Sanders (D-Vt ) and Donald Trump have announced plans to host rallies in upstate New York this week
Sanders will hold both a rally at the Floyd L Maines Veterans Memorial Arena in Binghamton this Monday morning and an event at Alumni Arena in Buffalo later that day
Trump plans to visit Syracuse on April 16 although the location of the rally has not yet been released and rally at
Buffalo’s First Niagara Center and a venue in Rochester on April 17, according to syracuse com These campaign stops are several on the c a n d i d a t e s ’ tours of New York before the state ’ s primar y vo t i n g
“In upstate New York, I’m like the most popular person that has ever lived, virtually. They’re great friends of mine.”
g i n s on April 19, according to PressConnects
Thus far, the Sanders is the only candidate scheduled to visit Binghamton where he taught a Masters course called
Sexual Assault Awareness Week Begins
Student organizations will collaborate with campus life staff to organize the second annual Sexual Assault Awareness Week this week
Kendall Grant, one of the student organizers of SAAW, said she hopes the events will give people “ greater knowledge, awareness and empathy,” according to a University press release
Grant said the events build each day “ to address the campus climate, who’s at risk, any gaps in current policies and how we can create a better, safer environment,” the University said
The first event on Monday will be a keynote address by Kate Harding, author of “Asking for it: The Alarming Rise of Rape Culture and What we Can Do About It ” Her book addresses the myth that women who were raped “asked for it” and the per vasiveness of rape in American culture, according to the University Events scheduled for the week include an “Art for Awareness Performance Showcase” on Tuesday, a discussion of sexual assault in the LGBT community and a screening of “It Happened Here” a documentary film by Emmy Award winner Lisa F Jackson about sexual assault cases from Amherst College, Vanderbilt University and the University of Connecticut, according to the SAAW website
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“Affluence and Crisis,” on wealth inequality at Binghamton University in 1990, a c c o rd i n g t o B i n g h a m t o n University D o n a l d Bazley, a volunteer for the It h a c a a n d T o m p k i n s C o u n t y f o r
Bernie Sanders Campaign, said he believes Sanders will discuss economic hardships facing prevalent in upstate New York
“I predict that in both places he will
address the trade policies that have taken jobs away from those cities, that once had thriving industries,” Bazley said Sa n d e r s
p
n Bi n ghamton follows a petition circulated in Ithaca last week urging the candidates to visit Cornell, which garnered over 3,000 signatures in under a week
However, Gus Dusenberry, an Ithaca resident, said this week that he recognizes that Sanders may need to focus his attention on larger cities in upstate New York ahead of primary voting
TCAT Explains Its Summer Service Cuts Attributes bus driver shortage
By LAUREN KELLY Sun Staff Writer
The Tompkins Consolidated Area Transit company held four public meetings with the Cornell community to discuss the proposed emergency service cuts and adjustments the organization is making to its summer schedule last week
TCAT said these changes were necessary due to chronic bus operator shortages, according to a press release
“We thought we would be able to build up our ranks in time to avoid this, but despite ramped up recruitment efforts we were unable to fill those positions,” said Patty Poist, communications and marketing manager for TCAT
Matthew Yarrow, a service analyst for TCAT, said TCAT has been “down significantly in our operator ranks for some time now ”
Yarrow explained that the number of drivers has decreased to the point where TCAT is about 10 drivers short from the optimal number of operators for their summer routes
One reason for the shortage is that it is becoming increasingly more difficult to become a bus operator due to stricter regulations and intensive training,
to stricter regulations, training, cost
according to Poist
“You must be 21 to be a bus operator at TCAT, and by that time some people may have chosen different career paths,” Poist said “There are a lot of regulations you have to follow like getting physicals,
of living
pass random drug and alcohol tests, and getting a [Commercial Driver’s License] ” Poist said the training process usually
Presidential prospects | Sen Bernie Sanders (D-Vt ) and Donald Trump will host rallies in several upstate New York cities this week before primary voting begins
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Monday, April 11, 2016
Today
Lee Teng-hui, Taiwan, and Cornell: Surviving Through Tempestuous Times Noon - 1 p m , B-02 Warren Hall
Statistical-Based Compression of Climate Model Output Noon - 1 p m , 110 A D White House
Building the Commune: Venezuela’s Radical Democracy 12:15 - 1:20 p m , 105 Stimson Hall
“Best” in a Biological Context: Optimization, Space and Control 12:20 p m , A106 Corson/Mudd Hall
Higher Education and the Challenge of Inequality
4:30 - 6:00 p m , HEC Auditorium, Goldwin Smith Hall
Tomorrow
Capital Punishment in China and Iran
2:55 - 4:30 p m , 390 Myron Taylor Hall
Big Ideas in the Humanities: Migration
3 - 4:30 p m , Groos Family Atrium, Klarman Hall
Mathematics of Crime 4:30 p m , 253 Malott Hall
Reserach Poster Design
4:30 p m , Tatkon Center, Balch Hall
Data Publishing: How to Get Your Data Out There 4:30 - 6 p m , Stone Classroom, Mann Library
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Hi: 43° Lo: 29° R ain
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Communication Department Celebrates Opening of The Hub
Says space will allow undergraduates to ‘connect’ with graduate students and faculty in Mann Library
By JUSTIN PARK Sun Contributor
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MiXed Illustrates Diversity of ‘Multiracial Experience’ at Cornell
By HENRY KANENGEISER Sun Contributor
MiXed at Cornell a student organization dedicated to creating community among mixed race individuals will host its first ever Blend Conference in Klarman Hall this weekend
The two-day conference will focus on the “ awareness of the multiracial e x p e r i e n c e and the community’s marginalization of identity,” and its main themes are engagement and inclusion, according to the organization’s website
Axe said the Blend Conference was established to celebrate every mixed person ’ s individual identity
“As an organization we ’ ve found that we can ’ t put one definition on what is mixed race because it’s so unique to every person, ” she said
“As an organization we’ve found that we can’t put one definition on what is mixed
The conference will feature keynote speeches by professionals, personalities and students, as well as interactive group activities, panels and discussions, according to the website
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“We were inspired to create a space with an overall theme of ‘connecting people.’”
