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Student Dies In Alpha Xi Delta Sorority Suspended Auto Accident First C.U.sorority suspended in 5 years for violating Recognition Policy During Break

By ANNA DELWICHE

Sun News Editor

By ANNA DELWICHE and JOSH GIRSKY Sun News Editor and Managing Editor

Peiran “Joyce” Shi ’19 died in a car accident on Interstate 80 in New Jersey on Monday evening.

Two other Cornell stuSHI ’19 dents who were in the car were treated for injuries and later returned to Ithaca, according to an email from Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences Gretchen Ritter ’83.

“By all accounts, she was a kind, dynamic, and wonderful person, who was open and interested in many different “She was a kind, paths,” Ritter wrote in the email. “On behalf of dynamic, and the College of Arts and wonderful person, Sciences, I want to extend my deepest conwho was open dolences to Joyce’s famiand interested in ly, friends, teachers, advisors and classmates.” many different Although Shi had paths.” planned to major in physics, she took many Gretchen Ritter ’83 courses outside of her intended major, including Japanese, Korean, electronic circuits and karate.

Her enthusiasm for so many different disciplines left a lasting mark on her classmates around her.

For Anjelika Amog ’19, Shi’s varying academic passions made Amog personally feel more assured about her interests.

“It’s always nice to be with somebody who’s See SHI page 4

The Office of Sorority and Fraternity Life has placed the sorority Alpha Xi Delta on interim suspension following a “serious violation of the University Recognition Policy,” according to a University statement.

The suspension was enacted on March 30. While the cause for the suspension was noted as a violation of the policy, the statement did not any provide further details.

This suspension marks the first disciplinary action for a sorority this year. Three fraternities have been placed on suspension status earlier this semester, including Sigma Phi Epsilon, Lambda Chi Alpha and Pi Kappa Alpha.

This also marks the first interim suspension for a sorority since fall 2012, when Alpha Epsilon Phi was placed on suspension. That year, Alpha Epsilon Phi was placed on provisional recognition status for two years due to a violation of the anti-hazing policy.

While on interim suspension, Alpha Xi Delta “may not engage in any activities other than operation of its residence,” according to the statement. The recognition status of the sorority will not change while on interim suspension.

“Panhellenic does not comment on active cases but we have full confidence in OSFL as they do their fact finding,” said Panhellenic Council President Caitlin Gleason ’18.

Anna Delwiche can be reached at adelwiche@cornellsun.com.

Sorority suspended | Alpha Xi Delta sorority was placed on interim suspension for violating the University Recognition Policy.

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Corruption and crisis

Gunshots Fired on Ithaca Commons; Victim Injured,Airlifted to Hospital

By MEG GORDON Sun Staff Writer

JOAO SILVA / THE NEW YORK TIMES

In one of the largest protests in South Africa, tens of thousands demand the resignation of President Jacob Zuma on Friday in Johannesburg.

One man was injured after shots were fired on the Ithaca Commons on Sunday morning, police said.

The shooting occurred shortly after 1 a.m. in front of the bar Silky Jones.

Ithaca Mayor Svante Myrick ’09 announced via Facebook a few hours after the shooting that “thanks to incredible work by the Ithaca Police Department” the suspect was caught within 10 minutes of the shooting. The

suspect, identified Sunday evening as Yakez Cornett, is being charged with attempted murder, assault in the second degree and criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree, according to Ithaca Police.

The suspect allegedly shot several times into the crowd, injuring one man, a witness near the scene told The Sun. The witness said the injured man was taken away on a stretcher. The victim is in serious but stable condition, according to Myrick.

Police used yellow crime scene tape to close off a large portion of the Commons.

Ithaca Police, New York State Police and the Tompkins County Sheriff’s Department were on the scene.

The Ithaca Voice cited a witness saying a man fired a gun at another man after an argument before running away from the Commons.

The victim was airlifted to a hospital, The Voice reported.

Meg Gordon can be reached at mgordon@cornellsun.com.

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NEWS

CPU to Host Debate With Mayor Svante Myrick ’09 policy, according to a press release from CPU. “The union entertains various policy discussions ranging from the environmental protection to international affairs,” Jackson Cherner ’19, vice president of CPU, told The Sun. “Mayor Myrick's recent proposals on Ithaca's drug policies made him the perfect candidate for our discussion of drug epidemics.”

Although the Ithaca Plan has four pillars prevention, treatment, harm reduction and law-enforcement it is most known for authorizing and establishing supervised heroin injection facilities, which, if implemented, would be the first in the nation.

These people are going to die, while you continue to try something which you know doesn’t work,” Myrick previously told The Sun about his plan.

“So I ran out of patience. We have to stop waiting for the federal and state government, we’ll do it ourselves.”

The mayor’s proposal has been met by heated opposition. Even within the Cornell community,

By YUICHIRO KAKUTANI Sun Staff Writer

Cornell Political Union has announced that they are hosting Mayor Svante Myrick ’09 to discuss his Ithaca Plan a controversial anti-drug policy proposal for CPU’s spring debate.

At the event, the mayor will address the question: “Can supervised injection site help combat the heroin epidemic?” Following Myrick’s presentation, audience members will then debate the proposal and ultimately will vote whether they agree or disagree with the mayor’s position, per CPU’s debate style.

The union chose Myrick for their spring debate because of the attention drawn to his “forward thinking” drug

Myrick’s proposal stirred uncertainty and controversy.

Prof. William Jacobson, law, called the proposed site a “government-run heroin shooting gallery.”

The union, a newly formed organization, has been notable for bringing controversial speakers to campus. In its most recent event in February, CPU hosted a debate with Tea Party co-founder Michael Johns.

Facing potential security threats and concerns, CPU made the event private to avoid paying $2,000 in security fees, Troy LeCaire ’17, president of CPU, previously told The Sun. However, CPU does not expect a confrontational atmosphere for Myrick’s debate.

