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POLLACK BEGINS TERM AS 14TH PRESIDENT Second female president will shape future of Cornell

By ALISHA GUPTA and ANNA DELWICHE Sun Assistant News Editor and Sun News Editor

Today marks the first day of Martha Pollack’s term as 14th president of the University. The Board of Trustees elected Pollack as the next president, the second female president in Cornell’s history, announced in November.

“I am honored to begin my service today as Cornell University’s 14th president and to join all of you in shaping the future of this distinguished institution,” Pollack said in a statement sent to Cornell students Monday morning.

In her anticipation for her new role, Pollack stressed that Cornell is at a pivotal moment in its history, particularly with Cornell’s diffusion from Ithaca into New York City.

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roots in Ithaca and its Michigan, which shares many of Cornell’s fundaexpanding presence in New York City, Cornell mental values,” she said. is at an exciting moment, “Its commitment to diswith burgeoning intelleccovery through research, tual collaborations across scholarship and creative all its campuses that are activity; its dedication to creating, curating and teaching and learning; its communicating knowlbelief in egalitarianism edge and providing unriand in the importance of valed opportunities for diversity; and its determiteaching, learning and nation to serve the societal contribution.” greater good through MARTHA POLLACK public engagement.”

Pollack previously 14th University President served as provost at Since the death of University of Michigan. Noting that she Elizabeth Garrett, 13th president of the shares a professional background with five University, Hunter Rawlings has served as previous Cornell presidents at University interim president. Having served both of Michigan, she emphasized the similarity as a president and three terms as interim president, Rawlings has left a legacy between both schools in her statement.

“I come to Cornell from the University of at the University that Pollack revered.

GPSA Debates Student-Professor Sexual Relations

By JEANETTE SI Sun Staff Writer

The Graduate and Professional Student Assembly continued its discussion on Resolution 14 regarding sexual relationships between students and individuals who hold academic power over them, and ultimately voted to table the resolution until next meeting due to unresolved concerns.

To move the resolution forward, a GPSA delegation had spoken with the Student Advocacy Committee, who had disagreed with the resolution on the grounds that it did not involve the entire graduate student body in its creation.

“The disagreement hinges on whether this is enough of an ethical issue that we do not need the overwhelming mandate of the student body because this is a matter that affects a small minority of students, or whether because we are attempting to bind ourselves to this … we do need to take it to them and get their approval,” said Anna Waymack, grad, who proposed Resolution 14.

As of now, Waymack said that the SAC recommended that the GPSA “ask for the creation of a working group over the summer to write [its] own policy, which [it] would then ask the Faculty Senate to approve.”

Members of the GPSA had mixed feelings about this proposition. Some believed that this was an issue regarding the right of students to have an equal opportunity to succeed academically with regard to their peers.

“I think this is absolutely a rights issue [that doesn’t require a majority vote of the student body],” said Casey Franklin, grad. “By saying that these relationships are allowed, then you’re automatically saying somebody has an unfair advantage [academically] based on the sexual interest of someone who’s in a position of power.”

Others believed that it would be easier to carry out the resolution if the GPSA could show that it had strong support from the graduate student body.

“The faculty senate … would be much more willing to support a resolution, support action, if See GPSA page 4

Relationships | The GPSA did not come to a resolution over sexual relationships between students and faculty at its meeting Monday.

“I am grateful to Hunter and Elizabeth Rawlings, who have brought enlightened leadership and their personal warmth to the university over more than two decades, including during some very difficult times,” the statement read.

Anticipating her need to understand the “full breadth and depth of Cornell,” Pollack called on Cornellians to support in her transition as president.

“I am looking forward to our work together and, with your help, to making Cornell an even more distinguished and distinctive university.”

Pollack’s official inauguration will be held on Aug. 25 2017.

Alisha Gupta can be reached at agupta@cornellsun.com. Anna Delwiche can be reached at adelwiche@cornellsun.com.

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Allyship | Former NFL player Wade Davis tells the audience to educate themselves on feminist thought.

Former NFL Player Encourages Self-Love

By DENA BEHAR Sun Staff Writer

Former NFL player Wade A. Davis encouraged students to take political action, be an ally and love themselves in a lecture with ILR’s Ally Days on Monday.

Davis, executive director of You Can Play — a campaign dedicated to eradicating homophobia from sports — came out as gay in 2012.

“There is an assumption in sports that gay and lesbian players are shunned by all athletes,” reads the mission statement for Davis’s organization. “You Can Play is dedicated to ensuring equality, respect and safety for all athletes, without regard to sexual orientation and/or gender

identity.”

On Monday, Davis centered his talk on a different vein of discrimination.

“Even though I have been named a feminist, I’ve got a confession for you guys,” he said. “I’m sexist. How can I not be?”

In order to combat the inherent sexism that has “poisoned” society, Davis urged the public to educate themselves by reading feminist thought.

“After we educate ourselves, the second thing we have to do is be deeply uncomfortable to own our shit,” he continued, highlighting that allyship is necessarily linked to owning disSee DAVIS page 4

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Award-Winning Poet,Professor Captures‘Spirit of Caribbean’ Hutchinson grew up on the poetry of British Romantic poets, and he said that a particular high school teacher saw promise in his early poems and gave him exercises to do As English Professor Ishion Hutchinson recounted his outside of class.

“I grew up with people who were illiterate, not because past, his voice carried what he called the “melody” of his they chose to be, but because of circumstances,” he said. home of Port Antonio, Jamaica.

“The spirit of Caribbean-ness and those kinds of “These are people, too, who were very supportive of some things, they’re so intertwined in the psyche,” he said. “Yes, random boy with a pencil and a notebook. And I feel that you suffer from this wound, this immense desire to want they responded to that image of a boy because they’re proto be there, to be engaging with the physical landscape and jecting a certain hope for a future wherein more boys and so on and so forth — but those things are inside of you.” girls would be excited about running around like anthro“The sea is inside of me, the Blue Mountains would be pologists trying to write down everything around them, owning things in their very language and speaking for my nose,” he laughed. “It’s really big.”

The story of the Caribbean is “still unfolding,” as themselves.”

The poet’s biggest inspiration, however, is the recently Hutchinson put it — and he has played his own substantial role in shaping that story. A poet by profession and by deceased Saint Lucian poet Derek Walcott, who showed Hutchinson what it nature, Hutchinson’s most meant to write about recent work, “House of Lords “Every day, every new poem, every home. and Commons,” is something “[He] was a big surthat Dan Chiasson of The New other story is an opportunity to change prise and revelation to Yorker calls “timeless.” your life.” me,” Hutchinson said.

The collection, which was “A writer from the Ishion Hutchinson published last September, has Caribbean who wrote earned Hutchinson a National the landscape in his Book Critics Circle Award and, most recently, a Guggenheim Fellowship, which is award- wrist. Lots of his images were close to the ones I lived in, so there was an immediate recognition. That was thrilling ed for “exceptionally creative ability in the arts.”

“I have nothing but gratitude,” he said about his recent to read and try to emulate.”

In his first year at the University of the West Indies in successes. “As a poet, you’re coming from a space or place of intense privacy. And then it gets out that you’re a poet, Jamaica, Hutchinson was to meet his idol and do a workand there’s a lot of fear and trembling. I have been fortu- shop with him after winning scholarship in Walcott’s name. nate with people who were encouraging.”

“I knew his work much better than I knew him, the Hutchinson’s roots to poetry are embedded in his home, which he characterizes as having its own unique man, but I also had occasions of talking with him,” he said.

“Other workshop members and I met at, I believe it was endurance.

“My specific awakening to poetry is tied to that belong- the Hilton Hotel in Kingston, where he sat at the head of ing,” he said. “If you have had a childhood in the the table, and everybody else sat just terrified.”

After obtaining his undergraduate degree in English, Caribbean — or anywhere, but speaking specifically about the Caribbean — you know you have been touched by all Hutchinson embarked on a voyage to New York of history, from ancestral pasts that have been obscured, University, where he received his Masters of Fine Arts in right into the very beginning of the modern world. So that what he considers a sort of “reverse colonization.”

“It’s a mixture of accidents and desperate last decisions nexus of past, history and the uncertainty, at times, of what will be is always, I think, in the bloodstream of a that led me to an MFA,” he recalled. “I heard about it from a friend who said, ‘you could actually go to the States to Caribbean person.”

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study poetry,’ which sounded to me like the most alarming thing anyone could have said.”

