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ties are involved in. Samantha Bee did a piece on pro-life [RNC delegates], which was something we had an idea of beforehand and we knew, more or less, how to execute that. We also “fired” states that were failing, which was another idea we planned. Those were broader, consensual things we fleshed out before, so we knew what we were going to get. It’s a mix between preparation and, you know ... Clint Eastwood talking to a chair.

The University has revised its medical amnesty protocol to protect students from action by the Judicial Administrator if they call 911 to report a drug overdose while on campus. The previous policy, which was implemented in 2002, only granted amnesty to students who called concerning alcohol-related emergencies. The Good Samaritan Protocol, which went into effect on July 1, brings Cornell’s policy in line with New York State’s Good Samaritan Law, which went into effect last September, according to Deborah Lewis, alcohol projects coor“[The new policy] is an dinator at Gannett expansion of what’s Health Services. The covered under amnesty.” state law, passed in 2011, protects anyDeborah Lewis one calling to report a drug or alcohol-related emergency from underage drinking charges and other legal ramifications. “One of our changes is just this name change to bring it in parallel with the New York State law,” Lewis said. “The other piece around this is it’s an expansion of what’s covered under amnesty.” Prior to the implementation of Cornell’s new policy in July, students on campus could have still faced punishment from the judicial administrator, but students off campus were out of the J.A.’s reach. Students both on and off campus already received amnesty when calling about an alcohol-related emergency and

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News Filling in the Gap

Stephen Smith was nominated Saturday to replace Eddie Rooker ’09 as the alderperson of the Fourth Ward of Ithaca. | Page 3

News Starting the Conversation

Student leaders met Saturday to open discussion on racial bias and forcible touching. | Page 3

Opinion What Drives Us

Sebastian Deri ’13 pauses to reflect on the realization that people’s motives are often mysterious. | Page 7

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The Sun reviews John Oliver’s Saturday show, which packed plenty of jabs at America. | Page 12

Sports First Time for Everything

Daniel Haber, a junior forward on the men’s soccer team, scored the Red’s first hat-trick in five years on Saturday. | Page 20

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John Oliver is exhausted. In the span of 24 hours, after two weeks of covering the Republican and Democratic National Conventions, The Daily Show correspondent flew from the DNC host city of Charlotte, N.C., changed flights in Philadelphia, Pa., and touched down in Ithaca, only to perform a killer stand-up set hours later. Following Oliver’s sold-out Saturday night show at Bailey Hall, The Sun’s Arts and Entertainment section sat down with the comedian and talked about his Cambridge roots, the political media circus and the ever-lovable Herman Cain. THE SUN: How tired are you right now? JOHN OLIVER: Very, very, very tired. In Charlotte, I was generally averaging three to four hours of sleep a night. The last two weeks have been non-stop — it’s all a blur. It feels like being away for one long day, and then you realize it’s actually been 14 days. SUN: Did you do any special preparation before the conventions? J.O.: Yes, we did. We try and split it between reacting to what’s happening and also thinking about broader concepts the candidates or the par-

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C.U.Remembers Former President Corson at Memorial By LAUREN AVERY Sun Staff Writer

In a memorial service at Sage Chapel Saturday, friends and administrators honored the life and achievements of former University President Dale Corson, who died on March 31 at the age of 97. Corson, who served as president from 1969 to 1977, was recognized at the service for a wide array of academic accomplishments in the field of physics. In 1940, Corson was part of the team at the University of California at Berkeley that discovered astatine, the 85th element in the periodic table. His accomplishments also led him to earn a Presidential Certificate of Merit in 1947 and several awards from the National Academy of Sciences later in his life. But in his welcome address, President David Skorton highlighted Corson’s humble background, noting that it made Corson modest and reserved about his successes. “We talk about first-generation college students, but [Corson] was the first in his family to attend high school in Emporia, Kansas, where the

family moved after their farm failed,” Skorton said. “[Corson] obviously rose to the very highest levels within his profession, but he remained true to the values of his Midwestern roots … always exemplifying integrity and competence and great and hard-formed wisdom.” According to Prof. Emeritus

Maury Tigner, physics, Corson –– prior to his arrival at Cornell –– put his scientific expertise to use during World War II. In 1941, he began working with radar technology at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, studying how it could be used in war airplanes. In 1946, he helped found the

Sandia National Laboratory in Albuquerque, N.M., a facility “that focuses on the application of the sciences to national defense,” according to Tigner. Corson arrived at Cornell in 1947 as an associate professor of physics, and was promoted to See CORSON page 5

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Remembering a leader | President David Skorton reaches out to former University President Dale Corson’s wife, Nellie Corson, following a memorial service held in Sage Chapel on Saturday.

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Dems Nominate Candidate To Fill Common Council Seat

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Stephen J. Smith, a 2009 graduate of the State University of New York at Geneseo, was nominated Friday to run on the Democratic line for alderperson of the Fourth Ward of Ithaca. Eddie Rooker ’09 resigned from the seat on the Common Council after he was accepted off the waitlist at the New York University School of Law. He is cutting his term short by a year and leaving his seat vacant. The Tompkins County Democratic Committee, which nominated Smith, also recommended that Smith fill Rooker’s vacant seat until elections are held in November. At that point, if Smith is on the council, hewill have to run again to complete the remaining year in Rooker’s term. If he wins the election in November, Smith hopes to run for a four-year term as alderperson in the November 2014 election, he said in an interview with The Sun. A Rochester, N.Y., native, Smith has been active in community outreach and said he will emphasize youth programs as

well as improve town-gown relationships in Ithaca. “I see a lot of what’s going on in the city, and I want to have a positive impact on it,” Smith said. The Fourth Ward includes Cascadilla Park, West Campus and most of Collegetown. Smith said he is ready to represent the community of students. “I understand a lot of what it is to be a student in a community and [to try] to have a positive relationship with that community,” Smith said. Common Council member Graham Kerslick (D-4th Ward) said that many students are involved in community groups such as the Collegetown Neighborhood Council. “I think it’s important to involve students in the community,” Kerslick said. Although Smith is not a Cornell graduate, Kerslick said he does not think that it is a “disadvantage that [Smith] is not a recent alumnus or current student at Cornell.” Representatives need to consider the needs of the entire constituency, which includes but is not limited to students, Kerslick said.

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Kathy Zahler, director of communications for the Tompkins County Democratic Committee, said the committee interviewed several candidates, many of whom dropped out, before choosing Smith to run for Common Council. “[Smith] seemed to be the best candidate who could provide the necessary amount of time” for Common Council, Zahler said. Smith earned a degree in business administration in 2009 from SUNY

Geneseo. Previously, he has worked with the Democratic Party of Virginia and the New York State Senate Majority Information Services. He also served as finance director for the campaign of Democrat Nate Shinagawa ’05 M.A. ’09, who is running to represent New York’s 23rd Congressional District, which includes Tompkins County. Caroline Flax can be reached at cflax@cornellsun.com.

C.U. Orgs Meet to End‘Terrible’ Absence of Dialogue By BYRON KITTLE Sun Senior Writer

After a string of racial bias incidents and sexual assaults at Cornell in the past six months, student leaders met Saturday to try to strengthen communication between groups on campus. The leadership roundtable –– which will meet every month over dinner –– is the brainchild of Renee Alexander ’74, associate dean of students and director of intercultural programs, who hopes the group will serve as a way for students to respond to the divisive incidents that have occurred on campus. “Sitting in my position and working with student organizations, especially student leaders, I have been on the ground, in the trenches, when major events have happened on this campus,” Alexander said. In March, posters advertising a standup comedy routine by Korean-American comedian Margaret Cho were defaced for using a font, “Chop Suey,” that Alexander called “extremely offensive” to some members of Cornell’s Asian community. On May 6, a visitor to the Sigma Pi fraternity house threw beer cans and yelled racial epithets at black students passing by the house. Most recently, a string of alleged forcible touching incidents and a reported rape prompted the administration to issue multiple statements condemning sexual violence on campus. These events and others, Alexander said, were made worse by a “terrible lack of

communication” between different demo- tion of that community,” said Patricia graphic groups and community leaders at Chau Nguyen, assistant dean of the Asian and Asian American Center. “But let’s be Cornell. “I saw students reverting back to their honest, can you really represent? I don’t communities and not communicating know if I can really serve as a representawith each other,” she said. “Because I tion of all Asian folks.” Zach Smith ’13, president of Sigma Pi, know so many of these leaders and I see them working in their communities, it said that dealing with the repercussions of would make sense to establish a body the bias attack at the fraternity has helped where leaders across this campus come move the organization forward. “It was a real learning opportunity for together to work on problem solving around major issues that affect our cam- me as a leader [and] the rest of my fraternity, seeing how impactful we could be on pus.” Student representatives and leaders campus in trying to make light out of a from over a dozen campus organizations negative situation,” Smith said. “It was obviously nothing attended the we would have event –– includ- “I have been on the ground, in wished upon anying members of one … but we saw the Student the trenches, when major events it as an opportunity Assembly, several to move forward multicultural have happened on this campus.” and make a positive organizations, Renee Alexander ’74 impact on the Sigma Pi and Cornell communiQuill and Dagger. The meeting divided into groups that ty.” While Alexander said that guests from were assigned to analyze various case studies, including a fictional case of bias intim- outside the Cornell community could play idation involving a transgendered student a role in helping to facilitate discussions and a case that dealt with unequal funding about these issues, the majority of the meetings will be led by Cornell students of student groups. A recurring topic at the meeting was and alumni. “These are smart, bright, sharp, miscommunication among members of dynamic young people who are very much the Cornell community. “Especially when you’re doing identity- leaders … and they all bring a lot to the based work, I think the danger is [that] as table in their own right,” Alexander said. a leader of an organization ... people turn “But I don’t think that we are leveraging to you to be the voice and the representa- our student leaders to the degree that we could.” But Alexander acknowledged the limitation of what students could realistically be expected to do when confronted with crimes such as rape or bias attacks. Nobody, Alexander said, expects the leadership roundtable to “go out and stop sexual violence.” “You can’t change things on your own, but you can influence how people think,” Alexander said to the students present. “This is serious business ... are you with me?” Ithaca Mayor Svante Myrick ’09 had been scheduled to keynote the roundtable, but transportation complications delayed him in Charlotte, N.C., where he attended the Democratic National Convention. DARWIN CHAN / SUN STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

