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Humans of N.Y. Photographer To Speak at C.U.

By ANNIE BUI Sun Managing Editor

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Brandon Stanton, the photographer behind Humans of New York, will come to Cornell on Sept.

11 to speak about his experiences creating the widelyfollowed blog, the Cornell University Program Board announced today.

With a following of nearly 15 million on Facebook, 4.7 million on Instagram and 335,000 on Twitter as of Monday afternoon, Stanton’s blog has also expanded to become a New York Times bestselling book.

Stanton, 31, created the blog in 2010 when he set the goal of photographing 10,000 New Yorkers, according to his biography. The captions and short stories that often accompany Stanton’s photos “provide a worldSTANTON wide audience with daily glimpses into the lives of strangers in New York City.”

However, Stanton’s work has not been confined to the borders of New York City. This month, Stanton See HONY page 6

Making moves | Members of the Class of 2019 traverse North Campus on Monday.

Officials:Talents, Leadership Abilities Of Class of 2019 to Enhance Cornell

By ANNIE BUI Sun Managing Editor

As members of the Class of 2019 begin their first day of classes on the Hill, University officials say the new students will enhance Cornell through their “proven academic talents, intellectual curiosity and leadership skills.”

Cornell received 41,900 applications for admission to the Class of 2019 and extended offers to 6,315 applicants in March, according to the University. The overall admit rate — 15.1 percent — makes this year’s admissions cycle the second-

most selective in University history.

Additionally, with students of color comprising 46.2 percent of the Class of 2019, this year’s freshman class is Cornell’s most racially diverse “since the university began keeping records on race in the early 1980s,” according to a University press release.

Jason C. Locke, associate vice provost for enrollment, said in a press release that the Class of 2019’s makeup is indicative of Cornell’s engagement efforts.

See CLASS OF 2019 page 4

Garrett: Undergrads Should Explore,Take Risks ther adventures, but also so that the travel itself changes you,” Garrett said.

In students’ time at Welcoming Cornellians to a new academic year, Cornell, Garrett said, they President Elizabeth Garrett would be exposed to an “acagave advice to new students demic community dedicated on how to make the most of to advancing knowledge and their time at Cornell in her making a difference in the inaugural convocation world.”

Within the community, address at Schoellkopf Field Garrett continSaturday. ued, it would Describing the journey “Each of you will be vital that students took chart your own s t u d e n t s embrace a culfrom their oriture of inquiry, entation to path, but let me their graduasuggest some learn from and be challenged tion, Garrett directions for by their profesurged students sors and, most to be intellecthat journey.” importantly, tually curious, take intellectuto take risks President al risks. and to apply Elizabeth Garrett “It may be the knowledge tempting to gained at Cornell to life beyond the seek the easy ‘A,’ but the path of least resistance rarely leads University.

“Each of you will chart to where you really want to your own path, but let me go,” she said. “You may be suggest some directions for inclined to stay in your comthat journey, not only so that fort zone, avoiding situations you reach a destination that See CONVOCATION page 4 will propel you toward furBy GABRIELLA LEE

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New beginnings | President Elizabeth Garrett addresses new students at Schoellkopf Stadium on Saturday.

Quoting Becker, President Defends Higher Education

By GABRIELLA LEE Sun News Editor

President Elizabeth Garrett defended the freedom institutions of higher education operate under by outlining the responsibilities universities have to its students, its faculty and society as a whole in a Washington Post blog post Monday.

“We in higher education have been on the defensive lately, amid persistent and legitimate concerns about the rising cost of college education, its purpose and its value,” Garrett’s column began.

“It is time to look at higher education through a different lens — one framed by the inseparable qualities of freedom and responsibility,” she continued, referencing a historic 1943 address given by Cornell professor Carl Becker describing the character of the University.

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Across the Ivies Harvard Law School Implements New Title IX Standards One year after Harvard overhauled its framework for addressing sexual assault on campus, Harvard Law School has received government feedback on its plan to break from those overarching policies, according to The Harvard Crimson. The law school made final changes to its school-specific Title IX procedures this summer, which will go into effect this fall. Among other changes, law school students will now be guaranteed access to an attorney, paid for by the law school, The Crimson reported.

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The U.S. Department of Education launched a Title IX investigation into Cornell University on May 26 for its handling of sexual assault cases, according to documents obtained by The Sun. The Office for Civil Rights will examine “possible violations of federal law over the handling of sexual violence and harassment complaints,” according to a May 2014 press release announcing the OCR investigations.

An inquiry into Cornell began late May, according to a list of 116 postsecondary schools under investigation provided by the Department of Education.

“Cornell University does not comment on pending legal matters and, as such, will not comment publicly on this complaint other than to say that we are familiar with it, we believe it to be entirely without merit and that we will fully cooperate with the Department of Education’s inquiry,” said Joel Malina, vice president for university relations, in a statement.

The investigation follows an admission by an administrator that Cornell’s handling of sexual assault cases takes longer than recommended by University and federal policy.

At a University Assembly meeting on March 10, Judicial Administrator Mary Beth Grant J.D. ’88 said the handling of discrimination and sexual harassment cases is taking longer than the 60 day requirement established under Cornell’s Policy 6.4.

Federal guidelines from the U.S. Office of Civil Rights also recommends that inves-

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Open investigation | The Department of Education launched a Title IX investigation into Cornell’s handling of sexual assault cases on May 26.

tigators complete investigations within the 60-day period.

Grant attributed the longer processing time to inadequate staffing and extra procedural steps required by Policy 6.4.

“We’re still trying to streamline the process and get the timeline more in line with [the requirements of Policy 6.4], but as we evaluate the value of a speedy process versus a thorough process, we’re opting for the thorough,” Grant said in March.

Days later, The Sun reported on a lawsuit filed by a former student against the University, for what he claimed was a flawed investigation into allegations of sexual

Statler Hotel Wraps Up Final Renovation Phase and refurbish the guestroom bathrooms. Richard McElhiney and Christina Hart, HOK The final phase of a Statler director of Hospitality, manHotel renovation, which aimed aged the project, according to a to improve the hotel’s corridors university press release.

The design team drew inspiand guest bathrooms with inspiration from the landscape ration for this project from the and history of Cornell, was Ithaca landscape and Cornell’s “distinguished history,” accordcompleted earlier this month.

The first phase of the reno- ing to the release. As a tribute vation was completed in 2010 to Cornell, the corridor walls and addressed updating décor and carpets have red accents.

The renovation included for guest rooms. Rick Adie ’75, many changes to the bathrooms, but “From November of last year until the guest the design team was completion of the project, [students] careful to ensure that the remodeled bathwere interacting with designers.” rooms would still complement the bedRick Adie ’75 rooms, and “impart a sense of continuity general manager of the Statler and luxury,” according to the Hotel, explained that the most release. The team also made the recent round of renovations bathrooms more modern, with was necessary because the bath- new glass showers and customroom had not been remodeled designed open vanities.

The renovation has benefitsince the hotel’s opening 25 ed students of the hotel school years ago.

Adie said both of these as it helped them learn valuable major renovations “bring [the information about how a “renStatler] better in alignment ovation of this magnitude with what current trends are in works,” according to Adie.

“From November of last year function and design in the until the completion of the hotel industry.”

“Our guests were comment- project, they were interacting ing that the bathrooms, while with designers, contractors and clean, were in need of renova- project managers,” he said. “It is also instructive for them to tion,” he added.

The Statler contracted see the upgrades that were Richard McElhiney Architects made and the reasons why the and HOK, a design, architec- design decisions were made as ture, engineering and planning they likely will be involved renfirm, to renovate the main hall- ovation work throughout their ways of the hotel’s seven floors hospitality careers.”

assault of another student. The former student — referred to as John Doe in the lawsuit — claims that the University failed to conduct the investigation in a “timely” and “thorough and impartial” manner.

According to the lawsuit, the investigation of allegations against John Doe ended 71 days after the Office of the Judicial Administrator first met with Jane Doe. Annie Bui contributed reporting to this story.

Sofia Hu can be reached at shu@cornellsun.com.

