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POLLACK INAUGURATED AS 14TH PRESIDENT

Four former presidents attend as new C.U. leader takes helm

By STEPHANY KIM and ANNA DELWICHE Sun News Editors

Gathered between the statues of Cornell’s founders, the Cornell community and members from all over the country gathered on the Arts Quad for the inauguration of the University’s 14th president, Martha E. Pollack.

As she officially takes the helm, Pollack will be the fifth president to serve Cornell within the past 15 years.

Following the procession of attendees and several introductory remarks, Pollack began by framing her speech with the roots of the University, the founding principles of Ezra Cornell and A.D. White, that have guided the institution throughout the years.

“The vision that Cornell and White had is embodied in our founding principle: to be a place ‘where any person can

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find instruction in any study,’” Pollack said.

Building from this notion of inclusiveness in higher education, Pollack quoted Cornell historian Carl Becker who said in a speech that there is “no reason for the exis-

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Big (Red) changes | Cornell inaugurates Martha Pollack on Friday, the University’s fifth president in 15 years.

tence of Cornell, or of any university… except in so far as they serve to maintain and promote the humane and rational values which are essential to the preservation of See INAUGURATION page 5

C.U. Appoints1st Muslim Chaplain Cornell Hillel to Host After more than 20 years, MECA’s efforts are fulfilled

By ALISHA GUPTA Sun Assistant News Editor

The Muslim Educational and Cultural Association has announced the appointment of Yasin Ahmed as Cornell’s first Muslim chaplain earlier this month — an appointment that MECA has had in its goals for over 20 years. But, this historical achievement did not come without its difficulties.

The biggest obstacle to the appointment was funding.

Unlike other Ivy League institutions, Cornell’s charter does not provide funding for religious positions. Instead, this position will be funded by the donations of alumni and other supporters.

Past members of MECA said the chaplaincy was long overdue for the Muslim community.

“We’ve been trying for a very long time, for the chaplaincy,” said Fariha Ahsan ’13, a member of the Diwan Foundation

for Cornell Muslim Life — the realize my potential for my group that ultimately appointed humanity,” he said. “When I Ahmed. “We’re finally at the realized that, with the help of both Christians stage where we could get fund“We’ve been trying and Muslims, I decided to use ing for a sustainfor a very long time that newfound able position.”

Ahmed — for the chaplaincy. humanity to help others find it as who has his We’re finally at the well.”

Masters in Ahmed hopes Christian and stage where we to use his newMuslim relations could get funding.” found position to from Hartford build a stronger Seminary and is Fariha Ahsan ’13 community on currently workCornell’s caming on his chaplaincy degree — said that his pus.

“We’re working on relationdiscovery of faith pushed him toward a role where he could ships that establish a community that looks out for help others.

“When I found Islam, it was each other and for those who are something that really helped me not within the community itself,” he said. “[We want] to value each individual and inculcate that ethic and that ethos into individuals so that they carry it into whoever else they meet.”

Ahsan describes a rigorous application process to find the candidate most suitable for the role.

“There was a first stage of interviewing, which consisted of AHMED

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How I Met Your Mother Star

By GIRISHA ARORA

Sun Assistant News Editor

Josh Radnor, best known for his role as Ted Mosby in the Emmy-nominated show How I Met Your Mother, will be speaking to the Cornell Community on Wednesday, Sept. 6.

Radnor, who got his undergraduate degree at Kenyon College, is the latest RADNOR speaker in the Major Speaker chair of the Major Series organized by Cornell Hillel, which over the last Speaker Series.

Pushner called Radnor an year has brought 6-time Olympic medalist Aly “obvious choice” for the Raisman and Josh Peck of “[He] made his name because of his role Drake and Josh to interact with in How I Met Your Mother, but his Cornellians.

The series is experience ...will interest a lot of people.” made possible Molly Pushner ’19 by the Himan B r o w n Charitable Trust, which pro- series because of his “name vides a grant to Cornell recognition” and industryHillel to bring influential wide experience. speakers to Cornell, according to Molly Pushner ’19, See RADNOR page 4

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A LISTING OF FREE CAMPUS EVENTS Today

Department of Physics Colloquium 4 - 5 p.m., Schwartz Auditorium, Rockefeller Hall

Chemical Engineering Seminar: Ryan L. Hartman 9 a.m., 165 Olin Hall

Cornell Minds Matter G-Body Workshop 4:30 - 5:30 p.m., International Lounge Willard Straight Hall

Ninth Annual West Campus Food Show 4 - 6:30 p.m., Noyes Community Center

Linguistics Colloquium Speaker: Arturas Ratkus 4:30 - 6 p.m., 102 Morrill Hall Luce Scholarship Information Session 4:35 - 5:30 p.m., 103 Barnes Hall

Tomorrow Cornell’s Health Economics Seminar Noon - 1 p.m., G87 MVR Hall Museum Docent and Volunteer Info Session 3:30 - 4:30 p.m., Johnson Museum of Art Cornell Fitness Centers Free Orientation 4 - 5 p.m., Fitness Center, Helen Newman Hall Food Science Graduate Seminar Series 4 - 5 p.m., 146 Stocking Hall Hasbrouck Welcome Event for Graduate Students 4 - 6 p.m., Hasbrouck Apartments COURTESY OF CORNELL DINING

Food galore | Cornell Dining is hosting a Food Show at Noyes Community Center that allows students to talk to vendors as well as try free samples.

MAE Colloquium: "Apoplexic Now: Biomechanics of Locomotion in the Lab and in the Wild" 4 p.m., B11 Kimball Hall

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Fitness treat | Cornell Fitness Centers will be hosting a free orientation at Helen Newman Hall to talk about CFC memberships and Recreation Passes.

Visual Culture Colloquium 4:30 p.m., History of Art Gallery, Goldwin Smith Hall Physics Graduate Society Board Game Night 7 p.m., 701 Clark Hall Your Name, Free for New Students 7 - 9 p.m., Willard Straight Theatre

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Ithaca Plan to Host Forum on Overdose Awareness

Local officials to present at event on International Overdose Awareness Day, promoting education, remembrance posed their benefit in Ithaca, thus becoming first in the nation.

“More people each month are getting HIV in New In line with International Overdose Awareness Day York state because of IV use. That will not happen at on Aug. 31, the Ithaca Plan will be hosting a forum as the supervised injection facility,” Myrick said about injection sites in April 2016. an educational event about overdose.

The event Thursday will focus on both remembrance With deaths from drug overdoses in New York alone increasing 71 percent from 2010 to 2015, according to of individuals who have died from overdose as well as education on overdose prevention a press release, the Ithaca Plan aims to strategies. establish different approaches to com“Empowered with Narcan One such strategy includes the bat rising drug overdoses.

Speakers from all over Ithaca will and accurate information usage of Narcan, also known as naloxpresent at Thursday’s event, including about overdose, Ithacans one, an over-the-counter overdose reversal drug. During the event, attenJudge John C. Rowley, and Gwen will save lives.” dees will be trained in the use of this Wilkinson, interim drug policy coordrug and given their own kits. dinator in the City of Ithaca as well as Gwen Wilkinson “I know that empowered with various social workers and paramedics Narcan and accurate information from Tompkins County.

