather the whimsical and there is the power of popular habits of Mozart and the music of the good songwriting. eighteenth century. This is precisely where The soundtracks that musicals derive their formulaic charm. The comprise most musi- writers of the best musicals seem to so elocals function as quently summarize in their scores the most Swan’s wholly secularized, trendy and malleable traits of the most beloved Song virtual versions of popular music of their day and then synthesize the symphony. Like it perfectly with the musical’s own topic or setBeethoven Five’s “DA DA DA DUM,” musical ting. Thus, the genius of some composers is soundtracks posses their own catchy and recur- born, such as Andrew Lloyd Webber’s combiring motifs, like the ubiquitous four-note nation of 1980s synthesizer-driven melodrama

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and the gaudiness of Paris opera culture, or Lin-Manuel Miranda’s beautiful fusion of rap and mock 1770s orchestral, revolutionary overtones (composition is such a relentlessly maledominated field, but that is a different topic worthy of its own column).

What about the story and the acting and the drama? The best musicals are drawn out like novels, with characters and conditions that touch upon some familiar settings and themes that are remarkably human. This may be a nineteenth century Parisian revolution, or the 1980s HIV/AIDS epidemic in New York City, both being relatable to some individuals in some regions at almost all times. Is it then entirely ridiculous and trivializing to have these characters break out into numbers of song and dance?

Well it’s certainly ridiculous, but definitely not trivializing. I think that somewhere in our own subconsciouses we all wish for something similar, some Dionysian fantasy where our lives are so meaningful and passionate that we too can start singing and somewhere an orchestra plays in an unseen place and some hidden audience is invested and genuinely concerned.

Or maybe this audience (us) is really just a group of hypocrites, and musical theatre and its cinematic equivalents are mere Western luxuries selling for too much money per ticket — Book of Mormon certainly inflicts this bitter irony. Perhaps the mere existence of such a moral dilemma is what renders musical theatre poignant and oddly captivating. Regardless, I think I’d better go watch Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling sing on screen for a while.

Nick Swan is a sophomore in the College of Arts and Sciences. He can be reached at nswan@cornellsun.com. His column Swan's Song runs alternate Tuesdays this semester.

Not an Unfortunate Watch

BY TRACY GOLDMAN Sun Contributor

The series’ opening credits may tell you to “look away,” but if you do, you’ll miss the chance to watch an excellent show with brilliant writing and a gripping plot.

Netflix’s A Series of Unfortunate Events, adapted from the book series of the same name, focuses on the misadventures of three orphaned children, Violet (Malina Weissman), Klaus (Louis Hynes), and Sunny Baudelaire (Presley Smith). In the beginning of the series, the three Baudelaire children are faced with the tragic news that their parents have passed away in a fire. They are then taken to live with the whimsical Count Olaf (Neil Patrick Harris). It becomes obvious to the children that Olaf is after their enormous fortune that they will inherit once Violet turns 18.

This sets the stage for the entire season, with the children moving from home to home trying to escape Count Olaf’s clutches.

The first season has eight episodes that are divided into four different stories. Each pair of episodes is based on a different novel of the series. While the episodes do flow linearly, each pair of episodes focuses on a new location that the children are sent to with a new guardian to care for them. Count Olaf is attempting a new ruse in order convince the Baudelaires’ new guardian that he can be trusted, and while the guardians always seem to fall for his trap, the children are able to see right through his plans.

This repetitive formula surprisingly works extremely well, as the show is not meant to be taken very seriously. It adds to the idea of melodrama and despair the show centers on. A Series of Unfortunate Events prides itself on being just that: unfortunate evvent after unfortunate event. Oftentimes, it seems as if the show is overdramatizing for the sake of melodrama. This is largely in part due to the fact that the story is told from the point of view of Lemony Snicket (Patrick Warburton). Snicket, who is credited as the author of the book series as well, often cuts into the story to add his own take on the situation at hand. He is represented as a historian of sorts, desperately uncovering knowledge about what happened to the Baudelaire orphans. He often cuts into the dialogue to emphasize certain points. Snicket is intended to be the narrator that presents the entire story to us, and his grimness is what adds drama to the show. This creates an effect of anguish

that highlights the futility of the children’s situation.