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Diverse Freshmen Class Reflects C.U. Engagement Efforts CLASS OF 2019 Continued from page 1

“The composition of this freshman class reflects not only the student population becoming more diverse, but also our campuswide efforts to engage with our admitted students, to have an impact on how they feel about Cornell, and to inspire them to join our community,” Locke said.

Members of the Class of 2019 hail from 48 states — including “I congratulate them all ... and encourage them to the District of Columbia, Guam, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin take full advantage of the Islands — as well as 44 countries, range of opportunities.” according to the University.

“I congratulate them all and Barbara A. Knuth welcome them to the Cornell community, and encourage them to take full advantage of the range of opportunities and experiences Cornell offers,” Barbara A. Knuth, senior vice provost and dean of the Graduate School, said in the release.

The average need-based grant award from the University increased by $1,657 this year, according to Locke. This increase in the amount of aid comes in conjunction with a tuition increase of $1,830 for all undergraduates for the 2015-16 school year, The Sun previously reported.

Annie Bui can be reached at managing-editor@cornellsun.com.

Garrett Offers Advice To Students,Parents CONVOCATION

Continued from page 1

that draw into question what you think you know, but that is not the essence of a great liberal arts education.”

Garrett went on to say that students should not be afraid of failure during their time at Cornell even if they were unsure of the paths they wanted to take. She added that it is only by embracing risk that students can fully take advantage of all the opportunities — from studying abroad to extracurricular activities — of Cornell.

“Be curious, be brave, and savor all that Cornell has to offer,” Garrett said. “In the process, you’ll not only gain a deeper, fuller education but also develop a resilience in the face of uncertainty and temporary setbacks, a resilience that will sustain you for a lifetime.”

Finally speaking on how students might take their education at Cornell and apply it to their lives beyond, Garrett said the key was to pursue a broad liberal arts education.

In order to tackle “the difficult issues that face us all, from climate change, to global inequality, to intolerance in all its manifestations,” students will need solid grounding in the arts and humanities, the social sciences and scientific and quantitative studies, Garrett said.

“The arts and humanities, in particular, can help you develop creativity, empathy, facility of expression and the deep understanding that such issues demand,” Garrett added.

Though Garrett said Cornell

offers many opportunities to students, she said it was up to students to take their first steps in engaging with the ideas and experiences of the community.

To end her address, Garrett acknowledged that students might often feel overwhelmed and unsure during their time at Cornell.

“Many years ago, on Dec. 6, 1926 to be precise, ‘five bewildered freshmen,’ writing in The Cornell Daily Sun, complained that they had been engaged in the intellectual life of Cornell for a few months and still didn’t know what it was all about,” Garrett recounted.

She continued that Carl Becker, “one of Cornell’s legendary professors of that era,” responded by saying that “professors are in the same boat.”

“Most of them, if they are wise, don’t ever expect to find out, not really. But most of them, if they are wise, will keep on trying. That is indeed what intellectual life is — a continuous adventure of the mind in which something is being discovered possessing whatever meaning the adventurer can find in it,” Garrett said, quoting Becker.

Echoing the words of Becker, Garrett asked students to “embark on an adventure of the mind.”

“Embrace its rigor, take some risks, study broadly, engage deeply and globally, set goals that will coalesce over time into a sense of purpose that extends beyond yourself. And keep asking what it’s all about,” Garrett concluded.

Gabriella Lee can be reached at glee@cornellsun.com.

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President Garrett Writes on Higher Ed. HIGHER EDUCATION Continued from page 1

According to Garrett, universities operate with an immense amount of freedom — freedom she cites as essential to “our mission to teach critical thinking and to advance knowledge in all the disciplines” — largely due to taxpayer support through state appropriations and government grants.

Because of the freedom afforded to universities, its faculty are able to freely determine what to teach, what to research and what opportunities to offer to students, Garrett wrote.

In exchange for this freedom, research institutions have a responsibility to provide “faculty with an environment that encourages freedom of inquiry and thought, as well as with material support,” she said.

She added that “All faculty must be able to pursue their best work — in teaching and research — unhampered by politics or prejudice.”

“All faculty must be able to pursue their best work — in teaching and research — unhampered by politics or prejudice.”

President Elizabeth Garrett In addition to its faculty, universities also have a responsibility to educate and provide its students with skills to continue learning and adapting after university, according to Garrett. This responsibility extends towards individual students but also to the larger public, she added.

“There is no better return we could offer the society that honors us with its investment and trust than to send into the world, year after year, graduates who will be active, informed and thoughtful citizens and persons of humane instincts, committed to the common good,” Garrett wrote.

The final responsibility that Garrett advocates universities undertake is to “pushing the frontiers of research.”

Citing Albert Einstein’s paper on quantum theory of radiation in 1917 that eventually led to the invention of the laser as an example, Garrett argued that research for the sake of discovery was just as important as research aiming for practical application.

Despite “an environment of tight federal funding for basic research and private industry being less willing or able to invest in research without an immediate payoff,” universities must continue to push for public and private support in order to continue the important work of research, Garrett advocates.

Garrett ended her blog entry by pledging to live up to the responsibilities research universities owe to its faculty, students and the general public given the freedoms that have been endowed to universities.

Gabriella Lee can be reached at glee@cornellsun.com.

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traveled to Pakistan and Iran to capture the lives and stories of residents there.

Michael Luzmore ’17, executive chair of CUPB, said he believes Stanton’s work “touch[es] broadly on universally held feelings or struggles.”

“Stanton’s blog has shown how “We have heard nothing universal the stories he portrays can be to a worldwide audience,” but high praises for Luzmore said. “No matter what part of the world he is interviewing Stanton’s lectures at peer people, their stories and experiuniversities.” ences reflect that everyone can relate to. I am consistently Michael Luzmore ’17 impressed by Stanton’s ability to take a stranger and give the reader just enough context to relate and empathize with their experiences.”

Luzmore added that CUPB has wanted to bring Stanton to Cornell for “some time now.”

“We have heard nothing but high praises for Stanton’s lectures at peer universities,” Luzmore said. “We hope that Stanton’s story of how he came to make Humans of New York a success will inspire Cornellians to reflect on their own lives and how they find fulfillment in their pursuits.”

Tickets for Stanton’s Bailey Hall appearance will go on sale beginning Sept. 1 at 9 a.m. for students and the following morning for the general public, according to CUPB. All seats are reserved.

Annie Bui can be reached at managing-editor@cornellsun.com.

Fire-Battered West Gets Help From Other Nations OKANOGAN, Wash. (AP) — Fire managers from as far as Australia and New Zealand have arrived in the West as massive wildfires raging in Washington state and elsewhere in the region taxed resources and led officials to put out a wide call for help.

In Washington, a blaze raging in the north-central part of the state has grown to become the largest in state history, fire

spokesman Rick Isaacson said Monday.

The Okanogan Complex of fires was measured overnight at just over 400 square miles. That’s slightly more than last year’s Carlton Complex blazes, which also burned in Okanogan County.

The latest group of fires grew by more than 26 square miles Sunday and is expected to spread even more in coming days.

Isaacson did not have a containment estimate, but there is very little containment on the wildfire. Officials are still trying to determine how many homes and other structures have burned.

Isaacson called the record unfortunate and said the fire could burn until rain and snow season arrives.

“It’s only Aug. 24th,” Isaacson said. “In our district we could see this go clear to the first of November.”

About 1,250 people are battling the wildfire, Isaacson said.

Last week, three firefighters were killed and four injured when they were overtaken while trying to escape the flame.

About 70 fire managers from Australia and New Zealand arrived in Boise, Idaho, and were scheduled to receive protective gear Monday before heading out to fight fires burning in the West.

In Washington, resources were so strained that officials took the unprecedented step of seeking volunteers to help fight the flames. Fire officials over the weekend began providing basic fire training to volunteers who have machinery like backhoes and bulldozers so they can help dig fire lines.

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Americans, Briton Who Thwarted Attack Get France’s Top Honor

PARIS (AP) — The president of France pinned his country’s highest award, the Legion d’Honneur, on three Americans and a Briton on Monday, saying they “gave a lesson in courage” by subduing a heavily armed attacker on a high-speed train carrying 500 passengers to Paris.

President Francois Hollande said that while two of the Americans who tackled the gunman were soldiers, “on Friday you were simply passengers. You behaved as soldiers but also as responsible men.”