Since his election as mayor Svante Myrick ’09 has about overdose, Ithacans will save lives,” Wilkinson said promoted the Ithaca Plan, which most notably calls for in a press release. “This event will equip the community the establishment of a certified heroin injection site — with the information they need to understand and a proposal that has sparked controversy. Highlighting respond to overdose in a way that prioritizes, values, the success of these sites in Switzerland, Myrick has pro- and preserves human life.”

By ANNA DELWICHE

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“Saving lives requires cutting through the stigma and sense of isolation felt by people who live with addiction,” Rowley said in the release. “On this International Overdose Awareness Day, Ithacans join with thousands

“Saving lives requires cutting through the stigma and sense of isolation felt by people who live with addiction.”

Judge John C. Rowley of people from across the world to save lives and honor the humanity of our neighbors.”

This forum will run simultaneously with over overdose awareness events nationwide in an effort to both destigmatize and memorialize drug overdose. The event will take place from 4:30 p.m to 6:30 p.m. at The Space @ GreenStar on 700 W. Buffalo Street.

Anna Delwiche can be reached at adelwiche@cornellsun.com.

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Bits and Bytes | Hundreds of Cornellians flooded the Arts Quad for free snacks and entertainment after the inauguration of Martha Pollack.

Street Fair Unites Hundreds of Cornellians After Inauguration

By BREANNE FLEER Sun Staff Writer

After the formalities of the inaugural ceremony of Martha Pollack, attendees of the event and other Cornellians streamed into a celebratory Street Fair held on the Arts Quad.

“It’s been nonstop. I’ve probably given out three and a half thousand bags of popcorn.”

Charles Coristine MBA ’12 Surrounded by balloons, streamers and tents, the fair featured various Cornell departments and performance groups, in addition to sights such as a miniature horse, birds of prey, racecars, fencing displays and live music.

Cornell-based and local food vendors were also a main attraction, with many attendees seen carrying kettle corn and other snacks. An especially popular feature of the fair was the debut of an inaugural ice cream flavor, “Martha’s Bits & Bytes” ice cream — a banana and vanilla ice cream with chocolate chips,

chosen by Pollack herself.

One vendor, Charles Coristine MBA ’12, owner of the LesserEvil snack brand, described his experiences attending the inauguration and then handing out bags of organic popcorn as part of the festivities.

“I thought the speech was really good ... I was touched by the whole thing,” he said. “And then we came here, and it’s been nonstop … I’ve probably given out three and a half thousand bags of popcorn.”

Though performances and ice cream drew large crowds to the area, another feature of the festivities was an emphasis on sustainability.

Cornell EcoReps stood by to ensure that wastes were placed in the correct containers to promote sustainability on campus.

Kimberly Barth Anderson ’06, sustainability and engagement manager, noted the positive feedback of this effort.

“All of the recycling, composting and landfill guidelines that we are following here represent the same waste sorting practices that we have on campus year round, so this event is helping to instill mindful wastesorting on campus,” she said.

At a moment where the com-

munity was drawn together in celebration, Chenab Khakh ’20, an EcoRep, said she appreciated the opportunity the inauguration provided to meet people from varying backgrounds.

“I enjoy interacting with several different types of people, especially since we’re at the inauguration,” she said. “We have so many adults, we have students, we have families, we have people from many different colleges and universities as well, so for them to see Cornell’s initiative on sustainability, we hope to inspire others as well off campus.”

Yalverton Luckain, director of finance at the Center for Technology Licensing, also highlighted this unifying oppor-

“I enjoy interacting with several different types of people, especially since we’re at the inauguration.”

Chenab Khakh ’20 tunity, allowing vendors and organizers of the fair to highlight new initiatives at Cornell.

“There’s quite a few different

vendors, different departments, so it’s actually very interesting,” Luckain said. “There are things that I never saw on campus before. It’s a great opportunity to see what Cornell is doing in

terms of all the different technologies and stuff that they have.”

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Actor Josh Radnor To Speak at Cornell RADNOR

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“[He] made his name because of his role in How I Met Your Mother, but his experience around the industry as a writer and director means that what he has to say will interest a lot of people,” she said.

Pushner believes Radnor’s role in the Pulitzer Prize winning Broadway play Disgraced, which opens in October and focuses on a Muslim lawyer in New York, will be a matter of interest for the audience.

“Disgraced is a play about Islamophobia in America and the self identity of Muslims.

These issues are in the news and Cornellians would want to know more about a theatrical experience that reflects that,”

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she said.

While Radnor is best known for his acting, he has also written and directed two feature films — Liberal Arts (2012) and Happythankyoumoreplease (2011). While the films received adverse reviews — Pushner believes it will still be heartening to see what he has to say about it.

Radnor is also a regular contributor to the Los Angeles Times and has written articles for Moviemaker Magazine, Indiewire and The Huffington Post.

The talk will begin at 6 p.m. in the Statler Auditorium. Entry is free, but tickets will be required to gain admission.

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

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Muslim Chaplain Appointed First in C.U. history, Ahmed hopes to bring unity CHAPLAIN

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the board of directors and the Diwan Foundation. We then had the top three candidates interview with students, CURW administration and our board of advisors. We also paid for them to visit the Cornell campus and hold sessions with students,” she said. “After that process, we selected [Ahmed].”

While the chaplain will have many duties, Ahsan, who used to serve as MECA president, is par-

“Ahmed’s job as chaplain will be to help Muslims come together, as much as possible.”

Syed Samin ’19 ticularly excited about the increased representation Ahmed will provide for Muslim students.

“Part of my role as president of MECA was to attend the Cornell United Religious Works meetings, which was mainly for chaplains and leadership. I was the only student there,” she said. “The chap-

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lain will be our representative at the CURW meetings and he will be providing that voice for Muslim students.”

Along with this new representation, Ahmed said he plans to work with other faith-based groups at the CURW meetings.

Syed Samin ’19, current MECA president, is also optimistic about potential for unification among students in the community.

“There are so many Muslims on campus, but there’s a large divide,” he said. “Ahmed’s job as chaplain will be to help Muslims come together, as much as possible, and get to know each other and help build a community.”

As an additional component of his position, Ahmed will be delivering Friday sermons, as well as leading small group discussions.

Ahmed emphasized that within his role, he hopes to become a confidante for any student.

“We’re really excited to build a community at Cornell that is encompassing of everybody’s humanity and to focus on that for the sake of God,” Ahmed said.

Alisha Gupta can be reached at agupta@cornellsun.com.

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Cornell Inaugurates 5th President in 15 Years

Former Michigan provost Martha Pollack stresses free speech, ‘edcuational verve’ in inauguration speech INAUGURATION Continued from page 1

democratic society. ”Pollack emphasized that to promote “humane and rational values,” it is important to “reject bigotry, hatred and fascism” and to “stand firmly on the side of democracy, human dignity and the wellbeing of the many.”

Creating an “additional dimension of distinctiveness” to Cornell is the upcoming opening of Cornell Tech in New York City, Pollack said.

