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I.C.Strike Called Off After11 Hours of Bargaining

Faculty charges of unfair labor practices pending, await action by NLRB

By ANNA DELWICHE and RACHEL WHALEN Sun News Editors

After an eleven-hour bargaining session with administration, the Ithaca College contingent faculty called off their two-day strike — originally slated for Tuesday and Wednesday — on Sunday night.

The negotiation session, which involved members of an I.C. bargaining committee and I.C. administration, addressed much of what the contingent faculty union wanted, according to a member on the bargaining committee who “It was not just wished to remain anonymous.

These negotiations are a long an eleven-hour time coming. According to memsession, but bers of the Ithaca College barnearly eighteen gaining committee, the negotiated contract brings a pay increase months of for part-time faculty and more work on this stable appointments to full-time faculty at the college. contract.”

However, the tensions Brody Burroughs between the faculty and the administration are not all put to rest. Charges with the National Labor Relations Board for unfair labor practices still stand, largely referring to Ithaca College firing contingent faculty members after they formed a union in June 2016. Three former contingent professors — who were also active union members — have filed cases through the Cornell Labor Law Clinic, and these cases

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Bargain reached | I.C. protesters express discontent at this late February demonstration.

are still under review with the National Labor Relations Board.

Prof. Rachel Kaufman, writing, Ithaca College, explained that the relation between the failure of I.C. administration to renew contracts with faculty members who were members of the union is the basis of the NLRB charge.

“As I understand, the most active members [of the bargaining committee] were let go,” she said. “To see them be let go so unceremoniously right after they were really active in forming the union — basically that’s what the Law Clinic took a look at.”

Calling Off the Strike

The end of bargaining and the calling a faculty strike at Ithaca College came at the eleventh hour of negotiations.

After 18 months of negotiations with

See STRIKE page 5

Cornell,Union File Grievances On Opening Day of Voting

Prime Minister Reflects on Fukushima

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can submit questions anonymously to the deans of the Graduate School.

A question included in the email The graduate unionization took an asked how the University would pay for ugly turn after the first day of voting. the added benefits the potential union Cornell Graduate would bargain for. “It Students United and “Maybe try some yoga and is possible that signifits affiliates in addition icantly increased meditation? [P.S.] this to Cornell administracosts for these items misuse of the graduate tion have referred could lead to reduced grievances to an arbi- student listserv is completely numbers of graduate trator after a controstudents at Cornell, irresponsible.” versial email was sent but faculty, departPaul Berry, grad out last night by ments and colleges Senior Vice Provost would need to make and Dean of the Graduate School those decisions,” Knuth wrote in the Barbara Knuth and alleged complaints response. by student voters of coercion and “elecKnuth told The Sun that the response tioneering by CGSU/AFT/NYSUT.” was revised to remove the sentence that The CGSU complaint was filed after appeared problematic, “not because it an email sent out last night by graduate was determined to be a violation, but in school administrators suggested that less our good faith efforts to address concerns graduate students could be hired if raised.” unionization were to occur.

Cornell also filed a grievance against The suggestion appeared in an Ask a See UNION page 5 Dean forum, where graduate students

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By YUICHIRO KAKUTANI Sun Staff Writer

A day before his scheduled lecture Tuesday evening, former Prime Minister of Japan Naoto Kan, who presided over the country during the 2011 Tōhoku Earthquake, Tsunami and Nuclear disaster, discussed risk, loss and his legacy in an interview with The Sun. The Prime Minister noted that while the Japanese were well-equipped to handle the natural disasters of 2011, they were unprepared to deal with the meltdown of the Fukushima nuclear power plant.

"The Tsunami and the earthquake, while devastating, was nothing unexpected; Japan is a country with lots of earthquake. We have a lot of people equipped and experienced with dealing with earthquake related

the I.C. administration, the college and the contingent faculty union finally settled on a contract Sunday night at the end of an eleven-hour bargaining session, according to bargaining committee member Prof. Tom Schneller ’08, music, Ithaca College.

I.C. contingent faculty — representing more than 30 percent of the college’s faculty — have spent over a year negotiating a pay increase for part-time faculty and greater job stability for full-time faculty.

The contingent faculty strike, scheduled for March 28 and 29, was a move that was meant to push the administration to concede greater changes in negotiating, according to Kaufman.

Kaufman noted that the union had seen concessions

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A lingering legacy | Former Prime Minister Naoto Kan recalls his time in office.

disasters,” Kan said. “On the other hand, the nuclear disaster was something no one was prepared for. We had no one experienced to deal with it.”

The prime minister said that the electricity company known as Tokyo Electric Power Company, which operated the nuclear See PRIME MINISTER page 5

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Ithaca Robotics Club Launches New Season

Budding engineers at Ithaca High School are hard at work tackling the “Recycle Rush” competition in this year’s Robotics Challenge, according to The Ithaca Journal.

The contest, which is ongoing, hosts 73,000 students and almost 3,000 teams worldwide. This year, students are tasked with designing a robot able to recycle litter in an obstacle-filled arena, The Journal reported.

Around the Ivies Harvard Formally Bans Student-Teacher Relations

Harvard University has formally banned professors from having “sexual or romantic relationships” with undergraduate students, according to Bloomberg News.

This comes almost five years after Yale instituted a similar ban, Bloomberg reported.

Cornell prohibits staff from becoming sexually or romantically involved with “a student whom he or she teaches, advises, coaches or supervises in any way,” but has not followed Harvard and Yale in instituting a general ban on all professorstudent relationships.

Classics prof challenges‘whitewashed’ portrayal of ancient civilizations

By JULIETTE OVADIA Sun Contributor

As students hunt for tables, stare intently at their computer screens or wait in the endless, winding lines for a between-class snack, they often unwittingly ignore the plaster casts of the Venus de Milo and Victory of Paeonius that gaze at them from across Klarman Atrium.

In a Classical Society tour of the plaster casts in Goldwin Smith and Klarman Halls, Prof. Verity Platt, classics, curator of the Cornell Cast Collection, emphasized the importance of the continued preservation and appreciation of this plaster cast collection.

With the construction of Klarman Hall, Platt said she was approached in 2015 to create a proposal for Klarman Atrium that would display select casts.

“When I was asked to come up with a proposal for Klarman, I really didn’t want to just impose a kind of outdated model of canonical classicism on this space, because that’s not what the humanities is about anymore,” Platt said.

One example of Platt’s curation is the casts of friezes on the Nereid Tomb that now hang

in Klarman. These friezes come from a fourth Andrew Dickson White and University century tomb excavated in southwest Turkey Archaeologist Alfred Emerson. that incorporates both Greek and Persian eleMore than 500 plaster casts of statues and ments. reliefs from the Near East and Ancient Greece According to Platt, those casts “tell us and Rome to Medieval and Renaissance something different about the ancient world Europe were displayed first in McGraw Hall that isn’t the story that you get in all the text- and, by 1906, in Goldwin Smith. books,” countering a “whitewashed, western, By the twentieth century, the advent of origins of civilization story,” she said. photography and the increasing ease of travel Likewise, Platt called for the “rethinking of rendered the plaster cast obsolete, Platt said.

Casts, although initially what casts are and what integral to the study of art they can mean now.”

“The cast collection [is] and archaeology, were soon The value of the cast— a plaster copy of a work of basically a laboratory for relegated to warehouses the trash heap. art — stems from its classical exploration.” and“The interesting thing “dynamic engagement” about casts is that what with students who can Prof. Verity Platt they give us is a[n] impresaccess a three-dimensional sion of what they thought replica of valuable ancient artifacts in an educational setting that they classical sculpture looked like in the 18th and might otherwise only see in photographs or on 19th centuries, this neoclassical idea of bleached white marble,” Platt said. visiting Athens or Rome, according to Platt.

“But then over time that came to be seen as “The cast collection [is] basically a laboraa kind of deadness, [with these] ghostlike, tory for classical exploration,” Platt said.

Beginning in the 1890s, the Cornell collec- dead objects,” she added.

Nevertheless, in the 1970s, the Cornell tion of plaster casts was established and expanded with the financial support of trustee plaster casts were rediscovered, adorning the Henry Sage and the encouragement of walls of the Temple of Zeus cafe — which in fact takes its name from one such cast, according to Platt.

It was only in the first decade of the twenty-first century that restoration of the casts began.

She cited the creation of a database of casts at Cornell and a New Humanities Initiative proposal for the creation of a Center for Media, Material Culture and the Senses to display the preserved casts as ways in which these casts — antiques in their own right — can serve as educational and artistic resources.

“The idea of the laboratory in the humanities is very current,” she said. “[The study of plaster casts] would be a new way of thinking about [preservation and arts education] in relation to this medium of replication and tool for hands-on teaching and learning.”