Hollande then pinned the medals on U.S. Airman Spencer Stone, National Guardsman Alek Skarlatos, and their longtime friend Anthony Sadler. All took part in subduing the gunman as he moved through the Amsterdam-to-Paris train with an assault rifle strapped to his bare chest. British businessman Chris Norman, who jumped into the fray, also received the medal.

The Americans looked earnest and slightly overwhelmed — and a little under-dressed — for the unanticipated event in the ornate Elysee Palace. Their short-sleeved polo shirts and khakis contrasted with the gilded and velvet-curtained ceremonial hall as Hollande read out their names one by one — and kissed them on each cheek, in French style.

It was an unusual ceremony for the French president’s office too, as dozens of photographers

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loudly shouted out the Americans’ names as they approached Hollande standing on the steps of the palace— unlike the quieter, more-subdued welcome for visiting heads of state. The four men listened to a translation of Hollande's speech through earpieces, and the visibly proud mothers of Stone and Skarlatos looked on.

Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel and U.S. Ambassador Jane Hartley also attended the ceremony, along with the head of French national railway authority SNCF. The men showed “that faced with terror, we have the power to resist. You also gave a lesson in courage, in will, and thus in hope,” Hollande said.

Norman said it was less a question of heroism than survival.

“I said to myself, ‘You’re not going to die sitting there doing nothing,’” he told The Associated Press after the ceremony. “I would do it again. But I don’t know — I think you never know the reaction you will have in those kinds of situations.”

The businessman said he “never thought I’d ever been given such a medal. I will try to be a credit to this honor.”

His arm in a sling and his eye bruised, the 23-year-old Stone has said he was coming out of a deep sleep when the gunman appeared.

Seoul to Halt Broadcasts, Seeks Apology for Land Mine Incident SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Marathon negotiations between senior officials of the two Koreas ended early Tuesday, the third day of an attempt to defuse a crisis that had the rivals threatening war. Chief South Korean delegate and presidential security adviser Kim Kwan-jin was to announce the results shortly, South Korea’s presidential office said in a statement.

President Park Geun-hye had said that without a clear North Korean apology for a land mine attack that maimed two soldiers, the anti-Pyongyang propaganda broadcasts that infuriate the North will continue. Her strong words provided a good hint at why the talks, which started Saturday evening and whose second session began Sunday afternoon, dragged on.

Both sides want a face-saving way to avoid an escalation that could lead to bloodshed, especially the North, which is outmatched militarily by Seoul and its ally, the United States.

But authoritarian Pyongyang must also show its people that it is standing up to bitter enemy Seoul. Pyongyang has denied involvement in the land mine explosions and also rejected Seoul’s report that Pyongyang launched an artillery barrage last week — so winning an apology will be difficult work. The North, for its part, demands that Seoul stop the propaganda broadcasts started in retaliation for the land mine attack.

For now, the attempt at diplomacy has pushed aside previous heated warnings of imminent war, but South Korea’s military

said North Korea has continued to prepare for a fight, moving unusual numbers of troops and submarines to the border.

These have been the highestlevel talks between the two Koreas in a year. And just the fact that senior officials from countries that have spent recent days vowing to destroy each other were sitting together at a table in Panmunjom, the border enclave where the 1953 armistice ending fighting in the Korean War was agreed to, is something of a victory.

The length of the talks was not unusual. While the Koreas often have difficulty agreeing to talks, once they do, overlong sessions are often the rule. After decades of animosity and bloodshed, however, finding common ground is much harder.

President Park said during a meeting with top aides that Seoul would not “stand down even if North Korea ratchets up provocation to its highest level and threatens our national security.”

She said Seoul needs “a definite apology” and a promise that such provocations would not recur.

The decision to hold talks came hours ahead of a Saturday deadline set by North Korea for the South to dismantle the propaganda loudspeakers. North Korea had declared that its frontline troops were in full war readiness and prepared to go to battle if Seoul did not back down.

South Korea said that even as the North was pursuing dialogue, its troops were preparing for battle.

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A Fair Deal for TCAT SOLIDIFYING A SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP between Cornell and Tompkins Consolidated Area Transit, the administration formalized its commitment to increase payments to TCAT in June through the signing of a memorandum of understanding. The parties finalized the expected agreement following months of discussion after President Emeritus David Skorton initially said in May 2014 that Cornell would not be able to further subsidize the bus organization to address its budgetary concerns before reversing his decision. The product of the collaboration finished this summer will ensure that TCAT maintains a sustainable business model.

Before Cornell’s commitment to increase its voluntary payments, the University paid TCAT $2.6 million annually for rides made by those using Cornell IDs, or approximately $0.83 per ride. Yet in 2014, the bus organization requested that Cornell increase the subsidy to $1 per ride to address a budget deficit of $740,000. After pressure from student activists, Skorton reversed his decision, pledging in an October letter to the TCAT Board of Directors to increase volume discount payments by $1.125 million by 2018, thus preventing potential decisions that could cripple the bus service. By directly working with the TCAT Board of Directors to create this MOU, Cornell has ensured that Ithacans, students, faculty and staff alike will continue to have access to a robust transportation service throughout Tompkins County.

By signing an MOU, the University also commits to paying TCAT in a manner that remains predictable and transparent. Prior agreements, The Sun previously reported, were not made in writing, and by forming a contract Cornell and TCAT can be assured they are treated fairly in dealing with monetary exchanges moving forward. Additionally, the commitment includes a pledge to begin talks on a similar agreement that would outline voluntary payments between Cornell and TCAT beyond 2018, ensuring that a continuing dialogue transpires.

By directly working with the TCAT Board of Directors and pledging to continue discussions surrounding the University’s contributions following fiscal year 2018, the administration has made certain that it pays the organization in an equitable manner that will benefit all parties.

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Looking ahead, I invite the Cornell Whether, like me, you are new community to attend my inauguration to the Ithaca campus or you are a sea- and related activities on Friday, Sept. 18. soned veteran of life at Cornell, the first Following my investiture, there will be a day of classes signals the beginning of a picnic on the Ag Quad. Later that afternew chapter, for each of us individually, noon in Bailey Hall, I will moderate a and for the University as a whole. panel discussion on the effects of growMy own journey — from provost at ing inequality on democratic participathe University of Southern California to tion, featuring several distinguished president of Cornell — has been nine members of the Cornell faculty. The day months in the making. I was fortunate to will conclude with a fireworks show in spend the time becoming familiar with Schoellkopf Stadium. the many dimensions of Cornell, in In my inaugural address, I will outIthaca, New York City, Rome, Qatar and line, in broad terms, the areas I see as prielsewhere. orities for Cornell, priorities that will Since officially beginning my term as shape our new strategic vision. One president on July 1, I’ve been getting to focus will be enhancing the student expeknow the Ithaca comrience. I hope to set munity in a more the stage for a robust direct way. Last of what stuIn my inaugural address, I discussion month, I visited with dents should learn, students in the Pre- will outline in broad terms, including the essential Freshman Summer role of a broad liberal Program during din- the areas I see as priorities arts education, and ner at Becker House. I to apply knowlfor Cornell, priorities that how have met with Ithaca edge even as we assimMayor Svante Myrick, ilate and analyze it. A will shape our new ’09, and other comresidential research strategic vision. One focus university like ours munity leaders. I welcomed new Assembly allows students to will be enhancing the Speaker Carl Heastie, learn in the classroom, now a member of the laboratory and studio, student experience.

Cornell Board of of course, but also in Trustees, on his first residence halls and in visit to New York’s land grant institution. local and global communities as we realAfter a hard-hat tour of Klarman ize the promise of Engaged Cornell and Hall, I can report that this much-needed look to expand opportunities for study new building for the humanities will be a abroad. Technology, undoubtedly, will beautiful and functional addition to our play a larger role in the student expericampus. I’ve also seen firsthand some of ence. It will expand the venues where the exciting and essential work by facul- learning can take place and allow more of ty, students and staff members that is the crucial time spent face to face to be underway in labs and offices across the structured for active engagement. campus.