Discussing diversity | Renee Alexander ’74, associate dean of students and director of intercultural programs, speaks at the inaugural event of a leadership workshop Saturday.

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Bear’s Den Opens in Willard Straight

After two years of planning and waiting for a liquor license, the new student pub, located in the Ivy Room in Willard Straight Hall, opened Sept. 5, drawing dozens of excited students. IPD Makes Two Arrests in Connection With 2011 Ithaca Murder

The Ithaca Police Department arrested a man Thursday in connection with the murder of Franscisco “Rico” Santiago. Gary Lowe was apprehended after several months of ongoing investigation into Santiago’s death Dec. 1 at Chestnut Hill Apartments. Students Act To Prevent Gorge Tragedy

A Cornell student’s alert eye and quick thinking — aided by the expertise of a few nearby emergency medical technicians — may have been the difference between life and death for a woman who fell approximately 60 feet at the Six Mile Creek gorge Aug. 31. Students, Profs Ask Skorton To Sever Adidas Contract

Cornell’s Licensing Oversight Committee voted Thursday to recommend that President David Skorton sever the University’s apparel contract with Adidas, citing labor abuses the company allegedly committed in 2011 to workers at PT Kizone, a factory in Tangerang, Indonesia. Court: Weill Cornell Medical College Misused AIDS Research Grant

Researchers at Weill Cornell Medical College cheated the federal government by misusing, and then lying about, funding intended for HIV/AIDS research, three federal appeals court judges said in a unanimous ruling issued Wednesday. — Compiled by Lianne Bornfeld

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Medical Amnesty Consistent With New York State Law AMNESTY

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will continue to do so under Cornell’s new policy. “The purpose of the Good Samaritan Law is to encouragepeople, no matter who they are or where they are in New York State, to call for help for both alcohol and drug emergencies without [worrying] about legal consequences,” said Sharon Dittman, associate director for community relations for Gannett. “It was important to make Cornell’s policy, which relates to the campus code of conduct and applies on campus, parallel to the new law.” Cornell’s revised medical amnesty protocol may also eliminate the confusion that students experienced in the past, according to Lewis. She said that several students told Gannett officials they were confused by the previous policy because whether or not it protected students depended on whether they were on or off campus when they made the emergency call and the type of emergency they were calling to report. Interfraternity Council President Chris Sanders ’13 added that the previous policy “wasn’t very well written.” “There were a lot of questions of what medical amnesty actually entailed [and] what were the limitations of the policy,” Sanders said. The purpose of the policy change is to reduce this confusion, Dittman said. “The average person who’s calling for help for someone else won’t necessarily know or be able to say ‘alcohol only, no drugs on board,’ or ‘drugs only, no alcohol on board,’” she said. “What we all want is, when someone is in trouble, that there be no hesitation to get help and no delay due to worrying whether it’s safe to call for this but not that.” Sanders agreed that the revision was necessary to ensure that students are not afraid to call for emergency services when they need help. “If it’s removing a barrier that might be prohibiting a person from calling, it’s absolutely necessary,” he said. “I think the most important thing is emphasizing the importance of calling and that you’re doing the right thing by calling.” While the new medical amnesty policy went into place this summer, Cornell had been considering changing its medical amnesty policy since before the state law was passed, according to Lewis. “Having the New York State law had pushed us to take action, but we really started the review in part because we had just celebrated our tenth anniversary of having amnesty, and we wanted to take a look at ‘Is this protocol still serving the way we need it to be serving? Is it clear?’” she said, adding that “we were certainly hearing from students that it was not clear.” The new policy change means that not only does Cornell’s medical amnesty policy now match the state’s law, but also that it matches the policies of other local colleges, including Ithaca College and TompkinsCortland Community College, Lewis said. “Because there’s now a state law — a Good Samaritan Law — and the local college campuses … also have medical amnesty or Good Samaritan protocols, we’re able to provide a consistent message around the community of ‘call 911 in an emergency,’” she said. “Everyone in the community, including high school students, is getting the same message.” Joseph Niczky can be reached at jniczky@cornellsun.com.

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chair the physics department in 1956. According to Tigner, Corson’s love of teaching and scientific curiosity quickly made him a favorite among students. “No better summary of the first years of his teaching could be given than the 1950 report of the then-physics department chair, and I quote: ‘During the past five years, [Corson] has been in charge of part of the sophomore physics course for students of Arts and Sciences. He has taken a great interest in this course, and he has been instrumental in improving the quality of the course, and at the same time, stimulating and maintaining student interest in it,’” Tigner said. “Pedagogy remained a central part of [Corson]’s devotion.“ Still, several speakers noted that one of Corson’s greatest contributions to Cornell was his leadership during the student protests against the Vietnam War and the civil rights movement. In 1969, following the Straight Takeover — in which black students took over the Straight to demand improvements in the inclusion of minorities on campus — the selection of a new University President was treated as having critical importance. Prof. Emeritus Robert Plane, chemistry and chemical biology, said Corson’s honesty, trustworthiness and integrity made him a clear choice for the position. “It was an immediate and unanimous agreement that we must get a president just as soon as possible, and the only one for the job was [Corson],” Plane said. “Every action he took reflected his devotion to truth and his strong conviction that a university must be a place for discovery and preserving truth.” According to Prof. Ken McClane ’73 M.F.A. ’76, English, who was a freshman in 1970 during Corson’s tenure, the president’s ability to “listen more than he talked” held the University together during the civil rights movement. “In the difficult years of Cornell’s racial coming of age, it was [Corson] who kept the institution together [not only] physically, but also spiritually,” McClane said. “He viewed [students], as he did me, as fellow travelers … He understood that we were variously impassioned and sometimes wrong

and sometimes naïve, but irrefutably valuable.” Prof. Emeritus Walter LaFeber, history, said that Corson was also known for his humility. Despite his reputation as “the quiet president,” Corson will be remembered more for his “personal courage” and his “cutting-edge intelligence,” LaFeber said. “Dale’s gifts, like his personality, were unique, and those gifts will also be inspiring for the many he touched and helped, nationally, and internationally, and I think especially for Cornellians,” LaFeber said. Katherine Corson and Abby Spencer, two of Corson’s granddaughters, said that they will most remember their grandfather’s curiosity that lasted from his childhood to his old age. “There didn’t seem to be any question [Corson] couldn’t answer,” Katherine Corson said. “He remembered people, events and dates with amazing accuracy, and knew something about almost everything … What he didn’t know he took on as a challenge.” Skorton said Corson’s legacy in Ithaca continues in the form of the Pew Sundial on the Engineering Quad, which he co-designed and built in 1980; the Kendal at Ithaca Assisted Living Community that he founded in 1991; and the Dale R. Corson Memorial Fund, an organization that supports Cornell students’ health and wellbeing. But according to Susan Murphy ’73, vice president for student and academic services, Corson will be remembered for his unique love of learning. “Dale Corson was indeed Cornell’s good fortune,” Murphy said. “Ever the educator, he also remained a learner until the very end, inspired by his insatiable desire to know, and his eternal sense of wonder in all that surrounded him.” Among the guests in attendance were Nellie Griswold, Corson’s wife of 73 years, and many current and emeritus professors who knew Corson. The service included performances by the Cornell Glee Club the Cornell University Chorus, and University organist Prof. Annette Richards, music. The event was followed by a reception in Dyson Atrium in Sage Hall that was hosted by Skorton and Corson’s family. Lauren Avery can be reached at lavery@cornellsun.com.

