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Internal Police Investigation Ends Actions of officer who pulled gun on black teenagers not ‘race-based,’ review finds By ANNIE BUI Sun News Editor
An internal review by the Ithaca Police Department found Sgt. John Norman’s decision to raise his weapon after stopping two teenagers on bicycles “wholly consistent with standard police policies.” The investigation, which was commissioned by Mayor Svante Myrick ’09 and Police Chief John Barber, judged that Norman’s actions were not racially motivated in any way. However, the conductors of the investigation were concerned that he was not clearly in uniform at the time of the incident, according to the review. Norman — who was off-duty at the time of the stop and was driving his personal vehicle — was aiding shift RILEY YUAN / SUN STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER commander Lt. Scott Garin with invesHall of justice | The Ithaca Police Department will tigations regarding two car arsons and a
undergo policy changes following a recent internal review.
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Police: Teens followed due to suspiscions of committing arson By TYLER ALICEA Sun Managing Editor
A previous version of this story was published online Aug. 15 and was updated after additional details were released Monday following the conclusion of an internal review. Just weeks after an Ithaca police sergeant pointed his gun at unarmed, black teenagers, an internal review
that concluded Monday revealed additional details about the events that transpired over the course of an evening earlier this month. Mayor Svante Myrick ’09 and Police Chief John Barber promised on Aug. 15 that the actions of the sergeant, who has been revealed as Sgt. John Norman, would be investigated. At the conclusion of the internal review, it was
found Norman’s decision to pull his weapon on the teenagers was justified. Previously it was reported that the officer pointed his weapon at four teenagers, when in fact there were only two teenagers. This mistake was reported by multiple news outlets due to a misinterpretation of a police statement, which police later See POLICE page 5
Mayor outlines proposed changes for IPD By NOAH RANKIN Sun City Editor
In response to concerns about policecommunity relations, Mayor Svante Myrick ’09 created a new set of guidelines for the Police Ithaca Department — including having cameras on every officer and police vehicle. “The incident has drawn a great deal of community concern,” Myrick said. “I believe, given the current state of affairs in Ferguson, [Missouri], and a long history of violence and mistrust between the police and the black community that concern is understandable.” Myrick’s sevenpoint plan, which he believes will bring the IPD into “a more robust model of policing,” was created with input from various sectors of the local community, he said. “Over the past several weeks, I’ve met repeatedly with parents, teens, religious leaders, members of the Common Council, community leaders and the leadership of the police department,” Myrick said. “I’ve also spoken with peers in
V.P. of Tech Campus to Depart By TYLER ALICEA Sun Managing Editor
Vice President of Cornell Tech Cathy Dove MBA ’84 has been named the first female president of Paul Smith’s College in the Adirondacks, the University announced July 28. She will leave Cornell to begin her new position Sept. 1. As one of the administrators responsible for leading the University’s efforts to build a new
to Provost Kent Fuchs. Upon winning the tech campus bid, Cornell named Dove vice president of the campus in 2012. In the role, she has been responsible “Her talents are for a variety of functions, including a perfect fit for Paul administrative, operSmith’s.” ational, outreach, capital planning and President David Skorton construction, for the campus, according to competition, which a University press release. President David granted the University the right to build the Skorton said Paul Smith’s tech campus, according — which was founded in campus on Roosevelt Island, Dove played a “critical role” in helping Cornell win New York City’s applied sciences
1946 — has “found an exceptional leader” in Dove. “Her talents are a perfect fit for Paul Smith’s, whose mission combines experiential and traditional learning with a vibrant entrepreneurial spirit,” Skorton said in a statement. “I wish her and her new campus community continued success.” Dove said that while she is honored to serve at See DOVE page 6
other communities and reviewed the latest literature on standards of operations in the Police Department.” The first provision calls for Ithaca to fund body-worn cameras for all officers and dashboard cameras for all police cars, a step that aims to reduce the use of police force and bring a greater level of accountability to the police department, as well as to serve as an “evidentiary benefit” for officers. “[Cameras] can decrease the amount of
in the community that they serve will be uniquely invested in our community, better familiar with and to the citizens they have chosen to serve and protect, and best able to respond quickly in emergency situations,” Myrick said in the plan. The plan also calls for several new institutions for the department, including a “Community Action Team,” a downtown outreach social worker and a physical district office on the west end
“The incident has drawn a great deal of community concern.” Svante Myrick ’09 time our officers spend filling out paperwork and increase the amount of time they spend on the street. They also increase the odds that cases end in guilty pleas,” the plan says. The second point requires all new hires to establish Ithaca as their primary place of residence “within one year of hire of their hiring.” “Officers who live
of the City. The CAT will be a team of two officers that work outside of the typical patrol rotation without a beat or a fixed schedule, selected to provide increased flexibility, response time and proactivity. “If there is a rash of burglaries on the West End, they can supplement our patrols in See MYRICK page 6
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The trial of former Cornell student Peter Mesko ’13 — who is charged with raping another student in March 2013 — has been postponed with no new trial date set. The former Cornell wrestler was scheduled to go to trial on Aug. 11, according to Tompkins County District Attorney Gwen Wilkinson. The legal proceedings, however, were postponed after a robbery case took longer than expected and used up time that was supposed to be allocated for the Mesko trial. Mesko’s lawyers intend to argue that he had “diminished mental capacity” due to his intoxication at the time of the reported sexual assault, according to court documents. As a result, Mesko could not have formed the requisite intent for rape, burglary and sexual abuse, his lawyers contend. His lawyers, Lauren S. Owens and William J. Dreyer, declined to comment on the case. Mesko was arrested and charged with raping a female student last spring, The Sun previously reported. He pleaded not guilty in April 2013. On March 30, 2013, the victim reportedly woke up at 4:45 a.m. in her girlfriend’s house and realized she
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was being raped by someone she did not recognize, according to police. She was able to fend off the attack with her girlfriend. The University suspended Mesko during the criminal investigation. Prior to leaving the University, he was a senior in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
The Knocks, Modern Baseball Set To Perform on Arts Quad Saturday By ANUSHKA MEHROTRA Sun News Editor
Cornellians can let loose after the first week of classes by dancing to the music of electronic DJ duo The Knocks and indie rock band Modern Baseball at this year’s free Arts Quad concert, the Cornell Concert Commission announced Aug. 6. “Trying to decide between band or DJ? Stress no longer because we have both,” the CCC wrote on Saturday’s concert’s Facebook page. The Knocks will headline the annual concert, which in the past has hosted LA Riots, The Cataracs and The White Panda. New York City electronic duo
The Knocks is comprised of members Ben “B-Roc” Ruttner and James “JPatt” Patterson and has performed on stage alongside acclaimed artists including Ellie
“Good to know that before I’m through my first full week of college, I already get a free concert.” Will Donnelly ’18 Goulding, Dragonette and Grouplove since they formed in 2007, according to their website.
Philadelphia-based band Modern Baseball, the opening act of the concert, was formed in 2011 and includes guitarists Brendan Lukens and Jake Ewald, drummer Sean Huber and bassist Ian Farmer, according to the band’s website. Incoming freshman Will Donnelly ’18 says he is excited the University is throwing a “fun” event for students so earlier into the semester. “Good to know that before I’m through my first full week of college, I already get a free concert,” he said. Anushka Mehrotra can be reached at amehrotra@cornellsun.com.
and a varsity wrestler, The Sun reported. If convicted of rape, Mesko could face up to 25 years in prison. Sofia Hu can be reached at shu@cornellsun.com.