We also seek to better support our I spent half a day with our dedicated diverse population of graduate and prolibrarians, learning about Cornell’s influ- fessional students, who join us both ence in digital collections and viewing an eager to embrace the rigors of advanced archive that includes the Gettysburg education and focused primarily at a Address, the Emancipation Proclamation deep engagement with a discipline or and the Thirteenth Amendment. There profession. These students become our has also been time to explore and enjoy partners in the process of discovery, crethe natural areas around campus, includ- ation and innovation. They are vital ing trails at Cornell Plantations and members of our intellectual community Sapsucker Woods and our public engagement commitOne of our community partners, ment, integral to our research mission James Brown, president of the United and destined to become the future leadWay of Tompkins County, told me that ers in academic, business, industry, govthe Cornell Student United Way is con- ernment and non-profit sectors. sidered one of the top groups in the I will work closely with Prof. Michael country and makes a real difference right Kotlikoff, our new provost; Ryan here at home. As a caring community, Lombardi, our new vice president for people at Cornell also help one another student and campus life, the academic and ask for help when they need it. deans, our shared governance groups, Whether a student, faculty member or including the Student Assembly, and staff at Cornell, no one must face chal- campus leaders and organizations on lenges alone. these and other issues during the semesAs I note in my email to Ithaca cam- ter. pus students today, you’ll be able to learn You will often see me walking around more about the University by following campus — not only in the glorious fall me on Instagram (@CornellPresident), weather but even in the Ithaca winter — and by following Cornell on other social and there will be opportunities throughmedia platforms throughout the year. out the semester to put forward your Next week, for example, I will join ideas for moving Cornell toward new Kathryn Boor, Ronald P. Lynch Dean of levels of excellence within the unique the College of Agriculture and Life and inspiring framework outlined by our Sciences, and other Cornellians at the founder more than 150 years ago. So New York State Fair. I’m especially look- please say hello and help me learn more ing forward to meeting the many young about our remarkable institution. people participating in the fair through Cornell Cooperative Extension 4-H pro- Elizabeth Garrett is president of Cornell University. grams. I suspect that some of them will She may be reached at president@cornell.edu.

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An Introduction toYour The Book and theWord: New Undergraduate Ever Again at Cornell?

Student Trustee R T here are many welcomes in order this first week of school. From welcoming a new president and a whole slew of new top-level administrators to welcoming the newest batch of Cornellians in the class of 2019, Ithaca is teeming with new and exciting changes. This year marks a change for me too, as I begin my journey as the undergraduate student-elected trustee. I would like to take some time to explain my role, along with my vision for the upcoming year.

You may remember the election — and reelection — at the end of last year as a time of seemingly endless quartercarding and Facebook messaging. While I know many of you became somewhat familiar with the role of the student trustee during the election, for those of you who may not know, the studentelected trustee along with the graduate-student trustee are the

Cornell is unique in that it is the only school in the Ivy League to have students represented at the highest level of decision-making with full voting powers. The origin of this role was the product of Cornell’s egalitarian founding two student-elected representatives on the Cornell University Board of Trustees. There are also alumni trustees, faculty and staff trustees, as well as Board-elected trustees.

Functionally, the Board of Trustees oversees the University’s finances, votes on and enacts key decisions made on the Ithaca campus as well as at Weill Cornell Medical College and Cornell Tech in New York City. The student-elected trustee is the liaison between students and this board and helps provide a student perspective on key decisions.

Cornell is unique in that it is the only school in the Ivy League to have students represented at the highest level of decision-making with full voting powers. The origin of this role was the product of Cornell’s egalitarian founding and the ideal that this institution was founded on: “Any person, any study.”

In the case of the student-elected trustee, that means that it is my job to effectively communicate with graduate and undergraduate students on issues facing the community. As I assume my position, I’d like to begin by emphasizing the importance of transparency.

For those of you who were on campus last year, the term “transparency” became the go-to buzzword for any administrator or student trying to impact change on campus. I believe that the means to create change comes from real collaborative problem-solving and the establishment of new structures. And I intend to make that the focus of my term on the Board.

Over the years, there has been insufficient communication between the broader student body and the Board of Trustees.

While Annie O’Toole, my graduate trustee counterpart, and many other student trustees before her have begun to address this issue by facilitating interactions by planning events for student leaders and Board members, I would like to further their efforts and make the Board even more accessible to students.

Annie and I will be co-writing in this column to share some of our insights on issues that we believe are pertinent to the Cornell community. Our goal with these columns is to give readers a taste of the work being done to improve campus, and also to provoke discussions and shed light on key issues. This column is a space for dialogue and I encourage anyone in the Cornell Community to feel free to reach out to me with questions, comments and concerns.

This will be a monumental year for Cornell. As President Garrett assumes her role, there will be a series of important transitions, most notably there will be a new management style in the Cornell’s upper administration. These transitions offer unique challenges and, more importantly, opportunities for the Cornell community to help us in our respective roles — whether you are a student, professor or faculty member. I hope another first can be a campus community that is truly connected with the Board and with a mutual understanding of the way that decisions impact students.

Yamini Bhandari is a junior in the College of Industial and Labor Relations, and the undergraduate student-elected trustee. She can be reached at yb94@cornell.edu. Trustee Viewpoint appears on alternate Tuesdays this semester.

eading books and dis- quir ing faculty have been fix whatever may not be workcussing a text with fel- advised that students absolute- ing quite so well with the low students and faculty ly hate the Reading Project Reading Project, it will be altogether; and have been at the very center of and that it is getting more dif- shelved the educational enterprise of ficult to get faculty members Cornell will be a significantly Cornell University since its to facilitate. In the future, we lesser place because of what the have been told, the Cornell phase out of the New Student founding 150 years ago.

Reading Project repreIndeed, fifteen years sents about the universiago the University instity in the 21st century. tutionalized this central If most of our new students really If most of our new learning experience in the form of the New hate reading short books over the students really hate reading short books over the Student Reading Project.

It set the yearly stage for summer and dislike the very idea of summer and dislike the very idea of talking with all of the electric talking with faculty about the faculty about the reading moments of various reading as we have been told, and as we have been told, forms of inquiry and and if most Cornell facconversation we are privileged to experience and if most Cornell faculty are not eager ulty are not eager to facilitate these ninety pursue at Cornell. Some to facilitate these ninety minute minute discussions as we books were well received discussions ... then perhaps we have been advised, then by students and faculty; perhaps we have admitothers not so much. have admitted the wrong students ted the wrong students Whatever a selection’s and hired the wrong facreception, the Reading and hired the wrong faculty. ulty. Or maybe, just Project signaled that maybe, the students and Cornell was, at its ideal best, a place where students New Student Reading Project faculty who together have and faculty gathered together itself will be phased out. I sup- always embodied the core eduto talk about ideas from the pose some think it is perfectly cational mission of Cornell very first days new students set fine to leave this sort of intel- University can figure out a way foot on our glorious-to-view lectual community read to to make the Reading Project other, more intellectually work for some, if not for all of campus.

This year new students will minded university communi- us.

If we are not eager to engage not have the opportunity to ties such as our peer instituwith one another in a brief enjoy or dislike that experi- tions.

Really? At Cornell Univer- intellectual exercise every ence. Faculty who have relished this opportunity for sity? It is not fine with me or August, what does that say intellectual encounter with with many of my colleagues; I about us, about Cornell, as an new students have been told do not believe it is fine with intellectual community? that Resident Advisors will most — if not nearly all — of lead a discussion with their the inspiring students I residents on Kurt Vonnegut’s encounter here year in and Ross Brann is a professor in the ’44 Slaughterhouse-Five. In - year out. Instead of trying to Department of Near Eastern Studies.

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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT Katie Dey asdfasdf Orchid Tapes

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That incoherence is at the record’s forefront before you even start listening to it, right in the title: asdfasdf. In the computer age, those letters have come to represent the frustrated wordlessness or blase technological apathy that forces someone who’s been sitting and staring at their blank word document for hours to give up their muse and smack their keyboard in despair. They stand for everything that you want to say but can’t when you’re wringing your fingers above your keyboard at three in the morning. And while the title summons the frustration that goes along with unwanted technological silence, its music reaches somewhere deeper: From the garbled mouth-noises (because they sure as hell aren’t words) of the very first track, “don’t be scared,” to the heavenly, breathy vocal undercurrent of “you gotta get up to get up,” the closer, asdfasdf is defined by Dey’s tentative scratching at the surface of language and communication.