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his past Sunday, two separate sexual assaults, and one incident of harassment were reported to the Cornell University Police Department. Our thoughts are, first and foremost, in support of the survivors of these incidents. When events like these occur, theychange the lives of the survivors, their loved ones and also their communities. I rolled over in my bed early last Saturday morning to check the time. With one eye open, I peered through my emails. One particularly caught my attention: “Crime Alert: A rape reported...” Instantly, I was awake. I read the email three times, unable to process the information dispensed. As a senior, Ithaca and Cornell are

Department, one in five women will experience rape or attempted rape during college and less than five percent of these rapes will be reported. This is a reality. So, how do we make our streets, campuses, neighborhoods and cities a safer place to be? It seems that the initial responses from students and staff point to taking people off the streets. Services, like blue light cars, TCAT buses and shuttles during finals weeks, are meant to transport students via automobile and prevent the entire issue altogether. Instead, what if a culture of walking and watching was created? The “eyes on the street” theory may be a viable solution. Renowned journalist Jane Jacobs wrote one of the most influential books

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Safety first: the need for EMT training courses To the Editor: Re: “After Woman Plunged 60 Feet, Cornell Student Acted to Prevent Gorge Tragedy” News, Sept. 4 Congratulations to the quick-thinking and bold students who helped avert a tragedy at the Six Mile Creek gorge this past Friday. As The Sun reported on Tuesday, the expertise of student Emergency Medical Technicians played a vital role in the initial care and treatment of a woman in a life-threatening condition in the gorge. Their actions embody what I have come to know of Cornell students in my short time here on campus. Each of the students that I have met, from freshmen to upperclassmen, are friendly, kind, caring and helpful; however, this event is about more than just the astute and caring nature of Cornellians. Without their EMT training, the students at the scene of this incident likely would not have been able to treat this woman as appropriately as they did. In this situation, students used their practical education to affect their world. It is my understanding that Cornell’s goal is to provide not just an academic experience, which is admittedly important, but an education in useful, practical and often life-saving skills. Is that not why the University maintains requirements such as a basic level of swimming competency? It is for this reason that I am surprised that Cornell no longers offers an EMT training class. When students are willing to learn life-saving skills that may likely be put into action not just during their four years here, but in their lifetime, they should be afforded that opportunity. I urge the University to reconsider past cuts in this area in light of the positive impact that such training and readiness has been shown to have on the entire campus community. Jonathan Klus ’16

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somewhat of a home. I feel safe on campus and throughout town and rarely have concerns about safety. This was a violation of my safe haven. My mind could not abandon the subject. I thought about how many nights I’d trekked alone, regardless of the time. In my attempts to emulate Kurt Vonnegut, I often walked home from The Sun in solitude, thinking of his words, “I was happiest when I was all alone — and it was very late at night, and I was walking up the Hill after having helped put The Sun to bed.” The exercise was often therapeutic, as the streets were quiet and serene. When I lived on West campus during my sophomore year, while most of my friends lived either on north or in Collegetown, I often walked home alone or across campus in the middle of a night out. I was never bothered and rarely uncomfortable. I suppose I should consider myself lucky, though I don’t particularly consider it a privilege to be able to walk on your own and be safe. In fact, I’ve always considered it a right. As a woman, the idea of needing to be “walked home” has always infuriated me. I am not made of sugar; I will not melt. I am fully capable of caring for myself. The very idea of dependence is frustrating. Regardless of my sentiments, the statistics show a pattern: Women are more vulnerable. The Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network (RAINN), reports that while three percent of men have been victims of rape or of attempted rape, almost six times that amount, 17.6 percent of women, have been in the same situation. According to the Justice

about urban planning, The Death and Life of Great American Cities. As an outsider to the profession, Jacobs critiques urban renewal and challenged many conventional theories. With the philosophy of “eyes on the street,” Jacobs presents this idea that activity on streets is essential to the life of a city. She calls on shop owners, citizens and police alike to walk often and keep streets populated. Additionally, she calls on them to monitor what happens in their environments so that abnormalities can be addressed immediately. Jacobs refers to such action as “do-it-yourself surveillance.” While Jacobs’ theories are fascinating, they are based mostly on her own perception and experiences, not on concrete surveys or statistical data. I understand that to many, this might seem naive or maybe even absurd. But I wonder what could happen if such an initiative were put forward. If we all conducted our lives with a sense of responsibility to the place in which we live and the people we live with, perhaps our communities would be stronger. Especially in the ever-transient world of college, fostering a stronger civic responsibility to people who live within a space could be transformative. This is about more than physical safety. It’s about conducting everyday life with consideration for yourself and others.

Katerina Athanasiou is a senior in the College of Architecture, Art and Planning. She is currently a Senior Editor at The Sun. She may be reached at kathanasiou@cornellsun.com. Guest Room appears periodically this semester.

CORRECTION Due to an editing error, a news story Friday, “Cornell Police: More Violent Crimes Reported,” incorrectly stated that there were three reported sexual assaults on campus Sept. 2. In fact, Chief of Police Kathy Zoner said there were two reported sexual assaults and one reported act of harassment. Additionally, the story incorrectly quoted Zoner as saying the number of blue light calls — emergency requests made on campus — has increased. In fact, Zoner said that the number of blue light escort requests — which are not done in an emergency or from a campus blue light phone — has increased.

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Can You Even Follow Your Nose? D

o you ever find yourself doing something over and over again for no apparent reason? Freshman year I found myself in a weird loop. Friday we would go out, I would pretend to enjoy it (when in fact I often didn’t), other people would express a similar sentiment to mine, but then we would do it all over again the next week. Why? I don’t know. But, I think one of the most interesting insights into this baffling tendency comes from a response to a question posted on Reddit. The question was posed to a hypothetical computer program and asked “what’s it like being made of code” — to which the long and extended response of the program begins: “My understanding of the human condition is that you are constantly in conflict with your own limitations and the nebulous causes thereto. You wonder why you can't be happier or more successful or spend more time reading or learning. You do this, I gather, because your motivations are mysterious even to yourselves.” Yes! I never even took the time to realize, but yes; my motivations are, to a halting degree, mysterious even to myself. The evidence is overwhelming. And fascinating. For example, it would appear that our motivations to interact with our parents are something we consciously regulate. Well, that might not entirely be the case. A study published last year in Psychological Science found that, during times of peak fertility in their ovulatory cycle, women call their fathers (but not mothers) less and speak to them for shorter amounts of time (Lieberman,

Pillsworth & Haselton 2011). The researchers understand these results through an evolutionary framework — finding them to be consistent with an unconscious mental mechanism for avoiding inbreeding. There are perhaps alternate explanations, but whatever the explanation for this phenomenon, it doesn’t manifest itself consciously, yet it undoubtedly alters our behavior in a significant way. Or what about the motivation to have children? This is seemingly one of life’s most significant decisions. And our motivation in this case appears to follow from the premise that having children is a nearrequisite step on the path to leading an emotionally fulfilling life. The evidence however is not so clear. Parents, it has been shown, incur “less frequent positive emotions,” “more frequent negative emotions,” “greater depression” and “lower marital satisfaction” (Eibach & Mock 2011). Why then do we choose to have children? Economists too have speculated about our mysterious motivations. Thomas Schelling, famous for his work on game theory (which in fact won him a Nobel Prize), asks very eloquently: “How should we conceptualize this rational consumer whom all of us know and who some of us are … who eats a high calorie lunch knowing that he will regret it, does regret it, cannot understand how he lost control, resolves to compensate with a low calorie dinner, eats a high calorie dinner knowing he will regret it, and does regret it; who sits glued to the TV knowing that again tomorrow he'll wake early in a cold sweat unprepared for that morning meeting on which so much of his career depends; who spoils the trip to Disneyland by losing his

temper when his children do what he knew they were going to do when he resolved not to lose his temper when they did it? People behave sometimes as if they had two selves.” All of this — failing to exercise selfcontrol after we repeatedly plan to, raising children who appear to make us feel worse, calling your dad less during certain times in your ovulatory cycle (without ever realizing it) and going out when you and many others don’t want to — raises

sitting in a control room in your mind, centrally making all your decisions. But if this were the case, how does that little man in the control room make his decisions? Is there another little man in his head? And in his head? The same problem emerges. We regress, infinitely. We haven’t come up with a solution; we just pushed it back a step. The point of the episode was that, like ant colonies or a marketplace, an apparent intentional order can emerge without any

Sebastian Deri Thought Crimes the question: Who’s in charge? Is anyone even in charge? Probably not in the way you think. Here’s the simple reasoning that absolutely demolished my thereto un-questioned intuitive theory of consciousness. It came from neuroscientist Christof Koch on an episode of Radiolab. First, let’s talk about a cosmological fable, known and told in many forms in myriad cultures, about how the earth (apparently) stays in its place. The earth is said, in these myths, to rest on the back of a giant turtle. Well then, you might ask, what does that turtle stand on? Another turtle? And that turtle? You see the problem. Well, consciousness appears to be a world-bearing turtle. The intuition, Koch says, is that consciousness is something like having a little man in a white lab coat

central authority leading the charge, simply from many individual units acting together. Why then, they suggested, couldn’t this also be the case with our billions of individual neurons and our conscious selves? It very well might be and I don’t think it’s unreasonable to believe it is. So, before going out every weekend, deciding not to call your parents, withdrawing from a person because they just give you a “bad feeling” or really before doing just about anything, you could ask: Wait, why am I even doing this? You might be surprised to find that you have no idea.