Cornell Receives Perfect Score on ‘Green Honor Roll’ For the second consecutive year, Cornell won the highest possible score on the Green Honor Roll, The Princeton Review’s annual list of the country’s most sustainable colleges. Only 24 other universities out of 861 surveyed attained a perfect score of 99 points and are featured on the 2015 Green Honor Roll. Harvard and Columbia were the only other Ivy League schools to receive the award. Cornell was selected to receive the award due to its wide variety of sustainability-related courses, extracurricular activities, according to The Princeton Review. “At Cornell University, students can choose from more than 400 courses and 28 majors to study sustainability in every college,” the organization said on its website. The Princeton Review also commended Cornell for its goal of achieving carbon-neutrality by 2050. Cornell is “deeply committed” to achieving zero net carbon emissions, according to the University’s sustainable campus website. — Compiled by Anushka Mehrotra
City News $1,000 Reward for Information on Local Burglaries
Anonymous donors and local businesses have contributed money to form a $1,000 reward for information on a string of local burglaries that have affected over a dozen businesses, according to The Ithaca Voice. Residents Sign Petition Against IPD Grant
During a City Committee meeting Aug. 20, resident Jaimi Hendrix represented community members that signed a petition to participate in a Sept. 3 vote against approving a $100,000 grant to Ithaca Police Department from Homeland Security, according to The Ithaca Times. The funds would be used for items such as night vision goggles and a $41,000 tactical robot. Tompkins to Spend Significant Portion of Year-End Surplus
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Hands in the air | Students gather on the Arts Quad to hear DJ-producer LA Riots perform for the free Arts Quad concert on Aug. 31, 2013.
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burglary that took place between 10 and 11 p.m. on Aug 9. According to the investigation, Norman stopped the 15year olds because he suspected they may have committed the arsons. Though the individuals were subsequently searched and released to the custody of their parents without any charges, there were concerns among the parents that the officer unholstered his weapon, was out of uniform and driving his personal vehicle and that the officer was white and the teenagers were of color, The Sun previously reported. concerns were These expressed in individual meetings between Myrick, Police Chief John Barber and the parents of those involved in the incident. Following the internal review, the City found that there was “no race-based motivation for the detention of the youths.” The City stated that IPD was on the lookout for any individuals who were returning to the scene of the arsons, and that Norman did not stop the teenagers on his own initiative because he was under the command of Garin. The review also found a “clear need” for a policy modification in which investigators at a crime scene wear garments identifying them as a police officer — an action Myrick says the City is working to address. “This policy modification will minimize confusion in critical situations while supporting IPD's departmental accreditation initiative,” Myrick said. Despite the concerns raised by members of the public, Barber said he believes that IPD consistently provides unbiased policing. “Our officers routinely provide excellent, professional police service,” Barber said. “I can understand why some members of our community would be concerned about this incident, which is why we conducted a full and thorough internal review.” The teens involved in the incident declined to participate in the internal review conducted by the City. Annie Bui can be reached at abui@cornellsun.com.
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Weapon Drawn on Unarmed,15-Year-Old Teenagers IPD Sergeant John Norman called in after‘unusual wave of serious criminal activity’ POLICE
mander on duty, then contacted Norman for backup in investigating the string of crimes, police clarified. said in a report released Monday. Discussion over the officer’s Norman then drove his personal actions come at a time when vehicle to the scene of the crime community-police relations are while out of uniform. strained nationally — just days Around 12:20 a.m. on Aug. after an unarmed black teenager 10, Garin was scouting the area was shot by a police officer in near the arson cases when he Ferguson, Missouri, on Aug. 9. noticed three individuals on Norman’s decision to pull a bicycles, according to Monday’s gun on two 15-year-old teenagers police report. Police then folon Aug. 10 lowed the indicame during v i d u a l s An “unusual wave of what Ithaca because, p o l i c e serious criminal activity” according to described as the report, took place between the an “unusual “arson suspects wave of seritend to loiter late evening of Aug. 9 and or ous criminal return to activity” that the scene of early Aug.10, police say. took place fires they have between the set. late evening Norman of Aug. 9 and early Aug. 10. and another officer then saw the Police officers responded to bicyclists near Esty Street and the scene of two vehicle arsons — told other officers on the radio of one on the 400 block of North the teenagers location, according Albany Street and another on the to the report. 400 block of North Geneva The teenagers were then folStreet — that occurred within 30 lowed by two officers in marked minutes of each other on Aug. 9, vehicles as well as Norman, who according to police. let the other vehicles take the Shortly after, multiple police lead because he was in his officers were diverted from one unmarked, personal vehicle, of the arson investigations after a police said. report that a man — who was One of the officers then later arrested — was burglarizing turned on his emergency lights a home on the 400 block North when he said on the radio that Cayuga Street. the bicyclists were “taking off ” as Lt. Scott Garin, the shift com- they began to pedal faster. One of Continued from page 1
the bicyclists, at this point, stopped while the other two individuals continued towards West State Street, according to police. After Norman told the two remaining bicyclists to stop, they dismounted their bicycles and began to run. The sergeant repeated his orders for them to
stop and exited his vehicle, according to police. The group of individuals then began to walk towards the sergeant, who then removed his gun and “kept it pointed in a safe direction as he gave verbal commands to the subjects to lie on the ground,” according to
authorities. Other police officers then arrived on the scene, where the subjects were identified and turned over to their parents, according to police. Tyler Alicea can be reached at managing-editor@cornellsun.com.
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proactivity, according to Myrick. “If there is a rash of burglaries on the West End, they can supplement our patrols in that area,” the plan states. “If there are outof-control parties on East and South Hill when students return in the fall, they can supplement our patrols in that area.” The social worker position and district office aim to give community members better access to IPD, especially for those dealing with addiction, unemployment, homelessness and mental illness. Finally, the plan includes a 10 percent increase in police staffing — a goal that will be achieved by hiring three more officers by the end of 2014 — and improved outreach to local schools and community events. “These steps build trust between the community and the Ithaca Police Department,” the plan says. “That trust is an invaluable tool. It can lead to more tips to IPD, which will result in more criminals being taken off the street. It also leads to less fear, less violence between the Department and the Community.” Myrick said he hopes the plan will greatly improve IPD as a whole. “I believe that this plan, once implemented, will greatly enhance the ability of the Ithaca Police Department to deliver high quality, community oriented services,” Myrick said. “It will turn an already professional and effective department into a national model for community engagement.” Noah Rankin can be reached at nrankin@cornellsun.com.
Dove Chosen as Paul Smith’s First Female President Cornell Tech V.P. says departure is‘bittersweet’ DOVE
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Paul Smith’s, it will be “bittersweet” for her to leave Cornell. “Having been a part of this great institution for many years, I am thankful for the opportunities Cornell has given me,” she said in a statement. “I will be forever grateful and proud to have contributed to the vision that has brought Cornell Tech to life.” Other administrators also spoke of Dove’s importance to the tech campus. “Cathy has been a key partner in the leadership of Cornell Tech since the initial conception of the new campus,” said Dan Huttenlocher, vice provost and dean of Cornell Tech. “While it is sad to see her leaving Cornell, I know she will bring the same high degree of excellence and commitment to this new role that we have all come to depend on here.” Dove began her time at Cornell as an MBA student, graduating in 1984. Since 1989, Dove has served as associate dean in the College of Engineering, associate dean for MBA programs and administration at the Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management and as director of financial management services for the senior vice president and chief financial officer, according to the University. In addition to her MBA, Dove earned her doctorate in higher education management from the University of Pennsylvania in 2004 and a bachelor’s degree from Georgetown University in 1979. Tyler Alicea can be reached at managing-editor@cornellsun.com.
