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Thursday, August 24, 2017

Pollack to Paint Vision for Cornell at Inauguration

Ceremonies for University’s 14th president to begin Thursday with ‘A Festival of Scholarship’

By GIRISHA ARORA Sun Assistant News Editor

Since stepping on campus, Martha Pollack has been tirelessly promoting a message of inclusiveness.

Cornell’s second female president has made it clear that upholding the foundational motto of “any person..any study,” as well as promoting Interim President Hunter Rawlings’ vision of “One Cornell” amidst the University’s efforts to establish a lasting presence in New York City, is one of her goals.

As Cornell faces a pivotal moment with regards to its expansion within and beyond Ithaca, there are several issues that Pollack will have to address in her upcoming tenure. Recently, the restructuring of the Arts and Sciences curriculum and the underfunding for identitybased programs have gathered a lot of attention over the past few months. Furthermore, efforts by graduate students to unionize have begun again this semester, and there are six active Title IX cases against the university.

A Vision Centered on Diversity and Free Speech

Pollack, previously the provost and executive vice president for academic affairs at the University of Michigan, was identified by the Presidential Search Committee after President Elizabeth Garrett’s untimely death in March 2016. After a thorough evaluative process, the Committee decided to give Pollack tenured appointments in the computer science and information science departments and her husband Ken Gottschlich will also join her with a faculty appointment.

The 14th President will be installed in a ceremony that will take place on the Arts Quad on Aug. 25. Prior to the ceremony there will be “A Festival of Scholarship” and an academic symposium titled “Universities and the Search for Truth,” on the evening of Aug. 24.

At her inauguration Pollack will make a speech to outline her vision as she takes the helm. In a previous interview with The Sun, Pollack explained her commitment to free speech, diversity and a true liberal arts education, all of which she believes are essential components of what she hopes to achieve at Cornell.

On several other occasions, Pollack reiterated her unwavering commitment to free speech and its importance at the University.

“As soon as you start suppressing speech, you open the question of who gets to decide … and we know, historically, that never goes well,” she said during a question-answer session with the Graduate and Professional

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A new vision | Pollack shares her thoughts on higher education, free speech and diversity during an interview with The Sun.

Students Assembly in May. At the same meeting, Pollack stressed Cornell’s need to “double down on our commitment to diversity.”

Following the events that occurred in Charlottesville earlier in August, Pollack released a statement calling white supremacist groups “anti-ethical” and established that Cornell would “remain resolute in our commitment to addressing bigotry whenever it arises on our campuses or within our communities.”

A Legacy at University of Michigan

Pollack’s colleagues at the University of Michigan believe the former provost’s commitment to innovation and collaboration will leave her well poised to serve as Cornell’s president.

Prof. Michael Wellman, computer science, University of Michigan, said he has known Pollack for 25 years as a fellow researcher in the field of artificial intelligence. He believes she has developed a strong

leadership ability over her years of experience in higher education.

Wellman said he came to understand Pollack’s drive when, as associate chair of computer science and engineering, she reorganized the university’s electrical engineering and computer science department.

“Martha went to great lengths to understand the core issues at stake for the various constituency groups and found a solution that advanced the objective of restructuring this department,” he said. “In fact, the new structure has worked extremely well, and these areas are thriving at the University of Michigan.”

As chief academic officer and chief budget officer, Pollack was responsible for Michigan’s academic and administrative programs and institutions, serving a student population of over 43,000.

While President Pollack believes that her experience at Michigan will be invaluable, she has also emphasized several times that what she did as a provost at Michigan cannot be entirely replicated at Cornell.

“Obviously, all the experience I had is relevant. It’s made me who I am, it’s shaped my vision on higher ed.

I bring certain views on things,” Pollack said during her interview with The Sun. “But I’m trying really very, very hard to take Cornell as Cornell and not say ‘okay we’re going to take these things from Michigan and roll them over.’ I think that would be a mistake.”

Cornell Tech and Future Expectations

In addition to serving as provost at University of Michigan, Pollack was a member of the Steering committee for the Jacobs Technion-Cornell Institute, a partnership between Cornell and the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology.

Most of Pollack’s research has been on artifical intelligence, including “automated planning, natural-language processing, temporal reasoning and constraint satisfaction,” according to the University.

Following Pollack’s appointment, Interim President Rawlings highlighted that these factors contributed to the Presidential Search Committee’s selection of Pollack.

“She will be a great president, and her hands-on knowledge of Cornell Tech will help to solidify the growing collaborations and synergies among Cornell’s upstate and downstate campuses,” he said.

Girisha Arora can be reached at garora@cornellsun.com.

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Occupants move in despite ongoing construction

By EMMA NEWBURGER Sun Assistant News Editor

Despite the rush of construction in Collegetown this summer, the dust has not quite settled yet. Though many Cornellians are back on campus for another semester, some are returning to apartments still under construction.

The latest buildings in Collegetown include a new modern apartment complex on 201 College Avenue, an ongoing renovation to the Schwartz Center Plaza and the non-residential Breazzano Center, an academic space for Cornell’s SC Johnson College of Business.

Although these projects are still under construction, some of the buildings are already currently occupied by Cornell students and faculty.

Patrick Braga ’17, vice president of new market development for Visum Development, said that the Breazzano Center is turning Collegetown into a “new sort of ‘South Campus,’” given that the Schwartz Center, Sheldon Court, eHub and the new business school building are creating a “unique new cluster.”

“It's also exciting to see some townhouse

projects coming to Collegetown, which will add some variety to the housing typologies in the area,” he added.

The lease for 201 College Avenue started Aug. 18 at 10 a.m., and residents were allowed to move in after 5 p.m. that day when Visum Development received an occupancy permit. While the landlord had received city approval to inhabit the building by move-in, “a lot of things weren’t done,” according to Rachel Karina ’19 who moved in on Aug. 22.

“They still haven’t done a paint job, they’re missing cargo nets, the AC isn’t working,” she said. “They sent residents an email saying it was good to move in on Monday [Aug. 21], but this is the state of things right now.”

Karina said that she received a flyer advertising the new 5-story, 74-bedroom apartment building last fall. Since apartment hunting in Collegetown was competitive and the rent at the new site had a lower price tag — $1,080 per person for a two bedroom — she jumped on the opportunity.

“The rent was cheap, especially for a new single bedroom in this location,” she said. “But now I’m suspecting that price is

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Construction-town | While construction was supposed to be completed over the summer, work continues on projects like 201 College Avenue, pictured above.

because they knew it wouldn’t be done.

Braga wrote in an email to tenants that while each apartment room has been cleaned at least three times and is fully habitable, “dust is still settling both literally and figuratively.”

Construction on the exterior of the building will extend well into September, as well as interior touch-ups such as floors,

AC and a working keypad.

However, Braga commented the building went through several key building inspections before it got its final certificate of occupancy.

“The proposal then goes through a few layers of city government approval to conSee CONSTRUCTION page 5

Two Cornell Graduates Vie for County Spot

By NICHOLAS BOGELBURROUGHS Sun City Editor

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Goodbye Gannett | Following a two year reconstruction project, Cornell Health opened with renovated facilities this summer.

Newly Renovated Cornell Health Opens on Ho Plaza

By JULIETTE OVADIA Sun Staff Writer

After two years of construction starting in April 2015, Cornell Health — formerly Gannett Health Services — has finally opened its entrance on Ho Plaza to the campus community with fully renovated facilities.

Prompted by a 2005 independent study that deemed the former Gannett Health

Services “significantly undersized to serve the campus population,” plans to fully reconstruct the health facility were drafted by 2009, according to Nianne VanFleet, director of operations of Cornell Health.

However, financial constraints tabled the plans until 2013, when a more cost-effective way to expand the existing building for less than half the See HEALTH page 5

With less than three weeks until voters decide which Democratic candidate will represent Collegetown and the Ithaca Commons at the county level, two Cornell graduates are competing for every vote.

Rich John ’81, the incumbent, will face off against Reed Steberger ’13 on Sept. 12 in the Democratic primary to represent District Four on the Tompkins County Legislature.

John, in an interview on Wednesday, said that if he is elected to the four-year position, he will draw on his past experience representing constituents — for decades as a lawyer and as the district’s representative on the Legislature since 2015 — to serve Collegetown and downtown residents.

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between an establishment candidate, John, and a new face challenging John from the left.

But John pushed back on that notion, saying that the two candidates want to accomplish the same things, but simply disagree on how best to do so.

“Even though our goals might be fairly close, our methods are very different,” John said of himself and Steberger.

“To really accomplish anything on the Legislature, you have to be able to say, ‘I’m going to compromise,’” John said.

“I’m not just going to state the most leftist position I can, because you’re not going to get anything done, or very lit-

tle. You have to say what’s really realistic — ‘what can we do?’”

John, who chairs the Public Safety Committee and the temporary Jail Study Committee, said that while there has been much concern regarding a theoretical expansion of the Tompkins County Jail, the Legislature has committed to not increasing the jail capacity and to instead focus on other options.

“We’ve determined we’re not going to add beds” to the jail, John said. “We weren’t even examining that issue. We were looking at alternatives.”

The key to reducing the jail population, John said, is to get to the root causes of incarceration, which he said include drug and alcohol use, mental health issues and a lack of housing.

Programs like the College Initiative Upstate, run by OAR, a county advocacy group, help reduce recidivism and are necessary to keeping the jail population down, John said.

John said he was struck to learn See JOHN page 5

County battles | Rich John ’81,the incumbent, faces Reed Steberger ’13 in the contest for representing Collegetown and Commons at the county level.

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A LISTING OF FREE CAMPUS EVENTS

Presidential Inauguration: Festival of Scholarship 4:30 - 6 p.m., Physical Science Building Presidential Inauguration: Academic Symposium, “Universities and the Search for Truth” 6:30 - 8 p.m., Bailey Hall Performing and Media Arts Crew Meeting 7:30 p.m., Flex Theatre, Schwartz Center for Performing Arts

Tomorrow “BEST Opportunities Aren’t Found, They’re Made” Sushi (Sturzenegger) Varvayanis 11:15 a.m., 404 Plant Science Building The Inauguration of Martha E. Pollack, 14th President of Cornell University 2 - 4 p.m., Arts Quad, Central Campus Clinical Sciences Nestle Purina Seminar Series 3 - 4 p.m., C2537 Clinical Programs Center

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C.U. Aims to Increase Enrollment in Prison Education Program

By YUICHIRO KAKUTANI Sun Staff Writer

When Governor Andrew Cuomo assigned $7.3 million in a grant to Cornell and five other New York colleges to accommodate an additional 500 to 600 inmates for college-level in-prison classrooms, he may have been too ambitious. Cornell, which received roughly one sixth of the money earmarked for colleges, will increase annual capacity by only 50 inmates.