Sebastian Deri is a senior in the School of Industrial and Labor Relations. He may be reached at sderi@cornellsun.com. Thought Crimes appears alternate Mondays this semester.

Censorship Is‘Horsepucky’ I

was fortunate enough to travel abroad last semester. I visited museums across Europe, each of which exposed me to something I find particularly deplorable: censorship. Statues that had their penises or breasts either removed or covered by past iconoclastic Popes and governments adorned most exhibits. I found solace, though, in the belief that censorship of art and expression no longer exists, especially not in America where the First Amendment reigns supreme, or so I thought. Upon arriving home from Europe I hopped in the car and turned on the radio. What I found disturbed

what, why should the government prevent that? Let’s not pretend as though government censorship ever kept any one of us from hearing profanities or trying our best to determine what exactly the censored word was. Someone’s sensibilities might be offended? The First Amendment exists precisely to protect unpopular speech no matter how offensive. There is likely to be at least one person who will find any image or word objectionable. In this case it is the individual’s responsibility to avoid the display, not the government’s to punish she who exercises her right to free speech. Like it or not, music and film are art forms. The government would not go into a public museum exhibit and cover nude art or Letters From crack the penises off A Young Curmudgeon of statues (hopefully). Why then do they castrate music and television over public airwaves? What’s particularly disturbing about the government’s censorship is its sexism. Scenes overflowing with sexual expression are shown so long as the woman’s body is not exposed. This is disdain for the female form masquerading as reverence. Our male dominated government allows its sexual preferences to determine what constitutes “obscene.” If sexual arousal is the criterion by which obscenity is judged then muscular male arms should be next on the banned list, or so I’ve been told. Just because legislators have a sexualized view of women’s breasts that borders on fetishism, does not mean a woman’s entire body is a sex organ worthy of paternalistic censorship. Why can’t Alanis Morissette say bitch but Jack Bauer can be seen murdering people on Fox TV? I think

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me. It wasn’t the lyrics themselves that were unsettling; rather, it was the noticeable lack thereof. Our government believes its responsibility is to keep radio and television stations from using “… obscene, indecent or profane language …” Therefore, media outlets censor content so as not to incur fines that regularly reach $325,000. This is thanks in part to the Broadcast Decency Enforcement Act of 2005 that was signed by President G.W. Bush and cosponsored by Cornell’s soon to be guest and perennial nutbag, Senator Rick Santorum. Coercive censorship such as this is an affront to the ideals of the Enlightenment, upon which America was founded. What legitimate reason could exist for censoring any creative outlet? Children might hear bad words? So

neither of these should be censored. Adults should be free to decide what their families enjoy and media outlets should be able to tailor their programming to consumers’ preferences. These distinctions do illustrate the absurdity that is censorship. A kid can turn on the television and witness murder — both fictionalized and real — and no one thinks twice. Yet if he is exposed to the word “shit,” the station doing so is levied with a nearly half-a-million dollar fine. Most importantly, censoring music is counterproductive. It allows otherwise disturbing content to become mainstream. If people were to hear the unedited words to “Wait (The Whisper Song)” by the Ying Yang Twins — a misogynistic chart topper — the messages it conveys would likely be absent from popular radio. Its unedited words are so explicit as to make the average listener too embarrassed or offended to listen. And radio stations don’t play music people won’t listen to. When music is overly explicit people turn it off. When overly explicit music is edited they turn it up. What might be more disturbing than the censorship itself is Americans’ acceptance of it. To be mistaken by our own government as children in need of coddling is one thing. To accept this characterization is another altogether. It is a sign of a country that readily accepts rampant contradictions. One in which citizens are trusted enough to own automatic weapons but not to choose whether to broadcast or listen to bad words. The philosopher Antisthenes had the right idea when he wrote, “I had rather be mad than delighted.” It is better to have the option to be offended than to limit art and discourse to placate the easily offended among us.

Shane Seppinni is a senior in the School of Industrial and Labor Relations. He may be reached at s.d.seppinni@cornellsun.com. Letters from a Young Curmudgeon appears alternate Mondays this semester.

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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT BY ZACHARY ZAHOS AND JULIA MOSER Sun Arts and Entertainment Editor and Sun Staff Writer

Continued from page 1 THE SUN: How do you react to something like that? It’s sort of sad, but you have to stay funny about it. JOHN OLIVER: Yeah, and in that case we tried to make it not so much about [Eastwood] as about the broader concept that the President Obama Republicans are afraid of is invisible and imaginary. It’s about finding different constructs so you’re not picking on or punching down. SUN: Obviously, these jokes are funny because there is truth to them. Do you see your role in terms of a larger political perspective? J.O.: No. I don’t think we do. It is a comedy show — we’re on after Daniel Tosh’s talking bear cartoon now. It’s definitely a comedy show, first. I think people get their news from other sources than cable news now. SUN: Because cable news is comedy now. J.O.: It is atrocious. If cable news is comedy, it’s very bad comedy. It’s amazing to see what happens down there [at the conventions], how pathetic it all is. SUN: The Daily Show is famous for its quick-cutting montages that reveal the hypocrisy of politicians and cable news, as well as the field reports you, Samantha Bee, Jason Jones and the rest of the correspondents cover. Isn’t what you are doing journalism, at least, or some sort of public service? J.O.: Not really. It’s a comedic service, in that we are trying to highlight ironies and joke about often very serious things. We try to find a comedic point of view that makes sense. When we are looking at a hypocritical statement, we are looking for jokes in it. Otherwise, we would fail spectacularly in our role as a comedy show. SUN: You host an ongoing “Inside the Political Curtain” segment with former Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain. Do you believe he is actually genuine? J.O.: I think he is 100-percent genuine and 100-percent uninterested in politics. … To me, his presidential run seems to be a book tour gone wrong — it got out of hand and, through no fault of his own, he ended up leading in the polls. But he is an intensely likable and charismatic man. I really, really like him. If he was ever president, it would be a disaster for the entire planet, but he’s the best hypothetical president there has ever been. He’s wonderful. We have four more segments that we will air or throw on the web, but, yeah, I love him. SUN: Looking back at your past, you started off at the Cambridge University Footlights Dramatic Club, home of some extraordinary alumni. How did that affect your style? J.O.: It was a lot like being in school. It has this bizarre, historic pedigree — Monty Python went there as did Peter Cook,

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who is an icon in British comedy. So people will often look at [the Footlights] and ask, “When’s the next genius going to come out?” Meanwhile, you are 18 years old and you’re terrible, just like any 18-yearold is bad at comedy. And so it’s an amazing chance to work on stuff and fail in a safe environment. My former writing partner, Richard Ayoade, just starred in ... I haven’t seen it — SUN: The Watch? J.O.: It looked bad. But he directed this movie Submarine, which was very well-received. He is a great writer. We were two 18-year-olds [who were] very bad at comedy, desperately trying to become less bad. SUN: Your Britishness is so integral to your identity on The Daily Show. How far up on the list is that for your own self-image? J.O.: You don’t feel British until you leave Britain. As a comedian, it is helpful to be an outsider, of any kind. Whether you are socially an outsider, physically an outsider, verbally an outsider — as soon as I open my mouth, it is clear that I do not belong here. Well, I did 300 years ago, but not today. I think that helps, because having a different perspective is what comedy is about. I found America almost inexplicably tolerant with being criticized by a guy with a British accent. SUN: What about the people back home? You are a prominent British personality in America; do they feel like you are casting them in a positive light? J.O.: I think British people don’t know that they are ridiculous. When we make fun of Britain, like for the royal wedding or the Jubilee, it is because it is palpably stupid. That is usually how everyone feels about it there. We went over to the royal wedding FIONA MODRAK / SUN SENIOR PHOTOGRAPHER and the only people lining the streets were Americans. [laughs] British people found the whole SUN: How different is it to do a show like Community, one thing deeply embarrassing. Same thing with the Jubilee — you lose your mind, as a British person. I actually prefer [the that is probably really rehearsed? J.O.: It’s not that rehearsed, that’s the thing. There’s a lot of United States] as an outlet, because around those times the media in Britain tend to not be too critical of it all, out of messing around during it, and it’s just fun. The deadlines are respect for the monarchy. You don’t actually get to see many so rough and aggressive at The Daily Show and it is such a people pointing at it, saying, “This is ridiculous.” So I think mentally exhausting frenzy. Community is just a vacation. Everyone is really good at what they do and the writing is just The Daily Show was quite popular in England around then. SUN: You turned down a big role in Community in favor of phenomenal. [Showrunner] Dan Harmon works almost hardcontinuing mainly with The Daily Show. Is this what the er than what is physically possible. It’s really hard to fuck it up — the jokes are really funny, the stories are really funny. So future holds for you; are there any other plans in mind? J.O.: I don’t know. I don’t think I got to do any Community you don’t need to do much for it to work. There’s not as much last season. I did eight or nine episodes in the second season. responsibility as there is for The Daily Show. They are just starting again now. I would love to do more of that sporadically, and they have been really good at working Zachary Zahos is a sophomore in the College of Arts and Sciences. around my schedule, which is pretty bad, especially during an He can be reached at arts-and-entertainmentelection year. I love that show, and I don’t love many shows. editor@cornellsun.com. I’m not in it enough, so I can still love it and watch it as a Julia Moser is a sophomore in the College of Arts and Sciences. She can be reached at jmoser@cornellsun.com. viewer. I tend to skip the ones that I am in.