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Set in stone | The statues of the Klarman Atrium counter the traditional civilization story,

Sony Co-Chairwoman Resigns

Chicanx Conversation Launches Speaker Series

Sony Co-Chair Amy Pascal announced Thursday that she will resign from her position following a hack which exposed many of her private emails to the public, The New York Times reported. The emails released in the Sony hack showed, among other things, Pascal making disparaging remarks about former President Barack Obama.

Radio Shack Files For Bankruptcy

Following years of financial difficulties, electronics chain Radio Shack finally filed for bankruptcy Thursday after striking a deal to sell 2,400 of its stores to wireless provider Sprint, The New York Times reported.

The un-sold stores will be closed. RadioShack has not turned a profit since 2011, and financial experts have anticipated its collapse for several years, according to the Times. Critics remark they are suprised that the store has lasted this long, as it was projected to file for bankrupcy over two years ago, according the The Times.

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according to Prof. Verity Platt, classics.

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“I didn’t even consider myself Latina at all [before coming to Cornell] because United Farm Workers Unity that’s what everyone else was at Week started on a personal home,” she said. “In college, I note for Kim Cárdenas ’17, felt more ‘othered’ because of who kicked off the week-long something I was pretty proud speaker series with a discussion of being.” of student Chicanx identity on Cárdenas said that school Monday. s y s t e m s The Unity across the “In college, I felt more Week was United States ‘othered’ because of founded to do little to honor cosomething I was pretty recognize the founder Cesar Chicanx proud of being.”

Chave z’s communities, birthday, and adding that Barbara Cruz ’19 is comprised students of events fosoften begin to tering bridges between multiple recognize their identity in colorganizations on campus recog- lege. nizing the UFW people and Reflecting on her Cornell their movement. education, Cárdenas expressed “Once I got to Cornell, I her disappointment that college really started to think about my failed to teach her about her sense of identity,” Cárdenas own cultural history. said. “I became free to have “You don’t think that you choices to be able to distinguish have all of this historical myself from the average importance until you do,” she Cornell student because I said. “Then you’re part of these didn’t come from the same bigger-scale things that don’t upbringing.” seem to end.”

Barbara Cruz ’19, political Cárdenas also stressed the chair of Movimiento importance of the events highEstudiantil Chicanx de Aztlán lighting Chicana identity dur— a club that provides a voice ing UFW Unity Week. for Chicanx students — shared “Our existence is always a similar experience. erased, it is always unseen,” she Sun Staff Writer

Juliette Ovadia can be reached at jro75@corcornell.edu.

said. “These discussions can get us close to being situated back.”

Sierra Jamir ’18, co-president of the Filipino Association and a coordinator of UFW unity week, said her organization supports Filipino Americans and preserves their stories. Jamir will help give a talk focused on reclaiming Asian Labor histories on Tuesday as the UFW continues

to host events throughout the week.

“The farm workers movement is a story primarily on the West coast, and a lot of the children of the original Filipinos who came to work stories are almost gone,” Jamir said. “There’s no one to pass down those stories.”

Marin Langlieb can be reached at mlanglieb@cornellsun.com.

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Charges Filed by Arbitrator Rules on Union Issues C.U.Law Students For I.C. Faculty UNION

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from the administration following a protest held on campus in February, but she said that it was “clearly going to take pressure to make [the administration] do the right thing.”

“What we’ve seen in bargaining is that the only time that they’ve really had a significant move is after we’ve taken action and put pressure on them — that seems to be what they really respond to,” she added. “We have spent so many months making significant, significant decreases in our pay proposals and making “It was really community significant concessions in other support on and off proposals only to see them just campus that really come back with brought the spotlight to stock no.”

Schneller said the issue.” the strength of the contingent Brody Burroughs faculty union and the contract that came out of negotiations could set the tone for colleges and universities across the country.

As colleges rely more and more on contingent labor, Schneller explained, this poses a threat for students interested in entering the academic workforce. The contract that was just negotiated can be a step in changing this trend and thus “a very positive thing,” he said. “[Students] do not want to go into academia anymore because it is becoming increasingly less likely that you’re actually going to land a tenuretrack job,” Schneller added. “So there has to be these protections. The union provides a degree of stability that is really essential for many college [and] university professors across this country.”

Prof. Brody Burroughs, art, Ithaca College added that community involvement in this process has been significant to reach this point.

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against CGSU and its affiliates, claiming that its members were coercing voters.

Vice President of Human Resources Mary Opperman also sent out an email on Monday claiming that prounion advocates were violating the agreement through other measures.

“We received a report that a number of CGSU/AFT/NYSUT representatives have told eligible voters who don’t support the union not to vote,” Opperman said in the email. “The student making the report noted he felt threatened by the representatives.”

Four American Arbitration Association officials stationed at the four polling places on campus all said that there were no instances of any coercion or harassment to people waiting to cast their vote.

However pro-union members fired back, claiming that the University provided no evidence to back up its claims.

“There's an important difference between the grievances submitted by Cornell and CGSU: those submitted by the union reference specific, well-documented violations of our Code of Conduct, while Cornell's are wholly unsubstantiated,” said Jaron Kent-Dobias, grad. “It's disappointing the Graduate School would publicize such alarming claims based only on hearsay.”

The arbitrator Howard Edelman ruled Monday night that there can be no “electioneering” within 100 feet of polling places and that administrators and CGSU officials may make no coercive statements to prospective voters.

The Ask a Dean forum has been a breeding ground for conflict. Administrators claim they are addressing legitimate concerns from students — who are always anonymous — while union organizers claim that it is the University’s method of circumventing the agreement reached between the two sides in May that prevents professors or administraters from trying to persuade graduates to vote “no.”

Recently, the forum has been filled with many questions on unionization and the Cornell Graduate Students United’s campaign. The responses, as well as certain questions, have caused conflict between administrators and union organizers, particularly, Knuth and CGSU member Paul Berry, grad.

The drama started three weeks ago, when Berry received an email newsletter from the graduate school including two Ask a Dean questions. One asked about the potential consequences of a CGSU strike and the other asked whether the student should be concerned about CGSU’s “non-Cornell affiliates.”

Knuth posted responses to both questions — which were linked in the email — providing details on dues structure and speculating on some possible consequences of a strike, while maintaining that a strike has never before occured at Cornell, so it would be impossible for

her to know.

Berry was displeased, and responded to Knuth via email.

“Maybe try some yoga and meditation?” he wrote to Knuth. “[P.S.] this misuse of the graduate school listserv is completely irresponsible.”

A few days later, Berry emailed the graduate school deans in the hopes of getting a question posted on the forum about whether Cornell would challenge the results of the election if CGSU were to win, as Columbia University did when the Graduate Workers of Columbia won their unionization election.

Berry repeatedly asked to confirm that his question would not be altered without his knowledge, other than to make it anonymous, pointing out another answer on the forum stating that the deans make no editorial decisions other than to make sure the student is currently registered and to make it anonymous.

Knuth responded to his email suggesting that he try what he advised a few days earlier.

“Your series of emails implying the graduate school does not do what we advertise we do for Ask a Deans is bordering on paranoia,” she said in her email response.

“Have you tried yoga or meditation?”

The email then continued by assuring him that they will not edit his question and thanked him for already providing an anonymized signature, something she said not everyone does. He responded politely before adding another quip.

“I did some meditation today actually, very relaxing,” he said.

“Thanks, Paul,” Knuth responded. “I prefer yoga, and am glad to know that you have a technique that works for you.”

After, Berry cced Knuth’s assistant asking if she “would like to weigh in on this important debate too?”

The assistant responded by saying that she has tried both yoga and meditation, but has a hard time finding time to fit them into her schedule regularly.

Berry, although polite in the exchange, was unhappy with the behavior Knuth exhibited, both during the email conversation and before it as well.

“Dean Knuth’s behavior during the union campaign … has been unprofessional and completely inconsistent with the values of any university,” he told The Sun. “Unfortunately, I was not surprised at all when recently the dean responded to my legitimate concern … by accusing me of ‘bordering on paranoia.’”

Director of the Worker Institute Prof. Ileen DeVault, industrial and labor relations, said that the University’s actions, including Knuth’s use of the Ask a Dean forum, go against the spirit of the agreement they signed with the union in May 2016.

“And I would argue that it goes against the spirit of Cornell itself, and certainly the ILR school,” she added.

Josh Girsky can be reached at managing-editor@cornellsun.com.

Kan Claims Withholding of ‘Crucial Information’During Nuclear Disaster communication, convinced me that TEPCO not only delays communication but actively withholds information.”

To resolve the communication issue, power plants at risk of a melt down, failed to relay crucial information to Kan said that he visited the nuclear reachim. This adversely impacted crisis tors at risk, taking with him several TEPCO executives. response.