“Mayor Myrick is well-respected in the Cornell and Ithaca Communities, so we don’t see any issues,” Cherner said. “We have not paid for security for the event, and predict we will not need to.”

The event will be held Tuesday, April, 11 at 7:30 p.m. in the Rhodes-Rawlings Auditorium in Klarman Hall.

Attendees must RSVP for the event via Facebook.

Yuichiro Kakutani can be reached at ykakutani@cornellsun.com.

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Ithaca Plan | Mayor Myrick ’09 will present The Ithaca Plan, a controversial anti-drug policy proposal, at a debate tomorrow hosted by Cornell Political Union.

Univeristy Finds No Misconduct in Cornell Food Researcher’s Errors

Internal investigation:Wansink handled data inappropriately, but150 inconsistencies are not misconduct

By NICHOLAS BOGELBURROUGHS Sun City Editor

Cornell has determined that a prominent food researcher — accused earlier this year of using poor methods of data analysis, authoring papers with scores of data inconsistencies and reusing text in multiple publications — handled data inappropriately but that his errors “did not constitute scientific misconduct.”

Brian Wansink, the popular founder and director of the Cornell Food and Brand Lab, has faced a wave of criticism since authoring a blog post in November, in which, according to his critics, he endorsed shoddy research practices.

In January, three researchers published a paper — “Statistical Heartburn: An Attempt to Digest Four Pizza Publications from the Cornell Food and Brand Lab" — investigating four papers Wansink coauthored on pizza-eating habits.

The researchers listed 150 data inconsistencies across Wansink’s four papers, The Sun previously reported. Wansink said in March that his lab would conduct an “internal and independent” review of his studies.

John Carberry, director of

media relations, said last week that Cornell conducted the internal investigation “to determine the extent to which a formal investigation of research integrity was appropriate.”

“That review indicated that, while numerous instances of inappropriate data handling and statistical analysis in four published papers were alleged, such errors did not constitute scientific misconduct,” Carberry wrote.

“That review indicated that, while numerous instances of inappropriate data handling ... were alleged, such errors did not constitute scientific misconduct.”

John Carberry Wansink, in a recent note on the Food and Brand Lab website, said the errors cited by the three researchers could largely be attributed to “simple but meaningful data reporting errors” and others to “incorrect assumptions by the critics them-

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Many of the blog posts on language and in some cases dual selves.”

None of the findings of the publication of materials” and Wansink’s personal page have internal review, Wansink said, “will evaluate these cases to now been deleted, including the changed the “core conclusions” determine whether or not addi- November post that instigated criticism of his work. of the studies. An outside firm tional actions are warranted.”

In a now-deleted February The Chronicle of Higher was paid to verify the data analysis of the studies in ques- Education reported thoroughly post — “Statistical Heartburn tion, although it is not clear in March on the fallout stem- and Long-term Lessons” — whether Wansink or Cornell ming from Wansink’s blog post Wansink mentioned many professional and personal paid for the verifica“I’m so, so sorry this happened ... tribulations, apologized tion. profusely for the negaWansink additionalSomething like this can tarnish the tive attention he had ly said that he discovered three instances in impact many of us would like our work brought on his lab and outlined many of the which he had to have on others.” steps that he and “reworked” his own Brian Wansink Cornell have now previously published taken. papers and submitted “Again, I’m so, so sorry this them to journals, “resulting in and the investigations that folhappened,” he wrote. “I’ve the republication of a significant lowed.

“Science is messy in a lot of always been proud to be part of portion of my previously pubways,” he told the magazine a field that can make people’s lished work.”

The food researcher had pre- during an interview at lives better. Something like this can tarnish the impact many of viously brushed off claims of McDonald’s.

“I still think that most of our us would like our work to have “self-plagiarism,” but in the recent statement, Wansink said stuff is really, really rigorous,” on others.” he has reached out to six jour- Wansink said. “What I’m upset nals involved, resulting in one with is that it may not be seen as such anymore. That’s my disapretraction.

Wansink also responded pointment: That all my amazing Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs can be directly to the “Statistical work, now people will say, reached at nbogelburroughs@cornellsun.com.

Heartburn” paper, issuing a 16- ‘Yeah, but I wonder.’ ” page response to each of the authors’ 151 claims of data inconsistencies.

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Cornell Student Remembered for‘Passion for Inclusivity’ Members of Japan-United States Association recall Shi’s dedication and‘infectious’ warmth SHI

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also so enthusiastic about so many different things, academically and also outside,” Amog said. “Because then it makes me feel a lot less weird. And a lot less crazy, and a lot less insane for doing what I’m doing.”

Amog added that Shi “inspired [her] by how much she loved theoretical physics and math and Japanese all at the same time.”

This inspiration even led

Amog to pursue a physics class that Shi took last year — a class she said she is “taking because of how much [Shi] loved it.” Amog explained that as suitemates, Shi was eager to teach concepts that she was learning in class to Amog, even going through her notes from a month before.

Shi’s careful teaching highlighted just one example of her compassion and patience for Amog. As suitemates, living next to Shi was “like having a sister in the suite,” Amog said.

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Joyce, that somehow the universi- by her friendliness. She loved and “Joyce was one of those ty put us in the same suite fresh- was passionate to all that she was special peole that was man year,” she said. “She made a part of.”

Mews and subsequently Cornell For Tamura, Shi’s openness warmhearted to her very feel like home for me.” and friendliness contributed core, who greeted others For Alex Hutchins ’19, Shi’s greatly to the inclusive environwith an easy smile with warmth and compassion made an ment JUSA strives to build.

“JUSA strives on the goal of impact not only on her closest yours eyes met.” friends but also to the communi- establishing a community that embraces cultural diversity. And ty.