Any fan of the book series would be satisfied with the television series adaptation. Since Daniel Handler, who took the pen name Lemony Snicket to publish the book series, has a major role in writing the scripts, much of the dialogue and effects match the books. Since each book thus far is given two episodes—for a total of approximately 90-100 minutes each—to develop the plot, every detail is kept very true to the book. The characters, too, match how they are characterized in the books. With the exception of the Baudelaire children, the other characters are, generally, very exaggeratingly oblivious or harsh, and this is demonstrated very well in the television series. The narration of Lemony Snicket is taken almost word for word from that of the books.

In contrast to the mess of the 2004 film Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events, the Netflix show is given proper time to develop each story and really explore the tragedies that surround the Baudelaire orphans.

The characters not only match the novel, but the actors themselves are excellent. Neil Patrick Harris as Count Olaf is particularly brilliant. With Count Olaf’s extravagant and over-the-top costumes, it is almost as if Harris was meant to portray the villain. He does a great job of simultaneously demonstrating how Olaf seems to be careless but is also devious and cunning. Count Olaf’s whims could not be captured by an actor who would take him seriously; an actor like Harris, who played a somewhat similar role as Dr. Horrible in Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog, captures this insanity as well as having the vocal skills that are required for the role.

Warburton as Lemony Snicket really adds to the melodramatic effect of the show. To an average viewer, particularly one who never read the novels, this role could be a major turn-off.

The constant breaking of the plot for Snicket’s add-ins of explaining specific phrases or even seemingly spoiling the story could be irritating, but in a seemingly opposite effect, it almost lightens the mood. It reminds the viewer that the show does not take itself seriously, which is one of the key components of the series. The way Warburton speaks with a grim tone really sets

the mood for the entire show, adding a sense of bleakness.

The three Baudelaire children are also portrayed very well. A major recurring conflict in the series is the condescending attitude of adults toward the children, despite the fact that the adults are very ignorant. The three children are, in fact, the most intelligent characters in the show. Violet Baudelaire is skilled in inventions. She constantly builds contraptions that can help the children see their way out of sticky situations.

She is also the eldest Baudelaire, and therefore feels the need to look after her two siblings. Klaus Baudelaire is skilled in reading books, which comes in handy when the kids need to scourge a COURTESY OF PARAMOUNT TELEVISION library. Sunny Baudelaire, who is three years old, has very sharp teeth that can cut through nearly anything. Sunny also speaks with baby words that only Violet and Klaus seem to understand, but it is gibberish to everyone else. The fact that the three children are so much more intelligent than everyone else, often to an extreme, is also intended to add to the miserable mood of the show.

Additionally, the fact that no one takes them seriously because of their age demonstrates the idea that they are in a hopeless plight against the world.

A Series of Unfortunate Events is definitely a must-watch Netflix Show. While it is very over-dramatic and often unrealistic, it is entertaining and clearly has very good writing and an exciting story. The unfortunate events that happen to the Baudelaire children have a reason; while they are dramatized for effect by Lemony Snicket, they do connect to an overarching plot that is likely to be explored further in subsequent seasons.

Tracy Goldman is a freshman in the College of Engineering. She can be reached at tag96@cornell.edu.

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Come One, Not All

ome of my fondest days were spent as a member of the KKK. The devil-may-care attitude, the unwavering confidence in my purpose, the fiber of belonging woven into each of us…that’s not what I miss the most. It’s the satisfaction that I’ve lost, that I’ve been desperately trying to find, here and now, no longer an affiliate of the Kool Kids Klub but instead a drudging undergraduate, questioning the promise of the future and yearning for the sanctity of the past.

My sense of clarity hasn’t aged well. To draw from literally every source of angst ever: what am I doing here? Nine years ago, the neighborhood kids and I started a club that vowed to prioritize, solely and wholly, enjoyment. Not just our own enjoyment, but the enjoyment of anyone who had the good fortune of encountering our organization. We threw surprise parties, we went on

funds, etc. I didn’t recognize that the method to all the madness was in fact formulaic, calculated. But, although well-versed in the art of pessimism, even I fail to see the worst sometimes. And maybe that’s a testament to our goodness, maybe our childhood selves live on within us. Maybe we aren’t so ruthless after all. Or maybe we are.