“Even as we expand in New York City, we remain fully committed to our Ithaca campus,” Pollack said. “But extraordinary opportunities arise from our expansion in New York City.”

Quoting former Interim President Hunter Rawlings’ phrase, Pollack said “‘One Cornell’ we shall be, and we shall be stronger and more distinguished because of it.”

Amidst Cornell’s unique strengths, Pollack said she will lead Cornell to champion “educational verve” in an age in which “students have ready access to all the information they could ever need, right there on the cellphones that they’ve super-glued to their palms.”

Her efforts will include exploring “new technologies that include, but go beyond, making course material available online; technologies that allow students to chart more personalized paths through individual courses and through entire curricula; [and] technologies that provide early warnings to faculty about students who are struggling,” Pollack added.

Pollack explained that this method of education will lead to an “interlinked triad of civic responsibilities that universities must satisfy” — truth, freedom of speech and a “future in which all groups are included in the conversation.”

“When faced with speech that is obnoxious, offensive, even hateful, we must remember … that so often it is the powerful majorities who suppresses the speech of the less powerful,” Pollack said.

However, Pollack also acknowledged that “this does not mean that there are no limits to speech.”

“Persistent harassment that targets an individual, or

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Go blue to Big Red | The inauguration of Pollack marks the 6th C.U. president with ties to University of Michigan. behavior that reasonably is deemed to disrupt university activities is also unacceptable,” Pollack said. “The lines are messy, and debate about them is an appropriate and healthy activity for our universities.”

Pollack concluded her speech by returning Ezra Cornell and A.D. White’s vision of a “university bold in its ideals and fervent in its commitment to them.”

“Together, we will take satisfaction in doing what universities like ours were created for: promoting humane and rational values, and thereby not simply preserving but also enriching democratic society, intellectually and morally.”

Preceding Pollack’s speech a member of Cayuga Nation, Karl Hill, began the inauguration by reading a thanksgiving speech — “Words Before All Else” — in both Cayuga and English.

Centered around the theme of gratitude and unity, the speech focused on the phrase “now our minds are one,” as Hill thanked Pollack for acknowledging the history between Cayuga Nation and Cornell.

Following Hill, Robert Harrison ’76, chair of board of trustees, introduced the four past Cornell presidents — Jeffrey Lehman ’77, Hunter Rawlings III, Frank Rhodes and David Skorton — in attendance who “personify this university.” Harrison also acknowledged Elizabeth Garrett’s absence that he said is “keenly felt today even amidst our celebration and ceremony.”

“President Garrett was an infectiously optimistic and decisive leader whose term sadly ended after only eight months,” Harrison said. “We should always remember her ener- “‘One Cornell’ we shall be, gy, passion, pride and we shall be stronger and ambition for and more distinguished Cornell’s future.” because of it.”

Pollack’s inauguration marks the President Martha Pollack sixth president in Cornell’s history with ties to University of Michigan. Her former colleague at Michigan and current president of University of Dartmouth Philip J. Hanlon described Pollack’s qualities as leader — most recently provost — at U.M. as he anticipates her presidency at Cornell.

Recalling their time spent together as colleagues, Hanlon lauded Pollack’s “genuine care and concern for people” as qualities that set her apart at Michigan. Hanlon said the goal of his speech was to “reaffirm [Cornell’s] choice of Martha Pollack as your next president.”

“You have gained a fierce and tireless advocate for the mission of Cornell and for those who are committed to advancing it,” he said. “You have gained a visionary leader, one who will route out the best that your university has to offer.”

Stephany Kim can be reached at stephanykim@cornellsun.com. Anna Delwiche can be reached at adelwiche@cornellsun.com.

A new legacy | Mike Walsh Ph.D. ’12, former graduate student trustee, Dara Brown ’13, graduate student trustee and Dustin Liu ’19, undergraduate student trustee (right) await the inauguration while Chair of the Board of Trustees, Robert Harrison ’76 (left) introduces speakers at Friday’s ceremony.

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Lift the chorus | Friday’s ceremony began with a thanksgiving speech by councilman of Cayuga Nation, Karl Hill (left), read in Cayuga and English.

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Community members support Steberger ’13 for county legislature To the Editor: I am so grateful that Reed is running for Tompkins County Legislature District 4. As a gender non-conforming person myself and longtime community member, having this local representation would benefit not just other folks like us, but the community as a whole. Reed has an uncanny ability to see people as they are, and respects a wide variety of experiences. This is an essential asset in our community, especially during our current tumultuous political climate.

I first met Reed working downtown and they were instrumental in connecting me with the larger community at a time when I felt isolated. At organizing meetings for local climate and political efforts we always started with pronouns as part of our introductions.

Without this space I would never have been able to claim my identity and full personhood. I’ve witnessed the way Reed is able to bring all different types of people together in meaningful and powerful ways. I know Reed will be a valuable addition to the legislature and I’m so excited to vote for them on Tuesday, Sept. 12th.

One of my favorite parts of Reed’s campaign has been the emphasis on ground-up democracy, as they have worked to build a platform that reflects the values of community members — a goal achieved by knocking on every door in District 4. As a resident of the district, neighbors have come up to me inspired by the style of Reed’s campaign. This is the type of politics our community needs. If the campaign alone has created community connections, I’m thrilled to see what’s next.

Nic Belott To the Editor: I live in the 4th district and I'm a language teacher and long-time volunteer for world human rights. I've met both Democratic candidates for county legislature and am especially impressed with Reed Steberger. Young in years, Reed has gained much experience in work with all segments of our county's people. In a time when the new president and his political appointees are bent on cutting down protections and opportunities, I'm encouraged to see Reed's well-thought-out proposals for ways the County can uphold rights and opportunities for all of us. Join me in voting for Steberger in the Democratic primary Sept. 12th!

Prof. Wayles Browne, linguistics To the Editor: I have lived in lower Collegetown since 1981. Reed Steberger, a candidate for Tompkins County Legislature in District 4, has shown excellent judgment in addressing some of the thorniest issues facing the County.

Reed understands that racial discrimination is indeed an ongoing problem and that it intersects with an unfair wage scale to hurt people of all races, but people of color the worst. Reed helped organize the Talking Circles on Race and Racism to take on racism directly, and sees the need for living wage legislation.

Reed understands that the ACA has extended health insurance to many people but is unsustainable because it’s based on subsidies to multiple private insurance companies whose varying forms and coverage increase administrative costs. Reed sees that Medicare for All is a necessity and a political possibility in New York State.

Reed understands that building luxury housing won’t create affordable housing.

Seeing the true difficulty of financing more affordable housing, Reed zeroes in on a feasible step the Legislature could take now: Forbidding discrimination against would-be tenants who hold Housing Choice vouchers.

Reed understands how difficult some problems are, but finds doable measures to start dealing with them.

Reed Steberger gets it!

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f you ever want to see Cornell’s version of C-Span, just pop into the weekly student assembly meeting at Willard Straight Hall and observe some brash politicking. It is open to the public, and while it is not something I would recommend for a first date, it is the place to be if you care about the path Cornell is going to take in the coming months.