Although The New York Times reported that the entire grant was awarded to universities, only $5 million dollars was actually awarded to colleges. The other $2 million is dedicated to monitoring the educated inmates after release, according to Prof. Rob Scott, executive director of the Cornell Prison Education Program.

“The state has been using the number 7.3 [million] as the total, but only $5 million was available for grants to universities to provide college in prison,” Scott said. “The other $2.3 million is paying for an external evaluator function, to hire some contractors to monitor the results.”

Scott noted that the high cost of this “evaluator functions” is justified, because “if you want to do five to six

years of research on hundreds of people all over the state, it's going to be a big budget.”

CPEP will receive $750 thousand from the state government but the University has not disclosed the precise allocation of the received grant yet.

“Where the exact dollar ends up is not always the most exciting thing to find out,” Scott said. “But Cornell has pledged to increase our enrollment by 50 students per year during the period of the grant. … Whether the money is being used to pay for books or students or travels or for keeping lights on, under this grant we will be expanding by 50 students” Scott added that increasing annual enrollment by 50 inmates is a significant milestone for CPEP, boosting the in-prison student population taught by Cornell faculty by two thirds.

“Around this time last year, we would have had a student body of around 130, maybe 150. We are going to begin the fall with north of 200,” Scott said.

But in order to achieve Governor Cuomo’s goal of accommodating 500 to 600 inmates, all participating colleges must accommodate 83 additional inmates on average, a drastic expansion that may not be financially feasible

according to Scott.

“Even if you include the whole [grant] number of 7.3 million, if you divide one Cornell tuition into that, how many people would that pay for? And they want to have 2,500 people for six years? The main public news story about colleges lately is that they are expensive,” Scott said.

“If you get 50 new people [annually] enrolled in college, that’s a good deal.”

Furthermore, Scott added that addressing the limited number of educational spaces in prison is just as crucial as addressing financial constraints on prison education programs.

“I would say that funding and scale of school building in prison are the two biggest constraints,” he said. “If there [are] only 10 classes in prison, and half of them are being used by high school equivalency courses, than you can only do five classes. Even if you wanted to offer 10 there is no way to do it.”

However, access to in-prison education is crucial in reintegrating inmates back into society, according to Scott.

Only four out of 20 former inmates who completed a year’s worth of CPEP classes were reincarcerated after parole and many have seen drastic improvements in quality of life.

“Two people who went through our programs last year are now working at law firms as paralegals,” Scott said.

“This is not the normal expected job someone gets after being released from a high security prison. I would find it almost impossible that they would have been hired by the law firms if it were not for them being involved in college.”

Additionally, two of the four people reincarcerated were only sent back for “technical violations.”

“You are not allowed to have alcohol while on parole, even as an adult, and you can be sent to prison for that,” Scott said. “We are sending back to prison people who are not harming people or property, they have a college education, a good job, paying taxes, but we put them back into prison because they have technical violations.”

Scott argued that “college, as a prison reform, is not sufficient” and that “we also need parole reform,” if inmates are to reintegrate into society.

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Reintegrate, not reincarcerate | Cornell Prison Education Program will be increasing enrollment by 50 students per year with state funding in order to help inmates reintegrate into society.

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

Alum Journeys Into Brazilian Psychedelic Rock C.U. Health Completes Expansion

By KYLA CHASLOW Sun Staff Writer

“Something happens in your life or you meet somebody and in the moment, it’s just an experience. You don’t really see what it actually gave you until years later.”

When João Castilhos ’03 happened to meet Prof. Jumay Chu, performing and media arts, outside Collegetown Bagels one day he was asked to join a performance in need of male dancers.

He had no idea that moment would become an early root of his musical career as the lead singer of the Brazilian psychedelic rock band The Gringos.

“I love dancing and singing at the same time and I never would have guessed that about myself when I was at Cornell, when I was trying to write screenplays, or in my master’s degree preparing to be a teacher,” he said.

A philosophy and creative writing major Castilhos initially headed to Los Angeles after graduating to try to make it as a screenwriter.

He described his journey from Cornell to Brazil and The Gringos as something that emerged organically.

“I came down here [Brazil]. I was teaching, finishing up my masters field research teaching English and learning Portuguese, and I met some teachers at this language school where I was hired,” Castilhos said. “One [teacher] had a house next to the school and we would just go to this house and drink cachaça and break out a guitar and just jam, just for fun.”

Soon, that “just-jamming” led to a talent show, a bar and a venue where one day a voice in the crowd shouted out “Os Gringos!”

Since then, The Gringos have continued to grow in national popularity as the rock band strives to create a presence on the international stage.

“My experience at Cornell I’ll carry with for the rest of my life. It kind of defines who I am.”

João Castilhos ’03 “Gringos,” meaning foreigners in Portuguese, was not planned, but it fit the band’s purpose.

“We stuck with it because – it’s on our website: ‘everyone is a gringo somewhere’ — it’s our story, being in a foreign country as expats — four of the five band members are American — and the whole process of adapting and integrating.”

Castilhos added that this theme of things emerging and connecting organically was also present on his path from Cornell to present day.

Describing the value of his major, he said, “My training in philosophy has definitely enriched me as a person and as an artist and I think the value that I bring to the band is that I hold fast to a philosophical perspective on life. I feel like without the father of philosophy you can’t compose anything real. You can produce products but you can’t produce art

because art needs meaning and art needs purpose.”

This philosophical thinking emerges in his choreography and in the themes and lyrics of the band’s recent album The Animal Kingdom.

The Animal Kingdom, Castilhos said, explores humans as both “animals in an animal kingdom” and spiritual beings. The songs are a “journey through the spectrum of emotions,” from “pure ego, pure aggression,” to “meditative feelings of grandeur,” to “hey man let loose and have fun.”

For Castilhos, his life now is inseparable from his time at Cornell.

“My experience at Cornell I’ll carry with me for the rest of my life,” he said. “It kind of defines who I am.”

Looking back, those unexpected dancing lessons from Prof.

Jumay Chu and Prof. Jim Self, performing and media arts, years ago seem to him one of the moments that “marked [his] life.”

“Those two professors … helped me discover something that I believe is a very natural art form to me,” Castilhos said. “I bring that to the stage, not intentionally but just quite organically.

When I’m singing rock and roll or blues it’s an opportunity to go into a trance and just connect with the divine and be able to communicate my pleasure for something in front of other people and hopefully, that’ll transmit to them.”

Kyla Chaslow can be reached at kchaslow@cornellsun.com.

HEALTH

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original cost revived the project, VanFleet said.

This expansion was “overdue,” as the demand for health services increased by 250 percent with a student body that had doubled since Gannett’s opening in 1956, according to Chris Payne, director of administrative services of Cornell Health.

“We had to be very creative [at the former Gannett facility] to meet the increasing demand for services, including turning closets and storage spaces into office and exam rooms,” Payne said.

Furthermore, while the former Gannett Clinic building complied with the codes and healthcare standards of America circa 1950, by 2015, the building failed to meet modern codes and standards, including the American Disabilities Act of

1990.

Following the expansion, Cornell Health once again boasts facilities and equipments that meet the up-to-date standards.

“We’re very happy that students are finding our new building to be so modern, attractive, and easy to navigate,” said Dr. Kent Bullis, executive director of Cornell Health.

Bullis emphasized that Cornell Health’s architects, in approaching the project, sought to increase accessibility within the building while creating a welcoming environment for students.

“Many of our visitors come to us when they’re feeling their worst, and we believe that providing a welcoming, peaceful physical space is an important part of helping our patients and clients heal and feel their best,” See RENOVATION page 3

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Expansion ‘Overdue’ RENOVATION

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Bullis said.

For example, the integrative clinical care units on levels 3,5 and 7 include collaborative care teams of medical providers, counselors, psychiatrists and nutritionists, “enabling staff to better work together to care for students medical and mental health needs,” Bullis said.

Integrated medical and mental health care units and more private clinician offices allow for greater patient privacy and may help lessen potential self-consciousness about visits.

Furthermore, Student Disability Services and the Office of Student Health Benefits have relocated to Cornell Health.

“Busy students appreciate the ‘one-stop-shopping’ model of the new facility,” he said. “The fullyaccessible space also helps reduce barriers to care for those with mobility-related challenges and provide meeting space for members of our community to come together.”

Additional conference spaces will be available to the entire Cornell community for hosting administrative meetings, speakers, campus partners and student groups.

For those concerned about how the renovation of Cornell

Health might affect financial access, Payne reiterated that Cornell Health will continue to provide their full range of medical and mental health services to all registered students.

The health fee, established in fall 2015, will continue to allow nearly all students access to care with “limited out-of-pocket costs at the time of service,” Payne said, and despite a $10 copay for most Student Health Plan medical and counseling visits, Cornell Health and the Office of Financial Aid will also provide “payment and assistance options.”

“We strongly believe that inability to pay should never be a barrier to receiving care,” Payne said.

That commitment to inclusive campus health care is reflected in the health center’s renaming from Gannett to Cornell Health, Bullis added.

“We chose ‘Cornell Health’ to reflect the university’s shared commitment to supporting the health and well-being of our diverse student body,” Bullis said. “We believe that when students are healthy and feeling their best, they learn better and can fully participate in all that Cornell has to offer.”

Juliette Ovadia can be reached at jovadia@cornellsun.com.

County Candidates Prepare for Sept.12 Vote JOHN

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that about 15,000 people commute into the county for work every day, which he said was an environmental problem as well as an indication that there is not enough housing for people who may want to live closer to their jobs.

John said he and other directors of the Tompkins County Industrial Development Agency supported the 210 Hancock St. development, which built affordable housing near downtown. Both John and Steberger have said they would like to see more projects like the 210 Hancock development.

The 1981 history major said the issue of affordable housing is complicated and must be handled carefully. Funding a large amount of affordable housing developments, he said, for example, has the potential to backfire if taxes are raised to pay for those project.

“You have a chicken and egg problem,” John said. “If you’re raising taxes, you’re going to raise the rent.”

One project John would like to see through is the former Tompkins Trust Company building on the Commons, which borders the Bernie Milton Pavilion.

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firm that the building conforms to zoning laws and building codes, and the building undergoes several inspections before a final certificate of occupancy is issued,” he said.

201 College Avenue resident Ana Schonander ’20 said that while the new apartment is “livable,” the basement gym, mail and media room are all unfinished.