Hutchinson taught at four universities — including the University of Utah, where he obtained his dual Ph.D. in Creative Writing and English — before settling in Ithaca.

As a poet, Hutchinson said he strives to embody the spirit of his relations and home and to honor the support system behind him.

“There’s something very ennobling about being a writer, and it’s nothing to take for granted, especially when you’re from a place where the history has always been against you,” he said. “I want to, when I write, honor the spirit of the illiterate, kind people, like my grandmother, who is in the texture of the language.”

Hutchinson added that part of being a writer touches upon being a reader, and he strives to “appease the shadows” of the writers admires. To him, engaging poetry is an “electrifying” experience.

“Every day, every new poem, every other story is an opportunity to change your life,” he said. “For me, you can only touch your heart — I mean literally hold your chest — when a poem enters poetry. It is so powerful. It silences you and makes you remember your body.”

Poets are a “version of evangelists,” Hutchinson claimed — generators of experiences that do not simply “collapse” down the page, but exist in readers for generations to come.

“The poets that you love, they do something to the blood ratio,” he explained. “Certainly, what Emily Dickinson says is true, it takes the top of your head off. ...

It makes you want to go out and break shit. But you don’t have to go out, necessarily, you could break shit inside of you, and find ways of agitating on the level of making your language not co-opted by the machinery of real politic.”

To Hutchinson, poetry is a continuous process, and he strives to emulate that in his work and his teaching.

“It’s the ongoing, ever-burdensome — not just thinking with thoughts, but with feeling — about this desire of wanting to possess something so large,” he said. “I think about that a syllable at a time.”

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

Speakers Face Criticism at All-White Panel on Incarceration

Audience members speak out against lack of diversity in discussion surrounding prison system

By YUICHIRO KAKUTANI Sun Staff Writer

A panel on the American prison system inspired passionate discourse between the panelists, the audience and the event organizers on Tuesday Panelists included the director of the Cornell Prison Education System, two Cornell professors, a prison activist and a formerly incarcerated Cornell graduate, all of whom were white. This sparked significant controversy from attendees.

Rob Scott, Director of the Cornell Prison Education Program, said that there exists a grave disconnect between the expectations and reality of prison as a correctional, rather than punitive, institution.

“The word ‘correction’ became a nationwide term to describe what we do with prisons back in the 70s,” Scott said.

“That’s a euphemism today, though. The dominant paradigm today is punishment, not correction.”

Scott provided further evidence of this

paradigm shift, adding that prison systems used to implicitly involve education whereas today, that is not the case.

“If you look at the prisons built in the 80s and early 90s, there were college classrooms built into them with the presumption that people incarcerated there will be going to college,” Scott said. “[Nevertheless,] no one works in the department of correction in New York that I’ve met have it in their job description to help colleges and universities do things inside because the statute changed.”

While the CPEP has expanded over the years, with waived total tuition growing from “a five digit figure to a seven digit figure,” Scott said the expansion of the program should not be the final goal.

“We are at a perplexing moment where we don’t know if [the national prison population] is plateauing or growing,” Scott said. “But the goal is not having more college students in prison. The goal is to have proportionately more people enrolled in the college prison pro-

grams by decreasing the total. We can why?” have a bigger correctional program by This change in public attitude is dridecreasing the total rather than increas- ven by changes in the racial profile of ing the college participating.” drug abusers, one of the most commonly Scott said the punitive rather than incarcerated populations, according to correctional nature of prisons is at least Margulies. partly a product of political trends favor“Since the white opioid crisis, [shifts ing punishments.

“There was an attitude of “In your next panel, you need black punitiveness [most common in voices like mine, or you will the 90s] that had penetrated into politics and was a prerequiintellectualize the shit out of this.” site for getting to office to such an extent that there are people Khalil Bey out there who say ‘we want to harm these people [in prison],’” he said. in] literally the complexion of the drug Prof. Joe Margulies, law and govern- user has changed the public discourse ment, said that after years of holding about drugs to a public health crisis from such punitive attitudes, the public is a crime,” he said. “And what is happengradually starting to demand prison ing left and right, east and west, is the reform. amelioration of drug possession statute “We are beginning to see the develop- that is changing how we treat and interment of a nascent narrative about the act with drug addicts, or take them into problems of having roughly two million people in prison,” Margulies said. “But See PANEL page 4

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they knew it had grad student backing,” said Iian Smythe, grad.

Another issue discussed by the members present was a clause saying that the GPSA would hold the graduate student body to the standards proposed in the resolution banning student-instructor relationships.

“It came up last meeting that we have some situations where grads are grading grads who they are in romantic relationships with,” Waymack said. “A lot of us may be implicated in this if we are asking to ban these relationships [immediately].”

But other GPSA members believed that the graduate student body should lead by example, since Resolution 14 originates from the GPSA. “Should we not take the moral high ground in

doing what we preach?” asked Aravind Natarajan, grad. “Everything that applies to a faculty-[graduate] student relationship also applies to the same relationship that a T.A. would have with an undergraduate student.”

However, Nathaniel Stetson, grad, pointed out that the crux of the matter is in asking faculty to regulate their own behavior, and that graduate students are in the middle of this hierarchy in that they can be subjugated by faculty but hold power over undergraduates.

“What we’re asking for here is that we’re asking faculty to govern their behavior toward students in a way … that we can’t make them do,” Stetson said. “It seems right now that we are in the position of supplicants. We are asking the faculty to bind themselves, and as far as I can tell, nobody can make them bind themselves [but themselves].”

Waymack agreed with this viewpoint, stating that

Athlete Davis Urges Allyship,Awareness DAVIS

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criminatory thoughts.

Davis also stressed the importance of standing up for others, even when it means losing friends who disagree.

“If there are people in your life who don’t want to evolve and stop using homophobic, racist, sexist, problematic language, you may have to lose those friends,” he said.

He further encouraged the audience to practice self-love, something he said he does through daily meditation.

The former defensive back entered his professional career with Tennessee Titans in 2000. He later was involved

she sees the communication between students and faculty as one of the biggest hurdles in regulating student-instructor relationships.

“The well-meaning faculty do not see the problem, not out of any deliberate blindness, but because they are not in a position to see it,” Waymack said.

“Because of the nature of these ethically-compromised relationships, most of them are underground.”

Waymack said that many graduate students in questionable relationships are pressured to keep quiet to avoid repercussions from the faculty members involved. As a result, many faculty members mistakenly believe that most of these student-instructor relationships are healthy due to underreporting.

“The people who are most harmed [by these relationships] simply leave academia,” Waymack said.

Jeanattte Si can be reached at jsi@cornellsun.com.

With bated breath

with the Washington Redskins and Seattle Seahawks. Davis announced his sexuality nine years after leaving the NFL. Davis, who battled his own insecurities during his football career, felt weighed down by the baggage of his own lack of confidence.

“I was in the prime of my life but I couldn’t enjoy it because I hated myself,” he admitted, urging a message about the importance of self-care.

“I implore you all, as you’re thinking about being an ally, be an ally to yourself,” he concluded.

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Margulies said that these racial double standards are nothing new.

“As was always the case in history, when the user of a drug is part of a dominant class, the drug is characterized benevolently and addiction is characterized as a tragic mistake, a public health crisis, to be treated with sympathy and therapy,” he said. “When the drug user is considered a member of a minority group — Mexicans and marijuana, Chinese and opioids, young blacks and crack — than the user is characterized by an ominous threat and punished severely.”

The new prison reform attitude benefits white opioid addicts, and at the cost of African Americans, according to Margulies.

“Group that benefits the most from the changed character of the debate is the white addict,” Margulies said. “We have purchased space to talk about criminal justice reform by saying we will shift our focus from people who ought not to be punished, white drug

users, to those who should, vio- ics is fine, but we need concrete lent criminals. And in the pop- changes.” ular conception, that is The panel organizers found amongst white policy makers, the lack of racial diversity to be violence is a black male phe- a “huge mistake,” but defended nomenon.” the allegedly intellectual nature At the end of the panel dis- of the panel discussion. cussion, many members of the “We truly apologize for the audience criticized the lack of lack of racial diversity,” Gillian an African Lawrence American voice grad told The “You are missing a in the panel.