The funny thing about student politics is that the students who sit on the assembly are still developing their political identities, and in turn their principles. As a result, we witness ideas that are more fully formed than their creators. This often leads to spouts of well intentioned dialogue that can backfire with a dramatic thud.

For instance, Thursday’s point of contention was a defunct carpool initiative that had been organized by a Student Assembly representative. She didn’t seem thrilled about what had transpired. The carpool initiative was designed last year to help first generation and low income students get around Ithaca. An email from the S.A. representative had been sent out to get Cornell

Bollywood Dance performances.

I don’t think the Executive Board was exactly pleased with what was happening.

Being called out in a public event is not something I imagine to be particularly pleasant.

The board had likely already talked this topic to death amongst themselves. They were probably tired of it, and their reaction to the whole matter was summarized when one of them pointedly asked the whole group for better communication, and then turned his stare to the offending representative, stating that her miscommunication had led to this escalation. There was a difference, he said, between “compensating” and “reimbursing” the driver — if she had noted they were reimbursing the driver, they might have acted differently. He then asked her, in a short tone, that maybe these conversations were better held in private than in a public meeting.

At that moment, you could almost hear an audible gasp escape out of the room. I squirmed in my seat. There was such a thing as overkill. Then again, I really think if peo-

I don’t think the Executive Board was exactly pleased with what was happening. Being called out in a public event is not something I imagine to be particularly pleasant.

Students to volunteer as drivers for those students. The program was a success — a sufficient number of people had signed up, and there was no shortage of drivers available.

But when she had asked for money to compensate the drivers, she had been denied. The Executive Board, which controls the Assembly’s finances, had pointed out that since the drivers had been recruited as volunteers, they weren’t eligible to be paid. This riled up a lot of people on the Student Assembly, especially the representative who had pioneered the program, mainly because a good cause was going unrewarded.

Perhaps more jarring was that just minutes later, the Executive Board admitted they hadn’t spent all of their available money from last year, which seems like the last thing you would want to say in a situation like this.

Another speaker on the Assembly chimed in. In a rising tone, he began to call out the inaction of the Executive Board. He may have been upset. He may have also used the term “BS” to describe the lack of support for the program. When he was done, you could hear a pin drop in the massive hall. And just like that, an entirely mundane issue had become the most thrilling thing to happen on Cornell’s campus since those

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ple knew how astonishing the exchanges were in these S.A. meetings, the Executive Board could sell tickets and add to that pile of money they’re not going to spend.

The rest of the meeting was fairly quiet.

Backtalk and high drama can can only be sustained for so long before becoming a parody of a Sorkin film. The next topic on the agenda was about the push for free digital Wall Street Journal subscriptions for Cornell students. It is a topic that is going to become big within the coming weeks — the idea is essentially that The Wall Street Journal will be a big boost to students applying for jobs and internships in the financial Industry, and free access will remove cost barrier for most students. It’s a good cause, supported by business students such as myself, but given that The Journal has a reputation as a conservative newspaper, it’s going to become a hot button issue very quickly.

So if anyone is interested in seeing the Student Assembly debate that doozy, along with a host of other issues, live, the group meets weekly on Thursdays at 4:45 p.m, in the Willard Straight Hall Memorial Room.

It’s definitely worth the time.

William Wang is a sophomore in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. He may be reached at wwang@cornellsun.com. Willpower appears alternate Mondays this semester.

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Michael Glanzel | Cornell Shrugged

I’m Leaving the Republican Party — For Now

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onald John Trump is, undoubtedly, the worst president since James Buchanan (our 15th president, whose lack of leadership launched this nation into the depths of the Civil War). His racism, misogyny and egoism define him as one of the most despicable and vile human beings on the face of the planet. But even more unsettling, his erratic and chaotic management style, combined with his complete and utter incom-

words. Following Trump’s outrageous assault on “Morning Joe” co-host Mika Brzezinski, House Speaker Paul Ryan (RWisc.) criticized those remarks in a press conference.

Yet these expressions of disapproval are the only measures that Republican leaders have taken in response to Trump’s evil. Senator McConnell, you cannot rebuke racism in a short statement and consider yourself clean from Trump’s filth. Speaker Ryan, you cannot express disappointment in sexism in a short statement and consider yourself free of Trump’s evil. The Republican After much thought and Party must be willing to routinely stand-up protect America from every outlandish, serious consideration, I decided and maniacal action Donald Trump takes. But that I could no longer remain a so far, Republicans have largely limited their disapproval to 140 characters and quips in member of a party that so press conferences. willing supported a tyrant. It is egregious to see such cowardice from Republican leaders. I understand that Donald Trump’s base represents a significant petence, render him as one of the greatest threats to the portion of the electorate –– and angering that portion may not bode well for one’s re-election chances. But leading this American democratic experiment in the modern era.

This past summer unveiled to the public the true nature country requires some sense of sacrifice and bravery. The hisof our president: a white nationalist, women-hating, inse- tory of the United States is littered with acts of Republican cure bully with a lack of understanding of even the most bravery: from the party’s origins as the sole political faction basic aspects of foreign affairs, economics and the adminis- willing to stand-up to the tyranny of slavery, to the party’s trative state. Trump is a dangerously toxic cocktail of evil and incredible leadership in ending the Cold War. Brilliant and courageous Republicans such as Abraham Lincoln, sheer stupidity.

It would be easy to list the reasons why Trump is evil (his Frederick Douglass, Theodore Roosevelt and Ronald support for neo-Nazis and white supremacists, endless Reagan line the books of history. It is a shame that today’s attacks on women, constant lies and love for the maniacal Republican leaders fall so short of the glory of old.

There are, of course, some Republicans that have taken dictator that is Vladimir Putin) and incompetent. But there is something that troubles me even more than Trump’s luna- meaningful steps to oppose Trump’s tyranny. Sen. Jeff Flake’s cy: the Republican Party’s unwillingness to reject a man who (R-Ariz.) new book, alongside the strong leadership of Sens.

John McCain (R-Ariz.) and Susan Collins (R-Maine), and is so clearly unfit to lead the world’s greatest nation.

In the midst of nearly every self-manufactured crisis or Gov. John Kasich (R-Ohio), have shown that there are scandal that this administration has produced, the leaders of decent and brave souls still left in the party. These leaders the Republican Party have expressed a sense of disapproval. have consistently denounced Trump, defended their conFollowing Trump’s disgusting display of blatant racism in the stituencies from Trump’s lunacy and provided a template for wake of the Charlottesville violence, Sen. Mitch McConnell other Republicans to oppose the president. I am proud of (R-Ky.) released a statement that took issue with Trump’s their work, and the American people should be too. Yet

these men and women are in a small minority.

I have never supported Trump. Since he first made a splash in the presidential waters in 2015, I regularly wrote in this column that Trump represents everything wrong with America. I have forever and always found his racist alt-right political philosophy, his clear lack of any moral compass and his sheer ignorance on matters of public affairs to be disgusting and repulsive. I did not vote for him in November, and I did not celebrate his inauguration in January.