John Oliver’s Comedic Call to Arms BY ZACHARY ZAHOS Sun Arts and Entertainment Editor

Only at Cornell will you find a crowd equally receptive to a dorky (but irresistible) rendition of R. Kelly’s “Ignition” and a joke about the Expressionist painter Edvard Munch. John Oliver, the unmistakably British veteran correspondent from The Daily Show With Jon Stewart, knew exactly who his audience was and won over the sold-out crowd at Bailey Hall with his kinetic, literary and utterly shameless brand of comedic delivery Saturday night. Oliver’s homeless — err, I mean homelesslooking friend, Mike Lawrence, opened the Cornell University Program Board-sponsored show. Lawrence’s disheveled appearance and little-known history made every story worryingly believable. There were few lines he did not cross; his dark spectrum of jokes covered Alzheimer’s, homophobia, domestic violence, AIDS (or “GLAIDS,” the Glee version) and the KKK (“Nothing says master race like minimum wage!”) He drew the expected “ooo’s” for the most offensive material (his

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Adele miscarriage joke dropped jaws), but he won far more laughs with his shock-and-awe style. His take on a conservative Batman displeased with Obamacare brought down the house. He found an instant fan in me with his gag about groveling for money in the subway in order to buy The Criterion Collection Bluray of The Royal Tenenbaums — the specificity of that joke expresses the range of pop culture trivia he chose to probe. A very rich ovation welcomed Oliver, though he noted once the applause quieted that nothing could top returning from work to get pissed on by his new puppy. Fresh off the presidential campaign trail (he finished covering the DNC less than 24 hours prior), Oliver wove his love and hate — but mostly love — for politics and America into a 90minute set that touched upon myriad cultural observations. He reflected upon his “outof-body experience” while witnessing firsthand Clint Eastwood’s stool speech two weeks ago (Lawrence also deigned to pluck this fresh comedic fruit). However, the majority of his material barely connected with his Daily Show experience, which was a wise and risky choice.

Many of Oliver’s jokes were inspired by his outsider’s perspective on American quirks. His three-question survey on the status of our country — “Have they stopped caring about how they look?” “Do they have poor eating habits?” “Have they run out of money?” — drew laughs when he made an analogy comparing the KFC Double Down to “legallyattempted suicide.” He also teased the audience when a loud “Woo!” greeted his sobering declaration that the U.S. is $15 trillion in debt. When he repeated the statistic near the end of his show, a catcall greeted its return; both the crowd and Oliver commended the other jokester in the room. Ever the seasoned comedian, Oliver practised the satisfying technique of referring to an element of an earlier joke within a later, seemingly unrelated joke. The alarmingly confident pigeon capable of resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict made a wellreceived return, as did Oliver’s concession that he may have read some Paul Ryan “slash fiction” after being humiliated in its Daily Show variants. Despite some platitudinous observations, it was how Oliver progressed from the initial set-up that sealed the deal. He jabbed

at Mitt Romney’s oft-mentioned elitism by running and jumping across the stage, mimicking a Dickensian villain whacking poor children. One of the night’s best jokes: Oliver noted that Romney’s go-to phrase when entering diners — “What’s going on here, then?” — is a genuine question. But throughout the night, Oliver’s main narrative was one of optimism. His mocking of Americana clearly comes from a warm heart. He recalled his confusion when an American traveler complained about a hurricane delaying his flight, asking, “Why can’t we just fly through it?” “We’d love to but they won’t let us!” replied the airline attendant. Oliver’s confusion melted into admiration. Championing our country as “built on overconfidence,” he broke into an impassioned version of the national anthem, finishing with the line, “And the home of jet skis!” amid tumultuous applause. “Everything’s going to be fine,” he often repeated. With you around, John Oliver, I think you’re right. Zachary Zahos is a sophomore in the College of Arts and Sciences. He can be reached at arts-and-entertainment-editor@cornellsun.com.

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The Haunt was abuzz with pre-show jitters. The crowd was swaying to the music of rap artists Yonas and Captaincy, the latter an Ithaca College freshman. Three openers and a D.J. set later, Aer took the stage. Hailing from Boston, this duo has a unique take on smooth hip-hop. Band members David and Carter describe their sound as originating from their love of hip hop, reggae, and indie rock. The group has fused elements from these genres into a Shwayze-esque style. David plays the guitar on many of the tracks and with a few strokes of the pick he adds a chill reggae sound to already fly beats. Carter raps on the verses and has a swift delivery to his melodic flow. Most of the time it’s hard to tell whether he is singing or rapping, creating an uncertain blend of the two. Carter can break it down with verses as fast as Busta Rymes, or he can switch up the feel and give a harmonious, sensuous sound when he serenades the crowd. The two, along with D.J. Smiles, have a formidable stage presence. They prompt the audience to chant, sway and bump fists. Aer’s act is well rehearsed, and Smile’s turntable scratching starts each song off with a fresh feel.

The group played heavily off its albums The Reach and The Bright Side. While “Like the Way” and “Floats My Boat” were crowd pleasers, the best moment was when David brought out his guitar to play “Feel I Bring.” Although The Haunt wasn’t fully packed, the fans that were there were overwhelmingly passionate. One kid said to his friend, “Man, I’ve known about Aer since the beginning, the very first song. I can’t believe I’m seeing them now!” I got to sit down with the duo before the show. They immediately made me feel welcome in the

waiting room in which they had sat for nearly five hours. This is the first stop for these two on their cross-country tour from Ithaca to Los Angeles. The pair’s commitment to music is unwavering; they aim to bring 100 percent of their energy to every show. The 19-year-olds have known each other since childhood, and chose to forgo college to pursue their music

Portrait of the Candidate T his past week, I saw for the first time a video shot last December during the Republican primaries. Mitt Romney was confronted by retired Army Sergeant Bob Garon about gay marriage in New Hampshire. Garon, a Vietnam veteran, was seated in a coffee shop with his partner in his hometown of Epsom, N.H. No doubt many of you have seen the video — Romney spots the man’s Vietnam veteran hat across the room and rushes to sit down with the man. Garon asks Romney a simple yes or no question about his support for the repeal of gay marriage. Though the confrontation turns heated, Garon finally accepts a handshake from the candidate and allows him to continue campaigning, despite the apparent offense of the Governor’s statement. What struck me about the video was the visual — the contrast between the two men. Romney sits down beside the Garon, clearly enjoying his morning coffee before the barrage of press arrives. The two begin to chat and realize that during the years Garon was in Vietnam, Romney had left college for his mission in France, a country full of its own Vietnam veterans at the time. Despite the fact that they are nearly the exact same age, Romney looks a good 20 years younger. Garon’s face is wrinkled from stress. He wears a thick, red flannel jacket and huddles over a barren table supporting only an empty cup of joe, a pack of cigarettes seemingly bulging out of his front pocket. His face reveals a spartan no-nonsense intensity. The shadow from his hat hides a thin face with deeply punctuated eyes.

Romney, on the other hand, looks perfectly pressed for the occasion. His dark hair, greying ever-so-slightly, is slicked back delicately over his broad face and smooth skin. His crisp white oxford shirt is tucked beneath a navy blue blazer. Even his hands look manicured for the occasion. As he gesticulates, his gold wedding band shines amongst the camera flashes. As the men speak Garon stutters, makes grammatical mistakes, and jerks his head about. Romney looks the man in the eye while he speaks yet demurs when it is his turn to respond. Staring at the cameras, Romney’s words reek of false confidence, the rote mutterings of a skilled politician. Now I could speak of the hypocrisy in Romney’s projected image. How a man who fared so well in the lottery of birth, a man brought up atop the acropolis with a faith whose emphasis on purity and abstinence (from caffeine, alcohol, sexual experimentation etc.) casts inherent judgment upon real people, an interest group to which Garon most likely pertains. But I won’t. Instead, I would like to write about nostalgia, the apparent longing for a not so distant

Adam Lerner Slow Lerner past that defines this election season. On the Democratic side, President Obama invokes frequently a disdain for the last 10 years of American history, the squandered surpluses of the Bush years that ruined a booming digital economy bestowed by Clinton. This is a sort

career. This choice was not on a whim though. Aer has had songs featured on i-Tunes, over 43,000 likes on its Facebook page, and their new album The Bright Side is making a considerable splash on hip-hop charts. Aer’s music is feel good music — something you would play at a beach party, a kickback or a laidback road trip with friends. The pair references weed heavily and many songs are about rolling up and relaxing to a bong, blunt or joint. Carter admits, “I used to want to be a police officer, but then I realized I like smoking weed too much, so that wasn’t really gonna work out.” As such, Aer’s music is perfect to blaze to as its catchy hooks and sweet flows bounce off your ears. You should keep your eye on these guys — with this national DARWIN CHAN / SUN STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER tour, they will solidify their fan base and gain even more attention. They are eager to collaborate with the likes of Asher Roth, Shwayze and Logic. Aer is two guys doing what they love to do: make music, party and share their story of growing up as wild teenagers smoking bud with the world. Zachary Reisler is a junior in the College of Arts and Sciences. He can be reached at zreisler@cornellsun.com.