Sun in an “Thanking critical component of email. you all for “While our the incarceration thinking about event was us,” audience open to the m e m b e r experience — the black public and Phoebe Brown we’re grateful experience.” said. “But I am that many concerned you non-Vet stuPhoebe Brown are talking dents attendabout black ed, as a club bodies, when the entire panel is of the Vet School our intended white. You are missing a critical audience was vet students,” she component of the incarceration wrote. experience — the black experiScott also defended activism ence.” against alleged charges by the Other audience members audience about the inadequacy perceived an excessive intellec- of activism. tualism in the panel, which “I really hated when people some felt made the discussion say activism is all talks and not less credible. action,” he said. “There is “In your next panel, you action. We actually go into the need black voices like mine, or prison and teach.” you will intellectualize the shit out of this,” said audience mem- Yuichiro Kakutani can be reached ber Khalil Bey. “All the econom- at ykakutani@cornellsun.com.

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I write in response to the recent article detailing charges brought against Mitch McBride ’17 under the Campus Code of Conduct for sharing allegedly confidential materials from the Admissions and Financial Aid Working Group. These charges are both misguided and unwarranted.

The function of a student representative to a university committee or task force is often to bring student viewpoints to the attention of university decision-makers regarding important policy and programmatic initiatives and to relay information to and from constituents. While students serve at the pleasure of the administration in an effort to make university decision-making more participatory, transparent and democratic, student representatives are not employed by the university or tacitly agree, by virtue of their participation, to act at the behest of the university’s administration rather than in the best interest of the constituents they have been elected or appointed to represent. To put a “gag order” on student representatives to not share information and solicit feedback about proposals that are under administrative review — under threat of disciplinary action pursuant to the Campus Code of Conduct — would seriously undermine the role and effectiveness of students serving in these capacities.

These charges also shift responsibility for maintaining sensitive information from administrators to students serving on university committees and task forces. If, in this instance, administrators believed that the information provided to Mr. McBride and others was too sensitive to be disclosed publicly, then they should have considered appropriate safeguards, in light of the role of the stakeholders at those meetings and their responsibilities to constituents, to ensure confidentiality. Should the report only be shared conceptually or on slides, but not in writing? Or should members be required to return written materials after meetings? Or only receive and retain written materials upon signing a confidentiality agreement? It appears that no such precautions were implemented, and the charges are based on the administration’s expectation of confidentiality, without any bilateral agreement.

I am disappointed by the administration’s actions and expect the University Hearing Board will recognize the folly of pursuing these charges and exonerate Mr. McBride. I agree with the positions articulated by my former professors who have been quoted in your article that the interpretation proffered by the Office of the Judicial Administrator stretches the Campus Code of Conduct beyond its intent and imperils the effectiveness of student participation in university governance.

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In Defense of Mitch McBride THE UNIVERSITY’S DECISION TO CHARGE MITCH MCBRIDE ’17 with two violations of the Campus Code of Conduct is misguided and contrary to the principle of transparency. The administration was caught off guard when McBride allegedly leaked to The Sun a series of internal documents drafted by the Admissions and Financial Aid Working Group and is now scrambling to overcompensate for their previous missteps. The overzealousness of the Office of the Judicial Administrator could damage the relationship between students and administrators for years to come.

McBride is accused of failing to “comply with any lawful order of a clearly identifiable University official acting in the performance of his or her duties” in violation of Title IV of the Campus Code. The University has not produced any papers signed by McBride or any other members of the AFAWG agreeing to the confidential nature of the leaked documents because no such agreement exists. The failure of the chair of AFAWG, Dean Barbara Knuth, to adequately prepare for such a contingency by requiring such a written agreement has left the University grasping at straws. The absence of a written agreement has forced the University to argue that administrators under Title IV can compel students to act in any directed manner, an interpretation that, according to Prof. Kevin Clermont, law, would “radically alter the society we live in.” Clermont, who in 2007 and 2008 assisted in the revision of the Campus Code, further stated that Title IV applies only to directives made “to maintain the public order,” as authorized by New York Education Law. McBride’s actions did not cause riots on campus; they did not upset the public order, and it is unreasonable to suggest that any such leaks would have done so. The University should accept that the Code does not apply in this situation and, if they so choose, take further precautions in the future to assure confidentiality, but they should not attempt to expand their authority by reconstruing the current policy.

The Office of the Judicial Administrator also charged McBride with “forging, fraudulently altering, willfully falsifying or otherwise misusing University or non-University documents,” a violation of the Campus Code Title III. McBride did not forge the documents; he did not fraudulently alter them; he did not willfully falsify them. In the context of the Campus Code, “misuse” is presented in the same category as forgery, fraudulent alteration and willful falsification by the adverb “otherwise.” Any misuse prosecuted under Title III must be comparable to the three enumerated behaviors. Sharing is not comparable to forgery or fraud or falsification, and in the absence of any written nondisclosure agreement, it is without basis to charge McBride under Title III. When The Sun published the AFAWG documents, it did so in the interest of transparency. As an independent news organization, it is incumbent on us to report issues and stories important to and affecting the Cornell and broader Ithaca community, such as the proposed changes to Cornell’s admissions policy. It is unfortunate that such discussions were taking place behind closed doors with such limited input from the Cornell student body — had the proceedings been more transparent, leaks would not have been necessary. That being said, The Sun will continue to defend the principles of free speech and disclosure, and will speak up against overzealous and damaging disciplinary actions taken by the University.

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We hope this letter reaches you well.

On behalf of the environmental and sustainable community, we — the Environmental Collaborative — would like to welcome you to Cornell University. We serve as the umbrella organization for over 30 sustainability clubs on campus; as such, we wanted to tell you about the history behind Cornell’s goal of reaching carbon neutrality by 2035, and the role that passionate students have played in this.

President Skorton was one of the first university presidents to sign on to the American College and University Presidents’ Climate Commitment in 2007, thus positioning Cornell as a leader in climate action amongst institutions of higher education. Cornell faculty, students, and staff collaborated to develop the Climate Action Plan in 2009, which comprehensively outlined Cornell University’s commitment, duty, and strategy for offsetting net campus carbon emissions as a “living laboratory” to the world.

On December 6, 2014, the first Leadership Summit was held in order to address a student-recognized need for an environmental alliance. The efforts of over 100 students culminated in the formation of ECO, which would unite student organizations and administration, increasing communication, collaboration, and the overall effectiveness of working towards shared campus sustainability goals. Before even receiving its name, ECO ended the summit by collec-

tively writing a letter to then Presidentelect Elizabeth Garrett, which expressed the importance of remaining committed to carbon neutrality by 2035.

On January 29, 2015, President Skorton formally recognized the need to expedite Cornell’s efforts and reach carbon neutrality by 2035, rather than the initial deadline of 2050. This was “motivated by a resolution, passed by the Faculty Senate on December 11, 2013,

In response to this report, ECO’s third annual Leadership Summit focused on the “Campus Engagement Solutions” objective: increasing campus climate literacy and encouraging campus users to “Live Green.” The undersigned represent participants in this year’s summit — in addition to members of ECO, clubs underneath our umbrella, and the greater Cornell community — who would like to welcome you to campus, and express

We hope to retain Cornell’s reputation as a leader in climate action by continuing the tradition of collaboration amongst administration, faculty, staff, and students. that called, in part, for an accelerated timetable for achieving carbon neutrality.”

During the Spring semester of 2016, Provost and then Acting President Kotlikoff charged the Senior Leadership Climate Action Group with achieving carbon neutrality by 2035. Consisting of both students and faculty, SLCAG symbolized the administration’s acknowledgment of the vital role students play in reaching the 2035 goal. In the Fall of 2016, SLCAG released a report titled: “Options for Achieving a Carbon Neutral Campus by 2035.” This document outlined potential plans of action Cornell University can pursue in order to achieve carbon neutrality by 2035.

their commitment to achieving carbon neutrality by 2035. ECO has also collected the signatures of those interested in working with you and the rest of the administration toward this goal.

We hope to retain Cornell’s reputation as a leader in climate action by continuing the tradition of collaboration amongst administration, faculty, staff, and students. We would therefore like to invite you to meet with ECO, once you have settled on campus, in order to discuss the future commitment to Cornell’s sustainability goals, and suggestions made during this year’s Leadership Summit.

We look forward to meeting you and working with you toward a more sustain-

able future for Cornell.

“During my years as president – the first time – the students of Kyoto Now, now known as Climate Justice Cornell, pushed us – so you see this started with students really – pushed us to try harder to reduce greenhouse gas emissions…[The students] show a tremendous awareness of sustainability issues … and they show a steadily increasing passion toward sustainability as part of their studies and, more importantly, as part of their lives.”

