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Solar Eclipse Tilts Heads Skyward By SHRUTI JUNEJA, BREANNE FLEER and AMOL RAJESH Sun Staff Writers
A golden haze garnished the Cornell campus on Monday afternoon and crescent-shaped shadows painted the ground as thousands of Cornellians and Ithacans looked skyward at the first solar eclipse to pass solely over the United States in more than 240 years. After months of media hype, science lessons and incessant warnings about looking at the bright orb without sunglasses, viewers of all ages gathered in groups small and large and tilted their heads upward to witness the feat of nature. Revelers at “We got lucky Cornell’s Fuertes Observatory grew ... The cloud hot under the sun as they waited in went away line for sunglasses right at the to protect their correct time, corneas. Some Ithacans downtown so it’s been wondered whether awesome.” the clouds would break or if locals Larry Kidder would have to wait until 2024, when a solar eclipse’s path of totality will cross upstate New York. But by 1:17 p.m., when the moon began to poke its edges into the sun’s rays, Ithaca’s skies cleared and
Cornellians cheered. “We got lucky,” Larry Kidder, a researcher in the Department of Astronomy, told The Sun near the observatory. “The cloud went away right at the correct time, so it’s been awesome so far.” At Dewitt Park in downtown Ithaca, children sat cross-legged on the grass as grown-ups entertained them with stories, plays and songs as part of Solar Eclipse in the Park, hosted by the Tompkins County Public Library. Library Assistant Kelly Doolittle said the library applied for a grant long in
advance of the eclipse to receive the correct sunglasses so that childrens’ eyes were protected. The request required that the library host an event centered around viewing of the eclipse. “I’m kind of a space nerd, and I enjoy seeing cosmic events,” Doolittle told The Sun. “It is very meaningful for kids to understand what the world really is around them and not just focus on computers and indoor activities.” While many professors and students shared special viewing glasses among sweaty noses, others used cereal boxes
and other items to view the sun’s reflection or considered novel ideas proposed by family members. “My dad told me something about looking through a Ritz cracker is how you’re supposed to see it — some pinhole type thing,” Lisa Condluci ’19 said from the Arts Quad. Leigh Scudder, grad, said he thought there must be a “weird, supernatural significance” to the eclipse because it was on the first day of graduate school. “Science is cool, space is big, the sun’s important — so’s the moon,” he said. “It’s fun when they do this little dance together.” But not everyone was satisfied with 70 percent coverage. Asked if the eclipse had met expectations, Leena Morris ’19 said, “No. This is incredibly underwhelming, I would say.” Morris said he was hoping the campus would be significantly darker, a sentiment echoed by several other students, but he was heartened by strangers who let him borrow their special glasses. For many others, though, partial covSee ECLIPSE page 5
Blinding rays | A man shields his eyes with his phone on Cornell’s campus on Monday as the moon partially blocks the sun’s rays during a historic solar eclipse. MICHAEL SUGUITAN/ SUN STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER (CENTER) CAMERON POLLACK / SUN PHOTOGRAPHY EDITOR (CORNER) BRIAN LAPLACA / SUN DESIGN EDITOR / ECLIPSE MAST IDEA
C.U. Alum,HBO Producer Sent to Prison Cornell Police Officer
Death of former Weill Medical College prof brings charges By NICHOLAS BOGELBURROUGHS and DREW MUSTO Sun City Editor and Sun Senior Editor
A Cornell graduate and award-winning television producer will be in prison shortly after the premiere of his latest project after he admitted to helping his cocaine dealer carry a dying woman out of the dealer’s Manhattan apartment. A judge last week sentenced Marc Henry Johnson ’86 to a year in prison after Johnson pleaded guilty to helping his dealer, James “Pepsi” Holder, carry a former Weill Cornell Medical College professor out of the dealer’s Manhattan apartment and leaving the scene shortly before the former professor was pronounced dead. In the early hours of Oct. 4, 2015 — one day before HBO was to begin filming “The
Deuce,” which Johnson helped reporter who saw security create — the Cornell alumnus footage of the incident when it and Dr. Kiersten Rickenbach was shown to reporters in Cerveny, the former professor of Manhattan Federal Court. Once there, the dealer fled dermatology, took a cab from a bar to Johnson’s cocaine dealer and Johnson attempted to resuscitate the dermatoloin the Chelsea neighgist and called one of borhood. her friends before After the three dialing 911. used cocaine in the “A woman’s passed dealer’s Chelsea apartout,” Johnson told ment, Johnson fell the dispatcher asleep and awoke to between heavy find Cerveny in disbreaths, according to tress and Holder, the a recording of the dealer, ordering the JOHNSON ’86 911 call released by pair out of his apartthe court. When emergency perment, Johnson’s attorneys said. Johnson and Holder grabbed sonnel arrived, Johnson directed the unconscious dermatologist’s them to the woman and headed arms and legs carried her down- home, his attorneys said. Cerveny was pronounced stairs to the lobby of the building. It took about a minute for dead later that morning from the two to awkwardly carry acute alcohol and cocaine intoxCerveny to the lobby, said Mike See JOHNSON page 4 Wilson, a New York Times
Honored for Hoisting Man From Bridge’s Edge By ALEXIS OH Sun Staff Writer
A local group honored Officer Ronald Rogers of the Cornell University Police Department on Monday and
Beebe Lake on May 2 at about 2:30 a.m. and hoisted a man back over the railing in an incident that has not been previously reported. The Ithaca-Cayuga Kiwanis Club recognized
“Ron is an extremely well-rounded officer. His level of engagement with the community is very high.” Police Chief Kathy Zoner commended him for pulling a young man back from the edge of a bridge on campus. Rogers arrived at the bridge over Triphammer Falls and
Rogers for his potentially lifesaving act by designating him as the Officer of the Month See POLICE page 5
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Walking Tours of Olin, Kroch and Uris Libraries 3 p.m., Upper Lobby, Uris Library
Getting Started With Library Research at Cornell 4 p.m., Stone Classroom, Mann Library
Cornell Performing and Media Arts Town Hall 4:30 p.m., Schwartz Center for Performing Arts
Fine Arts Library Tour 4:30 p.m., B56 Sibley Hall
Exploring Cornell’s Rare Books and Manuscripts 3:40 p.m., Kroch Library
C.U. Jazz Ensemble Auditions 4:30 - 10 p.m., B21 Lincoln Hall
Cornell Botanic Gardens Herb Garden Tour 6:30 p.m., Brian C. Nevin Welcome Center
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Ithaca Bus Service Ready for Influx Of Student Riders
New app to inform passengers By MOLLIE CRAMER Sun Staff Writer
As TCAT, the bus service of Tompkins County, prepares for the return of nearly 30,000 Cornell and Ithaca College students, it’s preparing to help them navigate bus routes and travel plans with a new app. More than a quarter of the bus company’s ridership stems from campuses, according to TCAT’s 2014 annual report, so the influx of tens of thousands of students is a significant factor in the company’s summer and fall plans. This year, TCAT is unveiling myStop, an app that EMMA HOARTY / SUN STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER provides real-time bus locations to passengers, many of Rerouted | TCAT officials said a new app and technical improvements will boost rider happiness with the local bus service. whom will likely be using the bus service for the first time. TCAT officials hope the app will inform cus- pus — they have different class schedules, there’s a lot of improve customer service. “The new students are a very big part of our job as tomers and keep them from getting confused or, even [construction] going on in the community ... so these are things that we try to keep tabs on in terms of service we welcome the opportunity to provide service for worse, hopping on the wrong bus. them,” said Frank Howells, a driver for TCAT. He said “Students can just put in the trip they want to take planning,” Yarrow said. Yarrow said that TCAT’s exploration of new technol- getting all of the freshmen to their desired location is an and they’ll see information on the most efficient way to ogy will allow the buses to especially difficult task as they are just learning the take that trip with TCAT,” better accommodate the new geography of the campus. said Matt Yarrow, TCAT’s “I sent a notice to all the drivers that basically said service development manag- “The new students are a very big part of students with different interer. “That’s a huge benefit for our job as we welcome the opportunity face options, avoiding frus- that we want to make a good first impression,” General trations from route changes Manager Scot Vanderpool said, adding that he requestour ridership.” to provide service for them.” ed drivers to be especially “patient with the students and and unexpected delays. TCAT will also release a TCAT is also upgrading answer all the questions that are asked of them.” trip planning system through Frank Howells, bus driver some back-end IT services, “I think it’s going to help us for the rest of the semesGoogle Transit, according to allowing it to manage data, ter if students know that we’re here to help,” the fall 2017 Ride Guide. Vanderpool said. The influx of new students often results in route create driver schedules and more at a faster rate. In addition to those IT upgrades, supported by the changes and technological innovations within the orgacompany’s new Intelligent Transport System, TCAT is nization, officials said. “People are trying to get to different places on cam- aiming to post bus stop signs at all designated stops and Mollie Cramer can be reached at mcramer@cornellsun.com.