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ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — In 2011, New York state was home to five hard cider-makers. Now, it boasts 29. The significant increase is part of an overall uptick in the number of alcohol producers in the state, as more and more consumers turn to locally produced beer, wine and spirits. The number of microbreweries is up from 40 in 2011 to 104 this year. The state also has 57 new farm breweries, 100 new farm wineries and 24 new farm cideries, which are allowed to operate retail outlets, restaurants and tastings in exchange for using New York apples, grapes and other local ingredients. The number of distilleries is up from 10 in 2011 to 55 this year. “The craft beverage industry is one of New York’s greatest success stories, and we are doing everything we can in state government to keep the tremendous growth seen by our wineries, breweries, cideries and distilleries going strong,” Cuomo said. New York state now ranks sixth in the nation for the number of craft breweries, according to the national Brewers Association.
Stray Bullet Grazes Suburban Hotel Guest RYE BROOK, N.Y. (AP) — Police say a suburban New York hotel guest’s gun accidentally went off and sent a bullet through a wall, grazing a guest in an adjoining room. No one was seriously injured. It happened Saturday afternoon at the Hilton Westchester in Rye Brook. Police Chief Gregory Austin said Monday that a guest had packed a handgun in his suitcase and was moving the weapon to a dresser when it fired. Austin says the wall and furnishings slowed the bullet before it hit the guest next door. It didn’t break his skin. Austin says gun-owner Jason Fleming had a permit. He’s been charged with reckless endangerment and is free on $1,000 bond. The 31-year-old from Lockport declined to comment Monday. Hilton managers haven’t immediately returned a call.
N.Y. Aquarium Reopens After Power Issue; Animals Unaffected NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Aquarium says power problems that forced a closure have been resolved. The aquarium had shut down Sunday morning, but was scheduled to open again by mid-afternoon. The Aquarium says all of the life-support systems at the Coney Island facility are working and the animals weren’t impacted. The Aquarium in Brooklyn is run by the Wildlife Conservation Society, which also operates the Bronx Zoo.
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PHOENIX (AP) — John G. Sperling was in his teens — illiterate and the survivor of a childhood filled with illness — when a shipmate in the Merchant Marine taught him to read. Enchanted by the likes of Fyodor Dostoyevsky and F. Scott Fitzgerald, Sperling began a journey through higher education that ultimately led to his founding of the University of Phoenix, a forprofit institution. Sperling, 93, a billionaire, died Sunday at a hospital near San Francisco, according to a statement from Apollo Education Group, the parent company of the University of Phoenix. His cause of death was not disclosed. Sperling stepped down two years ago as Apollo’s executive chairman, but his legacy remains as the founder of one of the biggest disrupters of traditional higher education. Sterling founded the University of Phoenix to accommodate older students who wanted to advance their education but didn’t have time for a typical classroom schedule. He built his schools near highways and busy intersections and scheduled evening classes.
Ferguson Father Asks For Peace While Laying Son To Rest “We love you. We love you. We love you.” McSpadden composed herself for a moment and softly said, “Thank you. Thank you, everybody. Thank you.” Peace Fest 2014 was already in the works before Officer Darren Wilson shot Brown Aug. 9 in a St. Louis suburb, but it took on new resonance in the aftermath. The nightly protests in Ferguson have been mostly peaceful in recent days, a contrast to images of police in riot gear firing tear gas canisters at angry protesters in the days after the Brown shooting. Tensions briefly flared then subsided late Saturday night and early Sunday. Niesha Thomas, who attended Peace Fest, said she hopes the event marks “a new start” in which people put “irrelevant, unproductive” disputes behind them. “This should be a pivotal point where we move forward,” Thomas said. But that might not be so easy. A grand jury has started considering evidence in the case and some local residents and officials have said they’re concerned that a failure to return an indictment against Wilson could stoke new anger in the community. Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon reiterated his support Sunday for sticking with St. Louis County prosecutor Bob McCulloch. Brown’s parents and others in the community have expressed concerns that the office would not be impartial because of McCulloch’s ties to law enforcement.
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his summer, my family made the couldn’t find Iraq on a map while 54 perdecision to drive from our home cent didn’t know Sudan was a country in in Connecticut down to our new Africa. Many colleges seem to be doing home in Texas. Twenty-eight hours, two little to discourage this trend — by not tires and far too many gallons of gas later, requiring students to learn another lanwe were parked in our new driveway, star- guage, colleges are conveying that it doesing nervously at a large orange tree that n’t matter if there is an entire population seemed to lean dangerously close to our that speaks languages other than English front door. Whether driving halfway so long as the few people that surround us across the country was a brilliant idea or can understand what we have to say. a terrible one is not a choice I’ve come to I understand it is unrealistic to expect terms with yet, but the trip itself taught everyone to know where every country is, me a few things. First, there is no service the same way it is unrealistic to expect in Alabama — at all. I’m pretty sure everyone to run out and learn Spanish or AT&T forgot the state exists. Second, it is French or some other foreign language. very easy to die when the speed limit is 75 Knowing facts and learning languages miles per hour. I spent my first time dri- doesn’t necessarily make a person more ving past the Mason-Dixon line trauma- cultured or more aware of the world. tized because I’d never been over 65 mph, Aside from being a resume booster, there and there was a car (legally) driving 80 isn’t really a shining incentive for an engimph next to me. And finally, perhaps my neering major to add an extra language most important lesson from the trip: class to an already stressful schedule. America really However, in an loves America. age where the Knowing facts and learning The sentiworld lives ment goes languages doesn’t necessarily make within the small beyond national screen of a a person more cultured or more pride. With the smartphone, it Fourth of July aware of the world. ... However, in is important to only days away care about what an age where the world lives within happens around and the World Cup ongoing, I the small screen of a smartphone, it us. We should had expected a want to pick up is important to care about what surge in patrioa few words of tism throughout another lanhappens around us. the country. But guage, travel to what I experidifferent places enced felt a little more like self-absorp- — or let our words travel. When we think tion. People seemed to be so consumed by about things that are nearby, our their own lives that they had no idea an thoughts are constricted, bound by a entire world exists, significantly larger more limited set of associations, accordthan the one that surrounds them. There ing to Jonah Lehrer from The Guardian. was small talk all around me, from Paul The experience of another culture allows George’s injury to Clooney’s engagement, us to become more open-minded, makes but few people bothered to address events it easier for us to see a situation in a difhappening outside the United States. ferent way or realize that a single thing Those that did, usually did so during a can have multiple meanings. So while it World Cup match, and went on to follow may feel comfortable to focus only on up their politically incorrect statements what happens in our lives or the lives of with a rant about ‘Murica for the next few those close to us, taking an interest in the minutes. My favorite was a man in rest of the world can only come back to Tennessee who couldn’t believe Ghana, a impact us in a positive way. After all, country we apparently share a border Mark Twain said it best when he observed with, was tied with the United States in “Broad, wholesome, charitable views of an ongoing World Cup match. Vice men and things cannot be acquired by President Joe Biden recently claiming vegetating in one little corner of the earth “there is no reason the nation of Africa all one’s lifetime.” cannot and should not join the ranks of the world’s most prosperous nations” at an African Leaders Summit is most definitely a close second. It is my generation, Hebani Duggal is a freshman in the College of however, that concerns me the most. A Arts and Sciences. She can be reached at hdugNational Geographic survey shows 63 gal@cornellsun.com. Teach Me How to Duggal percent of young Americans (ages 18-24) appears alternate Tuesdays this semester.