— Interim President Hunter Rawlings, November 10, 2016 Respectfully Signed, Jennifer Juliano, Co-facilitator Cynthia Bensburg, Co-Facilitator Tishya Rao, Co-Facilitator Martha Williams, V.P. of Events Daniel Szabo, V.P. of Events Jee Won Yang, V.P. of Finance Leah Kim, V.P. of Finance Emma Hoarty, V.P. of Communications Keanna Chang, V.P. of Communications Cole Norgaarden, V.P. of Environmental Justice Mitchell Lee, V.P. of Community Development Mii Darakananda, Branding Director Mind Apivessa, Branding Director Brendon Brown, ECO-CSO Liaison Samsuda Khem-nguad, Senior Member This is a letter co-signed by many members of the Cornell community in order to express to President Pollack how much they value learning, researching, and engaging in sustainability. They are committed to reaching carbon neutrality by 2035, and to the action required to give this promise meaning.

Daniel Tenreiro-Braschi | The Yale Daily News

Misapplying History S

oon after President Donald Trump’s administration decided to launch a missile strike on a Syrian, critics immediately drew parallels to the Iraq War. We have seen this before, claimed pundits and political commentators. We are getting into another quagmire in the Middle East, just like we did in Libya and Afghanistan. Haven’t we learned our lesson, they asked?

Never mind that foreign intervention has had varied success, the most perplexing facet of the recent debate over Syria is something I call the fallacy of historical resemblance. This fallacy asserts that any two historical moments that share vague similarities should be treated as equivalent, and it comes up all too frequently in historical debate and analysis.

Take the popular new book by Yale professor Timothy Snyder, “On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century.” In it, Snyder, who just this week was appointed as the inaugural Richard C. Levin Professor of History, applies lessons he has learned in studying central Europe to the political climate in the United States today. The text is an expansion of a Facebook

post Snyder made in the week following the election, containing a litany of platitudes such as “Stand out,” “Be kind to our language” and “Believe in truth.”

These exhortations are meant to teach Americans how to behave in ways that resist authoritarianism, and they may be very useful for t h o s e among us who had planned to cease believing in truth.

H o w e v e r, S n y d e r ’s book contains little in the way historical analysis. Rather than argue that the United States is sliding into an era of authoritarian rule, Snyder presupposes it.

“Americans are no wiser than the Europeans who saw democracy yield to fascism, Nazism or communism,” Snyder asserts at the outset. “Our one advantage is that we can learn from their experience.” I can think of a great many advantages we have over Germany in the 1930s, including a robust, growing economy, the strongest military

in the world and institutions that have weathered two-and-a-half centuries of political turmoil (The Federal Republic of Germany was only 62 years old when Adolf Hitler rose to power).

Indeed, America’s distinction

Snyder’s alarm is that Trump kinda, sorta seems like Hitler.

And while it is undeniable that the president exhibits behavior typically associated with strongmen, this hardly indicates that the United States in 2017 is anything like an authoritarian state.

What purpose does it serve to draw facile historical connections because of vague similarities between leaders? Likeness and equivalency are dramatically different, and it is irresponsible for historians to group figures and periods because their vague contours seem similar.

To be clear, effective historical inquiry draws parallels between different eras, and academics are correct to apply lessons from history to the present day. However, if we want history to be useful, we have to acknowledge its complexities. Snyder could very well be correct, but the burden of proof likes with him.

In policy debates, both national and at Yale, the fallacy

Indeed, America’s distinction from interwar Germany can be seen in how the Trump presidency has played out so far. For example, Trump’s two travel bans have both been struck down by the judiciary. from interwar Germany can be seen in how the Trump presidency has played out so far. For example, Trump’s two travel bans have both been struck down by the judiciary. His first legislative initiative — the American Health Care Act — did not even make it through a Republicancontrolled House of Representatives. If Trump fails to get fellow Republicans to pass his legislation, what indication is there that his administration will soon become the Third Reich?

The apparent source of

of historical similarity is pervasive. On issues ranging from the student income contribution to college renaming, we are often warned about the risk of being on the “wrong side” of history.

Because student movements in the past clamored for muchneeded reform, the narrative goes, the administration ought always to give in to student demands. In some cases, of course, this argument is correct.

But reductive equivalency only detracts from robust debate.

All nations and institutions are different, and all eras are colored by subtle shades that determine the course of history. The Yale Daily News reported this week that history is once again the most popular major in the college. The job of scholars — especially at a University with a storied history department like Yale’s — is to dissect the nuances of historical eras to promote progress. If we continue to fall into the fallacy of historical similarity, we will never have effective debates on government and history.

Daniel Tenreiro-Braschi is a sophomore in Ezra Stiles College. His column runs on alternate Fridays in The Yale Daily News.

Comments and responses can be sent to associate-editor@cornellsun.com.

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OPINION

Alex Davies | Have I Got News for You?

I’m Going to ‘Bomb the Shit Out of Them’ D

onald Trump has flip-flopped again, sending waves through international politics and poking holes in his support base. NATO, thanks to Trump’s heroic efforts, is no longer obsolete. America should no longer stay out of Syria, because Donny, a man who seemingly forgets he has a second daughter, was oh-so heartbroken by dead children. And hamburgers with Kim Jong-un are no longer on the menu.

In stark contrast to his criticism of then-President Barack Obama, The Donald ordered a missile strike on a Syrian air base in response to Bashar al-Assad’s use of sarin gas on civilians. He was supposedly so moved by the images of the regime’s cruelty that he felt the need to do something (reports suggest Ivanka Trump played a role, likely seducing her father into ordering the strike with tales of how manly

Brian Williams of MSNBC spoke as if simultaneously having a religious epiphany and tantric orgasm. it would make him look, like Vladimir Vladimirovich).

The American media lit up, with news anchors describing the strike in terms ranging from strong to sublime. Brian Williams of MSNBC spoke as if simultaneously having a religious epiphany and tantric orgasm, watching the Syrian night sky filled with diamonds and his head filled with Lucy.

As Trump knows, any press is good press and the best way to get it is to kill some people (bonus points for vengeance factor). Such distractions are especially useful when your presidential administration is leaking like the Kursk.

While the strike degraded Assad’s air capabilities, it came separate from any broader strategy for resolving the conflict.

This left the administration scrambling to adapt to the consequences of its actions. Officials had to follow in Trump’s turbulent wake, suddenly saying that Assad must go after months of arguing that ISIS was America’s main priority.

But hey, you’re only president once you’ve bombed somewhere.

In another pivot away from Trump’s isolationist America First campaign rhetoric, U.S. forces in Afghanistan deployed the fuel air GBU-43/B or the “mother of all bombs,” destroying an ISIS tunnel complex in Nangahar province. Many bearded bad hombres dead and The Donald surely flush with glee at all the buttons he gets to press.

Besides the immediate fire and brimstone, the first operational use of the MOAB was also designed to send a message to another bad hombre, this one with a funny haircut and a penchant for anti-aircraft fire — the ever-recalcitrant Kim Jong-un. Being a fuel air bomb, the MOAB is excellent at destroying hardened structures like those in which you might hide, say, a nuclear research and storage facility.

Removing the “crazy fat kid’s” (credit to America’s grandpa, John McCain) nuclear capabilities would require the destruction of a number of such underground targets.

When questioned by Billy Bush about whether the MOAB deployment was intended to scare Kim Jong-un, the ever eloquent Trump replied, with a wink of his mole-like eyes, “when you look at North Korea, you know… we’ve just gotta grab ‘em by the missile silo… then they’ll let us do anything.”

So, after an isolationist campaign against Goldman Sachs with some Putin-love thrown in, Trump seems to be transforming before our very eyes. Maybe he’ll even take off the wig. With his growing interventionism it looks like he will end up, in the words of one Trump voter, “just like any other damn president.” To many, that would be a relief — to others, an outrage. Trump’s WWE appearance has prepared him well for just this situation. Let’s get ready to rumble.

Alex Davies is a senior in the College of Arts and Sciences. He can be reached at ajd253@cornell.edu. Have I Got News For You? appears alternate Tuesdays this semester.

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Hebani Duggal | Teach Me How to Duggal

All or Nothing?

I

have a dilemma. It’s one I’ve Office of New Urban Mechanics, is situation. If we are to apply the “all been struggling with for a while, an app that allows drivers to auto- or nothing” approach here (like the and it is this: if something can matically report road hazards (pot- historical society did earlier when not be made be available to all peo- holes in particular) to the city they decided the upstairs must be ple, should it be available to anyone through the use of their smart- off limits to everyone), what would phones. Given that most smart- we go with? Would we immediately at all?