“We wanted to bring together a conference that brings to light different issues and unique experiences that mixed people have,” said Erika Axe ’18, incoming co-president of MiXed
Olivia Lee ’18 and Axe said they were both eager to hear Athena Asklipiadis speak about the difficulties of receiving a bone marrow transplant as a mixed race person
“She’s coming to talk about why it’s really important to set yourself up as a registered donor, because for some [mixed race] person
you might be the only option,” Axe sad Axe said the creation of the conference was inspired by a similar event run by a mixed race group at Harvard University Axe explained the Harvard conference “generated a lot of support from the mixed community, from all the different mixed clubs at other schools” and seemed like a project that could encourage a great discussion of mixed race issues on the Cornell
campus MiXed has already coordinated with mixed race groups at other schools, like Northwestern, Swarthmore and Tufts
Although not all three schools are sending students to the conference, Axe discussed the great strides that they have already made in forming bonds between colleges, and said
ILR Women’s Caucus Hosts Gender Equality Summit
By BARBARA ESUOSO Sun Contributor
Relations Women’s Caucus hosted
Saturday, bringing together female panelists from diverse career fields to discuss the experiences of women in the workplace
The event entitled “ Towards a Mo re E q u
designed to facilitate discussion of gender inequality in the workplace by giving its audience insight on how to advance in their career paths as well as hear about other women ’ s e
n resources, engineering, consulting a n d p u b l i c p o l i c y, a c c o rd i n g t o Jennifer Mandelblatt, president of the ILR women ’ s Caucus Janelle Geines, a member of the I L R Gr a d u a t e St u d e n t O r g a nization, said women ’ s confidence was a major topic of discussion at the summit
“I think confidence is something that women lack, and it seems to be
the most recurrent topic from this summit,” Geines said “Knowing that, I’m going to keep tr ying to s u p p o r t m y s e l f a n d s u p p o r t t h e women around me to have confidence and advocate for their skills and assets ”
Panelists also answered questions about their respective career fields, and students asked questions about the female experience in their fields of interest Topics included gender d i s c r i m i n a t i o n i n t o p p o s i t i o n s , clothing issues, the pressure to be c o n f i d e n t b u t n o t a g g re s s i v e o r complacent and the intersectionality of race and sexuality as a workplace barrier
Mandelblatt said she was glad the summit was “ a meaningful experience ”
“I think we had phenomenal s p e a k e r s , f r o m K r a s s i m i r a Hernandez’s honest and brave opening speech to the breakout sessions and panel discussion,” Mandelblatt said As this is only the summit’s second year running, the event still has
farther to advance in creating awareness for gender inequality, according to Mandelblatt
“ This year we really tried to highlight intersectionality, so that t h e m e n a n d w o m e n a t t e
could get advice that would resonate with them,” she said “I think we have more to do with incorporating diversity and intersectionality ” The ILR Women’s Caucus was formed to create awareness of gender inequality but also to be a support group for its members, according to Mandelblatt
Mandelblatt added that the summit, the Caucus’ largest event, ser ves as a first run of the idea of a gender inequality convention
“ T h i s i s h ow we c h a n g e
world,” Mandelblatt said “ This is how we break down barriers, by coming together and so i think we just need to keep getting people to come together for meaningful conversations ”
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Former Republican House speaker Dennis Hastert leaves a courthouse after his arraignment
TCAT Hires Contract Drivers
As Short-Term Spring Solution
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lasts at least six weeks
TCAT shifts are also ver y long, and the TCAT works on a seniority system so ne w drivers get the less desirable shifts, according to Poist
“ We have what is known as a split shift,” Poist said “[Bus operators] come in the morning, and then don’t drive for four to five hours midday After, they go back out in ser vice for r ush hour for the evening ”
TCAT may also be having a hard time recr uiting drivers due to the high the cost of living in Ithaca, according to Poist
“It’s ver y expensive to live in this area, and a lot of our bus drivers have to commute from outside areas, which makes for an even longer day,” Poist said
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added that some drivers travel from as far as Syracuse each day
TCAT ’ s current solution for the spring involves hiring contract drivers, but this is only a shor tterm solution, according to Poist
“ We use a firm in California, which brings in drivers from all over the countr y, ” Poist said “ They are professionally trained already, but it’s also costly to us because we also house and have a per diem for them It’s about $33,000 a week for
10 drivers, which is not viable ”
The TCAT board of directors decided to make strategic adjustments and cuts to the summer lines to make up for the driver shor tage because the use of contractors is no longer feasible according to Yarrow “ We are looking for inefficiencies and low ridership, when making these decisions,” Yarrow said
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“painful to us and to the public,” they are necessar y to provide “reliable, good ser vice to the community ”
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Poist added that she does not currently know what will happen to the fall’s schedule
“ We are hoping that we can build up our ranks of drivers, but in the meantime, it has been challenging,” Poist said
Students can refer to the TCAT website for ne ws and route changes and sign up for the Cornell listser v for Special Conditions for ne ws related to buses and other school issues, according to the TCAT company and Cornell Transpor tation Ser vices
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Blend Conference to Illuminate Mixed Race Issues