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Deon Thomas | It’s Not Me, It’s You
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Here’s Some Advice: Don’t Be a Tool
am going to start this column off welcoming all newcomers to Cornell University. This is a place where there are more distractions than newcomers. That’s both a great opportunity but a great danger. In this specific piece of writing, I am going to have to advise all of you to do something you were told not to do. That advice ultimately adds up to one thing: Be selfish! College is set up in a way that you will want to be popular; you will want to give your friends everything they could ever want or need. I will have to advise strongly against you. I believe that if you do everything to fit your own goals and needs you will end up having more friends and close confidants than you could ever want. In order to explain this seemingly obscene advice I am so generously handing out to you, I will first have to explain what has taken place in my life these last few years. Coming out of high school, I was a tool. I know you have heard that epithet before, but I promise you will have a new definition of it by the time you are done reading this. A “tool,” according to Merriam Webster, is “something (as an instrument or apparatus) used in performing an operation or necessary in the practice of a vocation or profession.” Based upon my performance from freshman to junior year, I was exactly that. It was my singular goal to become well known and liked and I did whatever it took to partake that vocation. If my friend need something I did it, if my friends preferred one thing to another I did that one thing, if I knew someone would rather have something done a certain way I did what they would rather have done: I was a tool. At the end of it all (my senior year) I realize I would do one thing
When your peers look at you and understand your purpose and demeanor, they will respect and adore you no matter what. ... The only people who are jealous of other’s success are not succeeding in their own mind. differently. Nonetheless, mind you, I would still be a tool (please feign surprise). However, I would be my own tool this time around. I now realize that if you accomplish what you feel you need to, you will end up on top anyway. You need to allow yourself to trust your own judgment and intuition because at the end of the day, that’s what got you into Cornell. When your peers look at you and understand your purpose and demeanor, they will respect and adore you no matter what; unless they fail to be responsible for themselves. The only people who are jealous of other’s success are not succeeding in their own mind. Nobody completely satisfied with themselves can be truly offended by the actions of others. If somebody disapproves of you, make sure you are constantly evaluating yourself. But ultimately if you think you haven’t detracted from your own temperaments, talents and convictions, do not hesitate in continuing upon your path. Three years ago, I would change myself in for the acceptance of others and in reflection this has been my biggest and fatal flaw as of yet. I once tweeted meanly about one of my friends, stating, “Who is a chameleon without it’s natural color?” and today I realize I might has well have been tweeting about myself. As Rosa Parks once said, “Stand for something or you will fall for anything. Today’s mighty oak is yesterday’s nut that held its ground.” This statement continues to stand true. In the last three years, I have fallen too many damn times, and I am ready to grow some roots. My biggest motivation was being well liked and my biggest downfall was the disapproval of others. However, that is not a way to live because, ultimately, I was living in fear. I will reiterate that this is not a recommendation to not become close to other people nor to detract from everyone around you. I am simply requesting that all your actions line up with your own convictions. I will also make one more demand: Make sure that you constantly criticize and grow internally, because if you don’t you be mature negatively, and that is the last thing that you need in your life. College is a training camp of constant improvement, and you must make the most of it because once you graduate you will never have another chance like it. If I were to sum up this lecture in a phrase, I would have to ask you to do what makes you happy. Deon Thomas is a senior in the School of Industrial and Labor Relations. He may be reached at dthomas@cornellsun.com. It’s Not Me, It’s You appears alternate Tuesdays this semester.
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Comment of the day “There’s also a difference between asking witnesses for voluntary accounts and chasing random people down. Chasing, especially with a gun, should be limited to cases when officers see someone running from a murder with a bloodstained shirt, or from an arson with a can of gasoline.” Guest Re: “Ithaca Police Sergeant Pulls Gun on Four Unarmed, Minority Teens,” News, published August 15, 2014
David Fischer | Fischy Business
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Don’t Eat at Okenshields
escribed as an all who enter is a wel- not provide a solution, “All You Care come addition to any I’d like to get to proto Eat dining day. However, the vide a few examples of room with beautiful lackluster food means excellent eateries on views of the Slope and that Okenshields is not campus before I dive Ithaca hillsides,” an ideal everyday in to the more abstract Okenshields Dining lunch spot. conclusion of what this Room attracts un For any new stu- battle between meal knowing freshmen dents who have picked swipes and BRBs really with its unique status up this paper on the means for your college as the only dining hall first day of classes, or experience. on Central Campus for older students who Let’s start with my that accepts meal are just looking for a absolute favorite place swipes. Lured in by the bit of unsolicited to eat on campus, Siren’s song of not advice on how to enjoy Synapsis Café. needing to waste high- your Cornell experi- Located in Weill Hall ly-prized BRBs that ence to the fullest, I’m on the Biology Quad, could otherwise be not going to repeat it has arguably the best used for late-night cal- what you’ve all been pizzas and best grilled zones at Nasties, many told about getting cheeses on Central have been bewitched involved and signing Campus. The Hot into the depths of up for as many clubs as Italian flatbread is a Willard Straight Hall you can. My advice: must-try and blows the for an underwhelming Don’t go to standard chicken from assortment of what Okenshields. Okenshields out of its might be scornfully G r a n t e d , coup. called culinary creations. The only truly c o n s i s t e n t l y There are certainly some great things decent food in about Okenshields. As I mentioned the dining before, the lo mein is pretty great, and hall is the lo Happy Dave ... is a welcome addition to mein at the “ Wo k / A s i a n any day. However, the lackluster food Station,” so if means that Okenshields is not you’re only an ideal everyday lunch spot. looking for some nice noodles and veggies, Okenshields is very Moving a bit furOkenshields’ culinary convenient. It’s a place ther down campus, offerings may be for where, in exchange for Trillium has the dinyou. a meal swipe, you’re ing room atmosphere At this point, you granted free reign over of Okenshields with may be wondering why any of the foods that more delicious food. I’ve been so passion- are laid out in a buffet. The Quesadillas and ately bashing a campus A meal swipe is a nice, Chinese food are pardining hall. After all, standardized and con- ticularly good and relsaying that the food on venient option that atively well-priced. If a college campus is bad doesn’t require much you’re going during is hardly a novel senti- thought. However, the lunch rush get ment. There are cer- there are plenty of bet- ready to wait on a few tainly some great ter options for food on lines. things about Central Campus if If you really like Okenshields. As I you’re willing to jump the ambience of mentioned before, the out of the comfortable Willard Straight Hall, lo mein is pretty great, world of meal swipes Ivy Room is located and Happy Dave, the and use your Big Red right next to always-cheery man Bucks. Okenshields and has who swipes cards and Since I’d hate to much better food. enthusiastically greets outline a problem and Burgers and salads are
the name of the game here, and there’s also decent pizza. Furthermore, as a part of the decor, you get to stare at the seals of the schools in the Ivy League, and if that’s not appetizing I don’t know what is. Those are three excellent options that — although they necessitate BRBs — are completely worth the limited portions and not being able to use meal swipes. Although it’s a little bit less convenient, your taste buds will thank you. This policy of not eating all the time at Okenshields is an excellent one to apply to your Cornell life. Although one thing may seem more convenient and more familiar, that doesn’t necessarily mean that it’s the best and most exciting. I’ve provided three excellent options for delicious on-campus lunches, but I also recommend trying out different places and finding where you like to eat on campus. It’ll make your experience at the school (and your diet) much richer. So remember: Don’t eat at Okenshields.
David Fischer is a senior in the College of Arts and Sciences. He can be reached at dfischer@cornellsun.com. Fischy Business appears alternate Tuesdays this semester.
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UNITARIAN CHAPLAINCY AT CORNELL A gathering of Unitarian Universalists, religious humanists and freethinkers.