of numerical nostalgia, craving the economic prosperity of the 1990s with budgets in the green and foreign wars resting calmly at zero. On the Republican side, the nostalgia seems to transcend the modern era, harking back to the times when Romney and Garon were young. On the surface, the 1950s exude everything that Romney seems to stand for: quiet, non-intrusive social conservatism, Cold War political unity, whitewashed vision of prosperity that trickled down through the suburbs. Forget the fact that upper-income tax rates were far higher back then than the Romney campaign proposes. Ignore segregation and social unrest, the draft that defined the wars in Korea and, later, Vietnam, sending anyone who couldn’t wrangle a deferment from their fathers’ well-kept social circle off to hellish danger across the globe. The 1950s were great for Romney — his father was a successful CEO and soon-tobe governor. In the clip with Garon, Romney is the 1950s incarnate, resisting the tug of the future that shaped the tumultuous 1960s. Age, like progress, is meaningless to Governor Romney. His campaign is based on an effort to restore power to his social strata, which has seen the rise of the rest. Forget policy — Romney doesn’t care much for it. He reads off his focusgroup-tested beliefs to Garon as if they defined a political vision. They don’t. Mitt Romney cares more for retro stylistics than he does for any of the multiple political visions he’s held. Embedded in the words progressive and conservative are two myopic political visions,

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which, independent of candidates’ actual proposals, tell us something about our options. A progressive wishes to pull the world, as he or she knows it away from an unsatisfying present. He or she hopes to move past the inequalities and inconsistencies imposed by the elite of the day. A conservative wishes to conserve something from the past that he or she thinks is at risk. In the case of Mr. Romney, this seems to be his idyllic childhood where modern times and the coffee, alcohol and swear words that come with them don’t threaten his perfectly mowed lawn or white-picket fences. This would be absolutely fine if it wasn’t for the skeleton in the closet of this vision. Retired Sergeant Garon sits beside Governor Romney and reminds him of the unpleasant underbelly of those years — the unfortunate poor who fought wars on his behalf, the neglected gaycommunity that was swept under the rug. Romney can only hope to avoid direct confrontation with this type until November. Adam Lerner is a senior in the College of Arts and Sciences. He can be reached at alerner@cornellsun.com. Slow Lerner runs alternate Mondays this semester.

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EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Turns out, the New York Jets didn't need much of Tim Tebow in this one. The NFL's most popular backup quarterback was on the field for nine plays on offense, including two in the much-hyped wildcat package, as the Jets routed the Buffalo Bills 48-28 on Sunday in the teams' season opener. "It was fun," Tebow said of his Jets debut. "To be a part of a win like this is exciting." When Tebow was in the true wildcat, starting quarterback Mark Sanchez was split out as a wide receiver. Tebow also had six snaps in the read-option as the quarterback, and one in the slot as a receiver. He finished with 11 yards rushing on five carries and didn't throw a pass. He was even booed after one play when he failed to gain anything when he took a snap out of the shotgun and ran late in the first half. The stadium video board quickly flashed "Quiet! Offense At Work!" as Tebow ran off the field and Sanchez back on. "After a little bit, we didn't show too much," Tebow said of the wildcat. "We were able to get in there and have some efficient plays. Obviously, we would've liked to break one open, but I think it'll continue to develop." The Jets got the crowd at MetLife Stadium buzzing immediately as Tebow lined up in the slot on the team's first play from scrimmage. Sanchez threw incomplete to rookie Stephen Hill, while Tebow ran a route. The first wildcat formation came three plays later as Tebow lined up in the shotgun with Sanchez as a receiver. Tebow handed off

to Joe McKnight for a gain of 3 yards. Tebow's biggest play actually came late in the game on special teams, when he recovered an onside kick late in the fourth quarter and ended a late surge by the Bills. It was the first time he recovered a kick, he said, since his freshman year at the University of Florida against Vanderbilt. How the Jets were planning to use Tebow was the team's biggest mystery heading into the season, with coach Rex Ryan and offensive coordinator Tony Sparano keeping things mostly under wraps. The media watched two wildcat sessions during training camp, but were restricted from reporting details of player deployment. Ryan said one of the biggest advantages of having Tebow in the offense was forcing opposing defenses to plan for him — whether the Jets use him for a few plays or a bunch. "Sometimes it's about that preparation," Ryan said. "As much time as that team spent on the wildcat, maybe it took away from some other preparation. We have that ability and certainly we can do a lot more out of it as well." There was plenty of concern about how Sanchez would accept having to come off the field at times while Tebow, acquired from Denver in March, came in and ran the offense. Sanchez has said all the right things leading into the season, saying he has "bought in" and just wants to win — something he thinks Tebow can help them do. "That's just the tip of the iceberg," Sanchez said of the wildcat plays Sunday. "We've barely seen anything yet, so we've got plenty more in our grab bag of wildcat."

LONDON (AP) — Farewell, London. Good luck matching that, Rio. Coldplay, Rihanna and Jay-Z rocked the Olympic Stadium on Sunday night to give the biggest-ever Paralympic Games a rousing send-off, wrapping up an unforgettable summer of sports in Britain. The three-hour party at the packed 80,000-seat arena in east London gave the world a chance to celebrate 11 days of Paralympic competition that have shifted perceptions and shattered stereotypes about the disabled. "In this country, we will never think of sport the same way and we will never think of disability the same way," said Sebastian Coe, chairman of the London organizing committee. "The Paralympians have lifted the cloud of limitation." Central to the closing ceremony — called the "Festival of the Flame" — were the 4,200 Paralympians from 164 nations who encircled the field of play from the start, waving flags and taking in the extraordinary atmosphere. By the end of the extravaganza, they created an international mosh pit in front of the stage as volleys of fireworks rocketed above. "I think it's been an absolute triumph from start to finish," said British Prime Minister David Cameron, whose disabled son Ivan died in 2009. "I think back to Ivan. As every parent, you think about all the things they can't do, but at the Paralympics they

are superhuman, you see all the things they can do. "It's been a golden summer of British sport." Coming after a hugely successful Olympic Games, the 2012 Paralympics broke all records, with 2.7 million spectators cramming into venues, more than $70 million raised in ticket sales and the games broadcast in more than 100 countries. They are unprecedented figures as the British public displayed an enthusiasm previously unseen in the 52-year history of the Paralympics. The wide exposure introduced the world to Paralympians such as Dutch wheelchair tennis player Esther Vergeer — who extended her nine-year unbeaten streak to 470 matches by winning the women's singles — and David Weir, a British wheelchair racer who won four golds in his home city. It also enhanced the reputation of iconic South African doubleamputee sprinter Oscar Pistorius, who became the first track athlete to compete in both games. He won two golds in the Paralympics, including in the 4x100-meter relay which was one of 251 world records broken at these games. "I think people are going to look back at this Paralympic Games and for the first time really, truly believe that Paralympic sport is not just inspirational, it's hard-core sport," said Pistorius, who drew a rousing cheer as his image was displayed in a montage of Paralympians on the big screen.

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Stephen Reisert took a tumble with under one minute to go in the first half, sending his feet clear over his head after colliding with a Buffalo player. The second half was highlighted with equally aggressive play on both sides of the field; however, only the Red was able to capitalize on any scoring opportunities. Haber fired off two more shots, in the 61st and 85th minutes, respectively, claiming both the hattrick and the game. For his second goal of the night, the forward caught the tail end of a series of passes between senior midfielder Nico Nissl and Goepel. Nissl had a breakout, after getting the ball away from a Buffalo player in the center of the field, then fed it off to Goepel, who tapped it to Haber. Haber beat the goalie and claimed the point. With just over five minutes remaining in play, Haber completed the hat trick and sent fans to their feet. He had possession of the ball on the right side of the offensive zone and took it inside, running toward the net. Buffalo was unable to put any real pressure on him, so Haber whipped off the shot and set the ball into the net from the top of the box. With the goal, Haber became the first player to score three goals in a game, since Brian Kuritzky notched three against IUPUI on Sept. 2, 2007. In addition to a strong showing from the Red’s offensive players, the defense staved off Buffalo’s attempts. Pflasterer only needed to make one save as he earned his third consecutive shutout of the season. Slogic, junior defenders Jake Rinow and Jake Kirsch and sophomore defender Peter Chodas held down the back line and provided Pflasterer with a solid brick wall. “I can't say enough about the back four and the goalie,” Haber said. “Everyone on the team is playing well defensively. It was a great team performance.” Looking toward the future, the team is excited to continue with the momentum that it has built over the past few games, according to DeProspo. “I think that every day we are all excited to get to practice and do well, and the momentum to keep on going forward and continue improving as a team,” he said. Lauren Ritter can be reached at lritter@cornellsun.com.