Organizers hope gathering will ‘foster awareness and inclusion,’ encourage discussion on campus
she hopes other schools will run their own conferences soon
“The fact that we ’ ve been able to talk with multiple different mixed organizations helps what we do and it helps them get an idea of the different troubles we ’ ve found along the way to make it an easier process, ” Axe said Ultimately, the Blend Conference is designed to foster a sense of comfort and community for mixed race people, she added
“I think we want people to come out of this conference being a lot more secure in defining who they are for themselves and understanding that they’re not alone,” Axe said
The conference is free and open to anyone who hopes to learn more about mixed race issues, according to Lee
“You can get something from the conference even if you aren ’ t a mixed race person, ” Lee said “We want everyone to get a chance to hear the panelists and discuss mixed race issues ”
MiXed was also recently recognized for its work on campus On March 16, MiXed was awarded the James A Perkins Prize for Interracial and Intercultural Peace and Harmony The prize came with a $5,000 reward, which Axe said was used support the Blend Conference and other MiXed programs
After the Blend Conference, MiXed hopes to continue to support mixed race people at Cornell and encourage more discussions about race, according to Axe
“We’ve tried to make the goal of this year to be more well known and extending ourselves as a known community on campus, ” she said Lee and Axe said they were happy with the policies in place at Cornell that affected them as mixed race students
“I think we ’ re doing the best we can to foster awareness and
inclusion to get the conversation going because that’s how you ultimately change people’s views and norms, ” Lee said
schools in accommodating mixed race individuals
“We want everyone to get a chance to hear the panelists and discuss mixed race issues.” O l i v i a L e e ’ 1 8
Axe pointed to undergraduate applications as a way that Cornell was superior to many other
“It was one of the few universities that I applied to that gave you the option of checking off more than one race, which is a big issue in the mixed race community,” she said
MiXed at Cornell is in its third year of existence on campus Its
mission is “fostering a safe space for students who identify as mixed to share their experiences and create a community,” according to the group ’ s website
“Something that is nice about MiXed is that people are so different and have such unique stories,” Lee said “Most people categorize themselves as one race, so it was cool to find an environment where people understood the same issues as me ”
Henry Kanengeiser can be reached at hhk33@cornell edu
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The Best Things in Life Are Free
Imagineif New York bagels weren ’ t scarce in Ithaca no one would settle for powdered eggs on a mediocre CTB bagel ever again Imagine if classes had more seats that would certainly make this week’s course enroll easier We imagine a world with less scarcity all the time Other things, like the laws of physics, affect our lives But we don’t usually imagine a world where the atomic weight of hydrogen were different or at least, I’m not smart enough to imagine it On the other hand, imagining a world without scarcity is easy, and scarcity has a huge effects on our lives
The importance of abundant bagels, or seats in Wines isn’t so apparent However, there are scarce resources that are incredibly important, like computers These days computers touch everything: finance, medicine, education and government; the list goes on Imagine how drastically different the world would be if computers were less scarce In some ways, this thought experiment is becoming a reality A computer equivalent to your c e l l p h o n e would’ve cost millions of dollars and filled a room 60 years ago Today you can buy a computer for $30 For the most part, hardware no longer inhibits the scarcity of computers We have more than enough at least compared to the past
Many people rely on it, even if they don’t pay for it especially because they don’t pay for it If your open source software doesn ’ t work, you are in trouble However, the beauty of open source software is that the implementation is transparent You can fix problems as they arise or to meet your specific needs
And, this system really works Many open source projects are significantly better than alternatives that cost money Of course, there’s Linux an open source operating system Maybe you think that’s the thing hipsters install on their computers and it is But, it’s also the operating system every corporation has installed on their web servers Linux is incredibly reliable At this point, developing proprietary operating system would be more costly than building on top of Linux As a result, Linux is free and well supported even if it powers software and services that aren ’ t free More importantly, the basis of encryption over the web, RSA, is
Open source projects give you access to everything under the hood but they aren’t necessarily developed with you in mind
On the other hand, software is still scarce which is a problem because without software a computer is basically a paper weight Yes, distributing software is nearly costless However unlike hardware which involves costly manufacturing processes, the cost of making software consists almost completely of finding intelligent people to write it and intelligent people are just as scarce as they’ve always been Luckily, there’s a solution to this dilemma: open source This idea isn’t new, but I think it’s really important so I wanted to write about it
Open source software is software that is distributed freely Now, this may sound like a terrible idea People are altruistic but only to a certain point Why would people contribute to software for no reward? The key is that open source software is not only free, the process behind making it is transparent You can change it Open source projects start when people share code they wrote for their individual needs Many times making this software publicly available is more cost effective than selling it Since the source code is publically available, people can adapt the code, and fix problems as they arise