“Waking up at 7 a.m. because of construction isn't the worst thing in the world, but it's not exactly how I want to live,” Schonander said. “Even with all this, I am happy to be living in the heart of Collegetown.”

Last year, many students who

signed leases on 327 Eddy Street had a similar experience., who signed a lease for an apartment on 327 Eddy Street had a similar experience. Although the apartment was supposed to be completed at the beginning of August prior to the start of classes, the move-in date was delayed until Sept. 9.

“We moved into an unfinished, mostly unfurnished apartment,” said Noah Chovanec ’18, who lived in 327 Eddy Street.

“The entire semester, we had contractors coming in and fixing stuff up. Overall, the lack of definitive communication and foresight from the landlord was incredibly frustrating.”

Chovanec added that he thought his landlord, Steve Fontana, actually knew the build-

ing would not be realistically finished by August 1, but that he told students it would be finished in August anyway in order to guarantee occupants for the year.

“The apartments had all kinds of paint dings and stuff like that that we ended up getting charged for through our security deposit,” he said.

Meanwhile, Collegetown residents can expect some more upcoming construction projects over the next few months. There are plans for construction of a new 24-unit apartment building next door to the Breazzano Center, as well as plans for faculty housing at 119-125 College Avenue.

Emma Newburger can be reached at enewburger@cornellsun.com.

The county is signing an agreement to buy the building from the trust company, he said, and the building will house a relocated History Center, a visitor’s center and seven other notfor-profits.

John hopes the building will bring people down to the center of Ithaca and make more efficient use of the building.

“I’d love to stay on the Legislature to see that thing through to opening,” he said.

“It’s good for our downtown and good for our county.”

Although many Cornell students do not follow the actions of the Legislature or know who the District Four representative is, John said he has made concerted efforts to reach out to those he represents, including on the question of whether to raise the tobacco purchasing age to 21.

He wrote a letter in The Sun asking for students’ opinions, and ultimately voted in favor of the age change, which took effect in July, calling it one of

the harder votes he’s made.

John first joined the legislature when he defeated Elie Kirshner ’18 as a write-in candidate in 2015. John said he has the “highest regard for Elie,” adding that Kirshner has been working on John’s re-election campaign.

John said he wants to remain on the Legislature to continue working to keep the jail population low, find ways of increasing affordable housing and representing Commons and Collegetown constituents.

Being on the Legislature “gets under your skin and you feel like, ‘I’m able to help. I make a difference,’” he said.

“I’m really interested in what’s going on,” he added.

“You get caught up in it. I appreciate the opportunity to serve and I’d like to keep it.”

Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs can be reached at nbogelburroughs@cornellsun.com.

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always walk the same path every day after my morning class. Exiting out the doors of Goldwin Smith, crossing past the statue of Ezra Cornell, stepping onto the Arts Quad. I’m always greeted with the same sight— the guy in plaid lying on the grass, the girl reading a book at the foot of the statue, and the hundreds, thousands of students chatting away. Happy, abundant, coexisting.

But I feel alone.

I feel completely, utterly alone. And the feeling follows me throughout the day. I feel alone at the dining hall. I feel alone at the library. I feel alone at a club meeting. It’s a peculiar feeling, unsettling and frustrating and confusing.

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and how many friends you have. That was the toughest part of entering college — learning to embrace the staunch, simple reminders of my singular existence, and coming to peace with it.

Because at the end of the day, feeling alone doesn’t mean you are unaccomplished or that you’ve failed life in some way. It doesn’t mean you’re ungrateful of what’s in front of you, unable to accept the love given to you. The media has patronized the idea of being alone, that a moment not spent in the presence of others is a moment wasted. But sometimes the moments alone are reminders that we can always open up our world, bring more people into our lives. We just have further to go. Loneliness is a humbling reminder that we control our own existence to some degree, and in crucial moments, we may only have ourselves.

It took me a year to reconcile with this terrifying feeling. It took me a year to embrace the fact that more friends will never be enough, and I will inevitably face to the reality of being alone at some point again. It took me a year to realize everyone else feels the same thing, and that in our moments of solitude, we are actually in solidarity.

And it will take you a year too.

In the next few months, you will join a club and call it your community.

You will sled with friends on an air mattress down Libe Slope. You will fight for the last slice of pizza in a Collegetown shop, laughing with a group of classmates from an insanely hard biology class.

But even among all of this, you will feel alone. And that’s nothing to be afraid of.

Because at the same time, you will also sit in White Library, reading books until you realize the sun is rising. You will hike Beebe Lake on a Sunday

I feel completely, utterly alone.

And the feeling follows me throughout the day. I feel alone at the dining hall. I feel alone at the library. I feel alone at a club meeting. It’s a peculiar feeling, unsettling and frustrating and confusing.

At this point, you probably think I’m sort of unpopular cat lady, never attending parties and morbidly cursing the existence of life. But on the contrary, my life is filled with an abundance of love — Cornell has given me a family more than anything. It has given me new friends, more people to cherish than I can count. I’m not trying to say I alone in my room, holding a quart of ice cream in one hand and tissues in another, crying over the fact that one is available to accompany me. Well, maybe during finals week, but that’s beyond the point.

The point is, this confusing feeling of loneliness amidst an outpouring of love bewildered me in freshman year.

And to all those entering Cornell this year, it will confuse you too. It will make you ask yourself why you feel like there’s a hole inside of you, even when you’re surrounded by human faces. It will make you seek a cure, and realizing the answer isn’t adding more people in your life — that only makes the problem worse.

It will make you feel ashamed, frustrated, angry.

But that’s okay, because we all feel it too.

You will inevitably feel like a thousand lives just entered your own, but you’re not a part of any of theirs. No matter how badly you want to be the most popular guy in class, you will feel loneliness. No matter how much you want to be the party girl of the dorm floor, you will feel loneliness. You will feel loneliness no matter who you are

You will inevitably feel like a thousand lives just entered your own, but you’re not a part of any of theirs. No matter how badly you want to be the most popular guy in class, you will feel loneliness. No matter how much you want to be the party girl of the dorm floor, you will feel loneliness. morning with only the birds by your side. You will walk the same path down the Arts Quad, you will see the same faces after your morning classes, and you will feel lonely. But most importantly, you will realize that while you may be alone, you will be okay.

Kelly Song is a sophomore in the College of Arts and Sciences. She can be reached at ms2968@cornell.edu.

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The Sex Enthusiast | Trollop Tales

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The Six Places You Have to Have Sex Before You Graduate

hat’s the best part of sex in college? Definitely not the orgasms.

The majority of the people I’ve slept with (mostly the one-night stands) haven’t exactly knocked my socks off. But even my hook-ups with subpar sexual skills have given me wonderfully embarrassing and totally hilarious stories to share the next morning. And as any author will tell you, a good story needs a good setting.

If you’re looking to make the best memories that’ll make you cringe for years to come, here are the six places where you have to have sex before you graduate.

Your Freshman Twin Bed If you haven’t had sex before college, there’s nothing quite like experiencing your first time on a somewhat unstable and small dorm bed. If you’ve done the deed before, then the knowledge that every person on your hall probably knows you took someone home really ups the thrill. Be sure to go at it as loud as possible at 1 a.m.

on a Monday to mess with your neighbors’ sleep schedules. Don’t forget to leave your roommate with a babysitter and some snacks or they might fall asleep in a common area and wake up with a J.A. A Dirty Frat Bedroom Nothing says college quite like having sex in a frat. It will remind you to get STD tested and make sure all your shots are in order. It will remind you to pee after sex so you don’t get a UTI. Most importantly, it will remind you that it is important to learn someone’s name in between making out with them on the dance floor and heading up to their room. You definitely won’t want to ask at 5 a.m. the next morning when all you’re trying to do is leave before the good people of Cayuga Heights start walking their dogs. If you can’t make it to a frat, or boys aren’t your thing, your local sports house will suffice.

A Beautiful Natural Area I don’t know if you’ve heard, but Ithaca is gorges. Who wouldn’t want to make love next to a beautiful waterfall or in the middle of a botanic garden? While this one

will seem fun at first, nothing quite ruins the mood like dirt getting everywhere, uneven ground or hard rock, and the fear of bugs crawling up your legs. (Sorry to kink shame, CALS students.) Just remember, the slope on Slope Day definitely doesn’t count.

wine tour bus, little will add more to your senior will than a hook up like one of these.

These aren’t your high school dances and no one will come over to ask you to leave room for Jesus, but your Risk Manager is likely to send you home. It’s a small price to pay for slutty infamy.

The Stacks Did you really think you could make it through this list without the stacks? If it’s number one on the list of 161 Things to Do at Cornell, you know you need to make it your number one priority. Try to go after 1:30 a.m. during non-prelim season to avoid the crowds. Bonus points for going before midnight during finals. Ladies, just make sure you wear a dress for easy access.

Guys with performance anxiety probably want to skip this one.

Your First Place in Collegetown It’s finally your junior year and you’ve just gotten your first taste of real adulthood: your first apartment. There’s no better way to christen your new home than having sex in every room. Do it on the couch, which has most likely already been stained by an incomprehensible amount of other bodily fluids. Or consider the kitchen table, where no one will ever actually eat.

And obviously, you have to make it to the bedroom. The beds in Collegetown have a lot of character. They squeak, shake, and stab you in the back. But by the time you’ve made it to the end of this list, where else would you want to do it?

Your First Date Night Event Not to add another act of public indecency to the list, but this is an absolute must. Nothing says freshman spring like getting a little too sloppy with your date.

Whether it’s in the bathroom of the bar your sorority rented out or the back of a

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Sexual Orientation (Yours)

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n my time at Cornell, my highly insufficient (read: very low sample size) sexual surveys of the student body have taught me two things: One, if you ask a random Cornellian about the scope of sexual education they received, the answers you get will be more varied than the names of professional race horses. Some of us have had the full nine yards, complete with labeling body parts and health information. Others had the basic condom-on-a-banana training. The luckiest of the bunch had trusty abstinence only (this is not lucky, this is a travesty).

Two, few of us knew what to expect from college.

Even fewer knew what to expect of sex and hookup culture in college. So, young freshman, consider this your guide to sex above Cayuga’s Waters.

Supply List: Most orientation guides give you a college packing list, so why shouldn’t this guide be any different?

-Condoms: If you are planning on having sex with a penis (even if you don’t have one), you should buy these.

It is absolutely vital you check the expiration date.

Chlamydia and gonorrhea are a bigger problem on campus than you would expect, and you absolutely don’t want to be the kid who comes home with the clap.