“I told the TEPCO CEO, ‘I am over “Effective crisis response required the cooperation between the power plants at sixty, and you are over sixty too, right? In risk, the TEPCO headquarters, and these sorts of situations, we, the topmyself,” Kan said. “Unfortunately, I was brass, should directly visit the site to conoften uninformed about what was hap- vince the young people working there pening on-site in the initial stages of the that we are willing to sacrifice just as much,’” he said. crisis.”

The prime minister said that he had Kan also claimed that TEPCO deliberately chose to hide crucial information to make several hard decisions in weighing the lives of a few against many. He intervened when “I was often uninformed about what TEPCO tried to evacuate crisis staff from the irradiated plants was happening on-site in the initial and asked them to stay in the stages of the crisis.” plants until the situation improved.

Naoto Kan “While I understood the danger, if [TEPCO] pulled out, all from the prime minister to escape blame. of the four reactors would experience “When reactor number two experi- meltdown, and we would have the worstenced a Helium explosion, I could see that case scenario on the hand,” he said. “I the explosion happened on the news told TEPCO, for the sake of the country, shows on TV,” he said. “But TEPCO took do not evacuate despite the danger, and two more hours to report to me that an please do your best.”

The prime minister said that while it explosion had occurred. This, and many other incidents concerning TEPCO mis- was difficult to risk the lives of a few for PRIME MINISTER Continued from page 1

the many, the Chernobyl disaster con- three plants in operation, providing 3 vinced him such decisions were necessary. percent of Japanese energy need. If any“[Gorbachev] sent in the fire fighters and the soldiers to build a concrete coffin around the “The current state of Japan proves that reactor; in the process, a lot of our country can sustain itself people died,” he said. “In that sort of extreme situations, it economically without nuclear power.” was, at the end of the day, my responsibility, to make the hard Naoto Kan decisions. In the absolute worst case scenario, those living within 250 kilometers of the plant would thing, the current state of Japan proves have had to evacuate. That would have that our country can sustain itself ecorequired the evacuation of 50 million nomically without nuclear power.”

Japanese, 40 percent of our population.”

Though, according to The Los Angeles The prime minister maintained that Times, he retired from office with a low his strong-armed crisis response pushed 15.8 percent approval rating, Kan hopes the limits of law, but did not violate it. that with time, people will evaluate his “Rather than overstepping what is legacy in a more impartial manner. permitted by law, I pushed the laws to its “I don’t think there is a historical verlimit, doing everything that I was legally dict yet,” he said. “But, as post-mortem allowed to do to save Japan,” he noted. “I investigations of the incident continues, did everything in my power I can do I am sure we would one day reach an legally, but I pushed the legal bound- objective assessment of my legacy.” aries.”

The interview was arranged with the Kan maintained that a nuclear power- assistance of the Cornell International free Japan is possible, despite popular Affairs Observer, and the full transcript worry that nuclear power is necessary to of the interview can be found on their meet energy needs. site.

“Sure, prior to the disaster, we were reliant on nuclear power, but not any- Yuichiro Kakutani can be reached at more,” Kan said. “Today, we have only ykakutani@cornellsun.com.

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arlier this week, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced that the popular statue of a young girl staring down Wall Street’s famous ‘Charging Bull’ will remain in place through February of the following year. This was especially news to me, who thought that statue was never actually leaving.

I love the statue of the young girl. I don’t think I could give you one way in which I would change its conception; I love that the statue exists, I love what it represents to me, and I especially love that a large part of its existence is left with enough ambiguity that each person may interpret what it means for themselves. Yes, factually the statue was commissioned by State Street Global Advisors, a firm that meant for the statue to represent “the present, but also the future.” As Stephen Tisdalle, chief marketing officer of State Street elaborates, “She’s not angry at the bull — she’s confident, she knows what she’s capable of, and she’s wanting the bull to take note.”Frankly, however, it doesn’t matter why the firm commissioned the statue and what they meant for it to

someone that sees things otherwise.

Don’t get me wrong — there are several arguments people have made against the statue of the girl that do, in my opinion (obviously) bring up important points. One New York Times piece mentions that the statue doesn’t inspire all women because “14 million women who make up two-thirds of the lowwage work force” can’t exactly relate the struggles of expanding the number of women on corporate boards, thus rendering it an “unworthy goal” in itself.

The article also brings up the point that the only thing women seemed to be valued for are their contributions to keeping men from doing the wrong thing.

So “governance-related issues such as bribery, corruption, shareholder battles and fraud” are decreased by the presence of women since females act as essentially a “moral safeguard.” This then begs “its own brand of sexism — the belief that women just don’t have what it takes to be as greedy as men.”

Now, while I do agree with certain aspects of each of these arguments along with the many more in favor of

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Understanding Unionization YESTERDAY AND TODAY, CORNELL GRADUATE STUDENTS are voting on the question of their potential unionization, the finale to a series of events prompted by an August 2016 NLRB ruling that graduate students can be considered workers with the right to unionize. This is a reversal of a 2004 ruling which stated that graduate students should have a “primarily educational, not economic, relationship with their university.”

The role of graduate students has become highly contentious; students argue they play an indispensable yet under-appreciated role in Cornell’s research initiatives and course curricula. Cornell Graduate Students United supports unionization as a means of increasing the benefits of all graduate students at Cornell through a collective bargaining unit. The potential union will aim to give graduate students a say over issues ranging from health insurance to stipends and wage increases, ultimately to improve students’ living and working conditions.

Critics of the union point out potentially flawed voting procedures and the potential union’s ability to fairly represent grad students. At Yale, “slim margins of victory” in the voter turnouts revealed divisions across departments when it came to unionization. Due to similar conflicts within Cornell’s graduate student body, it is difficult to gauge whether a union’s bargaining efforts can adequately serve and reflect the concerns of graduate students at large; divisions can “dampen the effect of a union’s arguments,” according to Prof. Ronald Ehrenberg, industrial and labor relations. Other criticisms of unionization include the potential damage to faculty-student relationships and fears that the reach of the union will extend beyond the economic issues of students and intrude on academic decisions that are better left to the University.

The Sun takes no official position for or against unionization, but we urge students to be cognizant of the potential union’s powers and limitations. It is in their best interest to be as informed as possible about the benefits and drawbacks of the unionization before casting their ballots, as this decision will affect not only currently employed students, but also generations of graduate students to come.

While I do agree with certain aspects of each of these arguments along with the many more in favor of why the statue of the girl is false feminism, I find myself choosing to stay in favor of the statue. Why? represent.

Take the Charging Bull itself, for example. Installed also a surprise in the wee hours of the morning (4 a.m. to 6 a.m., in case your sleep schedule at this point in the semester doesn’t allow for a regularly scheduled morning or night), the bull was meant to be a symbol of the “strength and power of the American people” after the stock market crash of 1987. It was removed almost immediately after its debut outside the New York Stock Exchange and later relocated. Today, it has come to represent many things — Wall Street, Corporate America, financial greed, your subtle way of announcing a finance internship on Instagram.

However, I believe I can safely estimate only a handful of people could tell you why the sculptor himself put up the statue or why it was originally commissioned.

Therefore, my point to for those who insist this statue is meaningless because it was put up by a corporate firm as a marketing gimmick or because the statue itself accomplishes nothing would be that you are refusing to look at what that statue might mean to

why the statue of the girl is false feminism, I find myself choosing to stay in favor of the statue. Why? Because to me, statues, much like movements or marches or hashtags, are more about what they mean to people rather than what they may physically accomplish. Now, I don’t know much (read: anything) about art. But I do know that regardless of what someone might tell me the statue of the girl staring down the Charging Bull is supposed to represent, she will always represent defiance to me. It is possible she may represent strength to someone else. Or the future to yet another person. What would be unfair, however, is that she be written off for simply being a statue or a marketing gimmick. To many, the statue of the girl means far more, and that in itself is important enough to acknowledge and respect.

Hebani Duggal is a junior in the College of Arts and Sciences. She can be reached at hduggal@cornellsun.com. Teach Me How to Duggal appears alternate Tuesdays this semester.

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f your Facebook feed is anything like mine these days, it’s filled with articles and posts from all sides of the political spectrum as people seek to make sense of changing social and political climate. But underneath the chaos, I see my friends grappling with the big question of our time: how will our generation create the future we dream of?

As a soon-to-be graduate, I’ve spent a lot of time thinking about my personal role in shaping our nation’s future — thinking beyond logging into social media or donating a few bucks to the causes that matter to me. Because when I added up my day-to-day actions, I couldn’t kick the feeling that it just wasn’t enough. And that lingering feeling brought me to Teach For America.