Alex Hutchins ’19 “Even if you were only intro- she was very dedicated towards duced to Joyce through a mutual that same goal,” he said. “Her friend, she would make a point to passion for inclusivity and posi- her,” Hutchins added. “In JUSA wave hello if she saw you walking tive outlook on the world made a and in many other places, Joyce's around,” Hutchins said. “Joyce great impact to all members of passing leaves a hole that her was one of those special people JUSA. I remember her being bright persona had so graciously that was warmhearted to her very quiet but her kindness and filled.” core, who greeted others with an friendliness spoke much louder.”

A memorial service has been Hutchins, culture chair for scheduled for Monday, April 10 easy smile with your eyes met and who was full of laughter and JUSA, echoed Tamura’s senti- at 11 a.m. in Sage Chapel. ments, noting that Shi “was mirth.”

Outside of her academic inter- always eager to get to know other Cornell support services include ests, Shi brought her passions to members of JUSA and took it counselors from Gannett Coundifferent communiseling and Psychties on campus, parServices, who “Her passion for inclusivity and positive ological ticularly as an active can be reached at 607member of Japan- outlook on the world made a great impact 255-5155. Students United States may also speak with a to all members of JUSA.” Association. peer counselor by callTogo Tamura ’19, ing EARS at 607-255Togo Tamura ’19 president of JUSA, 3277. Employees may emphasized Shi’s dedcall the Faculty Staff ication not only in club meetings upon herself to ask other mem- Assistance Program at 607-255but also in event planning as well bers of her Japanese class and 2673. The Ithaca-based Crisisline as interactions with club mem- JUSA members alike about their is available at 607-272-1616. For bers. interest in Japanese culture and a full list of resources, visit caring“She always made time for language.” community.cornell.edu.

JUSA and was an important “I had the feeling that she member to our community,” would go places in life because Anna Delwiche can be reached at Tamura said. “I remember feeling she approached life with this adelwiche@cornellsun.com. Josh accepted and appreciated for optimism and excitement that Girksy can be reached at managwhat I brought to JUSA simply was infectious to all those around ing-editor@cornellsun.com.

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They Are Not With You, Not Really

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ver the last several months, Cornell has suspended needblind admissions for international students and considered doing the same for transfer applicants. More recently it has taken clear steps to actively dissuade its graduate students from forming a union, a clear violation of an agreement signed last May. For non-affluent students, rising tuition has made attending the University increasingly challenging and for some completely impossible. The point is, much as I do love this school, in many important ways attending Cornell is more like a hitchhiked ride than a chartered flight. Perhaps we are going to the same place — I would like a degree, and in general terms the University would like a student to have one, a student that might as well be me.

budget. This may not apply to the individual members of the AFAWG, but certainly does to the broader institution in which they operate. They don’t sit around a table while staring at a copy of Cornell’s motto trying to figure out how to best offer any student any study. They instead operate within the framework of an institution that is trying to do much more than just bring students to campus.

The same motivations are clear in Dean Barbara Knuth’s involvement in the leadup to union election on Monday. Her institutional role is to preserve a budget that has far-reaching obligations; in this case, her role was not to represent Cornell’s graduate students.

Crucially, though, I am not sure that any of these motivations are wrong; rather the problem is in the asymmetry.

They don’t sit around a table while staring at a copy of Cornell’s motto trying to figure out how to best offer any student any study. They instead operate within the framework of an institution that is trying to do much more than just bring students to campus.

Brian LaPlaca ’18 John Yoon ’20 Anna Delwiche ’19 Andrei Kozyrev ’20 Jack Kantor ’19 Cameron Pollack ’18 Anne Snabes ’19

Letter to the Editor

Is my vote not free?

To the Editor: The fact that the union election is too close to call was to be expected. By alleging electioneering and violations of the May 16, 2016 conduct agreement, both the Cornell Administration and CGSU laid the groundwork for contesting the results earlier this week, as the Sun reported.

What is less clear is the basis for the contestations. The Sun breaks down the 81 unresolved ballots as follows: six unopened absentee ballots, 75 “challenge ballots to be discussed further” and ten “unresolved challenge ballots” in which voters “did not mark their intentions clearly.” I would appreciate info on what qualifies as an “unresolved” ballot. Of the latter 75, who challenged these ballots, and what criteria are invoked? I find it difficult to understand how a ballot with such obvious and simple checkboxes could become ambiguous in a way that does not also disqualify the ballot. Cornell and CGSU, please explain why my vote may not have been counted!

Even less clear are the grounds on which the American Federation of Teachers “questions the validity of the Cornell graduate union recognition election.” A cynic might think that the tactic of waiting until after there was no clear-cut result in favor of the union is as transparent as it is unsurprising. But the AFT claims to have a substantive objection, saying that code of conduct violations “compromised the ability of graduate students to make a free choice.” Responding directly to this showy claim would quickly get us lost in the weeds of philosophical thought on the nature of free choice. Suffice it to say that as to substance it is uninterpretable, and as to connotation it is slyly reactionary. It implies that any choice made with an awareness of the Graduate School’s policies and positions (e.g. via the controversial “Ask a Dean” forum) (a) will inevitably lead to anti-union votes, (b) that those votes will have been biased and (c) that therefore they will not have been “free.”

Implication (a) is demonstrably false: even if one concedes the allegation that the “Ask a Dean” forum was one-sided and implicitly anti-union (which, duh…), as many as 856 graduate students were not swayed in their positions. Indeed, the narrowness of the margin probably shows, if it shows anything, that graduate students are deeply divided on this issue, notwithstanding the intense and often vitriolic campaigning on both sides. As to (b), the question of undue bias, one can no more require the Graduate School to present the strongest pro-union arguments in their communications than one can expect the CGSU campaigners knocking at my door to proffer the strongest anti-union arguments. It’s up to the the individual voter to take in the best arguments (or not) on both sides (or not) and weigh them fairly and with respect to their own values (or not). As to (c), the question of “free choice,” unless the AFT comes forward with evidence of coercion or harassment on the part of the administration (and the specific allegations reported in the Sun fall very short of that mark), it is an empty accusation. Your opponents’ electoral choices — even if you believe them to be biased, uninformed, even regressive — are not ipso facto unfree. To suggest otherwise is fundamentally illiberal. AFT and CGSU, please explain why my vote, even if counted, may not have been “free!”