Despite my opposition to Trump, I remained a Republican. I figured that if decent and morally straight leaders like John McCain, Gov. Charlie Baker (R-Mass.), Mitt Romney, Susan Collins and Jeff Flake decided to remain Republicans, that I would follow in their lead and remain a Republican as well. Yet after watching Joe Scarborough (the former Congressman and current host of “Morning Joe”) leave the party after his dismay with Trump and the lack of Republican leadership, I began to rethink my continued party allegiance.

After much thought and serious consideration, I decided that I could no longer remain a member of a party that so willing supported a tyrant. While the actions of a few Republicans are noble, the party as a whole has descended into a perpetual rot as a result of its marriage with Trump.

Because of this, I left the Republican Party earlier this month and registered as an Independent.

It is my sincere hope that my departure from the Republican Party will not be permanent. I still believe that a smaller government and a freer people are the best hope for American prosperity and success. If and when the Republican Party sobers up from its Trump intoxication, I will gladly rejoin the ranks of party. But until then, I cannot stand behind a party that so willing accepts a morally destitute, incompetent bully as its leader. For the party that removed the shackles of slavery, Donald Trump represents the greatest, the most disappointing and the most egregious of degenerations.

Michael Glanzel is a senior in the College of Arts and Sciences. He can be reached at mglanzel@cornellsun.com. Cornell Shrugged appears alternating Mondays this semester.

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Cornell acceptance letter lulled me into The Best Little Brown Boy in The World dream. Now drunk on my parents’ pride (which I had sacrificed my adolescence to obtain), I could finally say “Cornell” to that Naila Aunty. I lapped up the devotion, especially since it came after my much gossiped-about high school rejection from Brown Hogwarts (my mother boasted of my application despite its patent lack of magic). Dreams fade. My parents believed The Best Little Brown Boy in The World should slice brains and, to preserve my momentum, I agreed. In hindsight, this negotiation revealed that my childhood dysfunction wasn’t gone. It was just drafted into the immigrants’ war.

We reluctantly enter our parents’ dreams to redeem them of their sacrifices. The Path guides the fantasy: collecting a series of degrees (preferably prestigious) and then marrying into an equally if not more elite Indian family (preferably of the same religion and language). Their pot of gold, our victory, is an American pedigree establishing legacy: the American Dream. So the realization I had my first day at Cornell was disfiguring. No matter how many battles I win, I will never win the war.

The time since that epiphany is best described as an implosive shitshow on ice. I apologize for brushing through years directly after recalling thoughts, but narrative is cloudy. More detail: I unraveled. Layer by layer, The Best grew smaller and realer. I tested my parents’ love to limits they thought were long gone. At its end, I discovered brown love — in my case — is stronger than I presumed. My parents helped repair me with the resolve of people who spent decades finding their feet. We made it through my unraveling in one piece (individually and as a family). Thanks to self-destruction, my parents are now reluc-

tantly giving me their blessing despite my broken promise. Basically, they hope I graduate. My ability to say “my future's looking bright” while at an all-time low has put them somewhat at ease.

It took a great deal for me to discover this ability. I had to disentangle myself from both an oppressive household and an oppressive government. A government that has been moving from wrong to wrong to defend both its immorality and its selfimage of immortality. One propped up by a system my parents wouldn’t want me questioning, like theirs. Here goes!

The Department of Justice recently announced an investigation the use of affirmative action in college admissions, and seeks support from Asian-Americans in its efforts. Don’t provide it. The government is just exploiting the Asian-American community’s glorification of academic attainment.

By including us, they disguise their cause as racially neutral, distancing it from ‘white dispossession.’ Real allies would work with us to confront systemic barriers we traditionally work around. Let’s look through the ploy and into the mirror before we convict. Allow Attorney General Jeff Sessions time to put his condemnation of the actions taken by the Charlottesville terrorists crying “white dispossession” into action.

When Indian-Americans standardize direction, we play ourselves. We do it when the mission had already been set. When full potentials are surrendered once it's accomplished. When soulmates are discharged.

When abortion was her only choice.

Tragically, the intermingling paths of ambition, passion and love along The Path are all closed off. Trailblazing Indian-Americans didn’t follow it. Is it any wonder that Mindy played Ben Affleck on stage? That Aziz told jokes after graduating NYU Biology and Economics? That Sanjay

reported — and operated — from Iraq shortly after his neurosurgical training?

That biracial Kamala lived in the black Baptist church and the brown Hindu temple?

They are all historic, just like Kellyanne.

I know what you are thinking, but she is the first successful female presidential campaign manager. I suspect her doggedness has something to do with her parents saying things like, “my little girl can do anything she sets her heart on.” Of course, Huma — with political skills that perhaps every Indian-PakistaniAmerican has — was frustratingly close to the West Wing.

Stitching ourselves into the American fabric may be at hand after all.

Realizing it, however, requires intergenerational awakening.

Parents must let their children explore the multiple dimensions of society and themselves, and their children must assert their right to do so.

Parents will endure shame, and an epic de-shaming may never come. But at least their children will follow their dreams. At least their children will determine and define themselves. If I were in India, my life would be a fruitless scaling towards the 100th percentile. I couldn’t admit to myself I was gay, let alone accept it. Even with its problems, the land of opportunity and the free means something to me.

Unfortunately, for too many, it still doesn’t.

The climax of the shitshow on ice was Election Night 2016. No, I didn’t come

apart because Donald beat Hillary. I made my own big-boy mistakes, but I do entertain a connection between the circumstance and Rushdie's Midnight’s Children, one thousand and one magical children born within the midnight hour of India’s independence and subjected to lives directed by The Republic’s history. Their birthmark was a hideous partition between The British Raj and Hindustan or Pakistan. It has been passed on and still remains, presently dominant, like the party of Modi, on India’s Muslims. Birth between nations also defines

We reluctantly enter our parents’ dreams to redeem them of their sacrifices. The Path guides the fantasy: collecting a series of degrees (preferably prestigious) and then marrying into an equally if not more elite Indian family (preferably of the same religion and language).

Indian-Americans. I myself ripped in half, but like Indira-Mata’s hair, there was a silver lining that weaved into me fresh, warm and wholesome flesh once the emergency was over.

National — often political — shifts defeated the first generation of midnight’s children. The story ends with the birth of the second generation, one determined to make India theirs to affect. It’s not too late for us to be born again.

Narayan Reddy is a senior in the College of Arts and Sciences. He can be reached at nreddy@cornellsun.com.

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Music in 2017 is all about politics or Taylor Swift’s feuds with other celebrities. With “Look What You Made Me Do,” we were all graced with a single about the latter. In the song, Taylor Swift addresses the people who have bullied her, and the way she so inspirationally and unbelievably rises above it every single time, giving girls all around the country new and empowering Instagram captions. As much as I’d like to pretend that this single is just aimed at some nameless grade school bully, Swift makes it more than clear that this is about other celebrities.

She makes sly jabs at Kanye West and his musical career, among other artists.

When Kanye West released his song “Famous,” he included a particular line about Taylor Swift: “I feel like me and Taylor might still have sex / Why? I made that bitch famous.” Naturally, Swift was unimpressed and called out West for using her name without her consent.