It isn’t always obvious how someone like me, a human development major, makes the decision to step into a classroom after graduation. If you asked me a

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“As a public employee, I salute Cornell graduate students for making the effort. Despite the claims up above, the proof is in the pudding when it comes to unionization. Unlike many other developed countries, employees in this country are overwhelmingly at will and employers are not contractually bound to any benefits or wages that they themselves set. Only a contract that is legally enforceable will ensure that an individuals working conditions cannot be unilaterally changed on them.”

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Because when I added up my day-to-day actions, I couldn’t kick the feeling that it just wasn’t enough. And that lingering feeling brought me to Teach for America. year ago to forgo graduate school on the west coast to teach high school biology in Mississippi, I would have said you were crazy. But from where I sit today, the decision to bring my passion, leadership, and energy to a classroom is a no-brainer.

As the senior intern at Cornell’s Cooperative Extension Urban-Outreach program, I’ve had the opportunity to make a direct impact in the Ithaca community alongside other amazing leaders. Whether it was planning programming or engaging the children and their high school counselors, I loved knowing that I was leaving my mark on the city we call home. Even in the moments where I was chasing 30 energetic kids around the Sciencenter, I could be certain I was living out my values and investing my time in things that mattered. Looking back, it was exactly these experiences that defined my time in college and prepared me to take on the most important leadership position of my life thus far — shaping the next generation from the head of a classroom.

When I think about teaching, I know that the work will not be easy, but leaders are shaped by the challenges they face. Not only will I be planning lessons and hosting parent-teacher conferences, I’ll be on the front lines of change, tackling the issues impacting our country right now — racial and economic inequality, immigration, gender equality and more.

For example, Mississippi, my future home, is the origin of Brown v Board of Education, and a region where school segregation still looms over public schools. The economic depression and the geographic isolation of this region have led to an “exposure gap” that prevents students from exploring colleges, careers, and, ultimately, their full potential. By giving my students the tools to succeed academically, I’ll also be giving them to tools they need to advocate for their communities and solve these complex problems.

As Cornell students, we’re privileged to attend one of the top universities in the country. We’ve achieved something that far too many young people today can only dream of. And that is why teaching is my path to activism. As a corps member, I know that I’ll be making an immediate impact on my students’ futures, rather than fretting behind my computer or seething at the status quo. Instead, I will stand up and do something about it.

Today, I’m a soon-to-be alum of Cornell.

Tomorrow, I’ll be joining the fight for justice.

Tomorrow, I’ll become a teacher.

Miranda Santillo is a senior in the College of Human Ecology..

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ast week’s failure of the Housing and Urban Development from his Twitter feed but his American Healthcare Act (an Secretary described Obamacare as involvement in the process itself was rather muted. It seems Trump’s usuact whose formal short title the worst thing “since slavery”).

Meanwhile, moderates feared ally oiled jaw was clamped shut by was “World’s Greatest Healthcare Plan of 2017”) is a major blow to swathes of their constituents round- the shock of the third rail. Instead, Donald Trump and Paul Ryan. In ing on them in 2018 after losing Trump stepped back, with the bill the words of the former, “nobody coverage under the World’s Greatest passing from Ryancare to Trumpcare knew that health care could be so Healthcare Plan. Even had it passed to Who Cares? That said Trump did complicated” (or, as the latter would the House the bill would have likely press for a requirement that insursay, “access to care”). Besides a faced its demise in the Senate, where ance companies cover treatment for crushing defeat for a divided members have more diverse con- electrical burns, golf related injuries Republican Party unable to reach a stituencies and must thus practice and Vietnam-induced heel spurs.

Now, Trump’s already laying the vote on the bill, its withdrawal once more moderate politics.

Now that the Republican Party is ground for future excuses, prophesyagain puts the lie to Trump’s chief campaign argument of being a solid dealmaker.

Trump demonstrated a fundamental In the presidency, you can’t misunderstanding of the art of the deal by both trade on your father’s name and playing his hand too early and lacking knowledge money, as among of the parties with whom he was dealing (but the rarefied airs of New York City who can blame a man for that when watching real estate. Indeed, Fox is soooo much more satisfying).

Trump demonstrated a fundamental misunderstanding of the art of the deal by faced with the task of governing, the ing that Obamacare will “implode” both playing his hand too early and widening gulfs between politicians then “explode” (Trump’s campaign lacking knowledge of the parties driven by purity to principles and experience should help him in that with whom he was dealing (but who their counterparts driven by prag- regard). “Obamacare is a secret can blame a man for that when matism may jeopardise its ability to Muslim time bomb sent by sneaky watching Fox is soooo much more enact its agenda. Though some mea- sneaky Democrats to destroy my sures, such as tax reform, have suffi- presidency.” satisfying).

Where will Trump turn next? All When the rubber hit the road the ciently broad-based support to get party unity that drove Senator Rand through, other changes may end up we know is that he inherited, as he Paul (R- Ky.) to question why out of reach with the Freedom so eloquently explained in a recent Republicans should investigate other Caucus standing athwart Ryan and interview, “a mess...a mess in so Republicans’ Russia connections figuratively yelling stop. With this, many ways.” (It’s difficult to quote wasn’t enough to actually get any- the Freedom Caucus may begin to Trump directly as his sentences read thing done. Gridlock remains the function in a similar fashion to like watching a dog on LSD chasing norm — just not now because of Southern Democrats through the its own tail) He did drop this gem cross-aisle bickering but due to 20th century — as a rump party though, demonstrating that his ego that lacks the power to enforce its hasn’t taken too much of a knock intra-clique squabbles.

The Freedom Caucus, a group of will but possesses the numbers to from all this commotion — “I can’t ultra-conservative House prevent the party leadership from be doing so badly, because I’m president, and you’re not.” Sad. Representatives with an unhealthy doing so.

Amidst all this, Trump himself fixation on the deficit, roundly despised the bill, with allies terming offered few deal-breaking interven- Alex Davies is a senior in the College of the AHCA “Obamacare Lite” and tions possessing any nuance. His Arts and Sciences. He can be reached at ajd253@cornell.edu. Have I Got News “Obamacare 2.0” (Which is being normal bellicosity shone through, For You? appears alternate Tuesdays this generous given that the current with hyperbolic statements pouring semester.

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Chicken: Fresh From the Lab! Cornell alum supports cellular agriculture startups

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Delicious? l (1) An Impossible Foods’ plant based burger that Briana Cameron ’13 consulted on. (2) A Memphis Meats ‘fried clean chicken’ grown solely in labratories.

By DARREN CHOW Sun Staff Writer

Most burgers have their meat brought from slaughterhouses. Tasty though they may be, all forms of meat start off as a handful of cells. Flipping through your favorite restaurant’s menu, would you order a burger that contains chicken grown from a few cells in the lab? Briana Cameron ’13 and her team at the Good Food Institute, certainly hope so.

The Good Food Institute is a nonprofit that is harnessing the power of markets and technology to end factory farming and its negative effects.

The institute works with entrepreneurs, scientists and policymakers to make plant-based alternatives and clean meat as tasty, affordable and accessible as possible so they can outcompete animal products in the marketplace.

PHOTO COURTESY OF MEMPHIS MEATS

In order to compete with animal products, Cameron works to make plant-based alternatives and clean meat as delicious, price-competitive and convenient as possible. She also hopes that environmental awareness will encourage people to change their eating habits.

“Studies consistently show that the primary factors in any consumer’s eating choices are taste, price and convenience,” Cameron said. “We are taking ethics off the table for consumers by making the sustainable and humane choice the default one.

In doing so, we aim to address and solve some of our planet’s most pressing problems, from food security and antibiotic resistance to climate change and environmental degradation.”

Cameron wanted to help make a difference in the environment when she learned about sustainability issues associated with modern animal agri-

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culture. Her focus is on launching ize clean meat by scaling up this pronew plant based and clean meat com- duction method. She also hopes to panies. This involves helping entre- help more scientists and entrepreneurs preneurs with all aspects of starting a start successful plant-based companies c o m p a n y, to improve the from developquality and ing ideas and quantity of aniwriting busimal-free foods. ness plans to “I knew that helping comdecreasing our panies find dependence on sources of factory farmed funding and meat was essencommercial tial for curbing facilities to greenhouse gas develop their emissions, products. reducing water Dr. Liz use and polluSpecht, senior tion, and proscientist at tecting biodiGFI, works versity, but with such starthrough my tups. Poultry background in is produced nutrition and Briana Cameron ’13 directly from public health, I animal cells knew that eduw i t h o u t cation alone ofbreeding, raisten isn’t enough ing or slaughtering any animals. to change dietary behavior,” Cameron “This ‘clean meat’ is 100 percent said. “I’m excited to be supporting animal meat, grown in cell culture,” innovation in food technology that Specht explained. “Rather than grow- makes it easier for people to make ing muscle tissue on live animals in a decisions that are better for the planet factory farm, producers take a few pig and public health.” or chicken or cow cells and use a mixCameron also hopes that her work ture of nutrients to grow those cells will have a larger impact, specifically into muscle tissue. As a result, we get in the field of food science. meat with no antibiotics, no E. coli or “We are working to revolutionize salmonella and no waste contamina- the food industry,” she said. “We are tion — all of which are standard in focused on transforming animal agriconventional meat production.” culture by promoting the commercial Specht hopes that her work will be success of clean meat and plant-based able to increase the number of clean alternatives — that is, by making food sources available to the public. healthier and more sustainable By replacing the products of factory options more convenient, delicious farming with plant-based and clean and price-competitive.” alternatives, she and GFI aim to totally transform the food system. In the Darren Chow can be reached at near future, they hope to commercial- dchow@cornellsun.com.