Obviously, some projects fizzle out But, some catch on The most successful open source projects involve code that everyone needs and uses, like an operating system or a secure protocol for connecting computers
open source Not to mention, the protocol your computer uses to connect to the internet itself is open source
Granted, using open source software is usually more involved Open source is not for people who want to treat software like a black box albeit a beautiful aluminum and glass black box (I’m looking at you Apple) Sometimes the black box is useful when projects don’t scale well from one person to another However, in most cases the black box is not only limiting, it is dangerous We trust so much of our lives on software Relying on something you don’t understand has has large implications if it doesn’t work the way you expect Open source projects give you access to everything under the hood but they aren ’ t necessarily developed with you in mind All this to say open source is really important and something you should look into You probably use open source software, whether you realize it or not You should get more Open source has bigger implications than just producing free, useful software Hardware is more available than ever, but software isn’t Open source is an important step to unleashing the potential of computing That’s my schtick and I’m sticking too it Stay tuned alternating Mondays for more
Eric Schulman is a junior in the College of Arts
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efore spring break, I had a compelling dialogue about diversity at Cornell with trustees and Cornell alumni It was almost a then-andnow assessment of how far Cornell has come with respect to diversity and inclusion It had never occurred to me that there is so much value in looking at an intergenerational perspective on challenging issues It helps those who are interested and invested understand how far we have come as a community The dialogue was unequivocally thought-provoking considering it survived my Spring Break-induced amnesia and that I am still thinking about it
To give some context, this was a Breaking Bread event organized by the Center for Intercultural Dialogue The event brought together students, trustees and administrators to compare their experiences with diversity at Cornell across an intergenerational landscape, over dinner I think one incredible aspect of Breaking Bread that makes it successful is that we actually sit down and have dinner together More importantly, we sit down and have dinner with people we would not normally be interacting with and we have conversations that don’t take place very often A classic Breaking Bread example would be bringing together organizations as seemingly distinct like say, the Black Students Union and C U Hillel for a Cornbread and Challah themed dinner wherein some very meaningful conversation would ensue The reason it works so well is because it taps at something Cornell has not leveraged enough the potential of alliances
At Cornell, we have impressive statistics describing diversity and inclusion We are making impressive strides through initiatives like Global Cornell We have organizations and safe havens for almost every interest group and committed teams brainstorming on more resources the community needs We have numerous multicultural organizations and various efforts by student organizations towards diversity and inclusion As a result, we have various pockets of wonderful work happening on campus but not so much work across them
A stark reminder of how we can go so much further in terms of alliances is the fact that even today, at Cornell, it is not impossible to
A stark reminder of how we can go so much further in terms of alliances is the fact that even today, at Cornell, it is not impossible to spend four years untouched and unchanged by the potential of diversity.
spend four years untouched and unchanged by the potential of diversity For instance, it is not unlikely to think of a freshman from a predominantly, white suburban town, who joins a fraternity or sorority in their freshman spring, and spends four years socializing within a bubble that is predominantly white, upper middle-class and heterosexual On the other hand, it is very possible for four international students from Guangzhou to spend four years at Cornell going to classes and coming home to an apartment where everyone speaks Cantonese, which is a bubble in itself There are niche areas created for students from most social identities However, informal institutions and norms prevent students from going beyond these niche areas
Despite all of the reports and panels on diversity and inclusion, it is still the norm that Greek Life is a way of life which is by default associated with a certain set of social identities white, relatively well-off and heterosexual This may sound like a blanket statement, but if one does not fit into these default identities and tries to be a part of the college “mainstream, ” some adjustments need to be made that are currently glossed over Fitting into some organizations call for Cornell’s version of “model minority” behavior For instance, if I am a low-income, racial minority student and I join a sorority, it will strain my relationships with groups related to some aspects of my social identity and may force me to make difficult choices at some point These are challenging issues that are products of norms and larger historical experiences However, the only way to change norms is through formal institutions
One way to challenge norms associated with certain aspects of campus life would be to make intercultural experiences an integral part of our curriculum Making the Intergroup Dialogue Project a diversity requirement option for CALS is one idea that works I make this point because it would be rather sad if 20 years later, a Cornell student ruminates about her freshman year roommate from Indonesia and realizes she never really interacted with her This could perhaps be because she did not know what to say to her or how to relate This fear that stems from assumptions results in so many lost opportunities This fear can be challenged through a dedicated attempt to prioritize intercultural maturity as an aspect of the Cornell education and experience It is something the students will thank the University for as they reflect on how Cornell brought the world to them meaningfully on a very personal level It is something that I treasure the most about my time at Cornell, but I am aware that I am fortunate that I had the opportunity to build alliances and relationships across differences I am also aware that these opportunities are not a given for every student at Cornell unless we shift emphasis from creating more safe havens to interactions across them