— finishing the 5K course in a time of 17:02.50, which was good enough for a first place finish. “It’s always good to start off the season with a win,” Kellner said. “The whole last mile was downhill, so it was fun to finish strongly because it gives you confidence going into the rest of the season.” Although both the men’s and women’s teams finished the meets with victories, men’s coach Zeb Lang ’03 said that that the teams still have a lot of work to do for the remainder of the season to progress well. “I’m seeing the potential for a group of five to seven guys to run together and push each other,” he said. “We still have a lot of work to do though to get there.” For the men’s team, sophomore Ben Potts finished the 8K course in a time of 24:09.80 to fin-

ish first overall, with senior Adam Trofa finishing second overall seven seconds behind Potts. The men’s team was able to place 12 runners in the Top-20 overall. The women’s team was able to take four out of the Top-5 finishing times, with Kellner finishing first overall, junior Devin McMahon finishing second, junior Rachel Sorna finishing third and freshman Caroline Kellner rounding out the Top-5 with the fifth overall finishing time. According to Smith, such great results always show evidence of a hard-working team. “The work we’ve done in the first couple of weeks showed in our results,” he said. “They don’t just do quality workouts, they’re also able to put out quality racing.” Juan Carlos Toledo can be reached at jtoledo@cornellsun.com.

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fourth, 25-12, behind junior captain Kelly Marble’s three kills. The Red finally won the backand-forth fifth set 17-15 when the Bison failed to execute on a set on the Red’s third match point. The Red also competed in two other five-set matches this weekend, but fell short in both. Against the host team Fordham, the Red was down two sets to none, but came back to force a

fifth. Sophomore and setter captain Kelly Reinke had 36 assists and notched 13 digs in the close match. On Saturday afternoon against NJIT, the Red took the first and fourth sets while dropping the second and third to the Highlanders. Reinke posted a career-high 53 assists, as well as 14 digs and five block assists, while senior Ana Vanjak scored nine kills and one error on 18 attempts to lead the team with a .444 hitting percentage. Despite the performances from the Red

veterans, the team dropped the fifth set 15-13. "I think we are really learning a lot as a team and we are going to go into this week focusing on finishing out those close games," Reinke said. The Red will compete in its final tournament next weekend at Temple against Central Connecticut State. The Red will begin Ivy League play Sept. 22 at Columbia. Scott Eckl can be reached at seckl@cornellsun.com.

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If you could have one teammate be your super hero sidekick, who would it be and what would they do? Former Sun Staff Photographer Tina Chou ’12 called up the 2012 men’s lacrosse team, wanting to know more about each of its members. What better way to learn more about a person than to ask her teammates, right? My superhero sidekick would be Jake Thompson and his power would be… he would be able to grow in size and I could ride him around like a horse. — JJ Gilbane ’12, Midfielder

I’d pick Sten Jernudd and his power would be the ability to make women appear out of thin air. — Scott Austin ’12, Midfielder

I would pick Kyle Ewanouski because he has some of his mother’s features. So he could create some of them. — Max Van Bourgondien, Senior Attackman/Midfielder

Joe Paoletta would be my sidekick and his superhero ability would be to regrow body parts … because he chopped off the tip of his finger at ATO. — Ross Rudow, Junior Defender Thomas Keith and he would have the ability to steal other people's superpowers and give them to me. — Brian O'Donnell ’12, Goalkeeper

I would have to choose my sidekick to be Jason Noble and I think he would have Hulk superpowers ... He would complement my Wolverine superpowers. I think they would go nicely together. — Ross Gillum, Senior Midfielder

I think I would choose Connor Entenmann and it would be to use him as Kryptonite against Kyle Ewanouski. — Matt Donovan, Sophomore Attackman

My sidekick would probably be Myan Adams because he has a really nice complexion. His superpower would be having the nicest skin ever. — Kyle Ewanouski, Senior Defender

I would choose Bruce Calvert. he’s not on the team, but he’s like associated with the team. He really comes to a lot of games and is like in our locker room a lot. And it would be the ability to sneak up on people. He's pretty sneaky. — Roy Lang ’12, Midfielder

My superhero sidekick would definitely be Rob Pannell. His power would be protection when I’m scared because he is one of the strongest and most comforting members of our team. And our leader. — Mitch McMichael ’12, Midfielder

My superhero sidekick would be Chip Daugherty and his superpower would be finally making it into the state of Ohio. — John Hogan, Sophomore Midfielder

My sidekick would be Jordan Stevens and his ability would be the ability to transform into prehistoric creatures. — Tom Freshour, Junior Defender

I would pick Shane Henry and his superpower would be the ability to abstain throughout college. — Tom Trasolini, Senior Midfielder

My answer would be Mike O’Neil and the ability would be to move in with Ali (my girlfriend). — Matt Restaino ’12, Defender

My sidekick would be Mike Huttner and he would have overall super speed and super endurance. Because of his speed and agility when running long distances. — Russell Scott, Sophomore Defender

The person I would pick for my superpower friend would be A.J. Fiore and his superpower would be to get through anything doing very minimal effort. He’s kind of a lazy kid. — Jason Noble, Senior Defender

My superhero sidekick would be Matt Donovan and I would have his superpower be mimicry. He’s good at listening or watching someone and then doing that same thing oftentimes better than the original person could do it. — Rob Pannell, Senior Attackman

I would pick Tom Trasolini and his superhero power would be having the ability to read women’s minds. — Cody Levine, Senior Midfielder

My sidekick would be Mike Bronzino so that he could be invisible and steal everything. — Chip Daugherty ’12, Midfielder

I would choose Tom Freshour because of his ability to bounce on a trampoline. He jumps really high. — Connor Buczek, Sophomore Attackman/Midfielder

I’d have to say Russell Scott and his power would be the ability to fight against Canadians, like Dan Lintner. He just really knows how to get under his skin. — Will Joyce, Sophomore Goalkeeper

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High flying | The Red will look to continue with the tradition of highly competitive play during the 2013 spring season, where seniors Steve Mock, Jason Noble, Rob Pannell and Tom Trasolini will serve as co-captains.

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Cecelia Madsen ’12 Joins Rowing Coaching Staff

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These boots were made for shooting | Cornell women’s soccer player senior Maneesha Chitanvis fights for possession against Lock Haven on Sunday.

Colgate’s Second Half Surge Bests Red By SCOTT CHIUSANO Sun Assistant Sports Editor

Senior defender Jayann Gabrio scored her second goal of the season off a free kick, but the Red (0-3) was not able to hold off a second half surge by the Colgate Raiders’ (5-3-1) offense on Saturday night. Gabrio’s strike in the 28th minute tied the game at one all. The kick from 10 yards inside midfield deflected off the head of a Colgate defender and found the back of the net. The goal was not the Red’s only scoring opportunity in the first half. In just the 13th minute, freshman forward Caroline

Growney had a shot that was just barely in the reach of diving Raiders goalkeeper Ashley Walsh. Less than two minutes later though, the Raiders put the first point of the game on the board off a free kick from the top of the box by Catherine Williams. The Red trailed for the next 14 minutes before Gabrio scored the equalizer. Although the Raiders controlled the ball for much of the first half, taking 11 shots on goal compared to the Red’s five, junior goalkeeper Tori Christ had another solid game in the net — making five saves in the first half alone. Two of her saves came towards the end of the first

period, when she knocked away a long free-kick and then blocked a shot from 12 yards out just seven minutes later — keeping the score equal going into the break. Christ made eight total saves in the game. The Raiders tallied eight more shots in the second half, two of them getting by Christ to give Colgate the eventual 3-1 win. The Red finished the game with six shots, only one of them coming in the second half. The squad remained on the road Sunday night when it took on Albany at 6 p.m. Scott Chiusano can be reached at schiusano@cornellsun.com.

Hilary Gehman, the Madsen was a two-time Staley Head Coach of first-team CRCA AllWomen’s Rowing, Mid Atlantic Regional announced last week that selection, being awarded former rower Cecelia the honor in both 2010 Madsen ’12 would be an and 2012. assistant coach for her “[Madsen] was a key the program during the member of the team dur2012-13 season. The ing her four years at Ithaca native will primar- Cornell,” Gehman said. ily focus her time with “She stroked the top varthe varsity squad, espe- sity boat for three seacially the third and sons and was instrumental in helping the team fourth varsity boats. “I’m thrilled that get to NCAA’s last year.” In her junior year [Madsen] has joined the coaching staff and I with the Red, Madsen stroked the know that Varsity 8 boat she will conto commandtinue to coning wins over tribute to the Harvard, p r o g r a m’s Dartmouth speed in her and Yale. The new role as crew consisan assistant tency found coach for the itself in TopBig Red,” 20 rankings Gehman MADSEN ’12 in the counsaid. During her time at try, peaking as high as Cornell, Madsen was a No. 10. Madsen stroked commanding presence in the varsity 8 as a sophothe water. She stroked more and contributed the Varsity 8 boat that her efforts to the Red as finished 11th overall at the team earned its first the 2012 NCAA national ranking in five Women’s Rowing years, narrowly missing Championship, being out on an at-large bid to named second-team the NCAA tournament. The Red opens up its CRCA All-American after her senior year. fall season on Oct. 13, Madsen also helped the when it participates at Red to a silver medal in the Head of the Genesee the varsity eight race at Regatta in Rochester, the Ivy League N.Y. Championship, earning — Compiled by second-team All-Ivy Lauren Ritter honors for the effort.