Graduate Student Union Looks to Renew Last Year’s Effort
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Rebooted | Cornell Graduate Students United organizers host a pre-orientation outreach session at Bailey Hall on Monday to recruit new members. By MEG GORDON Sun Staff Writer
After a summer hiatus, Cornell Graduate Students United kicked back into gear on Monday with a first-year pre-orientation outreach at Bailey Hall, where representatives offered buttons and literature and encouraged new Cornellians to get involved with the labor organization. Since 2014, CGSU has organized with the goal of being recognized by Cornell as a union, repre-
senting teaching assistants, research assistants and graduate assistants at Cornell. The group held a vote for unionization in March, in which results were deemed too close to call by the American Arbitration Association. During the vote, 856 votes were cast in favor of unionization and 919 against, but 81 challenge votes rendered the results indeterminate. Nearly five months later, the result has still not been conclusively determined, although more than 80 percent of the challenged ballots would
need to be in favor of unionization for CGSU to come out on top. “This year, we are focused on our next campaign,” said Kevin Hines, grad, an organizer with CGSU. “There’s a lot of energy out here and hope for this next campaign.” “We are trying to figure out who the bargaining unit is again ... since there is so much turnover with graduate students,” he added. “Then we start the next campaign process, which starts first with the new agreement with Cornell.” Many graduate students were only indirectly involved with CGSU, Thomas Eisenberg, grad, said, which he attributed to a lack of peer-to-peer engagement and community outreach. That kind of involvement would help students feel a sense of ownership over the project’s goals, Eisenberg, an organizer, said. “We are out here just to recognize that we are here and that these are our ideas, and that they are important,” said Vera Khovanskaya, grad. “It’s something to start thinking about. It’s something to get in the zeitgeist.” To Khovanskaya’s delight, she noticed many newcomers were already aware of and curious about CGSU’s mission. “It’s fun to see first-year graduate students come up to our table already with an idea of who we are and what we do,” she told The Sun. “They already know so much about CGSU, and they’re asking about when the next vote is.” Discussing the group’s strategy
for this year, Jared Kent-Dobias, chair of communications for CGSU, said that “many graduate students do not see the kind of work that they do [as TAs and researchers] as work,” something he hopes to change. “We want contracts for our work, we want raises, and we want terms of firing and hiring which are
“We are focused on our next campaign. There’s a lot of energy out here and hope.” Kevin Hines, grad legally binding for graduate workers that are not just on the university’s whim,” he said, pointing out that the group’s policy platform has
not changed significantly from last year. “We want a grievance process that involves third parties, that does not involve the chairs of our departments. We want insurance that can actually cover both the graduate students and their families.” Kent-Dobias sees the group’s proposed goals at Cornell as a way to improve the working conditions of people in similarly situated positions around the country. “Helping with the condition of graduate labor at Cornell in some small way helps raise the standard for academic labor conditions in the nation,” he said. “We just want to see graduate students treated more like workers for the work that they do.” Meg Gordon can be reached at mgordon@cornellsun.com.
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C.U. Alum Sentenced For Role in Death of FormerWeill Professor JOHNSON
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ication, prosecutors said. Johnson’s removal of Cerveny from the dealer’s apartment and the minutes-long delay before calling for help led to the federal charges, which stained Johnson’s reputation and led studios to distance themselves from the producer, his attorneys said. PBS nixed a contract with Johnson to produce a documentary and HBO kept him off the set of “The Deuce,” the lawyers said. When Judge Jesse Furman sentenced Johnson to 366 days in prison last week, the producer slumped down in his seat and his lawyers had to ask the judge for a moment so Johnson could collect himself and confirm that he understood the sentence, Wilson, the Times reporter, told The Sun. “He looked very, very, shellshocked,” Wilson said. “He looked devastated.” More than three decades before what Johnson, 56, said was the “most horrendous” day of his life, he transferred from the College of Engineering to the College of Arts and Sciences in his junior year to pursue theater and film at Cornell. He took part in several Cornell Theatre productions and played lacrosse on a second-tier varsity squad, according to a 1986 Cornell yearbook. In letters to the court, at least eight friends from Johnson’s college days urged the judge to be lenient, saying Johnson had been part of a tight-knit group of friends and looked out for his peers. One former roommate, Gary Holtzer ’86, said Johnson is “as kind-hearted and sensitive a friend as you could want.” Henry Louis Gates, the famous professor and director of Harvard’s Hutchins Center for African and African American Research, said that both Johnson and his future wife had taken a class with him at Cornell in the mid-1980s and noted the producer’s “recognizable voice on campus.” “While 2015, the year that engulfed Marc’s life in tragedy, is the one that will always ask questions,” Gates wrote in a letter to the court, “the years in which I joyfully observed him as a university student in Ithaca were the years, in which, I believe, provided the answers: to Marc’s character, his creativity, and his generous, open, everseeking soul.” Johnson “firmly identifies with his African American heritage,” his attorneys said, and his body of work has “a socially conscious focus that translated into professional success.” Johnson won a Peabody Award for his work producing “A Huey P. Newton Story,” a Spike Lee dramatization, and also worked on the set of Lee’s iconic 1989 film, “Do The Right Thing.” Days before the tragic
moments in the Chelsea building lobby, Johnson took a break from working on a PBS documentary to focus on “The Deuce,” which chronicles the sex industry in 1970s New York and is scheduled to premiere on Sept. 10, less than three weeks before Johnson must begin his incarceration in federal prison. Johnson’s lawyers argued that he should be sentenced to probation only, claiming that Cerveny had consumed “dangerously large quantities of cocaine” by the time Johnson arrived at the bar. Prosecutors asked the judge to sentence Johnson to about two years. In the end, Judge Furman split the difference, handing him just over 12 months in federal prison and two years of post-release supervision. “For all we know she could have been saved,” Furman said at the sentencing, according to The New York Post. “Had you not taken to protect the drug operation and your own reputation … things may have turned out differently.” “Your conduct may well have resulted in the death of [Cerveny ],” the judge added, according to The Post. Johnson said he “intentionally helped Mr. Holder carry [Cerveny] down the stairs to the lobby” in March when he pled guilty. “This was wrong. Carrying [Cerveny] down the stairs had the effect of delaying Mr. Holder's arrest by allowing him to walk away and prevent-
“For all we know she could have been saved.” Judge Jesse Furman ing EMS or the police from entering his apartment.” Holder, the dealer known as “Pepsi,” was sentenced to five years in prison. Cerveny, a 38-year-old mother of three, was an assistant professor of dermatology at Weill Cornell Medical College in 2009, according to a wedding announcement from that year. Weill Cornell Medicine spokesperson Sarah Smith declined to confirm that announcement, saying she was “unable to provide information on any employee, current or former” because of privacy concerns. Cerveny won the 1995 Distinguished Young Women pageant, using the prize money to fund her undergraduate study at Duke University, according to USA Today. The doctor also worked as a private dermatologist in New York City, The New York Post reported. Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs can be reached at nickbogel@gmail.com. Drew Musto can be reached at dmusto@cornellsun.com.