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Aditi Bhowmick is a senior in the College of Arts and Sciences Abstruse Musings appears alternate Mondays this semester She may be reached at ab738@cornell edu
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BY JACK JONES Sun Staff Writer
l a t a b l e s p i t e f u l n e s s a n d o u t r i g h t d o u c h e r y, a n d h e l e a n e d a b i t t ow a rd s t h e l a t t e r d u r i n g t h e s h ow W h e n h e s p o k e t o t h e c rowd , i t w a s a l w a y s w i t h a s o r t o f c o n -
d e s c e n d i n g s a rc a s m ; w h e n h e a s k e d w h a t t h e C o r n e l l m a s c o t i s , h e r e s p o n d e d , “ W h a t t h e f u c k a re yo u t a l k i n g a b o u t ? ” t o s o m e b o d y ’ s i n d i s c e r n i b l e re s p o n s e Ma y b e a l l o f t h i s w a s p a r t o f t h e a c t , p a r t o f w h a t Wa v ve s c a n d o t o h e l p k e e p t h e s p i r i t o f
Jack Jones is a sophomore in the College of Arts and Sciences He can be reached at jackjones@cornellsun com
S u r r e a l S l a p s o f R e a l i t y : N i g h t V a l e a t t h e S t a t e
BY CATHERINE HWANG Sun Staff Writer
The stage at the State Theatre had a simple set-up four microphones set up across the stage, a portion partitioned off by an arrangement table for music, a simple curtain as backdrop and speakers strategically placed to reverberate in the eardrums of the audience Simple, neat and sensible for the live show “Ghost Stories” of the popular podcast Welcome to Night Vale
Welcome to Night Vale is a bi-monthly podcast usually airing the 1st and 15th of ever y month which follows the happenings of the fictional desert town of Night Vale through a community radio show hosted by a man named Cecil G e r s h w i n Pa l m e r ( v o i
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2013, Welcome to Night Vale ranked second on iTunes’s top audio podcasts, and the show has consistently grown in popularity since its conception, with its producers appearing on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert last October
“Ghost Stories” was decidedly ver y Night Vale-esque, following the podcast’s structure of occasional guest speakers and random and strange events Cleverly structured, “Ghost Stories” captured the attention of the rapt audience; one quickly lost track of real time in tr ying to determine how the ghost stor y would finally end, and the effect was particularly amplified by the kind of spooky a n d s c i e n c e f i c t i o n - l i k e b a c k g ro u n d m u s 0 i c by Disparition It was particularly fantastic to see and hear radio host Cecil in person, whose voice is extremely soothing and emotive being able to see his gestures and facial expressions evoked from t h e a u d i e n c
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h e stor y “Ghost Stories” as an episode diverged from the regular show, becoming s u d d e n l y v e r y re a l a t times It felt like a comical yet somehow painful punch in the gut, which might sound negative, but it’s not The show maintained its wonderful surreal weirdness and brought a great deal
of dimension and insight to the characters, by the end by reeling us back into ver y real parts of the Night Vale world With these new insights, the episode emphasized that Night Vale and its residents are surrounded by an actual sense of reality, and that their lives follow trajectories in a distinct world, even if that world is not our own This, I think, is an integral par t of Welcome to Night Vale which makes it so interesting The show as a whole is absurdly surreal, but it’s clever because ever ything is par t of a long, overarching stor y with plot arcs, extended jokes and developing relationships Their universe is ver y much defined, with authority figures and laws, notions of “normal” lives and people with definitive pasts and stories to tell, however fictional they are “Ghost Stories” is no different as it adds to the pieces of our deser t town and indirectly points out an essential par t of Welcome to Night Vale: that it is fun because it gives us a world that is vastly differently from our own, with amusing and fantastic events and silly and arguably exciting developments It also pointed out that Welcome to Night Vale is in many ways a comical and quietly subversive commentar y on our own norms In presenting this ver y different reality, it frames what we perceive to be completely absurd as utterly mundane, casting existentialist tones on the ideas of “reality” and “society” themselves
Ending on a ver y high note, “Ghost Stories” was whimsical and quirky to listen to Cecil’s voice was, as usual, sonorous, deep and soothing, with that extra pizzazz that makes him so fun to listen to as he recounts the daily lives and happenings of Night Vale As usual, the show faded out with an eclectic mix of an arrangement of sounds of computerized hums and musical instruments, with the trademark final words booming out to a rapt crowd: “Goodnight, Night Vale ”
Catherine Hwang is a sophomore in the College of Ar ts and Sciences She can be reached at sh928@cornell edu
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Sit Down, 1776
D“oes anybody care?”, John Adams inquires of an empty congress chamber at the climax of 1776, but he may as well ask the same of a modern, post-Hamilton audience settling for the second best founding fathers musical to grace the Broadway stage It’s impossible to talk about 1776 today without drawing immediate comparison to the groundbreaking hiphop musical that I have tried so hard to avoid talking about in a column but oh well, there it is It was a comparison that City Center Encores! attempted to lean into with their latest revival of the classic 1969 musical, setting it in a modern context and boasting a “multiracial” cast But is that a comparison anyone should wish to invite?