I understand that’s a bit vague. phones are equipped with an stop using StreetBump to fix potAllow me to elaborate. This all start- accelerometer, StreetBump uses the holes because it does not account ed a couple years ago, when 12 year phone’s built in motion detector to for everyone? Or would we continold Hebani was on (yet another) sense when a bump is hit. It then ue to use it because fixing more potformer house-turned-museum tour. records the location of the bump holes is better than fixing fewer? I’m I don’t remember exactly, but I want through the phone’s GPS and trans- not sure.

I understand that this question is to say this was in the middle of mits it to a server that allows the nowhere Pennsylvania on one of city to identify areas that are likely more philosophical than practical. those fake vacations your parents to have potholes that need to be Situations are rarely ever dealt with in such an all or nothing way. The make you take to get out of the fixed.

Sounds flawless right? Big data museum, for example, has limited house — they’re not exotic enough to warrant a large budget, but there and social innovation coming resources, and it chose (fairly, in my are enough activities (read: niche together to contribute to public opinion) to allocate them to areas of historical sights) to keep you busy good? Almost. Not long after it was the historical site that would be enough to make your parents feel launched, people began to notice a accessible by everyone rather than a like they’ve pulled off some quality trend in the areas StreetBump few. StreetBump can be reworked to family time.

Regardless, here we are, in this Civil War-era house, complete That quote has lingered in my mind until today. I with those butter understand the premise — it is unfair to those that churning things and a floorboards are handicapped to be barred from accessing about to fall historical places on a tour that is meant to be through. Twelve year old Hebani open to the general public. spots a staircase and attempts to venture upstairs before she is quick- reported on. The app seemed to give a higher weight to those reports ly rebuked — “The upstairs floors direct repair crews almost exclusive- that come from economically disadaren’t handicap accessible. If wheel- ly to wealthier neighborhoods, vantaged areas to account for the chairs can’t get up there, neither can where people were more likely to lower volume of reports that come own smartphones, download the from those areas (an idea Professor anyone else on the tour.”

That quote. That quote has lin- app and participate in the larger Jon Kleinberg actually brought up gered in my mind until today. I process of reporting potholes. There in a recent talk on campus). Or perunderstand the premise — it is was a clear socioeconomic bias to haps it could find ways to utilize unfair to those that are handicapped StreetBump that the city had not other, more commonly used techto be barred from accessing histori- foreseen when rolling out the tech- nologies that everyone might have access to. There are always ways to cal places on a tour that is meant to nology.

We are again faced with a similar be better in accounting for racial, be open to the general public. And since the historical site cannot be dilemma to the one we had in the economic and social inequalities torn down to add in an elevator, it case of the non-handicap accessible that occur through the use of techwas decided the upstairs would sim- museum. StreetBump is a great app nology and big data in public poliply not be accessible to the general in that it helps the city identify and cy. But, I ask, if we cannot find a public. Yet, I can’t help but apply correct potholes in neighborhoods. way to correct for discrimination, if this principle to situations that It essentially fulfills its purpose. we must pick an all or nothing share similar characteristics, and see However, it also participates in cre- approach, which do we pick — all how an “all or nothing” approach ating a disadvantage for those who or nothing? cannot afford smartphones through stands up.

Let’s take, for example, the case no fault of their own — the city is Hebani Duggal is a junior in the College of Arts and Sciences. She can be reached at of the now infamous app, seemingly blind to their plight hduggal@cornellsun.com. Teach Me How StreetBump. StreetBump, a pet pro- should it choose to use only to Duggal appears alternate Tuesdays this ject out of the city of Boston’s StreetBump to address the pothole semester.

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SCIENCE

March for science

Science Policy

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Cornell Professors to Participate In March for Science Will express opposition to budget cuts, altered climate change policies

LUKE SHARRETT / THE NEW YORK TIMES

Up in smoke l Emissions restrictions could soon be relaxed on coal-fired power plants like this one in Ghent, Ky.

By DARREN CHOW Sun Staff Writer

Some of the country’s smartest minds are coming together, but this time for much more than a science conference.

On April 22, some Cornell professors and students will be joining thousands of their counterparts at the March for Science in Washington D.C. The march is intended to demonstrate support for scientific research and evidence based policy-making, something that many scientists believe is clearly lacking in the current administration.

President Trump’s proposed 2017 budget laid out the administration’s priorities and science is not one of them. The plan included a 31 percent budget cut for the Environmental Protection Agency, a 18 percent cut for the National Institutes of Health and a small decrease in funding for NASA. These dramatic cuts could negatively affect human and environmental health as well as ongoing scientific research.

Prof. Rebecca Nelson, plant pathology, plans to attend the march to express her discontent with the budget cuts due to the repercussions it would have for scientific research in the future.

“To address the many challenges faced nationally and globally, the research process needs sustained support,” Nelson said. “The situation could become serious if the President’s proposed cuts are enacted.

Without a vibrant research enterprise, the United States will become a country that depends on others for innovation.”

For some, like Prof. William Brown, biology, the march is an opportunity for scientists to remind the current administration of the importance of the use of scientific methodologies and findings in policymaking.

“My impression is that the current administration’s attitude toward science and by that I mean President Trump, his appointees and many members of Congress, is that scientific facts that run counter to their personal beliefs are to be ignored and if possible, suppressed,” Brown said. “Ignoring scientific facts, theories and controversies is extraordinarily dangerous. Moreover, the current administration appears quite willing to censure scientists who hold views counter to their belief system.”

However, many scientists, like Brown, also

believe that the current administration’s policies may have a detrimental effect on science in general in addition to ignoring science when making policies.

“I think it is necessary to join the march so that scientists and supporters can have their voices heard,” Brown said. “The march symbolizes a response to the rejection of scientific principles exhibited by large groups in this country.”

“Ignoring scientific facts, theories and controversies is extraordinarily dangerous.

Moreover, the current administration appears quite willing to censure scientists who hold views counter to their belief system.”

Prof. William Brown Scientists are concerned about policies that go beyond simple budget cuts. Prof. Christine Leuenberger, science and technology studies, expressed her concern about how other government policies such as the proposed travel restrictions may negatively impact scientific research and advancement.

“President Trump’s proposed travel ban as well as the rising anti-immigrant rhetoric increasingly

keeps international scientists from wanting to collaborate with U.S. scientists and some have called for boycotting U.S. conferences,” Leuenberger explained. “This will be detrimental to U.S. interest — we need international scientists. For instance, only four percent of the world’s engineering degrees are earned in the U.S., as opposed to 56 percent in Asia and 17 percent in Europe. International STEM students that graduate from U.S. universities contribute to a ‘brain-gain;’ if we lose such talented graduates this will contribute to a ‘brain-drain.’”

Another key concern is the intended reversal of policies, including the Clean Power Plan, that are meant to keep our contribution to climate change in check. Indeed, scientists at the march will also be demonstrating to push for a greater role for climate experts in policy-making. This is a move supported by a majority of the general public, with a 2015 Pew Research Center study finding that 67 percent of Americans support giving climate scientists a greater role in climate policy decisions.

“I hope that the many decent people in government recognize the role of science in propelling progress. Among other things, we need to reinvent much about the way we function in order to create an economy with lower carbon emissions. If we fail to do that, we will be destroying the planet for future generations,” Nelson said.

For many, the march stands for more than a simple demonstration against the current administration's policies. Instead, scientists hope that politicians and the public at large will take note of the importance of scientific findings and its methodologies in solving many of the issues we face today.

“I hope the new administration will appreciate not only the value of evidence-based science in government affairs, but also the fact that the scientific enterprise, which is based on the global exchange of people and ideas, is within America’s national interest and is fundamental to global stability and prosperity. After all poverty, climate change and health pandemics are transnational problems and they can only be addressed with transnational solutions that are based on sound, evidence-based and transparent science,” Leuenberger said.

Darren Chow can be reached at dchow@cornellsun.com.

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SCIENCE

Myrick ’09 Highlights Role Of Science in Policy-Making Emphasizes key political hurdles, importance of non-technical communication

By VICTOR AGUILAR Sun Staff Writer

What is science’s role in policy-making? Why are scientifically validated policies sometimes rejected by the public? These were some of the questions that Mayor Svante Myrick ’09 hoped to address at an event organized by Cornell Advancing Science and Policy on April 12.