A recording of the phone call with her in which she gave her approval to him using her name in the song was then released. This particular argument seems to be what Swift is referring to in the line “You said the gun was mine.” Without a doubt, and ceaselessly, Swift is the victim that is attacked over and over again.

I guess that this time around it’s not about having a #GirlSquad to support you because everyone is a snake, including all women. Swift made it clear that now the “old Taylor” — who was all about feminism, finding tall boys in your dreams and women supporting each other — is dead and has been replaced with new Taylor who doesn’t trust anyone and has an ominous list of names.

The lyrics in “Look What You Made Me Do” speak for themselves and are generally unimpressive. Taylor Swift is angry again and she is going to really get her revenge this time.

Regardless, the musical style of the song sounds like something out of a bad Disney soundtrack with an intro full of strings that becomes distorted, as if a Disney princess has had enough of Kanye West proving her wrong. The chorus is simple and repetitive, which just projects the immaturity of Taylor Swift’s anger and revenge. There really is no buildup to any part of the song, which means that just because it’s by Taylor Swift, we will definitely hear it on the radio and become tired of it because it was never meant to be played on the radio.

Iron & Wine Beast Epic Sup Pop Records

Shay Collins Sam Beam’s singer-songwriter project has left behind, on the surface, a tidy path over his 15 year career. Beam’s 2002 debut as Iron & Wine — The Creek Drank The Cradle — was a beautiful seed. It had a backwoodsy mythos. Beam recorded a set of demos on a four track, intending to flesh them out later. He never did. The album was hazy and subtle, filled to the brim with somber lyrics and overlaid guitars.

The production lost its lo-fi hiss, but Iron & Wine’s next three releases created similar worlds.

Simple and evocative guitar lines were sometimes complemented with auxiliary percussion. Lyrics described intersecting feelings of tenderness and vulnerability, and the melancholy of loving while growing up. They didn’t fully hit you until hours later.

Beginning with his 2005 collaboration with Calexico, In The Reins, Iron & Wine’s sound swelled. Calexico brought a fullthroated Americana influence to the tracks. Beam sounded more like a sly storyteller than an indie

crooner.

2007’s The Shepherd’s Dog evidenced an exponential growth in arrangement. The album featured a smorgasbord of instruments and numerous, extended instrumental breaks. The whispered tranquility of Beam’s earlier projects surfaced on tracks like “Resurrection Fern.”

From then on, Beam practiced maximalism. 2009’s Around The Well returned to simpler song structures, but also clocked in at over an hour and a half long. On 2011’s Kiss Each Other Clean and 2013’s Ghost On Ghost, Beam transformed from being a singersongwriter who sometimes adorned his tracks with other influences to being a jazz/blues/Americana visionary.

Iron & Wine’s 2015 offerings may have foreshadowed the peeled back sound of Beast Epic.

Beam released a collection of demos from the start of his career — Archive Series Volume No. 1 — and an album of covers with Band of Horses frontman Ben Bridwell — Sing Into My Mouth.

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If the song gives you the awful feeling that you’re in a middle school lunchroom, it’s because the hook is the same as the regrettable 1991 hit “I’m Too Sexy” by Right Said Fred, just with new lyrics. To be fair, the lyrics are a slight improvement from “I’m Too Sexy,” but not by much.

Maybe the “old Taylor Swift” should have stayed. Maybe we all want to be middle school Romeo and Juliet again, before Taylor Swift discovered “Girl Power” and the image of the invincible, unrealistic ideal woman that doesn’t feel anything but distrust toward others.

While Swift should write more than love songs, preaching about revenge and detachment from others isn’t necessarily the direction to take. Taylor Swift is over all her bullies for now, but the next step for her should be forgiving, not writing names on her list in red and underlining them.

Viri Garcia is a sophomore in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. She can be reached at vg235@cornell.edu.

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The latter featured a vast stylistic array, ranging from the Talking Heads’ “This Must Be The Place” to the Marshall Tucker Band’s “Ab’s Song,” and a cover painted

by Southerner Todd Bienvenu.

But while the two albums may have signalled Beam’s desire to return to straightforward arrangements, they did not fully anticipate the stark power of Beast Epic.

In the album, Beam seems to have finally captured the mixture of joy and resignation that he has sought to convey since The Creek Drank The Cradle.

“Our winter keeps running us down/We wake up with love hanging on,” Beam sings to open the album in “Claim Your Ghost.” Similarly forlorn, but mature, lyrics fill Beast Epic. In “Bitter Truth,” Beam sings, “You’d better love yourself, ‘cause I tried.” Beam’s lyrics meanings always hide around the corner, seeming to mean one thing, and then mean the opposite the next time you listen.

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Yet, Beast Epic lacks a hit. One of my favorite of Iron & Wine’s talents was his ability to create swelling, well, epics of songs. Each album felt like it had at least one track that was its emotional anchor.

The Creek Drank The Cradle had the rhythmically driven and despondent “Upward Over The Mountain.”

Our Endless Numbered Days, the ambling, placid “Passing Afternoon.” The Shepherd’s Dog closes on an American mantra of a track, “Flightless Bird, American Mouth.” The long Around the Well appropriately ends with nine-plus minute long track “The Trapeze Swinger,” while Kiss Each Other Clean then opens with the biblically tinged “Walking Far From Home.”

Read the full review at cornellsun.com.

Shay Collins is a senior in the College of Arts and Sciences. He can be reached at scollins@cornellsun.com.

The Arts Quad was packed Saturday with students excited to hear the indie rock band STRFKR. The Portland-based band is known for its entrancing psychedelic and fresh sound. Psychic Twin, an Alternative duo, opened the outdoor show put on by Cornell Concert Commission. Over nearly 100 shows together, the Psychic Twin and STRFKR have developed a captivating show with each other. The openers provided a dreamlike pop sound with beautiful vocals that were the perfect opening for STRFKR’s exciting lineup of songs.

After joining the Cornell students in the crowd to watch Psychic Twin, STRFKR got on the stage and emerged with a tame, yet compelling performance. The band performed their most popular hits and songs off of their new albums “Vault” Vols. 1 and 2. Their cover of Cyndi Lauper’s “Girls Just Want to Have Fun” excited the crowd and brought the energy up with a familiar favorite. The band performed some of its most popular songs, including “Rawnald Gregory Erickson the Second” and “While I’m Alive.” The lyrics “All my life, There you go, Oh please stay, Just this once, Anyway” echoed through the crowd. The bands’ simple lyrics are paired with complex electronic elements and clean instrumentals.

The overall sound packs up an irresistible sound that allows the listener to dance or just chill and enjoy the music.

Each member of the band possessed a different aura on stage, with some members more withdrawn than others. Joshua Hodges, Shawn Glassford, Keil Corcoran and Arian Jalali were onstage for the performance. While singing and playing the keyboard, Hodges gave off a more subdued presence. He wore a hoodie and sunglasses, making it difficult to see any facial expression.