Matthew J. Hall, grad

Yet our relationship is exactly that incidental. To the extent that our interests align, the University is surely a blessing, but the moment they come at odds, our mutual relationship ends. Cornell’s solidarity is limited to its interests. By way of explanation, I would like to begin with a gaggle of teenaged window shoppers.

Cornell, the salesman, is always a force of nature. As the weather improves, teens and parents filter onto campus ready to believe the gentle suggestion that this is the typical climate. Then, with infomercial polish, tour guides backpedal across campus touting rosecolored trivia and administrators pack auditoriums to hock the Cornell Experience like it’s a bootleg DVD. On face it’s a college trying to demonstrate the opportunities it offers, but just beneath the surface are the churning gears of a very big commercial enterprise trying to sell itself. In order to continue attracting the number of applicants it needs to sustain itself as a multi-billion dollar operation, the University has to be a business.

As a current student though, that reminder is always a little jarring. This is not because Cornell should not sell its brand — it probably should — but it is easy to forget that Cornell is not a purely academic institution. With a sprawling capital budget that includes investment in both fixed capital development and campus expansion, Cornell has widespread interests far beyond its original scope. And the University seems to get that its job isn’t just to educate. For evidence, look no further than to its Board of Trustees, a group whose only meaningful qualifications for educational leadership are as shrewd financiers. In sum, Day Hall seems to believe its responsibility is to juggle a variety of competing goals, only one of which is the education of its current students.

The problem for students lies in the juggling of those goals. When the Admissions and Financial Aid Working Group considered whether to introduce need aware admissions, they did so with the intent to balance a wide and complex

In reality, the University is truly both things. To its instructional staff, Cornell is an educator; to its administration, it’s a business. The problem is that students are never allowed to play the same dual role.

As a student, I know Cornell through its professors and students, that is, as an academic body. Thus for three years I have been inclined to see myself purely as a student, occupying a unique space in the world. We are neither meant to be consumers receiving a product nor workers producing a service; rather we are dedicated to this altruistic task of education and self-improvement. Hand-wringing universities push the narrative that students should never treat their education like a transaction. So while important parts of the University operate with the mindset of a business, we often think ourselves just lucky to attend, and submit to whatever is asked.

The consequence is that we rarely ask for things we should. University policy may sometimes be beneficial, but it is not often challenged in any meaningful way. If students were to view rising tuition as an excessive price hike on a good they were purchasing, or needaware admissions as unfair price discrimination, perhaps we would be better equipped to sustain a long-term opposition to these types of policies. Perhaps if graduate students were encouraged to view themselves both as workers and students, rather than being suppressed in their non-educational role, they would be more inclined to push the University to value their labor differently.

Remember that the people who lose out are those who needed solidarity the most to begin with. As long as part of the University treats its students as agents in a transaction, we cannot act as though our only role is to play the student. I do not fault Cornell for being a business; I do fault myself for failing to act like it is.

Rubin Danberg Biggs is a junior in the College of Arts and Sciences. He may be reached at red243@cornell.edu. The Common Table appears alternate Mondays this semester. Comments may be sent to associate-editor@cornellsun.com.

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OPINION

Jaqueline Groskaufmanis |

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The Dissent

Showing Empathy

Flagging What Is Important I

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originally wrote an entire column on the Pepsi commercial that had premiered (and was promptly pulled) over Spring Break. If you don’t know what I’m talking about, Google “Pepsi commercial” and I’m sure you’ll find the ad itself, along with a thousand think-pieces and Pepsi’s official apology. And now, an SNL skit. In short, the commercial features Kendall Jenner leaving a photoshoot to join protesters as they pass by.

Then, for some reason she hands a police officer a can of Pepsi and everyone cheers.

I don’t know if Pepsi set out to get political, but I definitely don't think they intended to minimize the complexity of activism. I’d like to think that their advertising team just thought the ad would resonate, that people might find it cool and progressive. Obviously they were wrong, because the commercial was met by so much criticism that they stopped running it and released an official statement.

Many people who chose to analyze the ad thought it was tone deaf and insensitive. One of the more generous reviews simply called it harmless. My take, like many others’, was that it was a failed attempt to capitalize on current events. But, to

If you determine that one thing doesn’t matter, you risk closing the door on consideration for other things. many, an ad in which Kendall Jenner somehow “solves” citizen-police relations by handing a model-esque officer a can of soda was not just harmless, it was insulting. Among the critics was Bernice King, Martin Luther King Jr.’s daughter, who tweeted “If only Daddy would have known about the power of #Pepsi” with a picture of her father being held by a police officer.

After sifting through a number of articles about the ad, I figured that just about everything had already been said, and I scrapped the one I wrote. But before that, I was given a chance to think about why I had even written it in the first place.

When a friend of mine first asked me what I was thinking of talking about in my column this week, I mentioned the commercial. Her response was something along the lines of, “Do you really think that matters?” It wasn’t rude or judgmental, it was just an earnest question. The conversation, I’ll add, took place Thursday, as President Trump was addressing the nation regarding action in Syria, people all over the world were reacting, and I was editing my thoughts on whether or not Kendall Jenner was complicit in a politically problematic soda ad. I understood what my friend meant, and yet I don’t think that I have the authority to dictate what “matters,” regardless of the political climate — which sometimes makes writing these columns kind of challenging.

If you determine that one thing doesn’t matter, you risk closing the door on consideration for other things. If it’s deemed frivolous to discuss an advertisement from a major corporation that botches the portrayal of important topics, what else do we risk writing off? Does it matter when President Trump’s son compares refugees to skittles, or when the Academy Awards showcases predominantly white artists? Does it matter when hate speech is graffitied on walls, or when Airbnb hosts send racist messages to their tenants? And if we stop paying attention to these so-called “minor” issues, where should we redirect our attention?