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Partial eclipse | Nate Messuri ’20 to view the solar eclipse lying down on Fuertes Observatory’s front lawn.
Students Marvel at Rare Eclipse Viewing ECLIPSE
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erage was enough. Naomi Fisher, who gazed at the rare alignment from DeWitt Park with her children, said she wanted to expose her children to the event at a young age, noting that her youngest child is about 18months-old. Chase Thomas ’19, whose friends had baked solar eclipsethemed cookies, was thrilled with the celestial convergence. Coverage of 70 percent, Thomas said, “is definitely good enough for me,” adding that he was happy that so many people were “so excited about something
so nerdy.” “I’m sad it’s the day before classes,” Thomas said. If the timing had been different, he would have traveled to the path of totality, where the moon fully blocks the sun. “But, oh well,” he said. “This is still good.” Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs ’19 contributed reporting.
Shruti Juneja can be reached at sjuneja@cornellsun.com. BreAnne Fleer can be reached at bfleer@ cornellsun.com. Amol Rajesh can be reached at arajesh@cornellsun.com.
CUPD Officer Recovers Man From Near Fall From Bridge POLICE
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for August during a luncheon ceremony at Kendal at Ithaca. Monday was the third time that Rogers, who has been a member of the department since 1994, received the Officer of the Month award. Rogers “is a leader in community engagement,” CUPD Police Chief Kathy Zoner told The Sun. “Ron is an extremely
“If she didn’t call when she saw him, who knows what would’ve happened.” Ronald Rogers well-rounded officer. His level of engagement with the community is very high, and he has no complaints.” In an interview, Rogers remained humble, noting that his early-morning heroics were only possible because of a young woman’s report to CUPD. The woman called the department to alert its officers
that the young man who was standing on the other side of the railing, and she stayed with him until Rogers arrived. “Timeliness is important,” he said. “If she didn’t call when she saw him, who knows what would’ve happened. If people see something, they shouldn’t hesitate to report it.” After Rogers lifted the man to safety, the officer transported the man to the hospital. Another member of the department, Sgt. Steve Shirley, was on vacation this summer when a young boy began floundering in a hotel pool, according to a Facebook post from CUPD. Shirley raced into the pool, carried the young boy to safety and cleared his airway before paramedics arrived at the scene, the department said. “Heroes never take a holiday,” CUPD said in the post, next to a photograph of Shirley and the boy who he saved. CUPD said the young man fully recovered from the frightening experience. Alexis Oh can be reached at aoh@cornellsun.com.
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Cornell Athleticsto Keep TiesWith Nike in Separate Contract
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The De Blasio-Cuomo Feud
Student labor group calls move ‘hypocrisy’ By ZACH SILVER and JAMIL RAHMAN Sun Sports Editor and Assistant Sports Editor
Per an athletics department spokesperson, five teams fall under the sponsorship with Nike — football, men’s and women’s lacrosse, and men’s and women’s basketball — and all others have the choice to purchase uniforms at wholesale cost. A majority choose to do so under Nike. Even though the athletic sponsorship will continue, Nike said in a statement that it is “disappointed” that Cornell cut ties with Branded Custom Sportswear despite maintaining “ongoing dialogue.” “We are deeply committed to protecting workers across our supply chain and have worked tirelessly to raise standards across the industry,” Nike said. Cornell Organization for Labor Action was one the leading groups behind the campaign to sever licensing ties with the sporting goods behemoth. Ana Jimenez ’18, a COLA organizer, said that the
Despite President Martha Pollack’s announcement Monday that the University will no longer license official apparel through Nike once the current supply is sold out, Cornell athletics teams will continue to sport the famed swoosh this upcoming season. After the company refused to adhere to a labor code of conduct vetted by Cornell and peer institutions, the University ended its contract with Nike MICHAEL APPLETON / THE NEW YORK TIMES and Branded Custom Sportswear — Nike’s exclusive Manhattan-bound traffic on the Williamsburg Bridge in New York. Mayor Bill de Blasio said Gov. Andrew licensee for collegiate apparel. Cuomo’s proposal to charge drivers to enter New York City’s congested areas and use the proceeds to fund But the athletics teams operate its ailing transportation network is “inconceivable.” on a separate contract, which will remain in place for the next three years. ditions,” the code said. labor standards of factories pro- issue of hypocrisy.” “Cornell athletes will continducing collegiate apparel. Nevertheless, UC Berkeley “Even though we are only ue to wear Nike uniforms. … “This is a national campaign selling what is left in the store, switched its athletic sponsorOur relationship with Nike is we’ve seen at other schools affil- if you go to a football game or ship from Nike to Under separate from the University’s iated with USAS — they’ve another sports team’s game that Armour with a 10-year agreeapparel licensing agreement,” been successful in cutting their is sponsored by Nike, that ment worth $86 million that Athletic Director Andy licensing agreements swoosh sign on their jerseys takes effect this upcoming Noel said in a statewith Nike and are now continues to generate money school year, though the switch “Nike provides the gear to advertise ment to The Sun. He moving towards ending for the brand in spite of the fact appears to be related to money added that the separate their brand on students as if they were their sponsorship that Nike has yet to restore rather than working conditions. contract runs through deals,” she explained. work at Hansae and refuses to UCLA’s athletic program also human billboards.” 2020 in a partnership “Simply with licensing, commit to [Workers Rights made a switch, but was sponthat has been a “posiCOLA Organizer Ana Jimenez ’18 [schools] pay the brand Consortium] access,” she said sored by Adidas when it comtive one for our proto produce apparel, in regards to ongoing concerns mitted to Under Armour in grams and athletes.” [and] with sponsor- with a Nike factory in Vietnam. May 2016 with a 15-year agreeNike’s relationship with fight by United Students ship, Nike provides the gear to According to a COLA press ment worth $280 million — Cornell has two main compo- Against Sweatshops — a advertise their brand on stu- release, Cornell is now the fifth the largest in NCAA history. nents: the apparel licensing national student organization dents as if they were human example of schools ending a Like Rutgers, the deal took contract, which was addressed advocating for worker’s rights billboards.” licensing agreement with Nike. effect this past July 1. by Pollack, and the sports spon- — against Nike is rooted in the Jimenez added that the deciUC Santa Barbra, however, Of the others — sorship contract, which remains brand’s attempt to undermine sion for the athletics depart- Georgetown, Northeastern, the cited concerns with Nike’s facseparate. years of work to strengthen the ment to remain with Nike is “an entire University of California tory conditions as the reasoning system and Rutgers — UC for cutting off the athletics Berkeley, UC Santa Barbara and sponsorship in addition to Rutgers are schools which have additionally cut off their athlet“The next step is to ic sponsorship agreement with Nike in addition to licensing. provide stronger labor It was announced earlier this provisions across year that Rutgers would be all our contracts.” making the switch from Nike to Adidas in a six-year contract Ana Jimenez ’18 worth over $11 million, which officially took place on July 1. However, in a statement to The licensing — something COLA Sun, the Rutgers athletic would like to see happen in department said the transition Ithaca. Moving forward at Cornell, was unrelated to the alleged Jimenez said that the continued labor violations. “Our contract with Nike fight against Nike will look to expired and Adidas was the best ensure that “all sports agreefit for our athletic department ments are held to the same moving forward,” said Kevin labor standards.” “If our values and logos are Lorincz, Senior Associate Athletic Director for being used in conjunction with Nike, and in general all the Communications at Rutgers. For the California schools, a brands we have relationships Trademark Licensing Code of with, the next step is to provide Conduct impacting all schools stronger labor provisions across in the University of California all our contracts,” she said. system went into effect March “That includes guaranteed 17 and targeted the licensing access to WRC access, our unicontracts, though it never versity designated and world’s explicitly mentions Nike nor only independent monitor [of working conditions].” athletic sponsorships. “It is the policy of the University of California that goods bearing the names of the Zach Silver can be reached at University or its campuses … zsilver@cornellsun.com. Jamil must be produced under fair, Rahman can be reached at safe, and humane working con- jrahman@cornellsun.com
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Kotlikoff Uber,Lyft Begin Trial in IthacaWithout Wheelchair Access Approves Modified Calendar By RYAN HUMPHREY
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By ANNA DELWICHE Sun News Editor
Provost Michael Kotlikoff announced that the modified calendar proposed by the Academic Calendar Committee has been approved, in an email sent to students Thursday. Notably, the modified calendar will extend summer break by altering current breaks in the calendar and adjusting the start dates of both the fall and spring semesters. The changes to the calendar will go into effect in the 2018 to 2019 academic year. The committee has collaborated on this proposal for the past year gathering research from students and professors. The committee issued a final report for consideration by the provost in May. Students were invited to share feedback on proposed calendar changes in a survey sent in March. In April, the Senate, Student Assembly, University Assembly, Employee Assembly and Graduate and Professional Student Assembly voted on ranking three different proposals: the current calendar, the modified calendar and the early commencement calendar. Results indicate that the majority of votes were cast for rankings that placed the modified calendar as first choice. In comparison to the current calendar, the modified calendar starts the fall semester two days earlier and the spring semester one day earlier. For the fall semester, new student orientation will be extended to five days rather than three. In delaying the start date of this semester, two class days will be added following Thanksgiving break, thus ending the semester two days later. In accordance with resolutions by both Student Assembly and the Faculty Senate, the calendar will recognize the second Monday in October as Indigenous People’s Day, coinciding with Fall break. The spring semester, beginning a day earlier than the current calendar — decreasing winter break by three days with the changes to the fall semester — will still include two breaks, but with adjusted dates. Rather than eliminating February break in favor of an earlier commencement, the modified calendar maintains this first break, aligning it after 24 class days, rather than 13 or 18 as the current calendar does. Compared to peer schools, only Cornell and Brown maintain a two-break spring semester. The modified calendar positions spring break 23 class days after February break. While commencement remains on Memorial Day weekend, the exam schedule will shorten from thirteen days to eleven days, extending summer break by five days. Anna Delwiche can be reached at adelwiche@cornellsun.com.