-A clean bill of health: have you had sex? Have you had an STD screening? You can get this at Gannett, Planned Parenthood, or from your personal physician. Do it.

Seriously.

-Lube: Just useful, especially for when “my dick just accidentally went in there I swear” is the worst lie.

-A vibrator: The era of stigmatizing female masturbation (and pretending anyone else will understand your body better than you) is over.

Where can I have sex?

Great places to have sex include: your room and your sexual partner’s room. While walking into a room to sur-

prisingly find people engaged in coitus seems funny in movies, in real life it is incredibly uncomfortable (because nobody looks that good having sex if that is not what you’re trying to see). Notify your roommate and be respectful of the rooms around you. Cornell beds shake walls.

Mediocre places to have sex include: Cars you own that are parked away from public view, other people’s rooms (even then, get some level of clearance on this), deep in the stacks (less sure about this one, I mean has anyone ever really finished in the stacks?), out in the woods somewhere... basically the places you probably shouldn’t be having sex and where there is a .001% chance someone will catch you.

Terrible places to have sex include: Public (illegal), the middle of Libe cafe (illegal), in my room while I am sleeping there (you know who you are).

How do I find someone to have sex with?

Who is it cool for me to have sex with?

There is an amazing benefit to being at Cornell, that you, young freshman likely reading this column and not believing they allow this in a newspaper, should cherish for the next four years you have here. Any time you walk into a bar and make out with someone that makes you think “daaamn they are cute,” they’ve already been prescreened. No self-respecting Ithaca local would ever dare step foot in the Hellhole that is any Collegetown bar, so your potential mate already has some things going for them. You know they got into Cornell, you know they know your friend’s friend who is in your major, and you know there is a decreased risk of them being a serial killer (although the Unabomber did go to Harvard so who even knows).

So really, hook up with whoever you want, with a few exceptions. First, don’t have a one-time thing with someone you are going to see every day, especially if you are both going to be weird about it. Second, beware of power abuses. That 27-year-old grad student desperately trying

to fuck 19-year-olds? A teaching assistant with grading power trying to fuck all of their students? I’m not saying don’t have sex with your T.A., but be aware of the fact that in some relationships there’s a level of dominance that is inescapable and will lead to manipulation. In those cases, a long-term relationship hinging on major imbalances is ill-advised. Finally, excepting hate sex, don’t fuck terrible people. They just don’t deserve joy.

Is everyone having sex all of the time?

The short answer: no. TV depictions of college alongside rampant myths about hookup culture have led many people to believe that all college students fuck like rabbits. While kudos to you if you really have had sex with 1000+ people (how do you find the time, seriously?), the truth is that the vast majority of your peers probably fit into a wide range in terms of the number of their sexual partners. Some are in double digits, some are below that, and many are virgins and completely happy with that fact. Have sex when you want to have sex. Don’t have sex when you don’t want to have sex.

Does consent matter?

Yes, always. It doesn’t have to be weird. If someone asked me “Do you consent to this?” and made me sign a contract, I would be freaking out and terrified.

Alternatively, questions like: Do you like this? Is this okay? Should I get a condom? and, Do you want me to do X? are all simple ways of getting consent without killing anyone’s vibe (or causing unnecessary heebie jeebies).

What’s the most important thing here?

Have fun. Sex is really fun. Making out is really fun.

It should be enjoyed, and never something used to shame other people. It’s just college, y’all.

Honey Ryder is a student at Cornell University. Whoreoscopes appears monthly this semester.

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A Lazy Student’s Guide to Making Eggs in Your Dorm

By OLIVIA LUTWAK Dining Editor

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few weeks ago I saw an article floating around about making poached eggs in a microwave. Skeptical, I saved the article on Facebook, pretty sure I would never dig it up to try for myself.

Growing up with a barn full of chickens, I eat fresh eggs pretty regularly. I put eggs on top of almost anything. I cook eggs just for fun. But every time I make eggs, it’s in a pot or pan on the stove — the only possible way to cook eggs. Or so I thought.

The other day, left without any groceries besides dozens of eggs, I decided to try to poach an egg in the microwave. And then I decided to bake an egg in the microwave. And then I was so shocked I hopped onto Google and typed “egg hacks” and tried everything I could find. Then I compiled everything that worked into these easy instructions for making eggs in under two minutes from the comfort and laziness of your dorm.

Poached Fill an oven-safe mug with half a cup of water. Carefully crack an egg into it.

Cover the mug with a small plate and microwave on high for about a minute and a half, depending on the strength of your microwave and how runny you like your eggs. Use a slotted spoon to remove the egg from the mug (or, if you don’t have one, any large spoon will work if you’re careful not to scoop up any water).

Put it on top of toast or an English muffin

and top with salt and pepper or whatever else you’re feeling.

When I first opened my microwave and saw the set whites and runny yolk, my jaw dropped. I didn’t think there was any way a microwave could make nonrubbery eggs and leave the yolk intact and viscous. You’re halfway to an eggs Benedict and it took basically zero effort.

whatever you want to essentially make a mini omelet: tomatoes, spinach, mushrooms, etc.

Microwave on high for 45 seconds in 15 second increments. Use a large spoon to remove the egg. Or eat it right out of the mug — you’re lazy enough to bake eggs in a microwave, might as well be lazy enough to not use a plate.

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Sunny-Side Up Spray a plate with nonstick cooking spray (or, alternatively, heat the empty plate in the microwave for two minutes and then swirl some butter on it). Crack your egg onto the plate.

Microwave on high for about 45 seconds.

The sunnyside up egg didn’t go quite as well as the poached and baked preparations; it fell apart a little trying to remove it from the plate and tasted slightly rubbery. But the yolk was runny and it took less than a minute out of my life, so I’ll accept the cons that came with it.

Baked This preparation is basically the same as poached, but without the water. Take your mug and spray the inside with nonstick cooking spray (or crisco, or butter, or whatever your heart desires — the point is don’t let it stick). Crack an egg inside the mug. I then added shredded cheese to the egg, but you could add in

Scrambled Even though I had eaten many successfully cooked eggs by this point, I was still dubious that eggs could scramble in the microwave. Chefs spend years developing

their sworn-by methods for cooking the perfect scrambled eggs. Was the real secret a microwave and a lack of ambition?

Crack two eggs in a bowl and beat with a fork. Add a couple splashes of milk, along with salt and pepper. I added cheese, too, because I add cheese to almost everything. Mix it all together with the fork. Microwave on high for 45 seconds, stir; another 45 seconds, stir again; and a final 45 seconds.

Look, these are no Gordon Ramsay silky British egg concoctions. They’re a little rubbery and not very fluffy, but they’re about as good as any bad roadside diner scrambled eggs and you can make them in the middle of a mental breakdown because they’re that easy.

So overall, am I going to be switching from my decades-long commitment to correctly cooking eggs just to save myself a few minutes? Almost definitely. I’m a senior now, and I’m looking for just about any way to cut corners in my life. For all you new freshmen trying to make it on seven meal swipes a week (“I’ll have plenty of time to cook and my roommate definitely won’t mind me storing my pots and pans in our dorm!”), maybe you should wait a couple years before trying to take the easy route, or maybe you should cut time off cooking so you can add time studying. Who am I to say? But now I’ve armed you with the knowledge of all your options. Just don’t set off the fire alarm.

Olivia Lutwak is a senior in the College of Arts & Sciences.She can be reached at food@cornellsun.com

AntiCafe´s: It"s About Time

By EMILY JONES Sun Staff Writer

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first discovered them in Paris. It was finals season, and there was nowhere to study. I had spent so much time poring over piles of notes in my homestay bedroom that I had mindlessly memorized the pattern of cracks on the wall behind my desk — cracks in which I desperately searched for an understanding of French literature and psychology and politics. I needed a new study space: somewhere with outlets and Wi-Fi, where it would be socially acceptable for me to pull out a laptop and drown out the French swirling around me.

My answer came in anticafés. I first stumbled into the one on Rue Quincampoix, and reading my obvious confusion, a peppy barista asked if it was my first time coming. I nodded, relieved that my uncertainty was natural, reflecting the unfamiliarity of the concept, and not — as usual — my unfamiliarity with French culture. She proceeded to explain that I could order unlimited drinks from the bar at the front or help myself to unlimited snacks from the counter in the back, for only five euros per hour.

I ordered a tea; she served it up within seconds. No money was exchanged.

I set my tea down at an empty table by the front window. Succulents lined the windowsill and soft light illuminated the cherry wooden tabletop. On the right side of the café, gathered around a long table scattered with papers, a youthful group bubbled animatedly in French. Colorful pillows tumbled across a squashy couch against the back wall.

The snack counter glistened from the left side of the café. Glass shelves held up round white bowls of madeleines, speculoos cookies and pretzels, while a fridge cooled celery and carrots. I helped myself to an assortment and returned to my tea.

No money was exchanged.

An anticafé operates based on the concept that customers pay for time, rather than refreshments. Customers can pay five euros per hour, 24 euros per day (or for five hours or more) or 240 euros per month. Discounts are available for students, “creative unemployed people,” and members. There are currently five anticafé locations in Paris, two elsewhere in France and one in Rome. The space is meant to provide a creative and comfortable place to hang out or do work.

The anticafé brand wasn’t the first to employ this business model. The original anticafé, Ziferblat (Russian for clockface), sprung up in Moscow in 2011. Funded by donations, aspiring poets held meetings in an attic filled with old things but new ideas. As this poetic community grew, attracting other generally creative individuals, the current pay-by-the-hour system was established. A splattering of Ziferblats, and later anticafés, have since cropped up throughout Europe, from London to St. Petersburg to Kiev.

I’m doubtful that such a model would work as well in the United States as it does in Paris. It’s a matter of cultural differences in attitudes toward food and work. The model seems to work in Paris, where meals are more strictly defined sessions, where snacking is discouraged, where moderation is enforced and where the average customer probably consumes food that costs

less than the time they spend. In Paris, the most savored refreshment is conversation, and an anticafé offers a comfortable space to cradle it. Customers are willing to pay for the space; the snacks are just an added bonus. The model seems to work well in Paris, where libraries and schools are typically only open during the week — a vestige of their emphasis on work-life balance.

Casual, comfortable workspaces are hard to come by at night and on the weekends.

But in the U.S., where the words “free food” seem to startle a frenzy amongst any bigger-is-better thinking American, and libraries accommodate students and employees around the clock, anticafés would likely falter. They would fail to attract as many customers as do those in France, and they would lose money on those they do attract. The average customer would probably consume food that costs more than the amount of time they spend. The unfortunate reality is that Americans show less appreciation for the value of conversation than the French. For an American, conversation plus comestibles is an outing. Conversation minus comestibles is therapy.