The goal of the event, ‘Take a Politician to Work Day,’ was to encourage dialogue between scientists and politicians in order to help both groups understand how they could collaborate to craft public policy. Post a tour of the research facilities at Cornell, Myrick hosted a public forum on the topic. The audience consisted of graduate students, postdocs, research staff and professors, all of whom represented the wide variety of scientific interests at Cornell.

A key concern raised by Prof.

Jonathan Butcher, biomedical engineering, was the extent to which scientific methodologies are used to assess the success and failure of policies. Though the use of such methods are far from routine, Myrick emphasized important policies that were borne from rigorous scientific research. One such policy was the

proposal for supervised injection sites “You can tell the public that you in Ithaca. According to Myrick, the have 23 peer-reviewed studies and proposal was based on research car- they still say to themselves ‘Well, I ried out in think people similar instiare going to tutes in travel,’” Va n c o u v e r, Myrick said Canada that in response to highlighted criticism that the success of the opening such sites of supervised with respect injection sites to the numwould lead to ber of overan influx of doses, reladrug users low tively from outside influx of Ithaca. “They drug users don’t trust the from outside scientific the city and process, they decreasing trust their drug use in own judgegeneral. ment.”

Myrick Myrick acknowlalso cites the edged, hownature of polever, that a itics, driven key hurdle in solely by the Svante Myrick ’09 the routine success of use of such policies, as methodolosomething gies was unyielding public opposition that inhibits the induction of the scieven in the face of supporting scien- entific process in policy-making. tific evidence.

Consequently, he argues that politi-

“Bring politicians scientific information, bring it straight to the people who work in the administration.

Get face to face with them and explain to them why it is important.”

cians may end up implementing the tried and tested policies of their predecessors as opposed to those that have been shown to be scientifically validated but could potentially fail.

Other key issues discussed at the forum included ways in which the political system could be made to be more accepting of uncertainty in scientifically validated policy proposals and the dominant use of personal narratives to prevent the development of such policies.

Myrick also insisted that scientists should learn to convey their messages with as little technicality as possible so as to help the general public overcome their often unsupported opposition. One suggestion was that scientists could make their message more engaging by presenting it as a narrative.

“Give us three anecdotes and then say ‘and I have millions of more results that would back up [the research],’” Myrick said. “Bring politicians scientific information, bring it straight to the people who work in the administration. Get face to face with them and explain to them why it is important.”

Victor Aguilar can be reached at vaguilar@cornellsun.com.

C.U. Researcher Explains Mechanisms Of Communication Between Cancer Cells

By JHEEL SHAH Sun Contributor

What do cells talk about? Years of research have shown us that cells secrete and receive chemical substances to interact with each other.

Clearly chemicals play a major role in cell communication, but is there more to the language of cells?

Prof. Mingming Wu, biological and environmental engineering, and her colleagues research ways in which cells use their physical environment to communicate with each other. Specifically, cells placed in a matrix of microscopic fibers interact with these fibers to send out signals.

As opposed to the chemical signals that have been thoroughly researched, these cells use the physical fibrous network around them to relay messages.

Studying such microscopic phenomena is challenging. To run experiments, Wu and Matthew Hall ’16 used a cell tank, an aquarium of sorts. A synthetic gel containing cells was then placed into the tank.

However, creating a gel that mimics the natural matrix found in animal tissues is difficult. Biological tissues do not resemble simple, crisscross, linear patterns as much as they resemble tangled spaghetti.

After creating the gel, the team then placed tumour cells in it to study their interactions with the

“I think that collaboration shows us that biological engineering is quite interdisciplinary, it is tough for one person to just sit there and do something.

One really needs everyone to work together.”

way too hard matrix. To do but I was so, fluorestrained as a cent beads physicist so I were added thought if to the matrix something fibers so as to exists you got make any to be able to physical measure it,” c h a n g e s Wu said. apparent as Furtherwell as aid more, the calculations tumour cells of the forces seemed to use these cells this pulling exert. Their action to observations communicate revealed that with other the tumour cells in the cells pulled vicinity. This on the fibres communicaand used tion seemed them to proto increase pel themsignificantly selves forwhen there ward. Such was more findings are sugar in the important matrix. Thus, because they patients with could help higher levels explain how of sugar such malignant as those with cancer cells Prof. Mingming Wu diabetes move rapidly would have in the body. greater com“It was harder than I thought, but I didn’t munication between cancer cells and think it was impossible. Sometimes possibly experience a faster progresthe community tells you that this is sion of the disease.

Wu plans to study these mechanisms in more realistic conditions, especially in the presence of fluids as is the case in actual animal tissue.

She hopes that their research will eventually help them predict the direction of movement of cancer cells. Such prediction methods would support research that aims to control their movement and restrict them to certain regions.

Wu also credits the interdisciplinary approach behind the study.

Prof. Chung-Yuen Hui, mechanical and aerospace engineering, played a pivotal role in the theory behind the experiments.

“I think that collaboration shows us that biological engineering is quite interdisciplinary, it is tough for one person to just sit there and do something. One really needs everyone to work together,” Wu said.

Wu’s research brings together the fields of cellular biology, physics and bioengineering to provide insights into the different ways cells communicate with each other. In time, propelled by a deeper understanding of how cells, especially cancer cells, move around in the body, such research may lead to new tools in the ongoing fight against the disease.

Jheel Shah can be reached at jns227@cornell.edu.

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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT L

Wanting More From Louis C.K. in 2017

ouis C.K. began his new stand-up to upend the parameters of social disspecial, 2017, with, “So you course. That version of Louis C.K. fails know, I think abortion…” It’s an to show up for most of 2017. Instead, uncomfortable start to a resoundingly he relies increasingly on physicality, uncomfortable bit, and one that telling- facial expressions and a few lowbrow ly earns more laughs for sheer audacity vocal impressions, each of which would than actual content. “I think you be more offensive than the last were should not get an abortion,” he contin- they more easily discernable as existing ues, after pausing to let the audience stereotypes. squirm for a few moments, “Unless you But not all is lost! C.K. imbues the need one. In which case, you better get Netflix special (the first of a two-show one.” contract) with its fair share of ingenuThe bit drones on mercilessly for ity. Without dropping any spoilers, I about five minutes, in which the 49 can safely attest to the wit behind year-old alternately trivializes the sub- jokes on such topics as soup, 9/11 ject matter and — quite effectively — deniers, erections and religion. His mocks the debate surrounding it. Of hallmark unpredictability remains intact: a bit on anti-abortion activists, he suicide becomes an ode to love, insists, “They think babies are while the tale of being murAchilles morphs d e r e d ! ” into a metaphor Normally, C.K. on kids’ unrealReally Terrible, thrives in these istic expectaAnd Such Small moments, tions of their jumping squareparents. In his Portions! ly over the line ability to ground before convincmorbid comedy ing his audience to question why it was in a humanist brand of optimism, there in the first place. It’s an extraordi- C.K. remains unmatched. Still, nary talent, which the comedian has whether because of the opening bit’s used in the past to generate empathy in toxicity or the current political cliunexpected places (a 2015 SNL mono- mate, 2017 leaves much to be desired.

Since Election Day, Stephen Colbert logue on pedophiles comes to mind) or

Chris Stanton

Joey Bada$$ ALL-AMERIKKKAN BADA$$ Cinematic Music Group

has upended late night’s perennial ratings war, mostly by providing a nightly skewering of our Commander-in-Chief (Jimmy Fallon regrets that hair tousle about now). Trump has proven to be late night gold, and one can imagine the furious pace that the writing staffs for Trevor Noah and Samantha Bee have to maintain, in order to keep up with the White House’s latest tweets. As John Oliver told the New York Times, “It’s a lot of people feeding on the same carcass.” It comes as a relief that Trump doesn’t receive more than a brief mention in 2017. As with Dave Chappelle’s recent specials, C.K. seems determined to operate on his own political plane.

A few ill-conceived jokes don’t spell doom for those looking forward to C.K.’s political insights. Comedians from Amy Schumer to Dave Chappelle have regularly recovered from worse.