I notice myself inching dangerously close to the thralls of Rosy Retrospect. I need no convincing that in comparison to the present, the history of humanity is equally (if not exceedingly) gruesome.

Yes, our grand tale won’t be told with a hero and a villain or truly distinct forces of good and evil. It’ll likely be a medley of disastrous victories and victorious disasters. Our current hostile situation might not have any more sway than a single drop of rain, but in this moment, it is everything. The globe is at an impasse, human rights are being violat-

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By Ruben Bolling

Recently, the word “no” has been revitalized, sporting a wrinkle-free, youthful glow, used in many a way to bolster the self and impair the other. Can Muslims enter America? No. Can women have uncontested control of their reproductive systems? Nope. adventures, we devised secret languages.

Nine years later, things are not as much about enjoyment as they are about insurance. I find myself in a place where rejection is the norm and entitlement is the trend. I’m living in uncertainty. I’m not sure whether I trust anyone’s ability to discern the competencies of others, but what if passing judgement is the very thing that makes for a functional society?

Exclusivity has been a recurring theme in my own life and, if I may take the gentle liberty of extrapolating, in the narrative of the entire universe.

Recently, the word “no” has been revitalized, sporting a wrinkle-free, youthful glow, used in many a way to bolster the self and impair the other. Can Muslims enter America? No. Can women have uncontested control of their reproductive systems? Nope. Can we discuss climate change? Negative. Can marginalized groups be granted equal opportunity, can visual bias be challenged, can we love whomever we love without expediting our journeys to damnation? Yes! (read: No!) Nine years ago, I didn’t predict that approval would transform from an internal force to an external one.

Even with a child’s limitless imagination, I didn’t imagine that we would be demanded to prove ourselves worthy — a rigged battle in itself — for access to the ingredients of happiness, be it education, proximity to family, sufficient

ed, and we are more primitive than ever before in our insensitivity.

In the spirit of full disclosure, my consciousness of the hardships that are had by all are sponsored in large part by the hardships that are had by myself. It’s fairly natural, I think, to unlock the doors to greater suffering through your own worries and qualms. Yet, of the million futile wishes I make daily to fix everything up, I don’t often waste one wishing for a utopian world – that seems, in some forlorn way, to be inviting chaos. For now, I wait and wonder.

Eventually, I grew up. I discovered that KKK was not the most ideal acronym to describe a bunch of fun-loving kids, unaware that we would not always live, but sometimes survive. It suddenly became obvious that my friends and I, all those years ago, occupied a sheltered space. I understood how intertwined the trajectory of my own life is with the whims of stark strangers.

I realized that there are things in the world meant only to hurt. There are people in the world who task themselves with exploiting and demeaning the public. And even so, we are expected to conquer it all, and go on and on, ad infinitum…and I guess that’s what we’ll do.

Priya Kankanhalli is a sophomore in the College of Arts & Sciences. She can be reached at pkankanhalli@cornellsun.com.

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s an international student, President Donald J. Trump’s recent executive order to bar citizens from Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen from entering the United States is terrifying. While I am not from one of the seven countries, I wonder if my nonimmigrant F-1 student status will later be revoked as immigration orders tighten. I am fearful for my friends from the named countries who face discrimination simply because of their nationality. I am discomforted by the fact that the so-called land of the free, where I chose to pursue my education, could possibly not be so free to certain people.

However, I still believe that hasty judgments should be saved for a later time. After all, it has only been a little over two weeks of a 200+ week Trump presidency. The checks and balances in the US democratic system ensure that the president remains a president, not a king with ultimate power.

This does not mean that we should blindly follow his policies.

We should not sit back and watch the president radicalize the political and social climate. Instead, we need to vigilantly and comprehensively examine his plans and actions, just as we would for any president.