In a world where every breaking news alert seems to be another addition to the garbage fire that is our political climate, I think it’s impossible to delegate our attention perfectly.

Pay attention to things that matter to you, pay attention to things that matter to other people, and pay attention to as many things as you possibly can. I think that if you watched the commercial and it made you think critically about activism, about the relationship between citizens and police, or about anything else, it mattered. If you watched the commercial and it offended you personally, it mattered. If you watched the commercial and you think the backlash was unwarranted, believe it or not, I still think it mattered. Fortunately there isn't a cap on how many things we can deem important, relevant or interesting; we don't have to choose between focusing on “small” issues and focusing on larger issues. We can do both. I think we just need more practice.

Jacqueline Groskaufmanis is a sophomore in the College of Arts and Sciences. She can be reached at jgroskaufmanis@cornellsun.com. The Dissent appears alternate Mondays this semester.

Better late than never

saw Newt Gingrich speak before break. This was my Bill O'Reilly. But, I wonder if it sunk in, considering how first real political event at Cornell (technically I saw this fall’s election blindsided so many people at Cornell. A Jeb Bush, but I only went for a class) and I’ve been lot of people on campus don’t empathize with Gingrich’s meaning to write about it. Better late than never right? points about American manufacturing’s struggle.

Listening to Gingrich speak said a lot about American I think there’s hope though, because the people who politics these days. It made you feel like so many differ- came for a confrontation were disappointed. Gingrich ent life styles in this country are out of touch with each hung out an extra half-an-hour because we were so welother. coming. I can’t tell why we were so calm. Maybe it’s The divisiveness of the event was palpable. There were because Gingrich doesn’t wear his more radical attitudes a handful of protesters outside; a ton of police presence; on his sleeve. More likely it was the police presence, limand you had to get tickets two days in advance (because ited entry and lower political tensions compared to the of the heckling we gave Rick Santorum this fall). You fall.

I think our campus could tell a few people tried to empathize with came out to see a confrontation rather than what All this to say there’s hope we teach Gingrich, and he tried to empathize with us. A surwas in Gingrich’s speech. each other about the things we find prising number of liberals Gingrich and his supimportant so we can empathize came out to hear him talk porters’ lack of empathy (I know because the crowd towards the things this with each other. went wild when he pointcampus seems to value ed out that that Bernie caused that tension. It’s related to the growing gaps between rural and urban; old almost won the Democratic nomination). More imporand young; and educated and non-educated. The lack of tantly, Gingrich acknowledged the criticisms of the welempathy between different demographics comes from fare reforms he pushed through in the 90s. His policy an ignorance about how the other half lives. Maybe it’s was pretty devastating for America’s inner cities. After 30 years later, Gingrich seemed to admit it. a willful ignorance, but I have faith in people.

All this to say there’s hope we teach each other about Gingrich and his supporters made me question that faith a little bit. Their lack of empathy towards gender the things we find important so we can empathize with equality shocked me. In the most confrontational part of each other. Although the tension when Gingrich spoke the event, someone asked whether women get respect in was palpable, I think he learned from us and we learned Washington (considering the current president’s record from him. I think it says a lot about politics these days. on respecting women). He wrote off the concern with a Perhaps the election wouldn’t have ended so regrettably joke about locker room talk to which the audience if liberals showed more empathy towards the things that made Trump so attractive to the rust belt. That’s my chuckled. It was uncomfortable.

The ignorance displayed between Gingrich and his schtick this week. Tune in next for more. supporters and the majority of campus goes both ways though. He came to sell a book and talked about Eric Schulman is a senior in the College of Arts and Sciences. He American rust belt workers’ frustration with politics as can be reached at eschulman@cornellsun.com. Schulman’s usual. It’s a tired narrative and nothing you couldn’t see on Schtick appears alternate Mondays this semester.

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Halfway House B

ack at home, there used to be this house right off of where the highway kissed the interstate. It was small — maybe 1,000 square feet total — and architecturally simple, almost like a cartoon.

It had this lovely stone exterior, the kind that the newer Virginia estates try to clone for hundreds of thousands of dollars extra, sometimes beautifully, but usually awkwardly. The house sat contently in the least-residential-friendly area with an un-shingled roof and an A.C. unit dangling out the front window like a bored teenager. A wire fence hugged the house, punctuated by haphazardly sized wooden posts. The house is interesting, I guess, in the way that if you describe any building idyllically it becomes interesting. Let’s be clear here: it was a rather unremarkable house.

Except almost everyone in town knows that house. If you live in my zip code, you know the house. If you’ve driven through my zip code, you probably know the house, because it used to be absurdly ornamented. The entire property was peppered with antiques and lawn decorations that were different every time you drove by, yet always maintained a constant visage of busyness.

The house glistened as you drove by, a result of the sun beating down on several swirling silver windmills and brass chimes. There were a gaggle of ceramic baby cows circling a decorative wooden well, enough birdbaths

depending on your taste. My best friend from middle school and I effectively live in the same house, only hers is on the other side of the street. It makes it easy to find the bathroom and hard to feel special about the place where you live.

The house on the highway had always been here longer than I had. Probably longer than I had been on Earth. It’s seen a hospital erected just across the street and a controversial Walmart built just down the freeway. The house has seen the roads expand so much that it could nibble on the highway asphalt. It’s old. Old, absurd and memorable.

Several years ago, there was buzz of expanding the interstate and fixing the janky ramp that had been cause for countless accidents. The connection never quite hit me, but afterwards the house began to strip itself of its ornaments. As I grew older, it grew increasingly naked.

Last week, I finally noticed it was gone. Torn down to make room for the ramp.