The latter may have received a bit of blowback for his recent remarks on America’s transgender population, but it certainly hasn’t diminished his cultural standing. Indeed, C.K. does not have to serve as the unimpeachable “philosopher-king” that Charlie Rose once (absurdly) labeled him as. The escapist humor of 2017 proves refreshing, at times, and the more daring bits feel excitingly risky in the context of

Joey Bada$$, Brooklyn rap phenom and founder of the New York hip-hop collective Pro Era, has released his long-awaited sophomore album, All-Amerikkkan Bada$$, and there’s a lot to be excited about. Joey has made a name for himself over the past few years by making music that truly emulates the vintage 90’s East Coast sound that gave way to the likes of Biggie, Nas and Jay-Z. In a world where the more trap-oriented, less lyrical breeds of rappers have taken the mainstage (think Migos, Lil Uzi Vert and Future), Joey Bada$$ remains wholly committed to bringing hip-hop back to its roots. With his profound, aggressive lyricism and classic boombap New York production, Joey Bada$$ has shown a keen ability to make music that reminds listeners of hip-hop’s roots without sounding too dusty. And at only 22 years of age, there’s reason to be hopeful; his debut mixtape, 1999, catapulted him onto the rap scene and drew immensely positive critical reception. His debut studio album, B4.DA.$$, also showed an ability to refine on his original sound but remain true to the hard-hitting lyricism that people expect from New York rap.

With his latest release, All-Amerikkkan Bada$$, Joey modernizes his sound significantly, which has both positive and negative consequences. While Joey’s earlier mixtapes and albums were chock full of deft lyricism and meaning, Joey trades in a lot of this profound lyricism for a more mainstream sound and message. This is not to say that All-

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Amerikkkan Bada$$ is a bad album by any means. In fact, this release is probably more refined than any of his past projects, as the mixing and production is phenomenal throughout. And the overall theme of the album is an important one; that young black people in America have to constantly face the overwhelming forces of racism, poverty and governmental corruption.

Many dedicated hip-hop listeners have long awaited Joey’s response to the recent trends of police brutality and systematic racism. The hip-hop world is perhaps most eager to see how Joey would respond to the controversial election of Donald Trump. Joey makes it abundantly clear that as a young black man, the forces of racism and corruption constantly try to bring him down, but it is imperative to fight back against these oppressive forces. Some could argue that Joey only really scratches the surface of this issue, failing to provide a unique, unheard perspective about the development of systematic racism and how it affects him on an individual level. Of course Joey’s message is a vitally important one, but the album can definitely sound repetitive at times, leaving something more profound to be desired and diminishing the importance of Joey’s political message.

The good news for Joey is that thematic depth may be the only weakness of AllAmerikkkan Bada$$. There is almost no filler on the album, as every track seems to have a purpose, both sonically and with its overall

In his ability to ground morbid comedy in a humanist brand of optimism, C.K. remains unmatched. certain comfort absent from pop culture.

A year ago, C.K. independently funded and released his experimental, melodramatic miniseries Horace & Pete. It remains a desperately underrated, albeit messy, amalgam of American theatre and television that makes way for some of C.K.’s sharpest commentary as a writer. Its decidedly bleak exploration of patrimonies and the American Dream have grown more vital in the past year. More importantly, though, the show serves as reassurance that C.K.’s potent brand of insightfulness hasn’t left us just yet.

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

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Unfortunately, these highlights do little to disprove that C.K. has lost touch with his persona as the comedic “everyman,” whose insights once provided a

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focus. In my personal listening experience, this is one of few rap albums where I’m not at all inclined to skip any songs on a listen-through.

There is a ton of variety in terms of both sound and content on the album. While “Temptation” tells Joey’s story of resisting oppression in a calm and collected fashion over a silky, upbeat melody, tracks like “Babylon” are ominous and aggressive, really exemplifying Joey’s passion for his subject matter and emphasizing his message. Joey spits one of the hardest bars on the record when he yells, “Turn on to CNN, look at what I see again/It’s another black man, died at the white hand of justice/To tell the truth, man, I’m f*ckin’ disgusted.” Even the lead single from the album, “Devastated,” which has been criticized for sounding too directionless and mainstream, is a catchy song that should help Joey appeal to a wider audience. While tracks like “Babylon” overwhelm the listener with both excitement and anger, it’s often nice to have less complex and more slow-paced songs like “Devastated” on the record to give listeners a chance to digest the other loaded tracks.

It’s difficult to give an overview about the album’s overall sound and production, mainly because it varies greatly throughout the album. The first half definitely sounds more mainstream than the second half does, which may upset hardcore Joey fans who want only the grimy, vintage sound they got on 1999.

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The middle to late portion of the record is harder and grimier, offering far more aggressive criticisms of the state of politics, culture and the rap game. The track “Rockabye Baby,” which features an excellent appearance

by L.A. rapper ScHoolboy Q is brutal and aggressive. It reflects on the rough pre-fame backgrounds of Joey and Q, providing a firsthand account of how American society has continually kept black people down. With the production of long-time Joey collaborators Kirk Knight, Chuck Strangers and Statik Selektah, the album sounds raw yet refined, balancing Joey’s lyrical aggression with smoother, soulful beats in the background.

The album has extraordinarily smooth and catchy production, which at this point is to be expected from Joey and his team of New York producers. And while All-Amerikkkan Bada$$ sometimes fails to delve deeply into the issues of racism that Joey so vehemently opposes, the album is a necessary step for Joey in order to advance his career and start rapping about mainstream, politically charged issues.

Will Widmann is a freshman in the College of Arts & Sciences. He can be reached at wrw59@cornell.edu.

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Red Takes 3 of 4 on Road Against Lions BASEBALL

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Going into the sixth inning with the lead, freshman Jeb Bemiss came into the game and pitched two innings, allowing four hits and no earned runs. Senior Jamie Flynn came on to close the game and was perfect in two innings with four strikeouts. The Red won game two 12-6.

Playing four games in a two day stretch has its pros and cons, but it did not deter any of the players from giving it their all.

“Playing four games in two days is a challenge, but remembering what we are working towards gives us the motivation to keep playing the best baseball we can,” Wagner said.

As Sunday rolled around, Cornell had already gotten the upperhand in the past two games and came out confident for game three.

Once again, the Red jumped out first in the top half of the opening frame. The team played small ball and got a pair of runners on base through walks. Le Dorze then came up and singled through the left side, loading the bases. Simoneit then doubled to right center to drive in two and quickly put the Red on top.

Cornell’s pitching then got to work. Junior Tommy Morris (21) pitched 4.2 innings, allowing six hits and four earned runs. He left the game with the lead and earned his second win.

Coming into the third inning, up 2-1, the Red looked to extend its lead. Wagner singled, then stole second base. Rutherford then launched another shot over the tall fence in straightaway center field, his sixth of the season. This put Cornell up 4-1 going into the bottom of the third inning.

The Red once again looked to its offense to give it a cushion going into the bottom of the seventh inning, which ultimately helped in winning the game. Krainz doubled, Wagner singled him home, Le Dorze then singled and ultimately Rutherford sent out his seventh shot of the season clearing the bases and earning him three of his five RBIs on the day.

“The big man did some big man things and hit some tanks,” Bemiss said of Rutherford’s home runs.

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Karen Papazian can be reached at kpapazian@cornellsun.com.

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The ace | Balestrieri has started nine games for Cornell in 2017 with an ERA of 2.49.

Staff Writer Bobby Marani sat down with baseball’s senior ace Paul Balestrieri to talk about everything from his baseball idol to his go-to travel partners.

1. How did you decide that baseball was your sport?

When I was eight or nine my family and I started to realize that I was pretty good at baseball and I enjoyed it a lot. When you’re young in baseball and decide that’s your sport, it’s a really big time commitment. My summers would be playing baseball games and tournaments so it was at that point when my parents said, ‘He really likes this,’ and became very supportive of me. They would postpone family vacations in the summer so I could play and made sacrifices so I could always do it.

Did you kill the tee-ball game?

Yeah, I was a big shortstop in teeball … not anymore though. Coach doesn’t even let me play shortstop in practice anymore. [laughter] 2. What are the biggest perks in the life of a pitcher?

You get to be more animated … if you get angry or fired up sometimes it can help you whereas hitters are more calm and relaxed. We can definitely have more intense songs whereas hitters can’t get too happy.

3. What is the hardest aspect about being a pitcher?

Probably when you’re evaluating how you played. Sometimes you go out there and they can smack the ball, but hit it right at people, and you can fool yourself and say, ‘Oh, yeah, I did really well today and I had my stuff,’ but in reality you just got lucky. Whereas some games you can be dicing and the other team will get small dinker hits. Being able to be honest and keep a level head when things are going south … We talk about not riding the roller coaster [emotionally] when pitching, don’t wanna be too high, don’t wanna be too low, just trying to stay flat.