Hamilton has fostered a bit of a love-hate relationship with 1776; Lin-Manuel Miranda was clearly inspired by the classic in its per-
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b y o p e r a t i n g i n i t s shadow Hamilton has tried endlessly to distance itself from what 1776 was, from its diverse cast to its hip-hop-inspired score, and has succeeded for the most par t; at any rate, Miranda makes his opinions clear in Act II of Hamilton, when he bellows the best referenceinsult of the show, “Sit down, John, you fat mother fucker!” And yet, in the greatest irony of all, when the cast of Hamilton takes the stage of the Richard Rodgers Theatre once the 46th Street Theatre ever y night, they
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Daniels, of Boy Meets Girl fame 1776 is not a ver y good musical That’s an objective fact The score, written at the height of counterculture experimentalism in 1969, seemed positively antique as it played against shows like HAIR, an exercise in nostalgia not just for the Golden Age of Musicals 20 years past, but for what America had been before Vietnam, the Kennedy assassination and the m
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meld his meager musical skills and his obsession with musical histor y into a bouncy, extremely shor t score the cast recording clocks in at a cool, considerate 41 minutes, over ture and all of passable songs that sor t
of all sound the same In fact, 1776 holds the musical theatre record for most time passed between two notes played, 30 minutes early in the first act; as a popular anecdote goes, pit musicians were actually allowed to get up and leave!
1776’ s saving grace is its famed book, possessing what is perhaps the greatest script in the histor y of musical theatre 1776 should have been considered an excellent straight
play, encapsulating all the wit and bite of the founding fathers, but the addition of
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reser ved for only the most popular musicals It makes per fect sense that City Center Encores! would want to capitalize on all of the Hamilton hype and the dearth of available tickets by reviving 1776 for the m
W h a t theatregoers received, however, was a failed approximation a misunderstanding of what Hamilton meant to the theatre community While it claimed to have a “multiracial” cast comparable to Hamilton, a mere three supporting characters were played by black actors, and those that were were questionable at best and problematic at worst When Mar tha Jefferson, played by Nikki Renee Daniels, took the stage to sing the beloved “He Plays the Violin,” the audience was awestruck; casting Martha Jefferson as black seemingly ignored Thomas Jefferson’s own maligned relationship with slaver y and his mistress Sally Hemmings Later, when George Washington’s envoy is killed in the field of battle dressed in a modern hoodie a touch of symbolism as subtle as a bat upside t h e h e
to seem politically/racially charged and entirely apolitical at the same time, as if they knew they were tr ying to send some message, but weren ’ t entirely sure what that message was Instead of recasting our founding fathers as people of color and recontextualizing our histor y for oppressed groups, a la Hamilton, 1776 resor ted to meaningless stunt casting, without a whit of thought or reason Instead of making America’s white histor y accessible to ever y citizen, 1776 became a bit of white voyeurism For better or worse, I don’t think we’ll be seeing more of 1776 anytime soon
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Cornell Drops to 4-5 on Season
Bray scores twice in loss to Crimson; Edmonds notches 11th goal of season
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Jets Send Fifth Round Pick to Broncos for Left Tackle Clady and Seventh Round Pick
NEW YORK (AP) The New York Jets’ search for a new left tackle didn’t take long
They announced Sunday that they agreed to terms with the Denver Broncos to acquire Ryan C l a d y t o r e p l a c e t h e r e t i r e d D’Brickashaw Ferguson
New York sent a fifth-round pick in this year ’ s draft to Denver for Clady and a seventh-rounder
Clady also agreed to a restructured deal with the Jets, a person familiar with the contract told
The Associated Press He was due $9 5 million in 2016 and $10 million in 2017 as part of the five-year, $52 5 million contract signed in 2013, the largest ever for a Broncos offensive lineman But he received a one-year
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The person said the deal also i n c l u d e s a n a d d i t i o n a l o p t i o n year for a minimum of $10 million that could increase to $13 million based on playing time incentives, and it includes a $2 5 million bonus if Clady remains on the roster next Februar y He could become a free agent next offseason, however, if the Jets do not pick up the contract option Clady gives the Jets a startingc a l i b e r r e p l a c e m e n t f o r Ferguson, but he has often been injured He has missed 30 of the Broncos’ last 48 games over the last three seasons W h e n h e a l t h y, C l a d y h a s been one of the game ' s best at his