Except almost everyone in town knows that house. If you live in my zip code, you know the house. If you’ve driven through my zip code, you probably know the house, because it used to be absurdly ornamented. for every bird in the mid-Atlantic and banners welcoming spring, welcoming fall, welcoming the holidays, welcoming goodness knows what.

Our town, which used to be a just a handful of farms and was once entirely burned down by Union troops, has been suburbanizing since the turn of the millennium. In 1995, the population was around 500. Today, it’s quadruple that, with every patch of grass being sold as a lot for a new cookie-cutter house.

The cookie cutter is such a fitting analogy for those semi-suburban developments; they are all, in essence, the same house, decorated ever-so-slightly differently. Different developers give you different cutters,

Pegah Moradi is a sophomore in the College of Arts and Sciences. She can be reached at pmoradi@cornellsun.com. All Jokes Aside appears alternate Mondays this semester.

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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT The Decembrists at the State Theatre

BY ISABELLA YORK Sun Staff Writer

The Decemberists kicked off their tour with a performance at Ithaca’s State Theatre this Friday. Despite having a couple of kinks to work out, the band produced a beautiful sound that involved a variety of instruments. The Decemberists delighted the audience with songs old and new, and great energy that filled the entirety of the theatre.

The Decemberists were introduced by Julien Baker, a young songwriter out of Memphis. Her soft but slightly haunting vocals were perfect for the night’s setting and tone: captivating and emotive. Baker’s tone was subdued and the crowd welcomed it.

When the Decemberists came on stage, they opened with a marching interlude for the song “The Infanta.” The audience only grew more eager when John Moen, the drummer, performed and laughed as the audience clapped along with the beat. The song served as a perfect opening, filled with vivacity and exuberance. Each of the band’s members seemed sincerely happy to be performing in Ithaca.

Following the opening song, the band performed one of my favorites: “We Both Go Down Together.” Before performing the song, the lead vocalist, Colin Meloy, stated, “This song is about a joint suicide.” He jumped up and down, provoking the audience to do the same. The song described a tragic love affair ending on the “cliffs of Dover.” Although the lyrics were heart-rending, the band’s lighthearted energy reduced the song’s emotional intensity.

Around the fifth song, the band transitioned to a more mysterious, darker sound. The lights dimmed for the song

“Till the Water’s All Gone.” The lyrics — “my sweet flower, and how you grew more sweet by the hour, and loathe was I, loathe was I to lose you” — stuck with me. Meloy closed his eyes as he sang the words, tapping his foot to the beat. His coarse voice echoed through the theatre. The band also introduced a new instrument: the double bass. Later on, Meloy took on a harmonica in addition to the guitar and lead vocals.

The abundance of instruments that The Decembrists utilize add exceptional texture to the overall sound.

Towards the end of the set, Meloy introduced a song as a message for the ages, proclaiming that “we all die young.”

What followed was a more folky sound, though with the same exciting energy as the other songs. I was impressed by The Decemberists ability to perform songs that each had a unique sound. At one point, after making a reference to the Smiths, Meloy told the audience he was about to play some “dad rock.” The variety kept me engaged throughout the night, I never felt like I was listening to the same type of songs, as something new came up each time they started a song.

The Decemberists also introduced new songs from their upcoming album. Meloy joked about remembering the words to new songs and butchering them. “But how does that differentiate from the old songs?” he joked. The band’s carefree vibe was definitely one of the highlights. It really seemed like The

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Decemberists and the audience had an unspoken connection full of mutual affection. Although the sounds varied between folk, “dad rock” and alternative rock, the set seemed consistent and carefully planned. I was impressed by The Decemberists and was glad to see so much passion for the Ithaca audience.

Isabella York is a member of the Class of 2020 in the College of Arts and Sciences. She can be reached at ly43@cornell.edu.

Alec Baldwin Is The Boss Baby – And That’s About It

BY DAVID GOULDTHORPE Sun Columnist

Imagine sitting down for your favorite meal. It doesn’t have to be anything fancy, maybe just some homemade mac and cheese.

Sounds good, right? Now, imagine sitting down for your favorite meal, but it comes with sides of ketchup, soy sauce and malt

vinegar, while a clown casts candy sprinkles all over your food and a mariachi band plays trumpets into your ear. You may like some of those elements, but I’m willing to bet that it may be a bit overwhelming when you just want your dinner. That’s essentially how I felt watching DreamWorks’ The Boss Baby, directed by Tom McGrath. The core idea is solid enough, but the film ultimately gets weighed down with far too many trappings.

The plot centers around a young man named Tim (Tobey Maguire), who is remem-

bering back to when he got a baby brother.

The child Tim, voiced by Miles Bakshi, had a very close relationship with his parents.

Everything changed though when Boss Baby arrived, played by Alec Baldwin. When Boss Baby (yes, that is literally his name) comes into the house, the family order gets upended.

Tim begins to compete with the baby for their parents’ affection, trying to expose him as more than an ordinary infant. However, it is revealed that Boss Baby doesn’t wish to stay in the house either: you see, he’s with Baby Corp on a special mission to investigate Puppy Co. Puppies are apparently taking up too much love and are pushing babies off the market, and with a new development coming up it could spell the end of love for babies. If Boss Baby manages to get the information he needs, then he will leave to take on a new promotion. Since this will let Tim have his old life back, they agree to work together COURTESY OF DREAMWORKS to uncover Puppy Co’s conspiracy.