In a press conference held last Tuesday, Secretary of Homeland Security John Kelly stated that Trump’s immigration and refugee order is a “temporary pause that allows us to better review the existing refugee and visa vetting system”. This appears to be appropriate reasoning coming from a man whose administration touts increased security and defense. Kelly also underscored that this is “not a ban on Muslims,” as religious liberty is at the core of American values. Yet the regulation seems rather rash and

Moreover, painting all Trump supporters with a broad brush should be condemned. There clearly are extremist, homophobic, close-minded individuals within that group.

Nevertheless, most of them, who constitute nearly half of the voting population, are not such radicals. We should, instead, reflect on the media and Democratic Party’s failure to notice the anti-establishment sentiment that resonated across the country. simplistic, considering that there are numerous negative side effects that could possibly counteract the measure of protecting the homeland. As the executive order is provisional and premature at this time, we must wait to see how much further the Trump administration will take it.

Moreover, painting all Trump supporters with a broad brush should be condemned. There clearly are extremist, homophobic, close-minded individuals within that group. Nevertheless, most of them, who constitute nearly half of the voting population, are not such radicals. We should, instead, reflect on the media and Democratic Party’s failure to notice the anti-establishment sentiment that resonated across the state.

At Cornell, where liberal viewpoints tend to dominate the political discussion, Trump supporters are often afraid to speak out about their views because they could easily be shunned as hate-filled conservatives. A dining hall worker, who has a son in the military, said she voted for Trump out of the belief that he was more pro-military. Yet, she did not feel comfortable about speaking out about her decision because most of her colleagues and students and faculty disagreed.

I believe that the greatest strength of Cornell and the larger American community is its diversity and openness to different opinions. However, a recent trend has been taking place in which the left and right shun each other’s opinions. I sincerely hope that both sides of the political spectrum will accept the fact that not everyone can agree with their way of thinking. As such, we should reserve any immediate assumptions we hold for the Trump administration and its proponents until we have fully evaluated its policies. Not enough time has passed to draw conclusions at this point.

Margaret Lee is a freshman in the School of Industrial Labor and Relations. She can be reached at margaretlee@cornellsun.com. Her column appears alternate Tuesdays this semester.

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The Corne¬ Daily Sun

Sports

TUESDAY FEBURARY 7, 2017

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WRESTLING

Wrestlers Roll as Dean Posts Program Record

By CHARLES COTTON Sun Staff Writer

Through three matches on Saturday afternoon, the Cornell wrestling team actually trailed. The Red was behind, 9-3, to a 3-8 Columbia team on the road that it had not lost to since 1985. Yet an hour later, the Red had rattled off seven straight wins to secure its 76th consecutive Ivy League dual meet win.

Head coach Rob Koll — now in his 23rd year at the

helm — said he was never overly concerned during the meet.

“I wasn’t particularly concerned when we fell behind early because I knew the strength of our line-up is in the middle and upper weights,” Koll said.

Cornell improved to 10-2 on the season and will hope to gain ground in the NCAA rankings when the polls come out later today.

Cornell was the heavy favorite going into the match, so the team’s slow start was surprising to many. After

freshman Noah Baughman (125) won a decision, classmate Jacob Lehr (133) — who is not a regular starter — was pinned by Columbia’s Alec Kelly to give the Lions the lead. After sophomore Will Koll lost at 141, things seemed a bit dicey.

Cornell’s middle and heavyweights quickly reversed the tide. Sophomore Jonathan Furnas (149) won his match, and after senior Taylor Simaz’s win by fall at 157, the Red regained the lead and never looked back.

Sophomore Brandon Womack won a 3-1 decision at 165 after the short intermission, giving way to the Red’s two top wrestlers, seniors Brian Realbuto and Gabe Dean; they certainly did not disappoint. Realbuto – the number three wrestler at 174 – pinned his opponent and improved to 16-1 on the season.

Dean then took center stage, but did not stick

“It’s great to see someone like Gabe [Dean] achieve such success because he does everything right.”