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TIBETAN BUDDHIST MEDITATION
Rev. David E. Grimm, Chaplain (607) 379-3738, email: minister@davidegrimm.com Sponsored by First Unitarian Society of Ithaca At the corner of Aurora and Buffalo Streets www.uuithaca.org
The Venerable Tenzin Choesang, CURW Chaplain tc342@cornell.edu
Meditations: Mon. Wed. Thurs. 12:15-1:00 pm Founders Room Anabel Taylor Hall Please contact Tenzin Gephel for information Additional Information can be obtained: Namgyal Monastery Institute of Buddhist Studies 412 N. Aurora Street, Ithaca
607-273-0739 office@namgyal.org
Meditations: Namgyal Monastery Mon. Wed. Fri. 5:15-6:00 pm Meditation Instruction: 4:30 pm 1st Friday of Month Tea Social: 6:00-6:45 pm 1st Friday of Month
The Religious Society of Friends
www.crucornell.edu
Ithaca Monthly Meeting
Quakers Student Welcome Picnic
Saturday, August 30 at 5:30 p.m. Burtt House Friends Center, 227 N. Willard Way (A3) Rides from Purcell (Jessup Rd. side) (E1) at 5:15 p.m. – Look for the car with FRIENDS sign
(607) 273-5421
Meeting for Worship Sundays 10:30 a.m. 120 Third Street, Ithaca (607) 229-9500 www.ithacamonthlymeeting.org
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Worship Services
Sunday
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114 Burleigh Drive, Ithaca, 257-1334 Latter-Day Saint Student Association at Cornell Classes – Fellowship – Activities Anabel Taylor Hall, Room 320 Advisors: Elder Von and Sister Patty Jolley 607-257-1830
Chabad is dedicated to bringing the warmth and richness of Jewish life and tradition to students of all backgrounds. We are your home away from home… the heart of Jewish campus life. Come for our free home-cooked Shabbat dinner, or for a Torah class. Call for information about Judaism, or just to talk. For more information regarding Chabad’s programs and activities, please e mail: Rabbi Eli and Chana at: es79@cornell.edu or call: (607) 257-7379 Eli & Chana Silberstein
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Contact: Neha Ratna nr279@cornell.edu Check out hsc.cornell.edu to find out about pujas and weekly bhajans as well as other events we’ll be holding!
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LUTHERAN CAMPUS MINISTRY WELCOMES YOU TRINITY LUTHERAN CHURCH 149 Honness Lane Worship at Trinity at 10:30 a.m. Sunday (607) 273.9017
www.trinityithaca.org
Welcome Picnic & Campus Fellowship check out details at: trinityithaca.org Megan Hill: Prof. Mike Thompson: Rev. Robert Foote, Pastor: Karla Terry:
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Ithaca Area SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST SATURDAY SERVICES Worship – 10:45 a.m. Sabbath School – 9:30 a.m. Fellowship Luncheon To Follow Services Weekly
1219 Trumansburg Road, Ithaca • Phone 273-5950 www.ithacaSDAchurch.com
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SUNDAY SERVICE/SCHOOL 10:30AM WEDNESDAY TESTIMONY MEETING 7:30PM FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST, SCIENTIST • 101 UNIVERSITY AVENUE, ITHACA CHRISTIAN SCIENCE READING ROOM 117 SOUTH CAYUGA STREET 607-272-1650, MON-FRI 11AM-5PM, SAT 11AM-2PM http://www.christiansciencenys.com/ithaca.html
St. Catherine Greek Orthodox Church
120 W. Seneca Street, Ithaca, has regularly scheduled liturgical services on Sundays, feast days, and special saints days. On Sundays, Orthros begins at 9:00 a.m. and Divine Liturgy at 10:00 a.m. On special feast and saints days, Orthros begins at 8:30 a.m. and Divine Liturgy at 9:30 a.m. The meeting times of the Orthodox Christian Fellowship (OCF) is Wednesdays, 7 p.m. until 9 p.m. at ATH and prayer services on Tuesdays at 9 a.m. in the ATH Chapel.
Confessions are heard by appointment. Call Rev. Fr. Athanasios (Tom) Parthenakis at (607) 273-2767 (church) or (607) 379-6045 (home). Everyone is welcome to attend these worship services and the Orthodox Christian Fellowship on Thursdays at Anabel Taylor Hall, Cornell University.
IMMACULATE CONCEPTION PARISH Mass Schedule Mon. & Thurs 12:10 p.m. Tues. Wed. & Fri. 7:00 a.m. Saturday 4:30 p.m. Sunday 8:30 a.m. 10:30 a.m.
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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
MTV Video Music Awards BY CALVIN PATTEN Sun Staff Writer
On the red carpet in advance of the 2014 MTV Video Music Awards, three stars of Teen Wolf were interviewed. When asked for criteria on how to act at the VMA awards, Tyler Posey explained to his costars and the general audience, “You just got to get drunk.” Tyler Posey does not lie; alcohol is a key ingredient in the proceedings and one of few ways viewers can spice up a generally lackluster event. Ariana Grande, Nicki Minaj and Jessie J kicked off the proceedings with back-to-back performances. Nicki’s much talked about “Anaconda” was the most notable — and a dancer getting bit by a snake earlier in the week certainly raised the performance’s profile. True to Nicki’s latest form, it featured excessive thrusting and ass shaking. It is difficult to rationalize how the same person who delivered the career-making verse on Kanye West’s “Monster” (2010) can fall back to effectively remixing Sir Mix-A-Lot. It is not the outfits, album covers or twerking that is offensive but the disregard for her own talent. Snoop Dogg (apparently moving on from Lion) and Gwen Stefani came out to present Katy Perry with the Best Female Video award for “Dark Horse.” Katy and Riff Raff arrived wearing coordinated denim outfits, in some sort of tribute to Justin Timberlake and Britney Spears’s 2001 denim outfits. Taylor Swift performed her new single, “Shake it Off.” I think she attempted to rap at one point, which was rough. It is not totally clear what her intentions are with her new sound, but I look forward to inevitably getting assaulted by the song’s radio play. Later, Sam Smith did a very soulful rendition of “Stay with Me,” after being introduced by Kim K, who rather strangely referred to Sam Smith as her “friend.” A quick Google search reveals that the two met on Aug. 4 on Jimmy Kimmel Live. After Ed Sheeran won the best male video for “Sing,” Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels came out to give out the Best Pop Video trophy and advertise Dumb and Dumber To. The two were notably awful, with Jim actually falling down during a particularly forced bit revolving around a scarf he had w o r n . G r a n d e would win that particular award, making for a strange pic-
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ture between the two 50-plus hasbeens and the exploding star. Jay Pharoah appeared several times and did impressions of Jay (good) and Kanye (less good), in addition to making some jokes about Drake in the “Anaconda” video. Several cast members from Orange is the New Black came out to present Usher. They made some jokes about the unpredictability of the PHOTOS COURTESY OF MTV awards and referenced having to shiv someone. I personally felt it was a little tone deaf considering that Suge Knight actually was shot six times at a Chris Brown hosted VMA party the night previous. Common was probably the best presenter of the night, if only because he brought along a speck of perspective when he came out to hand out the award for Best Hip Hop Video. He reminded the audience of hip hop’s roots as a “voice for the revolution” and asked for a moment of silence for Mike Brown and the country. Of course, he then gave out the award to Drake for “Hold on I’m Coming Home,” a song which is distinctively pop. Lorde later took home the Best Rock Video award for “Royals.” Once again, I am a little unclear on genre here, but it was good to see genuine talent snag a victory. Dressed in an extensive, all black outfit she was a little awkward, accidently swore, apologized for swearing and generally seemed like an authentic 17 year-old. Against the rolled-on sheen and glitz of the rest of the evening, it was a welcome relief. Miley Cyrus’s big win of the evening was the Video of the Year award for “Wrecking Ball” (I have no idea how it defeated “Drunk in Love”). She sent up a former homeless man named Jesse up to accept. He in turn accepted it on behalf of the 1.6 million homeless youth in America, and encouraged people to donate by going to Miley’s Facebook. Miley’s propensity for stunts makes
me a bit cynical, but it was a nice moment that highlighted an important and derserved cause. Finally, Beyoncé received the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award and capped off the proceedings with a 16-minute medley of songs, including most off of her visual album. She really was marvelous, hitting every spot and note while authoring a cohesive and vaguely feminist empowering set. In what is ostensibly a concerted move to spite the divorce rumors, Jay-Z and Blue Ivy came on stage to actually present Bey with the award. It was a tender and convincingly sincere moment from the first couple of music and a satisfying end to an often unsatisfying awards show. Calvin Patten is a senior in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. He can be reached at cpatten@cornellsun.com.