Vocally, “don’t be scared” is populated by sounds and stutters that might be words, but are tweaked to the point of uselessness by scratchy, submerging effects. It’s follower, “fear o the dark,” creeps a little bit closer to understandability (because here the syllables are actually discernible), but beyond the titular phrase crawling to the surface of audibility once or twice, it’s still completely mute, verbally. “unkillable” gives us the most absorbable words, but if anything they just lend to the record’s impregnability rather than illuminate its message: “Poetry / Suck the blood from my feet / You are my favorite leech.” The next few tracks cycle through a series of electric grumbles, lugubrious chirps and gems of vocoded opacity, all the while keeping us squarely in the dark. But while each of the songs seems impenetrable and unun-

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Take the fifth track, “all on you.” If you listen to it while walking through the woods on a sunny day, clutching some beautiful person around the waist, it’s going to sound like Dey is humming along to your cadence about how great it feels to be in love. If you listen to it at four in the morning with your bed feeling like nails and your eyes glossed over from insomnia and questionable decisions, it’s going to feel like an ode to loneliness.

If you listen to it in the shower at the beginning of another day that’s already looking like it’s ready to drag on ineluctably into the past and there’s nothing you can do to stop it mainly because you’ve been waiting for that text of tenuous assurance for three days and you’re just coming to terms with the fact that it isn’t going to come, it’s going to end up juicing tears out of your eyes that’ll simply wash down the drain with the rest of the water; but at least Katie Dey knows how you feel.

And all that is just from the vocals. Beneath — and often intertwined with — them slithers a slew of electronic beeps, electrified acoustic niceties, soaring synths, drum machines and even the post-industrial rumbling dissonance of computers freaking out. As all of these coagulate into what roughly makes up Dey’s unpinpointable “sound,” they create something of a sonic pool in which her vocals can (and do) wade freely. At times her voice swoops and burbles above the instruments, propelled by and sundered from their vibrant murkiness. At times it flows along with them, almost indiscernible, in its alterations, from a sliding pulsation or atmospheric chime. Sometimes (as in “you gotta get up to get up”) it completely cedes to the whim of the instruments, uncovering itself for moments at a time to show that it’s still breathing. In all of the forms it takes, however, there are two constants about Dey’s sound that stand strong through-

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On the first front, it’s impossible to listen to this record without subconsciously realizing that every track has a strangely driving beat. Your foot will tap and your head will bob, but when you try to put your finger on what part of the song exactly is making you move, your ears and brain will get lost in the ocean of sounds that Dey invokes on any given track; “you gotta get up to get up,” with its hip-hop beat buried under layers of disorientingly arrhythmic keyboard tapping and carefree drones, is the best example.

On the latter front, though, is the most intriguing and important part about Dey’s first record. Like its title and like its vocals, the instrumental sounds on asdfasdf are these intrinsically meaningless, ultrapersonal, unattainable projections that paradoxically say nothing while conveying an entire gamut of thoughts and feelings. They’re coruscating and murky, vivid and reserved, painfully inviting and damningly repulsive. They lend a sound to Dey’s electrified ramblings, a sound that’s equal parts confused, reflective, impossible and brilliant. A sound like laying in bed in a dark room on a sunny day with the most beautiful computer in the world who’s just learning how to use language; despite that description’s verbosity, I think I’m going to stick with it as encapsulating what this record is to me. It’s the most beautiful malfunction of a human being and all of her reason, scored to the most beautiful malfunction of a computer struggling to maintain a rhythm, a modicum of sense. It’s a record that, in a sense, can either make you stare at the sun in absolute jollity while realizing that your life is going to end someday, or stand catatonic in the shower cursing all your fleeting problems and emotions while realizing that there are slivers of beauty in absolutely everything in this world, especially asdfasdf.

Troy Sherman is a sophomore in the College of Arts and Sciences.

He can be reached at tsherman@cornellsun.com.

Flunking the New Canon

his summer, I tried to read Infinite Jest and failed. Literally failed. A few hundred pages in, feeling like I was more battling the book than reading it, cut my losses and retreated, maimed ego in tow.

To call my intake of the first quarter of the book “reading,” however, seems like a bit of a stretch. I more remember an onslaught of resentful literary exhaustion: Standing on the

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metro trying to balance the obese text in my hand (feeling more than a little repulsed by my own blatant public display of pretension) and getting through zero pages over the 40minute commute, or sitting down to read, going 10 pages, and realizing I had, in fact, no idea what was going on, or who any of the characters were — with every page, feeling guilty for my frustration, but other than that, feeling very little at all.

The entire ordeal was a great disappointment to me, because I had semiconsciously, more or less, hoped it would change my life. When I finally picked it up off of my shelf (where it had been vegetating, unread since approximately 2009) I fully anticipated having a Literary experience with a capital L. I’d been putting off reading David Foster Wallace’s thousand-plus-page tome with the justified sense that I was waiting until some unspoken, imperceptible “right time” came. It seemed that it finally had: It was summertime and, as a junior in college, surely, I was finally old enough, smart enough, mature enough, well-read enough or possessed whatever qualifications the book seemed to demand. I was ready.

This was not the first time I’ve picked up a book out of pure, unadulterated ego, but there was a unique urgency to the way I felt that I needed to read Infinite Jest; it was to be an event in my intellectual development (I

informed my parents that I was starting it, as if I were announcing to them that I was dating someone new). It seemed that once I read it, surely I’d be a changed student. I’d be able to have provocative conversations about the digital age, pleasure, media, drugs, culture and other topics the book is rumored to be about. Perhaps upon finishing, I’d be issued a laminated I.D. card declaring my having completed Infinite Jest, with which I could identify myself to other triumphant readers. I wanted badly to join the elite club of the

Jael Goldfine Guest Room readers of the most recent Great American Novel.

The way I approached this novel has much to do with Wallace’s much-mythologized narrative as the tortured and enigmatic post-modern prophet. The label genius is thrown around loosely in lit crit, but few authors receive the label with such self-evident consensus as Wallace, and Infinite Jest has been recognized as the manifestation of that genius, coming as close as anything has to solving the generation. Upon reading it, a friend told me that it felt as if he’d been seeing in 2-D his whole life, and reading Infinite

Jest was seeing in 3-D for the first time.

To be clear, I am not trying to deny any of these accolades, or even to disagree with the consensus that Infinite Jest is a work of brilliance. Even as I totally, disastrously failed to read the book, I could recognize its genius, just without it bringing me any satisfaction or pleasure — I was endlessly impressed by the book, merely unable to enjoy it. And it is true that Infinite Jest is not a kind book to readers, but why should it have to be?

Wallace didn’t owe it to me to write an enjoyable, or palatable book, any more than I owed it to him to read it.

I am not blaming Wallace for my failure; I am more trying to understand how other people’s cult canonization of this book completely altered my experience of reading it. I fell head over heels for all the hype and myth surrounding David Foster Wallace and his magnum opus. Since all the reasons that I read Infinite Jest were the wrong ones, when it took a debilitating amount of work to access what the book has to offer, my expectations were so high, my intent so specific, that I became rapidly disappointed.

Getting my ass kicked by Infinite Jest was a rude awakening to the consequences of reading selfishly. I’ve come to terms with my failure with this conclusion: Read without agenda, and if you find yourself with one, examine where it came from.

Jael Goldfine is a junior in the College of Arts and Sciences. She can be reached at jgoldfine@cornellsun.com.

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Eastern Conference Takes Top Billing in WNBA Standings NEW YORK (AP) — Bragging rights for the regular season belong to the Eastern Conference.

For the first time in five years, the East will win the head-tohead matchup with the West as they lead 39-19. With only 14 inter-conference games remaining, the East has already clinched a winning record. Last season the West was 44-28.

It’s only the sixth time in the 19-year history of the league that the East had a better record according to STATS. New York coach Bill Laimbeer credits the East’s success to the stellar defense teams in the conference play.

“You look at Indiana, Washington, us, we all play really well on that end of the floor,” he said. “That makes a difference to keep games close and come away with victories.”

The Liberty are 8-2 against the

West this season. Washington, which sits in fourth place in the East has lost just once to the West.