Glassford’s presence was more high energy while playing the guitar. He interacted with guitarist Jalali and added a carefree energy to the performance. Jalali is not an official member of the band, but did perform on stage that night. Finally, Corcoran spent the majority of his time at the back of the stage playing the drums and singing vocals. Midway through the concert, Corcoran switched with Hodges to perform the song “German Love.” Corcoran wore all burgundy and gave off a more stimulating presence as he danced and performed with more energy.

Nonetheless, Hodges was just as compelling.

STRFKR has released two albums this year. In February they released Vault Volume 1 and on July 7, they released Vault Volume 2.

Isabella York is a sophomore in the College of Arts and Sciences. She can be reached at iy43@cornell.edu.

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Irving Trade Is a Win-Win for Both Teams K yrie Irving sent shockwaves around the league this summer when he requested a trade away from the Cleveland Cavaliers. A NBA champion at the age of 25 and enjoying a virtually guaranteed trip to the finals every year alongside one of the all-time greats, Irving seemed to be the envy of almost every player in the league.

However I r v i n g remained adamant that he s o u g h t greener pastures, with reports indicating that he was tired of constantly playing under the shadow of LeBron James. As one of the premier point guards in the league, Irving found no shortage of suitors, but it was up to the Cavaliers to find a package of picks and players that would sufficiently compensate for the loss of the man who had hit the game winning shot of the most pivotal game in team history.

Finally, after dozens of trade scenarios, an unlikely name came to the fore last week: the Boston Celtics. The Celtics had faced off against the Cavaliers in last season’s Eastern Conference Finals, and a blockbuster trade between the first and second seeds would have seemed unlikely, if nothing else due to the competition. However, Boston offered a significant package: their own all-star point guard, Isaiah Thomas, Jae Crowder, Ante Zizic and the coveted 2018 Brooklyn pick.

For Cleveland, the benefits are obvious.

Thomas had a breakout season last year, averaging 29 points per game, and should be up to the task of filling up the gap left by Irving. Crowder is a solid starter on a great

contract; he averaged a career high inthree Boston’s young core, centered around Jaylen point shooting last season and provides Brown and Jayson Tatum, would be beginLebron a defensive break by acting as anoth- ning to develop into premier talent around er body to throw at Kevin Durant in the during that time period. Thomas may be a finals. Zizic is a solid prospect, although a fan-favorite, but the Celtics would be wise to little raw and yet to play NBA minutes, but refuse his demands of a long term contract, the real crown jewel of this package is the and from a purely business point of view, he Nets pick. Projected to be a lottery pick, it holds little value to the Celtics in the present. gives the Jae Crowder is in something of a similar Cavaliers an boat. While he is a solid player on a teameasy route into friendly contract, his timeline does not a rebuild match up with Brown’s or Tatum’s, and he should LeBron would only take valuable minutes away from seem ever them. In addition, with the signing of more likely to Gordon Hayward this summer, Crowder Any Given Monday l e a v e would have seemed superfluous. Zizic is only C l e v e l a n d a prospect, likely added just to make salaries next summer. match. The Nets’ pick, then, is the only real Boston’s side of the trade is a little less item of value given up by Boston. However, clear. Irving is certainly an established star given the unpredictability of the draft, it is only just entering his prime. However, for a always advisable to take an established star team that has hoarded its assets for so long over a draft pick. and refused trades including Jimmy Butler It is always difficult to see how trades will and DeMarcus Cousins, it is a little perplex- pan out. The very trade that got the Celtics ing why Boston their Nets’ picks in might give in so easthe first place was ily to acquire a point “It seems the impossible has hapseen at the time as a guard that has solid, balanced pened: the two best teams in a already tanked his trade, but as the conference have completed a trade value by years passed it demanding an exit. major trade moving key pieces and became very apparWith context, howent that the Celtics yet both have benefited from it.” ever, it becomes had gotten the upper clear: Thomas, hand. Still, from despite having a what we know now, career year, is much older than Irving and is it seems the impossible has happened: the out of contract next summer. As this will two best teams in a conference have completlikely be his last opportunity for a major pay- ed a major trade moving key pieces and yet day, he will almost certainly demand a long both have benefited from it. term max contract — one that would eat up a significant portion of Boston’s cap space for an undersized point guard on the wrong side Junyoung Lee can be reached at of 30. This is compounded by the fact that junyounglee@cornellsun.com.

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“I’m heartbroken for Miles, who has given so much to Big Red football and the Cornell community,” his coach and mentor Archer told The Sun. “Though we’ll miss his intelligence and fire on the field, he has instilled his spirit and leadership in the younger players, and his influence over our program will last for years to come.”

“What makes [his injury] especially tough to stomach is the fact that Miles prepares for everything he does harder than anyone I know,” added Jackson Weber ’17, a former Red linebacker who sees Norris like a brother. “Moving forward, it’s that unmatched work ethic that will propel Miles to success in whatever he takes on.”

While Norris has provided fans plenty to remember on the field — the Penn punt block, eight tackles and a forced fumble in the team’s sole 2015 win and leading the program in tackles and sacks the year prior — it is his lead-by-example presence that will surely be missed most.

Highlighted by his selection as a rare three-time captain, joining Jeff Mathews ’14 as only the second to do so in the program’s 130-year history, Norris has been the clear vocal leader in the locker room, even when he was not taking snaps.

“I told the team you don’t have to re-vote him as a captain … he has re-set the standard of what that title actually means,”

Archer recently said to Cornell Big Red. While Norris could theoretically use his final year of eligibility elsewhere, those close to him say he does not feel it is worth it unless he is playing for Cornell.

“Over the last few days, I’ve

had the chance to briefly reflect on my career and to allow my emotions to run their course,” Norris added in his Instagram post. “Fortunately, regret is not one of the sentiments bouncing around between my ears.

Football helped to foster many

of my greatest relationships and taught me invaluable lessons over the years. I am grateful to have played. On to the next phase.

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nature and talent for racing.

“It’s one thing to run fast — which they have — but not everyone that runs fast knows how to race,” Smith said. “This returning group is just really good at racing.”

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“It’s one thing to run fast — which they have — but not everyone that runs fast knows how to race. This returning group is just really good at racing.”

Head Coach Artie Smith ’96 As a team, the Red have established several goals for the upcoming season. First and most importantly, the team aims to take advantage of every opportunity to get better. In addition, the team is aiming for a spot in the national championships and a claim to the Ivy League title. And while these are goals the Red has every year, this

year’s team is particularly invested in achieving them because of past accomplishments and the collective experience it shares.

The Red’s first meeting will be a tri-meet with Brown and Columbia on Sept. 8th at Van Cortlandt Park in NYC. Because the Ivy League Championships (Heps) will be held at that same location in October, the team will also focus on familiarizing themselves with the course in order to be confident and well-prepared when championships come around. Knowing and having a feel for the course will give them an edge over their competitors.

As one of Smith’s trademark sayings goes, “Cross country is a summer sport that you play in the fall.” The majority of the work that leads to a successful season is accomplished in the summer, and Smith is confident that his team has put in the necessary training to return and hit the ground running.