“We are taking ethics off the table for consumers by making the sustainable and humane choice the default one.”

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AGUACLARA — CLEAN WATER FOR ALL PHOTO COURTESY OF ZOE MAISEL

1 Water pokemons l (1) The AguaClara team at one of their drinking water treatment plants in Honduras. (2) The team helps set up a filter support structure.

By ARNAV GHOSH Sun Staff Writer

Imagine waking up and opening the tap to muddy water. According to the World Health Organization, that is the predicament that 1.8 billion people worldwide find themselves in. Often water treatment plants are expensive and require too much energy to run. A team at Cornell hopes to change that.

Pristine, crystal clear water is a luxury, AguaClara hopes to make it a right.

“From a very broad perspective, we want to deliver drinking water and wastewater treatment to communities around the world, mainly in rural settings. We do this by developing gravity powered designs that can be transferred to communities anywhere,” said Zoe Maisel ’18, team lead.

The team’s treatment plants mirror traditional systems. Chemicals known as coagulants are first added to the water to force suspended particles to clump together. These clumps are then made to collide, forming “flocs,” as the water passes through a series of sharp turns. These heavy “flocs” then settle to the bottom of a sedimentation tank.

Finally, the water is forced to pass through a series of filters and is lightly treated with chlorine to remove any remaining contaminants.

PHOTO COURTESY OF ZOE MAISEL

The team currently has 14 plants in Honduras and two water towers in India. Though the technology in both countries remains the same, the team tweaks their design to cater to the different sources of water: groundwater in India and streamwater in Honduras.

“In Honduras, we have a really good working relationship with an NGO and we do research here and then basically, send off our designs so that they can build them. They then provide us with feedback, tell us what they need, what needs to be improved,” Maisel said. “The good thing about it is that it can be pretty much implemented anywhere, obviously with some changes but the basic design of a gravity powered treatment plant is universal.”

The team consists of 19 subteams, most of which research different technologies that can be added to the plants. After modifications have been thoroughly tested, they are added to the base design.

“We have a couple of research teams that work on the main plant. We have a filtration research team, we do some high rate sedimentation work and we have a couple of wastewater teams that are doing most of the ground-breaking work on how to design our first low energy waste water treatment solutions,” said Natalie Mottl ’18, team lead.

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The team’s wastewater treatment plants are based on anaerobic digestion, a well-established technology. The process involves adding microbes that are capable of breaking down biodegradable material in the absence of oxygen to the water. According to Maisel, the main component of such plants, upflow anaerobic sludge blanket systems, require high amounts of concrete and large pieces of land to build, often making maintenance difficult.

Thus, another one of the team’s key goals is to create modular systems that can be made in Honduras and shipped to small communities.

With numerous water filtering systems available in the market, the question of how AguaClara differentiates itself from its competitors is a natural one. According to Mottl, a serious issue with existing systems is the overreliance that communities have on their producers. Indeed, many commercial systems require specific parts or energy inputs that may not always be at hand in rural communities.

“They can be appealing to communities because they seem to be a quick fix and something that other countries will help subsidize and provide grants for. I think that this type of plant is one of our main competitors and we try to beat that system by focussing on only locally sourced materials. We focus mainly on concrete and PVC, which can be expensive to put down especially because the former is very labor intensive but you can get it in any part of Honduras,” Mottl said.

“All of our designs are open-source, so anyone can access them, anywhere.

That’s really important for us because in other models where there is patented information, it makes it really difficult for the community to have ownership,” Maisel added.

Because of the different needs of communities, AguaClara’s base design is often tweaked by on-sight engineers.

Specifically, plants treat water at different rates depending on the size of the community and their conventional water needs.

“We have a plant in Tamara, Honduras and we talked to the plant operators, who work there 24/7 and have to log in information every hour.

They told us about the problems they were experiencing and just hearing that they actually knew about the technology used in the plant was inspiring.

They’re not civil or environmental engineers but they have learned about the technology because they work with it everyday and they are proud to do so,” Maisel said. “I think that is one of the things that shows us that it is working well because people want to work with the plant and they treat it as a community responsibility. It’s a revered job because it’s so socially impactful.”

“An interesting insight I got from the trip was that until people really have a switch in mindset, they really believe that this is the norm, it’s like a test, almost a rite of passage to drink dirty water. People can initially be against having a water treatment plant because they think it’s been like this forever so there’s definitely a social dynamic that is hard to see from the United States,” Mottl added.

In line with their vision to build more modular systems, the team is working on a one litre per second plant that aims to serve smaller communities of 300 to 400 people that often lack the capital to invest in large treatment plants.

“Trying to provide clean drinking water for rural communities was the reason AguaClara was started, it’s just that we didn’t have a good answer until now. So we were working with midsized communities but a 1 litre per second plant can serve 300 - 400 people, that’s really what we were trying to do to begin with,” Mottl said.

The team also hopes to diversify into designing more wastewater treatment plants. As opposed to the primarily physical processes used to treat drinking water, wastewater treatment places a higher emphasis on biological and chemical treatments. Consequently, Mottl believes that the team will have to conduct more research and experiment with plant designs before they can be passed onto communities.

“Applications of naturally constructed systems are more a subject of wastewater research. For waste-water research, there is more place to move around in because there are many different parts to it. You have things like trickling filters and constructed wetlands, those all pretty much use natural materials like rocks or wood chips and we may look into that later on,” Maisel said.

Arnav Ghosh can be reached at aghosh@cornellsun.com.

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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT X Ambassadors to Bring Music Fest to Ithaca This Fall

BY KATIE SIMS Arts and Entertainment Editor

This fall, after school is in full swing and the August heat subsides, Ithacan band X Ambassadors are bringing a music festival to Stewart Park in Ithaca. Focused on drawing diverse national acts to the town, and showcasing the best music, food and drink in Ithaca, the first Cayuga Sound Festival is set for September 22-23. The Roots will be co-headlining with X Ambassadors, and K.Flay, The Knocks, Margaret Glaspy and Jukebox the Ghost are also on the bill.

The festival is a collaboration between the X Ambassadors, This Fiction artist management and DSP Shows, an Ithacabased concert promotion and production company formerly known as Dan Smalls Presents. They’re already thinking about the festival in the long-term — “We want to start this small, but eventually grow it into something really special that will draw people from all over the world to see all the incredible things Ithaca has to offer,” said X Ambassadors’ lead vocalist Sam Harris.

While it’s not on the same scale as many major festivals, it’s no small event that they are putting together. They’ve booked 14 artists — a full bill for the 10 hours at Stewart Park — and may add a few more for pre- and post- parties. The lineup is broad and well-rounded, with an act for nearly any taste. Dance, pop, hip hop and indie are well-represented. Several big national names are on the ticket, as well as upcoming artists like K.Flay and Margaret Glaspy, as well as local performers, like rapper Sammus and soul band Stone Cold

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According to Seth Kallen, X Ambassadors’ manager at This Fiction and festival organizer, the unifying factor of these acts is that they were “hand-picked” by the X Ambassadors, based on their tastes and experience.

Dan Smalls ’92, founder of DSP Shows, echoed this, adding that “a festival works better when it’s curated by the artists.”

Because of this, the acts don’t all fit into the same genre or tone.

The main event is Saturday, when there will be two stages in Stewart Park, with staggered set times for live music going almost without interrupCOURTESY OF LAUREN KALLEN tion from noon to 10 p.m.

There are more events with VIP tickets, includ- Ambassadors Coming Home | Ithacan band X Ambassadors are bringing their festival show with ing dinner at Ithaca Beer them.

Company, shows at The Haunt and The Dock on Friday night and conveyed that the festival was largely about donated.

The festival is open to all ages and chileven talks and seminars, no less, about the giving back to the Ithaca community.

Smalls said that talks about the festival dren under five years old enter free. In music industry.