Connecticut (12-14) is three games out of the playoffs in the Eastern Conference right now.

They would be a half-game out of third in the West after winning eight of 10 against that conference.

Stat of the Week

The Indiana Fever finished off a successful road trip winning all four games. The four-game winning streak away from home is the longest in franchise history.

Indiana beat Los Angeles, rallying from a double-digit deficit in the first half. The Fever then topped Seattle before capping the week with a home-win over New York to move within a game of the Liberty for first place in the East.

Indiana has won six in a row overall and nine of 10 since the AllStar break.

Last-Second Losses

The Washington Mystics dropped their two games this weekend to the Chicago Sky on shots in the final seconds. Allie Quigley hit a 3-pointer with 2.1 seconds remaining on Friday in an 87-85 win. Cappie Pondexter made a layup with 6.7 left on Sunday to give the Sky a 66-64 victory.

Record Breaker

Atlanta forward DeLisha Milton-Jones stands one game short of tying the WNBA record for career games set by Tina Thompson (496).

She potentially could match Thompson on Tuesday at home when the Dream host the Sun in a matinee game.

“It shows my longevity, but also I give myself a little bit of credit to stay relevant all these years,” Milton-Jones said.

“Coming off an injury that process is grueling.”

The 40-year-old forward is in her 17th season and has persevered through a lot this season.

She was waived earlier in the year

by Atlanta — the first time that’s happened during her career. She was then re-signed to a series of seven-day contracts before finally being picked up for the remainder of the season this past week.

“If you’re in this league long enough you’ll see and experience everything,” she said. “I’ve seen other players go through being waived and gave them a helping hand throughout that process.

Now I’m my own life coach throughout this process.”

Game of the Week

Lynx at Liberty, Friday. The best in the Western Conference visits the top team in the Eastern Conference. The Lynx have been struggling to find their rhythm since acquiring Sylvia Fowles on July 28. They are just 7-5 since trading for the All-Star center.

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On the hot seat | Dodgers manager Don Mattingly’s job could be on the line if his team does not make the playoffs, despite an enormous payroll.

Dodgers on Shaky Ground as Playoff Run Inches Closer (AP) For all the talk about the Washington Nationals and their disappointing season thus far, there’s another highly touted National League team that’s also in danger of missing the playoffs.

The Los Angeles Dodgers have dropped the first five games of what’s been an ugly road trip so far. They still lead the NL West by 1 1/2 games over San Francisco, but the wild card is looking less and less like a viable backup plan if the Dodgers don’t win the division.

Los Angeles has had an unusual schedule lately, with off days last Monday and Thursday bookending a two-game set at Oakland. The Dodgers are also off this Monday before wrapping up their trip with three games at Cincinnati.

“We have this strange schedule right now,” shortstop Jimmy Rollins said during the series at Oakland. “Start and go, start and go. In September, you don’t want that. You want to start running downhill.”

Scheduling is one aspect of baseball administration that’s a lot more complicated than it looks. The collective bargaining agreement covers all sorts of scheduling issues, like doubleheaders, off days and what time games should start.

Beginning with its second game of the season, teams are not supposed to be scheduled more than two open days in any seven-day period. The Dodgers will have had three in eight.

Off days can help a team with struggling pitchers. Mat Latos allowed 10 earned runs over his most recent two starts, and Los Angeles skipped him this past week.

On the flip side, closer Kenley Jansen had not pitched in a week when he entered Sunday’s game in the ninth inning with a one-run lead. He allowed the Astros to tie it with two outs, and Houston eventually won 3-2 in 10.

Here are a few other developments from around baseball: Fan Safety

After more players spoke out about fan safety this past week, that issue could be a prominent one this offseason. Fans in both Detroit and Chicago were hospitalized in the last three days after being hit by foul balls.

Justin Verlander of the Tigers was among those calling for significant changes to protect fans from balls and bats, and Cubs manager Joe Maddon implored fans close to the field to stay alert.

Slugging Surge

The New York Mets swept Colorado and lead the NL East by five games over the Nationals, but like so many other teams lately, the Mets had a hard time with Carlos Gonzalez. The Colorado outfielder homered twice in that three-game series, and he’s now gone deep 17 times in his last 30 games.

Gonzalez has slugged .811 in those games, but the Rockies went 921.

Fantasy Focus

Hector Olivera’s arrival in the majors appears imminent. Olivera has been slowed by a left hamstring injury, but he’s expected to be the third baseman for the Atlanta Braves once he’s called up.

Olivera signed a $62.5 million, six-year deal with the Dodgers this year, but the Cuban infielder was traded to the Braves last month.

Line of the Week

Mike Fiers of Houston gets the nod for his no-hitter against the Dodgers on Friday, in which he threw 134 pitches, the most by any major leaguer this year. But Yoenis Cespedes gets an honorable mention for his three-homer, seven-RBI show for the Mets on that same night.

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Red to Face More Challenging Cornell Welcomes Schedule in Upcoming Year Six Freshmen Onto W. SOCCER

attacking ability from the defensive.

Cornell will open up its season at home for the first time in over four years, against Siena College. said that this season will be different.

Playing both Sienna and Loyola at home this week“We have a more challenging schedule but I still end, the Red’s performance will be a marker of how expect to be over .500 … I still think we should be much the team has progressed since last season, espewinning 10, 11, 12 games,” Farmer said. cially since all three teams Farmer said he blames (Cornell, Sienna, and his team’s lackluster perforLoyola) are very close in “I expected a winning record, mance the last few season National Division I rankbut the only reason it wasn’t solely on himself. ings.

“I expected a winning Farmer said he is lookwas me.” record, but the only reaing forward to what he Patrick Farmer son it wasn’t was me. We hopes is the best season lost a few games from playof his Cornell career. ing every player on the “We are a more technical bench,” Farmer said. team right now, but we want to improve our phys“It’s my philosophy that caused us to not be .500. icality. We need to demand the ball more,” Farmer But our philosophy has changed, we now have said. tremendous depth … It cost us a few games, but the Optimism abound, the Red is looking to make a competitive level has always been there… the blame statement in the Ivy League. lies on me.”

Freshman newcomer Zoe McCormick is an exciting addition to the squad. The Ohio native will look Ben Denson can be reached to make an impact in the backfield and adds a unique at bdenson@cornellsun.com.

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Oct. 10, marking the first of a two-game home set. The latter game is against Colgate on Tuesday, Oct. 13 beginning at 7 p.m.

Other non-Ivy teams that the Red will be squaring off against include Lehigh University, Cleveland State University, Oregon State University, Hartwick College, and the University at Buffalo.

On Saturday Nov. 14, the Red will conclude their season when it welcomes Columbia to Berman field with a 7 p.m. kickoff. Taking place after four consecutive Ivy League games with three being on the road, the team will get to finish off in Ithaca where they were 6-3 at Berman in 2014.

The season holds much potential for the Red as it spans almost three months and seventeen games. With seven new players joining the squad for the first time, there are certainly many exciting possibilities awaiting them on the field.

Jessica Brofsky can be reached at jbrofsky@cornellsun.com.

Pre-Season Injuries HamperingTeams’ Regular Season Hopes (AP) The games don’t count.

That makes the pain from major preseason injuries even more, well, painful.

Yet NFL teams go through weeks of training camp in the intense heat of summer, then play four exhibition matches — five if you are chosen for the Hall of Fame game.

Despite new rules resulting from the 2011 labor agreement that curtail the number and intensity of practices, key players such as Packers star receiver Jordy Nelson don’t make it to the real season.

It’s a delicate balancing act for everyone: players, coaches, trainers, even owners.

Is it too much?

“I don’t know if it changes the mindset,” says Falcons coach Dan Quinn, whose team hasn’t lost any significant performers for the season.

Yet. “That’s always at the forefront of our thinking. You know in this profession, it’s part of the game, but it still (stinks). It’s a bummer for (Nelson) and his team.”

More than a bummer, it could be a season changer. Few receivers are as important to their teams as Nelson is to Aaron Rodgers and Green Bay. “It’s difficult to lose a guy like that in a meaningless game,” Rodgers said.

And there are two more “meaningless” games ahead for all 32 teams. This week’s matchups are the ones when the starters get the most action — and are subject to the most risk. Even that could change; some coaches are considering reducing the time their elite players are used this week.