Uber and Lyft have finally hit the streets of Ithaca — though they may not be here to stay. As of June 29, Ithaca residents have access to the ridesharing platforms following their authorization by state legislation, according to a press release for Tompkins County. The press release said that legislation — approved in early June — permits the apps to expand to upstate New York. Counties like Tompkins with a population of 100,000 or more have the option to opt-out from permitting the services at any time. Transportation Committee Vice Chair Dave McKenna said the apps will have to go through a “de facto” trial period. “At this point there’s enough people here that want it and I think we need to give it a trial period to see how it all shakes out, see how it affects local companies,” McKenna told The Sun. “I’m hoping it forces everyone to step up a bit but not put anyone out of business.” Chair of the County Legislature Mike Lane said the services will be reviewed “continually” and discussed at monthly Transportation Committee meetings. Ithaca City Clerk Julie Holcomb also stated the City of Ithaca will be monitoring for effects on local companies.
“We are going to be monitoring this very according to the report. closely. We already have open lines of commuKadar asked the Transportation nication with companies like Ithaca Committee to opt-out of the legislation to Dispatch,” said Holcomb, adding that she will provide “breathing space” for the local compameet with Ithaca Dispatch principal owner nies. He also claimed Uber and Lyft deploy a John Kadar this week to discuss changing “predatory pricing blitz” to undercut local existing legislation. providers, according to the report. The apps’ arrival comes a few days after the The Ithaca Journal reported back in May county legislature’s that the governor’s office Transportation Committee says the state budget will met to discuss the entry of establish “a statewide task such services. Ten speakers, force to study and deliver “We are going to be on accesrecommendations expressing views both posimonitoring this very sibility needs to protect and tive and negative, voiced closely.” provide transportation to their opinions, according vulnerable populations” to a county news release. City Clerk Julie Holcomb and that mandatory backChamber of Commerce ground checks would be Vice President Peggy established for all drivers. Coleman claimed the city “We’ll see how Cornell, Ithaca College, the is at a “competitive disadvantage” without hotels, and others feel about it for when we such services, according to the report. Local representatives of “two lodging estab- decide we want to go back and reevaluate,” lishments and a college admissions office” also McKenna said, expressing hope that the sernoted poor service from the existing trans- vices will improve transportation times and portation companies. Airport Director Mike that the committee will no opt-out, but mainHall complained of a “chronic ground trans- tained the results remain to be seen. “Ithaca is a small town, it’s not New York portation challenge at the Airport.” Conversely, employees of Ithaca Dispatch, City,” he added. “We’re not sure how it’s going Tompkins’s largest taxi provider, noted the to go here.” “safe, vetted, and locally committed service from existing operators, something they main- Ryan Humphrey can be reached at tained cannot be assured from Uber or Lyft,” rhumphrey@cornellsun.com.
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ly competitive applicant pool, we are unfortunately unable to extend you an invitation to ___. It was not until I understood that I had been trying to fit a mold I didn’t feel comfortable in that I started to thrive. There is no need to set on a path that has already been walked. There is no shame in asking for help. We grow when we lean outside of our comfort zones. A mentor of mine shared with me three steps he used to find fulfillment. “Explore, commit and only then connect the dots.” The way I found my community was to explore. Meet your best friend by trying to flirt with him only to find out he’s straight. Meet your future child’s godmother in economics while you complain about not knowing the difference between demand and supply curves. Spend long nights with your friends contemplating reality, explore buildings you don’t have classes
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rientation week can be one of those whirlwind weeks where you end up meeting more fresh-faced people you ever care to remember. Especially at Cornell, where meeting someone is akin to throwing a pebble into the ocean. Which makes Oweek, besides slope week, the most inefficient week at Cornell. My O-week experience wasn’t much different. Late at night during the first day of O-week, our orientation leader rounded us up from our buildings and began forming our groups so we could introduce ourselves. We made a game out of it. We went around putting the name of a food to replace our last name, and it only worked if it had the same first letter of said last name. I went with “Will Watermelon”, because of course I did. I think the point of the game was to help us remember each other’s name, but honestly, the only one that’s stuck after a year is the girl who burst out laughing because she called herself “Sarah Sushi.” It’s just too bad that proved to be the high point of the year for me.
Meet,Greet, Repeat Orientation week isn’t about making a wide cast of friends, though. It’s about making starting to make those strong bonds with a small group of people that matter the most. At the end of that night, I noticed a boy who was sitting off to the side. I introduced myself. “William.” He stuck his hand out to shake. “Adrian.” I tilted my head a bit. “Adrian….what?” He sighed. “Adrian Apple.” And a year later, with our stint as CS 1110 project partners in the rearview mirror, we’re now friends who talk regularly. That’s why it doesn’t bother me when I realize I haven’t seen anyone from my orientation group. All you need is that one good friend to make it all worthwhile. William Wang is a sophomore in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. He may be reached at wwang@cornellsun.com. Welcome to Cornell appears yearly at the beginning of fall semester.