Head coach Rob Koll

ADRIAN BOTEANU / SUN STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

Dominant Dean | With Saturday’s 38-second win by fall against Columbia, senior Gabe Dean set a new Cornell record for

around for long. The three-time All-American and twotime national champion at 184 won by fall in just 38 seconds of the first period. Dean is now 24-0 – 18 of his wins coming via the pin – and has not lost a match in a full calendar year.

With the six point victory from the fall, Dean also broke a Cornell record. He now has the most bonus point victories — either by major decision, fall or technical fall — in school history with 94, surpassing former Cornell great and one of Dean’s personal mentors Cam Simaz.

“It’s great to see someone like Gabe achieve such success because he does everything right,” Koll said.

most bonus point victories all-time with 94.

See WRESTLING page 5

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

Red Keeps Postseason Hopes Alive With Weekend Split

On verge of elimination from Ivy LeagueTournement contention, Cornell defeats Yale, 76-63

By BENNETT GROSS Sun Staff Writer

After two consecutive road losses to Harvard and Dartmouth, the women’s basketball team needed at least one win this weekend against Brown or Yale to stay in the hunt for a

“Our postseason ... berth was on the line, so we had to give our full effort ... to win against Yale.”

Senior Nicholle Aston spot in the Ivy League Tournament.

“This week we worked in practice on a lot of the stuff that we got beat on last weekend at Harvard and Dartmouth, so I think that we were all just hungry for a win,” said senior guard Megan Leduc.

“We knew that we needed to get at least one win this weekend in order to keep our hopes alive for a bid at the postseason tournament.”

On Friday night, in a back-

and-forth affair, the Red (12-7, Ivy 3-3) relied heavily on senior forward Nia Marshall, who led the team with 22 points and played 38 minutes. However, her effort was not enough.

Brown got 27 points from freshman forward Justine Gaziano to propel the Bears to a 72-67 victory.

“We had plenty of opportunities to win that game,” said head coach Dayna Smith. “We missed a ton of open shots that we had been making all season long, so it was just a very uncharacteristic game for some of our players at least in terms of shooting percentage.”

Hoping not to lose both games of the back-to-back, the Red would need to defeat Yale in New Haven, a feat that Cornell has not accomplished since 2008.

“Coming into the game, we knew that our postseason Ivy League berth was on the line, so we had to give our full effort in order to secure the win against Yale,” said senior forward Nicholle Aston.

With a chip on its shoulder, the Red came out with

vengeance. The squad led the Bulldogs from start to finish, never letting Yale feel that it even had a chance to win the game.

Cornell, who defeated Yale, 76-63, had four seniors score in double digits. Yet again Marshall led the Red with 18 points, Leduc finished with 17 points, Aston ended with 14 points and guard Kerri Moran chipped in 11 points.

“I loved our resolve against Yale,” Smith said. “I thought we had great leadership, but ultimately it is a tough turnaround coming back just 24 hours after a disappointing loss against Brown.”

With the weekend split, Cornell has kept itself firmly in contention for one of the final top four spots, and currently sits in fifth place — half a game behind fourth-place Princeton.

The Red is only one game out of a tie for second place in the league.

“Getting rid of the taste of losing is always a positive,” Aston said. “Every game matters, and we need to keep things going in the right direc-

ADRIAN BOTEANU / SUN STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

Veteran power | Senior forward Nia Marshall led the Red in points both nights.

tion if we want to make it to the postseason.”

The Red will now have four consecutive Ivy League home games, and six of its final eight league games of the season will be played in Newman Arena.

“There is something to be said for being at home,” Smith said. “It doesn’t guarantee a win, but it definitely helps. We are excited to have the opportunity to play here in front of our friends and family as well.”

This weekend, Cornell will begin its four-game home stand when it hosts first place Princeton and Penn over the weekend.

“This stretch is huge for us,” Leduc said. “It is nice to not have to travel, and we always shoot better at home and play more confidently, so we are hoping to get four straight wins when we play here.”

The Red takes on the Quakers at 6 p.m. Friday and then the Tigers at 5 p.m. the following evening, both at Newman Arena.

Bennett Gross can be reached at bgross@cornellsun.com.