If you think it sounds like an overly complex plot, especially for something based on a board book, then you’ve found the heat of the problem for the movie. I didn’t even mention the fact Tim admits to us that he had an overactive imagination as a kid, meaning that most of what we see didn’t happen exactly as he describes. The unreliable narrator trope could have been a clever idea, but it gets executed in a way that leaves more questions than answers. When we get only a metaphor of

reality, there should still be a connection between the fantasy we see and the reality behind it; that allows us to continue following the story. Marla Frazee did that well in The Boss Baby, the original board book that she wrote and illustrated. Infants in the real world end up dictating schedules and get their every whim served. When it comes to our bosses, it can often feel the same way, leading to the joke behind the whole book. When the film tries to translate it to an hour and a half long script, though, things get off track. If all of Tim’s interactions with Boss Baby take place in his head, then when he teaches the baby to use his imagination, is he having a fantasy within a fantasy? Did they actually go on a plane across the country to Las Vegas to have a showdown with Puppy Co? This is one of the biggest problems with The Boss Baby: while trying to be a comedy, it also tries to be a drama playing out from a child’s subjective viewpoint, similar to The LEGO Movie taking place entirely from a child’s imagination. However, while LEGO Movie managed to keep its framing device relatively simple by reserving it for the end, and making sure it actually worked for the story it was telling, Boss Baby insists on throwing it in our face constantly while not having it make any sense. In the end it honestly feels lazy.

On top of this device making us run everything we see through additional brainpower, the plot takes far too many twists and turns for something titled The Boss Baby. I feel like two or three movie scripts got welded together to come up with the madcap story we got.

It went dizzyingly fast at some parts, while dragging on at others. And on top of that, the consistent insistence that “there’s only so much love to go around” just doesn’t really sit well with me. Sure, they try to refute the idea in the last five minutes, but it feels half-hearted. Altogether, the plot just feels like a wreck.

However, I can forgive a lackluster plot if the movie made me laugh or otherwise brought me enjoyment. The movie manages to do that… sometimes. Alec Baldwin does a

fantastic job as Boss Baby — between Baldwin’s performance and the character animation, Boss Baby himself is a very fun focal point for the movie. Tim is also a solid enough character, if a bit generic. Miles Bakshi delivers a solid performance considering he went through puberty in production. He’s also the grandson of famous animator Ralph Bakshi, so that’s a cool Easter egg to catch there. As for the humor, some of it works well. There is genuine wit at multiple points of the movie, and I got a good chuckle.

That being said, butt jokes are the crutch of this film. So. Many. Butts. I counted no less than ten “Haha, there’s a baby butt!” moments on screen, some of these moments dragging on for a whole minute at a time.

Another major drawback is the animation itself, which often resorts to gimmicks to justify a 3-D ticket, because who doesn’t want to see a baby drool down into their face in 3-D? The screen bursts with directionless energy to the film’s detriment. There are times where there’s so much motion going on, and at such a frantic pace, that I felt overwhelmed and dizzied trying to keep up!

In the end, I can’t recommend strongly either for or against seeing the movie. I just give it a great big “meh.” It might be worth seeing once for Alec Baldwin’s performance, but you could get the same thing from a BestOf compilation on YouTube. I feel like it could have been better if DreamWorks had simply done what Warner Animation is doing — acknowledging the ridiculousness of their premises and rolling with them — instead of trying to somehow justify their weirdness with an unreliable narrator device. It’s not the worst movie from DreamWorks, though, so if it’s playing on a flight or in a waiting room it won’t hurt to catch some snippets here and there. In the end, though, this baby won’t be boss in the animation field this year.

David Gouldthorpe is a junior in the School of Industrial and Labor Relations. He can be reached at dgouldthorpe@cornellsun.com.

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Use caution and “do not worry about making a decision,” were the tips Fraser said Mathews offered.

“He said to focus on your senior year, do everything you can for your team to succeed, and then after the season, that's when you start opening it up to agents. And that’s what I did,” Fraser said.

That advice paid off. Fraser set career highs his senior year in punts inside the 20 yard line and fair catches. That was accomplished while seeing a slight drop in punting opportunities when compared to the 62 he saw sophomore year.

Fraser and Mathews last reunited in person when Cornell and Penn battled in the 2016 season finale, and Penn walked away with a 4220 victory and a share of the Ivy League title. It was a low point in a season that had brought about many highs.

But of the 6,333 in attendance that game, Mathews was the one perfect patron to see his former teammate join him in the ranks of former Cornell footballers. It signaled the passing of the torch from one potential NFL prospect to another. “[His advice] really worked out well because I got to focus on enjoying the season and focusing on every day of practice and hanging out with my friends and ride the wave that we began the season on,” Fraser said. “Jeff was really important for that.”

“[Mathews] said to focus on your senior year, do everything you can for your team ... [then] start opening it up to agents” Chris Fraser ’16 ‘100 Percent All-In’

Perhaps the most harrowing component of this entire process is that it could all be for naught. All the lifting, all the refining, all the years of training could one day just seem pointless.

Until then, all Fraser can do is fight every day to make sure that possibility is just a bad dream and never becomes reality.

“There are some growing pains but I think that I have gotten past that part and I am definitely punting much better and at the top of my game now when it matters most, which is great,” he said.

What plagues Fraser, and most potential recruits, is the outside pressures that go along with the physical preparation.

Any small misstep is a black mark in a scout's book. And with so few opportunities to show off your skills, one misstep could quickly dismantle hopes at the big leagues.

“When you have 100-plus scouts on you it is easy to let the moment get to you but I think a part of the process is taking all that out and going back to the basics — you’ve been there before, you’ve done

“It’s a really cool thing to be watching these guys on TV ... and then the next year you are playing alongside them.”

Chris Fraser ’16 it a million times and just have fun,” he said. “I think that’s the thing that gets lost in this and I think I've gotten back to that which is great.”

On the flipside, bringing your best every day can make good things can come your way. Fraser has dreamed about charging on the field come opening kickoff ceremonies.

And in a way, that is what drives him most — the kid in him is simply excited at the chance of living out his dream.

“You see those guys and for all you know you could be wearing the same jerseys as they were or they are,” he said.

“It’s a really cool thing to be watching these guys on TV when you are eight, 12, 15 years old and then the next year you are playing alongside them.”

Fraser acknowledges that one day he might wake up and not have a football career to look forward to, saying that Cornell was the perfect place to prepare for the life after football.