Though Stewart Park is large enough to started because “the band owes a lot to addition to the Friday seminars and shows, support the event, parking and transporta- Ithaca and wanted to give back.” They’re VIP tickets include access to special parktion are generally limited. The event orga- planning to do so by bringing national ing, bathrooms and a viewing area with a nizers are working on this, saying they have touring acts to the city, featuring local bar. General Admission tickets will cost planned for buses from downtown, and are eateries and supporting local nonprofit about $60, while VIP tickets will cost over considering busing from college campuses organizations. They have outlined some of $200. All tickets go onsale March 31. and setting up designated off-site parking the nonprofits they are planning to supareas. The buses will be free to and from port, such as Friends of Stewart Park and Katie Sims is a freshman in the College of Arts and The Ithaca Youth Bureau, but not how Sciences. She can be reached at the festival, according to Smalls.

X Ambassadors and DSP Shows both much of the money they earn will be arts@cornellsun.com.

Gucci Mane Lights Up Barton

BY CAMERON POLLACK Sun Photography Editor

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After D.J. sets that included multiple playthroughs of “Fake Love” and “Bad and Boujee,” one arguably misplaced playing of The Chainsmokers’ “Closer,” and several cries of “Y’all ready for Guwop?” and “Let me hear you say brr,” the lights finally went black. Instantly, dozens of phone flashlights and Bic lighters lit the center of Barton Hall.

“Eeeeeeyyyyyyyy!” came a voice from backstage, to thunderous applause.

“Let me hear you say ‘It’s Gucci!’” Sporting a backpack, aviators, and a hoodie bearing his namesake, Gucci Mane delivered a quick, but high-energy set on Sunday night, featuring earlier songs like “Go Head (Shawty Got A Ass on Her)” and “Making Love to the Money,” as well as hits from his time since his release from prison, such as “St. Brick Intro” from “The Return of East Atlanta Santa.” In between each song, he gave ample time to flash his trademark smile and rattle off his trademark lines.

Gucci was well aware of the audience he was performing for, posing with Cornell Concert Commission executives after the show, offering the crowd a handful of opportunities to feature on his Snapchat, and attempting to take song requests from the raucous crowd up front. Before the show, he posted a photo on his Instagram of himself, backpack and all, in front of the entrance to Barton Hall, captioned “First Day of School #CornellUniversity #IvyLeagueGuwop Professor #Wizop.”

Opening for Gucci was Boston rapper Bia, fresh off performances at South by Southwest, who was well-received by the crowd; the audience managed to lodge requests for her songs “Talk Shit,” “Whip It” and Gucci Mane tribute “Gucci Coming Home.”

Cameron Pollack is a junior in the College of Arts and Sciences. He can be reached at cpollack@cornellsun.com.

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Dog Sees God: Remix on Nostalgia

BY VARUN BIDDANDA Sun Contributor

Rather than inventing something never seen before, sometimes the most novel idea is a reiteration on the familiar. Cog Dog Theatre Troupe took this route with their production of Dog Sees God: Confessions of a Teenage Blockhead. Performed at Risley Theatre and directed by Sydney Wolfe ’19 and Amber Pasha ’20 this play imagines the characters from Charles Schultz’s Peanuts as teenagers in the throes of adolescence. With Charlie Brown having outgrown his name in favor of “C.B.,” it quickly becomes obvious that many of the characters are almost unrecognizable from their comic book days, but nevertheless they capture many issues familiar to us.

In a moving reading of his letter to his unresponsive pen-pal, C.B., played by Tyler Lloyd ’19, commences the play by lamenting the recent and the horrifying death of his dog. Far from the peaceful passing that anyone would desire for their beloved pet, his beagle, infected with rabies, mauls to death a canary whom he had befriended (an obvious parallel to Woodstock) and is subsequently euthanized.

CB’s beagle is never referred to by the familiar “Snoopy” nor by any name for that matter. In this way he, along with the rest of the characters of the show, is divorced from his past. Not only does this accentuate his death but it also jolts the audience from the carefree nostalgia captured by the characters of Peanuts. In CB’s quest for meaning, the death of his pet becomes a recurring theme and the dog’s physical absence is superseded by what borders on a symbolic omnipresence throughout the play.

Having long discarded their former identities as Peanuts characters, these teenagers assume many of the typical archetypes of high school. An older version of the philosophical Linus, Van — played by John Hannan ’20 — and his wisdom are reincarnated as a pothead equipped with a convenient syncretism of Buddhism and Rastafarianism. Van’s hazy profundity is juxtaposed by the frivolous preoccupations of Tricia/Peppermint Patty and Marcy/Marcie, performed by Helena Kim ’20 and Ana Carpenter ’19 respectively, their often humorous exaggerations of adolescent vanity offer the audience a reprieve from the overarching seriousness of the play. Julia Shebek ’19 brings to life CB’s sister, an adolescent with an everchanging philosophy on life who is the sole member of her school’s drama club. Her developing play consists of a spirited monologue expressing a caterpillar’s fervent desire to become a platypus. Deeply affected by the tragedy

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occurring around her, the loss of her innocence is manifested by the change in her monologue; far from the initial dream of becoming a platypus, she now laments having become a person. Shebek’s candid portrayal of her character offers a sincere look into the struggles of adolescence and the immense confusion and hopelessness that often defines this tumultuous period.

The one character that seems comfortable with herself is also the only one removed from the school setting, having been institutionalized for arson.

Despite her isolation — or perhaps because of it — Van’s Sister (Heather Vega ’19) is one of the most poignant characters in the entire play. Vega’s nuanced portrayal seamlessly magnifies both the caprices of adolescence along with her character’s unconventional acceptance of these surrounding changes.

Besides adolescence in general, the production deals with the heavy themes of homophobia and the violence it often involves. The demonstrations of this violence are not limited to the physical but also to the verbal and the delivery of every slur and curse hits the audience like a knife sharpened by the actors’ unwavering conviction.

What I particularly enjoyed about the play is that it is a resonant portrayal of what many gay people experience, both in terms of nuance and in dimension. While the talented pianist Beethoven/Schroeder (Milo ReynoldsDominguez ’20) has had his sexuality predetermined by his schoolmates who now ostracize him, C.B.’s unlikely romantic interest in this social outcast forces him to confront his own sexuality.

Played by Sam Feibel ’20, Matt/Pig-pen, while a pathological germophobe on the outside, has nonetheless internalized his dirtiness in the form of unbridled homophobia and sex-obsession. He ruthlessly antagonizes Beethoven to the point of suicide, despite the implication that Matt himself is gay and harbors a hidden interest for C.B., but is closeted. In addition, Tricia’s behavior alludes to a possible interest in Frieda, the girl she mercilessly bullies. These different stages and variations on the gay experience transform the play into a work that explores narratives of the LGBT community while bringing to the fore-

front issues of suicide, being in the closet and homophobic violence.

Seeing the characters transformed from their comic strip versions, my initial reaction bordered on horror; the people I witnessed before me seemed like morally disfigured and degenerate incarnations of the innocent group of friends with whom I, and so many others, had grown up.

Witnessing the heart wrenching consequences of their indifference and cruelty as they spiraled around in the chaotic vortex of adolescence, the transformation of the familiar to the startlingly unrecognizable furthered the hopelessness that permeated the atmosphere of the play.

But, despite the discomfort that we may feel at having these beloved characters grow up, Dog Sees God reminds us of the inexorable transition into adulthood COURTESY OF RYAN LIN and the challenges it promises. In many ways, the long gone backdrop of the Peanuts functions almost as a mirror, reflecting with startling clarity much of what we, the twenty-something audience, have experienced since our childhood. The actors bring to sharp focus the various aspects of adolescence; we observe not only pervasive hypocrisies and unflinching cruelty, but also the tender vulnerability that comes from a world turned upside down. In the end, C.B.’s pen-pal writes an unexpected response, urging him and everyone else to be strong despite the losses and rough times. Mentioning a boy “who plays piano just like [C.B.’s] friend” and a dog who likes to sing along to the music, the letter alludes to the afterlife of C.B.’s two departed friends. Restoring our protagonist’s faith in the God he had long doubted, the letter provides a glimmer of hope out of the ineffable losses that befall C.B. The emotion of this final scene was undeniably palpable throughout the theatre and the actors succeeded in conveying to the audience this faint, but nonetheless present, reassurance for what may lie ahead.

Tyler Lloyd is a contributing writer for the Sun Arts and Entertainment Section. He had no input in the writing or editing of this review.

Varun Biddanda is a sophomore in the College of Arts and Sciences. He can be reached at vdb22@cornell.edu.

Pass Me the Aux

onopolies will ruin all that is good aux”? Meaningless.