“That’s where the challenge is for a coach,” says Quinn, in his first season in charge after running Seattle’s superb defense. “From how do you get the readiness you need to play at your best to wishing you had done more to get them ready.”

Or done more to keep them healthy.

Look at the Redskins, Giants, Browns and Bills, clubs already ravaged by injuries.

Washington saw tight ends Niles Paul (broken ankle) and Logan Paulsen (turf toe) lost for the season.

New York is trying to rebuild its secondary, and has lost two safeties for 2015, with several others sidelined, some with major injuries. It got so bad that projected starter Bennett Jackson tore up a knee late in a win over Jacksonville; Jackson was only on the field because the Giants had run out of safeties.

“Hopefully these injuries slow down,” linebacker and defense leader Jon Beason said. “They have been coming fast and furious for us the past couple of few weeks.”

And for Cleveland. At least the Browns haven’t seen anyone sidelined for the regular season, but they’ve had an epidemic of soft tissue problems, which often stem from players not being fully fit when they enter workouts.

Buffalo has had practice sessions and games without its top five running backs and top three receivers. The Bills also lost two players to long-term injuries.

Trying to protect guys also becomes problematic, Bills coach Rex Ryan says, because it puts other players in situations they wouldn’t normally be in.

“I think sometimes when you start taking plays off of somebody else and you put more on to other people,” Ryan said, “and we watch that all the time. But it’s something that obviously we’ve been bit with.”

For years, suggestions from outside the NFL to cut back on the preseason have flooded the summer conversation.

Complaints range from fans having to pay regular-season ticket prices for exhibition games to the lack of quality and excitement in such games to ... injuries.

Remember how the folks in St. Louis felt when quarterback Sam Bradford went down last summer with a knee injury. Go back through the years and you’ll find dozens of other such examples, all the way back to Joe Namath wrecking his knee in a 1971 pre-

season game.

But team owners are reluctant (to be kind; adamantly against might be more accurate) about reducing the number of exhibition games and the high profits they make from them. TV also likes the ratings the preseason games bring.

And don’t even approach the coaches about cutting back more on prep time.

“You have to get ready,” Jets coach Todd Bowles said. “If there are fewer preseason games, you don’t get to see young guys and you don’t get to evaluate, and the

older guys don’t play themselves into shape. Some unfortunate things that go on but, we have to play the preseason games.”

Adds veteran linebacker James Harrison, whose Steelers lost star center Maurkice Pouncey to a severe ankle injury:

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Cornell Looking to Build Upon Momentum

By JESSICA BROFSKY Sun Staff Writer

The Cornell men’s soccer team has been steadily gaining momentum over the past few seasons, and they are looking forward to mounting another successful one.

In 2012, the Red won the Ivy League Championships for the first time since 1995. Under the tutelage of head coach Jaro Zawislan for the seventh season, the squad has collected some major victories. In his first season as the coach in 2009, the team immediately had five more victories than in its previous season. They have even posted a winning record for four consecutive seasons.

In the 2014 season, the Red allowed only 11 goals, which is tied as their program record. This is due to an impermeable defense, which skillfully protected their goal.

They had a new program record in their eleven clean sheets, meaning that their opponents didn’t score at all during these games. In their second 10 win season of the last three years, they posted a record of In the 2014 season, the 10-6-1 (conference: 3-4-0; non-conferRed allowed only 11 ence: 7-2-1). In goals, whic his tied as 2014, four players earned postseason their program record. recognition from the Ivy League and one player earned Third Team Academic All-American honors.

The 2015 season will welcome six freshmen onto the team as well as one junior transfer. The freshmen are Ryan Bayne, Matthew McCarthy, Rhys Moller, Walter Prince, Jimmy Putko and Ryan Watters. Duff Bedrosian is joining the team after playing for two seasons for Boston University. Moller is a goalkeeper, Prince plays as a forward and midfielder and Putko plays as a midfielder.

This season, the Red will play in seventeen games, including regular season, non-league tournaments along with the Ivy League fixtures. Having put together four consecutive winning seasons with double-digit wins in two

of the last three years, the team can confidently approach the games with high expectations. With ten road fixtures this season compared to seven in the comfort of Cornell’s Berman Field, the Red will be on the road quite often.

They are set for four-game and three-game road trips in the season’s first month alone.

The team will kickoff their season with a game against Lafayette College at 7 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 4. This marks the eighth consecutive season the teams have met stretching back to 2008, and the Red holds a record of 3-1-3 against them.

The season’s home opener is against Binghamton at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 15. There will be three games taking place at Berman Field all encompassed by the fifth annual C.U. Inaria Cup; the other two games are against Duquesne and the Air Force.

For their Ivy League debut, the Red faces off against Penn at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 3. The first Ivy League held on home turf at Berman field will occur when Cornell welcomes Harvard for a 4:30 p.m. kickoff on Saturday, See M. SOCCER page 29

GREG KELLER / SUN CONTRIBUTOR

Looking for success | Under the leadership of head coach Jaro Zawislan, the Cornell men’s soccer team will look for their first Ivy League championshop since 2012.

Pepicelli Hoping to Turn Astros Using Prospects Around Red Baseball After To Build Future Success Walkenbach’s Departure SHATZMAN

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lead a pitching staff to the World Series in his first year of coaching.

But even after all his success at Clemson, Pepicelli still longed to coach in the Ivy League and returned to home state of New York. That opportunity finally arose when Walkenbach left Cornell after last season.

“Cornell is all about the balance

in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

While the ACC places a huge emphasis on baseball with programs that spend a great deal of resources making sure there teams can compete, the baseball culture is not quite as strong in the Ivy League.

“The ACC places a much higher emphasis on baseball and sports in general, and has more resources available to them,” Pepicelli said. “Organization and efficiency are two of my strengths

“The biggest thing I want to do is establish a culture. This includes setting a sense of accountability and a real desire to get better.”

Dan Pepicelli between academics and the kids,” Pepicelli said. “That’s what has always drawn me to the Ivy League. I’ve always liked the balance and the type of kids here.”

Pepicelli’s first step in his reign at Cornell will be setting the tone for what he said he hopes to be a successful tenure here.

“The biggest thing I want to do is establish a culture,” Pepicelli said.

“This includes setting a sense of accountability and a real desire to get better. I want the kids to believe that they’re going to end the year better than what they started.”

There is a huge difference between baseball in the Ivy League and baseball

as a coach, and I look forward to applying them to a program with less resources at its disposal.”

Pepicelli said he hopes to lead the Big Red to their first Ivy League title since 2012. The coach has experienced success at virtually every level he has played and coached. The Red have their first practice next Monday, and the season squares off next February.

“I’ve had a chance to sit down with some of the guys and it’s a very good group,” Pepicelli said. “I can’t wait to get things started and have a great year.”

Shane Lewis can be reached at slewis@cornellsun.com.

among the top shortstops in the league. Dallas Keuchel, the Astros’ All—Star, Cy Young Aw a r d — c o n t e n d i n g starting pitcher was a seventh round pick of Houston in 2007. Like Altuve and Correa, Keuchel did his time in the minors, and at age 27, is arguably the best pitcher in the American League today.

But being a terrible major league team doesn’t guarantee success in future seasons. Top draft choices regularly fail to contribute at the highest level. Busts are quite common in the MLB, but are less discussed than busts in other sports — like JaMarcus Russell and Darko Milcic — because of the vast number of prospects in the MLB. If one player doesn’t pan out, then another will.

The Astros have done a spectacular job scouting, drafting and improving their prospects. Not only are they a top team in the MLB today, but they still have several top prospects who are either still in the minors, or who don’t see

significant playing time in that time is now, and the the majors. Mark Appel, Astros are legitimate title the Astros’ former No. 1 contenders. Houston isn’t overall pick out of the only team on the Stanford, is still perfecting his craft The Astros have done a in the minors. Jon Singleton, another spectacular job scouting, top prospect, has drafting and improving dominated in the minor leagues, but their prospects. isn’t an everyday player for the Astros due to their sweeping come—up: the depth.

Top prospects also can Cubs and Mets, among serve as sought—after others, are both playoff trade pieces. The Astros contenders led by big— were able to trade time prospects.