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ried with that the rest of the way. Not every game is going to be 4-0, so we need to learn how to grind out those close games.” According to head coach Jaro Zawislan, the Red gave a strong performance on the pitch, fighting to gain control of the game’s momentum. The Red’s overall intensity was not greatly affected by the weather delay; however, Lafayette definitely stepped up its game, forcing the Red to respond accordingly. “We kept the same high level of play, but Lafayette raised the level and made it more exciting and an interesting game,” Zawislan said. “Coming out of the lightning break, it was very important and helpful with the timing of the goal by [Goepel] — a great strike, a quality shot from second range.” Scoring the first goal of a game or capitalizing on an opportunity at a critical point in the match can make all of the difference for a team heading into the second half of play. Zawislan stressed that momentum shifts have the potential to make a team come out stronger in the end. “At that moment [we scored], it was against the momentum of the game, which was going in favor of Lafayette,” he said. “So that shifted the momentum and we took that lead into the half and in the second half we came out stronger again… At the end of the game we were so proud of the players and how they managed the game.” Another strong performance during the tough bout came from the quick hands and solid footwork of senior netminder Rick Pflasterer, who recorded two saves for the Red in the second half. The win marked Pflasterer’s second shutout of the 2012 season

— the first coming just a week before against Loyola Marymount on Sept. 2. Earning a win against Lafayette, who is known for being a highly competitive opponent in the Patriot League, was key for the Red. It marked the first win against the Leopards since 2008, but more importantly, it represented the first time since 2007 that Cornell began its season with a 3-0 record. The victory also provided the Red with a fiery momentum as it headed into the home opener against Buffalo. “Coming back from Lafayette the key was recovery — regeneration for [the game against Buffalo,]” Zawislan said. “It was a race against time when you have two games in one weekend. Players are putting a lot of milage on the field, covering a lot of ground during 90 minute games, [but] that was the most important thing — getting the legs underneath us again for this game.” Zawislan stresses athleticism and staying healthy to his players, so being able to play at a high level of competition for both games was a key factor in the Red’s success. Much like in the game against Lafayette, the Red found itself playing against an aggressive opponent that claimed the momentum from the start. Buffalo proved to be an intimidating foe on the field, playing dirty and asserting its physical dominance on the field; however, Cornell showed that skill has a slight advantage over brute force. “[Buffalo] had the first five to 10 minutes of play and then I felt like we had a large majority of play the rest of the game,” Goepel said. “That’s what happens when you get a nice goal pretty early in the game; you can back it up with another goal and start to pick up the play. That’s the way we want to play — get the ball on the ground and start playing it around like we did [against Buffalo.]”

Junior defender Patrick Slogic put the Red on the board early, heading the ball into the net at the 21-minute mark after receiving a cross from Haber. The 6-5 defender sent the shot flying from the left side of the penalty box toward the upper right corner of the goal, where Buffalo’s goalie had no chance. This goal marked Slogic’s first of the season, as well as his 10th career point with the Red. Haber closed out the first half six minutes later with his first goal of the day. The forward received the ball from sophomore outside left midfielder Atticus DeProspo, who brought it down the left flank. Crossing toward the middle of the field, DeProspo sent the ball hurtling to Haber, who was able to put it away for the point. This marked DeProspo’s

second assist of the season, with his first coming during the season opener against CalState Fullerton on Aug. 31. The sophomore expressed that he is very excited to be contributing to the Red’s efforts on the field. “It’s nice to be contributing to the team, but really our team is playing so well together,” he said. “We are really gelling well from everyone that starts to everyone off the bench is really contributing and doing a lot. We are looking to keep improving as the season goes on.” Every player on the field for Cornell gave a strong effort, muscling through Buffalo’s offense and defense. Junior midfielder See M. SOCCER page 17

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Seeking greener pastures | Sophomore Conor Goepel dribbles through the opposition Sunday at Berman Field, as the Red claimed a 4-0 shutout against visiting Buffalo.

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MEN’S SOCCER

Haber’s Hat-trick Blasts Buffalo Away in Shutout By LAUREN RITTER Sun Sports Editor

During a weekend marked by stormy weather and a lightning delay, the Red gave electrifying performances on the field, both away at Lafayette and home against visiting Buffalo, with the biggest highlight of the weekend coming in the form of a hattrick by junior forward Daniel Haber on Sunday afternoon. In the Red’s home opener against Buffalo, Haber scored three consecutive goals — giving him the first Cornell hattrick in more than five years. The junior capped out the day with an assist, helping the Red (4-0-0) to remain undefeated with a 4-0 shutout. “It was just a great team performance [against Buffalo], and I was able to get a couple goals, but my teammates really made me look great,” Haber said. “They fed me the ball in dangerous spots and everyone is playing their part.” The solid teamwork, communication and determination on the field began days before for the Red during Friday night’s match against Lafayette (1-3-0). Despite kicking off on-time at 7 p.m., both teams had to halt play for a 57-minute lightning delay. However, the lightning could only hold off the Red’s explosive nature for so long. “We had some good opportunities to score, but the rain delay came and right after that we lost a little bit of momen-

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Hats off to Haber | Junior forward Daniel Haber scored a hat-trick against Buffalo on Sunday afternoon, marking the first time since 2007 that the Red has witnessed three goals scored in one game.

tum,” said sophomore midfielder Conor Goepel. “Then, when we scored; it was totally against the momentum. It gave us both the goal and all the momentum back.” While Lafayette seemed to have a strong control of the ball heading into the weather delay, the stoppage gave the Red an opportunity to bounce back and create and capitalize on scoring opportunities — outshooting the Leopards, 12-6. At the 40-minute mark, Goepel caught the ball after senior forward Tyler Regan sent it flying resulting from a breakout. Positioned about 30 yards from the goal, the midfielder fired

off a curving shot from the right side and sent it hurtling to the opposite side, just beyond the open arms of Lafayette’s goalie — securing the 1-0 lead, which the Red would maintain throughout the rest of the game. “It seemed like we were outplaying [Lafayette] in the first 20 minutes,” Haber said. “Then we got back on the field and the momentum shifted a little bit more their way. Conor Goepel had a great strike and really lifted the team and we carSee M. SOCCER page 19

VOLLEYBALL

Cornell Earns First Win Of Season vs.Bucknell By SCOTT ECKL Sun Staff Writer

The Red completed a 1-3 weekend in New York City after a tight 5-set loss to the New Jersey Institute of Technology. Cornell (1-6) traveled to Fordham on Friday, but lost to its host team in five sets. The Red then earned its first victory of the season over Bucknell, before losing to Stony Brook early Saturday morning. TINA CHOU / SUN FILE PHOTO

Faster than a speeding bullet | The men’s cross country team got off to a solid beginning to its season on Friday, beating both Army and Binghamton.

CROSS COUNTRY

Red Wallops Army, Binghamton By JUAN CARLOS TOLEDO Sun Staff Writer

The Red scored a solid season-opening win this past Friday against Army and Binghamton. The men’s team finished the meet with a low score of 18 points to Army’s 53 and Binghamton’s 64 to seal its victory. The women’s team boasted a low score of 17 points to Army’s 46 and Binghamton’s 82, ensuring a strong win for the Red. A sport in which the low score wins, senior co-captain Katie Kellner broke down how scoring works in cross country. “The top five runners from each team score,” she

said. “The number of points you score depends on your place. The first place runner scores one point, and so on. The winner is determined by who has the lowest score.” Women’s coach Artie Smith ’96 expressed how pleased he and the coaching staff were at his team’s performance. “We were very happy with this as a first meet,” he said. “I was really pleased with how well [my athletes] competed. They handled the conditions of the meet really well.” Kellner was the women’s top performer at the meet See CROSS COUNTRY page 17

First-year head coach Melissa Batie-Smoose earned her first Cornell victory when the team came back to beat the Bison after dropping the first two sets, 20-25 and 1925, respectively. Freshman Breanna Wong proved very valuable in the match with 11 kills, including an important shot late in the close third set. The Red won the third, 2521, and cruised through the See VOLLEYBALL page 17

Sunday Night Recap WOMEN’S SOCCER ALBANY CORNELL Game: Albany Cornell

1ST 1 0

2nd 4 2

5 2

Tot 5 2

FIELD HOCKEY PENN STATE CORNELL Game: Penn State Cornell

1ST 2 0

2nd 0 0

2 0

Tot 2 0

Be sure to pick up tomorrow’s Sun for a complete recap on the games.