I walked into my first ClubFest as a freshman craving a home and a passion. There is nothing else like it — hundreds of organizations packed into Barton Hall, each one touting itself as the new home for you, handing you quarter card after quarter card and compiling lists of NetIDs pages long. I remember walking from club to club with hopeful eyes, stopping at each one to speak with the upperclassmen who so vividly described how their organizations had become home for them. It seemed like everyone I knew was applying to the same clubs, so I followed suit. And then I remember getting absolutely hung out to dry when I applied for these clubs. It was a cycle out of which I couldn’t break. It would start with the info sessions, where I invariably reach the conclusion that this was the group for me. It continued with the social rounds, where I felt like I was making real connections to others. And it would end with me getting humiliated in technical interviews. It was rejection email after rejection email after rejection email. I would read them over and over again: “Hello Dustin, Thank you for your interest in ___. Due to the extreme-
in, go off of campus and explore the Ithaca community. Get to know upperclassmen and ask them to share their experiences. And then you commit. Find a group of friends. Join a club and find a passion (and if you can’t find one, start one). Find a lab, find a hobby, find a service opportunity in Ithaca that excites you. Commit to the thing you love, commit to making an impact or a difference. And then connect the dots. Use what you have learned and think about what you liked. Find your passion project and fulfill your goals. Make a difference in a way that makes you feel proud. You are the architect of your Cornell experience. As Vice President Lombardi shared in his address at Convocation, Cornell has so many Lego pieces for you to build with. You have resources to take advantage of and people who are on your side, hoping for your success. We can only wait to see what you will build.
Dustin Liu is a junior in the School of Industrial and Labor Relations. He is the undergraduate-elected student trustee. Trustee Viewpoint appears monthly this semester.
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hroughout second semester of freshman year I was anxious to find an internship for my first college summer. As a person who operates better under pressure and likes learning new things and meeting new people, I felt that the nearly three months of break would be meaningless if I could not be formally involved with some type of work. Yet I was unable to meet the requirements for almost all of the internship positions of interest. While I understood that it would be rare for a company to hire a college freshman with little to no professional experience, it was difficult getting used to limitations and rejections. Fortunately, I had the privilege of being a part of ILR’s High Road Fellowship program. This program is unique in every sense; around 20 students each year are placed at a non-profit organization and take classes to learn about and explore the city of Buffalo, its economic and social issues and how community based organizations work to revitalize the formerly industrial city. I learned so much about economic development, gained skills working in and out of the office, and was honored to spend time with great people throughout the two months of the fellowship. However, my summer experience is not representative of every rising sophomore. Although most of my friends also took part in some type of work or personal activity, after hearing about all the complaints they had with their work, I couldn’t help but notice that some seemed to be working for the sake of filling up their resume.
Why go through all that hassle to partake in something that does little more than add meaningless words to your resume, if you didn’t actually feel accomplished? Summer break between freshman and sophomore year is probably the last time to actually enjoy a recess from studies and pressure before preparing for a career and future. Garnering unnecessary stress from a summer job is most definitely not worth it, especially if it has nothing to do with your future aspirations. Why go through all that hassle to partake in something that does little more than add meaningless words to your resume, if you didn’t actually feel accomplished? The time could be much better spent exploring personal interests by travelling, reading books, or meeting new people. Such activity can be equally, if not more, rewarding because they add on to the development of the self in a way that no other internship can. The fact that so many rising sophomores take on a job during the summer demonstrates how pressured students are to start preparing for their careers at an early stage. In this competitive, resume-oriented era in which getting into the job market is becoming increasingly complex, many feel the need to simply keep doing something regardless of how relevant it is to their interests. I wish that I too hadn’t been so apprehensive about finding work for the summer. Personally, I am happy with how I spent my time, especially the additional three weeks after the end of the fellowship I spent exploring my hometown. But I also needed to realize prior to my search for summer jobs that it is perfectly okay to just relax and spend time on personal development. DongYeon (Margaret) Lee is a sophomore in the School of Industrial and Labor Relations. She can be reached at margaretlee@cornellsun.com. Here, There and Everywhere appears alternate Tuesdays this semester.
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’m a junior now, and as such, I am informally obligated to live off campus or die an outcast. Luckily, this is a mandate that I’m thrilled to obey — I will sacrifice communal bathrooms and an utter lack of privacy if it benefits the system. So, four months ago, I voluntarily signed a lease for a three-bedroom apartment, as one does when one is craving a real taste of adulthood — electricity bills, trash days, grocery shopping, the whole affair. We’d toured the unit, and it seemed, from an outsider’s perspective, to satisfy. With a debatable mastery over the art of timeliness and a lingering fondness for O-Week, I arrived at Cornell long before necessary. I was primed for the era of (budgeted) glamour and independence — life as a temporary homeowner, if you will (tenant doesn’t sound as exciting). A freshly painted exterior greeted me upon reaching my new apartment. It was a glistening coat of heather grey, and where buildings are concerned, what glitters has a decent chance of being gold. My mind map was already enlisting words like modern and chic. There’s nothing like a good neutral to make a millennial girl’s heart swell. Just a few seconds later, it became painfully clear that my surge of optimism was misguided. What followed after observing the paint was so incongruous with my vision that I had to write 800 words about it. The floorboards were densely speckled with stains, unnaturally-occurring black spots, and enough grime to swim in (finally, a pool party with some substance). In the walls, I found portals to other dimensions whose residents had five eyes and ten legs. Most objects were creaky, broken, or collaborated in a rude display of both. I’ll spare the details, partially because they’re buried in my subconscious and I’d rather not retrieve them, but in that instant, a thousand pounds of disinfectant wipes would have been too little. I felt like an idiot for trusting a surface-level contortion of facts. It’s an ancient, biological habit to value appearance, but lately, it feels like we broadcast ourselves and our thoughts and things for the viewing pleasure of the world. Attention is cur-
rency, and popularity is wealth. Authenticity is at the mercy of desirability, and perception is a stranger to reality. Categories are not just present; they are prevalent. In the midst of this constant external advertising, I miss sincerity. The marketplace of carefully crafted aesthetics and calculated personalities is draining to sift through. Especially in a college setting, the drive to impress and charm is overpowering, and sadly, some of us lose ourselves in this tournament. It has barely begun, but my junior year is off to a rough start. I expected a lot of things to be different, better. I thought I wouldn’t need my parents’ help to transition into this new chapter, but I did. I thought O-Week would be invigorating, but it
In the midst of this constant external advertising, I miss sincerity. The marketplace of carefully crafted aesthetics and calculated personalities is draining to sift through. wasn’t, not really. I thought that living in an apartment would be the official stamp of growth, but we’ll see. Still, all this yin means nothing without its yang. A week after settling in, I feel better. My room is pretty cozy (not to be confused with tiny, stuffy or lacking space) and coral-themed. We have a pretty nice kitchen, despite the blinds that fell from the window mount and almost beheaded me. My move-in experience was a nice reminder not to project assumptions onto people or circumstances, even if encouraged to, and to take time to understand the core of a situation. If it sounds like I’m using denial as a coping mechanism, you might be onto something, but I really think I can be happy here, regardless of how it looks. Priya Kankanhalli is a junior in the College of Arts and Scences. She can be reached at pkankanhalli@cornellsun.com. Matters of Fact appears alternating Tuesdays this semester. To respond to this column, please email opinion@cornellsun.com.