position, making four Pro Bowls since being Denver’s first-round pick out of Boise State in 2008 “ Ry a n w a s a g re a t Bro n c o who made a tremendous impact on our team during his eight s e a s o n s i n D e n v e r, ” g e n e r a l manager John Elway said in a statement issued by the team “In addition to becoming a Pro Bowl player, he was such a positive presence in our locker room and community Our organization thanks Ryan for his many contributions and wishes him all the best in the next chapter of his NFL career ”
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Turnovers Doom Cornell in Loss to Harvard
By ADAM BRONFIN Sun Sports Editor
It was a common sight A ball thrown just a little too high or just a little too far to the left An easy ground ball that just did not want to go into the stick of a Cornell player As the turnovers accumulated so did Crimson goals and the Red fell to Harvard, 12-8, in Ithaca Saturday
After the teams combined to score just seven goals in the first half, the offenses found their rhythm in the third quarter Harvard scored the first two in the period, but a trio of Cornell goals over a timespan of a little over two minutes pushed the Red into the lead
Despite several opportunities to add to its advantage in the third period, Cornell was unable to hang on to the lead for long Turnovers doomed the Red, allowing Harvard to score twice more in the third and another two through the first nine minutes of the fourth
“I thought we turned it over on simple exchanges,” said head coach Matt Kerwick “It’s one thing when we turn it over trying to force a crease or feeding your teammate inside We don’t mind those But when you have a turnover that is simple on the exchange or on the perimeter, that can hurt you in a tight game ”
In that stretch of goals in the third period, sophomore midfielder Jack Bolen had the first goal, and freshman attackman Ryan Bray added his second of the game, both of the underclassmen’s goals coming on unsettled possessions Junior face-off specialist Domenic Massimilian added one more just seven seconds after Bray’s goal, giving Cornell its first lead of the game
Kerwick praised the effort he saw out of his team on fastbreak and unsettled situations
“We were able to push that 6-on-5 or that 5-on-4 manadvantage,” Kerwick said “The guys are staying in the play and are looking to try to get that one more pass and put it in the back of the net ”
Critical to the third quarter run was the face-off play from Massimilian, who won 20 of 24 face-offs on the day and scooped up 17 ground balls His goal was the third of his career
“Dom was outstanding,” Kerwick said “That’s one of the best games I’ve seen him play here at Cornell, and he’s had some good ones ”
Massimilian currently ranks in the top 10 in face-off win percentage and ranks second ground balls per game in the nation
“Dom’s been big for us all year, ” said senior midfielder John Edmonds “Fortunately for us, our mindset is to go
out, score and Dom will get it back ”
Massimilian did that all game, but unfortunately it wasn ’ t enough for the Red to pull off the victory over its Ivy League rival
Following Cornell’s flurry of goals, Harvard scored four unanswered to give the Crimson a 10-7 lead with 10:06 left in the game
Junior midfielder Andrew Keith broke the Crimson scoring streak with a bouncing shot that found the top of the net, cutting the Harvard lead to two with 4:11 to play But the Crimson took advantage of the Red’s sloppy play and 10-man ride and netted two more goals to finish off the victory, dropping Cornell to 1-3 in Ivy League play
“Overall, I was really pleased with the effort,” Kerwick said “I thought the guys played as hard as they could Our execution wasn ’ t great at times ” Harvard got on the board first after Cornell tried to double team Harvard’s Cheek Morgan Morgan passed out of the double team, finding an open Will Walker who scored the first goal of the game
The Red tied it up four minutes later off of Edmonds’
C.U.Tops Dartmouth, 12-5
Dartmouth the ball back a few times
ing her,” Graap said “I thought she really handled that well and got the ball into the attacking end ”
Graap noted that a key to success is balancing the playing time of older, more experienced players with the necessity of playing underclassmen who need to gain that experience
“We’ve had a few injuries unfortunately in the sophomore class, but I think the young players are starting to take the field and play with maturity,” Graap said “As we move forward, there’s no doubt that the leadership of the upper class is helping us, but I’m pleased that we ’ re getting strong contributions from sophomores and freshmen as well It feels pretty balanced ”
“Today we could have shot the ball a bit better, I think we were a little undisciplined, false starting on the eight-meter and going off sides once, ” Graap said “I would say mistakes like those are uncharacteristic for this team normally Today, the emotion of the moment got to us and we did not execute as sharply It will never be perfect, but I’m glad we kept fighting the whole game ”
With the Red’s fourth in-conference win in the books, the women look to their next contests against Penn State and Princeton
“Today, the emotion of the moment got to us and we did not execute as sharply.”