Rather than turning to an anticafé, Americans turn to Starbucks. Similar to an anticafé, this third space provides a more comfortable setting than a library, but a more structured one than the home; it serves as a space to foster creativity and collaboration. But unlike an anticafé, of course, it doesn’t charge for time — at least not directly. Instead, Starbucks charges steep prices for its snacks and drinks to include the price of time customers may spend there.

An hour later, I rolled out of the anti-

café five euros down, but with more snacks, tea and hot chocolate than I could’ve imagined eating in one sitting.

Was my second heaping bowl of snacks necessary? No. Did the barista give me a look when I ordered my third drink of the hour? Yes. Altogether, my food and drinks

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probably would’ve come out to fifteen or twenty euros in a traditional café — but had I been at such a café, I probably would’ve felt justified to stay longer than an hour, given the amount of business I had given. It’s a tradeoff between spending more money for more time and less food, or less money for more limited time and more food. Pro- or anti-café?

Emily Jones is a senior in the College of Arts & Sciences. She can be reached at ej68@cornell.edu.

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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT Pixar’s Cars 3 is Worth a Spin

BY DAVID GOULDTHORPE Sun Staff Writer

Ever since Cars hit theaters in 2006, the franchise has been one of Pixar’s biggest revenue streams, with toy merchandise filling store shelves for years. Heck, you can even visit Radiator Springs at Disney’s California Adventure! That being said, it’s never been a favorite of critics, especially the 2011 sequel, Cars 2. Now that Cars 3 has arrived, though, I can definitely state that the franchise is ending on a high note — or at least, as high as the original movie.

Cars 3 is directed by Brian Fee, a longtime artist at Pixar who takes the director’s chair for the first time. It focuses on Lightning McQueen (Owen Wilson), and opens with him in a race, as usual.

However, he and his colleagues are shocked when a rookie steals the victory.

That car is Jackson Storm (Armie Hammer), who can drive faster and train better than any of the aged cars on the raceway. One by one, Lightning watches his colleagues retire or get pulled from their sponsorship. In a championship race, he’s determined to prove that he still has some fight left in him… and ends up spinning out into a severe crash. Now Lightning has to find his mojo again with

the help of Cruz Ramirez (Cristela Alonzo), his new trainer, while grappling with the idea that his racing days may in fact be over.

Now, I want to take a moment and admit something here: I do not hate Cars 2. It may be Pixar’s weakest film, and

ciate life in the slow lane… is followed up with a G-rated spy movie. Cars 2 is an outlandish and silly sequel, I recognize that.

Cars 3 learns from that mistake. The film opens with Lightning giving himself the same pep talk from Cars, letting us know that we’re grounded again in the

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many critics have torn it apart, but on an industry scale it isn’t a bad movie! I find it fun, and if I had to choose between Alvin and the Chipmunks or Cars 2, I’d pick the latter in a heartbeat. But, I understand some of the problems people have with it.

It shifts all the focus to a side character and doesn’t connect well with the original.

A film about a hotshot learning to appre-

tone of the original. Instead of focusing on comedy relief Mater, we again center on Lightning himself and his conflict. In a way, Cars 3 feels like a true sequel to Cars, while Cars 2 was the crazy side adventure that exists in its own little bubble.

We also see Pixar pulling out all the old tricks that I love, mixing mature sentiments with crazy antics. Lightning often

refers to the memory of Doc Hudson, his deceased mentor, and what he went through with retirement. He fears being shut out in disgrace like Doc was, and hopes to at least manage one more race.

The rest of the plot also carries a more mature tone: his friends get fired by dissatisfied sponsors, his own sponsors sell their company to a new younger CEO, and Lightning’s performance just never quite reaches the new standards of the sport.

These all correlate with things adults have to cope with in real life. In fact, about twothirds into the movie Lightning admits “I can’t keep racing forever,” a bit of a departure from the usual non-stop bravado of most family movie protagonists.

At the same time, I wonder if this movie gets the full benefits from these themes. After all, it is the Cars franchise, which is generally considered the most childish of Pixar’s movies. When the main plot deals with themes like retirement and knowing when to pass along the baton, I don’t know if a large adult audience will necessarily sit down for this movie, and the kids may not relate. Then again… I don’t want to complain about a family movie teaching life lessons! It just sticks in my head as a question mark.

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A Wonder to Behold

BY ZACHARY LEE Sun Staff Writer

“If you choose to leave, you may never return.”

“Who will I be if I stay?”

This exchange occurs between Queen Hippolyta (Connie Nielsen) and Diana Prince /Wonder Woman (Gal Gadot) in one of the major turning points of the film. Diana is eager to leave her home, the island of Themyscira, and venture back into man’s world in an effort to end World War I, while Hippolyta advises against it, encouraging her daughter to remain safe on the island.

Although the heavenly comforts of her home are enticing, Diana forgoes security and comfort for a cause that’s greater than herself. By the film’s end, she is far from the naive and innocent girl that viewers first saw; instead she is a battle-hardened and mature woman, shaped by her experiences.

As viewers stare at her with awe at her transformation, they realize the answer to Diana’s question: she would not have grown had she not left what was comfortable and routine. Most interestingly, looking at Wonder Woman as a whole, the phrase “who will I be if I stay?” becomes a remark on superhero films as well.

Viewers know all too well that the genre has become hackneyed by franchise-building attempts, brooding, histrionically masculine heroes and cliché plot points (in the form of poor villains and macguffins) despite the salvific efforts of The Dark Knight, The Avengers, Deadpool and Logan to reinvigorate and break convention.

When all of those films were released in their time, they were all seen as risky, but Wonder Woman was perhaps the biggest risk of them all: a female superhero, set during World War I, in an already crowded summer movie schedule.

But like its titular heroine, Wonder Woman defied all odds and teaches relevant lessons about self-sacrifice and valor yet never loses its sense of fun. It is certainly not without its faults, but it is a poignant reminder of what a superhero film should be, and that the ability for true change and transformation lies not in one’s ability to rehash and stick to a formula, but to be bold and take risks in order to fully grow.

Wonder Woman begins in the present day, not too long after the

events of Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. After receiving a photograph from Bruce Wayne, Diana recalls her ascension to the warrior she currently is. The film then flashes back to her time on Themyscira, the secret island of the Amazons, hidden away from the eyes of the human world.

Hippolyta discourages Diana from combat training, yet Diana still trains in secret and one day an American spy Steve Trevor (Chris Pine) crashes on Themyscira and warns the oblivious Amazons of the imminent threat of World War I. Convinced that only the Greek god Ares could mastermind such conflict and chaos on a worldwide scale, Diana departs from Themyscira with Steve, seeing it as her personal duty and mission to stop the war and kill Ares.

Despite the presence of magical swords, Greek gods, lassos of truth and bulletproof gauntlets, Wonder Woman feels surprisingly grounded. Director Patty Jenkins fully fleshes out the World War I setting and completely immerses viewers in it, from the chaotic Western front of Belgium to the arid and grimy atmosphere of a German weapons facility. Periodaccurate army recruitment posters, scattered conversations in French and German, and the stylish yet pragmatic attire of London citizens are all details that convince viewers that WWI truly took place on a global scale, and that it had entrenched itself in every crevice of daily life.

Apart from the paradise of Themyscira, the rest of the film is bleak, and while darkness and gloom are not new to the DC Cinematic Universe, here they at least serve a purpose. In fact, the austerity clashes wonderfully with Diana’s brightly covered uniform, showing her incognizance about the severity of the war but also being a visual reminder that she is a beacon of hope. Jenkins and Costume Designer Lindy Hemming did not have to replicate the WWI ambience with such totality, but their efforts make all the difference.

As Suicide Squad shows, good costumes alone do not make good heroes, but thankfully Gal Gadot snugly fits into her role like a pair of Amazonian armored boots.

Viewers are able to see everything through her eyes and she captures the disgust, joy and surprise that often simultaneous accompanies the wonder and curiosity that comes with interacting with something new.

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Seeing her bafflingly chastise Steve Trevor for carrying a watch and why humans would have their lives be dictated by “such a small thing,” and witnessing the sudden elation that comes from her first bite of ice cream are all touchingly human moments that help remind audiences to enjoy the simple things, and to laugh at “strange human traditions” once in awhile. Gadot is not limited to just playing the “fresh off the boat” character however; when needed she is strong-willed and admirably stubborn, willing to fight for what she believes in.

Unlike Steve Trevor, whose acceptance of sexism and respect for hierarchy render him silent, there is no line Diana is not willing to cross. Her inquisitiveness and general curiosity gives way boldness and you cannot help but cheer for her as she indignantly challenges the Allied generals why they are sending thousands of soldiers to die in their place or how the degrading responsibilities of a secretary are not identical to slavery.

Steve Trevor serves as a driven, no-nonsense and serious foil to Wonder Woman, yet thankfully the way the romance between him and Diana progresses is done naturally and organically. He’s humorous, cocky and valiant, and and though he realizes his limitations when standing next to the Amazon warrior, he is humble and despite initial reservation, allows Diana to lead the way.

Danny Huston’s General Erich Ludendorff and Elena Anaya’s Doctor Poison are serviceable, if not underutilized, villains. Huston channels as much snarl and cruel-

ty as he can with every line and is able to serve as a physical challenge to Wonder Woman. Doctor Poison works as a behind the scenes villain, but is nonetheless formidable and cruel. Robin Wright’s General Antiope is another standout character, and boasts some of the most impressive action sequences, performing feats and trick shots with arrows that would put Hawkeye, Legolas and Katniss Everdeen to shame.

It is ironic then that one of the more disappointing aspects of the film is its lack of action. The fight sequences are brilliantly choreographed, with Jenkins often slowing down the camera so audiences can enjoy when Wonder Woman is blocking a bullet or slashing German soldiers. However, such moments are too infrequent and far in between.

The opening fight between the German soldiers and Amazons is nothing short of spectacular, as audiences get to see how bayonets, firearms and canoes fair against swords, arrows, and horseback (spoiler: it does not end well for the Germans). Jenkins shows the Amazons with Olympic-like grace, inviting the audience not objectify them but to admire them. Seeing Wonder Woman strut across the enemy trenches in No Man’s Land is likewise inspiring as Diana deflects every round of ammunition and firepower the soldiers unload, eventually securing a victory for the Allied forces.