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After walking out of the theater, I was upset that War for the Planet of the Apes was billed as a summer blockbuster. On paper, the film meets the criteria: it has a big budget, CGI action sequences and notable stars. Yet in the midst of its noisy and spectacle-driven contemporaries, War for the Planet of the Apes stands awkwardly out of place. It boasts a quieter tale and seeks not simply to thrill but to instruct as well. The blockbuster appeal serves as an invitation to a wider audience, who are treated to a delightfully introspective film. To call War another summer flick would do a disservice to the cornucopia of themes it addresses; it is a gripping philosophical tale that exists not to be consumed quickly but to be digested slowly so that its commentary can change the world for the better. War takes place a few years after Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, where most of humanity is extinct due to the Simian Flu, a virus that made the Earth’s primates hyper-intelligent and capable of speech. The remaining human forces led by the mysterious Colonel (Woody Harrelson) are at war with the apes and are searching for their leader, a chimpanzee named Caesar (Andy Serkis) who has evaded capture. After Caesar’s forces successfully defeat The Colonel’s fighters, Caesar sends the surviving soldiers back to The Colonel with a warning to leave the apes alone. The Colonel then responds with a vicious and swift attack against Caesar’s tribe. Angered, Caesar embarks on a pilgrimage of vengeance, while struggling with his inner demons of hatred, fear and grief along the road. The title, War, is both misleading and clever; there are only a handful of action sequences throughout the film and thus the primary conflict lies in Caesar’s own struggle with the weight of his responsibility. He cares for his tribe and knows that if killing The Colonel could spell doom to his family, yet he cannot seem to quench his thirst for revenge. He strives to be better than the savage and cruel animal that his human enemies paint him to be, but doing so makes him vulnerable to critique and attack. The color palette, setting and
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score all reinforce this tension: War is bleak and dreary, depicting the world as unforgiving and broken and one where morals and beatudinal philosophies are outdated and ignorant. Taking place mostly in the winter, even the beautiful vibrancy of the snow-tipped landscape that Caesar treks across serves as both a symbol of peace that he wishes he could have in his own heart, while being a reminder of the cruel and cold reality before him. To capture such Caesar’s emotional spectrum and idiosyncrasies would be difficult for any actor, yet Andy Serkis displays all of Caesar’s nuance and personality with poise and expertise. Having seen Serkis COURTESY OF CHERNIN ENTERTAINMENT play the role of Caesar for three films, it is a travesty that motioncapture performances are not considered for Academy Awards nominations. Serkis transforms the character into a real individual, one whom viewers can empathize with. Likewise, the supporting cast give dynamic portrayals as well. Though orangutan Maurice does not
speak, Karin Konoval communicates the character’s care and strength just through facial expressions. Steven Zahn’s “Bad Ape” who is a neophyte to the ape-human conflict, provides some much-needed comic relief and is a standout. Harrelson effectively portrays The Colonel as an enigmatic and driven warrior with believable motivations. He plays a foil to Caesar as both want to try and save their “families”, but whereas Caesar’s motivations are rooted in sacrifice and care, The Colonel’s reasons are rooted in fear. The film is a slow burn for the first two acts and for a film titled War, it does not have as much action as I was hoping for. Even in this way, War for the Planet of the Apes subverts expectations and is much more thought-provoking than it had to be. Through Caesar’s character arc, director Matt Reeves and Andy Serkis ask a poignant question and preach a powerful message: what does it truly mean to be human? The answer is not not so much our physical complexion or capacity for higher thinking, but our actions, morals, and how those correlate with our heart. Even if being evil is expected of us, we don’t have to accept our vices as the integral part of who we are, instead rising above. Ironically, viewers are called to find humanity not in the human beings or members of their own species but instead in the foreigner and “animal.” It is a compelling and imperative reminder. Zachary Lee is a sophomore in the College of Arts and Sciences. He can be reached at zjl4@cornell.edu
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f nothing else, the never-ending tenseness of the mainstream news cycle since Trump’s inauguration has shown that Americans of most political dispositions are welcoming of breaks in the barrage for levity, rarely though they’ve come. The “covfefe” foible, more so than anything else, was proof of this: if America’s right and left didn’t exactly find humor in Trump’s goof for the same
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reasons, they were at least, however briefly, laughing about it together. It’s been a similar story for the most recent marquee protest of the president, a 30foott a l l inflata b l e chicken — Guest Room coiffed a n d gesticulating just like the commander in chief — which was inflated behind the White House on August 9. Already and with
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bemusement from both sides, it’s been given a name, a hashtag, a Halloween costume, dozens of news articles and (of course) hundreds of memes. But its sheer ridiculousness has, in large part, clouded what might be the most important thing it’s been given: a political stance. “It’s a visual protest,” according to its creator, Taran Singh Brar, a protest that plays specifically on Trump’s own narcissism. “The president himself is so visually obsessed,” said Brar in an interview with NPR, “that I know that something like this has potency.” If potency is measured by brashness and visibility, then one would be at a loss
to disagree with the artist there. The balloon is massive, ostentatious; in fact, it first came to the national consciousness when it baffled a pair of on-air reporters for Fox News, over whose shoulders it could be seen from several blocks away, looming behind the White House. In the wake of this unveiling, the piece was met with a reception congruous with those of other famous examples of Donald Trump Protest Art (which has become a veritable genre to itself over the course of the past year or so). That is, it was shared, lauded, laughed about, laughed at, and (pretty soon will be) forgotten. See CHICKEN page 21
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Zachary Lee I have to confess: I know little to nothing about basketball. For the longest time, I thought James Harden was the best defensive player in the NBA, and believed Michael Jackson and Michael Jordan were the same person till the former passed away. Yet despite my ignorance, when I heard that after a few years hiatus, rappers Andy Mineo and Wordsplayed would get off the bench and enter back into the rap game by releasing a joint basketball-themed project, I was intrigued. Basketball and hip-hop both thrive on competition and require collaboration, and while many rap songs have explored this connection, from J. Cole’s “I Got It” to Post Malone’s “White Iverson,” none have been able to do it quite like Mineo and Wordsplayed (John Itiola) have with Magic and Bird, a mixtape that is a pinnacle of basketball-hip-hop fusion. Incorporating ingenious wordplay over infectious trap beats, this fast-paced project is a tonal Valhalla. It highlights the very best talents of both artists and synthesizes them to create something completely new, standing as one of this summer’s best releases. The mixtape takes its name from the friendship-rivalry that Larry Bird and Magic Johnson had in the 1980s. Menio and Wordsplayed fit into their respecive basketball players’ roles comfortably. Wordsplayed effectively raps as a point guard, dishing out masterful verses to Mineo, whose verses ooze fervor and power.The bane of collaborative albums is that more often than not, a straitjacket of three minutes can’t hold the egos of two mega-artists and each usually take turns domineering over tracks. Mineo and Wordsplayed are
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well-established artists independently. But the two work well in tandem, and their teamwork is best exemplified in “DUNK CONTEST (MAGIC BIRD).” Rather than do separate verses, the two intersperse their lines in between the hook, and pass lyrical allyoops to each other, rapping “Yeah, this that, this that, this that Penny with the Shaq / Yeah, if he's passing' me the rock, they might not get it back.” This is their collaboration at its best and establishes them as a cohesive unit rather than disjointed factions. Thematically, the two poke fun at foes, express gratitude to friends and family who have helped them succeed, and while they do mention faith, it is never the focal point of a song. This ends up servicing the project better as a whole, as the two have a variety of other topics on which they wish to touch. The mixtape’s lead single “KIDZ” sets the vibe the best, where Mineo and Wordsplayed both rap “I do it for the kids,” highlighting their desire to make a high-energy and fun mixtape that anyone can listen to and that their expressions of faith do not have to be antithetical to having a good time. As expected, myriad sports-themed lines adorn the project, from snap-worthy lines like Mineo’s “Shoutout to all the single mothers / two jobs, three kids I call that a triple-double” to “Colored folks still can't swim / But Mike Phelps couldn't walk the water.” Mineo’s label Reach Records churns out hits the way Gordon Ramsey does f-bombs, Steph Curry does three pointers and Lebron does flops, and Magic and Bird is filled to the brim with bangers. Every single track exudes high energy and heavy bass, and nearly every