J e n n y G r a a p
The women ’ s team has never looked stronger thus far, according to Graap, but the coach emphasized that there is plenty of room to improve
“Even though our record looks great, I would say we ’ re far from perfect,” Graap said “Some of our execution, notably in our game against Maryland over spring break, showed the areas where we absolutely have to improve ”
Despite the great final score, the Red did falter in a few areas There were a number a turnovers where the defense was not delivering the ball as accurately as they should to the next level of the team, giving
“Penn State is a great rival for us and I am looking forward to that game, but the Princeton game will be right on the heels,” Graap said “Princeton won the conference last year; they’re a team that even in the year we went all the way to the Final Four, they were national champs They seem like they’ve been a step ahead of us at times even when we ’ re having a great year ”
Both the Penn State and Princeton matchups will be away The Red faces the Nittany Lions on Wednesday at Penn State Lacrosse Field followed by Tigers on Saturday at Sherrerd Field
“The game against Princeton means a lot,” Graap said “It’s on their home field, and I think we need to be fired up and ready because it’s going to be a fight ”
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11th goal of the season
After a stretch of back-and-forth play with men from both teams making the trip up and down the field multiple times, the Crimson finally ended the track meet when Walker gave Harvard back the lead on an unsettled situation coming Kerwick has stressed the importance of fastbreak goals all season and said the team has made strides in scoring more goals in these unsettled situations
“We’ve been pushing transition in practice and we ’ ve b e e n
Kerwick said “I think the guys are getting more comfortable with it ”
Cornell would add one more goal in the half, going into the break down by one
The Red tied up the score in the third period when Edmonds found Bray on the crease for a smooth one-timer goal
“Clark [Peterson] dragged his guy down,” Edmonds
Ivy blues | For the third time this season, the Red lost to an in-conference opponent With just one Ivy League win this season, a shot at the Ivy title is in doubt
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W. Polo Secures Second National Title
Down two goals late, Cornell pulls off comeback to defeat Texas A&M
By CHARLES COTTON Sun Staff Writer
For the second time in two years, the Cornell women ’ s polo team won the national championship Seeded first overall in the national tournament hosted by the UConn, Cornell defeated Cal Poly along with Texas A&M en route to its remarkable 15th USPA Intercollegiate National Title The men ’ s team also traveled to nationals after a surprisingly dominant season, but lost to the UVA in a tough semifinal matchup
As the No 1 overall seed, Cornell drew No 4 Cal Poly in the semifinal and defeated them by a score of 18-10, in what was an impressive Wednesday tune-up match before the finals Senior Anna Winslow tallied 11 goals for the Red, and junior Emma Eldredge added four Texas A&M’s shootout victory over UVA Wednesday afternoon set up a Saturday meeting between the Red and the Aggies for the title
After a few days of rest, Cornell was back in action on Saturday The Red looked fresh and jumped out to an early lead, closing the first chukker up, 4-2 After a back-and-forth second, Cornell took a 7-5 lead into the half Texas A&M came back in the third, though, and a four goal swing gave the Aggies a critical 10-8 advantage going into the decisive chukker With all eyes on Storrs, Connecticut, the Red rallied and put up five straight goals to open the period
“Composure,” said head coach David Eldredge ’81 when asked what made the difference going into the fourth “We spoke [between chukkers] about their focus on our game plan and their execution ”
It certainly paid off The Aggies got one back late in the fourth, but Cornell held on for the 13-11 victory Seniors Winslow and Elena Wicker led the way in scoring with six goals apiece
Cornell did have high expectations for the season in defending its title, but the team ’ s coach was still quite proud of the Red’s accomplishment and the way in which the women went about it
“The women set their goal and achieved it with sportsmanship and honor,” Eldridge said “I’m very proud of their composure and dedication to their challenge Their mental toughness was evident throughout the whole year ”
The Cornell men, coming off of a regional title, faced off against UVA on Thursday night in the national semifinal but were unable to close the Cavaliers out in the fourth chukker, losing 13-10 when all was said and done The Red led, 10-8, after three chukkers, but in a similar turn of events to the women ’ s championship, UVA rallied for five straight
Eldredge, also the men ’ s coach, felt that the Red had its fair share of bad luck in the final chukker
“We couldn’t buy a bounce of the ball,” Eldredge said “You have to have some good luck to win along with skill ”
Still, his team ’ s defiance of all odds throughout the year left him extremely proud
“The men exceeded expectations and blew my mind in what they accomplished this year, ” he said “Literally, they had half the experience of their opponents, but because of their dedication and belief in themselves and their coach, they succeeded It was kind of awe inspiring ”
The men will look to make it all the way next season, while the women have their sights set on a three-peat
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Red Moves to 4-0 in Ivy Play
By TOBE ATTAH
Sun Staff Writer
The Cornell women ’ s lacrosse team continued its impressive sea-
s o n , a ve n g i n g i t s l o s s t o Dartmouth last year, winning 125 on Saturday The No 20 Red (9-1, 4-0 Ivy), remains a top ranked team among other NCAA
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“It has been a great spring so far 2016 has really been special,” said head coach Jenny Graap “I would definitely attribute a lot of our success to the eight seniors
y geared up for this Ivy League game, according to Graap The effort from the seniors produced t h e w i d e s t m a r g i n o f v i c t o r y against Dartmouth since 2002, when the Red overtook the Green by eight goals
Graap praised the effort from the seniors, notably Emily Tripodi at attack and Brittany Marriott a
h’s Jaclyn Leto Moubayed also netted her first career goal
The class of 2016 has really set the goals for the team They want to win, they’re committed, dedicated and even in today’s effort against Dartmouth, I think the seniors really led the way ” T h e s e n i o r c l a s s c e r t a i
“I just can ’ t say enough about the eight seniors,” Graap said “They really have led this team successfully and I think the best is yet to come ”
Along with the strong upperclassmen core, the Red also possesses a well-developed pool of younger talent Most of the goals scored in Saturday’s game were either from juniors or sophomores
“I think our juniors are doing quite well ” Graap said “Catie Smith in the back field has really been outstanding and consistent for us throughout, our junior goalie Renee Poullott is so strong in the net for us And then you turn to the midfield with Kristy Gilbert and the juniors on offense like Catherine Ellis and Amie Dickson ”
The sophomores and freshmen had some key moments of playing time as well Sophomore Joey Coffy initiated the scoring by putting the Red ahead 1-0 just 1:30 into the contest No freshmen put any points on the board, but Graap recognized their efforts on offense
“ To d a y, C h r i s t i e R a y m o n d , one of our freshmen, came in in the midfield, having tough draw control as they were double team-
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Galloping to gold | The Red earned its 15th national title in program on Saturday by defeating Texas A&M