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PHILLIP SEYMOUR HOFFMAN’S FINAL ROLE JESSE WEISSMAN Sun Staff Writer
A Most Wanted Man, an excellent and intelligent film adaptation of John Le Carre’s book of the same name, will probably be most familiar to Americans as Phillip Seymour Hoffman’s last major performance. As Gunther Bachmann, the head of a secret German anti-terrorism espionage squad, Hoffman is his usual excellent self, but the film cares less about using Hoffman’s charisma and more about exploring every nook and cranny of the terrorism counterintelligence world. Hoffman’s character is just a brilliant brain who gives us insight into the inner workings of the world he inhabits. The plot of the film is relatively easy to follow. I mention this because to me (and I think many others) the plot of 2011’s Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy (also based on a Le Carre novel) was downright impossible. In this film, the stakes are clear. Issa Karpov (Grigoriy Dobrygin) is a mysterious refugee from Chechnya fleeing torture from the Russian government, ending up in Hamburg, Germany. Karpov, is also a devout Muslim who may or may not be trying to make contact with local Islamist terrorist cells. He seems to also be in Hamburg to claim from a local bank a great deal of inheritance from his war criminal father. The film tells us in the opening shot that Mohammed Atta planned the 9/11 attacks in Hamburg and that the local counterintelli-
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gence agency has been haunted ever since in fear of making the same mistake again. You can feel this haunting in the way Bachmann and his colleagues act. They don’t just scheme and plot: They despair, they drink heavily, their faces are filled with premature wrinkles. They feel deep down that their ultimate mission to use Karpov to get to a billionaire who
A Most Wanted Man Directed by Anton Corbijn Starring Phillip Seymour Hoffman, Rachel McAdams
that while he is trying to play the long game by using Karpov to map out a terrorist network, his superiors and the Americans (represented here by House of Cards’ Robin Wright) want to immediately arrest all involved. If the previous paragraph makes it sound as if the film is a character study of Bachmann and his team, then I gave a false impression. The movie is very cold and removed, perhaps even to a fault. Almost no details are given about the characters’ personal lives, beyond seeing what a mess Bachmann is (excluding his ingeniousness for espionage) with his cruddy apartment and his drinking. But this
is funding Al Qaeda (which ends up as the main plot of the film) will probably fail, no matter how many tricks they pull. When they go toe to toe with Rachel McAdams’ do gooder libOF eral lawyer who is trying to protect COURTESY LIONSGATE Karpov, going as so far to illegally kidnap and detain her, they neither feel like neo-con extremists nor people completely is not that kind of movie. The characters are righteous in their cause. They’re simply consumed by the life and death circumstances exhausted, flawed human beings who are try- they’re embroiled in. While I probably would ing to do the job they’ve been given: “Make have enjoyed it, no emotional toppings are the world a little safer,” a line Bachmann needed. The plot of the film is their personal repeats often. It also doesn’t help Bachmann lives. By the time the film reaches its dark, log-
ical conclusion, we know exactly how it happened. There are no missing steps. According to people who have read the novel, the film excises speeches by Bachmann in which he decries Germany’s insistence on promoting multiculturalism for creating a country now vulnerable to Islamist influences. This could have been an interesting direction for the movie to take, but ultimately it is probably for the better that they were removed. This film is less about the politics of the War on Terror than it is about the timeless theme of how despite popular consensus to the contrary, espionage is excruciating, boring, saddening, 24/7 work. It is ironic that Hoffman, one of the greatest actors of this generation, in a way takes a back seat in his last film. But in another sense this is a great note for Hoffman to go out on. After all, Hoffman’s work was always less about acting manically and winning Oscars than it was about illustrating whatever miserable world his character was trapped in. Would the film have packed a more immediate and less lasting emotional wallop if Hoffman’s character had commandeered the film and shown off his ability to show the extremes of human emotions? Probably. But instead of being walloped, I’m spooked. Jesse Weissman is a junior in the College of Arts and Sciences. He can be reached at jweissman@cornellsun.com
Rogers Centre:The Best GIF Ever
n a Toronto subway train filled with girls and parents who were also on their way to the One Direction concert at Rogers Centre this August, I overheard a couple of strangers making small talk. “So, do you like One Direction too, then?” a Toronto resident was asking the father of an adorably awkward-looking pre-teen girl. “Nooooo,” he said, with truly excessive emphasis, “this is all for my daughter, it’s her birthday present.” Then he put his arm around her and squeezed her to him, all dad-like. I’m sure this self-declared martyr genuinely thought he was speaking affectionately and behaving like a good parent. But it was sickening to see that girl’s expression change from excited to sheepish in the time it took her to realize that her father truly did find one of her favorite things in the world to be trivial, unredeemable and silly, something that he chose to bear solely for the sake of loving her. Shaming people for liking the things they like is weird and unnecessary and yet, for some reason, 100 percent reflex. It is also particularly stupid when the things they like aren’t even objectively bad (a true apology to all those pumpkin spice latte swillers I’ve detested over the years). Because One Direction’s faces appear on t-shirts and perfume boxes and 99-cent Valentine cards, they’re laughable. By belonging to young girls, they belong to one of the most subtly despised groups of human beings in the world. Honestly, my mother strategized for weeks during the 2013 Christmas season in order to obtain the tickets to this concert. Absolutely, I knew exactly what we looked like — my beautiful soccer mom Mom, who is both actually beautiful and actually the mother of soccer players, escorting a gaggle of girls in red Kaitlyn lipstick and hair bows Tiffany out of a Honda Odyssey. We had driven four hours from south-of-Rochester suburbia, guzzled Starbucks sugar water at 8 a.m. and posted six SnapChat stories apiece of Mom singing “Rock Me” behind the wheel. It was a festival of the type of manufactured middle class femininity that makes for a bucket of scorn and a capitalist wet dream. Wading through the crowds outside Rogers Centre I was struck by that fact — at 130 dollars per ticket, the price was right for this show to be the cultural event of most of these families’ year. It was not out of reach of the average American/Canadian clan with girl children, but also certainly not a negligible expense. This day was the one that was promised on 50,000 birthdays, graduations and Christmas mornings. It was the last gift, hidden in the corner like the Red Ryder BB Gun. The stuff of dreams! It
was like Disney World — the most beautiful and barely-achievable thing that many American families could dare to promise to their children, and somehow, tied up in that, painfully tacky and more than a little pathetic. But this feeling did not resurface even once during the concert. It was, frankly, the best live show I have ever been to. There was traditional rock show spectacle and pop concert fun, there was undeniable showmanship and endearing fan interaction and there was truly impressive musical talent on display. So while it’s not a tragedy that One Direction is dismissed as a boy band, because that is not really what the word tragedy means, it is kind of a bummer. Watching my bookworm baby sister, whom I have never seen excited about anything, peering through my dad’s military grade binoculars for a glimpse of some Niall pores, it was basically heartbreaking to think that the next day someone could make her feel dumb about it. One Direction is a boy band in the technical sense of the word — if a technical sense of that word even exists. Which it doesn’t. Because it’s more or less just a derisive term that gets floated out to address any grouping of male musicians who have a primarily female fanbase. Just one of many terms that trivializes any and all entertainment that is uniquely feminine, and God forbid, uniquely youthfully feminine. But no one needs to be lectured about the many, diverse and insidious ways that society conspires to make young girls hate themselves. We know this; Tumblr knows this. Actually, no one knows this better than One Direction does. And no one understands what One Direction is doing to ease the sting of this better than One Direction does. “Better Than Words,” is a love song made up entirely of the titles of other wildly popular popular music love songs. The song swings from referencing Elvis, to Beyonce, to Drake, to Shakira, to Boston. It is the principles of kitschiness and catchiness at their most extreme — the epitome of pop. Where popular music is simulacra for a generation’s specific hopes and fears, this type of popular music is such an excruciatingly meta, meme-ish, zeitgeist-y form of pastiche that it almost seems brilliant. Or stupid. The same goes for that album’s lead single, “Best Song Ever,” a meta enough-sounding name for an even more lyrically meta dance jam. The chorus is simple and circular: We danced all night to the best song ever. We knew every line. Now I can’t remember how it goes, but I know that I won’t forget her, ‘cause we danced all night to the best song ever. The song essentially turns every night, every group of friends, every pretty stranger, every foot-tapping songof-the-moment in the history of pop into one technicolor whirl of delightful sameness. It is the nature of pop music to forget the details and remember the gist — the thrill.