It can be easy to forget that Wonder Woman is connected to the larger DC Extended Universe, and though references and easter eggs are present, they are subtle.

Fans hoping for a Justice League

set-up will be left lacking, but perhaps that is the point; the allusions Wonder Woman makes does not feel forced but instead uses the established cinematic universe to help flesh out its own story.

After spending a few days in Belgium and seeing the carnage that the war has brought on innocent civilians, Diana reaffirms to Steve that her resolve to find and kill Ares is stronger than ever.

Calmly, Steve entertains and proposes the idea that perhaps, there is no deity or singular entity who is the mastermind behind all the pain and suffering of the world and that perhaps it is simply human nature. Diana berates Steve for doubting her, but this debate highlights a very human reaction to the wrongdoing that occurs in the world: it is tempting to believe that the source of pain and wrongdoing is in one person or event.

But real life is often much more complicated than that.

As Diana comes to realize this and wrestles with the thought that perhaps there is no Ares, and that instead human nature itself and all of humanity is to blame for the evil going on in the world, she wants to go back to Themyscira.

Yet despite seeing humanity in all of its ugliness and sin, she still chooses to stay.

She is willing to sacrifice and fight for a better tomorrow, no matter what it may cost her. It’s a simple message, but when it is reiterated with the passion, humor and heart that is so evident in this film, it never ceases to wonder.

Zachary Lee is a sophomore in the College of Arts and Sciences. He can be reached at zjl4@cornell.edu

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I mentioned crazy antics earlier, and sure enough Pixar balances the serious with the comedy. At the screening I attended, sometimes I found my ribs hurting from laughter. Alonzo’s role as Cruz Ramirez is spot-on, and she really brings fun energy to the movie, while also carrying an arc of her own, learning to pursue her dream of becoming a racer. It’s an uplifting storyline for an uplifting character!

I also loved the visuals. Pixar has always been the industry leader in computer imaging, and they defended their title here. I was particularly impressed with the rendering of a beach; the way the water looked

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against the sand was incredible! I also loved how Lightning watched some old footage of Doc racing, and the projected image had “aged” with the faded palette we see from old film cameras. Little touches like that make the film engaging.

Unfortunately, there were some flaws.

For example, the citizens of Radiator Springs are given roles in this movie, not much to do. Mater, voiced by Larry the Cable Guy, delivers some nuggets of wisdom and Bonnie Hunt’s Sally has some supporting lines, but the characters still feel unnecessary. Two of the friends tag along for most of the movie, but I forgot they were even there and got confused when they suddenly showed up. It would have been nice to at least show off their quirks

and colorful personalities, like in the first movie.

The plot also seems rough-cut. The pacing feels off, rushed at some points and dragging at others. Lightning’s arc seems to meander about, sometimes backtracking and sometimes second-guessing. However, the meandering works for me. When grappling with a big life decision, I’ve done my own backtracking and second-guessing, finding myself muddled in uncertainty. In the end, though, there’s not that much uncertainty in Cars 3. I could induce the plot within the first third of the movie. The obvious plot development overshadowed the novelty in how Cars 3 dealt with themes we don’t regularly see in family films.

In the end, Cars 3 feels like the true sequel to Cars. I can nitpick about the world it’s set in (why is there a school bus if there are no humans to fit inside?), but those are things that have been addressed by others. The main characters are strong and fun, the tone is a return to the pleasant quietness of the first Cars, and the themes are refreshing to see. Despite some messy execution, it’s still a solid movie. Top it off with Lou, the funny and heartwarming short about an amorphous blob of lostand-found junk, and it’s a great experience to treat yourself this summer.

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

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Pirates of the Caribbean 5: Success or Failure?

BY TRIP HASTINGS Sun Contributor

You may be asking yourself, what is Pirates of the Caribbean, a film series based off a theme park ride, doing with a fifth installment? I can tell you in one word: money!

But, what about quality? Is Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales, and the rest of the Pirates franchise for that matter, a success or failure? Or, did it all go downhill after the first film?

Only two of my predictions were accurate: music and jokes. The music, although not spectacular, is a different and fresh score with old themes mixed in — a change from the last installment’s stale soundtrack. There is even a throwback to the score from At World’s End, which gave me goosebumps since I’m a total fangirl for that soundtrack. Also, there are time period-related jokes related, such as in a scene with a guillotine. Will Turner’s son, Henry (Brenton Thwaites) and the girl with the map, Carina (Kaya Scodelario), are outcasts in their own society, but they are straight enough characters to play off of the insanity and stupidity of the pirates.

Let’s accept that Curse of the Black Pearl (the first in the series) was a really good film. Not perfect, but really entertaining. It did what no other film could: take a theme park ride and turn it into an enjoyable, successful film. It set the trend of practical ship effects and introduced the plot that would pretty much dominate

every other film. The effects and CGI have improved throughout the series, as the puppet-like pirates in the moonlight change to the realistic fishy crew of Davy Jones. But, how good is the fifth film in comparison to the others?

Dead Men Tell No Tales is about the search for the trident of Poseidon while Captain Salazar (Javier Bardem) hunts down Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp). Why this, or Galileo’s diary, is in the Caribbean Sea is beyond me. I guess after the appearance of the Norse myth of the Kraken, anything’s possible.

The effects are quite spectacular, but some of the CGI bothered me. I didn’t find Salazar’s hair convincing. And, can we please go back to the days of having someone else play a younger version of a character? CGI young Jack Sparrow looks unnatural, and hearing older Johnny Depp’s voice come out of that kid is uncanny.

The effects from Pirates 2-4 are actually better, since these effects distance the audience from the film by displaying it as a fictional representation.

The antagonist, Salazar, is an entertaining, heartless villain with a need for revenge. We haven’t seen this since the first film. As a result, he is the second best antagonist in the series. They do bring back my favorite villain, Davy Jones (but only from movie two).

With the Kraken at his side, (my favorite part of Dead Man’s Chest) he is the most menacing character of the franchise. Unfortunately, his appearance in the after credits scene of Dead Men Tell No Tales does downgrade Salazar a bit, as it is the creepiest part of the film. It makes the audience realize who’s the better character out of the COURTESY OF WALT DISNEY two.

Speaking of antagonists, Barbossa is one of the few characters to appear in every film of the franchise. I had an epiphany as to why: the series is about Barbossa (Geoffrey Rush), not Jack.

Think about it. Jack’s a fun character, but there aren’t any character dynamics to him. He is just the middle man that walks away unscathed. Barbossa is the most

well-developed character, as he transitions from villain to hero, and he has the best lines in the series. I started to notice it while watching On Stranger Tides, as that film revolves around Barbossa’s revenge plot, not Jack.

So, I found it incongruous that so much time is spent on Jack, one of the less developed characters of the series.

Many scenes in this film were way too long. Clichés seemed to be a big part of the screenwriter’s toolbox.

Continuity errors and plot holes were abundant, including a major plot hole — if you’ve seen Dead Man’s Chest — involving the compass. Also, the connection of the compass to the Devil’s Triangle is never explained. And, why was it to that one object and not something else?

There are many unnecessary plots and subplots.

They overly complicate things, which is a recurring issue in the Pirates of the Caribbean series. And, there are definitely missed opportunities for character development, like the relationship between Will’s son and Jack.

They rarely interact, despite Jack now officially sailing with three generations of Turners. Surely there must be some dynamic to develop.

And, surprise, they have the romantic interest between Henry and Carina. Why? It was unneeded and superficial anyway. It felt tacked on to fulfill the “romantic requirement.” Finally, I’m just going to say for a second how ridiculously stupid the resolution is.

In a Price of Egypt rip-off scene, when Salazar has the trident (I still think shouldn’t have happened), the way they resolve their issue makes no sense. You’ll see what I mean when you watch it.

Despite these issues, this film is an improvement from On Stranger Tides. Everyone has a purpose in the story, and there is some sense of urgency. I want to say it’s better than At World’s End because Salazar is a more thrilling villain than Beckett, but I have such a soft spot for that soundtrack. So, I’m going to say it’s a tie for third place. And, I’m going to give it three out of five adventurous hats because, despite the thrill, there are a bunch of issues that are hard to overlook.

But, is it a success? The film is by no means a masterpiece, but it’s not supposed to be. It’s supposed to be a fun ride for the audience, and it definitely delivers.

And, for a film, and series, based off of a theme park ride, giving the sensation of a ride is exactly the success for which the filmmakers may be intending.

Trip Hastings is a junior in the College of Arts and Sciences. He can be reached at gh357@cornell.edu

Alien Covenant: A Requiem for Prequels

BY ZACHARY LEE Sun Staff Writer

Crafting a good prequel can be tricky.

While it is exciting to see backstories of fanfavorite characters or the genesis of a cinematic world, the audience usually knows the outcome of the film. No matter how ambitious, creative, or innovative directors attempt to be, prequels are doomed from the start and are always a slave to canon.

As a result, most prequels (X-Men: First Class, Rise of the Planet of the Apes and Rogue One aside) are merely “creative ways” to reach an assured end and can often feel only marginally connected to the original film that inspired it.

This debacle is largely what plagues director Ridley Scott’s latest sci-fi horror film, Alien: Covenant. Serving as a prequel to the original Alien film as well as a sequel to 2012’s Prometheus, Covenant is rife with the horror, gore, thrills and philosophical questions that shocked audiences in 1979, yet it nearly rips itself apart as it attempts to dually answer the questions left by Prometheus and explore the origins of the monstrous Xenomorphs.

Given the shortcomings of the prequel genre as a whole, it is sobering that Covenant is self-referential in its set-up and execution.

Set 15 years after the events of Prometheus, Covenant focuses on a group of colonists aboard the spaceship Covenant traveling to the uncharted planet Origae-6 in order to

begin their new lives.

After a neutrino burst incapacitates the ship and kills a few of the colonists, the remaining survivors hear a distress signal emanating from a nearby planet. They chart their course for it and abandon their mission to Origae-6.

Once they land, they come in contact with the android David, the lone survivor of the Prometheus expedition and discover that monstrous creatures (precursors to the original Xenomorphs) are rampant on the planet.

From the start, audiences know that the crew will most likely meet grisly ends, so it simply becomes a matter of how they shall perish, yet Scott insures that the journey towards the end is entertaining and gripping.

Visually, he retains his penchant for spacious shots that linger on the haunting beauty of space. Director of Cinematography Dariusz Wolski likewise focuses on the tranquility of the alien planet’s atmosphere and carefully documents the geological shifts as the Covenant enters into the atmosphere.