“Right now, I’m 100 percent all-in on football,” he said. “The great thing about having a degree from Cornell — and that's a big reason why I went to Cornell — regardless of when my football career ends, whether that be tomorrow or 20 years from now, I have a great education, so I'm not worried about the opportunities that would present themselves afterwards.”

Hopefully for Fraser, those opportunities come following the goal he is currently set on.

Until that day creeps up, he will continue to do the same thing he has done since the first day he laced up his cleats: go out there and have fun.

“I’m really enjoying it now and I really want to go out on that field and punt and show everyone what I can do,” Fraser said. “It’s definitely really exciting.”

Zach Silver can be reached at sports-editor@cornellsun.com.

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In Quest for NFL,Fraser’16 Relies on Pro Mentors Former Cornell punter looks to enter League with upcoming draft

By ZACH SILVER Sun Sports Editor

Thousands have come and gone playing to the last whistle while donning the carnelian and white Cornell football jerseys, but only a few have been able to make a name for themselves at the next level.

With the 2017 NFL Draft just weeks away, former Cornell punter Chris Fraser ’16 is looking to add his name to the exclusive list of Cornell alumni in the pros. “[It would] give a sense of legitimacy not only to Cornell but to to the whole Ivy League,” Fraser said of the implications his drafting might bring. “People don't think of the Ivy League as a football powerhouse … and I think [it would] just be another thing that shows how Cornell football is making the right steps to become extremely competitive year in and year out.”

But before he can accomplish that, Fraser must undergo the most intensive, excruciating and meticulous preparation of his lengthy career. Since his graduation in December, the recent alumnus has continuously undergone five-day-aweek workouts, pro days — including one in Buffalo he had to call off due to the March Nor’easter — conditioning, dealing with an agent, private workouts and traveling across the country. And on top of all that, he has to make sure to get his eight hours of sleep every night. “[It’s] just making sure that I’m at my peak physical performance level, having fun, enjoying it and staying active,” he says. “And making sure that I am at my best for the draft.”

Even with his deceptively hulkish legs that effortlessly sent punts over 60 yards, it is an especially steep hill for Fraser to climb. For aspiring professionals at most positions, they can sleep knowing teams carry anywhere from two to six players of their breed.

Punters and kickers are not privy to that same degree of comfort.

Most teams are not usually looking to replace their punter, Fraser said, and in reality, only a small portion of teams might be actively shopping for a new punter on a given year. Any small hiccup in his performance, and Fraser’s dreams could very well be muffed.

“They don't accept mediocrity, at least not very long,” Fraser said of punting in the NFL. “You always have to be improving and at a very high level. Because of that, since there is only one per team and

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A big step | Not many Cornellians have the opportunity to make it to the NFL, but Fraser hopes to be one of the few to make it from Ithaca to the big stage come draft day.

all that, you have to grab ahold of any opportunity you can.”

Fraser is very aware of the challenges that lay in store for himself, so who better to ask for advice than a couple of Cornellians who have been through the thick of it already.

Blast From the Past

First on Fraser’s list of contacts to call was former Cornell receiver Bryan Walters ’10. The undersized Walters — undrafted when he declared in 2010 — has fought tooth and nail to make his way into the NFL. His hard work paid off when he won the Super Bowl with the Seattle Seahawks in 2014, and he is currently on the Jacksonville Jaguars’ roster after making 10 appearances in the 2016-17 season.

For Fraser, Walters was the perfect role model. The wide receiver was often doubted, mainly due to his short stature, yet he earned himself the opportunity to compete with the big JASON BEN NATHAN / dogs at the highest level.

SUN SENIOR Being on a roster is one PHOTOGRAPHER thing, but getting a good amoung of playing Professional Precision| Fraser set career highs time, as Walters has his senior year for punts inside the 20 yard line and done, is another. fair catches.

day … especially those days where you get out of bed, you don’t want to work out, but you have to,” Fraser said. “You do all the small things especially when you don’t want to because that’s what makes you mentally strong and that’s what gets you to where you want to be because that’s what no one else wants to do.”

While Walters and Fraser’s friendship formed recently, a relationship with a second alumnus, one with whom Fraser has spent countless hours of practice, has also come as an advantage.

Jeff Mathews ’13 left Cornell with the most throwing yards and touchdowns in program history. His 11,284 yards in the air have created a nearly 4,000-yard gap between himself and second place.

Since then Mathews has seen stints on professional teams, but never quite saw the field on game day. The Canadian Football League was the logical next step for him, and he is currently signed with the Toronto Argonauts.

Fraser and Mathews overlapped in

“He has definitely fought his way and he's been really resilient throughout his whole process, and it’s not like he was some highly-touted recruit, clear-cut drafted player,” Fraser said. “He fought his way onto those roster spots and I don’t think a lot of guys have that [resiliency]. “[It’s] really impressive to see a guy who has made a living in the league fighting each and every day.”

Fraser and Walters never overlapped on East Hill, but Fraser notes that the connection between Walters and himself has been incredibly “They don’t accept mediocrity, at least strong throughout the entire not very long. You always have to be process. Without a teammate relationship, the common conimproving and at a very high level.” nection of once wearing the Chris Fraser ’16 Cornell jersey has been a bond strong enough.

Walters has served as a teacher for Fraser on the most common 2012, the former’s freshman year and the issues — such as how to stay in shape — latter’s senior season. The relationship but also on things most people in Fraser’s from that point on has always been one life probably would not be able to offer of mentorship. As quarterback, Mathews wisdom on, like the miniscule details was the tem’s natural leader. His impressive abilities out of the huddle reinforced scouts keep a keen eye out for.

The work ethic that Walters touts is those leadership qualities.

Above all, Mathews’ role for Fraser one that Fraser hopes to emulate. Even from a distance, Fraser is in awe of how came to light on the most abstract and much Walters has done to propel himself esoteric of details someone looking to break into the league may consider: an to the next level.

“The thing that stuck with me the See FRASER page 11 most is that you have to go to work every