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Whatever originality they may be lacking, One Direction does still bring something new to popular music. They are the most media savvy band, possibly ever. The concept for the music video for “Best Song Ever,” is playfulness on a grandiose scale, as is the concept for most of the group’s videos, all of which boast upwards of 50 million VEVO views. In the days leading up to the release of “Midnight Memories,” “preview GIFs” were tweeted out to the band’s 20 million followers, and in fact, shot for shot, each of these videos were obviously designed to be GIF-ed. Their GIF-able quality is one of One Direction’s most fascinating attributes and certainly one of the keys to their success. The day after the concert there were already dozens upon dozens of GIFs from the concert that I had just seen. Niall Horan grinning like an adorable man-child during “Little White Lies.” Harry Styles, the little attention-whore bouncing around asking if it’s anyone’s birthday and teasing the second encore. Zayn Malik brooding. These three-second loops of boyhood at its most lovable are uploaded by the dozen every single day, making it a conservative estimate that there are at least thousands available online, accumulated over the last four years. Moments from interviews, concerts, fan interactions and the eight-hour disastrous/endearing Google hangout that the group’s management so brilliantly executed last November can be hoarded and consumed en masse in spaces like Tumblr, imgur, and Reddit. The sheer volume of the available addictive minutiae is unrivaled by any other contemporary pop act, making One Direction’s fanbase one of the most rewarding and instantly gratifying to belong to. For most of the 54,000 people at Rogers Centre that weekend, these GIFs are going to be a better way to relive the concert than are the horrible sound-quality recordings they took on their phones. The majority of the audience wasn’t even close enough to the stage to experience these moments in person, and while this recycled experience is far from authentic it is still a welcome supplement to what their 130 dollars did buy them. Kaitlyn Tiffany is a senior in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. She can be reached at arts-editor@cornellsun.com. Guest Room appears Tuesdays this semester.
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‘Finishing Games Strong’ Key for Successful Season SPRINT
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said. “All in all, the team is very optimistic about the start of the season.” The Red will be led once again by longtime head coach Terry Cullen, who is now in his 51st season with the program. Cullen earned his 170th program victory with the win against the Mansfield Mountaineers to boast a career record of 170-139-7 heading into the fall. The squad aims to improve on its record from last year by playing tough from start to finish, according to O’Malley. “Last year we lost games when we were winning going into the fourth quarter, so this year we have to work on finishing games strong,” he said. Sydney Altschuler can be reached at saltschuler@cornellsun.com.
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to Marist for a Sunday afternoon match-up. Ivy League play starts on Sept. 26 at Columbia, a team the Red beat 2-0 last year. “I’m really excited for this season since I know that we’re all hoping and expecting to continue our progress from last season,” Abrams said. “With the strong new additions to our team and most of last year’s starters returning, I’m expecting this season to be a very successful one and a large step in the right direction for our program.” Joel Cooper can be reached at jcooper@cornellsun.com.
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Norris and 23-year-old Kevin Gausman (all sub-four ERAs). They bolstered their pen by acquiring relief star Andrew Miller, solidifying the team as an all-around threat in the American League. The star-studded Yankees, hampered by injuries, trail the O’s by six games, but the teams meet eight times in the next month. If the Yankees can remain hot (four consecutive wins), they will have a shot to catch Baltimore, but will need decent starting pitching from their makeshift rotation. One can only hope for a storybook ending to Derek Jeter’s career, but his team will need to catch fire in the final month of the season, otherwise the captain’s final game will be in the regular season, just like Mariano Rivera’s last season. Prediction: Orioles win division, Yankees miss playoffs American League Central
It appeared almost certain that the Detroit Tigers would run away with the Central. They are loaded offensively. They have ace after ace taking the mound every night, including reigning Cy Young winner Max Scherzer, and at the trade deadline added another one in David Price (2012 Cy Young winner). Yet, despite leading by several games for the majority of the season, the Tigers currently trail the division-leading Kansas City Royals by two games. Quite improbable with the Tigers rotation, but the Royals have caught fire post-All Star break (24-11), and the Tigers have been just okay. Not bad — well, maybe for Tigers’ standards bad, but average enough that the Royals have taken command of the division. Kansas City has played solid ball in all phases of the game. It has three everyday players with 20-plus stolen bases (Cain, Dyson, Escobar), and a team that constantly moves runners into scoring position is tough to beat. The Royals are not a power team. They execute a small-ball style of play that, with good pitching, can be dangerous, similar to the Oakland A’s. Whether the Royals can keep going for another month will soon be found out, but with the strength of the AL West, the second place finisher in the Central may very well not make the playoffs by means of a Wild Card berth, so it is all or nothing between the Tigers and Royals. The clubs meet six more times before the end of the season. Prediction: Tigers win division, Royals get Wild Card berth American League West
The best division in the MLB record-wise, the AL West has three teams with 70-plus wins — the only division with even two clubs with 70-plus wins is the AL Central. The Los Angeles Angels, led by Mike Trout, Albert Pujols and Josh Hamilton, currently lead the Athletics by one game, and the Mariners by six. The three team race is stacked with pitching, including the Mariners’ Felix Rodriguez, the Athletics’ Jon Lester and the Angels’ Jared Weaver and Garrett Richards, the latter of whom was recently placed on the 60-day DL with a season-ending knee injury. Despite the crushing blow that is the loss of Richards (2.61 ERA, 164 SO), the Angels have enough firepower to take the division. They are third in the MLB in runs and fifth in batting average, and offer among the most dangerous lineups in baseball, highlighted by all-around stud Mike Trout. The A’s, on the other hand, simply win. Oakland has dominated opponents all season and lead the MLB in runs. The team acquired three bigname pitchers near the trade deadline in ace Jon Lester from Boston, and Jeff Samardzija and Jason Hammel from the Cubs. The roster is not loaded with big names, but the team wins by playing well in all phases of the game, and its pitching is consistently great. The Mariners have caught fire post-All Star break, but will have trouble keeping pace with their division rivals. Prediction: Athletics win division, Angels get Wild Card berth, Mariners miss playoffs For Part II of this column, which will analyze the National League, look in Wednesday’s paper. Ben Shatzman can be reached at bshatzman@cornellsun.com.