Likewise, the lush and verdant land of the planet compliments the ominous black clouds as well, which instills a sense of beauty and horror. Alien: Covenant excels in slowly immersing the viewer into the treacherous world and from start to finish, manages to imbue uneasiness and terror in every scene.

Traces of symphonic and orchestral scores lightly permeate the film as well.

Scott’s eye and vision for visual detail is perhaps best exemplified in the film’s action sequences. Every Alien film is expected to

deliver gory and bloodletting violence, and Covenant is no exception; in fact it is quite possibly the goriest Alien film to date (truly an accomplishment).

Crew members are shredded to ribbons and reduced to a pile of limbs and innards, almost always accompanied by a bunch of blood. Chest-bursting scenes return and are amplified by impressive, if not disturbingly accurate, CGI, with the camera never panning away from the grotesque and visceral ways in which aliens rip and dismember their human hosts.

Though the franchise is known for its carnage, it did feel distracting and unnecessary at many points. Instead of fully stretching out a tense and eerie scene, the film would quickly divulge into another splatterfest of violence, and the transition from horror to disgust was quite jarring.

By far, however, the best part of Covenant is Michael Fassbender, who plays androids David and Walter. The dichotomy that exists between them is so robust that it is easy to forget that Fassbender is playing both roles.

Walter is much more mechanical and scientific, acting more like Sheldon Cooper or K-2SO (minus the snark), and he rattles off information and statistics with judicious and pedantic accuracy. David, on the other hand, is a poet and is much more emotional; he has a sardonicism and pride about him that is disquieting.

Both contrast each other nicely; while Walter is aware of his limitations and seeks to find peace with them, David spends

much of the movie lamenting his shortcomings, namely that unlike humans, he does not have the power to truly create anything new.

Seeing the two characters mirror each other serves as the crux and point of tension for the film: is it better to remain subservient and follow instructions out of duty, or for the sake of innovation, is it worth experimenting and working outside ethical boundaries?

The rest of the crew mostly serve as cannon fodder for the aliens, but Billy Crudup, Katherine Waterston and Danny McBride are standouts as well, with Waterson channeling a Sigourney Weaver-esque performance. She retained Ellen Ripley’s resolve and ingenuity, while also adding a dose of sentiment and curiosity. The aliens themselves are also captured wonderfully, displaying a snake-like agility and a shark-like ferocity as they flitter about on screen and cause mayhem for the colonists. Xenomorphs return, and Covenant also introduces the Neomorph, its ghostly pale precursor.

Despite new elements that expand the Alien mythology, and the recapitulation of older scenes that harken to the times when this franchise was the pinnacle of sci-fi horror, Alien: Covenant is a sanguinary horror film that though entertaining, adds little to nothing to the franchise.

Zachary Lee is a sophomore in the College of Arts and Sciences. He can be reached at zjl4@cornell.edu

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Lacrosse Unveils 13-Member Freshmen Class

By ZACHARY SILVER and JAMIL RAHMAN Sun Sports Editor and Sun Assistant Sports Editor

Four All-Americans will be joining Cornell men’s lacrosse as part of the class of 2021 – a class that totals six midfielders, three attackmen, three defensemen and one goalie – the program announced in July.

This is the first freshman class under interim head coach Peter Milliman, who assumed the role in May after the departure of Matt Kerwick. As an associate coach under Kerwick, Milliman headed recruiting efforts, and now has a brand new group of 13 athletes to employ in his interim term.

“As a class, this group is going to provide us with depth and competition at all positions,” Milliman said to Cornell Big Red. “A few of these young men are expected to compete for some time immediately but all of them are expected to contribute to the overall success of the Big Red over the next four years. They represent some of the very best high school lacrosse programs in the country and that experience at such a high level is something that we are very excited to add to our program.”

After the program’s first consecutive losing seasons in 20 years, the group will hope to reclaim Cornell lacrosse’s prominence on the national stage. Milliman said in an interview with The Sun in May that the time for Cornell to take the next step is now. Along with an already talented young core, the class of 2021 will look to make the leap.

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because of his ability to dodge and feed from behind the goal. We think he has the potential to be a special player for us by the time his career is over.”

Joe Wolf 6’2”, 185 lbs – Allentown, Pa. – Allentown Central Catholic High School Wolf was the first of the 2021 class to commit to Cornell, announcing his decision back in August 2014. Before the decision, Wolf was also considering Princeton, Penn State and Lehigh, all of which were on the Red schedule in 2017.

Wolf earned a varsity letter in each of his high school years and was a team captain his junior and senior seasons.

He led the state of Pennsylvania in points (153) as a senior and was selected as the 2017 Lehigh Valley Live, Morning Call and Easton Express Live Player of the Year awards and All-East Penn Conference Most Valuable Player. He was also a three-time first-team EPC and all-area selections and led his school to EPC and District XI Championships.

Wolf was also a two-year varsity letterer in football and named All-EPC and all-area as a senior on the gridiron.

“Joe comes from an incredibly athletic family — his father played in the NFL for 10 years and his mother was a swimmer at Notre Dame,” Millman said of Wolf. “That athleticism is something he brings to the field and we think he has a ton of potential. He is a very dynamic dodger with a great ability to get to the goal as well as distribute the ball when he draws the defense’s attention.”

Midfielders

Andrew Lockhart Andrew Barclay 6’1”, 170 lbs – DeWitt, N.Y. – Jamesville-DeWitt High 6’1”, 195 lbs – Setauket, N.Y. – Ward Melville High School School Hailing from just under 60 miles from Ithaca, Barclay Lockhart committed to Cornell after returning from an unofficial visit to campus back in October 2014. He will be enters Cornell with a winning background. In his four years one of three Cornellians from Ward Melville HS to play for at Jamesville-DeWitt, he helped lead his team to four the Red next season, including rising juniors Jake straight state championship appearances, winning in 2016.

In that championship year, he was a first-team midfielder McCullough and Tom Reilly. Lockhart told LaxLessons that he visited Cornell and Brown, and was also considering and an all-league midfielder the other three seasons. He lettered four years in both lacrosse Boston University and and soccer.

Georgetown, among others.

“As a class, this group is going to pro“Andrew is a very versatile Lockhart was a four-year varsity letterer in high school vide us with depth and competition at all lacrosse player who has had a tremendous career helping lead and was a team captain his positions.” the Jamesville-Dewitt team to a senior year. In 2017, he amassed state championship and three 52 points and led his team to Head coach Peter Milliman runner-up finishes,” Milliman back-to-back League, County, said. “We believe that his athLong Island and Downstate Class A Championships, and a NY State Class A leticism and competitive style of play will be a key addition Championship. He was also a four-time New York State to the midfield over the next four years.”

Scholar Athlete.

Harrison Bardwell “Andrew is a highly skilled attackman that has scored a 6’0”, 175 lbs – Wilton, Conn. – Wilton High lot of goals during his career at Ward Melville,” Milliman School/Lawrenceville said. “He’s a crease attackman that has great hands and we’re Bardwell is a three-time first-team all-state selection in excited to see what he can do with some of the great feeders Connecticut in high school who played at Wilton before finwe have on the roster.” ishing his prep time at Lawrenceville. He served as team capJohn Piatelli tain for both schools and won the state championship with Wilton in 2013.

6’0”, 180 lbs – Wrentham, Mass. – King Philip High Milliman said he hopes Bardwell, a defensive-minded School/St. Sebastian School Piatelli began his high school career at King Philip, where midfielder, will make an immediate impact on the field.

“Harrison is a do-it-all midfielder that we expect to conhe scored 74 goals his freshman season, setting the school record for most goals in a season. Piatelli then spent his tribute early in his career, specifically on the defensive end of junior and senior seasons at St. Sebastian in Needham, Mass. the field,” Milliman said. “Harrison’s speed and toughness and was selected to play in the High School All-American will be key additions to a defensive midfield with three game. He was also named an All-USA Today First Team seniors leading the way.” selection and a 2017 Midseason All-USA Today Player of Joseph Bartolotto III the Year candidate.

5’10”, 175 lbs – Miller Place, N.Y. – Miller Place High Piatelli helped St. Sebastian to an Independent School School League Lacrosse Championship and was named the ISL and Bartolotto is another early commit for the Red – he made Bruch Lerch Player of the Year, an ISL All-American and two-time ISL All-League during his senior campaign. He a verbal commitment back in November 2014. Before announcing the commitment, he was considering also received varsity letters in hockey and squash.

“John is an excellent feeding attackman with an extreme- Maryland, Syracuse, Bryant and Rutgers.

Bartolotto was a U.S. Lacrosse All-American his senior ly high lacrosse IQ,” Milliman said of the All-American.

“We expect him to compete for immediate playing time year and is a four-year varsity letterwinner. He was a two-

time captain and named the MVP of his team, and was a two-time all-county selection. In addition, he won the Suffolk County Coaches Association Rookie of the Year in 2014 and Specialist of the Year his senior year.

Bartolotto was also an avid wrestler, earning three varsity letters, a league championship and MVP his senior year, and two-time captain and all-county.

“Joe is a dynamic long stick midfielder with excellent skills,” Milliman said. “He’s great off the ground and in transition so we believe he could be a force with our face-off unit.”

Jonathan Donville 6’0”, 190 lbs – Oakville, Ont. – St. Michael’s College School/Deerfield Academy The only player from outside of the U.S. in this year’s class, Donville follows in his brother Brennan’s ’16 footsteps and heads to Ithaca.

Donville was a two-time team captain at St. Michael’s where he helped the team win back-to-back OFSAA Provincial Championships. Donville went on to win the St. Michael’s Marc Santi Award as the graduating athlete who displays leadership. He then went on to play for Deerfield Academy, where he was awarded with the Senior Award, “given for determination to demonstrate how a senior can lead the way.”

“We are so excited to have Jon follow in his brother Brennan’s path to Cornell,” Milliman said. “He is a special young man who we think will have a significant impact on our program over the course of his career. He is a great passer, has developed well as an initiator, and has always been an extremely hard worker. His experience on the field as well as in the box will be an asset to our program.”

Matt Licciardi 5’7”, 160 lbs – Lloyd Harbor, N.Y. – Cold Spring Harbor High School Licciardi is the smallest recruit in the incoming class, standing at just 5-foot-7 and weighing 160 pounds, but what Licciardi lacks in size he has been able to make up for in speed.

“Licciardi is dangerous as a one-man clear and can essentially dodge from every area of the offensive zone,” Recruiting Rundown wrote in 2014 after he announced his commitment to Cornell. “He’s able to stymie bigger defenders because of his quickness and physical style of play, getting into his defensemen and freeing up his hands. His vision — gained from his basketball prowess — is consistently apparent both in transition and settled situations.”