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of talent but rather to inconsistency. Pointing to second place finishes at both the Ivy League Indoor and Outdoor Heptagonal Track and Field Championships, Durant believes that the Red possesses a roster that is able to compete at the highest level.

“We weren’t necessarily missing something,” Durant said. “A lot of our distance guys ran really well when we won second at the Indoor and Outdoor Heps and I just think we happened to underperform on that day.”

A major key to an improved team this year could be the introduction of assistant coach Mike Henderson. Henderson enters Cornell after one season at William & Mary — in which he brought a fifth consecutive CAA Championship for the school — and four seasons at Princeton.

“I really think all my past experience has brought me to Cornell,” Henderson said. “It’s a combination of having Ivy League experience, [living through] Midwest winters, and just knowing and being ready for everything that could come up.”

“He’s been around the sport for a long time,” Durant added.

“He’ll bring some experience, a lot of enthusiasm, and a different perspective on everything.”

In terms of focal points, Henderson plans to spotlight two main things during practice: pack running and easing into the season.

“We’re starting to really run as a group everyday during practice so it translates well during meets,” Henderson said. “The other thing we have to focus on is being consistent with volume and intensity so that we’re not overextending ourselves too early in the season.”

“We always have younger guys on the team who are looking to be top dog.”

Head Coach Adrian Durant

In addition to the new coach, the Red will also depend on its veterans to step into important holes left by last year’s senior class.

“Every year we have big name seniors who leave … [but] I’m not too worried about that because we always have younger guys on the team who are looking to be top dog,” Durant said.

Some of the major contributors which the team will expect to step into leadership roles in the upcoming season include seniors Dominic DeLuca, Chase Silverman, Sam Chauvin and

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Michael Wang — all of whom had outstanding spring track seasons.

“Some of our seniors — Dom, Chase, Sam, and Michael — had great track seasons, and we’re going to look to transfer that into cross country,” Henderson said. “In general, we have some great talent in our younger guys, but they’ve had ups and downs through their first few years [and] just had some difficulty [being consistent].”

With all the offseason and recent preparation, the Red will have its first opportunity to evaluate itself during its first meet at Columbia on Sept. 8.

However, Henderson also emphasized that the team will not place too much significance on the outcome of that meet.

“The Columbia meet is kind of like a preseason [meet] and we’re not worrying too much about the outcome,” he said.

“We’re really going in with two objectives: run a a group and get experience in the course we’re going to run the conference meet at.”

“There’ll definitely be a lot of nerves, but we’re all looking forward to our first meet. That’s how we’ll know know where we’re at and what direction we need to go as the season goes on,” Durant added.

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Norris Ends Career After Preseason Achilles Injury

By ZACHARY SILVER Sun Sports Editor

Nearly a year to the day after Miles Norris’ 2016 hopes were crushed by a ruptured Achilles’ tendon injury sustained during preseason training, the middle linebacker saw his fifth-year senior season, and thereby career, end before it even started once again with an Achilles injury in the opposite heel during a practice last week.

The Cornell football linebacker injured his left Achilles in practice on Aug. 21, a source with knowledge of the situation told The Sun, and Norris posted on Instagram days later to confirm the news that his football career has come to an end.

“Before I lost my first tooth, I had already fallen in love with football,” Norris wrote in the post

on Instagram. “My career officially ended on Aug. 21st, and I can say with certainty and honor that I played until I physically could not continue.”

This season, Norris would have brought to the field a resume that boasts 134 tackles — including 11 for losses — 5.5 sacks, totaling a loss of 33 yards, and two forcedfumbles

on top of a memorable blocked punt his freshman year, which was recovered for a touchdown and helped the team end the 2013 season with a dramatic win over Penn.

The Baltimore native was slated to reunite with a rejuvenated Cornell program that is coming off its most successful season under head coach David Archer ’05. The team’s four wins last season, which N o r r i s watched from the sidelines, nearly

matched the total amount of victories he notched (5) in his three seasons suiting up.

But one area that remained a weakness in a season that featured glimpses of promise was on the defensive side of the ball. Despite a scoring offense ranked in the top four in the league, the Red finished last in the league in both total defense and rushing defense, and second to last in scoring defense — key holes which Norris would have helped to plug this upcoming season.

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Emotional end | Miles Norris announced the end of his career on Aug. 21 in a heartfelt message on his Instagram account.

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Runners Welcome New Coaches for Upcoming Season Smith ’96 named women’s head coach after 19 years

By CHLOE MIKLES

last fall.

Cornell returns 10 of its top 12 runners, including the top four from last year.

In its first year under a new head coach, In particular, this year’s three team capthe Cornell women’s cross country team tains — seniors Shannon Hugard, Jackie has an optimistic outlook on the upcom- Katzman and Erin McLaughlin — are ing season. quite the accomplished group. Katzman Entering his 19th year with the Red, and McLaughlin both earned all region Artie Smith ’96 was named head coach for honors last fall, and Hugard claimed allthe women’s track and field and cross American honors in the 1500 in track this country team. This change in leadership spring. has the team excited, and Smith plans on Others returning include junior Briar upholding their long-standing tradition of Brumley, a consistent top five scorer from success and hard work. last year, and sophomore Taylor Knibb, a world champion in the triathlon.

“I feel like I’ve been handed this really In cross country, the top five valuable, precious gift. I just want to score, but seven places can factor into scoring. Smith believes make sure I take good care of it.” his 11 incoming freshman are a Head Coach Artie Smith ’96 talented group that will continue to add to his team’s depth.

“Every year since I have been “I feel like I’ve been handed this really here, there has been at least one freshman valuable, precious gift,” Smith said. “I just in the top seven,” Smith said. “It sure want to make sure I take good care of it.” looks like we have a lot of suspects to conIn Smith’s seven years as associate head tinue that tradition.” coach of the women’s cross country team, The experience of the returning group the program has claimed two Ivy League combined with the new energy the freshtitles and qualified for the NCAA champi- man bring should be a recipe for success. onship twice. In addition, the Red has Veterans of the team have proven thembeen ranked in the top 30 in national polls selves and accomplished a lot, but what for the past five years, with the team plac- Smith highlights is their competitive ing fifth in Northeast Regionals — the largest of the nine NCAA regions — just See W. CROSS COUNTRY page 11 Sun Sports Writer

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New focuses | One of assistant head coach Mike Henderson’s points of emphasis will be discipline, especially after last season’s inconsistency.

Men look for more consistency under Henderson

By JOSHUA ZHU Sun Assistant Sports Editor

Following a tumultuous season, the Cornell men’s cross country team hopes the upcoming season will be one to remember for its onlookers.

“There’s a lot to look forward to,” said head coach Adrian Durant. “The team is refocused after [last year’s] Heps … we have a lot of young guys looking to be top dog ... and a new coach in Mike [Henderson].”

Cornell enters the upcoming season with its disappointing performance in the

Ivy League Cross Country Heptagonal Championships fresh in its mind. During that meet, the Red recorded 147 points to place sixth out of eight teams. “[The Heps] didn’t go the way we hoped, especially with the talent we had on the team,” Durant said. “We can do much better than sixth place [and] our goal this year is to make sure … we can find ourselves in the top three.”

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