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Mineo drops memorable lines left and right, from “I'm not doing good, I'm a straight mess / But God doing way more with way less” to “good is the enemy of greatness.” However, even in the midst of fun, the duo is still willing to be introspective. On “JUDO”, Mineo wrestles with the struggle he still has with reconciling with his absent father, rapping “Look, my dad, my dad, I still ain't call him back.” Wordsplayed mixes facetious jabs and commentary in “SAY LESS,” stating “They think they smart but they never play chess / I live a New York minute you need to say less / Trader Joes in the Hood it's the Matrix.” The mixing of thoughtful lyricism and more fun lines is not jarring, but rather helps keeps listeners on their toes, urging them to pay attention to the lyrics rather than have it fade to the background of the beat. Not everyone could have pulled off what Mineo and Wordsplayed did with Magic and Bird. To keep a constant half-smile when writing and rapping these songs would have been a challenge for anyone. It is an impressive feat of lyricism and teamwork, proving that when done right, collab projects can be a worthwhile testament and celebration of each artist’s strengths while challenging them to stress their individual musicality. All in all, Magic and Bird is the lyrical equivalent of DeAndre Jordan dunking over Brandon Knight: unexpected, confident and show-stopping. Zachary Lee is a sophomore in the College of Arts and Sciences. He can be reached at zjl4@cornell.edu
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But the most crucial trait it shares with many (though not all) of its Trump-busting artistic companions is quite a bit more insidious than merely its lifecycle: Don the Chicken, progressive though its intentions may be, attacks Trump on his very own terms; terms that we see almost daily to be growing in their vileness and hostility. According to Brar himself, the Trump Chicken was meant to convey the message “that the president’s too afraid to take action. He’s a weak and insecure leader and playing a great game of chicken with North Korea.” Even setting aside this statement’s obvious and unsettling bellicosity (Was the chicken really meant to goad a warmonger? Is it supposed to be critiquing the president’s restraint?), what Brar says and how he’s saying it belie an even deeper-set issue of alignment not only with his blow-up installation, but
endemic to a vast swath of existent Trump art in general. For its part, the message which the Trump Chicken was inflated to convey is so simple, so without nuance that it’s almost too obvious to have to write: Trump is a chicken, plain and simple. Weak, stupid, flighty, ugly and, most obviously, a wimp. America instead needs a powerful, audacious, experienced leader, a politician to put his foot down and lead the people, for the people. Any qualities in the realm of weakness, vulnerability, uncertainty or insecurity are so clearly useless and unpresidential that any artistic discourse critiquing our leader would be wise to cast them aside and presuppose brawniness, fortitude, strength and virility — unabashed masculinity — as the traits of a desirable American ruler. Thus, Don the Chicken is a brazen visual ad hominem which operates in much the same way as the dweeb whose retort to the schoolyard bully goes, “Yea? Well you’re even
more of a pussy than me!” Sure, it’s a jab thrown in the right direction, but its punch is packed with all the same systemic garbage that ultimately churns out the demagogue it’s trying to fight against. Maybe that’s why the alt-right has had such an easy time coopting Brar’s attack. Unfortunately, Don the Chicken isn’t caught in this cycle alone. From Ilma Gore’s storied painting of Trump with a micropenis, to murals of Trump locked in a slightly-more-intimate-than-diplomatic embrace with other world leaders, to urinals decorated so that you can pee straight into your president’s mouth, the supposition is rampant that the best way to critique Trump’s masculinity is to assert our own. And all this doesn’t serve to take Trump down a peg — it just reifies the very thing that makes him so dangerous. For a poorly-endowed portrait to carry any weight, you have to presume that bigger means manlier and manly means better. An
image of Trump and Putin swapping spit is only worth its weight in pigment if gayness is weakness on the global front. What better way to emasculate the demagogue you hate than by a micturition straight through his lips? The reason that so many of these critiques start to crumble when held up to any serious ideological scrutiny is because they’re all just that: ideological to the core. That is, so much of the Trump Protest Art which we’ve gotten has been devoutly, proudly, and unfortunately liberal — and Don the Chicken could well serve as the movement’s posterchild. It diametrically opposes itself to something that, as we look past its riled-up veneer, it’s clearly not all that far removed from; it invents a chasm of ideological distance where, in reality, there’s only a creek. At best, then, the lion’s share of Trump Protest Art has been innocuous in its liberalism, the visual equivalent of a peaceful protest. At worst (and in a similarly liberal
vein), those creations which seem to be posing the tough questions just end up reinscribing the venom they think they’re critiquing. All this isn’t to say, though, that there has been no good antiTrump art. A handful of performances which have focused on giving visual representation to the importance of solidarity at the current moment have been particularly striking, and abject art has been given a powerful new platform in (literally) shitting on the president. But of these, even the best has seemed lacking, somehow incomplete. In an aesthetic age which privileges the many, the multiple, the system, the nonspecific and its form, Trump’s unavoidable and abrasive singularity seems to force artists to go to bat on the level of content, defying, at least for now, the possibility of any truly progressive critique. Troy Sherman is a senior in the College of Arts and Sciences. He can be reached at tsherman@cornellsun.com
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College Spikes of the New YorkPenn League, and has posted a 3-3 record with a 6.37 ERA. Lannoo has since been pitching for the Giants’ Single-A team, while Lewis has made 10 appearances in the Dodgers farm system. First baseman Cole Rutherford ’17 was not drafted but joined his three former Cornell teammates in pro ball when he signed a minor league deal with the Padres. Rutherford also joins his brother, Blake, who was taken in the first round in 2016 and is now playing in the White Sox organization. The four Cornellians face a long road ahead of them but have the opportunity to continue living out their dreams. Buczek ’15 Promoted
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to the squad — five freshman and one junior — which come in the form of four forwards and two guards. Women’s Lax Has Brawn — And Brains
Following a stellar season in which the Red finished as the top seed in Ivy League, advanced to the second round of the NCAA tournament, and received plenty of hardware, the team’s off-field accomplishments were finally recognized this August. Cornell was awarded the 2017 IWLCA Zag Sports Merit Squad for Division I after posting a 3.65 team GPA during the 2016-2017 academic year, the highest among the 99 D1 schools. Women’s Hockey Readies For Year
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The amount of members in the newest Cornell Athletics Hall of Fame class, to be inducted Nov. 11.
spending the past two seasons as volunteer assistant. He looks to help recently-named interim head coach Peter Milliman steer the program back in the right direction. Following his time in Ithaca, Buczek was drafted No. 2 overall in the Major League Lacrosse draft, currently playing for the Florida Launch. Buczek was admitted directly to the Johnson Graduate School of Management at Cornell and graduated with an MBA this past year. Men’s Lax Announces Class of 2021
The program also added 13 new faces to the program, which consists of four All-Americans. The Red is coming off losing seasons for the first time in 20 years, but saw steady improvement toward the end of last season, highlighted by an 18-17 victory over No. 13 Princeton to close the year. Milliman said that the new class “is going to provide us with depth and competition at all positions,” and hopes that it will make an immediate impact for the team. Men’s Basketball Lays Out Year
The men’s basketball squad announced its schedule for the 2017-18 season in early July. The team will open the season at Syracuse, and will play 12 more non-conference games before opening Ivy League play on Jan. 12 when it travels to Philadelphia to take on Penn. The regular season finale will take place March 3 at Dartmouth, by which point the Red will hope to have secured a spot in the second annual Ivy Tournament, taking place March 9-11. The team will look to get there with the aid of six additions
enth NCAA tournament in nine years. The class of 2021 consists of three forwards, three defensemen and a goaltender. Of its current players, four participated in the Hockey Canada Summer showcase earlier this month — Marlène Boissonnault, Kristin O'Neill, Jaime Bourbonnais and Willow Slobodzian, who participated in the U-18 component. The program also announced its season schedule, which features several early 2017 postseason rematches, as well as the addition of Dean Jackson as an assistant coach after serving for Penn State. New Hall of Fame Class Announced
In the 40th annual Cornell Athletics Hall of Fame induction ceremony on Nov. 11, 11 new members will be ingrained in Cornell sports history. With this year’s selections, including eight All-Americans, the membership count in the Hall is now 598. The All-Americans who will be inducted are Mitch Belisle ’07, men's lacrosse; Elizabeth Bishop ’07, volleyball; Dave Devine ’75, men's lacrosse; Matt McMonagle ’07, men's lacrosse; Mike Smit ’07, men's swimming and diving; Rayon Taylor ’07, men's track and field; Morgan Uceny ’07, women's track and field; and Sarah Wilfred ’07, women's track and field. Also to be honored this November are Chris Field ’91, football; Don Greenberg ’55, special category; and Stephen Machooka ’64, men's track and field. The sports department can be reached at sports@cornellsun.com.