Until recently, I had come to terms with in America. Apple Inc. – once that the fate of the aux cord. All things must pass, hallowed American ideal of what two dudes can accomplish with some inge- and wireless ear buds probably should have nuity and a two-car garage – will repackage taken over by now. This Zen-like acceptance all your hopes and dreams, then sell them of the changing times, however, disintegrated back to you. Of course you’ll buy it, because the moment I first laid eyes on the abominaopening a Mac at a coffee shop suggests to tion destined to replace old-school headphones. Somehow, others that they look exactly like you’re a creative a worse version of mastermind one Apple’s classic default breakthrough earbuds, which feaaway from writtured the ability to ing the century’s cause pain in both next great novel, Really Terrible, ears and fall right out while a P.C. And Such Small at any sudden molabels you a corPortions! tion. The new model, porate hack. I though, is a true work write this, obviof nightmarish expressionism for its insistence ously, as a fellow drone caught in Apple’s matrix, knowing all too well that I’ll some- on plugging right into your phone’s power day purchase one of those face-sized phones jack. Again, this is old news, and third-party and continue to wallow in self-aware, con- companies will undoubtedly develop better, cheaper earbuds that work with the new sumerist guilt. iPhone.

Still, it’s difficult to look at a physical This is all old news, and dorm-room philosophy at that. It is also old news that Apple pair of these things and not think that they’re – either as a flex of monopolistic power, or disrupting the proper order of the universe. an attempt at gauging just how much they Rarely do aesthetics feel wrong, but these have can bully their customer base without losing a bizarre sort of asymmetry that recalls my business – has decided to phase out the tra- childhood fear of CatDog. Unsurprisingly, a lot of people empathize ditional headphone jack. The 3.5-millimeter port on every device you’ve owned since with this gut reaction, as Apple’s announcebuying that portable C.D. player to crank ment last September — and subsequent Millennium? Soon to go the way of the release of the iPhone 7, sans headphone jack Backstreet Boys. The phrase, “Pass me the — threw the world of music and tech blogs

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into immediate chaos. Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak (AKA “Woz”, AKA “Seth Rogen”) said the tech company was about to “tick off a lot of people.” Pigeons and Planes posted an obituary for the aux cord, citing “planned obsolescence” as its cause of death.

The Guardian published an editorial speaking against Apple’s decision, only for Genius users like “Stephen Pringle” to annotate said article with insults about the author’s intelligence.

On the other hand, many responded to Apple’s announcement with ambivalence, or even a “good riddance.” The 3.5-mm port, in its earliest iterations, dates back more than a hundred years, and its sound quality will eventually seem grossly lo-fi in hindsight. All of this technical chatter, though, ignores the social component of the aux cord. If nothing else, that universal port was something of a social equalizer.

In California, kids become eligible for their driver’s licenses at 16, but cannot immediately drive with other people in the car, unless they happen to be relatives or legal adults. At 17, these provisions no longer apply, and the driver is now said to “have their year.” The law, I imagine, intends to prevent young drivers from getting distracted while operating a motor vehicle, but it mostly creates the perfect opportunity for low-stakes teenage rebellion.

Growing up there, it became something of a ritual that when the oldest person in a friend group got their license, they’d immediately

pile kids in the back of whatever vehicle their parents allowed them to drive.

Of course, the aux cord was there every step of the way, and variations on “pass me the aux” became a staple expression of teenage carpooling. If your car only had a tape deck, odds are that an aux cord dangled awkwardly out the front of it, attached to a cheap plastic cassette that could filter MP3s into the stereo. Lo-fi or not, the aux cord remains the most broadly functional means of playing tunes. It’s universal precisely because it’s outdated, and works with any range of devices – old or new, Apple or not – in every part of the world. For that reason, the best Bluetooth speaker can’t even put a scratch on the aux cord’s legacy.

For a monopoly that has slowly taken over every element of our daily lives for the last 30 years, it’s a little surprising that it took Apple this long to pull a roadside execution on the aux cord. Yes, I understand that they have already made adapters to use old-school headphones on the new iPhone (Because what’s one more purchase?). And perhaps I’m just nostalgic for the days of MP3s, of collecting music rather than allowing Spotify to reduce my (super unique and unpredictable) tastes into a soulless algorithm. Mostly, though, I’m just sad to retire the phrase, “Pass me the aux.”

Chris Stanton is a senior in the College of Arts and Sciences. He can be reached at cms459@cornell.edu. Really Terrible, and Such Small Portions! runs alternate Tuesdays this semester.

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Looking forward | First year head coach Daria Schneider began the year with high expectations, and is looking to keep the momentum going next season.

Fencers End Season Excited About Future FENCING

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team’s mental strength into the spotlight in following seasons.

“We have to improve both our skills, discipline and mental strength,” she said. “It’s definitely not impossible to win in a competition like this, where everyone is capable of winning a difficult bout, … [but] we just have to find a different way to win.”

Looking ahead into the next season, the Red will hope to use this season’s championship experience as a valuable asset in

immense pressure in a bout which could clinch the national championship for Notre Dame, Kiriakidi showcased all of her skills, dropping a tightly contested 5-1 decision in favor of Kiefer.

“Although the entire stadium was incredibly loud for Kiefer and Notre Dame to clinch the team championship, Kiriakidi just stayed completely focused,” Schneider said. “[She] “It’s definitely not impossible to put an win in a competition like this ... incredible amount of we just have to find a pressure on the number different way to win.” one fencer in the world and Head Coach Daria Schneider in that m o m e n t showed me that she has the the locker room. ability to bring that ability to “Now that [Zusin and bring that to all her matches.” Kiriakidi] have competed in While there are many posi- this competition, I think tive takeaways from the cham- they’re going to go to another pionships, the tournament also level in terms of their intensihighlighted several areas of ty, focus and athletics,” improvement. A major focus Schneider said. “I’m looking next season will be the mental forward to having that come game of the team, according to into the practice room and …

Kiriakidi.

I think it’ll have an impact not “I’ve just focused on just the just on them, but on the whole mindset of not putting too team.” much pressure on myself, even “I excited to fence again for a big event like this,” she with the girls next season and said. “Even if it’s the top use everything I’ve learned in ranked fencer or the underdog, this tournament to help the I just have to bring the game team as much as possible,” into whatever I’m doing on the Kiriakidi added. strip.”

Schneider echoed that the Josh Zhu can be reached at coaching staff will place the jzhu@cornellsun.com.

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C.U.has not lost a series so far this season,and looks to keep that going mid-week while visiting Penn St. BASEBALL

other accountable for everything from practices to games has been a significant change this year.”

It is unusual for a four-game series to occur, especialthe game-winning run. ly outside of league play, but Cornell took advantage of Going into the seventh inning, the score remained the long weekend to get some extra play time to tight with Cornell up 3-2, but that did not last for long. strengthen its offense and deepen its pitching.

Junior Ellis Bitar tripled home Krainz and brought the “Doubleheaders can be tough because it crams in so score to 4-2, but it did not end there for the Red. Senior much baseball into a short amount of time,” Rutherford Tommy Wagner then drove in Bitar with a sacrifice fly added. “We are extremely well prepared for doubleheadto make the score to 5-2, which held as final. ers because of our depth. Our pitching depth and depth Game two of Saturday’s doubleheader showed that at every position on the field makes the long weekends the Red not only had key pitching, but also a rock solid easier knowing that if needed, we can get a lot of guys defense. Cornell used four pitchers throughout the involved.” game who collectively In game one on Sunday both gave up 10 hits, four teams were silenced for the first earned runs, five walks “We've raised our standards. We know three innings. But Cornell ended while fanning three. the drought in the fourth, as junior how much work we have put in, we Bemiss earned his first Dale Wickham scored on a single know what we are capable of.” career win with three from senior Frankie Padulo. key innings of relief.

Bucknell fired back in the bottom Senior First Baseman Cole Rutherford Rutherford had half of the inning, putting up three himself yet another to earn the lead. impressive game, going three-for-five with his third That did not last for long as the Red’s offense did its home run of the season and second of the doubleheader. job in putting up five runs in the top of the fifth thanks After an early 3-0 lead, the Red suddenly found itself in to loaded bases with no outs. A few walks given up by trouble as the Bison put up three in the bottom of the the Bison’s pitching staff to Wickham and Rutherford fourth, to tie the score. Cornell did not wait long to allowed for consecutive forced runs. Junior Trey Baur, respond, putting up six runs in an offensive rally in the junior pinch-hitter Pierre Le Dorze, Padulo and Krainz top of the fifth. also added to the fifth inning offensive showcase.

There was no comeback for the Bison after the Red’s The Bison led off the bottom of the inning with a explosive fifth inning, and the Red took the sweep of double, but senior Matt Horton came on in relief and Saturdays doubleheader with a final score of 11-4 in shut the door to earn himself his first win of the season, game two. following the four-inning work of junior Tommy The Red looked to keep the ball rolling as Sunday’s Morris, who made his Cornell debut with five strikedouble header was right around the corner. outs.