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Travels Europe for international competition many languages the Europeans spoke, compared to me who only knows English. …The tournaA little more than a month ment was my first experience in before the sound of squeaking Europe, and I wouldn’t have it floors and bouncing balls signi- any other way,” she said. “I got fied the return of Cornell’s vol- the chance to meet not only new leyball team to Newman Arena, people from all over Europe, but incoming freshman Maddy also made new friends that live Sroufe was bumping, setting and all over the States who I hope to serving her way across Europe as be seeing again soon.” Using some persuasive tactics, part of the European Global Sroufe said she hopes to be able Challenge. The event, held every sum- to make the trek again. “I actually had to much fun mer in Pula, Croatia, provides an opportunity for players from that I’m trying to convince my around the United States and younger sister, who also plays Europe to participate in an inter- volleyball, to join the tournament and national combring me with petition. To join her squad, “The tournament was my her,” said the 5’11” outside Team Augusta first experience in hitter. Blue, U17 Europe, and I wouldn’t With the Sroufe conbeginning of tacted the have it any other way.” the Cornell team director team’s competand provided Maddy Sroufe itive play footage of herq u i c k l y self playing approaching — the first match is volleyball. “I was ecstatic to get the email Sept. 5 against Seton Hall — from coach Dana Walls to hear I Sroufe said she got in some had made the team,” Sroufe said. important summer tune-ups for Before the Challenge began, her play. “I got a lot of good competithe team played volleyball together as it travelled from tion and was able to play a lot so Nice, France through Savonna, it gave me the chance to work on Italy — where the team scrim- both my stronger and weaker maged against Italian league parts of the game as well as my teams — and on through endurance since the game are Slovenia before ending in Pula. best three out of five, just like In the Challenge, which began college,” she said. “Most of all, on July 14, Sroufe’s team fin- this experience got me even ished in the top eight of the more pumped for the Cornell tournament. Sroufe herself was volleyball season this fall.” named both the MVP of her team and selected to the All- Emily Berman can be reached at Tournament team, designations eberman@cornellsun.com. she says she was “honored” to receive. “I was really happily surprised with the incredible group cohesion after only a few practice matches in Italy,” Sroufe said. “Our team came together to make it to the championship division — top eight teams — after competing against teams who had been playing together for an entire season. It was really fun meeting amazing players who share the same passion for volleyball.” Among the squads participating in the event were teams from Hungary, Montenegro, Slovenia and Russia. According to Sroufe, in international tournaments, players trade jerseys and T-shirts with each other as a way to “spread the international love for volleyball.” “Since all the teams were staying in the same hotel, on the last day, the second and third floors of the hotel became a madhouse of trading and bargaining for the best apparel,” she said. “I traded many USA T-shirts for clothes from Hungary, Italy, Montenegro, Slovenia and so many other places.” For Sroufe, a Florida native, the 10-day trip greatly broadened her international knowledge and experience. “I found it incredible how By EMILY BERMAN
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SPRINT FOOTBALL
After Mixed 2013 Campaign,Red Returns to the Field
By SYDNEY ALTSCHULER Sun Assistant Sports Editor
The sprint football team will kick off the season Sept. 19 when it takes on Franklin Pierce University at home.
Despite a rough 2013 campaign, the Red finished on a positive note with a win against Mansfield for a 2-5 final season record. The win lifted the team to the sixth spot in the conference, ahead of both Mansfield and Princeton in the
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Fight to the finish | After opening last season with four straight losses, the team won two of its final three to finish with a 2-5 record.
The squad is not short of young talranks. The match against Franklin Pierce ent, though, and is confident that players will likely be a tough one, as the Ravens such as sophomore quarterback Rob are also riding on positive momentum Pannullo and sophomore linebacker from a strong finish last season. The foe Christopher D’Ambrosia will fill the capped its season at 5-2 with a fourth gaps, according to Weissman. “We have huge expectations for this consecutive win against Post University season. We’re returning a lot of starters to capture the Talon Cup. Still, the Red is confident in its ability and have a great freshmen class coming in,” he said. “Everyone to overcome the Ravens worked hard in the offif the squad exhibits mental toughness on “We have huge expectations season and is excited for for this season. We’re the season.” Friday, according to Senior Alec Morris senior Casey O’Malley. returning a lot of starters echoed Weissman’s sen“[The Ravens] only and have a great timents, adding that joined the league a few the Red’s solid senior years ago and they have freshmen class.” leadership and influx of some really good athBrent Weissman promising new players letes on their team, but will breed success for as long as we don’t the squad this season. make mental mistakes “We have a lot of great senior leaders like we did last year then we should beat on the team like Chris Sitko, Greg them,” he said. This season brings new challenges for Zalevsky, Erik Stazi and Bennett the Red as the squad lost many key play- Winters. Despite losing some great players in the offseason, we also have a lot of ers in the former senior class. “It will be interesting to see who steps talented underclassmen and new freshin the leadership roles with the loss of men who look to make an immediate great players and captains like Brendan impact on both sides of the ball,” Morris Miller and Kyle Higgins,” said junior See SPRINT page 27 defensive back Brent Weissman.
WOMEN’S SOCCER
MLB Slides Into C.U.Aims to Build on Rebound Season Home Stretch By JOEL COOPER
Sun Staff Writer
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pion Boston Red Sox, who, having lost eight straight games heading into Monday, now sit 18 games below .500 at 56-74. The Sox have entered somewhat of a rebuilding-mode. They dealt three of their top starting pitchers (Lester, Lackey, Peavy) to contenders, and
Ben Shatzman Guest Column first place and second in half of the divisions, and yet, not one of ESPN’s 11 front-page headlines mentions the MLB. One would think that in a 162 game season, the most exciting part would receive deserved attention. Anyhow, below is part I of a breakdown of the six divisional races, analyzing the American League and featuring #2 in pinstripes, the dominating Athletics and the first-place Kansas City Royals. American League East
There is no repeat to be had for the defending cham-
now bring young prospects to the mound daily. However, signing Cuban outfielder Rusney Castillo for seven years is a major move towards the winning baseball that is familiar in Boston. Sitting atop the East are the offensive-powerhouse Baltimore Orioles, led by Nelson Cruz (34 HR) and All-Star Adam Jones. The O’s pitching was the question mark heading into the year, but they have received consistent output from Wei-Yin Chen, Chris Tillman, Bud See SHATZMAN page 29
The women’s soccer team is looking to continue building on last season’s record as it enters the 2014 season. After a tough 2012 season in which the team recorded a lone win, last season’s 7-8-1 record represented somewhat of a bounce-back for the squad. In the upcoming season, the Red will host the Cornell Big Red Shootout, the first tournament the team has hosted in 19 years. During last season, the Red performed well in early games but faltered against Ivy opponents, earning only a 1-6-0 conference record. Compared to past years, however, the season was a success, senior defenseman Kelly Abrams said. “We made large strides as a team last year, developing as a team both on and off the field. Last year’s season was the best in recent program history and a huge step in the right direction,” Abrams said. “As a team, we’re hoping to build off of last year’s improvement to have an even more successful season this year.” The Red are looking to the incoming freshman to help the team continue improving as it did last season. Head coach Patrick Farmer has brought in nine new players to add strength and depth to the squad. “I think that Farmer has done a great job recruiting nine new players who will all contribute to the team this year; it seems that we have added more
depth to our roster in all areas of the field,” sophomore Dempsey Banks said. “Adding to that, all of the returning players have been working real hard this summer and it is showing on the field and in their fitness, so I think we will have plenty of players who will perform and standout.”
“This year, we are stronger and faster and we have more options to go to goal.” Dempsey Banks Abrams echoed this sentiment, saying that she believes that the new class, which is mainly made up of attack-oriented players, will add a new
dimension to the whole team. “This year’s freshmen bring a lot of new talent and depth to our team,” Abrams said. “As a class of mostly forwards and midfielders, they bring not only technical skills but also a strong physical presence on the field.” Banks said the squad is managing to work well as a team, mixing last year’s starters with new talent. “This year, we are stronger and faster and we have more options to go to goal,” Banks said. “Everyone is really fired up and we have really gelled together nicely already with the new players.” Cornell opens its season with two away games, starting on Sept. 5 against the University of Massachusetts before travelling See W. SOCCER page 27
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New blood | The Red added nine freshmen during the offseason. Defenseman Kelly Abrams said the new players bring a “strong physical presence” to the team.