4. Who’s your favorite baseball player/idol?

Rick Porcello with the Red Sox. I guess kind of being around Boston more has made me like the Red Sox

a little more, but he just won the Cy Young so he’s just really, really good.

I try to pitch similar to him. He’s a sinkerballer, I’m a sinkerballer. I see what he does and try to emulate it on my level.

5. If you were marooned on an island what three items would you bring with you?

Definitely some music-playing device. I do love music. Maybe some pasta … and a fire-starter. I could play some Frank [Sinatra] and cook up a good dinner.

6. If you could have dinner with three people, dead or alive, who would you dine with?

I’m a big Jeter guy — I feel like he’s an interesting guy and he does everything right. And definitely FDR or a president that’s been in a crazy war so I can know all the

wartime secrets. Last would probably be my great grandfather. He came over from Italy and worked on the railroads and would send money back to our family. He also came through Ellis Island and all that.

7. Who’s the biggest inspiration in your life?

Not to be super sappy, but my parents and my family — the sacrifices they make for me to come to school here and live out my dreams.

I get to play baseball every day and have a sweet gig right now and it wouldn’t be possible without them — they both support me and I’m really thankful.

8. If you could bring any three teammates on a year-long road trip of America — R.V. and all — who are you taking?

Oh, God. Matt Ford for sure … because [he] is the man. We talk about hunting Bigfoot with him so we’d probably incorporate that into our trip. And then I’d probably take Jamie Flynn, Cole Rutherford, and Pete Lannoo because we all live together and talk about hunting Bigfoot —we’ve talked with Matt about getting some supplies and going already.

9. If you could choose any other Cornell team to play on, which team would you choose?

Maybe the sailing team. I’m a big water guy and I love the beach — it’s my favorite spot to be. It’s a little cold here but on the warm days I’d want to be in the sun and on that team. … or Golf. You and I killed it on Robert Trent Jones [golf course].

[Laughter]

They don’t need to know about me shanking balls all day, Paul.

10. If you could play in any baseball diamond, which would you play in, and which hitter?

Definitely Fenway—we just took a tour of it this week and it’s awesome. The history and the fact that it’s so small … you’re just on top of it. It’d be sick.

What about the hitter?

Probably Bonds … Either he hits it 5 or 600 feet and I’m like, ‘Oh, that’s pretty cool,’ or I practice, get him out and get to say I struck Bond’s out. It’s a win-win.

You wouldn’t intentionally walk him?

No, dude! No way. I’d go right at him.

Bobby Marani can be reached at bmarani@cornellsun.com.

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Rutherford’s 3 Homers Power Series Win

Cornell wins three of four against Columbia on road to move into second place in Lou Gehrig Division

By KAREN PAPAZIAN Sun Staff Writer

Cornell baseball put three more wins in the books this weekend after taking the four-game series on the road at Columbia. The three wins came during Saturday’s doubleheader and the first of two on Sunday. The team dropped Sunday afternoon’s game to the Lions, 8-7.

Cornell (17-12, 6-6 Ivy), has proven to be a strong team this season, having already won more games than it did last season (14). The Red credits its success to its strong coaching staff and constant team motivation in the process of reaching its end goal of winning the Ivy League Championship.

“The coaching staff does a great job preparing us for each and every game,” said senior first baseman Cole Rutherford. “Since the fall, we've spent a lot of time and focus on making each day better than the last. We've bought into that process the entire year and it comes from the top, from [head] coach Pepicelli and the rest of the coaching staff. No matter if we are coming off a win or a loss, we are focused on the next opportunity and being successful in that moment.”

As the Red took to the diamond on Saturday against Columbia (9-21, 5-7 Ivy) in game one of its first doubleheader of the weekend, the team brought its A-game.

Senior starting pitcher Tim Willittes (4-1), secured himself his fourth win of the season allowing 10 hits, six runs and striking out one over 4.2 innings pitched. The offense was explosive, putting up three runs in the first inning, two in the second and three in the fifth. Junior right fielder Kyle Gallagher had himself a day, going 3-for-4 with two doubles and two RBIs. The Red’s three-run fifth inning was essential in its victory on Saturday as the Lions cut the deficit down to two

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Team effort | Rutherford credits his success at the plate to motivation and support from his teammates and coaching staff. going into the sixth. As the seventh inning began, Columbia began to rally, but senior closer Peter Lannoo shut it down and earned the save. The victory was coach Pepicelli’s 250th in his career.

In game two of Saturday’s double header the Red once again came out on top, winning 12-6. Without wasting any time, the team started the second game with four straight base hits, including doubles from junior Pierre Le Dorze and sophomore Will Simoneit, resulting in a fourrun first inning for the Red. The Lions answered back with two in the bottom of the first inning off junior Justin

Lewis (2-2) who pitched five innings and gave up seven hits and three earned runs with seven strikeouts.

In the second inning, the Red continued to rattle the Lions’ pitching with its explosive offense. Following a single from senior Tommy Wagner and a hit by pitch of Le Dorze, Rutherford launched a massive three run shot into centerfield, his fifth home run of the season.

Le Dorze went 3-for-4 in the game with three RBIs while Rutherford also racked up three RBIs on the day.

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WOMEN’S LACROSSE

Red Edges Out Green to Remain Undefeated in League

By MARY BARGER Sun Staff Writer

Cornell remains undefeated in Ivy League competition after taking down Dartmouth, 14-12, in Hanover on Saturday, in another close, shot-for-shot game.

The Red (10-2, 5-0 Ivy) was led in scoring by Amie Dickson with five goals and an assist, marking a career high for the tri-captain. Dickson opened up the game within the first minute, giving Cornell a 1-0 lead.

Although the Red opened and closed the game in the lead, the intermediate was marked by alternating scoring runs between the Red and the Green (5-7, 0-5 Ivy).

After two more consecutive goals from senior captain Catherine Ellis and sophomore Sarah Phillips, Dartmouth retaliated with two goals of its own. Two more goals — one from Ellis and one from Dickson — were broken up by another Dartmouth goal, bringing the score to 5-3. The Green then stole a five-goal streak, pulling ahead with an 8-5 lead.

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See-saw | While Cornell started and ended the game with a lead, both teams went on a handful of scoring runs, resulting in a back-and-forth game with many lead changes.

Two goals from sophomore Tomasina streak, recently broken by Albany, by comLeska brought the Red back within a point ing away from the Carrier Dome victorious.

“We will focus on playing our game of the opponent. Leska’s second shot was the first in a rapid series of scoring in the instead of reacting to what they throw at final minute of the first half, with one from Dickson and another “Coming off a tough loss ... our from junior Ida Farinholt, to pull team did not panic as the the Red back into the lead, 9-8, before the break. momentum shifted back and forth After falling behind early in the between the two teams.” second half of play, the Red tossed a three-goal streak right back at Assistant Coach Bill Olin the Green, bringing the score to 12-11. Dartmouth found the net once again, but two final goals from us,” said senior captain Catie Smith, in Dickson and Ellis, both set up by Phillips, regards to the upcoming game. brought the score to 14-12 for a Red victoThere will be little room for error for the ry.

Red as it faces the Orange on Tuesday. The “The game showed that our team has a team will be focused on maintaining a contremendous amount of mental toughness sistently high level of play throughout the that was on display,” said Cornell assistant game, not allowing the kind of scoring runs coach Bill Olin. “Coming off a tough loss Dartmouth was able to steal. against Albany, our team did not panic as Syracuse’s prodigious freshman attacker, the momentum shifted back and forth Emily Hawryschuk, led the Orange to its between the two teams on Saturday. We victory against the Tar Heels with four played a great final 15 minutes on both goals. The Red’s defensive line will certainly ends of the field and were able to come be on the lookout for the Orange’s rookie. away with the win in a tough venue.”

“It's been something that we have talked The Red will take the field again on about all season, but we are hoping to see a Tuesday against Syracuse, on the Orange’s more consistent 60-minute effort from our home turf. The Red, ranked 11th in the team [against Syracuse],” Olin said. “In NCAA, is preparing for a high-octane game stretches, we have executed very well, howagainst number eight-ranked Syracuse. ever, we are trying to avoid the lapses in exeThe Orange is coming off a major high cution that have plagued us in the last few after upsetting North Carolina, the reigning games.”

National Champions, in a 13-11 victory The Red will face Syracuse at 7 p.m.

Saturday down south. The win boosted the Tuesday at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse.

Orange from 12th to eighth in the national rankings.

Mary Barger can be reached at The Red will look to rebuild its winning mbarger@cornellsun.com.