“We've raised our standards,” Rutherford said. “We “Pitching once again proved to play a pivotal role in know how much work we have put in, we know what our series win this weekend,” Rutherford said. “Our we are capable of, and we hold each other accountable. pitchers have been phenomenal each weekend. We were The coaches do a great job of setting the standards and missing one of our best pitchers in Justin Lewis but letting us know what they expect of us but ultimately other guys stepped up and filled in tremendously. I this is our team and our year, so our ability to hold each believe we have one of the best and one of the deepest Continued from page 16

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tant and is a good thing,” Newman said. “Obviously each time you swim you are hoping to go faster, however you can not be disappointed with great prelim swims that advance you to the consolation finals.”

Going into the meet, Newman said that Evdokimov would concentrate on having strong performances in the mornings to ensure times in the prelims good enough to qualify himself for finals each evening. Evdokimov followed through; although he did not see any personal best times at the meet, he came close enough to his best in prelims to compete against some of the fastest swimmers collegiate swimming has to offer in the

finals.

At NCAA’s last year, Evdokimov did not make the finals in the 100 breaststroke, finishing 23rd overall, whereas he did make the finals in the 200 breaststroke and finished 15th overall to earn his first AllAmerican accolades.

His success this weekend brought the long 2016-17 season to a close for the Cornell program and Evdokimov, for whom NCAA’s was the culmination of many months of intense training and competition.

“Alex will take some time off to relax after a long season, and will be ready to start working towards next year in a few short weeks,” Newman said.

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pitching staffs out there.”

Both teams came into Sunday’s second game ready for the last matchup of the season between the two and it proved to be a pitcher’s duel. The Red gave the ball to

“We went on the road ... and took three out of four. So, I think we’re happy with what we saw.”

Head Coach Dan Pepicelli senior right hander Paul Balestrieri, who fanned five and allowed four hits along with one run on a home run. However, that ended up being the only run of the game, and Bucknell salvaged a single win on the weekend.

Bison starting pitcher Mike Castellani pitched a nine-inning shutout, allowing just three hits from the Red. Pepicelli was extremely pleased with the outcome of the team this weekend, and hopes that the team keeps playing consistently.

“I was happy,” Pepicelli said. “We did a good job. We went on the road and it’s always tough to win on the road, but we went down there and took three out of four. So, I think we’re happy with what we saw.”

The team heads to University Park on Wednesday to take on Penn St. (9-13) at 6:30 p.m. as the first matchup between the two for a time much longer than Pepicelli can remember.

“We need to continue to work on staying where we’re at,” Pepicelli said. “We are swinging the bat really well, struggled a little bit in game four but I’m still happy with how we played all weekend. It’s just a matter of sticking with the plan that we have out there because I think it’s giving good results now.”

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MEN’S SWIMMING & DIVING

Evdokimov Returns From NCAAs 2x All-American

Junior places 14th overall in100 breast,13th in 200 in Indianapolis

By MARY BARGER Sun Staff Writer

Cornell men’s swim and dive junior Alex Evdokimov traveled to Indianapolis this weekend to compete in the NCAA men’s swimming and diving championships; he returns to Ithaca with All-American honors in both the 100 and 200 breaststroke.

Evdokimov swam in the prelims of the 100 breaststroke on Friday morning, finishing 11th to guarantee himself a spot in the consolation finals that evening. In the prelims, he swam in a time of 52.19 — just .06 off the school record time. In the finals that night, Evdokimov came back to swim 52.47, earning 14th place overall in the event.

On Saturday morning, the junior guaranteed his spot in the finals of the 200 breaststroke with a time of 1:54.13 in the prelims. In the consolation finals, he swam 1:54.22, to finish 13th overall.

Evdokimov’s performances earned him All-American honors in both events. He has now earned three individual All-American accolades, a feat never-before accomplished by a Cornell swimmer, something even more impressive considering the incredibly competitive field this year.

Though not Evdokimov’s event, four swimmers — Jor Schooling, Caleb Dressel, Jack Conger and Ryan Held — medaled in the 100 butterfly in Rio this past Olympics, showcasing the level of competition this year’s NCAAs consisted of.

“This meet is arguably the fastest swimming competition in the world from a depth standpoint,” said head coach Wes Newman ’09. “It is incredible to see that kind

COURTESY OF CORNELL ATHLETICS

One more time | Evdokimov, a junior, will get one more shot at improving upon his NCAA results for his senior season in 2017-18, and preperation is soon to be underway. of talent swimming in the NCAA. It was incredible to watch.”

And as a sport that is decided by the slimmest of margins, that was just the case for Evdokimov at NCAAs. “If Alex had been two tenths faster in the 100 breaststroke in prelims, he would have been in the top eight,” Newman said. “However, had he been three tenths slower, he would have not even been in the top 16.”

BASEBALL

Though Evdokimov did not find himself on the podium, his coach is incredibly proud of the effort Evdokimov put forth, especially to land himself a spot in consolation finals.

“The fact that Alex swam his fastest races in prelims, securing himself a position in his final races, is very imporSee EVDOKIMOV page 15

FENCING

Sluggers Overpower Bucknell Red Ends Season at NCAAs;

By KAREN PAPAZIAN Sun Staff Writer

Cornell baseball raked in three more wins in its four-game series against Bucknell this past weekend. The three wins came on Saturday and Sunday — winning both Saturday games 5-2 and 11-4, and one more win on Sunday, 7-3, while dropping the last game of the series, 1-0.

As the first four-game series for the Red all season, strong pitching and an explosive offense paved the path to Saturday’s doubleheader sweep, and split on Sunday.

“Especially with four game weekends, having good pitching is paramount and the team with a deeper staff has a big advantage,” said freshman pitcher Jeb Bemiss, who earned his

first career win game two Saturday. “[Head coach Dan Pepicelli] pushes us to ensure that our preparation is unmatched, and that has resulted in a lot of confident arms in the pen so far.”

On Saturday, Cornell (9-4) senior starting pitcher Tim Willittes tossed a complete game to solidify the 5-2 win over the Bison (9-12) in the first game of the doubleheader. Willittes won his third game of the season by pitching seven innings, giving up only five hits and two runs, and notching four strikeouts.

Junior infielder Ryan Krainz went two-fortwo and scored two runs, while senior Cole Rutherford put up a solo blast to put the Red up 3-1 in the sixth, which would prove to be See BASEBALL page 15

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Keep ’em coming | Senior first baseman Cole Rutherford contributed five RBIs as the Red put a total of 23 runs on the board en route to a 3-1 weekend in Lewisburg.

Wines Wraps Up Career

By JOSH ZHU Sun Assistant Sports Editor

The Cornell fencing team capped off its season this past weekend with a 15th place finish at the three day NCAA Championships.

Senior Victoria Wines represented the Red in epee, placing 18th overall, while juniors Gabriella Zusin and Lyubov Kiriakidi placed 16th and 17th, respectively, in foil.

“It’s always great to compete with the top 24 fencers in each weapon,” said head coach Daria Schneider.

“We still have a lot to improve on … but I’m very proud of our fencers for being able to qualify for such a prestigious event, and I look forward to helping them perform at higher levels in future competitions.”

Competing in her last tournament as a member of the Red, Wines entered the championships as one of the favorites to win it all. Previously during her sophomore year, Wines had placed third overall in championships — the highest finish in Cornell history.

“I’m sure [Wines] was disappointed not to finish her college career with a higher finish,” Schneider said. “She did struggle with a hip injury prior but … I think it was more of the mental game … which affected her. It’s really unfortunate that she’s a senior and we won’t have more time to keep

working on it.”

Wines finishes her Cornell career as one of the most successful fencers in school history. Through the course of her career, Wines has qualified for the NCAA championships four consecutive years, with a third place finish in 2015. Her accolades also include a first-team AllAmerican selection, four all-Ivy selections and one gold medal and three silver medals in the NCAA Northeast Regionals.

In the foil event, both Zusin and Kiriakidi finished the tournament with eight wins, with Zusin slightly edging out her teammate in the standings due to touch differential.

Kiriakidi had a notable first day in which she led all Cornell fencers with a 7-8 record and a +0 touch differential.

“I felt like I fenced better in the beginning and ... I just really enjoyed the overall experience,” Kiriakidi said. “I was focused on every bout, and I may have put too much pressure on myself later on, but when I kept a good mindset, my best came out.”

Kiriakidi also competed in a memorable bout during the tournament’s fourth round in a matchup with Notre Dame’s Lee Kiefer, who currently holds the number one ranking in the world. Despite facing See FENCING page 14