The MLB isn’t like the prospects to the Brewers NFL, the NBA or the for star outfielder Carlos Gomez and pitcher Mike NHL. The Jacksonville Fiers, the latter of whom Jaguars won’t be competthrew a no—hitter just ing for an AFC days ago. Houston also Championship this seaacquired three time All— son. And the PhilStar pitcher Scott Kazmir adelphia 76ers could be for two prospects at the good in 2025. But the trade deadline. Kazmir, MLB is different. The Gomez, and Fiers may sports world laughed at prove to be the key pieces the Astros’ optimistic of the puzzle to propel tweet less than a year ago, the Astros to a deep play- and now they’re a team that nobody wants to off run come October.

While sportswriters play as the homestretch scoffed at the idea that of the season approaches.

And they are taking the Astros would be good anytime soon, the Astros’ the MLB by storm. front office was smiling, knowing the loads of tal- Ben Shatzman can be ent soon to become reached at household names. Well, bshatzman@cornellsun.com.

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Pepicelli Ready to Start New Era The Surprisingly New York native takes over as coach of Cornell Big Red baseball

By SHANE LEWIS Sun Assistant Sports Editor

A couple of years ago Dan Pepicelli, then on the coaching staff at Clemson, casually bumped into exCornell head baseball coach Tom Ford in Atlanta.

“You must really love coaching down here in the ACC, huh?” Ford asked Pepicelli.

“I really do love it,” Pepicelli said. “But you know what? I’d really love to coach in the Ivy League. I’d real-

“I’d really like to coach in the Ivy League. I’d really love to coach at Cornell.”

Dan Pepicelli ly love to coach at Cornell. If a job ever opens up let me know.”

It turns out that this would be a fateful conversation, as Pepicelli is now Cornell’s head coach after getting hired this August. Pepicelli replaces Bill Walkenbach, who coached at Cornell for five years before accepting a job at Claremont-Mudd-Scripps as head coach.

Walkenbach compiled a record of 99-107-1 and won an Ivy League Championship during his time at Cornell.

Pepicelli has roots in Upstate New York. He was born in Schenectady, N.Y. in 1967 and played collegiate baseball at Mohawk Valley in 1986 and 1987. Pepicelli transferred to SUNY Cortland in 1989, and then finished off his playing career at the SUNY College at

Oneonta in 1990. He was a standout player, earning all-region selections at Mohawk Valley and all-conference honors while at Oneonta.

Pepicelli did not get started into coaching until a few years after he graduated. While working as an investment banker, he was asked to help with the base running at a local college. From that moment on, Pepicelli was hooked. He fell in love with coaching.

“It was just a volunteer position,” Pepicelli said. “But I loved it. And you always should do what you love you know? So I decided to go into coaching.”

Pepicelli got his opportunity at a head coaching position in 1999 where he coached at Hartwick. Two years later, he accepted the head coaching position at Division III St. John Fisher, a position he kept for eight years. While at St. John Fisher, Pepicelli led the Cardinals to the postseason seven times and made the Division III title game in 2007.

“I never imagined leaving [St. John Fisher],” Pepicelli said. “I loved being a head coach. When I was invited to apply for a coaching position at Clemson, I never imagined they would hire a DIII coach, but after the interview process, I was pretty confident I had a shot at the job. When it turned out they wanted to hire me, I was honored and couldn’t say no.”

Pepicelli served six years as Clemson’s pitching coach and three years as their associate head coach. While Pepicelli was at Clemson, the team enjoyed enormous success. The Tigers made the NCAA tournament every year and made an appearance in the College World Series in 2010, where they finished in third. Pepicelli become the first pitching coach in Clemson’s history to See PEPICELLI page 30

WOMEN’S SOCCER

Farmer Expects Big Step Forward

By BEN DENSON Sun Staff Writer

With an improved record over the last four seasons, a competitive freshman class and a philosophy centered on results, the Cornell women’s soccer team is ready for its most promising season under head coach Patrick Farmer.

“We need to make a bigger step forward,” Farmer said on the upcoming season, “and we are expecting to challenge to be in the top half [of the Ivy League], and ultimately challenge for the Ivy League Conference Title.”

These are lofty goals for a team that finished 114 three seasons ago, but the team’s shortcomings over the last few seasons have planted the seeds for success.

“Building depth and feeling part of the program was a goal for the first few years,” Farmer said. “Now we have taken steps to be more competitive …16 or 17 players to only fit in 11 positions.

The expectations for the program are higher.”

One gaping hole is the team’s lack of a go-to scor-

er following the knee injury of All-Ivy League honorable mention Caroline Growney.

“Overcoming the loss of Caroline Growney is difficult,” Farmer said.

“She [was] the fiercest player on team … competitive hard physical, great frontrunner … Not just the goals, but the mentality was there. A real pain in the neck to play against.”

Junior midfielder Elizabeth Crowell picked up much of the slack after the loss of Growney last season. “We’d would like to move her up the field,” Farmer said. “She’s a possessive team player coming out of the midfield. I like her to player higher up the field.”

Along with Crowell, left back senior captain Charlotte Tate looks to make a noticeable impact in the backfield. The 5foot-7 Tate is a “proverbial lead by example kind of athlete,” Farmer said. She is also reliable, having started every game she had been healthy for.

After finishing 7-9 overall and 7th place in the Ivy League, Farmer See W. SOCCER page 29

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Captain Tate | Coach Patrick Farmer says he expects senior captain Charlotte Tate to make a noticeable impact on the Red this year.

Surging Houston Astros

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oming into 2013, the Houston Astros finished the regular season with a record of 51-111, by far the worst record in baseball. It marked the second consecutive year that the Astros were the only team in Major League Baseball to fail to win 60 games. Last season, the Astros improved, winning 70 games, but Houston still remained among the worst teams in the league.

Last December, when the Astros took to Twitter to announce “... that the date of the Taylor Swift 1989 show at #MMP [Minute Maid Park] is subject to change if it conflicts with an #Astros postseason home game” the responses were, well, what you'd expect.

The Huffington Post published a mocking article

Ben Shatzman Calling the Shatz titled “Astros Laughably Warn That The Taylor Swift Concert Might Be Moved For A Playoff Game”.

Other notable websites, like Deadspin, posted similar articles. The loads of “LOL” and “hahaha” responses to the Astros “laughably optimistic” tweet revealed the feelings of much of the baseball world. But the Astros got the last laugh.

At the end of July, the Astros changed the date of the Taylor Swift concert. Today the Astros are 13 games over .500, good enough for first place in the AL West and four games ahead of to the second-place Rangers. Anchored by consistent starting pitching and exceptional young hitters, Houston is on the verge of its first playoff berth since 2005.

A turnaround of this magnitude rarely happens in professional sports. But of the four major professional leagues in America, Major League Baseball is the only league in which a team could go from joke-of-theleague to title contender in two seasons. In no other league is there the expansive farm system that exists in the MLB. Each franchise has several minor league teams where players hope to climb the organizational rankings — from rookie ball to sinA turnaround of gle-A, from AA to AAA, and ultithis magnitude mately to the rarely happens in majors.

The MLB draft professional is 50 rounds compared to just seven sports. rounds in the NFL and NHL drafts, and the two in the NBA draft. Prospects are crucial in the MLB: a weak farm system generally means shortlived success (see the dramatic decline of the Phillies over the past few seasons), while a top-ranked farm system means hope for the near future.

Although the Astros have had a miserable last few seasons, the heart of the franchise — their minor league system — suggested that, yes, the Astros lacked the MLB stars in 2011, 2012 and 2013, but that they were breeding the studs of 2015, 2016 and beyond.

And that is exactly how it is turning out.

The Astros lineup is full of players who have rose through the Houston farm-system to get to the majors. Their star speedster, Jose Altuve, signed with the Astros as an international free agent in 2007. He made his MLB debut in 2011. He turned 25-yearsold a few months ago, meaning he signed his first contract as a 17-year-old. Carlos Correa bats third for the Astros. He was the No. 1 overall draft pick in 2012, dominated the minor leagues and left the Astros with no other option than to promote him, at 20 year olds, to the majors, where he has proven to be See SHATZMAN page 30