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Buczek ’15 Earns Promotion to Assistant Coach By JAMIL RAHMAN Sun Assistant Sports Editor
Familiar faces in the Cornell men’s lacrosse staff continue to secure new positions during the offseason. Exactly a month after associate head coach Peter Milliman was promoted to interim head coach following Matt Kerwick’s resignation, former Red star Connor Buczek ’15 has been promoted to the role of Assistant Coach for the program. The announcement came June 8th. “Connor is a proven leader with an incomparable work ethic,” Milliman said to Cornell Big Red. “He knows what it takes to be successful at Cornell [and] is dedicated to helping our players become better athletes and better young men. He has always had a profound impact on our team and we are extremely lucky to be able to keep him in Ithaca.” The Cincinnati native spent the past two seasons after his graduation as a volunteer assistant for the Red. Buczek will serve as the assistant offensive coordinator and “his duties will include coordinating the extra-man offense, working with the goalies, and running the substitution box during games.” Buczek’s new duties are similar to those when he served as volunteer assistant, where he also coached goalies and ran the substitution box. Selected No. 2 overall in the 2015 Major League Lacrosse collegiate draft, Buczek currently plays for the Florida Launch and was selected to the 2016 MLL All-Star game. In addition to the athletic achievements, Buczek was awarded with the NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship and was one of two students to be admitted directly to Cornell’s Johnson Graduate School of Management, graduating with a MBA this past year. Buczek accumulated many athletic and academic accolades during his time as a student athlete as well. He was three-time AllAmerican midfielder, securing spots on the first team during his junior and senior sea-
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Moving on up | Since playing on East Hill, Buczek has served as a volunteer coach for his alma mater and still plays lacrosse professionally. sons and was a three-time unanimous first- scoring midfielder in Cornell history with for Staying in School — Award in men’s 155 career points, good lacrosse. The national award is given to team All-Ivy selection, for 13th amongst all Division I senior athletes who have notable including being named the 2014 Ivy League “[Buczek] knows what it players. Buczek also achievements in “community, classroom, Player of the Year. takes to be successful at ranked ninth amongst all character and competition.” Buczek was players for career goals also named a CoSIDA Academic AllBuczek was also a twotime Tewaarton Trophy Cornell [and] is dedicated with 106 and 18th in District selection and a USILA Scholarnominee for best colleto helping our players.” career assists with 49. Athlete, as well as the recipient of Cornell’s His marks were also Ronald P. Lynch Senior Spirit Award, giate lacrosse player. Interim Coach Peter Milliman good enough to be only “given to a senior student-athlete whose During his senior seathe seventh midfielder in leadership on and off the field models the son, Buczek finished the Ivy League to score ideals of the Big Red athletics departfirst on the team in goals with 40, second in points with 54 and third 40 goals in a single season and 100 in a ment.” in assists with 14, becoming the first mid- career. Buczek was awarded the 2015 CLASS Jamil Rahman can be reached at fielder in Red history to score 40 goals in a season. Buczek graduated as the highest — Celebrating Loyalty and Achievement jrahman@cornellsun.com.
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The last time Maryland men’s lacrosse was crowned NCAA champion in 1975, Terrapins head coach John Tillman ’91 was just a toddler. Forty-two years later, on Memorial Day, he ended Maryland’s title drought and secured the program’s third national championship. Maryland, playing in the championship game for the third consecutive year, downed Ohio State, 9-6, in Foxborough, Mass. But those Terrapins were led by a man whose roots trace back to Ithaca. At Cornell, Tillman — who transferred from Colgate — began his playing career as a goalie, before switching to multiple other positions. In 1989, the Red reached the NCAA tournament and in 1991, Tillman earned a varsity letter — all under the guidance of legendary Cornell head coach
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Midshipmen win four straight conference titles, and in 2004, Navy knocked off Cornell in the NCAA tournament. Tillman and the Midshipmen would go on to play in the championship game, but ultimately fell to Syracuse, 14-13. In 2010, Maryland hired Tillman as head coach after he spent three years as head coach of Harvard. In his first season, he brought the Terrapins their first conference title in six years. Four years later, the Terrapins reached their 12th NCAA final, losing to Denver, 10-5. The following year, Maryland played for the championship again but was unable to bring home glory; UNC edged the Terrapins in overtime. On Monday, Tillman finally broke through and completed Maryland’s championship run. Zachary Silver can be reached at sports-editor@cornellsun.com. Adam Bronfin can be reached at abronfin@cornellsun.com.
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While You Were Away: Summer Recap
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As you were soaking in the rays — either on the beach or walking to the nearest Starbucks for your internship — Cornell athletics teams were busy making headlines, and gains. Among the slew of announcements were Cornellians looking to make a splash on the big stage, athletes getting recognition for work in the classroom and many, many new faces welcomed to the Red family.
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By SUN SPORTS STAFF Morgan Withdraws rom NBA Draft
Men’s basketball rising junior Matt Morgan declared for the NBA draft last spring, but decided to withdraw before the deadline and will return to Cornell for the upcoming season. Morgan told The Sun he was contacted by three teams — the Golden State Warriors, Washington Wizards and Minnesota Timberwolves — and pointed to the feedback he received as an encouraging sign going forward. Lightweight Rowing Captures Nationals
After going undefeated for the third time in four years, the Cornell lightweight varsity eight capped off another dominant season with a gold medal at the IRA National Championship Regatta. The Cornell squad won by three seats with a time of 5:40.172, ahead of silver medalists Penn (5:41.087) and bronze medalists Yale (5:43.072). With the win, the Red adds its sixth title in the past 11 seasons, and seventh overall since the event was added in 1990. Winkler Wins NCAAs, Competes in London
There were no olympics for Rudy Winkler ’17 to compete in this summer, but The Sun’s senior male athlete of the year still found a way to keep busy. First, Winkler secured his first ever NCAA national championship by throwing 74.12
meters in the hammer throw in Eugene, Ore. Winkler became the fourth Cornellian to win a national title in program history and was a first-team All-American yet again. Winkler then competed in the USA Track & Field Championship where he finished fourth, enough to qualify for the IAAF World Championship in London, where he failed to place just over a week ago. Athletics Will Remain With Nike
When President Martha Pollack announced the school's apparel would no longer be licensed through Nike, it created a cloud of confusion in how others would respond, as many athletics teams sport Nike jerseys and equipment. However, The Sun reported that the Athletics Department would remain with Nike in a separate contract until at least 2020, sparking outcries of hypocrisy from Cornell Organization for Labor Action members. Hectic Offseason for Men’s Hockey
In a busy summer, the men’s hockey program announced a 10-member class of 2021, the largest it has welcomed since the 2013-14 season, and forward Morgan Barron — a member of said class — was drafted by the New York Rangers. The team also released its schedule, which includes another Madison Square Garden game against BU, as well as a home-heavy first half to the year. Cornell-Harvard at
Lynah will take place on Nov. 11. Football’s Ranking Suffers, Hope Doesn’t
Fresh off the winningest season under head coach David Archer ’05 — now entering his fifth year at the helm — headlines were plentiful over the summer for football. The team announced its class of 2021, which consists of 32 newcomers, and the league also announced it would have a game each week on national television. Cornell’s turn in the national spotlight comes Oct. 28 at Princeton on NBCSN. Unfortunately for the Red, however, it was picked to finish last in the Ancient Eight in the preseason media poll, but the team proved last year it can defy the expectations, and Archer remains confident in his squad. Baseballers Make It to the Show
Cornell may not be a national powerhouse on the diamond, but don’t tell that to MLB scouts. Three of the Red’s top arms were drafted in the 2017 MLB entry draft: RHP Paul Balestrieri (Cardinals, 26th round), RHP Peter Lannoo (Giants, 28th) and LHP Justin Lewis (Dodgers, 28th) — the most in any single year since the draft’s inception in 1965. Balestrieri has already made nine starts for the State College Spikes of the New York-Penn League, and has postSee SUMMER page 25