Despite his small stature, he led Nassau County with 65 assists his senior season. He chose Cornell among Brown, Bucknell and Denver.

Liccardi is one of three U.S. Lacrosse All-Americans in the class of 2021, and led Cold Spring Harbor to three straight state championships. The accolades continue from there: an All-USA Today Boys Lacrosse First Team selection; Under Armour Senior All-American; Nassau County Player of the Year; two-time All-Long Island selection; MSG Varsity Long Island Player of the Year and was named the Nassau County Championship MVP, among others.

Outside of lacrosse, he lettered four times in basketball and was an all-county selection twice.

Milliman foresees a large role for him as soon as he steps on campus.

“I think Matt has been one of the best midfielders in the country this past season,” Milliman said. “He’s undersized, but has exceptional speed and field awareness. He has the ability to face-off, is tenacious off the ground, and led Long Island in assists last season. We think he’ll see significant playing time as a rookie and should be a key guy for us in the coming seasons.”

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also announced that six new recruits will be joining Morgan and the squad in 201718, looking to improve in Earl’s second year at the helm of the program.

“Our freshman class is a really deep class. They are all talented, all really skilled … and we’ve seen that they can impact the program from the moment they step on campus,” Morgan said. “They are capable

of learning at a very fast pace. It shouldn’t take long to teach them.”

As a team, there is room for improvement. Cornell finished tied for last in the league, but just one point behind Princeton for fifth in scoring. Of the anticipated goals, getting to the Ivy League tournament was one Morgan laid out for the team.

And on an individual level? “Next season just getting started with the process,” he said, as well as making himself as attrac-

tive to NBA teams as possible.

Morgan does not know what the future holds for him, and is not sure if he will test the waters in the draft again next year.

That, he said, depends on numerous factors and how the upcoming season pans out.

But until then, he knows his work ethic must only increase from here on out to set himself up for the most beneficial of futures.

“This was a great learning experience

for myself and my family, and after hearing from a number of teams, I have a clearer picture of the things I need to do on and off the court over the next two seasons,” Morgan said in a statement to Cornell Big Red. “I appreciate the support I’ve gotten from my teammates, the coaching staff, my family and friends. I’m excited about suiting up for the Big Red next season.”

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Morgan Backs Out of NBA Draft Freshman Barron Cornell’s leading scorer excited to return for 2017-18 season that evolution have trickled down into the Cornell program.

“The way that we play here is very similar to the way they Following the plans he set out play,” he said. “I try to watch as for himself when he declared in much film on them. It was crazy April, Matt Morgan withdrew his to hear [Cornell head coach name from consideration in the Brian] Earl telling me my 2017 NBA draft and chose to favorite team had shown interest, return to play for Cornell men’s and both of us were excited basketball. about it.”

Morgan himself admitted that But until Morgan has the decision to declare to make the decision in the first place was “I appreciate the support I’ve gotten ... whether or not to declare more an effort to get for the draft again, and name recognition and I’m excited about suiting up potentially play with the show he has intentions for the Big Red next season.” likes of Curry or Kevin of someday playing at Durant, he will look to the next level. It seems Junior Matt Morgan continue his repeated sucto have worked, as he cess at the collegiate level. was contacted by the Morgan has led the Ancient Washington Wizards, Minnesota 20 miles from Morgan’s homeEight in scoring both his freshTimberwolves and Golden State town.

Despite not having any ori- man and sophomore seasons, Warriors — all of which expressed interest and said they gins from Oakland, the Warriors earning second-team All-Ivy would continue watching his have become Morgan’s favorite nods in each. But despite the team simply because of his child- numerous accolades, Morgan tape. knows he has some areas of weak“We all knew that it was going hood idol in Curry.

“It was surreal, to be honest,” ness he needs to strengthen if he to be hit or miss type process, whether I was going to get calls Morgan said of the Warriors wants a shot at the pros.

“I’ve been in the gym, I’ve or whether I wasn’t,” Morgan expressing interest. “After told The Sun. “It was a good [Curry’s] junior year when he watched film on myself over and time to see that I had gotten a decided to go to the draft, I told over again, so I know what I need few calls from some teams. The myself whatever team drafted to work on,” he said. “I’ve heard process was exciting … [and] just him would be my new favorite from my coaches and even my having that opportunity was just team because he was my favorite dad has heard from a couple peoplayer and still is. I’ve been ride ple that there are certain parts of really enjoyable.” my game I need to work on to The latter of the aforemen- or die with Steph.”

The Warriors have undoubt- hopefully one day play in the tioned teams — the Warriors — holds an especially important edly shaken up the nature of the NBA.” To go along with Morgan’s place in Morgan’s heart. A North NBA today. Small lineups have Carolina native, Morgan grew up become all the more popular, as withdraw, the Cornell program just outside of Charlotte — the have the run-and-gun, fast-paced area in which Warriors star offenses. Morgan notices hints of See MORGAN page 15

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Stephen Curry first made a name for himself.

At one point, Morgan considered transferring high schools to Charlotte Christian — Curry’s alma mater — but that ended up not going through. Regardless, Morgan became enamored with Curry. He would watch in awe as the sharpshooter lit it up during his college days at Davidson, just

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He’s back | Cornell basketball fans shared a collective sigh of relief when junior guard Matt Morgan took his name out of consideration for this year’s NBA draft.

Taken by Rangers In 2017 NHL Draft

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Just days after he was officially announced as a member of Cornell men’s hockey’s class of 2021, Morgan Barron was selected by the New York Rangers with the 174th overall pick in the sixth round of the 2017 NHL Entry Draft.

The Halifax, Nova Scotia, native was ranked No. 88 among North Americans on the NHL Central Scouting Players to Watch List back in November, but slipped a bit to enter draft weekend at No. 98.

Regardless, he joins Cornell as part of a professional organization.

This past season, after battling back from a shoulder injury, Barron still managed to average more than a point per game with St. Andrew’s College, the largest all-boys boarding school in Canada. A twotime captain for the Saints, his 50 points in 46 games last season were slightly down from the year prior, where he put up 72 in 58 games.

In both 2015-16 and this past season, Barron led St. Andrews to consecutive CISAA provincial championships. And also in that 2015-16 year, he helped the Saints capture a Canadian national championship.

Barron took the road less traveled en route to both Cornell and the NHL draft. In an interview with The Pipeline Show, he said that despite his large stature today, he was a late bloomer and too small to play junior hockey at the age of 16.

“I was always the smaller kid on my team,” Barron said in an interview with The Pipeline Show earlier this month. “And then I had my growth spurt a little later than most guys do. … I want to be your prototypical type of NHL center … and use my size to my advantage.”

But no matter the path, he said the chance to come play at a university and program like Cornell was

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too good to pass up.

“Being able to get an Ivy League degree and with a top end program [and] being able to combine those two things are really something that was special to me and something that I wanted to be a part of,” Barron added. “As soon as they offered me I was definitely on board.”

Barron is the fifth Cornellian to be drafted by the Rangers franchise, following Gordie Lowe in 1964, Kevin Walker in 1974, Lance Nethery in 1977 and Pete Marcov in 1983.

Barron grew up a Toronto Maple Leafs fan, but has said he would be willing to give up the blue and white allegiance for whatever team calls his name. He will get a taste of what his future might hold when Cornell and Boston University play at Madison Square Garden this November.

When Barron reported to practice as a member of the Red, he joined six NHL draft picks on campus. In addition to Barron, seniors Jared Fiegl (Arizona Coyotes) and Dwyer Tschantz (St. Louis Blues), juniors Anthony Angello (Pittsburgh Penguins) and Beau Starrett (Chicago Blackhawks) and fellow freshman Matt Cairns (Edmonton Oilers) have all been claimed in the NHL draft.

Cornell opens the regular season at Quinnipiac on Nov. 3 looking to build on a successful 2016-17 campaign.

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The Sun Welcomes President Pollack CORNELL’S 14TH PRESIDENT, Martha E. Pollack, takes the helm of the University at a time of great opportunity and great uncertainty for the institution and the students it serves. In the coming months, Cornell will realize two projects both years in the making: the Cornell Tech campus on Roosevelt Island, and the S.C. Johnson College of Business in Ithaca, twin endeavors that have the potential to dramatically augment and enhance the scope and impact of the University.

In addition, the Pollack administration must reckon with a federal government increasingly hostile toward science, the humanities, higher education writ large, and a U.S. president who agitates against minority groups that are an integral part of the Cornell community. Our guiding principle of “Any Person, Any Study” lies in opposition to the priorities of the White House, and President Pollack must stand resolute against any attempts by Washington, D.C. to endanger either Cornell’s mission or its students. We applaud her for her strong condemnation of President Trump’s milquetoast and dithering statement on white supremacy and Neo-Nazism following the tragedy in Charlottesville, Va., and trust that she will continue to advocate publicly for equality and justice whenever necessary. As gatekeepers of knowledge, universities like Cornell and its sister institutions have a moral obligation to promote and defend the truth against its detractors, and never has that obligation been more important than now.

As important as such statements are on the national stage, it is also incumbent on the new administration to promote those goals here at home. Everyone at this university has the potential to succeed, but inequalities in socioeconomic status and and a lack of familiarity with the university system often prevent certain students from achieving that potential. It is much easier for some students to succeed, particularly those with the economic security to take risks and take advantage of the often time-consuming resources on campus. While Cornell has made great strides in this regard, issues still persist, and we hope that President Pollack continues to expand Cornell’s systems of support for all students.

Finally, we also applaud Pollack for her assurance that, despite Cornell’s continued geographic expansion, the Ithaca campus will remain both the crown jewel and the intellectual center of the University. Though satellite campuses in New York City and Qatar allow Cornell to offer experiences and access resources otherwise unavailable to it, the school’s location in the Southern Tier of New York is fundamental to its identity. We are not Columbia, not Harvard, not the University of Pennsylvania — we are Cornell, and the heart of Cornell is and always should be Ithaca.

Martha Pollack joins a rarified group of educators today, enshrining her name among the likes of Andrew Dickson White, Dale R. Corson, Hunter Rawlings III and Elizabeth Garrett. She assumes her office with a deep understanding of her role as a leader and an advocate, and has thus far shown herself entirely worthy of the responsibility of her role. We at The Sun wish her a long and fruitful tenure. Her success is the success of all of us.

All smiles | Martha Pollack (left) answers questions next to Robert Harrison ’76 after Pollack was announced as Cornell’s 14th president on Nov. 15, 2017.

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